After Xie Ci left the Yang'an City Gate, he quickly made peace with the plainclothes monk sent by Qin Zhen.

Qin Zhen sent a total of five people, and they looked ordinary. However, for plainclothes friars, the more ordinary the dress, the better.

As Xie Ci and his retinue rode on horseback, the five monks flew directly with their swords.

Of course, the monks do this, only when they encounter some mountain paths, they will choose to fly with Edgeworth, if in a crowded place, Edgeworth flying is too eye-catching, easy to attract the attention of others.

It was in the evening, Xie Ci and his team had gone through three days and three nights of travel, and the retinue of the horses were tired and yawned all day.

And among the entourage, there are a small number of people who are full of disdain for the thanks, but they have not shown it on the road.

At this time, in the mountains and forests, it is very likely to encounter robbers, and if they do, it will not only bring danger to them, but also delay their trip.

So Xie Ci hurried to get them to the post station two miles away.

The official road post station is protected by soldiers, and it is safest to rest in the post station.

But from time to time, some people sighed, and there were always two or three followers who raised eyebrows at each other, signaling with their eyes, expressing their dissatisfaction in their hearts.

"Let's do it harder! Let's go to the post station ahead and rest again! It's coming soon! ”

After she recuperated in Ming Qingquan, the whole person did get a lot better, but no matter how good it was, it couldn't compare to these young and strong men, although she ate normally every day, she always felt weak.

The team moved forward for a mile or so in this boring and implicit resentment depression.

But the big guy became more and more impatient, and his movements became grinding, not like three days of tiring, but like in the desert, running aimlessly for ten days and a half months, looking exhausted. In fact, everyone has enough dry food.

The coachman who drove the carriage was also a very simple and kind person, and when he saw that everyone's movements were getting slower and slower, he couldn't stand it anymore.

"That's right! Listen to Mr. Xie! We're working hard! It's coming soon! Young people, suffering a little and being tired is an experience! ”

The coachman turned around and shouted to the others behind him.

Above, the monks flying with Edgeworth didn't speak.

Someone in the team immediately retorted: "Experience? Some of the big officials should come to experience the experience! ”

As soon as these words came out, the anxious mood in everyone's hearts was suddenly ignited.

Everyone was already very tired, and they had to obey the arrangement of the traitorous dog thief Xie Ci, and kept hurrying forward, they were not convinced in their hearts, and at this time someone came forward to resist, so the crowd was angry and began to complain.

The coachman reconciled: "Don't think so, everyone! We have been in Xie Mansion for so many years, and Lord Xie has never treated us badly, nor has he ever had any official arrogance, so let's not complain here! ”

One person in the back threw a disgusted look at the coachman, laughed and mocked: "Isn't it the same for who's house?" Maybe we will follow some other Lord Li and Master Zhang, and the treatment will be better than staying in the Xie family!! At least you don't have to be cold-eyed! Followed by implication and spurning!! You old coachman, pat yourself on the back and see what kind of character the thing being photographed is?! ”

The old man was angry for her, but he was ridiculed and abused like this, and at the same time, Xie Ci was also scolded for the first time, but her Xie family has decayed, so she can only swallow her anger, she wants to say whatever she wants to say, and she must stop them!

The coachman was furious, and in a fit of rage, he scolded: "If you want to go, you can go, and there is no one to keep you!" ”

"Stop arguing, everyone, stop arguing!! It's important to hurry!! I know you've worked hard!! Ahem – just hold on a little longer!! She was in a hurry, but she coughed again.

A retinue of horsemen behind the carriage lazily sarcastically said, "Hey, hey! Lord Xie doesn't have a backache when he stands and talks! said that we worked hard, or let's try it again?! That's what it's called understanding!! ”

This entourage has clearly provoked and apologized.

"What do you guys call that?!" The coachman reprimanded.

"Why don't you call for words?!"

"That's it!! Xie Chuan rebelled, we didn't drown Lord Xie with spittle stars, it is already the greatest mercy! ”

The attendant who spoke, raised his head, looked at the coachman condescendingly, slowly drew the long sword at his waist, and grinned, with a bit of threat in his smile.

Xie Ci said that his heart is not good, if he fights by himself, it is really not the right time.

So she hurriedly held on to the railing, got out of the car, and said to them: "Okay, I'll change with you, if any of you want to make a carriage, I'll give him the carriage, and I'll ride a horse!" Shall we continue on our way? It's too dangerous to stop here, there are often bandits in and out of this area, and stopping here is tantamount to drinking doves to quench your thirst. ”

"What kind of dove to quench your thirst?! I don't understand, anyway, I can't rest now!! We are all too tired, you are comfortable in the carriage, and you are served with delicious food and drink, but we are also human beings!! ”

"......" Xie Ci thought to himself, what she said now, it would be useless for everyone not to listen, so he said, "Okay, then rest here for a while." ”

"Humph! In a moment, a few of our brothers will be riding in a carriage! ”

......

"Okay!"

The crowd stopped, and the five monks above also stopped, and when they landed on their feet, they withdrew their swords.

Although the five men were dressed differently, their every move was full of similarities, and they were very well-behaved, mostly silent, even like machines.

Xie Ci thought to himself, it was really hard to imagine that such a decent monk was actually taught from Qin Zhen's spiritual seminary.

Along the way, she endured humiliation.

These attendants, following him, seemed extremely reluctant, as if someone had put a knife on their necks and forced them to do so, and along the way they were full of resentment, and their anger was greater than that of the official master.

When has she ever been so wronged?! It's really a tiger falling into Pingyang and being bullied by dogs.

The attendants, sitting in a group, deliberately avoided the excuses, set up a bonfire, and the pheasants and ducks that they had caught from nowhere, plucked their feathers, and began to roast them on the fire.

After a while, the fragrance wafted, and the people around me couldn't take their eyes off it.

Along the way, they eat some dry food, most of them are made dough cakes, the food is tasteless, it is a pity to abandon it, and suddenly face the pheasant and duck this kind of mountain cuisine and wild gargle, must be excited.

However, the taste was limited, and the two men who caught the pheasant said to the other gluttonous people: "Go, go!" Eat it yourself and catch it!! I guess this is also said to thank them.

"Hey, they're all brothers, it's better to be happy alone than to be happy!!"

"Shit! I don't have that self-sacrificing spirit!! While going!! ”

Only the five monks had serious faces and no expressions.

They sat on the side, as if they didn't feel tired, bitter, or hungry, and talked seriously about spiritual matters.

Xie Ci and the coachman sat next to each other on a large rock.

The coachman's face was a little sour, and he said to Xie Ci: "Master Xie, I have been following you for three years, how have I ever seen you suffer such humiliation...... It's just that the old man is too old to help you! ”

Xie Ci smiled bitterly: "Uncle! This time, you took the initiative to drive for me, Xie is already grateful, now I am a relative of a traitor, and I can't wash off the sewage that the world has spilled on me, it is normal for them to look at me like this, besides, they are not familiar with me. ”

"The world is impermanent, fate makes people! But I believe that General Xie Chuan must be innocent!! ”

Xie Ci's heart warmed, and he said gratefully: "Thank you, uncle-"

"Ahh

A flying arrow struck, and everyone was surprised.

The black sword, in an instant, pierced the coachman's chest.

The front chest is inserted and the back is pierced.

It's all in an instant!

"Uncle !!" Xie Ci grabbed the rough and vicissitudes of the coachman's hands, the fingers of the hands covered with thick calluses curled slightly, and he also wanted to hold Xie Ci's hand, the old man's index finger curled a little, and he collapsed, his whole person began to tremble, Xie Ci shouted: "There is danger!! ”

The two young entourage, who were still nibbling on pheasant meat, saw this scene, and invariably put down the delicacy in their hands and drew their swords vigilantly.

One of the monks immediately ordered, "Lord Xie, come to our side quickly!" Everybody, line up! ”

The other four monks nodded in unison and quickly stood in their respective positions, forming a pentagonal shape around the thanksgiving, facing outward.

The monks drew their swords and stood around Xie Ci and the coachman, not daring to relax for a moment to observe the woods.

"Let's, let's come in too!!" The one who was still nibbling on the chicken leg said to the monks with a slightly guilty face.

The monks looked at each other and did not speak.

But the entourage was still cheeky and squeezed in.

now

It's so quiet!

The silence gives people goosebumps.

The cranes are singing, and the grass and trees are soldiers.

There is only a thank you, and my heart hurts.

How could it be so sudden?

Who is it!! Who the hell is it?!

The coachman's eyes widened, the wrinkles on his forehead deepened, and he looked up at the woods above in disbelief, trying to say something, but blood gushed in his throat.

The coachman still has a lot to say.

He opened his mouth wide and tried his best to absorb his last breath in this world, but his head tilted and he lost his breath.

The old man's body became like a stone sculpture, and he sat frozen in place, only where the arrow was inserted in his chest, a bright red liquid continued to flow down, and a smell of blood permeated the nose of Xie Ci.

Die with a grievance or everlasting regret.

Thanks, like a knife.

But the situation was urgent, and she closed her lips tightly, holding back her grief.

The jackdaw flew over and rattled in surprise.

The atmosphere in the forest was even more strange and terrifying, and the young warriors were not afraid of encountering a powerful opponent, but they were afraid of encountering this kind of mysterious person who hid in the shadows and attacked them.

At this time, they were full of regret in their hearts, so they did not listen to the words of thanks.

If they had been in a hurry, they should have arrived at the inn.

Now I won't be trapped here, in danger of dying at any time.

After the sharp arrow stabbed the coachman, the forest for a long time did not move, there was no birdsong or wind, and even a leaf could be heard falling in silence.

Danger lurks, everyone is holding their breath, and every hair on their bodies is on guard.

Suddenly, a cold wind blew, which couldn't help but send chills down people's backs, and the dead leaves on the ground rustled. Even the horses in the company felt an unusual sense of danger, so they neighed, and the horses' hooves "clicked" restlessly in place.

A half-yellow, half-green leaf fell from the eyes of Xie Ci's eyes, and it had not yet landed.

"Here !! come" Xie Ci's judgment was extremely accurate, although he had no mana, his years of combat experience and intuition had allowed him to feel the movements around him with his eyes closed.

Dozens of black-clothed men crawling among the trees, holding long swords and bending bows, rushed out of the woods.

They were like cannonballs that had been shot down from the trees, falling at the same time, moving swiftly as wolves, and the swarms would surround them.

For a while, the murderous spirit poured into the four fields, and the dozens of followers opened their eyes wide, they didn't expect that there would be so many robbers!

The five monks recited in unison: "Heaven and earth are one, and all things are qi"

They held long swords in their hands and held them on their chests, quite like the Taoist life of two, two and three, and all things are bright and clear.

Just as they were reciting the formula, countless sharp swords were erected in front of them, flashing with cold light, the swords moved at will, and the sword spirit stirred the air, turning into a huge formation in the air, dazzling.

Everywhere he passed, a strong wind came.

"There is no intention, there is no evil! Lined up!! ”

The rain of arrows swirled in the sky, like a swarm of swimming fish in the deep sea, forming a hurricane, blocking all harm from the outside world.

The black-clothed men outside were obviously also prepared, and they were not ordinary robbers, they also raised their hands to urge the magic circle to destroy the magic circle on Xie Xi's side.