Sun Zheng and his party left the city and headed south. Half a month later, they arrived at Zhending City. When Sun Zheng was sighing, a master next to him told him: "We are about to reach the outside of Lucheng on the day of the accident. Do you want to take a detour?"

Escape that dangerous spot?"

Sun Zheng was anxious to return to Yunzhou, so he changed the name of Fuwei Escort Agency to his surname Sun. After pondering for a while, he finally said: "The mountain road in Lucheng is the only official road between the two cities. If we take a detour, I'm afraid

If we have to walk for several more days, it would be so easy to encounter the bandits blocking the road. Maybe they would have been wiped out by the officers and soldiers of the two cities during this period."

Although the others were hesitant, they heard what he said made sense and did not raise any objections.

So the next morning, the group set foot on the familiar mountain road again.

Sun Zheng was worried all the way, but when he saw the Lucheng city wall from a distance, there was nothing blocking his way out, and everyone heaved a sigh of relief.

But when we walked along the mountain road to the bottom of the slope, we saw more than ten people in the distance, cleaning the battlefield at our feet not far outside the city. Several corpses and their remaining limbs were scattered on the ground together with the carriage and cargo.

Sun Zheng glanced at the short man in rough leather clothes leading him. Who else could it be if he wasn't the bandit who killed Huo Qing with two swords?

The other masters beside him also recognized those people and suddenly became panicked. Sun Zheng hurriedly shouted behind him: "Quickly, turn the horse's head quickly!"

It was a good thing he didn't shout. When he shouted, the bandit named Tian raised his head and looked at them. He immediately got on his horse and galloped towards them.

Among the people in the escort agency, only Sun Zheng was riding a horse, and the rest were driving carriages. Although the carriage was empty, it could not outrun a single horse. In the blink of an eye, the leader of the bandits was approaching, and several of his subordinates behind him also got on their horses.

Sun Zheng desperately held the horse's belly, ignoring the others and rushing forward to escape. He deeply regretted all the previous decisions.

Behind them, the bandits caught up with the escort team and stabbed the horse's neck with a single sword. The horse pulling the cart screamed, and the carriage suddenly overturned and fell to the ground.

The bandit didn't stop and continued to chase Sun Zheng, presumably leaving the rest of the escort team to his subordinates.

Sun Zheng turned around, and saw the bandit's bloody single sword swung in front of his eyes. He leaned back to dodge, but inadvertently pulled the reins, causing him to flip over while galloping.

The bandit jumped off his horse, walked closer and said proudly to Sun Zheng: "I've come back to throw myself into a trap again. I want to see how I can escape this time. Tell me quickly, where are the boy and the little beauty?"

Sun Zheng clutched his left arm and gasped for air. His heart was filled with despair. He stared and pretended to be confident: "The two of them will be there soon, so be careful!"

Panic flashed through the bandit's eyes, and he recovered in an instant and said harshly: "Then I will move your head first." As he said this, he raised his knife and wanted to stab him.

Sun Zheng injured his arm and was at a low position, so he could only use his right hand to grab it horizontally. The bandit also blocked it with one hand and stabbed Sun Zheng in the neck with a knife.

There was just a "pop" sound, blood spurted out, a head rolled to the ground, and there was another corpse on this land.

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Ji Ye spent a few days peacefully in Shangjing City. During this period, Zhang Xuening came to visit and brought the specially made steel gun wrapped in several layers of silk.

She didn't bring her servant with her, only Wan'er followed behind her, holding a thirty-kilogram iron object all the way, and she was already a little exhausted.

Fang Yu had a better attitude toward her. He took the gun and gave her a few perfunctory words before returning to the house. He couldn't let go of the gun.

Ji Ye picked it up with his hands. If he didn't use his internal strength, it would be very difficult and laborious to swing it. Fang Yu didn't feel it was heavy at all and was secretly surprised.

Seven days later, in the morning, when it was still dark, the Zhang family's servant drove to visit on time. This man's surname was Jiang. The Zhang family's master obviously trusted him to come at such a juncture.

Fang Yu, Ji Ye and others were already ready. They each changed into black clothes and got into the carriage, while Caisheng stayed at home.

The eunuch's costumes were already prepared in the carriage, and the two of them quickly changed into them.

Ji Ye raised his voice and imitated the eunuchs' speech, jokingly chuckling at Fang Yu: "With your appearance and temperament, others will know you are pretending at a glance."

Fang Yu's already tense face became even stiffer, his eyes fixed on one spot without saying a word.

Ji Ye also knew why he was nervous. If this failed, he would definitely lose his life, and this was only the first step in a thousand miles, and there was no turning back.

His heartbeat couldn't help but beat faster, but he still comforted Fang Yu: "Your Highness, don't worry. I have greatly improved my martial arts when I return this time. Even if I fail later, I can escape to protect myself."

Fang Yu suddenly raised his eyes and stared at him, with a bit of hysteria in his eyes: "No, I must do it, in order to clear my mother's name, yes, for my mother..." At the end of his words, his voice gradually faded away, and his eyes returned to the two of them.

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Ji Ye was startled by him and muttered "Okay".

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In the Chongzheng Hall of the Snow Kingdom Palace, the cold wind was blowing coldly, and there was a faint aura of chilling.

Snow Emperor Fang Sheng was wearing a plain white coat and stood beside the dragon chair with his hands behind his back. His Highness Eunuch Jiang and a man in armor stood respectfully.

Everyone else inside and outside the hall had been dispersed, leaving only the three of them.

Eunuch Jiang lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, the spies in the villa have just sent news that His Highness has been gathering dead soldiers since dawn, and they should be on their way here now."

Fang Sheng nodded and said calmly: "It doesn't matter, the thousands of scattered troops he gathered are no match for the tens of thousands of forbidden troops." Fang Sheng then looked at the man: "Gu directed me, you go and garrison the four city gates in advance. If you want to attack,

Kill everyone in the city one by one, just don't let them enter the city, so as to avoid panic. If more people are added to the palace, that boy will also have many dead soldiers in the city."

Gu Zhizhi knelt on one knee and cupped his hands: "I accept your order!" After saying that, he stood up and left.

There were only two people left in the palace, and Eunuch Jiang said: "Your Majesty, are you planning to let His Highness go?"

Fang Sheng said: "I and the Holy Concubine have been childless for many years. Yun'er has reached old age and Qiu'er has no virtue, so the choice for the crown prince can only be made between them. I also had the intention to go down the slope and take care of him."

He made him the crown prince to prevent them from cooking beans and burning pods in the future. I will punish him a little this time, and I hope he will understand that I can let you go, but he must not take it away."

Eunuch Jiang was silent for a while, seeming to be thinking.

Fang Sheng added: "Go immediately and solve the problem. Once this happens, the only person I am afraid of is him. Remember to rush back as soon as possible. I will feel more at ease when you are by my side."

His Highness responded: "Yes."

After saying this, he saw Eunuch Jiang suddenly straighten his waist, raise his hand high, and lift his white hair along his scalp, revealing his neatly tied mottled filaments. He then took off his eunuch attire and wore black underneath.

Yi seems to be a strong old man over sixty years old.

The old man held up his hands again and said to Fang Sheng: "Your Majesty, please don't worry, I will come as soon as I go." Then he turned around and hurried out of the palace.
Chapter completed!