Chapter 21 Chapter 21

Baichun's cherry lips spat lightly: "Gu Yueming!" Gu Yueming turned her head to look at her with a cold expression. After a glance, her eyes returned to the beautiful woman in the painting, and said calmly: "How does Baichun know that I am not a fake?" Baichun was overjoyed and said with a smile: "If I don't have the eyes to see if you are Gu Yueming, the senior sister will show you the way to tell whether you are real or not." Gu Yueming said lightly: "Why does Baichun believe that I am Gu Yueming?" Baichun curled her lips and said, "Because Baichunshang is the first time to meet a man who is completely indifferent to Baichun and has no interest at all. I am sure who you are from your ruthlessness."

Gu Yueming asked as if she hadn't heard her words: "Who painted this painting?" Baichun lightly moved his jade steps, came behind him, and said: "It was painted by a painter named Lang Geng from the capital." Gu Yueming asked: "Hua Xian Lang Geng?" Baichun was overjoyed and said, "It's Lang Geng, a painting fairy. It turns out that he really has the nickname of a painting fairy, and he is not boasting. Does Brother Gu know him?" Gu Yueming said: "I've met him a few times, so I know him well. Your senior sister once asked him to take a photo."

Baichun happily said: "Brother Gu came just in time, we are worrying about the authenticity of Lang Geng's identity. People from the Dahemeng suspect that he is the incarnation of the five escaped robbers, and this has caused a lot of trouble. Brother Gu, please do me a favor. Seeing an old friend, to relieve Dahemeng's doubts, so that he can paint with peace of mind." Gu Yueming said noncommittally: "Where is he at the moment?" Baichun said: "He should be painting!" Gu Yueming said casually: "So I won't bother him tonight. Please tell him that I will come to him at noon tomorrow. He'd better not run around."

A strange feeling surged in Baichun's heart, Gu Yueming's last words seemed to imply a warning.Seeing that Gu Yueming had no other instructions, he said: "Senior Sister's letter has arrived, please wait a moment for Brother Gu, and let Baichun go upstairs to get it for you." Gu Yueming turned around quickly, with a strange glow in his eyes, and said, "So fast?" Bai Chundao: "In the past, senior sisters sent letters by water to Luyi, but this time they were sent by flying pigeons. Since the boss of our building, Mr. Zhou, promised not to disclose the identity and name of the sender, please forgive me. There is no way to tell Brother Gu."

Then he asked worriedly, "Is there a problem?" Gu Yueming said in a deep voice, "Baichun give me the letter." Although his tone was commanding, but Baichun felt that Gu Yueming regarded her as a close person, so you don't have to be polite.This kind of attitude of the ruthless swordsman made her feel a little "flattered", which was an unprecedented feeling.The posture in which he was standing and watching the painting just now emerged in the lake of his heart. When Baichun came down from upstairs, Gu Yueming was concentrating on the painting again, as if he would never get tired of looking at it for a lifetime.She walked up to him and couldn't help but ask, "Does Brother Gu like painting?"

Gu Yueming showed a strange expression, shook his head, seemed to have a little effort to move his gaze away from the beauty in the painting, landed on her hand, and asked, "Why is there a red post?" Baichun raised his jade hand and showed him the bamboo tube collection and a red post with gold letters sent by Mrs. Hua Meng. He smiled and said, "The post is the invitation card for our 10th anniversary dinner at Hongyelou. Don't underestimate it. I don't know how many people want it." You can't get one post, Bai Chun is sending one, not to ask brother Gu to come to the meeting, but to show respect to you and senior sister, brother Gu, don't refuse to accept, otherwise Bai Chun will find it difficult to step down."

Gu Yueming showed his first smile, his teeth were neat and white, and immediately melted the indifference he seemed to be born with, chic and unique, took the bamboo tube and the invitation card, and put them in his bosom. Baichun said softly: "What happened, that the world-renowned bounty hunter came to the south in person, and the senior sister wants to spread the letter across thousands of miles. It's not for the five escaped robbers, is it?" Gu Yueming withdrew her smile, and said in a low voice: "It's best for Baichun not to ask about this matter. If someone asks Baichun why I want to see you, you can say that it has nothing to do with me, and you are just a messenger. If there is Anyone who dares to bother you, even if the other party is Qian Shichen or Ji Nieti, Baichun only needs to send someone to inform me, and I have my own way to deal with them."

Then he said the location and address of Junshan Garden, and went away. Baichun bit her lower lip and watched his back disappear outside the door. She couldn't help but think of Qiu Jiushi. He and Gu Yueming are both fearless and daring people.However, Qiu Jiushi has the entire Dahemeng as his backing, while Gu Yueming is alone. Compared with Qiu Jiushi, he has more intriguing sense of mystery, and has a kind of aloofness and ruthlessness. Why does Gu Yueming come to see that lecher tomorrow?well!I really shouldn't have meddled in matters related to Master Qiu Jiu, but I couldn't hold back my pity for that pervert.Thinking of this, Baichun made a decision in his heart.

"Yesterday in Nanjing, today's Tianyue, suddenly and suddenly. Refers to the Dongting as wine, drinking when thirsty; The bright moon, the clouds in the sleeves." At the end of the zither sound, Lianying sang loudly, with a gentle voice like a fairy, but in the style of singing without embellishment and walking around the world, she sang the heartfelt voice of wandering around the world and being homeless, which shocked Wu Zixu's mind. After singing the song, Wu Zixu stood up, clapped continuously, returned from the platform to the inner hall, and praised Lianying who was sitting beside the zither: "Beauty, you are so amazing, this is the first time for my younger brother to have fun in a brothel." At that time, I didn't feel the slightest desire to burn myself. Beauty, you are so amazing."

Lianying blushed when she heard this, lowered her head, and said softly: "Is the gentleman's painting enough?" Wuzi said humbly and contentedly: "It's enough, I'm going back by boat now. Hey! Why don't you see my little cicada wings? Didn't she agree to accompany Yusheng on a boat trip?" "How about I come to accompany Mr.?" Wu Zixu and Lianying couldn't believe their own eyes watching Baichun lift the curtain and come.Her eyes were shining brightly, and there was an inscrutable smile on the corner of her mouth. Qian Shichen entered the chief minister's mansion, and when he heard his confidants report that Ge Mo was waiting for him in the hut in the garden, he immediately lifted his spirits and went to see him immediately.

Ge Mo sat cross-legged on the ground calmly, watched Qian Shichen sit down in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "Let's talk about your latest situation first." Qian Shichen told about the situation when Gu Yueming came to see him and the current situation, and finally said: "He is suspicious of us, this person is very shrewd, if we don't handle it well, our affairs may be in his hands. " Ge Mo said calmly, "He's trying to trick me." Qian Shichen nodded and said, "I think so too. But do we have any other choice?" Ge Mo said: "No. Gu Yueming is indeed an extraordinary person, but he made a serious mistake, that is, he overestimated himself. I want him to pay with his life for this. Hmph! How dare you openly challenge me, he It's impatient to live." Qian Shichen said: "When is senior brother going to make a move?" Ge Mo didn't answer him, thinking: "According to the itinerary, he should have arrived in Yueyang three days ago, why did he delay for three days? Where has he been these three days?" Of course Qian Shichen had no answer. Ge Mo said: "I met the girl who crossed the river with Gu Yueming in Yunmengze. At that time, she was carrying a corpse on her horse, but unfortunately she escaped by tricks. I suspect that the dead person on the horse is Xue Tinghao. I had strong emotions at the time." Qian Shichen asked aloud: "With the means of the senior brother, there is no way to keep a girl?" Ge Mo said: "She is not an ordinary girl, but a young woman who is proficient in illusion, juggling, and martial arts. I have to be ashamed of her ability to improve the vertical and rolling skills. Killing her is probably worse than killing Gu Yueming." Difficult, because Gu Yueming will never run away." Qian Shichen said: "Why do you guess that the body on the horse is Xue Tinghao's body?" Ge Mo said: "The body was bandaged properly and with a lot of thought. It can be seen that the girl has deep feelings for the deceased, so she tried her best to let him rest in peace. Others may not guess who she is, but how can they hide it from us? She It must be Fu Meng's daughter. Only when Xue Tinghao died, could she look so sad. She is a very strong woman. As soon as I blocked her way, she immediately got out of her grief and faced me bravely. She She is definitely not a simple woman, don't underestimate her, or you will regret it very much." Qian Shichen said with relief: "As long as Xue Tinghao is really dead, we won't be afraid of anything." Ge Mo said: "The question is why Xue Tinghao died suddenly?" Qian Shichen pondered: "Could it be that he committed suicide in fear of crime?" Ge Mo said coldly: "You used the wrong word, it should be wronged and committed suicide. Outsiders may guess that he would commit suicide in fear of crime, but we know that he is innocent. How can a person who has been wronged for ten years be so innocent when he is still angry? It's nothing to take advantage of us before committing suicide." Qian Shichen said: "Maybe the girl on the horse is not Xue Tinghao's body." Ge Mo said lightly: "If it's not Xue Tinghao, who is it?" Qian Shichen was speechless. Ge Mo said decisively: "My guess is not wrong. The one who died was Xue Tinghao. Before he died, he had told the secret to someone, but it was definitely not that girl." Qian Shichen was puzzled, "How can senior brother be so sure?" Ge Mo said: "The reason is clear, because she is Fu Meng's daughter, telling her will only harm her, and will only involve her in this whirlpool. And no one will believe what she said. Don't forget that she is a A fugitive prisoner." Qian Shichen's expression changed: "To whom did he confide the grievances in his heart before he died?" Ge Mo said: "Gu Yueming and Ji Nieti are the only two people who have the qualifications and ability to clear Xue Tinghao's grievances. Among the two, Gu Yueming is more likely. Because Gu Yueming is acting alone , to facilitate dialogue, and Gu Yueming never kills innocent people indiscriminately, and only kills thieves with rewards. So he should be Xue Tinghao's best choice." Qian Shichen said: "How did Xue Tinghao know that Gu Yueming would go to Yunmengze? Even if they are face to face, they don't know who the other party is." Ge Mo said in a deep voice: "In Yunmengze, everything cannot be measured with common sense, otherwise the Chu box would have fallen into our hands long ago, and the ancient city would not have disappeared until now. Gu Yueming has a vivid image, I have never seen him before, Don't you recognize him at a glance? It's easier to confirm his identity, but you can do it with two strokes, and there is no sharper sword than him in the world." Qian Shichen said in amazement: "Then what should we do? Why don't we get rid of Gu Yueming tonight while Ji Nie mentioned Yunmengze?" Ge Mo said: "Calm down! Being impatient will only lead to bad things. There is a high possibility that Gu Yueming and Ji Nieti have bumped into each other." The blood on Qian Shichen's face faded away, and he was as pale as a dead man. The thing he feared the most finally happened. Ge Mo said: "Now we are walking on a road that cannot be turned back. With our strength alone, fighting with Jineti is just an egg hitting a stone. Fortunately, the imperial court is weak. As long as we instigate against the Dahe League and support their rebellion, we will fight against the Great River League and support their rebellion. Fanning the flames from the sidelines, the chaos has not settled for a day, we are still as stable as a mountain, attacking and retreating, it is up to us to choose." Qian Shichen took a few short breaths and said, "Master Qiu Jiu is very shrewd, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince him." Ge Mo said: "You don't need to convince him, the key is that Qiu Jiushi really has the heart of rebellion, and Ji Nieti is even more intent on eradicating the Dahe League. You just need to grasp the subtleties in it to make Qiu Jiushi feel that the danger is imminent. It's over halfway. The most wonderful thing is that if Ji Nieti wants to move you, he must call in soldiers and horses. As long as Qiu Jiushi is vigilant, how can he be fooled by his eyes and ears. Ren Ruan Xiuzhen is as wise as the sky, he can only catch wind and shadow, and think Ji Nie Ti's actions are aimed at the Dahe League, and everything will happen naturally." He smiled again and said: "As for Gu Yueming, let me handle it. Frankly speaking, if he stays in Yunmengze, I really don't have the confidence to deal with him, but in Yueyang City, he will be doomed." Qiu Jiushi returned to the Eight Arrays Garden and knew that Ruan Xiuzhen was still in the small pavilion in the garden, so he hurried over, sat down on the opposite side, sighed, and said, "This time the problem is serious." Ruan Xiuzhen smiled and said: "As long as the five escaped robbers are not lost, everything else can be discussed in the long run." Qiu Jiushi shook his head and said: "Thank you for smiling so happily, you don't know the sufferings of the world. I have to go to Banzhulou to see Baichun tomorrow, and I will explain to her why I rushed to leave before I sat still, and I agreed She doesn't care if Lang Geng is a Five-Escape Bandit or not, she can only arrest people after he completes the Eight Beauties to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Hongyelou. This time the gain outweighs the loss." Ruan Xiuzhen stared at him for a long time, then laughed dumbly and said, "Master Ninth! You are in love." Qiu Jiushi was stunned for a moment, and said dejectedly: "Is love like this? I really don't know whether it's pain or happiness. Pain can be happiness, and happiness can become pain. I'm a little bit lost now. I don't know where I am. What are you doing, I don’t know which one is the enemy. Please teach me what to do!” Ruan Xiuzhen said: "We are at a disadvantage now, but because we inferred from all kinds of clues that our invisible enemy wanted you and Baichun to fall in love, so we decided that Lang Geng was the five escaped robbers. This is what he expected It’s not enough, so we are still not a complete failure. We haven’t lost our way on the five escaped robbers.” Qiu Jiushi muttered: "Baichun asked for a grace period of eight days, and Qian Shichen said that it would take ten days to identify Lang Geng's identity. Isn't it a chilling coincidence?" Ruan Xiuzhen said: "The most urgent thing now is to grasp Lang Geng's every move in the Hongye Building. In this regard, I have asked Ma Gongcheng to help. His people in the Hongye Building will closely monitor Lang Geng's actions. I can guarantee that in this Within ten days, Lang Geng won't be able to escape even if he wants to." Qiu Jiushi said: "The invisible opponent you mentioned, does it know what is going on in our heads?" Ruan Xiuzhen said: "Who can give you the answer? But so what if we know? As long as it can't influence our actions, but can only affect our thoughts, there are flaws to be found. For example, it can't make you go to see Baichun, so you have to let Baichun came to see you, which shows that its mana is limited." Qiu Jiushi smiled bitterly and said: "Please use your head to think about it, why does it want me to associate with Baichun? Is it just for the eight days? So its purpose may only be for the eight beauties." Ruan Xiuzhen said calmly, "If we knew its purpose, we wouldn't have such a headache now. Tell me, what happened between you and Baichun?" Qiu Jiushi told the whole story of seeing Baichun, and then said: "I have a feeling that although Baichun looks at me differently, she is by no means in love with me. She is a bit like playing in the world, and she treats anyone who can impress her. People or things are interested, like her for Lang Geng, she has a lot of pity to defend. If I continue to act useless, I'm sure she will lose interest in me." Ruan Xiuzhen said, "Do you think she will lose interest in you?" Qiu Jiushi shook his head decisively and said, "I can't do it." Ruan Xiuzhen said happily: "That's easy. We will target Lang Geng. No matter what happens, we will never let our belief that he is the fifth escaped thief be shaken. You can do other things freely. Love and Baichun Say what you say, doesn't it make things simple and easy?" Qiu Jiushi was stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment. The boat left the water pavilion and headed towards the center of the lake. Baichun, who was sitting on the bow of the boat, raised his eyes to look at Wu Zixu who was steering the boat at the stern, and said with a sweet smile: "You are so lifelike as that guy who sells snake guts, I lost my sight too." Wuzi humbly said that it was not good, but Baichun said it so confidently that he was sure that he had a flaw in a certain aspect, and if he couldn't find a remedy, the consequences would be disastrous.Of course, his face would not reveal the panic in his heart, and he pretended to be puzzled and said: "What is Miss Baichun talking about? But it doesn't matter, as long as Miss Baichun accompany me to swim in the lake. Miss Baichun is very special tonight. Beautiful, those eyes seem to have the power to take away my soul." Baichun leaned forward a little, looked at his face carefully, and said softly: "At first glance, your age seems to be between thirty and four, but when you look closely at your skin and body shape, you seem to be at least ten years younger. Is this a kind of disguise technique, just make a simple change, such as sticking a beard that can't be taken off, and you can turn into another person like a reborn?" Wu Zixu went all out, thinking: Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover up, and the flaws cannot be repaired, so he immediately went back and took out the night pearl, and then escaped by night.The only thing that is beneficial to him is that Baichun seems to be the only one who knows this weakness of his own, otherwise he would have to fight out of Yueyang City now. Wu Zixu leisurely steered the paddle, shrugged and said, "It turns out that the girl doubted my identity like the bad guy today. My mother, what kind of fate did I get? I look younger than my actual age, it's God. Is this a sin for my favor?" Baichun rested his elbows on his knees, supported his fragrant cheeks, smiled lightly, and said in a narrow tone: "Your old friend is here, or Lang Geng's old friend is here." Wu Zixu heaved a sigh of relief, at least he knew what the problem was.But why didn't she invite Lang Geng's old friend to expose him?Things clearly still have room to turn around.Frowning: "Who?" Baichun happily said: "Gu Yueming." Wu Zi humbly calls his mother, if the world is looking for someone he fears the most, Gu Yueming must be the first choice.Gu Yueming may be the most qualified person in the world to hunt him down.Will Gu Yueming arrest him?It's hard to say.Although he and Gu Yueming are in two extreme opposing positions, one is a thief and the other is a soldier, but Wu Zixu thinks that he is the person who knows Gu Yueming best.Like himself, Gu Yueming respects principles, he has "three don't steal", and Gu Yueming never pays attention to thieves other than the reward map.And he, Wu Zixu, had never been on the official reward list. Wu Zixu was overjoyed and said: "It turned out to be that guy Yueming, why didn't he come to say hello to Lao Tzu immediately? Meeting an old friend in a foreign land is a happy time." Baichun was confused by him, could he really be Lang Geng?After thinking about it but not convinced, she sat up straight and said angrily, "I still have to play tricks. When Gu Yueming heard your name, his expression was very ambiguous. He also said that he would come to you at noon tomorrow and asked you not to run around." Wu Zi humbly understood, smiled and said: "The reason is very simple, because before my brother left Beijing, Yue Ming came to visit me. At that time, I broke my leg and had to rely on crutches to walk. I also told Yue Ming that there was only a few months left, so I couldn't expect to be able to walk as fast as I could." Unexpectedly, my legs improved a lot on the second day after Yueming left, and I lost my crutches ten days later. It is also because of suffering from lameness that I realized that I was able to run around. Because of his favor, he suddenly had the idea of ​​traveling around the world, so that he could see the beauties from all over the world, and marry the most interesting beauty, so he came here. Ha! The younger brother is still single and unmarried, because he has not met a hundred Pure. Is that enough frankness?" Baichun stared at him without blinking, listened to his eloquent explanation, but couldn't find his flaws, and couldn't help him. Wu Zixu said casually: "Yue Ming saw that a cripple could travel a long distance to come to Yueyang. It is inevitable that he looks strange. Maybe he really suspected that I was impersonated because I was too famous. Ha! Yue Ming really Silly, besides me painting Xian Lang Geng, who can draw such a wonderful work? As long as he sees the picture of the ancient chariot goddess of the little brother, he will not have the slightest doubt. Why are you still staring at me like that? Where is Yueming? ? You and I will go to see him immediately." Baichun said angrily: "Do you know that you have become a person who attracts the attention of the whole city? The Dahemeng is hunting for the five escaped thieves, and they are openly probing your identity in the downtown area. This matter has spread widely, and everyone suspects that you are Five Dungeons, if you step out of Hongye Building, no one knows what will happen. Do you think you have offended not enough people?" Wu Zixu said relaxedly: "If you don't go, then don't go, everything will be revealed tomorrow." Baichun was still staring at him, and said softly: "Assuming that you are really the five escaped robbers, now is your last chance, I have a way to deal with Gu Yueming, please let him not expose you." Wu Zixu smiled wryly and said: "If the eldest miss says that if I am willing to admit that I am the fifth escaped thief of Lao Shizi, I can spend a good night with you tonight, eldest miss, I will immediately pretend to be him, and now there is no use in admitting it?" Baichun closed her beautiful eyes, and said softly in a sleepy tone: "In the northeast corner of the Gua Piao Pond, there is a waterway connected to the river network in the city, only separated by a sluice. If we go through that waterway It only takes two quarters of an hour to go to Junshan Garden where Gu Yueming lives sojourn, and I guarantee that no one will be disturbed, do you dare to go with Baichun?" Wu Zixu laughed and said, "That's great! I can see that kid right away. This kid doesn't have many friends, and Lao Tzu is one of them. I will be very happy to see me." While talking, he changed the direction of the boat and sailed towards the northeast go. Baichun was finally defeated, and coquettishly said: "I'm trying to test you, and you still have to put on a show, get the hell out of Fengzhu Pavilion, if you can't make a painting, I will sweep you out of Hongyelou in the morning." Wu Zixu puffed up and said: "If you don't go, you won't go. Tomorrow I will not leave the Fengzhu Pavilion, waiting for that guy Yueming. Miss, you must be present. I want you to see with your own eyes the happy appearance of our old friends reunited in different places. " Baichun couldn't do anything with him, and said angrily, "I won't come, what's so interesting." Wu Zixu said angrily: "You are absent from such an important matter, so you don't care about me at all." Baichun avoided his gaze, looked up at the night sky and said, "I didn't get up so early! Don't worry." Wuzi lost his voice and said, "It's not enough to get up an hour and a half early?" Baichun looked back at him, and said with a "puchi" smile: "I didn't marry you, why do I look jealous. I won't lie to you, I just don't have time tomorrow at noon, I have more important things to do than you manage." Wu Zixu suddenly said: "It turns out that I have an appointment with my lover." Baichun glared at him fiercely, and said viciously: "What does it matter to you? The bank is on the other side. Tonight, the whole Hongyelou is looking forward to seeing what Lianying will look like in your painting. If you look like Those mediocre people who can't draw tigers into anti-dogs, your good night will be spent on the streets outside Hongyelou. Don't blame me for not warning you."