After listening to the self-description of the maid Xin Mei, Fang Zi was very emotional. In this world, there are stories happening in corners and corners and unknown places. Some are good, some are bad, some make people happy, and some make people sigh.

People like the maid Xinmei should not be small in this era. Everyone has the right to pursue the life they want in their hearts, the right to pursue a life of superiority and worry-free food and clothing. However, in such an era, there are not many ways. Especially for women, it is even more difficult. And once you choose the wrong means and use the wrong mind, you may fall into a situation from which you will never recover, and you will ruin everything you have. Fang Zi'an didn't think that people like Xin Mei should be a lowly person who kept to himself for a lifetime, but he knew that no matter in that era, he could not violate basic conscience and morality, let alone do murder and arson in order to achieve his own goals. The result of unscrupulous means is often a catastrophe.

Therefore, Fang Zi'an was only shocked and embarrassed by all this, but he didn't have the slightest sympathy for Xin Mei. It's all her own choice. Even in the last case, she still had a chance to stop, and she could have confessed to it instead of killing someone. In fact, by the end of the day, she was already crazy unscrupulous. It can be said that she is to blame for all this.

For the whole case, the truth has been revealed. As long as he brings Zhao Xi and his maidservant Xin Mei back to the capital safely, the case of the Zhang family will be reversed. Before that, I only knew that the maid's confession was very valuable evidence, but I didn't expect it to be so valuable. She is the one who killed the Ding family, and the relationship between her and He Jin makes it easy for people to understand that all this is that someone accused Zhang Qi by killing the Ding family, and then arranged a so-called crime of collaborating with the Ding family to be known to the Ding family, so as to implicate Zhang Xiaoxiang. The case was flipped over with almost certainty.

"Miss Xin, He Jin can't run away. I admire your courage for being honest about this. At least you didn't run away from it. After arriving in the capital, I hope you can give a good explanation, return the facts to the truth, and clear up the grievances of the Zhang family. This is what you should do, no one wants to leave this world with sin, I believe that the Zhang family can give you the last forgiveness. Fang Zi'an said in a deep voice.

Xin Mei nodded and said: "Don't worry, I will cooperate, I don't ask the Zhang family for forgiveness, I just want to take revenge on He Jin before I die, and at the same time I can seek peace of mind." These days, I don't have a moment when I'm not suffering, and I don't want to die and suffer. ”

Fang Zi'an nodded and was about to speak, when suddenly, he froze in place like a clay sculpture.

"What sound? Did you hear that? Fang Zi'an shouted in a low voice.

The other three also listened attentively when they heard this, Shen Ling'er stood up suddenly, and pulled out his blade with a loud voice and said, "It's the sound of horses' hooves, they are catching up." ”

As soon as she said this, Zhao Xi and the maidservant Xin Mei also recognized the faint sound in the night wind. The rumbling was faint, the chaos was hurried, and it was the sound of horses' hooves. And it was the sound of a large herd of horses galloping.

"It's over, it's over, they're catching up. That's it. Zhao Xi wailed with a pale face.

Fang Zi'an shouted coldly: "Shut up." Silence. Even if they are chasing soldiers, they chase down the official road, and we are hiding in this forest, they may not know. Don't make a sound, just let them chase after them. Let's hide for now. ”

Zhao Xi nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, yes, don't make a sound, it's so dark, they may not be able to find us." ”

Fang Zi'an stared at the dark official road in the distance, and whispered in Shen Ling'er's ear: "Take them into the forest, just in case, still tie them up and gag their mouths so as not to make a sound." I'm staring here. Let's hope they don't find out about us. ”

Shen Ling'er nodded heavily, came to Zhao Xi's side and began to tie up. Zhao Xi hurriedly said: "What are you doing to tie me up?" I'm not going to run, I'm not going to make a sound...... Hmm ”

Before he finished speaking, his mouth was gagged, and his hands and feet were tied.

Seeing this, the maid Xin Mei slowly stood up, and took the initiative to stretch out her hands. Shen Ling'er also quickly tied her up and gagged her. One by one, he led the two of them to the depths of the pine forest.

On the official road, dozens of black riders galloped in. It was the thirty Qin Mansion guards who came, including Qin Lu, the head of the Qin Mansion. Because they are the only ones who have horses, Wuhu County does not have such a rarity for the fast government service and regimental training soldiers. The other party fled on horseback, and naturally his feet could not catch up. Therefore, Qin Lu led the guards to chase first, and He Jin came with a large number of local men behind.

More than thirty horsemen galloped across the official road like a whirlwind and clouds, and they didn't seem to find Fang Zi'an and the others hiding in the woods. Fang Zi'an saw it really at the edge of the woodland, and secretly said that he was lucky in his heart. If the other party chases after him like this regardless of it, he will chase him far away in that moment. He and Shen Ling'er took Zhao Xi and Xin Mei to leave in another direction on the wilderness path, or they could get out of danger.

However, Fang Zi'an was fortunate that not long after, the sound of horses' hooves returned. The group of cavalry went and returned, and returned to the place where Fang Zi'an and the others dismounted and stopped. Someone jumped off the horse and lowered his head on the official road, not knowing what he was looking for. Fang Zi'an's scalp was numb, he knew that things were in trouble.

Qin Lu and the others rode fast horses, and they could have quickly caught up with Shang Zi'an and the others. However, because they wanted to determine the direction of the other party's escape, Qin Lu and the others had to constantly dismount to judge the other party's whereabouts, so there was some delay on the road. Although the official road that had rained in the past two days had been dried by the sun of the past two days, there were traces of floating soil on the ground in some places under the trampling of horses' hooves. Therefore, if you look carefully on the official road, you can see the footprints of Fang Zi'an and the others' mounts. Qin Lu and the others relied on continuous research and judgment of the horse's hoof footprints to chase all the way. Even if he couldn't chase at full speed, as long as he didn't chase in the wrong direction, Qin Lu knew in his heart that he would definitely be able to catch up with the fleeing person.

They rushed through the section of the road where Fang Zi'an and the others were hiding, and when they arrived outside Lixu, Qin Lu asked people to dismount and check the footprints, and found that the footprints had disappeared, so they naturally turned back again. And at this moment, they came to the place where the footprints reappeared.

"Chief Qin, the horse's hooves disappeared here. There were also water stains and vomit on the side of the road. There are also a few lumps of horse manure here. "The person who looked at the footprints found more information.

Qin Lu sat on the back of the horse and looked around, frowned and said to Xiao Daoguang and Chu Changgui, the masters of the two guards beside him, "What do you two think?" ”

Chu Changgui said: "Obviously, they dismounted here. There is no official way forward. ”

Xiao Daoguang's gaze fell on the woods in the eastern wilderness, and he said with a smile: "Chief Manager Qin, Guard Chu, I will bet ten taels of silver with you." They must have hid themselves in that forest. Two horses, four people, how far can they run? It is estimated that the horses can't run, and the people are tired enough, so they can only hide. ”

Qin Lu stroked his beard and looked at the forest, and said with a smile: "Brother Xiao, you are wishful thinking." You are sure to win and not lose this bet. I bet, though. As long as they are in the woods, what if they say ten taels of silver, or twenty taels or fifty taels? ”

Xiao Daoguang said with a smile: "The manager is really domineering enough, and he has to gamble even if he knows if he loses." ”

Chu Changgui smiled and said, "Brother Daoguang, I don't bet with you. Let's bet on something else. I bet that the head of Fang Zi'an must have been cut off by me. Do you dare to bet? ”

Xiao Daoguang smiled and said, "Why don't you dare?" You're good at cutting off people's heads, and I'm not bad, gamble. ”

Qin Lu laughed loudly, and suddenly shouted coldly: "Gossip, everyone, listen to my orders and surround the past." No matter who is in the woods, kill me. I don't want to live, only to die. ”

Everyone dismounted, their blades unsheathed, and the cold light flickered in the dim moonlight. One by one, the black dots formed a straggler formation and surrounded the pine forest. Xiao Daoguang and Chu Changgui also quickly rushed towards the woods while protecting Qin Lu.

Everyone reached the edge of the forest and did not rush in. Because everyone knew that Fang Zi'an was good at martial arts, Qin Lu had already reminded them. Soon, the plan was made. A dozen people led by Xiao Daoguang and Chu Changgui formed a team, less than three feet apart from each other, and searched from one end of the forest. The rest of the people squatted around the forest, trying to force the people out of the woods and then attack them in groups.

More than a dozen people spread out in a cross-section of more than 30 steps, and this small forest was basically covered. They were like a comb, combing through the woods. There's no way anyone inside can hide their figures.

The forest was not big, but it was dark and faint, and everyone was twelvely careful. Soon, a dozen careful guards arrived in the middle of the forest. Xiao Daoguang was very Chu Changgui heard a movement in front of him, the two glanced at each other, their hearts were connected, and at the same time they rushed over, raising their knives and slashing. However, the knife stopped in the air. In front of them were two horses tethered to a tree, and the sound they heard was the sound of the horses.

Although disappointed, when I saw the horses, I could already conclude that the other party was in the woods. Chu Changgui shouted in a deep voice: "Come out, you can't hide." The forest is all surrounded by us. Come out and give you a good time. If you are caught in hiding and hiding, you will be torn to pieces. ”

"Ahh

"Ahh

There were two screams not far away, which could be regarded as an answer to Chu Changgui.

Chu Changgui and Xiao Daoguang were startled, and at the same time pounced on the place where the sound came from. On the ground a dozen paces away, there were two people upside down. Xiao Daoguang stretched out his hand and touched the snort of one of them, and he was already dead of anger. When he turned over, he found that both of them had a throwing knife nailed to their necks.

"Fuck, bastard." Chu Changgui scolded, covered his head and face with a big knife in his hand, and scolded loudly.

Xiao Daoguang said in a low voice: "It's a flying knife, and the person should be on the tree." ”

Chu Changgui was just about to speak, when he heard the sound of the wind, and several dark lights came into the air. Chu Changgui crossed the blade of the knife, and then heard a piercing crash, and the flying knife hit the knife body and burst out a few sparks. The position is precisely on the side of his neck. If he hadn't reacted quickly, the knife would have been nailed to his neck.

Although he dodged, there were two screams not far from his side, and the two guards fell to the ground clutching their necks and chests.

". Damn, dogs hurt people with hidden arrows. Chu Changgui yelled and scolded.

Xiao Daoguang said coldly: "I found him, on the fifth tree in front of me." ”

While speaking, Xiao Daoguang had already rushed over, came to the tree and shouted, "Friend, come down for me!" ”

After saying that, the big knife in his hand slashed quickly and horizontally, and with a click, the pine tree with a thick bowl mouth was actually cut off by him. This alone is something that very few people are able to do. Cutting down a pine tree with a thick bowl mouth is not something that can be done casually by relying on infinite force and clever angles.

The pine tree clattered and fell, and a figure flashed across the tree and pounced on another pine branch. This time, Chu Changgui also saw the figure and shouted, "There." ”

Xiao Daoguang and Chu Changgui threw themselves under the tree almost at the same time. Xiao Daoguang did the same, and the tree was cut down again, but the figure on the tree was another pine tree in length.

"Archers, archers! Come on. Chu Changgui shouted loudly.

"Ahh

A long, miserable cry rang out again in the woods, this time behind the two of them. One of the guards was struck in the neck with a barbed spike in the neck, ripped open by the barbed spike on the whip, and fell screaming in front of several of the guards, clutching his blood-spurting throat.

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