Chapter 20: The Firelight
A black shadow silently came to the side of the stream, and covered its figure with the help of a big tree, first looked at the bamboo building on the opposite bank, and then glanced up at the cliff above the bamboo building, and the bright crescent moon that was half covered by the cliff head, and frowned slightly. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The weather has been cloudy for several days, the day is not visible, the night is not visible, I never thought that tonight would suddenly be clear, the moon is in the sky, which has caused a lot of trouble for many night travelers, as if it is this kind of place that has been noticed by people with ulterior motives.
Of course, with his martial arts, it's only a little troublesome.
Taking advantage of the moment when a dark cloud swam in the sky and covered the moonlight, they flashed away, and when they reappeared, they had already arrived under the bamboo building, silently entering through the window......
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On the low couch, Lei Zhe slept in clothes, but in fact he had no sleepiness at all, and he had been silently using his mind at the beginning, but unfortunately he couldn't enter the fixed state, and he knew that he couldn't force it, so he gave up immediately, but secretly remained vigilant.
If his prediction is correct, tomorrow the death of his uncle and cousin will be sent back to the clan, and then he will become the first heir of the patriarch, and the whole clan will be in the spotlight, and he will be fully protected by the patriarch's direct forces and some speculative clansmen, although the violent death of the patriarch's father and son will inevitably cause the patriarch's momentum to plummet.
In other words, tonight is Lei Xuan's last chance to kill him, and it is also the most dangerous and torturous night of his life!
This made him a little impetuous, so that he was no longer as sharp as before, and he did not notice the uninvited guest entering through the window for the first time, until the comer silently approached the bedside, he realized that he was caught by a bronze flying knife in each of his hands in the nest.
Speaking of which, this flying knife technique was passed on to him by his cousin Lei Jun when he was a child.
"Ah Zhe, it's me!"
The comer deliberately lowered his voice, but he couldn't suppress the firmness and composure in his tone.
"Is it Uncle Mustache?"
Lei Zhe opened his eyes and quietly put the bronze flying knife into his sleeve, and then lifted the quilt and sat up.
"It's me!" It was Lei Beard, but seeing him frown, "Ah Zhe, your vigilance is too bad, this time is different from the past, you have to be careful and careful, even if you sleep, it is best to keep one eye open and one eye closed." ā
"What's wrong, Uncle Mustache?"
Lei Zhe asked knowingly, his eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness in the room, and he looked at Lei Zhe's bronze square face surrounded by a thick beard with a little doubt, and got out of bed and walked to the table.
"Don't light the lamp!" Lei Fei whispered to stop Lei Zhe's intention, "Don't let people know that I have been to your house......"
In the darkness, Lei Beard's pupils bloomed with a faint strange light, like two fireflies fixed in the air.
Lei Zhe's eyes flashed with envy and longing, and he knew that this was a phenomenon of continuous accumulation of strength-Lei Fei was in the house, but he was distracted and monitored all the movements near the bamboo building, obviously very cautious.
Different from Lei Zhe's own subtle spiritual sense of time and time that he obtained by refining and meditating his kung fu, Uncle Beard relied on his strong true qi, once he used his full strength to bless his ears, eyes and senses, any movement within a radius of dozens of zhang was suddenly missed.
"Looking at Lei Fei's dignified appearance, most of them also guessed that the patriarch's father and son were more auspicious and less auspicious, Lei Yu was ready to go, and he himself was one step behind, step by step, now it seems to be as beautiful as in the past, but in fact, the situation is delicate, if there is no foresight, there will be near-term worries!"
Lei Zhe deeply agreed with the conclusion of the "Great Philosopher's" observations, "Didn't he come here all night to save the opportunity? Most likely he wanted to push the patriarch to fight Lei Rui to the death through me...... Huh!"
Sure enough, Lei Yan's tone was heavy: "Ah Zhe, your uncle and cousin have not returned for a long time, and the hearts of the people in the clan are fluctuating, and there is no shortage of ill-intentioned people who want to be unfavorable to you......"
"It's not good for me?" Lei Zhe blinked, "Uncle Mustache is too worried......"
Lei Fei frowned when he heard this, and faintly felt that something was wrong, judging from the performance of stabbing the mountain armor to death last time, and returning safely alone, this kid should never be so wooden and dull?
So he took a deep look at him, "Ah Zhe, you have to believe in Uncle Beard's experience and eyesight, if someone is really unfavorable to you, how can you resist it with your martial arts?"
"Just in case, you will listen to me, and go with me to my house to avoid ...... first"
"Uncle Mustache's kindness, the kid ......understands it" Lei Zhe looked fearless, quite a little like a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, "However, the clan rules are strict, who dares to kill me in the clan land?"
Under the wings of Lei Fei, he can certainly survive the danger tonight, but when the news of the death of the patriarch's father and son comes tomorrow, this matter will definitely become the truth of suspicion between him and Lei Fei, and he will lose the support of some of the clan chiefs.
Moreover, if Lei Fei took the risk, killed him and then planted his body to Lei Wei's subordinates, wouldn't he cry out?
Lei Fu sighed secretly, and finally reacted, Lei Zhe can't believe himself, the more reluctant he is, the more suspicious Lei Zhe is, but now the general trend of Lei Zhe's line is gradually becoming a line, and if his own line is not dependent on the patriarch inherited by Lei Zhe, he will definitely break Lei Zhe's strength, so he must not have a dislike with Lei Zhe.
For the sake of today's plan, I just hope that this kid can act at the opportunity and save his life.
So he said solemnly: "Ah Zhe, then you should be careful yourself!"
"Uncle Beard cares, the kid remembers. Lei Zhe made a look of gratitude, bowed, "Uncle Mustache go slowly!"
With a soft hum, the thunder suddenly turned into an afterimage, and shot out of the window like an arrow.
Lei Zhe sat for a while, and then took off the sheathed iron sword on the wall at the head of the bed, which was given by Luo Ying when the moon was full this autumn.
"Boom!"
Two white blades appeared, and the cold light flowed, and in the middle was a three-finger-wide black lacquered sword body.
"A warrior, instead of believing in others, should believe in the sword in his own hand......"
Gently stroking the spine of the sword, the cold touch of his fingertips made Lei Zhe's heart clear, and he quickly calmed down, and his eyes were bright for a while, but unfortunately, the calmer he was, the more he understood an undeniable fact - with the sword in his hand alone, he couldn't protect himself!
"What will Lei Shu do...... Kill me quietly, leaving a headless unsolved case, or, kill me and frame me to Lei Fei, or kill me and frame me to the patriarch?"
Lei Zhe smiled suddenly, casually threw the iron sword on the couch, and slapped his belly with a bang, "That's it! If you die, you have to be a full ghost, first eat big fish and big meat......" said and walked to the rows of dried meat and dried fish hanging under the beams of the house.
Recently, the first signs of internal qi cultivation have taken shape, which has made him take a step forward in his pure condensation qi and blood, and his demand for food has also increased, but fortunately he is not short of stock.
In the corner of the wall below the jerky are three large vats, which are all kinds of fat that he has accumulated day after day with animal meat as a food supplement.
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"Tuk Tuk!"
There was a knock on the door, and Lei Shu, who was pranayama on his knees, opened his eyes, and the sharp light flashed away, "Enter!"
The comer approached quickly, and it was one of his henchmen, "Baichang, the night is already deep, and the people who still don't see the thunder beard appear around the bamboo building......"
Lei Shu was silent when he heard this, and his face was solemn.
"Hundred Chiefs" is "Centurion", is his official title in the middle of the clan, hundreds of years after several changes, the Lei clan has used a variety of formations, but in the end still use the most primitive "Wu Chang", "Shi Chang", "Bai Chang" three *** military ranks, and fixed.
The number of "centurions" increases and decreases according to the changes in the number of koji in the clan, generally in the third to fifth, and is already the second only to the patriarch of the real power.
In recent years, in addition to the patriarch himself, he and Lei Fei are the only two centurions, said to be "centurions", in fact, their direct subordinates are related to each other, and with long-term management, they can mobilize far more than 100 people, because they can compete with the patriarch.
However, the eldest husband would rather be the head of the chicken than the tail of the phoenix, how could he be willing to stop at fighting against the patriarch?
In order to complete his father's unfinished ambition, and also to show his ambitions, he worked hard and laid out for three years, and saw that when he reached the finale, he unexpectedly went wrong in the most inconspicuous link - Lu Xi actually missed! The kid came back alive!!
Lu Xi's life and death are still secondary, if he can't get rid of that kid in time, then his previous series of layouts and attacks on the patriarch will make a wedding dress for that kid.
Originally, it was best for him to personally attack and kill that kid tonight, and then frame the person who was Lei Fei, but unfortunately the internal injuries caused by the patriarch's dying counterattack have not healed so far, if he intercepts Lei Fei when he acts, Lei Fei will definitely not mind taking the opportunity to get rid of him.
At this time, it seems that Lei Fei has already taken precautions, and he can't make a move at will.
After sorting out the stakes, Lei Shu said solemnly: "That's it...... When I ascend to the throne as the patriarch, Lei Zheng, your position as the 'Captain of the Ten' should also be promoted!"
Lei Zheng was overjoyed when he heard this, "Baichang rest assured, we will definitely do it clean!"
The words were high and gone.
Lei Shu looked at his back, his eyes narrowed, meaning inexplicable.
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"Centurion ......"
In the rapid sneaking, Lei Zheng muttered silently.
He has been on the son of the centurion for more than ten years, and he has worked a lot, as if he is already one of the strong opponents second only to Lei Yu and Lei Fu, but unfortunately the patriarch does not want to have another centurion to share power, Lei Yu and Lei Yu will not easily move his position, even if he is unwilling, what can he do?
Now the opportunity to go further is in front of him, all he needs to do is to solve a twelve-year-old child silently, and his martial arts are not simple?
After a short time, Lei Zheng arrived at the cliff next to the bamboo building, and met his younger brother Lei Rui, who had been monitoring here, "What's wrong?
Lei Rui sneered lightly: "Abnormal movement? That stupid boy has a whole wine bag and a rice bag, and he gets up in the middle of the night to cook meat and eat it...... You smell it, the greasy smell is coming to the cliff!"
Lei Zheng sniffled, and at the same time looked down at the bamboo building below, sure enough, the lights were bright, and a figure could be vaguely seen munching on pieces of meat passing by the window, and couldn't help but be speechless.
The stupid boy is dying, but he is still ignorant!
"Boy, don't blame me for being cruel!"
Lei Zheng's eyes showed a cold light, "In the next life...... Don't be in the lineage anymore!"
was about to put on a scarf, but heard his younger brother Lei Rui exclaim: "It seems to be on fire...... Brother, look, why is it on fire?"
Lei Zheng was stunned, and hurriedly looked at the window, only to see a tongue of fire swaying in the bamboo building, which was quickly leaning out of the window and spreading outward......
"Brother, do you still do it?"
"And wait!" Lei Zheng frowned, his eyes full of suspicion, "The situation is not right, if it is a trap, wouldn't we just be caught by going there?"
"Retreat!"
The two of them quickly walked away, and when they looked back, the raging fire had engulfed the entire bamboo building, and it was burning more and more fiercely under the push of the whistling north wind, and the fire snakes were scurrying around.
The dazzling fire rose into the sky, and it was visible from far and near the mountain.
After a while, the houses of the clansmen, which had fallen into darkness, were lit up one after another, and the scattered clansmen rushed towards the burning bamboo building.