Huangzhou Prefecture is located in the sun of the Dabie Mountains and the north of the Yangtze River. It is only two hundred miles away from Hanyang in the west. This place was once the capital of Xu Shouhui, the emperor of Tianwan in the late Yuan Dynasty. Today, there is Luotian Tribute Tea Factory in the northeast, merchants from Huizhou and other places go south, there is the port of Wuchang and Hanyang in the west, and it reaches Jingdezhen, the place where porcelain is produced, in the south. Although it is far away from Hankou There is a difference, but it is usually bustling and bustling, but it is not a lively place. At this time, the sky was gray, and thin strands of rain were dancing in the wind. After a while, all the pedestrians went home, leaving only an empty block.
Feng Yanlang returned the little girl, received many thanks, and was recognized as his adoptive father. He was thinking about the task entrusted to him by his senior brother from Huashan School before he died, and he did not dare to neglect it. He immediately left the family and rushed to Huangzhou Mansion. Thinking of the poverty in Huangzhou, he didn't know what would happen to Zeng Jinyi. I can't help but feel a little anxious about the treatment. I arrived in Qishui County, Huangzhou Prefecture at around noon that day. When I entered the county seat, I found that I was already hungry. When I raised my eyes, I saw a restaurant not far away. I felt happy, so I strode in and found it. Sitting next to the window, I looked over and couldn't help but feel happy. It turned out that I had bumped into an acquaintance. No need to ask, I must have come here to look for Zeng Jinyi.
In that compartment, Fang Lingyan was already happy. She was already saying hello to Feng Yanlang, patting the bench next to her and inviting him to sit over.
Feng Yanlang didn't know how the senior sister was doing, so he walked over slowly, but didn't dare to sit down immediately.
"Hurry up, sit down." Fang Lingyan waited impatiently and shouted loudly, which startled Feng Yanlang and sat down. She didn't even look at the new friend sitting across from her, and just continued to grab her own food. Start eating and drinking wine and meat.
"Junior sister, this kid is going to die. If you don't want me, I'll take it." Li Rufeng joked. He felt a faint threat and wanted to see what this junior sister's attitude was towards that junior brother.
"I don't even bother to take his life. Take it if you want." Fang Lingyan seemed to have forgotten what she had said before, and for a moment Li Rufeng was blocked from getting off the stage.
Li Rufeng watched Feng Yanlang wolfing down the food. He must have been worried about Zeng Jinyi's safety, so he worked hard at night and did not dare to delay. He had been hungry for a long time. Then he ordered some more food and wine to be served, and responded: "Look at how hungry he is, he'd better get fat first."
Fang Lingyan laughed heartily. "I thought you, Mr. Feng, were a white-faced scholar, but I didn't expect that you look like a wild man when you eat." As he said this, he handed him a handkerchief to wipe the rain off his face.
Feng Yanlang raised his head to look at her, lowered his head and continued eating, saying, "I'm hungry, aren't you going to kill me? I don't want to be a starving ghost!" After eating a few mouthfuls, he grabbed the handkerchief and put it on his face. After wiping it carefully, he squeezed out a smile from the corner of his mouth and returned the handkerchief to Fang Lingyan.
"Haha... Yanlang, we meet again"
Only then did Feng Yanlang see clearly that the man standing up and saluting opposite him was none other than Du Qinglan's proud disciple Jing Yunpeng. He thought that Li Rufeng and the others had already told him what they knew.
Feng Yanlang stopped, stared at Jing Yunpeng and said, "You are very fast."
Li Rufeng and Fang Lingyan were stunned for a moment before they figured out that they already knew each other. Why did Feng Yanlang always talk so confusingly?
"So you already know each other? Didn't you tell me earlier?" Fang Lingyan said angrily.
"It's hard to say anything. After we landed in Wudang, the master didn't know how he got the news, saying that someone was going to deal with Wuyue, so he ordered me to go to Songshan to report to the second uncle, thinking that Songshan would be in the middle, so that everyone could discuss it together. I just escaped, but I didn’t expect that I would be caught as soon as I went to Songshan. Fortunately, I was able to escape thanks to Senior Brother Feng’s secret rescue.”
"Shh..." Feng Yanlang gestured, his eyes searching the surroundings. "Don't publicize this matter here."
"Why, you didn't explain this clearly last time!" Fang Lingyan was puzzled.
"Junior sister, there are many people talking in this place. Let's eat first and talk slowly on the way." After all, Li Rufeng was a sophisticated person and knew that Feng Yanlang must have touched his tail.
After eating, the four of them took advantage of the clear weather after the rain and headed north. However, he noticed that since he went out, there was someone following him blankly, staring at the sword in Fang Lingyan's hand.
"Are you also being targeted?" Feng Yanlang asked quietly.
"Tell me, he has been with us for a day. In the morning, we met him near a mountain temple. He followed me and looked at my sword. I went to threaten him, but I didn't expect that he turned out to be a fool. He fell in love with me. Some people on the road were attracted to me and wanted to snatch my sword. No, I met Yun Peng who saw an injustice on the road and drew his sword to help."
"Are you sure he is a fool?" Feng Yanlang was still wary.
"He is a fool. You can see it. When he saw others robbing Junior Sister's things, he actually fought with them and was almost beaten to death. Fortunately, he was saved by Yunpeng."
"Is it possible that Senior Sister knows him?"
"No, I have never seen him. Could it be that...he has seen my sword?"
"Your sword?" Feng Yanlang looked at Fang Ling Yan's sword. There was a jade pendant with the word "Yan" engraved on it hanging from the hilt. "Is there more than one jade pendant?"
"How do you know?" Suddenly, Fang Lingyan's eyes flashed: "Oh...I see, you mean he is not looking at my sword, but this jade pendant?"
"Haha...Junior sister finally figured it out." When Li Rufeng heard Feng Yanlang's question, he had already thought that the fool must know this jade pendant.
"Hmph...don't you know that when I become smarter, you can only be like that stupid big brother?" Fang Lingyan said, "My sister also has the same jade pendant, but it has 'Moon' engraved on it, just because her name is Fang Lingyue. , I think that silly brother must have seen my sister."
At this time, there was a fork in the road ahead, and for a moment, the four of them didn't know which way to go.
"Go home, go home..." The fool suddenly started dancing, running up and dragging Fang Lingyan towards one of the intersections.
"Let's go, let's follow him, maybe we'll find something." Li Rufeng suggested.
Following this road, not far away, we arrived outside a courtyard, which was not far from the county seat. It seemed that the owner's life was quite difficult. As soon as he arrived at the door, the fool shouted "Mother... mother", pulled the old lady out, and pointed to the jade pendant on Fang Lingyan's sword for her to see.
The old lady looked at Fang Lingyan's group carefully, and her eyes fell on Fang Lingyan, the sword in her hand, and the jade pendant hanging on the sword's hilt.
"Who are you……?"
"Old man, I want to ask you something. Have you seen this jade pendant?" Fang Lingyan stepped forward and held out the jade pendant for the old lady to see.
The old man picked up the jade pendant and looked at it carefully. He showed a strange expression when he saw the word "Yan" on it. "Are you looking for someone?" The old man had already guessed the visitor's intention.
"Yes, old man, I'm looking for my sister. She has a similar jade pendant with the word 'moon' engraved on it. Have you seen it?"
"Are you Yue'er's sister?" The old lady looked very happy, with a hint of melancholy in her happiness.
"Do you really know Yue'er? Yes, my name is Fang Lingyan. She was only ten years old when our sisters were separated, and it has been twelve years now." Fang Lingyan's eyes burst out with a hint of sadness and anger, "Do you know that she is here now? where?"
"I know that Yue'er also has a jade pendant like this. It was sewn into the pocket of her underwear. I thought it might have been left to her by her parents. After looking at it, it was sewn into it for her. But I saw that it was The characters seem to look a little different from the girl."
"It's different. Mine is the word "Yan" and hers is the word "Yue". Old man, please tell me where the moon is. Tell me quickly." Fang Lingyan grabbed the old woman's hand and looked into the room impatiently. I want to see my sister come out.
But the old woman sighed and said: "Twelve years ago, our family bought a little girl. She said her name was Yue'er. Because our family's surname was Xiong, she decided to call her Xiong Yue'er. Later, Second, his father passed away, and his family was poor and could not support himself. He happened to meet an old doctor who was traveling around. The old doctor said that Yue'er was destined to him, so he spent some money and took her with him. At that time, we were still I’m quite reluctant to part with it.”
"What's the custom here? Why do you buy a daughter when you have a son? You don't say anything about the purchase, but then sell it." Jing Yunpeng couldn't help but get angry after hearing what the old woman said.
"Sigh...you don't know something. There was a plague in our place, and many people died. In order to continue the incense, many families bought half-grown children. A family with a large number of people will be more powerful at work and make a fortune quickly. . Our family, Erleng, suffered a brain burn due to excessive use of medicine in the treatment of the plague. We couldn’t afford a son, so we bought a girl like this. We can get half a son when we get married in the future. People in the mountains are honest, okay? It's easy to save some money, and I treat everyone I buy as my own, and I don't want to sell it casually. But two years after she came to our house, Erleng's father left. I really don't want to see her continue to suffer with our orphans and widowed mother. I was bullied, and I saw that the old doctor liked Yue'er very much, so I took him away." The words were sad, and looking at the low and dilapidated thatched house behind her, even if the energy of the people present was mostly gone, most of it had disappeared. .
"Old man, do you know what kind of person that old doctor is?"
"Uh... I remember that two years after we bought the baby, at about this time, the old doctor came. His hair and beard were already gray by then, but he looked very energetic. He came to our house to stay overnight, and he was very He said that Yue'er was destined to him and gave us a gold ingot and took Yue'er away."
"Oh, thank you, old man, and I'll say goodbye." Fang Lingyan was a little disappointed. The world was so big that she didn't know where to find her sister, and she didn't know how much injustice she had suffered over the years. Fortunately, she finally knew that she was still alive. No matter what, she had to Find her.
