Chapter 1,636 The battle for the Stone of Fire (in full swing)
Although Gai Nie agrees with Wei Zhuang's view, what he is most concerned about now is the situation of the snare:
"Finding the source behind it may be the primary goal to solve the farmer's death situation."
"Of course!" Wei Zhuang pursed his lips and smiled, and replied in a deep voice, "The most interesting part of a dead end is that you don't know who will die in the end."
"Insider or set-up?"
Hearing this, Gai Nie glanced sideways at his junior brother.
Wei Zhuang's purpose has never been consistent with that of the Mo family.
For the Mohists, what they want is to ensure that the farmers can escape from this dead situation as safely as possible, unscathed, so as to avoid the anti-Qin front's strength being greatly reduced.
Wei Zhuang, on the other hand, doesn't care so much about the life and death of the farm family. As long as the farm family doesn't completely collapse, he thinks it's fine - this is actually Gu Xun's attitude.
He may hope that the peasant family can be stronger than Wei Zhuang, but if this group of people really fails to live up to expectations and cannot survive, he can reluctantly accept it.
There are still three kilograms of nails in the broken ship. The peasant family’s foundation of one hundred thousand disciples is here. As long as Wang Li’s army doesn’t overtake it, it is still valuable.
As for Gai Nie's attitude... it's more subtle.
He prefers to be indifferent to the final outcome of the farmer's family. The main reason why he came to Daze Mountain is to help the Mo family. The farmer's family... whose son will it die or not?
Genie is not a staunch anti-imperialist.
What he really cares about is what the farmer's relationship is with the Qinglong Project.
Although he is now very close to the Mo family, he still knows nothing about the content of the Qinglong Project.
It can only be interpreted from the few words Gao Jianli and the others mentioned about the Qinglong Project that this plan is directly related to Ying Zheng.
Of course, the most important thing is that Gao Jianli and others are very concerned about the Qinglong Plan, and even believe that the success of the plan may determine the success of the anti-Qin plan.
This is worth pondering.
However, he still has no way of knowing the answer to this question. He wonders if he will have a chance to learn more about it after the farm work is over.
While the two were chatting, a new situation appeared in the already chaotic escort team below.
There is nothing much to say about Zhong Limei's situation. In short, it is a miserable word, which makes Ah Ci feel disgraced. The standard stainless steel long sword in his hand has become uneven due to frequent collisions with general Mo Xie.
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Ah Ci was having so much fun that he even forgot about his original purpose.
Then, a new disruptor appeared.
At some point, a tall figure wearing blue and white clothes quietly appeared on the frame of the carriage holding the box of the Stone of Fire.
Because Zhong Limei was entangled with Ah Ci, he was a little far away from the carriage at this time, so he failed to notice the extra person at the first time.
However, there were many imperial soldiers around the carriage who were watching their superiors being beaten and did not dare to rush forward to die. Some of them spotted each other immediately and immediately shouted:
"Attention everyone, there are enemies again!"
Zhongli heard the sound in the distance and immediately turned to look at the carriage, only to see that the other party had stolen the box containing the Stone of Fire that was sealed in the wooden box and carried it behind him.
"Damn, you're so careless!" Zhong Limei cursed angrily, but he couldn't get out to go back and stop the thief. He could only order his soldiers, "Stop him! Stop him!"
"Let the thief go and he will be dealt with according to military law!"
The quality of the imperial soldiers was still up to standard. Even if Zhong Limei did not give the order, they immediately surrounded the carriage. The archers immediately bent their bows and nocked arrows, aiming at the thief in the carriage.
That little fat man is too fierce and they dare not provoke him rashly. Do you, a skinny thief, also want to ride on the head of an imperial soldier?
The thief turned his back to many soldiers, and did not panic even if he was targeted by dozens of arrows. He calmly took out a golden peony flower made of pure gold, held it in his fingertips and rubbed it slightly.
Just when the imperial soldier's bow string loosened in his hand and the arrow was about to be fired, the opponent suddenly gathered the golden peonies in his hand and gently turned them. The flowers flew up to the sky, and a dazzling golden light flashed past.
Although it was only a short moment, because all the soldiers' attention was focused on him, everyone's eyes were dazzled.
As soon as his vision went dark, his hands naturally lost their accuracy, and all the arrows missed the thief, pinning the carriage like a hedgehog.
On the mountain wall, watching the golden peonies fall slowly and being held in the hands of the people in the car again, Tian Hu crossed his arms and sneered:
"Humph, Ji Bu has indeed come to take a dip in this muddy water!"
"The Zhu family has found a lot of strong support this time." Tian Zhong nodded in agreement.
"This old guy... always likes to pretend to be a good guy in the world and win people's hearts!" Tian Hu commented disdainfully.
Tian Zhong followed up and said, "With Ji Bu's appearance, there will probably be some action at Zuimenglou soon."
Tian Hu waved his hand, looked down with arrogance, and said his classic line, "I will take all the orders, no matter how much they come, they are all scum in my eyes anyway!"
Tian Zhong had a smile on his lips, but he didn't know what he was laughing at. He asked cautiously, "The second master, let's..."
"Although the stupid fat guy Ayan found has brain problems, he is quite strong... There is no need to keep an eye on us here. Let's go first." Tian Hu made a decision after thinking about it.
On the cliff, Zhang Han was listening to the members of the Shadow Guard behind him reporting information about Ji Bu, the thief below:
"Ji Bu, a native of the Chu State, was once the commander of the Shadow Tiger Army of the Chu State. After the fall of the Chu State, he became a bandit. He specialized in picking out wealthy businessmen from all over the country and targeted the families of officials and princes. He claimed to rob the rich and give to the poor, and was quite popular among the people.
The name of a chivalrous thief and a righteous thief.”
"His light kung fu and body skills are outstanding, and he comes and goes without a trace. Ever since he became famous, he has never failed to catch him. Officials from all over the country have tried their best to arrest him, but they have never been able to capture him."
"This person acts extremely arrogantly. Not only does he like to give advance notice before committing a crime, but every time he commits a crime, someone will witness the appearance of golden peonies, so he has been nicknamed 'golden peonies, hidden tigers among the flowers'."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Oh, doesn't he also have the reputation of 'a promise of a thousand pieces of gold, an immovable stone'?" Zhang Han asked with interest and a smile.
The members of the Shadow Guard behind him nodded, "The general is right."
"It is said that every time Ji Bu sends out a golden peony petal, it represents a promise. The person who receives the petal can ask him for a favor at a critical moment. As long as it does not violate morality, he will definitely fulfill his request even if he goes through fire and water."
"But if it goes against his principles, even if he is offered a thousand taels of gold, he will remain indifferent."
"This time he should be taking action for Shennongtang. It is said that he has some friendship with the Zhu family."
A thief... Even if he is a very famous thief like Ji Bu, or to be more polite, he is called a big thief, he is still a low-level person.
The farmer's family is the family with the closest relationship with the three religions and nine schools among the hundreds of scholars.
Ji Bu had many contacts with farmers a long time ago, and the closest relationship with him was Shennongtang, so the Zhu family was able to invite him.
"Keeping promises, and also liking to be famous..." Zhang Han commented with a smile after hearing this, "A thief has two bad habits like these, and he has never failed until now. I can only say that his luck is better than that of ordinary mice."
The most famous thief in the world is, of course, Thief Zhi, who is known as the ‘King of Thieves’.
At the same time, he is also the thief with the best reputation, but unlike Ji Bu, who was regarded as a grand thief because he robbed the rich and gave to the poor, Thief Zhi's reputation depends entirely on his personal morality.
It's not that he is unwilling to give money to the poor, the main thing is that he rarely steals things for money, especially after joining the Mo family, he basically doesn't steal much. The few thefts almost always have a special purpose, and
If money has nothing to do with it, there will naturally be no wealth left.
Another point that is completely different from Ji Bu is that Thief Zhi is very low-key when stealing things, and will never engage in such Chu Liuxiang behavior as notifying him in advance, or the behavior of a strange thief.
In comparison, Ji Bu's various operations indeed looked like he was seeking death. If his strength and luck were any different, he would be in the imperial prison by now.
The Shadow Guard people did not react in any way to their boss’s comments and just continued to report the collected information about Ji Bu:
"The last time Ji Bu committed a crime was at Zhao Fu's house in Xianyang area."
Zhang Han didn't pay much attention at first, then suddenly frowned, as if he thought of something, and immediately asked:
"Zhao Fu... what is the origin of this person?"
"He is a wealthy man in the local area and has considerable wealth."
"This name sounds familiar to me..."
The Shadow Guard thought for a moment and quickly added, "By the way, his brother is the arsenal commander of the Imperial Ordnance Shop."
The arsenal order, in other words, is the treasury management.
It sounds like a low-level job, but in fact, he has a powerful and powerful position. He is in charge of the entire armory, and he also manages a large number of people under his command. He is... the head of the treasury management department.
Zhang Han frowned even more when he heard this, "General Supervisor of the Ordnance Factory..."
"In the case of the suppression of the remnants of the Changping Jun Party, I remember that there was also a Zhao Division. Are they the same person?"
"He had served in the prison force before, and the time coincided with the suppression case. He should be the same person."
"..." Zhang Han pondered for a moment and then asked, "What did Ji Bu steal from Zhao Fu?"
"A luminous pearl that Zhao Fu loves most."
"However, this case is quite strange, because after Ji Bu obtained it, he returned the Night Pearl to Zhao Fu."
In fact, if it weren't for this oddity, Shadowkeep wouldn't have noticed the theft at all.
Zhang Han tapped his hand behind his back a few times, and a look of inquiry flashed in his eyes:
"Oh, the thief was able to give up the priceless luminous pearl. It seems that he is not only a mouse with bad habits, but also a mouse with a story."
"Go back and arrange for manpower to check carefully to see where Zhao Fu's Night Pearl came from." After Ruo Ruo pointedly teased Ji Bu, Zhang Han straightened his face and solemnly ordered a small task.
He didn't know why, but he always felt that there was some secret inner connection between the keywords Changping Lord, Ye Mingzhu, and Supervising General Zhao Bu.
Well... no matter what there is, as long as the secret guard investigates it, there will be nothing to hide.
The situation below also changed again at this time.
Facing Ji Bu, who was known for his lightness skills, the imperial soldiers' crossbows failed to work. Even if the opponent stayed within the space of about ten feet of the carriage, their arrows could not hit him at all.
Go up and fight melee, they don't dare to do it now - from the looks of it, it's a tough fight, and if you go up rashly, you'll probably die easily.
Anyway, seeing that this slut was occupying the car, he didn't intend to run away quickly, and seemed to intend to continue to have fun for a while, so they were not in a hurry.
They were not in a hurry, but Ah Ci was.
But he didn't think of his mission, nor did he notice that Ji Bu had snatched his mission target - in fact, A Ci didn't even realize that the smaller box carried by Ji Bu behind him was
His true goal.
He would only strictly abide by the orders he received, which was to take away the large box under Ji Bu's feet that had several holes pierced by arrows.
He was attracted by the golden peony in Ji Bu's hand.
"The shining golden flowers, they look very pretty..." Ah Ci pushed Zhong Limei aside with a very casual sword, stared at the golden peonies in Ji Bu's hand, smiled stupidly and thought in a low voice, "I
Give it to your sister and she will be very happy, hehehe."
Who says silly boys have no brains? They also have a way of calculating things.
As soon as he thought of it, he did it. Aci ran to the carriage with a smile and asked politely:
"New big brother, can you give me the flower in your hand?"
Hearing the sound, Ji Bu turned around and looked at Azi - this thief looked really good, with phoenix eyes and sword eyebrows, regular facial features, and a tiger head hairpin crown on his head. There were many places on his body that symbolized the four white tigers.
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However, what is a bit interesting is that his appearance seems to have many similarities with the courtesan Huaying from Zuimenglou.
Of course, no one present knew this, and no one cared about Ji Bu's appearance now.
Looking at the silly little fat man in front of him who was embarrassing Zhongli, Ji Bu did not dare to look down upon him and responded with a smile:
"I'm sorry, I can't just give this flower away to anyone."
According to his rules, a golden peony leaf is a promise. The whole flower has dozens of petals. If you give them to this little fat man, he is not selling himself to him!
"Well..." Hearing the other party's rejection, Ah Ci pouted in distress. After some hesitation, he put away the Moye Sword, took out his little windmill with his backhand and handed it forward, "Hey, Ah Ci
I am willing to trade my favorite little windmill with you."
I hope you won’t be ignorant of praise!
Looking at the windmill held in Ah Ci's chubby fleshy hand and turning in the wind, Ji Bu also felt the pain in his balls that Zhong Limei had experienced before.
They are really not on the same channel at all and it is difficult to communicate!
Not to mention his promise, his flower is made of pure gold. Although the overall weight is very light, it is still gold after all. Is it appropriate for you to trade it with me for a pinwheel?
Ah Ci obviously thought it was very suitable. His windmill had been with him for a long time. If he didn't want to get a gift for his sister, he wouldn't be willing to exchange it with someone else.
Not to mention a golden flower, he wouldn't even want a gold brick!
Facing Ah Ci, who had stern eyes and showed his stupidity all the time, Ji Bu shook his head helplessly, and then refused again:
"I'm sorry, this flower means a lot to me and I can't exchange it with you."
"Ah!" Aci opened his eyes wide and twisted his eyebrows up and down. He looked very disappointed and asked unwillingly, "Aci can exchange it for you with something else. Do you have a new big brother?"
