Big Joe, Little Joe loves me

Chapter 304
Lujiang.

On the long street with people coming and going, two women masked in white veils appeared on the busy street.

The two women were tall and slender, with swords on their waists, walking hurriedly, looking back from time to time.

"There's no one behind."

"There's no one up there."

The two women exchanged a word with each other, then slowed down and moved forward slowly with the flow of people.

Take a closer look, among the two women, one woman's eyes are like jasper, enchanting and deep!
If Liu Gan were here, he would be able to recognize the owner of this pair of eyes at a glance, because she is Zhang Yulan!
Zhang Yulan arrived in Lujiang yesterday, but not long after arriving in Lujiang, they were hunted down by a group of dead men.

These dead men are not only fearless of death, but all of them are highly skilled and know how to disguise and hide.

What's more terrible is that these dead men seem to be bent on killing them.

"Who are they? They have no hatred and no grudges. Why do they hunt us down?"

The woman next to Zhang Yulan asked.

The woman who asked the question had fair skin, although the veil covered most of her face.

However, it is not difficult to find that her forehead is very radiant, like the delicate skin of suet white jade.

Similarly, she also has a pair of beautiful eyes, bright and clear like a wave of lake water.

She is Xiao Qiao!
"It should be someone who is a master of heaven."

Zhang Yulan said it casually, Xiao Qiao was taken aback when she heard it, and an idea popped up.

Tianshidao chasing down Tianshidao?
Zhang Yulan knew what Xiao Qiao was thinking, and said slowly: "They are people from the 'South Dao', and the Heavenly Master Dao has been divided into two branches many years ago, one is the 'Northern Dao', which is ours. The disciples are mainly located in Xichuan and the Central Plains, and there is another line called "South Dao", most of the disciples are distributed in the Yangtze River area."

Xiao Qiao asked: "Is there any enmity between 'South Road' and 'North Road'?"

Zhang Yulan sighed, and said, "I'm also to blame for this matter. The 'Southern Dao' Celestial Master Ge Xuan died because of me, and it was Zhu Gongdao who killed Ge Xuan."

Xiao Qiao frowned and said, "Why does it have something to do with Brother Zhu? What's going on?"

Zhang Yulan hesitated for a while, and then told the story of Ge Xuan's death that day.

After listening to Xiao Qiao, she said plainly: "You deserve it, why did you want to fight against my brother-in-law."

Zhang Yulan didn't answer, Ge Xuan really deserved his death.

If Ge Xuan hadn't had such a strong desire to compete for power and was determined to decide the outcome with Zhu Gongdao, Ge Xuan would not have died under Zhu Gongdao's sword.

But, having said that, the reason why Ge Xuan died under Zhu Gongdao's sword was traced back to the reason why Zhang Yulan asked Ge Xuan to help him.

Therefore, once Ge Xuan died, Zhang Yulan could not escape the blame!
At least, the people of "South Road" have already put this account on Zhang Yulan's head, otherwise they would not have sent dead soldiers to surround and kill Zhang Yulan.

"These people are really bold. They dared to commit murder openly in Lujiang. When I go back to see my brother-in-law, I will definitely let him send troops to clean up all these people!"

Xiao Qiao said a little angrily.

Zhang Yulan walked forward without saying a word. It is undeniable that Liu Gan is very powerful now, and it is only a matter of one word to clean up anyone.

However, Tianshi Dao is not so easy to deal with, when I think of the big man like a living fairy in "South Dao".

Zhang Yulan couldn't help feeling tense in her heart.

"It's getting late, let's find a place to stay first, and we'll go on our way tomorrow."

Zhang Yulan glanced at the setting sun in the west and said.

Xiao Qiao nodded and said, "I've been to this place before, and I know there's a good inn in front, so follow me."

The next moment, the two walked forward one after the other and came to an inn.

"The two guest officials are invited, should the two guest officials stay at the hotel?"

A fifteen or sixteen-year-old waiter came up to greet Xiao Qiao and said with a smile.

Xiao Qiao glanced at him vigilantly, and said, "Two upper rooms, are there any?"

Before the waiter could speak, Zhang Yulan said first, "One room is enough."

The waiter in the shop looked at Xiao Qiao, then at Zhang Yulan, wondering: "You two guests, do you want two rooms or one?"

Xiao Qiao said quickly, "Two rooms!"

Zhang Yulan said unhurriedly: "One room, we only have the money for one room."

Xiao Qiao said displeasedly: "I said Zhang Tianshi, you are also a generation of Tianshi after all, you are too stingy, you said that I will pay you back the money as soon as you arrive in Lujiang, I am not used to how you let me sleep in a room Sleep with someone else."

Zhang Yulan said lightly: "You can choose to sleep on the floor." After speaking, Zhang Yulan threw out a bag of money, which happened to land on the second-hand shop.

The waiter weighed it up and said with a smile: "One room is the upper room, and the two guests please come with me."

As soon as the waiter moved, Zhang Yulan took the lead to follow. Xiao Qiao touched her penniless pocket, curled her lips, and followed helplessly.

All the way from Hanzhong to Lujiang, all the expenses were paid by Zhang Yulan in advance, Xiao Qiao didn't pay a penny from the beginning to the end, and couldn't afford it.

Because Xiao Qiao really has no money.

Moreover, Xiao Qiao has been used to spending money recklessly since she was a child, buying and buying whatever is delicious and fun, and squandering Zhang Yulan's money along the way.

Although Zhang Yulan is not very short of money, she can't stand the bottomless pit around her and wanton squandering.

In the first half of the trip, Xiao Qiao spent a few days squandering, but in the second half, Zhang Yulan kept tight to the money on her body, and she would never let Xiao Qiao spend a penny if it was not necessary.

It was also thanks to Zhang Yulan's timely saving, otherwise the two of them would have been wiped out by Xiao Qiao before they reached Lujiang River.

"Have you heard? King Ming's surname is not Liu, and he is not a descendant of the Han clan!"

"No way, doesn't it mean that Wang Zushang is King Jing of Zhongshan?"

"Ming Wang's surname is not Liu, so what is his surname?"

"I don't know either, but some people say his surname is Lu!"

"Lu! Lu Gan? This name is too ugly! Where did you hear the gossip?"

"What is gossip? Everyone is saying that. My neighbor just came back from Shucheng yesterday. I heard from him that the whole Shucheng is now spreading this story."

"That's right, that's right, I've heard that too. I heard that the king is a descendant of Lu Zhi's direct line. The purpose of calling the king with the surname Liu is to regain the country. Calling the king is only the first step. I heard that the next step is to abolish the current emperor. , establish yourself as emperor!"

"King Ming wants to proclaim himself emperor? Doesn't he want to kill the emperor!"

"Shh, keep quiet, you must not say such rebellious words, once they reach the ears of those who care, you and I will die!"

"What are you afraid of? King Ming's achievements are overwhelming, even if he really proclaims himself emperor, so what, I will support King Ming's proclaiming himself emperor, don't you think so?"

"That's right, I also support King Ming's proclaiming himself emperor. Since King Ming ruled Lujiang, the prosperity of Lujiang is obvious to all. If King Ming proclaims himself emperor, he will definitely be a generation of Mingjun!"

……

Everyone in the inn suddenly started a heated discussion.

These words came to Xiao Qiao's ears, Xiao Qiao's face changed again and again, and his eyes flickered.

Zhang Yulan, who was walking in front, stopped, took a deep look at Xiao Qiao, and asked in a low voice, "Your brother-in-law is very popular, why don't you seem to be very happy?"

Xiao Qiao also stopped and snorted softly: "I'm not unhappy, my brother-in-law is so good, it's only natural that he is supported by others!"

Zhang Yulan said: "Is this support? I can't see it."

"What is it not to support? Haven't I seen so many people praise my brother-in-law!" Xiao Qiao said with a proud face.

Zhang Yulan shook her head and said: "Everything is too late, I think these people are not supporting him, but killing him!"

Hearing this, Xiao Qiao couldn't help but frowned, she wasn't stupid, so she quickly realized it.

As Zhang Yulan said, these people seem to support Liu Gan by saying these words, but they are actually pushing Liu Gan to the cusp of a storm.

This is ulterior motives!

Xiao Qiao blurted out, "Someone deliberately incited them? Who is it?"

Zhang Yulan said: "Anyone has the possibility. This is not something you should care about. You have already entered the Tao of Heavenly Masters. What you should care about is the future development of the Taoism of Heavenly Masters!"

Xiao Qiao snorted coldly: "If you didn't threaten me with my freedom, do you think I would be willing to enter your path?"

After a pause, he said again: "No, someone wants to deal with my brother-in-law, I must go back immediately!"

Zhang Yulan grabbed her and said, "It's getting dark outside, how do you rush back? Listen to me, stay here for one night first, and it won't be too late to leave tomorrow."

Xiao Qiao said: "No, I can't wait!" Saying this, she wanted to break away from Zhang Yulan and leave.

Zhang Yulan sighed helplessly, and said, "Calm down, Liu Gan is not in Lujiang now!"

Xiao Qiao was stunned, and asked, "Not in Lujiang! Then where is he?"

"He was attacking Cao Cao in Yanzhou, and he won't be back for a while," Zhang Yulan said.

Hearing this, Xiao Qiao looked disappointed, she thought she would see Liu Gan when she returned to Lujiang, but she didn't expect that Liu Gan was not in Lujiang.

Thinking of Liu Gan's war, Xiao Qiao was very worried about Liu Gan's safety, and she suddenly wanted to do something for Liu Gan.

Thinking about it, Xiao Qiao suddenly looked at Zhang Yulan, and said seriously: "Master Zhang, I want you to use the power of a celestial master to help me investigate something."

Zhang Yulan focused her eyes and said, "Tell me about it."

Xiao Qiao clenched her fists and said, "About the rumors just now, I want to find out who is instigating the rumors behind the scenes!"

Zhang Yulan said: "This matter is not easy. It is usually difficult to find the source of such rumors, but I will try my best."

Afterwards, Zhang Yulan and Xiao Qiao rested in the inn for the night, and they hurried on the road early the next morning.

Not long after the two left, a middle-aged man with a kind face stepped into the inn.

"Xiao Er, have you seen two women wearing veils coming here?"

The middle-aged man walked in the door and started talking without saying a word.

The waiter said: "Master Taoist, there were two women wearing veils staying here last night, but they left early in the morning."

The middle-aged man was dressed in a Taoist uniform and looked like a Taoist priest, so the waiter called him Taoist.

The middle-aged man suddenly grabbed the waiter by the collar and asked, "When did they leave and in which direction did they go?"

The waiter in the shop was taken aback, and replied, "It's been less than half an hour since I left, and I'm heading east!"

As soon as the words were finished, the middle-aged man let go of the waiter, rushed out the door without saying a word, and walked eastward like flying.

(End of this chapter)