Chapter 1666: Leaving a Way Out

Qingzhou City has undergone drastic changes. The main city, which covers many high-ranking government offices, has been controlled by external forces. To put it bluntly, the central system of Qingzhou City is completely paralyzed. The core of power has been blocked by Li Daitao. All government offices in the city have become rebels. Roosting nest.

However, fortunately, the occupation did not last long. Although the main city fell, the nearby suburban counties and distant villages were not harmed. The rebels have not yet had time to put pressure on the nearby people.

Liu Wei didn't know whether Mingxiang, Xixiang, Da Niu or even Mo Yi were doing well after leaving the city. Since Fu Zichen arranged for them to evacuate in advance, he should ensure their safety. However, after all, he had not seen it with his own eyes, and Liu Wei was still uneasy.

So the next day, when Rong Leng, Yue Shansheng, Leng Yi, and Wu Hong were busy planning to smuggle more than 200 Haidong troops on the ship into the city, Liu Wei went to the small Taoist temple again, looking for Fu Zihan.

Fu Zihan was cooking at this time, and there were only a few people in the small Taoist temple. Leng Yi had gone out early in the morning, and the young Taoist priest went to buy vegetables. Fu Zihan also wanted to help, so he picked something to do within his ability.

When Liu Wei arrived, Fu Zihan was poking his head into the pot with chopsticks. Liu Wei smelled a burnt smell and looked forward. The rice in the pot was all burnt.

Fu Zihan felt a little guilty, so he stirred the rice with a spoon, took out the non-mushy rice, then squatted in the yard and started washing the pot.

Liu Wei asked Fu Zihan about Mo Yi and others. Fu Zihan replied casually while fetching water: "Those two eldest girls and the little girl named Da Niu have been living in the house for two or three years." Yes, Qingzhou is adjacent to two rivers, and there are naval officers and ships in the state capital. After you disappeared, Fifth Brother has been sending people out to sea to search. Those girls also followed at first, and then they drifted on the sea for half a year. They couldn't bear it and got sick. , Fifth Brother didn’t allow them to go out, and just asked them to wait peacefully in the city. As for your brother, he came here a year ago, and he probably only knew that something happened to you. After he came, he had a quarrel with Fifth Brother. shelf."

Fu Zihan didn't know much about Fu Zichen's interpersonal relationships. Although they lived under the same roof and were still brothers, they were not close to each other after all. Now Fu Zichen has become the head of the Fu family, and is appointed Chief Secretary of Qingzhou. Every day Busy as he was, Fu Zihan often didn't see him for ten days and a half.

Having said this, Fu Zihan raised his head again and asked curiously: "What happened to you in the past three years? I heard that you encountered a seaspout. In the end, were you and the third prince Rong the only ones who survived?"

"It's a long story." Liu Wei didn't want to go into details. She could tell Fu Zichen about everything about Xianyan Kingdom, but there was no need for Fu Zihan, a child.

Fu Zihan heard her perfunctory tone and snorted: "Forget it if you don't tell me."

Liu Wei asked again: "Which villa were they sent to?"

Fu Zihan smacked his lips: "It's useless to know which one it is. Now Qingzhou City is only allowed in and out. I told you, you can't go to see it. Besides, I never remember that there is any plum blossom viewing place in the outer suburbs of our house." Zhuangzi, I guess the fifth brother made it up casually at the time. The carriage was coming from the north. After passing the North City Gate, it was the official road to Beijing. Maybe the fifth brother was sending them back to the capital. Although the third prince Rong was said to be buried in the sea, The Three Princes' Mansion is still there, and your friends still have a place to stay in Beijing."

Liu Wei frowned: "The queen is in the capital. If your fifth brother knew where the rebels were coming from, how could he send them back to the capital? The situation in Beijing is treacherous, and that is the most chaotic place."

Thinking about it this way, Fu Zihan shrugged: "Then I don't know."

Liu Wei began to think deeply, and after a while, he spoke again: "Tell me everything that happened before the accident in your family, starting from the last time you saw Fu Zichen."

"The last time..." Fu Zihan muttered, recalling it, and then said after a while: "The last time I saw him was in the garden. When I came back from riding a horse that day, I saw who the fifth brother was talking to in the garden, but when I got closer, , the person hiding behind the shadow of the tree disappeared again. Brother Wu turned around and asked me where I was. I replied casually and asked him who it was just now. He said he was a friend and asked me again..."

At this point, Fu Zihan suddenly paused.

Liu Wei stared at him closely: "What do I ask you?"

"Ask me, have you practiced swordplay recently?"

Liu Wei doesn't understand.

Fu Zihan raised his head, looking a little dazed: "Ever since that incident happened three years ago, my family has banned me from practicing martial arts, and I'm not allowed to hunt and practice swordsmanship. I practiced it secretly and didn't dare to let others know..."

Liu Wei narrowed her eyes: "So..."

"No." Fu Zihan stood up immediately, his hands were wet and dripping with water. His expression was a little excited: "He asked about arrows. I have been good at riding and shooting since I was a child. After that incident three years ago, I I learned bow shooting and practiced long sword instead, but my fifth brother didn’t know that I knew how to use a sword. When he asked me, I just thought he had discovered that I was secretly practicing sword skills. I was panicked, but I didn’t pay attention. He looked weird at that time and his tone was careless. Expose my severity at all..."

Fu Zihan looked at Liu Wei sharply: "He wasn't asking about swords, he was asking about arrows! He asked me if I was still practicing archery!"

Liu Wei lowered his eyebrows and thought quietly.

Fu Zihan couldn't wait to say: "I have not dared to hold a bow for a long time. This is not only because my family stopped me, but also because of what happened three years ago, which made me feel knotted in my heart. The fifth brother knew clearly that I was suffering from pain in my heart, and he also knew that it was impossible for me to practice. Arrow, why did he suddenly ask this? Even your brother moved into Fu Mansion a year ago, and Fifth Brother never provoked me about it. Why would he suddenly mention it now? Or is he trying to hint me? Yes, he must be hinting at me, but... what is it? "

"Hunting ground." Liu Wei stood up and walked out without looking back.

Fu Zihan was stunned for a moment, then he quickly followed her and asked while chasing: "The hunting ground, yes, it may be a hunting ground! But why did Fifth Brother remind me of the hunting ground? What is in the hunting ground? He and his father Is that what you mean by hiding in a hunting ground?”

Fu Zihan kept chattering, and Liu Wei didn't answer a word. Fu Zichen gave Fu Zihan a hint of the "hunting ground", and there must be important clues in the hunting ground.

But half a month has passed now, and Fu Zihan only realized now. Even if they went to the hunting ground, are the things in the hunting ground still there?

…

An hour later, Hunter Garden.

Liu Wei had been to this hunting ground three years ago, and it was here that she exposed the serious matter of Fu Jiaerlang leading a group of officials' sons to hunt people for entertainment and to disregard human lives.

Now, after three years, I revisit my old place. The hunting ground has long lost the prosperity it had three years ago. It is overgrown with weeds, and even the animals inside have been moved out. The entire hunting garden covers an area of ​​half a hill. , now in ruins, even beggars are too lazy to visit.

Fu Zihan looked at the gloomy Linkou, thinking of the dark history of his own misdeeds and domination here, his face felt a little hot, and he looked at Liu Wei with caution.

Liu Wei entered the forest first, followed closely by Fu Zihan.

The hunting ground was very large. They walked for four hours from the front door to the back door, from day to night. The sky turned dark and Fu Zihan was sweating profusely from exhaustion.

But despite walking for so long, they didn't find anything strange in the forest. Fu Zihan asked breathlessly: "Did you guess wrong?"

Liu Wei remained silent and stared silently at the tree shadows in the darkness for a long time before saying, "You may misinterpret what your fifth brother meant, but I won't. What he said must be a hunting ground."

"But there's nothing here."

"Walk again."

Liu Wei said something, and Fu Zihan had to get up even if he didn't want to move anymore. However, it was no better at night than during the day. After dark, and with the cover of the tree canopy, it was almost impossible to see his fingers in the forest. Fu Zihan fell down several times, and his knees and elbows soon fell. All broken.

Liu Wei led the way. It was the same dark night, but she seemed to be able to see those stones and those pits. From beginning to end, she was intact and not injured at all.

As time passed by, Fu Zihan began to murmur in his heart, thinking that he might have to stay here tonight, but he didn't leave a note with Brother Leng before going out. He didn't know what Brother Leng would do if he saw him not coming back all night. Won't worry...

Just as she was thinking about it, Liu Wei suddenly stopped walking in front of her. Fu Zihan bumped into her back. Due to the force of the impact, he almost bounced himself down. When he finally stood firm and was about to ask, he heard someone in front of him. , there is a faint sound.

"What's the sound?" Fu Zihan asked.

Liu Wei took a step forward and walked quickly in the direction of the weak sound. She walked quickly and steadily, but Fu Zihan stumbled as she followed. When Fu Zihan finally arrived at Liu Wei's side after many hardships, he was stunned. .

In front of them, there was a gurgling stream. The stream was as small as a ditch, but Fu Zihan never remembered what kind of water there was in the hunting ground.

Then, he heard the faint sound of crashing again, but as he was closer, the sound was amplified a little. Fu Zihan leaned against a stone wall to listen. After hearing this, he was shocked and said: "It's a waterfall, it's a waterfall." At the waterfall of the moat behind the hunting ground, there was a crack in the mountain wall, so water flowed in and spread into a small creek. "

Liu Wei looked at the towering mountain peaks ahead, nodded solemnly, and asked, "How to get to the waterfall behind the hunting ground?"

Fu Zihan shook his head. As a native of Qingzhou, he used to love hunting. How could he not know the construction environment of the hunting ground? He said: "This mountain is called Baitou Mountain. It is very high and spreads around. The location is tricky. Baitou Mountain is in the west of the city. In the outer suburbs, on both sides of the mountain, there is a hunting ground and a waterfall. Below the waterfall is the moat. If you want to see the waterfall, you need to go out of the city and go around the mountains. "

In short, they cannot go to the waterfall outside the city while they are in the city.

Liu Wei was silent for a while and gave a summary: "In other words, this Mount Baitou actually stands between the inside and outside of Qingzhou West City, and by climbing over this mountain, we can get out of the city?"

"You can say that, but..." Fu Zihan pointed to the top of the mountain: "It's so high that it's impossible to climb out, and there's a whole waterfall behind it. Even if you really climb over and are washed away by the waterfall, If you fall into the moat, you will definitely die."

Liu Wei remained silent, seeming to be thinking.

After a while, she stared at the creek and walked forward.

Fu Zihan continued to follow, and it was not until a while later that Liu Wei stopped again.

In front of them, there was a cave.

Fu Zihan explained: "In the past, tigers, leopards and other fierce animals were put into hunting grounds, and they naturally dug holes as their nests. However, after the hunting ground closed, those animals were sent away and the caves became vacant."

Liu Wei bent down and walked in.

As soon as he entered, he smelled the smell of livestock manure in the air. It was very unpleasant. Liu Wei kept walking without moving her eyebrows, and walked until she reached the end.

Fu Zihan also came in at this moment. After all, he was a child who had endured hardship and had been mixed with manure in prison and worked as a farmer. He didn't show much cowardice, but when he saw the blocked end in front of him, he sighed. He sighed: "Nothing."

Liu Wei didn't answer, but walked to the front of the dead end, picked up a corner of the stone with his hand, and pushed it hard.

The stone had a gap, and Fu Zihan suddenly saw that the back of the stone was actually hollow.

"This..." Fu Zihan was shocked.

Liu Wei smiled, as expected: "Your fifth brother is cunning and sophistry. Knowing that he is trapped, how could he not leave a way out for himself."

And this is that way out.

This cave hollowed out the middle of Mount Baidu. They can walk from the hunting ground through the cave entrance to the outside of the city.