A fire not only burned down Pixiu's home, but also burned down three neighboring houses.
Although Zhao Tuo's confidants led people to actively put out the fire, the fire had already started and it was too late to say anything.
It wasn't until dawn that the fire gradually extinguished, and the place had been burned to a white ground.
Pixiu looked at his home, his wife and children who had never come out. His legs went weak, he sat down on the ground and started to cry loudly.
It was only then that Zhao Tuo appeared leisurely.
Seeing Zhao Tuo coming just now, his confidants confirmed what they were thinking: General, you have left yourself a way out. It seemed like I had been doing the dirty work all this time. What if something happens and it's all on me?
While the confidant was thinking wildly, he forced a smile and bowed to Zhao Tuo.
Zhao Tuo sighed, rubbed his temples and said, "I'm so drunk. I was so drunk last night that I actually slept until this time. What...what's going on? Could it be that there was a fire in the city last night?"
Zhao Tuo's face was very surprised, but his eyes were calm.
He looked at the scene of the fire. The house was gone, leaving only some ruins. There was nothing to burn in the yard, but there was a thick layer of ash.
As far as the eye could see, there wasn't a single living person inside.
Zhao Tuo was very satisfied. He looked at his confidants approvingly: "Did you lead people to put out the fire here last night? Very good, you did a good job."
The confidant laughed dryly, thinking: Putting out fires? It's more like setting a fire.
At this time, his confidant's mind was in a mess. He was thinking about whether he could escape unscathed. After thinking about it, he felt a little hung up.
Zhao Tuo asked him to kill people and set fires, so he did it himself. If nothing happened to Zhao Tuo, he could continue to be valued by him and even be reused by Lord Tingwei.
If the incident happened, he could certainly say that he was forced by Zhao Tuo. In addition, he repented last night and worked hard to save people. It was considered that he had returned from his lost path.
but……
But according to the nature of the banished immortal, how many people have been killed in the past year? He is just a low-level officer, and others just click.
Thinking of this, his confidant glanced into the yard and sighed in his heart: It would be better if...it would be better if those two people were rescued last night.
Some soldiers have already gone in to inspect the fire scene. Bai Shu, who was standing next to him, sighed repeatedly and said to Zhao Tuo: "Some rebels entered last night and lit a fire inside, burning all the old friends who were banished to immortality."
Zhao Tuo was greatly surprised: "An old friend of the banished immortal?"
Bai Shu nodded vigorously, looking distressed.
But Zhao Tuo was very happy: It would be better if he was burned to death. How could his old friend, a shameless person like Huai Guzi, be a good person?
At this moment, a soldier guarding the city suddenly ran over panting and said to Bai Shu: "Sir, sir, there is a team of about a hundred people. They are all riding horses and carrying weapons, and they broke into the city. coming."
Bai Shu was furious and kicked the soldier: "Can't you even guard the city gate?"
The soldier said with a sad face: "Most of the soldiers in the city are here to put out the fire. There are not enough manpower to defend the city. And those people are so fast, like a whirlwind, they are here in the blink of an eye."
"Their horses are extremely strong, and the people are also very strong. The villain was whipped after a little effort to stop him, and he fell to the ground. His neck is still burning."
Bai Shu took a look and found that there was indeed a scar on the pawn's neck, which was red and shocking.
Zhao Tuo looked at Bai Shu in confusion: "There are rebels here? Such arrogant rebels?"
Bai Shu gritted his teeth and said to the soldiers behind him: "Let me catch the thief."
He was really anxious. How could he cover up such a mistake in front of Zhao Tuo?
In broad daylight, the rebels actually broke into the city. Now even if he doesn't die, he will still have to shed his skin.
Zhao Tuo, on the other hand, was gearing up and beaming with joy.
Today is a double happiness.
Not only did they get rid of the horns and dung money, but they also welcomed a wave of rebel thieves.
If these rebels are killed conveniently, then there will be no regrets about the trip to South Vietnam. When he returned to the court, he was still a hero.
Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo shouted loudly: "Come here, let me catch the thief."
The Qin soldiers behind him all agreed.
Just when they were about to take action, the rapid sound of horse hooves was heard.
The other party didn't know how many people there were, but the sound of horse hooves was so fast and dense that it sounded like there were three to five hundred people.
Bai Shu looked at the pawns beside him angrily: "Didn't you say there are only a hundred people?"
The pawn hurriedly explained: "There are indeed only a hundred people on the other side, but each of them brought three empty horses."
Bai Shu and Zhao Tuo were immediately stunned.
These two people are not mediocre, and they immediately thought that only people who travel long distances need to be like this. And no matter the thief or the rebel, it is impossible to have such huge financial resources to prepare three horses for everyone.
Just as they were thinking about this, the sound of horse hooves was already close at hand.
They heard a cry: "Where are the horns?"
When the confidant heard this voice, he immediately shuddered: "Why is someone looking for horns?"
For some reason, a strange thought suddenly came to his mind: "Could this be the banished immortal looking for someone?"
As a result, just when he thought of this, he saw more than a hundred people running on the street in the distance. The two people in the front were clearly Li Shui and Li Xin.
The confidants even wanted to die: What are they really afraid of? How could they be banished to immortal so quickly? Does it count if he can really pinch her?
Zhao Tuo reacted quickly and shouted: "Come on, follow me to kill the rebels."
The sergeants were all ready. The crossbowmen drew their bows and nocked arrows, aiming at Li Shui's group.
Don't blame these Qin soldiers. Li Shui's men did not wear military uniforms and were arrogant. They could easily be regarded as rebels attacking the county town.
However, when the guards of Shangjun's Courtyard saw the hostility of the Qin soldiers, they all shouted: "We are the guards of Shangjun's Courtyard. We are here to look for the horns."
The Qin soldiers immediately hesitated.
At this time, Li Shui shouted loudly: "The Huaiguzi is here, who dares to make a mistake?"
Bai Shu suddenly lost his composure: "Huai Guzi? Could it be that he is banishing an immortal?"
He said a little unbelievably: "Could it be that the banished immortal came to our remote place in person?"
He said to the soldiers beside him: "Put down your bow and arrow quickly, it may be an immortal."
Zhao Tuo was a little anxious and shouted: "What banishment? How could he appear here?"
But some Qin soldiers behind him whispered to each other, and some said: "The man next to Ban Xian looks more and more like General Li Xin."
"That's General Li Xin. He pacified Xiang Liang a few months ago. I went with General Li Xin."
"This is General Li Xin. In the past, he attacked Chu, and I escaped with him."
"That's right. I once led the general's horse when he was conquering Yan."
For a time, Qin soldiers began to brag about their qualifications.
In the process, they also put down their crossbows.
Now, except for Zhao Tuo's more than one hundred soldiers, the others have already laid down their weapons.
Li Shui and Li Xin also came to Zhao Tuo with their guards.
Li Shui got off his horse and shouted at them: "Where are the horns?"
Zhao Tuo drew his sword, pointed at Li Shui and said, "Who are you? How dare you break into Gaoshan County without permission. Come on, kidnap me."
Zhao Tuo's soldiers were a little hesitant.
Li Shui's face turned livid: "Zhao Tuo, do you really not know me, or are you pretending not to know me?"
Zhao Tuo sneered.
It is impossible to say that he does not know Li Shui. However, he recalled that the two people seemed to have never had direct contact with each other, so he just pretended that they didn't know each other, which was perfectly fine.
So Zhao Tuo turned around and asked his confidants: "Is this person really an immortal?"
The confidant cursed loudly in his heart: My ancestors, you are pushing this kind of dirty work to me again.
The confidant hesitated and said: "The last general... The last general doesn't know the banished immortal. I don't know if the person in front of me is the same."
Zhao Tuo was a little unhappy: "In the past, the banished immortal held a selection meeting in Xianyang City and invited all officials. Didn't you also go?"
The confidant laughed dryly and said to Zhao Tuo: "Didn't your Excellency also go?"
Zhao Tuo's face turned livid with anger, and he kicked his henchman hard.
Zhao Tuo was very disappointed with his confidant: What is a confidant? Aren't they just doing the dirty work and taking the blame at critical moments? Otherwise, why should I take you with me and why should I reuse you?
Li Shui sneered and took out a shiny gold medal from his pocket, with the two characters "avoid death" written on it.
When Bai Shu saw the gold medal, he was so excited that he almost fainted: "The gold medal for immunity from death, this is the legendary gold medal for immunity from death."
Zhao Tuo still said harshly: "Maybe someone found a piece of copper and made a fake one..."
Li Xin, who was next to him, said quietly: "Zhao Tuo, if you say you don't know Brother Huai, that's fine. Don't you even know me?"
If a general in the army said he didn't know General Li Xin, that would be a joke.
Zhao Tuo could only pretend to be surprised and shouted: "Oh my, why is General Li here too? The last general was busy screening out the immortals and didn't notice General Li. Damn it."
Li Xin sneered: "You really deserve to die. Where are the horns? Where is the dung money?"
Zhao Tuo sighed: "These two people are rebels."
Li Shui was furious: "What a fart, what kind of rebels are you? They are the craftsmen of my Shangjun Courtyard."
Zhao Tuo coughed dryly: "Exile the immortals and calm down. They themselves admitted that they are rebels. They have been lurking in Shang Jun's courtyard, not knowing what they are going to do."
"This time I brought the dung gold to capture Wang Heng. I couldn't hold my horns anymore and wanted to make a plan to take the dung gold away, but I found out..."
"Huh? Is Banished Immortal very familiar with these two? Could it be that Banned Immortal is also..."
Li Shui turned around and said to Li Xin: "Brother Li, can you help me catch him?"
Li Xin immediately understood what Li Shui meant. He walked over helplessly and grabbed Zhao Tuo's arm.
Li Xin didn't use any force because he knew very well that Zhao Tuo didn't dare to struggle.
Zhao Tuo was a little panicked, but he just kept asking: "General Li, what do you mean?"
Li Shui suddenly raised his hand and slapped Zhao Tuo on the face one by one: "Rebel, I will let you rebel. Are there so many rebels in the world? Do you have no confidence in my country, Da Qin? Or do you have no confidence in today's world? The Holy Emperor has no self-confidence? You are slandering His Majesty. I think you are most like a traitor."
Li Shui slapped him in the face whenever he said a word.
The surroundings were extremely quiet, only the crackling sound of slaps could be heard.
The confidant couldn't help but touch his face, and thought with great fear: Banished Immortal... is really well-deserved.
The officials in Gaoshan County were dumbfounded.
This arrogant Zhao Tuo, a general from Xianyang, a big shot who was highly praised by everyone in Gaoshan County, was actually beaten to a black and blue face by the banished immortal.
Banishing the Immortal... is so powerful.
Zhao Tuo's veins were popping all over his head, and he wished he could die together with Li Shui. But he didn't dare because Li Xin was right next to him, stopping him.
He could only lower his head and replied weakly: "In the past, when the immortals were falsely accused of treason in the court, weren't they also not confident in the country of Qin?"
Li Shui slapped him harder: "You still dare to frame me? Didn't you say you don't know me? Now you know me again?"
Soon, Zhao Tuo's face was swollen and then broken again, dripping with blood.
Li Xin felt very dirty and said to Li Shui, "My wife just made these clothes."
Li Shui waved his hand and asked Zhao Tuo: "Where are the horns? Where is the dung gold?"
Zhao Tuo couldn't speak clearly: "Last night they went to private houses, hijacked people, and set fire to them, and finally burned themselves. That's it."
Li Shui looked at the courtyard that had been burnt to white, and his eyes turned red with anxiety.
The horns and dung gold were probably burned to death.
Li Shui held the gold medal for immunity from death in his hand, rounded his arms, and slapped Zhao Tuo hard on the face.
Zhao Tuo screamed and fell to the ground. He coughed and spit out seven or eight teeth.
Li Shui said coldly: "Rebel? Escape? Did you kill someone and silence them? What happened last night? Tell me the truth."
Zhao Tuo's lungs almost exploded with anger. But he didn't dare to have an attack. He pointed at the confidant next to him and said, "He knows."
My confidants are already thinking about death: It’s true, they really want to use me to take the blame.
The confidant said he didn't know. But he was the one who came forward in this matter from the beginning.
It was he who arranged for ten people to oppose Dung Jin's return to Xianyang and force him to stay.
It was he who arranged for people to pretend to let the horns and dung money go, and then had them burned to death.
These things cannot be denied, because there are many pawns who can testify.
He would like to say that Zhao Tuo instigated him, but where is the evidence? Where are the witnesses?
Li Shui looked at his confidants: "How did they die?"
The confidant said cautiously: "Yes...it seems that they set the fire themselves and accidentally burned themselves to death."
Li Shui drew his sword and pointed at his confidants: "How did they die?"
The confidant was sweating profusely: "They, they..."
He really wanted to tell the truth, but if he told the truth, if Zhao Tuo didn't die, he would definitely die.
But if he tells lies, can he pass the test of Li Shui?
My confidant suddenly felt that life was so difficult.
At this juncture, Pixiu suddenly ran out of the house, covered in dust, shouting ecstatically: "No corpse, no corpse, they are not inside, they may still be alive."
