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After that day, Guo Xiaoxiao, who thought she would give up now, unexpectedly came to the General's Mansion again, and insisted on following the two of them.

"I didn't say, how long are you going to stay with us? I thought I'd rejected it thoroughly enough," Han Tuo couldn't help asking her, so disturbed.

"I tell you clearly, I have decided to give up on you." Guo Xiaoxiao said righteously.

"Then what's going on with you now?" Han Tuo raised his eyebrows slightly, obviously not believing her words.

"I just think Young Master Qing is a good-looking talent. He is handsome, refined, humble and polite. I don't know how many times better than someone who is not knowledgeable. After being rejected by you, I deeply realized how blind I was. I almost missed such an opportunity." I am a modest gentleman, so I decided to move on." Guo Xiaoxiao said triumphantly.

Qingming didn't expect her to say that, his gaze wandered between the two of them, he drank tea silently and didn't speak.

"You! Come with me!" Han Tuo made a sudden attack, grabbed her arm, and was about to leave.

Guo Xiaoxiao flung him away vigorously, "Who wants to go with you!" Rubbing the place where her arm was caught, "If you have anything to say, just say it here."

"You...Okay, then I'll say it here," Han Tuo gritted his teeth, "Do you know what you're talking about?"

"of course I know."

"Then you know if Young Brother has someone he likes or a fiancée, so you want to post it upside down!" After Han Tuo asked this sentence, he was stunned, and then thought that he and he didn't seem to have talked about these issues. Thinking that he may already have someone he likes or is engaged, he feels a little depressed.

"I don't know, but since you mentioned it, I'll ask by the way." Guo Xiaoxiao turned to look at Qing Ming, "Young Master Qing, do you have someone you like?"

Qingming didn't expect her to be so direct, he was stunned for a moment, and then smiled calmly, "No."

"So are you engaged?"

"No."

"Then can I like you?"

"of course."

"Okay, do you have any questions now?" Guo Xiaoxiao turned back and looked at Han Tuo proudly.

As soon as Han Tuo heard the first two answers, the depression in his heart disappeared, and he became annoyed when he heard the answer to the third question, and he pulled Qingming away regardless of what Guo Xiaoxiao said.

Qingming didn't know why, but he followed him and left, and the two of them also subconsciously used lightness kung fu, and quickly threw the master and servant of the Guo family away.

Walking to a certain street corner, he fell under a tree.

"Brother Qing, you...you don't really like that girl, do you?" Han Tuo asked hesitantly.

"Why did Brother Han say that?"

"The third question, didn't you answer 'yes'?"

"She asked me if she could like me, of course I had to answer yes, wouldn't she like me if I answered no?"

"That's what you said, but doesn't your answer show that you are interested in her?"

"Oh, I only said that she can like me, but I didn't say that I would definitely like her, and liking can also be like liking as a friend or a sister, can't I?" Maybe you can just let it go.

Qingming secretly said.

After hearing what he said, Han Tuo relaxed, "Really, I was still thinking, how can someone like you, who can tell at a glance from an extraordinary background, fall in love with her!"

"Actually, Miss Guo is not bad, she is straightforward and cute. After all these years, hasn't Brother Han been tempted at all?" Qing Ming teased him.

"She's not my type." Han Tuo stared at Qingming's eyes and stated seriously.

The expression and words at this moment made Qingming feel that he was Han Tuo's favorite type. Qingming smiled and put this weird feeling behind him.

"Brother Han, it seems very lively there, what are you doing?" Qing Ming turned his eyes away, and the place he was looking at was full of bustle and bustle.

"Ah, there is a trade market with the Rong people. March, April and August|September|October are the days for doing business with the Rong people. Counting the days, it will be the day when the Rong people come to the border. In those few months, Xishan City was fully opened to the Rong people, and the Zhenxi Army was under martial law along the way, just in case."

"Won't that be very busy?"

"Fortunately, this kind of thing has happened many times, and we are all familiar with it. Basically, no accidents will happen."

"That's good," Qing Ming said clearly, "Speaking of which, what's the matter with your alias? You know that it's easy for people to guess your identity, so you don't change it."

"That... When I first entered the barracks, the old man said, I can't use the name of General Han's Mansion, and I have to take care of it myself if I have any problems. Naturally, I can only use a pseudonym, and my name and the name of the watch are both There is 'Shi', so I might as well call it Han Shi, and I heard that most of the soldiers in the barracks are illiterate, and they don't know what the two characters are, so they definitely can't guess my identity, so I used that pseudonym."

"Then why did you use that pseudonym when you first met me?"

"I didn't have time to think about it at the time, so I just said it out of my mouth. Who would have thought that your name just happened to be 'Qing Ming', such a coincidence, and I hit you off right away, and you don't seem like a person who behaves badly, so I simply didn't intend to hide it from you."

"You are so courageous. You dare to trust me based on that side's judgment alone."

"How is it one side! From the very beginning, I have an inexplicable sense of familiarity with you, which means that we must have met before, and I was impressed at the time, but the strange thing is, I just can't remember where I was with you I've seen it!" Han Tuo rubbed his eyebrows and tried to recall, "By the way, by the way, your name is an alias."

Qing Ming shook his head and denied, "It's not a pseudonym."

"That's even more strange. I can't fail to remember such an impressive name!" Han Tuo buried his head in thought.

"Don't worry, when the time comes, I will remember it naturally." Qing Ming patted his shoulder and said in relief.

"Then let's do this first," Han Tuo sighed helplessly.

Just as Han Tuo said, three days later, the Rong people arrived at the border of Xishan City and set up camp.

After Han Tuo received the news, he returned to Daying early in the morning to preside over the overall situation.

And Qingming can only play in Xishan City with Guo Xiaoxiao's company.

In the teahouse, Guo Xiaoxiao was eloquently introducing the special refreshments of Xishan City.

Qing Ming sat aside, drinking tea while listening.

"Miss Guo, you don't have to do this." When Guo Xiaoxiao stopped, Qingming looked at her clearly and said lightly.

"Sure enough, I can't hide it from you," Guo Xiaoxiao's cheerful smile turned into a lonely face, "I don't have to be like this in my capacity, but I just like him, and I can't help liking him, even though I know he likes someone else There is someone, but as long as I can stay with him, watch him and guard him, I am already very happy."

"As long as you think it's worth it." Qing Ming didn't persuade her to give up.

From Qingming's point of view, her every move, every word and deed is what he longs for but will never get, freedom.

At the same time, in Changling Town, south of Xishan City,

"How many is this?"

"It seems to be the fifth."

"Tsk tsk...it's too miserable..."

"That's right, didn't you hear that the government had already sent troops to encircle and suppress that flower picker? Why did he show up again!"

"If it's just like before, it's okay, but now it's getting worse. Before, it was just raping a young girl, but now it's not only that, but also killing, humiliating and dismembering corpses."

"I heard that the daughter of the Lin family was... died so badly that she almost didn't even have the body!"

"The granddaughter of the old man Li's family was also hung naked on the head of Lao Li's bed after death. When Lao Li saw it in the morning, he was shocked and angry. He became very ill and went there that night."

"Hey, how can this be done!"

……

People in Changling are in panic. The government of Changling has sent urgent letters to the government of other towns, asking them to strengthen their vigilance and mobilize their troops. They must be brought to justice as soon as possible.

Obviously, the previous siege not only failed to eradicate the grass, but made him come back and intensify. The current series of atrocities is simply his demonstration against the government office!

The family members of the victim went to the government office almost every day to seek justice from the officials, making a group of officials one head and two big.

Just as the arrest warrants were issued one after another, the flower picker had already left Changling and headed for Xishan City.

At this time, the Xishan City Government Office and the City Lord's Mansion have not received any news, and the Zhenxi Army is still busy with business.

August [-]th

Guo Xiaoxiao's father and elder brother both went out for some reason and were never at home. Han Tuo had arranged business matters, and happened to have nothing else to do. Qing Ming and Guo Xiaoxiao were invited to meet with Han Tuo and some familiar soldiers in the army. Watch the moon at the restaurant together and celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Those present were all high-five and three-thick soldiers, but it seemed that Qing Ming and Guo's master and servant were very different.

Fortunately, Qing Ming was not so weak that he couldn't fit in with them. After a few rounds of brief discussions with the soldiers, he was recognized by them as having comparable martial arts to Han Tuo, but he looked like a powerless scholar on the outside. But in fact, the body is strong and the inner strength is deep.

The fact that Guo Xiaoxiao chased Han Tuo in the past few years is also widely spread in the army. In addition, Guo Xiaoxiao has a bold personality without the slightest tweaking of ordinary women, but she also gets along well with them. fall behind.

Because there was military affairs on the next day, they didn't drink too much alcohol, at most they were half drunk, so they separated.

Qing Ming and Han Tuo were worried about Guo Xiaoxiao's master and servant, and planned to send them back to the City Lord's Mansion first, and then back to the General's Mansion.

"It really doesn't need to be so troublesome. I just look drunk, but I'm actually very sober, and I'm accompanied by a maid, so nothing will happen to me at all." Guo Xiaoxiao refused, relying on her many years of martial arts practice, familiar with Xishan City is very safe, there will be no danger, and the two of them will not be sent away.

"It's all right, you guys go back, I'll go first." Guo Xiaoxiao waved her hand, and with the support of her little maid, she walked towards the City Lord's Mansion.

Qingming watched their backs disappear around the corner, and sighed, "Ms. Guo is really stubborn and strong."

"Young brother, don't worry, there is the Zhenxi Army here, and ordinary thieves would not dare to come here to commit crimes, and she grew up in the city here, and basically everyone in the city recognizes her, and she won't come out. What an accident; even if there are people who are short-sighted, with her kung fu, it is enough to defend herself." Han Tuo is not very worried.

"En." Qing Ming listened to his words, relaxed his heart, and prepared to go back to the General's Mansion together with Han Tuo.

As soon as the two of them reached the corner of the street, they heard an unusual sound behind them.

"Ah~~~Miss~~~"