Chapter 345 Leaving the City
The first thing Su Ying did after waking up in the morning was to take out the positioning equipment.
Yesterday she was so worried that she even forgot to check the locator. However, because there is no satellite support, this locator determines the position through traction, so the two must be within the traction range to find each other.
Su Ying turned on the locator and found that Erbao’s coordinates were not displayed on the instrument. Could it be that he had been taken out of the city?
Judging from the news the guards brought back this morning, the people should still be in the city.
Su Ying immediately asked the palace guards to guard outside her courtyard. She looked at Dabao and said, "Ji'er, mother is going out to look for her sister. You stay at home and don't run around, okay?"
Erbao nodded obediently, "Don't worry, mother. Ji'er is not going anywhere. He will just wait here for you to come back."
Su Ying nodded, kissed him on the forehead, and left the palace.
She mounted her horse and first went to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to check the response of the positioning device. The strange thing was that even around the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, there was no response from the instrument.
Su Ying frowned and called the guards outside the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, asking them the direction the other party left yesterday, and then went to look in that direction.
But there was no response from the locator.
If it wasn't because the distance was too far, then there must be something wrong with Ling'er's positioning device.
In that inconspicuous house, Fu Zheng woke up slowly.
He opened his eyes and was surprised to see the unfamiliar environment around him. He moved his hands and feet and found that they were tied.
He looked at Erbao who was also tied up in front of him, and struggled to move his body to her side, "Mmmmm..."
With his mouth tied up, Fu Zheng could only rub his head against Erbao, but Erbao didn't react at all.
At this moment, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door. "The Imperial Guards are already waiting at each city gate. We need to get them out as soon as possible."
"kindness."
The door was pushed open and two people walked in.
They entered the house carrying a roll of thick cloth in their hands and spread it out on the ground. Then they picked up Erbao and placed her on the cloth, and then rolled her directly into the cloth.
While they were rolling up Erbao, Fu Zheng secretly opened his eyes, and he couldn't help but feel anxious when he saw them rolling Erbao up into a bundle of cloth.
After the two men rolled up the Erbao, they came to Fu Zheng and did the same thing to him. Fu Zheng did not make any noise for fear of arousing their suspicion.
After both of them were rolled up, they were lifted onto a cart and hidden under a load of cloth.
Fu Zheng was wrapped in the material and soon felt the carriage moving. In order to avoid suffocation when the two men bandaged them, they left an air hole for him so that he could see a little bit of the situation outside.
Because the imperial guards had to check all vehicles leaving the city, the direction out of the city was filled with carriages leaving.
The carriage carrying the two people followed behind the team, and after a long time it was finally their turn.
The imperial guards went forward for routine inspection. When they saw the cloth on the cart and were about to look through it, one of the men came forward with a smile and stuffed a few pieces of silver into his hand.
"Sir, we are all doing legitimate business here. We don't know what happened in the city. We need to get out of the city before dark. Can you please help us?"
The imperial guard glanced at him and pushed the silver back. "It's just a routine inspection. If there's no problem, we'll let you go."
The imperial guards began to circle the carriage, then squatted down to check underneath it, and only stood up after making sure there were no secret compartments.
Just as he was about to let it go, the fabric on the car suddenly moved.
The two men's hearts were instantly lifted.
The imperial guard frowned and turned back to check.
The two men slowly lowered their hands to the swords at their waists.
At this moment, a group of people suddenly ran towards this side.
When the imperial guards turned around, one of them pulled the carriage forward.
Xiao Jue rode over on horseback, and the imperial guards could only step forward and salute.
Xiao Jue glanced around and said unhappily, "What are you doing? Catching the bandits is the responsibility of the Jingzhao Yinfu. When did it become the turn of the imperial guards to meddle in other people's business?"
The imperial guards stepped forward and said, "Last time, the Jingzhao Yinfu said that it was because of the imperial guards that the bandit escaped, so the King of Qi ordered to assist the Jingzhao Yinfu in catching the bandit."
Xiao Jue sneered, "This matter is not your turn to take care of, all of you should withdraw from this palace. How many people's affairs will be delayed by you blocking the door like this?"
The imperial guards refused to let him go, "If this is the case, the bandits will escape. We cannot afford to pay for it. Please don't make it difficult for us, Your Highness."
Xiao Jue's face darkened, "Are you threatening me?"
"The Crown Prince has no need to interfere in the work of the Imperial Guards." Xiao Jin rode over, his cold black eyes blocking Xiao Jue's way.
Xiao Jue narrowed his eyes, "If it delays the people's affairs, can the King of Qi be held responsible?"
"If there are bandits in the city and they cannot be caught, they are a threat to the people. If they hurt the people, can you be responsible?"
At this time, Fu Zheng, who was in the carriage, became excited when he heard Xiao Jin's voice.
He struggled and twisted his body, trying to make some noise to attract Xiao Jin's attention.
"Mmmmm!"
"Mmmmm!"
Fu Zheng used all his strength and suddenly rolled off the carriage with a "bang", which scared the man guarding the carriage so much that he almost jumped up.
Xiao Jin noticed the movement here in an instant, and rode his horse forward to check, but was stopped by Xiao Jue.
"Xiao Jin, please explain your thoughts to me clearly!"
Xiao Jin's brows sank, and he drew his sword and stabbed at Xiao Jue's vital point!
Xiao Jue was startled and retreated quickly, while Xiao Jin rode his horse forward.
Upon seeing this, the two men immediately grabbed Fu Zheng, threw him on the cart, and whipped the horse. The horse felt pain and rushed towards the city gate.
Xiao Jin shouted angrily, "Close the city gate!"
The officers and soldiers rushed forward to stop the carriage, but there happened to be a carriage passing through the city gate, which stopped the officers and soldiers from closing the gate. The carriage took advantage of this opportunity to rush out.
Xiao Jin drew out the long sword from his waist and flew directly towards someone.
"ah!"
The opponent's hand was stabbed by the sword and he fell off the carriage.
The imperial guards who were chasing behind him quickly stepped forward and captured the man.
The remaining people saw that Xiao Jin was about to catch up with them, so he drove the carriage to a deserted road in a blink of an eye.
Seeing that Xiao Jin was about to catch up, he gritted his teeth, turned the car around and rushed down a slope.
Xiao Jin's black eyes gradually turned scarlet. Looking at the falling carriage, he almost flew over to try to stop the things on the carriage.
But the car was already in the air, and everything on it rolled down.
Xiao Jin could only steady himself and jump down again.
The cloth rolled down and threw Fu Zheng, who was wrapped inside, out. His thin body hit a tree and stopped.
(End of this chapter)
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