At dawn, the morning light accompanied by the chirping of birds woke up Wucheng, and the city became noisy again.
In the inn, Kong Bao asked with a cold face: "It's been all night and you still haven't found it?"
"Sir, sir, we haven't found them. If we continue to search today, we will definitely find the three of them." Kong Jie said.
Kong Bao scolded: "What a bunch of useless things. There are so many of you and you can't even find three of them. What's the point of raising you? Why don't you go out and look for them!"
Kong Tao nodded quickly and led the people out of the inn dejectedly.
It turned out that the two soldiers from last night fled back in fear, only saying that they had not found anyone, and then stole two spare waist knives, pretending to be nonchalant, and covered up the matter. They were really I don’t dare to go back to that earth temple again.
"Ah, it feels so comfortable." Yi Xiaodao also woke up, walked outside the temple door and stretched out.
Xiang Lian'er and He Yue'er were woken up by Yi Xiaodao. The two of them stayed up almost all night and watched Yi Xiaodao until it was almost dawn before they took a nap.
"Thank you for your hard work, you two, you helped me 'protect the law' all night last night." Yi Xiaodao said to the two girls with a playful smile.
Xiang Lian'er rubbed her eyes: "I know we are working hard, why don't we hurry up and beg... to get food!"
Yi Xiaodao nodded: "You guys have a good rest today. I will go out to investigate. If the news is not serious, we will leave for the capital tomorrow."
Yi Xiaodao came to the market, looked around, looked at the vendors selling steamed buns and noodles, and swallowed his saliva. Yesterday, he only ate one steamed bun, and he has been waiting until now.
There was a crowd of three floors in front of a stall selling fried dough sticks. Yi Xiaodao saw this and moved closer.
Yi Xiaodao took advantage of the couple selling youtiaos not paying attention, grabbed four or five youtiaos, quickly stuffed them into his arms, turned around and left, shouting as he walked: "Give me the money, give me the money."
"Hey, little friend, have you really given me the money?" At this time, a hand reached out from the crowd, grabbed Yi Xiaodao's wrist, and said with a smile.
Yi Xiaodao turned around and saw an old man in green shirt with white hair and beard. He broke away his wrist and said, "Of course I gave him to him. What do you mean by asking?"
The old man touched his beard and said with a smile: "I don't mean anything else. It's just that it's not easy for these two to wake up early and work late at night. We should be considerate."
Yi Xiaodao didn't want to be entangled too much, so he turned around and left. The old man was unwilling to give up, and stretched out his hand again to take Yi Xiaodao's arm. Yi Xiaodao was blocked several times, and he was a little impatient, so he lightly pushed his chest with his palm.
"Huh?" Yi Xiaodao felt the touch of his fingertips and recalled it.
The old man was pushed by Yi Xiaodao, and the smile disappeared from his face. Just as he was about to have a seizure, Yi Xiaodao suddenly whispered: "Twelve Heavenly Guards?"
When the old man heard this, he was surprised. Before he could ask questions, he saw Yi Xiaodao hooking his hand and motioning for him to follow, so he had no choice but to follow him.
The two of them walked back to the Earth Temple again. Yi Xiaodao ran into the temple first and gave the fried dough sticks to the two girls.
The old man followed behind and saw that Yi Xiaodao had gone to steal fried dough sticks for his second daughter. He just thought the three of them were homeless brothers and sisters, and secretly sighed. At this time, he stood outside the door and asked aloud: "How do you know my identity, little friend? Please tell me the truth."
Yi Xiaodao finished dividing the fried dough sticks and kept half of the dough sticks for himself. While eating, he came out and said, "Do you heavenly guards have to be so conspicuous? You all have the zodiac sign printed on your chest, how can you not know? I just pushed you and touched you. Time for the pattern on your lining.”
The old man touched his chest unnaturally. As expected, he could feel the lines inside through his coat. He chuckled and said, "Some of the court's rules really need to be changed."
Yi Xiaodao finished the fried dough sticks in three mouthfuls, and then said: "The person you sent to Wancheng to inquire about the news has been killed."
"!"
Such shocking news, for Yi Xiaodao to say it so casually, was no less than a blow to the old man's head, and he was so shocked that he stood on the spot. The death of a Heavenly Guard is not a big deal. News of the death of a Heavenly Guard is often reported due to accidents or on the battlefield. However, in Wancheng, when the world is at peace, it is a big deal for a Heavenly Guard to be killed. If the emperor's heavenly guard was killed, the murderer would be guilty of conspiracy to kill the nine tribes.
"My little friend, be careful, there are some things you shouldn't say carelessly." The old man said coldly.
Yi Xiaodao ignored his eyes and slightly intimidating words and continued: "It's an uncle and a young man. These are the only two we saw. They claim to be Si Ciwei and Maoji Wei. They are in the east of Wancheng. He was killed on a hillside. The body of Mao Jiwei is in the yard of a private house. Si Jiwei was thrown off the cliff, and he is probably dead."
Seeing that Yi Xiaodao said that he had a nose and eyes, the old man's eyes softened, and then asked: "Do you know who did it?"
"Li Taishi's gatekeeper, Kong Bao, not only killed the Tianwei, hundreds of them also killed the people on the wall of Wancheng. We escaped, so we were going to the capital to report them. How many of you are there in Wucheng? Someone? Maybe he can help us return to the capital?"
"I'm going to see the Wucheng County Magistrate right now and ask the Wucheng County Magistrate to send someone to arrest them. Do you know where they are?" The old man ignored Yi Xiaodao's question and took the lead in coming up with the fastest way to solve the problem.
"They should have arrived in Wucheng." As he said that, he told the story about the two soldiers who came to the Tutu Temple last night to explore the way and were scared away by them. Of course, Yi Xiaodao concealed the fact that He Yue'er could imitate various sounds. . There has to be some trump card, and for them now, He Yue'er may be the last trump card.
"Without further delay, I will go and tell the other Tianwei that you can go with me to see the Wucheng County Magistrate to be a personal witness. My dear friend, what is your surname?" The old man grabbed Yi Xiaodao's arm and tried to pull him along. .
Yi Xiaodao threw it away with his backhand and shook his head: "I'm Yi Xiaodao, but we are not going to the county government office. I guess County Magistrate Zhang of Wancheng has been poisoned by Kong Bao. What if Kong Bao continues to cause trouble in Wucheng?" Chaos, what should I do?”
Seeing Yi Xiaodao's determined expression, the old man thought he was frightened. I wanted to persuade them that Wucheng was different from Wancheng, but I didn’t say much about the reasons. Finally, he left on his own and hurried to join other Tianwei, intending to find the Wucheng County Magistrate and capture Kong Bao.
The old man summoned the other two Tianwei and told the other three what Yi Xiaodao had said. The three decided to go to Wancheng first and ask the Wucheng County Magistrate for some troops. Even if they met Kong Bao, the matter would really happen. As Yi Xiaodao said, Kong Bao can also be captured on the spot, and he will not end up like the Tianwei of Wancheng.
The three heavenly guards had made a decision and immediately took their weapons and rushed to the Wucheng County Government Office. However, they were in a hurry and did not notice that many defenders appeared in Wucheng. They searched around the city and saw a seventeen or eighteen-year-old man. All the boys and girls have to stop and ask clearly.
Wucheng County Government.
"The Heavenly Guard of the capital has been ordered to do something. Please ask the Wucheng County Magistrate to come out and answer the question." The old man informed the county government officer of his waistband, and the officer rushed into the county government office to find Magistrate Sun.
"Masters of the Heavenly Guard have arrived in Wucheng. What's the important matter? Please ask your office to discuss it." Sun Tzu Lin trotted out.
The three heavenly guards saw that there were many people on the street and it was indeed not suitable for talking, so they followed Sun Tzu Lin into the county government office.
"Master Sun, we are here to deal with the flood in Wancheng. The Tianwei brothers who went to Wancheng have not returned for many days. We have received a secret message. Some people are killing refugees on the road and intercepting and killing Tianwei. There are not many Tianwei. Young Master, I have come here to borrow some troops from County Magistrate Sun, and then go to Wancheng to inquire about it, so that I can get the news as soon as possible and return to Beijing to report to the Holy One."
"Um... Lord Tianwei, since the Tianwei brothers who went to Wancheng have not returned yet, then where did you get this news...?" Magistrate Sun asked carefully.
"Is it possible that Mr. Sun is unwilling to lend troops? If the disaster in Wancheng is delayed, the Holy Master will blame it..." A strong man on the side, who is also a heavenly guard, couldn't help but say at this time, thinking he had a bad temper.
Sun Tzu Lin waved his hands quickly: "No, no, no, that's not what I mean. If Master Tianwei needs it, then I will naturally cooperate. It's just that Wucheng also needs to be garrisoned. I don't know how many soldiers and horses I need, right?"
The old man gently twirled his beard and said: "Not many, five hundred soldiers and horses are enough!"
"Pfft" a steel knife stabbed into the back of the strong Tianwei's chair, stabbing the Tianwei across the body. Tianwei immediately vomited blood.
The Tianwei reacted very quickly. He endured the pain and knocked back with an elbow. However, the person behind him held down his arm, pulled out the steel knife that stabbed his chest, and cut off his arm with another knife, causing Tianwei to Suddenly wailed.
Immediately, Tianwei was kicked from behind. Someone brought a chair and kicked him to the ground. He died on the spot.
"I only have 200 people, and you want 500 in one breath. Are you really going to kill me?" The person behind the chair who attacked the Tianwei was none other than Kong Bao, who had been eavesdropping behind the screen just now. When he heard that Tianwei wanted to borrow 500 troops, he was afraid that Magistrate Sun would betray him, so he attacked on the spot.
The strong man's position happened to be at the bottom. Kong Bao's martial arts practitioners came out quietly. Their minds were focused on the conversation, so they didn't notice it. He was hit by Kong Bao's sneak attack and killed a heavenly guard.
As soon as the other two heavenly guards saw their companions being attacked, they immediately jumped to the side and were alert to their surroundings.
The old man asked sharply: "Master Sun! What is going on!"
Sun Tzu Lin just asked how many people were needed just to delay time. Only then did he know what Kong Bao meant by "doing things to be seen." How courageous it was to intercept and kill the Heavenly Guards. Sun Tzu Lin immediately made up his mind: borrow troops! But when I thought of Kong Bao behind the screen, it was really hard to express my opinion on the spot.
Kong Bao also came to the county government office early in the morning. He wanted to know the progress of Yi Xiaodao and the others and whether they had found the three of them. However, he did not want to bump into the Tianwei coming to borrow troops, so he had to hide behind the screen.
"Floods in Wancheng? How can there be any floods in Wancheng? The people there live and work in peace and contentment and are very good. Heavenly Guard? What kind of Heavenly Guard? I haven't seen any Heavenly Guard from the beginning to the end." Kong Bao, holding a blood-stained knife, He walked around in the hall, pretending to be looking for him.
"How dare you, thief! This is a serious crime of genocide!" The old man shouted sharply and drew out the thin sword from his waist. The Tianwei beside him was a young man. At this time, he also pulled out a long knife, and the two sides confronted each other.
On the official road from Wucheng to the capital, a group of more than ten riders were walking under the scorching sun.
"Brother Kong, I've been running all day and I haven't seen anyone. Why don't you go back? How can those little brats be so fast?" Yiqi said aloud.
"Okay, let's go back. Big brother is biased. He always favors Kong Jie. On such a hot day, Kong Jie only needs to drink tea in the tower and show off, but we have to run around." The rider was Kong Fang. At this time, he couldn't bear the scorching sun and complained loudly.
"Brother Kong, there is a group of people ahead..." A sharp-eyed cavalryman beside him noticed the oncoming team not far away and reminded Kong Fang.
"A team of people? Where did the people come from? You and me, you two go and ask what's going on." Kong Fang ordered.
The two cavalrymen quickly rode towards the oncoming team. Before they could get close, they galloped back, shouting as they ran: "Brother Kong, it's bad, it's Yinmengwei! "
"Yinmengwei!" These three words hit Kong Fang's heart like a heavy hammer...
"Kong...Brother Kong, there are people behind us too. When did they get to the back? We are surrounded..." Another rider beside him hurriedly pointed behind him and said.
There was indeed a group of people behind him, all of them cavalry, coming towards him in an orderly and unhurried manner.
"What should we do? Brother Kong?" The rest of the cavalry panicked.
"Dismount... dismount, kneel down and surrender..." Kong Fang said tremblingly.
