In the carriage, Wei Cheng, who had not expected Fubao to come with him, was startled, "Fubao?"
Fu Bao smiled and said, "Hi, cousin of the prince, we meet again~"
Wei Cheng looked at Fubao, then at Jiang Qi, and frowned: "Fubao, you shouldn't have come..."
"It's late, I'm already here. Don't worry, cousin Prince, I won't hold you back."
"I will protect Fu Bao."
When Wei Cheng saw this, he didn't know what to say.
The night was already dark, and although their trip was not considered hidden, they had chosen a relatively unexpected time.
Even though the cities in the south knew that the imperial court would send people down sooner or later, His Majesty made decisions quickly, negotiated quickly, and set out faster, so they could still catch them off guard.
But the premise is that they must keep a low profile.
For example, the carriage with the prince in it has a simple and low-key appearance, and it is not accompanied by any attendants or trucks. It is extremely low-key. Almost all the secret guards protecting the prince are in the dark. Of course, these secret guards are not aware of the carriage.
Jiang Li and a few other tailgaters followed behind.
Such a carriage running on the road is not conspicuous, and others will only think it is a traveling merchant.
Fu Bao felt sleepy as soon as she got on the carriage. Fortunately, it was not too cold in the spring day, so she huddled in her uncle's generous and warm arms and rested. Wei Cheng saw how sleepy she was and took out his fur coat.
With the clothes covering her body, Fu Bao opened his eyes in a daze, but without understanding, he fell asleep again.
Jiang Qi said softly: "Thank you, Your Highness."
The prince waved his hand, "No need. This trip is dangerous and unpredictable, so you and I should pay more attention."
After that, Wei Cheng also leaned against one side of the car and closed his eyes to fall asleep.
Jiang Qi's heart moved, and he sighed when he saw that Wei Cheng was only an eight-year-old child.
The carriage traveled all night and slowly stopped at a Guanlu Station. At this time, it was already late at night, and their carriage had already left the capital far away.
When stopping at an inn, the main purpose is for the horses to eat grass and drink water. They need to rest temporarily at the inn and then continue on their way.
Jiang Qi was still holding Fu Bao when he suddenly heard a knocking sound at the carriage window.
Jiang Qi suddenly raised his eyes, and heard three cuckoo calls outside, and then Jiang Li's voice sounded: "Brother, it's us."
Jiang Li?
How did they catch up?
Jiang Qi opened the curtain and saw that it was indeed the three brothers Jiang Li, Jiang Yuan and Jiang Shou. As the eldest brother, Jiang Qi immediately frowned, "Why did you follow up? Don't you know how dangerous it is?"
Jiang Li and others ran all the way and were thirsty, so they said directly: "We are here precisely because of the danger. You and Fubao are both here, so we don't worry."
Prince Wei Cheng also woke up early. Seeing that they were brothers from the Jiang family, he just narrowed his eyes and didn't say anything more.
Jiang Qi felt helpless, knowing that his brothers were also very stubborn, so he had no choice but to say: "Your Highness, my brother came with you privately, you see..."
After all, the prince has the final say among them.
Wei Cheng didn't have any objections, he just said: "After some repairs, we have to continue on our way."
This means that Jiang Li and the others are allowed to follow.
Jiang Li said: "Brother, we feel something is not right in this inn."
Jiang Qi frowned: "What's wrong?"
"Some...too quiet."
Jiang Qi and Wei Cheng both sat up suddenly, their expressions clear.
Jiang Li said: "But don't worry yet. The back door we used when we came here probably didn't attract anyone's attention. Jiang Shou and Jiang Yuan went in to check. Brother, please guard the blessing treasure here."
After saying that, Jiang Li also ducked into the inn.
There wasn't even a lantern hanging in the inn, and it was pitch black at midnight.
Only the early spring wind blows, it's like a dark wind, making people's hearts tingle.
Jiang Shou was very skilled in martial arts, and he quickly walked through the darkness. Jiang Li and Jiang Yuan followed him. Jiang Shou made a look, which meant that the troops were divided into three groups, and they each looked around separately.
Jiang Shou's intuition as he traveled around the world made him feel that this inn was too quiet.
Jiang Shou moved his ears and heard the sound of someone sleeping and snoring in the side room, which at least meant that there were no casualties.
He frowned and deliberately overturned a flower pot in the yard.
The sound of the flowerpot falling to the ground was loud enough to wake up a normal sleeping person, but it didn't.
The people inside were sound asleep.
Jiang Shou thought for a moment, and basically came up with a guess: some thief had used the incense to make the people in the station fall asleep completely.
Jiang Yuan also came galloping from the darkness and whispered: "I smell the scent of Ecstasy."
Jiang Yuan is not afraid of these smells, he has long been immune to all poisons.
"Is there an antidote?"
"have."
Jiang Yuan took out the medicinal powder and put it casually in a bamboo tube, then said: "Wait a moment."
He then flew up to the beams of various rooms, directly opened the tile-roofed roofs and blew the medicinal powder into various rooms.
Jiang Li had also tried to walk into one of the wing rooms - because he noticed that the thieves in the dark seemed to have noticed them, so he deliberately walked into the trap set by the thieves.
Sure enough, after a while, a black shadow suddenly emerged from the side room!
The figure is swift and fierce! The cold light gleams in the hand!
There is a hidden weapon!
Jiang Li quickly dodged sideways, but a black shadow suddenly shot out from behind him!
Without delay, Jiang Li ducked down and completely got rid of the attack from both front and rear. Then Jiang Shou and Jiang Yuan heard the noise and rushed over.
The three Jiang brothers wanted to escape when the other party saw that the situation was not good.
The three Jiang family brothers worked together to take down these two shadows.
Then Jiang Yuan directly controlled the two of them with Gu insects. The two men in night clothes finally stopped struggling and knelt on the ground with dull eyes. Jiang Shou tied their hands and feet with hemp rope to prevent them from escaping.
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Jiang Yuan said harshly: "Tell me, do you have any accomplices?"
The two people said: "No, no more...just the two of us."
Jiang Yuan continued to press: "Why are you here?"
The Jiang brothers thought that the southern magistrate had learned the news in advance and sent people to assassinate him.
Unexpectedly, one of them said: "We, we come here for money..."
Jiang Yuan's Gu can completely control people's thoughts. The Jiang brothers paused and looked at each other.
Didn't he come here to kill the eldest brother or the prince and cover up the truth...
Jiang Li pulled out the long sword from one of the men's waist and put it on his neck, "What did you do tonight?"
The man said in confusion: "We, we are bandits. We ran the fastest after our hometown was flooded and got separated from our brothers. We are coming to Beijing to rob the rich and help the poor! We secretly followed an old man's family.
Their car arrived at this inn, and after they fell asleep, they used ecstasy to stun them, intending to steal all their belongings, including food and grass..."
The two men in black explained everything one by one while their consciousness was chaotic.
Flood?
Jiang Shoudao: "Where are you from?"
"Huining."
Sure enough!
There is already a fastest runner, from Huining to here!
You know, although this inn is far away from Gyeonggi, it is still the closest to the capital!
And these men in black have already arrived here! It is conceivable that the flood disaster may have happened long ago! It may be much earlier than all of them expected!
But it has been delayed until now!
"When did the flooding in Huining occur?"
The man didn't know for sure, he just said: "We don't know for sure, but by the time we realize it's time to run, it's already the end of the twelfth lunar month, and spring is about to begin."
That was one month ago.
The flood problem should have been reported to the court a month ago, but it was only discovered now that it was delayed!
That is to say, these bandits are ruthless enough, have some boxing skills, and can run fast, so they got here within a month! And they also try to attack others!
After getting the information he wanted, Jiang Shou mercilessly chopped both men in black into unconsciousness. He said: "I will kidnap the people out and hand them over to the eldest brother and the prince. Check to see if the people staying here are awake."
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Jiang Yuan followed Jiang Li with arms folded, and Jiang Li took the lead in checking the people in the wing.
The candle was lit, and the person on the bed suddenly opened his eyes and shouted: "Ah! Ah! This is me! What's wrong with me?! Who are you!?"
Jiang Li was also startled and murmured: "Master Gong?"
The middle-aged man who was called Mr. Gong finally recovered from his shock. At first glance, he saw that they were all familiar faces!
Mr. Gong also met several sons of the Jiang family when Chun Niang married Jiang Sheng!
This time they went to Beijing with their whole family, and they accepted Mrs. Jiang’s invitation and went all the way north regardless of the long distance!