Chapter 20

When Li Qiufeng and He Yi walked out, they saw figures flashing in front of them, but Zhou Jingtian and Zhu Ming had arrived. It turned out that Yu Changyuan had not returned for a long time, so he specially sent Zhou and Zhu to meet them.

Zhou Jingtian said: "Third brother, why have you been gone for so long?" He Yi looked horrified and just shook his head and said: "Let's talk about it when we go back."

After a few people came back, Li Qiufeng and He Yi recounted the situation just now. Yu Changyuan and others were dumbfounded, while Yan Dufei lowered his head and said nothing, thoughtfully. Zhuang Hengyun asked about the appearance of the woman again.

But he couldn't figure out which martial arts master in the world he was. Finally, Yu Changyuan said: "The closer we get to the imperial mausoleum, the more powerful the enemy will become. We must be careful."

When Li Qiufeng and Yan Dufei saw everyone going back to rest, they also walked back to their dormitories. Yan Du whispered: "This old thief named Yu is playing tricks."

Li Qiufeng was startled and said, "Brother Yan, do you see anything wrong?"

Yan Dufei sneered and said, "Do you remember when we first arrived at Wuhu Villa, did you hear the sound of the trumpets blown by the defenders of the Imperial Tomb?"

Li Qiufeng thought about it for a moment and said, "Yes, I have indeed heard it."

Yan Dufei said: "This old boy bullied our brothers and led us in such a big circle. Brother Li, you might as well think about it. We can all hear the horn sound of the imperial mausoleum. It is five miles away from the imperial mausoleum."

Hushan Villa is not too far away. But this old thief took us to Tongzhou, I'm afraid he has other plans."

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said: "Brother Yan doesn't know. There are several big mountains to the north of Wuhu Villa. If we want to climb over the mountains, we can say that we will not be able to transport all the gunpowder. Not to mention the distribution of the imperial mausoleum defenders.

There are several places away, some of which are more than a hundred miles away from the imperial mausoleum. The military camp near Wuhu Villa is where supplies are purchased for the imperial mausoleum, so I chose the main road to bypass the mountains, so naturally there is a reason for it."

Yan Dufei said: "I'm afraid that's not entirely true. From what the girl from the Murong family said, Ma Kongkong must have left something important at Wuhu Villa. It's just that he died in the Jinyiwei Prison. Yu Changyuan was so confident that he actually

He swallowed the thing. That Ma Kongkong was a bandit running rampant in the north, so the things he left behind were naturally of great significance. Yu Yuyuan wanted the map from Brother Yu, but he never mentioned what Ma Kongkong left him. His intentions were so sinister.

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Li Qiufeng then told Yan Dufei about the fight with the woman just now, and finally said: "This woman's martial arts is extremely weird, not like the Chinese martial arts. Brother Yan has lived in the northwest for a long time, has he heard of this kind of strange martial arts?

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He demonstrated several moves that the woman had used. Yan Dufei scratched his head and was quite puzzled. Li Qiufeng said: "This woman's moves are not surprising, and her internal strength is extremely poor. She only has good light skills and gestures."

Like lightning, if you are not inferior to the girl from the Murong family you met during the day, if you fight her for the first time, it will be very easy to get her. But if you are wary of her, you only need to use your inner strength to fight her head-on, and there are nine out of ten chances.

Jiu will beat her up and run away. In the martial arts world of the Central Plains, I can't think of any master of any sect who uses this kind of skill."

The two of them talked about it, but still couldn't figure it out, so they finally gave up and lay down to rest.

The next morning, before dawn, everyone had breakfast and then rode on the road.

After walking less than three miles, we could already see the city wall of Tongzhou in the distance. The spies sent by Yu Changyuan yesterday came to report that they had already greeted the Tongzhou garrison and that the garrison soldiers at the south gate and north gate could be released to Wuhu Villa.

The men and horses crossed the city. Yu Yuanyuan thought carefully and divided the carts and villagers into two groups, allowing Zhuang Hengyun, Zhou Jingtian, and Zhu Ming to enter the city first with ten villagers and two carriages, while he took the remaining men and horses.

Then follow.

As expected, the defenders of Tongzhou City got the gold and silver sent by Yu Yuanyuan. When they saw the familiar Zhuang Ding, they winked and let everyone into the city.

Tongzhou is the gateway to the capital and the northernmost end of the Grand Canal. Money and grain transported from the south are transported here through the Grand Canal, and then transported to the capital by land. More than a hundred years have passed since the Yuan Dynasty, and Tongzhou has become the most important place near the capital.

, it was very lively. But everyone did not dare to delay, and went straight to the north gate after entering the city.

After walking for about two sticks of incense, we arrived at the busiest mule and horse market street in Tongzhou City. This street was originally a market for trading mules and horses in Tongzhou City. However, as Tongzhou became increasingly prosperous, the street became too small and crowded, so the Yamen issued an order

The Luoma Market was moved outside the city, but the name was retained and became the street with the most shops in Tongzhou City.

The village man who led the way had already walked the route several times in advance, so he led everyone to this street effortlessly.

At the intersection of Luomashi Street, there is a large archway. On both sides of the archway, squatting a stone lion more than ten feet tall, with teeth and claws spread, the shape is very lifelike. Looking through the middle of the archway, there is a stone lion more than three feet wide.

The street extends straight to the north. There are two-story wooden buildings on both sides of the street. The upper and lower floors are covered with wine flags and signs. The rising sun shines through the gaps in the two-story buildings, reflecting the golden light on the road.

The group walked through the stone archway and headed north.

But after walking a few steps, everyone stopped in unison.

Because they suddenly discovered that there was not even a single person on this street that was supposed to be very lively.

Quiet, heart-stopping quiet.

Yu Changyuan raised his right hand, indicating that everyone was ready to meet the enemy. However, except for the silence, there was not even a single figure. Zhuang Hengyun jumped to a nearby roof with the flag of "Daoxiang Village Restaurant" and looked around. At this time, the morning sun was rising.

, the morning fog has not dissipated, but you can already see the surrounding situation clearly. The entire Luomashi Street is empty, not a single person is around. Zhuang Hengyun stood on the roof and said to Yu Changyuan: "Brother, it's really strange. There is no one in front of me."

No."

Yu Changyuan waved his right hand, and five or six villagers rushed to the shops on the left and right, but these shops were all locked. Zhou Jingtian strode forward, walked to the door of a teahouse, grabbed the door lock with his right hand, and pressed hard

Twist, there was only a "click" sound, and the lock was broken by him. Zhou Jingtian pushed open the store door, held a long sword and walked in. After a while, he came out with a surprised look on his face and said: "There is no one inside, but the teacup

The tea in it is still hot, and it looks like these people haven’t left for long.”
Chapter completed!