"Catch the thieves!"
"The thieves kidnapped Li Zhubo!"
The soldiers held torches and rushed out of the barracks to search in all directions.
In the night, like twisted and stretched fire snakes, they quickly alerted the guards on the side of the city wall of Run County.
After receiving the news, the county lieutenant was even more furious.
In the middle of the night, the servant woke up from his sleep, and after knowing that there was a fire in the city, he still blamed the Yizai for making a fuss. The county lieutenant is in charge of the bandit suppression and military affairs of a county. He is nominally a subordinate of the county magistrate, but the world has been in turmoil for a long time, and he is not the Chen Dynasty, which emphasizes civility and disregards military affairs.
In the view of the old county lieutenant, it was just two gangs of thieves who started a riot in Ganquantang.
Although those Jianghu people are as annoying as mice, they generally don't provoke the government easily. They fight every three days and five days, and they can fight each other to death. The imperial court doesn't need to worry about them at all. As for the innocent people who were involved in the battles of the rivers and lakes? It's just that they are unlucky.
If he hadn't heard that the thief had used the crossbow arrow, the county lieutenant would have ignored it.
No trace of bandits could be found in the city. The county magistrate didn’t want to interfere in the battles, and he scoffed at Runxian Yizai’s statement that bandits looted the county town. The two were at a stalemate when someone suddenly came to report an incident in the military camp outside the city. , This can be regarded as a complete pour of oil in the fire!
The county lieutenant's face was blue for a while and then white again.
How could the ordinary battles in the rivers and lakes attack the military camp and kidnap Li Zhubo
He also denied Yizai's statement just now, and as a result, an embarrassment came in front of him, and his old face was almost gone.
Yizai felt very relieved when he saw the ugly face of the county magistrate, but it was enough to hide it in his heart.
"Hey, the young mansion doesn't have to worry about it, it's really hard to guard against thieves..."
Before the county magistrate could finish speaking, he saw the tea cup on the table shaking slightly.
Click, click, ding ding.
The magnitude of this vibration was getting bigger and bigger, until with a bang, the famous kiln porcelain vase on the Bogu shelf fell.
The magistrate couldn't care about the distressed object, he stood up suddenly, but tripped over the leg of the table.
"The earth dragon turned over."
Some of the servants outside were shouting, and some were stunned, not knowing what happened.
"Shut up, it's artillery!" The county lieutenant's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he could already smell the smell of gunpowder smoke.
"What, what?"
The county magistrate was so frightened that the artillery was his last resort.
The government can deter the rivers and lakes, does it depend on the imperial power? Of course not, the reason why thieves are thieves and never become officials is because they don't have enough manpower.
Although there are not many artillery pieces in Run County, they are enough to shock and deter. After all, most people in this world think that the deafening voice is the god of power.
The county magistrate who fell to the ground found himself embarrassed. He was about to say something to hide it, when suddenly the ground trembled again.
This time, he could clearly feel that the vibration came from the ground, and it was not violent, that is, the degree of shaking a cup and breaking a vase.
"The earth dragon turns over, run!"
The shouting outside grew louder and louder, the magistrate crawled out the door, and found that the water level of the small lotus pond in the courtyard was dropping rapidly.
There is no doubt that it is really a dragon.
As for the artillery, it may be that the shell accidentally hit the ground when it was shaken and exploded.
Everyone hugged their heads and fled for their lives, lest they be smashed by the falling tiles.
Fortunately, because of the officers and soldiers who had raided the city before, almost all the people in the city were awake, and the vibration was not large, so there were no casualties. Only something happened on the side of the city wall, and the shells blew up a small section of the city wall.
When the magistrate heard the report, he almost fainted.
The thieves are eyeing the tiger, and the city wall has collapsed. Isn't it the day that Run County is going to die
Also thinking of this point are the county magistrates and the wealthy families in the east of the city.
Risking the risk of "aftershocks", everyone hurriedly packed up their slack, and hurriedly assembled the guards' carriages, preparing to escape from the county seat in the chaos. Because the situation is urgent, they can only take care of themselves, and have no time to help others, let alone go out to inquire about the situation.
The city is in complete chaos.
The people who took shelter in the earthquake, the wealthy squires who were busy fleeing, the soldiers who couldn't figure out what happened...
It was like this for half an hour, and the sky was getting brighter, and people found that there were no bandits inside and outside the city, and the earthquake did not continue to occur.
They stared blankly, and hesitantly returned home step by step.
It wasn't until the sun was high and everyone saw that there was no movement, so they dared to come out to inquire about the news.
The Shuijing Market was crowded with people. Some said that thieves attacked the city last night, some said that the government did not send troops to pay for a mutiny, and some said that it was a battle between rivers and lakes. He was caught up by the enemy and set a fire.
What's more, it is directly said that the shopkeeper of Ganquantang is the thief of Jiangyang, and he took off the face of the original shopkeeper and disguised himself as a cover. The location of the treasure was in Ganquantang, so last night Ganquantang deliberately cleared the venue and did not receive guests, but the news of digging the treasure was not available. Caution leaked, attracted thieves, and finally had to use artillery to defend against the thieves and the government.
In the end, this statement is reasonable and reasonable, and most people believe it.
A group of rogues picked up shovels and touched the ruins of Ganquantang to dig out gold and silver treasures.
After a while, they were dispersed by the officials.
The rogues wandered around unwillingly, swearing in their mouths.
Just because the government came to such a hand, they believed more that there were treasures under the ruins, but they did not dare to contend against the Pu Dao of the officers and soldiers.
Just now, they did a lot of digging, and they didn't get anything. The Ganquan soup was built according to the gold sales cave in Yangzhou, and the objects and furnishings inside were relatively valuable. Although there was a fire, some people still dug some gold, silver and bronze ornaments under the ruins. As long as they are not too damaged, they can be sent to the pawnshop for some money.
Some rogues and idlers, seeing that they have no chance, sneaked away quietly to find a pawnshop with their own gains.
In the crowd, the swordsman pressed his bamboo hat and covered a long strip with a cloak.
There are many people with mixed eyes, and when a rogue sees that this guy seems to have got something good, he will follow up without thinking about it, and prepare to be a black man.
It is conceivable that in the winding alley, they were quickly thrown off by the swordsman.
The swordsman hugged his lost and found saber and let out a long sigh of relief.
The scabbard has been burnt beyond recognition, and the handle is missing a small half, but fortunately the knife is fine. Jianghu people lost their usual weapons, it was like losing half their lives. For a master like a swordsman, even if they died, they would not want to lose their weapons.
Last night was really dangerous and dangerous.
Even the swordsman recalled, and he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.
Not to mention the danger of burning Ganquan Tang and being hunted down by the whole city, it is said that the black carp found a smoking vent and cut it off with a knife.
***
The sword was so powerful that it seemed to shake the world.
The majestic inner strength made the flying dust and gravel roll into a sea of fury. With Meng Qi's palm, the forest was destroyed in an instant, and the trees were uprooted.
The swordsman was about to identify the lethality of this sword technique, but he suddenly found that when the sword fell, the internal force of the black carp had turned into softness.
Everything is suspended in mid-air, from trees and gravel to bewildered rabbits and weasels.
Hedgehog Plane pulled its limbs, shrunk itself into a ball with difficulty, and insisted on facing the sharp thorns outside without touching the ground, and then it bumped into a grey sparrow struggling to flap its wings. The latter hissed and his feathers exploded, making it seem like two balls were colliding with each other from a distance.
Swordsman: "..."
Strange, why did his eyes suddenly change? It was pitch black in the woods just now.
The swordsman turned his head after realizing it, and was surprised to find that there was more whiteness on the horizon, and the night was slowly receding.
The first light of the sky reflected on the bladeless blade, and a faint golden glow appeared in the paleness.
No killing intent.
The swordsman was particularly uncomfortable. It felt like someone who ate bean curd and put sauce and vinegar suddenly found out that someone in this world put sugar in bean curd. Is this really not a joke? Could it be that he is kidding me? Douhua... oh no, can the knife technique be like this
What knife do you use without hurting anyone
Is it bad to practice Tai Chi
The swordsman's brain is not easy to use, but he has strong intuition.
Intuition told him that this might be the chance.
-Only when you understand the opposite martial arts, can you truly break through the realm and will not be trapped in yourself.
The swordsman stared intently at the ink carp. At first, he marveled at how such a mighty move turned into a softness that does not hurt anyone. Even the tree was uprooted. Could it be that the inner strength of the ink carp can have two attributes at the same time? ? This internal force can still grow eyes, only destroy sandstone trees, and at the same time let go of hedgehogs and rabbits
The swordsman was puzzled, and then Meng Qi shot again and hit the messy ground.
More sand and gravel rolled up, and the ink carp shot out again.
The ground sank, revealing a long, narrow passage.
The swordsman suddenly realized that it was Meng Qi who really did it. He dismantled it all the way, and Mo Li caught the sand, gravel and soil that was thrown away with the force of his knife.
This move is not intended to save innocent little creatures whose homes have been raided. If they let out murderous threats, they will also run away without looking back. The main purpose is to prevent the secret passage from collapsing completely, and the inside may have been burned to a mess. No wonder it's not destroyed.
For someone else, even if a smoking vent is found, it is difficult to dig directly, let alone find the entrance to the secret passage in a short time.
"East!"
The thickness of the smoke underground pointed the way.
The ink carp slowly withdrew its internal force, first the sand and then the trees, and soon reluctantly restored the original topography, but all the trunks were crooked, and the ground was full of potholes.
The bird Ye Xiao was slapped on the ground in a confused way, the hedgehog rolled out far away, and the rabbit weasel was planted straight in the dirt pit.
In the next breath, the long-legged ones fled, and the long-winged ones all flew.
The swordsman who was photographed and stepped on his head covered in ashes: "..."
A rabbit even stepped on his instep.
These little things are quick to respond. They were caught by the smoke spewing from the cracks one step late, and they fell sideways after running a few steps, and their bodies were still twitching.
The swordsman was startled, knowing that the smoke that had not yet spread in the air was more powerful, so he quickly carried the unconscious Li Zhubo and evacuated with Meng Qi and the others.
Several people hurried half a mile to a place with an official road on the side and a slope full of weeds next to it.
Below that slope, there may be a secret workshop.
Meng Qi was about to continue his work when the officers and soldiers holding torches to catch the "thieves" also arrived.
Mo Li had no intention of killing them, and when Meng Qi was estimating how many of these people had problems with their identities, the ground suddenly shook.
It wasn't that the earth dragon turned over, but the underground passage began to explode.
The secret workshop that made A Furong pills not only buried the Western Regions kerosene, which spread rapidly, but also buried Lei Zhenzi thunderbolts and other things.
There was not enough air in the ground, and the explosion was not so violent at first. Unexpectedly, Mo Li Meng Qi dug part of the tunnel, and the smoke gushed out and replaced it with new air.
The ground was dug deep, the explosion was so dull, and the city couldn't hear it at all, only the water levels of the ponds and wells dropped rapidly. However, the officers and soldiers near the slope at that time were killed. The splashing soil smashed their blood like a hidden weapon, and the entire slope collapsed. If it wasn't for Mo Li Mengqi being very sensitive to the movements of the ground, his complexion changed in time. Performing light work to escape may have to suffer.
The explosion lasted twice.
Meng Qi's face was as frightening as his muddy clothes.
"It's really uncomfortable to get into a chess game by mistake and to be constrained everywhere." Meng Qi said in a gloomy tone.
Although Shopkeeper Sun's last move could not threaten the safety of him and Mo Li, on the contrary, he told those people to destroy the foundation of the important nest, but the clues were repeatedly interrupted, and the feeling that he couldn't catch the opponent's fox tail after chasing behind made Meng Qi extremely dissatisfied.
"The time is right and the place is right, and they are not lacking." Mo Li glanced at the robe on his body, and Meng Qi blocked all the aftermath for him just now.
Although the aftermath can't hurt yourself, it is inevitable to get your clothes dirty.
Mo Li didn't know what to say. Meng Qi seems to have been wearing clothes that haven't lasted for a long time since he met this wave of people
Meng Qi didn't know that the doctor was distressed for him, Meng Qi said angrily: "The doctor said it right, it seems that we can only find another way to mess up the chess game they arranged."
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