The two took a quick bath, changed into the clothes prepared by the other party, and then went to the Jufulou Building with the captor Zhang Ming to meet each other, holding two bags of loose silver that had obviously been checked.
After the arrester clearly confirmed their identities, they were released. Anyway, Shanjiabao was over there, so they were not afraid of running away.
After sending him away as a gift, Yamazaki asked the shopkeeper to weigh two bags of loose silver on the locker.
I found that there were dozens of taels, which was enough to buy two ordinary draft horses and go home.
Seeing that it was almost dawn, many people were getting up.
Yamazaki thought that the retreating brocade shop would also spread the news, so he was not polite.
So he asked the shopkeeper to write a letter immediately, send it back to Shanjiabao, and tell the truth in public.
"My sister and I were passing by on horseback yesterday. It rained suddenly, so we had to take shelter in a deserted village."
"Fortunately, the Flying Tiger Escort Agency, who arrived first, was generous and allowed us to go inside to take shelter from the rain."
"In the evening, the Tsing Yi Sect came to hunt down the escaped slaves, but was repelled by a man who called himself the Smiling Old Man Zhou Dao."
"There was a sudden crossbow attack at night. My sister and I hid in a broken house and didn't dare to move. We didn't know what was going on outside. We only heard a lot of fighting sounds."
"The fighting stopped later, and the smiling old man Zhou Dao said that it was Master Yunxiao Pan Yunxiao who did it."
"Afterwards, they all left, and my sister and I came out of the hiding place. We had to meet the arrester Zhang Ming and were sent back to Jufu Tower."
"I hereby report."
The shopkeeper was busy writing, but the people in the world who heard about it couldn't sit still, and came over to ask if he was really Mr. Yunxiao Pan Yunxiao.
Yamazaki pushed all the way to the smiling old man Zhou Dao, because he said so.
Many people couldn't bear it and called friends to go to the abandoned village to see the situation.
Yamazaki and Shandai ignored them, ordered tea and snacks, ate them wholeheartedly, and went to the backyard to rest.
…
The other side.
The news spread quickly, and carrier pigeons flew all over the sky, relaying the news to everywhere.
Soon someone found the smiling old man to confirm, but the smiling old man did not dare to say more and could only use suspicion to prevaricate.
Someone saw the Flying Tiger Escort Bureau on the official road to the capital and saw the suspicious carriage, so they stared at it from a distance.
At noon, I confirmed that the handsome middle-aged man on the carriage looked somewhat like Mr. Yunxiao back then.
…
On the other side, the restaurant.
Yamazaki woke up with a start and hurriedly went downstairs to ask the shopkeeper Fei Ge to pass a letter to the capital.
"Master, there is nothing I can do about this. We can only help you deliver letters home."
"Then prepare eight horses for us and we will rush to the capital immediately."
"this……"
Yamazaki slammed the table, "Don't tell me, I'm not even qualified to borrow eight horses!"
The shopkeeper became sweaty and said, "Master, don't be angry. The main reason is that the restaurant has no horses for you."
"Then go to the horse shop and rent eight fast horses. You prepare dry food and water bags. If I don't have enough money in the locker, I will misappropriate the restaurant's money. If you don't dare, use your money to pay for it. I will pay you back later.
"
"Yes, yes."
The shopkeeper wiped away cold sweat. Yamazaki's momentum made him feel a lot of pressure.
…
Yamazaki called Shandai next door to get up. They had forgotten something important.
"What's the big deal? It's so urgent?"
"Go back to Beijing and send a message to Grandpa Second Aunt."
"What does it have to do with him?"
"If the imperial court cannot deal with the King of Southwest, it will attack the Qingyi Sect and kill a chicken to show to the Jianghu people so that they will not help the kings."
"Brother, you are overthinking this. It is impossible for the Tsing Yi Sect to leave any clues to the court."
"Even if there is no evidence that the Tsing Yi Sect is involved in this matter, other things can be used as evidence. It's just that the emperor wants someone to clear the way, that is, to find someone to participate."
"Looking for Grandpa Second Aunt?"
"Yes, then give him a promotion."
"Isn't this a good thing?"
"What's good? Once the court takes action against the Tsing Yi Sect, do you think the Tsing Yi Sect will let the second aunt and grandpa live?"
Shan Dai clicked her tongue, "Killing officials in the capital?"
"People in the Jianghu are all outlaws, what can't they do?" Yamazaki said, "The most troublesome thing is over at Shanjiabao."
"How to say?"
"If the second aunt's grandfather and second aunt's grandmother die, Shanjiabao will have to hold a funeral, and the Tianfeng Sword Sect will use this as an excuse to delay the wedding."
"That's true."
Yamazaki said in a deep voice: "At that time, Shanjiabao became more subtle. Was he going to take revenge on the Tsing Yi Sect?
"If we don't take revenge, Jianghu will lose all face, and there will be no need to mess around in the future."
"If we want to take revenge, Shanjiabao is in the southwest, and we want to take revenge against the Qingyi Sect, who do you think the Southwest King will help?"
"Tsing Yi Sect."
"Yes, Shanjiabao has no way to resist, unless we move to Lengmei Palace. Because of Lengmei Palace, the emperor will definitely find the second aunt to be a pawn."
"I see."
"So, if you want to save Shanjiabao, you must stop Grandpa Er Gu. This is also saving his life. Even if his hand is broken this time, you must stop him from delivering the memorial."
"Well, it's better to be a useless person than a dead person."
…
We rented eight good horses from the horse shop and drove them to Beijing from here. One person and four horses took turns to ride. It took about a day and a half to travel day and night.
The deposit is five hundred taels, which will be paid in advance by Jufulou.
The rent for each horse was two and a half taels, and it cost twenty taels of silver.
Solid food and water for two people, sixteen bushels of beans for eight horses, and eight small bags of salt.
There is not much money left, just enough for the checkpoint fee and the city entrance fee.
But as long as you can go, let’s talk about the return trip.
…
The two men led the horses out of the city and immediately beat them and ran wildly.
After half an hour, we go out forty or fifty miles and change horses once.
Before evening, we caught up with the Flying Tiger Escort Bureau and Young Master Yunxiao's group.
They wanted to rush straight over, but Young Master Yunxiao's people stood in the middle of the road, so the two of them had to stop.
Yamazaki held up his hand and said, "Your Majesty, you are blocking the way. What do you want to ask?"
"Our master is asking, did you two go to a deserted village to take shelter from the rain last night?"
"Exactly, we are now..."
"Where are you going now?" A pleasant male voice came from the carriage.
"Hurry to the capital and then go to the second aunt's grandma's house."
"You can go."
As the people on the carriage said this, the people blocking the road gave way.
Yamazaki handed over his hand, said nothing more, and left with Shandai.
In a magnificent carriage.
Pan Yunxiao sat in front of the eucalyptus, with his eyes closed and a wine glass in hand, listening to the sound of Yamazaki and Shandai's horse hooves retreating.
Through various subtle vibrations, the breathing and heartbeat of Yamazaki and Shandai can be judged.
When they were far enough away that you couldn't hear them clearly, you frowned and made a sound.
"Xiao Hai!"
"Master! You give your orders."
Pan Yunxiao hesitated but still didn't make up his mind, "Continue on your way."
"Yes, let's set off!"
Pan Yunxiao drank a glass of wine and recalled the battle situation last night.
The reason why he was confused was because he felt that he didn't hear Yamazaki and Shandai's breathing last night.
He thought they were dead, killed by the collapsing wall, because he heard the sound of bricks rolling down.
But I didn't expect that the two of them were still alive and seemed to be unscathed.
This is strange, of course, maybe he didn't care.
What exactly is going on? Since they are going to the capital, they should discuss it carefully to avoid any mistakes.
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The other side.
Yamazaki turned around inadvertently and found that Master Yunxiao's team had just started to set off. He was suddenly shocked and realized that the other party was listening to them.
Thinking back to everything last night, I finally thought about crashing into the wall. That sound could never escape the ears of a top expert.
After pondering, he made sure that he didn't hear their confrontation with Liu Ruhai, because the straight-line distance was more than two hundred steps, and half of the abandoned village was separated by a carriage.