In the open space, the bandits and the men in black killed each other. Although the man in black does not have an advantage in numbers, he has super combat power. I saw that they were all swordsmand, rampage in the encirclement of the bandits, and cut down the bandits who rushed to the ground one by one.

Seeing that it was difficult for them to get close to each other, the bandits changed their way of fighting, using the long knives in their hands to cut off the legs of each other's horses. This trick really worked, and from time to time, the horses of the men in black were cut off their legs. The man in black who fell from the horse did not have the advantage of a fast horse, and his combat effectiveness was greatly reduced, not that a man in black was hacked to death with a knife.

After some fighting, both sides suffered heavy casualties.

Seeing that the time had come, Fang Handle ordered his opponent: "Leave the deputy leader of the bandits and a man in black, and the others will all be killed." ”

"Kill!" Nearly 200 Dongchang soldiers received the order and immediately rushed over with shouts.

Ma Gui picked up the Yanling knife from the dead leader of the man in black, and joined the battle with Fang Shan.

Most of the Dongchang soldiers are masters selected from the Jinyi Guard, and they are all super-first-class masters whether they are fighting at close range or sniping at a distance. Faced with a group of bandits with no formal training, and the men in black who had already lost their troops, nearly 200 Dongchang soldiers cut down their opponents to the ground one by one with almost no effort, leaving only the deputy leader of the bandits who was seriously injured and a man in black who had one arm cut off. Both were contained.

"Say, Who told you to do this?" Fang Shank pressed the embroidered spring knife in his hand against the neck of the deputy leader of the bandits, and asked coldly.

The deputy leader of the bandits knew that he would not escape death, so he said: "A few days ago, my eldest brother's son was kidnapped, and the other party left a note in front of my cottage, which wrote the detailed date and itinerary of the arrival of the envoys at Shanhaiguan, asking us to find a way to kill the envoys. They promised to return my son and give me ten thousand taels of gold as a reward. ”

"Then why don't you just do it, you have to pull me?" Ma Gui asked angrily when he heard the words of the bandit leader.

"Although we are bandits, we still know the consequences of intercepting and killing other countries' parliaments and envoys. Besides, even if we kill the envoys of the Japanese kingdom halfway, who can guarantee that those people will fulfill their promises. For the safety of my eldest brother's son, and also for the sake of not offending the court, we think of you. We judged that the envoys of other countries were passing through this place, and as a local governor, you would certainly come forward to entertain them. It just so happened that there were two female subordinates in my village who used to sing Kunqu opera, so I sent them to your house. ”

"You ......" Ma Gui was so angry that he threw the knife in his hand on the ground.

"Who are they?" Fang Handle continued to ask the deputy leader of the bandits.

"I don't know. I haven't seen them until today. And you saw them, all of them in tight clothes and masked. Who knows what the hell it is. ”

"What about the two women who sing Kunqu Opera?"

"We've killed them. Women have always liked to talk a lot, and my eldest brother was afraid that the two of them would accidentally talk about it afterwards, so he simply killed someone. We know very well that kidnapping envoys of other countries is not an ordinary crime. ”

"Well, you're useless. Go to see your eldest brother's son. With a wave of his hand, the square handle slashed the throat of the bandit leader.

The bandit leader snorted and collapsed in a pool of blood.

The wounded man in black

It is controlled by two Dongchang officials. Fang Handle held the blood-dripping embroidered spring knife and walked in front of the man in black.

"Who are you?" The square handle also pressed the knife in his hand against the neck of the man in black.

The man in black stared at a pair of bloodshot eyes, stared at the square handle, and kept silent.

"It's a tough mouth!" Fang Handle said, kicking the man in black in the chest hard.

This is a powerful kick. The man in black was kicked and vomited blood, coughing incessantly.

"To say or not to say? If you don't say anything, I'll cut you with a knife! Fang Shan's eyes were like arrows, staring at each other.

"Hey, hey, hey...... Hahaha...... "The man in black was not afraid of the threat, he glanced at the square handle, and let out a hideous laugh from his mouth, and then he suddenly lowered his head, opened his mouth and bit the button at the top of his neckline.

"Not good!" Fang Shank screamed secretly in his heart, and quickly grabbed the neck of the man in black. But it was too late, and the man in black had already swallowed the button.

Fang Shank reluctantly let go of the other party.

The man in black sitting on the ground bled and died of poisoning.

Looking at the corpse of the black-clothed man lying on the ground, Fang Shan's brows tightened: "Judging from the mounts and weapons and equipment carried by these people, it can be preliminarily judged that they are a group of men from a minority ethnic group in the north, but which nationality are they from?" "It's hard to say for a moment.

"Ouch, I'm starving! I haven't eaten yet. Seeing that all the villains were killed, Naito Ruan no longer looked trembling, and he suddenly felt his stomach growl with hunger.

"You know how to eat!" Michiko Kato said to Naito in an almost reprimanding tone.

Naito Ruan rolled his eyes at Michiko Kato, and said whimsily: "If you don't eat, aren't you hungry?" ”

"It's a rice bucket!" Mieko Kato didn't want to fall out with Naito Ruan in front of so many Ming people, she knew that Naito Ruan couldn't understand the Ming language, so she replied to Naito Ru'an in Mingyu.

Michiko Kato's words reminded him that his brothers had been following him from morning to tire, and had not eaten breakfast yet.

"Go, brothers, carry the box and go back to the guerrilla general's mansion." Square Handle did not forget the box full of gold.

"Yes, yes, let's go, my lords, let's go back to my house, I want to treat you well." Ma Gui naturally will not miss this great opportunity to flatter.

"Master Ma, it seems that you are going to spend a good time." Fang Handle also seized the opportunity and looked at Ma Gui meaningfully and said.

"Oh...... In the next understand, easy to say, easy to say. Ma Gui was stunned for a moment, and then understood the meaning of Fang Shan's words, and he smiled flatteringly, as if he saw a glimmer of life.

You must know that Ma Gui committed a major crime this time, if you give this Lord Fang some benefits and can break the fortune and avoid disasters, then why not?

When the group returned to Maguifu, it was almost noon.

The courtyard was quiet, and no sound could be heard.

Ma Gui stumbled and led Fang Shank and the others into the backyard.

"Madam, hurry up and order someone to prepare a meal!" Ma Gui shouted loudly. But as soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly found several corpses lying on the edge of the flower bed in the courtyard. He didn't dare to slack off, so he ran over to see that it was his wife and two sons lying on the ground.

"Madame, child......

Who did this......" Ma Gui howled and passed out.

Fang Handle hurriedly walked over and examined the body of the deceased. All three of the dead died with their throats slit. Judging by the shape of the wound, it should have been injured by a weapon such as a long knife; Judging from the depth of the wound, the knife just cut the neck artery of the deceased. From this point of view, the murderer's knife skills are precise and skillful, and he is by no means very human.

"Ouch, you're back!" When Fang Handle was in surprise, a man suddenly ran out of the room on the side, this person was unkempt and covered with spider silk dust.

"Who is this?" Fang Shan looked at the person who ran over, his face full of doubts, but when the person ran closer, Fang Bing recognized this person as Shen Weijing.

"Lord Shen, what are you ......" Fang Handle looked at Shen Weijing with a frightened face, his expression stunned.

"What's wrong with you?" Michiko Kato looked at Shen Weijing's sloppy appearance and walked over and asked.

"Don't mention it, half an hour ago, a group of masked people suddenly came outside the courtyard, and after they entered the door, they didn't say a word, and cut down people when they saw them. Fortunately, I was in the house at the time, and when I saw the terrible scene outside, I was so frightened that I quickly hid in the garbage bin in the house, and I didn't dare to come out until the crying outside stopped. No, when I heard Master Ma's cry, I was sure that you were back, so I hurried out. ”

"What does the murderer look like? Do you see clearly? Fang Handle asked Shen Weijing.

"I peeked through the window, and there were about twenty of them, all dressed in black and masked, each holding a long knife."

"Is that what the knives in their hands look like?" Fang Handle asked his subordinates to bring back the knife used by the man in black, and he took the Yanling knife from the hand of the subordinate and brought it to Shen Weijing.

"It should ...... It seems to be about the same. At that time, I was frightened, and I didn't see it too clearly. ”

At this time, Ma Gui woke up. He hugged the bodies of his wife and children and wept profusely.

"Go, look around." Fang Handle commanded his opponent.

After a while, the subordinates who were looking around returned. As Fang Handle expected, thirteen people from up and down in Ma Gui's mansion were all killed, and the death was the same as Ma Gui's wife and children, and all of them were killed by cutting their throats.

The boxes of jewelry found in the courtyard from Ma Gui's Mansion were placed intact in their original places, so Fang Bing judged that this case was not a robbery and murder.

ruled out the possibility of robbery and murder, combined with the murderer's clothing and knife technique, Fang Bing believed that this group of murderers was very likely to be in the same group as the group of black-clothed people on Toad Ridge.

It seems that the murderer will not let anyone who is involved in this case go.

"Alright, Master Ma, don't cry. If something like this happens in your house, we won't bother anymore. Fang had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, and he also had to escort the envoys of the Japanese State to the capital safely. Do you see anything else you need my help with? After Fang Bing finished speaking, his eyes looked at the boxes of jewels in the courtyard.

"Lord Fang, Ma knows that he is deeply guilty. These belongings are ill-gotten gains, and I will prepare a carriage for the Lord later, and they will all be handed over to Lord Fang to dispose of. Ma Gui naturally understood the meaning of Fang Bing's words, and hurriedly said.

"That's good. Your crime will be decided after I have completed this escort mission. Lord Ma, the festival mourns and changes. Take care of your family's aftermath. Leave. After Fang Bing finished speaking, he ordered his subordinates to seal the box.

Ma Gui found a carriage, put the jewelry box on it, and then personally sent Fang Bing, Shen Weijing and others outside the mansion gate and saw them off.