The battle progressed very quickly.

In the blink of an eye, Qiu Yizhi's own soldiers cut down three or four more widows. And the Japanese relied on the advantage of their long and sharp swords, and also cut several opponents.

Qiu Yizhi commanded in the middle of the battle array, seeing that although those Japanese people suffered heavy losses, their fighting spirit was still very high, and there was no sign of fear of retreat, for fear that his own soldiers would be careless and hurt their lives, so he secretly said to Yu Chi Jiming beside him: "The Japanese don't understand tactics, and there is a big gap behind them, Ji Ming, you quickly take advantage of the void and quickly defeat this group of Japanese people, so as not to entangle more!" ”

Yu Chi Jiming was already eager to try, and when he heard Qiu Yizhi's order, he immediately rushed out with his knife.

With a supreme effort, she leaped over the heads of the group of widows, spun around in the air in a very chic and beautiful way, stood firmly behind the widows, and then raised her knife and slashed at their backs.

The group of widows was attacked from behind, and they were suddenly a little panicked. A few of them reacted quickly, and immediately turned around and were about to attack Wei Chi Jiming. Yu Chi Jiming had already seen through the number of Japanese moves, and he was not fighting hard, so he only dodged away from his edge.

Although the Chinese could not understand the meaning of their words, they also guessed that they were angry and swearing. However, they scolded and scolded, but their pace couldn't catch up with Wei Chi Jiming no matter what, so they had to look at Yu Chi Jiming who was waiting for work in the distance, and then turned around and killed the opponent head-on.

When Yu Chiji saw him turn around, he used his very fast body to bully one of the widows to the side, and slashed this person into serious injuries with a knife in his hand.

After a few rounds of coming and going, the original twenty or thirty widows had been killed and wounded, and only two or three people with wounds were still resisting.

Qiu Yizhi saw that the situation had reversed, and the tense heartstrings had been relaxed, but when he raised his eyes, he saw that the masked man who was the original leader had already disappeared, and his heart was tense again, and he hurriedly ordered: "Don't kill all the widows, leave two alive, I want to keep it for careful interrogation!" ”

Qiu Yizhi's personal soldiers naturally did not dare to disobey his orders, and relied on the numerical advantage that had been reversed, and slowly dispersed the formation and surrounded the three widows.

The three widows were also not lightly injured, and they felt reluctant to stand, and there was no way to compete with Qiu Yizhi and the others.

Just when everyone felt that the battle was about to end, they saw the three Japanese people bow their heads and discuss for a while, and suddenly threw down the long knife in their hands, drew out a short knife slightly longer than the dagger at the waist, and raised their hands to stab themselves in the stomach.

"What? Suicide! Rao is a well-informed person like Qiu Yizhi, and he didn't expect that when these widows were at the end of their rope, they would choose to make their own decisions. He immediately panicked, and hurriedly ordered his soldiers to go up to save people.

But I didn't expect that these widows were very resolute in their determination to die, and those short knives pierced all the organs diagonally, and then writhed indiscriminately in the abdomen, and they had already smashed all their internal organs.

This group of widows who didn't know the details of their origins died so tragically that even the pro-soldiers of Qiu Yizhi's men who were born from bandits who killed people without blinking an eye were deeply shocked, and they looked at each other at a loss. Li Shenshi and Yang Ying'er in the team were so frightened that they fainted, only Miaozhen was still calm, but they were already speechless.

Qiu Yizhi sighed, looked around at his own soldiers, and saw that although they did not lose a single person, they all had a few minor injuries, especially the "Iron Head Jiao", which was cut off from the left chest to the right abdomen with a long wound, although the appearance was terrifying, but it did not cut the belly, and the bleeding was stopped after simple treatment.

So Qiu Yi's heart palpitated and said: "Although these Japanese people are all barbarians, they are also quite backbone, and we can't do it." After that, he found a man of good speech among the soldiers, and ordered, "Go to the nearby village and find some strong men." It was said that the officers and soldiers succeeded in suppressing the bandits, and let them help bury the corpses. It can be regarded as letting these widows settle in the ground. ”

He also commanded the army in a loud voice: "These Japanese people have listened to the slander of the bandits and want to come and plunder the criminals. The stakes are so high that we can't make a public announcement lightly, otherwise we will blame the ruthless military law. Did you all get it? ”

"Got it!" Although the army responded neatly, they were a little weak.

This halfway attempt to rob the prisoners, the mastermind behind it, Qiu Yi's clarity - it must be Yin Chengliang. However, his work was very secretive, and he actually thought of hiring Japanese people to commit murder - and no matter how stubborn these Japanese people were, they all committed suicide without leaving a single one alive; Even if they capture one or two alive, they can't understand the written language, so naturally they can't ask what is true or false.

However, after this turmoil, Qiu Yizhi is more cautious, along the way, he would rather slow down and walk more roads, but also choose smooth and stable official roads to walk, and choose a clean and reliable inn to stay.

In this way, from Shanyin County to Jinling City, in just a few hundred miles, Qiu Yizhi actually walked for ten days before sending Yang Ying'er, Miaozhen, and Li Shenshi to the Qixia Temple where His Royal Highness Zheng Xin was stationed.

In accordance with Zheng Xin's instructions, the corresponding house had already been vacated for the three people to stay and detain, but Zheng Xin did not expect Qiu Yizhi to leave for half a month before returning, so he was puzzled: "I thought that my brother would be able to come back within ten days, but I didn't expect to wait for a full fifteen days to arrive, but I don't know what happened on the way?" ”

Qiu Yizhi was thinking about how to bring up the topic to tell Zheng Xin about his attack by the Japanese, and obediently took the initiative to ask, so he took the opportunity to say: "Thanks to the Holy Heavenly Authority and His Royal Highness, otherwise I may not be able to see His Highness!" Then, Qiu Yizhi told Zheng Xin about how he encountered the attack of the Japanese people on the way.

Zheng Xin listened to Qiu Yizhi with bated breath, then he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Fortunately, my brother has Wei Chi Lianghong's daughter by his side, otherwise it would be really unpredictable!" He paused and then said, "But according to my brother's speculation, who do you think is the mastermind of these widows?" ”

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, he stole a glance at Zheng Xin, and thought: Not only is my eldest brother not stupid, how could he not guess that Yin Chengliang is the mastermind behind it? It's nothing more than self-respecting identity, and I don't want to say these three words by myself.

If ordinary people listen to Zheng Xin's questioning, they will inevitably have to think about it, but Qiu Yizhi has grown up with him since he was a child, and he is a bold person, so after a little thought, he said: "I'm not a great person, it's just that these people who escorted me interfered with a few adults in the Jiangnan officialdom." In this case, there is no doubt that the main envoy is the bigwig in the Jiangnan officialdom. ”

"Oh? Who is the so-called 'big man in Jiangnan officialdom' in the mouth of the brother? Zheng Xin continued to play stupid.

Qiu Yizhi said secretly: My eldest brother is really porcelain in his heart, Yin Chengliang is already a famous person on the emperor's side, and he has already become a dead tiger, what is there to taboo about identifying him?

So he blurted out: "It's Yin Chengliang." According to the humble opinion of the younger brother, it is Yin Chengliang! ”

When Zheng Xin heard this, he was relieved and said: "My brother is really smart, and my father often praises him." In terms of reason, this Lord must be Yin Chengliang. It's just that this matter is an extraneous branch of the 'Dust Palace' case, and there is no evidence, and I hope that my brother will not make it out easily. ”

Qiu Yizhi nodded, thinking: The involvement of this "Thirteen Lives Strange Case" alone is enough for Yin Chengliang to never turn over, and there is really no need to make any more troubles, so he said: "Little brother knows." ”

Zheng Xin said with a straight face: "My brother may not know all about these joints!" ”

Qiu Yizhi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "What other joints are there, please ask Your Highness for advice!" ”

When Qiu Yizhi was studying in his early years, he relied on his cleverness and no one in his eyes, except for his father-in-law Zheng Rong and master Zhong Likuang, no one was in his eyes. I didn't expect to ask for advice today!

Zheng Xin thought of this, his heart was indescribably happy, he calmed down, and pretended to be serious and said: "If this Yin Chengliang is instigating an ordinary bandit or a high-roller in the rivers and lakes, it is nothing more than a crime of assassinating the court officials, and it has nothing to do with the overall situation. However, he was not interested, and actually colluded with the Japanese people. In this way, he has committed the felony of colluding with foreign countries and plotting against him, and according to the law, he must be punished for the crime of treason! ”

Qiu Yizhi really didn't expect this, and suddenly said it from Zheng Xin's mouth, which made him shudder when he heard it, and hurriedly said: "The little brother is very dull, I didn't think of this layer of joints. It's just that this matter is really important, if you blindly conceal it, it is not a long-term solution, I don't know what His Highness has to say? ”

Zheng Xin glanced at Qiu Yi and said: "This matter is all over the world, even if I don't dare to make my own opinions, I have to ask the emperor for instructions before I can handle it." It's just that this case cannot be confused with the 'Dust Palace' case, and it needs to be handled in a separate case, for sure. ”

This is indeed a safe plan, Qiu Yizhi couldn't help but nod when he heard it.

Seeing this, Zheng Xin continued: "If my brother can trust me, then the case in this case will be handled by the eldest brother himself, and the brother should not be involved." ”

Qiu Yizhi just wanted his wife to be a sesame mung bean official, and he really didn't want to participate in such a matter related to the center of the imperial court, so he immediately agreed: "Your Highness can bear it for the younger brother, and the younger brother can't ask for it." ”

When Zheng Xin heard this, he also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "This Yin Chengliang, mentioning it is full of pits and valleys, and it is the most boring, don't mention him!" He changed his words and said, "It is said that this 'Miao Zhen Layman' has some meaning, how about my brother take me to meet her?" ”

Qiu Yizhi was shocked when he heard this, and said in his heart: "Why did I just escort the relevant people and wait over, this highness didn't want to ask the plaintiff about the situation first, but first remembered to go to see the culprit?" ”

However, he thought about it: After all, this group of people is to be temporarily detained in Qixia Temple, even if Zheng Xin does not see it today, he does not know how many opportunities he will meet privately in the future, if he stops it at this moment, it will not only be useless, but also offend His Highness in vain, it will really do a hundred harms and no benefits.

Therefore, Qiu Yizhi hesitated a little, and said: "Since His Royal Highness wants to see it, there is naturally nothing to interfere with." It's just that this wonderful martial arts is quite good, and it is extremely ruthless, I think it is either accompanied by Yu Chi Jiming, that is, Yu Chi Lianghong's daughter, so that it can be foolproof. ”

Zheng Xin pondered for a moment and said, "It's okay, you can ask Yu Chi Jiming to go with you." ”

Miaozhen was placed in a secluded meditation room, surrounded by guards brought by Zheng Xin from Beijing, and the guards were quite tight.

Qiu Yizhi felt a little relieved when he saw this, but when he pushed the door, he saw Miao Zhen alone in the meditation room, although the shackles and handcuffs were not lacking, but his mentality was very calm, and he was meditating and chanting in the middle of the empty meditation room, his eyes were slightly closed, and he seemed to have settled.

Zheng Xin's leading guard saw Miaozhen like this, and immediately became angry, and shouted: "Hey! Thief nun, our palace has come down, how dare you sleep here? Don't want to live anymore? ”