twin moon

Chapter 182 No.20 Act Four Variables II

"The villain was not ordered to arrest you, and he never set up an ambush around you. The young general is worrying too much, worrying too much!"

Steward Feng kept a smile on his face, and immediately turned to the waiter in the store and gave him a look, "Why are you still standing there? These two heroes are my old acquaintances, hurry up and prepare some of the best food and drinks in the store to entertain you!"

Yu Li was still very wary: "What kind of trick are you playing?"

Butler Feng pressed the saber in Yu Li's hand while persuading him: "How dare you have any tricks. The villain didn't recognize the major general before. How rude, so naturally I have to accompany him!"

Seeing that the other party took the initiative to show his favor to him, Yu Li looked him up and down suspiciously.It was not until the food and wine were served that he put Jianyue back into the sheath, pulled the silent Ziyuan to sit down by the table, but still refused to let go of the handle of the knife, and was ready to meet the enemy at any time.

"The girl next to Major General Unknown—"

Steward Feng brought a small white porcelain pot to the table, and filled the other's bowl with tea, but his eyes kept sneaking towards the face of Zi Yuan who had taken off the bamboo hat.Seeing this, Yu Li suddenly showed a smug expression on his face, and laughed at the other party:
"This girl's name is Ziyuan."

"Ziyuan? Could it be that Ziyuan from the Shihua Pavilion? The major general is really lucky!"

Butler Feng was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed in a flattering manner.Yu Li was about to roll his eyes, but he sipped and forbade the other party to say:

"Stop talking nonsense! Miss Ziyuan is a decent girl. After I rescued her from Mulu City, I went all the way together!"

"It's the villain talking too much! But please rest assured, the major general treated me well in the past, and it is absolutely impossible for the villain to reveal the whereabouts of the two of you to the king."

After exchanging pleasantries, Yu Li vaguely noticed that the other party had also escaped from Mulu City. Guessing that he must have committed something, he turned the conversation around and asked:

"Butler Feng, why did you come here?"

"This time, the villain was ordered by the lord to go to Nanhua to repair with him, so as to jointly fight against Wei Liang."

"Fight against Wei Liang?" Yu Li raised his eyes to look at the other party, "So you should have the letter of credence written by Lord Jinghai on your body?"

"That's natural."

"Can I have a look? The two of us left the city early, so we don't even know how Wei Liang got involved in the war?"

At that time, Wei Liang invaded on a large scale and forced the two armies of Cheng and Ye to turn enemies into friends and become an alliance overnight. The news has already spread throughout the three prefectures of Wan and Mianba, so how could anyone still not know about it?Steward Feng immediately realized that the other party was trying to trick him, so he quickly shied away:
"This—the letter of credence is a confidential letter, please forgive me for not letting the major general see it."

"What you said is reasonable. But with such an important matter, why did Steward Feng take a long way instead of going directly from Huaiyou to the east?"

"This—the villain is also acting on the orders of the lord, and I don't know the reason!"

After questioning and answering, Yu Li was already [-]% sure in his mind—the timid housekeeper opposite him definitely did not set a trap here to wait for him.So he became more and more confident.

Seeing that the other party was pressing on him step by step, and had no intention of stopping there, Butler Feng gradually became flustered.He was afraid that if he continued to speak, he would reveal his flaws, so he told a lie in a hurry, saying that he had a stomach full and hurried back to his room.

Yu Li frowned and sat for a while, but suddenly put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand.At the same time, he only heard a light sound above his head, and he stood up immediately, and ran towards the guest room on the second floor.

Ziyuan didn't want to be left alone in the front hall, so she had no choice but to follow.As soon as she went upstairs, she saw Yu Li pulling out the saber in his hand, intending to break open the door of Steward Feng's room, and immediately exclaimed:
"What do you have to do with such an insignificant man?"

"This old boy is not an insignificant person, but Qi Shouyu's personal butler! What he said before was not a few words of truth! He must have a ghost in his heart. Now that he happened to meet us, he might have moved The idea of ​​running away!"

While explaining to the girl beside him, Yu Li lifted his foot and kicked open the door—as expected, there was no one behind the opened door.The windows in the room were not closed tightly, and from the rain outside the window, a few black crows faintly neighed in fear, indicating that Steward Feng had indeed fled.

"This person is not a good person, why don't we leave this place quickly and follow him?!" Zi Yuan still stretched her arms, preventing her companion from continuing to chase.

"Do you remember that I told you before that when Qi Shouyu was planning to rebel, he had practiced the witchcraft spells strictly prohibited by the Dasheng Law from a wandering sorcerer before he succeeded in usurping the throne. The cause and effect of all these things, Butler Feng knows all about it. At this moment, he should be worried that we are not good at it!"

"But now we have left Mulu City and Ye Country. Why do you care about the grievances between this person and Duke Jinghai?"

"Ziyuan, you still don't understand. Now this old boy sneaked here alone, there must be something hidden in him—"

After Yu Li explained briefly, he wanted to run after him again.Ziyuan, however, heard some clues from his hesitant to speak, and wanted to ask more clearly.She quickly walked up to the other party, firmly pressed the somewhat scary face in front of her with both hands, and kissed him without any scruples, and then looked straight into Yu Li's eyes road:

"Have you forgotten what you promised me?"

"I will never lie to you in this life, let alone hide anything from you—"

Under Ziyuan's kiss, the young general who was originally as fierce as a tiger suddenly turned into a well-behaved cat, his eyes were also full of love and obedience to the girl, so he could only shake the truth of the matter out:

"Qi Shouyu made great efforts to obtain an ancient map many years ago. The map recorded an ancient city that only existed in legends, and he has been planning to go to that place all these years. "

"The City of the First Men—Is there anything there that he must have?"

"I don't know exactly what it is. But I once heard Qi Shouyu say it by chance. It seems that as long as you find that ruined city, you can command the world and sit firmly in the country for generations."

"You said commanding the world—you can do whatever you want?"

Ziyuan's eyes suddenly drooped down, as if thinking.When he raised his head again, those black pupils were like Chanying sea, showing a cold and calm light, "Since this is the case, it is very necessary for us to capture that Steward Feng!"

Yu Li didn't know what the other party was planning right now, and his attitude would change so quickly.However, because of the girl's previous kiss, he still became extremely excited.The two immediately put on their hats again, plunged into the dense rain curtain, and followed the faintly visible string of footprints on the road.

Half a day later, the rain gradually stopped, but Steward Feng's footprints also disappeared in the large swath of mud left by the flooding, and he could never be found again.

At this time, the place where the two of them stood was the famous mountain in Nanhua - under the Zizi Ridge.This mountain is only more than ten miles away from its capital, Nanxun, and Yu Li had to stop and look around, hesitating whether to chase north or south next.

"It's all my fault. If I hadn't stopped you before, I might have caught you back by now."

Zi Yuan blamed herself a little annoyed.After hearing this, Yu Li hugged her, who was drenched all over, into his arms, and comforted her softly: "It's nothing. In the current situation, the old boy probably hid up the mountain."

"Why go up the mountain instead of into the city?"

"The current situation is turbulent, and the capitals of all countries have naturally stepped up their vigilance. Butler Feng appeared in that inn before, because he wanted to avoid people's eyes and ears. It is absolutely impossible for him to venture into the city to accept interrogation."

"But this mountain—"

After all, Ziyuan is a woman.Although Yu Li was by her side to protect her, she was still a little apprehensive when facing Zizi Ridge under the twilight.

Purple Mandrill Ridge is where the Nanhua King's Mausoleum is located, and it got its name because there are many purple-faced mandrills on the ridge.The north slope of the mountain is steep, while the south slope is gentle. Most of the year, it can receive sunshine, rain and dew. The birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant. One of the best fields.It is precisely because of this that all the rulers of Nanhua and their concubines were buried in this mountain without exception.

As the sun sinks to the west, the crows cry mournfully, and the forest on Zizi Ridge is deep and foggy. The towering ancient trees are like a curtain drawn in advance, blocking the last ray of sunlight from the dense forest.

Suddenly, several bowstrings sounded, sharp arrows pierced the air, and the leaves and branches rattled.Then a man shouted loudly: "Whoever trespasses on the forbidden area of ​​the king's tomb will be killed without mercy!"

It turned out that Steward Feng was out of luck, and ran into a group of Nanhua imperial guards guarding the mausoleum head-on.

Yu Li, who heard the movement, turned his head immediately, gestured a silent gesture to the girl behind him, and followed the sound secretly to the back of the imperial army.He knows that the prey has no way to escape now, and he only needs to wait silently for the opportunity to capture it in one fell swoop.

In this way, they traveled about two or three miles, and there was another bowstring flick, and the footsteps of the imperial army suddenly slowed down.Afterwards, Steward Feng groaned, and he fell heavily in the forest full of fallen leaves, rolling several times before stopping.

Yu Li, who was hiding in the bushes, poked his head out quietly, and saw Steward Feng's right leg was pierced by three sharp arrows, dripping with blood.At this time, he was leaning in front of a piece of bluestone that had not yet been engraved with an inscription, his hands were constantly shaking in front of him, begging the Nanhua Imperial Guard in front of him to let him go:

"Forgive me, forgive me! The villain accidentally strayed into this place, I really don't know that this is the tomb of King Nanhua!"

"Joke, unless you are blind, how can you not see such a large plaque in the royal tomb in front of the mountain gate?!"

But the captain of the imperial guards did not listen to his excuses at all, and after a few words of anger, he walked up to the trespasser with a halberd in his hand, and was about to stab him at the sight.

"It's the villain's fault, it's the villain's fault! The villain was hunted down by the bandits, so he fled to this place as a last resort, hoping to use the royal tomb to escape. If the official releases the villain, this—these things ——You can send all the villains to everyone!"

The excruciating pain in his leg made Steward Feng run out of words. He had no choice but to take out all the gold and silver jewelry on his body and pile them up in front of the guards, hoping to save his life.

Wanzhou is already rich and prosperous, and Ye Kingdom has developed the already exquisite handicraft to the extreme.The Nanhua Imperial Guards had never seen such gorgeous and exquisite jewelry, and their eyes immediately lit up:
"I didn't expect you to have so many treasures on your body with an ordinary appearance. If you have any other good things, hand them over!"

"No, no more. The villain escaped from the war in Wanzhou and has been exhausted. He lost everything he could throw away. This is the last bit of money left on him. Use it to honor the military master!"

As Steward Feng said, he pushed the jewelry to the opponent's feet with his hands, firm and decisive.After all, between money and life, anyone would choose the latter without hesitation.

"You said just now that there are rogues chasing you? With so many good things on the road, who would you chase after if you don't chase you? Tell me, what does that group of rogues look like in the future? If our brothers can meet in the future, kill them." Go back with your head raised, and you can get some reward silver to drink!"

Several imperial guards finally picked up the jewelry quite satisfied, and looked at it carefully in the dim light of the forest, smiling from ear to ear.But before the man finished speaking, he saw that Butler Feng's face changed drastically, and he pointed tremblingly behind him with his bloodstained hand.

The imperial guards immediately realized that the situation was wrong, and turned around to defend themselves, but they heard a rustling sound in the bushes, and a figure rushed out with lightning speed. It was actually holding a broad-backed saber. Cut off several halberd heads on the spot!

The leading guard was taken aback and immediately ordered to retreat, but it was already too late.Yu Li's wave-breaking knife did not stop after the blow, and continued to sweep up the broken pole like a whirlwind.After hearing a few "puff puffs", the guards' arms were chopped off several times on the spot.Before they could yell out, the blade was already in front of them, cutting their throats with ease!

Seeing the Nanhua imperial guards who had died without parrying, Steward Feng's slightly blue lips became more and more bloodless.The wound caused by the arrow on his leg was far more serious than expected, even if he didn't want to fall into the hands of the murderous major general in front of him, he had no choice but to ask Yu Li for help.

"Why, now you know how to beg me? If I knew this, why did I run away?"

Yu Li wiped the blood from the saber on the guard's body before walking up to him, condescendingly looking down at the wounded on the ground, with a playful smile all over his face.

"Yes, it's a villain with blind eyes, and I hope the Major General will forgive me!" Feng Butler replied weakly, but he couldn't even lift his hands.

"It's not difficult to ask me to save you. Right now, you only need to answer one question for me. If you answer well, I can stop the bleeding and heal your wounds immediately. But if you don't answer well, I will leave you on this mountain. Let you fend for yourself!"

Looking at the corpses of the Nanhua Imperial Guards lying in a pool of blood not far away, Steward Feng knew that the vicious young man in front of him was definitely not joking, so he nodded in agreement:

"Ask the major general, the villain will know everything."

"Let me ask you, did you escape from Qi Shouyu's side this time because of the map with the map of the ancestors' ruins? Is that map right now—is it on your body?"

Seeing that the other party had made a good guess, Steward Feng didn't dare to evade any more words, and nodded without hesitation.With the rapid loss of strength in his body, his hands and feet became cold, and he just wanted to end all this as soon as possible.

A smile finally appeared on Yu Li's face, making that noseless face even more ferocious.He immediately reached out and groped for Steward Feng, finally found the ancient sheepskin picture, and held it firmly in his hand:
"I found it, I found it! Qi Shouyu, you would never have imagined that one day, this thing that you value more than your life would fall into my hands so easily!"

"What are you—what are you going to do with this picture?" Until then, Zi Yuan, who had been watching the young man kill and seize the picture with cold eyes, stepped forward and asked.

"Naturally, it will be used as a bargaining chip for us to return to Ye Country!" Yu Li said as he was about to stuff the picture into his arms.

"This is impossible! I want you to follow the directions on the map and take me to find the city left by the ancestors!"

Along the way, the girl thought about it, and finally realized that it would be impossible to get revenge with her own strength.Now, no matter what it is that makes Qi Shouyu yearn for, she hopes to make it her own.And this map that appeared in front of him was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

"This--"

It was the first time for Yu Li to see such an expression from a girl, and he couldn't help hesitating.Ziyuan never thought about it, but suddenly put her arms around the back of his neck, and kissed him affectionately again:
"Could it be that you don't want to be a strong man who commands the world once in this life? You said that you will protect me well!"

After all, Yu Li once thought that if he helped Qi Shouyu ascend the throne smoothly, Ye Guozuo would pass to him sooner or later.At this time, when the girl asked, the ambition that had been dormant for a long time suddenly became surging again, and she immediately changed her mind and agreed:

"I'm dreaming of it! So what should we do next?"

"Perhaps we can go to Pengguo. When I was in Shihua Pavilion, I heard people say that there is a state-owned fire oil called Lanyan, which is very powerful. If we plan to confront Qi Shouyu in the future, it may come in handy!"

"Then it's up to you, let's go to Pengguo!"

At this moment, Yu Li has completely bowed under the pomegranate skirt of the woman in front of him, and has lost the ability to think.He stretched out his arms to hug the weak and petite opponent, turned around and walked down the mountain without looking back, but he did not fulfill his previous promise to Steward Feng.

The wounded who fell on the ground became anxious immediately. He gathered all his strength and wanted to beg the other party to come back and rescue him, but he couldn't cry out, instead he crooked and fell heavily on the ground.

Not long after, a man and a woman drifting away vaguely heard a few strange calls from the woods behind them, which they had never heard before in Wanzhou. It seemed to be the purple-faced mandrill that went out to look for food after nightfall. .

In the darkness, the terrifying beasts were attracted by the strong smell of human blood in the forest, and gathered more and more in front of the corpse of the Nanhua Imperial Guard, gnawing at the human flesh on the ground.Accompanied by his howling like a ghost laughing, Feng Butler also uttered the last few screams, and was eaten up by the mandrill on the spot.

(End of this chapter)