Chapter 304: The Pride of the Heavens
Night had fallen, and at the entrance of an inconspicuous small fishing village on the outskirts of Luoyang, on the south bank of Luoshui, a cavalry suddenly flashed.
This group of cavalry did not display banners, nor did they wear robes and armor, and they were all dressed in cloth clothes and red buns. At first glance, it looks like a bunch of bandits. This group of people took advantage of the cover of night to sneak in quietly on the tree-lined path at the entrance of the small fishing village. No torches were lit and no one spoke, and even the horses' hooves were wrapped in thick cotton bags, so they rarely made loud noises.
"The brothers dismounted, and tied up their horses." The man who walked in front got off the horse first, covered his face with a black scarf, and then gently drew his knife and whispered, "Be careful, there is a master in the village, his ears are extremely sensitive, and his means are extremely strong, Hugh will be discovered by him." ”
"Big ...... Brother, are we really going to slaughter the whole village? Someone in the back said cautiously, "We are already officers and soldiers, not bandits!" ”
"Shut up! This is a strict order given by the military advisor, we only need to carry it out, and we don't have to ask much! The leader of the man whispered, "Later, when I entered the village, I killed all of them without asking for mercy, and even the chickens and dogs were not left alive." After the incident, he set fire to the people and left, and there will be a heavy reward for returning to the military division! ”
"Yes...... more than 100 other men came over and whispered beside him.
The night was getting darker.
Two nighthawk cries sounded in the woods, and more than a hundred black shadows reached into the lonely fishing village.
There are only more than a dozen households in this small fishing village, all of whom have the same surname, and they rely on fishing for a living all year round. Because the traffic is a little congested and relatively poor, it is rarely visited. After nightfall, there was not a single light in the whole village, and all the fishermen who were tired of fishing during the day rested.
Suddenly, several dog barks alarmed the village, and some people shouted "catch the thief". The black shadows secretly shouted a few times, and rushed to the various courtyards separately, about to start killing.
Suddenly, there was a rumbling drum all around, followed by the roar of soldiers and horses. I don't know how many people poured in from all directions, and countless torches were lit one after another, surrounding the entire fishing village.
The black shadows were like being drunk, and they knew what they were planning and hurriedly wanted to escape. The black shadow that had just rushed into a few houses screamed and was thrown out of it, and fell heavily into the courtyard.
"A bold thief, dare to run to his death!!" With a thunderous drink, all the black shadows were frightened. Under the moonlight and firelight, I saw a giant man with a bearded hair, riding a black and shiny horse and carrying a mace and rushing out. Without saying a word, he threw a stick at the black shadow man first, and smashed a good head to smithereens on the spot, and blood and brains flew into the sky, and there was a rain of flowers.
"Spare your life, General Anu spare your life! --It's your own person!! All the black shadows fell down in fright on the spot, threw their weapons and kowtowed desperately to beg for mercy.
"You recognize me?" The one who came was one of the Tiger Ben Guards, Anu. He swung the bloody mace in his hand into the air and roared, "Who sent you here to assassinate you?!" ”
"Don't ask!" At this moment, an old voice came lazily in the night sky. The crowd followed the voice, and saw a torch lit above the roof. He Bo jumped lightly from the roof and walked into the encirclement.
The leader of the men in black saw He Bo and Anu, and kept shrinking into the crowd, and kept wrapping the black scarf on his face tighter.
He Bo stood in front of these people, his face full of disdainful sneers. He looked up and pointed at the leader, "You, come out." ”
"Huh?"
"Come out!" Anu roared.
The head with the masked scarf trembled all over, but he did not dare to move on his stomach. Just as Anu was about to dismount and carry him out with his own hands, a dagger in his hand suddenly pierced his heart and could no longer get up.
"Old man, General Anu, spare your life!" Seeing that the leader was dead, the minions panicked and kept shouting, "We are just doing what we are told, and we have no idea who is in this fishing village." It was Brother Ye who brought us here, saying that he was acting according to the orders of the military advisor, and we didn't dare to ask more! ”
"Sure enough......" When He Bo heard this, he shook his head and sighed softly.
Anu was furious on the spot, "Bai Xu, you really have bad intentions!" - Old man, the whole of Luoyang knows that you and the county lord are hiding here, only the lord and Bai Xu. Bai Xu secretly sent someone to assassinate him, which is enough to show that he has rebelled! At this moment, the lord must be very dangerous in Luoyang, so it is better for us to ......."
He Bo closed his eyes and waved his hand slowly, "Since the lord can ask Suzaku to secretly order you to recruit people to set up an ambush here to protect him, Bai Xu will definitely not have the slightest chance of success." Now our task is to protect the county lord, and we don't have to worry about the rest. ”
"What about the scum?" Anu pointed the mace in his hand at the black-clothed men in front of him.
"Hey......" Uncle He shook his head and sighed loudly, "They are all old brothers of Qixingzhai, and they should remember the earliest military law of Qixingzhai." The ...... of military law set by Bai Xu"
As soon as these words were spoken, the black-clothed men present were silent. Even the people who were begging for mercy stopped screaming.
The first precept of Qixingzhai, those who commit rebellion and brotherly disharmony, behead! Follower, slash!
On the spot, five or six people picked up the knife on the ground and put it on their necks without hesitation, "Although my brothers don't know the reason, they are guilty of chaos after all!" - But if you want to die, you have nothing to say!! ”
Click-and-click--
There was a bang.
Several people fell to the ground, blood flowing.
Soon after, many others followed suit. The rest of the people were lying there dumbfounded, and some people were scared out of their feces and urine.
However, no one begged for life and begged for mercy.
He Bo turned around and walked back, "Let them cut themselves, and leave a whole corpse for burial!" ”
Click-and-click--
Click-and-click--
"Bai Xu, you are a god-killing talent who has been killed by a thousand knives!"
"You have committed a rebellion, but you have caused us brothers!"
"We won't let you go in the next life!!"
Click-and-click--
Click-and-click--
"Bai Xu, Bai Xu!" He Bo turned his back to these corpses and sighed, "You're sorry for these, bloody and brave men!" ”
One hundred and three corpses were placed at the head of the small fishing village.
Xiao Linglong sat in the room and lay on the bed, without getting up. With his eyes closed, tears slowly flowed out.
"Fourth brother...... You've finally made it this far. ”
"Why bother?"
……
Luoyang Palace, inside the Penglai Palace.
Outside the bedroom of the deep hall where Chu Tianya was hiding, seven or eight Qingwei, including Xuanwu, Gou Chen, and Tiantian, were all lying limply in the corridor, and they all seemed to be unconscious. Bai Xu walked past these people with his head held high, a smile of intoxication and satisfaction on his face.
The official Zhao Huan and several ironclad guards of the forbidden army followed behind Bai Xu, looking at the scene in front of them in shock.
"Good brother, are these people Chu Tianya's Qingwei?" Zhao Huan said with some trepidation, "What's wrong with them?" ”
"They have taken my chronic drug for eight or nine days, and the medicinal wine specially prepared today will inevitably faint and not wake up." Bai Xu smiled, "No matter how top a martial arts master he is, under the medicinal power of my prescription, it is absolutely impossible for him to have the strength to struggle." Now they are all wastes, and unless I give them an antidote, they will not even be able to wake up. ”
"So, why don't you just kill them to prevent future trouble?" Zhao Huan was still a little scared. At the time of the Tokyo Rebellion, Qingwei's skills and power Zhao Huan had seen it. If one of them suddenly woke up and made a disaster, how could he, Bai Xu and these waste forbidden troops be able to deal with?
"Don't kill in a hurry, they're all still useful." Bai Xu smiled and said, "The official family doesn't have to worry too much, please enter with Weichen, cut off the head of the traitor Chu Tianya, and you're done!" ”
"Okay, okay......" Zhao Huan took a deep breath in fear and followed with courage.
Walking to the door of Chu Tianya's bedroom, Bai Xu also dressed up, and bowed down to the door, "Lord, my subordinate Bai Xu has something important to see." ”
This statement scared Zhao Huan and those sergeants into not possessing their bodies, and Zhao Huan almost ran away.
Bai Xu stopped Zhao Huan, raised his eyebrows and pouted into the room, signaling Zhao Huan to listen.
Sure enough, a voice came from the house, "Jingqian is here...... Please come in, cough, cough! ”
"Hey, this is Chu Tianya's voice, but it seems to be thirty or forty years old, or terminally ill!!" Zhao Huan was surprised.
"Then let's go in and have a look at him!" Bai Xu smiled slightly, stepped forward, and pushed the door open.
"Squeaky ......"
With a dull thud, the door was pushed open. The light in the room was dim, but candles were lit. The candlelight flickered, and the shadows were sufficient. In the curtain of the large bed, a figure could be vaguely seen struggling to sit up. In front of the big bed lay two women, Suzaku and Guiren.
"Oh, the official family is here too?" Chu Tianya's voice was really old and extremely tired, and he said with difficulty, "Jingqian, what's the matter with me?" Today I suddenly felt weak and struggled to speak. And you see, Suzaku and the nobles have been asleep until now! Are we poisoned? Call the Imperial Doctor to punish us!" ”
When Zhao Huan heard these words, he subconsciously stepped back.
Bai Xu took a few steps forward, bowed to Chu Tianya, and said, "Yes, lord." You are poisoned. Moreover, it is an incurable poison, and life is on the line. ”
"What?!" Chu Tianya was furious.
"Y-Why didn't he faint and collapsed?" Zhao Huan whispered in fear.
Bai Xu laughed, "If he faints and falls, wouldn't it be very boring?" - Lord, you didn't expect it, you will also have this day, planted in the hands of someone Zhao! ”
"Zhao someone?" Chu Tianya said angrily and confusedly, "It turns out that you are really the Zhao royal family!" ”
"That's right." Bai Xu stood tall and said loudly, "My surname is Zhao, my name is Boxu, and I am the eighth grandson of Taizu. I am royalty, noble royalty! …… From the first day I was caught by Jiao Wentong in Qixingzhai and reduced to a grass coar, I swore an oath. One day, I will kill all of you, the bandits and grass who have brought disaster to the country and the people; One day, I will return to the imperial capital to get back what should belong to Taizu, and let the world of Zhao and Song Dynasty carry forward! ”
"I want everyone in the world to know that the descendants of Taizu are the most outstanding talents in this world! It was sent by the gods to save the common people, the pride of the sky! ”