Chapter 33: The Grave Blossoms
In front of the officials in the city, Negative Yi could only pretend to be stunned and hurriedly meet the county lord.
Mu Qingyao directly explained her intention and asked to mobilize the defenders to help detoxify.
Negative Yi guessed that the county lord of Lingyun would come to the city to guard the mansion, so he closed the door and pretended not to be at home, but he didn't expect the county lord of Lingyun to appear at such a coincidental time, and he also brought a large number of officials.
As a city guard, if you still stand still when the city is in chaos, and see hundreds of people die tragically, then there will be no way to retreat.
Unless he turns his face now and kills the county lord and a group of colleagues, he can only compromise.
After weighing the pros and cons, Negative Yi immediately agreed.
Mu Qingyao personally arranged and divided the defenders into dozens of teams, some of them went to large households to gather more people, and the rest rushed to the hospital to get the antidote and start helping the people.
The commander of Lingyun County Lord was in danger, which attracted the praise of a group of officials of Hundred Jade City.
Mu Qingyao did not let go of these civil officials, and ordered all the officials present to gather their families and continue to save people.
No one dared to disobey the orders of the county lord.
Soon, thousands of families gathered at the gate of the city guard's mansion.
With these families, coupled with the large families that the defenders continue to gather, the rescue team is getting bigger and bigger.
After their families were saved, many people who were not poisoned joined the rescue team without hesitation, and the chaotic Baiyu City began to calm down quickly.
Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, Mu Qingyao finally breathed a sigh of relief, went to the post house under the pretext, and left the city guard mansion accompanied by two civil officials.
After Mu Qingyao left, Negative Yi's face became very ugly.
Although he has sent troops to save people, punishment is definitely inevitable, and he cannot escape this chaos.
Since the situation could not be changed, Negative Yi gritted his teeth and called the guards.
"Immediately go to the city gates to give orders, the epidemic in the city is great, in order to prevent the spread of the strange poison, no one is allowed to leave the city, whoever dares to let go of a person, the crime of cutting off the head!"
The guards immediately took the order and left.
The military order of negative change has two meanings.
The first is to make up for the faults.
It is better to have countless deaths and injuries in Baiyu City, but also to curb the source of the strange poison, so that even if he is punished from above, he will have room for maneuver and will not lose his head.
He could use the excuse that it was for the safety of more people in the Great Jin Dynasty that he was willing to seal the Hundred Jade City.
The second is to give an explanation to the Red Lotus Sect.
The county lord has always been trapped in the city, whether you Red Lotus Sect can take away the county lord's head or not is your ability, I have sealed the Hundred Jade City according to your orders, even if the county lord escapes, it is none of my business.
After the arrangement, Negative Yi found two nearby civilian officials, and together with them, they transferred troops to rescue people and got busy.
To do a good deed, there must be witnesses, and if you can't produce evidence when the time comes, won't you be busy in vain.
……
On the way to the post house, Mu Qingyao branched out from the civil officials who accompanied him, turned into the alley alone, met with Yun Que who was waiting here, and rushed to the direction of the city gate.
Under the city gates.
A team of more than 100 soldiers is waiting for the battle.
The heavy gates were shut, and the inside of the gates was pitch black.
As the captain guarding the gate, Mei Qian did not have to stand guard, he set up a fire on the side of the road more than ten feet away from the city gate, and two pheasants he had just caught were roasted on the fire.
There is a forest near the city gate, and you can see game from time to time.
Coo, coo.
Two pigeon calls were heard in the woods.
Mei Qian glanced at the woods next to her, knowing that this was a signal from Yun Que, so she immediately got up and shouted towards the city gate:
"It's baked, come over and take a bite, I'll bring some wine today, everyone will warm up."
As soon as they heard that there was wine, the soldiers standing guard were overjoyed and rushed over in a swarm.
"It's still good, I know that I feel sorry for us, hehe!"
"If I were a woman, I would definitely marry the boss haha!"
A group of soldiers laughed and began to divide the wine.
"Don't drink too much, if the general comes to check the night, he will have to be beaten." Mei Qian said and glanced in the direction of the city gate, and saw that there were still two people who had not moved, and asked, "Why didn't those two brothers come?" ”
"Maybe I'm sorry, whatever, love to eat or not! With fewer people, we can eat more meat. ”
The soldier next to him said disapprerovingly.
Mei Qian's eyes turned cold, and she got up and came to the city gate, and smiled at the two soldiers:
"In the middle of the night, there's no one here, come with me for a drink."
"No, we don't drink."
"The general has just given the order, and we are still doing our duty loyally to save accidents."
The two soldiers didn't give any face, directly refused, and stood under the city gate without leaving.
Mei Qian nodded and said:
"It's okay, a soldier should have the appearance of a soldier, you are good, you know your duties, and you will definitely be able to be valued by the general in the future, unlike those rice buckets, who forget their mother when they see wine."
As he spoke, Mei Qian walked into the dim city gate with his hands behind his back, and then let out a sigh of surprise.
"Come and see, how did the gate crack a hole?"
When the two soldiers heard this, they immediately became cautious and followed into the city gate.
"Where?"
One of them asked in a deep voice, and the other drew his waist knife to defend himself.
"Right here."
Mei Qian raised her hand as if she wanted to point, but then there were two more knives in her hand.
Burst! Burst!
After two muffled sounds, the hearts of the two soldiers were pierced by long knives at the same time.
One person died immediately, and the other person still had a breath left, clutching Mei Qian's hand.
"You dare to kill your colleagues!"
His voice was weak, frightened and filled with resentment and doubt.
Mei Qian smiled coldly and said:
"There are 1,500 and 8 defenders in Baiyu City, I know all of them, there are no two of you among them, who can know if you kill two colleagues who don't exist."
Click!
The long knife turned slightly, shattering the other party's heart.
At this time, the figure swayed, and Yun Que took Mu Qingyao and Menliu to the front.
Mei Qian put away the double knives and said, "The cost of going out of the city, one hundred and twenty-five taels, and the arrears are cleared twice." ”
"You didn't open the door, it's going to be so expensive?" Yun Que said angrily.
Mei Qian pointed to the two corpses on the ground.
"People from the Red Lotus Sect?" Cloud lacks a way.
Mei Qian has always been cautious, and he will not easily do the thing of killing his colleagues, so Yun Que has this question.
"I don't know the identity, it's not the defenders anyway." Mei Qian Dao.
"Okay, the debt is cleared in two."
Yun Que was about to leave the city after speaking, but was grabbed by Mei Qian and dragged aside.
"When I came back, I scanned it, the guy who was imprisoned in the deepest part of the dungeon was a murderer, some years, it seems that he had been locked in it from the past, and no one knew his specific identity, so he would be disposed of directly when he ran out." Mei Qian said in a low voice.
"I'm measured."
Cloud shortcomings are the first to go.
Gate Six was in front, Yun Que and Mu Qingyao each grabbed one shoulder of Gate Liu, and the three of them walked towards the city gate in unison.
The closer she got to the city gate, the more nervous Mu Qingyao became.
This phenomenon of passing through the door, Mu Qingyao has never experienced it, and it feels incredible.
In the dim streamer, Gate Six walked into the city gate first, and Yun Que and Mu Qingyao followed and disappeared.
Seeing that the three of them were really able to leave through the door, Mei Qian let out a long breath.
He took out a small porcelain bottle and sprinkled a layer of powder on the two corpses, which soon melted into blood.
After destroying the corpse, Mei Qian walked back to the fire, grabbed a piece of meat, and ate it.
……
Outside the city.
Mu Qingyao blinked, in front of him was a straight official road, and on both sides were uninhabited mountains and forests.
Although there is only a wall apart, the air outside Baiyu City seems to be fresh and free.
Escape!
Menliu looked very excited, and was about to run out, but was caught by Yun Que.
The three of them were attached to the city walls.
Yun Que tilted his head and stared at the firelight on the city wall.
Not only were the gates guarded, but there were also guards on the city walls who were on duty at night.
If you just run out, you will definitely be discovered.
"Go this way."
Yun Que whispered and moved along the left side of the city wall.
Menliu and Mu Qingyao also learned from Yun Que's appearance and moved to the side little by little.
When they were away from the city gate area, the three of them burrowed into the woods and disappeared completely.
After confirming that no one was tracking, Yun Que relaxed.
Finally got rid of the Red Lotus Sect.
By this time it was already dawning, and there was a clear stream not far away.
Mu Qingyao ran over and washed her face.
Seeing that there were small fish swimming in the water, I fished a few times with great interest, but I didn't catch any of them.
Yun Que could see that the other party was in a good mood.
"You are a fish, and you want to catch other fish, don't you think you and Xiaoyu have the same disease."
Yun Que said angrily.
In the crisis of Baiyu City, it is the safest way to leave directly with Menliu.
After a big circle in the city, the danger level will increase a hundredfold, fortunately, there is no danger in the end, if it is besieged by the masters of the Red Lotus Sect, coupled with the negative easy shot, the consequences are unimaginable.
Mu Qingyao picked a small blue flower, held it to the tip of her nose, and said innocently:
"I don't look like a flower."
Yun Que was speechless for a while.
It really looks, and it's more beautiful than flowers.
Mu Qingyao's smile is very bright, and under the reflection of the morning glow, it is incredibly beautiful.
"The Nine Turns Spirit Flower is a must-have thing to build the Demon Formation, with the Demon Formation, you can keep the people of a city safe, do you know Yun Que, I think tonight, I am a Nine Turns Spirit Flower, and I can also protect the people of a city."
Mu Qingyao said softly with affection: "Thank you for letting me make a spirit flower overnight." ”
In the face of the kind and beautiful little county lord, what else can Yun Que say.
I could only grit my teeth and say, "Tonight is overtime, at least two hundred taels!" ”
Mu Qingyao covered her mouth and chuckled when she heard this, and nodded again and again.
Yun Que turned his head and looked at Door Six.
This guy was lying on the side of the stream and drank endlessly, his stomach was bulging, and he was still drinking, and he didn't know how long he hadn't drunk water.
The other party's actions made Yun Que a little puzzled.
Menliu doesn't look like a normal person, even if he hasn't drunk water for a few days, he won't drink like this, and if he doesn't interrupt, he will be easily strangled to death.
Picking up the door six, Yun Que asked:
"Have you drunk enough?"
"Huh? Enough is enough! It's been a long time since I've drunk water, it's delicious. Menliu looked obsessed, as if the stream was some kind of delicacy.
"Where are you from, how are you locked in the dungeon?" Cloud lacks a way.
"Me?"
Menliu's eyes became confused, and he thought for a while: "I live in the city, I am a cook, I killed people and was imprisoned in a dungeon, the years are too long, I can't remember the events of that year clearly. ”
According to the news I got from Mei Qian, Menliu had been locked up in the dungeon since the previous dynasty, and the calculation time was at least fifteen years, which was indeed long enough.
"Give you two paths."
Yun Que said indifferently: "The first way, follow me, you can regain your freedom after half a year, and the second way, buried here, the grave may bloom in half a year." ”
"I'll go with you!" Menliu immediately made the right choice.
The trio are back on the road.
After passing through the dense forest and returning to a path, Mu Qingyao finally recognized the direction.
This is not the way to Tianqi City, but the way back to Zangshi Town.
"It's a good idea to go back to Zangshi Town, no one could have imagined that we would return to the finish line." Mu Qing Yao said.
"Don't go back to Zangshi Town, take you to a good place." Cloud lacks a way.
"Where are we going?" Mu Qingyao said curiously.
Yun Que smiled strangely and said, "Duckweed Mountain." ”