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

Chapter 551

In order to dispel Lu Zhili's suspicion, Zhou Yuan really stayed for a day, and indeed went to the brothel for some fun, but he took Li Yu'an, who was dressed in disguise, with him.

Now is an extraordinary period. No matter what the situation is, Zhou Yuan will not leave Li Yu'an alone, otherwise he will not be able to defend against those pervasive assassinations.

But surprisingly, when Zhou Yuan was about to leave the next day, Li Yu'an spoke again.

"There are still people watching us, their whereabouts are very secretive, and the other party's martial arts are not low."

Her face was not good. In her opinion, this crisis of being spied on was her own responsibility.

If she didn't do this well, she would feel worthless.

Zhou Yuan also frowned and asked in confusion: "How high is the kung fu?"

Li Yu'an thought for a while and said: "Not weaker than her, but more powerful in hiding, and good at tracking and lurking. Obviously, he has been doing this for many years and has rich experience."

Zhuang Xuansu glared and said: "Not weaker than me? Is your judgment so accurate?"

Li Yu'an said: "At least until now, you haven't even noticed the existence of this person."

Zhuang Xuansu choked, she couldn't refute this sentence.

Zhou Yuan was silent for a moment, muttering: "What does Lu Zhili mean by this... Could it be that he wants to silence us after taking the money? Logically, it shouldn't be that way. At this level, it's not about black eating black, it's about rules..."

He looked at Li Yu'an and said, "How can we find out the other party?"

Li Yu'an said, "As long as we are not in the city, there are too many people on the streets, and the other party is experienced. I can't be sure who he is. But as long as he leaves the city, he can't hide."

Zhou Yuan smiled and squinted his eyes and said, "Okay, we have to leave anyway, so let's ignore him for the time being."

"If we leave the city and he dares to follow us... then we will be in trouble for this so-called master."

Zhou Yuan and others looked at each other, reached a tacit understanding, and got on the carriage to leave the city.

They had to rush to Jining Prefecture as soon as possible, and then get on the boat to continue south. After all, it was not time to close the net yet, and the governor of the grain transport had not been taken down yet.

The carriage went forward all the way, and Li Yu'an followed on horseback.

Thirty miles out of the city, she finally arrived beside Zhou Yuan's carriage and said in a serious voice: "The other party is still following, and it's not just one person, but twenty or thirty people, all riding horses."

Zhou Yuan said: "Stop!"

He stood up and looked back, only to see twenty or thirty men in black rushing towards Zhou Yuan at the end of the official road.

But when they saw Zhou Yuan and others stop, they also stopped.

It was obvious that they were following but not attacking, as if they were waiting for some opportunity...

With Li Yu'an in charge, Zhou Yuan was not afraid of any assassination, but he felt a little uncomfortable being followed like this.

"Keep going forward. There is a winding official road with a shorter line of sight ahead. We can catch them off guard then."

After Zhou Yuan finished speaking, he looked at Li Yu'an and said, "Are you sure?"

Li Yu'an said, "Yes, although the other party are all masters, it shouldn't take too long to kill them."

Zhuang Xuansu interrupted at the right time and said, "There are bandits gathering at the pass ahead. If they are their people, it may be difficult for us to go."

Zhou Yuan was completely confused.

"Bandits? How many people?"

Zhuang Xuansu said: "Seven or eight hundred people."

Zhou Yuan glared and said: "There are seven or eight hundred bandits just a few dozen miles outside Jinan City? What the hell is Lu Zhili doing? Don't we suppress such bandits?"

Zhuang Xuansu said: "We suppress them once every six months, but we have never succeeded in suppressing them."

Zhou Yuan said: "Seven or eight hundred people, can their combat effectiveness match that of the court's officers and soldiers?"

Zhuang Xuansu thought for a while before saying: "This is an excuse to make money, and the fiscal expenditure goes into the pockets of officials in this way."

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath and said: "Seven or eight hundred people are not enough. If all of them rush over, even the Virgin Mary can't stop them."

Li Yu'an said: "If the road is not blocked, then we can stop them. If the road is blocked and we can't move forward or backward, then even if I kill four or five hundred people, there are still three or four hundred people who can rush over, and we really can't stop them."

It seems that we still have to let our own people take action in the end.

Zhou Yuan said, "Go back to Jining, I'll arrange the personnel."

Here, he looked at the twenty or thirty people behind him and found that they were riding horses and rushing over.

"Leave it to me!"

Li Yu'an jumped off her horse and strode forward. The internal force in her body surged out, and the powerful force caused smoke and dust to rise around her.

Just the next moment, Zhou Yuan changed color and said, "Not good! Hide!"

As the voice fell, the twenty or thirty people had already taken out their muskets from their arms and started shooting at everyone.

Zhou Yuan pulled General Caixi behind him and hid behind the carriage.

And Li Yu'an also jumped up, flashing several positions like lightning, and the powerful internal force condensedGathered into an invisible air wall, it actually blocked several bullets.

She reacted very quickly, slapped forward with one palm, and the palm force stirred up the mud all over the sky, blocking the opponent's sight, and then shouted: "Get in the car!"

Zhou Yuan and others all got in the car and drove the carriage forward.

The official road was bumpy, but he didn't care about that anymore. Zhuang Xuansu drove the carriage at the fastest speed and cursed loudly at the same time.

"It's lawless, it's really lawless, they dare to use muskets!"

"This is something that only the Shenjiying is equipped with. The Nei Tingsi and Jinyiwei only have a few dozen, and they are only in the hands of the most critical people."

"Who on earth is such a big shot that he actually found this thing?"

Zhou Yuan was also shocked and broke out in a cold sweat, gritting his teeth and said: "Fortunately, this is an old-style musket of the Great Jin Dynasty, with a short range and limited power. If it was a flintlock musket, it would be difficult for the Holy Mother Sister to block it."

Li Yu'an raised her head, her face pale, and grinned: "It's a pity that they really have a flintlock musket, and I was shot."

Until this time, she revealed the side of her waist, which was already stained with blood.

Zhou Yuan's pupils shrank, and his body froze, and he lost his voice and said: "How are you? Are you okay?"

His voice was trembling with an imperceptible tremor, and he didn't even notice it.

Li Yu'an shook her head and said, "It's not a fatal part, and my internal force resisted the power, so it didn't penetrate deep into the flesh, so it's not a big deal."

Speaking of this, she was also a little scared: "If it was the neck, I might have fallen down."

Zhou Yuan's face was very ugly, and he said word by word: "My Jinling Firearms Bureau is guarded by the most core confidants, and the supervision of the number of guns and ammunition is extremely strict. Unless they rebel collectively at the same time, it is impossible to lose the gun."

"This flintlock muzzle should have been bought from the Portuguese at a high price. They really took great pains to kill me."

Speaking of this, he looked at Li Yu'an and said, "The bullet must be taken out."

Li Yu'an nodded and said, "And it has to be quick. There are mountain bandits ahead. Our situation has become difficult. You have to take action."

While speaking, she was already taking off her clothes.

Zhou Yuan said, "Don't worry, leave it to me."

He took out the flare, stretched his hand out of the car window, and fired it out.

Looking back, Li Yu'an was stripped down to her bellyband, and the bulging part was full of white tender flesh because of its huge size.

There was no fat on her slender waist, and the wound on the right side was shocking and still bleeding.

"Don't look at it."

Li Yu'an rolled her eyes at him unhappily and said, "There will be plenty of opportunities to see it later. Help me take out the bullet first."

After saying that, she stuffed the clothes into her mouth.

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath, took out Xingyao's golden knife, and carefully cut open Li Yu'an's flesh.

Guan Caixi, who had been scared silly, saw this scene and shed tears.

She couldn't help but tremble and said, "I... Can I help?"

Zhou Yuan said, "There is a golden medicine in the small drawer under the seat, take it out and prepare it."

"Oh, okay..."

Zhou Yuan didn't dare to use too much force, but fortunately the bullet didn't penetrate deep into the flesh. He carefully took it out, sprinkled the golden medicine on it, and wrapped Li Yu'an's waist with cloth again and again, and then heaved a sigh of relief.

Li Yu'an also breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and sighed softly, "I haven't been injured for many years, it's really fresh."

Zhou Yuan didn't speak, just looked out the window.

Spring has passed, and the mountains and fields in summer are so lush.

The wind blew, his eyes were dry, and the carriage was bumping, taking him to an unknown distance.

He didn't speak, but felt a little breathless.