teahouse.

Tan Jian was worried about his eldest brother. He looked in front of the door repeatedly. He had no sign of finding his sister-in-law back, but the streets were becoming more and more chaotic.

Tan Jian spent most of his time in Qingkan, where the Tan family was in charge. He had never seen such a chaotic scene, but these days in Qingkan, he saw more and more chaos.

The hardships of the world have always been there, but the peaceful years blinded people like a dream, but suddenly broke out after people woke up from the dream.

Tan Jian sighed and looked at the county government office.

"What's going on at the county government office? Isn't the county magistrate here?!"

The Tan family members beat the drum in front of the county government office again and again. It seemed as if it was empty and there was no movement at all.

It was Yang Zhen who snorted coldly.

"The dog official may have run away!"

There was chaos in the county town, and the magistrate even ran away. When will this chaotic scene stop?

I'm afraid that not only will it not stop, but it will also attract bandits and robbers from the surrounding areas...

However, at this moment, someone suddenly shouted.

"Someone from the county government office is here!"

Everyone in the teahouse looked toward the county government office anxiously. Tan Jian saw his eldest brother riding a tall horse at a glance.

The eldest brother looked over and Xiao Guan carried out a shriveled old man. The old man staggered and lay on the county government office gate.

"Open the door quickly, I, I'm back!"

That old man is actually the local magistrate!

As soon as the gate of the county government opened, Tan Jian led everyone in the teahouse to move there.

He hurried over and saw the withered magistrate dressed like a commoner at a glance. He wished he could just blend in with the crowd and run away.

In peacetime, he is domineering and domineering, but in times of turmoil, he dares to run away like this.

Before Tan Jian could go up, Yang Zhen went over and questioned the county magistrate, but the little old man was left speechless and crying.

However, the two of them discovered that their eldest brother was the only one here, and their sister-in-law was not there.

"Where's the sister-in-law?" Yang Zhen couldn't help but ask.

Tan Ting's eyes darkened during this question and his brows tightened.

Xiao Guan whispered back to Yang Zhen, "...Madam hasn't been found yet."

"How could this happen?" Yang Zhen and Tan Jian were surprised.

Tan Ting glanced solemnly at the county seat that was on fire in the distance, then looked back at the county magistrate with his lips pursed.

"Call all the people from the county government."

The county magistrate did not dare to disobey and quickly called the officers and soldiers.

However, the county magistrate himself has to run away. How many officers and soldiers are there in the county government?

The county magistrate couldn't help but said, "I'm afraid we can't control the chaos outside just by relying on people like our county government."

Tan Ting snorted coldly.

If the county magistrate had gathered people to control the riots when they first started, this would not have happened at all.

But now, these manpower is indeed not enough.

He didn't expect these people to do anything, he just asked.

"Which is the closest health center to the county seat?"

After hearing this, the county magistrate responded hurriedly, "Yes, it is the Humen Qianhu Hospital, which is an hour's round trip from the county seat."

The Qianhu Hospital of Humen Qianhu Hospital is a difficult person to talk to. , it is very difficult to give him courtesy on weekdays.

The county magistrate wanted to go to Qianhu's office for help when there was a riot, but he gave up the idea when he thought that Qianhu had a mediocre relationship with the local Feng and Xue clans, and even disliked them.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he saw the man whose identity was unknown and asked a question.

"Is that Qianhu Wei Gan?"

The county magistrate was surprised, "Yes, yes, exactly!"

He looked at the man in front of him in surprise, and saw the second master of the Tan family walking up to the side.

"Eldest brother knows that Qianhu?"

Tan Ting nodded, "Tan has some friendship with him."

The county magistrate was even more surprised, but before he could figure out the identities of these people who Qinghan Tan, he heard that person directly sent the county magistrate to One of the few official servants in the Yamen.

"A team of five people patrols the streets to suppress riots and drive away bandits."

After he finished speaking, he emphasized, "You are not allowed to kill people."

The county magistrate didn't know what he was doing. Is it towards the common people, or is it to stand up for the noble family?

He was taciturn and the county magistrate didn't know what he was thinking, so he could only tell his subordinates to do what he did.

Tan Ting glanced at the sky that was dyed red by the fire everywhere, and then whispered to Xiao Guan to send someone to form a team with the official to continue searching for Xiang Yi's whereabouts.

He asked Tan Jian to guard the county government and everyone. Just as he was about to mount his horse and take people to Qianhu Station to request support, he saw people from the Feng and Xue families running over and asked the magistrate to send officials to support them.

"...those mobs actually want to burn down the family's house and break down the family's door!"

The county magistrate has always been on good terms with these two families, but at this moment, the county government no longer belongs to him, and he can only watch. To Tan Ting.

Tan Ting snorted again, showing no intention of helping.

"Let them suffer the evil they have done themselves."

This sentence was so resounding that the magistrate did not dare to violate it in any way.

After Tan Ting said this, he got on his horse, took his men and galloped away.

Xiang Yi and others were trapped in the narrow corridor and had no chance to get out.

Taking advantage of the moment of peace outside, the guard took out the sesame seed cakes that had been abandoned by the stall owner from a stall on the roadside. Following Xiang Yi's instructions, he put some money in them and gave them to everyone to eat.

Although everyone was starving, the outside was almost a place of burning, killing and looting, and no one was in the mood to eat or drink.

No one from the government showed up for a long time. Xiang Yi almost concluded that the magistrate had run away and could only stay here and wait for the opportunity.

It was very cold in the Northland in early spring, and everyone could only huddle together. Fortunately, this place was under a high wall, so it was considered a shelter from the wind.

The fire that surged up everywhere made it difficult to tell the time.

After a while, Xiang Yi vaguely heard the sound of the official beating the gong.

The guards and Qiao Yun also heard it.

Everyone's expressions were perked up, waiting for the official's gong to approach so that they could leave this place.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, there seemed to be movement in the empty courtyard that was locked up.

Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, and then they heard the voices of seven or eight men coming from next door.

These men were naturally not residents of Nakong Courtyard, but bandits who took advantage of the chaos and ran into the city to rob.

These people looted a lot in the city and found this empty courtyard as a place to stay.

The people on the street could not hear their whispers, but Xiang Yi and the others who were hiding in the narrow aisle could hear them clearly.

Except for the guards, everyone was women and children. When they heard that there were seven or eight desperadoes in the courtyard separated by a wall, they were all so shocked that they did not dare to breathe.

Xiang Yi also became uneasy. They just waited for the official to arrive before they could leave. Who would have thought that they would encounter robbers.

However, the next moment, a child suddenly stepped on a dead branch while trembling with fear.

The dead branches made a crackling sound, and in the silent narrow corridor, the sound seemed to be infinitely amplified.

In the empty yard next door, the low voices of the robbers discussing in low voices suddenly fell silent.

Xiang Yi's heart sank, and when he looked up again, he saw the desperadoes turning over from the other side of the wall with great vigilance.

But when they saw that most of the people in this narrow corridor were women and children, the smiles on their faces were full of playfulness.

There were two unscrupulous people who looked at Huang Liuniang's master and servant and laughed directly.

"Is there such a good thing waiting to be delivered to your door?"

As he spoke, he walked straight towards Huang Liuniang.

Soon enough, the guard jumped out.

"The villain is blocking them, madam and girls, run away!"

Xiang Yi also knew that there was no other way. He might still have a chance of survival if he ran on the street, but if he stayed, no one would be better off.

At this moment, she opened the door to the street.

"Run!"

Everyone shouted and ran out of the narrow corridor.

The guards drew their swords and fought against the robbers.

But after all, he was weak and could not resist it soon.

The bandits had been on the run for many years, how could they be vegetarians? At that moment, a few of them passed directly past the guards and chased Xiang Yi and the others.

"Don't throw away the fat that's in your mouth!"

In just a few seconds, one of them grabbed Huang Liuniang, and the other even stepped in front of Xiang Yi, blocking Xiang Yi's way.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, one is prettier than the other, I'm really going to enjoy a great blessing tonight."

Xiang Yi retreated in surprise, no longer caring about anything, and shouted repeatedly.

However, the official gong sound that was clearly nearby just now was nowhere to be found at this moment. She called out repeatedly, but there was no response.

The robbers laughed.

"Even if those official messengers come, do you think it will be useful? If the official messengers are useful, why can't they wait until now?"

After saying this, the man came forward. Xiang Yi was surprised and dodged, and he actually avoided the man's hand.

But the robber became more and more excited, and his men became stronger and grabbed Xiang Yi's shoulders.

Xiang Yi felt a pain in his shoulder.

Soon after that, the sound of breaking wind suddenly came over.

The sound was extremely fast, and in the next moment, it suddenly penetrated into the flesh and blood.

A drop of blood spattered out and landed on the tip of Xiang Yi's nose the moment her eyes widened.

The hand that was holding her suddenly fell down, and an arrow shot out from the man's chest.

In just one breath, the man fell to the ground with his eyes cracked.

Xiang Yi was stunned for a moment by the sudden change of scenery. Then he looked up and saw a man holding a long bow in his hand, riding tall on a black horse under the blazing night sky.

Behind him, under the soaring firelight, the clouds were filled with officers and soldiers falling from the sky.

Tan Ting's head was almost empty at that moment, and he shot the arrow without thinking.

He immediately got off his horse and reached Xiang Yi in two steps.

There was still blood spurting out from the robber's body on the tip of Xiang Yi's nose.

She saw the man holding her arm, frowning, looking her up and down. After a long while, he closed his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he raised his hand, his knuckled fingers landed on the tip of her nose, and gently wiped away the drop of blood.

His movements were so gentle that Xiang Yi was stunned for a moment, and then he came to his senses.

Almost the whole street was filled with people he brought.

She asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "Have officers and soldiers come to suppress it?"

The man was still looking at her carefully and did not respond to the question for a while.

However, Xiao Guangang assigned everyone to rescue Huang Liuniang and others, and stepped forward to say something.

"Back to Madam, I took over the county government office and went to the nearby Qianhu Office to find officers and soldiers for support. Things will be fine in the city soon!" As

Xiang Yi said this, he couldn't help but look at the man in front of him. .

The firelight that flashed around for a long time made his profile look more determined and clear, but in those eyes that were deeply pressed under his brows, there was a surge of emotions that Xiang Yi couldn't explain.

Xiang Yi did not expect that the person he expected to be able to take over the county government and suppress the gangs in this chaos was actually the Tan family uncle in front of him.

She couldn't miss his gaze for a moment.

On the contrary, Tan Ting asked softly when his wife's eyes rarely fell on him.

"What's wrong?"

The wind blew the thick smoke of fireworks in the middle of the night. Xiang Yi was silent for a moment, then thought of something, looked away, and shook his head gently.

She didn't speak, and Tan Ting didn't ask any more questions. He just looked down at his wife for a while, then pulled the horse forward, picked her up, put her on the horse, got on the horse and sat behind her.

This was the third time that they rode on the same horse, but this time the arm around Xiang Yi's waist never left.

His strength was extremely strong, and he held her tightly in his arms.

If we say that before, there were only two of them, but now, there are hundreds of people following behind them.

The county town is not that big, so I took three or two turns on horseback to reach the county government office.

People in the county government came out to welcome him when they heard the sound of horse hooves.

"Sister-in-law!"

Xiang Yi heard Tan Jian and Yang Zhen calling her loudly. She was about to respond when she turned around and saw Huang Siniang beside her.

Huang Siniang's eyes also fell on them.

At this time, the man behind her had already turned over and dismounted, and raised his hand to take her down as well.

Xiang Yi felt that this was not suitable for some reason and was about to flip off his horse.

But Tan Ting stepped forward, and without any explanation, in front of everyone, especially Miss Huang Si, he held her waist with both hands and personally hugged her off the horse.