Chapter 415 Dragon in the Clouds
The night clouds covered the stars and the moon, and the Fuyang government officials and policemen holding knives and sticks held torches and moved slowly in groups through the mountains and forests.
In the light of the torch, the knives and sticks in their hands slapped the grass, and their eyes swept under the trees and the shadows of the grass, searching every inch, not sparing any corner.
It was already late at night the next day.
The team of envoys sent to the State of Yue were lost on the border of Huizhou. The officials ranged from the prefect to the yamen and the police officers who could not even eat. If they were not found again, could the heads of the people on them be saved? I don’t know, they will definitely not be able to keep their jobs.
They used to be sneaky and playful, but now they have all restrained themselves. No matter how tired they are, they will find some clues and report to the top.
The three-person team had just searched the front and turned to the mountainside to continue their investigation. The branches swayed in the darkness, and a black shadow fell from the tree.
The moment he rushed into the moonlight, there was a soft 'pop' sound as the blade penetrated the flesh.
He rushed down from the shadow and fought with two of the agents. He blocked the knife, grazed the opponent's blade, turned around and slashed, killing the second agent.
The black figure kicked again, hitting the policeman who had just raised his knife to block, and kicked him two feet away, flying backward, hitting the tree with his body, causing the tree to sway and raining leaves. Falling down one after another.
At this moment, what happened in just a breath, the third one was the Yamen servant, his reaction was a little slower, he swung the water and fire stick in his hand, and was pinched by the black shadow, and snatched the stick away, and the steel knife in his hand was With a 'pop' sound, it was inserted into the Yamen servant's abdominal cavity, and with a twist, the organ was pulled out.
During the night, the same thing happened in many places in this mountain forest.
Most of the dispatched police officers and government officials were quickly assassinated. The rest of the police officers and government officials who continued to sweep up from behind discovered the bodies of their colleagues and sounded alarms in the sky.
The team that was still deep in the forest heard the vigilant sound of arrows, and they were on guard. The moment a figure suddenly jumped out, the two detectives combined their swords to block, and cooperated to stop the opponent's attack. The fishing net was thrown out and was torn open by the attacker with a knife. The moment he kicked the government servant away, he was also attacked by two policemen.
The attacker's figure kept waving his knife to block and counterattack, then retreated and walked into the dappled moonlight. The two detectives saw the other's face, and it turned out to be a woman.
The attacker did not stop. In the mottled moonlight, he unfolded his wide sleeves and threw a hidden weapon. He knocked over a policeman and jumped into the shadows of the forest.
The remaining detectives quickly checked the injuries of their colleagues and bandaged them while shouting loudly. Soon more detectives came towards this direction and followed the woman's retreat route to re-deduce the pursuit. route, the experienced head catcher looked at the map in his hand and even planned out a location in the mountain where people could hide.
"Immediately report this news to General Meng, saying that the group may be in this mountain, hurry!"
Not long after the time passed, a crowd gathered at the foot of the mountain. When we started a carpet search of this mountain forest, the female attacker just bounced between the branches, and then landed and walked up the mountainside.
The wind on the mountain was very strong, and the woman's hair was blown wildly, and the blue-white moonlight The moonlight reflected on the rocks and grass was pale. She quickly walked through the moonlight and quickly and nimbly dodged into a nearby cave.
The wind whimpered at the entrance of the cave, and there was an obvious warmth when entering inside. There was a fire burning in the deepest part of the long cave path.
After the woman entered, two daggers came out from the shadows nearby silently. The moment they came into contact with the woman, the latter whispered something in Liang Guohua.
The pair of knives silently retracted into the shadow, and a man's voice inside said softly: "Go in."
In the cave, the light of the bonfire was more obvious, and the burning fire was on the shelf. There was a small pot with simple food stewed in it, and a few rabbit skins and bones fell on the floor.
More than twenty men wearing fur coats or Central Plains robes gathered around the fire, staring at the swaying flames with silent eyes. Some broke dead branches and threw them into the fire, burning out There was a crackling sound, and the weapons at his feet were still stained with blood. It was obvious that they had just carried out an assassination from outside and then retreated back.
They only looked up at the woman who walked in over there, and then continued to stare at the fire. Some of them said hello to the woman.
“How many have been killed?”
“Only one has been injured. They are already wary of us and have sent many extra men. Our position may have been exposed.”
< br>“The government’s police officers are having some trouble. Tell the boss, let’s move them as soon as possible.”
“…I don’t understand, what are we arresting those people for? Just kill them.”
While these people were talking, they were all women who sat down to warm themselves by the fire while lowering their voices. Looking towards the other side of the cave, they saw several bound figures.
It was a few days ago that they attacked the team and captured an emperor's concubine and two civil servants.
Even if I don’t understand, just killing these three people will be regarded as completing the last emperor’s will. In the end, everyone dispersed, each seeking their own way to survive.
Unexpectedly, the boss wanted to arrest the people, which led to people from the Xia government everywhere searching for them. They could only live in the mountains and did not dare to go out easily.
After a while, there were footsteps coming out of a cave room in the cave. On the right was Lang Nu, the person with the highest martial arts skills in the team. He also had a certain strategy. He was a first-level master in Fengpin Hall, Emperor Liang. Before they were dead, they were ordered to look for opportunities to get rid of the generals of Xia's army. Unfortunately, before they could take action, a great flood came. Afterwards, Liang was destroyed and the emperor died. They could not find a chance to take action.
When they arrived, they followed the Xia army all the way to the Central Plains. They first sneaked into Luyang to observe for a while, but when they saw that there was still no chance, they were about to give up. When the Xia envoys went to Yue State, there were two generals and two A famous civil servant escorted the imperial concubine back to Yue Kingdom.
Compared with the assassination in Luyang, setting up an ambush halfway, it was much easier to deal with a team of only 2,000 people.
Unfortunately, even after using Tianlangyan, the generals of Xia State were not left behind. They had to take away the Xia Emperor’s woman and two civil servants first, which could be used as a means of protection. Secondly, you can also ask for a batch of gold and silver. When the money is divided among the people who follow you, they can live well whether they return to the northwest to make a living or stay in seclusion in the Central Plains.
The man walking on the left side of the prodigal slave has a stooped body. He speaks occasionally and has a high-pitched voice. He cannot distinguish between male and female.
"This emperor's concubine must not be touched. She is the princess of the Yue Kingdom and Zhaoyi of the Xia Kingdom. She is more valuable than those two old men."
"Well, I also understand that you can ask for property from the Emperor of Xia and the Emperor of Yue."
The two walked to the bonfire, and the people around the fire got up and saluted them. The woman who came back said softly in Liang Guohua:
"Boss, more and more people are searching at the bottom of the mountain. It's time to change the place."
Lang Nu nodded and took it as expected. After taking a look at the three prisoners over there, he sat down by the fire and, not afraid of the boiling heat in the pot, took out a stewed rabbit leg and ate it hungrily.
Immediately, I also want to greet my subordinates: "Take a bite and move to another place later."
The words came out and then stopped. The group of people in the cave remained silent. They nodded fiercely and looked back at the three prisoners. Then they quickly took out the food from the pot and stuffed the meat and bones into their mouths. The inside was rotten, so he got up and went over to lift the two men and one woman up.
They are all masters of the Fengpin Hall of the Liang Kingdom. Now that their country is gone and the emperor they are loyal to is gone, they are still doing these things with the prodigal slaves. Most of them are just to get a group that is enough to make them comfortable. Wealth that lasts the rest of your life.
The three people who were raped in the hand are the prisoners this time.
Qin Hui and Wang Lang had their hair disheveled, their robes were torn, and they had cloth towels stuffed in their mouths. The woman next to her was none other than Meng Yuyin. The gold hairpin and jade beads on her head had long been taken away by this group of people as trophies, and she looked equally embarrassed.
“What a beautiful and lovely girl.”
Meng Yuyin was pulled out, and the figure beside the prodigal slave gently touched the woman's face and praised in a high-pitched voice, "The Emperor of Xia Kingdom is really blessed."
"Wow. Woo!" There was only a little firelight in the cave, and Meng Yuyin had a fierce temper. She stared at the other person and shook her head while whimpering, trying to get rid of the other person's fingers. After watching like this for a while, the figure withdrew his hand and asked them to take the three prisoners away. He and Lang Nu walked behind to discuss some matters.
"You want property, and I want the "General's Night Banquet" in the hands of the emperor. After this is done, you and I will never see each other again, and no one will know each other."
Lang Nu said "Okay!" and the two of them left the cave and came outside.
The next moment, both of them stopped, "What's going on?" Lang Nu asked in a low voice. In front of his field of vision, on the rugged and narrow mountain road, a group of men in front of him were standing still holding the Xia envoy and the imperial concubine. Move and look at the darkness ahead together.
"Boss, there is someone in front of me."
Lang Nu and the man next to him stepped forward quickly. The forest fields rustled in the mountain wind, and there were heavy footsteps. Walking this way carrying dead leaves and gravel.
“Who?!”
“Careful!”
"We were still found by the Xia people!"
The masters of Fengpintang casually threw the captives aside and raised their weapons one after another. Lang Nu took out a pair of iron rods from his waist, boldly came forward.
In the dim forest, a tall figure walked out slowly, slightly slanted, carrying something on his shoulder, and kept walking.
When they walked out of the shadows, they saw a figure carrying a coffin in front of them. Wang Lang, who was stuffed with a cloth, opened his eyes wide and struggled excitedly. He was kicked by the Liang woman next to him before he became quiet. .
Bang!
The coffin was put down vertically. Pound held a knife in one hand and held the coffin in the other. His eyes swept over the Northwest Liang people on the mountain. His voice was low and hoarse: "This coffin is prepared for you. If I am not as skilled as others, , is where I am buried.”
Some people on the other side can understand his words, and some people can hear them as if they were written in heaven.
"Bury? I'll let you die without a burial place!"
Someone rushed over. Pound held the coffin and raised his hand to block the opponent's weapon with a knife, and then kicked the opponent in the abdomen. , kicking people away. Pang opened the long knife in his hand and said, "You think you still have a chance to leave?"
The moment he finished speaking, a figure rushed out of the darkness on the hillside, with a mace in his hand, and swiped with a bang. In the night, the sounds of gold and iron clashing and bones breaking sounded one after another. Among the crowd, the two Fengpin people who were closest to the outside of the foothills were beaten back while holding the edge of the knife, and the other's head was smashed like a watermelon.
"Hahaha! General Pang, Meng Tuo is here to help you!" The figure who was waving horizontally raised his hand and shouted: "Young men!"
In the forest and under the hillside, a fire suddenly lit up. , fifty personal soldiers, plus more than a hundred policemen stood up or came out from the ground, weeds, and gaps in rocks.
There were quick-reacting Fengpintang masters nearby. They waved away their weapons and rushed to Pound in front: "Kill him first!"
Pound held the upright coffin with his hand. The long knife flew open in the mountain wind, bringing with it the sound of howling wind, and slashed open with a bang.
Half of the Fengpintang master who rushed over flew up, while his lower body was still running on the ground with the remaining strength. His upper body dragged a line of blood and flew back in front of everyone's field of vision. Blood poured out and fell on everyone. face.
Many people were so frightened by the sword that they took several steps back. On the other side of the mountain, Meng Tuo, who was holding a mace, had beaten the person who rushed up to him and rolled him on the ground into a gourd of blood. Spreading up from below.
Pang De stood there with a long knife in his hand, but no one dared to pass by, "Barbarians, you have failed me in my duty. If I don't cut you with a thousand swords, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in my heart!"< br>
"Enter him, and the others will follow me!" Lang Nu knew that he must not be entangled by the people brought by Meng Tuo. At the moment, he could only give up a small part to block the opponent, and took the opportunity to leave with Princess Xia. .
"Haha, hahaha! Escape? Where can you escape to!" Pang De let go of the coffin, kicked away the stone under his feet, and hit it forward. Lang Nu raised his hand and punched the stone away. He He looked hard at the Xia Kingdom general, reached out to grab Meng Yuyin, pinched the back of the girl's neck, and rushed down the hillside from the other side first.
The woman in Fengpintang also arrested Wang Lang, while another man grabbed Qin Hui and followed closely behind the boss with a dozen companions.
"Don't let them run away!"
Meng Tuo rushed up with a mace, but was stopped by several masters. When the soldiers and agents rushed up, Pang De was already in the Fengpin Hall dragging his long knife. The four masters fought together and kept moving forward. The long sword opened and closed in his hand, and the different weapons of the opponents clashed with each other. The fan of the sword turned into a cold light.
Pound's voice boomed: "Break!"
The sword passed by, and all four weapons were cut off and flew out. Pound twisted his feet and held them with both hands. The blade of the knife passed across the chests of the four people, splashing out in a semicircular arc.
The moment the blade grazed the air and fell to the ground, the four of them fell backwards.
"Meng Tuo, I'll leave this to you!"
Pang De didn't look back, dragging his long knife and running out quickly, chasing after a group of Liang Guo Fengpin Hall masters who had just retreated.
At the same time, Lang Nu led the remaining dozen people down the hillside and passed through a bush. He looked back at the mountainside just now and heard the faint sound of fighting.
"Just rest here for a while."
He was afraid that the general would be too anxious and exhaust the three prisoners, who were just ordinary people, to death, so he wanted everyone to be on guard here and take a rest to catch their breath. tone.
Just when he opened his mouth to say these words, the woman beside him was taking off his water bag, suddenly turned around, and whispered: "The sound of horse hooves!" He moved, and then looked in the direction where the woman was looking. His face gradually became a little pale. In the field outside the woods, weeds were curling up, and there was the gentle sound of horse hooves, and the sound of bells on the horse's neck, 'ding-ding-dong'. Dang' echoed in the night.
A man and a horse came slowly. In the darkness, the opponent was riding on horseback, holding a gun in one hand, and his cloak was flying.
However, what makes people hold their breath is that there is a layer of white air surrounding the other party, rising like cold air, and a dragon is tumbling in the clouds.
"You wait..."
Under the silver helmet, the heroic face gently opened its lips, "... Prepare to be killed in the wilderness."
The cold voice fell, the white horse neighed loudly, carried the figure above, and suddenly stood up.
The moment the horse's hooves fell, it was like a white dragon in the clouds crossing the field, killing the panicking crowd on the opposite side under the cold moonlight.
Human arms, leather jackets, blood, and minced meat, rising into the sky——
(End of this chapter)