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Chapter 65 Heading to Rouge County

It wasn't until the carriage slowly drove out of Xiangyang City that Zhou Baikang in the carriage breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't because this man who was worthy of being ranked as a genius was too worried. It was really because this newly acquainted brother had caused a lot of trouble. In the battle of Lieshan and Dry Well, he not only made Sun Qu, a crazed enemy, but also almost killed several talented disciples of the Xianzitou sect in the south of the Yangtze River in the end. If General Wang Xie hadn't intervened, I'm afraid they would have been killed. There was already countless trouble in the city.

Zhou Baikang drove the carriage south. The ferry outside Xiangyang South City was still bustling with people. There were hardworking merchants and hawkers everywhere, talking in authentic Xiangyang dialect.

No one seems to care that the Zhou family ferry, which was originally said to stay in Nancheng for three days, has disappeared.

The atmosphere in the carriage was solemn. Even Meng You didn't feel any joy at escaping death. He was holding a letter in his hand and was reading it carefully with a frown.

After a while, the letter paper, which had obviously been kneaded many times, was crumpled into a ball again.

Ever since they met in Lieshan Kujing, Meng You has always been the little fat man's idol. During the past few days of waiting, the most anxious person was the little fat man.But when Meng You appeared in front of a few people, the little fat man didn't even have time to say hello before he got on the carriage. Seeing Meng You's face looking heavy at this moment, he wisely changed places with Zhou Baikang, who was driving the carriage.

Zhou Baikang, who was originally extremely free and easy, remained silent after entering the carriage, with a rare serious look on his face.

Meng You looked up and said bluntly: "Is it true that your Zhou family has always been so arrogant and domineering?"

Zhou Baikang sighed and said in a solemn voice: "This move is what my eldest brother meant and has nothing to do with my Zhou family."

"It has nothing to do with your Zhou family?" Meng You laughed angrily, "Even a little gangster like me knows that if one person commits a great evil, the whole family and even the whole clan will be unable to hold their heads up. The young master of the Zhou family, on the other hand, I don’t care about the intrigues within your Zhou family, but if anything happens to Xie Gou and A Dao, I, Meng You, will definitely settle this debt with your Zhou family!"

Seeing that Meng You refused to give in, the little Taoist priest was anxious, but he still asked: "Master Zhou, your eldest brother kidnapped the father and daughter of the ship and the two little babies. Is he trying to force you to see them?"

Zhou Baikang nodded solemnly, thought for a moment, and then said softly: "My Zhou family is famous all over the world for its shipbuilding skills. Especially during the Thousand-Year War in the Spring and Autumn Period, it made great contributions to Chu and became the first family in Rouge County. And the country After the war, my Zhou family chose to stay in a corner in order to protect themselves from the Great Qin cavalry. Even the head of the family at that time committed suicide in order to save the entire Zhou family."

"Since the old head of the family passed away, our Zhou family has been divided into three families. My father is the third eldest. He died together with my mother in the early years. Since my eldest uncle had no children in his life, I He was adopted into the eldest uncle's lineage and became his stepson, that is, the eldest son in name."

The little Taoist priest frowned and nodded. He was a transparent person, but he didn't show it on weekdays. Now after listening to Zhou Baikang's words, he immediately understood the reason: "The current head of the Zhou family is from the same lineage, not your uncle's eldest son." Fang Yimai, right?"

"Indeed, it is my second uncle's lineage that holds the real power in the Zhou family now."

"The second son is in power, but he has no name or status. So your eldest brother wants to use this to blackmail you and make you, the nominal eldest son, give up your position as the head of the family?"

Zhou Baikang nodded: "When my eldest uncle sent me to Qiyun Tower, he thought that I would be able to roam the world in the future and leave the Zhou family to my eldest brother who is better at scheming and management. But I didn't expect that the second uncle and the eldest brother would end up... Still can’t let go of me.”

Meng You said coldly, "In half a month, your eldest brother will marry Xu Baimei. In front of all the wealthy families and clans in Jiangnan, he will ask you, the eldest son, to give up his position as the head of the family."

Zhou Baikang sneered: "You have all underestimated my eldest brother. I am afraid that he not only wants the position of the head of the family, but also wants to take advantage of it once and for all!"

Meng You and the little Taoist priest looked at each other. They didn't expect that the eldest son of the Zhou family was so ruthless.

"It's no wonder that my second uncle and eldest brother are like this. My Zhou family has been passed down for a long time, but there are few big names who are famous in the world. My eldest ancestor Zhou Mubai has been adhering to the family motto and has been struggling in the world. His life has been extremely glorious, which overwhelms the conscientiousness of that generation. The head of the family could not hold his head up for a lifetime, and finally died of depression."

Meng You shook his head. This kind of drama of brothers fighting among wealthy families is really timeless.

Brothers and sisters in ordinary families are mostly friendly and helpful to each other; but within a wealthy family, blood should be thicker than water, but most families fall apart due to brothers fighting each other.

"Then what are your plans?" Meng You asked softly.

"What else can I do? My blind tolerance only made him press forward step by step. I have no nostalgia for the position of the head of the family. Why not talk to me in detail and give it away? But he shouldn't have had Bai Mei's idea. Since he wants my life, then I will give him a good time."

Meng You nodded, then changed the topic: "Are you worried about Xu Baimei's safety?"

"Yes, my second uncle and eldest brother have been operating in Rouge County for many years, and they have sworn relationships with many sects in the south of the Yangtze River. Besides, their father and son are not stupid people. Since they have revealed their murderous intentions, they must have prepared a complete plan. !" Zhou Baikang looked embarrassed, "I'm just worried that this meeting may plunge the entire Zhou family into a situation of eternal disaster."

Zhou Baikang breathed a long sigh of relief, solemnly clasped his fists and said, "Please give me a helping hand, Meng You and Brother Zhang!"

Because of Xie Gou and A Dao, Meng You naturally would not stay out of the matter. At this moment, facing Zhou Baikang's request, Meng You did not hesitate at all: "Want me to wish you to solve the problems within the family?"

But who knew that Zhou Baikang shook his head firmly: "I will never let outsiders interfere in the affairs of my Zhou family. I only ask Brother Meng and Brother Zhang to protect my eldest uncle, eldest aunt and the Baimei family at the critical moment." safety."

Zhou Baikang solemnly clasped his fists. He didn't know whether Meng You would agree to his request, but he was used to being carefree in his life. He had always traveled alone in the world. Faced with this situation, he could only ask this man whom he had just met for a short time. Guy asked for help.

Unexpectedly, Meng You nodded directly.This made Zhou Baikang a little confused, and said solemnly: "Brother Meng agreed so quickly, which made Mr. Zhou doubt whether you have some plot against my Zhou family."

Meng You did not answer directly, but just asked an inexplicable question.

"Did you hear that in addition to your two uncles, you also have a little aunt who has disappeared for many years?"

Zhou Baikang's eyes widened and he asked with vigilance: "Who is Brother Meng? Everything about my little aunt is considered top secret in my Zhou family!"

Meng You smiled bitterly: "Is her name Zhou Murong?"

Zhou Baikang nodded.

Seeing Zhou Baikang looking at him warily, Meng You also said frankly: "You asked me before why I insisted on going to Rouge County after leaving Xiangyang. This is my answer."

Zhou Baikang was shocked. Although he already had the answer in his heart, he did not want to believe the result anyway.

Thirty years later, my uncle still looks up at the moon in his small yard every day.

All the sufferings in the world are worse than lovesickness.

What's more, this kind of emotion that goes against human ethics can only be kept silently in the heart, and no one can say anything about it.

Zhou Baikang breathed a long sigh of relief and said softly: "When this matter is over, please ask Brother Meng to follow me to meet someone."

Meng You nodded: "It will take ten days to get to Rouge County. During these ten days, we need to discuss our strategies."

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It is said that ten miles south of the Yangtze River have different pronunciations and hundreds of miles have different customs.Compared to Xiangyang, a huge city that stands on the river, Rouge County is more like the tender and tender Jiangnan water town described by literati.

The scenery south of Xiangyang is mostly like this, with green mountains, bright moon, small bridges and flowing water.

Houses in the Jiangnan water town are scattered along the river, and there are not even decent city walls.

After the city of Xiangyang was defeated, Da Qin's cavalry went straight to the hinterland of Da Chu without any hindrance, which was also related to this.

Not far from Wupeng, you can still see some fallen peach blossoms, always bright red with a melancholy white, floating quietly in the flowing water, or flowing into the fertile fields, or stopping on the shore, the flowing water flows slowly south , only the fallen flowers are left alone.

Falling flowers intentionally follow the flowing water, while flowing water has no intention of falling in love with falling flowers.

Jiangnan always carries a touch of sadness.

The sound of gurgling water can still be heard under the small bridge. There are a few people standing vaguely on the small bridge, speaking soft and waxy Wudian dialect, discussing the upcoming marriage of the eldest son of the Zhou family in Rouge County.

In a courtyard next to the water, a young handsome man dressed in white was sitting in the courtyard.This courtyard is far away from the center of Rouge County. It has been his favorite place to stay alone since he was a child.

The handsome young man looks thin in stature, but his demeanor is like that of a scholar who has read poetry and books. He is sitting alone in the empty courtyard, playing with the white jade wine glass in his hand.

The inside of the wine glass was unusually bright red and did not look like an ordinary thing.

The handsome young man drank it all in one gulp, with a look of enjoyment on his face: "All the delicacies in the world are not as sweet as the blood of a child whose spirit has not dissipated."

The man smiled slightly, his white teeth covered with blood!

The man turned his head and looked at the several rooms in the courtyard with a loving look on his face.

After the remaining dozen children are sucked, his half of the 'Ling-Swallowing Sutra' will be completed.

By then, what if you, Zhou Baikang, are the closed disciple of Master Qiyun?

(End of this chapter)