Chapter 440: The Traitor: Bright Moon, Drinking Alone in the Autumn
Chapter 440: The Traitor: Bright Moon, Drinking Alone in the Autumn
Tang Ran is no longer short of money, but she always feels like she has forgotten something.
The image of a person suddenly emerged in his mind, Song Chenggui, the subordinate who spent a huge amount of money to buy an official position in his office and was then secretly sent by him to the Western Regions to make money from foreigners.
Counting the days, I haven't heard from him for almost half a year. He used to send me several letters every month, but now I haven't received any for several months in a row.
However, Tang Ran was not worried. When Song Chenggui left, he asked hundreds of elite soldiers to disguise themselves as his subordinates and escort him to the Western Regions.
The Northern Qi Dynasty and several other countries had long since closed the trade routes to the Western Regions. This tradition had existed for hundreds of years and had long been deeply rooted.
If anyone knew that Tang Ran had started down this path again, he would probably be charged with another crime as a traitor.
Tang Ran didn't dwell on it for long. After thinking about it for a while, she put the matter out of her mind.
What he cares about now is when the people from Chen Kingdom will arrive.
That day, Tang Ran and Tang Yan were walking together, and both of them smelled of alcohol, which they got at Chunxiang Tower.
Although Tang Ran was not fond of women, he could not help the fact that there were always people under his command who wanted to present some beautiful women to him. Even when he was eating, there were always stunning beauties accompanying him while he toasted each other.
He was drunk and called Tang Yan to walk back with him.
When passing through a yard, Tang Ran suddenly stopped and looked at the busy owner in the yard.
There were not many people in the yard. There were only a few servants who were drying grain. When they saw Tang Ran standing at the door, they smiled and nodded at him.
A servant came in with a horse. When he saw Tang Ran, his eyes looked a little strange, but his face showed no sign of it. He smiled and said, "Sir, is there anything I can do for you?"
"We were having dinner nearby and drank a little too much so we just took a walk. We happened to see someone drying millet in the yard. It's a good harvest this year." Tang Ran said.
“It’s better than in previous years.”
The people in the courtyard didn't want to talk much, and everyone was in a hurry. Tang Ran also left with Tang Yan very naturally.
After the servant saw them leave, he walked towards the house. When he saw a middle-aged man dozing off inside, he walked up quickly.
The middle-aged man suddenly asked, "How's the investigation going?"
"I heard from the people that Tang Ran had someone send some food to Mr. Zhou a few days ago. Everyone can see clearly that Mr. Zhou is still alive, but he has suffered a lot."
Xu Jianshen listened silently. After picking up the teacup and taking a sip, he felt his throat felt a little better.
"What about his wife and children?"
"This is a bit strange. Mr. Zhou's wife usually stays at home, but some people still see her. The people in Bianjing City all know that Tang Ran did not arrest Mr. Zhou's wife and children. But two days ago, his wife went out to buy vegetables, and some people muttered that his wife was like a different person."
Zhou Wenye was always frugal, so his family hired a maid to do the cooking and washing. Zhou Wenye's wife usually cooked for him. That day, the maid who bought vegetables had a stomachache, so this "Mrs. Zhou" put on a veil and went out to buy vegetables.
Xu Jianshen frowned, but did not dwell on the matter. His junior brother was very popular among the people in Northern Qi. If Tang Ran set his sights on women and children, the people would never agree.
They had been in Northern Qi for almost two months. After going through untold hardships and using up most of their money, they finally learned where Zhou Wenye was imprisoned and prepared to rescue him as soon as possible.
They didn't have time to think about it.
After all, more than 40 people were crowded in this small courtyard every day, and even their daily meals were made from the dry food they brought from Chen Country, for fear of exposing themselves because of these small details.
Every time they smelled the aroma of rice in the air, the people hiding in the cellar couldn't help swallowing their saliva. When they looked down, they saw only dry steamed buns in their hands, which were tasteless and a pity to throw away.
The dusk had already become pitch black, the sky was dotted with stars, and the dim moonlight poured down between heaven and earth. The men in black who were flying over the eaves and walls bent down, gathered together, and rushed directly towards the Mutian Mansion.
The soldier on night watch was drowsy and complained to his brothers from time to time. At this time, he saw a group of men in black rushing over with knives.
"Who are you?"
The soldier on guard woke up immediately, only to see the bright flash of a knife. Then the world spun in front of his eyes, and his face made close contact with the ground.
These people were extremely fast. The soldier was still talking when his head hit the ground, and he didn't react until he stopped breathing, and his head was chopped off.
"Someone come, someone is breaking into the prison."
A group of well-trained soldiers came out with weapons in hand, looking prepared, and shouted in unison: "Kill!"
Although there were not many people coming to the prison, all of them were masters with strong internal strength and did not take these soldiers seriously at all. After passing through various traps, they finally found the person they were looking for in the innermost part of the prison.
"Sir, we are here to rescue you."
The man in the cell opened his eyes with difficulty. His dirty hair made it impossible to see his appearance in such dim light. He pointed at his feet, looking like he had been tortured.
When everyone looked, they saw that his clothes were indeed bloody, especially the one under his feet, as if he had been beaten to pieces alive.
But they were not stupid. They took something out of their arms, put it to their mouths and blew it, and the thing immediately caught fire.
Someone gently pulled aside his hair and saw that it was indeed Zhou Wenye's face, so he carried him on his back very simply.
When they tried to rush out, they saw nothing but white before their eyes and all kinds of powders filling the air.
"Oh no, everyone, hold your mouth and nose."
"Strange, it doesn't seem to be poison."
"Oh, it's so itchy."
Some people couldn't help scratching themselves, and because of their strong internal strength and constant circulation, their blood circulation became faster, and after a while, they felt itchy and hot all over their bodies.
"Tang Ran, this villain, actually used aphrodisiacs."
Everyone was stunned. If it was poison, it would be fine, but it turned out to be an aphrodisiac.
Looking at the good brothers in front of them, they suddenly felt that they were handsome and wanted to pounce on them and ravage them. However, everyone still had reason and struggled to restrain their desires and move forward.
The people from Northern Qi shuddered when they saw this scene.
This is a whole bag!
After taking so many aphrodisiacs, no matter how strong your martial arts skills are, you won’t be able to withstand it.
The small tents that were set up one by one, looking at them, made me feel a toothache, and I couldn't help but imagine, what would I do if it happened to me? I guess I would only have to face the man head-on.
In addition to the more than 30 masters brought by Chen Kingdom, there are also many secret agents hidden in the territory of Northern Qi. They had already received orders from their superiors and obeyed Xu Jianshen's command in everything.
Now that they have come to support, the number of people who have broken out of the prison has reached nearly 200.
Tang Ran knew it very well in his heart, so those aphrodisiacs and itching powders were specially prepared for those thirty-odd people.
Someone like this who can fight ten people alone is very familiar with various poisons, but there is no way for him to avoid the aphrodisiac used by Xue Nanyin.
After finally escaping from the prison, he saw Tang Ran waiting outside with archers.
Tang Ran had a solemn expression, wearing a plain white shirt and holding a folding fan in his hand. Behind him were densely packed soldiers with bows and arrows in their hands, and the arrows emitted a cold light under the moonlight.
"It's you."
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