108 hostages
The darkness of the night was especial, with the occasional palpitating owl call and the hoarse wailing of crows. At this spring-summer turnover, the insects are busy licking the wounds that have broken out of their shells, and the vegetation all over the mountains is full of mournful tears.
On this moonlit night when there was little movement, a hurried horse's hooves came from far and near, and came closer and closer. The leader of the team was dressed in silver armor, his helmet shining a holy milky white color in the moonlight. It was a helmet carved in the shape of a lotus flower, luxurious, elegant, and noble in appearance that seemed incompatible with the murderous battlefield, but the connotation contained in it was profound and thought-provoking.
The lotus comes out of the silt, before it surfaces and reveals its infinite beauty, when it is still a seed, it needs to fight against the filthy silt and stones in the chaotic silt, and only by breaking through them can it break through the void and become the gorgeous flower on the water.
The troubled times are mud, and the prosperous times give birth to flowers.
Under the beautiful lotus helmet, a beautifully carved bright silver armor was draped on the tall but not majestic body, and a huge blood-red cross inscription began three inches below the neck of the armor and spread to the lower abdomen. The owner of this armor is Luan Yi.
Riding a horse galloping not far away, you can smell a little moisture in the distance, presumably this place is not far from the big river, and the destination of this trip is already close at hand.
"Dog leftover, where are all the carts and horses abandoned by the caravan you saw in the afternoon?" It was none other than Zhao Yun who was asking, and he and Dian Wei threw 200 Templar camp elite horsemen after Luan Yi together. The rest of the generals of Guan Zhang, Huang Xu, and Taishi led the army together with Xu Shu and Mao Jue to return to Licheng one step ahead.
Gou Yu replied: "Lord Qiyu, it's not far ahead, and if you walk more than a hundred times, you can see the caravan flag." ”
Zhao Yun raised his hand and waved away the dog leftovers, and then informed Luan Yi of the information he had obtained, and asked, "Sect Master, do you want to go over and have a look?" ”
"No need!" Luan Yi waved his hand, "The investigation is unintentional, and it consumes time out of thin air." We know that Zhu Ying wants to plunder the Zhen family's ship and cross north. In this way, as long as you chase all the way east along the river beach, it will not take long to find Zhu Ying's traces. ”
"Cloud saved!" Zhao Yun raised his hand and saluted, and the hangers in the gestures were non-stop, and they were extremely chic. "Everyone listen to the order, go to the big river beach, hurry!"
The sound of galloping horses' hooves sounded again, "Click...... Click-click-click...... Rumble ......"
The big river is what later generations called the Yellow River. Zhu Ying finally defeated the Zhen family guards who resisted desperately, wiped the blood from the long sword with the corner of his clothes, and walked towards the only six members of the Zhen family's caravan who were under siege. He glanced at the cross badges on the chests of the caravan members, and couldn't help but smile evilly, "Giggle...... And now, what about your Virgin? Why don't you come out and bless you? ”
When a group of yellow turban thieves heard this, they wanted to laugh with Zhu Ying, but they saw a young man with red lips and white teeth and a beautiful face flashing behind the five servants of the Zhen family. Although the young man was dressed in the clothes of a domestic servant, he faintly revealed the majesty of the superior. He looked directly at Zhu Ying with crystal and angry eyes, and said viciously: "Our Lady is everywhere, and she will definitely bless us." It's you...... Don't blame Ben Gongzi for not reminding you, this is the border of Jinan and the holy land of the Holy Religion. If you do such evil things of robbery and plunder here, my Holy Sect Master will definitely not let you go, and the brother will control your sins, so that your bones will be gone! ”
"You ......" It doesn't matter if the young man doesn't say this, as soon as he hears Luan Yi, Zhu Yinghuo doesn't overflow, "Bullshit Holy Sect, Cult." Bah...... Although Ben Qu Shuai is not a good person, he is not a wicked person. Before you kill you, you might as well do a good deed and let you die clearly! He rolled his eyes and deceived the young man and said: "A few days ago, General Tiangong has ordered Ben Shuai to lead 50,000 troops into Jinan, and now Jinan has changed its flag and become the boundary of my Yellow Heavenly Dao. As for that Luan Yi, haha...... Died in the chaos, the corpse was already fed to the dogs by Ben Qushuai! ”
"Fifty thousand troops?" The handsome young man's heart trembled. He knows very well that Jinan is such a big place, how many people can it have, hundreds of thousands? How many of the more than 100,000 people are young and strong? How many can go to the battlefield, absolutely not reaching the number of 50,000. This also means that the number of church guards is far inferior to the Yellow Turban thieves, and the enemy is outnumbered, can Jinan hold it? Saint? Did Nuwa Cathedral fall? The boy didn't want to think about it, he didn't dare to think about it, and he didn't want to believe that everything in his imagination was real. "You are talking nonsense, the sect leader is wise and powerful, and he is a god of salvation, how can he be defeated by a despicable villain like you...... Wait, are you Qu Shuai? The young man suddenly figured out what was going on, and he looked up to the sky and laughed.
Zhu Ying raised her eyebrows and asked, "When death is coming, what are you laughing at?" ”
"Laughing at what? Laugh at your shamelessness, you say that you are a handsome canal, a handsome man, if you capture the country of Jinan, what do you do by running to the river in the middle of the night? The more the young man thought about it, the more proud he became, "I'm afraid that you are defeated like a mountain, and now you are fleeing for your life in embarrassment!" “
The lie of "you ......" was revealed by the young man, and Zhu Ying was embarrassed and angry. Carrying a sword, he rushed over, "Stinky boy, look for death." ”
"Hey, hey. The general. Oh no, Qu Shuai, Qu Shuai, breathe the anger. Harmony makes money, and harmony ...... Everything is negotiable. An old man suddenly flashed out of the caravan's servants, and kept making salutes and apologies to Zhu Ying.
"Let's discuss a fart, get out of the way for Lao Tzu." Zhu Ying didn't appreciate it, kicked the old man to the ground, and carried the sword, murderous.
"Qu Shuai, you can't kill him!" That old man was Zhen Yu, the housekeeper of the Zhen family. Seeing that the young man was in trouble, Zhen Yu anxiously shouted, "If Qu Shuai spares him and does not die, my Jizhou Zhen family is willing to give ten thousand gold!" ”
"Huh?" Zhu Ying's eyes lit up, "What did you say?" ”
"Spare him from dying, the head of my family is willing to pay thousands or thousands of gold!"
"Not that!" Zhu Ying put the sword into the sheath and asked, "Where do you say you come from?" ”
"Jizhou Zhen family!"
"But the Zhen's family, which is extremely rich in Jizhou?"
Zhen Yu replied: "Exactly! ”
Zhu Ying pinched her waist, a hint of brightness flashed in the corners of her eyes, and said, "Ben Qu Shuai doesn't believe it." Who is this? Is it worth the Zhen family's expense? ”
"This ...... This is ......" Zhen Yu swallowed, "This is the second young master of my family, the most beloved heir of the old man during his lifetime!" ”
"Young Master?" Zhu Ying nodded, "That is, if you are born as an heir, then Qu Shuai will believe you for the time being." Wait for you to send Benqu Shuai back to Hebei, and give the ransom to return you safely. ”
"That's good, that's good!"
Zhu Ying can't care about rejoicing in the white ten thousand taels of gold now, what he wants to know most now is where the Zhen family parked the merchant ship. "Why don't you take us to find a boat?"
Zhen Yu said: "Yes, yes...... Not far to the east, the boatman was waiting for us. ”
However, before the group of yellow turban deserters could pull out, they heard a loud roar from the ground. Some soldiers listened to the ground and reported in shock: "Qu Shuai, it's not good." The cult is catching up! ”
"What's the panic, run east, the people of the cult will be safe when they get on the boat."
The soldier said again: "Qu Shuai, no! The sound of the waves of the river drowned out the sound of horses' hooves, and we did not notice it. Now, the cult's soldiers and horses are less than two miles away from us, and our legs can't run more than four hooves, so it's too late to run! ”
"Damn it......" Zhu Ying jumped to his feet in anger, looking at the rolling waves of the big river moat, very anxious. looked around looking around to find a way to escape, and happened to see the young master of the Zhen family in the cracks. Immediately thinking about it, he took out his sword and walked towards Bai Shengsheng's young master. "Come over to Benqu Shuai!"
"What do you want to do?" The young master of the Zhen family was shocked and slowly retreated.
"Lao Tzu asked you to come over!" Zhu Ying's pace was fast, and he caught up in stride. The four Zhen family caravan guards on the left and right sides tried to stop them, but they were knocked to the ground by the Yellow Turban thieves who came later and beat them violently.
Zhen Yu got up from the ground and begged bitterly, "Qu Shuai, Qu Shuai." Be merciful! You promised us that you don't know anything about us. You have to keep your word! ”
"Don't worry! Lao Tzu is still thinking about the 10,000 taels of gold, and it will definitely not hurt him in the slightest. As he spoke, he grabbed Young Master Zhen's arm and pulled him into his arms, placing the sword across his white jade-like neck.
After a while, the sound of people shouting and neighing came from a distance, and it became clearer and clearer. Clusters of torches swim quickly from far to near like dragons. Seeing the torches burning by the river from afar, he knew that there was an enemy situation, so he slowed down and stopped a hundred steps away, looking at the Yellow Turban deserter not far away.
"Luan Yi, you really came in person. Hahaha......" Zhu Ying looked up to the sky and laughed.
Luan Yi glanced around at Zhu Ying and the others, and then focused his gaze on the handsome young man on the slope in Zhu Ying's arms, and his eyes couldn't help but stagnate the moment he saw the cross medal pinned to the young man's chest. He hurriedly concealed his worry and unbearable look, and said sternly: "Zhu Ying is a dog thief, and he is still rampant here when he is dying. Still not tied up? ”
"Tied up? Hum...... I, Zhu Ying, have been in the world for decades, and I would rather die standing than live on my knees! ”
"Hahaha......" Luan Yi couldn't stop laughing, "yes! Zhu Qushuai will not raise his hand to surrender, but ...... Qu Shuai's escape trick is extraordinary, whether it is timing or skill, it is just right, and he is ashamed of himself. Nowadays......"
After a humiliating remark, the Templar camp spirit cavalry couldn't stop laughing, "Deserter, deserter, deserter......"
"Shut up, it's not your turn to evaluate Lao Tzu's actions." Zhu Ying was furious.
He glanced at the young man in Zhu Ying's arms, and said sarcastically: "I didn't expect Zhu Daqushuai to learn new tricks now." How? Kidnapping an unarmed soldier? You want to threaten me with the life of that gentleman? Ridiculous......" he said, waving his right hand holding the horsewhip, "The generals will listen to the order, Zhu Ying's dog thief is rebelling, and he will be taken down by me immediately." If there is resistance, kill him! ”
"......" 200 cavalry were murderous, and they hit the horse's buttocks with the back of their guns, and they were about to kill Zhu Ying and others.
"Don't move!" The long sword in Zhu Ying's hand was pressed towards the young man's neck again. actually cut a bloody mark on the young man's skin that could be broken by his fingers, and the blood slowly seeped out.
"Ah......h
Zhen Yu was in a hurry, "Lord Qu Shuai, Lord Qu Shuai...... Let it go, you promised the old man not to hurt my little ...... Young master, you can't be honest, you can't! He shouted at Luan Yi again: "Sect Master, Sect Master...... The old man is Jizhou Zhenyu! Don't act rashly, don't act rashly, my young master is in the hands of the Yellow Turban thief, and it is my young master who he coercions...... Stop! ”
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