Bang!
The bullock cart suddenly moved forward and left the snow pit.
On the huge flatbed truck, there are mountains of charcoal.
The old man holding the cow in front turned around, rubbed his hands uneasily, and forced a smile, "Sir, thank you."
He was dressed in a ragged cotton-padded jacket, his face was dark, and he was hunched over. He smiled in a flattering way, revealing big yellow teeth.
The young man who helped him at the back was dressed in Jianghu attire, but his leather armor was carefully forged, and he was also wearing a Sichuan embroidered cloak. His face was handsome and fair, and he looked very much like those noble gentlemen.
This was the first time in his life that he had encountered this kind of thing.
Every time he went to deliver charcoal, not to mention such Prosperity people, even ordinary people with a little wealth would avoid him.
After all, I have worn this cotton-padded jacket for decades.
You can imagine the sour smell on your body after not taking a shower all winter and having to work.
The one who helped was naturally Li Yan.
"Don't be afraid, old man."
Li Yan comforted him, took out a piece of silver from his pocket, stuffed it into the old man's hand, looked into the distance again, and asked, "Old man, what happened to Guan County?"
He came down from the mountain and originally wanted to find someone at Guan County.
But before reaching the door, something unusual was discovered.
There were soldiers guarding the roads along the way, and the checks outside the city gate were very strict. There were also several wanted portraits hung on the walls, which were none other than Sha LiFei and others.
Strangely, the names were not clearly stated, but they were simply mentioned as ruthless bandits, and anyone who provided clues would be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver.
Li Yan realized that something had happened and could only ask someone first.
"Ah..."
When the old charcoal seller heard this, he immediately felt that the money was a bit hot to his hands, but thinking of his old wife who was bedridden at home, he gritted his teeth and stuffed it into his arms, respectfully cupped his hands and said, "Old man, I don't know very well. I just heard that there is a Shunyuan Escort Agency house in the city, and many people died in it."
"Those who are running around in the world have been specifically reminded not to get involved in this matter."
"Oh, thank you, old man."
Li Yan nodded slightly and saw that the charcoal seller did not go to the city, but turned the car around and left quickly in the direction he came.
This old man has experienced many hardships in the world and is also a smart man.
First, after taking the money, there was no need for Bala to go to the city to sell charcoal. Second, he deliberately showed Li Yan to show that he would not go to the city to inform.
Thinking of this, Li Yan looked at the county seat in the distance again.
Shunyuan Escort Agency led Sha LiFei and the others into the city, and knew that they were well-established and would not mess around. They were probably implicated...
Someone in the world has blocked the news, and they probably know the inside story...
With his experience in the world, Li Yan quickly judged something.
But what makes him strange is that this Guan County is not a big city, and there are probably not many experts. Who is doing it?
It seems that we have to go to the city to inquire.
Li Yan looked around and saw no one around, so he immediately pinched Mystical Gestures. At the same time, Pacing the Gang and Stepping the Dipper chanted. "I follow the edict of Fengdu Emperor, the God of Fengdu, the God of Fengdu, come quickly. The golden hammer dances wildly, and the iron staff crosses. The generals of Fengdu come quickly..."
Phew~
Before the incantation ended, there was a strong wind all around.
Yin Energy rose with a bone-chilling chill, and vaguely formed eight shadows behind him, with a cold and majestic meaning.
This is thanks to the power of Outer Altar Eight Generals.
Borrowing the power of Yin generals also differs depending on the means.
There is no need to recite the incantation, you can still use force to support it, but the more prepared you are, the greater the power will be.
Borrowing the power of eight generals, Li Yan operates North Emperor Black Water Escape again.
Gradually, his figure disappeared without a trace.
In the past, when I used Profound Water Escape, at least the water mist would rise. If I was an expert, I could even see his vague figure.
And with the blessing of the eight generals, you can become completely invisible.
Phew~
A breeze blew by, and a line of shallow footprints was seen, running towards Guan County.
Guan County The city wall of the ancient city is not high. Li Yan took a detour and found an uninhabited land. With a few helpers, he jumped over it in the air.
Entering the city, I found that the atmosphere was even more tense.
At every corner of the streets and alleys, there were at least one or two Yamen Runner, as well as soldiers from the guard station with guns, passing by in formation from time to time.
Li Yan walked a few steps and leaned against the corner.
This is a remote residential house in Dongcheng. On the opposite corner, there are two government officials, an old man and a young man, yawning and leaning against the wall.
The people passing by all shrank their heads and shrank away.
Seemingly seeing no one around, the young Yamen Runner complained, "What the hell is this? It's been two days. If you were really in the city, I'm afraid you would have run away. Why haven't you stopped?"
"Hoho, you don't understand this."
Old Yamen Runner took out a cigarette pot, squatted in the corner, took two puffs and said, "Shunyuan Escort Agency is Chengdu Prefecture's escort agency. Even if he is dead, what does it have to do with us Guan County?"
"Besides, they were not the murderers. Didn't you see the two people standing next to the arrester when the body was collected? Those are the real culprits."
"Whether we can catch someone or not is not important. What matters to me is that those two people are satisfied!"
"Ah?"
Little Yamen Runner seemed to understand, "Who is so capable?"
Old Yamen Runner knocked off the ashes of his cigarette and was silent for a moment, "In this world, you shouldn't meddle in other people's business, but since you call me master, you have to explain this matter clearly to avoid disaster in the future."
After that, Shen Shen said mysteriously, "They are wearing official boots and the tokens they hold are Shu King Residence."
"Shu King Residence?!"
When little Yamen Runner heard this, his eyes widened immediately.
Although these officials were scolded by everyone in the local area, they still had a certain dignity and no ordinary people dared to provoke them.
But the name Shu King Residence is too far away for him.
No different from the stars in the sky.
"Shh!"
Old Yamen Runner quickly told him to shut up, looked at no one around, and then reprimanded. "Remember, trouble comes from the mouth, and it is rare to be confused."
"Just pretend you don't know about this matter. Anyway, the master has the final say on how to do it. Just pretend to be deaf and dumb..."
Shu King Residence?
Listening to the two Yamen Runner chatting, Li Yan frowned slightly.
Shu King Residence's status in Shu is self-evident.
Officials from all over the country only obeyed their orders, and together with the local gentry in central Sichuan, they formed a huge network.
Even when the imperial envoy comes, he is not afraid.
If Shu King Residence is mixed in, things will be a little troublesome.
Sha LiFei If they take action openly, they will be wanted, their hands will be tied up, and they will be manipulated by the other party.
Sha LiFei Nothing will happen to them...
Thinking of this, murderous intent rose up in Li Yan's eyes.
If something really happened.
He must have slaughtered Shu King Residence!
Looking at the two Yamen Runner chatting, Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and did not take action, but took a detour to the county government office.
Now that time is running out, the most direct way is undoubtedly to find the two Shu King Residence officials and ask them what happened.
But just after crossing a few streets, something strange happened in front of me.
"Stop this way!"
"You block this way!"
"Anyone who dares to act strangely will be shot directly!"
There were chaotic footsteps and constant shouting on the streets.
I saw numerous guardsmen running in formation on the street, quickly surrounding the surrounding streets and alleys, knocking over all the people who were in the way with the butts of their rifles.
"Sir, have mercy on me... have mercy on me!"
The people were beaten to death and their heads were bleeding. They were panic-stricken. They all knelt on the ground, trembling, and couldn't even speak clearly.
But these wolf-like soldiers didn't bother to pay attention at all. They ran quickly, lined up in the streets and alleys, and raised their muskets.
All they used were ordinary firearms.
Since the appearance of New Style Firearm, the imperial court has carried out reforms. The emperor's guards are directly under the jurisdiction, and all new muskets are used.
Commandery Commandant Office also got a lot. I heard that now a thousand-household office can basically have more than a dozen.
The armies most loyal to the imperial court were also heavily armed.
As for the eliminated muskets, they will be distributed to local guards.
Although they are all old weapons, some of which have been used for many years, requiring tedious reloading every time they fire, and even misfiring frequently, their combat methods are different.
They were divided into columns Cheng San, and they had already used the "three-stage strike".
Li Yan This is not surprising.
Great Xuan Dynasty Although peace has lasted for a long time, there are still many good generals in the army, and some of the old guys from back then are still there.
In Southwest War, the actual usage must have been figured out.
The place they surrounded was a street. Compared to other places, it was relatively clean inside. The streets were paved with bluestones, and even the snow had been cleared away to reveal the stone roads.
There is only one big house here, with red lanterns hanging outside, and rows of bacon and smoked ham hanging on wooden shelves in the courtyard.
He looked like he was getting ready for the holidays.
Li Yan It's a little strange, who is worthy of such a big fight?
"Leizi, scatter, pull!"
At this moment, shouts suddenly came from the house.
He is a man from the world of martial arts!
Upon hearing this code word, Li Yan immediately understood his identity.
He frowned slightly, preparing to take a detour and leave this place.
He has no interest in getting involved in these matters, and Sha LiFei and their whereabouts are still unknown, so there is no time to waste here.
But at this moment, a member of the guardhouse came out with a cold face and shouted inside, "Hou Xuan, you have committed a crime!"
"Damn it, what are you doing wrong? Hanging out with those traitors, Shunyuan Escort Agency, was it you who did it?!"
Li Yan paused thoughtfully.
I only heard a rough voice coming from inside, "Fuck you, Zhao Peng. That bitch wants to curry favor with Shu King Residence, so he just makes false accusations against people without looking in the mirror to see if others like you?"
When the hundreds of households heard this, their faces immediately turned ugly.
He was just pretending and planned to take people back.
This Hou Xuan is a local tycoon. He takes advantage of this opportunity to squeeze out some money, so that he can not only sell Shu King Residence face, but also live a good year.
Now that he's in a good mood, I'll lock him up until next year and let him out.
But there are some words that are completely torn apart.
When the soldiers around him heard this, they also looked at him secretly.
When the hundred households saw this, their eyes suddenly overflowed with murderous intent, and they said in a cold voice, "The traitor Hou Xuan, who colludes with demon bandits and brings trouble to one party, will be killed without mercy!"
"What are you still doing? Take action!"
After giving the order, a group of soldiers lined up.
There were people in front of them holding shields, people behind them holding steel knives, and at the end there were muskets.
It can be seen that it is a military formation specially designed to deal with people in the world.
They didn't have the skills to make light bodies. At most they had practiced some boxing and kicking. They couldn't climb over the high-walled compound here, so they could only tiptoe and prepare to hit the door.
Whoosh whoosh!
Suddenly, several cloth bags were scattered from the yard, and at the same time someone threw darts, breaking the cloth bags into pieces.
In an instant, white powder fell like snowflakes.
"Be careful, it's lime!"
These soldiers quickly closed their eyes and raised their arms to block.
However, when the dust fell on the skin, it immediately became unbearably itchy, making the soldiers extremely uncomfortable. They kept scratching and even dropped their weapons to the ground.
"They're all idiots!"
When the guard officer saw this, he became furious. After cursing, he turned around and took out a baggage from a soldier's backpack.
It's a bomb.
Okay, now we are all playing with this!
Li Yan was speechless.
He had also seen soldiers from the guard station fight before, and it was nothing like what they looked like now.
It's so fast to learn...
Although he complained in his heart, he did not sit back and watch.
After finding a secluded place, Li Yan showed his figure, pinched Mystical Gestures, and eight Chuling Paper Figure flew into the air from his waist.
At the same time, he recited. "The wind god is rushing to come, the earth god is rushing to leave, and the wronged soul is rushing to catch, hurry up!"
Phew~
As soon as the spell came out, there was a strong wind all around.
The energy of Yin evil rose from the ground, turned into billowing black smoke, gathered in eight Chuling Paper Figure, and then turned into eight Yin Wind and roared out.
In an instant, the whole alley became dark.
Eight Chuling Paper Figures flew up and down, and the strong wind roared, rolling up the snow on the ground, causing the soldiers to sway left and right, unable to open their eyes.
Not only that, the strong wind also brought a chilling chill.
The soldiers were shivering from the cold. There were hallucinations in front of their eyes and the wind was whistling in their ears. They couldn't even stand still, let alone continue to attack.
This is <《Fengdu Eight Generals Pursuit and Capture Method》>.
If you set up an altar, you can summon Outer Altar Eight Generals to search mountains and temples, capture evil spirits, or fight enemies.
Used on Chuling Paper Figure, it can attack and block enemies.
"Bold, what a demon!"
The hundred households knew that someone was doing something mischievous, and although they were frightened, they still scolded them angrily.
He also has confidence.
Although Guan County is remote, it has rich cultural heritage.
There is the Manifest Saint True Lord temple on the mountain, and there is the water god General Yang Si Temple by the river. Even the City God Temple in the city is an orthodox secular god who has been popular in the capital for hundreds of years.
Over the years, no evil spirits have dared to do whatever they want.
Only something strange happened a while ago.
If someone does this in the city, he will definitely suffer disaster.
Just as he expected, Li Yan frowned slightly as soon as he took two steps, looked not far away, and noticed the strong smell of incense.
Falling behind in the past was a problem.
But for today's Li Yan, it is not a problem at all.
He directly took out the ultimatum from his arms and said coldly, "The heavenly officials enforce the law, and the secular gods retreat!"
Phew~
As the breeze blows, the scent of incense dissipates immediately.
This is another benefit of "Tianguan".
Patrolling on behalf of heaven is no joke, neither humans nor gods can interfere with it, and no information can be revealed.
After drinking City God away, Li Yan ran forward with his feet moving, his ears slightly twitching at the same time, and he jumped up from the city wall on the other side.
After a while, we arrived at a nearby slope.
Wow!
The snow and mud slid away, and a wooden board flew out.
Then, disgraced people emerged one after another, none other than Hou Xuan and his close subordinates.
They originally didn't want to break out of the encirclement, but diverted their attention and left through the secret passage. Li Yan happened to lend a helping hand.
Hou Xuan was the first to come out. When he saw Li Yan standing next to him, he was startled at first, then Spiritual Light flashed in his mind, and he quickly raised his hand and said, "But Young Hero Li?"
"Sha LiFei Where are they?"
Li Yan ignored the nonsense and asked directly.
"I will send them out of the city and arrange them in the tea house..."
Hou Xuan briefly told the story, gritted his teeth and said, "Something must have happened on the mountain, otherwise Shu King Residence wouldn't have troubled me."
"Thank you!"
After Li Yan asked for clarification, he stretched out his hand and a Chuling Paper Figure rose into the air and landed in the hands of Hou Xuan.
"Take this thing and look for you later. There will be a generous reward!"
"Young Hero Li..."
Hou Xuan was about to speak when the figure in front of him roared away.
He was stunned for a moment, then shook his head slightly.
As for Li Yan in the distance, not long after running out, he immediately picked up his armored horse, ran North Emperor Swift Travel Technique, and headed towards Chashan.
The tea mountain was not far from the county seat. He was very fast and arrived at the tea garden in a short time.
After the fighting, this place was in a mess.
Li Yan frowned slightly, turned Smelling Mystical Power, and sniffed, trying to find Sha LiFei's scent.
But then, he raised his head and said in a deep voice:
"Get out!"
Wow!
The sound of flapping wings sounded, and a Blood Parrot flew down from the treetop in the distance...