Beauty Jianghu

Chapter 230 Confession before leaving

The sun was rising high and the birds were chirping happily in the woods. Seeing that two of the twenty-eight Guizhou soldiers were dead, they fell beside their feet with blood flowing freely. No one dared to speak or close their eyes. I'm afraid I'll make others unhappy and lose my life with one stab.

Sitting on the ground in the house, just hoping someone would come to save them.

At this time, I saw a person walking hurriedly on the mountain road in the distance.

He walked up to the stage and looked at the deserted temple. He nodded with satisfaction and walked into the temple.

When Li Xing and others saw someone coming, they all hid behind the door to see what the person was doing.

This man was in his fifties, with a sparse beard, a chubby yellow face, and a sinister look, but he was quite shrewd.

He stood in the temple and looked around. There was no one around and it was very quiet. He couldn't help but murmured:

"These wild men drank too much cat urine last night and haven't gotten up yet."

After he walked into the temple, he checked one by one. The door was not closed. He looked around and found that there was no one on the bed. Can't help but say:

"Strange, what about people?"

He turned around and saw no one, so he seemed a little impatient.

He walked to another courtyard and saw that the courtyard door was open, so he walked in. When he saw a room, he stretched his neck and looked in, shouting:

"Zhang Tou, where are you?"

The temple was deathly silent, and no one answered him.

He craned his neck to look inside the door, and immediately saw more than twenty officers and soldiers sitting in the room. He couldn't help but said angrily:

"Okay, you guys, the Prime Minister has entrusted you with important things for safekeeping. I don't want you to drink all day long and get so drunk that you lie here without moving. If the Prime Minister finds out, he won't expose you."

He walked in angrily as soon as he took a step, and suddenly saw that all the soldiers were tied up. He couldn't help but was shocked. He hurriedly ran forward and was about to open his mouth when a man appeared from the door and reached out to catch him.

This person is Li Xing.

The man was caught and couldn't break free. Li Xing grabbed him and threw him into the house.

The man fell to the ground, looked at the visitor, vaguely recognized him, and couldn't help but say:

"You are……"

"That's right," Li Xing said, "That's me. I went to see your Prime Minister a few days ago."

The man was Ma Shiying's housekeeper. He immediately calmed down and said, "Hero, if you have anything to do, tell us and we will discuss it."

Li Xing asked: "What are you doing here so early in the morning? Tell the truth, otherwise this will be your fate."

There were two dead people lying on the ground, so he had no choice but to tell the truth:

"I tell the truth, I tell the truth, we can discuss anything."

"explain."

He then said: "Now the northern troops have broken through the Huaihe River defense line, divided into two groups, and rushed towards Nanjing. My prime minister knows that they are unstoppable, and Nanjing will be over sooner or later."

Yang Shucheng was concerned about the emperor and couldn't help asking: "Does the emperor know about this?"

The housekeeper was a person whom Ma Shiying usually relied on, and he also knew some things. He said:

"Just hide it from the emperor."

"What are you doing here?"

The housekeeper said: "The prime minister knows that Nanjing will soon be undefeated, so he asked me to come and let the soldiers from home enter the city to protect the prime minister."

Li Xing pointed his sword at his throat and said: "Don't tell the truth. Look at the two people lying on the ground. Think about it before you talk. If you are being naughty and kill you with one sword, do you think we are all doing it?" A person who is in trouble usually kills people like crazy, so how can he kill one more person?"

The housekeeper took one look and immediately moved away. Of course he was afraid of death, so he nodded repeatedly and said:

"Yes, yes, I'll tell you the truth. The prime minister asked his hometown soldiers to take the things and leave first."

Li Xing smiled and said: "You are not stupid at last and told the truth, otherwise you would have died long ago."

"Yes Yes……"

Li Xing said: "Your Prime Minister also knows my origins. Go back and tell him that the things he collected were all the people's treasures and people's anointing. We robbed them. Now we have gone dozens of miles away. He wants to get them back, but he can't. It’s possible. Let him give up his heart.”

"Yes, yes, the good guy can take the things, but he just wants to spare our lives."

Li Xing said: "Of course I want to spare your life. I just want you to go back and tell Ma Shiying that since you have become the prime minister, you must devote yourself to the country and protect the people. Don't think about escaping first. Leave a city of people behind. What should I do? Aren’t they lives, like ants?”

"Yes, yes..." The butler nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

Li Xing said: "You go back and call Ma Shiying, and also tell Ruan Dacheng that the two of them will stay in the city, live and die with the city, and share the fate of the emperor. If the two of them escape first, I, Li Xing, will be in the world, even if he escapes to Even to the end of the world, I will kill them both."

"Yes, yes. I will definitely bring it to you and tell it to Mr. Ma verbatim."

"Okay." Li Xing said, "Let's go and tell him that if he wants to seek revenge, come to me. I won't change my name when I sit down, and I won't change my surname when I work. This is the case for Li Xing in northern Shaanxi."

"Don't dare, don't dare."

Together with Bai Yuyao, Li Xing and the other three left Linggu Temple in four groups.

Each walked for more than ten miles in four directions, and then met together on the east side.

Li Xing said: "I don't think there is any big problem. Let's go back to Chenjiazhuang."

Huang Xianfu said: "I won't go with you, I have to go back to the palace."

Yang Shucheng said: "Brother Huang, come with us. Haven't you heard that the Qing soldiers have broken through the Huaihe River defense line, and the main soldiers are coming towards Nanjing in two groups."

Huang Xianfu said: "Little brother, you still don't believe in my ability. When the city is destroyed, I will have my own way to escape."

Yang Shucheng thought for a while and confessed: "I think the emperor is also a pitiful man. When the time comes, Brother Huang will have to help him."

Huang Xianfu smiled and said: "I drank a lot of wine from him, and I will keep him when the time comes."

"Thank you, brother."

Huang Xianfu said: "It's okay. The mountains are high and the rivers are long. There will be a time to meet. Let's go."

Before Huang Xianfu finished speaking, he ran down the mountain like a wisp of smoke.

Naturally, the three of them were not worried about him. They made a big circle towards the south and then walked towards the north.

It was already noon, and there was not a single house in the mountains. Even if there was a house, the three of them did not dare to go inside to eat, lest they leave their traces.

The three of them ate some wild fruits in the canyon, which was regarded as lunch, took a rest, and then continued eastward.

The three of them chose remote mountain roads and took detours when they encountered people. No one saw them along the way. Li Xing was considered a very cautious person.

It was already evening and I came to Chenjiazhuang.

Li Xing said to Bai Yuyao: "I'm still worried about Master Chen. As the saying goes, wealth moves people's hearts. With twelve boxes of treasures like this, I'm not afraid that he won't be tempted. Brother Yang and I are here. You can go into the village and ask again." Ask around and see if he behaves strangely?"

"clear."

Bai Yuyao tightened her clothes and looked around. At this time, it was already night, and the surroundings were deserted. There were only one or two birds chirping occasionally in the distant trees.

He identified the direction, used Qinggong, and ran towards Chenjiazhuang.

After running for more than ten miles, we soon arrived in front of Chenjiazhuang.

There were still lights in Chenjiazhuang. Bai Yuyao went around to the backyard and flew up the wall. Look, there was no movement. Flying to the ground.

There are many houses in Chenjiazhuang courtyard, and there are more trees. The moonlight is very good, and Bai Yuyao runs towards the lighted house like a bird.

This is no better than the residence of Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng, and there are patrols. This is a rich man in the countryside. It is late at night, everything is dark, and everyone has gone back to their rooms to sleep.

Still following the old rules, Bai Yuyao ran to the house, flew up to the door, and lay down on the roof. Uncover the tiles and look into the house through the gaps.

Inside the house, there was no light at all. Master Chen and an old servant were talking in low voices.