[Sword Three] Begonia is still

It was a sunny day, and the sun was high in the sky. If you didn't wear a bamboo hat, you would already be sweating after walking a few steps under the sun.

It has been three days since Haitang followed the directions on the map to Jinshui Town.This town has a small population, but there are many people who come and go for business, so there is no particularly big reaction to Haitang's arrival.However, Haitang's steed, Hongfeng, was eye-catching. After all, most of these businessmen had neither the money nor the authority to raise a horse.

So Haitang didn't dare to lead the horse out the next day.

She used the trick of buying goods to search around according to the map, and finally found the room indicated on the map in the hills outside Jinshui Town.There are few people here, and the sound of children laughing and playing can be heard from afar.Haitang thought for a while, and decided to pretend to be a lost person and approach.

"Don't run, Huanhuan, you are not allowed to run!"

"I don't listen to you!"

It was two children chasing and fighting.

Seeing a stranger approaching, both of them stopped, their curious eyes flicked on Haitang.Haitang smiled and leaned forward: "Young master and young lady, where is this place?"

The two looked at each other, the little girl stretched out her hand to protect the little boy, her eyes were full of suspicion, she pretended to be fierce and said to Haitang: "Who are you! Sir, don't let me talk to strangers!"

Haitang thought to herself, aren't you talking to a stranger now?

She squatted in front of the little girl, and the little girl took the boy back a step, almost not throwing the little boy.

Haitang supported her face with her hands, "My name is Haitang, the Haitang of Haitang Huaer. I came here to do business, but I got lost. I don't know where I am now, and I want to go back to Jinshui Town. After I finished speaking, You should also tell me what your name is, and where is this place?"

The little girl and the little boy looked at each other, and let go of the hand protecting the little boy.

She pretended to clear her throat, "Ahem—my name is Li Huanhuan! He lives next door to my house, his name is Wang You. I don't know what it's called, but Jinshui Town is over there!"

Li Huanhuan pointed to the south, Wang You slapped her hand off, cursed at the idiot, and turned her hand to the north while talking: "This way!"

"Who said that! It's over there!"

"No, it's over there!"

Well, the two kids got into an argument.

Haitang observed the place carefully, there were only three houses, and the two children belonged to one family each, and the other one was probably the one she was looking for.Haitang interrupted the two children, and said with a smile: "Sister, let's test you and see who can answer quickly and well, how about it?"

"Okay!" The two said in unison, and Haitang felt that her ears were finally quieter.

"Where does the sun rise?"

"East!" The two replied at the same time.

"The two are evenly matched and both are smart. Let me ask another question. When will the moon be full?"

"Fifteen!" The two replied at the same time.

Haitang asked several questions one after another, and both of them could answer quickly and accurately. Haitang thought that the two of you should be hooked, and said, "Point out your own home!"

The two pointed at the houses in the middle and on the right at the same time, and Haitang laughed, "How smart! I thought I could fool you! Then my sister will ask the last question. Who knows who lives in the house on the far left? That's right. The more the merrier!"

Li Huanhuan yelled: "I know, I know, his name is Li Erlu, he is a big gentleman who has read a lot of books, and he said that he will go to Beijing this year to become a high-ranking official!"

Wang You added anxiously: "He taught us how to read and read. He is very smart. Everyone in Jinshui Town calls him Mr.!"

The two of them poured out like shaking a sieve, saying that Li Erlu likes to go around and won't stay at home every day to read, and the poems are well written, and the two even recited a few poems.Haitang didn't understand these poems and books, anyway, although she didn't reject them, she knew that she couldn't appreciate them.

But this person is also considered a rare person. He doesn't study at home every day and runs around every day.

The most important thing is the picture found in the house of the tavern keeper, indicating that this is the place.It's a rare thing for a tavern keeper to pass on books every now and then, and he still hides these at home. If it's a map of a relative's home, why hide it like this?

Besides, this Li Erlu didn't study well at home, instead of running around, Haitang always felt that there was more problem.

Wang You suddenly tugged on Haitang's sleeve, "I know one more thing!"

Haitang knelt down, patted Wang You on the head, and said, "Can you tell me?"

"But my husband didn't let me say it. He said that if I told my mother, he would spank my ass." Wang You lowered his head, "But my mother said, it's not right to do that."

Haitang was very concerned, but seeing his hesitation, it seemed that this matter really challenged his concept.Silenced him, Haitang said in a low voice: "Just tell me, then don't tell your mother or let your husband know about it, only God knows about it, you know and I know—" Suddenly Thinking that there was a girl standing next to her, Haitang pulled her over, "Huanhuan knows. We agreed that no one can speak out. If my husband really did something wrong, I will report to the heavens and let the heavens punish me." What do you think of him?"

Li Huanhuan doubted: "Sister, can you tell God?"

Haitang patted her chest, "That's for sure, if you don't believe me, look at that tree."

Before the words were finished, Haitang picked up a small stone and flung it out with luck. Suddenly, the leaves swayed continuously. It was obviously a good green leaf, but it also fell down like a yellow leaf.

The two shouted: "Sister can do magic!"

"Can I tell my sister?"

The two looked at each other and said firmly, "No!"

"..." What a brat, his mouth is quite stiff.

Haitang gave up and was about to make plans elsewhere, but just as she stood up, she heard a call: "Dare to ask this girl..."

Haitang turned her head suddenly, and saw a man with a clean and tidy face and a handsome outline, no beard, and his whole body was well-groomed.He was dressed in a pale tan with a small cloth bag on his back, looking like a fortune-teller.The two little kids rushed over, hugged the man's thigh and shouted: "Sir!"

"Hey."

No, hey, this is Li Erlu?This doesn't look like a bad guy at all—no, of course a bad guy wouldn't write on his face saying I'm a bad guy, but he looks like a scholar, doesn't he?No, no, no, people can't be judged by appearances, she can't be fooled by this Li Erlu.

Haitang thought so in her heart, with a smile on her face.Her smile looked half-true and half-fake, but it frightened Li Erlu, and stepped back protecting the two children, "Dare to ask why this girl came here..."

Haitang scratched her head, "I, I got lost."

These words made Li Erlu more alert, and took a step back to protect the two children.Haitang noticed his movement, and without turning the corner, she took a step after him: "This young master..."

"Don't come here!" Li Erlu's face was ashen, protecting the two children with his hands, and shouted at Haitang: "You, you, you...don't come here! What, rush, come at me, these are just two children, You spared them!"

Haitang spread her hands: "What am I going to do, son, you misunderstood! Besides, do you think I look like a bad guy?"

"How can a bad person write the word "bad person" on his face?"

"..." She just thought of these words.

"Oh, I'm really not a bad person!" Haitang was in a hurry, and suddenly thought of her identity as a Tiance disciple, just about to take out the token, and looked at Li Erlu vigilantly, and finally stuffed it back.She thought about it, and felt that since the other party regarded her as a liar, it would be useless to say such serious words, and it would be more practical to pretend to be a ghost.Besides, if Li Erlu is really a member of the Yinyuanhui, his move may be because he is timid and afraid of his identity being exposed, and she can't tell the truth.

Haitang clasped his hands together suddenly, and yelled as he turned around, "Heavenly spirit, earth spirit spirit, Taishang Laojun came to show his spirit... Oh, you are about to have a big event!"

Li Huanhuan shouted: "This sister will talk to the Jade Emperor! She is definitely not a bad person!"

Haitang followed suit: "Ms. Huanhuan still has eyesight. For Ms. Huanhuan's sake, I will tell you one thing. Within three days, there will be a catastrophe in this area, and it will be punished by the heavens." The evil spirits around here! It’s just that the gods are afraid of hurting innocent people, so they sent me to tell you, these days, if you can visit relatives, go visit relatives, if you want to leave, go, in short, don’t live on this mountain!”

Wang You also chimed in, "That's right, that's right, I saw it too, this lady has a spell, and when she moves her finger, the leaves fall off!"

Li Erlu asked suspiciously, his guard gradually lowered.Haitang took the opportunity to blow a wave of cowhide and advised them to leave the vicinity as soon as possible.Li Erlu didn't believe it, so he sent her to Jinshui Town as a favor to her.

Unexpectedly, the wind was strong that night, and a terrible heavy rain fell.The thatch on the roof of Li Erlu's house was rolled over, and it was windy outside, and he didn't dare to move around, so he was drenched all night. It wasn't until the rain subsided on the second day that he went to Wang You's house to drink a bowl of hot water slowly.As for his booklets of poems, books, rites and music, fortunately they are all bamboo slips, and they are placed in wooden boxes, so they don't get wet much.

Only then did he believe Haitang's words, and hurriedly asked Haitang to do the trick.Haitang didn't expect that God would help her, and it rained in the middle of the night, scaring the nerd.Haitang pretended to do the trick, the scholar seemed to be really scared, and he didn't go to see the doctor when he caught a cold, he had to pack his books and go to Chang'an immediately.

Haitang naturally volunteered and said that she would follow.

That night was clear and cloudy, and Haitang was squatting in front of the scholar's house, thinking that she was doing what a thief would do, when an eagle flew out.

Go in the direction of Chang'an.

Haitang jumped up lightly and wanted to catch the eagle, but she didn't expect that the fighting power of the eagle was not equal to that of the white dove, and she was able to escape after being torn off a piece of clothing by it.

Although he didn't know what the eagle was carrying, Haitang was sure that this strange scholar must be from Yinyuanhui.But now that this person has already taken precautions against her, no matter what, he has to find a way to disarm him, right?

Anyway, write a letter to the government first.With such a mentality, Haitang wrote an encrypted letter to the mansion, and just after finishing writing, she remembered a person.

Ye Ying.

How long had she not written to him?

He raised the pen and wrote down an English character, and before he could press it, he put away the pen.

Not the time to write letters.

Reluctant to tear it off, I had to fold it up and put it on my body.

The letter was quickly sent to Tiance Mansion, because it was an encrypted and urgent letter, so it was sent directly to Li Chengen without passing through the hands of others.It described in detail how she suspected that the shopkeeper of the tavern was a member of Yinyuanhui in Qutang Gorge. It made Li Chengen laugh. The laughter was so loud that the soldiers guarding the gate were frightened. Do you want to call the military doctor to see it?

This Haitang is really capable, she should not confess to the Tiance Mansion when she is in trouble, otherwise it would be embarrassing.

Li Chengen recalled that letter that was almost a prank. Originally, he just wanted to test Ye Ying's attitude towards this little girl, so he just found a reason that he would not be able to come back for a while, and transferred Haitang away. Ruozi stared at Ye Ying.Unexpectedly, Ye Ying was the same as before, and there was no scandal or anything. Haitang really "investigated" a suspect.

Li Chengen's playfulness was prominent. After all, he was in his twenties, and when he was a child, he was so poor that he could only live as a helper, so naturally he never made such a fuss.Now that a companion came to play, the playful heart was suddenly aroused.He wrote the letter with his own hand, asking Haitang to follow her carefully so as not to expose her. If she needs any support, she can write a letter back, and he will agree to everything.

After calculating the time, it should be time for the mansion to update the weapons. Li Chengen asked Qin Yong to come, and after explaining things like this, he stuffed him with a letter and asked him to set off for West Lake Hidden Sword Villa.

Haitang received a letter from the commander, and was greatly encouraged, and spread rumors everywhere, which made Li Erlu frightened, and hurriedly packed his bags to "go to Beijing for the exam."After figuring out the time of his departure, Haitang excused that she was going to Chang'an City too, and Li Erlu still looked scared and seemed unwilling to let her follow if she could go together.

Haitang came up with a plan, she thought of a bandit den called Tongqianhui near Jinshui Town, and there were brothers in the mansion who had come to suppress the bandits, so they should be quite afraid and hated the Tiance Mansion—why not buy them?

As soon as she opened her mouth, she asked Li Chengen to ask for a gold bar, and single-handedly went to the old den of the Copper Coin Society, saying that Li Erlu was from the Tiance Mansion, and made up a bunch of stories, using a gold bar as a reward, half coercing and half coaxing him to let him go. The copper coins will go to rob Li Erlu.

So on this day, with their own concerns, the two set off from Jinshui Town for Chang'an at the same time.

Halfway there, I heard a burst of shouting and killing.Li Erlu was so frightened that he ran away. Unexpectedly, he was caught by the fools of the Copper Coin Association. He hung upside down for a long time, slapped his hands and kicked his stomach, and tried various tricks to torture Li Erlu, who was powerless. .Li Erlu was crying and calling for help, seeing Haitang fighting outside and unable to get in, he seemed to be grabbing at the straw, and crazily shouting for Mrs. Haitang to help me, save me.

Haitang thought that it would be good if you took the bait, so she took the initiative to teach the rats of the Copper Coin Society a lesson, and then completely appeased Li Erlu.Just after staying at the inn that night, Haitang was reminded by a dart.

When she went out, the head of the Copper Coin Society stood in front of her smiling.She took a deep breath, took out her fist from her bosom, and knocked him away with one punch.Hmph, it's a good idea to give the thief money, and it's a blessing for him to be able to take a look at this gold bar.

When Haitang returned to the inn, Li Erlu was hesitating in front of her room.

"Mr. Li, what's the matter?"

"Today...Thank you, Mrs. Ye, for saving my life, otherwise I will..." Thinking of how he was kicked while being hung upside down, tears flowed down his cheeks.

Wronged, wronged!

Haitang thought to herself that you, a good man, would cry a ball.

That's not what he said in his mouth: "Mr. Li is serious. Since I am a disciple of the Supreme Lord, helping the people is naturally what I should do. Don't worry about today's matter, Mr. Li. Forget about it. Don't mention it, it's the best with you."

Li Erlu cupped his hands and bowed, "Miss Ye, if you don't dislike it, please accept Li's worship. From now on, Lady Ye will be my sister, and I, Li Erlu, am willing to be your younger brother. If I can enter the court in the future, I will never forget it." Sister Ye's life-saving and compassionate grace!"

Yo, I also picked up a younger brother.

Haitang happily agreed, couldn't bear it for a while, and wrote another letter in the middle of the night, and handed it to the courier early the next morning when no one got up, and it must be secretly delivered to Tiance Mansion.

However, shortly after Li Erlu and Haitang left the inn, the courier in charge of delivering the letter died of a sudden illness. Among the letters he held, only the one with the flower of Begonia was lost.