wind geese

Luo Xunfeng suddenly raised his head.

As soon as the iron gate was opened and closed, the young man walked up to him quickly. He frowned deeply, and his eyes quickly swept across Luo Xunfeng's whole body. The clothes are also neat.

The small window on the bulkhead of the ship sees in the thin moonlight, and the young man's eyes are especially shining in the dim light.

The corner of Luo Xunfeng's mouth moved slightly, and he stood up at once.

Almost at the same time, Su Yu suddenly knelt down on one knee in front of him, lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Master, Su Yu is late."

He frowned slightly, and the next moment, he saw Su Yu raised his head and said, "Forgive me, young master", and reached out to grab his wrist. The young man's hand was very cold, with calluses on his fingertips, rubbing against his wrist. , bringing a slightly itchy touch.

This surprised Luo Xunfeng, he raised his eyebrows, then raised the corner of his mouth, quietly raised his other hand, and put it on Su Yu's outstretched hand, but the latter let go of it at this moment.

"What's wrong with your internal strength?" Su Yu's voice trembled.

"..." Luo Xunfeng finally realized that the young man was testing his pulse just now, he resisted the slight twitching of his forehead, bent down and pulled Su Yu up, pretending to be relaxed, "People here are afraid of my martial arts , so I suppressed my internal energy with medicine."

"Where's the antidote? I'll take you away right away, and kill the people on the boat to get the antidote!" Su Yu clenched his fists and his eyes widened angrily.

"Don't worry." Seeing that the young man was like an enraged beast, Luo Xunfeng reached out and patted him on the shoulder, "Let me ask you, when you came, did you see the mine on the shore?"

"I see," Su Yu said, "Someone has captured a lot of coolies and is mining ore privately."

"That's right," Luo Xunfeng nodded, "You came just in time, I want you to go back to the town and report to the officials, and let the county magistrate send officials to encircle and suppress this place."

"Young master, you are really looking for missing persons."

Hearing the young man use the word "Sure enough", Luo Xunfeng thought that Su Yu must have checked a lot of things these days, but now is not the time for small talk, he said, "The entrance and exit of the mining area are either manually guarded institutions, or waterways. There is signal transmission between each other, and it is difficult to rescue so many coolies at once only by you and me."

Su Yu nodded, "Well, young master, let's go."

"It's not us, it's you. I'll stay here first, and it will take a long time to notify the officers and soldiers. If they find out that I'm missing, I'm afraid they will flee and transfer soon."

"No, it's too dangerous!" The young man almost jumped up.

"...I can't let these people escape, and it would be bad if they kill those coolies before they escape." Luo Xunfeng said to Su Yu, "Be obedient, you go to the police first, I still have value to them , not for the time being."

Su Yu shook his head, "If the young master doesn't leave, I won't either."

Luo Xunfeng frowned.

Su Yu said anxiously, "I escaped from prison, the county government will not listen to my report, and the county government may have the eyeliner of these people. I met a trafficker who was caught in the prison. I was assassinated by the jailer that night, I am afraid that the news from the reporter will leak faster."

"..." Luo Xunfeng was thoughtful.

At this moment, Su Yu's expression turned cold, he glanced at the door and said, "Someone is coming!"

The patrolling boy walked into the cabin yawning, and looked around the aisle absent-mindedly. There were some water stains on the floor of the cabin, which is not surprising. It was probably one of his companions who got their feet wet on the deck.

He walked through the room where Luo Xunfeng was being held with drooping eyes, and suddenly, with a clever idea, he retreated to the door and grabbed the handle of the bolt outside the door. He felt bad, the lock on the iron door was false!

The boy pushed open the iron door suddenly, and looked into the house by the light of the lantern on the aisle. Before he could see the situation in the house clearly, he heard an angry voice——

"What are you doing? What are you doing? No one is allowed to sleep!" The person on the bed in the room turned over and got out of bed, stepped on the floor and walked to the door, with a strong wake-up air on his face.

The boy looked over his shoulder and looked into the room, and there was nothing unusual in the small room.

"What's the matter, do you want to take me to see Boss Zhou?"

"Ah, no, no." The boy withdrew his gaze and quickly laughed. Although this person in front of him is a prisoner, he is of great use value to Boss Zhou. He doesn't want to cause trouble for himself. I want to ask if you want an extra bed?"

"No," Luo Xunfeng waved his hand, "I have to go to the mine with Boss Zhou tomorrow morning, so don't bother me to sleep again."

"Hey, okay," the boy turned his head and made a contemptuous expression, then turned around with a smile on his face, "Mr. Feng, you can continue to rest, I will step back first."

"En." Luo Xunfeng snorted, and made a gesture with the hand behind his back.

The boy went out of the house and closed the door, the sound of the heavy locking was mixed with slight cursing, the boy cursed his companion who forgot to lock the door.

The footsteps in the aisle gradually faded away, and Su Yu, who supported the wall and hid in the corner of the roof behind the door, jumped down.

"Master, why didn't you let me take action just now?" Su Yu asked, he glanced at the locked iron door, thinking that now he might have to use violence to break through the door.

Luo Xunfeng took a deep breath and said, "I have an unfinished plan, and I need your help." The moonlight fell into the depths of his eyes, gathering into clusters of shining light.

Su Yu's expression froze, he bent one knee, knelt down and said in a deep voice, "But according to the young master's order, Su Yu will not hesitate to die!"

Luo Xunfeng stretched out his hand to support his shoulders, and he was directly pulled up again. As soon as Su Yu raised his head, Luo Xunfeng tapped his lips with his index finger.

Luo Xunfeng frowned slightly and said, "Don't say 'death' lightly."

"Yes, yes..." Su Yu replied somewhat awkwardly.

Luo Xunfeng withdrew his hand, "The people on the boat will take me down to the mine tomorrow morning, and the door will open at that time. After I leave, you take the opportunity to leave. We have enough time to discuss my plan tonight. By the way, how did you Find mine."

After finishing speaking, he walked towards the table, and when he turned around, he found that Su Yu was still standing there, "Huh?" He raised his eyebrows.

Su Yu came back to his senses, and hurriedly followed, the place where his lips were touched seemed to be burning hot, the heat went all the way to his cheeks, he half understood what Luo Xunfeng said behind him.He couldn't help but be thankful that the light in this room was so dim, which could hide his embarrassment.

While Luo Xunfeng wasn't paying attention, Su Yu pursed his lips and licked his lower lip, the tip of his tongue was...sweet.

The two sat down at the table, and Su Yu caught a glimpse of a compass on the table, the whole body was jet black, the lettering and pointer were golden, and the color looked a little old.

Luo Xunfeng asked him, "Tell me about your situation these few days first, how did you find me?"

Su Yu briefly explained the situation of the prison escape, and pleaded guilty by saying that he had seen the map Luo Xunfeng hid on the bookshelf, and Luo Xunfeng signaled him that it was okay, so he continued, "I couldn't find the young master at that time, Very anxious, I searched around the town, and suddenly saw Mr. Situ Yi's missing person notice on the bulletin board of the yamen."

"You still remember him?" Luo Xunfeng was a little surprised.

"Yes, I remember, young master, you learned about mining and metallurgy from Mr. Situ when you were in the villa."

"You were still in the shadow hall at that time, so you knew about my affairs." Luo Xunfeng put his hand on his chin and looked at Su Yu.

"..." Su Yu dodged his gaze, and continued, "I thought of you often going into the mountains, and the marked map, and when you saw the missing person notice at the night market that day..." Speaking of this , Su Yu pursed his lips and turned to the conclusion, "So Su Yu boldly guessed that you are looking for Mr. Situ."

Luo Xunfeng raised his eyebrows.

"At that time, I thought that the disappearance of Mr. Situ was also a case of missing persons. By chance, Wang Chuan and I were locked in the same room. Judging from various circumstances, he might not be willing to be silenced before his death, so we and I told the clues related to the population case, so I found the ruined temple in the south of the city."

Su Yu then told Luo Xunfeng the process of finding him all the way from the ruined temple.

"I only hoped that this direction was right, but fortunately I finally found the young master." Su Yu said this, his frowning brows slightly relaxed, and he asked Luo Xunfeng, "Master, what is going on? Is Mr. Situ here too?"

"..." Luo Xunfeng sighed, "The recent missing persons case is a conspiracy that has been planned for a long time. I stayed here to take the opportunity to destroy this conspiracy and avenge Master Situ."

"What! You mean Mr. Situ has...?"

"Well, I have been killed..."

The matter started two months ago, Luo Xunfeng will tell Su Yu the whole story of the future -

"After I was expelled from the villa, didn't I go to Suzhou to stay for a while? I ran into Master Situ at that time. It turned out that he had resigned from the villa at that time. He was naturally idle and didn't stay in one place for long, so he didn't have any prejudice against me. , On the contrary, it comforted me, so we have occasionally contacted by letter over the years. Over the years, he has traveled around the world, received some business from people attracted by his name, and helped people find mines. Two months ago, I received a letter from him, saying He was hired here in western Hunan to help people find the 'Dragon Gold Stone'."

"'Dragon Gold Stone'?" Su Yu had doubts on his face.

"'Dragon Gold Stone' is a rare ore. The extracted metal has excellent hardness and toughness. It is the top material for making KitKat weapons. For example, the Yunqing Sword used by the Ziqing heroine of the Xuanji School is made of Dragon Gold Stone. It is a waist-wrapped soft sword, as thin as a cicada’s wings, and cuts iron like mud. In addition, it is used to make firearms. The barrel made of copper and iron sometimes cannot withstand the impact of firing, and it is easy to explode/chamber. If it is made of dragon gold stone, it can greatly improve the durability."

"Young master really knows a lot." Su Yu nodded.

Luo Xunfeng frowned, "Master Situ taught me these things. He is very insightful in mining and metallurgy. I also like these geological knowledge, unlike that boy Xunqiu who likes to write in the study draw."

"Mr. Situ found this mine later?"

"Well," Luo Xunfeng nodded, "In the mining industry, the imperial court has always been in a unified control, but for the dragon gold mine, it is especially required that the people should report it immediately if they find it. Master Situ said in the letter at the time, I hope I can On a trip to Xiangxi, we hadn’t seen each other for many years, so we could reminisce about the past, and secondly, he mentioned that the person who hired him to find mines was said to be appointed by the imperial court, but his deeds were secretive, which made him a little uneasy. He hoped that I would come and talk to him. There was a helper. I set off for Xiangxi, and ten days later I arrived at the town where I had an appointment with Master Situ, but I couldn't find him anywhere. I secretly asked about the 'Long Jinshi', but no one knew about it. In desperation , I had to go to the government to report the case. Because I didn’t want people to know my real identity, I just dictated the information in Master Situ’s letter. The government might think that my words were unfounded and didn’t take this case seriously. I began to go into the mountains to search for mines, hoping to find something. During this period, there were many cases of missing men in the four counties and eight townships. I couldn't help but suspect that these cases were related to the large amount of manpower required for private mining. Now it has been confirmed. "

"Then Mr. Situ..."

"After I 'sneaked' into the mining area, I was almost treated as a coolie." Luo Xunfeng touched his nose, "But I found that no one here would look at the ore veins, just forcing people to chisel and dig randomly, so I pointed out to the mine owner. Second, he brought him to the boat. He gave me a compass and asked me to help him find more mineral veins, which is the one on the table." Luo Xunfeng pointed, he touched a small gap on the edge of the compass, and said , "I remember, I accidentally dropped this gap, and the master felt distressed at that time."

"...!"

"The mine owner surnamed Zhou told me the fate of the original owner of the compass in order to scare me. Because he didn't listen to them, the mine owner was thrown into the mountains to feed the wolves." Luo Xunfeng clenched his fists, "Master Situ I've been random all my life, but I didn't expect to end up with nothing left!" He slammed his fist on the table, and the compass bounced on the table, "These people have committed many evils, we must make them pay the price!"

"Su Yu will definitely help the young master destroy this place!" Su Yu looked stern and determined. "Master," he recalled another discovery tonight, "this group of people is probably also the murderer of Ping'er."

"What did you say?" Luo Xunfeng narrowed his eyes.

Su Yu then told Luo Xunfeng that Ping'er's clothes were found in the bushes at the entrance of the mine.

Luo Xunfeng thought for a while and said, "Ping'er probably ran into the mountains after being frightened that day, and went to the place where she often picked wild vegetables to hide, but unexpectedly ran into the scene of human traffickers bringing coolies into the mining area, so she was killed and silenced, thrown away. In the corpse river... as long as you find the person who transported the coolies on the fifteenth day of this month, you can ask the truth!"

"Ping'er is so pitiful, I don't know why she was so panicked that day..."

Luo Xunfeng looked a little gloomy, and he said, "By the way, did you see Ping'er's father in the mine?"

"I didn't notice." Su Yu shook his head. At that time, the coolies in the mine were all covered in dust and covered in blood and sweat. He was so focused on searching for Luo Xunfeng that he really didn't pay attention.

Luo Xunfeng said, "When you lurk later, be careful not to be caught by this person. It was he who sold Pinger to the casino to pay off the debt that day, so Pinger fled into the mountains in a hurry."

"Ping'er's father treats Ping'er like this!"

"Not everyone deserves to be a parent."

"..." Su Yu was about to say something, but suddenly his eyelashes blinked, and he lowered his head.

Luo Xunfeng suddenly thought that most of the shadow guards in Zhurong Villa were foundlings bought or picked up when they were young. Did Su Yu think of his parents?Just as she was thinking, Su Yu raised her right hand and rubbed her eyes.

"Hey, you..." Luo Xunfeng hurriedly stretched out his hand, squeezed Su Yu's wrist and gently pulled it away, moving closer to look into his eyes.

He got very close, his eyes were as bright as stars in the dark night, Su Yu gasped for breath, but couldn't help blinking his right eye a few times.

Luo Xunfeng didn't see tears in his eyes, but saw bloodshot eyes.

The light in the room was dim, he hadn't noticed it just now, Su Yu's eyes were dark circles, his lips were dry and chapped, presumably his complexion was very bad.

"Have you not slept for a few days?" Luo Xunfeng asked him.

"Just... a day or two." Su Yu said in a daze.

"Heh," Luo Xunfeng grabbed his wrist and said, "Have you not slept since the day you found me? Have you eaten or drank water these days?"

"..." The young man lowered his head and blamed himself, "Su Yu is useless. It took all these geniuses to find the young master. The young master was troubled by Mr. Situ's affairs and was trapped here because of it, but I didn't help at all... ..."

"Huh? Do you think I was arrested when I was looking for Master Situ?"

"..." Su Yu raised his head with a puzzled expression on his face.

"I..." Embarrassment and resentment were intertwined on Luo Xunfeng's face, he was so angry that he loosened his hand holding Su Yu's wrist slightly, and then tightened it suddenly, holding Su Yu's wrist while holding Su Yu's wrist alone. He picked up the teapot on the table and poured a glass of water, handed it to him, and said viciously, "Drink it!"

Su Yu raised her eyes to look at him, her eyes were a little frightened and aggrieved.

Luo Xunfeng kept his face cold and didn't speak, he held up the cup and didn't put it down, Su Yu took the cup, raised his head and drank it down, then suddenly covered his mouth and coughed.

"Why are you drinking so fast?!" Luo Xunfeng reached out to pat Su Yu's back, but felt his body tremble suddenly.

He remembered Su Yu's back being tortured with a stick, he gritted his teeth and withdrew his hand, and stroked Su Yu's chest to help him relax.

"Master..." Su Yu stepped back and almost fell off the stool.

Luo Xunfeng pulled him back, gave him a hard look, and withdrew his hand.

"There is no food in the house now, can you hold on for one night?"

"Yes, yes." Su Yu really wanted to say, hunger training is also a part of the shadow guard course, which is not at his limit at all, but he instinctively felt that talking about it would make Luo Xunfeng even more angry.

"Early tomorrow morning, go to the mountains to find some food to fill your stomach. If I find out that you are disobedient, I will see you!"

"Yes……"

"Now," Luo Xunfeng pulled Su Yu up and walked towards the bed, "Let's lie down and talk."

"..."

Just as Luo Xunfeng walked to the bed, his feet suddenly went limp and he fell onto the bed.

"Master, be careful!" Su Yu rushed to protect him, Luo Xunfeng fell hard, and his whole body fell down, and Su Yu was dragged down on the bed by him.

The author has something to say: Happy May Day everyone~ I feel like I wrote this chapter for a long time, haha

Part of the setting and naming of "Dragon Gold Stone" in this chapter is thanks to my friend hutingting (transliteration) for the idea: P