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Chapter 114
North Qingcheng.

It was just dawn, and the edge of the moon disappeared in the sky. The night wind lingered and turned into the morning wind, blowing through the thick city wall.

A new day begins.

The soldiers who changed the guard had just arrived here and were handing over to the soldiers who were watching the night. Two of them came with tools.

At the gate of the city, a dozen or so farmers were rubbing their hands to lift up the baskets beside them. A little farther away, a few people crouched there huddled.

Ning Zai put his hands in his arms, moved to Meng Heyin's side with duck steps, and said in a low voice, "The city gate is about to open, when will he come?"

Ning Zai was talking about Furukawa.

They decided to leave on the spur of the moment. No one was there when they packed up their things and went to find Guhe, so they left a message for Guhe: If they want to go with them, they will meet at the gate of the city tomorrow morning.

Now that he has been waiting for more than half an hour, and Gu He has not come yet, Ning Zai is unavoidably impatient.

"Don't worry, wait a little longer." Meng Heyin said.

"Boom-"

There was a heavy sound over there, the gate of the city had been opened, the farmers lined up to leave the city, and the soldiers looked tiredly at the vouchers in their hands.

Meng Heyin looked around to confirm that there was no sign of Furukawa around, and finally led them out of the city.

It was still early in the morning, but the city gate at the junction of Beiqing City and Jiang Country was already wide open. Amidst the sound of horseshoes, Qi's cavalry rushed into the city with a stinking corpse.

Not long after, a large number of officers and soldiers were arresting people in the city, mainly those Jiang people, or the new faces who appeared only recently, and people were panicked for a while.

Furukawa was captured at the gate of the city.

Yesterday, during the summer festival, he drank in the city and passed out on the street.It was only when I returned to the inn today that I found the message left by Meng Heyin.

His drowsy head woke up in an instant, and when he rushed to the city gate with his bag in his hands, he happened to meet people from the Qi family sealing the city gate.

The Qi family became suspicious when they saw his flustered appearance, and took him into the cell without saying a word.

In just a few short hours, Gu He saw with his own eyes that they had captured Jiang people one after another, and the jailers had soaked their whips in muddy water and beat them severely.

The painful howls of those people can be heard endlessly, and the disgusting smell of blood is also in the air.

"Whether you recruit or not, what is Jiang Guo's plan?!"

During the interrogation, Furukawa probably understood what they were looking for.If the judgment is correct, the corpses outside the city... may have been discovered.

That's why Meng Heyin left in such a hurry, it must have been expected.

When Furukawa thought of this, the cell door was opened again, and the jailer pointed to the innermost corner with his blood-stained hands.

"You, come out."

What the jailer was pointing at was himself!

Furukawa's head felt cold, and before he could react, he was dragged out by his hair.

Before he could wake up, the top of his head was suddenly rubbed hard, and then a deep and terrifying voice came: "Brand... are you a refugee?"

Furukawa panicked, and stretched out his hand to cover the inscription on his forehead, but it was too late, the jailer raised his voice, "My lord! We found the refugees that the young master brought out at that time!"

A silence.

Fear spread in the cell, and the smell of blood from the top almost drowned Furukawa.

He heard someone asking him, the voice was like Shura: "That day, after the young master took you out, what happened?"

What happened that day?
A graceful white figure floated in his mind, and Furukawa's trembling voice echoed in his blood: "That day, we were driven to the territory of Jiang Country... The sky was full of flames, and while we were fleeing, we suddenly heard movement from outside the forest..."

After Furukawa finished speaking, the jailer immediately reported the news.No one knows what happened in the City Lord's Mansion.

The people in Beiqingcheng only know that the situation has changed suddenly. The city lord of the Qi family, who can only be seen in the rumors, led his troops into the border of the Jiang country. From that moment on, Beiqingcheng was completely reduced to a place of high pressure. Don't dare to flow freely in it.

The change that happened in Beiqing City was not noticed by anyone. In the hinterland of Qi State, tourists passed by with time.

The best time in the world is the soft and leisurely spring, followed by early summer when the sun gradually brightens northward.

On both sides of the wide and flat avenue are wheat fields that are growing wildly. The turquoise color spreads from the feet to the sky. Some of the wheat has already sprouted new ears. When the south wind blows, there will be a rustling movement.

Flat land, fertile farmland, and sufficient water source, this is already the hinterland of Qi State - Dingzhou.

Meng Heyin lay leisurely on the roof of the carriage, a leaf covered his eyes to block the dazzling sunlight, and his ears were keenly picking up the movement around him. Even though the place was safe, all he could hear was the sound of waves rolling over the wheat fields.

When he was so excited, his heart opened up, and Meng Heyin suddenly thought of a poem: "The flowers in the stream gradually thin out in summer, and the rain is like autumn wheat at the beginning of ripening."

Unexpectedly, as soon as this sentence came out, the people below would complain.

"Miss, you are about to enter Dingzhou City, why are you still in the mood to recite poems?"

After all, Luwei is more courageous. Although she mutters in a low voice, it is enough for Meng Heyin to listen to it completely.

Ning Zai and Bai Miao raised their thumbs up to represent praise, and at the same time carefully rolled their eyes at it.

Meng Heyin didn't notice their movements: "What do you know? This is called Taishan collapse in front of you without changing your face, which shows that Miss Ben is calm."

When several people pursed their lips and thought about how to refute her, the carriage suddenly jolted violently.

The three of them immediately looked towards Huainian who was driving, and almost at the same time, Meng Heyin turned over and jumped off the roof of the carriage, standing firmly in front of the four of them, looking like a hen protecting its cubs.

"Who is reckless?!" Meng Heyin scolded.

Only then did the three people in the back realize that the reason for the jolt of the carriage was that an uninvited passenger suddenly rushed out of the road, and it seemed that they were determined to bump into the carriage.

If Huainian hadn't reacted quickly and reined in the horse in time, I'm afraid this person would have died on the spot.

The one who snatched the car with his head was a tall but thin man. Facing Meng Heyin's questioning, he didn't care. His eyes like oxen tried to search for Huai Nian behind him through the cracks.

Bai Miao noticed his gaze, and glanced at Huai Nian with a little worry.

At this time, he was like a young animal, feeling uneasy and fearful in the face of other people's prying, so he tried his best to hide himself in the darkest corner.

Huainian had tried his best to avoid it, but the man still persisted. Meng Heyin became angry, grabbed the whip and put it in front of the man, saying in a vicious voice.

"What are you doing?! Get out of here if you don't want to die!"

With that said, Meng Heyin raised his hands and made a whipping motion.

Meng Heyin's momentum was so strong that everyone present believed that the whip would be on that man in the next second.

At this moment, Huai Nian finally spoke.

"Miss, keep your hands! He is here to find me."

Meng Heyin turned sideways so that their eyes met. The moment they looked at each other, she frowned, realizing that this matter was not simple.

After seeing Huainian, the man was shocked at first, and then annoyed: "It's really you? What are you doing back?!"

Meng Heyin snorted coldly on the side: "Huh?"

The man suddenly felt numbness in his back, and he glanced at Meng Heyin in fear, subconsciously suppressed his anger, and said seriously: "You have already left alive, why did you come back again?!"

(End of this chapter)