[Lu Xiaofeng] Hidden Forest of Flowers and Leaves

Hua Manlou took down the silver needles, and said: "The technique of these needles is much worse than that of nine years ago. It seems that our worries are unnecessary. In these years, she should not have returned to Jinling Township."

Han Yexin thought of just a quick glance, He Gu no longer had the elegant and pure appearance of the past, she was covered in a black cloak, her hair was already gray, only the two eyes looking at him were strangely bright.

Over the years, the Hua Mansion has not stopped hunting He Gu and the others. Although their whereabouts have not been found, it was only suspected that they hid in Jinling Township.But now it seems that he didn't go there for some reason, but was lurking in the rivers and lakes.It reappeared at this time, and it made people uneasy for a moment.

Hua Manlou put away the needle.The atmosphere was tense for a moment, Hua Manlou smiled and said, "Everyone don't need to worry too much. Don't talk about He Gu, just say that Ye Xin and I are no longer seven-year-old children. If she really comes, I really want to compete with her." some."

Seeing Huamanlou's calm and breezy appearance, Han Yexin didn't know whether he was comforting himself or if he really thought so.Hua Manlou is now blind and relies heavily on hearing, smell and touch.A master incense maker like He Gu, coupled with Liang Nanshan's lightness kung fu like ghosts and gods, is his nemesis.

Fu Bo said: "Seventh Young Master, do we need to leave early?"

Hua Manlou said: "If we set off at this time, we will have to sleep in the wild at night, so let's stay here." He comforted Uncle Fu: "Gu Gu's skills are not as good as before, we just need to be more careful."

Now that he got the news from He Gu, Fu Bo immediately went out and released the pigeons to contact Huafu.Nangong only heard people mention that Hua Manlou was kidnapped when she was a child, and after she came back, she became seriously ill and became blind.She felt that this matter must be a deep pain in Hua Manlou's heart, and it was not easy to inquire about it.Huamanlou didn't seem to care about it, so he recruited the shop assistant, asked about the local places of interest, and was going to look for it.

"The name of this town is Changtong Town. Tung trees are planted all over the town. It's the time when the flowers are blooming. If you are interested, you might as well take a look."

Hua Manlou nodded, gave the little girl a silver reward, and decided to take a tour of the town in the afternoon.Han Yexin was always a little worried about He Gu's appearance, but seeing that Hua Manlou was so indifferent or full of confidence, he couldn't seem too timid.The three of them agreed and walked on the long street.

After a short walk, we arrived at the place where the young lady threw hydrangeas in the morning to choose a relative.At this time, the embroidery building was already full of red silk, and there was a feast of flowing water on the street. Finally, one of the crowded people in the morning became a lucky man, wearing a ball made of red silk on his chest, and greeted the guests in front of the door with a happy face.

"This Zhang Laosan was originally the son of a butcher, but he was so lucky that he was hit by the hydrangea ball. Now he not only married the beautiful lady of the Bai family, but also got such a big oil factory for nothing!"

"That's not true! If you are lucky, gold can fall from the sky!"

"It's just that Miss Bai can be regarded as a flower stuck in cow dung!"

The guests at the running water banquet were half envious and half contemptuous.

A few people passed through the long street, listening to a sentence here and there, and after a while, they could hear clearly the background of the three generations of the groom's ancestors.

Changtong Town is indeed filled with tung trees as the little girl said.At this time, the tung flowers are in full bloom, and there is a strong or light fragrance of flowers in the air, and the purple flowers cover the ground, which is really beautiful.

The three of them stayed in the town all afternoon and found a roadside stall for dinner. Seeing that it was late, they hurried back to the inn, preparing to rest early and set off tomorrow.

Han Yexin was lying on the bed, thinking of what happened when Hua Manlou was seven years old, his heart was ups and downs, and he didn't fall asleep.It was not until midnight when I heard watchmen patrolling the streets that I fell asleep in a daze.

Just as he didn't know where he was, he suddenly heard a "plop", as if something bounced through the window paper and into the room.Han Yexin jumped up with a long sword in his hand. It was almost fifteen, and the things in the house were clearly visible under the bright moonlight.

Sure enough, there was a hole in the window paper, and there was a ball of paper on the table facing the window.Han Yexin walked over and opened the paper ball, and saw that it said: "Zhenxi Earth Temple."

Han Yexin pushed open the window and looked out, the moonlight was dim, the long street was silent, but there was a dark shadow flashing at the corner to the west.

Han Yexin immediately chased after her, but deliberately kept her footsteps light so as not to wake up Huamanlou next door.

The black figure seemed to be waiting for Han Yexin on purpose.Han Yexin had already caught up after a few ups and downs.After seeing the corner, the speed of the black shadow also increased, and the two ran on the long street. Changtong Town is a small town. After a while, they left the long street, crossed the city wall, and rushed to the western suburbs.

Han Ye wanted to catch up with that man, so he ran with all his might.After being taught by a real person in Changchun, he has achieved a little success in the kung fu of leisurely excursions.Under the moonlight, the man was dressed in knotted clothes and looked like a beggar. With a hunched figure, he was obviously a man.Seeing that he was about to catch up with the man, Han Yexin stretched out his hand to grab it. The man seemed to have expected it, shrank his body forward, and suddenly raised a finger, pointing forward.

An earth temple appeared in the open space ahead.The temple was lit with lamps, and dim light shone through the windows.

Han Yexin flicked his fingers, and a locust stone flicked towards the man's acupuncture point.The man suddenly rose from the ground, turned several times in the air, and disappeared in a flash.

"Who?" Suddenly one person pushed open the window and looked out.Han Yexin disappeared to the corner of the house, but saw that the person who opened the window was He Gu whom he had seen during the day.

But I didn't want someone to stumble over.Under the moonlight, that person had a graceful figure, carrying a package and holding a long skirt, with an anxious expression on his face.

When Aunt He saw her, she laughed and went to the door to meet her.The young girl threw herself into Gu He's arms and said tremblingly, "Gu Gu, I'm finally out!"

Gu He stroked her back tenderly, and said softly: "Good boy, don't be afraid, once you get here and see Gu Gu, you don't have to worry anymore."

Gu He comforted the girl for a while, and the two of them went into the Earth Temple together.Han Yexin felt that the girl was very familiar, but couldn't remember where he saw it.He ducked under the bed and peeped in through the opening.

I saw a fire piled up in the temple, and clay pots were placed on the fire pile, which seemed to be boiling some medicine.He Gu took the girl and sat beside the fire with his back facing Han Yexin. Opposite them, a man in his thirties was sitting in a wheelchair, looking at the girl with a smile.

Compared to He Gu's dark and gray attire, the man's attire was very gorgeous.The wheelchair was covered with white fox fur, and she was wearing an ocher-yellow shirt covered with tulle, with gold rings inlaid with jade on her fingers, her hair was half tied, leaving two strands hanging by her ears.

He has deep eyes and a straight nose, handsome appearance, but the way he looks at people is evil, which makes people shudder.

If Huamanlou or Lu Xiaofeng were here, they would definitely recognize this person as the first step in the kidnapping that day, Xueting playing the piano, Liang Luoan, Liang Jingan's cousin.

The girl flinched under Liang Luoan's gaze, she snuggled into He Gu's arms, and said, "Auntie, where are we going from now on?"

Aunt He stroked her hair: "Miss Bai, don't worry. Why don't you tell Auntie how you escaped?" She looked at the girl and smiled, "If everything is normal, tonight is your wedding night. !"

The girl blushed immediately, and hid in Gu He's arms, her body trembling, and said, "Gu Gu, please don't say that!"

He Gu said: "Okay, okay, I won't tell you."

I didn't expect He Gu to be so old after nine years.Her figure is out of shape, her back is bent and her back is bowed, her hair is dressed like an ordinary old peasant woman, and she really can't see the grace of embroidery under the lamp nine years ago.

The girl hesitated for a while, and said: "I poured the incense that my aunt gave me into the wine as my aunt ordered. After drinking it, Mr. Zhang passed out. I took out the human leather mask that my aunt gave me and put it on. I left the mansion by surprise, and escaped from the route my aunt told me."

Aunt He nodded: "You did a good job and did not attract attention at all. I think your family will not know that you have left until tomorrow morning."

Because the girl turned her back to He Gu, she didn't see Liang Luoan winking at He Gu.He Gu said: "Miss Bai, now that you're here, you're safe. There are still a long time ahead, and it's not advisable to always wear a human skin mask on your face. Why don't you take it off now and put it on tomorrow morning. "

The girl hesitated for a while and said, "If my family finds me at night..."

He Gu said: "Don't you believe what the old man said?"

The girl's body trembled, she was obviously afraid of He Gu.She nodded, and took off the mask behind Liang Luoan's back.The appearance of the human skin mask is very ordinary, but the real face under the mask can be regarded as the words "beautiful appearance and moon appearance".Her skin was as white as snow, her eyes were full, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she was hesitant to speak.

When the girl turned around, Liang Luo'an was stunned.The girl was very shy, but He Gu held her hand tightly, not allowing her to turn around and avoid Liang Luoan.

After a long while, Liang Luo'an slapped his folding fan in his palm, and sighed: "It's really like sinking fish and wild geese, and the moon is ashamed."

He Gu said: "That's right, who in these ten miles and eight villages doesn't know Miss Bai's reputation?"

Miss Bai trembled slightly, lowered her head and said, "Auntie, who is this young master?"

He Gu pacified her back and said, "This is my son, you can call him Mr. Luo."

Miss Bai bowed her head as a salute to Mr. An.Liang Luoan's eyes glowed abnormally, and he said to He Gu: "Mother, this one is more beautiful than any of the previous ones! I didn't expect there to be such beauty in the world!"

He Gu said: "That's not true! It's a pity that Miss Bai almost took advantage of the butcher's son today."

Miss Bai became more and more disturbed when she heard the presumptuous words of the two of them, and said, "Auntie, I..."

He Gu's hand ran along her back, but suddenly nodded.The girl immediately stood upright, only her eyes could move.

There was infinite panic in her eyes.

Aunt He smiled coldly, and said, "I didn't expect there to be such a deceitful girl in the world." She patted Miss Bai on the face: "Miss Bai, are you spoiled by your parents too much, didn't you listen to them?" Tell you, don't listen to strangers?"

Miss Bai's eyelashes trembled, and tears rolled down one after another.

Such an appearance made Liang Luo'an's heart itch even more.He pushed the wheelchair over, touched Miss Bai's face as tender as tofu, and said, "Beauty, the more you cry, the happier I am."

He Gu said: "Luo'an, I think it's getting late, so you can take this Miss Bai to rest early."

Liang Luoan nodded quickly.

Aunt He was about to get up and walk out, thought for a while, and said: "Clean up, don't get blood everywhere."

"Mom, don't worry."

Aunt He seemed to have handed in a task, she was about to get up, but suddenly felt a pain in her waist, her body froze, and unexpectedly someone tapped her acupoints unsuspectingly.

It turned out that in an instant, the girl saw that Liang Luo'an and He Gu were both within the reach of her arms, and her left and right hands tapped on their acupoints at the same time.

Liang Luo'an and He Gu were astonished.

The girl stood up, pulled out a soft sword from her waist, shook it against the wind, and said coldly: "I am Liu Shuai, the six-door catcher, and I am here to catch the murderer today. Gu He, Mr. Luo, do you have anything to say? "

The author has something to say: I'm sorry, I've been lazy for so many days... run away with my head in my arms~