Chapter 31: False Accusations
The second daughter, who was anxious and almost insomnia all night, wanted to urge Luo Xiao as soon as it was dawn, but unexpectedly, when it was almost dawn, she was too tired and sleepy to sleep, and unconsciously leaned on each other and fell asleep, until she was awakened by a banging knock on the door, and one or two yawns went to open the door all day long.
As soon as Luo Xiao saw the dark circles under the eyes of the second daughter, he knew what was going on. This kind of panic and sleepless situation when danger is imminent is obviously due to a lack of experience and poor psychological quality. No one can help with this kind of thing, only more experience.
"Split up as planned. Luo Xiao turned his head and left, saying as he walked, "At the beginning of the hour, meet at the east gate." ”
Although the second daughter was sleepy, she also knew that the situation was urgent and could not be delayed, so she had to wash hastily, beat her spirits, and act separately.
According to the plan agreed upon by the three of them last night, Luo Xiao went to deal with the affairs of the Turian driver, Cheng Feifeng went to the Baicao City Guard Mansion as the daughter of the Yishui City Guard, asking for a warning from the City Guard and seeking help, while Lao Feiyan went to buy food, water, and hire a carriage.
Not every Xiuwutang disciple who goes out on a mission rides back and forth like Luo Xiao, and the second daughter can't stand this crime, when they come, they take a carriage, and when they go back, they naturally have to hire a carriage.
When the sun was approaching, the east gate of Baicao City, the flow of people was like weaving, the carriages and horses were like a flow, and in the crowd of people who went out of the city and entered the city, the three of them converged again. Except for Lao Feiyan, who was gnawing on his hooves and was happy because things were going well, Luo Xiao and Cheng Feifeng's faces were not good-looking.
Cheng Feifeng ran to the city guard mansion early in the morning because she didn't see the city guard at all, and the reply she got was that the city guard had gone out to inspect the city guard two days ago, and it was impossible to tell her when she would come back. Because of Cheng Feifeng's identity, the steward of the city guard mansion did not dare to slack off, asked her to wait for a while to come back, and asked if there was anything wrong.
The destruction of the intelligence point by the Tule people is not a small matter, and of course Cheng Feifeng can't tell a steward, so he has to come out in a hurry.
And something that shouldn't have been a problem on Luo Xiao's side went wrong - that turle driver is missing!
"I checked the scene, and the Natul man did not flee on his own, and with his state at the time and my restraints, he was not capable of running on his own, but someone helped him, and it was probably his companions who found him. The Tule people have a very big picture, they have already laid out, and they can be regarded as half of the head snake, and we really can't play with them when it comes to Tibetans looking for people. ”
Luo Xiao's tone was solemn: "There is no choice now, we can only rely on ourselves." It is imperative to get out of the city as soon as possible, and try to escape from the control of the Thurians before they can react. ”
Cheng Feifeng nodded, and thought deeply: "That is the case, Brother Luo will go out of the city first, and I will leave a mark in the city, hoping that my brother will see it when he returns." ”
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In a small courtyard made of white grass and black mud unique to White Grass City, four Tur people with high noses, deep eyes, and slightly curly yellow hair surrounded the stretchers on the ground. On the stretcher lay a man wrapped in bandages and wounded like a mummy. Looking at the wounded man's bleeding bandages, the four Tullers had gloomy faces and angry eyes.
"Are you sure those Martial Arts Hall disciples did it?" The one who spoke was the oldest middle-aged man among the four, his face was full of thick tendrils, his hazel eyes shone with a murderous and strange light, and his aura fluctuated strongly, filled with a bloody intent.
"My subordinates got the news from the guards at the east gate, and as soon as the city gate was opened early in the morning, there were three men, two women, and three people, riding horses and chariots, and hurried out of the city one after another. The man who replied was the skinny of the four, with a very prominent hooked nose on his skinny face, which made him look extremely gloomy.
"That's right, it seems that the male disciple seriously injured Gu Nu and rescued the two women. The largest of the four, a bald man with a tattooed face, gold rings on his ears, and a short leather armor on his upper body pressed his chest to the middle-aged man who was the leader, and his bronze bell-like eyes were shining, "Lord Agush, let me Tikseri go and tear them up!"
The leader known as Agush also had blood surging in his eyes, but he was not impulsive, he groaned, shook his head, and said: "To be able to hurt the fourth-order martial artist Gu Nu like this, the disciple of the Martial Arts Hall who came out of nowhere is at least the fifth order, plus those two female disciples are the fourth order and the fifth order respectively. Although they are all yellow-haired children, after all, the strength is there, and Tik you are only a fifth-order, even if you are experienced in a hundred battles, you may not be able to defeat one against three. Moreover, the identities of those two women are not simple, so it is best to catch them alive...... Or I'm more sure that I'll do it myself. ”
Agush decisively ordered: "Maru stays behind to guard the stronghold and take care of the Gunu, and Tik follows me out of the city in pursuit." Subay, you go to that person, you need him right now. Hehe, after eating so many of our benefits, it's time for him to contribute......"
Almost at the same time, the goat-bearded shopkeeper was listening to Xiao Ba's report, saying that he had been guarding the Shiyun Inn all night, and in the morning he finally saw the suspicious guest and two women wearing hats hurrying out of the city, heading east, and hurriedly returning to report.
The goat mustache shopkeeper listened to it, and hehe sneered: "Good boy, it's very good, you actually know how to use the trick of ordering to stabilize us...... It can't be wrong, that person must be a person sent by Yishui City to connect, he must have noticed something, so he hurried out of the city. Arrest him back or kill him, and he must not leak the news and affect the overall plan. ”
Xiao Ba was followed yesterday but was thrown off by Luo Xiao, and he was always aggrieved in his heart, so he immediately asked for battle: "Master Ke, I'll go and arrest them back immediately......"
The goat's beard shopkeeper's eyes flashed, and he slowly shook his head: "That person is not simple, I have always suspected that the sudden triggering of the qi in my body yesterday is related to this person, if the conjecture is true, you may not be able to take him alone...... Well, I'll go and see if this kid is the devil's thing. ”
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At this time, dozens of miles away from Baicao City, a knight accompanied by a double-wheeled carriage was galloping on the ancient Gobi Road covered with wind and sand and dry grass.
The knight was tall, dressed in a gray suit, with a gray scarf covering his head and face, revealing only a pair of shining eyes. Bows and arrows and hunting knives hang on the left and right sides of the saddle, and long strips of blankets are carried behind the saddle, undulating with the galloping horse's body.
At this time, the curtain of the car was lifted, revealing a handsome face that looked dull due to a layer of dust, and said to the knight: "Luo Xiao, my cousin said that she was uncomfortable with sand and dust, can you stop for a while at the lake in front of her and let her freshen up?"
Before he finished speaking, a big head poked out from the side and squeezed Cheng Feifeng's face aside, but it was Lao Feiyan's big cake face, and he shouted with an unhappy face: "How can I say such a thing, is it cousin, do you want to do it...... Ahh
Cheng Feifeng pressed his head down and looked up at the knight.
The knight pulled down his scarf, revealing an extremely young face with a rare Shen Yi at this age, it was Luo Xiao.
Luo Xiao glanced at Cheng Feifeng, and saw that the second lady of the city guard had a thin layer of gray sand sticking to her face, and her personality was a bit neutral......
Luo Xiao nodded: "Of course you can, we are just in a hurry, not an escape...... Uncle, if you are tired, go to the lake in front of you and stop for a while. ”
The middle-aged coachman, who also wrapped his entire head and face in a black turban, replied, "Okay." ”
With a flick of the coachman's whip, the horseman slowed down, and at the same time deviated from the official road, running towards the lake not far away.
The lake is small in size, no more than a mile in circumference, the shore is covered with reeds and dense aquatic plants, the water level is not deep, but the locals usually dare not enter, because the whole lake is actually a swamp, and it is very dangerous to step on it.
The coachman drove the car to the lake, and repeatedly told the three of them not to go deeper, just wash by the lake.
Cheng Feifeng walked to the lake, his brows furrowed, this lake looks okay from a distance, but when he gets closer, the lake water is very turbid, with a layer of floating algae on the surface, and from time to time you can see all kinds of small insects drilling in and out of the water surface.
Luo Xiao walked over and handed her a wooden plank: "Let's just wait until we get to Redstone Town tonight." ”
Cheng Feifeng thanked him, took the plank, removed the floating algae on the water surface along with the unknown insects, and stared at the water surface with a twisted brow, after all, he couldn't resist the temptation of cleaning, so he squatted down and scooped up the water to clean it.
The sturdy Lao Feiyan also walked over with a big footboard, she was not so fine, she only used a sweat towel to wet and wring it out, wipe her face and finish.
Luo Xiao also wiped his face by the way, gave the horse water and feeding, and then re-buckled the horse's belly belt, turned over on the horse, and galloped to the official road.
At this time, Luo Xiao didn't know that they had been targeted by two groups of terrible enemies, but he had a faint bad feeling in his heart, the Tule people were afraid that they would not let them go so easily, and if they didn't stay away from Baicao City for a day, they wouldn't be safe for a day.
Luo Xiao galloped to the official road and looked into the distance, but saw that the white grass city in the distance was like a curved small black line, disappearing and appearing in the wind and sand, the world was lonely, and there was no trace.
Luo Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head and shouted to the lake: "Okay, okay, hurry up, ......."
The words were not spoken, and there was a faint rumbling hoof sound in front of him. After a while, a group of knights suddenly rushed out from the Gobi cliff in front of the right, wearing a uniform standard half-body armor on their upper bodies, wearing leather helmets, large bows and arrows hanging from the saddle, and various weapons of light and heavy lengths.
Luo Xiao's eyes froze, this is ...... Cavalry?
"It's the officers and soldiers patrolling White Grass City. The coachman hurried up to the official road, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the comer.
Luo Xiao nodded, since they are officers and soldiers, it doesn't matter, beckoning Cheng and Lao Ernu to hurry up and get into the car.
As soon as the two daughters got into the cart, the coachman's tip was not raised, and the cavalry galloped closer, scattered on both sides, and faintly surrounded the carriage and horses.
The coachman hurriedly hugged his fists and laughed: "Is that adult leading the team?" Brother is the subordinate of the shopkeeper of the Quartet Car Dealership, can you make a convenient ......?"
The cavalry was separated on both sides, and a horse galloped forward, and the knight's attire on the horse was obviously different from that of other cavalrymen, the other cavalry were leather armor and leather helmets, and the hat tassels were gray and white, while this knight was an iron armor and iron helmet, and the helmet and hat tassels were pale yellow, and he was actually a cavalry captain.
The lieutenant rode his horse and approached the carriage about ten paces, and pulled off his scarf, revealing a dark and thin face in his early thirties, with ordinary facial features, gloomy eyes, and two mustaches, giving people a very difficult feeling of speaking.
"It turned out to be Tai's shopkeeper...... subordinates, I thought it was Tai's shopkeeper. The cavalry captain smiled coldly, "If it is Tai Zhang, I Yan Hong naturally want to give face, but what are you, you want me to be a dignified cloud cavalry captain!"
The coachman's face turned pale, and he clung to the whip, unable to speak for a while.
Luo Xiao immediately took a few steps forward and arched his hand: "I don't know how many generals stopped me and others, what is the business?"
"Business trips? That's right, it's business trips. The captain named Yan Hong pressed the handle of the knife with his hand, staring at Luo Xiao's eyes like snake eyes, extremely cold, "Someone reported that you are suspected of having an affair with the wild sand thieves, don't resist if you know each other, obediently dismount and be bound!"
"What?!!" the driver was so frightened that he almost dropped his whip.
Since Luo Xiao entered the territory of White Grass City, he has been on the road on weekdays, and he has not heard of the murderous name of this wild sand thief. The so-called "wild sand bandits" are not a single person, but a gang, and they are the most ferocious horse bandits on the northwest frontier.
Due to their location on the border, this gang of horse bandits often kills people and crosses goods at the border of Wuyang, and then flees into the jurisdiction of the Tule tribes, and once pursued, it is easy to turn into border disputes. It is precisely because of such scruples that this gang of horse bandits has become more and more powerful, more and more arrogant, and their methods have become more and more ferocious.
was actually splashed with such sewage, Luo Xiao raised his eyebrows and stretched out his hand to his waist.
Yan Hong had been staring at him coldly, suddenly pulled out his waist knife, and pointed at Luo Xiao: "The thief intends to resist, all the soldiers, take it!"
Boom!
At one moment, the swords and guns were unsheathed, and the bows and crossbows were raised together, aiming at Luo Xiao and the carriage together.