After the immortal disappeared

After returning to Yongquan Villa, He Lingchuan quickly dried his hair, changed his clothes, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and pushed open the gate and walked out.

Trouble was waiting for him:

A group of refugees and bandits rushed into the villa and took whatever they saw, including fruits, vegetables, and wine jars in the cellar, food, oil, and leftovers in the kitchen, money in the hands of workers and servants, clothes on their bodies, and half-eaten steamed buns thrown on the bedside. They didn't let go of anything!

The Yao people's guards were of course alarmed and rushed out with weapons, beating one by one.

But the number of refugees was too large, like locusts passing through, and the Yao people's guards couldn't drive them all away for a while.

Dozens of refugees even rushed to the core of Yongquan Villa and set fire near the mountain cellar and Xinglin Terrace.

They poured oil on Xinglin Terrace and set it on fire. Even after the rain, the fire rose to the sky.

The chief steward Yan Bo led his men to put out the fires everywhere.

The refugees took advantage of the time when Yongquan Villa was putting out the fire to rob everywhere.

In this situation, it would be unreasonable for He Lingchuan not to show up.

In fact, as soon as he left the courtyard, Zhao Song ran over: "Master He, you finally came out! Formation, quickly open the defensive formation!"

Yongquan Villa is too big, and the formation is not usually opened, otherwise the consumption is amazing.

"I was dreaming, dreaming that the business was booming, but I didn't expect that my villa was on fire in reality." He Lingchuan smiled bitterly, "Commander Zhao, you have worked hard!"

It would be easy to deal with it if his master showed up, and Yongquan Villa immediately had a backbone.

He Lingchuan first ordered Yongquan Villa to open the defensive formation to keep more refugees out of the villa, and then he and Zhao Song commanded separately to cut, chase and intercept the gangs running around in the villa.

Soon, the situation was under control.

The fire was put out, the people were arrested, and the grain was taken back and put back into the warehouse.

Zhao Song arrested several leaders for interrogation and found out that this group of refugees had gathered recently. At first, there were only one or two hundred people, but refugees from nearby areas who had no food came to join them. In less than five or seven days, they grew rapidly and always looted in the suburbs and villages.

There was no way. They couldn't get food and were starving to death. They could only form a group to grab food.

There is strength in numbers, and at least they can get something to eat.

When Zhao Song asked, this group of refugees also heard that Yongquan Villa in the east of the city was rich, with grain, meat, wine and vegetables. It was a big granary. If it was dug up, it would be enough to feed two thousand people for half a month.

As for where this rumor came from, no one could tell clearly.

He Lingchuan cursed softly, "Damn it."

No one can be sure whether this attack by refugees was spontaneous or instigated by someone; after all, the villages and manors in the suburbs and towns have been harassed by refugees recently, and the government has been busy.

He Lingchuan still has important actions tonight, but Zhao Song and the palace guards of Yao are very energetic and have to discuss things with him.

News just came from the south that Cao Wendao has stopped at Taoxi! This guy is as slippery as a ghost, and He Lingchuan finally got him into a trap. If he misses this great opportunity, where can he catch Cao Wendao again?

Fortunately, Cao Wendao seems to have no plans to move for the time being.

After dealing with the refugee problem, a dozen palace guards also urged Wanqi Liang and others to go to the kitchen to find midnight snacks.

The villa is full of big-bellied men, and the cook always leaves some biscuits and sticky cakes in the cupboard, but they have been snatched away just now.

Fortunately, there are still sweet and fragrant chestnuts in this season, which are picked at the back of the villa. The cook put the chestnuts in the basket after cooking them. They were not found by the refugees, so everyone can grab a handful as a snack now.

After beating the refugees, more and more people came to the kitchen, and soon the chestnut shells were all over the ground.

The two groups sat together and ate happily.

Knowing that there would be a big job later, Wanqi Liang was not the same as before. The master said to take it easy, so they took it easy. Following the Nine Nether Emperor so many times, they had already developed a good attitude of tension and relaxation.

He Lingchuan was thinking hard while waiting for the rain to seep into the ground.

Tianshui City had been dry for a long time, and the ground was very dry, so the snail toad had a hard time moving. Just when they were brought into the villa just now, it had to slow down and rest for a while.

But the previous thunderstorms will soon penetrate the soil layer, making the soil underground very moist, and the snail toad can move freely.

The opponent tonight is another powerful demon puppet master. Dong Rui requires that each demon puppet be adjusted to the best state.

"What should I do? Can you still go out?" Soul-catching Mirror sighed, "The whole villa is awake, and even those merchants have to be appeased."

The merchants and nobles who stayed in the villa tonight were frightened by the refugees' riot. Yan Bo is arranging for someone to deliver food and sedatives to show his hospitality.

Peng Yukui and Mao Gong were also alarmed, and they also caught a few refugees who sneaked into the residence during the chaos. But Yongquan Villa is too big, and the refugees scattered as soon as they came in. Now they haven't been caught yet, and there are still fish that slipped through the net.

With the whole villa restless, how can He Lingchuan ride the snail toad and sneak out of the villa?

Who knows when someone will come to find him.

Just give up the layout and let Cao Wendao go?

He Lingchuan said with a sullen face: "If the secret method doesn't work, let's do it openly!"

"Ah?" How to do it openly?

"I have a whole official army under my command, so why wait any longer?"

"Hey, can this be done in public?"

"Why not?" He Lingchuan sneered, "Cao Wendao wants to kill me, shouldn't the palace guards arrest him?"

Isn't this the job of the palace guards?

He Lingchuan immediately sent someone to invite Zhao Song, who was leading his men to identify the leader of the refugees.

When Zhao Song saw He Lingchuan, his first words were: "Next, I'm afraid the defense formation will have to be kept open."

Otherwise, these flies can never be driven away, even if they are busy for twelve hours a day. Besides, the main task of the palace guards should be to monitor He Lingchuan, not to guard the orchard!

"Brother Zhao, you have worked hard."

Zhao Song waved his hand: "Why are you talking about this? By the way, what do you want from me?"

"Someone hired a murderer to kill me."

As soon as He Lingchuan opened his mouth, Zhao Song was shocked. He took a closer look at He Lingchuan's expression, which was serious and did not seem to be joking.

"Is this true?"

"It's true. I just caught an accomplice, he confessed and testified that the main culprit is outside the villa, waiting for an opportunity to commit a crime."

Zhao Song repeated subconsciously and went over it in his mind: "The person who wants to kill you is now... outside our villa?"

"Yes!" He Lingchuan said solemnly, "If you don't believe it, Brother Zhao, why not try this fresh prisoner in my hand. The refugees who came to attack tonight may have been instigated by them, and they wanted to take advantage of the chaos to kill me."

"How unreasonable!" Zhao Song was furious, "Time is running out, I will first catch the thieves outside the villa, and then come to try them in detail!"