Chapter 20: The Messenger of Peace (II)
Han Lie remembered the edge of the waterway in Luoyang Palace, and the knife that was originally stabbed was withdrawn in time, and his left hand grabbed the opponent's neck like a claw, holding the opponent and jumping off the tree pole.
"Do you recognize this?" Han Lie didn't hesitate at all, and reached out and took out the jade plate engraved with the Yao Ji Palace Master from his arms.
The woman in black who was held hostage by Han Lie, when she saw the jade card in Han Lie's hand, her eyes suddenly showed a trace of panic, and she opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but she couldn't pronounce because she was choked by Han Lie's neck.
"You know?" Seeing her expression, Han Lie knew that this woman in black was indeed in the same group as that woman, and immediately let go of her hand.
"Woohoo!" The woman in black immediately knelt down the first moment Han Lie let go, and at the same time blew the whistle.
The black shadows hidden in the dense forest, when they heard the whistle, they all appeared, Han Lie raised his eyes and saw that there were seven people, and at that moment he held the Seven Star Treasure Sword in his hand on guard, once these women still moved, he would definitely not be polite again.
"I've seen the Holy Envoy, but I don't know that the Holy Envoy is here, please punish the Holy Envoy." The woman in black who was held hostage by Han Lie just now actually knelt down and pleaded guilty when she saw the token in Han Lie's hand.
The other seven people who received the message also quickly leaned over, knelt down on one knee one after another, and said with their heads bowed: "Participate in the Holy Envoy." ”
Facing the eight black-clothed and masked women in front of him, although Han Lie's heart was full of doubts, but he knew that he couldn't show his cowardice, it was obvious that these people had mistaken him, for such a misunderstanding, Han Lie was naturally anxious, how could he open his mouth to clarify, seeing that these people were afraid of him, he said with an angry face: "Hmph, who did you dare to come and assassinate me?" ”
"Please forgive the Holy Envoy, we are all under the command of the owner of Hedong Fang, today during the day, the owner of the Fang used a harrier to send a message to us, saying that there is a master who sniped our Qu Shuai, so I specially ordered us to come to take revenge." Hearing Han Lie's inquiry, one of the leading women in black replied with some trepidation.
"Does the palace master know about this?" Han Lie's gaze swept over the woman who replied, and asked coldly.
"The subordinates know that they are wrong...... What Han Lie didn't expect was that the woman in black actually reached out and pulled out the dagger from her waist, and stabbed it directly at her heart.
"Stop." Han Lie was taken aback, flew up and kicked out, but after all, he was still a step slower, the sharp dagger had already pierced into the heart, looking at the woman in black who fell to the ground, his eyes gradually darkened, a trace of bitterness flashed on Han Lie's face, he looked back at the rest of the women who bowed their heads and said nothing, and said, "Let's go, go back and tell your owner, this matter is just a misunderstanding, I will explain it clearly to the palace master." ”
"Thank you for your grace." When the remaining seven women in black heard this, they quickly disappeared into the night as if they had been granted amnesty.
Although Han Lie was able to restrain one person with one move, there was obviously a reason for this, and his martial arts were indeed significantly higher than these female assassins, but this did not mean that these female assassins were weak.
From the figures they left just now, Han Lie could see that these women in black were not only good at light physical skills, but also very good at concealing their whereabouts, if it weren't for Han Lie, who was a special combat soldier who was good at hiding and lurking in his previous life, and had strong martial arts in his own right, a few of them would probably have succeeded just now.
Han Lie, who was squatting down, reached out and pulled down the face towel of the woman in black who had died, only to find that this was a fairly young girl, her face looked like she was only about twenty at most, and her appearance was quite sweet, she was definitely a beauty, but at this moment, such a flower-like girl committed suicide without hesitation because of her unintentional words.
From the short conversation with the other party just now, Han Lie had already concluded that these women were obviously from the Taiping Sect, that is, they were with the Bai Bo Army who was now rebelling in Hedong, but in fact, the Bai Bo Army was the Yellow Turban Army organization led by the Taiping Sect that rebelled a few years ago.
Based on the above speculation, how could Han Lie not understand that these female assassins came to kill him, obviously because during the day, he killed Yang Feng, Li Hu, and even the Yellow Turban Broadsword Soldiers.
Judging from the jade plate of the Yaoji Palace Lord found in his hand, the woman in black he met in the palace at the beginning is likely to be one of the core figures of this army, and now it seems that the purpose of the Yaoji Palace Lord to venture into the palace to assassinate Emperor Han Xian is obviously beheaded, and the purpose is to create a leaderless strategic purpose for the Han Court, so as to pave the way for the uprising of the Baibo Army in Hedong.
If the Yao Ji Palace Master heard Han Lie's speculation at this time, he would definitely think that Han Lie had stolen his secret, because Han Lie's speculation was basically inseparable.
Reaching out to pick up the corpse of the woman on the ground, Han Lie slowly walked in the direction of the carriage, tonight can be regarded as a thrill, this girl also died because of his words, he naturally can't let her be in the wilderness.
"Master, have all the enemies run away?" Seeing Han Lie's figure, Li Yang, who was hiding behind a big tree, probed and said.
"Well, it's okay." Han Lie responded, looked at Li Yang who came out and said, "Let's light the bonfire again." ”
"Brother Han, are you injured?" Cai Yan also ran out from under the carriage and looked at Han Lie with a concerned expression.
"No, it didn't scare you just now, did you?" Han Lie shook his head and placed the woman in his arms next to the bonfire.
"Is this sister hurt?" Cai Yan saw Han Lie put the pale-faced woman on the side of the bonfire, and leaned over with concern to see the other party's injuries.
"She's dead." Han Lie's calm words frightened Cai Yan and shrank back suddenly.
"I didn't kill it." Han Lie saw that she was scared, and explained casually.
"Brother Han, I believe in you." Cai Yan's serious expression made Han Lie nod and laugh unconsciously.
In the early morning, Xu Huang, who had been asleep for nearly a day and a night, woke up.
"Water, water, ......" The first thing Xu Huang said when he opened his mouth was water, the hot soup Han Lie had already prepared, and he was busy using a simple wooden spoon to scoop the soup into his mouth.
Xu Huang, who drank several sips in a row, finally relieved himself, and looked at Han Lie, who personally fed himself with the soup in front of him, Xu Huang said movingly: "Ziyang, thank you." ”
"Brother of your own, are you polite?" A smile appeared on the corner of Han Lie's mouth, and he continued to feed Xu Huang and drink the soup.
"Well, from now on, my Xu Huang's life is Ziyang yours, and I will not hesitate to go to the soup and fire." Xu Huang nodded with a touched face.
Xu Huang, who drank a large pottery bowl of minced meat soup, finally recovered his strength, and at his insistence, Han Lie helped him out of the carriage and came to the corpses of the three companions next to him, Xu Huang slowly knelt down, and said: "Brothers, I can't stand you, I can't bring you back, I can only bury you here today, but I swear that one day in the future, I will definitely bring you back to my hometown and have a beautiful burial." ”
The funeral was very simple, and several of Xu Huang's companions were wrapped in brocade robes from Cai Yan's dowry and buried. As for the female assassin's funeral clothes, she was wearing Cai Yan's wedding dress, which Cai Yan took off from her body, and it was obvious that her action really expressed some kind of inner decision.
However, Cai Yan's actions, although Han Lie was surprised, it was not too strange, on the contrary, Xu Huang's surprise when he saw the appearance of the female assassin made Han Lie quite curious.
However, Xu Huang didn't speak, Han Lie naturally didn't ask, and after the funeral, the group drove the carriage and continued on the way to Jiguan.
"Ziyang, the female assassin you buried this morning, you must think I know each other, right?" Xu Huang, who was lying in the carriage, was silent for a while, and took the initiative to speak, but he didn't wait for Han Lie to speak, so he continued: "That woman is not known to me, but I often hear people mention it, because she is the red card singer of our largest singer in Dayangyi, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, Huang really couldn't have imagined that this beautiful and moving singer would be an assassin, which is also the reason why I was surprised when I first saw it." ”
"In this way, the Taiping Sect's rebellion in Hedong has obviously been prepared for a long time, and it is no wonder that more than ten counties in Hedong have not even had the strength to fight back, and they have all fallen, which is obviously inseparable from these internal affairs." After a slight analysis, Han Lie understood the role played by these female assassins who used the singer to cover their identities in this rebellion.
"They are really pitiful, they usually laugh in front of people, and when they step down, they have to risk killing people, and those organizers who persecute them are so hateful." Facing Cai Yan's simple thoughts, Han Lie could only smile bitterly, this world is inherently dark, how many people are struggling on the edge of life and death, right and wrong, many times it is not easy to distinguish.