Jiuxi

Chapter 83 082 [Lu Tong’s Story]

Guangling is more than 360 miles away from Lai'an, and even if there is an official road, it cannot be reached within a day or two.

Lu Chen was injured and was not suitable for riding rough horses, so he could only choose an extremely strong and spacious carriage from the Lu Family Trading Company. Li Chengen and more than ten experts escorted him along the road and slowly and leisurely went north.

Lu Chen gave a perfect reason for choosing a spacious carriage - if the carriage was too small, it would not be able to fit him and Lin Xi.

When he announced his decision, Lin Xi blinked and asked, "Am I going too?"

Lu Chen's answer was reasonable: "Senior sister, there are still a lot of serious things to do. You must seize the time to teach me the outer sect skills. It may take half a month to go back and forth. How can you waste time like this?"

So Lin Xi was abducted and taken north. When she arrived in front of the second door of Lu Zhai as promised, she discovered that there was more than one carriage, and there were three carriages behind them carrying all kinds of messy things.

Lin Xi asked curiously: "What are these?"

Lu Chen raised his hand and pointed at Li Chengen and other nursing homes, and said seriously: "It is inevitable that there will be no villages or shops on the road, so we can't treat the brothers badly, so I asked the housekeeper to prepare food and drink supplies, as well as a felt tent specially prepared for rain. . If we can’t go to the city to rest after nightfall, all of us can still have a place to sleep. By the way, senior sister, you have a special felt tent, do you want to bring another maid? "

Lin Xi looked up at Chaoyang, then stared at Lu Chen's face for a moment, frowned and said, "Who are you?"

Li Chengen couldn't help laughing.

Other nursing homes turned their heads.

Lu Chen coughed twice and said aggrievedly: "Senior sister, I haven't had much sleep these past two nights, just so that we can be more comfortable on the road."

"I would be happier if you put all your thoughts into studying martial arts."

Lin Xi walked past him with her head slightly raised, and suddenly said: "But your proposal also has merit. In my opinion, I'll take her with me."

She raised her hand and pointed at the maid Song Pei who came out specially to see her off.

Lu Chen didn't expect such a turn of events, but how could he go back on his word after he had said it, so he could only agree with a smile.

Song Pei froze on the spot, mumbling, not knowing how to reply.

Lin Xi smiled gently at her and said in a calm tone: "Excuse me for your hard work and ask your young master to give you double your monthly salary. When I come back, I will give you another sum of money."

Song Peiqiao's face turned slightly red, and she quickly said with a blessing: "It's my honor to receive a favor from Miss Lin, but I just don't dare to accept the reward from the girl."

Lin Xi's eyes became softer and softer: "This is not a pretense. Go ahead and simply pack a few changes of clothes. Anyway, your young master is very well prepared."

Song Pei looked at Lu Chen cautiously.

"Do as Senior Sister says."

Lu Chen smiled and agreed.

After a while, Song Pei, who was so anxious that there were beads of sweat on his face, came out carrying a baggage, and then Lin Xi directly took her hand and boarded the sturdy and spacious carriage.

Lu Chen hesitated for a moment, then finally followed with a smile.

Li Chengen and others were all on tall horses, escorting the carriage away from Luzhai, then walked out of the north gate of Guangling and onto the official road, meandering all the way north.

The carriage was very smooth, but the atmosphere inside the carriage was a little strange.

The source lies in Song Pei.

Of course she didn't dare to make random guesses about the relationship between Lu Chen and Lin Xi, but she also knew that this girl Lin had helped Lu Chen a lot during this period, and the two of them were true brothers and sisters. They might have a lot of serious things to talk about, so she stayed here There's definitely something in the way here.

"Song Pei..."

Lu Chen suddenly spoke.

Song Pei, who had been sitting upright without even daring to raise his head, quickly responded: "Master, my maid is here."

Lu Chen said dumbfounded: "Why are you so nervous?"

Song Pei raised his head and saw Lu Chen sitting opposite with a warm smile. He turned his head carefully and saw Lin Xi closing his eyes to rest.

She suddenly felt that she was thinking too much, so she shook her head and said, "Master, no...it's nothing."

Lu Chen did not reveal her little thoughts. He skipped this section and said to Lin Xi, "Senior sister."

"Huh?" Lin Xi responded.

Lu Chen asked with a smile: "After you killed Mo Shanke, did Marshal Qing Yugong of the Jing Dynasty become furious?"

Lin Xi's eyes moved slightly, and she suddenly remembered this matter.

That day on the city wall of Guangling, she witnessed Jingjun's unscrupulous massacre of civilians, and she was so excited that she told Lu Chen about it.

But who killed Mosenko?

As a major event that caused a sensation in the north and south in recent years, countless people knew about it, because Moshanke was a very trusted confidant of Qing Yugong, and killing him was tantamount to a slap in the face of the marshal.

Everyone knows that the person who ambushed Mo Shanke was Bodhisattva Man, a wild and heroic warrior from the North.

Thinking back to when Lu Chen asked about Bodhisattva Man's true identity when they first met, but he kept silent, Lin Xi couldn't help but blush slightly at this moment.Because she is not a habitual liar.

Song Pei looked around, and she suddenly didn't understand why the atmosphere was so charming.

As the chief maid of Lu Zhai Xiyuan, 16-year-old Song Pei has already determined her destiny, which is to serve Lu Chen wholeheartedly, so that she can repay the kindness of the Lu family master.

As Lu Chen gets older and reaches his prime, a very important matter will gradually be put on the agenda.

Song Pei also quietly thought about her future young mistress in the dead of night.

She knew very well that she had no right to comment, but she also hoped that the young mistress would be kind and gentle. This was natural.

Now it seems that this Miss Lin is really good.

Although it was just a few inconspicuous details, Song Pei believed that his feelings were not wrong.

Of course, Lin Xi didn't know that the maid sitting next to her was already thinking about something else. She looked at the smile on Lu Chen's face and said apologetically: "Junior brother, don't blame me. I didn't mean to hide it from you."

Lu Chen quickly shook his head and said, "Sister, what are you talking about? We had just met at that time, so it would be inappropriate to have a close relationship. In fact, I am really curious. It is said that Mo Shanke's identity is extraordinary, even if it is just to show it to other confidants. Qing Yugong wouldn’t let it go, so he didn’t send anyone to investigate the matter?”

Lin Xi calmed down from his initial nervousness, thought for a moment and said, "I don't know what Qing Yugong himself thinks, but he did take action. His eldest daughter's name is Qing Yu Huaijin, and everyone in the world calls her The princess was very favored by Qing Yugong and handed over a large number of heretical masters into her hands. After Mo Shanke's death, Qingyu Huaijin sent a large number of masters to chase and intercept in Jingchao, which indeed caused us some trouble."

Lu Chen asked: "What then?"

Lin Xi's expression remained calm and he said calmly: "We evacuated safely and killed more than ten of them on the way."

Lu Chen couldn't help but give a thumbs up and sincerely praised: "Senior sister is so awesome!"

Lin Xi smiled slightly.

At Lu Chen's request, she began to tell the story of Green Forest in the North.

In her quiet and gentle tone, Lu Chen gradually became fascinated.

Song Pei suddenly felt that it would be great if time could stay at this moment.

In the next few days, everyone hurried on their way while admiring the scenery of Huaizhou. By the time they entered Lai'an Mansion, it was already the seventh day of June.

The next day, the carriage arrived at Lai'an City, and after being inspected by the defenders at the city gate, it entered the city smoothly. Just as Li Chengen was about to send people to find an inn in the city to settle down, he saw a few familiar figures standing by the road.

After a while, he came to the carriage and said in a slightly strange tone: "Master, the master is in the city and has arranged a place for us in advance."

Lu Chen's calm voice came from the carriage: "I know, follow him."

The house Lu Tong prepared was still a villa with elegant scenery. The carriage went straight to the gate, and there was a well-behaved and sensible maid waiting for Lin Xi.

Lu Chen was led to the study by a steward in the mansion. When he stepped inside, he saw a middle-aged man with a simple and honest smile on his face.

Lu Chen paid his respects meticulously, and then served Lu Tong tea with great respect.

Lu Tong seemed embarrassed to accept it, and looked a little embarrassed.

After Lu Chen sat down, he saw what was happening and said, "Is father feeling unwell?"

Lu Tong smiled and said, "It's a good thing to be a father. Shen'er, I heard that you repeatedly performed extraordinary feats in Guangling. Not only did you catch all the fake Yanshou, you also assisted General Duan to defend the city, and finally you took the initiative to lead the troops out of the city to fight? What about being a father? I am quite worried about Shi Shi, afraid that you will be in danger at home, but also very proud of you, our old Lu family has never had a talent like Shen'er."

For Lu Chen, he already had too many questions in his mind.

But he didn't ramble on and on. Instead, he looked directly into Lu Tong's eyes and sighed softly: "Actually, seriously speaking, my father's military talent is much better than mine, right?"

The smile on Lu Tong's face froze, and then disappeared little by little until it turned into a long silence.

"Why do you say that?" he asked.

Lu Chen's tone was filled with obvious respect, and there was no anger at realizing that he had been kept secret from many things: "It's still the past incident related to the Seven Star Gang. My father said at the time that the Seven Star Gang was targeted by the imperial army. It was you who found a way to deal with it. Only when food is transported into the mountains can those people survive. If my father had no connections with the military, how could he have avoided the eyes of the army and sent a large amount of food in without anyone noticing?"

"Li Cheng'en is very talented in martial arts, and even Senior Sister Lin recognizes him, but he is still willing to be an ordinary nurse at such a young age. Not only that, he also knows how to train soldiers and the art of military formations. Such talents can be obtained in the army. A better future, but he didn't do it."

"The important guards in our family not only know martial arts, but almost everyone knows the ropes on the battlefield. Without these dozens of people as the skeleton, I would not be able to fuse a group of rough people, let alone turn them into cavalry. An ordinary person How can a businessman do this? More importantly, the Weaving Division has no idea about this, which can only mean that there is a big shot in the military standing behind my father."

"As for myself, I haven't read many collections of classics and history. Instead, I have read many military books. Even if someone says a random passage, I can tell which military book it comes from."

Lu Chen spoke unhurriedly, and finally said: "All these doubts point to one thing. Although my father is a well-known businessman in Huaizhou, his true identity is inseparable from the military. To be more precise, my father is a well-known businessman in Huaizhou. He must have had military experience, but he gave up his status as a soldier for some reason."

Lu Tong listened quietly.

Looking at the sincere look on Lu Chen's face, the middle-aged man laughed again.

It's just that this time his smile is no longer innocent, but more calm and relaxed, and he also has a sense of comfort.

He said slowly: "Now that you have grown up, you really should know some things. If you don't mind being a verbose father, then today we will talk about what happened back then."

(End of this chapter)