Suddenly, a huge label of "reactionary" was slapped on their heads!
Zheng Quchi was almost amused by the other party's arbitrary words: "No... what evidence do you have?"
Shoucheng gripped the large sword at his waist, his face dark and his eyes sinister and venomous: "Evidence? Don't worry, I will thoroughly investigate and interrogate you, and then we won't be afraid of not having evidence."
“You’ve clearly forced a confession out of me,” Zheng Quchi said angrily.
But Shoucheng sneered after hearing this: "Being soft-hearted when dealing with bandits like you will only harm the people of Fuxian. Enough with the nonsense, just surrender now."
Seeing that she couldn't explain herself clearly, and even after revealing her identity, the city guard still didn't believe her. Strangely, the city guard seemed to be convinced that she was a bandit and was determined to arrest her and put her in jail.
But now the situation of her older brother and younger sister is unknown. If they really encounter some danger, wouldn't it delay important matters if she were arrested?
More importantly, this city guard harbors deep malice towards her. If she goes with him, she might not even live to see Wei Yao and the others before being tortured to death by this city guard.
Zheng Quchi's mind raced, and she quickly made a decision. She would let Wei Yao and the others handle this matter later, but right now... she absolutely could not be taken away.
So she immediately pulled out a slingshot and shot the defender in the forehead.
She managed to control her superhuman strength, and didn't kill anyone instantly.
"Ouch..."
Taking advantage of his momentary lapse in attention, Zheng Quchi instinctively clutched his head and screamed in pain, drawing everyone's attention to him. He then turned and ran away.
The city guard caught a glimpse of her fleeing figure out of the corner of his eye. Ignoring the throbbing bump on his forehead, he shouted angrily, "She really is a highwayman! Quick, catch her!"
Upon hearing the city magistrate's words, the yamen runners and guards near the bulletin board believed him and immediately dropped what they were doing to surround and chase after him.
Seeing that all the officers and soldiers had been led away by the woman named "Zheng Quchi", a veiled woman standing behind Zheng Quchi was surprised.
Then she raised an eyebrow and muttered to herself, "Is this for real?"
As soon as she finished speaking, a gust of wind blew up the woman's veil, revealing a delicate yet straight nose and rosy lips. Her bright and charming eyes met the bright and flamboyant face posted on the bulletin board.
She approached the bulletin board, glanced at the portrait pasted on it, crossed her arms in front of her chest, and said with dissatisfaction, "They painted me so ugly, what kind of painter is this? They can only make a living in this poor countryside. If this were Shengjing, ha, this skill would probably starve them to death."
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Although Zheng Quchi was small, she was quick to escape. In addition, she deliberately chose to run along tricky paths, which allowed her to gain a long distance from her pursuers. Seeing that they hadn't caught up, she hid in a small alley and gasped for breath.
"Quickly, quickly surround this area! The person must be here!"
When Zheng Quchi heard a cacophony of footsteps approaching, her heart sank.
Her location is at the very back; if they rule out the wrong section, they'll quickly find her.
Ultimately, her familiarity with the roads in the county town was certainly not as good as that of the soldiers who patrolled the streets every day. They only needed to roughly guess her escape route to set up defenses earlier and catch her at the end of the road.
Zheng Quchi definitely can't go out now; if she shows herself, she might just bump into them face to face.
But she turned to look behind her.
It's a dead end. She's short and has short legs, and there's nothing on the ground for her to climb over. What should she do?
At that moment, it felt like something was gripping her chest, so tightly that she couldn't even breathe.
As the chaotic footsteps drew closer, it was possible that in the next second, they would only need to turn a corner to see Zheng Quchi, who was now cornered and had nowhere to run...
A dry, cool hand suddenly covered her mouth from behind, accompanied by a faint scent of cool pine resin.
"Ugh—" Zheng Quchi's eyes widened, and he immediately became like a frightened bird.
She instinctively tried to struggle free, but another hand pressed down on the artery in her neck, not too hard, but the threat was very clear.
She held her breath instantly, but dared not move at all, only hearing her heart pounding violently.
"Don't make a sound, and don't be afraid."
The voice whispered in her ear was low and gentle, like rain pattering on a blue stone in the still of the night, as if all living things were asleep and everything around her was so quiet.
...Judging from this, it seems they are not from the city's defense side?
"Who are you? (Ni is water)"
She asked him vaguely.
"Don't make a sound. I'll take you away. If you agree, nod. If you don't, I'll leave immediately." He had barely finished speaking when, before Zheng Quchi could even consider it, he added in a low voice, "By the way, you'd better hurry, because they'll probably be there in three counts."
Three numbers?
One, two, three?!
Zheng Quchi's eyes widened in disbelief.
Is there even a need to consider this?
She nodded quickly.
"Uh-huh."
The person behind her seemed quite pleased with her for being so sensible, and he gently reminded her, "If you get scared later, just close your eyes."
What?
What is she afraid of?
At first, Zheng Quchi did not understand the meaning of this sentence at all.
But soon she realized his good intentions. She thought he was just taking her away to escape the pursuers by climbing over a wall, but she was wrong, very wrong.
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