Chapter 68 Bow Down

"Sir, there is someone fighting in front!"

Lin Chen heard what the sentry said and asked what the name of this place was.

"Langtou Mountain?"

This name doesn't sound like a peaceful place.

"Let's go over and have a look."

Master? !

The more Shi Xiu fought with the man dressed as a monk in front of him, the more frightened he became.

Because the monk in front of him was called Asan by that person.

And the eight archers who held the battle for Ah San were definitely not ordinary people at first glance.

"We need to win quickly!"

When Shi Xiu was fighting with his opponent, he quickly thought of countermeasures in his mind.

At the moment, it is absolutely impossible for him and others to fight head-on with the other party, the only way is to rush out.

"Take my move!"

The whistle stick in Shi Xiu's hand hit Ah Tiantian's spirit cap with a sound of breaking through the air.

Seeing this, Ah San was unmoved and struck Shi Xiu in the heart with a palm.

If this happens, the two of them will die together.

However, Shi Xiu did not dodge or evade, as if this desperate style of play was common for him.

But Ah San didn't want to trade his life with the lunatic in front of him, so he immediately stopped his attack to block the blow.

Click!

There was a crisp bone crack.

Ah San quickly took a few steps back, covering his arms with a gloomy expression.

"Fire the arrow!"

Ah Da frowned when he saw that his third brother was at a disadvantage.

"ah!"

Some horse dealers who had good relations with Shi Xiu were shot dead.

"uncle!"

Shi Xiu's expression became ferocious as he looked at his uncle who was moving around, struggling to avoid the arrows.

For Shi Xiu, the uncle who raised him is no less gracious than his parents.

"Little brother, please leave!" Seeing that he had encountered a tough situation today, the uncle said miserably to the big man Shi Xiu.

"Boring."

In that frame.

Zhao Min curled his lips slightly when he saw this show of affection between uncle and nephew.

Just at this time.

Suddenly I heard the sound of horse hooves on the mountain road.

Um? !

Ah Da heard the sound and waved his hand as a warning.

Shi Xiu and his uncle were lucky to have saved their lives.

I saw about thirty cavalrymen emerging from the mountain road, each of them fully equipped with armor and awe-inspiring.

"Officers and soldiers of the imperial court?"

Ada looked at the costumes of this group of cavalry and felt a little relieved.

He thought it was the helpers of these bandits coming.

"Who are you? Why are you fighting here?" Yang Wulang stepped forward and asked.

"This is the frame of Princess Maode. The people dying in front of you are bandits."

Lin Chen heard this slightly familiar voice and immediately rode over.

really.

Ada's expression changed slightly when he saw Lin Chen's iconic ghost face.

I didn't expect to meet each other here.

"The princess is Lin Chenjia!"

Zhao Min, who was still listless, suddenly became interested.

"Let him come to the carriage of this princess to say hello!"

Hearing this, Ada bit his head and shouted to Lin Chen:

"General Lin, in the car is Princess Demao, the eldest daughter of Prince Duan. Why don't you step forward and salute?"

Princess Demao?

Lin Chen's thoughts began to flow when he heard the other party talking about this title.

After considering that the so-called King Duan is called Zhao Ji, it is not surprising that the other party would give his daughter this title.

"I've met Princess Demao."

Lin Chen's attitude was dull, far from flattering and distant.

"General Lin."

Before Zhao Min could say anything, A Da looked at Lin Chen with unkind eyes.

"You're being rude."

"I am a military attache of the imperial court, why should I salute the heir of the feudal prince?"

What Lin Chen said is correct.

"good!"

Never thought about it.

A charming and naughty voice sounded from within the carriage.

"My princess has heard from my eldest brother that General Lin is an interesting person. Only when I saw him today did I know that what my eldest brother said was true."

Eldest brother?

When Lin Chen heard what the so-called Princess Demao said, his expression became strange.

Could it be that Princess Demao is Zhao Min?

Although this was Lin Chen's guess.

But his intuition told him that the possibility of the princess in front of him being Zhao Min was as high as 90%.

What is Zhao Min doing here?

Isn't she staying in the capital?

Lin Chen didn't know what Zhao Min wanted to do, so he looked at the scene first.

Especially the two men who are still alive.

oh?

Lin Chen's six senses swept over that upright young man.

He turned out to be the peak of a second-rate warrior. No wonder he was able to hold on for so long and still suffered a loss to Ah San.

"Who are you?"

Shi Xiu didn't expect that the ghost-faced general in front of him would ask him a question.

"The name of a certain family is Shi Xiu, and this is a certain uncle."

Shi Xiu?

That desperate Saburo?

Lin Chen's eyes flashed with surprise, and he continued to ask: "Are you two bandits?"

When Shi Xiu heard this, he immediately explained.

He said that he and his uncle were just staying in the village temporarily.

"This group of bandits just now called you the leader." Ah San sneered after hearing Shi Xiu's words.

"In that case, are you willing to join the army?"

What everyone present did not expect was that after Lin Chen was silent for a moment, he opened his mouth with words of solicitation.

Shi Xiu didn't expect it either.

I originally thought that I and my uncle were dead, but I didn't expect that things could turn around.

"Please take me in, General!"

Shi Xiu was also a smart man. Under the signal from his uncle's eyes, he bowed his head directly.

"General Lin, recruiting bandits privately is a serious crime."

at this time.

A playful chuckle sounded from the carriage

"The princess also heard it. These two people said they were just horse traders."

Lin Chen remained unmoved.

This desperate man Shi Xiu can be regarded as a hero in Water Margin.

There is a poem that says: A bystander can distinguish right from wrong, but how can you know who is close to you when helping others?

For Lin Chen, who is currently in short supply of talents, Shi Xiu is worth recruiting.

Finished.

Lin Chen thought Zhao Min would continue to pester him about this matter, but he didn't expect that she would stop talking.

"In this case, this county lord wants to go to Chicang."

Zhao Min, who pretended to be afraid, said timidly: "I'm afraid that we will encounter bandits robbing the road again, so I'll trouble General Lin to escort you."

Lin Chen's mouth twitched uncontrollably when he heard this.

With only A Da and a few people under Zhao Min's command, and the accompanying guards of the palace, what bandits can hurt her?

"What is Zhao Min planning?"

Lin Chen couldn't help but be a little alert.

After all, the other party is Zhao Min, the bad woman in the book who can control Zhang Wuji.

However, what surprised Lin Chen was that Zhao Min didn't do anything weird on the way to Chicang.

On the other hand, we did encounter several waves of bandits along the way.

Lin Chen looked at these so-called bandits in ragged clothes, holding bamboo poles and hoes in their hands, and his eyes became colder.

This is the area under the jurisdiction of Chicang County.

With so many disaster victims in the territory becoming bandits, what is the Chicang County Magistrate doing?

"Gather them and take them all to Chicang."

Lin Chen issued an order that seemed quite puzzling to his subordinates.

"Sir, these are all bandits..."

"Have you ever seen bandits with children?" Lin Chen's tone was chilly.

"I understand!"

The guards present heard this and a cold sweat appeared on their backs.

Only Yang Wulang and Shi Xiu, who nominally joined Lin Chen's army, had a little light in their eyes.

In Shi Xiu's opinion.

The ghost-faced general in front of him was a good man from a certain perspective.

However, the food that Lin Chen brought with him was not enough to supply these refugees.

Lin Chen couldn't help but look at the frame of Zhao Min's carriage.

But he didn't know that there was a pair of bright and cunning eyes under the curtain of the carriage, watching his joke.

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