Chapter 338: Captured
As soon as they learned the news, the Qingcheng county guard and the high priest were dispatched.
One thing to say, this female assassin's strength is really good, not to mention the small troops who directly injured him, and the back is even more prominent in their layers of encirclement.
In the fierce battle of the encirclement, he was almost captured by this female assassin, and he came to capture the thief and capture the king first.
If it weren't for the soldiers around him working hard to protect him, plus the position was far behind, if he was like Su Qi'an, not to mention the head falling to the ground, most of them would have become a hostage in the hands of this person.
But even so, the assassin showed them how powerful he was, killed a dozen of the guards around him, and retreated under their noses.
But the subordinates of the Qingcheng County Guard and the High Priest were not a bunch of useless waste, and after forty or fifty people died, they finally injured this person.
New wounds added to old ones, forcing the Assassin to flee.
In the case of injury, they are all so ferocious, if they recover, what will they become.
The more this is the case, the more the Qingcheng County Guard and High Priest are bound to win this.
But both of them learned wisely, and they did not accompany their men to set off with them.
Instead, they moved further back and kept a distance of less than half a mile from the pursuing troops in front.
In this way, on the one hand, you can see the actions of the pursuing army, and on the other hand, if you are attacked, the soldiers can also come to your aid.
By his side, in order to protect his safety, the number of guards was increased.
From the previous 100 or so people, it has increased to more than 500 people, plus the 1,000 troops in pursuit, and more than 1,500 people have been dispatched for this round-up.
And that's not counting the high priest, all of them add up to at least three thousand.
Dispatched 3,000 people to hunt down an assassin, which is also a very explosive existence in Jiaozhou.
But as long as this assassin can be taken, it will be worth it for the Qingcheng County Guard.
This time, his pursuit is imperative, this assassin has been hunted for more than half a month, and he has been injured more than one another, if he can escape from the pursuit of their 3,000 people, then he, the county guard, will not have to do it.
With the search and arrest of the large army, there was good news from the front after a stick of incense.
The assassin had already been locked in a range of less than four or five miles ahead, and it would only take a quarter of an hour at most, and maybe it wouldn't be needed to find the trace.
Hearing this news, the high priest was much more excited than the Qingcheng County Guard, he looked at the Qingcheng County Guard, "Don't forget the agreement between us, whoever can catch this person is whoever's, it's all up to personal means, and this priest is one step ahead."
After that, the high priest didn't even look at the Qingcheng County Guard, and led his men to the front.
Seeing the high priest leave, the face of the Qingcheng county guard was calm, but he was a little dissatisfied in his heart.
After returning to the city before, in order to repair the relationship with the high priest, the Qingcheng county guard made a lot of efforts.
On the surface, the high priest is very generous, but in fact, as soon as the joint patrol team is implemented and a joint stronghold is established, the high priest will either be sloppy and fool around.
The Qingcheng county guard was helpless, he knew that the gap between him and the high priest had already arisen, and it was impossible to repair it.
Qingcheng County Guard was not reluctant, since the high priest acted alone, just let him find out for himself, if something happened, it would have nothing to do with him.
His eyes flickered, and then he said something to the men around him, still advancing at his own pace.
The high priest who rushed to the front, not long after joining up with the search force, was in a hurry, and as the Qingcheng county guard expected, he fell into the trap set by the assassins.
After losing more than a dozen people, the high priest's face was pale, and he was about to lead people to continue the chase, when the Qingcheng county guard in the rear caught up.
He only glanced at the high priest and said softly, "Being too anxious is not necessarily a good thing, and underestimating others too much is destined to suffer a big loss."
Without noticing the change in the high priest's face, he chased after him with his men.
In this kind of pressing pursuit, the assassin's living space shrank and narrowed, and at this moment, less than a mile away from everyone, a black shadow instantly burst out of a dense forest, whooshing
With a bang, he went straight ahead, and disappeared into the vast darkness in the blink of an eye.
"Give me chase! Don't let him run." The high priest shouted.
The natives quickly chased after him, but the soldiers of Qingcheng County did not take any action.
One person hesitated for a moment, and then said, "My lord, less than ten miles ahead, it is the boundary of Tucheng County, and we can't chase it."
Qingcheng County Shou's eyes flashed, he was silent for a while, and calmly said one word, "Chase."
Seeing this, his soldiers quickly poured out.
However, when they were dispatching, they also received another order from the Qingcheng County Guard, to fight quickly and take it as soon as possible without delay.
After all, the front is Su Qi'an's territory, and after experiencing the suppression of bandits, Su Qi'an's reputation can be regarded as starting in Jiaozhou.
Don't look at the Qingcheng County Guard and he are living in peace now, but some thoughtful soldiers know that there will be a battle between the two sides sooner or later.
At this time, entering the opponent's territory without the consent of the other party can be regarded as an invasion.
But for the sake of the Assassin, they had to do it, as long as they could fight quickly and withdraw in time, nothing would happen.
The pursuit of everyone soon entered the boundary of Tucheng County, and this assassin was quite capable and cunning, and when she entered the boundary of Tucheng County, her figure disappeared again.
But this time, unlike last time, they didn't have a clue to the target, the Assassin was wounded, and when he was hit by an arrow, he always left a trail of blood along the way.
After their careful search inch by inch, they finally found blood on the ground less than three feet to the left.
Ahead, there was a dense bush, and the blood was gone.
Everyone looked nervous, the broadsword in their hands was clenched, and the archers behind were already aiming their arrows.
Just as everyone was about to attack, a light laugh sounded in the darkness.
"Hehe, it's really a rare guest, I didn't expect that the barren realm of Benhou would also make the two big men not come in person, it's interesting."
Everyone looked up, and in the darkness ahead, at some point, a group of Dongshan troops with torches came slowly, and among them, Su Qi'an came with a smile.
Everyone was a little stunned, they could think of the possibility that they would be discovered because of their arrival, but this speed was too fast, as if they were waiting for them on purpose.
Su Qi'an looked at the stunned soldiers, did not embarrass them, looked at the darkness ahead, and said loudly, "Since the two adults are here, there is no need to hide, show up, we can talk."
The words fell, in the darkness, the flame of the same torch swayed, and under the protection of a large number of soldiers and natives, the Qingcheng county guard and high priest appeared.
It's just that the two of them didn't step forward and kept a distance from Su Qi'an, more precisely, from the bushes, at least about half a mile.
Communicate with each other, and the soldiers will pass on the words.
Looking at Su Qi'an who appeared, the county guard of Qingcheng was not surprised, he said, "It seems that Master Su Hou is here, he has been waiting for us for a long time, and this county will not spare the circle."
"Please give face to Marquis Su, and let this county and the high priest enter the territory of Tucheng and hunt down the assassin."
"The assassins committed murders in Jiaozhou, especially the injury to Su Hou Ye, this is a big deal, as a county guard, this county naturally has the right to hunt down, and now the assassin is in front, please also ask Su Hou Ye to cooperate, if he is caught, this county will definitely give Hou Ye justice."
Qingcheng County Shou once again showed that he was reasonable, and if he was an ordinary person, most of them would agree, but in the face of Su Qi'an, he had always played his cards out of common sense.
The words of the Qingcheng County Guard fell, and Su Qi'an only said five words, "No, please return."
The rejection was called a clean one, and there was no meaning of maneuvering at all.
This made Qingcheng County Shou frown, and he wanted to say something, but he was robbed by the high priest next to him.
The high priest was not as good-tempered as the Qingcheng County Shou, and said directly, "Master Su, you are too arrogant, if we plan to break in, what about you?"
"High Priest can try it."
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Qi An also showed no weakness and said with a smile.
For a moment, it was obvious that he could hear the sound of the Dongshan army behind him, pulling the bow and strings, and drawing the sword.
The atmosphere between the two sides was quite friendly, and at this moment, it was directly tense.
Seeing that the two sides seemed to be about to fight, at this time, the Qingcheng County Guard spoke.
"Since Marquis Su is unwilling, then the county will not be difficult, I hope Marquis Su can be well, if something happens, Marquis Su will ask for more blessings, let's go."
The Qingcheng County Shou said the same neatly, turned around and left with his subordinates.
This move confused the high priest, and the people of Qingcheng County Guard withdrew, if he insisted on going down, with his people, I am afraid that he would not be Su Qi'an's opponent.
Although he was angry, but after thinking about it again, the high priest's reason overcame his emotions, snorted coldly, and left with his men.
watched the crisis be resolved in just a few words, and everyone behind him had more admiration for Su Qi'an.
When the Qingcheng county guard and high priest were dispatched, they were ordered to go to the border of Tucheng at any time.
Everyone thought something was wrong, but now it seems that they have to admire Su Qi'an's foresight.
Admiration is admiration, but their protection of Su Qi'an has not been slackened, on the contrary, they are more vigilant.
After all, in the bushes not far ahead, there was probably the top assassin who injured Su Qi'an, and they couldn't be careless.
Soon after the departure of the Qingcheng County Guard and the High Priest, everyone walked very carefully towards the bushes in front of them.
After some searching, they were surprised that there were no people in the bushes, and they didn't even see ghosts.
Everyone turned their heads and looked at Su Qi'an with some doubts, this is too evil, with such a big position, can that assassin still disappear out of thin air?
"Perhaps, people are not here, it can be regarded as providence, they all return separately, remember to strengthen their vigilance, and don't relax after they go back."
All the soldiers shouted in unison, and under their protection, Su Qi'an left.
It's just that before leaving, no one noticed that Su Qi'an's gaze stayed for a few seconds on a giant tree not far away.
At this time, on that giant tree, there were inexplicably eight more figures, and in their hands, it was the female assassin, but the assassin seemed to have fallen into a coma.
As Su Qi'an left, the eight people led the female assassin down the tree, and after a while, a figure came from a distance, and the eight of them knelt down in unison and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, according to your orders, this person has been taken down."
"Well, bring someone back, heal her first, and don't let her die."