Chapter 79: A sudden turn of events
A group of Liangzhou soldiers came aggressively, galloping on horseback, and passers-by shouted to get out of the way. Liu Dahao looked over and saw that the leader was an old acquaintance of his, Lieutenant Su of Liangzhou Prefecture!
Liu Dahao chuckled, "So it's Captain Su. What a coincidence. Today I received a pigeon message saying that my sow is about to give birth. I have to hurry back. You don't know that my sow won't give birth without me. I've been waiting for this litter for a whole year. Isn't it a pity to die of constipation?"
Captain Su sneered when he heard this, and rode over. He looked at Liu Dahao with murderous eyes and laughed loudly: "Marquis Liuzhou, the governor wants to see you!"
Qin Changfeng shouted angrily: "How dare you, a mere lieutenant, bully my master?"
After saying that, he rushed forward and turned back to shout, "Young Master, run!"
Liu Zheng didn't have time to waste words. He knew Qin Changfeng's abilities. These dozens of Liangzhou soldiers would definitely not be able to do anything to him. He pulled up Liu Dahao and Feng Sanniang and turned around and ran away.
Captain Su was forced back a few steps by Qin Changfeng, and shouted angrily: "You dare to kill the captain in the street? Catch him!"
He didn't know Qin Changfeng's ability yet , and thought he was just an ordinary ranger. Who knew that Qin Changfeng sneered, drew his sword from his waist, faced several horses galloping, and advanced instead of retreating. He shouted loudly, and the sound was deafening, which made people on the street panic and flee. The people were in chaos, and there were even collisions and trampling on the street, which was a perfect cover for the three Liu family members to escape. When the three horses came to him, Qin Changfeng shouted again, flew into the air, sat behind one of them, and didn't kill him. He chopped the man's neck with his knife, and the Liangzhou soldier fainted instantly, and the horse was taken away by Qin Changfeng.
Captain Su's face changed drastically when he saw this: "Don't make a fuss, don't make a fuss, catch them!"
“Lock down the city! Lock down the city!”
Today, the governor ordered that the Liu family father and son must not be released no matter what. But seeing that they have mixed into the crowd, the governor will not seal the city until when? The messenger received the order and rushed to the four city gates.
Looking at Liu Zheng, Liu Dahao, and Feng Sanniang, they mixed into the crowd and chased to the west gate, where they were already on guard, and ran to the north gate. Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived at the door of an inn, they saw a black figure appear in front of them.
"Mr. Liu, this way!"
Liu Zheng heard that it was Du Biao. Although he didn't know whether he was friendly or not, he had several Liangzhou soldiers following him, so Liu Zheng could only take his parents and follow him into the inn.
Liu Dahao and Feng Sanniang looked at Du Biao curiously.
Du Biao clasped his fists and laughed loudly: "You two must be your father and mother, right? I, Du Biao, greet the Marquis of Liuzhou!"
After hearing this, both of them were moved.
Du Biao was very famous in Liangzhou and even in the entire Longyan Dynasty, especially among businessmen and escorts, almost everyone knew him.
"Everyone, Liangzhou City has been sealed off at this moment, please follow me!"
Du Biao didn't waste any more words and nodded to a younger brother next to him, who was the owner of this inn.
The boss brought a few people to the backyard of the inn. After opening a cellar in the yard, Liu Zheng and the other two looked at each other, but they did not doubt it and followed them down. Du Biao held a fire starter in his hand to illuminate the situation below. It turned out that this was an underground passage! Although it was not spacious enough, it was enough for people to bend down and move forward.
Du Biao walked in front and laughed, "Don't doubt me, the three of you. As soon as the imperial edict arrived today, I knew that Chen Ping would definitely take the risk. After all, if we let someone like Master Liu go, it would be like letting a tiger go back to the mountain! "
Liu Zhenglian said he dared not.
His parents were proud of it.
As Du Biao walked, he said, "This used to be the moat of Liangzhou City, but later due to the drought in Liangzhou, it was gradually abandoned."
When they came to a corner, a few mice suddenly appeared, scaring everyone. It was rare to see mice in Liangzhou in winter, which showed how long this place had been abandoned. Several people bent forward, and occasionally gravel and dust would fall on their heads, but they didn't bother to clean them up.
According to Du Biao, the abandoned moat underground passage was built by a craftsman of the Baiya Army. In other words, the drawings of the underground passage were all in his mind. Later, because he joined the Baiya Army, the underground passage naturally became the Baiya Army's. This made Liu Zheng slightly surprised. He knew that the Baiya Army could cover the whole Liangzhou territory with one hand and sit on an equal footing with Liangzhou Prefecture, but he did not expect that they were equally powerful in Liangzhou City and had many hidden lines ambushed.
After walking for about half an hour, the passage became narrower and narrower. Du Biao smiled and said, "We are almost there!"
"Go out from here and you will be west of the city!"
The three were delighted to hear this, as this was exactly the direction to Yinzhou.
Sure enough, when they reached the end of the passage, the innkeeper found the passage above his head and opened it with force. Looking at the stars outside, they suddenly felt like they had escaped.
…
Chen Ping was riding on his horse, listening to his men's reports with a grim face.
The three people from the Liu family suddenly disappeared? This made him even more afraid of the young master of the Liu family! He could actually guess that he would deal with them tonight! Just this thought alone was already quite extraordinary. How could this be the same dandy boy as before? If this boy was released back to Yinzhou and had the imperial edict, he would have no better reason to arrest them!
So, we must take them down tonight!
"Search!"
"Search for me!"
"Don't let go anywhere!"
Chen Ping shouted.
The Liangzhou soldiers were scattered. At this time, because of the sudden closure of the city, the crowds gathered in the city and the noise continued. Dan Chen Ping looked indifferent. Since the order had been given, there was no reason to take it back.
"Sir, we still haven't found it! Miss Zheng..."
"A bunch of trash. What I want is the Liu family father and son. What's the use of Miss Zheng?"
Chen Ping said angrily.
"Did these three people fly out?"
Several captains said with bitter faces.
Liangzhou City is not big, but it is not small either. Someone suggested: "Sir, I think the Liu family father and son must be hiding somewhere in the city. Why don't we strictly check who is coming in and out, and wait until tomorrow to catch them in the trap!"
Chen Ping sneered: "Are you teaching me how to do things?"
"The Liu family father and son are extremely cunning. They must have figured out that if we don't leave tonight, we will definitely not be able to leave tomorrow!"
"Keep looking for me!"
"Wait, what did you just say?"
"I mean, they can't possibly fly out..."
Chen Ping's eyes turned cold, and he suddenly shouted, "Follow me to the north of the city!"
…
Several people climbed out of the well and then stood up.
Liu Zheng clasped his fists and said with emotion: "I will never forget the Third Master's life-saving grace today!"
Liu Dahao and Feng Sanniang also responded.
Du Biao held Liu Zheng's arm and laughed, "I don't know why, but Du Biao and Young Master Liu hit it off right away. Don't say such polite words anymore! Hurry up, everyone. I have a carriage ready for you in the woods ahead. You may be too late!"
Liu Zheng and the other two thanked him again.
The three of them walked for another mile and indeed found a carriage.
Liu Zheng was overjoyed and was about to walk over.
At this moment, a delicate voice suddenly sounded: "Liu Zheng, don't do it!"
Chen Ruoshi, this red voice came rushing over.
Suddenly, there was a loud cry of killing in the woods. It turned out that hundreds of Liangzhou soldiers were ambushing here, near the carriage. Liu Zheng was shocked and did not care about judging the situation. Was it Du Biao who was harming him? He shouted loudly: "Mother, take Dad and retreat!"
Feng Sanniang snorted coldly: "My son, follow me closely, I will lead you to fight your way out!"
However, at this time, the Liangzhou soldiers all held crossbows and shot towards them. Hundreds of Liangzhou soldiers formed a circle and surrounded them. Chen Ping, riding on his horse, looked down at the three people and said, "Liuzhou Hou, why do you have to do this? I invited you to my house just to show my hospitality. You are innocent, why are you running away?"
Liu Dahao cursed: "Chen Ping, old thief, don't be hypocritical to me. Just tilt your butt and I will know what you want to say!"
Chen Ping shouted angrily: "Liuzhou Hou is on the run for fear of punishment. Capture him, dead or alive!"
Feng Sanniang drew her sword, stood in front of the father and son, and shouted, "Let's see who dares."
Chen Ping said gloomily: "Sanniang, you know I don't want to kill you. For your sake, I promise that you will come back with me. I will not embarrass you. In a few years, I will return to being the richest man in Liangzhou!"
"And then you slaughtered me?"
Liu Zheng smiled and shook his head.
Chen Ping smiled coldly and said nothing more.
The encirclement was getting closer and closer. The three members of the Liu family had been forced under a tree. They dared not move at all, because if they moved, the crossbow arrows would fly towards them.
Liu Zheng sighed deeply. Is it impossible to escape after all?
However, at this moment, a horse suddenly broke through the encirclement and ran towards Liu Zheng. Everyone was shocked to find that the person was Chen Ping's daughter Chen Ruoshi.
Chen Ping shouted angrily: "Ruoshi, what are you doing!"
Chen Ruoshi had already come to Liu Zheng at this time, looking at him with a complicated expression, gritting her teeth and saying, "Kidnap me!"
Liu Zheng was still in shock, but Feng Sanniang beside him had already reacted. She whispered "Excuse me" and pulled Chen Ruoshi off the horse with one hand. The next moment, she put her sword against Chen Ruoshi's fair neck and turned around and shouted, "Get out of my way, or this woman will die!"
The sudden change made Chen Ping furious, but seeing his precious daughter being captured, he could only shout, "Stop, don't shoot!"
Feng Sanniang sneered, "Old thief Chen Ping, withdraw your troops immediately!"
Hundreds of soldiers from Liang Province looked at Chen Ping with fear and caution.
Chen Ping gritted his teeth in anger. How could he not know that his daughter was deliberately rescuing Liu Zheng! But seeing Feng Sanniang's sword pressed tightly against Chen Ruoshi's neck, he knew Feng Sanniang's character and did not dare to act rashly. He shouted unwillingly, "Make way for them!"
Feng Sanniang continued, "Give us the carriage too!"
Chen Ping had no choice but to agree.
The three of them got on the carriage, and Feng Sanniang shouted, "When we get to Yangzhou, your daughter will come back!"
After saying this, he drove away in the carriage.
“Damn it!”
Chen Ping was so angry that he spat out blood and almost fell off his horse.
"grown ups!"
"grown ups……"
