Zhou Shao was unmoved when he heard this: "What choice?"
Li Chaoge dusted off the dust on his sleeves, put his hands behind his back, and said: "Life is only a few dozen years, life is involuntary, death is involuntary, the only way to live is in your own hands. I heard that Zhou Da is born with supernatural powers , I can kill a tiger with bare hands, and I was also a famous figure in the Tao. I was in the court, and the head of the family was in the wild. Although the positions are very different, I still respect the head of the family in my heart. It’s a pity that the head of the family is a person now Dang was imprisoned, and his subordinates were prisoners, if he died without a sound like this, he would always feel useless."
Zhou Shao sneered, and said with a sneer, "Say what you want to say, it's useless to use aggressive tactics against me."
"The head of the family is refreshing." Li Chaoge turned around, his eyes passed through the fence and the darkness, and fell directly on Zhou Shao, "How about I make a deal with the head of the Zhou? I will let you out, and you will do things for me. As long as you listen to me In the future, it will not be difficult to commemorate meritorious deeds, avoid the death penalty, and even restore freedom.”
After talking for so long, I finally got to the point. Zhou Shao smiled disdainfully, and asked: "The imperial court is rich in the world, and capable people come forth in large numbers, so why don't they lack me as a thug?"
"Naturally there is no shortage of warriors in the army, but there are very few people like Zhou Dadang who can pull mountains and smash rocks with his punches." Li Chaoge's side face was half hidden in the darkness, half reflected in the light, his eyes were dark and calm, Looking straight at Zhou Shao, he said, "The place I'm going to is haunted by monsters. It's very dangerous. Ordinary people will only die if they go there. Ordinary soldiers are not competent, but you can."
Zhou Shao understood, and asked back: "That is to say, this place is very dangerous, and you will die if you go there?"
"That's right."
"Then what will happen if I don't go?"
"The crime is unforgivable, and the autumn queen will ask to be executed."
Zhou Shao snorted and said, "Going is death, not going is death. The same is death. Why should I listen to your arrangements? You politicians are all wearing human masks and ghosts. What do you say? I can't say a word." Do not believe."
Zhou Shao used to be a gangster, and like the Jianghu people, he had a natural dislike for the government, and he refused to accept Li Chaoge's solicitation at all. Li Chaoge sighed softly. She originally wanted to talk properly? Unfortunately, they always refused to listen, and she must show her true nature. Li Chaoge lowered his head, gently smoothed the folds on his cuffs, and said suddenly: "You are not afraid of death, but what about your wife?"
Zhou Shao paused, he turned his head abruptly, his eyes burst into murderous look for a moment: "What did you do to her?"
"Nothing. It was the son of the governor of Jinzhou who belittled her, and it wasn't me. What could I do to her?" Li Chaoge put down his hands, walked unhurriedly to the fence, and looked straight into Zhou Shao's eyes , "Do you think that she is really safe by sending her back to her natal family? You washed your hands for her, buried your past for her, and then? Killed again for her and went to jail. She was imprisoned when you were alive." If you are entangled by hooligans, if you die, will she really escape? You killed the son of the governor of Jinzhou, but one of the parents is not talking about it. If the governor wants revenge, there are plenty of ways to embarrass her."
Zhou Shao stared at Li Chaoge without moving, and Li Chaoge looked back calmly. Zhou Shao suddenly got into trouble and rushed towards Li Chaoge with a punch. He was so strong that he pulled down the wall that fixed the iron chain, and the dust mixed with the gravel splashed together. Standing outside the wooden fence, Li Chaoge didn't move a single bit from the beginning to the end of her life. Only when Zhou Shao's fist hit her, she held the sword in front of her body and firmly caught Zhou Shao's punch.
His fist hit the scabbard, making a muffled sound. Zhou Shao straightened his fist and did not move, while Li Chaoge held the scabbard without moving. When the jailer outside heard the movement, he was startled, and ran over in a panic: "What's the matter, that madman again? Did he go crazy? Princess Anding, how are you?"
Li Chaoge stared at Zhou Shao without turning his head, and said calmly, "I'm inside. There's nothing wrong here, you guys go out."
The footsteps outside gradually became denser, and everyone lingered at the door, as if they were not sure whether to go in or not. Li Chaoge and Zhou Shao looked at each other, they seemed to be still, but the veins on Zhou Shao's fists were always bulging, and the lines on Li Chaoge's forearms were always tense.
The jailers discussed for a while, and finally the fear of being held accountable by the Holy Empress overwhelmed the fear of the dungeon. They hugged each other, held the lamp, and walked down tremblingly: "Princess Anding, where are you?"
The lights in the dungeon gradually turned on, and the sound of footsteps approached. Before the guards turned the corner, Zhou Shao withdrew his fist, and Li Chaoge put down his sword.
The jailers hugged their groups and walked into the straight road. They finally saw Li Chaoge and the mess in the prison.
The wall of the dungeon was pulled down, and the prison was full of dust and gravel. The most feared villain stood in the dust panting heavily. Following his movements, the iron chain rattled. But the slender, beautiful, and delicate-looking princess stood not far away. Except for a little dust on the clothes, there is nothing wrong with other places.
This scene was so abnormal that the jailers were dumbfounded. They were shocked for a while, and said in disbelief, "Princess, what's wrong?"
"It's okay, but the foundation of your prison is not strong enough, and it will break if you pull it casually. Dali Temple Prison has a good reputation, but unfortunately, it seems that the quality is not very good."
This is a death row built underground, where the sun is out of sight all year round, and it is said that even if the gods come in, they will not be able to get out alive. Princess Anding actually said that the quality is not good? The jailers didn't answer the conversation for a while, and said in a low voice: "It's my negligence, the princess was not hit by a stone, right? Fortunately, the princess is fine, so I will let people come to the prison and never let them have a chance to escape."
"No need." Li Chaoge raised his hand slightly, and said calmly, "His cell doesn't need to be repaired. After that, he will be in my care."
The jailers were stunned for a while, and then they all asked, "What?"
"Unlock, I will take him away."
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At three o'clock in Xu time, the curfew drum sounded on time, Zhi Jinwu beat the gong, and shouted loudly in the street: "Curfew, go home immediately, close the gate, and no one can pass!"
The scattered people on the street hurriedly ran to go home before the closed doors were over. If you are still on the street after the drumbeat is over, it is a night crime and you have to play twenty big boards.
What's more, apart from the curfew, monsters have been haunting the Eastern Capital recently, who would dare to stay on the road after dark. In a short while, the streets of Luoyang were empty, only the patrolling soldiers walked by, and the spears hit the armor, making a cold crash.
A team of Jin Wu walked across the road, checking the surroundings vigilantly. They looked around and saw no one around, and said, "Go over there and have a look. There are a lot of people in Beishi, so don't let them fool you."
"yes."
Zhi Jinwu walked away clangingly, and Bai Qianhe lay on the tree, spitting out the leaves in his mouth boredly: "boring. I was played by her, right? It's been so long, let alone a person, even a ghost nothing."
Bai Qianhe sat up and looked at the time. It was five o'clock in the morning, and it was already the appointed time. Bai Qianhe felt bored, and was about to jump off the tree to escape, when suddenly his eyes narrowed, and he saw a purple figure turning around at the end of the street, it looked like a woman, holding a sword in his hand, it was undoubtedly Li Chaoge.
Bai Qianhe jumped down from the tree with a clunk sound, and landed in front of the south gate without a sound. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Yo, Princess Anding, long time no see."
Li Chaoge nodded slightly, and said, "There was an accident on the road, and we arrived later than expected, but the timing should be just right. What did I tell you last time? How did you think about it?"
Bai Qianhe raised his eyebrows, but did not answer. He glanced at Li Chaoge, and said with a smile: "Princess, if I remember correctly, the gate of the palace will be locked at night. At this point, there is a curfew in Luoyang City, I am afraid the palace has been closed long ago. The night is quiet, the princess is not with you Stay in the palace well, why come to Beishi to hang around?"
Li Chaoge smiled for a while, and said lightly: "You know a lot about the palace, you even know when to lock the door."
Bai Qianhe was modest: "I'm overwhelmed, I'm in this business after all. Princess, you haven't said anything yet, what are you doing here?"
Li Chaoge looked around and said softly, "Wait for someone."
wait for someone? Bai Qianhe raised his eyebrows, becoming more and more curious: "Who are you waiting for?"
Li Chaoge didn't answer, her eyes fell to the other side, and she signaled with her eyes: "He's here."
Bai Qianhe turned his head and saw a figure walking slowly in the dark street. He is tall, with broad shoulders and especially thick arms, and his muscle lines can be seen from such a distance. As a person from the Jianghu, Bai Qianhe was used to seeing burly men, so he couldn't help but tense up at this moment.
Just looking at it makes people feel oppressed. When this person punches down, that's amazing.
Li Chaoge nodded to Zhou Shao, and said, "You are here, this is Bai Qianhe, you will act with us later. Bai Qianhe, this is Zhou Shao."
Li Chaoge had just fished Zhou Shao out of prison. His original clothes were torn and torn, not suitable for going out on the streets, so Li Chaoge found him a bunt suit and asked him to find a place to change it. Then he came to the south gate of Beishi and She meets.
Li Chaoge wasn't worried about Zhou Shao's escape at all, he was a well-known figure in the Tao, so he wouldn't do such a shameless thing. What's more, even if Zhou Shao can run, his wife Xun Siyu cannot.
Li Chaoge knew about Zhou Shao, and he had seen it in Yonghui's 22nd Year of Strange Records when he was looking through the files in his previous life. Zhou Shao was already dead at that time, but according to records, during the execution, Zhou Shao did not know what he saw, and suddenly broke free from the shackles, injured dozens of soldiers, and wanted to rush out persistently. The Shenwu Army came quickly, and after the warning was fruitless, the Shenwu Army ordered to shoot arrows, Zhou Shao was pierced by thousands of arrows and died. The once all-powerful bandit master died in such a hasty and embarrassing manner in the Dongdu execution ground.
Li Chaoge later investigated and learned that Zhou Shao's sudden madness that day was because his wife Xun Siyu had come. Xun Siyu learned of his news somehow, and came all the way to the execution ground. Zhou Shao probably wanted to say one last word to Xun Siyu, but unfortunately, he was shot dead in front of Xun Siyu by the imperial army, and Xun Siyu also died of depression not long after.
Li Chaoge was quite embarrassed at the time, because of this incident, she went to investigate the reason for Zhou Shao's imprisonment, and learned that the reason why he was sentenced to beheaded was because he killed the son of a court official. Since ancient times, people have been punished heavily for suing officials, not to mention that he directly killed the official's son, so Zhou Shao was sentenced to death without any suspense, and he was asked to be executed after autumn.
However, he killed because the son of the official family had dirty hands and feet, molested his wife several times, and later sent someone to stun Xun Siyu, intending to get involved. If Zhou Shao hadn't come back in time, I couldn't even imagine what would have happened.
Zhou Shao arranged for Xun Siyu, wrote a letter of reconciliation to Xun Siyu, and after sending it back to his mother's house, he picked up the dusty knife again, broke into the restaurant, and beat the governor's son to death. And then, it's the things recorded in the dossier.
Li Chaoge felt very sorry for this person in his previous life. When he was reborn in this life, Zhou Shao was still alive. It happened that Li Chaoge was also short of manpower, so he went to the temple prison to take Zhou Shao away.
Li Chaoge gave a brief introduction to Bai Qianhe and Zhou Shao. Bai Qianhe and Zhou Shao looked at each other with vigilance in their hearts, and when they heard each other's name, they both showed surprise, bewilderment, and suspicion.
Surprise is for the person in front of him, suddenly it is for what to do next, doubt is for Li Chaoge.
Although the two of them have never met each other, they have heard of each other's name. Li Chaoge did not hesitate to rehabilitate Zhou Shao, a repeat murderer with many previous convictions, and also recruited the notorious thief Bai Qianhe in the world. Her actions are tantamount to seeking skins from tigers and luring wolves into the house. What exactly is she trying to do
Li Chaoge cleared his cough, and after drawing the attention of the two of them back, he said neatly: "The situation is urgent and we don't have time to exchange pleasantries, so let's make a long story short and get straight to the point. I called you here today because of a strange incident. Dong Have you all heard about the monsters in the capital?"
Zhou Shao had no expression on his face. He just came out of the dungeon, not to mention monsters, even if the dynasty changed, he would not know. Li Chaoge understood Zhou Shao's special situation and did not force her. She turned her gaze to Bai Qianhe, but unexpectedly, Bai Qianhe also shook her head at her.
Bai Qianhe even asked curiously: "Is there a monster?"
Li Chaoge frowned, and glanced suspiciously at Bai Qianhe: "Haven't you been in the Eastern Capital for the past few days? You don't even know about such a big thing?"
Bai Qianhe spread his hands innocently: "I've been busy admiring wine and beauties for half a month, how can I have time to inquire about other things? What's wrong with Luoyang?"
Li Chaoge was speechless when he thought that she was Bai Qianhe who he found in Beili. She sighed, and said: "Just right, let's talk about it together. This year's spring is about to begin, but in the past few days, a monster has appeared in Dongdu. "
Li Chaoge glanced at Bai Qianhe as he spoke, and said, "Yes, it's your kind? A frail and lecherous little boy."
Bai Qianhe touched his face, and said in shock: "So, this is a female goblin?"
"It's not a goblin, it's just a little charmer." Li Chaoge's face was calm, and his voice was not very loud, but his words were clear, his tone was decisive, and he was full of a leadership aura that said nothing, "The imperial examination is coming soon, and every student is a national Wealth cannot be lost. Our task is to kill this demon, stabilize the people's hearts, and ensure the smooth progress of the imperial examination. Do you have any questions?"
Zhou Shao didn't speak, Bai Qianhe weakly raised his hand and asked, "I have it. Why does it eat people's brains?"
Li Chaoge said: "All things are created in heaven and earth. Demons, ghosts, birds and beasts all exist in the world, but good fortune only favors humans. In the world, only human beings are born with spirits. Monsters and beasts can only produce consciousness after years of practice. However, to truly become a spirit, they need to open Spiritual wisdom. There are many ways to open spiritual wisdom, most of the monsters are self-cultivation, but there are also some monsters with bad intentions who want to take shortcuts."
Bai Qianhe showed some comprehension, Li Chaoge nodded, and said: "That's right, it is eating people. The spiritual energy of the world is concentrated in people, and the spiritual energy of human beings is concentrated in the brain. Scholars are talented, and they eat the brains of these people." , can help them evolve quickly and open up their intelligence as soon as possible."
Bai Qianhe understood, and asked back: "That is to say, this monster will become more and more intelligent and human-like?"
"Yes." Li Chaoge nodded, "It has eaten the brains of five people, and its ability has improved rapidly. A few days ago, it could only attack secretly. Last night, it was able to suck the brains of two people at the same time, and one was a sneak attack, and the other was a strong attack." .It has tasted the sweetness, and it will definitely not be reconciled to giving up. Tonight, it will probably act."
Zhou Shao understood. He flexed his wrist and said, "It's just a monster, just kill it. How can it be rampant? Where is it?"
"This is exactly the problem." Li Chaoge sighed slightly, and said, "I don't know what its prototype is, but looking at the previous cases, it should be a monster that is good at hiding and transforming. It only moves in the middle of the night , You are good at disguising, so it is not easy to catch. But correspondingly, monsters who are good at charm will not have high attack power, so as long as we find it, we are already half successful."
As Li Chaoge spoke, Bai Qianhe couldn't help nodding, feeling quite eye-opening. He only interacted with people from Jianghu before, and he knew how good his kung fu was after a few tricks, but he had never come into contact with these monsters and ghosts. Just as he was wondering, he suddenly realized that Li Chaoge was looking at him. Bai Qianhe raised his eyebrows, inexplicably feeling something was wrong: "Why do you look at me like this?"
Li Chaoge glanced at Bai Qianhe from top to bottom, truthfully? Commented: "Insufficient talent, better than enough cheesy faces, you should be able to pretend to be a scholar in a short time. Just you, you come to be the bait, Zhou Shao ambush, I will support from a high place .If you encounter a monster, call the police immediately, and I will come to rescue you."
Bai Qianhe didn't even have time to object, Li Chaoge had already made a decision: "Okay, it's settled like this. Let's go, go to the Luo River. The river is the best place to kill people and hide corpses. It's easy to lure monsters out."
Li Chaoge was about to leave as he said, Zhou Shao also followed without saying a word, and in the blink of an eye only Bai Qianhe was left standing there. Bai Qianhe panicked, and hurriedly said: "Wait, I didn't agree! Why did you even arrange the plan?"
Li Chaoge turned his head quickly, with a fierce look in his eyes, and viciously signaled Bai Qianhe to shut up. However, it was too late, Bai Qianhe's voice attracted Zhi Jinwu, and soon there was the sound of horseshoes from the side of the street: "Who is making noise here?"