The matter was exposed, and the three gangsters knew that they would lose a lot of rice this time. Even if they were actually attacked, the official would not punish them lightly.
Instead of pleading guilty and being punished, it is better to fight and escape and ask Cao for more money. As long as you leave Yingzhou, the sky is high and the sea is wide, how can you not let the three brothers settle down?
The three of them had a tacit understanding, and the big gangster looked at each other, and the second gangster and the third gangster understood what to do next.
"Drink!" the gangster shouted, twisted his left arm, took off his arm, rolled away, and broke free from the hands of the soldiers escorting him.
The second and third gangsters also acted as usual, gaining freedom of the body at the cost of one arm.
After the three of them broke free, they all took out a cold dagger from their arms and waved it to the crowd!
After a sudden change, Wu Yi was almost frightened and roared: "Catch the thief!!!"
While giving orders to the soldiers, he drew out his sword and stopped the old man and the gangster, for fear that the three gangsters would suddenly turn.
Xiao Xun was faster than the soldiers and Wu Yi. Almost the moment the three gangsters twisted their arms, he realized something was wrong and stepped forward to protect Xiao Ruo behind him.
When the gangsters pulled out the dagger, he was like a sea swallow flying by the low altitude of the sea, swiftly rushing towards the three people.
He urged the force with his right foot, kicked the gangster's heart with his left foot, and slapped a palm on each left and right at the same time, slamming the hands of the second and third gangsters holding the knife.
After three screams, there were three jingles of metal falling to the ground, and the three gangsters were shot down their weapons at the same time.
Without giving the three people a chance to pick up the dagger again, Xiao Xun shook his legs and tripped them all to the ground. His head was heavily slapped on the hard ground, and the three of them were unconscious on the spot.
All this happened too quickly, like a flash of lightning.
"Good skills!" The old man shouted loudly to awaken the stunned people.
The crowd who witnessed everything burst out with warm applause.
"That's amazing! I didn't even react!"
"Is that light skills? The first time I saw a person running so fast!"
Amid the cheers of the people, the soldiers stepped forward awkwardly, tied up the three people like dead dogs on the ground, and escorted them to Wu Yi for his disposal.
The thick armor was filled with cold sweats from scare. Wu Yi couldn't imagine that if the weapons of these three people hurt the old man...
He turned around and wanted to kneel down to the old man to apologize. Before his knees were bent down, the middle-aged man with thin skin and white face took a step forward and held Wu Yi's arm with both hands.
"General." He only said these three words, nodding his head gently with his eyes hanging down.
The Wu family has been guarding the king for generations, and they have a correct grasp of some things. Wu Yi naturally understands the meaning of middle-aged people.
He stood up again and whispered: "Wu Yi understands, Mr. Xie... Mr. Master."
After taking two steps back, he turned around and bowed to Xiao Xun, "Brother Xiao Xun, you saved me again, Wu Yi will never forget it."
Xiaoxun didn't know what to thank for. He didn't take action for Wu Yi, but the three gangsters were trying to frame Xinli Cordyceps and smear Xiao Ruo. He couldn't let them escape sanctions just like this.
He also bowed his hand and then pointed to the three people who were dragged by the soldiers on their upper body, saying, "I hope Master Wu can make a judgment according to the law and give us justice."
Before Wu Yi could answer, the old man and the middle-aged man promised first, "Don't worry, the evil people will be punished by evil, and they will receive the punishment they deserve."
The old man walked in a straight step, and took a few steps to Xiaoxun quickly and looked up at the young man in front of him, "Your name is Xiaoxun? You are a general."
While being looked at, Xiao Xun was also observing the old man. His face was rosy and his steps were steady, and he did not see any elderly posture. His words and deeds unconsciously revealed the strength of the superior. It seemed that the old man's identity was not simple.
Xiao Ruo on the side also saw some clues, afraid that Xiao Xun's silence would make the old man unhappy, so she came out to smooth things out, "Master Wu, two masters, there is a strong wind and cold outside, so why not talk to our shop, my Cordyceps cooked
Tea has a unique flavor.”
After saying this, she secretly observed that the old man nodded first, and Wu Yi and the middle-aged man followed the old man into the shop half a step away.
She sighed in her heart. She had already guessed the identity of the old man.
The group entered the Xinli Cordyceps store, Xiaoruo set up a pottery stove, took off three glass bottles from the cabinet rack, and prepared to cook Cordyceps tea.
There is a tea table for guests to rest on weekdays in the front hall. Now there is only Xiao Xun, Xiao Ruo and the old man sitting next to the table. Zheng Dongyang went back to the counter to read the account book, while Wu Yi and the middle-aged man stood behind the old man.
Seeing Xiao Ruo take out Cordyceps and put it in a red pot with interest, the old man asked, "Is this Cordyceps? Can you still make tea?"
Xiao Ruo kept moving his hands and replied: "The old man is knowledgeable. This is Cordyceps. It was purchased from Qiangfan by our Qinzhou Medical Chamber of Commerce."
Pour out a cup of Cordyceps tea and hand it to the old man. "Cooked Cordyceps sinensis directly as tea can improve the body's efficiency in absorbing beneficial ingredients in Cordyceps."
The middle-aged man came forward and took out a silver needle from his arms, and was stopped by the old man, "Don't let it go, you're just trouble. You have to drink a glass of water and test it."
The rejected middle-aged man smiled and stuffed the silver needle back into his arms, and took a step back and returned behind the old man.
He raised the teacup and the old man sipped slowly, "Well... it really smells..."
After he praised Xiao Ruo, his eyes turned to Xiao Xun again.
"Xiao Xun...well...If it weren't for a different surname, I would have thought you were the Gu family."
Gu? Hearing his surname, Xiao Xun's heart moved.
The old man squinted his eyes, his eyes relaxed a little, as if he was looking at someone in the void, "You and the person I know look really similar. He was like you when he was young, and he was very skilled."
The state of emptied is only a short moment, and the old man returns to Qingming again, "But he is better than you. He is brave, tenacious, passionate, keeps promises, and loyal... Even if he only meets me, he still abides with me
My promise has been decades."
It seemed as if recalling the scene where the man made a promise, the old man showed a nostalgic smile on his face, then shook his head and said, "But that guy is probably playing with his grandchildren now. Time doesn't wait for anyone, I'm blinking.
He is old..."
Holding the teacup, his fingertips turned white. Xiaoxun tried his best to restrain his voice from revealing flaws: "Is the person you are talking about? General Gu Jingzhong?"
"Oh? Do you know Jing Zhong too?" The old man opened his eyes slightly and then chuckled softly, "Yes, you went to the northern border to purchase medicinal materials. I guess you have heard of Gu Baihu's name."
Gu Baihu, General Gu, Gu Jingzhong. The person this old man talked about was indeed his father!
Xiao Xun didn't know what to say for a moment, and his heart was full of twists and turns.
He guessed the identity of the old man in front of him. This kind-hearted old man is the current emperor.
He always thought that his father had been struggling to defend the north of Mo for decades and was determined to expand his territory as a priest. This loyalty was just his father's self-touching and obsession. No one in the distant Yingzhou would remember this hundred-family general.