At this moment, it was almost evening, Zhao Fan and Xu Jia left Xiangguo's mansion, and it was raining lightly outside, drizzling, beating on the dark red brick and tile glass, making a crisp and ethereal sound.

At this moment, it is almost autumn, and this light rain as thin as silk threads rolls up a cold breeze, which makes people feel extraordinarily cold.

Zhao Fan and Xu Jiace left Xiangguo's mansion, put on a hat, tightened the big swords on their bodies, covered their whole bodies tightly, and galloped all the way out of the city. In this era, there is no air pollution, and there will be no global warming due to excessive carbon dioxide emissions, so the weather is colder than when Zhao Fan was in his previous life.

Due to the rain and the fact that it was almost night, the streets of Linzi City became a lot more deserted, and the sky was darkened. The rain and fog hid the distance in a haze, except for the lanterns hanging in front of some wealthy mansions, revealing a glimmer of fire.

"Stomp, stomp!" At this moment, a figure in a black robe suddenly galloped over from not far away, the leader was a man of nearly fifty years old, although Zhao Fan was so far away from the group of people and horses, but with his keen eyesight, he could still see the clothes and characteristics of the other party.

This group of cavalry suddenly appeared in the dark night, Zhao Fan was also vigilant in his heart, he exchanged a look with Xu Jia, and the two looked at each other and nodded. Immediately, one hand was on the horse, and the other hand was secretly clenching the broken blade on his waist, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.

However, the target of this group of black-robed people was not Zhao Fan and Xu Jia, they did not squint, and directly passed by the former without the slightest pause.

Zhao Fan's gaze swept over the face of the man in the lead, although the former was expressionless, as cold as an ice blade, but Zhao Fan accurately captured it, and there was a faint hint of joy on the former's face.

"What kind of people are this?" After the group of people passed, Zhao Fan also stopped on his horse and asked suspiciously.

Xu Jia frowned slightly, he pondered for a moment, and said: "Looking at their clothes and the words on their clothes, if the estimate is good, that group of people should be Qin people, and they are the elite cavalry of the Qin army." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Fan's heart also jumped suddenly, how could Qin Jun suddenly appear in Linzi, could it be that this group of people is Wei Ran's escort guards, so if you say this, is the man who was the leader just now Wei Ran?

Thinking of this, Zhao Fan also had a bad feeling in his heart, Wei Ran should be about fifty years old now, and the man who was the leader just now, although he was wearing armor, had a sense of grace and luxury on his body, and he did not have the killing aura of a battlefield general.

Although Zhao Fan had never met Wei Ran, judging from the factors just now, the man just now was very likely to be Wei Ran.

"Could it be that Wei Ran went to see King Qi, he had a happy face just now, could it be ......?"

Thinking of this, Zhao Fan couldn't be calmer anymore, he drove a dark horse and said coldly: "Xu Jia, hurry, let's catch up." ”

After speaking, the two of them also rode fast horses and galloped all the way out of the city. The horses ran on the potholed road, splashing muddy water all over the ground, and the cold wind cut Zhao Fan's face like a knife, but he didn't care at all and struggled forward.

The messy sound of horses' hooves drowned out the sound of rain and wind. At this time, Zhao Fan and Xu Jia had already caught up with the group of black-clothed cavalry, but the former was in a hurry and did not find Zhao Fan and the others.

In front of is a T-shaped intersection, as long as you turn right in, it is the city gate, because the envoys of Qin and Zhao are camped on the east and west sides of the city, and Wei Ran and Zhao Fan are still in the city, so although it is dark at this time, the city guard has not yet ordered the city gate to be closed.

Among the black-clothed cavalry, Wei Ran took the lead, he led everyone to the right and bypassed the street, the last cavalryman in the army, just about to turn his head, Zhao Fan, who was tightly biting the rear, suddenly stood up on horseback, he clenched the reins, his legs bent slightly, and then his feet suddenly forced, and then the momentum of the war horse under his feet, soared into the air, and accurately rode on the horse of the black-clothed cavalry at the rear.

Feeling a person suddenly sitting up behind him, the cavalryman was also slightly startled, and when he was about to turn his head to see what was going on, a white blade glowing with cold light was silently against his back, and a ghost-like voice came from his ear, "Stop the horse, don't make a sound, otherwise it will ......"

After speaking, the tip of the knife also stabbed slightly into the body of the black-clothed cavalryman, and the pain in his heart also made the former sober up, he quickly stopped the horse and said, "My lord's life, my lord's life." ”

"Let's go." Zhao Fan let out a low snort, controlled the war horse, and led the cavalry to a remote alley.

The black-clothed cavalryman felt the short blade against his heart, and he didn't dare to disobey Zhao Fan's order, so he obediently followed Zhao Fan.

It was already completely dark, Zhao Fan came to a place where no one was, tied the black-clothed cavalryman with a rope, and then dropped the horse.

"The old man who led you just now is Wei Ran?"

Zhao Fan held a short blade in his hand and pressed it against the throat of the black-clothed cavalry, and then, staring at the former's eyes, said coldly.

This black-clothed cavalryman didn't understand the situation in front of him at all, he had never seen Zhao Fan, and he didn't know the purpose of the former, hearing Zhao Fan's question, he hesitated for a while, and said honestly: "That's right, the person just now is indeed Wei Xiangguo." ”

Wei Ran is known to many people, and there is no need to hide this black-clothed cavalryman.

"What were you doing just now?"

"Wei Xiangguo went to see the King of Qi, and they talked for about an hour, and then they took us out of the city, ready to go back to the camp to rest, and explained that we could leave Qi and return to Daqin."

Zhao Fan's heart tightened, he pondered for a moment, his face changed, he took two steps forward, grabbed the former's neck, and asked tightly: "What did he talk about with King Qi, whether King Qi has agreed to join Qin to attack Zhao, say it quickly." ”

"I'm just a little guard, how can I know such important news." The black-clothed cavalry blurted out, and after he finished speaking, he was suddenly stunned, as if he had thought of something, and then exclaimed: "You, it turns out that you are Zhao people......

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Fan's eyes flashed with a killing intention, and his right hand was sent forward for a few points, and before the former could react, Sen Han's white blade had already pierced his throat and killed him instantly.

"Brother Zhao Fan, I haven't gotten the news yet, why did you kill him?" Seeing this, Xu Jia was also taken aback, and then asked.

Zhao Fan had a touch of coldness on his face, and said, "He's just a guard, he won't know this kind of important news." However, according to my judgment, King Shiyou** of Qi has already agreed to join Qin to attack Zhao, otherwise, it is impossible to say that he can return to Qin. ”

Hearing this, Xu Jia also felt the urgency of the matter, and said, "Then what should I do?" ”

Zhao Fan paced back and forth for a few steps, a crazy and bold idea suddenly flashed in his mind, he pondered for a long time, and finally made up his mind: "In this way, you go to Xiangguo Mansion first, find Han Min and Su Qin to discuss this matter, I will go back to the camp first, there is something to do." ”

Xu Jia didn't think too much at the moment, and nodded. After the two disposed of the corpse of the black-clothed cavalry, they parted ways, Xu Jia walked quickly towards the Xiangguo Mansion, while Zhao Fan rode a war horse and galloped outside the city.

"Wait." Zhao Fan had just arrived at the city gate, and when he saw that the guards of Linzi City were preparing to close the city gate, he also shouted loudly.

The city guard had seen Zhao Fan during the day, and immediately recognized him, and without asking carefully, he directly released Zhao Fan out of the city. It was pitch black outside the city, and only the east and west directions were lit with fires, and there were five hundred soldiers from the Zhao State and one thousand soldiers from the Qin State, stationed there.

Xu Ying and Xu Xiong have already arranged for the soldiers to set up the camp, and around the camp, there are several teams patrolling, at this moment, although it is drizzling and the weather is cold, the soldiers are still seriously carrying out the defense work.