From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

After just a quarter of an hour of rest, Zhou Yuan stood up. The internal force of the Pure Yang Wuji Gong had been restored, and his body was full of energy again.

He found a piece of clothing in the broken house and changed into it. While wiping the blood on the sword, he said, "It's still not safe here. The place we are going to in the end is the Xue family."

Qu Ling said, "What is the Xue family? I mean, is it safe there?"

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "Xue Changyue has a hundred guards. Although they have retired for more than ten years, they are still the elite of the elite. The mob can't break through their defense line at all."

"Only when we get there will we be temporarily safe."

"Everyone get up, follow me closely, and get ready to go."

Now there are more than a dozen people in the team, including five maids including Mo Xiang and Zi Yuan, as well as the mother-in-law, Zhao Jianjia, Qu Ling, the old shopkeeper, and four shop assistants.

Counting Zhou Yuan, there are a total of fourteen people. It is impossible to hide from others. They can only kill their way through the shortest route.

"I'm at the front, the old shopkeeper and four assistants are at the back, and the women are in the middle."

"We're heading east. Don't scream when you encounter mobs. Stay calm to avoid attracting more mobs."

"Once someone blocks the road, whether it's a civilian or a mob, kill them all!"

Zhao Jianjia couldn't help wondering, "Kill civilians too?"

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice, "We can't save them. If they block the road and insist that we take them away, we have no choice but to kill them. At this time, hesitation means death."

He raised his sword and shouted in a condensed voice, "Everything is subject to my orders, no doubts, and strive to reach the Xue family within two quarters of an hour."

Both are in the wealthy area. The Zhao family and the Xue family are not far apart, just a few streets away, and the actual distance is about two miles.

Zhou Yuan took the lead and rushed forward, followed by others.

Since they were all walking in the alleys, they hardly encountered large groups of mobs, and the few mobs were directly killed by Zhou Yuan.

The women were terrified and pale, but they had no choice but to charge.

The guys were young men after all, and seeing Zhou Yuan so brave, they were also excited, and occasionally waved their shovels to cheer him up.

They kept killing all the way forward, and in the last alley near Xue's house, Zhou Yuan and his men finally encountered big trouble.

A swordsman in armor stood on the roof opposite, jumped lightly, and landed steadily.

This move almost scared Zhou Yuan out of his wits. Damn, this armor weighs 60 to 70 kilograms. Can you still fly with it on?

You can see with your naked eyes how strong this man's lightness skill is and how high his martial arts skills are.

If the opponent didn't wear armor, Zhou Yuan could still fight, and maybe he would have a 20% chance of winning.

But now he's wearing armor, it's 100% impossible to win.

"Why aren't you moving? I see you're having a great time killing people!"

The man was wearing an iron helmet and had his face covered, so he couldn't see his face at all, but he sounded like he was over 30.

Zhou Yuan laughed dryly and said, "Good guys, you guys do your big things, and we'll run for our lives. How about not interfering with each other?"

The man snorted coldly and said, "Not interfering with each other? It's not that simple. Zhao Jianjia and Chen are both important figures. Capturing them can bring huge benefits."

"What's more, these maids are also beautiful. Wouldn't it be great if I captured them to serve me!"

At this point, he raised his sword and said coldly, "You can try to fight. If you beat me, you can take refuge in Xue's mansion, right?"

Nonsense, if I could beat you, I would have already taken action. It's not your turn to make a fuss.

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "Great benefits? I don't think it's necessary! Do you know "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"? "

The man asked in confusion: "What do you want to say?"

Zhou Yuan said: "I am the author of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". My royalties are now in Mo Yun Zhai, a total of 78,000 taels of silver!"

"What benefits can you compare to so much money!"

The man was also shocked and said in surprise: "How much? 78,000 taels? You dare to bluff me?"

Zhou Yuan said: "Is it necessary? With my ability, there will be plenty of opportunities to make money in the future. Now I want to save my life."

"I'll give you 78,000 taels. It's a bribe! If you believe it, just go get it! It's in the secret room on the second floor of Mo Yun Zhai!"

The old shopkeeper hurriedly said: "There is also pure silver from Mo Yun Zhai in the secret room, about 13,000 taels!"

Zhou Yuan immediately said: "A total of 90,000 taels! Do you think it's enough to buy your life!"

The man grinned: "I can still get it after killing you!"

Zhou Yuan said: "You may still have a chance to get it if you go now, but it will be too late if you go back later. What if some mobs go back to loot there..."

The man immediately said: "Okay! You take 90,000 taels of silver to buy your life! I'll do it for you!"

"But in order to protectProve that you are not lying, you have to go with me!"

Everyone's face changed immediately after hearing this.

Qu Ling hurriedly said: "No, none of us can be left behind!"

Zhou Yuan waved his hand, sighed, and said: "Let them go, I will go with you!"

"No!"

Qu Ling's tears suddenly welled up, and she said in a trembling voice: "Zhou Yuan, he will kill you after getting the money!"

Zhou Yuan knew this, but at this moment he really had no other choice.

He looked at Chen, bowed deeply, gritted his teeth and said: "Mother-in-law, take Jianjia and the others to Xue Mansion quickly, and come out after the rebellion is quelled."

Chen opened her mouth and couldn't help shouting forward: "This warrior, since you want to take the money, why bother to harm his life? He is neither an official nor a wealthy businessman."

Zhou Yuan clearly felt that the other party was gradually losing patience.

He hurriedly said: "Stop talking! Go now! "

Zhao Jianjia's face was also full of tears at this moment, and she clenched her fists and said, "Zhou Yuan, I'll go with you!"

"You go to hell!"

Zhou Yuan shouted, "I don't need you to care about me!"

After speaking, he took a deep breath and couldn't help but chuckled, "Jianjia, you said that your ideal husband should be able to be a prime minister in literature and a marquis in martial arts. I wonder if I am one of them."

"But it doesn't matter anymore. You are free from now on."

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Jianjia burst into tears and collapsed.

Zhou Yuan looked at the man and said coldly, "Are you going or not?"

"Go!"

The man jumped up and went straight to the roof.

Zhou Yuan followed him, his steps were extremely heavy.

"Zhou Yuan!"

Zhao Jianjia suddenly shouted and cried, "I'm sorry! I was wrong! I'm sorry..."

Zhou Yuan pretended not to hear and walked out of the alley, disappearing from everyone's sight.

Qu Ling staggered and almost fell to the ground.

Her teeth chattered and she choked, "Suppress the bandits...must suppress the bandits..."

At this moment, Zhou Yuan, after walking out of the alley, leaned against the stone wall and let out a heavy breath.

Then he waved to the armored swordsman above and said, "Go by yourself, I won't go."

The armored swordsman landed lightly and said coldly, "Do you really think I dare not kill you?"

Zhou Yuan raised his head and said proudly, "Kill me? If you kill me, how will you explain to the leader?"

"Ah?"

The armored swordsman was stunned.

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice, "I am a secret agent of the Holy Church, undercover next to Zhao Cheng, the magistrate of Yunzhou. I am the most important chess piece of the leader. You'd better not mess around."

"Haha! You are such a joker!"

The armored swordsman had already put his sword on Zhou Yuan's throat.

Zhou Yuan narrowed his eyes and said, "If you don't believe me, ask Cai Ni. Apart from the leader, she is the only one who knows my identity. I usually have a single line of contact with her."

This is the confidence that Zhou Yuan dared to go with this bastard!

The life and death separation just now was just an act.

The armored swordsman was also confused and stared, "You actually know the real name of the saint?"

Huh? What? Cai Ni or the saint?

Zhou Yuan said lightly, "Where is Cai Ni? I want to see her."

The armored swordsman hesitated, and then said in a deep voice, "The saint has withdrawn from the city and cannot be contacted for the time being. You go."

Zhou Yuan said, "You let me go without verifying my identity? You will have a hard time explaining it then! "

This sentence made the armored swordsman feel relieved.

He said slowly: "If you are really the leader's spy, then I dare not kill you. If you are not, then I will have plenty of time to kill you in the future!"

"Zhou Yuan, I remember this name very clearly!"

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said: "Then remember to find Cai Ni to verify, I'm leaving first, after receiving the order, I will contact you through Cai Ni."

"By the way! Don't forget to get the 90,000 taels of silver from Mo Yunzhai! That's the money I raised for the Holy Church!"

The armored swordsman was so angry that he stamped his feet.

Zhou Yan said again: "Forget it, when I report, it's still 78,000 taels, and the 13,000 taels from Mo Yunzhai belong to you."

Hearing this, the armored swordsman was overjoyed, and immediately clasped his fists and said: "Good brother, I will remember this favor, and come to me directly if you have anything in the future!"

He flew out directly and rushed to Mo Yunzhai quickly.