By the time Gu Xiao and Xiaodouzi arrived outside Yunxiang Pavilion, avoiding the patrolling Yanbei soldiers on the street, it was already close to the ugly time.
Instead of rushing into the wing, Gu Xiao visited Yunxiang's attic for a while, but Miss Jiang and others were nowhere to be seen. He was increasingly worried. Looking at Xiaodouzi who was still sleeping soundly in his arms, he decided to go back to the room first and leave his daughter behind. After the baby is settled, let’s make plans.
Seeing the people watching on the street going home, comforted by the patrolling soldiers, the street gradually returned to quiet. Gu Xiao used Qinggong, crossed the main street, reached the back alley, and jumped into the house.
The moment he climbed through the window and entered, Gu Xiao sensed that there was someone in the room. He had agreed with Miss Jiang and others to meet at Yunxiang Pavilion, but he did not tell them the location of the wing where he lived. They should not be in the room at the moment.
After thinking about this, without having time to think too much, Gu Xiao hugged Xiaodouzi tightly with one hand and protected him in his arms, while the other hand was already caressing the Moon-Breaking Sword Box behind him.
Just as Duanyue was about to unsheath, she heard Miss Jiang's voice in the room.
"Muyi! It's me."
Hearing the familiar voice, Gu Xiao couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, and his hand stroking the sword box slowed down a bit, looking for the sound, and saw Miss Jiang and others slowly walking out from the corner of the wing.
"Brother Mu, don't blame Miss Jiang and I. It was you who left in a hurry. You only mentioned Yunxiang Pavilion but did not tell us where the wing was. Miss Jiang was worried about you, so we had no choice but to use tracking methods to find this place and dig in. In your room." Yandianguo walked out from the corner and teased.
Hearing the words, the young man turned his head to look at Jiang Ningxue's pretty face with a chill. His tense nerves relaxed a little. The experience tonight made the young man feel a little tired, but having these two friends around really made him feel at ease. .
"Brother Chi, stop saying those useless words and tell him the results of our pursuit." Looking at the young man putting the girl in his arms on the couch, Jiang Ningxue didn't ask much, just turned to the pipe pot and asked him Tell yourself about the two tracking.
When Yantai Guo heard about the pursuit, he immediately stopped his smile, frowned and said, "Strange to say, considering that the tea in the room is still warm and the charcoal fire has not been extinguished, the people in the room cannot escape very far... After we split up, I used the tracking method and chased him all the way, but there was no trace. You think it's strange or not."
Gu Xiao had just settled down Xiaodouzi, and when he heard Yandianguo's words about tracking them, he immediately wondered: "Even Brother Chixin's tracking method can't find any trace of them?"
"Yes, Duan is strange. If your inference is at a loss, even though He Ji had the help of the masked man, they still had a few people with them. Ruona Murong... was also captured by He Ji. It should have been more difficult to escape. The difficulty is that Brother Chi Xin and I have been chasing him for a long time, but we have not been able to get any clues." Jiang Ningxue took the cigarette pot and frowned slightly as she talked about the pursuit.
Seeing the young man turning to himself with a puzzled look, Yandianguo also nodded and said: "What Miss Jiang said is indeed true. Logically speaking, the smell of charcoal fire in that room was strong. It wasn't long before I left. If I went after him, I would definitely not miss it." Any smell...weird, very strange."
Gu Xiao saw that the two of them seemed to be feeling guilty for not being able to find any clues, especially Yandianguo, whose brows were filled with self-blame. He immediately relaxed his brows and joked to Yandianguo.
"Xu Shichi has been smoking for a long time, and his chest and abdomen are full of the smell of the pipe. The two smells are intertwined...Brother Chi, don't worry, He Ji is cunning, not to mention the masked man to help. Yanbei has sealed off the city, and as long as they are still in the city, we will definitely be able to find their whereabouts."
The young man's words made Yandianguo feel less guilty. Jiang Ningxue also agreed with the young man's words. Yanbei closed the city, and even if He Ji concealed his whereabouts, there would always be a day when the trap was revealed.
"By the way, Brother Chi, Miss Jiang, has General Sun returned to the army?" The young man remembered the discussion with the Fu brothers and asked where General Sun was.
"I wonder if you have heard the shocking noise at night. General Sun is worried about the safety of the people and has returned to the army to lead his troops to pacify the people." Yandian Guo told the young man where General Sun had gone.
After hearing Yandian Guo's words, the young man separated himself from the two of them, and told them in detail about the general's night banquet, the attack on Tonggu Xuan and the murder of the drug shop. They were both shocked when they heard about the previous entanglement with Daoming.
"I see, I didn't expect that those thieves and bandit leaders didn't
After escaping from the North, he was hiding in Yanbei City. So, Tongguxuan is a bandit's lair? "
"Yes, the situation in Yanbei is about to be chaotic. Tomorrow will be the power of military regulations. The two generals of Fu and I have agreed... I want to ask Miss Jiang and Brother Chixin to find General Sun and lead three patrols outside the city. Entering the city, if Shan Bin really takes the risk, we must protect Yanbei." The young man told the truth what he had in mind.
Jiang Ningxue nodded slightly. The young man's words were indeed good. If he could lead the army into the city, it would not only deter Shan Bin, but also protect the people. However, he also heard some clues from the young man's tone, and immediately said: "Then you Why don't you go out of the city with us?"
"My stay is because it is a day of military regulations. I will secretly guard outside the Yunlai Inn. In case the patrol troops don't arrive, Shan Bin will take action first. I can resist for a while. Secondly, no matter what happens, Shan Bin will take action first. Ji's whereabouts are still that of the bandit leader, and I want to find out more today."
Seeing that Miss Jiang was still about to speak, Gu Xiao stopped her and said, "Miss Jiang, without further ado, while there is chaos in Yanbei City right now, let's go find General Sun and try to get out of the city."
Seeing the look in the young man's eyes, Jiang Ningxue knew that he had made up his mind, and immediately said no more. Gu Xiao looked back at the girl who was still sleeping soundly on the couch. She was so shocked by her sleep that she couldn't bear to wake him up, so she immediately found her from the room. Paper and pen, and a letter left behind, stating that Xiaodouzi would wait for her return in the inn, and stuffed it into the quilt on the bed.
The three of them didn't wait any longer. They gently opened the window and saw that the street outside the window had gradually calmed down under the dedicated efforts of Yanbei's soldiers. They immediately turned over and walked out, each using their Qinggong skills, towards the south gate of Yanbei City...
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Under the south gate of Yanbei, General Sun Pian was leading his soldiers back from the city. After struggling for half a night, all the soldiers were exhausted. Despite this, no one complained. They joined the army to protect the country and the people.
"The city has been sealed off, but I didn't expect that the ordinary Tongguxuan would cause such a trouble." A team leader spoke in a low voice on horseback to the captain beside him.
The captain also frowned and made a silent gesture to the corps commander, indicating that he was leading the army. The silent general said in a low voice: "Haven't you seen our general look like that? In his heart , treat the people as sons, and what we saw tonight, it’s best not to mention it casually, and let’s see how our general handles it.”
"What else can we do? I heard that General Shan has been alerted by this matter, but for some reason he has not received General Shan's military orders." The corps commander said in a low voice.
The school captain had a close relationship with the corps commander on weekdays. When he saw him asking questions, he clarified his doubts: "I heard someone said that General Shan originally issued a military order to conduct a strict investigation of Tongguxuan, but he was stopped by a man. .”
"Who can persuade General Shan?" The corps commander became curious and asked softly.
The captain shook his head slightly and was about to speak when he saw General Sun, who was leading the way, reining in his horse and turning his head to shout: "What are you talking about? If anyone talks nonsense again, I will be punished by the military."
This shout of shouting worked, and no one dared to say more, no matter the corps commander or the school captain, they just moved forward in silence and said no more.
Seeing that General Sun seemed to have something on his mind, the captain immediately slapped his horse and said, "General, I am troubled by what happened at Tongguxuan last night."
Sun Pianjiang sighed slightly and said: "Yanbei City is so heavily guarded and is an important border area. There are still thieves sneaking into Yanbei City. How can we not make people worried?"
The lieutenant hurriedly comforted him and said, "General, don't worry. Didn't Tongguxuan commit suicide tonight? It can be said that evil will be punished by nature. The man in the mansion dressed as a young master must be the bandit leader. Since he has surrendered to the law, I want to come." There is peace in Yanbei City."
The captain didn't know the inside story, but General Sun did. He thought to himself: "It happened on the day before the military regulations that such an incident happened. Brother Mu had mentioned that Tongguxuan was quite weird before, but he didn't expect... It's just... I don’t know if the incident at Tongguxuan was caused by Brother Mu. If so, we must try to make this matter as minor as possible to prevent Brother Mu from being pulled out..."
Just as he was thinking to himself, from the corner of his eye, he saw a familiar figure flashing past in the alleyway of the city in front of him. Immediately, his eyes became aware, he gathered his thoughts, and thinking about the general behind him, he said: "You will lead your troops to the city gate to change defenses first." , I will...go for convenience."
The captain did not think much and led his troops to the city gate to change the defense. When all his soldiers were gone, General Sun got off his horse and looked around. He saw no one around.
Tie the horse up and walk quickly into the dark alley at the corner of the street.
Entering the alley, not far away, he heard a noise behind him. Sun Pian put his hand on his waist to hold a knife, turned around alertly, and saw the young man and Jiang Ningxue. He released the hilt of the knife in his hands, stepped forward and said, "How is it?" Is what happened in Tongguxuan tonight related to the bandit leader you mentioned?"
"It is indeed related, but now is not the time to worry about this. Why did Sun Pian go to the city gate?" Gu Xiao didn't have time to explain one by one. He just rushed to the city gate and saw General Sun Pian coming with his army. Asked.
Seeing that the young man's tone was a little anxious, Sun Pianjiang replied: "It's strange, Shan Bin rarely uses me on weekdays, but now after the Tonggu Xuan incident, he asked me to lead our troops and horses to the city gate to change the defense."
Gu Xiao was also puzzled by Shan Bin's move, but now that General Sun Pian was leading the army to defend the city, it was just what he wanted. He didn't have to worry about how to get out of the city. He gathered his thoughts and said, "Let's not guess what Shan Bin is thinking. General Sun, I wonder if you can try to get Miss Jiang and others out of the city?"
"This is easy to handle. Miss Jiang and Brother Chi just need to pretend to be my personal soldiers. In half an hour, I will personally take you to the city gate. Then I will find an excuse to send everyone away and you can leave the city on your own. ." Sun Pianjiang responded with his mouth full.
After saying this, Sun Pianjiang signaled the three of them to wait in the alley for a while, then walked out of the alley. After a while, he returned to the alley, took off his armor from his horse and gave it to the three of them. Gu Xiao and the other three each put on their armor. Following General Sun Pian, he went to the south gate of Yanbei.
The defense change has been completed, and the soldiers guarding the city are all soldiers under the command of General Sun. Naturally, no one will ask questions. General Sun has already thought of talking to everyone, and after giving a lecture to the soldiers under his command, he sent them to change their posts. While the soldiers When the defense was changing, he handed his belt to Gu Xiao and asked him to take Jiang Ningxue and the others first, while he stood guard in front of the city gate, waiting for his soldiers to come and take over the defense.
Gu Xiao understood and took advantage of this short unattended moment to take Jiang Ningxue through the urn city, into the corridor, and finally arrived under the city gate.
The battalion of soldiers guarding the gate originally wanted to question the three men, but when they saw the general's badge, they did not dare to stop them. They immediately opened the city gate a crack to let the three people out of the city.
Walking out of Yanbei City, Gu Xiao took out the patrol tiger talisman given by the Fu brothers from his arms and solemnly handed it to Jiang Ningxue. Seeing that Miss Jiang seemed to be hesitant, he solemnly warned her.
"Miss Jiang, Brother Chixin, the matter of troop deployment is of great importance. This tiger talisman is the last resort for Yanbei City. I hope you two can be careful. It's already late now. You can't see the city clearly from the top of the tower. If this is the case, hurry up and leave."
Feeling the body temperature of the young man on the tiger talisman, Jiang Ningxue looked at the handsome face that was concerned about the people, nodded solemnly, and then quietly left with the luck and luck of Yandianguo...
When they were more than ten feet away and no longer had to worry about being discovered by Yanbei City, Jiang Ningxue temporarily gathered her Qinggong skills, stopped and looked back, and faintly saw the young man's back disappearing as the Yanbei City Gate gradually closed...
