The rain washed away everything, and there was a crackling sound.

Occasionally, lightning and thunder roared, and tree-shaped lightning enveloped in a deafening loud sound, drawing a strange scenery in the sky.

The Cai family's courtyard on Xianzhang Street is brightly lit.

The family gathered in the hall, some children were scared by the thunder and cried, and other children also cried, Cai Shu Cai Bin helped Yang's Tang family coax their younger brothers and sisters, Cai Yu knelt on the desk and wrote something, but his expression was rarely anxious, Cai Yu was grinding ink on the side, his body occasionally trembled lightly in the thunder, and his breathing was also very short, looking at Cai Yu to stop writing, she looked at the bamboo slips twice, shook her head and said something, and then wiped off one of the patterns on the bamboo slips with her hands, and added something on both sides.

Cai Yu looked at her, frowned and said a few words, nodded in Cai Yu's response, and sketched on the other bamboo slips as he spoke.

Soon after the two discussed, Ke Hai came in with an umbrella and whispered a few words to the two brothers and sisters, the two brothers and sisters glanced at each other, Qi Qi took a deep breath and stood up, Cai Yu carried the umbrella and prepared to go out, Tang's face was uneasy, but he only pointed to the side of the robe, Cai Yu smiled, patted the handle of the umbrella and said something, after Cai Yu solemnly made a big salute, shook his head and waved his hand, and went out with Ke Hai with a smile indifferently.

In the night, Cai Xiao held his fist to his chest, stood at the door with his cheeks slightly anxious, and in a trance, he suddenly saw a figure appear in the courtyard.

A green dragon glaive sword was cold and wanton in the lightning, and the dragon pattern was almost flying away.

The figure arched his hand, and his red-faced and long-bearded face looked extremely strange in the lightning and thunder, and then turned his back to Cai Xiao, but it made Cai Xiao, who was suddenly frightened, quickly settle down.

At the same time, from time to time in the rain curtain from the direction of the backyard cellar, people came out, and under the cover of the rain, they stood almost silently around the entire courtyard. There were not many of them, but they were almost all wearing swords around their waists, carrying iron spears, and two people holding umbrellas in one hand and wooden and iron shields in the other, and after that, two archers also got under the umbrella.

Cai Xiao looked at this unexpected scene and was stunned for a long time, Guan Yu, Zhu Ming, Qian Feng, Wei Linping, Chang Jiwen, Su Yue, Ma Luo, Wen Renchang...... She saw everyone's faces clearly, watched Zhu Ming greet him with his head, and let people scatter again, suddenly laughed, and then wiped her tears and hugged Yang who heard the sound come up.

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In the back hall of the county government, Zhang Ke moved quickly and hurriedly playing five birds, and his originally fat and bloated figure was now so thin that he could only be called strong.

Tiger opera and bear opera are his favorites, so he fought a few more times, and several henchmen behind him and Lu Jian, who was wearing a cloak and covering his face, also followed, but Lu Jian's eyes looked in the direction of Zhangjiazhuang from time to time, with a hint of worry.

Soon after, the sky and the earth suddenly brightened, a thick lightning suddenly hit a nearby shop, the fire burned, Lu Jian was startled, stared blankly, when the lightning lit up again, someone in the backyard greeted, Zhang Ke did not bring an umbrella, rushed into the rain, Lu Jian immediately looked over, but could only see a treasure knife called "dragon head" The cold light flashed.

Lu Jian hesitated for a moment, and said something to several of Zhang Ke's henchmen, and when he raised his feet, one of his henchmen had already given up his hand to stop him, he shook his head, looked at a corner of the city, and wanted to take a step, but suddenly saw someone leading a dozen or so guards from the front hall, standing in front of him with a halberd, and his face was extremely solemn under the lightning, it was Fan Yu.

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Inside the farm, people were coming and going in the heavy rain, and no one knew what was about to happen, but they were restlessly following the guidance of the guards and gathered in several large houses in the heart of the farm.

Lian Xiang looked at Huang Tian Guo Xiao with nearly a hundred guards with a serious face, and couldn't help but drive everyone towards the big house, in the thunder, he vaguely saw a black horse in the wind and rain in the distance into the farm, the rider on the horse was dressed in iron armor, holding a snake spear, and then turned the horse's head and stood at the entrance of the farm single-handedly.

Soon after, he vaguely saw the guards enter their respective rooms, and when they came out, they were already dressed in two gears of armor, armed with swords and shields, and carrying spears and spears, but they did not gather behind the rider, but disappeared into the rain, and did not know where they went.

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"Boom!" With a sound, the lightning illuminated the uninhabited scenery inside and outside Zhangjiazhuang brightly and strangely.

There were no lights anywhere in the village, only in the front hall, a group of old and weak women and children gathered in the firelight.

In the thunder, Xiahou Nujun's cry sounded first, and this time there was naturally no Zhang Fei's cry for help as always, but Huan's hugging him and coaxing him constantly, the cry still couldn't be stopped, but it caused Xiahou Yuan's four-year-old fourth daughter Xiahou Yuan and one-year-old youngest son Xiahou Hui to cry.

Xiahou Yuan's wife Ding was a little upset with a slightly bulging belly, and her body couldn't help but feel unwell, the three old women of Li's, Yan Yu, and Zou Wang's hurriedly appeased, and Huan's also looked guilty and came up to talk and comfort, at the age of twelve, he was quite sensible, and Xiahou Heng, who could also help Xiahou Yuan kill people together, and Xiahou Ba, the second brother who was more than eight years old, and the third sister Xiahou Qi, who was more than six years old, also obediently comforted his younger brothers and sisters, and this time the fifteen-year-old sister Xiahou Yan, who had not left the pavilion with the Xiahou brothers, was busy wringing towels and sending hot water.

Bao Li Cai Qian and the maids around them are helping to take care of Xiahou Heng and other children, while Qin Yueji is taking Qian Lingxi, Yuan Chunqing, He Qingtan and a few kitchen maids are laying out the floor and handling the brazier.

Geng Qiuyi took Fang Xue to kneel at the door, looking at the rain scene in the courtyard, in the sound of children crying, firewood falling to the ground, and the crackling of firelight, the atmosphere in the hall seemed to be harmonious and orderly, but in fact, it was a little depressing, everyone's words were very light, but they were upset, most of them were also quite literate, and at this time, they occasionally showed some uneasiness and anxiety, and they also laughed in the words of others.

But these were the only ones in the Frontrooms.

The nearly 100 guards who arrived two days ago no longer knew where they had gone at this time, that is, they were not even Li Lang and Sun Li.

In the huge village, except for the wind, rain and thunder, it seems bleak and silent.

The wind and rain came through the cold, the thunder suddenly rose, Fang Xue, who covered her whole body with a cloak, trembled slightly, Geng Qiuyi hugged her and laughed, Fang Xue also smiled reassuringly, "Master, it must be fine." ”

"Naturally, nothing will happen......"

Geng Qiuyi pulled Fang Xue's cloak and hat, Fang Xue tilted her head towards the door, and pulled it back, Geng Qiuyi smiled and held her in her arms, "It's not scary." Younger siblings aren't crying for you. ”

"I know. Tianxingjian, a gentleman with self-improvement...... I'm not taboo anymore. It's just that you can avoid trouble or avoid trouble. Nights are always not so good. ”

Fang Xue looked at the closed mansion door with some envy, "Senior Lady, actually...... I want to learn to play the drums with Brother Xiao Lang and Brother Deda...... I'm not afraid. ”

"Don't go. You go, who will take care of the master? ”

Geng Qiuyi hugged Fang Xue tightly, thinking of what the other party had told him in the past, wanting to be so scary that Fang Weng died in front of him, he also felt a little pity in his heart.

"Shi Niang is the most powerful. Where do you need me to take care of you......"

As soon as the thunder sounded, Geng Qiuyi trembled, and Fang Xue hugged her, "Hehe, Shi Niang did it on purpose." Xiaoxue is fine, Shi Niang...... Xiaoxue is used to it. In the future, Master wants to calm the world, and if I follow, there will be many such things. Besides, Master, they're just not in front of them. ”

Geng Qiuyi chin "um", "That's good." Then he looked at the rain against Fang Xue's head, but his empty right hand was tugging at his skirt, and his five fingers were slightly white in the bright light.

Restlessness, anxiety......

There are a lot of emotions, in fact, Geng Qiuyi would not have been like this.

It's not that she hasn't seen blood and fire, she did panic and lost her mind in the Geng family tragedy that night, but the night Zhang Yan came over, she saw the head, even if Bao Li was unconscious, and the others were frightened, in that atmosphere, she only panicked and recovered.

Not only because Liu Zheng said that she wanted her to take care of the affairs of the family, she had to be strong, but also because she felt that she was different from ordinary people, and there was an even more different Liu Zheng behind her, as long as Liu Zheng did not panic, she felt that she could withstand anything.

But since this morning, as people come in and out of the village from time to time, Liu Zheng is obviously a little distracted, although he still smiles indifferently in front of people, but occasionally stands alone on the eaves of the porch, the window, and the grass hut, looking at Li Lang, Sun Li, Lu Zhi, and Li's ...... Even herself, the distracted and preoccupied appearance is really distressing, and she also feels that her husband actually has a weak heart under the glory of her husband.

She didn't pick it out, but she also knew that her husband was afraid of losing his family, which meant that the enemy was very strong this time, so strong that the 500 people in the horse farm and the 500 people in the farm, and even the prestige of Zhang County Ling and Gongsun Taishou could not be suppressed......

As soon as Geng Qiuyi thought of this, his heart panicked.

At this time, she just sat at the door with Fang Xue and looked at the rain scene, didn't talk to other people, and didn't even help comfort the Ding family, because she didn't want people to think that she was also uneasy.

She is Liu Zheng's woman, she is the eldest lady of the village, she has to be strong, as long as she is strong, people's hearts will not be chaotic, and she can't be disturbed, she has to keep recalling those escape routes - this is what Liu Zheng was taken by Zhu Ming to her house after passing through the secret passage one day to tell her, and then the escape and refuge routes related to the emergency are listed. And once things change, she must lead the women and children down and escape.

So she can't panic.

But thinking about the reason for doing this, she panicked even more......

Suddenly, a crack opened in the door of the lightning mansion, Geng Qiuyi was stunned, and saw the little head of Xiao Sun Li's hippie smile poked in, and then was pushed in, the little guy fell to the ground, grabbed the door, and squeezed out again after a long time, Fang Xue laughed, Geng Qiuyi couldn't cry or laugh, his body relaxed slightly, and then after Li came over, he stood up with a smile and closed the door of the hall with Fang Xue.

Outside the mansion gate, Sun Li was about to cry, punching and kicking Sun Hao who was wearing a robe, complaining, and on the other side, Li Lang patted the small coat he made and put it on Sun Li. Seeing that the two children were killed and didn't go in, Sun Hao looked helpless, so he had to help the two children onto the horse, and then led the horse out of the villa.

Halfway down the road, Sun Hao put down the two children, and then also rode down the mountain.

In the rainy night, the big drum was set up on the drum stand placed on the side of the road, Li Lang Sun Li bowed his hand to Lu Zhi, who was crying and laughing, and then probed his brain down the mountain.

The terrain here is slightly steep, the grass and trees are extremely lush, the two little boys blink their eyes tigerly, but they can't see the picture under the mountain, occasionally the lightning flashes, and the only thing they can see is Lu Zhi, who is holding two drumsticks and motionless.

Looking at the old man chewing on the blades of grass in his mouth, a thin and withered face gradually floated under the hat that he had never seen before, and the eyes in the lightning looked down the mountain with a ghostly light, Sun Li remembered the story of "the old man who eats children" that his father and mother occasionally told him, and he felt that his scalp was numb, if it weren't for Xiao Li Lang on the side holding a book knife and looking at the mountain without changing his face, he would have had the heart to escape.

At this time, he couldn't help but feel weak, but he didn't dare to retreat with a stiff neck, and secretly picked a leaf, and also followed Lu Zhi's example and chewed it...... It's so bitter.

However, he turned his head to look at the drum rack beside him, and still felt that his teacher was crazy.

Since the day of the fight on the mountain sang a song, in recent days the teacher actually liked the Yuefu poems, but on weekdays was warned by the ancestor not to entertain, so he also detoured to teach some poems about the war, I don't know who the "Uncle Gongda" who sent the bamboo slips, how to send the bamboo slips really have these messy things, these two days listening to the teacher humming those things incompletely, he is going crazy.

And what makes Xiao Sun Li feel even more incredible is that the master usually opposes the teacher beating the drum and humming songs, but today he made an exception, and he personally went into battle, saying that it was to let everyone understand the relationship between the drum and morale.

However, such a heavy thunderstorm has been raining for a long time, and it may be smaller, but the people here can hear it, can the master at the end of the mountain road really hear it? Just hear, what does such a small voice have to do with morale?

Speaking of which, Sun Li has a lot of doubts.

His own teacher didn't know what he was thinking, so he actually transferred all the guards out, and at this time, there was only one teacher waiting at the bottom of the mountain.

This means that there are no masters in Zhangjiazhuang now, not even a decent man, if people sneak in along other mountain roads, won't the people inside be caught as hostages?

In fact, this is also the reason why he doesn't want to stay in the villa, he always feels that it's the same everywhere, but I don't know why, after his father knows that he wants to learn to beat the drum in this situation, he wants to take him back, although he finally gave up at his own insistence, but this is not like a love son's heart?

Do you think that I am weak and afraid that I will be drenched in the rain? People are going to die, is this one thing missing?

Xiao Sun Li blinked his eyes suspiciously, but he also recalled some of the pictures he had seen with Liu Zheng before.

There are a lot of people here today, in the morning, Zhang Xianling came in person, and talked with the teacher for a long time before leaving, and then his own father and Zicaigong, who came back two days ago, also left with Uncle Yide and Qingyun, and after that, the guards of the master and Uncle Yun Chang also left, and when it was almost night, Li Lang's father, Uncle Wen Chou, and Zhu led a group of them, and suddenly disappeared.

He didn't know where these people went and who they protected, but he could vaguely guess a few places and people that were important to the teacher when he followed the teacher and the ancestor on weekdays, but those places and people were important, so it wasn't important here?

I just asked my father and didn't ask anything, and at this time, Xiao Sun Li couldn't help but pout, a group of adults are mysterious, what are they doing.

He was just thinking about it, when Sun Haoyao's shout suddenly came from the bottom of the mountain, "Drumming!" ”

Sun Li's face was grim, and he glanced at Li Lang, and Qi Qi saw the excitement and uneasiness in the other party's eyes.

As soon as the lightning flashed, Lu Zhi spit out the blades of grass and smiled, touching the heads of the two children, "Since you have gone and returned, then look carefully and listen carefully!" ”

The old man rolled up his sleeves, his face was grim, and his right hand slammed into it.

Boom!

In the rainstorm, the drums appear to be soft, and then "Boom! Knock knock! Da! The sound of "...... bang" rang out.

Lu Zhi beat the drum hard, occasionally beating the side drum a few times, and before long, he opened his mouth and sang, "Zhanchengnan!" Dead Guo Bei! Wild death is not buried, but it is edible! ”

The sound was heard far down the mountain.

Two figures stood at the end of the mountain road, one leading a horse, and the other wearing iron armor, standing with a spear horizontally.

It was Liu Zheng and Sun Hao.

In the distance, there were many shadows on the empty plain, many figures swayed in the lightning, Liu Zheng listened to the sonorous and powerful singing from the mountain road, smiled and beckoned, Sun Hao immediately got on the horse and disappeared into the rainy night.

On the plains, Huang Shao watched the horses go away in a daze, and the figure was alone, standing with a gun.

There were people around him talking stumblingly, most of them in doubtful tones, and some people scolding and laughing.

Huang Shao swallowed his saliva, listened to the drum sound gradually getting worse, became more and more impassioned on the mountain road, and glanced up, only to find that the rain had suddenly become smaller.

The singing gradually became clear, echoing across the mountain path.

"Thinking of the son of a good minister, a good minister is honest and thoughtful: go out to attack, return to the ...... at night"

Huang Shao changed color slightly, and then he saw that the sky and the earth were bright, and the man swept away with a gun, and shouted: "Liu has been waiting for a long time!" It's kind of heads-up! That's right, I'll pick all of you alone! ”

Rumble!

The sky behind the man suddenly lit up, and a bolt of lightning struck the top of the mountain in the distance.

Huang Shao looked at Zhangjiazhuang, which was uninhabited, looked at the quiet and lonely mountains around Zhangjiazhuang, listened to the louder and louder drum in the old and passionate voice and sang from the beginning, and then sang "The owl rode to death in battle, and the horse wandered and ......", the corners of his mouth twitched, and he shouted: "Lao Tzu is not a horse!" I'm not a fucking pony! Liu Zheng Piff! You can't escape! Today, Lao Tzu will let you cut off your children and grandchildren! Destroy your family! ”

His pale, sickly face flushed in the lightning, and he waved his big hand violently.

"Kill ——! me"