Chapter 52: Catching a Turtle in an Urn
Among the teams cleaning up the battlefield, the easiest were Wang Feng and Wu Peng of the security team, who were sent by Xu Shao'an to guard the backyard and watch over the three remaining bandits with minor injuries - the seriously wounded were not allowed to exist - thus avoiding dealing with corpses and foul smells in one place.
Although the three surviving bandits saved their lives, they were all hanging lotteries, and Lin Xiaoyu had already dealt with them, at least for now, their lives would not be in danger. At this moment, he is being held in a barn in the backyard, waiting for an unknown fate all day long. While praying for God's blessing to live, they had cursed the accomplices in charge of copying the back road ten thousand times. In the eyes of the three of them, those accomplices who didn't care about their lives and only cared about their own lives were too unrighteous and too far from the standard of a qualified bandit.
In fact, they really wronged their accomplices this time, their second boss Liu Wanbao didn't want to come to rescue them, at this time he was supported by two cronies, lying on the backyard wall and peeking inside, thinking about how to enter the courtyard without being discovered by the two colorful guards next to him. I just observed for a long time, but I didn't find any flaws, and I didn't dare to act rashly for a while, for fear of startling the snake, not only could I not save people, but also put myself in. Because he had just secretly observed the situation in the front yard from a distance, he knew that the abilities of these Taoist priests were really terrifying. In his opinion, it is a miracle that some of his subordinates can survive the killing just now.
He was now quite glad that he had given the order to retreat in time, and if he was a little late, he would have clashed head-on with those terrifying Taoist priests, and the results of the conflict had already been displayed in the front yard of the Jade Void Palace. Although he only watched the scene from afar, under the bright firelight, the hellish scene of Shura was still deeply imprinted in his mind, and it made him feel a great sense of fear from the bottom of his heart. It was a fear of the unknown powerful liliang that had surpassed his comprehension and that only gods could possess in his opinion. This liliang is not only reflected in the harm to people, but also in the ability to perceive the surrounding situation.
Until now, he, Liu Wanbao, hadn't figured out how these Taoist priests discovered their intentions, and how they almost wiped out the more than 200 people led by the eldest brother in such a short period of time. The reason why he wanted to rescue the three captured minions was also to learn about the situation from them, otherwise he could only push everything on the gods, and only in this way could he accept the reality in front of him, so that he could explain what happened here to those who stayed behind after returning to the cottage.
Just when Liu Wanbao was thinking hard about how to save people, it seemed that God took pity on him and wanted to help him. One of the two guards did not know what to say to the other, and then the two of them, after checking the ropes tied to the three captives, went back to the room together, and did not come out again for a long time. This gave Liu Wanbao a chance, he thought that the two guards felt that it was too cold, and they were too lazy to go into the house to warm up their bodies.
There is no time to lose. Such an opportunity could not be missed. Liu Wanbao motioned to the two cronies below to lift him up to the wall, and then pulled the two of them up as well. Sitting on the wall and waiting for a while, seeing that the two guards who had entered the house to keep warm showed no sign of coming out, the three men carefully came down from the wall and crept to the three captives.
As soon as the three captives, who were cursing in their hearts, saw that their men were coming, they immediately stopped complaining to God, and instead thanked their accomplices who had come to their rescue. Liu Wanbao didn't have time to listen to their flattering words at this time, and while staring at the room where the guards were, he ordered the two cronies to loosen the prisoners.
Just as the two cronies took out the daggers they carried with them and were about to cut the rope, two dazzling white lights shot from the two oversized chimneys that Liu Wanbao didn't understand the purpose of to their location, illuminating the surroundings of the livestock shed as if it were daylight. Then seven or eight people, including the two guards, rushed from the house and the moon gate connected to the front and back yards, surrounded the six of them, and pointed the strange-looking objects in their hands straight at them, while shouting: "Don't move, put down your weapons, hold your head in your hands, and squat on the ground." ”。
Although he didn't understand the mystery of these strange objects, Liu Wanbao instinctively felt that this was a weapon. With the experience of the eldest brother, he didn't dare to resist at all, and immediately threw away the dagger in his hand according to the other party's instructions, held his head in both hands, and squatted on the ground.
At this moment, one of the two guards came over, kicked all the weapons they had thrown away, and then took out the rope and tied the three men behind him strongly. After tying up, he walked to Liu Wanbao's side, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Although you are a bandit, I admire your courage." In this case, if you dare to come to save people, you can be regarded as worthy of your brother. Then together with other companions, Liu Wanbao and the others were escorted to a room, still guarded by the two guards just now.
Sitting in the warm room, Liu Wanbao, who was tied up strongly, finally understood that the two guards just now deliberately left, thinking that they had a chance to come in to save people, and then give themselves an urn to catch turtles. And he was eager to save people, so he plunged into it without even thinking about it. It's a pity that I have been cautious for decades, and the only time I was impatient fell into someone else's trap. At this time, it fell into the hands of these Taoist priests, but I am afraid that there will be no good end.
What worries him even more is that his wife and daughter who stay in the cottage are afraid that they will also be more auspicious. Because the fifth brother Wu Xinji, who basically doesn't do serious things and only knows how to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble, has always had a plot against his daughter. When the eldest brother was with him, he was still a little afraid and didn't dare to do anything out of the ordinary. Now that the eldest brother has been killed, and his life is not long, once this guy gets the news, he will never let go of his daughter. Thinking of this, although Liu Wanbao was worried, he had no choice but to sigh heavily, praying silently in his heart, praying that God would be merciful and not let his wife and daughter suffer too much.
After a long time, it was estimated that it was already in the middle of the day, and when Liu Wanbao's arms were numb because of the binding, the door of the house rang, and two Taoist priests walked in from outside. The two guards greeted each other when they saw the visitor, and the guard, who had patted his shoulder and talked to him, smiled and said to one of them, "Liangzi, you are here." Cleaned up outside? ”,
The man named Liang Zi scolded with a smile when he heard this: "You kid is embarrassed to ask." You two were lucky enough to be arranged to see the captives. We've been in a terrible sin, and we've been busy for most of the night, and we're finally done. There is still a bit of finishing work, and Lao You and Zhou Gong are sticking there. ”
As he spoke, he sniffed the clothes on his body again, and said with a wry smile on his face: "I estimate that this smell on my body may not be able to go down for ten days and half a month, and I don't dare to eat meat during this time, otherwise I will have to eat it once and vomit once, it will be mildew." ”
When the Taoist priest next to him heard him say this, he also had a bitter look on his face and nodded very approvingly. Then his face changed, and he pointed at Liu Wanbao and the others and said viciously: "Our common sin is caused by these bastards, and we must not spare them." ”
The two guards and the Taoist priest named Liang Zi apparently agreed with this man's point of view, and glared angrily at the captives. Look at that jiashi, I can't wait to eat them alive. Then, the Taoist priest named Liang Zi pointed at a captured minion with his hand and said sharply: "You, come out with me." With that, the two guards came over to pull the accused minions.
This frightened the minion, thinking that he was going to pull himself out and cut off his head. While desperately shrinking back and refusing to go out, while crying and shouting for these Taoist priests to spare their lives, the house was a mess for a while. The two guards were no longer as gentle as they had just been, and swung their strange weapons at the minion. Judging from the sound of the smashing on his body, the weapon was made of metal, and the minion was knocked to the ground in a few strokes, and the two guards stepped forward and grabbed his arm and tried to drag him out. At this time, Liu Wanbao couldn't hold back anymore. In his opinion, killing people is not too much, and there is no need to be so fierce against a captive who has no ability to resist. Seeing that his subordinates were about to be dragged out and executed, he couldn't care much more, and shouted: "Wait." ”
Liu Wanbao's voice really worked, the two guards and the two Taoist priests who came to pick up people stopped moving, and the Taoist priest named Liang Zi was obviously surprised by his behavior, and looked him up and down with interest. It's just that although this Liang Zi has a smile on his face, his eyes are quite sharp, as if he can penetrate other people's thoughts.
After looking at Liu Wanbao, this Liang Zidao nodded thoughtfully, and did not speak, but just stared at Liu Wanbao with a smile, as if he wanted to hear him take the initiative to explain the reason for the shouting.
Liu Wanbao also let go at this time, met Liang Zi's gaze without giving in, and said loudly: "This Taoist leader, as the saying goes, killing people is not enough. Now that I've been caught, I didn't plan to get out alive. It's just that you are a monk, you pay attention to kindness, charity, compassion, why bother such a small minion. Liu is the leader of these people, and if the Taoist chief has anything to do, he just comes to Liu Mou, and if he wants to kill him, he will listen to him. I just ask that you Taoist leaders can let go of Liu's subordinates, they just went up the mountain and fell to the grass for a full meal, and the grudge between us is only counted on Liu. ”
Listening to Liu Wanbao talk so impassionedly, Liang Zidao was not only not angry, but was amused by him, and said to Liu Wanbao with a smile: "It turned out that Liu Er was in charge, no wonder he was so bold." The second boss is really a man, righteous enough. It's just that Liu Er's family must have misunderstood Poor Dao, when did Poor Dao say that he would execute you. Poor Dao took this captive out just because Poor Dao's senior brother wants to interrogate you separately and ask you about some things. But now that the second master has reported his family, it is time to save the matter of the poor road and the senior brother. Just ask the second master to go with the poor road and talk to the poor brother. Poor Dao can assure the second boss that as long as your subordinates don't intend to escape, we can guarantee their lives for now. ”
Liu Wanbao only knew that he would be wrong when he heard this, and his identity was exposed on impulse. But at this point, there is nothing to be afraid of, and it is worth it to be able to exchange the chances of survival for these few of his subordinates. So he didn't say any more, straightened his waist, and followed the Liangzi Taoist and his companions out of the house.