Chapter 51 Chapter 51: Witness of Love

Wu Zixu woke up from his dream. Fengzhu Pavilion was quiet, as if sleeping with him.The place where the dream happened last night is neither the mysterious ancient city nor the strange Yunmengze. What is it?Why can you give yourself such a deep feeling?The golden rain all over the sky is still vivid. Wu Zixu opened his eyes and returned to the world. The sky outside the window was gloomy, but it wasn't raining. Although the sun was hiding behind the hanging clouds, it still had a certain influence, which made him feel from its heat that it was located in the west of the mid-heaven. It's just that he can wake up peacefully, which has given him a lot of inspiration.He didn't want to get up a little bit, and missed the lazy feeling.Today is the last day in Hongyelou, no matter what happens in the future, he will never forget this touching time spent in Fengzhu Pavilion.

Whether Qian Shichen or Ji Nieti is in charge of Yueyang City today, it doesn't make much difference to him, it's all because of the five escapes and robbers' way of thinking, expecting the worst situation, and there will be no chances. Wu Zi got up and sat on the edge of the bed, his mental and physical strength was in the peak state of "five escapes and robbers". He intuitively felt that the worst situation had already appeared, and Yueyang City had fallen into the clutches of Jneti.But until now Jneti still failed to control the whole city, otherwise he would have to mobilize soldiers and horses to deal with him and Qiu Ruan before dawn, and would not stay until the Qiqiao Festival of Double Seven.After dusk, there will be lantern festivals everywhere, and the whole city will celebrate the festive season. If he escapes from Hongye Tower, only the last line of defense of the city gate and city wall will remain.

The call of cicada wings came from downstairs. Wu Zixu touched the Ye Mingzhu hidden in his waist, his heart brimming with fighting spirit, he jumped up from the bed. The time has finally come to prove that he is the greatest thief of all time. Qiu Jiushi rode to the gate of the outer courtyard of Hongyelou. The setting sun broke through the clouds in the west of the city, dyed a small piece of sky red, and presented the first congratulatory gift for the 10th anniversary dinner of Hongyelou. The distinguished guests drove to Hongyelou from all directions in gorgeous carriages, which added a lot of lively atmosphere to the festive season. In addition, every house in the city was decorated with lights and festoons, making it quite an unprecedented event.

Qiu Jiushi followed a carriage and drove into the square. Hundreds of colorful lights came into view, more than half of them were lit, and the number continued to increase. One can imagine the scene of the bright lights after dark. Dozens of healthy servants and maidservants, under Yanniang's command, were busy welcoming guests and picking them up, arranging for the carriages and horses to be parked in the designated positions of the horse workshops on both sides of the square, and then inviting the guests into the two auxiliary buildings on the left and right, waiting for the auspicious dinner. The time is coming.

The two firecracker towers were sealed with red paper, which is quite normal, but the main entrance of the Hongye Building was also sealed with red paper, which made Qiu Jiushi a little confused.Could it be Baichun's idea?This makes Hongyelou full of mystery, and it also makes people yearn for secrets.In any case, this move is very beautiful, and it has a great effect. Qiu Jiushi dismounted from his horse with his stirrups, and Yanniang came up to him and said, "Young Master Qiu! Finally, you are here. Baichun is doing the final rehearsal on the pool platform behind the Hongye Hall. The servant is leading the way for you, Maer Leave it to us to handle."

Qiu Jiushi calmly said: "Thank you, ma'am, I want to put the horses in the stables." Yan Niang smiled charmingly: "No problem! Young Master, please come with me, oh! Fat Master is here." Fatty Zhou appeared from the corridor between the Red Leaf Hall and the right auxiliary building, saw Master Qiu Jiu from a distance, waved hello, and gestured for Yan Niang to greet other guests, and he would personally serve Master Qiu Jiu. Qiu Jiushi led the horse and walked towards him. Fatty Zhou stopped and waited for him. There was no smile on his round face that seemed to hang there forever, and he looked worried.

When Qiu Jiushi came to him, he turned around and walked side by side with Qiu Jiushi along the corridor, saying: "Old Qian must have had an accident. I went to the chief minister's office just now, but was stopped by his subordinate Hu Guang. Hu Guang Although Guang promised that everything will be carried out according to the original agreement between me and Lao Qian tonight, but I know that something must happen to Lao Qian. How does Hu Guang know my relationship with Lao Qian? Based on my friendship with Lao Qian, how busy Lao Qian is? Will also find time to see me." Qiu Jiushi said: "Are you ready to leave the city?"

Fatty Zhou stopped in shock, his expression changed, "Is it really that serious?" Qiu Jiushi followed him to stop, and said, "Don't worry, Boss Zhou forgot that I said that God is on our side? In short, when we forced our way through the south gate, you all retreated from the north gate. It's that simple. " Fatty Zhou pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Understood! But what if Ji Nieti closes the north gate?" Qiu Jiushi said in a deep voice, "Did Baichun tell you?" Fatty Zhou said: "My good daughter, how could you hide such an important matter from me?"

Qiu Jiushi said: "Ji Nieti can only use Hu Guang to control Qian Shichen's people. Forgive me that Ji Nieti will not dare to reverse Qian Shichen's order suddenly, lest the generals of Qian Shichen's faction become suspicious and cause troubles. , so as long as we can lure away Jneti's people, the north gate should be unimpeded." Fatty Zhou relaxed a little, and said, "I hope so!" Then he said with a heavy heart, "Is my good daughter okay?" Qiu Jiushi's eyes sparkled, and he said with a smile, "I can guarantee Baichun's safety to Boss Zhou, even if he has thousands of troops, no one can stop us."

The chief minister's office. lobby. Ji Nieti sat on Qian Shichen's former chief seat, while Hu Guang and Han Kaijia stood on both sides. Hu Guang reported about the situation in Yueyang City, and finally said: "Qiu Jiushi watched Ruan Xiuzhen and his entourage board the ship and leave the shore, and then rode alone to Hongye Tower alone. The situation is intriguing." Han Kaijia said: "Ruan Xiuzhen led dozens of people to leave suddenly, I'm afraid there is a fraud in it, if he really went to see Huangfu Tianxiong, it would not be practical for so many people to leave together."

Hu Guang agreed: "The strangest thing is that Qiu and Ruan didn't come to explain to Qian Shichen in person, they only sent a letter to make it clear that they were perfunctory about such an important matter." Ji Nieti's eyes sparkled with murderous intent, and he said in a deep voice: "If you want to blame it, blame Shichen, for fabricating the fact that Wudun stole the Heavenly Nv Jade Sword, which made Qiu Jiushi and Ruan Xiuzhen lose trust in him, and even more doubted that Shichen was instructed by me. However, since Qiu Jiushi stayed, it showed that he had fallen for the trap. If I expected it to be correct, Qiu Jiushi had changed his strategy against the Wudun Pirates. Instead of capturing Wudun Pirates alive, he wanted to kill them Its head, so it can also be explained to Huangfu Tianxiong." Then he asked Hu Guang: "Is there anyone who has doubts about Shichen's situation?" Hu Guang said respectfully: "For the time being, there is nothing unusual. Fatty Zhou went to the envoy's mansion to ask Qian Shichen to see him in the afternoon. Let me meet him on behalf of Qian Shichen to reassure him. On the surface, Fatty Zhou should No suspicion." Han Kaijia said: "Our 500 brothers have entered the city in batches and are gathered in the mansion to wait for orders." Ji Nie looked out of the window, frowned and said, "Today's weather is weird." Hu Guangdao: "I thought there would be a heavy rain this morning, how could I know that it hasn't even sprinkled half a drop yet." Then he said: "We have a problem, that is, our knowledge of Wudun Pirates is only limited to the reward map of the Dahe League, and from the fact that Wudun Pirates can easily transform into a painting fairy Lang Geng, it proves that this person is good at Yi With the technique of changing appearance, as long as he transforms into another person and mixes with many guests, there is a very good chance to hide it from us and successfully slip out of the city." Ji Nie raised his chest and said confidently: "If I didn't think about this problem until now, the five escaped robbers would have left the city long ago. This problem was solved by Ruan Xiuzhen for me, and the five escaped robbers were tricked by him. Catching fans is also a trick we are used to. There are people in my circle who can track anyone who has been tampered with purely by nose and smell. So even if the five escaped robbers can become tens of millions, they are doomed to be unable to do so. Get out of my palm." As soon as Hu Guang heard it, he knew that Ji Nieti had internal support among Qiu and Ruan's confidantes, no wonder he seemed indifferent to Ruan Xiuzhen's departure.Shut up quickly. Han Kaijia smiled bitterly: "But if the heavy rain succeeds, it will greatly affect Mo Liang's ability in this area. So we are very worried about the change of the weather." A chill rose in Ji Nieti's heart, and he wondered how he would feel if there were ghosts and gods behind his back and it rained when he least expected it to rain?But he had no other choice and had to keep going. At the same time, he remembered Gu Yueming's words that "no one can have another choice". Jineti said in a deep voice: "The moment the firecrackers roar, it is the time for the action to start. Everything will be done according to the plan. As long as we can solve the five escaped robbers and Qiu Jiushi in the Red Leaf Hall, let it be violent. It has no effect." Han Kaijia said: "Should we also replace the other three city gates with our people?" Ji Nie said: "The key to the success of tonight's operation is to control Yueyang City. In order not to shake the morale of the army, the less changes, the better it can be concealed. This time, the five escaped robbers ventured to Yueyang City and sneaked into the Red Leaf Tower. It's just asking for money, so we know that this person is used to squandering, and he can't live without money. This is the motivation for him to keep stealing treasures. Since he and Qian Shichen have made an appointment to trade outside the south gate, why don't they take a look there? Will he give up? So if he can leave Hongyelou, he must break through the south gate. Wherever he goes, Qiu Jiushi will chase him there." Said that Bi Chang stood up and said, "It's time!" Qiu Jiushi ascended the steps and entered the Hongye Hall through the back door, his mind was still full of pure and beautiful images.She was busy rehearsing the song and dance performance for the first dinner at Chitai, so she couldn't separate herself to talk to him, so she sent her a sword and a small package with a folded "Goddess of Yunmeng" inside, asking him to hang it together Being on the horse's side gave him a touching feeling of "running away" with this beauty. He is looking forward to the moment tonight. From that moment on, his life will enter a new stage. Although the future is still unpredictable, his destiny is in his hands again. He will fight for Baichun and his future. Stepping into the Hongye Hall, he was even more energetic. Hundreds of colored lights were hung above the lobby, illuminating the Hongye Hall in a colorful and magnificent manner, adding to the sense of depth of the space. A band consisting of more than 30 people, distributed on both sides of the gate, with all kinds of musical instruments, is waiting for the grand moment when the dinner begins.What is more eye-catching are the two four-foot-long golden dragons, lined up side by side in the open space of the banquet behind the gate, extending straight to the center of the hall.Standing beside the dragon is a group of more than 20 dragon dancers, all wearing black brocade clothes and gold belts around their waists. . Qiu Jiushi never thought that the dinner party at Hongyelou would be so big, especially when he thought that everything was Baichun's idea, and he felt a subtle feeling in his heart. Then Qiu Jiushi noticed the eight scrolls of beauties that were taller than a person's body hanging on the two walls, and saw the only viewer. Qiu Jiushi recognized him as Wudun Pirate at a glance, although Wudun Pirate no longer had the slightest feeling of painting Xianlang Geng, not because he lost his long beard under his chin, nor because he changed into a black robe, but Because of his calm demeanor and leisurely demeanor. This is the true nature of the five escaped robbers. Qiu Jiushi's confidence increased sharply. With such a good comrade in arms, he will be more handy when dealing with the enemy.At least he doesn't have to worry about one more person, and can concentrate on taking care of Baichun. Still, it does feel utterly weird.The mortal enemy, who was at odds with each other, suddenly made a big reversal and became his partner. Wudun Pirate seemed to notice him, turned his head and waved to him, saying: "Brother Qiu, please come to me, let me show you the evidence of love." Qiu Jiushi walked towards him, puzzled and said: "What is the evidence of love? I don't understand." Wu Zixu smiled and said, "The proof is this painting, you can see for yourself." Qiu Jiushi finally realized that he was referring to Baichun's portrait, his eyes shifted to the scroll hanging on the wall, and his mind was shocked immediately, no psychological preparations would work. It's true that I feel pity. Wu Zixu's voice whispered next to his ear: "I am a veritable witness of your love. You fell in love at first sight when you met for the first time. I was selling snake gall on the street. I witnessed the whole process and I was so envious. Baichun sprinkled her love for you." Tears of love, recorded by myself, as evidence, so that you will not miss it because you are not there." Qiu Jiushi stared blankly at Bai Chun who was about to cry in the painting, his heart was drunk and his blood was boiling.Since I was sensible, I have never been so fascinated and heartbroken. Qian Shichen galloped out of the chief minister's office, although he was still cheering and hugging, his mood was very different from any time before. Riding side by side with him is Jneti, both front and rear are factory guard masters, under their robes, there are hidden four-bow crossbow arrow machines with terrifying power.Qian Shichen was still under the influence of the medicine and was weak.But even if his condition was normal, there was still no chance.Ji Nieti is too powerful, and his sharp knife has already destroyed his confidence. Qian Shichen knew that he had no other choice but to cooperate obediently and pretend that everything was normal. He went to the Hongye Building to attend the dinner, be the guest of honor, and light the firecracker tower for the Hongye Building. It's all over. Now his only wish is to be able to choose the way of his own death, which Jneti personally agreed to. Wu Zixu's voice sounded in his ears: "Brother Qiu! The affair is on hold, let's study the escape plan tonight?" Qiu Jiushi regained consciousness a bit, but still couldn't take his eyes off the touching beauty in the painting, and said, "Brother Wu, what suggestion do you have?" Wu Zixu said: "First of all, we need to grasp the strength of Ji Nieti. This time he came to the south to arrest Xue Tinghao. Of course the local government allowed him to mobilize him, but the factory guard is an independent system, and they have their own way of doing things. Randomly mixed with soldiers from other places, so as not to slow down their efficiency, this is the principle of expensive and not expensive." Qiu Jiushi woke up completely, looked at Wu Zixu, and asked: "Brother Wu is actually a man who is proficient in the art of war. Qian Shichen must have become a puppet. It is not him who really controls Yueyang City, but Ji Nieti. But Jnetti still failed to act openly and could only plot against us in a surreptitious way." Wu Zixu said: "I'm glad Brother Qiu has the same opinion. According to my estimation, Jneti's elite troops just entered Yueyang City today, and they are lying in the dark. When the dinner begins, they will launch a full-scale attack. The first step is to enter Hongyelou, and while you and I were in Hongyetang, surrounded Hongyetang heavily, and after finishing the deployment, shot us with four bows and arrows in the hall. Under normal circumstances, you and I will definitely not escape. " Qiu Jiushi said relaxedly: "Brother Wu, what is the countermeasure?" Wu Zixu smiled and said, "Responsiveness." Qiu Jiushi frowned and said, "Responsiveness? Does this mean that Brother Wu has no way to escape?" Wu Zixu said: "It's not that there is no plan, but plans are dead and people are alive, so for me, the best plan is to adapt to the situation. The tentative plan is like this. The first shot of the banquet is made by Bai Chun. The singing and dancing performance of the leader must be extremely entertaining. As long as it is a man, it will never launch an attack at this time, and it is not appropriate to launch an attack. But the moment the singing and dancing is over, the best moment will come. Ji Nieti, in order to avoid long nights and dreams, is Won't wait any longer." Qiu Jiushi asked with great interest: "How do we deal with it?" Wu Zixu smiled and said: "We won't let the show stop, it's our turn for the beauties who perform illusions to appear, but in order not to affect Brother Qiu's enjoyment of the show, please forgive me for making a fool of myself here." Qiu Jiushi said angrily and amusedly: "Brother Wu is discussing with me the plan to escape? It seems to be putting the cart before the horse now." Wu Zixu said bluntly and confidently: "The plan is that the performance has started, and it will not stop. When the little brother comes on stage and performs my best escapism, that is the moment when Brother Qiu and Baichun leave. Everything changes according to circumstances. If Brother Qiu can cooperate with me Break through the south gate, and Yueming will meet you outside the city, everything will be perfect." Just after the last sentence was said, the thunderous sound of firecrackers rang out in the square outside the door, covering up all the sounds. The gongs and drums were beating "dangdangdang", and the band of more than 30 people played vigorously, as if to compete with the sound of firecrackers. The two golden dragons came alive and broke out. The time for the dinner party finally came.