Chapter 165

Hearing this, Qiao Nian and Jing Rou were both shocked.

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Jing Rou wanted to kick him again, but her remaining rationality told her that she couldn't do that.

Xu Huaqing must have known something, so he said that!

Qiao Nian also frowned, suppressed the panic in her heart, and asked in a deep voice, "How did you know?"

"Of course my father said it!" Seeing that the two women were panicking, Xu Huaqing showed a little pride on his face, "The emperor received the news last night. Jing Yan led his men to attack the mountain and was defeated. The whole army was wiped out!"

The last four words, Xu Huaqing said very seriously, and those four words were like a huge stone, pressing heavily on Qiao Nian's heart.

For a moment, she was actually suffocated by those four words.

Jing Rou couldn't stand it anymore, and rushed towards Xu Huaqing regardless, "I told you not to talk nonsense! I told you not to curse my brother!"

Her small fist was extremely powerful, and Xu Huaqing was hit twice in a row, feeling dizzy and falling to the ground again.

Seeing that Jing Rou was about to go forward, Qiao Nian hurriedly called Ning Shuang to stop her.

"Ning Shuang, take Miss Jing back to the mansion!"

As she said, she looked at Jing Rou again, "Don't worry, I'll go to the army to find out the news first."

Ning Shuang then went forward to pull Jing Rou out, and Qiao Nian immediately turned around and went out.

She hired a horse and hurried to the military camp.

Although she didn't want to see Xiao Heng, at this moment, she was afraid that she could only hear the truth from Xiao Heng.

Although the bandits in Yongbei were fierce, they were completely wiped out... not to the extent of that, right?

Although she thought so, Qiao Nian couldn't help but think of Jing Yan covered in blood in her mind, and her heart was still uneasy.

It was not easy to get outside the military camp.

The guard at the gate recognized her, and after knowing her purpose, he saluted and said, "Miss Qiao, my general left last night."

"Left?" Qiao Nian was puzzled, but her heart became more and more panicked. She almost asked back with the answer, "Where did he go?"

"Yongbei."

Hearing these two words, Qiao Nian felt that her eyes went dark.

Her voice trembled unconsciously, "He, why did he go to Yongbei overnight?"

The two guards looked at each other, thinking that this was not a secret military matter, and said, "The three deputy generals joined forces to suppress the bandits and were defeated. The general went to save people."

Suppressing bandits, being defeated, and the whole army was annihilated.

These three words began to flash in Qiao Nian's mind.

Her heart was very panicked, and her expression became trance.

Could it be that Jing Yan really...

But in an instant, her eyes regained clarity, as if she had made up her mind. She jumped on the horse and said to the two guards, "If my maid comes to ask me where I'm going, tell her that I'm going to Yongbei!"

After that, she galloped towards Yongbei.

Five days later.

Xiao Heng led an elite team and finally arrived outside the government office of Hezhou County before dark.

He was wearing a black iron armor, and he got off the horse without waiting for the horse to stop, and walked straight into the government office.

The gatekeeper saw this and subconsciously wanted to stop him and ask who he was.

But before he could get close, he saw two soldiers wearing armor behind Xiao Heng step forward, one on the left and one on the right, and stopped the two yamen runners, "General Xiao Heng is here, who dares to stop him!"

He shouted in a deep voice, and the two yamen runners were so shocked that they almost knelt on the spot.

Xiao Heng did not stop, but walked into the government office with a cold face. His steps were like the wind, and his whole body was filled with a murderous aura, which made people afraid to approach.

Someone hurriedly went to the backyard to notify people.

When Xiao Heng walked to the backyard, Yu Wan'an, the magistrate of Hezhou County, had already come out with a group of people to greet him, "I didn't know that General Xiao was coming, and I failed to welcome him from afar. I hope General Xiao will forgive me."

However, Xiao Heng did not even look at Yu Wan'an, but asked coldly, "Where is Luo Shang."

Luo Shang was one of Xiao Heng's deputy generals.

The urgent report that was sent to the capital overnight was written by Luo Shang.

Yu Wan'an hurriedly saluted Xiao Heng and said, "Deputy General Luo is in the room. He just changed the medicine. General Xiao, please come this way."

Then, Yu Wan'an led Xiao Heng into a room.

The room was filled with a strong bloody smell.

There was a person lying on the bed, Luo Shang.

He was not asleep at this moment. He turned his head when he heard the noise. Seeing that it was Xiao Heng, Luo Shang's eyes widened instantly, and his originally dull pupils seemed to be stained with light.

He struggled to get up from the bed regardless of the pain on his body, and almost rolled and crawled to Xiao Heng, "I greet the general!"

His trembling voice was actually stained with a bit of sadness.

Xiao Heng looked at Luo Shang's left sleeve.

As Luo Shang moved violently, the sleeve was still dangling, empty.

His left arm was almost cut off from the shoulder blade.

Xiao Heng's face was livid, and the air pressure around him dropped a little. He leaned over to help Luo Shang up, and then said coldly, "Speak."

Luo Shang had followed Xiao Heng for a long time, so he naturally understood what Xiao Heng meant. He immediately said, "I arrived in Hezhou ten days ago. After understanding the terrain of Liumai Mountain, I led the troops up the mountain. However, I never thought that those mountain bandits seemed to have been prepared. Taking advantage of the terrain, they caught us off guard. Wang Le died on the spot. If it weren't for Jing Yan's desperate protection, I'm afraid I wouldn't have come back alive!"

Hearing this, Xiao Heng's already cold eyes became even colder.

When Yu Wan'an on the side saw this, he couldn't help but feel a little fear in his heart, but it seemed that in order to please Xiao Heng, he spoke at the right time, "The bandits sent a letter two days ago, saying that they wanted us to prepare ten thousand taels of gold. It’s a good exchange for Lieutenant General Jing’s life! Don’t worry, General. Although the county government is not rich, the officials have sent people to donate some money from house to house. Even with the efforts of the whole county, we will save Lieutenant General Jing!”

As soon as he finished speaking, there was only a flash of cold light.

The sword on Xiao Heng's waist was drawn out at some point and stabbed into Yu Wanan's shoulder blade.

"Master Yu is quite active in searching for people's wealth and wealth." The cold voice said.

Wang Le died in battle, Luo Shang lost an arm, and Jing Yan's life or death was uncertain.

This Yu Wanan, instead of reporting it to the court, is busy collecting money for the bandits!

Yu Wan'an was in pain, and he immediately put on a mournful face and shouted that he was wronged, "General, I am doing this just to save Lieutenant General Jing!"

"Have you ever listened to what my subordinate said?" The chill in Xiao Heng's eyes grew stronger, like the king of hell coming from the underworld, "They attacked the mountain, but the bandits were prepared for it? Master Yu, shouldn't you explain it well?" ?”

After hearing this, Luo Shang's eyes flashed fiercely.

He has long suspected this Master Yu!

It's just that he was seriously injured, and his brothers were also dead and injured.

The huge Hezhou was owned by Master Yu. He did not dare to accuse rashly, so he could only write a military report overnight and send someone to send it out quietly.

Fortunately, Xiao Heng is here!

Yu Wan'an was already frightened, but when faced with Xiao Heng's murderous intent, he didn't even dare to cry out that he was wronged. He could only endure the pain and replied in a trembling voice, "I don't know who General Xiao is." I mean…ah!”

Before he finished speaking, there was only a scream, and Xiao Heng's sword was lifted directly upward, breaking Yu Wan'an's bones.

The blood mixed with the flesh and splashed on the faces of the people around him.

People in these small counties had never seen such a scene before. They immediately knelt down and shook like a sieve.

Yu Wanan was too painful to stand and fell to the ground.

I saw Xiao Heng's eyebrows were dyed with a stern look, and he said in a cold voice, "My general's people have surrounded the Yamen, and not a single fly can fly out. I want to see if the bandits today were prepared." '!"

After saying that, Xiao Heng turned around and walked out.

Several Luo officers caught up and said, "General, it's getting late!"

If we go up the mountain now, it will be dark.

However, Xiao Heng kept walking and said in a cold voice, "I just want them not to see the sun tomorrow!"

He wanted to catch those bandits off guard!

Even if the bandit knew that he had arrived in Hezhou, he would definitely not have expected that he would attack the mountain without even taking a break!