Chapter 291 Something happened
In the sky, the golden-feathered falcon was as fast as a meteor, flying straight to Pingshan City, bringing out a series of phantoms. Xia Zhanhong sat on its back, gently stroked the bright fluff, with a smile on his face, and said quietly: "Little Eagle, your speed is fast again! Has the green fox already taken you that golden sand insect egg?"
The Golden-Linged Falcon Eagle looked back, looked at Xia Zhanhong, nodded, and shouted twice, with a sharp look of excitement.
"How about Xiaoying? Is it possible for him to break through the king level and be promoted to the emperor level in the future?" Xia Zhanhong asked.
"Swish" Jin Lingtian Falcon made a loud long sound, and seemed extremely excited. His wings vibrated with force, and the speed of flight suddenly accelerated, rushing forward like lightning...
From the capital to Dingjiang County, the carriages and horses were driving for several months, and it took seven or eight days to fly. Now the speed of the Golden-Eyed Heavenly Falcon has reached the range of Dingjiang County in just two days.
After two years of returning to his hometown, Xia Zhanhong felt emotion and reached out to pat the Golden Falcon: "Little Eagle, fly lower!"
The golden feather's wings slanted and descended from a height of 1,000 meters to about 300 meters. The situation on the ground is clearly visible.
Standing on the back of the eagle with his hands behind his back, Xia Zhanhong looked down at Dingjiang County City under his feet. Looking at the big county magistrate's mansion in the center of the city, the scene when he was treating Nalan Jingrou here, it couldn't help but emerge in his mind... Ji Chen, Nalanjie, the county magistrate, the doctor and maid, and the Lan family who wanted to frame him...
Just as Xia Zhanhong was immersed in his memories, a roar that shook the sky suddenly came from below: "Kill!"
"Huh?" Xia Zhanhong's thoughts were interrupted, and his eyes were turned to the direction where the roar came. He saw that outside the north gate of the county town, tens of thousands of soldiers were ready to go, and the team ran through the official road for several miles.
"So many officers and soldiers, what are they going to do... Is there a big friction with the 72nd Route General Banner!" Xia Zhanhong frowned slightly. It was already autumn now. It was not the season of military parades. There must be a war in so many troops!
While Xia Zhanhong was thinking, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers below roared again, and then the team slowly set off. The official road suddenly became dusty in the sky.
After hesitating for a moment, Xia Zhanhong ignored the matter. He patted the Golden Feather and continued to rush to Pingshan City.
Although he was the governor of the dynasty, his position was under the name of the Ordnance Bureau. If he casually asked about local military arrangements, he would definitely be criticized.
From Dingjiang County City to Pingshan City, a distance of thousands of miles. After two clocks, Xia Zhanhong found a secluded mountain forest about fifty miles away from Pingshan City, and instructed the Golden Falcon to land. He turned over and jumped off the eagle's back.
"Little Eagle, go and play by yourself, don't leave too far!" He reached out and patted Jin Ling Tianfang's neck. Xia Zhanhong jumped out of the mountains and forests, and in a moment he had arrived on the official road. He headed straight for Pingshan City.
The closer the city gate, the more people there were, most of them were lonely warriors. There were also caravans coming and going, and it seemed that everything was no different from two years ago.
However, when approaching the city gate, Xia Zhanhong discovered the difference. There were obviously fewer guards on the city wall, and there was only one person next to the city moat crossbow operated by the three.
But at the city gate, there are more than a dozen city guards guarding them. Whether they are caravans or civilians, as long as they enter the city, they will pay more or less a portion of money to the guards.
"How come these guards even charge civilians' money... In addition, my father was the patrol captain and he had also served as the city defense officer. How could there be no patrol team members in the city gate guard office..."
There was a war in Dingjiang County, so he must draw the city guards from all over the place. There were few people on the city walls, so Xia Zhanhong was not surprised. However, the behavior of the city gate guards made him frown.
Although he was confused, Xia Zhanhong didn't care. There were too many people greedy for money. No matter how big or small the city was, there were city gate guards collecting money privately. Now that he was about to see Liu Mei, he had no intention of dealing with these trivial matters.
As he stepped into the city gate, Xia Zhanhong kept strode forward, took out a blue crystal from his purse, and threw it out at a guard next to him.
The guard stared at the blue crystal that fell in his hand, his eyes shining. This blue crystal was enough for his ten-year salary. The other city gate guards all surrounded him at once, and everyone had a greedy expression on his face...
The guard looked up at his colleague surrounding him, and his heart shivered. He hurriedly put Lan Jing into his arms and looked up again. Xia Zhanhong had long disappeared.
At this moment, a rapid sound of horse hooves sounded outside the city gate, and then a arrogant voice came: "Don't block the way here, let's go away!"
"Wow!" The crowds entering and leaving the city quickly separated from each other, and two strong horses rushed over. One of them was a young man with a pockmarked face, and following behind the pockmarked face was a middle-aged man with long faces and thin eyes and a three-inch goatee beard.
"It's young master, get out of here!" More than a dozen guards hurriedly dodged to both sides, no longer caring about the blue crystal. They knew very well that if they hid slowly, they would definitely be trampled to death by the young man with a numb face.
Seeing everyone dodging in panic, the young man with a stingy face laughed proudly! Then, two strong horses quickly rushed past the city gate and disappeared at the corner of the city gate in a blink of an eye.
Xia Zhanhong entered the city, strode and rushed back quickly. In less than a quarter of an hour, he had already arrived at the block where his business was located.
Seeing the huge plaque with black gold characters from the side from a distance, Xia Zhanhong couldn't help feeling intimate, and his feet were even faster.
However, when he walked in, Xia Zhanhong was stunned: "Hey! It's not dark yet, why did he close the door so early!"
Looking at the Xia family business where the door was closed, Xia Zhanhong frowned, and suddenly a bad premonition arose in his heart.
"Is something wrong?" This thought flashed, and Xia Zhanhong took two steps to the stairs, raising his hand to knock on the door.
But at this moment, two figures suddenly jumped out in the alley opposite, blinked behind Xia Zhanhong, and reached out to grab his shoulder: "Friend, what are you doing here?"
"Huh?" Xia Zhanhong's hand knocking on the door stopped, turned around, and was about to take action. But when he saw the two of them's outfits, he couldn't help but move, and put down his palms again, allowing them to grab their shoulders.
"Are you from the patrol team?" Xia Zhanhong looked at the two young men opposite and was caught on his shoulder and asked in a deep voice. Everyone in the patrol team was very familiar with him, but he was very unfamiliar with these two and didn't know them at all.
"Ha!" The two men smiled proudly, grabbed Xia Zhanhong's hand tightly, and said, "Since you know we are from the patrol team, just go with us!"
"Go with you? Why?" Xia Zhanhong stared at the other party and asked quietly.
"Why!" the two young men looked at each other and smiled, and one of them said mockingly: "This shop colluded with the Seventy-Two General Banners, and has been sealed! The reason why the seal was not posted was to attract their accomplices..."
Another chuckled and said, "Even if you don't know, you are here to buy elixirs, you have to go back and explain it clearly to us... Do you understand?"
Xia Zhanhong narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "I understand! You actually don't know anything, just two miscellaneous people who are extorting here!"
"What did you say..." The two young men just glared at each other and their necks were grabbed by both hands, and the words behind them were also held back.
"I'll ask you, are the people in this shop still there?" Xia Zhanhong stared at the two young men, his eyes full of murderous intent, and his hands slowly tightened.
The two patrolmen opened their mouths wide, their faces flushed, and their eyes, which were gaunt out of fear, were afraid that Xia Zhanhong would pinch them to death, and nodded desperately.
"Liu Mei is still in the shop!" Seeing the two patrol members nodding, Xia Zhanhong felt relieved, turned around and kicked the door open, and walked in with the two of them.
The layout of the business name is exactly the same as two years ago. After Xia Zhanhong came in, he glanced at him for a week and carried the two of them to the back door.
At this moment, as soon as the back door opened, a group of children ran out, leading the boy, the oldest boy back then. Behind him, there were men and women, and the ones behind him were Xiaojiu and the girl.
"Sister is back!" The children who heard the movement did not see clearly what was happening in the shop hall, and were still shouting happily. But after just running forward a few steps, they all stopped and looked at Xia Zhanhong holding the two of them.
"Girl! Where is your elder sister, aren't you here?" Xia Zhanhong threw the two of them to the ground and walked to the children.
"Master Xia! You are Master Xia!" After staring at Xia Zhanhong for a moment, the girl suddenly screamed excitedly, and then ran out of the end.
"Mr. Xia, hurry up and save your elder sister! She was taken away by a group of officers and soldiers!" The girl ran to Xia Zhanhong, hugged his legs, and started crying.
At this time, the children also recognized Xia Zhanhong and all surrounded him.
Xia Zhanhong reached out and hugged the girl, and asked in a deep voice: "What the hell is going on? Where have your elder sister been taken?"
The oldest boy said quickly: "Young Master Xia, the new city-mopping captain, wants to occupy our business and the treasure pavilion of the Yun family. He has been spreading rumors that he suspected that we colluded with the 72nd Road General Banner to provide elixirs and weapons to the enemies of Motianling, and come here to check every few days..."
"This afternoon, many people came and said that they had found evidence and wanted to take my elder sister away... My elder sister asked them to come up with evidence! They said that the evidence was in the treasure pavilion, so I asked my elder sister to go and see it with them..."
Before the boy finished speaking, Xia Zhanhong interrupted and asked, "In other words, your elder sister went to the treasure trove pavilion with them! How long have you been away!"
"It's less than two hours!" the boy replied!
"I'll save your elder sister. You can watch these two people and close the door!" After the words came, Xia Zhanhong had already flashed out of the door. To be continued...
Chapter completed!