Ruyi Jue

Shen Yufeng drank the tasteless wine and had an inexplicable conversation. After Yun Lian left, he walked down the mountain slowly, walked out of the deep forest in the direction of Ruyi Villa, walked for half a day, and came to a On a flat road.

Standing on the spot and casually looking around, he found that this road was somewhat familiar - he had often taken this road when traveling a few years ago, and he still had a certain impression of this place.

He still vaguely remembered that there was an inn in a small town nearby. He passed by this small town when he was traveling in the rivers and lakes, and helped the inn deal with a few ruffians. , the shopkeepers must beg him to spend more time, so that they can have more time to entertain their benefactors.

I don't know if a few years have passed, is the inn still open?Has the store been harassed by villains again?

Thinking of this, he took a big step, crossed the main road, and headed towards the small town.

***

It was noon, and the small town was full of people coming and going. Shen Yufeng crossed the crowd, came to an inconspicuous inn, and walked in.

Because it happened to be noon, the store was crowded with people eating, and even the aisle was blocked. Shen Yufeng had nowhere to go, and he didn't want to disturb others eating. He stood by the curtain and looked around blankly.

The owner of the inn, surnamed Ma, was in his sixties, with gray hair, but he was extremely energetic. He was sitting on the counter behind the crowd and counting the accounts. When he looked up and saw Shen Yufeng, his cloudy eyes lit up immediately.

"Master Shen!" He yelled loudly.

Shen Yufeng smiled at the door and said, "Boss Ma, your business is getting better and better."

Boss Ma's old body moved over from the crowd. Although he was old-fashioned, his footsteps were extremely fast, and he seemed particularly excited. When he came to Shen Yufeng, he bowed and said, "Master Shen, long time no see. This way please."

Shen Yufeng nodded, followed behind him, and sat down in an empty seat in the corner.

Looking around, I saw that the inn was crowded with people of all levels and backgrounds. There were noisy voices and yelling everywhere, but there was not a single person making trouble. Pay the bill and leave.

Seeing this completely different peaceful situation from a few years ago, Shen Yufeng was relieved for the most part. After sitting for a while, his appetite was whetted by the gluttony of the crowd, and it was true that he hadn't eaten for a long time. Hungry and in urgent need of food, but he didn't want to be free, he explained to Boss Ma why he came, saying that he had no money and might need to issue an IOU.

Boss Na Ma immediately waved his hand indifferently: "Master Shen, you are welcome, you are a great benefactor in our shop, let alone a meal, we will bring you whatever food and drink you want!"

While speaking, without waiting for Shen Yufeng to refuse, he hurriedly called the waiter to bring good wine and food, and then sat down and listened to Shen Yufeng's recent experience. Yixiu, he must stay in the inn for a while and let them entertain him for a while.

Shen Yufeng refused again and again, so he had to agree to Boss Ma's request, but he didn't dare to live too much in vain, so he simply borrowed paper and ink from the waiter at the side of the shop, wrote down the IOU, and handed it to Boss Ma, so he felt better. So he came to the room Boss Ma had prepared for him and stayed.

***

He lived here for the third day. In the afternoon, he was exercising and meditating in his room when he suddenly heard Boss Ma's voice outside the door: "Master Shen, are you there?"

He opened his eyes and replied, "I'm here."

"There is a big man outside who wants to find you by name."

Shen Yufeng was stunned for a while before he realized that the people in the martial arts who lived temporarily in the town must have known that he lived here and had heard of his fame, so they wanted to come to learn martial arts with him or make friends with him.

Without thinking too much, he opened the door, followed Boss Ma out of the room and went downstairs.

When they reached the first floor, they saw a tall, strong man with a beard sitting at a table by the gate.

It was Zhao Linhuai.

He was startled: "Brother Zhao?"

He glanced inside and outside the inn, and found that Zhao Linhuai was not alone, there were two brothers from the Fang family not far behind him.Presumably, Zhao Linhuai is not familiar with the environment here, so he specially asked these two brothers to help him find someone. The Fang brothers used to rob houses on the nearby hills. They are the mountain overlords in this area. Asking them for help can be said to be finding the right person. up.

Seeing him go downstairs, Zhao Linhuai greeted him with a big smile and said, "Brother Shen, the place you live is really easy for me to find."

"Are you here to find me?" Shen Yufeng asked puzzled.

"I heard that you haven't left yet, so I came here to catch up with you." Zhao Linhuai affectionately pulled him to sit down, and ordered the shopkeeper to serve a pot of good wine and a few dishes of side dishes.

Shen Yufeng was full of doubts, but he didn't ask too many questions, and sat down on the seat opposite him.

However, talking about reminiscing about the past, after pulling Shen Yufeng to sit down, Zhao Linhuai just casually said a few words of greeting, and then fell silent again, looking down at the brightly lit table in front of him, as if he was preoccupied.

Shen Yufeng is no stranger to this. Zhao Linhuai has a special identity, and because he holds a big secret related to the fate of the court, his behavior is very mysterious, and he has always been unable to judge it with common sense.

Zhao Linhuai pondered for a moment, then raised his head suddenly, and said, "Brother, I have something, and I want you to keep it for me for a while."

Shen Yufeng asked, "What?"

Zhao Linhuai waved his hand and said to the Fang family brothers behind him: "You guard the door first, and no one is allowed to come in."

The Fang family brothers replied: "Yes." Walking out of the inn, one left and one right guarded the door with awe-inspiring expressions.

Shen Yufeng couldn't help being curious when he saw that he was so serious, and then saw Zhao Linhuai take out something wrapped in oiled paper from his sleeve. Such an effect.

And it was in this way that the appearance of the things inside could be faintly revealed. According to Shen Yufeng's estimation, it seemed to be a book inside.

He took it without knowing why, and was about to open it to make sure what was inside, so that Zhao Linhuai would come over and hand it to him, but Zhao Linhuai stopped him: "After the wedding tonight, you can open it again. "

Shen Yufeng could only put away his curiosity, nodded and said, "Okay." Then he asked, "Miss Hong Lian is getting married tonight?"

Zhao Linhuai sighed: "Yes, for some things, the sooner the better."

He handed in the things, as if he had completed a big task, his brows that had been tightly furrowed finally relaxed, he patted Shen Yufeng on the shoulder, and said with a sigh: "Brother, you are an honest gentleman, I have no other friends in the Central Plains. I'm most at ease when I leave things to you for safekeeping."

Shen Yufeng couldn't help laughing.In fact, after the past few days, he became less and less concerned about the fact that Zhao Linhuai drove him away that day, and the grievances in his heart dissipated a lot, and said: "Brother Zhao doesn't need to say such kind words, let's make friends. What's the point of such a small effort?"

Zhao Linhuai shook his head and said, "Brother Shen, I'm not going to hide it from you. This thing is very dangerous. I suffered a lot on the way to the Central Plains. You may cause a lot of trouble if you bring it with you, and what's more It may endanger your property and life, you—" There was a trace of hesitation in his voice, "If you don't want to, I can understand if you come back now."

Shen Yufeng smiled.Since the rumors of bipolar kung fu hidden in Ruyi Villa spread in the Jianghu, he has encountered many hardships, and he also understands the reason why being pregnant with a treasure attracts people's envy. Now that Zhao Linhuai is in the same predicament as he is, how can he not empathy?Immediately patted his chest and said: "Brother Zhao, since he handed over the things to me, he valued me as a person. When a man is alive, he should do something and not do something. Don't worry, I will take care of the things for you!"

Zhao Linhuai's sideburns trembled, then he stood up straight and bowed deeply to him: "Brother Shen, this kindness can never be repaid in this life, please accept my worship!"

Shen Yufeng quickly stood up and supported him: "Brother Zhao is saying something polite, please get up!"

Zhao Linhuai just sat down, and the two said a few more words. Zhao Linhuai said something was wrong, and hurriedly got up to leave. Before leaving, he ordered again: "If I don't come back tomorrow, you can open it and have a look."

Shen Yufeng was puzzled, but still responded, "Okay."

Zhao Linhuai walked a few steps, and suddenly called again: "Brother Shen."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Zhao Linhuai didn't look back, but turned his back to him and said: "We'll say goodbye today, maybe the day we meet again is far away, you... take care..."

Shen Yufeng noticed that his mood was fluctuating, and replied straightforwardly: "Well, brother Zhao also take care."

Zhao Linhuai laughed: "Okay." He stepped out of the inn gate, took the Fang family brothers on horseback and left, and after a while his figure disappeared under the wine flag of Garcinia Champagne.

Although Shen Yufeng faintly felt that something was wrong, he couldn't tell where the strange feeling came from. He collected the things and didn't have the intention to find out. He stuffed the oiled paper bag into his arms, and Boss Ma held the jug Come over: "Master Shen, do you drink?"

Shen Yufeng waved his hand: "Do whatever you want."

Boss Ma ordered someone to remove the food that Zhao Linhuai hadn't had time to eat, and poured him a full pot of wine. Shen Yufeng sat quietly like this. There was a sound of horseshoes, and he subconsciously looked outside the door. He saw a long line of official horses passing by the road in front of the inn. Everyone was wearing heavy-painted armor, riding tall horses, and walked past without looking aside.

Shen Yufeng was a little surprised that this small town was located in a remote place, far away from the government, but there were so many court soldiers and horses, so he stared curiously for a while.

Maybe it was because he was staring too intently. When the team was halfway through, the leader at the head still glanced at the inn, his eyes were gloomy, full of vigilance and warning.

Shen Yufeng didn't want to cause too many misunderstandings, so he quickly looked away. In the end, he saw only a few carriages pulled by the imperial soldiers and horses. Judging from the several ruts in the ground, it is guessed that it is a heavy weapon.

At the same time, he smelled an extremely pungent smell and thought, "Huh? Is it sulfur?"

Sulfur is the raw material needed to manufacture black powder and other military weapons. It has always been controlled by the imperial court. Seeing that this team of soldiers and horses is carrying such a large amount of gunpowder, it seems that something is going to happen in the past few days.

However, he didn't expect that the movement would come so fast. When he slept in the inn at night and slept soundly, he was suddenly awakened by a booming sound. When he opened his eyes, he found that the entire inn was shaking in the darkness.

He sat on the bed and carefully discerned the source of the sound, and found that the source of the sound was very close to his place - that was the direction of Zizi City!

Could it be that the imperial court sent people to encircle Zizai City?

But, isn't tonight Hong Lian's wedding night?

How could this happen?

Suddenly, his mouth became dry and his heart skipped a beat. He just felt that something was wrong.

Dressed and got out of bed, walked two steps away, suddenly his heart moved, hurriedly took out the thing that Zhao Linhuai gave him to keep during the day, lit a candle, and took a sip of herbal tea.

He then opened the wrapped oiled paper by candlelight, and saw the gray-blue cover inside—it was not a book, but an account book.

His heart beat faster and faster, and he opened the account book with trembling fingers, and found that the account book densely recorded tens of thousands of accounts, explaining how the sixth prince received tens of thousands of silver, and how he paid for it. The Turkic people opened up official and commercial routes, and the time, number, handover personnel, and even witnesses were all listed in detail, and each account had the signatures and official seals of dozens of people.

This account book impressively recorded the evidence of the sixth prince's collusion with the enemy and treason!

Shocking, ironclad evidence!

The more Shen Yufeng looked at it, the more frightened he became. If any of the accounts leaked out, it would shake up the court and bring down the sixth prince. No wonder he has been chasing and killing the brothers and sisters of the Zhao family endlessly.

He turned to the end, remembering Zhao Rinhuai's overly strange tone on the tower on the day he left, and what he said during the day, his whole body turned cold for a moment——

Why was Zhao Linhuai so anxious to drive him away that day?Why did you come here and hand over the ledger to him?Why do you say "if I don't come back tomorrow"?

That's it!

Why to let Hong Lian get married with peace of mind!Why put things in his custody for the time being!

deceitful!It's all a lie!

Zhao Linhuai knew that the Sixth Prince would send people to besiege Zizai City, so in order not to let him stay and die, he deliberately used this method to force him away.

He said that he was temporarily leaving the things in his custody, but in fact, he had already prepared all the back roads, knowing that he would never come back!

Shen Yufeng lamented sadly: "Brother Zhao, you have treated me like this, have you ever thought about how Shen Yufeng will deal with himself in the future!"

It's fine if you can't share weal and woe with him in life, but is it necessary to shut him out even in death?

Hearing the sound of bombing getting louder and louder, he stuffed things into his arms, picked up a sword and a flute from the table, and rushed out the door.

No matter what, he is going to save people!

In one go, he rushed to the roof, and saw that the direction of Zizai City was shaking again and again, and there was a faint red flame, and without hesitation, he rushed out of the town and ran desperately in that direction.

When I was walking quickly to a wilderness, I suddenly heard a rush of horseshoes behind me.

Then a familiar voice sounded next to his ear: "Yu Feng, stop!"

He turned around and saw that it was Yun Lian galloping across the wilderness on a white horse, his face was covered with sweat.

"The Sixth Prince sent heavy troops to besiege Zizai City. Now there are explosives all over the place. If you go there like this, you will only die!"

Shen Yufeng stopped, gritted his teeth and said, "So you knew it a long time ago, right? Why didn't you tell me?"

Yun Lian jumped off his horse in front of him, and said coldly to him, "So what if I tell you! Will you listen to me after I tell you? Will you go home honestly?!"

Hearing this, Shen Yufeng wanted to tie his hands and feet, beat him up, and shouted angrily, "You bastard!"

"Yu Feng, how long have you guys known each other?" Yun Lian said loudly, "Is their life worth your life?"

Shen Yufeng sneered.Yes, it is true that he has known the brothers and sisters of the Zhao family for less than a few days, but the depth of friendship can be judged by the length of time?What's more, Zhao Linhuai's entrusting him with such an important secret means entrusting his life's last wish to him. The friendship between a gentleman and his deep gratitude is beyond words. How can he repay this deep trust?

He said coldly: "It has nothing to do with you." After saying that, he turned around and was about to go back to Zizi City.

But Yun Lian blocked his way: "Yu Feng, be sober, they are Turks! They have a different position from us!"

Shen Yufeng's way was blocked, he was full of displeasure, and said angrily: "So what?"

What about the Turks?Could it be that Shen Yufeng didn't even have the freedom to make any friends he wanted?

"So what's that?" Yun Lian suddenly called out, "I tried my best to persuade you to leave, I ran around for your life, and said all the good things in front of the sixth prince, but in return you said, 'What is with you? Do it! Yu Feng—”

Shen Yufeng pushed him away: "Get out!"

Yun Lian was pushed down by him, and grabbed his sleeve, "If you want to leave, you must kill me!"

Shen Yufeng struggled and shouted, "Let go!"

"I won't let go!"

"If you don't let me go, I won't be polite!"

"I can't let you go to die, I won't let you go even if you kill me!" Yun Lian tightly gripped the hem of his clothes, his fingers were already turning white, but he still refused to let go.

Shen Yufeng couldn't advance or retreat, and he couldn't really kick him away.He let out a long sigh, and closed his eyes deeply: "Master is right, I don't need to look forward and backward for a villain like you, a man should be decisive, and he shouldn't delay his life because of a little love for his son and daughter!"

Yun Lian was shocked, and looked up at him: "What do you mean?"

Shen Yufeng lowered his eyes, and said to him word by word: "Yun Lian, you heard clearly, you don't need to make up your own mind about my affairs in the future, whether you die or make friends, what I want to do is my own business, you don't have to Come mind your own business."

Yun Lian trembled, and lost his voice: "You want to break up with me?!"

Shen Yufeng paused, he didn't intend to make a clean break with Yun Lian, but seeing the sound of rumbles in the distance, it was really too late to delay any further.He gritted his teeth and said sharply: "Yes, I want to break up with you, and we will no longer be friends from now on! You have no right to meddle in my affairs!"

After that, as if thinking of something, he took out the "Weeping Bone" flute from his arms, and threw it in front of Yun Lian with a "boom".

"Repay this thing to you, and we will owe nothing in the future!"

Yun Lian's face turned pale in an instant, his whole body trembled, and even his voice trembled: "No, no, you can't..."

"Let go!" Shen Yufeng shouted again.

As if Yun Lian didn't hear it, he still stubbornly tugged at the hem of his clothes.

Shen Yufeng was completely irritated by him, this guy is really stubborn and hateful and deserves to be beaten!

His eyes drooped slightly, and the wind of his palm swept back, cutting off the corner of the robe that Yun Lian held in his hand.

Yun Lian's eyes were bloodshot: "No—!"

Shen Yufeng snorted coldly, no longer caring about the stern voice of the man behind him, and strode forward.

After walking a dozen or so steps, his feet suddenly softened and he fell to his knees. He panicked, and there was a flash of inspiration, and various scenes of drinking in the grass three days ago appeared in his mind——

He clutched his chest tightly: "That wine...there is something wrong with that wine..."

Yun Lian slowly stood up straight behind him, and said in a hoarse voice, "Yes, I poisoned the wine in advance."

Shen Yufeng couldn't believe it, and squeezed out a sentence from his hoarse voice: "But that wine... You obviously drank it too!"

Yun Lian came over staggeringly: "If you don't do this, how can you deceive you? Yu Feng, you are always so easy to trust people."

At this time, there was another loud booming sound in the distance, and Shen Yufeng was in a state of confusion. He tried his best to stand up straight, took two steps, and fell down again.

He leaned on the ground with the "Ming Xin" sword hilt, stood up unsteadily again, and at the same time exercised the bipolar power in his body, but the power of the dual channels flowed to the heart channel, and then suddenly flowed back.

While he was wondering, he heard Yun Lian's voice slowly say again: "Don't struggle anymore, I specially designed this medicine for you, within three days, it's enough for the medicine to spread all over the body."

"You bastard! You bastard!" He was even more desperate and kept shouting, "You are forcing me to hate you! You are forcing me to hate you!"

Yun Lian sighed: "If you hate it, hate it. Rather than letting me watch you die, I'd rather you hate me."

Shen Yufeng roared violently, and walked straight forward.Every time he took a step, his legs were as heavy as lead and difficult to lift, but his eyes were firm, and he walked firmly, step by step, in the direction of the fire.

After struggling to walk dozens of steps, he was finally forced to fall to the ground by the terrible power of the poison. He let out a desperate cry and closed his eyes unwillingly.

Yun Lian staggered over and lay on him, his palm touched his face, and kept murmuring, "Yu Feng, Yu Feng..."

He smiled, tilted his head, and then fell on Shen Yufeng.