People nearby: “…………”
Everyone who saw this scene could not help but feel horrified. They dared not say anything, but only hoped that the dark night would pass quickly and that they could return to Zitong as soon as possible. *
Yuan Baifu burst out with a strength almost as strong as Qu Yunmie, kidnapped Xiao Rong and went somewhere unknown. Such an outrageous thing actually happened right under Gao Xunzhi's nose.
Gao Xunzhi couldn't even feel any self-blame or regret at this moment. He went out on horseback in the middle of the night to chase after them. When he found that he had lost them, he didn't go back. He wandered around in the forest like a headless fly for an hour. When it was dawn, Gao Xunzhi didn't know where he was. People around him were persuading him to stop looking and go back first. Everyone else had been sent out, but if they couldn't find them at this time, Yuan Baifu and the others must have run far away.
Gao Xunzhi sat on his horse, pretending he didn't hear what these people said. He repeated, "Kidnap. Kidnap means we still need A Rong. Yuan Baifu wants to use A Rong, so he won't kill him. So there is still time."
This sentence seemed to be Gao Xunzhi's life-saving straw. He would repeat it every once in a while. The people around Gao Xunzhi showed reluctance, but still continued to persuade him: "Mr. Gao, Mr. Xiao is a lucky man. He will be fine. Hanzhong still needs your presence. You should go back first!"
After hearing this, Gao Xunzhi suddenly angrily scolded the person who advised him: "You know shit!"
"Arong is not a lucky person!"
"He has been unlucky all his life! That's why he gets sick and falls into danger time and time again. Don't say such things. Don't say such things in the future!"...
How unlucky would it be to have only three people left in a family?
How unlucky must one be to have to assist the Zhenbei Army, which is looked down upon by everyone, even though he has the talent of a genius?
How unlucky must one be to be chosen by God to be a short-lived ghost who has countless possessions but may lose everything at any time?
So he didn't want to hear others say such things. Luck had never been kind to Xiao Rong. It made Xiao Rong the good luck of the Zhenbei Army and Qu Yunmie, but was unwilling to give Xiao Rong a little. If he really fell to the point where he had to rely on prayers and luck to protect Xiao Rong, then Gao Xunzhi really had no hope at all. ...
All the remaining Zhenbei troops have gone to chase Yuan Baifu, and two thousand of them are heading towards Zitong County. If they fail to catch him, these people will be responsible for reporting the news to Qu Yunmie.
Everyone has tried their best, but Gao Xunzhi knows in his heart that from the moment they lost track, they will never be able to catch up.
At this moment, he was even more at a loss than the day he learned about Yuan Baifu's rebellion. Many possibilities flashed through his mind, including that Yuan Baifu kidnapped Xiao Rong in order to threaten Qu Yunmie.
Honestly speaking, if this were true, Gao Xunzhi would be relieved, because it meant that Yuan Baifu would not kill Xiao Rong, and Qu Yunmie would definitely compromise for Xiao Rong. Even so, it didn't matter. They could withdraw their troops, even if they wanted to retreat back to Chenliu. As long as the people were still there, they would be able to fight back sooner or later.
I’m afraid Yuan Baifu wants more than just this.
Gao Xunzhi's hands couldn't help but tremble when he thought that Yuan Baifu might suddenly change his mind and kill Xiao Rong like he killed Wang Xinyong.
He ordered to go back, but he did not go back to continue to stay in Hanzhong. He wanted to arrange the affairs of Hanzhong and then go to Zitong in person.
If things really reached the most terrible point, even if Gao Xunzhi knew that his power was small, he had to give it a try. He couldn't watch Qu Yunmie destroy the joint efforts of him and Xiao Rong.
Gao Xunzhi didn't even remember how he got back to Hanzhong. Now he could only deal with the things in front of him. The passing of time seemed to have no way of entering his mind. When he arrived in the city, he immediately got off his horse and stumbled forward without even realizing it.
Just at this moment, something happened again.
The North Guard at the city gate came to him in a panic to report: "Prime Minister, there are troops attacking the north gate!"
When Xiao Rong woke up, he was already imprisoned in Zitong County.
The prison was heavily guarded by soldiers, all of whom were Yuan Baifu's confidants. Yuan Baifu brought the person back, but did not let Shen Yangrui's men interfere at all. If Shen Yangrui scolded him, Yuan Baifu would not react at all. Anyway, he would not let outsiders get close to Xiao Rong.
Shen Yangrui felt something was wrong. This time, Yuan Baifu's toughness seemed not to be pretended, and his expression was different from the past. Shen Yangrui had a hunch that if he insisted on going against Yuan Baifu, Yuan Baifu might really break up with him.
This won't work. Now is the critical moment to jointly repel Qu Yunmie. If Yuan Baifu turns against us, Shen Yangrui will really have no chance of winning.
So he gave in, but Yuan Baifu no longer showed that look of a smug villain. He looked very calm, just hummed, and then asked Shen Yangrui about the battle situation outside. …………
Qu Yunmie had already arrived outside Zitong City. He didn't know how many miles away Xiao Rong was, and Xiao Rong didn't know where he was.
Covering his aching head, Xiao Rong looked at the guards outside in confusion. He was still slowly reacting, and at this moment, he heard someone calling him.
"Xiao Situ, are you okay?"
Only a few people knew about Xiao Rong's promotion to Situ. Since the official document had not been issued, Xiao Rong did not let Qu Yunmie announce it widely. Apart from He Tingzhi, who was boasted about by him, only those who were close to Xiao Rong knew about it.
He looked blankly in the direction where the sound came from. Xiao Rong might have a concussion, so he was a beat slow in everything he did.
It took him a while to recognize who this bruised and battered man dressed like a homeless person was: "Yao... Yao Xian?"
Across the cell, Yao Xian breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm glad you're okay. When that bastard Yuan Baifu threw you in, I thought you were going to die."
Xiao Rong then remembered what happened last night. He fainted before he could see who that person was. Now that he knew it was Yuan Baifu, the sequelae of the concussion gradually subsided, and Xiao Rong immediately figured out the whole story.
Then, his expression changed.
Unlike Gao Xunzhi, he was not afraid that Yuan Baifu wanted to kill him, but he was afraid that Yuan Baifu would use him to threaten Qu Yunmie. He immediately opened his mouth and wanted to ask Yao Xian more questions, but the guard outside suddenly came over and slammed the prison bars with the handle of the knife: "Shut up! If you don't behave, I will beat you up again!"*
Not long after Qu Yunmie arrived, when the soldiers were setting up camp, he stared gloomily at the city gate of Zitong. After a moment, he called Dongfang Jin over and told him something.
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