Xuanxia

Chapter 372 Accident
Wu Yan left, and the murderous intent as cold as snow also went with him and disappeared into thin air.

He didn't even say a word to that silly woman named Zhu Mei.

Fu Qingzhou couldn't figure out what kind of relationship there was between these two people... He even felt vaguely that there didn't seem to be any love between a man and a woman between them.

But it doesn't matter anymore, now they have to leave.

This inn... is definitely not suitable for staying in.

Fu Qingzhou knew that there would be excitement to watch, but he never imagined that the excitement would be so big.

To his surprise, after going downstairs, he found people lying on the floor in the lobby... and his own driver was sitting at a half-broken table, breathing heavily, with his two big hands on his knees, his fists swollen and bloody.

"Hey, Old Yuan?"

Fu Qingzhou was startled: "What is this?"

"A bunch of people trying to take advantage of the situation." Yuan Ziping panted and said helplessly, "Maybe they are assassins, or maybe they are other gangsters. Seeing that the inn is in chaos, they want to steal the property. When I saw them, I knocked them all down."

As he spoke, he suddenly realized something, stood up abruptly, and said nervously: "Sir, I, I am a little self-indulgent..."

"Haha, it's okay, you did a good job."

Fu Qingzhou smiled and said, "Are you not hurt?"

"No." Yuan Ziping smiled slightly: "Just a bunch of rabble."

"That's good."

Fu Qingzhou winked at him and said, "I'm afraid we can't stay here tonight. Can you help us get our luggage back to the car? Oh, there's one more person in the car now."

As they spoke, they turned their eyes to the corridor at the same time - they saw Tang Jiao slowly walking towards them, holding the hand of Zhu Mei, who looked nervous and confused.

Yuan Ziping was very quick and efficient, and in a short while he had moved all the luggage in the room into the car. The corridor was full of dead bodies, but his face remained calm as usual.

I can only say that he is worthy of being from the Imperial Guards. His quality is much better than that of ordinary people in the martial arts world.

"Sir, this town is not peaceful. I suggest that we go directly to the capital."

After returning to the carriage, Yuan Ziping said seriously: "Let's go slowly. Even if we reach the outskirts of the capital before dawn, it will be safer than staying in this town."

Fu Qingzhou nodded slightly and agreed with what he said.

Although Wu Yan had left, Zhu Mei stayed with them.

There is no guarantee that there won’t be someone who wants to attack her and hold her hostage in order to kill Wu Yan.

Fu Qingzhou knew that fighting and killing was normal in the martial arts world, but he had a rule, which was that he could not attack innocent people. This was the bottom line.

Not only would he not do this himself, he would not allow those around him to do this, and would certainly not allow anyone to do this in front of him.

Zhu Mei is just a silly woman, like a three-year-old child… What kind of beast would attack her?
Although Fu Qingzhou doesn't like Wu Yan, since he has asked me to keep Zhu Mei, I have to protect her.

Yuan Ziping is right, this town is very unsafe.

Although all the killers in the inn are now dead and Wu Yan has left, he can still sense the hidden murderous intent around him as soon as he thinks about it.

It's different in the capital. The Mingjian Pavilion alone is enough to intimidate countless masters and strong men. There are probably not many people who dare to go to the capital to cause trouble...

So Yuan Ziping waved his whip and the carriage set off in the night.

It was already late at night, but the town was not quiet, and lights were on in many small buildings.

After all, a thrilling "bloody incident" had just happened in the inn, and it would be difficult not to alarm others at all.

Sure enough, the carriage was stopped not long after it set out.

The ones who stopped them were not some gangsters or killers, but... government officials.

"Who are you? Stop the car!"

Hearing the shouts coming from outside the car, Fu Qingzhou subconsciously put his hand on the hilt of the knife.

But then, he heard Yuan Ziping's voice: "Don't be nervous, sir. Let me handle it."

"It's soldiers." Qiu Chan stuck her head out of the window to take a look, then retracted her head and whispered, "I'm afraid that the killers made too much noise and alerted the government."

"That's normal."

Tang Jiao said softly: "After all, this is near the capital."

As she spoke, she patted Zhu Mei's hand and said softly, "Sister, don't be afraid."

"afraid?"

Zhu Mei tilted her head and asked stupidly, "Why should you be afraid? Sister is not afraid." Fu Qingzhou leaned against the door, listening to the noise outside, his hand always on the hilt of the knife without moving.

"What's wrong?" Qiu Chan was a little confused when she saw him like this: "Do you think something is wrong?"

Fu Qingzhou did not say anything, but made a "hush" gesture.

Outside the carriage, Yuan Ziping had already jumped off and met the group of officers and soldiers.

There were not many officers and soldiers, only about seven or eight of them. They were wearing armor, holding spears, and had majestic faces. It was obvious at first glance that they were not ordinary yamen runners, but real soldiers.

I don’t know why there are these soldiers in this small town.

"Several military officers."

Yuan Ziping showed a perfect smile: "What's wrong?"

"Who are you?" The captain of the officers and soldiers frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Why are you traveling in the middle of the night?"

"My Lord, my master wanted to go to the capital, so he left in the middle of the night."

Yuan Ziping clasped his hands and said, "Please rest assured, sir. We are good citizens and have never done anything evil."

"Hmph, your words don't count. We have to check it out first."

The team leader sneered: "Who's in the car? Why don't you get off?"

As he said this, he led a few of his men towards the carriage.

But the next moment, Yuan Ziping dodged and stood in front of them.

"Oh?" The captain's eyes turned cold: "You want to disobey orders?"

"Young ones don't dare."

Yuan Ziping bowed slightly and said, "It's just that the young master and his female relatives are in the car, and it's late at night, so it's really inconvenient for them to get off the car."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, not to hurt anyone, but to spread out his palm and show something.

The team leader looked down and saw a piece of silver scale armor with the word "Yuan" engraved on it. There was a faint light flowing between the traces of the word, which faintly blended with the aura of Yuan Ziping.

"you?"

The team leader was shocked.

Yuan Ziping smiled and said, "My Lord, I was once a member of the Imperial Guards in Beijing, and I was in charge of a small team. Although I have been injured and retired, I certainly would not have done anything evil."

"Please, for my sake, let me go once... okay?"

After hearing his words, the team leader was startled at first, then he laughed: "So you are a senior, why didn't you say so earlier!"

He turned around and waved to several of his soldiers: "It's okay, go somewhere else."

After that, he said to Yuan Ziping: "Senior brother, it's late at night, drive carefully."

Yuan Ziping smiled slightly and bowed: "Thank you, General."

Fu Qingzhou listened in the car and nodded slightly.

They were reluctant to get off the car, not for any other reason, but simply because they didn't want Zhu Mei to be exposed.

Although most of the killers had followed Wu Yan away, there was still obvious danger in the town. They might not be aware that Zhu Mei had gotten into Fu Qingzhou's car, but if they got off at this time, they would be exposed.

Yuan Ziping used to be a squad leader of the imperial guards, and these soldiers were from the vicinity of the capital, so it was indeed the best thing to let him come forward.

but……

Is it really that simple?

Fu Qingzhou never moved his hand away from the hilt of the knife.

It was so late at night, even if the town's officials were alarmed by the killer, without knowing the specific situation, it would be the police, not the soldiers, who would go out on the streets.

But now, although there are lights on in some places in the town, it seems more like the people have been awakened. There are even some brave civilians on the street who want to see what is going on. They are peeking around in the streets and alleys, very curious.

If the government really noticed something was wrong, they should immediately send officers out to the streets, clear the way, and order the civilians to disperse. The noise would definitely be quite loud... This kind of thing cannot be concealed, and the civilians should be told not to be curious or get involved.

But these soldiers...

Not only did they come extremely quickly, but they were also fully armed, as if they knew in advance that they were going to have to fight a fight. They traveled quietly at night, and did not drive away or question the people on the street, but only stopped his carriage.

Although there are still many loopholes in this inference, we must be cautious.

Just as these thoughts flashed through his mind, the situation outside the car suddenly changed!
The team leader who had just smiled at Yuan Ziping, suddenly turned ferocious, swung his spear and stabbed him in the vest when Yuan Ziping turned around and walked towards the carriage!
(End of this chapter)