Shengshichun

Fu Zhen looked at him for a few times and stepped out of the threshold.

The horse was tied under the tree outside the door. After walking under the horse, Fu Zhen turned around and saw that the man from before had already entered the bun shop with two followers.

When Cheng Zhili arrived, she said, "These people have foreign accents. Did you see these people when you checked the people in the town last night?"

Cheng Chili looked back and said, "My brother took people there to the inn. I don't know where they came from."

After saying that, he turned his head and said, "If you are not in a hurry to return to the city, I will call my brother over and ask him."

Cheng Chiren and the others must be following Pei Zhan on important matters now. Fu Zhen felt that calling Cheng Chiren over for such a matter would be a fuss, but he still chose the safe approach:

"Whoever followed your brother to check on these foreigners last night, please ask two people to come over and take a look. I'll wait here."

"Also."

Cheng Zhili then ordered people to go down. Then he said to her: "It's a mess outside, so let's find a place to wait."

With such a big move by the Gyeonggi camp, people were coming and going in the town, and the peace of the past had long since been lost.

Although Fu Zhen's physique has improved greatly, he can't compare with these old and rough men. What should he do if he bumps into each other?

Fu Zhen followed the good example and pointed to the previous bun shop: "What could be more suitable than there?"

After saying that, she walked back.

The owner of the bun shop was very surprised to see them coming back, but these were obviously not people he could afford to mess with, so he didn't say much and quickly wiped a table for them to sit on.

The three strangers were at the next table.

When Fu Zhen sat down, they also looked over and then each sat down.

The store owner brought a bowl of soy milk to Fu Zhen and Cheng Zhili.

As soon as the soy milk was brought to my mouth, there was a sudden commotion on the street. Some people were shouting something loudly, and some people started running wildly on the street.

Fu Zhen and Fu Zhen stood up: "What happened?"

The guards who had been sent out to look for Cheng Chiren also came running back: "Third Master! The rice shop in the village is on fire! The fire has spread to the houses on both sides!"

Fu Zhen was stunned for a moment, then rushed out.

The crowds of people on the street were flowing in one direction like a tide. The town, which was not long to begin with, was stretched a bit because of the movement of people.

The fire broke out at the east end of the town, with thick smoke still billowing and flames coming out of the doorways. A large number of soldiers were already seen going to put out the fire.

"Sure enough, Mao Ni has come out!" Fu Zhen tightened his grip on the sword in his hand, "Zhan'er's method has worked!"

Cheng Chili, who followed him out, took the opportunity to say: "He is General Pingxi who defeated Da Yue and ended the Northwest War for more than ten years! He must have two brushes!"

Fu Zhen glanced at him, and then quickly cast his gaze into the distance.

At this critical moment, she could just stand and watch from a distance, it was not the time for her to step forward and join in the fun.

This fire happened by such a coincidence, it was definitely because Lian Ran and his gang, whose life was being controlled, jumped over the wall and tried to escape!
"You stay and help! I'll go back alone. It's better for me not to get in the way at this time."

She immediately turned around and walked towards the horse.

There are so many people in Pei Zhan, and each of them is very capable. They will definitely know how to deal with this situation better than themselves.

Cheng Chili followed and walked up: "I have to go back too, I have errands to do! Besides, how can I let you alone?"

He wanted to catch up and persuade them, but before they could reach him, he saw a fast horse coming from a distance, running towards them like crazy!

Cheng Zhili immediately stopped and quickly pulled Fu Zhen to the side to dodge!

It's just that there are pedestrians in front, behind and on the left and right of them. No matter how fast they go, they can't go faster than this crazy horse!

After a rapid neighing, Fu Zhen was overturned by the horse!
Fortunately, she was prepared in advance and used the force of her fall to spin in the air, and then fell to the ground on a long bench that Cheng Zhili pushed over urgently!
The horse was kicked in the knee at the same time and fell to the ground after running a few steps!

The guards rushed forward and subdued the horse. When they came back to see Fu Zhen, she was already surrounded by the people around her.

"How are you? Are you seriously injured?" Cheng Chili was so anxious that he was sweating. Pei Zhan sent him back because he had some errands, but at least half of the reason was to let him protect Fuzhen. Unexpectedly, now This mess happened not even a while ago. How should he explain to Pei Zhan later?
Ah, no!

Even without Pei Zhan, Fu Zhen is still his boss, and he actually let Fu Zhen get injured under his nose!

Damn it!
"It's nothing, just a bruise on my leg." Fu Zhen's mind was not on herself at all. She helped Cheng Zhili stand up by his shoulders and quickly looked at the bun shop behind him: "Where were those people just now?!"

At such an urgent moment like that just now, who had the time to pay attention to those people?
When Cheng Zhili heard the words, he immediately turned around and saw that the three people had disappeared.

He was horrified and immediately stood up: "They really have a ghost! Go and track them down!"

After giving the order, the guards immediately scattered in pursuit.

Fu Zhen stood up again and said, "They came well prepared. How could they catch up in such a short time? Hurry up and ask someone to tell Zhan'er, describe to him the faces and looks of the three people just now, and then tell him what was discovered last night. All foreigners are under strict supervision!”

Cheng Zhili followed the instructions one by one, and finally looked at her injured leg: "Then what should you do now? You have to go back home and seek medical treatment immediately!"

"Go find a carriage and let me stay, and then you immediately lead the people to the west to track them! They must have gone west!"

Fu Zhen pointed in the opposite direction of the burning rice shop and spoke without thinking.

None of this was a coincidence. After the three people appeared earlier, the rice shop on the street started to catch fire. When she ran out after hearing the news, horses suddenly attacked her.

At this time, setting fire to the rice shop would allow them to take advantage of the chaos to move the food, and secondly, they could lure Pei Zhan and the others there.

After Fu Zhen appeared in Yingpan Town, Lian Ran must have known that she was following her. She had fought with Xu Yin for so long before, so Lian Ruan must have some understanding of her.

At this time, whenever someone with a foreign accent appears in front of Fu Zhen, Fu Zhen will definitely pay attention.

At this time, he could use the time she stayed to injure her and hold back Cheng Zhili and the people around him.

In such a chaotic situation, the opportunity for them to escape came!

The rice shop is at the east end, which is the most chaotic place at this time and the place where it is easiest to take advantage of loopholes. It is also the place where the soldiers of the Gyeonggi camp are most concentrated.

On the other side, while almost everyone is busy putting out the fire, it will definitely be lost at this time, and the chance of escape will be greatly increased!
Cheng Zhili looked at both sides and said: "Going west is the post road into the capital. Do you mean they will enter the capital?"

The carriage found nearby had arrived, and Fu Zhen walked over decisively: "Isn't their goal still in the capital? Don't forget how they were keeping an eye on Tieying. Since they have to go to the city to do business, so why not go in at this time? What’s impossible about the city?”

Cheng Chili was convinced, and hurriedly caught up to him and asked, "Can you do it alone?" "What can't I do?" Fu Zhen thought he was too lazy, "Hurry up and chase people! If you lose me, don't call me in the future." Boss!"

Cheng Zhili kept silent, immediately mounted his horse, and led his men to chase towards the west!

Fu Zhen didn't stay long. After getting on the carriage, he immediately sent his guards to drive towards the west.

The commotion on the street gradually dissipated, but at this time in the noodle shop across the street, two men dressed as hunters were still staring at this scene.

The tall man on the left said: "Is that her?"

The lean man on the right nodded: "Yes, that's her."

The man on the left sighed slowly: "It's really not bad."

……

The towns and villages are different from the city. When trouble occurs, there are many ways to escape.

But even so, under the tight blockade of the soldiers of the Great Zhou camp, Lian Ruan and six people still spent a lot of effort to break out.

He took advantage of the river in the village to get into the water. After sneaking for a while, he saw that the burning town had been abandoned three miles away, and some people emerged from the water one after another.

In the woods, when you open a baggage wrapped in oil paper, take out dry clothes to put on, and wrap your wet hair with a towel, you are no different from the ordinary people you can see everywhere.

"My portraits have been posted all over the city. You all should be smart and find ways to cover me."

Lian Ran wiped some dust on his face and scanned the six people in front of him one by one.

After summing up, they divided into three groups and set foot on the post road.

Lian Ren's accent was not a problem. He lived in the capital with Xu Yin for seven years, pretending to be a local citizen.

The troublesome thing is that this place is still more than twenty miles away from the capital. If you walk, there is a risk of being tracked at any time.

Fortunately, there is a village nearby, so it is not difficult to get two or three donkey carts temporarily.

There were many people going in and out of the city gate in broad daylight, but these three cars were walking apart from each other on the road, but they didn't attract anyone's attention.

Seeing that the city gate was already in sight, Lian Ruan couldn't help but recall the scene of rushing out of the city gate that day.

If it weren't for the fact that his external identity was just a servant of the Xu family that day, he would never have been able to escape, no matter whether he was holding concubine Li or some other concubine hostage.

Those stationed under the city gate were the elite of the Gyeonggi camp. Their goal was to capture Xu Yin. They were neither familiar with nor cared about him, but the level of rigorous investigation still reminded him of it. They were all frightened.

And he never thought that today he would have to enter the tiger's den again!

When Lian Yang opened his mouth to let him enter the capital to distract Pei Zhan and the others, his heart was already at its lowest point.

When King Dayue was chasing Duan Mian, he discovered the remnants of Prince Yi's Mansion still in Dayue territory. He was not spared and was taken to prison together.

Later, it was indeed him who took the initiative to find King Dayue, put forward conditions, became a traitor to Prince Yi's Mansion, and took advantage of Xu Yin's appointment as an official in the Great Zhou Dynasty to come to his side.

At that time, Xu Yin was a rising star with a bright future in the Zhou Dynasty. King Dayue wanted to use Xu Yin's power to defeat Zhou Dynasty from within, while Lian Ruan wanted to leave Prince Yi's Mansion and wash away his slave status.

In those years, he tried hard to persuade Xu Yin to attack the five generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but Xu Yin was too assertive. He knew that he was unable to fight against the five generals, so he chose to avoid their edge.

In the end, Da Zhou won. Lian Ruan failed to meet the conditions promised to Da Yue Wang, but he still used his identity to influence Xu Yin's situation, which directly led to the crown prince forcing him to the palace.

Dazhou is now in a state where it is difficult for the emperor to continue, which cannot but be good news for Dayue.

So Lian Rong found Lian Yang.

Unexpectedly, he was eventually used as a pawn by Lian Yang!

Now that he is an imperial prisoner of the Zhou Dynasty, apart from relying on Lian Yang and gritting his teeth to take this road to the end, what other option can he have?
Fortunately, most of the information is still in his hands. He firmly believes that Yang Yi has arrived in Gyeonggi, so as long as he is captured before he enters the palace to meet the emperor and the empress, their plan can take a big step forward!

In this way, he can escape the crisis.

"We have arrived at the city. We are about to be interrogated. Master, please be careful."

The two guards following him whispered reminders.

After concentrating his mind, he touched the new scar on his left cheek and got out of the donkey cart with a heavy heart.

With this scar, his appearance is very different from before, which gives him a lot more chances of winning.

It should be fine. he thinks.

But just as he finished this thought, another horse's hooves resounded through the sky from behind him!
"Sir, it seems to be that young general from the Cheng family! They seem to be chasing you!"

The guard's voice became obviously tense when he said this.

After hearing the sound and taking a closer look, Lian Ruan's expression changed instantly.

Who is the young general sitting high on the horse if he isn't Cheng Zhili?
But shouldn't he be with Fu Zhen at this time?

His men would never miss. There were so many people on the street, and if that horse rushed over, Fu Zhen would be injured even if he was not disabled!

How could they, these sanctimonious general disciples, ignore the people around them in order to avoid danger?

So she must not be able to escape!
But she was injured, and there was absolutely no reason for Cheng Chili to leave!
How could he catch up so quickly?

Lian Rong looked at the city gate that was so close, swallowed hard and said, "You guys cover our retreat!"

After saying that, he followed the farmer selling vegetables in front of him and strode up to accept the interrogation.

Since Fu Zhen said that Lian Juan and the others were coming to the capital, Cheng Chili ignored his thoughts and headed westward. Soon he met two tenant households who had lost their donkey carts.

As soon as I asked, I had a clue in my mind, so I immersed myself in chasing after him.

When they were about a mile outside the city gate, they saw two donkey carts from a distance, so they rushed over to catch them regardless.

Unexpectedly, two sword-wielding warriors jumped out of one of the donkey carts and rushed towards him as if they were determined to die!

Cheng Zhili was forced to take the attack, but the guards around him acted quickly and surrounded them in the blink of an eye to catch the two of them!
Taking advantage of this moment, I looked under the city gate from here. I saw that except for these two people, the rest of the people were staying in place and looking around tremblingly. They immediately slapped their horses:
"Lian Ruan must have entered the city! Leave half of the people to deal with these two people, and the rest will follow me into the city!"

(End of this chapter)