[End of story]
After entering Xingdong Town, Sinan took the money and got out of the car. Before leaving, he said: "There are officers and soldiers rebelling in the city ahead, and there are bandits outside the city. Why don't you go a little further and turn over the mountain. It will only cost you one or two more time."
"..."
Shen Huaishan said: "Young hero, don't worry, we will soon arrive at the station after crossing the mountain."
Xie Liang said: "Do you count the time to find the way?"
Shen Huaishan said: "Well, it doesn't count."
"..."
Xie Liang lowered the car curtain and said in a low voice: "This time I really can't make it."
Xie Liang said dejectedly: "If I didn't take you with me and couldn't ride the horse, I would be here almost now."
"Ang," said the wolf.
Xie Liang said: "Be prepared mentally, I will ride you to run away at the critical moment."
The wolf said in shock: "Ang."
[Mountain]
The mountain is quite high, and there is only a loess road rolled by cars and horses.
The carriage came to a sudden stop halfway up the mountain, Xie Liang was startled and held down the hilt of his sword, as if he had encountered a robbery, but outside the curtain of the carriage, Shen Huaishan said with a smile: "Oh, it's not a good thing."
Xie Liang opened the curtain and saw a steep slope ahead, the loess was soft and difficult for horseshoes to climb.
"..."
Xie Liang looked down at his spotless and flowing light shirt, then raised his eyes to look at the sun.
[slope]
Shen Huaishan praised: "I can't tell that the young hero is young and has great skills."
Xie Liang gritted his teeth and said, "Shut up and don't paddle, one, two, push—"
The carriage went up a ramp, and Xie Liang's new boots sank into the soil.
Xie Liang took a breath, and suddenly said: "Aren't you very energetic, are you from the Jianghu? One, two—"
Shen Huaishan said with a smile: "I've only been an escort for a while, and my skills are vulgar, so I don't dare to fight with axes."
Xie Liang said: "Then you are not a good bodyguard, why did you become a driver? Could it be that you got lost and lost your bodyguard?"
"..."
Xie Liang was trying to speak quickly, but seeing Shen Huaishan's expression changed, as if he had been touched by some sore spot, he immediately stopped talking.
Shen Huaishan paused, and said flatly: "I'm getting old, I can't run dart anymore."
Xie Liang took a look at him, but couldn't tell where he was so old.
Shen Huaishan changed the topic and said: "Young Xia once said that going to Zhancheng will kill people, but you want to use force?"
Xie Liang said: "I don't use martial arts. I only steal people."
[This is an interlude again]
five days ago.
An invitation card lay quietly on the table in the imperial study.
The emperor flipped through it, and said with a chuckle: "'Pioneering Group'...has gained a famous name, and our Daliang River and Mountains have become wastelands recklessly exploited by those traversers. They say they don't want to start a war, and they want to send people to fight against it." City negotiations. What do you think?"
The landlord carefully said: "Zhan City is an important fortress, and it has always been guarded by heavy troops. Their power is far beyond their reach. This time, I chose it to show my sincerity."
The emperor tapped his forehead with his fingertips, and sighed: "The courtiers are incompetent, the matter has come to this point, and we can only follow the trend. You can lead people to this negotiation."
The landlord was stunned and said: "The grassroots are poorly educated—" The emperor said: "I don't like to hear it."
"..."
The emperor smiled and said, "There are not many people I can trust. Give me a reason to believe you."
…
When the host returned to the building, he summoned his cronies and asked, "Did Zhancheng's spies send any information?"
The relative said: "Just say that everything is as usual, and there is no notification."
The landlord's expression finally sank.
[This is still an interlude]
Three days ago.
Xie Liang said: "So what does this have to do with me?"
Lin Kaidao: "I am afraid that the landlord's information network has been controlled by someone. I have not received any reply to the letter I sent. I just found out today that he is about to arrive in Zhancheng. The obvious Hongmen banquet, I just went to the brain. The only way out for now is to stop him halfway and steal him out."
Xie Liang said: "Leader Lin has a lot of masters, why did you come to Xiaoxiang Villa to look for me?"
Lin Kaidao: "Fighting is better when there are more people, but fleeing is better if there are fewer people. For those who are excellent in lightness kungfu and have rich experience in escaping, Mr. Xie is definitely the first."
"..."
Xie Liang reminded: "It seems to be thanks to the Wulin League."
Lin Kai shook his folding fan with a "wow" and said with a smile: "After the matter is completed, Lin will definitely come forward to persuade Doctor Tao to let her help Fan Aiguo find a body."
Xie Liang heard the words and sighed: "I don't know if this guy still wants to be a human being."
[Fan Aiguo]
Fan Aiguo was gnawing on a bone and clicking his tongue.
[Lin Kai]
Lin laughed and said: "Doctor Tao said that it is easier to change the body of an animal, but it takes a lot of energy to take a human body, and if you don't pay attention, your soul will fly away. It is troublesome to get a new dead body to help him fix his soul. The power of the alliance can still do it. It's just that your brother is also interesting, and you have to find a handsome... "
Xie Liang was silent.
When Fan Aiguo pressed the elegant "handsome" character on the ground with his paw that day, the Wulin League was silent.
Xie Liang said: "I don't worry about leaving him alone."
Lin Kaidao: "No problem, use Xuxu to take a taxi, and I will give you a 20% discount."
"..."
Xie Liang said: "You made the taxi ride?"
Lin Kaidao: "Yes, the idea contributed by the host, the Li Nymph developed by Dr. Tao, is currently recruiting people to operate. Do you want to consider buying a stock in Xiaoxiang Villa?"
[End of story]
When the sun slanted westward, the carriage finally turned over the mountain with difficulty.
Xie Liang was nervous, he lifted the car curtain and refused to let it go, staring at the road ahead and muttering, "Don't get lost, don't get lost..."
Shen Huaishan said in relief: "Young Xia said that the day of negotiation is tomorrow, and there is still plenty of time."
Xie Liang said: "What do you know? Tomorrow everyone will enter the Hongmen Banquet, and the gods will be powerless. The only chance is tonight. The Wulin League found out that they booked a room in an inn outside the city. I went to find him. He ran away, and there is still some life left."
Shen Huaishan smiled and said: "Don't be anxious, the light in front of you must be Zhancheng, we just need to walk towards the light, we will not make mistakes."
[After an hour]
Shen Huaishan smiled and said, "Oh, it's not Zhan Cheng."
[old driver]
Shen Huaishan said: "Don't worry, there is only one road from this town to Zhancheng, and you can go straight to the inn...or turn left?"
Shen Huaishan fell into deep thought.
"..."
Xie Liang said: "Let it go."
Xie Liang squeezed to Shen Huaishan's side, took the reins, and galloped the horse suddenly, causing the carriage to bump and shake.
Shen Huaishan was caught off guard by the shaking and said: "Cold, calm down, young man, don't arouse suspicion... Hey, it's here, slow down!"
Xie Liang took the reins and parked the carriage in front of the inn.
Xie Liang turned his head and said, "It may be a miracle that you haven't been complained so far."
[Shen Huaishan]
Shen Huaishan seemed to be a temperless person, and said gently: "I'm sorry, young man, I almost delayed your business, I'll give you a 10% discount."
Xie Liang handed over the money and said: "That's not necessary. If you really want to find love, you can wait outside. I will go in and steal someone, and I will take your car directly to the Wulin League."
[Inn]
At this time, the sun was sinking to the west, and the fortified city gate of Zhan City in the distance was slowly closed, locking the lights in the city.
Xie Liang jumped out of the car, and the waiter at the inn greeted him with a smile on his face: "Guest officer, do you want to stay overnight?"
Xie Liang asked, "Are there other inns nearby?"
Xiao Erma said: "There is only one small shop on this road, Samsung's, the room is clean and the bed is soft, the hotel offers free breakfast and wake-up service."
Xie Liang asked again: "Are there any officers and soldiers staying in the hotel in the past two days?"
Xiao Er was stunned for a moment, and said, "There are some. In fact, there are often here."
Xie Liang casually tossed him a reward and said, "Please arrange a room for me."
[Smoke]
The upper room is on the second floor.
As soon as Xiaoer left, Xie Liang locked the door with his backhand, listened carefully, then took out a set of night clothes from his bag and put it on, and took out a tube of smoke and a piece of wire.
Xie Liang stayed in the room until the full moon, when he heard the sound of snoring in the inn, he pushed open the window, turned over without a sound, climbed up the wall of the second floor to the next window like a cat, stretched his finger Pierced the corner of the window paper, stretched the bamboo tube in, and held his breath to release some misty smoke.
Not long after, the snoring inside gradually weakened, and finally became silent.
Xie Liang bent the wire and poked it in through the gap of the window sash, concentrated on tinkering with it, and opened the window lock with a "crack".
It was a quiet night, with only the faint moonlight shining. Xie Liang opened the window and entered, using the moonlight to see the appearance of the person on the bed.
[There should be a turning point here]
There was a loud "boom", and the field of vision was as bright as daylight for a moment.
Xie Liang didn't even have time to raise his head before he was blown away by a wave of air.
The wall panels, doors and windows suddenly shattered into pieces, flames swept in, the floor shook suspiciously violently, and screams came and went from all around.
In desperation, Xie Liang jumped up with the momentum, flew out of the window in mid-air, and rolled on the ground after falling from the second floor, before he straightened up and saw the appearance of the inn clearly.
It only takes a moment for the world to turn into hell. The small inn had been engulfed by the fire, and the blasted and charred corpses were exposed in the cracked walls. Xie Liang took a closer look and could vaguely see the uniforms of officers and soldiers that had not faded.
Xie Liang's pupils shrank slightly, and he blurted out in desperation: "The landlord?"
There were several soft "clicks", the earth and rocks rustled and fell, and a few people stood up from the ruins moaning. One of them was covered in blood, he choked a few times at the scene, suddenly turned his head and saw Xie Liang, and yelled angrily, "You're too much of a bully! Fuck this grandson!"
Xie Liang said in surprise, "It's not me."
The other party said: "Then why are you wearing night clothes?"
"..."
Xie Liang said: "It's really not me." There was a ghost in his heart, he couldn't explain it, one hand quietly pressed on the sword, but saw the other party trembling and searching for a long time, he actually raised a bird gun.
[Second Counseling]
Xie Liang turned around and ran away.
There was a gunshot behind him, and ammunition flew past his shoulder. The guy cursed, and several more shots were fired, and his companion joined in.
Xie Liang ran and dodged wildly, full of despair, suddenly heard a horse neighing, and a familiar carriage rushed straight over. Xie Liang took two steps to take a run-up with lightness kung fu, and almost plunged into the carriage.
The carriage didn't stop at all, and ran right after those people.
The opponent hurriedly raised his gun and wanted to shoot, but the bird gun they made seemed to be difficult to reload, and the fire failed after a few shots. Seeing the carriage hit head-on, several people hurriedly limped away.
The carriage turned a big bend and drove up the official road, and someone behind him yelled angrily: "Everyone who is alive, get up, reload and chase!"
[Escape]
Xie Liang was shocked and said: "Hurry up, hurry up..."
Shen Huaishan was very calm, and said in a deep voice, "Come out and get on your horse."
In a hurry, Xie Liang didn't ask any more questions, got out of the car curtain and jumped on the horse's back. Shen Huaishan stood up on the moving carriage, threw himself behind him and sat firmly, and took the long sword from his hand.
Xie Liang only heard a "click" behind him, and the horse under his crotch suddenly picked up speed and galloped as if with divine help.
Xie Liang looked back in the bumps, saw nothing behind the ponytail, the carriage had been thrown far away, and said in horror: "What did you do?"
Shen Huaishan said: "I chopped off the shaft."
"..."
Shen Huaishan said: "It doesn't matter, life-saving comes first, there will be more cars..."
Xie Liang roared: "I'm a wolf!!"
"..."
Shen Huaishan said: "Isn't that a dog?"