treacherous world

Bai Yutang was taken aback when he saw that figure, it was that ghost-masked man again, what was he doing above Aunt Mei's yard?

Suspicious in his heart, Bai Yutang followed quietly without saying a word.

I saw the ghost-masked man jumping into the courtyard and landed on the flat ground without making a sound.

At the table, Aunt Mei was embroidering something, so engrossed that she didn't notice the person behind her.Bai Yutang went up to the courtyard wall and looked down quietly, and saw Aunt Mei sitting in the courtyard in the cold, her head bowed and sewing something, her eyes were squinted, her fingers were red from the cold, the cold wind in the courtyard was gusting, bringing a chill Bai Yutang frowned.

And the ghost-masked man had quietly landed behind Aunt Mei, pulled out a dagger from his sleeve, raised it with his hand...

"Dang" sounded.

The moment the dagger hit Aunt Mei's neck, it was hit by a black jade locust rock, and the whole root broke.

The sound startled the ghost-masked man, and also Aunt Mei. She turned around abruptly, and was startled when she saw the ghost-masked man.The ghost-masked man also saw Bai Yutang, but the strange thing is that he didn't turn off 21, and raised his hand to slap Aunt Mei... How could Bai Yutang let him strike, and the backhand was another black jade locust Stone, hit his wrist.

Bai Yutang's internal strength is profound, although this black jade flying locust stone does not have a sharp blade, it can be ranked among the best in the list of hidden weapons in the martial arts.Once this small stone is infused with inner strength, it will be indestructible, even a tough dagger can be broken, let alone a living person's wrist.

The ghost-masked man couldn't dodge in time, only heard a "click", the bone in his wrist probably broke.It's just that he is not in a hurry to escape at this time, but wants to kick Aunt Mei's heart, which is obviously to kill her!

Bai Yutang's face turned cold, and he immediately lost his patience, and he also felt murderous towards this cruel ghost-masked man.Unlike Zhan Zhao, once Bai Yutang encounters a heinous person, he will most likely have a killing intent and settle the matter directly.But Zhan Zhao will find a way to capture him alive and hand him over to the government to deal with him according to law. In the process, he will inevitably play tricks on him, and he doesn't know whether he has a strong sense of justice or is purely teasing him.

The cold light of the silver knife out of its sheath startled the ghost-faced man who wanted to put Aunt Mei to death.He now has two choices, continue kicking at Aunt Mei, then he must die, and may be cut in two, if he gives up and escapes, he may escape the catastrophe.

Immediately, he changed his move and rolled on the spot, and Gululu rolled far away.

Bai Yutang landed in front of Aunt Mei. Seeing that she was fine, he raised his hand and swung his knife across at the ghost-masked man... The wind was mixed with the strength of the blade, and he heard a "stab" sound, and the ghost-masked man slowed down. After a few steps, a gust of knife wind swept across his arm, and a big gash appeared.

He screamed in pain, threw out a sulfur smoke bomb, and then jumped forward.

Seeing the pungent smell of sulfur, Bai Yutang pulled Aunt Mei back a few steps, and by the time the smoke cleared, the ghost-masked man had already disappeared without a trace.

Don't chase after the poor, and Bai Yutang was afraid of some trick to divert the tiger away from the mountain, so he let him go.The movement here naturally alarmed the nearby guards.Recently, there is not enough manpower, so I neglected to take precautions. I was relieved to see that there was nothing wrong here. Bai Yutang told everyone, "Speak to the eldest brother, and send more manpower. Also, catch me a black-clothed ghost-masked man. He has arms and legs. I have injuries to my wrists, so I shouldn't be able to run far!"

"Yes!" The guards went to work immediately.

Bai Yutang looked back at Aunt Mei who was timid behind him, seeing her trembling with fright, asked, "Are you all right?"

"No, Xiner's kung fu is getting better and better!" Aunt Mei still did not forget to praise Bai Yutang, but her face was still white.

Seeing that she was fine, Bai Yutang asked, "Where's the maid by your side?"

"Oh, I asked Xiaoyue to watch the fire in the kitchen!" Aunt Mei said, "Mother stewed kumquat and red bean paste, and I'll give it to you later. The bean paste is very fine."

Bai Yutang was stunned for a moment, feeling weird, seeing her red hands, and sitting down at the stone table to continue sewing, he asked, "Why don't you go back to the house?"

"It's dark in the room, and Mother can't see the stitches." Aunt Mei said as she continued her needlework.

Bai Yutang looked over curiously, "What are you doing?"

Aunt Mei looked up at Bai Yutang, and poked his thin white coat with her hand, "You see that you are so cold and still wear so little, I will sew a wool lining into your clothes."

Bai Yutang was a little dumbfounded, he has deep inner strength, and it is not necessarily cold to wear unlined clothes in the severe winter, so he wanted to say not to sew, but it can be seen that Aunt Mei is so focused that she can't speak.

"Xin'er, when will Mother cook a meal for you?" Aunt Mei said with a smile, "Mother's cooking is delicious, but I haven't done it for many years. I don't know how the craftsmanship is. Mother made it." Fish is the best."

"Really." Bai Yutang didn't know why he blurted out, "That cat likes fish the most."

"Xin'er is really good." Aunt Mei was a little distracted, and whispered, "There are so many good friends."

Inexplicably, Bai Yutang felt that her expression was full of hatred when she spoke, and the cold wind was getting stronger, and the fragrance of plum blossoms in the yard became more and more intense.

"Go ahead." Aunt Mei waved her hand when she saw Bai Yutang standing aside, "Get over your work early and go to bed early."

Bai Yutang thought for a while, then waved to her, "Come here."

Aunt Mei was puzzled, she took the clothes and left with Bai Yutang.

Walking through the garden, Bai Yutang led Aunt Mei to the gate of his courtyard, opened the bedroom door and let her in, "This room is bright."

"Yes." Aunt Mei also felt that the room was as bright as the outside, and the design of the room was ingenious, the windows were all open, but no cold wind could blow in, the room was tall and elegantly decorated.

"Is this Xiner's room?"

"En." Bai Yutang nodded.

"Who built it? So clever."

Bai Yutang has been fond of building bridges since he was a child. The furnishings in the courtyard are all made by himself, and many people have praised him, but so far, Zhan Zhao is the only one who has made him really happy to hear the compliments. And Aunt May.

Bai Yutang asked Bai Fu to bring two charcoal basins to light. He never needed these things, so there were none in the house.

Aunt Mei sat at the table, and after a while, the room became warmer. Bai Yutang took a woolen blanket and covered her lap, told her not to be too tired, and went out.

After closing the door, Bai Yutang continued to look for Han Zhang for a map, and hurried to the study.

Aunt Mei Mei sat in the house embroidering clothes. After embroidering for a long time, she slowly put her hands down and looked out of the window... she saw the falling plums fluttering in the wind in the courtyard, but the house was warm and harmonious.Slowly lowering her head, two tears fell on the back of her hand without warning, and she quickly reached out to wipe it away.

At this time, Bai Fu was outside sweeping the yard, asking Aunt Mei if she was hungry or something. He had a good impression of Aunt Mei. Firstly, being a mother was not easy, and secondly, she must really care about Bai Yutang.

Asked a question but couldn't hear an answer, Bai Fu looked into the room from the window and was startled - only to see Aunt Mei with a sad face, sitting at the table with her needlework and weeping sadly.Bai Fu's heart immediately softened, thinking she was sad, Bai Yutang refused to call her mother, so he hurried in and said, "Aunt Mei, don't mind, my young master has a very good heart and has no evil intentions."

Aunt May looked up at him.

"Others look cold, but they are really heroes who do justice!" Bai Fu patted his chest, "Don't look at him like this, he is actually very shy. Mr. Zhan is so lovable. But he is definitely good to you, don't worry, give him some time to adapt."

Aunt Mei looked at Bai Fu for a while, then smiled lightly, with a trace of helplessness that Bai Fu couldn't understand in the smile, she nodded, "I understand, he is a good person."

Hearing Aunt Mei's words, Bai Fu was a little puzzled, did he mean Fifth Master?It's not Xin'er... This Aunt Mei always seems to have a lot of things on her mind.And sometimes he is crazy and stupid, and sometimes he doesn't seem to be. He just misses his son so much that he becomes crazy.

……

Bai Yutang hurriedly took the map to the study room, Zhan Zhao was already waiting at the door of the house, and the fourth son was circling in the yard, seeing him coming, he hurriedly said, "Bai Bai is so slow."

"So long?" Zhan Zhao was also worried for a while.

Bai Yutang explained what happened just now, Zhan Zhao was startled, and pulled his sleeve to look up and down, "Are you alright?"

Bai Yutang laughed, "You should ask him."

Zhan Zhao couldn't help laughing, this man was really arrogant, he took the map in his hand, and together with Gongsun, started to draw according to the pattern on the moon glass.

Zhao Pu leaned against the door with his hands behind his back, and asked Bai Yutang, "What are the characteristics of that ghost-masked man? I'll ask the Shadow Guard to come back and search the island."

"Hmm..." Bai Yutang nodded and hesitated for a while, as if he couldn't figure out something.

"What's the matter, Brother Bai?" Xiao Liang stood aside, looking up at Bai Yutang. He had learned some lightness kung fu from Bai Yutang before, but he didn't quite understand some things.It just so happened that Bai Yutang's kung fu was very different from Zhao Pu's, and Zhao Pu didn't dare to point him out casually, letting him take the opportunity to ask Bai Yutang.So Xiao Liang kept wandering around him, but couldn't catch the opportunity to ask.

"Oh." Bai Yutang replied with a frown, "I don't think this ghost face is the same person as the ghost face man I saw last time."

"You mean, someone pretending to be? Or there is more than one Ghost Mask?" Zhao Pu asked the gray shadow who had been by his side to call all the shadow guards back.

"Wearing a mask, the back view does look like the same person, but after fighting, I feel that it is not as strong as last time. Do you have reservations?"

At this time, several shadow guards came running back, especially the female shadow guards. They heard that Aunt Mei was attacked, and Fei Ying, who was in charge of taking care of Aunt Mei today, stuck out her tongue. Fortunately, Bai Yutang found out, otherwise it would have been a mistake. big event.

"Why don't you take a good look at people?" Zhao Pu was displeased.

"My lord..." Fei Ying hurriedly confessed the crime, and Dai Ying interceded, saying that Aunt Mei was a nice person, and no one would treat her as a thief. Seeing that there were servants and there were few people there, they all went to help. Willing to accept punishment.

After all, he was from the military, Zhao Pu governed the army strictly, and Kageemon knew that the problem was serious.

Naturally, Bai Yutang couldn't let Zhao Pu punish a few shadow guards, so he waved his hands, "It's the island servants who didn't pay attention, so don't blame them."

The shadow guards were all girls, and they looked at each other in amazement—the Fifth Master Bai turned out to be so cold!It's a real loss, he's such a nice person, he actually interceded for them, and there are a few who don't have a sweetheart, and they all have a good impression of him.

Zhan Zhao saw it clearly in the room, and shook his head helplessly. The Gongsun beside him tugged at his sleeve, signaling him—focus, focus!

Seeing Zhao Pu's vicious shadow guard sisters, the fourth son hurried over to hug his thighs, "Jiujiu, don't scold sister."

Zhao Pu looked up at the sky, well, the majesty of the prince was gone, so he told them to keep an eye on them, not to be an example, so they all dispersed and went to the island to find someone.

After everyone had left, Zhao Pu and Bai Yutang waited at the door for Zhan Zhao and Gongsun to draw pictures. Seizing the opportunity, Xiao Liang asked Bai Yutang for moves.Bai Yutang had nothing to do with him, so he taught him in the courtyard.

Zhan Zhao told Gongsun how to draw, and from the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of one big and one small practicing kung fu in the yard, so he stared at it.

Seeing that he was not paying attention, Gongsun had to remind him to regain his senses from time to time!

Soon, a picture was drawn, and the other heads of the empty island also came, and they were all amazed when they saw this blueprint.

"I said, Zhan Xiaomao, you drew it right, right?" Xu Qing joked on the side, "If it's even a little wrong, we'll all have to feed the fish."

"No mistake, third brother." Zhan Zhao knows how to tease, and when others tease him, he will be funny the other way around. Anyway, no matter how teased he is, he returns to Xu Qing with a smile, "Gongsun and I drew two pictures, and the last point is the same. It’s not bad, so I’ll let you see it!”

"That's good, that's good!" Jiang Ping kicked Xu Qing, "Brother Zhan is such a delicate person, do you think it's you who forgot to write?!"

Xu Qing curled his lips, and in a blink of an eye, he saw Lu Fang and Han Zhang seriously studying the blueprints and the boat route, while Bai Yutang was leaning against the door frame in a daze, his face a little pale after finishing teaching Xu Liang.

Xu Qing frowned. The fifth child seemed to be in a bad mood. Just as he was about to walk over, Zhan Zhao had already passed by him and approached Bai Yutang. Xu Qing smiled slightly...turned back to continue talking about serious business.

Seeing that Bai Yutang didn't seem to be in the mood, Zhan Zhao gently pressed his fingers on his temples, and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"Huh?" Bai Yutang looked back at him in a daze, and shook his head. He seemed to have a headache just now, but it's gone now.

Zhan Zhao moved closer to him, "Are you uncomfortable?"

Bai Yutang shook his head, thought for a while, "Cat, I'll sleep at your place tonight."

……

Bai Yutang blurted out, his voice was not high but not low, everyone heard it clearly, they all suddenly quieted down, and turned to look at the two of them.

Zhan Zhao was embarrassed, and the fourth son clenched his fists, with a nervous expression on his face—finally? !

Jiang Ping lightly patted Bai Yutang's shoulder from the side, "Old Five, are you so direct?"

"Huh?" Bai Yutang was puzzled. He looked at Jiang Ping and then at Zhan Zhao. He immediately understood, but he was also embarrassed. He hurriedly explained, "No, Aunt Mei lives with me. late."

"Oh..." Everyone was discouraged, and they were excited in vain.

Zhan Zhao also heaved a sigh of relief, but he was a little surprised. Bai Yutang is so clean, he doesn't like to let people touch his things, and he is willing to let Aunt Mei live in the room. Well, it seems that he treats Aunt Mei very well. Respect... why?Is it because seeing Aunt Mei's eagerness to love her son?

At this time, the family reported that Dong Xiaodie sent someone to inform them that they were about to set off, and asked Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao if they could get on the boat.

Lu Fang sent someone to notify him and asked him to wait for a day so that they would be ready tomorrow.

That night, Dong Xiaodie took people to the island.

"Why do you have to wait?" Dong Xiaodie and the others had a lot of quacks on board, so there must be a reason for so many people waiting.

Lu Fang wanted to have a few words with him, but he couldn't explain it to the truth. He was always very reasonable, so he didn't know how to persuade everyone.

Seeing that Lu Fang hesitated, Dong Xiaodie felt suspicious, and was about to ask, but Zhao Pu suddenly said behind him, "There are many traps on the demon city, and you have to be well prepared before you can go to the island. If you act too hastily, the whole army will be wiped out. Everyone, please wait." If you don’t want to wait, you can go first.”

Dong Xiaodie frowned.

In this world, it is probably Zhao Pu's who is not offensive to others, after all, his identity is there.Even the Jianghu people who wanted to hate the government did not dare to question or offend Zhao Pu easily.In addition, Dong Xiaodie and others seemed to be fully prepared when they saw the empty island, and with the help of Zhao Pu's men and horses, the chances of winning must be greater!After all, with Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang and Zhao Pu combined, there is almost nothing impossible.

Thinking of this, Dong Xiaodie and the Jianghu people who accompanied him exchanged glances, and they all decided to stay here and wait for everyone on the empty island for a day.

……

"Dong Xiaodie must have something on his mind!" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang went back to their room to rest together, and then talked about tomorrow's cooperation.

"Those people in the Jianghu are greedy for money." Bai Yutang leaned against the window and said calmly, "Don't make any trouble tomorrow."

"That's true!" Zhan Zhao nodded, suddenly felt a little hungry, and remembered that he hadn't eaten after a busy day, and asked Bai Yutang in a blink of an eye, "Are you going to eat?"

"Huh?" Bai Yutang still felt a little headache, he didn't know if it was because he was tired or for some other reason, and said lazily, "I'm not going, I'm not hungry."

"Are you really okay?" Zhan Zhao was a little worried.Bai Yutang was usually lazy like this when he had nothing serious to do, but today he didn't seem to have much energy, and he was fine tomorrow morning.

Bai Yutang shook his head, leaned on the rocking chair and closed his eyes to rest.

"Well, I'll go get some food," Zhan Zhao wanted to get some food to eat with Bai Yutang, so he ran to the back kitchen.

The kitchen was very lively. After all, there were many people on the island, and now it was time to eat, so the kitchen was too busy to turn around.

Zhan Zhao walked around and was squeezed out, and found that the food was not very good, that's why living on the island was bad, so he couldn't go out to buy food.

While worrying, he saw Bai Fu strolling over, saw Zhan Zhao, and asked, "Master Zhan, haven't you eaten yet?"

"Yes." Seeing Bai Fu, Zhan Zhao immediately thought of an idea, and went over to say, "Bai Fu, brother Bai doesn't seem to be feeling well, is there anything delicious?"

"What?" Bai Fu jumped three feet high, "Is Fifth Master sick?"

"It's not really sick, you know he's a picky eater." Zhan Zhao said with a smile.

Bai Fu nodded, "That's right. There is a way. I'll cook a pigeon for him and pick a crab. Mr. Zhan will bring you a portion, too? Boil a pot of old wine, and you two will sweat and sleep tomorrow morning." Hurry up, I have to work harder tomorrow!"

"Okay! It's troublesome!" Zhan Zhao immediately smiled, thinking that today is a feast, so he went to open a small stove with Bai Fu, planning to find some delicious cold dishes to take back, and it is best to get a bowl of hot beef noodle.

Bai Yutang leaned alone in the room, feeling a little groggy, his head hurting more and more, and realized that he might have to go to his sister-in-law for some medicine, don't be really sick, this is really unprecedented.

Sighing, she stood up, and as soon as she reached the door, she saw someone coming in from the yard, it was Aunt Mei carrying a tray.