A knife in love

Chapter 21

At this time, the entire Luomashi Street was empty, and the wine flags and signboards of the taverns and shops on both sides remained motionless, as if they were also frozen by the weird atmosphere.Looking from a distance, the straight street stretches to the north, but the end is covered in mist, making it difficult to see clearly.Outside the stone archway behind him, there was a faint sound of noise, but Luomashi Street was eerily silent.

Zhuang Hengyun jumped down and said to Yu Changyuan: "Brother, let's exit the stone archway. I think there may be an ambush ahead."

Yu Changyuan opened his eyes wide and said, "If there is an ambush in front, our retreat will be cut off from behind. Today, you and my brother are advancing but not retreating. I want to see who wants to block my way."

As soon as he finished speaking, he stretched his hands from his waist, held the judge's pen in his hand, turned his head and raised his right hand, and said: "Everyone, keep going forward, you must be careful!"

Yu Changyuan knocked on the stirrup with both feet, and the horse under his crotch walked forward at a leisurely pace.The horse's hooves stepped on the bluestone slabs, making a crisp clicking sound, which spread far away on the silent Luomashi Street.Seeing the master walking forward proudly, everyone in Wuhu Villa immediately became more courageous and followed.

Yan Dufei and Li Qiufeng walked in the middle of the team, and Li Qiufeng said: "Yu Changyuan is worthy of being the owner of Wuhu Villa, and others cannot pretend to be this powerful."

Yan Dufei chuckled and said, "It's all about being harsh and indifferent, I bet this old boy must be in a state of turmoil at the moment."

Li Qiufeng smiled slightly and said: "Brother Yan, if there is an enemy ambushing, who would it be?"

Yan Dufei said: "Who would clear out a street to ambush? This is obviously to invite you into the urn! Tongzhou City is the gateway to the capital, and there are heavy troops stationed there. Is there any sect in the martial arts that can kill the most popular street in Tongzhou City in broad daylight?" Has the street been emptied? The garrison in Tongzhou City is only in charge of water transportation, and the law and order in the city is under the jurisdiction of the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen. It’s okay for those fast-moving government servants to scare the people. If you want to make an enemy of Wuhu Mountain Villa, then don’t even think about it.”

When Yan Dufei said this, he took a look at Li Qiufeng and said, "If Brother Yu's guess is correct, the person standing in front is either Dongchang or Jinyiwei. I'm afraid Brother Li will meet an old friend in a while."

A group of people walked for half a stick of incense, and they had already reached the middle of Luomashi Street.At this moment, Yu Changyuan suddenly reined in his horse and stopped. As soon as he stopped, the whole team stopped immediately.

But seeing a person sitting in the middle of the street dozens of steps ahead.

This person was wearing a big red flying fish suit, with a big flying fish pattern embroidered on his chest and small flying fish patterns embroidered on both shoulders.Flying fish patterns are embroidered in the middle of the lower garment, small flying fish patterns are embroidered on both sides, and there are several pleats on the front and back.Wearing a gauze crown on his head, his complexion is pale, with a pair of fine eyes that seem to be open or closed, and a short beard under his chin.Sitting on a mahogany bench, with his feet spread apart, his left hand rests on his knees, and his right hand holds a long sword.

This long sword is quite different from the long swords used by people in the rivers and lakes.The scabbard was jet black, and the hilt was unusually long, almost five inches long, which looked very strange.

The entire long street was still empty, which made this person even more tall and mighty.

Yu Changyuan was startled for a moment, quickly rolled off the saddle and got off the horse, and hurried forward, he didn't stop until he was more than ten steps away from the man, bowed and saluted, "Unexpectedly, the lord came to Tongzhou. Please forgive me, my lord!"

The other four owners of Wuhu Villa also hurriedly got off their horses, took a few steps forward, and bowed in salute without even daring to lift their heads.

Yan Dufei and Li Qiufeng also jumped off their horses and stood among the Zhuang Ding.Yan Dufei saw that there were two horns on the head of the flying fish painted on the flying fish suit that the man was wearing, and knew that this was not an ordinary flying fish suit, but a python suit worn by the highest-ranking officials in Jinyiwei.This kind of python clothes must be rewarded by the emperor to wear, otherwise it is a big treason and a crime of confiscating one's family and exterminating one's family.

Yan Dufei asked in a low voice: "Brother Li, who is this person?"

"Jin Yiwei's deputy commander, Yun Feiyang."

Yun Feiyang opened his eyes, and said with a slight smile, "It's been a few years since we've been away for a few years, let Master Yu come and be safe."

Yu Changyuan saluted again and again, flattering him to the fullest: "Thanks to Master Yun, the villain is still in good health."

Yun Feiyang nodded and said, "Master Yu has brought so many brothers today, where is he going to get rich?"

Yu Changyuan's heart shuddered.Before departure, in order to cope with possible interrogation on the way, everyone had already thought of excuses.It's just that I thought that the people I met on the road were just ordinary officers and soldiers, but I didn't expect the deputy commander of Jinyiwei to come to Tongzhou.Therefore, hearing Yun Feiyang's question, he was still a little flustered.Taking a deep breath, he said slowly, "I want to teach my lord to know that this villain is going back to Jinan Mansion to handle business."

"Oh, I forgot, Master Yu's hometown is in Jinan Mansion." Yun Feiyang stroked his short beard with his left hand and said, "If things are difficult, you can tell me what you want. Master Wu is my old friend for many years, if Master Yu is in trouble, he can help."

"How dare a villain work for you adults!" Yu Changyuan cupped his hands repeatedly and said, "To be honest, the patriarch of my hometown sent a message from Jinan Prefecture the day before yesterday, saying that the clan ancestral hall has been in disrepair for a long time, and it has just been renovated recently. The villain's ancestral hall is also out of order." A lot of money, because of the kindness of the same clan, I invited the villain back to Jinan Mansion to pay homage to the ancestors of the Yu family."

Yun Feiyang said unhurriedly: "Drinking water and thinking about the source, Zhuang Master Yu is worthy of being a dear and filial believer. Rebuilding the clan ancestral hall cost a lot of money. I wonder how much Master Yu spent?"

Yu Changyuan hesitated for a while, and said: "I can't remember the detailed amount, but there must be more than 1000 taels of silver."

Yun Feiyang smiled slightly and said, "Master Yu is indeed a rich man near the capital, and he sold 1000 taels of silver. This amount of money is enough to buy a five-year-old mansion in the capital. Admiration, admiration."

Yu Changyuan was startled, his knees gave way, he knelt down immediately, and said in a trembling voice: "The words of the adults will kill the villains. If you take care of the adults, the villains will earn a few small money, so how dare you call it something?" Big rich man, your lord just joked."

Yun Feiyang waved his hand, signaling Yu Changyuan to stand up.He went on to say: "It's good that Master Yu understands the joints. Ma Kongkong didn't understand this principle in the past, so he ended up like this. You must know that between heaven and earth, the imperial power is the greatest. The officials look down on you and reward you with a bite of food. You You will not starve to death. Therefore, you must be careful when doing things. If you deliberately deceive each other, you will inevitably be evil in your heart, and you will end up ruined, your wife and children will be separated, and you will just be the laughing stock of others, then it is not worth it."

Yu Changyuan was sweating profusely, even the back of his shirt was soaked, so he didn't dare to answer, he just bowed and said yes.

Yun Feiyang stood up, took a few steps slowly, and said, "A major event happened in the capital a few days ago, and Zhuang Zhu must have heard about it."

"Yes, the villain heard rumors from friends in the world that someone escaped from the prison. If the villain meets these fugitives, he will definitely capture them himself and hand them over to the adults."

Yun Feiyang said: "Master Yu, you and I have been old friends for many years, so I might as well tell you something. The prisoner who escaped from prison is named Yan Dufei, and you must have heard of this person. Master Yu I don't know if I can catch this Yan Dufei?"

Qinghai Three Deadly Musketeers have been famous for more than twenty years, although they rarely appear in the Central Plains Wulin.But in the past, Qiao Sinan traveled across the Central Plains, defeated several top players in the rivers and lakes in a row, and gained a great reputation.Although Yan Dufei is at the bottom of the ranks, he has also defeated the head of the Diantang School.Yu Changyuan was quite embarrassed when he heard Yun Feiyang's question.If he said his martial arts were better than Yan Dufei, he would be laughed at, but if he said he was not as good as Yan Dufei, he would be unwilling.He had to say: "The villain will definitely do his best to capture this important criminal."

Yun Feiyang said: "Master Yu has this kind of heart, that's the best thing. It's just that the journey is far away. Seeing that Master Yu has brought so much luggage, there must be a lot of gold and silver treasures in it. From the capital to Shandong, There are a lot of robbers in the green forest along the way, and some dirty officials will take the opportunity to blackmail them. Just like Master Yu’s visit to Tongzhou this time, it only cost 100 taels of silver to arrange the guards of the city.”

Yu Changyuan turned pale with shock, and his heart suddenly rose to his throat.The four people behind him also turned pale with shock, they never thought that such a confidential matter would be known to Yun Feiyang, I'm afraid that today's matter will not be good.

(End of this chapter)