Martial Arts: Gain a Jiazi internal force at the beginning!

Chapter 244
Colonel Chang's unfinished letter was intended to be written to General Huwei, Guan Changqing.

The letter stated that he was now facing unexpected difficulties and that his brothers were so tired that they had to make concessions to the thieves and barely survive.

Unexpectedly, all the experts of the Chongshan Sect were trapped after just one move.

Now Kunai can not only protect his subordinates, but also save people...

This letter ends abruptly at this point.

Thinking of the way he looked when he wrote this letter just now, Jiang Ran asked in a deep voice:
"Why don't you finish it?"

"It's useless."

Captain Chang looked sad:
"I don't know how many letters I have written since I arrived in Guzhang County...

“But they are all like a mud cow drowning in the sea, without any response.

"At first, I had doubts, thinking that General Guan had abandoned us.

"but now……"

"How is it now?"

Jiang Ran asked quietly.

Captain Chang suddenly looked serious at this moment:
"You... who are you?"

Jiang Ran and Tang Huayi looked at each other and saw Jiang Ran slowly loosening his hand on Captain Chang's neck:
"You don't need to know this, it's us who have doubts now.

"And this doubt will determine your life or death."

"...Chang is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death."

Captain Chang said coldly: "If you have the ability, you can kill me!"

"You're joking. No matter what you say or not, whether what you say is true or false, I won't kill you right now."

Jiang Ran said softly:

"But, if you are really in a difficult situation, shouldn't you speak out about your plight at this time?
“Or maybe you think we were sent to test you by someone you’re afraid of?

"If it's the latter, do you think they will really believe you even if you keep silent?"

Captain Chang took a deep look at Jiang Ran:
"What a smooth tongue...but you are right.

"They never really believed me from beginning to end."

Having said this, he pondered for a moment, and then slowly said:
“It started in our second year here.

"The magistrate of Guzhang County is surnamed Sun. This person has extraordinary means. He controls the salary of our troops.

“The first year arrived as promised, but the second year it was three months late.

“The supplies of clothing, quilts, and food and grass are gradually insufficient.

“As a result, the soldiers suffered from hunger and had no food to eat.

"However, this is not the most terrifying thing...

"The most terrifying thing is that a strange disease began to spread among the military."

Captain Chang said that this strange disease would make people look sallow, have skinny limbs, and only have a high bulge in the abdomen, making them look like the legendary starving ghosts.

At first, he even suspected that the soldier was hungry and had swallowed something unknown, and then he strangled himself to death.

But three identical corpses appeared one after another, and this was anything but simple.

He found the corpse and inspected the body, only to find that there was nothing in his stomach, only a handful of yellow water.

It was the yellow water that came from nowhere that held up their bellies.

In addition, their internal organs were also severely withered.

At that time, Chang Xiaowei was as worried as an ant on a hot pot. The disease came on suddenly without any warning signs, and he didn't know how to spread it or how to avoid it.

In the iron ore mine, there are even more rumors flying around.

The only good news at that time was that Magistrate Sun's military pay and food had arrived.

It relaxed the atmosphere here a lot.

What's more, except for the three people who died, no new patients have appeared.

This matter is over.

"It's ridiculous. I even thought at the time that the epidemic was cured without treatment because of this happy event.

"Who would have thought that a month later, someone would suddenly leave a letter with an arrow.

“It clearly states that there are problems with all the food and grass given by Magistrate Sun.

"Now that we are waiting, it's hard to get back."

"Poisoned?"

Jiang Ran glanced at Colonel Chang, then suddenly reached out and grabbed his wrist.

Captain Chang subconsciously wanted to dodge, but after a pause, he let Jiang Ran catch him.

As soon as the three fingers touched, Colonel Chang sighed:
"It's useless... The military doctors have consulted many times, but they can't explain the reason."

"That's because your military doctors are useless."

Tang Huayi sneered: "Don't even look at who the person in front of you is..."

"So who are you?"

"Don't tell you."

"..."

Captain Chang's mouth twitched, feeling that it would be better not to say these words.

However, Jiang Ran said rather strangely at this time:
"It's indeed a bit weird, but I can't tell what is weird...

"Compared with ordinary people, your physique does have some differences, but these differences are not enough to cause death.

"According to you, you became like this because you have been eating the food sent by Magistrate Sun for many years?

“It can be seen that this should be a chronic poison... that keeps accumulating in the body.

"Furthermore, some soldiers became ill and even died because of the late arrival of food and pay.

"This means that the medicine in the grain must be consumed continuously.

"Once it breaks, it will kill you."

"What your Majesty said is true."

Lieutenant Chang nodded: "We have also checked the food sent by Magistrate Sun. There is nothing wrong with it..."

"That would be interesting."

Jiang Ran smiled:
“Since I’m going to do this to you, there must be some purpose.

"What's the stance of Fei Jian leaving the book?"

"He was the one who captured the heroes of Chongshan Sect."

"It was him..."

Jiang Ran said softly:

"Is this person colluding with Magistrate Sun? He flew an arrow and left a letter, so he thought he had something to ask you to handle.

"Are they the carriages that went just now?"

"Yes."

Captain Chang nodded his head:

"He said that if you don't want all the brothers under your command to die or be injured, hell to emerge, and hungry ghosts to appear, you have to do what he says.

"General Guan has entrusted the lives and fortunes of these brothers to me...

"How could I...how could I have such a great responsibility!?"

"That makes sense..."

Jiang Ran nodded slightly:

"It's just that what you do is, at best, an act of hypocrisy and cowardice; at worst, it's an act of conspiracy.

"Do you know where these people come from?"

"What's the history?"

Colonel Chang asked quickly.

"How would I know……"

Jiang Ran rolled his eyes at him:
"Okay, enough of the gossip.

"If what you just said is true, then come with us."

"I've thought about it for a long time!"

Colonel Chang nodded immediately, but then shook his head slightly:

“However, once I leave this place, every move I make will be under their control.

"It's okay to take you to the prison cell, but if you want to take the heroes of the Chongshan Sect and leave the prison cell...

"Even if the soldiers here will not make things difficult for you because of my order, they will definitely come to intercept you after leaving this mine.

"Even if I'm on the sidelines, it's meaningless."

Jiang Ran's eyes lit up when he heard this:
"Is this true?"

"...Of course I take it seriously."

Colonel Chang glanced at Jiang Ran blankly: "You...what's wrong?"

The eyes suddenly flickered and glowed, which looked quite scary.

Jiang Ran waved his hand:

"I thought of some good things, it's okay, don't take it to heart."

He paused and asked again:
"You said that Magistrate Sun had tampered with the food... Is there any evidence for this?"

"If there is any evidence, I will send someone to get the news out even if I risk my life."

When Captain Chang said this, his words were full of anger.

Jiang Ran nodded.

So, all the things about Magistrate Sun's manipulation of food and grass came from the mouth of the man who flew the arrow and left the letter?

In fact, there are countless things to do?
If Captain Chang is right, the death of those three people is indeed a bit strange.

But as for the specifics, it’s hard to draw a conclusion now.

Not only that... even what Captain Chang in front of me said was true or false, it was still unclear.

But Jiang Ran didn't say this clearly.

The most urgent task is not to completely understand the loyalty, villainy, good and evil of the person in front of you.

He had to rely on this person's influence and the key in his hand to rescue the people of the Chongshan Sect without any damage or accident.

Captain Chang expressed his cooperation.

Then the matter of distinguishing whether what he said is true or false can be postponed a little later.

……

……

Things like rescuing people are always urgent.

Jiang Ran and Tang Huayi walked behind, and Captain Chang walked in front.

The three people left the small second floor and walked towards the prison cell.

This journey is naturally easier.

In just a moment, the three of them had arrived.Captain Chang's face turned dark as he entered the door:
"What are you doing?"

The soldiers on top of a group of people whose faces were red from drinking and who were so excited about gambling suddenly seemed to be frozen in place as if someone had cast a body-holding technique.

In the end, the one who packs the wine bottles cleans the wine bottles, and the one who hides the dice hides the dice.

Followed by hurriedly standing in a line.

There was also a man who drank too much and staggered around, spinning in circles.

When Jiang Ran saw this, he just realized...

Yes, even though this is an iron mine, these people are all soldiers.

Where can I drink and gamble here?
This time, people caught the action.

Tang Huayi found that there were still a few unkind eyes looking at them.

Apparently they suspected that they were the ones who tipped off Captain Chang and recruited him...

Of course, Tang Huayi didn't intend to explain anything.

Anyway, their time here is almost over.

When the time comes, the real Zhou Cheng and Wang An will take the blame for them.

Thinking about it this way, Tang Huayi suddenly felt that this matter was quite interesting.

If I have the chance, I would like to come back and see the excitement.

Captain Chang stared at the people in front of him, gritted his teeth for a while, and then waved his hand:

"I'll come back to take care of you later."

After saying that, he walked towards the inside of the prison cell.

Jiang Ran and Tang Huayi naturally followed.

Only a few people were left in front of the door. You looked at me and I looked at you, feeling a little bit like a disaster was coming.

With Colonel Chang leading the way, it would be much easier to go to the lower level.

Soon the iron door reappeared in front of Jiang Ran.

Captain Chang took the key out of his arms without waiting for them to speak. Just as he was about to drop it into the keyhole, he turned back and looked at Jiang Ran:
"After you leave the iron mine, remember to hold me hostage.

“This is not a showmanship to gain their trust, but it is just not to deepen their suspicions too much.

"Let me still have some time to mediate."

Jiang Ran glanced at him and nodded:

"it is good."

Captain Chang heard his promise and immediately inserted the key with a click without hesitation.

As it turned, one could hear the continuous sound of the amplifier running from inside the door.

Jiang Ran has a lot of skillful craftsmanship and a lot of knowledge. He knows that this door is indeed, as Captain Chang said, extremely difficult to forge.

I'm afraid that the person who planned something in Guzhang County specially hired a master of the agency to refine it.

And when all the machine expansions reached the end, they made a ding sound.

The door, which was originally motionless, had already popped three inches inwards.

Captain Chang reached out and grabbed the doorknob. With a little force, he pulled the door open.

"who?"

A cold shout suddenly came from the door.

Jiang Ran looked around and saw a group of people dressed exactly the same.

There is a mountain embroidered on their sleeves.

But when these people saw Colonel Chang, they couldn't help but look at each other.

"Chang Heng, why are you here?"

One of them, a man with dark skin, short but extremely stocky, about 40 years old, took a step forward, with a slightly confused look in his eyes.

"Save you."

Chang Heng's words are concise and concise.

"Are you crazy? Don't you want your men's lives?"

The man's face darkened:
"You can be your regular captain. You don't need to worry about our life or death."

"You were in danger for me, but now that you are behind bars, how can I not save you? And... now I have a suitable excuse."

Chang Heng said this and let Jiang Ran and Tang Huayi behind him.

A group of people opposite looked at each other in shock.

I heard a young man in his twenties ask:
"Aren't they your soldiers?

"Have you told them everything about you?"

"You have admitted your mistake. These two are not my men... They came into danger to save you.

"It's a pity that they are suspicious of me and are still unwilling to tell me my true identity."

Chang Heng said this and sighed softly.

The people from the Chongshan Sect opposite were all stunned. Is there such a thing?

The middle-aged man pondered for a moment, clasped his hands and was about to speak.

Just listen to Jiang Ran comforting Chang Heng with a smile:

"Don't worry, I am not only doubtful about your identity, but also about their identity.

"Although I am here to save my fellow Chongshan sect members.

"But so far, I have never met anyone from the Chongshan Sect... Who knows whether their identities are true or false? Did you set a trap for me?
“But this doesn’t matter, naturally there are people who can tell whether they are true or false.

"Of course there is nothing to say if they are really fellow Chongshan sect. If not... it would be convenient to kill them all behind closed doors."

"Ok?"

The middle-aged man's face darkened when he heard this:
"Is your Majesty really here to save people?"

"Looking at you, you don't really want to be rescued."

Jiang Ran shook his head gently.

"Your Majesty, please come back."

The middle-aged man sighed:

"Things here are complicated, and you don't want to explain the origin... We can't go out hastily. It's a matter of life and death. Please forgive me, brother."

Jiang Ran nodded:

"That's good, but it's a pity that you can't make the decision on this matter."

"Ok?"

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then looked up again, and Jiang Ran was already in front of him:

“If I want to kill someone, I must kill him.

“If you want to arrest someone, you must catch him.

"I want to save someone...how dare you stop me?"

While he was talking, he reached out and grabbed it.

This arrest is actually a trick, and it is neither a trick in Leng Yue's play nor a skill in Kun Zi Thirteen's crazy claws.

It just looks a bit mysterious, but there is not much connotation in it.

Jiang Ran's purpose was not to use this claw to catch the person in front of him.

But to force him to take action.

Sure enough, the middle-aged man was furious:
"No reason!"

The figure swayed like a mountain, and the palm movements overlapped one after another. Each one was better than the other, three in a row, and they went straight to Jiang Ran's hand to grab it.

Seeing this, Jiang Ran nodded.

He paused in one step, turned his claws into palms, and made a horizontal movement. Hearing a bang, his hands had already touched.

The man on the other side stacked up three layers of [Nine Layers of Shocking Mountain Palm], and suddenly it was like a mud cow drowning in the sea, but Jiang Ran didn't move at all.

Immediately after a force pushed it away, Jiang Ran spoke softly:
"As expected, it's the Nine-layer Shocking Mountain Palm. I've seen Cheng Tianyang use this palm before, so it shouldn't be fake.

"You are indeed members of the Chongshan Sect."

"Have you met our Master Cheng?"

The middle-aged man opposite was stunned when he heard this.

Jiang Ran was also stunned:
"Master? Isn't this seniority a bit too high? He looks like he is only about ten years older than you..."

"how is this possible?"

The face of the man opposite him darkened:
"Your Majesty, please don't make such a joke. This year is not enough for you."

"???"

Jiang Ran looked at him and then at Tang Huayi.

Tang Huayi blinked:
"You don't allow people to grow old when they are young?"

Less than thirty and over 40?
Jiang Ran curled his lips and said: "Okay, since there is no problem with your identity, let's all come with me. If you don't leave, don't think that I have some friendship with your master.

"Take care of you all the same!"

"..."

The middle-aged face opposite, who claimed to be less than [-] years old, pondered for a moment and then looked at Colonel Chang on one side.

Captain Chang nodded and said:
"Let's go, with them here, I can just take the opportunity to take it out.

"Things in Guzhang County are quite complicated... If you stay here all the time, it won't help.

"It's better to wait until we get out before making plans."

After hearing what he said, the Chongshan Sect man pondered for a while, and then said to Jiang Ran:
"It's work."

"Just be obedient."

Jiang Ran glanced at them one by one, and then glanced at Chang Heng.

There was some murmuring in my heart.

Finally waved:
"Walk."

Chang Heng led the way, Jiang Ran followed behind, and the last one was Tang Huayi.

Walking out of the dungeon and arriving at the door, I saw the group of people still standing there.

Chang Heng glanced at them:
"Go get the ten army sticks yourself."

"Yes!"

Several people immediately agreed. They felt that the knife hanging on their necks finally fell, and they felt a sense of early death and early rebirth.

However, some people are still unhappy:

"Captain, Wang An and Zhou Cheng also gambled and drank!"

Captain Chang was stunned, looked back at Jiang Ran and Tang Huayi, and said calmly:

"Their report was meritorious, but the merits outweighed the faults."

After saying that, he led the people outside, leaving only a few soldiers gnashing their teeth and sulking.

(End of this chapter)