Chapter 6: An awkward chat on the outskirts of town

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The anti-win rage still burns brightly.

Xianyang City looked very depressed and lifeless. Most people had no choice but to stay at home and do nothing, as if they were waiting for death to come.

Shangguan Yu and the black-handed Murong Fei settled in the "Yingyue Tavern" in Xianyang City. The "Yingyue Tavern" was also deserted, deserted, and business was bleak.

The black-handed Murong Fei asked in confusion: "Master, where can we find the murderer of King Cheng Sheng in this huge Xianyang City?"

Shangguan Yu took a sip of tea and said slowly: "According to Ying Zhixiong, as long as we find Gongsun Liang, an old subordinate of King Cheng Sheng, we can find the murderer."

"But where can we find Gongsun Liang?"

"It is said that after King Cheng Sheng's uprising failed, Gongsun Liang fled to Xianyang City. Maybe he was hiding in the palace." Shangguan Yu analyzed the black hand Murong Fei.

"I hope so. However, finding someone in such a huge palace is like looking for a needle in a haystack!" Murong Fei, the black-handed man, said again, "If you want to find someone in this vast sea of ​​people, if you don't have the power of ancient times, I think it's too difficult. Difficult!"

Shangguan Yu let out a long sigh. He said slowly: "It's true, but we don't have any clues at the moment. It is indeed not easy to find Gongsun Liang."

"You two gentlemen, I didn't mean to eavesdrop on what you two were talking about." The owner of "Yingyue Tavern" came up to chat with you, "Just now when you two were fetching water, I happened to hear the two of you talking about Gongsun Liang. The two of you. Young Master, I still don’t know anything. I’ve heard a little bit about Gongsun Liang’s affairs. I wonder if you would like to hear what I have to say?”

Shangguan Yu said "Oh" and said: "I would like to hear the details, but it doesn't matter if the boss says it." He thought to himself: "One more clue means more hope."

"As far as I know, in order to find Gongsun Liang, you must first find Gongsun Xin." The boss said slowly.

"Gongsun Xin? What is the connection between him and Gongsun Liang?" Murong Fei, the black-handed man, asked hurriedly.

"You two young masters don't know that Gongsun Liang's remaining troops have long been absorbed by Gongsun Xin." The boss coughed twice and said slowly, "Only by finding Gongsun Xin can we find Gongsun Liang. However, when Gongsun Xin raised his troops, He went straight to Jingxing Pass, crossed to the west of the river, captured the king of Wei, beheaded Chen Yu, and captured Zhao Xie. He fought for thousands of miles and became unstoppable. He captured the state of Qi and later became the king of Qi. Perhaps Gongsun Liang also followed him to Qi. ."

Shangguan Yu said "oh" again. He asked: "It is well known that Gongsun Xin became the king of Qi. But are you sure that Gongsun Liang also came to Gongsun Xin's account?"

"If Gongsun Liang had not died in the battle, he should be in Qidi now. If Gongsun Liang and Gongsun Xin had a falling out, he would not be in Qidi now." The boss added.

"You are so good at nagging!" Murong Fei, the black-handed man, was a little impatient and said to the boss, "Why are there so many what-ifs? Can you be more straightforward?"

"Master, please calm down. Of course, things are unpredictable and life is unpredictable. After so long, no one can guarantee whether Gongsun Liang is still here!" the boss said with a smile.

Shangguan Yu said to the boss: "But we heard that Gongsun Liang is hiding in Xianyang City. Why should we believe what you say?"

"Of course, don't look at my tavern, where people from the court often stay. As a bad old man, I have heard some things about the government and the world. However, whether you believe what I say or not, I have to leave it up to you! "The boss said again.

Shangguan Yu glanced at the boss and saw that he looked calm and not pretending at all. He thought to himself: "Is it Ying Zhixiong who wants to trick me?" He then said: "We believe you are it!"

"I have a friend who works for Gongsun Xin. If you two can trust me, I can write a letter and ask him to help the two young masters to inquire about it," the boss said.

"That's great! Thank you, boss!" Shangguan Yu said, clasping his hands.

"You two gentlemen, I'm going down right away!" The boss said and then retreated.

Shangguan Yu looked at the boss's back and saw that he was walking with a limp. Shangguan Yu thought to himself: "I didn't expect that he is a cripple on the right side."

"Sir, I look at him with a strange look in his eyes. Why do you believe him so much?" Murong Fei, the black-handed man, said to Shangguan Yu, "Believe him or not. He is such a bad old man!"

"Black Hand, have you noticed? He is a cripple." Shangguan Yu whispered, "I hope he can be more sincere and less cunning! If he dares to play tricks on us and play with us, then we I have no choice but to feed him good fruits!"

The black-handed Murong Fei smiled and said: "If he lets us play with him, I will make him so unlucky that when he looks back, he will flash his waist!"



It was night, and the black-handed Murong Fei went to see Duke Zhou early.

But Shangguan Yu didn't feel sleepy at all. He gently opened the window on the west side and looked out, only to see a colorless moon and few spring stars in the sky.

Shangguan Yu thought over and over again what Boss You Laizi said, and thought to himself: "Who is the murderer of King Cheng Sheng? What Ying Zhixiong said and what Boss You Laizi said, who said it is true?" "This place is hundreds of miles away from Qi State. Can Boss You Lame's friend really be able to bring back information about Gongsun Liang?"

In the early hours of the morning, the black-handed Murong Fei was suddenly awakened by the cry of "Uncle!" He picked up the sword beside him and hurriedly asked Shangguan Yu what was going on.

"I finally fell asleep, but suddenly I had a nightmare!" Shangguan Yu said.

The black-handed Murong Fei gave a bitter laugh and asked, "What? Young Master actually has nightmares?"

"I dreamed that my uncle was killed!"

"It's just a dream, why take it seriously!"

"I hope it's just a dream!" Shangguan Yu sighed and said slowly. Although Shangguan Yu comforted himself so much, there was always a lingering ominous feeling in his heart. In his dream, he clearly saw "a man in black stabbed his uncle Shangguan Liang's right chest with a sword, and his uncle Shangguan Liang fell to the ground."

After Shangguan Yu woke up from the nightmare, he felt even less sleepy. He remembered the appearance of his uncle Shangguan Liang: "Tall and slightly fat. In his early years, my uncle served as a state capital in Dingtao and lived in a luxurious life. He is over sixty years old, but he does not look old at all."

Shangguan Yu has no impression of his father Shangguan Hong, not even a little bit. However, his uncle Shangguan Liang once told him: "Yu'er, your father was killed by Lu Youming, the sword demon of Wei State. When your father Hong died, you had just celebrated your first birthday."

Shangguan Yu still learned about the image of his father Shangguan Hong from the mouth of the housekeeper Shangguan Qiu, "Sir Shangguan, your father looks exactly like your uncle. Sometimes I even think that your father is not dead at all!"

Thinking of this, Shangguan Yu couldn't help but shed tears. He sighed in his heart: "Yes, meeting my uncle is like meeting my father! My uncle is my father!"

Shangguan Liang treats his nephew Shangguan Yu as considerately as he treats his own son. But Shangguan Liang's only son died when he was a child.

Shangguan Liang once said to Shangguan Yu: "Yu'er, even if you have to avenge your father's hatred and the bloody feud of Shangguan Mansion, you should be more responsible as a man than the hatred of the country. The hatred of family and country should be treated as The country is great!”

Shangguan Yu deeply remembered what his uncle once said. He secretly swore in his heart: "What my uncle said is right. I, Shangguan Yu, should regard the country as the greatest and save the people of the world from dire straits!" "The revenge for killing my father must be avenged! The kindness of my uncle must be avenged!"

Thinking of these, tears filled the corners of Shangguan Yu's eyes.

After a while, the east began to turn white. Shangguan Yu looked out the window and saw the green mountains in the distance like tents, like soldiers pressing down on the territory.

Shangguan Yu woke up Murong Fei, who was still sleeping soundly, and told Murong Fei to wait here for a few days, waiting for news about the right lame boss. "Black Hand, I can't worry about my uncle. I have to go back to Dongyang first!"

"Then I will stay here for a few more days to see if the cripple on your right really has any news about Gongsun Liang!" said the black-handed Murong Fei.

After Shangguan Yu had a hasty breakfast, he climbed onto the "red dragon". He whispered a few more words to the black-handed Murong Fei. Shangguan Yu said "drive", and the "red dragon" hissed loudly, kicked up dust with its hooves, and flew away like an arrow.

At noon on the third day, Shangguan Yu arrived at the outskirts of Zhangcheng. When he saw a tea pavilion by the roadside, he choked the "Red Dragon" with a "hush".

Shangguan Yu jumped off his horse, took a rest, and asked the shopkeeper for a bowl of tea.

Shangguan Yu picked up the tea bowl and was about to drink tea when he heard the sound of horse hooves coming closer and closer. After a while, he saw two horses approaching suddenly. He looked around and saw two riders jumping down. One was a tall man with a rhinoceros nose and a ferocious appearance; the other was fatter, but had a full beard and exposed eyes.

The two people found a seat next to Shangguan Yu and sat down. The tall man shouted loudly: "Waiter, please bring me two bowls of tea. I want it hot!"

"Here!" the waiter responded in a long voice.

While Shangguan Yu drank tea, he thought to himself: "They look like two absolute bad guys!"

The tall man looked at Shangguan Yu and suddenly shouted: "Brother, shall we be friends?"

"Sorry!" Shangguan Yu smiled coldly and said, "I just want to be a Jingnan!"

The tall man said with a "hehe" smile: "My father is Lu Gang, and my family has a lot of mines!"

"You go ahead and choke me!" Shangguan Yu sneered again, "I'm not in the mood!"

"Damn, that's so rude!" The fat man said with a "hehe" smile, "Brother, he really doesn't know how to praise, just forget it!"

"Looks like he's a senior mourner!" The tall man said "hehe" twice more and said strangely, "Just ignore him!"

Shangguan Yu was worried about his uncle's safety, so he ignored them. After he finished drinking tea, he was about to pay for the tea, but he heard the sound of the two people chatting quietly in his ears. Shangguan Yu stared sideways and listened carefully, only to hear: "Brother Chuan, I heard that five murders occurred in Shangguan Mansion in Dongyang in two days. I don't know whether it is true or not?" The fat man asked the tall man.

"I also found out in Hanzhou Prefecture yesterday that Shangguan Liang was killed by someone. He was fatal with a sword and died in a strange and strange way!" The tall man named "Brother Chuan" said, "I also heard that Shangguan Liang was killed. The night before the killing, the four guardians of Shangguan Mansion were also killed, and they died strangely. They were all fatal with one sword! Langdi, I also heard that a crescent-like crescent appeared on the chests of the four guardians of Shangguan Mansion. picture of."