When the envelope was opened, the paper was just a thin layer. It felt like it was written in an emergency, and it smelled like a sneaky delivery of information. There were not many words in the letter, just one sentence, no, I should say two.
Word, 'Save me'!
Zuo Zhou turned the letter paper left and right, as if there was no intention of hiding any information. He unconsciously recalled the spy movies he had watched. Should he burn it with fire and soak it in water?
Hey, do you have any friendship? Why waste your energy? Besides, you just want Zhou Tong to move with just two words?
This relationship is all about maintenance, whether it is husband and wife, friends or relatives. If you have never maintained it before, it would be a bit shameless to want to take it now.
Seeing that there was no context, Zuo Zhou immediately lost interest, snorted and rubbed the letter into ashes.
Zhou Tong only glanced at him throughout the whole process, but didn't seem to care at all.
However, Zuo Zhou also understood the old man's thoughts and said that he didn't care at all, but no one was sure what he was thinking. He could only wave his hand and let Shi Qi comfort him. After all, the old man had put all his efforts into Zhan Shi.
On Qi's body.
As for Zuo Zhou himself, he sat down on the couch and remembered something about the Realm of Chaos.
Ever since he helped Li Yuzhu get some luck, he didn't pay much attention to the information there. He made it clear at the beginning that it was the last time and he would never interfere in the future.
But now it seems that there is something wrong!
Murong Fu said before that when he noticed that there seemed to be some contradiction between the forces in Liangshan and Fang La, he felt something was wrong.
According to the exiles' plan, they should put the various forces in a state of fighting but also having to cooperate. Then this contradiction should be obvious. How can it 'seem' to be a bit contradictory?
All we can say is that something went wrong with the exiles’ plan!
Coupled with Lin Chong's request for help, this is worth pondering. Logically speaking, among the forces in Liangshan are Chao Gai, Hu Sanniang, and Lin Chong, three masters on the Earth Ranking, and they are all reincarnations of former Shinto masters. Such strong strength can still be
Will they feel dangerous? Then who are they facing?
Is it the Great Qin at its full state? Definitely not. Now that the three major armies are held back by monsters, the new emperor of the country has not yet ascended the throne, and various things are mixed together, there is no time to target the Chaos Realm.
Is it the Tang State where Shinto masters gather together? That's not right. Those guys in the Tang State are currently preparing for future plans and have no time to deal with a scattered place.
Where else could it be, it couldn't be the Ming Dynasty where he lived. If that were the case, Chao Gai might not be able to enter the city so easily given that Zhu ignored it.
Zuo Zhou couldn't figure it out, so he simply gave it up. Anyway, he didn't want Zhou Tong to go to Liangshan because of Lin Chong. There weren't many good people in that poor place.
…
Chao Gai was walking on the streets of the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and patrolling sergeants could be seen from time to time around him. Perhaps because he did not want to cause unnecessary trouble, Zhu ignored the special case and did not have to curfew for a while, but the number of patrolling soldiers did not decrease at all.
And he was also very vigilant, going back and forth as if he was circling Chao Gai.
Chao Gai naturally didn't care, he was still thinking about his own affairs.
His face was not very pretty, because judging from Li Yuanfang's attitude just now, it seemed that the letter for help would not have any effect. But this is expected, after all, Lin Chong and Zhou Tong have a meager relationship.
It was almost exhausted when Yue Fei died. In addition, some things happened in Zhujiazhuang later, and he wrote a letter to Zhou Tong. It was just a dead horse treated as a living horse doctor.
"It turns out it's King Chao Tian. It's a real pleasure to meet you. We are both members of the alliance. The younger generation has always wanted to get guidance from the senior, but unfortunately it was not possible due to various reasons. Now we meet in a foreign country. I have to say it is fate."
As soon as Chao Gai's footsteps stopped, there were many shadows on the ground under the moonlight. You couldn't see the person's face clearly under the backlight, but Chao Gai could more or less know who he was from those words.
"hehe."
The other party didn't seem to care whether Chao Gai agreed or not. He slowly drew his sword, and a cold light seemed to illuminate half of the street.
Chao Gaihemu narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly took a step back, "Come here, someone is committing murder, some bad guy is killing someone, no one is looking after him!"
The black figure holding the sword was stunned for a moment, and he felt bad, and while he was stunned, a group of patrolling soldiers appeared quickly.
They knew there was something wrong with this scene at a glance. Although they couldn't tell the depth between the two, they could tell who was at a disadvantage. Wow, look at the guy blocking the road in front of him, with so many weapons in his hands, how could he be said to be not a bad guy?
"Put down your weapons and come with us. Don't worry, we will never let a bad person go, nor will we wrongly accuse a good person. If you are innocent, there is no need to be afraid."
The soldier was very professional in persuading him to surrender. The dark figure snorted coldly, looked at Chao Gai and then flew away.
Seeing the clean and neat movements, the soldiers were a little scared, but fortunately, the Ming Dynasty was quite respectable nowadays, and most people would not cause trouble in the capital.
The soldiers looked back at Chao Gai, "Why are you wandering around so late, sir?"
"Oh, I was just having a drink at a friend's house. Who knew I didn't pay attention to the time, and it happened all of a sudden."
"Then who can testify? Who is your friend?"
"Oh, it's the Li Mansion at the end of this road. My friend's name is Li Yuanfang. If you don't believe me, you can ask. I guarantee that he will cooperate. Well, my friend has a good temper."
"..."
"Be careful next time and don't drink too late. Well, I see you're a little drunk, so why don't we take you back to the inn."
"That's it, thank you very much."
Chao Gai once commanded thousands of troops and knew very well how to deal with soldiers, and it didn't take long for him to become one with them.
However, just after they slowly walked out of sight, the black figure appeared in the middle of the street again, but this time he did nothing but watched Chao Gai and others leave from a distance.
"Boss, they are just some soldiers who are not worth mentioning. Why not kill them all together?"
Another dark shadow fell, as if people who were ready to do bad things liked cats in the shadows.
The leader shook his head, "It is not appropriate for the natives to know too much about our affairs, especially now that there are too many masters gathered in the Ming Kingdom."
"Then let him run away like this?"
"Don't worry, the decisive battle between Ximen Chuixue and Ye Gucheng is extremely rare. Chao Gai will not be willing to leave. We don't need to be too eager for success. We can do it when he leaves. By the way, just to be on the safe side, we will transfer a few more
He is a master. After all, none of us have actually seen Chao Gai do it. If he hadn't taken the initiative this time, I wouldn't have known he was practicing swordsmanship."
"yes!"
…
Liangshan, Juyi Hall
The Juyi Hall seemed to be particularly lively tonight. Li Yuzhu looked like he was drunk and laughed at everyone, "I have been highly respected by all my brothers since my debut. Now I am here to thank you."
A group of big men laughed endlessly, each one of them sincerely, and there was a happy atmosphere as they exchanged cups.
I saw that Li Yuzhu was deeply worried again, "The most taboo thing for us children is the mother-in-law. I just asked a fortune teller to check the auspicious day. The day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow is a good day, so I decided that the wedding will be the day after tomorrow!"
"Is it too urgent the day after tomorrow? There are only two days, which is enough to prepare the wedding team, but it may not be in time to send letters to the leaders." Lin Chong, who was holding a wine bowl next to him, asked with some worry.
Li Yuzhu shook his head, and there seemed to be some regret on his face, "In the Ming Dynasty's decisive battle at the top of the Forbidden City, many leaders went, even King Chao Tian went, so I never thought that I could bring everyone together
Invite them all. Then just use a carrier pigeon to give a symbolic notice. After all, I am just a military advisor, and my identity is only that much. How can I expect everyone to come?"
"Military advisor, you are too polite. Without you, how could we in Liangshan develop as we do today?"
"That's right, military advisors must not belittle oneself!"
Li Yuzhu laughed. None of these brothers had read much. Even though he usually said that he wanted to teach them how to read, these idiots always used various excuses to shirk it. Nowadays, it is rare to use an idiom!
"Okay, okay, then we won't be modest anymore. When it's time to welcome the bride, brothers, please help me make the noise as loud as possible, hahahaha!"
"good!"
A group of bloody men laughed in unison, and the atmosphere that had been quiet just now became lively again.
Li Yuzhu looked at everyone and smiled, but only Lin Chong, who was closest to him, could detect that the smile was full of bitterness.
"Brother Lin, you said that Li Yuanfang has mastered the realm of hell, is that true? Do you mean that we exiles will have to pass there after our death?"
Lin Chong thought for a while and replied: "The information that Li Yuanfang has mastered the hell realm is certainly correct. However, normally, ordinary people do not necessarily need to go through the hell realm to pass through reincarnation, unless you enter deliberately, or the people in the hell realm arrest you.
In the past, this was what the Yamas of the Tenth Palace did in the past."
Li Yuzhu suddenly nodded, "This probably means that there is no door to hell and you can throw yourself into it."
Lin Chong frowned, looked at Li Yuzhu's decisive look, and sighed: "I don't think this is a good idea. You must know that reincarnation has a strong suction force on the soul. You can enter reincarnation directly, but if you take the initiative to plunge into reincarnation,
When you enter the hell realm, you will be pulled all the way through by the suction force of reincarnation. No soul can withstand the torture of the entire hell realm without being shattered, and even heaven will not be able to save you by then."
"Someone has to do something. Our hard work will soon be destroyed. Although I can't stop it, I can't let them continue to be arrogant!"
Lin Chong was touched by the firm look in his eyes, and couldn't help but feel sad, "It would be great if I had such a firm will as you. My junior brother would not die, my master would not leave me, and my family
Nor..."
"Brother Lin, why should you be depressed? A person will always grow. This is not the ancient puppet show that fanatic fans are looking forward to. The characters do not grow at all from the beginning to the end. A slight change can turn them into briquettes." Li Yuzhu stretched out his hand and patted it.
Lin Chong's shoulder, "We, the heroes, deserve to be ashamed. If we are guilty, we should make up for it. At least...how to die is your own choice."
Lin Chong shook his head and stopped continuing the topic. He asked, "Is Sanniang's side ready?"
Li Yuzhu's expression was angry for a moment, but he was soon fooled by the superficial happiness, but his voice gradually became softer, "Sanniang wanted to rescue Wu Song and find Lu Zhishen, but unfortunately, they had executed Wu Song in advance to prevent Ye Changmengduo
, and sent people to assassinate Lu Zhishen. Alas, if something had not happened to Lu Zhishen, we might still have been kept in the dark!"
Lin Chong lowered his head in silence, picked up the wine jar and took a sip, then used a wine bowl to drink some and sprinkled it on the ground. No one except Li Yuzhu noticed his obvious memorial behavior.
Li Yuzhu didn't say anything, just drank one bowl after another. Suddenly, he seemed to think of something dissatisfying, and hummed: "Speaking of which, I am not afraid of sacrifice, but it is a bit embarrassing not to be able to have a spring night with Sanniang."
It’s a pity, hey, you people are really stingy.”
Lin Chong chuckled and said: "What are you thinking about? It would be nice to be able to have a name with you as husband and wife. You know, Sanniang has said that she will never marry again. In other words, she will be your woman in name for the rest of her life.
"
"Understood, widow?!"
Li Yuzhu made a joke that Lin Chong didn't quite understand. The latter didn't understand and knew it wasn't a good word. He took a sip of wine and asked: "What do you think the Realm of Chaos will be like if they succeed?"
"What can it be like? It can become another country!" Li Yuzhu disdained.
Lin Chong hesitated when he saw this, "Have you really thought about it? In fact, you don't need to trap everyone, isn't it better to let them escape individually? Maybe some of them will escape!"
"escape?"
Li Yuzhu said with a wry smile, "The lesson I learned this time has taught me one thing. There is a limit to people's faith. This limit may be very high, or it may be very low. But no matter how great the faith is, it cannot smooth out the strength.
Come on the gap!"
"Under this gap, some of them will fight to the end and die like me. But there will also be many people who will give in and become his helpers. I can't watch this happen. Instead of doing this,
Why not take advantage of the wedding to trick them all here?"
Lin Chong was silent for a moment and then continued: "With so many military advisors gathered together, he will definitely not be able to bear it. Once he launches an attack, he will inevitably..."
"It's not scary to die. What's scary is leaving too many cancers behind, making them a scourge under heaven! When all the strategists gather together, he will definitely not be able to help but take action. If the strategists want to be decent at that time,
, I make them look decent, and I will give them back to them in my next life! But if they don’t want to look good, I will help them look good!”
…
In Hujiazhuang, Hu Sanniang was sitting in her boudoir, wiping two long knives in her hands, but her spiritual sense had already extended far, far away.
Her enemies didn't know that she had absorbed a lot of luck, and now her blue dragon soul had initially turned into a green dragon soul, so her mental strength was strong and sharp.
Because of this, she could sense that there were six masters of the Earth Ranking lurking around Hujiazhuang, six in total!
"These people are really spending a lot of money. I hope Li Yuzhu's method can succeed!"
Hu Sanniang sighed, stood up and looked at the sky. It was almost dawn. She wanted to get up and wait for her elders to wash up. Yes, this is what she has been doing recently. For the people of Hujiazhuang, once she leaves, they will have no chance of survival.
I have no way to take them away, so I can only try my best to be filial to make up for the guilt I feel as a human being.
"Oh, it's Sanniang. I got up so early again. Alas, my old arms and legs have made it difficult for you."
"What did the grandpa say? Without the protection of the grandpa, how could anyone grow up so happy and carefree?"
Taigong Hu put on his clothes under the service of Hu Sanniang, but his eyes were full of regret, "It's a pity that I can't enjoy the joy of making love to my grandson. Haha, I just hope that I can be happier in the next life!"
Hu Sanniang's movements paused for a moment, and then she continued to move silently. People say that "people are old and spirited, and ghosts are old and spirited." Maybe Hu Taigong had seen through everything a long time ago, but he accepted it all calmly.
"By the way, your brother took in two concubines a while ago, and now he has lost his body for seven or eight months... These children are not blessed."
Hu Sanniang could naturally understand what Taigong Hu meant, but her silence already represented an attitude. Sometimes, it's not that you don't want to do something, it's just that... you don't have the ability.
…
Two days is nothing in the long history of human civilization. In the early morning, Liangshan Mountain was covered with red silk and lanterns.
Li Yuzhu was dressed in a bright red robe, and his whole face was filled with joy. He turned over and got on the horse with a clean movement, which attracted all the brothers to follow suit and applaud him.
Turning around and clasping his fists, "Brother Lin Chong, the responsibility of receiving military advisors from all forces will be left to you. You must not ruin my reputation in Liangshan."
Lin Chong also clasped his fists and said, "Please go away, dear brother. I will take care of you here, brother!"
Li Yuzhu raised his head and looked at the plaque of the Juyi Hall above his head, turned around and drove away without any regrets, and the long welcoming procession headed towards Hujiazhuang.
At the same time, several maids and women were busy working around Hu Sanniang.
Dressed in a green wedding dress, Hu Sanniang's pretty face turned red, like a ripe peach.
Men wear crimson and women wear green. As the saying goes, red men and green women last the longest. Everything looks so beautiful. However, who knew that Hu Sanniang was wearing plain white under her green wedding dress?
Not only for the sake of the old and young in Hujiazhuang, but also for Li Yuzhu, for whom she gave her hope for life, so she, as a widow, kept her promise.
"Sanniang, the groom is coming soon, are you ready?"
"Grandpa..."
"Needless to say, if it weren't for you, our Hujiazhuang would have been gone long ago. Now that I have lived for so many more years, it is enough. It's just a pity that your brother doesn't have such a delicate mind as you."
Hu Taigong sat casually in a place as if he was tired. In fact, during the time when the bride was going out to dress up, it was rare for male elders to come over, but the maids and wives did not dare to say more.
Soon, noisy sounds in the distance came over. When Li Yuzhu arrived at the door, he was naturally stopped by Hu Cheng, his uncle. However, it was a pity that Hu Cheng had no literary talent, and the problems he raised made it difficult for the other brothers in Liangshan.
Fortunately, how can we stop him?
Li Yuzhu walked in the door in high spirits, and after bowing to the grandpa, he took Hu Sanniang, who was holding a round fan, and left.
The whole process was noisy and noisy, but these rough guys were very particular about this aspect. They would not go to the wedding to make any fuss, but they were just looking forward to the banquet afterward.
The journey from Hujiazhuang to Liangshan was not short, and Li Yuzhu did a great job for Hu Sanniang. Not only was the welcoming procession long and grand, but he even scattered money along the way.
This lane formed a long road, and this road was composed of countless people. There was no jealousy on their faces, and some just expressed their sincere blessings.
Li Yuzhu's reputation is very good. In just a few years, he has done a lot of good things, and Liangshan's reputation has also changed dramatically. He is no longer the 'rebel' he used to be.
At this time, Li Yuzhu looked at the greetings of so many people, and two lines of tears flowed out of his eyes unconsciously. He wanted to live, he wanted to continue living, watch them, protect them...
But there was no time. Looking back inadvertently, he could already vaguely see a few top masters hanging in the distance.
Haha, are you not even acting?
Li Yuzhu couldn't help but start thinking about the problem he had thought about thousands of times. How did it evolve into this situation? Why could he always act according to the plan before, but now he can't? Why? Just because of the improvement in strength?
Isn’t it good to fight together for our beliefs? Aren’t there so many comrades who can’t compare to the greed brought by strength?
Now this result has given the answer, but he is not willing to accept it!
"Huh? Military advisor, why are you so moved that you are crying, hahaha!"
"Bah, don't talk nonsense, military advisor, I just got sand in my eyes."
"Hahahahaha!"
In the Juyi Hall, Lin Chong entertained the leaders and military advisors of various rebel armies, among whom Fang La was especially famous. After all, Chao Gai went to the Ming Dynasty to watch the duel, and the same was true for Murong Fu. Apart from Fang La, only a few people could come now.
The leaders of the small forces, and more of them are the military advisers, that is, the exiles.
These strategists are among the best, they are the elite official force of the exiles, and they are also the most critical force in the original plan. However, at this time, they are all gathered together in twos and threes, joking, after all, they are in the latent stage, and it is rare to get together in such an open and honest manner.
A chance to talk and laugh.
One of them suddenly saw Lin Chong and said with some confusion: "Huh? Why does Brother Lin carry a gun?"
"Oh, it's nothing. Look, my big gun also has red tassels on it. It's auspicious!"
"..."
…
Just when Li Yuzhu led the bride into the Juyi Hall, Hu Sanniang was already thirty miles away from Hujiazhuang in plain skirt. She climbed a high slope. Liangshan was just a small dot in her eyes at this time.
Juyi Hall is nowhere to be seen.
There were crystal drops in her eyes, and then they shot straight into the sky, heading towards the Ming Dynasty...