Gu Shengchao chased after them and found that they were running towards a remote alley with few pedestrians. After turning a few corners, the auras of the three people in front of them were mixed together. He quickened his pace to catch up.
"Dang, Dang, Dang." There was a sound of swords clashing.
Gu Shengchao turned around the alley and rushed over. Zhong Lei was holding a sword and fighting with two people. One of them was holding a sword and the other was holding a short stick, forcing Zhong Lei to retreat repeatedly.
The two men also heard the sound of footsteps and came over. The man with the short stick turned around to be on guard. When he saw Gu Shengchao rushing over alone with his bare hands, he hit him in the head with a stick. Gu Shengchao rushed towards the short stick, and when the stick was about to hit his head, he raised his left arm to parry. With a "click", the short stick broke into two pieces, but he was not damaged at all. He only felt as if something lightly touched him. The ancient sage couldn't help but be overjoyed, secretly praising the extraordinary power of the iron arm. Taking advantage of the other person's shock, he turned his left arm outwards, grabbed the person's wrist with both hands and threw it behind him. The person hit the wall hard and passed out.
The remaining person panicked, and Zhong Lei's sword stabbed him diagonally in the thigh. The man fell down with an "ouch" and threw the sword.
"Brother Zhong Lei." Gu Shengchao handed over his hand.
"How did you find this place?" Zhong Lei was so surprised that he grabbed Gu Shengchao and ran away. The two came to a secluded place. When Zhong Lei saw no one around, he asked, "How did you know I was here?"
Gu Shengchao said truthfully: "I followed Mr. Xu's arrangement and took the masked woman to the designated place alone. After arriving safely, I returned to the Wuyou Escort Bureau to return to my life, but I saw a seal. After asking, I learned that it was sealed by the government. The old shopkeeper escorted him to the capital, so I rushed over to try my luck, and I didn't expect to meet Brother Zhong Lei."
He took out the sealed letter from his arms and handed it to Zhong Lei and said, "This is what the masked woman gave me after delivering it. He said it contained banknotes. Please keep it, Brother Zhong Lei."
Zhong Lei took it in disbelief and said in surprise: "Since my little brother knows that there are silver notes inside, and my Wuyou Escort Bureau has seized it, and I have not received a penny from all my life and death, why don't you go to the bank to exchange the silver notes and keep it for yourself. "
Gu Shengchao said seriously: "When you are entrusted by someone, you must make a big promise. The situation was critical that night. It is an honor for Mr. Xu to trust me. It is also lucky to be able to fulfill the entrustment. I deserve this ungrateful behavior of taking it for myself. I am worthy of it." Not coming."
Zhong Lei was also moved and asked: "Where do you live now?"
Gu Shengchao reported the name of the inn where he was staying. Zhong Lei patted him on the shoulder and said with approval: "Good brother, you stay there first. I will look for you in the next few days."
"Brother Zhong Lei, what happened to Uncle Xu and the others?" Gu Shengchao asked when Zhong Lei turned around to leave.
Zhong Lei stopped and felt sad. He hesitated for a moment and said sadly: "They are all gone. Of those who went out, only you and me survived. The others died in a foreign country and did not come back alive."
"How could this happen? Is it just that the road was not smooth, and I just have to come back later." Gu Shengchao did not expect this result. He could not accept it for a while, and guessed that there might be an unexpected delay on the road.
Zhong Lei shook his head and whispered: "I returned to the escort agency and immediately went after him. I saw the bodies of Uncle Xu and others on the way. I can't be wrong that they were buried by my own hands." He looked up to the sky and sighed, lowered his head and left quickly. .
Gu Shengchao felt lost, as if he had lost his soul and returned to the inn. Liu Ximei had come back. Seeing his frown, she asked about the cause of the matter, and Gu Shengchao told him truthfully.
Liu Ximei thought for a while and said: "Tonight or tomorrow, Zhong Lei will definitely come to the inn to find you."
"How can you see it?" Gu Shengchao didn't believe it.
Liu Ximei explained: "We all know that the escort agency is in trouble. They definitely need help. Zhong Lei was chased during the day and you helped him. It stands to reason that he should invite you to come to them, but he did not do so. It shows that they are currently in danger and do not dare to trust others easily, lest their enemies use deception to their disadvantage."
"Then what should I do?" Gu Shengchao had no idea.
Liu Ximei smiled and said: "It's up to you. If you want to help them, don't care about their suspicious attitude. If you don't want to meddle in other people's business, we can leave now. Anyway, you have done what you should do and you no longer owe the escort agency anything." thing."
Gu Shengchao couldn't make up his mind. That night, he was thinking wildly in the guest room. There was a knock on the door outside. The waiter said that a visitor was coming. Liu Ximei put on her mask and slipped into the inner room to escape. The ancient sage opened the door, and it turned out to be Zhong Lei with something in his hand.
"Little brother, do you live here alone?" Zhong Lei asked casually when he saw that the guest room was spacious.
"Brother Zhong, please take a seat." Gu Shengchao sat aside and said, "I just arrived last night. Since there is no suitable guest room, I will stay here temporarily."
"So that's it." Zhong Lei carried a cloth bag and put it on the table. The things in it collided and made a crisp and sweet sound. He said, "You were the only one who completed the escort delivery this time. The entire army was almost destroyed. This is a reward of one hundred taels of silver." , you stay and spend your time.”
Gu Shengchao subconsciously stretched out his hand to take it, then retracted his hand and said uneasily: "There are so many, is it too much?"
Zhong Lei looked at it and laughed "haha". He pushed the silver bag in front of Gu Shengchao and said: "It's not much. It's all earned at the risk of life. If it's yours, take it. You're welcome. Jingcheng Goulan, Washe It’s lively, go check it out more if you have time, and there are also some oirans who have just arrived at Miaochun Pavilion, go shopping when you have time, and enjoy it while you are young.”
Gu Shengchao blushed immediately. There was a former top oiran of Miaochun Pavilion hidden in the room. He was afraid that Zhong Lei could see through his mind.
Zhong Lei, however, thought he had a tender face and asked, "Brother, what's your surname? I was in such a hurry at the escort agency that I didn't have time to ask. Fortunately, Uncle Xu noticed your words and found you. Otherwise, the hero would be useless and wasted."
"Brother, you're welcome. My surname is Gu, and my name is Gu Shengchao. I have a lot of kung fu in my family, but I came out to find some livelihood after my family fell into decline." Gu Shengchao thought to himself that the Iron Arm Magic is indeed a family tradition, but there are some twists and turns in it. That’s all. He asked again: "Uncle Xu, the divine dragon has seen its head but not its tail. Isn't it a very good skill?"
Zhong Lei put one hand on the table, flicked his index finger a few times, and sighed: "It's true. Uncle Xu has been following his boss for many years. Whenever he has something important to send, Uncle Xu is the escort. But he doesn't want to show off, and every time We always pretended to be the driver behind the scenes. But this time we were careless. No one expected that it would be involved in a dispute between the powerful people in the capital, causing Uncle Xu to lose his life in vain. You are so young that you can detect the secrets, and you can't. It’s really rare!”
The ancient sage was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.
Zhong Lei asked: "Brother Gu, what are your plans for the future?"
"I haven't decided yet. Let's spend a few days in the capital first." Gu Shengchao said matter-of-factly.
Zhong Lei smiled and said, "I still have a big deal here. I will reward you with a hundred taels of gold after the deal is completed. I wonder if Brother Gu is interested?"
"A hundred taels of gold?" Ancient Sage Chao was speechless, "What kind of deal?"
"Save the old boss of Wuyou Escort Bureau and go to the Penal Department Prison to rob him."
Zhong Lei's voice was low, but Gu Shengchao heard it like thunder. Going to the Penal Department Prison to rob the prison was a capital crime. He thought for a moment and said, "I'll go and do whatever Brother Zhong tells me."
"Good brother, Uncle Xu did not make a mistake." He stood up, patted Gu Shengchao's shoulder, and walked a few steps: "I chased him that day, and Uncle Xu had already passed away in the sword, and Biaotou Xin was also dead next to him. At that time, I thought that there were no survivors, and I was too hasty and did not check carefully when I buried them. Later, a secret report came back that one of the darts had been delivered, but it was mysteriously lost that night, causing a storm in the city. I thought the news was wrong, and I only saw Brother Gu today. I know the whole story. The fact that Uncle Xu can entrust you with this important task shows that Uncle Xu trusts you. I trust Uncle Xu’s judgment, so I dare to come to you to discuss this matter."
Gu Shengchao listened and pondered for a moment, then whispered to the inside: "Amei, come out!"
Liu Ximei walked out with her eyebrows curled up, saluted Zhong Lei and said, "Brother Zhong is polite."
Zhong Lei said in astonishment: "Who is this? He looks familiar."
Gu Shengchao explained: "Brother Zhong, please forgive me, I was the one who delivered the escort safely, and I was also the one who stole the escort at night. We have been in love through life and death, and we didn't want to be separated, so we came up with this strategy, which made Brother Zhong laugh."
Zhong Lei laughed dumbly, "Wonderful, wonderful! I, Zhong, have been practicing escort for many years and have never thought of such a wonderful method. This is an eye-opener for me."
"Brother Zhong, we two..."
When Gu Shengchao was about to explain, Zhong Lei waved his hand to stop him and said: "No need to say it, I have been there before and I know the reason. If you don't say that I still have some doubts about you, if you tell me the truth, it will be aboveboard and make me feel at ease. That’s it. Let’s go to the third room on the second floor of Yuepeng Inn tomorrow at Shenshi time to find me. We and others will go to the prison under the guise of delivering meals. We will first observe the terrain and prepare for the prison robbery in the future.”
Zhong Lei said goodbye, and Gu Shengchao apologized to Liu Ximei, "I made my own decision to let you out without your permission. Please forgive me, Sister Mei."
Liu Ximei waved her hand and said: "Since we are husband and wife, we should share joys and sorrows together. It is also right for you to do this. It has dispelled the other party's concerns and saved a lot of trouble. It's just that you want to rob the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. This matter is extraordinary, so you must be careful."
Gu Shengchao agreed. After taking a nap at noon on the second day, he found Zhong Lei. The two of them waited, and three more people came one after another. Five people dressed up in disguise, carried food boxes and rushed to the prison.
There was no one outside the prison, and a big word "Prison" was written on the door. Maybe it was because they usually took care of things, so no one said much. Zhong Lei stuffed money into the jailer's hand, and as soon as the door opened, five people filed in without saying a word. After careful management, the five people finally arrived at the cell where the prisoners were held. The door was surrounded by thick guardrails.
There were dark and dirty cells on both sides of the narrow corridor. What's more, Gu Shengchao saw that two women were imprisoned in one of them.
Gu Shengchao poked Zhong Lei and pointed in that direction. Zhong Lei whispered: "They are all death row prisoners who were executed by Queen Qiu."
He said "Oh" and suddenly felt that the aura of one of the female prisoners was extremely friendly. The profile looked familiar and he took a few more glances. It happened that the female prisoner also looked over. The two looked at each other, feeling both sad and happy.
"Brother Gu!" The female prisoner threw herself on the guardrail, bursting into tears. Her wrists and ankles were chained, making it very difficult for her to move.
Gu Shengchao was even more stunned and blurted out in disbelief: "Ding Ying, is that you?"
