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Chaos broke out in Yongzhou City. For one day and night, this prosperous city was like a purgatory on earth.
As night fell, the unbridled laughter of the Chu troops in the city and the heart-rending cries of the women and children formed a devilish symphony one after another.
At this moment, Zhang Ting sneaked into the prison camp where the prisoners were held at night. After groping around, he finally found the purpose of his trip in front of a dark cell in the corner.
"Vice General Zhu, it's me, Zhang Ting."
The person detained in the prison is none other than Zhu Xuan.
Hearing someone calling, Zhu Xuan immediately came to the cell door and said angrily through the cell door: "You still want to be a lobbyist for the Chu thieves? Go back and tell them that you want Zhu to use his life as a thieves, don't even think about it!"
Zhang Ting was silent for a while, then took out a key from his arms and opened the cell door.
"What tricks do you want to play again?" Zhu Xuan said warily.
Hearing this, Zhang Ting knelt down in front of Zhu Xuan with a bang and sobbed softly: "Vice General Zhu, I am a bastard. I harmed my family and the people of the city. If I could do it all over again, I would rather die fighting the Chu thieves at Hukou." close!"
Zhu Xuan frowned: "What happened?"
Zhang Ting burst into tears: "They are just a group of beasts, just like barbarians, beasts with no humanity! They brought the people in the city to
My wife and I have been harmed together. Lieutenant Zhu, please leave quickly. No matter where you go, remember to avenge the people of Yongzhou City! "
"Alas..." Zhu Xuan let out a long sigh, knowing that it was too late to say anything now. Seeing that the guards in the silent prison camp were lax, they must have gone to harm the people in the city.
Zhang Ting wiped away his tears, stood up and pulled Zhu Xuan out of the cell. He waved his hand and said, "Come on, Lieutenant General Zhu. If you are late, you won't be able to leave. Let's get out of here while the Chu thieves' defense is lax now."
"What about you?" Zhu Xuan asked, "Let's go together."
Zhang Ting shook his head: "No, I can't leave. They insulted my wife and I want them to pay for their lives. General Zhu, stop talking and leave!"
Zhang Ting pushed Zhu Xuan hard and kept gesturing to him to leave.
Zhu Xuan took one last look at Zhang Ting and took advantage of the night to escape into the darkness.
Seeing Zhu Xuan leaving, Zhang Ting took out his pipe, stuffed it with a handful of shredded tobacco, took out the fire fold, hesitated for a moment, sneered and walked slowly to the granary not far next door...
After Zhu Xuan left the prison camp, relying on his familiarity with the terrain of Yongzhou City, he quickly found the direction to the nearest west gate.
When he was worried about how to get out of the city, suddenly there was a slight noise in the corner of the alley, which alerted Zhu Xuan.
"Who is it? Come out!"
There was no reply from the alley, so Zhu Xuan boldly lit the fire and looked inside.
Immediately, about twenty girls huddled in the corner in fear, which made Zhu Xuan a little stunned for a moment.
"Are you here like this?" Zhu Xuan asked dully.
A girl saw that Zhu Xuan didn't look like a gangster, so she mustered up the courage to reply: "We are all common people in the city. After noon, the thieves became more animalistic.
He robs things whenever he sees them, and pounces on beautiful women at all costs. I have gone through a lot of hardships to avoid the pursuit of the thieves. I see that you don’t look like a villain. Please, can you take us out of the city? "
Zhu Xuan took a closer look and saw that most of these girls were fifteen or sixteen years old and were dressed in gorgeous clothes. It seemed that they were all daughters of wealthy families hiding here together.
Zhu Xuan wanted to take them with him, but he also understood that if he took them with him, no one might be able to leave. But if he didn't take them, his conscience would not let him go, so he was in a dilemma.
Seeing Zhu Xuan's hesitation, the girl who had spoken before immediately performed her daughter's half-crouching ceremony and begged: "Your Excellency is also from Yongzhou.
Please save us poor sisters? Are you willing to watch us fall into the tiger's mouth and be miserable? Your Excellency, we really have no choice. Please take us out of the city together.
If it doesn't work, please send us on our way. If our innocence is tainted by thieves, we will definitely not want to live in this world! "
Children of wealthy families value reputation more than ordinary people. Losing reputation is equivalent to killing them. Especially women, when faced with an irreversible situation, will often choose to commit suicide in order to be innocent.
It's just that although these girls have the consciousness to face death, they don't have the courage to commit suicide. This is not their fault. After all, they are too young and too weak.
Zhu Xuan thought for a moment, took a long breath, stepped forward to help the girl up and said, "That's it, let's go together. If it doesn't work, we will die together!"
After hearing that Zhu Xuan agreed to take him with him, the girls immediately cried with joy and thanked him one after another.
Zhu Xuan had no choice but to look back at the Ximen Tower not far outside the alley. He didn't know how many dangers would be hidden in these short few miles.
But since he has agreed to take these women with him, Zhu Xuan will continue to go no matter how dangerous it is.
Under the cover of darkness, the group traveled a mile and were about to reach the city gate when suddenly a group of Chu soldiers chased them.
"Ah~thief!"
Before Zhu Xuan could stop him, a young girl screamed in fright, which immediately attracted the attention of the Chu soldiers.
"Stop, who is it?"
Soon, this group of heavily armed soldiers surrounded Zhu Xuan and a group of girls.
"They are all top quality. Why didn't I find them during the day? Hehehe!"
"There is another man, kill him, and bring these women to General Qin, hahaha."
Listening to the unbridled lewd laughter of the Chu army officers, these girls had long been paralyzed to the ground with fear, and could only wash their faces with tears.
Zhu Xuan, on the other hand, held up a wooden stick found in the alley and looked around warily.
Just when this group of Chu soldiers were about to plot something evil, two men in blue cotton clothes walked out of the darkness, wearing black square caps, with their hands in their sleeves and walking towards them with a solemn look on their faces.
"Who are you? Stop!"
The officer noticed something strange and temporarily pointed the knife at the two approaching men.
However, the two of them didn't even exchange a glance, their eyes fixed on this group of Chu soldiers.
"I'm asking you something! Did you hear me? Who are you?"
The officer yelled, drew his long knife and rushed towards the two men.
Seeing someone rushing toward him, the two men stopped and looked at them with contempt.
This look made the officer feel terrified, but he still had the courage to walk up to one of the men, reach out and grab his collar and cursed: "Damn, are you mute? Bastard! You..."
But the next moment, the officer's eyes were startled, because under the blue robe, he caught a glimpse of the man's inner clothing, which was a set of green and red brocade clothes. What was even more amazing was that the clothes were embroidered with a three-clawed figure with teeth and claws. Qinglong.
This momentum made the Chu army officer instinctively take two steps back, his Adam's apple rolled uncontrollably, and cold sweat inexplicably fell from his forehead.
Finally, the man sneered and asked, "You like this dress, right? OK, then I'll give it to you so you can see it to your heart's content!"
The next moment, the man took off his outer robe and completely displayed the green and red brocade clothes in front of everyone. This intuitive manifestation gave the Chu soldiers an unprecedented visual impact.
The dragon symbolizes the supreme imperial power, which made this group of Chu soldiers feel extremely depressed.
The man threw the blue robe in front of the officer, then pulled out the embroidered spring knife hanging from his waist, and said sternly: "We are the royal guards, representing the emperor of Han Dynasty patrolling the world. You are like wild beasts and unworthy of human beings!"
As soon as he finished speaking, seven more figures jumped out of the darkness, each dressed in brocade and rich clothes, holding a sharp embroidered spring knife, and slashed directly at the group of Chu soldiers without saying a word.
