Sapphire Warriors

As usual, after the day's work, Mitsui invited Shang Nanlie and other yamen colleagues to the brothel again.

As soon as Mitsui sat down, he immediately stated: "I will leave as soon as I finish drinking, and I will never stay overnight."

Nan Lie said: "What do you want, you don't have to tell me, or do you want to tell her through my mouth?"

After finishing speaking, the two laughed tacitly.

Not long after being seated, Meixue came to Nan Lie and said, "I'll let the kitchen prepare, just wait."

As soon as Mitsui saw the opportunity, he immediately made fun of Nan Lie: "By the way, you look for Miyuki every time, aren't you bored?"

"Are you bored with always being alone? The next time Caizi comes to Yushifu, do you want me to tell her for you?" After finishing speaking, Mitsui immediately rolled her eyes.

In fact, Mitsui's words are not unreasonable. Who would have guessed that every time Nan Lie, a big man, came to Miyuki, he didn't spend a moment in her room, but ate three bowls of rice with his head covered...

All the yamen servants sat around the round table, and after eating for a while, they heard an arrogant and domineering voice from the next table: "What are you putting on airs with me!"

Everyone turned their heads after hearing the sound, only to see Miyuki saying to Nobunaga Kiyota in the utmost humility: "I'm sorry, Master Kiyota, I really have a guest tonight."

Kiyota Nobunaga stood up after hearing this, hooked Miyuki's chin with his fingers, and threatened: "I still can't get what I want, so you can only accompany me tonight!"

Aunt Gui, who was greeting the guests at the side, saw the tense situation and felt anxious. She immediately stepped forward and told Qingtian that the other girls in Tianxiang Tower were waiting to serve him. Why give up the whole forest for Miyuki.

However, Kiyota Nobunaga is a person who doesn't know what "rejection" is. He said loudly to Aunt Gui: "Tonight, I want Miyuki!"

At this time, Sakuragi on the side clenched his fists when he saw this situation, didn't he understand?Kiyota Nobunaga saw him in Tianxiang Tower today, so he deliberately ordered Miyuki in front of him to humiliate him and embarrass him.Just when he couldn't help but wanted to step forward to beat Nobunaga Kiyota, Mitsui pulled him back.

Meixue said: "Master Qingtian is a gentleman, so he should be reasonable. I have a guest, so it's hard to push."

"How difficult is it? If you have money, you can do it? I will pay for other girls to accompany him. If one is not enough, I will have two, and if two are not enough, I will have three..."

The scene was completely silent, and then a powerful voice came: "I want Miyuki!"

Everyone turned their heads when they heard the sound, and saw that it was Nan Lie who was speaking, and he got up and came to Meixue's side, took her hand, and walked forward step by step.This scene stunned Sakuragi, he didn't expect Nan Lie to be so courageous that he dared to openly challenge Kiyota Nobunaga.

Apparently, Kiyota Nobunaga was not used to people openly challenging him. He became angry and asked, "Who are you? Stop! Do you know who I am! I'm an official of the court, fight with me, do you know?" How do you write the word dead!"

Nan Lie was furious, just when he was about to punch, Mitsui stepped forward and stopped him, and politely said to Kiyota Nobunaga: "I'm sorry, he is a new executioner, he just arrived and doesn't know the rules. Kiyota Don't be surprised, young master."

"Executioner? Is he a member of the Ministry of Justice?" Speaking of this, he pointed at Sakuragi, and said to Mitsui and Nanlie: "Did you see that red-haired monkey? Offend me, and make him die!"

"Master Qingtian, the executioner is hard to find, so let's just say him. Just now, two condemned prisoners were beheaded in the execution ground, and there are still blood stains on their hands. If you want to teach him a lesson, let your subordinates do it. You must not do anything." , The executioner is very evil, if anyone touches him, he will lose for three years if he gambles for three years, besides, he is always a member of the Ministry of punishment, so we can't stand by and watch what happens to him, right? "

Mitsui's words were very tactful, showing both kindness and power, on the surface he was polite, but secretly he was warning Qingtian that if he really wanted to fight, his two subordinates might not be the opponents of so many yamen servants present in the Ministry of Criminal Justice.What's more, everyone came to the brothel just to have fun, he believed that Qingtian could figure it out.

Sure enough, after thinking for a while, Qingtian finally stopped talking, and watched Nanlie holding Miyuki's hand and walking upstairs step by step...

Let's talk about Meixue, Nan Lie's air of a general who is not afraid of the rich and powerful, and his heroic rescue of the beauty in the face of danger, instantly conquered her girlish heart.She watched Nan Lie Wei'an's back silently, and immediately felt a sense of security, and a happy smile appeared on the corner of her mouth unconsciously.

Besides Sakuragi, watching Nanlie bring Miyuki up the stairs with a calm demeanor, he couldn't help but feel admiration in his heart, the dislike and disdain in the previous days have long since disappeared.He secretly vowed in his heart that he would also become a man like Nan Lie.

After a turmoil subsides, life seems to return to calm.On days when he is not on errands, Nan Lie will accompany Mr. Huagata to play chess in the yard; Fujima will go to Bai'an Hall for medical treatment; Xiaolian and Ito are naturally busy at Yushifu.Occasionally, Mitsui would bring Caizi and carry Yu Ang around the mansion. Outsiders looked like a family of three.

It's just that, since that ambiguous confession between Fujima and Nanlie, there has been nothing more.As time went by, Fujima gradually forgot about that scene, and thought it was Nan Lie's random joke, but the joke was a joke, but he couldn't laugh at all...

Within a few days, Mitsui investigated Zhu Xingda's family information and contacts. He told Nan Lie that Zhu Xingda had no relatives in Miura County. It seemed that he really had no relatives or reasons.

Nan Lie remembered that Zhu Xingda said that if he could find his younger brother Zhu Xing Xiuyi, he would hand over the genealogy to him and ask him to go to the ancestral grave to burn a stick of incense.Now, since Zhu Xingxiuyi's whereabouts could not be found, he could only go to Mipu County in person to fulfill Zhu Xingda's last wish and burn a stick of incense for Zhu Xingxiuyi.

As soon as he said go, the next day, Nan Lie left Yushi Mansion with his soul-breaking knife on his back, but he met Yingmu five miles outside the city!

It turned out that since Nanlie extended a helping hand to Miyuki that day, his image in Sakuragi's heart suddenly became much higher.So Sakuragi found out that he was going out of the city today, so she waited for him here early, yelling for him to accept her as a disciple.

Being an executioner was not something Nan Lie wanted to do, and now there are still people who want to worship him as a teacher, but he doesn't agree with anything.It's just that I didn't expect that this Sakuragi was very persistent, and followed him from five miles outside the city to Sanpu County, and he continued to call "Master, Master" endlessly, regardless of whether Nan Lie agreed or not.

Since you can't get rid of it, let's walk together.After the two came to Mipu County, they found a teahouse and had something to eat.

By the way, Sakuragi is quite clever, and while eating, he inquired about the ancestral graves of Zhu Xing's family early, and bought the incense candles for worship, so the two arrived at their destination without much effort.

But what was strange was that there was an unburned stick of incense sticking on the incense burner on Zhu Xing's family grave. It seemed that the worshiper had just left.

Out of curiosity, Nan Lie looked around, and unexpectedly found a man in white was crawling into the bushes.Nan Lie immediately chased after him.

However, this person's hearing is excellent, he heard footsteps from a long distance, and without turning his head, he used lightness kung fu and ran forward. Naturally, Nan Lie couldn't catch up, and he lost it after a while.

Now that Zhu Xingda's last wish has been fulfilled, it is natural to go back home.But when Nanlie and Sakuragi were about to leave Miura County, they ran into Zebei Eiji who had met once before on the road.

Nan Lie saw Zebei Rongzhi coming out of a medicine shop with a few packs of herbs in his hand, and immediately stepped forward and asked, "Master Zebei, why are you here? Haven't you already set off for your hometown?"

Rongzhi Jing Nanlie asked this question, so he explained the reason. It turned out that the baby suddenly had a fever and cried all night. He was worried, so he settled in Sanpu County and grabbed some soothing tea. Hot, hit the road.

Nan Lie was a little worried when he heard that the baby was sick.Sakuragi at the side saw through his thoughts at a glance, so he suggested: "Since we have plenty of time, why don't we go and see the baby."

These words hit Nan Lie's heart, he asked Rong Zhi: "Is it convenient?"

"Convenience." Rong Zhi replied.

After feeding the medicine, the baby really got better and stopped crying.

The three of them sat at the table and chatted.

Nan Lie is not a meddlesome person, he wanted to conceal the purpose of this trip, but Sakuragi talked too much, and he couldn't stop it in the future, so he had already shaken out all the big things about Zhu Xing.

At that moment, Nan Lie didn't know if he was being too sensitive. In short, when Sakuragi mentioned Zhujianfang and Zhuxing University, he noticed that Rongzhi's hand holding the teacup tightened. Change the diaper, don't continue this topic.

Eiji touched the baby and found that his body was still very hot, so he couldn't help feeling a little worried.

Sakuragi has always been a warm-hearted person, not to mention that in front of the person he admired, he actively expressed that he would immediately invite a doctor to see the baby.

In this way, after Sakuragi left, the room became quiet for a while, and Nan Lie had to admit that Eiji Zebei really did his best in taking care of the baby.But Nan Lie always had doubts about him, but what was wrong, he couldn't tell for a while, until he met the waiter at the end of the corridor, and the waiter's words cleared his doubts.

It turned out that the waiter came to bring hot water to Eiji Zebei. The hot water was packed in a casserole. The waiter had to wrap two rags on the handle to hold it, but he was surprised to find that Eiji Zebei could do it with bare hands. He touched the hot handle and said that he was a cook, so he got used to it.

Nan Lie found out about this when he borrowed a fan from the innkeeper. In order to prove it, he deliberately called the waiter and touched the handle. It was still very hot and he couldn't touch it at all. This Zebei Eiji must have some ulterior secret.

After a while, the doctor came. According to the doctor, the baby didn't catch a cold, but was bored.It turned out that Eiji, who was inexperienced, dressed the baby too much. As long as he wore less clothes, the disease would naturally heal.

Nan Lie saw that the baby was fine, so he asked Yingmu to go and get the medicine from the doctor.On the other hand, he came to Rongzhi's side, and asked tentatively, "Master Zebei, have you ever heard of Jianjianfang since you came to Sanpu County?"

Rongzhi's expression changed slightly, and he immediately said, "I've only been here for a few days, so I haven't heard of it."

Nan Lie said again: "I was offering incense in front of Zhu Xing's family's grave yesterday, and I saw a man whose body shape was very similar to Mr. Zebei's."

"Then I wonder if Big Brother Nan can see his face clearly?" Rong Zhi asked cautiously.

Nan Lie replied: "No, but I should know who he is, he is the descendant of Zhu Xing's family, Zhu Xing Xiuyi!"

Sure enough, after saying this, Rong Zhi's expression completely changed.

At this time, Nan Lie was very sure that the man in front of him was not a loyal minister at all, but Zhu Xingxiuyi whom he had been looking for all along!So he continued to tell this man all about Zhu Xing's affairs, but he didn't expect that this man only filled his eyes with enthusiasm, and had no intention of going back to see his elder brother for the last time.

Nan Lie saw that he was so determined, so he stopped forcing it. However, since he is Zhu Xingxiuyi, the baby is not his flesh and blood, so Nan Lie got up and wanted to take the baby away.

Rong Zhi stepped forward and said, "No, leave the child behind!"

"Why do you pretend to be the baby's father?" Nan Lie asked back.

"Knowing too much is not good for you!"

"In that case, it's useless to talk too much!" Nan Lie wanted to go out the door after speaking.

Zhu Xingxiu strode up to him, almost begging, "I won't embarrass this baby, why would you risk your life for a baby who has nothing to do with him or her?"

"Since you are not the baby's father, this baby must come with me!" Nan Lie insisted.

Zhu Xingxiu's expression changed, and he said, "Then don't blame my subordinates for being ruthless!"

Just when the two men were at war with each other, two masked men suddenly flew into the window, and after a few moves with Rong Zhi and Nan Lie, they raised their swords and stabbed the baby. took the life of the masked man...

Besides, Sakuragi followed the doctor to grab the medicine, and when he walked halfway, he remembered that he had left the money bag at the inn, so he went back to the inn to get the money.As soon as he opened the door, he encountered this thrilling scene head-on. Nan Lie didn't have time to talk to him, so he just told him to take the baby away.

Without saying a word, Sakuragi picked up the baby, hurriedly left that room, and walked downstairs.However, there were two masked men downstairs. When they saw Sakuragi holding the child, they directly stabbed him with swords, and their moves were vicious.

Sakuragi didn't have martial arts, and was holding a child in her arms, so she naturally hid wherever she saw it was easy to hide. At this moment, Nan Lie jumped down from the second floor together with a masked man.

It's just that two fists are hard to beat with four hands, how can Nan Lie alone be the opponent of so many masked men, after a few moves, he was defeated.He wanted to save Sakuragi, but he couldn't do what he wanted.The moment the masked man pointed his sword at Sakuragi, another man in black rushed in from the door.

For a moment, it was indistinguishable from friend to foe, the man in black seemed to be saving Sakuragi, but in reality he and Zhu Xingxiuyi were targeting the baby in Sakuragi's arms.

At this moment, Zhu Xingxiuyi was stabbed by a masked man.

Nan Lie saw that there was a man in black among the masked men, so he immediately supported the injured Zhu Xingxiuyi, and hurriedly left the inn with Sakuragi and the baby.However, before leaving, he glanced back at the man in black, only to feel that the man in black's tricks were very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before, and when he looked at the masked men on the ground, they were all hanging around their waists. The token of the "Shadow Guard"!

The three of them hurried all the way, finally came to the small woods in the suburbs, Zhu Xingxiuyi couldn't walk anymore.

Seeing him sitting on the ground, Nan Lie was out of breath, knowing that he was going to die soon, so he asked him about the baby's life experience.

However, Zhu Xingxiu was unwilling to tell Nan Lie the identity of the baby until the moment of his death. He only said that the baby has the style of a general and must be a brave man in the future. I gave it to Nan Lie and asked him to bring it to his elder brother, saying that as long as his elder brother sees this dagger, he will understand his intentions.After the confession, he died.

Nan Lie sighed deeply, feeling sorry for the fact that their brothers never saw each other again until their death.Then, he ordered Sakuragi to dig a deeper grave where Zhu Xingxiuyi was buried.After the tomb was dug, he helped Zhu Xing Xiuyi tidy up his clothes, wiped off the blood from the corner of his mouth, and then put the genealogy book on Zhu Xing Xiuyi. secret!

After everything was settled, Nan Lie was not reconciled, and went back to the inn where the fight happened just now, but was surprised to find that everything was as usual here, the waiter was still warmly greeting the guests, the guests were still chatting and drinking, and there were no windows on the second floor. Traces of being damaged.Nan Lie couldn't help wondering if the fight that happened just now was a dream?No, it wasn't a dream, everything so normal just explained the abnormality here.

Just as he was thinking, a familiar figure came to him, it was Mito Yohei.

Yang Ping said that a bank owner here held a birthday banquet and invited him to perform tricks, which ended only yesterday, so he left for Beijing today.

Nan Lie looked him up and down, and asked, "Do you know if there was a fight here this morning?"

Yang Ping looked blank, expressing complete ignorance.

Nan Lie felt more and more that this incident might have something to do with the imperial court, and that the appearance of the baby had already involved him and Fujima into a huge vortex.

But thinking about it, it's not too late. After he said goodbye to Yangping, he immediately rushed back to Shanghe City with Sakuragi and the baby.

Back in Shanghe City, settle down the baby first, then, Nan Lie came to the prison, handed the dagger to Zhu Xingda, and told him that his younger brother Zhu Xingxiuyi is by no means a hooligan, and may even be a hero martyr.After Zhu Xing heard this, he smiled. He said that from the moment he saw the dagger, he knew that his brother was no longer a prodigal son.

It turned out that Zhu Xingxiuyi sold the family dagger because of his bad gambling, so Zhu Xingda kicked him out of the house.Not only that, but Nan Lie also learned from Zhu Xingda that Zhujianfang has a record of working for the imperial court, that is to say, the origin of the baby may really be related to the imperial court!

In the end, Zhu Xing sighed and said: "The genealogy will accompany Xiuyi to sleep in the ground, so that he can recognize his ancestors and return to his family under the nine springs; and the dagger will accompany me to the execution ground. God's arrangement is finally complete. .”