Chapter 23: The Bandits
Kneeling for flowers, collecting !!
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Duan Zhong sighed, he was really afraid of something. He and Zhu Siwen might be able to escape from the fire of more than a hundred longbows under the cover of the carriage, but what about the rest of the guards? What should I do with Su'er?
So Duan Zhong reluctantly made a choice: raise the white flag and surrender.
Zhu Siwen reluctantly dropped the sword in his hand, and he didn't understand how this thief could have such a large number and such a ...... Trained. Is this really a bandit?
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All the ladies and dependents got out of the carriage and walked towards the mountain with Duan Chong, Zhu Siwen, and the guards under the escort of dozens of bright machetes. As for the carriage, some thieves had already driven their horses deep into the dense forest, and it was estimated that they had taken the money and destroyed it. After all, except for a few horses, this carriage cannot be used in the mountains.
The mountain road is winding and rugged, the border between Dali and Liang is mostly mountainous and hilly, so there are many bandits, but most of them are small gangs, rarely more than 100 people, this gang of bandits...... It's too big, isn't it?
The leader of the gang of bandits was masked and did not speak all the way. There was no tragic news that Duan Zhong and Zhu Siwen killed their forty or fifty people. Because the leader seems to have found something unusual in the contents of the carriages, and this thing also proves that the owners of these carriages are not ordinary characters.
Duan Zhong naturally wouldn't shout out at the top of his voice, saying that he was the prince of Dali. Kidnapping the prince? That's a capital offense. It's better to kill people and kill people. It's a simple truth.
Therefore, although Duan Zhong was very worried at the moment, he was absolutely unable to say that he was extremely afraid. Because Duan Zhong knew that the leader who could lead so many bandits would definitely not be an ordinary person, and he would not easily kill himself without figuring out the identity of his own group. This is also what makes this gang of bandits unusual.
The mountain road was rugged and difficult to walk, and the thieves pressed everyone to walk for about an hour, and climbed several hills, and then the eyes opened up. A large cottage leaning on the mountain wall appeared in front of Duan Chong's eyes.
Zhu Siwen took a breath: "Obediently, looking at the size of this cottage, I'm afraid there are thousands of people?" ”
The leader waved his hand, and as soon as the thieves pressed everyone to a grass hut to wait for the fate. The door was locked with a clatter. Only the people were left in the house looking at each other.
Zhu Siwen sighed: "Little master, now we are in the wolf's den." I have already released the pigeons, and within five days, there will be rescue arrivals, so we will have to save our lives in the next few days. ”
Duan Zhong frowned and did not speak. However, Duan Zhong clearly remembered that after Zhu Siwen released the carrier pigeon, the arrow accurately pierced the sky, and the carrier pigeon was fixed on a tree dozens of feet away.
It was pitch black in the hut, except for a little light leaking through the crack in the door. The two accompanying maids had been drunk by the thieves all the way and were not allowed to make a sound, and they were locked in the cell at this moment, and they were already crying out in fright.
Duan Zhong shook his head helplessly, knowing that it would be useless to say anything comforting, it was better to let the maids cry and vent the fear in their hearts. However, although Su'er's body trembled a little and her face was a little pale, she never made a sound.
Duan Zhong stretched out his hand to hold Su'er's somewhat cold hand: "The maids are crying, why don't you cry?" Aren't you afraid? ”
Su'er shook her head and barely squeezed out a smile: "The little master is looking at it, how dare Su'er cry." ”
Duan Zhong sighed, didn't say anything more, sat down against the wall, and leaned against Su'er's shoulder.
I don't know if I stomped my feet, but there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and then I heard the sound of the door opening. A little light entered the dark room, stabbing Duan Chong's eyes a little painful.
There were seven or eight thieves standing at the door, holding chains that lock people, and one of the thieves standing at the front pinched his voice and asked, "Which of you is the leader?" Our king has something to ask. ”
Zhu Siwen was about to stand up, and it was a good opportunity for a master to be able to face the leader of the other party. And Zhu Siwen naturally didn't dare to let Duan Chong take this risk. However, Duan Zhong stood up directly, waved his hand to Zhu Siwen, and then said, "It's me." ”
These thieves had an unbelievable expression on their faces, although our little prince of Dali did show some extraordinary temperament and courage, and the boss of the group of people in Guts turned out to be the milky kid in front of him?
The thief hesitated for a while, but finally tied Duan Chong's hands with a chain and pressed him out.
This cottage was built extremely "magnificent", and Duan Chong walked all the way, and saw many strong men wielding swords on both sides of the road. Duan Zhong knew that these bandits were probably not ordinary bandits, because this was a group of well-trained bandits.
Walking in the direction of the mountain wall, leaning against the hillside, a building appeared in front of Duan Chong's eyes. This is a thatched hall, in Duan Chong's impression, probably the Shuizhai Juyi Hall in "Water Margin" is like this, there are dozens of chairs on both sides of the lobby, most of them are empty at the moment, and there are dozens of minions standing behind the chairs. And above the lobby, sitting was the masked man who grabbed Duan Zhong today.
Duan Zhong was escorted by the bandits and entered the lobby of China. Several thieves on the side pressed Duan Chong's shoulders and wanted to make Duan Chong kneel, but no matter how much strength he used, Duan Chong still didn't even bend his legs.
Seeing Duan Chong twisting like this, the minion on the side suddenly turned green, and he pulled out the machete on his waist, wanting to make a few strokes on Duan Chong's body.
The masked man at the head coughed violently and waved his hand again, and the bandit who drew his knife spat at the mouth and pushed it away.
The bandit leader was masked, and his face was naturally unclear. But those exposed eyes were full of doubts. The masked man got up from his chair, walked around Duan Zhong twice, and finally spoke: "You are very good at martial arts, and you are also very young. ”
Duan Zhong smiled and nodded.
"And you're bold, and you're ...... Very smart. Know that I won't be ...... anytime soon Kill you. ”
Duan Zhong still smiled and nodded.
"Are you interested in joining us, I'll keep your subordinates safe. Even those few female dependents, I don't touch them at all. ”
This time, Duan Zhong was still smiling, but he shook his head.
The masked bandit leader didn't say anything, because it was all in his expectation: "Who the hell are you?" ”
"Someone you can't kill." Duan Zhong shook his head, "Not only can't you kill, but you also have to pay tribute!" ”
"Haha......" the masked leader threw his head back and laughed out loud as he heard the most ridiculous joke of the century, "I'm going to pay you tribute?" A fifteen or sixteen-year-old son? Are you the boy of Guanyin Bodhisattva or the master of Lord Hades, can you have such a big face? I've lived so long, but I really haven't found anyone in this world who can still make me pay tribute. ”
Duan Zhong smiled and said, "Didn't you find one today?" ”
The masked leader shook his head: "You're funny. It's a pity that since you won't say anything, I'm going to kill you. ”
This time, it was Duan Chong's turn to shake his head: "It's not that I don't want to say it, but I can't say it." Duan Zhong sighed, "Do you dare to come over with your ears?" ”
The masked leader hesitated, but finally brought his ear to it. Duan Zhong opened his mouth and said two words softly: "Lord Wang." ”
The masked leader's body was shocked, and the surprise in his eyes could no longer be concealed, and he looked at Duan Chong's expression that seemed to be smiling for a long time, and he couldn't say a word.
Duan Zhong sighed and shook his head again: "So I said it, it's not that I can't say it, it's not that I don't want to say it, but ...... Don't dare to say. ”
The masked leader listened to Duan Chong's words, thought for a long time, and finally said, "Are you ...... People at home? ”
Duan Zhong shook his head again, revealing a bright smile: "A person who sent you home." "This smile is bright and bright, not sad, not Siniang.
The masked leader's eyes gradually became solemn, and he finally knew that it seemed that the young man in front of him seemed to know a lot of things, and he really couldn't kill him. Since you can't kill it, and it may be a very important person, it is natural to loosen it.
The big jar of wine was delivered, and Duan Zhong touched his nose, it was a little strong, but it was still good wine.
For wine, Duan Zhong will naturally not be polite. But this wine is not as delicious as the old man made by Duan Zhengzheng, so Duan Zhong misses the old monster a little. However, if Duan Chong's thoughts were known to Duan Zhengzheng, he would probably jump to his feet angrily: "Damn, this is an old wine that has been buried in the ground for more than 20 years, how can it be compared to this broken cottage water wine?" ”
And the most depressed is naturally the thief who is holding Duan again. Obviously, at the beginning, the leader's eyes were full of murderous energy, but in the end, these two people actually ate meat and drank a lot, almost like his mother's brother. In the end, however, the leader had to ...... the young man himself Take it back. Still...... Lock it up with a chain. This leader's temper is really strange.
When Zhu Siwen and Su'er saw Duan Zhong come back safe and sound, they breathed a sigh of relief. Su'er hurriedly stood up, and with the little light that leaked in, she looked at whether our little prince was injured or not, until she was sure that Duan Chong's skin was as good as if she had done SPA, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Little master, what did they ask you?"
Duan Zhong smiled slightly: "I just scared and scared them, and I scared the leader, I guess it won't move us in the next two days!" ”
Zhu Siwen patted his chest: "It's good over there, as long as you stay up for two days and wait until the rescue comes, you won't be afraid." ”
Duan Zhong responded with a wry smile. This guy is still counting on this reinforcement.
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The daylight that poured into the hut had faded a little, and it looked like it was already evening. Duan Zhong curled up and leaned against Su'er's body, but his eyes were staring at the crack in the door.
Su'er and the two maids fell asleep early, and they were scared and tired this day, even if they didn't have a warm big bed, they fell asleep easily. It's just that Zhu Siwen and Jiang Mingchen have no one among the guards, because this is the necessary quality of the royal guards.
And Duan Chong, he was waiting for it to get dark.