Chapter 160: The expediency of smoke and rain

In front of the entrance to the gate of the Imperial City of Liansheng Kingdom, countless torches illuminated this area very brightly, and many soldiers patrolled back and forth, maintaining order at the city gate.

A long queue from the city gate to the moat, all the common people waiting to go through the formalities to enter the city, while the dignitaries and dignitaries lined up from another gate to go through the formalities of entering the city.

Obviously, the queue on the side of the dignitaries is much shorter, and the speed of the formalities is much faster.

And the team on the side of the common people is really like a long dragon, standing at the gate of the city and barely seeing the tail of the team.

The dignitaries themselves have strong financial resources, huge connections, and most of them have formal official status, so it is easy to provide the certificates or fees needed to go through the procedures for entering the city, so the processing speed is much faster.

On the side of the common people, it is good to be able to prove that they were originally refugees from the imperial city, and it is easy to obtain a token to enter the city, while other people have to be carefully interrogated, and some of them cannot write, and when they go through the registration procedures, they cannot write the correct name of the guarantor in the city, so it will take more time to verify, so the team moves very slowly.

In the middle of this long dragon, which really looks like a divine dragon without seeing its head and tail, there are seven or eight men with swords on their backs, guarding more than a dozen young women who are also lined up in the ranks of ordinary people, these people are naturally the Five Poisons Sect personnel mentioned by Meng Yan and Yanyu before, as well as Meng Yan's sister Meng Ling, and more than a dozen other women who were coerced.

At this moment, the women all stood there with sad faces, their faces expressionless, each falling into a memory.

And among the seven or eight Five Poison Sect personnel, there was a man with a scar on his face who was the leader of these people, and he was pacing back and forth under a big tree not far from the team with some irritation, glancing in the direction of the city gate from time to time, obviously thinking that the speed of the team was too slow.

At this moment, several Five Poison Sect personnel hurriedly ran over, and one of them, a tall and thin man, said to the leader with an uneasy expression:

"Big brother, it's not good! I just received a message from the flying pigeons in the city, saying that among the women sent in the previous batches, a few of them died of illness, and a few of them were stubborn and would rather die than enter the palace, and they deliberately did not take the antidote on time, and they all died of poison one after another. ”

"Yes, big brother, I'll be in the city in a while, how can I explain to the sect leader? He asked us to gather at least a hundred school-age women to participate in the palace maid review before noon tonight, and you know the temper of this sect master. We have always done things according to the rules, and since we swore to promise a hundred women, now there is one less, I am afraid that according to the rules of the church, one of our brothers will win the lottery and sink to the bottom of the river. Big brother, we're too scared to go into the city, can you help us get an idea? ”

The other slightly chubby man said with a sad face.

"This bunch of waste, watching a group of weak women in the city can have an accident, now do you know that you are afraid? At the beginning, I asked you to be optimistic about them, and none of them took it seriously, which is good, we obviously arrested more than 130 women before, and we absolutely guaranteed to complete this mission, but now it's good, but there is still one missing! Hey, I've been miserable by you guys, too! Although I am your head and do not have to participate in the lottery, but you are my best brothers, do you think I can bear to see you die? ”

When the leader heard this, he also scolded angrily with a solemn face.

"Hey, I would have known that Meng Yan's antidote would not have stopped, otherwise she wouldn't have killed herself." The tall, thin man said regretfully.

"What's the use of talking about that now? This time he jumped into the river and fished her up, and she was already dead. Another slightly chubby man grumbled as he glanced at the moat not far away.

"This Meng Yan actually dared to plan to take these dozen women to escape, if I hadn't happened to hear it, it is estimated that there would be only a few of us old men left, and they would all run away! If this reaches the ears of the sect leader, where will you put my face? So she had to die! Hum! The leader obviously hated Meng Yan to the core, and said through gritted teeth.

"Big brother, this Meng Yan is indeed hateful! It's damned! However, you still have to come up with an idea, all of us have old and young, we all have to support our families, and we really don't want to die! Eldest brother! Please! Let's figure it out! Woo-woo......" The tall, thin man pleaded again with a frightened face, and then he was crying.

"Yes, big brother, this is at most half an hour, and it will be our turn to enter the city, and as soon as we enter the city, someone will come to receive these women, and when the time comes, we will find that there is one less, and our brothers will not be able to see the sun tomorrow!" Big brother, you are our backbone, if you don't help us, we really have no hope! ”

The slightly fatter man pleaded bitterly.

"Panic what! A big man knows how to cry! Am I not trying to figure it out? It's only been half an hour, where can I get a young and young woman who meets the requirements, who is unmarried, and who has seen eye-catching beauties? You can't just grab one on the street, can you? You don't see how there is a young woman here! It's all aunts and aunts with children, or old ladies. You can't go over there to grab a daughter from the dignitaries, right? These are some nobles, but even our sect leader doesn't dare to offend them! ”

The leader also shouted with a dissatisfied face, and after speaking, he glanced at the direction of the high-ranking officials and nobles lining up, and was secretly anxious in his heart.

If there is still enough time, he is not worried, and he can go to other nearby cities to catch one and come back, but at the moment it is only half an hour, and he is also anxious but helpless.

"Huh? Big brother, isn't this a beautiful woman sent to the door? It seems that I still know the Meng Ling we caught! Just as the leader was in distress, the tall and thin man beside him suddenly pointed in a direction in surprise.

Suddenly, the leader and another slightly chubby man looked in the direction the tall and thin man was pointing. I saw a young woman pulling the hand of one of the dozen or so women they had captured, and one of them, with tears on her face, was also sad and said something.

And the woman who was crying and was sad was Meng Ling, the sister of Meng Yan who jumped to her death by jumping into the river before. After all, her sister suddenly fell into the river and soon sank to the bottom of the river, although a zealous person jumped into the river to save her, but neither of them came up, and no one dared to go into the water again, could she not be grief-stricken!

As for the beautiful woman who suddenly appeared beside her and comforted her with a sympathetic face, it was naturally the smoke and rain that she deliberately rushed over.

The reason why Yanyu could recognize Meng Ling at a glance was because she saw from a distance that among the dozen or so women, only she cried the saddest, and she looked a little like Meng Yan, obviously her sister Meng Ling, who Meng Yan entrusted her to take care of when she was dying.

When Yan Yu saw that among the seven or eight Five Poison Sect men, except for the two who were left to look at the dozen or so young women who were looking back and forth, the others were talking around a man who seemed to be a leader under a tree not far away, and hurriedly took the opportunity to run over and came to Meng Ling's side.

Due to the good timing of Yanyu, there were no Five Poisons Sect personnel by Meng Ling's side at that time, and the other women stood there with their own hearts as if they were reminiscing about something, and no one was with Meng Ling, so after Yanyu came to Meng Ling's side, she pretended to be like she really knew, and gave Meng Ling a hug very warmly, and took this opportunity to whisper in Meng Ling's ear in a voice that only Meng Ling could hear:

"Meng Ling, I am a friend of your sister Meng Yan, my name is Yanyu, I am the princess of the Kingdom of the Golden-crowned Black-tailed Frog, she told me everything in the river just now, let me find a way to save you."

"Ahh You're a princess! And what about my sister? How is she doing now? Meng Ling was originally startled, after all, she was suddenly held in her arms by a strange woman, but after listening to what Yanyu whispered, she also asked quietly in surprise.

"I'll tell you slowly in the future, it is estimated that the people of the Five Poisons Sect should come over now, and you will cooperate with me to play a play in a while, and you must make those people of the Five Poisons Sect believe that we have known each other for a long time." By the way, let them know that my family and I are separated and have no one to rely on for the time being, and I will deal with them the rest. Can it be done? Remember not to reveal secrets that we don't know, or our lives will be lost. ”

Yan Yu continued to whisper in Meng Ling's ear.

"Okay, princess, Ling'er understands, everything is up to you." Meng Ling obediently agreed.

After all, she herself is also a golden-crowned black-tailed frog bloodline, much smarter than ordinary mortals, and quickly understood the meaning of Yanyu, plus I heard that Yanyu is still a princess, and she and her sister Meng Yan are the secret of the golden-crowned black-tailed frog Outsiders don't know at all, so naturally they completely believe Yanyu's words.

After confirming that Meng Ling was willing to cooperate with her, Yanyu breathed a sigh of relief, and quietly glanced at the Five Poison Sect personnel not far away, and when she confirmed that they were walking towards her, she let go of Meng Ling in her arms, and the two pretended to chat very enthusiastically, not knowing that they really thought that they had known each other for a long time, but they just happened to meet here.

When the leader of the Five Poisons Sect under the tree not far away, and another slightly fat man, followed the direction pointed by the tall and thin man, after seeing the beautiful woman, they were also surprised, and even showed a trace of bad yuan in their eyes, because this woman was so beautiful, like a fairy in the sky.

Then the leader gave the tall and thin man a look and motioned for a few of them to come over and see what was going on. Obviously, let them see the opportunity to act, no matter how to keep this beauty and bring it into the city together, they will naturally be able to successfully complete the task arranged by the sect leader.

So the tall and thin man took a few other Five Poison Sect personnel and hurriedly ran over with an excited face......