Chapter 10 Dispersion

After half a month on the road, I haven't encountered any assassination since Taihang Mountain, and I finally made it to Luzhou without any danger.

Less than two thousand miles after Luzhou is Hexi, and the journey will be over by then.

A group of people walked into Luzhou City, found an inn, and planned to stay there

After resting for three days, we headed straight to Hexi.

Luzhou City was built more than 200 years ago. It has experienced wars and been rebuilt several times, so that the current Luzhou City is better than the one when it was first built.

The city of Luzhou was much larger, and Luzhou was close to the grassland.

Jiangnan is also fast and convenient, so merchants from all over the world rest here, and Luzhou develops into a hub. Although it is far away from Jiangnan, it is as lively and prosperous as Jiangnan.

The night was dim, so Zhao took a shower, changed clothes and went out to visit Luzhou. Almost three years after traveling through time, Zhao still likes to go out at night. Maybe it’s a professional habit, or maybe he simply misses another starry sky.

We didn’t go far, so we ate a bowl of noodles outside and walked back with a bottle of wine.

In the yard, Zhao moved out a deck chair and lay down as before, but he couldn't say he was enjoying the cool air anymore. October was already late autumn, so saying he was enjoying the cool air was a bit deceptive.

The autumn breeze is blowing, cool and pleasant, and leisure time is especially valuable.

For two days, everything was calm, as if the assassination half a month ago was fake. It just so happens that the weather is bad tonight. Dark clouds cover the moon. There is not a single star in the sky. It is gray and it feels like it is going to rain.

Zhao liked this kind of weather very much. Out of intuition, Zhao felt that if he was assassinated, it would most likely happen tonight. Therefore, Zhao did not go to the yard to lie down tonight. I was in the open, and I moved a recliner to lie down as a target. Do I really think I am Fearless? We are not number one in Tianjin!

At midnight, Zhao woke up from bed and found it raining outside the window. It's a dark, windy, murderous night, it should be about the same.

He opened the door gently, walked out against the wall, hid in the corner, used the Turtle Breathing Technique, and listened to the movement in the yard. The main focus is on Party A’s room. There is no room for error. The balance has not yet been settled. I, Mr. Zhao, cannot afford such bad things as bad debts!

"Pa" The sound outside the courtyard was very soft, but Zhao, who was close to the courtyard wall, heard it clearly.

"You're not professional. How could you step into a puddle?" Zhao couldn't help complaining in his heart. A man in black came out of the yard. Before he could stand still, a flying needle hit him between the eyebrows.

Zhao quickly supported the fallen man in black and dragged him to the corner when he heard the sound of swords clashing. Zhao didn't dare to delay, speeded up, jumped up to the second floor, pushed the window and entered Liu Rouwei's room.

At this time, Liu Rouwei was sleeping soundly when she felt someone coming in. Just as she was about to scream, her mouth was immediately covered.

"Miss Liu is offended."

Zhao made a shushing gesture to signal Liu Rouwei to stop talking, and waited until she nodded before letting go. "Lao Jiu? What do you want to do?" Liu Rouwei asked doubtfully.

"Miss Liu, I don't mean any offense. Come with me. Xiong Wu and Song Fu are already fighting. Zhou Yun hasn't moved. He is probably dead. This time is different from the last time. This time I want to kill you. Come."

"Why should I believe you?"

"You paid!" Zhao said. Without waiting for Liu Rouwei's reaction, he grabbed her waist, broke the window, jumped out, and ran towards the street behind.

Liu Rouwei was shocked, but she didn't know martial arts, so she couldn't ask countless questions in her heart, so she could only hug Zhao Jiu's waist in fear.

The sound of breaking windows attracted several men in black. They looked at each other and turned to chase after them. Zhao was so angry that he hugged Liu Rouwei.

He ran a few steps away, and when he turned around, there was a large group of hidden weapons. He wasn't trying to kill people, he was just trying to block them and buy time. Several people had to stop, pull out their weapons, and block the hidden weapons. At this time, the two of them had already mounted their horses, and with a "drive" sound, they started galloping. Several men in black looked at the two people who had left, helpless.

Outside Luzhou City, the rain was getting heavier and heavier. Zhao and Liu Rouwei had already left the city. When they dismounted at a ruined temple outside the city, they were soaked in the rain. Fortunately, although this temple is dilapidated, it can still provide shelter from wind and rain.

"Lao Jiu, can you go back and save Chunzhu and Gao Bo?" Liu Rouwei asked Zhao Jiu cautiously, who was making a fire.

"It's not possible, and there's no need to save them. We'll leave as soon as the rain stops at dawn. When I go back again, their bodies will be hardened." Zhao said nonchalantly.

You are my Party A, and they are not my Party A. If you can't do business, don't do it. If you embarrass yourself, you are not an idiot.

“Gulu~Gulu..

Liu Rouwei's stomach growled, and she felt hungry. I had been running around a lot and got wet in the rain, so I had consumed a lot of calories, and now I was cold and hungry.

"Do you still have something to eat?"

Liu Rouwei asked tremblingly. She was so hungry that she couldn't help it. It was so strong and obvious that she couldn't help it.

"Here." Zhao handed her two cold steamed buns, then stood up, threw a quilt to Liu Rouwei, and said: "Take off your clothes and wrap them up, put the clothes there to bake." After that, he walked out. Stand under the eaves to take shelter from the rain.

"Stop talking, someone is coming." Zhao suddenly said.

Liu Rouwei said "Ah", immediately wrapped herself in the quilt and shrank to the corner.

The rain was getting heavier outside the ruined temple, and the rainwater fell on the tiles, making a distinct "pop" sound.

When people were in the temple, they could hear the sound of rain falling on the tiles very clearly. Apart from that, there was no other sound.

Liu Rouwei looked at Zhao Jue doubtfully, "Did you hear it wrong? I only heard the sound of rain. Don't scare me, okay?"

The voice became smaller and smaller, and it was a little shaky. It could be heard that it was a little scary.

If someone comes, there will be noise, right? If there is no noise, then it must be a ghost. Liu Rouwei inexplicably thought wrongly.

In fact, Zhao Jue didn't mean to scare her. There was indeed the sound of horse hooves nearby, but it was a little far away. Liu Rouwei is not Zhao Jue, so it is normal that she can't hear it.

"Lao Jiu, what's your name?" Liu Rouwei asked to ease the atmosphere.

"Zhao Jue." Zhao Jue said subconsciously.

Perhaps it was a psychological effect, Liu Rouwei asked again, "How do you know there is... someone?"

"..."

"I heard it, it's really a person, not a ghost, don't think too much, this person, once you think about it, you will be easily scared, and once you are scared, you can't help but think about it. Thinking about it, it becomes true even if it's not true!" Zhao Jue said impatiently.

After saying this, Liu Rouwei wrapped the quilt more tightly.

Zhao Jue was speechless. He couldn't tell the truth, and he couldn't lie. He was very difficult to serve.

The sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer, and Liu Rouwei could hear it clearly. Just as he was about to speak, Zhao made a hushing gesture.

In the darkness, a shadowy figure stopped his horse and walked into the ruined temple.