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Chapter 26 Secret Edict

Through the small yard, the three of them followed the man into the hut and saw a middle-aged woman in disheveled clothes. When the woman saw Xie Chengbin, she screamed, hurriedly gave Xie Chengbin a gift, and then ran out of the house. With the help of the oil lamp, Xie Chengbin saw clearly that the man was a man about forty years old. His facial features were upright, neither fat nor thin, he was about 1.8 meters tall, and he was taller than Xie Chengbin, and his face was full of nervousness. Xie Chengbin took out a purse from his waist, which contained a hundred five-bead coins and handed it to the man. "Thank you, the hero, for taking me in for one night. I am very grateful, this is a certain intention."

The man obviously swallowed a sip of water when he saw the purse, but he didn't dare to take it. Xie Chengbin had to stuff it over, but who knew that Xie Chengbin had just taken a step and the man was so scared that he ran out of the house! Xie Chengbin was confused and subconsciously touched his face. To be honest, although he was not so handsome that he was so charming that he was not so scary! Why did they both seem to see a ghost when they saw him?!

Xie Chengbin shook his head, asked the guard and Ding Jie to rest on their own, and took off their wet clothes, twisted them again and again. At this time, one person walked into the room with a tray. The man lowered his head. Xie Chengbin could not see the man's face, and could only judge that he was a woman based on the other party's chest. The man put the tray on the desk and turned his head to look at Xie Chengbin. The two of them were shocked at the same time! He exclaimed in the same exclamation! "Ah!"

The two of them exclaimed at the same time, and the guard and Ding Jie were also startled! Ding Jie thought someone wanted to harm Xie Chengbin, so he immediately drew his sword and rushed to the woman's back and chopped it to the woman's head! It was time for him to say that, and Xie Chengbin wanted to stop Ding Jie, so he hugged the woman without hesitation and twisted it hard! The tail of the sword almost cut to Xie Chengbin's neck! Fortunately, when Ding Jie saw Xie Chengbin hugging this person, he retracted his strength in time. If it were someone else, Xie Chengbin might not be able to protect his life! Even if Xie Chengbin had a virus to enhance his physique and his head was cut off, he would die no matter how powerful he was!

"I am guilty! Please give death to my lord!" Ding Jie knelt on the ground, holding up the sword with both hands. I don't know if Xie Chengbin heard Ding Jie's words or was too lazy to respond, but he didn't speak, just staring at the girl in his arms in daze, his eyes a little wet. I don't know if it was fate or coincidence, the girl in his arms looked exactly the same as Chen Lanwan (the future girl Zhang)! Although I knew that the person in front of me just looked like her, Xie Chengbin couldn't help but look at her again.

The girl had come to her senses and found herself hugged by a strange man. She was extremely shy and turned her head aside and did not look at Xie Chengbin. Only then did Xie Chengbin realize what she was doing. She quickly straightened her, let her stand by herself, and retracted her hands. Then she found Ding Jie kneeling aside. "Yongyan, go and rest."

Ding Jie silently stepped back and returned to his previous position. Regardless of his wet clothes, he picked up the bright silver spear that was placed aside and wiped it slowly. The woman also turned around and left, but was stopped by Xie Chengbin. "Wait! I asked myself that there was no malice, why did you panic when you saw me?"

The woman stopped hearing this, turned her head to look at Xie Chengbin, with a complicated expression and stopped talking. She walked to the side of the desk, picked up a piece of white cloth from the desk and handed it to Xie Chengbin. Xie Chengbin didn't know why, so she took the cloth and spread it open, and was stunned! She saw that her appearance was painted on the white cloth! Although there was no color, the author of this painting was very powerful. She painted her vividly and could tell at a glance! "This..."

"Sometimes ago, a father-in-law passed by here and asked for water in a humble house. At that time, when his parents were out, I received the father-in-law. After drinking the water, the father-in-law took out the item from his sleeve and told me that 'This person will definitely bring blood disasters. If he receives favors, he will die. He should leave quickly, otherwise there will be nowhere to escape'. When his parents return, I tell him that his parents think that the man is a lie and disagree. But today..." The girl started crying after saying that.

A few days ago, the father-in-law? Could it be Zuo Ci? No wonder the middle-aged man dared not accept money. What should I do? Take them away? Is this considered favor? Otherwise, I will leave by myself? Thinking of this, Xie Chengbin bowed to the girl. "Since that's the case, then leave."

The three of them walked out of the hut, and the heavy rain had stopped. They came to the gathering place and asked Ding Jie and fifty personal guards to stay, and left most of the money to Ding Jie to secretly protect them. If nothing happened within half a year, they would come back to Jinan.

The next day, the remaining fifty guards followed Xie Chengbin to continue their journey, passing through more than ten counties including Dongjun, Juye, Shanyang, Rencheng, and Luguo. They walked and stopped all the way for seven days, and finally returned to Jinan safely when they almost ran out of ammunition and food. It would not be said that they would return empty-handed, at least they had improved their riding skills a lot, and they could also let go of the reins and ride horses.

As soon as he arrived in Jinan, looking at the scene in front of him, Xie Chengbin really didn't know what to say. Many crops were ruined, the water trucks were destroyed, and it was a mess... This is life-saving food! I don't know how much left to harvest, alas!

When I entered Dongchao County, patrols were patrolling everywhere on the streets and alleys, but I didn't see a single citizen. These soldiers looked very strange, none of them looked familiar, and were quite cautious. Xie Chengbin was very satisfied. When he arrived at the county government office, he was stopped by the guards, showed his official seal and released him. When he arrived at the lobby, he saw several generals surrounding the case and discussing something. When he approached, he saw that the person facing Xie Chengbin was actually Yu Jin! "What are you discussing?"

When several people turned their heads and looked at it, their expressions were mixed. Yu Jin was very surprised. The others (who don’t know Xie Chengbin) frowned and were confused. After being surprised, Yu Jin smiled and quickly stood up and bowed. "Brother Zibin is back!"

"It's like three autumns a day without seeing each other. How are you doing recently?" Xie Chengbin smiled slightly. For some reason, when he came to Jinan, he felt like he was in his hometown. He felt a sense of intimacy when he saw Yu Jin. However, after Xie Chengbin asked this, Yu Jin's smile froze. Instead, he looked ashamed. He walked to Xie Chengbin and knelt down heavily. "A few days ago, the Yellow Turban thief came in and was incompetent. The fertile land outside the county was destroyed. He failed Brother Zibin's high hopes and was willing to apologize for his death!"

Hearing Yu Jin say this, several generals who had just discussed with Yu Jin also knelt down one after another. After a moment of silence, Xie Chengbin sighed and helped Yu Jin up. "Jian is not guilty, but has made merit! The recruitment of soldiers lacked training. I just saw that there was no blood in the streets and alleys, proving that the thieves did not enter the county. This move is quite rare! Therefore, it is understandable that the fields cannot be preserved. How is the situation in the other counties?"

"When the Yellow Turban Thiefs came to the north, Ci led their troops to defend themselves. Brother Elai led his elite cavalry to reinforce. He was not damaged. Ci suffered some skin injuries and was not seriously injured. There was no war in the west and north." Yu Jin said one by one what he knew.

When the people in Dongpingling City heard that Xie Chengbin came back, every household was decorated with lights and was full of joy, as if they were about to celebrate the New Year. It can be seen how famous Xie Chengbin is here. The road at the gate of the South City was crowded with people, both men, women, young, and young, tall, short, fat and thin, and they were crowded shoulder to shoulder. They all stood on tiptoe and stretched their necks, hoping to turn into giraffes immediately! Dozens of riders rushed here from afar, getting closer and closer.

"The envoy is back!" Some sharp-eyed people began to cheer, and the rest began to cheer. Yes, the head of these horse riders was Xie Chengbin. Looking at the long welcoming crowds on both sides, Xie Chengbin felt a lot of emotion. His reputation was piled up by money. Now that the gold bars were used up, the number of people in the city continued to increase. Many crops were destroyed. Not only could they pay taxes to the court, but I still didn't know how many people would starve to death. Alas~ This good official is really difficult to do.

At this moment, a five or six-year-old child rushed out not far away, jumping around in the middle of the road, and no parents took him away. Xie Chengbin could only stop, dismount, and walked up to pick up the child. "Don't run around, otherwise Lingzun Lingtang will be worried!"

"Mother said, I am a benevolent and righteous king!" The child was not afraid of being held by Xie Chengbin. His big eyes were watery and his face was innocent and cute. Influenced by the child, Xie Chengbin felt much better. He smiled slightly, held the child with his left hand and scraped the child's nose with his right hand. "I really know how to speak, what's your name?"

At this time, a woman in her twenties squeezed out from the crowd and saluted Xie Chengbin, her face a little nervous and uneasy. It seemed that it was probably the mother of the child. Xie Chengbin gently put the child down, smiled slightly again, turned around and left. Before he could walk a few steps, the child's tender voice came from behind. "Boy Xu Fu."

Xu Fu? It seems that he had heard of it somewhere. Xie Chengbin subconsciously stopped. Could it be that Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi?! He suddenly turned around and no one knew where Xu Fu had gone. Helplessly, he got on the horse and continued to move forward.

When they arrived at the city gate, the military generals of all the officials and soldiers were almost there, and they stepped forward to greet each other. After the greetings, they continued to move forward and finally arrived at the county government and had a good sleep!

The fantasy is so full, but the reality is indeed so skinny. Xie Chengbin originally thought of going to the lobby to listen to Gao Xu’s report on the past few days. Who knew that before his butt was hot, a small messenger came to report that it was a secret edict sent by someone from the capital. After that, he submitted it to Xie Chengbin.
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