These villagers didn't know that because they were cautious and left early, they really escaped disaster.
Those people did come back to kill them, and they brought more people with them. In addition to the two who died, there were also two injured by Qingyan. The remaining six people brought ten more people, for a total of sixteen people.
However, their location should not be close to the ruined temple. When they arrived at the ruined temple, the place was already empty.
After that, the villagers quickly found another place to stay, which was a village not far away. The villagers helped them arrange it in an abandoned yard. Although the roof was leaky and the walls were cracked, it was still barely habitable. .
Because they walked south for a while, they didn't catch up with the heavy rain again. Instead, it rained again at the ruined temple. It wasn't until the clouds from the west drifted eastward that it cleared up. .
And their stay perfectly missed those who were chasing them.
Of course, Qingyan and the others were not so lucky, because they planned to reach Xingtang Mansion in one go and did not stop on the way and stayed on the official road.
When they could see a city in the distance, they met the three people who had left first.
The three people stopped for some unknown reason. Although it was not completely dark now, it was already a little dark.
Qingyan saw them parked on the side of the road and didn't know what they were discussing, so she didn't pay much attention to them. After all, it was just a chance meeting and there was no need to have a deep conversation.
Moreover, they were in a hurry to enter the city and settle down, so they passed directly by them.
Not long after passing these people, I heard the sound of horse hooves coming from behind.
Qingyan got out of the carport and looked back. From a distance, she saw the three people chasing each other on horseback.
No, it should be said that they were being chased by someone!
The rumbling hoofbeats were not only made by the two horses running, but also by the group behind them!
Unexpectedly, those people would not give up until they reached their goal, and actually chased her again. Qingyan didn't want to meddle in this nosy matter, but looking at the horse following her donkey cart, it seemed that she didn't want to care about it. The other party saw the horse. They probably won't let her go.
Or maybe those people knew her before and must have thought she was with those three people.
Qingyan jumped out of the car, untied the horse's reins, asked Fulai to sit in front, and quickly said to him: "Fu Lai, next you drive the donkey cart directly into the city and wait for me in the city. There are people chasing me from behind. Bing, you must not stop, you know? I will stop them, and then I will go find you.
This donkey is very obedient. You can just sit here and watch. It will stop automatically when it reaches the place. Just find a spacious place and wait for me. "
Then he handed him the satchel and said, "You take the little leopard with you first. Don't let it come out. It will be troublesome if others see it. Leave quickly, otherwise it will be too late."
Fulai also saw that the situation was urgent, nodded quickly, put the satchel on his back, and touched the little leopard comfortingly.
Xue Minghua leaned over and looked at her worriedly to say something, but Qingyan raised her hand to stop her.
"Sister Minghua, don't worry. You can't help if you stay, and you might be taken hostage by them. It's better to stay away. Stop talking so much and leave quickly!"
After saying that, he asked Chou Chou to give instructions to the donkey, telling it to run fast and go directly into the city.
The little donkey immediately sped up and headed forward. Maybe it was because she weighed less than a hundred kilograms. In addition, the road here was much drier than before, not slippery, and the speed was very fast. Run away soon.
When the donkey cart was far away, and the two horses running in front were not far behind either, Qingyan got on the horse and headed towards the rear.
When the three people saw Qingyan riding towards them on horseback, they were obviously stunned for a moment. Until Qingyan passed by them, they quickly reined in the reins. The three of them looked at each other, and the little girl disguised as a man said: "Let's go back and avoid any further trouble!"
After saying that, the two guards turned their horses' heads as ordered, drew out the soft swords from their waists again, and killed them too.
If they think someone is helping and they don't want to go back, sorry, that's not the case. It's because they have seen Qingyan's previous strength level and feel they can give it a try.
There were more people coming this time than before, and six of them had been injured by them before. Although they could still catch up, they were probably just leading the way. It was obvious that there were more people and they were more imposing. The main force should still be the ten people who came later. .
The three of them would definitely be outnumbered against sixteen people, and with the addition of Qingyan, there might be a turning point. Even if they couldn't defeat them, they should still be able to escape.
Qingyan didn't know what the next three people were thinking. Whether they came back to help would actually have no impact on her. Even if they didn't come back, she could handle it alone.
She rushed out not for others, but for herself. Those six people had seen her, and they probably wouldn't let her go. Besides, they were riding horses and they were driving donkey carts, so their speed couldn't be compared to them. When the time comes to be caught up and passive, it is better to take the initiative.
In addition, she also has the biggest cheat, Chou Chou, so she has nothing to worry about.
While driving the horse forward, he said to Chou Chou: "Find the right opportunity to help me later. If I can't fight, you take action."
Chou Chou patted his chest in the space and assured: "No problem, just watch it!"
When the two parties met in a narrow road, they first exchanged a few moves on the horse. Qingyan was not very skilled at using the sword in her hand, but she was stronger. Even if she slashed randomly, she could still use the sword that the other party used to block. cut off or shaken off.
Qingyan slashed wildly, forcing the opponent to get off his horse and fight.
Qingyan also jumped off the horse, patted it and told Li to wait further away, then she directly stepped forward to fight with the opponent.
She made a fist in one hand and a sword in the other. She used the Wanxiang Boxing routine to fight against people, and found that the power was doubled!
Sure enough, there is a difference between having weapons and not having weapons.
She didn't hit the killer directly, but hit the opponent until he lost resistance and then replaced him.
For example, use a knife to chop off the opponent's weapon, or use your fists to remove the opponent's arms so that the opponent can no longer fight.
By the time the three men caught up, there were few intact ones left here, and none of them were put to use.
The three of them looked at each other again. They didn't expect this little girl to be so strong, but she wasn't ruthless enough, so they still had to finish her off.
The three of them jumped off their horses and joined the fight.
The opponent's attack was much more ruthless, directly killing the people Qingyan had previously destroyed to avoid future troubles.
When Qingyan saw this, she just pursed her lips and didn't say anything. Anyway, it had nothing to do with her. It was originally a grudge between them. As long as she didn't die in her hands, she felt that it didn't matter, at least it didn't matter. Psychological shadow.
After everyone was dealt with, no one escaped this time. Because they were too close to Xingtang Mansion and on the official road, this time the three of them did not just leave the body alone, but together with Qingyan The corpses were dragged to the wasteland nearby.
Again, it was impossible to bury them, mainly because there were too many corpses. It would be a big hole to dig, and they didn't have that much time.
Qingyan saw that the three people did not touch the corpses, so she asked Chou Chou to follow the previous operation and search the money from these people. Forget the tokens, just keep two pieces for research.
This time we got sixteen horses, and because no one was riding them back, the horses didn't leave.
Qingyan looked at the three of them and said, "Let's divide these horses and use them as reward for my action."
The three of them were stunned when they heard this. They didn't expect that Qingyan had this idea and must have agreed happily. They originally wanted to thank her properly, but since the other party had spoken, they didn't say anything more.
The little girl disguised as a man said: "Thank you very much for helping me, these He Jinchan. If the girl encounters anything in the future or goes to Bianzhou, you can go to the He Mansion in the west of the city to look for me."
Qingyan also imitated the other party's behavior and bowed her hand in return, "Okay, I'll remember it. I will definitely bother you if I have the opportunity in the future. I have something else to do, so I'll take the first step."
The three of them bowed their hands to her at the same time as a farewell.
Qingyan stopped talking to the other party and waved to her horse.
The horse ran over very bumpily and rubbed Qingyan's hand first. Qingyan patted it and got on the horse. Then she asked ChouChou to choose eight horses to follow.
Chou Chou picked the eight best-looking horses and asked them to follow Qing Yan as they trotted southward.
The three of them looked at this scene and looked at each other again. One of them said: "This little girl is definitely very human. Not to mention her superb skills, her ability to control beasts is also very human."
The other two people also nodded in agreement, somewhat thankful that the other party was a friend rather than an enemy, otherwise they would have been in trouble.
Looking at the remaining eight horses, plus the two they had before, there are now ten horses in total. Each of them rides one, and there are still seven horses left. How to get rid of them?
Qingyan leisurely led a group of tall horses towards the city. What did she do with so many horses?
Needless to say, of course they are selling for money!
Except for the previous horse, which I wanted to try to see if I could take it away, there was no need to keep the rest of the horses. Just go to the mule and horse market in the city and sell them.
Fortunately, there are no marks on these horses. As long as they are not war horses, the management will not be so strict in these troubled times. What kind of certificates are needed to sell horses, so she can pretend to be a horse dealer and go to the city to sell them.
By the time Qingyan led a group of horses to the city gate of Xingtang Mansion, it was completely dark. She followed the torches burning on the city gate.
She didn't dare to use a flashlight, fearing that the three men would chase after her or meet other people. Fortunately, she could vaguely see the road in the moonlight, and the firelight at the city gate guided her.
When they arrived nearby, they discovered that Xue Minghua and the others had not entered the city, but were waiting for her not far from the city gate.
Qingyan asked Chou Chou to direct the horses to move aside, because there were still many pedestrians coming and going at the city gate. Although it was already dark, there were not many people entering the city, but there were quite a few leaving the city.
When I just came here, I could faintly see a lot of lights. I must have passed a few villages. These people must be villagers selling things in the city. They must be returning to the village after dark.
Fulai and Huan'er had been sitting at the shaft of the carriage. When they first saw a large group of horses, they didn't dare to say anything. It wasn't until they got closer and recognized Qingyan on the horse that they shouted loudly: "Auntie! Auntie!"
Qingyan and the others waved their hands, sped up and ran to the side of the donkey cart before jumping off their horses.
She was not afraid when she saw that the soldiers guarding the city were all looking this way. She had her household registration certificate with her, so she was not afraid of being interrogated.
Huan'er stuck her head out, looked at so many horses and said in surprise: "Auntie, why did you bring so many horses back?"
Qingyan quickly made a gesture of silence towards them, "Keep your voice down, my aunt has robbed all the bad guys' horses. We will sell them when the time comes. This is a large amount of silver. Don't let it slip. We will come in later." When we arrived in the city, we just said these were horses sold by our family, you know?"
The two children nodded seriously to express their understanding.
Xue Minghua also came out, leaned out to take a look, and whispered: "You are not injured, are you?"
Qingyan shook her head, "No, with the help of those three people, the problem was solved quickly. Even my clothes were not messed up."
Before, she mainly used great force to remove the opponent's arm, but there was really no blood. After all, it was the three who killed.
However, because they used soft swords, which were very thin and sharp, and they moved quickly enough when wiping the neck, no blood was spilled, and they went to wipe the next one, so their bodies were clean.
It is estimated that they will also come to Xingtang Mansion to sell their horses before leaving. Otherwise, they would not have Chou Chou as a plug-in. It would be very difficult to take a group of horses to Bianzhou. It is only the distance from there to the city gate. Qingyan was worried about them and didn't know how long it would take.
At least she was here, and she didn't see the three people chasing after her. She must have not taken care of the horses yet.
Qingyan strung the horses together with reins and followed the donkey cart to the side door for people to go in and out.
The soldiers guarding the city had seen them a long time ago. Seeing that they were about to enter the city, they looked at the horses behind them and asked, "Are you going home or what are you going to do?"
Qingyan stepped forward and said: "In the car is my clan sister. She is taking her children back to her parents' home. I am going to the city to take these horses to the mule and horse market for sale."
When the soldier guarding the city heard this, his eyes lit up. He thought a wealthy family had bought it, but he didn't expect it to be sold. This was great. His second uncle happened to be on an errand to buy horses for the army. Isn't this just giving pillows when you feel sleepy?
He cleared his throat and said, "Do you have any identity documents?"
"Yes." Qingyan took out a piece of paper, which Feng Liang had given her before.
The other party took it and took a look at it, nodded and said: "I see that these horses of yours are good, why not just sell them to our army. If you go to the mule and horse market, you won't be able to sell them for a while. If you keep them thin, you still have them." The price may be reduced.”
(End of chapter)
