Chapter 21 The twenty-first parting ways

How did the "Four Great King Kong" know that if they ran to Lu Dongyan's house, they would be able to see Geng Dian, but now they went around in such a circle to find Lu Dongyan's daughter in the ravine, but they missed Geng Dian. Let's say that after Lu Dongyan escaped from danger in Loujiazhuang, he rushed home overnight with Ling Hao, Qin Huxiao, Shi Yixian, three old heroes, and three young heroes, Hong Tianlei, Hei Xuanfeng, and Geng Dian.He knew that his daughter had already escaped from Loujiazhuang before him, and he only hoped that he could see her when he returned home.

Mrs. Lu saw her husband bringing back many guests, including Hong Tianlei, she couldn't help being surprised and delighted, and full of doubts. While receiving the guests, she asked her husband, "Where did you meet? Your honored guest is—" Lu Dongyan said: "It's a long story, let me introduce you first. These two are Brother Ling and Brother Qin that I often tell you about. This is the most famous thief in the world!" Then followed Introduce Hei Xuanfeng and Geng Dian to her in turn. Geng Dian said with a smile: "My aunt and I have already met. I remember that there is a big brother Qiu. I wonder if he is still at the house?"

Mrs. Lu said: "Yes, you are talking about my nephew, his name is Dacheng, he went home yesterday, and he will come back tomorrow." Ling Hao made another salute to Mrs. Lu, and said: "My son is in your mansion, and he has been taken care of by his virtuous wife. Father Yu and his son are very grateful." Mrs. Lu was very embarrassed, and forced a smile: "Where, where, I was afraid that your son would blame me for my poor hospitality, so I left. Fortunately, you are coming back now, so I am relieved." She pretended to be very happy, but she was secretly complaining to her husband: "These people are not tolerated by the government. If you associate with anyone, you will be in trouble. But you brought them back together!"

Knowing his wife Mo Ruofu, Lu Dongyan was afraid that his wife would show dissatisfaction, and said: "I had an accident when I went out this time. If it wasn't for the rescue of Ling and Qin, I'm afraid I'd be buried in a foreign land and I wouldn't be able to come back to see you." .” Mrs. Lu said: "By the way, I heard that you are recuperating at Brother Ling's house. Who hurt you? Are you healed now?" Lu Dongyan said: "It's already healed. I don't know who the person who hurt me is yet. I'll tell you about this later." At this point, he suddenly felt a little strange, and then asked: "How do you know? I am recuperating at Brother Ling's house, who told you?"

Mrs. Lu glanced at Qin Huxiao, and said, "This, this..." For a while, she didn't know whether to say it in public.It turned out that she thought her daughter had eloped with Qin Longfei. Ling Hao said with a smile: "Let's talk about these unimportant things slowly. You should also ask Lingmei." Lu Dongyan actually wanted to ask his daughter a long time ago.Just because the guest has just arrived, and when he meets his wife, there must be some courtesy.After listening to Ling Hao's work, he said with a smile: "Thank you father and son for your concern for my daughter. I don't know the truth, but I'm afraid that nephew Tie Wei is more anxious than me." After speaking, he turned around and asked his wife: " Is our Yaoer back yet?"

Mrs. Lu said, "Have you already known?" Lu Dongyan said: "You mean Yao'er left home? That's right, I know she has been to Loujiazhuang, I thought she returned home?" Madam Lu said, "What else do you know?" Lu Dongyan was taken aback for a moment, feeling a little strange, and asked, "What else?" Mrs. Lu suddenly picked up the coat and saluted Qin Huxiao, and said, "Old hero Qin, please forgive me for being presumptuous. I would like to ask, do you have a son named Long Fei?" Qin Huxiao was greatly surprised, and thought: "Could it be that the unscrupulous beast came here?" He said: "Yes, the boy's name is Long Fei. How did Mrs. Xian know?"

Sure enough, Madam Lu said: "My son was here just the day before yesterday, he said, he said..." Qin Huxiao hurriedly asked: "What did he say?" Mrs. Lu said: "He said he was ordered by his father to report to us. That's why I know that Yao'er's father is recuperating at your place." Qin Huxiao was very annoyed, and said, "How dare this bastard come to lie!" Madam Lu pretended to be surprised and said, "Didn't you call your son?" Shi Yixian persuaded: "Brother Qin, don't get angry, he came to report the news out of good intentions."

Lu Dongyan suddenly got up, and said: "Brother Shi, you said that the little girl was rescued by someone, and that person is Long Fei?" Shi Yixian said: "At that time, I only heard his voice, but didn't see him. However, it is reasonable to speculate that since the two of them went to Loujiazhuang together, and Miss Lu was accidentally captured, Nephew Fei certainly wanted to save her." Afraid of Qin Hu's violent temper, he thought to himself: "If he knew the truth, it would be strange if he didn't beat his son to death." So he had no choice but to use good words to speak for Qin Longfei.Qin Longfei tried to moleste Lu Yuyao in the dark room that night, but he didn't dare to reveal anything.

Ling Hao is honest and honest, and always thinks of the bright side in everything. After listening to the sudden words, he said again and again: "Not bad, not bad. It must be like this. Nephew Fei probably learned that Xiao'er was trapped in Loujiazhuang from some unknown source. He just came to find Miss Lu as a helper. Brother Qin, even if he occasionally lied, you can't blame him too much. " Qin Huxiao didn't dare to trust his son like this. He looked on coldly, and suddenly saw Mrs. Lu's face seemed to show contempt, and thinking of the strange gaze she had stared at him just now, he couldn't help feeling even more suspicious.

"This slave clearly knows that Lu Dongyan is about to recover from his injury and is going home. Why is he rushing to report the news? Since the green-robed strange man forced him to be his apprentice, why did he let him go so easily?" Qin Huxiao couldn't help feeling full. Doubtful, faintly feel that something is wrong. Lu Dongyan was also thinking: "If the person who helped Yao'er out of danger is really Qin Longfei, even if they don't know what happened in Loujiazhuang last night, Yao'er should go home with him." Since their whereabouts have not been known yet, everyone was a little unhappy at the reception wine that night, and lost the expected joy.

After the banquet was over and the guests were settled, Lu Dongyan and his wife returned to the bedroom. Lu Dongyan said: "You seem to have something that you haven't said yet, don't you?" Mrs. Lu said: "That's right, how can I say it in front of your guests?" Lu Dongyan was old and sophisticated, and he had already guessed a bit in his heart, and said, "Then tell me now." Mrs. Lu said: "What do you think of Qin Longfei?" Lu Dongyan said: "The character of martial arts seems to be inferior to that of Ling Tiewei." Mrs. Lu said: "However, he is much more handsome than Ling Tiewei, and he can speak with a single mouth." Lu Dongyan's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "Did our Yao'er fall for his trap?" Mrs. Lu said: "The ugliness of the family should not be publicized. It is inconvenient for me to say in front of guests that Yao'er eloped with this kid." Lu Dongyan was taken aback, and said, "Didn't he invite Yao'er to be his helper?" Mrs. Lu said: "It was originally agreed that Yao'er and Dacheng will pick you up with this kid, but that night, the two of them slipped away quietly, and Yao'er didn't even leave me a note." Lu Dongyan forced himself to forgive, and said: "Perhaps Yao'er was afraid of being stopped by you, so he secretly went to Loujiazhuang with him? Yao'er likes Tiewei, I know; Qin Longfei is his junior, so it is only natural that he is eager to save him ...you can't think too badly of them." Mrs. Lu sneered and said, "Do you think Qin Longfei and Ling Tiewei are as close as brothers? Do you know that as soon as this kid comes to our house, he speaks ill of his senior brother!" Lu Dongyan was surprised and said: "What did he say?" Mrs. Lu said: "He said that Ling Tiewei was tempted by a Mongolian princess and had already surrendered to Mongolia. He is going to Helin with that princess to be a son-in-law!" Lu Dongyan said: "Where is the Mongolian princess?" Mrs. Lu said: "It's the witch nicknamed Yun Zhongyan who has made waves in the Jianghu in recent years. I heard that she was still in Loujiazhuang a while ago." Lu Dongyan laughed, and said, "What's the matter? I'm—" Mrs. Lu hurriedly booed softly, and said, "Keep your voice down, don't let the guests hear you!" How did the couple know that on the roof of this bedroom, there was the world's number one thief, Shi Yi.First, because he was quite disturbed by Qin Longfei's matter, and wanted to know what other lies Qin Longfei had told in front of Mrs. Lu; second, because he sensed something wrong with Mrs. Lu's expression, so he came here to eavesdrop. Lu Dongyan said in a low voice: "How can this matter? I have seen this Yun Zhongyan in Loujiazhuang before." Mrs. Lu said: "Of course I know it's a lie, otherwise how could Ling Tiewei come back with you? I'm telling you, just to let you know that this kid surnamed Qin fabricated lies, spread fake news, and lied to our daughter!" In fact, there was also her nephew Qiu Dacheng who "fabricated lies and spread fake news", but she didn't say anything about it. Lu Dongyan was startled and angry, and said: "How dare this kid have bad ideas about our daughter? I also talked about Tiewei and Yao'er's marriage in front of Brother Ling and his father. It's not like this kid doesn't know about it!" Mrs. Lu sneered and said: "As soon as this kid came, I knew he had bad intentions. How could he hide his lustful eyes, always staring at Yao'er? So I want Dacheng to go pick him up with them." You, unexpectedly they stole it in the middle of the night." Lu Dongyan was upset, and said: "What should I do? Qin Huxiao has saved my life. If his son does something wrong to us, I can't do anything to him." Mrs. Lu said: "Then our daughter will suffer for it?" Lu Dongyan said: "Although Yao'er doesn't know the dangers of people's hearts, she is also a woman who knows how to love herself. She probably won't do anything bad with that kid." These words are actually just self-consolation. Mrs. Lu sneered and said: "I hope so. In fact, you want to ration Yao'er to Ling Tiewei, and I can't agree with it. Now that this thing happened again, our daughter can't marry the Ling family. Do you think Let's see, the Qin and Ling families are good friends, Yao'er married this kid and will meet up with Qin every day, are you okay?" Lu Dongyan went through many storms, but never encountered such an embarrassing thing. He couldn't help but feel anxious, and said: "The most important thing now is to get Yao'er back first, and we will talk about it after the marriage!" Mrs. Lu said: "This matter can't be publicized. Call Dacheng tomorrow and ask him to help us inquire, okay?" Idea; his wife had an "idea." Mrs. Lu said again: "You and this group of guests are back, does anyone outside know?" Lu Dongyan was annoyed: "Everyone in Loujiazhuang knows about it, how about it?" Mrs. Lu said: "Lou Renjun is a thief who washed his hands in a golden basin. The government may not believe what he said. You'd better try to send this group of guests away. We can still deny it when we investigate in the future!" Lu Dongyan said angrily: "They saved my life, how can I say that?" Mrs. Lu sneered and said, "You have a family, a business, a wife and a daughter, and you try to disregard yourself and show loyalty to your friends. Don't tell me you don't care about your family business, wife and daughter?" Lu Dongyan thought in his heart: "My daughter is gone, you only have to take care of yourself." But he didn't dare to quarrel with his wife, and the guests would inevitably hear them. Mrs. Lu said again: "It's been hard for us to accumulate this family fortune. You also said that the world is dangerous, and you are no longer willing to run outside. Only by sending these guests away can we have a comfortable life for the rest of our lives." Pass." Lu Dongyan said: "Don't say any more, okay, you have to let me think about it carefully!" He thought to himself: "Oh, why is she getting more and more unreasonable, who doesn't want to live a happy life, but I'm sorry my friend After the matter is done, do I, Lu Dongyan, still have the face to see others?" Shi Yi was lying on the roof to eavesdrop, and when he heard this, he thought: "As expected, his wife doesn't welcome us as uninvited guests. It's no wonder, the word 'Qing Gui', how can there be a woman's way of life?" Not afraid? For the sake of our friends, we shouldn't implicate him." Then he thought: "Let's keep the matter of Long Fei a secret from Brother Qin and Brother Ling for the time being." Early the next morning, Qin Huxiao suddenly took the lead to bid farewell to Lu Dongyan.Lu Dongyan was taken aback, and thought: "Could it be that they already know what Yao'er's mother said last night?" He tried his best to persuade him to stay. Qin Huxiao said in a low voice: "Nephew Fengxian has obtained a book of war art, and we want to help him give it to the leader of the rebel army as soon as possible. So after careful consideration, we think it's better to leave earlier. Anyway, we can come again when you are here." It turned out that Qin Huxiao and the others did indeed It was because of Shi Yixian's advice that he decided to leave. He made this excuse to avoid embarrassing Lu Dongyan. However, this excuse is reasonable. Lu Dongyan already knew about the Art of War, so even though he still had doubts in his heart, he didn't force him to stay.But he still said: "Nephew Tiewei let him stay. His injury still needs to be treated." Ling Hao said: "Thank you, Big Brother Lu, for your kindness. I have checked the child's injury and it is not a problem. His master wants him to go back and help end the martial arts gym. He also needs to help find the whereabouts of his junior brother." Lu Dongyan saw that Ling Hao's attitude was much colder than yesterday, and he felt very sad, but after thinking about it, since he was not determined to marry his daughter to Hong Tianlei, and his wife wanted him to leave early, he might as well let him go . Lu Dongyan saw off the guests at the front door, and Qiu Dacheng came in at the back door. Mrs. Lu called her nephew into the inner room, and whispered to him: "Your cousin has news." Qiu Dacheng said happily, "What news?" Mrs. Lu said, "So they went to Loujiazhuang." Qiu Dacheng was startled and jealous, and said: "Cousin is so bold, she dared to run to rescue Ling Tiewei! Sigh, Lou Renjun's martial arts are extraordinary, did my cousin fall into Lou's Village?" Mrs. Lu said: "That's not true. I heard that they have already escaped. Have you seen the group of guests my uncle sent away? Among them are Ling Tiewei's father and the boy named Qin's father." Qin, Ling and others made a big fuss in Loujiazhuang last night.Tell your nephew one by one about discovering Lu Yuyao in time. Qiu Dacheng said: "But my cousin dare not go home, how do you know where they are fleeing to?" Mrs. Lu said: "There is a clue, you might as well try it." Qiu Dacheng quickly asked: "What clue?" Mrs. Lu said: "Qin Longfei lied that he came here on his father's order, so he didn't dare to go home. I know your cousin's temperament clearly, no matter how bold she is, she would not run away with a man. Maybe she didn't know that Ling Tiewei had been rescued by her father, but she wanted to find out the news. So you might as well try to find her from her nanny. Apart from me, this nanny is the one who loves her the most. She After escaping from Loujiazhuang, I have nowhere to go for a while, maybe I will end up at this nanny's house." My aunt and nephew had a secret business deal, Lu Dongyan sent the guest back, Qiu Dacheng saw him, and went out.But they didn't tell Lu Dongyan what they said just now. Ling Hao and the group left Lu's house, everyone was busy with their own affairs, Ling Hao was especially depressed. Qin Huxiao persuaded him: "It's the best for this in-law to do well, and it's okay if it doesn't work. It's not that I praise my disciples. Tiewei's martial arts character is rare among people. Why does a man have to worry about not having a wife?" Ling Hao said: "I'm not sorry that this marriage is not successful, but I'm sorry that Big Brother Lu, a hero like him, has soft ears. Sigh, it's really wishful thinking for me to ask him to marry him for Wei Er." As the saying goes, "soft ears" means that you are afraid of your wife and you listen to your wife in everything.Shi Yi smiled and said: "Lu Dongyan may not always obey his wife, but since the hostess doesn't welcome us, we are embarrassed to stay. I eavesdropped on their conversation last night, and Lu Dongyan is very happy with Tiewei. This marriage may not be hopeless." Ling Hao said: "If you can't please your mother-in-law, it doesn't matter if this son-in-law doesn't do it. I don't want to mention Tiewei's marriage in the future." It is inconvenient for Hong Tianlei to interrupt to talk about his marriage, he is an arrogant person and thinks what his father said is right.Suddenly the shadow of Lu Yuyao appeared in his heart, and he couldn't help shivering... "Yuyao used to serve me for a few days and nights with her clothes on and off. Could it be that I can stop ignoring her just to make a bet with her mother?" Hong Tianlei thought again: "She is her mother." , her mother is her mother, Aunt Lu treats me badly, so what does it have to do with her? As long as she likes me..." Thinking of Lu Yuyao's tenderness, consideration and care for him during his illness; Reluctant to let go, affectionate... Everything is enough to prove that she is sincere, and Hong Tianlei can't help his heart beating, faintly feeling that his father's words may not be all right. Ling Hao didn't want to talk more about Lu Dongyan and his wife, so he changed the subject and said to Hei Xuanfeng and Geng Dian: "Nephew Feng Xian, nephew Geng Xian, if you two have no other urgent matters, how about staying in the house for a while? You are young It's rare for people to be congenial, and my son can take advantage of this opportunity to benefit more from you." Hei Xuanfeng said: "I want to get together with Brother Tiewei for a few more days, but right now I'm going to Dadu to meet the leader of the Beggar Gang, Lu, to report on the trip to Liangshan, and to give him the Art of War. I will deal with it on my behalf. I have to save it for another day and visit the old man again." Ling Hao thought it was a big deal, and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, then I won't force you." Hong Tianlei suddenly said: "Father, I want to go to Dadu with Brother Feng to see and see, do you think so?" Ling Hao said: "It's not bad, I'm just afraid that you have too little experience and your body hasn't fully recovered, and you're in the capital of the Kingdom of Jin all of a sudden, it's not a joke!" Hong Tianlei said with a smile: "I didn't go alone. Brother Youfeng took care of me. My injury has healed by seven or eight points, and the rest is just a little trauma, which is nothing to worry about. From here to Dadu, there must be one One month. In one month, are you still worried about not recovering?" Qin Huxiao said: "Guangzhu Lu is also an old friend we haven't seen for many years. Tiewei took this opportunity to pay a visit to him for us, which is also a double win." Ling Hao smiled and said, "Your master said the same thing, so I'll let you go to practice. Nephew Feng Xian, I'm begging you a lot." Hong Tianlei said happily: "Brother Geng, what about you?" Geng Dian said: "I have other things, I'm afraid I can't go to Dadu with you." After finishing speaking, he turned around and said, "Three seniors, do you know that there is a leader of the Azure Dragon Clan named Long Cangbo?" Qin Huxiao said: "You know the leader of the Dragon Sect?" Geng Dian said: "He is my father's old relative, but my nephew and he have never met, and I don't know where the Qinglong Gang is?" Qin Huxiao said: "I know about Long Cangbo, but I haven't been in the rivers and lakes for many years. I don't know where his Qinglong gang is." Shi Yi said: "I have some news about the Qinglong Gang. Its main rudder was originally in Funiu Mountain. I heard that it moved to Qilian Mountain last year." Zuo Huxiao said: "Ah, it has moved so far away. !" You must know that Funiu Mountain is located in Henan, Zhongzhou, while Qilian Mountain is located in Gansu, the western border, and the two places are thousands of miles away.Because the Qinglong Gang is an anti-gold gang, Qin Huxiao was surprised that it would be difficult to carry out the work now that the headquarter has been moved to Qilian Mountains far away from the Central Plains. Shi Yi said: "Because the secret of the Qinglong Gang has been known to Jinlu, Wanyan Changzhi, the commander of Jinlu's Yulin Army, wants to dispatch troops to deal with it, Long Cangbo got the news, and knows that he can't stand on Funiu Mountain for the time being. , then left Qilian, and Xu Tu came back." Qin Huxiao said: "Your news is very well-informed. Where did you inquire about such an important secret?" Shi Yixian smiled and said: "Speaking of which, I knew this secret earlier than Long Cangbo. The little wife of General Gunzhou has a string of night pearls, which she bought from a jewelry store run by Bosihu for 100,000 taels of silver. Well, some experts told me that I wanted to steal the string of night pearls, but unexpectedly, I didn’t get the night pearls, but instead I got the confidential documents that Wanyan Changzhi gave to General Nagun.” Qin Huxiao laughed and said, "That's more valuable than Ye Mingzhu." Shi Yi said: "I immediately sent the news to Funiu Mountain. Long Cangbo had just heard a little rumor at that time, but I didn't know it clearly. He decided to send the chief helm after reading the confidential document. It was moved. But at that time, it was just a decision to move, and the place had not been selected yet. I only recently learned about the move to Qilian Mountain. Yang Shouyi, the leader of the Four King Kong under him, met me two months ago and said that Long Cangbo was very concerned about it. I, would like to invite me to his place as a guest." Geng Dian said happily: "Senior Shi has such a deep friendship with Chief Long, it would be even better to go with the younger generation." Shi Yixian said with a smile: "I still have a big deal to do, and I'm afraid that the agreement with the leader of the dragon clan will not be considered until half a year later. Brother, please pay my respects when you see the leader of the dragon clan." Geng Dian wanted to know more about the situation of the Qinglong Gang, and asked, "I only know about the leader of the Qinglong Gang, but I don't know if there are any other important figures." Shi Yi said: "It's the Four King Kongs I just mentioned." He told Geng Dian the names, appearances, ages, etc. of the Four King Kongs, and after making it clear, everyone parted ways. Geng Dian was eager to see Long Cangbo, and traveled day and night. One day, he came to a small town. There was only one inn in the small town. Geng Dian was about to stay in that inn. Unexpectedly, he came to the door and saw a team Tolerance came riding on horseback and surrounded the inn. Looking at the battle, it seemed that there were thieves hiding in the small inn. There happened to be a small teahouse opposite the inn, so Geng Dian hid in the teahouse to drink tea and wait and see what happened. At this time, some businessmen had already entered the inn, and began to search the guests and question the owner.Geng Dian sat in the opposite teahouse and could hear clearly. There was only a loud shout, and a hoarse voice called: "Wang Laosan, are you guilty?" Geng Dian couldn't see the person inside, and thought to himself: "This person must be the leader of Tolerance, he The attack is menacing, but it turns out to be a sick ghost who is strong on the outside and doing things on the inside. Well, from the sound of his voice, it seems that he has suffered internal injuries not long ago. If there are really robbers hiding in the inn, how can such a headhunter help?" Immediately afterwards, the "Wang Lao San" said in a trembling voice: "Xiaomin opened this small inn and has always done business in a well-behaved manner. I really don't know what crime he has committed." The head catcher shouted: "Open your eyes and take a look, who am I? Hmph, hum, do you recognize me? I saw with my own eyes that you hid the thieves from the Qinglong gang, how dare you make excuses?" It turned out that this inn was Yun In the inn where Zhongyan and the four king kong of the Qinglong gang stayed a few days ago, the arrester was the one who injured Yun Zhongyan that night.He recovered from his injuries, knowing that the members of the Qinglong Gang would never be in that inn, but he wanted to vent his anger.By the way, blackmail the shopkeeper. Hearing the word "Qinglong Gang", Geng Dian couldn't help being surprised and delighted, and thought: "If the owner of this store is a friend of the Qinglong Gang, I can't leave it alone!" The innkeeper said: "My lord, it is clear to me that a small inn can't let guests stay. I only knew that they were four ordinary guest officials. How do I know whether they are Qinglong gang or Huanglong gang?" The head catcher sneered, "You really don't know their origins? Then what about that witch in black, don't you know?" Geng Dian was even more surprised, thinking: "The four people from the Azure Dragon Gang? Two days ago, the old man told me about the Four King Kongs. Could it be them? I'm afraid it's not such a coincidence, right? I'm about to find out about them. Really, there is nowhere to find it, and it is easy to get it. But who is that 'black-clothed demon girl'?" While thinking about it, I heard the shopkeeper saying intermittently: "I, I, I don't know." It turned out that he was already trembling with fright. The head catcher sneered again: "If you don't have friendship with her, how can you let a single woman of unknown origin stay? Humph, hum, I also heard that you took her stolen goods! Don't tell lies in front of real people Come on!" The owner of the store gritted his teeth and said, "W-how can this happen, where can this happen?" The head catcher said: "Have you still said no? The gold in the clear yellow and the silver in the white flowers, but someone saw that the female bandit gave it to you!" Geng Dian heard that the tone of the arrester's interrogation became more and more fierce, and he thought to himself: "I don't know who the 'black-clothed demon girl' is, but since she is with the Qinglong gang, she must be a chivalrous heroine." The members of the Qinglong Gang will never leave any "steals" in this inn. Needless to say, this Yingclaw Sun has framed or framed them. Hmph, I am afraid that this Yingclaw Sun will torture and extract a confession. It should be me It's time to act." Geng Dian was about to run out and beat up the team of officers, but unexpectedly, the voices in the inn suddenly disappeared.Geng Dian was a person who had practiced hidden weapons. He pricked up his ears to listen, and he could vaguely hear the laughter of the head catcher, which was also very light. The two tea guests at the next table whispered to each other, one said: "Do you think Wang Laosan really made a fortune?" The other said: "How can there be such a thing, Wang Laosan is a terrible old man who is afraid of things, maybe he is greedy for small profits. Yes, how dare he take the stolen goods?" "Then why didn't he justify it?" His companion spread his hands.He smiled and said, "How do I know if you ask me? In short, I can trust Wang Laosan." Geng Dian was also puzzled, and thought: "Why did the arrester stop interrogating all of a sudden, and didn't hear the sound of torture?" It turned out that the owner of the shop was suddenly "blessed to the heart", and remembered the old saying "to save money and prevent disasters", and thought: "Presumably he knew that the girl gave me a golden bean, and thought he didn't know how much reward I had. Alas Actually, it’s just a golden bean.” Then he took out the golden bean, stuffed it in the head catcher’s hand, told the truth, and promised to take out all the cash in the inn. There is no more oil and water, so let's stop. After the money and silver were handed over, the head catcher bluffed and shouted: "So, you really don't know where the thief is?" The head catcher said loudly: "Okay, then I'll spare you. The customers in the store are suspicious, so bring them back to me for interrogation." As soon as this remark came out, the inn was noisy and chaotic again, but it turned out that the owner of the inn pleaded on behalf of the guests, and every guest took out his money and bribed the head catcher to start the matter. This team of officials made a fuss in the middle of the night, although they didn't get much, it was considered a small gain, after searching this inn, they could also report to their superiors, so the arrester gave an order to withdraw the team and return to the city. Geng Dian watched the team of officials walk out of the town, stepped out of the teahouse, and went into the inn to stay overnight. The owner of the store came up to greet him listlessly, feeling a little strange in his heart, thinking: "Didn't he see what happened just now, why is he not afraid of trouble." Now he carefully asked Geng Dian's name, industry, where he came from and where he went , Geng Dian smiled and said: "The official will not come again. Don't worry, I am a legitimate merchant, and I will not lose your rent." He agreed to Geng Dian's request and gave him an upper room. The shop owner asked as usual: "Is this room satisfactory?" Geng Dian replied slowly: "Yes, very good." While speaking, he suddenly closed the door. The owner of the store was taken aback and said, "Guest officer, what are you doing?" Geng Dian said: "It's nothing, let's chat. Please sit down." Littlefinger hooked up a chair and put it in front of him.The chairs in the small inn are made of thick rough wood. Although they are not very heavy, it is not something ordinary people can lift up with a little finger. The owner of the store was even more surprised, but then he thought: "The only thing left in the store is some furniture and clothes. Even if he is a robber, what else can I grab for him?" So he sat down with half of his buttocks, and said cautiously : "What can I tell you, the guest officer? The shop has just been in misfortune, and the little old man hasn't cleaned it up yet." Geng Dian said: "I just wanted to talk to you about what happened just now. You have lost a lot, right?" The owner of the shop said slowly, "No, nothing?" Geng Dian laughed and said: "I'm not from the Baidao government, so you don't have to be afraid. There is no cat in the world who doesn't eat fish. If this group of wolf-like officials entered your shop, can you still have no loss?" The owner of the shop sighed, and said: "Guest officer, my little old man has collected the room money of several guests, and I don't know where to find money to cook for them tomorrow." The implication: "Your room money It's better to pay first." Geng Dian smiled and said: "Don't worry, here is a bank note, treat it as my house meal, you can take it." He has been in business for decades, but he has never seen a customer pay with a bank note. When he took a look, he couldn't help opening his mouth wide, and was petrified.It turned out that it was a bank note of five hundred taels of silver. Geng Dian said: "Are you afraid it's a fake? You see, this is a bank note from Travelex Bank, which can be exchanged at any bank in any county in the five northern provinces." Travelex's head office was located in Dadu, and its branches spread all over the northern provinces. It was the largest bank at that time.Although the owner of the shop has never received such a large amount of banknotes, he has seen banknotes of 128 taels of Tong Jilong in some shops with which he has dealings. False, can't help but believe it's true. Shocked, the shopkeeper handed back the bank note tremblingly, and said, "Guest officer, don't hurt me, I don't dare to take it." Geng Dian laughed and said, "Are you afraid of being stolen?" The shopkeeper said: "No, no, no, but Fang Fanjian can't afford this much." In fact, he was afraid that this was stolen goods. Geng Dian pushed lightly, and said, "Don't worry, take it!" He also took out a few taels of silver. The owner of the store was even more surprised, how could he dare to ask for it.Geng Dian stuffed the bank notes and scraps of silver into his bag, and said with a smile, "Sit down, and listen to me, do you have any relatives?" The shop owner said, "I have no sons or daughters, and there are no relatives here. There is only one My nephew is making a living in Dagon City, and it’s rare to see him once in a few years." Geng Dian said, "Is your nephew reliable?" The shop owner said, "This kid is quite honest, but he is worthless. He is in his twenties. But I still can't afford a wife." Seeing that Geng Dian was very kind, he wasn't so panicked.But he didn't understand why Geng Dian chatted with him about the family affairs. Geng Dian then smiled and said: "I'm afraid you're inconvenient, a few taels of silver are for you as pocket money. After two days, you close this inn and go to Gunzhou to open another one, and call your nephew Er is in charge. When you arrive in Gunzhou, you don’t have to be afraid that the tolerance here will blackmail you again. The capital of five hundred taels of silver is probably enough, right?” The shop owner said: "Enough, enough! To open an inn, the cost of two hundred taels of silver is almost enough. But—" Geng Dian smiled and said, "For the rest, you can ask your nephew for a wife." The owner of the store thought that he was blackmailed by a business official, and he just took this opportunity to close the business so as not to arouse the suspicion of others.Said: "Thank you, Mr. Xiang, for giving me such a thoughtful plan, but the little old man dare not accept the reward if he has no merit. I don't know what the Mr. Xiang has ordered, please tell me clearly." Geng Dian said: "Yes, I have something to ask you for advice." The shopkeeper panicked again, and said, "I wonder if this little old man can do it." Geng Dian smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, I just want to ask you a few words, and I won't tell outsiders. What did the four guests who came to your store that night said to you?" The owner of the store said: "They asked for two upper rooms, and then gave up one to a woman in black. The little old man didn't say anything to them." Geng Dian thought: "Looking at the situation, the shop owner has nothing to do with the Qinglong Gang." He said, "Okay, then tell me what happened that night." Hearing what happened that night, Geng Dian asked, "Where did they go, do you know?" The owner of the store said: "The little old man really doesn't know." Geng Dian laughed and said, "Are you still afraid that I'm from the Baidao?" The owner of the store said: "My lord is so kind to me, how can people from Baidao be like this? But the little old man was scared to panic that night, how dare he ask them." Geng Dian was so disappointed, he was thinking to himself: "Take five hundred taels of silver as a good deed." The shopkeeper suddenly said: "Ah, I remembered." Geng Dian happily said, "What do you remember?" The shop owner said: "I heard the woman in black mention the name of an old hero in eastern Zhejiang, and told those four men to find his daughter." Geng Dian said, "Who is that old hero?" The shopkeeper said: "It seems to be called Lu Dongyan." It turns out that Lu Dongyan's name is known to everyone within hundreds of miles. The owner of the shop was still in shock after his business trip left that night. Notice.But because he still had some concerns, he didn't dare to speak too conclusively, and added the word "it seems to be" before Lu Dongyan's name. Geng Dian thought about it, and said in his heart: "Yes, the woman in black must be Yun Zhongyan. She knew from Hong Tianlei that Lu Dongyan had escorted me, so she called the 'Four King Kong' to Lu But why didn’t you say you were looking for Lu Dongyan, but instead you said you were looking for his daughter? Did Yun Zhongyan know that Lu Yuyao would not come home?” It can be said that he guessed half of this matter correctly, and the other half did not. The guess is: the Four King Kong were originally ordered by the leader to find Lu Dongyan. 耿电说道：“你再想想，他们还说了些什么。” 店主人道：“那女子好像还提到一个地名，叫做、叫做凤凰山的。” 耿电眉头一皱，说道：“吕东岩好像不是住在凤凰山的呀！”他套用店主人的口头禅，也加上了“好像”二字。 店主人道：“凤凰山是青田黄岩两县交界处的一座山，那是一座荒山，山上没有几家人家的。小老儿年轻时曾做过货郎，走过几条山沟子。”又说：“当时我也有点奇怪，吕家不是住在凤凰山的呀，那女子为何叫他们去凤凰山呢？所以你刚才问我，我想起了也下敢说出来，怕说错了，你反而疑心我不是说实话了。”他最后终于是说了实话了。 耿电暗暗好笑：“早知如此，我宁可惹吕东岩妻子的讨厌，就在吕家等候他们，倒省得多走一个来回。” 谢过了那店主人，耿电安心睡了一个大觉，第二天一早，又从原路赶回去。 吕玉瑶到了她的奶妈家中，已经有四天了。 奶妈年老体弱，不巧得很，吕玉瑶来到她家，刚好碰上她的哮喘病发作。她虽然有个儿子和媳妇，在山上开了几亩梯田耕种，这几天正是农忙时节，吕玉瑶也不好意思麻烦他们，只好说是来探望奶妈的，心想待奶妈病好一点再说。不料到第四天，她的表哥就来了。 吕玉瑶正想知道家中的消息，见表哥来到，自是十分欢喜，可又有点奇怪，问道：“表哥，你怎么会知道我在这里？” 丘大成道：“姑父说有人曾见到你从娄家庄逃出来，却又不见你回家，是以叫我来这里打听打听。” 吕玉瑶喜道：“啊，爹爹回家了，他没事吧？” 丘大成道：“他的伤早已养好了，就在你逃出娄家庄那天晚上，他和几位朋友也在娄家庄大闹了一场呢，凌铁威也救出来了。” 吕玉瑶喜欢得几乎要跳起来，说道：“他怎么不和你一起来？” 丘大成道：“凌大哥只住了一晚，第二天一早就匆匆走了。” 吕玉瑶好生失望，连忙问道：“为什么？”心想：“莫非他是因为那天的事情，对妈妈仍然存有芥蒂，可也该等我回家呀。” 丘大成道：“我不知道。我也曾劝他等你回家的，他黑着脸一声不响。” 吕玉瑶道：“这就奇怪了，他因何恼我？” 丘大成道：“我看未必是因为他恼你，是他自己不好意思见你。”言下之意，自是暗示凌铁威负心别恋了。 吕玉瑶道：“他并没有做出对不起我的事情啊，什么他与云中燕私奔之事，那是别人造他的谣。” 丘大成道：“你在娄家庄已经打听清楚了？” 吕玉瑶因为云中燕的身份是个秘密，不愿意和表哥说出她曾经见过云中燕，当下说道：“用不着打听，我相信他。” 丘大成也怕说下去自己的谎言会被拆穿，说道：“你相信他那就很好，恕我多嘴了。” 吕玉瑶道：“爹爹回家之后，娄家庄的人未来过惹事吗？” 丘大成：“没有呀。” 吕玉瑶笑道：“早知如此，我早就回家了。咦，表哥，你在想些什么，咱们和奶妈告辞吧。” 丘大成忽道：“表妹，你只一个人住在这里么？” 吕玉瑶道：“她的儿子和媳妇还在田间耕作，尚未回来。” 丘大成道：“我不是说她的儿子媳妇。” 吕玉瑶道：“你是说那姓秦的小子？” 丘大成听她叫秦龙飞做“小子”，笑道：“不错，那天晚上，你不是和他一同到娄家庄的吗？怎么你们闹翻了？” 吕玉瑶道：“这小子不是个好东西，以后别再提他。”丘大成应道：“是。”心中却是一则以喜一则以惧。心想道：“凌铁威这小子走了，秦龙飞这小子也没讨得表妹欢心，这两个障碍一去，我倒是大有指望。只是我那番布置却落了空，不知如何交代。” 吕玉瑶说道：“咱们也走了。表哥，你跟我进去和奶妈说一声。”原来她的奶妈哮喘发作，卧病在床。丘大成来的时候，她已经睡着。此际刚刚醒来。 奶妈听得他们说话的声音，扶着拐杖，颤巍巍地走出来说道：“表少爷，你也来了。怎么不住一晚，就要走呢？” 吕玉瑶道：“我爹回来了，叫我回去。过两天我们再来看你老人家。” 奶妈道：“唉，难得你来这一趟，我可真舍不得让你走呢。” 丘大成忽道：“奶妈这样疼你，你就多住两天吧。我回去替你禀告姨父。” 吕玉瑶有点奇怪，说道：“表哥，你刚才不是说我爹很是着急，等着要我回去的么？” 丘大成讷讷说道：“这个、这个，我想他知道你在奶妈这里，总可以放心得下，那么你迟两天回去，也没有多大关系。” 吕玉瑶道：“不，爹对我放心得下，我可记挂着他。他是刚刚养好伤回来的呀！”还有一件令她记挂的事她没说出来的，是她急于要知道轰天雷的消息。 奶妈听她这么说，倒是不便挽留她了，说道：“既然如此，那你先回去吧。” 吕玉瑶道：“是。那你老人家多多保重，过两天我请个大夫来看你。” 奶妈咳嗽几声，笑道：“这点小病用得着什么大夫，我吃点草药，过两天也就好了。” 吕玉瑶向奶妈告辞之后，便和表哥一同回去。一路上丘大成东张西望，一副心神不定的样子。吕玉瑶走在前面，偶然回头，发现丘大成这个神态，不觉“咦”了一声，说道：“表哥，你在张望什么呀？”丘大成来不及掩饰，支吾说道：“没什么，我是许久未到乡下，看看风景。”吕玉瑶噗嗤一笑，说道：“这个连树木也没多少的山沟子有什么风景好看？” 从奶妈的家出去，要经过一条四五里长的山沟方能走出山口。还没走了多远，忽见山坡上茅草丛中人影绰绰，吕玉瑶吃了一惊，心道：“荒山里怎的来了这许多人，埋伏在茅草丛中，难道是强盗？”心念未已，只见那些人纷纷钻了出来，却原来是一队官兵！而且人人都是刀出鞘、箭在弦，如临大敌！ 转眼间，那队官兵已把他们围在当中，一个军官模样的人喝道：“秦龙飞这小子呢？” 丘大成呆若木鸡，好一会子才稍定心神，讷讷说道：“秦龙飞并没来过这里，我是来接表妹回家的，和秦龙飞毫不相干，请长官让我们回去吧。” 那军官冷笑道：“好呀，那你是拿我们消遣来了？你曾经说过什么来着？” 吕玉瑶怔了一怔，说道：“表哥，你和他们是相识的吗？你说了些什么？” “没，没有呀！”丘大成一面向那军官打眼色，一面说道。 那军官可不理会他这套，径自说道：“还说没有，你不是来向我们通风报讯，叫我们到这里来捉梁山泊余孽秦虎啸的儿子秦龙飞的吗？哼，如今不见了这小子，你可逃不了关系！把他拿下！” 原来丘大成以为秦龙飞是和他的表妹一同住在奶妈家中。他是把秦、凌二人都当作情敌的，为了除去这个“障碍”，先到县衙通风报讯。那个军官是完颜长之的部属、驻扎在这个县城里的总兵官。 他本来和这个总兵官说好，到时只捉秦龙飞一人，让他假意抵挡一阵，就放他和表妹逃走的。不料这个总兵官不见秦龙飞，却要在他的身上把秦龙飞找出着落来，连他通风报讯的秘密，也当着吕玉瑶的面说出来了。 吕玉瑶这一惊非同小可，失声叫道：“什么，表哥，你，你，你怎能做出这种事情？”要知她虽然是对秦龙飞甚为痛恨，但丘大成勾结官府来捉人，那却是比秦龙飞更可恶了。 话犹未了，那些官兵已是一拥而上，丘大成不知是抵抗的好还是不抵抗的好，挣扎了几下，给那军官一刀柄拍晕，登时就缚起来。 另外几个官兵跑到吕玉瑶面前，一个笑道：“这女娃儿倒是长得不错呀！”一个说道：“先别鲁莽，她是吕东岩的女儿。咱们先请示总兵大人。” 那军官道：“管它吕东岩吕西岩，一并拿下！” 吕玉瑶一声冷笑，拔剑出鞘，斥道：“不给你们一点厉害，你们只当姑娘好欺负的。”唰唰几剑，面前的几个官兵登时变成了滚地葫芦。这还是她手下留情，不愿滥开杀戒，故而只是用剑尖刺官兵的穴道。 那军官喝道：“好个泼辣的丫头，且叫你知道我的厉害。”这个军官是完颜长之手下的勇将，武功倒是非同泛泛，一口大砍刀又重又沉，吕玉瑶剑走轻灵，可也没法刺得着他。一碰上他的大砍刀，手腕就是一阵酸麻。