Chapter 34 Chapter Thirty-Four

Gu Yueming rode a gray arrow and turned from the trail to Fengzhu Pavilion.Under the light of the lanterns hanging on both sides, Wu Zixu sat on the steps outside the gate, saw Gu Yueming, and applauded: "What a horse!" Gu Yueming turned from his horse's back to the ground, patted the gray arrow, asking it to move around freely, then he stepped up the long steps, came to sit beside Wu Zixu, and said, "Brother Wu should be a person with a childlike innocence, there are chairs in the room Instead of sitting down, come outside the door and sit on the ground." Wu Zixu looked at Huijian strolling among the trees, and said happily, "I did a good job today. I completed two pictures of beauties in one go, and I have already had them shown to Boss Zhou. It turns out that painting can make people so satisfied. What kind of rhetoric can make beautiful people fall in love with me, if I had known that I would be a painter."

Then he said to Gu Yueming: "It's good to see Brother Gu!" Gu Yueming said: "I fostered the horse in Hongye Building, and I rode it out of the city at dusk to let it exercise. When I returned to the building, I stopped by to see you. Frankly speaking, I have seen Zhen Langgeng's portraits, and he can't keep up with the horses. Your wonderful brushwork cannot be compared at all, your elder brother is the real painter." Wu Zixu sighed: "To tell you the truth, I don't even believe that I can draw such a moving painting. Whenever I pick up the brush, the goddess Yunmeng seems to be on my body, and the painting is like the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. I don’t have extravagant expectations now, I just hope to maintain this state until I leave Hongyelou.”

Gu Yueming was stunned and said, "Is there such a thing?" Wu Zixu said: "That's true. The Goddess took special care of me. On the one hand, she made me do all kinds of stupid things, and on the other hand, she made me majestic. Brother Gu, tell me! What's going on?" Gu Yueming said calmly: "If you want to know what's going on, you have to see if she is willing to tell you the answer in her dream. How can we mortals guess?" Wu Zixu applauded: "Yes! Brother Gu is right." Gu Yueming said: "I came back to see you this time to tell you two pieces of news, one is bad and the other is good. I hope your goddess can still bless you under such circumstances."

Wuzi's expression changed, "Don't scare me." Gu Yueming looked at him in surprise, frowned and said: "The world-renowned Wudun Bandit is so timid, no one will believe me when I say it." Wu Zixu smiled wryly and said, "Stop laughing at me! Tell the good news first! I really can't think of any good news, but I can think of a whole bunch of bad news." Gu Yueming calmly said: "You guessed it right. There is no good news. It was your fat boss who deliberately leaked it to me so that I could tell you. Fatty Zhou is worthy of his old age. He can help you without any trace. If you stay out of it, you won't get into trouble. But for a person like him, he is kind and righteous to you."

Wu Zixu became confused, and asked, "What is it? Why is existence equal to nothing?" Gu Yueming said: "Fatty Zhou told me that on the night of the 10th anniversary dinner of Hongye Building on July 7th, the north and south gates of Yueyang City will be open all night, and guests who come to the meeting are allowed to come in and out. As long as they can show their invitation cards, the guards will never obstruct them." Or search, this matter has already been agreed by Qian Shichen. Do you think this is good news?" Wu Zixu smiled wryly: "Understood! The question is whether I can make it to that night."

Gu Yueming said: "If I were Qiu Jiushi or Ruan Xiuzhen, I would catch you, a thief, at the moment you finished the eighth beauty picture, then Hongyelou would have nothing to say. Sealing the Feige Biography Letter sent from the capital, it is even more famous for the teacher." Wu Zixu said: "If that happens, will Brother Gu draw his sword to help me?" Gu Yueming said frankly: "Is it useful? I am a person who doesn't like to escape, because I love to face death. If in a special environment, such as a city gate, I can play the greatest role and guard the gate until you leave. But Hongyelou is a place that extends in all directions, and I can't help you even if I want to help you."

Wu Zixu was moved and said: "Why do you treat me so well?" Gu Yueming was silent for a moment, and said: "Maybe I owe you in my previous life." Wu Zixu was speechless. Gu Yueming looked up at the night sky and said calmly: "Ruan Xiu is really the smartest person I have ever met, smarter than you and me. If he wants to deal with you, he will count me in. He can take advantage of me when I am not around Launching a thunderous attack on you, making it impossible for you to slip away, just a Qiu Jiushi, it is already difficult for you to deal with." Wu Zixu murmured: "You are a bystander. But why do I still feel that the road ahead is full of vitality and hope even though I have fallen into a desperate situation?"

Gu Yueming said: "What do you want me to say? It's the goddess Yunmeng again, isn't it? But unless she can turn you into a three-headed and six-armed, infinitely powerful, invulnerable, and can jump ten feet away with one jump, you will not be spared You can't face the reality because of the goddess Yunmeng. Besides, you don't know whether she is helping you or hurting you. Right?" Wu Zixu said dejectedly: "I know that brother Gu's words are good words, but what can I do? Alas! I really don't want to die. I'm just the opposite of you. What I fear most is death, and I don't even want to be tortured." The way Huangfu Tianxiong bit off the flesh one by one."

Gu Yueming was puzzled and said: "Are you really fascinated by ghosts? Such a simple method has never been thought of. Can't you escape before making the last painting? As long as we have a thorough plan, there must be a chance of success." Wu Zixu was stunned and said, "Us?" Gu Yueming said in a deep voice: "I will run away with you, head straight to Yunmengze, use your wisdom to find the ancient city, retrieve the treasure, and complete my mission." Wu Zixu murmured: "Brother Gu thinks highly of me, I am most afraid that I will disappoint Brother Gu if I can't find the ancient city."

Gu Yueming said: "Brother Wu underestimated himself. In fact, in this game, Brother Wu is the most critical person, the closest and most closely related to Goddess Yunmeng. And it is because of you that Hongyelou has become Yunmeng. Another core location outside the ancient city of Ze, both black and white are focusing on Hongyelou. So the goddess treats you differently. She still wants you to go back to the ancient city in the end, and she is calling you. Understand? You've become the only key to the city. I'm sure there's nothing wrong with that idea." Wu Zixu murmured: "The last painting, isn't it the painting of Baichun? Oh! How can I disappoint her?" He thought of Yanniang and Chanyi at the same time, but he didn't dare to say it.

Gu Yueming said unhappily: "Sometimes you will become very stupid. You don't just improvise, but you can pretend to be a ghost and make a painting in private. It is best to make a pure painting. The seventh one is not the last one. As long as you don't hand it over, Then you can cross the sea, leave a message in the name of the five escaped thieves afterwards, let Baichun go hunting for treasure, and you can also show your brother's true qualities as the king of thieves." Wu Zixu's eyes lit up, he patted his forehead and said, "Brother Gu scolded you well, how could I not think of such a simple solution?" He added: "How do we break out of the encirclement and leave the city?" Gu Yueming said confidently: "Whether we can go to the ancient city depends on whether we can make full use of our strengths. I can be said to be the person who is best at catching thieves in the world, and you are the best thief at escaping; if I were A sharp spear, you are a hard shield. So as long as I tell you how to capture you alive, you can come up with a solution to my plan to capture and steal. Of course I am not as good as you in this respect, and what you came up with The escape plan is definitely the best plan." Wu Zixu patted his legs and said, "That's amazing! How will you deal with me?" Gu Yueming said: "Just now I was galloping out of the city, and I've been thinking about this question. Imagine if I was in Ruan Xiuzhen's position, how can I capture you alive with certainty. First, I will set up a net in the city. This net should be simple and effective, and it should focus on In the triple line of defense. The third outermost line of defense is the four city gates and the city wall. The gates are stationed with fast horses and heavy troops, and the top of the wall is set up at key places to prevent you from leaving the city by virtue of the situation surrounded by high walls. And at night Increase the lights on the wall so that you can't escape in the dark." Wu Zixu said: "Such a large-scale city closure requires Qian Shichen's nod." Gu Yueming said: "Don't have the slightest illusions in this regard, Qian Shichen will definitely cooperate with the Dahe League with all his strength, and he will do it wholeheartedly, and he will not act against others." Wu Zi made a heartbreak, and quickly asked, "Why is Lao Qian so obedient?" Gu Yueming said: "You don't need to pay attention to this, as long as you know the situation must be like this." Wuzi humbly complained that Qian Shichen's close cooperation with Dahemeng greatly increased the possibility of him refusing the deal, but he didn't dare to speak out, knowing that Gu Yueming would strongly oppose it, but he would never be reconciled if he didn't make a fortune. Extremely contradictory. Gu Yueming asked: "Why did your face become so ugly? It's not that there is nothing you can do about this heavy perimeter defense?" Wu Zixu knew that he was suffering, so he diverted and said, "What about the second line of defense?" Gu Yueming said: "This is the defense line to monitor the Hongye Building. There are dark sentries outside the building. As long as you guard a few commanding heights with a wide view, and add lanterns to illuminate the surrounding houses, if you go out over the wall, you will have nowhere to hide. The first line of defense is inside the Hongye Building. If I come here to meet you, or if you leave the Fengzhu Pavilion, it will all fall into the eyes of the enemy. You can infer that a thoughtful person like Ruan Xiuzhen has mastered the situation of the city, the building After the attack, the entire monitoring network will be flawless, without any loopholes or flaws for you to exploit. Then Qiu Jiushi will personally lead the expensive and not expensive capture group, travel on fast horses, and wait for orders within twelve hours , The moment they intercept you is when you are caught, is it clear?" Wu Zixu showed a thoughtful expression, and after a while he said: "At first, I really had no way out, and I felt like I had no way to go to heaven and nowhere to go to earth. But now that I have brother Gu as my partner, I immediately regained my vitality. The most difficult thing to break Guan is the outermost line of defense. If the city gate is closed and the city wall is added with a moat, unless the goddess can make me grow a pair of wings, I will be trapped and die in the city. Therefore, our escape plan must be carried out before the city gate is closed .” Gu Yueming said: "How do you break through the two lines of defense inside and outside Hongye Building?" Wu Zixu said: "Of course it is the way of escape, this time it is called escape by means of water. To the northeast of Hongyelou Hangpiao Pond, there is a waterway running through the river network in the city, sealed off with a sluice, as long as I saw it off before I act. The iron branch at the bottom of the sluice can sneak into the river in the city, and I can go wherever I want at that time." Gu Yueming shook his head and said, "How could Ruan Xiuzhen ignore the defense line of this waterway? I'm sure he will station heavy troops there, and maybe even set up a barricade outside the sluice." Wu Zixu said: "He has Zhang Liang's plan, and I have a wall ladder. Long before I stole things, I devised a method to allow me to swim in the water. This is even more prepared when I return to the Red Leaf Tower." Come on. The method is simple and effective. First, tie an inflated leather bag on the back, so that the body can maintain buoyancy without any effort, and then tie lead and iron around the waist, sink into the water, and then adjust the amount of lead and iron , you can fix yourself at a certain depth under the water surface, and then use the copper pipes that extend out of the water to suck the air. You can dive as far as you want in the water. At that time, your feet will wear leather The well-made paddle shoes greatly increase the speed of my diving. My water is based on the surface of the water pattern, as long as I hide the copper pipe behind me, even if the other party shines the light on the river, the chance of detecting me is still very small.” Gu Yueming was stunned when he heard it, and sighed after a long while: "I only now understand what it means to be one foot high and one foot high. With an hour and a half of action time, are you sure you will arrive at the South City Gate within this time?" Wu Zixu said: "Half an hour is more than enough, but I have to trouble Brother Gu to provide the details of the river course." Gu Yueming said: "There is no problem with this. Tomorrow night, I will send you a detailed map of the river situation. But how to pass the gate of the city?" Wu Zixu said: "That depends on the magic weapon of our illusion beauty. As long as you get ten or eight black smoke bombs from her, you and I will be half of each other. When you enter the city and I leave the city at the right time, the smoke bombs will be released together. My skill is suddenly attacking again, no matter how strong the opponent is, they can't stop us. If you can prepare another mount for me outside the city, Master Qiu Jiu will only be left behind." Gu Yueming said: "No! Ruan Xiuzhen must have sent someone to monitor me, no matter where I got the horse, I can't hide it from him. Believe me, my mount has strong gravity, and one more person will not affect its speed , let’s ride together.” Wu Zixu said: "That's the decision. I will wait for you here at the same time tomorrow night, and then study the time and details of the escape." Gu Yueming said in a somewhat self-deprecating tone: "This is the first time I've ever cooperated with someone to do something. Brother Wu, take care, I hope you will be safe and sound when you come tomorrow night." After finishing speaking, he called Hui Jian and rode away. Qiu Jiushi emerged from the river, climbed onto the side of the boat with both hands, left the river nimbly, and boarded the speedboat. Ruan Xiuzhen, who was sitting at the bow, made a gesture, and the four men at the stern all dropped their oars into the river, and the speedboat left Hongyelou's only water outlet through the river outside the building. Qiu Jiushi, who was wearing a water jacket, sat down opposite Ruan Xiuzhen, and said: "The iron gate has completely sealed off the water outlet, only fish can pass through it, it will take a lot of effort to break through the gate, and it will definitely make harsh noises." , as long as we send people to take turns guarding it day and night, it should be safe." Ruan Xiuzhen said: "We must not underestimate the ability of the five escaped bandits. After I go back, I will design a simple trap and place it at the bottom of the water outside the gate. As long as the five escaped bandits swim over from the bottom of the gate and touch the trap, they will be thrown from the bottom of the water." The raised net is strong, and you don't even need to make a move at that time, you can capture the Wudun Thief." Qiu Jiushi said in admiration: "Good plan!" Ruan Xiuzhen showed a thoughtful expression. Qiu Jiushi asked: "We have set up a net, even if the five escaped robbers can escape from the Hongye Building, they still cannot escape from the city, why do you have to worry about it?" Ruan Xiuzhen said: "I'm not afraid of ten thousand, but I'm afraid of the eventuality. The Wudun Bandit and Gu Yueming, no one dares to take it lightly. I have another surefire plan, which is to do something to the Wudun Bandit. Even if he Flee to the bottom of the sky, we can still catch him." Qiu Jiushi said in a deep voice, "God catches fans?" Ruan Xiuzhen said: "It's the god catcher powder. It was invented by the late famous catcher Kuang Tiannan in Jiangnan, and it was given to us to use on Qian Shichen's Heavenly Nvyu Sword. , where can he escape to?" Qiu Jiushi said: "This guy is so alert, and he lives alone in Fengzhu Pavilion, I'm afraid it's hard to play tricks on him, unless he bribes the girl in the building who can get close to him." Ruan Xiuzhen smiled and said: "If you are poor, you will change, and if you change, you will be successful. For example, he always needs to take a bath. Just sneak into the Fengzhu Pavilion when he leaves Fengzhu Pavilion, and apply God Catching Powder on the bottom of the bathtub. The medicine powder dissolves instantly when it meets water." , penetrated into his body through his pores, and he couldn't wash it off even if he tried to wash it off. At first, the smell of the powder would be covered by the smell of soap, and he soon got used to it, and he didn't feel any difference. In this way, his fate will be sealed, and no ghosts or ghosts will be able to wash it off. I'm exhausted." Qiu Jiushi nodded and said: "It's a very important matter, I will handle it personally tomorrow." The speed of the boat slowed down, and it turned out that it had arrived at the wharf of Bazhen Garden. Cicada Wing entered the outer courtyard gate of Fengzhu Pavilion, Wu Zixu was still sitting on the steps in a daze, wondering if he should take the unexpected risk to make a deal with Qian Shichen, and he was afraid that he would spend the rest of his life with nothing to worry about, so he was conflicted. Seeing him sitting on the ground, Chanyi frowned and said, "Still standing up, the doorstep is so dirty." Wu Zixu calmed down and said, "Why don't Sister Cicada come and try it out, I'm sure there will be unexpected fun." Chan Yi curled her lips in disdain, walked past him, went straight into the hall, and said, "I have the news you want! Come in quickly." Wu Zixu jumped up, patted his buttocks and chased after her, seeing her sitting down at the table, he hurriedly sat beside her. Chanyi frowned again, and said, "Why are you sitting so close?" Wu Zixu shrugged and said, "Our relationship is different, of course we need to get closer." Cicada Wing angrily said: "Who has a different relationship with you?" Xuan You frowned and said: "You man! You never want to be serious, it's really worrying." Wuzi moved modestly, and asked, "What is there to worry about?" Cicada Wing said in a low voice: "I heard that the city started to get tense from noon. Soldiers on vacation have to report back to the Governor's Office. There are more soldiers patrolling the city gate and outside our Red Leaf Building. People. They are clearly coming for you, and you are still acting like this, it's really annoying." Wu Zixu said: "Do you really think I'm a Five-Dun thief?" Cicada Wing took it for granted, "What should you be if you are the Five Escape Thief?" Wu Zixu gave her a quick answer, but he was usually speechless and eloquent, but he was speechless.Thinking of whether it is a blessing or a disaster, and that the disaster cannot be avoided, I had to say: "What's the news?" Cicada Wing said: "Master Qian will come to see Missy on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year." Wu Zi humbly thought: Today is the second day of junior high school, so Qian Shichen will go to Shuxiangxie the day after tomorrow. As long as he finishes two paintings tomorrow, he can make plans.I don't know whether it is surprise or joy.He put half of his body close to Chan Yi's ear and said, "How did you know?" Cicada Wing's pretty face was reddish, she lowered her head and said softly, "Don't you want to get so close?" Wu Zixu almost lost his self-control, wanted to kiss her delicate face, tried hard to restrain himself, moved away a little, and said, "Move away, let's talk." Cicada Wing glanced at him, and said: "My aunt told me. The thing is very strange. The eldest miss has never had a good impression of Mr. Qian, but today she sent someone to deliver a letter to Mr. Qian, and then Mrs. Qian sent someone to reply, He said that he came to Hongyelou on the evening of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year to attend an appointment with the eldest lady. Do you know what is the use of this matter? From my point of view, Mr. Qian is like the Dahemeng, and wants to catch you." Her words spoke to Wu Zixu's thoughts, and said dejectedly: "I am going to surrender to him." Cicada Wing said in surprise: "No!" Wu Zi's heart was filled again, and he said with a smile, "Sister Cicada cares about me very much. Hey! May I call you Sister Cicada instead?" Cicada Wing said angrily: "Here we go again! We are talking about serious business! Tell me! Are you really going to surrender yourself?" Wu Zixu smiled wryly: "I wish I knew what I was doing. Remember, this is a secret between us." Cicada Wing's pretty face showed a resolute expression, and said: "I will never tell anyone about you." Then he looked at him and said again: "Aren't you very good at running away? Run away!" Wu Zixu sat up straight, exhaled a long breath, and said, "Auspicious people have their own appearances, Miss Chan, don't worry about me, I am just such a lucky person." How did Chan Yi know that he was thinking of Goddess Yunmeng, and said anxiously: "You man! How can you expect the gods to rescue you, find a way to escape." Wu Zixu sighed dumbly, he really changed, Gu Yueming scolded well, he did lose the courage to face reality a little bit.Sighed: "There is no unparalleled road, let me think about it carefully, and go to sleep if I can't think of it, maybe I can find the answer in my dream." Cicada Wing couldn't do anything to him, got up and said: "Our business is very good, I can't stay too long, I will ask the Bodhisattva to bless you." Wu Zi humbly smiled bitterly, just as Cicada Wing accused him of not only relying on the gods to rescue him, he asked the gods to bless him, which shows that he is in a bad situation, and only the gods can save him.