A carriage drove out of the south gate of the wolf city quickly, without any signs on the carriage, and several attendants rode out with it. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

At the same time, in the study of the Governor's Palace, a middle-aged man in a dark blue military uniform sat behind the desk, frowning, staring at a topographical map on the table, his right finger moving along a thick red line on the map, and his left finger regularly tapping on the table.

The middle-aged man only has a shining and huge general star on his shoulder, in the Bright Empire, this is the ultimate pursuit of almost all soldiers, the rank of imperial general, and he is one of the four governors of the empire, high and powerful, Guo Zizhong, the governor of Northern Xinjiang, who was named the Duke of Wolf City.

"Orcs move frequently" Guo Zizhong exhaled lightly, but the empire was not peaceful, the one in the palace was obsessed with beauty and the art of immortality, and he had no interest in state affairs. The surface prosperity of the empire has long been undercurrent, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a foreign power and a middle cadre.

There was a knock at the door.

"Enter"

It was the captain of the Governor's Palace, a man in his thirties with blond hair and long ears, who was none other than Mengton, who had repeatedly performed miraculous feats in the Battle of Yinshan.

"Monton, what's the matter?"

"My lord, the secret guard came to report, a carriage drove out of Inspector Liu's mansion, and left Nancheng in a hurry, it should be in the direction of the imperial capital. “

"Recently, have any carrier pigeons been released from the Wolf City Inspectorate?"

"Nope"

"Are there any carrier pigeons coming in?"

"Nope"

"Do we have any special information from the people in the Imperial Capital?"

"Nope"

"Oh!" Guo Zizhong raised his head slightly, thought for a moment, and then waved his hand: "Then don't worry about it, Liu Jiye is used to convulsions, and I haven't had any conflicts with him recently, and there is nothing that needs him to supervise the news, most of it is a private matter!"

"Yes, my lord, my subordinates will retire"

"Hmm"

The captain of the guard was about to retreat, Guo Zizhong suddenly smiled and said: "Slow, Mengton, you still send someone to keep an eye on it, there is a reason to go out of the city so late, and you can't say that you can find the bad luck of that guy." Forget it, you might as well make a trip yourself. “

"My lord, what are you doing here?" said Monton with an excited expression.

Guo Zizhong smiled slightly and waved his hand, "It's okay, over the years, there have been many people who want to kill me, but there are few who can come to me, don't worry!

"Yes!" The captain of the guard, Monton, was visibly refreshed. The factions of the Inspectorate and the military do not deal with each other, and the two sides are constantly filthy, which is a common fact in the entire empire, if the two sides are in harmony one day, then I'm sorry, the local inspectors have basically done their best. The imperial court is naturally happy to see this kind of thing come to fruition, and often turns a blind eye.

Wolf City as a soldier's important place, out of the south city gate, there is a road that can accommodate horses and horses to go straight to the imperial capital, the name of the road is "Jing Wolf", the Beijing Wolf Road passes through three provinces along the way, respectively, Moncariot Province, Heihe Province, Yanyun Province, the first two provinces belong to the Northern Xinjiang Military Region, and the other belongs to the Central Military Region,

Jingwolf Road invests heavily in repairs every year. In the event of a war, the imperial capital and the wolf city can watch and help each other, and the most elite wolf cavalry battalion in northern Xinjiang can even reach the outside of the imperial capital within five days. The Northern Xinjiang Army has been washed by iron and fire, and has been the strongest in the empire in all dynasties, even the Yulin Army of the Central Military Region is quite inferior; with the existence of such a strong army, several rebellions within the empire have ended without a hitch. The governors of Northern Xinjiang in the past dynasties were all from the Guo family, and the ancestors of the Guo family were one of the founding generals, and the eloquent founding emperor of the Guangming Dynasty was even called a brother. And the Guo family has never lived up to the trust of the empire.

At this time, the night is getting darker, the Beijing Wolf Road is more than 30 miles away from the Wolf City, a carriage leaves the Wolf City, and slowly moves forward to the south, the moonlight is dark and unknown, the bushes on both sides are thick, fortunately the road is quite smooth, the coachman sits on the wheel, yawning boringly.

"Oops, what a broken road, it killed me. Uncle Cheng, when will you arrive at the next station?" a young voice in the carriage called, and at his strong request, the carriage had slowed down.

"Young master, it's almost there, and there are less than ten miles to go to Tile Town. “

"Alas, ten miles of land, Wadan, can that place be inhabited?"

"Young master, don't complain, the lord is really angry this time, this place in northern Xinjiang is full of a group of soldiers, and the lord is also very embarrassed, he is in the position of inspector, once today's matter is attacked by someone with a heart, he will be punished and demoted, and his official position will not be guaranteed. ”

"Someone with a heart?"

"The Duke of Wolf City has always prided himself on being honest and selfless, if he learns that the young master has killed someone, the consequences will be unpredictable."

"My father is directly under the Inspectorate, and even the Governor of the Central Military Region wants to give the Inspectorate three points, why should I be afraid of that old man Guo?"

In the carriage, the old housekeeper called Uncle Cheng shook his head with a wry smile, and continued to help the young man lying on the felt press his waist, this child was still spoiled in the imperial capital's hometown, as the only son of the imperial capital, how dare those people in the imperial capital's hometown let the young master suffer anything, and they didn't even dare to disobey the young master's will. How could he know: In Northern Xinjiang, there are too many ways to make a person die in the light. Just write a sentence on the official document: "Orcs invade, kill a few people", and you will have the honor of being one of those people.

This group of people who hurriedly traveled at night was Liu Chengcheng, the son of the calculated inspector, and the old housekeeper and guards of the Liu Mansion who accompanied him.

Suddenly, the carriage jolted, and the young man almost rolled off. The carriage came to a halt.

"What's going on?" the old housekeeper helped Liu Chengcheng, opened the car door and walked out.

The coachman hurriedly replied: "The wind lamp was blown out just now, and the small one didn't see it clearly for a while, and the small one, the small one, the small one—"

"Useless waste, I almost fell to death" At this time, Liu Chengcheng also came out of the car door, still pressing his waist with one hand, only to feel that his body was about to be turned apart, this damn road, when will it be the end.

The coachman hurriedly took out a fire fold, lit it, and was about to turn on the wind lamp.

"Ahh

Liu Chengcheng was also frightened, "What's the matter?"

The old butler picked up the fallen fire fold, the lights turned on, and the two lamps swayed in the wind, and two blood-red eyes were painted on them, and there were still droplets of blood in the corners of the eyes that had not yet coagulated, swaying in the wind, which was terrifying.

The old housekeeper frowned slightly, and as soon as the fire fold approached the wind lamp, he saw a "sudden", and the entire wind lamp was lit up, and it instantly turned into ashes.

In the darkness, the guards were already approaching in disbelief.

"Did anyone pass by just now?" asked the old butler with a slightly gloomy face.

The guards shook their heads, shame on their faces.

The old butler snorted lightly, this place is not far from the Wolf City, Guo Zizhong is powerful in the northern Xinjiang, and the idle people dare not haunt here at all, is it a master in the northern Xinjiang army, who would be so boring? The old butler didn't believe that it was a ghost at all.

"Quack, quack—" A miserable cry suddenly came from the night, and everyone was startled.

Hearing this terrible cry, the coachman who was curled up on the ground and trembling said in a dumb voice: "It's a ghost crow, a servant of the god of death, there are many dead people in our northern Xinjiang, and there are many unjust souls-"

"Shut up, don't panic, it's a night owl!" the old butler kept his composure.

Night owl, the bird of evil. Therefore, it is said that when the night owl comes out, there will be someone who is about to die. The old butler frowned, in the past few years, these scavenging birds that originally haunted the ice field have actually increased more and more in the empire, which is indeed a very strange phenomenon.

"Uncle Cheng, why don't we turn back! I'm so scared" Liu Chengcheng was frightened and said in a low voice.

"Young master, this place is more than thirty miles away from Wolf City, it is better to enter Wadi Town quickly, and the local garrison will take care of it, and then make plans when it is dawn." You get in and stay in the car. The old housekeeper glanced at Liu Chengcheng, whose face was pale, and comforted.

The old butler looked back at the guards: "One of you will go to the town to ask for help, four of you will be escorted by the carriage, and the remaining five will expand the search area, and once you find an abnormality, you will immediately warn." “

"Yes," the guards commanded.

"The carriage and horses hastened forward. The old butler's face was solemn, and he ordered in a deep voice. I saw the coachman trembling, crying and trying to climb into the carriage, but his feet slipped and rolled to the ground again.

"Rubbish!", the old butler simply took the reins and drove the horse forward quickly.

"Don't, don't, don't leave me, take me with you," the coachman's frightened voice sounded behind him. The old butler turned a deaf ear and sped up, and the desolate and desperate cries of the coachman were intermittently heard behind the car.

After walking for several miles in a row, he saw that there was a small town in front of him, and there was no abnormality, but the uneasiness in the old housekeeper's heart could not be stopped. Could it be that the thieves are just trying to trick themselves and others, it doesn't make sense. But what was wrong? He couldn't figure it out. Clusters of torches lit up in front, and there were already people in the town to greet them, no matter what, the other party had no more chance.

"Ahead is Inspector Liu's family, and I am Li Ziyong, the captain of the garrison in Waqi Town," I only heard that the person opposite had already said loudly.

"Captain Lao Li came to greet him, and we are from the Inspector's Office. The old butler replied loudly, turned back to the car and said, "Young master, the reinforcements from Wadang Town have arrived, please come out and see you." ”

The night breeze blew, and there was no movement in the car.

"Young Master"

"Young Master"

Seeing this, the old butler couldn't help but call twice.

In the deathly silence, the old butler's face changed drastically, and he suddenly stepped to the door of the car, and pushed it open, but there was no one, where was the figure of the young master. The old housekeeper only felt dizzy, his face was pale, he took two steps back, and finally understood the reason for the uneasiness in his heart, the young master who had always liked to complain was so quiet along the way, which was unusual, he didn't find out for a long time, and now it's too late to regret it.

The guards next to the car also looked over, and couldn't help but glance at each other, full of horror, could it really be that they had met a ghost, and under the noses of so many people, their young master disappeared out of thin air.

"Smack!" The old butler stomped on the bottom of the carriage, only to hear a click, the wooden plank that should have been extremely strong fell to the ground easily, and the wind penetrated into the carriage from the bottom of the car, obviously the young master was quietly robbed from the bottom of the car.

"What's wrong?" the captain of the garrison in Wadang Town had also rushed over, and when he saw everyone's strange faces, he couldn't help asking.

"My young master has been kidnapped by thieves!", under the firelight, the old housekeeper's eyes were red, extremely cold, and he suddenly turned around and said: "Please Captain Li help me, this matter must be immediately known to my master, can you use the channel in the army, and quickly ask him to send someone to rescue." ”

"This-" Captain Li hesitated slightly, and said: "Although the channel in the army is fast, it needs to be recorded, although your young master is the son of Inspector Liu, he is still suspected of using public weapons for private purposes, in case the boss is to blame-"

The old housekeeper was in a hurry, "Captain Li doesn't have to worry, everything is borne by the Inspector's Office, even if Governor Guo knows about this matter, he will definitely be accommodating." ”

"Hmm" that lieutenant surnamed Li was still hesitating.

The old housekeeper understood in an instant, and immediately took out a few bills: "The wind and cold are heavy, there are all the military masters, and the wine money is not a tribute, and when I rescue my young master, I will be thanked!"

"No matter how embarrassing this is, it's all a matter of duty," the lieutenant surnamed Li said, but he took it neatly, and said loudly: "Brothers, there are unknown armed forces stirring up trouble in my northern Xinjiang, and we need to quickly report to the Governor and inform the victim's family." Wait for this group of thieves to be pacified, and the wine and meat will be full. ”

He quickly gave a few orders, and everyone immediately went into action.

The old butler saw that the other party was well-acted, and he was a little sure that the second-rate garrison under the command of a small captain also had such military qualities, and the Northern Xinjiang Army deserved to be the strongest army in the empire. If he could get the help of Governor Guo, the young master's hope of being rescued would be greatly increased, but I don't know what the thief was trying to do? If it was just money, it would be better, but the thief didn't leave any news.

"This old brother, you lead the way in front, let's go to the place where your young master disappeared and see if there are any clues left" The lieutenant surnamed Li made the arrangements, and said to the old housekeeper.

"That's great!"

Everyone got on their horses and quickly returned in the direction of Wolf City.