By the time the time came, it had already become dark between heaven and earth. The few people sent out before Qiu Ningxue have also returned.

In the backyard of the inn, the dim lanterns are constantly swaying in the wind. The more than twenty disciples of the Plum Blossom Village were all dressed neatly, waiting for the order to leave at any time.

"Senior sister, senior sister!" a Meihuazhuang disciple hurriedly ran in from outside the door.

"How is it?, is there any movement in the Demon Sect?" Qiu Ningxue asked.

"There is no movement in Lin'an City. Still, there's something weird!"

"What's strange?" Shen Linfeng asked first.

"When I just came back, I went to check the intersections again, and found that the people sent out by the Demon Sect before have all returned. ”

"Are you back?" Qiu Ningxue looked at Shen Linfeng on the side.

"Brother Shen, what's going on?

"It's hard to say, it's still unknown how powerful the Demon Sect is. Even if they withdraw everyone, we must not let our guard down. Maybe somewhere else, they've already set up a secret sentinel. ”

"Well, Brother Shen, it's better for you to arrange it!"

Shen Linfeng lowered his head and pondered, before he saw Gan Ling'er and Lang Zhong from the Plum Blossom Village, Xu Zhenjiang couldn't let go. It's not that I'm afraid that he will report the news, because Xu Zhenjiang was taken captive, and the Demon Sect would definitely think of the two people they arrested for the first time.

And what Shen Linfeng was worried about was why the Demon Sect suddenly transferred all the people and horses that were being pursued back. They gave up the pursuit, did they really not care about Xu Zhenjiang's life or death?

A sense of uneasiness gradually surged into Shen Linfeng's heart, and he swapped himself with the Demon Sect. Imagine if you are the leader of the Demon Sect, when faced with this situation, why do you have to mobilize all the people and horses that are being hunted outside.

"If it's me...... If it's me......" Shen Linfeng muttered softly with his eyes closed.

"If it's me...... When Xu Zhenjiang was arrested, the first thing that came to mind was naturally the people of Meihuazhuang. And the purpose of Meihuazhuang does not need to be asked, it must be to ask where the arrested person is going. And Xu Zhenjiang is just a businessman, and it is impossible for him to carry the persecution of people in the rivers and lakes. That is to say, Xu Zhenjiang will definitely tell the location of the handover. And the plum blossom village ...... Naturally, they will rush to the place Xu Zhenjiang said to save people."

Thinking of this, Shen Linfeng's eyes suddenly widened.

"If that's the case, then there's no need for the Demon Sect to chase down on the road at all. Because the final location of Meihuazhuang must be the place of handover. As long as Lin'an sent someone to the imperial capital city to inform him of this situation, the Demon Sect would definitely send more people to take strict precautions......! Set up an ambush in advance!"

Shen Linfeng looked around at the more than 20 people present.

"If the Demon Sect sets up an ambush...... Aren't we people throwing ourselves into the net?"

"Brother Shen, it's not early, have you figured out which way to go?" Qiu Ningxue asked urgently.

"We're not going to the Imperial Capital City!" Shen Linfeng said suddenly.

"How do we save people?"

"Do you know the way to the southern outskirts of the Imperial Capital?"

Qiu Ningxue was in trouble for a while.

"I've been to this imperial capital city a few times, but every time I have passed by in a hurry. I don't know much about the surrounding road environment. ”

"Then how to get from here and Chun County, you should know, right?"

"That's no problem!" Qiu Ningxue replied affirmatively.

"Alright, let's go now!"

"Oh, hey, how do you walk, will it be too dazzling if you walk together?"

Shen Linfeng smiled lightly, and secretly said that this autumn condensation snow is quite vigilant.

"Don't worry, if I'm not mistaken, I won't run into anyone from the Demon Sect along the way. ”

"Oh, why is Brother Shen so sure?"

"Get on the road first, and I'll tell you slowly. ”

As the hour approached, more than 20 horses rushed out of Hechun County in the night. The sound of hooves fills the earth. In an instant, it was already lost in the vast night.

"Brother Shen, what do you mean...... The reason why the Demon Sect transferred all the people back. Is it because they will set up an ambush in the Imperial Capital City and wait for us?"

"It's very likely!"

"So how do we deal with it?"

Shen Linfeng slowed down and walked side by side with Qiu Ningxue.

"If we continue to go to the southern suburbs, it will be a dead end. There's only one way to do it right now......"

"What is it?"

"Although I don't know the route taken by Prince Shen, he will definitely go to the southern outskirts of the Imperial Capital, there is no doubt about it. And the only thing we can do is to get ahead of them. ”

"Ahead of them?" Qiu Ningxue was a little incredulous.

"Then Shen Gongzi is on the road two days ahead of us, how can he catch up?"

"If you can't catch up, you have to catch up! Otherwise...... There's never a chance!"

"Got it!" Qiu Ningxue agreed seriously. Then, she slowed down and shouted to the juniors behind her: "Everyone cheer up, let's try to get to the next county seat before dawn." ”

"Got it, senior sister!"

"Drive!"

The imperial capital city is located in the southeast of the Celestial Empire. It is the capital of the Celestial Empire and the lifeblood of the royal family. In the east, south, west, north, and four directions of the imperial capital, there are also four small cities. These four small cities are like four steel guards, firmly enclosing the entire imperial capital city. They were separated from each other, including the Imperial Capital City in the center, a full fifty miles away.

There were also strong defenses between each small city and the imperial capital, and teams of sword-wielding soldiers could be seen everywhere. These four small cities can not only form a natural barrier for the imperial capital city in wartime. In peacetime, the pressure on the imperial capital city was greatly reduced.

The capital of the dynasty has been the most prosperous place since ancient times. All kinds of merchants, all kinds of buying and selling, all kinds of people are everywhere. And these four small cities are like the defenders of the imperial capital, and they will closely screen pedestrians. For those who buy and sell, there will also be a three, six, nine, and so on.

If you sell high-quality silk, you will easily enter the imperial capital. If the hunters in the mountains sell the skin and meat of birds of prey, let alone enter the city like this, it would be good to be able to see the gate of the imperial capital. However, these mountain hunters are not without a livelihood, and what they sell will be purchased uniformly within the town. After that, it will be transported to the imperial capital city by specialized people and sold separately.

All in all, the Imperial Capital City is a thriving place. At the same time, it is a heavily guarded place.

And the southern suburbs that Shen Linfeng and they were going to were the suburbs south of the Imperial Capital City. To get there, the small town to the south is a must.

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