she won't live to twenty

"Brother Mu, His Highness Chang Ning and I have something to say, please go back to the Martial Arts Field and learn the art of training soldiers from His Highness Seven." As he spoke, Li Weichan bowed to the bandit leader.

Seeing that he was dismissed, the bandit leader was not annoyed, he greeted Wuming and ran away with a smile.

Li Wechan looked at Nanyue again.

Nanyue vaguely guessed what Li Weichan would say next, and was about to take the initiative to back away, but was held tightly by Wuming's fingers.

Wuming waved his hand: "No problem."

Li Wuchan subconsciously glanced at the paired hairpins on the two heads, thoughtfully, and continued: "His Royal Highness, the current king of Qin doesn't care whether the people of the world live or die, but his subordinates understand that His Highness... has always hoped that this whole The whole world is like a peach garden.”

Li Buchan has already made it clear.The king of Qin is a foolish king, but the great master is the wise king. Only when the great master sits on the throne can the world be stable.

Wuming did not answer his words, with a shallow smile on his face, he changed the subject and said, "Your Majesty, you are not unfamiliar, Li Wuchan, when Master rescued you in Xiangyang, the two of you chatted freely in the melon field. One night, you even encouraged the second master to steal my money to buy wine together, I still remember it. It’s only been eight years, how did you become so pedantic and respectful?”

Li Weichan was stunned, as if recalling some distant memories, his face was in a daze for a moment, but soon he returned to respect: "There is a difference between a monarch and a minister, how can a subordinate be a minister, how can he surpass it?"

"Li Wuchan, let me ask you." Wuming took a few steps forward, turned around and said with a cunning smile, "You have been loyal all these years and insisted on following the master, it is really as you said before, in order to repay the master for saving his life Grace, or for yourself?"

There was light in Wuming's deep gray eyes, and his eyes were extremely loose. A seemingly random sentence made Li Weichan froze in place.

Li Weichan's expression was stiff, all kinds of emotions in his eyes fluctuated, and cold sweat oozes from his back.

Wuming picked up a strand of Nanyue's hair, played with it around her fingers, and licked her lips: "Or... are you thinking about the people of Daqin?"

Li Wuchan's legs trembled, and he knelt down in front of Wuming without hesitation, and said in a vibrating voice: "Your Highness is right, this subordinate is thinking of the common people in the world. Your Highness has the common people in his heart, so this subordinate is willing to follow him, forever Do not betray."

"In that case, you and Master are really close friends." Wuming's smile gradually subsided, and his voice became cold, "If Master has such thoughts in the future, I will thank you in advance for being willing to accompany him. But if he doesn't , I ask you to take good care of the one-acre three-point land in this little Taoyuan."

There are many talented counselors under the master, who would not want to accompany you to create a peaceful and prosperous world?Who doesn't want to be written in the history books and leave a name through the ages?But so far, the master still hasn't given birth to that idea.These strategists were unwilling to have their talents buried, and either defected from his sect, or pushed him to achieve hegemony.But where is this dragon chair for a cowardly person to sit on?If the master doesn't take the initiative to fight, even if he is pushed up, he will end up miserable sooner or later.

But the master was soft-hearted and couldn't bear to discipline his subordinates, so he had no choice but to help him anonymously.

Li Weichan was sweating profusely and nodded heavily.

Wuming stretched out his hand, pulled him up personally, bent down and patted the dust off his knees.

……

Tang Chiyu discussed military training techniques with Li Weichan and the leader of the bandits surnamed Mu all day long. Wuming and Nanyue had nothing to do, so they held hands and wandered in the mountains, watching the sunrise and sunset in the mountains.

Two days passed in a flash.

Tang Chiyu and Li Weichan had almost finished chatting, and Wang Duo and Wang Liao also fully adapted to the environment in the mountains.The nameless three set off again, all the way south along the Daxing Mountains, towards the south of the Yangtze River.

Not long after the carriage set off, Wuming heard a dog barking behind him.

Wuming stopped the four horses, but Wang Liao chased after him panting with the big gray dog.

"Boss!" For a few days, Wang Liao followed the bandits and called out the nameless boss.

"What's going on?" Wuming raised his eyebrows, and Nanyue and Tang Chiyu also came down from the carriage.

Without hesitation, Wang Liao knelt down in front of the three of them, "Wang Liao has something to ask!"

Tang Chiyu made a move and lifted Wang Liao up: "Why kneel, speak up if you have something to say."

Wang Liao pursed his lips and said, "I...I want to ask you to help me and Xiaoduo find daddy!"

Wuming didn't answer immediately, but raised his eyebrows and said, "Where's Xiaoduo? Why didn't she come with you?"

"She...she is afraid to trouble you." In the vast Central Plains, it is very difficult to find a refugee, not to mention that after a year of separation, their father is likely to be gone.Wang Liao lowered his head weakly, then quickly raised his head and said loudly, "Whether you find more or not, I will try my best to earn a corresponding reward to repay your kindness!"

Wuming pondered for a moment and asked, "What's your father's name? What does he look like? Where did you get separated? When?"

Wang Liao's eyes lit up, and he said loudly, "Boss, my father's name is Wang Xian. He is close to 30 years old. He has gray hair, and his right leg is lame. He is about as tall as you, Boss. We got lost outside Daxing Mountain, but now we are gone." one Year."

"What exactly does your father look like? You said that but you didn't say anything." Tang Chiyu patted Wang Liao's head angrily.

"I... I don't know how to describe it." Wang Liao scratched his head, "Daddy looks very ordinary and has no special features. But in the past, little girls often said that he was handsome, and many girls secretly came to see him outside the house. What about him?"

"Is there a portrait?" Tang Chiyu asked.

"No." Wang Liao shook his head.

Wuming thought for a moment, and was about to ask a different question, but when he lowered his head, he saw Nanyue's eyes sparkle, obviously he wanted to go with her.Wuming gently pushed Nanyue, and the little girl asked softly, "Xiao Liao, is your father a fortune teller?"

"That's right!" Wang Liao nodded vigorously, "Daddy is very good at fortune-telling! When Daddy was in Kaiyang, everyone respected him very much. Many people came from other counties to ask him for fortune-telling."

Kaiyang is a large county in the central part of the Qin State. It is some distance away from Daxing Mountain. The scenery in that place is picturesque and the climate is like spring all year round.At the same time, the fields in Kaiyang are rich in yield, the fruit forests are dense, and the people are much richer than other areas outside Changjing City, and the annual tax amount is much higher than other places.

How could there be refugees in such a county?What's more, according to what Wang Liao said, since his father is a well-known fortune teller, he should make a lot of money.

After Wuming asked this sentence, Wang Liao's face immediately collapsed.

"I don't know exactly what happened... I just know that a year ago, Dad seemed to have offended the county magistrate of Kaiyang, and our family was kicked out..." Wang Liao wiped away tears.

"Did your father violate the laws of Daqin?" Tang Chiyu asked.

"No! My dad lives by telling fortunes, so he can never do bad things!" Wang Liao shook his head hastily.

Even if the law is violated, the county magistrate should take people into custody according to the regulations. What's the point of driving them out of the city as refugees?So either Wang Liao was lying, they were not driven out, but escaped; or there was something wrong with the magistrate of Kaiyang County.Nameless was keenly aware of the clues.

Tang Chiyu frowned, and the veins on her fists were bulging. She was about to have a seizure when she suddenly remembered what Wuming said the other night—are you trying to save people, or are you acting out of kindness?

Temporary impulse can't save people, Tang Chiyu looked up, and sure enough, Wuming was also looking at her at this time.Tang Chiyu put away his anger, gently rubbed Wang Liao's head, and said seriously: "Don't worry, we will help you find your father."

"But the sky is big and the earth is big, you'd better not have too high expectations." Wuming added with a chuckle.

"Thank you three sisters!" Wang Liao was not discouraged by Wuming's words, but wanted to kneel and kowtow again, but was quickly supported by Tang Chiyu.The big gray dog ​​at the side seemed to see through the little master's mind, and ran up to the three of them fawningly, wagging its tail.

Wuming then asked about the original location of Wang Liao's family, were there any other relatives in the family, and were there any acquainted neighbors?After Wang Liao answered seriously one by one, he thanked the three of them again.

As soon as Wang Liao left, the three of them discussed the next route.They originally planned to go straight to the south of the Yangtze River, but now they decided to go to the refugee gathering place outside Daxing Mountain to inquire first. If there is no news of Mr. Wang, they will go to Kaiyang to have a look.

Although the county magistrate of Kaiyang drove Wang Xian out of the city, his family has lived in the city for so long, and they are well-known in the neighborhood for their fortune-telling, so they can always inquire about some of his living habits from the neighbors, and maybe they can use this Deduce in which direction he might go.

If you have searched both of these places, but there is no news about it, then there is nothing wrong with it.The three of them had no choice but to follow the original travel plan, traveling all the way to the mountains and rivers and lakes, helping to inquire and pay attention along the way.

There was no coachman on the way out of Daxing Mountain, so Wuming and Tang Chiyu took turns driving.

Every time Wuming sat outside the carriage, Nanyue talked with Tang Chiyu inside for a while, then poked her head out carefully, and sat next to Wuming.

Wuming gave her a soft look: "Isn't it cold outside? Go back to the carriage."

"It's not cold." Nanyue shook her head, "It's almost summer, and even if it's cold...I, I can use my internal energy to warm my body."

Although it is almost May, the atmosphere in the mountains is still very cool.Wuming shook his head helplessly, and said softly: "Not obedient."

Nanyue blinked, and shamelessly hugged Wuming's arm, refusing to go in.Wuming hugged her tightly, wrapped her tightly in a cloak, and only exposed her small head outside.

The speed of the carriage was very fast, and just after noon, the three of them passed the Daxing pass.After asking for directions, the carriage bypassed the official road and arrived at a small road where refugees gathered.

This is by a river, opposite to the river is a cliff with a height of hundreds of feet, the mountain wall is pitch black and not a single blade of grass grows, and the river water is also filthy.The refugees set up tattered cloth tents by the river and gathered together in twos and threes.Some people were lying down, some were lying on their stomachs, some were squatting by the river in a daze, their faces were all numb.Although it is only April, the buzzing of goshawks can already be heard.

The carriage moved slowly along the river bank.

At this time, Tang Chiyu was driving the car. She looked at everything around her with a pale face.Tang Chiyu had seen scenes in Weibei that were a hundred times worse than here, but the problem was...that was in the war-torn Weibei!And here is Daxing Mountain, Daxing Mountain, the last pass into Beijing from the south!Compared with Weibei, it is almost at the foot of the emperor.

If the emperor's feet are in such a mess, what about other places?

When Tang Chiyu returned to Beijing from Weibei, he traveled so fast that he didn't pay much attention to the surrounding scenery. Looking back now, he was only shocked.

The carriage was moving very slowly, Wuming led Nanyue to sit on the shaft, glanced at the pale Tang Chiyu, and sighed softly: "This is the junction of two counties, and the local officials on both sides don't care about it, and it is the Daxing pass. That's why so many refugees gathered. There are too many people, and the only way to save them is from top to bottom, level by level. But now that Tang Zhi is fighting with the crown prince, he will never take such trivial matters into consideration."

Tang Chiyu squeezed her fingers tightly and let out a muffled "hmm".

After walking for several miles along the river bank, they didn't see the figure of the lame fortune teller, so the three of them turned the carriage around and finally stopped beside an old man basking in the sun with his eyes open.

"Grandpa, do you know a magician named Wang Xian?" Wuming jumped off the carriage and handed the old man a piece of silver.

When the refugees around saw the silver, their numb eyes lit up for a moment, showing greed, but no one rushed to snatch it.

"Wang Xian..." The old man bit the silver, and then recalled with empty eyes, "It seems that at this time last year, there was indeed a fortune teller named Wang Xian who fled here with two children. Cripple, the fortune-telling is really accurate, if it weren't for the poor refugees here, he would definitely be able to make a lot of money."

"What happened next?" Wuming asked.

The old man stopped talking and shook the money in his hand.

Wuming didn't speak anymore, and shook the knife under the cloak.

The smile on the old man's face trembled, and immediately turned flattering: "Later, there was a riot among the refugees, and Wang Xian took advantage of the chaos to push his son and daughter into Daxing Mountain, but he himself was stopped by the gatekeepers. After that, he left here. I don't know the exact direction, maybe south or north."

There is nowhere to be found.

After the last sentence of nonsense, the old man said with a flattering smile, "Girl, I've told you everything I know."

"Do you know how to get to Kaiyang?" Wuming asked again.

"Kaiyang...that's a good place, it's all the way up along the river." The old man smiled and squinted his eyes, as if the word "Kaiyang" evoked some good memories.

Wuming took one last look at him, then turned and returned to the carriage.

"Go to Kaiyang."

Four BMWs pulled the carriage and galloped, raising waves of smoke and dust.

"Ahem..." The old man slapped his nose and mouth in displeasure, chewed the silver in his mouth, and complained vaguely, "These young people are really getting less and less polite..."

The refugees around looked greedily at his mouth from time to time, but still no one dared to step forward to grab the money.

On the carriage, Nanyue and Tang Chiyu opened their big eyes and looked at Wuming in unison.

"Wu Ming, how do you know that old man will remember Mr. Wang?" Nan Yue asked curiously.

"I don't know. I just saw that he was old enough, dressed in shabby clothes, and looked comfortable enough, so I tried to ask." Wuming rubbed Nanyue's head, and continued to explain before she asked, " Old age means that he has rich experience, and the possibility of meeting Mr. Wang is even greater. The tattered clothes and a relaxed expression mean that he has lived in this place for a long time, not just wandering here."

Nanyue nodded seriously, and boasted, "Wu Ming, you are so amazing..."

Nameless fluttered his head lightly and smiled.

"But Wuming, aren't you afraid that he lied to us?" Nanyue blinked again and asked.

"Not afraid." Wuming said softly, "Because he knows that if he had lied just now, he would have died."

Wuming said this frivolously, only to realize that the words were too murderous, in order to prevent the little girl from misunderstanding, she added: "Just now when I got off the carriage, I found out that the old man's martial arts are not low, even close to the first rank, but It's a pity that his internal strength is inferior to mine. The piece of silver I gave him just now is enough for an ordinary old man to spend the rest of his life in peace, but he asked me for more. At that time, our true qi collided for a moment , He felt that he knew that his internal strength was inferior to mine, so he confessed."

Wuming's murderous aura was too heavy, it would be better if she didn't attack, but if she attacked, the old man knew that there was no possibility of survival.

Nanyue nodded with sparkling eyes.

Tang Chiyu also nodded, and then frowned and asked in doubt: "Since that old man is a second-rank master, why is he among the refugees?"

"Maybe it's waiting for someone, maybe it's just for fun, or maybe it's a time to understand and break through... who knows?" Wuming shook his head lightly, and said in a low voice, "Although there are many dark things in the world, But there are also hidden dragons and crouching tigers, and there are more masters with eccentric tempers. If we have to split up during the journey, Xiao Qi, you must pay attention to safety."

The carriage went all the way up the river bank, and the closer it got to the source, the clearer the muddy water became.The three slept on the bank of the river for two nights, and finally reached the end of the river in the early morning of the third day.

It was a vast lake, the water color was azure blue, reflecting the mountains, rocks and trees, and the water was sparkling.The light pink peach blossoms around the Great Lakes are in full bloom, and the petals cover the entire road. When the wind blows, countless petals flutter.

If it weren't for the occasional sight of numb-looking refugees on the side of the road, this place would be like a real paradise.

At this time, Wuming was driving the carriage, and when the carriage was speeding, she picked a peach blossom and stuck it in Nanyue's ear.Nanyue took the flower to the tip of her nose and sniffed it before pinning it on again.

Walking along the Peach Blossom Road, after a while, you can vaguely see a magnificent city wall about three feet high in the distance. If you want to come there, you will find Kaiyang County.For a small county town, the city wall is half the height of Changjing City, which shows how prosperous Kaiyang is.

The defenders of the city inspected them decently, and after confirming the information on the identity tokens, they respectfully let the three of them enter the city.

In Kaiyang City, there is also a scene of peace and prosperity, the streets are tidy and the surroundings are picturesque.But Wuming felt faintly that there was a looming death in the city, the scenery in the city was like this, and so were the people, there was an indescribably strange feeling.

In particular, although there were many pedestrians on the street, they couldn't see a young man, either a woman, or a middle-aged man dressed badly.Occasionally, one or two young men can be seen walking quickly with their heads bowed, as if they were avoiding plague gods.

Could it be that there are monsters that eat men in this city?

Wuming finally chose an elegant inn near the city center, and asked for two upper rooms.The three of them had been driving for several days, and now they were exhausted physically and mentally. After having dinner together in the lobby of the inn, they went back to their rooms to rest.

Wuming and Nanyue didn't even bother to take a bath, they just wiped their bodies, then embraced each other and fell asleep.

When I woke up, the sun was shining outside.

Wuming only joked a few days ago that if they had to separate, Tang Chiyu must be careful.Unexpectedly, this sentence came true so quickly. When she and Nanyue knocked on the door of the next room, no one responded.

"Little Seven?"

With a heartless heart, he kicked open the door and walked in. There was still luggage in the room, but there was no one there.

Wuming frowned, full of murderous aura, Nanyue also clenched Wuming's fingers worriedly, and comforted her: "Wuming, Seventh Sister may get up early to practice in the morning. When she was in Changjing, she always had the habit of practicing martial arts in the morning. Let's go Look downstairs?"

"Yeah." Wuming restrained his hostility.

"Ah, aunt, grandma...why is this door broken?" The boy who was startled by the kicking sound ran up from downstairs, and opened his mouth in shock when he saw Wuming in the room, "Girl, girl, this door won't work." Did you kick it?"

Wuming nodded indifferently, and threw a piece of silver to the boy: "Compensation fee."

The boy stared at the broken door for a long time, thinking that this barbarian girl looked so beautiful, but her strength was really amazing.Seeing that Wuming and Nanyue were about to leave the room, the boy finally remembered what the other girl told him in the morning, and hurried to catch up.

"The two girls are looking for another Seventh girl?" The little servant ran after Wuming and took out a note from his arms, "That girl got up early and was boxing at the door of the inn, didn't she?" Thinking that the county magistrate happened to pass by, the two seemed to be old acquaintances, so the girl told the government office. She left a note for the two of you before leaving, well, I almost forgot."

Wuming took a look, and the note was indeed in Tang Chiyu's handwriting.

She said that Kaiyang County Magistrate Liu had seen her at the Spring Festival banquet, and recognized her at a glance this morning, and invited her to inspect the county magistrate's mansion.Thinking of taking the opportunity to inquire about Mr. Wang, Tang Chiyu agreed.

Wuming crushed the note casually, and said to the servant as if inadvertently: "Judging from your tone, it seems that you are very close to that magistrate."

"Haha..." The boy scratched his head with a smile, "Although County Magistrate Liu has only been in office for three months, he has treated us very well, and everyone in the city is very grateful to him."

Wuming nodded, and walked out of the inn holding Nanyue's little hand.

After walking a little further, Nanyue said softly: "This magistrate Liu has only been in office for three months, so he shouldn't be the magistrate who kicked out Xiaoduo Xiaoliao's family."

"Well, so Xiaoqi's trip was probably in vain." Wuming shook his head with a smile.

"Wu Ming, are we going to find Seventh Sister?" Nan Yue asked obediently.

Wuming thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "No."

Although Wuming didn't know what kind of person this County Magistrate Liu was now, since he recognized Tang Chiyu, he would never dare to do anything to the Seventh Princess of Qin unless he was daring and wanted to rebel.So now, Wuming doesn't have to worry about Tang Chiyu's safety.

Nanyue tilted her head and asked, "Then what are we going to do in the morning?"

Wuming smiled and pulled her to sit at the door of a steamed stuffed bun shop, and ordered a basket of steamed buns.Wuming carefully picked up a bun and blew it to make sure the temperature was right before feeding it into Nanyue's mouth.

"Eat first." Wuming propped his chin with both hands, looking at the little girl who was stunned by the steamed buns, the fox's eyes were full of smiles.