The person who walked out was a middle-aged man who looked like a farmer.
His face was dark, and his exposed calves were sallow. This was the color of mud stained by people who had been doing farm work all year round. It accumulated over time and could not be washed away.
The old man twitched his nose and said: "We have taken on a big business, get me some food. Change two more horses, and I will continue on my way later."
This farmer looked just as silent as the bitter-faced middle-aged man before.
He also nodded silently, only looking at Lu Fang and Liang Siqi a few times.
Then he stepped aside and let the old man in.
Seeing that neither Lu Fang nor Liang Siqi had any intention of entering the house, he didn't say anything, turned around and walked in. Then he closed the door.
Lu Fang and Liang Siqi looked at each other and walked outside the hospital.
Lu Fang exchanged some ready-to-eat food from the system mall to fill their stomachs, and the two of them ate them.
"Little brother!"
Not long after, the old man ran out from inside, said with a sad face, "I've lost a lot on this business!"
Lu Fang frowned slightly, looking confused.
He originally only planned to collect 500 taels, but he promised to give him a large price of 6,000 taels, and he actually said that he suffered a big loss?
The old man ran forward, but his face was full of curiosity, and he said: "Little brother, who are you?"
"hehe."
Lu Fang chuckled, "If you're doing business like me, you shouldn't need to know the details of an employer like me!"
The old man frowned, "That's the rule. But you've caused a lot of trouble!"
He said with a mysterious look, "I just got the news that not only Sanquan County, but also Miangu City, Zhaohua County and other places have betrayed the imperial court. They are all targeting you.
Are you here?"
"Could it be..."
He looked at Liang Siqi, who was still stunningly beautiful even though she looked tired, and said, "You didn't kidnap some of the princesses of that bullshit emperor, did you?"
The surprise on his face is not fake.
Lu Fang's heart sank slightly.
Is it true that the people in the imperial court have dispersed?
This is a posture of digging deep into the ground to find yourself!
Immediately, he said to the old man: "Senior, since you are doing this business, you shouldn't be afraid of trouble, right? Do you want to regret it now?"
"That can't be done!"
The old man sniffed and said, "But those scoundrels from the imperial court are in some trouble. Let's avoid them on our next journey. This journey..."
"Seven thousand taels!"
Lu Fang completely ignored his empty words, "Send me to the place on time, and I will give you seven thousand taels."
As expected, the old man changed his mind immediately, "But the roads I led are all small, and those scoundrels from the imperial court probably don't know. As long as you are careful, there will be no problem."
Lu Fang shook his head helplessly, "Senior, you might as well tell me directly, with your ability, when can you send us to Tongchuan Mansion as soon as possible. The price is up to you, senior."
At this point, it's impossible for him to care about money.
“We’ll definitely arrive before sunset tomorrow night!”
The old man said resolutely, "But it may take a few horses to wear out. I am also a kind person, so you can give me the money to add a few more horses. How about a total of ten thousand taels?"
"OK!"
Lu Fang nodded.
The old man grinned and ran towards the house.
…
In the blink of an eye, it was dusk two days later.
Two horses galloped along the country road, kicking up clouds of dust.
Lu Fang, Liang Siqi, and the old man leading the way all looked dusty. At this moment, even Liang Siqi's face could no longer see the brightness it had before.
Ever since they came out of the village where the old man changed horses in Miangu City, they had hardly had much rest, day or night, for such a long time.
When Liang Siqi fell asleep, she could still let Lu Fang hold her in her arms and take a nap. But Lu Fang and the old man really didn't sleep at all.
Except for the old man who took him to the village to change horses and grab some dry food to waste some time, they spent the rest of their time on horseback.
Lu Fang had to be surprised by the vast power of the organization behind this old man.
First of all, the shortcut taken by the old man led them to completely avoid the pursuit of the imperial minions.
Furthermore, the distance between the villages where the old man rested and changed horses seemed to be quite particular.
Apparently they had considered the distance issue before choosing these villages as their base.
This is probably really an organization that specializes in helping people evade pursuit by the court.
"We can see Tongchuan City in two quarters of an hour!"
The old man's voice floated from the front.
Lu Fang couldn't help but hug Liang Siqi's hands tightly.
We are about to arrive at Tongchuan City...
When he entered the city during this trip, he was not sure whether he could see Lu Liang and others safe and sound, or whether they could come out alive.
Because he didn't know whether the imperial messenger had arrived in Tongchuan before him.
If this is the case, then what awaits him in Tongchuan Mansion may be a dragnet.
After a while, the old man no longer knew which hillside he had taken Lu Fang and Liang Siqi to. Looking around, the towering city wall of Tongchuan City seemed to be right in front of him.
Lu Fang took the lead in getting off the horse, then took Liang Siqi off the horse and said, "Just wait for me here. I will go into the city and ask my brother if they are in the city."
He only roughly estimated that Lu Liang should still be in Tongchuan County at this time, but Tongchuan County is so big, it is difficult to say whether they are in Tongchuan Prefecture.
Because the hatred points he received when he was in Kyoto are enough to show that Lu Liang has begun to train his troops. There are no forbidden troops in Tongchuan City.
Only in the past half month or so, he has not received any more hatred points. So far, the hatred points have only accumulated less than 500,000.
Naturally, Liang Siqi would not have thought of this, and said with a smile: "I will accompany you in."
"Need not."
Lu Fangdao.
Liang Siqi grabbed his hand, "Then what if I fail to wait for you to come out? Do you want me to go back to Kyoto like this? As if I have never met you in this life?"
Lu Fang was speechless.
At this time, the old man suddenly laughed and said: "My little brother must be worried about whether there are people arresting you in Tongchuan City, right? I can help with this."
While saying this, he rubbed the fingers of his right hand again.
Lu Fang's eyes brightened slightly, "Senior will just ask for the price."
Since selling Qingxifang to Liang Dong, the most important thing he has in hand now is banknotes.
"Five hundred taels!"
Probably because he thought this matter was relatively simple, the old man didn't speak too loudly like a lion.
Lu Fang immediately nodded in agreement.
I just prayed in my heart that Lu Liang and the others would be fine.
The old man was also cheerful and said: "Then you just wait here for me, I will come back as soon as I go. Hey, if nothing else, I just want to know the movements of those court scoundrels in Tongchuan City, even if they don't know what they are doing."
I can even figure out shit and pee!”
"drive!"
After saying that, he rode towards Tongchuan City.