Waiting for the wind and rain, the city of clouds is light

"Haven't you run into those people recently?" Zhang Liang stopped and asked after walking straight through the woods to a rock near the sea.

Yun Wei shook her head, if she was there, how could she stand here and talk leisurely.

"That's good." Zhang Liang seemed relieved.Looking at the layers of waves on the sea, Yun Wei realized that it was late autumn. The sea breeze that used to be slightly cooler has now become a little colder, and the air is slightly dry, which makes people feel refreshed.Because it is close to the sea, there is the sound of waves hitting the reef from time to time, accompanied by a string of seabirds flying up.Zhang Liang also looked at it, turned his head for a moment and saw the broken hair on Yun Wei's forehead being disheveled by the wind, and said, "I have two news for you, one is expected, and the other is unexpected."

The cloud turned back slightly.

"In the past few days, there are some past events about senior Cheng Feng, which are really interesting to listen to." Zhang Liang said unhurriedly, with a gentle voice accompanied by bursts of waves, "Senior is a man at the end of the Warring States period. Among the seven kingdoms, he learned art from Qin and stayed in all the kingdoms. Before returning to hermitage, he was in Qin's country."

"En." Yun Wei replied, as expected, the master must have offended a group of people in Qin State, so he ran to live on a small hill in Qilu.

"I heard that there was an incident in the Qin Kingdom more than twenty years ago. A knight broke into the imperial city alone during a festival. Seeing Yun Wei staring at him, with a strange light in his eyes, the corners of his lips could not help but curl up, "It is also said that the group of heroes who fought with this knight that day were all well-known swordsmen."

Yun Wei nodded: "I figured it out. There are only a handful of people in the world who can fight against three or five people with a sword. But if you draw a certain distance and you can't use your swordsmanship, it's your turn to shoot." .”

Zhang Liang smiled, and continued: "This uninvited guest picked several masters off their horses, and wanted to escape from Xianyang so arrogantly, only to cause three thousand Qingqi to besiege the city and pursue them. But the result—"

"Or let him run away?" Yun Wei raised her eyes and asked tentatively.

Zhang Liang shook his head: "Three thousand Qingqi were all damaged, and the injured returned. Those who trespassed on the ceremony," paused, "Killed on the mountain outside Xianyang."

Yun Wei opened his eyes wide, a thought flashed through his mind after a while, but it was difficult to grasp.It is impossible for the master to be the only one who made the move, could it be the master's wife?But there are so many 3000 people, how can they be wiped out in one day?From this point of view, there may be some problems in the three thousand Qingqi, or even inner ghosts, which probably have something to do with the men in black.However, pretending that the escapee is dead can only be done to conceal something. This is the first question.

Although it is indeed in line with the master's usual style of doing things like trespassing on the grand ceremony, it is absolutely impossible to do such a thing as showing off the grand pawn.That being the case, his purpose is another question: is he trying to snatch something, or trying to stop something, or something else?

"What is this festival?" Yun Wei raised her eyes and asked.

"It's been a long time. People who know about this incident only remember this arrogant knight, and have forgotten the purpose of the ceremony." Zhang Liang shook his head, "This matter sounds not surprising at first glance, but in fact there are many doubts. Since it is the day of the ceremony, the Imperial City However, the martial law is so loose that this person can come out again and again, as if no one is in the land. Since Senior Cheng Feng appeared in Songhai more than 20 years later, the words of death must be a fallacy."

It is estimated that these two doubts are inseparable from those people, Yun Wei lowered her eyes to think, but heard Zhang Liang say: "There is another unexpected news, would you like to hear it?"

Yun Wei raised her head, the wind was so strong that she squinted her eyes involuntarily: "What happened?"

A playful smile appeared on Zhang Liang's face, and he turned to face the sea: "In the past few days at dusk, a carriage always passed by on the outskirts of Sanghai City."

There must be something strange, Yun Wei thought, and continued to listen.

"From the outside, this carriage is not big, and it can only seat two people. But it looks like a small carriage, but it needs four horses to drive it."

"I'm afraid there are some strange things inside." Yun Wei whispered.

Zhang Liang didn't comment, and continued: "If you listen carefully to the sound of the wheels, you will find that the weight inside is similar to that of five adult men."

Yun Wei was startled.Could it be a carriage pulling goods?But it sounds like a person is sitting.

"Looking at it for several days, I don't know where this carriage comes from, but it always goes around the busiest part of the town, and then drives into the mountains in the southeast." Zhang Liang turned back to face Yun Wei, "follow the route But go, but cut off not far after going up the mountain, and can't go any deeper."

In the evening fashion, people transport things in carriages, nine out of ten are to deceive people's eyes and ears, but after tracking to the same place, they are repeatedly broken, probably it is an artificial barrier.Yun Wei lowered his head and pondered, gradually frowning.

"It's probably them." Zhang Liang bent slightly, leaned over her head, and said in a low voice.Yun Wei nodded: "I guess so."

"The more times I see it, the abnormalities will slowly emerge." Zhang Liang raised his head, "There are not many people walking on the suburban roads, but when the carriage passed by, there seemed to be people on both sides following and watching. If the empire Naturally, there is no need to be so secretively prepared.”

"Indeed," Yun Wei said, "only those people need to do this."

Zhang Liang looked at her: "That's all I know. The deep meaning behind it needs to be further explored. Recently, there are no traces of those people in Sanghai City, but as for the mountains in the suburbs, I don't know." Clear." Yun Wei nodded silently, Zhang Liang watched and instructed, "Try to stay in the city these days, and you probably won't meet them again."

"There are many troops stationed by the empire in the city, and they probably don't dare to jump around blatantly." Yun smiled and straightened the bow on his back.Zhang Liang followed her movements and looked over with a smile on the corner of his mouth. He is good at archery and vocal skills. She can also protect herself, so there is no need to worry too much.

"It's late, and I still have some things to do, so I'm going back to Xiaoshengxian Village first." Zhang Liang said, and after a while, he bent down and met Shang Yunwei's gaze, "Can this be counted as a favor?"

Yun Wei was stunned, looked into Zhang Liang's eyes, and said helplessly in a low voice, "I thought it was just a favor you promised to do." When I got up, I'm afraid I have to run around to inquire. As the third master of Confucianism, how can I have so much time.It is estimated that for this, he asked many powerful characters for help.Feeling a little grateful in my heart, I immediately changed my words with a smile: "I'm just kidding, of course." As soon as he finished speaking, he faintly felt that there was something strange in the bushes, and when he was about to look back, his hand was suddenly held and pulled forward a little.

"What?" Yun Wei looked suspiciously at Zhang Liang who was holding her wrist, and glanced into the woods, everything was as usual, it seemed that it was just an illusion, and she was really scared and paranoid recently.Turning his eyes back, he realized that Zhang Liang was not looking at him, but fixedly looking at somewhere on the left side, he was puzzled, and asked again: "What's wrong?"

Zhang Liang turned around after hearing the sound, with a soft smile on his face: "It's nothing. Be careful on the road." He let go of her wrist, "Okay, let's go back."

Although Yun Wei felt strange in his heart, but when he thought about who hadn't lost his mind, he stopped looking into it, and turned around and walked out of the woods in response.

Zhang Liang watched her back disappear into the forest.The wind blew the leaves and made a rustling sound, and a few yellow leaves fluttered up.Footsteps came from behind, accompanied by an approaching voice: "I don't know who it is, it turned out to be a little girl."

Zhang Liang turned around: "Brother Wei Zhuang, Your Highness Honglian."

Chi Lian's expression flashed a trace of displeasure after hearing that address, but it soon changed into a meaningful smile: "I never thought that Zifang would ask us for help with a tough attitude, and that's why."

Zhang Liang smiled, did not respond, looked past the two and looked at Lin Zhong: "Brother Bai Feng, I have offended you."

A blue figure passed by, Bai Feng slowly landed beside Wei Zhuang, and glanced at Zhang Liang mockingly: "Does she know that the butterfly-winged bird that was chasing the broken carriage flew to that remote place? , all failed to come back?"

"Brother Baifeng has worked so hard, Liang is very grateful." Zhang Liang bowed and bowed, "If you offend, let Liang bear the blame, but you don't have to implicate other people."

Bai Feng snorted lightly and stopped continuing.Chi Lian on the other side raised his chin and narrowed his eyes to look at Bai Feng: "Bai Fenghuang's feather blade has never had a time to feel sorry for the fragrance. Thanks to the ovary who stopped it in time, otherwise if the little girl's blood was splashed on the spot, I would be very sad to see my sister." It's heartbreaking."

Bai Feng glanced at Chi Lian, but still didn't speak.

"Liang is here to apologize for brother Baifeng." Zhang Liang bowed again.

Bai Feng crossed his arms and said calmly, "Mr. Zhang Liang is thinking too much. I just want to see how strong this man is." After a pause, "It seems that he is only mediocre."

"She must have guessed that I begged someone else to help." Zhang Liang shook his head slightly, "If Brother Baifeng shows up at this moment and let her know who is helping, it may not be a good thing for Quicksand."

"For quicksand?" Wei Zhuang's eyes moved slowly from the sea to Zhang Liang, and he spoke slowly, with a hint of oppression in his voice and direct gaze, "If she tells the empire about this, it will be Don't blame the sword for being ruthless."

Zhang Liang responded silently, and looked at Wei Zhuang.Wei Zhuang looked at him for a moment, and said, there was a threat hidden in the sarcasm: "Is Zifang afraid that I will kill people to silence him? If it really comes to that time, there will be no sympathy left."

Zhang Liang smiled, but there was no room for concession in his tone: "She won't."

Wei Zhuang stared closely for a moment, then finally withdrew his gaze: "I hope so."

Zhang Liang's smile didn't change: "Thank you, Brother Wei Zhuang."

For a while, several people fell silent, only the sound of the surging waves remained.Wei Zhuang stood at the end of the rock, his long white hair was blown by the sea wind like a banner.After a long time, he turned his head slightly: "Zhufang should know that quicksand does not do business without return, even if it is yours, it makes no difference."

There was a smile in Zhang Liang's voice: "Liang understands."

"Then," Wei Zhuang turned around, "the reward you said that day would satisfy me?"

"Liang's reward has already been paid." Zhang Liang said unhurriedly, "It's the information about the man in black."

Wei Zhuang's gaze became sharp instantly, and the atmosphere tensed up like a string that was about to break, while Zhang Liang stood with his hands behind his back, unmoved: "Although Liang asked for help, if there is no such information, Wei Zhuang Brother Wei probably has nowhere to find out. These observations have been obtained from Brother Wei Zhuang, and they are only a little bit good. Since Brother Wei Zhuang has these information, the beneficiary is Brother Wei Zhuang."

Wei Zhuang's eyes were slightly less sharp, but they still did not move away.

"There are only two people who know about the man in black." Zhang Liang continued in a steady voice, "The fewer people know, the greater the significance of the information. Today, everyone has learned in detail, so it is unnecessary to learn the information. It is necessary to investigate. These people are in Songhai, and while avoiding the imperial army, they are making some moves, and naturally they have grasped some unknown things. Moreover, the men in black in Songhai and even the empire can be said to be a group of their own. Although with the strength of Quicksand, there is no need to be afraid, but when the world is disturbed, the more you know, the more beneficial you are. Brother Wei Zhuang thinks that Quicksand has grasped information that is not known to others, is it beneficial or not?"

Wei Zhuang stared at Zhang Liang for a while, sneered, and looked away: "I haven't seen him for many years, and the ovary has really grown a lot. Such a reward is not satisfactory."

The tense atmosphere dissipated with Wei Zhuang's words on the ground, Zhang Liang leaned forward and bowed: "I dare not, it's all because of Brother Wei Zhuang's forgiveness."

Bai Feng glanced at Wei Zhuang, and then at the sea under the rock, his expression seemed to soften.Chi Lian smiled meaningfully, and glanced at Zhang Liang speciously.Zhang Liang noticed this, and turned to her: "If Your Highness Honglian has any doubts, please raise them."

"The lifting of the ovary is not a very important thing, I'm just curious," Chi Lian fiddled with his hair blown by the wind, tilting his head slightly, "What kind of little girl would make the ovary do things for her?" These?"

Zhang Liang shook his head: "It's just a favor."

"Human favor?" Wei Zhuang said, still looking at the sea, "Zifang is really a trustworthy person. She doesn't look like someone from the Mohist school, nor is she from your Confucian family, so is she worthy of you?"

Zhang Liang was silent for a while, and replied after a while: "She is a friend of Zifang."

"Friend?" Wei Zhuang obviously dismissed the word, "There are no permanent friends, only permanent interests. Zifang, I hope you can find something worth using in her, so that this favor will not It was given away in vain."

Zhang Liang remained silent.

He didn't want to get anything from Yun Wei, he just wanted to help her.But if he really wanted to say it, Zhang Liang smiled when he thought of the conversation with her just now, and her statement and analysis that night.

She also has this so-called value, and it is worth letting him do this, letting him deliver his trust.