"Sir, what's wrong, men in black clothes appeared out of nowhere and attacked our fleet at the dock. All three ships have been burned down, and some sailors have also suffered heavy casualties!"
Panting, Zahoor ran to Muchuan to report.
"Where are the others? Are there any casualties?"
"The Ghost Face Army didn't suffer too many casualties. They seemed to just want to destroy our fleet at the dock and did no harm to us."
"That's okay, let everyone be careful."
Upon hearing the news, Muchuan's face suddenly darkened.
Yao Min, the governor of Xiangzhou, also received the news, and his face was as dark as ink like Muchuan.
What he was thinking about now was why something happened when Muchuan was left behind. Aren't all the water bandits and thieves wiped out?
Now that Muchuan's fleet was attacked by men in black, such a thing must be reported to the court.
And why does he feel like he is helping others harm others?
Being tricked?
If he hadn't kept Muchuan, wouldn't something like this happen?
What should we do now?
Yao Min quickly said to Muchuan: "Master Mu, the bandits are too arrogant, I will send someone to rescue them immediately!"
With that said, he quickly ordered Jiang Zheng, the Guogan captain of Zhechong Mansion: "Assemble the soldiers of Zhechong Mansion immediately to go to the rescue!"
"Here!"
Jiang Zheng also knew that the current situation was very urgent, so he did not dare to waste time and quickly ordered people to go to the dock.
The black-clothed thugs prepared a lot of fire oil, and the three large ships were not spared and were all burnt to ashes.
Of course, those men in black were also killed and injured, but these people seemed to be dead soldiers. Basically, those who were injured and unable to escape, all committed suicide by biting open the poison sacs.
This made the officials in Xiangzhou even more embarrassed and angry.
Originally, I wanted to find out who was behind the man in black so that I could give Muchuan an explanation.
Now that these people have become dead soldiers, it is even more serious. If Muchuan returns to Chang'an to report this matter, all the officials in Xiangzhou will be reprimanded by the Ministry of Personnel.
Thinking of this, Governor Yao and other officials felt as if their hearts were being roasted on a fire, and they first issued a reward notice.
After that, they came to see Muchuan one after another. Naturally, their purpose was not to let Muchuan hide the matter.
Instead, he hoped that Muchuan would save some face for them when he went back to talk.
Muchuan was noncommittal about this request, as the Xiangzhou government's ability to handle affairs was still very strong.
Muchuan did not want to stay here before, but the ship was burned down, and the governor Yao Min tried his best to persuade him to keep the official document of sea arrest.
The result is not bad.
The dead men in black did not escape too far, and were still discovered by someone who was interested.
When Zhechong Mansion's soldiers surrounded them, all the remaining twenty-odd dead men in black were wiped out.
These dead soldiers were very fierce. At least when they discovered that Zhe Chongfu soldiers were surrounding them, no one ran away or begged for mercy. They all resisted desperately.
The government soldiers also killed and injured more than a dozen people, which made Jiang Zheng, the Kokang captain, look quite ugly.
Despite the huge victory, there were still some casualties. It would be great if his face looked good.
The ships of Muchuan's fleet had been burned, so Yao Min, the governor, found some new large ships for him.
"Master Mu, this time it is the responsibility of a lower official, please forgive me."
Yao Min maintained a very low profile and was extremely respectful to Muchuan.
"Master Yao, I know exactly what is going on. Being able to pick out all the dead men in black and clean them up in such a short period of time can be said to be Master Yao's ability."
Muchuan said to Yao Min with a smile, also deliberately showing kindness.
He believed that some of the officials in Xiangzhou must be connected with the aristocratic family.
Otherwise, there would be such a coincidence that a banquet was held here, and the fleet on the other side was burned.
The time stuck at that time was too accurate.
But if Yao Min was related to the aristocratic family, Muchuan would not believe it. Yao Min came from a poor family and was an official promoted by Li Er.
He can be regarded as Li Er's direct descendant, and such a family would not believe him.
This is why Muchuan showed kindness to him.
As soon as Yao Min heard Muchuan's words, the stone in his heart fell to the ground. He quickly waved his hands humbly and said: "Master Mu understands Xiaguan, but Xiaguan doesn't dare to express his merits. Now the mastermind behind the dead man in black is still
If we didn’t find it, I would be remiss in my duty.”
"No, I actually know who the mastermind behind this is. He escorted me all the way."
The corner of Muchuan's mouth raised slightly, revealing a sneer.
Yao Min was slightly stunned. He had thought that Muchuan didn't know who wanted to deal with him, and he didn't know why he was angry.
I didn't expect Muchuan to know this, and the thief was so arrogant that he pestered Muchuan all the way.
This made him have a vague suspicion in his heart.
Muchuan had no intention of having a deep conversation with Yao Min. Yao Min had already prepared the ship and sent more than a hundred soldiers to help escort Muchuan out of Xiangzhou.
This was already very interesting, and Muchuan naturally appreciated it.
After saying goodbye to the Xiangzhou officials, they boarded a new ship and continued northward.
However, just after leaving Xiangzhou, Muchuan immediately said to the ship boss and others: "Abandon the ship and take the land route!"
"ah?
Brother Mu, why?"
Everyone was very puzzled. They couldn't take a good boat and go overland, which was tiring and uncomfortable.
"You all know that the ship was burned before. It should be that officials from the governor's office had something to do with the family. Otherwise, they wouldn't have killed it at the right time. Then do you think there will be any problems with the new ship that the governor's office prepared for us?
Will someone be following or attacking me?"
"ah?"
Muchuan's words suddenly alerted everyone.
Indeed, since there are ghosts in the Governor's Mansion, there will definitely be problems with the ships they arrange.
They would never think of abandoning the ship and taking the land route.
After understanding Muchuan's concerns, everyone had no objections and decided to abandon the ship and go ashore.
The place they chose was not near a dock, and there was no transportation for carriages or horses. They could only carry their bags and slowly walk towards the nearby county town.
We met a lot of people on the road, but when they saw that Muchuan and his party were so large, and some of them had weapons in their hands, they stayed away, as if they were afraid of getting into trouble.
The sun was scorching the earth overhead, and everyone walking on the hot ground felt as if they were inside a steamer.
After only walking less than two or three miles, I was exhausted and sweating profusely.
"The sun is too strong. Let's find a shady place to take shelter. Let's wait for the sun to subside a little in the afternoon before we continue on our way."
Muchuan saw that Mingzhu and Sophia were both dripping with sweat and their steps were sloppy, so he ordered.
Everyone cheered immediately. In fact, everyone was tired and hot.
