At first, Xu Qi'an didn't care. Half of his mind was immersed in his own thoughts, and the other half was paying attention to the surrounding situation.
Slowly, he found that the three men at the next table were very abnormal. They weren't ordinary people.
First of all, their strong physiques were different from ordinary people. They could hide their breath, but the physique of a Warrior couldn't be hidden.
Secondly, these people's gazes were very purposeful. They only looked in the direction of Sanhuang County, turning a blind eye to everything around them, as if they were waiting for something.
Finally, the three men had traces of disguise on their bodies.
"Is it a Jianghu vendetta …" Xu Qi'an muttered in his heart. These three men had the same idea as him. They were waiting on the official road outside the city.
And their enemies would pass by this official road.
"That's why Jianghu is dangerous. It's either you stab me or I stab you. Gangsters don't have a good ending …" Xu Qi'an, who was a policeman in his previous life, sighed silently and didn't take it to heart.
This world had its rules. For example, Jianghu matters should be left to Jianghu people.
The government usually didn't care about the life and death of Jianghu people, as long as they didn't hurt ordinary people or disturb public order.
"Give me a silver coin …" Wang Fei said in a low voice.
"No, ten copper coins will be fine." She changed her words.
Xu Qi'an glanced at her. Just like how Kong Yiji arranged the copper coins, he placed them on the table one by one.
Wang Fei stretched out her small hand and hurriedly put away the copper coins. She looked around sneakily and glared at him. "Don't show off your wealth."
Then she put it away in the belt on her small waist.
Xu Qi'an smiled. Under his influence, Wang Fei began to take the initiative to learn and absorb the experience of Jianghu. She was a studious woman, but she was like a canary in a cage. She knew nothing about the ordinary people and the current situation of society.
It was inevitable that she would learn to draw a tiger but end up like a dog.
It was only ten copper coins. It was far from the point where money could move people's hearts.
Wang Fei put away the copper coins and asked the innkeeper for two bowls and a pot of tea. Then she carefully carried them in her arms and left the pergola with her.
She walked along the road and soon stopped in front of two beggars.
An old beggar with a young beggar.
Xu Qi 'an's gaze followed the first beauty of Da Feng. He watched as she squatted down in front of the two beggars, opened two bowls, and poured tea for them.
Then, the average-looking princess consort distributed her rations and the pastries that Xu Qi 'an had bought out of kindness to the little beggar and the old beggar.
After the two of them wolfed down the food for a while, she looked around vigilantly, took out ten copper coins from her belt, and secretly handed them to the old beggar, as if she was afraid of being seen by others.
Xu Qi 'an calmly looked at this scene, his pupils slightly empty.
After a while, the princess came back with a teapot and a teacup in her arms.
"If that's the case, I'll owe you one silver coin … and ten copper coins," the princess said. She didn't know how many copper coins a silver coin was.
"Wang is. Xu Qi 'an nodded. It was rare that he didn't mock her. Instead, he asked,
"What did you tell them?"
"They escaped from the borders. The village was destroyed by the barbarians, and their families were all dead. The old beggar brought his grandson, the young beggar, and fled all the way here." Wang Fei frowned.
Xu Qi'an grunted. After a moment of silence, he teased, "You look very beautiful today."
The princess scoffed and raised her chin proudly.
What nonsense. Was there a woman more beautiful than her in the world?
Suddenly, she held her face in distress and rubbed it hard. She frowned and said, "Even if I become like this, you will still be tempted by my beauty."
"…"
Right at this moment, the sound of galloping horses could be heard. A group of cavalrymen galloped over from the direction of Sanhuang County. The leader was wrapped in a black robe and wore a hood. His face was covered with a mask that only revealed his chin and lips.
This secret agent of the King of Zhenbei was the one who met Xu Qi'an on the street this morning.
"Ha, I thought I would have to wait for at least a few days by the road …" Xu Qi'an was delighted and excited. With this morning's lesson, he did not look at him too much to avoid attracting his attention. At the same time, he restrained his malice to avoid triggering his warrior's intuition.
This place was very close to Sanhuang County, and there were many pedestrians. It was not suitable for a fight.
"Da da da …" The cavalry passed by the pergola and quickly went away.
Just as Xu Qi 'an was about to follow them with the princess, the three men at the next table took the lead. They threw a piece of silver on the table, grabbed the weapons wrapped in cloth that were leaning against the table, and ran in the direction where the cavalrymen had left.
"Are they also going for the secret agent of the King of Zhenbei?"
Xu Qi'an lowered his head and drank his tea calmly.
After half an hour, he got up and said, "Let's go. I'll take you to see a good show."
The princess immediately got up with the support of the table, shook her hips, and followed behind him.
Although she was wearing a cloth skirt and a wooden hairpin, her full and attractive figure still attracted the attention of the man in the pergola. He sighed in his heart, "This woman's butt is really big."
After a few steps, Xu Qi'an stopped and looked back at the princess. "I'll carry you."
If they walked like this, it would be too late.
The princess shook her head subconsciously. She was firmly against any intimate contact with men.
"No?"
"No!"
Xu Qi'an had always been a gentleman who respected women, so he grabbed the back of the princess's collar and began to run.
"Boom, boom, boom …" The sound of his steps was like thunder. With each step, he leaped dozens of feet, leaving deep footprints on the road.
"Pinch me … Hurry up and hurt me …" The princess was under pressure that someone of her rank should not have.
Xu Qi'an turned his head to look. Her facial features were twisted in the strong wind, and tears flowed from the corners of her eyes. To be able to see the first beauty of Daibun in such an ugly state, Xu Qi'an felt that it was boring.
Unfortunately, Daibun's clothing was too conservative, and the princess could not be like the Goddess of Perversion, who was too fast and exposed her breasts.
After a quarter of an hour, Xu Qi'an suddenly stopped and let go of the princess's collar.
"Thump …" The princess sat on the ground. Her face was pale, and her eyes were unfocused. She could not recover from the speed and passion just now.
"Bastard!"
She looked like she was about to cry. She rushed over and scratched and bit Xu Qi'an, wanting to fight it out with him.
The pitiful Wang Fei had been beautiful for so many years, but she had never been treated like this. She had never been so embarrassed.
Xu Qi'an slapped her back to the ground and said in a low voice, "Don't be noisy, look in front."
The princess pursed her lips, endured the grievance, and looked forward with tears in her eyes.
Far away, an intense battle was taking place. Three barbarians with green faces and fangs were attacking a man in a black robe and mask.
Beside them, in the distance, were dozens of corpses and horse corpses.
The princess's heart trembled. She took small steps towards Xu Qi'an, seeking some security by his side.
"That's Duke Huai's secret agent," she said softly.
I know that's Duke Huai's secret agent. The three barbarians attacking him seem to be from the Green Face Tribe … Xu Qi'an narrowed his eyes and watched attentively.
According to intelligence, the barbarians of the Green Face Tribe had green skin, hence their name.
And the three barbarians not only had green skin, their cheeks also had a thick layer of keratin, as if they were born with armor.
This was a common phenomenon in the barbarian race.
"It's obvious that this is a purposeful attack. The barbarians of the barbarian race are trying to kill the secret agent of the King of Zhenbei," Xu Qi'an said in a low voice.
The princess pecked his head hard and leaned behind him, "So, why don't we leave quickly?"
Xu Qi'an smiled and asked, "Why should we leave?"
At this time, the two parties fighting in the distance noticed the man and woman watching. The man in the black robe shouted, "It's you. Quickly return to Sanhuang County and ask for help. With your speed, you can return in half an incense stick's time."
He purposely sounded surprised to make the three barbarians think that he knew Xu Qi'an.
As expected, after hearing his words, the three barbarians' expressions changed slightly. One of them immediately retreated and stopped attacking the black robed secret agent. Instead, he targeted Xu Qi'an and the princess, intending to silence them and prevent any reinforcements from arriving.
Seeing this scene, the black robed secret agent revealed a cunning smile. As he dodged the barbarian's long saber, he swung his soft sword, wrapped it around the barbarian's arm, and pulled it hard.
The barbarian's sleeve was torn into pieces. His cyan arm was covered with a layer of keratin, which was scraped off by the soft sword.
He immediately retreated and shook his aching arm. He turned his head and shouted in the barbarian language, "Quickly finish off those two. We can't kill him."
The barbarian in charge of silencing the barbarian responded and sped up. Suddenly, with a loud shout, his feet rumbled, and he jumped more than ten feet high. Like a goshawk hunting a rabbit, he swung his long saber down.
As the barbarian's target, Xu Qi'an stood still, as if he was stunned.
The woman behind him held her head, squatted on the ground, and screamed at a high decibel.
"Humph, stupid barbarians …" Seeing the barbarian running further and further away, the black robed secret agent sneered in his heart.
"So easily fell for his trick of luring the tiger away from the mountain. Isn't that stupid?"
After sending one person away, the pressure on him was greatly reduced, and it was no longer difficult for him to escape. He followed the official road for another twenty miles to reach the military camp. Once he reached the military camp, he would be safe.
As for the unlucky guy in the distance, he would die a worthy death for the barbarian. At the worst, he would lead the army to kill the three scouts from the Green Face Tribe and avenge him.
At this moment, the black robed secret agent and the two barbarians from the Green Face Tribe heard a crisp cracking sound in the midst of the battle. Having been on the battlefield for a long time, they could immediately tell that it was the sound of a steel saber breaking.
"What's going on …" Both sides tacitly left some leeway. They quickly glanced into the distance, and what they saw was a dumbfounded scene.
They saw that the man in the distance had turned into a shining golden body. He was still standing there, unmoving. The barbarian who had jumped high and swung his steel saber had already landed on the ground. He looked at the steel saber in his hand in shock.
"A Buddhist monk?" The voice of the barbarian from the Green Face Tribe who was holding the broken steel saber trembled.
The princess raised her head. In her vision, she saw a green-skinned head, no, a golden-skinned head.
"He, he doesn't have hair …" At this moment, many of the questions she had during the journey were answered. He never took off his ermine hat.
Whether it was eating, sleeping, or bathing.
One of the things he often did was to steady his hand (raising his hand to press on the ermine hat).
"If you answer wrong, the punishment is death." Xu Qi 'an's face darkened. He stretched out his right arm and strangled the neck of the barbarian from the Green Face Tribe.
The barbarian's eyes were filled with fear. His face was twisted, and his neck was crushed as he struggled.
All the struggling stopped, and his limbs hung limply.
"A Buddhist monk!" The two barbarians who were attacking the black robed secret agent saw the death of their comrade. They were as weak as a blade of grass.
At this moment, they remembered the fear of being dominated by Buddhism. They remembered their tribesmen who were harvested like straws during the Battle of Shanhai Pass.
"A Buddhist monk? No, a monk wouldn't wear such clothes. His words just now had a thick Central Plains accent … "The black robed secret agent's heart skipped a beat. He instinctively began to analyze and extract useful information.
"Run!"
The two barbarians turned around tacitly. One headed north, and the other headed south. They fled in different directions.
"Stay here and don't move. I'll come back to get you after I kill them."
Xu Qi 'an turned around and ordered. Then, he realized that the princess's eyes were staring at his skull.
"I feel offended …" He muttered in his heart. He turned into a golden shadow and chased after the two barbarians. He killed them and returned with their corpses.
At this time, the black robed secret agent didn't leave. He was watching from afar.
Seeing this, Xu Qi 'an secretly took out a piece of paper while he was dealing with the corpses. He used his Qi to ignite it. The moment he activated the Qi Observation Spell, he closed his eyes so that the Light wouldn't leak out and alert the black robed secret agent.
"Thank you for saving us. May I know which Buddhist elder's disciple are you?" The black robed secret agent approached and probed.
Seeing that Xu Qi 'an didn't answer, he quickly added, "It was a tense situation just now. I had no choice. Please forgive me, esteemed monk."
"You can easily let it go by saying that I had no choice. If I were an ordinary person, my skull would have been split in half by now …" Xu Qi 'an raised his hand and went straight to the point.
"I'm Xu Qi 'an. I've been ordered to go to the Northern Region to investigate the Case of the Three Thousand Li Massacre."
The black robed secret agent's face stiffened. Under the mask, his eyes became complicated.
"It's really Xu Qi 'an?!"
A thought flashed through his mind just now. According to the intelligence, Xu Qi 'an had obtained the Vajra Invincible Divine Skill in a Buddhist fight.
This person had a Central Plains accent and didn't dress like a Buddhist. It was very likely that he was the leader they had been secretly looking for, Xu Qi 'an.
As these thoughts flashed through his mind, his eyes fell on the ordinary-looking woman. Due to his professionalism as a secret agent, he instinctively guessed her identity.
"He really went to the North alone to investigate the case. But why did he bring a woman with him?
"Rescued on the way? If that's the case, he shouldn't have brought her with him. It's not conducive to the investigation and can't guarantee the woman's safety. "
"It's, it's the Princess?!"
The black robed spy's mind suddenly flashed with this bold guess.
According to the intelligence sent back by his superior, Chu Xianglong's response before he escaped proved that the Princess had disguised herself and carried a magical artifact that could hide her aura.
After the attack, Xu Qi 'an had left the diplomatic mission. No one knew what he did after that.
Recently, the border had been sealed, but the whereabouts of the four barbarian masters had not been found.
As his imagination ran wild, he heard Xu Qi 'an say, "She is your Princess."
The Princess widened her beautiful eyes and bit her lip. She looked at Xu Qi 'an with disappointment and sadness.
"He betrayed me just like that …"
"He, he actually admitted it just like that … It's really the Princess …" The black robed spy's heart surged with unparalleled excitement.
The Princess was found. He was the one who found her. He would make a great contribution.
Even though I don't know how he saved Princess Consort, there's one thing I can be sure of. He saved Princess Consort, but chose to travel alone. His goal was to use Princess Consort to threaten Duke Huai … The black robed scout took a deep breath, and appropriately revealed a pleasantly surprised and grateful expression.
He smiled and said, "Thank you, your excellency Xu, for finding the Princess. Duke Huai will definitely reward you greatly."
"Then I won't be polite," Xu Qi 'an said with a smile, "Let me ask you a few questions. If you answer truthfully, I'll leave the Princess to you."
The Princess took a few steps back and distanced herself from the two men. She pursed her lips and her eyes were filled with sadness.
The black robed spy was silent for a few seconds and said, "your excellency Xu, please speak."
"What's with the Three Thousand Mile Massacre?"
"Three Thousand Mile Massacre?" The black robed man showed a surprised expression and said blankly:
"I don't know what Three Thousand Mile Massacre is. How about this, your excellency Xu will follow me to the barracks and settle the Princess down. If you need any help later on, feel free to ask. We will definitely do our best to cooperate. "
Xu Qi 'an looked at him calmly and smiled faintly, "When we return to the barracks, I'll be the fish on the chopping block, right?"
The black robed spy's expression changed slightly and said in shock, "Why would your excellency Xu say such a thing? You are the leader appointed by His Majesty. This lowly one can't wait to worship you."
He emphasized Xu Qi 'an's identity in order to mislead and create the illusion that no one would dare to harm an official of the imperial court.
Xu Qi 'an sighed and pointed at his own eyes, "But you didn't say a word of truth. My Aura Observation Technique saw it all."
The black robed spy's heart trembled. A martial practitioner's intuition towards danger made him instinctively retreat and swing his soft sword.
In the next moment, his neck was grabbed by Xu Qi 'an.
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