After saying goodbye to Lei Xingshan, Ah Da took Shi Wu all the way eastward. In the village they passed by, he spent eight taels of silver to buy a thin horse for Shi Wu to ride on. It's not that Ah Da didn't want to buy another horse, it was actually

There was only one horse in the whole village, and the fellow villager sold it to Ah Da because he paid a high price.

Ada is now carrying Shi Wu's baggage and "a clear load" on his left side, and his right side is carrying the "conviction" and dry food wrapped in linen cloth again. He has to pull the horse in front because Shi Wu is afraid that there will be more

Even the slightest weight crushed the horse, and he was still very nervous even sitting on it, not daring to move. They had been walking for three days, and this evening, they finally arrived at a larger city.

Looking at the word "Qufeng" carved on the top of the city gate, Ah Da and Shi Wu were questioned by the guards at the door before going in. Ah Ziran wouldn't say that they were going to Qin State, but that they were going to Dongjiang Town.

Visiting relatives.

After entering Qufengcheng, Ada asked the vendor at the intersection and bought two scallion pancakes. After handing one to Shi Wu, he asked how to get to the inn in Qufengcheng.

The hawker pointed to the main road in front of him: "Go straight to the right along this stone road. After passing seven or eight shops, you will see an inn with a large front. It is the largest inn in this city.

Most of the guests traveling from north to south stay there.”

After Ada thanked him, he and Shi Wu went over eating scallion pancakes. Shortly after they left, two women who looked like guards threw a tael of silver to the vendor and asked what the old man had just said to him.

The hawker held the money in his hand at a loss, and truthfully told Ah Da about where the inn was. Seeing that the two women couldn't ask anything, they quickly followed him.

The hawker looked at the silver in his hand anxiously, scratched his head in confusion, and finally put it away. He was still muttering that strange things happened every year, and today was the strangest.

Following the route given by the hawker, Ada took Shi Wu to the entrance of this three-story inn. The four characters "Yunlai Inn" were written in sharp cursive on the inn's plaque.

When the waiter saw the guests coming, he immediately came over to greet them diligently and asked: "Are the two guests staying in the hotel or working in the hotel?"

Ah Da Dao: "Stay in the hotel."

When the waiter heard this, he first led the skinny horse to the nearby stable, took a handful of hay and put it in the manger, then took Ada and Shi Wu into the store.

The innkeeper is a woman about fifty years old. She is calculating accounts at the counter. The waiter cleverly stepped forward and said: "Sir, these two guests are staying in the hotel."

The woman in charge said with a smile on her face: "Two guests, we have rooms with a herringbone, a land, and a sky. The prices are one silver, five silver, and one tael of silver per night. I don't know.

Which kind of accommodation would you like as a guest?”

Ah Da Dao: "Give us a room with a high ceiling."

"Okay. By the way, gentlemen, our chefs here can cook northern and southern dishes. It's getting late now. I wonder if you two gentlemen have eaten?" the female shopkeeper asked enthusiastically.

Ada Zhuan asked Shi Wudao: "What do you want to eat?"

Shi Wu thought for a while and reported the names of three dishes: "roasted pork with dried bamboo shoots, stir-fried green vegetables, and braised pork ribs with yam."

The female shopkeeper wrote them down one by one, said "wait a minute" and sent them over, and then asked the waiter to take them to the third floor first.

This sky-sized room is indeed much better than the previous room in Taiping Town. The room is more spacious and bright, and the furnishings inside are also much more refined. There are also two paintings and calligraphy hanging in the room, namely the Picture of Hundreds of Birds and the Picture of Peonies Zorn.

, although it is not the handwriting of a famous artist, it is still a good painting. There are also pens, inks, papers and inkstones on the table next to it, presumably for guests who need to work.

Shi Wu helped Ah Da take off his baggage, and then lay down on the big wooden bed. They had spent the past three days lighting a bonfire in the wild, spreading some weeds, and sleeping. Shi Wu almost forgot what sleeping on a bed was like.

Feel it.

Ah Da saw it and said, "When you are tired, wait until you have eaten and have a good rest."

Shi Wu lay on the bed and said, "I'm tired but it's okay. I wonder if Brother Wei has sent Brother Da Zhuang and Sister Ahua back to Taiping Town."

Ah Da poured a glass of warm water, took a sip and said, "It's quite safe to do things with one knife. There should be no problem."

Shi Wu turned sideways and said, "That's good. Grandpa, you think there shouldn't be any more trouble ahead of us, right?"

Ada paused while drinking water, thought for a while and said, "It should be fine within three days, but it will be hard to say after three days."

Shi Wudao: "Huh?"

A Da said: "Lei Xingshan has been destroyed, and no one should be able to help them. Even if the Jin Dynasty court wanted to investigate the death of City Lord Tie Tu, they would not do much. The most troublesome thing is City Lord Qi Fang.

It is now known that his father was the Duke of the current Dynasty, a member of the royal family, and there is no need to say much about his power and methods. The man with the golden mask happened to be a member of the royal family. Calculating the time of the exchange of news, if they really took action, they should

It will be in three days."

Shi Wu asked again: "How will they deal with us?"

"I don't know, but it must have been a thunderous method. The golden-masked man must have told Duke Zhen Guo all our information, and he also knew that ordinary killing methods no longer pose a threat to me. If you want to make me submit, capturing you is the best option.

Good choice." Ada looked at Shi Wu and said.

Shi Wu sighed and said unwillingly: "They are not so despicable that they want to use my child as a bargaining chip, right?"

Ah Da asked back: "Repent?"

Shi Wu immediately shook his head and said: "I don't regret it! If they capture me, just capture me. No matter if he is the son of Duke Zhen or the prince of Jin, we will avenge Brother Da Zhuang no matter what."

of."

Ah Da Dao: "Okay. No matter what happens, Grandpa Ah will be with you!"

Shi Wu nodded and said, "Grandpa, Xiao Wu seems to understand what you said to me by the fire. You are right, the world is not that simple. We don't know what will happen after these grudges.

No matter who you stand for, even if you take revenge now, there will still be entangled hatred and grudges behind you."

Ah Da Dao: "As long as you understand. It's okay, Grandpa Ah is here."

"Yes." Shi Wu felt that he was very happy. He had a father and mother who loved him so much, and such a good uncle to accompany him. Suddenly he was not afraid of anything, and he only wanted to go back to Xuanjia Village after he was cured in Qin State.

At this time, the waiter from the restaurant outside the door lightly knocked on the door and said: "Two guests, the food is here."

"Come in." Ada Dao.

The waiter at the shop came in, put the food away and went out.

When Shi Wu was about to pick up the bowl and chopsticks to eat, Ah Da stopped him first. Ah Da took out a silver needle from his arms and tested it once with each meal before letting Shi Wu use his chopsticks.

Shi Wu wondered: "Grandpa, didn't you say you didn't need these when you were in Taiping Town?"

"That was before, but now we have enemies outside and have to be on guard. Besides, someone is following us after we enter the city. I think our portraits have been sent to the palace of the city lord. That's why when we first entered the city

Even though we concealed our whereabouts, there were still people following us. Forget it, don’t think about it anymore, let’s eat first.” After Ada finished speaking, he started to eat. He always felt that he could only think about things well after eating. Now he and

Shi Wu was tired and hungry, so he couldn't care less about what others were doing.

Shi Wu didn't think about it anymore after hearing this. He moved his chopsticks and started to taste the three dishes he ordered. A large piece of dried bamboo shoots entered the mouth. It was too crispy when bitten, and the sweetness of the gravy had not yet been absorbed. It was completely inferior to his father's before.

I made this dish of stir-fried green vegetables with too much oil. I think the cook was afraid that if there was less oil, the vegetable leaves would burn first, which would affect the appearance of the finished dish. However, this would actually make people taste greasy. Braised pork ribs with yam

Not to mention, the pork ribs soup was simmered for a short time and the heat was not high enough. The soup did not have that pure white and moist color. Shi Wu was disappointed after tasting it.

Ada looked at Shi Wu's strange expression, filled a bowl of soup and said, "The food cooked by your father is indeed more delicious than most cooks. Who told you that you didn't know the blessings in the past, so you didn't eat more?"

.”

After hearing this, Shi Wu unconsciously took a mouthful of rice, put another piece of ribs in his mouth and started to bite, trying to find the taste of what Shi Lintao cooked at that time, but found that no matter how he ate, the taste in his memory did not appear.

Shi Wu reluctantly admitted: "I should have eaten more at that time."

Ah Dadao: "Don't worry. When you meet Lintao in the future, just ask him to make a few more meals to compensate you."

"Yeah!" Shi Wu nodded fiercely.

While A Da and Shi Wu were having dinner at the inn, someone from the Lord Qu Feng City's residence had already come to report.

Lei Xingshan was destroyed, and the news of the death of City Lord Qi Fang and City Lord Tietu also reached Qufeng City recently. City Lord Qufeng held the official document in his hand and said thoughtfully: "One old and one young, the appearance is also the same.

What is described in the official document is correct. Now that they have arrived in Qufeng City, I have been asked to monitor their whereabouts and report at any time."

The steward of Qufeng City Lord's Mansion is a heroic woman with a high ponytail. She said: "City Lord, should we send someone over to investigate?"

City Lord Qu Feng stopped him and said, "Absolutely not. The other party dares to kill even City Lord Qi Fang, so we can't provoke him. And since the higher ups only allow us to monitor, it means there will definitely be big moves. Cui Yuan, send someone far away."

Just stare from a distance, don't get too close."

Cuiyuan had never seen the Lord of Qufeng City so cautious, so she went out after accepting the order.

Thousands of miles away, the capital of the Jin Kingdom and the Duke's Mansion were located.

Candles flickered and white cloth hung.

An old man in his seventies wearing a nine-python brocade robe leaned against the chair. He looked at the letter sent by the golden-masked man with a sad expression and sighed: "You kid, you don't want to admit that you are me even to death."

As long as you say that you are the son of the Duke of Zhen, the golden-faced man will save you even if both sides suffer losses. But why don’t you say it! Why! Just because I killed your mother? Your mother is just

I am a merchant's daughter. I love her very much when I take her as my concubine, but she still wants the position of my direct wife. How can I tolerate her? How can the royal family tolerate her? But you are different. You are my only one.

My son, Fang'er!"

The entire Duke Zhen Guo's mansion was as quiet as a lonely tomb. No one dared to make a sound except Duke Zhen Guo in the main hall.

Until midnight, a song like a ghost's chant came in: "If someone buys the head, I will join him. Who has new grudges and old grudges? There is no worry in the sky, no worries in the earth, and there is no peace in the world."

The visitor was dressed in black and walking on the eaves of the Duke's Mansion. He was holding an orange lantern in his hand, and the candlelight flickered, illuminating half of his withered face, making him look like the rumored ghost who wanted to kill him.
Chapter completed!