Travel to the Water Margin

Chapter 172 Encounter with Li Zicong from the Kingdom of Dali
Ambivalence is a characteristic of women, especially women in love.

As Hua Niang kept tugging on Lin Youde's sleeve, she gradually heard friendly and envious blessings from around her.

Then Hua Niang blushed and urgently called out: "Go home! Now that Dengzhou is over, let's hunt down Murong Nanyang!"

She wanted to maintain her dignity and pretend to ignore Lin Youde, but she couldn't help it.

Lin Youde nodded numbly, got on the horse, and they galloped all the way.

Hey, Lin Youde froze for a moment, did he forget someone?

Along the way, Hua Niang changed her direction and became the vanguard of the team, followed by Lin Youde, and Lao Wang hung behind intentionally or unintentionally.

The purpose of their itinerary is still to go southwest, and this path is traced according to the scout signals that appear continuously ahead.

Along the way, Hua Niang ignored Lin Youde, she had no clothes to look good, but her self-esteem was at work, and she was forbidden to respond to Lin Youde.

Now she is just chasing and killing Murong Nanyang. Of course, if she meets Zhang Xiaoman because of this, it is also very reasonable.

As long as Lin Youde is on her side, so what if Lin Youde is spared?
A woman's psychology is so subtle.

But they didn't know that their footprints covered most of the mountains and rivers of the Song Dynasty.

There are majestic ancient pagodas, verdant green hills, roaring Yellow River, and turbulent rivers, but all of them can't attract them and make them stop.

Along the way, they heard about Liangshan more than two or three times, but they still followed its route.

They advance despite the flames overhead.

They still move forward, regardless of whether they have not seen people for a long time.

What surprised Lin Youde was that Yang Zhi and Lin Chong's route of chasing and killing Gao Ya Nei was highly coincident with Murong Nanyang's, which meant that they were together!

As the climate changes, the days are getting longer and longer.

"The latest tracking mark is broken here." Lin Youde stood next to an ancient tree and lowered his head. The last scout disappeared because the time was over.

"There is a ruined temple near here that was mostly destroyed." Hua Niang opened her eyes. Her experience these days told her that there was something wrong with that ruined temple.

"I'll go over and have a look."

Lin Youde saw the ruined temple from a distance. At this moment, a ray of dawn shone on the half-collapsed ancient temple, and it looked a bit miserable.

Half of the wall of the ancient temple has collapsed, but the gate is still good. From a distance, it seems that it is not locked.

Lin Youde walked to the gate of the temple, pushed lightly, and the black wooden door that was about to fall opened in response. He looked inside for a while, and then stepped in.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw that the inside was full of dust and cobwebs, as if someone had been there for an unknown number of years.

Looking inside again, Lin Youde was shocked.

There was a dark figure vaguely visible in the darkness. When he saw Lin Youde, he was so frightened that he took two steps back.

At this moment, the black figure suddenly twitched and let out a heavy and weary sigh.

Lin Youde took a closer look, and he could vaguely see another person sitting cross-legged in the darkness. That person was shaking all over, as if he had suffered a serious injury.

"Two seriously injured people?" Hua Niang saw the two of them as soon as she came in, and she just wanted to bravely get closer when Lin Youde stopped her.

Lin Youde stepped forward, but saw that the person lying on the ground was silent.

And the person sitting cross-legged is wearing a tattered vermilion official robe, with a snow-white beard, looks like an old official?

Suddenly, bursts of steam rose from the top of the man's head, and it became thicker and thicker. Lin Youde was shocked, seeing this situation, he immediately shot.

"Don't come here, he's poisoned!"

The old man's face suddenly changed from black to white, and he let out a long sigh and murmured: "I didn't expect that I would die here today..."

The voice of the words was weak.

Hua Niang came closer again, and by the light, she could see a dignified uprightness and an unspeakable kindness in the old man's face.

Hua Niang blurted out and asked, "Old man?"

The old man opened his eyes and didn't answer, but kept scanning Lin Youde and the other three who came in.

The words in his eyes began to blur, and his eyesight had weakened.

Lin Youde cupped his hands and said loudly: "Old man, do you need help from the younger generation?"

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this old man is just looking back at the moment.

The old man sighed, and said softly: "You should leave this place quickly, you can't help me, go quickly, it will be dangerous when those villains come later."

Hua Niang and this old man had never met before, and she had an inexplicable feeling in her heart. She felt that this man was very important, and she whispered: "Old man, this junior doesn't understand..."

The old man interrupted her with his eyes closed, and said: "Go quickly, no matter how late, those villains will definitely not let you go."

Hua Niang shouted: "Old man, is there someone chasing you? We can help."

The old man shook his head, turned to look at Lin Youde and said, "You'd better leave quickly... You're so young, you can actually tell that I'm poisoned. You must be a master... Let me ask you, who are you?"

Seeing that he suddenly said this at this moment, Lin Youde couldn't help being very surprised, and the old man's words really didn't make him understand, so he said in confusion: "I'm Xia Lin Youde."

The old man's closed eyes suddenly opened, he glanced at Lin Youde, sighed softly and said, "Unfortunately, the same name and different fate, you are not the amazing and brilliant scholar, he is just a frail scholar, not you This martial artist, let's go."

"Uh, old man, I am the number one scholar in this discipline." Lin Youde was embarrassed, why is the number one scholar so famous?
The old man seemed to be very surprised to open his eyes, but obviously he couldn't see clearly, his voice was even lower: "You... that's all, I'll take you as the real number one scholar..."

The old man was silent for a moment, then called out: "Would you like to do something for me?"

When a man is about to die, his words are also good.

Lin Youde clasped his hands and said, "What's the matter, the old man told you to do it?"

The old man shook his head and said, "While I'm still dead, I want to tell you something important, I want to say it quickly..."

Hua Niang frowned slightly, but she didn't dare to ask further questions.

The old man said in a low voice: "This old man is Li Zicong from Dali Kingdom. Just a few days ago, my colleague Li Boxiang and I came to Yangzhou to meet Li Zhiyi from the Emperor of Song Dynasty. When we were at the post station, a fire broke out suddenly, and then a big fire appeared. Criticizing villains, trying to seize the imperial decree in my hands, these people are extremely vicious, and they will kill them all without leaving any survivors in the station..."

Hua Niang couldn't help but shudder secretly when she thought of the bloody scene of arson and murder in masks in her house that night.

The old man's voice was as weak as a mosquito, he seemed to know that the time was coming, so he spoke faster and faster, coupled with the low voice, Lin Youde gradually approached him to hear clearly.

In the end, the old man continued: "Afterwards, during the pursuit, I found out that those people were sent by Murong Bei, the Prime Minister of Dali Kingdom, to hunt down and kill us. They intend to rebel and win the Dali Kingdom!"

Hua Niang interrupted suddenly: "Murong? Is there a son who is very powerful with a sword? There are also a group of masked ninjas with neon knives?"

The old man whispered: "Yes. We fled all the way, and we were accidentally shot by their ninja darts for the last time. We didn't find out until we were hiding from the rain in this ruined temple. We were poisoned."

The old man suddenly vomited blood, and said: "Please, help us deliver this letter and imperial decree to King Dali in person."

There was murderous intent in his words.

(End of this chapter)