Chapter 333 Jianghu People
Although the sky is already bright, everyone still chooses to rest in place and race against time.
They had previously chosen to take action at three o'clock in the morning, which was the darkest night before dawn.
After the battle, tying up the prisoners, and rescuing goods from the burning camp, it was already dawn.
The eunuchs in colorful clothes who had been busy all night, except for those on guard duty, all chose to sit down and rest with their backs against the goods.
Some people even snore and fall asleep very quickly.
Li Xuan saw that the surroundings were quiet, and he also squinted for a while.
He had been busy all night last night after running around, and now he was really sleepy.
Li Xuan found a comfortable place, lay down to rest, and before he knew it, he fell asleep.
When he opened his eyes again, he was awakened by the noise in his ears.
As soon as I closed my eyes and opened them again, the sun had already climbed to the top of my head.
The eunuchs in colorful clothes were preparing to set off.
"Sir, you are awake."
As soon as Li Xuan opened his eyes, Xu Lang's voice came to his ears.
Li Xuan turned his head and found that Xu Lang was standing next to him, looking solemnly at the team in front of him that was about to set off.
Seeing Li Xuan yawning loudly at him, Xu Lang couldn't help but relax his frown.
He stretched out his hand, let Li Xuan jump on his shoulder, and then said:
"Sir, there may be twists and turns on the way back, so please be careful."
Xu Lang reminded Li Xuan, then found his mount, turned over and took Li Xuan to ride on it.
There is also a fast horse carrying people and goods.
Fortunately, they came out this time with one person and two horses, otherwise it would have taken a lot of effort just to bring these people and goods back.
But now, after they tied up the captured robbers and threw them on their horses, they loaded some free space with some goods, plus some horses found in the robbers' camp, which would be enough.
According to the number of robbers, there should be more horses in their camp, but because of the fire set by Li Xuan and the subsequent battle, many horses were frightened away.
Anyway, the current horses were enough, so the colorful eunuchs did not go to great lengths to retrieve all the robbers' horses.
On the horse Xu Lang brought, apart from the cargo, there was only one robber captured alive, and that was the scarred man who was the leader of the robbers.
Naturally, Xu Langlai personally took care of this most important prisoner.
Seeing that everyone else was on their horses, Xu Lang immediately ordered:
"Set off!"
A group of people rode horses in a mighty manner, preparing to leave the mountainous area first and return to the official road.
Although the mountains here were not steep, they did not dare to let go of their speed because they carried a lot of goods and people.
If one horse stumbles, it will be troublesome and will delay the progress of the entire team.
After the scouts in the team identified the direction, they took the shortest route to the nearby official road.
After arriving on the official road, they can increase their speed, so that they can return to the capital faster.
But according to Xu Lang's prediction, it was their limit to be able to get back to the Cross Slope Inn before dark today.
If the people who went back to deliver the message had a smooth journey and the response from the Ministry of Internal Affairs was fast enough, they might be able to meet the person who came to respond to them there.
A group of people moved forward cautiously in the forest. Li Xuan stood on Xu Lang's saddle as steadily as when he came.
He looked at this group of nervous and highly alert eunuchs in colorful clothes, and realized that the job of Ouchi's secret agent was not easy.
"I'm always so nervous, and the intensity of the work is too high."
Li Xuan understood that if he wanted to be famous in front of others, he had to endure hardships behind others.
These colorful eunuchs look quite majestic on weekdays, but the work they need to do is also very hard and dangerous.
Along the way, they escaped from the mountainous area without incident and returned to the official road.
Li Xuan could feel that Xu Lang breathed a sigh of relief the moment he stepped onto the official road.
Next, Xu Lang immediately ordered his people to speed up and rush all the way to the capital.
However, when they returned, the weight on the horses was too heavy, and even if they increased their speed, they could only go very fast.
After arriving on the official road, they began to encounter people in a hurry from time to time.
But most of them are in twos and threes, or alone, and they are not large-scale.
When passers-by saw their special team, they also stayed away from them.
It's definitely not a good thing to carry people and goods like this.
But since the other party dares to take the official route, these people on the road dare not meddle in this business.
Unless they are those newbies, everyone knows that they can't deal with the matter in front of them.
The methods of the underworld, the cards of the white.
Anyone with a little bit of experience knows that these are the most difficult people to mess with in the world.
Court eagle dog!
Of course, now there's another cat mixed in.
Seeing the people on the official road retreating on their own, Li Xuan was a little puzzled, thinking that Xu Lang and the others had too much murderous intent.
But when he thought about it, he felt that this man who traveled around the world must have very good eyesight.
Being so far away, I knew I had to avoid them.
"It seems that these wandering wanderers have experience."
"I will have to travel around the world no matter what. I will take this opportunity to see and learn more."
Li Xuan stood steadily on the saddle, looking at the passers-by on the official road who couldn't give way, and learned humbly.
He had discovered before at the Cross Slope Inn that the composition of the Jianghu people was very complex, and there were even many people who had no cultivation level among them.
Some lone sellers, carrying a basket of goods on their backs and a wooden stick in their hands, dared to wander around.
Aren’t they considered Jianghu people?
Not only do they count, they are also some of the most mainstream people.
This is very different from what Li Xuan had expected before.
He originally thought that the so-called Jianghu people were all those martial arts masters who came and went, carrying knives and swords.
But after leaving the capital, I realized that there were so many people in the world who couldn't even afford to stay in an inn, so they could only rest at tea stalls.
To be honest, a sword is not cheap.
Not to mention that before buying a sword, you have to learn a corresponding martial arts.
Learning martial arts costs a lot of money, so ordinary people in the martial arts world are not fully equipped.
What is a charlatan?
Leaving home and traveling around, either for an unattainable dream, or just to fill their stomachs and feed their families.
Taking risks that shouldn't be taken, doing inconspicuous work, and receiving incompatible remuneration.
Perhaps, these are Jianghu people.
Li Xuan originally thought that Jianghu people were a minority among the crowd, but he didn't expect that they were all living beings.
As they rode along the official road, all Li Xuan saw were ordinary people.
But even these inconspicuous people in the world can always stay away from them and get out of the way for them at the right time.
It seems that Jianghu experience has nothing to do with the level of cultivation.
Li Xuan estimated that the more people have suffered losses, the richer their experience in the world.
Anyway, he is not willing to suffer losses in the future, so it is better to read more and learn more now.
They drove quickly and slowly, and more than thirty horses rolled up a conspicuous smoke dragon on the official road. As the sun set, they could finally see the inn in the distance.
"Work harder and rest in the inn tonight!"
Xu Lang turned around and shouted hello.
The eunuchs in colorful clothes immediately agreed: "Yes!"
They all whipped the horse's butt a few more times to increase its speed.
But most of them were fast horses and were not good at carrying heavy objects. At this time, they were all panting heavily, but they still kicked off their hooves and ran.
Li Xuan reached out and touched the horse carrying them, and found that it was already slightly hot.
"I guess it's almost reaching its limit."
"Xu Lang calculated the itinerary quite accurately."
Although it was Xu Lang's first time to lead a team on a mission, it could be seen that he had a lot of experience in traveling around the world. At least he could handle these basic things very well.
As the last ray of the sun disappeared into the mountains in the distance, they finally arrived at the door of the inn in time.
The inn sounded quite lively, and it seemed that there were many guests.
The horses under their crotches can no longer run. If they don't take a break in time, they will be killed.
As soon as they arrived in front of the inn, the inn's waiter immediately greeted them, but this time he stopped at a distance and did not dare to step out of the inn's yard.
In front of the inn, a fenced yard was built for guests to park their carriages or stack their goods.
But the fence is just a decoration. If you really want to keep something in check, someone has to guard it at night.
But the inn is not responsible for guarding the carriages and goods, it has to be done by itself.
At this time, the sky was just getting dark, and some people had already eaten in advance and were guarding their goods.
Anyone who can use a carriage and carry so much goods is considered a caravan, which is different from a salesman who travels alone.
At this time, everyone in the inn heard the sound of horse hooves outside, and even the noise in the inn became much quieter.
Although this is the boundary of the capital, at the feet of the emperor, the incident of Ping An Trading Company being robbed a few days ago is still fresh in my mind, and this sudden movement is really unsettling.
The waiter at the inn felt even more frightened when he saw a group of menacing knights coming in front of his door. They all seemed to be tied up.
But he finally plucked up the courage and shouted from a distance:
"Sir, do you want to be a top-notch person or stay in a hotel?"
Xu Lang didn't hesitate and said immediately:
"Call your boss lady out."
After hearing this, the waiter moved back and replied:
"Guests, please wait a moment. I will go and ask the shopkeeper now."
Li Xuan couldn't help shaking his head and laughing when he saw Xiao Er escaping into the inn in embarrassment.
This waiter had received them yesterday, but why didn't he recognize them today?
Probably because of fear, they didn't dare to look up and take a closer look at Xu Lang's appearance.
Although the sun was setting now, it was only a little darker, not to the point where it was difficult to see people clearly from such a distance.
After a while, a person walked out of the inn, but it was not Luo Yuejin.
With the light in the inn behind his back, this person came to them and saluted directly with the knife in his hand.
"I'm here to arrest Fang Li. I wonder where these guys came from and where they are going?"
This Fang Captou is in his forties, with a beard on his face. His expression is both vulgar and greasy, which is typical of middle-aged people.
But Capt. Fang dared to greet Xu Lang and others in a neither condescending nor condescending manner, and also asked about their origins with a wink. At least he was very courageous.
And judging by the clothes he was wearing, he was indeed a head catcher.
"As for the west side, it is under the control of Chang'an County."
"When I went to the Chang'an County Government Office before, I had never seen this head catcher."
When Xu Lang saw such a thing, he immediately asked coldly:
"Are you the boss's wife?"
Fang Captou was immediately choked by this question and said angrily:
"I won't say it anymore. Am I a head catcher?"
"you……"
Fang Captou pointed at Xu Lang and was about to say something else. Judging from his excitement, he probably didn't say anything good.
But at this moment, Xu Lang threw out a sign, and Fang Baotou took it easily. When he took a look at it, his expression suddenly changed.
"伱, you, are you tired from coming here all the time?"
"Hurry up and bring your brothers in for a rest. It turns out that we are all our own people."
Fang Baotou, who was originally quite energetic, suddenly became groveling. He held the sign that Xu Lang threw in his hands and bowed repeatedly.
Captain Fang hurriedly turned around and shouted into the inn: "Shopkeeper Luo, this person is not a bad person. Come out and say hello!"
After saying that, he immediately took small steps and respectfully sent the sign back to Xu Lang.
Xu Lang took the sign back into his arms and looked at Fang Baotou, who was changing his face faster than flipping through a book, with a strange look on his face.
He probably didn't expect that there were such talents outside the palace.
Li Xuan, on the other hand, was a little surprised by the other party's reaction.
He still remembered the sign that Xu Lang threw out earlier. It was the six-door sign that Luo Yuejin had shown before.
I just didn't expect that these six-door signs could make Fang Captou's attitude so arrogant and respectful.
Speaking of which, Capt. Fang is also a captor in the Chang'an County government. He should have some status among the officials in the capital, but he was dismissed so easily by a sign with six doors. It seems that the status of these six doors is far higher than that of Li Beyond Xuan's expectations.
"It seems that the six-door sign works quite well."
Li Xuan rolled his eyes and silently wrote down the matter.
Captain Fang was also good at getting things done. He stepped forward and took the reins from Xu Lang's hand, leading them into the courtyard of the inn.
"Are they here to handle the case?"
"Is it possible that these are all..."
Fang Captou looked at the tightly tied people on the horse and asked curiously.
Xu Lang ignored his question and asked instead:
"Are there any other officials in the inn?"
"Yes, I brought four brothers to guard the inn tonight." Fang Baotou hurriedly answered, and then continued: "It's not peaceful around the cross slope these days, so our county magistrate sends people to guard this place every night. Home Inn.”
"The waiter was scared just now, and the landlady didn't dare to come out easily, so I came to take a look."
"Unexpectedly, a flood washed away the Dragon King Temple, and the whole family no longer knew each other."
This headhunter was quite familiar with it, and he seemed to have long forgotten his initial attitude.
But Fang's caution before arresting the head was justified, and Xu Lang naturally didn't take it to heart.
However, Xu Lang would never agree to the phrase "one of our own".
The only one of the Eunuchs’ own people is the Eunuchs in Eunuchs, and they don’t trust anyone except the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Even with Fang Captou in front of him, Xu Lang kept his guard up.
Following Captain Fang's greeting, Luo Yuejin from the inn also cautiously walked out.
She first exposed half of her head at the door, and then she felt relieved when she saw that Mr. Fang was holding the horse for someone else.
And she could see Xu Lang's face clearly through the light in the inn, and she said with some surprise:
"It turns out, it's you."
"It was so late at night, but it gave us a big scare."
Luo Yuejin patted her chest and said with lingering fear.
Xu Lang looked at the milky white waves in front of him, frowned subconsciously, and then asked:
"Why are you so cowardly opening a shop in the wild?"
When asked by Xu Lang, Luo Yuejin also felt a little embarrassed and explained:
"Isn't it a special situation these days?"
"And several guest officers stopped me in front of my house so aggressively. My waiter didn't faint from the fright. He was very brave."
After arriving in the courtyard of the inn, Xu Lang did not take anyone in immediately. Instead, he asked Luo Yuejin in the courtyard:
"Are there many people staying in the hotel today?"
Luo Yuejin thought Xu Lang was asking her if there were enough vacancies, so she immediately replied:
"Business is good today, a lot of people stayed here."
“One room per person is definitely not enough, but if we squeeze it in a little bit, we should be able to live in it.”
Luo Yuejin was naturally filled with joy when she saw Xu Lang taking so many people to stay in the hotel.
Even though there were many fierce men tied to the horse, she didn't care much.
"Oh? Are there many people living here?"
"But it's much better than ordinary business?"
Xu Lang raised his eyebrows.
Generally speaking, people coming from the capital will not stay in this inn unless they bring too many goods and the speed is very slow.
Most of the people staying in the Cross Slope Inn were going to the capital. Because it was too late and the city gates were closed, they could not enter the capital. They had to stay in the inn for one night and then enter the city early tomorrow morning.
Therefore, except for special days, the business in the inn is relatively stable.
When Luo Yuejin saw that his business was going well, Xu Lang was not happy, but still smiled and replied:
"Thanks to the guest officer, business is indeed better tonight."
Xu Lang looked inside the inn and found that several guests sitting in the lobby were also looking at them curiously.
Then, Xu Lang withdrew his gaze and said to Luo Yuejin:
"Rent the backyard of the inn to us tonight. No one is allowed in except us."
"this……"
In response to Xu Lang's request, Luo Yuejin's red lips slightly opened, her face full of confusion.
Fang Baotou, who was on the side, reacted quickly and responded for Luo Yuejin:
"Okay, okay, I'll ask shopkeeper Luo to help make arrangements. The adults will wait a moment."
Before Luo Yuejin could speak, he was pushed in by Fang Baotou. It seemed that the two had a good relationship, at least they were old acquaintances.
The place was cleared quickly.
There is a livestock shed and several bungalows in the backyard of the inn.
The bungalow was originally the residence of the inn guys, but now it has been given to Xu Lang and the others.
According to what Luo Yuejin said, her guys would spend the night on the floor in the lobby, while she had a boudoir upstairs.
Fang Captou and the others originally planned to spend the night drinking in the inn to pass the time.
But now that Xu Lang and these "six-door superiors" have arrived, they have to show off, at least they won't be able to drink tonight.
Next, Xu Lang and others led all the horses to the barn, and then unloaded all the goods and people.
The goods were unloaded in the yard, and the people were all marched into the bungalows in batches. Each bungalow was guarded by several eunuchs in colorful clothes. There were light and dark sentry posts in the yard as a warning.
After doing this, it was already late at night, and the meals prepared for them in the inn were also delivered.
After eating dry food for a day, I found the hot food even more delicious.
Of course, Li Xuan had no such experience.
The eunuchs in colorful clothes habitually tested the food for poison, and after confirming that there was no problem, they began to eat in batches.
Li Xuan also had a meal, and when he was about to take a rest, Xu Lang called him over.
Xu Lang didn't say anything and started making gestures on the ground in the yard.
"Sir, tonight may not be peaceful."
Seeing the writing on the ground, Li Xuan couldn't help but glance at Xu Lang in surprise.
He felt that the process of checking into the inn was quite smooth, and he did not find any suspicious signs. So how did Xu Lang determine that something was going to happen tonight?
Seeing Li Xuan looking at him, Xu Lang continued to write on the ground:
"The Ping'an Trading Company robbery that occurred a few days ago has been handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. There is no possibility that the Chang'an County Government would be so concerned about it."
When Li Xuan saw this sentence, he couldn't help being shocked, swung his tail and asked:
"Are you saying that Mr. Fang, the head catcher outside, is fake?"
Xu Lang shook his head and then wrote:
"People should be real, but I'm afraid even he himself doesn't realize that he is being looked at by others."
Li Xuan frowned, somewhat confused as to what he meant.
But Xu Lang continued to write:
"It is estimated that the other party has received information about our arrival at the inn."
"It's not difficult to guess the opponent's purpose, kill us all!"
"The next best thing is to kill people and silence them, destroy their bodies and wipe out all traces."
Xu Lang wrote down three words: "us", "robbers" and "cargo".
"Sir, please help me take care of these two things tonight."
After Xu Lang finished writing, he drew a big circle around "robbers" and "cargo".
Seeing Xu Lang's serious expression, Li Xuan silently nodded in agreement.
"Thank you, sir."
Xu Lang erased the writing on the ground with one kick, and then thanked him.
Li Xuan immediately came to the place where the goods were stored, and immediately found the box containing the Ziwu Bingti Lotus, and received his Emperor Hong Bone Ring before anyone noticed.
Then, he came to the room where the scarred man was imprisoned, jumped on the rafters and got up to sleep.
The captured robbers were all drugged by the colorful eunuchs and fell into a coma.
Therefore, it is much more convenient to take care of it.
People are already quiet, the night is almost over, I don’t believe it will happen again tonight.
At a familiar time, Li Xuan suddenly smelled a strange smell approaching, causing him to wake up suddenly.
After opening his eyes, Li Xuan sniffed vigorously with his nose again. While confirming the smell, his ears also caught a slight sound of breaking through the air.
He immediately launched the Dragon Tiger Wind Roar without any hesitation.
"Roar--"
The powerful roar of the tiger exploded in the inn, causing countless birds to fly out of the nearby forest.
The people in the inn were also awakened by the thunderous roar of the tiger.
The next moment, someone in the yard warned:
"Enemy attack!"
The moment the sound rang out, the doors and windows of several bungalows in the backyard burst open, and several figures emerged from inside.
Then there was the sound of fierce fighting in the yard, accompanied by the sound of some earthen jars breaking.
Li Xuan seemed to smell something familiar and pungent.
"not good!"
He secretly thought in his heart, and his figure immediately jumped down from the beam.
Li Xuan didn't care too much at this time. He flicked his tail and touched the scarred man.
The next moment, the scarred man's body disappeared in front of Li Xuan's eyes like a magic trick.
After doing this, Li Xuan rushed out of the house without stopping.
As soon as he rushed out, the bungalow where he had been staying suddenly burst into flames.
As the saying goes, the way of heaven is easy to reincarnate, no one will be spared by heaven.
Li Xuan set people on fire last night, and it was his turn to taste it tonight.
It was a coincidence that the time and method these people chose for the surprise attack were exactly the same as the ones they chose last night.
"You guys are all taking the same training course, right?"
Li Xuan couldn't help but complain when he saw that the colorful eunuchs in the yard were already fighting with a group of masked men.
What was a bit bad was that these masked men actually fought back and forth with the eunuchs in colorful clothes, and they were evenly matched.
Li Xuan's heart suddenly tightened, knowing that the situation was not good at this time, and he had to rush over to help.
But he has not forgotten Xu Lang's previous request.
Li Xuan went straight to the place where the goods were stored in the yard, where a fire was already burning.
If the other party uses the same formula of fire oil bottle as him, I'm afraid the fire will be difficult to extinguish.
But Li Xuan had his own way.
I saw the big tail on his butt suddenly turning like a helicopter propeller, touching pieces of cargo. The cargo suddenly disappeared out of thin air, and the flames ignited on it also disappeared. trace.
Li Xuan was like an extremely efficient sweeping robot. He ran back and forth and collected all the goods in the middle.
These are all valuable things.
Li Xuan originally wanted to install more, but found that the space inside the Emperor Hong Bone Ring was not enough.
He immediately thought that there was a piece of trash inside the Emperor's Bone Ring, so he swung his tail and threw a figure into the barn. Only then did he free up a little space and load some more goods.
But even though Li Xuan tried so hard, he still couldn't save all the goods.
It should even be said that he only saved a small part.
But this small portion is the most valuable of the goods.
Li Xuan had no choice but to watch them burning in the sea of fire.
His Emperor's Bone Ring originally contained some things, and generally speaking, even if all the space was freed up, it would not be enough to hold all the goods.
"Damn it, I don't know what these are, but it would be a pity to be burned like this."
Li Xuan knew that these were the goods of Ping An Trading Company, and they were all valuable things, but now they were all burned to ashes.
He has done the best he can in rescuing goods.
As for the hostages.
Li Xuan glanced at the messy barn. The horses were frightened and were moving around restlessly.
Because the reins were tied tightly inside the barn, the horses had no way to escape.
It was such a chaotic barn that turned out to be an excellent cover.
The unconscious scarred man was lying on the ground covered with horse dung, and from time to time one or two horse hooves would fall on his body.
"After all, he is a fifth-grade master, so he shouldn't be trampled to death, right?"
The third level of training can make a warrior's body strong enough to withstand exercise. Li Xuan chose to believe in the scarred man's basic skills.
If it weren't for the fact that his Emperor's Bone Ring couldn't store living creatures for too long, he wouldn't have hidden the scarred man in the barn.
The environment in the Emperor Hong Bone Ring was somewhat special. Even the flames on the goods he had just received had extinguished themselves.
After taking care of the goods and the scarred man, Li Xuan turned his attention to the battle situation in front of him.
The battle situation was tense, and Li Xuan found that the powerful eunuchs in colorful clothes could not take down these masked men for a while.
These masked people were so cruel that they even set the entire inn on fire.
There were calls for help everywhere in the inn, and people were already helping to put out the fire.
Fortunately, the Cross Slope Inn was only two stories high. Seeing that something was wrong, many people jumped off the second floor and escaped the fire scene, with only minor injuries.
When this group of masked men fought against the eunuchs in colorful clothes, they also focused on Youdou, delaying the eunuchs in colorful clothes so that they could not escape.
It was obvious that they were here to get rid of the witnesses and physical evidence.
"Is there any clue in this batch of goods?"
Li Xuan suddenly had an idea.
But now is not the time to dwell on it.
Li Xuan looked around and found Xu Lang in the crowd.
However, Xu Lang was currently facing the siege of two fifth-grade masters alone.
Although he was not at a disadvantage, he could not escape.
Seeing that Xu Lang was not in danger, Li Xuan gave up his plan to help him.
In the battle between the fifth-grade masters, Li Xuan couldn't help much if he got involved.
Li Xuan turned his attention to the others.
Like the eunuchs in colorful clothes, the masked man has sixth-level strength and can use his own energy in his body. Although the fight is not as cool as Xu Lang's, it still has some special effects.
In a fight of this level, Li Xuan can still get his claws in.
His figure immediately started to move around in the battle, and he used every opportunity to sneak attack on the masked men.
The originally anxious battle situation, with the addition of Li Xuan, the balance of victory suddenly tilted.
Li Xuan did not dare to take risks. After the sneak attack was successful, he immediately ran to the next person, directly disrupting the rhythm of these masked men.
In the originally evenly matched battle, the masked man's side suddenly felt the pressure doubled.
Sometimes, the masked man had just taken a step back to avoid the fierce attack of the colorful eunuch, and then suddenly a huge force came from behind, pushing them to the opponent's knife edge, and directly killed them with a clean blow. , all the eunuchs in colorful clothes were stunned.
After fighting, the original feint attack turned into a fatal killing move.
Several eunuchs in colorful clothes couldn't help but wonder whether they were like the protagonist in the storybook, who broke through during the battle and defeated the powerful enemy in one fell swoop.
But when they confidently faced the next enemy, they immediately felt the pressure again.
Li Xuan secretly provided assistance to help these masked men achieve liberation, and the colorful eunuchs gradually took the initiative.
When the two fifth-level masters among the masked men saw this scene, they immediately felt something bad. After forcing Xu Lang away, they shouted: "The wind is tight!"
"Where to go!"
Xu Lang had been trapped by them for so long, so it was naturally impossible for him to let them go.
Moreover, with the strength of the two people, their value is no less than that of the scarred man.
If he could be captured and interrogated, it would be a great achievement.
Xu Lang was also furious at this time. Regardless of consumption, he opened and closed all his moves, trying his best to prevent the two fifth-grade masters from leaving.
"Damn it, you are asking for death!"
The two masked fifth-level masters were also driven into panic by Xu Lang and immediately started fighting for their lives.
After all, two against one had a considerable advantage, not to mention the fact that these two people fought tooth and nail and went all out.
Xu Lang gradually felt the pressure multiplying, and his moves slowly changed from offense to defense.
"Oops, Xu Lang can't hold it anymore!"
Li Xuan noticed the changes in Xu Lang and suddenly felt anxious.
Since he left the palace to investigate the case, he has never used his true strength.
Because the cold breath in his body is quite special, it also needs to be used to absorb the coldness in Princess Ankang's body.
Li Xuan did not want to consume this power if it was not necessary.
But if the situation is critical, he won't care too much.
Xu Lang called the adults along the way, Li Xuan couldn't just ignore him.
But just when Li Xuan was about to take action, there was a sudden sound of sharp blades piercing the air.
Immediately afterwards, Li Xuan saw a large number of masked men fall down, and he felt as if the screen had cleared.
These masked men were not shot to death, but fell to the ground weakly and struggled, but could not stand up.
They all had several crossbow arrows inserted into their bodies, but none of them hit their vital points.
"Damn it, is there an ambush?"
Li Xuan was startled, but when he saw that the masked man fell to the ground, he was not too frightened.
The next moment, a group of eunuchs in colorful clothes surrounded him fully armed.
Such a scene immediately made Li Xuan feel extremely at ease.
"It turns out that my teammates have arrived."
Right now, among the masked people, only the two fifth-grade masters were still standing.
When they saw the eunuchs in colorful clothes surrounding them, they immediately shouted heartbreakingly:
"Let's go, split up and fight out!"
But they obviously thought too much.
Among the surrounding eunuchs in colorful clothes, two fifth-grade masters immediately came up to them, and they were left alone. In the end, with the cooperation of the eunuchs in colorful clothes, their martial arts were disabled, their limbs were broken, and their jaws were removed. He could stare into a pair of frightened eyes.
After getting rid of all the masked men, the eunuchs in colorful clothes also helped put out the fire in the inn.
Xu Lang happened to have water attribute Qi, so it wasn't too difficult to put out the fire.
It's just that the Cross Slope Inn was burned down like this, and everything was pitch black, and the original appearance was no longer visible.
As a result, it will be difficult to continue to open for business without undergoing major repairs.
Luo Yuejin stood in front of the inn in despair, with several traces of smoke on her face.
Her body was only covered with a layer of gauze, with a bellyband and underpants underneath. It could be said that she was in a happy moment.
But now Luo Yuejin couldn't care less about this, she just felt sorry that her inn had been burned into such an ugly state.
Fang Baotou on the side took the opportunity to put his arms around Luo Yuejin's jade shoulders, and said comfortingly:
"Shopkeeper Luo, as long as everything is fine, that's fine."
"It will be fine if this shop repairs it."
"Don't let your mind wander."
While Fang Baotou said these words, his eyes were staring straight at the bright red lotus leaf bellyband, and he didn't know what he was talking about.
Luo Yuejin immediately glared at Fang Baotou beside him and pushed him away with all his strength.
"Ganggungun, it's not your store, so of course you don't feel bad!"
“My century-old inn”
With that said, Luo Yuejin collapsed on the ground and started crying.
After all, if the inn burned down like this, Luo Yuejin would lose a lot of money.
To put it bluntly, this was a completely unforeseen disaster for her.
Li Xuan looked aside and just shook his head.
To be honest, he didn't expect that the eunuch in colorful clothes could help Luo Yuejin put out the fire.
Unexpectedly, these Ouchi spies also had a human side, which was far different from the rampant court eagle dogs that he had expected.
This time when he went out, Li Xuan gained a lot of knowledge.
At this time, Xu Lang also finished communicating with the two fifth-grade masters who came to support, and came to Li Xuan's side again.
"Sir, tonight's matter is finally over."
"Although the goods were burned, the people were still there. The man with the scar escaped in the barn."
"Although he has a lot of horse hoof marks on his body, it's worth it."
Speaking of this, Xu Lang couldn't help but smile.
He naturally knew that Li Xuan hid the scarred man in the barn.
Although the cargo was burned, the most important prisoner was saved after all.
With the scarred man here, with the methods of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there is no fear that the clues in his mouth will not be pried out.
And not only that, with the help of the eunuchs in colorful clothes who arrived later, they also captured the two masked fifth-level masters, which can be said to have caught a big fish.
Recruiting a fifth-grade master is not easy, not to mention that during their investigation this time, they directly captured three fifth-grade masters from the opponent.
No matter what kind of force it is, without three fifth-grade masters, it will definitely be strained.
Even the Ministry of Internal Affairs will feel distressed if it suddenly loses so many experts, let alone other forces.
Hearing what Xu Lang said, Li Xuan was not in a hurry to show that he had rescued some of the most valuable goods.
It won't be too late for the goods to be handed over to Zhao Feng after they have returned to the palace.
Take it out now to avoid making others covet you.
Moreover, all those things can be put into Li Xuan's Emperor Hong Bone Ring, so there is no need to take it out and let the colorful eunuchs carry it.
Li Xuan didn't use his Emperor Hong Bone Ring to load goods before because it couldn't fit everything in it.
And there was no need for him to show off his Emperor's Bone Ring rashly.
After packing everything up, the eunuchs in colorful clothes escorted the prisoners back to Beijing.
During the next journey, without the burden of cargo, their speed was much faster.
Before leaving, Luo Yuejin wanted to come and say something to Xu Lang and the others, but Li Xuan saw Luo Yuejin being stopped by Fang Baotou.
Li Xuan guessed that it had something to do with her burned-down inn.
But Luo Yuejin was also brave, and he actually had the intention to demand compensation from the colorful eunuch. He really wanted money.
I don’t know if she doesn’t recognize the colorful eunuch, or if she is just a tiger.
After leaving Cross Slope, Li Xuan walked all the way and could already see the city from a distance.
"I can finally go back and have a peaceful sleep."
Li Xuan has been staying up late for the past two days, and Li Xuan can hardly stand it anymore.
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