Fengqiwu [Flying Fox]

Chapter 5: Days are Short and Nights Are Long

"What? Sister Alan?" Ma Chunhua immediately forgot other things and asked quickly, "Is she gone?"

"I think she's not feeling well today, so I went to ask someone to invite the doctor to show her, and I just went out for a while... Sigh! She is weak, and she feels sad these days. I don't know if it will be..."

When Tian Guinong said this, his face was full of anxiety and worry, but Ma Chunhua knew in his heart that he was actually afraid that the map of King Chuang's treasure would be lost.But at this time, I can't expose it, so I just nodded to him: "Then go ask the housekeeper to search carefully in the castle, and I'll go out right away—maybe Sister Alan is just a little bored, and she can go outside for a walk. If I Seeing her, I will help you persuade her to come back."

The voice fell, and the person ran out, thinking while running: "I have to find Sister Alan before this surname Tian, ​​and help her go far away. Even if I don't go back to Miao's house, I can't be bullied by this bad guy again!"

She made up her mind, put aside all the troubles she had been worrying about before, and searched for Nan's whereabouts along the way when she left the castle.She thought that Nan's family didn't have martial arts, and he was still sick, so he didn't go very far, so don't ask Tian Guinong to arrest him first.After walking for a while, the sky gradually darkened, and she was afraid of losing her trace, so she searched even slower.

All of a sudden, I saw a shadowy mass of darkness on the far side of the road, and it looked like there were seven or eight people standing there.Ma Chunhua wanted to find out some news, when she ran up, she saw two people holding a woman's arm, one left and one right, the woman was struggling desperately, it was Nan's!Ma Chunhua rushed forward in a fit of anger, slapped the man on the left, and shouted, "You guys are so bold, you kidnapped a good woman for nothing!"

The man looked at the palm in front of him, and gave a "hmm" in surprise, crossed his elbows, and then fought back with the other hand, which was precisely the reason why he caught the opponent's move.Ma Chunhua was startled, and quickly retreated to dodge, thinking: "These gangsters are really tough!" She expected that the other party would have another move, and when she was about to parry, she saw a person next to her waving her hand, and the person who was fighting with her was Withdrawing his palms and taking a step back, he stood with his hands down.

Ma Chunhua was taken aback for a moment, and did not take advantage of the situation to pursue.I saw a bright light in front of my eyes, and someone from behind lit a torch, and the person who made a gesture to stop the fight stepped forward with a smile and raised his hand: "May I ask the girl's name? Where are you from?"

Under the light of the fire, Ma Chunhua could see clearly that it was a young man under 30 years old, with a very handsome appearance. Because the summer heat had not subsided, he was only wearing a deep crimson solid gauze gown, and a sapphire Zigang plaque hung on his embroidered belt. , looking verdant and verdant, but there is no weapon on his body.Ma Chunhua has been walking darts with his father for several years, and he can tell at a glance that this young man is either rich or noble, and the few people who follow him are obviously not weak in martial arts, but they respect him very much. : "My surname is Ma, and I belong to the Pegasus Escort Bureau in Zhili. This lady is my friend. I don't know how I offended you. Please forgive me."

"Oh?" The young man twitched his brows and turned to look at Nan.Before he could speak again, a follower beside him sneered and said: "This woman was captured by us because she wanted to assassinate Mr. Fu. Are you her accomplice?"

"What?" Ma Chunhua was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Miss Nan doesn't know martial arts, how can she assassinate? Fu...Master Fu, there must be a misunderstanding."

The young man chuckled: "I think the girl is the one who was kept in the dark. It's not a misunderstanding. Let her speak for herself." As he spoke, he approached Nan Shi and pinched her chin to make her look up, "I Do I call you Yu Ruyi, or Jiu Niang?"

Nan looked at him, but his expression was surprisingly calm: "It's been almost eight years since we left West Lake, right? It's hard for Lord Fu to remember me."

"Hmph! Of course I remember the chaos of the Red Flower Society!"

"I remember that too! Mr. Fu was tapped on the acupuncture points on the West Lake, and he couldn't move. He just sat in the water on the boat. How embarrassing!"

"You!" The young man heard her revealing his shortcomings in front of all the followers, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, then he let out a sigh of relief and sneered, "You don't want to provoke me, do you? The horse girl said That's right, you are such a delicate woman, how dare you come to assassinate? Tell me, who ordered you to come, and I will let you go if you tell me."

"Master Fu's words are ridiculous! Why can't I assassinate? Must someone take the lead?"

"If you don't say it, it's up to you." The young man smiled viciously, "As long as you are not afraid that you will not be able to live or die."

The more Ma Chunhua listened, the more shocked she became.She knew that in the 24th year of Qianlong's reign, the Honghua Society united with gangs from all over the world to fight against the Qing Dynasty, but the uprising was extinguished by the court not long after, and many gang leaders and masters of the rivers and lakes died in this war.The Red Flower Society connected eighteen provinces across the country and had over ten thousand members, making it the number one gang in the world, but it disappeared after that.She was still young at that time, and she only heard about these things, but she had never seen anyone who really had anything to do with Honghua.At this time, when I heard that such a powerless woman like Nan was a member of the Red Flower Society, I was both surprised and faintly admired.Besides, the young man called "Fu Sanye" was obviously an official of the imperial court. When Nan talked to him, she was not afraid, and she felt that she was extraordinary.I couldn't help but walked forward and saluted the young man again: "Master Fu, although I don't know the inside story, Miss Nan is so weak and sick, please don't push her too much."

"Huh?" The young man squinted his eyes and looked at Ma Chunhua carefully, "You don't know the inside story, so you still want to speak for her?"

"I... I just think that Mr. Fu must be a noble person. If he uses any cruel and vicious methods against a weak woman, it will inevitably hurt his reputation."

Seeing that she spoke seriously, the young man couldn't help laughing: "It's the first time I've seen a girl like you! Do you know who I am?"

Ma Chunhua was stunned, and had heard the person next to him pick him up earlier: "This is the minister of the Zhenghuang Banner's bodyguard, the Zhenglan Banner Manchuria Commander, and the military aircraft department, Mr. Fu!"

"Fu Kang'an?" Ma Chunhua blurted out.Although she didn't understand the long list of official positions, she had heard that the most sought-after dignitary in the imperial court is Mr. Fukang Anfu, because he was the nephew of the late Empress Fucha's natal family, and was regarded by Emperor Qianlong as his own son. , very doted on, so powerful.Immediately after saying the name, I felt something was wrong, and quickly squatted down and said: "I slipped my tongue and offended Lord Fu, please don't blame me."

"But it's just a name, it's not offensive." Fu Kang'an laughed, "They insisted on talking a long list, pretending to be a cover for me! ——It's just my reputation, it's not so easy to hurt .This woman is a remnant of the Red Flower Society, so it's best not to have anything to do with her."

"But……"

But Fukang'an raised his hand to stop Ma Chunhua's defense, and approached Nan's and said, "I'll call you Jiuniang—Ma girl, do you know that she had a nickname in Hangzhou back then, called 'Flower Heart Bee'?" ? You only care about sympathizing with her, but be careful not to be stung by the poisonous sting of this flower."

"Hehe!" Jiu Niang, who called herself the Nan family, sneered, "Since Mr. Fu has such a good memory, he should know that he can't get anything out of me, right?"

"Of course I'm impatient to grind with you slowly, but wherever I go to the yamen, there are plenty of ways to get you to speak." After Fu Kang'an finished speaking, he waved his hand to everyone.Ma Chunhua saw that they were really going to take Jiuniang away, and she didn't know what punishment to use to torture her, so she hurriedly shouted: "Aren't you just looking for her accomplice? Why don't you go to Merchant Fort!"

"Chunhua, you—"

"Girl Ma, what did you say?" Fukang'an turned around, raised his eyebrows and looked at Ma Chunhua, "How do you know?"

"Chunhua, don't talk nonsense, it's not him! It's not him!" Jiu Niang shouted hastily.Ma Chunhua looked at her and sighed deeply: "Alan... no, sister Jiuniang, he treats you like that, why do you still protect him?"

"Horse girl!"

Ma Chunhua no longer looked at Jiuniang with an anxious face, turned to Fukang'an and said solemnly: "Sister Jiuniang has been walking with her husband-in-law. These days, she has lived with us in Merchant Fort, and she only came out today. If someone instigates , only her husband can do it."

"You, you..." Jiu Niang yelled twice, then suddenly swayed and passed out.Fukang'an just glanced lightly, but he believed what Ma Chunhua said, and pondered: "You said her husband is still in the merchant fort?"

"Yes." Ma Chunhua nodded, and suddenly remembered Tian Guinong's panicked look when he came out, but it didn't look like he ordered Jiu Niang to come out.It's just that she didn't have the slightest liking for that man in her heart, and she wanted to ignore Sanqi 21 and climb him up first to free Jiuniang, then she continued, "It's so late, he won't leave. I'll just show you the way. "

"Wait, do you know who that person is?"

"He is the head of the Northern Sect of Tianlong Sect in Liaodong, Tian Guinong."

As soon as the name was uttered, several people in Fukan'an's entourage let out a "huh" at the same time.Fukang'an thought for a moment, and said, "I've heard of this man, and it seems that his martial arts are not weak. Jianying, isn't he?"

The man who was called by him bowed and said: "Tianlongmen martial arts is famous for its sword skills. This Tian Guinong is indeed a master of swordsmanship. And I heard that he has both internal and external skills, and his internal skills are not shallow. —— But I don't know How could it be related to the Red Flower Society?"

"Hmph, 'Hu Miao Fantian', where is the Red Flower Society!" Fu Kang'an coldly glanced at Jiuniang who was still unconscious, "This woman is deeply thoughtful, thinking that under the banner of the Red Flower Society, No one suspects that the field is owned by the farmer."

The man named "Jianying" suddenly said: "By the way, the Tian family is a descendant of Li Zicheng's old department, and the treasured sword of the town sect at Tianlongmen is said to be the saber used by Li Zicheng's relatives. Why didn't I think of this! Or Mr. Fu..."

"Come on, let's talk about flattery later when we are free." Fu Kang'an waved his hand impatiently, "We come to the door like this to prevent that person surnamed Tian from escaping."

"Hmm... Merchant Fort?" The man named Jianying suddenly asked Ma Chunhua, "But Jianming, a gossip swordsman?" Seeing Ma Chunhua nodding in agreement, he smiled and said, "It's easy. I'll tell you Jianjie is Shang Jianming's fellow apprentice, so he said that we passed by here and came to pay a visit."

Ma Chunhua was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that his father had said that Shang Jianming was a disciple of "Wei Zhen He Shuo" Wang Weiyang.It's just that Wang Weiyang passed away a few years ago, but his two sons did not take over the Escort Bureau, but went out to serve the court. Presumably they were the two in front of them.He hesitated and said: "But Shang Jianming has already passed away."

"Oh, is that so?" Wang Jianying was taken aback, then laughed, "Then it's time to burn incense sticks for the younger brother."

Ma Chunhua thought that Shang Jianming had been dead for more than ten years, but his two brothers from the same school didn't know it. At this time, they used his banner in order to arrest Tian Guinong. This brotherhood is really cold.He didn't answer any more, and listened to them discussing with several other people how to get out of the field and return to the farmers to meet each other, and how to round up them, so as not to let the other party have room to resist, the boss in his heart became impatient, and couldn't help but leave snorted.

Unexpectedly, someone beside her hummed at the same time as her. Ma Chunhua looked up and saw that it was Fu Kang'an, and couldn't help laughing "puchi".Fukang'an nodded at her, but with a cold and arrogant look on his face, he said indifferently: "It takes so much effort to calculate to capture a farmer! If I want Zhang Donglai here, I'm afraid everything will be over now."

Before Ma Chunhua understood what he said, the faces of Wang Jianying, Wang Jianjie and others all turned red.Everyone knows that Fu Kang'an is talking about Zhang Zhaozhong, a master of the Wudang School and the "Judge of Fire Hands". This man became an official more than ten years ago. He first followed Fu Heng and then Fu Kang'an. Therefore, Fukang'an also had great trust in him.At this time, hearing Fukang'an compared this person, he obviously felt that everyone was incompetent, so he felt ashamed and annoyed, and a sour and hot air rushed straight to his head.Wang Jianying couldn't bear it anymore, and said loudly: "Don't worry, Mr. Fu, as long as a stick of incense is spent, our brothers will definitely get back the whole land of the farmer!"

"Oh," Fukang'an replied indifferently, "then I'll have to work."

Ma Chunhua saw those people rushing straight towards the merchant fort like arrows, so she secretly laughed: "Master Fu is so aggressive!"

"They're afraid that they'll mess up their mission and lose face in front of me. Why do I need to provoke you?" Fukang'an smiled and looked around. There were only two or three servants on the side. They didn't pay attention, so they sat on the side of the road. Come down, "The girl is very thoughtful."

Ma Chunhua first helped Jiuniang to sit against a tree, and then she sat down next to her, looking up at the crescent moon rising in the sky: "I'm stupid! I take everything others say seriously. I don’t even know if I’ve been lied to.”

"Yeah." Fukang'an was not comforting, but said indifferently, "You are a person who walks the rivers and lakes, and you must always keep yourself safe. It will not hurt to be more mindful of everything in the future."

"Yes! When I think about going back this time, my father will hand over the escort agency to me and senior brother, I really feel a little scared."

"You and your senior brother... are married?"

"Not yet." Ma Chunhua shook her head, looking at the sky with a more confused expression, "Human, why do you have to get married? What's so good about getting married? Like me and senior brother, we have been together since we were young. I have always regarded him as Look, dear brother, isn't that all right?"

"What a silly girl!" Fukang'an laughed, "The relationship between men and women is naturally different from the relationship between brothers and sisters!"

"Huh? What's the difference?"

"It's... getting married, and you have to do things like a man and a woman... You also have to manage and run the family business together, and help each other, so that both will prosper and all will suffer."

Ma Chunhua listened, not knowing if she understood, but looked at him curiously: "Are you married? Are you and your wife... like this?"

"I'm already 29, and if I don't get married, the emperor will scold me to death!" Fukang'an shook his head with a smile, "Only the first and second rank can be called madam, she is not. She... is a very nice person, from the emperor , Empress, those princes, Fujin, and my mother all praised her for her virtuousness. I was doing errands outside, running all over the world, and rarely went home to have a look, and she never complained."

Ma Chunhua lowered her head, as if savoring the meaning of his words, and said softly for a long while: "It turns out...that's what it takes to be a man and a wife. I'm really afraid I won't be able to do it."

"It's not always like this. Like you and your senior brother, you can still go out together after getting married, and you can take care of each other. With your temper, you are told to take care of housework at home all day, don't be bored to death!"

"Strange, you've only seen me for a while, how do you know I have this temper?"

Fukang'an smiled, but didn't answer.Suddenly hearing the sound of footsteps on the avenue, he followed Wang Jianying's voice and said, "Master Fu!" Fu Kang'an jumped up suddenly, brushed the dust off his clothes, and said in a deep voice, "How is it?"

Ma Chunhua saw that he had turned into that majestic and powerful young official again in an instant, as if the conversation with her had never happened before, after thinking about it, she slowly got up and stood quietly aside.Only then did I see clearly that Tian Guinong was surrounded by the crowd. Not only was he dressed neatly and without any mess, as Wang Jianying said, "with all beards and tails", he even looked very chic and relaxed, as if he had come to meet his friends. See you in general.

Tian Guinong glanced left and right, and knew that the young man in front of him was the one who ordered him to be arrested. He bowed and said in a loud voice: "The villain is Tian Guinong. I have seen Master Fu. I don't know that Master Fu sent someone to summon him at night. What are your orders?"

The author has something to say:

Ching Ming Festival.

This is the same article about Chu Liuxiang that I talked about yesterday

No setting, no outline, in fact, nothing.

But because of this accidental brain hole, the two protagonists are both liked by that friend, so I decided to open this hole.On the first Qingming day after her passing, I pay tribute to her from afar.

The pit at hand has already filled up this year's plan.And this article, I definitely don't want to get rid of it casually.

So hopefully she can wait a year.Next year's Ching Ming Festival, send her a tulip.

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