Facts speak louder than words. The seven of them had seen Blind Man Xiong with their own eyes, especially Lu Liang. They dreamed of killing this thief with their own hands. But now, Blind Man Xiong’s head was lying quietly among the weeds...
Silence!
Their eyes were all focused on Blind Bear's head, and they couldn't move it away at all. The bandit leader who had been troubled for many days was simply taken away by the young man.
It’s really unimaginable!
The boy was so young, like a young man from a famous family who wanted to skip classes. It was such a young man who went to Black Bear Ridge and brought Blind Bear's head.
Someone couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva and whispered: "Am I dazzled?"
"I'm dazzled too."
"Brother, what should we do next?"
What was originally a very simple matter of going up the mountain to retrieve the goods, was so shocking and surprising that several people's minds got stuck.
Lu Liang came back to his senses and bowed deeply to the young man: "Whenever the hero gives you orders in the future, the Integrity Escort Agency will go all out and make no excuses!"
Shen Li waved his hand indifferently: "See you again if we are destined."
Zhu Hongni said happily: "It turns out you are really a very powerful martial artist!"
"Did you see my sword? If possible, I would like to become a dashing swordsman."
"Haha... Swordsmen have indeed become popular in the Northern Sui Dynasty in recent years. My cousin ignored the opposition of his family and learned swordsmanship from a third-grade swordsman."
Since Zhu Hongni's fifth grandfather taught at Jixia Academy, his family education must be Confucian. To abandon Confucianism and learn swordsmanship, the elders seemed to be deviant.
"Don't Confucians have a lineage of Junzijian?"
"My cousin said that a gentleman's sword is a hypocrite, and it is better to be an upright and pure swordsman!"
Lu Liang and others still did not go up the mountain to retrieve the goods. He turned around and asked strangely: "I have killed all the gangsters on the mountain. You can easily retrieve the goods."
At this time, several people bowed in unison: "Thank you for your heroic action."
Seeing them running up the mountain in a hurry, he said to Zhu Hongni, "Let's go too."
The two got on their horses and rode off.
"Miss Zhu, as the saying goes, there is no such thing as a feast that lasts forever. You and I..."
Zhu Hongni seemed to have prepared a reply: "Master Shen, the world is far away. I am a little girl. If I meet a bad person, the consequences are unpredictable. Aren't you worried about me?"
You have soft hedgehog clothes! Shen Li thought to himself.
Just before going up the mountain, the reason why I changed my mind and wanted to take Zhu Hongni with me was that the escorts brought weapons. The soft hedgehog clothes could withstand damage to the upper body, but what about the head? There is no good person among the escorts who travel around the world to escort goods, and no good person can do this job.
Zhu Hongni suddenly changed her words: "Master Shen knew that I had a soft hedgehog, but he still wanted to take me with him. I...I am very grateful."
"Soft hedgehog clothes can't protect your head." Shen Li explained.
"Oh, I'm also good at kung fu."
"I won't take you with me next time."
"No, Mr. Shen, I'm just kidding! In fact, I'm scared to death if I stay with them. You don't know that two people look at me very wrong."
"Don't rely too much on soft hedgehog clothes. For an upper-level fourth-level master, the protection provided by soft hedgehog clothes is negligible."
"Well, that's what my family told me too."
"Are you okay with you going out alone?"
"The younger generations of the Zhu family are all here. The Zhu family doesn't support idle people. If you don't even dare to leave the house, you don't have to expect success in the future."
Green mountains, clear water, and green forests.
It was almost evening.
The two stopped their horses, took out the steamed buns from their bags, soaked them with water, and each ate two.
On the road, a team of escorts escorting goods passed by and saw two people.
A strong man with a big sword on his back galloped over on horseback. He stopped a dozen steps away from them, clasped his fists and asked, "You two, are you from Black Bear Ridge?"
Zhu Hongni was about to reply when Shen Li said first, "No. I heard there were bandits in Black Bear Ridge, so we took a detour."
"It's really annoying. Could it be that the local government is working with the bandits?" After the strong man asked, he returned to the team and whispered to the leading bodyguard.
The escort passed in front of the two of them, and the strong man threw a white flour cake tied with hemp rope: "You two, save what you eat."
Shen Li stood up and clasped his fists: "Thank you very much."
"We are all travelers. Since we meet someone, I will help as much as I can."
After the escort team disappeared into the increasingly dense night, Zhu Hongni asked in confusion: "Mr. Shen, why didn't you say that all the bandits on Black Bear Ridge have been slaughtered?"
He explained patiently: "They are bodyguards, escorting valuable goods. If I say this, is it possible to suspect that we killed the bandits?"
"Ah? But... there is no reason to doubt us?" Zhu Hongni asked confused.
"Be careful sailing like a thousand-year-old ship in the wilderness. In order to avoid potential dangers, even if you kill us, who will know?"
"Master Shen doesn't look like a fledgling hero."
"It's true that he is just starting out, but he has been around the world a few times before."
The so-called "travel several times" was because he accepted the mission from the Xingxiu Cult and went to complete the assassination.
Zhu Hongni asked curiously: "Where have you been?"
He pointed forward: "Wanshui City, I have never been to a place farther away."
"You have actually been to Wanshui City!"
“Last August, I spent eight days in Wanshui City, and I still can’t forget that bowl of braised noodles.”
There are four famous foods in Wanshui City, namely bean cakes, braised noodles, donkey meat sesame cakes, and alkaline water rice dumplings.
During the eight days, young man Lang ate every day until his stomach was full. He especially loved braised noodles and lye rice dumplings, and all the shopkeepers who ate there often knew him.
"Okay! Let's stay in Wanshui City for a few more days! How about it?"
"no."
"Ah? Mr. Shen is in an emergency?"
"some."
"Oh, the Northern Sui Dynasty is very big. Mr. Shen might as well walk slowly for a few days. It won't be in the way."
"..."
Just when the young man was about to continue to refuse, Zhu Hongni immediately said: "As long as Mr. Shen accompanies me to visit Wanshui City, after returning home, I will ask my father to write two letters of recommendation for you, one is for my fifth grandfather, and the other is for me." Feng is offering wine to Jixia Academy!"
"No need."
"Young Master Shen, you have to think clearly. The Northern Sui Dynasty was not peaceful. Someone in the court had their mind set on Jixia Academy. Just in case, the priests at Jixia Academy began to refuse many people's applications to go to the Academy. !”
Didn't you say this earlier? !
Shen Li looked at Zhu Hongni's cunning face hidden in the night, knowing that this was the moment she was waiting for.
Mr. Jingjie was indeed right, the woman at the foot of the mountain was not only a tiger, but also a seductive fox.
After dinner, Zhu Hongni couldn't wait to get on her horse, raised her riding whip, fell heavily, rushed towards Wanshui City, and shouted: "Master Shen! Follow me quickly!"
Shen Li sighed helplessly. If he had known this, he would not have given her water!
The two rested several times throughout the night. Near noon, the tall gate of Wanshui City came into view.
The city walls were lined with soldiers wearing armor.
The city gates were wide open, and merchants were coming and going. From time to time, people were galloping on their horses, causing shouts of cursing from all over the world.
The soldiers guarding the gate didn't even look at the passers-by, letting them come in and out, completely different from Yuzhou City.
Entering the city, it is worthy of being said to be an important town that can compete with Yuzhou City. The hawking along the streets is very loud, and they even make up slogans for the goods they sell. A girl with heavy makeup stood on the street and walked into the arms of a richly dressed man. She spoke in a timid voice and pulled her by the arm into the spring building.
"Don't look!" Zhu Hongni said angrily.
"Why are you women all the same?" the young man asked in confusion.
She hesitated to speak, and finally snorted angrily, unwilling to speak anymore.
The name of Chun Tower is Yanchun Pavilion.
Perhaps Zhu Hongni was worried that Shen Li would sneak into Yanchung Pavilion to have fun, so she deliberately found an inn far away from Yanchung Pavilion.
After traveling all night, I was really tired and uncomfortable, especially when riding a horse. I felt like all the bones in my body were falling apart.
Just as she was about to pay, Shen Li jumped in and threw two taels of silver to the accountant.
"Two guest rooms, now serve a table of good wine and delicious food."
The cashier happily put away the money, and the waiter standing beside them shouted loudly: "Two good guest rooms, a table with good food and wine, two guests please come in!"
Zhu Hongni sat down glumly. Even though Shen Li knew why she was unhappy, he didn't want to say a few nice words.
He already has enough red lines on his body, and he really doesn't want to "cause trouble" anymore.
After the food and wine were served, Zhu Hongni's mood improved. She tasted the dishes one by one and said, "It's not that good. The food and wine in this inn are too deceptive."
"It would be nice to eat some. Do you still want to eat steamed buns?"
"Forget about the steamed buns! I've had enough!"
With their stomachs empty, the two of them immediately relaxed their etiquette and devoured the food.
"Take a day off and go shopping with me tomorrow! Let's eat braised noodles by the way!" She said, burping from wine.
Fortunately, she wasn't drunk this time. She was so drunk last time that she was unconscious. If he hadn't been there, she would have fallen into the hands of the Taotie Four.
"Okay, you have the final say."
Zhu Hongni blushed and smiled like a flower.
After entering the guest room and lying down on the bed, the young man sighed quietly and fell into the pseudo-Vajra state. He felt tired as he had not experienced in a long time.
"Sir, do you need hot water?"
"unnecessary."
"I think our guest needs hot water."
Open your eyes and open the door.
The waiter looked around, entered the room, closed the door tightly, and asked in a low voice: "Are you Shen Li?"
"Who are you?"
"Xingxiu Cult."
"Hey, why are you everywhere?"
"It's a coincidence that this inn was originally opened by the Xingxiu Sect in Wanshui City. As soon as you and that girl entered the door, I felt that the young master looked familiar."
"Looks familiar? I shouldn't have seen you before."
The last time he went to Wanshui City, he carried out the assassination alone and had no contact with the local Xingxiu Sect members.
The waiter took out a crumpled piece of paper from his arms and spread it out. On the paper, there was a drawing of Shen Li's face. Although it didn't look like him, his facial features and expression were still close to each other.
"Master Qin sent the portrait of Wanshui City, saying that whenever traces of the young master are found, any assassination commissions can be handed over to the young master."
"???"
Leader Qin? Qin Xianqing! ! !
"No, I'm injured. The injury is extremely serious!"
"Master Qin also said that if the young master refuses, one thousand taels of silver will be given to Po Jun. If the young master agrees, Master Qin will personally bring the one thousand taels to the young master."
Haha, Qin Xianqing, you are really scheming. I should not have agreed to persuade the Sixth Prince of Xishu in the first place. In the end, I only saw that I did not get any benefit from the big pie you drew, and instead was led by the nose by you.
