Qi Guze's side was short-handed, and even the torches seemed dim in comparison.
As for the enemy, they had a massive army, fully armed.
But Qi Guze was not afraid at all; instead, he looked at the other party with an icy expression.
"You, you, you, you, you, you, you, you..."
Wang Ping'an gritted his teeth, still clueless about who the other person was. "Who are you? Have we met before?"
"I know it would be extremely difficult for someone as lowly as you, a mere ninth-rank official, to even see me. You should be the one surrendering now."
"I……"
At that very moment, Xu Yuehuai's team arrived.
"Brother Qi."
In the darkness, the girl's voice was incredibly clear, like a nightingale's song. Qi Guze turned around, but a huge frown appeared between his brows.
This is an extremely dangerous moment. Why did she come so rashly? "I didn't mean for you to stay in the back."
"I'm worried about your safety." It's clear from the situation that they are outnumbered and outgunned; a single misstep could lead to total defeat.
But Qi Guze didn't seem worried.
"Brother Qi..."
Xu Yuehuai glanced at Qi Guze, as if she wanted to say something.
But he swallowed the words back. Instead, Qi Guze laughed and pointed at the other side, "They're all paper tigers. They brought this upon themselves. Our people will be here soon."
"Your people?"
Clearly, this guy wasn't so easily fooled anymore. He chuckled coldly and pointed at Qi Guze, "So this is one of your people. If your people are really here, wouldn't it be better to let them kill me?"
"Killing you," Xu Yuehuai knew that stalling for time was the only expedient measure. She took a deep breath. "It would be easy, of course, but killing you would be less effective than sending you to the imperial court. The court will handle this matter impartially. You have harmed countless wandering souls in these surrounding villages. Their families are living in constant fear because of you. The court will definitely deal with this matter properly."
"Hahaha," Wang Ping'an laughed wildly, pointing to his chest, "Then let the imperial court come, let the emperor come! Let me tell you the truth, the emperor has never come to our Wuming County. We are in poverty here, and the conditions are not good. How could the emperor, who is used to a life of luxury, possibly see us?"
Wang Ping'an's eyes revealed primal grief and sorrow.
Qi Guze and Xu Yuehuai looked at each other in bewilderment.
Qi Guze suddenly smiled and approached Xu Yuehuai mysteriously.
He whispered two words in her ear, words that were like a magic spell, or a stabilizing force, giving Xu Yuehuai a sense of security.
"They're here!"
Although Xu Yuehuai had no idea what had happened or when the army had come from, the mere mention of "arrived" invigorated her.
At the same time, Xu Yuehuai turned around and gestured behind him.
Old Ma Shao noticed Xu Yuehuai's strange actions and asked A Qi, "What does this mean, three knives?"
"This means there's no problem. Let's learn it too."
"Okay, okay, I got it."
Wang Ping'an was still spouting nonsense when, in the next moment, an arrow fell from the sky and pierced through his hair. At that moment, Wang Ping'an shuddered as he looked into the unknown darkness.
It seemed as if a vast army was lurking in the darkness.
But he saw nothing.
Immediately afterwards, everyone seemed to hear rustling sounds, the sound of armor rubbing together, the sound of clothes touching as people stood up.
The sound was very loud, which proved that there were indeed many people lying in ambush not far away.
However, it is unknown when they arrived.
At this critical moment, Wang Ping'an hurriedly hid behind a deputy general. His face was ashen, and he wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground.
"Capture them alive..."
In fact, the magistrate of Ping'an County had received the intelligence sent by Tie Xiong three days earlier. The contents of this intelligence were so shocking that Pei Xuan found it completely unbelievable after reading it.
"you……"
Pei Xuan stared at Tie Xiong for a long, long time. "Are you really someone close to His Highness?"
"yes."
"How long has Your Highness been here?"
"It's been three months."
Tie Xiong answered fluently, and then took out the token. Pei Xuan, who had seen the world, was terrified when he saw the white jade tiger. He knelt down respectfully and said, "Your Highness! I wonder what business Your Highness has come here? If I can help Your Highness, please just say the word."
"His Highness means that the greatest help you can give is to keep quiet and not let anyone know that he is here. You have been an official for many years, working diligently and cautiously. His Highness thinks it is time to promote you."
Pei Xuan was indeed a good official who was honest and upright.
One year, Heping County was hit by floods, and the people suffered a complete crop failure.
Despite the risk of being beheaded, Pei Xuan opened the granary and distributed relief grain to the people. When the court reprimanded him, it was only through Qi Guze's intercession that he was spared death.
Pei Xuan had never met Qi Guze.
He also found it strange that these royal relatives would remember someone as insignificant as him. Then Tie Xiong continued, "They have a large number of people. In order to ensure Your Highness's safety, we must go all out. Not only will you take your fully armed body, but people from several nearby counties will also have to go."
"Yes, yes."
They told me a time and I went.
Pei Xuan of Heping County immediately mustered his troops.
Since Heping County is quite a distance from Wuming County, Pei Xuan of Heping County began his journey after all preparations were completed. After only a short while, the rest of the troops followed.
They gathered together and headed towards Wuming County.
Hidden in the darkness were Tie Xiong's soldiers, a well-trained group completely different from the makeshift, makeshift armed force.
Tie Xiong was enraged when Wang Ping'an shouted loudly, and shooting his hair bun at this moment was a warning.
The soldiers watched helplessly as Wang Ping'an was ambushed, and they were filled with dread.
"Protect this county! Quickly! Protect this county!"
Wang Ping'an was terrified and collapsed, cowering behind his horse. Several lieutenants quickly moved closer and protected Wang Ping'an behind them.
Soon, shouts filled the mountains and fields, and by the time everyone realized what was happening, soldiers were everywhere.
Ah Qi was shocked when he saw this. He pointed to the lights in the distance and said to Old Ma Shao, "Oh my, we really do have a support group."
Old Ma Shao turned around and shouted with a sigh of relief, "Gentlemen, gentlemen, now you can all see clearly and understand that they are all our people. We are about to win a great victory. Now go and help them."
"yes."
Soon, the shouts echoed through the mountains and valleys.
Even though Wang Ping'an had many subordinates, they all felt a chill when they saw this. Wang Ping'an was a smart man and knew that continuing the entanglement might not be beneficial.
As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows, and in reality, Wang Ping'an still has many places to stay near Wuming County. Now, all he needs to do is escape the hail of bullets.
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