Chapter Ninety-Eight: Attack (Second Watch)
Originally, Chen Hu and Wu Xiangui both said that they would go to Xijing with Xu Jing, because Xiao Yi's previous order to them was to stay by Xu Jing's side and be cattle and horses for this month to atone for their sins.
However, Xu Jing thought of Guangming Tang's suppression of them, and was a little uneasy, so in the end he only brought Chen Hu and asked Wu Xiangui to stay and help take care of Cheng Qingqing and the others.
There are official roads all the way from Anping County to Xijing, and this is the first time Xu Jing has gone out after coming to this world, and she can't help but open the carriage curtain to see the scenery outside along the way.
There are many people who go to Xijing, and along the way, there is an endless stream of people walking with them on the official road, there are traders with carts and carts of goods, there are unknown magnates who sit in luxurious carriages, the pomp is very large, and the people on both sides consciously give way when they pass by, and there are also ordinary people who go to Beijing like them, they either sit in various cars, or simply walk on foot, which is called a lively scene.
Xu Jing couldn't help but sigh secretly, Xijing really deserves to be the capital of Great Chu, this has not yet reached Xijing, it is so prosperous, it is not difficult to imagine what kind of prosperous scene Xijing will be.
The original owner remembered that there were scenes of Xijing, but she was full of revenge at that time, and she didn't appreciate these scenes at all.
For her, those bustling and prosperous scenes are far less impressive than the Xu family's impression on her, so those scenes have really become some unspecial background boards in her memory.
Pathetic, but also pathetic.
Xu Jing and Cheng Xianbai basically didn't stop to rest in order to hurry, they walked for most of the day, seeing that the sun was about to go down, Cheng Xianbai, who was sitting in the driver's position, suddenly raised his voice and said: "Xu Niangzi, in about two quarters of an hour, we will be able to go to the next county, if we don't stay in that county, if we want to go to the next county, we need to walk for at least half an hour, do you think we have to rest in the next county?" ”
Xu Jing looked up at the sky.
Anping County belongs to Qingzhou, and there is a Linzhou between it and Xijing, and they are now walking in the boundary of Linzhou.
The two counties that Cheng Xianbai said are subordinate to Linzhou, because they are not on the edge of Linzhou, and they do not involve the problem of closing the city gate at night, unlike their Anping County, which is just connected to the city wall of Qingzhou, and the city gate must be closed before the sun goes down every day.
There are no city walls between these two counties, and they are both next to official roads, no matter which county they want to go to, it is very convenient to stay overnight, the difference is only a matter of time.
Xu Jing quickly made a decision, and said: "It's the same to sleep more and less at night, I don't want to waste time on the road, let's go to the next county town to rest, anyway, as long as we find a place to stay before the curfew." ”
If it weren't for the fact that the security in ancient times was not good, Xu Jing was worried that it would not be safe to travel overnight, and she hated having to rest.
Chen Hu, who was sitting next to Cheng Xianbai, suddenly turned his head and glanced at Cheng Xianbai, with a look of desire to speak.
Cheng Xianbai looked at him with some puzzlement, "Big Tiger, what do you want to say?" Speaking of which, you haven't said a few words in a day today! ”
Chen Hu follows Xu Jing every day, and he is already familiar with him, the Cheng brothers and sisters quickly became familiar with him, especially Cheng Xianbai, who got along like a brother in a few days, and when he touched it, he could talk about a lot of boring topics.
This makes Chen Hu's reticent today particularly unusual.
Xu Jing, who was in the carriage, heard it, and also moved a little to the front of the carriage, pushed the carriage door open a crack, glanced at Chen Hu through the gap and said, "Chen Hu, are you worried about people or things in Anping County?" I'll ...... what you said earlier."
"No, I haven't married my daughter-in-law yet, and the old lady in the family is taken care of by my brother and sister-in-law, what can I not let go of!"
Chen Hu hurriedly said, but his brows furrowed involuntarily, ", you ...... You're just going to be suspicious of me!
Actually, since a few days ago, the dignitary has always said that I feel that someone is following the, and I don't feel anything, but the five senses of the dignitary are the most acute among the officers of our county government, although I and the nobleman have been carefully observing for several days, and we have not found the person who is following the, but ...... The dignitary has not changed his words, and said that the feeling that someone is following the is getting stronger and stronger.
I don't dare not take the nobles' words seriously, it's just that we really haven't found evidence to prove that someone is really following the, and besides, how long has the been in Anping County? has always done great good deeds of practicing medicine and saving people, how can anyone follow so sneakily? ”
When the asked the dignitary to stay, he felt a little uneasy in his heart.
But Xu Niangzi is worried about Cheng Niangzi's feelings, he can understand their feelings, and although the dignitary has a keen sense, he is a wooden person, and his leg and foot skills are far inferior to him, and he can't say that he can let the dignitary escort the to Beijing instead of him.
It's not easy for him to stop from going to Beijing, after all, someone is stalking This matter has always been just a feeling of dignitaries, who knows if it's true or not!
But he had a thorn in his heart, and he was a little uneasy along the way, and the nerves in his whole body were tense unconsciously.
Xu Jing was slightly stunned, and her brows couldn't help frowning.
Someone stalking her? At present, the only person in Anping County who is likely to do such a sneaky thing to her is the Lin family of Guangming Hall.
But the Lin family is just an ordinary medical family, if they send someone to follow her, how could Chen Hu and Wu Xiangui, whose main business is to arrest people and investigate cases, not find out!
If Wu Xiangui's feeling is right, that, or those who follow her, must be first-class masters, and ordinary people can't find out!
At this time, the sky was already a little dark, and in the gray sky, Cheng Xianbai listened to Chen Hu's words, inexplicably got goosebumps, and tried to maintain his calmness: "If someone is really following, but you can't find out, what kind of peerless masters do those people have?"
are law-abiding ordinary people who never take the initiative to provoke right and wrong, where do you offend such a person, you must be mistaken! ”
Xu Jing glanced at Cheng Xianbai and didn't speak.
She thinks the same as Cheng Xianbai, if she is really such a powerful character, when did she provoke it?
Chen Hu didn't know what to say, so he pulled the corners of his mouth and said, "I also think maybe the nobles feel wrong, Dabai,, you don't have to take my words too seriously......"
"Wait!"
Xu Jing suddenly seemed to feel something, moved to the window and opened the curtain to see, and her heart suddenly sank, "Why is there no one on the official road all of a sudden?!" ”
Obviously, after a whole day, there has been no shortage of people walking with them on the huge official road.
As the sky grew darker and darker, there were far fewer people with them, but they had never tried to be the only one left on the whole road, as they were now!
Xu Jing's words were like a heavy hammer, hammering heavily on Cheng Xianbai and Chen Hu's already uneasy hearts.
They quickly looked left and right, and inexplicable fear rose in their hearts.
They were left and right, front and back, and there was really no one in the line of sight!
Although this doesn't mean anything, with the words that Chen Hu just said, several people's hearts sank suddenly.
Xu Jing pursed her lips and immediately said, "Chen Hu, Cheng Langjun, let's speed up our pace and stop in the next county seat......
Before the words fell, a loud "bang" suddenly came from the woods on both sides.
Dozens of black-clothed men suddenly held sharp swords glowing with a fierce cold light, and swooped towards them like birds lurking in the forest and suddenly flapping their wings high, instantly tearing through the barely maintained peace.