Li Yu wore a bamboo hat and rode a horse, walking slowly and leisurely on the road to Longquan. Although it's already July, the weather in the early morning is still sultry. Li Yu thought of the years when his mother had just passed away. During the Chinese New Year, Jian Xin would take Li Yu to Longquan to visit his grandfather Ouyang Jian. But as Li Yu grew up, his only visit this year made Li Yu's impression of Zhu Renmen gradually blurred. In the past two years, I have not even visited during the Chinese New Year. Usually when going to Longquan, Li Yu would sit in a carriage and someone else would drive the carriage, so Li Yu didn't need to worry about the itinerary. Now Li Yu only knew the direction to Longquan, but he didn't know exactly how to go. Riding a horse, walking and stopping, and from time to time, I had to ask for directions on the road, so three days had passed, but I didn't walk much. Li Yu walked to a small town and stopped beside a tea shed to dismount. He took off his bamboo hat, sat in the tea tent to rest, ordered some food and tea, and asked the waiter: "Bring a pot of tea and some food. Waiter, what is the boundary here?"
The waiter brought up a basket of steamed buns and a pot of tea and said, "Sir, this is the boundary of Shenzhou. Twenty or thirty miles to the northeast, we will reach Xinyang County."
Li Yu was a little helpless. He walked for two or three days and hadn't even left Henan yet. He continued to ask: "Xiao Er, which direction should I go if I want to go to Longquan?"
The waiter said: "Hey, sir, Longquan is quite far away. It takes at least three days to ride a fast horse. If you want to go to Longquan, then after you leave our town, go southeast."
Li Yu gave the waiter a tael of silver and said, "Excuse me, waiter, this is my tea money. I'll give you the extra money." This Li Yu had never been out much. He was in Luoyang. He also spends money lavishly, so he naturally doesn’t know the ordinary prices. In this small town, a pot of tea and a cage of steamed buns cost only 180 yuan. But Li Yu just took out a tael of silver, because he felt that one tael of silver was definitely enough.
When the waiter saw Yin Zi, he naturally smiled very happily and said, "Thank you, sir. If you need anything, you can tell me later. By the way, sir, there is something I have to tell you. If you want to go to Longquan, it is best to So we can avoid the place in Xiaolin Town ahead."
Li Yu asked: "Oh? Why is that?"
The waiter said: "I heard recently that a group of bandits there blocked the road and robbed a lot of caravans. Now many people don't dare to pass that way, so if you want to go forward, sir, you'd better avoid it. For the best."
Li Yu said: "Then the government didn't take care of it?"
The waiter said: "The government has also sent people to encircle and suppress them, but this group of people is very concealed. They are hiding in the mountains and the government cannot find them."
Li Yu said: "That's it."
The waiter said: "But I heard that the government is now planning to invite Jianghu experts from Jianghu Alliance to jointly suppress the bandits. By then, their good days should be over!"
Li Yu nodded and continued eating the food on the table when he heard the sound of horse hooves galloping. Looking towards the sound, several people on fast horses stopped nearby and kept waving portraits around. White paper spread everywhere, and those people shouted: "If you find this person, you will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold!"
Li Yu took a portrait they threw out, which was a "missing person order". Li Yu opened his eyes wide, and the picture on it turned out to be him!
"Li Yu, the second son of Yinlong Villa, lost his way on June 25, the third year of Jingde's reign. He was found and escorted to Yinlong Villa in Luoyang. He was rewarded with a thousand taels of silver and gold." Li Yu was shocked after seeing this and hurriedly put on his clothes. Put on your hat, mount your horse and run towards the southeast of the town.
When the waiter saw Li Yu leaving in a hurry, he packed up the things on the table with a puzzled look on his face. After seeing the "Tracing Order" on the table, I realized that the person just now was Li Yu who was on the "Tracing Order". The waiter looked around and saw that Li Yu was nowhere to be seen, so he immediately ran over and shouted to the people on the horse, "Uncle! I have seen this man!"
The man on the horse said: "Oh? When?"
The waiter said, "Is there any reward for providing clues?"
When the man on horseback heard this, he was very interested and said: "Yes! As long as you provide clues, I will give you ten taels of silver!"
The waiter said: "Just now, he was drinking tea with us. He ran away immediately when he saw you, but I heard him say that he was going to Longquan!"
The people on the horse were all guards of Yinlong Villa. When they heard that the waiter said that Li Yu was going to Longquan, they felt that this was true and said, "Second servant, how is that man's physical condition?"
The waiter said: "It looks good."
The leader of the horse threw the waiter one ingot of ten taels of silver and said to the waiter: "If you lied to me, see how I deal with you when I come back!"
The waiter took the thrown silver with both hands and said with a smile: "Don't dare! By the way, I just told him that there have been bandits in Xiaolin Town recently and asked him to take a detour."
The man on the horse said to the person behind him: "Go back quickly and inform the village owner that the second young master is fine at the moment. He should be planning to rush to Longquan. The rest of the people follow me and go to Longquan!" One person rode back and the others They left the town together and ran towards the southeast.
On the way, one of the people in the team said: "Boss! Why did you give the waiter twelve taels!"
The leader replied: "I can't bear to let the child trap the wolf! As long as we find the second young master first, it will be a thousand taels of gold!"
Li Yu galloped his horse and whipped his whip, and ran quickly to the southeast. After running for about half an hour, he saw a wooden road sign that said Xiaolin Town. Li Yu hesitated for a moment, and then headed towards Xiaolin Town. Go forward. The guards of Yinlong Villa chased here and also saw the roadside. The leader thought for a moment and said: "The waiter said that there are bandits in Xiaolin Town. In order to avoid trouble, the second master will definitely take a detour. Let's take a detour." Go that way!" With that said, the group of people ran towards the other way!
At noon, Han Ji and Su Erhua walked to Yinlong Villa and said to the guard of the Villa: "Excuse me, please send a message, Han Ji wants to see Villa Master Li!"
The guard saw that Han Ji was coming on foot and was not a man in gorgeous clothes, so he said, "The owner of the village told me that he has not seen anyone in recent days!"
Han Ji asked again: "Excuse me, please go and send a message! Your village owner will see me later."
The guard was a little impatient, "You can't understand people, can you? The owner of the village has said that no one will be seen!"
Seeing this, Su Erhua said: "Uncle, you lied to me again! You said on the way that after we come, they will treat us like guests, but it turned out that we were rejected!"
When Su Erhua said this, Han Ji lost his temper and said, "Brother, your village owner and I are good friends. All you need to do is let us know."
The guard said: "Who is your brother! Everyone says he is a good friend of our village owner! Do you know who our village owner is? You can meet him if you want!"
Han Ji was a little angry and said, "If you are like this, then I will force my way in."
At this time, several other guards next to the gate heard this and gathered around. The man laughed and said: "Old man, you are still ready to break in with your body!"
Han Ji sneered, waved his hand, and sprinkled a stream of white powder towards the guards. When the powder stained their bodies, these people immediately felt extremely itchy all over their bodies. They all threw away their weapons and started scratching continuously. Han Ji took Su Erhua and swaggered into Yinlong Villa. The guard shouted loudly: "Here comes someone! Someone forced their way into the Villa!"
A figure jumped out from a distance, stood in front of Han Ji, and said, "Who dares to break into my Yinlong Villa?"
When Han Ji saw the man, he cupped his fists and said, "Butler Li Ji, long time no see!"
When Li Ji saw it was Han Ji, his expression immediately became respectful, and he clasped his fists and said in return, "Mr. Han! Why are you here?"
Han Jidao: "When I was traveling and passing by here, I came to see your village owner! But you guards don't seem to welcome me very much!"
Li Ji scolded the guards who were rolling on the ground at the door: "Those with no eyes! Haven't you heard of the miracle doctor Han Ji, Mr. Han?" Then, he apologized to Han Ji and said: " Mr. Han, these guards are all young people and have never heard of your name. Don’t be surprised, Mr. Han!"
Several people who were rolling on the ground with bloody marks on their necks said hurriedly: "Mr. Han, it's our fault. Please also ask Mr. Han to give us medicine to relieve our symptoms."
Han Ji looked at the people who were making noises on the ground and said, "Who told you to look down on others! That's all, Erhua, go and relieve them!"
Su Erhua took out a small white bottle, poured out some blue powder, dabbed some powder with the tip of her little finger, walked briskly to those people, and poked those people's foreheads. The itching stopped immediately. They all stood up and respectfully clasped their fists at Han Ji and said, "Mr. Han, it's me who can't see Taishan. Don't be surprised!"
Han Ji didn't want to look at them, so he waved his hand and said to Li Ji: "Steward Li, what's happened to your village owner recently?"
Li Ji sighed and said, "Oh, the second young master disappeared a few days ago. The owner of the village is looking for him like crazy."
Hearing this, Erhua interrupted and said, "Uncle, that's it..."
Han Ji stretched out his palm to signal Erhua to stop talking and said, "What's going on?"
Li Ji told Han Ji what happened the past few days. Han Ji nodded thoughtfully and said, "Where is the owner of your village?"
Li Jidao: "In the back hall, in the room where Mrs. Ouyang lived."
Han Ji nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go find him." He gave Su Erhua a look and asked Su Erhua to follow him. After all, Han Ji came to Yinlong Villa and roughly remembered the room Ouyang Lan lived in at that time, so he walked along the corridor to the back hall. At this time, a young woman about eighteen or nineteen years old was also walking towards Ouyang Lan's room. In the corridor in front of Ouyang Lan's room, Han Ji and Su Erhua happened to be facing this woman.
When the woman saw Han Ji, her eyes immediately shone, she walked quickly to Han Ji, bowed respectfully, and said, "Mr. Han, why are you here?"
Han Ji squinted at the woman and guessed who it was, but he didn't dare to recognize her.
The woman noticed Han Ji's confusion and said, "Mr. Han, I am Mu Lan! Fang Mu Lan!"
Han Ji chuckled, "It is indeed you! I haven't seen you in the past few years, and you have grown into a tall and graceful girl! I dare not recognize you. You are quite discerning, you recognized me at a glance."
Mu Lan said: "I will never forget the great kindness I received from my husband back then. Mu Lan will never forget it in this life. Who is this?" Mu Lan looked at Su Erhua behind Han Ji.
Han Ji introduced: "This is the daughter of one of my friends, her name is Su Erhua, she is fourteen years old this year. She can be considered my apprentice!"
Mu Lan said hello, "Hello, sister Erhua."
Su Erhua looked at Mu Lan, with her curvy figure, fair face and beautiful face. She was a little jealous, but was offset by an inexplicable affinity in her body. Then she lowered her head and said: "You Okay, Mu Lan, sister."
Mu Lan smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Han, this sister seems a little shy!"
Han Ji curled his lips and smiled, "She's not usually like this!"
