Chapter 44: The Wind Rises
Seeing that the sky was gradually darkening, Sheng Lingyun and Uncle Wu did not come back for a long time. Under normal circumstances, it doesn't take so long to deliver a product, what's going on? The disciples below were quiet at first, but now they gradually became a little uneasy, and they walked up to the top and wanted to get out.
"What do you want to do?" Xu Yunxi was upset at the moment, and he didn't want to talk nonsense with them, so he stopped at the door and stopped them.
"Uncle Wu hasn't come back yet, there must be some accident, we have to go find him." A little disciple stepped forward with all his strength, trying to break out.
Xu Yunxi didn't answer, just secretly pondered, but he suddenly found that the boatmen had been out for a long time, but there was no one in sight, they were not children, and they would not miss the itinerary because of playfulness.
"Not good!" Xu Yunxi secretly said in his heart that something was wrong, although he was in a hurry, he couldn't act rashly, he needed to confirm everything before he could make countermeasures.
"Tell me, you've been here before, how long have you been delayed?" Xu Yunxi asked calmly.
Uncle Wu and Li Heng are gone, and the remaining disciples of the Shocking Wind Gate are leaderless, and they need a leader to control the situation. Xu Yunxi is obviously the best candidate, anyway, everyone is in the same boat now, and Sheng Lingyun, who was with him, also disappeared, so it can be seen that it is not these two people who are doing it.
The little disciple thought for a moment and replied truthfully, "It's not a unitary time."
Now that half a day has passed, it is impossible for the boatman to know the time of return, what happened?
"So go and get the boatman back in the street, tell me where the delivery is, and I'll go to them."
The little disciple roughly explained the situation of the post station, and the more Xu Yunxi listened, the more wrong it became, this place was heavily guarded, and the checkpoints were so strict, how could ordinary people have the ability to detain them at the same time, unless they were officers and soldiers!
Once you get involved with the officers and soldiers, it will be difficult to get out, could it be that Uncle Wu is with them?
Xu Yunxi suddenly became impatient, "Tell me the truth, are you really here to deliver goods?" ”
Seeing that he was behaving abnormally, the little disciple realized that Uncle Wu was more than lucky, so he hurriedly explained, "This is the key point of border defense, and even if you borrow ten of our courage, you don't dare to make trouble here." ”
Uncle Wu is such a cautious person, if he really wants to embarrass them, he will naturally arrange it very secretly, how can he tell this group of disciples? Xu Yunxi wanted to ask the answer in vain, so he had to stop thinking about it so much for the time being, and said: "If you can find someone, you must return to the boat before the time, don't get lost." Then it's time to disembark.
Before he could make a move, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside, and then all the boats on the dock were surrounded by officers and soldiers.
Xu Yunxi walked out of the boat to check, and a soldier jumped onto the boat with a team of people, and was about to break in without saying a word.
Xu Yunxi stretched out his hand to stop him, "What's the matter?"
The head of the soldier said impatiently: "We have to search the ship, and the idle people will avoid it."
"Can you give me a reason?" Xu Yunxi was a little worried, could it be that Uncle Wu really did something?
"Get out!" The head of the soldier was impatient to deal with a coarse-clothed boatman, and he pushed Xu Yunxi away with his identity.
Xu Yunxi was immediately annoyed, even if this is a world of soldiers, they can't treat civilians so rudely, not to mention that they have been interrogated before they came, they are free, and they can't be at the mercy of others.
"Without a military order, forgive me!" Xu Yunxi strode in front of the door of the boat again, blocking the pedestrian.
When the head of the soldier saw that he actually resisted, the fire also came up: "Lao Tzu said to search, just search, you have a few heads if you delay the business!" Then he pulled out his saber and put it on Xu Yunxi's neck.
Xu Yunxi was already upset by the missing people at the moment, plus how could he have been bullied like this since he was a child, so his face did not change, he stood steadily, and did not move half a point.
The disciples of the Shocking Wind Sect are also well-known, and they can't look down on this kind of bullying officers and soldiers the most, so they lined up with Xu Yunxi and resolutely refused to let them go.
The head of the soldier was deflated, but he didn't dare to kill people indiscriminately, and he couldn't lose face if he thought about it, so he kicked Xu Yunxi in the stomach with his foot.
Xu Yunxi did not move at all, grabbed the hand holding the knife at the head of the soldier with his right hand, and turned back, before the outstretched foot of the soldier reached Xu Yunxi's body, he was dragged away by this sudden force, his center of gravity was unstable, and he fell towards the officers and soldiers behind.
Dare to disobey military orders and attack officials! The officers and soldiers behind held the heads of the soldiers, drew out the weapons in their hands, and a group of surrounding generals came up to catch Xu Yunxi.
Xu Yunxi flew out at the door, kicked a piece, and fought with them on the deck, and the disciples of the Shocking Wind Gate did not show weakness, and came out of the cabin one after another to help Xu Yunxi.
There was a chaos here, and the officers and soldiers who searched on the other ships saw this situation, thinking that they had caught the thieves, and gathered in one direction.
Someone hurried to inform the deputy guard, and the deputy guard also arrived just in time. The traitor killed someone, the most likely thing is to leave Yuyuan quickly, and there is only a waterway in and out of Yuyuan, he has ordered the dock to be blocked, and the boat is not allowed to leave, so they should still be on board.
After getting the good news, the deputy guard rushed to the dock all the time, Xu Yunxi had abrasions on his face, and he had been controlled.
When the deputy guard saw him, he was not in the same group as the acrobat, and his brows tightened, "Who is this?" ”
The soldiers panicked, Xu Yunxi is really a thief, if not, he has delayed important military affairs. And the conflict between the two was only caused by the search boat, and he didn't know that things would develop like this and cause such a big movement.
The head of the soldier walked over to the deputy guard, "He...... These men disobeyed the military order and refused to allow the ship to be searched. ”
"Have you searched it?" The deputy guard approached to identify the appearance of the frightened wind disciple and asked awe-inspiringly.
"Searched...... Not...... No. The soldier's head hung down, and he didn't dare to come out.
"What!" The deputy guard was furious, such a big movement, but nothing was found, and now a group of people are all blocked here, is it to leave time for the thieves to escape?
"Adjutant General, I'...... Villains deserve to die. The soldier knelt down at the deputy guard and stammered, "But...... They...... They are suspicious and may ...... Probably came to pick up. ”
The deputy guard thought about it, and it was not unreasonable, and he pointed with a whip, "The others continue to search!" ”
Xu Yunxi listened to the meaning between the lines, there should be thieves sneaking into the city, and there may have been a lot of movement, but I don't know if it is related to Uncle Wu, I hope not, so where did they go?
The other officers and soldiers dispersed one by one and continued the search. The deputy guard walked up to Xu Yunxi, and saw that although he was dressed simply, he was heroic, and he had a good impression in his heart. "Who are you, why don't you let the ship be searched?"
This guard is not as arrogant as a soldier, and Xu Yunxi is not so resistant to him. "It's not that we won't let the search, this official is so arrogant, and he is about to break into the boat without saying it clearly, we thought it was a robber, so we took action to protect ourselves."
Xu Yunxi squinted at the head of the soldier and made sarcastic remarks, and the head of the soldier followed behind the deputy guard with low eyebrows, and secretly poked and scolded Xu Yunxi in his heart for looking for death.
"Huh?" The deputy guard turned his face and looked at the head of the soldier angrily, "Isn't it?"
"My lord, I didn't!" The head of the soldier knelt down again and quibbled, "It is they who disobey the military order, and the adults will interrogate them well, there must be ghosts." ”
The deputy guard has experienced a hundred battles and read countless people, and at a glance he can see that the head of the soldier is a thief, and he is too lazy to pay attention to it, so he draws it on the head of the soldier with a wave of his whip, "Continue to search, the military token given to you is not a decoration, and if something goes wrong, the military law will serve!" ”
The head of the soldier received this whip, and trembled and replied, "Yes." Then he got up and glared at Xu Yunxi fiercely, and took his men and horses away.
Xu Yunxi was free, wiped the blood off his face, and clenched his fists at the deputy guard, "Thank you, sir." ”
"What are you doing, why did you come to Yuyuan?" Although the soldiers are rude, there are not many people who dare to disobey military orders, not to mention that he is still a small boatman, and the deputy guard knows that he is not simple when he looks at Xu Yunxi.
"The villain is here to deliver the goods, and I want to ask the adults for help."
"Oh?"
"Our brother who went out in the morning and has not returned, I wonder if he is safe?" Xu Yunxi reined in his previous edge, looked anxious, and asked for help from the deputy guard, also wanting to test what was going on.
"Where to deliver? What to deliver?" The deputy guards were on their toes, looking for clues.
"At the post station, we have shown the order, the adults can go to check, the villain is in the sea salt business." Xu Yunxi replied respectfully.
The deputy guard's face turned cold, and he asked, "Aren't you a boatman?"
Xu Yunxi knew that he was exposed, and he didn't panic, his mind turned, and he said unhurriedly: "Oh, adults also know that we go through the border pass, and we are often red-eyed, the waterways are deserted, and no one knows about being killed, so we have to pay more attention." The boatman is innocent, and the helmsman at sea is the most scarce, so the life of the boatman is generally not in danger, at most it changes hands to the ship. In this way, we always sent one or two people to pretend to be boatmen, and even if there was an accident on the way, one or two would be able to go back and report the news. ”
"Really?" The deputy guard carefully studied Xu Yunxi's expression.
"Don't dare to deceive." Xu Yunxi replied respectfully.
"General Li was assassinated tonight, everyone in the city was detained, and he will come back tomorrow." The deputy guard couldn't see anything suspicious, and saw that he talked extraordinarily, and it was indeed not like ordinary civilians who would cringe when they saw the officials, so they didn't delve into it and let them go.
"You will stay on the ship tonight, and you will not go anywhere, and if you find any suspicious person, report it quickly." The deputy guard finally gave the order, took the men and horses, and ran to his land.
After the deputy guard left, Xu Yunxi breathed a sigh of relief and led everyone back to the boat, telling them to rest assured.
Now everyone is fine, and I don't know who is so bold to assassinate the general, is it a Moluo spy or other forces?
Xu Yunxi suddenly remembered the silver-faced man. If Jiang Xiaotian colluded with King Ming, and the silver-faced man was bent on obstructing Jiang Xiaotian, then it was also possible to be an enemy of King Ming, would this be the beginning of his confrontation with King Ming?
Xu Yunxi suddenly thought that he would meet this person.
In the post station, Uncle Wu couldn't excuse Sheng Lingyun, thought for a while, and finally relented, "Then let's go." ”
"Please." Sheng Lingyun stretched out his hand politely, and Uncle Wu took the lead in stepping out of the door.
Uncle Wu walked straight to the innermost part of the room, Sheng Lingyun was suspicious, "Didn't you say that Li Heng was in the middle?" ”
Uncle Wu didn't respond, looked forward to himself, and went straight to the rest room, where Li Heng hurriedly greeted them when he saw them.
"I know, people didn't come." Uncle Wu didn't wait for Sheng Lingyun to speak, and then said first.
Li Heng's eyes fluttered and glanced at Uncle Wu, and he immediately understood, "Yes." ”
"It turns out that Uncle Wu has known since dawn, so why bother me!" Sheng Lingyun understood that these two people were acting, what was the purpose of Uncle Wu being so deliberate?
Uncle Wu said with a smile: "Don't blame the young man, it's just that you see that the people here today are all Han, if the business is successful, it shouldn't be only Li Heng and them sitting now."
Sheng Lingyun looked around at the people in the room, and it was indeed as he said. However, when Sheng Lingyun's eyes turned to the window, he suddenly saw a black shadow flashing past, and he walked to the door quietly, and the corridor was empty.
"What's wrong?" Uncle Wu saw that he was acting strangely and walked over.
"Nothing." Sheng Lingyun walked back casually, but he was worried about what happened today.
Who are the thieves who are being arrested today? Sheng Lingyun unconsciously thought of it with Xu Yunxi, could it be related to the silver-faced man?