We agreed that you, a weak strategist, would fight against three heroes by yourself?

Dongfanghong smiled and nodded: "Uncles, I have never blamed you. The situation was unclear at that time, so it is normal for you to have doubts."

His tolerance and generosity made the villagers feel relieved, and the atmosphere became relaxed.

Zhao Tianyue scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "Dongfanghong, you are really broad-minded. I will definitely learn more from you in the future and not act so rashly again."

Dongfanghong smiled: "Mutual understanding and tolerance are what we should do."

Dongfanghong turned around and wanted to leave, but Zhao Tianyue stepped forward to stop him, his face full of earnestness: "Dongfanghong, don't rush to leave. Last time I was confused and wronged you without knowing the truth. I feel really guilty. I want to buy you something, you must accept it."

"I know you really want to apologize, but sincerity for sincerity does not need these things to measure."

Dongfanghong rode away on horseback. Zhao Tianyue stood where he was.

Looking at Dongfanghong's back, his heart was full of complex emotions of regret and admiration.

Dongfanghong stepped into the Prime Minister's Mansion and went straight to where Xiyu was.

After seeing Xiyu, Dongfanghong hurriedly said: "Xiyu, I have been to that village."

After a pause, a trace of hatred flashed in his eyes.

"But that Lu Yun, Zhao Tianyue's sister died because of him, how can he be let go so easily? Let's deal with him, it's really a bargain for this villain to keep him alive."

Xiyu sat on the chair, tapping his fingers lightly on the table, his expression calm, just slightly raised his eyes and glanced at Dongfanghong.

"You don't need to worry about this matter anymore, I will have my own ideas, just do it according to my ideas."

Dongfanghong wanted to say more, but looking at Xiyu's unquestionable expression, he swallowed the words back.

Xiyu raised his eyes slightly, looked at Dongfanghong and said softly: "If you have nothing to do now, you can go back to the college."

Dongfanghong turned around and slowly left the room, and walked back to the direction of the college with slightly heavy steps.

The night enveloped the inn, the candlelight flickered, Chen Shou sat at the simple table and took out a few books from his bag.

Shi Daming was originally worried that Chen Shou would do something unusual, but seeing that he was concentrating on the pages of the book and looked calm, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although Chen Shou seemed to be immersed in the book, his heart was actually in turmoil. His eyes kept moving away from the text, and his mind kept thinking about the best way to report to Xi Yu.

Chen Shou's fingers tapped the pages of the book lightly, his brows furrowed.

In the inn, it was late at night, and the candlelight trembled slightly in the night wind, casting a dim light.

Shi Daming was already asleep, snoring in the room, and the bed was across the door, like an insurmountable barrier, trapping Chen Shou in this small world.

Chen Shou sat at the table, his brows furrowed, thinking constantly in his mind.

He knew that the current situation was difficult, and he had to let Xiyu know the situation here, but Shi Daming was so defensive that it was impossible for him to go out to report the news.

After thinking about it, he decided to write a letter to Xiyu. Although he was not sure whether it could be delivered smoothly, he had to give it a try.

Chen Shou silently took out a pen and paper and spread them on the table. His eyes were focused and solemn. The pen in his hand was suspended in the air, as if he was considering something, and then he began to write rustlingly.

The only sound left in the room was the sound of the paper and pen rubbing and Shi Daming's snoring.

And the letter carried Chen Shou's full hope. Even though the road ahead was confused at the moment, he hoped that this thin piece of paper could be the key to breaking through the dilemma.

A moment later, Shi Daming woke up from his sleep. Chen Shou quickly hid the letter he had just written under the book he was reading, and continued to pretend to read calmly, as if nothing had happened.

Shi Daming rubbed his sleepy eyes and didn't notice anything unusual.

"I'm going to the toilet, you come with me." Shi Daming said in a muffled voice, with an unquestionable command in his tone.

Chen Shou secretly complained in his heart, but he could only put down the book in his hand helplessly and get up to accompany him.

The two walked slowly in the narrow corridor of the inn. The dim light stretched their shadows long and reflected on the mottled wall.

After the two returned from the toilet, Chen Shou pretended to yawn and said to Shi Daming: "I'm sleepy, let's sleep for a while."

Then he lay on the bed.

Chen Shou closed his eyes and seemed to have fallen asleep, but his brain was running fast.

Chen Shou turned over and frowned in the dark. The letter was like a heavy stone, pressing on his heart, making him unable to sleep peacefully. How to break through these difficulties and pass the letter to Xi Yu became a problem that he urgently needed to solve at this moment.

The next day, the morning light shone through the window onto the table. Chen Shou and Shi Daming sat opposite each other and ate breakfast together.

Chen Shou kept reminding himself that he must keep calm and not let his emotions show on his face, otherwise Shi Daming's keen observation would definitely find out something.

He lowered his eyes, seemingly concentrating on the food in front of him, but in fact he was still thinking about how to pass on the letter.

Not long after, the two finished their meal.

Shi Daming wiped his mouth, stood up, and said to Chen Shou: "Let's not hurry today. Come with me to a cloth shop."

Chen Shou had no choice but to respond and followed Shi Daming out the door silently.

Along the way, Chen Shou couldn't help but wonder about Shi Dami's purpose of going to the cloth shop, whether it was simply to buy some fabrics or for some other purpose. But looking at Shi Dami's unpredictable look, he could only swallow his doubts. In my stomach, I followed step by step towards the store.

But at this moment, on the noisy street, a thief sneaked through the crowd.

His sneaky eyes looked around and quickly locked on the target. Anyone who took a look at that look could tell something was wrong.

Chen Shou inadvertently raised his eyes and immediately noticed this suspicious person, and he became cautious in his heart.

But Shi Dami beside him seemed unaware. His mind was entirely focused on Chen Shou, and his eyes were always paying attention to Chen Shou's movements.

At this moment, the thief saw the right moment and quickly and nimbly put his hand into Smith's cuff. The movement was so fast that it was almost imperceptible.

When Shi Dami felt something strange in his cuffs and reacted, the thief had already grasped his money bag firmly in his hands, with a trace of success on his face.

"Catch the thief!" Smith immediately shouted at the top of his voice, his voice echoing in the street.

But when the people around him heard the shouting, they just looked sideways, but no one dared to chase him.

It turns out that this thief is a well-known habitual criminal in this area. He usually steals and acts ruthlessly. Everyone is afraid of getting into trouble, so even if they know that he has done bad things, they only dare to stand and watch.

When Chen Shou saw this, he frowned, and a surge of anger surged from the bottom of his heart. He shouted loudly at the top of his lungs: "You actually stole my friend's things, I have to kill you today!"

After saying that, he threw off his arms and chased the thief in the direction of his escape. His momentum shocked many people around him. Shi Dami was also stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly followed him, shouting as he ran: "Chen Shou" , be careful!"

Chen Shou chased the thief as fast as he could, and the thief ran away in front of him. He looked back from time to time and saw Chen Shou chasing after him, and he felt a little panicked.

Shi Dami was also chasing after him, but his speed was much slower than Chen Shou, and he was gradually pulled away from him.

The thief turned an alley in a panic and thought he could get rid of Chen Shou. Unexpectedly, Chen Shou caught wind at his feet and caught up with him in a few steps. He grabbed the thief by the collar and pressed him hard. on the wall.

The thief was just about to struggle and was about to threaten Chen Shou viciously, asking him to understand and let him go quickly, but Chen Shou glared at him and quickly silenced him.

The thief looked at Chen Shou with confusion. He didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, and he didn't dare to say anything rashly.

Chen Shou lowered his voice and said with a serious look and a bit of eagerness: "Brother, as long as you can help me with one thing, I will never pursue you for stealing things today, and I will also give you some currency. ”

As he spoke, he quickly took out a small handful of currency from his cuff and stuffed it into the thief's hand.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Shou took out the letter addressed to Xi Yu that was hidden in his arms and stuffed it tightly into the thief's hand, speaking sincerely.

"All I ask is that you can send this letter to the Prime Minister's Mansion in Youzhou as soon as possible. This matter involves human lives and is extremely urgent."

After saying that, he looked at the thief with pleading eyes, beads of sweat on his forehead. While paying attention to the movement at the entrance of the alley, he urged: "It's too late to explain now, my friend is going to chase him soon." Come here, please do your best and help me this time."

The thief looked at the letter and currency in his hand, and then at Chen Shou's anxious look. He hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he should accept this matter.

At this moment, Shi Dami chased after him with a huff.

Seeing this, Chen Shou quickly pretended to be pushed to the ground by a thief, fell to the ground, and then yelled at the top of his lungs: "You little bastard, you are so disgusting!"

While cursing, he winked at the thief, his eyes full of eagerness, hoping that he would take the opportunity to leave quickly.

The thief couldn't think more about it at the moment. His heart suddenly crossed, he tightened his grip on the letter and currency in his hand, and ran forward as fast as a gust of wind.

Chen Shou got up from the ground, looked at Shi Dami, and said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, that thief is too slippery, I can't catch him at all."

After the thief ran for a distance, he picked up a stone from the ground and swung it backwards. The stone flew towards Shi Dami and the others with a whirring sound, and almost hit their legs.

Shi Dami hurriedly stepped aside, stamping his feet angrily, swearing, and wanted to catch up, but the thief had already disappeared, so he had no choice but to give up.

He turned to look at Chen Shou, sighed and said, "That's it, just treat it as bad luck. Let's go to the cloth shop."

Chen Shou responded, but secretly prayed in his heart that the thief would deliver the letter to the Prime Minister's Mansion smoothly.

Chen Shou then sighed heavily and said helplessly: "Oh, this thief is so rampant now. He runs like grease on the soles of his feet. He can't catch up with him at all."

"Forget it if I can't catch up. But fortunately, I was careful and didn't put all the currency in one place. I still had some in my sleeves, so the thief only took away part of it and didn't take away all of my property. Take it out."

As he said this, Shi Dami even raised his sleeves.

Chen Shou put a smile on his face and quickly flattered him, saying: "Brother Shi, your idea is so thoughtful! You know how to store your money separately when you are away from home. I never thought of this before. You still have experience. I can learn from you more and be more discerning in the future, otherwise I will suffer a big loss like I did today. "

Shi Dami felt quite relieved, and he couldn't help showing a bit of pride on his face.

The thief ran all the way and soon left where Chen Shou and the others were and came to a relatively safe and remote corner.

He leaned against the wall, breathing heavily. When his breathing became more stable, he suddenly remembered the scene just now, and couldn't help frowning and thinking to himself.

He usually stalks the streets and alleys, and everyone who sees him either stares in disgust or pretends not to have seen him and hides far away. No one wants to pay attention to him at all.

But what happened today was strange. The man named Chen Shou not only refused to hold him accountable for stealing things, but also took the initiative to give him money and only asked for his help to do something. This was really the first time he had ever done so.

The thief scratched his head, feeling confused and vaguely curious. What was the important thing in that letter that could make the other party ask for help so eagerly and generously? The more he thought about it, the weirder it became. .

But the taker was short-handed. Since he had collected the money, he could only give it a try as the other party said.

Although he is a thief and usually does some shameful things, he is like a mirror in his heart, knowing that Prime Minister Xiyu is a really good person.

The Prime Minister has done a lot of practical things for the people on weekdays, and his reputation among the people is so good that everyone will give a thumbs up and praise him when he mentions it.

So if you think about it carefully, in this sense, you should really deliver the letter.

Moreover, if this matter can be accomplished smoothly, maybe the prime minister will reward himself if he is happy.

When he thought of this, the thief's eyes lit up instantly, and his face was filled with uncontrollable joy. It was as if he had seen the gold and silver treasures that the Prime Minister had given him. He no longer hesitated at that moment, carefully put the letter away, and headed towards it. He hurried towards the Prime Minister's Mansion in Youzhou, fully expecting to get a good chance from this letter.

So, the thief hurried to the street, hired a carriage, climbed on it with both hands and feet, and shouted to the driver: "Go to Youzhou, the faster the better!"

The carriage immediately started running and sped towards Youzhou.

The thief sat in the carriage, his body swaying slightly with the bumps of the carriage, but the joy on his face became more intense.

He couldn't help but think in his mind that in the past, he had done sneaky and shameful things, and was spurned and despised by others, but this time it was different. This letter seemed to be very important. If he could deliver it, That would be a great thing to do.

After thinking about it like this, he actually felt comfortable all over, and that happy feeling spread in his heart. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this trip was really worthwhile, and he was fully looking forward to what would happen after arriving at the Prime Minister's Mansion in Youzhou. thing.

Shi Dami and Chen Shou went to the cloth store. After some selection and transaction, they came out of the store and continued on their way.

Chen Shou frowned as he walked, always worried about the thief.

He secretly thought to himself that what those thieves usually do is sneaky things, and most of them are morally corrupt people. They may not have any bottom line at all, and they may not really do what they want after receiving the money. The letter has been sent to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

But in that urgent and helpless situation, I really had no other choice but to hope that the thief still had a shred of conscience and could keep his promise and successfully deliver the letter into the hands of Prime Minister Xi Yu.

The two mounted their horses and continued along the road.

Chen Shou still looked worried all the way, with his brows furrowed and unconcealed worry in his eyes. He would be distracted from time to time, and his thoughts seemed to drift far away.

Shi Dami noticed something strange about him and thought he was still concerned about the thief. He reined in the reins and slowed down the horse's pace. He turned to Chen Shou and said, "Oh, don't worry about this anymore." "Son, don't you have a saying in the Central Plains that losing money can avoid disasters? Just think of it as saving me from disasters. It's just a little money. Don't worry about it all the time. "

After hearing this, Chen Shou came back to his senses, immediately put a smile on his face, and hurriedly agreed: "Brother Shi, you are really open-minded. If you have to leave this matter to others, I'm afraid you will be upset for a long time. You are so open-minded, I should learn more from you about this free and easy state of mind."

Although he said this, Chen Shou was still thinking about the letter in his heart. He only hoped that the thief would be reliable for once, but he must not make any mistakes.

After a while, Chen Shou's curiosity welled up and he couldn't help but ask: "Brother Shi, how do you know so many allusions to our Central Plains?"

Shi Dami raised his chin slightly, with a bit of pride on his face, and said with a smile: "To be honest, I have actually admired the culture of the Han Dynasty since I was very young. From then on, I started to find some on my own. Judging from the relevant books, although I haven’t read many, I still understand a little bit, so I know these things about your Central Plains.”

When Chen Shou heard this, his face was immediately filled with a flattering smile, and he hurriedly flattered him again: "Brother Shi, you are so amazing! You can understand so much about the Central Plains culture just by studying on your own. This is really not something that ordinary people can do. I admire you so much."

Shi Daming waved his hand and responded with a smile: "Hey, don't praise me. How can my superficial knowledge compare with yours? You are the real erudite. I usually listen to you talk about those academic allusions, and I feel ashamed of myself."

As he said this, he also cast a few admiring eyes at Chen Shou. (End of this chapter)