Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Devil's Heart
After Wei Zeng and his entourage got rid of the pursuit of the county militia, they went all the way to the west, talking and laughing with three people, a donkey and a horse along the way, and the line was relatively easy. Wen Di looked at Wei Zeng's mount, and then looked at Wei Zeng, who always laughed secretly. Of course, Wei Zeng pretended not to see it. Along the way, the three of them noticed that someone was following behind. Wendi put down Weizhen and rode after him to ask, but the people stayed away again. Anyun is garrisoned by an iron-blooded army and has no mountains or dense forests, and has never heard of robbers, and the spies of the official army will not be so cringe-intimidating. The three of them couldn't figure out who these were, but they were also secretly on guard in their hearts.
It's late autumn now, the weather is a bit grim, the dew is frosty in the morning, and the yellow leaves on the branches are gone, but the sky is very blue. Two days later, in the early morning, a group of samurai on horseback galloped through the early cold, sweeping away the yellow leaves and white frost in their pass. The two of them flashed out of the road before approaching a small country shop, and they must have been out all night watching for the frost on the brim of their hats.
"Is that man ahead? What helpers are there? The lead samurai asked the two who appeared.
"The man lives in the small shop in front of him, and there are no new helpers, and there are only two girls with him." One said.
"Okay, got it. Brothers, let's kill that kid so we can get the reward as soon as possible. As he spoke, he beckoned his men to besiege the shop.
"Commander Qian, our Commander Wang said to follow that person first, and it is best to wait for the water guards to arrive before making a decision. It would be better if we could use the strength of the official army. Isn't it too early for you to lead someone to attack now? The other person saw that Commander Qian was about to attack, and hurriedly said.
"Lao Wang is really more and more timid, but just one is a teenager and two girls can have much ability. My 20-odd people are carefully selected, and it's not easy to deal with them. If you don't dare, just stay here. So saying, he took the ghost face and rode forward.
"What are we going to do?"
"Do not act rashly, listen to the king's rule, and continue to watch. Our Commander Wang is experienced, and he has encountered countless accidents for decades but has been safe and sound, have we suffered losses with Commander Wang for so many years? ”
"But that's ...... credit"
"Merit must be taken by fate. How to say that ginger is still old and spicy, it should be right to listen to the king's command. ”
Wei Zeng got up early in the morning, and when he arrived in the hall, he saw that Wei Zhen was ready to be early.
"Brother Wei, it's early. Come and eat. Wei Zhen saw Wei Zeng coming over and said.
"Where's Wendy, are you still sleeping? Do you want to ask her to come to dinner too? Wei Zeng saw that Wen Di was not there.
"Who said I was still sleeping? Do you think they're all as lazy as you are? It's best to get up in the morning to practice swords. I've already practiced a few sets of swordsmanship before you get up. If it weren't for Sister Weizhen's obstruction, I would have pulled you out of the bed a long time ago. Hum. Wen Di walked in from outside the door with a sword and retorted when he heard Wei Zeng's words.
"It must be because Brother Wei is tired all the way that he will be like this. Sister Wendi, you forgot, the little gray donkey was stubborn on the road yesterday and just didn't leave, and Brother Wei led it all the way but was tired. Wei Zhen hurriedly mentioned Wei Zeng's explanation.
"That little grey donkey is really funny, hehe." Wendy thought of the scene and smiled.
Wei Zeng smiled awkwardly and beckoned the two to eat together. During the meal, a group of demonic cultists in green clothes rushed in, and the shopkeeper was cut to the ground before he could dodge.
"Kill everyone here and leave no one behind." The demon leader shouted and killed Wei Zeng, who was eating.
"Demon cultist!" Wei Zeng said as he picked up the shield staff and kicked the table to block the demon leader, protecting Wei Zhen behind him, holding the shield to block the spear that stabbed in.
Wendi also got up and fought with the five of them with his sword, blocking the attack of the demon cultists. The three of them fought and retreated to the staircase. Some guests on the first floor heard the movement and went out to investigate, so they lost their lives without defense. The demon cultists rushed into the guest room on the first floor, and the shouts on the first floor fell silent for only a moment, apparently no guests alive.
Wei Zeng blocked a person with a shield and kicked that person downstairs with one kick. Wen Yijian dealt with another attacking demon cultist, and then condescendingly continued to assassinate the cultist who rushed up. The cultists were unable to advance for a moment.
Seeing that the attack was blocked, there were already four casualties in the blink of an eye, so the demon commander beckoned people to retreat to the first floor, ordered people to bend their bows and shoot arrows, and fired hidden weapons in unison. Wei increased his shield to block the arrows and hid in a room in front of the stairs with Wendi and Weizhen. The Demon Cultists took the opportunity to rush to the second floor. The leading man yelled and was about to bang on the door, only to see a flying knife fly out of the window paper and hit him in the chest, and the man fell to the ground and rolled down the stairs. The rest of the cultists did not dare to rush directly, and the cat sneaked to both sides of the doorway.
Wen Di listened to the sound in the room, and stabbed and pulled against the wooden wall, and the sword body was stained with blood. There was a wail outside the door, followed by a jumble of footsteps. I saw several arrows shot in from the window paper, Wei increased his shield to block it, and Wen Di retreated to dodge. Then several people broke down the door.
"Wendi, you take Weizhen to escape through the back window first, and I'll come later." Wei increased his shield and rushed forward to push out the few people who had just entered the door and had not yet gained a firm foothold.
Hearing this, Wendi picked up Yuzhen and jumped down from the back window. Wei Zeng pushed the shield forward, dropped the shield and jumped out of the window immediately after Wen Di. Wen Di's light skills are very good, and his body is light and agile, although he holds Weizhen, he also landed beautifully. As soon as Wei Zeng's feet landed, he rolled forward to eliminate the falling gravity, although he was embarrassed, he was not injured.
One of the demonic cultists also jumped out of the window. Wen Di stabbed him to death with a sword while he was not stable on the ground, and no one dared to jump down again. There were four cultists guarding the back of the shop, and the bodies of several escaped shopkeepers were lying beside them. Seeing Wei Zeng, Wen Di and Wei Zhen came out, they waved their weapons and killed them.
How could these four be the opponents of Wei Zeng and Wen Di. Wei Zeng held a staff in both hands and struck a person, this person quickly raised his sword to block, and Wei Zeng's steel staff with a long sword smashed on the person's head. Wendi's long sword swings to block, attack, slash, and pick up. and quickly get rid of them. The last person attacked Weizhen, and Weizhen was able to deal with it with a short sword. Wei Zeng and Wen Di supported after killing the enemy and saved Wei Zhen.
It didn't take long for the three of them to kill the enemy, and when they found the horse and the little gray donkey, they rode on and ran into the distance. The little grey donkey usually has a temper, but he doesn't drop his chain when it counts, and he can't run much slower than Wendy's horse.
When the demon guards saw that they had lost nearly half of their people but still let people escape, their hearts were on fire, and they chased after them with people on horseback.
Wen Di saw that people still dared to chase after him, and handed Wei Zhen to Wei Zeng's donkey, so he turned the horse's head and killed him. Just now, the space in the store was limited and she couldn't use it, and she had to take care of Wei Zeng and Weizhen, otherwise how could these few people be her opponents. Now seeing that the other party is chasing after him, it stimulates Wendi's arrogance.
Seeing Wendi turn their horses and run back, the two demon cultists brandished their weapons and slaughtered Wendi together. Wendi staggered with the two, slashing them under the horse with a few swords. The demon leader saw that Wendi had killed two more of his men, and he slew Wendy with a spear. Wen first struck the spear head, deflected the spear head, and passed sideways with the demon leader. After the demon ruled the people, lying on the horse's back, he shot back the horse and stabbed Wendi. Wendi ducked sideways, put his sword against the body of the spear, and with a spin of the sword, he slashed the spear and cut off the head of the spear. When the demon's guard saw this, he was so frightened that he rode away. Wen first slashed at the demon's guard, cutting off one of his arms, but still let people escape. When the others saw that the commander was wounded and fled, they went with him. Wen Di shook off the blood beads on the sword, put the sword into the sheath, and went back to the horse to find Wei Zeng and Weizhen.
Not long after, a large group of people gathered in the country shop, and there were many Anyun iron-blooded soldiers wearing heavy armor.
"These are all done by those rebels? It's really lawless. How dare you commit such murders under me. I will not spare them. An officer in armor said.
Shui Qingliu, who came with the officer, also felt a tingling scalp when he saw this, and thought in his heart: "I have already told the people below not to act rashly in Anyun, but the people below always take it as a deaf ear." If An Yun committed this case, if it is discovered, the cooperative relationship with the imperial court will also be broken. If this is the case, the Demon Lord's plan will be in vain, and his recent efforts will be in vain. Fortunately, I arrived first and dealt with the scene, otherwise this matter would be really bad. It seems that he has to take good care of his subordinates, how can he do it a few more times. ”
"I also notified you as soon as I received the news, and then I came immediately. I didn't expect these rebels to act so quickly and with such cruelty. It's really intolerable. My lord calmed down a little, there are my subordinates who left me to spy on the thieves, and we will ask carefully. Shui Qingliu said this when he saw that the officer pretended to be angry.
A more clever sentry put all the actions of the demon cultists on Wei Zeng, adding fuel and vinegar to tell things like a story. The officer didn't feel at all when he heard this wonderful narration, just because he had to deal with these thieves, who were so ferocious and so powerful, that the officer was just terrified.
"How many people are there in the party?" When the officer heard this, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked the sentinel.
"Only three...... There are only thirteen or fourteen people, and the people who want to take the general and me as the head should be easy to deal with. Those people also bullied those unarmed passers-by, and when they met the general, they didn't just have to run away. The sentry saw Shui Qingliu's eyes and quickly changed his words.
The officer was relieved when he heard this, and looked at the thirty sergeants behind him, and it was not difficult to deal with thirteen or fourteen people. So he put on a mighty appearance again, asked Qing Wei Zeng and the three of them where they went, and led his troops to chase after them.
"Commander Wang, how is Commander Qian now?" Shui Qingliu said to Commander Wang after the officer led the people away.
"Commander Qian lost more than a dozen people, and he was cut off again, and now he is recuperating in the woods on the east side." The king replied.
"This old man is still so reckless. We are now in Anyun, not in our own territory in Guanbei, and it is terrible to be found guilty of a major crime. What's more, now that the cause of the Demon Lord is the priority, we must take this opportunity to gain the trust of the imperial court and expand the sect's sphere of influence with the support of the imperial court.
If it is a mess today, when something really happens, my sect will take the opportunity to make trouble, and it will not be impossible to sit on the world in the future. But fortunately, you handled it properly, disposed of the corpses of your brothers, and killed all the living mouths, without exposing the sect. This old money is also real, so many people are hiding, he didn't even find out, if this is to leave witnesses, it will be very difficult. From now on, all the people of the sect in Anyun will be at your disposal, and you must always keep in mind the great cause of the Demon Lord and take the development of the sect as your business. I think you are a stable person, and nothing will go wrong. Shui Qingliu said.
"Thank you for the cultivation of the water guard, the small one will definitely live up to the expectations of the water guard, and he will not forget the great cause of the Demon Lord. But what should the kid who escaped do, and do you want to continue the pursuit? The king said.
"I can't control him for the time being, so you can do it yourself. I've just been informed that some of the Death Sect's members are active in Kansai and seem to be taking advantage of the opportunity to develop their power. I was told to lead the congregation that had already arrived in Kansai to dispose of the dead cultists and take the opportunity to expand their influence in Kansai. This time I will be in Beijing, and I will have to leave Kansai in a while, I am really a hard man's life. Shui Qingliu said.
"The water guards are capable and hardworking, you have made such a great contribution to the sect, and the future is bound to be limitless. If this trip to Kansai can be successful again, then Shui Qinwei will definitely be the best candidate for the next Demon Lord. However, those Death Cultists of the Water Guards are very difficult to deal with, and my sect has never taken advantage of them many times in confrontation with them. The king said.
"Hahahaha. If it was really difficult to deal with before, but now" Shui Qingliu was also very happy to hear someone flattering, patted the wooden sign on his waist and said: "With the cooperation of the officials and soldiers, it is not easy to deal with them." Of course, it is difficult to rely on yourself in everything, but if you can know how to take advantage of the situation, you will naturally be invincible. Seeing that those power cultists have been tossing for more than a hundred years, it is not that they have achieved nothing until now, and they have to hide in Tibet again. Now that we are taking advantage of the power of the imperial court, we can not do things in a fair and bright way wherever we go. Therefore, you have to use your brain in everything, and you can fall behind by brute force alone. ”
"What Shui Qinwei said is that the little one has been taught."