Jiaohua

Chapter 1292 Treacherous opponent
The left and right legs, from feet to knees, do not have any scars that should be seen in bear traps.

"It really wasn't Qian Fengrong!" Wu Shaoning raised his head and said.

Ye Zheng thought for a while, went back to search in the pit, and soon dragged out a middle-sized, thin male corpse.

Seeing the face of this corpse, he and Wu Shaoning who were not far away were taken aback at the same time.

They killed cleanly, with only a smear on the throat, but the entire face of this corpse was smashed by the dagger, beyond recognition.

"Come and recognize them!" Ye Zheng looked at the two women, "This person is Xie Zhong?!"

Seeing the two women cowering timidly, not daring to step forward, Ye Zheng frowned: "Hurry up!"

Compared with the men in the Faithful Army, he raised his voice like this, but he was still gentle.

The two women hesitated for a while and then walked over.

Seeing the tragic state of the corpse, the two screamed and huddled together.

Shen Lie and the surrounding guards did not make a sound, waiting patiently for them to regain their calm.

After a while, a woman took the courage to look again.

Although the face of the corpse was bloody and bloody, and the eyebrows and eyes could not be discerned, the bones of the body were probably still there.

She looked it over carefully, and said in a trembling voice, "He, he doesn't seem to be Prime Minister Xie."

The other woman also looked at the corpse because of her words, and was stunned: "I recognize him! He is specially taking people to search for caves and tombs. He, his name is..."

"Yan Zhigeng!" Another woman said.

"That's right, it's Yan Zhigeng! He looks very similar to Prime Minister Xie, but I recognize his hand. He is Yan Zhigeng."

Ye Zheng was furious, stood up and stared at the corpse pit, and shouted, "Damn it!"

"Master..." Wu Shaoning looked at Shen Lie.

All the hidden guards also looked at Shen Lie.

Shen Lie's face was calm, and his black eyes silently looked at the headless corpse on the ground and the fake Xie Zhong.

After a while, he said calmly: "It's not our problem, Xie Zhong is treacherous, no matter whether we assassinated yesterday or not, the person sleeping in the tent will be killed by him."

Ye Zheng said angrily: "That's right, he definitely knew that he had offended too many people, knew that he deserved to die, and prepared this move early in order to protect himself and avoid disasters. It's a good way to embezzle a tree and replace it!"

"Master, shall we chase? To the southeast." Wu Shaoning said.

"Who do you think scratched his face?" Shen Lie asked.

Wu Shaoning paused, and looked at Ye Zheng.

"It's the one who peed his pants." Ye Zheng said with a frown.

"...So, we are not the only ones being deceived?" Wu Shaoning said, "Those loyal soldiers going to the southeast also thought that Xie Zhong was really dead?"

"So, Xie Zhong and Qian Fengrong are not in that loyal army." Shen Lie's tone was always calm.

He turned around and walked to the mountain stream, looking down at the river not far away, his dark jade-like eyes slightly narrowed, thinking about everything he had seen and heard in the past few days: "Qian Fengrong, he may have been in love from the beginning to the end. Not in this loyal army, this 'big king' was also hired by Xie Zhong as a substitute."

"So, where is the real Qian Fengrong?" Ye Zheng asked.

"I don't know, maybe he's dead, maybe he has other missions arranged by Xie Zhong, or maybe he was seriously injured in many battles, and now he's looking for a shelter to recuperate."

Wu Shaoning said sadly: "So, we won't be able to find him in a short time. This time, Ling De and his party were all in vain."

"Not necessarily," Shen Lie turned to look at him, "To survive, Xie Zhong has broken his arm to survive. The loyal army that went to the southeast has at least 500 people. No matter how open-minded Xie Zhong is, his heart will not hurt. .”

"That's right," Ye Zheng said, "All the luggage and silver of the Loyalty Army were taken away by these people. Although they don't have much property, it's still fat. It's just that it's cheaper for Song Zhiyi's soldiers, so they can go and ask for credit. "

"It doesn't matter," Shen Lie's voice lowered, "It's just Xie Zhong, we need to get to know him again."

Although he never underestimated any opponent, no one who can make waves in troubled times should be underestimated.

However, Xie Zhong's means and heart are far beyond what he thought before.

Throwing the headless corpse and Yan Zhigeng's corpse back into the corpse pit, a hidden guard took out the bag containing the head and threw the head in too.

The soil around the corpse pit was pushed back and filled shallowly, the setting sun above the sky completely disappeared, leaving only a faint light blue and gray light in the sky and the earth.

Ye Zheng and the others went to the river to wash their hands, while the other hidden guards packed their horses and bags.

Seeing them like this, the two women felt uneasy, and looked at Shen Lie who was not far away, and the two mustered up the courage to go over.

"General Shen..." a woman whispered, "Are you guys going back?"

Shen Lie turned around and nodded: "Yes."

Under the dark sky, his handsome face softened, and the cold and indifference of the day's repulsiveness disappeared, and most of the fear of the two women towards him faded away.

"You guys, will you take us with you?" A woman whispered, "General Shen, we want, want to go with you."

It's okay if they didn't mention it, but when they did, Shen Lie remembered that they were still here.

"No," Shen Lie said, "there are no wild beasts here for the time being, and the members of the loyal army have left, so you are safe."

The two women were in a hurry: "General Shen, this barren mountain and wild place is full of darkness, we two women..."

"It's a good time to go now," Shen Lie interrupted her, "Walk west for several hours, and you will be able to visit the villages in Hezi."

"But……"

"No money?" Shen Lie said.

The woman choked.

Shen Lie looked at Wu Shaoning who came back: "Take two portions of dry food, and give them some silver."

"Yes." Wu Shaoning responded, and quickly did it.

When Ye Zheng and the others came back, everything was ready and ready to go.

The two women held dry rations and heavy silver taels in their hands, and couldn't tell what it was like for a while.

The opponent's extravagant spending is staggering, but although money is important, it is better to have someone to accompany and lead the way at this moment.

Not to mention, there are still such a group of excellent and humble men, far better than the rough men in the loyal army who yell loudly, pick their feet and teeth, and take advantage of them passing by to pinch their bodies.

"General Shen!" A woman chased after him, trying to fight again, "I will treat you like a cow and a horse, and you will be my servant, you take over the slave!"

Shen Lie frowned, gave her a displeased look, and rode away.

Wu Shaoning and the others immediately followed.

The group left quickly and disappeared from the sight of the two women.

At the same time, soldiers returning from the south stepped into a stinking, dilapidated cave.

Xie Zhong, who hid himself again, was making tea.

I hoped that the tea fragrance would dispel the musty smell in the cave, but when they mixed together, the smell became extremely unpleasant.

After hearing what the soldiers said, Xie Zhong stopped shaking the fan in his hand: "What? Those people didn't disperse? Did they run around?"

"No, they all went to the southeast!"

"Oh? Oh!" Xie Zhong continued to shake his fan, "Is that so, is it all right?"

"No……"

"Cao Chunshan's soldiers and horses have chased after them?"

"Ah."

"Too bad," Xie Zhong frowned, "This is too bad."

(End of this chapter)