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Chapter 452: Enemy or Friend
Liu Qinbing thought for a while and said:

"No, you're at home, I'll go out and inquire."

"No, no, don't go." Shen Liuzhen hurriedly tugged him, still pressing his other hand on his eyelid, and said:

"What should I do if you leave, I want to go with you."

After that, he put his hand down and said with some distress:
"Hey... It's this time, where can I go to find out? It's not suitable to find someone from Yishan at this time... Let's go to A Yuan's house and have a look. Usually at this time, she should have just started practicing martial arts and should be at home. "

Liu Qinbing thought for a while and said, "Okay, tidy up and let's go and have a look."

While Shen Liuzhen was preoccupied, his hands and feet were rare. After tidying up, he arrived at the gate. Just after passing by the doorman, the little brother who was guarding the door quickly ran out, stretched out his hand to stop him, and said:
"Lang Jun, the county magistrate told me when he left that you can't go out today."

Shen Liuzhen took a step back, lifted the scarf of the veiled hat all at once, widened her peach blossom eyes, and said:

"Can you take it seriously when he says he's joking?"

Shen Liuzhen's surprised expression was too real, and the janitor brother suddenly felt guilty and uncertain, and unconsciously lowered his outstretched hand, saying:
"Is...is this a joke...?"

"Yes. I'm such a big person, I'm not a child, and I haven't made any mistakes. Why don't you let me go out?"

The janitor brother thought for a while, then suddenly raised his arm a little higher, and said:
"No, there was a commotion yesterday, and the streets are not peaceful. Perhaps it is for the sake of your safety that you are not allowed to go out. You should stay at home, sir."

Shen Liuzhen was speechless, thinking that this was not easy to fool, so he turned half of his body, turned back again, and said:
"Okay, I'll stand at the door to see if my father is back, and don't go out."

As he spoke, he took two steps forward.

At this moment, a small door next to it opened, and a servant in charge of purchasing from the Shen residence came in from the outside, and he was just about to take the opportunity to get out.

He heard the man sighing sadly and said:
"Oh, there is a war outside the city, and the city gate is not open at all. I asked, and said that the gate can only be opened after the imperial court gives an order."

Shen Liuzhen suddenly stopped, turned his head and asked:

"Who is fighting who?"

The servant raised his eyes, the whites of his lower eyes were exposed, and while thinking seriously, he replied:

"It seems that there is a rebellion. The three battalions outside the city are fighting together. I don't know who is fighting whom..."

He lowered his head and said, "Hey, I heard that General Xie took less than a hundred people out, and I don't know what's going on now. It's really worrying."

Hearing this, Shen Liuzhen's eyes froze, he pursed his lips, his face was serious, he stood there with deep hatred in his eyes, he didn't move, he didn't know what he was thinking.

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Xie Yuan took a central position between the three camps and waited, which just gave enough time for all parties to dispatch, and also left a safe enough distance for herself.

When the sky is about to light up, the light is very fast.Soon, Xie Yuan's big banner could read clearly in the wilderness, even standing on a high place with her and others, and her iconic majestic armor, could be seen clearly from a distance.

To Xie Yuan's surprise, the scout who showed up first was not from another family, but from Fengji's camp.

Xie Yuan watched the man come up to her on a horse, got off the horse, knelt down to salute, announced his family name, and asked:
"Reporting to the general, Feng Jiying heard the call for help, and came here to find out the truth. I don't know what the general has ordered."

Xie Yuan remained calm and said coldly:
"It's nothing, temporary check and arming, practice exercises, go back and tell you all, all the staff gather, and gather here for rescue as quickly as possible!"

"Yes!" The scouts of Fengji's camp received the order, turned around and got on the horse, turned the horse's head and leaned away, suddenly there was a puff of smoke and dust.

Only then did Xiao Erdan speak out, and asked Xie Yuan, "Could it be that the news is wrong, no one wants to rebel at all, and it's dawn now... it shouldn't be wrong to do something."

Xie Yuan didn't relax at all, and said: "Anything is possible, don't let your guard down."

At this moment, their own scouts hurried back from the other side, and before they reached them, they shouted loudly:

"General, the Youshan camp has come along the main road. It looks like it's heading for the capital. Their scouts have been close, but they turned back the same way!"

Sun Tian said anxiously to Xie Yuan: "Okay! Let's send out the arrows. It is impossible for their army to move so fast. There must be something wrong with the Youshan Camp."

Xiao Erdan rolled his eyes and said:
"...They are going to attack the capital now? The timing is not right. Will they receive an order from His Majesty or someone to go to the capital for rescue? Don't cause misunderstandings and kill each other at that time, our generals can't even tell."

Xie Yuan turned his head to look at the simple sundial placed on the ground beside him, frowned and asked:
"Where's the escort camp? Why haven't their scouts come yet?"

"Reporting... the escort camp and the Fengji camp are fighting at Guanshan Pass!" The other scout they sent out also came back, and the news they brought made everyone dumbfounded and at a loss.

Sun Tian asked in panic, "General, what should we do? What's going on here?"

Xie Yuan gritted his teeth and was thinking. He heard a sharp sound of arrows flying across the sky in the distance. The second, third, and fourth sounds were warning arrows.

The three battalions guarding the capital are fighting each other, but the other Youshan battalion has gone to the capital without hesitation?

This rebellion...is quite lively!
Xie Yuandan narrowed his eyes, and ordered: "Explore again, and see if Youshan camp has returned to aid!"

"Yes!" The scout took the order and galloped away.

For those waiting for news, every moment is suffering.Several captains of the guard led the horses to Xie Yuan, and said:

"General, the situation is unclear. The camps are already in disarray. It's hard to tell whether it's an enemy or a friend. Why don't we go back to the capital first and then make plans."

Xie Yuan showed a stern face, and said coldly:
"Shen Guozhu sent me here to find out the matter. I went back without making any progress. Who will clean up this mess? If I let the rebels enter the city in a daze, the consequences will be disastrous!"

"But...we only have less than 100 people, how can we fight against the strength of an imperial city guard battalion? It is very likely... two battalions."

Xie Yuan had a stern face, his sharp eyes were as sharp as a knife, and he did not speak.

After a while, the scout sent out came back again and said:

"General! The Youshan camp has not returned for reinforcements. The marching speed is very fast, and we are getting closer and closer!"

(End of this chapter)