Chapter 332: Jianghu People
Although the sky is now bright, everyone still chooses to rest in place.
They had chosen to do so at three o'clock, the deepest night before dawn.
After a battle, coupled with tying up the prisoners and rescuing the goods from the burning camp, the sky was already completely bright.
The eunuchs in flowery clothes who had been busy all night, except for those who were on duty on duty, all chose to sit down and rest with their backs to the goods.
Some people are even snoring and falling asleep very quickly.
Li Xuan saw that the surroundings were quiet, and he also squinted for a while.
He was busy all night after running last night, and now he is really sleepy.
Li Xuan found a comfortable place, rested on his stomach, and before he knew it, he had fallen asleep.
When he opened his eyes again, he was awakened by the noise in his ears.
As soon as the eyes were closed and opened, the sun had climbed overhead.
The eunuchs in flowery clothes were preparing to go.
"Your Excellency, you're awake."
As soon as Li Xuan opened his eyes, Xu Lang's voice came from his ears.
Li Xuan turned his head sideways and found that Xu Lang was standing beside him at this time, looking at the team preparing to set off in front of him with a solemn face.
Xu Lang saw Li Xuan yawning at him, and his originally frowning brows couldn't help but stretch a little.
He stretched out his hand and let Li Xuan jump onto his shoulder, and then said:
"My lord, I am afraid that there will be twists and turns on the way back, so please be careful."
Xu Lang reminded Li Xuan, and then found his mount, and rode up with Li Xuan as soon as he turned over.
There was also a fast horse carrying people and goods on the side.
It is also thanks to the fact that they came out to act this time, and it was a configuration of one person and two horses, otherwise it would have taken a lot of effort just to bring these people and goods back.
But now, after tying up the robbers alive, they threw them on horseback, and the spare space was loaded with some goods, and some horses found in the robbers' camp would be enough.
According to the number of robbers, there should be more horses in their camp, but because of the fire set by Li Xuan, coupled with the subsequent battle, many horses were scared away.
Anyway, the horses were enough at the moment, and the eunuchs in flowery clothes did not bother to retrieve all the robbers' horses.
On the horse that Xu Lang carried, in addition to the goods, there was only one robber who was captured alive, and that was the scar man who was the leader of the robbers.
This most important captive is naturally taken care of by Xu Lang himself.
Seeing that everyone else got on the horse, Xu Lang immediately ordered:
"Let's go!"
The group rode their horses mightily, preparing to go out of this mountainous area first and return to the official road.
Although the mountain here is not steep, they do not dare to let go of their speed because they are carrying a lot of goods and people.
If one horse misses, it will be in trouble, and it will slow down the whole team.
After the scouts in the team identified the direction, they took the nearest route to the nearby official road.
After arriving at the official road, their speed can be raised a little, so that they can return to the capital faster.
But according to Xu Lang's prediction, before it gets dark today, it is already the limit for them to rush back to the Cross Slope Inn.
If the messengers go well, and the Internal Affairs Office responds quickly enough, they may be able to meet the people who have come to meet them there.
A group of people cautiously advanced in the forest, and Li Xuan was still standing on Xu Lang's saddle as steadily as when he came.
He looked at this group of eunuchs in flower-clothed clothes who looked nervous and highly vigilant, and he also realized that the work of Ouchi's secret agents was not easy.
"It's always so intense, and the intensity of the work is too high."
Li Xuan understands that if you want to be beautiful in front of people, you have to endure hardships behind people.
These eunuchs in flowery clothes look quite majestic on weekdays, but the work they need to do is also very hard and dangerous.
Along the way, they left the mountains safe and sound, and returned to the official road.
Li Xuan could feel that the moment he stepped on the official road, Xu Lang breathed a sigh of relief.
Next, Xu Lang immediately ordered people to speed up and rushed all the way to the direction of the capital.
However, when they returned, the weight on the horses was too great, and even if they lifted the speed, the speed was very limited.
After arriving on the official road, they began to meet some people in a hurry from time to time.
But most of them are in twos and threes, or alone, and they are not on a large scale.
When passers-by saw their special team, they also avoided it from a distance.
It's certainly not a good thing to be so humped with people and goods right away.
But since the other party dares to take the official road, these people who are in a hurry dare not take care of this idle matter.
Unless it's those fledgling rookies, everyone knows that this kind of thing in front of them can't be managed.
The means of the underworld, the face of the white line.
Anyone with a little experience knows that these are the most difficult people to mess with in front of them.
Imperial Court Eagle Dog!
Now, of course, there's one more cat in there.
Seeing that the people on the official road retreated on their own, Li Xuan was still a little puzzled, thinking that Xu Lang was too murderous on them.
But when he thought about it, he felt that the eyesight of this person walking the rivers and lakes was too good.
From so far away, I knew I had to avoid them.
"It seems that these Jianghu guests who go south and north have experience."
"In the future, I will have to walk the rivers and lakes, take this opportunity to see and learn more."
Li Xuan stood steadily on the saddle, looking at the passers-by who could not avoid the official road, and studied humbly.
He had discovered earlier at the Cross Slope Inn that the composition of this Jianghu people was very complicated, and there were even many people who had not cultivated.
Some lone merchants, carrying their own baskets of goods and a wooden staff in their hands, dare to go north and south.
Aren't they Jianghu people?
Not only counted, but also the most mainstream part of the people.
This is very different from what Li Xuan had expected before.
He originally thought that the so-called people in the rivers and lakes were all martial arts masters who came and went, carrying swords and swords.
But when I got out of the capital, I realized that there were so many Jianghu people who couldn't even afford to live in an inn and could only take a break at the tea stall.
To be honest, a sword is not cheap.
Not to mention that before buying a sword, you have to learn a corresponding martial art.
Learning martial arts is a lot of money, so the average Jianghu people are really not equipped.
What is a charlatan?
Leaving home and traveling north and south, either for an unattainable dream, or simply to fill your belly and feed your family.
Taking risks that shouldn't be taken, doing inconspicuous work, and taking unbefitting pay.
Perhaps, this is the Jianghu people.
Li Xuan originally thought that the people in the rivers and lakes were a minority in the crowd, but he didn't expect that they would be all living beings.
They galloped on the official road all the way, and Li Xuan saw all the ordinary people.
But it is these inconspicuous people who can always stay away and get out of the way for them in a timely manner.
It seems that the experience of the rivers and lakes has nothing to do with the level of cultivation.
Li Xuan estimated that the more people who have suffered losses, the richer the experience of the rivers and lakes.
Anyway, he doesn't want to suffer losses in the future, so it's better to watch more and learn more now.
They hurried all the way, and more than thirty horses rolled up a conspicuous smoke dragon on the official road, and at dusk in the western mountains, they could finally see the trace of the inn in the distance.
"Come on, rest in the inn tonight!"
Xu Lang turned around and greeted loudly.
The eunuchs in flowery clothes immediately promised: "Yes!" β
They all added a few more whips to the horse's buttocks, increasing the speed a little more.
But most of them were fast horses under their crotches, and they were not good at carrying heavy loads, and they all gasped for breath at this time, but they still threw off their hooves and ran.
Li Xuan reached out and touched the horse carrying them, and found that it was already slightly hot.
"I guess it's almost the limit."
"Xu Lang calculated the itinerary quite accurately."
Although it was the first time for Xu Lang to lead the team out on a mission, it could be seen that he had a lot of experience in walking the rivers and lakes, at least these basic things were handled very well.
As the last rays of the sun vanished into the distant mountains, they finally arrived at the inn's door in time.
The inn sounds quite lively, and it seems that there are a lot of guests.
The horses under their crotches can no longer run, and if they don't rest in time, they will run dead.
As soon as they came to the door of the inn, the inn's junior two immediately greeted them, but this time they stopped from a distance and didn't dare to step out of the courtyard of the inn.
In front of the inn, a courtyard was fenced for guests to park their wagons or stack their goods.
But the fence is just an ornament, and if you really want to watch over something, someone has to guard it at night.
But the inn is not responsible for guarding the carriage and goods, and has to do it yourself.
At this time, the sky had just darkened, and someone had already eaten in advance and guarded their goods.
Those who can use horse-drawn carriages and carry so many goods are already considered caravans, and they are not the same thing as merchants who go through the rivers and lakes alone.
At this time, everyone in the inn heard the sound of horses' hooves outside, and even the noise in the inn was much quieter.
Although this is the boundary of the capital, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, the robbery of Ping An Commercial Bank a few days ago is still vivid, and this sudden movement really makes people a little uneasy.
Xiao Er of the inn saw a group of menacing knights in front of his door, and they immediately seemed to be tied up, and he felt even more frightened.
But at last he was bold and shouted from afar:
"Guest officer, do you want to stay in the hotel?"
Xu Lang was not verbose, and immediately said:
"Call your hostess."
When Xiao Er heard this, he moved his steps backwards and replied:
"A few guest officers wait a minute, and the small ones will go and ask the shopkeeper."
Li Xuan couldn't help but shake his head and laugh when he saw Xiao Er fleeing into the inn in embarrassment.
This little two also received them yesterday, why don't you know them today.
It is estimated that because he was afraid, he didn't dare to look up at Xu Lang's appearance.
Although the sun was setting now, it was only a little darker, far from the point where it was impossible to see people from such a distance.
After a while, a person came out of the inn, but it was not Luo Yuejin.
This man carried the light in the inn on his back, came to their approach, and bowed directly with a knife on his shoulder.
"In this head-hunting square, I don't know where these people are coming from, and where are they going?"
This Fang Zhutou is in his forties, with two beards on his face, and his expression is both obscene and at the same time, with the characteristic oiliness of middle-aged people.
But this Fang Catcher dared to greet Xu Lang and others in front of him, neither humble nor arrogant, and asked them where they came from, at least he had a lot of courage.
And looking at the clothes on his body, he is indeed a head catcher.
"If you are in the west, it will be under the jurisdiction of Chang'an County."
"When I went to Chang'an County before, I didn't see this head catcher."
When Xu Lang saw such a look, he immediately asked coldly:
"You're the boss?"
Fang Zhutou was stunned by this question, and said angrily:
"I won't say it, am I a headcatcher?"
"You ......"
Fang Zhutou pointed at Xu Lang and was about to continue to say something, looking at his excited emotions, it was probably not a good word.
But at this moment, Xu Lang threw out a sign, Fang Zhutou took it easily, took it and took it, and his complexion immediately changed.
"You, you, you're tired all the way, aren't you?"
"Hurry up and bring your brothers in to rest, it turns out that they are all their own people, their own people."
Fang Zhutou, who was originally quite imposing, suddenly became grovelling, holding the sign thrown by Xu Lang with both hands, and bowed again and again.
Fang Zhutou hurriedly turned around and shouted at the inn: "Shopkeeper Luo, it's not a villain here, come out and say hello!" β
After saying that, he immediately took small steps and respectfully sent the sign back to Xu Lang.
Xu Lang took the sign back into his arms, and looked at Fang Zhutou, whose face changed faster than turning a book, and his face looked a little strange.
It is estimated that he also did not expect that there are such talents outside the palace.
And Li Xuan was a little surprised by the reaction of the other party's headcatcher.
He still remembered that the sign that Xu Lang threw out earlier was the six door signs that Luo Yuejin had shown before.
It's just that I didn't expect that the signs of these six doors would make Fang Zhutou's attitude so forward-looking.
Speaking of which, Fang Zhutou is also a catcher in Chang'an County, and he should have some status among the officials in the capital, but he was so easily dismissed by a six-door brand, it seems that the status of these six doors is far beyond Li Xuan's expectations.
"Looks like the signs of these six doors are pretty good."
Li Xuan's eyes flickered, and he silently wrote down the matter.
This Fang Zhutou is also going to do something, so he stepped forward and took the reins in Xu Lang's hand and led them into the courtyard of the inn.
"How many of you are here to handle the case, right?"
"It's all ......"
Fang Zhutou looked at the tightly tied people on horseback and asked curiously.
Xu Lang ignored his question, but instead asked:
"Are there any other officials in the inn?"
"Yes, I have brought four brothers to stay in the inn tonight." Fang Zhutou hurriedly replied, and then continued: "The vicinity of the cross slope has not been peaceful in the past few days, and our county lord has sent people to guard this inn every night. β
"Xiao Er was frightened just now, and the proprietress didn't dare to come out easily, so I took a look."
"As a result, I didn't expect that it was the flood that washed the Dragon King Temple, and the family didn't know the family."
This party is familiar with the head catcher, and it seems that he has long forgotten his attitude at the beginning.
But Fang Zhutou's previous vigilance was also understandable, and Xu Lang naturally didn't take it to heart.
It's just that Xu Lang will never agree to this sentence of "his own people".
The only people in the Huayi eunuchs themselves are the Huayi eunuchs, and they don't believe anyone except the Internal Affairs Office.
Even with the Fang Catcher in front of him, Xu Lang maintained his vigilance.
And with Fang Zhutou's greeting, Luo Yuejin in the inn also walked out cautiously.
She first showed half of her head at the door, and when she saw that Fang Zhutou was leading the horse for others, she was relieved.
And she saw Xu Lang's face clearly by the light in the inn, and said with some surprise:
"It turned out to be you."
"It's a big night, but it scared us a lot."
Luo Yuejin patted her chest and said with palpitations.
Xu Lang looked at the milky white waves in front of him, frowned subconsciously, and then asked:
"You guys are so timid, how can you open a shop in this wilderness?"
Being asked by Xu Lang like this, Luo Yuejin also felt a little embarrassed and explained:
"Isn't it a special situation these days?"
"And several guest officers stopped in front of my house so aggressively, my little second didn't faint in fright, it was considered that he was bold."
After coming to the courtyard of the inn, Xu Lang did not immediately bring people in, but asked Luo Yuejin in the courtyard:
"Are there a lot of people staying at the hotel today?"
Luo Yuejin thought that Xu Lang was asking her if there was enough vacancy, and immediately replied:
"Business is good today, and there are a lot of people living there."
"One room per person is definitely not enough, but if you squeeze it, you should barely be able to live."
Luo Yuejin was naturally full of joy when she saw Xu Lang living in the hotel with so many people.
Even if there were several fierce men tied to the horse, she didn't care much.
"Oh? Are there a lot of people living there? β
"But it's a lot better than normal business?"
Xu Lang raised his eyebrows.
Generally speaking, people who come out of the capital will not stay in this inn, unless they bring too much goods and the speed is very slow.
Most of the people who live in the Cross Slope Inn are people who go to the capital, because the city gate is closed too late, and they can't enter the capital, so they have to stay in the inn for one night, and then enter the city early tomorrow morning.
Therefore, except for special days, the business in the inn is relatively stable.
Luo Yuejin saw that his business was good, Xu Lang was not happy, but he still replied with a smile:
"Thanks to the guest officer, business is indeed better tonight."
Xu Lang looked inside the inn and found that several guests sitting in the lobby were also looking at them curiously.
Then, Xu Lang retracted his gaze, and then said to Luo Yuejin:
"Rent us the backyard of the inn tonight, and don't let anyone in except us."
"This ......"
Regarding Xu Lang's request, Luo Yuejin's red lips opened slightly, and her face was dazed.
Fang Zhutou on the side reacted quickly, and responded for Luo Yuejin:
"Okay, I'll let Shopkeeper Luo help arrange it, and a few adults will wait for a while."
Before Luo Yuejin could speak, she was pushed in by Fang Zhutou, it seems that the relationship between the two is good, at least they are old acquaintances.
The place was quickly cleared.
The inn has a livestock shed in the backyard and several bungalows.
The bungalow was originally the residence of the inn guys, but now it was also given to Xu Lang and them.
According to Luo Yuejin, today her guys worked on the floor in the lobby for one night, and she herself had a boudoir upstairs.
Fang Zhutou and the others originally planned to drink a night of wine in the inn to pass the time.
But now that Xu Lang's "six doors are on the errand", they have to make a show, at least they can't drink tonight's wine.
Next, Xu Lang and others led all the horses to the livestock shed, and then unloaded all the goods and people.
The goods were unloaded in the courtyard, and the people were all escorted into the bungalows in batches, and there were several eunuchs in each bungalow who were in charge of guarding, and there were light and dark sentry posts in the courtyard as a guard.
After doing this, it was already late at night, and the meal prepared for them in the inn was also delivered.
After eating dry food for a day, I felt that the hot meal was even more delicious.
Of course, Li Xuan didn't have such an experience.
After the eunuchs in flowery clothes habitually tested the food for poison, they began to eat in batches after confirming that there was no problem.
Li Xuan also ate a meal, and then was about to rest when he was called over by Xu Lang.
Xu Lang didn't speak, and began to gesture on the ground in the yard.
"My lord, tonight may not be peaceful."
Seeing the handwriting on the ground, Li Xuan couldn't help but glance at Xu Lang with some surprise.
The process of checking into the inn, he felt that it was quite smooth, and he didn't find any suspicious signs, so how did Xu Lang determine that something was going to happen tonight?
Seeing Li Xuan looking at him, Xu Lang continued to write on the ground:
"The robbery of the Ping An Commercial Bank that occurred a few days ago has already been transferred to the Criminal Department to be responsible, and the Chang'an County Government has no possibility of being so concerned."
When Li Xuan saw this, he couldn't help but be shocked, and flicked his tail and asked:
"You're saying that the head catcher outside is fake?"
Xu Lang shook his head, and then wrote:
"People should be real, but I'm afraid that even he doesn't realize that he is the eyes of others."
Li Xuan frowned, a little unable to understand what he meant.
But Xu Lang continued to write:
"About our arrival at the inn, it is estimated that the other party has already obtained information."
"It's not difficult to guess the other party's purpose, kill us!"
"Second, we must kill people and destroy corpses."
Xu Lang wrote down three words: "we", "robbers" and "goods".
"My lord, please help take care of these two things tonight."
After Xu Lang finished writing, he drew a large circle on the "robbers" and "goods" to circle them.
Li Xuan saw Xu Lang's serious expression, and nodded silently to deal with the matter.
"Thank you, sir."
Xu Lang wiped the handwriting on the ground with one foot, and then opened his mouth to thank him.
Li Xuan immediately came to the place where the goods were stored, and then immediately found the box containing the meridian and Dilian, and received his Dihong bone ring before anyone found out.
Then, he went to the room where the man with the scar was being held, jumped on the beam, and got up to sleep.
The captured robbers were all drugged by the eunuchs in flowery clothes and were in a state of unconsciousness.
Therefore, it is much easier to take care of.
People are quiet, the night is about to end, and I don't believe that tonight is again.
At a familiar point in time, Li Xuan suddenly smelled an unfamiliar smell approaching, which made him wake up suddenly.
After opening his eyes, Li Xuan's nose sniffed vigorously again, and while confirming the smell, his ears also caught a slight sound of breaking the air.
He immediately did not hesitate and directly unleashed the roar of the dragon and tiger wind.
"Roarβ"
The roar of the tiger exploded in the inn, startling countless birds flying out of the nearby forest.
And the people in the inn were directly awakened by this thunderous tiger roar.
The next moment, I heard someone in the courtyard warn:
"Enemy attack!"
The moment this voice sounded, the doors and windows of several bungalows in the backyard all exploded, and several figures came out of them.
Then the courtyard erupted in the sound of fierce fighting, accompanied by the sound of some crockpots cracking.
Li Xuan seemed to smell something familiar and pungent.
"Not good!"
He whispered in his heart, and his figure immediately jumped down from the beam.
Li Xuan didn't care too much at this time, and directly flicked his tail and touched the body of the scarred man.
The next moment, the body of the man with the scar disappeared in front of Li Xuan's eyes in an instant, just like a trick.
After doing this, Li Xuan didn't stop and hurriedly rushed out of the house.
As soon as he rushed out of it, a raging fire suddenly erupted from the bungalow where he had been staying.
As the saying goes, the way of heaven is good for reincarnation, and the sky forgives whom.
Li Xuan set fire to people last night, and tonight it will be his turn to taste it.
It's also a coincidence that the time and method of the surprise attack chosen by these people is simply carved out of the same mold as they were last night.
"You're all in a training class, aren't you?"
Li Xuan couldn't help but complain, seeing that the eunuchs in the courtyard in flower clothes had already fought with a group of masked people.
What's a bit bad is that these masked men actually fought back and forth with the eunuchs in flowery clothes, and they were evenly matched.
Li Xuan's heart suddenly tightened, knowing that the situation was not good at this time, and he had to hurry over to help.
But Xu Lang's previous request, he has not forgotten.
Li Xuan went straight to the place where the goods were stored in the courtyard, where a fire had already ignited.
If the other party uses a formula of fire oil bottle with him, I am afraid that the fire will not be extinguished.
But Li Xuan has his own way.
I saw that the big tail on his ass suddenly spun like a helicopter propeller, and the brush touched the goods, which suddenly disappeared out of thin air, and the flames ignited on them disappeared without a trace.
Li Xuan is like a highly efficient sweeping robot, running back and forth, and then putting away all the goods in the middle.
These are valuable things.
Li Xuan originally wanted to install some more, but found that the space inside the Dihong Bone Ring was not enough.
He immediately thought that there was still a waste in the Dihong Bone Ring at this time, so he quickly flicked his tail, and immediately threw a figure into the livestock shed, which made a little more space and loaded a little more goods.
But even if Li Xuan tried so hard, he still couldn't save all the goods.
It should even be said that he saved only a small part.
But this small portion is the most valuable of the goods.
For the rest, Li Xuan had no choice but to watch them burn in the sea of fire.
His Dihong Bone Ring already contained some things, and in general, even if all the space was vacated, it would not be enough to hold all the goods.
"Meow, I don't know what these are, but it's a shame to be burned like this."
Li Xuan knew that these were all goods from Ping An Firm, and they were all things of some value, but now they were all burned to ashes.
When it comes to rescuing goods, he has done the limit of what he can do.
As for the hostages.
Li Xuan glanced at the messy livestock shed, and the horses were walking restlessly in place because they were frightened.
Because the reins were firmly tied to the barn, there was no way for the horses to escape.
It is such a chaotic barn that has become an excellent cover.
The unconscious man with the scar was lying on the ground covered with horse manure at this time, and from time to time one or two horses' hooves would fall on his body.
"How can you say that he is also a five-grade master, so he shouldn't be trampled to death, right?"
The cultivation of the lower three grades can make the body of a martial artist strong enough to endure manship, and Li Xuan chooses to believe in the basic skills of the scar man.
If it weren't for the fact that his Emperor Bone Ring couldn't store living things for too long, he wouldn't have hidden the scarred man in the barn.
The environment in the Dihong Bone Ring was a bit special, and even the goods he had just received had already extinguished the flames on it at this time.
After dealing with the goods and the scarred man, Li Xuan turned his attention to the battle situation in front of him.
The battle situation was anxious, and Li Xuan found that the powerful eunuchs in flower clothes couldn't take these masked people for a while.
These masked people were so ruthless that they set the entire inn on fire.
Cries for help were everywhere in the inn, and someone had already begun to help put out the fire.
Fortunately, the Cross Slope Inn was only two stories high, and many people saw that the situation was not right, and jumped directly from the second floor and escaped from the fire, only suffering minor injuries.
And when this group of masked people fought with the eunuchs in flowers, they were mainly fighting, that is, delaying the eunuchs in flowers and making them unable to get out.
It is obvious that it is here to dispose of human and physical evidence.
"Is there any clue in this shipment?"
Li Xuan suddenly had an idea.
But now is not the time to overthink.
Li Xuan looked around and found Xu Lang's trace in the crowd.
It's just that Xu Lang is dealing with the siege of two five-grade masters by himself at this time.
Although he doesn't fall behind, he can't pull out either.
Seeing that Xu Lang was not in danger, Li Xuan also extinguished his plan to help him.
In the battle of the five grade masters, Li Xuan's involvement could not help much.
Li Xuan turned his gaze to the others.
Masked people, like the eunuchs in flowery clothes, all have the strength of the six grades, and they can use their true qi in the body, although they are not as cool as Xu Lang's side, but they also have some special effects.
At this level of fighting, Li Xuan can still stick his claws.
His figure immediately roamed in the middle of the battle, and he saw the masked people attacking one by one.
The originally anxious battle situation, with the addition of Li Xuan, the balance of victory suddenly tilted.
Li Xuan also didn't dare to take risks, and after the sneak attack was successful, he immediately ran to the next person, directly disrupting the rhythm of these masked people.
The battle was originally evenly matched, and the masked man's side suddenly felt the pressure doubled.
Sometimes, the masked man just took a step back and let go of the fierce attack of the eunuch in flower, and then suddenly a huge force came from behind, pushing them under the knife of the other party, and directly sent the head cleanly, which made the eunuchs in flower-clothes stunned.
Fighting, the original feint turned into a deadly move.
made several eunuchs in flowery clothes can't help but wonder if they are the same as the protagonist in the script, breaking through in battle and winning a strong enemy in one fell swoop.
But as soon as they confidently greeted the next enemy, they immediately felt the pressure again.
Li Xuan secretly assisted in this way to help these masked people complete their liberation, and the eunuchs in flowery clothes gradually took the initiative.
When the two five-rank masters among the masked men saw this scene, they immediately felt bad, and after forcing Xu Lang away, they shouted: "The wind is tight!" β
"Where to go!"
Xu Lang had been trapped by them for so long, so it was naturally impossible to let them go.
Moreover, with the strength of the two of them, their value is not inferior to that of the scar man.
If he can be caught and interrogated, it will definitely be a great achievement.
Xu Lang was also red-eyed at this time, regardless of consumption, his moves opened and closed, but he just blocked the departure of these two five-grade masters as much as possible.
"Damn, you're looking for your own death!"
The two masked five-grade masters were also forced by Xu Lang to be anxious, and immediately fought for their lives.
After all, two to one occupies a big advantage, not to mention that these two people are desperate and go all out.
Xu Lang gradually felt the pressure double, and his moves slowly changed from offense to defense.
"Oh no, Xu Lang can't bear it!"
Li Xuan noticed the changes on Xu Lang's side, and immediately felt anxious.
Since he went out of the palace to investigate the case this time, he has not used his true strength.
Because the cold breath in his body is relatively special, he also needs to use it to absorb the cold in Princess Ankang's body.
If there was no need, Li Xuan didn't want to consume this power.
But if the situation is critical, he can't care too much.
Xu Lang called himself an adult all the way, Li Xuan couldn't see death.
But just when Li Xuan was about to move seriously, there was a sudden sound of a neat sharp blade breaking through the air.
Immediately afterwards, Li Xuan saw that a large number of masked people suddenly fell, and there was a refreshing feeling of emptying the picture.
The masked men were not shot to death, but fell to the ground weakly and struggled, but could not stand up.
They all had a few crossbow bolts stuck in their bodies, but none of them hit the vital point.
"Meow, and an ambush?"
Li Xuan was taken aback, but he was not too frightened when he saw that it was the masked man who fell to the ground.
The next moment, a team of eunuchs in flowery clothes surrounded them in full armor.
Such a scene suddenly made Li Xuan feel extremely relieved.
"It turned out that a teammate had arrived."
Right now, among the masked people, only the two fifth-grade masters are still standing.
When they saw the flower-clothed eunuchs who surrounded them, they immediately shouted heartbreakingly:
"Let's go, split up and kill them!"
But it's clear that they're overthinking.
Among the flower-clothed eunuchs who surrounded them, they immediately met two five-rank masters, and directly left these two people, and finally in the cooperation of a group of flower-clothed eunuchs, their martial arts were abolished, their limbs were broken, their chin was removed, and they could only stare at a pair of frightened eyes.
After eliminating all the masked people, the eunuchs in flowery clothes also helped extinguish the fire in the inn.
Xu Lang happened to be a water attribute true qi, and it was not too difficult to extinguish the fire.
It's just that this Cross Slope Inn was burned down like this, and everything was pitch black, and it was no longer possible to see the original appearance.
As a result, it is difficult to continue to open the door and do business without undergoing a major overhaul.
Luo Yuejin stood in front of the inn in despair, and there were still a few traces of smoke on her face.
She was only draped in a light veil, with a belly pocket and obscene pants inside, which could be described as spring.
But now Luo Yuejin can't care about this, but she feels sorry that her inn has been burned to such an ugly appearance.
Fang Zhutou on the side took the opportunity to reach out and hold Luo Yuejin's jade shoulder, and comforted him in a good voice:
"Shopkeeper Luo, as long as people are okay."
"It's no problem to fix this shop."
"Don't think about it."
While Fang Zhutou said these words, his eyes stared directly at the bright red lotus leaf belly pocket, and he didn't know what he was talking to.
Luo Yuejin immediately glared at Fang Zhutou beside him fiercely and pushed him away forcefully.
", it's not your store, you naturally don't feel distressed!"
"My hundred-year-old inn~"
As he spoke, Luo Yuejin sat down on the ground and cried.
After all, the inn burned like this, and Luo Yuejin had to lose a lot of money.
Speaking of which, she was completely unjustified.
Li Xuan watched from the side, but just shook his head for a while.
To be honest, he didn't expect that the eunuch in flower clothes could help Luo Yuejin put out the fire.
Unexpectedly, these Ouchi secret agents also have a human side, which is far from the unscrupulous court eagle dog I expected.
This time when he went out, Li Xuan gained a lot of knowledge.
At this time, Xu Lang also finished communicating with the two five-grade masters who came to support, and came to Li Xuan's side again.
"My lord, tonight's business is over."
"Although the goods were burned, the people were still there, and the man with the scar escaped in the barn."
"Although he has a lot of horseshoe prints on him, it is worth it."
Speaking of this, Xu Lang couldn't help but show a smile.
He naturally knew that the man with the scar was hidden in the livestock shed by Li Xuan.
Although the cargo was burned, the most important prisoners were saved after all.
There is a man with a scar, and with the means of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he is not afraid that he will not be able to pry out the clues in his mouth.
And not only that, with the help of the flower-clothed eunuchs who arrived later, they also took down the two masked five-grade masters, which can be said to have caught a big fish.
It is not easy to recruit a five-grade master, not to mention that they investigated the case this time and directly took down the other party's three five-grade masters.
No matter what kind of force it is, if there are three Wupin masters, it will definitely hurt the muscles and bones.
Even the Ministry of Internal Affairs, with so many masters missing all of a sudden, has to feel distressed for a while, not to mention other forces.
Hearing Xu Lang say this, Li Xuan was not in a hurry to show that he had rescued some of the most valuable goods.
The goods were returned to the palace, and it was not too late to hand them over to Zhao Feng.
Take it out now, and save it from being coveted again.
And those things can already be packed into Li Xuan's Dihong bone ring, there is no need to take them out again for the eunuchs in flowery clothes to carry.
Li Xuan didn't use his Dihong bone ring to pack the goods before, because he couldn't pack everything.
And he didn't need to take out his Dihong bone ring to show off.
After packing up everything, the eunuchs in flowery clothes escorted the prisoners back to Beijing.
In the rest of the journey, without the burden of goods, their speed was much faster.
Before leaving, Luo Yuejin wanted to come and talk to Xu Lang and them, but Li Xuan saw that Luo Yuejin was stopped by Fang Zhutou.
Li Xuan estimated that it should have something to do with her burned inn.
But Luo Yuejin is also bold, and she still has the heart to ask the eunuch in Huayi for compensation, and she really wants money.
I don't know if she recognizes the eunuch in flowery clothes, or if she is a pure tiger.
Leaving the cross slope, Li Xuan walked all the way, and he could already see the city from a distance.
"I can finally go back and get some good sleep."
I always stayed up late in the past two days, and Li Xuan couldn't stand it anymore.
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