Beiyin Great Sage

Time is the most ruthless and cannot be changed by anyone's will.

Spring goes and autumn comes...

In a blink of an eye, winter has arrived.

I don’t know what day.

The sky was covered with flying snow, and the mountains were all covered in white. A gust of mountain wind blew by, and countless snowflakes fell from the treetops.

The south side of the courtyard.

A fire was set up with dead trees and was burning blazingly. The sound of "cracking" sounded from time to time, which also drove away the severe cold.

Several people rubbed their hands and squatted around the fire, chatting around it.

"I heard that the Danyang Army had been driven out of Qizhou. The general Li Shi sent by the imperial court was indeed a famous general. He turned the situation around in just a few months."

"yes."

Someone nodded:

"General Li is a master from Tianlong Temple. He has superb martial arts skills and has the courage to fight for anything!"

"Otherwise." Wang Huyuan, who was curled up to warm himself by the fire, said:

"To command tens of thousands of people to march and fight, the most important thing is to arrange the troops. The bravery of a single person is secondary. This is the key to Li Shi's victory."

"Having said that, General Li's strength is also very important." The man who spoke just now said unconvinced:

"When General Li first arrived in Qizhou, he was assassinated by martial arts masters and monsters from the Red Lotus Sect. If he didn't have the ability, there would be nothing to worry about later."

"really!"

"I heard that the leaders of the Red Lotus Sect took action at that time, but they failed to hurt General Li. Instead, he was almost killed."

"Impossible!" Wang Huyuan shook his head:

"The leader of the Red Lotus Sect is as famous as the head of the Lin family. If he takes action, even though Li Shi is strong, he will never be fine."

"The situation that day was one-sided, there must be no real master!"

"You..." Someone looked speechless:

"Although General Li is young, he is known as a martial arts wizard who is rare in a century. It may not be impossible to have such skills."

"Speaking of it." Someone asked in a low voice:

"Compared with General Li and the head of the Lin family, who is stronger?"

"It must be the head of the family!"

"Yes, the head of the family has been famous for decades, and Li Shi is said to be less than thirty years old. The accumulation of cultivation alone is not the same."

"The head of the family is a legendary innate master. There are only five fingers in the entire Liang Kingdom, and there is no such thing as General Li."

Everyone whispered, obviously thinking that the head of the Lin family was stronger, but they all admired General Li for sweeping away the decline of the imperial military, expelling the rebels, and restoring peace to Qizhou.

in the corner.

Zhou Yi was leaning against the threshold with a heater in his hand, his eyes seemed to be squinting but not squinting, as if he was wandering away from something else.

"Brother Xiao Yi."

Yu Zhuang beside him rolled up his sleeves and asked:

"Something happened in Liu Zhen's family, you know, right?"

"Yeah." Zhou Yi nodded:

"My uncle's old illness has relapsed. I heard that the situation is not good. Now there is no one to manage Liu's restaurant. As the only son, he will definitely take over the family business. He will probably not come back in the future."

"Hey!" Yu Zhuang sighed softly:

"I can't believe that the person who was so lively and energetic last time I saw him suddenly fell ill."

This incident is indeed unexpected, but there are many accidents in this world, and the two of them can only express regret for this.

"If Liu Zhen doesn't come to work, it seems that his sister's matter is really out of the question." Yu Zhuang shook his head and couldn't help but look sideways:

"Brother Xiao Yi, have you ever regretted it?"

"Regret, why don't you regret it?" Zhou Yi rolled his eyes and spoke weakly:

"But the current Liu family will definitely not agree to marry their daughter. There is no use regretting it."

"Too."

Yu Zhuang nodded:

"In order to resist the Danyang rebels, Lord Han, the city guard, died in the battle. The Liu family has no backer. Now my uncle's condition is unknown."

"We can only talk about marrying a girl later."

"But now is the most difficult time for the Liu family. If Brother Yi can help more, it shouldn't be a problem to get a wife in the future!"

"How can I help?" Zhou Yi shook his head:

"Zhou doesn't know how to do business, let alone cook. He knows nothing about the restaurant business. If you have the intention, you can go there often."

"Maybe..."

"Then the Liu family girls will fall in love with you because of this."

"Brother Xiao Yi is joking." Yu Zhuang rubbed his hands together, looking embarrassed, but his eyes flickered from time to time. It seemed that he had already made a decision in his heart.

Zhou Yi glanced at him and smiled softly. He could see that Yu Zhuang was very interested in Liu Man, otherwise he wouldn't ask him insinuatingly.

I wonder if Liu Man would like him.

It is true that the Liu family is in trouble now, but a emaciated camel is bigger than a horse. In a small nursing home, people may not take it seriously.

"Brother Xiao Yi!"

At this time, a person came running from outside and said:

"Someone looking for you."

"Oh!" Zhou Yi raised his eyebrows and stood up:

"who?"

He didn't know many people in the city.

…………

"But Mr. Zhou Yi is in person?"

A skinny old man wearing heavy linen clothes and wooden boots stood in the snow, his hands and cheeks were red, and he cupped his fists towards him.

"Exactly."

Zhou Yi returned the favor:

"Dad, are you looking for me?"

As he spoke, he briefly examined the visitor.

He has bronze skin, cheeks full of wrinkles, his eyes are cloudy, and his breath is extremely weak, like an old farmer who has worked in the fields all his life.

The hands are red and swollen, with abscesses and cracks visible.

Cold hands!

Although his hands were severely frostbitten, the other party was obviously used to it and did not deliberately protect him, perhaps because he knew he was protected.

Just let it go.

This is a habit shared by many people who work as coolies.

"Yes." The old man seemed to rarely come to places like this. He looked cautious and spoke cautiously:

"The little old man was entrusted by the trusted person Zhao San to come here to deliver a few words to you."

"Brother Zhao." Zhou Yi's face straightened:

"Master, please tell me."

"Zhao San said that he has visited several villages near Hongjiabao, but there is no one you are looking for, Mr. Zhou." The old man said:

"And when refugees poured into Kunshan City, Hongjiabao did not recruit tenants, but some people did human trafficking in the name of Hongjiabao."

"It is said that many people have disappeared because of this."

"Click..."

The snow fell under Zhou Yi's feet, and his face turned cold.

"Of course." The old man swallowed and said:

"Perhaps the person Mr. Zhou is looking for is not among them, and he may have gone to other places. After all, many refugees left the city and became tenants."

"..."

Zhou Yi said nothing for a long time before saying:

"Have Brother Zhao ever said, who are those people who trade in people? Don't the imperial court and the government care about them?"

"This..." The old man's eyes changed, and after thinking for a while he whispered:

"I heard it's related to the Red Lotus Sect."

Yinluo waved his hands hurriedly again:

"Master Zhou, please don't tell anyone, let alone the little old man who said it. He doesn't know anything about these things and is just passing the news on to others."

"I understand." Zhou Yi nodded, took a deep breath, and asked:

"Where is Brother Zhao?"

"But you sent a message to someone again?"

"No." The old man shook his head and his eyes darkened:

"He died. He died as a passerby delivering a letter. He was killed by someone unknown. Everything on him except the letterhead was looted."

There was silence.

Zhou Yi looked at the other person with eyes, and his heart was filled with emotions.

a long time,

Fang Sesheng said:

"Brother Zhao is really a trustworthy person."

The old man nodded.

It is not easy to be a letter guest these days. Zhao San is just one of the countless people who have died in a foreign country or died of illness.

"Yes...I'm done." Taking a deep breath, Zhou Yi took out two taels of broken silver from his body and forced it into the other's arms regardless of the old man's refusal:

"I came all the way. These are my wishes. Don't refuse."

"Also, I wonder where Brother Zhao's body is buried? Does he have any family members? Zhou plans to pay homage in a few days."

"Thank you Mr. Zhou for the reward." The old man held the silver in both hands tightly, with a look of excitement on his face and wanted to kneel to the ground many times, but was carried away.

"Zhao San has no family members. His body was placed in Yizhuang and will probably be buried in a mass grave outside the city."

"I'll be there."

Watching the old man leave, Zhou Yili stood motionless in the snow. Many things he thought he had forgotten quietly emerged in his mind.

It’s vivid in my mind!

I heard about Xu Liu's weird look in his eyes when Uncle Zheng became a tenant.

The secret deal between the Red Lotus cultists and the Giant Whale Gang.

Some rumors in the market.

Uncle Zheng's appearance, Aunt Bai's frightened expression, Nanny's innocent and bright eyes, and Zhao San's solemn expression when he accepted the promise.

"Ah……"

With a soft chuckle, Zhou Yi slowly lowered his head, with bulging veins in his hands and a sword hanging on his waist that was trembling in the wind.

"Zheng!"

The sound of the knife groaned softly.

At this time, I am no longer what I used to be. There is no need to wait for things to come before dealing with them.

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Liu Mansion.

"Brother Liu!"

"Brother Liu!"

Zhou Yi and Yu Zhuang raised their hands towards Liu Zhen.

"Why are you here?" Liu Zhen's face was filled with joy when he saw the two of them. He hurriedly stretched out his hand to draw them in, shaking his head as well and saying:

"Come in quickly. What are you going to get?"

"I heard that my uncle is not in good health, so we came over to take a look." Yu Zhuang handed the things to the manager of the Liu family on the side and said:

"There are the Ganoderma lucidum that Brother Yi got and the elixir that I asked someone to bring out from the martial arts academy. I might as well let people see if they can use it."

"I'm interested." Liu Zhen's eyes flashed with worry:

"sit!"

At the same time, he ordered his servants:

"Go make tea!"

"Yes." The servant bowed in response, bowed his head and stepped back.

After not seeing each other for a while, Liu Zhen had lost a lot of weight, his face looked tired, and his chubby body had slimmed down, giving people a mature and steady feeling.

Father Liu's body was acting strangely, and a lot of things were pressing on him. He was young and ignorant, and it was hard for him to hold on.

Only when you grow up can you take on what you should resist.

Change happens silently.

"Even if Brother Liu no longer goes to the courtyard, we are still colleagues and our friendship will not change." After sitting down, Yu Zhuang said seriously:

"If there is anything useful, just ask, we will definitely help if we can!"

"Thank you very much."

Liu Zhen's eyes were moved and he nodded:

"Brother Yu is interested."

He went to the Lin family's outer courtyard to make some friends, but those who could help the Liu family's business were wealthy families such as the Li family and the Su family.

No matter what.

After all, Liu Zhen was young and could not afford to cling to him without dignity, so his relationship with Li Yu and others could only be said to be neither far nor close.

On the contrary, he got along relatively well with Yu Zhuang, Zhou Yi and others. Now that the Liu family was in trouble, only Yu Zhuang took the initiative to offer help.

Regardless of his strength, this feeling warmed his heart.

"Brother Liu."

After being polite to each other for a while, Zhou Yi spoke slowly:

"Do you still remember what happened when you accompanied me to Jimin Lane?"

"Well……"

Liu Zhen rested his chin on his hand:

"It happened a long time ago, but I remember it very clearly. At that time, there were a few people from the Giant Whale Gang who didn't know how to provoke you."

"I even slapped one of them."

"Yes." Zhou Yi nodded:

"Thank you so much, Brother Liu."

"It's a thing of the past." Liu Zhen waved his hand:

"Why did Brother Zhou think of mentioning this?"

"That's it." Zhou Yi straightened his body and said:

"I remember Brother Liu said that in addition to the restaurant business, the Liu family also knows all the news inside and outside the city."

"I wonder if you can help me find some people from the Giant Whale Gang?"

"Uh..." Liu Zhen scratched his head and smiled dryly:

"That is an exaggeration and cannot be taken seriously. However, it is not difficult to find a few giant whales to help others. Even that person can be found if he is not dead."

"Thank you." Zhou Yi stood up and held his hands in a serious tone:

"This matter is very important to me. I hope Brother Liu can help me. I will be rewarded generously afterwards!"

"No, no." Liu Zhen stood up and waved:

"I'll arrange for someone to check it out right now."