But he was still a step slower.

It's not that his reaction is too slow, it's that Wang Langzhong's reaction is too fast—as soon as the young master gives a warning, Lang Zhong has already shot and hit the enemy.

The brothel bustard's mother, who had not shown up for a long time, had somehow slipped to the top of a restaurant very close to the big locust tree, and then flew down with lightning speed, her dress fluttering, and the poisoned dagger in her hand flashed with a faint blue cold light. She descended lightly from the sky, the blade of the dagger striking the back of Lan Wang's neck. It's a pity that Wang Langzhong is faster: his legs are strong, and he soars into the air with a violent flick, and a harrier turns over, and his right hand becomes a knife and slashes at the bustard's mother's neck. This interception was just right, not only avoiding the killer's blade, but also defeating the enemy with one move.

The bustard mother instantly fell to the ground like mud, her neck strangely crooked to the side, and she couldn't bat an eye.

Over there, the merchant had already fallen to the ground, but he was not yet dead, struggling and crawling on the ground with his severed hand, blood splattered everywhere.

At this moment, Lan Wang shouted: "Don't kill him yet!" ”

Hai Zi didn't reply: "Give me a suitable reason!" ”

"You have to ask who his master is!"

"Hehe, of course his master is your Lan family, do you still need to ask?" Haizi sneered on his lips, but his face became solemn.

Out of the instinct of a mercenary, Lan Wang sensed that the group of people who came to attack today was not simple. The most important thing is that he feels that the target of these killers today does not seem to be Wang Langzhong's master and apprentice, but himself!

Let's not talk about the darts that were obviously deliberately aimed at him and the female killer who finally unexpectedly tried to strike a fatal blow at him, let's talk about the position and the order of action before the killer launched - a few people seemed to be careless, but in fact, they were narrowing the encirclement with Lan Wang as the center! In addition, after careful analysis, the cooperation of these people is actually very orderly: the beggar starts first, attracting the attention of Lang Zhong and Haizi, and then the merchant throws a flying knife in the gap; If he couldn't get it, the shopkeeper would strike again, and finally the brothel boss would unexpectedly launch a fatal blow.

All the steps seem to revolve around Langzhong's master and apprentice, but in fact, they are aimed at Lan Wang everywhere!

If it weren't for Wang Langzhong's master and apprentice here today, the eldest young master of the Lan family would probably have to confess!

"No, no, no matter how you look at this thing, it's weird," the brain of the former mercenary and current second ancestor was running rapidly, "Wang Langzhong's prior analysis is not unreasonable—these killers are most likely our own Lan family. But since they are their own people and they don't know the Lan family, how could they come straight to me as if they had planned in advance? ”

"No one knows about my coming to the big locust tree except the bolt, and the bolt has never left me until he carried me under the big locust tree and put it down... Could it be that he is an inner ghost? Was he the one who went to report to the killers after he left? ”

"No, no, the time is not right! As soon as I arrived under the big locust tree, the four killers had already taken advantage of their cover identities to take place, and as soon as I began to bargain with Langzhong's master and apprentice, these murderers had already begun to approach us. With such a short time difference, it is impossible for even a god to have a doppelganger, and he will be an informant while carrying me! ”

"Unless he used some method on his back to the big locust tree on his back to hint at the lurking killer, such as pre-programmed codes, body language, or something."

As soon as this thought came to him, he snuffed it out. The veteran thinks that he still knows a lot about body language and various code cuts, and there is nothing suspicious about the words and deeds of the plug along the way just now.

Then, there is only one possibility left: as soon as he left the Lan family's mansion, he was targeted and followed!

Comparing with the previous information, it is not difficult to come to a conclusion: if these killers are really nominally from the Lan family, it means that the Lan family's thug team has been infiltrated by a force hidden in the shadows!

Someone wants to use the hidden stake buried in the Lan family's killer team to ask for Lan Wang's life!

This explanation makes sense: these killers were originally lurking, and they recently received a commission from the Lan family to go out on a mission to recover the medical expenses that were defrauded. However, on the way out of the mission, they received a temporary order from the real master through some channel: the Lan family appeared and killed him! So they were activated, and they wanted to use the pursuit of quack liars as a cover to directly solve Lan Wang!

It's just that they didn't expect that this so-called "quack liar" would be a martial arts master!

This is also the reason why Lan Wang called Haizi and asked him to ask the mastermind behind the scenes.

Wang Langzhong, who had been silent, also spoke at this time, and he said in a deep voice: "Disciple, leave this guy alive!" This stinky boy is right, there is something strange about today's matter, and you must ask who is behind it! ”

"Obey orders!" This time, Haizi didn't have a word.

He stomped on the merchant's chest, and with one hand he held a short sword and poked straight into the wound of the merchant's severed hand, stirring viciously.

The terrible screams instantly resounded throughout the street, and the speed of blood splattered faster.

"Doglegs, if your blood continues to flow, you will have to braided your hair without half a column of incense! Master Kuanren, as long as you tell who called you here today, Master may be able to spare your life! Say it! ”

The merchant's whole face was distorted by pain, but he still gritted his teeth and scolded: "Little, if grandpa says it, it will be your grandson!" ”

"Yo, your mouth is quite hard!" Haizi's voice took on the usual banter again.

The blade of the sword stirred again, and the scream of killing pigs sounded again.

Young Master Lan Wang bet that Hai Zi had absolutely not received even the most ordinary interrogation training. He knew that he couldn't ask anything if he continued like this, and he had to open his psychological defense line first.

Thinking of this, he shouted like a real second ancestor: "If my grandfather doesn't change his name, he won't change his surname, and Lan Wang, the eldest son of the Jiangbei Lan family, is also!" If you are a member of the Lan family, then obediently submit to it, I will not only spare your life, but also spare you for the crime of bullying! ”

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, the merchant's eyes, which were still angry, flashed instantly.

"I am..."

Before he could finish his sentence, there was a "gurgling" sound in his throat, and his body twisted and twitched. In an instant, blood flowed from all his seven orifices, and before Haizi could pounce on it, he was already dead.

"Sure enough!" The Lan family was firm in his judgment.

This confirms that there is someone else behind these killers!

At that moment just now, after Lan Wang reported his home, the killer briefly wavered. It was this shake that made the mastermind behind the scenes start the switch of killing people.

At this time, even Wang Langzhong stood up.

Haizi turned to Master and shook his head slightly.

Wang Langzhong sneered: "Hehehe, miscalculation, really miscalculation!" Today's business is not so simple! ”

Lang Zhong leaned over and looked at the eldest young master who was still sitting on the ground: "I'm getting more and more interested in you, a stinky boy!" Tell me who you are, just over eight years old, and it's worth the enemy to find a way to mobilize people to kill you? Interesting, kind of interesting! ”

As soon as he said this, Lan Wang knew that Wang Langzhong had made a judgment similar to him.

At this moment, the noisy shouts of soldiers and the clashing of armor and weapons came from the end of the street.

In a short time, a large group of burly soldiers in blue helmets and blue armor and armed with steel spears walked straight to the big locust tree under the leadership of a heroic figure. Behind the team were dozens of strong men dressed as housekeepers.

Lan Wang recognized it at a glance: it was her cheap mother who led the team, and it was the old housekeeper who led the family!

At this time, the housewife of the Lan family no longer had the appearance of a weak woman, but was dressed in armor, with a blue scarf on her head, and a sword at her waist and hips, which was quite a heroine.

The bolt ran at the front of the line, hissing: "Hurry up, hurry up, the young master is there!" Hurry up! ”

The eldest young master of the Lan family knew that he was out of danger today.

Seeing so many people coming towards him, Lan Wang inexplicably felt a trace of relief—the unique sense of relief and security after discovering that he was protected and cared for. In his previous life, he had been a mercenary for so many years, and he had not experienced this feeling for a long time.

Haizi did not put away his sword, but maintained his guard. Lang Zhong said to the Lan family: "Yo, boy, it looks like your family has come to save you!" ”

Lan Wang smiled, didn't answer, and scolded at the bolt who was still screaming in panic from a distance: "What kind of funeral, the master is fine!" ”

The cheap old lady and the bolt flew over as if they were flying. The old mother couldn't help but say that she hugged Lan Wang in her arms and cried: "Wang'er! My son, my heart! It's scared to death! ”

He didn't look at Wang Langzhong and Haizi who were standing next to him, but looked at the Zhou body of the eldest young master Lan Wang: "Wang'er, you're not injured, aren't you scared?" You say yes! Don't scare my mother... ”

As he spoke, he hugged the eldest young master tightly into his arms, and Lan Wang, who was hugging him, was out of breath; The rusty smell of the armor mixed with the woman's body fragrance and fat powder gas into a strange smell, which also made Lan Wang choke and roll his eyes.

"Mother, I'm fine, I'm really fine!" The eldest young master hurriedly replied. If you continue to hold it like this, you have to be strangled to death by your own mother.

Mother's embrace loosened: "Wang'er, you are frightened of your mother, you can't do this again in the future!" ”

"If it weren't for the fact that your father would have to sit in the mansion for fear of a small disturbance, he would have been here a long time ago! You're really scared to death this time! ”

While he was talking, the accompanying soldiers surrounded him and wrapped Lang Zhong and Haizi in the middle. "Put down your sword! Those who descend will not die! The centurion who led the team roared at the master and apprentice. Haizi held the sword and glared angrily in return, but Wang Langzhong signaled to his apprentice: "Put down the sword and listen to him!" ”

"Master..."

"I said put down the sword! I'll have my own teaching later! ”

With a "dang bang", the short sword was thrown to the ground.

The soldiers immediately narrowed the encirclement, and they wanted to control the master and apprentice. Lang Zhong flicked his sleeves in a dashing manner: "Hmph, it's insulting!" Don't tie me up and my apprentice, we'll go by ourselves! ”

Lan Wang didn't care that he was still in his mother's arms at this time: "Don't arrest them, they are good people, they protected me!" "It's a pity that no one listens to an eight-year-old kid. The wolf-like fierce soldier strode past Lan Wang's mother and son, and he didn't care about Young Master Lan's milky hairy child at all.

When he was escorted away by the soldiers, Hai Zi turned around and glanced at the eldest young master of the Lan family fiercely with a knife-like gaze.

Lan Wang complained bitterly in his heart: he finally got into a relationship, and now he is offended again!

Of course, the trouble is not over.

Steward Zhou rushed to the bolt with an arrow step, and shaking his hand was a loud slap.

"Idiot! asked you to take the young master out for a walk, but you almost lost the young master! See if I go back and don't kill you! ”

The bolt covered his face and red eyes, hung his head and was scolded, and he didn't dare to say a word.

Our Young Master Lan was in a hurry to jump to his feet—although his legs were paralyzed and he couldn't stand up at all—he had promised the bolt that no one would hit him, and that if anyone did, he would let Master Lan be responsible for blocking it!

Now, right in front of Lan Wang, the flag he had set up for himself had fallen!

That's embarrassing!

"Uncle Zhou, stop fighting! Stop it! It's not Brother Bolt's fault, it's under the big locust tree that I'm coming to! The child in the mother's arms cried out.

This time he wasn't overlooked. Steward Zhou not only didn't stop, but pumped more and more, one after another, scolding in his mouth: "This little bastard, his brain is missing a string!" I don't know what kind of virtue I have accumulated in my previous life, so that the eldest young master can call you brother! I'll kill you, I'll kill you! ”

Lan Wang realized that he had added fuel to the fire.

Many years later, the bolt told Lan Wang that that day was the first time that Uncle Zhou had slapped him in the face since he had grown so old.