Jiaohua

Chapter 1104 The Mysterious Man
The sunny April in late spring and early summer is the warmest and refreshing season in the world.

The wind was blowing towards Xia Zhaoyi's bangs briskly and delicately. She stopped by the hillside stream and looked up at Hengxiang under the sky light in the distance.

There were huge crowds of people, and there was a lot of excitement, those who rushed out of the city first, and those who rushed into the city, and the two groups of people squeezed each other in the conflict.

"Second Miss!" Zhan Ning came up the path quickly after inquiring about the news.

Xia Zhaoyi and the others hurriedly turned around.

"The situation is too chaotic, and there are different opinions. I can't tell which one is true and which one is false." Zhan Ning said after coming over.

"Don't worry, the checkpoint near the city gate may be difficult to clear for a while, so take your time," Xia Zhaoyi said.

"Yes." Janning said.

He just finished speaking, when Liang Dechang's voice suddenly came from below: "Brother, brother?"

Xia Zhaoyi frowned and hurried away.

A man was sleeping under the grass and trees, unconscious, wearing a commoner jacket, with delicate skin, about 25 years old.

Xia Zhaoyi took his pulse, gently opened his eyelids with the other hand, and looked at Fan Yu and Guan Chi: "Go and get some water and food."

"Yes." The two replied.

Xia Zhaoyi looked at the man's left hand, and reached out to hold it.

"He's a literati," Xia Zhaoyi said, looking at the calluses on his fingers holding the pen, "he's left-handed."

"Maybe it's because of the theory of going to the world to learn about Hengxiang." Zhan Ning said.

"Ah."

Food and water were brought, Xia Zhaoyi got up and asked them to feed him.

She glanced at the man and said to Zhan Ning, "Let's go back and talk."

Under the help of Liang Dechang, Guan Chi and Fan Yu fed the food into the man's mouth.

The man opened his eyes slightly, glanced at them with a pair of chaotic eyes that had just woken up, and then looked forward weakly.

The girl's thin and slender figure was receding, and the man frowned, feeling a strange feeling in his heart.

He opened his mouth, wanting to speak.

The lips that were only half opened, were fed water and broken dry food successively by two men.

"Is he awake?" one person said.

"Brother, don't be afraid, we saved you, you are lucky." Another person said.

"Yes, good luck to you." Someone said again.

It wasn't until the girl disappeared from sight that the man slowly looked towards them, his weak hand bowed weakly: "Thank you for saving my life, all knights."

……

Xia Zhaoyi and Zhan Ning returned to the bank of Banya Creek.

After listening to all the versions that Zhan Ning said, Xia Zhaoyi said: "At least one thing can be confirmed, the newly appointed Governor Zhao is definitely not a kind person."

And, Ning'an Building and Qu's Mansion, it is also confirmed that something happened.

"Hengxiang should have other ways to enter the city," Zhan Ning said, "Second Miss, I'll go find out."

Xia Zhaoyi glanced at him, thought for a while, and said, "If so many things happened to Hengxiang, Shen Lie will definitely arrange a lot of people to meet us outside the city," Xia Zhaoyi looked at Nearby mountains, "Here, maybe there is."

Zhan Ning was slightly happy: "It must not be on the high mountains, it should be at the entrances and exits of the major mountain passes."

"There are many people on these mountains," Xia Zhaoyi said, "When you go to look for them, remember not to talk too much with them."

Without asking why, Zhan Ning nodded and said, "Yes."

……

After the rescued man recovered, he rested under a tree by the side of the road. Liang Dechang stayed behind to take care of him, asking him from time to time if he wanted to eat and drink some water.

The man shook his head and kept saying "thank you".

There was a sound of footsteps approaching quickly.

Liang Dechang looked up, and Guan Chi came over with a bowl of water in his hand and said, "Second Miss said that I should give him a bowl of salt water, and also gave me a few pieces of sugar, asking me to feed him."

"Okay, I'll come." Liang Dechang got up to pick him up.

Guan Chi didn't leave right away, he knelt down to look at the man, saw that his eyes were bright and had become stronger, and asked casually, "Brother, where did you come from?"

"The surname is Meng in Ningzhou, and the name is Sixiang." The man raised his hand and said.

"Our lady said you are left-handed," Guan Chi looked at his left hand curiously, "Is it really left-handed?"

The man pursed his pale and bloodless lips, and said with a light smile, "Yeah."

"Don't ask so many questions, I'll feed him water first, and you go find someone together." Liang Dechang sent off.

"Success," Guan Chi got up, "Then you take good care of him."

The man looked at Liang Dechang and said sincerely: "Although I don't say thank you for the great kindness, I still want to thank you again. If it weren't for you, my little life might be buried here today."

"It's easy to say," Liang Dechang said proudly, "This shows that we are destined."

The man smiled, lowered his head to receive the salt water, and drank it slowly.

The water is indeed salty, a little bit bad for the mouth.

In the current troubled times, Hengxiang is inland, and the price of salt here is not low. Putting so much salt in his bowl of water is considered generous.

Think of the physique, the speech, the temperament of this crowd, the armor they wear and the boots they wear.

Although old, it is wear-resistant and dirt-resistant, with solid material quality and fine workmanship.

This group of people is obviously not ordinary people.

The man drank slowly, his eyes gradually became thoughtful.

Hearing the sound of Liang Dechang peeling the candy wrappers, the man raised his head and hurriedly said, "Oh, no, just do it yourself."

Seeing that his hands regained some strength, Liang Dechang handed them to him.

The sugar is sweet-scented osmanthus mint flavor, sweet in the mouth, and the mint is wrapped in a fragrance that rushes straight to the nose and brain, which is quite refreshing.

The man showed gratitude again: "Here, I don't know how to thank you... By the way, I have something."

He put down the bowl in his hand and took out a small jade from his bosom.

The jade is exquisite and ingenious. It is tied with Changrong light-colored Susi tassels. There are broken flowers embossed on the surface of the jade. It is micro-carved and the craftsmanship is excellent. The fine patterns and leaves are clearly visible.

"General, this is for you."

"Don't, don't," Liang Dechang refused to accept, "It's precious at first glance, or the most valuable thing on your body, we can't accept it!"

"It's not expensive," the man said solemnly, "General, just accept it."

"I'm not a general," Liang Dechang said shyly, "I'm just a small soldier."

"If the general doesn't accept it, then... please donate it to the kind-hearted second lady." The man said again.

"This……"

With all his strength, the man stuffed the small jade into Liang Dechang's hands: "This jade is really not expensive, it's just a very common Xiuyan jade."

"Xiuyan jade?" Liang Dechang lowered his head and looked at it. He knew that Xiuyan jade was indeed not expensive.

"If that's the case, I'll pass it on to Second Miss." Liang Dechang had no choice but to say.

"Thank you, General."

Seeing Liang Dechang accepting the jade for the time being, the man's heart became a little complicated, he felt relieved and sighed lightly.

This jade has been with him for many, many years.

Many, many, many years...

The sweet-scented osmanthus mints in his mouth were still full of sweetness, the man suddenly wanted to cry, he raised his hand and gently grabbed Liang Dechang's forearm: "General, I just said that my name is Meng Sixiang, what about you?"

"Me," Liang Dechang grinned, "Just call me Brother Liang."

"Brother Liang?"

Liang Dechang laughed, and avoided the topic.

There are strict orders in the army, so it is inconvenient for him to tell others his real name.

　Thank you Ribbon, thank you for the light rain in April, thank you Yuanyuan Niang for your reward, thank you, thank you, I am very grateful!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)