The darkness dissipated, the eastern sky gradually whitened, and the rooster singing faintly could be heard.

After Geng Huyuan and Meng Ran extinguished the fire, they led the horse to the edge of the woods.

Seeing this scene, Sun Huwei was very puzzled, but it was inconvenient to step forward to ask, so he just paced anxiously in place.

When he saw that the two of them were just grazing the horses, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

At this moment, a figure appeared next to Sun Guard, and a voice sounded in his ears, "Big brother, what are you looking at?"

Taken aback, Escort Sun's face sank, and he reprimanded: "Xiao Zhao, can't you walk a little quietly? ”

Xiao Zhao scratched his sideburns and said with an innocent face: "It's you who take it too seriously, don't blame me." ”

Sun Huwei lightly punched Xiao Zhao on the shoulder, and asked casually, "Are you all packed?" ”

Xiao Zhao agreed, and was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by Sun Guard, who said in a low voice: "Xiao Zhao, you deal with Zhang Qing's matter, you should give silver to silver, you should buy things and buy things, if you lack silver, tell me, I will find a way." ”

Xiao Zhao nodded fiercely, and then walked towards the crowd.

By the time Geng Huyuan and Meng Ran finished feeding the horses and walked near the pavilion, the sun had already appeared in the sky, and the clear sunlight was sprinkled all over the world.

On the post road outside the city gate, figures began to appear in twos and threes, including people who went into the city to sell firewood, people who picked up autumn fruits, and farmers who pulled fashionable vegetables.

Escort Sun walked up to Meng Ran with a smile on his face, and said quite respectfully: "If the color is already bright today, the city gate will be opened soon, I want to invite the two of you to the teahouse for a morning tea, I wonder if you are free?"

Geng Huyuan didn't answer, just looked sideways at Meng Ran.

Meng Ran knew what Geng Huyuan meant, so he refused: "We still have important things to do, I'm afraid we won't be able to go." ”

Sun Huwei was a little disappointed after hearing this, but he also kept smiling and said, "It's okay, Meng Gongzi's matter is more important." If you have time, go to the Zhou Mansion in Yong'an Lane in the city to find me, and when the time comes, you will say that you are looking for Sun Qiuping. ”

Meng Ran nodded, and promised in his mouth: "If you have spare time in the future, I will definitely visit Brother Sun and invite you to have tea." ”

Sun Qiuping saluted Meng Ran and the others, "Then we'll see you later." ”

After Meng Ran and Geng Huyuan returned the salute, Sun Qiuping also returned to the team.

After a while, the city gate slowly opened, and out of the gate came a dozen sergeants from the Zhichong Mansion, and the open fire stubbornly guarded the city gate, and every pedestrian entering and leaving the city gate had to be carefully checked by them before they could pass.

The retinue of the Zhou Mansion and the carriage moved slowly, slowly driving in the direction of the city gate.

After the people of the Zhou Mansion entered the city, Geng Huyuan slowly spoke: "Young Master, let's go into the city too." ”

"Okay, let's go have some dinner first. ”

After the two entered the city, they first found a teahouse, planning to eat something and rest.

After entering the teahouse, I saw that there were already a lot of people sitting in the lobby on the first floor, and under the greeting of the shopkeeper, the two sat in a corner.

While waiting for the shopkeeper to serve tea and breakfast, the two looked at the tea customers of all shapes and shapes, and then listened to the conversation of the people around them with their ears sideways.

At the table near the staircase sat four men and women, three men and one woman, who looked over thirty years old, and their clothes were a little expensive, but their appearance and movement habits seemed to be incompatible with the gorgeous clothes.

Geng Huyuan looked at it for a while, frowned slightly, and he turned sideways and said softly: "Young Master, after coming early in a while, let's hurry up and leave after eating." ”

Meng Ran was stunned for a moment, and responded in a low voice, "Uncle Geng, what did you find?"

Geng Huyuan just shook his head and didn't speak again.

Meng Ran glanced at the lobby again, but he didn't find anything special, so he had to do it, and whispered to Geng Huyuan: "Okay, let's leave after eating." ”

Not long after the words fell, the shopkeeper brought a pot of hot tea and breakfast.

The slight sound of eating slowly sounded, and the two of them drank hot tea while eating. After two cups of hot tea, the whole body warmed up, and the empty and shriveled abdomen was not so uncomfortable.

After eating for a while, Geng Huyuan picked up the teapot, and when he was about to pour the tea, his ears moved slightly, and then he gently put down the teapot and said in a low voice: "Something is estimated to happen later, you have to be smart." ”

Meng Ran, who was full of food, was stunned for a moment and nodded blankly.

As he spoke, the street poured into the street with a lot of sergeants from the Ochong Mansion, and they quickly surrounded the teahouse, and the tea customers who were talking and eating were panicked, and the sound of messy footsteps, crisp cups and saucers, the sound of heavy tables moving, muffled stools falling, all kinds of noises were intertwined, extremely noisy.

When the tea guests were panicking, a sergeant with a fire-looking appearance stepped into the teahouse with a few subordinates and shouted: "Everyone listen, don't move, we are chasing the thieves, don't panic." If there is a riot, it is regarded as an accomplice of thieves, and those who dare to resist are to be killed on the spot. ”

Meng Ran was about to stand up, but was grabbed by Geng Huyuan, and he scolded softly: "You don't want to die, sit here obediently, otherwise, no one will be able to protect our door." ”

Meng Ran's face turned pale, and he held his hands tightly, due to excessive force, the joints of his fingers faded and became white and simple.

Geng Huyuan patted him on the shoulder and comforted, "Don't worry, it's not looking for us." If I'm not mistaken, they should be looking for the four next to the stairs. ”

Meng Ran's face slowly regained a little blood, and he raised his head slightly, looking at the table near the stairs.

He didn't have to wait for more than two breaths, and more than a dozen Chongfu sergeants rushed into the teahouse, and the four men and women who were originally sitting couldn't sit still any longer, threw the table at the sergeant at the entrance, and then rushed to the second floor one after another.

Seven or eight sergeants followed, and the rest stared warily at the remaining tea guests in the lobby on the first floor.

After a while, there was the sound of thunderbolts and fights on the second floor, the sound of tables, chairs and benches overturning, the sound of bamboo chopsticks scattered on the ground, the sound of weapons clashing, and the angry shouts of people.

After about half a cup of tea, there was a sound of long knives entering flesh from the second floor, and then someone jumped from above, fell into the street, and was hacked to death by the sergeant.

After that, the sergeants supported a companion and dragged three figures down the stairs, and as the three shadows slipped down the stairs, they made a thumping sound, and blood flowers scattered on the wooden tread.

Meng Ran glanced at it, and saw that two of them were covered with blood, and he was afraid that he would not survive, and the other one was in a better condition, looking at the figure, he thought that he was a woman, and his graceful figure was revealed in the dragging.

Just when the tea guests thought that they were safe, a cyan figure left his position, and with a wave of the long knife in his hand, it was a white horseman, which slashed at the sergeant of Zhichong Mansion very quickly, and two or three people fell to the ground in an instant.

The man wanted to commit another crime, but a bench flew out of the corner, and the man had to swing his knife to cut the wooden bench, and when he was about to swing the knife again, a knife appeared in front of his eyes.

He was able to resist a knife, and scolded viciously in his mouth: "The lackeys of the Imperial City Division are also here, come and come, and fight with grandpa for three hundred rounds." ”

Although he scolded fiercely in his mouth, his body retreated, and directly knocked over the tea table and stool behind him, only to hear a 'bang', the man in Tsing Yi had already broken through the wooden wall of the teahouse and stood on the street.

Meng Ran looked at the situation outside through the humanoid hole, and saw that the man in Tsing Yi was confronting several people from the Imperial City Division.

The figure swayed, and the sword swayed.

Then there was a muffled sound of 'poof', and a crossbow arrow hit the chest of the man in Tsing Yi, and after he swung a few knives, he slowly lay on the ground, and the arrows of the crossbow arrow broke out from his back.

The people of the Imperial City Division stepped forward to distinguish it, and then dragged his body away.

At this time, the man who stopped the Tsing Yi people from committing murder in the lobby took off his coat and revealed the clothes of the Imperial City Division.

When he walked out of the teahouse, all the tea guests let out a long sigh of relief.

Then more than a dozen sergeants of the Zhichong Mansion rushed into the lobby, inspected the inside and outside of the teahouse, and then began to check the directions of all the tea customers.

All local residents must be certified by the county government officer, and they can only leave after the certification is completed;

After waiting for a long time before it was Meng Ran and Geng's turn to protect the courtyard, the sergeants first separated the two of them, and then began to inspect the road guide and ask questions.

The one who checked Meng Ran was a tall and strong sergeant, he first flipped through Meng Ran's guide, then looked down at Meng Ran, and asked with a very bad attitude: "Where are you?"

Meng Ran's expression froze, and he couldn't stop muttering in his heart, but he quickly replied, "Lin'an people." ”

"What are you doing in Jiaxing City?"

"On the orders of the elders, I went out to travel. ”

"Who is in the family, and what do they do?"

Meng Ran hesitated for a moment, and said slowly: "My father has been dead for many years, and only my mother is still alive. ”

A strange smile appeared on the sergeant's lips, "Your mother sent you on a trip?"

"That's not all, and what Lord Yue-in-law means. ”

The smile on the sergeant's face became even stronger, his fingers tapped lightly on the tabletop, and he asked unhurriedly, "What does your father-in-law do?"

Meng Ran raised his head slightly, and asked tentatively, "Do you really want to say it?"

Say. ”

"Master Yuezhang has become a priest and is now recuperating at home. ”

The sergeant smiled coldly and said, "Then what did they do before?"

Meng Ran hesitated, but still said, "My father was only a county magistrate before his death, and my father-in-law was the left servant of the household department before he was a servant. ”

As soon as these words came out, the sergeant's face froze, and then a smile was piled up, and he said very politely: "I didn't expect that Gongzi was actually the beloved son-in-law of Lord Shilang, it was really disrespectful." I don't know the name of Lord Squire?"

Meng Ran said softly: "Zhang Gong Jingzong." ”

The sergeant saluted Meng Ran and said, "If you are disturbed, please Gongzi Haihan." ”

Then the sergeant walked briskly out of the teahouse and said a few words to his boss on the street, who was looking back at Meng Ran.

Soon after, Geng Huyuan's questioning was over, and the two were ready to leave the teahouse after the account.