Looking at the leaving figure, Hong Tao didn't know the identity of the other party at all, but thinking of the advice given by the other party, he really should consider it.
If he remains like this, he will never be able to avenge his father and family, even for the rest of his life.
He clenched his fists and already had the answer in his heart. He looked towards the north.
Looking at the secret passage in front of him, with Jin Yiwei's ability, it was only a matter of time before he found him, and he hurried to a house outside the city.
Looking at the horses in the yard and standing alone at the gate, I couldn't help but feel lonely.
"Master, you are back. Everyone, please get on your horses and leave."
An old man walked out of the house. He used to be a servant of the Hong family. Because he was too old, he left the Hong family and came to the outside of the city.
Hong Chengyu came here a few days ago and wanted to make this place a base to support their departure. The old man didn't hesitate at all.
When I saw the door of the yard opened, I saw Hong Tao standing at the door, and walked over staggeringly, thinking that everyone was back. I was afraid that people would be seen at the door, so I walked to the door anxiously, wanting to put all the people away. People are called in.
When I came to Hong Tao, I found that there was no one outside the yard. I looked at Hong Tao at a loss and wanted to know where the others had gone.
"They're not coming back."
Hong Tao held back tears and kept them from flowing out of his eyes. Although some people in the clan did not deal with him, in the end they were still members of the Hong family. The bones were broken but the tendons were still attached.
"Master, please leave quickly. The Jin Yiwei will definitely come to catch you. The further you run, the better. This is the dry food I made for you. Take it with you to eat on the way."
The old man quickly brought over a fast horse, took out the dry food that had been prepared, hung it on the horse's back and said.
"Uncle Ding, please leave with me. When the Jin Yiwei comes here, they will never let you go."
Looking at the old man in front of him, Hong Tao initially suspected that this failure might be his secret, but he still wanted to confirm it because he didn't believe that a person who had watched him grow up would betray him.
Seeing the tears on the old man's cheek, Hong Tao knew that he was wrong, put his hand on the old man's shoulder and said.
"If I leave, where else can I go? If I leave with the young master, it will definitely delay the young master. If I stay here, I can delay it for a while."
After listening to Hong Tao's words, the old man wiped his tears with his sleeves, shook his head and said.
"No, the Hong family is finished now. You are my only relative, I must take you away!"
Hong Tao looked at the old man and couldn't bear to see his clansmen leave him again. He left alone, and his conscience was really hard to let go.
"Master, if you don't leave, this old slave will have no choice but to fight to the death!"
Listening to Hong Tao talking like this, the old slave felt warm in his heart, his eyes were filled with determination for an instant, he took out a dagger from his boot and put it on his neck and said.
"Ding Bo!"
Hong Tao looked at Ding Bo's actions and staggered back for fear of hurting him.
Unexpectedly, the Hong family was already in this state, and Ding Bo threatened his life for his own sake.
"Take care of yourself!"
Looking at Ding Bo's determined eyes, he got on his horse and galloped away.
Capital slums.
Xichang Jinyiwei also discovered the passage Hong Tao left from the slum. Everyone followed the secret passage to the outside of the city.
"Duke, follow the footprints and see that there were two people standing here. One went there and the other went here."
There were tracking experts in the West Factory who searched for clues on the ground and came to Wang Chengen to report.
"Sir, there is a family over there who has been a servant of the Hong family for more than 20 years. The Hong family who ran away must have gone in that direction!"
The men looked into the distance, suddenly remembered something, and reported to Wang Chengen.
"Then who do you think will be walking over there?"
Wang Chengen already knew about the escaped Hong family, but he was curious about the person who brought Hong Tao out, and looked in the opposite direction.
"It should be the Hong family who are responsible for the response outside. I will lead people to chase him now!"
"Okay, if you don't catch two sticks of incense, you can return to the city on your own."
Wang Chengen looked in that direction, feeling that it would not be that simple, and gave instructions to the Jin Yiwei who went to follow.
"As you command!"
The Jin Yiwei in the city also rode outside the city. The pursuing Jin Yiwei mounted their horses and chased in that direction.
"Those who don't have horses, go back to the city and continue searching to see if any fish have slipped through the net!"
"Everyone else, follow me!"
Wang Chengen led a group of people and continued in the direction Hong Tao left.
"Sir, it's the yard in front!"
Jin Yiwei came outside the courtyard, and his men pointed at the courtyard and said.
"Go and take a look at the situation!"
Looking at the closed courtyard, Wang Chengen looked at a subordinate and said.
The subordinates tried the courtyard door and found that it was locked from the inside. They looked at the low courtyard wall and jumped into the courtyard.
Seeing the scene in front of them, the subordinates were immediately shocked.
Zhila~
Then the yard was opened from the inside. Wang Chengen did not dismount, but moved forward on horseback.
Seeing that the yard was full of horse corpses, an old man was lying on it with a dagger stuck in his chest.
"Are there any traces?"
Wang Chengen looked at the person responsible for following him, looking for clues on the ground. He didn't speak and asked him anxiously.
"Sir, judging from the clues on the ground, the other party has already ridden a horse and headed north. Judging from the appearance of the feces, he may have gone half a stick of incense. Even if we catch up now, we may not be able to catch up."
The tracking expert lowered his head and reported the clues he had checked to Wang Chengen.
"Let's bury this old man, he can be considered a figure!"
In order to prevent the Jin Yiwei from catching Hong Tao, the old man killed all the remaining horses in the yard and then committed suicide with a knife. He did not want the other party to get the news about Hong Tao from his mouth.
Wang Chengen saw that the other party had gone north, and he also knew what the other party wanted to do. Even if he chased him, it would be useless. He thought that one person could not overcome the big waves, so he led the people back to the capital.
The people responsible for tracking the other footprints had already returned to the capital and stood at the gate of the city.
"Duke, we are incompetent and did not catch each other!"
The person responsible for tracking saw Wang Chengen coming back on horseback, and quickly lowered his head and knelt on the ground to apologize.
"It's okay, everyone, get up. It's been a hard day. Everyone should go back and rest early."
Seeing that all his subordinates were busy with work, although he had strict requirements, he still had to distinguish between occasions. Everyone worked hard all night. If he was punished at this time, he would probably be in the hearts of the people below. Leaves a bad image.
