Chapter 36: Self-Justification
Outside Chenjiazhuang.
Zhao Wou-Ki was dressed in a short outfit, and in his hand, a bright and dangling long-handled Wei knife, the tip of the knife was held by Li Hu and others beside him, and the cold light made people look frightened.
"Tonight, take the grain and leave quickly, remember, if Chen Jiazhuang and Chen Ji's people dare to be stopped...... Kill! β
As he spoke, his fingers pushed the black cloth on his chin to his nose, and behind Zao Wou-ki, Li Hu and the others also covered their faces with black cloths.
There are dozens of people, all of whom are from Wanli Mixing, and at this moment, these people seem to have become murderers, and everyone only has killing intent in their eyes.
"What about Huang Ergou?"
Zao Wou-Ki glanced at Li Hu.
"This kid said okay and wait here...... Damn, why don't you see anyone! β
Li Hu craned his neck and glanced at the intersection of the village, but Zhao Wouji was impatient and raised his hand: "Don't wait for him, go, enter the village ......"
After speaking, he strode towards the village with a knife, and the people behind him extinguished the torches, and then drew out their sharp blades, like wolves entering a flock of sheep, and pounced on Chenjiazhuang.
Fortunately, Huang Ergou once told Li Hu that the location of Chen Jing's house in Zhuangzi also said that the walls and houses had been newly covered.
Soon, Zao Wou-Ki and the others from Wanli Mi Xing found Chen Jing's house, and saw the high wall of blue bricks and white stones in front of him, and there seemed to be a flash of fire inside.
"Humph!"
Zhao Wouji, who snorted coldly, raised the "Wei Knife" in his hand above his head and waved it vigorously: "Brothers...... Follow me! β
He was the first to rush over, Li Hu and the others followed, and in a blink of an eye, these people came to the vermilion gate of Chen Jing's house.
"What a magnificent! Chen Jing, you are a broken household, and now you have built such a faΓ§ade, you are also worthy! β
Zao Wou-Ki seemed to remember the evil aura that had been defeated by Chen Jing before, and he rushed to the gate as he spoke, but at this moment, the vermilion lacquer gate slowly opened.
I saw Chen Jing smiling and walking out with a cavalry captain, and behind the two, Zhang Liang and the brightly armored Great Wei cavalry followed.
When the two sides met, Zao Wou-Ki and the others looked stupid, some even had trembling legs, and some even fell to the ground with weapons in their hands.
"Who are you?"
The cavalry captain pointed at Zao Wou-Ki: "Is this kind of dress here to commit murder?" β
Before he finished speaking, the Wei cavalry, more than 100 meters behind him, had already divided into two teams, rushed out of the gate from the left and right of Chen Jing and others, and then surrounded Zhao Wouji and the others.
"Wait!"
Zhao Wuji never dreamed that there would be Great Wei cavalry in Chen Jing's house, and he hurriedly ripped off the black cloth on his face: "Chen, Brother Chen Xian...... It's me, it's me, I'm Zao Wou-Ki. β
Chen Jing and the cavalry captain approached with torches before they could see his face clearly. The captain looked at Chen Jing: "Do you know this person?" β
"Well, it's the shopkeeper of Wanli Mi Xing in our Qinghe Town."
Seeing Chen Jing say this, Zhao Wuji hurriedly stepped forward: "Brother Chen Xian...... Haha, I heard that you came back from transporting grain, and I was afraid that there would be horse thieves and bandits who came here to rob it, no, I specially brought my subordinates, we are here to protect you! β
"Protection!"
The cavalry captain drew his waist knife and pointed it at Zhao Wuji, so frightened that he raised his hands: "General...... What are you? β
"I see that you are dressed like this, it doesn't look like protection, but like you're here to rob it, right?"
"This, how is this possible...... Haha......"
Zhao Wouji glanced at the knife in his hand, hurriedly threw it directly to the ground, and then looked at Chen Jing: "Brother Chen Xian, you, you can help us explain." β
"There is some truth in what Lord Captain said...... Chen Jing glanced at Zao Wou-ki, frowned slightly, shook his head and said, "Shopkeeper Zhao protects me, why do you still have to cover your face?" And also...... Why did you enter the village in the dark? β
"Huh? This...... This ......"
Seeing that Zhao Wuji was hesitant and couldn't say a thing or two, Chen Jing seemed to think of something, and said: "Oh, I remember, there is a man named Huang Ergou in Zhuangzi, he is sneaky, I just arrested him, is the mountain bandit and horse thief in your mouth related to this person?" β
"Ahh Ahh......hhh Yes, yes, it's him, we just heard that this Huang Ergou, he colluded with the mountain bandits to rob Chen Xiandi, and then he entered Zhuangzi in the dark, mainly because he didn't want to startle the snake, ah, right......? β
Zao Wou-ki's old face was flushed, and he could be regarded as "justifying himself", Li Hu saw that he asked himself, and he hurriedly opened his mouth and said "ahhhhhh
"Haha, thank you Shopkeeper Zhao, however, Huang Ergou has been arrested by me, since I have your testimony, I will send him to the county yamen tomorrow, when the time comes, Shopkeeper Zhao don't forget to come out to help me testify."
When Zhao Wuji heard this, he hurriedly pretended to be "duty-bound" and said: "This is natural, Brother Chen Xian can only send this person to the official." β
Seeing him say this, Chen Jing whispered a few words to the cavalry captain beside him, and then said: "Shopkeeper Zhao, I don't need Your Excellency to worry about it here, it's better for you to send the captain to lead the team away." β
"Huh? Good. β
Zao Wou-Ki hurriedly stepped forward and bowed in front of the cavalry captain: "General...... Please. β
Seeing this, the cavalry captain said goodbye to Chen Jing with a fist, and then led the crowd to get on his horse and said to Zhao Wuji: "Wait for the front to lead the way." β
This shopkeeper Zhao didn't even dare to let out a fart at the moment, lowered his head, and walked towards Zhuangzi with Li Hu and the others.
Beside him, Li Hu didn't forget to ask in a low voice: "Shopkeeper, what's going on?" Where did so many Great Wei cavalry come from? β
Zhao Wuji said angrily: "You ask me, I still want to ask you, didn't you say that Huang Ergou inquired clearly?" Is there only thirty guys? It's good now, there are more than 100 cavalrymen, are you trying to kill me? β
"Shopkeeper, I don't dare to give me ten guts, I blame that Huang Ergou!"
Li Hu gritted his teeth and cursed.
After they left Chenjiazhuang and went to the official road, the cavalry captain said in a loud voice: "Ahead, I don't want anyone to leak half a word about tonight's matter, if I let me know who is talking nonsense, this military master will cut off his tongue, do you hear?" β
Zhao Wouji and the others who were standing in front didn't dare to reply, but just nodded again and again: "I know, I know...... Never go out with half a word. β
"Okay, you can go back wherever you come now...... Don't look back, get out! β
When Zao Wou-Ki heard him say this, he ran out one by one with all his strength, as if he couldn't use his hands and feet at the same time.
After a two-hour journey, they ran back to Qinghe Town in more than an hour. At this moment, the sky had already seen the white belly of the fish, and Zhao Wouji, who was panting, wiped the sweat on his face: "Okay, okay...... Don't run away! β
Li Hu followed beside him and asked breathlessly: "Palm, shopkeeper...... What do we do now? β
"This matter is not trivial...... Yes, the matter must be reported to the owner. β
After Zhao Wou-Ki finished speaking, he pointed at Li Hu, gasped and said: "You, you go to Guangning Mansion quickly, be sure to tell the owner about last night's incident, and explain that this Chen Jing has food in his hand, I am afraid it will affect the major affairs of the owner, so let the owner take action and get rid of it!" β