Furong thought for a moment and said doubtfully: "This is a bit strange. They worked so hard to rob the official rations, but they didn't send any experts to protect them."
Li Feng said unhappily: "What's weird? They are not gods. How could they expect that someone would find the place where they hide food? It looks very inconspicuous from the outside, and it is a small island outside Tanzhou City." . Ordinary people would never think that food is placed right under Tanzhou’s nose and is not well guarded.”
Liu Shui answered: "Miss Feng is right, it is indeed unexpected."
Li Feng glanced at Liu Shui, ignored him, excused himself as tired, got up and left. When Liu Shui saw this, he could only shake his head.
In the early morning, Liu Shui got up and went to the garden to practice martial arts. As soon as he finished practicing, he heard Furong say: "It's really powerful." Liu Shui took a look and saw Furong and Peony standing not far away.
Furong said: "Master, why don't you teach us these tricks."
Liu Shui said: "You don't have enough skills now, and it will be harmful if you learn it. When you have enough skills, I will naturally pass it on to you."
Furong and Peony have recently met many masters in the arena, and they realize that their abilities are low, so they have become much more diligent.
The three of them practiced for most of the day until a servant asked them to go to the hall.
Liu Shui and the other three came to the hall, where Li Yan, Li Xin and Li Feng were waiting for them to discuss matters.
It turned out that the princess had just called Li Xin and Li Feng to arrange for the food and silver to be escorted again. Under the leadership of Li Feng, Li Xing regained the official grain. The princess was naturally overjoyed and immediately asked her father Gao Qiong to promote Li Xin to deputy general manager of the army.
The princess told Li Xin that there was an urgent need for food and silver from the imperial court. Therefore, Brother Zhang Dahu was ordered to personally lead the troops to escort him, and Li Xin and Li Feng were ordered to protect him secretly. Worried about the unsafe waterway, grain and silver went by land together this time.
Liu Shui said: "Then let's go with Uncle Li to prevent accidents." Liu Shui secretly thought that this would be an opportunity to find out the reason for the loss of food and salary, so he volunteered.
Li Xin said: "I am just protecting you secretly. With Li Feng accompanying me and thousands of soldiers, nothing will happen. Even if there is, I can handle it. No need to trouble you. You have just recovered from your illness and it is not easy for you to do anything!" Liu Shui had no choice but to obey.
Just after noon, Rudan sent Shaoyao to invite Liu Shui to Huichun Hall.
Liu Shui hurried to the Huichun Hall and entered Ru Dan's room, only to see Ru Dan sitting in front of the window with a sad face.
Liu Shui asked in surprise: "Sister, what happened?"
When Ru Dan saw Liu Shui coming in, he stood up, threw himself into his arms and cried, "Brother, you have to help my little sister this time."
Liu Shui was naturally surprised. Seeing her sad, he couldn't help but feel pity. He gently wiped away her tears and said softly: "Don't worry, sister, if you have anything to say, just say it. Sit down first."
The two sat side by side on the bed. Ru Dan cried: "The county wants grandpa to escort the grain and silver to Yuezhou. You know, last time Sister Feng's father had an accident because of this and almost died. I'm worried that something will happen to grandpa too."
Liu Shui said: "Aren't you and the princess very close? Why don't you plead for mercy?"
Ru Dan said: "I went to see the princess, but she said that everything had been arranged and everything would be fine, so she told me not to worry. I really can't rest assured. I only have this one relative." After Ru Dan finished speaking, he leaned over. He kept crying in Liu Shui's arms.
Liu Shui felt distressed, caressed and wiped her face, and said softly: "Then what do you want me to do?"
Ru Dan said: "Brother is very skilled in martial arts, can you protect me secretly?"
Liu Shui thought that this was an opportunity. If Dan was not with Mr. Xu, it would be convenient to take revenge for Hongying. Although he felt sorry for Rudan, he could only take good care of her in the future to make up for the guilt in his heart.
Liu Shui made up his mind and said, "Did you hear wrongly? Just now Uncle Li also said that he would escort grain and silver."
Ru Dan said: "I heard from grandpa that Zhang Dahu and Li Xin are just suspects released by the princess. The real food and silver are with my grandpa. Brother, help me once, okay?"
Liu Shui saw her charming and shy girl, so he said, "Don't worry, sister, I promise you."
Ru Dan said: "Seriously?" Liu Shui responded: "I will never break my promise."
Rudan burst into laughter and said, "Thank you, brother."
Liu Shui said, "Without further delay, I have to go back and prepare." Ru Dan nodded. Liu Shui left the Huichun Hall and hurriedly walked towards Yang Fan's house. When he arrived at the gate of Yang's house, he told his servants that he wanted to see Miss Hongying.
After a while, Hongying went out to greet Liu Shui and invited Liu Shui in. Liu Shuidao: "I have something to discuss with you, so I won't go in. Let's walk outside and talk while walking." Hongying nodded.
The two came to a secluded alley. Hongying took Liu Shui's arm and said, "Did you miss me?"
Liu Shui blushed and said, "Of course I want to. But mainly I want to discuss with you the assassination of Xu Qiong. Now there is a perfect opportunity."
Hongying asked hurriedly: "What's the good news?" Liu Shui told Hongying what Ru Dan said.
Hongying said: "Then we will secretly follow the old thief Xu tomorrow and look for opportunities to strike on the road. But I feel a little sorry for Miss Rudan."
Liu Shui said: "I don't have to worry about much anymore. We just need to take good care of her from now on."
Hongying said: "Why don't you marry her? Wouldn't it be better to take care of her?"
Liu Shui's face turned red and he said, "What did you say?"
Hongying said: "Don't think that I can't see it. You two have that intention. Don't worry, I'm not a stingy person. You are so powerful. I can't handle it alone. I need to find more people to help deal with you." Hongying The more I talked about it, the more I felt it was right.
Liu Shui saw that she didn't look like she was joking, but looked very serious. Then he changed his words and said: "Let's meet outside the city early tomorrow. Just bring four of your personal maids, Chun Yu, and don't call Yang Xing, lest he get into trouble."
Hongying said: "Men also like to be jealous? I'll just listen to you."
Liu Shui returned to Li Mansion and told Li Yan about the matter. Li Yan thought for a moment and said, "Then this is indeed an opportunity. How about asking Feng'er to go with you?"
Liu Shui shook his head and said: "I think it's better to let her follow Uncle Li and take care of each other. I can't be sure about the food and silver matters that Ru Dan said. I think it's better not to tell them, lest they relax their vigilance. After all, Ru Dan cares about her. Grandpa, it's not about food and silver. With Liangchen, Meijin, Hongying and others, I should be able to deal with Xu Thief." Li Yan thought for a while and agreed to his arrangement.
The next day, when the sky was slightly bright, Liu Shui took Furong, Peony and Hongying to meet outside the city and hid in the forest to wait for Xu Thief to appear.
At Chen hour, Liu Shui saw Zhang Dahu and Zhang Erhu heading north with nearly a thousand people escorting more than ten carriages. An hour later, Li Xin, Li Feng and his daughter also led nearly a thousand people out of the city and headed north.
At Si hour, Xu Qiong took the lead, followed by Hu Hai and Lin Zhen on horseback. The three of them led nearly a thousand people and escorted more than ten carriages out of the city and slowly headed northeast. Liu Shui wanted to get up and follow, but Fu Rong held him back. Furong said: "Don't worry, there is someone following you secretly."
Liu Shui looked closely and saw that it was Princess Yanmei. But I saw her dressed as a scholar in green clothes, handsome, graceful, exquisite and smart, followed by a scholar disguised as a scholar, looking like a scholar traveling around the world. Nearly a hundred guards changed into ordinary people's clothes and were divided into dozens of groups, scattered several feet in front and behind the princess. The group of people headed northeast in twos and threes.
After they passed, Liu Shui and the others took to the road to follow them.
A few days later, at noon, Xu Qiong and others came to the foot of a barren mountain. Xu Qiong ordered the pot to be cooked and then left after the meal. Two or three miles behind, the princess and others also stopped to eat. In view of the princess's strong internal strength, Liu Shui did not dare to get too close, fearing that she would notice, so he followed the princess two or three miles away.
After the sergeant had eaten and rested, Xu Qiong ordered him to prepare to leave.
At this moment, three to five hundred people suddenly walked in front of them. They were all dressed in black and covered with black veils, blocking their way.
Xu Qiong was busy preparing to meet the enemy, and the officers and soldiers got up and lined up.
A man in black in the middle opposite shouted: "Put down your weapons, leave the food and silver, and leave quickly. Spare your lives."
Hu Hai shouted: "Dream, seek death." Before he finished speaking, he flew up with a knife and slashed at the man in black who spoke. The man in black said, "I don't know whether to live or die." He rushed to greet him. For a moment, the two exchanged several moves.
At this time, another man in black waved his hand, and all the men in black immediately ran out and attacked the officers and soldiers. Suddenly, there were shouts of killing at the foot of the mountain.
When the princess saw that someone was really blocking the road and robbing them, she ordered them to get close to them quickly and be ready to rescue them at any time.
Liu Shui thought to himself, these people are really capable of working hard. When a few hundred people attack nearly a thousand people, aren't they trying to attack a stone with an egg and overestimating their own capabilities?
However, it was beyond Liu Shui's expectation and the princess's expectation. As soon as there was a fight, the officers and soldiers had no power to fight back, and nearly half of them were killed in a moment, and the army was completely defeated.
At that time, Lin Zhen also got involved with a man in black. Xu Qiong retreated to the back, neither attacking the robbers nor giving instructions.
The robbers chased the officers and soldiers crazily, and the officers and soldiers fled in confusion. At this time, dozens more men in black emerged from behind and headed straight for the grain and silver vehicles.
Seeing the critical situation, Yanmei shouted: "Come with me."
Yanmei flew up and rushed towards the grain and silver vehicle. Linglong and Lingli both jumped up and followed her on both sides, and the other guards also rushed forward.
As soon as Yanmei and others rushed out, someone immediately came to intercept them. The beautiful sword is swung, and no one within a few feet can stop it. Linglong and Clever wielded their swords together, killing many robbers instantly.
Liu Shui said to Hongying: "Let's approach quietly and wait for an opportunity to capture the thief." Hongying nodded.
So Liu Shui and Hongying went first, followed by Furong and the other six, hiding on a nearby hillside.
Seeing that Yanmei and the others were about to reach the grain and silver vehicle, three people suddenly jumped out from behind the man in black and blocked Yanmei and the others.
The three Yanmei were entangled, and the situation suddenly turned bad. In a short time, all the officers and soldiers were slaughtered, and the food, silver, and vehicles were also towed away.
Hu Hai was besieged by the two men and gradually lost ground.
Lin Zhen was also besieged by the two men and was surrounded by danger.
The number of Yanmei's guards was small, and they were attacked by the robbers in large numbers and attacked separately. Many guards were killed, and it seemed that all the guards were about to be wiped out.
Yanmei sees that food and silver have been robbed, and there are not many guards left. She was so furious that she waved her silver sword with all her strength, slashing her opponent directly, but the man blocked the way with his sword. Yanmei struck directly with her left hand, and the man was hit and fell to the ground. Yanmei jumped up and stabbed straight with the sword in her hand.
Just when the man was about to be stabbed to death with a sword, a strong force suddenly struck him, swinging the princess's sword away. At the same time, a cold light flashed, and a sword energy forced towards Yanmei.
