Chapter 415 Chapter 7: The Road Turns to the Peak

Kou Zhong, Li Jing, and Hong Fu Nu took a shortcut in the mountain with their fast horses in the snow. After abandoning their horses, they started to lift them up. In a short period of time, they drove nearly a hundred miles to the upper reaches of another branch of the Yellow River. More than ten miles to the north is Jingyang, another big city north of Chang'an, and this place is a small ferry outside Jingyang city. It's not that Tiance's government has a wide range of informants inside and outside Chang'an, and Li Jing doesn't let go of any actions related to Chi Shengchun. Chi Shengchun will definitely transport Lei Jiuzhi away.

Li Jing made a judgment and affirmed that Chi Shengchun transported Lei Jiuzhi to Jingyang for three reasons. First of all, this passenger and cargo ship traveling between Jingyang and Chang'an is operated by a small gang in Chang'an, the Shuishui Gang. Others don't know the relationship between this small gang and Chi Shengchun. Jingshui Gang, help it expand its power. Secondly, the guard watching Chi Shengchun saw two of Dazhi's capable men who had escorted a carriage to Chi Shengchun's mansion in Beili. When the carriage left, the track left on the snow was obviously shallow.

The third reason is that the cargo ship bound for Jingyang delayed its departure time by nearly two quarters of an hour. It did not leave until Chi Shengchun delivered a batch of goods declared to be silk on board. Two men were also escorted with the boat. Under normal circumstances, this kind of operation would not attract anyone's attention, but when the Tiance Mansion went all out to track down the whereabouts of the firearms, of course it would not let any goods in and out of the Chi Mansion go unnoticed. Kou Zhong stared at the lower reaches of the water, worried: "Will I miss it by chance?"

Hong Fu Nu was surprisingly kind to him, and said softly: "Don't worry, we sent a letter to Jingyang to inform our people in Jingyang that as soon as the boat arrives in Jingyang, we will board the boat and search immediately." Li Jing said calmly: "Although we only chased after half an hour after the boat sailed, we took a shortcut and the boat was going against the current. How could we not catch up? Uncle was afraid that they would play tricks, so he came to this Jingyang. Wait at the only ferry between Chang'an and prevent them from unloading Mr. Lei before arriving in Jingyang."

Kou Zhong said fiercely: "Zhao Deyan is really cunning, he knows how to transport people away immediately, luckily I did not go to Prince Qi's mansion on a whim, but went back to see that Yutiao and the outer robe, otherwise I would not know until tonight, it would be terrible." Hong Fu said: "If this trip succeeds in rescuing him, it will be more interesting if Zhao Deyan comes to negotiate with you later!" Kou Zhong was stunned and said: "I never thought about this problem, sister-in-law is really careful." Hongfu got his praise, and returned it with a smile, saying: "Are you concerned about your good friend? Hongfu is a bystander."

Li Jing was very relieved to see that the relationship between the two had improved for the first time, and took the opportunity to say, "Your sister-in-law cares about you and asks me about it from time to time, but I dare not say it!" Hong Fu Nu slightly annoyed: "It's okay, I keep everything from others." Kou Zhong felt Hong Fu Nu's gentle side, and sighed in his heart, what would it be like to meet this brother and sister-in-law in the future?Although he had thought about this problem before, he didn't think about it in detail.Now that the relationship with Li Jing is relaxed, and they are fighting side by side, it feels naturally much deeper.

Kou Zhong suddenly said joyfully, "Come on!" Li Jing and Hong Fu Nu hurriedly looked downstream, but all they saw was darkness and continuous snowflakes. Kou Zhong whispered: "Listen!" The sound of hooves came from the direction of Jingyang. Kou Zhongdao: "Let's hide in the woods next to the ferry, the trucks that will come to pick up the goods are sure to come, this move is really unique, if Brother Li didn't know that there is a ferry here, and just sent someone to wait in Jingyang, he would have been killed. The cunning of the enemy." Xu Ziling, who had changed back to Yongqin, returned to the secret nest, and Gao Zhandao was waiting for him.

Before leaving the city, Kou Zhong contacted him, and he informed Xu Ziling. Xu Ziling's heart sank when he heard it, like Kou Zhong, he immediately thought that Xiangyu Mountain was playing tricks. Gao Zhandao explained: "Master Kou said that if Xiangyushan hadn't cooperated with the Turkic ghosts, how could Zhao Deyan have deduced his identity from his sword, so he followed this clue to chase Lord Lei, hoping that Lord Lei would be a lucky person and be able to get along with Master Kou. Come back safely together." Xu Ziling smiled wryly in his heart. The three giants of the Demon Sect can be said to have their own magical weapons. If the three parties did not want to stop quietly, I hope they can get out the treasure, and they would have been unable to finish eating.

Zhu Yuyan controlled them through houhou; Shi Zhixuan learned the secret method and was able to detect the location of the evil emperor's relic when it was unearthed. The most direct way is simply to kidnap people and blackmail them, not worrying about them not giving in.Zhao Deyan's method must have been designed by Xiang Yushan, only he knows their weakness in this aspect. Right now they can be said to be at an absolute disadvantage. No matter how they calculate, even if they do find the treasure, it is really delusional to want to leave safely with the treasure. Turning to Gao Zhandao, he asked, "How is your situation?"

Gao Zhandao replied: "Most people have evacuated Chang'an. Except for me, Fengyi, Xiaojie and a dozen of the most capable brothers, there is no one else in the city. Don't worry, Mr. Xu. After the incident with Mr. Lei, we will redeploy again. Make sure the enemy can't find us." Xu Ziling smiled wryly, "You came here to wait for me, you've already shown your signs." Gao Zhandao said: "I have thought about this problem before, so Feng Yi and Xiao Jie are lying outside at this time, monitoring any suspicious people, if they find out, when Master Xu comes back, they will grab a few and fight back."

Xu Ziling nodded and said: "Unless they know that we can snatch Brother Lei back, they shouldn't have other actions, alas!" Gao Zhandao comforted: "Master Xu, don't worry, Master Kou has people from Tiance Mansion to help, so it should be possible Rescue Lord Lei." Xu Ziling stood up and said, "Staying here is not an option. I'm going to see someone. You must be careful, and you can't make another mistake. I will send you off secretly to make sure no one follows you. " The passenger and cargo ship finally arrived, the speed of the ship gradually slowed down, and finally berthed at the ferry. Watched by Kou Zhong and the others, two big men took a long wooden box off the boat and sent it to the carriage. The four strong men who came to meet them, did not wait for the passenger and cargo ship to drive away, and left with the two people who came with the ship, protecting the carriage. Kou Zhong said in a low voice: "Everyone must live, and no one will be allowed to escape." Li Jing and Hong Fu Nu nodded to express their understanding. The three of them backed out of the forest and came to a slope before rushing towards the dirt road on which the carriage drove. There is no one in the four fields, they don't need to cover up and hide, they must use the momentum of thunder to clean up the enemy in one fell swoop. In an instant, they were speeding along the snow-covered dirt road, and the carriage was galloping a hundred paces away. The next two riders heard the sound of the breaking wind, and when they looked back, one of them shouted loudly: "Zahu!" Wuqi immediately fled in all directions, the driver jumped on an empty horse, and kicked the horse pulling the cart heavily, and then escaped. Kou Zhong and the others were in a bad mood, even though they knew that the carriage was loaded with fake goods, they still had to catch up with the carriage which was dragged sideways by the horses and was sprinting along the road, six people at a time rode their horses like birds and beasts to scatter. Kou Zhong resented for the first time that he did not kill Xiang Yushan, only he could come up with such a sinister plan. This time he suffered a crushing defeat, no matter how difficult it is to rehabilitate. When Xu Ziling arrived at Yuhe Nunnery, he expressed his intentions. A while later, he saw Concubine Shixuan in men's attire in the reception room last time. It seemed that she had just returned from a trip. Xu Ziling cut to the chase and said, "My little brother would like to ask Miss to recite the seal of immortality to me." Concubine Shi Xuan stared at him intently for a while, then said softly, "Did Zi Ling suffer internal injuries?" Xu Ziling smiled wryly and said: "My Yueshan is fighting Shi Zhixuan again, miss has perfect eyesight, she sees very accurately." Concubine Shixuan said frankly: "I can hear it, but looking at your eyes, Ziling seems to be preoccupied, not as clear and clear as usual, and there is no hindrance." Xu Ziling sighed: "Brother Lei was kidnapped by Zhao Deyan and Xiang Yushan's conspiracy, and Kou Zhong is currently doing his best to rescue him. How can I feel better?" Concubine Shi Xuan said lightly, "When did this happen?" Xu Ziling replied, "It was during the period from noon to dusk." Concubine Shixuan stood up gracefully, still with that elegant, leisurely and calm demeanor, and said softly: "Ziling, please accompany Concubine Xuan, maybe Concubine Xuan can help you rescue Mr. Lei back." unboxing. As expected, it was a box of brocade forgings, the genuine goods at a fair price, and children were not deceived. Except for Kou Zhong who couldn't see his expression because of wearing a mask, the faces of Li Jing and Hong Fu Nu were as ugly as they could be. Lost and regained, gained and lost again, hope suddenly turned into despair, the psychological transformation process is the most uncomfortable. Kou Zhong clasped the side of the box tightly with both hands, and said in a deep voice, "How did Chi Shengchun know how to do this trick?" Hong Fu Nu looked at Kou Zhong in surprise, she didn't expect him to ask such a meaningful question so calmly and calmly after being tossed around by others. Chi Shengchun's playing tricks like this is too unexpected, unless he is sure that Kou Zhong will follow this clue, then he can plan early. Li Jing pondered and said: "He wants to test your relationship with Tiance Mansion." Kou Zhong nodded and said: "This may be the only explanation. Because Zhao Deyan and Xiang Yushan have never been clear about the relationship between Tiance Mansion and us, whether they were deceived by us or cooperated in secret, they must find the answer. And suddenly Tiance The government sent people to closely monitor Chi Shengchun, which aroused Xiangyushan's vigilance, so he used this trick to demonstrate to me and find out our relationship, killing two birds with one stone, thanks to that brat Xiangyushan who came up with it." If Hong Fu Nu was not there, he would have yelled foul language. Li Jing sighed: "It seems that I have to go back to Chang'an first, on the one hand, wait for Zhao Deyan to come to you to discuss the conditions, and then act accordingly, on the other hand, do everything possible to see if I can find other clues." Hong Funu interjected, "Will Mr. Lei still be on board?" Li Jing said: "If they are here, we are waiting for the people in Jingyang to have good news for us. What does Xiao Zhong think?" Kou Zhong said decisively: "I shouldn't leave Chang'an for too long, let's go back immediately, Xiao Ling may have his thoughts." Concubine Shixuan led Xu Ziling out of the city and drove at full speed on the snowy ground. Since today is the first day of New Year's Day, the gates of the city will not be closed until the end of Haishi to facilitate the entry and exit of people from nearby cities and villages. It was the first time for Xu Ziling to fight side by side with Concubine Shixuan to do something. With this beautiful woman galloping with his clothes on his back, the world is endless night and snow, so it's not a good experience. Until now, he still hasn't figured out where Shi Feixuan took him and how she thinks she can rescue Lei Jiuzhi with confidence. By mistake, he hits the passenger car and finds out that he suspects something related to the robbery of Lei Jiuzhi. This is also quite reasonable. If he was Zhao Deyan, the first thing to do when he got such an important person as Lei Jiuzhi was to try to extract the secret of Duke Yang's treasure house from him.If you transport him abroad.It takes time and accidents to go back and forth. It is of course not easy for Lei Jiu to point out that selling Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, the person in charge must be a master of torture, who knows how to use both mental and physical hands to destroy Lei Jiuzhi's will, in order to succeed. The two of them climbed mountains and forests, and drove for nearly half an hour to a large-scale fishing town on the west bank of Zishui in the southeast of Chang'an. From time to time, there was the sound of dogs barking and bursts of firecrackers. Shi Feixuan stopped at the top of a small hill overlooking the whole town, and said: "Today, according to Ziling's words, Feixuan investigated the Yingui Sect and Turkic people respectively, and saw Du from Tiance Mansion before dusk. Yan actually boarded Dazhi's carriage in the city, and the strangest thing was that it was Dazhi who got off later instead of Du Yan, so Feixuan decided to follow the carriage to see where Du Yan would go." Xu Ziling asked, "Who is driving the car?" Concubine Shixuan said: "Let's not talk about this, Feixuan. The reason why Kedazhi caught my attention was because after he left the foreign hotel, he seemed cautious, as if he was afraid of being followed. By the time he arrived at Qinglongli in the south of the city, They abandoned their horses and took a cart when they left, and handed over the cart to Du Yan and his two subordinates when they were near the city gate. I followed them all the way here, and saw them change to a fishing boat on the way, sneaking a box of The things were sent to the house in the south of the village under the cover of darkness. Although I felt something strange, in order not to startle the snake, I returned to Chang'an first, and was about to consult with you, so you came." Xu Ziling said, "I hope they haven't transported Mr. Lei away yet." Shi Feixuan smiled and said: "I feel that Mr. Lei is still in the house, why don't you go in and have a look to confirm whether Feixuan's feeling is good or not." Xu Ziling suppressed his nervousness and said with a smile, "Miss please!" The three returned to Chang'an by the same route. On the way, they found a healthy horse that had been abandoned earlier, and galloped through the snow. Like when they came, they still hurried on their way in silence, but their moods were vastly different. What Kou Zhong is thinking at this moment is not Yang Gong's treasure house anymore, but the traitor Xiang Yushan. From the moment he met him on the street, he and Xu Ziling were destined to have bad luck. This son's city is deep, he is scheming, and his ability to deceive people is even better. Anyone who is not on guard will be taken advantage of by him. Kou Zhong made up his mind, as long as there is a chance, he must kill him with a single knife, and he will never soften his heart by Yin Jie or Xiao Lingzhong. With the style of Yang Xuyan and Bai Qing'er, they would definitely not tell Xiang Yushan that they boarded the boat secretly.So Xiangyushan should still not know that they know that Mr. Xiang is in Chang'an and involved in the conspiracy to overthrow Datang. He and Xu Ziling still have the capital to fight. Xu Ziling and Shi Feixuan sneaked in from the southeast and northwest of the house respectively. When they met on the snow-covered tile surface of the main house, they had already figured out the reality of each other. The scale of this house is small, the front, middle and back buildings are connected by two courtyards, and there are only four big men guarding the house, they should be gang members, and Du Yan and his men are definitely not among them. Concubine Shixuan came to Xu Ziling's ear and said, "Mr. Lei should be kept in a secret room like the basement, so you can't hear anything. Concubine Xuan is going to save people, and Ziling is going to beat people up, how about it?" Xu Ziling's mood improved. Hearing what she said was funny, he nodded and smiled and said, "If you want to save someone, you have to beat someone up. If you don't want to let me take care of you, I'll take care of the serious things by myself." Concubine Shi rolled her eyes at him, and said angrily, "Go!" Xu Ziling took back the soul that was almost hooked by her, took a sharp breath of true energy, turned over and jumped down the courtyard, and without thinking about it, pushed the door and rushed into the hall that he had entered before. Two men in the hall were pushing Pai Gow, playing happily, thinking that it was one of our own, one of them shouted without looking back: "Old Li, come and see how good my hand is." Xu Ziling smiled and said, "That will definitely open my eyes." The two Hans heard something wrong with the voice, they looked at it in amazement, their eyes blurred, Xu Ziling rushed to the table, and the two of them fell down without any strength to resist. Before falling to the ground, Xu Ziling supported them so as not to make a sound. Xu Ziling swaggered through the house, just about to enter Zhongjin, Yihan pushed the door and walked to the front hall, and greeted him face to face. The man was quick to react, he quickly drew his sword in shock, Xu Ziling stretched out his right hand, seemingly slowly, but the man seemed to be trapped in a nightmare, and there was no way to avoid it. past. Xu Ziling put him next to the door and stepped over the threshold. Shi Feixuan stood quietly in the small hall and said with a smile: "Feixuan can also share a small part of the heavy work. As for the delicate work of finding the secret room, of course it is up to you." You, a disciple of Master Lu, are fully responsible." Xu Ziling suddenly felt that the distance between Shi Feixuan and Shi Feixuan was getting closer.But as long as I think of her appearance in nun clothes, I dare not think about it.He said happily: "Kou Zhong is the one who studied civil engineering, and I'm just an appreciation of architecture. Since the young lady clearly wants to take the exam for the younger brother, I, Liao Hua, have no choice but to act as a pioneer." Go back with your hands behind your back. I can't help feeling tense. What should he do if he can't find the secret room after walking through the whole house? well! I had no choice but to ask Concubine Shixuan to hide away for a while, and then he will force her to confess. He couldn't connect this kind of ugly things in the world with this fairy-like beauty.