‘Rumbling!’

The brigade of soldiers advanced quickly, and all the soldiers looked solemn, which made people involuntarily let go and leave a way out.

The soldiers kept moving forward and came to a huge mansion.

The leading general waved his hand and the soldiers rushed forward, surrounding the entire house.

‘Chai Mansion!’ The leading general looked at the door plaque of the mansion and showed a sneer.

If he had seen the people from the Chai Mansion in normal times, he would not dare to neglect the slightest.

However, in thirty years, Hexi, the once prominent Chai family has fallen sharply since joining the Guanzhong family to force His Royal Highness Dai King to fail.

Now the Chai family has become in-laws with the rebel Li Yuan, and Daxing City has ordered that all the people in the Chai Mansion be arrested and brought to justice.

The plot to rebel is to kill the nine clans. Chai Shao, the legitimate son of the Chai family, married Li Yuan's daughter Li Xiuning. Among the nine clans, the Chai family is already finished.

‘Breaking open the door!’ The leading general shouted.

"yes!"

Then dozens of soldiers stepped forward and knocked open the gate of Chai Mansion.

"Crazy!"

A large number of soldiers flocked to Chai Mansion and launched a large-scale search.

‘Report to General! No one from the Chai family was found.’ A soldier reported it.

‘What remains of the Chai family are all servants and maids, and the Chai family members have fled.’ Another soldier reported.

‘Escape!’ The leading general gritted his teeth.

It seems that the Chai family has already received the tip, otherwise they would not have made preparations so early.

"The Chai family escaped fearing the crime and confirmed the crime of treason. All the soldiers obeyed the orders and immediately chased the Chai family along the way. In addition, His Highness Dai Wang ordered to capture Li Xiuning's reward of thousands of yuan alive."

‘Yes!’ The soldiers were immediately excited.

One thousand guan, that is not a small amount, enough for a soldier to spend his whole life.

The soldiers believed in His Highness Dai Wang's credit. Before that, Sun Hua, the thief leader of Fengyi County, had a thousand guan reward, and was eventually obtained by Chang'an hero Shi Wanbao.

‘It is worthy of being His Highness Dai! It’s a big deal!’ All the soldiers were very excited and left with a loud bang.

Outside the Chai Mansion, a small vendor was carrying the peddler's load as if nothing had happened. When he saw a large number of soldiers coming out of the Chai Mansion, he quickly made way and stood under the eaves.

After the soldiers left, the vendor walked out silently. After a few turns, he came to a small alley and stopped in front of a dilapidated wooden door.

‘Tu tuk! Tu tuk!’ The vendor knocked on the wooden door gently.

Three long and two short, very regular.

After a long time, the door opened with a creaking sound.

A woman dressed in a village girl opened the door. The woman was dressed in a peasant woman, but her white hands stretched out outside the door to expose her disguise.

‘It’s okay!’ The woman stepped forward to take the peddler’s burden and asked worriedly.

The vendor flashed into the wood door and took a breath and said, "Let's talk about it when you go to the house."

‘Shao'er is back!’ The voice of a middle-aged man in the room came.

The vendor returned to the house and replaced the disguise on his body. A handsome young man appeared in the house. This person was Chai Shao, the legitimate son of the Chai family.

The village woman dressed up obviously as Li Xiuning, who offered a reward of 1,000 yuan. A middle-aged man in the house was Chai Yuan, the contemporary head of the Chai family.

‘The officers and soldiers came very quickly. A large number of soldiers had already sealed the Chai Mansion just now.’ Chai Shao said with lingering fear.

If their Chai family had not received the news in advance, they might have been caught in one fell swoop.

‘The sealed off!’ Chai Yuan felt ache in his heart. That was the ancestral home of the Chai family for generations.

The whole house was silent, and after a long time, Chai Yuan said slowly.

‘You both sit down!’

‘Yes! Father-in-law!’

‘Yes! Daddy!’

Li Xiuning and Chai Shao sat down, and Chai Shao's seat was slightly closer to Chai Yuan. The whole scene was subtle, forming a confrontation between the father and son of the Chai family and Li Xiuning.

Obviously, the father and son of the Chai family have a grudge in their hearts. The Chai family itself is a century-old family and is deeply rooted in the Guanzhong area.

However, because of a small mistake, he married Li Yuan's daughter and dragged the entire Chai family into an abyss that was irreversible.

Chai Shao looked at his wife in front of him with complicated thought that his former love had disappeared at this moment, and that the woman in front of him made him become a wanted fugitive in an instant.

‘Father-in-law…’ Li Xiuning wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Chai Yuan.

‘How sure is my in-laws?’ Chai Yuan asked directly.

‘Father!’ Chai Shao said in surprise. At this time, Chai Yuan also called Li Yuan the in-laws, revealing a lot of meaning.

Chai Yuan said helplessly: "Now that the wood is ready, Yang Guang will not let the Chai family go."

Thinking of Yang Guang's various vicious methods, Chai Yuan shuddered.

‘Father never does something unsure!’ Li Xiuning said affirmatively.

On the one hand, she believed in her father, and on the other hand, she wanted to give the Chai family and son confidence.

'Dad wrote that he had sent someone to join forces with Li Mi, and he could protect himself even if he was at the least.'Li Xiuning threw out another bargaining chip.

Chai Yuan nodded. He was very familiar with Li Yuan and knew that Li Yuan had always been talented, so he believed most of the time.

‘About tomorrow morning, we will go to Taiyuan in groups in secret. Someone will pick us up along the way.’ Chai Yuan said.

As a century-old family, they also have forces secretly cultivated and have their own way of retreat.

‘The father-in-law and his husband left first, Xiuning wanted to stay.’ Li Xiuning threw a bombshell.

‘What!’ Chai Shao, Chai Yuan was shocked.

‘You are a woman, what’s the use of staying there?’ Chai Shao shouted loudly. It turned out that he was so angry at Li Xiuning, and now he burst out suddenly.

'The husband said this. Xiuning learned martial arts since he was a child and his martial arts skills were not inferior to men. Since his father started a military campaign in Taiyuan, Xiuning has built a foundation in Guanzhong. After his father entered Guanzhong, he would definitely be able to seize the foundation in Guanzhong with his internal and external cooperation.'Li Xiuning was confident and exuded a charming person.

‘Impossible!’ Chai Yuan shook his head and said.

‘Why doesn’t my father-in-law believe in Xiuning’s martial arts?’ Li Xiuning asked back.

Chai Yuan shook his head: "This has nothing to do with martial arts. If you had a chance to succeed half a year ago, you would have a chance to succeed, but now everyone in the Guanzhong area of ​​Daxing City lives and works in peace and contentment, and the special bandit suppression troops are well-known. It would be too difficult to build a foundation in Guanzhong!"

‘That’s it! Xiuning, let’s go together! Go to Taiyuan, meet with your father-in-law, and assemble a large army and conquer Daxing City in one fell swoop.’ Chai Shao advised.

‘No!’ Li Xiuning shook her head firmly.

She knew that if she returned to Taiyuan, she would not have the possibility of leading troops at all. Her father would not have allowed her to lead troops as a woman, and staying here was her only chance.

She couldn't help but think of the beautiful boy in the East Palace that day, looking forward to meeting him in three months.

‘It’s March now, and I will definitely surprise everyone, including you.’ Li Xiuning is proud in her heart.

‘Since you are determined, I will not advise you too much as a father, but the one hundred families you have led will not be able to accomplish great things. The Chai family still has some strength in Fufeng, so I will let everyone obey you!’ Chai Yuan said.

‘Thank you father!’ Li Xiuning thanked me.

The next day, before dawn, everyone from the Chai family had already gotten up.

‘Xiu Ning! You must take care of yourself.’ Chai Shao said affectionately.

‘Well, my husband, you go to Taiyuan first and lead the troops from Taiyuan. Then we will meet here.’ Li Xiuning said.

‘Okay!’ Chai Shao said.

The carriage gradually left, and the people from the Chai family disappeared in the distance.

Li Xiuning felt very disappointed. She originally wanted Chai Shao to stay, but Chai Shao had no intention of sharing the joys and sorrows with her. She wanted to hide in Taiyuan.

‘Miss, let’s go too!’ Behind Li Xiuning, a young man in strong clothes stood, and he was Ma Sanbao.

Ma Sanbao was a family general sent by Li Yuan to help Li Xiuning. He was very skilled in martial arts and brave and good at fighting.

‘Let’s go!’ Li Xiuning quickly became excited and urged the horse to leave.

Ma Sanbao looked at Li Xiuning's back and couldn't help but become obsessed with it. He soon came over and followed him.

Hedong.

When the officers and soldiers arrived at the ancestral home of the Li family in Hedong, the people of the Li family had already fled and the officers and soldiers were once again lost.

Looking at the empty Li family's ancestral home, Yao Junsu's heart was full of anger. He had always thought that he was loyal to the emperor and served the country, and he hated Li Yuan's rebellious behavior.

"Chasing north immediately. Be sure to block the Li brothers and order all counties to immediately search for Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji, and Li Zhiyun!" Yao Junsu shouted loudly and issued a military order.

"Yes!" The soldiers took the order.

Immediately, many soldiers turned their horses and ran to the north quickly.

The Li brothers' destination is too far. Their route must be north, and there are only a few limited roads from Hedong to Taiyuan. As long as a layoff post is set up, there is a high chance that they can be blocked.

After giving the order, Yao Jun was still unable to relieve his hatred and looked at the servants of the Li family squatting on the side in the distance.
To be continued...