Sword God Wine Ancestor

Chapter 226 Pursuit
At noon the next day, the four of them finally arrived at Chucheng. Although Huizhou was not far from Shangjing, it already had some characteristics of the south. The paddy fields outside the city, the small river that passed around the city, and the rows of mulberry trees on the bank all represented the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River.

"Let's advance into the city! Check out the stronghold in the Taoist gate for news." Xiaosan said, and the four of them went straight into the city.

This time the four of them did not go to the government, but found an inn, Su Bai knew that this should be the secret stronghold of the "Nine Palace Gate" in Chucheng.

Seeing the four people coming in, the shopkeeper turned his eyes on Xiao San's face, showing a smile, but asked calmly, "Do you want to stay in the shop?"

Xiaosan smiled and said, "Yes, the three upper rooms must be on different floors."

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "I'm really sorry, the shop is too small, there are only two floors for people to live in."

Xiao San frowned and said, "Then what should I do?"

"There is also a firewood house in the back, which can barely accommodate people. If you think it is possible, you can live there."

"Then let's see it first!"

As soon as the two communicated, Su Bai was baffled at the beginning, but later he also understood that the two were probably dealing with some secret signal. After all, they couldn't live in a good room, so why did they have to live in a woodshed?Isn't this full of food?
Under the leadership of the shopkeeper, the four of them passed through the back door and arrived at the backyard. Of course, there was no firewood shed. The shopkeeper laughed and said, "Brother Lu, why are you free to come to Chucheng?"

Xiaosan smiled and said, "Little brother, I want to congratulate you!"

Shopkeeper He curled his lips and said, "Stop coming! When did you think of me, brother? I think you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for everything, so just tell me if you have anything to say!"

Xiaosan touched her nose, and said a little embarrassedly: "You can't hide anything from you, Brother He! Then I'll just say it straight."

Xiaosan also knew that the matter was urgent, so she was not polite, and said with a solemn expression: "Brother He, are there any robbers in your neighborhood who are more rampant? Just a few days ago, did you hear about the robbery of the escort car? "

When Shopkeeper He saw that Xiaosan was talking about business, he also restrained his smile, pondered for a moment before saying: "Brother Lu, this place is usually very peaceful and peaceful, but there are no robbers who dare to go so rampant as to rob the bodyguard vehicles, after all, bodyguards are not easy to mess with! "

Xiaosan frowned, but she didn't expect this to be the case, and asked again: "Then Brother He, do you know if any escort vehicles have been robbed?"

Shopkeeper He thought about it again, then shook his head and said: "No, after all, you also know that my place is small and there are not many people. Generally, some news cannot be known in advance. If something really happened, you need to inquire about it. .”

Su Bai's face was a bit ugly. The first question he thought of was, Mu Nantian and others were robbed, but the robbers turned out not to be the ones. Who could it be?What is the other party's purpose?

Seeing that his complexion was not good, Xiao Wu at the side said: "Xiaobai, don't be in a hurry, things will always be cleared up, shopkeeper He, recently a bodyguard agency came to Chucheng and transported a lot of silk, this is a big business , it must not be difficult to find out, but the escort car has an accident nearby, this matter is not small, there will never be no clues, can you help to investigate?"

Shopkeeper He didn't know Xiao Wu, but he also knew that those who followed Xiao San should be his own people, so he said with a smile: "It's no problem, just wait for a while, half a day at most, and the news will be found!"

Su Bai smiled gratefully at Xiao Wu, he also knew that there was no need to rush now, even if he checked it himself, he would definitely not be as good as others, so he could only stay here temporarily, fortunately this is an inn, so there is no need to find another place.

When the sun was setting, shopkeeper He found Su Bai and the others again, and Su Bai asked first, "Treasurer He, do you have any news?"

Shopkeeper He nodded and said: "Found it! The escort agency you mentioned is called 'Huiyou escort agency'?"

Su Bai's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he nodded again and again: "Exactly! Shopkeeper He found out where they are now?"

Shopkeeper He's face froze, and he said with a sneer: "That's not true, but we have also found other clues. The thing is this, this 'Huiyou Escort Bureau' came to Chucheng not long ago, and it is indeed here to deliver silk, and the business is very big. , I heard that more than a dozen carts of silk were loaded! But just as the "Huiyou Escort" was about to leave, another group of people rushed to the silk workshop. It seemed that another merchant wanted a large amount of silk, but the silk had already been given Merchants who bought the 'Huiyou Escort', or hired 'Huiyou Escort', will not have such a large volume of goods in the short term."

"Later, the merchants discussed with the 'Huiyou Escort Bureau' and were willing to give the 'Huiyou Escort Bureau' a sum of money to let the 'Huiyou Escort Bureau' people give up the goods this time. Anyway, these silks are not from the 'Huiyou Escort Bureau', they are just responsible for It's just for delivery. But the chief escort of the 'Friends' Escort Bureau' disagrees, since he has accepted the business, he must deliver the goods!"

"The two sides had a bit of trouble, the businessman had no choice but to leave, but I heard that the businessman threatened the head of the 'Friends Escort Bureau', and later the 'Friends Escort Bureau' had an accident not far from the city, I think if it wasn't What the robbers did, that's what the merchant did."

Hearing Shopkeeper He's words, Su Bai also felt that the matter was quite close, that this merchant had robbed the escort cart of the "Huiyou Escort Bureau" and arrested Mu Nantian and others!
He frowned and said, "It's probably what this merchant did, but it's fine if they robbed things, why would they detain people? Don't they fear that they will be investigated afterwards? This is too lawless! That's what they do For business?"

Shopkeeper He shook his head and said, "If you hadn't found it, who would investigate this matter?"

Su Bai shook his head and said: "No, even if we don't investigate, the merchants who hired the 'Friends Escort Bureau' will also investigate, and the matter will never be left as it is!"

Shopkeeper He smiled and said: "That's a good statement, but when the other party reacts, when did it happen? Besides, they don't know when and where the escort car happened, as long as the person is killed If you don’t admit it afterwards, the other party has nothing to do. Hmph, presumably those merchants only want benefits. As for the life and death of the Escorts, they don’t care. By the way, how can you make such a decision so quickly? come?"

Su Bai frowned, and felt that Shopkeeper He's words made sense. After all, if Senior Brother Wang hadn't come back to report the letter, they probably wouldn't know that something happened to the "Friends Escort Bureau". As for what the merchant would do, did they care about Mu Nantian and others His life, he can't say it well, and he doesn't want to think so much.

He didn't explain why he received the news, but pondered: "So, the people of the 'Huiyou Escort Bureau' are in danger at the moment? Who is that merchant? Where is the person?"

At the end of the words, Su Bai's tone was obviously much heavier, and there was a trace of murderous intent, if something happened to Mr. Mu and the others, he would never let that merchant go!
Shopkeeper He glanced at Xiaosan, saw Xiaosan nod slightly, and then said: "The merchant is not from Huizhou, but from Jinzhou in the northwest. I can't say whether something happened to the 'Huiyou Escort Bureau'." , maybe not yet and not necessarily.”

When Su Bai heard this, he turned around and left. Xiaosan pressed his shoulder and said, "Brother Su, what are you going to do?"

Su Bai said in a deep voice: "They must be carrying so much silk, they will definitely not be able to go fast or far, and there is still time to catch up!"

That's not bad, but Xiao San frowned and said, "It's possible for us to catch up, but now we don't know anything about the merchant's situation, even if we catch up, what should we do if there are many people on the other side and there are experts? Didn't you put yourself in for nothing?"

Su Bai shook his head and said: "I can't control so much now, let's catch up first! I won't be reckless, and I will figure out the situation before I make a move. Little three brothers, you can stay here, I'll go alone."

Xiaosan said with a black face: "Brother Su, who do you look down on! Is my Xiaosan a person who is afraid of death? Besides, with your current state, I can rest assured that you will go alone? Don't talk about it, let's go and see together! I still say that , with the martial arts of the three of us, I really don't believe there will be any danger!"

Since Xiao San broke through to the first-class realm, it has become very inflated, and this remark is obviously made by Xiao Wu's decision, but seeing that Xiao Wu did not refute, it is obvious that he agrees with Xiao San's statement.

Su Bai was very moved in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Then I will thank the two elder brothers first, without further delay, let's go overnight!"

Xiao Wuchao Chen Yin said: "You stay, don't follow."

Chen Yin shook her head, and said firmly: "No, I will follow you, I can take care of myself!"

Xiao Wu glanced at the other party, seeing that the other party had made up his mind, he didn't say anything more.

So the four of them didn't stay, and after saying hello to shopkeeper He, they left. By the time the four of them left Chucheng, the sky had already darkened.

The four of them took advantage of the darkness and galloped all the way. Fortunately, the moon and stars were rare tonight, so they could see a little bit. In addition, the official road was straight and wide, and there were few pedestrians, so the speed of the four of them was not much slower.

This official road leads to Jinzhou, the direction should be correct, but the four of them ran all night until the east was white, and there was no sign of the merchant. After all, those silks were loaded with more than ten cars, and the goal was very clear. It's obvious, you should pay attention even at night.

The four of them stopped, and Xiao San saw that Su Bai's face was very ugly, and comforted him: "Brother Su, there is no use in worrying now, we have already left Chucheng for nearly a thousand miles, and the merchants are driving so many cars. It won't go far, I guess it won't take long to catch up! But we also need to maintain our strength, after all, it may be a big battle by then."

Su Bai also knew that what Xiao San said was reasonable, in fact, he also knew in his heart that if something happened to Mu Nantian, it would be too late to rush there now, it would be better to save his strength and maintain his condition, so that after catching up with the merchant, he would not be in a hurry .

Su Bai sighed and said, "Then let's take a rest first."

(End of this chapter)