Chapter 1401 True and False, Accident

"Ah, ah..."

There was a cry of grievance and pain from inside the house. Yang Ying's twenty slaps were not carried out by Ning Yuanzhou, but by Ren Nufu.

In order to make this punishment effective, Ren Ruyi did not cheat and carried it out seriously, but the strength was well controlled, within Yang Ying's tolerance range, and it must be painful.

A group of curious spectators outside were waiting quietly, and when they heard the cry of pain inside, everyone had a different expression.

Among them, Ning Yuanzhou was the most distressed. After all, he had the best relationship with Yang Ying and treated Yang Ying as his own sister. Yuanlu was a little scared.

Yu Shisan stood with Zhou Chen, and he nudged Zhou Chen with his arm: "Old Zhou, your beauty is really hard-hearted. I am worried about your future life. Why don't you stay with me and be a playboy together?"

"Is this called hard-hearted? If it were me, her behavior of hurting her companion would not be a slap on the palm, but a caning."

"Hiss."

Yu Shisan took a breath: "We are not from the same family, so we are not from the same family. You two are both cruel. If it were me, I would never be willing to hit such a delicate princess. Women are to be loved, not punished."

Qian Zhao snorted: "Your behavior towards women is ten times more hateful than caning."

Sun Lang nodded in agreement: "I think so too."

"Hey, can you two stop ruining my show? Did I provoke you? I am discussing with Old Zhou, why are you butting in?"

Qian Zhao and Sun Lang turned their heads tacitly and ignored him, which made Yu Shisan furious.

Until there was no movement in the house, everyone dispersed.

In fact, what happened last night made everyone in the delegation feel very uncomfortable, but they could not express it because of Yang Ying's identity.

Anyway, Ning Yuanzhou's punishment decision and Ren Ruyi's actual execution made the people in the delegation feel more comfortable.

Just as Ning Yuanzhou said, except for a few people, the brothers of Liudaotang knew that they would die on this trip, but they still chose to go, which means that they had already put life and death aside, just to clear the grievances of their brothers and restore the reputation of Liudaotang.

To be honest, there are probably few people in the delegation who are loyal and convinced to Yang Ying, the fake prince.

This matter is over, Yang Ying has also received the punishment he deserves, and his temper is more stable than before. The delegation set off again that afternoon.

Another day later, the delegation came to Tushan Town, but this time they did not choose to stay in the post station, but came to a Tushan Inn.

In the afternoon, in the inn, several people gathered in Ning Yuanzhou's room.

Ning Yuanzhou received news from the branch of Liudaotang and learned that Zhou Jian, the confidant of King Danyang, had led 3,000 personal soldiers to intercept them, so he asked Sun Lang to find this empty inn to prevent Zhou Jian from ambushing them at the post station.

Upon learning this, the young Yuanlu was very puzzled as to why King Danyang sent people to intercept them, while Zhou Chen and others were unmoved and did not find it strange at all.

There are many ways to kill people, and how they die in the end is not a matter of people's mouths.

Ning Yuanzhou talked about Zhou Jian: "This Zhou Jian, I read his information when I was in the hell. This person is ambitious and a very brave general, not easy to deal with."

He pondered for a while, and then ordered Yu Shisan to go to Zhou Jian to investigate again. Yu Shisan received the order and left.

At night, Yu Shisan, who had returned from the investigation, told everyone about Zhou Jian's army. He overheard Zhou Jian say that he would not let the delegation leave Tushan Pass alive.

This answer was not unexpected, so they started a discussion and thought of countless ways, but it seemed that they could not avoid Zhou Jian's army.

Ning Yuanzhou was quite troubled and looked at Zhou Chen, who had been silent.

"Zhou Chen, do you have any ideas?"

Zhou Chen was calm and said in a profound manner: "True is also false, false is also true, true is false, false is true."

Several people looked at Zhou Chen with a confused look.

"What is true and false, it's a mess. I asked you what ideas you have, what are you showing off here, do you think you are a Buddhist master?"

Yu Shisan said angrily, it was a mess, he couldn't understand it at all.

But Ning Yuanzhou frowned after listening to Zhou Chen's words, thinking about it.

"You mean, to make the fake look real?"

"Yes."

Zhou Chen nodded. This idea was thought up by Ning Yuanzhou himself in the TV series. In this era of difficult information transmission, this method is to play the time difference.

"However, this method may deceive Zhou Jian for a while, but if he receives intelligence from the capital, he will definitely chase us. The speed of the delegation is still incomparable to the marching speed of the army, so even if we speed up, we can't get rid of them before arriving in Anguo. There may be a tough battle at that time."

"The difference is that fighting them now is a head-on confrontation. The initiative is in their hands. With just a few of us, we are definitely not the opponent of the elite troops in a head-on confrontation. So we turn passivity into initiative and take the initiative first, and the chance of winning is greater."

"I understand."

Ning Yuanzhou understood it at once: "At present, this method seems to be the most appropriate. I need to plan it carefully."

Finally, Ning Yuanzhou went to Tushan Pass to deal with Zhou Jian.

Zhou Jian was indeed a general with a high military power, but he was a little lacking in strategy. In addition, due to the lack of information, he was completely fooled by Ning Yuanzhou, and even personally let the so-called "fake envoys" leave Tushan Pass.

With Zhou Chen's prior reminder, Ning Yuanzhou did not dare to be careless after leaving Tushan Town. Instead, he urged the envoys to speed up. It took only one day to reach Qifengpo, and then rested for another day, and then continued to set off for Shuzhou.

When he was about to arrive in Shuzhou, Ning Yuanzhou received another pigeon letter. The content of the letter stated that Zhou Jian had seen through their plan and was now leading thousands of troops to pursue them.

After receiving the news, Ning Yuanzhou did not dare to be careless and immediately began to prepare.

They had actually expected this result a long time ago, so they had already prepared themselves mentally and in advance.

After arriving in Shuzhou, the envoys did not stop, but simply replenished their supplies and set off again. They stopped at a dangerous place on the way to Cangcheng.

On the way from Shuzhou to Cangcheng, the mountains and forests are steep, the roads are narrow and difficult to walk, and there are many places suitable for ambushes.

Yu Shisan drove his horse to Ning Yuanzhou and asked, "Old Ning, I haven't seen Old Zhou and Yuanlu these days. Where did they go?"

Since leaving Tushan Pass, Zhou Chen and Yuanlu have no idea where they went. They only come back occasionally, and they are mysterious. It is not the first time that Yu Shisan asked.

But this time Ning Yuanzhou still replied mysteriously: "They went to make preparations. If Zhou Jian catches up, he will definitely regret it."

"What are you planning to do so mysteriously?" Yu Shisan was really curious.

Ning Yuanzhou did not answer his meaning, but still smiled mysteriously. Yu Shisan wanted to punch him in the face.

Behind the delegation, in the middle of a narrow mountain road, Yuanlu was carefully buried.

After a while, Zhou Chen floated over, but he did not walk on the ground, but stepped on the mountains on both sides to come to Yuanlu's side.

"Have they buried everything? The people will be here soon."

"Yes, they have buried everything. Once they come, they can detonate it."

"That's good."

Zhou Chen pulled Yuanlu to hide aside, and then waited quietly.

He and Yuanlu were not in the delegation these days because they were preparing to ambush Zhou Jian's army.

Yuanlu was a person from the Hungry Ghost Realm, and was best at making things, especially thunder and fire bombs, which he made himself, and Zhou Chen was also familiar with the manufacturing process of black gunpowder, so the two of them worked together to make a lot of black gunpowder these days.

At this time, the gunpowder was buried underground, and it would be detonated immediately when Zhou Jian's army came.

The amount of gunpowder was not large, but it was enough to cause Zhou Jian's army to suffer a lot of losses. The most important thing was that it could also stop their pursuit speed. If Zhou Jian could be killed on the spot, it would be even easier.

The two hid on one side. Soon, Zhou Chen heard the sound and whispered, "Here they come. Get ready. Leave after the explosion. Do you understand?"

"Understood."

The sound was getting closer and closer. Zhou Chen and Yuanlu saw horses galloping towards them. The dust was flying all over the sky. It was obvious that there were many people coming.

Zhou Chen held down Yuanlu, who was a little nervous, and comforted him, "Don't worry. Listen to my command later. I will ask you to light it. You light it immediately. Then, don't worry about the situation. Get on the horse and leave immediately."

"Okay, Brother Zhou, you don't have to worry about me." Yuanlu swallowed his saliva to give himself courage.

After all, this time they were facing thousands of troops. Even if they were just lighting gunpowder, they were still very nervous.

Zhou Jian's men approached quickly. Zhou Chen was very patient. After their vanguard troops passed by, he whispered, "Ignite."

As Yuanlu lit the fuse, a shocking explosion sounded soon, followed by more explosions one after another, like thunder, covering all the sounds in nature.

The ground around them collapsed, and the mountains on both sides collapsed. Countless rocks fell, smoke filled the air, and people and horses fell. The scene instantly became extremely chaotic.

"Let's go."

Zhou Chen only took a look, and immediately pulled Yuan Lu to run to the place where they tied their horses, untied the reins, and quickly got on the horse.

"Go!"

The two of them disappeared in this area very quickly and chased in the direction of the delegation.

It took Zhou Chen and his team four hours to catch up with the delegation. When they caught up, the delegation had just finished resting and was ready to go again.

Seeing Zhou Chen and Yuan Lu coming back, Ning Yuanzhou and others immediately went to meet them.

Ning Yuanzhou, who knew what Zhou Chen and his men had done, immediately asked, "How was it?"

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry, we're doing it. We killed a lot of people and blocked their way. As for whether Zhou Jian was hit, we can't confirm it, but we can guarantee that they won't be able to catch up with us within a day or two."

"That's great."

Ning Yuanzhou was overjoyed. They were now in Cangcheng. As long as they speeded up, they would be able to reach the vicinity of Xucheng in a day or two.

Originally, Xucheng and even Caicheng and Jingcheng behind were all Wuguo's territory, but because of the defeat at Tianmenguan, Wuguo's three cities were occupied by Anguo, so these three cities are now Anguo's territory, and Xucheng has become the border between Anguo and Wuguo.

Although Zhou Jian was brave and dared to intercept the delegation, if he reached the border or in Xucheng, he would not dare to cross the border to kill people even if he had ten times the courage.

Therefore, for the mission, if they can reach Xu City, they no longer have to worry about the pursuit within Wu State, and they will be safe for the time being.

"It won't be too late. We will set off immediately. As long as we reach the border, we will be safe."

Ning Yuanzhou was about to give the order to leave when suddenly Sun Lang shouted: "Yuanlu, Yuanlu..."

Zhou Chen turned around and saw that Yuan Lu suddenly fainted for some reason, and Qian Zhao hurriedly went over to check his pulse.

After just a moment, Qian Zhao said with an ugly face: "Yuan Lu's condition is very bad. He has a heart attack. Zhou Chen, what did you do with Yuan Lu? Why did you tire him out like this?"

Zhou Chen frowned slightly. He knew that Yuanlu had a weak heart, but although it was hard for them to make black gunpowder these days, it was not too tiring. In addition, Yuanlu was in good spirits, so he did not think of this matter.

Who would have thought that Yuanlu would fall ill at this time after everything was done and people had returned.

Ning Yuanzhou said: "Zhou Chen is not to blame for this. I asked him and Yuan Lu to do it. It's my problem, Qian Zhao, how is Yuan Lu doing now?"

Qian Zhao said solemnly: "It's best not to move bumpily anymore and find a place to observe for one night. I need a quiet place to perform acupuncture treatment."

Ning Yuanzhou felt very bad. He thought he would arrive in Xucheng soon, but he didn't expect that such a problem would arise.

"I can't worry about that much anymore. Saving Yuanlu is more important. Let's go to the inn in Jiacheng first."

Yu Shisan said: "According to what Lao Zhou said, if Zhou Jian is not dead, he will probably catch up again in a day or two."

Ning Yuanzhou said in a deep voice: "I know, but Yuanlu's current situation..."

Zhou Chen held Ning Yuanzhou's shoulders and said with a serious expression: "Leave it to me. Yuanlu fell ill because he was with me. Leave his safety to me. You can escort the mission to Xucheng safely first. Let's Leave a few people to take care of Yuan Lu, Zhou Jian’s target is Yang Ying, nothing will happen to us if we stay.”

"Can……"

"Stop it, Qian Zhao stays with me, I promise you, nothing will happen to Yuan Lu."

Qian Zhao hesitated for a moment and said: "What Zhou Chen said makes sense. The crisis has not been completely resolved and the mission cannot stop. I will stay and take a few more people to take care of Yuan Lu. It will be no problem."

Yu Shisan raised his hand: "I'll stay too, Lao Ning. I'll watch them for you. You can take the princess and the envoy away with peace of mind. If everyone stays, the goal will be too big and only a few of us will be left." He will not become a target for others at all.”

Ning Yuanzhou's expression changed, and he finally gritted his teeth.

"Okay, that's it. I'll lead the envoy on the way first. Zhou Chen, Qian Zhao, and Shisan, I'll leave two more people for you. After Yuanlu is healed, you can catch up. I will follow up with the border police at that time. Please take care of the people in charge in advance.”

Although he was very concerned about Yuanlu's safety, he also knew that now was not the time to hesitate. Splitting the troops into two groups was the best option.

So, after Ning Yuanzhou made a short adjustment, he divided his troops into two groups. He led the envoy on the road, while Zhou Chen and others took Yuan Lu to the vicinity of Jicheng to treat the wounded.