Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Lost Summer Night
"Whoosh!"
A sharp sound pierced the silent darkness, followed by a dash of silver light.
"Be careful!" Jiang Tie, who was protecting Ye Yingwu's back, shouted violently, and almost instantly, the war horse under his crotch stepped forward like a sharp sword, blocking Ye Yingwu's side stiffly. However, there was no need for Jiang Tie to sacrifice his life to protect him, and several veterans of the battlefield who were born in a hundred battles did not hesitate to flick their swords, and the cold light grazed their shoulders and flew into the darkness.
"Alert!" Jiang Tie did not hesitate at all, more than a hundred cavalry instantly shrunk into a circle formation on the wide avenue, protecting Ye Yingwu in the middle, and more than a dozen cavalrymen who were already on the periphery did not retreat but advanced, the delicate short crossbow behind them was drawn out at the same time, and the trigger was pulled quickly winding, and a series of movements were like flowing water, and after a while, the direction from which the arrows came was covered by dense arrows again. But the assassin wasn't a fool, and was long gone in the dark.
The horse neighed, Yang Xu came late with more than ten six door soldiers, these horses are just ordinary war horses, far less powerful than the war horses condensed by the strength of a hundred battles, and it is already the limit to be able to catch up all the way.
"The subordinates are not well guarded, please atone for your sins!" Although he knew that this actually had nothing to do with him, the steps he should take were not bad at all.
Ye Yingwu just snorted lightly: "The Pingshui Building in front of us is already full of smoke, I'm afraid we are one step late, but I want to try it." Walk! β
Before the words fell, the black-clothed young man had already taken the lead, and behind him, the hundred battles and the elites of the six doors were tightly embraced, like the king who surrounded them. Although I don't know what's ahead, I can't stop the figures that pierce the darkness one after another.
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Thick black smoke poured out of the windows of Pingshui Tower, although the shouts of people running back and forth could be heard from a hundred feet away. But fortunately, the Pingshui Building is built according to the Ganshui River, but it is convenient to get water, and the smoke is mostly because the wooden floor slabs stained with water are not fully burned, but although the billowing smoke is not as good as the skyrocketing fire, it is enough to make the people within a radius of one mile panic.
"What about Shen Fei?" Ye Yingwu reined in the war horse in front of the panicked crowd, his brows furrowed.
As the first restaurant in Longxing Mansion, Pingshui Lou has never lacked guests for banquets, even if today's powerful people in the city go to the banquet in the spring breeze, it is difficult to stop the gorgeous carriages parked under this tall building.
The raging flames had already engulfed the layers below and were slowly spreading upward, and the billowing black smoke was caused by the people below desperately carrying water to extinguish the fire. Maybe I have never seen such a scene in my life, or maybe I felt the humility of life before this fire, not only the servants, but also those rich and noble families and scholars who were dignified on weekdays, crying and crying for their mothers, desperately fleeing in the fire that illuminates the sky.
It's just that in Ye Yingwu's opinion, this escape just made the scene extremely chaotic.
"Go forward in a hundred battles and maintain order!" In the flames, Pingshuilou was already crumbling, there was no water dragon in the army dedicated to fighting the fire, only a few large tanks and more than a dozen strong men carrying water back and forth, Ye Yingwu really doubted that he could extinguish the fire.
What's more, this fire is clearly deliberate.
Therefore, Ye Yingwu only symbolically asked the hundred battles to disperse the people in front, and put on a posture of officers and soldiers coming to fight the fire. And he himself flew off the horse and made a gesture at Jiang Tie and Yang Xu, although reluctantly, the two had to gather their right-hand men and tightly hug the black-clothed young man and go straight to the Shen Mansion on the gentle slope of Pingshui Tower.
"Watch out for the assassins!" Before Ye Yingwu could go away, a hundred battles broke out in exclamation behind him, Ye Yingwu paused, just glanced at Jiang Tie slightly, asked him to go back to control, and then walked straight forward.
Although Jiang Tie was not worried about Ye Yingwu, after all, the military order was like a mountain, as a member of the Tianwu Army, he obeyed the order of the envoy, and hurriedly turned back, and the two cloth-clothed assassins who broke out in the crowd also seemed to realize that Ye Yingwu was not under the protection of the hundred battles, but it was even more difficult to get out at this time.
"Kill-" was like this twice and three times by the assassins, Jiang Tie was also furious, even if he bullied and bullied the six doors and the Jinyi Guard, now he dared to break ground on the head of the first elite of the Tianwu Army, wouldn't he be impatient!
He was like this, and so were the other soldiers in the Hundred Battles, Xueliang's saber swarmed up, and before Jiang Tie could rush back, the two of them had already been divided by the knives at this moment. Because you don't have to guess to know who it is, there is no need to stay alive at all.
Watching Jiang Tie turn back and forth, and then look at the crowd around him, Yang Xu's silver teeth were biting secretly, and the saber on his waist was already a few inches out of the sheath, but the man in black beside him suddenly held her white wrist: "Don't act rashly." β
"But γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»" Yang Xu was stunned, but he didn't care about Ye Yingwu clutching his wrist and bowing slightly. Holding the sword in his hand at this time, he was undoubtedly beckoning the assassins to surround him, and the Imperial City Division has never lacked smart people.
Before the two of them could run a few steps, a hoarse shout was already heard in front of them: "Killed!" Who's going to help! β
Slightly stunned, Ye Yingwu and Yang Xu subconsciously glanced at each other, and both noticed the shock in each other's eyes, killing people on the street, even at night, they were not so bold and reckless. Could it be that this Shen family doesn't know when it became a thorn in Jia Yidao's side and a thorn in the flesh?
Is it a rare foresight of Jia Rudao, or is there some unsightly secret of the Shen family outside of the Tianwu Army's understanding.
The women and children in front of them had already begun to scream and run towards this side, and the bluestone floor was sprinkled with blood, which continued to spread. Not far away, several sedan chairs that were almost hidden by the crowd appeared, and the inside and outside of the curtain car were full of blood.
The last black-clothed assassin who stabbed the saber into the car seemed to realize the danger that was imminent, and almost subconsciously dodged backwards, and even had no time to draw his blade. And in the next moment, Yang Xu's saber pierced through the darkness where the black-clothed assassin had just stayed like lightning, and then immediately rolled up with a burst of cold light, biting the retreating figure tightly.
"Ye Yingwu!" There was a low shout from the crowd, and then more than a dozen people in gray cloth jumped out at the same time, and short blades popped out of their sleeves, cold like snow, rushing towards Ye Yingwu, who had been exposed, from all directions.
However, the Hundred Battles and the Six Doors are not vegetarians, and since they have been discovered, they will simply have a happy battle. A sharp blade came out of the sheath, and these guards, who were originally the elite of the Tianwu Army's hundred battles, quickly shot out the sleeve arrows hidden in their sleeves, and pounced on the short arrows after them.
It's really smooth, and there is not the slightest mistake.
The person who spoke just now also subconsciously said "Huh", obviously Ye Yingwu's personal guard suddenly burst out of the powerful combat power, which made him can't help but be shocked and hesitate. It's just that it's too late now, just a wave of oncoming arrows has taken the lives of seven or eight assassins, and the assassins who have escaped around the road or are quick to open their sleeve arrows are slightly stagnant. It was precisely by seizing this moment that more than a dozen of Ye Yingwu's personal guards swung their swords and crashed into the group of assassins who suddenly appeared.
With Yang Xu's sword skills, it was still easy to take the life of the black-clothed assassin. Looking at the hot blood still flowing on the Qiushui long sword, Rao is black-clothed girl has not killed anyone, but she also frowned slightly, after all, these are still the robes that were side by side at the beginning, but now they can only add up the blades.
"Don't fall in love with war, the wind is tight, and you can't fight!" Another shout was heard from the fleeing crowd. As if realizing that these assassins in front of him should be dragged even if they can't take them, Ye Yingwu's personal guards just attacked desperately, and the blades in their hands were like a big river pouring down the Yangtze River, rolling up bursts of swords and swords.
"A hundred battles are here, Hugh is rampant!" The war horse neighed, and more than a dozen cavalrymen came out, their sabers as sharp as snow under the moonlight and stars, and the gray-clothed assassins who were caught off guard fell straight into a pool of blood. Even a few kung fu masters were killed by Yang Xu's tricky blade.
"The last general's guard is late, please forgive the king!" Jiang Tie said anxiously, and in the firelight, he could see that this fierce general was already sweating profusely. If Ye Yingwu had any three strengths and two weaknesses just now, he would be embarrassed to face the hundred officials of the Tianwu Army!
Ye Yingwu nodded slightly: "Continue to chase and kill, one can't be let go!" β
In fact, there was no need for him to order, and before several gray-clothed assassins who had escaped in a hurry had not yet run out of this square, they had already been surrounded by the light cavalry of the Hundred Battles, perhaps realizing that there was no hope of resistance, these people threw down their blades and knelt on the ground to beg for mercy.
As for the black-clothed assassin who only showed up one or two people, he thought it should be the elite of the Imperial City Division, and he had disappeared without a trace.
"Qi Yu envoy," Yang Xu gritted his teeth and walked to Ye Yingwu's side, obviously the Imperial City Division's series of assassinations in Longxing Mansion was already slapping his face fiercely, "My subordinates have already seen it, and it is Shen Fei in this sedan chair, who is completely dead." β
Although he expected this result, Ye Yingwu still sighed in disappointment: "I don't blame you, it was someone who hurt him." However, since this is the case, Brother Shen cannot be allowed to die without turning a blind eye, and these assassins are escorted down for careful interrogation. Hundred battles quickly went to help fight the fire, Su Niang, you take someone to Shen Mansion with me, and carry this sedan chair γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ» also. β
His expression was a little gloomy, the lord humiliated his ministers to death, and Yang Xu could only hum softly. Jiang Tie clenched the saber in his hand even more, and the cavalry of the Hundred Battles had already divided into three or four roads and quickly chased along the street where they came, and by the way, it could be regarded as a message to colleagues in several other places.
"This summer night is really not peaceful." Ye Yingwu sighed lightly and walked straight towards the Shen Mansion not far away, the thick smell of blood spreading in the wind, making the panicked people stay away. And this time, Yang Xu didn't dare to be careless, and a group of guards surrounded Ye Yingwu, for fear that if there were any more hidden arrows, he would really not be able to eat and walk around.
The sound of footsteps sounded densely again, followed by the neighing of war horses. Ye Yingwu was stunned, and his hand subconsciously held the hilt of the sword. And Yang Xu and the others are even more like great enemies, could it be that this time the Imperial City Division really made a bloody investment, and they had to kill Ye Yingwu and the Shen family?
"Qiyu envoy, the one who came is the Longxing Mansion Army." Several hundred cavalrymen rushed over, "Pingshui Tower is on fire, and these five hundred soldiers were sent by Ye Xianggong to fight the fire." β
Cheap dad They still reacted quickly, with these old foxes in charge, there should be no major incidents in other places, including the blockade of the city gate, Ye Yingwu breathed a sigh of relief: "Let them send one of them to the Shen family with a certain person, and the rest of them will quickly put out the fire." It's a big deal, and there must be no delay! β
"Obey!" The cavalry shouted, turned around and drove straight to the Longxing Mansion Army.
One by one, the Song character flags fluttered in the wind, obviously these box troops also came to fight the fire, the bows and crossbows and arrows did not take much, and the buckets were a lot. However, Ye Yingwu couldn't take care of so much, the four compartments of the Tianwu Army in his hand were all commanded to make the token shine, and the five hundred soldiers also knew that the ordinary black-clothed young man in front of him was not an idle person, plus the light cavalry sabers on the tall horses around him were bloody and imposing, where did he dare to hesitate, at the moment, there were more than 100 people in the middle of the crowd who followed Ye Yingwu and ran towards the Shen family who was silent in the dark.
Before reaching the alley where the gate of the Shen family was located, there were several stalls of blood on the ground that were particularly dazzling in the dark, and some even sprayed onto the walls. Leaning against the corner of the wall, several plainly dressed young men were hit by several blades, and they were out of breath for a long time.
"It's the people of the Six Doors and the Brocade Guard." Jiang Tie slightly flipped the collars of several corpses, and the faint brocade pattern on it was the symbol of the six doors and the brocade guard, which was used to identify friend and foe in an unfamiliar environment. Looking from the corner of the wall, the gate of the Shen Mansion not far from the corner of the alley was opened, and there were many corpses at the door, all of whom were wearing any clothes.
Ye Yingwu's face was gloomy and could drip water, and the Yang Xu beside him clenched the hilt of the sword tightly, and the moonlight sprinkled on the blade, and the cold glow was innumerable. The more than 100 soldiers in Longxing Mansion never thought of the tragedy in the dark, most of them were recruits, and even leaned against the wall and vomited when they saw such a bloody scene.
"Yes, so-and-so can't live with these brothers." Ye Yingwu sighed softly, squatted down and looked at the dead corpse in the corner, and finally stretched out his hand to slowly close the corpse's eyes, and Yang Xu and Jiang Tie, who were close at hand, could clearly see that the green tendons on Ye Yingwu's temples were bursting out.
The black-clothed young man stood up and looked around, the soldiers of the Tianwu Army such as Baizhan Du, Six Doors and Jinyi Wei were naturally gritting their teeth, and they had the posture of breaking the murderer's body into thousands of pieces. And the more than 100 Longxing Mansion soldiers who accompanied them were also gloomy.
"Seal off the surroundings." Ye Yingwu coldly ordered, "All the brothers who died are buried thickly, and all the corpses of the enemies left behind are all dismembered." β
The young man in black just coldly dropped such a sentence, and walked straight into the Shen Mansion with his legs raised.
Shen Mansion as the foundation of the Shen family of Longxing Mansion, is located on the gentle slope under the Pingshui Building, the left side overlooks the Longxing Mansion, the right side chokes the throat of Ganshui, if simply speaking, it is definitely a place for soldiers to fight. And the Shen family has been operating for so many years, and there are countless courtyards, like a big net spread out. The white walls and black tiles, green vines and vines all tell the spring and autumn years that this mansion has experienced.
It's just that tonight, there is more blood in this huge mansion.
One corpse after another stretched along the cobblestone path where the beautiful concubine once walked, all the way to the edge of the pond, stained red with the once-turquoise water. I think that there were countless servants and maids who fled here in panic, and were directly killed by the killers running fast behind them.
Rao is a soldier of a hundred battles who has experienced the Battle of Macheng, and he can't help but tilt his head slightly, and he can't bear to look at such a bloody scene. Ye Yingwu also frowned, this was the posture of the tragedy, he didn't expect the revenge of the Imperial City Division to be so bloody and ruthless, almost slapping the face of the Tianwu Army.
What's more, it was not a petty official who was destroyed, but the Shen family, the owner of Pingshui Tower, the first wealthy family in Longxing Mansion. Being able to kill hundreds of people in the Shen family in one go shows the other party's purpose this time. And the newly-born Six Doors and Jinyi Wei had almost no power to fight back, and could only watch the merchants and officials who had returned to their side being wantonly slaughtered!
"The first time we met, we lost quite completely." Ye Yingwu barely suppressed the anger in his heart while walking on the bloodstained path. The cruelty of the Imperial City Division made him think he was numb, and he couldn't help but want to draw his sword and rush straight to Lin'an, this demonstration, this failure, at the cost of a hundred lives!
Even in such troubled times, it is a hundred lives, a hundred innocent lives! Although Ye Yingwu is not a compassionate mother, nor is he a hypocritical cook, it does not mean that he has no anger in his heart when he looks at the more than 100 unarmed lives being ruthlessly ended!
What's more, there are those brothers of the Tianwu Army outside the door, they are still young, and they should not fall into the darkness of fighting against their own people.
"It's still a certain underestimation of Lin'an's means." Ye Yingwu immediately smiled bitterly, looking at the corpses floating in the pond in a daze. And Jiang Tie, who was standing behind him, finally couldn't stand this oppressive atmosphere, quietly took two steps back, and continued to search towards the backyard with a few hundred battle guards, maybe he could really find a few living people.
"Make Jun γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»" Looking at Ye Yingwu who was standing silently, Yang Xu wanted to speak and stopped, but finally gritted his teeth and said, "Blood debt and blood repayment, please rest assured." β
Ye Yingwu turned his head, there were no stars or moons in his black eyes, but there seemed to be a raging karmic fire burning, capable of devouring everything. The black-clothed young man sneered: "I just want the brother who fell here today to die openly on the road of the charge, and die on the battlefield with the Tartars. However, some people are unwilling, and some people are in the way. Thenγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ» don't blame the Tianwu Army for being ruthless. β
Blood debt, after all, blood will be paid. Yang Xu was silent for a moment and nodded slightly. She knew very well that from this night on, the last bit of fetters she had with the Imperial City Division in her heart would also dissipate without a trace, and would be replaced by bottomless hatred.
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