Heroes of the Fantasy World

Chapter 154 The Spark of Life

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This dilapidated place in Mausoleum has suddenly become much more lively recently for unknown reasons.On weekdays, checkpoints were set up in places where officials and yamen were not patrolling the streets and guarding the city, and suspicious pedestrians and merchants were searched and questioned.

Those officials and servants stood in front of the ruined walls, brandishing knives and tongues, showing off their power, which made them look a bit like thieves.

They stood in the streets and alleys and patrolled back and forth, very energetic, forcing ordinary people to detour as much as possible.This old place of the former dynasty, which has long been forgotten by the world, can no longer remember that such martial law measures have ever been implemented.

Officials in various uniforms and Taiping Taoists are hiding in the market in this way. If a bird flying in the air can be shot down to see what's going on, I'm afraid no one can use the golden cicada's trick to get away from it.

Even in such an embarrassing situation, Zhao Kuo was still planning to leave Mausoleum.Among them, I am afraid that he knows that he has a few lives on his shoulders, and he would never dare to sit and wait for his feet to be exposed in this beleaguered place, so he might as well take a gamble.

There will be room for maneuver in everything.

Immersed in such a dream of success, no one would give up hope easily.Therefore, Zhao Kuo hired another carriage and planned to escort his wife back home the next day on the pretext of fulfilling the wishes of his friend "Mr. Li".

This reason is not only natural, but also gave Zhao Kuo a good reputation and left a good impression in front of the officials, which can be said to serve multiple purposes.

It seems that everything is so logical and logical.At least in the eyes of that rich young man, that was the truth.

After experiencing the tragic failure of Xiahe Town, Zhao Kuo didn't seem to have gained a lot of wisdom.Facing this seemingly perfect strategy, he did not leave a way out for himself at all like Bai Feng did, and he may have made up his mind hastily without even considering the failure of the strategy.

Zhao Xiaomei and Ajuan, who were often by his side, persuaded Zhao Kuo with a few words, which made Zhao Kuo think twice.It's just that this guy is as stubborn as a gambler, so it still doesn't help in the end.

In this way, when the plan was implemented, it was an early morning as usual, the only difference was that there were many strange faces on the streets, in the taverns and post houses, where travelers must pass.They all seemed to know each other, and they were in close contact with each other, exchanging news frequently.

But in the posthouse where Zhao Kuo and others lived, it was surprisingly quiet, only two or three white-faced Taoists were left to play on the chess table in the corner of the lobby to pass the time.

This chess table is carved out of granite. The reason is that the owner of the post house loves chess and chess, so he put the chess table and black and white pieces in his small shop, and played games with others for fun in his spare time. Even Zhao Kuo once played with He played a game.

Those white-faced Taoists thought that no one would come and go in this morning, but not long after the chess pieces were placed, several people came in one after another from the private room upstairs.

The rich man who came first had met them yesterday, and he also greeted these white-faced Taoists respectfully, explained the reason, and said that he wanted to send his friend's wife home.

The Taoists saw that the young man was followed by three girls and an old man, all carrying burdens, he looked like a traveler and businessman.Especially that woman in blue clothes with tight hair who looked so weak that she had clashed with their leader yesterday.Immediately, he drew out the long sword on his waist and stepped forward to block the way.

"Isn't this Mrs. Li? With such a delicate body, how can she withstand a long journey?" One of the Taoists asked: "Don't blame Xiaodao for not knowing the general idea, but the city gate is sealed now. If a foreigner like Your Excellency doesn't If you clear the handbook, you may not be able to leave this mausoleum!"

Seeing this, Zhao Kuo hurried forward and bowed and begged, "Dear masters, there will always be other ways to make things easier for the villain, right?"

"Yes, yes, but..." The Taoist rubbed his palms, looked at his carefully cared hands, and replied helplessly: "We Taiping Taoists deal with the government all day long, and we must ask for some money. When it comes to dotting up and down, young master, do you think so?"

"Oh! Yes, yes, yes..." Zhao Kuo immediately took out a dozen taels of broken silver, and replied: "Dear masters, this is all that the villain has on him. Take it first, and when I settle down in the future, I will go Incense is offered in the Taoist temple, thanks to Taiping Tao for its kindness and help!"

At first, the Taoist was a little unhappy when he saw this little oil and water, but later he accepted it happily, took out a booklet from his pocket, handed it to Zhao Kuo, and said, "With this handbook, you can enter and leave the mausoleum at will. We, There will be a period later."

"There will be a period later!" Zhao Kuo let out a sigh of relief, and let his younger sister lead the critically ill "Mrs. Li" into the carriage first.I exchanged some polite words with those members of Taiping Daoists, and then got into another carriage with Tao Wuyong and Ajuan.

Those Taiping Taoists watched the two carriages gallop on the road leading to Cangzhou City, and at the same time they did not forget to inform others about the change here.

Zhao Kuo, who was still proud of his ingenuity, would have known that his whereabouts had been discovered long ago, and even the handwriting was a "trap" arranged in advance.

When they arrived at the gate of the city, when Zhao Kuo handed over the letter, all the guards around him showed their weapons and seized their carriages.

After a while, the Damo Jindao looked up to the sky and came out laughing, sneered at the "Mrs. Li" in the carriage who didn't know what to do, and said: "If you weren't in a hurry to get out of the city, I almost wouldn't have recognized you, you bitch." Come on!"

The Daoist Taiping who handed the letter to Zhao Kuo also followed Yin Qianchou, and said in harmony, "Master Yin, they must know the whereabouts of Bai Feng and Murong Yan, as long as they torture them, they may not be able to find out!"

After all, the Taoist wanted to order his colleagues to capture all the people in the carriage.

Unexpectedly, Yin Qianchou seemed a little dissatisfied with these Taiping Daoists, and stopped the white-faced Taoist angrily: "Here, when will it be your turn to be the master? It was agreed beforehand, I only want that demon girl , but now it seems that you Taipingdao want to reap the benefits of the fisherman?"

"Master Yin, what do you say? We are also ordered by Master to come to help!" The white-faced Taoist raised his head and replied with a high-pitched voice, "How could it be possible to capture these defeated generals in Lingcheng alone? A thief?"

"You doghead, what can you say?" Yin Qianchou heard the other party's sarcasm, and fought back violently.

When the two forces, the eunuch Mei Lin and Tai Ping Dao, were at odds with each other, a graceful figure wielding two knives suddenly appeared in the carriage that Zhao Xiaomei and "Madam Li" were riding in.

The woman in the blue shirt was forced to cut off the lower half of her skirt because the clothes did not fit her body shape, and then took the opportunity to charge out with a knife, and pointed at Yin Qianchou before anyone else: "Yin Qianchou, look at me You die!"

The Damo Golden Knife, who was still arguing with others just now, suddenly felt terrified. Based on the experience of fighting in the past, he swung the knife in the direction where the killing sound came from.

"Bang!"

Sparks flickered between the impacts of the blades, and E Feiying pushed back a few steps.

The surrounding soldiers and Taoists all surrounded the convoy under the gate of the city, and there were also bowmen on the heights with their bows and arrows, which seemed to be a certain death situation.

Even a man from Beizhen like Zhao Kuo was too frightened to act rashly.But E Feiying was still riding steadily, with a pair of knives on her shoulders, with a heroic posture, as if she would rather die than obey.

The white-faced Taoist shouted to the crossbowman on the city wall: "Catch the living ones, don't shoot them to death!"

"Shut up, shameless person!" Yin Qianchou, who was standing beside her, said angrily, "Get out of the way, I'll take care of this woman myself!"

These words shocked everyone, but this Damo Jindao has always been aggressive, so they don't know that this is just playing casually.Therefore, the besieging soldiers all put up their weapons.

"Now, one-on-one, it can be regarded as paying off yesterday's debt! Hehe, Mrs. Li, I will give you a chance to kill me!" Yin Qianchou said with a sneer, and asked the soldiers to form a circle to use as a duel venue.

Even if the poorly groomed woman in front of her is really defeated, it is enough to earn everyone's respect.

(End of this chapter)