The legend of Dukang

After a while, the door opened, and several people rushed in, lifting the three of them from the ground.

It was only then that Wen Ruyu realized that her whole body was sore and her feet were so weak that she had no strength at all, and she could barely stand up with the help of several people.Wen Ruyu was startled, and quickly looked at the other two. Fang Yunheng and Jieyou were obviously no better than him.

He walked out of the door half-supported and half-supported, stumbled through the long corridor, and climbed another flight of stairs.

Along the way, Wen Ruyu kept arguing, "Where are you taking us?" But no one answered him.Seeing that no one was paying attention, Wen Ruyu had no choice but to keep her mouth shut, and at the same time secretly adjust her inner breath, hoping to regain some strength.

Turn left and right, and finally entered a decent room.Sitting at the top of the room was an old man with gray hair and sharp eyes. His appearance was somewhat similar to that of Shen Jia'an. He must be the patriarch of Cuiping Town, Shen Daoyuan.

Wen Ruyu looked at him carefully, dressed in a dark robe, hidden in the darkness, unable to see his expression.A brass belt around the waist shone brightly under the candlelight, which was particularly eye-catching.

It's really disrespectful to wear such a flamboyant belt at such an old age!Wen Ruyu cursed in her heart, and couldn't help but take a few more glances.There is a pattern engraved on the belt, which seems to have been seen somewhere.Wen Ruyu lowered her head and thought about it, but couldn't remember.

After the few people delivered them, they bowed and retreated without making any extra noise.

Although the three of them were weak all over, they were unwilling to show timidity in front of the enemy, so they gritted their teeth and stood up straight.

Shen Daoyuan saw their reluctance, did not make a sound, and signaled the young people around him to untie the three of them.After the young man untied them, he also retreated, leaving only the four of them in the house.

Shen Daoyuan didn't raise his eyes to look at them, and still sipped tea by himself.

Wen Ruyu moved her hands and feet that were bound and numb, and worked secretly, but found that her internal strength could not be raised at all, so she couldn't help but look at Shen Daoyuan again, thinking: No wonder the old man dares to be alone with us.I don't know what drug he used or when his martial arts will recover.

Just as he was thinking about it, the old man said: "After taking Hua Gong San, he fell into a coma for only an hour. I'm afraid it will be a matter of time before he recovers his power. It's really scary for future generations!" His voice was hoarse, as if he had been smoked by fire.

Wen Ruyu was already full of anger. Hearing this, he scolded sharply: "Prescribing drugs to people is a trick of the world. It is not done by gentlemen. If it is spread out, it may be despised by the heroes of the world."

Shen Daoyuan took a sip of tea, smiled, and said lightly: "This old man is past the age of seeking fame and fame. He is not a hero, let alone a gentleman. He only knows how to solve problems in the simplest and most direct way."

Wen Ruyu also smiled: "It's fine to be an ordinary person, but the patriarch of Cuiping Town, the dignified senior, won't hurt the reputation of the entire Cuiping Town if it is spread out! Even if Patriarch Shen ignores himself, can't he Don't you even care about the reputation of Cuiping Town?"

Shen Daoyuan didn't deny his words, and said with a smile: "As expected of the young master of Tianyun Villa, he is indeed a rare gentleman. It's just that I, Cuiping Town, have never cared about world affairs. My lord ran to the old man's house in the middle of the night to be a gentleman on Liang, what is the matter?"

Shen Daoyuan kept his head down and played with the teacup in his hand from beginning to end, as if he didn't bother to look at them.

Seeing him graciously admitting his identity, Fang Yunheng was stunned for a moment.

Wen Ruyu's face turned completely dark!Tonight, he was chased and ran around by a monster, and then he was captured by mistake, and now he is called a gentleman on the beam!Since when did Mr. Wen experience this kind of uselessness, he immediately became angry, but he couldn't think of how to get back, so he could only stare blankly.

The anger couldn't come out, Wen Ruyu was suffering from internal injuries, and Jieyou said: "Is it the king's land under the whole world, is it the king's minister on the shore of the land. We are ordered to investigate important matters, since Cuiping Town belongs to Daliang. Territory, should assist in the investigation. We just passed by here when we were chasing suspects, as the saying goes: 'A person is not afraid of the shadow'. If Patriarch Shen is an open-minded person, why is he so guilty?"

Wen Ruyu couldn't help but applaud Jieyou's words, and it's rare that he didn't sing against him.Looking at the old man's indifferent expression, Wen Ruyu felt secretly relieved: Finally, he took advantage of his lips and let out a sigh of relief.

Shen Daoyuan looked up at Jieyou, his face was dark and unclear.

Wen Ruyu pointed at Jieyou and said triumphantly: "This is Jieyou, the second son of Dingguohoufu, if you are sensible, let us go quickly."

Fang Yunheng glanced at Wen Ruyu reproachfully to signal him not to talk too much.

The old man took a sip of his tea and said in a low voice: "Oh, since you were ordered to investigate the case, what did you find? Could it be that Cuiping Town is related to some major case?"

"Patriarch Shen, don't worry. I came here for the Xuantian Sword. After taking the sword, I will leave immediately so as not to disturb the cleanliness of Cuiping Town." Fang Yunheng, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

Wen Ruyu couldn't help but looked at him in surprise: "Where is Junheng singing? Why did he just bring out his own family?"My own life is still in other people's hands, and if I want to ask for a sword from him, it's no wonder they give it to you!

Shen Daoyuan took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "What is Xuantian Sword? This old man has never heard of it."

Fang Yunheng smiled wryly: "This is the end of the matter, why should Patriarch Shen keep it a secret!" After finishing speaking, he reached into his arms, took out half of the jade he picked up, and held it in front of Shen Daoyuan: "This is the jade we are tracking. The suspect got it by accident, and it was near Shen's house, and patriarch Shen still wants to say that he has never seen Xuantian Sword?"

When Shen Daoyuan saw Yujue, he seemed a little excited, and was about to come forward to grab it.

Fang Yunheng shook his hand, signaling to Shen Daoyuan that if Shen Daoyuan dared to act rashly, the half piece of jade would be in danger of breaking.

Shen Daoyuan threw a mouse-snatching weapon, but he didn't move.He looked at Fang Yunheng, and said word by word: "I advise you to give Yujue to me, and don't let me be rough. You have lost all your skills now, why bother to suffer more before you die! "

Seeing that Shen Daoyuan was a little angry, Fang Yunheng still persuaded calmly: "I think it will not be easy for us to die. Since I dare to come, I must have made complete preparations." After finishing speaking, he pointed to Wen Ruyu and said: "The patriarch Since we know that this is the young owner of Tianyun Mountain Villa, we must have heard of 'Mantian Huayao'. The reason why we didn't make a big move is to leave room for it. Once the 'Mantian Huayao' is released into the sky, the subordinates of Tianyun Villa in Xilan County will not They will come here in a short time, and it may not be a problem to deal with a small Cuiping Town."

Hearing Fang Yunheng's threat, Shen Daoyuan calmed down instead, and said with a cold snort, "I've heard of the anthers all over the sky. It's just that I got them from you when you were all in a coma."

Shen Daoyuan glanced at Wen Ruyu, and said contemptuously: "Besides, Mr. Wen is imprisoned now, and his hands and feet are inconvenient. Even if he has a lot of anthers in his hand, he probably won't have a chance to use it."

"Stop bluffing." Wen Ruyu was so frightened that his calves cramped when he heard Fang Yunheng mention the anthers in the sky, but he was still more confident in his ability to hide things, and believed that Shen Daoyuan hadn't found anything yet.Anyway, take a gamble!Confused, Wen Ruyu said, "The anthers in the sky are not on us at all, how did Patriarch Shen find them?"

The lie was exposed, Shen Daoyuan was not annoyed, he lowered his head, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Wen was splashed with his coat when he was eating today. I think he left it in the wooden building while changing his clothes. The old man has already sent someone to pick it up." , should be there in a while."

Hearing what he said, Fang Yunheng was taken aback for a moment. Thinking of the soup-splashing incident at noon, he couldn't help but look at Wen Ruyu worriedly.

Wen Ruyu was completely relieved. He stabilized his mind and said casually: "I'm waiting to go deep into the tiger's den. It's impossible to carry such important things with me, let alone put them in the wooden building casually. When I come to Shen's mansion I have already explained it before, as long as we don't show up at dawn, someone will put the sky full of anthers in the sky, and then the people in Tianyun Villa will know that something happened to us, and there will be revenge and revenge!"

Seeing Wen Ruyu's triumphant look, Shen Daoyuan obviously didn't believe it, he smiled: "I, Cuiping Town, is isolated from the world, and the ferry to and from Xilan County only goes twice in the morning and evening, leaving early and returning late, so after so many years, I only come here You strangers. It seems that this old man is ignorant, he didn't know that the power of Tianyun Villa has penetrated into his nose, and he didn't know who Mr. Wen told him?"

Knowing that this trick of "bluffing" is not a long-term solution, Wen Ruyu quickly thought about how to get out, and continued to talk nonsense: "My Tianyun Villa has always been powerful, not to mention your small Cuiping Town, even if you are a palace official. , I think arranging manpower is not a one-sentence matter, why is Patriarch Shen so convinced that there are no people like me in your town?"

Hearing this, Shen Daoyuan was slightly taken aback, a little hesitant, but his expression changed so quickly that Wen Ruyu barely caught it.

Fang Yunheng knew that Wen Ruyu was holding on, and noticed Shen Daoyuan's changes with keen eyes. He knew there was something going on, and quickly followed: "The patriarch said that only a few of us have come to Cuiping Town in recent years. I'm afraid that's not the case! I'm here for the first time. Although Wang Xiaoer from the town restaurant asked us a lot, he didn't show any curiosity about the outside world. The villagers in the town were not surprised by us. For a small village isolated from the world, this is very abnormal. If you want to come to Cuiping The town has always kept in touch with the outside world. Besides, if Cuiping Town is really as monolithic as the patriarch said, the news of Xuantian Sword will not leak out. I advise the patriarch to hand it over, so as to stay away from right and wrong, so as not to cause trouble."

It's a matter of life and death, it's rare for Jieyou to speak, but his voice is still cold: "The Dingguohoufu has already known about Xuantianjian, even if you kill us, the Dingguohoufu will definitely not let it go!"

Jieyou's tone was harsh, and Shen Daoyuan snorted coldly, revealing deep disdain: "Since Dingguohou's Mansion would rather ask people in the Jianghu for help, and only send the three of you to take risks alone, it means that they don't want to make a big deal out of it." After finishing speaking, he stood up and went straight to Fang Yunheng, stared into his eyes, and continued: "Besides, everyone will see the three of you leave Cuiping Town and return to Xilan County tomorrow morning, and in three days' time , Someone will find your corpses in the lower reaches of the Mizi River, and your life and death has nothing to do with my Cuiping Town. As long as you don't have accidents in my town, Ding Guohou can't do anything to us."

After hearing Shen Daoyuan's words, Wen Ruyu thought: The old thing is really a chicken thief. The fact that the Dingguohou's mansion lost the imperial sword should not be made public, otherwise it would be a serious crime. Even if the emperor bloodbathed Cuiping Town, the Dingguohou's mansion would follow Funeral.Shen Daoyuan is so confident because he has figured out the relationship between them.

It is not impossible for Dingguohou's Mansion to join in unnoticed.Unless Jieyou and the three of them were in danger here, Tianyun Villa came to the rescue, which attracted the government to intervene.At that time, Marquis Dingguo can use the cover of the Shen family to seek wealth and murder, and to murder the second son of the Marquis of Dingguo's mansion, to join in with justice, and kill people on the charge of treason against the people, and no one will know the secret of Xuantianjian's loss.

Thinking of this, Wen Ruyu couldn't help being startled, and quietly looked at Jieyou.

Did the old man of the Xie family think of this idea beforehand and agreed to bring him in with Jieyou.He can mobilize a group of Jianghu forces anytime, anywhere, and is low-key and unassuming. Apart from him, there is no second good candidate in the world.Realizing that he had been used by Lord Xie, Wen Ruyu felt very upset.But it's a pity that the chess missed a move, and now that the anthers are not on the body, the three of them have cut off their final way out, and it is difficult to fly.

The matter has come to this point, Fang Yunheng still doesn't give up: "Does the patriarch still think that he can escape the relationship? Once the matter is leaked, it will only bring Cuiping Town to the forefront of the storm. The Dingguohou's Mansion can also hide it for a while, but can't hide it for a lifetime. When the imperial court sends a large army to come, the whole Cuiping Town will cause innocent disasters, the people are so innocent, how can Patriarch Shen bear it?" At this point, Fang Yunheng paused, and softly comforted: "I will come here alone, I just don’t want to make matters worse, as long as the patriarch surrenders the Xuantian Sword, I’m willing to guarantee with my head that Cuiping Town will never be implicated in this matter.”

These words were so earnest that Shen Daoyuan was also slightly moved. He stood up and looked out of the window. The moonlight outside the window was soft and beautiful, as if he had seen everything in the world.

Just when Wen Ruyu almost thought he was going to agree, Shen Daoyuan changed into a death-defying expression. He looked at Fang Yunheng firmly in his eyes, and said, "It's better for the jade to be broken than for the tile. If the court dares to come, then Let them come, we are always with you!"

As soon as these words came out, it undoubtedly decided the life and death of the three of them.Shen Daoyuan was about to fight to the death, Wen Ruyu seemed to see despair in Fang Yunheng's eyes, it was not despair of fear of death, but more like a kind of intolerance.

Wen Ruyu is not afraid of death, and it is a great blessing among heroes to die on the same year, the same month, and the same day as a good friend.Just looking back on my short life, I still feel that there are many things I haven't done, and I feel regretful.

At this time, the door suddenly opened, and the young man came in.The young man ran to Shen Daoyuan and whispered a few words in Shen Daoyuan's ear, and Shen Daoyuan showed a surprised expression.The young man's voice was too soft to hear what he was saying. Among the three of them, only Wen Ruyu could speak a little, but the light was too dim, and Wen Ruyu could only roughly see that he said "Du Shaokang".

Du Shaokang?What is he here for?Is it an illusion?Before Wen Ruyu could think it through, Shen Daoyuan waved his hand, and the three of them were put back into the original prison again.