The Hibiscus Garden was built on the water and filled with soil to form a continent. Buildings were built on top of the continent, from the shore to the top, it was about ten feet long and was connected by a curved bridge. The bridge was paved with limestone and on both sides were white marble railings with carvings of lions, tigers and fierce beasts. The railings were only as high as an adult's waist and on both sides was a river with lotus leaves growing in the water.
Yang Fan tied his horse to a weeping willow tree by the riverside and strolled towards the head of the bridge.
The continent was not small, at a glance, there were at least five or six red buildings and seven or eight pavilions. Yang Fan expected that Dugu Yu would not only entertain guests at one place but booked the entire Hibiscus Garden. That was the behavior of a nouveau riche, not someone from an aristocratic family. However, Dugu Yu's invitation did not specify where he would be invited.
Withdrawing his gaze, Yang Fan saw two servants in green robes and hats looking around at the head of the bridge. Yang Fan's heart stirred and he walked forward, saying, "My surname is Yang, Yang Fan. I was invited by Young Master Dugu to attend the banquet at the Hibiscus Garden. Were these two servants sent by Brother Dugu to welcome me? "
"Ah, yes! Young Master came so early! "
The two servants hurriedly returned the greeting and happily said, "Please wait a moment Young Master, we will report to Young Master to welcome you!"
Finished speaking, one of the servants turned around and ran away.
When Yang Fan heard that they were sent by Dugu Yu to welcome him, he thought that they would lead him to the island and he would be fine. He did not expect them to be so serious and even invite the host to welcome him. He smiled and stopped walking, thinking to himself, "So strict with etiquette and rules, I'm afraid this Dugu Yu is really the family I guessed. But I don't know why he wants to befriend me. Could it be that the two people following behind me were sent by him?"
Thinking of this, Yang Fan subconsciously looked back and saw that the two people leading the horse had disappeared without a trace. He could not help but be startled. If he was not sure that the two people had been following his every step, he would have suspected that he had seen wrongly.
Yang Fan thought for a moment, yet he didn't continue searching for the whereabouts of those two people. At this moment, as far as he was concerned, those two people were most likely sent by Dugu Yu. In this way, it caused him to be even more curious in his heart. What exactly did Dugu Yu intend to do all this?
The river on both sides of the bridge was filled with lotus canals. The lotus leaves gradually withered and the lotus pods stood out. Because this body of water was located on the sunny side, the lotus leaves were often illuminated by the sun. Among the withered lotus leaves, there were some white and some pink, but they were still blooming beautifully.
Yang Fan suddenly discovered a small boat, quietly stopped in the middle of the lotus leaves. Because it did not move at all, Yang Fan had actually overlooked it.
The boat was not big and looked like a canoe. It was pointed like a shuttle. At one end of the boat stood a barefooted boatwoman with rolled up trousers and a bamboo hat on her head. She carried a long pole in her hand. On the other end sat a young girl in moon-white clothes.
The young girl sat at the bow of the boat. The small boat was very shallow and the bow was long and narrow. From afar, it looked like she was sitting in a lotus. Beside her, there was a twin lotus flower blooming. Her graceful figure, pink and delicate colour, and that slender figure filled with spiritual energy complemented each other. It was as if the young girl was also a lotus flower that had just bloomed, a white lotus.
This scene was like a painting, and Yang Fan couldn't help but look at it attentively.
A cool breeze blew gently, the lotus pods swayed slightly, the lotus pods swayed slightly, the water rippled slightly, and the long black hair of the young girl was also gently lifted. Only now did Yang Fan discover that the young girl did not tie her hair in a bun or tie it up. Her long hair was casually tied behind her with a white ribbon.
The wind blew on the lake, but the young girl did not move. Although her beautiful hair was flying, she gave off a feeling of stillness. Extremely stillness!
The young girl was looking into the distance. Her figure was a little lazy, and her expression was very peaceful. But Yang Fan had been watching her, and it seemed to have attracted her attention. She could not help but turn her head, and look at Yang Fan.
The distant mountains were dim, and the clear blue water was clear.
The weeping willow tree beside her danced, and the boat on the water also seemed to be moving, but the young girl was still quiet. Only when she turned her head and looked, and when her black and white eyes met with Yang Fan's gaze, did Yang Fan feel that she was moving.
The sunlight shone on her face, and her snow-white face seemed to become translucent. Black hair, red lips, and snow-white skin, this was an extremely beautiful girl.
Seeing Yang Fan's gaze, the young girl was not embarrassed, nor did she avoid it. She could see that Yang Fan was only looking at her with an appreciative gaze, so the corners of her lips curled up slightly, revealing a clear and shallow smile. The wind came again, blowing the black hair on her shoulder, bringing with it a clear autumn coolness.
Yang Fan smiled and nodded in greeting. At this moment, he only felt that such a beautiful and pure girl should only be born in the Jiangnan water village, wrapped in a gentle embrace, and not placed in this bleak autumn scene, where lotus leaves withered. But on second thought, he felt that there really was no better scenery that could accommodate and highlight her beauty and cleverness.
Her appearance was not absolutely beautiful, at least Wan'er's gentle beauty, Taiping's delicate beauty, Ah Nu's charm, Xiao Man's handsomeness, each with their own characteristics, not inferior to her. Even that Miss Xun Er from the Southern Border's Yaozhou was not inferior to her, but no one had her kind of quiet spirituality.
That kind of scenery, should only belong to the heavens.
Although the young girl was magnanimous, and Yang Fan did not have any thoughts of profanity, only pure appreciation, but it was not good to stare at a girl he did not know for too long, so after a slight smile, he withdrew his gaze. When he withdrew his gaze, he saw Dugu Yu with the boy who ran to report the news, walking quickly from the other end of the small bridge.
Yang Fan was about to step forward, but he had only taken one step when he felt a sense of danger.
When he hurried from the Yaozhou to the Barbarian province, he also had this kind of animal-like vigilance on the way, a pity that the Miao people's blow darts were too silent, he did not avoid them, and in the former capital of the Tang dynasty, it was clear that no one used that thing.
Yang Fan suddenly turned around, and found that four tall and sturdy men, who had unknowingly approached the end of the bridge, were crossing their shoulders, looking at him with unkind eyes.
Yang Fan only took a glance, and from their movements, the position of their toes, and the movement of crossing their shoulders, he could tell that these were four sumo masters, and their skills were most likely not much worse than the eight highly skilled female sumo wrestlers by Princess Taiping's side.
Yang Fan raised his eyebrows, feeling that it was a little troublesome. A martial arts master could easily beat eight or ten ordinary people, but if the opponent was also a martial arts master, and the area was relatively narrow, not allowing him to move around, then it would be more troublesome.
At that time when he stormed into the Prime Minister's residence, he still remembered the time when Princess Taiping's female sumo wrestlers grabbed his ankle and pulled him off the horse. At that time, the female sumo servant did not want to hurt him, but the eyes of the four people in front of him were filled with killing intent.
"Knowing that today's banquet is a little strange, I should have brought that scabbard!"
Yang Fan raised his eyes, looking behind the four sumo wrestlers, and saw eight people slowly walking over from behind. The bodies of these eight people were not as sturdy as the sumo wrestlers, but they were more agile and nimble. The eight of them approached like eight wolves tiptoeing, and the most important thing was that they were all wearing large robes, bulging under the robes, not knowing what kind of weapons they were carrying.
Yang Fan smiled bitterly, "Although I knew that today's banquet was strange, I only guessed that Dugu Yu's goal was not as simple as making friends, who would have thought that this was a Hongmen Banquet?"
Yang Fan turned his head to look, and sure enough, twenty steps behind Dugu Yu, there were also more than ten people following.
He was surrounded, surrounded under the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, at the head of Furong Bridge.
Yang Fan stared at Dugu Yu, the people following behind Dugu Yu were still more than twenty steps away from him. Yang Fan was thinking that if he flew up to meet them, would he be able to seize the opportunity to "capture the leader of the thieves" before those people arrived to help? But before he could move, he discovered that Dugu Yu might not be the "leader of the thieves"!
Dugu Yu had originally come over with extremely fast steps, but when four burly men suddenly appeared behind Yang Fan, Dugu Yu's footsteps stopped for a moment, as if he was a little stunned. When another eight people flashed out from the forest, obviously closing in on Yang Fan, he stopped and turned his head to look behind him. When he turned back again, his face was blank.
If this trap was set up by him, of course there was no need for him to put on a show at this time. Yang Fan's heart immediately moved, "If it's not him, then who wants to deal with me?"
Dugu Yu quickened his pace, almost running towards Yang Fan. There were a few water birds in the lotus leaves, and even a few wild ducks. The small boat and the girl on the boat had been in the lotus leaves for so long, but they had not disturbed these water birds. Dugu Yu's rustling footsteps had scared them away.
The water birds spread their wings, chirping as they flew away.
Yang Fan could not help but sigh, "This Dugu Yu does not know martial arts at all. I would rather Dugu Yu cover his head and run like a rat than let him run up and play the hero." He was surrounded by these people, and although his situation was not very good, but if he had a friend who did not know martial arts, it would be even more difficult for him to escape.
Dugu Yu quickly ran over. Although he did not know martial arts, he was a robust youth. These few steps did not make him gasp for breath, but his breathing was still hurried. That was because of nervousness and anger. "Erlang, what's going on?"
Yang Fan spread out his hands, "I only brought a belly here to eat and drink, I have no enemies in Chang'an. Could it be that they are here for you? "
Dugu Yu's answer was even more brilliant, "In Chang'an, who would dare to seek revenge against me?"
After saying this, Dugu Yu puffed out his chest and walked up with a calm face, "The Dugu family of Chang'an is hosting a banquet for distinguished guests. Who are you ignorant fools? Call your masters over to see me! If you do not give me, Dugu Yu, an explanation for today's matter, then I will have to give you one! "
Dugu Yu's words were said very confidently and very domineering, but it was a pity that after he said these words, those people seemed to have gone deaf. They did react, and their actions were: four sumo masters opened up a pair of large pincers like crabs, took a step sideways, and slightly lowered their shoulders, as if they were about to pounce.
The four of them moved sideways, and had already blocked the bridgehead so that not even a drop of water could leak out. Behind them, the eight strong men in loose robes also took out weapons from under their clothes. When Yang Fan and Dugu Yu saw the weapons in their hands, their faces turned a little pale: they were holding crossbows, military crossbows!
The iron arrows were already on the bowstrings, and their fingers were already on the hanging knives. Arm crossbows that could shoot three hundred steps and pierce through seven layers of walls, even a flying bird would not be able to dodge them!
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