Moti looked at the innocent look on this young man's face. If she hadn't seen the calmness in his eyes, she would have almost believed him and touched his waist with her delicate hands.
"Shua--"
The long sword on Moti's waist was suddenly unsheathed. She was only three to five steps away from the young man. Just for a moment, her body jumped in front of the young man. Unlike the previous county guard and the security guard who had a spear on their neck, the woman had a long sword in her hand. The sword seemed to be heading for a fatal blow.
The sound of the long sword breaking through the air rang in the young man's ears, but the young man still looked innocent and seemed to have no reaction at all. Until the long sword in Moti's hand stopped at the young man's neck, there was still no dodge from the young man. Moti was gone at this moment. There was no way to kill a good person by mistake, so he had to wink at the two county guards beside the young man. The two understood and lowered their horses slightly.
"Boy, we are the Sheriff of Mo County. We have been ordered to patrol Mo County. You can rest assured. If you tell me who you want to go to Yanbei to find, I will order someone to go and check. If there is no problem, I will let you go." Mo Ti thought in her heart. The guard was still on guard, but he couldn't just kill good people indiscriminately based on a little suspicion, so he had to ask again, hoping to find some flaws in the young man's reply.
Gu Xiao smiled bitterly. He couldn't tell that Uncle Li, Lin'er and others had disappeared mysteriously, and Murong Valley was still a place of rumors. Even if he told it, the officers and soldiers of the so-called "County Guards" might not believe it. At that time, it would arouse unreasonable suspicion, and he could only open his mouth to deal with this woman.
"Girl, since I'm looking for someone, I'm naturally anxious. If I wait for you to verify it clearly, it won't be a waste of time for me to look for him again. Besides, the person I'm looking for is not in Yanbei City."
Seeing that he was evading his words, Mo Ti never dared to say who he was going to Yanbei to find. She became even more certain in her heart that this young man was definitely not an ordinary person. In this case, she had to capture him first before making any plans.
When Gu Xiao saw this woman, who was not much older than him, all the thoughts in his heart were reflected on that handsome and heroic face. Seeing that face gradually become colder, the apricot eyes under the sharp eyebrows gradually condensed with determination. , knowing that she was going to take action against him, it seemed that he wanted to rush to Yanbei, and it was impossible not to take action.
Just as he was hesitating whether to capture this girl first as a hostage, Gu Xiao suddenly thought about the person Wan Jun mentioned in the Lingzhou Protectorate Division when he entrusted him with it. Since the girl in front of him was an officer, if he mentioned General Wan, he might It's too eye-catching, why not just use that person...
After gathering his thoughts, Gu Xiao saw the sword in the girl's hand rising again, and quickly said: "Girl, wait a minute."
As soon as these words came out, the two county guards and guards beside him were angered by the young man's words, and immediately shouted: "What girl, your name is Sir Sicheng."
When the young man heard this, he was not angry. He changed his tone and said respectfully: "Sir Cheng, I am willing to report it truthfully."
When Mo Ti saw that the young man was finally willing to let go, he stopped talking. She sheathed the long sword in his hand and said coldly: "Say."
Seeing that there seemed to be hesitation in the young man's eyes, as if he was worried that someone else was around, he ordered the two guards holding horse spears: "You two, please step back."
"Sicheng..." The two of them were worried about their master's safety, so they were not willing to let Mo Ti face the young man alone. It could be seen that their master Sicheng's eyebrows were slightly raised, and they knew that if they persisted, their fiery temper would explode, and the two of them would I have been following Moti for a long time, and I know very well that Moti has a fiery temper that can be triggered at the first moment, so I have to step back three or five steps to be on guard.
"Okay, let's talk." Moti was sure that this young man was an unusual person. He kept his hand on the sword at his waist and asked while on guard.
Gu Xiao looked at the girl's solemn face and her almond-shaped eyes flashing with caution. He felt a little dazed for a moment, as if he had seen the girl in green with a smile like a flower, and forgot to speak.
Mo Ti saw the young man looking at her intently with a frivolous look. He couldn't help but get angry. He unsheathed his sword again and shouted angrily: "You dare to use lies to deceive this Sicheng."
A few steps away, a group of county guards and guards saw their master drawing his sword. They thought that the young man wanted to do harm to their master, so they all shouted angrily and stepped forward to surround the young man.
Gu Xiao just came back to his senses at this time. Just now, he was temporarily distracted because the girl's apricot eyes were similar to Lin'er. Now that he saw that the other party had misunderstood him, he couldn't help but secretly cursed himself and prepared to explain.
"Take it, take it back to the Sheriff's Department first and then investigate it carefully."
Moti was not willing to give the young man another chance. In his rage, he let out a light scold, and the county guards surrounding the young man stepped forward to capture him.
Gu Xiao was about to explain, but he saw smoke and dust billowing behind several people, and then the sound of horse hooves came. For some reason, he raised his eyes and looked up.
Not only was Gu Xiao attracted by the smoke from the horseshoes, but Mo Ti and the county guard who were surrounding the young man were also attracted by the sound and turned their heads to look.
More than ten cavalrymen came on horseback, and the leader was the county governor Si Mojiang. But at this time, he did not follow Moti's order and led twenty cavalrymen to support him. The moment he saw Moti in the distance, it was already Speak loudly.
"Lord Sicheng!"
When the sound came, more than ten riders had arrived. Mo Jiang turned over and dismounted. He didn't care to appease the horse's neighing, and quickly rushed in front of the people who were besieging Gu Xiao.
"How come there are only ten people here? Forget it...they are here just in time. Mo Jiang, take down this disciple for me, Sicheng..."
Unexpectedly, before Mo Ti could finish her words, she was interrupted by Mo Jiang: "Lord Sicheng, what's wrong, those bandits got the news from nowhere and sneaked into the city while the Lord was not in Mo County... "
"What? There are more than a hundred guards guarding the county...how many of them are there?" Mo Ti heard this and saw clearly that Mo Jiang was covered in blood, his face was pale, and he seemed to be seriously injured, and behind him The same is true for more than ten riders.
Mo Tihua's face turned pale. On weekdays, even if they came to harass and plunder, the bandits would only dare to attack at night. But now it was noon, but they dared to sneak attack. Could it be that they knew that they had led people out of the city, so they Dare to commit plunder in broad daylight...
Thinking of this, she turned her head angrily. Moti's eyebrows were raised and her almond-shaped eyes were wide open. At this time, her first reaction was that this young man was the bait sent by the thieves to lure her out of the city so that she could get some relief. Thieves can take advantage of the opportunity to attack the city.
"Only...only a dozen riders." Mo Jiang only saw Lord Sicheng glaring at the innocent-looking young man in green shirt in front of him. He didn't care about what happened here and hurriedly confessed.
"Bastard, I ask you to practice martial arts diligently on weekdays, but only ten people can enter Mo County? I, a hundred-person county guard, can't even stop ten people."
Mo Ti scolded angrily, ignoring Mo Jiang who was about to explain, he quickly turned around, got on his horse, and ordered to the county guard who surrounded the young man in green shirt: "Get him, follow me back to Mo County for support. "
After receiving the order, all the guards took out Mu Zhi with their spears, stepped forward quickly, and locked the young man's hands.
Gu Xiao saw that the Sicheng woman refused to listen to his explanation and was about to capture him. He originally wanted to break through the siege of a few people and go straight to Yanbei City, but he remembered that after all, this Mo County was also under the rule of Yanbei, not to mention that he wanted to Using Wan Jun's name, he sent people to track down the entrance to Murong Valley for him. If he ignores the law now, he will make things difficult for General Wan.
Having made up his mind, the county guard still cuffed his hands with Namuji.
The guards were about to search their bodies, but they were stopped by Mo Ti, who was already on horseback behind him: "We can't control that much anymore. Let's go back to Mo County first, get rid of the bandits, and then we can make a long-term plan."
After everyone heard what their master said, they gave up the idea of searching him and brought the young man's horse. When Gu Xiao heard what the girl said, he pretended to be incompetent in martial arts and got on the horse with the help of the county guard.
Seeing everyone mounting their horses, Moti was already impatient and worried about the people of Mo County. He hurriedly clamped the horse's belly, took everyone with him, and headed towards Mo County.
The sentry post was not far from Mojun, but for more than half an hour, Gu Xiao, who was holding Mu Zhi and following closely behind the county guard, had already seen the gate of Mojun.
In broad daylight, there should have been many people passing by at the city gate, but at this time, the Mojun city gate was empty.
Gu Xiao was curious, and then he remembered that half an hour ago, Mo Jiang's guard came to report that bandits had entered the city... He was still thinking, after all, this Mo County can be regarded as the land of the ten counties in Yanbei, and there are General Wan's elite troops were stationed. How could such a blind thief dare to attack the prefecture and county? When everyone had already entered the city on horseback, the scene in front of him left Gu Xiao stunned.
The merchants' goods were scattered on the street, and the ground was in a mess. The shops along the street had damaged doors and windows, and were scattered everywhere. There were actually many corpses of ordinary people lying there, including the county guards wearing the same attire as the guards who captured him. The corpses were on the side.
"How could it be so? It is said that General Wan is very good at running the army and loves the people. How could he allow such bandits to harm the people like this? In this short period of time, he could kill so many people. These bandits are not ordinary thieves. ..." Gu Xiao was angry in his heart that the bandits were killing so indiscriminately, but when Qi Yun's officers and soldiers came to arrest him, he heard the voice of Sicheng in front of him.
"Mo Jiang... Where are the remaining common people, and where are the thieves." Mo Ti had already drawn his sword in his hand, holding the reins in one hand, and looking around for traces of the thieves with a pair of almond-shaped eyes.
"Sir, the group of thieves who came to plunder this time are all masters. There are more than a hundred of us, and we can't stop it. That's why I led more than ten people to risk their lives and go out of the city to avenge you... Before I leave, let the remaining The guards of the county guard led the people to fight and retreat, and went to our county guard's office. Isn't there a way there..."
Before Mo Jiang finished speaking, he saw Si Cheng raising his hand to stop him from continuing. Looking into Si Cheng's eyes, he knew that she was wary of the young man with Mu Zhi... The red armor flashed, and Mo Ti was already The horses galloped towards the direction of the Sheriff. Although several people were injured, they could not care about anything else. They were worried that Sicheng was in danger, so they rode their horses to protect him.
When he arrived at the so-called Sheriff's Office, Gu Xiao looked intently and saw the corpses of Si Wei scattered everywhere. The Sicheng girl who had arrived first was already standing there like a sculpture.
There were more than a hundred guardsmen left alive, and Gu Xiao was stunned. Only then did he understand why the Sicheng girl was so wary of her appearance. These bandits dared to enter the city in broad daylight, plunder, and kill so many officers and soldiers.
"How could this happen...how could this happen..."
Gu Xiao only saw the back of the girl in red armor and cloak muttering to herself. She seemed to be lightly shrugging her shoulders and frowning, secretly sighing that this northern land was not as peaceful as Lingzhou and Liangzhou... .
But before Gu Xiao could come to his senses, he could already hear the sound of a long sword piercing the air. He looked up and saw a man in brown armor carrying a long sword and slashing towards his neck.
Just as he was about to dodge, he heard Mo Jiang say from the side: "Sicheng, no."
Seeing Mo Jiang's obstruction, the guards quickly stepped forward and stopped Lord Sicheng, whose eyes were red and he was holding a sword to kill the young man.
"What are you doing? I will kill this thief and avenge my brothers..." Mo Ti seems to have lost his mind. These hundreds of guards are all Mo Jun's son-in-law. Now none of them are alive. Mo Ti doesn't want to think about it anymore. When they interrogate this young man again, they don't care whether he is a spy sent by the bandits or a bait. They just want to kill him to relieve their hatred.
"Sir Cheng, wait a minute, let's check if the people are safe first, and then kill the thief before it's too late..." Mo Jiang admonished. He also wanted to kill the young man to vent his anger and avenge these brothers who were still talking and laughing yesterday. But he also knew that the Sheriff's Department was only used by General Wan to report to the imperial court to protect the people from bandits, and had no role in deciding cases, reviewing cases and executing executions.
Moreover, the patrol general Gao Deng had always coveted Mo Sicheng's beauty. If he got caught, wouldn't he have given Gao Deng an excuse to embarrass Sicheng and followed the governor Sicheng who had served many times? He regarded Moti as his niece, how could he just watch her fall into the tiger's mouth.
This sentence seemed to wake Moti up, and he quickly turned around with his sword in hand and ran towards the governor's office.
Some people died, but not completely...
