"Today, great chaos is imminent, and the Chen Dynasty is in a precarious state. Chief Meng is not the only one with ambitions. The northwest generals are headed by the four surnames Ding, Le, Ning, and Jiang.
"Among them, the Ding family has been in business for the longest time and is the most powerful, followed by the Le family. The Ning family was originally just a middle class, but because they gave birth to a good daughter, they turned around overnight and became a top general. However, after all, their foundation is still shallow and they can only be ranked third. Bit.
"The Jiang family was originally as famous as the Ding family, but they were on the wrong team in the early years. The eighth prince who supported him failed to seize the rightful son, and the Jiang family was also not as good as before. However, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, and it is still better than the remaining ones. Strengthen the door a lot.
"And now the officials are too busy taking care of themselves to deal with the Jiang family anymore. This gives the Jiang family a chance to breathe a sigh of relief. The Jiang family hopes that the chaos in the northwest will last as long as possible.
"The Ding family and the Le family are currently taking a wait-and-see attitude. On the one hand, they are entangled with the chiefs of the three states under the orders of the officials. On the surface, the fight is very lively, but in fact, they still focus on preserving their strength. Wait for the world to change."
Luo Yingying said, "What about the Ning family? The Ning family always sides with the official family. After all, General Ning's daughter is now in the palace, and it is said that she is quite favored."
"Haha, the Ning family... they may not be as honest as they think. Although they owe their current position to Ning Jieyu, a daughter is a daughter after all, and the Ning family cannot risk the lives of the entire family for one woman. They are all on the official side.
"Besides, Ning Jieyu hasn't given birth to a prince yet. She is favored, but her position is not very stable. Ning Zhonghe, that old fox, is probably undecided now."
Luo Yingying blinked, "So people like the Northwest General would rather watch the Meng Tu Chief annex the Ma Tu Chief and the Tong Tu Chief and integrate the power of the three states than send troops to fight with the Meng Tu Chief now. Win or lose?
"Then dad, why are you still here? Why don't you resign and go back to your hometown? There are still several acres of land in your hometown."
"The troubled times are coming, how can there be any peaceful days to live in." Luo Changshi shook his head, "Furthermore, I have worked under Chief Tongtu for such a long time, and the things I have mastered can only be used in the three northwest states. When I go back Where is my use?"
"But I see that you have nothing to do except sigh when you stay here." Luo Yingying was puzzled.
"Your father, I'm waiting." Luo Changshi said, stroking his beard.
"What are you waiting for?"
"When things change, as I said, the war in the three northwest states will not continue. When the Meng Tu chiefs start to annex the other two families, I guess someone will come to me. Maybe they are from the Tong Tu chiefs. The person may be from the Northwest General Gate, but no matter which side it is, what I have learned should be able to be used."
Luo Yingying became more and more confused as she listened, "Dad, who are you from? Previously, some memorials were sent to the officials saying that those from the Northwest General Clan would ignore you, but now they say that they will serve the Tongtu Chief or the Northwest General Clan...
"As for the memorial, it doesn't matter. You can't get out of Liangcheng, and the person named Le won't hate me for it." Yes, because everyone likes people who are loyal to the old master. Only such people can feel at ease when using them..."
Lu Jing didn't listen any more. He got down from the tree while Luo Changshi was still pointing out the situation.
Around the study came to the backyard, where there is a pond.
Although the proposed owner of this house is a Tufan, he likes the culture of the Chen Dynasty, especially the courtyard scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, which is his favorite.
So when he was building his own house, he had someone follow suit and give him a similar plan.
There were ponds, small bridges, rockeries, and a pavilion in the center of the lake. Lu Jing walked to the pavilion in the center of the lake and looked around, but he didn't see anything.
But he knew that the secret place in Liangzhou was less than ten feet away from him.
Of course, if you jump forward directly, the result waiting for you will definitely be to fall into the pond.
Secret realms require special methods to open, and different secret realms have different opening methods.
Lu Jing didn't know how to open the secret realm here, but he was just looking for someone this time, and there was no need to go to the secret realm.
According to Huang Jianyuan, Qi Wenren was only exploring nearby. After all, with his cultivation and martial arts, it was too dangerous for a person to enter the secret realm.
So Lu Jing still turned his attention to the surroundings.
And with his eyesight, he quickly discovered something. The bench in the Huxin Pavilion had been sat on recently, because Luo Changshi moved in halfway, and he had only a few family members, just a daughter and a concubine. .
All the servants left early in the morning. Although they later bought two maids, they could not clean such a big place.
Not many people come to this pavilion on weekdays, so it is not swept much. The rest of the place is covered with dust, but there is no trace of dust on the stone bench.
Then Lu Jing saw a few lines of calculations on the pillar next to the stone bench, which were carved with a knife.
The person who carved the words must have suddenly had an inspiration and was worried that he would forget it later, so he just started counting on that wooden pillar. His behavior was naturally not worth advocating, but it allowed Lu Jing to confirm that Qi Wenren had indeed been here. Pass here.
Not that long ago.
The question is where did he go after that?
Lu Jing looked around and found nothing else worthy of attention, so he simply jumped up to the top of the pavilion.
From his vantage point, he had an unobstructed view of the entire mansion. As a result, he still couldn't find anything inside the mansion, but he saw an acquaintance outside the mansion.
Huo Xingsun was walking on the street and felt Youdao's eyes falling on him.
This is actually nothing, because it is approaching winter now, and Liangzhou is in the north. Most people have put on their winter clothes early, but he is the only one who still has his arms open. Naturally, people are watching wherever he goes, but the problem But this time the gaze actually came from the top of his head.
Huo Xingsun looked up, but there was nothing on the roof.
Is there something wrong with my feelings? Huo Xingsun scratched his head. He almost thought so, but when he saw whose mansion was not far away, his expression became serious again.
After that, he began to look around, looking for nearby fire sources, and preparing an escape route.
But as soon as he took out the flint from his arms, someone snatched it away.
Then the man put his arm around his shoulders. To outsiders, it seemed like this was just an intimate gesture between friends, but in fact Huo Xingsun felt like he couldn't move half of his body after being hugged.
He turned his head and looked at the person holding him, and found that it was an unfamiliar face. He couldn't help but feel uneasy, but he still managed to squeeze out a sentence, "Did you recognize the wrong person?"
Chapter 488
(Correction, I misremembered the last chapter. Lu Jing and Huo Xingsun used another human skin mask to meet. They should not know each other. This part of the content has been modified and some subsequent plot adjustments have been made. Don’t worry, it won’t happen. It affects this main line, thank you everyone for reminding me.)
Just a few days ago, Huo Xingsun's eyelids kept twitching, so he asked someone to tell his fortune.
The hexagram says that he may be in great trouble.
Although Huo Xingsun also suspected that the man across from him was watching people prepare food and was just trying to defraud him of his money by making alarmist remarks, he still felt a knot in his heart and had been extra careful when going out recently.
At the slightest sign of trouble, he was ready to use the Fire Escape Technique. This is why he was carrying flint on his body even though he was still in the city.
But Huo Xingsun didn't expect that even though he was so cautious, he still couldn't escape.
While walking on the street, I was held hostage by someone out of nowhere.
Huo Xingsun looked at the person beside him, but he had no impression of that face. He didn't remember any previous dealings with him, and naturally he didn't know why Lu Jing attacked him.
However, he was not so naive as to think that Lu Jing really just recognized the wrong person. After all, the opponent took the flint from his hand as soon as he came up, and he obviously knew him very well.
The reason why I ask this is just to paralyze the other party, let the other party relax their vigilance, and see if they can find any opportunity to escape. Even if it doesn't work, they can find some words.
Lu Jing didn't say anything. He just pressed Huo Xingsun's shoulders and dragged him to the side of the road, passing a group of patrolling soldiers. Then he lowered his voice and said, "This is not the place to talk. What do you recommend?" Where to go?”
"Uh, friend, are you looking for a quiet place? How about a ghost teahouse?" Huo Xingsun asked tentatively.
He originally thought that Lu Jing was also testing where his accomplices were, and he would most likely avoid the ghost teahouse and choose somewhere else.
But unexpectedly, Lu Jing said directly when he heard this, "Okay, then let's have a ghost teahouse."
This is to make Huo Xingsun unable to deal with it.
But now, he had no choice but to take one step at a time, and then he took Lu Jing obediently to the Yi Cao Ghost Teahouse in the south of the city.
The reason why this teahouse is called this is not because it is believed that all ghosts live there, nor does it mean that the guests who come to drink tea are ghosts.
It was because there was a storyteller in this tea house telling a story called "A Ghost in a Cave in the East Mountain" all year round, and many people went to listen to it. Later, the tea house simply changed its name to a ghost in a cave.
Before the chaos broke out in the three northwest states, Yigugui was quite lively. After the chaos, it became even more lively. People from all religions and professions gathered here to chat and exchange information with each other. But then the war broke out and a curfew was imposed in the city. Soldiers came to tea every now and then. After arresting people, no one came to drink tea.
After the army of native chiefs outside the city retreated, the place regained some vitality, but it was much worse than before. Now it can indeed be called peaceful.
When Lu Jing took Huo Xingsun to a cave of ghost teahouse, except for four tea doctors, there were only six or seven tea guests.
The old storyteller Qiu also disappeared.
Huo Xingsun was probably a regular visitor here before. After seeing him come in, the four tea doctors all greeted him.
Huo Xingsun seemed a little impatient, "Don't just talk, don't you see there are distinguished guests around me? Hurry up and find a quiet pavilion on the second floor. My elder brother and I are going up to have tea."
Dr. Tea didn't dare to be negligent after hearing this, and immediately someone came out and led the two of them upstairs.
On the way, Huo Xingsun secretly glanced at Lu Jing, but saw nothing on his face.
When he was talking to Dr. Cha just now, Lu Jing neither stopped nor warned him.
This also made Huo Xingsun even more confused about Lu Jing's approach.
Just as they were thinking about it, the two of them had already arrived in the attic upstairs.
Lu Jing looked around, then pointed to a charcoal basin next to the bed and said to Dr. Tea, "Take this thing away, we want two bowls of tea, any tea will do, fry it, but don't serve it, don't worry , the money will be paid when the time comes.”
"good."
Although Lu Jing's request was a bit strange, Dr. Tea still complied with it. After all, the purpose of opening a tea house is to make money. If you have money, you can talk about anything.
He went over to pick up the charcoal basin and then walked out of the attic.
Before leaving, he glanced at Huo Xingsun and found that Huo Xingsun's face was even more ugly.
If Huo Xingsun had been holding on to some luck before, and it was just a coincidence that Lu Jing took the flint from his hand as soon as he came up, then he has given up completely now.
Lu Jing made it clear that he knew who he was and what he could do.
Therefore, Huo Xingsun also put away his unruly spirit and said cautiously, "I wonder who you are, sir?"
Lu Jing didn't answer his question, just stared at Huo Xingsun.
For a long time, Huo Xingsun was stared at until his heart was numb, and he secretly complained, and then he said, "You are Mr. Ji's man, right?"
Huo Xingsun's back was immediately soaked with cold sweat.
The number of people who knew about his relationship with Mr. Ji could be counted on two hands, and there was no one in Liang Chengzhong. He didn't know how he found out about the man opposite.
And this also made Lu Jing become more mysterious in his eyes.
Huo Xingsun felt his mouth go dry for a while, but before he could speak, Lu Jing continued, "I already know all the good things you have done here."
Upon hearing this, Huo Xingsun's eyes widened even more, like a toad spirit, "You...when did you target me? Why didn't I feel it at all?"
"That's not the point," Lu Jingdao, "The point is when do you plan to hand him over?"
Huo Xingsun looked like he had just been fished out of the water, "Are you here to ask for someone?"
"Otherwise, could it be that I'm here to have tea with you?"
Huo Xingsun was speechless. He calmed down a little and then said, "If I give my life to you...will you let me go?"
"Can consider it."
"Friend, you should know that you can consider that these four words are not enough for me to hand him over to you," Huo Xingsun said, "otherwise, after I hand over the person, you kill me with a knife, then I won't lose anything." arrive."
"You seem to have misunderstood something. This is not a transaction, and you have no bargaining chips," Lu Jing said. "If you don't lead me to find someone, I can kill you right now."
At this point, Lu Jing paused and pursed his lips in the direction of the door, "Or do you think you can save you from me with the help of those things outside the house."
"Sure enough..." Huo Xingsun said with a bitter look on his face, "I should have thought that since you dare to listen to me and come here, you don't have to worry about me calling people secretly. Maybe you are even eager for me to do this."
"Anyway, after I kill you, I can still ask those people outside to guide me." Lu Jing said.
Huo Xingsun shook his head, "They don't know where the person you are looking for is. They don't even know that person is coming. In fact, not many people know that the person is coming."
