"Don't, don't go there. Didn't the Ministry of Punishment say that man killed many people?" A student closest to them advised softly with a nervous look on his face.
"What are you afraid of? I don't want you to go." He Qizhou crossed his hands on his chest, but did not move. He just stood and looked towards the place where the crows were singing.
"You, you're not going?" Liu Junzhi, who had walked more than ten steps, looked back at He Qizhou.
"It's enough for one person to go and take a look. Why bother to mobilize a crowd? Fortunately, you are brave. If you really find someone, shout out and the merit will be yours!" He Qizhou moved closer to the student in the corner and motioned for Liu Junzhi to continue.
Walk into the woods.
Liu Junzhi gritted his teeth and walked another ten steps. He really didn't dare to go any further, so he put his head in and took a closer look and said, "It's just a broken bird that flew away. Brother He, let's go find Duan Xianren first."
He Qizhou was waiting for his words. He suppressed his smile and said, "Don't you want to go in and take a look? Then let's go."
Seeing that the two of them were about to leave, the student under the corner became even more flustered. Instead, he wanted to encourage the two of them to help him dispel his doubts. He said excitedly: "Oh, I thought you two were so awesome. It turns out that you are both cowards like me.
, it’s just that my tone was a bit loud.”
He Qizhou vaguely felt that there were branches trembling further away, as if someone was retreating in the forest. It was not that he was provoked, but he was overflowing with curiosity and a sense of justice, but he could not let this indiscriminate murderer go, so he signaled to Liu Junzhi
Follow me, duck your body, and walk quietly into the depths of the jungle...
"There seems to be someone, probably one hundred and fifty steps due west." After walking about twenty steps, He Qizhou whispered to Liu Junzhi, who was on his side and behind.
"Do you want to call someone?" Liu Junzhi asked.
He Qizhou thought for a while and said: "No, if we make a false alarm, it's okay if we are laughed at, but if there is a gap because everyone rushes over, and people escape into the city, it will be very bad.
Let's be careful. If you take ten steps away from me, if you have any questions, step back. If we can't kill both of us at the same time, the murderer won't easily expose his whereabouts."
"Okay, be careful." Liu Junzhi took a deep breath, and with Qi Zhou taking the lead, the fear in his heart turned into excitement.
The two of them walked up the gentle slope for more than a hundred steps, one after another, and came to the place where He Qizhou first noticed the trembling branches. Although they were careful along the way, they still couldn't avoid making rustling sounds when they stepped on the fallen leaves on the ground.
sound.
He Qizhou looked down at the surroundings, and found nothing out of the ordinary. He then raised his head and looked around. Except for a few pines and cypresses with sparse branches and leaves, there were only trees with only branches left. No one could be hidden on the trees. He was about to move forward.
, I found a place on the ground behind a big tree where the leaves seemed to be a little higher than other places by an inch or two. I walked over and pushed away the fallen leaves. There was nothing abnormal, but the leaves seemed a little damp and my hands were covered with dew.
No, it's already evening, where's the dew? He Qizhou brought his hand closer to his eyes and saw blood stains! Because the sky was dark, if you didn't identify carefully, you couldn't see the color clearly in the dense forest. He Qizhou looked up and looked at the man squatting down.
Liu Junzhi, who was more than ten steps away, pressed his hand to signal him to lower his body a little more. The two of them continued to go up the gentle slope. This time, He Qizhou did not go straight to the place where he found the branch trembling for the second time, but turned to the north.
I want to go around from the north.
It was originally only thirty steps away, but after walking around in a big circle for hundreds of steps, unfortunately there was still nothing. This time, not even a trace of blood was found, and there was no place to hide anyone within ten feet of it. We continued further.
A dozen feet to the west, we should be at the top of the gentle slope. He Qizhou's head got hot and he continued to walk west. Liu Junzhi didn't know that He Qizhou had found blood stains. Since the place was relatively empty, he quickly followed up. When he approached the top of the slope, he didn't know that He Qizhou had found blood.
, couldn't help but ask: "Brother He, forget it, we still..."
He Qizhou was slowly walking towards the top of the slope. The valley in front of him was not as gentle as it seemed. Especially near the edge of the top of the gentle slope, it was a bit steep. It was an excellent hiding place for an ambush. As long as he took a few steps forward, the valley would
The situation will be clear at a glance. He Qizhou deliberately slowed down his pace again, but Liu Junzhi behind him did not notice the mystery. Qi Zhou did not expect Liu Junzhi to be so impatient and ran up to him, but he was only three feet away from him, and he did so for no reason.
He spoke to reveal his position, and just as he was about to retreat, a black figure emerged from behind the southwest slope, as fast as lightning. Before Liu Junzhi could finish his sentence, he slashed his neck with a palm knife, and he was already close at hand.
!
The attack was so fast that Liu Junzhi was so frightened that he didn't have time to respond. He just subconsciously pushed forward with both palms, trying to block the opponent. He Qizhou, who was turning towards Liu Junzhi, also faced another palm that was cutting towards the back of his neck.
It's just that he is always on guard, not as at a loss as Liu Junzhi. He turns around - squats down - blocks with his left hand - and spins with his right foot, all four actions done in one go.
The opponent's movements were so fast that Liu Junzhi had no time to take care of him. Just as he was about to call out, when he turned to face the attacker, a familiar face came into view. No, it was Ji Sheng!
The other party also had a look of astonishment on his face. The two of them hurriedly stopped their hands, but their arms touched lightly. Liu Junzhi had already resigned himself to his fate, but he didn't expect that the palm that was struck on his neck was soft and weak.
In desperation, he pushed the opponent into the valley firmly with both hands. Just when he was about to call for reinforcements, a big hand suddenly covered his mouth, and He Qizhou's voice came to his ears: "Don't scream, he is not a bad person, he is
My acquaintance!"
Then he saw He Qizhou let go of his hand and jumped into the valley. Liu Junzhi took a deep breath and confirmed that he was fine. Knowing that the other party was merciful, he took two steps forward and looked down the slope to the valley. He saw that the valley was about one foot deep and was attacking him.
The man in Jinyiwei Feiyu uniform was covering his mouth and coughing. He Qizhou stepped forward to help him up. Not far behind them, another man also in Feiyu uniform sat cross-legged and looked at him in surprise.
He Qizhou called out "Benefactor!"
He Qizhou turned around and said to the astonished Liu Junzhi: "They can't be bad people, so don't make any noise yet!"
Liu Junzhi also jumped into the pit, nodded and said: "Okay!", then looked at Ji Sheng who was still coughing muffledly and said, "I'm sorry, I beat you like this with my palm."
He Qizhou said: "You can hurt someone just by closing your eyes? You just pushed him, and he was seriously injured. Zheng Yuan, why are you here?"
The other person sitting was none other than Yin Gu Zheng Yuan. Hearing Qi Zhou's question, he replied in a hoarse voice: "My benefactor, please call me Han Song. It's a long story..."
"Someone is coming!", "Catching up!" He Qizhou and Ji Sheng, who paused to cough, spoke almost at the same time. Ji Sheng grabbed the topic and said: "The people from the Jinyiwei robbed and killed the business travelers and put the blame on us. They have been chasing us for a long time. Here.
Don’t stay long!”
"The nearest person is less than fifty feet tall. Brother Ji, I heard that there were three robberies outside the city a few days ago. Do you know about this?" He Qizhou still wanted to confirm again.
"Our people wanted to go to the capital to complain to His Highness the Crown Prince, but they were stopped outside the capital by the Chen family. Many people died in vain. There is no time to explain. You put away Han Song's robe and take him into the capital. We will take the pursuers
Get away!" Ji Sheng stood up with difficulty and said.
He Qizhou thought for a moment and said, "Han Song's injury doesn't seem to be as serious as yours. Can you still leave on your own?"
Ji Sheng said: "Well, he suffered some internal injuries, mainly because we ran away in the forest for more than 20 miles, and he was a little exhausted. The person pursuing us is a real expert. He followed our bloodstains and footprints. I
I deliberately made a big circle with blood stains, but I didn't get far away. I wanted to go into Kuo City, but I found that there were many students under the city wall, and they all seemed to have some cultivation, so they couldn't enter quietly."
"Can you climb over the two-foot-high wall?" Qi Zhou asked.
"No problem!" Ji Sheng said.
"Okay, then you all listen to my arrangements. First, take off all your official uniforms. We have been told that the suspect may be wearing a royal guard uniform. Then, go two miles southwest and find where Lin Chuan is standing under the city. I will find a way to kill him.
Lead them all to the north. You take the opportunity to enter Kuocheng. Then all the way to the east, there are woods. Two miles away is the west wall of Tianxingyuan. Climb in again. At this time, the masters in the hospital are here. No one should notice you.
, entering the college is still a small forest. There are several firewood huts in the forest, where I live alone. There are medicines in them. Find them by yourself. I will come to you later." He Qizhou said.
Ji Sheng said: "Then yourself..."
"Stop talking nonsense, take off your Feiyu uniform and go!" He Qizhou urged. The two of them said no more. They took off their royal guard uniforms. The coat was already stained with blood. After tightening the cloth bandaging the wound, they headed west.
Sneaking South.
He Qizhou picked up the uniforms left by the two men and said to Liu Jun: "The tall man's name is Ji Sheng. He is the deputy chief arrest officer of Jiangling Mansion. He has great righteousness. I want to ask you for help. I wonder if you are willing?"
Liu Junzhi said excitedly: "I'll do whatever I can to help. How can I help?"
He Qizhou said: "You must keep it a secret when you meet these two people. If others ask, just say that we found two sets of uniforms in this valley. Remember, keep it a secret from everyone!"
"no problem."
He Qizhou continued: "I will wait for the pursuers to get closer, and then we will walk back to the wall. You just need to jump over the wall and go home directly. If anyone asks why you left at this time, just say you want to
Return to your home in the inner city before the city is banned so as not to worry your family. There is no need to say anything else."
"Is it that simple?" Liu Junzhi cursed in his heart, what kind of help is this?
"Well, this is a big help, let's go!" After saying that, He Qizhou quickly jumped up the short slope and ran all the way down. Liu Junzhi followed closely. In an instant, the two of them arrived at the corner of Kuocheng. Standing under the wall was
The student looked pale and asked, "Why have you been gone for so long? I'm going to call someone!"
He Qizhou raised the two uniforms in his hand and said: "We found this in the valley ahead! But we didn't see anyone. Liu Junzhi, why don't you go back? The city is about to be closed!"
Liu Junzhi was a little reluctant to give up, but when he saw Qi Zhou urging him, he said helplessly: "Well, it's too late to go through the city gate, so I just climbed over the wall and left. Please tell me what the consequences will be when you come back." After saying this, he floated on the wall, looking cool and unrestrained.