Over there, Rosie and the others also spotted the pursuers, and they moved even faster on their legs.
Qinglong glanced at the pursuers behind him, but was in an extremely good mood: "Boss, your timing is really accurate."
"If we had been any later, we would have turned into hedgehogs."
Luo Xi glared at the group with annoyance: "Your Red Mansion is so capable, whether I'm there or not, we're still invincible."
Is she angry that he didn't wait for her to come together?
"You're too slow," Jiuxian said disapprovingly.
Loxi: "..."
He laughed in exasperation, thinking everyone was as idle as he was.
"Want to fight?" Luo Xi asked in a sinister tone.
Jiuxian's head snapped to attention: "I couldn't ask for more."
Qinglong, his face darkening, cautiously warned, "Boss, we're being chased..."
"Shut up!" The two voices spoke in perfect unison.
Well, it's all his fault. Qinglong ignored the two lunatics and used his lightness skill to the extreme to run to the front, just to get out of sight of them.
Luo Xi and the others were just talking; they didn't actually fight. After scolding Qinglong, the two of them started running forward again.
Honestly, if it were just the three of them, even if the enemy was on horseback, they wouldn't be able to catch up with them. But aren't there many Red Mansion assassins who are seriously injured?
As a result, the group was chased and ended up in a rather disheveled state.
"Haha, Nine Strings, you can't escape now. Why don't you surrender quickly? I'm in a good mood today, so I'll spare your corpse."
The leader behind him was exceptionally arrogant.
"Really?" At this moment, the people who were fleeing for their lives suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at them with a smile.
The leader sensed something was wrong and quickly pulled on the reins: "Stop!"
He wasn't so naive as to think these people would actually surrender on their own.
Before he could figure out what was going on, a shout of "Fire!" rang out from the other side, and a deluge of arrows rained down on them.
Is this... karma in this lifetime?
The leader, a former assassin, knew nothing about troop deployment. He only yelled at everyone to be careful, without knowing how to form ranks for defense or counterattack. After just one volley of arrows, more than half of their troops were killed or wounded, and they were running around like headless flies.
"As expected, he's a defeated opponent." Jiuxian said with utter disdain.
"That's perfect, it saves us a lot of effort." Xiao Yi, who was directing the soldiers, laughed and ordered his men to speed up their work.
Instantly, the rain of arrows became even denser and fiercer, and in no time, there wasn't a single living person left on the other side.
"Master, I have annihilated all the enemies." Xiao Yi walked over and reported to Luo Xi in a good mood.
"General Xiao, you've worked hard." Luo Xi looked at the soldiers, whose uniforms were becoming increasingly neat and orderly, and was extremely satisfied.
"Let's clean up the mess," she said with a smile.
"Yes!" Xiao Yi acted swiftly, and in no time he and his men had finished organizing everything.
To be honest, this battle was very worthwhile. They suffered no casualties while annihilating the enemy and acquiring a lot of weapons, armor, and horses.
Xiao Yi examined the items with great interest, a smile never fading from his lips: "Tsk tsk, as expected of items from the imperial court, they are all top-quality products."
"Alright, it's all ours now anyway, we can look at it later." Luo Xi nimbly mounted his horse: "Get ready, let's go."
"Set off?" Xiao Yi paused for a moment, shifting his gaze from the spoils of war: "Boss, aren't we going back?"
"No way back." Luo Xi squinted and gazed towards Nanyue County. "This Du Hong has caused us trouble time and time again. If we don't deal with him completely, who knows what he'll do next?"
“This…” Xiao Yi felt it was unnecessary: “Boss, he has already been bitten by a rat, we are no longer needed.”
"But Lord Wei and the others are still missing, and I believe that Tongning County needs you more."
“No need.” Loshi remained unmoved: “The plague can be cured. I won’t be at ease until I see his body.”
"Besides, I don't know anything about medicine, so I can't help when I go back. Tongning County has Nan Wushang, Yin Li, and Chu Zhe, so nothing will happen."
Seeing that Luo Xi was determined, Xiao Yi stopped trying to persuade her and quickly organized the army to follow.
They hadn't gone very far to begin with, and soon they were back at the city gate.
But there, the gate had already been repaired and was tightly closed.
"Heh, Du Hong is quite cautious," Luo Xi sneered. "But does he think he can get away with it?"
"Xiao Yi, immediately send a message to Qi Lei to bring more Crimson Soul Army soldiers over. I'll starve him to death, even if it means trapping him."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi smiled instantly: "When I arrived, the strategist had already instructed General Qi to lead 50,000 troops to follow. I believe they will arrive soon."
"Oh!" Luo Xi was surprised: "The strategist is indeed a strategist, so shrewd and calculating."
Xiao Yi quickly apologized: "The strategist did not mean to make the decision on his own, but the situation was urgent. I hope the chief will forgive him."
Rosie waved her hand dismissively: "It's nothing. I already gave him the authority to mobilize the army, so it can't be considered acting on his own."
"Alright, that's enough. Let's set up camp."
Seeing that Luo Xi was indeed not angry, Xiao Yi breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, Boss."
Not long after Luo Xi arrived at the prefectural governor's mansion, Du Hong found out, and he was so angry that he trembled, his body wrapped up like a mummy.
"That bitch, she actually dared to come back! Why doesn't she just die? Why doesn't she just die!"
Then, as if remembering something, he started cursing someone else: "What kind of expert is he? He couldn't even catch a woman, and he caused me to lose so many soldiers. He deserved to die! He deserved to die!" He was obviously talking about the leader.
Du Hong is like a madman now, cursing anyone he can get his hands on, and has long lost his former sanctimonious appearance.
This silenced all the officials in the prefectural government, and none of them dared to stand up and respond to him.
Seeing this, Du Hong became even angrier: "Useless! Are you all mute? Speak up! How are we supposed to break this situation?"
The group looked at each other, and finally the chief clerk stepped forward: "Sir, we can't worry about that now."
He raised his hand, revealing the teeth marks on his forearm: "The plague is rampant now, and we've all been bitten. We'd better find a miracle doctor to treat us quickly, otherwise..."
The chief secretary's voice trembled: "We may die of the plague before anyone even gets in."
"Yes, yes!" The others nodded in agreement. No matter what, their own lives were the most important thing; they could worry about other things after they were alive.
Du Hong opened his mouth, ready to start cursing again, but then he felt an itch in his chest and couldn't help but cough.
Those sounds made it feel like my lungs were about to come out.
The people inside the room turned pale with fright: "It's over, the prefect has contracted the plague."
Sure enough, the doctor, who hadn't left yet, said after the examination, "Sir, you... have contracted the plague."
Du Hong: "..."
After coughing for a while, I stopped and calmed down, finally realizing my current situation.
"You'd better think of a way quickly. As long as you can cure me, I'll give you anything you want."
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