Chapter 171 Chapter Four: The Bearded Man Comes from the East

The lights are brilliant, illuminating the huge boats on both sides of the river to go around the bend of the river and head towards Tianjin Bridge. The sails have been lowered, and the boat is driven by eighteen oars on each side protruding from the belly of the boat. A wind lantern is hung at every other step along the side of the boat, densely packed around the boat, and the outline of the whole boat is outlined with lights, revealing a mysterious and inexplicable flavor. A two-story building rises from the center of the deck. On the watchtower outside the top floor, there are more than a dozen men and women standing in an orderly manner, but Kou Zhong and the other three only saw one of them.

Because this person stands out from the crowd, attracting their attention all at once, and has no time to pay attention to other people. This gentleman is about thirty years old, wearing a Hu suit, with a thick beard on his face, tall and majestic, taller than the tallest person around him by half a head, comparable to the height of Kou Zhong and the other three. Although it is standing with hands behind its back, it can give people an uncommon aura as hidden as a lofty mountain, and has the air of an incomparable hero and overlord. Surrounded by beards, the face is actually quite handsome and majestic. Although the cheekbones are high, the nose is plump and powerful, and the eyes are surprisingly slender. The inner pupils are shining brightly, shooting out the light of clear wisdom, looking at Xu from afar. Kou three people.

There is a beautiful bearded woman standing on the left and right of him, but in the eyes of the three, they are far less attractive than this bearded man full of masculine charm. Kou Zhong sailed against the current to the huge boat twenty feet away and shouted: "Who is coming? If you are coming for me, please report your name. I, Kou Zhong, have no interest in killing unknown people tonight." In the last sentence, he was Shiba Fenghan's bold words to Hou Xibai, which really showed an aggressive attitude. Ba Fenghan smiled for it. Xu Ziling remained silent, adjusting his breath to heal his injuries.

Concubine Shixuan exhaled rare innate sword energy. If he hadn't been rooted in the secret treasure of Taoism "Longevity Jue" and transformed his meridians with He Shibi's supernatural power, he might not have fully recovered in this life. At that time, he felt that Shi Feixuan temporarily withdrew part of his true energy, if not, he might feel better for a few days. From the beginning of the battle, although Shi Feixuan seemed to be aggressive, she was actually very measured, she was just probing and had no intention of hurting anyone. This woman has a noble aura that does not eat the fireworks of the world, which is different from the noble aura that comes from the status and status of Princess Dongming and Shang Xiuxun, which makes her transcend these beauties and is very unique.

A long laugh woke Xu Ziling up from his contemplation, and he couldn't help feeling stunned. He had never tried to think so hard about a woman before. The curly bearded man raised his voice and said, "Brother Kou is just joking! Little brother Fu Qian, I'm here to say hello to the three friends and to greet you!" His Chinese characters are correct and round, and his pronunciation is exquisite, which is half better than Ba ​​Fenghan who has been wandering in the Middle Earth for many years. The three of them had already guessed who he was from his appearance and the signature beard, so they were not surprised when they heard the words. The only thing they didn't expect was that he looked so mighty and compelling, with overwhelming arrogance.

The speed of the giant boat gradually decreased, otherwise, if it rushed over, the mast which was two feet above the top of the bridge would definitely shake the bridge and break, and even the roof of the upper floor of the ship building would be lost. As soon as his Shen Xiong's pleasant voice fell, Ba Fenghan smiled and said: "Brother Fu's name is as loud as thunder, and I admire him very much, but I don't know one thing, and I want to ask for advice!" "Hi"! The yelling came from the belly of the ship, in unison, the shouts of thirty-six people seemed to come from one mouth.

Thirty-six oars were driven into the water with opposite directions at the same time, and the giant ship miraculously fixed on the river, with the bow of the boat only three feet away from the bridge. Fu Qian and the rest of the dozen or so people stood just at the level of the bridgehead, so there would be no embarrassing situation where one side is high and the other is low. All around Ao Jin were dimly lit, only the section of Luoshui Tianjin Bridge was brightly lit, and the stars and moon in the sky immediately faded. Due to the movement of the huge boat, the river water rushes against the embankment and makes a rustling sound.

Everything is so peaceful and harmonious. The oars moved the river skillfully to keep the giant boat stable in the middle of the river. Fu Qian calmly said: "Brother Ba, please don't hesitate to ask, I know everything, and I can say everything." Ba Fenghan's eyes flashed with coldness, and he said coldly: "Brother Fu Yinzhou is beside him, and the timing of his appearance is accurate, what is his intention?" These words were not polite, but Ba Fenghan was no wonder.Because Fuqian and Wang Bo must be closely related, it is easy for him to think that Fuqian has bad intentions.

Everyone around Fu Qian showed displeasure, and the two Tuyuhun beauties looked even more disdainful, as if they were blaming Ba Fenghan for not knowing how to flatter him. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling had long been accustomed to Ba Fenghan's style of not selling anyone's account, and they didn't feel any strangeness at all. Unexpectedly, Fu Qian didn't think he was disobedient, he laughed and said: "There are three reasons, one is that my younger brother likes to join in the fun, and this trip to Central Plains is really the main reason." None of the three expected him to be so frank, saying that he came here to join in the fun when the Central Plains was in chaos, so as to fish in troubled waters.

Kou Zhong glanced over the attendants beside him, the oldest one was only forty years old, everyone's temples were protruding, and their eyes were shining brightly.But I don't know if Xing Mofei, who spoke in public at the Manqing Court that night, is one of them. Immediately snorted coldly: "Sometimes you have to pay a price for being happy, I hope Brother Fu's coming and going will be so smooth!" He knew from Song Yuzhi that Fuqian was "very interesting" to them. With Song Yuzhi's shrewdness, he had a certain basis for saying such a thing, and it was not just aimless.

A young man behind Fuqian was about to retort, but he stopped the master of the royal family who was telling the truth with gestures, and said with a calm smile: "My little brother came to the Central Plains, and I never thought of a freehand life of traveling in the mountains and rivers. Thank you Brother Kou for your concern. As for the second reason, the younger brother wants to destroy the conspiracy of the Tiele people, and does not want to let Qu Ao and Tuli's scheme succeed. The last reason is to see if the three of you have free time. Move to our ship to drink and chat until dawn?" Ba Fenghan looked up to the sky and said with a smile: "Brother Fu, these two good intentions have been accepted! Now we just want to find a place to sleep and sleep well. Please!" A smile flickered across the corner of Fu Qian's mouth, he nodded and said: "The three are really heroes, Fumou admires them." The oars were turned, and the giant boat just went backwards. Then the lights flickered out, out of the dark in the bend of the river. The mixed sound of wheels and donkey's hooves touching the ground came from the street below. Kou Zhong stretched his waist, opened his eyes and sat up. Xu Ziling got up early and was standing on the edge of the Bell and Drum Tower on the north bank of the Luohe River, overlooking the Tianjin Bridge across the river. He wondered if he still recalled the scene of meeting Shi Feixuan last night. Ba Fenghan was meditating with his legs crossed, as if he was ignorant of things outside his body, while the Zhanxuan sword was placed flat on his lap. Kou Zhong jumped up and moved to Xu Ziling's side. It was raining continuously outside the building, and the entire banks of the Luo River were plunged into a vast expanse of whiteness. Kou Zhong vigorously took a few breaths of the morning air mixed with mist, looked down at the misty and misty scene, and sighed: "It's great! We are still alive, and we have slept a lot." Seeing that his left hand was playing with the pendant hanging on his chest, Xu Ziling wondered, "Why are you suddenly interested in this pendant?" Kou Zhong said happily: "I forgot to tell you, I met its original owner last night." Xu Ziling said in amazement: "Have you seen Chuchu?" This pendant was given to Kou Zhong by Susu when Chu Chu took refuge with Zhai Jiao when he was in Zhai Rang's Dalongtou mansion.Thinking of this incident, it really feels like a world away. Kou Zhong immediately told what happened to Zhai Jiao last night, and then said: "Li Mi must have run out of energy, so Zhai Jiao appeared as his unexpected enemy. Zhai Jiao has a subordinate named Xuan Yong, absolutely It's a talent." Xu Ziling nodded and said: "Li Mi's killing Zhai Rang was really a big mistake. If it were you Zhong Shao, you would put Zhai Rang on the altar, let him only occupy a false name, and hold the real power in your own hands. If you really won the world, please ask Zhai Rang to abdicate, so that there will be no big loopholes. How are you going to take advantage of it now?" Kou Zhong said with confidence: "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never end in a hundred battles. I have made an appointment with Zhai Jiao, and she will provide me with all the information about Li Mi's activities. Hmph! He, Li Mi, is best at intelligence and ambushes. I will follow his way this trip, Return him to death. As long as he falls into my trick to lure the enemy, he will no longer have a role in this world." Xu Ziling frowned and said, "If Wang Shichong gets bigger because of this, it won't do you any good, right?" Kou Zhong laughed and said: "This happens to be the most exciting place. Now everyone thinks that Wang Shichong can't beat Li Mi, so Dugu Feng dared to confront him openly. What's more, even Wang Shichong himself didn't have confidence, so he secretly repaired with Li Yuan , Qi resisted Li Mi, so that the boy Li Shimin dared to come to Luoyang to show off his power. Ha! But once Wang Shichong defeats Li Mi, the alliance between Wang Shichong and Li Mi will be defeated. At that time, the only thing Wang Shichong can do is to block Li Xiaozi. Let him succeed, and we can return to the south with our treasures and take back Jingling from the hands of the old man, then the north and the south will be available, and the world will belong to me, Kou Zhong!" Xu Ziling smiled wryly and said, "You're making a wishful thinking. But don't forget that we don't even know where 'Duke Yang's Treasure' is." Kou Zhong said dejectedly: "There are a lot of things that would be better if you don't want to go into so much detail. The so-called letting everything happen, what else can we do besides doing our best?" Then he changed the subject and said, "I'm going to see Wang Shichong later, where are you going?" Xu Ziling lowered his voice and said, "I have to follow Lao Ba closely today, because Tuli is likely to pick him when he places an order." Kou Zhong sighed: "You seem to have forgotten that we are Qu Ao's arch-enemy who killed his son. Last night he didn't come to seek revenge, which has already puzzled me." Xu Ziling gazed at the boundless rain powder that covered the sky and fell with the wind, and said spontaneously: "It's true that your memory is not good. Tonight, Fuqian and Qu Ao will have another showdown at the Manqing Court. This battle is related to Qu The honor and disgrace of Ao's life and the reputation of the Tiele people, so Qu Ao must recharge his energy and put aside all other things in order to cope with tonight's duel." Kou Zhong nodded and said: "Your words are very reasonable, but what is this Tuli's temperament? I heard that he and Li Xiaozi have a very close friendship, and Li Xiaozi may help him." Xu Ziling sighed and said, "I don't know if it's because we have always had a good relationship with Li Shimin that we have subconsciously underestimated his power. The fact is that he has been invincible since he started his army in Taiyuan. If he didn't have amazing means, how could he do it?" If he is sure that He's Bi is in our hands, maybe he will take some thunderous measures against us." Kou Zhong said relaxedly: "Who can be sure that we stole He's Bi. At least that old boy Wang Bo believed our words." Xu Ziling's face darkened, and he said coldly: "Li Jing should know that we stole it. Because he has seen me wearing a mask, he knows that I have a way to transform into other faces." Kou Zhong's eyes flashed coldly, and he said: "So if Li Shimin asks us for Heshibi, it means that Li Jing doesn't miss the old relationship and betrays us. At that time, there is no brotherhood with him anymore." Xu Ziling sighed: "Although Li Jing has betrayed Sister Su, he is not someone who sells friends and seeks glory. I may just be worried for nothing. However, Shi Feixuan once pointed out that there are so many masters under Li Xiaozi, and he has set up some kind of strategic government. So we can't ignore it." Kou Zhong was stunned for a while, then suddenly said: "Do you think anyone knows we are hiding here?" After Xu Ziling pondered for a while, he said affirmatively: "There should be no reason. Since absorbing the power of Heshibi, the most obvious improvement is in the aspect of raising energy and lightening body. It is not easy to follow us." Kou Zhong was startled suddenly and said: "We are so stupid, we don't know how to use this advantage. If we can make full use of this advantage, no matter how many enemies there are, they won't be able to surround us." Xu Ziling's tiger eyes lit up, shining brightly, but he didn't speak. Ba Fenghan's voice came and said, "Two brothers, are you interested in having a cup of hot tea at Dong's Restaurant?" Dong's restaurant was full of noise, and the three of them sat down in a corner, feeling like they had returned to the world from hell. After the clerk handed over the teacup and chopsticks and left, Kou Zhong listened carefully and said with a smile, "Eight out of ten tables were talking about what happened last night. The martial law was indeed issued by Wang Shichong. This guy really doesn't know What is the intention, it seems that our enemies are not convenient enough." Ba Fenghan remained silent, as if he didn't hear anything. Since waking up this morning, he seems to be full of thoughts and doesn't like to talk. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling knew his temperament, so they dared to provoke him. Xu Ziling lowered his voice and said, "I guessed a possibility, which can explain why Wang Shichong did this." At this time, the waiter brought the pastries, and after he left, Kou Zhong brought the head close to Xu Ziling, and said, "Quickly say it!" Xu Ziling sighed: "Wang Shichong may have done this at Li Xiaozi's request." Kou Zhongju said in shock: "Isn't it true that Li Jing really betrayed us?" This sentence is the most reasonable inference. Li Shimin is definitely not an unreasonable person, only when he is sure that they have ruined the good things between him and Shi Feixuan, will he take drastic measures against them. Looking around at the major forces in Luoyang, only Li Shimin made Wang Shichong move, because Wang Shichong is unwilling to offend the Li Clan now, otherwise he will be caught in a bad situation of being attacked from east to west. Li Shimin may still be a little nostalgic and doesn't want to confront them head-on, but it is understandable to make some arrangements for Shi Feixuan so that she can deal with the three of them freely. Xu Ziling sighed: "This is just a guess, I hope it's not the case!" Ba Fenghan suddenly said: "Kou Zhong, when you see Wang Shichong, you might as well ask him directly and see how he answers." Kou Zhong stood up with a dark face, and said in a deep voice: "Except for you, I have never trusted anyone in this world easily." After saying that, I went excitedly. After Kou Zhong's figure disappeared outside the gate of the restaurant, Ba Feng said coldly, "Today we will split up. You are in charge of investigating the whereabouts of the Yingui faction, and I will go to see Shan Wanjing." Xu Ziling was stunned and said, "How should I investigate?" Ba Fenghan said: "The Yingui sect must have a secret lair here, and that is where Shangguan Long recuperates. There are two indirect ways to investigate them, because the Yingui sect always has more yin than yang, and most of them are beautiful Ladies, it is natural for girls to love beauty, so as long as you pay attention to the most famous shops in Tianjie that specialize in rouge and gouache, you may have unexpected gains." Xu Ziling nodded and said, "It's a wonderful method! What about the other method?" Ba Fenghan said: "Although Zhu Yuyan has the ability to heal the internal injuries of Shangguan Long's meridians, she has to rely on the medicines of Peiyuan to strengthen the foundation afterwards, so as long as she chooses the largest herbal medicine shop and waits for the rabbit, she may also meet the suspect. " Xu Ziling said without hesitation: "Anyway, I have nothing to do, so I will try my luck according to Brother Fenghan's words." Then Jian Er frowned lightly and said puzzledly: "But didn't you just quarrel with Princess Dongming? Why are you going to see her?" A complicated look flashed across Ba Fenghan's eyes, and he said in a low voice, "I'll tell you when I see you again! I'm going!" Xu Ziling didn't answer him, but he already knew in his heart that it was not Shan Wanjing he wanted to see, but his old lover who followed Tuli to the Central Plains with whom he was entangled with grievances. This is a very dangerous thing, what should he do?