Sure enough, not long after he stopped, three more black shadows sneaked past. Seeing this scene, Zhang Qian couldn't help but let out a cold snort, "You're a little too young to play with me like this."
The one who stayed behind was Yang Chun. He deliberately kept a distance of two miles from Da Lao Hei, so that if Da Lao Hei was followed, he would be able to find out in time, but Yang Chun did not expect that he would meet his opponent today.
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Zhang Qian waited for Yang Chun to walk two miles away, and when he was sure that everything was quiet behind him, he quietly stepped out and walked down the mountain.
As she walked, Zhang Qian felt something was wrong. Someone seemed to be following her.
There was a big rock in front of him. After walking over, Zhang Qian dwarfed and quickly stepped aside.
After waiting for a while, I heard slight footsteps behind me.
It was two people who were whispering while walking, "Third brother, the figure just now seems to have disappeared."
Zhang Qianyi laughed when he heard this. He was one of his own.
When the two came over, he suddenly jumped out from behind and covered their mouths with one hand.
"Ah!" Just as the two men were about to speak, Zhang Qian whispered in their ears, "Don't call me Zhang Qian."
The two of them breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Let me ask you, is there anyone else on the mountain?" Zhang Qian said impatiently.
The two looked at each other and shook their heads, "Just after passing the mountain temple and not far away, Military Advisor Ma asked us to stay. We don't know what's ahead."
Zhang Qian nodded, "Okay, don't fall too far behind. Let's follow him quickly."
As she walked forward, she stumbled and almost fell down. She felt that the thing under her feet was soft. Zhang Qian used her clothes to cover the fire fold and wiped it lightly.
There is a person lying on the ground.
I polished off the fire again and saw clearly this time that he looked like one of my own and had come from the capital with Liu Yuanwu.
Zhang Qian felt sad in his heart.
But he knew that now was not the time to be sad, he had to catch up quickly, otherwise he might be lost if it was too late.
He immediately ordered, "You two carry him down the mountain, and I will follow."
As he walked further, Zhang Qian came across two more corpses, which made him sigh secretly, "Oh, I can't calm down. If I wait a little longer, I won't be touched by others."
Hurrying slowly, Zhang Qian finally saw a figure flashing in front of him before going down the mountain.
Okay, at least I didn’t lose him.
At this time, Da Laohei and others had already arrived outside Hetou Village. They took out the horses from the depths of the nearby woods. Without stopping for a moment, they jumped on their horses and headed towards Centipede Ridge.
Soon, Yang Chun also came with the two of them. After riding on the horse and setting foot on the official road, Yang Chun pointed in the direction of the county seat and said, "Let's go this way."
The two young men, not knowing why, asked with slight surprise, "Second Village Master, this is the way to the county town, not back to the village."
Yang Chun smiled slightly, "We have dealt with so many people watching us along the way. Who can guarantee that no one is watching us from behind?"
Upon hearing this, the two minions gave a thumbs up and said, "The leader of the second village is tall. He has a clever plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain."
Without saying a word, Yang Chun whipped his horse whip and ran towards the county seat, with Zhang Qian naturally chasing after him.
Da Laohei and others ran for a while, but Hou Liu couldn't help but look back, "Master of the village, why hasn't Brother Yang Chun followed up yet?"
Xiong Fei next to him couldn't help but said, "Don't worry, Brother Yang Chun is careful in his work, nothing will happen to him."
Da Laohei also laughed loudly, "Yeah, they didn't come up. There is probably a tail behind them. Let's just go. We will go back to the village and put out the food and wine to wait for Brother Yang Chun."
Da Laohei, who traveled more than fifty miles from Hetou Village to Centipede Ridge, ran back in less than an hour.
Watching the group of people go up to Centipede Ridge, Liu Ce was so angry that he secretly gritted his teeth, made a mark on the roadside, and arranged for people to keep an eye on them while he turned back.
At this time, Zhang Qian followed Yang Chun and others to the county seat in one breath. After entering the county seat, Yang Chun quickly found an inn and stayed in it. Zhang Qian didn't know that he had fallen into the trap and remembered the name of the inn outside and prepared it.
Mark also turned around and came back to report.
At three o'clock in the day, Zhang Qian was the first to come back.
I heard that the murderer went to the county town and stayed at an inn. Liu Rumei couldn't help but frown.
This seems a bit abnormal. Doesn't it stand to reason that if you commit such a big thing, you have to run away as far as possible? Why did you stay in a hotel?
Just as he was thinking hard, Liu Ce also came back.
"Miss, I followed them all the way to Centipede Ridge. It should be Da Laohei and his friends who did it."
Zhang Qian on the side immediately came to his senses and said, "Oh no, I fell into their trap to lure the tiger away from the mountain."
Liu Ce nodded, "Fortunately, Miss made a good move and asked me to wait in an ambush at the official road."
Zhang Qian clasped his fist at Liu Rumei, "Miss, you have such a clever plan, it's better for me to wait."
Liu Rumei did not respond to his words and turned to look at Liu Ce, "Is there anyone left in Centipede Ridge?"
Liu Ce nodded, "Leave three brothers there and send a few more people over later."
Liu Rumei made a gesture, and soon Xiaoqing took the topographic map and spread it on the table.
Liu Rumei pointed to the location of Centipede Ridge, then looked at Hetou Village and the county seat.
"Normally, we are on equal terms with Centipede Ridge. Why did they attack my second brother this time?"
Liu Ce, who was next to him, immediately clasped his fists and said, "Miss, these bandits are jealous of money. They are most likely killing people for money."
Liu Rumei nodded, "Oh, that's not what I'm talking about. The bandits in Centipede Ridge all have average martial arts skills, and it's impossible for anyone to know the archery skills of the Li family in southern Xinjiang."
"Miss, are you saying that the employer not only gave you money, but also sent people to help?"
At this moment, someone suddenly came to report that Yang Zhi wanted to see him.
Liu Rumei frowned, "What is he here for?"
But he still raised his hand to signal Yang Zhi to come in.
As soon as Yang Zhi came in, he had a sad face and hugged Liu Rumei, "Miss Liu heard about the sudden misfortune of the second young master. Yang Zhi was deeply saddened and came here to express condolences."
Liu Rumei bowed slightly and returned the salute, "Thank you, Gang Leader Yang. There is no mourning hall here, so I'm afraid I won't be able to let you express your condolences."
After saying that, he turned to look at Liu Ce.
Liu Ce understood this and made a gesture of invitation to Yang Zhi.
Liu Ce took Yang Zhi to the side room, where Liu Yuanwu's body was placed on the bed.
Yang Zhi glanced at Liu Yuanwu, and shed two tears in mock anguish. He turned his eyes and saw the two long arrows next to him.
"This is the arrow from the Li family in southern Xinjiang."
Liu Ce nodded, "Yes, the Li family in southern Xinjiang, this arrow is really domineering, it is more than thirty feet away, and it pierces the heart with one sword."
After hearing what Liu Ce said, Yang Zhi was stunned. He looked up at Liu Ce and then at the two arrows on the bed.
"Steward Liu, are you sure it's more than thirty feet away?"
Liu Ce nodded.
Yang Zhi couldn't help but exclaimed, "Only one person can achieve such a long distance!"
Upon hearing his words, Liu Ce's eyes turned cold, "Oh, do you know who he is?"