Seeing that Liu Qi was worried, Liu Zhong walked back to the dormitory and ordered Huan'er to serve the young master well. Then he walked to the small courtyard outside the courtyard and called out the names of the twenty guards in the young master's mansion who were standing solemnly in armor and holding long swords:

"Chen Wen."

"Here." The voice sounded like a crisp bird, and a slender, lean man with a clean face and a slightly gentle look came out of the queue.

"Chen Wu."

"Here." The sound was like a bell, and a strong man with a thick beard and a murderous look on his face responded.

"Chen Chun."

"arrive."

"Chen Xia."

"arrive."

"Chen Qiu."

"arrive."

"Chen Dong."

"arrive."

Liu Zhong finished the roll call, and six strong men stood out from the queue of guards, holding long swords and wearing helmets and armor. They looked majestic and majestic.

These six loyal and brave guards named Chen Wen, Chen Wu, Chen Chun, Chen Xia, Chen Qiu and Chen Dong were from Chenjiazhuang, Yingchuan, Chen family, Liu Qi's biological mother. After Chen married Liu Biao, Chen Zhong was the only one who accepted the Chen family.

It was arranged to change his name to Liu Zhong after Liu Biao's surname, but these men with the surname Chen are the original clan members of Liu Qi's biological mother's family, the Chen family, who had been kind to them before they married. They were also specially selected by Liu Zhong to fulfill the last wish entrusted by his cousin to assist Liu Qi in making the instrument.

A loyal and brave soldier.

The six guards were personally trained by Liu Zhong. They were brave and resourceful and could fight alone or in groups. Only Liu Zhong obeyed his orders, and they were secretly arranged by Liu Zhong to guard Liu Qi at all times. The other fourteen

However, these two guards are soldiers who have been fighting under Liu Biao for many years. They are loyal and brave men who have been secretly ordered by Liu Biao to swear allegiance to the eldest son Liu Qi. With the energy and fighting power of these twenty guards, if they can be pulled out in an upright manner, they can kill in a rampage.

I'm afraid it can defeat a thousand troops.

There are twenty brave men in the young master's house, but Liu Qi, who is usually indulging in sensuality, turns a blind eye and even mistakenly thinks that his father Liu Biao is placed beside him to monitor his words and deeds, preventing him from moving freely. This can also be seen from this.

Liu Qi in history had no courage and could not see through the situation, which is really sad.

But Gao Qiang after traveling through time did not know these circumstances. Otherwise, even if Liu Zhong killed Cai Hao's maid, he would not have swallowed rat poison to deceive Cai Hao and avoid the disaster, and directly pulled out the blood of these twenty guards and Cai Hao.

Just splash for five steps, then fall into the grass to become a grass bandit or wade into the water to become a water bandit, just wait for the opportunity and move.

The high-powered people before the end of the world understand this truth. As long as you are strong enough and domineering enough, others will not dare to mess with you, and they will respect you twice as much. No matter which society, it is a powerful society; no matter which era

, are all times of power. A strong life does not need to be explained, and the Three Kingdoms where war is everywhere is no exception.

Cai Mao was a discerning man. When he and Liu Biao came to visit Liu Qi under false pretenses, when they found out that Liu Zhong had killed four maids given to him by his family with a bloody sword, he almost drew his sword and wanted to kill Liu Zhong, but he still held back.

He was so angry that he didn't take action, why? It wasn't because he was jealous of Liu Biao's existence, but because of the twenty loyal and brave guards in Liu Qi's mansion who had strange looks and were ready to risk their lives. A hero would not suffer any immediate losses.

When Cai Mao and Liu Biao first entered Liu Qi's house, they saw a lot of old women and little maids crying. At the same time, the 20 guards outside the courtyard who were faintly murderous made Cai Mao take a deep breath. If Cai Mao dared to draw his sword and kill Liu Zhong on the spot, I'm afraid

He himself was going to be stabbed to death with random swords and buried with Liu Zhong. His bodyguards were used to showing off their power, and if they had a fierce fight with the guards in Liu Qi's courtyard, they would probably not be able to get their bodies intact. Cai Hao knew this.

But when Cai Hao left the mansion of Mr. Liu Qi, he was shocked when he saw the twenty guards with murderous intent in the mansion for the first time...

"Chen Wen quickly went to the market to remove the coffin. Don't make anyone suspicious. After he was done, he quickly returned to the house to guard the young master and Mr. Hua Tuo. They took turns to be on duty at each watch and did not let outsiders trespass." Liu Zhong commanded.

"As ordered." Chen Wen responded and left the house quickly heading towards the market.

"Chen Wu quickly prepare horses, carts, dry food, and enough sulfur and firewood. He will follow me to the Luanshigang Cemetery in half a quarter of an hour."

"As ordered." Chen Wu also responded and walked towards the treasury outside the hospital. There are ready-made supplies there, so you can just use them as needed.

"You and the other four, quickly wrap up the body of the maid, and set off immediately after Chen Wu's supplies are ready." Liu Zhong gave instructions to the four guards, Chen Chun, Chen Xia, Chen Qiu and Chen Dong, and the four guards obeyed the order.

Half a quarter of an hour later, the corpse-burning materials were ready. The bodies of the four maids Mei Lan, Zhu and Chrysanthemum were carried in a well-covered carriage. There was another carriage containing burning objects. A group of six people escorted the two carriages and rushed towards it.

At the city gate, it was almost dusk.

Passing by the market, Liu Zhong met Chen Wen who was riding back. Chen Wen told Liu Zhong in a few words that the return of the coffin had been completed. After walking another thousand kilometers, he met a group of guards under Liu Biao escorting Hua Tuo back to Liu Qi's mansion.

, Liu Zhong was afraid that Hua Tuo would become suspicious and did not say hello but instead ordered the guards to rush out of the city.

Although he had not met Hua Tuo in person, Liu Zhong finally felt relieved after seeing that Hua Tuo had returned. With Hua Tuo's treatment and medication, the young master Liu Qi, who was not in serious health, would probably be back to strong health in the near future.

With Hua Tuo here, Liu Zhong no longer worried about Liu Qi's physical weakness and critical illness. From now on, he could let go of his duties without any scruples and help Liu Qi make contributions wholeheartedly.

Liu Zhong thought that he must handle the matter of burning the corpse of the maid assigned by Liu Qi, and do it beautifully so that Liu Qi could be relieved of his worries.

Two carriages and four fast horses stirred up dust in the noisy Xiangyang market. When they were about to leave the city gate, they saw two pawns in front of the city gate closing the city gate from a distance, and there were also two old pawns on the city tower slowly pulling up the suspension bridge.

, Liu Zhong was startled and felt that something was wrong. He jumped on his horse and shouted: "Wait a minute to lift him up, I'm going to leave the city."

Liu Zhong was frightened for a reason. It was strange. How could he close the city gate before it was dark? This had never happened before. However, the gate guard turned a deaf ear to Liu Zhong who shouted loudly and remained unhurried.

He lifted the heavy suspension bridge, and heard a squeaking sound. The thick and strong iron cable suspension bridge was suspended in the air, followed by a loud bang, and the tall and heavy iron city gate was closed.

What should we do now? If the maid's body cannot be transported out, I am afraid that the important event of the young master Liu Qi will be missed. Facing the suspension bridge hanging high and the city gate tightly closed, Liu Zhong felt a little panic in his heart.

And can't.

"Youshi has just passed and the garrison time has not yet arrived. Why did you close the city gate so early?" The city gate was closed, and the carriages and horses stopped in front of the city gate and could not retreat. Liu Zhong had no choice but glanced at the pawn standing by the city gate with his head bowed.

Then he clasped his fists towards the old soldiers on the top of the city and made a compilation.

Only when the suspension bridge is lowered can the city gate be opened. Therefore, if you want to leave the city, you must first let the old guard on the tower lower the suspension bridge.

Because Liu Zhong often had several carriages and horses entering and exiting the city gate, the old soldiers at the city gate knew Liu Zhong, the steward of Liu Qi's house. One of the old soldiers returned the salute and replied loudly: "General Cai has an order. Recently, Nanyang clan thieves have caused rebellion. Change it here."

The city was closed during the You period, and the rules were changed. It was no longer just going out but not going in, but not going in and not going out."

"I have been asked by my lord to meet Mr. Hua Tuo outside the city. I hope you will open the door." Liu Zhong was simply shocked. He had a premonition that Cai Mao was about to take action, or Cai Mao must have been alert. It was really about to come.

The wind is blowing all over the building.

"Steward, please come back. Mr. Hua Tuo returned to the city half an hour ago. Doesn't the steward know?" The attitude of the veteran guarding the city is still humble. After all, steward Liu Zhong is a popular figure in the residence of Young Master Liu Qi, and it was Liu's cousin who gave him the surname Liu, but

Not someone who can be easily offended.

"I set out to greet you a moment ago. Now that Mr. Hua Tuo has returned to the city, I am relieved. It's just that my lord has ordered us to go out to the city for some important purchases. He also hopes to open the city gate and let me wait for him to leave the city." Liu Zhong endured his temper and clasped his fists again to write.

Carrying out Liu Biao meant that he had to leave the city.

But what surprised Liu Zhong was that even Liu Biao's oral instructions were of no use, but the old soldier became serious: "Butler, please come back. There are so many military orders, I can't obey them."

"Your Excellency, please hurry up and open the city gate. I cannot disobey my lord's orders. I hope you will be accommodating." Liu Zhong looked helplessly at the old soldier who was several years older than himself. If the young soldier dared to be so disrespectful, Liu Zhong would definitely kill him first and then punish him.

Of course, after all, Liu Zhong had a guilty conscience and it was hard to blame the old soldier too much. How did Liu Biao know about the corpse burning?

When the soldiers let go of the city gate, they basically didn't say anything.

The old pawn is also a smart man. Neither the housekeeper in Master Liu Qi's house nor Cai Mao, the general who controls the life and death of the gatekeepers, are easy to mess with. However, compared to the benevolent lord Liu Biao, the old pawn would rather offend Liu Zhong than to offend him.

Dare to offend Cai Hao, Cai Hao is a murderer without blinking an eye. This is the survival wisdom of preferring to offend a gentleman than a villain.

Although the old pawn thought he was smart, he didn't realize that death was approaching quietly. It didn't matter whether Liu Zhong could leave the city gate at any other time. It didn't matter if he left the city gate one day earlier or later.

The important matter of burning the corpse of the maid cannot be delayed for a moment.

How could the old gatekeeper know that housekeeper Liu Zhong would dare to stab four maids personally gifted by General Cai Mao to death with a sword? How can you, a gatekeeper, stand in the way of Young Master Liu Qi and survive?

The veteran gatekeeper was determined that he would rather offend Liu Biao than Cai Mao. He softened his tone and saluted Liu Zhong: "Please understand my difficulties. The housekeeper has indeed been ordered by the lord to go out of the city to do business. Can he have the lord's handwriting?"

"No." Liu Zhong replied coldly, staring at the old soldier closely, his eyes like swords, and his murderous intent gradually revealed.

"Do you have General Cai's token for leaving the city?" the old soldier asked in a businesslike tone.

"No." Liu Zhong's murderous intent was getting stronger, but the old soldier had no idea.

"With neither the lord's handwriting nor General Cai's order to leave the city, I don't dare to show favoritism. I also ask the housekeeper to return home safely and leave the city tomorrow morning." The old soldier is confident that he has done the right thing. As a soldier, he has to obey military orders.

Just when Liu Zhong was in a dilemma and was thinking hard about how to deal with leaving the city, the five guards around him were already furious. Chen Wu drew his sword, glared angrily, and shouted: "Don't say anything, old man. Quickly open the city gate and block the city."

If I miss my master's important mission, you will not be able to protect me even if you have a hundred heads."

The old gatekeeper was really surprised when he saw the guards beside Liu Zhong showing off their power. Those who practice martial arts all have their heads tied to their belts. As long as the master gives the order, they will kill at will. This is no joke. If

If you die on this city, your death will be in vain.

The guards drew their swords and faced each other. Their lives were at stake. Opening the city gate in violation of Cai Mao's military order would lead to death. If he didn't open the city gate and force Liu Zhong to return home, there might be a chance of survival. The old soldier's mind was spinning quickly, he weighed the pros and cons, and decided to stick to the city gate and secretly

He winked at another old soldier and saw the other old soldier quickly disappearing from the city gate corridor.

The tricks of the two old soldiers had been seen by Liu Zhong, who was watching the tower coldly, and the situation was extremely critical.

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