long moon smiles in the sky

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang went into the ruins alone to find clues, while Gongsun and Pang Tong were outside alone, not to mention how awkward they were, let alone sitting on the same horse.

When Pang Tong saw Gongsun looking down, he laughed, "I thought the rumors that Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were at odds were true, but I didn't expect them to be so good."

Gongsun twitched the corner of his mouth, thinking that this is all right?You haven't seen them when they were good.

"Hello." Pang Tong leaned over to look at Gongsun, "You hate me?"

Gongsun looked at him and smiled dryly, "How come... General Pang is admired by everyone."

Pang Tong saw that Gongsun was not smiling at him, so he said, "You are also stingy, literati, be more open-minded, I just took advantage of you."

Gongsun's teeth were gritted, and he thought that you still dare to mention that matter, but adhering to the fine tradition of Kaifeng Mansion to treat guests with courtesy, Gongsun still smiled dryly, "How could it be, but you, a general, why are you like this? What about the villain's heart?"

Pang Tong continued to laugh, "Mister is really funny."

Gongsun also laughed, "The general is also good."

……

When Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao came back, they saw Pang Tong and Gongsun sitting on the horse, and they looked at each other with smiles. The scene was a little weird.

Looking at each other, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang got on their horses silently, and they all rushed to Yingchang Mansion.

Gongsun coughed and asked the two of them about their situation, and Zhan Zhao told them about the discovery of the paper money.

"Is there still a living?" Gongsun thought, "This will be easy."

"Mao'er, shall we go to the magistrate first?" Bai Yutang asked Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao thought for a while, and said, "The four of us have too big a goal. If we go together, we might be discovered. In addition, I want to go to the streets of Yingchang Mansion to see the bank that was wiped out."

"Then let's split up." Bai Yutang said, "We two went to the street, Gongsun and Pang Tong went to the magistrate's yamen, and Gongsun happened to be able to check the pulse of the county magistrate."

Gongsun sighed, Zhan Zhao didn't care about him, let alone Bai Yutang... These two boys gave themselves up to Pang Tong!

There was no talking all the way, and when they arrived at the gate of the city, the four of them split up. Pang Tong took Gongsun off the horse, found an inn along the way to hide for a while, handed the horse to the waiter and tied it to the stable, and then came out from the window.Pang Tong led Gongsun, and the two of them walked on the roof, walked through the alleys, and came to the backyard of the magistrate's yamen, and entered the yamen over the wall.

As soon as they landed, the two were shocked. Pang Tong looked at the dead trees and leaves around him speechlessly, and shook his head, "Is this an abandoned house? Why is it so dilapidated?"

"Do you feel something is wrong?" Gongsun asked Pang Tong.

"Of course, where is the magistrate's office so poor?" Pang Tong raised his eyebrows.

"It's not this." Gongsun looked around and said in a low voice, "Did you feel that there is no life, and there is a dead air around you?"

After hearing this, Pang Tong frowned and nodded, "You said that, right..."

The two walked a few steps, but they didn't find a single guard or servant in the backyard, which was really unusual.Bypassing the backyard, the two walked around the corridor and walked to the front yard.Pang Tong suddenly hugged Gongsun, and the two hid behind a rock on the side.After a while, I saw two yamen servants passing by. Both of them were sallow, emaciated and listless, yawning as they walked.

Gongsun frowned slightly as he looked at the appearance of these yamen servants, as if he was puzzled.

"What's wrong?" Pang Tong lowered his head and asked him.

At this time the yamen servants had already left, Gongsun took a step away, patted his clothes, and said, "Those yamen servants seem to be sick."

Pang Tong frowned and nodded, "It does look a little sick, with a sallow and emaciated appearance, as if eating Xiaoyao powder, how can this be a job?"

Gongsun knew that Pang Tong had been in the army for a long time, so he had high requirements on military appearance, and suddenly thought of a question, he said, "Can I ask you a question?"

Pang Tong raised his eyebrows in surprise, "A scholar is a scholar, he speaks so politely...just ask if you have anything."

Gongsun thought for a while, and said, "You have done a good job as a border general. Although there has been no war for a long time, having you guarding the border is undoubtedly not a deterrent to Liao and Xixia. Suddenly you were transferred back from the border to serve The generals of the imperial army... For you, the prince, should you be promoted or demoted?"

Pang Tong smiled and asked, "If I'm not the son of the Grand Master, do you think I should be promoted or demoted?"

"Demoment." Gongsun replied without hesitation.

Pang Tong nodded, "Since I am the grand master's son... that's enough for me."

Gongsun nodded clearly, with such an expression on his face, Pang Tong thought for a while, and added, "Whether you believe it or not, I don't care at all about promotion or relegation. I only like two things in my life. One thing is to fight the war, and the other is to investigate the case, and the most enjoyable thing to do in war is to fight the Liao people, and the investigation of the case naturally depends on staying in Kaifeng Mansion, right?"

Gongsun was speechless, but his opinion of Pang Tong was slightly elevated.

"Let's go." Pang Tong stretched out his hand to embrace Gongsun, and inadvertently, whether it was intentional or not, he touched Gongsun's buttocks.

"Shuala..." Pang Tong's slightly raised image in Gongsun's mind fell to the bottom in an instant—this man is indeed a hooligan!

"Is it okay to keep Mister by Pang Tong's side like this?" Zhan Zhao finally remembered Gongsun's fault, and asked Bai Yutang, "Last time Mister seemed to say that he is a hooligan!"

Bai Yutang laughed, "If Pang Tong is really a hooligan, he couldn't have done nothing if he took off his husband's clothes last time, right? So, a scholar is hard to serve."

Zhan Zhao glared at him, "Do you have a problem with Mister?"

"No..." Bai Yutang laughed, "I just have a problem with nerds, I don't know what kind of nerd Zhou Lan is, and coupled with his bleak life and poor health, I'm most afraid of dealing with that kind of nerd. Let's wait until the husband heals him.

While talking, the two arrived in front of Yingchang Building, the largest restaurant in Yingchang Mansion.

"Let's go, cat!" Bai Yutang tugged at Zhan Zhao, "Let's eat."

"Still working on the case." Zhan Zhao didn't want to go, Bai Yutang dragged him in, "Honest cat, don't you want to get news, where is the most news? It's definitely a restaurant!"

Zhan Zhao has no choice but to be dragged into Yingchang Building by Bai Yutang.

When the two were seated, Zhan Zhao looked around. Bai Yutang asked for the most upscale private room, and there were only the two of them in the huge room. Zhan Zhao looked up at Bai Yutang, "Excuse me, Young Xia Bai, where is the news?"

"Little Er." Bai Yutang didn't answer, but reached out for his wallet and shouted.

A clerk ran in briskly and stood by the table, "Master, what do you want?"

Bai Yutang reached out and took out a big ingot for him, saying, "I don't want anything, I just want to ask you something."

"Hey! Good!" Xiaoer reached out to take the money, and replied cheerfully, "My lord, just ask, I don't know anything about this Yingchang Mansion!"

Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows at Zhan Zhao, and signaled - the news is here, you can ask.

Zhan Zhao glanced at him, muttering in his heart—waste!

Bai Yutang was speechless, and turned to the shop waiter, "I heard that you have three bullies here?"

"Heh..." Xiaoer took a breath, ran over to close the door, ran back and sat down at the table, "Second master, don't mention those three bullies! Don't mention it, in case people overhear It's going to burn you!"

"So powerful?" Zhan Zhao laughed, "Why didn't you report to the officials?"

"It's useless." The clerk shook his head and said, "Master Zhou really took care of it before, but then, what happened to those three bullies? There are capable people around those three bullies who can cast spells and poison them. They kill people."

"The people of Yingchang Mansion seem to be very dissatisfied with them." Bai Yutang said.

"I see that you two are foreigners, so I remind you." Xiaoer said in a low voice, "We usually dare not mention those three people to others."

"Where do they usually appear?" Bai Yutang was rather curious.

"Oh, you don't have to worry about this guest officer. These bullies usually come out at night and sleep at home during the day." Xiao Er laughed, "They usually work in painting boats, brothels, gambling houses and so on. haunted place."

Bai Yutang nodded, and stopped talking about those bullies. Zhan Zhao changed the subject and asked, "By the way, buddy, where is that ruin outside the city gate?"

The second heard this, thought for a while, and asked cautiously, "My lord, excuse me for my poor eyesight, what are you two doing? Why do you want to inquire about the ruins?"

"Oh, it's nothing." Zhan Zhao smiled, "When we passed by the ruins today, we saw someone burning paper inside. We saw a girl in the barren mountains and mountains. She was very dangerous. I wanted to ask her if she wanted to go into the city together. But she ran away as if frightened."

"Oh...hehe." Xiao Er nodded, "It's no wonder."

"No wonder why?" Bai Yutang asked.

"That girl is crazy, she's a fool." Xiaoer said, "At that time, there was a fire in the escort agency, Wan Guan's family wealth and a dozen people were burned, and only such a girl was hidden in the water tank by her mother before she escaped. It's a catastrophe. It's a pity that when the girl crawled out of the water tank, she hit the ground first and broke it, so she is now so crazy.

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao glanced at each other, according to the pile of paper money and incense candles... that's not something a fool or a lunatic can do.

"Do you know this girl's name?" Zhan Zhao asked, "I have a friend who is a genius doctor, maybe he can cure her..."

"Ah, then you have accumulated virtue. This girl is called Liu Yu, and she is the last seedling of the old Liu family. Old member Liu was kind and generous, but he didn't expect to be killed by accident, leaving the only girl who is still a fool. You can't rest in peace." The man shook his head repeatedly.

"By the way... I heard that the case of exterminating the family was done by three bandits?" Bai Yutang asked the assistant.

"Oh, how can it be!" The man smiled and waved his hands, "That's what the officials said, but in fact, it was the Three Hegemons who led a large group of people to do it!"

"What?" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other, feeling strange, Zhan Zhao asked, "Then what about the bank that was burned?"

Xiao Er lowered his voice and said cautiously, "They did it too!"