I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

As the sky gradually darkened, a dozen black men walked out of the bushes where they were hiding with calm expressions.

The leader was a guy wearing a ghost face mask, and the rest were all masked with black cloth.

"Are you all clear about this mission?" Before setting off, Guilian said lightly.

"Understood. Even if I die, I will drag the target along with me!"

Ghost Face nodded in satisfaction: "Yes, remember, the master has supported us for so many years, and the silver he has spent on us is at least eight thousand."

"Even our wives, children and elders have received special care. Today is when the adults need us, so we can't let them down!"

"Understood! Don't worry, I will complete the task!"

Ghost Face slowly drew out his long knife and looked forward with cold eyes.

"Set off."

As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen killers disappeared in an instant.

On the other side, Jiang Yuan and his group were setting up camp. Dongying City was not far from the imperial capital, only fifty miles away.

But most of the people around him are ordinary people, and the earliest he can get there is tomorrow.

"Master, please eat something." Wang Gang handed over a piece of dried meat.

Jiang Yuan reached out to take it, gnawing on the dried meat while looking around.

"Qin Tianzhu, is there any movement around here?"

"Sir, there's no news yet. Don't worry, we've got everyone within three miles under strict surveillance. As soon as we get any news, we'll..."

"careful!"

Before Qin Tianzhu could finish his words, Chen Liu shouted loudly and rushed forward with his sword drawn.

"Fuck! How did he get caught up with me? Damn it! Do the guy with pigtails and the guy with a big beard eat shit?" Qin Tian cursed and picked up his spear to meet him.

"Everyone, don't run around! We've encountered bandits. Everyone, stay close to the coffin. My guards have already gone to negotiate with them!"

Jiang Yuan shouted loudly and quickly asked Wang Gang to call Ershazi and others who had dispersed.

Qin Tianzhu and Chen Liu, who took the initiative to rush forward, were beaten in the blink of an eye and had no power to fight back.

The difference in numbers is so huge that there is no way to fight.

Jiang Yuan glanced at the coffin indifferently, his eyes drifted towards the crowd obscurely, and then he nodded slightly.

A moment later, before Ershazi and the others could even rush back, the two men in black had already broken through Chen Liu and the other two and rushed towards the coffin.

"Ahhh! The bandits are coming!"

"Run! Run!"

"Killed!"

Many people screamed and ran away, and in the blink of an eye, there was no one around Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan had anticipated all this. Twenty taels of silver was tempting, but compared to his life, it was far less valuable.

The two men in black who had already rushed over didn't even look at Jiang Yuan, and rushed straight towards the coffin.

"No!" Chen Liu roared in the distance, knocked down a man in black with a knife and was about to rush back.

But unfortunately, the remaining assassins surrounded him in an instant.

"Stop! Do you know who is in the coffin?" Jiang Yuan looked at the two assassins angrily.

The two men ignored Jiang Yuan and stabbed the coffin with two knives.

"Bang bang bang!"

There was a sudden burst of violent collision sounds in the coffin, and the guy inside seemed to be struggling desperately.

The two assassins looked at each other, and at the same time drew their swords and stabbed continuously.

"Damn it! Die!"

Ershazi and others finally rushed back, looking at the two assassins with red eyes. There was a living person in there!

If he had continued stabbing like this, he would have died long ago.

"You! Do you know who you killed?!"

Chen Liu in the distance had bloodshot eyes, and the long sword in his hand created gusts of wind. Five assassins had already fallen under his feet.

Ghost Face sneered and looked at Chen Liu: "I've already killed him, what do you want to do?"

"Everyone retreat!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the remaining men in black left without looking back.

"Ahhh! Die to me!"

Chen Liu chased after them with a ferocious look on his face, and the two lone assassins were easily dealt with by him quickly.

But the remaining people had already run far away. Chen Liu stood there, his hands holding the long sword trembling.

It’s over.

Everything was over. Duanmu Yuanchen was dead. Chen Liu seemed to have seen the future of the imperial capital as a river of blood.

"Why... Your Majesty, why didn't you send anyone..." Chen Liu gritted his teeth and closed his eyes.

At this moment, Jiang Yuan walked slowly over and patted Chen Liu on the shoulder.

"Hey, why are you crying? Men don't shed tears easily."

Chen Liu laughed bitterly and looked at Jiang Yuan: "Haha, you have no idea what this means."

"Forget it, Jiang Yuan, go back, back to your Taiping County..."

After saying this, Chen Liu seemed to have aged by dozens of years and walked towards the imperial capital with a staggering gait.

"Wang Gang, carry him back to me." Jiang Yuan said unhappily.

"Okay, master." Wang Gang responded, put Chen Liu on his shoulder like a chicken, and strode back.

"You, what else do you want to do?" Chen Liu said weakly.

Jiang Yuan curled his lips lightly: "Are you going back just like that? You're not going to care about your young master anymore?"

Chen Liu seemed to be suddenly awakened by these words and jumped off Wang Gang's shoulder.

"That's right, if he's alive, I want to see him. If he's dead, I want to see his body. We can't let the young master lie here alone!"

When the three of them walked back to the carriage, a bonfire had already been lit next to them. Qin Tianzhu and others were concentrating on roasting meat over the fire, and the aroma of meat wafted across the wilderness.

Chen Liu sighed deeply. These people were bandits after all. They were still in the mood to eat after someone had just died.

"Old Wei, why are you so dispirited?" Qin Tianzhu said with a grin.

Chen Liu ignored him and walked towards the coffin with all his strength. The coffin had been pushed open at this moment. Chen Liu took a deep breath, leaned over to look, and suddenly his eyes widened.

"Damn it! Where's the body? Where did the body go?"

"It's roasting on the fire. Would you like a piece?" Qin Tianzhu on the side glanced at Chen Liu.

Chen Liu was stunned for a while, looking at the people who were grilling meat with his mouth open.

"what?!"

"You are still not human!"

Chen Liu rushed towards Qin Tianzhu and others in anger. It would have been fine if Duanmu Yuanchen had died, but even his corpse was being treated like this.

"Hey, look at you, there's no need to be so anxious even if you want to eat." Qin Tianzhu handed over the barbecue in his hand with a calm expression.

Looking at the barbecue in his hand, Chen Liu suddenly burst into tears.

"How can I explain this to the master..."

"Old Wei, why are you crying so sadly? Your father hasn't died, so cheer up, okay?" Jiang Yuan couldn't bear it anymore and looked at Chen Liu with a teasing look.

Chen Liu wiped the tears from his face and choked up, "You know nothing! It's worse than if my father died."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk!" Jiang Yuan clicked his tongue and pointed at the barbecue and said with a smile, "So, this thing is more important than your father?"

"Nonsense, my dad has been dead for decades, this must be the most important."

Jiang Yuan shook his head in surprise and turned to look at a guy in the crowd who was secretly laughing.

"Don't hide anymore, you're more important than Old Wei's father, why don't you come out?"