He Lingchuan sneered, "Sun Guoshi asked us to return to the South City Gate as soon as possible after we were done, and he told and intimidated us, and also stipulated two hours, don't you feel flattered?" They only treat you as a cow and horse, when did you become so caring? ”

Mao Tao immediately remembered Sun Guoshi's two serious "remembers".

"But in case ......"

"What if?" Sudden concern is often accompanied by ulterior motives: "In case of a change, what is the difference between here and at the South Gate?" If you really need to take refuge in them, just rush over. ”

He also said seriously: "Look at the two of them, do they seem to care about our life and death? In that case, why should we care about them? ”

Mao Tao thought for a while and nodded: "You're right, listen to you!" ”

￥￥￥￥￥

He Yue worked hard to write in the official office.

The weather in Qiansong County was much better than in the Panlong Desert, but it was still extremely hot at the end of August, and everyone was waiting for a thunderstorm to cool down Blackwater City.

Today is particularly sullen, he is correcting official documents while wiping sweat on his forehead.

Seeing this, the messenger at the back found a big pu fan and said, "Second young master, I'll come." ”

Within two blows, news flew in from outside:

The Panlong Desert is in full swing, and the wild sand season is ahead of schedule.

With a click, the pen in He Yue's hand fell on the table, staining several papers.

The sand season has begun, but my father and eldest brother have not yet returned.

Bad news.

The messenger whispered to him several times, and He Yue came back to his senses and said astringently: "The security has increased the number of people, and the city has not been peaceful these days." ”

Every time the sand season is advanced, it will lead to the loss of people and property. Disputes between the injured people, the victims' families, and the Chamber of Commerce brigade have skyrocketed.

In previous years, He Chunhua also often dealt with cases of provocation and brawl that led to death after the arrival of the wild sand season.

Thinking of his father, He Yue's heart was cold.

Mrs. Ying waits for news in the house every day, should he send back the bad news?

That afternoon, he spent several hours in the official office, but he was not able to take on a single piece of official business.

It wasn't until dark that the boy got up listlessly and prepared to go home.

No matter how much he went home, he didn't resist like this time.

But then suddenly an envoy came, and presented him eleven crumpled letters with fire paint:

"The East Road has been opened, and this is a letter that has accumulated in Jiaxin Pass, and it has been sent over at one time."

When He Yue saw so many letters, he sighed in his heart: How many major events have happened in the east?

Qiansong County is located in a remote area, and there is no direct waterway from east to west, so letters from the capital must pass through the route of Woling Pass and Jiaxin Pass to be delivered here.

The mountains along the road are steep and dangerous, and if you take a detour, you will have to walk for three more months, and the road conditions are very poor, and generally no one does this.

Before He Chunhua went to the Panlong Desert, he was concerned about the situation in the east. Even after completing his last wishes, He Yue had to read these letters.

He opened one with his hand, looked at it twice, frowned, and hurriedly opened another one.

And then the next one.

"How can it be!" He Yue slammed his fist on the table, and there was a loud "bang", which startled the nearby officials.

He Ergongzi has always been gentle and elegant, just like a copy of the county guard, why is he suddenly so angry?

He Yue's eyes were red. For the first time in his life, he felt such grief and hatred.

"Father, eldest brother, your death is not worth it!" He gritted his teeth and said, "We've all been deceived!" ”

The boy stood up and walked out.

Now, he has two pieces of bad news to pass back home.

￥￥￥￥￥

Nian Songyu carried the last box of crossbow arrows onto the wall.

There are hundreds of catties in each box here, Rao is he refining martial arts, and even carrying forty boxes on the wall, he also feels that his arms are sore, and the soles of his feet are heavy.

Sun Fuping had already stood on the wall and looked down: "It's all shipped up?" "He's old and high-status, so naturally he won't do this kind of chores.

He Lingchuan and the two are not there, and these jobs will be counted on Nian Songyu.

"Well, it's gone." Nian Songyu gasped, "Those two miscellaneous crumbs don't know where they died, their hands and feet are so slow!" ”

After a short rest, he applied a special grease to the weapon, also known as fire oil.

Whether it's a crossbow or a stone, it doubles its power when it is lit and effectively kills enemies. And now, the two of them fancy their ability to set fire to the city.

Nian Songyu opened a box casually, first stunned, and then overjoyed: "It's actually a nail bomb!" ”

Cannons have long appeared in the world, but the power is ordinary, the interval between the cannons is long, and it is okay to use it to hit people, and the wall is at most a pothole, except for the sound that shocks the sky, it is not much more powerful than a ballista.

But this box of "nail shells" is to add small iron nails to the pig iron shells, and after they hit the ground, they explode in all directions with flames, which not only kills and injures people, but also easily causes infection.

Nian Songyu loaded the nail and dusted off the ashes on his hands: "Two hours have come, right?" ”

"It's coming." Sun Fuping sat on the box and looked ahead, "The north has not burned." ”

"The north has been sent to the sand bandits, did he escape?" Nian Songyu walked over and put his hand on the pergola, "Why don't we shoot first." ”

"Wait."

The national teacher said that he had to wait, so he had to wait.

In the blink of an eye, another half an hour passed.

The main street below the city was empty.

Nian Songyu poured a few mouthfuls of water: "What do you think?" ”

"Give them a heads-up?"

Nian Songyu shrugged his shoulders and shouted: "He Lingchuan, return to the south gate quickly!" "And the bandit, but he doesn't remember the name.

He shouted three times in a row, resounding throughout Panlong South City.

Maybe this place is empty, and there is an echo. If He Lingchuan was in a hurry, he should be able to hear it.

After waiting for a while, the city was still empty.

He shouted again: "The fire at the south gate is at your own risk!" ”

Let's light the fire later, don't say other accidents, if you can't help the fire, you can burn these two girls to death!

After another half an hour, Sun Fuping finally stood up: "The sand bandits and He Lingchuan are together, they are on guard and will not come." ”

The fire in the north never burned. If the sand bandit hadn't encountered an accident, he would have gone to meet He Lingchuan.

"The cub of the He family has always been angry with me." Nian Songyu asked him, "What should I do now?" ”

"The houses on the east and west sides have burned down, and there are no anomalies, so the key to breaking the game is really in the south, which is also in line with my inference. Those two boys, no, it was the children of the He family who were suspicious. He's not as straightforward as we think. The fire in the distance seemed to be beating in Sun Fuping's eyes, "Think it's safe like this?" Naive! Let's start a fire. ”

The last three words, he said to Nian Songyu.

Nian Songyu hesitated slightly: "Your original plan for the Blackwater City Army?" ”

"They are standing in my circle."

One sentence made Nian Songyu dispel his doubts and ignite the crossbow.