The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Under the dark night, the official road was like a dark belt between the large and large wheat fields, extending from a distance to the front, and winding past.

Standing next to the official road, the Fanyang Pavilion was not even lit, and the tall Huan Biao surpassed the courtyard wall and stood in the wind in the middle of the night. The north wind swirls low, blowing across the table, occasionally rolling down a bit of frozen snow that remains. I don't know if it was because of the cold or because of being frightened by the wind, there were several muffled "gugugu" cries from the chicken coop in the front yard. In this quiet night, the cry was faint, but very clear.

In order to guard against bandits, Xun Zhen either led the team to practice or inspected the pavilion without stopping. She was very tired and went to bed early. With the help of the faint moonlight coming in through the cracks in the window, he could vaguely see that he was dreaming about something disturbing, and his brows were slightly frowned, and his hands that were exposed outside the bedding would occasionally move.

"Xun Jun?"

"..."

"Xun Jun?"

As if she heard someone calling her, Xun Zhen gave a vague "um", turned over and was about to go back to sleep when she suddenly woke up, opened her eyes suddenly, and a black figure stood beside the bed. Subconsciously, he was about to touch the paddle that was placed under the pillow, and stopped again: "Junqing?" - Isn't it Xu Zhong who called him? Xu Zhong slept in the same room as him, and slept on the other bed.

"Why did you get up?" Xun Zhen turned to look out the window, the night was dark, "What time is it?"

Xu Zhong not only got up, but also dressed neatly. He turned his face sideways and leaned out the window, and said softly to Xun Zhen, "Lord Xun, listen."

The wind passed through the window, bringing the subtle croaking of the front yard. Xun Zhen yawned and asked, "What's the matter?" After listening carefully for a while, her lazy expression gradually became serious, and she met Xu Zhong's gaze, "..., is there a drum sound?"

"Like it came from the west."

Among the various li in the pavilion, there are Jinglaoli and Fanli in the west. Xun Zhen stood up, not caring about putting on clothes or shoes, got off the bed, ran to the window in three or two steps, opened the window, and the cold, wet air rushed in, blowing away all that was left of him. Down a little sleepy. He listened carefully to the time for two or three breaths: "It seems to have come from respecting the elderly." There is only one possibility for the drumming to call the police in the middle of the night. Come on!"

"Bring me my clothes!" Xun Zhen quickly put on her shoes, put on her robe, she didn't have time to tie her hair in a bun, and she didn't have time to wear a scarf, so she let her hair loose and took the ring handed over by Xu Zhong. The first knife, "I didn't expect a thief to commit the crime tonight! ..., hurry up, go and shout Du Jun, A Bao, A Yan and them all!" After leaving the inner room, he went to the outer room, pushed the door and walked out while walking. , while saying, "Jun Qing, go and call up Xiao Ren and Xiao Xia as well."

——Xiao Ren and Xiao Xia are all Xu Zhong's cronies. Most of the families are poor. After being called by Xu Zhongzhi to participate in the exercise, they often live in the dining room and often live in the room.

Xu Zhong replied simply: "No", bypassed the big elm tree, and went to the house opposite to wake these people up.

The quiet courtyard soon became lively, with the neighing of horses, the sound of cocks, the sound of wind, and candlelight. Du Mai, Huang Zhong, Chen Bao, Cheng Yan, the Fan brothers, and Xiao Ren, Xiao Xia and others got up one after another. Most of them were as disheveled as Xun Zhen, wearing robes on one side and ring knives between their elbows. In the front yard.

Xun Zhen had already put on her clothes, tied her hair in a bun, opened the door of the house, and stood at the door looking out.

Du Mai and Huang Zhong both had sleepy eyes, and when they approached him, they followed his line of sight and saw only the dark wheat fields and the dimly lit distance in the distance. Du Mai asked, "What's the matter? Xun Jun? You called us all up in the middle of the night, what's the matter?"

"I heard the sound of police drums just now."

Du Mai and Huang Zhong were taken aback. The sudden sound of police drums in the middle of the night was definitely not a good thing. They were busy listening carefully, but they didn't hear anything: "No."

"Tell everyone in the yard to be quiet."

The courtyard was quiet, and when I listened again, there was a faint sound of drums. Du Mai, Huang Zhong, Chen Bao, and Cheng Yan all looked at each other: "Where did the drum sound come from?"

"The sound of the drums came from the west, I thought it was coming from the Jinglao Village..." Xun Zhen pointed to the Jinglao Village in the distance, which was very quiet and didn't hear human voices and dogs barking, "But it doesn't seem to be the case. ."

"That is?"

Chen Bao guessed: "Could it be from the neighboring pavilion?"

"Neighbor Pavilion? It's coming from the west again. That's only Baiting." Du Mai sighed with relief and guessed, "Maybe it was a thief?"

Fan Tan also breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If you are thief, you will be robbed! Xun Jun, don't do anything about our relationship with the neighbouring pavilion. It's the middle of the night, the wind is whizzing, and it's freezing to death. It's better to hurry up. Go back to the room and sleep." He stretched and yawned heavily.

The sound of the drums was too low, and Bo Ting was far away, even more than ten miles away, and could not be seen. Although everyone guessed that it was a thief, they were not sure. Xun Zhen pondered for a while, then instructed: "A Bao, climb up to Huan Biao and see. See if it's the sound of drums coming from Bai Ting, and see if they have been attacked by thieves."

Chen Bao was agile and didn't need anyone's help, so he climbed up on Huan's watch neatly, hooked the watch wood with one hand, and built a pergola with the other, and looked from afar. Everyone gathered around Huan Biao and looked up at him. Xun Zhen asked, "What did you see?"

"Too far, I can't see clearly. I can only see that there is a fire. ... Yes, there is a fire, like something is on fire."

Xun Zhen thought in her heart: "I heard the police drum first, then I saw the fire. There must be a thief." His eyes swept across the faces of the people in the courtyard, and when he made a decision, he asked Du Mai and said, "There is no reason for this. Nothing will be burnt, and there will be no sound of police drums. It seems that Bai Ting must have been thieves. ... Du Jun, what do you think?"

"What do I think?..." Du Mai was stunned for a moment, then asked back, "What does Xun Jun mean?"

"Bo Ting and my pavilion are bordering each other, and we should watch and help each other. Today Bo Ting has been thieves, I can't wait and watch!"

Du Mai had already been subdued by Xun Zhen "moisturizing things silently", and he really didn't want to go against his intentions, but when he heard the words, he couldn't help but hesitate. He said, "The law stipulates that pavilion chiefs are not allowed to go abroad. Xunjun, this...?"

"Although the law stipulates this, how can you ignore the neighbors who encounter bandits and not save them? And the police drums in the pavilions are originally used to call the police for help. If you and I don't hear the drums tonight, That’s all, since I heard it, how can I pretend I don’t know?

"If Bai Ting can call the police, the number of bandits must be quite large. Xun Jun, it's not daytime, so it's not easy to gather the people in the village. We only have so many people in the pavilion, and we rushed to the rescue rashly. ..., that Beixiang Shating, but even the thief died!"

"Today you and I are not going to save Bai Ting. In the future, if there is something wrong with the pavilion, Bai Ting will not come to save you and me. One of them. Second, the bandits are rampant, and the victims are all villagers. It is divided into two divisions, but the people under the rule are all the leaders of the Han family, and there is no distinction between them! I am now the head of the pavilion, and I have a salary for the Han family. I should contribute to the Han family. Stuck on your feet?"

"It's not just our pavilion that borders Baiting,...but, Xunjun, you listen? You only hear the drum of Baiting, but not the movements of other pavilions. Why should we take the risk?"

"The other pavilions don't move, it's the other pavilion's business. You and I don't move, it's your business! The thief is urgent, so there's no need to say more." Xun Zhen looked around the people in the courtyard~www.wuxiaspot.com~ He said, "You and the others are always proud of themselves and call themselves strong men. Today, Baiting is in a hurry. Who would dare to come with me to help?"

Xu Zhong walked out first without making a sound, followed by Chen Bao and Cheng Yan. The three of them, either benefited by Xun Zhen's favor, or Xun Zhen's confidant, would of course not back down at this juncture where their efforts were needed.

Following that, Xiao Ren, Xiao Xia and several others also came out. They often eat and live in the house. In Xu Zhong's words, "Xun Zhen is already similar to their head of the family", and these people are light chivalrous people, and they are not afraid of thieves.

Du Mai hesitated for a moment, and also stood up. So far, only Huang Zhong and Fan's brothers remained in place.

Huang Zhong doesn't move, there is his reason, he is just a "Ting father", his duty is to clean up the opening and closing, and it is not his responsibility to catch thieves and take Kouben, but the Fan brothers, as Ting pawns, don't move, so it can't be justified. However, Xun Zhen had long been familiar with the characters of the two of them. She knew that they were greedy for money and feared death, and she did not have the same knowledge as them, so she said to Du Mai, "Mr. Du, what you said just now is not bad, you can let Bai Ting call the police, Kou There may be a large number of thieves. Although we go to the rescue, we should not be careless. You should stay in the house first, and sound the police drum to summon the people in the headquarters, and then come to support me."

This order was exactly what Du Mai wanted, and he hurriedly responded, "Yes."

"A quarter of an hour has passed since the sound of the drums. The thief's love is like fire, and it cannot be delayed for a long time. Gentlemen, let me rush to help!"

Chen Bao took out the horse from the stable, Xun Zhen got on the horse, and said no more, he gently beat the whip, the horse sat down and raised his head and neighed, strode four long legs, passed through the courtyard gate, went down the steps, and galloped. To the west, where the Baiting fire started. Eight people including Xu Zhong, Chen Bao, Cheng Yan, Xiao Ren, and Xiao Xia followed closely behind and ran away with knives. The sound of hoofs and footsteps crushed the silence of the night.

Not long after running, everyone heard a rapid sound of police drums coming from behind.