Ji Yuan shook the letter paper to see if there was anything missing before refolding the letter paper and putting it back into the envelope.
‘Looking at words is like seeing people. Du Heng’s writing with his left hand is already so smooth and powerful, presumably just like his martial arts skills, which are not perfect but are extremely vigorous. ’
Putting away Du Heng’s letter, Ji Yuan read the letters between Yin Qing and Yin Zhaoxian again.
The content of Yin Qing’s letter is as expected. Most of it is just an ordinary description of recent situations. He also talks about studying by the river, what books he read, how the water reacted, etc., but he did not write anything. If you use any words like “big herring” or “old turtle”, this should be the most recent letter in time, written just half a month ago.
Yin Zhaoxian’s letter was written in late autumn. The distance between Wanzhou and Jinzhou is actually not much different. However, the time difference between Du Heng’s letter and his is more than a month, because the roads are smooth and well-developed. Yin Zhaoxian was a prefect, so the speed of message transmission was so different.
In the letter, Master Yin rarely confided some of his worries to Ji Yuan, saying that even though he had been mentally prepared, the officialdom was still more complicated than imagined, and there were too many **** from top to bottom and even within a government office. Things like overturning the stove, pretending to be arrogant, etc. are secondary. Some people are really like a loser. They can’t do anything but eat and drink, and they don’t want to be idle. However, in the past two years, he has also become good at nourishing qi, and has become more and more good at it. As he became more and more handy, he began to rectify the Lishun Mansion.
Of course, the main purpose of Yin Zhaoxian’s letter is not to complain to Ji Yuan, nor is he such a boring person. The real big news is that Mrs. Yin’s wife has been reported to have a happy pulse. It has been confirmed for a while, and then she specially Write a letter to inform Ji Yuan and Yin Qing.
After reading the letter from his friend, his expression was quite strange.
“Well…I wonder how Yin Qing will feel after reading Master Yin’s letter…”
After reading the three letters, Ji Yuan stood in the courtyard thinking for a while, looked up at the branches of the jujube tree hanging with snow, and then stretched out his hand and said to the jujube tree.
“Please give me a new date.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a jujube fell from the branch and landed right in the palm of Ji Yuan’s hand.
Similar to the way the rock turned to ashes before, this fire date is also cool in the palm of your hand, but you can also feel the firepower filled with spiritual energy inside. Of course, this firepower is softer.
After taking the fire dates, Ji Yuan quickly went back to the house, found two locks from inside, closed the door and locked it, then left the yard and locked the door, although he was not open to anyone coming to see him. It’s big, but at least this way people will know that he is traveling far away and he doesn’t have to wait all the time.
After doing this, Ji Yuan stood outside the courtyard gate, took out a brocade bag from his arms, left a message with one finger, and then threw it towards the courtyard of Ju’an Pavilion. Whoosh~, The bag rope drew an arc and hung directly on the door of the main room inside.
The kit dropped to the door and was still shaking left and right. During this process, a small white paper head poked out of the mouth of the kit, looked outside and then immediately retracted it.
After Ji Yuan looked around, he no longer hesitated. After using the blindfold method, he jumped with Qinggong, whipping up a gust of breeze in the air and rising to high altitude, and then left Ning’an County on the clouds.
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Jinzhou is located in the northwest of Jizhou and directly north of Gyeonggi Prefecture. In terms of straight line distance, the road is closer than Jizhou to Gyeonggi Prefecture. But if ordinary people really want to go from Jizhou to Jinzhou, it is definitely It takes longer than going to Gyeonggi Province. The traffic conditions are really poor, the road is rugged and there are not many waterways that can be used.
Ji Yuan flew. Although there were fewer ground restrictions, it was not all smooth sailing. After flying for three or four hours, the strong wind in the sky seemed to be unstable and had a tendency to blow down from time to time. , which made Ji Yuan have to be a little more careful when flying. If he wasn’t pursuing speed, some places wouldn’t even be as smooth as Ji Yuan running with his legs.
About an hour after sunset, Ji Yuanzhong set foot on the land of Jinzhou in the dim sky. He obviously felt that the temperature was much colder than that of Jizhou.
This is a state in the northern border of Dazhen. In terms of prosperity, it is considered to be at the bottom of the Dazhen Kingdom. This is mainly because the population is relatively sparse and natural disasters are not common. However, in winter and early spring It was really difficult and the time for farming was reduced a lot.
The location where Ji Yuan landed was in a town whose name he didn’t know. He didn’t know the directions or the hexagrams, but he found this place by relying on the Qi connection between him and the chess pieces.
Standing outside the town, I opened my eyes wide and looked at the situation in the town. Although it was a rough look, at least there was no evil spirit on the surface. However, the aura of human fire did not seem to be too strong. It always felt like There was a feeling that the firewood was not burning well, and this alone made Ji Yuan feel a little more distracted.
This is not because there are few people. In fact, even if there is only one person, there is a difference in whether the person is angry or not.
There is only one small inn in Tingshui County. Although it is called a county, it is almost like a larger town in Ji Yuan’s eyes.
In this inn called Yingke Building, several rooms have not been rented by guests for half a month. It is Du Henghu and some of his knight friends.
What is strange is that there are three upper rooms next to each other. The wooden walls on both sides of the middle room are opened. There are nine beds in the three rooms, and they are as close as possible to each other. There are several furnaces in the room with continuous charcoal fire, which will bake the inside. Roasted and warm.
In the middle of the three-connected room, Du Heng sat in the center with a golden sword. A long sword that was not sheathed was held on the ground by his left hand. Although his eyes were closed, looking at him like this, It is certain that he can explode into rebellion at any time.
There are three dressed warriors nearby. Some are sitting at the tea table, while others are sitting cross-legged on the ground practicing internal skills. On the beds close to each other, there are people sleeping, and three of them are intact. , and the other four people’s faces were pale and clear. Even if they fell asleep, they were still sweating, but their bodies huddled together as if they were very cold.
“Dong dong dong…”
“Who?”
When there was a knock on the door, Du Heng suddenly opened his eyes, and a warrior at the table even shouted at the door and asked.
“Sir, the hot water is ready. Do you want to bring it in again?”
It was the waiter’s voice. Du Heng winked at one of the warriors, who nodded and stood up, opened the door and looked at the waiter carefully before answering.
“Bring it up, by the way, is there any news?”
The waiter yawned and looked inside before answering.
“It’s winter, what news can I have? It’s snowy here and the roads are closed, so there aren’t many people walking around.”
“Well, go and do your work.”
“Hey!”
Seeing the waiter leave, the warrior closed the door again.
“Master Du, we have been in this county for so long and everything has been calm. It seems that we have got rid of it this time.”
Du Heng looked at his companions, frowned and shook his head.
“Not necessarily, don’t let your guard down, our opponent this time is not a scumbag, if you are not careful, you will be doomed!”
“Yeah!” “Yes!”
While others agreed, there was also worry in their eyes.
“We are really delayed by this winter, otherwise we would have gone to Fucheng long ago.”
“There is no way. Jinzhou is vast and sparsely populated, and the roads are even worse. If these small counties are county towns, they are not even as good as the big towns in Neizhou, and there is not even a City God Temple!”
As if to lighten the atmosphere, someone made a joke while they were talking.
“After encountering this, I will have something to talk about in the world in the future. Master Du, remember that your Du family once had a story about masters killing ghosts after drinking, so we shouldn’t give in too much, right?”
Du Yutian’s story of killing ghosts after drinking is not considered a secret in the world. Of course, not many people believe it, including Du Heng in the past, but now these people here are more willing to believe it.
Du Heng said nothing, but the other person said something self-deprecating.
“But we don’t seem to be able to kill those ghosts!”
At this point, the man who just spoke didn’t know whether he was scared or angry.
“Damn, I’ve already chopped off that witch’s head, but she’s still alive and comes to the door again. Those horrible children are almost all fine, and it’s only Du Daxia who used his sword energy to kill them. A child caught fire, no one would believe it!”
“The most disgusting thing is this poison. Li Tongzhou’s powerful martial arts can’t force out the poison. He is even more dying after using up the medicine and stones. Otherwise, with him and Du Daxia sitting in charge, how could we be… ugh!”
Du Heng has been sitting there with his knife in his hand, listening to others talking, but he did not speak.
“Brother Du, do you think we can escape?”
The man next to him had some dark circles under his eyes and looked as tired as Du Heng. As soon as he spoke, the room became closer.
Du Heng looked at him and then around.
“It must be possible. We have written so many letters, and there will definitely be help coming!”
“But the situation in Jinzhou… those who may not be given away after winter, look for Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com before winter…”
The warrior did not continue speaking. Everyone knew that before winter came, they had not realized the seriousness of the matter and had been healing their companions. Until winter came, the situation suddenly became strange, and the wounded who were supposed to be stable were also injured. deterioration.
“No way!”
Du Heng shouted in a deep voice to boost the spirits of others.
“I once received news from the Wei family that one of my masters had returned home from a long trip, and suggested that I pay him a visit. I was away from home at the time and could not return, but I had written to him before winter. As long as my teacher can receive the letter…”
“Click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click…”
A subtle sound sounded, Du Heng stopped talking, and the warriors in the room subconsciously looked above their heads.
One of them had goosebumps on his body, pointed at it and whispered.
“Roof…roof…”