Yangcun is located about 40 miles west of Xiangyang City. It is a small fishing village surrounded by mountains and rivers.

When Lan Qiao entered the village, it was just after noon. He was leading a tall maroon horse, looking tired and relaxed.

He was tired because in the past two months, Zuo Dao, who was determined to avenge his son's murder, had been chasing him all the way, whether he was climbing mountains or crossing rivers, taking big roads or small roads, and never gave up.

He was chased to death, and several times he planned ambushes to counterattack, but Zuo Dao used the powerful Lieyang sword to kill him.

In the past sixty days, Lan Qiao repeatedly traveled through the Jianghan Plain, unable to eat or sleep at night. He was always under great pressure from being chased by powerful enemies and never slept a full night's sleep. How could this not be allowed?

His face was weathered and he looked tired and haggard.

He is relaxed now because, just last night, he used his familiarity with the terrain to skillfully create suspicions, and finally deceived Zuo Dao into thinking that he was taking a boat east to the Han River, and looking east to pursue him. However, he traveled west by night and took the land route.

Rushing to Xiangyang, from now on the sky is high and birds can fly, and there is no need to worry about the enemy finding him.

Now, he needed a good meal and then a good night's sleep. Apart from this, he wanted nothing more.

"Waiter." Lan Qiao led the new horse he bought from Xiangyang City and handed the reins to the waiter who came out with a smile. "Take my horse and feed it, and then serve me four dishes and one soup.

The dishes require two meat and two vegetables, and the soup requires fresh fish soup that you catch and kill right now." As he spoke, he took out a few banknotes and stuffed them into the waiter's pocket.

"Please rest assured, sir." The waiter smiled even brighter and welcomed Lan Qiao into the store and said, "I will make arrangements for you."

This is a two-story shop called "Tide Viewing Hall", facing south and facing north, located on the hillside at the southern end of Yangcun.

The store is built with old wooden boards, and a string of red lanterns at the door has long been soaked black by years of oil smoke. It looks like it is at least fifty years old. Guests dine on the first floor and eat freshly caught fish.

If you stay in the hotel on the first floor, you can overlook the tidal flow of the Han River from the window.

Lan Qiao sat down at a table in the corner of the first floor. After waiting for less than a quarter of an hour, a waiter brought out plates of freshly cooked dishes.

"Add another pot of wine." Lan Qiao ordered, picking up a piece of tender fish and putting it into his mouth. The last time he ate so leisurely was at Li Jingshu's Luo Ying Ten Flower Banquet.

The seasoning was too heavy, which was not enough compared to his own cooking skills, and certainly not compared to the Luoying Shihua Banquet that amazed him. Fortunately, the ingredients were fresh enough, and he was tired, so he couldn't care about so many details.

, three times five divided by two, and the table of soup dishes was cleaned up.

"Waiter, give me a room, I want to stay in the hotel." Lan Qiao leaned back on the chair after eating and drinking, and shouted with burps.

He called several times but no one answered. Just as he was about to get up to see what was going on, he saw the waiter running in in a panic.

"Sir, sir, I'm sorry, your horse is gone." The waiter ran to the Lanqiao table with sweating profusely and said out of breath, "It took me just a blink of an eye to go to the backyard to look at that.

The horse disappeared. The villain just ran all over the nearby streets, but the horse seemed to have wings and flew away, and he couldn't find it."

Lan Qiao seemed relatively calm. Seeing that the waiter's demeanor didn't seem to be fake, he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be impatient yet. Speak slowly."

The waiter was so anxious that he almost cried. He stamped his feet and said, "My guest's horse has been fed by the little man, and he has chopped the fodder himself. I just asked the little man from the kitchen to fetch a bucket of water, and it won't take half an hour."

When I came back, the horse was gone."

Lan Qiao nodded and asked, "Are there any traces in the backyard?"

The waiter thought for a moment and said, "No."

Lan Qiao had been chased by Zuo Dao for dozens of days. He finally relaxed today. After having a good meal and a drink, he really didn't have the energy to dwell on this sudden mystery. He pushed his chair away, yawned and said, "I'll see you if you don't see me."

Well, I'm too sleepy now, you can give me a room upstairs and let me take a nap."

Seeing that Lan Qiao had no intention of pursuing him, the waiter nodded hurriedly and trotted away.

Lan Qiao entered the room and almost touched the pillow, and soon fell asleep under the warm afternoon sun of Yangcun. When he woke up again, he was close to Shen Zheng.

He stretched for a long time, stuffed a soft cushion around his waist and sat up halfway, looking out the window at the flowing Han River. After a long time, he remembered that the waiter in the shop said that he could not find his horse. He

I was about to go to the stable in the backyard to take a look in person when I suddenly heard a knock on the door. A strange female voice said outside the door, "Young master, have you slept well?"

Lan Qiao originally thought he was a handyman from the Tide Watching Hall, so he opened the door and saw a girl dressed in elegant clothes. He was surprised and said, "Girl, what is this?"

The girl smiled slightly, bowed to Lanqiao first, and then introduced herself, "The little girl Qiaoer is from the Yang family of Big Elm in the west of the village."

Lan Qiao didn't know about the "big elm tree in the west of the village". He only knew that this place was called Yangcun, and most of the people in the village had Yang as their surname. In order to distinguish each other, they would probably use "big elm tree" or "nanshanshan".

The terrain sign is named after it.

"May I ask the girl for any advice?" Lan Qiao looked at Yang Qiao'er warily. After what happened with Hua Yuxi, he no longer dared to easily believe the stranger who came to his door.

Yang Qiaoer seemed to have expected that Lanqiao would be on guard, so she took the time to say, "We Yangcun people have always been famous for their hospitality, and we entertain guests from all over with a landscape and a fresh fish. Today I heard that the young master lost his beloved horse in our village. Qiaoer's body

As a member of Yangcun people, I can’t help but feel disgraced.”

Seeing that she was here for this matter, Lan Qiao relaxed and said, "I didn't expect that this matter would spread so quickly. Since the waiter in the shop made an unintentional mistake, I don't want to hold him accountable too much. I will set off by boat tomorrow morning."

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Yang Qiaoer said apologetically, "To be honest, my Yang family in Dayushu is a big family in Yangcun. After learning about what happened to the young master, I feel that I need to represent our Yangcun and give him some compensation."

As she said that, she took out a stack of forty or fifty treasure notes from her sleeves, put it on the small cabinet beside Lanqiao's bed and said, "I came in a hurry, and I only brought so much with me. Master, if you don't mind, can you follow me?"

Qiao'er will take a look at the scenery of our Yang Village, and then invite the young master to move to his humble abode, and Qiao'er will host a banquet to comfort the young master."

Lan Qiao became more and more convinced that this person had ulterior motives, and thought that if he really went to her house, there might be some tricks waiting for him. Drugging, honey traps, or blackmail without any name, and all kinds of tricks.

He can almost think of a whole bunch of things with his eyes closed.

He looked at Yang Qiaoer's pleading eyes and thought to himself that if nothing happened, he might as well see what she wanted to do. If the other party really had malicious intentions, he could eliminate the evil easily by taking precautions, which would also save others from a needless incident.

of disaster.
Chapter completed!