Chapter Twelve: Assassinated at the Gate of the City
After breakfast, Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai, who had eaten and drank enough, were carried back to the carriage. Tao Qiqi and the others packed up their things and started on their way as early as possible.
It was early in the morning, the sun was just peaking, it wasn't scorching people, and the air was good, Tao Qiqi and the other two simply came down and walked slowly along with the carriage.
Wait until the sun gets brighter before getting on the carriage!
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Seeing that they were reaching Du'an City ahead, Zhao Song asked: "Qiqi, Du'an City is just ahead. Should we go into the city to buy some food and water?"
Tao Qiqi replied: "I'll go over and take a look later."
Soon the carriage arrived outside Du'an City.
Many refugees gathered at the city gate.
Zhao Hu got off the carriage and went over to inquire about it. After coming back, he said slowly: "The entrance fee to the city is half a tael per person, which is scary. I don't think it is necessary and we should not go in. This half a tael is enough to buy it."
There’s a lot of food.”
After hearing this, Tao Qiniang shook her head like a rattle, "No, no, it's too expensive. We still have a lot of food. As for water, save it and look for it on the way. There's no need to go in and spend it."
This is a waste of money."
Tao Qiqi nodded: "Mom is right, we won't go in this time, we can save a little bit. There are too many people here, don't stay here, go forward first and find a place with few people to rest."
Then the group of people turned around and prepared to leave.
Just as the carriage turned around, someone suddenly started fighting at the city gate.
After a while, all the refugees were frightened and fled in all directions. Tao Qiqi's carriage was blocked by the fleeing refugees.
When Zhao Song at the front of the car saw this, he was worried that the horse would be frightened, so he immediately warned, "Qiqi, protect Auntie and Xiaoyu."
As soon as he finished speaking, two refugees fighting suddenly appeared next to the horse. Seeing that the stick in the refugee's hand was about to hit their horse, Zhao Hu's quick eyes and quick hands supported the carriage board and swept his legs to immediately kick the man holding the stick high.
It flew a few meters away.
The other person saw that Zhao Hu knew martial arts and did not dare to provoke him, so he quickly disappeared in front of them.
But one wave comes after another.
Suddenly someone among the turbulent refugees shouted: "Killing, killing."
It doesn't matter if you don't shout, but it will be even more chaotic if you shout "refugees".
Fortunately, the refugees found a pattern in their running and ran towards the main road, so that they would not be blocked at the gate of the city and get beaten or stabbed.
But Tao Qiqi and the others were driving a carriage, and since the road was blocked by refugees fleeing in all directions at the beginning, they fell behind.
Seeing that the refugees at the city gate had almost fled and the road was clear, Zhao Song and Zhao Hu were about to drive their horses to escape when a man suddenly fell from the sky and hit the horses directly in front. The horses were really frightened.
With a cry of "Hu--", the horse's two front legs were raised high, and after falling down, it began to run in circles at the city gate.
Zhao Song and Zhao Hu were completely out of control pulling the horse rope.
At first, the circle the horses ran was relatively large, but because the two groups of people who were fighting at the city gate were still fighting, Tao Qiqi and his horses eventually ran in smaller and smaller circles.
In this way, Tao Qiniang and Fang Yu in the carriage were turned dizzy. After a while, Tao Qiqi's body became a little bit too much.
For the sake of everyone's safety, Tao Qiqi had no choice but to kick open the door at the back of the carriage.
As she shouted, "Jump out of the car."
Then she was seen jumping out of the carriage with Tao Qiniang and Fang Yu on her left and right.
After a few rolls on the ground, they stopped. Seeing that the horses that were turning in circles were about to trample towards them, Tao Qiqi quickly let go of the two people on the left and right, "Protect my mother and Xiaoyu." Then she said
In a flash, he was on horseback.
He took out a big knife from the space, waved his hand, and the carriage rope broke, and the horse ran even more happily without the restraints of the carriage.
Tao Qiqi tightened the horse's rope, rode the horse and let it run, comforting her while running.
After more than a dozen large circles, the horse finally calmed down.
But the horse has become gentle, and she is not happy anymore. The carriage she bought for fifteen taels of silver is now useless. It is strange that she can be happy.
Just when I was about to settle accounts with them, the system task came again.
[System mission: Rescue the besieged mother and son!]
After accepting the task, Tao Qiqi, who was riding a horse, turned to look at the two culprits.
One group of people formed a circle to protect a man and a woman, while another group of people were fighting hard towards the person being protected in the middle.
The man and woman in the middle should be the people she wants to save.
Seeing the man tightly protecting his mother in front of him, holding a sword in one hand, and covering the woman's eyes with the other hand, it can be seen from these details that this man is still a filial son.
Then, Tao Qiqi took out her pistol, briefly covered it with a rag, and then pointed the pistol at the fighting crowd.
One shot, two shots, three shots...
With the sound of gunfire, and as the horse slowly turned around with Tao Qiqi, the killers surrounding the man fell one by one.
When the man discovered this abnormality, he raised his eyes and looked at Tao Qiqi.
Tao Qiqi, who was riding and shooting, was now facing the sun, and the sunlight shone on her face. This handsome man was instantly stunned.
For a moment, the man almost made a secret promise, but when he came to his senses and found a man on the horse, he immediately strangled the damn heartbeat in the cradle.
With the help of Tao Qiqi, the killer was quickly solved. The mother and son were rescued successfully and the mission was completed.
[Congratulations to the owner, you have successfully completed the task and unlocked a field of 5 square meters. The system has automatically planted wheat and will harvest it in three days, with a yield of 10 kilograms.]
The killer was killed, the fighting stopped, the gunshots stopped, and the entire city gate fell silent in an instant.
The man was still in shock, so he didn't speak. Seeing this, Tao Qiqi had no choice but to speak first: "You guys fought, which frightened my horse, disabled my carriage, and spilled a lot of food. All I have to do is
It’s your fault.”
Hearing this, the man was a little surprised. He thought that after she rescued him, she would ask for reward, but he didn't expect that it was for the carriage, and he felt more appreciation for the young man in front of him.
Seeing that the man didn't respond to her for a long time, Tao Qiqi thought that he was trying to cheat, so she said again: "Why don't you say anything? Is it possible that you want to cheat now? You can afford to hire someone who protects his hands, how can he still pick at you?"
You don’t want to lose the money for the carriage? What’s more, I am still your savior. If so, then you..."
"Young Master has misunderstood. I am thinking about how much money I should compensate you for. The carriage, food, and you and your family were all frightened. They are all my fault, so I should be responsible for these."
"As long as you are willing to take responsibility, I don't mean to take you for granted. You can just compensate according to the price."
Tao Qiqi finished her words, and the gauntlet beside the man said worriedly: "Sir, it's not suitable to stay here for a long time. The prefect has probably been bribed, so we have to leave here as soon as possible."
"Okay, I understand." The man said and took out a banknote from his arms, "Give this to the young master."
Gongshou took the banknote and walked towards Tao Qiqi.
