Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Mortal Heart

This eighth master Qiao Gui is also a noble family, the ancestors have been in the Jinshi, when the governor, there has been the title of the county, just because the title of the Great Song Dynasty is not hereditary, his ancestral tomb has not smoked, the descendants of the future generations have no one to fight, passed to his father's generation in Kaifeng Mansion mixed into a small official, to him this is completely finished, become a broken settlement in Beijing.

He was fighting on the street, because he was brave and ruthless, fighting with people, he fished out the copper money in the oil pot, and there were two fingers left in his left hand, which happened to be an eight-character and gave birth to a pair of eight-character feet, so he was called the eighth master. He is also famous for this fight, his subordinates gathered a batch of scoundrels, he can't read, but the gangsters are like brought out from the mother's womb, buy the yamen up and down, and recognize the relatives who can't beat the door in the words as backers, and gradually become the climate, after several fights, occupy the land of Nancheng.

Nancheng is a treasure land, Panlou Street, Royal Street, Xiangguo Temple, Zhou Bridge, etc. are all in this boundary, gathering merchants from all over the world, Goolan tile courtyard is all over the streets, he is sitting on the ground to make money, with money can make friends with the powerful in Beijing, more than ten years down, he has become the overlord of Beijing, like the legendary Yang Zhi killed Niu Er in his eyes is just a broken urge.

The lantern market of the Shangyuan Festival every year is also a festival for those of them who are in the dark, and it is the day when people come and go is the day when they get rich. Last year, they designed in front of the Xuande Gate, and used the flower cannon to burn the curtain set up by the two pangs outside the door with silk and cloth, when the fireworks were everywhere, and everyone rushed to dodge, they took advantage of the fire to rob, not only robbed some of the female spring people's bait hairpins, but also took away a young lady of the Zongwang family, and after plundering to the suburbs to live happily, he was sold to a rich man outside the city as a concubine.

Looking at the situation in front of him, the eighth master secretly said bad luck in his heart. Last year, things were too big, and this year the government took preventive measures, so that they couldn't start, and moved the battlefield to the vicinity of Xiangguo Temple, and finally caught a girl or a master, and injured a few people before they took this another boy of unknown origin. Looking at the people behind him, their steps are calm, their eyes are sharp, and their murderous faces are not good at their peers, but thinking about his hard-won status in the rivers and lakes, he can only grit his teeth and fight, otherwise this Nancheng will not be able to mix!

"Soldiers!". The eighth master estimated that the more than 20 people around him were not sure to take down these people, so it was better to find more people to stabilize them. When the men behind him heard the command, they immediately took out a short bamboo whistle from their bosom and blew it, which was sharp and piercing, but it could be heard far away in this noisy night.

"Save the two girls in front of you first, and rush over!" Although Zhao Ta didn't understand what they were going to do when he heard the whistle, he felt that since he was already in charge, he should take action first.

"Zhao Zhong, you take Li Quan, Xiangfu and the four of them to open the way, Shanghu, Zhuge Hong, the three of you are broken, Zhao Xin, Lin Shuo, and Wangfu are guarding the second master in the middle, and the rest of the people are on both sides!" Seeing that Xi has been following the prince for a long time now, he has also figured out a little bit of the way to the guard, and immediately arranged the formation.

"Don't pull me, save people first!". Zhao Ta saw that there were people on the left and right sides of him, and he really regarded himself as a key protection object, so he shouted anxiously.

"Master, stop for a while, let them go!". Seeing Xi, he hugged Zhao Ta and said that this master loves to do things when he has fun, so he has to make some big noise, otherwise he will not be comfortable, but if he is comfortable, everyone will suffer.

Seeing that the signal was sent, Qiao Gui felt a lot more relieved, and was secretly proud of his decisiveness, but the group reacted really quickly, and rushed up with a sharp array, "Eighth master, hide!" ”。 One of Qiao Gui's subordinates rushed over to Qiao Gui's location and shouted in shock, Qiao Gui slipped out and hid behind the crowd, commanding his more than 20 people to divide into two teams, one team blocked Zhao Ta and them, and the other team still surrounded the two women.

The splashers knew that the people who were not good at the Tao were all pulled out of their waists and arms, most of them were short blades such as iron rulers, chains, short knives, plate axes, and iron bones, but before they could stand still, the opponent who was bare-handed just now did not know where to conjure up a weapon, and the short straight knife with an oblique blade on the back was thin blade, the calendered blade body did not have the slightest reflection, and the two deep blood grooves made people cold, and the bronze handle was wrapped with a thin rope woven of cotton and linen, which could not only absorb sweat nor tie the hand, and had enough friction to prevent the knife from getting out of hand.

As for the carrying of the knife, it is exquisite, one should be hidden, and the other should be conducive to the knife. The guards have to often accompany the prince, and on some occasions they can't show their blades casually, so Zhao Ta didn't ask them to hide where they are, they play their own way, and some hide the knife in their sleeves, outside their calves, in their waists, under their ribs, and if the pockets are big enough, they can also be put in their pockets. And the knife in an unexpected way is a killer move in itself, silent, and suddenly attacking with a knife, the chance of success is much greater. ,

"Kill!". Zhao Zhong's five people and five knives were chopped out almost at the same time, and the splashes who were in front of them didn't have time to parry with the weapons in their hands, some were cut in the neck, and some were chopped to the shoulders, which was also the order of the prince to rush out, they were all Dan's knife backs, otherwise it would be blood splashed on the spot, and they lost their lives in an instant.

The rest of the splashes were frightened by the sharp knife technique on both sides, Zhao Ta and their team rushed over, five steps turned into three steps, and in a blink of an eye, they arrived in another battle circle, Zhao Zhong and they did not hesitate, three knives and two knives overturned the group of splashers, "Girl, go quickly!" ”。 Zhao Ta beckoned the two girls who were still in a daze to follow them.

"Thanks!". The girl in red clenched her fists and said, pushing the girl in green into Zhao Ta's protective circle, and she stood in front of her head and followed Zhao Zhong and them as the vanguard.

"Chang Er, you fucking stop them!". Qiao Gui pushed Chang Er, who was blocking in front of him, and shouted.

"Abolish him, don't waste time!". Zhao Ta shouted, Zhao Zhong didn't reply when he got the order, he slashed with the knife, Chang Ertie tried to hold the knife, but Zhao Zhong suddenly changed his momentum, the knife was brought back, and it was cut diagonally from his shoulder, and the sharp blade immediately damaged his cotton clothes, revealing a body of flesh and skin. Chang Er felt a chill on his body, a thin line of blood appeared on his chest, and a string of blood beads dripped down, which is also the thickness of the wear, or he would have to be disemboweled.

"I'll stone you!". Chang Er was crazy when he saw the blood, and pounced again with red eyes, Zhao Zhong did not retreat but advanced, dodged right and stepped forward first, avoiding the iron ruler that smashed him, holding the knife in his right hand and slashing his wrist with the iron ruler from above, Chang Er was startled, withdrew his hand and wanted to dodge, but he didn't dodge, his wrist was slashed by the knife, and the blood sprayed wildly, and the iron ruler fell to the ground. Zhao Zhong didn't stop at all, the second knife looped attack, the knife swung up left and slashed his other wrist diagonally down to the right, Chang Er hadn't woken up from the pain, his hands were all useless, and he had no power to fight back.

"Good knife technique!". The girl in red couldn't help but praise it, the three knives are simple and bright, but they are very effective, which can only be made by those who have gone through the battle array.

"Pull her, don't fall behind! Zhao Ta pushed the girl in green to Zhao Xin, and commanded the team to follow Qiao Gui's heels and run forward, as long as they reached the street in front, there was the office of Shangshu Province, and there were soldiers patrolling the streets.

"What the hell, people? Where are the people, stop them! ”。 These splashes saw that Chang Er, who was the most capable of fighting, was abolished in a blink of an eye, and they were all timid, and in the face of Zhao Ta and others who were approaching step by step, Ye Hu, who was only bluffing despite Qiao Gui's punches and kicks, did not dare to step forward.

"Eighth master, heroes don't suffer immediate losses, let's retreat quickly, the brothers receive the signal, they will arrive soon, and then they can fight again, and they will be tired to death!" A splash helped Qiao Gui and said as he retreated.

"Block them, whoever cuts one of them, Lao Tzu will go back and reward him with five dollars!". Qiao Gui felt justified, and while retreating, he encouraged everyone to step forward. After a few splashes who stepped forward under the excitement of the bounty were cut down again, they no longer had the fighting spirit, and they turned around and ran away like a game, and Qiao Gui also skimmed his feet and withdrew with duck steps.

"Shhhh ”。 The woman in red asked, sheathing her short sword and clenching her fists.

"It's a trivial matter, why worry about it, the girl is serious!". Zhao Ta hugged his fists and saluted, he had the opportunity to see the other party's appearance up close, this little girl was the same age as himself, and she didn't seem to be much shorter than herself, although she spoke in official language, she had a northern Shaanxi accent, big eyes and a high nose bridge, and a heroic spirit between her eyebrows.

"The little woman thanked this sister and this son for saving her life!" At this time, the woman in green bent down to Zhao Ta and the woman in red respectively, bowed her head and whispered, she was frightened a lot, and her body was still trembling, which made people look pitiful.

"Didn't the two girls go all the way?". Zhao Ta asked in wonder, he saw that the woman in red was desperately protecting the woman in green and still knew each other.

"We are the first acquaintance, I went to Xiangguo Temple with my family to enjoy the lanterns, and I encountered a fire halfway through, and was dispersed by the crowd, but I was coerced by those splashes to get here, thanks to this sister's righteous action, otherwise I don't know how to do it!". The woman in green looked up at them timidly, and then quickly lowered her head and said.

"Oh!". Zhao Ta understood that what happened to these two girls was the same, they were taken by Qiao Gui to take advantage of the chaos, and they were all fallen from the end of the world.

"Second master, let's go, don't be wordy, let them go to find their families, we should go home too!" Zhao Xin tugged at the corner of the prince's clothes at this time and said, but his tone was not very friendly, and he clearly ordered the two girls to be evicted.

"Why are you ignorant, what should you do if a girl walks alone in the dark and something happens? My brother is open-mouthed, don't blame the two girls, I don't know where your house is, can I let you send you back? ”。 Zhao Ta twisted his face and scolded Zhao Xin, he snorted and turned his face away, and no longer bothered with the prince.

"Childe has given you a helping hand, I'm afraid I've already caused you trouble, how can I bother again!". The girl in red said slightly apologetically.

"My son-in-law is the most righteous and the most fearless, he will be at ease when he sends you home, and the girl doesn't have to be polite!". Seeing Xi interjecting at this time, he saw that the prince's eyes were straight, always staring at the girl in red, so many beautiful singers and maids in the house had not seen him look at it, he wondered in his heart if the prince had moved his mind to this little lady, this is the sun coming out of the west, and he has to help! (To be continued.) )