Jianghu is so big

It is the hottest month in May, and the area is dry and rainless. Running a horse for more than ten miles on flat ground can make your throat bleed from thirst.Wan Zhuyun simply ordered that from now on, try to travel at night and sleep during the day.

Zhu Yanyin was not used to it at first, but later she got used to it. Walking at night is indeed much cooler and more comfortable.The only downside is that candles cannot be lit in the moving carriage, and the light from the pearl is not bright enough to read a book, so the journey becomes boring and people are listless.

The steward who follows the team is named Zhu Zhang, who is careful and capable, and can handle all matters in a very stable manner.He has taken care of Zhu Yanyin for more than ten years, and he knows his temperament best. This time, he immediately guessed the reason why the second young master was listless. He thought it was impossible, so he had to find a way.

So act now.

……

The night in the northwest is extremely beautiful.

Zhu Yanyin got out of the carriage and sat down next to Uncle Zhong. The wind blew his white clothes up, and the Milky Way ran across in the distance, and the sky was full of stars.

Uncle Zhong cheerfully asked, "Why did you suddenly sigh?"

Zhu Yanyin tugged at the reins, sullenly: "There's nothing to do."

Uncle Zhong glanced at the side of the road: "A few days ago, I saw that the young master was always running into Jiang's carriage. He seems to be idle now. How about I invite him to come over and talk to the young master?"

"Forget it." Zhu Yanyin leaned back, becoming more and more lethargic.

Previously, he always ran into Jiang Shenglin's carriage, trying to get some information out of his connection with Jiang Hu, but in the end, the miracle doctor kept his tongue tight and refused to say anything.

Conversations often go something like this -

Zhu Yanyin: "However, Palace Master Li personally mentioned the Qilitan incident at the martial arts conference, which obviously has countless ties to me."

Jiang Shenglin actually wanted to find a reason to help Li Sui get over this matter, but after thinking about it, he couldn't think of a less ridiculous excuse, and he still had a conscience, so he didn't want to continue lying to the amnesia patient. In the end, he had no choice but to say categorically: "He is teasing you."

Zhu Yanyin didn't believe it: "Palace Master Li doesn't seem like he likes to joke."

Or to put it more clearly, [-]% of them can't even smile, even if they go to a wedding banquet with relatives and friends, they will just "take my blessings and go away" all over their faces.

Jiang Shenglin: "Then I don't know. Maybe I have to ask Palace Master Li himself to find out what his purpose for Qilitan was."

Zhu Yanyin: "Yes."

Jiang Shenglin reminded: "However, Palace Master Li doesn't like people who talk a lot and ask a lot of questions. You'd better stop asking, lest you cause trouble again."

"Will you kill me?"

"meeting!"

Zhu Yanyin: Okay, then I won't go.

But if you don't go or go back, the curiosity in your heart is getting better and better. In addition, you can't read books at night, so it's easier to think wildly when you are free.Zhu Yanyin looked up and counted the stars in the sky, feeling bored and unhappy.

"Young master." The housekeeper Zhu Zhang suddenly rode forward, his words were quite joyful.

Zhu Yanyin lowered her gaze a little, and said in a low voice, "What's the matter?"

Zhu Zhang asked: "My lord, do you want to hear stories from Jianghu?"

Zhu Yanyin sat up straight: "What is the story of the rivers and lakes?"

Another person came on horseback, about thirty years old, with a red face, a strong body and a big knife on his waist, and he clasped his fists in both hands and said loudly: "I will help Wu Dapeng in Xia Yuyang, and come to tell stories for Mr. Zhu."

Zhu Yanyin really liked his heroic spirit, and immediately became energetic.

Wu Daxia's tone is sonorous, his words are clear, and he is also cadenced. He is indeed a good material for talking, learning and singing.

He sat next to the coachman, and told Zhu Yanyin in the carriage about two hours of exciting Jianghu affairs, and he also took special care of the acceptance of the noble son in the south of the Yangtze River. When he got up, he danced and danced, not to mention Zhu Yanyin, even the loyal uncle who traveled all over the world was amused.

So the next day, the entire Wulin League team knew about it, and Wu Dapeng of the Yuyang Gang told Mr. Zhu stories all night, and got a very generous reward.

Li Sui asked, "There's a lot of commotion behind, what's going on?"

"Returning to the palace master, it is the housekeeper of Zhu's mansion who is picking someone who can tell stories." Yingwei said, "It is said that it is to relieve the boredom of Mr. Zhu."

Because of the generous remuneration, the people who signed up were extremely enthusiastic. There was almost a long queue behind Zhu Zhang's carriage, and the servants were required to come out to maintain order.

Li Sui frowned: "Ridiculous!"

Jiang Shenglin also felt that Chi Tian was full of tricks, and that this group of Jiang Hu people were too lax, but there are still thousands of miles away from the northeast, and it seems unrealistic for everyone to be a hundred times more vigilant from now on, so let's just take one step at a time.

The further north, the closer to autumn, and the weather gradually cools down.

After careful calculation, more than a month has passed since the day of departure from Jincheng.

Zhu Xiaosui said: "Further ahead is Baitou City."

Baitou City is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with well-developed river and land transportation. It is regarded as an important town in Dayu. Zhu Mansion also has a bank branch in the city, and the scale is not small.

Zhu Yanyin stood by the side of the road and stretched her muscles: "Where's Uncle Zhong?"

"I'm feeding the horses in the back." Zhu Xiaosui said, "It's cool now, why don't I walk around with you."

As soon as he walked, he walked into the horse herd.Uncle Zhong is an old coachman. He not only knows the habits of horses like the palm of his hand, but also carefully prepares the feed. The fragrant bean cakes are mixed with pomace, corn, and bran, and they are pressed with a stamped mold with the word "fat". Sometimes it is said that people eat dim sum, and some people believe it.

Zhu Yanyin took a piece of bean cake and learned to feed the horse.The people in Zhu's mansion are particular about their horses, and they eat without fighting or snatching, and chew without rushing, so you can tell at a glance that they come from a wealthy family.

Zhu Yanyin thought it was fun, and patted the residue on her hands to get another cake, but suddenly touched a fluffy head.

"Ah!" He was taken aback.

Kicking Xue Wuzhao was looking at him with wet eyes.

The body of this horse is pitch black, its hooves are like snow, its back is shiny and shiny, its mane is stiff and curly, its face is much more ferocious than that of the Zhaoyeyu lion.

But this ferocious horse, at this moment, gently rubbed against Zhu Yanyin's palm, and his eyes drifted into the bag from time to time.

Palace Master Li was extremely cold and never drank plum soup.

But Palace Master Li's horse obviously didn't have enough awareness, and when he smelled the bean cake, he grinned.

Mixed with other people's snow-white and gentle horses, wild and sturdy, eating half a pocket.

Uncle Zhong: "..."

Zhaoye Jade Lion: "..."

There was a full moon hanging in the sky, silvery white with hints of red.

There is a deep pool in the mountain, the water is bitingly cold.

Li Sui soaked in it with his bare upper body, his eyes closed tightly, his face was bloodless, his black hair soaked in water messily stuck to his chest, making his whole person look pale and monstrous.

After a long time, he opened his eyes and looked at Jiang Shenglin on the bank: "How long is this time?"

"One hour." Compared with the last time, it was more time for a cup of tea.

Li Suifei jumped out of the cold pool, pulled the black robe from the treetops to cover his body, and stepped on dead branches with bare feet: "It's okay."

Jiang Shenglin cursed in his heart, who is the doctor, you and me, if you say it's okay, is it okay?

Li Sui said again: "At least Chi Tian will die earlier than me."

Jiang Shenglin was helpless: "Except for Chi Tian, ​​can't you compare your longevity with other people? For example, the three elders of Qingxuguan." All of them had snow-white beards dragging to their chests, and they felt as if they had lived for two hundred years, which was auspicious. very.

"They have no enmity with me."

"How about I let Qingxu Temple offend you as much as possible, and see if it can inspire fighting spirit?"

Li Sui got dressed: "It's not funny."

Jiang Shenglin replied, it’s right if it’s not funny, if I can tell a funny story, why would I be so hard on you, why don’t I go to the big huanghuali carriage and tell the story to Second Young Master Zhu, I must have saved enough money by now Buy a house and land in the south of the Yangtze River, become a wealthy landlord, and marry eight daughters-in-law.

Li Sui was annoyed by his noise: "Say one more word, and I'll throw you into the cold pool."

Jiang Shenglin: "..." Forget it, forget it, if I get angry, who will be happy, and it will be exhausting and exhausting.

There are bonfires on the mountainside, piled together like a red jumping dragon.

When Li Sui returned to the mountain path, Kicking Snow Wuzhao was pacing back and forth by the tree, wagging its tail and snorting.

Although it was a bit weird to describe a dark horse with a "look of joy", Palace Master Li felt that his horse seemed to be in a good mood.

……

The crowd arrived at Baitou City three days later.

The treasurer of the Zhufu Bank has been guarding the gate of the city for a long time. When he saw his own convoy, he stepped forward with a smile: "Second son, Zhang Guanshi, it's been a hard journey."

"It's not hard work, it's just that my whole body hurts from sitting." Zhu Yanyin looked at the many people in purple clothes behind him, "Are these all the guys from the bank?"

The treasurer of Qianzhuang hurriedly explained: "Our people are all in the city, and those people are the disciples of the Heavenly Spider Hall. I heard that they are here to welcome Palace Master Li."

Zhu Yanyin was even more surprised, because according to his observation along the way, most of the Jianghu sects avoided Li Sui when they saw Li Sui. The Heavenly Spider Hall was the first to hit it head-on.

Seeing that his young master seemed to be interested in this matter, the shopkeeper of the bank continued, "The head of Tianzhu Hall is named Pan Shihou. He is 48 years old this year. He is not bad, but he always brags. Palace Master Gong Li has a close relationship, and said that the two of them are mostly called uncles and nephews."

Zhu Yanyin asked: "Are there many disciples in Tianzhu Hall? Why didn't they participate in the martial arts conference?"

"Put it in the northwest area, it can be regarded as a big school, and Pan Shihou's status in the Jianghu is not low." The treasurer of the bank said, "This time it is because of poor health. I have been ill for three to five months, so I didn't go to Jincheng."

At this time, Pan Shihou was being supported by his servants, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, and he couldn't stand still, he looked really weak.

Being so weak and still waiting at the gate of the city shows how much Li Sui is valued.

But it was obvious that Li Sui didn't attach much importance to him.

The elder of the Beggars' Clan made friends with Pan Shihou, and came over to remind him quietly: "The people of Wanren Palace chose the mountain road on the west side this morning. I'm afraid they will go directly to the Cuihe River instead of entering the city."

After hearing this, Pan Shihou's face turned red and white, but he still tried to maintain his face: "Elder Liu misunderstood, I came to pick up friends from the Wulin League, and a banquet of water and wine has been prepared at home. I'm polite."