Zhang Cheng's behavior undoubtedly provided them with a delaying strategy. After thinking about this, and then thinking about the unusual look in Zhang Cheng's eyes when he looked at them, Lu Yunyou felt more and more that he would not be wrong. Of course, no matter what he thought in his heart, he He didn't show that emotion.
On the other side, Shi Renyi and the old man in sackcloth were walking side by side. Next to Shi Renyi was Shi Jie. The three of them were riding horses at the front, but they didn't look very happy.
"Old Yan, do you think they are members of the Star Army?" Still thinking about the identities of Lu Yunyou and the others, Shi Renyi wanted to ask the old man Mai for his opinion since he could not get an answer for a long time.
"How can there be women in the military camp? Let alone two? I don't believe them at all." Because he didn't dare to think about the situation if the identities of these people were true, the old man in Mai thought in the direction that could prove that these people were not Star Army soldiers. : "Besides, these people are dressed differently from the normal Star Army, and all of them look miserable."
"According to the old man, they are probably the people who went into the mountain to seize the treasure before, but seeing that there is not even a high-level martial arts cultivator among them, they should not be from some big force," he said in one breath the basis for judging the identities of several people. The old man in Mai became more and more convinced that these people were not members of the Star Army.
"Third uncle, do you believe them?" Listening to the conversation between the two, Shi Jie couldn't help but interject. He couldn't understand why Shi Renyi was so worried, let alone that Shi Renyi would obey the Star Army. According to his opinion, Lu Yunyou and others were brought back to the city, and Lan Rou was even handed over to several star troops. According to his wishes, the fewer living people he brought back, the better.
"Jie'er, let's talk about it when we get back," Shi Renyi had a difficult question in his mind. He didn't want to say anything more. He just wanted to escort Lu Yunyou and the others to the city lord's mansion as soon as possible, so that he could feel more at ease.
"Okay," seeing that something seemed amiss with Shi Renyi, Shi Jie stopped asking any more questions, but he never felt that Lu Yunyou and the others might be members of the Star Army.
"Princess, you are shocked." Half a quarter of an hour later, when he saw the people from the City Lord's Mansion also leaving, Zhang Cheng, who was heading towards the Star Army camp, took four other Star Army soldiers and knelt down to salute Lan Rou.
"You?" The sudden actions of these people surprised Lan Rou. Originally, Lan Rou was still worried about whether Zhang Cheng and the others would bully her, but now they suddenly knelt in front of her. She had always been frightened and didn't understand what Zhang Cheng was doing. Human meaning.
"Princess, please forgive me for not being able to save your friends directly." Zhang Cheng raised his head and explained directly: "Just now, several of my companions and I have determined the identities of the princess and others, but we are too weak to do so." I wanted to save people directly from the people in the City Lord’s Mansion, so I came up with this strategy.”
"Princess, please rest assured that the people in the City Lord's Mansion will not attack until their identities are found out. They will be fine for the time being." In order to let Lan Rou understand what they meant, Zhang Cheng continued: "As long as we return to the military camp as soon as possible. Report the news to General Fang, and General Fang will definitely arrange for men to rush into the city to rescue them."
"Okay, let's go back and ask General Fang for help." After listening for a long time, Lan Rou finally understood what Zhang Cheng meant. It turned out that Zhang Cheng and the others were not ill-intentioned towards her, but wanted to take her back to report the news.
Calculating that they were not far from the military camp, even though they were worried about the safety of Lu Yunyou and others, after understanding what Zhang Cheng and the others meant, Lan Rou still felt that the most important thing right now was to go back to the military camp to find someone for help, so they immediately accelerated their pace. .
At the same time, Lu Yunyou saw that Wang Yang's condition was getting worse and worse. Bai Ye quickly took out a high-level beast pill from his arms and gave it to Wang Yang to drink, thereby stabilizing Wang Yang's injury, but Wang Yang was still injured. You need to get treatment as soon as possible so that you can truly survive.
"Brother Lu, those people won't do anything to the princess, right?" After taking care of Wang Yang's injury, Bai Ye started to worry about Lan Rou's safety. If something happened to Lan Rou, even if they were rescued by the Star Army in the end, You will still be punished.
"Those people have no ill intentions towards the princess. In my opinion, they probably want to take the princess back to deliver a message so that people in the army can rescue us." He had been thinking about this matter. When Bai Ye asked, Lu Yunyou said nothing. Don't hesitate to speak your mind.
"What if it's not what you think?" A flash of doubt flashed in his eyes, and Bai Ye didn't understand why Lu Yunyou had such a view.
"It must be like this, otherwise we might all have been killed by now." It is actually very simple to infer the intentions of Zhang Cheng and others. Lu Yunyou can think that if Zhang Cheng and others really have another idea of Lan Rou, in addition to being of use value Except for him and Wang Xuan, everyone else may have been executed by the people of the City Lord's Mansion.
Thinking like this, when Fang Qing and others also looked towards him, he explained directly: "The fact that they delayed for us is the best evidence, otherwise we may not have a chance to talk now."
"I see," Lu Yunyou's explanation was very timely. After understanding it instantly, Bai Ye nodded directly, and then said with emotion: "No wonder he wants the people in the City Lord's Mansion to enforce the law impartially. It turns out he wants to delay time for us. As long as the princess Go back and ask for help, and we’ll all be fine.”
Excited, Bai Ye marveled at Zhang Cheng's agility, and was equally amazed at Lu Yunyou's intelligence. If it weren't for Lu Yunyou, he might have to wait until they were actually rescued before he could understand that Zhang Cheng and others had no ill intentions.
"I understand," Fang Qing then nodded with a smile and said seriously: "After I go back, I will definitely report this matter to my uncle and ask him to reward those star troops heavily."
"It's natural." Fang Qing's understanding made Bai Ye even happier. Now that they were expected to be rescued, most of the haze deep in their hearts had dissipated. Even though their hands were tied and they lost their freedom, their moods were completely different from before. Only Lu Yunyou never felt happy.
If Zhang Cheng and others had not come forward today, they might have faced the worst outcome. The two high-level martial arts cultivators on the horse still made it difficult for him to defeat him. His current strength was not much different from when he was taken to do hard labor. , without the ability to resist.
Although he admired the agility of those star troops, he was deeply worried about the current situation. He originally wanted to take Ling Yun out of the military camp and return to Chaos Ridge after returning, but now it seemed that his strength was far from enough.
An hour later, the gate of Yuncheng was finally clearly visible. Thinking back to how high-spirited they were when they first entered the city, and then thinking about their current embarrassment, Lu Yunyou, who was full of pain and hunger, became more aware of the importance of strength.
It wasn't until he came to the city and found the little girl named Tangyi among the refugees that his mood changed. He didn't know why the little girl was the only one there, but there was no trace of the child.
When their eyes met, Lu Yunyou found that the little girl seemed to be worried about them, her eyes were full of concern, and his heart felt warm, and he directly felt a certain affection for the dirty little girl.
After entering the city, the road was smooth. As long as people on the street saw people from the city lord's palace doing business, they would consciously make way for everyone.
There are still many people on the street who have impressions of Lu Yunyou and the others. When those people saw Lu Yunyou and the others being escorted back by Shi Renyi, they all confirmed their original thoughts. Anyone who dared to mess with the City Lord's Mansion would not end well. , they were all curious about how the city lord’s palace would deal with Lu Yunyou and the others.
Thinking like this, each one of them was even more afraid of the Yuncheng Shi family. When those people looked at Lu Yunyou and the others with strange expressions, Lu Yunyou was also looking at them. There were many refugees near the city gate, all of them in ragged clothes. , most of the martial arts cultivators who paid attention to them were only at the third or fourth level, and the situation near the city gate was extremely depressed.
I don't know if he was too excited when he entered the city for the first time. He didn't notice the scene here at all. But when he entered the city again, the feeling was extremely strong. It seemed that Yuncheng was much more dilapidated than Wuyang City.
If he had not lost his freedom, Lu Yunyou really wanted to buy some dry food to help the refugees, but now he could do nothing and could only focus on the situation around him.
The further he walked, the greater the difference. As the number of people and shops on the street continued to increase, Lu Yunyou seemed to have entered another world. This discovery immediately made him feel that it might be the same everywhere he went. There were two kinds of people living everywhere. Planting rich clothes and fine food means not having enough to eat. All in all, he doesn't like to see the situation near the city gate where refugees are everywhere.
The road to the City Lord's Mansion was long. From outside the city to the City Lord's Mansion, he could see everything clearly. It was as if he had returned to Wuyang City again. Those scenes brought a lot of touches to him.
As time passed, a magnificent building appeared in everyone's sight. The three words "City Lord's Mansion" above it were very eye-catching. Lu Yunyou knew that their destination had arrived. When he looked again, Shi Renyi and others had stopped in front of them. , because he didn’t know what those people were going to do with them, Lu Yunyou only hoped that Lan Rou could bring people to rescue them as soon as possible.
