A fire not only burned down Pixiu's home, but also burned down three neighboring houses.

Although Zhao Tuo's confidants led people to actively put out the fire, the fire had already started and it was too late to say anything.

It wasn't until dawn that the fire gradually extinguished, and the place had been burned to a white ground.

Pixiu looked at his home, his wife and children who had never come out, his legs went weak, he sat down on the ground, and started to cry loudly.

It was only then that Zhao Tuo appeared leisurely.

When my confidants saw that Zhao Tuo had just arrived, they confirmed what they were thinking: General, you have left yourself a way out. It seems that I have been doing the dirty work all along. If something happens, I will be blamed.

What should I do with my body?

While the confidant was thinking wildly, he forced a smile and bowed to Zhao Tuo.

Zhao Tuo sighed, rubbed his temples and said, "I'm so drunk. I was so drunk last night that I actually slept until this time. What...what's going on? Could it be that there was a fire in the city last night?"

Zhao Tuo's face was very surprised, but his eyes were calm.

He looked at the scene of the fire. The house had disappeared, leaving only some ruins. There was nothing to burn in the yard, but there was also a thick layer of ash.

As far as the eye could see, there wasn't a single living person inside.

Zhao Tuo was very satisfied. He looked at his confidants approvingly: "Did you lead people to put out the fire here last night? Very good, you did a good job."

The confidant laughed dryly and thought: Putting out fires? Setting fires is more like it.

At this time, his confidant's mind was in a mess. He was thinking about whether he could escape unscathed. After thinking about it, he felt a little hung up.

Zhao Tuo asked him to kill people and set fires, and he did it himself. If nothing happened to Zhao Tuo, he could continue to be valued by him, and even be reused by Lord Tingwei.

If the incident happened, I could certainly deduce that he was forced by Zhao Tuo. In addition, he repented last night and worked hard to save people. It was considered that he had returned from his lost path.

but……

But according to the nature of the banished immortal, how many people have been killed in the past year? He is just a low-level officer, and others just click.

Thinking of this, his confidant glanced into the yard and sighed in his heart: It would have been better if... it would have been better if those two people had been rescued last night.

Some soldiers had already gone in to inspect the fire scene. Bai Shu, who was next to him, sighed repeatedly and said to Zhao Tuo: "Rebels entered last night, and a fire broke out inside, burning all the old friends who were banished to immortals."

Zhao Tuo was greatly surprised: "An old friend of the banished immortal?"

Bai Shu nodded vigorously, looking distressed.

But Zhao Tuo was very happy: It would be better if he was burned to death. How could his old friend, a shameless person like Huai Guzi, be a good person?

At this moment, a soldier guarding the city suddenly ran over panting and said to Bai Shu: "Sir, sir, there is a team of about a hundred people. They are all riding horses and carrying weapons, and they broke into the city.

Coming."

Bai Shu was furious and kicked the soldier: "Can't you even guard the city gate?"

The soldier said with a sad face: "Most of the soldiers in the city are here to put out the fire. There are not enough people to defend the city. And those people are so fast, like a whirlwind, they are already in front of us in the blink of an eye."

"Their horses are extremely strong, and their people are also very strong. The villain tried to stop him for a moment, but he was whipped and fell to the ground. His neck is still burning with pain."

Bai Shu took a look and found that there was indeed a scar on the pawn's neck, which was red and shocking.

Zhao Tuo looked at Bai Shu in confusion: "There are rebels here? Such arrogant rebels?"

Bai Shu gritted his teeth and said to the soldiers behind him: "Let me catch the thief."

He was really anxious. How could he cover up such a mistake in front of Zhao Tuo?

In broad daylight, the rebels actually broke into the city. Now even if I didn't die, I would have to shed my skin.

But Zhao Tuo was gearing up and beaming with joy.

Today is a double happiness.

Not only did they get rid of the horns and dung money, but they also welcomed a wave of rebel thieves.

If these rebels are killed smoothly, then the regrets of the trip to South Vietnam will be gone. When he returns to the court, he will still be a hero.

Thinking of this, Zhao Tuo shouted loudly: "Come here, let me catch the thief."

The Qin soldiers behind him all agreed.

Just when they were about to take action, the rapid sound of horse hooves was heard.

The other party didn't know how many people there were, but the sound of horse hooves was so fast and dense that it sounded like there were three to five hundred people.

Bai Shu looked at the pawns beside him angrily: "Didn't you say there are only a hundred people?"

The pawn hurriedly explained: "There are indeed only a hundred people on the other side, but each of them brought three empty horses."

Bai Shu and Zhao Tuo were immediately stunned.

Neither of these two people were mediocre, and they immediately thought that only those who traveled long distances needed to do this. And neither thieves nor rebels could have such huge financial resources to prepare three horses for everyone.

Just as they were thinking about this, the sound of horse hooves was already very close at hand.

They heard a cry: "Where are the horns?"

When the confidant heard this voice, he immediately shuddered: "Why is someone looking for horns?"

I don't know why, but a strange thought suddenly came to his mind: "Could this be the banished immortal looking for someone?"

As a result, just when he thought of this, he saw more than a hundred people running on the street in the distance. The two people in the front were clearly Li Shui and Li Xin.

His confidants even wanted to die: What are they really afraid of? How could he be banished to immortal so quickly? Could it be that he could really pinch him?

Zhao Tuo reacted quickly and shouted: "Come on, follow me to kill the rebels."

The sergeants were all ready. The crossbowmen drew their bows and arrows, aiming at Li Shui and his group.

Don't blame these Qin soldiers. Li Shui's men did not wear military uniforms and were arrogant. They could easily be regarded as rebels attacking the county town.

However, when the guards of Shangjun's courtyard saw the hostility of the Qin soldiers, they all shouted: "We are the guards of Shangjun's courtyard. We are here to look for the horns."

The Qin soldiers immediately hesitated.

At this time, Li Shui shouted loudly: "The Huaiguzi is here, who dares to make a mistake?"

Bai Shu suddenly lost his composure: "Huai Guzi? Could it be that he is an immortal?"

He said a little unbelievably: "Could it be that the banished immortal came to our remote place in person?"

He said to the soldiers beside him: "Put down your bow and arrow quickly, it may be an immortal."

Zhao Tuo was a little anxious and shouted: "What banishment? How could he appear here?"

But some Qin soldiers behind him were whispering to each other, and some said: "The man next to Ban Xian looks more and more like General Li Xin."

"That's General Li Xin. He pacified Xiang Liang a few months ago. I went with General Li Xin."

"This is General Li Xin. In the past, he attacked Chu, and I escaped with him."

"That's right. I once led the general's horse when he was conquering Yan."

For a time, the Qin soldiers began to brag about their qualifications.

In the process, they also put down their crossbows.

Now except for Zhao Tuo's more than 100 soldiers, the others have already laid down their weapons.

Li Shui and Li Xin also came to Zhao Tuo with their guards.

Li Shui got off his horse and shouted at them: "Where are the horns?"

Zhao Tuo drew out his sword, pointed at Li Shui and said, "Who are you? How dare you break into Gaoshan County without permission. Come on, kidnap me."

Zhao Tuo's soldiers were a little hesitant.

Li Shui's face turned pale: "Zhao Tuo, do you really not know me, or are you pretending not to know me?"

Zhao Tuo sneered.

It was impossible to say that he didn't know Li Shui. However, after he recalled it, it seemed that the two of them had never had direct contact, so he just pretended that they didn't know each other, which was totally fine.

So Zhao Tuo turned around and asked his confidants: "Is this person really an immortal?"

The confidant cursed loudly in his heart: I, your ancestors, have pushed this kind of dirty work to me again.

The confidant hesitated and said: "General... I don't know the banished immortal. I don't know if the person in front of me is."

Zhao Tuo was a little unhappy: "In the past, the banished immortals held a selection meeting in Xianyang City and invited all officials. Didn't you also go?"

The confidant laughed dryly and said to Zhao Tuo: "Didn't your Excellency also go?"

Zhao Tuo's face turned livid with anger, and he kicked his henchman hard.

Zhao Tuo was very disappointed with his confidants: What is a confidant? Isn’t it just someone who does dirty work and takes the blame at critical moments? Otherwise, why would it be beneficial to take you with you, and why would you be reused?

Li Shui sneered and took out a shiny gold medal from his pocket, with the two characters "avoid death" written on it.

When Bai Shu saw the gold medal, he was so excited that he almost fainted: "The gold medal for immunity from death, this is the legendary gold medal for immunity from death."

Zhao Tuo was even more stubborn: "Maybe someone found a piece of copper and made a fake one..."

Li Xin, who was next to him, said quietly: "Zhao Tuo, if you say you don't know Brother Huai, that's fine. Don't you even know me?"

The generals in the army are simply joking if they say they don't know General Li Xin.
To be continued...