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Chapter 162 Your Wife Runs Away With Someone
escaped...
escaped...
Just escaped...?
Rong Xuanrao is a person who has seen big scenes, and he was also in shock for a long time after hearing the words.He looked at the unshaven middle-aged uncle in front of him, and was surprised to find that although his face was a bit dirty, his facial features were indeed somewhat similar to the Rong Zhengqing in his memory.
A gust of cold wind blew by, rolling up fallen leaves and dust, and the surrounding area was eerily quiet.
Rong Xuan hesitated to speak, and finally spoke out with difficulty: "...Father, how did you escape?"
Is it so easy to escape from the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice?
Rong Zhengqing snorted coldly when he heard the words: "How can those wine bags and rice bags in the Ministry of Punishment be able to hold me? The iron chains split open with one palm. I knocked them out and escaped directly."
Rong Zhengqing is a martial idiot, he roamed the rivers and lakes for dozens of years when he was young, and it is said that he has a lot of fame.But later, when he met Rong's mother, he put away his sword and returned to the mountain, changed his name and surname, and became a county magistrate in Jingzhou honestly.
He was taken to Beijing for trial, thinking that the Ministry of Criminal Justice could find out the truth and clear himself up, but he didn't expect that the three repetitions would all be death sentences.Rong Zhengqing thought about it in the prison, what is the bird's loyalty to the court, and he was too aggrieved to die like this. In the end, he was really worried about his wife and children at home, so he just escaped directly on the eve of the execution.
He was going to rush back to Jingzhou overnight, but when he just left the city gate, he saw a young man standing on the side of the road with a horse, and he was about to take the other's horse, but he didn't expect it to be his son.
Rong Zhengqing thought about this point, clasped Rong Xuan's shoulders with both hands and asked suspiciously: "By the way, Xuan'er, why are you here?"
Rong Xuan: "I'm here..."
To collect your body...
Rong Xuan's brain twitched and he almost told the truth. He narrowly swallowed the last five words, and quickly changed his words: "My mother and I heard that you were escorted to Beijing, so we wanted to find out about the situation, but I didn't expect you... ..."
You just escaped...
The language ability that Rong Xuan was so proud of suddenly lost its effect at this moment, and he didn't know how to face this father who escaped from the prison.Let the other party go back and surrender, it is unrealistic, let the other party run away, it seems a bit weird.
Seeing that he was alone, Rong Zhengqing looked around: "What about your mother? Where is she?"
Rong Xuan quickly held him down: "We found a village to settle down, and my mother was waiting at home, and I was the only one who came out by myself."
Rong Zhengqing and Fa's wife had a deep relationship, and frowned when he heard the words were imperceptible.He put the sword back into the sheath, and said to Rong Rong: "In this case, let's go back to your mother quickly, hide our name, and leave the place of right and wrong as soon as possible."
Rong Xuan also felt that this was the only way at present: "Father is right."
But stood still.
Without him, now there are two people and one horse, it seems that it is not easy to allocate.Rong Xuan didn't think that this inferior old horse could bear the weight of two big men at the same time.
#To ride, or not to ride, that is the question#
Rong Zhengqing also seemed to have noticed this problem: "Xuan'er, you ride."
Rong Xuan felt that it wasn't very good, and quickly waved his hands: "No, no, dad, you should ride."
Who made you a father.
Rong Zhengqing loved this only son very much, and upon hearing this, he patted his head lovingly: "You were just slapped by daddy, and I'm afraid you suffered some internal injuries. You're riding on a horse, and daddy can go on the road with light kung fu."
"..."
It was fine if he didn't say anything, but when Rong Xuan said it, his lungs began to hurt again.He covered his chest indiscriminately, still felt that it was not good for an old man to eat and walk, so he persuaded: "Father, it's okay, you can ride, if you delay any longer, I'm afraid the pursuers will catch up."
Rong Zhengqing said proudly: "What are you afraid of? One will kill one, two will kill one pair! You, I, have never been afraid of anyone in my life, let alone the group of bottom-five ranks in the Ministry of Punishment!"
From the ninth rank, from the eighth rank, and above the fifth rank, enter the sword gate.
In Shengjing City, swordsmen on the fifth rank were already mid-level masters, but they were as vulnerable as ants in Rong Zhengqing's mouth.
Is it because he is arrogant?
No, obviously because he was strong enough to despise that group of people.
What is the concept of first-class swordsmanship?
Leaving aside those incognito masters, there are only five first-grade swordsmen in the world: Han Xiaoyun from Beiyan, Lu Fanweng from Weiguo, Zuoqiu Nian from Xiliang, and the remaining two are Liu Xiqiong and Ye from the Great Zhou Dynasty. Dust.Even Xuanyuan Qing is still stuck at the bottleneck of the second rank.
Back then when the Turks invaded Beiyan, Han Xiaoyun guarded Donglai City for three days with one sword alone; Lu Fanweng escaped into the snowy land alone for several years in order to achieve great success in swordsmanship; Said that swordsmanship has reached the state of perfection, and now occupies the position of the emperor's teacher. His descendants have guarded the Xiliang royal family for generations. He is an old monster who has lived for more than 100 years.
Liu Xiqiong is the only woman among the first-grade swords in the world, and she is now enshrined by the royal family of Zhou State, accompanying the emperor.As for Ye Shengchen, he is unruly by nature and likes to travel all over the world, and no one has seen him for many years.
Among these people, either generals of a country or important ministers of the emperor, all of them were enshrined as marquises and worshiped prime ministers, which shows that their status is very important.The state of Zhou is faintly superior to the other three countries now, so it may not be because there are two first-grade divine swords sitting in charge.
And Rong Zhengqing was probably the worst of all first-rank swordsmen.After he retired from the arena, he was too low-key, so low-key that no one even knew that he was a first-rank swordsman, and he only used [-]-[-]% of his skills in daily fights, and he regarded himself as a fifth-rank strength.For so many years, people who are familiar with him only know that he is good at kungfu, but they never imagined that his swordsmanship has reached the first level.
This is probably the legendary hermit master who doesn't care about fame and fortune... right?
Rong Xuan led the horse and hurried along the official road in the dark, he couldn't help but look at Rong Zhengqing who was riding on the horse.Just now, the other party couldn't resist his son's filial piety, so he had no choice but to get on the horse.
Rong Xuan: "Father, the state of Zhou is in the midst of employing people. If you reveal your identity, maybe the imperial court will forgive you."
There are really too few first-rank swordsmen, even fewer than pandas, and Rong Xuan really does not doubt that the emperor will immediately absolve Rong Zhengqing of the crime when he hears the news.Special treatment for special talents.
"Your father is not guilty, there is no need for them to escape." Rong Zhengqing rode on the horse, feeling that his son was still too young to think about everything simply, "I had too many enemies back then, if I revealed my identity, I'm afraid they will find out on the wind , harmed you and your mother."
Once a person has a wife and children, he has a weakness.
Rong Xuan asked back: "Then you are still an official?"
Rong Zhengqing slapped him directly on the back of the head: "You don't understand, that place in Jingzhou is too chaotic. If I didn't see people being killed by bandits, I wouldn't have taken over that rotten official position."
After he finished speaking, thinking about the prison he suffered during this period of time, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became: "I knew that the officials in the capital were so confused that they couldn't even find out the truth. I should have taken you two with me when I was in Jingzhou." Run away together, why come to the capital to suffer this kind of living crime!"
Rong Xuan thought to himself that if the dignified first-grade sword had been reduced to this point, there would be no one left.I really don't know whether to say that Rong Zhengqing is too stupid, or that he is too low-key.But as a son, he can only comfort his father: "It's okay, if a thousand dollars is hard to buy, I knew it earlier, so I can't blame my father for this matter."
Rong Xuan just wanted to go to the inn in front of him and buy an extra horse, otherwise, at their speed, he would not be home until three days later.
Rong Zhengqing felt very relieved.His son used to be a reckless martial idiot just like him, knowing nothing but martial arts.I didn't expect that after sitting in prison for a while, I would become so sensible after I got out.
Rong Zhengqing's tone was complicated: "Xuan'er, Dad really didn't expect you to grow so much after not seeing you for a while, and you really lived up to my usual teachings."
"..."
Rong Xuan's mood is also very complicated now. He originally came to collect the corpse, but now he has somehow become a family member of a fugitive.Covering up and escaping a crime, it is difficult to overturn the case if you are caught and taken to court later, and you may even be imprisoned because of your kinship.
Failed.
While Rong Xuan and Rong Zhengqing were traveling together in the starry night, there was another group of people searching around the mountain road.They were dressed in plain clothes, and they looked like ordinary rangers, but they moved quietly, obviously well-trained.
The leading man was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a ponytail and a youthful look.He is very good at lightness, he jumped onto the top of a tree several feet high with one turn, and looked around like an eagle: "Your Highness fell here, you should check carefully, and don't miss any place."
These people are the three thousand Yanqi who followed the prince of Yan into Zhou as hostages.Although they are few in number, they are all fourth-rank swordsmen.Once formed into an army formation, their strength is astonishing, and they are not inferior to the first-grade divine sword. They have a fierce reputation in the Beiyan battlefield.When Ji Fan entered the capital, the Empress Dowager Yan gave him this team to ensure that he would be safe in Zhou.
After Ji Fan disappeared, they divided up into six groups and searched secretly for many days in the Nanshan hunting ground, and finally followed the bloodstains all the way to this point.
A soldier seemed to have discovered something suddenly while searching on the gravel beach. He held his sword and said to the young man, "Major General, we found blood here."
Hearing this, Yan Fengchen jumped down from the treetop, stepped forward to take a closer look, and as expected, found several mottled dark brown bloodstains and a piece of rag among the gravel.He picked up the rag, saw that the texture was luxurious, frowned, and muttered: "It's His Highness's clothes, he should be nearby, look for it quickly."
Yan Fengchen was the adopted son of Han Xiaoyun, Generalissimo of Beiyan Army and Horse Army.
Back then when Han Xiaoyun was defeated by the state of Zhou, he felt ashamed and couldn't restrain himself, so he sent his hair to plead guilty, and specially ordered his adopted son Yan Fengchen to escort Ji Fan into Beijing and accompany him all the way.
Now that Ji Fan fell off the cliff and his life or death is uncertain, Yan Fengchen cannot absolve himself of the blame.He couldn't trust the people of the state of Zhou, so he secretly went out of Beijing to search with his guards, and found this place all the way.On the way, he encountered men and horses sent by the Marquis of Donglin, and a fierce battle broke out.
Just at this time, there was a sharp hawk chirping sound from above the sky, which spread directly to Jiuxiao.Yan Fengchen didn't pay attention at first, but the black eagle kept circling around, as if he wanted to tell him some news.
Yan Fengchen's eyesight was excellent, and he noticed something seemed to be tied to the eagle's talons, so he flew up and grabbed the giant eagle into his palm with a single leap.
"It turned out to be His Highness's eagle!"
Yan Fengchen took a closer look and was pleasantly surprised to find that there were three clusters of white feathers on the back of this black hawk, which was clearly a falcon domesticated by Ji Fan.He immediately untied the letter paper tied to the eagle's claw, and quickly unfolded it. He didn't know what was written on it, his face changed slightly, and he tore the letter paper to pieces immediately.
Yan Fengchen: "Let's go! Your Highness has found it!"
The moonlight faded, and the ground was covered with frost and white.Peach Blossom Village is remote and usually very quiet.When it was dawn, Widow Song got up to wash and wash as usual, and was about to go to the market to sell tofu, when she suddenly remembered that Mr. Rong had lent her a box of rouge and hadn't returned it, so she went to the courtyard wall and poked her head to look at the next door.
There was a red maple tree planted outside the Rong family courtyard, and a man in white shirt sat under the tree.His long hair was untied, pouring down his shoulders and waist like running water, as black as a crow's feather, and he sat for an unknown how long.Holding a bamboo eagle whistle in his hand, he stroked it once and for all, as if he was in deep thought, and seemed to be waiting for someone.
From Widow Song's point of view, she could only catch a glimpse of the other's pointed chin and high nose bridge, and because Rong Xuan is used to wearing white clothes, she recognized the wrong person, waved her handkerchief and shouted coquettishly, "Master Rong , you borrowed my rouge the day before yesterday, don't forget to return it!"
The man paused slightly when he heard the sound, and turned his head to look over.I saw that his face was flawless, as clear as jade, his eyes were clear and clean, but they were dark in color, making it hard to see through.Between the eyebrows is a little cinnabar blood mole that belongs exclusively to Qingzi, full of evil spirits for no reason.
A naturally kind and immortal appearance, the corners of his lips are slightly drooping, with a touch of compassion and sarcasm.He also had a pair of slanting eyes, making people feel that he is not as kind as he appears on the surface.
The man sitting under the red maple tree was Ji Fan.
Widow Song was taken aback by his appearance, and was slow to realize that the person in front of her was not Rong Xuan. She stammered and asked, "You, you... who are you? This is the house of the Rong family!"
Ji Fan stared at her quietly, thinking of something, frowned and clenched the eagle whistle in his hand, and did not speak.
Widow Song was inexplicably intimidated by Ji Fan's aura for a moment. She stepped back and raised her voice, "I asked you something, did you hear me? Who are you?"
Mother Rong just got up to cook when she heard commotion outside the courtyard.She walked out of the house on crutches, but saw the Widow Song next door standing by the courtyard wall talking to Ji Fan. She guessed the reason in her heart, and quickly explained: "He is Xuan'er's newly married wife a few days ago. Because of a serious illness, I seldom go out, so you don’t recognize her, and Mrs. Lao Song misses her.”
Rong's mother seldom gets along with her neighbors, but what she said was tight-fisted: "Xuan'er is now doing business outside, so he is not allowed to come back. When he returns home, there will be a wedding banquet, and then the neighbors will be invited to come and be witnesses."
Widow Song could not listen to such polite words.Seeing that Qingzi turned out to be Rong Xuan's newly married wife, she cursed inwardly at the infatuated woman who was a heartless person, and would not speak to that little bastard Rong Xuan again, and turned her head into the room.
Rong's mother couldn't see the expression on Ji Fan's face clearly because of her eyesight, otherwise she would definitely notice something was wrong.Hearing the news of Widow Song's departure, she groped her way to Ji Fan with a cane, and explained in an apologetic tone: "The country people talk a lot, and the young master lives alone in the Rong's house. It will inevitably cause criticism and I have wronged you."
Ji Fan didn't know why he didn't speak, a maple leaf fell on his shoulder, and then slipped quietly to the ground.
Mother Rong said: "Sit down for a while, I'll go to the kitchen to light a fire and cook porridge, I don't know when Xuan'er will come back."
Hearing this, Ji Fan finally got up, and his sleeves brushed against the chair, making a soft rustling sound.He sat quietly in the courtyard all night, with the moisture on his body after being soaked in dew, he stretched out his hand to stop Rong's mother, his fingertips felt cool: "No need..."
Ji Fan paused: "The porridge is ready, let me serve it."
After recovering his memory, he sat quietly in the courtyard overnight.Thinking about what happened after I lost my memory, I couldn't tell whether it was shame or resentment, my mood was ups and downs, and it was hard to calm down for a long time.But these accounts will not fall on an innocent woman after all.
The air was silent for a moment.
Ji Fan turned around and walked into the kitchen, served two bowls of porridge, and sat at the table with Rong's mother for breakfast.Seeing that the porridge bowl was still warm, Madam Rong patted Ji Fan's hand lightly: "You child, your injury is not healed yet, so why are you cooking by yourself? Don't do it again next time." If this is the case, Xuan'er will definitely blame me if she finds out."
Ji Fan was surprisingly quiet today, when she suddenly heard her mention Rong Xuan, he silently clenched his fingertips, and the wooden chopsticks snapped open with a click.
Rong's mother was surprised when she heard the words: "What's wrong?"
Ji Fan threw away the two broken chopsticks, replaced them with a new pair, and said calmly, "It's nothing, the chopsticks were eaten by moths."
The atmosphere this morning was really weird, but fortunately, Mother Rong didn't notice it, and went into the house to chant Buddha after breakfast.Ji Fan stood in the courtyard, looking up at the sky, frowning occasionally and blowing the eagle whistle in his hand, as if waiting for someone to come.Half an hour later, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes in the distance, and a group of people dressed as merchants rode their horses from a distance, and finally Qiqi reined in the reins and stopped at the door of Rong's house.
Yan Fengchen didn't have time to wait for the horse to stop, so he turned over from the horse's back and jumped off.He saw the man in white standing in the courtyard at a glance, and immediately stepped forward happily: "Prince..."
Before he finished speaking, Ji Fan raised his hand to stop him: "There are many people here, don't reveal your identity."
Yan Fengchen immediately fell silent when he heard the words, and stopped kneeling.It's just that he is still young, but he still can't hide his joy: "Your Highness, we finally found you, why are you here?"
Ji Fan didn't want to say much, and frowned: "I fell off a cliff and was rescued by a farmer, so I am recuperating here."
Hearing this, Yan Fengchen looked around and saw that it was indeed the farmer's residence, so he urged: "Your Highness, follow me back to Beijing quickly. On the way I came, I met people from the Marquis of Donglin and fought viciously with them. I'm afraid they still have a back hand, so it's better to leave here as soon as possible."
I don't know if it was the rush of horseshoes outside that startled Mrs. Rong.Holding an oiled paper bag in her hand, she groped out of the house, vaguely saw a group of people surrounding her door, and subconsciously asked Ji Fan, "What's wrong?"
Seeing a woman coming out, Yan Fengchen thought that it must be the farmer who saved His Highness, but before he could speak, he saw Ji Fan reaching out to support her, and said in a low voice: "Mother, it's okay, It's a group of passing merchants, here to ask for directions."
Yan Fengchen was surprised when he heard the words, mother?Didn't the biological mother of His Royal Highness die long ago? Where did the mother come from?
Mother Rong didn't doubt it, she stuffed the oiled paper bag in Ji Fan's hand, and patted it lightly twice: "Xuan'er told me, let me remind you to take the medicine, and before I leave, let me give you this, let you Save some food and bring it to you when you come back from business."
After finishing speaking, he said worriedly: "Stop dealing with outsiders, Xuan'er said that Beijing and China are very chaotic these days, let's stay at home and don't go anywhere."
Hearing this, Ji Fan looked down at the oil-paper bag in his hand, only to see some candied dried fruits inside. He paused, clenched his fingertips unconsciously, and wondered what he was thinking: "..."
Yan Fengchen was really afraid that there would be pursuers behind him, so he wanted to urge Ji Fan to get on the road quickly.However, Ji Fan seemed to know what he was going to say, and choked back his unspoken words with a look.
"Mother,"
Ji Fan raised his hand to support Madam Rong, and after a long silence, he suddenly said: "You come to Beijing with me..."
Ji Fan squinted his eyes, the bottom of which was dark and turbulent, and finally knew how to deal with that bastard who was full of lies.He slowly raised his eyes to look at Rong's mother, and said softly word by word: "Rong Xuan is doing business in Beijing, and he said he wanted to inquire about his father's lawsuit, but he might not be able to come back for a while, so he entrusted these passing businessmen to send us to Beijing to take care of him... ..."
When Rong's mother heard him bring up Rong Zhengqing's case, she couldn't help being shocked.
……
Before I knew it, it was dusk.Rong Xuan and Rong Zhengqing rode two fast horses, and finally rushed to the house during the starry night, but they didn't expect to miss it.
Rong Xuan turned over and dismounted, and noticed the messy horseshoe marks at the door of the house, and suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.He immediately pushed the door open and entered the room, but saw that there was nothing inside, even the books he usually read had been removed.
There was only a note on the table in the main hall, on which was written a line of strong characters, which was pressed under the vase:
If you want to find someone, Sheng Jing will come to see you.
If you want to find someone, Sheng Jing comes to see you...
Rong Xuan picked up the note, and seeing this, his heart sank, thinking that Ji Fan would really recover his memory and leave here.It's just that the other party left as soon as he left, why didn't even his mother disappear.
Rong Xuan hurried out of the house, but saw the Widow Song next door grinding soybeans in the yard, looking towards his home as if watching the excitement, and asked with folded hands, "Dare to ask Sister Song, have you ever seen anyone from my family?"
Widow Song gloated, chuckled lightly and said, "I advise you not to look for her, your wife ran away with a rich businessman."
Rong Xuan hurriedly asked: "What about my mother?"
Widow Song waved her handkerchief: "Run away with your wife!"
Rong Xuan: "???"
Rong Zhengqing just got off his horse when he heard these words, he almost fell to his death.
escaped...
Just escaped...?
Rong Xuanrao is a person who has seen big scenes, and he was also in shock for a long time after hearing the words.He looked at the unshaven middle-aged uncle in front of him, and was surprised to find that although his face was a bit dirty, his facial features were indeed somewhat similar to the Rong Zhengqing in his memory.
A gust of cold wind blew by, rolling up fallen leaves and dust, and the surrounding area was eerily quiet.
Rong Xuan hesitated to speak, and finally spoke out with difficulty: "...Father, how did you escape?"
Is it so easy to escape from the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice?
Rong Zhengqing snorted coldly when he heard the words: "How can those wine bags and rice bags in the Ministry of Punishment be able to hold me? The iron chains split open with one palm. I knocked them out and escaped directly."
Rong Zhengqing is a martial idiot, he roamed the rivers and lakes for dozens of years when he was young, and it is said that he has a lot of fame.But later, when he met Rong's mother, he put away his sword and returned to the mountain, changed his name and surname, and became a county magistrate in Jingzhou honestly.
He was taken to Beijing for trial, thinking that the Ministry of Criminal Justice could find out the truth and clear himself up, but he didn't expect that the three repetitions would all be death sentences.Rong Zhengqing thought about it in the prison, what is the bird's loyalty to the court, and he was too aggrieved to die like this. In the end, he was really worried about his wife and children at home, so he just escaped directly on the eve of the execution.
He was going to rush back to Jingzhou overnight, but when he just left the city gate, he saw a young man standing on the side of the road with a horse, and he was about to take the other's horse, but he didn't expect it to be his son.
Rong Zhengqing thought about this point, clasped Rong Xuan's shoulders with both hands and asked suspiciously: "By the way, Xuan'er, why are you here?"
Rong Xuan: "I'm here..."
To collect your body...
Rong Xuan's brain twitched and he almost told the truth. He narrowly swallowed the last five words, and quickly changed his words: "My mother and I heard that you were escorted to Beijing, so we wanted to find out about the situation, but I didn't expect you... ..."
You just escaped...
The language ability that Rong Xuan was so proud of suddenly lost its effect at this moment, and he didn't know how to face this father who escaped from the prison.Let the other party go back and surrender, it is unrealistic, let the other party run away, it seems a bit weird.
Seeing that he was alone, Rong Zhengqing looked around: "What about your mother? Where is she?"
Rong Xuan quickly held him down: "We found a village to settle down, and my mother was waiting at home, and I was the only one who came out by myself."
Rong Zhengqing and Fa's wife had a deep relationship, and frowned when he heard the words were imperceptible.He put the sword back into the sheath, and said to Rong Rong: "In this case, let's go back to your mother quickly, hide our name, and leave the place of right and wrong as soon as possible."
Rong Xuan also felt that this was the only way at present: "Father is right."
But stood still.
Without him, now there are two people and one horse, it seems that it is not easy to allocate.Rong Xuan didn't think that this inferior old horse could bear the weight of two big men at the same time.
#To ride, or not to ride, that is the question#
Rong Zhengqing also seemed to have noticed this problem: "Xuan'er, you ride."
Rong Xuan felt that it wasn't very good, and quickly waved his hands: "No, no, dad, you should ride."
Who made you a father.
Rong Zhengqing loved this only son very much, and upon hearing this, he patted his head lovingly: "You were just slapped by daddy, and I'm afraid you suffered some internal injuries. You're riding on a horse, and daddy can go on the road with light kung fu."
"..."
It was fine if he didn't say anything, but when Rong Xuan said it, his lungs began to hurt again.He covered his chest indiscriminately, still felt that it was not good for an old man to eat and walk, so he persuaded: "Father, it's okay, you can ride, if you delay any longer, I'm afraid the pursuers will catch up."
Rong Zhengqing said proudly: "What are you afraid of? One will kill one, two will kill one pair! You, I, have never been afraid of anyone in my life, let alone the group of bottom-five ranks in the Ministry of Punishment!"
From the ninth rank, from the eighth rank, and above the fifth rank, enter the sword gate.
In Shengjing City, swordsmen on the fifth rank were already mid-level masters, but they were as vulnerable as ants in Rong Zhengqing's mouth.
Is it because he is arrogant?
No, obviously because he was strong enough to despise that group of people.
What is the concept of first-class swordsmanship?
Leaving aside those incognito masters, there are only five first-grade swordsmen in the world: Han Xiaoyun from Beiyan, Lu Fanweng from Weiguo, Zuoqiu Nian from Xiliang, and the remaining two are Liu Xiqiong and Ye from the Great Zhou Dynasty. Dust.Even Xuanyuan Qing is still stuck at the bottleneck of the second rank.
Back then when the Turks invaded Beiyan, Han Xiaoyun guarded Donglai City for three days with one sword alone; Lu Fanweng escaped into the snowy land alone for several years in order to achieve great success in swordsmanship; Said that swordsmanship has reached the state of perfection, and now occupies the position of the emperor's teacher. His descendants have guarded the Xiliang royal family for generations. He is an old monster who has lived for more than 100 years.
Liu Xiqiong is the only woman among the first-grade swords in the world, and she is now enshrined by the royal family of Zhou State, accompanying the emperor.As for Ye Shengchen, he is unruly by nature and likes to travel all over the world, and no one has seen him for many years.
Among these people, either generals of a country or important ministers of the emperor, all of them were enshrined as marquises and worshiped prime ministers, which shows that their status is very important.The state of Zhou is faintly superior to the other three countries now, so it may not be because there are two first-grade divine swords sitting in charge.
And Rong Zhengqing was probably the worst of all first-rank swordsmen.After he retired from the arena, he was too low-key, so low-key that no one even knew that he was a first-rank swordsman, and he only used [-]-[-]% of his skills in daily fights, and he regarded himself as a fifth-rank strength.For so many years, people who are familiar with him only know that he is good at kungfu, but they never imagined that his swordsmanship has reached the first level.
This is probably the legendary hermit master who doesn't care about fame and fortune... right?
Rong Xuan led the horse and hurried along the official road in the dark, he couldn't help but look at Rong Zhengqing who was riding on the horse.Just now, the other party couldn't resist his son's filial piety, so he had no choice but to get on the horse.
Rong Xuan: "Father, the state of Zhou is in the midst of employing people. If you reveal your identity, maybe the imperial court will forgive you."
There are really too few first-rank swordsmen, even fewer than pandas, and Rong Xuan really does not doubt that the emperor will immediately absolve Rong Zhengqing of the crime when he hears the news.Special treatment for special talents.
"Your father is not guilty, there is no need for them to escape." Rong Zhengqing rode on the horse, feeling that his son was still too young to think about everything simply, "I had too many enemies back then, if I revealed my identity, I'm afraid they will find out on the wind , harmed you and your mother."
Once a person has a wife and children, he has a weakness.
Rong Xuan asked back: "Then you are still an official?"
Rong Zhengqing slapped him directly on the back of the head: "You don't understand, that place in Jingzhou is too chaotic. If I didn't see people being killed by bandits, I wouldn't have taken over that rotten official position."
After he finished speaking, thinking about the prison he suffered during this period of time, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became: "I knew that the officials in the capital were so confused that they couldn't even find out the truth. I should have taken you two with me when I was in Jingzhou." Run away together, why come to the capital to suffer this kind of living crime!"
Rong Xuan thought to himself that if the dignified first-grade sword had been reduced to this point, there would be no one left.I really don't know whether to say that Rong Zhengqing is too stupid, or that he is too low-key.But as a son, he can only comfort his father: "It's okay, if a thousand dollars is hard to buy, I knew it earlier, so I can't blame my father for this matter."
Rong Xuan just wanted to go to the inn in front of him and buy an extra horse, otherwise, at their speed, he would not be home until three days later.
Rong Zhengqing felt very relieved.His son used to be a reckless martial idiot just like him, knowing nothing but martial arts.I didn't expect that after sitting in prison for a while, I would become so sensible after I got out.
Rong Zhengqing's tone was complicated: "Xuan'er, Dad really didn't expect you to grow so much after not seeing you for a while, and you really lived up to my usual teachings."
"..."
Rong Xuan's mood is also very complicated now. He originally came to collect the corpse, but now he has somehow become a family member of a fugitive.Covering up and escaping a crime, it is difficult to overturn the case if you are caught and taken to court later, and you may even be imprisoned because of your kinship.
Failed.
While Rong Xuan and Rong Zhengqing were traveling together in the starry night, there was another group of people searching around the mountain road.They were dressed in plain clothes, and they looked like ordinary rangers, but they moved quietly, obviously well-trained.
The leading man was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a ponytail and a youthful look.He is very good at lightness, he jumped onto the top of a tree several feet high with one turn, and looked around like an eagle: "Your Highness fell here, you should check carefully, and don't miss any place."
These people are the three thousand Yanqi who followed the prince of Yan into Zhou as hostages.Although they are few in number, they are all fourth-rank swordsmen.Once formed into an army formation, their strength is astonishing, and they are not inferior to the first-grade divine sword. They have a fierce reputation in the Beiyan battlefield.When Ji Fan entered the capital, the Empress Dowager Yan gave him this team to ensure that he would be safe in Zhou.
After Ji Fan disappeared, they divided up into six groups and searched secretly for many days in the Nanshan hunting ground, and finally followed the bloodstains all the way to this point.
A soldier seemed to have discovered something suddenly while searching on the gravel beach. He held his sword and said to the young man, "Major General, we found blood here."
Hearing this, Yan Fengchen jumped down from the treetop, stepped forward to take a closer look, and as expected, found several mottled dark brown bloodstains and a piece of rag among the gravel.He picked up the rag, saw that the texture was luxurious, frowned, and muttered: "It's His Highness's clothes, he should be nearby, look for it quickly."
Yan Fengchen was the adopted son of Han Xiaoyun, Generalissimo of Beiyan Army and Horse Army.
Back then when Han Xiaoyun was defeated by the state of Zhou, he felt ashamed and couldn't restrain himself, so he sent his hair to plead guilty, and specially ordered his adopted son Yan Fengchen to escort Ji Fan into Beijing and accompany him all the way.
Now that Ji Fan fell off the cliff and his life or death is uncertain, Yan Fengchen cannot absolve himself of the blame.He couldn't trust the people of the state of Zhou, so he secretly went out of Beijing to search with his guards, and found this place all the way.On the way, he encountered men and horses sent by the Marquis of Donglin, and a fierce battle broke out.
Just at this time, there was a sharp hawk chirping sound from above the sky, which spread directly to Jiuxiao.Yan Fengchen didn't pay attention at first, but the black eagle kept circling around, as if he wanted to tell him some news.
Yan Fengchen's eyesight was excellent, and he noticed something seemed to be tied to the eagle's talons, so he flew up and grabbed the giant eagle into his palm with a single leap.
"It turned out to be His Highness's eagle!"
Yan Fengchen took a closer look and was pleasantly surprised to find that there were three clusters of white feathers on the back of this black hawk, which was clearly a falcon domesticated by Ji Fan.He immediately untied the letter paper tied to the eagle's claw, and quickly unfolded it. He didn't know what was written on it, his face changed slightly, and he tore the letter paper to pieces immediately.
Yan Fengchen: "Let's go! Your Highness has found it!"
The moonlight faded, and the ground was covered with frost and white.Peach Blossom Village is remote and usually very quiet.When it was dawn, Widow Song got up to wash and wash as usual, and was about to go to the market to sell tofu, when she suddenly remembered that Mr. Rong had lent her a box of rouge and hadn't returned it, so she went to the courtyard wall and poked her head to look at the next door.
There was a red maple tree planted outside the Rong family courtyard, and a man in white shirt sat under the tree.His long hair was untied, pouring down his shoulders and waist like running water, as black as a crow's feather, and he sat for an unknown how long.Holding a bamboo eagle whistle in his hand, he stroked it once and for all, as if he was in deep thought, and seemed to be waiting for someone.
From Widow Song's point of view, she could only catch a glimpse of the other's pointed chin and high nose bridge, and because Rong Xuan is used to wearing white clothes, she recognized the wrong person, waved her handkerchief and shouted coquettishly, "Master Rong , you borrowed my rouge the day before yesterday, don't forget to return it!"
The man paused slightly when he heard the sound, and turned his head to look over.I saw that his face was flawless, as clear as jade, his eyes were clear and clean, but they were dark in color, making it hard to see through.Between the eyebrows is a little cinnabar blood mole that belongs exclusively to Qingzi, full of evil spirits for no reason.
A naturally kind and immortal appearance, the corners of his lips are slightly drooping, with a touch of compassion and sarcasm.He also had a pair of slanting eyes, making people feel that he is not as kind as he appears on the surface.
The man sitting under the red maple tree was Ji Fan.
Widow Song was taken aback by his appearance, and was slow to realize that the person in front of her was not Rong Xuan. She stammered and asked, "You, you... who are you? This is the house of the Rong family!"
Ji Fan stared at her quietly, thinking of something, frowned and clenched the eagle whistle in his hand, and did not speak.
Widow Song was inexplicably intimidated by Ji Fan's aura for a moment. She stepped back and raised her voice, "I asked you something, did you hear me? Who are you?"
Mother Rong just got up to cook when she heard commotion outside the courtyard.She walked out of the house on crutches, but saw the Widow Song next door standing by the courtyard wall talking to Ji Fan. She guessed the reason in her heart, and quickly explained: "He is Xuan'er's newly married wife a few days ago. Because of a serious illness, I seldom go out, so you don’t recognize her, and Mrs. Lao Song misses her.”
Rong's mother seldom gets along with her neighbors, but what she said was tight-fisted: "Xuan'er is now doing business outside, so he is not allowed to come back. When he returns home, there will be a wedding banquet, and then the neighbors will be invited to come and be witnesses."
Widow Song could not listen to such polite words.Seeing that Qingzi turned out to be Rong Xuan's newly married wife, she cursed inwardly at the infatuated woman who was a heartless person, and would not speak to that little bastard Rong Xuan again, and turned her head into the room.
Rong's mother couldn't see the expression on Ji Fan's face clearly because of her eyesight, otherwise she would definitely notice something was wrong.Hearing the news of Widow Song's departure, she groped her way to Ji Fan with a cane, and explained in an apologetic tone: "The country people talk a lot, and the young master lives alone in the Rong's house. It will inevitably cause criticism and I have wronged you."
Ji Fan didn't know why he didn't speak, a maple leaf fell on his shoulder, and then slipped quietly to the ground.
Mother Rong said: "Sit down for a while, I'll go to the kitchen to light a fire and cook porridge, I don't know when Xuan'er will come back."
Hearing this, Ji Fan finally got up, and his sleeves brushed against the chair, making a soft rustling sound.He sat quietly in the courtyard all night, with the moisture on his body after being soaked in dew, he stretched out his hand to stop Rong's mother, his fingertips felt cool: "No need..."
Ji Fan paused: "The porridge is ready, let me serve it."
After recovering his memory, he sat quietly in the courtyard overnight.Thinking about what happened after I lost my memory, I couldn't tell whether it was shame or resentment, my mood was ups and downs, and it was hard to calm down for a long time.But these accounts will not fall on an innocent woman after all.
The air was silent for a moment.
Ji Fan turned around and walked into the kitchen, served two bowls of porridge, and sat at the table with Rong's mother for breakfast.Seeing that the porridge bowl was still warm, Madam Rong patted Ji Fan's hand lightly: "You child, your injury is not healed yet, so why are you cooking by yourself? Don't do it again next time." If this is the case, Xuan'er will definitely blame me if she finds out."
Ji Fan was surprisingly quiet today, when she suddenly heard her mention Rong Xuan, he silently clenched his fingertips, and the wooden chopsticks snapped open with a click.
Rong's mother was surprised when she heard the words: "What's wrong?"
Ji Fan threw away the two broken chopsticks, replaced them with a new pair, and said calmly, "It's nothing, the chopsticks were eaten by moths."
The atmosphere this morning was really weird, but fortunately, Mother Rong didn't notice it, and went into the house to chant Buddha after breakfast.Ji Fan stood in the courtyard, looking up at the sky, frowning occasionally and blowing the eagle whistle in his hand, as if waiting for someone to come.Half an hour later, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes in the distance, and a group of people dressed as merchants rode their horses from a distance, and finally Qiqi reined in the reins and stopped at the door of Rong's house.
Yan Fengchen didn't have time to wait for the horse to stop, so he turned over from the horse's back and jumped off.He saw the man in white standing in the courtyard at a glance, and immediately stepped forward happily: "Prince..."
Before he finished speaking, Ji Fan raised his hand to stop him: "There are many people here, don't reveal your identity."
Yan Fengchen immediately fell silent when he heard the words, and stopped kneeling.It's just that he is still young, but he still can't hide his joy: "Your Highness, we finally found you, why are you here?"
Ji Fan didn't want to say much, and frowned: "I fell off a cliff and was rescued by a farmer, so I am recuperating here."
Hearing this, Yan Fengchen looked around and saw that it was indeed the farmer's residence, so he urged: "Your Highness, follow me back to Beijing quickly. On the way I came, I met people from the Marquis of Donglin and fought viciously with them. I'm afraid they still have a back hand, so it's better to leave here as soon as possible."
I don't know if it was the rush of horseshoes outside that startled Mrs. Rong.Holding an oiled paper bag in her hand, she groped out of the house, vaguely saw a group of people surrounding her door, and subconsciously asked Ji Fan, "What's wrong?"
Seeing a woman coming out, Yan Fengchen thought that it must be the farmer who saved His Highness, but before he could speak, he saw Ji Fan reaching out to support her, and said in a low voice: "Mother, it's okay, It's a group of passing merchants, here to ask for directions."
Yan Fengchen was surprised when he heard the words, mother?Didn't the biological mother of His Royal Highness die long ago? Where did the mother come from?
Mother Rong didn't doubt it, she stuffed the oiled paper bag in Ji Fan's hand, and patted it lightly twice: "Xuan'er told me, let me remind you to take the medicine, and before I leave, let me give you this, let you Save some food and bring it to you when you come back from business."
After finishing speaking, he said worriedly: "Stop dealing with outsiders, Xuan'er said that Beijing and China are very chaotic these days, let's stay at home and don't go anywhere."
Hearing this, Ji Fan looked down at the oil-paper bag in his hand, only to see some candied dried fruits inside. He paused, clenched his fingertips unconsciously, and wondered what he was thinking: "..."
Yan Fengchen was really afraid that there would be pursuers behind him, so he wanted to urge Ji Fan to get on the road quickly.However, Ji Fan seemed to know what he was going to say, and choked back his unspoken words with a look.
"Mother,"
Ji Fan raised his hand to support Madam Rong, and after a long silence, he suddenly said: "You come to Beijing with me..."
Ji Fan squinted his eyes, the bottom of which was dark and turbulent, and finally knew how to deal with that bastard who was full of lies.He slowly raised his eyes to look at Rong's mother, and said softly word by word: "Rong Xuan is doing business in Beijing, and he said he wanted to inquire about his father's lawsuit, but he might not be able to come back for a while, so he entrusted these passing businessmen to send us to Beijing to take care of him... ..."
When Rong's mother heard him bring up Rong Zhengqing's case, she couldn't help being shocked.
……
Before I knew it, it was dusk.Rong Xuan and Rong Zhengqing rode two fast horses, and finally rushed to the house during the starry night, but they didn't expect to miss it.
Rong Xuan turned over and dismounted, and noticed the messy horseshoe marks at the door of the house, and suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.He immediately pushed the door open and entered the room, but saw that there was nothing inside, even the books he usually read had been removed.
There was only a note on the table in the main hall, on which was written a line of strong characters, which was pressed under the vase:
If you want to find someone, Sheng Jing will come to see you.
If you want to find someone, Sheng Jing comes to see you...
Rong Xuan picked up the note, and seeing this, his heart sank, thinking that Ji Fan would really recover his memory and leave here.It's just that the other party left as soon as he left, why didn't even his mother disappear.
Rong Xuan hurried out of the house, but saw the Widow Song next door grinding soybeans in the yard, looking towards his home as if watching the excitement, and asked with folded hands, "Dare to ask Sister Song, have you ever seen anyone from my family?"
Widow Song gloated, chuckled lightly and said, "I advise you not to look for her, your wife ran away with a rich businessman."
Rong Xuan hurriedly asked: "What about my mother?"
Widow Song waved her handkerchief: "Run away with your wife!"
Rong Xuan: "???"
Rong Zhengqing just got off his horse when he heard these words, he almost fell to his death.
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