Chapter 230: The Mystery of Doubt
The brutes on the top of the hill howled loudly, wielding sharp blades and axes. They threw stones at the barricades.
Liu Yichen looked at that posture and couldn't hold back any longer. "Brethren!" The soldiers rushed forward fiercely and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the brutes.
Blood splattered the entire hillside, and Liu Yichen was anxious. "If the old king is really there, he is afraid that the fire will also burn people to death."
Just as he was in a hurry, a figure in the distance rolled down the hillside and disappeared. "It really looks like the old county king."
Liu Yichen drove the horse over there, but he didn't find the old county king. Suddenly, with a snap, the horse's front legs snapped and fell to its knees.
He didn't react at once, felt his center of gravity unbalanced, and fell straight down. A brute looked at him like that, raised his axe, and slashed it away.
Liu Yichen dodged the axe blade, his body rolling among the vines and grass. The sharp axe grabbed him by the sleeve and slammed it down.
That cold murderous aura permeated Liu Yichen's body, his heart was pounding, and his body wanted to move, but he couldn't.
Another brute over there, roaring, holding a sharp spear, bent his body, and stabbed hard at Liu Yichen's chest.
"My life is at stake!" Just as this was about to happen, Song Zhiyao suddenly appeared from behind, flicked the horsewhip, and knocked off the brute's axe.
Before the barbarian could react to what was going on, a deep red blood stain flowed out of his face, and Song Zhiyao stretched out her hand and eagerly pulled Liu Yichen.
He went up hard, and the two of them rode horses, and the two brutes were just about to go up, when the horses' hooves jumped, and the two of them were trampled into pulp in an instant.
By this time, the soldiers had already killed the enemy on the hillside, and only a few enemy soldiers were left at the gate of the mountain, pushing the rolling wood and rocks, and smashing them down.
Liu Yichen stretched out his finger and pointed at them, shouting loudly. "You boys, now that you are surrounded, why do you want to trap the beasts!"
The soldiers, however, laughed. "What are you guys? We, King Ling, have now turned into a true dragon and have taken your heads. ”
Liu Yichen looked at them so rampantly, and then shouted loudly. "Where did the old Ling King be hidden by you, and he was recruited from the truth!"
The soldiers in the back looked nervously over there, for fear that the cold arrows would fly. "That old dog thing has already been removed by us, and it has been stripped of its skin and eaten for meat!"
Listening to their presumptuous words, Liu Yichen couldn't help but be anxious and angry. "Kill them and leave none behind!" The arrow shot quickly to the side.
Those enemy soldiers have been entangled there for a long time. After a while, he fell to the ground and stopped moving. "Brothers, hurry up."
When they walked in, the house was burned to the bone. Liu Yichen covered his nose and carefully searched the ruins.
"If only I had taken the old prince over earlier, I should have thought of it a long time ago." There were several rickety skeletons inside, with black carbon hanging from them.
He turned to the back and found a silver jar that appeared to contain a note. Reaching out his hand, he took out a note and looked at the line written on it.
"The godson has no way, so he has to flee, and he smiles generously." Obviously, this is the handwriting of the old county king, could it be that he successfully escaped?
Liu Yichen thought for a while and groaned. "Maybe there is still a glimmer of hope, I called Shang Yao'er, and the two of us will go search together."
They soon searched the surrounding towns, and after searching for hours on end, they saw that it was getting dark, and they did not see a similar one.
Liu Yichen sighed helplessly. "Yao'er, how could there be such a thing? If we can find the old king, we can do it right away. ”
Song Zhiyao was also laughing. "Xianggong, there are many good things, if you don't toss this time, maybe there will be other things, don't worry."
The two of them were hungry, so they sat down at the tea stall next to them and ordered some snacks and tea. The two sat down, and Liu Yichen smiled at Song Zhiyao.
"I really didn't expect you to come, and you even rode General Ren's war horse, it's just so ordinary, when you go back to him, you will definitely complain to me."
Song Zhiyao looked at him like that, wiped her blushing little face, and said with a smile. "If there was no slave family, something would have happened a long time ago."
Liu Yichen stretched out his hand and patted her face, and the two of them stuck together. "Alright! Let's eat! After eating, we have to go back to him. ”
At this time, the people of the town, not knowing what was happening, fled in panic. Even the tea stall Xiao Er couldn't take care of these two people, and slipped away in an instant.
Song Zhiyao looked at them like that, and felt ominous in her heart. "Xianggong, the people in this place are obviously wrong, let's go back to the military tent."
Suddenly, a group of enemy soldiers surrounded the village. The leader is none other than King Ling. "Catch that old dog out and show it to the king!"
The two looked into the distance, knowing that disaster was coming. Liu Yichen hugged Song Zhiyao and ran quickly, followed by a few enemy soldiers.
The people who were hiding were also arrested one by one. Those enemy soldiers, frenzied robbery and massacre, shameless, and spoiled women.
Liu Yichen pulled Song Zhiyao and ran for a long time, but the two of them were tired. The soldiers in the back were also thrown away from the corner by them.
Seeing that the night was already deep, Song Zhiyao hugged Liu Yichen. "Xianggong, we must find a place to escape this catastrophe, where to go?"
Looking into the distance, the entire town was already surrounded by King Ling's rebels. The surroundings are also very open, and there is no place to hide except for unkempt weeds.
Liu Yichen looked around for a long time and found that there was a well on the side. "They can only hide here, and they will not come to search here."
Song Zhiyao felt that it was very dangerous over there, but there was no other way now. As soon as their bodies sank, they entered the well.
The well had dried up, and it had taken a long time to sink to the bottom. As soon as the two of them got below, a faint voice suddenly came. "Stepped on me."
Song Zhiyao looked back and saw that it was the old county king. He was dressed in tattered clothes, his face was covered with scars and fireworks, and he looked at them helplessly.
Liu Yichen knelt on the ground and said respectfully. "Old county king, the juniors are late, hold on for a while, and we will naturally be able to go out."
The old county king also recognized the two and said with a wry smile. "The scoundrel I raised actually came to murder his father, but fortunately, God will not stop me."
The three of them waited for a long time at the bottom of the well. It wasn't until the next morning, when I heard that the sound outside was already silent, that I climbed up to the mouth of the well.
Song Zhiyao looked over there, the village and town were burned to ruins, and there were many corpses on one side. Their deaths are very tragic and terrifying.
"It's horrible." Song Zhiyao's heart trembled when she thought of King Ling and committing such a cruel atrocity. "Let's go over there."
The two of them supported the old county king and went all the way back. When I arrived at a junction, I saw several enemy soldiers in front of me, with two dogs on a leash.
The three of them were just about to retreat when the vicious dogs barked. A few enemy soldiers turned their heads and looked at the three of them fiercely.
"Run!" Liu Yichen shouted loudly, and drew a sharp sword in his hand, covering the old county king and Song Zhiyao, and several vicious dogs pounced in an instant.
"Look at the move!" As soon as a dog bit his sleeve, Liu Yichen swung his sword and slashed backwards, snorting, and spurting out a body of dog blood.
The enemy soldiers looked at them and smiled. "I didn't expect a few of you to pass by, and there is still a little effort, so let's hand over the silver and leave you alive."
Song Zhiyao looked at the attitude of those soldiers, and seemed to treat them as ordinary passers-by, so she took out the golden hairpin on her head and said respectfully.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are just fleeing, spare our lives." The enemy soldier snatched the hairpin and nodded with a smile.
Looking at those enemy soldiers, he no longer attacked himself, but grabbed the dogs. Liu Yichen also smiled and bowed. "It's the villain who is rude."
He held a sword in his hand, keeping a certain distance from those enemies. Liu Yichen saw that a few enemy soldiers behind him seemed to be pulling things from the cave.
Those heavy things, like paper. "Could this be another place to hide ledgers?" It was a long time before they returned to their residence.
Ren Wang was looking for them everywhere this day. I was excited to see that a few people had come back. "Brother Huang, the little one has finally arrived."
Liu Yichen looked at him like that and smiled kindly. "I still have to apologize to you, Yao'er stole your horse, it's a shame."
Seeing that the three of them came back safely, Ren Wang said. "The little one is also worried about her, but it's okay, and it's naturally better than anything else."
Liu Yichen arranged the old county king next door to him. It is tightly guarded on all sides. "Senior, that son of a, the days of doing evil are over."
Listening to Liu Yichen's words, the wrinkles on the forehead of the old county king were stacked layer by layer. His throat twitched, and he choked. "Tiger poison doesn't eat children, it's just me, and I can't help it."
The heart of the old county king was endured with boundless sharp pain. In his heart, even if he was assassinated, he still couldn't let go of that son.
Liu Yichen naturally understood his thoughts. "For the sake of the country, the ancestors can only kill their relatives in righteousness, it is him, that is, this life."
Listening to Liu Yichen's words, the old county king burst into tears. "Don't think about it so much, the affairs of the court, how dare the old man stop it."
Seeing him like this, Liu Yichen was also helpless, took out a silk handkerchief, wiped the tears on his face, and after a long time, the old county king fell asleep.
Liu Yichen settled him down and covered him with several layers of warm silk quilt. "Anyway, let's go back first and see Yao'er."
Song Zhiyao stayed there alone, the moonlight shining on her, casting a shadow obliquely. She just looked ahead and didn't speak.
Seeing this, Liu Yichen went around to the back and quietly patted her on the shoulder. "Yao'er, rest early, I'm tired after tossing for so long."
She turned around lightly and looked at Liu Yichen lightly. "Xianggong, why bother? Isn't there a better way to do this? ”
Liu Yichen looked at her incomprehensible face, and was embarrassed to say anything more. That gentle little hand, gently caressing. Loving Liuyichen's ears.
"Xianggong, such a riot will inevitably lead to misery." She coughed again. "If you can let them disperse, it is also a matter of accumulating virtue."
Listening to Song Zhiyao's words, Liu Yichen also understood what she meant. "If you let the emperor send an edict, those county orders will not dare to resist."
So, Liu Yichen picked up the pen and wrote a letter. After thinking about it, I changed a few more words. "It's not appropriate to let the Holy God teach it personally, still."
He pondered for a long time, and then closed the letter lightly. "Forget it, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, and I don't have to care about this moment."
The two made their beds and were about to go to sleep. At this time, there was a knock on the door outside. It turned out that it was the master bookkeeper who looked at Liu Yichen with a solemn face.
"Adult, the little one is really sorry, I know the location of the three hidden account books, but the villain is selfish and wants to exchange more silver taels."
Liu Yichen looked at him like that and smiled with relief. "Brother, what is there to worry about, follow me and solve that rebellion as soon as possible."
The bookkeeper sat down and spoke very cheerfully. "Those three locations, one is in a cave, the other is in the military horse farm in the next county, and the last one is sunk in the water."
Song Zhiyao listened to his words and said with a smile. "That cave, we passed by this morning, and there were a lot of private soldiers, still carrying things there."