Chapter 248: Lost and regained

Xiao Fan rode his horse and quickly left the school ground and continued to pursue the three brothers Zhu Gaochi. At this moment, there were only these three people in his eyes, and he was determined to stop them, but he didn't know that he had accidentally shot his slingshot and inexplicably became the top martial artist in the martial arts competition today.

God sometimes likes to joke with the world, some jokes are malicious, and some jokes are kind.

However, after the dignified Marquis Chengyi and the commander of the Jinyiwei, Lord Xiao, had the title of martial arts top scholar after having these two dazzling halos. I am afraid no one can tell whether this joke was good or bad.

Xiao Fan had no idea that the school ground where thousands of people were watching had caused huge waves because of him, and he was still focused on pursuing the three brothers of the Zhu family.

Not far ahead is the northern city gate of the capital. If they were allowed to leave the northern city gate, there would be many small paths outside the capital, and it would be more difficult to pursue. Although the Jinyiwei secret spies all over the world, these three people might not be able to escape from the capital. However, it is difficult to guarantee that there would be any mistakes in the middle. Xiao Fan could not afford this risk.

Amid the chaotic sound of horse hooves, the north city gate was getting closer and closer. The three Zhu brothers who were running in front were looking at the ancient city gate ahead. The panic-like faces also showed a look of hope. They also knew that as long as they left the city, they would be much easier to avoid the pursuit of the Jinyiwei. If they were lucky, they might be able to reach the north bank of the Yangtze River without any danger. As long as they crossed the Yangtze River, they would be completely safe.

Thinking of this, the three brothers hurriedly whipped the mule and horse under their crotch. The mule and horse were in pain, and raised their hooves and rushed forward to speed up.

Xiao Fan was anxious and turned his head to shout at his subordinates behind him, "Who knows the shortcut? Go around in front and intercept them!"

"Sir, this is the only straight road leading to the city gate, which is closest..." The captain behind him said anxiously.

"Fuck!" The gentle commander Xiao of the Jinyiwei finally couldn't help but curse a swear word.

A fierce light flashed in his eyes, Xiao Fan turned around and said viciously: "Who brought the powerful crossbow? Shoot them for me!"

Everyone behind him shook their heads together.

Xiao Fan was so angry that his face turned red: "I don't even bring all the standard configurations when I go to work. I don't have any skills except scaring the people! I'll start a rectification campaign for you when I go back!"

Everyone was ashamed: "…………”

It was only dozens of feet away from the northern city gate. Seeing that the three brothers of the Zhu family were about to escape from the capital, it would take a lot of trouble to capture them later. At this time, an accident happened.

There are always some surprises in this world that make people surprised, such as the current accident.

When the three brothers of the Zhu family were about to rush into the city gate passage, an old man in a sloppy Taoist robe appeared in the middle of the city gate passage. He held an oil paper bag with one hand and twisted a thin piece of meat from the paper bag with the other hand, raised his head and put it in his mouth to chew it, and ate while walking, with a leisurely and intoxicated expression. He didn't realize that he had blocked other people's life passages, and did not find that the mules and horses of the three brothers of the Zhu family were getting closer and closer to him...

Zhu Gaoxu, who was running in the front, looked up and saw an old Taoist priest standing in the middle of the road. The mule and horse he was riding were only more than meter away. Zhu Gaoxu was so scared that he was scattered and pointed at the old Taoist priest and shouted: "Old ghost! Let me go..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the old Taoist priest finally came to his senses from the intoxication of food. He turned his head in surprise and saw a pair of big and shiny black... horse eyes, which were close to him.

The old Taoist priest was also scared and shivered, and said in a lost voice: "The situation of the gods and horses?"

Bang!

"Ah—" With a shrill scream, the old Taoist priest was knocked away by Zhu Gaoxu's mule and horse, and a graceful arc was drew in the air, and then he fell heavily to the ground. The oil paper bag in his hand also fell not far away, and it was miserable, like a car accident scene.

The old Taoist priest was knocked away by a horse, and the three brothers of the Zhu family couldn't get better. After this obstacle, the mules and horses were frightened and neighed one after another, stopping and turning around, and refused to take another step no matter how hard they beat them.

As soon as the three brothers of the Zhu family showed a desperate expression, Xiao Fan and the fast horses of the Jinyiwei also arrived. Without saying a word, everyone stepped forward to surround the three of them, drew their swords and shouted at the three of them, "Dropping off the horse quickly, if you dare to resist, kill them on the spot!"

The three of them were trembling with fear. Zhu Gaochi's fat body was trembling with trembling, and they rolled up waves of flesh after wave. The pale lips stammered a few times. Finally, they couldn't stand the fierce murderous aura of the surrounding Jinyiwei. With the fat legs, they squirted, like a round meat ball, and got off the horse with difficulty. With Zhu Gaochi taking the lead, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui did not dare to resist. They got off the horse without saying a word. The three of them were dejectedly surrounded by Jinyiwei, sighing desperately on their faces.

Xiao Fan got off the horse and breathed a sigh of relief. He could see the scene just now clearly, and he recognized at a glance that the unlucky old Taoist priest who was knocked away by the horse was his master, Taixu.

Why are all the unlucky things in this world encountered by Taixu? From the day Xiao Fan met him, this old man seemed to be unlucky all the time, and the unlucky process was very incredible, breaking through human imagination...

Xiao Fan felt that this might be related to Taixu's name. Taixu's name was filled with bad luck when it heard it. It was difficult for the old man to survive for more than 130 years...

However, Xiao Fan still appreciated the unlucky thing Taixu encountered this time, and accidentally solved a huge problem for him. This unlucky guy might be his own lucky star. Xiao Fan made a very kind decision not to persuade his master to change his name for the time being...

The three brothers of the Zhu family were trapped. Xiao Fan ignored them after he felt relieved. He got off his horse and ran to Taixu quickly squatted down, saying sadly: "Master... Master, are you okay?"

Taixu lay on the ground without even moaning. When he heard Xiao Fan's cry, the ill-fated centenarian unlucky man trembled a few times, then raised his head, glanced blankly at the front, and saw the oil paper bag falling not far from him. Taixu lit up his eyes, stretched out his withered and trembling hands, and slowly crawled towards the oil paper bag with difficulty...

The moment his finger was about to touch the paper bag, Xiao Fan grabbed his legs and dragged them back, and said anxiously: "Master... Are you talking? Didn't you get a problem?"

"Woo——" Taixu whimpered, and his old eyes suddenly fell with turbid tears, his expression twisted into a ball in pain, and then he stretched out his hand again, wriggling inch by inch at the oil paper bag...

Seeing that Taixu was still moving, Xiao Fan relieved and said happily: "Master has done so beautifully this time! He sacrificed his life to stop the mule and made great contributions to the court. What kind of crazy is this? - You are simply the eternal idol in your disciple's heart."

Taixu turned a deaf ear, still trembling his hands, crawling towards the oil-paper bag with difficulty...

Xiao Fan was so excited that he grabbed Taixu's legs and dragged them back, leaving five unwilling and aggrieved scratches on the ground...

"Master, don't move around... You have solved the big trouble for your disciple. Your disciple will report to you today. Please ask the emperor to give you a real person. You must not let your master be beautiful. Then, your disciple will give you a golden signboard. You can walk around the world in the future... Master, do you feel that happiness is almost exploded?"

“…………”

Taixu felt that he was about to explode, but it was definitely not because of happiness...

Squirming again, wriggling... The oil paper bag is getting closer and closer to him, and the dawn of victory is revealed on Taixu's face...

Xiao Fan stood up, walked to Taixu, and slapped it on the oil paper bag, shattering all Taixu's thoughts, and Taixu's face suddenly became dark...

"Master, I always knew that you were the best. When I met you in Jiangpu, I felt that I had caught a wild Ultraman. The feeling of fulfillment and comfort suddenly filled my body with more than 36,000 pores..."

Taixu looked up at Xiao Fan, tears had flowed into a river...

"Master, what's wrong with you?"

"What kind of evil did I do? I just passed by and bought a slap of oil..." Taixu buried his face on the ground and cried in tears.

“…………”

When Xiao Fan's smiling face appeared in the eyes of the three brothers of the Zhu family, their faces became more and more gray.

Xiao Fan looked at them with a smile, his eyes like an old cat staring at the three little rats. The three little rats lowered their heads tremblingly.

After a while, Xiao Fan smiled and said, "The three princes are so anxious to leave the city, where are they going?"

The three of them looked at each other, but they didn't say anything.

After a long time, Zhu Gaochi plucked up his courage and smiled: "Mr. Xiao, we...we are just..."

After a while, Zhu Gaochi couldn't find a reason to explain what he was doing today, and his face was so embarrassed that he blushed.

Xiao Fan smiled and said without a smile: "You ran away without even saying hello. Could it be that you want to escape back to Peking?"

The three of them were shocked, and Zhu Gaochi hurriedly shook his hand and said, "No, no, how could we be so bold? Lord Xiao misunderstood..."

Xiao Fan sneered: "Didn't you escape back to Peking, is it going out for a walk?"

The three of them were silent: “………”

Xiao Fan glanced at the three of them coldly. After a long time, he suddenly smiled, hooked Zhu Gaochi's shoulder and walked back, and said softly: "My brother-in-law is so naughty. Forget it this time, I won't be allowed to do this in the future..."

When the three of them heard this, they finally realized that their lives had been saved, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhu Gaochi was hooked by Xiao Fan on his shoulders, and he forced himself to smile and nodded repeatedly.

After walking a few steps, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but say sincerely: "Brother-in-law,...we really went out of the city for an outing."

"Get out! Come on!"

He politely sent the three brothers of the Zhu family back to the villa. Xiao Fan also sent hundreds of Jinyi lieutenants to guard the villa until they were airtight. Their faces became even worse than those of the dead. They knew that it was impossible for them to return to Peking in their lifetime.

The trouble was solved. Xiao Fan returned to the yamen of the Fushi Office. He was in a good mood now, so good that he couldn't help but want to hum a little song. He felt that he was a very capable person. This ability was specifically reflected in... he was lucky.

Those who want to achieve great things must not only have the ability, but also have to lack luck.

Qin Emperor and Han Wu, Tang Emperor and Song Zu, if they were born to fall to death when they were walking, choked to death when drinking water, and choked to death when they were eaten, how could they have made great achievements later?

Unlucky people will never achieve great things, this is the truth.

So, luck is really a very important thing.

——Xiao Fan’s luck seems to be very good today, really good.

As soon as he stepped into the threshold of the yamen, Xiao Fan found that the yamen and thousands of households gathered together, and his expression was so excited that he was talking about something. His faces were red, and his eyes were covered with blood and red. He gathered in groups of three or five. The entire courtyard in front of the second hall of the yamen was chirping and noisy as in the western market.

Xiao Fan was stunned: "What's wrong with you? The prison was robbed, or was it that the yamen was thrown away by manure?"

When everyone saw Xiao Fan coming in, they were silent for a moment in the yard. Finally, they rushed forward, filled with smiles, bowed and said congratulations. Xiao Fan opened his eyes wide and looked at them, and was confused by everyone.

"Stop!" Xiao Fan shouted impatiently: "What's going on? Explain it clearly! What's congratulations to me?"

Before everyone could answer, they heard firecrackers ringing outside the yamen and gongs and drums. When they opened the middle door of the yamen, they saw that there were crowds of people outside, and the treacherous parties in the court, eunuchs in the palace, and leaders of all levels of Jinyiwei gathered outside the yamen.

A Hanlin attendant scholar wearing a fourth-rank official uniform hurriedly entered the door with a roll of yellow silk. In front of Xiao Fan, who was shocked and ecstatic, he slowly spread the yellow silk and said in a deep voice: "With the will, Chengyi Hou, and the commander of the Jinyi Guard, Xiao Fan, knelt down and listened to the imperial edict--"

Xiao Fan hurriedly tidy up his clothes and knelt down to the officials who announced the orders. Everyone around him also knelt down and bowed down, calming his breath and did not dare to make any sound.

The official cleared his throat, slowly spread the yellow silk in his hand, and recited: "The Emperor of the Heavenly Continental Continent, and said: "The emperor who has sincerity and righteousness, and the commander of the Jinyiwei Xiao Fan is friendly, filial and kind, respectful and cautious in his heart, good at the previous achievements, be kind and kind, civil and political diligent, and martial arts are also honored. In the 31st year of the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, you will bravely win the first place in the martial arts and martial arts. You are a scholar and brave in the first place in the martial arts and martial arts. You are a scholar and you will be the best in the country. You will be the best in the martial arts and martial arts. You will be the best in the golden list and the top scholar. You will be the first in the imperial examination. You will be the best in the golden list. You will be the best in the imperial examination for three days. You will be kind to Hetian's family and increase your family's family. You will announce to the world. You will be aware of this!"

After reading the imperial edict, the official put up a smile on his face, held the imperial edict in respectful hands to Xiao Fan, and said with a flattering smile: "Marquis, oh, no, the top scholar, please accept the imperial edict..."

Xiao Fan looked puzzled. The ancient texts in the imperial edict were too obscure and profound. He didn't understand a single sentence. When the official called the top scholar, Xiao Fan was startled. He looked around and said in surprise: "Zhuang...Zhuang Yuangong? Who is the top scholar?"

"Of course, you are the top scholar in Kewu today. When I was elected by the son of the emperor, the imperial edict was clearly stated..."

Xiao Fan pointed at his nose with his back finger, his eyes wider than the copper bell, and he was so scared that he even changed his tone: "I... am the top scorer? Which one is the top scorer? When did he become the first scorer?"

The official smiled and his face was full of pleats, saying, "The top scholar should not be modest now. You are showing off your power in the school field today. You beat the second martial arts champion with a slingshot. Who else would this top scholar be if you weren't?"

Xiao Fan's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and after a while, he explained patiently: "I played with a slingshot today, but I just hit a idle person kneeling in the school ground waiting..."

The official also patiently told him: "The idle man who you hit in the school field is the second-tier martial arts master in the current science department. At that time, he was about to kneel down and be named the emperor as the top scorer. Strictly speaking, he was not considered idle man at that time, and he was kneeling there and had some serious business..."
Chapter completed!