We settled in a small town and picked a small inn that looked clean and clean, I had just put down my things in the room, and there was a knock on the door, Lan Yue asked, "Who?" ”

"Guest officer, the little one is here to deliver hot water."

Lan Yue opened the door and let Xiao Er in, Xiao Er was carrying a basin of hot water, I got up and planned to wash my face while the water was hot, and just took a few steps forward, I saw that Xiao Er suddenly rushed at me with a dagger in his hand. I could dodge, Lan Yue shouted: "Someone! There are assassins! ”

The assassin disguised as Xiao Er couldn't make a single blow, and when I turned around, I pulled out the dagger I used to slay wolves from my boots and held it across my chest, dodging it. Seeing that I couldn't avoid it, Lan Yue rushed over and pounced on the assassin, who pushed her away and pounced on me again. The thirteenth brother arrived in time, this assassin was not as good as the thirteenth brother, and the thirteenth brother restrained the assassin in a few rounds, and forced him to ask, "Who sent you?" ”

The assassin sneered, a trail of blood running from the corner of his mouth, and fell to the ground.

The thirteenth brother saw that the assassin was really dead, and turned back to me and said, "The guards are all out there to deal with other assassins, you pack your things, bring valuables, and we will return to Beijing day and night!" I nodded, picked up the bag containing the soft objects, and called out to Lan Yue and Lan Qi. Brother Thirteen took me by the hand and walked out, and calm had returned to the house.

There were many corpses lying on the ground, my nostrils were filled with the smell of blood, and I looked up to look for the six guards I was familiar with, they were all there, and I breathed a sigh of relief. I heard Brother Thirteen ask, "How is the situation?" ”

"Back to me, all the assassins were killed, and we have two brothers......"

"Leave two people, cremate the two brothers, and return to Beijing with their ashes. Either way, take them home! As I spoke, my heart ached. I don't know who did it, and I don't know why they did it. Is it against me? Or is it for the thirteenth brother?

The thirteenth brother disagreed: "No, there will definitely be assassins waiting along the way, and it is always good to have one more person." ”

"Brother Thirteen, I have to take them home......"

The thirteenth brother sighed and said, "Okay, then leave one person to deal with this matter." For the rest of the people, we abandoned the carriage, hurried our horses, and hurried back to Beijing. ”

I turned over and got on the horse, and Brother Thirteen rode beside me and held my hand and said, "Don't worry, Brother Thirteen will protect you." ”

We hurried back, and Lan Qi was not good at riding, so the guards took turns riding with her. Every day, we experience more and more intense assassinations. Every day, there are dead and wounded guards, and every day, I have to leave one person to take care of the aftermath of the others......

Every day, the thirteenth brother protects me behind him, not letting me watch this blood-stained scene, but my ears echo the sound of their fighting all the time. Every day, when I walked out from behind the thirteenth brother who was protecting me, I raised my eyes to look for the six guards that the fourth master had selected for me. The six of them are extraordinary, and after a few days, they have all been injured to some extent. But seeing that they were all alive made me feel much more comforted.

Finally, just as we were about to arrive in the capital, the assassination reached its peak.

The thirteenth brother protected me, and the fifth brother Zhang led the people to fight against this group of black-clothed assassins. The guards that the fourth master picked out for me are all first-class masters, and there are less than ten guards left with the thirteenth brother. But there were so many stabbing guests that our group was exhausted. After several fights, although more than half of the other party was killed or wounded, only one of the guards left by my side, Fifth Brother Zhang, was still alive......

I couldn't even see what they were doing, I just watched as the guards who had protected me since I was in the prairie fell one by one, bleeding all over the ground. Lan Qi and Lan Yue trembled and hid next to a tree, there were still eight assassins at this time, and Fifth Brother Zhang was holding the wound on his right arm with his left hand, holding his sword with difficulty. Inevitably, there were many more wounds on my body, and my clothes were stained with my blood, the blood of my thirteenth brother, and the blood of someone else. But I never let Butterfly Seventeen, Yun San and Liu Ying do it, I know that they are nearby, always protecting me, always waiting for my orders, but I am always afraid, I dare not let them make a move, I am afraid that so many assassins will make me lose them, I am afraid that exposing them too early will put me and Brother Thirteen into a more passive situation.

The lead Assassin gave the final order: "Do it!" No mercy! ”

Seven assassins came at us, Fifth Brother Zhang barely resisted, Thirteenth Brother protected me behind me to fight with the assassins, and one assassin walked towards Lan Yue, Lan Qi was already frightened by the scene in front of her. Lan Yue unexpectedly pulled out a dagger from her boots and resisted the assassin's attack, and I realized that Lan Yue was a woman who had practiced martial arts.

The leading assassin was armed with a short sword, rushed over quickly, and engaged Zhang Wuge in a short battle, and after only three or five rounds, the injured Zhang Wuge was defeated, and his chest was stained with blood...... When he fell, he shouted, "Gege, go!" ”

All the assassins gathered towards us at this time, Lan Yue rushed to our side with difficulty, the thirteenth brother's leg was injured, I held the dagger in front of the thirteenth brother and shouted: "Do it!" Leave the leader behind, and the rest will be killed! ”

I nodded, thought for a while, and said, "Dieying, from now on, the protection of the Thirteenth Master will be strengthened, and everything in diet and daily life will be detailed. Yunying, show me a little bit of Nian Qianyao, and keep Ren Bo'an under close surveillance. Kazekage, find out what is in his box as soon as possible, the sooner the better, I'm afraid I will have a lot of dreams at night. Liu Ying, if necessary, get rid of the spies around the prince and keep a low profile. If it's not necessary, forget it, save the current one, and check the future. Let's keep the two of the eighth elder brother, if they fight, we can master more. ”

"Yes!"

I looked at the four of them and smiled and said, "It's good to be with you like this again!" In the future, if there is something that I have forgotten, you should bear more. ”

The four of them responded in unison: "Don't worry, master! ”

I nodded and smiled, "Come on, that's it for now, I'll go to sleep!" You all take good care of yourselves, too! ”

I stayed in the mountains for a few more days, and every morning when the bell rang, I would get up and have morning classes with the monks, chanting sutras and worshipping the Buddha. I gradually felt that I was getting better and better, so on the morning of April 12, I said goodbye to Master Xingzhi, and my thirteenth brother and I set out on the way back to Beijing with our escorts.

The weather in April was very comfortable, the wind was very gentle, but I could only sit in the carriage and watch the spring light outside the window, and the fact that Brother Thirteen forbade me to ride a horse made me very hurt. Lan Qi was absent-minded, but Lan Yue took care of me dutifully. I don't have the heart to care about Lan Qi's affairs now, so I'll let her go.

We hurried quickly, Wutai Mountain is not far from Beijing, if it is in modern times, it is only about four or five hours away by highway. But now, due to transportation and technical limitations, the distance is much longer, and it will take us about 10 days to get there. Actually, the carriage is not so slow, it can run almost 20 kilometers in an hour, that is, half an hour, and the carriage is very well arranged, so I don't think it is too bumpy. But we were probably too naïve to think that we could go back to Beijing without any problems.