Chapter 412 I spared you, but who will spare me?
Those who were unable to escape temporarily hid on the spot as Sang Zhixia said. Sang Zhixia also took Ling Chu and three guards and temporarily hid in an abandoned farmhouse beside Guanye Road.
Time passed without a trace, and everyone was secretly praying that the pursuing troops would not set foot here because the mountain torrents had destroyed the official road.
But praying is useless.
Cheng Shisan, who had gone out to explore the way, ran back quickly, with fine beads of cold sweat on his forehead. "Boss, there are traces of people searching eight miles ahead, and they are approaching this way."
"Eight miles..."
Sang Zhixia secretly bit the tip of her tongue, lowered her eyes and said, "Have you left the clues you should have left?"
"When will the city receive news of our movements?"
"The news will be delivered to the Ancheng Inn in half an hour at most. As long as the young master and his men enter Ancheng, they will know everything."
"That's good."
Sang Zhixia puffed out her cheeks and exhaled, her fingertips cold from nervousness, but she remained calm as she spoke, "Eight miles is still too far."
"Wait a little longer."
Wait until the pursuers get closer, then create obvious traces to lead people forward.
The more attention they attract from pursuers in front, the safer the people hiding behind will be.
Ling Chu and Cheng Shisan looked at each other, struggled for a while, and could only lower their heads in agreement.
Half an hour later, Cheng Shisan, who had been exploring the road for the second time, landed with a leap. His words were filled with an unspeakable tension: "Boss, less than three miles away."
In order to attract people, Sang Zhixia asked Ling Chu and others to leave a lot of half-true and half-false traces, which looked like they were meant to confuse the other party, leaving traces everywhere.
The people who were tracking them followed the traces all the way up. They needed to distinguish the true and false traces they saw on the road to dispel the other party's doubts and make people more convinced that the people who were fleeing in a panic were the ones who kidnapped Qi Yan'er.
But the traces left behind will eventually turn into a sharp knife pointing directly at Sang Zhixia.
Sang Zhixia couldn't avoid it.
Sang Zhixia stood up, holding the dagger in her hand. She smiled helplessly, but her expression was indescribably carefree. "Almost."
"The road ahead is difficult and dangerous, and the pursuers are constantly on our trail. The later we are caught, the more time we have to wait. Everyone, please follow me in this dangerous situation, but remember to protect your own lives."
"I've escaped with my life. I'll discuss my achievements later when I get back."
"drive!"
"There's blood here!"
An excited shout drew the attention of those who had rushed over. Military Advisor Hao, eager to atone for his mistake, waved his hand excitedly and said to the search leader, "Look, Master Chen, I told you to chase them this way!"
"The bandits who kidnapped Qi Yan'er must be right ahead!"
Lord Chen, Bai Chengren's trusted confidant, looked down at the rag held high in Advisor Hao's hands, his voice unrecognizable as emotion. "We've seen a lot of similar things along the way. Are you sure this belongs to Qi Yan'er?"
"Of course I'm sure!"
Military Advisor Hao roared anxiously, "Qi Yan'er is no longer a human being. The stench of rotting skin and flesh fills my nose. Her wounds have been festering and bleeding for years. Even if I get close, I can smell the stench of rotting flesh."
"This is definitely the place where Qi Yan'er stayed!"
The doubts in Lord Chen's heart were shattered by his solemn oath. In addition, the person who rushed to the front to explore the way turned back and said that he had found traces of people ahead. He decisively ordered: "Chase!"
"We must capture him today and report back to the Governor!"
The further the pursuers advanced, the more numerous and obvious the crude concealment tactics became.
Military Advisor Hao found the bloodstains hidden by the branches and weeds and sneered grimly, "You think you can deceive us with just this little trick?"
"That's it, chase!"
The troops that tracked down the people out of the city no longer split up. They joined together into one and rushed towards the only road ahead with a clear goal.
Someone fell behind and fell to the end of the team. The people next to him quickly grabbed him and said, "Don't just stand there. Hurry and catch up!"
The man who was pulled up stumbled with a dirty, muddy face, and bared his white teeth in a bitter smile: "Brother, I really can't hold on any longer."
"I just came down from Huwei Mountain with the Governor-General. I barely had time to catch my breath when I was sent to search for Qi Yan'er. I really..."
"Shut up!"
The person who was pulling him glanced forward in horror and whispered, "You can't say that!"
"You look unfamiliar, so I'm afraid you're new here. Don't be ignorant of the rules. If you're slow at this critical moment, it could be fatal. Don't blame me for not reminding you!"
The person who was speaking was afraid that his extra kindness would burden him, so he hurried forward after he finished speaking.
The tall man, claiming he couldn't hold on any longer, put his hands on his hips and sighed, then grabbed the hem of his clothes and quickly chased after him.
In the inconspicuous gap at the end of the team, a tall man with muddy face had cold eyes and said in a very soft voice: "The one in front is not Qi Yan'er."
Immediately afterwards, Song Liu, who also pretended to be tired, shuddered suddenly. He felt that every word that was about to roll out of his mouth was hot. He opened his mouth repeatedly but did not dare to say out his guess.
Xu Yu pursed his lips in an ambiguous manner and said nothing.
It's Zhi Zhi.
The person who was being chased by these people and had to flee everywhere was Sang Zhixia.
Song Liu quickly glanced ahead and said in a low voice, suppressing his nervousness, "The boss dares to take such a risk, so he must have some hidden card that no one else knows about."
"Let's follow them all the way. If anything unexpected happens, we will definitely be able to rescue the boss in the first place."
Song Liu was extremely grateful at this moment that he did not take the opportunity to stay in Ancheng when Bai Chengren ordered him to stay temporarily. Instead, he followed the people who were pursuing him out.
Otherwise, they would be trapped in the city, and I'm afraid...
Xu Yu lowered his head, took quick breaths, and said nothing. He was inconspicuous among the exhausted pursuers, and no one noticed the marks he left along the way.
At the same time, martial law was imposed everywhere in Ancheng.
Old Qi, who was forced to go down the mountain, stayed in the inn. The inn was full of people left by Bai Chengren, but no one dared to approach rashly.
When Old Qi was furious, he dared to throw Bai Chengren off his horse in front of hundreds of people. If he was not careful, he would attract countless poisonous snakes.
Such an old poisonous creature is troublesome no matter where he is. No one wants to die unless it is absolutely necessary.
Bai Chengren arranged the rest of his affairs and went upstairs. Seeing the door wide open but only Old Qi in the room, he turned and went to the compartment with a gloomy expression: "What's going on?"
The guard smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, I dare not go in."
"The four people who were sent in first are all dead. We can only keep the doors and windows open to guard them. Otherwise..."
Bai Chengren paused, suppressing his anger and saying, "Where's Mr. Hu?"
"Mmmmm!"
“Mmm…”
"No noise!"
The person who had answered earlier slapped Hu Wei's face in the face, interrupting his plea. He said coldly, "How can you make a scene in front of the Lord?"
"If you don't shut up, I'll pull out your tongue right now!"
Hu Wei was tied up tightly. After being slapped, the rag gagged in his mouth fell off. He quickly crawled towards Bai Chengren like a maggot: "Sir, please forgive me, I..."
"Forgive you?"
"If I spare you, who will spare me?"
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