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In a hilly area with lush vegetation, more than a dozen horses were galloping on the official road.

The leader among them was none other than Xu Wan'er, Chong Heihu, Zhao Xinlei and others who disappeared from Ningdu City.

"Master Xu, we have now crossed Huwei Mountain. If we continue on for another two or three hours, we will reach Dengzhou."

While riding at full speed, Zhao Xinlei looked at the map in his hand and determined the current location of everyone.

Since leaving Ningdu City early in the morning, they have been riding at full speed all the way. Except for the necessary meals and rest, the rest of the time was spent on the journey.

After a quick march, they finally returned to Zhejiang.

"Speed ​​up the march. The Lord's order is for us to arrive in Dengzhou before dawn today. There can be no mistakes!"

Although Xu Wan'er is a girl, it does not prevent her from having superb horse riding skills. She is now at the front of the entire team.

"Oh, riding a horse is really troublesome. If we had moved our car here, we would have arrived in Hangzhou by now."

Feeling the bumps of horse riding, Chong Heihu couldn't help but sigh.

After leaving Dai County, they never took a car again, which made him miss the thrill of traveling thousands of miles a day.

"Stop complaining and conserve your energy."

"Let's get to Dengzhou as soon as possible. According to the time, General Chen should have brought the order to us. By then, Qin Tianye and Jiang Wenzhong will also be waiting for us in Dengzhou."

Xu Wan'er immediately urged.

They were entrusted with an extremely important mission on this trip, which concerned the fate of the entire Zhejiang Province and even Southern Zhili, and they could not afford to be careless in the slightest!

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At seven o'clock in the evening, thousands of men in black appeared outside Ningdu City and climbed up the city walls of Ningdu City using ropes.

Since Ningdu City is located in the coastal hinterland, there are not many garrison troops in the city, so the process of thousands of people climbing the city wall was very smooth.

However, they never expected.

A pair of dark and cold lenses were closely watching every move on the city wall from the roof of the governor's office.

"Quickly inform the lord that more than a thousand men in black have climbed onto the city wall of Ningdu!"

The sentry on the rooftop carefully observed the every move of thousands of men in black through telescopes.

"Yes, I will tell the adults right away!"

Another man in black beside him jumped down from the roof and ran quickly towards the governor's office.

This is the sophisticated defense arranged by Zhao Xinlei. Not only is the entire governor's office built like an iron barrel, but a large number of visible and hidden sentries are also deployed to monitor every move of the entire Ningdu City.

Not long after, Xia Yun, who was in the court of the governor's office, soon learned the news that thousands of men in black had entered Ningdu City.

"Interesting, you can't keep calm anymore."

After hearing the news, Xia Yun's face did not show any panic or fear, but instead revealed a sense of excitement.

He looked at the location of the Wang Mansion and the Su Mansion in turn, and a thoughtful look gradually grew in his eyes.

"Who could have done this?"

As for Wang Dechang and Su Chen, Xia Yun had only met Wang Dechang.

However, Wang Dechang is, after all, a retired Grand Tutor for many years. Even if he wanted to interfere in the affairs of Ningdu City, there was no need for him to do so on such a grand scale.

After some thought, Xia Yun's eyes finally set on the Su Mansion.

He has never visited Su Chen, the former governor of Southern Zhili.

But he had already understood from Gu He's few words that Su Chen must be a tough guy.

Now, thousands of men in black have sneaked into the city, most likely under the instructions of Su Chen.

At this time, Chen Bao also appeared in the governor's office in a hurry.

Chen Bao had been following Xia Yun for a short time, and he was still somewhat panicked at what was happening so often now.

"Sir, those more than a thousand men in black are currently marching quickly towards the governor's office. It is estimated that they will arrive in half an hour."

"Sir, please move now."

There was a sense of urging in Chen Bao's words. He was afraid that Xia Yun would be surrounded by thousands of men in black.

"Of course I have to leave."

Xia Yun spoke slowly.

"Pass on my order. Leave two hundred people in the governor's office, and the rest will follow me to the feast."

As he spoke, Xia Yun stood up.

But his words left Chen Bao confused and he didn't understand what Xia Yun was talking about.

"Bring your men and horses with me to the Su Mansion."

As he walked past Chen Bao, Xia Yun patted Chen Bao on the shoulder. After all, it was the first time for the other party to encounter such a crisis, so it was expected that he would panic.

Xia Yun did not show any dissatisfaction about this.

When Chong Heihu and Qin Tianye first followed him, they were not much better than Chen Bao.

"Yes, my lord!"

When Xia Yun turned and walked out of the hall, Chen Bao finally reacted. He quickly gathered 150 personal soldiers, followed Xia Yun out of the governor's office, and headed straight for the Su Mansion.

Around 7:30 p.m.

Dozens of bright lanterns appeared outside the gate of the Su Mansion.

"Who are you? This is the residence of Lord Su, the former governor of Southern Zhili. No outsiders are allowed to approach!"

The two guards at the gate looked at the more than a hundred figures that suddenly appeared and immediately shouted loudly.

However, Chen Bao obviously did not intend to waste time talking to the two guards. He led his men forward and tied up the two guards.

This is the result of Chen Bao's learning from Chong Heihu over the past few days.

To be honest, I am not good at talking, but I will do it with violence!

"boom!"

In an instant, Chen Bao and his men kicked open the door of the Su Mansion, and then hundreds of personal soldiers swarmed into the Su Mansion.

Xia Yun put his hands behind his back and walked slowly into the Su Mansion for the first time.

"Sir, something terrible has happened! The soldiers from the governor's office have broken in!"

In the lobby of the Su Mansion, a butler ran in hurriedly with a look of extreme panic on his face.

The wealthy businessmen who were originally chatting and laughing in the lobby also showed expressions of extreme astonishment on their faces.

"How dare Xia Yun be so barbaric! This is Lord Su's residence!"

"What does Xia Yun want to do? How dare he disregard the law of the country like this!"

"Master Su, what should we do now?"

The panicked group of wealthy businessmen all focused their attention on Su Chen.

However, what was completely different from everyone else was that at this moment, not only was there no trace of fear on Su Chen's face, but instead a sneer appeared on his face.

"You came just in time. I was worried that Xia Yun would escape and run back to Zhejiang."

"I didn't expect that he would dare to come to me on his own initiative!"

A burst of laughter then came out of Su Chen's mouth.