Chen Liqiu was in a heavy heart and did not speak during the journey. He just kept his face expressionless and shook the reins to urge the horse.
Although Changsheng wanted to comfort, he didn't know how to speak. If he wanted to comfort others, he needed to find reasons and reasons to comfort him instead of lying to himself and others.
As he galloped on his horse, Chang Sheng looked back at the twelve loyal and brave captains who were following him. They were all men who had killed people and seen blood. There was no anger or excitement on their faces, but only aura and indifference.
While riding forward, Changsheng was also looking forward to what would happen in Chang'an. Chen Liqiu had previously said that after such a long delay, it was unlikely that Miss Zhao would remain innocent. He was going to avenge Miss Zhao. Those who want to avenge their shame and go on a killing spree in Chang'an will definitely not be tolerated by the court or the army. This is a road of no return.
Now he only hopes that this matter is caused by the Beggar Gang secretly, in order to lure Chen Liqiu to go and obtain the martial arts secrets that he has memorized silently. If this is the case, Miss Zhao, who is the bait, may still be able to survive, but this This possibility is really very small, because if this matter was really planned secretly by the Beggar Clan, they would definitely try to pass the news to Chen Liqiu as soon as possible, but in fact they did not do so.
Every time they went to a post station, Chen Liqiu and others would change horses. Changsheng's changing horses again and again gave Changsheng some illusions, as if he had returned to the time when everyone rushed to Yongzhou when the master was still alive.
Chen Liqiu and others changed horses. They didn't need them for immortality. Hei Gongzi had amazing endurance and could run non-stop. After running through seven or eight stations in succession, Chen Liqiu noticed the strangeness of Hei Gongzi. However, he was in a heavy heart and had no intention of talking. He just turned and turned around. He looked at Young Master Hei for a moment.
Chang'an is about 1,600 miles away from Guiyuan. Everyone set out at noon, changing horses along the way and galloping wildly. At the time of watch, they were less than 500 miles away from Chang'an.
At this time, Young Master Hei still showed no signs of fatigue, but Chang Sheng began to worry secretly, because Young Master Hei was still young, and the hoofs of his horses were not as hard as those of adult horses. He had never hammered iron shoes before, and his four hoofs had been worn out after running for a long time. It's very thin.
At the second watch, we were already less than 200 miles away from Chang'an. As we passed through a high place, we could already see the stretching lights of Chang'an. Changsheng had never been to Chang'an, and he had never seen such a large city. According to the stretching range of the lights, Chang'an had never been to Chang'an before. It seems that the size of Chang'an City is at least dozens of times that of ordinary Zhoucheng.
Nearing the third watch, everyone finally arrived in Chang'an. Since it was wartime, the city gates of Chang'an City had been closed long ago. Everyone left their mounts in the forest outside the city and rushed to the south wall on foot with light equipment.
The city wall of Chang'an is more than five feet high. There are soldiers patrolling the city wall, but there are not many people. There are unguarded areas. Everyone moves forward in the dark. After approaching the city wall, a few people with weaker martial arts move up first, and those with better martial arts move up. Several people followed closely behind, supporting themselves from mid-air, sending the opponent up the city wall first, and then jumped to follow.
When Chen Liqiu and Changsheng jumped onto the city wall, the Twelve Zhongyong Lieutenants had already jumped into the city first. Because everyone climbed the wall so fast, the soldiers patrolling the city wall did not notice it.
While everyone was relieving themselves in the darkness, Chen Liqiu said to Changsheng, "Cover your mouth and nose."
Upon hearing this, Changsheng quickly took out his handkerchief, tied it up and covered his face.
"General, where is the training center?" a school captain asked in a low voice.
"If you don't go to Jiaofang, you should go to Pingkangfang." Chen Liqiu said in a deep voice.
No one knew where Pingkangfang was. Chen Liqiu seemed to have been to Chang'an and was very familiar with the situation in the city. He walked quickly ahead, followed closely by everyone.
Although it was almost three o'clock, the lights in Chang'an were brightly lit, and the businesses on both sides of the street were not closed. There were many pedestrians on the street, rubbing shoulders and bustling.
Chen Liqiu did not hide his whereabouts and led the people directly through the streets and alleys. Since the Twelve Zhongyong Lieutenants were all wearing military uniforms, the people in the city did not panic too much and just regarded them as officers and soldiers arresting theft.
Chen Liqiu led everyone to move eastward, and walked quickly through the city for half an hour before arriving at a busy street. Although there were many pedestrians in the streets he passed before, they were not as lively as this street, which was several kilometers long. Inside, there are floating reds and greens, filled with a strong smell of powder.
There are tall buildings on both sides of the street, the short ones are two or three stories, and the high ones are six or seven stories. The people on the upper floors are all beautiful young women, and the people walking on the streets are mostly dignitaries in luxurious clothes.
When he arrived here, Chen Liqiu did not hesitate and led everyone directly into the crowd. Seeing their menacing approach, the pedestrians on the street did not know why and they dodged and gave way.
Not long after, Chen Liqiu stopped in front of the largest wooden building on the street. This wooden building was composed of several wooden buildings connected together. It was seven stories high and nearly twenty feet wide. It was very majestic. The gate is more than one foot high and two feet wide. On the door plaque are the five gilded characters of "Guan Si Ping Kang Tower".
This place is undoubtedly a brothel. The word "courtship" indicates that it is an official brothel. It seems that this kind of place is not uncommon nowadays. There are also establishments in various states and cities. Most of them are prostitutes, young female relatives of criminal officials. They will also be assigned here.
After a brief look around, Chen Liqiu rushed straight into the door. On the first floor was a huge hall, which ran from east to west and connected to the left and right. There were a large number of tables and seats in it, and there were no less than hundreds of guests and maids.
Seeing a group of officers and soldiers suddenly rushing in, everyone in the hall turned their heads to look at it. It seemed that turtle slaves were welcomed and sent to places like this. One of them smiled apologetically and stepped forward, "What are you doing, you military masters?"
Chen Liqiu ignored this person, but looked around anxiously, looking for him anxiously.
At this moment, a middle-aged man in luxurious clothes stood up from his seat and walked over with official steps, "Which branch and division are you soldiers from? You are so reckless and disturbed my elegance for no reason."
Chen Liqiu didn't even look at him. He lowered his hand and pulled out the Zhu Xuan Sword from his waist and pointed it at the head. Then he ordered coldly, "Close the door and don't let anyone go."
There are eight gates in Pingkangfang. After Chen Liqiu gave the order, a group of loyal and brave officers immediately began to close the doors. It was only then that the man's head rolled off his neck and his body fell to the ground with blood spurting out.
Seeing the loss of life, everyone in the hall reacted. The men exclaimed and the women screamed.
Hundreds of people screamed in terror at the same time. You can imagine how noisy the sound was. The captain named Tan Huaiqing was annoyed. He drew his sword with an angry look and backhand slashed to death a prostitute who was screaming at the top of his lungs, "Fuck you!" Shut up, if you shout again, kill them all."
Seeing him kill him at will, everyone covered their mouths and noses and fell silent in fear.
"Who is in charge here?" Chen Liqiu asked coldly.
Although no one answered, everyone's eyes turned to a middle-aged woman standing not far from the door.
Chen Liqiu walked up to the woman and asked, "Can the daughter of Zhao Kang, the governor of Ganzhou, be here?"
The woman's face turned pale with fear, and she was shaking like chaff, "You, you, who are you? What are you doing to her?"
"Are you here?" Chen Liqiu asked.
"Yes, yes, oh, no, no, no." The middle-aged woman changed her words temporarily.
Chen Liqiu did not ask any more questions. He struck a sword with his backhand and turned to look at a man dressed as a turtle slave. "Is the daughter of Ganzhou Governor Zhao Kang here?"
The turtle slave knew the consequences of being perfunctory, so how could he dare to lie, "Yes, I will take you there."
Chen Liqiu nodded.
It seems that in a place like this, people are unlikely to get drunk and cause trouble, so there are bodyguards to protect the courtyard. Before the turtle slave took a few steps, a group of burly men ran down from upstairs holding weapons and said, "Where are these soldiers from? How dare you Come to Pingkangfang and run wild."
Before anyone could rush forward, Changsheng rushed forward first. After a brief moment of maneuvering, all the strong men fell to the ground and howled.
Changsheng's move was certainly to clear obstacles for Chen Liqiu, but it was also to save the lives of these people. From the moment Chen Liqiu hacked the official to death, he already wanted to go on a killing spree. If Chen Liqiu and others were allowed to take action, what would happen? The group of people will surely die.
Pingkangfang not only has the main building, there is also a backyard behind the main building. The turtle slave went to the backyard tremblingly, followed by Chen Liqiu, and Changsheng hesitated for a moment before following.
"Don't let the outside ones in, and don't let the inside ones out." Chen Liqiu calmly ordered.
"Yes." The twelve loyal and brave captains responded in unison.
The main building of Pingkangfang is large, and the backyard is also large. Seeing that the backyard is mostly occupied by cooks and servants, hope once again appeared in Changsheng's heart. Miss Zhao did not give in, otherwise she would not live in such a place.
After several circles, the turtle slave came to a remote corner. This was a very dilapidated wooden house. There was no candlelight in the house and there was a lock on the door.
"She's inside, but I don't have the key." The turtle slave was trembling with fear.
Chen Liqiu did not answer, pushed the turtle slave away, and cut off the lock with his sword.
After cutting off the lock, Chen Liqiu reached out several times, but could not muster the courage to push the door open, and finally turned to look at Changsheng.
Changsheng understood, and stepped forward to open the door. The room was dark and damp, with only a bed and a table. Miss Zhao was sitting on the bed, and when she saw someone opening the door, she slowly turned her head.
The moment he saw Miss Zhao, Changsheng was overjoyed. Not only did Miss Zhao have unkempt hair, but she also had several blood-red scars on her face. Young and beautiful women were the money-spinners of Pingkangfang. They would not damage Miss Zhao's appearance. , Ms. Zhao's appearance was probably caused by self-inflicted injuries, naturally to scare away clients and preserve her innocence.
"Third sister-in-law." Changsheng called out.
Hearing Changsheng's shout, Miss Zhao seemed to recognize him and slowly stood up.
At this moment, Chen Liqiu couldn't hold it in any longer and mustered up the courage to turn around. Seeing that the once beautiful Miss Zhao had become like this, she felt heartbroken and heartbroken, and hurriedly walked into the room.
"Third Senior Brother, don't worry, I have a way to remove the scars on Third Sister-in-law's face and restore her beautiful appearance." Changsheng said.
"The beginning of autumn?" Miss Zhao's voice was hoarse.
"It's me, Zi Yu, I'm late." Chen Liqiu said with a vibrato.
"Yeah, you're late." Miss Zhao's voice was unusually calm.
Changsheng was still lucky at first, but after hearing Miss Zhao's words, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. It seems that Miss Zhao's self-destruction did not prevent something from happening. What should not have happened still happened. Miss Zhao is finished, Chen Liqiu It's over...
