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Gongsunli didn't want to be hugged by him like this, so he struggled to get free from his arms, but then there was another round of dizziness, and there was no other way, so he had to say an address in a mosquito-like voice, and let him Half supported and half supported, he walked quickly on the street all the way.

The smell of the home is still so familiar. She picks off the fresh flowers on the bedside, and the smell is very refreshing. Tiger is very familiar with the way and starts chopping firewood and wrapping thatch to start a fire. The outline of the body is crisp and neat.

Gongsunli stared blankly for a while, then said slowly, "Thank you very much."

"Yeah." Hu didn't think there was anything wrong, but said: "When I came out of the school office, I felt that there was something wrong with you. Next time, if there is such a situation, you can tell someone earlier."

"School Office? So... you followed me all the way?" Gongsun Li's eyes widened.

Hu paused for a moment, and seemed to think that this approach seemed a bit strange, but he still explained softly: "You are a very important informant, and maybe you will be of great use in the future. It is not surprising that I will take care of you more."

Gongsun Li huddled in the quilt, feeling strange inexplicably in his heart, and asked again: "Is it because of this?"

"Otherwise?" Tiger asked lightly.

"Oh, no...it's nothing." Gongsunli didn't know why he asked such a question, but felt a little disappointed in his heart for no reason, so he could only cover his head with the quilt and let the darkness cover it.

After calming down, she was tired and slowly fell asleep.

When he woke up again, Hu was already sitting in front of the bed with a decoction in one hand. It could be seen that he had never done this kind of thing before, so the action of feeding the medicine seemed a bit clumsy. , that bowl of decoction was fed into Gongsunli's stomach whole.

The warm soup made people sweat. The warm current relieved her pain and recovered some strength. Although the bitterness in her mouth was unbearable, Hu quickly found a jar hidden in the stove under her guidance. Taiwan's honey, after eating a spoonful, I feel much more comfortable.

The sky was getting dark, so Gongsunli could know that Hu must have been waiting for a long time, and he was a little moved and said: "Thank you."

"You've already said it once." Hu still had a calm expression on his face, "I bought some food, you get up and eat some later, so as not to starve to death, I have something to go back to the school office, tomorrow... come see you again .”

"Okay." Gongsunli didn't know that his voice was so soft that he didn't look like a heroine from the Shuangsha gang. After nodding obediently, he watched Hu close the door, and the sound of footsteps gradually faded away.

Gongsunli continued to lie back on the bed and closed his eyes for a while. He didn't feel that he was hungry, but he got up and ate some food. He was also moved when he thought that these meals were bought by Hu all the way.

In fact, for a Jianghu person like her, she goes through the wind and rain on weekdays, and no matter how many hardships and hardships.

However, being unrestrained and free is just an outsider's opinion. Behind the light victory of a horse with a bamboo stick and straw shoes is often accompanied by thousands of miles of sorrow. Put a few more taels of silver in her baggage to make the brothers in the gang respect her more, and I can't take care of more things.

Perhaps today's tiger helping her was purely unintentional, but it made her feel inexplicably warmer, as if in the huge city of Jianye, she suddenly had someone she could feel at ease with, even if the two of them had nothing to do with each other. Being intimate, you can always support her when she can't support it alone.

"He's getting a bit bored." Gongsunli laughed softly when he thought of Hu's dull look.

While laughing, he recalled the unkempt Xue Gong in the prison, and the corners of his mouth gradually retracted.

At this time, someone knocked on the door suddenly, which made her tremble with fright, and immediately stood up from the table.

what happened?Is the tiger back?Did you forget to take something?

This is probably the most likely reason she thinks, but many things are often unexpected.

After four "dong dong dong dong" sounds, the person outside the door finally said slowly, "A Li, I'm Xue Yang, open the door and let me in!"

Chapter 685 The Road of No Return

In fact, compared to Xue Gong, the relationship between Gongsunli and Xue Yang is far less close.

The reason for this may be that Xue Gong is a kind father in front of him, while Xue Yang is more like a strict leader in front of him.

But no matter what, when Gongsunli heard the voice, he was still surprised and happy, and hurried to open the door, and sure enough, that familiar face appeared in the moonlight.

Xue Yang, the deputy leader of the Shuangsha Gang.

Now he doesn't look as high-spirited as before. Although his clothes can be seen to be newly changed, his bun is in a mess, and there are even some thatch-like debris on it. One piece of black and one piece of white, like pot ashes and wall dust.

That's right, the Shuangsha gang has become a mess now, the gang leader is imprisoned, the gang leader and above are almost wiped out, Xue Yang fled outside, even if he doesn't get caught with the rest of his foundation, how can he still maintain his normal life? pampered?

Without a Shuangsha gang, there will be a three-pronged gang and a four-pronged stick. Since they are all people who live in this city, there is no need to make things difficult for themselves.

Maybe it won't be long before the entire Shuangsha gang will disappear from everyone's memory like the fish and dragon gang back then, like the scattered dust will not stir up any waves.

"Deputy leader..." Gongsunli said timidly, but stopped abruptly.

At this moment, Xue Yang walked into Gongsunli's residence slowly, but he didn't come alone!

If the reality hadn't happened before her, I'm afraid she wouldn't have believed it. Right behind Xue Yang, not only was the old priest of the Shuangsha Gang following, but also that barbarian she had seen in the caravan!

"Is it surprising?" The old priest is already old, but from his still tall and straight body, it can be seen that he has never stopped practicing in these years, "Actually, if we go slower, I am afraid that this face will also appear in the school office , it’s just that it’s hard to be sure if it’s a living person.”

"What exactly happened?" Gongsunli stared at the few people in a daze, "What happened to the hidden armor case? Did you know about it from the beginning? And him... Could it be that you really want to rebel..."

Gongsunli's face was pale. Although she had considered such a possibility, she still couldn't accept it when it was put before her.

Xue Yang looked calm, but there was some tiredness between his brows and eyes. After he found a chair and sat down, he sighed: "A Li, you are still too young after all. Although we have never doubted your loyalty, many It's a matter, I'm afraid even my brother can't tell you."

"Why?" Gongsunli lost his voice, "Why did you do such a thing? You clearly know that these things are very dangerous. Hiding armor is a felony. It only takes more than three to be beheaded. Now the gang leader would rather suffer every day in prison than Say a word, and you are fleeing like a ghost, are the affairs of those nobles more important than the life of the gang leader's family?"

Of course she knew that neither Xue Gong nor Xue Yang could be the mastermind behind the rebellion, because from any point of view, it is impossible for them to become the new masters of this country in the future, so it is obvious that they are doing things for a noble person .

After such a series of questions from her, Xue Yang's expression on his already messy cheeks became even more gloomy, as if he was not in a very relaxed mood either.

At this time, the old priest suddenly leaned over and pressed one hand on Gongsunli's shoulder without any warning. The latter suddenly lost his strength and fell down by the bed. I don't know if it was because of the headache that his face turned pale. whitish.

"We don't have much time, Ah Li, you'd better calm down and listen to the vice-leader." The old priest said calmly.

Xue Yang sat on the chair, seemed to think for a while, and then decided to tell the truth: "A Li, you still can't see this Jianye city clearly. Do you still remember the first time I took you out? What did you tell me when you were here?"

"People can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes." Xue Yang said in a low voice, "Although we hold knives and ride horses, we look glamorous, but behind this, we still have to sit with those passing mountain kings. In front of the same table, they are flattering and pleasing, and they give out a lot of money in exchange for peace. At the beginning, the elder brother also thought that it was impossible to walk the darts for a lifetime, so he decided to take advantage of the demise of the Fish and Dragons, and take advantage of the demise of the Shuangsha Help develop it into what it is today.”

"However, I know that there has never been any pure land in this world. No matter how high we climb, we are just ants after all. The Shuangsha Gang seems to be very big, but to those noble people, it is just A few words are enough to overthrow."

"From the very beginning, we've been on a path of no return."

"Why do you think the Shuangsha Gang can replace the Yulong Gang so quickly? Is it because of my brother's strategizing? Is it because of my many friends and my reputation in the world?"

"Why do you think the biggest opponent of the Shuangsha Gang, the Jiangnan Gang, suddenly broke up due to internal strife?"

Gongsunli didn't speak, but his lips trembled, and the joints of his hands that were supported on the edge of the bed turned white from the force.

"There is no small matter in Jianye City." Xue Yang made a conclusion, "Sometimes you feel that we are too far away from those noble people, but it is precisely because of this feeling of distance that they are more keen to use us and treat us as One of their pawns."

"But...even so, what have you got..." Gongsunli's eyes were slightly red, "If those nobles really care about the survival of the chess pieces, then you don't need to hide now and make yourself look like this Do you want to hide in the shadows for the rest of your life and watch the gang leader go to the guillotine?"

"Of course not." Xue Yang clenched his hands on the table suddenly, as if making up his mind, but also as if to cheer himself up, he murmured, "Definitely not."

At this time, the old priest smiled a little, and said to Gongsunli: "You seem to have visited Chief Xue today, did he give you anything in private?"

Gongsunli looked at the old priest with strange eyes: "How do you know that I have been to the cell of the school affairs mansion today?" But then she suddenly came to her senses, "So you have been hiding near the school affairs mansion, and have been observing... …I?"

She was a little unconfident, but felt that her guess was correct.

"Yes." The old priest did not deny, "The most dangerous place is often the safest place. Even an existence like the school office sometimes fails to notice the ants under your feet. And when we find that you and When the school administration establishes a relationship, it is also happy to see the success."

Gongsunli nodded, and didn't ask where they were hiding, and why he didn't notice it at all. After all, if she could detect it, then the eyes of the school affairs office would also be able to detect it, so there is no way to say about hiding get up.

"I did go to see the leader today, but he didn't give me anything. He just told me to take care of myself, and if I could see you, I would ask you to surrender as soon as possible..." Gongsun Li Looking at Xue Yang with complicated eyes, she knew very well that it was impossible for Xue Yang to voluntarily surrender, and looking back now, Xue Gong's voluntary surrender might not have had much sincerity.

But what exactly did Xue Yang want from Xue Gong?

Before Xue Yang could speak, the barbarian standing aside who had been silent had already started to worry. His Middle-earth language was not fluent, so he murmured with a strange accent, "What's going on? Xue Gong Do you really intend to just wait in prison to die...but if we want to live..."

"Shut up!" Xue Yang yelled suddenly, the veins on his forehead were exposed, and then he fell silent again, as if he was waiting for something.

In the whole room, only the old priest was probably the calmest. Perhaps it was because of his age that he had already experienced the wind and rain, so he had a bit of calmness. He smiled and said: "Of course, it is impossible for Master Xue to take things directly in prison. Here, maybe you can think about it, has he already given you something, but you don't know it yet?"

Chapter 686 One Life

The old priest's words sound very mysterious, even a bit like a street fortune teller, but the old priest doesn't know how to tell fortunes, on the contrary, he has already known the destiny, so these words are naturally not a joke, but sincerely hope that Gongsunli will pay attention to it with all his heart. Think again.

"I already gave it to me..." Gongsunli was also a little confused.

She frowned and carefully recalled the details of her meeting with Xue Gong, and suddenly thought that Xue Gong seemed to be stroking her hair a few times like a loving father at the last moment, so she subconsciously stretched out her hand and explored in the messy hair behind her head. After a while, he successfully touched a hard object.

Gongsunli took the thing out with complicated eyes, and found that it was a straw, but it was tied with four small balls made of straw, one end of which was just lightly tied to the hair, so it was successfully hidden in her Among the strands of hair, avoiding the inspection of the prison head.

Although it looked like an inconspicuous straw, the old priest's eyes lit up, and then he untied the straw ball from Gongsunli's long hair and handed it to Xue Yang.

"Second Master, I think this is what the leader wants to give us. Take a look, is there any mystery?" The old priest said with a firm voice.

Xue Yang looked at the straw ball, frowned slightly, then seemed to think of something, couldn't help but smiled and said: "I see, this is the code that my brother and I thought up when we were idle, but it's just that there is nothing on weekdays. The use is extremely cumbersome, so it's just a plaything. But I didn't expect that my brother would be so witty, and he would think of passing messages through this kind of thing."

In fact, this code is not difficult to say, that is, after untying the straw ball to see how long the straw is, and then convert it into a number according to the size, and use the "Cao Zi Wu Jing" among the many people who have practiced. If you find the words in it, you can change it into a message.

But as Xue Yang said, this method is time-consuming and laborious, and the Shuangsha Gang is not a secret agent, so naturally they did not really use such a code.

Xue Yang was probably the only person in the entire Shuangsha Gang who could recite the "Cao Zi Wu Jing" completely, except for the leader Xue Gong. Although it was a little difficult to recall, he finally managed to piece together the eight characters.

Leshui Bieyuan, there is no need for revenge.

"Leshui Bieyuan?" Gongsunli heard the name of the place, but after thinking for a moment, he covered his mouth and said, "That's not from the Sun family..."

"It's the Bieyuan built by the Sun family in the north of the city." Xue Yang, who revealed the answer, didn't look happy, but smiled wryly, "So that's it, the elder brother is actually working for the Sun family. It was smooth sailing, and even the biggest enemy died overnight due to infighting within the gang."

"Leshui Bieyuan lived in the nephew Sun Tong who was very close to Mr. Sun in the early years, so that is to say, he was the one who secretly ordered us to transport and hide the armor?" The old priest rubbed his temple slightly, although it was unexpected , but it makes sense.

In Jingwu, the faction of the gentry and the faction of Zhuge Wanling have always been at odds with each other. Although the struggle has eased somewhat after Sun Jianan served as the royal doctor in the past two years, it is only a little more restrained. The attack was still fierce, and the Sun family's rebellion seemed to be expected.

"If we say that we are going to ask Mr. Sun, can we ask him to save..." Gongsunli is probably the one with the purest purpose in the field. She doesn't care about the factional disputes in the court, let alone who will rule the world in the future, but just hopes Xue Gongneng was safe and sound.

But what she didn't expect was that Xue Yang poured cold water on her coldly: "How can it be so simple, for Mr. Sun, we are too lowly to be worth saving by him, even for him As far as the situation is concerned, the best way now may be to send someone to kill us one by one, and this case will completely become a headless unsolved case."

After finishing speaking, he turned his gaze to the barbarian with a slightly angry expression. The existence of this man is probably the best proof.

This barbarian was called Gu Ritu, and he was the last person left in that barbarian caravan. In fact, if Xue Yang hadn't found him in time, he might have died at the hands of those black-clothed swordsmen who came to silence him.

After Xue Yang knew that those boxes of armor had been found, he first managed to escape from Xue's mansion, and then hid for several days before going to the warehouse used to communicate with each other.

His original intention was to contact the noble person behind the scenes and find the Xue family's last chance of survival.

But he didn't expect that when he just arrived at the warehouse, the massacre had almost come to an end, so he had to save Gu Ritu in a hurry, and escaped from the hands of those swordsmen by working together with the old priest. a life.

Before leaving, he also noticed that the knife wounds on the dead people all looked like they had been killed by his knife skills.

Obviously, Sun Tong at that time just wanted to pour dirty water on him directly, so as to break the clue.

As Tai Changqing, Sun Tong has been in the officialdom for many years to this day, so he naturally knows the truth of being wise and protecting his life. This method of cutting off the queen could not be easier for him. Perhaps even now, in the night of Jianye, Sun Tong is lurking. The spies, as long as a few people are exposed, there will be endless pursuit and killing.

"So, is there really nothing we can do?" Gongsunli said with difficulty.

Xue Gong left these eight words, perhaps because he wanted to explain to Xue Yang how powerful the people behind this scene are. For ants like them, they don't even have the ability to take revenge.

The whole room fell into a desperate silence, and the candles on the table became more and more dim because they had burned out.

Perhaps, this news can be handed over to the school affairs office, and then to Zhuge Wanling, and dozens of people in Xue's family can be killed...

"No...Since the eldest brother clearly knew about the Sun family's affairs, but he didn't say anything in prison, he would rather bear the punishment to keep this secret, so he must have his own reasons." Thinking of this, Xue Yang shuddered. The chill kept gushing out from his heart.

He is not Xue Gong, and he does not have such a meticulous thinking. Finding a way out of the Xue family's survival in such a chaotic situation is almost as difficult as reaching the sky.

But he could only force himself to think.

At this time, the old priest who had been silent for a long time said softly: "Deputy leader, if I guessed correctly, the reason why the leader died and refused to speak under the punishment of the school office is to save your life."

"How to say?" Xue Yang was stunned.

He is very clear that the old priest and Xue Gong have known each other for many years, and they have long been brothers in love with each other. Even because of the relationship between experience and age, the two of them are real confidants, perhaps even closer than his own brother.

Naturally, the old priest also had some confidence in Xue Gong's thoughts.

"Does the deputy gang leader still remember the swordsman that day?" The old priest spit out a sharp edge, "I thought it was the three of us who tried our best to escape, but now that I think about it, he actually took the initiative to withdraw at the last moment." hand, gave us a way out."

"The guild leader holds this secret, but he has been unwilling to reveal half of it to the school affairs office. It is because for the entire Xue family, whether it is Zhuge Wanling or the Sun family, they are too big. Even if Xue Gong tells the secret, Sun Under the anger of the Xue family, what good results can the Xue family have?"

The old priest closed his eyes sadly.

In fact, the Xue family is already hopeless, but Xue Gong still hopes that there is still someone in the Xue family who can survive, and that is Xue Yang. , after all, continued the incense for the Xue family.

This was probably Xue Gong's last persistence, and Sun Tong finally made a concession in the face of Xue Gong's persistence, and gave Xue Yang a way out, which was also a veiled response to being willing to keep a secret despite all the suffering in prison. Xue Gong...

687 Chapter Jing

This was probably the most unacceptable ending except for the barbarian present.

If it is said that Xue Yang is not related to them, maybe they are nothing but sorrow, but among the people present, Xue Yang is Xue Gong's younger brother by blood, the old priest is Xue Gong's best friend, and Gongsun Li is even more so. A child raised by Xue Gong.

How easy is it to let them give up the lives of their loved ones and live by themselves?

Gongsun Li stood there dumbfounded, feeling that the room was too quiet, countless emotions gushed out of his chest, and finally turned into a choked sob: "I..."

Before he could say anything, Xue Yang covered her mouth with one hand.

I saw Xue Yang in front of him had changed his face, he was no longer saddened, his pair of black pupils revealed the ferocity and vigilance of walking in the world all the year round.

"It's too quiet." Xue Yang looked at the slightly flickering candle, as if he had sensed something, "Since just now, the voices of pedestrians outside can hardly be heard, don't you find it strange?"

The old priest half-closed his eyes, and seemed to understand it, and nodded slightly. He, who is old and experienced, can naturally understand such details.