Jiaohua

Chapter 979 What Happened (Part [-])

Xia Zhaoyi sat down at the Four Seas Teahouse, directly explained his purpose of coming, and at the same time ordered a pot of ordinary scented tea.

As soon as the shopkeeper heard that it was her, he greeted her immediately.

"Miss Ali, do you want to choose a secluded place to talk in detail?"

Compared to the shopkeeper's eagerness and anxiety, Xia Zhaoyi smiled calmly: "No, just stay here, take your time, don't worry."

The street outside the teahouse became more and more lively, with crowds standing shoulder to shoulder, and the expressions on the faces of the passers-by were either sad or mournful or numb.

The shopkeeper's words were concise, Xia Zhaoyi listened calmly, and picked out a name: "Mao Zilong?"

"Well, the Mao family is a rice merchant. The one from the palace is now targeting big merchants with no foundation and background."

"I heard that Miss Nie has something to do with him?"

"Yes, rumors are spreading all over the streets."

"What about Ma Yanliang?"

"This is really a man," the shopkeeper shook his head, speechless, "He told all the respectable people in Xucheng to those in He Jinglai. The reason why Princess Shang'an took Miss Nie away was because of his mouth. .”

Xia Zhaoyi smiled, got up and said, "I'll go find my junior brother."

"Miss Ali," the shopkeeper lowered his voice, "If you have any needs, just ask, our boss has explained, it doesn't matter if this store doesn't want it."

"Thank you Tan Guanzhu for me," Xia Zhaoyi said softly, thought for a while, and said, "I don't need to trouble the shopkeeper about my junior brother's affairs, but I have other things, and I want to ask the shopkeeper for help."

"Girl, but tell me!" the shopkeeper hurriedly said.

Xia Zhaoyi moved closer, his voice so low that the shopkeeper could hardly hear him clearly.

"This!" The shopkeeper's eyes widened, "Girl, it's so grand."

"Don't play big games, what am I doing here with Li Gan," Xia Zhaoyi said with a smile, "I'm leaving first."

A large number of government soldiers and horses rushed out from the city gate and ran to the southwest.

Zhili was dressed in the clothes of a tenant farmer, standing on the halfway slope, watching the soldiers and horses in the distance go straight forward without looking back.

At first, Zhili thought he was looking for him, but he didn't know it was until the farmers passing by said that something happened in Liujia Village.

After standing for a while, he turned and left.

200 meters up the mountain road, in the Duo Hall on the east side of a dilapidated Taoist temple, Nie Qingling was sitting pitifully blankly.

Her hair was disheveled to her feet, she lost one of her shoes, her face was covered with palm prints, her cheeks were swollen, her clothes were covered with water, and her whole body was wet.

Now, she is tied up in five ways, even her arms and legs are tied up.

The brazier in front of him was burning vigorously, Zhili stretched out his hand to test the temperature of the fire, and muttered in bewilderment: "Why aren't your clothes dry yet?"

Nie Qingling was shivering from the cold, and the brazier made her feel uncomfortable, like a world of ice and fire.

"I won't jump into the river anymore," Nie Qingling begged, "Can you untie me?"

"I have to go to the city." Zhili stood up and looked at her. "Today, February [-]th, I have very important things to do."

"You, let me go."

Zhili thought for a while, then shook his head: "No."

Nie Qingling closed her eyes in despair, tears rolling down her face.

"Don't cry." Zhili hurriedly said.

"Don't save me either," Nie Qingling cried, "Just let me jump into the river and die, why save me."

"It's...unreasonable."

Passing by the Huayu Theater this morning, if she hadn't seen that she was about to be beaten to death by a few servants in the street, Zhili would not have shot.

After saving people to the end, Zhili took her out of the city, wanting her to find a family in a village outside the city to live in seclusion temporarily.

Nie Qingling didn't talk much, she was silent all the way, until she reached the big river, she jumped down with a plop while she was not paying attention.

Now, on the contrary, Zhili dare not leave her behind easily.

When Nie Qingling had finished crying, she turned her head to the side and found that Zhili was sitting cross-legged with her hands on her chin and a depressed expression on her face.

"Hello..." Nie Qingling called him softly.

"Don't disturb me." Zhi Li said.

Nie Qingling choked, and looked away: "If you don't make noise, don't make noise."

After sitting for a while, she felt frustrated, got up again, and walked outside.

Still worried, the icy river actually jumped into it, and the person who wanted to die, if he walked away, she would immediately jump up and bury her head in the brazier.

Zhili looked up at the rural road in the distance.

He left a lot of marks, I don't know if the senior sister can see it.

If the senior sister can't be found, then wait until nightfall to settle her down.

The sun gradually turned west from full bloom, and the setting sun burned a golden cloud in the sky, and then the sky quickly sank, and the dark night covered the whole field.

Zhili turned back and went into the room, reached out and rubbed the corner of Nie Qingling's clothes, it felt dry, but he didn't know what was inside.

Otherwise, bake for a while?
Add dry firewood to the brazier.

Nie Qingling's face was ashen ashes, she was silent, she had nothing to love in life.He glanced at him coldly, then looked away.

After sitting for a while, he stood up.

Suddenly there were many voices in the distance, and they went out, it was the soldiers who went to Liujia Village came back.

Nearly a thousand soldiers, with sonorous steps and torches held high in their hands, turned into a long fire dragon between heaven and earth.

There will never be a shortage of spectators in this world. Farmers from the nearby villages are crowded along the wide and long road leading back from the officers and soldiers.

Some of the farmers looked at these officers and soldiers, hesitated in their hearts, and raised their heads to look at the Taoist on the mountain in the distance from time to time.

Finally, a farmer mustered up his courage and ran out to stop an officer.

"Speak quickly if you have something to say." The officer and soldier said solemnly.

The farmer stretched out his hand and pointed up the mountain: "There is a thief who carried a wet girl up the mountain this morning and hasn't come down yet!"

"Is there no way on the other side of the mountain?" The officer and soldier said, "How do you know he didn't climb over the mountain and leave?"

"This, this is Jixing Mountain."

"Yes, such a big Jixing Mountain, you go to find it, if it is dark, you go." The officers and soldiers were impatient.

"But……"

"On this matter, what kind of hero are you, self-righteous, how capable are you?" The officer and soldier ignored him after finishing speaking, turned and left.

"Tell you not to be troublesome!"

"Look, disgusting!"

"You deserve it for yourself!"

"Let's see if you still want to be the first bird in the future."

The companions said one after another.

The officer and soldier returned to the team, and as he walked, he seemed to have thought of something, turned around and walked back to the farmer quickly.

"What kind of thief? Tell me carefully?"

The farmer who was being ridiculed by his peers said: "He is young, about fifteen or sixteen years old, with thin skin and tender flesh."

"What color clothes?"

"He is also wet. He is wearing a light brown cloth jacket with a light green cotton and linen belt."

The officers and soldiers muttered for a while, and suddenly said in shock: "It's him!"

The officers and soldiers quickly turned around and ran forward.

This single accelerated torch is very conspicuous in the crowd.

Zhili frowned, moved his fingers lightly, and counted a "good luck".

Sure enough, not allowed!

Regardless of whether the officers and soldiers were looking for him or not, it shouldn't be a sign of "good luck" right now anyway.

"What happened here?" Dai Yu rode on the horse, looking at the soldier running forward, "Could it be possible that accidents can happen..."

Shen Lie was beside him, his black eyes were cold, and the figures of the two were engulfed by the night in the countryside.

At this time, the officers and soldiers started to move together, and the turning torches in the dark night were like the waking state of a sleeping beast.

Dai Yu's heart sank, and he looked at Shen Lie: "Young master, I'll prepare for the back."

"It should have nothing to do with Liu Family Village," Shen Lie said.

Dai Yu frowned, and saw that the soldiers turned their heads towards the west.

The majestic mountains at the end are the most magnificent Jixing Mountain in Mingtai County.

Zhili stared wide-eyed on the mountain, and immediately turned around and ran towards Duodian.

Nie Qingling didn't know what happened. He raised his head when he heard the movement, and immediately saw the fragments approaching in a blink of an eye.

The speed was so fast that Nie Qingling couldn't react, and the next moment, the world was spinning, and she was picked up again.

Although she was scared, she didn't yell, and asked in a low voice, "What happened."

"Terrible incident." Scattered back.

(End of this chapter)