"Zou Xing is dead?"
In Tian's mansion, Tian Feiyan's eldest brother Tian Cong heard the servant's report and looked at the bamboo slip in his hand. The face of the man in his early twenties was a little surprised.
"Sir, there are more than ten people in the group, and not one of them is alive!"
The servant nodded.
At this moment, Tian Cong, who was dressed in the official uniform of Qi State, put away the bamboo slips and quietly made a fist with one hand under his wide cuffs.
Zou Xing was a chess piece that his father planned to place in the Qin Kingdom. Now that Zou Xing was killed, there was no doubt that his father's previous plans had been disrupted.
Who is so brave and dares to kill people on official roads?
"You go down first!"
Tian Cong said.
Upon hearing this, the servants bowed and turned around to retreat.
In the study, Tian Cong's expression gradually turned gloomy and he was a little confused.
Who on earth is so big but dares to come out and cause trouble at this time?
Thinking that his father had been planning for Zou Xing for a long time, he never expected that Zou Xing would be killed at this most critical moment.
Tian Cong turned his head, looked out the window, sighed, and then left the study.
After a while.
In the cool room of Tian's mansion, the servants and maids of Tian's mansion saw Tian Cong and quickly gave way.
"grown ups!"
"grown ups!!"
The servants and maids lowered their heads at this moment.
Tian Cong walked slowly past the servant's eyes.
In the pavilion, Tian Feiyan and Tian's father were enjoying the shade.
"Father!"
Tian Cong glanced at Yan'er, a smile appeared in his gloomy eyes, and then he saluted his father.
"What's the matter?"
Tian's father held a scroll of bamboo slips in the middle and looked at his eldest son. He obviously felt that the eldest son wanted to see him for something.
Tian Cong didn't answer in a hurry. He glanced at Yan'er and hesitated for a moment.
"Father, Zou Xing was killed on the way!"
Tian Cong said, and then handed the bamboo slip in his hand to his father.
As the elder brother, he didn't want his little sister to hear this, after all, she was still young. But thinking about what his little sister said two days ago, he finally decided to let her try to know something.
So now, he did not hide anything and directly told the story about Zou Xing's murder.
When Tian's father heard Tian Cong's words, he couldn't help but frown slightly. After taking the bamboo slip, he slowly opened it.
"Father, would you like to order someone to investigate?"
Tian Cong said that he knew that now that Zou Xing was dead, all his father's plans in the past would be nullified.
He also wanted to know who would kill Zou Xing at this time.
"No need."
Father Tian looked at the bamboo slips without raising his head and said in a calm tone.
At this moment, Tian's father had already roughly guessed who had done it. If the eldest son is allowed to pursue the investigation, the dog may jump over the wall if it becomes anxious.
Although it is a pity, Zou Xing is dead. There is no need to go to war over a dead man and make people in the Qi court panic.
More importantly, the King of Qi had never quite agreed with his previous plans and was worried about offending the State of Qin.
"Send the bamboo slips to Tian Xian's mansion."
Tian's father handed the bamboo slips to the servant beside him and gave instructions.
"yes!"
Upon hearing this, the servant took the bamboo slips and turned around to leave the pavilion.
"Tian Xian?"
Tian Cong murmured and looked at his father.
He knew that his father's words must have a profound meaning. It was very likely that his father already knew that the person who did it was Tian Xian.
Thinking of this, Tian Cong finally understood why his father asked him not to pursue the case any further.
This matter was inherently shady. If it was really Tian Xian, then his father really couldn't take action against Tian Xian because of Zou Xing's death.
After all, after Tian Xian, there was still Prime Minister Hou Sheng.
"Little Master!"
At this time, a servant came to the little Loli.
Seeing this, the little Loli nodded and then stood up.
"Father, eldest brother, Yan'er leaves first!"
Little Loli said to Tian's father and Tian Cong, and then quickly ran towards the pavilion.
Looking at Tian Feiyan's back and seeing this scene, Tian's father and Tian Cong couldn't help but smile and shake their heads.
"Father, why did Yan'er suddenly want to study medicine during this period? Some time ago, many famous doctors were invited to the house. Do you want to ask the servants around Yan'er?"
Tian Cong said to Father Tian with a smile.
During this period, the younger sister Yan'er seemed to be possessed by a demon. Not to mention the original medical skills in the mansion, even the medical skills hidden in the academy, were all brought back to the mansion by Yan'er.
This is really weird.
"No need, as a father I don't want Yan'er to hold grudges anymore! Besides, studying medicine is not a bad thing, as long as Yan'er likes it."
Father Tian glanced at Tian Cong angrily. Although he was very curious, he thought that Yan'er brought a servant to him and asked him why Shui Yan suddenly left to join his distant relatives, and whether it had something to do with him.
It was then that Tian's father discovered that he had always underestimated Yan'er's intelligence.
After all, that servant went behind Yan'er's back and told them about Yan'er. Only he and Tian Cong knew about it.
Apparently Yan'er was careful and noticed something strange about the servant after the man left, so she thought of him.
Now Yan'er's anger has finally subsided. If he, the father, is still studying medicine now and has to secretly investigate behind his back, then Yan'er may really hate his father.
...
"Wooden hairpin! Come here and see the exquisite wooden hairpin!"
"There are only two insect skins! Excellent insect skins!!"
On the streets in a city, there is a lot of traffic and pedestrians coming and going. With vendors on both sides of the street shouting hard, many pedestrians would stop and watch when passing by.
And among the crowd.
A young man carrying a package looked hopeless.
Behind him, there was an old man with white hair.
"I'm about to take a boat across the Zhuo River! Don't follow me!"
The one who spoke was on his way to Shuiyan in Qin State.
Looking at the bad old man in front of him, Shui Yan looked helpless.
After explaining the matter that day, Zou Xing's ghost disappeared on the third day.
I thought I could go on my way in peace, but I didn't expect that not long after, I met a strange old man again.
"Listen to my advice, the Qin State is like a tiger, with fame and wealth, but nothing more than clouds. The Qin State is by no means a safe place, so don't go!"
The old man, dressed in shabby cloth, followed Shui Yan and kept persuading him.
The old man's words made the passers-by on the street couldn't help but look over.
Feeling the doubtful eyes from all around, the old man looked indifferent. However, Shui Yan was already a little broken at the moment, looking at the old man with white hair who looked to be over sixty years old.
"Just go! Please!"
Shui Yan looked at the old man.
This was already the fifth day. For the whole five days, the old man had been following him, nagging him not to go to Qin.
He was very curious as to which old man this was from, and whether anyone would take it away!
"I was wrong. I shouldn't have picked up the wine bottle for you. Let me go!"
Shui Yan was crying and looked a little hopeless.
At this moment, Shui Yan looked at the old man who was like dog-skin plaster and couldn't drive him away, and felt extremely regretful.
When I was on my way that day, I saw the old man on the roadside, and his wine bottle fell into the water. Shui Yan saw that the old man was old and had no access to the village or store. Out of good intentions, he helped the old man go into the water to pick it up.
Unexpectedly, I found myself in trouble!
This old man is following him now and can't even drive him away. He even says that he wants to accept him as his disciple. He also says that all he has learned in his life is hidden in Quyang, and he hopes to follow him to Quyang.
Tell the truth.
If it weren't for the Warring States Period.
Shui Yan was very suspicious that the old man in front of him, who looked to be over sixty years old, was a human trafficker.
"The taxes are heavy, the punishments are endless, and the people kill each other. This is called the subjugation of the country. Don't go to Qin!"
The old man continued to talk to Shui Yan in a dazed manner.
Don't tell me yet.
What the old man said does make sense.
Even Shui Yan, who was hopeless, couldn't help but glance at the old man. Obviously, he didn't expect that the old man could actually say such a few words, which were quite "elegant".
However, no matter how great the truth is, no matter how high the master is, in Shui Yan's heart, it is not more important than him going to Qin.
Seeing that the old man didn't seem to have any intention of going back, Shui Yan had no choice but to turn around and walk towards the Zhuohe River.
The old man looked at Shui Yan, his wrinkled face, shook his head, and followed quietly.
After a while.
When Shui Yan came to Zhuohe River, he asked the boatman when he would cross the river. After knowing that it would take another hour, he turned around and found a place to pick up the package.
"There are no chariots and horses yet, so why bother?"
The old man watched Shui Yan take off the package, take out the food, and asked again.
He just couldn't understand why such a good young man had to go to Qin!
There are often wars between Qin and Zhao. With the war in chaos, why not just be his disciple?
Besides, Shui Yan didn't have a carriage, so he only relied on his feet. If you don't walk for three to five months, you won't be able to reach Qin at all, so why suffer the consequences!
Shui Yan still didn't want to pay attention to the old man and didn't say a word. In the package, his grandmother prepared food for him on the way, broke off some of it and soaked it in a bowl of water. After it softened a little, he took off the cloth wrapped in the package, cut off a small piece with a sword and put it in the bowl. middle.
After doing all this, Shui Yan finally sighed and finally took the soaked food and gave it to the old man.
"Don't follow me again after you finish eating!"
Shui Yan glanced at the old man angrily.
Although I am very annoyed by the old man in front of me. But looking at the old man's somewhat messy white hair, he still couldn't help but watch the old man starving while eating.
"It's delicious, don't talk to me! I'm deaf, I won't listen!"
Seeing that the old man seemed to want to start nagging again after taking it, Shui Yan quickly spoke first.
After calming down the old man, he turned his head and prepared something to eat for himself.
The old man looked at the food in his hand, then at the young man handling the package, raised the corners of his mouth, and smiled softly.
"After five days of eating, I still don't feel bored. If I guess correctly, the contents in the bowl and the brewing process must be extremely complicated."
After taking a sip, the old man praised it, then shook the simple food in his hand and started eating again.
Shui Yan, who was very annoyed with the old man, for the first time did not give the old man a roll of his eyes, and there was a touch of pride on his face.
His grandmother made it.
Of course it’s delicious!
"You kid, what are you writing? Can you let me see it?"
After eating, the old man couldn't help but be curious when he saw Shui Yan holding a carving knife again and carving words on the bamboo slips.
However, when Shui Yan saw the old man approaching, he didn't say anything. Instead, he raised his hand, flashed the carving knife in his hand in front of the old man, and looked directly at him.
See this.
The old man had no choice but to retreat.
But looking at the bamboo slips in the young man's hands, the old man felt really itchy in his heart. He wanted to see what the young man in his eyes was writing every day.
The situation in the world? Or insights from the book of war? Or is it the advice and policy after arriving in Qin?
The old man thought about it more and more, but no matter how close he got these five days, the young man refused to show him the contents of the bamboo slips.
Even in the middle of the night, the young man put a package on his head, not giving him a chance to steal it.
No matter how he asked, the young man wouldn't say a word to him.
"With the excuse of interrupting me, is there a Lu's store in this city?"
Just when the old man looked unwilling, Shui Yan suddenly saw a vendor passing by by chance and stood up to ask.
