Sword Immortal's set collapse record
Chapter 43 42
Reality is not always as good as ideal.
The two yamen servants who were sent out to search the armory came back and reported that the two mountain cannons in the armory disappeared together with the box, perhaps washed away by the flood, leaving only some old shells.
The magistrate of Qi County jumped up and down anxiously, pointed at their noses and scolded: "Idiots! Those boxes are so heavy. If they can be washed away so casually, how can the house stand intact? And the rest of them Things, why are the mountain cannons washed away but they are left behind?!"
It was clearly stolen!
The county magistrate of Qi County felt that his hair was about to fall out.This is good, if the person who stole the Hushan Cannon does nothing, it's fine, if he does something, he will be charged with another crime!Still a mortal sin!The ransacking of the house is almost unable to make up for this leak!
Seeing the county magistrate moaning and mourning, Jiang Yubai sighed that he was not stupid to the end, and at the same time felt that this matter was really strange.
"Are there any traces of who has been there besides you?" Jiang Yubai asked.
As if he had found the backbone, the county magistrate moved closer to Jiang Yubai, and said sharply, "Yes, have you checked the traces left by the culprit?!"
The two yamen servants looked at each other, and one of them was apologetic: "You just told us to hurry over there, and didn't tell us to pay attention to the traces around us. Besides, although the flood has been smaller these days, the rain is still intermittent. Stop for a day... Even if there are traces, it should be almost destroyed."
The county magistrate choked in his throat and could only point at their heads, trembling with anger.
"Okay, my lord. It's useless to get angry again." Jiang Yubai waved his hand and called the two of them closer and said, "Go back again and see if there are any clues left. Ask the people nearby if there are any clues." I haven't seen any suspicious people passing by. The Hushan Cannon is clumsy and heavy, and it is very conspicuous. If you ask for information, you will come back and report it immediately."
The two yamen servants took orders and went out. Jiang Yubai pushed a cup of tea to the county magistrate. The county magistrate put it in his mouth without looking at it, but spit out the boiling tea in one gulp, looking very funny.
Jiang Yubai shook his head, patted him on the shoulder, and made a gesture to get up to leave.The county magistrate held onto the hem of his clothes pleadingly, and refused to let go: "Your Excellency, you must not leave. Without you in charge, the lower officials will have no way to survive!"
"It's useless for you to pull me." Jiang Yubai said with a smile, "To tell you the truth, although I have some involvement with Prince Huai, I am not in the officialdom. Your fortune in the future depends on you these few days How to do it yourself."
The county magistrate didn't believe his words.Even if he is not an official, he has to treat someone who can speak in front of the prince with respect.Jiang Yubai no longer accepts his love, and only intends to wait for news from the governor's mansion.
If there is no reply from the governor's office...Jiang Yubai can only ride thousands of miles alone to break into the mysterious Tsingyi organization lair.
He stepped out of the hut and stepped on the soft soil. The rain fell from the sky like a layer of fog, wet his eyelashes, and his whole body seemed to be shimmering in the dark sky.
"Hero Jiang!"
A breathy cry came through the rain curtain.Hearing this address, Jiang Yubai was stunned at first - he hadn't heard anyone call him that for a long, long time, as if it had happened in a previous life.
It was Zhu An who carried Wu Xiaoliu, and the two returned on horseback.This is the second time that Zhu An has taken Wu Xiaoliu to visit relatives and friends. As a result, his parents and three older sisters married in the local area are all safe and sound, but his kind and generous second brother-in-law is gone. I was crying at my mother's house.Sisters and sisters gathered together, originally wanted to reprimand the second brother for not taking responsibility, and escaped by himself in the face of disaster, Wu Xiaoliu told about the disappearance case, but tried to get a probation for the second brother-in-law, but almost let His second sister fainted from crying.
His second sister didn't know whether she hoped that her husband had really escaped more, or that he had disappeared more.
Wu Xiaoliu was at a loss, his parents were startled again, Wu Xiaoliu was suddenly blessed, and pulled Zhu An and said that Mr. Jiang was still waiting for them to help.
Zhu An was secretly surprised, but this kid had some guts.After being frightened these days, he was still willing to take the initiative to go back to Jiang Yubai's side - what Jiang Yubai meant was that the child was a child after all, and if he didn't want to act with his family after meeting his family, he didn't force it.But Wu Xiaoliu behaved surprisingly.
Zhu An stopped beside Jiang Yubai, and hugged Wu Xiaoliu under his arm.
"Let go!" Wu Xiaoliu struggled symbolically, but Zhu An patted him on the head, put him down and rushed to Jiang Yubai's side: "Hero Jiang."
Jiang Yubai: "Did you see a few people in Tsing Yi during your trip?"
Zhu An: "No. I figured out that they all call themselves 'Helong God Envoys' externally. They use some tricks to deceive the superiors, and lure the subordinates with money and food to make everyone believe that the dragon god is angry when the flood comes. Some foolishly sent their own family members there, and none of them ever came back.”
Wu Xiaoliu: "That's because they are stupid. It's not just once or twice that this place has been flooded, and the Dragon God is not like my mother. He gets angry when he says he is angry."
Jiang Yubai: "...Xiao Liu is right. After all, why haven't you come home yet?"
Wu Xiaoliu: "I want to stay and help." He paused, then said, "I'm the only one here who has seen what the inside of the stone castle looks like, so it must be useful to me."
Jiang Yubai sighed and patted his head: "Good job."
Wu Xiaoliu muttered for a while, then said, "Brother Jiang, can I mention one more thing? I want to save someone."
"Who?" Jiang Yubai said warmly.
"Agui, he and I are good friends." Wu Xiaoliu said in a low voice, "Although those bastards in green are very polite to him, unlike us, I can see that he was also forced. .....I couldn't escape at first, but he even helped me, and I don't know how long he can last."
Jiang Yubai gave him a fixed look, and said, "Okay. Of course we are going to rescue everyone."
As if he had made a major decision, he looked far away from the water's edge: "Let's set off in a while."
Zhu An was taken aback: "Don't wait for news from the government?"
In fact, according to the county magistrate of Qi County, the higher ups have ignored his report for some time.The supplies distributed earlier were almost used up, and Qi County was stretched. Three days before Jiang Yubai's arrival, he had ordered someone to go on the road to deliver the urgent report. Based on the normal pace, he should be back today.
But no one came, and the messenger disappeared.
Jiang Yubai originally planned to wait and see, but the theft of the Hushan Cannon gave him a bad feeling.
Zhu An was quite embarrassed: "There are hundreds of people there, and we only have three... No, at most two, and we have to go out of our way to protect this kid." He patted Wu Xiao Liu's head was grabbed by Wu Xiaoliu's indifferent face and bit him, screaming in pain, "I'm telling the truth, right? Why are you still biting?"
"No, I'll go alone." Jiang Yubai shook his head, "You take people to guard the roads in Xiaqi Mountain."
"What?" Zhu An didn't doubt Jiang Yubai's ability to take risks alone, but was a little puzzled.
Jiang Yubai told about the theft of Hongshan Cannon.
Qishan crosses two hills and is the Longshui embankment.
The upstream water is deep.If they blow up the embankment, several counties downstream of Longshui River will have another catastrophe, and it is impossible to prevent it.
Zhu An's face changed again and again: "...They, aren't they so bold?"
"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just in case." Jiang Yubai took out a map from his sleeve and handed it to him, "They will bring artillery together, and they probably won't choose any steep mountain road. You take people to arrange one by one Let's go."
Zhu An took the picture and said awkwardly: "What if I can't keep it?"
Jiang Yubai held Wujiu in his arms, and put the coir hat around his waist back on Zhu An's head: "I don't know. Even I just do my best to obey the destiny—"
As he spoke, he turned his head and smiled self-deprecatingly.
I just hope that I didn't go and never return this time... Otherwise, his apprentice may not know what will happen.
......
Zhou Yan stood in the dungeon, and Zhao Changjue, who said nothing, died.
"What's the matter with those things that are neither human nor ghost?"
"..."
"You knew a long time ago that someone was working on these evil things under your nose, didn't you?"
"..."
Zhou Yan pressed his swollen temples, narrowed his eyes and continued to stare at Zhao Changjue, who was already in a panic.If it wasn't for fear of dirtying his hands, he would pry something out of his mouth even if he was alive.
He looked at Zhao Changjue's ragged clothes, and suddenly rubbed his collarbone which was hidden in the skirt of his clothes.
Something was supposed to be hanging there.
Zhou Yanfu went to his heart, thinking of a piece of jade that was found from him before.He moved over the stool and sat down, his black sleeves fluttering, against which his eyes were unbelievably deep.He recalled Duan Meng's return, and said:
"I remember...you have a son raised in your hometown, who is as weak and sick as your first wife who died young?"
Zhao Changjue's cloudy eyes trembled, and he looked up at Zhou Yan, but there was something wrong with his expression.
"Your young son is not in his hometown at all." Zhou Yan smiled coldly, "Did they tell you that they have a way to make your son who is doomed to be short-lived healthy and live a long life?"
Zhao Changjue stared into his eyes suddenly: "You..."
"Trust me." Zhou Yan's expression can be described as sarcasm, and his words are cold, but especially solemn, "Those words are all lying to you."
"As long as it is a 'work' from their hands, life and death are in their hands. How is that different from your son's previous life watching God's face, isn't it the same as being in danger?"
"Besides, you have seen the things they cultivated." Zhou Yan paused and said softly, "Are you sure...you will be the one who will be brought to you by then, and you will cry and laugh , a living son?"
※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※
Follow the plot.
The two of them meet in the next chapter.
The two yamen servants who were sent out to search the armory came back and reported that the two mountain cannons in the armory disappeared together with the box, perhaps washed away by the flood, leaving only some old shells.
The magistrate of Qi County jumped up and down anxiously, pointed at their noses and scolded: "Idiots! Those boxes are so heavy. If they can be washed away so casually, how can the house stand intact? And the rest of them Things, why are the mountain cannons washed away but they are left behind?!"
It was clearly stolen!
The county magistrate of Qi County felt that his hair was about to fall out.This is good, if the person who stole the Hushan Cannon does nothing, it's fine, if he does something, he will be charged with another crime!Still a mortal sin!The ransacking of the house is almost unable to make up for this leak!
Seeing the county magistrate moaning and mourning, Jiang Yubai sighed that he was not stupid to the end, and at the same time felt that this matter was really strange.
"Are there any traces of who has been there besides you?" Jiang Yubai asked.
As if he had found the backbone, the county magistrate moved closer to Jiang Yubai, and said sharply, "Yes, have you checked the traces left by the culprit?!"
The two yamen servants looked at each other, and one of them was apologetic: "You just told us to hurry over there, and didn't tell us to pay attention to the traces around us. Besides, although the flood has been smaller these days, the rain is still intermittent. Stop for a day... Even if there are traces, it should be almost destroyed."
The county magistrate choked in his throat and could only point at their heads, trembling with anger.
"Okay, my lord. It's useless to get angry again." Jiang Yubai waved his hand and called the two of them closer and said, "Go back again and see if there are any clues left. Ask the people nearby if there are any clues." I haven't seen any suspicious people passing by. The Hushan Cannon is clumsy and heavy, and it is very conspicuous. If you ask for information, you will come back and report it immediately."
The two yamen servants took orders and went out. Jiang Yubai pushed a cup of tea to the county magistrate. The county magistrate put it in his mouth without looking at it, but spit out the boiling tea in one gulp, looking very funny.
Jiang Yubai shook his head, patted him on the shoulder, and made a gesture to get up to leave.The county magistrate held onto the hem of his clothes pleadingly, and refused to let go: "Your Excellency, you must not leave. Without you in charge, the lower officials will have no way to survive!"
"It's useless for you to pull me." Jiang Yubai said with a smile, "To tell you the truth, although I have some involvement with Prince Huai, I am not in the officialdom. Your fortune in the future depends on you these few days How to do it yourself."
The county magistrate didn't believe his words.Even if he is not an official, he has to treat someone who can speak in front of the prince with respect.Jiang Yubai no longer accepts his love, and only intends to wait for news from the governor's mansion.
If there is no reply from the governor's office...Jiang Yubai can only ride thousands of miles alone to break into the mysterious Tsingyi organization lair.
He stepped out of the hut and stepped on the soft soil. The rain fell from the sky like a layer of fog, wet his eyelashes, and his whole body seemed to be shimmering in the dark sky.
"Hero Jiang!"
A breathy cry came through the rain curtain.Hearing this address, Jiang Yubai was stunned at first - he hadn't heard anyone call him that for a long, long time, as if it had happened in a previous life.
It was Zhu An who carried Wu Xiaoliu, and the two returned on horseback.This is the second time that Zhu An has taken Wu Xiaoliu to visit relatives and friends. As a result, his parents and three older sisters married in the local area are all safe and sound, but his kind and generous second brother-in-law is gone. I was crying at my mother's house.Sisters and sisters gathered together, originally wanted to reprimand the second brother for not taking responsibility, and escaped by himself in the face of disaster, Wu Xiaoliu told about the disappearance case, but tried to get a probation for the second brother-in-law, but almost let His second sister fainted from crying.
His second sister didn't know whether she hoped that her husband had really escaped more, or that he had disappeared more.
Wu Xiaoliu was at a loss, his parents were startled again, Wu Xiaoliu was suddenly blessed, and pulled Zhu An and said that Mr. Jiang was still waiting for them to help.
Zhu An was secretly surprised, but this kid had some guts.After being frightened these days, he was still willing to take the initiative to go back to Jiang Yubai's side - what Jiang Yubai meant was that the child was a child after all, and if he didn't want to act with his family after meeting his family, he didn't force it.But Wu Xiaoliu behaved surprisingly.
Zhu An stopped beside Jiang Yubai, and hugged Wu Xiaoliu under his arm.
"Let go!" Wu Xiaoliu struggled symbolically, but Zhu An patted him on the head, put him down and rushed to Jiang Yubai's side: "Hero Jiang."
Jiang Yubai: "Did you see a few people in Tsing Yi during your trip?"
Zhu An: "No. I figured out that they all call themselves 'Helong God Envoys' externally. They use some tricks to deceive the superiors, and lure the subordinates with money and food to make everyone believe that the dragon god is angry when the flood comes. Some foolishly sent their own family members there, and none of them ever came back.”
Wu Xiaoliu: "That's because they are stupid. It's not just once or twice that this place has been flooded, and the Dragon God is not like my mother. He gets angry when he says he is angry."
Jiang Yubai: "...Xiao Liu is right. After all, why haven't you come home yet?"
Wu Xiaoliu: "I want to stay and help." He paused, then said, "I'm the only one here who has seen what the inside of the stone castle looks like, so it must be useful to me."
Jiang Yubai sighed and patted his head: "Good job."
Wu Xiaoliu muttered for a while, then said, "Brother Jiang, can I mention one more thing? I want to save someone."
"Who?" Jiang Yubai said warmly.
"Agui, he and I are good friends." Wu Xiaoliu said in a low voice, "Although those bastards in green are very polite to him, unlike us, I can see that he was also forced. .....I couldn't escape at first, but he even helped me, and I don't know how long he can last."
Jiang Yubai gave him a fixed look, and said, "Okay. Of course we are going to rescue everyone."
As if he had made a major decision, he looked far away from the water's edge: "Let's set off in a while."
Zhu An was taken aback: "Don't wait for news from the government?"
In fact, according to the county magistrate of Qi County, the higher ups have ignored his report for some time.The supplies distributed earlier were almost used up, and Qi County was stretched. Three days before Jiang Yubai's arrival, he had ordered someone to go on the road to deliver the urgent report. Based on the normal pace, he should be back today.
But no one came, and the messenger disappeared.
Jiang Yubai originally planned to wait and see, but the theft of the Hushan Cannon gave him a bad feeling.
Zhu An was quite embarrassed: "There are hundreds of people there, and we only have three... No, at most two, and we have to go out of our way to protect this kid." He patted Wu Xiao Liu's head was grabbed by Wu Xiaoliu's indifferent face and bit him, screaming in pain, "I'm telling the truth, right? Why are you still biting?"
"No, I'll go alone." Jiang Yubai shook his head, "You take people to guard the roads in Xiaqi Mountain."
"What?" Zhu An didn't doubt Jiang Yubai's ability to take risks alone, but was a little puzzled.
Jiang Yubai told about the theft of Hongshan Cannon.
Qishan crosses two hills and is the Longshui embankment.
The upstream water is deep.If they blow up the embankment, several counties downstream of Longshui River will have another catastrophe, and it is impossible to prevent it.
Zhu An's face changed again and again: "...They, aren't they so bold?"
"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just in case." Jiang Yubai took out a map from his sleeve and handed it to him, "They will bring artillery together, and they probably won't choose any steep mountain road. You take people to arrange one by one Let's go."
Zhu An took the picture and said awkwardly: "What if I can't keep it?"
Jiang Yubai held Wujiu in his arms, and put the coir hat around his waist back on Zhu An's head: "I don't know. Even I just do my best to obey the destiny—"
As he spoke, he turned his head and smiled self-deprecatingly.
I just hope that I didn't go and never return this time... Otherwise, his apprentice may not know what will happen.
......
Zhou Yan stood in the dungeon, and Zhao Changjue, who said nothing, died.
"What's the matter with those things that are neither human nor ghost?"
"..."
"You knew a long time ago that someone was working on these evil things under your nose, didn't you?"
"..."
Zhou Yan pressed his swollen temples, narrowed his eyes and continued to stare at Zhao Changjue, who was already in a panic.If it wasn't for fear of dirtying his hands, he would pry something out of his mouth even if he was alive.
He looked at Zhao Changjue's ragged clothes, and suddenly rubbed his collarbone which was hidden in the skirt of his clothes.
Something was supposed to be hanging there.
Zhou Yanfu went to his heart, thinking of a piece of jade that was found from him before.He moved over the stool and sat down, his black sleeves fluttering, against which his eyes were unbelievably deep.He recalled Duan Meng's return, and said:
"I remember...you have a son raised in your hometown, who is as weak and sick as your first wife who died young?"
Zhao Changjue's cloudy eyes trembled, and he looked up at Zhou Yan, but there was something wrong with his expression.
"Your young son is not in his hometown at all." Zhou Yan smiled coldly, "Did they tell you that they have a way to make your son who is doomed to be short-lived healthy and live a long life?"
Zhao Changjue stared into his eyes suddenly: "You..."
"Trust me." Zhou Yan's expression can be described as sarcasm, and his words are cold, but especially solemn, "Those words are all lying to you."
"As long as it is a 'work' from their hands, life and death are in their hands. How is that different from your son's previous life watching God's face, isn't it the same as being in danger?"
"Besides, you have seen the things they cultivated." Zhou Yan paused and said softly, "Are you sure...you will be the one who will be brought to you by then, and you will cry and laugh , a living son?"
※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※
Follow the plot.
The two of them meet in the next chapter.
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