Lin Manliu turned around and looked behind him. He saw the old liar dressed in black robes and Huang Lu holding him in his arms leaning against a pillar and looking at him. The young man in a short shirt asked aloud: "Did the trip go well? ...?".
"It's okay, the result is not good, but I don't have any worries anymore. Now we just have to wait until dawn to see the situation of entry and exit. If the city gate is under security, we can leave the city as usual at noon. If there is no change, I will make other arrangements." Ye Dangting patted the young man's shoulder. He said, and then the two of them returned to the inn where they lived.
There were many more city guards patrolling along the way than before. Each held a torch in his hand to illuminate the whole street. There were also some shouts and curses among the team. When a city guard wanted to approach the two of them, Ye Dangting and Lin Manliu found a deep alley to hide, and waited until the soldiers were gone before returning.
Half an hour later, he finally returned to the inn house. Lin Manliu reluctantly took a brazier and placed it on the ground. He burned the black robe that Ye Dangting had changed into together with the short shirt that he had changed into. The young man changed into plain clothes. The cumbersome white robe made it difficult for him to use his hands and feet, and he looked darker against the clothes.
According to the old liar, what he meant was that he had kept a change of clothes when he was traveling far away, but the size was exactly the same as that of a young man. After Ye Dangting put on the yellow shirt he usually wore, he walked out of the screen and saw the young man in plain white robes. , coughed twice and said: "It was so awkward before... Forget it, just wear it like this. Let's see the situation in Hengzhou City tomorrow."
Lin Manliu didn't respond. He just rolled his eyes at the old liar and took a seat to find a corner to rest. Ye Dangting shrugged and went to rest.
Until early in the morning, the night faded and a drop of morning dew was chasing the half-covered window sill. Suddenly, a drop naturally fell and hit the window frame. The young man next to the window also opened his eyes and woke up. The first thing he saw was Ye Dangting, who was already standing in the room.
"Get ready to leave. Rumor has it that the governor's office was attacked and the governor was fine. Although there are extra soldiers at the city gate, it does not prevent us from leaving the city as usual at noon." Ye Dangting, who noticed the boy waking up, said.
"Well..." Lin Manliu responded and then began to pack the luggage and dry food that the two of them had prepared for the road.
For lunch, the two of them ate some food casually in the stall of the post station, and began to listen to people at several tables around talking about the attack on the Governor's Mansion last night. They all had different theories. Some said that the Governor was attacked by evildoers and someone came to seek revenge, and some said that in recent years, The bandits were so suppressed that they planned to break into the governor's mansion at night. What's more, it was said that the governor's mansion was haunted and the dangerous gangster who was killed by the governor turned into a ghost and went to the mansion to demand his life...
However, no matter what kind of rhetoric was used, in the end it was because the governor had benefited the people and was protected by the gods and the emperor, his life was safe. The perpetrators had been killed by the soldiers and guards in the palace, and the people were not panicked at all.
These words made Lin Manliu, who was having tea, couldn't help but look up at the old liar at the opposite table, only to be stared back at by Ye Dang.
At noon, the two men took back the horses raised in the inn and headed towards the west city gate. Along the way, there were patrolling city guards everywhere. Apart from this, the location of the west city was stable and there was nothing suspicious about it.
When they passed the city gate for questioning and inspection, the soldiers wanted to look for Lin Manliu's package. Unexpectedly, Ye Dangting heard from his side and just slowly unsheathed his sword. He looked at the city guard soldier with cold eyes. The man who was suppressed for a moment The soldiers were speechless.
After that, they could only let the two of them out of the city safely. It was not until the two of them left the city for a long ride that the soldier began to tremble all over and coughed and covered his mouth and nose. The soldier next to him noticed something was wrong and hurriedly helped him up and asked him. what's going on.
The city guard who had just inspected Lin Manliu and Ye Dangting said tremblingly: "The man's eyes are like that of the man last night...".
Before he could finish speaking, the soldier supporting him immediately understood what he wanted to say and shouted loudly: "Xu Dazhuang, first gather a team of men and follow me out of the city to pursue! Then find two more people to take the original words back to the Governor's Mansion. ,ASAP".
The people who were still preparing to enter and exit the city gate were frightened by the sudden personnel transfer arrangements. In a moment, the city gate was surrounded by water. This situation would not have happened if there were fewer people entering and exiting the city gate in the early morning or evening. At this time, both the soldiers who were chasing out of the city and those who were summoned back to the governor's mansion were briefly besieged here.
Under the arrogant driving of the city defenders, the panicked people were all driven out of the city. Some people who rushed into the city to escape were knocked over by the cavalry chasing them out of the city with their horses. Others fell to the ground and were hoofed by horses. He stepped on his abdomen, blood flowed out of his mouth, and the scene became even more chaotic when the blood appeared.
After a delay of almost a quarter of an hour, the soldiers who had gone out to pursue the city gathered outside the city and began to pursue them. The remaining soldiers guarding the city began to deal with the panic that had just occurred and rearranged the people into the city. The man who was trampled by the horses and vomited blood but could not fall down was just He was dragged casually to the city wall by the soldiers and no one paid any attention to him.
Five miles away from Hengzhou City, two people were galloping on the mountain road. The horse behind him looked thinner both in terms of the horseman and the harness. The person in front of him in yellow clothes with his hair tied up was also tall and tall. The horse behind him was also very tall. It seems quite weird like this. How did such a combination travel together?
"Then we will go straight to Qianzhou and then pass through Juzhou, then pass through Jianmen Pass and then go directly to Southern Xinjiang. However, we will only simply buy things in the village along the way. Some prefectures and counties will not enter to avoid unnecessary complications." Ye Dangting The royal horse arranged the way in front.
"I'm quite familiar with the route after passing Jianmen Pass. When the time comes, I can just go all the way south," Lin Manliu replied from behind, with a voice that sounded like he was about to return to his hometown with confidence.
On the subsequent journey, the two of them did not stop much and galloped all the way out of Hengzhou before they found a stream for the horses to rest and drink water. The thin yellow horse they exchanged with Yue Hanzhi somehow seemed to be better than the one Ye Dang heard. The tall horse was still energetic, but it was panting slightly. It walked slowly in the stream and dipped into the stream to drink water.
On the other hand, the sturdy horse staggered a little as it moved forward. It paced by the stream for a long time before it began to drink water and rest. It seemed that it was eating too much water and it raised its head to the sky several times and coughed.
When Ye Dang heard the grass roots in Xiang's mouth, he spat it aside, stamped his feet and scolded: "You stupid horse that only eats grass but never runs, look next door and see if you can look like a good horse."
The horse listened to the scolding and tilted its head to look at where the old liar was. The horse's nose moved slightly and suddenly it opened its muzzle and sneezed. The stream water it drank just before was excreted along with the saliva in the horse's mouth. The spit came, Ye Dangting hurriedly dodged to avoid being hit by it, and his figure was a little embarrassed.
"You stupid horse! Let's see if I will take you out for a walk next time I go out," the old liar said through gritted teeth.
Lin Manliu looked on and couldn't help but burst out laughing, and then Ye Dangting looked at him with the eyes he had just looked at a horse. The young man hurriedly waved his hand and turned his head to cover his mouth with one hand, but he was still laughing.
After both horses had rested, Lin Manliu packed up his things again, and the two of them led the horses back on the road. They needed to enter central Guizhou as soon as possible and then return to southern Xinjiang as soon as possible.
Inside the Governor's Mansion in Hengzhou City
The family members of the Governor's Mansion were imprisoned in a courtyard and were not allowed to go out to eat. They were escorted into the hospital by guards in the palace. The originally spacious courtyard seemed a bit crowded because all the family members suddenly entered at once.
Today, only the governor's wife was led to the main hall, but sitting in the main seat is no longer the former governor, but the former steward of the house.
The corpse of the governor had been hastily disposed of last night, and the blood stains in the main hall had not been cleaned up. You could clearly see a pool of blood on the right side of the main throne.
"Madam, there is no need to panic. In the future, you will still be the wife of the Governor of Hengzhou. You will behave as you did in the past. Just treat it as if the Governor is just bedridden and no longer convenient to see guests." The steward held a cup of tea in his hand. Said tightly.
"I...I understand...got it," the governor's wife said a little cautiously, subconsciously raising her head to look at the steward of the mansion who was sitting in the main seat.
The steward drank all the tea in the cup and patted the armrest of the main seat with some pride. His face was full of ecstasy. Then he looked down at the reserved and uneasy Madam of the Governor and said: "If Madam misses the Governor very much in the future, I will also Can you help me a little bit?" After saying this, the manager laughed out loud.
After hearing these words, the governor's wife felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave. Her hands, which were still a little restrained, immediately slipped away and she sat there like a puppet without making a sound. After that, only the steward was left in the entire governor's palace. laughter.
