Chapter 267: Involved in the rivers and lakes
At this time, before the sky was clear, Yang Li'er left in a hurry, but Yang Li'er left alone, leaving the soldiers of Nanwangfu and even Huang Lie in Chanzhou. Han Jianneng felt that Yang Li'er was clearly avoiding his marriage with Gu Xin'er.
"When did you leave?" Han Jian asked.
"It's been more than an hour." Huang Lie said, "That's what the guards said, Brother Han, do you have a good way?" ”
Han Jian was in no mood to pay attention to Huang Lie's questioning, and directly asked the guards about the direction of Yang Li'er's going, so he went directly to the yamen of the state capital, and did not greet Zhang Xing, so he rode out alone.
At the gate of the south city, the guards of the city gate saw the fast horse coming, thinking that it was an official who went out of the city to do business, and when they saw clearly that it was the king of the east himself, the guards of the city gate saluted one after another.
"When will the second lady of Nanwangfu leave?" Han Jian asked at the moment.
"More than half an hour." The gate guard replied.
"Open the gates." Han Jian waved his hand. The city gate guards didn't dare to disobey, and hurriedly arranged to open the city gate, Han Jian was about to go out of the city, thinking that there would be people who were also worried about him, so he gave a few orders to the city gate guards, and asked them to tell the people of the East Wangfu that he was going to chase Yang Li'er on this trip.
These city gate guards naturally couldn't understand why the county lord of the Southern Wangfu left, and the East King would be in such a hurry to chase him out of the city. They instinctively felt that the matter was a bit big, too big for them to speculate casually, so they could only wait for someone higher in the back to report it truthfully.
Han Jian rode out of the city, but found that it was dark outside the city, it was not yet dawn, and the road was not easy to walk. Han Jian identified the direction of the morning star, walked all the way to the west, and walked for about twenty miles before stopping to rest, it was dawn. Along the way, he still didn't find any trace of Yang Li'er.
Han Jian was also a little tired at this time, after all, he hadn't slept all night, and he was unprepared when he came out in a hurry, the wind in the morning was a little cold, and he felt cold when he stopped.
Han Jian stood on the side of the road and looked at it, and he couldn't see anything on the bare official road. He could only get on his horse and continue to chase west along the official road, taking one step at a time.
Han Jian had an obsession in his heart, that is, he couldn't fail Yang Li'er, and he didn't have time to think about what would happen in the end. I just wanted to chase Yang Li'er first. Speak to her clearly. As for what to say, he didn't plan to do it.
Near noon, passing by a small town, Han Jian came down to buy water and dry food. He's not iron-clad after all. Supplements are also needed.
Say it's a small town. It's just a row of merchants built outside the post stations along the way. There are inns and small markets, and such a "small town" is next to the official road, usually every few dozen miles.
Han Jian immediately inquired about Yang Li'er's whereabouts. When the guy at the tea shop heard that Han Jian was asking about a woman on horseback, he stepped forward with a smile and said, "I know, that lady's skin is so difficult to deal with, and she thinks our tea is not good, so she still refuses to drink it." ”
"What the hell is going on?" Han Jian asked.
"This ...... Guest officer, aren't you just going to ask for news, and don't even drink a cup of tea? The tea shop guy said with a philistine face.
Han Jian took out half a silver ingot from his arms, put it on the table, and the guy took it into his arms, and said with a smile: "I'll tell you in detail, this Niangpi, bought a few tea bags here, and brought a water bag with herself, originally to buy tea from us, but later disgusted that our tea was not good, and left without even drinking tea." It may be too expensive, so I guess I went to the mountains to find mountain spring water or river water. You say it's not a sincere provocation? Our tea is also brewed from river water. ”
Han Jian sniffed the smell of tea, put the tea on the table and said, "You really don't have much tea!" ”
"Hey! Guest, you're in the same league as that girl, aren't you? The guy at the tea shop was very unhappy.
Han Jian knew that the vendors around these post stations were all allied, that is, the head snakes of the land, so don't be serious with them. Sometimes they are trying to make money, but if they want to make money and kill people, it is not impossible.
"Alright. I'm just asking you which direction that girl went? Han Jian asked.
"To the south." The tea shop guy pointed to the road next to the guide and said.
Han Jian picked up the saber and got on the horse directly, he didn't believe that Yang Li'er would go south, to the south was the road to Jiangdu, and to the west was the direction to Yuzhou. Yang Li'er left in a hurry, probably because she was sad and frustrated to return to Yuzhou.
Han Jian rode until dusk, but Yang Li'er was still nowhere to be seen. Han Jianxin said that Yang Li'er rode fast enough this way.
Han Jian has traveled more than 100 miles this day, and he has reached the point where people are sleepy and tired, Yang Li'er said that he would not go so fast, but he still didn't meet it, and Han Jian couldn't help but wonder if he was chasing in the wrong direction. After all, going to Yuzhou is not just a road, there are several forks in the road along the way, and Han Jian is just picking up the direction that Yang Li'er is most likely to take.
Just as Han Jian was wandering a little, there was a low mound in front of the official road. Han Jiance stepped forward immediately, and there seemed to be some dark shadows on the ground.
Han Jian went up to take a look, and when he got there, he frowned, it turned out to be several corpses of unknown origin.
These people obviously had just died, and there were about a dozen corpses, all of them men, and they were also neatly dressed, all of them were black, as if they were on some task.
Han Jian stepped forward to check, and the people were all injured and killed by sharp blades, and their bodies also seemed to have been looted, leaving no traces.
When such a big case happened on the official road, it stands to reason that even the most vicious people would not dare to put the body on the side of the road like this, and they would not even bury it. There is only one explanation for this, the perpetrator did not have time to bury it.
Han Jian checked the hands of these people, and it was obvious that they all had calluses that had been holding the blade for many years, which meant that these people who died were also people who practiced martial arts.
Han Jian guessed that this might involve vendetta in the rivers and lakes, and it should be better to cause less trouble. He still hurried to chase Yang Li'er.
Han Jian was about to get on his horse and continue to set off, when he suddenly heard a faint sound behind the hill, Han Jian first hid his horse in the bushes next to the official road, and then held his sword through the thorns to the other side of the hill.
On the other side, I saw some people who seemed to be fighting. Han Jian looked at it from a distance, and he couldn't see it very clearly, and he couldn't tell how many people it was, he just felt that it was a chaotic fight, these people all had blades in their hands, and their outfits were no different from those corpses found next to the official road.
"Sure enough, it's a vendetta in the rivers and lakes!" Han Jian was about to leave, when he suddenly noticed that one of these people seemed to have a very high martial arts skill, and his martial arts in the fight were obviously higher than the others. This woman has a graceful figure, although she is masked, but Han Jian is no stranger to this figure, it is Ke Qu'er who helped him save the empress in Luoyang City.
"Why is she here?" Han Jian frowned.
Originally, he was going to chase Yang Li'er, but he didn't expect to see another woman who was "negative" by him in this barren mountain and wilderness. However, his "negative" to Ke Qu'er was at most a bully, and he was ready to find a way to explain to Ke Qu'er afterwards, he believed that the connections of the Edong Royal Mansion could find out the specific location of Huazong, so that he could find Ke Qu'er.
At this time, "Ke Qu'er" shot extremely ruthlessly, killing a few people in a few moves, and a few wanted to fight with her, but she also killed them all in a few strokes. This ruthless killing method, Han Jian couldn't help but palpitate when he saw it, it didn't seem to be quite like Ke Qu'er's martial arts path, just similar, maybe it was also from the Huazong sect.
The people from several parties who were still fighting were still fighting, and in the case of "Ke Qu'er's" outstanding martial arts, they could only temporarily join forces to deal with it. So much so that "Ke Quer" became the target of public criticism for a while. Two fists are hard to beat four hands, and if there are not four hands in front of you, there may be forty pairs of hands. In Han Jian's opinion, although the martial arts of these people are not very high, they are relying on the large number of people, and under the joint attack, "Ke Qu'er" is also defeated and retreated, and in the end they are encircled and cannot escape.
Han Jian saw that the woman was invincible, and thought to himself that although this person might not be Ke Qu'er, he was somewhat similar to Ke Qu'er in terms of martial arts, so he had no reason not to help. After all, Han Jian was only one person, and as soon as he touched the arrow in his arms, there were a few arrows, so he took out two of them, and with a sound that cut through the air, the arrows broke through the air.
This kind of arrow, which is similar to the second kick, is mainly used to send messages at night, and is also used in the army to pass orders. These people in the rivers and lakes naturally recognized it, and when they saw the arrow rising into the air, they immediately realized that there were officials and soldiers around, because Han Jian's arrow was loud and high, and it was completely impossible for ordinary craftsmen to make.
Seeing this arrow, some of the people who besieged the woman withdrew from the battle formation, but it seemed that some people did not want to withdraw so lightly, and still wanted to fight with the woman.
There was a lot less pressure on the woman's side, and it was relatively easy to deal with, maybe because she was injured in the previous battle, her movements were still a little sluggish, Han Jian could see that she was not lightly injured.
There were fewer and fewer enemies around the woman, and in the end, there were only four or five left, and they also relied on their own martial arts to fight with the woman for the last time, and the rest of them knew that they were too far away from the woman's martial arts and had already fled automatically.
Han Jian also felt that it was almost time to come to a "hero to save the beauty", so he covered his face with the cloth that was originally packed with dry food, and drew his sword and killed it from the grass.
Han Jian's swordsmanship, after all, studied under Fa Yi, and it was obtained from the true inheritance of the Shangqing Palace. In addition, Han Jian was completely killed at the end of these people's crossbows, which made the opponent unable to guard against it. Han Jian made a few sword moves, and then knocked down two. The other two wanted to escape, but they were directly stabbed by the woman, ending their lives from the back.
"Thank you for the rescue!" The woman hugged her fists and thanked her, "Poof! Spit out a mouthful of blood, and the whole person shook.
Han Jian took two steps back, he was afraid that this was the woman's own weakness, but in fact, she wanted to take the opportunity to take his life. He knows that these people who go to the rivers and lakes will be cautious, and if someone helps, they will not think that this is a righteous person.
"Miss is not afraid that she is also a villain?" Han Jian asked from a distance, with a wary expression. Han Jian deliberately lowered his voice, sounding dozens of years old.
The woman wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, and the blood on her face and body was a little sad under the sunset.
The woman showed a reluctant smile and said: "The martial arts of the righteous warrior are the Shangqing Palace of the Northern Sect, and the Shangqing Palace has always acted above board, and it has nothing to do with what the little woman is carrying, how can it be a villain?" (To be continued......)