Chapter 40: Suppressing Bandits

Another messenger was called to take care of Zhang An's war horse, and the messenger who called Zhang An took Zhang An to see the county order.

Yang Zhai's county commander's surname is Guo, and he is a middle-aged man with a white face and beard.

When he saw Zhang An, Guo Xianling's face was quite cold.

In the past few days, there have been many warriors who look majestic and extraordinary, and they have been pulled into the county government by the officers at the door, but they are all just gold and jade, and they are defeated.

In addition to whether the martial arts are strong or not, Guo Xianling must have seen it with his own eyes to judge whether this person can be used or not.

After all, there are a lot of martial artists who are forbidden by martial arts, and Guo Xianling doesn't want to solve a troublesome matter by himself, so he leads the wolf into the house, which is another trouble.

"Zhang An has seen Guo County's order. Zhang An politely saluted Guo County, who was sitting in a high position.

Guo Xianling bowed his head slightly and looked at Zhang An carefully.

To tell the truth, Zhang An's appearance is indeed not very good because he has been running around for days, but Guo County, who has been in officialdom for a long time, is not so narrow as to take people from appearance.

At first glance, Guo Xianling is still quite satisfied with Zhang An.

Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, Zhang An's appearance and temperament are not unusual, but for Guo County, who has been an official for many years and has long honed a pair of fiery eyes, Zhang An's temperament is far better than that of ordinary people.

Maybe it was because he had experienced several bloody battles and really danced in the face of death, Zhang An had a kind of indifference to life and death.

And because he has seen blood and killed people, although Zhang An clasped his fists with both hands, leaned over slightly, and put on a respectful look, but in Guo County's opinion, Zhang An was not only indifferent, but also had a bit of murderous aura that was restrained.

And what satisfies Guo Xianling the most is that Zhang An's eyes are very clear, giving people a frank and unrestrained feeling.

It's important to be open-minded.

However, there is still a procedure to follow.

"Zhang An, I don't know how you cultivate, can you show it?" probably looked at Zhang An very pleasing to the eye, and Guo Xianling's tone was also a little polite.

Zhang An nodded, thinking about what move he should use to suppress Guo Xianling and get this errand for himself.

After all, in Zhang An's opinion, there are only a dozen robbers who only dare to rob some pedestrians outside the city, how high can they go?

I should still be able to handle it.

In addition, he is really short of money, and he is determined to get this bounty.

After thinking about it slightly, Zhang An decided what move he should use.

"The little people have the courage to demonstrate for the adults. Zhang An saluted again, then opened his mouth and spat out an air sword.

Due to the small size of the mansion, Zhang An did not dare to use all his strength for fear of accidentally injuring others, so the qi sword he spit out only flew a little distance and slowly dissipated.

"My lord, the villain has been shown. Zhang An said.

Guo Xianling blinked, looked at Zhang An suspiciously, and said in his heart that this wouldn't be another look, right?

Zhang An waited for a while, not waiting for the expected applause, and was also a little embarrassed.

But Zhang An thought badly, he thought that as soon as the sword came out, he couldn't immediately suppress Guo County's order?

After all, this move is Wang Yue's stunt, not only is it better than the hidden move, but the power can also continue to rise according to the deepening of the user's cultivation, and if you want to practice this move, your cultivation must at least be close to Gang Qi, otherwise if the qi is not condensed enough, you won't be able to use this trick at all.

Therefore, as long as a clear-eyed person can understand Zhang An's move, he will immediately have a rough estimate of Zhang An's strength.

However, although Guo Xianling has some knowledge, after all, he is still a literati, and he has only heard of some martial arts things, but he has never seen them with his own eyes.

Zhang An's move turned into a sword and used it, but he felt a little flattering and thrown to the blind.

Fortunately, Guo Xianling didn't understand this trick, and there were still people in the hall who knew the goods.

After a short period of silence, the messenger who brought Zhang An to see the county order exclaimed, "It turned out to be a sword?!"

Hmmm? Could this trick have a big deal? Guo Xianling, who was already a little disappointed, came to his senses and looked at the errand officer who spoke out.

The messenger immediately explained, "Lord Hui, the villain traveled to Xudu in his early years and knew some things, and this breath became a sword, which is Wang Yue's secret that is not passed on. ”

The messenger glanced at Zhang An enviously, but he didn't expect that this kid was about to reach the Gang Qi realm at a young age, not to mention, he was still Wang Yue's disciple, which was really envious, jealous and hateful.

Who doesn't know that the emperor Wang Yue can defeat the name of the world's heroes with a sword in his hand?

"Oh, I didn't expect Zhang An, you turned out to be Wang Yue's disciple?" Guo Xianling suddenly looked up to Zhang An a few points higher.

Wang Yue has only one disciple Shi A has been famous for so many years, which shows that the conditions for accepting apprentices and becoming teachers are strict, and Zhang An's appearance in Yangzhai shows that his swordsmanship has been recognized by Wang Yue and can travel.

The most important thing is that most of the Wang Yuemen people who walk outside are chivalrous and righteous people, and their reputation is very good among the people.

Without too much hesitation, Guo County's order made a decision: "It seems that the important task of exterminating the bandits must be Zhang An." ”

"Thanks to the importance of adults, Zhang An will do his best. Zhang An smiled slightly, saluted, and said, "I don't know when Zhang An can leave? ”

"I've already arranged for this. Guo Xianling's tone was indifferent, with an expression that was full of bamboo, "Tomorrow, Zhang An, you follow the business trip I have already arranged to go out of the city and pass by those bandits." The bandits will definitely appear, Zhang An, you will kill them. ”

Guo Xianling was very sure that as long as the business traveler appeared, those bandits would definitely appear, Zhang Anxin was curious, so he asked.

"I don't know why the adults are so sure that the bandits will definitely appear?"

Guo Xianling smiled slightly, "Since the last time the bandits were not effective, I have sent troops to patrol back and forth around Yangzhai, although those bandits have committed crimes from time to time, but they have not succeeded because the soldiers arrived in time." ”

Zhang An nodded: "My lord's plan." ”

"Where is the clever plan, but I was forced to make this decision out of desperation. Guo Xianling waved his hand and smiled bitterly.

Guo County's order told the truth, although it was only a patrol, as long as it involved the dispatch of troops, there would definitely be a lot of food consumed every day.

At this juncture, as long as you successfully induce qi into your body and become a warrior, then a small number of soldiers who are not equipped with strong bows and crossbows will not be able to pose a threat to the lives of warriors.

"Tomorrow, I will rely on Zhang An, you can drag those bandits and let the soldiers successfully exterminate them. Guo County Ling said.

Glancing at Zhang An, Guo Xianling continued, "If this trip is successful, I will make you three requests." ”

Three requirements? Zhang An glanced at Guo Xianling in surprise, it seems that the gang of bandits gave Guo Xianling a headache, and they actually spent so much money.

However, Zhang An is not surprised, after all, there are bandits under the rule of the county order, but they have not been able to exterminate it for a long time, if it is known by the above, it will question Guo County's personal ability.

For Guo Xianling, who is only middle-aged and still wants to go further, being questioned by his superiors about his ability is tantamount to cutting off his own path to ascent, and he can't bear it.

Of course, if it is too much to ask Guo County, he will naturally not agree, Zhang An thought about it, if he wants one or two horses and some small money, it should still be within the acceptable range of Guo County's order, right?

"But there's one thing you have to pay attention to, Zhang An. Guo Xianling said, "In order to prevent those bandits from seeing the flaws, that team of caravans was quietly recruited by me and was an ordinary person who did not know martial arts. ”

Zhang An nodded clearly, the implication of Guo County's order Zhang An was very clear, that is, to avoid unnecessary deaths and injuries within his ability.

Then he said a few words of encouragement to Zhang An, and Guo County Ling asked the messenger to take Zhang An down to rest.

The messenger led Zhang An to a corner room and said, "This is a place where we take a break on weekdays, in order to avoid leaking the news, I can only let Brother Zhang be wronged." ”

Zhang An looked at the corner room, although the area was not large, it looked very clean, and there was no dissatisfaction.

Zhang An smiled and said, "It's very good here, thank you big brother." ”

"I wonder what my brother wants for dinner, but do you want to drink?" asked the officer.

After all, Zhang An will go to fight with people tomorrow, and the county government will not be stingy with a meal of wine and food.

"Ordinary people's meals are fine, and they don't have to be so troublesome. Zhang An said gently: "If you have something to do tomorrow, you won't touch the wine." ”

The messenger nodded again and again, "What the elder brother said is that the business is important, then the elder brother will rest first, and I will arrange it for you." ”

After eating, Zhang An sat cross-legged on the bed and began to practice qi to restore his spirit.

Although Zhang An didn't believe that there would be any masters among those bandits, the lion fought the rabbit with all his strength, and in order to avoid any accidents, Zhang An naturally had to adjust his state to the peak.

After the qi practice, Zhang Antao slept soundly.

Early the next morning, Zhang An woke up, thinking about how to make the suppression of bandits smooth and successful while preserving those ordinary people.

Before Zhang An could figure out his thoughts, there was a knock on the door.

Zhang An opened the door, the eldest brother was dressed in civilian clothes, carrying a steaming breakfast, and said with a smile, "Brother Zhang has already gotten up? ”

"Please also ask the eldest brother to send me my long sword. Zhang An picked up the breakfast and said teasingly, "Big brother, don't you want me to fight with people empty-handed?"

"Yes, yes, brother, you use it first, I'll go. The officer hurried away.

When Zhang An ate the third pancake, the messenger walked back with the long sword that Wang Yue gave to Zhang An in both hands.

When the messenger handed the long sword to Zhang An, he said, "This sword looks ordinary on the outside, but I didn't expect it to be quite weighty." ”

Zhang An smiled, didn't speak, just wiped his mouth, stood up and hung the long sword around his waist.

"I'm ready, let's go. ”

Not long after, under the leadership of the messenger, Zhang An and Guo Xianling's merchant travelers converged at the city gate.

There were only four people on the business trip arranged by Guo County, three of whom were men in the prime of life who seemed to have a few strengths, and one of them was a teenager of about fourteen or fifteen years old.

Beside the four of them, there was also an ox cart that looked quite heavy, but was wrapped in coarse cloth as a whole, and I don't know what it contained.

The messenger gave a general introduction to both sides, and then said to Zhang An, "Brother, this trip depends on you." ”

Zhang An touched the long sword on his waist and said with a smile, "I will do my best." ”

"Brother, just drag those bandits. The officer instructed, "The soldiers in the county will arrive soon, so there is no need to worry." ”

Zhang An nodded, "If it's okay, let's go." ”

Bidding farewell to the errand servants, Zhang An and his entourage left Yangzhai with an ox cart.