northernbook Chapter 485 Escape
Chapter 485 Escape
Led by Scar King, Tang Yi walked towards their stronghold. At this time, Murong Yanhui had already brought Yu Qingli and the others to Lingcheng.
"Master, was it really poison that you gave that bandit?"
"I'm just trying to scare him. But if he really comes looking for me, it means there's still something I can use him for."
"He's just a small bandit. How can we use him?"
"Actually, anyone in this world, if used properly, can become a powerful weapon. Besides, who knows, maybe this bandit will be able to fool Tang Yi?"
Changkong didn't hold out much hope for this. "Master, what if that bandit just tells us where we are?"
"So we have to be prepared for both scenarios. We don't have to actually stay at the inn that bandit mentioned, but we can stay nearby. However, I suspect that person wouldn't do such a stupid thing."
"Why is this happening?" Changkong was very puzzled.
"Since ancient times, officials and bandits have been enemies. Compared to cooperating with Tang Yi and his men, I think he would prefer to cooperate with us. Unless he is brainless. However, judging by his fear of death, he is definitely not a brainless person."
As Murong Yanhui spoke, he slowly stopped the carriage in front of an inn. Changkong looked up and saw that diagonally opposite this inn was the Guiqulai Inn that the bandit had mentioned earlier. Yu Qingli and others got off the carriage and chose a room by the window on the second floor, which gave them a clear view of the situation across the street.
As for Scar King, he followed the plan Murong Yanhui had agreed with him and led his men to the mountain. Before they even entered the stronghold, someone ran out, crying, "Boss, you're back! Those men you brought back ran away and killed many of our brothers!"
Scar King deliberately shouted angrily upon hearing this: "You useless bastards, weren't you already drugged? How could someone escape so easily? Could it be that you brats were negligent in not keeping a close eye on them?"
"God knows what I'm talking about, Big Boss, you don't know, those guys are incredibly skilled in martial arts. Even the little maidservant next to that woman is like a martial arts master. How could we possibly keep them under control?"
As the man spoke, he glanced at Tang Yi and his group, "Boss, who are they? Are they the brothers who are going to join the group?"
"Go, go, go away. If you don't want to die, go away."
Scar King kicked the bandit aside and said to Tang Yi in a flattering tone, "Sir, what do you think we should do? Those guys actually ran away. What do you think caused this incident?"
Tang Yi glanced at Scar King coldly, as if he thought he wouldn't dare to lie. He immediately stopped entangled with the bandit and turned to leave. Scar King saw this and said politely, "Sir, you've come to our village. Why don't you come up and have a seat?"
Tang Yi glanced at Scar King and said, "If I find out you're playing tricks, I'll have your cottage destroyed."
"No, no! How dare I play tricks on you, sir?"
Tang Yi then led the guards away in a mighty procession. Scar King then slumped to the ground, unable to stand up for a long time. The other bandits were so frightened that they broke out in cold sweats. After a long time, someone finally helped Scar King up and asked curiously, "Boss, why don't we just tell these officials the truth? That way you can vent your anger and get revenge!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the bandit was hit on the head. "What do you know? These officials and we have always been irreconcilable. There is a saying that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Moreover, since those people mentioned Fang Yidao's name and asked us to join Fang Yidao's men after the mission was accomplished, they are obviously moral people. If I betray them, how can I survive in the future?"
"What the boss said makes sense, so what should we do now?"
"Find two people, choose two fast horses, and let's rush to Lingcheng as soon as possible!"
"Yes!"
Scar King spat in the direction where Tang Yi and the others left. Although Scar King was timid and fearful, he was definitely not the kind of person who would betray his fellow travelers.
Otherwise, Scar King would not have been able to survive in this world for so many years.
After Tang Yi and Jian Ping and others left the mountain stronghold, they headed directly towards Lingcheng. When they were halfway there, Tang Yi suddenly ordered everyone to stop.
"Your Highness, is there something wrong?"
Tang Yi frowned, thinking over everything that had happened today. He vaguely felt that something was amiss, and couldn't help but ask, "Jian Ping, do you think that bandit might be lying?"
Jian Ping nodded, "I also find this matter very strange."
"Can you tell me what's so strange about this?"
"Logically speaking, if this bandit hadn't encountered the Saint and the others, how could he have described their characteristics in such detail? If they did encounter them, why didn't they just kill them and leave it at that, but instead brought them back to the stronghold? This is one of the reasons."
Tang Yi nodded and motioned Jian Ping to continue.
"I've had encounters with those people before, and they're all extremely intelligent and alert. How could they have been fooled by these seemingly clueless bandits? Of course, even though they escaped from the mountain later, the timing of their escape wasn't entirely coincidental."
"That's very good. Anything else?"
Jian Ping thought for a moment and said, "This is the most suspicious place I can think of."
"Jian Ping, I think the bandits' reactions when they saw us were a little too calm. It was as if they had known we would appear. Apart from some initial surprise, they didn't show any tension or surprise at all. If it were you, what would you think?"
"If I were one of those bandits, I would be terrified and panicked when I saw so many soldiers."
"That's right, so, Jian Ping, I'm afraid we've been deceived!"
"Your Highness means that those bandits lied to us, so we are on the wrong path now."
"The road should be correct. If Murong Yanhui wants to return to Canghe, he will definitely pass through Lingcheng. I guess Murong Yanhui is just doing this to delay us."
Jian Ping gritted his teeth in hatred, "This man is indeed cunning. If such a man were to go to the battlefield, even tens of thousands of cavalrymen would be no match for his schemes."
"This is why he can become the God of War. Whether now or in the future, this Murong Yanhui is an enemy that cannot be underestimated."
Tang Yi admired him sincerely. At the same time, he ordered Jian Ping to send people back to the stronghold to see if Scar King was still there.
After investigating, Jian Ping angrily reported, "Your Highness, the leader of the mountain stronghold really deceived us. Shortly after we descended the mountain, he led his men on two fast horses and headed towards Lingcheng."
Tang Yi's eyes turned cold, "Go after him immediately, we must find him, he must be going to meet up with Murong Yan and them."
Jian Ping and his men received orders and led a group of people to take a shortcut to chase Scar King. Tang Yi did not slack off at all and chased him all the way. Sure enough, he soon found Scar King who was resting on the side of the road.
Jian Ping was about to go over and capture him, but was stopped by Tang Yi. "Wait a moment, don't alert the enemy. Since he came to Lingcheng so eagerly, it means the Saint Girl and the others should have arrived."
Scar King didn't know at this time that he had been targeted. He just felt that he was extremely unlucky today. Now he just hoped that Murong Yan would keep his word and let him take his brothers to join Fang Yidao.
"Boss, do you think those people will live in Guiqulai? What if they run away suddenly?"
"You little brat, can't you say something nice? If they run away, I, your big brother, will be dead too. Let's see what you'll do then."
"Boss, calm down. I was just saying that. By the way, Boss, who are these people? The court is pursuing them so closely. Something big might happen."
"What big thing could possibly happen? Besides, even if something big happens, it has nothing to do with you and me. We're just errand boys. Didn't you see those people just now? They were armed with swords and horses, and they didn't look like ordinary soldiers. I'm afraid those who escaped earlier were no ordinary characters either."
As they were talking, one of the bandits suddenly caught sight of the guards not far behind them and was stunned. Scar King kicked him and said, "What are you daydreaming about, you little brat?"
"Boss, we are being targeted!"
"what?"
"Boss, don't look back. There are a lot of soldiers behind us. Those people we just coaxed away are back again!"
Scar King said angrily, "Damn it, it seems like they're relying on me. Big Mao and Little Mao, you two should think of a way to get rid of these people."
The two bandits who had just spoken looked at each other and said in distress, "Boss, what can we do about this?"
At this moment, several people suddenly heard someone at the next table excitedly discussing that the young lady of Mr. Li's family in the city was going to throw a ball of embroidery to find a husband, and many unmarried men in the city hurried to watch.
Scar King chuckled and suddenly had an idea. He called the two bandits together and whispered something to them. The two men praised him repeatedly.
Besides, after Murong Yanhui and his group settled down in the inn, they also heard about the story of throwing the ball to find a bride. What was a coincidence was that the place chosen by Mr. Li was in the open space in front of Guiqulai Inn. Yu Qingli and the others could see the excitement from their room on the second floor.
Xiluo was very excited and curious about this. Although she had often heard people talk about it, she had never actually seen what it was like to throw a ball of embroidery to find a husband.
In response to this, Murong Yanhui suggested that they watch together in the inn room, so everyone had dinner early and gathered in Yu Qingli's room. The window of her room just happened to face the street, and she could see everything that happened on the street clearly.