In the ninth quarter, the rain gradually became lighter, and Wu Ming raised his head and looked into the distance through the sparse drizzle. I saw that at the corner of the street in the distance, Steward Hu was leading a large group of black-clothed people to rush towards this side at full speed with torches. Tian Hong immediately scolded loudly: "Fuck, if Xiaobi assassinates Niangniang, you will have to assassinate Zhu Huai's old boy." He was probably in a hurry, and his words were very polite.

The men in black were coming quickly. Steward Hu took the lead, and the people almost floated over as if they were sticking to the ground. In the blink of an eye, he had already rushed closer to everyone less than 100 meters. As he ran, he shouted, "General Dai, what are you still doing?" Do it. ”

This voice reminded everyone at the same time, and Dai Yu moved sideways. His right hand suddenly skyrocketed, and he reached out to grab Xiaobi who was at a loss. said in his mouth: "Lord Wu, I am offended." "Steward Hu is Zhu Huai's confidant and sworn friend, and many times, this old butler who looks confused can best represent Zhu Huai. He is now also the backbone of the Jiangnan military generals. Naturally, I know how powerful it is.

But is this woman really the murderer of the mother? Dai Yu also had some doubts in his heart, and now the iron cavalry in the north was about to go south. Looking at Wu Ming's appearance, it seems that he is very concerned about this woman, and it is not easy to have infighting at this time. I can't say it, let's take this woman down first.

His abacus is indeed very good, but Wu Ming is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Steward Hu's voice also reminded him. Although Dai Yu's movements are fast, Wu Ming is also not slow. He took a secret breath, his feet staggered, and his body jerked forward. has already stopped between Xiaobi and Dai Yu. In the flash of light, his right palm had already met Dai Yu's ambition to win.

"Poof."

The clappers intersected, and the two took a step back at the same time. Dai Yu lost his voice and said, "You, you actually broke through the middle of the eighth stage?" But he immediately kept silent, and stayed where he was, a little surprised in his heart.

Wu Ming glanced at Dai Yu a little strangely, he had broken through the middle of the eighth stage with the help of the wine Taoist this time. Few people know about it. This Dai Yu and himself have only been close to each other before, and it is impossible to know his previous strength, how did he know that he only recently broke through to the eighth stage?

At this moment, the patrolling soldiers saw that Dai Yu had made a move, and they also began to slowly gather around this side. Wu Ming protected Xiaobi behind him and said to Tian Hong and the other two soldiers: "It's not good to stay here for a long time, leave here first." ”

Tian Hong looked at more and more people and knew that staying here was not a way after all. It's just that there are people all around, and he panicked, so he had to lead two soldiers, and escorted Xiaobi to randomly pick a direction that seemed to have fewer people to break through. Wu Ming was very anxious, forced Dai Yu back with one palm, followed Tian Hong and them, and turned around and left. Before he could take two steps, he heard Steward Hu say from behind: "Lord Wu, hurry up and help the woman and the child hand them over, otherwise the old man will be welcome." ”

Wu Ming retreated and said, "This woman is Princess Mengling's personal maid, and she has always been loyal to the royal family. If you want to assassinate Niangniang, you can't wait until today, I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding here......" Before he finished speaking, Steward Hu said: "In this way, the old body is offended." As he spoke, his body moved almost at the same time, flashing like a ghost in the night rain, and went straight to pick up Wu Ming.

By now, Wu Ming also knew that there was no room for explanation in this matter. Chixiao slammed out of the sheath, and both feet retreated two big steps at the same time, and he had already dodged the opponent's must-kill blow, and when the opponent's move was old, the body that had fallen backwards leaned forward again. Hold the sword in the opponent's chest and stab.

Steward Hu didn't seem to expect Wu Ming to suddenly kill him, and screamed. Suddenly flashed sideways, his body turned, and Chixiao stabbed him in the chest. Although the person flashed, there was still a big hole on his chest, and the night wind blew, and it was cold, and the clothes on his chest had been brought by the sword qi with a big hole. He said angrily: "Lord Wu, are you sure you want to do it for this woman?" ”

Wu Ming was also secretly surprised, he had also stayed in Nanning for a while. Naturally, the relationship between Zhu Huai and Steward Hu is clear. The civil and military officials in Jiangnan are always silent whenever they mention Steward Hu. He was a little disapproving, always feeling that this old man who seemed to be on the verge of death was a master, but there was always a limit. But after this fight, there are alarming signs in my heart. This old guy is really not a fuel-efficient lamp.

If he and Dai Yu join forces, plus such a patrol soldier, what will he do?

A sword missed, and Wu Ming could have pounced on it to make up for a few swords. But as Steward Hu said, he didn't want to fight with the other party. At this time, he put away his sword and retreated sharply, and said as he walked: "Uncle Hu, Xiaobi and Princess Ling, just like you and Governor Zhu." The boy will never give her into your hands. ”

Steward Hu stood still, the night rain was like darkness, and the firelight was jumping, reflecting his face a little uncertainly. After a while, he sighed and said, "Lord Wu, the old body is not embarrassed for you, you ask her to give me the child in her arms." For the rest, the old body doesn't want to take care of it, otherwise I won't be able to explain. ”

At this time, Wu Ming and the others had already withdrawn several hundred meters away from Xiaobi under the protection of Xiaobi, and when they heard the words, they said loudly: "Uncle Hu, we don't tell lies in front of the Ming people, and the purpose of you and me is focused on this child." I hope you will give this child a way out for the sake of this sword in my hand. In the next inscription sense of five. ”

Steward Hu sighed again and said, "In this way, only offended." As he spoke, he slowly drew a long knife. With a kick of his feet, the person was like a big bird in the night sky, and pounced on Wu Ming and the others again. was in the air, but his mouth shouted: "Surrounded on all sides, don't let them run." ”

The black-clothed men responded violently at the same time, and immediately scattered. In the dark, I don't know how many people are outflanking them with all their might. Wu Ming and the others are still protecting Xiaobi now, and the speed will definitely not be able to keep up with these people. If it goes on like this, sooner or later it will have to be surrounded by them. Just thinking about it, Steward Hu had already pounced in the air. He said to himself: "Lord Wu, why are you suffering? This matter was agreed upon by Niangniang and Governor Zhu. Although he said it, his hand was not slow, and he stretched out his long knife and split Huashan with one sword. Immediately the head was chopped off.

By now, Wu Ming also knew that there was no possibility that this matter would be resolved, but he had to let him let go of the little princess. He couldn't do it either, and shouted, "Hugh said more." Chi Xiao picked up, stabbed out with a backhand sword from under the ribs, and the sword flew like a rainbow, and met Steward Hu who came in the air.

This sword went with all its might, and Steward Hu struck in the air. There is no way to avoid it. Chixiao stabbed squarely, only listening to the sound of "ding". There was no expected knife destruction and death. Steward Hu has taken advantage of the momentum of a fight and quickly fell to the ground. After landing, his chest rose and fell, and he obviously suffered a small loss.

A sword forced the other party back, but Wu Ming couldn't be happy. The long knife in the opponent's hand was able to block Chixiao's sword. What's going on lately, I've always met a magic weapon.

At this time, Tian Hong shouted: "My lord, there are too many of them, let's retreat into the tower and guard for the time being." ”

By this time, the rain had stopped, and people were buzzing in the distance, and more and more people could be seen coming from afar with torches. And it was pitch black all around. In the dark, there are many shadows, and I don't know how many people are quietly approaching. He sighed in his heart, now he only had to take one step at a time. He waved his hand and said, "Everyone enters the tower first." ”

The Tower of All Saints looks very tall, but in fact it is only seven floors. The higher you climb, the smaller the area inside the tower. In addition, each layer of the tower is slender. Therefore, it is very eye-catching in a low building, and it is a bit of a standout taste. The area of the first floor of the Ten Thousand Saints Pagoda was very large, and Wu Ming and the others ran in a hurry just now, but they did not grab the torches. It was dark and dreary, and there was a dead silence. Several people supported Xiaobi and snatched it towards the staircase on the second floor.

Suddenly, Xiaobi let out an exclamation. Several people can now be said to be all soldiers, and they were suddenly startled. Wu Ming is now in the middle of the eighth stage, and he is not discernible in the dark, but it is not far off. At this time, I saw Xiaobi with a small mouth open, staring at the staircase, and her pretty face was also pale. His heart was shocked, and he followed Xiaobi's eyes. At first, I was startled, but after seeing the situation clearly, I couldn't help crying and laughing.

Although the Wansheng Pagoda is a stone and wood structure, it is good at knife and saw. Therefore, the whole tower body, most of which is still made of wood. At this time, on the railing at the top of the staircase, a wild cat was squatting. With a pair of eyes open, he looked at everyone with a wide range of eyes. Xiaobi is just an ordinary person, and naturally she can only see two eyes that are as bright as stars in the dark. At first glance, it was naturally scared half to death.

Wu Ming gently patted her trembling shoulder and said softly, "Don't be afraid, it's just a cat." At this time, Tian Hong and the two soldiers had already climbed the stairs first. He cursed in his mouth: "Fuck, when people are unlucky, everything really doesn't go well, even a cat comes to scare Lao Tzu." He cursed, and took a few steps to catch the beast. The cat "meowed", shrank negligently, and had already run to the second floor.

At this moment, the light in the tower suddenly brightened. Steward Hu had already barged in from outside with a large group of people. Wu Ming hurriedly said: "Brother Tian, you take Xiaobi and the others upstairs quickly, and I will stop them." Tian Hong looked at the situation, agreed, and two soldiers protected Xiaobi, and rushed up to the second floor in a few steps. Wu Ming held the railing with his left hand, and held Chixiao in his right hand and blocked the staircase.

There were more and more people below, and Dai Yu and Steward Hu both broke in. Wu Ming only felt that his right hand was wet and slippery, and he gently pinched the hilt of Chixiao's sword, but he didn't have the familiar feeling of being as warm as jade. It turned out that before I knew it, my right hand was already covered with sweat. The left hand was even more uncomfortable, the railing had not been cleaned for I don't know how long, and a thick layer of dust had accumulated on it. As soon as I touched my hands, sweat and dust were stained, and the disgusting feeling made people even more uncomfortable.

He raised Chixiao, pointed to the group of people below, and said with a slight smile: "If you want to go up, first ask my sword if you agree." ”