Denghuaxiao

Chapter 4 Entering Beijing

 In the following time, Lu Zhen and Yin Zheng asked around for some news about the Lu family.

The day always flies by quickly, and as evening approaches, the two find an inn to stay.

 It was a tiring journey all the way and I didn’t eat much. Yin Zheng asked the shopkeeper to prepare food, while Lu Zhuo sat alone in the room.

There was also a piece of Poria cake that Yin Zheng bought from the woman on the table. It was opened hastily and blurred into a dark mass by the half-lit lamp.

Lu Zhen's eyes were a little cold.

She has stayed in the mountains for seven years, and her luggage is surprisingly simple. The most precious thing is just this medical box. I returned home with great expectations, but what I was waiting for was bad news.

 Fathers have always been strict with their children. If one of them made a mistake when they were young, the three of them would be punished together. When Lu Qian was young, he had a fight with his brothers and made rude remarks, so his father punished him with twenty lashes of cane and went to his home to plead guilty. The entire Changwu County knew that the Lu family had a strict family tradition, so how could they steal money and humiliate others?

Lu Rou died, and it was even more strange that his father encountered a flood on the road. From Changwu County to the capital, there was only a section of water, and there had been no reports of shipwrecks in the past. Why did something happen to my father as soon as he entered Beijing? And mother... Lu Zhen's eyes darkened.

 There are four people in a family, and accidents happen frequently within a year. There is no such coincidence in the world.

 Lu Zhen slowly clenched his palms.

Now my mother's body has not been left behind. Those in Changwu County can't tell clearly. There must be a case file in the capital government office about Lu Qian's case, and Lu Rou...

 All answers may only be found in the capital.

There were footsteps outside the door, and Yin Zheng walked in with a porcelain bowl, whispering: "I haven't eaten anything since noon. Girl, I asked them to make some hot porridge... and take a sip to fill your stomach." "

 She put the porcelain bowl on the table, turned to Lu Huan again and said, "The side dishes will be here soon."

Lu Zhen's eyes fell on the porcelain bowl and he didn't move for a long time.

Yin Zheng looked at her face, thought about it, and couldn't help but persuade her: "Girl, I'm sorry..."

She knew that Lu Chen had been away from home for many years, and now that things were different and things were different, it would inevitably be upsetting. However, after encountering this kind of situation, Yin Zheng racked his brains and couldn't think of any words of comfort, so he could only give him stiff words of comfort.

Lu Zhen asked: "Yin Zheng, how long have you been following me?"

Yin Zheng was stunned for a moment and subconsciously replied: "...about half a year."

 “Most of the year…” Lu Yan looked at the lamp on the table.

Yin Zheng felt a little apprehensive. After a while, she heard Lu Zhuo's voice: "In this case, let's say goodbye here."

 “Girl!” Yin Zheng looked at her in disbelief.

Yin Zheng is a brothel girl who was sold into the entertainment industry by her father, a gambler, since she was a child. She was born smart and beautiful, but had an unfortunate fate. She contracted the disease when she was sixteen.

The old madam refused to spend money on her medical treatment, and he thought she smelled bad and could not continue to receive guests. So one night, he asked the servant in the building to roll up the silver zheng in a mat and throw it into a mass grave on Luomei Peak.

Yinzheng was already dying at that time and was just waiting to lose her breath. Unexpectedly, she met Lu Zhuo at the graveyard.

 Lu Zhen carried her back to the mountain and treated her. Later, Yin Zheng's illness was cured.

Yin Zheng still doesn’t know why Lu Zhuo appeared in the graveyard late at night, and she never asked. This cold-looking girl seems to have many secrets. However, since then, Yin Zheng has been following Lu Zhu. Lu Chen once told her that she could leave on her own, but Yin Zheng was different from Lu Chen. She had no home or relatives, and she did not want to fall into the trap of pleasure again. After much thought, she decided to stay with Lu Chen.

 But I didn’t expect that Lu Zhuo would drive him away again today.

"Girl." Yin Zheng knelt down: "But what is wrong with the slave family?" She was a little panicked, "Why did you suddenly drive the slave family away?"

Lu Zhen did not answer her words and walked to the window. It is already getting late and night is falling. Changwu County at night is no longer bustling during the day and is as deserted as before.

“You also heard today that all members of my Lu family will die within a year.” Lu Zhuo looked out the window at the long street. The lanterns under the eaves were faintly swaying, reflecting the young girl’s face particularly brightly.

 “I don’t believe there is such a coincidence in the world.”

"Everything started due to the news of my sister's death. Now there is no one familiar with the Lu family in the entire Changwu County. If we want to find out the truth, the only way is to go to Beijing to confront the Ke family."

She said: "There is something fishy about this matter. I want to go to Beijing."

"Going to the capital?" Yin Zheng forgot about her gaffe and said, "The slave family can go to the capital with the girl. Why should we drive the slave family away?"

Lu Zhen didn't say anything, closed the window, walked back to the table and sat down.

Poria cake was placed on the table. After running around all day, the cake in my arms broke into pieces. The crumbs were blown by the wind and flew up until the table was covered with a layer of white frost.

Her voice was cold and cold, as if through a heavy fog, she said: "Didn't the woman selling cakes say that my second brother went to Beijing and became a villain who stole people's property and insulted women? My father complained, It just happened that the ship fell into the water and sank. Even if my mother didn't do anything, a fire would have broken out in the house and it would have been burned to the ground."

She looked at Yin Zheng, her dark eyes shining brightly under the light: "If I enter Beijing, how do you know I won't be next?"

Yin Zheng was puzzled at first, but when he understood the meaning of Lu Zhuo's words, a chill immediately ran down his spine.

The Lu family died strangely. It was more like they had offended someone than something evil. It's just that the other party can easily wipe out a life. How can ordinary people do this?

Lu Zhen looked at her and said calmly: "Going to the capital here is full of dangers. Since I want to find out the truth about the Lu family, I must confront the people behind it. You are not related to the Lu family, so why should you get involved. It's better to leave here. Go and live a good life in the future.”

"Then the slave family can't leave!" Yin Zheng raised his head and said seriously: "The girl is going to Beijing this time. Since she has to find something, she will definitely need help. Although the slave family is not very agile, she can do well in dealing with people. Xu Huan I can help the girl find out the news. It is better to go to Beijing with two people than alone."

Seeing that Lu Zhuo was still unmoved, Yin Zheng said sincerely: "Besides, the girl also knows that the slave family has no other place to go except following the girl. Although the girl has cured my disease now, I can't say for sure. One day, the disease relapsed..." At this point, a real sadness arose in my heart, "The only person in this world who doesn't dislike me is a girl."

  She was a romantic woman with a heart disease. Ordinary people would have no time to hide when they heard about her, or they would look at her with strange eyes. Only Lu Zhen treated her no differently than ordinary people. Only when she was around Lu Zhen did Yin Zheng feel at ease.

"If the girl saves the slave's life, the slave's life belongs to the girl. Even if the front is a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, going up a mountain of knives and down into a sea of ​​fire, the slave's family will accompany the girl through it."

Although the words were spoken boldly, the speaker lacked confidence and could only look at the person opposite him anxiously, waiting for the other person's answer.

The room was very quiet. After a while, Lu Huan said: "Get up, I'll take you with me."

Yin Zheng was overjoyed, fearing that Lu Zhuo would regret it and jumped up, and hurriedly walked outside. She turned to Lu Zhuo with a smile and said: "Then it's settled, girls can't lie... The side dishes should be ready soon. The slave family urged them to deliver it as soon as possible. The girl had eaten early and had a rest. Since she has to go to Beijing, she has to be on the road again. She still needs to conserve her energy, so she must not waste her energy..."

 She walked away quietly again. In the room, Lu Zhu stood up.

 Half of the lamp on the table was almost burned out, with only a short wick burning orange. Lu Yan lifted the lantern in front of the case, and the weak flame on the table swayed and went out.

 A little ember exploded from the dry lamp and scattered around the lamp. At first glance, it looked like a fine flower.

 The wick explodes, which is a good omen.

Lu Yan looked at the embers in front of him quietly. The pupils reflected the light of the lantern, burning like fire in the dark night.

 Denghuaxiao…

With such a good omen, it seems that the trip to Beijing should go smoothly.

 (End of this chapter)