"Be careful!" Li Yu shouted.
A stone flew past quickly and hit the blade of the sword in Zhang Haiwei's hand. The sudden situation caught Zhang Haiwei off guard. Taking advantage of this opportunity, escort Wei quickly stepped forward and hugged Zhang Haiwei's arm, intending to snatch the Guandao back from his hand. A figure suddenly appeared between the two of them. A spear was inserted between the two bodies. With a sweep, Zhang Haiwei was hit hard in the lower abdomen with the barrel of the spear. Zhang Haiwei was struck by this blow and had no choice but to retreat, and the Guandao returned to the hands of escort Wei.
Zhang Haiwei asked: "Who are you?"
The man was seven feet tall, with a strong build, and looked to be in his mid-twenties. Wearing brown light armor and holding a long gun, he replied: "People from the government! The big-sword bandit has finally found you! Today, I, Jiang Hong, will arrest you." It turns out that the government has been arranging people to look for Zhang Haiwei and his gang. There were traces of the bandits, but the chaotic wooden formation was well hidden. The government officials could never find the location of Zhang Haiwei and others, so they arranged for people to be watched at every exit in and out of Xiaolin Town. It happened that Zhang Haiwei led people to block the road and rob him today. The people who were following him quickly went to inform him, and Jiang Hong rushed here immediately. Sure enough, not long after, I heard the chaotic footsteps of the government officials, who were walking quickly towards this place, trying to surround it.
Zhang Haiwei looked at these government officials with a solemn expression. Without saying a word, he quickly ran to the horse. He immediately drove the horse and rushed out towards an opening that was not completely surrounded. Without any unnecessary movement. Seeing this, Li Yu picked up Chen Erdong on his back, and immediately used Qinggong to run to his horse, threw Chen Erdong onto the horse, then got on the horse himself, waved his whip vigorously, and rushed over with Zhang Haiwei.
Jiang Hong watched the two people escape on fast horses, picked up a spear and chased them, but this time he came in a hurry and did not ride a horse. If he chased them on foot, he would definitely not be able to catch up. Seeing the two people drifting away, Jiang Hong angrily stuck the spear in his hand on the ground. At this time, escort Wei came over, clasped his fists at Jiang Hong and said, "Thank you, sir, for the rescue."
Although Jiang Hong was angry, he would not take his anger out on others. He replied, "You're welcome. I'm Jiang Hong, the head catcher of Xinyang County. Who are you, sir?"
Bodyguard Wei said: "I am Wei Hu, the bodyguard of the Luoyang Longhang Chamber of Commerce. I passed through here today with the goods of the Chamber of Commerce. I encountered these bandits. If Jiang Captou hadn't appeared in time, I would have suffered a big loss."
Jiang Hong looked at the direction in which Zhang Haiwei was escaping and sighed: "Oh, it's a pity that we let these people escape."
At this moment, two government officials escorted Li Chunlin over and said, "Captain Jiang, we caught one."
Jiang Hong was overjoyed and said, "Oh? Really?"
The officer said: "It was these two strong men who caught him." He pointed to the two people behind him.
Wei Hu said: "Xiao Liu, Xiao Xia, are you okay?"
Xiao Liu said: "Brother Wei, it's okay."
Xiao Xia said: "Brother Wei, I just checked and found that the goods are fine. The government servants helped us rescue the other people in the trap."
Wei Hu sighed and said, "Xiao Liu, I should listen to you and take a detour. I didn't expect these bandits to have so many tricks."
Xiao Liu said: "We all heard on the road that there are bandits here. Brother Wei, you must not believe in evil."
Jiang Hong said at this time: "Don't worry, I will definitely catch this gang and bring them to justice."
Xiao Liu said: "I heard that this group of bandits has committed several crimes here, and the government has been unable to catch anyone. Is it just you?"
Wei Hu scolded: "Xiao Liu!"
After hearing this, Jiang Hong said with some arrogance in his tone: "That's because the previous magistrate was useless! Now that I have followed the new magistrate to Xinyang City, I will never let this group of people do evil again!"
Wei Hu praised: "Good! Jiang Captou is so courageous! I wish Jiang Captou will catch these people and bring them to justice as soon as possible."
Jiang Hong said: "That's natural."
Wei Hu looked behind him and saw that the government servants had already helped to carry the box onto the carriage. Seeing that the others were all fine, Wei Hu said: "Jiang Captou, we can't waste time with this cargo. We still need to get on our way as soon as possible." Sorry."
Jiang Hong said: "Wait a moment, you just fought with this group of thieves. Did you see any tricks?"
Wei Hu thought for a while and said: "There is no way. The trap should have been dug in advance. I stabbed a person directly at that time, and then a man named Ouyang quickly asked others to take him away for treatment. Followed The person I fought against should be their leader. He was quite skilled and quite strong. However, he was no match for me in a head-to-head confrontation. However, the man with the big knife used chili powder to confuse my eyes, and then, this boy , kept making little moves behind me, otherwise, I would have captured that man long ago." Wei Hu pointed angrily at Li Chunlin, who was being held by the government officials with a dissatisfied expression.
Jiang Hong nodded, pointed to a big knife on the ground, and said, "That man must be using this knife."
Wei Hu nodded and said, "Exactly. Xiao Liu, Xiao Xia, do you have anything to say?"
Xiao Liu was about to speak, but Xiao Xia blocked Xiao Liu and said: "There is nothing on our side. The one named Ouyang just keeps dodging and does not confront us head-on, so we can't see his martial arts skills. However, his internal strength is not weak. , Jiang Captou needs to be more careful."
After Jiang Hong heard this, he didn't say anything more and said, "Okay, I understand. Please be careful on the way. I'll leave first." He said to the yamen servant, "Take this man away." The yamen servant escorted Li Chunlin and left. .
After Jiang Hong and others left, Bodyguard Wei asked about the situation of each person, and then looked at the goods in the car. Fortunately, the boxes contained some silk, which could withstand the fall.
Xiao Liu said to Xiao Xia: "Why did you stop me just now?"
Xiaoxia said: "It's better not to talk about this kind of thing."
Wei Hu asked: "What's the matter?"
Xiao Liu said: "Brother Wei, that Ouyang just now, his internal strength is that of Yinlong Villa, and he seems to be using the Mad Dragon Palm. I have competed with the eldest young master before, and I know some of the skills of Yinlong Villa."
After hearing this, Wei Hu did not show any surprise on his face, but said slowly and solemnly: "The man I just fought with seemed to be using the Crazy Dragon Sword Technique of Yinlong Villa."
Xiao Liu and Xiao Xia looked surprised and whispered: "Are these bandits from Yinlong Villa?"
Wei Hu shook his head and said: "Although he used the Mad Dragon Sword Technique, his internal strength is not, and his sword technique is wrong."
Xiao Liu said: "No? What do you mean?"
Wei Hu said: "What's wrong is wrong. Okay, Xiaoxia did the right thing. It's better for us to say less about this matter to avoid unnecessary trouble. Let's explain it to the owner of the village after the goods are shipped back."
Xiao Liu and Xiao Xia nodded, and after escort Wei and others were ready, they started on their way again.
Zhang Haiwei and Li Yu kept running wildly, which made Chen Erdong very uncomfortable on the horse. He was lying face down on the horse. The constant jolting made his stomach feel like it was overturned. He muttered: " Stop, stop, stop! I’m going to vomit!”
Zhang Haiwei and Li Yu looked behind at the same time. After making sure that no one was chasing them, they slowly stopped. Chen Erdong slipped off his horse, held his hands on the ground, knelt on the ground and vomited. Zhang Haiwei took off the veil angrily and cursed: "Damn it! I was about to succeed, and another person appeared out of nowhere."
Li Yu said: "There are government servants following, probably from the government."
Zhang Haiwei said: "The people in this government are always busy making money, why do they want to come to us?"
Li Yu said: "I don't know, but what should we do now?"
Zhang Haiwei said: "What else can we do? Let's go back first."
Li Yu said: "Li Chunlin was captured by them."
Zhang Haiwei sighed and said: "In that situation, it would be great if I could escape, but how could I control him?"
Li Yu frowned slightly. It was obvious that he was dissatisfied with Zhang Haiwei's answer and asked, "What should we do when we go back?"
Zhang Haiwei said: "Just say that the boss saw that he worked hard, so he kept him and will come back in a few days."
Li Yu did not reply, but patted the back of Chen Erdong who was kneeling on the ground and vomiting. Li Yu remembered that when he drank and vomited in the past, Mu Lan would pat him on the back like this. He didn't know how Sister Mu Lan was doing now. Would she be angry if she suddenly ran out like this?
Chen Erdong's condition improved a little. He stood up dizzily and said, "What's going on now?"
Li Yu said: "In a moment, about Li Chunlin, let's just say that the boss saw that he worked hard and kept him. Don't let it slip."
Chen Erdong said dullly.
Li Yu said: "Let's go, let's go back too." He helped Chen Erdong onto his horse and walked back with Zhang Haiwei. After passing through the chaotic wood formation, as soon as I walked into the village, I saw everyone waiting at the door with sad faces. Zhang Haiwei, Li Yu and Chen Erdong dismounted. Zhang Haiwei asked: "What's wrong?"
One person said in a heavy tone: "Big Bear, he's gone. When we brought him back, he was already out of breath."
Zhang Haiwei was silent after hearing this. And Li Yu felt very heavy in his heart. Human life is so fragile. People who meet you may say goodbye in just a moment.
Zhang Haiwei asked: "What did you say?"
"We said he was stabbed by a sharp knife while working, so we quickly brought him back."
Zhang Haiwei said: "I remember that Daxiong has a mother, so take good care of his mother."
"His mother fainted from crying when she saw the big bear's body. Now she has several sisters-in-law taking care of her."
Zhang Haiwei said: "One of you can go alone and tell Li Chunlin's father that Li Chunlin works hard and was left by his boss. He will come back in a few days."
Everyone lowered their heads and remained silent. Li Yu said at this time: "I'll go."
Zhang Haiwei said: "Then I'll trouble you, Brother Ouyang. I'll go back first." Zhang Haiwei led the horse and walked towards his thatched cottage.
Li Yu walked to Li Chunlin's home alone. When Li Chunlin's father saw Li Yu, his face was filled with eagerness. He immediately walked in front of Li Yu and asked, "Hero! Is my son back?"
Li Yu forced a smile and said, "Chunlin works hard. The boss keeps him here. He will be back in a few days."
The news that Xiong Pan was dead had already spread, and Old Man Li immediately begged: "My hero, Xiong Pan is dead. He was stabbed to death by a sharp knife! Tell me honestly, what kind of job are you looking for? If it is dangerous, If you have an errand, please call my son back. He is a stupid young man who dares to rush into anything." Seeing that Li Yu didn't speak, Old Man Li knelt down and cried, "My hero, I'm just going to do this. For a son, I don’t want him to be rich and powerful, I just want him to be safe and sound.” After a while, his face became even sadder and he said, “Could it be possible that he is also dead! Don’t you tell me! Hero, Please tell me the truth!" After speaking, Old Man Li kowtowed to Li Yu.
Li Yu quickly helped Old Man Li up and said, "Uncle, don't worry, Chunlin is very well. I will definitely bring him back in a few days, don't worry."
Old Man Li stood up, wiped the tears from his eyes, and said, "I feel relieved because of your words, hero. If you come to my house for dinner tonight, I will cook it for you."
"It's okay, no need. Take care of your body and don't let Chunlin worry." After hearing this, Old Man Li nodded and returned to the room. Li Yu felt very uncomfortable when he saw Old Man Li hunched back into the house. He led the horse back to Zhang Haiwei's residence.
