Chapter 36 Chapter Thirty-Six

When Qin Mengyao and Fang Yeyu were discussing his life and death in the Banjiang Tower, Qi Changzheng woke up from a good dream and stretched himself, feeling very comfortable. Yesterday, when the Red Sun Dharma King took people away, taking advantage of the chaos, he slipped out of the hall and hid in the ceremony hall in the backyard of the Han Mansion. The hiding place happened to be the attic where Han Bai hid before. After many days of exhaustion, he fell into a deep sleep and only woke up at this moment, full of energy and confident to face any danger. Long before he went to the Han's house to find Ma Junsheng's bad luck, he had contacted the Nujiao Gang in Wuchang, and when he learned of the Nujiao Gang's plan to counterattack in an all-round way, he was inexplicably excited and at the same time knew that something was wrong.

Wuchang is where Fang Yeyu's strength is strongest. With his own strength, escaping would be a problem. For this reason, he ordered the remaining brothers of the Nujiao Gang to break up into pieces and sneak into the ground to avoid the limelight. When the Red Sun Dharma King made a big fuss in the Wo Mansion, he had a plan in his heart, thinking of the best hiding place, it would be in the Han Mansion. Fang Yeyu's people thought that he was still with people from the Eight Sects, so naturally they had no reason to break in to deal with him. When the people from the Eight Sects left one by one, Fang Yeyu's people naturally thought that he had escaped, and when they didn't pay attention to the Han Mansion , It was time for him to flee Wuchang and rush to the Yangtze River to join the brigade.

Originally, it would be safer if he hid for two more days before leaving.But he is active by nature and likes to be lively, so he can't bear to stay here for more than half an hour. Qi Changzheng stuck the long knife back into his back, jumped off the attic, and landed on the ground. Thinking that masters like You Chidi might be waiting for him outside, even this daring person couldn't help but get cautious, first came to the door, looked out through the gap, two grooms were washing the harness in the open space outside , chatting leisurely. Qi Changzheng thought to himself: It was only yesterday that such a serious incident happened in the Han Mansion. Today, everything in the Han Mansion seems to have returned to normal. The power of people to forget the past is really powerful.

Pushing the door open like this and going out, it's no wonder the two of them didn't sigh, they hurriedly turned around to look around.I looked to see if there were any other doors and windows, and was disappointed after a while. This is a sealed granary. Apart from this door, there is not even a transom window. Thinking of this, a warning sign suddenly appeared in my heart, and I looked out. The two grooms have fallen limply on the ground, it seems that they have tapped the acupoints, and the hands and feet of the other party are horrifyingly fast. Qi Changzheng was upset, knowing that Fang Yeyu's people had finally come in to search for him, and at the same time he also indicated that all the masters of the eight sects had left, otherwise the other party would not dare to be so blatant, not afraid of being discovered.

He quickly backed away, erased all the footprints he had left, and arranged the place where he slept so that no one could see the traces of being pressed by him, and then looked around the sun to see if there was an ideal hiding place . Finally, my eyes came to more than a dozen bamboo baskets placed in one corner, in which grain and rice bran were piled up, which seemed to be used for raising poultry. Qi Changzheng yelled thanking God, swept over and picked a half-full one, got in, covered himself with chaff, and didn't dare to move.Even with his bravery and ruthlessness, he knew that this struggle was invincible and could only be outsmarted.

"Yeah!" The door opened. Qi Changzheng looked out with all his attention. A black shadow flashed, as if something had jumped in. He took a closer look, and it turned out to be a small animal that looked like a cat but not a cat, but with a particularly big nose, like a squirrel but not a squirrel.His cat-like body is about half a foot long, but the squirrel-like tail that he drags is quite a foot long, and he swings flexibly and rhythmically behind him, with a pair of eyes shining. Qi Changzheng knew it was going to be bad, and at the same time he also understood that the reason why he was chased by Chi Die that night was because he couldn't beat the big nose of this strange beast.

The head of the strange cat suddenly turned to him, its strange eyes stared at the big basket where he was hiding, and its front two feet were paddling on the ground. Qi Changzheng cried out in his heart: "Come here obediently! Let me give you a knife, otherwise my old Qi will be found for you no matter where he escapes." Only now did he understand why Fang Yeyu's people were sure that he was still in the Han Mansion , so he came in and searched aggressively, because this strange cat was already familiar with his smell when he was following him last time. A figure flashed, and a beautiful figure pounced on him. It turned out to be the soft and soft "Water General" Shui Roujing.

Qi Changzheng cried out "It's over" in his heart, and stretched out his hand to grab the handle of the knife. Shui Roujing let out a short scream, and the strange cat jumped into her arms. Shui Roujing put the strange cat on her shoulders, ran to Qi Changzheng's bamboo fence, and said in a low voice: "Now the whole Han family is also surrounded by us, you have to try to hide in the Han family for another hour, when we Maybe you can lure our people away, and then you can do it yourself." After a pause, he said: "You'd better get mixed up in the main house of the Han family, we have strict orders not to disturb the people of the Han family, okay I, Shui Roujing, don't owe you anything anymore, don't think that I'm in love with you." After speaking, she blushed and fled to another corner of the warehouse.

Two men, one fat and one thin, rushed in, and the fat man asked, "Did the little raccoon find it?" The thin one said humanely: "This is really a good place to hide!" Qi Changzheng looked out from the stable. They were both dressed in white, but the fat man was embroidered with gold trim and had two golden wheels hanging on his back.The thin man was as tall as a wooden slab, his clothes were embroidered with green borders, and the weapon in his hand was actually a wooden plaque.In his heart, if these two people represent gold and wood, then Shui Roujing needless to say is also water, there should be two people, fire and earth, as long as the other four people are similar to Shui Roujing in martial arts, it will be enough to teach him. , not to mention that the opponent must be proficient in a certain formation that is restrained from the five elements, and when they match up, he may not even be able to escape.

Shui Roujing gently pinched the little raccoon's neck with her slender and boneless hands, and said: "I didn't find it! Come on, let's go to the horse hunting hall!" Go first. Jin Jiangmu scanned the granary with the two of them, and after a while, he chased them out. Qi Changzheng closed his eyes in time to avoid being sensed by the light in his eyes. After discovering him, he thought at the same time: "The safest place right now is to hide here, and sleep again." Just about to close his eyes and fall asleep, he suddenly woke up, jumped out of the room, ran to the door that had been opened, and looked out.

It turned out that he suddenly remembered the search methods used by the Jiangnan police.It is to first enclose the entire place to be searched, and then search back and forth many times, so even if the person being searched hides and hides, traces will be exposed in the end. into the trap. If the other party didn't adopt this method, Shui Roujing didn't need to warn him, asking him to mix in with the Han family. It was quiet outside except for the two grooms who fell on the ground.It seems that all three of Shui Roujing went to the stable. Qi Changzheng wanted to rush out, but he felt something was wrong in his heart. After thinking about it, he suddenly realized it. He thought that since Shui Roujing and the others were ordered not to disturb the members of the Han family, they should also be guarded, lest other members of the Han family suddenly come and find the two grooms who were knocked down on the ground.Because if someone really comes, the person who catches the wind can knock the opponent down, and then wake up the person who has been tapped when he leaves, to ensure that the person suddenly does not know how he has been tampered with. Qi Changzheng was secretly worried, and at this moment, there were two sounds of birdsong from Ma Pang's side.There was a sound of clothes, a man in white clothes with a purple-red hem, carrying a torch-shaped strange weapon, passed in front of his eyes without touching his feet, and quickly disappeared at the corner of the stable. Needless to say, this person also represents fire. From this point of view, the five generals of gold, wood, water and fire who entered the Han mansion to search for him are most likely no one else, because if you want to search for someone without being discovered by the Han mansion, you must He must be a master. From this reason, the martial arts of the people surrounding the Han family should be lower than these five people. If he wants to force his way out, he may break out and escape. Of course, this is the next strategy, because as long as Xingzang is exposed, the chance of Fang Yeyu's able men escaping from Wuchang Mansion is still very slim. The plan for now is to obediently obey Shui Roujing's instructions and try to sneak into the main house of the Han family. At that time, it will be much harder for the five generals to be wary of finding him. Assuming that there is only one Tu general looking out somewhere outside, the chances of him escaping from the opponent's ear will be greatly increased, because the direction he is in should not be where the Tu general pays attention to. After making up his mind, Qi Changzheng quickly looked towards the right side opposite to the stable. Outside a few buildings is the Han Mansion's Big Flower Country, with winding paths leading to secluded places and whirling trees, which is very beneficial for hiding one's figure. There are long corridors beside the garden, connecting the front and rear courtyards of the Han Mansion. When he touched here yesterday, Qi Changzheng had already had a rough understanding of the situation in the Wu Mansion, and remembered that it was the famous arsenal of the Han Mansion.Behind it is the residence of the servants, and then another smaller back garden, which is the back house of Han Tiande and his wife's children. If you want to sneak in with the Han family, the ideal way is to go to the front yard, but that is where all the daytime activities of the Han family are concentrated, people come and go, and it is difficult to hide, so the only target is the back yard of the Han family. Using his eyesight, Qi Changzheng quickly inspected the trees in the garden on the right. If the soil general wanted to hide in a dark place, he could only hide in the trees or among the flowers. At this moment, the two maidservants walked through the gravel path in the large garden, trimming the flowers with the knives and scissors in their hands as they walked. Qi Changzheng was overjoyed, he really saw a clump of flowers and trees move in the garden, needless to say it was also the place where Tu Jiang hid, when he saw someone passing by, he immediately hid in a thicker depth among the flowers. Qi Changzheng knew that the other party's attention must be on the two maidservants, so he dared not hesitate and stepped out.Walking against the wall, passing by the three warehouses next to the granary like lightning, using both feet hard.Jumping onto the tiled roof covering the corridor, without stopping, quickly wrapped around the residences of the maids and servants along the roof, and came to the backyard. In the depths of the trees in the back garden, there is only a big house and small buildings with three floors connected to each other, with small bridges and flowing water, and the scenery is pleasant. There were faint voices coming from the mansion, according to this time, it should be the time when everyone in the Han family was waiting for breakfast in the house. Qi Changzheng chose one of the small buildings, jumped from one tree to another, and entered the upper hall of the small building through the window in an instant. Qi Changzheng breathed a sigh of relief and looked around. The small building is elegantly furnished. There is a dressing table next to the big bed with drooping curtains. A copper mirror, smoked fat, water, eyebrow brush, bone comb and other items for the daughter's home are all available. A group of chairs are placed near the window. Next to the guqin, there is a book of lyrics, and it turns out that it is "Shuyu Ci" written by Li Qingzhao, a poetess in the Song Dynasty. It is accompanied by four scrolls on the wall with plum, orchid, chrysanthemum and bamboo, which fills the tranquility of the building. The fragrance of jasmine flowers in the room has both the smell of books and the atmosphere of a beautiful spring land. I just don't know which of the three ladies of the Han family belongs to the boudoir.Although she has not seen her in person, she has already left a good impression on Qi Changzheng. Qi Changzheng moved to the window and peeked out, his eyeballs remained motionless to catch any movement that came into his eyes.It turns out that when the eyeballs are moving, it is easier to detect stationary objects; when the eyeballs are not moving, they are particularly sensitive to things moving within the field of vision.What Qi Changzheng is now exploring is the latter method of seeing things that people in the Jianghu are used to. Human voices came faintly from the courtyard at the rear, but the three small buildings were quiet and quiet. Qi Changzheng suddenly felt something, and looked away, only to see two figures rushing into the garden along the roof of the porch where he came, and disappeared among the trees for a moment. Qi Changzheng knew in his heart that since the enemy came here, needless to say, he would not let these three seemingly empty buildings go. The only place to hide in this boudoir is the dark place under the bed.He thought for a while, came to the bed, bent over to get in, suddenly changed his mind, opened the hanging curtain, hid on the bed, covered himself firmly with the quilt, bent his body, only a little hair was exposed under the quilt Besides, unless the other party took the quilt away, no one would be able to tell that it was him, a big man, who was sleeping on the bed. He suddenly changed his mind because he thought that if the other party saw that there was no one in the building, he would not miss the opportunity to come in and search, so where else could he hide?If he had the heart to pretend to be a young lady of the Han family and still had a good dream, then the other party would have no reason to investigate because of the restriction of not being able to harass the members of the Han family.From this we can see how much Shui Roujing's few words have helped him, and he is very grateful. After waiting for half a cup of hot tea, there was a soft sound from the window frame. Qi Changzheng twisted deliberately, pretending to turn around. There was a soft ringing of the sleeves. The man really left. Qi Changzheng breathed a sigh of relief, and changed from lying on his side with his face to lying on his back. After stretching, he felt extremely comfortable. . He is informal and free and easy, and he doesn't think it's wrong to sleep on the lady's embroidery bed at all. He yawned in comfort, and thought to himself that he might as well just lie on him for an hour and a half, and then Shi Shi ran away after Shui Roujing lured away those wings, wouldn't it be extremely comfortable. In a daze, when he was about to fall asleep, he was suddenly awakened by the sound of light footsteps. He sat up in shock and wanted to hide under the bed, but before he could lift the curtain, the door was pushed open. When Lan Zhiyuan and others accompanied Han Bai and Fan Liangji to disembark, Chen Lingfang and more than a dozen local officials, big and small, were waiting on the pier early. During some polite introductions, someone pulled Lan Zhiyuan aside and detailed what happened last night. Only then did Lan Zhiyuan understand why the welcome team included over a thousand soldiers on missions, and there were two warships patrolling the river. After the polite introduction, Chen Ling smiled and said to Han Bai: "I visited your country in secret more than 20 years ago under the emperor's secret decree. The intoxicating scene of taking the old man around the local art theater has still lingered in my mind for more than 20 years, and now I have to meet a special envoy to ask about the old man, it is really a joy in my life." Han Bai and Fan Liangji laughed together, but the laughter of the two was dry and dry, all of which were to cover up the panic in their hearts. Fan Liang was very afraid that he would continue talking, and said: "It turns out that Mr. Chen has been to our country. That would be even better! Even better! Why don't we go on the boat first and have a good talk." All Han Bai thought of at this moment was how to escape, and when he didn't know what to say, the horse neighed behind him, and it turned out that Hui'er was being led out of the boat, so he changed the subject and said, "If it wasn't for this good horse, I wouldn't have escaped." disaster, so no matter where I go, I will take him with me." At this time, Lan Zhiyuan came back, and after some polite words, he and other officials surrounded Han Bai, Fan Liangji and Rou Rou and boarded the official ship.Fan Liang was extremely afraid of being questioned by Chen Lingfang about Goguryeo, so he would show his feet, so he boarded the boat and told everyone that Han Bai was feeling unwell due to an old head injury and needed to rest for a while. All the officials thought they could have a good talk and establish a good relationship, but they heard that only Yin Yin said goodbye, Fang Yuan and the guard Ma Xiong were accompanying, of course they stayed. Han Bai and Rourou hid in the VIP room that Chen Lingfang had vacated for him in the upper cabin, remembering that sooner or later they would reveal their identities to Chen Lingfang, they couldn't help but look at each other. Han Bai cursed in a low voice: "I said this plan won't work. I don't know how many people in Beijing are familiar with Goguryeo. If the other party wants to speak Goguryeo with me, what should I do?" Roumei didn't know how to comfort him. At this moment, Fan Liangji pushed the door open and came in, saying: "Old man Chen and I have made an appointment for dinner together, you should think about it carefully and see how to deal with his 'inquiry' to you." Han Bai said angrily: "I have never visited a kiln in Goguryeo, so teach me how to answer him." Fan Liangji was also a little anxious, staring his eyes and said: "Tell him that you can't remember anything after being knocked on your big and useless head, isn't it?" Roumei couldn't help but said: "Brother Fan: If you can't remember anything, how can you be the envoy?" Han Bai snorted and said, "Old man Chen is able to go to Goguryeo. Maybe he also understands Goguryeo. When he tells me or the head of the guard that he will get up, I can also say that someone beats his head. Didn't the head of the guard make a fool of himself on the spot? " At this time, the hull trembled slightly and began to sail. Fan Liangji sighed, and admitted: "Who would have guessed that such a situation would happen, but we always escaped from Wuchang, and if it didn't help, your head would hurt, and we chattered together. Go back to the room to rest, and Old Chen went to bed again. What can we do!" Han Bai also agreed that this was the only solution, and said, "Have you seen Zhaoxia?" Fan Liangji nodded and said: "Who can hide it from me, Lao Fan, I know exactly who lives in this upper cabin and that room." Xiang Han Bai said with a sinister smile: "I specially ordered you to stay here obediently." Rest for a while, and wait for me to walk around the ship and do my best for your safety." Han Bai said angrily, "Have a while?" Fan Liangji sneered and said, "If you live to be a hundred years old, how many hours are not 'half a while'?" Before Fan Liangji went out, Rou Rou whispered, "Brother Fan, be careful!" Fan Liangji was stunned and said: "There is no need to be careful, the worst is to beg your hero Han, my immediate superior, to save us." Roumei smiled and said: "I want Brother Fan to be careful not to run into Chen Lingfang, because your head is fine." Fan Liangji knew that he had misunderstood Rourou, his old face was slightly red, and he walked out of the room in embarrassment. At this time, in the inferior room on the lower floor, Chen Lingfang came to Lang Fanyun and said, "Where is Miss Shi?" Lang Fanyun said: "She slept in the next room, she needs to rest well, at least for a few hours." Chen Lingfang said solemnly, "What does brother Lang think of those two people from Goguryeo?" Lang Fanyun said: "Before they boarded the boat, I had a close look at them from the window of the boat. Why don't you tell me what you think, Mr. Chen?" Chen Lingfang said: "The two of them don't seem to be from Goguryeo, otherwise they wouldn't even have the slightest Goguryeo accent. If they pretended to be, they would be daring. In order to deal with the Mongols, the emperor specially contacted countries in China and other countries. There are not many people in Goguryeo, but there are none, this old man is the most qualified one, when these two people see the emperor, they are guaranteed to be exposed immediately, I wonder how they dare to do this?" Lang Fanyun smiled and said: "These two dare to be so bold, because they have other capital." Chen Lingfang was startled and said, "Capital?" Lang Fanyun said: "These two are rare first-class masters in the Jianghu. If they want to escape, I'm afraid the ghost king may not be able to stop them." Chen Lingfang changed his face and said: "Such a master, why do you pretend to be a ghost, whether... whether..." Lang Fanyun said: "It's hard to say, they are not like Shurangama who can make people move, the lesser one has a majestic appearance, he is not a cunning person, and... um! This is a bit strange. I may have seen this before. People can't tell..." Chen Lingfang was very surprised, how could a master like Yilang Fanyun not be sure if he had met the other party. Lang Fanyun saw the doubt in his heart and said: "I will explain this to you later, but I have indeed seen that gray horse before, so I also have an association..." Chen Lingfang said: "What should I do now?" Lang Fanyun said: "Don't expose them for the time being, it's best to arrange an opportunity to transfer all the idlers away, let me meet them and try them." Before the words were finished, Fan Liangji's voice came from a distance from the hatch, and he didn't know who he was talking to. Lang Fanyun smiled and said: "If brother Chen goes out, I guarantee that he will escape immediately with an excuse."