Rui Hegui

Chapter 90

Xiangyuan City is located in the southwestern border, surrounded by poisonous miasma swamps, and the environment is harsh, but because it is close to the Qiangqian Pass, it has always been an important military location.

However, since 15 years ago, perhaps earlier, it has begun to break away from the imperial court's control, and many news have been blocked, and the imperial court and the Ministry of War know nothing about it.

Chu Bandit, Zhao Liangyue and his party followed the Two-Headed Leopard and the defenders and turned southward. Apart from the other defenders on patrol, there was no difference along the way. After entering Xiangyuan City, they found that there were many residents living here, and people were coming and going. , there are also paving restaurants, which are very different from the Xiangyuan City in memory-but obviously, many residents are not ordinary people at a glance-of course, this "obviously" is aimed at Chu Shangshu and Master Zhao, not by being deceived He brothers.

The two-headed leopard brought the two of them to the largest and best inn in Xiangyuan City. Although it was not comparable to the capital, it was definitely considered the best in the southwestern border.

As soon as Chu bandit entered the room, before the two-headed leopard left, he clicked his tongue several times on purpose, and said to Zhao Liangyue, "What the hell is this place? The humidity is so heavy, can people live there?"

Zhao Liangyue immediately changed to He Wu's promise attitude, and came over to interrupt him with a gentle voice: "Brother, it's rainy in the south, and the humidity is normal. I think this inn is very good."

Originally, the play would have ended here, but Chu Bandit suddenly showed impatience. In order to cooperate with him, Zhao Liangyue moved up to him and said something. Afterwards, Chu Bandit gave a snickering laugh, and bowed his hands at the two-headed leopard , Said: "He's words are offensive, please bear with me, after the matter is completed, He will give the second master a large number of good things!"

"Then I'll be waiting for Mr. He." The Two-Headed Leopard smiled, chatted with the two of them again, and then led them away.

When the two-headed leopard was far away, Jing Mo took people to visit the city unannounced. Youbai followed what Xiao Rong taught before, and went to a place where the walls were easy to guard. By the way, he asked Zhao Liangyue to order a steamed chicken for himself.

Chu Bandit and Zhao Liangyue fell into the embarrassment of being alone in the same room again.

In fact, with Chu Shangshu's unbridled mouth, it was too easy to break the atmosphere, but obviously he didn't intend to speak first at the moment, so he folded his arms and leaned back on the chair, quietly looking at the opposite. Man, wait patiently for him to say something, or do something.

And Zhao Liangyue kept his head down, thinking hard about the countermeasures in his heart, and didn't notice Chu Gui's pair of peach blossom eyes looking at him, those Wangjun eyes that had already overflowed with tenderness.

In the room, it was so quiet that you could hear a needle drop, and occasionally there were one or two melodious birdsong, but it was shocking.

After a long time, Zhao Liangyue crumpled his cuffs. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a chessboard on the other side of the room, and then took the initiative to break the silence and asked, "Now, I really have nothing to do while waiting for the news from Zizhen. Why don't I play a game of chess with senior brother?" ?”

Bandit Chu's tone was flat: "No need, it's a loss anyway."

Then the two fell silent again.

Zhao Liangyue sighed in his heart, really didn't know what to do.

Ever since he met Chu Bandit, even if it was his own sarcastic remarks, he has always greeted him with a smile on his face, and no matter where he is, he will always rush to his side on his own initiative—so, Zhao Liangyue never thought that there would be today's situation.

He thought that he knew Chu Bandi well. The reason why they got to where they are today is probably because Chu Bandit felt that the two of them were already brothers who depended on each other for life and death, but he suddenly alienated for no reason. Who would not accept it frankly?

In the end, Zhao Liangyue was finally willing to speak after various struggles:

"Brother." Zhao Liangyue called out cautiously.

After waiting for a while, Bandit Chu slipped his Adam's apple, and hummed in a deep voice.

Zhao Liangyue's lips moved a few times, and he said, "When I was in Beijing, I heard some rumors about me and senior brother, which were not very pleasant."

Bandit Chu frowned when he heard the words, and asked knowingly, "What's not good?"

Zhao Liangyue took a deep breath, and whispered: "Rumors say that the relationship between me and senior brother is not... clean."

Bandit Chu tilted his head slightly, looked at Zhao Liangyue's trembling eyelashes, and asked, "What do you think of Xi Lin?"

"Naturally, the clean is cleared by itself, but," Zhao Liangyue paused, "but if the sister-in-law in the senior brother's house heard this, she must have misunderstood and felt sad, so I was thinking..."

"and many more."

Bandit Chu interrupted Zhao Liangyue, and then burst out laughing suddenly, leaving Zhao Liangyue to look up at him in confusion.

"So I was worried about my sister-in-law, but actually..."

Chu Bandit was planning to take this opportunity to tease Zhao Liangyue, but when he looked up and saw the sadness and helplessness in Zhao Liangyue's eyes, his heart ached and he changed the subject, saying, "Actually, there has never been any sister-in-law."

Zhao Liangyue frowned slightly, feeling that although Chu Biao's words were sudden, it didn't seem like a joke.

"Xi Lin." Bandit Chu hesitated, and asked, "If there is no so-called sister-in-law, what do you think of those rumors?"

If there is no so-called sister-in-law?

Hearing this, Zhao Liangyue suddenly had the feeling of waking up from a big dream, but he felt something else in his heart.

If there is no sister-in-law, how intelligent and understanding Chu Bandit is, would he not know about those rumors?

How did he see it?

Zhao Liangyue looked straight at Bandit Chu.

The four eyes meet, in the chaos of the old dust, there is a thread that suddenly becomes clear.

In those peach blossom eyes, there was a smile as always, and a hesitant self was reflected.

When the wind suddenly picked up, a few strands of black hair covered Zhao Liangyue's eyebrows, and Bandit Chu unconsciously stretched out his hand, trying to push it away.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door outside, and it was Jing Mo who had returned.

The ambiguous atmosphere was broken at the first touch, Zhao Liangyue heaved a sigh of relief, got up and opened the door for Jing Mo.

"There is a new development in Zizhen, it's about..."

Jing Mo happily ran in, just in time to meet his lord's sinister gaze, which frightened him so much that after he entered the threshold with his first foot, he didn't dare to take his second foot outside the threshold, and he couldn't speak well.

It wasn't until Zhao Liangyue asked what was the progress that Jing Mo followed the order, cautiously entered and closed the door, and said, "It's about Eunuch Cao, and it's related to a Buddhist temple in Zi Town. When he went to worship in the Buddhist hall, he often entrusted people in the black market with a lot of money to bring him good Laoshan sandalwood, so he was very particular and pious, so that the many rewards given to him by visitors were not left when he died."

"Worshiping Buddha? I remember that Eunuch Cao didn't believe in Buddhism before, and later changed his name to Jingdu Miao Lao, and no one has ever mentioned that he has the habit of practicing Zen and offering Buddha." Chu bandit frowned, "There is a Buddhist hall in Zi Town. It is absurd, Cao Gonggong insisted on visiting during his lifetime, there must be a connection between them."

Zhao Liangyue asked Jingmo: "What is the specific situation of the Buddhist hall?"

Jing Mohui: "General Jin's people are still on the outskirts of Zi Town. Master Yan took people to find out the situation alone, and then accidentally discovered the hidden Buddhist hall. Master Ju Yan said in the letter that no one has visited the Buddhist hall now. , but there are still people from the black market guarding it, and no one else is allowed to enter at will unless the black market agrees."

Zhao Liangyue thought for a while and asked, "Are there many guards?"

Jing Mo shook his head, and said: "Not many, and most of them are handymen in the black market. If Mr. Yan wants to break in, it's easy, but he will scare the snake, so he will not move for the time being."

Chu Bandit nodded, and said: "It seems to be an important, but not so important place, so its existence should be more of a symbolic meaning."

Zhao Liangyue carefully recalled the important news of local customs that he had read in Xuefangyuan, and said: "Although Buddhism is prevalent in Daxu, it is mainly concentrated in the Gyeonggi, Jiangnan and Mobei generations, and the southwestern border mostly believes in mountain gods and ghosts. Since Eunuch Cao Leaving this move will definitely not allow us to find a needle in a haystack in Gyeonggi and other three places, but the clue lies in the southwestern border, and it is likely to be in Xiangyuan City."

Jing Mo also thought about it after hearing the words, and said: "But I took people to check in the city, and there is no sign of Buddhist belief so far."

"The problem can only be caused by the Xiangyuan City Mansion." Bandit Chu narrowed his peach blossom eyes, and said, "After all, the defenders of Xiangyuan City have already messed up with the black market."

Jing Mo asked in shock: "Could it be that the guard of Xiangyuan City has already betrayed the imperial court?"

"It's not the first time, don't be surprised." Bandit Chu threw a private order of his own to Jing Mo, and said, "The current guard is Luo Yuan, so I will try to scare him by myself. Get it out."

Jing Mo asked suspiciously: "My lord, aren't you letting me go into a tiger's mouth? A border guard who can collude with the black market and Ye Yuan, is that an ordinary person?"

Chu bandit: "With the token I gave you, it is guaranteed to be unimpeded. What are you afraid of?"

Jing Mo touched the token, and if there was a Dinghaishen needle in his heart, he nodded in response, then got up and left.

When Jing Mo walked away, Zhao Liangyue asked curiously: "What kind of private order is that, that it can be unimpeded in Xiangyuan City Mansion?"

Bandit Chu smiled, and said: "No, it's just a private order sent by Tian Guang. Basically, when people in Xiangyuan City see it, they will conclude that Jingmo is sent by Ningzhou Prefecture."

Zhao Liangyue was stunned for a moment, and then said sincerely: "That is indeed a sheep entering the tiger's mouth."

"How can you get tiger cubs if you don't enter the tiger's den?" Bandit Chu said, "Because the black market is rampant, Tian Guang sent people to search around with this private order more than once, and naturally sent people to the vicinity of Xiangyuan City, and they never returned. The matter will have to be investigated sooner or later, why not take this opportunity, and Jing Mo has been with me for many years, he has this ability, but when I am around, he really doesn't like to use his brain. When he enters the Xiangyuan City Mansion, he will show The moment I ordered him privately, he knew what I wanted him to do."

After finishing their business, the two were relatively silent again.

But this time Bandit Chu didn't let the silence last too long, and didn't continue to ask the previous question, but went to get the chessboard and wanted to play against Zhao Liangyue.

Zhao Liangyue recalled what Chu Bandit said before, although he did not refuse to play chess, but he was always cautious all of a sudden, and even gave way to Chu Bandit many times.

Although Chu Bandit's chess skills are not comparable to those of Wang Yu, Tang Kang and Zhao Liangyue, he was still one of the top talents in the Imperial College at that time. Zhao Liangyue was so forward-looking and backward, he won easily.

Bandit Chu pretended not to see Zhao Liangyue's concession, and said with a smile, "Xi Lin, I won you this time."

Zhao Liangyue actually felt that it wasn't that Chu Bandit didn't realize that he did it on purpose, but he still bit the bullet and bowed his hand, saying: "The skills are not as good as others, I admit defeat."

Chu Bie smiled: "Does Xi Lin still remember the bet before? If I win you, you will call me senior brother."

Zhao Liangyue was stunned for a moment, wondering, isn't he calling senior brother every day?

"Xi Lin, don't break the promise." Chu bandit saw Zhao Liangyue's thoughts at a glance, and insisted, "Call me senior brother now."

Zhao Liangyue nodded, but when he opened his mouth, he found that it was actually so awkward—an action or a sentence that he was used to in daily life had already become a kind of subconsciousness, and he didn't need to think about it carefully. When it was taken out again, It will appear extraordinarily eye-catching and solemn.

Zhao Liangyue coughed lightly, and said, "Brother, is this okay?"

Bandit Chu said: "No, I can only say the word 'Senior Brother', Xi Lin said four more words."

For a moment, Zhao Liangyue couldn't figure out what tone he usually used to call Chu Bandit, so he fell silent and called out dryly: "Senior brother."

At this time, the tips of Zhao Liangyue's ears were already red, that kind of translucent pink, answering everything on behalf of their master.

Chu Bandit saw it in his eyes, and was extremely happy in his heart, and his peach blossom eyes were stained with a layer of misty affection.

Chu Gui is a person who knew that he was not interested in girls since he was a child. Later, when he grew up, he knew that he had broken his sleeves, and he didn't struggle for long. Tingyu filed a complaint there, but never expected that Chi Tingyu, who has always been serious and staid, didn't criticize him harshly, but just asked Chu Bandit to find someone decent.

But it is clear that there are many beautiful talents in Gyeonggi, until the old case happened, Chu Bandit failed to meet the destined person.

At that time, Chu bandit thought, probably he was destined to be a widow because of his fate.

Then, Bandit Chu met Zhao Liangyue.

With one glance, he knew he was right, he knew he was waiting for someone like that.

Because the obsession lasts for a while, when the other party shows the slightest sincerity, you can know the autumn with a single leaf.

Let's go back to Beijing.

Chu bandit thought, after returning to Beijing, when the situation is more stable, he will give him all his sincerity, so as not to let him have any anxiety and uneasiness.