Fang Jie got into the carriage and threw the horizontal knife aside. He took the wine bag from Mu Xiaoyao and took a swig. The big dog outside the carriage waved his whip, causing the carriage to speed up and keep a distance from the convoy of red sleeves. There is no doubt that if you catch up and go with the Red Sleeve Soldiers, you will be able to deal with danger more calmly along the way. After all, there is a perverted old cripple on the Red Sleeve Moves side.
Although this old lame man has never shown any extraordinary strength, Fang Jie is convinced that an old man who can guard the entire Red Sleeve Movement by himself will definitely not be a loser. You know that Red Sleeves attracts so many warblers and swallows. Is it possible that they have rarely attracted bees and butterflies in recent years?
Since the old lame man can bear it with all his strength, he is definitely not as unbearable as he appears.
"Now I can definitely be someone from the Sui Dynasty."
Fang Jiefang took off the wine bag and found that his palms were a little damp.
"If I'm not wrong, something must have happened to Fan Gucheng."
Mu Xiaoyao stiffened and subconsciously looked at Fang Jie. But I saw that the corners of the eyes of this young man who had never shown a sad expression were actually wet. This was the first time Mu Xiaoyao had seen Fang Jie like this in fifteen years.
"Perhapsit's just your own wild imagination."
She could only comfort.
Fang Jie slowly shook his head and spoke in a hoarse voice: "Even I myself don't know my life experience, so the court's use of such a powerful killer cannot be in cahoots with the people who hunted us before. Moreover, the Sui court has always been open to the outside world. I am arrogant and strong, and it is impossible for me to collude with people from other countries because of a small person like me, so it becomes much easier to speculate I just said that the reason why someone from the imperial court killed me must be because someone did not want me. Enter the martial arts academy."
"There is no secret about me that makes them afraid. If there is, then it is easy to think of Li Xiaozong. Those people who died in Fangu that night should have been sent by the imperial court. The reason why They killed me because the court wanted to investigate the border army's corruption case. In order to escape, Li Xiaozong put all the blame on me and tried to kill me to clear himself. But since those people were dead, Li Xiaozong would have no way to explain to the court. ¡±
"What I'm thinking about now is what method Li Xiaozong used to cover up this matter. Too many people knew about it that day, and all the border soldiers knew it If you want to hide it unless"
He paused for a moment, as if he didn¡¯t want to continue talking.
"Unless you kill all the border soldiers and then make up an excuse for a war? And you are the only one of the border soldiers still alive, so there must be someone in the court who doesn't want you to enter the imperial capital. If you want to hide such a big case, It's definitely not something that the Ministry of War can do. Why are you so unlucky? Master Tao, I can only say to you the infinite god."
This was not said by Mu Xiaoyao, nor by Big Dog.
It¡¯s Xiang Qingniu.
Fang Jie was startled and looked at the fat Taoist who opened the curtain and got into the carriage.
"When did you get in the car?"
Fang Jie asked in surprise.
Xiang Qingniu rubbed his nose and said proudly: "I told you a long time ago that I am a very, very high expert. Not to mention a broken carriage like yours, with two guards beside you who are barely average experts. Even if I want to enter the most heavily guarded place in the world, no one can stop me."
"certainly¡¡"
Xiang Qingniu sat down, unceremoniously took out some food and held it in his arms: "It's because I'm so hungry that I can't stand it, and I'm so weak that I can't ride a horse. Although I'm a top expert, I can't stand it when I'm hungry. My whole body will tremble and I will have no strength, and even my hands and feet will tremble. The feeling is very uncomfortable, so when I feel hungry, I have to eat. So I am not eavesdropping on your conversation, but I am here to eat. of."
Fang Jie was silent for a while, then took the greasy and cold roasted pheasant legs from his hand, took out a small paper bag from his arms and handed it to Xiang Qingniu: "If you feel like this again in the future, just eat two Block this."
"candy?"
Xiang Qingniu opened the paper bag and couldn't help but curled his lips: "Can't you stop being so stingy? Will you feel bad if I eat a pheasant leg from you?"
"This works."
Fang Jie was too lazy to explain anything.
Xiang Qingniu glanced at Fang Jie suspiciously. He originally disliked eating sticky candies because his hands and feet gradually began to tremble, and the feeling of panic in his heart became stronger and stronger, so he had to grab a handful and stuff it into his mouth. When he wanted to continue eating, Fang Jie stopped him, rewrapped the paper bag and stuffed it into his arms.
"That's enough, just sit quietly for a while and you'll be fine."
 Xiang Qingniu was startled and couldn't help but said in surprise: "Do you know medicine?"
"I don't understand, but I happen to know what's wrong with you. I used to a long time ago, I also had this problem. I just ate a few candies and it got better."
"What disease is this?"
"It's a bit difficult for me to explain to you. Simply put, you can understand it as stomach deficiency."
Fang Jie pointed to the big dog outside the car, then pointed to Mu Xiaoyao and said, "He has a stomachache due to meat loss, and she has a stomachache due to wine loss They are not serious illnesses, but they are quite uncomfortable."
After a while, Xiang Qingniu was suddenly surprised to find that the symptoms of weakness in his hands and feet and panic in his heart had really disappeared. This made him immediately admire Fang Jie a little more, and even more happy.
¡°In the future, you don¡¯t have to stuff anything into your mouth when you see it. Just carry a bag of candy with you.¡±
Fang Jie said calmly.
"How should I thank you? How about I let you off during the Martial Arts Academy exam and let you pass the exam easily?"
"Don't do thistell me who those assassins were."
"This is a secret Oh, don't take my candy, I said it's not okay?"
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Maple Forest Ferry
This is the largest ferry that must be passed from Xiangcheng to the Imperial Capital. After taking a boat from Fenglindu and crossing Xiangshui, you will leave Longxi County and enter Hedong County. Xiangshui is one of the five most famous rivers in the Sui Dynasty and the largest river in the western part of the Sui Dynasty. It is also a hundred feet wide at its narrowest point, and the Fenglindu section of water is the gentlest part of Xiangshui River. There are dozens of ferries going back and forth every day.
On one side of Fenglindu Pier is a reed marsh, where many people fish every day. There are so many fish in Xiangshui, and if you are lucky, you can catch dozens of them in a day even in this crowded place. It is said that a long time ago, an old man once fished a big fish more than ten meters long by the trestle. The fish was named Tietou and was extremely powerful. He didn't know why he bit the fishhook and pulled the old man from the shore. Pulled into the water.
This steelhead fish is a real thing. Many boaters have seen the back of this big fish sticking out of the river. If you encounter one, you must throw away the pig's head, which is necessary for river boating, as a filial piety to the river god.
It's just that this story has been passed down for who knows how many years. Originally, the big fish was the protagonist, but later it changed its taste for some reason. The most popular version now tells that the old man was holding the fishing rod with one hand. He forcibly pulled the large iron head more than ten meters long out of the river.
That steel-headed fish is extremely ferocious, and its mouth full of steel teeth is ready to act fiercely. The old man stretched out his hand and pointed a ray of golden light at the head of the big fish, and shouted: "Evil beast! Hurry up and surrender!"
Then the big fish gradually shrank, and finally turned into a human form and bowed at the old man's feet. The old man remembered that his nature was not evil and accepted him as his disciple. From then on, he traveled far away without a trace.
This story is so vivid that many children along the river go to the river every day to rub soil to make incense and kowtow to the east in the hope that one day the old man will come in the clouds and mist and accept them as his disciples.
?Legends are just legends and should not be taken as true.
But these days, there is a middle-aged man fishing here every day dozens of meters away from the pier. This man carries a big bamboo hat and gray cloth. He comes here every day carrying a bench, a fish basket and a fishing rod, and he sits there all day long. I don't see how many fish he catches every day, but his interest does not diminish.
An attentive local ferryman discovered that there was a middle-aged man fishing on this shore. There were also a lot more people setting up stalls near the trestle, all of them unfamiliar faces. Others accidentally discovered that many rare war horses were tied up in hidden places in the woods behind the reed marshes.
This middle-aged man fishing doesn¡¯t talk to many people. Occasionally, someone will come over and say a few polite words and then leave. So this man caught the fishermen's attention. When someone came up to talk to him, the man was also very easy-going and polite. He could tell that he had an accent from the capital. This accent was called a Beijing film by the people. He pronounced his words clearly and was consistent with The local accents are very different.
This man looks very ordinary. If he walked into a crowd, he would never attract anyone's attention. You may encounter hundreds of such people every day when walking in a bustling city. He is of medium build, neither fat nor thin, and does not have a beard. Even after sitting by the river for several days, he has not tanned, and his face is as pale as if he is sick. With sword-shaped eyebrows, long eyes, a high nose, and slightly thin lips, he should have been a very beautiful guy when he was young.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Although there are many wrinkles at the corners of the eyes, and there is always a trace of fatigue between the brows, he still has the charm of a man, and looks very calm and composed.
Every day at noon, someone would bring him food. The food is not luxurious or exquisite, just a few plates of stir-fried dishes, but there must be somethingFish, whether fried or fried.
There¡¯s also wine.
Most of the people on the ferry are good drinkers, and you can smell the aroma of wine wafting from a distance. So someone shamelessly brought up a piece of bacon and went over to ask for a drink with a smile. That person did not refuse, always smiled and nodded, and then left the fisherman who came over to drink with him. So gradually, this person made many friends in Fenglindu.
But one thing that makes people feel unsatisfied is that the person only needs a bottle of wine for each meal. It doesn¡¯t matter if ten people drink it or one person drinks it. After finishing the pot, they won¡¯t drink anymore. Even if the fisherman offered his own wine to persuade him, he would never drink it again.
So the fishermen finally reached a consensus This is a good man and a weirdo.
At noon on the sixth day when this person appeared in Fenglindu, his family came as usual to bring food and a pot of wine. The person who delivered the meal was a very young man with handsome features and a tall and strong figure. Although he was also dressed in commoner clothes, he was very clean and tidy. The only flaw is that this young man is blind in one right eye. There is a scar that cuts straight across his right eye, from his forehead to his chin.
Everyone felt that this must be the middle-aged man¡¯s son. So everyone said that this young man was very filial and would come on time every day to deliver food to his father.
The young man who was blind in one eye put down the food box, lowered his head and whispered a few words.
The middle-aged man fishing nodded slightly, then waved his hand. The young man then turned to leave, but was stopped by the middle-aged man again.
The middle-aged man pointed to the hem of the young man's cloth robe and said in a calm tone: "Tianbaodo you still remember how you became blind?"
The young man named Tianbao was shaken, and his eyes were full of uncontrollable fear: "I will go back to the town to serve as an envoy. I dare not forget my humble position."
The middle-aged man hummed: "Next time you make such a low-level mistake, I will blind your other eye. If you are blind in both eyes, it will be of no use if I keep him."
The man whose real name was Gao Tianbao immediately leaned over and hid the exposed corner of his brocade robe.
This brocade robe is very beautiful, dark red, with faint silver lines.
People in the official circles of the imperial capital would recognize it even if they only saw a corner of this brocade robe and become frightened.