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Hu Gang sat on the roadside stall across the street from the City Lord's Mansion, his eyes occasionally glanced at the crowd of people entering and leaving the City Lord's Mansion, a mediocre-looking man slowly walked to Hu Gang's table, sat down, picked up the tea bowl and drank it in one go, looked around, and whispered to Hu Gang: "Brother Gang, it's dealt with, the head of the leader of the Axe Gang has fallen, and those who refuse to submit will be able to find the body in the lower reaches of the Xia Yuan River tomorrow......

Hu Gang hummed casually, retracted his gaze and looked at the man in front of him and said, "Senior Brother Guo, now the gangsters in Xia Yuan City are all obedient, right?" ”

Senior Brother Guo nodded and replied, "All of them are obedient!" ”

"Yes, I'll give you a credit...... What's the news today? Hu Gang asked again casually.

Senior Brother Guo looked around cautiously again, and said, "The notice posted at the city gate has been taken down today, and it seems that Li Jun is leaving......

Hu Gang asked again: "Is there any other news?" ”

Senior Brother Guo replied: "According to the shopkeeper Li of Hongyun Restaurant, the new general is Lu Yang, the brother-in-law of Dao Yan Zhixin, the lord of Wumang County, this person is greedy for money and lustful, but he is extremely loyal to Dao Yan Zhixin, and he is accompanied by more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, and his momentum is huge......."

"I know this too, is there anything else?"

Senior Brother Guo thought for a while, and then said: "Oh, by the way, when I first entered the city, I found a new notice posted, it seems to be a reward order, and one of them is from the Liu family...... Liu Zhibang's, the bounty is 1,000 gold coins, and there is a reward for a person named Pinglang Gongzi, and the bounty is 2,000 gold coins......"

Hu Gang turned his head, stared at Senior Brother Guo and asked, "Who is that, and why is the bounty higher than Liu ...... Zhibang? ”

Senior Brother Guo swallowed his saliva and continued: "I also went to inquire just now, I heard that this person is the descendant of the king of Pinglang County, the king of Pinglang County was sentenced to rebellion a few months ago, and was beheaded by the whole family, this prince of Pinglang is the youngest son of the king of Pinglang County, and he escaped alive, it is reported that he may escape to the Jinguang Empire through Xia Yuan City......

Hu Gang said angrily: "The traitor is in charge, it seems that I have heard some of this king of Pinglang County, and they all say that this person is quite popular, willing to give, he once served as the marshal of the Northern Expedition, and saved many people in the north, but I didn't expect to be killed......"

At this time, there was a commotion at the north gate of Xia Yuan City, and many people were blocked at the city gate to check one by one, and everyone didn't understand what was happening.

"Five Princesses...... Fifth brother, the front is checking, don't panic......"

A young man of about eighteen or nineteen years old was long and jade, his face was smeared with some plaster, and he was wearing a pauper's clothes, but he had a sense of nobility in his eyes, and when he heard the bearded man in front of him whispering, he immediately drooped his shoulders downward, looking like a young man from a poor family who had not eaten enough, and he was surrounded by a group of men who were also dressed in ordinary clothes, all of them with tigers on their backs, and their eyes were shining, but when they saw the soldiers at the city gate looking at them, they all lowered their heads slightly, avoiding their sight.

A soldier stopped the boy and asked, "Where are you from and where are you going?" ”

The sloppy young man whispered back: "I'm from Wumang County, and I'm going to Hukou Pass!" ”

The soldier said disdainfully: "Little boy, what are you going to do at Hukou Pass, it has been sealed there, and no one can pass it......"

"Ah......" The young man was a little anxious when he heard this, and his face changed slightly.

The soldier said impatiently: "Go back if you have nothing to do, and ...... next"

The young man thought for a moment and said carefully, "That'...... Master Jun, I don't have a coil on my body, can I go into the city to find my father's old friend? ”

A soldier took a portrait and looked at the scruffy boy in front of him, but he couldn't compare with the handsome boy in the portrait, and waved him away.

After passing through the city gate, more than a dozen people walked in a hurry, bowing their heads and walking south.

A bearded man whispered to the sloppy young man: "Fifth brother, the mouth of the pot is closed, so where are we going?" The people of the 'Wufang Division' will be chasing after them soon! ”

The young man thought for a while and replied: "I will rest in the city for one night today, and I will go out of the city to Hukou Pass tomorrow......"

Hu Gang looked boredly, and suddenly his eyes were attracted by more than ten hurried people in the avenue, only to see a group of people walking south around a sloppy young man, Hu Gang made a look at Senior Brother Guo, Senior Brother Guo nodded and followed.

Senior Brother Guo followed the group of people from a distance, and when he saw them enter an ordinary inn, he followed them in.

"Yo, isn't this Guo Darttou? Came so early today, do you still want a Tianzi room today? ”

A slightly chubby shopkeeper in his forties greeted Senior Brother Guo when he saw him.

Senior Brother Guo pulled the shopkeeper to the side and asked in a low voice, "Shopkeeper Zhu, how many people live in the room?" ”

Shopkeeper Zhu turned his head to look at the group of people who had just gone upstairs, and replied, "They have wrapped all six rooms in the number of places, what's wrong?" Guo Darttou, those people don't deal with you? ”

Senior Brother Guo said again: "You help me check, what room does that young man live in?" Where to come, where to go? ”

Shopkeeper Zhu patted his chest and said, "Okay, wrap it on me!" ”

Hu Gang waited for a while, Senior Brother Guo ran back, just sat down, and said: "I found out, those people came from the north, saying that they were going south to Hukou Pass......"

"Those who come from the north, go to Hukou Pass ......" After thinking for a while, Hu Gang nodded, and said: "Gather all the brothers, and go out of the city gate early tomorrow morning to gather at Wangfushi in the south......"

Early the next morning, a man who went out to sweep the streets saw more than ten people out of the Yuelai Inn, bought a dozen horses in the bazaar and hurried out of the south gate, the man put aside the broom, and ran into an alley quickly.

When Hu Gang heard the report, he immediately said: "I left so early, it seems that eight or nine are not far from ten, hurry, tell the brothers to chase!" ”

Running all the way, when the sun was three poles, the sloppy boy and the more than ten men stopped at the edge of a small forest.

A middle-aged bearded man handed a kettle to the sloppy young man and said, "Fifth son, drink saliva!" ”

The sloppy young man took a sip of water and asked, "How far is it to go to Hukou Pass?" ”

A long-faced man took out a map of animal skins from his arms and looked at it for a while, and said, "There are still eighty miles of land, and you should be able to reach it before dark......

The sloppy young man said leisurely: "The Hukou Pass guard pulled Zhou Shannai up by his father, and he should remember some old feelings, as long as we pass the Hukou Pass, we don't have to worry about the chasing soldiers of the 'Wufang Division' anymore......"

"Prince Pinglang, you don't have to go to Hukou Pass, it's better to go back to the capital with us......" Suddenly a cold voice came.

"Who?"

More than a dozen men immediately gathered around the young man and looked around vigilantly.

"I'm here!"

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