When the general and his escort stepped into the guard barracks together, the already heavy air in the hall seemed to be completely frozen.

Shen Wenchong, who was still talking before, and Ren You, the leader of the guards, were silent at this time, their eyes fixed on the tall and dark figure.

The general was dressed in a set of pitch-black heavy armor, and the shape of the wolf's head on the shoulder pads was very conspicuous. The guards behind him were all blood-red, as if they had just crawled out of the pool of hell's blood.

"General Qin......" a member of the guard let out a trembling voice.

"Polite words will be dispensed with." General Qin's eyes exposed in the gap in his helmet were bent, like a vicious wolf seeing its prey: "You should know why I came here, right?" ”

"It's the young master's business." Ren You replied softly.

"Exactly." General Qin's voice became deeper and deeper, standing in front of Ren You, looking down condescendingly at the "pseudo-mother" who commanded the guard: "Do you have anything to say?" Any travel? ”

got the opportunity to explain, Ren You immediately spoke: "I'm sorry about the young master, but ......"

Syllable!

With a crisp sound, Ren You's body tilted to the side, and he fell to the ground weakly, his originally delicate face stained with dark red blood.

"That's not what I want to hear, Ren You." General Qin, who had just knocked down Ren You with one punch, stepped forward and kicked the opponent in the abdomen again: "I want to know, how do you and these people under you bear this responsibility?" ”

Bang! Bang!

Two more big kicks were on Ren You's body, and the rest of the guard gritted their teeth, but they couldn't say anything.

- In any case, the death of the young master is already an indisputable fact. And as the guards responsible for protecting the young master, it is inevitable that they will be brutally punished.

"Please...... Listen to me......"

Ren You struggled to speak, but General Qin's iron boots didn't give him this opportunity at all, and with a powerful kick, Ren You's body curled up into a ball, and the words he wanted to say turned into painful whimpering.

"You are all people who have come out of my hands, and I warned you a long time ago that soldiers must carry out their duties well. See what you've all done? Let the young master go out and die by himself? Is that what you people are all about? ”

Even when reprimanding the members of the guards, General Qin's voice was still very calm, but his merciless big feet still exposed the fact that he was very angry at the moment.

Looking down at Ren You, who had fallen to the ground, General Qin let out a long sigh. To the members of the guard present, the order of the death penalty was read:

"The young master is dead, and there is no need for you to exist. The camp of the guards has been surrounded, and tomorrow morning you will all be beheaded. When the new lord of Flamewind ascends to the throne, I will choose someone more reliable than you to become the lord's personal bodyguard. ”

After speaking, General Qin turned around and left without hesitation. At this moment, Shen Wenchong, who had been silent, suddenly spoke:

"What if it's just a hatched conspiracy?"

“……”

All the eyes in the room were focused on Shen Wenchong's face, and General Qin, who had just turned around and taken a step, suddenly stopped:

"What are you trying to express? Shen Wenchong. ”

Adding the name of the interlocutor at the end of each sentence is exactly the habit of General Qin's speech. But what Shen Wenchong didn't expect was that after so many years, General Qin still remembered his name.

However, there is no time to care about these details now, the life and death of the entire guard all fall on their shoulders:

"General, don't you think it's strange?"

"Don't sell Guanzi, Shen Wenchong."

The dark figure approached Shen Wenchong, and the big fist covered by heavy metal gloves suddenly clenched: "If you have anything to say, you can only live for a while anyway." ”

"The guards did not protect the young master because they received other tasks. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has given us an order to escort important cargo. Shen Wenchong looked down at Ren You and said, "Is that so?" ”

"Yes...... ......" Ren You spat out a mouthful of blood.

At that time, the guards also mentioned the matter of escorting the young master. But the Chancellor of the Exchequer said that he contacted the general and said that you had sent elite troops to escort the young master. Shen Wenchong continued to state: "Have you received the news? ”

"Nonsense, I haven't received any news." The general's answer was very decisive and did not look like a lie at all.

Because he was blocked by the helmet, Shen Wenchong couldn't see the general's expression. He knew very well that if the general also participated in the rebellion, if he continued, it would only lead to the destruction of all the guards here. But......

"I suspect the Chancellor of the Exchequer orchestrated this assassination." Shen Wenchong's tone was categorical: "If he didn't tell you about the guards, it's likely that he was playing ghosts." ”

As soon as these words came out, the barracks hall was once again covered in silence, except for Ren You's muffled snort in pain, everyone fell into silence.

"Do you know what you're talking about? Shen Wenchong. ”

The general who broke the silence spoke much slower than before: "Are you accusing the foundation of Flamewind City, the Chancellor of the Exchequer who has done his best for this territory, betraying the young master of Flamewind City?" ”

"I'm just speculating." Shen Wenchong didn't have the slightest intention of retreating, and stood calmly in front of the angry general: "Since you don't believe it, wouldn't it be clear if you went to confront the Minister of Finance?" ”

"Nonsense!"

The general's sudden roar shook the members of the guards in the room. As if ignited by Shen Wenchong's remarks, General Qin's voice almost toppled the ceiling of the barracks:

"When have I taught you to shirk responsibility? Or even blame the Chancellor of the Exchequer? Do you think I'll trust you based on your words alone? Shen Wenchong! ”

Bang!

A heavy punch slammed into Shen Wenchong's right shoulder, and he staggered back two steps, but quickly straightened his waist again and returned to the general again:

"It's not my side of the story." A blood mark oozed from the corner of Shen Wenchong's mouth.

"Who else?" The general looked around: "Who agrees with him?" ”

Among the members of the guards present, none of them dared to make a sound, and Ren You, the only one who wanted to speak, could only let out a painful snort at this time.

Seeing that the others did not speak, General Qin clenched his fists. Before he could strike again, Shen Wenchong finally spoke:

"It's the young master."

“……”

Hearing this, it was as if another silent bomb had been detonated in the barracks. Even the general's extreme anger turned into outright consternation:

"Shen Wenchong, you said the young master is still alive?"

"Yes." Shen Wenchong's eyes stared at the general's helmet without blinking, trying to find clues from the other party's eyes and movements.

"If you're lying to me, I'll break you to pieces, Shen Wenchong."

General Qin's words were threatening, but he kept shaking his head from side to side, as if he was looking around.

And this situation, Shen Wenchong also saw it a long time ago.

- As a legendary figure in the Flame Wind Army, various anecdotes about General Qin are widely circulated. It has become an open secret that "when the general is in ecstasy, he will keep looking left and right."

When the Flame Wind Army won a great victory, Shen Wenchong had seen General Qin make similar moves. And now, since he is already looking left and right, that is......

"Tell me, where is the young master?" General Qin spoke abruptly.

"I can't tell you yet." Shen Wenchong lowered his head: "Because, I can't be sure if you participated in the rebellion." ”

As soon as these words came out, the other members of the guards present began to retreat silently.

- Under normal circumstances, if someone dares to say such things to General Qin, they will definitely be chopped into meat sauce on the spot.

But this time, General Qin didn't get angry, just grabbed Shen Wenchong's shoulders with both hands, and pressed his wound with a faint pain:

"Where is the young master? Shen Wenchong. ”

"You can go with me, but only with these guards." Shen Wenchong looked at the red-armored soldiers behind the general: "If you make any move that threatens the young master's safety, I will stand on the side of the young master." ”

"No problem, just take me to see the young master." General Qin happily agreed.

- It seems that the general is not a traitor?

At this point, Shen Wenchong, who had been observing General Qin, was also a lot more relieved.

But even so, he is still very vigilant:

In many places in the Flame Wind Palace, only people with the blood of the lord are allowed to enter and exit, and the young master should be able to talk to the general in an absolutely safe position.

In addition, if the general suddenly defects, although he does not have the protection of the mechanical device, it should be no problem to delay the general to buy time for the young master to escape.

What's more, the mechanism device on his body is now on the young master. Even if there is an accident, the young master can completely escape......

"Forgive me, young master." Shen Wenchong said secretly in his heart.

He also knew that it was still dangerous to let the young master confront the general on the spot. But now, in order to save the innocent comrades-in-arms of the Guards, there is no other way to do it.

- Instead of all his members being executed, let the traitors do their best in Flamewind City. It is better to take this opportunity to put an end to all this and kill those traitors once and for all!

"General, please come with me."

Shen Wenchong looked at General Qin, and then at his comrades-in-arms: "There is a request below, don't hurt the members of the guards, they are innocent." If I lie, it's not too late to behead us. ”

"This is your last chance......" General Qin whispered.

He waved his hand, and the two red-armored soldiers beside him stepped forward, grabbed Shen Wenchong's arms, and led him out of the guards' barracks and back into the dark night.

"Lead the way, Shen Wenchong."

"The young master is in the Flame Wind Palace." Shen Wenchong whispered.

After they left, in the barracks of the guards, the guards were still looking at each other, digesting the information they had just received:

"The young master is still alive...... How is this possible? One of the guards slapped himself on the cheek vigorously, as if to make sure he wasn't dreaming.

"Shen Wenchong, that kid won't lie." The big man next to him shook his head vigorously: "Have you ever seen him lie?" No one is more honest than him......"

"Are you alright?" Several guards helped Ren You who fell to the ground, let him be covered in bruises, and leaned on the wooden chair in the hall: "We'll bandage you ...... right away."

"There's no need." Ren You lowered his head and spat blood: "I can still survive this little injury." ”

Speaking of this, he looked at the steps leading to the second floor of the barracks, suddenly lowered his voice, and said to the subordinates present: "Shen Wenchong sent me a signal just now, you should hurry up and use carrier pigeons to contact the Flame Wind Palace, the speed should be faster than the generals." ”

"When?" The guards' eyes widened in surprise: "Why didn't I see it?" ”

"You guys were scared, weren't you?" Ren You sighed: "I can see it very clearly, his right hand has made a code. ”

As the lord's personal guards, the guards did have a special code language, which could be used in some situations where it was inconvenient to speak. For example, when the lord participates in a meeting, there is a secret exchange of information. Or quietly mark out possible dangerous people, and when the other party still thinks that they have not revealed their identity, they will be directly caught in the net.

However, in the case just now, the guards who were sentenced to death did not notice Shen Wenchong's small movements, only Ren You, who fell to the ground, saw the signal sent by Shen Wenchong:

"What should be written on the contact letter that is sent?" One of the guards asked.

"Get ready, I'm bringing the general here." As Ren You spoke, he wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth.

After receiving the message to send, several guards immediately rushed to the second floor to send the message. Ren You's swollen face also showed a miserable smile:

"In this way, the young master is really not dead...... We're not going to be executed. ”

……

At the same moment, in the room of the young master of the Flame Wind Palace, there were still snoring sounds one after another.

Lin Chi kicked Shu Xiao down, lay down on the young master's big bed, and slept beautifully. Maybe it was because he was too sleepy, Shu Xiao, who fell to the ground, still didn't wake up, and was still snoring.

Due to the rules of the safe house, Lin Chi was not worried that the brother and sister would kill him at all. Shu Yao, who was still awake, sat down at the young master's desk, picked up the documents and read them:

"So many words...... It's so nice......"

Even after struggling to survive in the slums, the girl's deep desire to learn is still strong. She loved Flamewind's writing, but unfortunately she hadn't had much of a chance to read it before.

For Shu Yao, this room is like a brilliant treasure trove, full of knowledge she wants.

She read the document with great interest for a while, and finally sleepiness welled up in her heart, and was about to yawn when she suddenly heard a knock on the door.

Knock, knock, knock.

At midnight, even the smallest sounds become very noticeable. Shu Yao was about to speak, but when she saw the young master lying on the bed, she sat up straight.

"I'm still sleeping...... Your uncle's ......"

Lin Chi muttered in a low voice, interrupting the transmission in his consciousness, stood up and walked to the door, reaching out to hold the handle.

"Who is it?" Shu Yao asked curiously.

"Don't be nervous." The young master, who hadn't opened his eyes yet, smiled: "It's my old friend." ”

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