After hearing the news, Zhao Ying, the former governor of Youzhou, went out to greet him in person. With a flattering smile on his face, he introduced Zhao Ying and his party into the official residence. Youzhou is the former residence of the Zhao family. After Zhao Ju became the governor of Fan Yang, his family moved to Jizhou. The old house was empty and uninhabited. Zhao Ju ordered people to rebuild it into an official residence, and he paid all the expenses. An old housekeeper was left to look after him.
Zhao Ying respectfully handed over the seal and left. He is a member of the Jiedushi clan, and based on his seniority, Zhao Ying should be respectfully called "uncle". However, since he has been given the five clothes, it is difficult to recognize him or not. For the sake of his respect, Zhao Ying gave him a gift. Cheng, and offered a thousand taels of silver to express his feelings.
Zhao Ying accepted the banknote generously and stuffed it into his boots, which greatly changed his impression of Zhao Ying. Everyone knows that he relied on Zhao Hongtu to become the governor of Youzhou. Everyone knows that there is something wrong with Zhao Ying and Zhao Hongtu. A thousand taels of silver is not much, but his intentions are commendable. He will not anger his subordinates for no reason just because the superiors are hostile to each other. , his reckless and impatient master may not have such a temperament.
The person who takes care of the official residence is the old butler Zhao Hu. He was Zhao Ju's childhood playmate and loyal bodyguard. Later, he made a big mistake in a crucial battle between Hu and Hu. He lost his troops and abandoned his subordinates to escape alone. Out of old friendship, Zhao Ju spared his life, took away his military post, and demoted him to Youzhou to guard the Zhao family's old house, where he would spend his old age.
Zhao Hu didn't like Zhao Ying. He was a stubborn military man. He stubbornly believed that after a hundred years of Jiedushi, his legitimate son Zhao Hongtu was the legitimate heir. If Zhao Ying had self-knowledge, he should not wade into this muddy water at all. He was neither cold nor indifferent, and settled Zhao Ying and others in the official residence. He casually sent a few maids and servants to wait on them, and then quietly left the city to have a private meeting with Zhao Hongtu.
Zhao Hongtu once promised that when he ascended to the position of Jiedushi, he would transfer Zhao Hu to his side as a personal attendant. In a few years, he would go to the state to serve as an official and earn a bright future. This is Zhao Hu's only chance.
Zhao Ying washed his face in the biting deep well water, and without taking a breath, he called Kang Dingbian, Yang Staff and two long followers to go to the Yamen together. Xia Yun and Xia Qian couldn't sit still, so they asked the servant to lead the way out of the official residence and went for a leisurely walk in the city. Yi Lian winked at Taoist Yiqing and followed him from a distance.
Youzhou is located in the hinterland of Fanyang Town, a north-south transportation hub. It is far more prosperous than Tanzhou, with extremely developed commerce and handicraft industries. On both sides of the market, there are rice shops, butcher shops, oil shops, five-ripe shops, fruit shops, charcoal shops, pig iron shops, and grinding shops. , silk and silk rows, rows and rows of combs, everything you want. Xia Qian was filled with emotion. She had no reason to remember the luxury of the Yang family in its heyday. Success and failure were all gone. The Yang family in Heshuo, which was once extremely wealthy, was just quietly lost in the torrent of time, leaving nothing behind. trace.
People are forgetful. In a few years, will anyone still remember them?
A familiar back figure flashed past her eyes, slowly curling up, and disappeared into the crowd. Xia Qian's eyes were sharp, and she suddenly became suspicious. She tugged on Xia Yong's sleeves and whispered: "Second brother, it seems that I have met someone." We’ve reached an acquaintance, let’s follow him!”
Xia Yun hurried a few steps and followed her gaze. She saw a graceful woman in the crowd. She looked familiar at first glance. Her left hand was grasped by a man with a heavy back and waist. She was reluctantly, half dragging and half pulling her. It seems that he is being coerced and unable to escape.
"she is……"
"Second brother, I don't remember, it's Huang Qi from Fengwei Tower!"
Back then, at Jinkou Fenduo Medicine Refining Hall, two girls, Bai Kou and Huang Qi, served as sheep guardians for a night. Afterwards, Huang Qi was sent back to Fengwei Tower. Bai Kou followed them around the world, not wanting to be buried in the belly of a fish. If she is still alive, she should call herself "Concubine", call Xia Qian "Madam". She is older than Xia Qian and should not be called "sister". How did Huang Qi come to Youzhou City? With all kinds of thoughts coming and going, Xia Qian pulled her second brother and hurriedly chased after him, only to see the man dragging Huang Qi away from the bustling market and into a dirty alley.
There are shabby huts on both sides of the alley, and the air is filled with a putrid smell. The moans come and go, and the flow of time becomes slow and clear. Xia Yun suddenly stopped and gave Xia Qian a hand. He heard the sound of his own heartbeat, thump, thump, thump, like the drumbeat of death. Going out in a hurry, she was careless and did not bring the Poison Dragon Sword and Ghost Tou Dao with her. Xia Yun only had an ordinary green steel sword on her waist, which she picked up for three taels of silver at the blacksmith shop in Tanzhou City.
It was too late, but soon, a sharp sword light shot out from the hut, and the cold air was like substance, tightly binding Xia Yun. Although the opponent's shot was sharp, it was intended to restrain him and had no killing intention. , which gave Xia Yong a chance to counterattack. He turned sideways to protect the girl behind him, and used the He Qing Hai Yan Ping Bo Sword. He pointed the long sword diagonally, raised it from bottom to top, and pointed the sharp edge directly at the opponent's lower body. This move was vicious and fierce, risking one's life. The other party praised "good", and the sword light condensed, cutting the green steel sword into two pieces silently.
Xia Yun shook her right arm and threw out the broken sword. Instead of retreating, she advanced forward. Her waist and legs suddenly exerted force, and she slammed into the opponent's arms. She intertwined her fists and moved forward inexorably. The man who attacked calmly, flew the broken sword, and used his left hand to use the grappling hand. His arm was like a boneless snake. Xia Yun's heart suddenly felt cold. June's debt had to be repaid quickly. This was obviously a silk-wrapped grappling hand. Once it fell into In the opponent's hands, life would be worse than death!
An arm reached out from behind, clasped Xia Yun's shoulder, and pulled him back. A Qing Taoist stepped forward with his sword, and the two swords clashed with each other, like big beads and small beads falling on a jade plate, and they fought in the blink of an eye. More than ten moves, evenly matched.
Xia Yun looked intently and saw that the other party was thin and his face was covered with black cloth, revealing only a pair of shining eyes. Although he was a man, he exuded an indescribable feminine temperament, quite similar to Qin Ji. resemblance. He suddenly woke up and blurted out: "Be careful, that person is an eunuch from the East China Sea Sect!"
Taoist Yiqing couldn't help laughing out loud, he raised the Qiu Ming Sword and pointed it at the other party and said: "Pan An, Pan Xingzhou, do you hear that? You, this eunuch, was called out by others, and you are still wearing it?" What are you doing, hiding your head and showing your tail?"
Xia Yun couldn't help but gasped when she heard this. She casually said "eunuch" and offended Pan Xingzhou, the leader of the Yinma Gang. He...he...he turned out to be a descendant of the Donghai Sect, and he was an old acquaintance with Yiqing Taoist! Pan Xingzhou let out a long sigh, took off the black cloth covering his face, revealing a smooth, beardless white face, and sighed: "Tan Yiqing, I haven't seen you for many years, you are finally old!"
The whistles continued one after another, and three or five figures emerged from the hut, holding sharp knives, blocking the four people from front to back. Xia Yun's heart sank. Pan Xingzhou took action personally, and all the masters of the Yinma Gang came out. He accidentally fell into the trap of the other party. in the trap. Xia Qian turned her head and saw the sturdy man, holding on to Huang Qi and couldn't help but said: "She has nothing to do with this, why bother a weak woman!"
Huang Qi's face turned pale, her body was trembling, and she couldn't stand still. The man stretched out his hand to take her into his arms, and said with a evil smile: "The woman Yang Hu has played with, I..." Taoist Yiqing's eyes flashed sharply, and his head Without looking back, he flicked his finger with his backhand, and a stream of Yin energy flew out of the air and pierced the center of his eyebrows. As if struck by lightning, the man stood frozen for several seconds, fell to the ground, dragged Astragalus on him, screamed again and again, struggled desperately, his veins suddenly loosened, and he rolled and crawled to Xia Qian's feet.
Everyone's expressions changed slightly, and they stared at Taoist Yiqing intently. They subconsciously took a few steps back. This kind of insidious Kung Fu that kills invisible people is so unpredictable that it is extremely difficult to guard against it. Pan Xingzhou was taken aback. The shock in his chest was indescribable. He pointed at him and said, "You... you actually practiced... Sheyang Needle..."
