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

Chapter 552

The carriage was speeding, and the quiet atmosphere inside made people feel depressed.

Guan Caixi didn't dare to speak, but just curled up in her seat, with confusion in her eyes.

She didn't know why her sister wanted her to go south with Zhou Yuan. She was not complaining about the danger she was in, but she felt that she would be a drag.

The key is that she had no way to escape from such a predicament, and could only follow Zhou Yuan.

This made her already sad mood even sadder. Thinking about the ups and downs along the way, she had an urge to cry.

But she didn't dare to cry, and couldn't cry.

The Virgin Mary didn't even groan when she was shot. How strong... How dare I cry... Crying... Wouldn't it be more annoying...

She thought so in her heart, and she felt depressed.

"Zhou Yuan."

Li Yu'an had already put on her clothes. She called Zhou Yuan, but Zhou Yuan did not respond.

So she patted Zhou Yuan's shoulder again and said with a smile: "Now it's your turn to serve me, Apple."

Zhou Yuan forced a smile, picked up an apple, and slowly peeled it for her.

He was very serious and peeled it very well.

Li Yu'an looked at him, but couldn't help laughing, and said: "Don't blame yourself, I was willing to follow you, and we are all prepared, Jiangnan's investigation means crisis."

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said: "Don't comfort me, I'm not a child who has just started."

Li Yu'an covered her mouth and said: "Don't worry, I have profound Taoism and will recover soon. All these years of practice are not useless."

Zhou Yuan said coldly: "No matter what, I want them to pay the price."

"To be able to contact McPherson and even have the face to buy a flintlock muzzle, his status must be not low."

"I must find him out and kill his nine clans."

At the end, Zhou Yuan's eyes were already full of murderous intent.

Along the way, although he could not predict how the situation would develop in the future, he had made a lot of preparations for the assassination.

But he never expected that the other party could actually get things like muskets and flintlock muskets.

It's a pity that Qiu Huan, that bastard, died, otherwise he would have been able to ask something.

When he was in charge of the Beijing Camp, he definitely gave away a lot of muskets.

Li Yu'an smiled even more happily, eating an apple while saying, "If I had known that you were so distressed about me, I would have been injured earlier."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Zhou Yuan glared at her unhappily and said, "You are so old, and you say things that a love-brained girl would say."

She was usually very sensitive about age, but this time she just giggled, but her heart was warm, and she saw that Zhou Yuan was really distressed.

And Zhou Yuan... To be honest, he didn't know in advance that he would be so distressed about Li Yu'an.

I got used to her being around, her protection, her radical words and jokes, and I didn't think she was precious.

But when I saw the blood on her waist, Zhou Yuan felt that his scalp was about to explode and his heart was clenched into a ball.

From Lin'an Prefecture to Shenjing, then to the Central Plains, then to the south, then to the grasslands in the north, to Shanhaiguan to resist the invaders... Along the way, Li Yu'an did a lot for him, and the hard work and dedication could not be described in words.

And Zhou Yuan knew very well that he had only written all the empty checks and had not actually started to repay her.

I owe her a lot and feel guilty.

Besides, how could there be no feelings after such a long time together...

Zhou Yuan had already regarded her as the closest person, and he couldn't bear to see her get hurt.

"You look so sad..."

Li Yu'an touched his face and smiled, "I'm relieved. I know you won't break your promise and you will help me in the future."

Zhou Yuan sighed and finally said in a deep voice, "Changing the world is not like healing the world. Chronic diseases should be treated with strong medicine. I plan to speed up the process."

Li Yu'an hurriedly said, "Don't... Zhou Yuan, don't ruin your big plan just because you feel sorry for me. Just act rationally."

Zhou Yuan sneered, "I It is because I am too rational that I have spoiled these beasts so much that they cannot recognize themselves. "

"I want to let them know that I am not a cabinet official, but a general on the battlefield."

"You play these tricks with me, so shouldn't I fight back?"

Li Yu'an said with a change of color: "You..."

She glanced at Zhuang Xuansu who was driving, and finally said in a low voice: "That will expose more of your cards."

Zhou Yuan said: "Then what? What if I play with my cards openly? I have been frustrated enough."

Zhuang Xuansu finally stopped.

She looked at the carriage and said in a deep voice: "We can't go any further. The territory of Lingyun Village is ahead. If they attack us, we can't resist."

Zhou Yuan said: "No need to go, just wait here. If they want to play a life-and-death game, I will play with them."

He walked out of the carriage and saw more than 20 men in black riding horses at the end of the distant official road.

But their speed was not fast. It was obvious that they knew Li Yu'an's ability and did not dare to follow too closely. They just wanted to force Zhou Yuan to the territory of Lingyun Village and directly surround and kill him with human wave tactics.

Li Yu'an said: "They know me very well. Even if there are more than 20 muskets, they dare not fight hard. They know very well that if I dodge all the bullets after a round is exhausted, they will have no chance."

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "They have no chance."

As the voice fell, at the end of the official road, more than a hundred strong men in military uniforms rode fast horses and galloped over, each of them fierce and murderous.

The more than 20 men in black caught in the middle were obviously panicked, and then rushed directly towards Zhou Yuan and others.

Li Yu'an narrowed her eyes and said, "This time, I'm prepared."

She slapped out with her palm, knocking all the soil on the ground away, blocking the opponent's sight.

At the same time, she dodged, rose from the ground, flew onto the cliff on the side of the official road, and her body sank into the woods.

The next moment, a huge rock was raised and smashed down directly.

The distance was far, and she couldn't hit anyone, but it was obvious that the opponent stopped in fear.

This was not over yet. She casually cut off a big tree with a knife and kicked it down.

The road to the place was completely blocked, so they could only abandon their horses and kill Zhou Yuan and others.

Zhou Yuan and others were not stupid. They drove the carriage forward. They couldn't catch up and wanted to go back to ride horses, but it was too late.

Hundreds of strong men had already ridden horses to kill them. They were excellent riders. They took off the weapons on their backs, bent their bows and arrows, and shot directly at these people.

At the same time, guns also sounded.

The decisive battle on the official road did not last long.

After a round of gunfire, several horses fell, but other strong men had already rushed over. More than ten were shot dead with bows and arrows, and eight were captured alive.

Geng Qing shouted loudly: "Sir, we have captured them all. It's safe."

Zhou Yuan then jumped off the carriage. He pulled out the sword from Zhuang Xuansu's waist and strode over.

Li Yu'an also came down from the cliff and said anxiously: "Zhou Yuan, don't be impulsive, leave them alive."

Zhou Yuan looked directly at the few survivors, saw the disarmed gun on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "Who did you search this flintlock musket from?"

"Him!"

Geng Qing pointed directly at a middle-aged bald man.

Zhou Yuan looked at him and said coldly: "Are you really going to play with me?"

The long sword chopped down directly, and the opponent's right hand was chopped off at the elbow.

In an instant, a shrill scream resounded through the earth.

Zhou Yuan said: "Who sent you here? If you tell me, you can live. If you can't tell me... I will bury them alive!"

After saying that, he looked at Geng Qing and said in a deep voice: "Dig a pit! Dig it on the official road, so that they will be trampled by thousands of people after they die!"

The bald man roared: "Kill me if you can! I'm not afraid!"

Zhou Yuan smiled coldly, looked at the others, narrowed his eyes and said: "Don't you want to live either?"

These men in black had cold faces and didn't say a word.

Obviously, these were well-trained warriors and could not be used at all.

"Okay... I'll help you."

Zhou Yuan raised his sword and cut off the hands of the remaining few people, screaming miserably.

Geng Qing was also a tough guy, and he said immediately: "Sir, the pit is dug."

"Bury them directly!"

After Zhou Yuan finished speaking, he looked behind him, and heard the sound of horses' hooves. Hundreds of bandits had already rushed over here.