Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 110 Heading West
When Gu Jingnian saw Zhang Xiaofang sitting among the row of servants, he once again felt uncomfortable as if he was being used as a meat by others.

He began to feel that he and the people around him were always being refined, sold, held hostage, and traded, like livestock, objects, and bargaining chips of the powerful. The only thing he didn't feel like was that he was born free.

For a moment, he wanted to smash the shop.

But Pei Nian patted him on the shoulder and threw down two ingots of silver.

"We bought her."

This is the simplest and most convenient way to rescue Zhang Xiaofang.

The young man immediately covered his face with his hands and smiled brightly, saying, "Yes, yes, I didn't treat you well, you are my guest. I know I was wrong. But she hasn't been trained yet, is it possible for you to..."

"Snapped!"

Pei Nian slapped the man in the face again and said, "Stop talking too much."

"Yes, yes, I will arrange the contract right away."

The contract process for buying and selling slaves was very complicated. Not only did it need the seal of the East Market Office, but it also needed the review of the Household Affairs Office of the County Yamen. These people would naturally be able to do it.

Gu Jingnian and Pei Nian simply untied the ropes on Zhang Xiaofang and waited.

Zhang Xiaofang stood up, without even looking at them, and thought for a long time with her head down, and finally said, "I didn't sell myself voluntarily. They snatched me away and sold me. If you want to buy me, you will lose money in the future."

She didn't know what to say. She knew that the man and woman in front of her might be her only saviors, but she didn't want to be their slave. She might want to escape in the future, and she would feel bad if she made them lose money... In short, she was in a very difficult situation.

Seeing her like this, Gu Jingnian asked, "Do you recognize me?"

"Have we met before?" Zhang Xiaofang was confused and finally raised her head.

"I'm……"

"The fugitive Gu Jingnian!"

Suddenly, someone outside the store shouted.

Gu Jingnian turned around and saw a dishevelled, slovenly man holding an arrest warrant in one hand and pointing at him with the other.

The man's long hair had not been combed for a long time, and it hung on both sides of his head like two greasy noodles. However, the pair of eyes that were not covered by the long hair were full of sharpness and wisdom.

He was very confident in his own judgment, and when he saw Gu Jingnian turned around, he immediately said: "Sure enough, you are Gu Jingnian!"

"I can not understand what you say."

Gu Jingnian pretended to be confused.

In fact, he had disguised himself, and although he looked like a handsome young man, he was actually different from the one in the arrest warrant.

"It's you. Don't play dumb with me. I recognized you not by your appearance, but by my feeling."

The sloppy man had a kind of inexplicable confidence. After he finished speaking, he took action immediately.

He held a large sack in his hand, and when he waved it, a scent of drugs was released, making people dizzy.

When the sack was about to cover Gu Jingnian's head, Pei Nian pulled out a dagger from his boots and slashed at the sloppy man, but his lightness skills were so great that he floated around like a fallen leaf, and the dagger could not get close to him at all.

It can be seen that this person is not an extraordinary person, but someone who has practiced a martial art to the extreme, assisted by a powerful weapon. Even when Gu Jingnian did not spread his fire wings, he was able to fight one against two and not be at a disadvantage.

The three of them fought and soon smashed the shop into pieces.

"Oh!"

The counter was kicked over, and the silver and copper coins in the locked drawer were scattered all over the floor.

The slaves who were to be sold picked up their belongings and ran away, while the children cried and ran away in panic.

Zhang Xiaofang wanted to run, and even ran to the door, but she turned back to look at the fighting scene, picked up a stool, and prepared to hit the sloppy man.

In her opinion, if she helped the two benefactors escape, it would be considered as repaying their kindness.

But a large group of officers surrounded him and shouted, "Hu Bayi, what are you doing?"

"Haha."

The slovenly man laughed and said, "I have found the wanted criminal. The promised reward must not be shortchanged!"

"Take it!"

The officers immediately surrounded them, and some even ran to look for reinforcements.

Soon the soldiers guarding the city gate came running over, and the reflection on their armor could be seen from afar.

Pei Nian couldn't help but frown. She didn't expect that because of the inexplicable sharpness of an unkempt homeless man, she and Gu Jingnian were forced to the point where they had to use their fire wings to escape.

But this place is too close to Zhenyun Pass. If there is a big commotion, I am afraid Shen Jichi will lead his troops here at any time.

After a little hesitation, Pei Nian decided to set a fire to get out of this situation first and talk later.

But someone just drank it.

"Stop it all!"

All the officers and soldiers turned around, and someone politely called out, "General Qin."

The man who came was a tall young man with high eyebrows, deep eyes, straight nose and a tall stature. He entered with his sword in hand and shouted, "Hu Bayi, I told you to stop."

Hu Bayi finally used the incense bag to make Gu Jingnian and Pei Nian faint, but he was unwilling to stop and shouted, "These two are wanted criminals by the court."

"fart!"

The young general who had just arrived shouted at him, picked up a warrant and said, "When you see a handsome man or a beautiful woman, you claim they are wanted criminals, regardless of whether they look like them or not?!"

Hu Ba said, "I won't admit my mistake. They must have changed their appearance."

The young general ignored all this and ordered his men to hold Hu Bayi down. He then asked Gu Jingnian and Pei Nian, "Do you have a travel permit?"

"Have."

Pei Nian immediately handed over the pass he had prepared in advance.

The young general took it and looked at it, saying, "The identity is confirmed, and he is not a wanted criminal. But you are causing trouble here and smashing other people's shops, so come with me."

"General Qin, this matter is under the jurisdiction of the county government." An officer reminded in a low voice.

The young general gave the officer a cold glance, leaving him speechless. Gu Jingnian and Pei Nian had already sensed this man's stance, so they followed him out without saying much.

Zhang Xiaofang wanted to leave quietly, but Gu Jingnian pulled her away with him. The girl panicked, not knowing what had happened to her.

After leaving Jingyuan County, they were taken to the city defense camp.

After entering the tent, the young general dismissed his attendants, looked at Gu Jingnian deeply, and said, "My name is Qin Xishuo."

"Meet General Qin."

"Where do you want to go first?"

Pei Nian said: "We are from Yangqiu City in the west. We took refuge in Jing before and now we are back to visit our relatives."

Qin Xishuo shook his head, walked up to the two of them, and whispered, "I know who you are."

"What identity?"

"Hu Bayi captures people for reward hundreds of times every year and never misses a single one. He said you are Gu Jingnian and Pei Nian, so it must be true... Don't worry, I am one of our own."

As he spoke, Qin Xishuo lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Gu, don't you want to see your father?"

"You are a spy from Yong State."

"It doesn't matter who I am." Qin Xishuo said, "What matters is who you are."

The reason why he dared to reveal his true identity was very simple. If these two people were not Gu Jingnian and Pei Nian, he would just kill them.

"We do want to go to Yong State." Gu Jingnian answered frankly.

"Okay." Qin Xishuo said, "I'll take you there."

Both of them were decisive people, and they quickly decided on the matter. They planned to have Qin Xishuo send them to the border on the occasion of going to Zhenyun Pass for support.

Gu Jingnian also asked Qin Xishuo to inquire about the whereabouts of the brothers Zhang Dashi and Zhang Xiaodao in the army.

Qin Xishuo said, "This time the army has recruited hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Finding two people in a short period of time is like looking for a needle in a haystack. You should leave first. I will contact you when I have some clues."

"Is it convenient for the two countries to communicate?"

"Don't worry, I'll send the person over to you when the time comes." Qin Xishuo was straightforward, and added, "Life over there is more stable than here."

Gu Jingnian was slightly surprised and replied, "Okay."

"That's it, you two can go and rest in peace."

"Thank you very much."

Pei Nian kept her head slightly lowered, her eyes full of thought. When Gu Jingnian came out of the tent, he held her hand.

The two walked side by side, and Gu Jingnian said, "I know what you are thinking, but you can't do that."

"it is good."

Pei Nian originally thought about how to expose the Yong spy like Qin Xishuo in the Rui army.

But once it is revealed, Yong State will inevitably realize that they are pretending to surrender, and they can only endure it.

Back in their temporary tent, Zhang Xiaofang was fidgeting. Seeing them coming back, she quickly stood up and said, "I, I was kidnapped. You spent money, but I can't be your slave..."

"It's me, Achou." Gu Jingnian said.

Zhang Xiaofang widened her eyes and was stunned for a long time.

She was Gu Jingnian's benefactor when he was at his most vulnerable. Gu Jingnian trusted her more and felt closer to her than to others. He took two steps forward and said, "I've said before that a great favor must be repaid with a favor..."

"You are not Ah Chou!"

Instead, Zhang Xiaofang took two steps back and shouted with great certainty.

Gu Jingnian said: "My injury has healed, look into my eyes."

"You are not Ah Chou. Ah Chou never said that."

Gu Jingnian said helplessly: "I wrote it on the ground."

Zhang Xiaofang thought about it and remembered that Achou had indeed written something on the ground on the first day he came to her house, and the words "great kindness" were indeed there.

But she still said, "I think you are a liar."

"what?"

"You are a wanted bandit, right? You are just a liar. You heard that I have a friend named Ah Chou, so you wanted to pretend to be Ah Chou to deceive me. But you didn't expect that you don't look like Ah Chou at all."

Gu Jingnian couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "I know how much wealth you have, so what's there to lie about?"

"You're trying to trick me into being a liar like you guys."

Zhang Xiaofang said it firmly.

Although she likes handsome men, she is very wary of handsome men. On the contrary, ugly and weak men are more likely to gain her trust.

Gu Jingnian had no choice but to recount his experience of being rescued in detail, even telling what was in the package Zhang Xiaofang took when she sent him away that day.

Zhang Xiaofang became anxious after hearing this and asked, "Did you capture Ah Chou? Did you torture him to get all this?"

Gu Jingnian was about to say something, but Pei Nian pulled him aside and whispered in his ear, "Don't be impatient. She may not disbelieve you, but she just doesn't dare to believe you, or is afraid to believe you."

"Why are you afraid?"

“I’m afraid that I’ll believe it and then end up believing the wrong thing.”

Gu Jingnian still didn't quite understand Zhang Xiaofang's thoughts, but he knew that he should give her more time to get to know him and trust him.

Two days later, Qin Xishuo took them to the border.

The three men disguised themselves as ordinary soldiers and followed the team. Four days later, they arrived at the heavily guarded Zhenyun Pass.

On the city wall, a giant several meters tall was looking up at the sky, waiting for Gu Jingnian to fly over.

(End of this chapter)