"No matter what it is, the sound of wolf smoke is never a good sign." Chu Yao looked at the direction where the first wolf smoke rose. Before he could sigh in depth, he saw Qi Shan take off his coat and handed it to Shen Tang, and he snatched it away.
Qi Shan frowned: "What are you doing?"
Chu Yao asked back: "What are you doing?"
Shen Tang, who was about to reach out to take it, looked at Qi Shan, whose wrist was grabbed by Chu Yao, and questioned the two of them suspiciously.
"… What are you doing?"
Gong Shuwu: “…”
Ah, that feeling of being completely ignored comes back again.
Qi Shan understood Chu Yao's intention in an instant, curled the corner of his mouth, pointed at Shen Tang and asked Chu Yao back.
"You really believe it?"
So she was avoiding this "foreign man" by actively borrowing clothes from him
This is really unnecessary.
If Qi Shan was still skeptical before today, he completely disbelieved Shen Tang's nonsense after today.
Let me ask you, which daughter could be like this
Even if there is the example of Lin Feng, proving that women can also develop Danfu, but look at her painting style, and then look at Shen Xiaolangjun's painting style? It is beyond his knowledge. Therefore, Chu Yao's reaction seems a bit "unreasonable" to him!
Chu Yao said expressionlessly: “One and nine.”
One point of faith, nine points of doubt. This one point of trust was given because of the filter of destiny. The reason why he stopped him was simple - he disliked Qishan's outer shirt being dirty.
Qishan: “…”
Chu Yao explained again: "Your clothes are stained with blood."
It was difficult to see because of the dark color of the clothes, but Qi Shan was indeed emitting a faint smell of blood. If you got closer, you could see blood oozing out from the inside out, even staining his outer shirt.
Chu Yao was slightly surprised: "When were you injured?"
Shen Tang also looked over when he heard it.
His eyes flickered with worry and confusion.
Although the Wenxin scholar didn't have much combat power, with Qishan's swordsmanship and his attainments in words, it would be difficult for ordinary soldiers to catch him. In the previous battle, Qishan was so far away from the center of the battle circle, how could he have been injured? The key is that his outer shirt was intact...
There is only one possibility - Qishan had been injured from a long time ago, and because of an accidental break, blood oozed out and soaked his clothes.
Qi Shan frowned calmly and put his coat back on without much concern: "I'm not injured. I probably wasn't paying attention when I rushed over, and got splashed with blood by some unlucky guy."
Chu Yao looked at Qi Shan's expression and saw that he was indeed healthy and rosy, with no trace of hidden pain, so he ignored the doubts. He took off his coat and put it on Shen Tang - no matter whether it was Wu Niang or Wu Lang, the collar was slightly exposed and the clothes were tattered, which looked inappropriate, but Shen Tang did not refuse.
She yawned sleepily.
Her face flushed strangely, and her head nodded, as if she would fall asleep in the next breath. With previous experience, Chu Yao knew that she was about to sober up, so he said: "If Wulang is sleepy, find a place to sleep first, and leave the rest to me."
Shen Tang did not answer but tried to stay alert and walked around Gong Shuwu three times, which made the latter look confused. After repeatedly confirming that her "treasure" was still there and the enemies who came to kill the "treasure" were also driven away, Shen Tang nodded with relief and stretched her body.
The next moment, he closed his eyes in the surprised gaze of the three people.
Qishan: “…”
Chu Yao: “…”
Gong Shuwu: “…”
After a while, a gentle snoring sound was heard. Getting drunk as soon as he drank was outrageous enough, but he didn't expect that he could fall asleep while standing. Gong Shuwu was so shocked that he didn't even have time to ask Shen Tang what he meant by walking around him. His eyes were a little strange.
After being stunned for several breaths, he asked in a daze: "Gentlemen, this... this... what should I do???"
There were only four of them... no, three.
How useful is this small number of people? Even if he uses his martial energy now, the soldiers can't move so much tax silver, and the tax silver is too big to be a target, and there is no guarantee that Captain Yang will lead his troops to attack. If the tax silver is intercepted, the limelight will tighten recently.
Don't commit crimes against the wind.
Chu Yao and the other person looked at each other.
They had planned for so long and had considered this situation, so they naturally "hid" the tax silver. This place was remote and sparsely populated, so it was not easy to be discovered. Even if Captain Yang and his men came back, they probably wouldn't have thought that the tax silver would still be near the original place.
If any "criminal" got such a large amount of money, who wouldn't move and hide it immediately? Isn't it just a waste of time
Wait until the storm has passed and then transfer the tax money secretly.
Gong Shuwu did not raise any doubts about this. In his opinion, this was the best solution at the moment. Hiding nearby would save much effort and be much more efficient than moving.
At the same time, Captain Yang and his men also led the defeated remnants of the army and rushed to Xiaocheng. The atmosphere was heavy along the way, and even the most trusted officers did not dare to breathe, for fear of accidentally angering Captain Yang's sensitive nerves.
After running for two hours, the dawn broke in the east.
Captain Yang's eyes were bloodshot from staying up so long, but he also knew that his soldiers could not endure it. If they hurried on regardless, even if they returned to Xiaocheng in the fastest time or encountered the enemy halfway, hundreds of tired and exhausted soldiers would only be sending military merits to the enemy!
I had no choice but to rest by the stream.
"Captain Yang—" At this time, Zhai Huanwen had recovered a little bit of his strength, and his complexion looked much better than when he retreated last night.
"Mr. Zhai." Captain Yang changed his arrogant and conceited attitude and showed more respect and gratitude. This behavior was not fake. If Zhai Huan had not helped him several times yesterday, not to mention his life, the soldiers under his command would not have been able to save so many.
Zhai Huan asked: "What was the signal smoke yesterday..."
Captain Yang did not hide it and replied in a deep voice: "That is the signal to go back to the Sibao Prefecture at all costs to help."
During the previous retreat, there was no need for Zhai Huan and the other two to follow the remnant soldiers. After all, this was beyond the scope of their commission. However, the two young men came anyway.
It is easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to provide timely assistance.
Captain Yang was not an ungrateful person, so he would naturally not use his previous attitude again.
Zhai Huan was shocked: "Is Xiaocheng in trouble?"
Captain Yang nodded heavily.
Zhai Le, who was standing at the side, heard this and his handsome face darkened.
Although the information that smoke signals can convey is very limited, the situation is so serious that it is necessary to send out such smoke signals to recall the garrison soldiers outside. From this, we can infer one thing -
The enemy has outnumbered the garrison!
If we consider that the garrison still has the advantage of defending the city, then if the difference in the strength of the enemy and ours is not big, it is impossible to raise the signal smoke. Reversely, it is estimated that the number of enemy troops may be three or five times that of ours... This number of troops...
Going back for help is tantamount to committing suicide.
Zhai Huan asked: "What force is it?"
Captain Yang rubbed his face vigorously with both hands, trying to cheer himself up - he had exerted too much energy yesterday and had suffered internal injuries from the gangster. His current condition was not much better than that of a spent force.
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