Chapter 49 Chapter 10 Road to Peak Back

Yan Fei and Song Beifeng left Xie's house together and set foot in Wuyi Lane. In Yan Fei's heart, the big one is the street, and the small one is the alley. The latter is usually a passage between opposite houses, which is no more than one foot wide and so narrow that only one person can pass through. His interest in the streets is far less than that in the alleys.Due to the different layouts of the houses and the gable walls, the alleys have various changes such as turning, closing, guiding, and transitioning, while the sky presents a narrow line. Secret taste. But Niaoyi Lane has an alley that is different from what he imagined and recognized. The width is between the imperial street and the ordinary street.

There is an alley gate at the junction of Bird's Clothes Lane and Yudao, marking the beginning of Bird's Clothes Lane, which is guarded by soldiers day and night, and is the only entrance to and out of Bird's Clothes Lane. However, Niaoyi Lane also has the winding, changeable, quiet and closed feeling that narrow alleys give people. The external eaves, windows, side doors, steps, screen walls, and gables of tall buildings and giant houses are arranged on both sides in an undulating rhythm, with white walls and gray bricks. , Black tiles, sparse and well-organized old locust trees, all look comfortable and elegant.

Yan Fei listened to the sound of the Qinhuai River on the left coming from the river's gentle mooring on the shore.Song Beifeng said: "Wang Gong is a Minister of Attendance, a second-rank official with real power in the imperial court. It is extremely unusual for him to come to see Lord An at this time." Yan Fei frowned and said: Is he from the Wang family? Song Beifeng replied: His house is at the end of Wuyi Lane. He has the same surname as the opposite Wang family but a different lineage. He has always supported Mr. An. The Miss Tanzhen who you met with Miss Sun in the Gaopeng Building is his daughter.

Immediately, Yan Fei's mind came up with the charming beauty, and thought to herself that she was the daughter of Minister of Attendance Wang Gong, no wonder she didn't pay attention to others so much. The two passed through the alley gate and turned into the imperial road. The Qinhuai River meanders and flows slowly on the left side, and it is very contented. The smoke from the houses on the opposite bank is full of the characteristics of Jiangnan water city. Song Beifeng stopped walking and said, "Where is my brother going?" Yan Fei said: Brother Song, have you ever heard of a man named Dusou?

Song Beifeng shook his head and said: I've never heard of it, is Dusou the nickname of your friend? Yan Fei said: I don't know, I only know that he lives in Yangchun Lane, Ping'anli, southwest, and his house is near Qinhuai in the south. Song Beifeng said happily: "It's not hard to find, I will lead the way." The two walked along the bustling street on the left to the Qinhuai River.Three days ago, Yan Fei and others were attacked at the dumpling restaurant on this street called Linhuai Road. It was not a good feeling to revisit the old place.Especially when thinking that the well-behaved Zhang Xian has been ordered to go to Huangquan.

Song Beifeng also felt touched and fell silent. Yan Fei suddenly felt a sharp gaze on him, and naturally looked back across the street, and saw a tall and fat monk in a yellow robe, who was shaped like a big water tank, staring at them from across the street, seeing Yan Fei Looking over, his eyes were closed, and he suddenly turned into a fat monk who seemed to be kind and smiling. He even saluted them, and walked in the opposite direction without stopping. Song Beifeng snorted coldly. Yan Fei felt that the fat monk's eyes were full of malice, which made him very uncomfortable, and said: "Who is it?"

Song Beifeng said as he walked: He is a Buddhist scum, called the evil monk Zhu Leiyin, he is the abbot of the Mingri Temple in the east of the city, he is protected by Brother Sima Yao, no one can do anything to him.He himself is also highly skilled in martial arts, and he is also one of the best in Jiankang Buddhism. Yan Fei sighed: Jiankang City seems to be more complicated and sinister than Bianhuangji. Song Beifeng smiled bitterly and said: I think the problem is that no one in Bianhuangji dares to call himself a good person, unlike the people here who are more treacherous and evil, more benevolent and moral, and wear fake faces.Like Zhu Leiyin who usually has a friendly face, but when it comes to fighting, he is more vicious than anyone else.I heard that more than a month ago Sima Daozi's minions caught dozens of desolate people in the border wilderness market, and the men were taken as slaves, and some of the more beautiful women were given to Zhu Leiyin as maids for adultery. for fun.

Yan Fei felt the same, and said angrily: Is there no one to take care of this kind of outrageous thing? Song Beifeng said dejectedly: "Master An once made a law to prohibit it."But Brother Sima Yao is just a fictional story.During times of war, it has become a common custom for powerful generals to go out and plunder the living, and take them back to the south of the Yangtze River to serve as slaves in the rich manors.Because their prey were desolate people, or refugees who had fled from the north, no one was willing to speak out for them except Mr. An.More than ten days ago, more than a thousand refugees in Guanzhong fled south to Jin because they escaped the war, but they were falsely accused by Huanxuan's generals as bandits and massacred, and their men and women were also plundered as slaves.

Yan Fei said: This kind of thing breaks people's hearts. No wonder the Han people in the north hate the people in the south. Song Beifeng led him into a small street, and said: "Ping Anli is ahead, I will watch out for you outside the house, as long as you shout loudly, brother, I will be there at any time." Yan Fei couldn't help being a little nervous, because he didn't know Du Sou's character, and he was even more afraid that even he would be helpless, and would return disappointed. Zhi Dun sat down opposite Xie An, took the tea offered by Xie An, took a sip, and said: I met Wang Gong just now and chatted for a while, he was very dissatisfied with Sima Daozi's growing power.

Xie An sighed lightly, nodded and said: He came this time because he wanted to be transferred outside, and he didn't care about Jiankang.He should go to Sima Daozi to make a request to find the right way, Shang Shuling is in charge of the promotion of officials, and Sima Daozi regards him as a thorn in his side, and promises to hand in the certificate here, and the other will approve it.But if it is up to me, Sima Daozi must press hard to show who is in charge of Jiankang now. After a short pause, he continued: "For example, Zhu Xu's application to be exempted from military status and return to civilian status, even though I personally made a request to the emperor, Sima Daozi was still delaying, making it impossible for me to explain to Xiaoxuan. Don't take offense.

Zhi Dun said in a deep voice: He wants to force you to leave! Xie An wryly smiled and said: This is exactly the problem. I, Xie An, have been interested in it for a long time, but if I leave like this, everyone will think that they were pushed away by him. Zhi Dun said: "Since the emperor accepted the daughter of the Zhang family presented by Sima Daozi as a nobleman, the power has fallen into Sima Daozi's hands. If you leave Jiankang, what will happen to Jiankang?" Xie An said: "Has the emperor's edict been issued yet?" Zhi Dun nodded and said: "It was just posted that it was clearly stated that the construction of Maitreya Temple would be stopped, but there was no mention of the return of Maitreya Zhu, a small worker, which is worrying." Xie An showed a tired look, and said slowly: "I have done everything I can do!"It's time for me to leave.Xiaoxuan will come back in a few days, and I will leave with him. Zhi Dun smiled wryly and said: From the standpoint of Buddhism, I would beg you to stay for the benefit of the common people; but from the standpoint of a friend, you should go back to the mountains and forests that belong to you, and live the life you have longed for for many years. Xie An said: After I go, the third younger brother will be in charge of this place, Yan'er will be the deputy. No matter how daring Sima Daozi is, I dare not embarrass them. Zhi Dun said: I want to go and see Yan Fei. Xie An said: He just woke up last night, he just went out with Beifeng as if nothing happened. Zhi Dun was dumbfounded when he heard this, and he said after a while: If someone told me about his situation, I would definitely not believe it. Xie An replied in a calm and unrestrained manner, as if he was looking forward to the upcoming joy in the mountains and forests, and asked casually: Is there an echo from Dan Wang An Shiqing? Zhi Dun said: "I came here because of this incident, there is no news from An Shiqing, but his daughter is in Jiankang right now, and he came to visit me." Xie An was moved and said: It's such a coincidence again. Zhi Dun said: She got it from her father, not only proficient in medical alchemy, but also swordsmanship has reached a high level.I mentioned Yan Fei's situation to her, and she seemed to know Yan Fei, and even asked about his appearance.Her personality is a bit like her father's, she has an indifferent attitude towards world affairs, what will make her come all the way to Jiankang this time? Xie An frowned and said: As her elder, can't you ask me a question? Zhi Dun laughed dumbly and said: "What about the elders?"She has a demeanor that is not stained with a trace of impurity or dust, which makes you feel that if she doesn't want to talk, it's useless to ask, so when she asked about Yan Fei's appearance, I paid special attention to it. Xie An smiled and said: Even if you have not neglected your duties, if you are not this kind of person, I am afraid that she will not come to say hello to you. Closer to home, what does she have to say about Yan Fei's situation? Zhi Dun said: She didn't say a word, she just said that she had to go to Danyang for something, and when she came back in two days, she would follow me here to meet Yan Fei.As for An Shiqing, she said that even she was not sure that she could find him in a short time. Xie An said with great interest: "Because she is An Shiqing's daughter, it is enough to make me want to meet her once, to see how she is so refined and transcends the mundane world. Yan Fei stared blankly at the closed gate. This silent house is located at the end of Yangchun Lane, behind the house is the endlessly flowing Qinhuai River. Song Beifeng returned to his side and said: I asked someone about it!There is only a lonely old man in the house, who stays at home all day long, and does not know how to greet people when he sees him. The old man's name is quite apt. Yan Fei explained: I was entrusted by someone to meet him, hey!brother song Song Beifeng patted him on the shoulder and said: I understand, you go knock on the door!I will hide!Let's go. Yan Fei took two steps forward, picked up the door knocker, and firmly knocked it twice, the sound of knocking on the door spread into the deep tree-filled courtyard. After waiting for a while, seeing that there was no response, Yan Fei was hesitating whether to knock on the door again, or to leave quietly, when a hoarse old voice sounded from inside the door: Who? Yan Fei was stunned, this person must have excellent martial arts skills, and he didn't feel that he came to the other side of the door at all.He hurriedly coughed dryly to cover up the nervousness in his heart, and said: Is the old man alone?I was entrusted to see your old man! The person next to the door was silent for a while, then said in a deep voice: Who asked you to come? The other party seemed to have not talked to anyone for a long time, and he cherished words like gold, his tongue was hard and dry, flat and tasteless. Yan Fei felt that it was not a taste, but Shi Cheng rode a tiger, and said bravely: "It's the Taoist Rong Zhi of the Taiyi Sect." The man immediately yelled: "It's actually a beast that is not as good as a pig or a dog, get out of here!" Yan Fei felt relieved, because Dan Jie had been swallowed into his stomach.Although Rong Zhi is not a good person, he still has something to trust him with. If Dusou asked him if he brought anything for Rong Zhi, he would not know what to do.Under the current situation, it is secondary to whether he can ask about Dan Jie clearly, and maybe Rong Zhi just wanted to use Dan Jie to harm Dusou, and Yan Fei suffered the disaster for him instead. Yan Fei shrugged and said: Old man, please forgive me for disturbing me.Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Dusou yelled through the door again: "I broke up with him a long time ago, why does he still want you here?" Yan Fei turned back again, and sighed through the door: This matter is hard to explain in words, Rong Zhi has passed away, and before he died, he asked me to bring a small copper pot to him. Yay! The door opened, revealing a short, thin, withered old man with long gray hair, but on his wrinkled face, a pair of eyes embedded in the sunken eye sockets were like lightning bolts. , his height only reached Yan Fei's chin, but there was an imposing aura that made Yan Fei feel that he was not easy to mess with.For some reason, Yan Fei felt that he was full of evil, not like a good person. The old man spread his hands and said, "Where are the things?"Bring it here! Yan Fei didn't know whether to give birth to hope or feel guilty, the other party obviously knew about Dan Jie, so he only heard the word copper pot, and immediately knew what it was about. With a wry smile, he said, "It's hard to explain this matter in one word. Can the old man listen to Xiao Ke's detailed explanation?"Du Sou rolled his eyes, slapped his forehead and said: Yes!Come in and talk.ha!This beast was packed tightly, and he was willing to return it to me just before he died. Yan Fei followed him into the courtyard, feeling even more heavy. If he knew that Dan Jie had been swallowed into his stomach, he didn't know how he would react.For the first time, he regretted coming to this strange old man, but the most unfortunate thing was that he was the only hope he could think of. The courtyard is covered with thick snow, the three entrances of the house are connected, and the walls are peeling off. If you don't know that the old man lives here, you will think it is a dilapidated house that has been abandoned for many years. Dusou murmured, "Did he hand over the copper pot to you?"Have you been told not to uncork the jug? Yan Fei said: "That's true, but Du Sou turned around on the stone steps in front of the house like a whirlwind, his eyes were fierce, and he said sharply: But what?Did you not obey his command? Yan Fei hurriedly stopped, otherwise he would run into him.At a distance of less than two feet, he smelled a strong and strange smell on Du Sou's body, a bit like the smell of knife wound medicine. Dejectedly said: "The thing is like this, after Taoist Rong Zhi passed away, I took the small copper pot Du Sou narrowed his fierce eyes, and said impatiently: I don't have time to listen to you go around, where is the copper pot?Have you opened it and looked at it? Yan Fei thought that the ugly woman must see her husband eventually, and said frankly: "I have already taken the contents of the pot."Unexpectedly, Dusou did not have the violent reaction he had imagined. The smile spread at the corners of his mouth, affecting every deep wrinkle on his face. He suddenly laughed out loud, pointing at Yan Fei who was panting hard, and said: You This swindling fool dared to deceive Lao Tzu. Yan Fei felt that it was not a taste, and said: "When I swallowed it, I almost melted, but it happened that I was hit by the Xiaoyao cold air of the director of Xiaoyao at that time. The two strokes stimulated me, making me hot and cold, and finally someone rescued me." After returning to Jiankang, I fell into a coma for a hundred days, and after waking up, my internal energy was completely gone, so I came here to ask my husband for advice.Dusou's smile froze immediately, the blood on his face faded and he stared blankly at him. Yan Fei sighed: Dan Jie just swallowed it into my stomach, pierced my throat like a pillar of fire, and then spread to the meridians all over my body. If it wasn't for the cold air, I'm afraid my whole body would be burned to ashes. How strange!Even with such a fiery thing in it, the small copper pot is still cold.Dusou looked at him straight, his eyes were empty, and he murmured like a walking corpse that lost his soul: I really swallowed the pill for you! Seeing his lost appearance, Yan Fei felt sad for a while, and called out: Old man!Are you alright, old man? As if he couldn't hear him, the old man said to himself: "Then my whole life's hard work, isn't it a waste of time?" Yan Fei said dejectedly: I'm sorry!I didn't mean it, I just didn't want things to fall into Ren Yao's hands. Dusou murmured: He swallowed the pill!He swallowed the pill!While repeating, his eyes became more and more fierce. Yan Fei felt bad, and tentatively stepped back. Dusou seems to have rediscovered his existence and looked at him. Yan Fei was hesitating whether to call Song Beifeng to rescue him, but Dusou slammed his shawl and white hair without wind, his eyes flickered with murderous intent, and said coldly: You swallow my pill! Yan Fei knew that things could not go well, and was about to raise his voice to warn Song Beifeng, but Du Sou rushed over with lightning, holding his throat with both hands. Yan Fei could still scream loudly, his eyes were full of stars, his breath was cut off, although the old man was short and thin, his hands were surprisingly slender, strangling his neck like iron hoops. Yan Fei's whole body went limp, and he screamed secretly, this time there must be doom!With the strength of the other party, it is enough to twist off his own neck, which is now more fragile than ordinary people. Something even more unexpected happened, Dusou suddenly let go of his hand, grabbed his shoulder instead, and asked anxiously: Are you okay?God!You must live.Yan Fei was very confused, even more confused than when he pinched his neck and couldn't breathe.