Chapter 156: If you want to eat fish, you must be willing to take bait (Part 2)
Fang Henshui chose to obey without much struggle. If he knew that the group of people riding tall horses below were students from the Yanwu Academy, he might have changed his mind. It's a pity that he is just a head catcher from a remote fishing village. He has never seen Chang'an City or the Yanwu Academy.
He knew that the two monks were practitioners, but if he knew that the people below were from the Yanwu Academy, his first reaction would definitely be that the people from the Yanwu Academy were stronger, even if he was sure that the two monks were scary. As a Sui person, I still feel that the most powerful place in the world is the Yanwu Academy.
What he didn¡¯t know was that luckily he didn¡¯t make another choice. Fortunately, he didn't know the uniforms of the Yanwu Academy. Fortunately, he was a coward.
So he's not dead.
Sliding down the hillside, the ragged Fang Henshui immediately attracted the attention of Yuan Chengshi and others.
Almost at the same time, the first few students from the Martial Arts School drew out their sabers. Although the students who stopped had only studied in the Martial Arts Academy for a few days, they still formed a defensive formation in the shortest possible time. All the people gather together, with their horses' heads facing outward. This circular formation can defend against attacks from any direction.
When they discovered that rolling down the hillside was a guy covered in blood and so dirty that he could hardly be seen as a human being. These students obviously relaxed their vigilance, and some couldn't help but let out a low cry of surprise.
"help me¡¡"
Fang Henshui knelt down with difficulty, and begged on the ground: "I was seriously injured, and my companions were captured by evil people on the mountain. I finally escaped, please save me."
"Are you from Jiangnan?"
Liu Shuang frowned slightly, urged his horse to take a step forward and asked.
"YesI am the head catcher of Duxian County, Chuzhou, Jiangnan."
Fang Henshui said breathlessly: "I came to Chang'an for business on the order of my county magistrate. As I was approaching Chang'an, I encountered some highly skilled gangsters who kidnapped me and my companions. I wanted to let me go back to get the money. Come to redeem me, but you know that we are from the south of the Yangtze River. Since we have no relatives in Chang'an, they want to kill me again. Today I finally found a chance to escape. Please save me. "
He kowtowed as he spoke, looking so miserable that it made people feel sad.
"You said you are from Du County, Chuzhou, Jiangnan?"
Liu Shuang was startled and couldn't help but ask: "What's the proof?"
He is from Chuzhou, and his father is the governor of Chuzhou.
Fang Henshui took off the policeman's badge he had kept from his body with great effort, held it in both hands and handed it to Liu Shuang, saying: "Master, please see, this is my badge."
Liu Shuang leaned over to take it, glanced at it, and then turned back to Yuan Chengshi and said: "He is indeed my Sui Dynasty's head catcher, and his accent is indeed from the Chuzhou area. He should be right. I just didn't expect that under the emperor's feet in Chang'an City, There is such a strong man who dares to hijack the officials of the Sui Dynasty. Brother Maocheng, do we care about this matter? "
Master Yuan Cheng, whose character was Mao Cheng, pondered for a while and shook his head and said: "We are going to compete with Mr. today, how can we have time to meddle in such nosy matters? Give him some food, give him a few taels of silver and let him go back to Chang'an City to report to the official. We still have It¡¯s business!¡±
"don't want!"
Fang Henshui crawled forward two steps and stopped in front of Master Yuan Cheng, crying: "I still have companions on the mountain. If those strong men find out that I have escaped, they will definitely kill him. Please save my companions, they are all people of the Sui Dynasty. , you can¡¯t just ignore it.¡±
As he begged, he pushed aside his tattered clothes, revealing the place where his flesh had been cut off, which immediately caused everyone to scream in surprise.
Yuan Chengshi frowned in disgust and said: "We have other important matters. Giving you money and food to return to Chang'an has already delayed your schedule. If you stop me again, don't blame me for being rude!"
"It's a waste that your father is still an official of the Sui Dynasty!"
At this moment, Ma Lilian, who was at the back of the team, urged her horse forward slightly angrily: "Don't kneel to him! You are a member of the Sui Dynasty's police force, why are your knees so weak? If he doesn't save your friend, I will go with you. . I don¡¯t believe it anymore. There are people who dare to do evil more than ten miles away from Chang¡¯an City!¡±
"I'll go with you too. You can't ignore this matter. Even if your husband is here, he will never stand by and watch!"
A student jumped off his horse, holding a horizontal sword and said to Ma Lilian: "It's just a group of bandits, we don't need everyone to go. If you and I can't pick the bandit's nest, we'll be screwed!"
"I am coming too!"
"I am coming too!"
Everyone spoke one after another, obviously dissatisfied with Yuan Chengshi's attitude. As people of the Sui Dynasty, especially those from aristocratic families, their character determines their pride. How can we allow bandits to roam outside Chang'an City?
"Something's wrong!"
Niu Huahua frowned and said: "Not to mention outside Chang'an City, even in the entire Gyeonggi Province, it is impossible for anyone to dare to do anything that violates the laws of the imperial court. There are few people in this mountain, how do bandits make a living? I think this guy's origins are a bit strange, let's not Fooled."
"Just as you said!"
A student raised his head and said: "This is Chang'an, the imperial capital, and he is from an official family. How could he still lie to us?"
Master Yuan Cheng was silent for a while and then asked Fang Henshui: "How many robbers are there?"
"Seven or eight, all of them are extremely fierce."
Fang Henshui lowered his head and said.
"We have lost all the people in the Chuzhou Yamen!"
Liu Shuang scolded: "After all, you are also a county headhunter, but you were captured by a few low-life bandits. As a member of the government, you would rather die than be humiliated. Have you forgotten?"
¡°Don¡¯t dare to forget!¡±
Fang Henshui kowtowed and said: "It's just that I still have an errand assigned by the Yamen, which is very important. I can't die until I get to Chang'an and see the officials from the Ministry of Punishments and explain it clearly! When I complete the instructions of the county magistrate, I will definitely die to apologize!" "
This sentence aroused the sympathy of more people.
"We can't ignore it!"
"That's right, since we have encountered it, there is no reason to ignore it."
Yuan Chengshi hesitated for a while and said: "Then camp here and rest for a while. Liu Shuang, you take nine people up the mountain to rescue people. The others rest where they are and be on guard. Don't be attacked by Fang Jie and Zhang Kuang. Both of them are He¡¯s a scout! He¡¯s already in the mountains, we can¡¯t be careful!¡±
"Who wants to go? Just come with me!"
Liu Shuang greeted Fang Henshui boldly and told Fang Henshui: "Can you still go? If you can, just lead the way!"
On the big rock protruding from the mountain, Chen Ya said with a smile: "Master, that guy finally gave in. Do you think he is very good at making fishing bait?"
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Fang Jie and Zhang Kuang were perched on a big tree. Both of them were well disguised. Even if you looked carefully under the tree, you might not be able to spot them. These two guys who were born as frontier army scouts are best at hiding themselves. One had achieved twenty-one military exploits in Fan Gu, and the other had lived in a northern barbarian tribe for two years. For people like them, it would be difficult for them to reveal their flaws if they don't want to be found.
¡°You¡¯re not here yet, why are you so slow?¡±
Zhang Kuang explained to the other party in a low voice: "According to the map Mr. gave them, they should approach the Crescent Lake from here. This is the only place where you can ride on horseback. It makes no sense that we have already filled our stomachs and they haven't arrived yet."
Fang Jie is still savoring the deliciousness of the six-gill fish. The fish meat is indeed tender and smooth. There is no need to cook it, just add a little soy sauce and garlic juice, and you will have endless aftertaste after eating it. This was Fang Jie's first time eating raw meat, and he didn't expect the taste to be so tempting. He had always firmly believed that food should be cooked, and even when he was in exile, he stubbornly insisted on eating only cooked food.
"If you're not lost, you're in trouble."
Fang Jie said: "The former is almost impossible. Although the children of the aristocratic families are domineering and arrogant, it is unreasonable if they get lost. How can there be waste who can enter the martial arts academy? As for the latter I can't think of any trouble. This is not the place. It¡¯s impossible to encounter enemies on the border.¡±
"That's what I said."
Zhang Kuang hesitated for a moment: "How about we separate and move forward?"
"good!"
Fang Jie nodded, took out the signal fireworks he brought specially in his arms and gave one to Zhang Kuang: "If there is any accident, just send the signal. Sir should not be far from us, after all, he doesn't want to see anything happen to the students."
"Um!"
Zhang Kuang took the fireworks and stuffed them into his arms, then slid down the big tree lightly. He walked through the dense forest with his waist down, and soon disappeared. Fang Jie saw Zhang Kuang running and leaving traces on the big trees with his dagger. This was a standard practice for scouts, which brought back memories of the border town.
After Zhang Kuang disappeared, Fang Jie also slipped down from the big tree. He chose a direction about five degrees away from Zhang Kuang and ran out, leaving marks as he went. Just when he disappeared, Mo Wanwu appeared on the big tree where he had stayed before.
He looked at the direction where Fang Jie disappeared with a serious look on his face, with some worry in his eyes.
About three or four minutes after Fang Jie ran out, Mo Wanwan took action immediately. He always kept a certain distance from Fang Jie to prevent Fang Jie from finding out. I don't know why, but he always followed Fang Jie instead of Zhang Kuang.
Fang Jiefu was running in the dense forest with his body low, his feet moving very quickly, as nimble as if he was born withThe cheetahs in this jungle are keen and alert. His spirit was always on high alert and he did not slack off because this was just a competition and not a real fight.
This is Fang Jie¡¯s attitude towards life, and it is difficult to change.
Fang Jie ran forward for about two miles in one breath, then quickly climbed up a big tree and hid. Although the angle of deviation from Zhang Kuang is very small, the distance between the two people is not close at this time. Fang Jie looked forward behind the leaves. He looked carefully for a long time and listened for a long time, but he still didn't find Yuan Chengshi and those people.
"Are we really in danger?"
Fang Jie frowned slightly and subconsciously touched his waist. When I touched the broken sword, I felt a little more at ease.
Thinking of the strange things he saw in Mo Wanwan's eyes several times before, Fang Jie began to feel uneasy again.
It¡¯s strange, but what¡¯s so strange about it?
This is just a competition in the martial arts academy, isn't it?
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Ma Lilian was still at the end. Although she didn't want to, she was a girl after all, and the other students from the Yanwu School who followed Fang Henshui up the mountain would naturally not let her clear the way. Liu Shuang was a smart man, so he didn't walk behind Fang Henshui. He and Fang Henshui always kept a distance, and his right hand never left the handle of the knife from the moment he went up the mountain.
"How far is it?"
Liu Shuang asked somewhat displeasedly after climbing up for a while.
Fang Henshui, who was panting from the front and leading the way, said in a low voice: "Come on, sir, you saw that big raised rock. The lair of those strong men is behind that big rock, which is a cave. They went out to look for food. Let's We must take advantage of this opportunity to rescue people.¡±
After Fang Henshui said these words, he continued to climb up, but after climbing four or five steps, he felt something strange. He stopped and turned around to take a look, and then found that the ten people behind him looked at him with cold eyes. The previous sympathy disappeared, and there was only hostility and indifference.
Especially the leader, Fang Henshui could see murderous intent in his eyes. He didn't know what mistake he had made, and why those people's reactions suddenly changed.
"explain!"
Liu Shuang slowly pulled out the horizontal knife, pointed at Fang Henshui's nose and asked, "Who are you?"
"I" Fang Henshui opened his mouth and was about to answer when he saw the young monk turning out from behind a big tree. He clasped his hands together, leaned slightly to everyone and said in a calm and gentle tone: "Welcome everyone to the paradise world."