[Comprehensive] leaning on flowers and bamboo

Who knows what is going on behind the scenes, Gongsun Ce thought of human trafficking, but Hua Manlou didn't think so.

Liu Shu and his wife were anxious, wanting to know how Huamanlou and Gongsun Ce guessed, but seeing the weird expressions on their faces, they felt chilled.If these two people can't do anything, then Liu Yisheng is doomed.

"Brother Liu, don't worry too much. We have intervened in this matter, so naturally we will take care of it to the end."

"Thank you very much! If you can really rescue Yisheng, I will be grateful, grateful!"

After Gongsun Ce and Hua Manlou comforted Liu Shu and his wife, they walked towards the room where they stayed last night while talking.

"Where do you think these children were sent?" After Gongsun Ce finished speaking, he looked at Huamanlou, and saw that Huamanlou had a clear expression on his face, as if he had already guessed where the children were going. After some thought, he said, "You may think the same as me."

Hua Manlou smiled and said, "Why don't you tell me what you think."

Stretching out his hand to open the door, Gongsun Ce said: "Those children were either trafficked or taken away to do coolies, and...the practice you mentioned, after analyzing these three possibilities, at first I thought human trafficking Unlike, because these boys and girls were six or seven years old when they were sent to sacrifice to the gods, and they could already remember things. It is impossible for no one to find out that this has been done for so many years. In a remote place, they were guarded by a group of people, and they could not escape."

After saying this, Gongsun Ce had already sat on the stool and poured tea for the two of them, "What you said about practicing kung fu really reminded me that there is still such a possibility, especially in such a remote place. Second, even if we do an investigation, the local chieftain will protect us, and no one will dare to tell the truth to the government under threat."

Hua Manlou didn't expect Gongsun Ce to think of this so quickly, so he took a sip of tea, "Well, I'll go and have a look tomorrow."

"You are alone, be careful."

Gongsun Ce has never been so arrogant that he thinks he can follow someone. It would be best to spend Manlou to deal with this matter. Huamanlou's martial arts skills and experience in the world are not comparable to him. The patriarch's criminal evidence was found out, but he used iron evidence to confront Bo in court, leaving them speechless and unable to defend themselves.

Putting down the cup, Hua Manlou stood up and said, "I'll be fine today, you can rest at ease."

"We have to hand over the person at noon tomorrow. No matter what, the patriarch will not make things so obvious." Gongsun Ce got up and said, "We can't hang around outside, otherwise we will attract attention, and I'm afraid it will lead to death. , but rashly went to the patriarch's house today, I'm afraid it has attracted attention."

"kindness."

There was still a while before the night's rest time, and Gongsun Ce and Hua Manlou had nothing to do.

It was clear that the problem was caused by the patriarch. Either he was bewitched by others or he had a bad intention. He didn't know how to use these children to practice some crooked kung fu.

"What do you think of the situation with King Xiangyang?"

"However, in just half a year, he actually built a skyscraper. The sky is so high and the emperor is far away. He is so bold that he doesn't take Zhao Zhen seriously."

The matter of going to Xiangyang must be under Zhao Zhen's control. Maybe Bao Zheng's stay in Xiangyang was also arranged by Zhao Zhen. Unfortunately, he lost contact and Bao Zheng really disappeared.Zhan Zhao said that when Bao Zheng disappeared, he had entered the palace. It was indeed an accident for Zhao Zhen at the time, but I was afraid that the accident was an accident. He knew the news so soon, and later arranged for him to go to Hejian Mansion because he was sure that Bao Zheng would be fine.

However, Zhao Zhen did not expect that he would be directly escorted back to Beijing by Pang Tong. It happened that Bao Zheng disappeared at that time, but he was still in his hands, so it seemed that he was not so important, but when he really lost the clue of Bao Zheng, Zhao Zhen would He saved the life of his friend who knew Bao Zheng very well.

It's ridiculous to think about it, he was just a scholar in the past, and now he is involved in these things all because of his own rebirth.

"There are some things that you don't need to think about at all. If you think too much, you will disturb yourself."

"You're always right."

Hua Manlou's words were correct, what happened to these people had nothing to do with Bao Zheng after he found him.

For a long time, my desire to serve the country has faded a lot. It's not that I don't want to serve, but that the court is complicated, people are unpredictable, and I am always annoyed by it.

"This reason has always been there."

What Hua Manlou said made Gongsun Ce bared his teeth at him, walked behind him and wrapped his arms around his neck, "This patriarch must be very cunning for having been doing evil in the local area for many years. Be careful, don't fall for him!" Traitor's trap."

Familiar smells were entangled together, Hua Manlou reached out to hold Gongsun Ce's hand, "I will be back before tomorrow night."

"I've lost my official position. I'm afraid it will take a lot of trouble for those who want to contact the government here. But I will go out tomorrow morning. Someone must go to the government."

"Be careful."

Gongsun Ce let go of his hands and sat on the edge of the bed, yawning, "I suddenly felt sleepy."

It is true that I am a little sleepy. I haven't had a good rest these few days. Although I found a good place to live in this town, this place has also brought troubles. How can I rest well when I am so worried?

Instead, he suddenly missed the old days. Even though he had a lot of homework in the academy every day, those homeworks were not difficult for Gongsun Ce. The days when he was so comfortable, but now he is being influenced, and everything he does has to be done by him. Surveillance, uncomfortable.

Lying on his side on the bed, looking at Huamanlou with his head on his head: "It will take at most two days to settle the matter here, shall we go to Xiangyang?"

Huamanlou extinguished the candle, walked to the bedside and sat down, reached out to hold Gongsun Ce's restless hand and said, "Of course, the matter of Chongxiaolou must be resolved no matter what."

Zhao Jue has now blatantly built the Sky Tower. If it is not resolved, this person may lead his troops straight to the king's city.

Hearing this, Gongsun Ce nodded and said, "Yes."

Rolled a little into the bed to make way for Hua Manlou, pulled off the quilt and put it on her body, "Go to sleep."

"Be careful tomorrow by yourself."

There are some Gongsun Ce in Huamanlou who are alone in the town, but only he can follow the gods to find out the secrets behind the scenes.

Gongsun Ce, who was resting on his arm, curled his lips in response, squinting at Hua Manlou next to him, "You said you were asleep, did you really sleep?"

"Bullshit."

"...It's really nonsense." Turning his back and ignoring Hua Manlou, Gongsun Ce felt that this person was really a piece of wood.

An arm stretched out, Gongsun Ce pulled it away and said, "Nonsense."

When the voice fell, his body sank, and his face became wet. Gongsun Ce couldn't help but chuckled, and said with the corner of his mouth curled up, "Go to sleep."

The hand on his waist did not pull away, and he closed his eyes in satisfaction.

The next morning, the two woke up and went to the front hall to meet Du Liushu and his wife. When they saw them, they had hope in their eyes, and Gongsun Ce couldn't help comforting them, and then they went out with Huamanlou.

The time for offering sacrifices to the gods is at noon, but the town has already started preparations at this moment, and the appearance of beating gongs and drums seems to be a happy event, which makes Gongsun Ce and Hua Manlou shake their heads—I don’t know if the people in this town are twisted or their minds are twisted. They were so rare that they felt that there were some abnormalities in the people in this town.

Is it really not at all annoying to send the two alive and kicking children to the mountains to feed wolves, tigers and leopards?

He actually watched the child ruin his life with his own eyes. The devil young master loves his pretty sweetheart all by himself.

Mixing in the crowd, Gongsun Ce stared at the two children being carried with anger in his eyes, "Do you think these people still have humanity?"

"If they had, we wouldn't be here to stay."

"That's true."

The more lively atmosphere became more ridiculous in Gongsun Ce's eyes, what a group of extremely ridiculous people.

A person came out of the mansion, holding a cane, and glanced around at the people around him, and finally his eyes fell on the two dolls, "The auspicious time has come, we can't delay the sacrifice, let's go."

The old man who had reached the age of [-] actually opened his mouth with an irresistible majesty. Gongsun Ce looked at it intently, and whispered to Hua Manlou beside him: "You follow, I will sneak to find evidence now."

"Be careful."

"kindness."

No accidents can happen at this juncture, Gongsun Ce will naturally act carefully, because there are still things waiting for him in Xiangyang, and Bao Zheng has not been whereabouts yet.

Slipping out of the crowd quietly, Gongsun Ce hid at the door of the patriarch's house for a while when everyone in the town was going to worship the gods. Wait for the opportunity.

"What are you doing here, sir?"

Gongsun Ce's back shivered, and when he turned around, he saw a taller and stronger servant girl. Just as he was about to make an excuse to get away, he suddenly thought of something, raised his hand and struck down on the servant girl's stamina, "I'm sorry, girl, I can borrow your coat for a while." .” Gongsun Ce never thought that he would still have such a time, but right now he can’t take care of so much.

With her arms around her half-armed, she went into the alley, tilted her head, stripped off the maid's clothes and put on her own clothes, said a few words of apology, and then stood up to untie the bun.

How to tie this woman's hair in a bun?

He squatted there thinking for a long while but didn't think of how to do it. Hearing that the movement over there was getting smaller and smaller, Gongsun Ce could only seize the time to do it casually, then hurriedly ran into the patriarch's house with his head down.

"Why did you come back at this time? Don't go to work, are you lazy?!"

"Sorry, I'll go right away." Squeezing his throat, he agreed in a soft voice and quickly ran away with his skirt in his hands.

The housekeeper didn't pay attention for a moment, and continued to busy himself with his own affairs.

After staying in a corner, Gongsun Ce heaved a sigh of relief, leaning against the wall and said, "Fortunately, he was not exposed."

Looking around, this house is not too big. According to the location of ordinary people, the patriarch's room is probably behind here. Thanks to this suit, it should not be difficult to sneak past.

Even in the town, there are not many servants in the family, and there are not many servants in the patriarch's family. What's more, the priest has already lost a lot of manpower to help, and now there is only one housekeeper in charge and a few miscellaneous servants left in the mansion. Man, he should not attract attention in the past at this time.

After looking again, Gongsun Ce tidied up his clothes and walked out graciously.

Hua Manlou would not be able to recognize him dressed like this, and it is impossible for every maid in this mansion to be familiar with him. He would not be so easy to be spotted if he lowered his head and walked around.

He walked hurriedly through several moon gates, raised his eyes to see the room in front of him, Gongsun Ce looked around, approached the door and reached out to push the door.

With a creak, the door was pushed open.

So simple?