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#399 - Take the unexpected

According to the characteristics of 【Thousand Mile Tracking】, Qinfeng, one of the Four Great Constables, is currently only two or three days away from Liang Jin's location.

The answer is self-evident; Qinfeng's purpose in coming here is Liang Jin.

This is actually within reason.

After all, Liang Jin is accompanied by the battle pet Divine Eagle, and his whereabouts are like a torch in the night, easily exposed.

As a living creature, the Divine Eagle cannot be stored in the 【Inventory】, and it frequently goes out to forage and drink water. Coupled with its massive size, it is difficult not to attract attention.

If others want to track Liang Jin's movements, they only need to keep a close eye on the Divine Eagle, and they can follow the trail.

Although the Divine Eagle's flying speed is extremely fast, the officialdom's eyes and ears are as dense as spiderwebs in Changzhou. As long as they cooperate with each other and coordinate properly, they can accurately lock onto Liang Jin's position at any time.

Therefore, Liang Jin's current ultimate goal is the same as Dong Xiong's group: Yanshan Stronghold.

Yanshan Stronghold has a large number of people and is a dominant force among the Greenwoods of Changzhou.

Once they step into the sphere of influence of Yanshan Stronghold, even if the government knows that Liang Jin and others are hiding there, they can only hesitate for a short time.

"Since Constable Qinfeng has already determined my route, he will definitely set up blockades along the way to Yanshan Stronghold."

"It seems that I have to change my route."

"It just so happens that I also have someone I need to see."

Liang Jin thought to himself.

He was not afraid of Qinfeng. After all, he had witnessed the strength of another constable, Zhuying.

Zhuying was strong, and a top-tier fighter among Third-Rank warriors.

If he hadn't encountered a freak like Li Xueqing, few Third-Rank warriors in the world could have defeated Zhuying.

But if Liang Jin were to fight him, he was confident he had enough certainty to defeat him.

The 【Thousand Mile Tracking】characteristic shows that Qinfeng is a Third-Rank warrior. Since Qinfeng and Zhuying are both one of the Four Great Constables, their strengths should be similar.

Facing such an opponent, Liang Jin had no fear. As long as it wasn't a powerful enemy with an absolute realm strength gap like Tyrant Xie Wang, then all would be well.

Immediately, Liang Jin moved his divine sense and instantly exited the 【Nine Empty Realms】.

In an instant, the surrounding world spun. When his vision became clear again, he was in a dry, scorching wilderness.

Looking around, all he could see was yellow, cracked earth, without a trace of green plants, as if it had been drained of life.

The wind was scarce. Even if there was an occasional breeze, it brought a scalding breath, wrapped in scorching sand and dust, hitting the face, making people extremely uncomfortable.

"Ugh!"

A surprised murmur came.

Liang Jin turned his head and saw Lei Zhen's body tremble violently. His originally dazed eyes instantly regained clarity, and there was still a trace of panic in his eyes, as if he had just woken up from a terrible nightmare.

Beside him, the young man who was carefully tending to the horses was Xiao Liu.

During this period, Xiao Liu had taken on almost all the dirty and tiring work, bearing the logistics of the team without complaint.

At this moment, hearing Lei Zhen's voice, he hurriedly asked with concern:

"Second Brother, did you go to that strange place again?"

At this moment, the Divine Eagle and Xiao Yu were not there; they had gone out to play together again.

Liang Jin was not worried at all about this. There were very few existences nearby that could hurt them.

Once the Divine Eagle spread its wings, few people in this Changzhou could catch up.

As long as they didn't stupidly run into Constable Qinfeng's group, everything would be fine.

At this time, Lei Zhen nodded, and then said to Liang Jin and Xiao Liu with a solemn expression:

"Big Brother, Third Brother, I bought a crucial piece of information in that strange place."

"Our previous robbery of the prefect with the Black Jia Stronghold has caused a great uproar, attracting the attention of the imperial court. Now, the Black Jia Stronghold has been breached by government troops, suffering heavy casualties. The chief Dong Xiong is leading the remnants to seek refuge with Yanshan Stronghold."

"And the Six Doors of the capital have even sent Qinfeng, one of the Four Great Constables, to Changzhou. It is said that he arrived in Kaixin County yesterday, and it is very likely that he is coming for us."

Lei Zhen told the two of them the information he had bought at great expense in the Nine Empty Realms without reservation.

Xiao Liu was stunned when he heard this, at a loss for a moment.

He was just a low-level martial artist. In the past, if he had committed something, at most the local county yamen's constable would come to arrest him with a few constables.

But now, he was going to face the pursuit of Qinfeng, one of the Four Great Constables of the Six Doors of the capital?!

After all, those were the famous Four Great Constables!

According to legend, they specialized in arresting important criminals of the imperial court, investigating major cases in the world, and their reputation was far-reaching.

And Xiao Liu was just an insignificant thief.

Such a huge difference in treatment made Xiao Liu flustered and uneasy for a while.

Liang Jin had already heard these things in the 【Nine Empty Realms】.

After listening, he calmly picked up a branch from the ground and roughly outlined a simple map on the nearby ground.

Holding the branch, he pointed at the map and analyzed in an orderly manner:

"Since Qinfeng arrived in Kaixin County yesterday, he is now only two or three days away from us. If he chases after us with all his might and orders the government troops ahead of us to intercept us, then he may be able to catch up with us in a day or two."

"And we have two essential routes to Yanshan Stronghold. One of them, we can reach in two days; the other, however, detours far away and will take at least half a month."

"If Qinfeng is coming for us, I think he will most likely order people to set up an ambush on the former route."

Lei Zhen and Xiao Liu couldn't help but nod slightly, expressing their agreement.

If it were them in charge, they would definitely choose the former road, after all, it could shorten the journey by more than ten days.

Everyone knew that the sooner they reached Yanshan Stronghold's territory, the sooner they would be safe.

Liang Jin continued to speak eloquently:

"So, if we continue along the first route, we will inevitably be intercepted by Qin Feng. In that case, we might as well catch him off guard and choose the second route."

"Although it seems like it will take a lot of time, it is actually much safer."

"Once Qin Feng makes a wrong judgment, trying to continue chasing us will undoubtedly waste more time, and our chances of avoiding his pursuit will be greater."

Liang Jin said this with his own selfish motives.

He was not afraid of Qin Feng at all. He chose another route just to take care of his own private affairs.

But in any case, he just needed to convince Lei Zhen and Xiao Liu.

Xiao Liu nodded secretly in his heart after listening to Liang Jin's analysis.

The pursuit of criminals is by no means as simple as the criminal running in front and the officers chasing behind.

Especially for a famous constable like Qin Feng, he would definitely first judge the location where the criminal is going, and then use carrier pigeons to arrange for the local Six Doors and government to encircle the criminal in advance, and then directly implement the arrest after he arrives.

But once a misjudgment is made, wanting to redeploy manpower and adjust the direction of pursuit will undoubtedly be time-consuming and laborious.

So Xiao Liu agreed with Liang Jin's opinion, but he did not speak immediately, but waited for Lei Zhen to express his position first.

Lei Zhen said without hesitation:

"I'll listen to Big Brother!"

Seeing this, Xiao Liu immediately said:

"I also think what Big Brother said makes a lot of sense!"

Since they had agreed, the group immediately changed direction and set off towards another route.

Liang Jin whistled leisurely on horseback.

His whistle, amplified by internal force, echoed in the sky for a long time, the sound crisp and long, as if it could penetrate the scorching air and travel far away.

Soon, a huge shadow flew quickly from afar.

It turned out that the giant eagle was carrying Xiao Yu.

The giant eagle spread its wings, covering the sky and the sun, casting a huge shadow in the sunlight, like a dark cloud flying quickly.

When it got closer, a sharp sound of air being torn apart rang out.

"Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!"

Three feathered arrows shot down from the giant eagle's back like lightning, and were firmly nailed into the ground in front of the three.

These three feathered arrows were amazingly powerful, and even half of the arrow shafts were deeply embedded in the soil.

This was not only due to the power of the feathered arrows themselves, but also benefited from the giant eagle's flying speed. The powerful inertia gave the feathered arrows amazing penetrating power.

"This damn girl! No respect for elders."

Liang Jin couldn't help but curse secretly.

Needless to say, these three feathered arrows were shot by Xiao Yu.

During this period, after Liang Jin's careful teaching, the beastly nature in Xiao Yu had finally subsided a lot, and she could completely understand human speech.

So, Liang Jin taught Xiao Yu the archery secret manual 《Seven Stars Chasing the Moon Arrow》 he had obtained from Black Boar Fort, and also specially bought her a bow.

After all, Xiao Yu was still young and her body had not fully developed. If she were to fight head-on with the enemy, she would inevitably be difficult to defeat a strong adult martial artist of the same realm.

But she had a very big advantage, that is, she could communicate intimately with the giant eagle.

The battle in which Xiao Yu cooperated with the giant eagle to destroy a cavalry team of hundreds of people fully demonstrated the powerful strength of their cooperation.

So Liang Jin simply taught Xiao Yu 《Seven Stars Chasing the Moon Arrow》, allowing Xiao Yu to use bows and arrows for long-range attacks on the giant eagle's back, so that the cooperation between the two would be even more impeccable.

But who knew that although Xiao Yu's beastly nature had subsided a lot, she was still untamed.

After she learned archery, she often shot arrows near Liang Jin and the others, deliberately scaring them, and she enjoyed it.

Now her archery is fast and accurate, and Xiao Liu is often frightened by her, and even Lei Zhen is occasionally frightened by her, and only Liang Jin will not be frightened by her pranks.

Although Xiao Yu did not want to hurt anyone, her behavior was really impolite.

She's simply a mischievous brat!

Soon, the giant eagle flapped its huge wings and slowly landed from the sky.

The horses the three were riding were frightened by the giant eagle's aura, pawing the ground with their front hooves, desperately trying to run away.

Xiao Liu hurriedly jumped off his horse and used all his skills to firmly grasp the reins of the three horses, and it took a lot of effort to calm the horses down.

The giant eagle landed steadily on the ground, with a pink and jade-like little girl sitting on its back.

This little girl was about ten years old, and it was Xiao Yu.

Now that she had followed Liang Jin, she naturally could no longer be like a wild child.

Now she had been cleaned up by Liang Jin and put on brand new clothes.

She was wearing a moon-white Luo skirt, with delicate light pink peach blossoms embroidered on the skirt, and a goose-yellow silk sash tied around her waist, with a small jade pendant hanging on the sash, the jade pendant shimmering with a warm luster in the sun.

Xiao Yu's face was round and lovely, like a plump peach on a spring branch, white and rosy, making people want to reach out and pinch it; her curved eyebrows were like new willows in early spring, and under her eyebrows were a pair of clear and bright almond eyes, her eyes twinkling with agility and curiosity; when her cherry mouth smiled, two playful little tiger teeth were revealed at the corners of her mouth, making her look very cute.

But this lovely appearance is very deceptive.

The next second, Xiao Yu was sitting on the giant eagle's back, drawing her bow and nocking an arrow, wanting to continue playing with arrows.

Her eyes sparkled with excitement, unaware that her behavior had made Liang Jin a little angry.

Liang Jin snorted coldly, frowning and scolding:

"Still want to play?"

"It seems that if I don't teach you a lesson, you will never learn!"