Chapter 372 Leaving the City
Luo Qinghan said slowly: "Not everyone will believe what you say, not to mention that Qiu Yuan will not give you a chance to speak."
Xiao Lingfeng became more and more nervous: "You mean, Qiu Yuan won't let us go?"
"He will not let go of anyone who might affect his plans."
For a scheming person like Qiu Yuan, only dead people are the most reliable.
Xiao Lingfeng was speechless.
He felt a chill in his heart.
He thought that this trip with the prince was a great opportunity to climb the social ladder.
But he didn't expect that he would step into a trap dug by others.
Now there is a hurdle before him.
As long as you take this step, there will be a bright future ahead.
But if he can't get through, he will die here.
The atmosphere in the room became solemn.
There was suddenly a noise outside the window.
Luo Qinghan happened to be sitting by the window. He looked out and saw the Chixiao Army on the street at a glance.
The Chixiao Army was holding portraits and searching house to house.
It looks like they will find this teahouse soon.
Luo Qinghan stood up: "Let's go."
They walked out of the private room and quietly left the teahouse through the back door.
Out of the back door is a quiet alley.
They walked out along the alley.
Xiao Lingfeng asked as he walked: "Your Highness, what should we do next?"
The Chixiao Army is now searching the entire city for them, and they have nowhere to hide.
Luo Qinghan said without even turning his head: "We need to find a way to get out of the city. We need to look for external help."
They only had two thousand Yulin Guards and were no match for the Chixiao Army. In this situation of severe imbalance in strength, once they were caught, they would have no way out and would not even have a chance to struggle.
If they want to turn the situation around, they must seek external help.
The first step in finding external aid is to leave the city.
Xiao Lingfeng: "But the city gate has been blocked. How can we get out with so many of us?"
There was a wooden cart parked at the entrance of the alley, with two large泔水桶 on it.
Luo Qinghan stopped and looked at the泔水桶 in front of him. He seemed a little disgusted, but still frowned and spoke.
"You can use this as cover."
…
There are four gates in Panyun City, and each gate is heavily guarded.
Due to the order of the eldest son Qiu Yuan, all four city gates are now blocked, allowing only entry but not exit.
But even so, many people gathered at the city gate, hoping that the officers and soldiers would be flexible and let them out.
Some of them originally lived outside the city and came into the city today to do some business. However, as soon as they turned around, the city gate was blocked and now they couldn't get out even if they wanted to.
If they had money to stay in an inn, it would be fine, but how could those poor people afford to stay in an inn? They could only find a way to leave the city and go home.
Some people have to leave the city for urgent matters.
This group of people gathered at the city gate and surrounded the group of soldiers. Those who had money gave them money, and those who had no money begged for mercy. Anyway, they just wanted to get out of the city.
The officers and soldiers were annoyed and threatened them in a harsh tone, which made those people calm down a little.
But the silence didn't last long.
After a while, those people started making noise again.
A good city gate has turned into a vegetable market.
Just then, a cart loaded with slop buckets slowly drove over. The person pulling the cart was a middle-aged man wearing a straw hat and a coarse cloth short coat, and he was accompanied by two strong young men.
The officers and soldiers stopped them and shouted at them.
"Today you are only allowed to enter the city gate, not leave. Hurry and leave!"
The middle-aged man pulling the cart raised his head slightly and showed a flattering smile.
"Sir, please be kind. We are responsible for transporting the swill. We must send it out of the city, otherwise it will stink and we won't be able to report to you."
"Don't tell me this, I don't care, just get out of here!"
After saying that, the officer and soldier reached out and pushed the other person, trying to push him away.
Unexpectedly, this push failed to move it forward.
The officer and soldier looked up in surprise and met each other's eyes.
The next moment, he was grabbed by the collar and thrown onto the city wall!
…
Qiu Yuan and the man in blue led their men to inspect the city gates one by one.
According to the calculations of the young man in green, the prince would most likely try to sneak out of the city, so they had to be extra careful.
There were screams and cries coming from the front, as if someone was making a disturbance.
When Qiu Yuan and the young man in blue heard the noise, they immediately ordered the driver to speed up.
The carriage galloped forward and stopped near the city gate.
Qiu Yuan and the young man in blue jumped off the carriage and saw several soldiers lying on the ground at the city gate. Many of them were fighting with others, and the sounds of weapons clashing could be heard one after another.
The people around were frightened and panicked. Some kept retreating, trying to avoid the battle area to avoid being affected.
Some brave people seized the opportunity and ran out of the city during the chaos.
The whole scene was in chaos.
Qiu Yuan raised his hand, and the palace guards following behind them immediately rushed out to help the officers and soldiers arrest those who were causing trouble.
The officer pointed at a middle-aged man wearing a conical hat and said.
"It was him! He was the one who started the trouble! He insisted on carrying the swill out of the city, and when we didn't let him leave, he beat people up!"
Qiu Yuan walked over and lifted the hat off the middle-aged man's head. Only then did he see his appearance clearly and couldn't help but smile.
"Who was it? It turned out to be General Xiao!"
At this time, Xiao Lingfeng was pinned to the ground by two palace guards, with his hands tied behind his back, unable to move.
He raised his head and grinned: "Young Master, long time no see."
Qiu Yuan: "Since General Xiao is here, the prince should be nearby, right?"
When Xiao Lingfeng heard this, the smile on his face froze.
"Your Highness is not here!"
Qiu Yuan sneered, walked to the side of the cart, raised his hand and knocked on the泔水桶 on the cart.
"Your Highness, please come out."
Nothing happens.
Qiu Yuan glanced at the guards around him.
The guards understood and immediately took the swill bucket out of the car. Then they opened the lid, only to find that it was empty.
When Qiu Yuan saw this, his expression changed.
He immediately turned his head to look at Xiao Lingfeng and asked harshly.
"Where is the prince?"
Xiao Lingfeng laughed again, his tone full of mockery: "I've already told you that His Highness is not here, why don't you believe it?"
Qiu Yuan wanted to ask more, but was stopped by the man in green.
"My Lord, don't be fooled by him. He is deliberately trying to attract your attention. If I am not mistaken, the prince should have already taken advantage of the chaos to sneak out of the city. He hasn't gone far yet. If you send someone to chase him immediately, you should be able to catch up with him."
Qiu Yuan reacted and stopped arguing with Xiao Lingfeng. He immediately gathered his men and ordered them to go out of the city to hunt down the prince.
In order to ensure the capture of the prince, he specially sent out his carefully trained death squad, a total of fifty people.
There are not many people, but all of them are masters and are completely loyal to Qiu Yuan.
(End of this chapter)
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