Chapter 640 Freeloaders

In the mountains and fields, Wei Jiu, who had escaped from the city, was sitting on the bluestone between the trees, his breath a little unsteady.

"Your Majesty, please take a rest first!"

Qingxuan was beside him, looking a little worried. Wei Jiu's cultivation level was not very high. He had spent a lot of energy from galloping all night, and was in a very bad state at this time.

"It's not safe here. The Shadow Guards are like maggots clinging to bones, they will catch up soon."

There were three guards scattered around him. Wei Jiu adjusted his breath and stood up immediately.

Since the demise of the Six Kingdoms, the forces of the Qin State have entered Shandong in large numbers, among which the two forces of Luo Wang and Shadow Secret Guard are the most powerful.

As the shield of the empire, the Shadow Guards dealt with the anti-Qin incidents carried out by the old nobles of the Six Kingdoms of Shandong. Wei Jiu had fought against them several times and knew how powerful they were.

"But Your Majesty, your body..."

"It doesn't matter!"

Just as Wei Jiu finished speaking, the signal of the Shadow Secret Guards rang in the air, and four or five Shadow Secret Guards came into view first.

"Wu Shang, please lead me forward first."

With a loud shout, the three remaining guards around Wei Jiu drew their swords, rushed over, and got entangled with the Shadow Secret Guards.

"Your Majesty, leave quickly."

A signal sounded in the mountain, and the Shadow Secret Guards who were searching nearby gathered together and surrounded the place.

Soon, Wei Jiu and Qing Xuan were chased by the Shadow Secret Guards.

These shadow guards had strong tactical coordination. They did not rush to take action, but followed them around, constantly consuming their physical strength, trying to find a suitable position to strike the final blow.

Apparently, the Shadow Guard wanted to capture him alive.

But knowing this, Qingxuan had no choice. The opponent's number was far greater than theirs, and it would be difficult for Qingxuan to escape alone, let alone Wei Jiu.

More than a dozen shadow guards gradually surrounded them, forcing the two of them into a forest, and the surrounding roads were blocked.

"Wei Jiu, let's capture him without mercy!"

"Wushang, it was me who got you into trouble." Wei Jiu sighed, feeling a little regretful, "If I had known better, I should have listened to Brother Bao."

At this moment, a heroic laughter came from the forest.

"Brother Jiu knows now, it's not too late."

With a crash, the bodies of the two secret guards blocking the retreat flew upside down and landed in the open space between the two sides.

Then, a burly man holding an iron awl slowly walked out of the woods. Beside him was a brave man.

Hope lit up in Wei Jiu's eyes, but then, a dozen shadow secret guards broke through from the front and attacked.

The big man took the lead, holding an iron awl, and competed with more than a dozen Shadow Guards, without falling behind at all.

The dagger made of fine iron in the hands of the Shadow Guard could not cause a single scratch on this big man.

"Armor Door!"

Copper skin and iron bones, invulnerable. The secret guards did not expect that there was a master of the Armored Sect here.

"Brother Jiu, Zhou Shi is enough to support us here. You should retreat first!"

"Wei Bao, there are only two of you, no problem!"

"Don't worry! Leave the trail and walk two miles. The horses have been prepared at the mountain pass. We will meet you later."

In the restaurant, Zhao Shuang and Xiao Meng were sitting together.

The table was filled with wine and food. Zhao Shuang finished eating and wiped his mouth.

"How is the taste?"

"not bad!"

Xiaomeng was eating happily, raised her head, and dealt with it.

When they were almost done eating, Xiaomeng rolled up her sleeves and asked.

"Where are the people who set the trap?"

Xiaomeng had been observing just now, but could not see anything unusual.

Along the way, she witnessed how Zhao Shuang ate and drank for free.

They picked up eleven strongholds in a row and traveled from Guanzhong to the Central Plains without spending a penny.

This almost made Xiaomeng develop a conditioned reflex. Every time after eating, she was ready to find trouble.

Zhao Shuang scratched his head, feeling a little strange.

"Who told you there was a trap here?"

Xiaomeng was a little surprised and opened her eyes wide.

"This is not Luowang's stronghold, so what should we do with this meal?"

Zhao Shuang shook his head and sighed slightly.

"It's only natural to give money to eat."

The chopsticks in Xiaomeng's hand fell down with a bang. She could hardly believe that this was what Zhao Shuang would say.

At the same time, Xiaomeng was a little worried.

"Do we have money?"

"Don't worry, you can eat in peace. I'll go to the hut and be back soon."

Zhao Shuang got up, stood up, walked outside, and said something to the boy outside the box.

Xiaomeng was relieved and ate the rest of the meal with her head down.

When Xiaomeng finished eating, the boy came in with a smile on his face.

"Guest, how is the food in our restaurant?"

"fine!"

Xiaomeng nodded, put down the chopsticks in his hand, felt a little full, and waved his hand.

"Nothing else, just go down first. My friend went to relieve himself and will be back later."

The boy's face was full of smiles and his behavior was very polite.

"I'm afraid your friend won't come back. The people from the shop have already gone to the latrine to look for him. If they didn't see him, he must have escaped over the back wall."

Xiao Meng stood up with a sudden sound, like a stick, and said something.

"Ran!"

The boy touched his ears and was shocked by the volume.

"Please ask the guest to settle the bill for this meal."

"This...I..."

Seeing Xiao Meng's appearance, the boy's face dropped.

"Does the guest want to eat for free here?"

As he spoke, several rough and arrogant men rushed in, holding out fists as big as casseroles, eager to try.

"There are a lot of freeloaders these days, and this is the first time I've seen them so young. If you can't pay the bills, then work in our store, or be beaten up and thrown into the street."

Xiaomeng's face showed the shy look of a little girl, her fingers intertwined and her body swaying.

"Your suggestion seems quite reasonable. I don't seem to have any reason to refuse."

"As long as you know, our store won't make things difficult for you. I'll help you for a month..."

However, before the boy could finish speaking, he only heard a sudden sound.

The little girl who was there just now disappeared like smoke.

A touch!

The boy sat down on the ground, feeling weak all over.

"What's going on?"

Several big men around were also a little flustered and inexplicably surprised.

"This is not a ghost!"

Inexplicably, everyone trembled and felt eerie.

The sun sets in the west, above the high pavilion.

Zhao Shuang stood on the top of the tallest building in the city, looking at the beautiful sunset. He held a glass of wine brought from the restaurant and was tasting it elegantly.

Behind him, there was a burst of hysterical shouting.

"Zhao Dabao!"

Xiao Meng angrily thrust her arms into her waist, her face full of anger.

Zhao Shuang looked back and saw the furious Xiao Meng, complaining.

"What are you doing? The birds are scared away by you."

"You actually left me alone. You are so shameless that you didn't even pay."

"You didn't pay either?"

"I..." Xiaomeng choked on Zhao Shuang's words, and finally choked out, "I have no money."

Zhao Shuang took a sip of wine and sighed.

"The spring water is crystal clear and the wine is of excellent quality. I haven't tasted this taste for a long time."

Xiaomeng was beside him, a little confused.

"Have you tasted it before?"

Zhao Shuang didn't speak, but sighed in his heart and looked down. In front of the restaurant, there was a carriage parked.

An old couple got off the carriage and entered the restaurant...