The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 367 Reunion

"Master Marquis, that is Zhou Ling's foreign residence."

At the corner of the street, Hu Guangyue pointed to a house not far away and said.

The Wutou gate of the house was closed tightly, and it was surrounded by wealthy families with high gates and courtyard walls. There were no pedestrians on the street, but deep in the busy city of Ganquanfang, it was a rare quiet place.

"The brothers at the rear gate are also in place. Once the dynamite is sounded, start from the front and the rear!" Hu Guangyue took out a dynamite and handed it to a fifth capital soldier.

The soldier took out his short bow, put it on his Mingdi, and looked at Zhu Xiu, waiting for him to give the order.

Zhu Xiu nodded: "Do it!"

The soldier aimed at the sky above the house, loosened the bowstring, and fired a gong, and the airflow violently oscillated in the air holes at the front of the arrow cluster, making a sharp chirping sound.

Hu Guangyue led a few skilled soldiers to climb up the wall on a ladder, climbed over the courtyard wall and rushed into the front yard. There were screams and curses from inside the gate, followed by a sound of clanking, clanging, and clanging weapons.

After a while, the front yard became quiet, and the door opened with a creak. Hu Guangyue and several soldiers were holding knives, covered in blood, and several Gongsheng Army soldiers lay on the ground.

Zhu Xiu glanced indifferently, then crossed the threshold and walked into the house with Zhu Fang in her arms.

Hu Guangyue led his men forward to clear the way, but any soldiers who resisted were killed without mercy.

Pan Mei followed Zhu Xiu vigilantly to prevent potential enemy attacks.

Zhu Liang was so frightened that his legs became weak and he forced himself to follow closely.

For the first time, brutal scenes of fighting, corpses, and bloodshed appeared before his eyes.

Daya buried her little head on Zhu Xiu's shoulder, closing her eyes and not daring to look.

Zhou Ling left a dozen soldiers to guard the house. These Gongsheng soldiers usually neglected training and only knew how to follow Zhou Ling to do some bullying. When they encountered truly fierce soldiers, they had no power to resist. After more than half of the remaining soldiers were killed or injured, Some fled, some surrendered, and the entire house was controlled by the soldiers of the Fifth Capital in just a few moments.

Zhu Xiu ignored the few who escaped, and when Zhou Ling came to his senses, they had already left Jiangning City.

No need to press, someone among the surrendered soldiers took the initiative to tell them that the Zhu family was being held in the woodshed at the back house.

The door of the firewood room was locked. Hu Guangyue raised a knife and slammed it several times, smashing the iron chain and kicking the door open.

Zhu Xiu stood outside the house with Daya in his arms. When the door was kicked open, he saw a frightened family of three.

A burly man about 30 years old with dark complexion, disheveled hair and tattered linen clothes stained with blood, stopped in front of the two women carrying two pieces of dry firewood.

When he saw a group of knife-wielding thugs standing outside the house, he was obviously stunned, with a little fear flashing in his eyes, but soon he calmed down, picked up two pieces of dry wood and stopped them in front of his mother and daughter-in-law.

His eyes were full of determination, and he was ready to fight the evildoers to the death.

Two women in ragged clothes and filthy smelly bodies were hiding behind the man, trembling all over.

One of the old women had a death wish in her eyes, and she sighed in anger and helplessness.

"Father!"

Zhu Liang shook off Pan Mei's hand and ran towards the man crying.

The man was stunned, his eyes filled with gray mist and lifeless energy burst out with astonishing brilliance, and he looked at his son in disbelief.

"Liang baby!"

The man cried out, threw down the firewood, knelt down and hugged Zhu Liang tightly. The father and son hugged each other and cried bitterly.

"Auntie!" Zhu Fang's mouth tightened and she began to cry. She squirmed and struggled in Zhu Xiu's arms, opening her little hands and crying towards the unkempt village woman.

Zhu Xiu smiled and bent down to put her down. The little girl ran into the house and plunged into the arms of the village woman.

"Liangwa, Daya, you, you."

Zhu Wu cried and laughed, wiping his tears and couldn't believe his eyes.

The two dolls he cared about day and night unexpectedly returned to him.

Wu Youdi smiled bitterly and sighed, her expression seemed to have aged much in an instant, and sighed: "The two babies were also captured by the evildoers. It doesn't matter, the whole family died together, so it's good to have someone to take care of them on the road."

Yang Qiaolian was originally surprised that her children returned to her safely, but when she heard her mother-in-law's words, her eyes turned dark and her legs softened, and she almost fell down, hugging Zhu Liang and Zhu Fang tightly and crying loudly.

Zhu Liang broke away, wiped his tears, turned around, pointed at Zhu Xiu, and said loudly: "Grandma made a mistake, it was my uncle who brought us back!"

Zhu Wu was shocked and angry, and cursed: "You bastard uncle! You bastard, how dare you accept a bad person as your uncle? I'll beat you to death!"

With that said, Zhu Wu slapped his son.

Zhu Liang dodged cleverly, rushed out of the house in a hurry, ran to Zhu Xiu, took his hand and shouted: "Uncle is a good man! It's Daddy, you made a mistake!"

Zhu Wu was so angry that he picked up some dry firewood and rushed towards Zhu Xiu.

"This little white-faced bastard is not a good guy at first glance! He must be in the same group as the Zhou family! What the hell did you give me? I will fight with you~~"

Zhu Xiu smiled helplessly. This dark and rough man had a really vicious mouth when he cursed people. Could it be a family inheritance?

Pan Mei stepped forward in a flash and pinched Zhu Wu's wrist with lightning speed. To her surprise, the dry firewood in Zhu Wu's hand did not fall to the ground immediately.

This guy has such strong hands!

Pan Mei's heart skipped a beat, and in a daze, Zhu Wu stood firm and slammed his shoulder into his chest.

Pan Mei hurriedly raised her arms and groaned as she was knocked back a step.

This man doesn't know Kung Fu, but he is very strong.

Pan Mei didn't dare to be careless, she spread her legs forward and backward, stabilized her lower body, and raised her arms in a standard wrestling posture.

Zhu Wu roared and rushed forward. Pan Mei, with quick eyes and quick hands, grabbed his arm with one hand and his waist with the other. With a push on his shoulder, she threw Zhu Wu over his shoulder.

"Brother, don't get excited. We are not bad people, and we are not Zhou Ling's accomplices. We are here to rescue you." Pan Mei pressed Zhu Wu under her and said in a deep voice.Zhu Wu struggled angrily: "You bad guys, you know how to lie and deceive us!"

Pan Mei rolled her eyes and looked at Zhu Xiu helplessly.

Zhu Xiu waved her hands without even thinking: "Tie them up first and then talk."

Several soldiers from the fifth capital rushed forward to hold Zhu Wu down, and tied him up with hemp ropes.

Pan Mei breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and said with a smile: "This man is strong and strong. He is a good soldier."

Zhu Xiu smiled, ignoring Zhu Wu who was chattering and cursing beside him, and walked forward holding Zhu Liang's hand.

Yang Qiaolian held her daughter in her arms, and Zhu Fang hooked her neck, pointed at Zhu Xiu and said with a sweet voice: "It was the little uncle who brought us here! The little uncle is a good person!"

Zhu Xiu cupped his hands, bowed slightly, and said in a friendly manner: "Don't be afraid, you two. We don't mean any harm. Please come out of the room to talk."

Wu Youdi and Yang Qiaolian looked at each other and walked out of the woodshed hesitantly.

Hu Guangyue waved his hand, and the soldiers from the Fifth Capital dispersed to guard everywhere.

"You should have seen those people, they are Zhou Ling's men."

Zhu Xiu pointed to several corpses lying on the ground not far away. The blood stains under the corpses had turned black and dried.

The two women were frightened and nervous, and they dared to take a closer look. It turned out that the evildoers who had been guarding them these days were now dead bodies.

Wu Youdi looked Zhu Xiu up and down and said cautiously: "Does this young man know the old lady and her family?"

Zhu Xiu looked at the woman with messy white hair and a haggard face in front of her. She felt a bit of unspeakable sadness in her heart and said softly: "Have you heard Zhou Ling say that there is a group of people from the north who came to Banqiao store to look for her?" What happened to a family named Zhu?"

Wu Youdi was startled and said hurriedly: "I've heard of it! It's because of this that the villain named Zhou didn't kill us, and even took us out of the prison and locked us up here."

Zhu Xiugong cupped his hands and chuckled: "Zhou Ling is talking about us. We came from Suzhou and we are looking for my aunt's family!"

Wu Youdi became even more confused and murmured: "Why is the young man looking for an old woman and her family?"

Wu Youdi stared at Zhu Xiu closely, and felt more and more that the young man's face looked familiar, and she actually felt a sense of intimacy in her heart.

It's just that they and their group are obviously not idle people. Wu Youdi searched her mind and couldn't think of such wealthy and powerful relatives in the Zhu family and her mother's family.

Zhu Xiu smiled: "It's not suitable to stay here for a long time, let's leave first. On the way, the younger generation will naturally explain clearly to the aunt."

Wu Youdi and Yang Qiaolian did not dare to say anything and nodded obediently.

Hu Guangyue called on the people to organize the evacuation, and the group left through the back door.

Only ten soldiers from the fifth capital remained, and the rest dispersed. In the next half month, they will each find a way to leave Jiangning and return to Suzhou.

Wu Youdi and Yang Qiaolian took their children into the carriage that had been prepared. Zhu Wu was bound hand and foot, gagged, and carried into another carriage.

Just as Zhu Xiu was about to mount his horse, Hu Guangyue hurried over with Zha Hui.

"The villain pays homage to the Marquis!" When Zha Hui saw Zhu Xiu, he knelt on the ground with a mournful face. "The villain is incompetent. He failed to bring Madam Zhou back, so he asked the Zhou family to rescue her~"

Zhu Xiu smiled and said: "Get up and speak. You have done a good job in this matter. I will mark your contribution! As for Mrs. Zhou, let her go back~"

"Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your kindness!" Zha Hui was overjoyed. Unexpectedly, Zhu Xiu not only did not reprimand him, but also praised him.

However, Zha Hui was a little confused. Is the Marquis really willing to let Madam Zhou go?

In his opinion, the Marquis should be reluctant to part with that delicate little beauty.

But seeing Zhu Xiu's indifferent expression, Zha Hui didn't dare to ask any more questions.

"By the way, Lord Marquis, the villain was very cautious when he escaped from Puji Temple. He hid outside the temple and watched Zhou Ling lead his people to escort Lady Zhou away.

But the strange thing is that they did not go back to Taifu's Mansion, but went to Jujingyuan! "

Zha Hui told what he had discovered.

Zhu Xiu frowned: "Where is Jujingyuan?"

Zha Hui said hurriedly: "It is a royal garden on the west side of the upper reaches of the Qinhuai River. I heard that it was awarded to the prince by the emperor."

Zhu Xiu's heart suddenly felt uneasy.

"Oh~ Wherever the little lady likes to go, what does it have to do with us? Let's go! Let's wait until we get out of the city!"

Pan Mei shouted carelessly, got on her horse and was about to leave.

Zhu Xiu thought for a while, ignored Pan Mei, and asked Zha Hui: "If we take a boat out of the city, which pier is closest to Jujingyuan?"

Zha Hui thought for a while and said: "Fengchucang Pier is the closest! Fengchucang is the official warehouse of Jiangning Prefecture, where grain for disaster relief is stored. However, it is usually used to berth cargo ships, and no passenger ships with passengers are berthed."

Zhu Xiudao: "You rush to Fengchucang Pier immediately and charter a cargo ship no matter what method you use or how much money you spend."

Zha Hui didn't know why, seeing Zhu Xiu's anxious and serious face, he didn't dare to ask more questions, and hurriedly said, "Young one, let's go!"

Pan Mei glared and said, "What's going on? Instead of taking the main road, take the waterway? Are you still going to be delayed for one night?"

Zhu Xiu laughed guiltily and said, "It's just one night, we'll leave the city tomorrow morning."

Pan Mei yelled angrily: "You kid, don't be so obsessed with your lust that you go looking for Madam Zhou again! We only have so many manpower and we can't stand your troubles."

Zhu Xiu ignored him, waved his hand and led Hu Guangyue towards Fengchucang Pier.

Pan Mei sighed: "Oh~ It's over~ There's going to be a big mess~~~"

(End of this chapter)