Finest Servant

Jining is located in the middle of Jinling and the capital. The distance is far or near. Miss Xu seems to be more anxious than Lin Wanrong. She has been running for three hours on a horse, but she has always been ahead. Without saying a word. The sweat-blooded BMW really lived up to its reputation. It ran powerfully and quickly, and ran three or four hundred miles in one breath, but there was no sign of fatigue. No wonder the Turkic cavalry was so powerful.

"Hey, Miss Xu, let's find a place to rest in front of you, but don't get tired of your BMW, this is a precious treasure." Lin Wanrong rode a few steps, finally caught up with Xu Zhiqing, and shouted with a smile.

Miss Xu slowly slowed down, glanced at him, and hummed: "If you can't stand it, just say it straight, don't make any excuses. This sweaty horse that travels thousands of miles a day is definitely not a lie, even if you fall, it will also It can also carry you to Jining."

Seeing that Miss Xu was calm and relaxed, she didn't seem to feel tired. It is said that she had fought on the front line several times to fight the Hu people, and it seems that it is not a blow. Lin Wanrong snorted and said: "Look at what you said, can I get along with BMW? I'm worried about your long journey, Miss. If you get some kind of cold or something, I can't explain it to your father."

"Thank you, Lord Lin, for your kindness." Xu Zhiqing shook her head with a faint smile on her face: "This 800-mile distance is nothing compared to the ferocious Hu cavalry. I'm worried. Lord Lin, your physique is weak, and you are on your way this day, and I don't know if you can hold it!"

I'm weak? Which eye did you see, girl? Did you see it or touch it? Lin Wanrong smiled and said: "Miss is really careful, you can even see how weak I am. Also, I've been overworked recently, and I can only come here seven or eight times a night. It's not half as good as before, it seems that I have to Tonic. Don't peek." As he spoke, he reached into his pocket and took out a small box, opened the lid and took a deep breath, looking intoxicated.

Xu Zhiqing could only smell a faint fragrance. Out of curiosity, he glanced at the situation and saw the appearance of the thing. He immediately flushed with shame and said angrily, "You, you, shameless!"

"Shameless?" Lin Wanrong said in surprise: "I just told you not to peek at the ground. Alas, I take medicine and supplements, so it can be called shameless? Is there any reason?"

"Thanks to what you said, these obscene things. Are you the tonic medicine?" Miss Xu snorted and urged the horse to leave.

Master Lin shook his head and sighed: "Look at people from things, and look at hearts from things. The same thing, in the eyes of different people, see different scenes. For example, this thing, in my eyes, it is a Good medicine. It is the virtue of saving people, but in the eyes of Miss Xu, it turned out to be obscene. Why is the gap between people so big?"

Miss Xu is very knowledgeable. He has been involved in astronomy, geography, and agricultural medicine. Hearing what he said, he was a little hesitant: "You, do you think this is really a medicine?"

"Ms. Xu is proficient in Dahua medicine,

It should be understood that there is a pulse in Chinese medical theory called 'form tonic', which is what we usually say to eat and supplement. Just like that broad bean is shaped like a waist and kidney, it has the effect of nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney. The thing in my hand is called 'yang ginseng'. Born under the ice and snow of Changbai Mountain for thousands of years, as for the medicinal properties, according to the theory of form supplementation, haha, I will not say it, the lady is so smart, she will definitely want to get it. "Master Lin proudly showed off the theory of Chinese medicine that he got from Xu Changjin, but his heart was filled with joy.

"Is this the 'yang ginseng' in the Goryeo legend?" Xu Zhiqing apparently heard the name, and she said in surprise, but her face was flushed. She probably never dreamed that it was recorded in medical books that "yang ginseng" "Shen" was born so "obscene", just like Na Lin San.

"Yes, yes, this is Yang ginseng. Miss Xu, take a look at it." Lin Wanrong smiled and was about to pass Yang ginseng into her hand. It was a laugh, and the angry Miss Xu gritted her teeth: Despicable, nasty!

After frolic for a while, Xu Zhiqing blushed, and no longer hurried on the road, got off the horse and rested under the big tree, but was far away from Lin Wanrong, as if he was a flood and a beast that was inaccessible.

The doctor's parents felt that this Miss Xu had to learn from Da Jang Geum in terms of openness of mind. Master Lin put away the scary little box and walked towards Miss Zhi Qing with a wicked smile.

Xu Zhiqing was resting under the tree, but she kept staring at his movements all the time. Seeing him walking towards her, her heart tightened, and a delicate serial crossbow appeared in her hand aimed at him: "You, you want doing what?"

This is very similar to the way she was teasing with her when she was sheltering from the rain at the Jade Buddha Temple. "Slow down, slow down, be careful to get out of the way." Master Lin giggled and threw her a small bag: "This, for you."

Miss Xu took the pouch and saw that there was a kettle and a few delicate pastries in it, and a faint fragrance floated over. She froze for a moment and said softly, "Is this for me?"

Lin Wanrong shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It wasn't for you originally, but you are a widow, and I am an orphan. If I starve you, my innocent reputation will be ruined by you, so I'd better serve you first."

Miss Xu held back her smile, put away the small crossbow in her hand, and threw him a small bag: "This is the dry food I prepared last night, you can take it as well."

Lin Wanrong lifted the bag and saw that there were several kinds of exquisite snacks in it, which were comparable to Qiaoqiao's craftsmanship, and the quantity was quite large.

Even my dry food is prepared. This girl is very interested. Lin Wanrong took out a piece of cake and stuffed it into her mouth. He laughed and said: "This is called communication, Miss Xu is interested."

The two rested under the tree for a while. Lin Wanrong stared at the sweaty BMW for a while, and suddenly asked, "Miss Xu, did you really go to the front to fight the Hu people?"

Xu Zhiqing took a sip of water and nodded lightly: "I have been to the front three times."

"Is that a victory, or a defeat?" Lin Wanrong said with a smile.

"There is no victory or defeat, only yellow sand, blood, and broken arms." Xu Zhiqing's eyes were a little rosy. He stroked the hair beside his ear.

Lin Wanrong patted her on the shoulder and sighed slightly: "Generals die in a hundred battles, and strong men return for ten years.

Miss Xu glanced at him and snorted, "Lord Lin, can you please take your dirty hands away?"

"Oh, is that right? Oh, what's going on?" Lin Wanrong was taken aback, laughed shyly, and took back the big hand that wrapped around Miss Xu's slender waist: "Sao Rui, Sao Rui, habitual actions, next time Must pay attention."

Xu Zhiqing sneered and said, "Before you perform your habitual actions next time. Please see the target clearly. I'm not as easy to bully as Ning'er and Qiaoqiao!"

"I know, you are carrying arrows!" Lin Wanrong let out a haha, and glanced at the two sweaty horses that were touching each other. He suddenly exclaimed: "Oh, they are a pair of lovers. Fortunately, Miss Xu, you are here. Otherwise, I would have separated this pair of lovers without knowing it. It's a sin. A sin."

Xu Zhiqing looked up and saw that the two sweaty and bloody BMWs were really cuddling with each other, so she secretly took a sip. If nothing happened, he said: "The animal doesn't know about accidents, how can people learn from him?"

This girl has sharp teeth and sharp mouth, and there are hidden secrets everywhere. Lord Lin can't take advantage of it, so he can only laugh a few times, look at the sky and say, "It's getting late, Miss Xu, let's hurry up earlier."

A smile appeared on the corner of Xu Zhiqing's mouth, she nodded and said, "That's very good. That's what I mean." She got up and took two steps, holding the saddle and was about to step on it, and suddenly turned her head again and said to Lin Wanrong: " Lin San, do you remember what you said when we first met?"

Lin Wanrong was startled, what does this girl mean, is it going to settle accounts now? He hehe laughed twice, and before he could speak, he heard Miss Xu say: "I have no other meaning to mention this, I just hope that someone can reflect on it. Head out from the west, drive--"

After a coquettish drink, the sweaty and bloody horse galloped forward, sending up a billow of yellow smoke, which disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye. Mr. Lin was stunned for a while, and then burst out laughing, it was interesting, this girl Lao Xu is too interesting.

On the way to Jining, the two men and two horses followed each other, keeping enough distance, and never said a word. In the middle of the night, the two sweaty horses hissed hot air, kept flapping their tails, and the sound of their hoofs gradually weakened. Even the sweaty horses couldn't hold it back when they traveled eight hundred times a day. Lin Wanrong's face was full of dust. Looking up, a towering city tower stood in front of the two of them in the distance. The city wall was solid and guarded tightly.

"Jining is here!" Lin Wanrong pulled the reins of the horse, the sweaty horse's front hooves flew into the air, and a long neigh left a shout of excitement.

Xu Zhiqing immediately stood in front of the city gate, quietly looked at the towering tower, and sighed slightly: "Is this Jining? Sure enough, the city's walls are thick and easy to defend and difficult to attack. No wonder the White Lotus Sect has been entrenched here for many years without being defeated. I think you spent a lot of effort when you attacked in the past."

Lin Wanrong smiled and said, "I got it cheaply, and I didn't fight much."

Xu Zhiqing glared at him and hummed: "Choose cheap? You say it lightly, without the blood of soldiers, where do you choose cheap?"

Well, if I didn't say it, this little girl's integrity is boundless, Lord Lin smiled bitterly, and Miss Xu sighed softly: "We are here, but I don't know if we can help Ning'er?"

"Big brother, big brother, is that you?" There was a burst of surprise shouting from the front. Hundreds of people held torches high, as if they were looking for something. A vigorous figure in the crowd threw the torch, shouted excitedly, and ran away. Come.

"Xiao Luo——" Lin Wanrong yelled, turned over and dismounted, looking at Luo Yuan who was running towards him, he was extremely excited.

"Brother, you want to kill me!" Luo Yuan ran up to him a few steps, grabbed his arm, and shouted excitedly, with tears in his eyes.

After not seeing him for a few months, Luo Yuan has grown taller, darker and thinner. His eyes are bloodshot and he is exhausted, but his face is full of excitement and excitement.

"Big brother, big brother, you are here." Luo Yuan was like a child who was wronged. He was still strong and stubborn in front of everyone. When he saw Lin Wanrong's face, the tears in his eyes couldn't bear it anymore. I hugged him and cried aloud.

Luo Yuan has matured a lot in the past few months, but after all, he is only seventeen or eighteen years old. It is a miracle that he has been able to hold on to such a blow so far. Lin Wanrong's mood became heavier and heavier, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Luo, well done. You haven't been knocked down, you are my good brother."

"Big brother, if you don't come, we're afraid we won't be able to hold on. Dad, Dad—"

"What's wrong with Mr. Luo?" Lin Wanrong pulled Luo Yuan and asked anxiously. Although Luo Min is an old fox, he has the affection of knowing and protecting Lin Wanrong.

"There was an accident in the payroll the night before yesterday. After Daddy got the news, he vomited three mouthfuls of blood. He fainted on the spot and hasn't woken up until now." Luo Yuan cried bitterly. In front of the elder brother, he is a child.

The salary was robbed, and Luo Min was unconscious. The whole of Jining and the whole of Shandong was in chaos, which was worse than he imagined.

No mess, no mess, Lin Wanrong stood firm and bit his tongue. Forcing himself to stay awake, he turned around and said to Xu Zhiqing, "Miss Xu, I heard that you are proficient in the art of discordance. Can you go and see Lord Luo? Xiao Luo, you don't know this one, this is Lord Xu Wei's daughter, and also you. My sister is a close friend, Miss Xu Zhiqing!"

Luo Yuan was startled and delighted, and hurriedly bowed and saluted: "You are Sister Zhiqing? Younger brother Luo Yuan pays respects to my sister!"

Miss Xu hurriedly helped Luo Yuan: "Brother Luo, don't be too polite, Sister Yu is in a hurry, and I don't know if I can help!"

"It's enough to have a heart!" Lin Wanrong said lightly, and turned to Luo Yuan again: "Xiao Luo. Where was the salaries stolen, and what is the situation in Jining now, you tell me first."

When Luo Yuan saw the question, he seemed to have the backbone, wiped away his tears and said, "This batch of salaries was transported from Hangzhou to Jining via Chuzhou the day before yesterday and night. It was originally intended to be released after changing the customs clearance documents. It was late when we arrived in Jining. The chief officer in charge of the transport was worried that something might happen on the road, so he asked his father to be stationed outside Jining for one night. I didn’t know that something happened that night. I went to patrol the camp. When I got to the camp, I saw that everything was empty, not only 350,000 taels of silver disappeared, but even the 5,000 elite soldiers with their horses and weapons disappeared without a trace."

"Which gate are these 5,000 elite soldiers and 350,000 taels of silver stationed at?" Lin Wanrong asked with a frown.

"They came from Chuzhou and were stationed outside the south gate of Jining City." Luo Yuan replied.

South Gate? That's where I broke down the city of Jining at first. I really didn't expect that when I turned around, I was going to turn back again. He sighed and said: "When the five thousand elite soldiers were withdrawn, they still carried 350,000 taels of silver. Didn't they leave any clues?"

"These bastards had a plan for a long time. When they left, the tent was clean and nothing was left. Later, Dad ordered the entire Jining City to be sealed off. He also found a few witnesses and listened to what they said. , that night, I saw more than 3,000 soldiers and horses from east and west pulling carts past, no flags were erected, and they looked in a hurry, I think they are these bastards."

With 3,000 troops each, the East and the West retreat at the same time? Lin Wanrong and Xu Zhiqing glanced at each other suspiciously. 350,000 taels of silver was not a small number. The carriage had to pull dozens of carriages.

"Has anyone seen these carts later?" Xu Zhiqing asked.

"No. Later, the whole of Jining and Shandong were blocked, but the 5,000 people and the cart seemed to have evaporated and disappeared without a trace."

Xu Zhiqing frowned, as if she couldn't figure out the reason, Lin Wanrong sighed: "They have all been poisoned, of course you can't find them."

Xu Zhiqing was shocked when she heard the words, and was about to ask, when Lin Wanrong waved her hand to stop her: "Xiaoluo, have you searched around Jining?"

"Since the accident that night, we have turned this Jining upside down. Not only the four city gates in the south, south, north, and west, but even the area of ​​dozens of miles around has been dug three feet by us." Luo Yuan shook his head, his face full of expression. The look of exhaustion, the result is known without asking.

Seeing Luo Yuan's haggard appearance, Lin Wanrong couldn't bear to ask any more, and said to Xu Zhiqing: "Miss Xu, please come with us to see Lord Luo first."

Luo Min's condition is the top priority at present, and there is no delay for a moment, Xu Zhiqing nodded, and the two hurried to the government office with Luo Yuan.

Jining was originally a prosperous town, but it has been operated by the White Lotus for many years. In addition, when the city was attacked that day, thousands of artillery were roaring, and the city was broken everywhere. Luo Min's mansion was located in a dilapidated mansion in the middle of the city. Although it was neat and tidy, it was comparable to the Jiangsu Governor's mansion that day. But it is worlds apart.

Introducing the two into a room, Lin Wanrong was taken aback. Was the sallow old man lying on the couch with a sallow complexion and described as thin and thin, the potbellied Luo Min from the past? How come he has aged like this after not seeing him for a few months?

Xu Zhiqing stretched out her slender jade fingers and gently placed it on Luo Min's vein gate. After pondering for a long time, she opened her mouth and said, "The spleen and stomach are not smooth, the qi is stagnant, the body is suffering from serious diseases, and the cold enters the abdomen—"

I'm calling you to see a doctor. Not asking you to memorize the idiom, Lin Wanrong was very anxious to hear it: "Miss Xu, just say it directly. How is Lord Luo?"

Xu Zhiqing sighed: "Uncle Luo Shi was suffocated by suffocation. In addition, he had suffered from serious illness for a long time, so he passed out. It takes a good life to recuperate, and it will take at least a year to recover."

It's fine, Lin Wanrong let out a long breath. Wiping the sweat on his forehead, he saw that Xu Zhiqing was prescribing the prescription, and he couldn't understand anything from Kikyo Chuanbei. Then he pulled Luo Yuandao: "Xiao Luo, where is your sister? Why isn't she in the house?"

Luo Yuan shook his head, his eyes were a little wet: "My sister led someone to search outside the South Gate, and I haven't closed my eyes for two days and two nights. Brother, go see her."

This stupid girl is really dying. Lin Wanrong felt a pain in her heart, and hurried out the door, heading for the south of the city.

In the south of Jining City, it faces the Weishan Lake. There is no other way to go except an east-west official road. When Jining was captured that day, Lin Wanrong's army of tens of thousands captured Lu Kanli here. Later, he and Sister An and Xian'er were together in the ten thousand guns, and then went to the warm time on Weishan Lake. It floated in front of his eyes like a movie, the sadness and sweetness in it, he would never forget it. Now that I revisited the old place, I remembered the various situations with Sister An Xian'er in the past, and it was both kind and nostalgic.

Outside the South Gate, I saw a lot of people in front of me, and the sound of digging was incessant. Countless officers and soldiers with pickaxes and shovels in their hands are digging hard. The dust is flying, the voices are full of people, and the scene is noisy. Where can I find Luo Ning's shadow.

It's really digging three feet in the ground. Lin Wanrong smiled bitterly. Although this is a stupid way, under the current situation, it is the most effective way. Those silver coins must be hidden within a radius of hundreds of miles around Jining, and it depends on when you can dig it out.

Thousands of soldiers were all wearing armor and wearing armor, and it was night again. They searched inside for a long time, but did not see the figure of the woman. Pulled a few soldiers and asked about it, but not many recognized Miss Luo family.

Lin Wanrong searched all the way, and the distance was getting farther and farther, the lights were getting darker and darker, and even people's faces could not be seen clearly. A few stragglers were scattered in front of them, and the shadows were very lonely.

Lin Wanrong glanced around, and his eyes fell on the thin and lonely back at the front. She was wearing a heavy armor, and her weak body was shrouded in the armor, covering her infinitely beautiful figure. Holding a small pickaxe in his hand, he swung it forward desperately, and the sound of smashing the ground fell on Lin Wanrong's heart one after another.

"Ning'er -" Lin Wanrong shouted in a hoarse voice.

The figure paused, then trembled slightly, and the pickaxe in his hand fell to the ground with a thud.

"Ning'er -" Lin Wanrong madly ran towards the weak figure.

The figure slowly turned around, a soft and pale cheek reflected in the cold moonlight, and the crystal teardrops shone with a cold brilliance in the night. Her chapped cherry lips slightly opened and she murmured "Big Brother Lin", as if the last trace of strength in her body had been removed, and she slowly fell backwards.