Under the sky

Chapter 306 Gains and losses follow fate

Zhuge Changzhan was right. Zhuge Ran did not go west or east. He turned north after exiting the west gate.That idiot Ting Guan will definitely block the east and west routes to prevent him from going to the front line or defecting to King Mang Xiang.Kunming is three thousand miles away from Lengshuitan and two thousand miles away from the border of Hongguo. Both places are too far. However, it is only eight hundred miles away from Tangmen to the north. The post station and fast horse can cross the border in one day.

I'm in a hurry. Will Zhuge Changzhan delay it for me?

Thinking of his nephew, Zhuge Ran felt hurt and angry.Is it worth it for a woman, or my brother's woman?Are you afraid that there will be no more beautiful women than Yu Niang after becoming the head?

If possible, he wanted to find a place to get drunk until dawn, empty his head, take a long sleep, and then figure out what to do when he woke up.But now he can only escape, and he must escape faster than he is wanted.The post station is twenty miles away. In less than three days, the entire Diancang area will have his wanted order. In less than seven days, the wanted order will reach the Tangmen. He will arrive at the border faster than the inn station that delivers the news, and he will be there before the border is closed. Escape before.He estimated that it would be night when he arrived at the border, and that the wanted stagecoach might already be on the way.

He should have been on his way, but instead he stopped at Fumin Town, fifty miles north of Kunming.He came to a small manor, got off his horse, raised the door knocker and knocked hard.The guy who opened the door was a young man in his early twenties. Seeing Zhuge Ran, he was stunned and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for your father!" Zhuge Ran pushed the door open, walked around the screen wall and went straight into the small courtyard. He immediately attracted the attention of two nurses, who stepped forward and yelled: "Where did you come from, the rogue monkey!" Zhuge Ran raised his crutches and The two of them saw him dancing vigorously with his cane and didn't know where the scoundrel came from, so they didn't dare to step forward.

Four or five young adults appeared in the corridors on both sides, stretching their necks to watch the show. Someone shouted: "If you keep fooling around, I will arrest you and send you to the sect!" Zhuge Ran looked around and saw six or seven people standing, and sneered: "What the hell?" You're wearing a leather jacket and bleating, you're just pretending! Tell your shopkeeper Zheng to come out and see me!"

As soon as Shopkeeper Zheng said the word "Zheng", the eyes of the people on the corridor opened the door and the two guards who blocked him suddenly changed. The two guards walked around behind Zhuge Ran and blocked the escape route. The young man who opened the door hurriedly closed the door.

In an instant, murderous intent was everywhere in the small courtyard.

Zhuge Ran said sarcastically: "Why don't you pretend?" After saying that, he limped towards the hall.People on the corridor either climbed over the railings or stood guard in front of the hall, approaching one after another. Zhuge Ran didn't even look at them, and just walked on by himself.

A middle-aged man walked out of the hall. He was surprised when he saw Zhuge Ran and asked respectfully: "Who are you? Who are you here to see?"

"Looking for you!" Zhuge Ran knocked on the door frame hard, breaking a piece of the wooden door of the hall. "I want to buy something!"

The middle-aged man said in a friendly tone: "Are you kidding? This is a private house, not for business."

"A handful of broken silver, three pounds of bloody steamed buns!" Zhuge Ran said, "I'm in a hurry, don't procrastinate!"

As he spoke, he walked directly to the seat in the hall and said, "Shopkeeper Zheng, sit down and let's talk business!"

Shopkeeper Zheng hesitated for a long time, dismissed several strong men outside the door, and then sat down on his seat with a smile on his face: "May I ask if your surname is Zhuge?"

"No, my surname is Pig, I'm just a fucking pig!" Zhuge Ran slapped his crutch on the ground, "Let's get straight to the point, I want people!"

The Nine Families hate Ye Bang deeply, but the Nine Families also need Ye Bang. Many senior officials know how to contact Ye Bang, including Zhuge Ran.This Yebang stronghold had been controlled by Zhuge Ran a long time ago, and he was still a shopkeeper. At that time, he did not eradicate it, thinking that it might be useful in the future if he left it.

But I didn't expect to use it in this situation.

Shopkeeper Zheng was calm and said respectfully: "The deputy boss is so powerful that if he can't kill people, I'm afraid I can't sustain my small business. To make it clear, taking business is a waiter's job. I'm the little shopkeeper , don’t do this.”

After all, he was the shopkeeper of the night list. Seeing his appearance and tone of voice, he immediately guessed his identity.

"I don't want you to kill anyone, I want you to find someone to protect me. I'm going to Longdi." Zhuge Ran said, "You don't need many people, but you have to be a master. There will be some troubles on the way."

"Ye Bang doesn't want to be a bodyguard." Shopkeeper Zheng respectfully refused.

"You have to make money, right?" Zhuge Ran said, "If you have money, it's easy to talk about anything. It's not difficult to accompany me to Longdi."

"What the Deputy Commander said is so modest." Shopkeeper Zheng greeted with a smile, "What easy thing can the Deputy Commander do if he can get through this door? It would be easy for me to assassinate the leader of the Qitian Sect."

"Shopkeeper Zheng is pretty good at guessing." Zhuge Ran sneered, "Even my sister-in-law and I don't get along."

"This is not a secret." Shopkeeper Zheng smiled, "Oh, I forgot to serve tea. Come, make tea for the distinguished guests!"

Zhuge Ran waved his hand: "I have to go on my way, so I won't drink this tea." He then said, "Let's be honest, how much silver is enough?"

Shopkeeper Zheng said: "How much you charge for the night list depends on whether the product is hot or not, whether the person you accept it likes it, is willing, and has the courage. You can pay five taels of silver for the third master's head. Even if you pay, the night list won't stop you." I want you, but who will take this job? Deputy Commander, your request has no beginning or end, it only says that you will go to Longdi, and go to Chunhua Building to find a girl to sleep with you until Kongtong is also for protection."

"If there are girls from the Chunhua Tower who are from the Night List, feel free to send them." Zhuge Ran said impatiently, "The Night List is really good at maintaining your health. Only when you live long enough can you gossip like this."

"I don't underestimate the deputy commander either. If so -" Shopkeeper Zheng raised a finger, "For 1000 taels, there will definitely be someone willing to keep the deputy commander safe."

Zhuge Ran took out a stack of banknotes from his arms, all with fifty-two denominations, and handed them to shopkeeper Zheng: "Diandian." Shopkeeper Zheng took the banknotes and took off a crystal-clear jade ring from his hand. Put it on the table: "How much is this worth?"

Shopkeeper Zheng counted the silver notes and frowned: "This is only 120 taels. Deputy shopkeeper, you just bring this little silver for business?" Then he looked at the jade ring and shook his head, "I'm not an expert, so I can't tell the value."

"I left this specially in the stone field. It's worth at least 300 taels." Zhuge Ran said and took off the jade belt and the jade pendant on his clothes and put them on the table. "The belt is worth two hundred and the jade pendant is also worth two hundred. What's more? This fur, black fox fur, is worth a hundred."

"Deputy Commander, the red goods are only worth [-]% of the price."

"I didn't steal this!" Zhuge Ran tapped his cane and said, "Could it be that he stole it from home?"

"I'm not in the mood to accept red goods. Why don't you come back after the deputy manager has brought enough money?" Shopkeeper Zheng still had a smile on his face, "I trust your words, but it's not good to do business behind closed doors at night." Will you accept them all?”

Zhuge Ran was angry, who would go out with 500 taels of silver notes?Large-value banknotes are only for business use. Where can I find money for daily expenses?Carrying more than 100 taels with you is already a lot.

He then took off his crown, which was inlaid with a thumb-sized gemstone and gold ornaments: "This crown is also worth 500 taels."

"Don't lie to me, deputy." Shopkeeper Zheng said, "I think it's worth two hundred at most."

Zhuge Ran sneered: "The shopkeeper is so humble that he's not an expert? It's inlaid with gold pieces, so gold can't be a red product, right?"

"These add up to 1000 taels for the assistant palm, which is equivalent to 300 taels. Even with the banknote, there is still a shortfall of 580 taels."

Zhuge Ran took off his boots again. The uppers were covered with mud. He patted them, revealing the gold thread inside: "How many taels is this worth?"

Shopkeeper Zheng said: "We don't accept second-hand shoes."

Zhuge Ran gritted his teeth and took off all the fine jewelry on his body, leaving only the deputy head's token. Counting the previous 420 taels, he could only get 500 taels together.

"Pay the deposit first." Zhuge Ran said: "Pay the remaining half after the task is completed. Otherwise, if you take the money and I die on the way, who will I complain to?"

Shopkeeper Zheng said: "Ye Bang is not afraid of people defaulting on his account, but the deputy manager is different. If the deputy manager defaults on his account, who should we turn to to collect the bill?"

Zhuge Ran thought for a while and said: "There are rules for buying and selling. I gave you these 500 taels as I just said. It depends on whether the person who receives it believes it and whether he is happy or not. The deposit is not half, but 1000%. When you arrive at Sanlong Pass, I’ll give you another [-] taels as soon as it’s delivered.”

Empty talk, no real business, as long as you get to Sanlong Pass and see gorillas, these 1000 taels of smelly gorillas can be beaten out even if they can't get together.

Shopkeeper Zheng said respectfully: "There are still three hundred coins left."

"Why are there still three hundred coins missing?" Zhuge Ran frowned, "Isn't Shopkeeper Zheng deliberately making things difficult?"

Shopkeeper Zheng pointed to the door that Zhuge Ran had knocked down: "The deputy shopkeeper just knocked the door and it will cost three hundred coins to repair."

Zhuge Ran's mouth twitched, he took out a small piece of broken silver and threw it on the table. Shopkeeper Zheng smiled and put it in his sleeve: "We still need to recruit people. Should the deputy wait for news here or go ahead?"

"I'm walking through Du County, passing through Guan County to Sanlong Pass." Zhuge Ran stood up and said, "I'm walking very fast, remember to keep up!"

Without further delay, he left Fumin Town and rushed north. Before the news spread, he used the deputy head's token to exchange horses every twenty miles and ran straight until nightfall.At this time, the border was closed. Zhuge Ran used the token to call the gate, changed his horse and went straight to Guan County.

After entering the Tang Sect, the deputy head's token is useless. Without a station to change horses, the really difficult journey will be from Shu to Kongtong.Kawachi is mountainous and the terrain is steep, which greatly slows down the journey.In fact, to go to Longdi, it is faster to take Wumeng via Qiandi to Qingcheng and then transfer to Longdi. Sister Jing will help him when he gets to Qingcheng, but this road is too far from the border, and it is very likely that he will be arrested before reaching Qiandi. Interception, let's talk about the battle between Dian Cangzheng and Qingcheng. He didn't reach Ba County by then, and his head was taken first to claim credit.

Besides...he didn't want Chu Jingtan to see him in desolation.Now I have nothing, no identity, no power, even my money has been stripped away by the night list.

As the horses set foot on the rugged mountain road, Zhuge Ran looked up and saw where he was in the depths of the clouds.

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"Eldest sister's good husband is wanted." In Mrs. Lengmian's study, Tang Jueyan covered her mouth and couldn't help laughing.Tang Jingcai once said that the husband he desired was either a majestic hero like Qi Zigai, or a man of extraordinary intelligence like Zhuge Ran. As for the handsome man, he was nothing more than a plaything.

The cold-faced lady looked at the wanted documents on the table, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised on her stern face. Tang Jueyan was surprised.The grandma must not be laughing because of her own joke. The biggest joke is Dian Cang. It is estimated that at least seven heads of the nine major families will laugh out loud after seeing this news.

Except for Xu Fangge, he might not be able to laugh.

"Is Grandma so happy?" Tang Jueyan said with a smile, "This is the first time I've seen Grandma smile."

This may be the best news that Mrs. Leng Mian has heard in the past 30 years. The brilliant Zhuge Ran was tricked by his mediocre and incompetent nephew. Such an incredible thing could actually happen, and it happened at a time when the war was in a stalemate.The Tang Sect has not intervened in the war because the situation is chaotic and unclear. The Qingcheng Shaolin and Hengshan coalition forces are not sure whether they can repel the Beggar Gang and Dian Cang coalition forces.Now that the situation has become clear, Tang Sect's intervention will not just be the icing on the cake, but a crucial blow.

"The Great Wall that protected Dian Cang has fallen. We can't wait for them to build a new wall." The cold-faced lady smiled and returned to her usual coldness, "Jue Yan, you must remember this lesson, smart people will also fall into the hands of fools. Especially the stupid people around you."

Tang Jueyan folded her crotch and saluted: "Jueyan has learned the lesson." She then asked, "I think Zhuge Ran is in a hurry to escape, and he may have entered the territory of the Tang Sect. Grandma..."

The cold-faced lady looked at Tang Jueyan, as if asking her what she thought.

"Even if Zhuge Ran is taken in for his own use, if Dian Cang is weak, welcoming him back will still be a threat to the Tang Clan." Tang Jueyan said, "Jueyan thought that there was no need to send Dian Cang back, so he searched and killed him with all his strength. Right." Madam Lengmian nodded, with a sign of approval: "The military hall is very busy these days, so you can go ahead."

Tang Jueyan bowed and resigned.

Three days later, Tang Jingqiu, the governor of southern Sichuan in the Tang Dynasty, gathered his troops and prepared to go.

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Zhuge Ran lost count of how many mountains he had climbed.The road to Sichuan was so damn difficult. He was so exhausted that he finally reached Xichang County. He was afraid that he would have to walk this way for ten days.

The wanted order should have been sent to Tangmen long ago. Although this road is difficult, the advantage is that there are not many pedestrians, but after arriving in Xichang, there is a flat area.He had long since changed out of his fine clothes and got something like a Jianghu man, but the sleeves were a bit wider - after all, it wasn't custom-made, so it wouldn't fit that well - and he also bought a lancet and hung it next to his horse. The crutch was hidden in the fur.He almost never dismounts. Although there are many lame people, and there may also be many dwarfs like him, who can see a short and lame person without suspicion?
If possible, Zhuge Ran would not want to go to a crowded place, but he had no food.There was still a long way to go. With only two taels of silver left in his pocket, he never thought that he would be able to live frugally.Fortunately, there was no city in Xichang, so he bought dry food, filled up the water, and left as quickly as possible without further delay.

But he was still targeted and was stopped as soon as he left Xichang County.There were five people in total, none of whom were riding horses. Zhuge Ran could have ridden away, but he didn't want to.He didn't have the money to buy a horse. If he injured the horse, he would be lame in his other leg from here to Sanlongguan.

"We are looking for our enemy. Your Excellency looks familiar." The leader said, "Please dismount and let us take a look."

He should be a melon picker, Zhuge Ran thought to himself, and he is not the kind who has a good life. He can't even afford a horse, and his martial arts must not be high.

Zhuge Ran dismounted obediently and walked forward step by step with his lame legs.Several people saw that he had no weapons and had difficulty moving, so they lowered their guard a little.

"Is it me you are looking for?" Zhuge Ran asked.

"Deputy Commander Zhuge." The leader said respectfully, "Come with us and avoid the pain of your flesh and blood."

"How much am I worth?" Zhuge Ran asked, "How much do you want before you let me go?"

The leader said: "Three hundred are dead and a thousand are alive."

Zhuge Ran said: "It's only 1000 taels. If you let me go, I can take out 1000 taels at will. Isn't it good that you take the money and let me go?"

As he talked, he walked forward. When those people heard that he had money, they were all moved.One person said: "Catch him, plunder him of all the valuables, and then go claim the reward!"

Zhuge Ran walked about ten feet in front of the five people, said "Hey", drew his right hand back, and held the crutch in his hand.A bright thin sword was pulled out from the cane, he stepped forward with his right foot, and swept out the sword. A bright light passed through the neck of the leader. The man's eyes widened, and he didn't know what happened.

Zhuge Ran held a staff in his left hand and a sword in his right hand and pointed at the man on the right. Three points of cold light went straight to his chest. The man was startled and just as he was about to retreat, three fountains of blood spurted out from his chest. Only then did the remaining three people startled. Zhuge Ran suddenly became angry and revolted.

Zhuge Ran turned around and attacked the third man. The man blocked with a knife, and the thin sword passed over the knife, drawing an arc on the man's chest, and blood suddenly spurted out.When this man fell, the first man's head slid off obliquely, and a fountain of blood spurted from his neck.

Of course Zhuge Ran knows martial arts, and he's not bad at it, but what's really great is his sword "Unyielding" hidden in his crutch.Unyielding is made of black gold and black iron, and is extremely sharp. The only drawback is that it is too thin. This is also a compromise that has to be made in order to hide it in the cane.

He launched a sudden sneak attack and used the sharpness of his weapons to kill three people in a blink of an eye. The remaining people were frightened and did not dare to respond to the enemy, so they turned around and fled.Although Zhuge Ran was lame on one leg and had poor light skills, he was more than capable of chasing the two men. However, they went in different directions. He caught up with one of them and pierced his chest with a sword from behind. He turned around and chased the other man. It seemed that the man could not escape. He fell, waving a short stick to fight, Zhuge Ran casually used the Dian Cang Sword Technique "Parting the Clouds and Diverting the Sun" to stab the man in the chest, and then cut his throat.

Zhuge Ran suddenly sheathed his sword, and then did something he would never do before - he searched these people for money.The five corpses only had one or two coins, which was better than nothing.

He couldn't stay here for long. He was about to mount his horse when he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves and turned around to see more than [-] horses rushing towards Xichang County.Zhuge Ran was startled. He quickly jumped on his horse and ran away. After running for several dozen feet, there was a sound of wind behind him and several sharp arrows passed by his ears.

The people behind him shouted loudly: "Stop! If you run away again, you will fire arrows!" Zhuge Ran ignored him and rode his horse to gallop. Even if the horse was exhausted and walked to Sanlong Pass, it would be better than being escorted back to Kunming.

Unfortunately, things didn't work as expected. Hearing the strong wind behind him, Zhuge Ran rode his horse with his left hand, turned around and slashed the arrows with his sword.He was short, had short arms, and a short sword. He could protect himself but not the horse. A sharp arrow fell diagonally and penetrated the horse's leg. The horse whined and fell to the ground. Zhuge Ran jumped down in a hurry.

The twenty or so cavalrymen had already caught up with him and saw that he had killed five people. They knew that he was good at martial arts and did not dare to get close. They were more than ten feet away and pointed their bows and arrows at him.One of them, with tears in his eyes, rode his horse forward, pointed at Zhuge Ran and said angrily: "You killed my brother!"

It would be too particular to inform the sect if Bao Zhaigua is done enough, Zhuge Ran thought to himself.The scene was dangerous, there were more than twenty disciples, and it was unclear if there were any powerful people inside.

Another man rode his horse forward and said loudly: "Yue Shanqi, the leader of Liangshan Sect, has met Deputy Commander Zhuge!"

Even the leader is here... Zhuge Ran tapped his cane on the ground twice: "If you want to see me, you don't have to shoot me with an arrow, right?"

Yue Shanqi smiled and said: "No need for arrows, I'm afraid the deputy commander won't stay."

Zhuge Ran raised his cane and said: "Put down the arrow first, otherwise a mistake will make a hole in me and I will be blinded for 700 taels."

Yue Shanqi said with a smile: "That's not possible. The Madam has an order, and the deputy commander will be killed for 1000 taels, and he is still promoted."

Zhuge Ran was surprised.

Yue Shanqi waved his hand violently and fired several arrows. Zhuge Ran rolled away hurriedly and waved his sword to block the rain of arrows.The group of people took aim again, and a second wave of arrows came. Zhuge Ran knew that the resistance could not last long, and he was complaining. Suddenly, there was the sound of horse hooves approaching from far away, and a horse was galloping towards him.

Yue Shanqi looked back and saw the horse galloping at full speed. Before he could see who it was, a figure flew up.Yue Shanqi was surprised. The man struck him with an unknown object. Yue Shanqi raised his knife to block. There was a loud "clang" sound. He couldn't help it, and the back of the knife hit his forehead, until he was knocked dizzy. Blood flowed.

The man fell behind him, put an iron hook around his neck, and shouted: "Get your men back!"

Zhuge Ran knew in his heart that the masters sent by Ye Bang came to the rescue. He was so happy that he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Tell them to let the horses out and kill all the remaining horses!"

The man strangled Yue Shanqi's neck with an iron hook, and the tip of the hook was embedded in his flesh. He shouted loudly: "Leave one horse and kill the rest!" Yue Shanqi's life was hanging by a man's hand, and he hurriedly ordered his men to kill all the horses.

Seeing that the opponent could no longer pursue him, Zhuge Ran mounted his only remaining horse and shouted, "Take the man with you!" He then said to the disciples of the Liangshan Sect, "If we come after you, kill your leader!"

The Liangshan disciples did not dare to move rashly. Zhuge Ran and the man who came to rescue rode horses ten miles away before stopping to rest.

"Do you want to let him go?" Zhuge Ran asked the man using the iron hook.

Yue Shanqi was heartbroken and begged, "Master, don't kill me! Spare your life!"

The man with the iron hook knocked Yue Shanqi unconscious with a strike of his knife. Yue Shanqi fell off his horse. The man then dismounted and walked to Zhuge Ran's side.

Zhuge Ran asked suspiciously: "What do you want to say?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the long hook in the man's hand shook suddenly. This move was so fast and violent that Zhuge Ran was caught off guard and suffered severe pain in his left leg. He screamed and fell off the horse, falling face down on the ground.

"Deputy Commander, I'm offended!" The man with the iron hook stepped on Zhuge Ran's waist with one foot, kicked the crutch out of his hand with the other, and raised the long hook, "Kunming is a long way away and there are many people snatching melons. 1000 taels is not as good as 300 taels." convenient."

"Are you a melon picker?" Zhuge Ran was shocked to realize that this person was not a night patrol reinforcement at all, but a Haichai Yamen who came to snatch melons. He only blamed himself for being careless, and he was so happy that he became sad.

He still didn't give up and shouted: "Don't do anything, speak slowly if you have anything to say, I can make you more than 1000 taels!"

The hooked man said "Hey" and asked: "How to make money?"

Zhuge Ran said anxiously: "Let me get up first!"

The man with the hook said: "You tell me first, and I'll let you go after I find it suitable."

"Send me to Longdi and ask Third Master for ransom. He is my good friend. Exchange for one thousand, five hundred taels is not a problem!"

The hooked man shook his head: "Isn't this the release of fugitives privately? He is also complicit. How many colleagues and sects will he meet along the way? It's not cost-effective."

"You blocked the Liangshan Sect's merits and then went to receive the reward. If the news gets out, the Liangshan Sect will definitely not let you go!"

"If I never enter Sichuan for the rest of my life, how can he chase me to the ends of the earth?"

Zhuge Ran suddenly moved his eyes, as if he was glaring behind the man with the hook. The man with the hook became suspicious and turned around. Zhuge Ran seized the opportunity and arched his back, breaking away from the big foot on his waist, and turned over on the ground. After picking up his cane, before he could draw his sword, the man with the iron hook swiped at him, and Zhuge Ran had no choice but to resist.

The man with the iron hook knew that he had been fooled, so he was furious and swung the iron hook repeatedly.Anyone in Haidu Yamen who dared to catch fugitives alone must have strong martial arts skills. Zhuge Ran seldom fought with others, and his thigh was injured, making it difficult to move. He managed more than ten moves, but he still couldn't find time to draw his sword. He knew that it would be more than ten more. The move is still about to fail, and I think hard about how to escape.

Suddenly, there was the sound of horse hooves again. The man with the iron hook looked back and saw a horse galloping towards them. It stopped about five feet away from the two of them and watched them fight.The man with the hook frowned, fearing that the fisherman would benefit, so he made a false move and backed away, looking at the newcomer.

I saw that this man was about forty years old, with a seedling knife hanging from his waist, a blue shirt and black trousers, and a peacock feather on the left side of his forehead. He had many scars on his face, especially three scars on the left cheek, about two inches long and evenly spaced. It looked like someone had scratched him with a weapon like an iron claw.

Looking at this man's appearance, the man with the iron hook knew that he was a master who had fought hard battles. He calmed his breathing secretly and asked: "Brother, where is the fairyland or where is the cave? Do you want to share the food at the table or eat alone?"

The man glanced at Zhuge Ran, got off his horse, drew his sword from his waist and walked towards the hooked man.The hooked man took a breath and stepped forward to meet the enemy.The two of them were getting close, and when they moved at the same time, they saw a bright silver light and the sound of weapons being exchanged continuously. Zhuge Ran didn't know where this man with a sword came from, so he took advantage of this opportunity to tear off his trousers to bandage his thigh wound, and stood with a cane. Get up and watch the two fight.

Both of them were masters. After about twenty moves, there was a sudden scream. The man with the iron hook's right hand was cut off at the wrist. The man with the Miao sword inserted his knife horizontally into his opponent's heart, and the man with the iron hook died immediately.

The Miao Dao man looked at Zhuge Ran again and took out his handkerchief to wipe the blood off the Miao Dao.Zhuge Ran was surprised and asked, "Who are you?"

"Yebang, I'm here to protect you. Is there really 1000 taels for sending you to Sanlong Pass?" The Miao Dao man put away his sword and stared at Zhuge Ran. Zhuge Ran nodded.

"My name is Miao Tiechang." Miao Dao led the horse to Zhuge Ran, "I will give you 500 taels when you enter Longdi, and then I will give you another 500 taels when you get to Sanlong Pass. If you don't get the money, I will kill you."

Not to mention 1000 taels, Zhuge Ran didn't even have three taels of silver, but he still smiled: "It's a small matter."

(End of this chapter)