Chapter 136: Trapped on the Road
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Ling Xiao exhaled heavily from his nose, re-stabbed his pair of chopsticks on the table, and deliberately smacked his lips, eating loudly, as if he was against someone.
Yun Xiu glanced at him speechlessly, eating steamed buns slowly, and Xie Zongren also ate quietly.
The guy snorted contemptuously and scolded "poor ghost".
Ling Xiao's face was expressionless, and Yun Xiu sighed secretly, this revenge is on the record.
After the group finished eating, Ling Xiao threw down his chopsticks and got up to leave, and Yun Xiu hurriedly followed.
"You wait for me." She trotted along with her skirt.
Ling Xiao entered the house, she followed into the house, and the back door slammed shut, shaking the floor to dust.
"What kind of fire are you making?"
Yun Xiu said a word, she was dragged over, put on the mottled wall, gagged, she didn't say twice, thinking that the other party was going to make a mistake, so she heard a very low voice and said, "Cry quickly." “
"Huh?" She blinked inexplicably, thinking she had misheard, "What did you say?" “
As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps sounded outside the door, and with each step, the old wood creaked, creaked, and sounded not so pleasant.
"Here we are." Ling Xiao whispered.
"Who?"
Yun Xiu was stunned in his heart, obviously hearing a person's footsteps, it should not be the person who chased and killed.
However, Ling Xiao didn't explain, and pinched her ass without warning.
Yun Xiu was startled. Exclaimed: "What are you doing?!" “
Sure enough, the footsteps outside stopped.
"Cry." Ling Xiao repeated what he had just said.
"I can't cry." Yun Xiu shook his head desperately, looking at him with fear in his eyes, "I'm afraid??"
Ling Xiao took a deep breath, slammed his shot, and brought the person forward, Yun Xiu was caught off guard, staggered forward a few steps and threw himself directly on the square table, the teacup and teapot on the table were pushed out and fell to the ground, with a crisp sound, all of them shattered.
The old building is not soundproofed, and almost the entire row of guest rooms and the downstairs lobby can be heard.
Everyone was stunned.
Naturally, the family soldiers will not take care of the master's affairs out of nothing.
Xie Zongren frowned, thinking that Ling Xiao was not angry with Yun Xiu, so he grabbed his coat and put it on, and before he stepped out of the door, he was blocked back by the Ling family soldiers guarding the door.
Yun Xiu was also a little confused, she couldn't figure out if Ling Xiao was really doing a fake show for a while. Or is it really because of the attitude of the store just now?
Before she could react, the shadow above her head pressed down, and then her cheeks ached, and she was quickly torn out of shape by Ling Xiao.
The pain caused tears, she took a few breaths, resisted and shouted "pain", the other party let go, just when she thought it was over, Ling Xiao suddenly said in a cruel tone: "You can't give birth, what's the use of you?" I won't give you a lease and save your face, but I will marry again when I return to Beijing, you dare not try. “
Fear and Ling Xiao's abnormality made Yun Xiu's tiredness and pressure that she had suppressed for more than half a month suddenly erupt, and the water color in her eyes was accumulating more and more, and she was surprised at first. Then he was unwilling, turned into sadness, and made a final struggle and asked, "What you said is true?" “
Ling Xiao clenched his fists and stared at her expressionlessly: "Really." “
Yun Xiu looked at him for a moment, Mu Ran got up, walked to the door one step deeper, tears couldn't help but flow out, when he walked to the door, he seemed to be drained of his strength, and he squatted down and cried: "I know!" I knew it! You don't mind sooner or later, I won't say it! “
She cried miserably, crying and saying, "You men only care about continuing the incense, who cares if you are true or not, it is good to be born??"
Hearing this, Ling Xiao and Xie Zongren didn't feel good in their hearts.
Ling Xiao wondered if he had gone too far.
Xie Zongren realized that in his previous life, he accepted Chunlan as a concubine, which hurt Yun Xiu deeply.
There was no movement outside the house, and the shopkeeper exchanged glances with the shopkeeper on the first floor, and the shopkeeper gestured to him and signaled to come down.
The guy hesitated for a moment and walked back.
Ling Xiao heard the footsteps and went downstairs, so he hurriedly rushed over and hugged the person in his arms, dragged him inside, and apologized in a low voice: "It's all fake just now, don't marry or don't marry, don't marry anyone, it doesn't matter if you don't give birth, don't cry." “
Yun Xiu couldn't stop crying, like a vent, crying dry of the long-accumulated grievances and grievances.
"Did it hurt you?" Ling Xiao stroked her cheek and coaxed softly, "Listen to me, there is something wrong with this station." “
Yun Xiu's gate opened, and it was not so easy to close it, so he complained: "You don't lie to me." “
"I kid you not, really." Ling Xiao came closer, the two of them breathing intertwined, and his low voice sounded in her ears, "The shopkeeper and shopkeeper of the post station are dead. “
Yun Xiu suddenly stopped crying and looked at him blankly: "What did you say?" “
"You continue to cry," Ling Xiao patted her on the back, and then whispered, "That guy knows martial arts, and he's a veteran." “
Yun Xiu was very obedient to the door, sobbing twice from time to time, "How did you find out?" “
"The calluses of his fingers," Ling Xiao said, "just after the time of delivering food." “
Yun Xiu was puzzled: "Are you so sure?" “
Ling Xiao smiled: "I'm not sure about anything else, but I won't look away from people who have been holding a sword and practicing martial arts all year round." “
Yun Xiu suddenly said, "Have the soldiers found out?" “
"Not necessarily," the corners of Ling Xiao's mouth sank slightly, "The leader should have found out, he has made reconnaissance records, and his insight is by no means ordinary." “
"But what did you just do??" Yun Xiu wants to ask if you want to do bitter meat?
"Soldiers don't get tired of cheating." Ling Xiao touched her face mentally, "I just came up and took a closer look, the post station seems to be just these two people, there are no other ambushes, I don't know if they are the forward spying, or other bandits and bandits are temporarily harboring, it is really a remote location, and it is not uncommon for fish and dragons to be mixed." “
"What's next?" Yun Xiu asked, "It's not time for us to go on the road overnight, right?" “
"You can't take any chances." Ling Xiao shook his head, "In case it is an espionage, the ambush must be waiting for us on the way back to Yanjing." “
This doesn't work, that doesn't work, Yun Xiu sighed: "Didn't you notice something was wrong when you just entered the store?" “
"No," Ling Xiao said bluntly, "I haven't been in contact with the shopkeeper, I can't feel his breath, either the master is very hidden, or he really doesn't know martial arts, but there is definitely a problem with the man, such a broken building, the robbery is shabby, find a martial arts miscellaneous, overkill." “
"Besides, when I find out that there is a problem, people will come in," he said, taking her into his arms. “
As they were talking, there was a knock on the door outside the house, and the two of them became vigilant together.
Ling Xiao shook his head and motioned not to move.
Yun Xiu was very upright, with the meaning of half-pushing and half-doing, and shouted: "Let go, what are you doing, let go, it hurts!" “
Ling Xiao: "??" Silent thumbs up.
Sure enough, the people outside went downstairs and left.
Xie Zongren didn't know what the two were doing in the room, he only felt that Yun Xiu was coerced and did something he didn't want to do, and he couldn't help but kill Zhongyi Hou immediately, he couldn't bear it and rushed to the door of the room, and he was so angry that he wanted to go out desperately, just as his hand touched the door latch, something dripped several drops on his face, cold and cold.
He subconsciously touched it, it was a sticky liquid, spread his fingers, and there were obvious bright red blood stains.
Xie Zongren was not surprised after a catastrophe all the way, he looked up with bated breath, this inn only has two floors, and the third floor has a sloping roof from the outside, most of which are attic warehouses and other places.
Stacking clutter is also the best option for hiding corpses.
He brought a chair and stood on it, holding an oil lamp in his hand, and observed it for a moment, and found that blood was oozing down the cracks in the floor, dripping constantly, and the smell of blood was in the air.
Xie Zongren almost wanted to gag. Covering his nose and getting out of the chair without saying a word, he pretended to cough while opening the door and inviting the soldiers into the house, complaining, "I don't want to drink hot." “
As he spoke, he remained silent with his index finger pointing upward.
The two soldiers understood, one raised his knife and gently slashed across the ceiling floor, and the other said with a little impatience: "Wait a minute, go immediately!" “
As Xie Zongren prompted, the tip of the knife was stained with blood.
Xie Zongren was still coughing, like a tuberculosis coughing so much that he couldn't straighten his waist, and the family soldiers helped him out, pretending to be disgusted, and scolded in a rough voice: "It's really unlucky!" “
"Thank you." Xie Zongren cooperated with the performance, coughed from his room to the door of Yun Xiu's room, and knocked on the door angrily, "It's me." “
It was Yun Xiu who opened the door, her eyes were red and swollen, and when she saw that she had just cried, she called "brother" in a low voice.
"It's late at night, why don't you rest?" She asked.
"I'll take a look." Xie Zongren spoke softly, half-truths and half-truths, and said bitterly, "Brother is useless, he can't protect you." “
"Come in and talk," Yun Xiu stepped aside and said pitifully, "You can't blow the wind on your body, don't stand outside." “
Xie Zongren belched, entered the house and closed the door, blocking the gaze from behind.
The guy and the shopkeeper looked at the bustle on the second floor as if they were watching a big show, and the people who came in and out, and when they calmed down, the two exchanged glances with each other, and the shopkeeper continued to shake his head.
At the same time, Xie Zongren in the house immediately stood up straight, walked to the window with a cold expression, looked out, and found nothing abnormal, before he said lightly: "There is blood on the ceiling in my house, it is very fresh, it should not have been dead for long." “
Yun Xiu was stunned and looked at Ling Xiao, "Could it be the original shopkeeper and buddy?" “
"Quite possibly." Ling Xiao frowned, it was not a good thing to guess correctly.
"What now?" Xie Zongren asked, "Escape or wait?" “
Yun Xiu looked at him suspiciously, "Wait? What are you waiting for? “
"Wait for the other party to deliver it to the door." Ling Xiao said, "Right now, we are in the light, they are in the dark, and we are passive." “
"But," Yun Xiu thought of Pingyang, and his heart palpitated, "still have to wait for someone to kill?" “
"No, the further back you go, the more dangerous it becomes." Ling Xiao said, "They must be trying to prevent the horses from entering Beijing, I will arrange for three people to send you away now, remember not to stay in Zhending, it is best to go directly to Yanjing." “
"I think so too, if you stay, it will only be more dangerous." Xie Zongren rarely reached an agreement with Ling Xiao, "You go back early, I'll be at ease sooner." “
"Shut up, don't be fucking merciful!" Ling Xiao interrupted him and gritted his teeth, "It's not your bullshit letter, she won't come out at all!" “
"Okay, okay, let's say a few words," Yun Xiu took advantage of the fact that the two of them didn't quarrel, and hurriedly persuaded, "Be careful that the wall has ears." “
Xie Zongren was obviously unconvinced, but Ling Xiao's words were right, he was speechless except for his anger.
"I can go." Yun Xiu looked at the two of them very uneasily, "You promise to stop and stop arriving in Beijing." “
For her peace of mind, Xie Zongren spoke first, "As long as Master Hou doesn't find fault, I have no problem." “
Ling Xiao couldn't wait to kick him, "Take care of yourself first." “
"Are you two finished?" Yun Xiu's patience ran out at all. "No matter how much infighting there is, just wait for someone to pick it up."
Xie Zongren snorted, Ling Xiao sighed impatiently, one sat by the window, and the other sat on the other side of the Babao partition, Yun Xiu stood in the middle, looking at the two of them speechlessly, "Think of sending me out first, just leave like this, it will definitely arouse the suspicion of the fake shopkeeper and the guys." “
Ling Xiao thought for a while, called the leader, and explained a few words in a low voice, the leader nodded solemnly, and then hugged his fist to Yun Xiu, "Madam, I will be wronged by you and a few of the younger ones, no matter what we say, don't speak." “
Yun Xiu said that he knew, took a deep breath, and got ready, "You go and open the door." “
The two walked to the door, led the hula and opened the door, rudely pulled Yun Xiu out, and shouted to the shopkeeper downstairs: "Retreat two rooms!" “
The shopkeeper and the guy glanced at each other without a trace, and the guy said angrily with a straight face: "Two coins of silver." “
"Two coins of silver?" The leader sneered, "In such a broken place, there are too many old men with two pennies!" “
"What's the matter? Looking for something, huh? As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves, picked up the broom next to him, and rushed down the stairs.
"We give, we give." Xie Zongren turned into tuberculosis, coughed and walked out, took out the silver from his waist, handed it to the leader, and said clearly, "Please send my sister back to Pingyang safely, we will not be blessed with the kindness of your dart master." “
"Our big boss takes a fancy to your sister, and it is your sister who created it," the leader said disdainfully, "Is it possible that you still want to be a wife?" Broken body, and take Joe, something! “
"You, you!" Xie Zongren coughed violently, and he almost coughed out of his lungs.
"Get out of here!" The leader patted the door of the other rooms, called someone out, and spat at Xie Zongren again, "It's not for the sake of the silver, our big boss can't make you good!" “
After speaking, a group of five people pulled Yun Xiu and went downstairs with great momentum to check out.
The guy watched a good show again, glancing at the woman who walked with his head down, touching his chin with bad intentions, and his posture was really good, he thought that the brother and sister and his brother-in-law, but he didn't expect the story to twist and turn, and the tuberculosis was a waste.
His eyes were full of contempt, and he leaned to the shopkeeper's side, gloating: "Hey, I'll bet a tael of silver, and the five of them will be on the way."
"What? Are you interested? The shopkeeper didn't look at him lightly, "Don't forget the mission we're here for." “
The guy sighed twice, leaned aside, and said bluntly, "Five rides are also rides, and there is not much more than one of me, the chick is good-looking, and she is hungry." “
"When can't you satisfy your cravings? Isn't this the case? The shopkeeper fiddled with the abacus and said unhappily, "If you die, I won't collect your body." “
"I'll just tell you about it." The guy was unhappy and didn't dare to show it, and continued to stare at the second floor that had returned to quiet, and sneered, "A country in Pingyang, looking for a dart bureau to escort and open meat?" I didn't see the brother and sister like rich men. “
"You know the." The shopkeeper said, "Now that the homeless people are in trouble, they are robbing the rich, and the tuberculosis is not an ordinary person at first glance, with fine skin and tender meat, and it is by no means a peasant." “
"I think so, like a showman." The guy nodded in agreement and smiled evilly, "I'll meet him later, maybe I can make some money." “
"Don't be in a hurry," the shopkeeper licked his chapped lips, "in case they are the people they are looking for, it is a big deal to kill them all, and then search them one by one." “
The guy smiled: "Even if you don't want to find it, use your skills to deal with the master, and leave the rest of the miscellaneous pieces to me, and we will split the account fifty-fifty." “
Who doesn't love a windfall.
At the same time, the five family soldiers surrounded Yun Xiu and rushed all the way north.
The leader tightened the reins and said loudly beside her: "Madam, I am disrespectful, please forgive me, Master Hou is worried about alarming the other party, so he made this decision." “
"I know." Yun Xiu asked him not to mind, and said worriedly, "Without the five of you, is there no problem with the Hou Ye?" “
"You believe in Master Hou," the leader said, "When we arrive at Zhending, we will show our identity, and the local government will not dare to slack off, and we will send the lady back to Yanjing with all her beards and tails, and the small ones will return." “
It's also a way.
Yun Xiu didn't ask any more questions, the night was deep, the moon was shining in the sky, and the silver light spread the earth, illuminating the official road under their feet.
The group ran and ran, and the leader began to feel that something was wrong.
"Stop!" He yelled.
The rest of the people grabbed the reins and asked vigilantly, "What's wrong?" “
"It's too quiet." The leader said, "Listen." “
Everyone listened attentively, and the woods on both sides of the official road were luxuriant, and there was not even the sound of insects.
"Madam, I'm afraid we won't be able to get to Zhending City." The leader observed the surroundings and whispered, "According to the small one, I can only return to the inn, meet with the Hou Ye, and then discuss." “
Yun Xiu also felt a little creepy, "Okay, let's go back, what do you say when you enter the inn, do you want to do it?" I'm worried??"
Before she finished speaking, several soldiers suddenly let out a miserable scream, and they were hit by several arrows and fell from their horses.
Suddenly, two of the five guards remained.
The leader shouted: "Retreat!" Evacuate! “
In a panic, Yun Xiu turned the horse's head, flew the horsewhip and ran back.
The leader followed, using his body as a shield to block the second wave of dark arrows.
The night wind blew whirring, blowing Yunxiu's hair in a bun, the earrings swaying violently, and the burlap skirt wrapped around her legs, making a hunting sound.
Yun Xiu heard two muffled snorts in the sound of the rapid horse's hooves, and couldn't help but look back, another soldier dismounted, rolled on the ground a few times and didn't move, only the leader remained, with arrows stuck in his arms, and under the moonlight, blood penetrated the sleeves of his clothes.
"You're hurt!" She screamed.
"No problem!" The leader gritted his teeth, "Madam, this fierce battle is inevitable, you watch out for yourself." “
I don't know if they escaped in time, or if the other party deliberately didn't chase them, when they arrived at the post station, Yun Xiu looked behind him in panic, there was nothing but the dark woods, as if it was a nightmare just now.
The leader didn't care about the pain, jumped off the horse, drew his knife, kicked open the gate of the post station with angry eyebrows, and shouted: "Damn! Ambush Lao Tzu! “
said. Pick up the knife and cut it.
The shopkeeper and the guy saw each other's shots and fought back unceremoniously.
Yun Xiu took advantage of the chaos and screamed in shock: "Help! Killed! “
Ling Xiao, who was hiding in the house, couldn't figure out the situation, but recognized the voice, immediately raised his knife, and leaped down from the corridor on the second floor.
Immediately afterwards, the soldiers all rushed out, and the lobby suddenly fell into a scuffle.
Xie Zongren took the short sword, dodged and hidden, ran to Yun Xiu's side, and gasped: "What happened, why did you come back?" “
"We've been in an ambush." Yun Xiu made a long story short, and found a hidden position to hide, "You also hurry up and find a place to hide, we don't know martial arts, don't hold back." “
Xie Zongren nodded obediently. Turn and leave.
The number of soldiers was superior, and the fight quickly subsided, and the shopkeeper and his men were held to the ground, glaring at them with an expression of unyielding expression.
Ling Xiao put the knife on the table, dragged a stool, sat in front of the two of them, leaned forward and said, "I'll count three times, live what I say, and die if I don't say it." “
"Whew! Lackeys of the court! The shopkeeper recognized his knife, "You are from the barracks!" “
Ling Xiao kicked him in the chin, kicking the other party's mouth full of blood, and even spitting out a back molar.
"You say." He turned his gaze to the man, took out a piece of silver, and threw it on the ground, "Explain clearly, the money belongs to you." Let you go, or you two will go down and be company. “
Most of the contests of human nature cannot withstand temptation.
The guy quickly confessed: "I said, I said!" I'll say it all! “
Ling Xiao: "Say." “
The shopkeeper was so angry that he shouted: "Traitor! Come to a sticky end! “
The guy was frightened by the accomplice's momentum, and he didn't know whether to say it or not.
Ling Xiao gave the soldier a look, and the soldier neatly grabbed the shopkeeper's hair and wiped his neck with a knife.
Blood splattered, and the guy almost blushed half of his face, revealing a look of fear, "I said, I said!" “
"Speak quickly!" The family soldier was the same, and the knife was on his neck, "If you are not honest, I will kill you!" “
The guy shouted repeatedly: "You can't enter Zhending City!" Can't get in! I don't lie to you! “
Ling Xiao asked condescendingly and coldly, "Why can't you enter?" “
"That's the last line of defense." The guy spoke very quickly, "After the real decision, we will travel day and night, and it will only take three or four days at most to enter Beijing, and it is too close to Yanjing, we will not take risks." “
"You're not from Yanjing?" Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes, confirming his previous conjecture.
The guy nodded, shook his head again, and cried: "I have said everything I can say, no matter more, you have money to give, and I have no life to spend." “
Ling Xiao stared at him suspiciously for a long time, "Finished?" “
"It's over."
"I'll give you another chance," Ling Xiao took out a silver ingot and weighed it up and down in his hand, "Think about it, I'm satisfied, two ingots of silver belong to you, if you're not satisfied, two ingots of silver are your life money." “
The man was in a dilemma, hesitated and hesitated, looked at the silver in front of him, and his heart was horizontal, "You have to go quickly, and they will kill the post station when it is dawn." “
Ling Xiao's last question: "Why are there only the two of you here?" “
"We're in charge of keeping an eye on it," said the man, who no longer concealed, "whoever comes, give the signal when it's almost dawn, and kill them." “
It is better to kill a hundred by mistake than to let go of one.
Yun Xiu hid in the empty water tank outside the lobby, listening to it in a cold sweat.
"Let him go." Ling Xiao threw two ingots of silver to the guy and snorted coldly, "I hope it's past tonight." You have a life flower. “
The man took the money in his pocket and ran out, his figure disappearing into the night.
"Just let him go?" Yun Xiu leaned against the door frame, her legs limp.
Ling Xiao came over and grabbed her, only then did he remember, "Are you okay?" “
"It's fine." Yun Xiu looked into the distance worriedly, "Is it really okay to let people go?" What if he immediately finds someone to help? “
"No," Ling Xiao curled the corners of his mouth slightly, "When you are a defector, you won't live long." “
As he spoke, he looked at the leader again, "How are you injured?" “
The leader said that it was okay, and said, "Master Hou, something is wrong. “
Ling Xiao walked out and asked, "What do you say?" “
The leader followed by his side. "Just now we took our wife first, and there was no Xie Ma at all, and we were also ambushed. The small one doesn't think it's a coincidence, we won't be the only ones on the official road, if we go to business, or other officials pass by, they will also kill, not afraid of attracting the wrath of the court? “
Ling Xiao paused, "What do you mean, right now, it's not just targeting the colt, but also us?" “
Leader: "Small worries. “
"Why don't we return to Chang'an?" Yun Xiu felt that Chang'an was a big city and was protected by the government, so these people didn't dare to do it.
Ling Xiao snorted coldly: "The back road has long been broken, they want to trap us on the road." “
"Or??" Yun Xiu gritted his teeth, "Anyway, I'm useless, just find a villager to hide, and come to pick me up when you return to Beijing smoothly." “
"Less." Ling Xiao directly pushed her onto his horse, and then went up, hugged her waist, and threatened in a low voice, "From now on, you shut up for me, otherwise you won't be able to get out of bed when you go back." “
Yun Xiu glanced at him, pinched the back of his hand hard, and scolded in a low voice, "No face and no skin." “
The group all got on the horse, Ling Xiao began to arrange the deployment, it was impossible to take the official road, everyone took advantage of the moonlight to get into the woods, except for one who found a way to go to Zhending first to find backup, the other soldiers divided into two ways, and changed clothes with Xie Zongren.
It seems that Ling Xiao took Yun Xiu and a group of people, and Xie Zongren and another wave of people.
"As a last resort, force a breakthrough." Ling Xiao told the soldiers, "Save your life first, Zhending City converges, and there is no one less." “
The leader clenched his fists and said loyally: "The little one understands." “
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