Placid Chang'an

It wasn't until the high-walled courtyard behind him was hidden behind layers of tiled houses, and the vermilion lacquer gate was no longer visible, that Su Cen finally breathed a sigh of relief, and whispered: "What nonsense."

Although the voice was small, it still entered Li Shi's ears unreservedly, almost making him laugh out loud, "Who is messing around?"

Su Cen didn't dare to talk back blatantly, so she could only mutter in a low voice: "I'm so young, how old are you, and you still compare with me."

"We older people like to hold grudges," Li Shi narrowed his eyes slightly, "Is it because I'm deaf or I missed something, what does that cadenced 'Li Shi bastard' mean?"

Su Cen: "..." How could this person remember this?

Knowing that this topic could not be continued, Su Cen hastily changed the subject, "How do you know I'm here?" Looking at Qi Lin again, "Where's Linger? Have you met him yet?"

Qi Lin nodded, "We encountered an ambush in Yingchuan, luckily we were prepared for it, and later followed the vines to catch up here, just in time for Linger to go to Xuzhou to rescue soldiers."

Su Cen smiled lightly, "He's pretty clever."

Lujiazhuang is located in Chuanling County under the rule of Xuzhou. Although there is no guarantee that the county magistrate of Chuanling must belong to Lu Xun, the possibility cannot be ruled out. not enough.Even if the county magistrate really didn't know about it, the strength of a county town is limited, and it is far from enough to contend with the entire secret door.

And Xuzhou had just had a flood, and the Imperial Army seconded from the imperial court had not yet returned, and the prefect Liang Fang was an old acquaintance who shared hardships and sorrows.

Ling'er usually looks out of tune, but she is reliable at critical times.

Su Cen frowned again after thinking, "Since Ling'er went to rescue the soldiers, why are you still the only ones?"

Li Shidao: "It will take time for the forbidden army to come over."

Su Cen was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it, he couldn't help feeling warm in his heart, that is to say, when Li Shi heard that he might be in danger, he didn't even want to wait for half a day, and came here without hesitation with these few people.

The string that had been tense for the past few days suddenly loosened, as if someone had gently placed it in warm water. Looking back on those life hanging by a thread and fear, it seemed like a very distant thing, as light as thin smoke. Blow it away.

"Then what's going on with these villagers?" Su Cen looked back at the villagers who were following him. Back then, when Lu Xiaojiu's house made such a big commotion, these people didn't dare to come out to take a look. How could they be willing to come out to help them now?

Li Shi shook his head faintly, "It's not me."

While speaking, Qi Lin's expression suddenly turned cold, and when he raised his hand, the whole team stopped instantly. Qi Lin stepped forward, holding a sword in his left hand, and protected Li Shi and Su Cen behind him.

Su Cen was alert immediately, "What's wrong?"

"There is movement." Qi Lin made a signal, and the crowd immediately returned to silence.Qi Lin frowned and glanced around, the whole village was surprisingly quiet, and the little rustling sound was magnified countless times by being singled out.

It was as if some reptile came close to the ground, with its bloody mouth wide open, preparing to pounce on its prey's throat.

"Underground!" Suddenly, Qi Lin's sharp sword was drawn out of its sheath, and he was heading towards the coffin in front of a house. Almost at the same time, the red-painted coffin boards flipped up and smashed straight at the crowd!

Qi Lin split the coffin board horizontally with a single sword, exposing the three hidden people behind, they quickly formed formations, and wrestled with Qi Lin.

At the same time, several nearby coffins were overturned at the same time, and a large wave of men in black poured out of the tunnel.

Su Cen was startled: "Lu Xun repented?"

Li Shi looked at the situation in front of him, "It should be discovered by him."

Qi Lin didn't like fighting, so he escaped quickly with the help of Tuduo's three guards, and immediately arranged defenses: "He Lanzhe took two people to hold them back, and the rest waited to escort the prince away."

Tuduo's three guards quickly changed formation, protecting Li Shi and the villagers in the inner circle, and marched towards the side path under the leadership of Qi Lin.

The labyrinth-like village was twisted and twisted, and the empty coffins that had been silent for a long time suddenly became strange, and people jumped out of nowhere unexpectedly.Although Tuduo's three guards were brave, they were no match for being scattered one by one. In the end, there were only a dozen or so people left. They had to protect Li Shi and Su Cen, as well as a group of villagers. , has been somewhat stretched.

"It can't be divided anymore, he just wants us to disperse one by one, and then attack each of us," Li Shi ordered, "Contract the formation and rush out together."

Qi Lin: "Yes."

The team immediately shrank, as soon as it was ordered, it seemed that the same situation had been repeated thousands of times, and the two sides cooperated very tacitly and seamlessly.

Su Cen was led and protected by Li Shi, staring blankly at the mighty figure in front of him. He was used to seeing this man scrambling in court, but he had never seen him on the battlefield. Only then did I understand where this calm and disdainful demeanor came from.

A group of people were caught in the alley, Tuduo's three guards were all covered in blood, their eyes were wide open, and there was a bloodthirsty light in their eyes.Following Qi Lin's order, they shouted to defend the sky, and they all rushed out!

The people who came out of Tuduo Sanwei are all experienced in many battles. If you take it out, you can count one as ten. The scimitar in your hand will be a bloody light. The man in black retreated in the alley, and he just escaped from the crowd. A bloody gash was torn out!

"Let's go!" Qi Lin protected the villagers and walked at the end, looking back at the slash of the long sword, he was so frightened that the men in black didn't dare to go forward.

After finally earning a chance to catch his breath, Su Cen looked around, frowned and said, "This is not the way to go, there are coffins in front of every door here, and they are all connected to secret passages, and there is a six-door underground that extends in all directions." The chessboard, Lu Xun's nature is good at gambling, in his view, we are just a pawn on his chessboard, he uses secret passages to control raids, and we have no chance of winning against him on his territory."

"Liubo chess?" Li Shi frowned slightly.

"Liubo chess is an ancient chess game, which has been lost now." Su Cen explained, "Lu Xun is a master of the game, with superb chess skills. What he likes to do most is to lure the enemy deep, and then gather and wipe them out."

Su Cen carefully estimated their current location before they were busy fleeing for their lives. They had deviated from the way out of the village before they knew it.

Qi Lin casually picked up a piece of clothes and wiped the sticky blood on the blade, and asked, "Then what should we do now?"

Su Cen and Li Shi looked at each other, and after seeing each other nodded slightly, Su Cen said: "Shou."

Li Shi and his party chose a house as their base, and Tuduo's three guards guarded the courtyard gate and the walls everywhere. The defense line built with flesh and blood made the people at the secret door helpless and unable to advance at all.

The attack gradually weakened from the noon until the evening of the evening, and just waiting for a breath of relief, there was a sudden knock on the gate of the house.

The accompanying villagers were frightened and shivered in fright, huddled together, afraid that people outside the door would rush in.

But the knock on the door was neither slow nor urgent, two times and then two more times, when the two sides were in a stalemate, Su Cen said: "Open the door."

Qi Lin glanced back and saw Li Shi tacitly agreed, so he stepped forward and opened the door that was guarded by everyone's lives.

Standing outside the door was an old man with half-haired hair, his back slightly bent, and a cigarette stick in his hand, quietly accepting everyone's scrutiny.

"Senior," Su Cen was overjoyed.

After the old man came in, he glanced at everyone quietly, walked straight to Li Shi's side, bent his knees, and said, "Old minister, Chen Guanglu, former minister of Dali Temple, has seen the prince."