Blue, Red and White Dark Abyss Cauldron

Chapter 557: Past Events of Bicheng Come to Mind

Chu Xiaomu and Jinglan waited on Heron Road for three or four days, but they didn't find any trace of Xiao Zhenrong.

Fortunately, Jin Lier has been busy with the Seven Cities Conference these days and has not asked Chu Xiaomu to go out to do things. Otherwise, Chu Xiaomu would be too busy to handle everything and might reveal his flaws.

Even so, Chu Xiaomu was getting a little anxious. When he returned to the firewood room of the guest house and mentioned that Yuan Gang was going to beat him again, Yuan Gang quickly begged for mercy, saying that there were seven or eight days between the two times he saw Xiao Zhenrong. He must have come to the Cormorant Road only once in such a long time. Now it has been seven days since the last time, and he might come soon.

Under Jinglan's persuasion, Chu Xiaomu had to suppress his anger, trapped Yuan Gang with the Soul Locking Palm, and threw him behind a remote room in a tavern.

The two of them went into the tavern, ordered a pot of wine and two dishes, and sat by the window waiting patiently. They were ready to wait for two more days until they caught Xiao Zhenrong.

Firstly, they wanted to force him to tell whether he had killed Jinglan's father Zhou Bu and why he betrayed Bicheng and the general; secondly, they wanted him to hand over the Dragon Back Sword, which Chu Xiaomu would take back to Bicheng and return to General Bi Ye.

There were a lot of people coming and going in the streets, most of them were poor people wearing black or gray linen clothes, each of them looked shabby, tired and listless.

Jinglan said, "Brother Xiaomu, you are now one of the four great Jinweis of Jinyang City. Your prestige is no less than that of the Central Army of Bicheng. Moreover, life here is rich, and there are many more fun and beautiful things to see than in Bicheng. Do you... do you still want to go back to Bicheng?"

Chu Xiaomu didn't know why she suddenly asked this question, and answered without hesitation: "Of course I have to go back. The general loves me deeply, how could I leave him?"

Jinglan said faintly: "You are so affectionate, do you really think so?"

Chu Xiaomu was speechless for a moment, remembering that when he first arrived in Bicheng, the general had met him but did not show any special care to him. He just wrote a letter and sent himself and Yingdan and a group of ten people to the Nanding Army.

During the one year in the Nanding Army, they went from being ignored at the beginning, to being servants who served tea and water and even cleaned horse manure, to being horse herders with no status or position, and then marching to Humu Pass, and finally becoming a team of sentinels that no one cared about at the foot of Gusong Ridge...

During this journey, they had experienced a lot of hardships, grievances and sufferings. The most glorious moment was when they captured Li Ji, the leader of the Claw Clan, and brought him back to the city. Jinglan's father Zhou Zhongjun rewarded him with a blue robe and a black iron sword.

General Bi Ye did not receive any reward.

All this is far from "deep affection".

Jinglan said, "You were recommended to the Nanding Army by the general. My father is not easy to talk to. He hates people who use connections to get things done the most. So he is beginning to be dissatisfied with you..."

Chu Xiaomu nodded and said, "We didn't think so much at first, but it's all in the past, it's not a big deal."

Jinglan continued, "But the first time you entered my father's central military camp, you saved my life, and my father was very grateful. Although he didn't say it directly, I heard him talking to Uncle Xiao, saying that he wanted to transfer you to his side as his guard and teach you the technique of opening the force."

Chu Xiaomu was stunned. He didn't expect Zhou Zhongjun to have such a plan. This was beyond his expectation. He smiled and said, "Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. Later, Yingdan secretly copied the "Qi Hai Xun Yuan" incident, and this thing finally became impossible."

Jinglan smiled and said, "When I first heard about this, I was very happy for you. But Uncle Xiao said that you were recommended by the general and have a deep relationship with the general. It would be best to consult the general before making a final decision. So the next day, my father wrote a letter and sent it back to Bicheng by a messenger eagle."

"Who knew that a few days later, Yingdan secretly recorded 'Searching for the Source of the Sea of ​​Qi', and you were all punished to be locked up in a small wooden prison..."

Chu Xiaomu shook his head, thinking of the experience of being punished and locked up in Xiaomu Prison, he felt quite sad. This incident came a little inexplicably, and it was the greatest injustice he had ever suffered in his life. Thinking about it now, tears welled up in his eyes.

Jinglan naturally saw it, took Chu Xiaomu's hand and held it tightly in her own palm, and said: "But don't blame father, this was not his idea."

Chu Xiaomu said: "That was Xiao Zhenrong's idea."

But Jinglan shook her head and said, "It wasn't Uncle Xiao's idea either."

Chu Xiaomu was even more confused and asked, "Who wants to lock us up in Xiaomu prison?"

Jinglan said, "That's what the general meant."

The three words "General" made Chu Xiaomu's head buzz. He said, "This...this...how could the general think of locking us up in prison? Could it be that he...he had already predicted that Yingdan would make a mistake?"

Jinglan smiled and said, "The general doesn't have the ability that Master has. I only knew about this when I secretly read the letter the general wrote to my father."

Chu Xiaomu asked hurriedly, "What does the letter say?"

Jinglan said: "The letter was a bit long, and most of it was about the military affairs of our Nanding Army. But the last paragraph was about you. I remember one of the sentences was written like this, 'If jade is not polished, it will not be bright; if a sword is not sharpened, it will not be sharp...'"

"what does that mean?"

"It means that jade needs to be carved to become bright, and swords need to be polished continuously to become sharp."

"You mean... the general wanted to train us, so he locked us up in the wooden cell for more than ten days?"

Jinglan nodded and said, "It was twenty-three days. You were imprisoned for a total of twenty-three days." After a pause, she smiled and said, "My father told me that you are the only soldier in the Nanding Army who was imprisoned for more than twenty days without even asking for mercy. I have never seen anyone more capable than you."

Chu Xiaomu thought to himself, what's so great about this? If you don't let me out, locking me up for a hundred or two hundred days is not a big deal.

Jinglan went on to say, "Father locked you up for twenty-three days, and I was angry with him for twenty-three days. I even cried secretly a few times. Later, I secretly read the letter that the general wrote to my father, and then I understood what was going on."

Chu Xiaomu was so moved to see how deeply she loved him that he held Jinglan's tender little hand in his palm for a long time.

Jinglan broke free from his hand, poured a glass of wine for herself and Chu Xiaomu, and said, "I don't usually drink, Brother Xiaomu, I'll have a drink with you today." She raised the glass and looked at him with a smile.

Chu Xiaomu knew that Zhou Zhongjun's daughter was shy by nature, and she didn't expect that she would take the initiative to drink with him today. This was the first time in history. Thinking of his feelings for her and the naughty and playful Xiaoying, she felt confused and mixed.