The sound of horses' hooves raised a lot of dust.
A total of three hundred Dayong soldiers in armor came riding on horses, led by none other than Lin Yan's deputy captain, whose surname was Chang and name was Dayong.
"Captain Chang, the Cao family compound is just ahead."
Chang Dayong, who was on horseback, straightened his back immediately after hearing this. "Come on, everyone, cheer up and complete the task assigned by Lord Lin. Lord Lin will reward you handsomely when you return!"
Regardless of whether others will reward him or not, at least the vacant position of the chief captain above him is secure.
Thinking of this, Chang Dayong raised his spirits, drew the sword from his waist and said, "Follow me!"
"Lord Lin has ordered that if we encounter the thieves who hijacked the Cao residence and cannot capture them alive, we can kill them on the spot!"
Chang Dayong was born into a farming family. He had the tall stature and considerable strength common to northerners. After saying this, he took the lead and rushed to the front with a sword in hand.
Behind him, three centurions followed closely, fearing that the opportunity to take credit in front of Lord Lin would be snatched away by Chang Dayong alone.
But before they got close to the gate, suddenly, several long ropes rose abruptly from the ground.
Caught off guard, Chang Dayong, the three centurions, and nearly 30% of the 300 soldiers behind them had their horses tripped by the ropes.
The people on the horses rolled down as a result. Some of them fell hard and were accidentally kicked by the horses, breaking their arms on the spot.
Chang Dayong rolled over on the ground swiftly and stood firmly. Looking back, he saw that the people he brought were staggering and couldn't get up for a long time.
He didn't even have a chance to fight the thieves, but he had already lost nearly 30% of his fighting power!
Just as his face looked grim, a faint smell of burning fire gradually became stronger around him.
At first he thought it was the smell left by the fire in Cao's villa, but when his feet began to feel sore for no reason, he suddenly realized...
Oh no, I’ve been tricked!
"Who are these villains? They are hiding their heads and showing their tails, doing such despicable things?" Chang Dayong used his sword to support the ground, and after he managed to stand firm, he looked around with a dark face.
As he spoke, many people behind him were affected and fell down with a crackling sound.
"Why don't you show up?" Chang Dayong gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "I am the deputy commander of the Danyun Guard Command, and I am here to do business in the name of Lord Lin, the commander of Huangzhou!"
"Do you know that your actions have violated the laws of Dayong? Attacking officers and soldiers is a serious crime. You will be wanted throughout the country and your relatives will be implicated!"
"Oh."
After these threatening words were spoken, a sneer sounded in Chang Dayong's ears.
Two men in black appeared in the field of vision. One of them was thin and his face could not be seen clearly, while the other was tall and had an ordinary face.
The sneer just now came from the thin man's mouth.
This man looked frail, but his agility was amazing. Chang Dayong didn't even see how he moved before he saw him flash to his side. He turned around and said to the other man in black, "Master, there is someone who can hold on. He inhaled so much powder and can still stand and talk."
Chang Dayong felt awe-inspiring.
It really is medicine powder!
"Who are you? How dare you ambush soldiers and disregard the laws of the court!"
"Ha." Another sneer.
This sneer came from the man in black who had never spoken a word.
Chang Dayong still remembered that the person next to him just now called that person "Master".
The other person's ordinary face was covered with a very sarcastic smile, "Court law?"
"Don't you think it's a little ridiculous to hear this sentence coming out of your mouth?"
"What do you mean by that?"
Perhaps because he inhaled too much powder, Chang Dayong gradually felt his consciousness begin to become chaotic. Then he heard the man who was approaching him with a sneer, saying in a cold voice: "You have ignored the deep hatred of the past hundred years, colluded with the northern barbarians, kidnapped women from Dayong, and infringed on the interests of Dayong. With all these actions, are you worthy of the Dayong laws?"
This sentence was like a thunderclap, exploding out of nowhere, leaving Chang Dayong speechless with shock.
The next moment, he was suddenly hit by sleepiness, and before he could ask, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.
Yu Wu bent down and felt his pulse, "Master, this man is really fainted."
Qi Xu nodded slightly and looked around. All the 300 soldiers in sight were killed and fell to the ground. Not a single one was still conscious.
Speaking of which, this medicinal powder obtained from the Holy Moon Cult is indeed useful.
Without bloodshed, he solved these people. But it was also thanks to Miss Wei who discovered the clues early and sent someone to report it, otherwise he would not have had so much time to prepare and let these people fall into the trap.
"Tie them all up. Put the deputy captain and the other captains in separate rooms."
At a command, several figures jumped out from the shadows, quickly cut the ropes that had been used to trip the horses, tied up the soldiers who had fallen down, and carried them into the yard one by one.
"Master, these people seem to be unaware of the details." Yu Wu retreated back to Qi Xu and whispered.
A hint of recognition flashed across Qi Xu's lowered eyes. People can pretend, but they can't pretend all the time.
At least it is impossible to do it at the moment when you are drugged and about to faint and lose consciousness.
At that moment, the shock, hesitation and anger in the eyes of the deputy captain could not be faked. It was precisely because of this that he did not harm their lives, but only ordered them to be tied up and kept here for interrogation.
These people are just subordinates of Lin Yan, the commander of Huangzhou. They are inconspicuous pawns. Although they have some ulterior motives, they are not completely bad.
At least when they heard that their superiors were colluding with the northern barbarians, they would still be angry, but the anger had not yet rotted to the core.
In the end, only a minority of people collude with foreign races and harm their compatriots.
In the hearts of more people, they still remember that they have the blood of Dayong flowing in their veins and are people of Dayong!
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The moonlight hanging high in the sky gradually falls down.
A faint light appeared on the horizon.
After a night of traveling and changing the route to bypass the canal, the carriage had been on the road for more than half an hour when Wei Yunlan finally couldn't help feeling sleepy.
Hearing her yawn and catching a glimpse of the dark circles under her eyes, Jiang Wu gently advised, "Boss, why don't you take a nap?"
Liu Qingxue also said, "It's early in the morning, it's not even daybreak, and there's no one else on the road. If there's anything, we can help keep an eye on it."
Coincidentally, she had just finished speaking.
In the distance behind, there was a sudden sound of hurried horse hooves, and even the ground shook slightly.
Even if you haven't seen it yet, you can feel that there is a large team approaching from behind.
Liu Qingxue's face turned pale. It was true that she was good at performing shaman dances, but she didn't expect that she also had the potential to be a bad-mouthed person!
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