Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 3 The Man in Black

"You two unscrupulous brothers and sisters are plotting to deceive people again? This time it should not be the turn of Lord Ben, right?"

The so-called people come first before they come, and it couldn't be more appropriate to apply to this person who came.In the entire Jiapingguan City, if there is a selection of the most lively, most active, and most popular defender, if this person is recognized as the second, no one will admit that he is the first.This person's natural affinity has won him the love of the people in the city. Every year on the Qixi Festival, he can receive gifts like several hills.

Shen Cha raised an eyebrow at Shen Haolin, "How about it, brother?"

"I'm willing to admit defeat."

"This time, put it on the account for the time being. If you want to ask your brother in the future, please don't shirk." Shen Cha looked at a ball that rolled in quickly, oh no, it was Marquis Wu Ding who wrapped himself up like a ball Xue Ruitian sighed softly, "Winter has just entered, and Lord Hou has already put on his winter clothes. When it is deep winter, Lord Hou will not want to step out of the mansion."

"There is no way around this. Everyone knows that Lord Ben is afraid of the cold. Besides, this winter seems to be colder. When Master Ben walked over, he felt blown through by the cold wind." Xue Ruitian took off the cloak outside, threw it to the woman in red who came in with him, took the hand stove handed over by the woman in red, and said, "If it's not for the fun to watch, Master Ben really doesn't want to move!" Looking at the bowls and chopsticks on the table, "Hey, I know I haven't eaten, so I prepared the bowls and chopsticks for me. No need to ask, this is prepared by Xiaocha, or Xiaocha is best for me!"

Xue Ruitian blinked at Shen Cha, this person was born with a good appearance, he often praised himself for being fair and beautiful, and he was the number one beauty in Da Xia.This is also true, whether it is the boys and girls of Daxia, or those boys and girls of foreign races, when they first saw Wu Dinghou, they must be confused by his face.In addition, this person has a pair of seductive peach blossom eyes, and smiles all day long, just like a passionate young man.However, although Marquis Wu Ding looks romantic, he is actually very clean and self-sufficient. He never messes with flowers or lingers in brothels and Chu houses. He is much better than those princes and brothers in Xijing.It's a pity that being implicated by this face of hers, she hasn't found a good marriage yet.

Many important clan officials who have daughters of the right age have never listed Marquis Wu Ding as their ideal son-in-law, at least not in the top three.First, Marquis Wu Ding was stationed at the border all the year round, and when his daughter married, she would either suffer at the border with her husband, or live alone in Xijing.These two results, no matter which one is the way of getting along with normal married life, people who love their daughter will naturally not be willing, no matter how much their daughter loves Wu Dinghou, it is absolutely impossible. The second point is this picture of Wu Dinghou Face, although his character is good, but after all, it is not reassuring.There are too many people who admire Marquis Dingyuan, and if his daughter is married, some strange things might happen to her.Although the folk customs of Daxia are not as tough as Liao, Jin, and Tubo, there are still many ways and tricks to deal with rivals in love.In order to ensure the safety of my daughter, no matter how good Wu Dinghou is, she must resolutely stay away.

However, everything in this world has two sides, there are those who are madly infatuated with and admire Xue Ruitian, and naturally there are those who are indifferent to him, such as Shen Cha, and Hongye who has always been by Xue Ruitian's side.

Hongye is a nickname, because this girl always wears a red robe no matter in season, summer, autumn or winter. It is said that in her closet, it is full of fiery red. At first glance, I thought the closet was on fire!All of her clothes seem to be different only in material and style, and there is almost no difference in color.In addition, the lightness of the red leaf can be described as a masterpiece. When it rises from the ground, it looks like a maple leaf flying in the air, and the picture is quite eye-catching.

So, everyone gave her this nickname, and she liked it very much, even more than her real name.Over time, Hongye's name spread, but few people knew her real name.

For her boss's narcissism, Hongye has always been very disgusted. Sometimes, she even doubted her own vision. When she came out of the training camp, why did she pick Wu Dinghou as her master? Like the Meilin sisters, they chose the eldest lady of the Duke of Zhen's mansion, and their lives must be much more comfortable than now.

"Has Hongye eaten breakfast?" Shen Cha glanced at Hongye standing by the door, "If you haven't eaten, go find Meizhu."

"Return to the general, the subordinates have already used it."

"She always gets up early. When I got up, everyone had finished their morning classes and had breakfast." Xue Ruitian yawned, picked up the porridge bowl, and started to drink in small sips. "When it comes to hard work and hard work, I can't compare. If I have that time, I might as well sleep a little longer."

"It's not just that the morning class is never done." Hongye couldn't help complaining, "If no one reminds the evening class, it will be ignored."

"Shut up!" Xue Ruitian turned around and gave Hongye a vicious look, "No one will treat you as dumb if you don't speak!"

"Turned into anger?" Shen Cha snorted coldly, "If you don't practice hard, how about entering the training camp again after the beginning of spring? I don't mind letting you go back to the furnace and rebuild."

"Hey, don't, I've been out for quite a few years, and I'm being ridiculed by those brats when I go in again! It's hard to say or sound good to say that a majestic general of the Chinese army was arrested and retrained! Well done, I am I'm afraid of you, from now on, I'll resume morning and evening classes."

"You, since I was a child, that is to say, my sister can control you." Shen Haolin said with a sarcasm, holding his cheek, "However, I hope that you will return to the training camp and let Cha'er take care of you. "

"Forget it, I have learned enough since I was a child. In the past two years, her methods of training newcomers have become more and more ruthless. I can't bear her torment with my bones, thank you!" Xue Ruitian waved his hands hurriedly, "I'll be fine. Just practice martial arts and concentrate on studying the art of war. Don’t pay attention to me. This matter has changed, let’s talk about something new about you. I heard the news as soon as I woke up this morning, people have been arrested?”

"I've caught it, but I haven't picked it yet." Shen Haolin pushed the remaining three buns towards Xue Ruitian, "I want to take a look after dinner, but I won't let tea, saying there's nothing to see."

"Why is there nothing to see? For his courage, we have to look up at his honor! However, it's been a whole night, and he hasn't been recruited yet. He's still a character!" Xue Ruitian looked at Shen Cha, "You The skills of the people under him have regressed? Would you like Benhou Lord to help you?"

"Is Hou Ye planning to use his beauty to conquer him?" Shen Cha poured tea for himself and Shen Haolin, "The dungeon is cold, so it's better for Hou Ye to stay in the house and not go out and run around."

"Xiaocha, don't be like this, I also want to help." Xue Ruitian looked at the expressionless Shen Cha, and said pitifully, "Seeing that it's so cold, I ran over to see you. Don't be so indifferent to me, okay? Hey, by the way, Hongye, bring me the gift that Master Ben gave to Xiaocha, I almost forgot."

"Yes." Hongye took out a small box from Xue Ruitian's cloak pocket, and handed it to Shen Cha.

Shen Cha looked at the small box in his hand, examined it for a while before opening it, and inside was a leather gauntlet.She took it out and put it on her hand, and pulled out her long whip from her waist along the way.

"Can you still take advantage of it?" Seeing Shen Cha nodding, Xue Ruitian smiled, "I saw this blueprint by accident the other day, and thought it would be very good if I made it into a hand guard for you. Looking back now, my thoughts at that time It's quite right. You, a girl, don't wear protective gear on the battlefield, and every time you come back, you are bloody and bloody. With this, at least you can protect yourself."

"Thank you." Shen Cha took back the long whip, took off the gauntlet, and put it back into the box. "I love so much."

"If we hadn't grown up together, I would have thought you had bad intentions for Cha'er because of your drive to please Cha'er every day."

"How could this be malicious? I obviously have good intentions, right?"

"Really?" Shen Haolin looked at Xue Ruitian who had finished eating with a half-smile, "Let me remind you, Xiaojiu has never liked you very much."

"Hey, he's just a little older, he's still young, he likes and doesn't like people all the time, and he'll be fine in two years, I don't know as much as him!" Teacup, Xue Ruitian rinsed his mouth, "Speaking of which, I have something serious to discuss with the two of you. This winter, I have a hunch that it may not be easy. We need to prepare in advance and prepare enough firewood And charcoal fire, otherwise, it is difficult to guarantee that people will not freeze to death."

"What Hou Ye said is true." Shen Cha nodded, "The situation in Liao and Jin is not very optimistic. We have just entered winter here, and they have already closed the mountains with heavy snow. People and animals have died of frostbite and frostbite in many places. I don't know what's happened to the weather in the past two years, it's getting colder every year. If things go on like this, I'm afraid it won't be much warmer when spring begins."

"Everyone suffers from the cold and suffers together. Don't envy anyone." Xue Ruitian sneered, "It is estimated that Liao and Jin have no time to talk to us in the past two years. Let's talk about the situation in their own country first. I'm afraid there will be public resentment."

"Not necessarily." Shen Haolin shook his head, "Don't take it lightly."

"Marshal, Marquis, General!" Mei Zhu suddenly appeared at the door, pushed open the door and walked in, saying, "News from Seventeen, confession." After speaking, Mei Zhu smiled at Hong Ye and walked over Handed Shen Cha a piece of paper.

Shen Haolin stood up, walked behind Shen Cha, stretched out his hands to support the table in front of her, put his head close to her neck, and looked at the contents of the paper together, completely indifferent to their current appearance and posture. Eye-catching, it will make people have some strange ideas.

"This thief named Mao San'er said that the person who hired him was a tall, thin man in black." Shen Haolin pointed to a few lines on the paper, "Mao San'er, I seem to have heard of it. Tianer, You often hang out on the street, have you heard of it?"

"I heard that there is a famous gangster on West Street, but he didn't do anything particularly bad. At most, this kid was arrested twice because of fighting. There is an old lady who has been sick and bedridden for many years in his family, and there is also a big His brother who is one year younger, the two brothers usually sell a little coolie to earn some money. If life is good, it is nonsense, but it can be done anyway. If I remember correctly, he was still in the material warehouse some time ago I met him and his brother, helping to deliver firewood and charcoal for the winter. Speaking of which, the evaluation of this kid on the street is not bad, he can be regarded as a good character, and he is a brotherly brother. The two times he was arrested It's also because my brother was bullied, and he came to avenge his brother."

"But...why did that tall, thin man in black come to him? He has no clue in other people's hands."

"There should be no excuses, there should be weaknesses." Xue Ruitian sighed, "What this kid cares about most is his family and brothers, so he can be regarded as his backlash. Anyone who touches his family and brothers will be I want to break my head with others. This time, it is likely to be caught by others, and there is no way to resist."

"It can be explained in this way. The other party should have observed for a long time, figured out all his situation, and at the same time convinced that he has no ability to oppose him, so he took action." Shen Haolin reached out and knocked on the table, "However, I I don't understand, why is the mansion of Zhen Guogong? He said that the man in black came to him in the middle of the night, and he was wearing a hood, so he couldn't see his face clearly. So, this man wants to do something to the mansion. what?"

"Brother and Master Hou mean..." Shen Cha turned to look at Shen Haolin, "That tall, thin man in black caught Mao San'er's wife or brother? Oh, it's also possible that both of them were controlled." Seeing Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian nodding, Shen Cha continued, "Could it be a foreign race? Liao? Jin? Or Tubo? There are not a few people who are eyeing Jiaping Guancheng and Zhen Guogong's mansion. Now the world is icy and snowy, not suitable for war. Each family sends out spies to spy on the information, but it will not be affected in any way."

"Maybe." Shen Haolin stood up straight, patted Shen Cha on the shoulder, "Come on, let's go to the dungeon and ask again!"

(End of this chapter)