Da-da-da-da!

"Whew--"

On the official road, Li Li and his entourage wore robes and hats, facing the southeast wind, withstanding the hazy drizzle, galloping horses, and heading straight for Shu County.

This is the eighth day that their group has entered Yangzhou.

Prior to this, the four of them went south from Tancheng in the East China Sea of Xuzhou, and entered Jiujiang County ten days ago, under the rule of Yuan Shu.

Immediately, under Guo Jia's strong persuasion, Li Li and his entourage avoided the official road along the way, did not cause trouble, did not stop, rode lightly, and went straight to the Lujiang River.

When Li Li and others left Tancheng, Xuzhou, they encountered heavy rain, and finally survived three rainy days, only five days in between, and they didn't think that the weather had changed again. The south wind picked up last night, and this morning it was drizzling, and by noon, the road was already muddy and very difficult to walk.

When approaching Lujiang Shu County, the rain became heavier, and the wind and rain increased. As a last resort, Li Li and his entourage could only abandon the mountain road and take the official road, in order to rush to the front town to shelter from the rain and stay overnight.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"

In the midst of the storm, Li Li and his party had to slow down and drive their horses slowly. Otherwise, in the face of strong wind and rain, the horse can stand it, but people can't stand it!

Sigh!

With a long roar from the horse, Li Li reined in the horse, and finally stopped galloping, and instead rode the horse forward slowly. Wiping a handful of rain from his face, Li Li exhaled a deep breath of turbidity, soothing his breath and calming his mind. Then he turned his head to look at Guo Jia, Huan Fei, and Li Zhi behind him, and saw that they were riding horses to catch up, and they would be able to catch up in a while.

"Huh--" After a while, Huan Fei and the three of them rode their horses and rushed over, and immediately reined in their horses and walked slowly, with Guo Jia in front and Li Li side by side.

"My lord. There seem to be too many rainy days in Yangzhou, and it rains every three or five days, but it hurts us passers-by! Like Li Li, after riding the horse slowly, Guo Jia brushed his sleeves to wipe off the rain that covered his eyes, and sighed with deep understanding.

"Hehehe!" Li Li smiled heartily disapprovingly: "This is God's intention to keep us here for a few days, and it is difficult to resist the hospitality, we can't stay if we don't want to!" ”

While speaking, Li Li casually held the hat on Guo Jia's head that was blown away by the strong wind, and continued: "But it's good to have such a rainy weather. We have been on the road for more than 20 days in a row, and it is time to stay here for a few more days and have a good rest; Otherwise, people are not tired, and the horses are tired. The sky is beautiful, and the rain is pending, how can we not appreciate it! ”

"Ugh!" I didn't expect Li Li to be so optimistic. Guo Jia was slightly surprised, and grinned: "The lord is still open-minded." The subordinates are ashamed. I don't have enough qi cultivation skills, and I still can't hold my breath! ”

Li Li shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "Feng Xiaoyan has passed." Along the way, you are not breathless, nor are you impetuous, but you are too worried about my safety. Be careful everywhere, your nerves are always tight, it's too tense! ”

"The Lord is a wise man." Seeing that Li Li had long known what he was worried about, Guo Jia did not hide it. He immediately nodded and said frankly: "What the lord said is good. This time, we waited for the south, although there was nothing peaceful along the way, but there was a faint uneasiness in my heart on the next road, and I always felt as if something bad was approaching us. It's a wonderful feeling, indescribable, but it always lingers in my heart and lingers. His subordinates had never had such an ominous feeling before, and even when Yuan Shao's account was depressed, he did not have such a premonition of approaching danger.

Therefore, the subordinates implore the lord to be more careful, and not to act rashly, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. ”

"Oh?" Li Li's expression changed slightly, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes, and he was not discovered by Guo Jia.

The foreboding that Guo Jia said coincided with what Li Li was thinking. Since entering the territory of Yangzhou, Li Li has inexplicably felt very depressed, and his heart seems to be covered with a lingering shadow, and he faintly keenly feels that a kind of awe-inspiring killing machine has always enveloped his group, following him like a shadow, closely following left and right. These days, this premonition has become stronger and stronger, causing Li Li to often feel his heart pounding, and an unprecedented sense of crisis haunts his heart. However, after entering the territory of Shu County this morning, this uncomfortable premonition suddenly disappeared.

As a battle-hardened military general and the commander of the Xiliang Army, Li Li's keen prediction of danger is far above Guo Jia. However, this kind of indescribable premonition of danger cannot be said lightly, because it is groundless, it is just a kind of human instinctive pre-excitation reaction, and it is not clear at all, so he has always hidden it in his heart and did not say that he knew it with Guo Jia and others.

However, what Li Li didn't expect was that Guo Jia actually felt this way, and it lasted for many days. This made Li Li feel heavy, now he was sure that his group was being followed, and the stalker hiding in the shadows was definitely his enemy, and it was very likely that he knew his true identity. Otherwise, there is absolutely no such coincidence in the world, and there will be no such ominous thoughts for no reason, so there must be a reason for this matter. The stalker who followed his group was extraordinary, good at hiding his tracks, and proficient in the art of tracking. The reason why they have not made a move until now must be because they have scruples, or they have not found a good opportunity to start. Therefore, they are always in hiding, following them without missing a trace, always looking for opportunities, waiting for opportunities to move, in order to hit with one blow.

After quickly sorting out his thoughts, Li Li asked Huan Fei and Li Zhi behind him in a low voice: "Feihu, Zicheng, you also feel this way, right?" ”

Huan Fei nodded solemnly and did not speak, worried that his voice would be too loud and startle the snake. So he looked at Li Zhi with tiger eyes, frowned slightly, and motioned for Li Zhi to speak.

Li Zhi comprehended, and immediately whispered to Li Li: "Nine days ago, the last general and Feihu felt that there were always eyes staring at us behind them, and when Feihu and I tried to investigate, we found nothing, and we didn't find any suspicious signs. These days, this feeling has always existed, these people have always followed us within five miles, but they do not come close to us, their deeds are extremely secretive, sneaky, and there must be a plan. Along the way, as soon as we find us looking back, they disappear immediately; When we set off again, it appeared strangely, following us all the time, and we couldn't get rid of it.

Yesterday, I discussed privately with Feihu that this matter could not be delayed any longer, and it must be resolved as much as possible. Otherwise, they are in the dark, we are in the light, and after a long time, we will inevitably have a time when they will show their flaws, and then they will suddenly be in trouble, and it will be difficult for us to ensure the safety of the lord. Therefore, taking advantage of the rainy day, we tried our best to find someone to spend the night, and then the Flying Tiger and I secretly went out to look for them, and once we found their whereabouts, we must kill them all to get rid of the trouble! ”

This is the most Li Zhi has spoken in the past two years, and he said it very clearly and in detail. This is really an extremely rare thing for him, a person who cherishes words like gold. In Li Li's memory, the last time Li Zhi said so many things was when Ma Chao was arrested at Dongshankou, and it has been three years since he counted it carefully.

"Look, my lord! There is a Zhuangzi on the other side of the river, and judging from the number of houses, there should be more than ten households. How about we go to this village for the night? Just as Li Li was contemplating his eyebrows and thinking, Guo Jia suddenly pulled the corner of his clothes, which could lower his voice and said urgently.

"Huh?" Li Li was shocked when he heard this, turned his head to look in the direction Guo Jia pointed, and sure enough, he saw a patchwork of houses, which looked like they should still be a few families with good backgrounds.

"I really want to come here, it seems that God still favors me Li Li!"

Li Lijian's eyebrows were slightly raised, he groaned, looked at the village intently, and said: "This village is in a good location, backed by a mountain, and there is a big river fifty or sixty meters wide in front of it, except for the wooden bridge on the river, no one can wade through the water." This kind of terrain is good for us, as long as we hold the wooden bridge and the back mountain crossing, it will be difficult for these sneaky trackers to get close to us. This is the place, we will go to spend the night immediately, whether the residents of the village want to take us in or not, we will live here these days, until the 'tail' behind us is completely cut off! ”

After speaking, Li Li waved his hand, and the group of four immediately rode their horses and whipped them, left the official road, and turned to the village in the southwest.

After the prancing horse ran on the two-mile mountain road, Li Li and the four of them came to the east bank of the river, and when they looked up, they already had some thoughts about the wooden bridge on the river. The wooden bridge is supported by wooden piles embedded deep in the river, and the deck is not wide, only five feet, and is paved with thick planks, and the sides are climbed with kudzu ropes, which serve as handrails for pedestrians to cross the river.

At first glance, the wooden bridge looks solid and should be able to ride through guò. But for the sake of safety, Li Li and the others still turned over and dismounted, led their horses onto the wooden bridge, and slowly walked towards the village across the river.

After a short time, except for Li Zhi who stayed in the hidden place at the bridgehead to closely observe the movement on the other side, Li Li, Huan Fei and Guo Jia led their mounts to the door of the only house in the village, and Guo Jia stepped forward and knocked on the door.

Looking at this village from the other side of the river just now, Li Li and the others thought that there were more than a dozen families living here, but it was not until they walked into the village that they found that they and the others had lost their eyes. This Zhuangzi, which looks like a small village, actually has only one family, and it is a large family, with many houses, the main gate is in the middle of the village, facing the wooden bridge, and more than a dozen houses on both sides are all wings of this family.

"Squeak--"

"What are you knocking, it's raining so hard, what's the matter with you knocking on the door?" With the creak of the mahogany door, out of it came a young man in a slanted collar, yawning in his mouth, and with in the corners of his eyes, as if he had not woken up, presumably he must have been dozing off the door frame just now, but was awakened by the knock on the door. Therefore, after he opened the door, the look on his face looked very unhappy, and he asked Guo Jia who was standing in front of the door angrily.

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