About two-quarters of an hour later, the dark clouds were blown eastward by strong winds from high altitudes. The heavy rain finally stopped and the sun peeked out.
People taking shelter in the pavilion left one after another.
Seeing that Xia Zhaoyi had no intention of leaving, Su Yumei came over to ask.
"It's too muddy," Xia Zhaoyi made a random excuse and said, "The sun is very strong, I will wait for a while to dry out before leaving."
"Okay," Su Yumei nodded, "then we brother and sister will leave first."
"Well," Xia Zhaoyi smiled, "the road going down the mountain is slippery, so be careful."
Su Yumei liked this little girl's smile so much. It seemed to be contagious, and she couldn't help but laugh too.
After saying goodbye, they left. The road down the mountain was really difficult, so the brother and sister found two wooden sticks, which made walking difficult.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, Su Yumei looked specifically at the distance. There was indeed a house with a large area in the peach blossom forest. The terrain here was high. Looking down, she could see that this small courtyard was full of flowers, simple and elegant, and unique.
flavor.
"It's true that Zhong Lingyu is beautiful. It's really rare that this kind of landscape can raise such an outstanding girl." Su Yumei said.
Su Heng didn't hear clearly and turned around: "What?"
"It means that the girl I met on the mountain, her conversation and appearance are eight points more agile than the ladies in the world, and eight points more elegant than the wild girls in the mountains." Su Yumei said.
The brother and sister avoided this area for the time being and went elsewhere. They didn't go far when they suddenly heard the sound of fighting in front of them. Su Heng quickly stretched out his hand to block Su Yumei.
In the distance, a man in black ran towards him at an extremely fast speed, with a dozen or so guards chasing behind him. They shouted at him to stop, with all their weapons drawn.
Many people came out of nearby farmhouses. They stretched their necks out of curiosity and hurriedly moved away when people came closer.
The officer shouted loudly and asked people to stop him. Several officers cut the road and ran towards him. Seeing that he couldn't dodge, the man simply picked up the long sword in his hand and rushed forward.
Su Yumei quickly turned around and looked to the other side, frowned and said, "This is going to kill someone!"
"It's okay, it's far away from us," Su Heng said, "We won't go through that way."
Su Yumei felt complicated and nodded.
There was movement behind her, and she turned around to look, only to see a rather large man walking quickly to the north, also carrying a weapon.
Su Heng turned around and saw him, his face turned even paler, and he backed away to protect his sister.
Yang Changjun frowned. Seeing them staring at him, he narrowed his eyes and couldn't help but feel murderous. But just thinking about it, he couldn't do such a thing of killing and silence. He didn't stop, seizing the time, and strode away.
All attention was drawn to the man in black who was about to kill someone. Liu Xianbao and his group of friends had rarely seen such a scene. Everyone gathered around from a distance, but saw the deserter running towards the small courtyard by the river step by step.
"No!" Liu Xianbao exclaimed, "He had thought about going to find Miss Xia before, so he must not be looking for trouble before he dies!"
"You think too much, he won't die." A clear male voice sounded next to him.
Liu Xianbao was stunned and turned to look.
Separated by two people, Zheli crossed his arms, as if this matter had nothing to do with him. He was just a theatergoer, and said calmly: "His skills will not cause any trouble, and there is no problem in escaping."
"Why are you here?" Liu Xianbao shouted, "Where's Miss Xia? What will Miss Xia do if this person does something wrong?"
"You still know?" Zhili raised his eyebrows, "Then you brought him to my house before?"
Liu Xianbao was embarrassed and said: "I, I didn't know at first..."
Looking behind Zhili, Pan Shuyi was hiding in the crowd, a little afraid to show her face.
Zhili said: "Don't worry, no one will be injured, and no one will die. We don't want any bloodshed to happen because of us."
"What?"
"Look." Zhili raised his chin and saw that the small courtyard was suddenly opened, and dozens of warriors ran out of it, holding sticks, poles, and hoes.
Without saying a word, he rushed towards the man in black.
The crowd was excited.
The officers did not expect such an incident. Before they could say anything, they saw a squire who was very famous and influential in Lining walking out from behind the crowd. Not only was this squire himself rich and powerful, he was also the cousin of his mother's brother-in-law.
His son is the follower of the famous man around Emperor Tianding.
In the end, the man in black did not approach the small courtyard and was chased to the other side.
The warriors drove him to the southwest village road and stopped chasing him. No one actually went to kill him.
The sound of horse hooves sounded in the distance, and the onlookers turned around. Liu Xianbao breathed a sigh of relief, believing that the troops chasing after him would not easily spare this man in black.
Lao Tong and Zhi Changle had been waiting on the rural road outside the crowd for a long time. When they saw the army approaching, they ran towards the army and pointed towards the southwest direction where the men in black fled, preventing them from getting close to Taolin.
The leading soldier looked at the man in black who was being chased by the guards in the distance and was really running to the southwest, and immediately chased him there.
Liu Xianbao breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest and said, "I was scared to death."
"Such a bit of courage," Zhe Li glanced at him, "big muscles but no brains."
"What's big?" Liu Xianbao didn't hear clearly.
"Chest muscles!" Zhili raised his hand and slapped Liu Xianbao's chest hard with the back of his hand, "As hard as a rock."
He turned around and called Pan Shuyi: "Let's go back. We'll be in for a treat later. There's a lot of good wine and good food."
Pan Shuyi nodded, her face still a little pale, and she looked up in the direction where the man in black disappeared.
Although she had asked her before if she was willing, and she nodded and said yes, she felt a little guilty when she actually did it.
"What's wrong with you?" Zhili asked, looking back at the people who were following him, some of them unconscious.
"It's okay," Pan Shuyi said in a low voice, "Just, Miss Xia is really smart. She guessed that he would take action on the spot, and she also guessed that he would come this way."
"It must have been done on the spot. After all, there are few people at the moment, so it is easy to deal with. You see, if those soldiers on horseback come after them, it will be completely different. It will be even harder to escape if they are captured in the military camp."
"Well..." Pan Shuyi nodded.
"Don't blame yourself," Zhili added, "He is not a good person, and we don't want to kill him. As you can see, he is very skilled. He will definitely be able to escape, and there will definitely be someone to help him."
"Yes," Pan Shuyi said, "You are right..."
This squire and these warriors were all recruited from Qingque Pavilion. Although they did not mention money, Lao Tong said that a banquet must be invited and small gifts must be given, so Xia Zhaoyi gave everything that was left
Leave it to him, Zhi Changle, and Aunt Liu to make arrangements.
The wine table is rich, and for the warriors who are constantly harvesting food and usually live frugally, it feels like they have entered a prosperous age.
They ate for a long time, and many of them packed the food secretly to take it home. They didn't finish it until the end of the day.
The road on the mountain was half dry. Xia Zhaoyi counted the time, left the pavilion, and planned to go down the mountain.
When I got to the corner, I met a white-haired old man with a bamboo cane and mango shoes.
