That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 116 Injury and Parting

Early in the morning, Xu Beiyou returned to the caravan, and handed over Lin Jinxiu who was still asleep and all the women to the old man surnamed Yan.

The old man surnamed Yan was naturally very grateful, and promised to arrange for the women properly.

Although his old employer, Lin Hanyuan, was in the grasslands, Lin Han also served in the Northwest Army of his brother-in-law Xiao Yu in the early years. From the official position to the commander of the Chinese army, his status was respected. The governor Wei Jin was the governor of the left army at that time, and he was still a head behind Lin Han, so the Lin family also had a deep foundation in the imperial capital, and there were many old officials in the old department, so it was easy to arrange a few women.

After making these arrangements, Xu Beiyou decided to leave.

Just as Xu Beiyou was packing his luggage, he suddenly heard the sound of hurried footsteps, and in a blink of an eye, he saw Lin Jinxiu, who looked panic-stricken, wearing only a thin jacket, ignoring the helpless cry of the old man surnamed Yan behind him, and breathed a sigh of relief. He ran to the front of Xu Beiyou's tent.

Even lost a shoe.

The old man surnamed Yan, who regarded her as his granddaughter, followed behind, his face full of distress.

Seeing that Xu Beiyou was still there, Lin Jinxiu couldn't help but patted her little lotus's sharp chest, and said with a long sigh of relief, "Old Xu, I thought you were gone."

Seeing this scene, the old man surnamed Yan felt a little headache. This kind of little girl's spring heart was sprouting, and he, an old man who was half buried in the ground, really had no choice but to shake his head and give a wry smile, and backed away.

In the tent, Lin Jinxiu saw Xu Beiyou packing up and saluting, his face sank again, and he said in a low voice, "Old Xu, do you still want to go?"

Xu Beiyou was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Miss Lin, I'm going to Qizhou, take care of yourself."

Lin Jinxiu looked at Xu Beiyou, and begged in a tone of voice, "Old Xu, you and I went to the imperial capital to meet my cousin, and then we can go to Qizhou together, okay?"

Xu Beiyou didn't know how to comfort her, and said helplessly, "On this journey, there are people like Master Wuhu who don't know how many people there are. If I can't protect myself, how can I take care of you?"

Lin Jinxiu twitched her small nose, and there was a slight cry in her nasal voice.

Xu Beiyou carried the packed salute on his back, hesitated a little, got up and walked out.

Lin Jinxiu lowered her head, her frail and thin shoulders trembling slightly.

When the two passed by, Lin Jinxiu said sadly, "Old Xu!"

Xu Beiyou paused for a moment, but finally left without stopping.

After he took more than ten steps, a long-suppressed cry finally came from behind him.

Xu Beiyou never looked back.

In his opinion, such a girl who was born in a prince's family does not understand the dangers of the world, let alone the sufferings of the world, and the two have known each other for less than a month, and there is no such thing as an unforgettable love for children. The parting at the beginning of love, that is, it hurts for a while now, and after a long time, the natural wind will pass without a trace, and at most it will become a cinnabar mole on the heart that cannot be expected. After all, the love between the two is like a beach. The fortress cannot withstand much wind and rain.

More importantly, Xu Beiyou's trip to the south of the Yangtze River this time is not a tour of the mountains and rivers, but a thrilling step by step. He is destined to be alone. It is estimated that fleeing for his life is commonplace, and it is impossible to bring a little girl with him. This is not a quack Walking with heroes, maybe one day you will be hunted down in the Temple of Suppressing Demons. Those vicious people who only know the head teacher and the master of the hall will care whether you are a prince or not?

Even if there was nothing unforgettable between Xu Beiyou and the little girl, he couldn't just watch the little girl jump into the fire pit with him.

——The general ranking of the four capitals in the world is that the imperial capital is the first, the central capital is second, Jiangdu is the third, and the northern capital is the last.

The imperial capital is Kyoto, the capital of the emperor, and it is a matter of course that it can be ranked first. Central capital is located in a poor place in the northwest.In fact, in terms of prosperity and prosperity, Jiangdu, which is located at the mouth of the great river, is the second largest capital in the world, even surpassing the imperial capital in some respects.

Before Daqi was Dazheng, and before Dazheng was Dachu.

The capital of the Great Chu Dynasty was Jiangdu.

Although Jiangdu, a thousand-year-old city, has gone through many vicissitudes, it has not been destroyed by wars, and still maintains the general appearance of a thousand years ago. The interior is in a chessboard pattern, with a total of [-] squares. , although the Fangshi system of that year has been abolished today, many places still use the old name, such as the famous Taoist workshop.

The area of ​​the Daoshu workshop is not large, and it is in the middle position among the [-] workshops. The reason why it can become famous is because this place is the residence of Jiangnan Taoism.

In the early years of the Great Chu Dynasty, only the people of the Five Elements, Zhanhou, Divination, and Medicine were placed in this workshop, which is called the Taoist Workshop because of the gathering of skills.At the end of the Great Chu Dynasty, when Xuanjiao was at its peak, they marched southward with their descendants, and all the northern lands fell. Confucianism, one of the three religions, was torn apart by Xuanjiao and almost collapsed.On this occasion, Buddhism and Taoism had to abandon their previous suspicions and join forces to fight against the flourishing Houjian Xuanjiao under the city of Jiangdu. The Taoist workshop was used as the place where Taoist masters stayed at this time, and all of them were later owned by Taoism. Become the location of Jiangnan Daomen.

During the Dazheng Dynasty, Jiangnan Daomen was the most powerful Taoist sect in the world below the ancestral court. Although after the founding of Daqi, the imperial court secretly supported Buddhism in the south of the Yangtze River, so that the situation of Jiangnan Daomen was getting worse and worse. , but a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, even so, Jiangnan Daomen should not be underestimated.

This time, the Zhenmo Temple cast a large net to arrest the remnant of the Sword Sect, Xu Beiyou, and sent a total of nine chief deacons, eight of whom were located in one prefecture. In the Taoism Workshop in Jiangdu City, this place is sixty miles away from the East Lake Courtyard outside Jiangdu City.

Sixty miles may not be a short distance for ordinary people, but for the masters of the earth fairy realm, it is only a step away.

Below Emperor Fengdu, there are five great ghost emperors. Dongfang Ghost Emperor is a woman who was defeated by Gongsun Zhongmou in Julu City.The Northern Ghost Emperor once went to Shuzhou to hunt down Gongsun Zhongmou together with a few senior deacons including Shangshan Judge. Rescued by Judge Shangshan, he defected to Zhenmo Palace by feigning death, and later joined the Dark Guard Mansion, and finally both died under the sword of Gongsun Zhongmou in Xiliang Prefecture.

Now it was replaced by the Southern Ghost Emperor, who is also the Five-Fang Ghost Emperor, to hunt down and kill Gongsun Zhongmou's apprentice, which really has the meaning of Buddhist karma.

View of Zirong.

The lights were dim, and a Taoist Gao was sitting behind the case and carefully reading the files submitted by various places. He was wearing a dark blue Taoist robe, with a leopard head and eyes, and a beard like a needle. General, but this appearance not only does not give people the slightest sense of rudeness, but it adds a bit of majesty to him, and the expression on his face is even more calm and indifferent, without any violence.

After all, the Southern Ghost Emperor, who was able to rank among the top ten chief deacons of the Town Demon Palace, would never be a muddleheaded man.

He opened a dossier that had just been sent to Jiangdu with a flying sword, his eyes suddenly focused.

This is the report dossier of Wucheng Tianguan who sits in Yanzhou, and it is written that Zhang Yugui, the deacon of Zhenmo Palace, was killed by the people of Jianzong.

The Nanfang Ghost Emperor tapped his index finger on the table lightly, making a crisp sound. After thinking for a long time, he said to himself: "The people of Jianzong have made a move. If the people of Jianqi Lingkongtang make a move, it means that Xu Beiyou has already done it." Controlling the Sword Qi Lingkong Hall, if Xu Beiyou can control the Sword Qi Lingkong Hall, why come to Jiangdu to look for Zhang Xueyao?"

He sneered and said: "Xu surname boy, it is a bit scheming, trying to do the opposite to confuse the public, but unfortunately the fire is a bit off, but let me know your way forward."

The Southern Ghost Emperor clapped his hands, and a Taoist in Tsing Yi quietly appeared in the room, standing with his hands down.

The Southern Ghost Emperor said in a deep voice: "Feijian sent a letter to Wucheng Tianguan, Niutou, and Mamian, telling them that the young master of Jianzong will pass through Yanzhou and Qizhou, and he must be found."

The Taoist in Tsing Yi bowed his head in agreement, and then slowly disappeared.

The Southern Ghost Emperor got up and came to the window, looked at the bright moon outside the window, and sneered softly: "If you come out of the window, you will fall to the ground and walk away. Even if you are sensitive, don't know what to do. It's the cunning of a mouse."

(End of this chapter)