Liu Xiu asked: "Where does the An family master plan to go?"
The man in the raincoat originally wanted to correct Liu Xiu's name, but then he thought about it and gave it up. It was just a title, there was no need to worry about it. He said: "Pingyuan City."
Liu Xiu's eyes lit up and she said with a smile: "It seems that we and Master An can go together."
The man in coir raincoat shook his head and said, "Mr. Jin, it's better not to go with me."
Seeing Liu Xiu's puzzled expression, he said: "I already have enough troubles, and now I have one more. If Mr. Jin goes with me, he will only cause trouble for himself." To be more precise, it is.
The calamity of death.
Having said this, he didn't want to say any more and walked forward.
Liu Xiu wanted to stop him, but Hua Feiyan in the car said: "It doesn't matter if you don't go with him. The Anmen is not simple, and its owner is even more important. If you go with him, you may be in danger if your identity is exposed."
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They have all seen An's martial arts skills just now. If he is considered a top swordsman among swordsmen, it would be too risky to travel with such a person.
Liu Xiu thought for a while and felt that Hua Feiyan was right, so he nodded, waved to Li Tong and others, and they continued on their way.
Even though they were riding horses or carriages, and the man in the raincoat only walked on two legs, his speed was faster than them.
When both parties passed by Guantao, neither of them stopped. Liu Xiu asked Long Yuan to buy some dry food and soy meat. They passed through the city and continued on their way to Qingyuan.
Halfway through the journey, they met again a man in raincoat sitting on the roadside resting.
The two parties nodded, and Liu Xiu said to Li Tong, "They will also rest here for a while." The group of them stopped a dozen meters away from the man in coir raincoat, and enjoyed the shade under a big tree on the side of the road.
Autumn has entered now, but autumn tigers are even more powerful, and the weather is very hot. Standing under the sun, I was sweating in just a while, and it was even more stuffy inside the carriage.
Liu Xiu asked Yin Lihua, Xu Xiling, and Hua Feiyan to get out of the car and rest, and then asked Long Yuan to deliver a bag of water, two pieces of dry food, and half a pound of soy sauce meat to the man in the raincoat.
Looking at the food sent by Long Yuan, the man in the raincoat was startled and subconsciously looked towards Liu Xiu. The latter nodded to him with a smile, picked up the water bag, shook it at him, and then drank.
He took a sip of water.
An imperceptible smile appeared on the expressionless face of the man in coir raincoat. He took the food handed over by Long Yuan and put it aside. Then he took out his wallet and wanted to pay Long Yuan. The latter asked him
He waved his hand and said, "My young master gave this to your husband. You don't have to be polite, sir."
After hearing what Long Yuan said, the man in the coir raincoat didn't show any pretense. He put away the money bag and thanked Long Yuan. Then he picked up the water bag, pulled off the lid, lowered his head and smelled it. No smell was found, so he drank it.
A big mouthful.
After taking a sip of water, he felt much better and turned to Liu Xiu with a grateful look.
At this time, he saw the three women Yin Lihua, Xu Xiling, and Hua Feiyan beside Liu Xiu. Who was Wulu? When he saw these three women, he would probably look straight in the eyes.
Needless to say, Yin Lihua's beauty is so beautiful that it is beyond comparison and breathtaking, like a fairy in the sky.
Xu Xiling is a charming woman, the kind of woman who exudes charm from the bottom of her heart. Her every gesture and every smile is a fatal attraction for men.
Hua Feiyan is different from both Yin Lihua and Xu Xiling. She is the kind of cold and mysterious woman, noble and cool, which makes people feel alienated and unconsciously attracted to her.
attract.
How could such three equally outstanding and distinctive women not attract attention when they are together?
When the man in the coir raincoat saw the three of them, his eyes only paused for a moment without any other reaction. Then he withdrew his eyes and ate the food Liu Xiu gave him.
His reaction made Liu Xiu's impression of him even deeper. The man in the coir raincoat ate and drank the food and water brought by Liu Xiu, then stood up, nodded to Liu Xiu, and walked away in stride.
Got out.
Watching his leaving figure, Li Tong couldn't help but murmur in a low voice: "Master, this person doesn't know etiquette so much. He accepted the master's food and didn't even come over to say thank you after eating it!"
Liu Xiu smiled disapprovingly. The An clan leader was a bit arrogant, but he was indeed proud. They rested under the tree for another quarter of an hour, and when they felt that time was almost up, they continued on their way.
When it was almost evening, they felt the presence of Qingyuan City. Due to the recent unrest in Wei County, bandits from the Fifth Academy Army and Tanxiang Army fled to Wei County and Qinghe County, and the gates of Qingyuan City were closed early.
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Liu Xiu and others could not enter the city, so they found an inn to stay outside the city.
Compared with the inside of the city, the area outside Qingyuan City is much deserted. There are only two inns in this huge area, one is full, and the other has very few rooms left.
Liu Xiu and his party of ten people, including men and women, needed at least five or six rooms to stay, but there were only three rooms left in the inn.
When allocating rooms, Li Tong felt quite embarrassed. If Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua lived in one room, then the two female relatives Xu Xiling and Hua Feiyan also had to live in one room.
There was only one room left for him, three people from Long Yuan, three people from Xu Ying, and two imperial guards who were driving the carriage. It was impossible for nine people to live in the same room no matter what.
Li Tong came to Liu Xiu for discussion. When he saw Liu Xiu, he whispered: "Master, three rooms are too few. We have to squeeze them in tonight. Otherwise, the master, his wife, and Xi Ling, Fei Yan, will be together."
How about staying in one room?"
Liu Xiu frowned, but before he could speak, Yin Lihua said: "Husband, just follow the distribution of dimensions! Otherwise, there are only three rooms, and we really can't live in them."
He pondered for a moment, then looked at Xu Xiling and Hua Feiyan, asking what they meant.
Naturally, Xu Xiling had no objection to living in the same room as Liu Xiu. On the contrary, she couldn't ask for it. It didn't matter if the flowers were not smoke. She was originally from the world and didn't value the Confucian etiquette of men and women not being intimate.
Seeing that neither of them objected, Liu Xiu nodded to Li Tong and said, "Ci Yuan, the four of us will share a room, and you will allocate the remaining two rooms among yourself."
Li Tong breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly in relief.
The conditions of the inn were pretty good. At least the floor of the room was covered with mats. Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua slept on the bed, and Xu Xiling and Hua Feiyan slept on the mats.
Because Xu Xiling and Hua Feiyan were there, Liu Xiu and Yin Lihua just took off their coats, put on their middle coats, and lay on the bed. Neither of them fell asleep immediately, and lay flat on their backs holding hands.
After lying there for a while, Yin Lihua slowly said, "I don't know what Pingyuan County is like."
Liu Xiu smiled calmly and said: "Pingyuan and Qinghe are only separated by a river. Come to think of it, Pingyuan County and Qinghe County are about the same."
Yin Lihua turned to look at Liu Xiu and asked with a smile: "Then what is Qinghe County like?"
"It's almost the same as Wei County." Liu Xiu said softly: "When I first arrived in Hebei, there were bandits in every county. Wei County and Qinghe County were the most violent. In every county, every ten villages were empty.
In the county town, nine out of ten houses are empty, the cultivated land is abandoned, and all industries are withered..."
Liu Xiu talked about what he saw and heard when he first arrived in Hebei. Yin Lihua listened with great interest at first and asked one or two questions from time to time. But as she listened, her eyelids became heavier and heavier, and she fell asleep unconsciously.
passed.
Along the way, even though she had been riding in a carriage, she was still very tired.
Hearing Yin Lihua's even and soothing breathing, Liu Xiu stopped talking and turned to look at Yin Lihua's sleeping face, mesmerized for a moment.
Xu Xiling, who was lying on the collapse, suddenly said: "The situation in Hebei has been greatly improved now, and this is all the result of the young master."
Liu Xiuxiao asked: "Xiling is not asleep yet?!"
"Young Master is not sleeping either."
Liu Xiu said quietly: "Hebei is what it is today, and it is definitely not due to me alone." Some reputations, Liu Xiu will be greedy, and some reputations, Liu Xiu will not be greedy. Even if he is not greedy, what should be recorded on his head will still be remembered.
On his head.
Hua Feiyan interjected: "Starting tomorrow, we can enter Qinghe County. After traveling in Qinghe County for up to three days, we can cross the river to Pingyuan County and arrive at Pingyuan City."
Liu Xiu asked: "Has Fei Yan sent spies to take the lead?"
"Yes, sir."
"Have the spies sent back any news?"
"I haven't received any news from the spies yet. I think it should be calm in Pingyuan City," Hua Feiyan said. No news has been received, which is good news.
Liu Xiu murmured: "The red-browed eyebrows were short-sighted and concentrated all the troops in Chang'an, thinking that by controlling Chang'an, they could control the entire world. Little did they know that the Sanfu area was riddled with holes and turned into a wasteland.
If Chimei had not moved westward, today's Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Yuzhou would all be dominated by Chimei." Where would there be a chance for Liu Yong to get ahead? It's a pity that Chang'an is too attractive, so he forced Chimei to rule.
The beast sucked it in, cutting off its own foundation and destroying its foundation.
Thinking of the mistakes made by the Red Eyebrow Army, he naturally thought of Mo Yan, whom he had met once before.
He said meaningfully: "I think it was quite painful for Mo Yan to join the Red Eyebrow Army!" If Mo Yan could make the decision within Red Eyebrow, he would never let Red Eyebrow make such a major strategic mistake.
Hua Feiyan said: "Although Mo Yan is a military advisor and seems to have a high status in Chimei, he actually has no real power. The power of Chimei is still firmly controlled by Fan Chong, Xu Xuan, Feng An, Xie Lu, and Yang Yin
Waiting in the hands of these Red Eyebrow elders. Ever since Red Eyebrow occupied Chang'an, the internal struggle for power has become more and more intense. Without Fan Chong as a backer, Mo Yan may not even be able to maintain his position as military advisor in Red Eyebrow."
Liu Xiu said: "Seeking benevolence will lead to benevolence. No matter how hard and dangerous the road you choose is, you have to grit your teeth and persevere to finish it..." wavv
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a soft snapping sound from above the roof. It was the sound of someone walking on the roof and stepping on the tiles.
Liu Xiu, Xu Xiling, and Hua Feiyan sat up almost at the same time and looked at each other. Xu Xiling raised his hand and pointed upward silently. Liu Xiu nodded, indicating that he understood that there was someone on the roof.
He picked up the Chixiao Sword beside him and floated out of bed. He quietly walked up to Xu Xiling and Hua Feiyan and whispered: "You two stay in the house to protect my wife!"
As he spoke, he was about to walk out. Xu Xiling took the lead, grabbed Liu Xiu's sleeve, shook his head slowly, and whispered: "Master, don't go out, it's too dangerous!"
Just as Liu Xiu was about to speak, he heard a muffled thud from outside, which was the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground. Liu Xiu pulled Xu Xiling's hand, walked to the window, and looked out through the gap.
I saw a man in black lying in the courtyard of the inn. The man twitched a few times on the ground and soon became silent. There was only one wound on his body, which was located in his throat. He was killed by a sword.
