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When they went to Tongfang, the main city of Yuezhou, in order to make themselves appear more gregarious, and to satisfy Ruxiang's obsession with frontier clothing, Zhou Tang and his party changed into the clothes they bought in Gouliang.

Zhou Tang chose a small black jade-colored gown with silver trim. The pattern on the lapel was luxurious but unobtrusive, making his face even more handsome.He rode his horse slowly with a youthful demeanor, shining brightly between glances, provoking the ladies in the attic to peek out of the window, and some of the brave ones threw down their champagne directly.

However, Zhou Tang turned a blind eye to the veil that floated down, and all that remained in his eyes was the appearance of the young master in his hometown clothes this morning—he almost didn't recognize the young master at that moment.

It seems that what Rue Xiang said is right, one side nourishes the other side, only a native Gouliang man can wear this dress with such charm.That moon-white robe with dark blue patterns really suits him perfectly.The long hair is simply tied up behind the head, which is not at all unrestrained and elegant, not as old-fashioned as in the past, and even a little exotic.

At this moment, Luo Ping was right behind him, riding quietly along with him, and Zhou Tang glanced back from time to time.

When Luo Ping saw it, he winked at him and told him to watch the road carefully. After many times, he would catch up to him and scold him: "Why are you absent-minded? Don't take it lightly because you are good at equestrian skills. Be careful that you fall, your bones will be damaged." Cracked."

Zhou Tang turned his head and straightened his body, sighing inwardly: Hey, sure enough, no matter what his appearance looks like, this person is always the little master who loves to discipline him.But... this kind of discipline also made him feel very happy.

As he was walking, Zhou Tang suddenly remembered something, leaned over to the little master and sniffed vigorously.Luo Ping was afraid that he would fall, so he hurriedly got closer to him: "What's the matter?"

"Little master, don't you wear that sachet?" Zhou Tang said, "I think you should wear it in this outfit, it's perfect."

Luo Ping shook his head: "Mother gave me a gift, I just keep it, there is no need to wear it every day."

"Oh." Zhou Tang didn't ask further, he could see that the little master really had a deep grudge against that sachet.He still remembered what Luo Ping said to him that night, but he couldn't figure out why the little master got into such a corner.

All the way calm.To be on the safe side, Luo Ping did not let Zhou Tang go from the southeast of Yuezhou, but took the road to the north.

Although it took a long time to go around and cross a wide river from the north to Tongfang, he would rather walk dozens of miles more than expose Zhou Tang to the danger of bandits looting.

When passing through the gate of Tongfang City, the soldiers guarding the gate carefully verified their documents and seals, and after confirming their identities, they quickly sent someone to inform Lord Zhizhou.

Unexpectedly, they waited for more than half of the time for burning incense, and they didn't even see a single figure.

They arrived suddenly without prior notice, and they might have been in a hurry, but the master of Zhizhou didn't come to welcome them so late, and let them drink the northwest wind at the gate of the city, obviously he didn't take this "King of Yue" seriously.

When everyone was getting impatient, a boy came running from a distance, saying that Mr. Zhizhou was too busy with his affairs, and asked him to guide them to meet Zhizhou.

Hearing this, Luo Ping frowned.

Zhou Tang snorted coldly: "Since Master Zhizhou is too busy to take care of him, why would I dare to go to your residence to bother me? Just take me to the residence of the palace. We will talk about the meeting tomorrow."

The servant hesitated for a moment before bowing and said: "Yes, I obey."

While following the young man around the city, Luo Ping put his hand on Zhou Tang's shoulder and patted lightly: "The Zhizhou here wants to give you a bad blow, you are doing the right thing in repaying him, don't be angry with him. "

"Little master, I'm not angry. I expected this to happen. And I wonder if Mr. Zhou is not fighting alone. He must have recruited many local officials to make me a prince."

"Yes, that's what worries me the most."

"Don't worry, I will find a way to subdue them one by one." Zhou Tang turned his head and smiled brightly at him.

Looking at his smile, Luo Ping felt mixed feelings.

His Xiaotang has really grown up, and has learned to think about people's hearts and calculate opponents first.

Although they were fully prepared, when they came to the so-called "Prince's Mansion", everyone was still shocked by what they saw.

Yun Xiang couldn't help but asked the boy: "Hey, did you lead the wrong way?"

The boy replied: "No, it's here."

After speaking, he picked up a plaque leaning against the wall and showed it to them: "Hey, it says Yuewangfu."

Now Zhou Tang's complexion is really ugly.

The imperial edict from the emperor had been handed down a few months ago. After such a long time, they have prepared such a dilapidated residence for him?Even the plaque is covered with spider webs, maybe it was left by the previous king of Yue.

After all, he is a prince, how could he swallow this kind of treatment!

The young man was taught by his master for some reason, and he was also defiant. He took them to the destination and turned around to leave.Zhou Tang knew it was useless to stop him, so he let him go.

With a dark face, he pushed open the door of the mansion.

There was a creaking sound, and the door just opened a crack, when it was suddenly pulled open forcefully from the inside.

Zhou Tang was startled, staggered a step forward and nearly fell.

Seeing this, Luo Ping quickly reached out to help him, but several people rushed out of the house, knocking him so that he couldn't stand still, but was supported by Zhou Tang.

"What's going on!" Zhou Tang yelled, and the guards immediately surrounded those people.

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It was dusk at this time, and the rays of the setting sun were reflected on the unsheathed knives of the guards, causing those people to hurriedly cover their eyes with their arms.Others had trembling legs and knelt down on the spot.

Zhou Tang was already furious, but suddenly he was frightened by these unknown people, and became even more angry, scolding: "Who are you all! Report your name!"

Seeing that their hair was disheveled and their clothes were ragged, and they were all skinny, Luo Ping already understood.He stepped forward to stop Zhou Tang's aggression: "They are just vagrants staying here, don't embarrass them, let the guards put down their knives."

Zhou Tang took a closer look, and it was true.Presumably, this house has been vacant for a long time, and no one is guarding it. Those homeless people come here to rest and live.

The little master begged for mercy, but Zhou Tang was still obedient, and waved them away, and let them go out of sight.It was just the anger in his heart that made his face flush, and his chest heaved violently.

"Okay, okay, don't be angry. This house can still be lived in after cleaning. In the past few days, I will find someone to repair it, and promise to give you a beautiful and dignified palace?" Luo Ping knew that he was wronged, so he softened The voice coaxed.

"Little master! They are bullying too much!"

"Yes, I know, but we can only bear it now." Luo Ping patted his head, "Everything will be fine, and they will pay the price for today's neglect and contempt."

The servants and guards didn't dare to show their anger. They knew that only this man named Luo Ping could handle the situation where the master lost his temper.

Luo Ping managed to appease Zhou Tang, and was about to go in when another person came out of the door.

Zhou Tang was so angry that he pushed the man: "Is there still an end? Are you using this king's mansion as a toilet! You are dawdling! Get out! Get out!"

The man was very short, he looked like a young boy, and his body was thin. When he pushed him like this, he fell to the ground.

Zhou Tang wanted to chase him away, but Luo Ping stopped him: "Xiao Tang, stop making trouble! Didn't you see that his legs and feet are not good!"

Zhou Tang was stunned for a moment, seeing the young man struggling to get up and walking forward step by step with one leg dragging, he also knew that he had gone too far, so he didn't make things difficult for him anymore.

But he felt that Luo Ping taught him a lesson for such a person, and his tone was too harsh, and he was a little unhappy with a sullen face.

Swinging his sleeves and entering the mansion, he ordered the servants to quickly clean up the mansion inside and out.

Taking advantage of him sitting under the tree in the courtyard and sulking, Luo Ping gave the servants a new task: "Just tidy up a few rooms tonight so that people can live in them."

"But the prince said..."

"It's okay, I'll explain if he asks. Go do your own thing, the prince is in a bad mood, don't waver in front of him."

"Yes, I understand." With him as a guarantee, the servants felt much more at ease.

That night, a master bedroom, two wing rooms, and a few large shops were cleared up, and Rue Xiang went to buy some food and drink, and the group made do with it.

When going to bed at night, Zhou Tang was still a little awkward. It was rare that he didn't want to share a room with Luo Ping, so he went back to the room and slept with his head covered.

Luo Ping knew that he was just aggrieved for a while, and it would be fine if he thought about it, so he shook his head and went to sleep.

——Little master, you have already promised to write the enthronement edict for me, why don't you come here?

——Little Master, can you come to my side?Come here, it's full of fire, your clothes are going to burn.

——Luo Muquan!Count me wrong about you!

——Singer!

——At that time, I was young and didn't know how to worry, and I happened to meet the king, like clouds coming out of Xiu.I never thought that now the power of hatred and anger is turned into wine, and the flames are burning to the sky, which can't burn out my hatred of subjugation!

The flames in the dream burned up from the corner of his clothes, layer by layer, with a strong smell of burnt, steaming steam, which evaporated the guilt and remorse in his eyes.

So hot……

Luo Ping struggled to wake up from the dream, and when he opened his eyes, he thought he was in a dream.

The surrounding flames were so bright that the wooden houses were crackling.

Luo Ping suddenly turned over and sat up, choking a few mouthfuls from the smoke.He ran out with his waist down and bare feet, shouting: "Wake up! It's on fire! Put out the fire! Put out the fire! Xiaotang! Xiaotang!"

Regardless of running to the room where Zhou Tang was, he heard his heart beating like a drum.

Fortunately, as soon as he ran to the door of that room, he ran into Zhou Tang who came out of the quilt.

"I'm here!" Zhou Tang plunged into Luo Ping's arms, "Little master, I'm fine, nothing happened."

"Well, as long as it's okay, as long as it's okay." Luo Ping felt relieved.

"How are you, are you hurt?"

"No, I'm fine."

I don't know how the fire started. Everyone was busy fighting the fire at first, but seeing that the houses in the main hall could not be kept, they gave up for the sake of safety.

Zhou Tang knew that there was no hope of extinguishing it, and when he dropped the bucket and was about to run out, he suddenly found that Luo Ping, who had been by his side all along, had disappeared.

He yelled a few times but got no response, his mind went blank and he was dragged away by Rue Xiang.

"Where's my little master! Where's the others!" He asked when he caught someone.

The surroundings were in chaos, and no one knew where Luo Ping was.

Zhou Tang was so anxious that he was going crazy, he threw away the guards and was about to rush in to find someone again, when he finally saw Luo Ping running out from inside.

Luo Ping seemed to be holding something in his hands, the corner of his middle coat was on fire and he didn't care to put it out, a lot of hair was burned and curled up, and his face was blackened, as if there were still bloodstains.

"Where have you been, little master!"

"I'm going to save people." Panting heavily, Luo Ping put down the things in his arms and said, "This child probably has nowhere to go, so he came back and secretly slept under the eaves of the side hall. His legs and feet are not good, and he was trapped by the fire. I'm stuck, I can't run at all, so I..."

Zhou Tang took a closer look, and it turned out to be the little cripple who was pushed by him before.In a blink of an eye, he saw the little master in a mess, with blood dripping down his cheeks, and immediately became angry: "Just because of such an insignificant person, you don't even want your own life!"

Luo Ping frowned: "It doesn't matter? This is human life, how can you say that?"

"Didn't you promise! You are my little wife alone! What can you do to be so good to other people! What will I do if something happens to you! Just because of this cripple, you don't care about me!"

"Xiao Tang, don't make trouble for no reason! This child is innocent, everyone has compassion, shouldn't we save him!"

Zhou Tang was so angry that he couldn't choose what to say, and a sneer appeared on his face: "Compassion? Do you have compassion too! Why are you pretending to be a good person? When you were in Dali Temple, there were fewer innocent souls who died under your hands. ?”

Luo Ping's face suddenly turned pale, his lips trembled slightly, and he raised his hand to give him a slap.

However, this slap did not go down after all.

He slowly lowered his arms, turned his head and said to everyone, "I'll go to the doctor", then pulled up the frightened child on the ground and walked out of the alley.

"Little Master, I..."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Zhou Tang regretted it. At this moment, his face was also pale, and he knew that he was wrong.

He knew that the little master couldn't help himself when he was in Dali Temple. He handled most cases impartially, so although some people said he was ruthless, his reputation was always good.Even if there is an unjust case, the culprit is not him.

He was just... scared when he saw the little master treat others well.He was afraid that his most precious treasure would be snatched away.

He wanted the little master to only care about himself. Such strong jealousy burned his reason.

Seeing Luo Ping's figure disappearing around the corner, he suddenly felt a pain in his heart, and immediately chased after him, but he didn't dare to talk to him, so he had to follow step by step.

And Luo Ping, as if he didn't know that he was following behind, helped the child and walked straight to a drugstore.

Zhou Tang pursed his lips.

Yes, the little master is angry.But it doesn't matter, he can always calm him down, he won't let him down, he won't make him sad, he will take the little master back!