Chapter Eighty-Five: Arrested
Several people were in the woods, quickly shuttling forward, trying to get rid of the bandits who were closely in pursuit. But these guys were still chasing behind, not only that, but they also chased closer and closer, and finally surrounded Yang Yun and the others again.
Thinking about it, this is quite normal, there are weak scholars like Ju Yuanguang among them, of course it is impossible to run too fast. What's more, these bandits have been shuttling through the mountains and jungles all year round and are very familiar with the forest, how could they be dumped by them?
Yang Yun and the others were very helpless, so they had to stand where they were, looking at these bandits who surrounded themselves and others.
"Depending on the situation, we can't run away! Their target is me, let's disperse and break through, and if we escape, go back to the county seat to report a message. Yang Yun stood in the middle of the crowd and said softly.
"How's that going to work? We came out to protect His Highness, and there was never any talk of leaving His Highness behind and running away alone. Chi Mu'er said angrily, Yang Yun's words made him feel that this was an insult to the warrior.
Yan Qin and Liu Yue didn't say a word, just held their long swords and stood tightly on both sides of Yang Yun, obviously thinking the same as Chi Mu'er.
"I agree with Your Highness, you go first. Even if these bandits catch His Highness, they will not hurt him, after all, with His Highness in their hands, it is a very important bargaining chip. Ju Yuanguang said.
"You guys, why are your heads so open? If we are all arrested, there will be no one to report back to the county. The people of the city tried to save us, but they were nowhere to be found. Yang Yun said again.
Seeing that the three of Chimur were still standing in place, with no sign of leaving, Yang Yun was a little moved in his heart. But instead of showing it, he accentuated his tone and said loudly.
"You guys, you usually boast of being strong in martial arts, can't you even rush out of the encirclement of a few bandits at a critical time? Hurry up and go, don't let me look down on you! ”
The three of Chimur stood in place, in fact, they all understood the truth, but in their bones, they were unwilling to leave Yang Yun and escape alone.
"Then take care, young master, Yanqin will definitely find a rescue for you to get you out. If you have three longs and two shorts, Yanqin will definitely kill all the bandits, and then come down to accompany you. ”
Yan Qin was the calmest of the three, and there were tears in her eyes. After saying that, he raised his long sword and rushed towards the bandits.
Seeing this, Chi Mu'er and Liu Yue also raised their weapons in their hands, and each of them went in one direction, struggling to kill.
Yang Yun's prediction was right, these people were targeting him, and for the breakthrough of Chi Mu'er and Yan Qin, these bandits did not stop much. So it didn't take much effort for a few people to stand out from the encirclement.
Seeing that the three of them had finally broken out of the encirclement, Yang Yun and Ju Yuanguang let out a sigh of relief, threw down the long sword in their hands, and stood in place.
The bandits surrounded Yang Yun and Ju Yuanguang, waiting for Yan Xiong, who was slowly coming over. At this moment, a strong man suddenly rushed into the encirclement.
Yang Yun looked up and saw that it was Chi Mu'er. This guy actually gave up the opportunity to escape and rushed back.
"Didn't you escape? Why did you run back again? Yang Yun said reproachfully.
"Hey, hey! I, Chimur, am a rough person, and I can't tell even if I go back to report the news. Anyway, the two of them have already gone back, so I won't be the only one, so I'll stay with you. After Chi Mu'er finished speaking, he also followed Yang Yun's example, threw the long hammer in his hand to the ground, and glared at the bandits around him.
Since the bandits had all seen Chimur'er's bravery, they saw Chimur throwing away his hammer and standing there. These bandits look at me, and I look at you, and no one dares to come up and arrest him directly.
"His Royal Highness King Wu is a smart man, I believe that even if we don't have to tie him, he will go with us by himself, right?" Yan Xiong walked over, looked at Yang Yun, who was surrounded by heavy pressure, and said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll come with you!" At this time, it was useless to struggle in vain, so Yang Yun chose to cooperate.
"But Your Highness, we can not embarrass this master under you, but your personal guard is indeed too powerful. For unnecessary trouble, we have to tie him up. Qi Wei said with a smile.
"Come on! Grandpa doesn't resist, you guys come and tie it up. Chi Mu'er was also very simple, put his hands behind his back, and said loudly.
It took a long time for these bandits to slowly come up and tie Chi Mu'er with ropes like a rice dumpling.
Yan Xiong sent someone to take Yang Yun and the three of them, with black scarves covering their faces, into a carriage. The carriage went on for about two or three hours. Then they were helped on foot by a few bandits. After walking for about half an hour, he finally stopped.
The black cloth covering his eyes was removed, and Yang Yun had a chance to see where he was, only to see that he was in a valley at this time.
There are many houses built in the valley, and some grain and vegetables are grown, and there are many men, women and children coming and going, just like a village hidden in the mountains.
Come to think this is the stockade of these bandits! It seems that this Yan Xiong is still quite capable, and he governs this place like a small village.
"The big boss is back!"
"Good boss!"
The men, women and children who came and went respected Yan Xiong very much, and greeted him warmly when they saw him. The smiles on their faces were particularly sincere, and it seemed that Yan Xiong was quite popular among this group of bandits.
Yang Yun looked at the environment of this cottage as he walked. There is a big steep slope in front of this cottage, and there are high cliffs on several sides behind it, it seems to be a good place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, no wonder Yan Xiong wants to build his cottage here.
If you look at the layout of the buildings in the cottage, near the steep slope, there are tall stone walls with places to hide your body. There are also holes where you can shoot arrows.
Behind the wall, there is a very tall tower, on which you can send people to stand in case of war. The whole scene in the valley is unobstructed. It seems that the people who designed this village did use their brains.
"His Royal Highness King Wu, how is it? The stockade is not bad, right? It's getting late today, if I'm interested, I'll take you around tomorrow morning. Yan Xiong saw Yang Yun looking around at this cottage, so he said on the side.
"I think the layout of this cottage is very orderly, and the offense and defense are very beautiful. And all the people in the village are also in a very good state of mind, and they also have sincere respect for the big boss. It seems that the big boss is running this village very well! A talent like Yan Da Dangjia, if he works for my Dafu, he will definitely be able to become a great general who fights in all directions. Yang Yun said sincerely.
"Hahahaha!" Yan Xiong laughed: "I thought that the prince of Dafu only knew comfort and pleasure and recited poetry, but I didn't expect His Royal Highness King Wu to have some research on marching and fighting." ”
At this time, it was already dark, and Yan Xiong brought Yang Yun and others to a hall with three big-character plaques of "Juyi Hall", and someone had already prepared a lot of wine and food.
Yang Yun looked at Ju Yuanguang and Chi Mu'er beside him, and said to the two with a smile: "I thought that if I came here today, I would be beaten up hard first, and then put in a cage, and it seems that I can still eat wine and meat." ”
Sure enough, Yan Xiong asked Yang Yun and others to be invited into their respective seats, and more than 20 men with different images also came among the bandits. These men are all served by servants behind them, so I think these are some small leaders in Yan Xiong's cottage.
"Come on, let's pay respects to His Royal Highness King Wu and welcome His Royal Highness King Wu to our cottage!" Seeing that everyone was seated, Yan Xiong picked up the wine bowl, stood up and said loudly to everyone.
Seeing Yan Xiong speak, everyone in the room quieted down, and they all picked up the wine bowls in their hands, like Yang Yun and the others, and drank them all. Seeing this, Yang Yun also dried the wine in the bowl with Ju Yuanguang and Chi Mu'er.
"King Wu is so courageous, aren't you afraid that this wine is poisonous?" Seeing that Yang Yun drank the wine in the bowl without hesitation, Yan Xiong said on the side.
"Haha, Master Yan laughed, the three of us are now prisoners, if the big boss wants to take our lives, just kill them, how can it be so troublesome?" Yang Yun replied with a smile.
"Come to this king, and come to pay tribute to the great master and the brothers. Although it is in a hostile state, the magnanimity of the big man and you make this king extremely admired, and this king does it first. After speaking, Yang Yun drank the wine bowl in his hand.
Under the leadership of the two, the atmosphere of the entire justice hall became lively, eating and drinking.
Yang Yun used to be very envious, these heroes of the green forest, eating meat and drinking wine in big bowls, that kind of heroic and dry cloud feeling. I didn't expect to experience it here today.
"Yan Da is in charge, I will toast you alone at home. You have subverted the image of a bandit in my mind. If we are not in a different camp, we are really willing to be friends with you. Yang Yun picked up the wine bowl and said to Yan Xiong, who was sitting not far away.
"Hehe, Your Highness has also subverted my impression of the Dafu Imperial Family. I think that if the royal family and officials of Dafu are like His Highness, there may be no one in Dafu who wants to be bandits. "The two of them are like that, you and I have a glass, and we talk while drinking.
"Haha! I think if there are more Dafu, bandits like Yan Da Dangjia, it will be a disaster for our Dafu.
"I'll call Brother Yang, come Brother Yang, although we will still be enemies in the future, but today we are happy to drink, come and let's have another bowl."
"Yes, we met at the table, and we had a good time. When we meet on the battlefield, we fight to the death, which is very enjoyable. Okay, I'll also call Brother Yan, come! I salute Brother Yan for a cup! ”
Talking and talking, the two of them actually had a sense of sympathy, you have a bowl and I have a bowl, and I don't know how much wine I drank, anyway, in the end, the two of them were lying on the table.
At ten o'clock in the middle of the night, Yang Yun woke up from his sleep and found himself lying in a simple cage in the cottage. But it's okay, the cottage also prepared a clean futon for him.
Look around, Ju Yuanguang and Chi Mu'er are still asleep, these two people are quite bold, and they actually sleep so soundly in such a situation.
Yang Yun also didn't expect that among the bandits. actually found Yan Xiong, a figure who is quite knowledgeable and responsible. It's a pity that such a person turned out to be a bandit, otherwise he would have to incur his own command by all means.
Thinking of this, Yang Yun couldn't help it again and laughed in his heart. At this time, he was a prisoner, and he actually wanted to recruit the other party.