Lou Yun and Fang Jun forced Jia Wuyun to retreat temporarily, and the morale of the officers and soldiers was greatly boosted.

Although they could not take advantage of the victory to pursue, they could also guarantee that they would not be defeated. Drag it down, as long as it drags it down, they will definitely have the last laugh.

As soon as Lou and Fang fought with Jia Wuyun, they felt that this person's martial arts were unfathomable, so even if they joined forces, they could only achieve a draw, and it was difficult to complete the strangulation of Jia Wuyun.

Seeing Jia Wuyun retreat again and again, the two of them could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Xu Huaiyuan saw that his cousin was in the middle of the White Lotus Sect bandits, and he stomped his feet in a hurry.

"Fetch my bow!"

Anxious, Xu Huaiyuan yelled at a general.

Soon the general presented the longbow, and Xu Huaiyuan bent his bow and aimed at the skeleton-like woman a hundred paces away.

This person is holding his cousin hostage, and as long as he shoots her, his cousin will have one less threat, and maybe he may run out while he is in chaos.

All of Xu Huaiyuan's anger converged on this bow, and he used all his strength to pull the longbow into the shape of a full moon.

"Duh!"

Xu Huaiyuan shouted, and the arrow shot out of the air and went straight towards Hu Qiniang.

Objectively speaking, Grandpa Xu's archery skills are still very accurate, although it cannot be said that a hundred steps penetrate Yang, but it is also eight or nine and ten.

It's just that Hu Qiniang just turned her head, and the arrow will pass through her face, only scratching a little skin.

Hu Qiniang was furious and yelled at Jia Wuyan: "Third Master Jia, they release black arrows." ”

Jia Wuyun frowned and asked, "Which one?" ”

"It's the silver-like pewter spear head in a brocade robe!"

Hu Qiniang scolded.

Jia Wuyun sneered and said, "Look at me taking his life!" ”

Hu Qiniang was Jia Wuyun's concubine, this time she almost died in the hands of Xu Huaiyuan, how could Jia Wuyan not be annoyed?

In addition, he was entrusted by others, and he originally wanted to take Xu Huaiyuan's life, but there was something wrong, so he retreated and chose to lure Xu Huaiyuan away and kidnap Yu Lingxue.

Now this noble who doesn't know what to do is actually chasing him, then good, I will send him to see the king of Hades!

Jia Wuyun had already made up his mind, so he naturally fought for his life. I saw him jump and go in the direction of Xu Huaiyuan.

Lou Yun and Fang Jun secretly screamed badly, and hurriedly chased after them. But after all, their skills are not as good as Jia Wuyun, and they have been thrown out of more than one position.

Jia Wuyun sneered, the steel knife rattled in the air, and his head slashed towards Xu Huaiyuan.

He used all his strength with this knife, and if he cut Xu Huaiyuan in half, it would be cut in half.

Although Lou Yun and Fang Jun struggled to chase back, they were still a step slower, so they had to watch Jia Wuyun strike hard.

Jia Wuyan's blow was indeed extremely fierce, he threw his entire body out, and used this strength to complete the killing blow.

Although Xu Huaiyuan was very frightened, he threw out the saber at his waist.

Although he is the queen of the gate, he has long lost the sharpness of Naizu Xu Da for many generations, and the sword on his waist is only for the sake of vassal elegance.

Xu Huaiyuan never thought that this vassal elegant sword would save his life at a critical moment.

The moment the long sword and the steel knife collided, a little flame was emitted, and Jia Wuyun's steel knife that was as sharp as clay did not cut Xu Huaiyuan's sword!

Jia Wuyun stared at the sword in disbelief, and his body was thrown directly to the ground due to inertia.

He missed the end of the shot and lost his best chance, rolling on the ground several times before getting back on his feet.

When he stood still, Lou Yun and Fang Jun had already rushed over and protected Xu Huaiyuan.

Both were excited.

If they just killed such a White Lotus Sect bandit, their merit would be at most three levels in a row.

But if he saves the life of Grandpa Xu, there must be a reward from the Wei Mansion.

"The remnants of the bold White Lotus Sect dare to assassinate Little Master Xu!"

"Don't tie your hands and catch it, lest you be poked in bloody holes!"

The two sang and harmonized, and suddenly there was a tacit understanding.

"Hahaha, it's up to you?"

Jia Wuyun snorted, kicked his body violently with both feet, and jumped up again.

This time, he came for Lou and Fang.

He had already seen that these two people had the highest kung fu among the officers and soldiers, and since they had already fallen into a struggle, it would be impossible to kill Xu Huaiyuan if they were not resolved.

So, let's do it one by one. Today, he is going to kill on a large scale, so that these officers and soldiers will not be alone on the Huangquan Road!

Lou and Fang clearly felt Jia Wuyun's killing intent.

The reason why they were able to gain a slight upper hand when they joined forces before was that Jia Wuyun was tentatively observing, and secondly, their sword skills had not yet been thoroughly explored by Jia Wuyun.

In addition, Jia Wuyun has now been fully aroused by Xu Huaiyuan's anger, and he seems to be unstoppable.

Lou and Fang gradually felt overwhelmed, and fought and retreated.

Jia Wuyun forced the two of them out of ten steps, and then took the opportunity to flash and slash towards Xu Huaiyuan.

"I'm your ancestor!"

At this moment, Ning Xiu ghostly came behind Jia Wuyun and smashed the stone in his hand into the back of Jia Wuyun's head.

"Third master, be careful!"

Hu Qiniang in the distance hurriedly shouted a reminder, but it was too late, and the stone in Ning Xiu's hand had already smashed firmly on Jia Wuyun's head.

Jia Sanye, who was like a god-killer, didn't even have time to snort, and his whole body softened like noodles.

"Hehe, how are you doing? Don't you know the truth of simplicity? ”

Ning Xiu patted off the dust on his palms and came to Xu Huaiyuan's side with a jump.

The frightened Young Master Xu swallowed a mouthful of spit, and thanked Ning Xiu: "Thank you Ning Friend for taking action." ”

Ning Xiu smiled and said, "It's not enough to worry about it." ”

Sun Wufan hurriedly came, patted his head and said: "Hey, I really can't imagine that Brother Ning Xian's ability to throw stones is a must, he stoned a White Lotus Sect bandit to death before, and now he is concocting it in the same way." ”

Ning Xiu glanced at him and said, "Brother Sun, don't be happy too early, it's not over yet." ”

Sun Wufan pursed his lips and said, "It's not over? Not necessarily, right? This person is already dead and can't die anymore, this bandit leader is dead, and the others don't need to worry at all. But Grandpa Xu's cousin ......"

Sun Wufan suddenly thought that Yu Lingxue was still in the hands of the vicious White Lotus Sect bandit, but his voice changed tone.

Everyone looked at Hu Qiniang in unison, only to see this skeleton-like woman let out a hysterical roar, and then took out a dagger from her sleeve and stabbed it fiercely at Yu Lingxue's chest.

Just as the dagger was about to plunge into Yuzu's chest, it suddenly stopped. Immediately afterwards, Hu Qiniang's body fell heavily forward, splashing a pinch of yellow dust.

Yu Ningxue cried out, trotted all the way to her cousin Xu Huaiyuan's side, and plunged into his arms.

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"Cher, it's okay, it's okay......"

Xu Huaiyuan patted his cousin's back dotingly and comforted: "It's all over, Xue'er." ”

Yu Lingxue couldn't cry, and sobbed: "I almost thought I would never see my cousin again." ”

Ning Xiu felt a little embarrassed. Should he avoid this kind of occasion?

Kindness?

"They didn't do anything to you, did they?"

Xu Huaiyuan hesitated for a moment, but still asked in a low voice.

Yu Ningxue shook her head again and again and said, "No, at first they tied me to a carriage, then changed boats, and finally came to this Shuangniu Mountain to hide." By the way, cousin, how did you find me? ”

"That's a long story. It was Ling Zongqi of Jinyiwei who found the clue. ”

Xu Huaiyuan paused for a moment and said, "By the way, why did the female bandit suddenly fall to the ground?" ”

"I didn't know, I just heard a pop and she fell."

"It's Mr. Ling, Mr. Ling, they're back!"

Ning Xiu pointed to the dirt slope not far away, and Ling Yidao had already led the crowd to rush over.

Although Ning Xiu didn't like Ling Yidao very much, he had to admit that this person arrived at the critical moment and saved Yu Lingxue's life.

If it weren't for Ling Yidao's use of a crossbow to shoot an arrow through Hu Qiniang's chest, Yu Lingxue would have already died.

In this way, the Jinyi Wei in the cottage has finished cooking, and this Ling Zongqi is really efficient enough.

The two sect leaders were killed one after another, and hundreds of brocade guards rushed over, and the dozen or so White Lotus Sect bandits completely collapsed, and they all threw away their blades and knelt on the ground to beg for mercy.

Xu Huaiyuan ordered the Jinyi Guards to tie up these White Lotus Sect bandits and escort them back to Jingzhou Mansion to be dealt with by Governor Li.

Ling Yidao naturally would not have any opinion on this.

The bandit heads they harvested in this battle are enough to invite merit, and they are not worse than these dozen people. What's more, catching a living White Lotus Sect bandit is worth much more than dead.

The most important thing for him is to save Grandpa Xu's cousin. In this way, he can not only lead the meritorious officer to be promoted several ranks, but also receive a large reward from the Wei State Mansion in Nanjing.

Ning Xiu noticed that these brocade guards had a burlap bag tied around their waists, and the crimson blood dripped to the ground through the burlap bag. Needless to say, he knew what was in the bag.

To be honest, this was not the first time Ning Xiu had come into contact with a dead person, but he still felt sick to his stomach. Perhaps this is the biggest difference between modern people and ancient people.

"Grandpa Xu, let's hurry up and join Governor Li and Yao County to make them."

Ling Yidao was in a good mood, and hugged Xu Huaiyuan with his fist.

Xu Huaiyuan nodded and said yes softly.

"Wait!"

Ning Xiu suddenly squatted down and picked up the blanket that Jia Wuyan, the leader of the White Lotus Sect, was carrying.

He unwrapped his baggage and found that there were many citations and letters.

"Grandpa Xu, come and take a look at these things!"

Xu Huaiyuan stepped forward a few steps forward and was also taken aback when he saw this letter full of baggage.

Lu Yin explained that they needed to hide their identities, and because the escape route was uncertain, they must have prepared multiple road guides in advance, and different road guides were selected according to the actual escape route.

But how does the letter explain?

Xu Huaiyuan casually opened a letter, only to see that it was written by Gao Sheng, the adopted son of Eunuch Gao.

He sneered, and his heart was indeed not wrong.

He opened other letters and looked at them, and without exception, all of them were written by Gao Sheng.

Well, he was still regretting that this White Lotus Sect bandit leader was stoned to death by Ning Xiu, thus cutting off the clue. Now it seems that his worries are unfounded.

These letters are enough to prove that Gao Sheng colluded with the White Lotus Sect bandits, and with those White Lotus Sect bandits who were captured as witnesses, it is impossible for Gao Sheng's charges to be cleared.

"Thank you Friend Ning, if it weren't for Friend Ning, I would have missed such an important evidence."

Xu Huaiyuan arched his hand at Ning Xiu and expressed his gratitude from the bottom of his heart.

In his opinion, Ning Xiu was really his lucky star. He and his cousin were targeted by the White Lotus Sect bandits several times, but it was Ning Xiu who took action at a critical moment to resolve the crisis.

Well, although his method of defusing the crisis is somewhat simple and crude......

"Young Master Xu, don't say these unsightly words, Ning is just a gesture."

Ning Xiu pretended to be very aggressive, and he only felt that it was refreshing.

"Thank you."

Yu Ningxue blushed and blessed Ning Xiu, but Ning Xiu didn't know how to respond.

He is most afraid of dealing with girls, and Qi Ling'er is an example......

However, it was said that Xu Huaiyuan and his entourage went straight to Jiangling City after meeting with Li Zhifu and Yao County Ling.

Everyone and Ling Yidao and other Jinyi guards broke up outside Jiangling City, and the Jinyi guards finished rescuing Yu Lingxue from bandits, and naturally had to return to their respective thousands of households and hundreds of households, Xu Huaiyuan expressed his gratitude to the Jinyi guards led by Ling Yidao, and said that the Wei State Mansion would definitely prepare a generous gift to thank Jinyi Wei for their righteous efforts.

As for the request for merit submitted to the imperial court, Xu Huaiyuan didn't bother.

The scribes in the thousands of local households and hundreds of households will naturally catch the knife and write the articles in a colorful manner.

Even the Jingzhou Mansion and Jiangling County were jubilant.

Although the officers and soldiers of the government and the inspection department did not contribute much, they followed a lot of light.

The bandits in Shuangniu Mountain, which had been plaguing Jingzhou Mansion, were wiped out in one fell swoop, and the local government naturally contributed to it. Li Zhifu and Yao County Ling have each ordered their masters to write a letter asking for merit, and are ready to send it to the Yamen of the Beijing Division.

As for those White Lotus bandits, they have been imprisoned in the government prison, and after interrogation, they confessed to the fact of kidnapping Xu's cousin, and admitted that there were sect members who had assassinated Xu's grandfather.

Although they didn't know that Gao Sheng, the adopted son of Gao Yang, the eunuch guarding Nanjing Town, was the mastermind behind the scenes, this confession was wonderful enough. Supplemented by the letters written by Gao Sheng and Jia Wuyan, it is enough to prove Gao Sheng's crime.

It's just that Xu Huaiyuan decided to do the two things separately. He was going to take those letters with him to Nanjing, and his father came forward to directly question the eunuch Gao Yang. He wanted to see Gao Sheng kneel at his feet in panic and kowtow.

It was the prefect Li Rui who only obtained a set of transcribed letters, but this did not prevent him from convicting these White Lotus bandits.

The White Lotus Sect was severely cracked down on by the imperial court, and these White Lotus Sect bandits must be a capital crime. As long as Governor Li sends the song to the Jingshi to behead the White Lotus Sect bandits, and the criminal department sends it to the Son of Heaven for execution, then he can wait for the autumn queen to be executed.

Xu Huaiyuan was anxious to go back to Nanjing to find the eunuch Gao's father and son to ask for the guilt, so he did not stay in Jiangling City for long, and set off with his cousin and a group of generals three days later.

At this point, Governor Li, Yao County Ling, and even Ning Xiu and Sun Wufan can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Each of them has reaped a lot of benefits from it, but the thrill it brings is something they don't want people to experience again.

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