The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Chapter 382 Chase

When Runner A returned to the county government office, the Jinyiwei had already left, and the county magistrate and county lieutenant were not in the office either.

He went straight to the table in the torture room and soon found the two reward notices that Hu Jing had taken away.

Since it is a bounty, it should be publicized widely, the more the better.

Therefore, the bounty notices for these criminal suspects will be posted at the city gate and on the bulletin board in front of the county government office.

As soon as one sheet is peeled off, another one is put up.

There are only a few exceptions.

For example, if the order is taken by a famous bounty hunter like Hu Jing, the government will collect his order and no longer post it.

This is the ability to trust the bounty hunter and also the convenience provided by the government.

Otherwise, there will always be some troubles with so many competitors.

Once, in order to prevent others from snatching the same orders as hers, Pan Yun tore up every time the government office posted an order, artificially destroying the competitive environment.

As for how Qu Le monopolized a bounty list in the first place, only Qu Le knew.

However, Pan Yun suspected that it was related to money.

Hu Jing was fine. With his fame, he didn't have to spend manpower to tear up the orders, nor did he have to spend money to arrange it. The government office would tear up the orders automatically.

If they want to get the order, they have to pay extra.

So far, these are the only ones who are paying money to see the bounty, right?
Yamen runner A handed two lists to Wang Cong and the other two who were hiding in the corner of the street, and said, "These two people committed a crime together. In addition, they also committed another murder. Therefore, the reward is very high. One is 200 taels, and the other is 280 taels."

"Hero Hu is very skilled and skilled. I was there when he came to take orders. From what he said, he will only do these two orders this year, and he can live for the rest of the year after he finishes them." Bailiff A said, "He finds people very quickly. It won't be easy for you to catch them before he does."

Wang Cong took out another string of money and stuffed it into his pocket, then asked, "Do you know where these two people are going?"

Bailiff A stuffed it back to him and said expressionlessly, "If I knew, I would catch him myself. Why would I need you? Even if I can't catch him, wouldn't it be more profitable for me to sell the information to Hero Hu?"

Wang Cong felt sorry, but still stuffed the money into his pocket and said, "Use it to buy medicine for your father."

Yamen Runner A clenched the copper coin tightly. Seeing that they were about to leave, he pursed his lips and reminded them: "I saw that day that Xia Hu was heading towards Jinan. One of these two has a brother who makes a living in Licheng under Jinan Prefecture. We sent someone to inquire about him, and he insisted that his brother did not go to find him."

Wang Cong raised his eyebrows, asked for the man's name and address, then clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your reminder, sir."

Yamen Runner A also clasped his fists and watched them leave.

After the people had gone far away, he held the money tightly and went to the pharmacy. Alas, he hoped that Hero Hu would not blame him.

In fact, he liked Master Hu very much, but the money given by these three Taoists was too much, enough for his father to take ten doses of medicine.

Wang Cong handed the list to Pan Yun and said, "So Hu Jing suspected that Jiang Shuxiao was hiding in his brother Jiang Boqiang's house."

Pan Yun's eyes sparkled when he saw the reward amount on it. He slapped his hand on the list and said loudly, "Let's go to Licheng, Jinan Prefecture!"

Wang Cong couldn't help but shake his head when he saw how excited she was. "Little Master, you don't really want to snatch Hu Jing's order, do you?"

Pan Yun said: "Those who are capable will take it. What if we catch the person faster than him? Why not make money that is easy to earn?"

Obviously, she was going to be disappointed.

Hu Jing is indeed a famous bounty hunter. When they arrived in Licheng, Jinan, Jiang Shuxiao had already been arrested, and even Jiang Boqiang was imprisoned for harboring criminals.

They were standing outside the county government office when they saw Jiang Boqiang's wife and two children kneeling on the ground crying. The people standing nearby were pointing and saying, "I heard that Jiang Shuxiao killed a family of six, and only one child survived by hiding in a chicken coop."

"Not only that, he used to be a bandit and killed many passing merchants, so he was rewarded with 280 taels of silver."

"Two hundred and eighty taels. If I had this much money, I could live a comfortable life."

"It's not easy to take this money. I see that the hero who escorted him here is strong and muscular, even stronger than Jiang Shuxiao. If it were you, you'd be like a skinny dog, and you wouldn't be able to be chopped by Jiang Shuxiao."

Pan Yun immediately asked, "Where is that hero?"

"I left long ago. I collected the reward and left."

"Where did it go?"

Everyone turned to look at Pan Yun.

Pan Jun quickly explained, "I haven't met the hero yet, I'm just curious and want to meet him."

"Then you won't be able to see him. I saw him heading toward the north gate just now."

When Pan Jun heard this, he immediately went after him.

Wang Cong drove his carriage after them, but there were pedestrians in the city and the speed was limited, so he could only shout behind them, "Master Junior, wait for us."

Pan Yun's figure quickly disappeared, and his voice echoed, "I'll chase him first, and we'll meet up in Jinan!"

Pan Xiaohei jumped down from the carriage, ran after him on all fours, and disappeared in front of everyone like a shadow.

Miaozhen and Miaohe also wanted to jump out of the car, but Wang Cong pulled them back one by one, "You two should not go, just stay here."

The two felt regretful and could only sit back in the carriage.

Hongyan giggled and said, "I can fly too. I can take you to chase him."

Miao Zhen: "Forget it, Junior Master will be faster if he chases alone."

Pan Xiaohei's legs were almost broken from running, and he finally caught up with Pan Jun before she left the city.

No matter how fast she was going, she still had to stop and queue for security check when leaving the city.

Pan Xiaohei saw her stretching her head to line up in the procession out of the city, and meowed, then kicked hard and flew over with all four legs. Pan Jun turned around and stretched out her hands to catch it. She hissed in pain, shook her hands and said, "It hurts so much, can't you jump more gently?"

The kid behind her in the line jumped up and shouted to his parents, "Mom, her cat can fly."

Pan Jun looked up and his mother immediately covered his mouth with her hand and smiled at him embarrassedly.

Pan Jun also smiled at them and walked forward holding Pan Xiaohei.

It was soon her turn.

She only carried a sword on her back, so the officers and soldiers waved their hands and let her go after looking at her academy books.

As soon as he left the city, Pan Yun ran along the official road.

With a light skill, she passed through the caravan and the merchant caravan like a shadow. After running for an unknown period of time, Pan Jun pinched her waist and stopped to catch her breath, "Why haven't I caught up with Hu Jing yet? Is he running so fast?"

Pan Xiaohei on her shoulder said calmly: "Is it possible that he was riding a horse instead of two legs?"

When Pan Yun thought about the discomfort of riding a horse, her inner thighs ached. She muttered, "What's so good about riding a horse? Isn't it nice to ride in a carriage?"

A man on a horse passed by her quickly, and dust blew in her face and went straight into her mouth.

Pan Yun made two "Puh" sounds, waved his hand to brush off the dust that was floating over, and remained silent for a long time.

She held her breath for a while, then walked to the woods by the roadside and took several deep breaths. Then she came out, bent down and pretended to start running.

After a while, she stood up again and held the sword on her shoulder with her backhand.

Pan Xiaohei watched her intently, and when he saw that she hadn't moved for a long time, he encouraged her, "Flying is also good. If you're afraid of being seen, you can fly in the woods."

Pan Jun glanced at the woods on both sides and said speechlessly: "Do you want me to die and then be free?"

"Then you can fly high, above the clouds, and no one will see you."

Pan Yun ignored it, let go of the sword, bent down and started running. She moved her ankles and said in a deep voice: "My Qinggong is faster than a horse."

After saying that, she ran out and soon saw the person who had just passed her. She passed him in a flash and stepped hard on the ground, causing dust to fly into his face.

The man on the horse was startled. Seeing Pan Yun disappear in a flash, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Oh my god, this Qinggong is too fast, right? Bah--"

He turned sideways and spat out the mud in his mouth, then realized belatedly that he had been provoked.

Pan Yun leaned back and ran quickly along the side of the official road. She didn't know how long she had been running before she felt something coming. She suddenly stopped and looked up at the sky.

I don't know when the sky darkened, but it was not dark, but it was going to rain.

Pan Yun frowned, "Why is there such heavy rain in the first month of the year?"

Pan Jun looked forward and backward, but saw no one.

After scratching her head, she picked up a branch from the roadside, prayed sincerely, and asked silently: God, please tell me, where is Hu Jing now?
Pan Yun repeated it silently in his mind ten times before he raised his hand and threw down the branch. The branch tilted a little and was not straight in front of him.

Pan Jun raised his eyebrows, picked up the branch and thought.

Pan Xiaohei was surprised. "You don't really believe it, do you? Pan Jun, you should think twice. With your luck..."

Pan Yun said: "Bad luck and luck are two different things. I have always believed that my luck is very good. The bad luck is just caused by Master."

Pan Yun said affirmatively: "My intuition tells me that what I did when I asked the heavens just now was my luck."

Pan Xiaohei looked at her silently.

Pan Yun said, "Let's look for it. It's going to rain heavily. Hu Jing is not a self-torturer, so he must be looking for a place to stay under the rain."

Pan Jun ran forward, but she slowed down because she was looking for a place. She heard the sound of horse hooves behind her, and the man was catching up.

He rode his horse beside Pan Yun, and Pan Yun turned to look at him.

One of them ran, and the other rode a horse. After looking at each other for a moment, Pan Yun frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"

There is no disguise in the sound.

The man looked her up and down in surprise, and after a moment asked, "Are you a woman?"

Pan Jun ignored him and quickened his pace.

He also sped up and called out, "Are you a nun?"

Pan Yun: "I am a Taoist priest!"

"So you are a Taoist priest. I am so sorry for the disrespect. I am Mu Lin."

Pan Jun looked up at him and saw that he didn't look very old, about the same age as Tao Yanbai, so he ignored him and looked forward. His eyes lit up and he stopped.

Mu Lin was unable to react in time and hurriedly reined in his horse, running more than ten steps before stopping. He turned his horse's head back and saw Pan Yun squatting on the ground, watching for a while, then turned around and went up the path.

"Hey," Mu Lin quickly kicked the horse's belly and chased after him, "Why did you leave?"

He looked down at the ground and saw a lot of horse hoof prints, wheel prints and footprints. He looked up at the sky with dark clouds and ran into the path.

This is an upward road. There are dense woods on both sides of the road. The grass on the path is dry, but you can see the tire tracks. The road is slanted upward, so she is going up the mountain.

After running for about a quarter of an hour, the wind became stronger and stronger, and the dark clouds in the sky almost pressed down to the top of the trees.

Pan Yun finally saw a mountain temple built halfway up the mountain.

(End of this chapter)