Chapter 4: Teng Yuan (No. 8 Middle School)

Outside the Cheng family's compound, there are also minions holding torches at this moment. ^^ to see the latest^ They were all brought out by Cheng Mingzhen, and they had experienced the battle of ambushing Yang Shanhui last time, so the military appearance looked far neater than the minions of other villages. found that Cheng Mingzhen was holding a torch in one hand and a spear in the other, and immediately a captain who led the team ran forward, standing solemnly, clasping his fists and saluting, "Lord Jiuzhai, are all the brothers who can fight here?" As long as you give an order, even if we chase Luoyang, we will chase the evil spirit back! ”

"Who told you to assemble?" Suddenly, Cheng Mingzhen's eyes warmed up again, and he asked with a smile. There is no general order called by the big boss Zhang Jin to assemble his subordinates without authorization, which is a very troublesome behavior. But the hearts of the brothers are almost written on their faces, even if he says that the person who poisoned him was instructed by Zhang Jincheng at this moment, it is estimated that everyone will not hesitate to pick up their weapons and fight with the other six villagers except Du Scar's father and daughter.

"The brothers themselves came to the house. Duan Duwei was afraid that something would happen, so he ordered me not to run around, and stood at the door waiting for your instructions! Captain Ban Hao put his legs together, and his waist was straight. It was Cheng Mingzhen who made them taste the joy of victory again and again, and it was Cheng Mingzhen who made them no longer driven away by officers and soldiers. It was also Cheng Mingzhen who led them to defeat Yang Baiyan in one fell swoop, so that Julu Ze's brothers were looked up to by the entire Green Forest Road from then on. So in everyone's hearts, Cheng Mingzhen's prestige is no less than that of the big boss Zhang Jincheng, and even in some aspects, it is far more admirable than Zhang Jincheng.

At this point, Cheng Mingzhen could only find a way to remedy it, forcibly cheered up, and bowed his hands around: "I have received all the wishes of the brothers." But it really doesn't take so many people to deal with a girl who escaped. Ban Hao, the brothers who led a team follow me, and the other brothers will be disbanded and go home to rest! ”

"Nine masters!" The minions protested in unison. was about to shout a few words, but Cheng Mingzhen turned his face and scolded loudly: "Pass my order and disband!" Don't disturb our big guests, go back to sleep! ”

The words "big boss" and "guest" were deliberately bitten by him. The minions paused for a moment, and then the organic spirit person understood Cheng Mingzhen's dilemma, grabbed his partner, and reminded in a low voice, "Go, don't make trouble for the Nine Masters!" ”。 In an instant, all the minions suddenly realized. nodded admiringly to Cheng Mingzhen and dispersed.

Eliminated a crisis that almost broke out invisibly, and Cheng Mingzhen's heart felt a little better. He knew that he couldn't mess up no matter what, Julu Ze was not monolithic, how complicated the rivers and lakes outside were, how complicated the people and things inside Ze were. The fact that Zhou Ning could not be found in the nine villages was not necessarily because the other party hid well, but because each village had its own fixed territory, even if the second master Xue Song came out, he could only scribble and search for a big face, which may not be able to drive the entire Juluze, nearly 200,000 men, women, and children gave up sleep and worked together to help him search for people.

In this way, before dawn, even Cheng Mingzhen himself could hardly guarantee that Zhou Ning would be turned out. However, the poison in the cuckoo's body has not been completely resolved, and the longer it is delayed, the greater the trouble. Thinking of this, the young man forced himself to calm down, and tried to find a feasible solution that would not provoke contradictions in various villages.

The terrain of Juluze is complex, in order to prevent the snooping of officials and soldiers and fellow citizens in the green forest, almost every entrance and exit has traps, dangerous places, and minions take turns to guard them for twelve hours. Under such a tight defense, without the token of the big boss Zhang Jincheng, Zhou Ning may not be able to fly out even if he has wings. In that case, her hiding place must be somewhere in the middle of the Zedi.

Thinking of this, Cheng Mingzhen slowly had some clues. Nodding his hand, he called Captain Ban Hao and ordered in a low voice, "You send a few people who can speak well, and bring some copper coins, to the exits, as well as the entrances of each village, and ask who is on duty this afternoon and in the first half of the night." Then distribute the copper coins to the people on duty, and let them think about it carefully to see if they didn't see Zhou Ning passing in front of them. Tell them that if anyone can provide accurate information, I will be grateful in the future! ”

"Yes!" Ban Hao gave up his hand and turned around to pick people in the team. Cheng Mingzhen thought about it, and continued to tell everyone, "Go on horseback, and after you get the news, come back and report to me immediately." Take the meat you need from my house, and I will have it prepared for you. ”

After finishing speaking, he took out a token from his waist and handed it to his soldiers to open the treasury to get the money. With a spear in hand, he stood in place and waited for news from the brothers and Xue Song, Duan Qing, Wang Ermao and others. After another half an hour, there was no new response from the second master, Xue Song, but the captain Ban Hao rode his horse and ran back out of breath.

"Any news? What do the brothers on duty in the villages say? Cheng Mingzhen hurriedly stepped forward and personally helped Ban Hao to dismount. Captain Ban Hao dared to work with the person he respected the most, and while rolling down from the other side of the horse, he gasped and responded, "Not yet, I have asked about the front and back villages, it is certain that the surname Zhou did not go out of Ze, nor did he go to the big lake behind the village." A few other brothers are rushing back, and it is estimated that the scope will get smaller and smaller! ”

As he spoke, the sound of horses' hooves began again in the distance. The brothers who had been sent out returned one after another, bringing back news that was full of hope or discouragement. "In the afternoon, the brothers of Lin Ziying saw the man surnamed Zhou shaking at the door of the stockade! Then turn around and go west! ”

"Shanziying said that the surname Zhou may want to go out of Ze, but he doesn't know the way, and he came back!"

"The brethren of the Wind Word Camp didn't see it. But listening to them, the little lady surnamed Zhou walks like a cat, which is very recognizable. As long as it is dawn, it will definitely be discovered. ”

The last person to run back was to the "Jin" camp, where was the cuckoo's lair, and Ban Hao didn't have any hope. But the brothers who came back were full of mystery, ran to Cheng Mingzhen's eyes, rolled the saddle and dismounted, and reported in a low voice, "Yu Jiu is in charge, according to the brothers on duty in the Jinzi camp this afternoon, it seems that he saw Zhou Ning return to the camp in the evening. But since then, she hasn't been seen coming out! ”

"Quasi? Don't look like it! Captain Ban Hao was surprised and delighted, and pulled the informant's sleeve and asked.

"I, I don't know!" The brother who reported the news nodded again and again, "The brother on duty said that he saw it, but the Jinzi camp has been searched, but nothing has been found!" ”

"I'll take you to look for it again, remember, we're asking for help, not going to search the camp!" Cheng Mingzhen's brows furrowed, and he whispered.

The minions nodded yes, jumped on their mounts, and followed him straight to Cuckoo's camp. It was the place that Zhou Ning was most familiar with except for the bitter prison camp, and if she chose a hiding place, she would only be more difficult to be caught by someone if she hid in the Jinzi camp.

The distance between the two camps is very close, and they have come to the door in a blink of an eye. Zhou Fan, the incense master on duty, had long heard about the cuckoo being poisoned, and he hated it so much. Hearing Cheng Mingzhen explain that the murderer might be hiding somewhere in the Jinzi camp for refuge, he immediately raised his eyebrows, glared at his eyes and agreed, "If you go to find the Nine Masters, how many people do you need to deploy, and whose house you want to search, just give orders." If anyone refuses to cooperate, you will slash him with a knife. His grandmother's, if there were no seven masters, I don't know how many women in Zedi would suffer. These conscienceless things, who dares to harbor the murderer, my old Zhou is the first to fight with him! ”

"Bring me three hundred good helpers." Cheng Mingzhen was also not polite, and whispered.

"You don't need to tune, it's enough to be on duty tonight!" Zhou Fan did not hesitate to hand over the command.

Cheng Mingzhen nodded in thanks, jumped off his mount, and led the brothers from the outside to the inside, pulling people to investigate. Du Juan has long regarded him as his husband, so he has clearly introduced to him the islands, lakes and even every puddle in the Jinzi Camp station. It's just that from the third quarter of the child to the third hour, almost the entire Jinzi camp has been combed, and still no one can see Zhou Ning's figure.

"I don't believe she can swim out of the lake!" Ban Hao was so angry that his eyes were red, and he slapped the reeds beside him and scolded. It was already early autumn, and the reeds in the fields were growing luxuriantly, and if a man really got into the reeds, I am afraid that there was no way to turn them out except to mobilize the brothers to cut them off.

"Someone can't have hidden him on purpose!" Zhou Fan, who had been saved by the cuckoo and then put into the Jinzi camp, thought about it and muttered quietly. He has been mixing in Juluze for the longest time, and he knows best in his heart that the owners of the village guarded against each other and demolished each other's past. So don't hesitate to speculate on anyone in the stockade with the worst of ideas.

Hearing this, Cheng Mingzhen frowned slightly, "Hide it, what's the benefit of hiding her." Who else in this land has a relationship with her? Don't talk nonsense, lest it affect the unity of the brethren! ”

"Yes, the Nine Masters have taught a great lesson!" Zhou Fan shrank his neck in fright and responded with his fists clenched. Although the words on his lips were clever, he was very dissatisfied with Cheng Mingzhen's lesson in his heart. Zhou Ning really didn't have a relationship with any village owner or hall master, but Julu Zezhong, looking at the Du father and daughter and Cheng Mingzhen, there were not a few guys with jealousy in their eyes. Besides, any woman, as long as she is not as ugly as a toad, is she afraid that she will have nothing to please others? As long as she undresses and has one leg, there are naturally bold guys who will be interested in it.

Thinking that there were so many evil ghosts in Julu Ze, he couldn't help but raise his head again, ready to give Cheng Ming a few words of advice as a person who had come over. saw Cheng Mingzhen's eyes staring straight at a place in the lake, his gaze was as sharp as a knife.

Indeed, there is still one place that has not been found, and it is a comfortable nest deep in the reeds. Only three people know, one is the poisoned cuckoo, the other is Cheng Mingzhen himself, and the last one is Cheng Mingzhen's good brother, a good brother who has sacrificed his life to save him several times.