Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Thief's Edge (2)

The rain was pouring in, only two lanterns swayed at the door, and in the rain curtain, more than a dozen figures jumped down from the war horse, stepping on the water splash and running towards the bright mansion over there.

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Late at night, the whole house is cold and quiet, occasionally one or two rooms shine through the light and cast people's shadows on the window lattice, the sound of rain washing leaves outside, the servants in the house carry lanterns and stick to patrol around, from the eaves to the compound, and then subconsciously look up, the sky seems to have a sound.

Arrows flew into the night.

"What sound......" was the first person to shout.

"How...... There was someone on the wallβ€”" Someone behind noticed that something was wrong, the lantern shone past, and a vague figure appeared on the courtyard wall, and he shouted out the words, and the next second, an arrow grazed the falling raindrops, and with a whoosh, flew from the black, and when the blood splashed, the lantern fell to the ground, and the candle flame went out.

Boom Boom –

The gong sounded quickly in his hand, and the servant shouted in the courtyard, "Come, there are thieves...... Yes! The last scream came out.

The air sounded with arrows, the second black shadow shot over, the sound stopped abruptly, the gong fell to the ground, the remaining two servants were so frightened that they turned around and ran towards the back of the courtyard, the courtyard wall behind them, more than a dozen figures descended, and someone at the door of the mansion heard the voice leaning out half of his body: "Who?!" ”

The rushing figure did not answer, and with a wave of his hand, he slashed the person back. The latch of the door was opened, and several wolf riders opened the door of the mansion, and at this time, the room in the mansion was lit by the screams and the shouts of the fleeing servants, and dozens of footsteps rushed towards this side of the courtyard with standing water.

Almost at the same time, the door of the mansion opened, and a group of black-pressed figures rushed into the house on foot, lined up under the eaves of the gatehouse, the bowstring pulled, and then collapsed.

Before the fuzhong family who came in the rain rushed to the opposite side with swords, soldiers and sticks, the air was full of locust-like buzzing sounds, and dense feathered arrows rushed into the opposite side of the rain curtain, and the figures fell one by one, and the blood stained the rain red and spread around.

There are also people who are not dead struggling to raise their heads, blurred vision, burly and majestic body walked over, waved a long knife and slashed down, Hua Xiong raised his arm and beckoned, hundreds of wolf riders were divided into more than ten groups and rushed into different directions, most of the people who encountered resistance were an arrow, or a knife to chop over, the number of domestic servants in the courtyard of this mansion was not much, and their skills were a little stronger than ordinary people, and when they encountered the wolf riders who suddenly killed, they resisted a little, and they were killed more than ten people, and the rest immediately dropped their weapons and did not dare to resist anymore.

The front and back yards were quickly controlled, and the maids and old women in the side yards were driven out of the house and gathered in the heavy rain, and occasionally a few pairs of wild mandarin ducks could be seen huddled naked together. A man who seemed to be in his forties or fifties quickly straightened his robe and walked out of the trembling crowd, thinking that he was a butler or something like the mansion.

"This king......" the other man arched his hand towards the tall figure over there.

Gongsun Zhi put his index finger between his lips and shushed at him, and Li Ke trotted over from the other side and whispered, "Backyard...... The main house is empty...... The bed was warm though. ”

"Huh...... Also hiding. The corners of Gongsun Zhi's mouth curled into a smile, and he looked at the man before: "I came here to ask for money and food, I don't want to hurt people's lives more, give me everything to discuss." ”

"It's... Yes, yes. I also ask the king to send someone with me. The man glanced at the servants and guards in the courtyard, bowed his head, and no longer hesitated.

Gongsun Zhi tilted his head to follow, and the pony thief whispered, "Chief, do you have a pain in your neck......"

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Let you bring someone over and follow him. Gongsun Zhi kicked the stupid nerd, Li Ke covered the position where he was kicked, rubbed his nose with a smirk, and hurriedly beckoned a few wolf riders, and then carried the man out of here.

"The beds are warm, apparently there is a cellar in this mansion, go and search them out." Gongsun Zhi narrowed his eyes and watched the heavy rain in the sky, beckoning a wet maid, "Come in, I have something to ask you." Then, he turned and walked into the main hall.

The maid who was called trembled.

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On the other side, there was a faint sound of rustling in the darkness.

A faint light penetrated through the gap hidden above the ladder, and occasionally footsteps came, covering up the light, and walked over again, and the two figures were faintly crowded together, covering their mouths and not daring to speak.

After a few moments, the light of the fire passed through the gap overhead.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Little sister, don't be afraid...... It won't be long before the thieves are gone...... Don't you cry...... You know...... Mother and second brother will come as soon as dawn. The female voice trembled between her fingers, and the silhouette of her figure trembled uncontrollably.

As early as when the thieves entered the house, the two sisters, who were originally more alert, heard the movement and ran out of the house early, hiding in the dark room that had been prepared at home. The older girl naturally understood what it would be like to be caught by the bandits, and she regretted that she couldn't wait to take her sister and Guan to this side of the courtyard this morning.

"I knew it earlier...... It's good to stay in the city. She stroked the smaller figure in her arms and whispered.

In his arms, the little hand pulled his sister's clothes, and the crisp and immature children's voice whispered comfortingly: "Sixth sister...... Don't worry, I'm not afraid, it's very hidden here, I used to hide here, and my mother couldn't find it. ”

As they spoke, the beams of light cast above their heads disappeared, and then they heard the sound of heavy objects moving, and the two figures hugging each other trembled, and the other person's expressions could not be seen in the black, but they were probably panicked.

"Found you." A rude voice suddenly came from overhead.

Above the dim field of vision, with a bang, the tip of the knife was inserted, and the sawdust exploded and fell on their heads, and the screams suddenly rang out, and the burly figure reached into most of the body, grabbed the thin shoulder with one hand and lifted it directly, tearing and screaming, and became a mess in the darkness.

"Let go of my sister......" screamed, the girl rushed over and grabbed the man's arm, and fought with her other hand, but both of them were pushed out of the dark room by the other together, and one on one shoulder, and walked out of the house with two screams, towards the main hall on that side.

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"So, this is the Zhen family, and there is a famous family in Hebei?" Gongsun Zhi sat in the first place, his hands pressed on his knees, the water stains dripping down the tips, and stared coldly at the trembling maid in front of him.

The maid pinching the corner of her clothes stammered and nodded: "...... Be...... Yes, though...... The main house is a good family...... If there is a catastrophe, the old lady in the family will ...... Do good deeds ......"

Zhen Jia...... Gongsun Zhi rubbed the short beard that grew a circle on his upper lip and lower chin, and he was also a little surprised in his heart, he had no intention of killing this family, in the later life, Queen Luo Shen Zhen still knew a little, but ...... At this time, I should still be a child......

"Go down."

He thought about it casually, waved his hand to let the maid withdraw, the figures at the door were staggered, Hua Xiong carried two struggling and screaming villains in, gently put them on the ground, and returned to his life: "...... Chief, these are the two little girls in this family......"

Two girls, one big and one small, stood there timidly, the older one was about fourteen or fifteen years old, quite delicate, looked up at the fierce figure above, her face turned pale with fright, but she took a step across and quickly covered the small figure next to her, her white lips trembled slightly: "If you want to rob, just rob me, don't rob my sister......"

Hua Xiong rubbed his beard, "This girl is good." ”

Gongsun Zhi stared at the girl who was blocking the front, then looked over, looked at the small figure behind his sister, and slowly spoke: "How about I be your father-in-law?" ”

"Zhen Mi!"