Chapter 40 Entering the capital
Zhang Mingquan led his junior brother and sister and Xuan Jian to hug the Lord of the Dragon Cave, then hurried out of the conference hall and prepared to go.
"Father! If it fails, we will have to be killed." The eldest son of the Dragon Cave Lord said worriedly:
"I don't know that, however, the current situation will be in the palace or outside the palace, and there will be swords and swords. Sooner or later, we will have to choose side stations. It is better to choose early than late. Those who kill innocent people will fail, and those who practice benevolent and righteous will succeed. This is also my decades of life, whether in officialdom, at home or on the street, to get the richest experience. I hope you can understand it."
"My father is right. If we choose early, we can prepare early." Long Tianying said excitedly:
Amaterasu, Tiangu was shouting with peace, ready to go, as if he was about to do a big career.
"Since you have chosen the next step, how should we send it to you next?" Long Tianli asked:
"Just as I said just now, I will definitely give it to you, but we must give it to you secretly and protect them secretly. Even if something happens, we must not reveal any matters about the Dragon Cave. Remember! Remember!"
"Father! We chose to stand by, but we didn't reveal that it was to leave a way out for ourselves?" Tianli said in a comprehensible manner: Look at my father attentively, wanting to know his father's affirmative answer.
The Lord of Dragon Cave did not respond, but sat in his seat for a while before returning to the bedroom. This is his usual philosophy of educating children. He refused to answer clearly. Let the children think and analyze by themselves.
Before dawn, Bai Xiaoliang and Wu Hanmei took Qu Ping to sneak in the mountain road; Zhang Mingquan and Peng Xuanjian took the brothers Long Tianli and Tianzhao to escort a sedan chair with great fanfare. Both groups rushed to Nancheng, where the Qu Palace was located, and made an appointment in advance to meet at a place called Schxiang Pavilion in the south city. Before the meeting, whoever arrived first would contact Qu Zihao immediately to discuss the follow-up matters.
Along the way, Bai Xiaofeng and Wu Hanmei were extremely careful, afraid of some errors, but they were at a loss about what they saw and heard on the road. On the way, they heard many people talking about Qu Ping's intention to enter the palace. It seemed that everyone in the world knew it, and they themselves seemed to be covering up their ears.
"Senior sister! Look, listen, why do we still reveal very obvious clues when we are so careful? Could it be Zihang's smoke?"
Wu Hanmei shook her head, helpless, but she still did not let go of her vigilance and looked around for fear that a group of enemies would suddenly rush out of the crowd.
Bai Xiaoliang didn't like to deal with it passively, so he followed a person who had just talked about Qu Ping's affairs. In a place where there was no one, he took a knife and suddenly asked at his neck:
"I'm the one who wants money but lives, take out the money quickly." Bai Xiaoliang said as he used a knife to force his neck, and red marks were already seen on the knife.
The man was so scared that he couldn't even speak, so he quickly took out money from his clothes and pants, and even took out money from his underwear.
"My money... sir... even the private house... money... was taken out. If... the old lady knew, she would definitely be beaten to death."
Bai Xiaofeng was a little impatient when he heard such a stuttering, not to mention that he had not changed to the topic at this time. He relaxed his knife and said, "It's useless to have such a little money. However, today I'm happy. I can't let it go, but there is one thing you have to answer truthfully."
I heard that I didn’t have money and my knife was loose. When this person relaxed a little, he said, “Sir! He is such a great man, and it’s hard to meet in the world. Maybe it’s because I, Qian Jiu, have good luck, and I don’t rob money when I meet a robber. If you ask about things, the villain must tell the truth. Even if I ask how many hairs my wife has, I will say it.”
"Don't be bullshit, I just want to ask you, how did you know about Qu Ping."
"Haha! I'm afraid you are from other places. Everyone from Nancheng knows this. I heard that the two princes, Hang Zihao, are also preparing to greet them at the city gate."
As soon as Zihang Zihao greeted him, Xiaohuang knocked his head with a knife without thinking. The man ran away in shame without looking back and soon disappeared from sight.
Regarding such a major event, Bai Xiaofeng quickly returned and found his junior sister Wu Hanmei and said, "Everyone knows about the return of junior brother Qu Ping to the palace in the south city, and he also found out that Zi Hang and Zi Hao were ready to greet him at the same time."
"I believe that the enemy Lu Qiufeng, who killed his division, has already reported this to Zihang. He is not ambushing the road, but is still ready to welcome him, which is elusive."
"Senior brother! Senior sister! Could it be that there is a conspiracy?"
"You are so clever, you really think deeply." Bai Xiaohuang curled Qu Ping's nose and said:
"Qu Ping said it well, but you still have to be careful on the road, look at it while walking, and then make plans when you meet your senior brother in Nancheng."
Bai Xiaoliang and Qu Ping both nodded, and after dinner, they continued to rush the road.
They still walked a detour on the road and avoided the crowd. Two days later, the group of three came safely outside the city, without any suspiciousness along the way, which made them feel reasonable and a little confused.
However, what puzzled them even more was that outside the city gate, they really saw the sedan chair escorted by the senior brother.
Wu Hanmei and her group still disguised themselves as planned and went straight to the Snake Xiang Pavilion. What they saw in front of them was likely to confirm what they saw and heard on the road, but they were afraid they would fall into the abyss if they were accidentally caught. Unless they really met their senior brother Zhang Mingquan and confirmed the feelings of the sedan chair outside the city.
Just as they were looking around outside the store to see if there were any suspicious people, Qu Ping had already seen his senior brother Zhang Mingquan near the window in the store. Qu Ping was excited, his heart was pounding, as if he was about to jump out, but he did not dare to shout loudly. He urgently pulled Wu Hanmei and Bai Xiaohuang's tops, and pointed at the window with his fingers.
As soon as the three of them entered the store, Zhang Mingquan knew that both sides did not speak. The three followed Zhang Mingquan to a room on the side of the road on the second floor.
As soon as the door was closed, Qu Ping ran to Zhang Mingquan's arms with joy and hugged him tightly.
"Senior Brother Quan! I am really worried that I won't see you along the way."
"Silly Junior Brother! Look, aren't you doing well? And your senior sister and Senior Brother Bai, aren't you doing well?"
Zhang Mingquan then said to Qu Ping: "Qu Palace is near, and next, we really can't help you anymore. It depends entirely on yourself. Entering the palace is like entering a deep mountain forest, a hungry tiger, a wolve, a poisonous snake, a cunning rabbit. You can take your life at any time. You can recognize people. Strong, brave, kind and wit are about people and souls. If you are not Qu, I will not send you to Qu Palace."
"Senior brother! Don't you think it's abnormal along the way? It's completely beyond expectations. Where is the Peng Xuan Sword Man?" Bai Xiaohuang said while looking at the people on the road through the window:
"Senior brother! I also think this is an ominous sign." Wu Hanmei continued:
"Along the way, we did not see any suspicious people, and we also doubted whether Lu Qiufeng was dead. But when we walked about halfway, Peng Xuanjian saw the people who came to Zihao and told him that Zihang and Zihao were preparing to greet outside the city, and also said that this matter was arranged by King Qu. We asked us to prepare at any time. Brothers Long Tianli and Tianying were sent outside the city and returned home. Peng Xuanjian had already reported to Zihao at this time." Zhang Mingquan said:
Chapter completed!