In my dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty, I snatched Wu Zetian from my lap.

He quickly pulled a handful of caltrops from his saddlebag and threw them behind him. A large number of black dots scattered on the ground like a shower of flowers.

The sharp spikes pointed upwards, gleaming coldly.

This is a roadblock made of two iron nails bent and joined together; no matter how it is thrown, one spike will always point upwards.

If a person or a horse steps on it, they will inevitably fall over.

This technique was not only used in the Tang Dynasty, but it was also used in later generations, making it a nightmare for cavalry.

"They've got quite a few tricks up their sleeve!"

Li Yuanchang snorted coldly. When the other party took out these things, it was obvious that they were not ordinary people.

He reined in his horse, suddenly turned, and the Red Lightning charged up the muddy and rocky slope at full speed, avoiding the area covered with barbed wire.

Then he drew his bow and arrow again.

Whoosh! !

Three arrows were fired in succession, and all hit their targets.

Three mournful cries of the horse were heard before it crashed to the ground, throwing both rider and horse more than ten meters away, leaving them mangled and bloody.

The remaining two panicked, their eyes filled with fear. They kept turning back, but no matter how much they tried, they couldn't stop the people behind them.

Seeing more arrows coming: "Split up and run!!"

The two galloping horses quickly spread out in a V-shape.

But for Li Yuanchang, it was all in vain.

He drew his bow and arrow, aimed at one person, held his breath, and carefully aimed before releasing the bow.

call out! !

The arrow tore through the air, this time striking the enemy squarely in the back.

puff……

boom!

The man fell off his horse, but the out-of-control horse continued to run forward.

Li Yuanchang quickly spurred his horse down the hillside to pursue the last man. He no longer used his bow and arrows, but wanted to keep him alive.

Those horses in front are very likely to have fallen to their deaths. You know, when a horse is running at full speed and then suddenly falls, the inertia is no less than that of a car accident.

"drive!"

"drive!!"

The two spirited horses galloped, with Red Lightning clearly moving faster, and the distance between them was gradually decreasing.

But at this moment, the chase between the two sides entered a narrow passage with stone walls on both sides.

The fleeing man with the mustache turned around and threw down another handful of caltrops, instantly filling the passageway.

"Whoa!!"

Li Yuanchang had to tighten the reins hard, and the horse's hooves scraped against the ground until it finally came to a stop.

"Hahaha, keep chasing! Keep chasing!"

"idiot!"

The man with the mustache laughed wildly, constantly turning back to provoke, completely oblivious to what was ahead.

Li Yuanchang looked ahead, his face showing no annoyance, but rather a playful expression.

Upon seeing this expression, the man with the mustache's face changed. Then, upon hearing the sound of a third horse, his expression changed drastically, and he abruptly looked ahead.

A figure leaped off the horse.

The horse beneath her charged at an incredible speed.

The man with the mustache's pupils contracted in terror. He tried to turn around, but in such a confined space, he couldn't. He could only watch helplessly as the horse hurtled towards him.

"No!"

boom! !

The two spirited horses collided with a loud thud.

"hiss!"

The horse neighed and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

The man with the mustache on horseback was thrown backward more than ten meters by inertia, crashing heavily to the ground with a loud thud.

It landed right on the barbed wire he had scattered, the sharp spikes instantly piercing his back and arm.

"Pfft!" He spat out a mist of blood, then rolled on the ground in pain, screaming like a pig being slaughtered.

"what!"

"ah!!"

The piercing scream startled a large flock of birds in the narrow strip of sky.

Li Yuanchang dismounted and slowly walked through the barbed wire area.

At this moment, the person who had taken a detour to intercept them also jumped down from the tree branch, landing on both feet, her proud breasts swaying back and forth, as plump as a full peony.

It was none other than the wanted criminal, Red Spider.

Li Yuanchang and he exchanged a glance.

Red Spider revealed a seductive smile: "Your Highness, am I not late?"

Li Yuanchang was quite surprised; she could have actually run away.

He didn't answer, but instead walked up to the man and stomped on him hard.

"what!"

The man screamed in agony as the barbed wire behind him continued to penetrate deeper, drawing more and more blood.

"Who hijacked the bronze chariot?"

"Um?"

The man, in unbearable pain, cried out, "Spare my life, and I'll tell you!"

"You have no right to negotiate with me." Li Yuanchang swiftly pulled a silver hairpin from the back of Hongzhu's long hair.

Then he suddenly shoved it into the ground.

puff! !

The silver hairpin pierced through the man's entire palm, pinning him to the spot—a truly horrifying sight.

"Ah!!" The pig-like scream reached a new level.

"I'll talk, I'll talk!" the man cried out, in unbearable pain, his features contorted in agony.

Even Red Spider, watching from the side, couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

She couldn't help but look at Li Yuanchang with awe. His scholarly appearance contrasted sharply with his ruthless and bandit-like way of doing things. He was so vicious!

"Yes, it's Luo Feng!"

Upon hearing this, a murderous glint flashed in Li Yuanchang's eyes. Sure enough!

What followed didn't seem like something a bandit would do; it was more like an attack by an enemy.

The Luo family clearly had motives. They had a falling out over the legal matter, and later, because of Qin Keyu, Li Yuanchang directly cut off one of his son's hands.

"How did you do it?"

"I demand the detailed account!"

"There were many people involved that day. Besides you few, where were everyone else?"

The man said painfully, "It was the Luo family's retainers who did it, not me. We were only responsible for guarding the copper coins here."

"Luo Feng originally intended to target the wine-carrying convoy, but after accidentally learning the route of the bronze cart, he changed his mind and decided to take the money with him."

"He also gave the order to leave no survivors."

"But after getting the money, Luo Feng didn't dare to transport it back, fearing that he would leave any clues. So he left it at the dock and waited for the storm to pass."

"As for those retainers, they are a group of warriors that Luo Feng has been supporting at great expense. They live on one of Luo's estates, where they farm in their spare time and do some dirty work when needed."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanchang was filled with murderous intent. From this moment on, Luo Feng and his troops were already corpses!

After a while.

The main force of the Prince of Han's Palace arrived at the scene.

Of the six people, four died and two survived. Li Yuanchang did not kill them, but imprisoned them and made them write detailed confessions.

These are irrefutable pieces of evidence. Even if the Luo family wanted to cause trouble due to their connections with the Imperial Censorate in Chang'an, Li Yuanchang would silence them.

Immediately afterwards, all three thousand strings of cash were retrieved from the dock, and all the evidence was secured.

Li Yuanchang then issued an order to Yuan Tong to kill him without mercy, without needing to bring him back to Liangzhou for trial.

He personally escorted the three thousand strings of cash back to Liangzhou.

After three days of intense pursuit and tracking, the bronze chariot case has come to a complete end, and Luo Feng will pay a heavy price for his actions!

March 30th.

Liangzhou was in an uproar!