Jiaohua

Chapter 1647 She was also called "Ali"

This woman was dazzled.

Xia Zhaoyi did not come. The person downstairs was Li Xinya, who was bleeding from an injury and had been casually given an outer robe by Xia Zhaoyi's subordinate.

Li Xinya turned her face to the side, and because her mouth and nose were so similar to Xia Zhaoyi's, the woman couldn't see her clearly in her panic.

The reason her two companions screamed was that the men that Zhi Li had arranged for He San to use the previous night came in handy; they had been lying in wait here and had successfully launched a sneak attack.

However, these two experts were no ordinary people. Even after being ambushed and slashed twice, they still maintained extremely high combat effectiveness.

Soon, five people on this side were injured.

The man suddenly noticed a little girl standing in the crowd and immediately went over to take her hostage.

The little girl screamed and quickly threw out a silver ingot, which hit the man's wound precisely. The man winced in pain and dodged, and was then pulled away by his female companion.

Zhi Li's men all looked towards him.

Zhili gave a wink.

They shouted "Kill!" and "Chase!" and charged forward.

But those two experts still managed to escape.

Zhili said to the few men who stayed behind, "Oh, right, there's one more upstairs, go check it out!"

The result was obvious: the people upstairs also ran away.

Zhili was very happy; he had deliberately let them escape.

Deliberately releasing water is not an easy task, but this time the water has been released just right, without appearing deliberate, so the first hurdle has been passed.

Fights were common at the post station, so this minor disturbance in front of the inn didn't cause much of a stir.

Zhili led his men to handle the remaining trivial matters, while Li Xinya was taken to a secluded little inn.

“My name is Xu Fei,” Xia Zhaoyi’s subordinate said after treating Li Xinya’s injuries. “How should I address you?”

Li Xinya dared not speak.

"I am not a bad person. The real bad person is the man who tried to kidnap the little girl."

Li Xinya looked at her: "You're right..."

Why did they kill you?

"I can't say."

"Why can't I tell you?"

“My friend is in their hands. If I say something I shouldn’t, then my friend might…” Li Xinya said guiltily, “I’m sorry…”

Xu Fei didn't force her: "Okay, you can talk whenever you want."

"Thank you."

"I won't disturb you. You get some rest. I'll be right outside the door. Just let me know if you need anything."

Xu Fei gently closed the door.

Li Xinya belatedly realized that she hadn't even asked who the other person was or why they were being so nice to her.

Her mind is a bit of a mess right now; she needs to sort it out.

In particular, A Ding and the two women and one man seemed to know each other, yet also seemed not to know each other.

How could A Ding know such a ruthless and vicious person?
Half an hour later, another fast horse entered the city and told Xia Zhaoyi about it.

Xia Zhaoyi was receiving guests. A total of five people had arrived, sent by Yu Zhenyao, the Right General of the Vanguard Army under Yun Bozhong.

Yu Zhenyao was a very interesting person. He lost 70% of his battles, but because he was honest and had a strong ability to manage his subordinates, they all respected him. Therefore, Yun Bozhong never reprimanded him. Later, he only sent him to Guzhou to guard the less important border defenses. He fought against Jin Hongkang's people to a standstill, and the skirmishes were minor.

However, this situation changed after Shen Lie arrived last year.

Last year, Shen Lie and Nie Huimo came here to deal with Qian Fengrong. After Long Ying crippled Qian Fengrong, Shen Lie directly gave Qian Fengrong to Yu Zhenyao as a gift, and also generously gave him an extra big gift, which was the treasures of the imperial tombs that Xie Zhong had dug up before.

That batch of treasure was incredibly rich, but that wasn't all. Shen Lie also had Liang Jun give him a map of the enemy's lanes.

So, while Jin Hongkang was directing his troops south, Yu Zhenyao went to the northwest of Songzhou and made a large detour, occupying a large piece of land.

What happened in those few days was like a stroke of good fortune for Yu Zhenyao, who was sitting at home and suddenly became a hero. He went from being a consistently defeated general to a major contributor, and he directly became a member of the pro-Shen Lie and pro-A Li faction.

Xia Zhaoyi went south this time to find Yun Bozhong directly, not Yu Zhenyao, because Yu Zhenyao couldn't hold back.

For the entire year, he had been pondering how to repay Shen Lie's favor, only to discover, to his dismay, that Shen Lie needed nothing. It made sense; if Shen Lie were short of money, that treasure wouldn't have ended up in his hands anyway.

On the contrary, he himself still lacks this and that.

The five people sent now are his closest confidants, three civil and two military, who came specifically to ask Xia Zhaoyi if they could be of any help.

Of course, he wouldn't say it so directly, but with three civil officials present, they would subtly convey his thoughts, feelings, and inclinations.

The subordinate came in to find Xia Zhaoyi and spoke quietly beside her.

Xia Zhaoyi nodded: "Zhili did a good job. Ask this person to pass on a message to Xu Fei to take good care of that girl."

"Yes."

Watching their subordinate leave, the five men—three civil and two military—turned their gaze back to Xia Zhaoyi.

One of them said, "General Ali, what has happened? If there is anything we can do for you, please let us know."

Xia Zhaoyi thought for a moment and said, "Among you, do you have anyone who is skilled at tracking people?"

The five people remained silent.

They lack that kind of self-confidence.

Another person said, "...If it's discovered, won't it ruin your plans, General?"

Xia Zhaoyi smiled slightly: "That won't happen. Your identities speak for themselves. Even if you are discovered, as soldiers of Guzhou, it is your duty to check the identities of a few suspicious people."

The five men were overjoyed and almost simultaneously asked, "General, who do you want us to follow?"

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About ten miles northwest of the Guzhou Post Station, there are several villages built side by side.

The largest village is located right by the roadside, with two rows of guesthouses standing side by side at the village entrance.

Chen Yunqi sat in a guest room. The woman who brought her here was surnamed Riyu and was a female member of a branch of the Riyu family named Riyu Fangcao.

Riyu Fangcao was very fierce; after making Chen Yunqi sit down, she left.

Chen Yunqi stared blankly at the half-burnt candle on the candlestick.

When Li Xinya asked her what her name was, she was overcome with intense hatred and claimed that her surname was Ding and her name was Ding Shali.

As a result, Li Xinya called her "Ali" that very day.

Chen Yunqi exploded at that moment. She was furious and scolded Li Xinya to shut up and not to call her that.

Therefore, Li Xinya later called her A Ding.

Ding Shali, Ding Shali, you're going to kill Ali.

However, when Ali actually appeared right under her nose, her only way out was to run away.

Not only was she running away, but even Riyu Fangcao, who seemed to have extraordinary skills, was frightened into backing down at first glance.

So, she's determined to kill Ali, but how will she do it? What will she use to kill her?

The door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

Chen Yunqi looked up and saw Riyu Fangcao helping the man and woman into the house.

Seeing this, Chen Yunqi quickly got up to help and closed the door behind them.

Both the man and the woman were injured, and Riyu Fangcao was going to treat their wounds.

The injured woman, named Wu You, was the one who had deliberately moved closer to the debris this morning. She looked at Ri Yu Fang Cao with some reproach: "Why did you run away first? Why didn't you come down to save us? Were you afraid this woman would escape?"

Wu You refers to Chen Yunqi.

Riyu Fangcao frowned: "Why are you blaming me? Didn't we agree long ago that if we encountered danger, we'd do what we could to save?"

"Danger?" the injured man retorted. "What danger? Those pathetic thugs are nothing!"

"A mediocre person?" Riyu Fangcao paused for a moment, then said, "By the way, I'm curious, how did you manage to escape from Ali's clutches?"

"Ah Li?" the injured man and Wu You exclaimed at the same time.

"correct."

"Where is Ali?" Wuyou asked hurriedly, "Where is she?!"

Seeing her expression, Chen Yunqi was furious. Why did she have to go to such lengths!

Has a single name already struck fear into the hearts of many?