A group of people intercepted the welcoming delegation head-on. It was said that they were special envoys sent by the Senate.
"Master Feng, don't make things difficult for us. Leave Ouyang Heng and Ouyang Bo to us. We will send them back to the Senate safely without any trouble." A fat official pulled Feng Run to him.
aside.
"Master Wu, didn't I tell you? Ouyang Heng and Ouyang Bo are really not in my team. They left a few days ago." Feng Run spread his hands with a look of helplessness.
Mr. Wu's expression changed slightly. He just thought that Feng Run was playing a double act in front of Ding Kui and deliberately used excuses to frustrate him.
"Then, where are they going? How to contact the people escorting them?" he asked Feng Run.
"I don't know, my men didn't follow. To tell you the truth, Ouyang Heng seems to be going to a relative, so the Ouyang family will naturally follow her. The distinguished guest of Shaodian Kingdom is worried about their safety, so he specially sent a magician
Escort. As for how to contact the magician? Do you think they will tell me?" Feng Run deliberately turned his back to Ding Kui's direction and said.
This makes it appear that he and Mr. Wu are in the same group.
"Oh! How could you let the guests from Shaodian Kingdom leave the mission?" Mr. Wu didn't quite believe it, but he could also see that there really were no Ouyang Heng or Ouyang Bo in the team, so they had already been prepared.
Feng Run replied calmly, "If it were an ordinary person, I would definitely keep a close eye on it, but that is a magician. I want to send someone to escort him when he leaves. Lord Qianyou refused, and instead said that my people are a burden. You
What can I do?"
"..."
The two of them muttered on the roadside for a while before Master Wu left with his men.
Feng Run returned to the team, smiled bitterly at Ding Kui and said, "You are right, the Senate has indeed come to us to ask for someone."
"They just came today. Judging from their tired appearance, they must have arrived overnight. In other words, the investigators who investigated the case arrived at Jiahe County as early as yesterday. They were only three days ahead of our team. It was just to go through the procedures."
Ding Kui held a piece of wild grass in his mouth and looked at the retreating troops with mocking eyes.
"Have the Ouyang family arrived?"
Ding Kui turned to look at Feng Run and said with a smile, "You overestimate me. They have been gone for several days. This is not my territory. I really can't figure it out."
When he took away Ouyang Heng and Ouyang Bo, someone must have guessed his intention, and Shouyang City would probably find a way to stop him. As long as the two important witnesses were officially required to be taken away, he had no reason to refuse, so Ouyang Heng
It was not safe for him and Ouyang Bo to follow the large army.
After they left Jiahe County, Ding Kui asked Qian You to protect the Ouyang family and leave the team, taking a small road to Shouyang City.
After all, the Ouyang family is a family with a history of thousands of years. There are still relatives and friends in the capital. After Ouyang Heng arrives, there will be someone to help him, and his safety and concealment are guaranteed.
"Do we still need to release the scouts?" Along the way, Fengrun released the scouts according to the standard of wartime marches.
"Let it go! It's safer. We have learned from the experience of the Great Falls, so don't be too troublesome." Ding Kui was afraid of being tricked by others.
They were also very particular about where they chose to rest. They chose a single-door courtyard away from the crowd, with guards guarding the outside. Everyone had to pass through to enter the inner circle. Local officials would not go to banquets, and the consort Martin Kui could receive them cordially and follow them.
You chat, and then nothing happens.
After another safe day, Feng Run asked Ding Kui to discuss, "Go as fast as possible tomorrow so that you can reach Shouyang City before dark."
Ding Kui touched his chin and said, "There's not much difference between arriving a day earlier or arriving a little later, but others must think we want to go faster, so I'll just go slower."
"The closer you are to the capital, the more informants there are. If you take it slow, you still can't avoid people's surveillance." Feng Run wanted to put down the burden of welcoming guests as soon as possible.
Ding Kui suddenly asked, "Didn't you say that all my friends and enemies have gathered in Shouyang City?"
"Uh, I think I said that."
"Yes." Ding Kui pulled off a beard and crushed it into powder with his fingers. "We're here. Jiman wants to go out of the city to greet us, right?"
"His affairs are under the control of the clan, I don't know." Feng Run was least willing to witness Ding Kui and Ji Man meeting, and would rather they fight to death where he couldn't see them.
"so be it……"
"What are they doing?" Shaodian Luan accidentally saw Ding Kui and Feng Run sneaking around.
Ding Fen replied, "Let's make arrangements for tomorrow."
"Does he also want to think about the itinerary?" Shaodian Luan noticed Ding Kui's movements, "He is making bad plans again."
Ding Kui walked over with a smile and said, "Madam, would you like to play a game tomorrow?"
"what game?"
"hide and seek."
"..."
The next day, the welcoming mission did not set off until close to noon.
As soon as they entered the Shouyang City checkpoint, the team split into two and became two teams, one walking east and one walking west. As they walked, the two teams split into two again and became four.
The team moved towards Shouyang City.
"What? They are divided into four teams? Which team are Ding Kui and Shaodian Luan in? I don't know, why don't you go check it out!" Hengzhu received the news from his subordinates.
His people had been following the welcoming delegation, and Ding Kui's every move was reported to him.
"Hmph! Zhao Gang must have alarmed this little naughty boy. No, I have to discuss it with those people and change the original plan." Hengzhu went out immediately.
Each of the four welcoming teams, each with more than 200 people, stopped half a day away from Shouyang City and set up campsites in the wild.
At a certain campsite, Ding Kui brought a plate of grilled meat skewers to Shao Dianluan, "Have a try, it's been a long time since I cooked." He picked up a skewer and put it in his mouth.
Shaodianluan, with her sharp eyesight and quick hands, grabbed the meat skewers and said, "Isn't it for me to eat? Why don't you eat it yourself first!" She took a small bite first and thought it tasted good, then took big bites of the skewers.
"Be careful of scalding! Oh, I forgot, you are not afraid of scalding at all." Ding Kui watched his wife eating meat with a smile, "She is indeed the number one beauty in our country. She eats skewers so elegantly, and she eats a lot without gaining weight.
"
"This little mouth is covered with honey! What's the conspiracy?" Shao Dianluan was very helpful.
"Where's the conspiracy? It hurts to see a distinguished guest of yours squatting in the wild having sex."
"It's not because of you."
"Hey, there might be a girl coming to pick us up tomorrow." Ding Kui wiped the oil stains from the corners of his wife's mouth with a handkerchief.
"Hmm?" Shao Dianluan stabbed Ding Kui in the chest with an iron stick, "Is there any girl you know in Shouyang City?"
"This should be called no acquaintance without fighting."
"who?"
"Haha, if she comes tomorrow, you will know."
"Why does this meat taste so bad?"
"Don't be like this, give me some face."
"I am the guest of honor, you have to pick me up first!" Shao Dianluan picked up another skewer.
"..."
No one went to the four campsites to cause trouble, but the people watching were wandering around in a swaggering manner, clearly trying to tell Ding Kui, "I'm watching you."
Late at night, the fire in the campsite suddenly went out and merged with the surrounding darkness.
A few brave observers approached with torches to see what was going on, but the fire went out as soon as it entered the camp, and no one came back. The others panicked and immediately stayed away from the camp.
It wasn't until dawn that someone sneaked closer to the camp. Suddenly, a dozen knights rushed out of the camp and rushed towards Shouyang City.
"Hurry up and chase!"
"You stay, there are still people in the camp."
"I'm watching, you chase!"
…
The monitors were in chaos for a while, and finally a group of people chased them out, while a group of people stayed behind.
When we went up to the third pole that day, someone in the campsite dismantled the tents, packed their luggage, and threw out a few tied-up people.
"No, there are less than fifty people here, and the rightful owner still ran away!"
"..."
Today is a sunny day, with not a single cloud in the blue sky. The sun shines brightly as soon as it appears, and soon the earth is as hot as a hot pot.
Looking at the majestic Shouyang City from a distance, the sky above is blurry, and the rising heat of the city seems to have burned the space above.
There are many pavilions set up outside the east gate, most of which are for business, and a small number of them seem to be waiting for someone.
Hengzhu was under one of the arbors. The attendants around him were sweating, but they kept fanning him.
"Sir, did that guy leave here?" One of the attendants couldn't help but ask, "You were here before dawn, and you have already waited until the afternoon."
"Go back when you are tired! There are people waiting for Ding Kui at the six gates of Shouyang City. They haven't sent any news yet, so the most likely place is here. I have a hunch that I will definitely see that guy again!" Hengzhu
There is an indescribable feeling in my heart.
"Here it comes!" He suddenly jumped up.
Hundreds of knights surrounded a gorgeous carriage and drove up the avenue. The two rows of knights in the front held high welcome flags.
"Hmph, the team divided into eight is indeed empty. I finally caught you." Hengzhu was convinced that Shao Dialuan was in the carriage, and Ding Kui must be hiding among the knights.
He strode towards the middle of the road, and his attendants quickly opened the sunshades and chased after him.
"Stay back!" Hengzhu shouted to the attendants.
"Hahaha!" A knight laughed and rushed out of the team, "Hengzhu! There are no ambush helpers nearby!"
"Ding Kui! I heard that you have learned fighting qi skills, and I'm here to teach you." Hengzhu stood in the middle of the road with his hands on his hips.
"How brave! How dare you hit my aunt in the face." Ding Kui ran dozens of meters in front of Hengzhu before slowing down his horse.
"Don't make excuses to avoid fighting! If you're afraid, give in, or I'll expose all those scandalous things about you!" Hengzhu quickly clapped his hand to scatter the dust coming from his face.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it seems you are involved." Ding Kui controlled his mount and walked towards Hengzhu step by step.
"I don't want to do those boring things. Wouldn't it be better to wait for you to come to my door and beat me up?" After Hengzhu finished speaking, the shadow of a man-eating bee appeared in front of him.
"Oh!" Ding Kui protracted his voice deliberately, "You think they are boring!"
"Hmph! It's useless to talk more, get ready to take the attack!" Hengzhu clasped his hands in front of his chest.
"Slow down!" A group of people ran out of the city gate.
Ding Kui and Heng Zhu turned to look at each other and said at the same time, "It's her!?" However, the tone was different. Ding Kui used an affirmative tone and Heng Zhu used a questioning tone.