Chapter Thirty-Seven The Fire Lights the Lonely Mountain (2)
"It's easy to find! Don't break antiques, jade, gold, silver and jewelry, you can exchange for rewards!"
A voice fluttered in the wilderness. Hundreds of pursuers lowered their heads, held swords and guns, searching everywhere. The corpse was poked twice and shot several times regardless of life. Then they bent down to search.
There were quarrels from time to time, and it was the soldiers who had a dispute.
Taking advantage of the pursuits searching for remnants and robbing property, Zeng Baohua and others quietly fled along the mountain road on the other side.
"Brother Hua, isn't Pusanlang the adopted son of Jiang Zhigong? Why did he betray Jiang Zhigong?" Seeing the tragedy, Yang Jingshui was a little enlightened and couldn't help but ask quietly.
"Pusanlang is called upon Ambassador Jiang as his adoptive father. Asking for help is to protect him, shelter him from committing evil and taking human life. Do you still expect such a bandit to be loyal and righteous? Ambassador Jiang was driven to Beidu and lost his power, so Pusanlang naturally wanted to find a new backer. So Ambassador Jiang became his claim to be a stepping stone for his advancement." Zeng Baohua replied sneered.
Zeng Baohua and his group crossed the mountain road and finally walked around the west side of the valley. After looking back, they saw that the fire in the direction of Huangjue Temple had become smaller. It must be that the pursuers who had been killed had begun to put out the fire. Huangjue Temple has a considerable influence in Hedong, and the "bandits" who attacked him dared not burn it all.
The shouts of killing from all directions began to dissipate, and only the mountain wind ran around at night, like a newly-dead soul wandering around at the foot of the wilderness, telling their grievances and reluctance.
"The nine hundred yellow gates, and so many families and porter guards, were killed all!" Yang Jingshui sat on the horse and said with tears in his eyes. He was trembling all over, not sure whether he was scared or angry.
Han Pingxian was so scared that he cried in a low voice. Both of them had old friends among them, so he was afraid that even the corpse could not help clean up.
"Satisfied, if Brother Hua hadn't been alert, I would have been like those people. Everyone just saw that Mr. Jiang, Mr. Chen, Mr. Xiao, and Mr. Wang Lingzeng were slaughtered like pigs and dogs. If we were in the hands of the pursuers, there would be no way to survive. They are bandits now and will not leave any living mouths." Yang Chongyi said indifferently.
"It's not a time to be glad. The pursuers will find someone. Brother Hua, where should I go?"
Zeng Baohua glanced at everyone, looked at Yang Jingshui, Han Pingxian's face twice, and finally asked: "I'm afraid there are enemies on all roads. Let's consider where to run, there are more chances of running."
"I'll listen to Brother Hua. I'll follow wherever you say I'll follow you." Yang Jingshui answered without hesitation.
Han Pingxian hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother Hua, we are Jinzhou City in the south and Hongdong County in the northeast. They are all the territory of Jianxiong's army. So I suggest running west first, crossing Gushe Mountain to Cizhou. We can also go west again, cross the Yellow River, and go to Hexi. There are mixed places where the foreigners and Han people live, and the local areas are chaotic. No matter how powerful the enemy thieves are, they will not be able to extend there. We will find a way out at that time."
"Okay, what Pingxian said makes sense. Let's go west first." Zeng Baohua looked at Han Pingxian and nodded.
Everyone rode their horses slowly and headed west along the mountain road. Although there was a moon in the sky, which made the ground bright, everyone dared not ride their horses. On this dark road, the horses did not have night vision, and they sprained their ankles or fell somewhere, and even people and horses would suffer.
After walking for three or four miles, the fire was no longer visible, and the shouts and screams were replaced by the whistling wind. Seeing that they were out of danger, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, there was movement coming from the front, and everyone held their breath. Is there an ambush?
Yang Chongyi held a long sword, grabbed a sword flower, and rode his horse slowly forward. Xia Jinzhong made up for it, held the front line, and responded to Yang Chongyi. Dai Chengen turned to Zeng Baohua and separated him from the others.
"Come out!" With Yang Chongyi shouting, six people emerged from the grass in the valley, each of them in a very embarrassed manner.
"It's you?" Zeng Baohua could tell at a glance that it was the char Jinzi. The five people behind him seemed to be his guards. One of them was familiar, but he couldn't recognize who it was.
"So it was County Magistrate Zeng." Before Che Jinzi could speak, the familiar guard spoke instead, as if he knew Zeng Baohua.
"Who are you?" Zeng Baohua asked suspiciously.
The guard rubbed his face, took off a layer of dough, and then opened his fake eyebrows and beard. The rest of the people did the same, revealing their true faces.
"Yao Tiezhu!" Zeng Baohua recognized him.
No wonder at Anxi Gate that day, I felt that the figures of the people around a light car were familiar. They were all from the Yao Mansion. I saw them when I went to Yao Mansion to "solve the case". Yao Tiechu was the most impressed because he saw them the most.
Since they are the managers and guards of the Yao Mansion, then this car Jinzi...
As soon as Zeng Baohua's suspicious eyes moved over, Che Jinzi said generously: "Yes, I am the little lady of the Yao family. This time, my mansion was wronged and suddenly got hurt. We left the mansion in a hurry and hid somewhere in the city. Because of the guards of Luoyang City, all the prefectures and counties were widely posted. In desperation, we could only bribe the inner servants' bureau, order Xiao Gong, disguised himself, and mixed in the yellow gates of the inner servants' bureau, and got out of Luoyang City."
No wonder I felt familiar last time, and it turned out to be you, the little lady. No wonder you don’t have to disguise yourself. Outsiders have only heard the sounds, but never saw you. They can’t recognize you even when they stand opposite each other.
Zeng Baohua laughed, "You are really unlucky. You finally escaped from Luoyang City and thought you would be able to have a birth in the Beidu. As a result, you were confusedly involved in the silence case of the Provincial Eunuch. But you are quite powerful. You actually escaped here with just two legs."
Faced with Zeng Baohua's gloating, the young lady of the Yao family fought back without hesitation: "Didn't Zeng County Magistrate fall into this fire pit with us? Don't laugh at it for fifty steps. Zeng County Magistrate is still the escort officer this time. Even if you escape and return to Luoyang City, the nine hundred eunuchs you are responsible for escorting will die together with the escorts of the family. I wonder how Zeng County Magistrate explained to the superiors?"
Yes, I am even more miserable! Not only did I fall into the big pit, but I also took a deep pot. Even if I luckily returned to Luoyang City, I would still be charged with dereliction of duty.
Then why am I happy just now?
But losing is not a loser! How can I lose to you, a sharp-tongued guy in terms of momentum and words?
"You don't have to worry about this? Do you think that just two important officials in the court, colluding with one Jiedushi, can silence the nine hundred eunuchs. They are not ordinary people, but slaves from the emperor. If you understand this identity, you will know that I am responsible for my mission."
At this time, Zeng Baohua had to use his brain to teasers. He could not get at a disadvantage if he could think of anything.
"I didn't expect that Guan Ren Zeng not only became a county magistrate, but also served as a member of the Wude Department. Since that's the case, when I saw the criminals, why didn't I take it down quickly and send it to An Chonghui to receive the reward?"
"Haha, I have this intention. It's just that God has the virtue of being a good person, so I will forgive others if I can."
"Haha, I never knew that Zeng Guanren had this kind of kindness besides the hearts of tigers and wolves."
Yao Tiezhu, who really couldn't stand it, coughed a few times. You two like to bicker so much, and find a place to fight slowly when you have time. But the current environment is really not suitable.
"The pursuers are behind us, so we will work together and escape first."
The young lady of the Yao family nodded and turned to introduce: "This is Yao Tiezhu, the guard in my mansion, you have seen it. This is Yao Tongye. These two are Yao Busan and Yao Busi, both of them are guards in my mansion. This Shu Tongshu is the manager of my mansion."
The last one was the Green Leaf Brother I met in the back hall of the Main Hall.
Zeng Baohua also put aside his past grudges and introduced the people here. Since you are not a demon, but a beautiful little lady, I will forgive them all. I am a big man and won by fighting with a little lady. Isn’t it very glorious?
As we walked farther and farther, the sound of Huangjue Temple could hardly be heard, only the whistling mountain wind, everything returned to silence and peace, and everyone's heart slowly fell.
Chapter completed!