There were several tables of guests in the hall, drinking wine and fist pumping, and it was noisy.
The door was pushed open, and Wang Zhongzhen's figure hurried in.
The shopkeeper at the counter was about to stand up and say hello, but before he could open his mouth, Wang Zhongzhen had already hurried towards the stairs.
In the upper room of the Jade House on the third floor, Mr. Zhang was sitting at the table, holding a piece of clean white silk in his right hand, wiping the small ghost-head knife that was only two feet long in his hand.
This ghost head knife is the knife that Mr. Zhang usually hangs on his waist.
No one could have imagined that there was such a short sword inside the three-foot-long scabbard.
"Bang bang bang." Three slight knocks sounded. No matter how anxious Wang Zhongzhen was, he was always so cautious in front of Mr. Zhang's door.
"Come in." Mr. Zhang responded and continued to wipe the short knife in his hand.
"General, there's a situation." Wang Zhongzhen said a little out of breath.
"Why, Dongchang transferred the prince?" Old man Zhang said without raising his head, as if he had already thought of it.
"I dare not say this, but it is true that a group of Dongchang captains left." Wang Zhongzhen said.
"When did this happen?"
"Just now, my subordinate's informant who stayed near the prison reported. Just after the group of Dongchang people left, the Jinyiwei people also began to evacuate." Wang Zhongzhen added.
After stopping the wiping action, Mr. Zhang put the short knife into the scabbard at his waist and stood up slowly.
"The withdrawal of the Jinyi Guards means that there are no important people to guard in the Dongchang Prison. The people from Dongchang who left just now are probably the Ziyi Colonel and the prince, heading towards the Huailai Guards."
Mr. Zhang laughed.
"My subordinates have left two informants behind. One will report back, and the other will observe the whereabouts of the Dongchang people. Should we gather our forces and launch an operation?" Wang Zhongzhen looked anxious.
This is probably the last chance to take action against the prince. If he misses it, he will not have the courage to take action yet when the prince arrives at the heavily guarded earthen fortress.
"Gather the people together and prepare to take action." Mr. Zhang seemed to have made up his mind.
Wang Zhongzhen looked troubled: "But what if the captain in purple is also in the team?"
"I will also go and be responsible for dealing with him. Gather the people and find the other informant first, ask about the specific situation at that time, and then decide whether we really need to take action." Mr. Zhang said calmly.
Two hours later, Xiao Chen and his group arrived at the foot of Yuquan Mountain, panting.
This Yuquan Mountain is where drinking water for the imperial palace is collected.
Usually there is a lot of traffic here, and the carriages that carry water from the palace come and go. But at this moment, the road is extremely quiet, and the smooth official road makes everyone move much faster.
After walking under a big tree, Xiao Chen waved his hand: "Stop, take a rest."
After hearing the order, everyone sat down on the ground.
Especially the bloated captain was out of breath and seemed to have difficulty even sitting down.
"Okay, take off the extra cotton clothes on your body." Xiao Chen said softly.
"Finally I don't have to wear so many clothes anymore. I finally understand how inconvenient it is for fat people to move around." The captain said as he took off the clothes layer by layer on his body.
He took off three cotton-padded clothes in a row, and his whole body became more than a circle smaller. He just put a school captain's uniform on his body again.
"Throw these clothes into the haystacks far away." Xiao Chen ordered.
This big tree is a cypress tree of unknown age. Its huge crown makes it difficult to spot the figure sitting below in this starry night.
Perhaps, this tree was also a stopping point for water convoys, forming a huge open space around the big tree.
There aren't any weeds, it's flat.
"There is no sign of anyone so far, will they follow?" Duan Tianming walked around several captains and leaned towards Xiao Chen.
"Why are you so anxious? Doesn't it take time to report to the other party and organize manpower?" Xiao Chen leaned against the big tree and smiled faintly.
Now, let a school captain dress up in the prince's previous form, just to draw out these enemies hiding in the dark.
Unless they are all killed, there will be no peace in the capital.
Even if the prince returns to the East Palace in the future, every time he travels, it is a severe test. If the precautions are not in place, it may cause an accident.
Even the emperor, with such a powerful force in the capital, is always facing security challenges.
Dongchang, as a special operations agency directly under the emperor, is responsible for completely destroying this force and uprooting it.
"Will that mysterious master follow?" Liu Rufeng beside him asked softly.
"Why, are you scared?" Duan Tianming laughed.
"Don't be afraid," Liu Rufeng said calmly, "No matter how good he is at reaching out, he should at least attack me head-on and sneak up on me from behind. How can he be considered a hero?"
"How long has it been and you are still a hero? Don't worry, if he comes later, we will keep him for you." Duan Tianming smiled mischievously.
Are you kidding me? I don't want to face a master who can cut half of the iron gate of Dongchang with one knife.
"Well, if he comes, I will fight him to the death." Liu Rufeng said coldly, pressing her right hand tightly on the handle of the Xiuchun knife at her waist.
Xiao Chen picked up a grass branch from the ground and held it in his mouth.
"Just cheer up and deal with the others. Leave this mysterious master to me. I also want to capture him alive and solve the assassination case of King Zhao of Huailaiwei." Xiao Chen said softly.
"That is, being able to quickly kill more than 600 Jinyiwei captains. These people are also tough to crack. Tonight is probably the most difficult battle our Dongchang has fought since its establishment." Duan Tianming restrained his laughter and said
His face also became serious.
Judging from the fighting power of those people in Jinyiwei, it is still unknown whether all these dozen brothers will survive tonight.
"Are you afraid?" Duan Tianming looked at the Dongchang captains he had carefully selected.
Every captain here is his good brother. He doesn't want anyone to stay here and never go back.
"Don't be afraid. We have long been used to this kind of life of licking blood from the edge of a knife. If we really fall down here, it only means that our skills are inferior to others." A captain laughed nonchalantly.
"No one is allowed to fall down here. For a while, everyone is gathered together and no one is allowed to fight alone." Xiao Chen said lightly.
Although this sentence seems ordinary, in everyone's heart, it feels extremely warm.
"That's it, everyone hugs together and doesn't give them a chance to kill alone." Liu Rufeng's mood seemed to be affected, and he suddenly became one with everyone.
