An hour later, two carriages set off from Jinde Inn, exited the city gate, and headed south.
Xu Zun originally had a carriage of his own. The carriage was damaged by Wei Beihui before, but it has been repaired. Inside were Ku Niang, A Ni and Xi Wa, and the driver was still Liu Dong.
Ani once witnessed Wei Beihui being killed by having his trachea pulled out by Ku Niang. Sitting in the carriage, she was naturally silent and did not dare to make any mistakes.
The reason why Xu Zun went to such great lengths to bring Ani with him was that besides wanting to obtain Xuanmen information through Ani, he was also afraid that Ani would tell the story about Ku Niang.
Of course, apart from these two reasons, the idea of a warm bed is not something I just talk about casually.
Knowing that Xu Zun had many followers, Cai Kun generously gave Xu Zun another carriage. Although this one was much smaller than his own, the workmanship and materials were very exquisite and it was more comfortable to sit on. It could be called a carriage.
The deluxe version of the world.
At this moment, Xu Zun, Zhao Yu, and Huo Anu were sitting in the compartment of the new carriage, and the driver was one of the eight guards.
The other guards were on horseback, escorted by two carriages.
Due to the rush of the matter, Xu Zun had not had time to get familiar with the eight guards. He only knew that the leading guard was named Dai Long.
The temples of these eight people are bulging high and the veins on their necks are eye-catching. It can be seen that they have practiced Kung Fu extensively.
Moreover, these eight people did not say much. Even though they came from the high-ranking Imperial Guard House, they did not express any criticism towards Xu Zun.
It can be seen that these eight people are all well-trained professional guards.
"Sir, don't, don't..." In the carriage at this moment, Zhao Yu put the ingot of gold handed over by Xu Zun into his arms and said hypocritically, "It's too precious, I don't dare to ask for it, haha..."
Xu Zun and Huo Anu looked at Zhao Yu in surprise and didn't say anything for a long time. They were so stunned that Zhao Yu's face turned red.
"Sir," Zhao Yu patted the gold in his pocket and said, "You are so generous. This ingot of gold is enough for me to drink wine for several years! No, the buyer of the winery is about the same, right?"
"Sir..." Huo Anu returned the gold and said, "I'm not as shameless as him. I'm not following you for money!"
"Take it," Xu Zhengzun handed the gold back to Huo Anu, "I haven't given you any salary before! Besides, your iron umbrella was broken twice because of me!
"Don't worry, if you can't become a wealthy person by following me, Xu Zun, then I won't be happy either!"
"This..." Huo Anu looked at the heavy gold in his palm and asked hesitantly, "What is a rich man?"
"Anu, you are a great beauty after all," Xu Zun said again, "You have to buy cosmetics and nice clothes, right?
"Besides," he said to the two of them, "you two are guarding me with your lives. No amount of money can buy this friendship!"
"Yes, your Excellency is right, I'm so touched!" Zhao Yu said with his fists clasped, "I also admire my original choice so much. It was right to follow your Excellency!"
When Huo Anu saw this, he stopped being humble and kept the gold.
"By the way, the Queen Mother also rewarded me with a hundred bolts of fine silk," Xu Zun added, "When we have some free time, we can each get some decent clothes to wear..."
"Sir..." At this time, Zhao Yu finally said the question he was holding in his heart, "What are we going to do when we leave Shangyuan City in the middle of the night?"
"Yes," Huo Anu has asked this question no less than ten times before, and now he asks again, "Then what did Mr. Cai from the inner guard tell you when he came to you?"
"It's like this." Seeing that the carriage had driven out of Shangyuan City, Xu Zun no longer concealed anything and said to the two of them, "The Queen Mother gave me a decree, asking us to go to Yonghui to investigate a strange evil ghost cannibalism incident.
, it is said that the one who was eaten was the governor of Yonghui himself!"
"What!?"
As expected, Zhao Yu and the two stared at each other with big eyes and small eyes without any surprise.
Xu Zun gave a brief explanation, saying that the case came about strangely and suddenly. The superiors were worried that the governor Li Yan could not stand the excitement, so they sent Xu Zun to handle the case with full authority to find out the truth.
"What are you doing?" Monk Zhao Yuzhanger scratched his head, "Shangyuan City is still in a mess, let's just leave like this?"
"Yeah, it feels so confusing," Huo Anu was also puzzled, "Where did the ghost come from? How could the dignified Sheriff be eaten by a ghost? Also, why are you so anxious to do it?"
"Master Xu..." Zhao Yu asked again, "Do the higher-ups think that these ghosts cannibalize people more powerfully than Xuanmen rebels?"
"You don't need to say any more," Xu Zun said, "This is the Queen Mother's decree. Let's just follow it. I am a punishment in Tangzhou, and I should be responsible for the serious cases under Tangzhou's jurisdiction."
"Yonghui...huh..." Zhao Yu sighed, with deep worry on his face, "Although I have never been there, I heard that it is remote, barren and barren, and people worship primitive religions and believe in ghosts and gods!
"As the saying goes, there are many unruly people in poor mountains and rivers, so we must be careful!"
"Yeah?" Huo Anu looked forward to it, "The county guard can be eaten by evil spirits, which shows how dangerous it is there. It makes me excited just thinking about it!"
"Tch," Zhao Yu snorted coldly and muttered in a low voice, "You are still too young to know the dangers of the world..."
"The situation over there is unclear now, and it's useless for us to think about it. We'd better wait until later!" Xu Zun said, "Just have a good rest these days and be prepared."
"Yes! But..." Huo Anu asked, "Sir, if we go to Yonghui, how should we go?"
"What's wrong?" Xu Zun asked, "Why do you ask that?"
"If you go straight to Yonghui," Zhao Yu replied, "you can go directly to Yonghui from Shangyuan County and through Changqing City."
"That's it," Huo Anu said, "the iron umbrella is broken. I want to go back to Xinye County to get one. The iron umbrella is at my uncle's house."
"Oh..." Xu Zun hesitated for a moment and said, "Anu, if the incident hadn't happened suddenly, the Queen Mother wouldn't have ordered us to set off late at night. If we went to Xinye County first, we would have taken a long detour!"
"Then... Sir," Huo Anu said, "How about I ride a horse to Xinye County to get an umbrella, and then chase you from there? I can catch up with you when you get to Changqing City."
"That's fine," Xu Zun nodded, "but you have to be careful on the road. Do you need me to send two guards to you?"
"Sir, you are joking," Huo Anu said confidently, "If you want guards to escort you, aren't you laughing at me?"
"Okay," Xu Zun said, "then we will wait for you in Changqing City, and I will ask Liu Dong to wait at the East Gate."
"Okay," Huo Anu clasped his fists, "In that case, I'll leave now!"
"Well," Xu Zun warned again, "be careful!"
In this way, Huo Anu went to another carriage to pack his luggage and prepared to ride to Xinye County overnight.
"There is no iron umbrella," Zhao Yu said bitterly, looking at Huo Anu on the other carriage, shrugging his shoulders, "She will never be able to beat me, ha..."
"By the way, Lao Zhao," Xu Zun pretended to remember something and asked, "Do you know anything about Qiu Dingtian?"
"Ah?" Zhao Yu raised his eyebrows and agreed casually, "Don't you know? He is a former national master! What's wrong? Why do you mention him so suddenly?"
"Nothing. How about the thing I asked you to inquire about?" Xu Zun asked, "Has the master with the magic word been found out?"
"I checked, and among the top ten masters in the world, none of them have anything to do with magic words. Among the masters from other states, those with magic words are basically bad old men. There is really no one like Ku Niang..."
"Then..." Xu Zun asked again, "Among Qiu Dingtian's disciples, are there anyone with magic characters?"
"Well," Zhao Yu frowned, "I don't quite understand! Sir, why do you ask this? Do you think Ku Niang is related to Qiu Dingtian?"
"Shh..." Xu Zun made a gesture of silence, fearing that Zhao Yu's voice would be too loud and the guards driving the car would hear him.
At this moment, there was a neighing sound outside, and Huo Anu had already mounted his horse and galloped away, disappearing into the night...
