Chapter 002: Finding a Way to Survive
The main body of the embassy is a large house with six courtyards and an independent garden on the west side. The overall area is very large. From Sun Shaozong's room to the front hall, it takes more than three miles to walk through the winding path.
Sun Shaozong couldn't tell what the styles of the exotic flowers and plants, pavilions, towers, brackets, waterfalls, green pools and rockery were, but the word "luxurious" was clear - according to his memory, this embassy was built with a huge amount of money allocated by the King of Qianxiang, and all the layout was in accordance with the specifications of the royal palace.
Tsk~
The Qianxiang Kingdom did not seem to be very wealthy, at least not as wealthy as the Great Zhou, but it used the people's money to build such a luxurious embassy - no wonder people said that the Qianxiang Kingdom was a loyal dog raised by the Great Zhou.
Because it took a lot of effort for Sun Shaozong to put on his clothes, when he arrived at the living room with the large gold-threaded knife, the yard was already crowded with people, at least hundreds of them.
Most of those standing in the front row had solemn expressions as if they had lost their parents. They should be the official members of the Great Zhou delegation, that is, the unlucky ones who would be implicated and questioned. Those in the back, although also silent as a mouse, with no fear on their faces, were the servants employed by the embassy.
Sun Shaozong looked around expressionlessly before calling Feng Xin over and asking, "Is everyone here?"
"Roughly the same."
Feng Xin smacked his lips and added, "The only thing missing is a kitchen helper, I think his name is Ruan Wenhao."
A kitchen helper?
Just as expected!
Sun Shaozong understood, and then raised his voice and asked loudly: "Does anyone among you know where Ruan Wenhao is going?"
Before he finished speaking, a plump man appeared from the front row and said, "Your Excellency, Ruan Wenhao asked for leave this morning, saying that he had to go back to take care of some housework. He should still be at home now."
Left in the morning?
Sun Shaozong looked up at the sky and saw that it was obviously past noon. He felt a little disappointed - it would be too late to catch the prey after such a long time.
"Master Duwei."
At this time, Feng Xin came up and asked in confusion: "Master Niu was assassinated in Ruan's mansion. What do you want to find this Ruan Wenhao?"
Sun Shaozong glanced at him, took the opportunity to show the blood on his right hand, and sneered: "It's true that Lord Niu was killed in Ruan's mansion, but I was poisoned in the embassy!"
This dark purple dirty blood was flowing out of Sun Shaozong's mouth and nose.
At first, he didn't examine it carefully because his mind was a mess, but later, when he heard Feng Xin mention that he might hinder the assassination, he immediately connected the dirty blood with "time travel" together.
Obviously, the real Sun Shaozong had been poisoned to death by Ruan Wenhao, so Sun Yi, the time traveler, was able to revive and become the new owner of this body.
Therefore, he concluded that there must be accomplices of the assassin lurking in the embassy!
A kitchen helper is undoubtedly a very suitable identity for poisoning - if Niu Yongxin had not always cooked alone, there might not be a need to risk assassination, as Ruan Wenhao could have dealt with him.
Feng Xin wasn't stupid . He stared at the blood for a moment, then his face turned red as he cursed, "Damn it! It turns out that Wen Hao is a spy sent by the assassin. If I catch him, I'll tear him apart alive!"
"So what are you waiting for?"
Sun Shaozong slashed at the gate and gave a decisive order: "Choose twenty smart and capable brothers to change into civilian clothes and follow me to capture Ruan Wenhao!"
"Yes, sir!"
Seeing his boss's heroic spirit, Feng Xin was also inspired and became excited. He agreed promptly and prepared to gather the troops.
But just as he was about to open his mouth, he suddenly remembered that there were heavy soldiers guarding outside the door. The heroic spirit in his chest immediately disappeared, and he stammered: "Sir, there are hundreds of soldiers outside..."
"Given our current situation, what is there to be afraid of?"
Before he could finish, Sun Shaozong interrupted him, pointed the tip of his knife at the door, and then at his feet: "If we can catch the remaining assassins before Qian Xiang, maybe we can still have a chance to survive; but if we continue to stay here, I'm afraid we can only wait to die!"
As he spoke, he suddenly raised his voice again: "Brothers, are you willing to come with me and find a way out, or stay here and wait to die?!"
"We have to find a way out with the adults!"
"Yes, let's fight together!"
"Whoever dares to stop me, I will chop him into pieces!"
If there is a way to survive, who would be willing to wait for death? !
Therefore, Sun Shaozong's move was met with a hundred responses. Almost all the guards were aroused by him and shouted at the same time. Some even drew their swords and chopped wildly, as if they were ready to fight to the death.
Feng Xin was no exception. He suppressed his excitement and stepped forward to name twenty people. However, the guards who were not named were unwilling to stay and clamored to go out with him to investigate the case.
Feng Xindan couldn't hold back his anger and could only look at Sun Shaozong eagerly again.
This guy is really useless!
It would be great if the squadron leaders under me could also travel through time with me.
With all sorts of thoughts in his mind, Sun Shaozong took a few steps forward and said loudly: "Brothers, although it is important to hunt down the assassin, this embassy cannot be left unattended - please brothers, keep this home for me!"
Although the guards were still somewhat reluctant, given Sun Shaozong's strong performance just now and his superior martial arts skills, everyone reluctantly agreed.
Everyone went back to their rooms and changed into casual clothes. Feng Xin led a few people to the stable, and soon twenty-two horses were led to the front yard. Among them was a tall, strong-hoofed black horse, which was Sun Shaozong's usual mount.
Sun Shaozong was originally worried that he would not be able to adapt to riding a horse for the first time. However, once he got on the horse, he was extremely skilled, as if he had practiced riding for more than ten years.
He felt relieved and squeezed his legs against the horse's belly. The black horse raised all four hooves and ran straight for the corner gate, with the twenty-one riders following closely behind it!
When they rushed out of the corner gate, they saw the street intersection a hundred steps away was surrounded by soldiers in three layers. Perhaps because they heard the sound of horse hooves, each of them was acting as if they were facing a powerful enemy, and they raised their swords and guns.
Among them was a middle-aged general in a shining helmet and armor. He shouted loudly: "This general is ordered by the king to protect the safety inside and outside the embassy. Please return quickly and don't ruin your life!"
At the beginning of the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it launched an army to occupy the entire territory of Qianxiang Kingdom and stationed troops there for more than ten years. During this period, the language, measurement, and even customs and habits of Qianxiang Kingdom were all forcibly sinicized.
Although the Great Zhou later withdrew its garrison, the traces of sinicization did not weaken in the slightest. Today, almost everyone in Qinglin Prefecture can speak fluent Shuntian Mandarin, while the local dialect of the country is almost extinct.
Therefore, all the guards heard the middle-aged general's roar clearly. Moreover, the dense forest of guns and swords in front of them was not something that flesh and blood could resist. Therefore, the guards were inevitably a little nervous and their horses' speed was involuntarily reduced by nearly half.
At this moment, Sun Shaozong swung the golden ring knife in his hand and shouted angrily: "We are the envoys of the Great Zhou Dynasty. We are ordered by His Majesty to protect the safety of the embassy inside and outside. Now we are going to hunt down the remaining assassins. Anyone who dares to stop us is disrespecting our Great Zhou Dynasty and our Heavenly Emperor. Don't blame me for being ruthless with my sword!"
The middle-aged general was shocked by these accusations. Although he was following the king's orders, how could the king of the small country of Qianxiang be compared with the emperor of the Celestial Empire?
If a conflict really breaks out, if the envoy of the Great Zhou does anything bad again, I'm afraid the king will be the first one to not forgive me before the emperor of the Great Zhou sends troops to punish him!
The more he thought about it, the more guilty he felt. Seeing Sun Shaozong galloping towards him with his horse and sword drawn, with no intention of stopping, the middle-aged general finally gritted his teeth and waved his hand to order: "Disperse, let them pass!"
After saying this, he seemed to feel that this behavior was too embarrassing, and hurriedly added stiffly: "Anyway, the city gates are closed, they can't escape even if they want to!"
