The Seven Heroes and Five Righteousness of Crossing

The drum beats over and over again, the summer insects whisper outside the window, and the night is completely dark.

The corner lamp was dim yellow, swaying listlessly, and Nan Xia's hazy side face was projected on the pale wall, which was faint and unclear.

After a while, he said in a low voice: "You have never been a person who discriminates between good and evil. There must be your reasons for insisting this time."

Pan Pan felt even more guilty after hearing this: "Brother Zhan! I..." A choke in his throat, but he couldn't speak.

Zhan Zhao sighed: "I think you have suffered a lot on this journey. It's my negligence. I shouldn't have let you go back to Zhongmou alone." The conversation changed, and he continued, "Pan Pan, do you know what happened with you? The person you are traveling with was secretly told by Taishi Pang as an assassin who sneaked into the Song Dynasty, and came here to destroy the Dragon Cave. In the battle of Huancui Valley, there were many casualties and many doubts. Now, the Holy One has ordered Master Bao and the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard Pang Leopard assisted in handling the case, and at the same time asked the grand master to supervise the handling. I'm afraid you can't imagine how dangerous it is."

Pan Pan's heart trembled: Pang Yu was really treacherous and cunning, his son was in the light, and the father was in the dark, so he quietly sandwiched Bao Hei into pot stickers.The father and son are determined to put Ashin to death. If they succeed, they can use the dog's head of the Kaifeng mansion to settle their own affairs; Weak.Kill two birds with one stone, what a sinister plan!Thinking of this, she roughly sensed Bao Gong's real intention of detaining her here, and she couldn't help sneering: "Is there anyone who goes out to assassinate and brings his wife and children with him? Just based on this, the Prime Minister and the guard Zhan can also believe it?"

"Whether to listen or not to believe." Nan Xia pondered for a while, "Sometimes whether to believe or not depends not on the matter itself, but on the person who talks about it."

"Yes!" Pan Panyi got up angrily, threw himself on the side of the grill and shouted loudly, "Let's talk about Xiangye and Taishi, you and I seem to be loyal and evil, but when we go to the emperor, we can prove that the emperor is more popular. When I said he was not an assassin, you naturally wouldn’t believe it and didn’t intend to believe it! Some people have big mouths, and some people have small mouths! Because of this, you don’t even need to be given a chance to explain, and you can go to prison!”

"Pan Pan, I've never seen you protect someone like this since we met Zhongmu." Zhan Zhao turned his head slightly and said.

"You see it now." Pan Pan replied angrily.

Zhan Zhao continued: "If he can be brought to justice and explain clearly the ins and outs of the bloody battle in Huancui Valley, the Prime Minister will definitely make a fair decision to avoid harming innocent people."

Pan Pan thought to himself: Leaving aside Ashin's status as the royal family of the Liao Kingdom, with his temperament, how could he be willing to bow down and ask others to avenge his wrongdoing?What's more, the old crab and his son are in charge of this case, if they really want to come in, it will be a fish and meat knife, and it is hard to stand between the two.Thinking of this level, she quietly asked: "Brother Zhan, can you believe what I say?".

Nan Xia nodded: "Zhan Zhao is willing to believe."

She smiled gratefully, and slowly said: "The whole thing started because a swordsman from outside the Great Wall admired the martial arts of the Central Plains, and traveled thousands of miles to go to famous mountains to compete. He was a criminal, and was hunted down all the way. Now the person who set up the bureau is cooperating in the trial to supervise the case. Brother Zhan, how much hope does this have for getting justice?"

Nan Xia was shocked, and said repeatedly: "Is there any evidence?!"

"The physical evidence is a letter inviting Bei Xia to compete. It was intercepted halfway and fell into the hands of Pang and his son. Is there any witness..." Recalling Hua Die's generous death that day, Pan Pan couldn't help feeling sad, "It's Hua Chong..."

Hearing this name, Zhan Zhao frowned and said, "Hua Chong is a wicked villain, I can't believe it."

As if being hit hard on the head, Pan Pan laughed angrily: "Hehe, it's a pity that the treacherous villain has died, but it has fulfilled the wish of you and other good masters." Protruding, nails deeply carved into the wood, she said again in a muffled voice, "Right now, I wish I could be bound to the execution ground immediately, rather than being baited by you!"

"Pan Pan, isn't Xiangye doing it for your own good?" Nan Xia was choked so angrily that he slammed the shackles on the iron gate vigorously, causing sparks to fly everywhere.

"Yes!" She bit her lower lip tightly until her mouth was full of salty blood, then she let go and said angrily, "You always lie to others while saying that you are doing it for their own good! Tell you, don't bully me, Pan I hope that being greedy for life and fearing death has offended us, this life is not rare!"

Nan Xia lamented: "You should understand that this case is deeply involved. The Grand Master and his son have planned it for a long time. If there is a slight mistake, the Holy Majesty blames it, and Mr. Bao is also to blame. Xiangye is the pillar of the court. If he is relegated , and let the treacherous and sycophant be in power, it is the people of the world who suffer! Do you just say 'not rare' and let it go?"

"Hahaha—well said! Guard with a sword and Nan Xia, these two titles are indeed only worthy of Brother Zhan!" Pan Pan applauded and laughed even more sternly, "Does the other person deserve to be a victim? The family is destroyed , must be readily accepted? Do you know if people are willing?"

Zhan Zhao shook his head, and said firmly, "No one wants to, but the world is vast, and there are so many helpless things."

"People are divided into classes, and lives are distinguished by high or low. There is nothing I can do!" The sawdust between her fingers was stained red with blood, numb, and she didn't feel any pain. She lowered her eyes and said, "Brother Zhan, I just want to ask you one more question. Can you tell me the truth?"

Zhan Zhao's handsome eyes focused: "You, please tell—"

Pan Pan paused and said, "Brother Zhan is now thinking about being an official, or is he thinking about being a hero?"

The candles flickered on and off, making the two of them look gloomy.

People are safe, but hearts are far away.

After a long silence, the sound of deep and shallow footsteps came from the end of the corridor. After careful analysis, one pair was fine and the other was steady.Not long after, Lao Feng took the key chain, went in in a panic, and approached Pan Pan's room, and was about to unlock it.

"Feng Lao, it's so late, what are you?" Zhan Zhao asked abruptly.

Old Feng drooped his head and said: "Just now people from the third class said that there are criminals who have come to surrender, and they want to bring Pan Pan to the court to confront him."

"Who surrendered?!" Pan Pan was anxious when he heard that, he strode forward, grabbed Lao Feng's sleeve and said anxiously.

"This...is not very clear." Old Feng's words flickered, and from the corner of his eyes, he glanced at the corner of the Yonglu secretly, and shivered in response, "You will know when you go..."

Pan Pan looked back in surprise, and saw a tall figure projected on the wall of the intersection, wearing a hexagonal hat and a plain knife at his waist, he looked like a Kaifeng manor police officer.

"Wait!" Zhan Zhao shouted suddenly.

"Ah?" Lao Feng was so startled that his hands trembled, and with a "clang", the whole bunch of keys fell down.

"Feng Lao, the third class leader wants the seal of the master, you see?" Zhan Zhao stared at him closely.

"See, see..." Old Feng faltered, suddenly a sharp object was placed on his back, and a voice from the back of his head ordered coldly, "Quick—drive."

＊＊＊＊＊I am the dividing line of Nei Niu Manmian＊＊＊＊＊

Who else could this deep and sonorous voice be besides Yelu Axin?Pan Pan had mixed feelings of joy and sorrow. He was happy that Ah Xin had not been left behind and she ignored her; what was worrying was that an ambush had been set up in the government office, waiting for his arrival.There were thousands of twists and turns in his chest, and it turned into a soft moan: "You... are you here?"

The corners of Ashin's lips curled up, his cold complexion was like melting ice and snow, with a little warmth, and firm confidence: "Yes, I will take you away."

"Dang—dang—" There were several strikes of gold and iron, and the cell door suddenly opened, and Pan Pan and Zhan Zhao flashed out from the inside almost at the same time.With a lunge, Ashin leaned forward, with his long arms catching Pan Pan behind him, and turned his sword again, facing the giant tower that was frigidly glowing!

Zhan Zhao shook off the chains all over his body, drew out the sword hidden under the straw mattress, jumped up, and blocked the way of the two of them.He said coldly: "Kaifeng Mansion is the place where the honorable master just comes and leaves?"

Ashin smiled and looked at all directions: "What? Who of you can stop it?"

Zhan Zhao's eyes were piercing, he passed Ashin, and stayed on Pan Pan's face, and said slowly: "There is no way to escape, and this journey is so far away. Do you really not regret it?"

Pan Pan smiled and replied without hesitation: "If someone else treated you like this, would you regret it?"

Zhan Zhao shook his head, a look of pain flashed in his eyes: "You can't escape."

"If you don't try it, how can you know if you can get out?" Ashin raised his eyebrows, holding a sword in one hand and stretching out the other hand.

Pan Pan held back solemnly and gave up his life. He raised his head and said loudly: "It doesn't matter if you die in one place!"

A very low sigh, mixed with disappointment and helplessness.Ju Que swung out flatly, the sword light shone like blue waves, and swept towards the two of them like quicksilver.

Ashin whistled softly, his wrists trembled, and the long sword was turned back. A stream of profound internal energy was poured into the sword body, spinning out from the inside to the outside.Although it is a piece of iron, compared with the ancient magic weapon, it does not give in at all.

"Keng-keng--" In the blink of an eye, more than ten strokes have been dismantled on both sides.

Pan Pan clenched a slender wrist tightly in the palm of Ashin, and he was led to walk in the sword light all over the sky, with the wind whistling beside his ears, and every step was full of danger. There was a hiss of "嗤", the sound of clothes and silk being broken.someone hurt? !She was terrified, her wrist bones suddenly hurt, and her whole body was thrown into the air.Before she could react, her waist tightened again, and someone hugged her and fell to the ground.

"Go!" Ashin ordered firmly.

The front exit was approaching, and Zhan Zhao had fallen more than ten feet behind him. Pan Pan suddenly felt that in the darkness, there was a big dawn, and he was instantly excited, hand in hand, and ran out desperately.

Breaking through from the West Prison, going east is the Prison Room. Usually at night, there is only a sweeper on duty, and tonight is no exception. It is quiet outside and inside.The two of them listened carefully at the base of the wall for a while, put down their wishful sash, and climbed up to the roof to watch what happened.Not long after, a team of yamen chased in. Pan Pan was held under Ashin's body, and he didn't dare to breathe out. The smell of blood in his nose became stronger and stronger.Does the injury matter... She looked back eagerly, wanting to know clearly, but Ashin pushed her head back hard, and her mouth and nose were covered tightly.Helpless, he could only stare at the corridor with wide green eyes.

"Old Zhang, did you see anyone coming?" The third class courtyard took the lead.

"What... who is it? The little old man seemed to be listening to some movement in the hut just now." The old Zhang wore a cloud-white jacket on his head, and held a dead wind lamp made of white bamboo cotton paper. It seems to be hanging in the air, and with its stern voice, it looks like a ghost.

□□ hurriedly said: "Someone robbed the prison in West Prison, and they ran away together. Do you know where they went?"

"Let me think about it." Lao Zhang tapped his forehead, his cloudy eyes shot out a sly light, "It's the south! Tianqing looks in the direction."

"That's right!" □□ stomped his feet, "The Taoist temple has an exit directly outside the mansion, and it's the most convenient way to get out from there." Saying this, he hurriedly called all the guards to chase towards the south road.

Watching □□ and his party go into the night, Lao Zhangtou closed the courtyard door, and walked into the inner room with a strange smile.

Ah Xin let go of his hand at this time, Pan Pan let out a long breath, and said in a low voice: "This old man is so weird, do you think he is helping us or harming us?"

"Don't worry so much, let's go." Ashin said solemnly.

Pan Pan's night vision is excellent, Ashin's lightness kung fu is superb, and the two of them don't land, they just walk quickly on the eaves.Along the way from west to north, passing two important places, Qingxin Building and Yanwu Field, fortunately, no one found it.

"Ju... unexpectedly came out..." Pan Pan put his hands on his hips, rested outside the courtyard wall of Kaifeng Mansion, panting, looking at the dotted lights inside, muttering.

"What's the use of going out of the government office alone? It's still far away from the city." Ashin turned his back calmly, and pointed out the three big acupuncture points on his right shoulder.

One word wakes up the dreamer, the capital is surrounded by heaven and earth, and there is life if you leave quickly, but it is easier said than done to leave the city during curfew?The five gates of Bianliang do not have the admiral's letter or the badge of the Imperial Guard, so it is difficult to fly out of the city even if it is a fly.Thinking of this section, I couldn't help feeling sad: "Without a seal, how can I get out of customs!"

"Is this okay?" Ashin took out an iron token from his pocket, three inches long and four fingers wide, with a red lacquer tiger head pattern, and a gold-painted "Chi" in the center.

Pan Pan had seen the exact same token on two people before... Tears instantly blurred her eyes, and she choked up, "How come..."

"He used to throw me with this when we were fighting in prison." Ashin stretched out his hand to take Pan Pan, and hugged her shoulders vigorously, "Let's go, I'll let you down if I delay."

After marching for more than half an hour, he arrived at the north gate of Anyuan, and there was a gold medal guarded by the imperial guard with a knife.

The two turned into the country path and walked along it. Pan Pan felt that the air was fresh and free. He ran wildly in the forest, looked up at the starry sky, and shouted loudly: "My panda has finally escaped..."

"Brother Yelu, hurry up!" Seeing that Ashin was lagging behind, she jumped up and grabbed his arm, "We are still rushing to Baigang River to find Lie'er."

"Yeah." Ashin held her back, "Lie'er, please go to Lu Langzhong to pick her up, okay?"

"Of course, let's go together." Pan Pan didn't care, jumped to Ashin's side, and held his other arm coquettishly.

"Ahem." Ashin coughed suddenly.

"Brother Yelu, are you alright?" Pan Pan couldn't help being terrified when he saw his lips turning purple.

"Pan Pan, this journey has been ups and downs, and you and I have experienced life and death together." Ashin put his hands on her shoulders, looked at her deeply, and said sincerely, "Since you call me big brother, why don't you just swore to her?" How about brothers and sisters with different surnames?"

Pan Pan smiled, and the real face under the fake mask couldn't help but blush. "Of course." She clapped her hands and said cheerfully, "Little sister can't wait for it."

Ashin shook hands with her and knelt down, swearing with one palm: "The emperor is above, and the earth is the proof. I, Yelu Axin, and Pan Pan are willing to become brothers and sisters with different surnames. From now on, we will share the blessings and difficulties together. If you violate this oath, both humans and gods will condemn you!"

Pan Pan also raised his palms to the sky, and said with pride: "The emperor is above, and the earth is the proof. From now on, Yelu Axin will be my sworn brother of Pan Pan. Blessings are shared, and difficulties are shared. If we go against this I swear, both humans and gods will condemn me!"

"Brother, please accept my younger sister's bow." Pan Pan turned around and kowtowed respectfully to Ashin.

"Little sister..." Ashin's complexion suddenly turned gray, and his body slid backwards softly.

"Brother!" Pan Pan screamed, and flew over, hugging the crumbling Ashin.