Chapter 1739 The Abandoned Mansion Is Guarded
Xia Yi didn't waste any more words with him and charged forward with her sword.
Magistrate Cheng retreated again, even shouting loudly, "A-Qiang, A-Da, come out quickly!"
Xia Yi was taken aback when she saw two more guards burst out of the study, and her expression instantly turned serious.
Even without a fight, she could sense that Magistrate Cheng's three guards were all experts.
Sure enough, as the swords clashed, Xia Yi sensed that her opponent's strength was extraordinary. It was truly unexpected that such a skilled fighter was hidden among the ranks of this minor county magistrate.
Xia Yi narrowed her eyes. She wasn't particularly afraid, but A-Qiang and A-Da, who came out from behind, clung to her tightly.
Magistrate Cheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Lu Wu and the others who had come in with Xia Yi rushing towards him, he hurriedly shouted, "Let's go!"
Ah Ping, who was beside him, expressionlessly helped Magistrate Cheng up, and without getting entangled with Lu Wu and the others, climbed over the wall and left the county office.
Lu Wu and the others were taken aback. Xia Yi shouted, "You guys go after them quickly, I can't get away for now."
As Xia Yi spoke, she swiftly stabbed Ah Qiang with her sword.
Seeing that she was out of danger, Lu Wu gritted his teeth, turned around and left with his men.
However, they were too late. Magistrate Cheng was familiar with Chenggu County, and with A Ping leading the way, they quickly concealed themselves in the streets.
"Sir, where are we going?" A-Ping asked.
After running a long way, Magistrate Cheng heard a commotion coming from the city gate.
He pondered for a moment, then frowned and said, "Could it be that the city gates have been captured, and Xia Yi and the others just came in from outside the city?"
We can't go through the city gates, and we can't go to private residences either.
Now that the imperial guards have discovered his collusion with the Second Prince, his private residence must also be under their surveillance, and it is likely that the residence has already been surrounded.
If he goes back, he will be walking into a trap.
"My lord." Seeing that Magistrate Cheng remained silent for a long time, A-Ping turned to look at him.
Magistrate Cheng's face twisted for a moment, then he gritted his teeth and said, "Go to the abandoned mansion."
"yes."
Aping led Magistrate Cheng and rushed out. The more they rushed, the more alarmed Magistrate Cheng became, as he didn't see a single patrolling soldier along the way.
How could this be? They've all been arrested, or... something happened.
"Hurry up." Magistrate Cheng became increasingly impatient, wanting only to enter the secret passage of the abandoned mansion as soon as possible, then leave the city through the black market to find Master Wu and tell him that the plan had changed and that the Emperor might already know about their plan.
Magistrate Cheng hadn't expected that the huge black market had changed hands, the people inside had changed, and even the passage leading out of the city had been blocked.
The two quickly arrived at the abandoned mansion, and A-Ping led Magistrate Cheng to jump over the wall and enter.
As soon as they landed, the two of them ran quickly toward the house where the secret passage entrance was located.
However, just as he reached the courtyard, A-Ping suddenly stopped and grabbed Magistrate Cheng, who was trying to rush forward.
"What's wrong?" Magistrate Cheng frowned, puzzled.
Aping cautiously looked around. "There's someone here."
Magistrate Cheng's expression changed drastically. He clenched his fingers tightly and stared wide-eyed at his surroundings.
However, all he could hear was the rustling of the grass in the breeze. After scanning the area, A-Ping's gaze stopped on his left front and he said coldly, "Come out."
The rustling sound suddenly grew louder, and Magistrate Cheng watched as one, two, three, four, five, and six people strolled out from inside.
(End of this chapter)
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