Longshou County, the county guard's house, the inner hall.

At this time, this place that should have been heavily guarded seemed a little depressed, and Yuen Long did not directly bring Gu Xing and the three of them here, in order to hide people's eyes, they marched around the city of Longshou County, and confused the dark piles. And Siyan, who was ready to flee first, but never escaped, was also imprisoned in the car with Gu Xing and others, but unlike the resentment of Gu Xing and others, she seemed a little relaxed.

When Yuen Long came to the outside of the county guard's mansion, he pretended to interrogate Siyan first and escorted her elsewhere. After imprisoning Siyan in a hidden secret room and sending heavy troops to guard it, he quietly returned. Along the way, they also deliberately avoided the eyes and ears of the city, so as not to startle the snakes.

Gu Xing was worried about Tong hating bamboo at this time, after this battle, Yixiangyuan naturally couldn't keep it, but the children who were still in it at this time were even more precarious. After Yuen Long brought the two of them into the county guard's mansion, Gu Xing saw that there was no one around, so he fell to his knees with a thud, kowtowed several times in a row, and begged eagerly: "Brother Yuan, please be sure to help." ”

Yuen Long didn't know what Gu Xing was asking for, so he hurriedly helped him up and said with relief: "It's okay, the county guard is inside, everything will wait for you to see the adults, and then make a decision." ”

Gu Xing's heart was even more anxious when he heard this, and he knelt down again and said, "No, human life is at stake." I also have an entourage in Yixiangyuan, please Brother Yuan must bring it back, I am grateful! Yuen Long breathed a sigh of relief in his heart when he heard this, and nodded, "In this case, I will go there myself, you should go in quickly, so as not to make a mistake and leak the rumors." ”

At this time, in the inner hall of the county guard's mansion, a person wearing a robe and armor was pacing back and forth anxiously, this person was none other than Ran Qi, who had just secretly instructed Yuen Long to go here to help. It's just that unlike just now, Ran Qi has taken off all the brocade robes around his body, changed into an armor body, and a five-inch long sword at his waist, looking ready to draw the sword out of the sheath at any time.

Hearing the sound of someone outside the door, he hurriedly became vigilant. Pacing slowly forward, he stood behind the door, his right hand pressed against the hilt of the sword at his waist. The door was quietly pushed open, Ran Qi flashed out, the long sword at his waist was unsheathed, and he was about to draw his sword and slash it when he saw the situation.

But unexpectedly, people couldn't help but say that they were dressed in dresses. Ran Qi said badly in his heart, and was about to speak, but the door was already closed. For a moment, Ran Junshou's mind turned sharply, thinking that this was a beauty trick used by the Yichu thief, and he was worried about Yuen Long's safety at this time, so the long sword in his hand couldn't help but clench a little.

But when he saw the face of the person who came, Ran Qi slowly put down the raised hand, and the expression on his face suddenly relaxed, but he asked in disbelief: "But...... But little brother Gu? This question is really unconfident, Gu Xing, who has not seen him for several months, has changed his appearance slightly, not as before, but with a little more perseverance and vicissitudes.

Gu Xing raised his head to meet Ran Qi's gaze, without any extra movements, he stepped forward and hugged Ran Junshou, and said in a trembling voice: "Uncle Ran, long time no see." ”

Ran Qi's eyes were moist, and the long sword in his hand fell, but fortunately, Chen Fusheng's eyes were quick and he stepped forward to grab the long sword to avoid causing more trouble. Ran Qi didn't know what to say, so he asked for a long time, "But you usually ask you to deliver a letter?" ”

Only then did Gu Xing let go of Ran Qi, took out a letter from his arms and handed it over, and at the same time said, "Usually the general asked the kid to tell the county guard that he can hold for March and do not send reinforcements." ”

Ran Qi opened the letter and saw that it was written in blood, and his hands couldn't help but tremble slightly. At this time, he dared to be the enemy of the entire Later Tang Dynasty and even the whole world, but he would be moved by a bloody letter from his subordinates. Gu Xing looked at Ran Qi's trembling hands, and had already guessed seven or eight points in his heart, but he stood indifferently in front of him and did not rush to speak.

After waiting for Ran Qi to finish reading the letters he usually wrote, he nodded indifferently and sighed deeply, "There is a general who is usually old!" With that, he took a step back, hugged his fist at the sky, and gave a heavy salute.

Chen Fusheng on the side was a bystander, "Two, it's not appropriate to relate to the old at this time, why don't you find another time?" ”

Ran Qi and Gu Xing glanced at each other, and they both saw a trace of impatience and panic in each other's eyes, and couldn't help but say in unison: "So let's talk about the current situation first." After saying that, Ran Qi beckoned the two of them to sit down and looked at Gu Xing, "I don't know if this is ......"

Gu Xing hurriedly got up and clenched his fists and said, "This is Chen Fusheng, the head of the Sunset Peak family, who is a close friend who was born and died with the kid, and the only relative in the kid's world. ”

Ran Qi nodded and sighed indifferently, "This world is already in jeopardy. When you two entered the city, what did you see moving? ”

Seeing that Ran Qi cut to the point, Gu Xing hurriedly asked, "Uncle Ran, are you already under the surveillance of thieves at this time?" ”

Hearing this, Ran Qi smiled bitterly, nodded indifferently and said, "It's not someone else who is watching, it's the envoy of Yichu." ”

Gu Xing and Chen Fusheng glanced at each other, and a sense of foreboding arose in their hearts, "Could it be that this person who remembers Chu has been following him since he left Luoyang, and he didn't appear until this time?" ”

Chen Fusheng took over the conversation and asked in a deep voice: "How many people are coming, does the county guard have a strategy to break the enemy?" ”

Ran Qi sighed, "There are only three people coming, but they have already laid a secret pile in the city, and at this time, they have already controlled the large and small traffic arteries in the city, and they are giving orders in my name, if you come a few days late, I am afraid that Longshou County will change hands." ”

"How can it be so dangerous? Could it be that Longshou County has already been inserted into the fine work by the Yichu thieves? Chen Fusheng couldn't help but be startled, and hurriedly shouted.

Ran Qi was speechless, Gu Xing hurriedly diverted the conversation, "This is not the time to say this, let's think about how to break the enemy first." As he spoke, he glanced at Chen Fusheng, who also shut up.

Ran Qi actually already knew that when the three of them came to Longshou County many years ago, they would never give up so easily. The battle of Longshou is just the beginning, although it hurts the flesh and skin, but it does not touch the bone marrow, so Longshou County still retains its strength and retains a relative balance.

He left Chang Ping, Zhang Maitreya and others to cultivate forces, just to clear up the troubles, but this group of meticulous works is deeply rooted, and the relationship is complicated, and it is not something that he can unravel overnight. Later, when Jincheng was attacked, he couldn't help but help, so he delayed this time.

It's just that during this time, the old Xie Ge had a close relationship with him as usual, and at first Ran Junshou thought that this person was the deepest secret stake left by Yi Chu here, but later he found out that things were not so simple.

Sending ordinary help is a strategy to break the boat, thinking that it can usually help Jincheng get out of the siege, and then lead the crowd to help Longshou County. However, at this time, he was usually trapped in the three cities, and now Longshou County is under the enemy and can only save himself.

Looking at Ran Junshou's increasingly old face, thinking about what Ran Junshou said when he left Longshou County at that time, Gu Xing suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said urgently: "Uncle Ran, do you still remember the credit knife man?" ”

Ran Qi is not unaware, but at this time he is trapped here, unable to get in touch with the outside world, how can he contact the credit knife man hiding in the city.

Chen Fusheng also knows a lot about this group, but he has never seen it, and he doesn't know if it still exists in the world, so he doesn't take it to heart. At this time, it seems that the safety of Longshou County may all depend on the credit knife people......

Ran Qi nodded heavily, "Naturally, I know, but I'm trapped here now, if I expose them too, then Longshou County will really be finished." ”

When Chen Fusheng heard this, he already understood seven or eight points in his heart, stood up suddenly, walked to the door and listened, there was a sound of breathing outside the door, Chen Fusheng didn't make any movement, walked back again, picked up the paper and pen on the table and wrote: "The wall has ears!" ”

Ran Qi and Gu Xing immediately met, and then Gu Xing let out a miserable scream and pretended to fall to the ground. Ran Qi hurriedly scolded, "Where did the thief come from, dare to trespass on Longshou County, aren't you afraid of losing your head?" ”

Chen Fusheng moved to the side of the door again and motioned for the two to continue. Gu Xing rolled left and right on the ground, begging for mercy: "Lord County Guard, spare your life, the little one is just a homeless person, and he came to Longshou County for a hot meal, he is by no means a thief, and he is a light adult." ”

Ran Qi couldn't cry or laugh in his heart when he heard this, but he couldn't show the slightest. Chen Fusheng heard the sound outside the door from far and near, and hurriedly knelt down and glanced at the two of them again. Ran Qi kept asking in his mouth, and the two of them also begged for mercy constantly, and when the secret pile outside the door walked away, the three of them secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Ran Qi said with emotion: "I didn't expect that I would have to use this method to cover people's eyes, and I have to sigh that the mountains and rivers are turbulent and the world is uneasy." ”

Gu Xing and Chen Fusheng hurriedly turned over and jumped up, and asked quietly, "Then is there a way to send us out now?" ”

Ran Qi was about to answer, when he suddenly remembered something, and whispered: "At this time, there is only one person who remembers Chu in the county guard's mansion, Siyan came to look for you two, Chu Nanshuang went to Hezhong Mansion and has not yet returned. If so......"

The three of them combined, and felt that this method was very wonderful, so it was better to calculate it, and Li Dai was stiff. Let the people outside the county guard still feel that he is in prison, but he can use this method to hide from the world. Gu Xing nodded, "Uncle Ran knows that at this time, Siyan is also in the hands of Lord Yuen Long, and he is placed in a secret place, waiting for arraignment. ”

Ran Qi clapped his hands, "God help me, so that I can break them one by one." At present, the situation in the city is not clear, the Luoyang army is menacing, if Longshou County is not guaranteed, you must not be impulsive, leave as soon as possible. ”

Gu Xing's eyes turned red when he heard this, and before he could speak, he was interrupted by Chen Fusheng's words, "Lord County Shou, the kid has something unclear, and I hope to teach him." ”

"Please." Ran Qi asked with some confusion, as if he heard another mystery from Chen Fusheng's words.

"I'm hiding in Yixiangyuan, but there is a person named Xie Ge Lao who is holding a birthday banquet here, it seems that he is not affected by rumors at all, can the county guard know the true identity of this person?" Chen Fusheng asked the key, and Gu Xing also stretched his neck, wanting to hear it.

Ran Qi did not hesitate, and immediately said: "This person has been in Longshou County for several years, and he has been acting as a wealthy merchant and nobleman, and he has not mentioned which sect or faction he belongs to, and which faction he belongs to. It's just that in recent months, he has had a close relationship with me, and it seems that he intends to win him over, and seeing that this person is acting with amazing financial resources, there must be a mysterious force behind him. ”

Chen Fusheng nodded when he heard this, "If that's the case, you can use this person to come up with a plan of 'killing two birds with one stone'......"