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In the blink of an eye, the six guard posts of the salt owl were gone, but the six torches were still burning violently. It was precisely because the light did not change significantly that the other salt lords did not notice that their six companions had died. As for the woman in the middle of the venue, she was too busy to take care of herself, and she didn't have time to pay attention to the situation outside.

At this time, there were less than ten people left around the woman. But there were more than 20 people besieging her, and all of them looked very strong. The weapons they use are all goose swords. Seeing the Yanling knife, Zhang Zhun couldn't help frowning.

Yanling knife appeared very early in our country, when the Song, Liao, Jin, Mongolia, and Western Xia were in the melee, this kind of knife was used in large quantities, and there was no special meaning at that time, it was a simple killing tool. However, in the Ming Dynasty, the Yanling knife was often associated with another kind of knife, which was a symbol of distinguishing identity.

Another kind of knife is called an embroidered spring knife.

The embroidered spring knife dedicated to the brocade guard.

The real brocade clothes are embroidered with spring knives, and the fake brocade guards are with goose feather knives, which is a very popular saying among the people. This statement is not necessarily accurate, and there is no historical evidence to prove it, however, there are still many people who believe that most of the people who like to use the Yanling knife have something to do with Jinyiwei. In other words, there is a background of Jinyiwei.

Could it be that these people are actually the periphery of Jinyiwei?

The Jinyi Wei of the Ming Dynasty, in the eyes of later generations, is indeed the most fashionable and prominent spy organization in history, except for the East Factory, the West Factory, and the short-lived Inner Factory, no organization can overpower it. After Emperor Chongzhen came to power, the strength of Dongchang was weakened by the efforts of the Donglin Party. Wang Chengen, the eunuch of the East Factory, did not have a strong desire for power, and did not pay much attention to the construction of the East Factory, so the secret service of the Ming Dynasty, only Jinyiwei did not change much.

However, the number of Jinyi guards is not very much in Shandong, only a few key areas such as Jinan, Yanzhou, and Dengzhou, where there are thousands and hundreds of Jinyi guards stationed, and in other areas, there are no official public Jinyi guards stationed. If something happens somewhere, Jinyiwei has to come from afar. This is the case in Laizhou and Qingzhou.

The reason for this is that Jinyiwei's control ability has begun to fade, and it is not as good as before. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the military generals were in great power, and they were not afraid of the brocade guards at all. Only civil officials are subject to the Jinyi Guard. Shandong is constantly in turmoil, thousands of miles of red land, there is no oil and water, and Jinyiwei doesn't want to suffer this crime, so he is too lazy to arrange too many manpower.

However, Jinyiwei still has a lot of work to do, how can he work without manpower? As a result, a group of fake brocade guards pretending to be brocade guards came into being. They play the brand of Jinyiwei, do things for Jinyiwei, and pay a certain "affiliation fee" every month. In fact, they do not receive wages (self-generated income) and do not have an establishment (temporary workers). Of course, the flying fish suit and the embroidered spring knife could not be awarded to such a temporary worker, so they were replaced by a goose feather knife.

Originally, the privileged department of Jinyiwei was quite serious, but now that it has opened its mouth, all kinds of fake Jinyiwei have flocked to it. In the end, which ones are authorized, even if there is no authorization at all, I'm afraid Jinyiwei himself can't tell the difference. The Yanling knife is not very valuable, you can buy one for three or five taels of silver, and of course the rich people use it as a façade.

It's just that in the salt owl, there are still a few people who use the Yanling knife. After all, the government wants to crack down on smuggled salt, and the officers of the Jinyi Guard smuggled smuggled smuggled salt by themselves, so they must clear up the relationship, and it is impossible to use the embroidered spring knife and the Yanling knife. The group of salt lords in front of him blatantly used the Yanling knife, and I don't know if it has anything to do with Jinyiwei.

In the past, Jinyiwei was indeed very scary, powerful, and he didn't need to go through any other department to arrest and kill. But at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Jinyiwei was no longer remarkable, as long as his strength was strong enough, he didn't need to buy Jinyiwei's account at all. Only civilian officials are afraid of Jinyiwei, and military generals are not afraid at all. Except, of course, for the most foolish. Therefore, Zhang Zhun just frowned and did not take it to heart.

The salt lords besieging outside are very fierce and go forward one after another. The woman's entourage, the same fierceness, the same refusal to give in, even if they fell one by one, no one was heard screaming. In fact, every salt lord who fell down quickly lost his breath, and no one was injured at all.

The attack was fierce, the defense was fierce, and there were no wounded.

It was indeed a brutal battle.

The tip of the knife was getting closer and closer to the woman.

There were only the last four retinues on her side.

From beginning to end, Zhang Zhun didn't hear any kind of communication between the two groups of salt lords, and he didn't know if there was no need for communication anymore, or if there was no need for communication. The woman didn't say anything other than screaming. In short, looking at the situation of the two sides fighting, it can really only be described in one sentence: you live or die.

"Snort!"

Zhang Zhun saw the opportunity and suddenly jumped out of the darkness.

The position where he jumped out happened to be where the salt lords were facing backs, and the light was not very clear because of the obstruction of the personnel. And because the two sides were in a fierce battle, they were completely unaware for a while.

The three-edged thorn stabbed left and right, and the two salt lords were killed immediately, without even making a sound.

The salt lord in the fierce battle, hot-headed, didn't care at all about someone falling next to him, and continued to besiege the woman. Now that he has embarked on the path of the salt lord, he is not ready to have a chance to live, and when he falls, the salt lord does not care.

"Snort!"

Triangular Thorn strikes again.

Two more salt barons were killed.

But at this time, the salt barons also noticed.

"Who?"

Someone stopped drinking.

Of course, Zhang Zhun would not answer, and continued to stab forward without saying a word.

In the blink of an eye, two more salt lords fell.

The salt lord, who was besieging the woman, hurriedly divided a few people and tried to intercept Zhang Zhun.

However, Zhang Zhun's whereabouts are very erratic, with three-edged stabs stabbing left and right, upper and lower stabs, and every time he makes a move, he has to cause a wound to the other party.

In all fairness, those salt lords are people who lick blood from the edge of their knives, and they are very experienced in combat. However, Zhang Zhun's three-edged thorn is too weird, because it is stained with blood, it is not easy to see in the beating firelight. Before they even had time to see what kind of weapon it was, they had already fallen under the triangular thorn.

"Kill him!"

Those salt lords saw that it was not the way, and hurriedly mobilized manpower to outflank Zhang Zhun.

In an instant, more than a dozen salt lords outflanked Zhang Zhun, wielding the same bloody Yanling knife, trying to surround Zhang Zhun in the middle.

Zhang Zhuncai would not be so stupid, falling into the encirclement of the other party, he immediately ran.

Running and fighting, hitandrun, the most familiar routine.

The clearing between the valleys was already very empty, and he rushed towards the place where there were few people, and for a while, those salt lords could not surround him at all. On the contrary, by accident, Zhang Zhun found an opportunity for a sneak attack.

"Whew!"

Zhang Zhun's shot was fast, accurate and ruthless.

Every time the triangular stab is stabbed, it is almost silent.

A slight sound that can only be heard by the person who has been stabbed. To be precise, you can only feel it with your own body. But by the time he heard the voice, everything was irreparable.

The massive blood loss from the wound will soon bring a living life to a swift end.

In the blink of an eye, three more salt lords fell in front of Zhang Zhun.

The salt lord chasing after Zhang Zhun was angry and angry, and the Yanling knife in his hand was wielded extremely powerfully, running faster, but there was always no way to take Zhang Zhun.

There was no way, Zhang Zhun's movements were too erratic, too weird, too flexible, and they had no chance to surround each other. On the contrary, in the process of running, they almost all of them were one-on-one with Zhang Zhun, and they suffered a big loss.

Zhang Zhun's weapon is too thin and weird, and it is difficult to see clearly in such an environment. What's even worse is that Zhang Zhun seems to have two such weapons in his hands. Even if you are lucky enough to block the first one, it is difficult to predict from which angle the second one will stab you.

In a few moments, four more salt barons died under the three-edged thorns.

The woman's eyes deepened. This helper who suddenly appeared has nothing to do with her at all, that's for sure. If she had such a powerful helper, she would not have been ambushed by the other party and almost died here. However, she couldn't figure out why the other party wanted to help her. Whether it is anyone she knows or someone she doesn't know, there doesn't seem to be such a ruthless killer.

That's right, ruthless.

She could see at a glance that this sudden helper was too ruthless. Every time you make a shot, you never miss it. Every salt lord who was stabbed by him, after he fell, could not get up again.

The salt lords are usually in a hurry, and their movements are very cold and ruthless, which makes her breathtaking. But compared to the person in front of him, it still seems to be a little worse. The efficiency of this person's killing is really too high, so many salt lords, almost a third of them were killed by him.

In this person's body, there seems to be a god of death possessed, as long as you meet him, there is only one end, that is:

Die.

Dead that can't die anymore.

Killed more than a dozen people in the blink of an eye, isn't this the Grim Reaper?

With such a Grim Reaper helper, it seems that today's difficulties can be overcome.

The salt lords opposite her, seeing the real weird movements, didn't have such a good mood. was supposed to be a good operation, but it was about to be victorious, but it was disrupted by a kid who suddenly appeared.

It's just that this kid is still very difficult to deal with.

The night breeze was blowing, and for the first time, many salt owls felt that their backs were a little cold, as if they were possessed by some demons and ghosts. Thinking of this enemy's ghostly movements, they actually had a strong sense of fear like never before.

"The wind is tight!"

"!"

The remaining salt barons had to shout loudly and quickly withdraw.

If you can't do anything, if you continue to entangle, it won't be interesting.

These salt barons were indeed decisive in killing, they came as they said they would, they left as soon as they said they would, and they didn't even want the corpses on the ground, so they quickly evacuated.

In a moment in the clearing between the mountains, only the woman and the four attendants beside her remained.

The four retinues were also scarred and could not hold on, and when they saw the enemy retreating, they all fell to the ground in a languid state.

Only the woman, unscathed, stood there quietly, staring at Zhang Zhun thoughtfully.

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