Chapter 821: The Road is Thorny

The large group of people left Linshan County City in a mighty manner. Before leaving the county city, Zuo Feng saw Elder Zhong. Elder Zhong just waved goodbye to him from a distance, and he didn't even have the chance to say a word.

Elder Zhong's expression was a little special, and he looked a little tangled, as if he wanted to say something to him.

If it was only what Deputy City Lord Yao said, Zuo Feng would have been more vigilant. Now that Elder Zhong was like this, Zuo Feng had to be sure that something must have been heard by these two people.

Hua Qi was only met at the city gate. In addition to Hua Qi himself, there were many people who were dressed similarly to Hua Qi. The clothes of these more than ten people had patterns very similar to Hua Qi. They looked like warriors of their painters. These people's cultivation was also very good. The weakest was in the middle stage of tendon hardening, and the masters were already in the stage of sensing qi.

Although there were only fifteen people, from their special positions when they were walking in the heart, it was not difficult to see that they often cooperated with each other and had a set of joint martial arts. Such multi-person joint martial arts are very rare, and once practiced, they are also very powerful.

Zuo Feng had little contact with them before, and it was not until he arrived in Xinjun City that he saw the power and effect of this joint martial arts, especially in a multi-person melee, it is the most capable of suppressing the situation.

Hua Qi was obviously not in a very good mood, especially after seeing Zuo Feng, he didn't even want to say hello, just slightly leaned on the horse. Zuo Feng didn't care much about this, after all, he was the seventh son of the painter, and there was no need to salute him.

What Zuo Feng cared more about was whether the group of people brought by Hua Qi were the ones that Deputy City Lord Yao reminded him to pay more attention to. If this was really the case, it seemed a bit unreasonable.

The combat effectiveness of these fifteen people should be good, but the city guards were sent out with a team of nearly 200 people. It would be a problem for these fifteen people to defeat such an army, let alone kill him in this team.

In Zuo Feng's opinion, if Hua Qi and the painter were really crazy, they would never attack him openly. In that case, even if he killed himself, he would not be able to explain the matter in the imperial capital, and he would also be disqualified.

Of course, these judgments were based on Zuo Feng's cognition. He still could not really judge the true attitude of the Xuanwu Empire. So since Hua Qi was hostile to him, he had to be extra careful.

However, as a large group of people slowly left Linshan County, Zuo Feng felt that his worries seemed a bit redundant, at least Hua Qi did not seem to want to attack him.

Linshan County is located in the Lingyao Mountain Range. After a few miles out of the city, it became a rugged mountain road. It was impossible for a large group of people to form a formation and move forward on such a road, because the narrowest position could only accommodate three people in parallel, and the team was therefore stretched out.

Hua Qi and his people walked at the back of the team from the beginning, and Zuo Feng walked at the front of the team according to the previous practice. This is actually a practice for many years. After the competition in Yaozi County, the first and second place winners will go to the imperial capital. Along the way, the two winners will not only be admired by the victors, but also have the opportunity to show the military appearance of a county city.

Therefore, the first place winner must have the attitude of the first place, and will naturally be protected in the front position in the team. Although the second place winner also advances, he will walk behind the team for the sake of distinction. In this way, the distance between the two people is pulled apart, and there is no need to worry about any friction between them on the road.

After leaving the city, Zuo Feng was still secretly observing the actions of Hua Qi and his guards to see if they were doing anything secretly. But after observing for a while, he found that their people were actually very honest, and they didn't even talk to the guards around them.

Seeing these situations, Zuo Feng felt a little relieved, but at the same time he felt more headache, because if Hua Qi was eliminated, then where could other threats appear, and for a while he had no direction.

After the group left Linshan County City, the first few miles of the road were wide and flat, and they walked quite fast. But after passing this flat road, they entered the rugged path in the mountains. Such a road was very rugged and difficult to walk, and the speed naturally slowed down gradually.

The road they were taking now was completely opposite to the route they took when they followed the Su family convoy. At the beginning, they came to Linshan County City from Tushan City and entered the Lingyao Mountains.

That section of the road was actually just into the mountains, and it was more troublesome to leave Linshan County City and go to the direction of the imperial capital. Instead, they needed to travel a long distance in the Lingyao Mountains.

Because it was not safe to travel alone or in a small team in the Lingyao Mountains, most people would choose to leave from the direction of Tushan City, and then go to the branch of Ye Xuanjiang from there to take a big circle and take the water route to the imperial capital. This road is relatively safe and easier to walk, but it takes a long detour, and it is impossible to reach the imperial capital within half a month.

Therefore, all those who have qualified for promotion in Linshan County City have been escorted by the team to go to the imperial capital along the difficult road around the Spiritual Medicine Mountain Range. Zuo Feng didn't know at this time that this road was not only difficult to travel, but also dangerous.

Because there are relatively few people walking on this road, there are a lot of weeds on the road. The two rows of soldiers in front not only have to lead the way, but also use their long knives to constantly chop the grass to clear a path for the team behind them. .

By clearing the road in this way, even if the cultivation of the soldiers in front has reached the late stage of bone refining, they still cannot increase the speed too fast. Because there were only three or four people crowded in front, the speed could not be fully increased.

"You look very serious. Is there any danger ahead?"

Amber and Zuo Feng walked side by side, and both of them were presented with a very handsome horse when they left the city lord's mansion. It is also very convenient for the two of them to talk while riding on horseback. As long as they tilt their bodies slightly towards each other, they can prevent the surrounding guards from hearing the conversation.

After listening to this, Zuo Feng sighed secretly in his heart and said slowly: "It seems that I still have to practice, otherwise it would not be a good thing for others to see what I am thinking. Have I been seen to be worried since I left the city? "

Amber smiled and shook his head and said: "Don't think too much. The reason why I can tell that you are worried is mainly because the two of us have been together for a long time. I don't see some things but feel them." Yes. Your whole body seems to be tense. If there is nothing wrong with this feeling, why would you be so cautious?"

Zuo Feng nodded and said, "I do know something, but I don't know exactly what will happen and where it will happen. That's why I am so nervous."

Seeing Amber's puzzled look, Zuo Feng was about to leave the City Lord's Mansion, saying some of the words Deputy City Lord Yao said, as well as Mr. Zhong's hesitant look on his face.

Amber's face immediately darkened after hearing this. Not only could Zuo Feng see the problem in these situations, he could also feel the smell of an imminent rain. For someone who often performs dangerous missions, he can immediately smell a hint of conspiracy and danger. At the same time, he can also feel that this danger will definitely threaten the two of them.

After pondering for a moment, Amber looked around with vigilant eyes, and said in a lower voice: "Do you think there might be a problem with the City Lord's Mansion? If so, these guards may not be "saving lives" but "taking lives."

Zuo Feng pondered for a moment, and then continued: "I have also considered this. If there is a threat to me, and it can be noticed by Deputy City Lord Yao and Mr. Zhong, there is no doubt that these guards are suspected of the City Lord. The biggest one, especially when Deputy City Lord Yao appeared when I left, he did not see me off again, but immediately turned back."

After hearing this, Amber was a little stunned, but she said: "If he really wants to do something secretly, is this a bit too revealing? It seems to be inconsistent with his usual left-handedness."

Zuo Feng nodded and said with a slightly relaxed expression: "Actually, I am just suspicious, and the city lord and city guards are also the most suspicious existences. I have to put them first. But listen to you I think it makes sense to say this, especially if there is a problem with the escort team, he is the first person to be involved, so it seems that his suspicion is not high. "

After listening to Zuo Feng's words, Amber turned to look at the back of the team and said, "It seems that you don't care much about our seventh son."

Zuo Feng said: "Don't you also have no doubts about them from the beginning? It means that you and I still have the same view on him."

"However, this team still cannot fully believe it. If there are really some things we want to miss, we may be caught off guard."

When Amber was talking, Zuo Feng's eyes were already looking far into the dense trees beside him, and he said: "This is easy to handle. We will be able to take a look soon to see what is going on with these guards. ”

Amber listened with some confusion, and looked in the direction Zuo Feng was looking, but saw nothing. However, he soon showed a look of surprise.

The team was still moving forward, but at the farthest point that Zuo Feng could see, a deep roar suddenly came from the trees, and then a strange and fishy wind suddenly hit.

The moment the sound rang out, the surrounding guards reacted immediately. Everyone immediately took action and formed a formation around Zuofeng.

Only an hour had passed since everyone left Linshan County, and they were immediately attacked. This confirmed Zuo Feng's premonition that this journey would be uneventful.