Chapter 35 Chapter Thirty-Third

Through the gate of the city, one can see the flow of people in the city, bustling and bustling, a scene of prosperity. Li Qichen praised with a smile: "It really is aboveboard, you might as well try running now." Wu Jie glanced at Li Qichen's legs, then at Gongzi Cong and Yan Wei, and said, "If I really want to run, you three won't be able to catch up!" Li Qichen smiled again: "Then you try!" Wu Jie looked at Gongzi Cong and Yan Wei again, only to see that Gongzi Cong nodded with a smile, and Yan Wei also looked at him with interest, without seeming malicious, suddenly turned around and ran away.

Li Qichen waited for him to run away, then leaned over to pick up a stone, flicked his middle finger, and the stone shot out, hitting the crook of Wu Jie's leg, Wu Jie's leg softened, and he knelt down.After a long time, when the three of them approached, Wu Jie rubbed his legs and stood up. Li Qichen said with a smile: "Don't think that you can be invincible because you are stronger than others and faster than others. You must know that there are people in the world, and there is a sky beyond the sky." Wu Jie asked: "Then how can I be invincible?" Li Qichen said: "A person who has no weaknesses is invincible. But as long as a person has things he wants, people he can't let go of, and unfinished business... that is his weakness. If he can have no desires, no desires, he will have no weaknesses." , is considered invincible..." Li Qichen said, but looked at Yan Wei.Yan Wei lowered her head, seemingly silently chewing on Li Qichen's words, without noticing his gaze.

"Please teach me Kung Fu!" Wu Jie said suddenly. Li Qichen pondered and did not answer. "Master! Please!" Wu Jie knelt down suddenly, kowtowed three times, and then knelt on the ground for a long time without getting up. Li Qichen hurriedly pulled him up, and said with a smile: "I can teach you, but you can't call me master. Without the permission of the head of the sect, the disciples are not allowed to accept disciples without permission..." As he spoke, a smile appeared on his face, his eyes Looking into the distance, he naturally thought of Tong Shu who was wearing the Ring of Sect Master, and he didn't know where he was now.

In this way, it went on for another four days. From a distance, you can already see the tower of Fan City, which is the important town in the southwestern part of Yang State and the nearest town to the border of Jiang State. Li Qichen was a little hesitant, and tentatively said to Gongzi Cong: "Are you really going to Changyan Pass? Seeing my brother, what do you say?" Young Master Cong hesitated a bit, pondered for a while and said: "Show him this jade pendant, let him escort me back to Huaidu!" After all, do you still want to go back to Huaidu?In the end, he still complied with Tong Shuai's words. Do you really want to "drive straight to Huaidu, break into the palace, face the king, and ask such a question"?Li Qichen was puzzled, and only looked at Gongzi Cong with questioning eyes, waiting for him to speak.

Gongzi Cong said: "The mastermind behind my imprisonment is either a dignitary or a high-ranking official, and he is probably in charge of the military... But your elder brother is still young, so he shouldn't be involved... You need to see your father in person before you can ask me about it." The truth came out." Li Qichen sighed: "Even if you ask the truth, what can you do?" Gongzi Cong said: "I have been imprisoned for half my life, and I always have to find out who is behind the scenes and why they trap me. Otherwise, I will die with regret..." Li Qichen sighed: "What if..."

Gongzi Cong interrupted him: "In case it is Junfu, I will admit it... If the country needs me, let me go back, and I will go back, but before going back, I have to ask one question: Why did you hide it from me?! " Gongzi Cong became more and more excited as he spoke, and his voice gradually became high-pitched. After a long time, Gongzi Cong asked, "Why are you hesitating again? Will your brother harm us?" Li Qichen said: "My current identity is, after all, a fugitive. If my brother wants to kill his relatives righteously, I don't know..." Gongzi Cong laughed lightly and said, "Two 'Shuanglong Huayu Pendant' in hand, can match the king's order and tiger amulet! I'm not afraid that your brother will not follow his orders."

Li Qichen was surprised: "There is such a thing? How could I not know?" Young Master Cong said: "When all foreign officials and generals were ordered, they were given this order in person. This is also to prevent the country from turmoil, so that Young Master can get military power to assist... Jiang Guo Jiang's surname covers the country, and Long's surname holds hands. The stealing of military power is a lesson from the past." Seeing them talking about Jiang Guo, Wu Jie tilted his head slightly and listened attentively. Unexpectedly, Gongzi Cong changed the subject again, and said: "Why do you say that the 'Shuanglong Huayu Pendant' is a treasure passed down from generation to generation by the royal family, and it is exactly the same...I didn't expect that my elder brother would give this to you." Gongzi Cong said , turned to look at Yan Wei with amusement in his eyes.

Yan Wei was a little flustered, she stroked her neck with her right hand, touched the jade through her clothes, and mumbled, "It's not for me, it's just for my protection..." Talking and talking, I didn't realize that I had arrived at the city of Fancheng. Outside the city are densely populated refugees, all of them in ragged clothes, sitting and lying on the side of the road, there are always hundreds of them, and a sour stench can be smelled from a distance. Near the city gate, there is a porridge shed, thick smoke billows from the big stove, and white gas fills the huge cauldron.

Through the gate of the city, one can see the flow of people in the city, bustling and bustling, a scene of prosperity. Young Master Cong frowned, and said to Wu Jie: "I don't want the car anymore, let's distribute the things in the car to them." Wu Jie stopped the car as he said, and said loudly, "Young master said, these are rewards for everyone, come and get them!" The refugees swarmed up, grabbing things like crazy, and the strong ones pushed the weak ones to the back. In a split second, all the food and food in the car were robbed. The person pushed down and stepped on it, and sat in the muddy water struggling.

Yan Wei looked at it with pity in her heart, and wanted to turn around to take care of it, but was pulled back by Li Qichen. Li Qichen shook his head slowly, without saying anything, but his expression was very resolute. This group of refugees is different from the two groups I met before. No matter how hard they are, those two groups are still peaceful in mind.And this group of people must have been trapped outside the city for a long time, eating porridge every day.But inside the city gate, there is a peaceful and prosperous scene.There is a gap between the sky and the ground, how can people not be angry?An improper response is a riot, and it is better to enter the city as soon as possible, so as not to cause side effects.

Seeing that Gongzi Cong was already striding towards the city gate, Li Qichen hurriedly pulled Yan Wei to follow quickly. Naturally, the gate of the city was not so easy to enter. Two subordinate officials guarded the gate, one on the left and the other on the right. One of them stopped Gongzi Cong and asked, "Who are you, do you have a letter to enter the city?" It must be that he saw that Gongzi Cong's clothes and shoes were bright, and his words were very polite. Gongzi Cong replied: "No." After speaking, he looked at the two quietly, waiting for them to speak. "Why did you go to the city, and who did you go to find?" Another subordinate official said. "Look for goldsmith Yu Fei." Gongzi Cong said. The two subordinates looked at each other, and one of them asked, "What do you want him for?" Young Master Cong smiled: "Of course there are gold objects for him to make." "Do you know him?" the petty official asked again. "We met ten years ago. At that time, he lived in my house for more than three months..." Gongzi Cong seemed to be a little emotional. Li Qichen saw that they were talking endlessly one-on-one, so he took out a few copper coins from his bosom, stuffed them into the hands of the two subordinates respectively, and said, "It's convenient!" The two subordinates understood each other, nodded to each other, did not speak, and just moved out of the way. "Where are we going? Are we really going to find that Yu Fei?" Li Qichen asked suspiciously when he saw that Gongzi Cong seemed to know the road by himself. Gongzi Cong turned around and replied: "Yes, the valuable things we have on hand are only a few gold cakes. The value is too high, it is not easy to use, and it is easy to cause disputes. It is better to cut it or exchange it into small pieces. Anyway. He’s going to the gold shop, and he’s an old friend.” Li Qichen frowned slightly: "But..." After saying these two words, he didn't continue. Young Master Cong said: "That's an octogenarian. Even if I received the message from my pigeon, it's reasonable not to come to the valley. Maybe it's because of the severe drought. Many people probably don't have the heart to find any treasures. Or, It's too late to save your life, so how can you find any treasures. After all, it is a year of great disaster, and a bucket of rice is much more practical than a bushel of pearls..." Li Qichen thought so too, with such a serious disaster, most of those pigeons may have fallen into the belly of the people, and they might not even have their lives to fly here. This is a courtyard with two entrances. It looks more elegant than the surrounding houses, but it does not look like a store. The only difference from the house is that there is a gold shop hanging on the door.It must be because the gold shop does not have business every day, and it does not need to have a special store, so it can be integrated with the house. The gate of the courtyard was open, and there was no one in the main hall. Passing through the main hall to the backyard, there was still no one there. Li Qichen was a little nervous, held down the hilt of his sword, and followed closely behind Gongzi Cong. The door of the back hall was ajar, Young Master Cong coughed lightly, and said, "Duke Yu! An old friend is visiting!" After a pause, there was no response, so he gently opened the door by half a person's width, and looked inside.It was pitch black inside, there was no one, and there was no movement, so Young Master Cong simply pushed the door open and walked in. No one was there, but the wine on the table was still warm, so the person must have left for a long time. The four of them looked around and saw nothing unusual, then turned and went out. As soon as he stepped out of the door, he saw a bright light shining in the eyes, surrounded by more than twenty spears in a semicircle, and the spear points cut out a three-foot-diameter square inch of the door, which was airtight and surrounded the four of them. Looking along the handle of the spear, there are more than 20 soldiers, lined up in an arc, all of them are well-dressed, all of them are about the same height, and they are motionless.Everyone held their spears firmly in their hands, not even the tip of the spear trembled. Suddenly, the two soldiers in the middle parted slightly to the sides, revealing two people. In front was a young general in military uniform with a heroic posture, and behind was an old man with white beard and hair. Gongzi Cong didn't panic, he just smiled and said, "Duke Yu, is this a courtesy to welcome an old friend?" The old man smiled awkwardly, glanced left and right, and then at the young general, stroking his beard with his hand, groaning and not speaking. Li Qichen called out timidly: "Brother..." It turned out that the young general was Li Qichen's elder brother, Li Tichen. Na Li Tengchen sneered, and said: "There is no elder brother of yours here, I am a general, you are a prisoner, that's all!" After speaking, he gestured to the left and right with his jaw, and said, "Take it!" Gongzi Cong stretched out his left hand and shouted: "Wait a minute!" With his right hand, he took out the 'Double Dragon Transformation Fish Pendant' from his neck, and said, "I am Gong Zi Cong! The 'Double Dragon Transformation Fish Pendant' is here, everyone must obey my orders!" As he spoke, he winked at Yan Wei. Yan Wei was a little hesitant, but she still took out the "Double Dragon Transformation Fish Pendant" from her neck and held it up with her hands. It was a thin cyan color, like a clear sky washed by rain. Li Tengchen seemed a little surprised, narrowed his eyes, just stared at Yan Wei's hand, as if he was carefully distinguishing the authenticity of the "Double Dragon Transformation Fish Pendant".Staring at Yan Wei's face again, she said softly, "So it's a girl..." Li Tengchen thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "I am under the secret order of the king to escort the person with the 'Double Dragon Transformation Fish Pendant' back to Huaidu! Take it!" Gongzi Cong was slightly taken aback, as if he was a little surprised, he stayed for a while, then sighed: "Okay, we'll go with you..." Li Qichen was also a little at a loss, looking at Li Tengchen. Li Tengchen sighed: "You are a fugitive, and you have to be escorted back to Huaidu..." Li Qichen put his hand on the hilt of his sword and stared at Li Tichen, as if hesitating whether to make a move. Li Tengchen sighed softly, and looked directly at Li Qichen: "Are you really going to do it? You should weigh it carefully, everyone should save some effort..." Li Qichen smiled wryly, and said, "Forget it... I'll go with you. But this kid..." He pointed at Wujie, "He's a slave we took on the road, let him go!" Li Tengchen turned his head to look at Wujie, and Wujie also looked at Li Tengchen calmly, with peace in his eyes and no fear. Li Tengchen took a few steps forward, lightly stretched the ape's arms, grabbed the black steps and turned around, pulled off his collar at the back of his neck, glanced at him, and said in surprise: "Is he the queen of the 'Three Carpenters and Concubines'? " Before Li Qichen could answer, Wu Jie thrust his elbow back and poked Li Tichenchen's ribs straight. As soon as Li Tichenchen hid, his hand loosened, and Wu Jie turned around lightly and out of Li Tichenchen's Grab it, and hide beside Li Qichen.Li Qichen slightly opened his arms to protect the black steps. In the past few days, Wu Jie has been learning martial arts with Li Qichen, although the time is short, but he has excellent aptitude and works very hard, it seems that he has achieved some success.At this moment, Wu Jie said to Li Qichen, "Please, brother..." Li Tengchen floated back to his original position in the queue, pondered for a while, and said to Wu Jie: "You go! But don't let me see you again!" Wu Jie was startled, looked at Li Qichen and Gongzi Cong, and seeing that they both nodded to him, he saluted and walked towards the main entrance proudly.When walking past Li Tengchen, Wu Jie raised his head and glanced at Li Tengchen, his eyes were full of resentment, and then turned his head away for a moment, without looking back, he strode out of the door.