Ningyoufu government office, back hall.

The prefect, Lin Jingyi, was sitting behind the desk, looking down at the desk and handling official business.

The bandit troubles could not be eliminated for a long time, and the former prefect was dismissed from office. Not long after he took office, he was very dedicated to his work, coming to work early every day, and did not leave until the office was dismissed.

Fortunately, the imperial court sent General Jing Xun, who led thousands of troops to defeat the bandits, captured the bandit leader, and eliminated his bitter enemy.

Who knew that the remnant bandits were still determined to defeat the escorting soldiers outside the city of Lilanfu, and kidnapped Jiao Mao.

Of course, this had nothing to do with him, so he didn't think much about it. He was just worried that if these bandits were not completely eliminated, they might continue to cause trouble in Ningyou Mansion in the future.

Just as he was thinking like this, the head catcher suddenly walked in and said urgently, "Sir, I have something important to report to you!"

From the other party's tone, Lin Jingyi heard a hint of solemnity, and quickly put down his hair and responded, "You said it."

"There is news from the garrison that a group of people are gathering at the border of Ningyou and are about to enter Lilan Mansion. They are most likely remnants of bandits." The arrester quickly reported.

After seeing off Jing Xun's troops, the garrison received an order from the governor and joined forces with the government officials to eliminate the remaining bandits.

Although the bandits were ruthless, they were still as fierce as tigers. The garrison tried to clear them out many times, but failed, and the situation became stalemate.

But as they fought, they found that the number of the other party was getting smaller and smaller. The garrison captain became concerned and sent people out to investigate, only to discover that the bandits were gathering at the Ningyou border.

Lin Jingyi frowned immediately after hearing this.

He knew that a group of bandits had already gone to Lilan Mansion, ambushed Jingxun's troops, and kidnapped Jiao Mao.

But he had learned the news yesterday that those bandits were defeated by a student from the Ce Academy named Qin Yi, who led all the students from the General Academy. Tens of thousands of common people were saved, and Jiao Mao was also captured.

He was very surprised. He didn't expect to see such a sharp creature when he came to see him.

At this time, there is actually a group of bandits heading to Lilan Mansion?

Why did all these thieves go to Lilan Mansion?

If it's normal, that's it. Just send a message to Lilan Mansion and let the other party handle it.

But now, King Mu has just arrived in Lilanfu City. If something happens to him, it will be a big problem.

After all, no one can be sure how many bandits there are and whether they are heading towards King Mu.

With this in mind, Lin Jingyi said quickly, "I will write a document immediately, and you will immediately send someone to Lilanfu City to inform Zeng Zhifu and King Mu that a group of bandits are heading to Lilanfu."

"In addition, a letter was sent to the governor's office, and the governor's office ordered to mobilize the Ningyou garrison to go to the border to eliminate the remaining bandits." Lin Jingyi said quickly, but his heart was filled with anxiety.

The exchange of letters and reports is extremely time-consuming. Maybe by the time his letter arrives, the bandits will also arrive.

The letter sent to the governor's yamen was even slower. After the governor received the letter, he had to issue a consent document before the garrison dared to take action.

At that time, if the bandits had any conspiracy, they would have probably already implemented it.

Therefore, Lin Jingyi knew that all the arrangements he made did not have much effect.

But at least he did it. If he is held accountable in the future, he will not be accused of dereliction of duty.

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Following the river south, Meng Qun and others came out of the woods and came to a mountain forest.

After finding the secret cave and entering it, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and rested.

"Everyone, take a rest and resume your journey in an hour or two." Meng Qun said loudly.

The bandits nodded, took out the dry and hard buns from their arms, and chewed them hard.

Facing the Ban Ax bandit beside him, Meng Qun ordered, "Send someone out to guard."

The bandit with the axe responded, put down the axe, and got up to make arrangements.

Taking the steamed buns from the bandit next to him, Meng Qun also slowly started eating them.

Along the way, he was worried that his whereabouts would be discovered, so he led many bandits to constantly change directions, sometimes to the northwest, sometimes to the southwest, so that they have not been able to go very far.

But fortunately, no problems occurred and he was not overtaken by the pursuers. For him, who is cautious, this is the most important thing.

As long as the supporting brothers have arrived, there is no need to fear the pursuit.

Even if there are hundreds of pursuers, they may not be able to stay. When the time comes, they can speed up and return to the stronghold at full speed.

At this moment, the Banxu bandit walked in quickly, followed by another person, who was the bandit who was sent to collect information before.

Entering the cave, the bandit shouted happily, "Master, the brothers have sent news that they have entered Lilan Mansion and are on their way here. According to the footsteps, they will arrive in the evening!"
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Many bandits cheered. They had really had enough of this life like a lost dog. They were worried about being discovered every day.

Wait until the evening, when the brothers arrive, and they have support, let’s see who can stop them!

As long as there is no incoming army, there will be no worries on this journey!

Meng Qun smiled and nodded, also full of joy.

Soon, they will be able to return to Ningyou Mansion safely, and then gather in the mountains and forests to join forces with the righteous people in the world to eliminate all the injustices in the world!

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After leaving Ceyuan, Qin Yi went to the horse rental place. He wanted to go out to hunt Meng Qun, so naturally he couldn't rely on his legs.

If you just rely on your legs to walk, it will take a lot of time to reach the city gate.

When he came to the horse rental place, Qin Yi chose a big, strong brown horse, which made his already poor assets even worse.

Fortunately, Si Qimei was kind-hearted and gave him an extra tael of silver. Otherwise, after renting the horse, he would have had a hard time in the remaining half month.

After paying the rent and deposit, and signing the deposit, Qin Yi took the horse and was about to ride away when he suddenly saw three people walking slowly in front of him.

It’s actually Mu Yuhao and others!

Qin Yi was startled and was about to hide away, but was already seen by the other party.

"Qin Yi, why are you here?" Mu Yuhao was a little surprised.

"You also want to rent a horse?" Zhang Dong asked.

Liang Ankang was also puzzled, "You want to leave the city? Where to go?"

Being bumped into by three people, Qin Yi had no choice but to ask, "Why are you here?"

"Let's rent horses and go for an outing," Mu Yuhao replied.

"Where are you going?" Zhang Dong looked like he was asking the question.

Mu Yuhao was also a little curious, so he didn't stop him.

"Uh..." Qin Yi didn't know how to answer, so he could only say, "Go and do something."

"What happened?" Zhang Dong asked again.

"Little things." Qin Yi replied.

Zhang Dong wanted to ask again, but was pulled back by Mu Yuhao.

After stopping Zhang Dong, Mu Yuhao asked, "Are you going on a long trip?"

Seeing Qin Yi looking like this, he already knew that the other party didn't want to answer, so it was hard to press him.

Qin Yi nodded.

Mu Yuhao and others have good personalities and are loyal enough, so if they can avoid deceiving each other, it is better not to deceive.

Otherwise, if the other party finds out later, even if they don’t say anything, they will feel uncomfortable in their hearts.

"How far?" Zhang Dong asked again.

Mu Yuhao frowned and looked at Qin Yi, a little worried.

It is not safe outside the city, and there may be bandits hiding there, so no one dares to go too far from the city unless necessary.

Even when they went out for an outing, they just walked in the mountains and forests near Fucheng.

Qin Yi knew that the other party was caring about him when he asked to the end, so he was not displeased.

But he knew that if he let the other party know about going after the bandits alone, he would definitely be stopped.

So I replied, "It's not too far. It's just a small thing to do. There's no need to worry."

"Did the prefect ask you to go?" Mu Yuhao asked with a frown.

Apart from this, he really couldn't think of any other reason for Qin Yi to leave the city.

Qin Yi listened and nodded immediately.

If you blame Zeng Mingzhi for this matter, he will probably not ask again.

Sure enough, the three of them could only tell him to be careful a few times, and then watched Qin Yi leave on horseback.

Watching quietly, Mu Yuhao frowned slightly, with deep doubts in his heart.
Chapter completed!