To prevent Hongli from escaping, Magistrate Qiu stationed four constables outside the room where Hongli slept. Hongli was unaware that he was being watched as soon as he entered the room.
Zhao Kuangxun naturally thought of this as well. He used his lightness skill to leap across the rooftops and walls, looking around. The bright moon illuminated the entire county government office, which undoubtedly made it easier for him to find out which room Hongli was staying in.
After searching around, Zhao Kuangxun finally found a gatehouse in the backyard of the county government office. There were several people curled up in front of it, all standing with their eyes closed, clearly dozing off.
Zhao Kuangxun was a former martial arts champion. Not only was he good at light footwork, but he also had a unique skill: hitting people with stones. If he hit a person's pressure point, he could knock them unconscious.
The four constables were knocked unconscious by stones that appeared out of nowhere, and they all collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Although he had been an eighth-rank military officer in Xun County for several years and no longer had the opportunity to practice swordsmanship, Zhao Kuangxun had never neglected his skills. He practiced daily in the drill ground in the backyard of his residence. Therefore, with this single move, all four constables surrendered.
He tiptoed down from the roof, crept to the door, and pushed it open, only to find it was bolted.
Zhao Kuangxun had no choice but to start knocking on the door. He couldn't bang on the door with the force of the wall, as that would only cause too much noise.
Hongli was half asleep when he vaguely heard a knock on the door. He thought he was dreaming and tried to open his eyes, but couldn't.
This feeling lasted for quite a while, and Hongli still couldn't open his eyes.
What's going on? I'm fully conscious, so why isn't my body obeying my commands? Not only can I not open my eyelids, but I can't even move my arms and legs!
Am I poisoned?
Hongli suddenly realized that he might be possessed by something that could suppress a person's consciousness. Although he didn't know what it was, his inability to open his eyes and get up was indeed abnormal.
The sounds outside the door suddenly stopped; the person knocking seemed to have lost patience.
Who could it be? The door was locked, and yet they were still looking for me without forcibly barging in. Clearly, it wasn't Magistrate Qiu!
While Hongli was still wondering who was outside the door, he suddenly felt a cold wind blowing from an unknown direction.
The window was opened! A dark figure climbed in through the window.
Zhao Kuangxun walked to Hongli's bedside and found that Hongli was fast asleep, seemingly without any awareness of waking up.
Zhao Kuangxun raised his hand and slapped Hongli's hand a few times, but Hongli remained unconscious. He then slapped Hongli's cheek, but Hongli still showed no signs of waking up.
Poisoned?
Zhao Kuangxun looked at Hongli in surprise, thought for a moment, then pulled the blanket over him, completely wrapping Hongli in it. Too lazy to help Hongli get dressed, he simply pulled the man, wrapped like a spring roll, off the bed, hoisted him onto his shoulder, and then, with one hand, unlatched the door and ran out.
Although Hongli knew that someone had carried him away, and he could feel the wind rushing past his ears, he was clearly being taken out of the house.
Zhao Kuangxun carried Hongli out of the county government office, ran to the carriage he had prepared, and threw him inside.
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