Fang Henshui chose to obey without too much struggle. If he knew that the group of people riding tall horses below were students from the Yanwu Academy, he might change his mind. It's a pity that he is just a headhunter from a small remote fishing village, and he has never seen Chang'an City, nor the Academy of Martial Arts.
He knew that the two monks were practitioners, but if he knew that the people below were from Yanwuyuan, his first reaction would be that the people from Yanwuyuan were stronger, even if he was sure that these two monks were terrible. As a Sui person, I still feel that the most powerful place in the world is the Martial Arts Academy.
And what he didn't know was that luckily he didn't make another choice. Fortunately, he didn't know the uniform of Yanwu Academy, and fortunately he was a coward.
So he didn't die.
Sliding down the hillside, the ragged Fang Henshui immediately attracted Yuan Chengshi's attention.
Almost at the same time, the students of the Yanwu Academy in the front drew out their sabers one after another. Although the students who stopped had only been studying at the Martial Arts Academy for a few days, they still formed a defensive formation in the shortest possible time. All the people gathered together, with the horses' heads facing outwards, such a circle could defend against attacks from any direction.
When they discovered that what rolled down the hillside was a guy covered in blood and so dirty that he could hardly tell he was human. These students obviously relaxed their vigilance, and someone couldn't help but let out a low cry of surprise.
"help me… "
Fang Henshui knelt down with difficulty, and begged on the ground: "I was seriously injured, and my companion was captured by the wicked on the mountain. I managed to escape. Please help me."
"Are you from Jiangnan?"
Liu Shuang frowned slightly, urged the horse to step forward and asked.
"Yes... I am the head catcher in Du County, Chuzhou, Jiangnan."
Fang Henshui said breathlessly: "I was ordered by my county magistrate to come to Chang'an for business, but when I was about to arrive in Chang'an, I met a few skilled gangsters who kidnapped me and my companions. I wanted to let me go back and get the money Come to redeem, but you know that we are from the south of the Yangtze River, and after they have no relatives in Chang'an, they want to kill people to silence them. Today I finally found a chance to escape, and I beg you to save me."
He kowtowed while talking, his miserable appearance made people feel sad.
"You said you are from Du County, Chuzhou, Jiangnan?"
Liu Shuang was taken aback, and couldn't help asking, "What evidence do you have?"
He is from Chuzhou, and his father is the governor of Chuzhou.
With great effort, Fang Henshui took off the police badge that had been kept all along, held it in both hands and handed it to Liu Shuang, saying, "Please look, my lord, this is my badge."
Liu Shuang leaned over to take it, glanced at it, then turned back to Yuan Chengshi and said, "Sure enough, it's my Da Sui's captor, and his accent is indeed from the Chuzhou area, so there should be no mistake. It's just that I didn't expect that at the foot of the emperor in Chang'an City, There is such a strong person who dares to hijack the official mission of the Great Sui Dynasty. Brother Maocheng, let's take care of this matter?"
Master Yuan Cheng's name is Maocheng. He thought for a while and shook his head, "We are going to compete with Mr. today, how can we have time to meddle in this business? Give him some food, and give him a few taels of silver to report to the officials in Chang'an City. There is business!"
"don't want!"
Fang Henshui climbed two steps forward and stopped in front of Yuan Chengshi, weeping, "I still have a companion on the mountain. If those strong men find out that I have escaped, they will definitely kill him. Please save my companion, all of you are people of the Sui Dynasty." , you can’t just ignore death.”
While begging, he pushed aside the tattered clothes, revealing the place where the flesh had been cut off, which immediately attracted a burst of exclamation from the crowd.
Yuan Chengshi frowned in disgust and said: "We have other important matters on us. Giving you money and food to let you go back to Chang'an has already delayed your trip. If you stop me again, don't blame me for being rude!"
"Your father is still an official of the Sui Dynasty!"
At this moment, Ma Lilian, who was at the back of the line, urged her horse forward slightly angrily: "Don't kneel him! You are a member of the Tai Sui police officer's house, why are your knees so soft? If he doesn't go to save your friend, I will go with you." .I don't believe it anymore, there are people who dare to commit crimes more than ten miles away from Chang'an City!"
"I'll go with you too. You can't ignore this matter. Even if your husband is here, you will never stand by and watch!"
A student jumped off the horse and said to Ma Lilian with a horizontal knife in his hand, "It's just a group of bandits. We don't need everyone to go. You and I, if we can't pick the bandit's nest, we will be killed!"
"I am coming too!"
"I am coming too!"
Everyone spoke one after another, apparently dissatisfied with Yuan Chengshi's attitude. As the citizens of the Sui Dynasty, especially the descendants of aristocratic families, their character determined their pride. How can robbers be allowed outside Chang'an City
"It's not right!"
Niu Huahua frowned and said, "Not to mention outside Chang'an City, even in the entire Gyeonggi Province, it is impossible for anyone to dare to violate the laws of the court. There are few people in this mountain, how do robbers make a living? I think this guy's background is a bit strange, let's not I fell for it."
"As you said!"
A student raised his head and said, "This is Chang'an, the imperial capital, and he is a member of the official family. How could he still lie to us?"
Yuan Chengshi was silent for a while and then asked Fang Henshui: "How many robbers are there?"
"Seven or eight are extremely fierce."
Fang Henshui bowed his head and said.
"I lost all the people in the Chuzhou Yamen!"
Liu Shuang scolded: "Anyway, you are also a county arrester, but you were caught by a few low-level robbers. As a member of the government, you would rather die than be humiliated?"
"Don't dare to forget!"
Fang Henshui kowtowed and said, "It's just that I still have an errand assigned by the yamen, which is extremely important. I can't die if I don't come to Chang'an, and the officials of the Ministry of Punishment don't give me a clear explanation! When I complete the entrustment of the county magistrate, I must die to apologize! "
This sentence aroused more people's sympathy.
"We can't ignore it!"
"That's right, there's no reason to ignore it now that you've encountered it."
Yuan Chengshi hesitated for a while and said: "Then set up camp here and rest for a while, Liu Shuang, you take nine people up the mountain to rescue people, and the others rest and guard on the spot, don't be attacked by Fang Jie and Zhang Kuang, both of them are He was a scout! We have already entered the mountain, we must be careful!"
"Who wants to go? Just follow me!"
Liu Shuang gave a heroic greeting, and told Fang Henshui: "Can you still go? If you can go, lead the way!"
On the big rock protruding from the mountain, Chen Ya smiled and said: "Master, that guy finally surrendered completely. Look, how competent is he as a bait?"
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Fang Jie and Zhang Kuang perched on a big tree, both of them were very well disguised, even if they looked carefully under the tree, they might not be able to find them. These two guys who were scouts from the frontier army are best at how to hide themselves. One had 21 military exploits in Fan Gu, and the other had lived in the northern barbarian tribe for two years. People like them, if they don't want to be found, it's hard to show their flaws.
"It hasn't come yet, why is it so slow?"
Zhang Kuang explained to the other party in a low voice: "According to the map given by Mr., they should approach Crescent Moon Lake from here. This is the only place where you can ride a horse. It makes no sense that they haven't arrived when we are all full."
Fang Jie was still savoring the deliciousness of the six gills, the fish was really tender and smooth. There is no need to cook it, just add a little soy sauce and garlic juice, and the aftertaste is endless after eating. This is Fang Jie's first time eating raw meat, he did not expect the taste to be so tempting. He had always firmly believed that the food should be cooked, even when he was in exile, he stubbornly insisted on eating only cooked food.
"If you're not lost, you're in trouble."
Fang Jie said: "The former is almost impossible. Although the children of the aristocratic families are domineering and arrogant, if they get lost, they can't justify it. How can those who can enter the martial arts academy have waste? As for the latter... I can't think of any trouble. This is not the frontier , it is impossible to meet the enemy."
"That's what it says."
Zhang Kuang hesitated for a moment: "How about we separate and move forward?"
"good!"
Fang Jie nodded, and took out the signal firework that he brought specially in his arms and gave it to Zhang Kuang: "If there is any accident, send a signal. Sir should not be far away from us, after all, he doesn't want to see the students get into trouble."
"Um!"
Zhang Kuang took the fireworks and stuffed them into his arms, and slid down the tree lightly. He stooped through the dense forest, and soon disappeared. Fang Jie saw Zhang Kuang leaving marks on the big tree with a dagger while running. This is the standard practice of scouts, which reminded him of the border town.
After Zhang Kuang disappeared, Fang Jie also slid down from the big tree. He chose to run in a direction about five degrees away from the direction where Zhang Kuang left, leaving marks as he walked. Just when he disappeared, Mo Wanwu appeared on the big tree where he stayed before.
He looked at the direction where Fang Xie disappeared with a serious face, and there was some worry in his eyes.
About three or four minutes after Fang Jie ran out, Mo Wanwu also acted immediately. He always kept a certain distance from Fang Xie, so as not to let Fang Xie find out. I don't know why, but he has been following Fang Jie instead of Zhang Kuang.
Fang Jiefu lowered his body and galloped through the dense forest, his feet moved quickly, nimbly like a cheetah born to belong to this jungle, keen and vigilant. His spirit has always maintained a high level of vigilance, and he did not slack off because this was just a competition rather than a real fight.
This is Fang Jie's attitude in life, and it is difficult to change.
Running forward for about two miles in one breath, Fang Jie quickly climbed up a big tree to hide. Although the angle of deviation from Zhang Kuang is very small, the distance between the two is not close at this time. Fang Jie probed forward behind the leaves, watched carefully for a long time, listened for a long time, but still did not find Yuan Chengshi and the others.
"Is it really in danger?"
Fang Jie frowned slightly, and touched his waist subconsciously. When I touched the broken knife, I felt a little more at ease in my heart.
Thinking of the strangeness he saw in Mo Wanwu's eyes a few times before, Fang Xie began to feel uneasy again.
Strange, but where is the strangeness
This is just a competition in the Yanwu Academy, isn't it
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Ma Lilian was still at the end. Although she didn't want to, she was a girl after all, and the other students of the Martial Arts Academy who followed Fang Heshui up the mountain naturally wouldn't let her lead the way. Liu Shuang is a smart person, so he didn't walk behind Fang Henshui. He and Fang Henshui always kept a certain distance, and his right hand never left the handle of the knife since he went up the mountain.
"How far is it?"
After climbing up for a while, Liu Shuang asked with some displeasure.
Fang Henshui, who was leading the way out of breath, said in a low voice: "Hurry up, son, you saw that big raised rock. The lair of those strong men is behind the big rock. It's a cave. They went out to find food. Let's We must hurry up and take advantage of this opportunity to save people.”
After Fang Henshui said this, he continued to climb up, but when he climbed four or five steps, he felt something strange. He stopped and turned around to take a look, and then found that the ten people behind him looked at him with cold eyes. The previous sympathy disappeared, and there was only hostility and indifference.
Especially the leader, Fang Henshui could see the killing intent in his eyes. He didn't know what mistake he had made, why those people's reactions suddenly changed.
"explain!"
Liu Shuang slowly drew out the horizontal knife, pointed at Fang Henshui's nose and asked, "Who are you?"
"I..." Fang Henshui opened his mouth and was about to answer when he saw the young monk come out from behind a big tree. He clasped his hands together, leaned slightly to everyone and said in a calm and gentle tone: "Welcome everyone, come to the Land of Ultimate Bliss."