"If you recognize this flute, go north to the desert."
A piece of ephedra paper, extremely ordinary, with these eight words written on it without beginning or end.
"Rong'er, who sent this letter and Yuxiao to 'Peach Blossom Island'?"
Guo Mo looked at the content of the letter thoughtfully, but couldn't figure out the details.
"It's a very ordinary local man. He said that someone gave him one hundred taels of silver and asked him to deliver these to 'Peach Blossom Island'."
It seems that the other party is acting extremely cautiously and is unlikely to find a breakthrough through the letter delivery channel.
"Rong'er, don't worry, your father-in-law will not be in danger. I just met him two months ago."
Guo Mo hugged Huang Rong distressedly and briefly told what happened at the foot of Taihang Mountain, including the man in green robe who rescued Ouyang Ke.
"Brother Mo, you said that person is dad? But why did he rescue that bad guy Ouyang Ke? Also, dad's jade flute never left his body, so how could it be sent to 'Peach Blossom Island' as a token?
"
Huang Rong was still full of doubts. Although Guo Mo had some guesses, he couldn't produce strong evidence and it was unconvincing just by talking about it.
"This jade flute was given to my father-in-law by someone. I think that person should have appeared. Considering my father-in-law's martial arts, no one in the world may be able to keep him, but if it involves other things, it's hard to say."
"If this person left the message 'If you know this flute, you will go north to the desert', it seems that he came for me. Ronger should stop worrying about daddy."
Guo Mo originally wanted to use these words to comfort Huang Rong, which was also part of his own conjecture. Unexpectedly, Huang Rong became even more worried when she heard that there might be a conspiracy against Guo Mo.
"Brother Mo, if you think dad is really not in danger, then there is no need for you to take risks and go to the desert. After all, your status is different now."
Huang Rong, who had always been worried about her father, is now worried about Guo Mo.
"Haha, you are just a person to worry about. I don't need you to worry about it. Some people have to be seen, just like some things are unavoidable even if you want to avoid them."
"I was just thinking about going back to 'Peach Blossom Island', but I didn't expect you to come. Come in with me to meet my mother."
It turned out that after Huang Rong received the letter and the jade flute, she became restless, fearing that her father would be in danger.
Originally, mother Feng Heng wanted to come out together to look for Huang Yaoshi, but Huang Rong stopped her.
Just kidding, how can the person who can give trouble to "Dongxie" Huang Yaoshi be an ordinary person?
However, Huang Rong couldn't just wait on "Peach Blossom Island". After discussing with Feng Heng, it was decided that Huang Rong would leave the island and find Guo Mo first before figuring out what to do next.
For the two children Guo Yi and Guo Xiang, Huang Rong, the mother, was very reluctant to leave.
It has been more than a year since she gave birth to these two children, and they have not left her sight even for a day.
I'm not sure when I'll be able to come back this time.
Fortunately, there are enough people in "Peach Blossom Island". Feng Heng is only in his forties, and Nan Qin and Mu Nianci can help take care of the two children.
Huang Rong even went to Lin'an first, and met the fifth senior brother Wu Mianfeng in the "Sanyuan Building".
Of course, he had nothing to hide from his senior brother, so he took out the letter and jade flute and told him his decision.
Wu Mianfeng immediately said that he would go with Huang Rong to find the master.
Don't tell me, "Dongxie" Huang Yaoshi has a somewhat aloof personality, and even has the behavior of expelling all his disciples.
However, these disciples revere their master from the bottom of their hearts and are willing to risk their lives for him.
"Fifth Senior Brother, the reason I came to see you is to see if one of you and Fourth Senior Brother can temporarily go to 'Peach Blossom Island' to take charge."
"When I go out, there is no one in charge at home. If something happens, someone has to step in and deal with it."
"As long as I go to Luoyang to find Brother Mo and let him accompany me to find my father, there will be no difficulty. Besides, the senior brother, second senior sister, and sixth senior brother are also with him."
Huang Rong stated the purpose of her trip.
Wu Mianfeng thought about it and felt that if he followed him, he might not be able to make any difference.
My martial arts skills are the lowest among all the brothers, except for my sixth brother who I haven't met yet. Even my fourth brother has broken through to the first-rate level, but I am still hanging around in the second-rate.
The junior junior sister Huang Rong in front of her was not even a little bit better than herself.
Especially after giving birth to a child, Huang Rong felt that her martial arts had stagnated for a year. If she didn't step up her practice, she might not be able to travel in the world with Brother Mo.
For more than a year, in addition to training her three apprentices to practice martial arts, Huang Rong herself has not relaxed for a day in her practice of "selfless magic". Feng Heng, Nan Qin and Mu Nianci also followed her to practice martial arts.
Among these people, in terms of intelligence and understanding of martial arts, no one can compare with Huang Rong.
But in the past, first she was protected by "Dong Xie", and then she was with Guo Mo, so she never had time to resist the pressure on her own.
When I really have to stand alone, I find that although my strength is not weak, I am not the strongest among the group.
Huang Rong also had many secret skills, but in the end she focused on the "magic skill of selflessness". The reason was very simple, just because of something Guo Mo once said.
"Among all the current martial arts, as for this 'selfless magic skill', I can't predict its effect after it is practiced."
There are no moves at all in the "No-Self Divine Skill". It is mainly a method of transporting the true energy in the body, and it is not used in actual combat.
After Huang Rong practiced for a month, she found that the original energy in her body had actually decreased, but the power of the moves she activated seemed to have become stronger.
She simply went to practice the "Nine Yin Manual" again. After practicing the "Nine Yin True Qi", she used the "Selfless Divine Art" to refine it again, and the effect was more obvious than before.
It's just that the refined Qi has a "grey" feeling.
Why can I feel the color of Qi?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Huang Rong couldn't figure it out for a moment. She once asked Guo Mo, and Guo Mo felt that her description of the refined Qi seemed to be similar to her own practice of "Coiling Dragon Stick Technique"
The infuriating energy obtained is similar.
Could it be that this "selfless magical skill" is actually an innate skill?
Guo Mo did not dare to make a judgment, but told Huang Rong to pay more attention to the practice of "selfless magic".
Now, if Huang Rong didn't do anything, strangers wouldn't be able to tell that she knew martial arts. She was just an ordinary woman.
Just like Guo Mo now, with the skin of a scholar, how can you tell that he is a murderer on the battlefield?
"Little Junior Sister, please take care of yourself. Fourth Senior Brother has a heavy burden now. It's better for me to go back to 'Peach Blossom Island'."
"It just so happens that I have just refined a batch of 'Nine Flower Jade Dew Pills'. Although it is not as good as the one refined by Master, it is still a good medicine for healing and replenishing qi. Please bring it to His Highness Prince Yan along the way."
With that said, Wu Mianfeng went to the backyard and brought out two porcelain bottles, each containing fifty "Nine Flower Jade Dew Pills".
Official imperial edicts are spread throughout the world, and Lin'an City is the first to know about them, and then they are sent to the whole country through "Di Bao".
It is said that "Di Bao" first appeared in the Han Dynasty, but the real historical record is from the Tang Dynasty, but it was not really called "Di Bao" until the Song Dynasty.
In the Song Dynasty, the engraving of "Di Bao" appeared, which was completely controlled by the government. There was an organization called "Jinzouyuan" that printed the reviewed samples and spread them as standards throughout the country.
The content of "Dibao" includes the official's daily life, words and deeds, edicts, imperial edicts, edicts, and laws; it also includes the appointment, promotion, dismissal, rewards and punishments of officials.
There are memorials from ministers and local officials, as well as a small number of occasional social news anecdotes.
For the first time, Huang Rong felt inexplicably uncomfortable when she heard Fifth Senior Brother calling Guo Mo "King Yan" behind his back.
But she didn't say anything. Some things were better to just let nature take its course.
In this way, Huang Rong traveled all the way to Luoyang.
Huang Rong was on her way alone. She did not need to go around the territory of the Song Dynasty like Cheng Jue, the Minister of Rites, but went directly to the north and then turned northwest.
After eating and sleeping in the open air all the way, traveling across the state and government, we finally arrived in Luoyang City.
After arriving in Luoyang City, Huang Rong remembered that Guo Mo was going north to pick up his mother, Li Ping.
When I come to Luoyang this time, I will definitely meet this "mother-in-law".
Because I came out of "Peach Blossom Island" and left in a hurry, I didn't even bring any decent gifts. It was obviously too rude to go to see her like this.
Therefore, after Huang Rong entered Luoyang City, she did not go to Guo Mo immediately. Instead, she first inquired about the best jewelry store in Luoyang - "Jinseju".
With a two-story layout, perhaps because the other party is taking a high-end route, there are not many customers in the store.
Huang Rong looked twice on the first floor and couldn't find a suitable object for a while.
In fact, Huang Rong herself doesn't pay much attention to these things. Let alone gold and silver jewelry, she is not even very enthusiastic about the most basic makeup. She is pure and natural beauty.
"Lady, what object do you want to choose?"
The shopkeeper saw Huang Rong walking back and forth without stopping in front of any of the exhibits, so he hurriedly came closer and asked.
"Shopkeeper, I want to buy a better gold hairpin. Do you have any ready-made ones here? It's for an elder in the family, a very important one, and it's the first time we meet."
Huang Rong informed the shopkeeper of her needs.
The shopkeeper spends the whole day greeting and delivering goods, and he has already developed his ability to read people.
Don't look at the woman in front of you. She is not wearing silk or satin, nor is she covered in gold or silver. Her aura alone is not something ordinary people can have.
Moreover, this woman is too beautiful, right?
The shopkeeper has lived for more than fifty years, and he has seen many female relatives of high-ranking officials, but he can't find anyone who can compare with the one in front of him.
"If you want something better, just go to the second floor with me. The jewelry there is all designed and made by our own master craftsmen, and each piece is unique, ensuring its uniqueness."
After hearing this, Huang Rong followed the shopkeeper to the second floor. There were fewer people on the second floor than on the first floor. Huang Rong only saw two women choosing carefully.
"Madam, look at these, these are the new products that our 'Jinseju' has just launched, especially these two are the most suitable gifts for the elders in the family."
The shopkeeper took out two gold hairpins, and Huang Rong fell in love with one of them at a glance. The style of this hairpin was somewhat similar to her mother Feng Heng's favorite hairpin.
The head of the hairpin is spherical in high relief, engraved with peony flowers and phoenix bird patterns. The body of the hairpin is round and long, and the body of the hairpin is welded to the head of the hairpin.
Half of the hairpin is decorated with the tail of a phoenix and floral patterns, creating a vivid image.
"Shopkeeper, give me this -"
"Shopkeeper, give me this -"
The two women's voices sounded almost at the same time.
Huang Rong turned around and saw that a girl of thirteen or fourteen was standing behind her.
Against the background of the pink dress, she had a slightly childish baby face, and her right hand was pointing at the golden hairpin that she had just taken a photo of.
"Sister, I want to give it to a very important elder. Do you think you can give me this gold hairpin?"
In fact, no one paid, they just liked it at the same time, so there was no question of giving or not.
Just seeing this little girl, Huang Rong felt an inexplicable warmth, as if she saw herself from a few years ago in her.
It seems that when she met Brother Mo, she was only a year or two older than she is now, right?
"Why should I give it to you? I also want to buy it for my elders in the family."
But the little girl refused to give in. She stretched out her hand to grab the hairpin. She did it so fast that she was obviously a practicing practitioner.
Normally, Huang Rong might have let her go, it was just a hairpin, no big deal.
However, now Huang Rong has been looking at "Jinseju" for a while, and finally fell in love with a gold hairpin.
Moreover, the store manager also said that the items in "Jinseju" are all unique, and if he really gave in, there would be no second item to choose from.
Besides, why should I ask for it? It seems that I came first.
Seeing that the little girl was about to catch the golden hairpin, Huang Rong gently raised her right hand and pushed the little girl's arm outward.
The "orchid brushing hand" took the little girl three feet away without using much force.
Fortunately, the space on the second floor is large enough, with two rows of counters on the left and right, and a gap of two to three feet wide in the middle.
The little girl was not prepared for the fact that the other person was also good at martial arts. It took her two breaths to stabilize her figure, and she couldn't help but look at Huang Rong.
ah--
How could there be such a beautiful sister? The little girl was shocked.
Huang Rong took this opportunity to hold the golden hairpin she valued in her hand, asked for an exquisite gift box, and put it in it.
"Shopkeeper, how much does this gold hairpin cost?"
Huang Rong ignored the little girl who had just competed for the gold hairpin. Now that she had obtained the gold hairpin, she did not want to cause trouble, and she still had to do business.
"You are the first customer of 'Jinseju' today, and you can enjoy the discounts of the store, with a benefit of three hundred and sixty taels."
The price is not cheap, it seems to be really high-end jewelry.
Huang Rong took out three hundred and sixty taels of silver notes from her arms, handed it to the shopkeeper, then turned around and was about to leave.
But the little girl blocked her way again.
"Stop, give me this gold hairpin, and I will give you five hundred taels of silver."
Although she was surprised by Huang Rong's appearance, the little girl really fell in love with this golden hairpin.
In a few days, it will be the birthday of an elder in the family, and she wants to buy it as a gift.
Now that I saw Huang Rong buying it, I felt a little anxious. Even so, I didn't rob it arbitrarily, but offered to buy it at a high price.
From this point of view, Huang Rong concluded that this woman was not a villain.
"Little sister, if it were any other object, I would give it to you, but this hairpin is very important to me. Well, we are destined to meet here today. You can choose any of the jewelry here. Can you please pay the bill?"
"
Seeing that the little girl was really anxious, and even her eyes were a little wet, Huang Rong couldn't bear to say.
"No, I just like this gold hairpin."
The little girl wanted to go forward and grab it, but suddenly she thought of the opponent's skill just now, but she felt a little unsure in her heart.
However, I don't want to give up this gold hairpin just like that, so I want to give the money first. I didn't bring that much money when I went out today.
After being defeated again and again, and having no money to buy, the little girl had no choice but to shout anxiously outside the building.
"Why are you three hanging around outside? If you don't come up quickly, I'm in trouble."
Huang Rong is a little funny. After all, he is a child. When he encounters trouble and can't solve it, he just calls for help?
It wasn't long before footsteps could be heard on the stairs, and a rumbling sound could be heard.
"Don't be afraid, little sister, we are here. I want to see who dares to run wild in Luoyang City in broad daylight. I..."
A man came up in front of me. He was not very old, could he be twelve or thirteen years old?
She was quite tall, almost half a head taller than Huang Rong. When she saw Huang Rong in front of her, she rubbed her eyes and was so scared that she swallowed back the second half of her sentence.
"Third Junior Brother, what happened? He...I..."
Along the stairs, two more boys came up, both thirteen or fourteen years old, slightly shorter than the first boy. When they saw Huang Rong in front of them, they were both speechless.
"Why aren't you talking? At a young age, you learned how to stand up for others?"
When Huang Rong saw the three of them, she immediately smiled and knew that she had really met one of her own people today.
It's a pity that the little girl doesn't know yet.
"Do you three have any money? Give me five hundred taels, and I will ask the second senior brother to give it to you when I get back. I have chosen a hairpin, and I must buy it from this person."
The little girl pointed at Huang Rong and said.
These three people looked at me and I looked at you, not knowing what to say.
Finally, the three of them simply came to Huang Rong together and knelt down straight there.
"Master's Wife——"
"What's going on with you three? You were asked to come here to help. What's the point of kneeling down for others? And calling them 'Master's Wife'?"
"What? You call her 'Master's Wife'?——"
The little girl's eyes widened, and she looked at the three boys kneeling on the ground, and then at Huang Rong, who was looking at her with a smile.
"You...are you the second sister-in-law?"
The little girl slowly approached Huang Rong and asked timidly.
"Haha, if your second senior brother hadn't married another daughter-in-law, I think I should be the 'second senior sister-in-law' you mentioned. Are you my junior junior sister Zhang Ting?"
It turns out that this little girl is Zhang Ting, the daughter of "Xiao Mi Tuo" Zhang Asheng and "Yue Nv Sword" Han Xiaoying, and Guo Mo's junior sister.
The three boys kneeling on the ground are, of course, the three followers who have been following Zhang Ting all day long, Guo Mo and Huang Rong's three precious disciples, Zhang Shijie, Wu Nantian and Hu Yande.
"Yeah - it's really the Second Senior Sister-in-law, let me tell you. Who else could she be, besides my Second Senior Senior Sister-in-law, who looks so stunning?"
"Second Senior Brother, my little sister misses you so much. She has been clamoring for Second Senior Brother to take me to 'Peach Blossom Island'. He is always busy with messy things all day long."
Zhang Ting looked very familiar and stepped forward to hold Huang Rong's hand without letting go.
Huang Rong had always been attracted to this little girl, but she didn't expect that she was Brother Mo's junior sister, and that she was her own sister.
"Sister Ting'er, what my sister-in-law said just now is still true. You can choose any piece from the entire 'Jinseju' and I will give it to you as a meeting gift."
Huang Rong pulled Zhang Ting, who was half a head lower than her, and said with a smile.
"Actually, I don't like these jewelry anymore, but because it's Aunt Li Ping's birthday in a few days, I wanted to buy a hairpin for her, and that's why I had the dispute with the second sister-in-law just now."
"Ting'er feels awkward calling you 'Second Master's Sister' like this. How about I just call you 'Sister'?"
This little girl flipped the topic very quickly. I wonder how the honest and honest Zhang Asheng and the gentle and kind Han Xiaoying gave birth to such an eccentric little girl?
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Okay, the first time I saw you, I felt that you should be my sister. From now on, you can call me sister. If you don't want to
If you call Brother Mo 'Second Senior Brother', I don't have any objection if you change your name to 'Brother-in-law'."
Come on, this is another careless master.
The sisters were so busy chatting there that they forgot that there were three people kneeling on the floor.
In the end, Zhang Ting did not ask Huang Rong to buy her jewelry. After all, she was from the Jianghu family and she was young, so she was not interested in these jewelry.
However, Zhang Ting reminded Huang Rong by making such a fuss and picked out a pair of bracelets for her sister-in-law Hua Zheng.
After all, this is my eldest sister-in-law's, so when we meet for the first time, we always have to express something.
This was the scene that Guo Mo saw before.
"Second senior brother, stop talking to your sister while you are still standing in the yard."
Taking advantage of the pause between the two, Zhang Ting also walked over.
"Haha, Ting'er is right. This ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her parents-in-law. Rong'er will come with me to meet my mother. I think she will be happy to see you at her home."
"Ugly? Second senior brother, do you call my sister ugly? Does Ting'er still want to live?"
Seeing Guo Mo pulling Huang Rong in, Zhang Ting hurriedly followed behind.
In the living room, my mother Li Ping was sitting there, Hua Zheng was talking beside her, and little Guo Ping was also staying there, eating snacks by himself.
"Mom, look who I brought to you."
Before anyone came in, Guo Mo's voice came in first.
Afterwards, Guo Mo took Huang Rong and walked into the living room.
Huang Rong saw three people in the room. Sitting at the top was a woman in her forties, wearing blue-gray coarse cloth but cleanly starched.
The hair is a little gray, and there are traces of wind and frost on the face. It's obvious that he has taken care of himself in the past few years.
Next to him was a woman in her early twenties, and a tough-looking boy.
Huang Rong knew in her heart that these were her mother Li Ping, her sister-in-law Hua Zheng and her nephew Guo Ping.
Huang Rong took two hurried steps and came to Li Ping. She lifted up her clothes and knelt down on the ground, kowtowing upward.
"Mom, my daughter-in-law, Huang Rong, is here to give you a gift——"
"Okay, Mo'er, hurry up, help my good daughter-in-law up."
Guo Mo did not listen to his mother's words, but he knelt down next to Huang Rong respectfully.
"Mom, when Ronger and I got married, you were not there. Let Ronger make you a cup of wife's tea today."
When Li Ping heard Guo Mo's words, she was so moved that she couldn't speak, but her tears fell one by one.
Hua Zheng saw it from the side and hurriedly asked someone to prepare new tea. After brewing it, he personally handed it to Huang Rong.
"Thank you, sister-in-law——"
Huang Rong took the tea bowl from Hua Zheng and took two steps on her knees to approach Li Ping.
"Mom, please drink tea——"
"Why--"
Li Ping stood up excitedly, took the tea bowl and took a sip, then quickly put the tea bowl on the table, stretched out her hands to help Huang Rong up, and used her sleeves to dust off Huang Rong's legs.
Holding Huang Rong's hand with one hand, she looked at her daughter-in-law carefully.
At the same time, he took off the jade bracelet he was wearing on his right hand and put it directly on Huang Rong's hand.
"Rong'er, don't dislike it. This is my mother's dowry when she got married, a pair of jade bracelets."
"It's been such a hard time that my mother didn't want to sell them. I gave one to your sister-in-law before, and I've been keeping this one for you."
Huang Rong stroked the jade bracelet that was still warm. The texture was very ordinary, but it had been worn for a long time and had its own luster.
Huang Rong could even feel the deep family affection contained in it.
"Thank you, mother, this is the best gift I have ever received."
"My daughter-in-law came in a hurry, so I didn't have much preparation. I still picked out a hairpin for you and a pair of bracelets for my sister-in-law at the 'Jinseju' in Luoyang."
After Huang Rong finished speaking, she took out two exquisite boxes, opened one of them, which was the golden hairpin, and inserted it into Li Ping's head herself, and gave the other box to Hua Zheng.
"Hey, what are you spending that wasted money on? You are an old woman now. These beautiful jewelry are better worn by you young people."
As he said this, a bright smile appeared on his face.
...
The news that Huang Rong came to Luoyang spread like wildfire, and within two days even Guo Jing in Ruzhou knew about it.
After making arrangements for the "Jingnan Army", he rode "His Wind" back to Luoyang.
The first person to come to see him was naturally Feng Mofeng, the sixth disciple of "Dongxie" Huang Yaoshi.
"Little junior sister——"
When Feng Mofeng saw Huang Rong for the first time, he recognized her, she looked so much like his wife when she was young.
When Feng Mofeng was studying art, he was the youngest. He became a disciple of "Dongxie" when he was less than ten years old. He was also the one who received the most care from Feng Heng.
In addition, Feng Mofeng's own surname is Feng, so he and Feng Heng are particularly close to each other.
With so many people coming, Guo Mo simply moved into the "Prince Yan's Mansion".
He also ordered the three armies, Henan Prefecture, and Ruzhou to be under the control of each army, the deputy capital, the prefect, and the prefect. Three days later, a banquet will be held at the "Prince Yan's Mansion" for everyone.
When Guo Mo was awarded the title of "King of Yan", he didn't even entertain guests with wine, mainly because he didn't like that kind of atmosphere.
This time, there is a mistress in Prince Yan's Mansion, Huang Rong is also the "Princess Yan" personally named by the official family, so I take this opportunity to meet everyone.
Only then did Guo Mo realize that he had forgotten to give his mother Li Ping an honor, so he hurriedly sent someone to Lin'an at night to write a letter asking for a "first-class lady" for Li Ping.
It was also Zhao Kuo, an official. He didn't know Li Ping's whereabouts before, otherwise he would have been arranged by others.
Zhao Kuo was grateful from the bottom of his heart for this woman he had never met before.
If it weren't for Li Ping, my Xiaoqi would probably be dead long ago.
Three days later, when their subordinates Wen Wu gathered at the "Prince Yan's Mansion", Guo Mo and Huang Rong put on the costumes of Prince Yan and Princess Yan for the first time.
This is the suggestion of Prince Yan's Chief Shi Zhao Rushu. He said that His Highness the Prince of Yan needs to give everyone the courage and motivation to move forward!
Although both Guo Mo and Huang Rong felt a little awkward, they still followed his advice.
Guo Mo knew that Zhao Rushu was completely tied to his chariot.
The banquet was held in a solemn and yet humane manner, so much so that even after a long time, the three armies and two places are still talking about this banquet.
What is most memorable and talked about most is that during the entire grand banquet, King Yan and Princess Yan, dressed in rich attire, were always serving a woman on the left and right.
That's right, that's my mother-in-law, Li Ping, dressed in commoner clothes.
In Guo Mo's philosophy, governing the country must not only be "people-oriented", but also "ruling the world with filial piety."
So, please start your journey of a thousand miles from today...