An on-the-street assassination of a top dignitary in Lijun that had not happened in many years made Licheng, a city that was originally comfortable and peaceful, become deadly overnight. Some merchants on the street had closed their shops, and hawkers along the street were even more willing to go there.
Vendors in villages and towns outside the city are unwilling to leave the city again.
Although the second son's injuries were said to not be fatal, the city's garrison still became fierce. Not only did the martial law in the city make people breathless, but they also broke into many people's homes and arrested many people.
Throwing him into jail will lead to unknown consequences of life and death, which makes people panic for a while.
Officials who had a place in the court meeting or were just minor officials in the government were even more frightened. The gentle prefect once again smashed something on the court meeting, and the roar was so overwhelming that all the ministers could not lift their heads. Then,
A legendary force that had always been hidden in the dark and stood behind the prefect moved. If the garrison came to the door, it was inevitable that the people would be furious, and the people who were targeted by this force would probably be the most vulnerable.
fate.
Sure enough, two familiar faces disappeared from the court meeting the next day. This silent treatment made many people feel even more uneasy.
It was on this day that the depressing court meeting, which did not discuss any government affairs at all, welcomed the eldest son who had returned from the central capital for the second time.
Under the watchful eyes of the courtiers who had their own thoughts, the eldest son bluntly expressed his intention to leave for Cangyan today to provide for his retirement. He did not say any words of gratitude to the prefect, nor did he ask the prefect about Cangyan.
The requirements for governance did not even mention the assassination in the street and the second young master who was unable to attend the court meeting. His attitude was as indifferent as if everything in Li City had nothing to do with him, and he only wanted to wave his sleeves and get rid of it.
Get away and fly to the remote corner where Cangyan lives forever.
The prefect agreed without saying anything, without encouragement or comfort. His indifference to the son he had only seen once for more than ten years was equally shocking, so much so that the turmoil caused by the eldest son's entry into the city that day was...
The eunuch deported dozens of people to the southern battlefield in anger, and the huge troop mobilization caused by the return of the protons were all silently classified by everyone as being within the unpredictable category of Heaven's heart, and they no longer had any relationship with this supreme leader.
The unpopular young master has no connection at all.
It was a very simple meeting and a very simple farewell. After the conversation between father and son, the eldest son Luo Chuan bowed deeply to the prefect above with an expressionless face, stood up for a while, and then left the hall without looking back.
He didn't even finish attending the court meeting and left midway.
After that, the prefect who had demoted his own son to the border was in a good mood. Not only did he look much calmer, but he also suddenly had the idea of handling government affairs. He had been finishing all the unfinished government affairs that had been delayed for a while and was busy with his work.
It was past lunch time, and after being urged three times by the palace waiter, the court meeting ended and went to the harem.
However, it was said that after Luo Chuan left the prefect's palace, he got on the carriage waiting in the square in front of the palace. This fine carriage, which had been left to gather dust in the corner of Luo's mansion, was naturally taken for his own.
When they returned to Luofu, there was already a long motorcade waiting on the road in front of the mansion. Although the dozens of carriages carrying goods were covered with rainproof canvas, they could still roughly tell from their shapes.
The goods are of a wide variety and quantity.
There were not many carriages carrying people, only five. Except for the one Luo Chuan was in, which was obviously spacious and extremely rich in decoration, the other four carriages were just like the one he sat in when he returned from the capital, spacious and ordinary.
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The beautiful woman sat alone in one car, and two Wangchuan sword cultivators sat in one car together. The remaining two cars carried six maids from the Luo Mansion, who would move to Cangyan's home with Luo Chuan.
Those who escorted the convoy out of the city were still the palace guards who had previously guarded Luo Mansion. They were only thirty people in number, but they symbolized the will of the prefect's manor and would send Luo Chuan and his party out of the city.
Before noon, the motorcade slowly set off on the road.
In the current tense atmosphere in Licheng, the sight of such a large convoy leaving the city naturally attracted the attention of countless people. People just watched and secretly guessed to whom these many belongings belonged.
The journey was smooth, and after passing a very strict inspection by the garrison when leaving the city, the convoy slowly drove out of the city.
Five or six miles out of the city, and gradually leaving the villages and towns outside the city, the sound of horse hooves could be heard on the official road in the distance!
The sound of horse hooves came from afar. At first it was just a rhythm that seemed chaotic but carried a complex rhythm. It rumbled like muffled thunder in the sky, which made people secretly frightened.
As we got closer, the sound of horse hooves and the earth became more and more obvious, as if the sound of war drums was beating on everyone's heart, disrupting everyone's heartbeat and making people breathe quickly.
The motorcade stopped naturally, and everyone including the palace guards could only stare ahead.
Luo Chuan had naturally stepped out of the carriage and stood beside the old coachman, stepping on the carriage and looking into the distance.
Then I saw the chilling color of blood in the smoke and dust!
Like a river of blood in the world of mortals!
Between the blue sky and purple soil, it shines like red glass!
Arrives with a bang!!
The red cavalry team, which looked like a heavenly army, slowly stopped ten meters away from the convoy after the leader raised his fist high. The leader looked at Luo Chuan who was standing on the carriage, and knocked his right fist on his left chest.
Above the armor!
"Boom!"
One hundred cavalrymen all performed the cavalry salute. In the silence, the sound of steel clashing with the cavalrymen's salutes echoed through the wilderness, shocking several farmers in the fields in the distance and fell to the ground.
The smoke and dust covered the convoy, and all the drivers and attendants were covered in dust, but no one moved even half a minute.
"It turned out to be... a blood knight!" the old coachman muttered in shock.
However, Luochuan just stared quietly at the equally quiet cavalry, standing there, making a fist with his right hand and knocking it on his left chest, and actually returned the Lijun military salute just like that!
The leader of the red-armored cavalry not far away raised his arms and made a few gestures. The hundred cavalry were divided into two teams. After silently circling the convoy, one team moved forward and the other backward.
The entire convoy was protected within it.
The leader of the cavalry came alone to Luochuan's carriage and dismounted to salute. His voice was clear and clear, and he said with great energy, "My subordinate Luo Changgong, the 100th general of the Lijun Qingqi Blood Cavalry Battalion, pays homage to the young master and is here to protect the young master's safety by order of the prefect!"
Luo Chuan did not help him immediately. Instead, he jumped off the carriage and circled him twice. First he looked down at his red face armor, then tapped on his thick red knight armor, and finally lowered his head.
He picked up the bloody cloak on the ground and pulled it, and then said, "This equipment is better than the ordinary Lijun Qingqi. You are probably the best among the best, but it is a pity to be my guard..."
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The cavalry general kneeling on the ground did not raise his head or speak.
"Get up, Chang Gong," Luo Chuan reached out and patted the shoulder of the cavalry general to let him stand up. When the latter stood up, he realized that the knight in front of him was nearly a head taller than himself. He was so mighty and majestic, "Prefect
What do you say, sir?"
The cavalry general lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty the Grand Administrator only said that the hundred cavalrymen under my command must protect the young master to the death, and everything else is at your command."
"Okay, then come with me to Cangyan first," Luo Chuan smiled, jumped on the carriage and sat next to the old coachman and said softly, "The one raised here in Licheng... can't be called a blood knight.