The sound of gongs and the blast of firecrackers seemed so eye-catching and harsh in the silent night, but the people closer to the city wall seemed to have long been accustomed to this.

They had heard such noises more than once in the past two days, and they knew in their hearts that someone was trying to escape from the city, but was discovered by the soldiers guarding the city.

From the beginning when I heard the sound of firecrackers, I was frightened and hid at home without daring to move. Then I gradually adapted to this change.

Some people even turned over immediately after hearing the sound of the firecracker and went to sleep without being affected at all.

A figure is walking through the night. He is wearing a green shirt, has a beautiful beard, and has a good demeanor. Isn't it the Yue Buqun who left during the day?

It was unknown where Yue Buqun had gone before, but his figure was walking through the night at an extremely fast speed, heading towards the secluded courtyard where they had previously lived.

Suddenly, Yue Buqun stopped and looked toward the city wall in the distance.

The sound of the gong and the sound of the firecrackers were naturally heard by Yue Buqun. Hearing the sound of the firecrackers, Yue Buqun paused, looked towards the city wall, and whispered softly: "You actually want to be here?"

Leaving over the city wall at this time is really asking for death."

Yue Buqun had previously witnessed someone trying to climb over the wall, but was discovered and fell into the hands of the patrolling soldiers. Not to mention how miserable their death was.

Yue Buqun even hid in that place and secretly watched the soldiers patrolling the city surround and kill a martial artist.

In Yue Buqun's opinion, that martial artist could barely reach the second-rate level, but after he was discovered, he was beaten into a sieve by a hail of arrows and firecrackers.

So when Yue Buqun heard the sound of firecrackers in the distance, he slowly shook his head, muttered softly, then looked in the direction again, and left lightly.

To be honest, Yue Buqun was really worried about his eldest disciple. In addition, Linghu Chong was injured, so it was fine that nothing happened. If something happened, Yue Buqun really didn't know what would happen.

what happen.

Faintly hearing the cheers of the patrolling soldiers in the distance, Yue Buqun hurried on while feeling sorry for the unlucky escapees who were killed.

Outside the city wall, the fire was burning brightly, reflecting Linghu Chong's body.

At this moment, several Jin Yiwei finally rushed over. Their eyes first fell on Linghu Chong. It must be said that Linghu Chong looked very miserable. His body was covered with arrows. Suddenly, he looked like a human being.

Like a hedgehog.

There were also bloody holes the size of thumbs, and blood was flowing. Needless to say, they must have been punched out by fire blunderbuss.

Ordinarily, with Linghu Chong's strength, he shouldn't be surrounded and killed by a group of soldiers so easily. It's a pity that he broke one of his legs for a gift of money. In addition, he was injured by Li Huan before, so he couldn't even use half of his strength.

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In addition, Qian Li, whom he desperately saved, showed no concern for him when he was escaping, which dealt a huge blow to Linghu Chong. Due to various factors, Linghu Chong would not have died at the hands of these unknown people.

Not only did he die, but he died in a very miserable way.

With just a faint glance at Linghu Chong, the officer's attention fell on Qian Li.

Like them, the Jinyi Guards who were sent out to patrol the city, and the four gates in total, were actually only a few dozen people, were there to supervise the guards to guard the four gates, and at the same time to prevent anyone from escaping from the city wall.

There were not just one or two people caught by them in the past two days. Even if Linghu Chong took Qian Li and sneaked under the city wall without alerting anyone, that was because Linghu Chong was not weak in cultivation.

If it had been anyone else, they might have been discovered long ago.

Even so, when they were discovered, the soldiers inside and outside the city walls heard the warning and reacted very quickly, giving Linghu Chong and Qian Li almost no chance to react.

If they were not already familiar with the road and had enough experience, by the time these soldiers could react, Linghu Chong and Qian Li might have already escaped under the cover of night.

Looking down at Qian Li, Jinyiwei Xiaoqiuan said with a bit of surprise: "You are the missing fourth child of the Qian family, Qian Li?"

Qian Li breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that the other party had never heard of his name at all. Otherwise, the other party might kill him directly, which would not even give him any chance of survival.

As long as he can avoid death, he can always find a chance to survive, right?

Looking at the little flag officer of the Jin Yiwei, Qian Li nodded repeatedly and said: "It's me, my lord, I want to report this person. He killed someone from your Jin Yiwei and hid the body."

I didn't take Linghu Chong seriously at all. After all, more than one person was shot dead in the past two days for trying to escape from the city, not even Linghu Chong.

However, when he heard Qian Li's words, his expression suddenly changed, a sharp look flashed in his eyes, he stared at Qian Li fiercely and said, "What did you say?"

Qian Li was startled and said hurriedly: "Sir, this man killed your Jinyiwei people. I saw it with my own eyes, and he also has accomplices. I can take you to catch them..."

The flag officer stared at Qian Li and made sure that Qian Li was not lying. He immediately said to a royal guard: "You should collect this man's body immediately. The others will follow me and arrest this man's accomplices."

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A guard in Jinyi responded, stepped forward and ordered people to start collecting Linghu Chong's body, while the others directly brought the money and gifts, then sat on the hanging basket on the city wall and slowly climbed up the city wall and entered the city.

After getting off the city wall, the flag officer of the Jinyiwei pushed Qian Li and said: "Lead the way. If you can't catch that person's accomplice, you will die."

Qian Li was immediately pushed to the ground, which directly affected the injuries caused by Yue Buqun. Qian Li struggled on the ground for a long time before he staggered up.

Qian Li had never been bullied like this before. He was about to instinctively curse, but when his eyes came into contact with the cold and ruthless eyes of several Jinyi guards, he immediately shuddered and nodded hurriedly: "Several adults, follow me.

Come."

After identifying the direction, Qian Li immediately led several Jinyi guards towards the secluded courtyard where he and Linghu Chong had stayed before.

Although it is very likely that he will die if he is caught this time, but when he thinks about it, how could he end up in such a situation if it were not for Yue Buqun.

If Yue Buqun hadn't insisted on killing him, wouldn't everything be great if Yue Buqun and his disciples took him with them when they left Fuzhou City?

However, Yue Buqun insisted on killing him, which forced him to follow Linghu Chong and run away for his life overnight. As a result, Linghu Chong failed to live up to his expectations and broke his own leg. He also fell into the hands of Jin Yiwei.

Since he couldn't survive, he would never make it easy for Yue Buqun.

Qian Li gritted his teeth with hatred when he thought of Yue Buqun. He wanted to lead people to arrest Yue Lingshan. Yue Buqun and his daughter let out a bad breath.

Thinking of this, Qian Li even walked a little faster.

But compared to when he left the city, Linghu Chong carried him all the way. Qian Li didn't feel the pain of rushing at all. It's just that this time he didn't get such good treatment. Several Jinyi guards followed him closely, but if he was a little slower,

After a while, a Jin Yiwei swung the handle of his knife and hit him hard.

Qian Li was exhausted both physically and mentally, but he did not dare to slow down and could only grit his teeth and hold on.

In an elegant and quiet courtyard

Li Huan walked into the huge living room, and there was silence in the living room.

In the living room, the wealthy businessmen and gentry from Fuzhou who were invited by Li Huan were discussing in low voices.

After all, they were suddenly brought here by the Jinyiwei people, and their hearts were full of doubts and uneasiness. They thought they were the only ones at first, but when they saw other people being invited, everyone felt a little more relieved.

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However, because they did not understand the purpose of Li Huan calling them here, these people were still very uneasy and could only talk in low voices with their close friends, as if this could relieve their uneasiness and anxiety.

Among them, Jiang Hong was quite influential among these wealthy businessmen. When many people saw Jiang Hong, they asked Jiang Hong for information, hoping to get some useful information from Jiang Hong.

After all, Jiang Hong's daughter was also the wife of Dong Huan, the commander of the Wei army. They knew that it was Dong Huan's soldiers who assisted the imperial envoy Li Huan in sealing the city gates, suppressing the rebellion of more than a dozen families in the city, and even ransacking their homes.

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I thought I could get some news from Jiang Hong, but unfortunately Jiang Hong didn't know anything either, and was just as worried and uneasy as them.

When Li Huan walked in, everyone subconsciously closed their mouths and stood up to salute Li Huan with fear on their faces, fearing that they would be targeted by Li Huan due to their slow reaction.

It is said that the county magistrate who destroys the family and the governor who destroys the family are just a saying, but Li Huan actually wanted to do this.

According to the notice posted by Li Huan's people, more than a dozen families in the city will be ruined tomorrow.

"The grass-roots people are waiting to meet you, Your Majesty!"

Looking at the people prostrating themselves on the ground, Li Huan glanced at these people lightly. He could see that these people were all dressed very simply, in coarse linen and linen clothes. If someone saw it, it would be difficult to imagine that these people were all wealthy.

A billionaire businessman.

However, if you observe carefully, you will find that these people's outer clothes are made of coarse linen, but in fact, the close-fitting clothes are of extraordinary quality.

Waving his hand, Li Huan said calmly: "Everyone, please get up."

Unable to tell what Li Huan's attitude was, everyone looked frightened and stood up slowly. No one dared to sit down before Li Huan spoke.

After glancing at everyone, Li Huan said: "I took the liberty of inviting you all to come today, but I surprised everyone!"

No one even dared to say anything.

Waving his hand, Li Huan smiled slightly and said: "Li is not a man-eating tiger. Don't be so reserved. Let's sit down and talk."

When everyone heard this, they thought to themselves: You are not a man-eating tiger, but you are even more frightening than a man-eating tiger. Who can stand the thought of confiscating homes and exterminating clans at every turn?

Although they thought so in their hearts, in response to Li Huan's instructions, everyone still sat down and looked at Li Huan respectfully.

Li Huan slowly put down the tea cup, glanced at the crowd and said, "I think everyone must be very curious as to why I ordered you to come here this time!"

Everyone, you look at me and I look at you. Finally, Jiang Hong stood up and saluted Li Huan in spite of everyone's gaze: "Jiang Hong, a common man, has met the imperial envoy. I don't know what the imperial envoy's orders are, whether it's donating money or not."

Whether it's money or food, as long as the adults say something, the common people will never be confused."

When Jiang Hong opened his mouth, the others nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yes, as long as you tell me, I will definitely do it!"

In the eyes of these people, Li Huan summoned them here just to collect some money from them, who made them rich.

These people have always been the targets of officials' raids. Li Huan summoned them, what else could he do except come for their money.

It can be said that they were mentally prepared when they came. As long as Li Huan didn't want their lives, no matter how harsh Li Huan's request was, they would grit their teeth and agree. After all, life is the most important, right? No.

Look at the Gu family, the Cai family, the He family, and the Qian family, who used to get wind and rain in Fuzhou City, were they fell into dust overnight in front of Li Huan?

Li Huan couldn't help but smile when he heard this. The reaction of these people was not what he expected. If they didn't even have this awareness, it would be impossible for these people to live until now.

If it were other officials, they might really be here for their wealth, but Li Huan really wasn't.
To be continued...