Chapter 1060
In order to prevent the rabbit demon from making trouble nearby, Xue'er went to meet the rabbit demon.
"Why, why did you do this to me?" Xue'er also knew that the master's return was a cover, just to lure her, but as a fellow apprentice, Xue'er didn't understand what happened.
"Nothing, if we don't catch you, our lives will be gone, there's nothing we can do."
The rabbit demon's strength was about the same as Xue'er's, but it was faster. In a short fight, Xue'er was almost hit.
"Your third brother is dead." After a long attack, the rabbit demon was also a little anxious. Seeing that the tiger demon was at a disadvantage, he directly broke out a bombshell.
Sure enough, Xue'er was in a trance when she heard the news. The rabbit demon was overjoyed. Taking this opportunity, one hand quickly threw a dense poison needle, and the other hand was not idle. The long nails reflected the pink light in the sun, which was terrible and deadly, and stabbed Xue'er's right chest.
The poison needle was covered with drugs. As long as it was touched by a little bit, an elephant would lie down. It must not kill Xue'er, and it had to give an explanation to the man in black.
By the time Xue'er reacted, it was too late to dodge. She ignored the attack that was about to hit her body. With a cry, a shiny stick appeared in Xue'er's hand.
She closed the poison needle that was shot at her face and shot it down.
"Ding, ding, ding." This was the sound of the poison needle falling on the clothes. All the poison needles, including the rabbit demon's claws, only made Xue'er groan.
"What?" The rabbit demon was surprised to see all this. He didn't expect that the little apprentice sister was wearing a set of magic weapons.
The rabbit demon looked at Xue'er jealously. He didn't even have a weapon. Xue'er directly got another set, including that weapon, which was probably left by the master.
With the weapon, Xue'er's situation was reversed instantly. She didn't take it just now because she wanted to find out the reason. Since the other party didn't want to say it, she had to defeat the other party.
The rabbit demon was even more depressed. He had the upper hand just now, but now he was beaten so hard that he couldn't speak. He was hit by the stick a few times. If Xue'er hadn't shown mercy, he would have probably been lying down.
It was no good. The rabbit demon decided to retreat. If he didn't leave, he would be unable to leave.
"Let's go." The next second, the rabbit demon sprinkled more poison needles on Xue'er. While the opponent was defending, he jumped away from the battlefield in a few jumps and wanted to retreat to the forest behind him.
The tiger demon was speechless. He thought that the opponent was playing the pig to eat the tiger. He was a little timid at the beginning, expecting the rabbit demon to take down the junior sister. Unexpectedly, the opponent's strength was not as good as his own. However, he lost the initiative. The opponent's momentum became stronger and stronger, and he pointed at him fiercely with one move after another, and the gun flowers were scattered.
He could only be forced to passively defend, which was very depressed.
Seeing that the rabbit demon couldn't open up the situation, and even wanted to retreat.
Hearing the signal of the rabbit demon to retreat, the tiger demon covered his shoulder and ran back despite being shot.
Seeing the opponent fleeing in a panic, Zhao Man laughed and chased after him. Who doesn't like to beat the dog when it's down?
The moment the two demons entered the forest, the rabbit demon threw something on the ground, and a burst of blue smoke blocked Zhao Man in front of him, blocking Zhao Man.
When the smoke cleared, the two monsters had already fled.
"Next time I see you, I will kill you." Zhao Man had no choice but to say harsh words in the direction where the two monsters fled.
Then he ran to Xue'er and said proudly: "I beat them all away, you are fine." He looked like he was rushing to praise me.
Unfortunately, Xue'er was in no mood to pay attention to this, and she just brushed it off. Until now, she still didn't understand what happened, but the fact that her senior brother attacked her still made Xue'er feel sad.
Shuang'er ran over and said to Zhao Man as an admirer: "You are so powerful, Mr. Zhao."
Zhao Man looked at Xue'er who was absent-minded. The victorious Xue'er disappeared for the most part, but he also knew that Xue'er was in a bad mood at this time, and he also felt it.
He barely cheered up and chatted with Shuang'er.
Gu Zheng did not stop the other party from leaving. He had a feeling that the man might have something to delay him when he came, so the other party only sent some men.
But when the enemy comes, the general will stop him, and when the water comes, the earth will cover it. Who knows who he is afraid of!
Seeing that everyone was in a bad mood, Gu Zheng had to take the lead and lead them back. As Shuang'er's physical strength increased significantly, she had returned to the village where she first came the next day.
It was also Shuang'er's former home. There was not much change compared to a few days ago. Shuang'er just went back home to get some things, and everyone prepared to return to the border town to rest.
Half a day later, the four dusty people came to the town, but the town had closed the gate.
There were soldiers patrolling back and forth on the city wall, adding some solemn atmosphere.
"What's the situation? Wasn't it fine before we left?" Xue'er asked in confusion.
Gu Zheng looked at Xue'er speechlessly. This is the real naivety, which is simply a shame for the fox demon. Even Shuang'er felt that something was wrong.
Zhao Man walked under the wall pool and shouted loudly: "I am the sixth prince Zhao Man, what happened."
There was a little commotion on the city wall.
After a while, a man who looked like a team leader popped up from the top of the wall and responded: "Sixth Prince, please wait a moment, I have reported to the higher-ups, please wait a moment."
They all knew their identities, but they didn't open the city gates quickly. It seemed that something serious had happened.
No matter what, they had to go into the city first to understand the situation. If not, they had to rely on their own strength. However, they had to stay outside first to prevent any accidents.
In the city lord's mansion, two people were chatting politely in the hall.
The tea on the table was steaming, but no one touched it.
"City Lord Liao, then I'll leave it to you from now on. Don't worry, my Lord will definitely promise." The two people seemed to have agreed on something.
"Messenger Fan, don't worry, I have already captured those rebellious officials and traitors. When Your Majesty finishes clearing away those stubborn diseases, he will definitely take those people to congratulate him."
Special Envoy Fan responded with a smile: "As long as you have this heart, your biggest task now is to guard this city. Once the Sixth Young Master comes back in time, you must delay a little longer and report in time."
"Don't worry, I will definitely do it." City Lord Liao
"Report." A messenger came to the door.
"City Lord Liao, then I will go ahead and report the situation to my Lord." Special Envoy Fan stood up and cupped his hands.
"Okay, Special Envoy Fan, go slowly." City Lord Liao escorted Special Envoy Fan out of the gate of the City Lord's Mansion and watched Special Envoy Fan ride away on horseback before going back.
"What's wrong?" Back in the house, City Lord Liao called over the soldier who had given the order before.
"Report to your lord." The soldier knelt down on one knee, "The six princes outside the city have been waiting for a long time."
Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here. Although City Lord Liao doesn't know who Cao Cao is, he also knows that the next step is the time to decide for himself.
Originally, the war had already ended by the time the Sixth Prince came back, and it would be easy for him to make any decision. But he didn't expect that the Sixth Prince would come back so soon. Could it be a deception?
City Lord Liao would be unsure for a while.
"How many are there in total?"
"Reporting to your lord, there are three more people, two women and one man."
In any case, it is impossible to keep the Sixth Prince out all the time. City Lord Liao decided to look at the situation and said, if you make a wrong bet, there will be no second chance. The lives of the whole family are in the hands of City Lord Liao. This put a lot of pressure on him.
"Creak" the heavy door opened slowly and hard.
A group of people, including City Lord Liao, quickly came out to greet the Sixth Prince.
"Sorry, sorry, Sixth Prince, I was dealing with some troublemakers just now. Please delay for a while and please punish me." City Lord Liao was very smart, and he apologized straightforwardly.
Will Zhao Man deal with him because of this matter? Of course not, so Zhao Man could only express his dissatisfaction with a cold snort.
"Please bring the Sixth Prince into the city for a short rest. It's getting late now. I'll personally apologize to the Sixth Prince later." City Lord Liao kept his attitude low.
A large group of people gathered around the Sixth Prince and went back. Gu Zheng and the others followed behind, and no one stopped them.
It was not bad to arrange a room for them. In a luxuriously decorated mansion, City Lord Liao said that the people here had already left.
Whether it was true or not, Gu Zheng and the four of them stayed here. Everyone washed up and headed to the main hall.
Gu Zheng was the last one to arrive, and they had already been waiting here. After the maid gave Gu Zheng a cup of tea, Zhao Man waved all the irrelevant people out.
City Lord Liao arranged all these, and also arranged guards at the door outside to protect his reputation.
What seems obvious to Gu Zheng is surveillance.
Zhao Man also understood, but at this stage, he had to understand what was going on. Although he didn't like conspiracies and tricks, he still understood something under the influence of his own ears and eyes, so he had to stay calm.
Zhao Man was really dissatisfied when he looked at Gu Zheng and the others. He promised the three of them not to come in and could handle it himself, but in the end they all came in together.
If he were here alone, no matter what happened, Zhao Man would be sure to rush out.
You know, if the situation is favorable, I will definitely go in immediately when I am outside. Unlike now, I have to wait for a while to get Lord Liao before coming out to greet him.
There is not enough information. Zhao Man is not good at this. The whole city is under martial law.
But Zhao Man wanted to pat his head to express his confusion, but he was not in the mood.
Gu Zheng was drinking tea below. He took a sip and thought about it for a while. Looking at the tea, Zhao Man was sure that it was the most ordinary tea.
Xue'er and Shuang'er gathered together and muttered something, and occasionally chuckled.
Shuang'er believes in Xue'er, Xue'er believes in Gu Zheng, and Gu Zheng certainly cares about himself. Of course it can be like normal.
Gu Zheng looked sideways at Zhao Man, who was a little troubled, blew the tea leaves on the cup, took a pleasant sip, and then said slowly
"No, I'm too anxious. They should be the ones who are anxious."
Zhao Man heard it and knew that what Gu Zheng said was right, but there was still a fire burning in his heart and he was restless.
On the other side, at the City Lord's Mansion which was very close, City Lord Liao summoned his cronies to discuss.
"Why don't you take this opportunity to keep the Sixth Prince?"
Thanks to the Sixth Prince's superb martial arts, half of them objected and the other half agreed.
The objection is that the Sixth Prince is so skilled in martial arts that none of us can keep him, and many soldiers cannot be mobilized at all. Only our men can capture him.
Even if the Sixth Prince is hindered by his companions, he can move at any time at critical times, and his companions are not weak enough, so he may steal the chicken but lose the rice.
Those who agreed to capture the Sixth Prince also said plausibly, because we have betrayed the Sixth Prince's camp, and now we have this opportunity. Once the Sixth Prince is captured, we will get countless benefits. Even if all of our men are killed, as long as we can capture the Sixth Prince Prince, then it's all worth it.
Conservative on one side and radical on the other, everyone is right.
City Lord Liao was also dizzy from the commotion. Gradually, the two sides stopped discussing. After all, everything they could say was said. They both looked at City Lord Liao, waiting for his final decision.
City Lord Liao was also in a state of panic. He knew that the first plan was the safest. Even if his camp failed, he would have enough time to escape. The second plan was a small-scale plan. He had to know that the highest level of his trusted subordinates was only at the second level, not even as good as the Sixth Prince's friends, but the rewards were huge.
Once the Sixth Prince was killed or captured, he would have a promising future, which was better than staying in this broken place.
Shuang'er was also at the second level. Although she had no combat power, others didn't know that.
City Lord Liao was worried and worried, but greed eventually overcame reason and he decided to take the risk.
Since the boss had decided, there was another discussion.
First of all, it was impossible to deal with it by force. First of all, he rejected it, and then he poisoned, used beauty traps, forced him to drink, arranged assassins in the middle of the night, and everything else.
To be honest, forced him to drink was the best way, but at this critical moment, the other party would definitely not drink too much.
In the end, a trusted person came up with a method.
First of all, there is a kind of peculiar flower here. This flower is generally non-toxic and harmless, exuding a faint fragrance. This flower is also a spice, and many spices are mixed with it.
Then this confidant discovered that as long as another rare herb is mixed, it can be ground into juice and mixed with some wine to cover up its own taste.
The two will produce another effect when they meet, which can make the inhaler hallucinate or even coma.
In addition, you can ask the singing and dancing companions to be happy in the middle, so you can succeed without anyone noticing.
City Lord Liao praised happily and said that if it succeeds, he will definitely reward him.
So, the confidant came up with another idea. Everything was normal before. When the dancers appeared, the adults poured him a specific wine, and the wine in the jar was drugged, so that the airway could be double-insured.
Hearing these, if he was sure that he had fallen into the trap, City Lord Liao's face was full of smiles, as if he saw his future glory and wealth.
"Okay, go get ready, be careful, don't alert the enemy."
The men dispersed, doing whatever they had to do, leaving City Lord Liao alone with a silly smile.
It was already late when they entered the city, and with a little delay, it soon became dark.
Gu Zheng had already refilled his tea. Just now, Xue'er tried to go out but was stopped by the guards at the door, so she had to come back unhappy.
When the hall was already lit, a messenger finally came and respectfully invited the four people to the largest restaurant in the city.
City Lord Liao welcomed the sixth prince.
Under the leadership of the messenger, Gu Zheng and his men arrived quickly. Compared with the restaurants in Nanyue City, this one looked very shabby. Not only did it have only two floors, but there were no famous calligraphy and paintings, and no elegant private rooms. It looked no different from an ordinary restaurant.
But it was indeed the largest restaurant here, because it was a remote place.
When Gu Zheng and his companions went up, they found that City Lord Liao had been waiting with a group of people. When he saw Zhao Man coming, he enthusiastically invited Zhao Man to take a seat.
The table was full of dishes, chicken, duck, fish, meat, and delicacies from the mountains and the sea.
City Lord Liao introduced the people at this table to Zhao Man. This person was in charge of finance, and this person was in charge of logistics. Everyone who was introduced to Zhao Man would drink a glass of wine and say hello to Zhao Man.
Zhao Man also briefly introduced his friends to everyone. After a circle, everyone officially sat down.
Gu Zheng looked at those who called themselves something. Some of them looked like they had been killed, or their temperament was very low, unlike what he introduced himself. It seemed that it was probably a Hongmen Banquet.
Zhao Man could see it too. As soon as he sat down, he asked those people directly: "What did you do before?"
Those people stood up in panic, saying that they were all the captains or the subordinates of the leaders.
"What happened to the city lord? Why is there such martial law?" Zhao Man asked again.
City Lord Liao also stood up and apologized to Zhao Man: "There are some traitors in the city who want to seize the city. With everyone's help, they have been suppressed. It's a pity for the brothers who died in the civil strife."
He also shed a few tears hypocritically. Gu Zheng looked really good at acting. If ordinary people could not see the flaws.
Gu Zheng had already started eating the delicacies on the table. Seeing that everyone at the table was looking at him, he raised his glass to signal and drank it in one gulp. It was really refreshing.
"Eat, don't be polite, eat quickly, Shuang'er, Xue'er, eat quickly." Seeing that everyone looked at him like a fool, Gu Zheng made a mistake and called Xue'er and others to start eating.
It was a hard day, and they didn't eat much. Xue'er and Shuang'er were already hungry. Hearing this, they didn't care about anything else and started eating with Gu Zheng.
It's just that the front is a sweet and sour drink, which is very popular with girls.
Others looked at Gu Zheng and them strangely. This friend of the sixth prince is too that, everyone's opinion at this time
Zhao Mancai had no time to look at this, and asked anxiously: "What happened?"
City Lord Liao sighed and said: "The thief Yongquan has rebelled. He took the opportunity of meeting the emperor to detain all your Majesty and his people, and also sent envoys to seduce the city lords below."
"I came here too." City Lord Liao looked at Zhao Man's suspicious eyes and simply admitted: "But I was loyal to your majesty and beat the envoy out with a stick, and let him tell the thief Yonggou that he would raise an army to attack."
"I didn't expect it," City Lord Liao said with a sad face, "The messenger still didn't give up and instigated some uninformed people to mutiny. Fortunately, it was discovered early and suppressed in time, but some innocent people who were instigated were still killed."
"It's my fault. I should have killed the messenger. Many brothers died." City Lord Liao even had tears in his eyes.