Finest Servant

The two had a conversation, it was late at night and the time was late, An Biru looked at the crescent moon in the sky, suddenly sighed softly, and said softly: "I'm going back!"

Lin Wanrong held her reluctantly: "Sister Master, can you not leave? I haven't seen you for a long time. I want to chat with you tonight. Don't worry, it's a very pure kind!"

"Very pure?" An Biru stared at him with talking eyes, and smiled charmingly: "If I stay, I'm afraid that you can keep your purity, but I will become impure, giggling!"

Sister Fox really dared to think and speak, Lin Wanrong smiled and held her jade hand, without saying a word for a long time.

An Biru looked at his lingering eyes, and felt warm in her heart for an instant. She gently stroked his cheek, and said judoly: "You have to be good at the foot of the mountain, and don't bully anyone casually, especially those little sisters. If you let me know you I did something bad, hmph, you are the one to see!"

Sister An smiled, the strength in her hands was not small, the tender flesh around Lin Wanrong's waist was painful when she grabbed it, but she didn't dare to call out, so she had to haha ​​and said, "Where did my sister go, I love those little sisters It's too late, how can you bully them?"

"That's even more troublesome!" An Biru tapped his nose lightly: "Remember, don't let me know what evil things you have done, or - the consequences will be serious!"

She smiled but was not a smile, and showed her coquettishness. Lin Wanrong was agitated, and unconsciously said: "What will be the consequences?"

"Do you really want to know?" Sister An's eyes were watery. Looking him up and down, his eyes fell below his lower abdomen, suddenly he raised his jade hand and gently stroked down, giggling and saying: "That's it!"

No way! Lin Wanrong suddenly turned pale, and hurriedly covered her crotch, not daring to speak anymore! An Biru leaned forward and backward with a smile. His face was flushed, like a trembling pear tree.

After seeing off An Huhu, the sky was already full of stars. Thinking about the upcoming Huashan Festival, he was both excited and worried, not knowing what would happen tomorrow.

The door opened with a "squeak", Gao Chief hurried in, followed by more than ten strong men, all of them were tall and powerful. His eyes were piercing, and he stared at Lin Wanrong as soon as he came in, his black face flushed red.

"Brother Gao, these people are—" Lin Wanrong was about to ask. A strong man in the front bowed down. Respectfully said: "The last commander of the Luzhou Navy will make himself self-reliant, see Marshal Lin!"

"See Marshal Lin!" Behind Cheng Zili, more than a dozen soldiers in plain clothes fell to their knees and kowtowed respectfully.

Lin Wanrong was overjoyed to hear that,

Hastily helped everyone up: "You, you are Brother Cheng of the Luzhou Navy? Oh, I have heard about you for a long time. When I was in Beijing, the general mentioned the name of Brother Cheng to me many times! He even praised you. From Fujian to Sichuan. The navy is first-class!"

"Old Marshal Meng is thinking about it!" Cheng Zili was overjoyed, stood up, his palms were trembling: "Marshal Lin, I can see you with my own eyes today, even if the general dies, it's worth it!"

"See me?!" Lin Wanrong was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile, "Why can't I understand what Brother Cheng said?!" Cheng Zili was full of excitement, and said loudly: "Shuai Lin went deep into the grassland with a remnant army, and went all the way across the grassland. Thousands of miles away, the capital city of the Hu people was smashed, the Turkic Khan was captured alive, invincible, and the Hu people were frightened. This is a great achievement that I, Dahua, have never done in a hundred years! Any bloody Dahua man, who refuses to accept you? Lin Shuai, You are the pride of our Dahua soldiers, and the final general can see Lin Shuai's demeanor in person today, and he will die without regret!"

"Seeing Commander Lin's demeanor, I will die without regret!" More than a dozen officers and soldiers from the Luzhou Navy knelt down and kowtowed reverently to him after speaking.

Lin Wanrong hurriedly helped everyone up, and shook his head silently: "Brother Cheng is flattering you, but I was just a mistake, it's not great! What's really great is those brothers who died on the battlefield! Compared to them, what am I?" neither!"

This sentence is heart-warming, and Cheng Zili and others are even more grateful and admired. This Lin Shuai's character is as friendly as the legend. "By the way, Brother Cheng, when did you arrive?" Lin Wanrong asked hastily when he saw the dusty faces of these soldiers, and the cloth boots on their feet. It was obvious that they had traveled a long distance.

Cheng Zili said respectfully: "Our naval infantry battalion in Luzhou, with a total of more than 12,000 soldiers, received a warrant from Commander Gao with a gold medal and set off from the outskirts of Xingwen overnight. Come here. At present, most of them are still 80 miles away from Junlian County, and they can arrive in the afternoon tomorrow. The final general was worried that Lin Shuai would be in a hurry, so he discussed with Zhang Qun, the commander of the Buying, and let him lead the two The Ministry continues to move forward, and at the end, the general will take a step ahead with more than 20 people, and come along a narrow path for Lin Shuai to dispatch."

It turned out to be the case, Lin Wanrong nodded gratefully: "Brothers have worked hard, and Lin is very grateful. By the way, Brother Cheng, do you know how many officers and soldiers are stationed in Syria?"

Luzhou is adjacent to Syria, and Cheng Zili is no stranger to the situation here: "The conditions in Syria are difficult, and no one is willing to station there. There are more than 3,000 officers and troops. The commander is called Yu Zheng. Your Excellency is very close. In addition, there are about 2,000 Miao soldiers in the village of Miao Rendi, all of whom were raised by their chief Zha Guo in private, and it seems that Lord Nie doesn’t care much about it.”

This is similar to the situation he knew before leaving Beijing. Lin Wanrong nodded, and Cheng Zili added: "The general sent people to inquire on the way when he came. I was summoned by Master Futai, and I don't know why I came here!"

Nie Yuanqing mobilized the garrison and rushed to Junlian. I'm afraid it's not just for the simple purpose of enclosing order. He has money, power and soldiers in Syria. Although I don't know what agreement Zhaguo and Nie Yuanqing reached, but just looking at the situation, we can tell that the situation is not so good.

Lin Wanrong snorted: "What a Mr. Nie, he has managed Xuzhou like an iron bucket! Excessive taxation and miscellaneous taxes. Human lives are ignored, and the blood and sweat of countless Miaohua people have been embezzled by him. Just this one, it is a heinous crime."

Cheng Zili said lightly: "Master Nie's reputation is called the sky is three feet high. We have heard it vaguely, but there is no bridge or road between Xuzhou and the outside world. We don't know exactly what it looks like."

Nie Yuanqing wants to exploit the people here, so naturally he can't let them go out of the mountains to sue the imperial court. There must be no bridge and no way because he deliberately did it. People inside can't get out, and people outside can't get in, so he can do whatever he wants.

Although the number of people brought by Cheng Zili was not large, they were specially prepared for Lin Shuai, and they were all capable people. The preparations were complete, and everyone even prepared a set of Miao shirts. Lin Wanrong was extremely satisfied. The Huashan Festival is just around the corner, and there are more reassuring helpers. He suddenly felt much more relaxed.

Several people summed up carefully. Make arrangements for tomorrow's affairs, and when you finish speaking, it's past the second watch. There is silence inside and outside the city, only the sound of insects from the treetops in the mountains echoing softly in my ears.

When Lao Gao came out of the city, the Miao family cottages stationed in the west of the city had already rested, and all the young people of the Miao family were lying here and there. The blazing bonfire shone on their young faces, quiet and serene.

After finding the location of Yingyuewu, everyone has already rested. Lin Wanrong was lying on the ground beautifully. Putting your head in your hands, looking at the starry sky, you feel relaxed and happy.

Just about to fall asleep in a daze. Suddenly he felt something was wrong, as if something was missing, he stood up abruptly and searched around in the crowd, but he didn't see that slim figure.

Elaine is gone! !

He was a little surprised. As the leader of Yingyuewu, this girl from the Miao family has strong self-discipline. Every time this time comes, she will watch the night for everyone to repel mosquitoes. Why did she suddenly disappear today? In a panic, he hurriedly woke Si De up, and Si De said in a daze, "Miss Yilian is missing? No, I saw her watching the night just now!"

Just now he was watching the night, so he must not have gone far. Lin Wanrong made up his mind, but he just looked at the crowd everywhere, but he didn't know where to look for it. The crackling bonfire reminded him that a girl who left alone at night would never go into the dark woods, but should look for it in a brightly lit place.

He made up his mind and cruised all the way along the firelight. He didn't know how long he walked, and suddenly he saw a cluster of raging bonfires burning on the high hill, which was the most prosperous in the west of the city. Beside the firelight, a small black speck was sitting curled up, lowering its head in concentration, not knowing what it was doing.

He felt relieved, and quietly walked behind her, only to see many sliced ​​bamboo pieces in front of the Miao girl, her slender jade hands were holding on to the charcoal black, and she was writing something on the bamboo pieces little by little. .

"Eilian!" He called softly.

The girl trembled when she heard it, and turned her head quickly, looking at him happily: "Brother Aling, you're back?!" Yes! Lin Wanrong smiled and sat beside her: "It's so late, what are you doing here?" I didn't see you when I came back, I thought you were abducted by traffickers, almost scared my soul out! "

"Really?" Yilian smiled shyly, and whispered: "Brother Ah Lin, you are really timid. You are not only afraid of snakes, but also human traffickers, hehe! Don't you have a hatchet on you? Take it out and use it That's it!"

Afraid of these two things, is it also a mistake? He laughed and said, "The hatchet is for chopping firewood, not for killing! Elian, what are you doing hiding here if you don't sleep so late?"

"I didn't hear you tell the story, so I can't fall asleep." Yi Lian suddenly handed the few pieces of bamboo into his hand and said joyfully, "Look——"

Her hands were covered with charcoal powder, and her crystal fingers had been dyed pitch black. Lin Wanrong shook her head slightly, took the water bag beside her, and slowly poured clear water into her hands.

"Brother Alin, you are so kind!" The girl showed a row of white and neat jade teeth, lowered her head and chuckled silently. She found a few leaves from the edge of the grass, wiped them on her hands a few times, and the charcoal powder was washed away by the clean water. Lin Wanrong blinked his eyes, what is this thing, it is even more miraculous than soap.

He took the bamboo piece and looked at it silently, and saw that it was written in Chinese. Although it was not as beautiful as Ning'er's and the others' handwriting, each word was neat and graceful. Lin Wanrong was overjoyed when he saw it: "These are all folk songs! Oh, why didn't I think of copying them down, Yilian, you are so smart!"

The girl was praised by him, she shook her head and smiled and said, "I'm not smart either, if you thought of this idea earlier, you wouldn't have to worry so much! I came up with this idea last night, today I chopped a lot of bamboo pieces, and now I've written it. There are only less than 20 poems. Take these with you tomorrow, maybe they will be useful.”

Lin Wanrong giggled and said: "The only one who sings with me is Shenggu, the few songs I know are almost the same, no one else will come to me!"

"Still thinking about the holy lady? You're about to lose your soul!" The girl naturally didn't believe his "nonsense", giggled, and looked at him lightly: "How do you know that no one is looking for you? Michai, there are quite a few people who like you! This is Huashan Festival, Michai are very bold, if someone finds you, what will you do? Hee hee!"

Lin Wanrong laughed and said, "It's just my half-baked elder brother, who else is looking for me? It will make people laugh!"

"Not necessarily!" Yilian blinked, suddenly became interested, and said softly: "Brother Ah Lin, let's make a bet! If no one comes to you, even if I lose, I will beat your legs every day back!"

"Then what if someone comes looking for me?"

"Of course you lost!" The girl lowered her head and said in a low voice, "Then you have to sing against her and don't fool her. How about it, do you dare to bet?"

Lin Wanrong smiled and nodded: "There's nothing to be afraid of, I'm a person who wins every gamble! But let me state one thing in advance, it doesn't count if the holy lady comes to me!"

"Are you still thinking about the holy lady? You are so beautiful!" Yilian looked at him and smiled sweetly: "Then it's settled like this! Brother Aling, you will definitely lose!"