Ji Linchun stared at Fu Xiaoguan in confusion.
Su Su, holding a string of candied haws bought on the road, seemed not surprised by this - in fact, she had never thought about it at all. Where Fu Xiaoguan was going was none of her business. Her job was to follow Fu Xiaoguan closely to prevent someone from coming to kill this guy again.
Yan Xiaolou didn't know why Fu Xiaoguan came here again. Although the top of the piled heads was covered with a layer of snow, the bottom was not covered. The hideous appearance of each head looked very scary.
No one asked, and Fu Xiaoguan didn't say anything. He just stood there stupidly in the snow, looking at the sealed door.
Ji Linchun spoke: "Now that I have fallen into your hands, why don't you ask me what's in my heart?"
Fu Xiaoguan smiled and said, "She handed you over so easily, which means you are too insignificant."
After a pause, he added, "There's a big fish in there, but my hook has to fall right here!"
Ji Linchun's face suddenly turned pale.
Not long after, footsteps were heard from one end of March Alley, and then Yan Xiaolou and others were surprised to find that these people were carrying all kinds of things. Then they were even more surprised to find that these people had set up a large shed in the middle of the street.
There were tables and chairs in the pergola, and the chairs were even covered with mink fur.
Then they brought in four heaters and a whole box of Xishan Tianchun.
"It's snowing so hard outside, let's sit inside."
Fu Xiaoguan led them into the pergola and sat them at the table. Ji Linchun frowned and was completely shocked.
She thought that she would be tortured in every way if she went to the Fu Mansion, and she also thought about committing suicide by taking poison. However, she never expected that Fu Xiaoguan didn't ask her at all, not even a single question!
Fu Xiaoguan certainly didn't go to great lengths to build a tent here to enjoy the snow, let alone drink. So what else did he know?
As expected, Fu Xiaoguan said to one of them, "Go to Sifanglou and order the best table. Have them send it here. Tell them that if it gets cold, I'll hold their owner accountable!"
"Respect the Master's order!"
The man walked out of the pavilion and waved his hands, and the group of people followed him. March Alley returned to silence. Even the passers-by, looking at this scene, had their hurried footsteps become quieter.
That’s Master Fu from Linjiang!
Master Fu must be standing guard in front of Prince Hui's gate in person to bring justice and kill the evil Third Prince!
I ask, who else in the world would dare to do what Master Fu did and bring Prince Hui’s mansion to ruin?
Yesterday, I was still worried about Master Fu, a small landowner in Linjiang, facing off against the Prince of the Great Yu Dynasty. I estimated that the situation would definitely be unfavorable to Master Fu. However, I didn't expect that Master Fu would scold Prince Hui in the government office early this morning, making the arrogant Prince Hui completely unable to resist and even spit out a few mouthfuls of blood. I heard that he is still receiving treatment from the imperial physician in the Jinling government office.
Then Master Fu led countless people in a parade through the streets. When he arrived here, he once again denounced Prince Hui and said the words that had already spread throughout Jinling City: "Beautiful are the people of the Yu Dynasty, who will live forever! Magnificent are the people of the Yu Dynasty, who will have no borders as long as the country!"
It turns out that the article "On the Young Men of the Yu Dynasty" can be understood in this way!
It turns out that the people of the Yu Dynasty could also receive such an honor!
It is true that if Heaven had not given birth to Fu Xiaoguan, the world would have been in darkness forever!
Passersby who passed by the pavilion would smile at Fu Xiaoguan, as if to say, we know what you mean, keep going!
Damn it, not long after, Fu Xiaoguan felt his face twitching a little, so he stopped looking around and looked at Ji Linchun.
"Sit down. It's tiring to stand like this. We'll be here for a long time."
Ji Linchun simply sat down, but he was still nervous.
Not long after, another man came to March Alley. He whispered in Fu Xiaoguan's ear for a while. Fu Xiaoguan smiled brightly and said to him, "I have a list here. Ask some brothers to invite them here."
The man took the list and looked at it, a little surprised, but still bowed and retreated, disappearing in the heavy snow.
It was only then that Fu Xiaoguan opened his mouth calmly and asked, "In the spring of the third year of the Xuanli reign, who sent you to the Jiaofangsi?"
Ji Linchun was startled, her eyes wandering in the wind and snow, she did not answer.
"Do you know why I left Shuiyue Temple?"
Ji Linchun still didn't answer.
Fu Xiaoguan touched his nose, as if muttering to himself, "As the ancients said, one won't cry until he sees the coffin... The ancients were honest and wouldn't lie to me!"
He looked at the sealed vermilion gate, his expression still calm. "That well is the passage, and that plum tree is the secret code."
At this point, Ji Linchun suddenly withdrew her gaze and stared at Fu Xiaoguan. This was the first time she had seen Fu Xiaoguan, and she had not expected that this young boy would know such a secret!
They had known for a long time that someone was monitoring them outside Shuiyue Temple, but they believed that this secret had never been exposed, because there were only two people in Shuiyue Temple, and because they had always known the movements of those who were monitoring them.
So how did Fu Xiaoguan know this?
Fu Xiaoguan seemed to have said only an insignificant sentence. He leaned back in his chair and looked at the vermilion door.
"You don't know, but I love flowers, and I especially love picking them. That branch of the plum tree just reached the edge of the well. When I went in, I happened to take a look at it. It had twelve flowers and five buds. But when I came out, there were only ten flowers and five buds. Don't you believe me? I'll let you go back and count them now."
This made Ji Linchun feel very uncomfortable. Although she did not pick those two flowers, she knew that they were some internal information, and now it seemed that they meant abandoning her.
Su Su grimaced at the sour taste of the candied haws, her eyes narrowed, but she still looked at Fu Xiaoguan, thinking, "This guy is really meticulous. What if he picked flowers from another branch? Wouldn't you know?"
Yan Xiaolou only understood part of what he meant at this moment, but she still felt a sense of confusion about everything Fu Xiaoguan had done today. However, she found it very interesting, just like peeling off the layers of osmanthus cake, putting it in her mouth, and then chewing it slowly and savoring it.
"I'm telling the truth, so guess why I'm not tying your hands and feet?"
"You want me to run?"
"No, I want you to know that no one dares to rescue you."
"Also, don't try to take poison. It's pointless and will only make you suffer more. I have a senior brother who is an expert in detoxification."
Fu Xiaoguan turned over to make himself more comfortable. "If it were before yesterday, I would have thought someone would come to save you, or to kill you. But yesterday, a bloody battle took place on the street, and I won. Now, I'm bragging about holding a banquet at the gate of Prince Hui's mansion. No one dares to kill me, and naturally, no one dares to save you either."
"Actually, I can tell you a secret. It's the passage under the well..." Fu Xiaoguan pointed to the vermilion door. Ji Linchun's heart suddenly turned cold, even colder than the ice and snow.
It’s over!
No wonder he was waiting here, no wonder he said he wanted to fish here.
Just as Ji Linchun's expression suddenly changed, Fu Xiaoguan burst into laughter and shook his head. "A spy of your level... I really don't think highly of you if I say something that makes you angry."
"Actually, I was just guessing, but now it's confirmed. Fortunately, you are not my subordinate, otherwise... you would have died long ago."
Ji Linchun opened her mouth in surprise and swallowed her saliva. This sentence made her heart tremble. So my reaction just now gave me away?
Were his previous words just a prelude to this moment?
It must be like this!
He used the previous words to convince himself that he knew it all. After he relaxed his guard, he deliberately said this sentence to make himself still think that he knew it and react naturally, thus confirming his guess!
Is this a boy under the age of seventeen?
Even the counselors at Yuhuatai are not one-tenth as good as him!
No wonder he was able to survive the hijacking last year, no wonder he was able to overthrow Prince Hui so easily. The counselors of Yuhuatai believed that this was Fu Xiaoguan's luck. At this moment, Ji Linchun firmly believed that all this was due to Fu Xiaoguan's strength!
"Tell me, if I throw you into Prince Comet's Palace right now, and they crawl out from somewhere in the Palace and happen to see you, what will they think?"
"I guess you don't understand with your IQ, so I'll add one more thing. If they happen to see you and I happen to appear behind you, then you will understand."
Ji Linchun's face turned pale again.
Of course she understood that those people would think she had betrayed them!
"Isn't it interesting? Do you think they would kill you first or me first in that situation?"
"I'm not trying to frame you. Your life is truly unimportant to me, but if you cooperate with me, I'm afraid I'm the only one who can guarantee your safety in this vast city of Shangjing. So, back to the topic just now, who sent you to the Jiaofangsi in the spring of the third year of the Xuanli reign? How many people were selected that time? Who was the mastermind behind Zhao Si and Yang Qi kidnapping me last year?"
"Three questions, and I'll save your life. You choose. Once the banquet begins, you won't have another chance."
At this point, Fu Xiaoguan kept silent and didn't say another word.
At this time, Yan Xiaolou felt as if the osmanthus cake was about to be completely peeled off. In her opinion, there was only one last layer left in the layout, which was to wait for the people from Shuiyue Temple to come to Prince Hui's mansion.
Susu felt that these trivial matters were too troublesome, so she didn't even think about them.
Not long after, Su Rou came, carrying a huge piano on her back.
"Sixth Junior Sister, you're still as lazy as ever. I'll leave this zither to you. Senior Brother and I have important things to do..." Su Rou opened her eyes and glanced at Fu Xiaoguan. The task Fu Xiaoguan had assigned them was quite unusual, but she didn't ask why. Instead, she said, "Be more careful. Susu... can be a bit unreliable sometimes!"
Fu Xiaoguan smiled knowingly, but Susu pouted, thinking that among the eight Taoist monks, the most unreliable one was the fourth senior brother!
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