Chen An knew something was wrong when he heard it, especially since the handwriting on the letter was indeed written by Lord Ji.
They had also delivered many letters for Lord Ji. Although they did not know the contents of those letters, they had often seen the words on the envelopes. Although the handwriting on the paper was a bit sloppy, it was undoubtedly written by Lord Ji.
Chen An immediately put on a smiling face and secretly glanced at Li Yin at the same time. Li Yin nodded slightly to him, indicating that there was no problem with the letter.
"Sir, look at what you said. I just felt that you had just come back and you had to go again. If you knew about this in the city, you wouldn't have to endure this hardship. How could I have any other thoughts? I will go and prepare a horse for you right now."
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At the north gate, the soldiers on duty looked at the backs of the riders entering the city, and one of them said.
"Master Li is very busy today. He just went back and came back not long ago. In the past, we could only see each other once a month."
After the three entered the city, they ran towards the military camp. At this moment, Li Yan's heart was not as calm as he seemed on the surface. He had no idea of Advisor Ji's whereabouts. He didn't know when the other party would come back, or it was not impossible that they would meet face to face on the street.
They soon arrived outside the military camp. The moment he saw the military camp, Li Yan breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately jumped off his horse, threw away the reins, and walked straight to the camp gate without saying a word.
Chen An and Li Yin hurriedly caught up with their horses, and Li Yan glanced at them.
"After you enter the camp, tie up your horses in the stable and wait there."
Chen An and Li Yin also read the letter. Knowing that it was Military Advisor Ji who came to see Li Yan alone, they felt relieved. However, they still remembered Military Advisor Ji's instructions, so they kept their eyes on the gate of the military camp.
As soon as Li Yan appeared, they would immediately lead their horses over.
Li Yan walked deeper into the camp. He had been here several times before and was familiar with the place. He walked around several tents and met several patrolling soldiers on the way.
The soldiers simply checked his identity and then let him go.
When Li Yan turned around to look at the road he came from again, Chen An and Li Yin were no longer in his sight, so he turned a few more corners and walked towards Liu Chengyong's tent.
Liu Chengyong was pacing back and forth in the tent. It was about three quarters of an hour past noon. Suddenly, he felt a darkness in front of his eyes. When he looked up, someone flashed in at the door. It was Li Yan or someone else.
"Brother Li, you are finally here."
Liu Chengyong went straight to the point.
"Captain Liu, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. What happens next is up to you."
Li Yan said quickly.
"Okay, come with me."
Liu Chengyong's military style was reflected at this moment. He didn't say much. After that, he turned around and walked out.
After he received the secret order, he knew that this was an important matter for the Marshal. He would not ask too much about the specific reasons, but he knew that the details of this matter must not be known to outsiders. Li Yan followed closely behind him.
The two men walked out of the tent and headed deeper into the military camp. Li Yan followed Liu Chengyong around in circles, passing through one tent after another, and finally arrived at a heavily guarded area.
On the way just now, they also met many patrol teams, but Liu Chengyong was holding a token, so the other party let him pass after checking.
In front of them was a row of tents covering a large area. Each tent was very spacious and covered with black felt.
At this moment, the two of them were blocked by a long wooden spike fence in front of them. The soldiers here were obviously different from the soldiers they had just encountered. They were all dressed in dark armor and had expressionless faces.
They were very alert to their arrival, and before they got close, someone shouted loudly.
"Stop, this is a military stronghold."
Seeing this, Liu Chengyong whispered to Li Yan.
"Brother Li, please wait a moment."
After saying that, he took out half a tiger talisman from his waist, raised his hand, and walked forward.
Li Yan saw that after Liu Chengyong passed by, he handed the half tiger talisman to the person who looked like the team leader. The person carefully examined it for a long time and whispered a few words to Liu Chengyong.
At this time, Liu Chengyong waved to Li Yan. Li Yan also walked forward. Seeing him coming, the leader turned around and said a few words to a soldier beside him.
Then he gave half of the tiger talisman to the man, and the soldier came out, glanced at Liu Chengyong and Li Yan, turned around without saying a word and continued to walk deeper inside.
"Captain Liu, what is this for? It's so strict that we need to use half of the Marshal's tiger talisman. Can't even the previous token be used?"
Although Li Yan was extremely anxious, he was still somewhat curious and asked in a low voice.
He had been to the military camp several times during this period and knew some of the military regulations, roll call, command arrows, and tiger talismans.
"This is a military baggage storage area, but it is our lifeline."
Liu Chengyong just replied with this sentence.
Li Yan thought to himself.
"I said it was so strict. Even if Chen An and Li Yin knew I was here, they wouldn't be able to get in."
The two followed the soldier and walked a long distance inside. After going deeper and turning a few corners, they arrived in front of a camp gate.
However, the camp gate here was closed, and there was also a team of soldiers in black armor guarding it. The camp gate was tied with an iron chain as thick as an adult's arm, and a copper lock about half the size of a human head was locked on it.
The soldier took a few quick steps forward and whispered to the soldier in black armor who was coming towards him, then he took out the half tiger talisman and handed it to the other party.
After taking it, the black-armored soldier also looked at it carefully for a long time. Finally, he waved to Liu Chengyong and Li Yan, motioning them to come over.
After Liu Chengyong and Li Yan walked over, the soldier returned half of the tiger talisman to Liu Chengyong, and then ordered someone to pull the iron chain that was as thick as an adult's arm.
With a creaking sound, the door was pushed open by four soldiers, who looked like they were struggling.
After the door was opened to leave only enough space for one person to pass through, Liu Chengyong said hello and walked quickly out with Li Yan.
The heavy sound of the camp gate moving behind me was heard again, and then it was closed again with a "clang", followed by the sound of iron chains "clacking", and everything returned to silence...
Li Yan looked at the scene in front of him. At this moment, he was in a wide alley. The straight road stretched forward, and after turning a corner not far away, the end was out of sight. Liu Chengyong looked at Li Yan and said with a smile.
"Brother Li, no one will come to the exit of the military camp's baggage warehouse. Go a little further and there will be someone guarding it. Then go out and it will be not far from the entrance of the north city gate."
After hearing this, Li Yan remembered that there were three roads when entering the city through the north gate, all paved with large bluestones. The main road in the middle was the one they took when entering the city and traveling back and forth in the city.
The other two forked roads meandered into the city on both sides, and no one knew where they went. I guess this place was an extension of one of the roads.
Li Yan looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he asked Li Chengyong.
"What are Marshal Hong's plans for the next step?"
Liu Chengyong looked at him.
"The marshal said that after you leave this barracks, he will take you to the back door of the marshal's mansion, and someone will pick you up there."
After hearing this, Li Yan shook his head.
"Captain Liu, I can't go then. Please give this bottle and the letter to Marshal Hong."
As he spoke, Li Yan took out a small porcelain bottle and a letter from his arms and handed them to Liu Chengyong.
Liu Chengyong took the small porcelain bottle in confusion. The bottle was not big, only the size of a thumb, and the mouth of the bottle was sealed with wax. He didn't know what it was used for.
As for the letter, it was not the first time he delivered a letter, but the order he received was to bring Li Yan to the Marshal's Mansion today no matter what.
"Brother Li, this is really making things difficult for me."
After putting the thing in his arms, he stared at Li Yan and spoke word by word.
"Hehehe... Brother Liu, after these few months, don't you feel that I'm in trouble now?"
Li Yan said solemnly.
This time, he didn't even call him "Captain Liu".
Liu Chengyong looked at him and said.
"I don't know what the connection is between Marshal Hong, you, and Division Master Ji, but the order I received is to bring you to the Marshal's Mansion."
"Brother Liu, let's cut to the chase. I definitely won't go, and you can't hold me here right now. If you don't believe me, you can try.
If we get to the exit later and there are too many people, you must not do anything. Otherwise, something that could have been successful may end up with everyone breaking up."
After saying this, Li Yan mobilized the spiritual power in his body, and suddenly a huge force gushed out and pressed towards Liu Chengyong.
Liu Chengyong suddenly felt a force as strong as a mountain pressing down on him, making him feel as if struck by lightning. Just as he was terrified and was about to summon his internal strength to resist, he suddenly felt relaxed, and his whole body suddenly became empty, without any pressure at all.
Li Yan knew that both Hong Linying and Ji Wenhe would want to keep him in their hands, and he would need the help of Hong Linying to complete his plan.
In this way, he has to drag Hong Linying into it no matter what, but she must not fall into his hands. Now is just the beginning of his plan, and it is not the time to meet Hong Linying. He has to get free first.
At present, he has used Hong Linying to carry out a secret plan to get rid of Ji Wenhe's eyes first. He has also considered the current situation.
It's just that at first he didn't know when it would happen. Now that he has reached this point and knows his own environment, he bets that Liu Chengyong wouldn't dare to take action at the alley ahead, as that might attract Ji Wenhe's arrival.
And Hong Linying must have told Liu Chengyong not to attract other people's attention.
Then this is the best place to show his cards. He suddenly concentrated all his spiritual power and pressed forward. In fact, Li Yan was also unsure.
What kind of person is Liu Chengyong? He is a master in the army and his fighting skills are extraordinary.
But now Li Yan only used spiritual power to oppress him, and by releasing and retracting his spiritual power, he created the impression that he was a master of the martial arts world. Liu Chengyong was forced into a state of confusion, while he kept calling him "Brother Liu, Brother Liu", using both soft and hard tactics.
Liu Chengyong only felt his body alternately heavy and light, and was terrified.
How come this "Brother Li" is so amazing? I haven't seen him for just a few months, but his skills are already several times better than mine. How did he achieve that
Feeling the suppression of "internal force" just now, Liu Chengyong thought to himself that he should not be able to defeat Li Yan. Little did he know that Li Yan was just a show-off who had all kinds of magic power but no fighting experience at all.
However, Liu Chengyong would not think so. As far as the cultivation of martial arts sects is concerned, there are few that do not cultivate both internal and external skills. While practicing internal skills, they also practice martial arts.
He thought that since Master Ji was able to teach Li Yan this profound internal skill, he must have also taught him many methods of killing people. This made him feel a little cold on his back.
"Haha, Brother Li is really good at martial arts. I think I can't complete this order."
Liu Chengyong smiled bitterly.
"Brother Liu, to be honest, what I gave you is exactly what the Marshal needs. After you hand it over, he will also think that you have completed the task and will not make it difficult for you. But this is the only way I can do now."
Li Yan said seriously.
Liu Chengyong looked into Li Yan's eyes. He felt that Li Yan did not seem to be lying, so he sighed.
"That's all that's left to me. I hope I don't get beaten up with a stick!"
He was also feeling extremely aggrieved. If they used force, he would definitely not be able to win alone. If he called for more help, the matter would be ruined and more people would surely know about it. Then why had he been so cautious before
"Then let's go."
Li Yan stretched out his hand and pointed forward. Liu Chengyong sighed and walked ahead.
"Brother Li, you don't have to be so careful about everything. Am I doing something behind your back?"
"Hahaha... Brother Liu, what are you talking about? I don't know the way here. Besides, I don't have tokens or tiger talismans. How can I get through?"
The two of them walked forward quickly while laughing...
After a while, at the back alley, looking at Li Yan's back rushing towards the north gate, Liu Chengyong sighed again, then touched the porcelain bottle and letter in his arms, and walked towards the Marshal's Mansion with trepidation in his heart.