While Liu Ningshi and An Dafang were searching for Misu, the Lezi Building in Taixue was extremely lively; inside the building, a mahogany platform was built, and an old student in black robe and long beard was kneeling on the ground, talking with Young men in yellow clothes and golden crowns sang to each other.
The expressive singing spread to every corner of the hall, causing the scholars who were about to sit by the door to listen quietly, with expressions of satisfaction on their faces; in the front row of the high platform, alone There are two Taishi chairs placed, which look so outstanding.
"Prime Minister, I heard that you forcefully bought people's land at a low price?" The young man in yellow clothes and golden crown slapped the table: "Why is this?"
"Your Majesty, I saw that such unscrupulous people did not know how to farm, so they bought them with gold." The old man in black robe and long beard bowed and said: "There are not many people here today, and there are many open spaces in the forest and garden above Your Majesty, which is not as good as one And sell it.”
"You are outrageous. You are not satisfied with buying the people's land; you are still thinking about my Shanglin Garden. It is really abominable." The yellow-robed golden crown shouted angrily in a low voice: "Come here, put the Prime Minister into the sky prison, and you will be upset after hearing this." .”
"Your Majesty, have mercy, Your Majesty, have mercy!" Two martial arts students were on the left and right sides of the old man with a long beard and black robe, and escorted him into the backstage amidst the rhythmic music.
"Okay, good singing!" Some scholar in the audience cheered, eliciting thunderous applause.
"Xiang Yun, how do you like this piece of Xiao He's self-destructive harmony?" Liang Chong, who was on the left side of the front row, gently shook his feather fan and took a quiet sip of tea.
"What is self-destruction? I hope my master will teach me?" Tong Bo, who is wearing a green robe and a hat on the right, is quite confused about the opera on the stage, but in his opinion, it is wonderful.
"Xiao Xiangguo was the founding hero who assisted Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty and made great contributions." Liang Chong said with great enthusiasm: "But he knew that he had no reward and was afraid of Emperor Gaozu's suspicion, so he came up with this idea. This policy of forcibly buying people’s land is a way of stigmatizing the country in order to protect itself!”
"Master, isn't this Xiao Xiangguo acting with Emperor Gaozu?" Tong Bo asked with interest.
"This life is a drama, so why not act?" Liang Chong said with a smile: "Take the current imperial court as an example, there are some who are not acting!"
"What if the performance fails?" This thought flashed through Tong Bo's mind and he blurted it out.
"Two opponents acting is a kind of game, after all!" Liang Chong suppressed his smile and frowned slightly: "If the acting fails, you may pay the price with your life."
"Is life like a play?" Tong Bo murmured to himself: "Yes, while I am acting, my opponent is also acting. It turns out that victory or defeat is just a matter of thought."
"Master Tong, there is a message from your flying pigeon." The scholar who came in from outside the door handed a small scroll into Tong Bo's hand.
"Xiang Yun, if you have anything to do, go ahead and get busy." Liang Chong seemed to be very interested: "I haven't heard such an interesting singing tune for a long time. I'll listen to it again."
"Master, Xiangyun, please leave." Tong Bo stood up and slowly walked out of the Lezi Building towards the gate of the Imperial College, thinking about Liang Chong's words in his mind.
"Wei Tong, you have figured it out." Ge Er, who was standing in front of the Imperial Academy, looked anxious: "I already know the whereabouts of Li Shu, do you want to catch him?"
"This Li Shu is extremely slippery and difficult to catch!" Tong Bo waved his hand: "Besides, even if you catch him, it won't help if you can't hear the truth."
"Then what should we do? It's neither catching nor following. How can we see that this kid Li Shu is doomed?" Ge Er felt quite sympathetic towards Li Shu.
"Ge Weibei, that's all you need." Tong Bo smiled: "This scene has been going on for so long, and it should finally come to an end."
The dense forest that covers the sky is only ten miles away from the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple. The trees here are lush and leafy, and the forest is shrouded in mist all year round. Even when the sky is clear during the day, a few rays of sunlight may not shine in; in such a dark night Under the "whistle" of the wind, it looks even more eerie and eerie.
In the middle of the dense forest, a small thatched house was built, with dry food and meat available. On the long wooden table in the house, there was a brazier filled with dark charcoal. Zuo Tianhao was holding a cow leg in his left hand. He kept turning it on the charcoal fire, and put a roasted beef leg in his right hand to his mouth and kept biting it.
"Brother Zuo, why did you call me to a place like this at such a late hour just to see you chewing on a beef leg?" Yin Ying patted the mist on her body, took off her cloak and put it on the On wooden bench.
"Miss Yin is really good at joking." Zuo Tianhao pursed his lips toward the couch next to him: "I have already captured Misu, but it took a lot of effort!"
"What's the use of catching her?" Yin Ying looked at Mi Su who was unconscious on the couch and couldn't help but frowned.
"Hehehehe! Miss Yin doesn't know something. This girl has some importance in Li Shu's heart, and that girl Liu Ningshi is also looking for him." Zuo Tianhao took another bite of the beef leg: "Zuo Aren't you afraid that you can't stand alone, so you asked the girl for help?"
"Are you sure that girl Li Shu and Liu Ningshi will come here?" Yin Ying suddenly became interested when she heard that Zuo Tianhao wanted to lure Liu Ningshi here.
"One has already arrived." Zuo Tianhao's ears and eyes were very sensitive. When he heard any strange movement, he used his inner strength to send the voice out: "Which friend is it? Why don't you go into the house and talk."
"Mi Su, what's wrong with you?" A figure walked in at a speed that was difficult to distinguish with the naked eye. He ignored Zuo Tianhao and ran directly to the couch, shaking the unconscious Mi Su.
"Are you Li Shu?" Zuo Tianhao threw the remaining beef bones on the table, picked his teeth and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Miss Misu just got acupuncture."
"Who are you? What do you want?" Li Shu stood up slowly and stared at Zuo Tianhao coldly.
"I don't think so. Is this girl trying to ask you for something?" Zuo Tianhao cleared himself up and nudged Yin Ying with his mouth.
"Hand over the Fire Seal Silver that you exchanged from Sanshun Bank, and I will let you and Miss Misu go." Yin Ying rolled her eyes at Zuo Tianhao and said what she was thinking.
"What is Fire Seal Silver? I've never seen it before?" Li Shu shook his head and opened Misu's acupuncture points with one finger: "I must take Miss Misu away."
Liu Ningshi and An Dafang had been searching in the dense forest for half an hour, but still could not find Zuo Tianhao.
"Ning Shi, I think Zuo Tianhao must have gone far away; this dense forest is bottomless, so why don't we go back and make a long-term plan." An Dafang took a look at the gloomy dense forest and was unwilling to take the risk of searching again.
"Brother Da Fang, how can this be done?" Liu Ningshi stamped her feet anxiously: "This Zuo Tianhao is ruthless, and Miss Misu will be in danger."
"But we have wandered around in this forest for a long time, and we still can't find Zuo Tianhao." An Dafang couldn't put forward a different opinion: "Maybe Zuo Tianhao has already left the woods."
"Don't be anxious, you must calm down and think about it." Liu Ningshi thought of Tong Bo's calm demeanor in daily affairs, and secretly slowed down: "We chased from Wanfo Temple in the north to here. This forest is criss-crossed from north to south, if Zuo Tianhao wanted to escape from the forest, he would definitely run due south."
Liu Ningshi took out the compass from the bag on her back and watched the pointer keep turning: "We are currently in the southwest direction of the woods, which means that the direction of the pursuit is off."
"Brother Da Fang, if we follow the direction of the compass pointer, we will definitely find Zuo Tianhao." Liu Ningshi did not give An Da Fang a chance to speak, and pierced through like a sharp arrow.
"Hey!" An Dafang knew Liu Ningshi's willfulness and sighed helplessly, and had no choice but to continue chasing him out.
In the jungle hut, Zuo Tianhao kept tapping the table with two fingers, as if his patience had reached its extreme: "Li Shu, have you thought about it? If you don't agree, Zuo will send you two to see the King of Hell now. .”
"If I hand over the Fire Seal Silver, will you have to send me and Miss Misu out of the city?" Li Shu thought about it for a long time and seemed to have made up his mind.
"That's for sure. Zuo always does what he says." Zuo Tianhao began to promise again.
"It's impossible to carry something as important as Fire Seal Silver with you." Li Shu showed a sly smile: "Why don't you two go get it with us?"
"Hmph! Li Shu, you think I'm a three-year-old child." Zuo Tianhao's face turned cold: "Your movement is so fast, what if you run away with Miss Mi Su halfway?"
"Brother Zuo, it's better than this." Yin Ying looked at Zuo Tianhao and chuckled: "You go with Li Shu to get the silver. How about I leave Miss Mi Su under Ying's care for the time being?"
"That's okay." Zuo Tianhao thought about it and agreed to Li Shu's suggestion: "Li Shu, you'd better not play any tricks."
"Brother Da Fang, you see there is a wooden house ahead." Liu Ningshi did not run with all her strength, but followed the direction of the compass pointer and controlled the position very delicately: "There is still a faint firelight inside."
"Is this Zuo Tianhao hiding here?" An Dafang raised his arms and became more energetic: "Ning Shi, let's go there quickly."
"Brother Da Fang, don't enter the house first, let's explore the truth first." Liu Ningshi unfolded her phantom-like steps and lurked under the window eaves to spy on the situation inside the house: "Huh? Zuo Tianhao is not here, but Yin Ying is actually In the house? Miss Misu is here too, what’s going on?”
"Ning Shi, how is the situation in the house? An Dafang also quietly came to Liu Ningshi's side and asked in a low voice.
"It's strange!" Liu Ningshi moved away from the gap, and An Dafang also peeked into the house: "Yin Ying is actually inside?"
"Brother Da Fang, do you think this is a trap?" Liu Ningshi was a little hesitant: "If Zuo Tianhao is not here, we can defeat Yin Ying with the strength of you and me!"
"Ning Shi, don't hesitate anymore. Maybe Zuo Tianhao happened to be out." An Dafang clenched his fists: "Let's rush in and rescue Miss Misu."
"This?" Liu Ningshi always felt that something was wrong, but An Dafang could no longer bear his temper. He kicked open the door and shot out a tiger-shaped force towards Yin Ying.
"Are you such a reckless man?" Yin Ying suddenly felt a surge of energy, flinging out her sleeves and taking advantage of the force of the blow, she took a few steps back.
