The ancient sage surpassed and fought bravely. Jia Laosi was in danger one after another. He wanted to make a sneak attack with the sword in his left hand, but was pierced by the ancient sage's sword. The tip of the sword passed through the palm of his hand and pierced a bloody hole in his palm, which hurt him. He yelled, turned around and ran away. Gu Shengchao chased after him, not forgetting to kill two Longhuzhai minions.
"Where to run, watch the sword!" Just as he was about to catch up, Gu Shengchao shouted loudly, which scared Jia Laosi and ran away without looking back.
Gu Shengchao slashed with his sword and looked towards Jia Laosi. He turned a corner in the middle and stabbed the left shoulder of another person next to him. That person was Xue Kui. He was fighting hard with Zhong Lei with a steel fork in his hand. The two were equally matched. Even when they heard the noise, they didn't feel that there was a trick. Gu Shengchao happened to be surprised and succeeded.
Xue Kui had to hold the steel fork with both hands, so he was naturally timid due to his injured left shoulder. Before he could observe the situation behind him, he was kicked in the chest by Zhong Lei and fell backward. He was very skilled in martial arts and used his strength to jump back. Jia Laosi helped him to stand still, and the two of them galloped up the mountain together.
Zhong Lei gave a thumbs up to Gu Shengchao to express his gratitude, and then rushed to rescue Mr. Xu.
Uncle Xu held the mace in both hands and was fighting against the two men. One of them saw Jia Laosi and Xue Kui both fleeing the battlefield. He also wanted to retreat. In his panic, he didn't notice. Xu Bo's steel mace was smashed on his head, and his brain collapsed and he died. The other man turned around and ran away. Uncle Xu threw out the mace in his left hand, hitting the man in the back of the heart and falling down without saying a word.
The remaining minions fell from the trees and scattered, running away in the blink of an eye, leaving more than a dozen corpses lying on both sides of the mountain road.
Gu Shengchao discovered that the woman was riding in the carriage without any interference from beginning to end, and everyone in Longhu Village seemed to be avoiding approaching it for fear of hurting the people inside.
Everyone cleaned up the battlefield and found that they had also suffered heavy losses. In addition to the traitorous escort leader Ding, the two women and five escorts who accompanied him all died unfortunately, and three others were seriously injured, which was also a disaster. Head Guard Xin made a rounds, looking at the three people who were still alive, and then at Zhong Lei. Zhong Lei sighed helplessly, and Xin Biao stabbed the three men to death with his sword. The road will definitely be more dangerous in the future, and bringing seriously injured people will only add to the burden.
The world of martial arts is originally about fighting and killing, and there is no love between children. At the top there are intrigues and intrigues at the top, and at the bottom there is bullying and predatory behavior at the bottom.
Of the thirty people who came here, nineteen are still able to persevere. Gu Shengchao and others had minor injuries, so they bandaged their wounds and put on neat clothes. The mountain road was difficult to navigate, so the woman also stepped out of the car and rode on a bay-red horse. Except for the dart car, all other vehicles were discarded and packed as lightly as possible. Zhong Lei directed everyone to continue moving forward, and no one disturbed them along the way. It was approaching sunset, and the mountains gradually became gentle. When Gu Shengchao looked into the distance, there were no more high mountains.
It was getting dark, and Zhong Lei led everyone to climb a hill, where they set up camp and buried pots to make rice, in case someone attacked them at night.
Zhong Lei walked up to Uncle Xu and whispered: "Uncle Xu, something strange happened today. This is the territory of Changqing County. It is really puzzling that Longhu Village dared to besiege us in broad daylight. Logically speaking, our bodyguard agency and Changqing County have always We are on good terms, and we are usually fine. The Changqing County Government Office is not far away, and the county governor is also an acquaintance of ours. I plan to go to the Government Office at night to find out what's going on and get some news."
Uncle Xu nodded in agreement: "Are you going alone?"
Zhong Lei glanced at everyone and said uneasily: "The situation is critical now. Longhu Village will attack at any time. Only by taking care of Uncle Xu and Xin can we rest assured. If others go, it will be a drag."
Uncle Xu looked at Gu Shengchao: "Take him with you. Judging from the situation in Changqing County today, there may be some changes. Having one more person by your side is not a bad thing after all."
"Is he okay?" Zhong Lei was worried.
Uncle Xu nodded and whispered: "That's right. Although he has hidden his skills, he is by no means a bad person and can be used by my escort agency."
Zhong Lei trusted Uncle Xu and got up and asked the ancient saint Chao to set off together. The two of them each rode a horse and left the camp. Ahead was Pingchuan. When Gu Shengchao looked back, the mountains were hidden in the dusk, as if a giant dragon was lying there, dividing the upper slope from the lower slope.
The two of them arrived outside Changqing City in less than half an hour. At this moment, the city gate was closed and they could not enter. They found a forest, tied up their horses inside, and climbed over the city wall at night. In times of peace, there were very few soldiers patrolling the city walls, and no one noticed them.
Zhong Lei had been here before and quickly found the government office. As he was about to go in, someone stopped him: "Be brave. Anyone who dares to break into the government office during the night curfew will be killed."
"Excuse me, why is the original brother Zhang not here?" Zhong Lei said politely with a smile.
The man guarding the door drew his sword and said arrogantly: "Get out of here, if you dare to say more, I will kill you."
Gu Shengchao looked familiar to this guard, but couldn't remember where he had seen him before. Zhong Lei took out a piece of silver and stuffed it into the man's hand: "Brother, we've met each other. You and I, Governor Liu, are old acquaintances. Please be accommodating and let us in!"
The man weighed the silver in his hand, and when he saw no one around, he quickly put it into his arms. He pulled Zhong Lei aside and warned: "I am just a soft-hearted person. To tell you the truth, the original Governor Liu has been imprisoned for his crimes." He's been put in prison, and now there's a new county guard in there. I won't show off, so you should leave as soon as possible. I'll be careful not to implicate you and put you in prison too."
"Thank you, thank you so much!" Zhong Lei said goodbye and pulled Gu Shengchao away.
The two of them turned the corner and turned behind the government office. Zhong Lei jumped onto the high wall first. Seeing that there was no one inside, he waved to Gu Shengchao to go in too. Zhong Lei was familiar with this place, so the two of them quietly climbed to the roof and tiptoed to a large house. There are brackets and eaves on the roof. The two people hooked their toes on the eaves and hung upside down, so they could see the scene inside the house.
Gu Shengchao was shocked when he saw the two people sitting in the room. Those two people were the unruly and domineering little girl and her father who secretly boarded the ship and framed the boy named Ergou for stealing.
The little girl said angrily: "Dad, Longhu Village is really a bunch of rubbish. They can't even take down a small escort agency. You are the county guard now. With an order, let me lead a team of people to intercept their escort car."
Gu Shengchao was secretly amused after hearing this. The daughter of a dignified county guard actually wanted to lead his officers and soldiers to pretend to be kidnappers and rob escorts, which made people laugh out loud.
The county guard shook his head and said: "Absolutely not. Do you know why you want the people from Longhu Village to go?"
The little girl said excitedly: "My child knows that we have no foundation when we first come here. The power of Longhu Village cannot be underestimated. We will take this opportunity to make them kill each other. We will reap the benefits and finally destroy them."
The county guard was relieved and nodded: "It is not easy for you to understand this. You are an adult. I will tell you the truth. This incident seems to be a personal grudge between Longhu Village and Wuyou Escort Bureau, but in fact it involves the court officials and the Wuyou Escort Bureau. If the disputes in the Ministry of Punishment are handled carelessly, the father's hat will be in danger."
The little girl was stunned: "It's so serious that it alerted the court?"
The county guard lowered his voice and said: "Yes, the Wuyou Escort Agency can operate unimpeded in our Dawu Dynasty. How can it do it without a backer? It is said that the Ministry of Personnel can receive a lot of dividends every year, otherwise the Escort Agency would have closed down long ago. But the Officials The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Justice have always been at odds, so this time it is the Ministry of Justice who is behind the scenes, and we are also small pawns in it. Letting Longhu Village rob the escorts is just the beginning, and frame the escort agency behind the scenes, saying that they secretly colluded with the counties in an attempt to support the troops and establish themselves as kings. This is the real purpose. In this way, the officials will have nothing to do with it, and if they overthrow the officials, the Xingbu will become the dominant family. With the Xingbu covering us, we can also get a share of the pie."
The little girl looked confused: "Then, what should we do next?"
"Wait." The county guard said calmly: "This matter is important, we must not act rashly. Their escort agency has already had our internal support, so they are not in a hurry. The Ministry of Punishment has sent experts over, and they will arrive tonight if nothing happens. . In addition, one of the things that their escort agency transported this time is of great importance. The superiors have told me that if something goes wrong with this thing, my father will lose his head."
"What is so precious?" the little girl was curious.
The county guard sighed and said, "As a father, I don't know much about it. It is said that this treasure is related to a woman."
Gu Shengchao immediately thought of the woman who was always veiled, a mysterious woman. No wonder the people in Longhu Village stayed away from that woman. It turned out that they were afraid of hurting her. He was thinking wildly when he suddenly heard footsteps coming this way, and he quickly climbed up on the roof with his feet. Zhong Lei's ears were not as sharp as the ancient sage's, and he was still hanging upside down to peek.
"Come up quickly, someone is coming." Gu Shengchao bent down and reminded quietly, while pulling Zhong Lei's legs to help him come up.
It was already too late, a dart shot out. Fortunately, the ancient sage pulled Zhong Lei quickly with his super strength. The dart rubbed Zhong Lei's bun and nailed it to the eaves, and a few strands of blue silk were flying in the night sky. Gu Shengchao glanced at it. The dart looked like a commonly used copper coin, but the edges were jagged and glowed with cold light. Before he could take a closer look, he grabbed Zhong Lei and ran towards the outside of the city.
Zhong Lei's internal strength is weak, and he can't keep up after jumping over several rooftops in a row. Gu Shengchao glanced behind him and saw that a black shadow was already chasing him. He eagerly picked up Zhong Lei and ran as fast as he could. The high city wall jumped out, ran into the woods in a few steps, climbed up onto a tree, and disappeared into the dense canopy.
After a few breaths, the black shadow chased after him. The man walked a few steps into the woods. He was afraid that there might be an ambush in the night. He hesitated for a moment and retreated. He stood outside the woods and shouted: "Those who can't run away, I have seen you."
The night breeze was blowing gently, and the leaves were rustling, but otherwise there was no movement. The man waited for a while, then stomped away with regret, turned over and jumped into the city.
Gu Shengchao and Zhong Lei were afraid of being deceived and afraid that the man would leave and come back again, so they waited some more, then quietly slipped down from the tree, found the tied horses, and rode back to the camp. On the way, Zhong Lei did not forget to give Gu Shengchao a thumbs up to express his gratitude.
Uncle Xu was waiting anxiously. He was very relieved to see them back, but he was also shocked after hearing Zhong Lei's report. He was thinking a lot and had no idea for a while.
