Given his current situation, he honestly doesn't remember which direction Yecheng is in.
The merchant was terrified. After being threatened by Shen Shaoyang and led to Kuncheng, he ran away. Fortunately, Shen Shaoyang wasn't too stupid. He stumbled and staggered into Yecheng before nightfall.
Sun Hou originally thought that the trap he had set would be useless, but unexpectedly Shen Shaoyang entered Ye City openly, so he immediately ordered his arrest.
Shen Shaoyang initially intended to take the sword and leave, but he did not expect so many people to rush out and stop him. Although he was only seven or eight years old at the time, he still possessed martial arts skills, and with the Qinghong sword in hand, he exuded a chilling aura.
Unfortunately, even the strongest fists can't fight against overwhelming odds. After sacrificing more than a dozen men, Sun Hou managed to imprison Shen Shaoyang in the dungeon.
Sun Hou immediately sent a messenger on horseback to the capital to deliver the message, indulging in his pipe dream of promotion and wealth.
Unfortunately, a fire completely woke him up.
Late at night, the fire started in the dungeon of the Marquis's mansion.
The wind fanned the flames, and soon the entire mansion was ablaze. In an instant, half the sky over Ye City was bathed in red light, and many people were awakened and ran out of their homes to watch.
The fire was too fierce, and there was no way to save the gold, silver, treasures, and grain from the Marquis's mansion in time.
When Sun Hou was helped out, he saw the raging fire and was so angry that he almost fainted. He roared, "Close all the city gates! I don't want to see anyone alive today! Whoever kills Shen, I'll give him ten thousand taels of gold!"
Upon hearing that there were ten thousand taels of gold, both Sun Hou's subordinates and the onlookers widened their eyes. Ten thousand taels of gold—enough to last a lifetime!
"He's there!" Someone shouted first, and Shen Shaoyang, who had escaped from the Marquis's mansion in the chaos, was discovered.
"Grab him quickly, don't let him get away!"
Inside the city, soldiers and awakened civilians chased after Shen Shaoyang like jackals smelling blood, all for the sake of ten thousand taels of gold.
The entire city of Ye was in chaos.
Because the common people also joined the manhunt, Shen Shaoyang was in a very passive position. In addition, the houses in Ye City were dense, the roads were narrow and difficult to walk on, and there were many side streets.
He wasn't familiar with the area either, and several times he almost got entangled by the Marquis's soldiers or civilians.
He also had more than a dozen wounds of varying sizes on his body.
Finally, he ran to the main road in front of the South Gate.
Suddenly, a whooshing sound came from the air, and Shen Shaoyang was unable to dodge in time and was shot through the left shoulder by an arrow.
After the preparations, Sun Hou summoned thousands of soldiers into the city, fully armed, and finally blocked Shen Shaoyang at the city gate.
On the opposite side of him, hundreds of archers had already drawn their bows, waiting for the order to riddle him with arrows.
"Hahaha, run, you brat! I should have killed you first! Archers, get ready!" Sun Hou rode up on his tall horse and caught up.
Just as he was about to shout for the arrows to be shot.
Suddenly, a loud bang was heard.
Suddenly, a burning carriage smashed open the tightly closed city gate not far away.
Three or four horses pulled a cart laden with straw and crashed into the group of soldiers chasing after Shen Shaoyang. Screams erupted, and flames burst into flames all around.
In an instant, carriages and horses overturned, screams filled the air, and chaos erupted, completely halting the advance of Sun Hou's main force.
Meanwhile, chaos reigned.
A dozen or so riders rushed in at lightning speed. They were all dressed in black, masked, and exuded a murderous aura.
Sun Hou was completely dumbfounded, not knowing who this group of people were.
On the other side, Shen Shaoyang was also on guard, preparing to draw his sword, until he met the almond-shaped eyes of the masked leader and exclaimed in surprise, "Wife!"
Shen Shaoyang, whose eyes had been dull, suddenly seemed to come alive.
Xia Yixin didn't have time to dwell on Shen Shaoyang's nickname at this moment, as the system notification indicated that Shen Shaoyang's health was decreasing rapidly.
A few hours ago, she finally managed to ride back to Kunming at top speed.
The news of Shen Shaoyang's capture has already been spread by that big mouth of Sun Hou.
However, Li Gui was unaware that the arrested Shen Shaoyang was "Da Niu".
After weighing the pros and cons, Xia Yixin borrowed more than a dozen personal guards from Li Gui, changed into night clothes, and came to Yecheng to rescue people.
She saw flames shooting into the sky and heard shouts from afar. The system notification indicated that Shen Shaoyang's health had plummeted to 60.
Left with no other choice, they had to take a gamble and snatch the person away!
The key to attracting talent is speed!
She quickened her pace and in the blink of an eye, she was within ten paces of Shen Shaoyang.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Sun Hou finally came to his senses.
This group of people were also heading towards Shen Shaoyang, and he absolutely couldn't let the cooked duck fly away!
"Kill! Kill them all!"
Sun Hou roared, and his men seemed to wake up from their daze. Ignoring the panicked people around them, they smashed through the carts blocking their way and were less than fifty meters away from Shen Shaoyang in the blink of an eye!
Unfortunately, it was too late for them.
Xia Yixin's plan was not to get entangled in a fight with them.
She didn't dismount, but instead gripped the horse's flanks, leaning almost horizontally to the side, and shouted "Hand!" as she passed in front of Shen Shaoyang.
Shen Shaoyang quickly grabbed her hand and then turned over to sit behind her.
The two rode together on one horse, and in front of Sun Hou's soldiers, they turned their horses around and galloped away towards the city gates.
The other dozen or so men in black also quickly turned their horses around and rode away.
Enraged, Sun Hou led his soldiers out of Ye City, numbering over a thousand.
Sun Hou wasn't without brains. As he sped along, he pondered the identities of this group. The woman in the lead, though dressed in black, appeared petite and slender, and seemed to possess considerable martial arts skills, as she could lift a man with one hand!
How come he has never heard of such a person?
Moreover, she was Shen Shaoyang's accomplice. The Shen family had already fallen from power, and even Shen Shaoyang's personal guards had been killed by him.
The more Sun Hou thought about it, the less he understood.
On the other side, Xia Yixin rode a horse carrying Shen Shaoyang, preparing to use the intricate mountain roads nearby to shake off the group.
It was sunset, but the sky was covered by thick clouds, and the temperature was getting colder and colder. The biting wind stung people's faces.
Xia Yixin had been a general before, so dealing with the incompetent Sun Hou was more than enough for her. She easily led a dozen riders and confused several thousand men.
They dismounted in a secluded grove of trees, letting the horses return on their own, while they ventured deeper into the jungle and followed the mountain path back to Kunming.
"Miss, it's going to snow soon, we need to hurry," a city lord's guard said worriedly, glancing at the sky.
Xia Yixin nodded, pulled Shen Shaoyang, who was still grinning foolishly, to sit down on a rock, and threw him the bandage. "You should bandage yourself up first, and stop grinning like an idiot."
At this moment, the back of Shen Shaoyang's clothes was completely stained red with blood. He was holding the bandage and smiling foolishly when he suddenly saw a sharp light, and his expression changed drastically.
Whoosh—!
A sharp sound pierced the air as it drew nearer, its tip pointing directly at Chen Shaoyang!
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