The captain of the guard heard Lu Qian's words before he came back to his senses.

With a look of death on his face, he said, "Okay! Then please Mr. Lu, you must take care of Your Highness. We'll definitely buy you time."

Just when Lu Qian was about to pull Zhou Shuran and Zhou Linyuan to run together.

I saw a roar and a strange cry from behind, accompanied by a puff of dust.

Lu Qian's face was not very good-looking, and the other party was obviously prepared.

They are surrounded!

"Your Highness, come among us... We will defend you to the death."

The convoy had already formed a barrel-like formation.

The man in the outer circle held a long shield, and the man on the side held a spear.

I watched the yellow sand rise in the sky, and the strange roar became more and more advanced.

"Your Highness, Concubine Shu, Lin Yuan, follow me when you take advantage of the chaos..."

After Lu Qian entered the protective circle, he said to the three people behind him.

He knew very well that these people would not be able to resist the attack of the bandits.

Several people nodded with unsightly faces.

Lu Qian thought to himself that there were still people from the Shadow Guard.

After seeing the strength of that captain, Nie Bing, he was not too nervous.

As he spoke, more than a thousand cavalry men arrived in front of him.

The group of people were dressed in animal fur clothes, with fur hats on their heads, large knives pinned to their waists, and their faces were full of gangsterism.

One look at the outfit is a horse bandit.

However, to their surprise, they didn't go on a killing spree.

Instead, they surrounded them.

The first man, who was very strong-looking, with a hair-covered hair and a full beard, rode a tall steed and said, "Everyone, don't be afraid... Don't be afraid... We went down the mountain this time, not to ask for money, let alone to kill people! I'm just looking for someone!"

"I don't know, what the hero is talking about! Who are you looking for?" Seeing what the other party said, the captain of the guard also asked with a sigh of relief.

"I heard that Lu Qian and Mr. Lu are also in your mission! We are here to find Lu Qian. It's the number one writer in our Great Xia!" The bearded horse bandit at the head opened his mouth and said.

Lu Qian saw these horse bandits looking for him, thinking that he had never had anything to do with these horse bandits.

In fact, Lu Qian didn't know that he was very famous in Great Xia.

Since the poetry meeting, his poems have been sung in Great Xia.

His story has also been publicized by folk storytellers with a slight exaggeration.

Therefore, among the people, Lu Qian can be said to be known to everyone, and everyone knows it.

"I don't know, what are you looking for Lord Lu?" Seeing this, the captain of the guard asked.

"Our eldest brother has always respected scholars! I heard that Mr. Lu, this time I came with your mission! Let me ask him to go back to our cottage to be a military advisor! Which one of you is?" The bearded bandit glanced at them impatiently.

"Right down there!"

Lu Qian listened to their intentions, and suddenly had a plan in his heart!

"You are Lu Qian, Mr. Lu?" The bearded horse bandit looked at Lu Qian a few times and asked.

"That's right! Thank you for your love, but Lu still has something important to do... I'm afraid I won't be able to walk with you."

"Mr. Lu! Aren't you embarrassed by us? Our eldest brother said that if you don't invite you back, you will cut off my head! As for your mission, what are you going to do?" the bearded man was kind enough to persuade him.

"I can go with you, but by the way, a few more people!" Lu Qian smiled, pointed to Xia Wenzhi, Zhou Shuran and Zhou Linyuan and said,

The bearded man said cautiously, "Who are they?"

Lu Qian didn't hide it either, explaining their identities.

"Mr. Lu, don't play tricks... You are stupid to us, we tied up the prince of Great Xia, the prince of Great Zhou, and the concubine to the village. Isn't it just offending the official family, is it disgusting to live a long life?

？ Our boss said there would only be you!" The bearded horse bandit snorted coldly and said.

"We go with you ourselves, and no one will blame you." Xia Wenzhi was the first to come out and speak.

Shu Concubine and Zhou Linyuan also came out and said voluntarily.

"Your Highness, Mr. Lu..."

Not only was the captain of the guard confused, but even the bearded horse bandits were confused.

Which are they singing? Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, do you prefer to go to the tiger mountains?

I've only heard of people who want to run away from horse bandits, but I've never seen anyone who wants to go to a bandit's den.

"If you agree. We'll follow you. If you don't want to, you'll have to take one of my corpses." Lu Qian's face turned cold and said.

Seeing this, the bearded bandit said, "Since you all said so. Of course I agreed! Mr. Lu, please!"

His boss had repeatedly told him not to fight, and now they volunteered to go along.

Lu Qian nodded, walked over to a minister, and whispered a few words to him.

These ministers can be absolutely trusted.

The four men got into a carriage, and the bearded bandit was replaced by a man to drive.

Inside the carriage, Lu Qian saw that everyone was silent.

Curious, he said, "Don't you want to ask me why you agreed to let these bandits follow them?"

"Mr. Lu, every decision you make must have your intentions. I trust you unconditionally." Xia Wenzhi was the first to speak.

Zhou Shuran's sister and brother also nodded.

Lu Qian saw that they trusted him, so he didn't explain.

...

Lin'an City, the city lord's mansion

"Good news, Xingbang! Good news!"

An excited general directly pushed open the door and said.

At a glance, I saw Xia Xingbang riding a horse, and said embarrassedly, "Hehe.... That one... You get busy first."

Xia Xingbang frowned, and he didn't stop, and said to the visitor, "Huoda, how many times have I told you to knock on the door!" It's coming, whatever."

The person who came was none other than Hoku's son, Hoda.

"The mission has been robbed by a group of horse bandits! Xia Wenzhi was captured by horse bandits, and now his life and death are uncertain! A group of their guards and envoys came to us and wanted us to save them." Hoda spoke.

"Oh? Have you found out where the horse bandits are? It did us a great favor and saved us a lot of things." The smile on Xia Xingbang's face couldn't help but laugh even more, and the movements under him were a little faster.

"It looks like it's from Niutou Mountain! Those horse bandits have always been quite low-key, and they have never opposed the government! I don't know what kind of wind I smoked this time. What are we going to do now? Do you want to pretend to save it?" Hoda asked.

Xia Xingbang smiled and said, "Settle those guards first! Then, some people were sent out for a walk, saying that they had not found the horse bandits. And send someone to the palace to report to it."

Huoda nodded with a smile and said to Xia Xingbang, "Okay!"

"By the way, you find someone to deliver the message. We just need that Zhou Linyuan. I'm also going to inquire, why are they arresting Xia Wenzhi? If you can, let them kill Xia Wenzhi! We're going to have a lot of rewards!" Xia Xingbang said with a hint of coldness in his eyes, and he also exerted a little hard.