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Chapter 353: Enemy or Friend
Hearing these remarks, several guards showed embarrassment on their faces, and asked for help from Gou Zi in the dark.

Gouzi's expression was worried.

This major general of the Ye family is not only arrogant and domineering, defiant, but also stubborn and ignorant of current affairs. If King Qing hadn't entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, he would almost have thought him an out-and-out playboy.

Thinking of the news he had received earlier, he suppressed the grievance in his heart, and said solemnly: "It's really bold for the major general of the Ye family to deal with the repeat offender so hastily!"

"It's not uncommon for this major general to be bolder." Ye Zhaoyan stared at Gouzi without showing weakness, "Commander Gou said that this person is a spy who colluded with the Ye family. Is there any evidence? If I don't want to personally escort this person, Could it be that it is ridiculous to accuse me of crimes based on speculation alone."

Gou Zidun feels tricky.

Although he was ordered to capture Ye Zhaoyan, he did not have enough evidence. After all, Ye Zhaoyan was a major general appointed by the emperor and also a descendant of Ye Wenxuan's clan.That's why Gou Zi came to arrest under the guise of official duties. If Ye Zhaoyan is forced to stop pursuing, then everyone will be happy; but if Ye Zhaoyan refuses to compromise, he doesn't mind using some tough methods. After all, there are reasons and evidences, forgive him The major general couldn't help himself either.

It's a pity that Ye Zhaoyan didn't accept his tricks, and easily avoided the tricks twice in a row, but silenced him instead.

"Nonsense!" Gouzi's face turned cold, "Yan people have always been scheming, so it's hard to guarantee that they won't work together with spies. As a major general, you can't even tell right from wrong?"

"Oh?" Ye Zhaoyan raised his lips and chuckled, and said slowly, "If he is familiar with the Ye family, why didn't he even respond when he saw the shirt and sword on my body just now? If he really has something to do with the Ye family, How could you not even recognize this?"

Gou Zi was angry, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Major General Ye, do you know who he is? This thief has lived on the border of Nanyan for many years, and his hiding place is not in Nanyan's house, but in Tianlu people! Not only that, he In the early years, he made good friends with the soldiers of the southern border many times, and even took charge of the border villages and towns, but for some reason, he suddenly rebelled and defected to Nanyan. If we hadn't followed him for several months, how could we have found this place?"

"As far as I remember, there is no Ye family army involved in defending the border of Nanyan, but all the people who have good friends with the Ye family army are all honest and upright men. Could it be that Commander Gou has arrested the wrong person?"

Ye Zhaoyan spoke leisurely and indifferently.

While speaking, she felt the gray-robed man behind Gouzi raise his gaze slightly and land on her.

Looking at each other for a moment, it gave her a strange feeling.

Those bloodshot eyes were obscure, with struggle and hesitation.

Ye Zhaoyan's thoughts turned - whether this person is an enemy or a friend is unknown, but he is definitely not a spy of Nanyan. From this point of view, she must find out the details of this person as soon as possible in order to proceed with the next plan!
Just as she was secretly thinking about how to test it out, the man seemed to have made some kind of decision, lowered his head and no longer cared about the people in front of him.

Gouzi ordered people to tie the gray-robed man to a nearby tree, and covered his head with a black cloth.

Apparently, Ye Zhaoyan didn't make any progress, so he couldn't do anything, so he had to take a step back.

"Since that's the case, I will wrong Major General Ye to spend the night with this spy."

"If Commander Gou is not free, you might as well send some more people yourself. After all, you and I are all subjects, and if the emperor knows that Commander Gou has moved the spies at will, it may not be appropriate."

Gou Zi was stunned speechless, and said slightly angrily: "Since the major general is so persistent, this commander will not force him anymore, and just send a few more guards for the major general to send. But, the ugly words are the first, if this person is released Go or commit suicide, I am afraid neither of us can afford it."

After speaking, he turned and left angrily.

Ye Zhaoyan stared indifferently at his receding back, then looked back at the head covered by the black cloth, and suddenly waved to the guards behind him: "You guys, go to guard the entrance by the stream. "

"This"

Although they are the people brought by King Qing to the southern border, they should be under the command of the Ye family army and several generals, but now they are under the control of Gouzi for the time being, even if Gouzi just said that they should be sent by the major general of the Ye family, they never dared act without authorization.

Ye Zhaoyan was very patient: "The only way out of Xikou is the people led by Gou, and no one can pass through easily. The Xikou is behind and unguarded, so it is very weak. You might as well listen to me and guard the Xikou. Just in case there are thieves in the middle of the night."

The three of them hesitated for a moment and did not move.

Ye Zhaoyan walked up to a tall guard, raised his hand and snatched the saber from his waist, "Since Commander Gou entrusts you to me, I can decide on my own life. What's more, if I really want to do something, It's useless for the three of you to stop me, it's better to hide away and be careful of your lives."

Those three people were startled, then respectfully agreed, lowered their heads, and left quickly.

"Who the hell are you?" The cold saber rested on the neck of the gray-robed man, but the shoulders under the black cloth did not move at all.

The saber in Ye Zhaoyan's hand advanced a few minutes, and he heard a dry hiss from his throat, which seemed to be in great pain.

He is dumb.

The black cloth covering his face was torn off, Ye Zhaoyan completely ignored the unrecognizable face and only saw the lips opening and closing, as if he wanted to say something.

She identified it carefully, managed to read that sentence, her heart shook, and the saber in her hand slipped to the ground with a crisp sound.

How about Zhaoyan and Fugui?
She is very familiar with this sentence. Every time Ye Wenxuan writes letters, he often uses this sentence to express his miss for their mother and daughter.

She took a deep breath, tried her best to calm down the agitation in her heart, and asked, "Are you from the Ye family?"

The gray-robed man didn't answer, but shook his head desperately, his mouth wriggling non-stop, as if he wanted to tell her something.It's just that this sentence is too complicated, and she couldn't understand it for a while.

Ye Zhaoyan sighed, slowly pulled out the saber by his side, cut the rope of the opponent's right hand, and supported him to sit on the ground.

Those bloody hands quickly moved on the dry mud, leaving traces, and at the same time, the gray-robed man couldn't help but tremble.

Ye Zhaoyan frowned.

He was seriously injured, bleeding too much, his tendons were pulled apart, and his flesh was turned out. He needed immediate medical treatment, otherwise he would be almost disabled.

As the lines became more and more scribbled, Ye Zhaoyan's brows were also wrinkled, and his heart was as cold as his body being blown by the wind.

There was a sound of footsteps, it was the guards escorting Gou Zi to report the letter.

Seeing that several people were about to step into the mouth of the creek, the gray-robed man picked up the saber on the ground and rushed towards them. The speed was frightening. neck.

The man was caught off guard, screamed and fell to the ground.

The other two hurriedly drew out their knives to resist, but unfortunately, one of them missed the edge of the knife and failed to injure the other, but was mercilessly hacked to death.

Another man stabbed the gray-robed man's arm with a knife, and his throat was pierced.

Ye Zhaoyan was stunned.

She had never seen a seriously injured person who had to use his last strength to slash and kill a person who was not in danger of his life.

Didn't this man know that such a move would put him in a desperate situation?
Even if Ye Zhaoyan tried his best to lead one person out, in this situation, he couldn't be a comatose man.

The journey is long, Gouzi has a lot of people, she lost her horse, and it is the limit to escape with seriously injured people.

Just when Ye Zhaoyan was anxious, he saw the man in gray robe staggeringly stood up and walked towards her.

He lost a lot of blood and walked stiffly, as if he might fall at any moment, but he raised his arm holding the saber with difficulty and pointed at Ye Zhaoyan.

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