The mountains and rivers are quiet and broad

Zuo Ming felt very annoyed, and even more annoyed when he saw Guan Hongfeng.

Guan Hongfeng was also very troubled, and even more troubled if he couldn't see Zuo Ming.

It has been two days, and a subtle atmosphere has been spreading between the two, which can be seen by others at a glance.

"Guan Guard..." Eunuch Quan came out from the main house and found Guan Hongfeng, "My Lord asked you and Zuo Guard to go there."

"Ah, thank you, Eunuch." Guan Hongfeng nodded, and was about to go to the main house. Eunuch Quan held Guan Hongfeng in confusion, "Hey, where is the left guard?"

"I do not know."

"Aren't you always together?"

It's good that Eunuch Quan doesn't mention it, but Guan Hongfeng is even more depressed when he mentions it.

"Forget it, I'll look for it, you go first."

Guan Hongfeng wanted to go to Zuo Ming, but he hesitated for a moment, nodded, said "I'm sorry", and went to the main house.

In the main house, Chen Ke and Xu Qingfeng are playing chess.

Chen Ke held black, Xu Qingfeng held white, Guan Hongfeng quietly stood aside, and after a cursory glance, the number of black and white pieces was equal, and it seemed that the two sides were evenly matched.

However, Chen Ke was able to move with ease, while Xu Qingfeng always thought twice, frowning his pretty brows all the time.

Heizi is the attacking side, Chen Ke is full of murderous spirit, and the layout is meticulous, and the white piece is the defending side, as subtle and rigorous as Xu Qingfeng's, pressing every step of the way.

However, the white pieces were still surrounded by black pieces little by little, and there were more and more black pieces on the board. Xu Qingfeng's forehead began to sweat, holding up the pieces, he couldn't make up his mind for a long time, no matter where he went, it was difficult to turn the situation around.

Chen Ke put down the chess piece, took the handkerchief and wiped the sweat off Xu Qingfeng's forehead, "I can't play anymore..."

Xu Qingfeng curled his lips unwillingly, his hand holding the white piece was still hanging on the chessboard, Chen Ke simply took the piece and threw it into the chessboard when he saw this.

Xu Qingfeng's injury needs to be recuperated, because he vomited blood due to overthinking before, and the doctor told Xu Qingfeng not to think too much. Qingfeng slowly got serious.

"are you tired?"

"Not tired." Xu Qingfeng shook his head quickly.He felt that he was not that weak, and his lack of strength was due to lying down for a long time.

But Xu Qingfeng also felt uncomfortable after sitting cross-legged facing the chessboard for a long time. He turned around and readjusted his sitting posture. Then he looked at Guan Hongfeng and asked the same question as Grandpa Quan: "Where is Zuo Ming?"

Guan Hongfeng shook his head.

"What's the matter with you?" Xu Qingfeng was a little curious, but also felt embarrassed to be too straightforward, as if he liked women with short parents.Guan Hongfeng didn't understand what aspect Xu Qingfeng asked, so he shook his head again, and Xu Qingfeng stopped asking.

"I came here because I want you to go to Zhuozhou." Chen Ke pulled the chess table aside, took the tea cup to test the temperature with the back of his hand, and handed it to Xu Qingfeng.

Chen Ke's search for Xu Qingfeng was no weaker than that of Lei Jing, and he deliberately let Lei Jing know the relationship between Xu Qingfeng and King Ren.

On the night Chen Ke found Xu Qingfeng, Lei Jing left Qianzhou silently.Ten days ago, Guan Hanzhong arrived in Zhuozhou, and he is now investigating the connection between the Blue and White Society, the Demon Cult, and the court. Chen Ke had previously sent a letter to ask Guan Hanzhong to contact Lin Mian. Yesterday, Chen Ke received a letter from Fei Ge saying yes Zhuozhou has made a breakthrough and needs Renwang's help.

"Go to Zhuozhou?" Xu Qingfeng was startled, it will take another month to go back and forth, Guan Hongfeng, as Chen Ke's valet, let Guan Hongfeng leave for so long, okay?

Moreover, Xu Qingfeng had been thinking of leaving for Juyanhe City as soon as possible, but Chen Ke didn't mention when he would leave at all.

"It's actually not that far." Chen Ke said: "Guan Hanzhong means to let us control Lei Jing and slow down his journey back."

"Do you need to bring Lei Jing back?" Guan Hongfeng inquired.

Chen Ke shook his head, he didn't really want to see Lei Jing, "No, just find a way to catch him."

Guan Hongfeng nodded thoughtfully: "About a few days?"

"About two days."

Guan Hanzhong meant to set up a plan to catch Lei Jing by surprise, but there is still a key piece of evidence missing. With Lei Jing's current speed, they still need two days.

"Impressive order!"

"Where is Xiaobie now?" Xu Qingfeng suddenly asked. Xu Qingfeng hadn't seen Xiaobie since Qingzhou. Speaking of which, he would be chased and killed by Lei Jing, and Xiaobie was the main reason.

"After Qingzhou, he disappeared. Someone saw him haunting Zhuozhou four days ago." Guan Hongfeng reported truthfully.

"Zhuozhou..." Xu Qingfeng had always suspected that the relationship between Xiaobie and the Blue Flower Club was extraordinary, so Chen Ke signaled Guan Hongfeng to bring the note on the desk.

The note was sent by Fei Ge from Guan Hanzhong yesterday. In addition to asking for help, it also mentioned Xiaobie. Guan Hanzhong suspected that Xiaobie was the head of the Yao family.

"Xiao Farewell?" Xu Qingfeng was a little surprised. Guan Hanzhong guessed like this because he had some clues. It's not like Xu Qingfeng didn't have such suspicions before, but Xiao Farewell gave him the feeling that he really didn't look like the behind-the-scenes boss of a huge chamber of commerce. . "He, uh..."

"Huh?" Chen Ke handed the note to Guan Hongfeng to signal him to put it away, then turned to look at Xu Qingfeng, waiting for him to speak.

Xu Qingfeng didn't know what to say, he couldn't just say bluntly that he felt that Xiaobie was more like a small house than those in the Qinfeng Pavilion and Chufeng Pavilion.

"It just doesn't look like it. Xiaobie is smart and sharp, not as bright and bright as the surface, but the head of the Yao family, behind the scenes of the Blue and White Club, should not be Xiaobie."

Chen Ke didn't care much, he just asked Guan Hanzhong to investigate, and then let Guan Hongfeng step down.

Just as Guan Hongfeng left, Zuo Ming came, in a hurry, with sweat on his forehead.Xu Qingfeng was injured this time, and Chen Ke was a little bit angry at Zuo Ming. Seeing that Zuo Ming was late for a quarter of an hour, his face was a little gloomy.

But Xu Qingfeng took out a handkerchief and handed it to Zuo Ming, "Come on, wipe off your sweat."

Zuo Ming glanced at Chen Ke's face, took a quick step back, and rubbed his forehead with his sleeve.

Xu Qingfeng turned his head and glared at Chen Ke. He knew that Chen Ke believed that Zuo Ming did not protect him well and that he was injured. No matter what he said, he blamed himself for going to Fengzhen, and Chen Ke didn't like Zuo Ming very much.

"Tell me about the current situation in Shangfeng Town." Seeing Xu Qingfeng's gaze, Chen Ke calmed down and asked.

"Shangfeng Town has been attacked by the Demon Cult several times, and it is the most frequently attacked and most severely damaged town around Qianzhou. So far, only three households have survived, with a total of ten people. They have already donated some money according to the prince's wishes. They went out of their own way."

"Where's the demon sect?"

"This group of people are not all Demon Cultists, but a few Demon Cultists from the western border area and bandits in the Dami Mountain in front of them."

The origins of those Demon Cult lunatics were exactly what Aman had told Xu Qingfeng earlier, but the origin of the Demon Cult was no secret in Jianghu, and anyone who wanted to inquire could know.

What is shocking is that joining the Devil's Cult does not require any certification or ceremony, and all evildoers can use the name of the Devil's Cult. There are only two rules of the Devil's Cult:

One, obey orders; two, never retreat for life.

Now that the world is becoming chaotic, those bandits on Mount Dami joined the Demon Cult in this way, and mingled with those lunatics from the western borders, entrenched on Mount Dami, and came down from time to time to harass the surrounding towns.

"That night, our side lost 27 guards and killed [-] people from the other side. The seven lunatics from the western border were all among them, including the second person in the Bandit Village of Dami Mountain. Currently, there are more than [-] bandits left in Dami Mountain " After Zuo Ming finished speaking, he waited for Chen Ke's order.

Xu Qingfeng deliberately went up the mountain to suppress the bandits, but Chen Ke shook his head, motioning to wait and see what happened.

Qianzhou is still under martial law today, and more and more people gathered outside the city of Qianzhou, asking the governor of Qianzhou to give an explanation.

But as far as Chen Ke knew, Yin He Ling, governor of Qianzhou, had died of illness for several days, and for some reason he kept his funeral secret. He Ling's nephew, He Shuping, took care of all the recent affairs of Qianzhou.

The chaos in Qianzhou created an opportunity for the bandits in Mount Dami, but Mount Dami remained silent after that night. In Chen Ke's eyes, Mount Dami was nothing to fear, but the situation in Qianzhou should be resolved as soon as possible.

Speaking of Qianzhou, Xu Qingfeng worried: "There are more and more refugees outside Qianzhou. It is not in troubled times, but many people starved to death. Qianzhou sticks to it and can only enter and exit. I am afraid there will be riots."

"Don't think about it, let's heal your wounds first." Chen Ke said lightly, then turned his head and told Zuo Ming to go to Qianzhou to investigate He Fu.

Xu Qingfeng pursed his lips tightly. He didn't like Chen Ke's overprotectiveness. He didn't let him participate in anything, and didn't let him think about it. He was a little more aggressive than before.

If a cage could be built and a person could be put in it with him, Xu Qingfeng could be sure that Chen Ke would lock him in without hesitation.

"When are we going to Juyan River City?"

"Not urgent."

Xu Qingfeng started to get angry, "Zuo Ming, go down."

Hearing Xu Qingfeng's voice, Zuo Ming tensed up, he quickly retreated, and when he left the main house, he closed the door for the two of them again.

"My lord." Xu Qingfeng took a deep breath first, he had a premonition that he would have to talk to Chen Ke about this question for a long time.

Chen Ke also heard the change in Xu Qingfeng's voice, and wanted to hold Xu Qingfeng's hand for a while, and then went to get the teacup, "Thirsty?"

"I'm not thirsty." Xu Qingfeng stood up and walked in front of Chen Ke, "I'm neither hungry nor cold nor tired and don't want to lie down."

"I asked Quan Xindong to find the painting collection you are interested in..."

"Chen Ke!"

"Call me by my name again?" Chen Ke raised his eyebrows, pulled him closer to his arms, and played Xu Qingfeng's forehead deliberately jokingly: "It's time to hit..."

Xu Qingfeng pushed hard and escaped from Chen Ke's arms, "Don't do this. I won't be broken, and you wouldn't protect me like a girl before..."

"So I regret it." Just thinking that Xu Qingfeng can do well in the world, so he got angry and went back to the capital with him at ease. When he knew that he was so playful and punished Lei Tao, he also felt that Xu Qingfeng is cute.

But when he dreamed that Xu Qingfeng was attacked, and saw Xu Qingfeng was too thin to support his clothes, and his eyes were hollow, Chen Ke heard something in his heart was broken.

Seeing that Chen Ke's face turned completely cold, Xu Qingfeng leaned over to hug Chen Ke: "We are the same. I want to protect you too, and I don't want to see you lying dying..."

"Don't want to watch?" Chen Ke twisted Xu Qingfeng's chin to force him to look directly at him, "At that time you said every day that you couldn't watch enough, are you tired of it now?"

Xu Qingfeng wanted to be angry and laugh at the same time, knowing that Chen Ke was deliberately misinterpreting his meaning, but he couldn't think of any rebuttal for a while: "No! You, hey..."

Chen Ke sighed lowly, wrapped his arms around Xu Qingfeng's waist, and hugged him tightly in his position: "Got it..."