Jianghu Tired Brigade

There is a book in Hong Xiao's arms, which is a bit uncomfortable.She took it out, only to see that the cover of the book was old and shabby, without any words.The pages inside are neat and tidy, without any curls, and there are many words and sentences on cultivation in block letters.After reading a few pages, Hong Xiao concluded that this is a book of inner strength and mental methods.

The cultivation method described here is detailed and complicated, and it is by no means a commonplace for three-legged cats.

This is not a one-zhang-hong technique, and it is very different from Xiangsi's mental method.

Hong Xiao stuffed the mind method back into his arms, looked around, raised his voice and called Xiangsi a few times, but he neither received a response nor saw Xiangsi's figure.She walked along the stream for a while, and looked around for a hundred steps, but found nothing.

Two living people actually disappeared in this forest.

If someone finds her, Xiangsi will definitely not be caught without a fight. With Hong Xiao's vigilance, the sound of the two fighting will definitely wake her up.What's more, if the enemy really came, why did they only capture Xiangsi and Jin Mo, but leave Hong Xiao alone?And how did the inner strength and mind in his arms stay?

This is really puzzling.

Hong Xiao went back to the distance again, carefully searching the surroundings for clues.

Acacia's package was taken away, and the remaining half of the rabbit stayed. Next to it, there was an extra pheasant, whose feet were wrapped with cloth strips, lying on the ground, its chest was warm, but it was still alive.Hong Xiao patted it, but the pheasant didn't respond, presumably it was drugged.

The silk silk that had been aired at night was completely dry, Hong Xiao took it off, and the light print on the pebbles caught her attention.

Those are two characters carved out of stone, scrawled and messy, very hasty.Hong Xiao has never seen Xiangsi's handwriting, nor Jin Mo's. Although she doesn't know who left it, she is familiar with the two words on the stone.

Yue Li.

There is no beginning and no end.

But thinking about it, it has something to do with Yueli Palace.

Now that there is no Jin Mo, the enemy that Bai Qing talks about will naturally not be able to find Hong Xiao.Hong Xiao walked back in the direction of Youcheng. Fortunately, considering Jin Mo's injury, the two walked slowly and did not go too deep into the woods.Although Hong Xiao had no internal strength, he walked fast, and he never stopped to rest at noon. When the evening approached, he had already returned to the previous small shop.

The shopkeeper of the small shop greeted Hong Xiao with a smile on his face.

Hong Xiao asked: "The young girl who was with me before, has she come back again?"

The shopkeeper said respectfully: "That girl came back with a girl in white on her back in the morning, and then left with the girl in the room over there."

Hong Xiao followed the shopkeeper's fingers and looked up, facing Bai Qing's room, and asked, "Are you talking about Miss Bai?"

The shopkeeper suddenly said: "Yes, yes, it is a girl surnamed Bai, but when she came out, there were a few girls following her, calling her Senior Sister Bai. Miss Bai's complexion is not very good, as if she doesn't want to talk to her."

Could it be that the disciples of Yueli Palace came to reinforce and drove away the strong enemy that Bai Qing said?But if this is the case, Xiangsi is not familiar with the people in Yueli Palace, why should he go with them?

Hong Xiao couldn't figure it out, so he ordered instead: "Buy me two sets of men's luggage and some dry food, and send them to my room together."

The shopkeeper bowed his head and said: "Yes, yes, Miss Hong, please wait, we will do it right away."

Hong Xiao found a secluded corner in the hall, ordered a few small dishes, and ate slowly.In his ears, he listened carefully to the gossip of the people around him.

One person said: "...unexpectedly, 'Flying on the Snow' actually came to our place."

Another person said: "We are all innocent shopkeepers, so the 'Flying Birds on Snow' can't steal from us. On the contrary, the officials and rich lords in the nearby counties are so scared that they can't sleep."

Another person said: "I heard that the thief is very rich, and he got a windfall, and most of it was distributed to the poor. Or we will be embarrassed and squat at the foot of the city wall for a few days. You don’t have to worry about eating and using, so what’s the point of this trip?”

The people on the side laughed and echoed: "Exactly, let's run down here, pass the customs and be filial, we have worked so hard all the way, and the rest is barely enough to eat. It's better to wait for the pie to fall from the sky. Why don't we all go?" Just be a thief, you only need a penny, and you can enjoy a good life for a long time."

After listening to it for a while, Hong Xiao realized that the document from the magistrate of Zhao had been sent to Wuzhou Mu recently, and the document was painted with the appearance of the thief flying on the snow. Drawings are being posted in the surrounding towns.

Youcheng is farther away from the state capital, and the wanted documents arrive late, and it will take two days to post them here.

The traffickers and pawns who come and go are the most well-informed, so all kinds of news have spread in the city before the document arrives.The portrait they mentioned must have been painted by Kui Niang.Kui Niang is not only good at the art of disguise, she is naturally proficient in drawing and brushwork, and she will never be able to find the person holding the painting.

This way, Hong Xiao couldn't stay for long.

When Hong Xiao returned to the house, the shopkeeper brought the clothes and packages to her with both hands.Hong Xiao ordered the shopkeeper to put everything on the table and sent him away.

The shopkeeper is also comprehensive, with everything in the inner and outer robes.

The style of this robe is thin, but it is a man's clothes after all, it looks a bit looser than a woman's.Hong Xiao's figure is tall and straight, but he can barely wear it, but his shoulders are not as wide and thick as men's, and the shoulders hang down loosely.What's more, her figure is too slender, wearing a belt, the slender waist and the curvature of the chest can be seen at a glance, and anyone who looks at her can see her identity as a woman at a glance.

Hong Xiao was not in a hurry, he took out a bag of needles and threads from the package, slightly changed the two clothes, added some thick pads on the shoulders, and finally looked decent, as for the figure, he had to wrap it up forcibly.

Dressed up in such a disguise, with her hair tied in a bun, her eyebrows slender and thick, and her crown straightened, at first glance, her lips are red and her teeth are white, she looks like a refined scholar.

Hong Xiao walked around the house for a while, getting used to the man's behavior, practiced this way a few times, and only then did he get a glimpse of the man's appearance.

It was already dark outside at this time, and it was not suitable to go out.After tidying up, Hong Xiao went to sleep with her clothes on.

In the early morning of the second day, Hong Xiao called the shopkeeper, settled the rent, went to fetch the carriage and horses, waved his whip, and left in the dust.

Although the shopkeeper was surprised, it is not uncommon for women to dress up as men for the convenience of walking.

Hong Xiao was very anxious, Xiangsi left without saying goodbye, which made her a little uneasy.Since she has been entrusted by Yizhanghong to take care of Xiangsi, even though she has troubled Xiangsi more these days due to the loss of internal strength, she still occupies the status of an elder, if Xiangsi wants to leave alone, she has to hear it with her own ears. rest assured.

He drove out of the city with a clanging carriage, but luckily there was an official road heading west just outside the city, Hong Yu rode his horse and whipped his whip, and drove straight towards Yueli Palace with dust flying all the way.

Not long after leaving the city, he saw a post station, where Hong Xiao exchanged a small silver with the original carriage and horse for a new horse.The whole body of this horse is pitch black, only its four hooves are snow white, it is tall and has long legs, it is very handsome.Hong Xiao packed his personal package in a saddlebag, and it became much lighter when walking.

However, on this day, Hong Xiao settled down in an inn beside the official road, seeing how lively the market was, he couldn't help asking Xiao Er.

Xiaoer replied: "Today is Qiqiao Festival, all the girls have to go to the Guanyin Temple to worship God."

Hong Xiao was surprised: "Today is actually begging for a coincidence?" She has lived in a daze over the years, and often encounters festivals and grand gatherings, and she feels a kind of surprise from heaven.

Before it was time to eat, Xiaoer was busy, seeing Hong Xiao's weak and kind appearance, he couldn't help but talk a lot, and said: "Young master is so good-looking, is he married yet? You might as well go and see, If you fall in love with a good girl, it's easy to hire her."

Speaking of the girl, Hong Xiao asked: "In the past few days, have you seen a girl in filial piety passing by here?"

Xiao Er showed a clear smile and said: "My lord, there are not a hundred or eighty girls who beat us here every day. On bad days, there are always three or five who wear sackcloth and filial piety. What do you like, my lord?" which one?"

Hong Yu spat: "I don't like what I like, it's ugly. That girl is so tall..." She got up and gestured at the bridge of her nose, Xiaoer interjected: "That's a bit tall."

Hong Xiao sat back and continued to describe: "The appearance is a bit charming, but the temperament is very obedient." Hong Xiao thought, since Jin Mo is already with the people from Yue Li Palace, there is no danger.Acacia has nothing to do with the people in Yueli Palace, and they each go their own way if they don't keep together.So what she asked was lovesickness.

Xiaoer said: "Oh, young master, if you just say that you are beautiful and beautiful, then I will definitely never see it. On this section of the road, there are high mountains in the north and south, and there are only roads in the east and west. Bandits on the road each occupy a mountain top, and if they meet traffickers and pawns, they can just pay some tolls, but if there are good-looking girls, they will definitely not come to our place, and they will all be caught up the mountain and suppressed. Mrs. Zhai."

Hong Xiao frowned and said: "These bandits are so rampant." She wasn't worried about lovesickness, but anyone who has some skills, even if he is a nurse in the door of a wealthy family, is far more beautiful than being a bandit. The ability of lovesickness will not fall into the hands of these people.But just talking about the behavior of the bandits made Hong Xiao feel uneasy.It's just that she has no skills, so she can only curse like this.

Xiaoer didn't want to mention it, and said with a smile: "There are so many good girls in the world, why should you worry about one? Why don't you go outside the temple tonight and have a look. Our girls here are all gentle and beautiful. They marry wives and take concubines. It is good."

This Xiaoer, he said earlier that all the pretty girls were captured by bandits, and now he said that the girls here are gentle and beautiful, but didn't he just contradict himself in the blink of an eye?

Hong Xiao laughed and pretended to ignore it.The waiter was noisy, and unfortunately a table of guests came into the room and called the waiter, the waiter hurriedly agreed to go, and it was finally quiet.

But such sudden tranquility made Hong Xiao feel somewhat empty.

Looking out from the window, the crowd outside was bustling, and the noise could be heard clearly even upstairs. It was a rare event.

Under such circumstances, Hong Xiao was alone at the table by the window, facing a table of food, not even a jug of wine.

People in the rivers and lakes usually don't like to meet such grand gatherings. In such a lively situation, leaning on the fence and looking far away, they look chic, but they are actually lonely.