Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 329 Peach Blossom Debt?
"According to observation, Liuxi Village is not safe either. We should just withdraw from Tianyuan County and go to the Chamber of Commerce headquarters in Jingzhou first."

Zhao Nishang was thinking about these things in her mind and soon arrived outside Liuxi Village on her horse.

Before she got close to the village, she looked down and saw messy footprints on the ground, and immediately frowned.

Liuxi Village is built along the river. Outside the village is a tidal flat covered with moist mud and sand, which leaves particularly obvious footprints when people walk on it.

At this moment, the mudflat was covered with dense footprints, which were obviously not left by their people.

Judging from the size and direction of the footprints, this is a team of at least a thousand people, and their target is Liuxi Village!
When she thought of this, Zhao Nishang's heart skipped a beat and she had a bad feeling.

"drive!"

She quickly tightened the reins, squeezed her feet together, and drove the horse quickly towards the village.

But when she arrived at the entrance of the village, she could faintly hear laughter, which made her stunned.

There were several bodyguards guarding the village gate. When they saw someone coming on horseback, they immediately stepped forward with weapons in hand.

"it's me."

Zhao Nishang took off her helmet and revealed her true face. The escorts breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Commander!"

Zhao Nishang got off the horse and soon noticed the bonfire burning in the village and a group of unfamiliar faces sitting beside the bonfire.

"Who are these people?!"

"Don't be alarmed, Commander. We are all family."

The person who spoke was an old man with deep eye sockets and a thin body. He was wearing thin armor, but the sleeve of his left arm was empty, obviously he had lost an arm.

When Zhao Nishang saw the old man walking towards her, she suppressed her anger and asked patiently, "Sima Zheng, can you explain something?"

The old man's surname was Zheng, with a single character "Qi". He once served as the military commander of the Northern Frontier. Later, he was too old and his blood was exhausted. He was no longer able to stay on the front line, so he came to Weiyuan Escort Agency to retire.

Zheng Qi was previously the third in command of the Iron Wolf Guard, and his official position was much higher than Song Yizhang's. However, after retiring to the Weiyuan Escort Agency, he did not intend to usurp the power, but his reputation was still convincing enough within the Weiyuan Escort Agency.

This time, Song Yi Zhang was worried that Zhao Nishang would not be able to control the soldiers from Weiyuan Escort Agency, so he specially invited Zheng Qi to be Zhao Nishang's assistant.

It is for this reason that Zhao Nishang still has some respect for this "Sima Zheng".

Zheng Qi explained, "These are all brothers from Huangfeng Village. A few years ago, the leader of Huangfeng Village, Jiang Lin, surrendered to the imperial court and was accepted by the Marquis. Now he is the Marquis's deputy."

He had just finished explaining when several fierce-looking men stood up beside the campfire.

"Chuniu from Huangfeng Village greets Commander Zhao."

"Yinhu from Huangfeng Village meets Commander Zhao..."

Several strong men clasped their fists and greeted Zhao Nishang one by one.

Ox, Tiger, Dragon, Horse, Dog, Pig...

Of the thirteen leaders of Huangfeng Village, almost half are here.

The last person to stand up was Jiang Ping'er. She bowed to Zhao Nishang and smiled, "Jiang Ping'er from Huangfeng Village, nice to meet Commander Zhao. I'm sorry for bothering you. I hope you'll forgive me."

Zhao Nishang's gaze quickly locked onto Jiang Ping'er. This woman seemed the most normal among this group of monsters, but she posed the greatest threat.

She suddenly exclaimed, "Jiang Ping'er... What is your relationship with Jiang Liu'er?"

Jiang Ping'er was a little surprised: "Commander, you recognize Liu'er? That's my third sister."

Zhao Nishang naturally recognized her. She was there when they went to Yifeng Imperial Manor to rescue Jiang Liuer.

Now, Jiang Ping'er not only has a similar name to Jiang Liu'er, but also looks 70% similar, except that Jiang Ping'er has a fuller figure and looks more mature, which makes it hard not to make associations.

Zhao Nishang saw that Jiang Ping'er was the leader of the group, so she came directly to Jiang Ping'er, narrowed her eyes slightly, and asked, "Jingzhou is not a peaceful place now, why are you people from Huangfeng Village here?"

"Could it be... that you have also succumbed to some prince?" After learning about the origins of this group of people, she did not relax her vigilance at all, but became even more alert.

Huangfeng Village now serves under Marquis Weiwu. Could it be that they are operating in Jingzhou at the behest of Marquis Weiwu?
But Marquis Weiwu did not tell his adoptive father a single word about this matter. Could it be that... Marquis Weiwu and his adoptive father have become estranged?
Many associations emerged in Zhao Nishang's mind at once, and she couldn't help but tense up.

However, Jiang Ping'er's answer the next moment made her brain crash instantly.

"What do you mean he's a prince or not? I'm here to find my man."

"Husband...husband?"

"Oh, yes. His last name is also Zhao, Zhao Guanxiang. Commander Zhao, you and my man are from the same family."

Zhao...Observing the phenomena?!

Zhao Nishang opened her eyes wide, looking as if she had seen a ghost.

She couldn't help but ask, "Zhao Guanxiang? The Zhao Guanxiang from the Astronomical Observatory? Captain Young Tiger?"

Jiang Ping'er's eyes suddenly lit up: "Commander Zhao, do you recognize my man?"

I recognize it. I recognize it very much!
Zhao Nishang's face turned black and she covered her face, not knowing what to say.

Where did this little bastard Zhao Guanxiang get into trouble for his romantic affairs?
No wonder she had no suspicion at all, her first reaction was that it was Zhao Guanxiang's fault.

After all, Zhao Guanxiang was a good person in many ways, but he had a habit of flirting with other women. He often hung out in places like brothels and music bureaus, and could be said to be an old hand at women.

What puzzled Zhao Nishang was that Zhao Guanxiang never messed with girls from decent families, so what was going on with this girl?

……

"Ah!"

At this moment, Zhao Guanxiang, who was riding on a horse, suddenly sneezed.

He narrowed his eyes and looked at the adjutant who was walking on the ground beside him: "Boy, are you cursing me behind my back?"

It’s no wonder he thinks this way. After all, the horse he is riding now was stolen from someone else.

Who made this guy say he didn’t have a horse?
Your horse is fine, but the next moment, it's mine!

The adjutant looked confused: "No."

Zhao Guanxiang touched his nose, snorted and said, "Forget it, let's put down the flag and return to the camp. Let's stop here for today!"

"Yes!"

“Flag down!!!”

After the order was given, a group of people returned to Tianyuan County in a mighty manner.

The suspended city gate was slowly lowered, connecting the road blocked by the moat.

Not long after Zhao Guanxiang entered the city, he saw a group of palace soldiers escorting a group of people towards the warehouse in the east of the city.

He squinted his eyes and recognized them for a while. He realized that the people being escorted by the palace soldiers were the scholars sent from the capital before. He wondered, "What are they doing?"

"I don't know. I'll go ask."

Seeing that the adjutant was about to stop someone and interrogate him like a fool, Zhao Guanxiang shouted him back: "Forget it, come back. It's none of our business."

"Oh."

Just as Zhao Guanxiang was talking to his adjutant, someone was riding a horse towards him from the direction of the county magistrate's office.

"Master Chuhu, General Ling has ordered you to go to the county governor's mansion to see him as soon as you return to the city!"

(End of this chapter)