From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Zhou Yuan vomited up his breakfast and felt much better. The nausea was gone, and now there was only hot blood all over his body.

He strode out of the room with his sword in hand, and saw blood all over the street, corpses everywhere, and jars and pots of various items broken on the ground.

Occasionally, there were a few lone rioters on the street, looting the property that fell on the ground. These people had fierce eyes, like hungry beasts, looking for food.

But for Zhou Yuan, these were just the most ordinary rioters. Killing them was easier than killing pigs, at least the pigs had higher defense than them.

It should be safe to stay here, but the direction of the refugees is the direction of the Zhao Mansion!

That is the gathering area of ​​the rich in Yunzhou, all of which are large manors, and should be the main target of the refugees' looting.

To be precise, that place may be being looted.

Can't delay any longer, must go to save Zhao Jianjia!

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath and ran upstairs with his sword in hand.

He looked at the few people who were in a state of panic and said in a deep voice: "You have two choices now. Either wait here. The refugees will eventually be wiped out by the soldiers."

"No!"

Qu Ling hurriedly said: "Where are you going, Zhou Yuan?"

Zhou Yuan said: "I'm going to save people. You can also choose to follow me, but I may not guarantee your safety."

Qu Ling almost hesitated and hurriedly said: "We will follow you. Without you, we will be completely finished if we are discovered here."

The old shopkeeper said: "We will all listen to the arrangements of the young lady!"

Zhou Yuan frowned slightly and looked at Qu Ling and said: "Have you thought it through? I'm going to the disaster area where the mob is looting. It's very dangerous."

Qu Ling had collapsed several times, but at this moment, seeing the corpse beside her, she actually regained a lot of rationality.

She gritted her teeth and said: "Things are like this, what choice do we have, Mo Xiang, do you choose to stay or go with Zhou Yuan?"

Mo Xiang, who was still in shock, was crying while holding Zhou Yuan's clothes to cover her body.

Her face was pale, and seeing Zhou Yuan's resolute face, she remembered the scene of him killing someone just now.

That scene actually gave people an indescribable sense of security.

"I, I'll follow the young lady, follow Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Yuan was silent for a few seconds before saying, "We'll wait for you downstairs. Put on your clothes, drink some water, and follow me immediately."

After saying that, he took the old shopkeeper and others downstairs and drank some water to replenish their energy.

Not long after waiting, Qu Ling and Mo Xiang came down and changed into the men's clothes of the waiters. Although they didn't fit well, they were more convenient to move than skirts, and they were not so eye-catching.

Zhou Yuan said, "I'm going to take a shortcut back to the Zhao Mansion. I'll be walking along the alleys. I may encounter mobs, but there won't be many of them."

"This has its disadvantages. Once we encounter a large number of mobs, we won't have much room to hide."

Qu Ling said softly, "Zhou Yuan, do it your way. We don't understand these things."

In the final analysis, Zhou Yuan's killing just now scared her on the one hand, but also gave her an inexplicable sense of security on the other.

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "Okay! You and Mo Xiang will be in the middle. The old shopkeeper will take three assistants behind you. I'll take a assistant to clear the way in front."

"Remember, don't panic when you encounter mobs, don't shout, so as not to attract more mobs."

Everyone nodded quickly, looking very nervous.

Zhou Yuan said, "Each of you should find something to defend yourself! I have this sword, which is enough!"

The four assistants and the old shopkeeper all picked up shovels and hoes. Qu Ling and Mo Xiang were weak, so they picked up a sickle on the ground respectively.

A group of eight people, led by Zhou Yuan, headed east.

They didn't dare to walk on the street, so they jumped into the alleys and soon encountered two or three thugs who were robbing people's houses. They were covered in blood, their clothes were in disarray, and they had copper coins and silver in their pockets.

Seeing Zhou Yuan and others, they were stunned for a moment, and then shouted: "There is no bird feather here! What's the point of coming! Go faster! Follow the big group to eat meat!"

"Okay!"

Zhou Yuan responded, strode over, and suddenly drew his sword, knocking all three or five people to the ground.

He himself had good martial arts, and with a sword in his hand, he caught them by surprise, and those people didn't even have a chance to resist, and they died on the spot.

Qu Ling and others were pale, covering their faces in fear, but they remembered Zhou Yuan's words and didn't scream.

"Let's go!"

Zhou Yuan led them forward quickly, just rushing on the road. When they saw a large group of mobs, they would directly avoid them. When they saw a single-digit mob, they would just kill them!

They would chop them to the ground with their swords. If they were not dead, the old shopkeeper and the clerk would hit them again and smash them directly.

At the critical moment of life and death, everyone was blood-thirsty.

Qu Ling and Mo Xiang followed Zhou Yuan while crying, and gradually they were not so afraid.

"Help! Help!"

"Woo! Don't kill me!"

There was a loud cry coming from the front. Zhou Yuan observed carefully and found that it was a private school.

Damn, those mobs are fucking crazy. They don't even let the children go.

"There are more than a dozen people!"

Qu Ling's voice was trembling.

Zhou Yuan said, "There is no way to hide! Otherwise, all those children will die!"

As he spoke, he rushed forward.

If it were normal, he would definitely not dare to take action in the face of more than a dozen mobs, but at this moment, he was already blood-thirsty and courageous. Seeing these bastards, Zhou Yuan couldn't help but want to kill them.

But someone was faster than them!

I saw a short middle-aged man jumping out from nowhere, holding a big knife, rushing into the mob with extremely fast body movements, and slashing with the knife.

He was very agile, and his knife was sharp and fierce, and he killed three or five people immediately.

The other mobs roared and chopped at the man.

At this moment, Zhou Yuan had already arrived and chopped with his sword. Together, the two of them killed another six or seven people.

The remaining mobs were so scared that they turned and ran away.

Zhou Yuan immediately shouted, "Stop them! We can't let them call for help!"

The man and he had a tacit understanding. They immediately split up and caught up with the remaining people, killing them one by one before turning back to gather together.

The man looked at Zhou Yuan and squinted his eyes and said, "Scholar? Scholars also know swordsmanship?"

Zhou Yuan was also looking at him. Seeing that he had scars on his face and two fingers missing on his left hand, he was slightly shocked.

Yunzhou is located in the south of the Yangtze River. There are almost no bandit troubles in the city. Why does this man look like this?

He suddenly remembered something and asked in confusion, "Are you Xue Changyue's personal guard?"

The man's face changed and he couldn't help but step back a few steps, his face full of defense.

Zhou Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said, "Don't be nervous, we are one family. How is the Xue family doing now? Where is Guan Tianci?"

As the leader of the personal guards, Guan Tianci's name is almost unknown.

The man said, "What's your name?"

"Zhou Yuan!"

"Ah! It's Master Zhou!"

The man hurriedly approached and clasped his fists and said, "I'm Ling Xiao. Everyone calls me Ling Crazy. I heard Brother Guan mention Master."

"I don't know what the situation is like on the general's side, but we brothers should all be heading there."

At this point, he sneered, "To be honest, with these mobs, don't even think about breaking into the Xue Mansion."

Zhou Yuan nodded and felt much better. At least Ningyue was safe.

But Jianjia... I don't know how she is now.

"Goodbye, brother! I'm going back to the Zhao Mansion immediately!"

Zhou Yuan was not sure whether his father-in-law had sent someone to protect the Zhao Mansion. He was really unsure and didn't dare to waste time, so he set off here.

He took the small paths all the way, and when he saw the mobs, he didn't even avoid them, but started killing them directly.

Covered in blood, Zhou Yuan finally ran out of the last alley, and saw the streets full of mobs, looting various mansions.

The gate of the Zhao Mansion had been smashed open, and refugees had already rushed in.

"Fuck! I'm going to fight these bastards!"

Zhou Yuan growled, "You guys just hide here! I'm going to save my wife!"

He didn't hesitate and rushed out directly.