Chapter 327 Black Shop
Su Qianqian almost laughed when she saw Qin Yi's expression, and her anxious mood was relieved. This military advisor was really funny. If he didn't say a word, he would not be associated with the word "military advisor" at all.
"What advice do you have, sir?" Su Qianqian asked, trying not to laugh.
"Since this white horse is injured and has delayed your journey, why not ask the store to give you a good horse? Wouldn't that make everyone happy?"
Qin Yi said this and turned to look at the owner of the shoe shop.
The owner of the foot shop changed his expression instantly, and stared at Qin Yi with a changing look in his eyes:
"Sir, you are joking. I make a living from this shoe shop, but I can't even earn enough to buy a good horse in a year. How can I get a horse to give to you?"
"How dare the store owner open this black shop and steal the customers' good horses when he doesn't have any good horses?" Qin Yi pointed to the foot shop in front.
When Qin Shiliu heard this, he stepped forward, drew his sword, and pressed it against the shopkeeper's neck.
"Sir, please spare my life. I..."
"If you keep lying to me, you won't have to keep one ear to yourself. You won't know how to tell the truth if you keep listening to lies."
Qin Yi's voice was already low, and at this moment it was even colder.
[He really is worthy of being the military advisor of the Qin family army. The owner of this foot shop is actually running a black shop, but it has never been discovered.
Most of the people who come here are guests who want to stay overnight or replenish fodder for their horses. If they are not gangsters or soldiers, they will take action.
Good horses are easy to sell at a high price, and they are connected with the government to share the profits. Even if they are discovered and sent to the government, the matter will be left unresolved. 】
The system then uncovered the secrets of the foot shop owner.
[It turned out to be a den of officials and bandits. It was like I was hunting geese all day and got blinded by geese. They thought I was a rich young man with a lot of money and a stupid mind. I should just consider myself unlucky if I lost my horse. I didn't expect that the whole room was full of officials and soldiers. Hehe...]
Su Qianqian also found it funny. Since it was a black shop that specialized in stealing horses, they should have good horses.
"Sir, since that's what you said, I'll just admit my bad luck. Please enjoy your meal while I order someone to get the horse..."
"If you hurt our young master's short-legged horse, you should find a docile short-legged horse like this. Our young master doesn't like tall and big horses."
Qin Yi glanced at Su Qianqian and reminded the shopkeeper.
"Okay, I'll do my best! But since you don't have any losses, please let my men go. I'll prepare all the fodder for them. I'll consider it as making friends."
The shopkeeper gritted his teeth and agreed, while bargaining.
"Okay, let you go. Go find a horse. If you delay my business, I will burn down your shady shop."
Su Qianqian said this coldly, picked up her robe and went back to the front yard of the store to wait.
Qin Shiliu was worried, so he sent someone to watch the horses. He followed Qin Yi and Su Qianqian back to the store and did not dare to eat the food or soup in the store.
Su Qianqian was not afraid. She asked the waiter to serve more hot soup. After testing it to see if it was poisonous, she told everyone to eat quickly.
Half an hour later, the shopkeeper came in and said that the horse had been delivered.
Everyone finished eating and rested for a while. Su Qianqian got up and went out. She saw a chestnut pony with smooth and beautiful fur tied under a tree in the yard.
Su Qianqian walked over and tentatively touched the horse's neck. The pony dodged slightly, then looked at Su Qianqian with its big eyes.
"Are you a male or a female? If you were a girl..."
"Neigh..." Xiaobai's neighing interrupted Su Qianqian's words. It turned out that the secret guards were getting ready to set off and were leading Xiaobai out of the stable.
Xiaobai's injury did not affect his elegant gait. He walked up to the chestnut horse, tilted his head to look at it, and there was another "neigh" sound, but the sound was much smaller.
"You are indeed a little girl. I'll leave it to you from now on. Please give me a ride until Xiaobai's leg injury heals."
Su Qianqian whispered to the chestnut horse, then wrapped her face, grabbed the reins and climbed onto the horse. She tried to control the chestnut horse for a circle before she gave the order to set off with confidence.
Perhaps it was because all ponies of this breed were docile, and the chestnut horse was as smart and docile as Xiaobai, and did not resist Su Qianqian. Xiaobai followed beside her all the way, without falling behind at all because of his leg injury.
After traveling day and night, they finally reached Yunhe Mountain when the sun was about to set the next day.
Although Su Qianqian was covered in dust and her eyes were red from staying up all night, she looked at the endless mountains. Her legs were numb but she did not feel tired.
"Master Su, I will use a special method to contact the Marquis. This road passes through Yunhe Mountain and reaches Pingyu City. If we still can't see the Marquis's team along the way and can't contact them, I'm afraid there must be something strange in this mountain."
Qin Shiliu was worried, and only then did he truly believe that Su Qianqian's guess might have really happened.
The carrier pigeons released along the way came back with no news, and the scouts sent by Qin Hanzhang were also nowhere to be seen. It can be seen that they at least did not leave Yunhe Mountain.
However, the last message received was sent from Pingyu, which clearly informed that troops should be sent to Yunhe Mountain on the next night!
Qin Yi looked solemn, but remained calm: "Yunhe Mountain was once a place where the remnants of the previous dynasty held out. I had only 10,000 soldiers to stop 50,000 Daqi soldiers outside the valley. I underestimated the enemy and did not remind you, sir."
"The military advisor should not be blamed for this. The Wanwu Shengcai Association is just a civilian organization. How can it be compared with the Golden Armor Guards led by the last emperor of the previous dynasty? Moreover, there was also the great general Milu who swore to follow him to the death."
Qin Shiliu spoke up for Qin Yi at this time.
"Yeah." Su Qianqian showed her lips and her voice became even hoarser.
She also learned about the story of the last emperor of the previous dynasty and Milu from the original owner's memory. These were all official histories written by the historians of this dynasty, and there was no way to know whether they were true or false.
However, even if the Jinjiawei and Milu put up a desperate resistance, they would never be confused with civilian organizations. This was something Su Qianqian also understood.
So why did Qin Hanzhang disappear here?
There is no time to guess the reason. The only way to solve the mystery is to find Qin Hanzhang.
The secret guards followed Qin Yi's deployment and dispersed into Yunhe Mountain in various directions. Qin Shiliu vigilantly stood by Su Qianqian and Qin Yi and continued along the official road.
An hour later, the sky had completely darkened. Qin Shiliu kept using a bamboo whistle to convey messages to the secret guards, and his expression became more and more anxious.
Another half hour passed, and in the darkness, Qin Shiliu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he reported in a low voice: "Master Su, Military Advisor, we found the mark left by our people on the hillside on the right."
"Keep searching following the marks, and we will follow."
Su Qianqian looked up the hillside, dismounted, opened the water bag and drank a sip of water, wiped the corners of her mouth with her sleeve, stretched her stiff body, and walked up the hillside along the rugged path.
"Mr. Su, you can rest here. We will come back to pick you up after we find the Marquis..."
Qin Shiliu was a little worried about Su Qianqian. Not to mention that she was a frail woman, even the military advisor was exhausted at this time.
[If Qin Hanzhang is in danger, a moment’s delay could cost him his whole life…] Su Qianqian didn’t reply, but she inexplicably thought of this sentence in her heart.
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