Evergreen Immortal..

Chapter 224 I think you are wrong
"What are you going to do?"

The Wu country merchant's face turned as dark as liver almost the moment Li Rui finished speaking.

He stepped back in horror.

Look at Li Rui.

The old man from the State of Yu in front of him was like the abyss at the bottom of the sea, unpredictable.

He suddenly regretted it.

Looking at the Wu people around him, they all took a step back almost at the same time and distanced themselves from him.

The Wu merchants finally couldn't hold on any longer:
"I, I was wrong. I'll listen to you."

He wanted to give in, but Li Rui's eyes became even colder.

next moment.

The sword suddenly appeared.

The head of the Wu Kingdom merchant flew high in the air, and scarlet blood splattered and splashed on the trees nearby, which was shocking to the eye.

When everyone saw this scene, they all gasped.

So cruel!

It is said that the people of Wu are fierce and warlike, but today they finally understand that the people of Yu are truly ruthless.

The forest fell into dead silence.

Li Rui said slowly: "I don't know what you think, and I'm not interested in knowing, but I want to tell you one thing."

“This is a battlefield!”

Done.

He continued running in the predetermined direction without looking back.

Dao Mo looked at the corpse of the Wu Kingdom merchant on the ground with complicated eyes, gritted his teeth and followed.

As Li Rui said, now is equivalent to a war, all merciful means will only appear inefficient, and killing people to establish authority is the most efficient way now.

After that, no one dared to question Li Rui's decision along the way.

Until late at night.

The group climbed over a hill.

I saw a brightly lit city not far away.

Qinghe City.

When he saw Qinghe, Dao Mo's expression relaxed a little.

He was about to speak.

Then Li Rui was heard ordering Tan Hu who was standing beside him: "Send two people down the mountain to investigate."

Tan Hu acted decisively and immediately ordered the Benhu Riders to go down the mountain.

Xu Wen remained silent all the way until this moment when he spoke:
"Lord Li, this place is close to Qinghe City. Who dares to attack here? Isn't it too cautious?"

Li Rui said expressionlessly: "Master Xu, do you know when the swordsman likes to kill people?"

Xu Wen was stunned.

He didn't understand why Li Rui asked a question that had nothing to do with the current situation, but he still subconsciously asked: "When?"

“The moment you step into the house.”

Xu Wen's heart sank.

He understood what Li Rui meant.

Because at that time vigilance is at the lowest level, it seems safest, but in fact it is the most dangerous.

That's not the situation they are in now.

After a while.

The scouts returned.

Tan Hu asked: "What's the situation?"

The scout immediately told exactly what he had seen.

Tan Hu finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that no ambush enemy was discovered.

He was just about to ask Li Rui whether he was going into the city now.

But he found that Li Rui's face became more solemn than ever before, and he heard Li Rui sighed: "Huzi, ask someone to go one mile away and fire a signal arrow."

"!!"

Tan Hu's eyes widened, with a puzzled look on his face: "Brother Li, there are people everywhere, why do you still need to fire flares?"

Li Rui explained:
"Xiao Hai just said that there is a caravan resting in the woods on the official road."

"But the county government has clearly issued an order prohibiting caravans from traveling. Where did the caravan come from?"

Tan Hu was no fool. He began to analyze: "Brother Li, could it be that those people went out of the city against the wind?"

Li Rui: "We are going to gamble with our lives?"

Tan Hu was silent.

He immediately ordered a soldier: "Take the men one mile away and fire flares!"

The whistling arrows are specially made by An Ningwei.

If it is released outside Anning City, it will not only alarm a few guards. Jiang Linxian and Cao Wei will go out of the city to investigate personally.

Once abuse is confirmed, severe punishment may be imposed.

Li Rui can be said to be decisive.

As for why we have to go one mile away.

Of course, this is to prevent the enemy from discovering the signal arrows. If the enemy is too strong, they might be killed before Jiang Linxian or Cao Wei arrive.

So by going one mile away, you can detect the enemy first and have time to evacuate.

Tan Hu finished everything.

When he looked at Li Rui again, his eyes became even more admiring.

He once served in the Northwest Frontier Army and knew too well how terrifying it was to have people who could think carefully in times of crisis.

If it were him, he would have rushed into the city without thinking.

I wouldn't think so much about it.

Whoosh!
A sharp roar echoed over Qinghe River, leaving a lingering trail of white smoke in the air.

The An Ning Guards to the west of Qinghe City came back to life almost instantly.

A troop of cavalry galloped out of the city.

"grass!"

Outside the official road, in the woods.

Several people who appeared to be from the Yu State caravan all looked up at the white smoke in the sky.

His face turned ugly.

"Ruilao, we"

Several people turned to look at the old man who was still sitting on the stone.

They were the masters of the Southern Xinjiang Qi family who were ambushing outside Qinghe City.

Unexpectedly, instead of waiting for the person, they received the signal arrows from An Ningwei.

The old man Qi Rui slowly stood up:

"Let's go."

"We can't stay here any longer. Jiang Linxian and Cao Wei have joined forces, and I am no match for them."

After saying that, he stood up first.

Walking towards the depths of the forest.

The others looked at each other, and although they were unwilling, they still followed.

on the official road.

Piles of goods were placed on the ground, rustling in the strong wind, and a hint of pale sky appeared on the horizon.

Qi Yu's face was extremely ugly. After chasing for fifty miles, he was still let go.

He never expected that the Wu Kingdom's caravan did not follow the route on the defense map, but changed the route in advance and even abandoned the goods where they were.

It's like foreknowledge.

"In the end what happened?"

Qi Yu’s mind was full of question marks.

Generally speaking, the routes on the deployment map are strictly confirmed and rarely change.

But the final result is.

The Wu Kingdom's caravan disappeared right under their noses.

Liu Jiaoniang's smile faded and she watched coldly.

Anyway, this time it was all planned by the Qi family in southern Xinjiang. They are just here to lend a hand, and it won’t have any impact if they fail.

Qi Yu suddenly looked at Liu Jiaoniang fiercely:
"You guys leaked the news?"

Liu Jiaoniang was so angry that she laughed: "Qi Yu, you are born in the year of the dog, you bite everyone you see."

But she also murmured in her heart.

No matter how you look at what happened today, it seems like someone leaked the news.

Qi Yu was about to lose his temper.

Then Yuan Gao asked, "Who is the leader of the Yu State this time?"

Several names came to Qi Yu's mind:

"Wu Shou Dao Mo, the city supervisor Xu Wen, and An Ning Wei captain Li Rui."

When I heard Li Rui's name.

A strange look flashed in Liu Jiaoniang's eyes.

"He's not dead?!"

She remembered that Li Rui was drugged by her slave, and the immortal energy was found from that official of the State of Yu.

Not only did he not die, but he was also promoted to captain.

However, Liu Jiaoniang had no intention of speaking. As she said before, today's events had nothing to do with her.

Talking more will only get you into trouble.

Yuan Gao glanced at the goods and gave the final order:

"Taking the goods away is half the mission. The An Ning Guard will come soon. If it's Jiang Linxian, I may not be able to stop her."

Even though he was unwilling, Qi Yu understood.

The situation is now beyond redemption.

The State of Yu could not find them in the mountains, and neither could they.

If he continued to stay there, he might be surrounded by Jiang Linxian's troops. Then, it might not be as simple as failing to complete the mission, but he might even lose his life.

He gritted his teeth:

"move!"

The sun was shining brightly, the sound of horses' hooves was rapid, and the stones on the ground were shaken up and down.

A group of troops appeared on the official road.

"arrive."

Xu Wen was the first to dismount.

This is where the cargo was abandoned.

At this moment, there is no goods in sight, only bare yellow land.

Cao Wei and Yan Zhongxing dismounted from their horses.

The two people looked solemn.

Last night, Cao Wei saw the signal arrows and went out of the city to check. He first found two soldiers of the Benhu Cavalry, and then was led to find the large force of Dao Mo, Li Rui and others.

After clarifying the situation.

He immediately led Yan Zhongxing and his men to the location where the goods were abandoned.

Still too late.

"How dare you rob the army!"

Veins popped out on Cao Wei's forehead.

This was like a slap in the face.

"check!"

"We must find out who did this!"

At this time, some people from the Wu Kingdom caravan glanced at Li Rui intentionally or unintentionally.

at last.

A Wu merchant said, "General Cao, it was Lord Li who decided to abandon the goods and evacuate. If they are just a bunch of thieves, wouldn't it be a disgrace to both countries?"

Hear the words.

Li Rui still looked calm.

The faces of An Ningwei and others turned gloomy in an instant.

Previously, Li Rui made a lightning move and killed a Wu country merchant on the spot. At that time, the situation was urgent and these Wu country merchants did not dare to attack. Now that the crisis has passed, they found the right opportunity to attack.

Yan Zhongxing seemed to be thinking about something.

Before coming, he had already learned the whole process from Xu Wen.

to be frank.

It's not impossible.

After all, when Li Rui gave the order to abandon the goods, he didn't even see the enemy.

Dao Mo's heart sank.

As an official of the Wu Kingdom, he was almost certain that the princes of the Wu Kingdom would take action. The only difference was which prince they would be.

Although these merchants were from the same country as him, he despised their behavior of forgetting their principles for the sake of profit and destroying their bridges after crossing them.

He was about to speak.

Unexpectedly, Cao Wei snorted coldly with a bad look on his face: "Why, are you questioning the decision of the Yu Kingdom?"

The Wu country businessman was stunned.

He didn't expect Cao Wei to be so strong. He raised the matter to the national level as soon as he opened his mouth. He didn't know what to say for a moment.

Cao Wei continued:

"I, An Ning Wei, will definitely get to the bottom of this matter, but before the truth is revealed, if anyone dares to gossip about it, no matter what country they are from, I, Cao, will kill them!"

In front of outsiders, as the Lieutenant General of An Ning Guard, he had to stand unconditionally on the side of his subordinates, including Li Rui.

The Wu merchant shrank his neck and cursed in his heart:

"He's a brainless fool!"

Others are soldiers, and he is a merchant. No matter whether in the Yu Kingdom or the Wu Kingdom, once they get ruthless, he can't afford to offend them.

The atmosphere was becoming tense.

Yan Zhongxing sighed and spoke to mediate:

"The investigation can be postponed for now, but the trade is imminent and the goods are lost. Solving this problem now is the most urgent matter."

Merchants from the State of Yu came to the market and found that there was no stock.

The mutual trade will become a joke.

Cao Wei also frowned slightly.

This is indeed a difficult matter.

Just as everyone fell into silence, Li Rui slowly spoke:
“Actually, there’s cargo.”

(End of this chapter)