On the other side, above the city gate, the city guard was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, his face as white as paper.
"General! I really don't know how Muchaha got into the country from here! I'm sorry for you! How can I collaborate with the enemy! I'm wrong for you!"
Qi Ye stood by the city wall, polishing the rope marks left on the bricks with his hands, and roughly judged the time when this group of people entered the customs.
Without looking back, he said, "Take him down and kill him, and ask all the city guards to watch. Anyone who is slacking off or derelict in their duties will be killed."
"yes!"
The defender's eyes widened, "General, please spare my life——"
The two soldiers directly covered his mouth and dragged the man off the city wall like a dead dog.
Everyone's expressions were extremely cold. He could drink and neglect his duties once, and there would be a second time. This time only a few hundred people were let in, but next time, could he let in all the enemy's millions of troops?
If one city gate is lost, it will be lost one after another! If Muchaha hadn't been short of manpower, I don't know how big a war would have broken out.
What to do with so many people inside the city gate!
Lu Wen frowned and said: "General, this matter is strange. There is no need for Muchaha to take the risk and enter the border. He cannot know that the city guard will be drinking and derelict in his duty, nor can he accurately judge the time when he is on duty. I am afraid that there is someone in the city to take care of him. …”
The faces of several people were gloomy. Qi Ye slammed his hand on the city wall and said word by word:
"check!"
"The traces of the rope are very new, and the entry time is only ten days. They must take the mountain road, and all the city gates are not allowed to go out. In the next few days, no entry is allowed in the mansion. Three thousand people from the Huben Camp were mobilized to follow me into the mountains to search. Zhao Haicheng, you Let your subordinates search the house again, and no suspicious persons will be let go!"
"yes!"
The generals clasped their fists and obeyed the order, but Qi Zhi had an uneasy premonition at the bottom of his mind.
Muchaha hid in the mountains, and Ji Shu's convoy also took the mountain road. If...
After confirming that Muchaha's people had sneaked into the pass, Qi Ye immediately started searching and did not dare to stop for a moment.
He still couldn't worry about Ji Shu, so he sent someone to chase him along the mountain road that Ji Shu took. It was snowing heavily these days and they shouldn't be far away. If he caught up, he could remind them to be careful.
Qi Yeze and the soldiers from Huben Camp searched intensively in the mountains near Yan'an Mansion.
At sunset, Qi Ye returned to the camp to discuss the results of today's search with the generals. Suddenly, a young general asked anxiously to see him.
Qi Ye summoned people into the tent and saw that they were the soldiers he sent to chase Ji Shu!
He stood up in confusion, "What happened?!"
"General, the young general found traces of a fight on the mountain road along the border between An and Pingyang! Blood stains! And this arrow!"
Qi Ye strode forward, grabbed the arrow, and quickly tightened his grip.
It's Wala's arrow!
"Where are the people? Have you seen Lin Sui!"
"My subordinates found the shaft of the carriage on a dead tree on the edge of the cliff, but neither the body nor the girl was found!"
The young general is also inconsolable because the old boss who saved them may have been killed.
Qi Ye had an unbearable headache, and his anger had reached its highest point.
Lu Wen jumped up and blurted out: "No! Why did Muchaha attack Boss Sui and the others for no reason! What he should do now is to hide, not take the initiative to stir up trouble. He is not a fool. If he did, it must be ——”
Lu Wen strode to Qi Ye's side, "General, don't worry, Miss Sui is definitely still alive, but she is in Muchaha's hands."
The arrow in Qi Ye's hand broke into two pieces.
The extreme anger brought surface calm, and he said calmly:
"Someone told Muchaha how to enter the prison, and told him that if he caught Lin Sui, he could force me to let him and his two sons go."
Who would have known that Ji Shu was important to him?
He had previously cut off Zhao Li's son's arm for Ji Shu.
Qi Ye grabbed his saber and strode away from the commander's tent.
Lu Wen chased him out of the tent and shouted: "General! Where are you going -"
"Zhao Mansion!"
Yan'an Mansion was quiet after the curfew, but at this moment, the fierce sound of horse hooves broke the silence, and the light of torches illuminated the sky.
Before the city gatekeeper could see clearly who was coming, he was hit in the face by the token.
"Open the city gate!"
The firelight illuminated the word "Qi Ye" on the token - it was a general!
The city gate general immediately ran down the tower and opened the city gate. Countless horses galloped past. When they opened their eyes, they saw only a pile of dust.
Several people looked at each other with fear in their eyes.
This is - what happened?
The huge noise woke up people all over the city. Every household opened their windows and looked timidly, wondering what big thing had happened.
All lights were turned off in the Zhao Mansion. The concierge was drowsy and was awakened by the sound of horse hooves.
"Huh? What's wrong! What happened!"
He was so frightened that he looked around. He opened the side door a small crack and looked out. He was frightened at this sight.
The road in front of the Zhao Mansion was full of soldiers riding horses and wearing armor. They were holding torches and swords, and their faces were cold and frightening.
Qi Ye: "Surround this place and not even a fly can be let out."
The concierge turned around and urged his companion: "Go quickly...go and wake up the master! Hurry!"
He bravely walked out of the house, "I've seen the general! It's already curfew, what's the purpose of the general coming to the house?"
"Open the door."
The concierge swallowed his saliva, "This, the master didn't give orders, I don't dare to do it without permission——"
A flash of knife flashed across his eyes, taking away several locks of his hair. The concierge was so frightened that he fell to the ground, his eyes dull.
Qi Ye's words were concise and to the point: "Either open or die."
The concierge suddenly came to his senses, ran into the house and quickly opened the door after a few breaths.
The soldiers from the Huben Camp poured in like a tide, and the water around them under the porch and through the hall was impenetrable.
Qi Ye stood in the court, with a cold face, dark pupils, and a knife in his hand, like an Asura.
"Look for it! Dig three feet into the ground and dig out the evidence that the Zhao family is collaborating with the enemy."
"What's going on! What are you doing!"
All the servants in the Zhao Mansion got up. They were trapped in one place and kept in silence. No one knew what was going on.
Zhao Li got up from his concubine's bed without any clothes on. Looking at this posture, he was so scared that he was sweating profusely.
"General! What are you trying to do by breaking into my Zhao Mansion with your soldiers this late at night? You are writhing around, but you still have the law!"
Keng——
The strings in Qi Ye's mind were tense and could break at any time. It was his last patience to find an excuse first.
But when he saw Zhao Li, Qi Ye's suppressed anger rose again.
It was him who put Ji Shu in danger!
The blade pressed against Zhao Li's throat, leaving a small stain of blood. Death was so close, and Zhao Li's legs shook like chaff.
"Qi, Qi Ye, what are you going to do! You, even if you are the general of the country, you can't kill innocent people indiscriminately! I want to find the chief assistant to judge!"
"I'm running out of patience."
Qi Ye's eyes were as cold as cold pools, hollow and heartless, and he opened his thin lips and asked word by word: "Where is Lin Sui?"
