"You guys, come here, come here … stop looking, I'm talking to you guys. What's in this bucket?"
Qing 'an Prefectural City's north, south, east, and west city gates. These two days, the checks on people going in and out were much more detailed than usual. When a few men in rough clothing pushed a large cart out of the city, a knife-wielding guard walked over and asked aloud.
The man pushing the cart smiled, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. He said, "Hehe, it's filled with feces. We were planning to take it outside the city and pour it out. Sir, do you want to open it and take a look?"
"Feces?"
When the guard heard this, he immediately covered his nose and took a closer look. The wooden barrel was filled with black filth. Even though he covered his nose, he could still smell the stench.
"Hey, is there a problem? If there's no problem, then hurry up and let them go. It stinks!" After the cart stopped here, the stench quickly spread in all directions. Another guard, who was slightly further away, frowned and said loudly.
"Forget it, you guys should hurry up and leave!"
The guard covered his nose with one hand and waved the other as if he were shooing away flies.
Although the higher-ups had requested for a detailed check, there were countless people entering and exiting the city every day. They wouldn't look closely at something like this.
"Thank you, Sir!"
The man laughed and pushed the cart out. The people beside him naturally followed. Not long after, a group of porters and travelers followed them out of the city gates.
After less than an hour, figures gradually gathered in a temple in the mountains far from the prefectural city.
"Brother Zhu was too rash just now. He really shouldn't have attacked that bailiff. Otherwise, we wouldn't have left the city in such a hurry." The brawny man surnamed Zhou looked at the bald man and shook his head.
Zhu Tufu grinned. "Brother Zhou's courage is a bit too small. Isn't it just a bailiff? To be honest, I can't even count the number of bailiffs I've killed over the years with one hand."
"Hmph, if it weren't for you, we wouldn't have had to leave the city so early." The thin woman with a scar on her face snorted coldly.
Seeing that the woman who spoke was the Third Lady, Zhu Tu Fu didn't argue with her. He turned around and asked the sturdy man, "Brother Zhou, have you figured out that place yet? Why don't we kill our way there now and take that woman's head? After that, everyone can go their separate ways …"
Among the crowd, there were obviously quite a few people who saw Zhu Tu Fu as their leader. When they heard him speak, they all chimed in.
Directly or indirectly, they all had some enmity with that woman. They heard that her martial art skill was very high, but with so many of them, there was no need to be afraid of her.
"That woman lives in the Willow Leaf Village. She can't run away. But it's broad daylight and there are so many of us. I'm afraid we'll attract too much attention. Let's wait patiently. We'll act when it's dark." The sturdy man thought for a while and said.
"That woman is really hateful. My brother's death can finally be avenged."
"Whoever obtains her head can go to Senior Han and claim credit for it. If Senior Han takes you in as a disciple, your martial cultivation will definitely improve."
"I'm more interested in Squire Zhao's reward …"
In the dilapidated temple on the mountain, there were many figures and the low murmurs seemed to be a little noisy.
"Big Brother, we'll be able to avenge Ah Hu's death soon …" Next to the sturdy man surnamed Zhou, a few men gathered there. Their faces were full of joy.
The sturdy man looked around the dilapidated temple. Zhu Tu Fu, Death Scurrying Ghost, the Third Lady, and Evil Man Ying. Although the midget didn't come, these four people, along with him and a few of his brothers, should be enough to deal with Liu Ruyi. If she had helpers by her side, the remaining dozens of people should be able to deal with her.
Moreover, with Senior Han and Squire Zhao's invitation, who knew how many people were secretly watching her. If she didn't break through to the Grandmaster Realm in such a short time, then she could only wait to die.
Even if she really did break through … Haha, how could that be possible …
Raising his head to look outside, the sturdy man surnamed Zhou clenched his fists. Looking at the sky, it would be night in a few hours …
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"What are you doing here?"
In an exquisite courtyard in the prefectural city, Li MIngzhu was dressed in a tight outfit. The constable's waist saber seemed to have turned into a white chain in her hands. From time to time, the sound of air tearing could be heard from the courtyard.
"It's too boring in the Prince's Mansion. Originally, I wanted to go to Ruyi Workshop to look for Li Yi, but he's not here, so I can only come here."
Li Xuan squatted on the ground not far away and used a branch to write and draw on the ground. They were all strange patterns.
As he drew, he muttered to himself, "I've solved the problem that he taught me to make things difficult for Teacher Chen. I only needed to turn two unknowns into three, but after several days of calculation, this problem actually has four different answers …"
The old woman with white hair and a face full of wrinkles stood in the corridor. She didn't understand what the Crown Prince was talking about, and her eyes were fixed on the saber-wielding woman in the courtyard.
Ever since that day, the amount of time the Princess spent practicing martial arts every day had increased. Since she was young, she had been very competitive and wanted to do her best at everything. That day in Ruyi Workshop, she had probably been stimulated by that woman.
A young man walked over from afar. Seeing the situation in the courtyard, he quietly stood to the side. When the Princess stopped, he quickly walked forward and bowed respectfully. He said, "I have already investigated. The strange movements of the people in the Lulin Forest these two days are because of a woman called Liu Ruyi … that woman has helped the government capture many wanted criminals these two years and has offended the people in the Lulin Forest. I'm afraid that those people will act tonight."
Qing An Fu was not the capital. Even if he was following the Princess' orders, it was not so easy to investigate some things. After investigating today, he spent some time organizing and told the whole story.
"Liu Ruyi?" MIngzhu's brow furrowed slightly. She felt that she had heard this name somewhere before.
The sky was dark and the drawings on the ground could not be seen clearly. Li Xuan threw down the branch in his hand and walked over. He said, "What did you say just now, Liu Ruyi, Li Yi's wife? What happened?"
MIngzhu finally remembered where she had heard this name and her pretty face changed slightly.
"What?" Not long after, Li Xuan's mouth opened wide and his face darkened.
A moment later, a dozen or so figures rushed out of the courtyard.
At the same time, in Ning Wang Fu not far away, including Li Xuan's own guards, there were about a dozen or so people on horses that rushed out of the side door and quickly disappeared into the night.
"Princess, wait here patiently. Once there is news, I will immediately send someone to pass on the message." The old woman had already straightened her back. After giving her instructions, she followed closely behind those people.
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"Motherf * cker, looks like we have to hurry up. Don't let others get ahead of us." Under the night sky, a dozen or so figures rushed along the mountain path. Zhu Tu Fu laughed and urged.
Along the way, they actually saw many people from the Green Forest. They were most likely going in the same direction as them.
Of course, those people were in groups of two or three at most. When they saw them, most of them stayed far away. There were also some who were willing to join them. After identifying their identities, they did not refuse and the group gradually grew larger.
"Who is it!"
A noise came from behind them and someone immediately turned around. From a corner on the mountain path, a few figures suddenly appeared.
Those people did not seem to think that there would be so many people waiting for them after a corner.
They seemed to be frightened by the situation in front of them. They stood where they were and did not move.
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