Lu Wenhan's blood surged, and he felt endless anger in his chest. He strode out of the hall, looked around, and saw figures running over in a hurry.
"Say, who else is missing?"
"Go back to the Marquis, the fifth young master, the sixth young master..."
"There was a thief in our house. Not a single property is missing. All the young masters from each courtyard are missing."
"Master Nineteen was still nursing in my arms last night, but when he woke up, he... disappeared!"
"There are also side courtyards..."
Everyone was talking, Lu Wenhan's face was as gloomy as water, his eyes fell on the old housekeeper, and he said angrily: "Who was on duty last night?"
"So many people disappeared from the house quietly. Could it be that they saw ghosts?"
"Call all the guards who were on duty last night."
"promise!"
The anger in Lu Wenhan's heart gradually subsided, his chest heaved one after another, and his whole person completely calmed down.
Not long after, hundreds of armored soldiers came to Lu Wenhan and bowed respectfully. The leader was a middle-aged man in his forties, with a sense of solemnity about him. Qi.
"See you Lord Marquis!"
"snort!"
Lu Wenhan looked at the leader of the guards with a straight face, and said in a deep voice: "Lin Xi, were you on duty last night?"
"Yes, Lord Marquis!"
"I would like to ask you, where have all the gentlemen gone?"
"Master Hou!" Lin Xi's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he knelt directly in front of Lu Wenhan: "I was on guard duty at the end of last night, but I didn't find any movement!"
"Until dawn today, the door of the mansion has been closed, and no one has come in or out!"
"Please Lord Marquis, please take a closer look!"
"Asshole!"
Lu Wenhan's anger that had just calmed down surged up again, and he said coldly: "You mean, dozens of people in my house disappeared for no reason?"
"Somebody come!"
"exist!"
"Get Lin Xi and interrogate him strictly."
"promise!"
As soon as the guards of the Hou Mansion were taken away for interrogation in batches, Lu Wenhan took a deep breath, looked at the old housekeeper beside him, and said in a deep voice: "Go to the county manor in person."
"Let the county government send people to search and mobilize three thousand soldiers in my name."
"Yes, Lord Marquis!"
After Lu Wenhan gave the order, he strode into the main hall, walked away from the servants, pondered for a long time, walked straight to the corner, and knocked three times.
"What's the matter?"
"Uncle, do you know what happened yesterday?"
Lu Wenhan looked at the dark passage with a solemn expression. You must know that his Lu Mansion is not only guarded by hundreds of soldiers, but also has layers of defenses up and down, and there are many experts stationed there.
And being able to steal dozens of people silently from under the eyes of a group of guards was a power that was enough to make him fearful.
"I don't know!"
"You didn't even notice?"
There was some disbelief in Lu Wenhan's tone. This person could be said to be the ceiling of combat power in his Lu family. It would be a bit too scary to say that he couldn't even notice it.
"I have been in seclusion and have not paid attention to the outside world."
"Besides, being able to steal the sun from the layers of defenses you have set up. With such skills, he is also an extremely skilled person in the world."
"call!"
Lu Wenhan took a deep breath and bowed respectfully: "Uncle, now our Marquis Mansion has no way out. For the sake of our ancestors' will, please come out and take charge of the overall situation!"
"I'm still half a step away from that step."
"Wait for me for three months!"
After saying that, the door of the passage suddenly closed. Lu Wenhan's expression became darker and darker, and he finally murmured: "I'm afraid I can't wait three months!"
"Master Hou!"
"Oh no……"
Just as Lu Wenhan was thinking, another figure hurriedly rushed in and said in a deep voice: "Jiang Wei, was kidnapped..."
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"drive!"
"drive!"
The east rises and the west sets, and the stars move. Ning Fan and his party gallop all the way, traveling three hundred miles a day, and finally arrive at the boundary of Changyan County.
The land east of the Yangtze River has been a land of prosperity since ancient times. It is also the land of the north, the only place that can compare with the south of the Yangtze River.
"Your Highness, Changyan City is just ahead."
"Um!"
Ning Fan reined in his horse, looked at the towering city wall in front of him, and said softly: "Go, tell Changyan County Mansion and let them come out to pick you up."
"promise!"
Immediately, a fast horse rushed towards the city tower. Ning Fan looked at Chen Qingzhi who was standing aside: "Qingzhi, in your opinion, if we take Changyan City as the center, within a radius of a hundred miles, where is the best place to hide troops?" ?”
Hearing Ning Fan's question, Chen Qingzhi was stunned for a moment, and then said softly: "My lord, I will send out all the scouts right now."
"Um!"
"Remember, don't alert the enemy."
"As you command!"
Chen Qingzhi led a group of light cavalry and left immediately. Ning Fan looked at Dian Wei and others aside: "Get ready, it's time to enter the city."
Not long after, the gate in the direction of the city gate was suddenly closed. A middle-aged man wearing a red official robe walked up to the city tower and shouted: "Is this the person who is coming, His Highness King Yong?"
"Exactly!"
Ning Fan took a step forward and shouted: "You know that the king is coming in person, why don't you go out of the city to greet him?"
"Your Highness, forgive me!" The official slightly arched his hands and said loudly: "I don't know why Your Highness led the troops to knock on the city. Is there any court document or His Majesty's decree?"
"snort!"
"I, the King, have led the royal guards here to investigate the case. Please open the city gate immediately."
"Your Highness, the army behind you is not a royal guard. According to the imperial court's regulations, any deployment of troops without the imperial palace's order will be punished as a crime of rebellion."
"Your Highness, please leave quickly!"
"Haha, you are so brave."
A sneer appeared on Ning Fan's face, he looked at Dian Wei and shouted: "Evil is coming, attack the city!"
"Don't open the city gate for ten breaths. After I enter the city, Changyan County will be punished from top to bottom for treason!"
"promise!"
Dian Wei shouted low, looked at the group of light cavalry behind him, and shouted: "Soldiers, follow me to attack the city!"
"kill!"
With that said, he took the lead and rushed towards the city gate. He swung a pair of big halberds in his hands, swept the aura from his body, and smashed towards the long city gate.
"Boom."
With a loud noise, the nearly three-foot-high city gate collapsed directly under Dian Wei's brute force. The expressions of the defenders on the city tower suddenly changed, but Ning Fan looked calm and said calmly. : "Enter the city!"
Ten thousand men in white robes roared into the city. Ning Fan gave the order and directly took over the city defense.
"Somebody come!"
"exist!"
"Send people to my king to surround the county and capture all the officials."
"Your Highness, think twice!"
Wei Jin, the governor of Jiangbei, had a worried look on his face and said softly: "After all, it is a local county government. It is a serious crime for us to mobilize troops without authorization this time. If we take the county government..."
"The sky is falling, but I am holding it up."
"I want to see who has the final say in this world!"
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