Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Trail of the Thief
As night fell, the lights came on, and the carriage that Zhou Chen and others were riding finally arrived in the city of Xi'an.
Because the Shangyuan Festival is a good day for the whole country to celebrate, there will be no night curfew today.
Even though it was getting late, the flow of people on the streets did not decrease in the slightest.
On this bustling long street, there are lights everywhere, and the big red lanterns set off the entire Xi'an Mansion City to be extraordinarily lively and festive.
Acrobatics, juggling, lantern riddles, lantern displays, and all kinds of interesting activities.
After finding an inn and settling down, Zhou Chen, Tong Xiangyu, Tong Shishi, and Badao began to travel together to visit the Shangyuan Lantern Festival.
Look at juggling here, taste food there, and the group of four people is very cheerful.
Even the overlord knife, who has always shown people with a cold face, can't help but smile a little happily in the corners of his eyes.
In the midst of the bustling flow of people, the four of them continued to move forward along the long street, swimming towards the depths of Xi'an Fucheng.
Just as the four of them were talking and laughing, there was a sudden commotion in front of them, and only a cold shout could be heard, which came from the end of the flow of people: "The Ling family in Xi'an is arresting fugitives, and the idle people are waiting to get out of the way!" ”
Looking for prestige, I saw a strong man with a height of eight feet running wildly in front, and behind him were several catchers in official uniforms chasing after him.
With these people running away and chasing me, the original cheerful and enthusiastic atmosphere on the long street was immediately changed.
All the people seemed to have no idea about continuing to visit the lantern festival, and they fled around without thinking about it, for fear that they would be involved in the grievances of these people.
The people on this long street were already crowded, and the number of people rubbing shoulders was very large, and now this escape immediately made this place a mess of porridge.
Zhou Chen, Tong Xiangyu, Tong Shi and Badao, the four of them gathered together just now, and they were separated by the crowd in a blink of an eye.
Zhou Chen and Ba Dao relied on their own strong strength, but they stared at the impact of the crowd stubbornly, and still maintained a gathering in one place.
And Tong Xiangyu and Tong Shishi, the two sisters and brothers, directly merged into the huge flow of people, and they didn't know where they were impacted.
Tong Shi is okay, although his strength is not very powerful, but there is no problem in ensuring that he is not harmed.
But Tong Xiangyu is completely different, even if she was born in the martial arts force of Longmen Dart Bureau, she is still just an ordinary weak woman.
In the current chaotic, crowded and pushing crowd, no one dared to guarantee that she would be hurt in any way.
For a moment, Zhou Chen's brows couldn't help frowning, Tong Xiangyu treated him as his own brother, how could he watch Tong Xiangyu fall into such a dangerous state.
There was no hesitation or hesitation at all, Zhou Chen immediately beckoned the overlord knife beside him, and chased after Tong Xiangyu in the direction of being swept into the crowd: "Lao Liu, follow me, don't let Sister Xiangyu be hurt in any way." ”
It's a pity that around Zhou Chen and Badao, there are people fleeing in different directions everywhere, which makes the two of them extremely hindered and hindered their movements.
But even so, the two of them still spared no effort to find Tong Xiangyu's direction.
After going against the flow of people all the way and finding a distance of hundreds of zhang, Zhou Chen and Badao finally saw Tong Xiangyu's figure.
Although Tong Xiangyu was a little embarrassed at the moment, her hair that was originally tied up was scattered, but fortunately, she didn't seem to have received any damage, which made Zhou Chen and Badao both of them breathe a sigh of relief.
However, after the next moment passed, the expressions on the faces of Zhou Chen and Ba Dao suddenly changed, and it was difficult to see the extreme.
Tong Xiangyu, who was still safe and sound, now fell into the hands of a strong man in black, one of the people who caused chaos in the field, the fugitive who fled all the way.
At this moment, the fugitive was covering Tong Xiangyu's mouth with one hand and locking her throat with the other, confronting the few arresters who were chasing him before.
"This thief is looking for death!"
Seeing such a scene, a fierce look suddenly flashed in the depths of Zhou Chen's eyes.
During this time in the Tong family, Tong Xiangyu was very attentive to Zhou Chen, and he regarded him as his own brother there, and Zhou Chen also recognized this Sister Xiangyu in his heart.
Now that his sister has been kidnapped by a fugitive, how can Zhou Chen's heart be calm?
However, he has always been calm and cautious, but he did not lose his mind because of anger, and acted recklessly.
Zhou Chen forcibly calmed down the anger in his heart, and calmly took the overlord knife together, and quietly touched the location of Tong Xiangyu and the fugitive.
"Bai Yutang, you are only guilty of theft now, if you hurt someone, the nature is completely different.
Hurry up and let go of the hostages in your hands, and confess your guilt in the yamen, I promise you in the name of the Ling family in Xi'an that I will definitely treat you leniently! ”
Just when Zhou Chen and Ba Dao were secretly acting, the leaders of the group of fast catchers shouted loudly.
Hearing this sound in his ears, Zhou Chen's actions couldn't help but pause slightly, and an inexplicable look flashed in his eyes.
White jade soup? Thief? This strong man in black is the future Bai Zhantang?
For a while, Zhou Chen looked at Tong Xiangyu and the strong man in black, and couldn't help but become more and more weird, what is the matter with the two of them?
"Childe, what's wrong with you?"
Badao, who had been following Zhou Chen's side, soon discovered that something was wrong with Zhou Chen, and he asked in a low voice in confusion: "Miss Tong's situation is very bad, what should we do?" ”
It wasn't until he heard Badao's words that Zhou Chen turned around in his thoughts.
He shook his head and replied in the same low voice: "It's okay, let's touch it quietly first, and don't act rashly for the time being." ”
After the words in his mouth fell, Zhou Chen continued to touch the location where Tong Xiangyu and the thief saint were.
For Zhou Chen's obedient sword, he also quietly followed closely behind Zhou Chen.
Mixed in the bustling crowd, with other people as cover, the distance between the two of them and Tong Xiangyu became closer and closer.