Without her calling, the woodcarved man grinned, did not answer her, slowly moved down from the tree pole, and galloped away along the mountain road in the dim night.

His movements seemed clumsy, but in fact they were fast, like a gust of wind blowing, and in an instant, he disappeared into the mountain path. The gray-white shadows swayed in the dark night, ethereal and invisible, and they really looked like impermanent ghosts that collected their souls at night.

The round-faced woman was still curiously looking in the direction where the three scholars had disappeared, as if expecting them to return. The long-faced woman said funny: "Let's go, anyway, what you want has not already arrived." ”

The unexpected farce had passed, the man's smile was retracted, and under the dim starlight, he rushed down to the mountain forest, and the two women hurriedly followed and chased after him.

The sun was setting, the sound of hooves on the avenue was not slow, and the three sturdy horses kept snorting, panting and drifting in the smoke and dust with the wind, and slowly moving forward on the avenue, presumably having run a short distance. The three people on horseback also looked sleepy, looking at the outline of a small city in front of them, their stiff bodies relaxed, and they all brought a smile on their faces, like a bird returning to the mountains and forests, a fish entering the sea, and a pillow would be as comfortable as a pillow when they fell asleep.

And what traveler doesn't want to arrive at their expected inn earlier when they are sleepy?

It was getting late, and there was a lot of people going in and out of the town, so you had to go into the city to rest or go home before the gates closed.

The three high-rollers on horseback gradually approached the city gate with the color of wind and dust, and looked at the two or three officers and soldiers guarding the city gate who had become dozens of people, and the faces of the three were tight, and the reins in their hands were lightly strangled, and they looked at each other, slowing down the speed of entering the city.

In just a moment, they understood that something had happened, but they were surprised that they had not received news from their senior brother.

The round-faced woman's face was also a little suspicious, and from the eyes of the two partners, she only instantly understood the suspicion in the eyes of the two of them, and said very firmly: "Don't worry, Senior Brother will not betray us." ”

The long-faced woman only swept her gaze, then looked at the man fixedly, and asked, "What should I do, to enter or not to enter?" ”

The thin-faced man's tired eyes shone sharply, and he looked fixedly at the flow of people coming in and out in twos and threes in front of him, and muttered: "Strange, how can there be so many officers and soldiers guarding the city in this small city all of a sudden, is it really to intercept us?" We can't stop here and let them doubt and move slowly. ”

If they turn around and run away at this time, then the officers and soldiers defending the city will definitely be suspicious, and will send a message to the surrounding towns to pursue and besiege them. However, the premise is that these three are really the key criminals they want to encircle and arrest.

Men are their backbone, and as soon as these words came out, the two not-so-beautiful women seemed to be relieved, and they did not have the same worries as before, and slowly moved towards the town. Looking at their attitude towards the execution of orders and prohibitions, it seems that there is a mountain of swords and fire in front of them, and if the man lets them move forward, they will not blink.

When they got closer, the three of them found that the officers and soldiers guarding the city did not care about the people leaving the city as usual, but increased the search of passengers entering the city.

The round-faced woman relaxed a little again, and then said, "Senior brother, there should be an important person in this city suddenly, so the search for people entering the city will be strengthened." ”

The man shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid that's not only that, it's really a big shot, and I want to strengthen the protection of their accommodation mansion, and I can't come to intercept and search." ”

Indeed, if the city was pre-ambushed by bandits, what was the use of them searching for those who had entered the gates? It is better to transfer these people to guard the mansion.

The round-faced woman seemed to know this very well, and said with a smile: "Of course they did, the mansion where they live must be heavily guarded. The search into the city has been strengthened, just to reduce the danger that may come, and to provide more protection. ”

The thin-faced man nodded, didn't say anything more, and walked forward first.

This time, the guards guarding the city searched them the most strictly for these high-rollers with swords, and they didn't even dare to accept the silver taels they rewarded, and it seemed that they had already confessed.

A few rude high-rollers scolded and scolded, although they could outmaneuver the officers and soldiers defending the city, since ancient times, the people did not fight with the officials, they could only put their swords aside first, and reluctantly let the soldiers search carefully. The soldiers looked at their faces carefully against the wanted list, and saw if there was any danger before letting them in.

This was true not only for men, but also for several delicate women, and the soldiers defending the city took advantage of the weak women who entered the city. Of course, they also have vision, and the ones who are taken advantage of by them are also the kind of people with humble status, and they should have no backers.

There are people who come in and out of the city next to them, some of whom are lamenting and sighing, and those who can't help it, and some who are giggling and gloating.

"How can this be true? It's disgusting! ”

The round-faced woman and the long-faced woman looked at this scene, and their brows couldn't help frowning. The round-faced woman even rode her horse to teach them what etiquette and morality were.

"Senior sister, don't mess around!"

The man on horseback quickly leaned over, grabbed the reins of the round-faced woman's seat, and shook his head to signal her not to be impulsive.

The round-faced woman's eyes lit up, and she knew what she was pretending to be now, and she couldn't help it, unless she wanted to go back and stay honestly.

Seeing that she was angry, the thin-faced man relaxed in the blink of an eye, and said with a smile: "Outside, there are many such uneven things, just get used to it." ”

The three of them were also dressed as high-rollers, and when the soldier molested a young woman just now, the round-faced woman behaved a little abnormally, which naturally attracted the attention of the soldiers defending the city and pointed at them.

A soldier smiled and said: "Zhao Laosan, you still don't let go of that little girl, be careful that there will be a woman who will trouble you in the future!" ”

The soldier surnamed Zhao grabbed the placket of a village girl with one hand, looked at the three knights evilly, swallowed his saliva, let go of the poor woman, and said with a smile: "Want to find trouble with the uncle?" Wait for the uncle to have a good time with them, and see if they dare to move. ”

The soldier persuaded: "Zhao Laosan, you can see clearly, they are good at martial arts, and they are already dissatisfied with you, don't mess around anymore and drag us to suffer together." Although we took advantage of the search by the county order this time, it was a big deal, and we may lose our heads. ”

Zhao Laosan frowned slightly, thought about it again, sighed and said: "Although I can really take advantage of them this time, they don't dare to resist a little." However, their appearance is mediocre, and they are also white, and they are not as tender and good-looking as the girls in Changchun Garden, so they cause themselves a lot of trouble, but they are not beautiful, so let them go. ”

His voice was so soft that he couldn't hear it in the midst of the noisy flow of people out of the city. However, the three people on horseback looked at Zhao Laosan's eyes and became very angry and cold.

However, this gaze still couldn't make Zhao Laosan feel jealous, and the evil gaze didn't change because of this.

It was getting late, and the people entering the city were sparse, and the second after the village girl who had been insulted was the man on horseback, the first of the three. However, he stood in front of the city gate with his chest crossed, neither entering the city nor retreating, and saw that the soldiers defending the city looked at each other, and did not know what to do for a while.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Laosan also followed for a moment, muttered with his companions, and pointed to the three of them: "The three of you are thieves on the bounty list, right?" What a bold man, when he came to the city gate, he neither entered the city nor ran away, and he came to entertain the masters? Hurry up and let the masters check. ”

Zhao Laosan is now standing in the ranks of soldiers, neither stepping forward nor approaching, with a fearless appearance. When the people of the city heard this, they were frightened, and some of them hid in, not daring to go out of the city, while others ran forward, scattering as birds and beasts, lest a fight would cause trouble and harm the fish in the pond.

At this time, they didn't care about whether they would be ransacked by the so-called robbers if they ran forward. As soon as the brain is hot, it is messed up.

However, a few people had already run out of the city gate a few feet away, and as if they suddenly reacted, they carefully bypassed the three people on horseback and ran back to the city, making the three people on horseback and the city guards feel a little crying and laughing.

The faces of the three people on horseback changed slightly, and they returned to normal in an instant, and the two women stared at the calm man in front of them, and their faces became more stable. The round-faced woman's mouth was slightly raised.

The people who left the city retreated back into the city in a panic, staring at the three people on horseback in horror, but the three people on horseback were standing with their chests crossed, quite a kind of robbers blocking the city and preparing for a bloodbath. This made the soldiers defending the city feel a little strange, as if they were swishing with a cold swish on their necks.

Zhao Laosan finally couldn't stand anymore, and roared inwardly: "Do you three accept the inspection, do you want to enter the city?" ”

He didn't retreat, but no matter how he looked at it, he felt like he wanted to retreat to the city.

Seeing this scene, a man and two women on horseback laughed even more happily.

Could it be that when the long sword on their waists and the big sword behind their backs are unsheathed, it will be the moment when the whole city will be washed with blood? Could it be that they are really first-class thieves with unstoppable courage?

Seeing the bear-like appearance of the soldiers guarding the city, after only counting the hours, a few brave guys who stayed at the gate of the city to watch the excitement immediately rushed to the city.

In this rolling flow of birds and beasts, there are still a few people in the rivers and lakes with swords and swords, I really don't know why their courage is so small, which makes the three people on horseback quite amazing.

As soon as Zhao Laosan shouted like this, the men and horses who went out of the city retreated to the city, and suddenly the three people on horseback were very fierce, as if they were really terrifying thieves who came to slaughter the city.

Zhao Laosan wiped the sweat on his face with the corner of his robe, quickly grabbed the helmet on the side and put it on, and muttered to himself: This shout did not scare others, but scared himself half to death! Is this a bad shout, or is it right?

The situation became more and more interesting, and the three people on horseback stood side by side, staring at the few people with guns and knives, slowly retreating to the city gate, shaking their heads with a dumb smile, not saying a word, just waiting to see the good show.

At the moment when they retreated to the cave of the city gate, one of them had already reported to the county office, in case these three people really rushed in, and then they were very unlucky.

They are good soldiers in the barracks, and they can bully ordinary city citizens in ordinary times, but if they really encounter that kind of fierce and fierce thieves with first-class martial arts, then they can only die.

Zhao Laosan stared into the city and muttered, "Why haven't you come yet?" ”

From the time his companion returned to the city to report the news, the hour of half a pillar of incense had not passed, and he already felt as if half a day had passed. He didn't dare to say anything more to inspect the three men in front of the gates, though they didn't seem to be very powerful, and there were two women. Moreover, he was afraid that they would come on horseback, so he said contemptuously: Hey, come and check on the uncle. At this time, the only thought in his heart was that a few robbers should hurry back before the team came.

Zhao Laosan stared at the three fierce gods on horseback, trembling with fright, and cautiously said to a fatter soldier next to him: "Captain, it's not early, since they don't come in, let's close the city gate, right?" ”

Zhao Laosan was stunned, and he really didn't know whether to close the city gate for a while. Shut it down, if they are not robbers, but they will frighten themselves and be afraid of being laughed to death; If they don't, if they are really strong thieves, I am afraid that their lives will not be guaranteed.

Are they really here for the big people who came to the city?

Thinking about it, his face was blue and white, his forehead, cheeks, and even his whole body, cold sweat flowed out densely, salty sweat seeped into his eyes, Zhao Laosan wiped the sweat on his forehead, and felt more and more that the three evil smiling riders in front of him were fierce.

The heartbeat was already very strong, and the frequency seemed to jump out of the entire chest.

Why hasn't anyone come to support yet?

Zhao Laosan wanted to look behind him with a weak heart, and stiffened his neck, telling himself that he had to look like a master, and not let his subordinates and the usual people look down on him. And looking at the other people, they have already looked into the city from time to time with a frightened look.

Zhao Laosan suddenly felt that his mouth was dry, and he licked his white lips with difficulty, listening to the noise next to him, feeling that they were expecting him to give orders, he felt more and more that the three people in front of him were murderous thieves, like evil ghosts from the palace of the king of Hades.

Finally, Zhao Laosan couldn't hold on, his legs began to tremble slightly, and the shaking amplitude became bigger and bigger, and he couldn't help it.

Now we can't put it off any longer, otherwise we will also look foreign!

Zhao Laosan licked his dry lips again, gritted his teeth to calm himself, waved his hand gently, and said softly: "Close the city gate!" ”

The voice, that look, couldn't even hold on to the pretense, as if they were afraid of stimulating the three guys in front of them, making them suddenly rush to themselves and stab themselves fiercely.

Quack, squeak!

A few frightened fellows next to him heard his order and pushed the city gate forward desperately, making an extremely dull and tooth-sour sound, which made people feel uncomfortable at the same time, and at the same time had an extra sense of excitement and quietness. At this moment, the sound of closing the door, which I usually think is not good, suddenly becomes very good, just like the lullaby of childhood, warm, peaceful, and comfortable.

And until this time, it was less than half an hour before Zhao Laosan drank and scolded.

The three riders, who were standing quietly in front of the city gate, couldn't help but look at each other, and the curvature of the corners of their mouths disappeared in an instant, becoming even more surprised and puzzled. I didn't expect to meet this kind of timid guy, but he was the kind that scared himself.

Could it be that the three of them are really pretending to be the kind of ferocious thieves? It doesn't seem to be too similar, at least the round-faced senior sister is not beautiful now, but she is still gentle and cute, anyway, she doesn't look like that kind of fierce and vicious demon.

What a blind guy, thanks to them, they are still the guards who guard the city gate every day!

The middle-aged man with a thinner face shook his head and sighed, looking at the city gate that was gradually closing with a wry smile, things were unexpected, and he really didn't know what to do for a while. He knew that if he drove his horse forward, the guys in front of him would definitely scream and close the city gate with greater speed, and then, waiting for him, there would definitely be a large army or a fast catcher.