The spring wind blows through Muyuan County in the morning, and the cotton clouds float in the sky, far away, and you can see the sunlight cast from the breach of the sky clouds, and the boundary of the sunshine spreads from the county town with the clouds wandering.

After breakfast, Ning Yi and Tan'er walked towards the riverbank, and there were not many people following, which could be regarded as a period of time between the couple and the couple.

The little knot that came from Yunzhu before seems to have been untied at this time, and the couple will also return to Jiangning to pay respects to their families who died in the Liangshan incident. But in fact, this time to get along with each other, there will not be much time at the moment, firstly, because of Ning Yi's favor this time, there may be some trouble, the couple will not go south together, and secondly, because of the situation in the south about Fang Qifo, in the past two days, there have been some changes, making it difficult for people to decide how to react.

However, as long as the husband and wife take care of each other, these problems are not too troublesome after all.

“…… This time, I originally thought that the two chief catchers would have to take a while before they started, but who knew that the road was so much in advance, I am afraid that several big clans have already dispatched a lot of people...... The situation is so chaotic, do you really plan to intervene and take a look? ”

Walking on the bank of the river, it was Su Tan'er, who spoke softly, who was a little worried. She has been in charge of the family for so many years, although she is a woman, she also has enough decisiveness. It's just that after all, she has never set foot at a higher level, and when this incident involves the young master Wang Huang, and several big clans near the capital, including Cai, Han, Zuo, and Qi, she trusts Ning Yi while worrying about it. There is a reason for that.

Ning Yi naturally understands this, in fact, if it weren't for this incident, there was indeed a favor between himself and Chen Fan, Liu Xigua and others, even if it involved other family members, with Su Tan'er's character, I am afraid that they would choose to avoid it from afar, and it was best not to touch it at all.

"So I'm thinking about it, too." Ning Yi nodded, "Before the situation is clear, I'm not sure what to do. Although it is said that the Secret Investigation Department has a certain amount of responsibility and authority to supervise these matters. But this time the involvement is too deep, and they don't have any weapons of mass destruction for the time being, so if they intervene rashly, they are afraid that it will be easy to cause public anger......"

Tan'er was being held by Ning Yi and walked forward at this time, frowning: "Large-scale...... Lethality ...... Weapons? ”

"Huh. Just kidding. ”

Tan'er pursed her lips. Then he glanced at Ning Yi. Laughed out and said, "When is it, Xianggong is still laughing, that watermelon girl." I'm afraid I'm being chased by someone......"

"Then I can't help it......"

The news about the incident of the Seven Buddhas in the south actually came this morning.

Since the restoration of Qin Siyuan, the once stagnant function of the Secret Investigation Division has gradually recovered, but the business in the territory of the Wu Dynasty is actually complicated. It was not so much a reconnaissance system under the control of the royal power, but a private soldier placed under the right prime minister in order to cooperate with the Northern Expedition.

After all, there were still many powerful figures in the political arena of the Wu Dynasty at this time, coupled with the developed economy, several big families colluded with officialdom and the power was intertwined. Today's Shengzhou Zheshan weighed it, and it was also on the premise of making way for the Northern Expedition that he used a die-hard like Li Gang, and then supplemented by Qin Siyuan, who was famous and powerful, and acquiesced in the existence of the Secret Investigation Division, if it weren't for this, just those big merchants who did business with the Liao State in the past and had entanglements in interests were enough to make Xiang Ling unable to leave the capital, even if Tong Guan and others could lead the Northern Expedition, the logistics would definitely be a mess.

For this reason, after the reactivation of the Secret Investigation Division, more things have been done, not to maintain regional peace and stability, but to crack down on various political enemies of the two prime ministers in the court and in the local government. Although Ning Yi participated in the affairs of Hangzhou and Liangshan, in fact, it was not the main business of the Secret Investigation Division.

What kind of heroes and thieves in the green forest, thieves and bandits, the chaos they caused is actually not as great as the influence of an official in Beijing who secretly opposed the Northern Expedition and violated the orders of the prime minister. The so-called "chivalrous man for the country and the people" in later generations, although it seems interesting, but in fact, considering the difficulty of domination and training, and the cost of use, those unruly green forest characters are actually not as good as ordinary farmers at all, Qin Siyuan's indifference to Zhou Dong is not because of his unique vision, in fact, it is indeed reasonable.

Therefore, in the secret investigation department, the supervision of the green forest accounts for a small proportion, and the imperial court does not care about the life or death of these people in principle. At first, Ji Kun took a casual look when dealing with other things, and after Ning Yi joined, although it was useless to say it explicitly, in fact, most of the things were handed over to Ning Yi - this has always been considered Ning Yi's quirk - Qin Siyuan and the others regretted his lack of business, especially after Ning Yi participated in some other details related to overall planning and planning.

Of course, after all, they are gentlemen's friends, and there is no such thing as master and apprentice between each other. After saying it a few times, Qin Siyuan didn't talk about it anymore, for the green forest, there is a lot of meaning "you can play if you want to play". After that, most of the news about the green forest would go to Ning Yi's side to file it.

But at this time, after all, it is not the afterlife, and the transmission of information has its limitations, after Ning Yi came to Muyuan, many news would be sent to the capital first and then to Muyuan. Ning Yi deliberately asked someone to stop on the way, and this morning, he learned the information that Tie Tianying, Zong Feixiao and others had launched in advance and led their subordinates to destroy the remnants of Fang Baihua. Fang Baihua's side suffered heavy casualties, and it did not show the advantage of martial arts masters gathering together, which proved that this side at least dispatched the same amount of strength.

The secret investigation department did not have enough manpower in this regard, and the news that came was only approximate, and it was difficult for Ning Yi to understand the full picture of the situation. It can only be speculated that the forces led by Wang Hao, or a certain or a few families, finally launched a thunderous blow. When these people shot together, the secret investigation department said that they had the responsibility to supervise, but in fact, they still couldn't afford to provoke them.

After he saw it in the morning, he was silent for a while, and then he ate and exercised, teasing the child as usual, but Su Tan'er naturally understood what her husband was thinking, and what he said at this time was exactly the worry he might have in his heart. The two walked on the bank of the river for a while, and Ning Yi was about it. I didn't shy away from it.

“…… There are some people, I do wish they lived, but ...... The wind comes and goes, the clouds gather and disperse, if things can't fulfill people's wishes, it's all fate, but it's okay, Chen Fan and they are very powerful......"

This can be said simply, but the actual meaning is quite heavy. The two stood on the riverbank, and Tan'er squeezed his palms with both hands. Didn't speak. A moment later. still showed a soft smile and sighed, and Ning Yi also pinched the back of her hand.

The two sat down on the bank of the river, and then chatted about the time of going south to Jiangning. After going back to the county seat. Rent a yard nearby. The people inside and outside the courtyard are still doing their work in an orderly manner. Not far away, the construction site where the warehouse was built was in full swing. The housekeeper who was responsible for reporting here occasionally entered and exited the courtyard door, the cook who purchased meals came in with the goods from the side door, and Xiaochan pushed Ning Xi's small wooden cart to play in the courtyard. Several of the "salesmen" brought by Ning Yi have been released to investigate the situation nearby.

Ning Yi would occasionally go out to see the situation on the construction site, occasionally come back to settle accounts for his wife, or walk under the eaves and in the courtyard, the sun was falling, and the air was warm and pleasant. But perhaps because there is something difficult to decide in my heart, the spring afternoon actually makes people feel a little like a dull summer.

However, not long after the time passed, a new piece of information was transmitted, and after Ning Yi read it, he frowned and thought for a long time. When Su Tan'er came over with a plate of round glutinous pastries, Ning Yi was standing under the eaves looking at the flower pot in a daze.

"Xianggong, what's wrong?" Tan'er held the plate and wondered.

Ning Yi turned his head to look at her, and then smiled, but the smile was quite complicated, he thought for a moment before taking out a piece of paper behind him and speaking: "It's nothing...... Weapons of Mass Destruction...... It seems to have been. ”

"Huh?"

Tan'er's expression was slightly stunned, and she subconsciously put a finger that should have been stained with sugar to her mouth and licked it, then handed the plate to Ning Yi, took the information in his hand, and frowned at a glance.

"I didn't think it would be such news." Ning Yi held the plate, "The Secret Investigation Department is understaffed in this regard, but the arrangement around there is obviously a veteran, as soon as he got the news, he felt that he could make a fuss, and immediately passed it on." 'Mad Tiger' Wang Nanda, I've heard this name once before, and rumored to think he's dead. ”

"Xianggong is going to make a fuss about this?"

"I'm still thinking about how to get involved...... There is too little news after all. ”

Ning Yi stuffed a pastry into his mouth and whispered. The news that came in the afternoon was a supplement to the situation in the south, and in the matter of this siege of Fang Baihua, there were people suspected of being the "mad tiger" Wang Nanda, and among the people involved, it seemed that there were many old Manichaean people in those years.

"If this is true...... Tan'er thought for a moment, "this matter may even involve the one that Xianggong said before...... Sikong Nan? ”

Green forest intelligence is often mostly chasing after the wind, and if Fang La's trouble can still involve the internal strife of Manichaeism more than ten years ago, it is a little hard to believe, so Ning Yi also shook his head.

This news is also a bit ambiguous and unbelievable, but if it really involves Manichaeism, it is not impossible. More than 10 years ago, Manichaeism itself was a great folk religion, and after Fang La drove out Sikong Nan, he also carried out an internal purge, and it was not a difficult thing for some powerful people to seize the opportunity to give these people shelter. With this excuse, the secret investigation department really wants to get involved, and the reason is that there is one, but I can't grasp how to do it and to what extent. ”

Tan'er took the piece of paper and hesitated for a moment: "When you get there...... You'll be able to see it more clearly......"

“……”

“…… Let's get started. After she said this, her eyes cleared, and then she sighed, sniffed, looked at him and smiled, "Is it delicious?" ”

"This?" Ning Yi took the soft pastry in his hand, "Not bad." ”

"I just made it, wrap it for you and eat it on the way." She walked over and took the plate in Ning Yi's hand, and then touched her head on Ning Yi's shoulder, "These little things, go home when you have eyebrows, I'll wait for you in Jiangning." Ning Yi smiled and patted the back of her hand.

The reason is one thing, when encountering this kind of thing, when you really want to get involved, it is not something that can be decided simply, after Tan'er left, Ning Yi still stood under the eaves for a while before sighing. Call Zhu Biao.

"Tell everyone to get your weapons ready and ready to go, we have a project...... The martial arts master you've been thinking about is also there. ”

"Huh? Who is it? Zhu Biao's eyes lit up, and Ning Yi smiled and showed him the news.

"'Mad Tiger' Wang Nantuo, who was a big master more than ten years ago, may be involved in more powerful characters this time, in short...... Let's go and prepare. ”

"Yes." Zhu Biao took the order and happily went over to summon people, and Ning Yi then called another steward of the secret investigation department in the team.

"Notify the area around Chongping County, including the contact person who sent this news. All available manpower. Matters. We're going to go for a trip. ”

The man received the order to go out, and Ning Yi sorted out the packages for going out in the room, muskets, crossbows, lime powder, etc., and waited for him to go out. saw Xiaochan holding Ning Xi and looking at him in the corridor outside the door. Xiao Ningxi opened her hand and let him hug him heartlessly. Xiaochan blinked, wanting to speak but looking a little difficult to speak, Ning Yi went over and hugged the child. hugged Xiaochan again: "It's okay, this time it will be soon, let's see you in Jiang Ning." ”

"Don't be hurt...... Xiaochan whispered.

Ning Yi thought about it and nodded with a smile.

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In the afternoon, hundreds of miles away in the south, among the mountains and hills, the rain is falling, and the spring rain like oil is soaking the whole world, and it seems that people have nowhere to go. Not long ago, battles between large and small martial artists were still fighting in this mountain field, and at this time they had gradually fallen silent. The heavy rain washed away the blood, soaked the corpses, and began to blur the traces of recourse on the ground, giving the disadvantaged side who had passed through the mountains and fields a little respite.

In a nunnery located in the middle of the hills, the sound of moaning in pain can occasionally be heard from under the dripping eaves. A figure carrying a robe walked through the courtyard, and when she opened the robe, she revealed the slightly pale and haggard face of the watermelon, she looked at Fang Baihua, whose face was even more haggard due to her injuries, and shook her head.

"It's okay for the time being, no one is chasing ......"

Fang Baihua nodded, and the watermelon turned around and walked away. At the moment, there are not many people gathered here, more than half of them have been injured, and the watermelon walked to the side where Fang Shuchang and others gathered, their injuries were either light or severe, and the most serious of them was Du Kill. During the battle, his arm was poisoned, in order to save his life, the entire left arm was cut off by Fang Shuchang on the spot, at this time, the man with only his right hand was lying on the ground, blood was still oozing out of the bandage of the broken left arm, and no one knew if he could survive this pass.

Dozens of miles away from this nunnery, among the mountains, another figure walked through the grass and trees. Chen Fan carried the "Mandarin Duck Knife" Ji Qian'er all the way forward, and the two of them wore a coat hurriedly woven of artemisia grass to block the rain. Because Ji Qian'er's injuries were not light, Chen Fan almost tied her to her back, so it also caused a lot of protests.

“…… You put me down, and I can walk on my own. ”

“…… You're coming down now because you want to drag me down. You haven't gotten rid of that bunch yet, you save some effort. ”

"Let go of the old lady, and you will know who is dragging down whom!"

“…… I'm not a twelve-year-old anymore, can I still be deceived by you? Stop arguing. ”

Although he was carrying a person on his back, Chen Fan had a long breath, quick steps, and extremely fast speed through mountains and mountains. In fact, martial arts students usually study medicine, and at least when it comes to internal and external injuries, no one can necessarily hide from anyone.

“…… Hum! I don't want to fight with you, but ...... It's good that you can save me now, but if I can't save you, I'll die reluctantly......"

“…… Put your heart, I, Chen Fan, will be invincible in the world, you ...... Beware ......"

"Beware!"

The words of the two came out almost at the same time, Chen Fan suddenly turned sideways, and Ji Qian'er swung out with a knife, smashing open a flying locust stone. The next moment, Chen Fan's body broke through the rain curtain and rushed out like a tiger, rushing out of the bushes in front of him.

In the bushes, before a person's spear was raised, Chen Fan had already rushed over, slammed with one arm, there was a loud bang in the rain curtain, the water splashed, the man's spear broke, and even the person with the gun was smashed directly into the grass and mud behind, the blood burst open for a moment, and a person next to him slashed with a knife, and was slashed by Chen Fan with one hand, rushing, leaping, and rolling, Ji Qian'er's double knife brush brushed out the blood line in the air, and waited until Chen Fan rolled up from the ground with Ji Qian'er on his back, A single knife in Ji Qian'er's hand swept the grass on the ground and spun and flew out, followed by a stone thrown by Chen Fan. A single knife and a stone hit an enemy hiding a few feet away almost simultaneously.

By the time Chen Fan stood firm, in just a few moments, the four people who were ambushed here were all dead.

“…… cough ......" Ji Qian'er took a few deep breaths behind Chen Fan's back, "Your reaction is a little slow." ”

"Although Sister Qian'er, you taught me how to use a knife, but now that everyone's realm is different, I think it's still a little difficult to accommodate you."

Ji Qian'er raised her left hand with difficulty, and then snapped and hit Chen Fan's head. Chen Fan tilted his head and smiled, waiting to feel that the person behind him was breathing evenly. then he walked forward. pulled out the knife thrown by Ji Qian'er from the corpse.

"If you don't want to drag me down, just take a knife."

"You still need to say it! The knife never leaves the body. ”

After she said this, her body shook suddenly, and Chen Fan felt a hot, sticky liquid spit on the back of his neck. It was a mouthful of blood. But he held up Ji Qian'er's legs. It's like you don't know it.

"Gone."

"You'd better hurry. Don't be slow like a. ”

Squinting his eyes slightly, Chen Fan still walked towards the front with steady steps, for the bad fact that he had been trapped in the enemy's recourse center. I don't seem to know it.

"Let's go another way, and we will meet with the watermelon, and that's it. When the time comes, I can let go of your burden, and come back to kill that guy named Wang Nanda, he has a lot of strength, and he is quite good at fighting, I haven't fought so well for many years...... You give me a little spirit, Sister Qian'er, I let you ride on my back, I hope you can see people taller, if you fall asleep, your head is too conspicuous and someone shoots an arrow, I will die of laughter......"

“…… cough, Xiaofan, do you know Lu Dao...... You're getting louder and louder......"

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The rain was falling, and in the camp that was also soaked in the rain, Fang Qifo raised his head slightly to see the rain falling from the sky.

At the same time, in the south, on the official road that is still more than 100 miles away from here, there is a glimmer of hope for returning to heaven that was originally laid by him, and it is galloping from the official road at this time. It was a group of nine horsemen composed of businessmen and rich boys, galloping quickly in the rain, in this capacity, they should not have been in such a hurry, but considering some things, they could only do so.

If you can have a particularly good memory, you have stayed in some places in the Fang La army, and people are around here. Maybe there is a certain chance that they will be able to recognize that the nine cavalry in front of them basically belong to a unit with a very special identity in Fang La's army at the beginning, this team is nominally under the command of Fang Baihua, and its name is Black Lingwei.

At the beginning, the most elite military law team under Fang Baihua, which was composed of hundreds of people, was now only able to gather so many people. Due to the news, a few people who were still secretly operating in the south quickly went north, hoping to catch up with Shangbaihua and others in time, bringing them some hope. And just as he turned a muddy bend in front of him, several travelers in robes suddenly met him in the field of vision.

Among the nine people, the rich boy led by the leader suddenly pulled up the reins of the horse, and at that moment, the traveler's clothes at the front stretched out.

The sword light slashed out, seeping into the rain like snowflakes.

After a few brushes, the blood that shot out of the galloping horse's body sprayed in the air, like a large scarlet blood cloud, and the rich boy made a knife in the air, and fought with the man twice, and then was suddenly knocked out of the air. It was also because the galloping horse was too fast, that the man did not keep swinging after the knife was drawn, but struck the seemingly frivolous but actually fierce leaning against the mountain, knocking half of the horse's corpse out of the mountain with the rich boy. In this impact, the roots and leaves stood upright like a sword, and then they retracted with a bang.

The corpses of the galloping horses were scattered everywhere, the blood soaked in the rain, the rich boy was knocked into the mud three feet away, and he struggled to get up, and the swords on both sides of the road were tense, and then, in the heavy rain, only the man in the cloak said with no joy or anger: "Peace, cherish the blessings." ”

The rich boy was stained with muddy water, and after standing up straight, his body shook a few times, and then he nodded: "Wang Yin...... Wang Shangshu ...... What are you doing? ”

There was a moment of silence and a sigh: "I don't want to either...... But you should know that the matter has come to this point, and there is no reason to leave it to chance......"

Under Fang La, Shangshu Wang Yin is both civil and military, although he doesn't make many shots, but in the eyes of many insiders, he is even more terrifying than Shi Bao, Si Xingfang, Li Tianyan, Deng Yuanjue and others. After Fang La's death, he had disappeared from everyone's eyes for a long time, but at this time, he reappeared and stood in the way, no matter what the inside story was, it might really mean that there was no reason to be lucky. An Xifu nodded, and after a moment, he nodded again and laughed: "Ha Lu Ha ...... Haha......ha

In the heavy rain, his face was pale, and his laughter was particularly sad, and then he suddenly drew his sword and rushed towards Wang Yin!

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Kihara.

When looking for Zhu Biao in the past, more than 20 people were checking the weapons and crossbows in their hands. Ning Yi roughly talked about the destination of this southward trip.

“…… Regarding the specific situation, we still have to get the Da Chongping area to know the Dao, but this time it may be related to the remnants of Manichaeism, it is a tough battle, you have been practicing for so long, although the martial arts have improved, but no one should take it lightly. Including Zhu Biao, I know that you have long wanted to find a master to make a move, and you will have a chance......"

Hearing him say Zhu Biao, everyone laughed, and Ning Yi stretched out his hand and pressed it in the air.

"I'm not kidding. In addition, the demon cult demons are ruthless, insidious and cunning, and everyone will be punished, once it is determined that they are really involved this time, then I also want to remind you that to deal with these treacherous villains, you don't need to tell them anything about the morality of the rivers and lakes, we are officials, they are thieves, remember it clearly for me! ”

"Yes—" Everyone said in unison.

"It's good, just remember it." Ning Yi's tone turned gentle, and he also shook the crossbow in his hand, and then seemed to suddenly remember something, "By the way, also, this time, in order not to startle the snake, I won't call Ning Yi." ”

He thought for a moment: "No matter who asks...... I'll call it Chengzhouhai. ”

Compared with the heavy rain hundreds of miles to the south, the sun was still falling from the clouds to the earth at this time. Not long after, several carriages left the small county town under the sky, carrying more than 20 people from this district, and then Shi Shiran drove towards the south...... (To be continued......)

PS: Recently, I was playing at a friend's house. In the past two days, I finally got the direction of a whole episode.,Yesterday I swore to someone that it would be updated today.,Today's code is 6,000 words.,When the code arrives in the afternoon,The network at a friend's house was suddenly cut off.,The weirdest thing is,There are two networks at a friend's house.,A telecom and a Unicom.,It's all broken.,The problem with telecommunications seems to be that there is no signal for the network cable.,Unicom is because there's a broken line at the crystal head.。 This reminds me of the last time I was cut off, and when I was finally able to code out, there was a sudden power outage...... In the evening, my friend bought two crystal heads and came back, we took the wire strippers or something to study, to just now, finally got the network of Unicom, and then turned on the computer, and found that the telecommunications were also good......

God is really playing with me......