East Factory Governor

Chapter 109
On October [-]th, the second year of Chongzhen.

Qin Shuhuai rode his horse and galloped all the way north through the dense forest.

He was going to Liushi Academy, reminding Chongzhen for the last time that Houjin was about to enter the customs, and more importantly, he had to get Chongzhen's authorization to lead the Jianghe gang to set up defenses.

Although there are only 3000 people under his command, they can't stop the Eight Banners cavalry at all.But as long as it is used properly, it is very possible to delay the attack of the Jin Dynasty, or even win a few small-scale victories, and buy some time and space for the powerful Qinwang divisions everywhere.

Let Daming save more vitality, and in the future, he will fight against the enemy and go northward, and he will have more strength to pacify Liaodong.

And I must earn enough political capital in this incident that affects the fate of the Ming Dynasty to pave the way for greater ambitions.

The wind whistled and blew past the ears, and the moonlight passed through the woods and sprinkled mottledly on the ground.Everything is silent, only the sound of horseshoes.

Suddenly, his eyes flickered, as if he had returned to a certain place, such a quiet place that made people forget their worries.

Huangpi Village... The Qi family, the old village chief, the simple and lovely villagers, Qing'er who was waiting for him to go back...

Are you fighting for them too?
After this battle is over, it's time to go back and see them.

Taking a breath of the cool air, I suddenly felt funny again, when did I become so sentimental?

"Whoosh!" In the darkness, a hidden arrow shot over unexpectedly.

Qin Shuhuai raised his hand, swiped the hidden arrow aside with strong zhenqi, then reined in his horse and stopped, looking around quietly.

Suddenly, a masked black figure sprang out from the depths of the dense forest, and suddenly attacked with claws.

Qin Shuhuai didn't rush, he swung his right hand and knocked on the opponent's wrist to block the claw, then punched out with his left hand, heading straight for the opponent's abdomen.

The man hurriedly dodged to the side, backed away three or four feet away, then kicked his feet, and jumped up quietly, his hands were flying around like palms, like one palm turning into thousands of palms, with Qin Shuhuai's cultivation base, he couldn't tell which palm was empty and which was is true.

Qin Shuhuai knew that he had encountered a master, so he didn't dare to neglect, immediately jumped up from the horse, flew over the opponent's head, and when he missed his body, he condescendingly kicked the opponent's head sideways.

The person who came was extremely fast, and immediately punched Qin Shuhuai upwards, hitting the arch of Qin Shuhuai's foot.The fists and feet intersected, and there was a muffled "boom", the two zhenqi collided fiercely, and the strong wind scattered.

When Qin Shuhuai landed on the ground, he felt a lingering pain coming from the arch of his foot, so he quickly mobilized the pure yang's Yi Jin Jing zhenqi to resist.

And that person took a few steps back before standing still, his right hand trembling slightly just after punching.

Suddenly, the man quietly jumped up again, but it was no longer an attack, but walked away like the wind on the branches.

Qin Shuhuai chased after him without hesitation, thinking that this person should not be difficult to chase, why not catch him and see if he can ask anything.If there is an ambush, he should be able to retreat safely with his lightness kung fu.

After chasing for a short time, when he was about to catch up with the man, he found that the man had quietly fallen.

This is a small open space in the forest. There is a bonfire on the ground, and an old beggar in ragged clothes is roasting a fat chicken on the fire.

Seeing Qin Shuhuai, the old beggar laughed and said, "Master Qin, the chicken is ready, and I'll be waiting for you."

Qin Shuhuai frowned, thinking that he belonged to the beggar gang again?It seems that I haven't seen it last time.

So he quietly landed, and said to the old beggar, "Old beggar, it doesn't take such a big battle to treat guests to dinner, right?"

Taking a closer look at the old beggar by the light of the fire, he saw that he was thin, ragged, and unkempt, and looked like a beggar, but his brows showed an unrestrained and unrestrained attitude in the world. He couldn't help but glanced at him again.

The old beggar said, "Master Qin is busy with his work, so naturally he should invite you more solemnly." After finishing speaking, he tore off a chicken leg and threw it over, saying, "Come, try the old beggar's skills."

Qin Shuhuai took the chicken leg, but didn't eat it.

The old beggar smiled and said, "Why, Chief Qin is afraid that the old beggar will be poisoned?" After finishing speaking, he took a bite first.

Qin Shuhuai also laughed and said, "Qin sees whether the old beggar will give him wine. If there is meat but no wine, that's how a beggar eats. If there is wine and meat, that's how a beggar eats."

The old beggar laughed long and loudly, "Haha, interesting! Interesting!" He took a gourd from his waist and threw it to Qin Shuhuai.

Qin Shuhuai opened the gourd, raised his neck, but only touched the wine with his lips, then put down the jug, and said, "Good wine!"

The origin of the other party is unknown, so Qin Shuhuai will naturally not pretend to be a wild and unrestrained hero, and eat what others give him without thinking.If he was really as badass as the characters in the novel, he would have died a hundred times earlier.

After "drinking" the wine and saving face, he asked, "I don't know what your name is?"

The old beggar said with a bulging mouth, "Nan Beggar, Wang Datong."

Qin Shuhuai was slightly startled, Wang Datong has naturally heard of him, this person is the leader of the Southern Sect of the Beggar Gang, so to speak the boss of the Southern Beggars.Since the division of the Beggars’ Clan into the north and the south, the northern faction has established itself as a gang, and already has its own leader and elders. However, the southern faction has never considered itself a complete gang, so it has not yet elected a leader. The leader of the gang is this Palm stick faucet.

Nan Beggar is in the south of the Yangtze River. This Wang Datong must have come here for a purpose.

Qin Shuhuai smiled faintly, and said, "It turns out that your Excellency is Nan Beggar's leader, disrespectful and disrespectful. I don't know what is the business of looking for Qin in the middle of the night?"

Wang Datong wolfed down the chicken, and said vaguely, "Of course I have something to do with you, just wait a moment, the old beggar has finished eating the chicken first."

Huffing and wheezing, one chicken was eaten three times, five times and two, and then he stared at the chicken leg in Qin Shuhuai's hand and said, "Do you want to eat it? Do you want me to eat it for you?"

Qin Shuhuai shook his head and threw the chicken leg over.

Wang Datong started chewing again.

After eating chicken legs, Wang Datong wiped his greasy hands on his body, and then said, "I heard that Chen Laizi from Beibei negotiated a deal with you?"

Qin Shuhuai was slightly taken aback, thinking that it seems that there are many undercover agents of the southern beggars among the northern beggars.

Then he smiled and said, "It's true, what's the matter?"

Wang Datong said with a bit of contempt, "Master Qin, you are not acting righteously. The two scattered members of the Demon Sect helped you, but now they are imprisoned in Beibei and tortured, but you don't care about them."

Qin Shuhuai smiled lightly.

In fact, it's not that he doesn't want to take care of it, it's that he really doesn't have time to do it.Li Daliang's cultivation is unfathomable, so he must not be his opponent, not to mention that he doesn't know where the real Sanjiang Chunyue picture is, even if he knows, he will definitely not be able to steal it.To get that picture, it will take time and energy to plan, and I don't have time at all now.

In short, nothing is important to him now, the most important thing is to make a difference in the next "self-changing".As for Bu Er Sanren and Yi Yi's situation, he wasn't worried at all. These two were members of the Devil's Cult, so Bei Beggar wouldn't dare to do anything to them.The beggars from the north are threatened by the beggars from the south. If they form a mortal enmity with the demon sect, they will seek their own death.So it can almost be concluded that Bu Er San Ren and Yi Yi are not allowed to wander around at the moment, Bei Beggar must serve them with good wine and food, and also help them heal their injuries. There is absolutely no such thing as "torture".This is one of the reasons why he is not in a hurry.

However, since Wang Datong has come to the door, it means that he has a way to save Buer Sanren and one by one.If they can be rescued, this favor is not small, maybe they can help him in the future.

Qin Shuhuai had actually considered the question of whether the Demon Society would help him.The Demon Sect wants to overthrow the imperial court, but they are not ready yet. If the imperial court collapses too quickly, it will not do them any good.Because after the imperial court was overthrown, if they wanted peace in the world, they would still have to attack the post-golden army and pacify the rebel peasant army in various places. If they were not ready, they would naturally be more willing to let the imperial court do these things first.It is in their fundamental interests if the imperial court can defeat these forces.

So, to put it bluntly, the Devil's Cult will not allow Da Ming to perish easily now, and it doesn't want Hou Jin to take over the Central Plains and replace himself with a stronger opponent.Therefore, it is possible to say that Demon Cult can help him in a small area.

Bu Er San Ren and Yi Yi Lao Er are the best bonds between him and the Demon Sect, if he can rescue them, it is very possible to persuade the Demon Sect to help him.

Thinking of this, he said, "Wang Zhangbang taught me a lesson. So, can your excellency help me rescue those two old friends?"

(End of this chapter)