The Jucheng County Magistrate is so worried that his hands and feet are running cold. He has only been in office for a few months, and the official hat on his head is about to fall off?
Losing your hat is a trivial matter, but I'm afraid your head will also fall off.
He secretly glanced at the captain of the Bixia people. This man's surname was Shi. He was sternly blaming his men for their ineffective search.
In fact, in the opinion of the county magistrate, the death row inmates may have escaped from Jucheng.
But no one dared to say these words.
A shadow flashed outside, and a person ran in.
The magistrate took a closer look and saw that he was a centurion.
This was the soldier leader under Lieutenant Shi. He rushed in to meet his two superiors but did not salute or bow his head. He just said expressionlessly: "I know who kidnapped Situ He."
Suddenly his eyesight suddenly turned red, and red light appeared in his eyes. Captain Shi was startled, and asked tentatively: "Tianzun?"
This centurion is another ghost slave placed by the evil spirit Xuanlu in Jucheng. This situation should indicate that he is possessed by a ghost. But Lieutenant Shi does not care who kidnapped the prisoner. He only wants to know the whereabouts of the death row prisoner: "
Where are they?"
"Most of them have already left the city."
Lieutenant Shi's heart felt heavy, as if a big stone was pressing down on him. Situ He had committed a serious dereliction of duty by escaping from Jucheng.
But Xuanlu Evil Spirit didn’t care what he was thinking:
"Allocate two thousand people, I want to use them."
"Ah?" Captain Shi had to ask clearly, "What do you want two thousand men for?"
Two thousand men and horses are not two thousand silver, so just give it away.
"I'll let you get an advantage this time." Xuan Lu said grimly, "I will personally take action."
Captain Shi's surprise came at a very unexpected time: "You, old man, want to lead the troops there in person? But do you want to seize the Yao Slope?"
He heard that this evil spirit had a big appetite and demanded a high price, so it was not easy for him to hire him to work.
Now this ghost king says that he wants to go out in person?
"No, I want to conquer Rolling Stone Valley."
"Go away..." Commander Shi thought he heard wrongly, "Then, isn't that a stronghold of the enemy?"
"Of course." Xuan Lu glanced at him, his eyes cold, "How long are you going to talk nonsense to me?"
Realizing that he was talking to the Ghost King, Captain Shi felt a chill in his heart and calmed down: "The general can't make up his mind. I want to ask someone to make a decision."
The centurion's face was expressionless, but Captain Shi could hear the disdain in his voice: "In my former army, a loser like you wouldn't have survived more than two days."
Captain Shi choked. He also understood the surrounding terrain. There were only mines and a small village in Rolling Stone Valley. Although it looked easy to defend and difficult to attack, it was surrounded by stone mountains, making it impossible to grow crops or station troops.
What's the point of rushing to conquer it now? Although the mines are good, can they feed the people and horses?
Not to mention that Jucheng suffered a heavy setback tonight and all the prisoners on death row were kidnapped.
According to the plan, they were supposed to resist the Situ family's siege. Now that the important bargaining chip was gone, would Situ come to attack the city?
Captain Shi has a lot of troubles on his hands, and Xuanlu Ghost King wants to borrow two thousand people. This is really, really...
House seemingly endless rain.
But he knew the importance of Xuanlu Ghost King, so he could only continue to be respectful: "Tianzun, I need a reason to report to the superior. Why do you want to attack Rolling Stone Valley?"
Xuanlu Ghost King glanced at him: "Do you know Luo Shengjia?"
Captain Shi was stunned and nodded.
This is an ancient legend in the central and western parts of the Golden Plains. He is a general, so how could he not have heard of it?
"Luo Shengjia has been born, maybe in Rolling Stone Valley." Xuanlu Ghost King said coldly, "The war in Bixia is tense, and I have been unable to attack Situ for a long time. Don't you want to use the power of Xie Jia?"
Captain Shi never expected this reason. He hesitated for a moment and then said: "I will go to Feiqin immediately to send a message."
Not daring to say anything, and just about to turn around and go out, Xuanlu Ghost King said again: "My true self is coming soon. You'd better prepare your troops before the day after tomorrow."
He didn't say "otherwise", but everyone knew the consequences.
…
Yaopo Daying is brightly lit.
Situ Yu stood outside the main tent, often looking into the sky.
The night sky was clean and there was nothing.
Fu Liushan made an agreement with him that once he succeeded in rescuing Situ He, he would set off fireworks as a sign of success.
Not so fast, he kept comforting himself, counting the time, Master Fu's team had just slipped in and was about to launch a rescue.
His fists subconsciously unclenched and clenched.
If it fails...
Once the rescue failed, he would use lightning speed to seize Jucheng by force! As for Yaopo, he hoped that the remaining forces could hold on until he returned with his troops.
Father and son are connected, and he will never sit back and watch his son being killed.
Situ Yu took a deep breath to relieve the anxiety that filled his heart.
At this moment, he actually heard the most familiar voice coming from behind:
"Father!"
It's Situ He's voice. Is he hallucinating?
"Father, I'm back!"
Situ Yu suddenly turned around and saw his son running over surrounded by several guards, covered in blood.
"Ahe?" Situ Yu was overjoyed, and seeing the blood on his son's body made him tremble with fear.
However, the guard behind him immediately stepped forward and raised a lamp to shine on Situ He's face.
If someone is pretending to be someone, they will reveal themselves with this photo.
Real, guaranteed replacement if fake.
Situ Yu then stepped forward and held his son's shoulders, looking up and down.
"This..." When he saw the injury on Aiko's hand, his face suddenly darkened, "Who did this?!"
"Come here, come here, where is the medical officer?" The father and son were heart-to-heart, and he felt heartbroken.
"Ghost King." Being a death row prisoner is not a vacation. Situ He has had a hard time these two days, and he was tortured and served by Xuanlu Ghost King. He is shaky, but his mind is very clear and he can speak clearly in a few words, "Xuanlu Ghost King wants to
Force me to persuade my father to surrender."
The military doctor heard the sound and rushed over. When he saw Situ He's injury, he asked him to come in for treatment.
As soon as Situ He lay down on the narrow bed, his father asked him:
"By the way, where is the whole team, Master Fu? Why are you the only one coming back?"
"Huh?" Situ He was stunned and subconsciously looked around, "Master Fu is here too?"
He also recognized Fu Liushan.
Situ Yu was even more surprised than him: "Master Fu didn't rescue you?"
Then how did this son appear out of thin air!
"No, no, it's an old friend of mine!" Seeing that the topic was about to get sidetracked, Situ He immediately brought it back to the subject, "Father, now that I'm out of trouble, what are you going to do next?"
This is the urgent need right now.
Situ Yu's face turned serious.
Situ He said resolutely: "I escaped too fast, and the Bixia people haven't reacted yet. They are probably still looking for me all over the city at this moment. This is a great opportunity, father must not waste it!"
From the moment his eyes darkened to the time he returned to Yaopo, it was less than two-quarters of an hour!
He still hasn't figured out how He Xiao sent him back.
He could understand the idea of ​​escaping from Jucheng; but the distance from Jucheng to Yaopo was several miles, and the mountain road was difficult and winding in the middle of the night, and a horse that ran too fast could easily get sprained or fall off a cliff.
So, how could He Xiao safely send him back to Yaopo within two quarters of an hour?
To be continued...