Kaifeng Bistro

Tan Zhifeng and Xu Gan followed behind Chen Qing, and followed him towards the outside of Maizhu Lane.Xu Gan looked around vigilantly all the way, and Tan Zhifeng also carefully gathered his spiritual power to perceive the surrounding movement, but after walking for a long time, the road was still quiet, and they didn't meet anyone familiar.

Tan Zhifeng and the others followed Chen Qing through several streets and alleys, and finally came to a secluded but very spacious and elegant courtyard.The two gates were tightly closed and the courtyard door was locked tightly, but there was no dust on the water-polished blue bricks. It seemed that someone had been managing it, but it was no longer inhabited.Chen Qing sighed, took out a key from his sleeve and opened the lock, and then led the two of them into the yard.

"This... what is this place?" The courtyard is not big, but the pavilions are scattered, and it seems that it took a lot of thought to arrange it.Tan Zhifeng suddenly understood something, he glanced at Chen Qing, and saw that he was examining every plant and tree in the yard with complicated eyes.He turned around and smiled at Tan Zhifeng: "This... This is the place my father arranged for me and my mother to live in... In order to buy this house, Sang Sijun and my father... Well, let's not talk about it."

Tan Zhifeng patted him on the shoulder to show comfort.Chen Qing smiled, his smile looked a bit bitter, he walked towards the corridor, instead of going into the house, he went around to the backyard.Tan Zhifeng also came to the back and took a look into the yard. On one side of the courtyard wall, there was a row of protruding brick cages covered with a thick layer of felt cloth. Tan Zhifeng walked over to lift the felt in wonder. When Bu took a look, he saw that there were four or five small grids in the square, and there was a pigeon in each grid. Seeing Tan Zhifeng looking at them, they turned their heads vigilantly and stared at Tan Zhifeng seriously. watch.

"This is my mother's pigeon." Chen Qing opened the cage in the middle, and took out one to show to Tan Zhifeng and Xu Gan: "Since I was a child, she has written letters from time to time—like the one I showed you." , and put it in a bamboo tube, and let the pigeons take it away. Most of the time, I don’t know what she is writing. She said that these pigeons will fly back to her hometown and bring news from her hometown. She also said..."

"She also said that she would go back one day?" Xu Gan asked behind.

"That's right." Chen Qing smiled wryly: "But every time she said that, I begged her not to leave, but the last time she said: 'No way, Qing'er, I have to go back. If you want to come to me in the future Then come to me, if you like to stay here stay here, no matter what, you have to be good.'”

Tan Zhifeng took the pigeon and looked at it carefully. There are many pigeons sold in Kaifeng. Quail, rabbit, dove and pigeons have all kinds of game, but in Tan Zhifeng's opinion, this pigeon is different from those meat pigeons waiting to be slaughtered.It is not plump, with a slightly short neck, a straight chest, and a few pieces of tail feathers are slightly raised and tightly packed.

Xu Gan teased the pigeon's beak with his hand, and the pigeon turned its head. Xu Gan whispered to Tan Zhifeng, "Look at its eyes."

Tan Zhifeng took a closer look, and saw that the pigeon's eyes were very bright, shining brightly in this dim small courtyard. Tan Zhifeng understood it, and said to Xu Gan, "This...is a carrier pigeon."

"That's right," Xu Gan nodded and said, "And it's not a carrier pigeon from the Central Plains. There were also carrier pigeons in the former imperial palace, and most of them were gray."

"You... how do you know about the former dynasty?" Chen Qing asked in bewilderment, "And Zhifeng, how do you know it's a carrier pigeon?"

Tan Zhifeng smiled, and was about to answer Chen Qing, but at this moment, a thought suddenly flashed in his mind, which made his heart beat faster, and murmured: "Ling'er, I want to take this pigeon back to you!" Ling'er take a look."

"Why?" Chen Qing was even more puzzled.Tan Zhifeng didn't say anything to him, but hugged the pigeon tightly and ran out the door.

As soon as he got out of the yard, he was stunned, but Xu Gan came over and took his hand and said, "Go home? Follow me."

Xu Gan walked in front with two long legs, and Tan Zhifeng was pulled by him with one hand, holding the pigeon in the other, and urged from behind: "Hurry up, hurry up, let Brother Zhan and Brother Bai know about this." Xu Gan immediately sped up After taking a step, Chen Qing shouted out of breath from behind: "Wait for me!"

Xu Gan and Tan Zhifeng didn't stop there, they quickly returned to Wheatstraw Lane.The moment they opened the door, Tan Zhifeng thought: "Wen Hui is not here, what should I do?"

Xu Yan walked into the yard and gently raised his arm. With a slight effort, a faint wisp of dark blue smoke emerged from his fingertips. He twirled his fingers, and the light smoke instantly turned into a small bird. The flying dragon spread its wings and left, leaving Tan Zhifeng and Chen Qing staring at him dumbfounded.

"Okay, let's go into the house." Xu Gan turned and walked into the house as if nothing had happened, Tan Zhifeng and Chen Qing also followed in.When Shangshang heard the movement, she sat up sleepily and yawned: "Brother Zhifeng, when did you guys come back... Huh, Pigeon?"

Ling'er next to him turned over and sat up quickly. He felt that the atmosphere in the room was unusual, and just about to ask, Wen Hui's voice suddenly came from outside: "It's late at night, you'd better really Come find me if you need something urgent.”

Chen Qing was taken aback again. He turned his head, only to see the sound of flapping wings outside, and a blue shadow flashed by. Is something wrong?"

"Master, let Ling'er see if this is the kind of pigeon he saw." Tan Zhifeng stretched out the pigeon in front of Wen Hui. Twice.

"Oh, where did this come from?" Wen Hui withdrew his hand: "You're still very powerful, but... dare to peck me? Okay, okay, I don't care about you today, come on, it seems that today I will consume me again A lot of power."

Ling'er leaned on Changshang in a sensible way, and Tan Zhifeng held his little hand, and together with Changshang, they used their spiritual power to support him.Wen Hui lit up the flame again and approached Ling'er, then handed the pigeon over.

"Yes... yes." Ling'er resisted the discomfort, and said intermittently: "It's the pigeons, the iron box that was opened... and those people..."

Wen Hui withdrew her hand and looked at Tan Zhifeng and Xu Gan solemnly: "I haven't seen this kind of pigeon in Kaifeng before. Where did it come from?"

"Hurry up, write a letter, and let Big Brother Bai and the others read it on the road later, it may be too late to tell them in person!" Tan Zhifeng had just finished speaking, when there was a sound of horseshoes outside the door.

"Oops, they've already arrived, what should we do?" Tan Zhifeng asked anxiously.

"You go to write a letter, I'll go out and have a look." Xu Gan stood up calmly: "Others, stay indoors."

Wen Hui looked at Tan Zhifeng, then at Xu Gan, with an expression of waiting for a good show.They didn't know that outside the courtyard, Zhan Zhao had just reined in his horse and looked at Bai Yutang hesitantly: "Yutang, have you made up your mind?"

"What? Are you afraid that I will lose?" Bai Yutang jumped off the horse, "Then you will fight with me?"

Before Zhan Zhao could reply, Bai Yutang gave him a slight smile: "Don't worry, I have my own measure, lend me the Juque!"

Zhan Zhao took off the sword without hesitation and handed it over. Bai Yutang held the sword in his hand and was about to reach out to push the door, when suddenly the courtyard door opened and Xu Gan came out.

Holding his blunt and dull Kunwu sword in his hand, Xu Gan looked at Bai Yutang expressionlessly, and said to him, "I was just looking for you."

"To each other." Bai Yutang said, "Where do you want to compete?"

Xu Gan was still standing at the gate of the courtyard, and said in a deep voice, "Zhan Zhao may not be able to win against me."

Bai Yutang raised his head and laughed, and said after laughing: "He can't beat me either, so brother Xu Xian, who is stronger between you and me, we won't be able to tell the difference without a fight."

Zhan Zhao tied the horse far away, and when he looked back, he saw that Bai Yutang had already leaped into the air, the Juque sword flashed coldly out of its sheath, and slashed straight at Xu Gan's neck, and Xu Gan quickly slanted to the right, Avoiding the sharpness of the Juque sword, at the same time, he raised Kunwu to hold Juque from below.Seeing that he hadn't seized the opportunity, Bai Yutang twisted his waist and rushed past Xu Gan's side, and the Juque sword stabbed at his back again.

A nearby family heard the movement and opened the door to look outside. At the end of the alley, a white light was flying, and two divine swords were clanging and ringing non-stop. Not only was the scene frightening, but the spreading murderous aura made him shiver.After he came back to his senses for a long time, he immediately shouted: "Fight, fight! Officers and soldiers... where are the officers and soldiers?"

Zhan Zhao looked back, but didn't stop him, and let him run out. The soldiers patrolling the city at night also found out that something happened here, and they all ran here, but when they entered the alley, they didn't know what to do. Jue slowed down his pace, and only the leader dared to shout a few times: "There is an order from Kaifeng Mansion! It is not allowed to hide weapons privately, and it is not allowed to fight with weapons. Who are you two, hurry, hurry and capture..."

Zhan Zhao turned around and walked over, and said to the leader, "I've offended you." Before the man could see Zhan Zhao's face clearly, he had already snatched the dagger from his hand, and Zhan Zhao swung the knife horizontally: "Brothers, don't worry about this place. Let's go patrol elsewhere."

"Isn't this the guard Zhan?" More and more people came out to watch the excitement, and they couldn't help discussing: "What's the matter, why did the guard Zhan fight with these officers and soldiers?"

Before they had time to take a closer look, Bai Yutang at the end of the alley had already turned over and jumped onto the low wall at the end of the alley. He stood there and said to Xu Gan: "Xu Gan! Do you hate me for killing A Yuan? A Yuan is not me I killed him, but I know who he is. I once thought that he should die, and you should be like him. I am a dignified Song Dynasty, and I have a thousand miles of land. How can you allow people with ulterior motives to covet you! Tell you, our grievances are now You can understand, just watch!"

After finishing speaking, he flipped his wrist, and Ju Que strangled the gloomy Kunwu Excalibur in Xu Gan's hand. The two swords uttered a heaven-shaking sound at the same time, especially Ju Que, which rattled and trembled non-stop. .Xu Gan turned to one side, but did not completely dodge, Kun Wu flew a few steps away as soon as he let go, and Ju Que drew a streak of blood on his chest.