Finally, some bandits noticed the traces of sliding down the slope on the other side.
The bandit leader nodded to several of his brothers, "Second brother, take a few of your men to chase him!"
Compared to the traces on the other side, the bandit leader was more interested in the hidden weapon in the woman's hand.
"Okay, brother, leave this to me. The woman on the other side has a hidden weapon. You must be careful and don't be fooled by her!"
The second master agreed and without hesitation called on his brothers to pursue him in the direction where Li Chengmu had just escaped.
At the same time, everyone in the team that stayed in place was performing their duties.
The cooks in the kitchen are making dry food for the team, the guards are patrolling around, and the masters of the house are resting in the carriage.
Just a 'bang' sound interrupted everyone's orderly business.
"What's going on?" The guard looked up and looked in the direction from which the sound came. "There must be someone living in this mountain. It seemed like the sound of firecrackers just now."
The captain of the guard ordered a small team, "You guys go and investigate and see what's going on up there?"
"Chief Guard, come here." King Qian got down from the carriage.
"Your Majesty."
"What happened up there? What was the sound just now?" King Qian looked at the bamboo forest above. He remembered that Xia and Xiao Wu went in this direction.
"Back to my lord, it sounded like firecrackers. I have sent a team of guards up to check on the situation."
King Qian was a little worried and couldn't help but ordered again: "That's good. The princess and Xiaowu are going in this direction. You can send a team of guards up to take a look."
"yes!"
At this time, no one thought that there were bandits on the mountain, because the bandits wanted to ambush them, and it was impossible to make any noise to alert them.
But just as they relaxed, they heard a few more 'bang bang' sounds.
The captain of the guard frowned slightly, "This sound is like the sound of firecrackers, and it doesn't seem right. My lord, I will send another team up to check the situation."
King Qian felt a little uneasy and was a little displeased with the head guard's restless temper. "Stop sending a small team. Send two squadrons up to look for the princess and Xiao Wu."
A small team of ten people, a squadron of ten people, and two squadrons are equivalent to two hundred guards.
The captain of the guard wanted to say that there were not many guards in the camp, but thinking that the princess and the fifth master were still on the mountain, he swallowed his words.
After receiving the order, he arranged for the guards to go up the mountain and deployed security personnel on the spot.
Li Chengmu slipped three times in one step along the way. He went down the mountain very fast, but it was a little difficult to keep his body steady without falling.
In the bamboo forest, walk slowly with dead leaves on the ground to avoid slipping. If you walk faster, it will become more slippery.
Several guards protected him as he ran down. Li Chengmu was very worried about Xia Jing, "I wonder what's going on over there with the concubine? Don't worry about me. One of them will go get the reinforcements while the other two go find me."
Mother, I’m afraid she won’t be able to outrun those bandits and something will happen to her.”
It's all my fault that I'm not good at studying, and I even endanger my mother and concubine when I encounter danger!
The guilt and self-blame in Li Chengmu's heart almost overwhelmed him.
"Fifth Master, let's take you back to a safe area first, and then find the princess!"
Li Chengmu was so worried that he yelled at them: "If you don't go to help my mother and concubine, you should send someone back first to report the news and move reinforcements!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his feet slipped and he lost his balance. The bamboo shoots that were as tall as a person on his shoulders were used as crutches and propped up on the ground.
It's just that the bamboo shoots are new and easy to break, so if he was slightly stable, due to the excessive momentum, the bamboo shoots broke, and Li Chengmu still did not escape the fate of falling.
"Fifth Master!"
When several guards saw Li Chengmu rolling down, they were so anxious that they ran and jumped to catch up.
"Fifth Master, are you okay?"
Several guards hurriedly helped Li Chengmu up.
Li Chengmu covered his lower back with his backhand. It was terrible. He was stopped by a bamboo as thick as a bowl and hit his lower back. Now his waist was numb.
The guard saw him grinning and asked worriedly: "My lord, is your waist okay?"
Li Chengmu took a deep breath and waved his hand: "I'm fine! However, we seem to have something!"
"us?"
The guards looked at him in confusion and saw that he was looking ahead. They followed his gaze and saw several bandits chasing him not far away.
The guard whispered to him, "Fifth Master, we will deal with these people. You first run back to fetch reinforcements."
"Okay!" Li Chengmu didn't hesitate. He knew that his mother-in-law was still waiting for him to bring in reinforcements.
After that, he turned around and ran away.
"You wanted to run away, but you didn't even ask me if I agreed!"
A man rushed over from the bamboo forest and blocked the way.
Li Chengmu looked back at the guards, who had already fought against the bandits.
"Who are you?"
"The man who builds roads and plants trees!" The second master raised his head and laughed loudly. His favorite thing was to intercept caravans and listen to others ask who he was.
"I opened this road and planted this tree. Have you heard this?"
Li Chengmu nodded. Every time the storytellers in the teahouses in the capital talked about highway robbers, they almost always used this opening statement.
The second master was satisfied with his performance and said with a smile: "Since you have heard about it, let's keep the money to buy it!"
"Money is a trivial matter, but you can't hurt people's lives!" Li Chengmu didn't have a handy weapon in his hand. He looked around but didn't see any handy weapon.
The second master waved to him, "Come here, young man. I only want money from you, I won't hurt your life."
How could Li Chengmu throw himself into a trap? He flew to the left and kicked a bamboo shoot as tall as a person into pieces. He picked up the bamboo shoot and hacked it towards the second boss.
The second master was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that the boy in front of him would break the bamboo shoots and use them to deal with him.
He dodged to avoid the opponent's attack.
If there is tofu in front of him, will he hit him with tofu?
Li Chengmu took advantage of him to dodge, saw the opportunity and ran down the mountain again.
"Little Zha San, don't run away!" The second master was attacked by him. He became angry with embarrassment and immediately chased after him.
I thought he was handsome and wanted to give him face and speak politely, but I didn't expect this little brat to be so shameless!
Li Chengmu turned around and chopped the bamboo shoots on the second master.
This time the second boss didn't dodge, he drew his knife to resist and cut off a piece of bamboo shoot.
Li Chengmu found that the bamboo shoot in his hand was a little short, so he couldn't bear to do it and chopped it again. I'll chop it, I'll chop it, I'll chop it!
Look again and see that the bamboo shoot in my hand is only one arm long, and the blade is neat.
"Haha, little bastard, just surrender and capture him!"
Such a handsome husband should be valued very much by his family, and catching him should be able to exchange for a lot of money.
Li Chengmu's eyes lit up and he shouted behind the second head: "Chief Guard, you are here!"
After that, he threw the remaining bamboo shoots towards the second master and ran away while he was dodging.
The second master was shocked. He dodged the bamboo shoots and looked behind him. There was nothing there. Where could anyone be?
Being deceived again, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, "You little brat, I'm going to skin you!"
Li Chengmu panicked and didn't choose his path. His foot slipped and he rolled down the slope. He hurriedly got up and was about to run again. When he saw a small group of guards running not far away, surprise burst into his eyes, "Help! Master, I'm here."
Here!"
The second boss stood on the slope and pointed a knife at him fiercely: "Young fool, you are trying to lie to me again. I won't be fooled this time!"
The slope is too slippery and you don’t know how to get down?
"Fifth Master, are you okay?"
A team of ten guards ran over, and the guard running in front stretched out his hand to help Li Chengmu stand up.
".Well!"
The second master did not expect that reinforcements would actually arrive. Looking at their uniform attire, soap boots and machetes, he was so frightened that he lost his footing and slipped down the slope.
When the guards saw him coming to the door automatically, they rushed forward and captured him.
Li Chengmu stood up, regardless of his own situation, and shouted urgently to the guards who captured the second master: "Don't spare his life, kill him! The mother-in-law is still being hunted by their people, we must hurry up to save the mother-in-law."
!”
"What!"
When the guards heard this, they were frightened. Keeping the prisoner alive would take advantage of others. One of the guards slashed the prisoner with his knife without hesitation.
Blood splattered everywhere!
Heads on the ground!
Just at this time, the guards who had just been entangled by several other bandits ran over. Seeing that only ten people came, they said with disgust: "Why do you only have so few people here? There are hundreds of bandits chasing the princess."
people!"
The team leader decisively ordered one of the guards, "Send the fifth master back to report the news and move reinforcements, and the others will go with me to rescue the princess first."
"yes!"
The others didn't wait for Li Chengmu to speak and chased in the direction of the gunfire.
The guards escorted Li Chengmu and walked back quickly. They didn't go far before they met another team. They told them the basic situation and pointed out the direction.
When he was approaching the camp, he saw two squadrons of guards dispatched, and Li Chengmu felt relieved a little.
I prayed in my heart that my mother-in-law Ji Ren would have God's blessing and be able to persist until the guards arrived.
Besides, Xia Jing used gunshots to attract the bandits, and led them to avoid Li Chengmu and others and escape to the other side.
When a person has no scruples, the bandits chasing after her can't keep up with her speed.
From time to time, she turned around and shot back, making the bandits circle around in the mountains and forests, but they couldn't touch her at all, and the bandits behind them screamed in anger!
Perhaps this group of bandits was unlucky and pursued them all the way, causing quite a stir.
Unexpectedly, the team of 300 people who went out to explore the road hadn't gone very far when they heard the sound of gunfire and escaped from the gunfire to find them.
"princess!"
"Princess, run towards us!"
Xia Jing looked up and looked forward, hey, I'm so happy!
She stood still, pointed her little hand, and said with a strong momentum, "You are here just in time, help me destroy these bandits!"
The bandits stopped in a hurry and looked at the hundreds of guards rushing towards them in horror. They were so frightened that they ran away with their heads in their hands.
When the guards caught up with the bandits, they raised their knives and struck them.
After escaping from the wilderness all the way, if there was anyone who the guards hated the most, it was undoubtedly the bandits, because the ones they encountered along the way were the ones who robbed them the most.
The bandits took advantage of the fire and robbed them, causing them to suffer a lot along the way. They lost a lot of supplies and suffered huge losses!
I believe that they will be at odds with the bandits for a long time to come!
Return to camp.
King Qian led everyone to stand at the intersection to greet them.
"Princess, are you okay?"
Xia Jing noticed the concern in King Qian's eyes, and her heart warmed slightly, "It's okay, I just ran a little far and was covered in mud."
Her sons and daughters-in-law also expressed concern, and Xia Jing responded with smiles one by one.
Aunt Sun covered her mouth in surprise, "Sister Princess, you are really okay. Why are your clothes so wet and messy?"
Xia Jing looked at her with a half-smile, "You're in a panic on the mountain and you'll know what's going on!"
There is dew among the trees on the mountain, and the branches are passing through it. Only if the clothes are not messy can there be ghosts.
Aunt Sun choked, then put down her hand, and said with a bit of embarrassment: "I have been raised since I was a child not to do things that are against women's ethics, so my sister, my sister really can't do it and is chased by a group of grown men on the mountain.
, no matter how you say this, it is outrageous.”
"Tsk!" Xia Jing snorted, not bothering to argue with her.
She turned around and rubbed Li Chengmu's head. After comforting him, she said to King Qian: "The bandits who were captured alive are all here. You can take your time to interrogate them. I will go wash and tidy up first."
King Qian nodded, "Go quickly, the temperature on the mountain is low, don't get cold."
Xia Jing returned to her carriage, and Hongmei was directing her servants to carry hot water into a tent.
Bai Mei jumped out of the carriage holding the folded clothes. When she saw Xia Jing, she was filled with tears of excitement, "Princess, you are back? I have prepared a change of clothes for you. Please go in and take a hot bath."
, be careful to catch a cold.”
Hongmei turned her head and called out in surprise: "Princess!"
Xia Jing smiled at them and said, "I'll go in and wash up first. If you have any questions, I'll ask you later."
The clothes on her body were wet. It was really cold in the mountains, and the mountain wind was so strong that she almost shook.
After taking a hot bath and drinking a bowl of ginger soup, my body finally felt warm.
The tent was packed by the servants, and Xia Jing got on the carriage and looked into the red eyes of the two maids.
She chuckled: "Have you two got sand in your eyes?"
"Princess~"
Xia Jing leaned on the couch, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore, I am really fine! Who would have thought that we would encounter bandits on the mountain, or were we going to deal with our bandits? It can only be said that we were lucky, and we solved them.
We can safely pass the natural hazards ahead."
Hongmei clasped her hands together and bowed outside, "God bless the princess to turn her bad luck into good luck and live a long life!"
The corners of Xia Jing's mouth curled up slightly, and she pulled the brocade quilt over her legs, "The team is about to set off to cross the natural dangers. You guys pack up and I'll lie down for a while."
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the team to start moving.
After successfully passing the natural barrier, it was already dark.
Looking for a place to camp, after dinner in the evening, Xia Jing was invited to the king's tent by Anu.
There were many people sitting in the king's tent. In addition to the two gentlemen, King Qian's son and adult grandson were also here.
"Princess, sit here." King Qian pointed to the position of his head.
Xia Jing walked over calmly and as soon as she sat down, the captain of the guard entered the king's tent and handed King Qian a confession.
Prince Qian glanced at it for a while before handing it to Xia Jing, "Princess, take a look, they chased you in a very embarrassing way today, what do you want to do with them?"
Xia Jing took the confession and glanced at it casually. There were no valuable clues in the entire confession. These bandits were used as guns today.
"The main culprit has been killed, and the unimportant little ones are all taken back. They can make a contribution to our construction of Lingnan in the future."
There is corvee service every year in Lingnan, and these convicted bandits can just serve in corvee service and contribute to the construction of Lingnan.
Mr. Zhang stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The princess has a good idea and she is a good laborer. It would be a pity to kill her!"
King Qian agreed: "Since everyone has no objections, let's make this decision."
After that, he turned to look at Xia Jing, "Princess, I still don't understand something, I hope you can clarify it. What is the sound like a firecracker today?"
Coming! Coming!
Xia Jing knew they would ask this question, so she had already thought of how to answer them: "I bought a hidden weapon when I was in Yuzhou."
"What kind of hidden weapon?"
Two chapters in one.
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