The early summer wind blows from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain. and from the east of the city to the south of the city.

On the post road, the prisoner car finally arrived at the pre-agreed place.

Xu Tong, who was wearing a red brocade robe, raised his hand, stared at the four sides, and the prisoner car stopped, except for the sound of wind and insects, it was quiet on all sides.

"I'm about to enter the city, so let's stop and rest for a while. ”

The prisoner cart stopped in the open space next to it, and a group of fifty or sixty people immediately scattered in all directions, forming an invisible but impermeable protective ring.

Lingyun Pavilion has not opened meat for a long time, and now there are fewer and fewer pure-blooded Helian people in the world, and this time it is difficult to catch one, and it is necessary to escort it into Beijing, so the number of people dispatched is also extraordinarily impressive.

Hanton hadn't come yet, but he didn't mind waiting.

One is for the sake of money, and the other is his identity as the first assistant.

Although there are not many things that the people of Lingyun Pavilion can ask for the head of the first assistant, judging from the current situation where they can't catch a single Helian person to deal with them in a year or two, it won't be long before this yamen can be established.

As soon as the yamen is withdrawn, they will have to find another way, no matter what, it is necessary to sell the favor of the first assistant of the court.

Therefore, it really doesn't matter whether the prisoner bus enters Beijing an hour earlier or an hour later.

"My lord, someone's coming. ”

Apprentice Jiang Zhe walked up to him and said.

Leaning on the trunk of the tree and drinking, he glanced sideways at the place where the sound came from, and sure enough, a man and a rider came from the other side, and when he arrived, he slowed down.

The prisoner car was parked in an open space next to the post road, because it was a large area of the foundation of the mountain that had collapsed from a landslide long ago.

The reason why I didn't choose to meet at the post station was because the post station was full of people.

And the reason why he didn't choose a farther place was naturally because the court officials were not allowed to leave Beijing without authorization, and Han Dun, as the first assistant, had too much to do if he left Beijing.

Therefore, as soon as this person appeared, he immediately entered the line of sight of Lingyun Pavilion.

"Who is it?!" Jiang Zhe asked.

The man who came dressed up as a writer looked at them, did not speak, only threw a sign over.

Jiang Zhe took it and saw that there was still a paper with a private seal on the sign, so he handed it to Xu Tong again.

It is the brand of Hanfu.

The seal is also the same as the seal brought by the Hanfu gatekeeper who went south before.

Although it was only a long follower, Xu Tong did not show any too surprised expression.

It had always been Han Don who had been contacting him on his own initiative, and he believed that no one other than his would know the secret of their meeting.

Because it will never be him Lingyun Pavilion who leaks the secret, let alone him Xu Tong.

So now that there was this sign and paper, he lazily raised his eyes: "Where is your master?"

The person who came smiled and said: "Our master is just behind, but Lord Xu has many subordinates, and there are many people, so it is inevitable that there will be branches."

"The master doesn't want to show his face in front of so many people, so I ask my lord to tell the guards to leave a hundred steps to allow our master to come forward and speak. ”

100 steps away?

Xu Tong frowned.

Although it was said that there were more than fifty elite guards encircled at a distance of 100 paces, it was unlikely that he would be robbed, but Han Dun's caution was still beyond his expectations. He thought that a few words, with him and Jiang Zhe staring at it, did not need to go through such a big effort.

"Our master's identity is very different, and he is on the cusp of the storm, and I hope that adults will understand. The visitor took out a roll of paper and threw it over, and smiled again.

Xu Tong took it in his hand, and when he saw it, it was indeed a silver ticket.

It's just a matter of giving way to a word......

Money is a small thing, but human favor matters.

He turned a few corners in his mind and made eye contact with Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe immediately raised his voice: "Everyone should take a hundred steps back!"

Dozens of black shadows instantly rustled and retreated, standing in a circle a hundred paces away.

Immediately the men blew a short whistle, and saw three horses and a small carriage coming from the direction of the city gate, all dressed in night clothes, and went directly to the prisoner's cart.

Two people also got off the carriage, and now there are five in all.

Jiang Zhe's body was a little tense, and he glanced at Xu Tong: "Master!"

Xu Tongli's eyes were like eagles, and he looked at the people for a long time, and then checked the sign of the Han Mansion and said, "There is this, don't worry." ”

Not to mention that the five of them alone have no way to rob the prisoner, even if they really came to rob the prisoner, with the brand in their hands, the sky will fall and Han Dun will block it.

Jiang Zhe thought about it secretly and put his mind at ease.

Looking ahead, the men had already walked to the sides of the cart.

The person in the prisoner car had already woken up, his eyes were full of unreal emotions under his fluffy hair, his hands and feet were curled up in front of his chest, and his facial features could not be seen clearly in the moonlight, but the tightness on his face was obvious.

"Who are you?"

He was hoarse, and he took turns looking at the two people standing in front of him, one tall and one short, and finally chose the short one's eyes to settle down.

Shen Xi looked back at him, and he couldn't tell what it was like.

Turning his head to look at Xiao Huai, Xiao Huai calmly took out his long sword, reached in and stabbed at the prisoner car at a lightning speed!

With a muffled snort, the long sword was retracted, and the prisoner cart went through a slight jolt before regaining its composure, and a silk handkerchief reached in in time to wipe his wrist with the sword.

Su Yan lit up the fire fold in time, and saw that on the snow-white silk handkerchief in his hand, a touch of blood as bright as fire appeared!

Shen Xi's heart flashed with a tingling pain, and he said in a deep voice: "What's your surname?!"

"You don't know what my last name is?" said the man in the prison car, his lips chilling. In an instant, he smiled and said, "Zhou!"

"Zhou ?...... Is it the descendant of Zhou Xu, Marquis of Guangping, or the descendant of the Zhou family of the Xinyang clan?"

"Guangping Hou Zhou Xu is my grandfather. How do you know the name of your ancestor?!" The prisoner's voice was slightly tight.

But more of a puzzle: "Are you a woman?"

Then he crawled over again, clinging to the cage with both hands: "I am Zhou Qian, the seventh young master of the Hou Mansion, who are you?!"

Shen Xi pursed his lips and said in a deep voice: "You don't have to know who I am!"

The light in his eyes went out instantly, and the person fell silent.

"You should know why you weren't killed on the spot, but were escorted to Jingshi, right?" Shen Xi asked again.

"So, the person who went to look for me in Yunnan before was sent by you?" His eyes wandered over her covered face again, and his gaze turned back to unfathomable.

"You said that if I did it, you would let me go. ”

Shen Xi's eyes were gloomy.

At this time, the only people who will naively hold the hope of survival can only be those fresh-clothed and angry children who are still nostalgic for the former wealth and power, right?

But then again, who wouldn't hope for life when they're in a desperate situation?

Survival is just human instinct.

She nodded and said, "Yes." As long as you do what I say, you'll be fine. However, what was said before has changed. ”