Chapter XXXVII: Assassination
The carriage staggered for a while, until it was halfway to the west.
After Liang Huanqing and Qin Ruilan woke up from a short rest, they lifted the curtain and found that they had not yet arrived in Shangjing, so they called General Wei Shen and asked, "How long is it still from Shangjing?" β
Wei Shen rode a horse and a sedan car side by side, he looked around, there were deep mountains nearby, and there was a deep forest next to it, he pondered for a moment, and said, "There is about an hour to arrive." Ladies, sit down. β
Seeing that it was getting late, and this place was far away from Shangjing, there were only more than ten people in their group, and there were dense woods all around, Wei Shen had to cheer up, for fear that there would be mountain bandits to hijack him. Money is a small matter, and the important thing is not to let the ladies get hurt.
Qin Ruilan looked at Wei Shen's nervous appearance, thinking that he was tired, so he proposed: "It's only been an hour since the unification of the Communist Party, and now the carriage and horses may be traveling for a long time, so it's not too late to stop and rest for a while and then hurry." All the soldiers are also tired, even if the horses are allowed to eat grass. β
Wei Shen looked back at Qin Ruilan, nodded in response, and prepared to take a look at the surrounding situation.
He rode his horse and looked at the quiet woods around him, and was about to wave his hand to signal everyone to stop and rest.
At this time, a feathered arrow suddenly shot from the woods to the sedan car, his pupils immediately dilated, and he hurriedly shouted: "Miss Protection!!! β
Several guards also turned over and dismounted, holding weapons in front of the car.
Liang Huanqing lifted the curtain and asked, "What happened?" β
Before Wei Shen could answer him, a group of masked black-clothed people rushed out of the woods at this time, led by Yu Chen.
Yu Chen shouted, "Kill them for me!" Not a single one is allowed to stay! β
"Rushβ" A group of men in black rushed at them like chrysalis.
"Boomβboomβ" Not far away, several men in black released feathered arrows with flames.
Wei Shen turned around and shouted, "Ladies come out quickly!" β
Yuebai and Xiao'er hurriedly ran out of the carriage to help out the young lady in the other carriage.
As soon as they came out of the sedan chair, a flaming feather arrow happened to ignite the sedan chair, and in the dry weather of early spring, the whole sedan chair covered with satin was quickly set on fire.
Liang Huanqing and Qin Ruilan looked at the burning sedan chair in horror, and fine beads of sweat oozed from their backs.
At this time, the man in black had already arrived in front of him, and he fought with Wei Shen and them, and the two groups were mixed together, although there was a big difference in numbers, they were evenly matched in terms of strength.
Liang Huanqing, as the daughter of a military general, has secretly learned a few tricks of three-legged cat kung fu since she was a child, which is more than enough to protect herself, and there are many people on the other side, Wei Shen can't separate people to protect them, so he has to let them hide behind the top sedan chair.
Liang Huanqing picked up a sword from the ground to defend herself, and Qin Ruilan, who was trembling on the side, held her arm tightly and refused to let go: "Qingqing..."
Seeing that the other party was overwhelmed, Liang Huanqing patted her back comfortingly, and said to Yuebai Xiao'er behind her: "Protect Sister Ruilan, I'll come when I go." β
As he spoke, he broke free of Qin Ruilan's hand and joined the battle.
"Qingqing, don't go-" Qin Ruilan stepped forward to grab Liang Huanqing.
At this time, a feather arrow shot in front of her eyes, Yuebai and Xiao'er hurriedly pulled her back, and said, "Miss, let's hide with us, with General Wei Shen here, Miss Liang will not have an accident." β
Qin Ruilan was frightened by the feather arrow, her eyes kept looking for Liang Huanqing's figure in the crowd, she suddenly thought of something, took out the Buddha beads purchased in the temple from her arms, knelt in place and closed her eyes and prayed: "Amitabha, please bless the Buddha, Amitabha." β
The guards selected by Wei Shen were all good in the army, and they killed half of the men in black in a row without much effort, and at this time, the men in black didn't even touch Liang Huanqing's clothes.
Yu Chen was anxious when he saw this scene, beckoned the archers not far away to join the battle, drew the sword at his waist, and attacked Wei Shen directly.
Wei Shen had just dealt with a man in black, and when he saw Yu Chen running towards him with a sword, he kicked the man in black away and ran towards Yu Chen, and his instinct of fighting many times told him that Yu Chen was not so easy to deal with.
Wei Shen's clothes were flying, and his long hair was slightly messy and moved without wind.
Yu Chen suddenly jumped up, and the sound of the sword breaking through the sky resounded in the sky, and the lightning and flint hit Wei Shen directly.
Wei Shen raised his sword to block Yu Chen, Yu Chen's steps were tightly closed, Wei Shen felt struggling, and asked through gritted teeth: "Who are you?!" β
Yu Chen sneered: "The one who killed you!" β
As he spoke, Yu Chen drew his sword and was about to slash at Wei Shen again, Wei Shen hurriedly dodged, but was also cut by Yu Chen's sword on his arm.
Wei Shen was injured and knelt on one knee, and for a long time, he stood up with his sword in his hand, and the sword dragged backwards to the ground, drawing a deep groove.
Although there was a smile on his face, he couldn't see the slightest smile in his eyes, but with a compelling awe-inspiring aura, he looked straight at Yu Chen, as if he wanted to put Yu Chen to death.
Yu Chen also felt cool behind him, his Adam's apple couldn't help but roll up and down, looking at Wei Shen who was angry in front of him, although he was a little frightened in his heart, he didn't flinch at all.
Wei Shen "tsk", and the moment Yu Chen, who was bent down and flashed down, got up, he hooked his hand and swirled, and his left fist was in the middle of Yu Chen's face with a strong wind.
Wei Shen took advantage of Yu Chen's punch, and when he was dizzy, he suddenly took off into the air, turned down and rushed down, the white-clothed Shengxue, the silver sword in his hand was dazzling, and it was actually a sword faster than a sword to break through everyone, and stabbed straight towards Yu Chen.
Yu Chen hurriedly raised his sword to block him, but Wei Shen's sword aura was so strong that he knelt on the ground to block the attack.
Just as Wei Shen was about to kill Yu Chen in one fell swoop, Dai Wang came from behind and stabbed Wei Shen in the shoulder blade with a sword, not only that, but also reversed the wound a few times, Wei Shen shouted in pain: "Ah-"
Taking advantage of Wei Shen's injury, Dai Wang hurriedly dragged Yu Chen to the back of the man in black: "Hurry up!" β
"General!!" Seeing that Wei Shen was injured, the two guards beside Wei Shen hurriedly resolved the battle, protected Wei Shen, and took him to hide behind the carriage that had not been burned.
"Hurry back!" The man in black also suffered a lot of casualties, and when he saw Yu Chen Daiwang retreating, he hurriedly followed and retreated into the deep forest.
Seeing this, Liang Huanqing also hurriedly retreated.
At this time, more than half of the guards were also killed and injured, Wei Shen was also seriously injured, and Liang Huanqing was just right, holding a sword that could barely protect himself, but at the moment there were three weak women who were powerless, and for a while, the situation was at an impasse.
Qin Ruilan looked at Wei Shen's wound, she couldn't help but tremble with fear and worry, she picked up the handkerchief to stop the bleeding for him, she asked, "You... Are you okay. β
Wei Shen's frowning brows had already revealed his situation, beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on his forehead, and his lips turned white. But he still stubbornly gritted his teeth and insisted, saying, "It's okay..."
Liang Huanqing looked at them solemnly, at this time, in addition to the four female dependents, there were only three guards left on their side, including Wei Shen, who was seriously injured.
She turned to look at the man in black again, although the other party suffered heavy casualties, but the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, even if there were countless casualties, the number of people was still more than theirs.
At this time, it is necessary to take an hour to ride a fast horse in the capital, and it will definitely not work to call for help, besides...... The other party insisted on putting them to death.
Just as he was thinking, a flaming feather arrow shot at them, igniting the drape on the sedan car, Yu Chen shouted: "Wei is seriously injured, and he is already powerless, brothers, go all out to kill Liang Huanqing!" There are many rewards! β
As he spoke, countless arrows shot at them, and the two guards hurriedly waved their swords to parry.
Liang Huanqing realized at this time that this group of people in black was coming for her.
Qin Ruilan, the daughter of a civil official, where had she seen these scenes of fighting and killing, and she was immediately frightened and cried, Wei Shen protected her with difficulty and comforted: "Don't cry, I will never let them touch you...... Move your cold hair. β
Seeing his weak appearance, Qin Ruilan cried even more fiercely, she cried and said, "You are all like this, how can you protect us." β
Yuebai was worried that Liang Huanqing had the intention of coming out, so she pulled her to protect her: "Miss, don't go out, they are coming for you." β
At this time, Liang Huanqing was calmer than anyone else, she took advantage of the chaos to unload the four horses pulling the cart, this horse usually carries a load, if she unloads the carriage, it will run much faster than the other horses.
She said to everyone: "At this time, General Wei Shen has been injured, and there are still female dependents among us who are powerless, and it is absolutely impossible to force the other party..."
Several people looked at each other, not knowing what kind of fame she had made.
She pondered for a while and said, "I just learned from their words that the other party is coming for me. Therefore, I want you to hurry back to Beijing and ask for help! β
As she spoke, she handed over the three horses to the two guards, and she said, "Luo Yu and Fan Dong took Yuebai and Xiao'er, Wei Shen and Sister Ruilan on the same fast horse, and quickly returned to Beijing!" β
Qin Ruilan stopped crying, looked at Liang Huanqing incredulously, and said, "That... What about you? I don't want to, I can't leave you alone! β
Yuebai also pulled Liang Huanqing and persuaded bitterly: "Miss don't, Yuebai wants to be with you." β
Wei Shen knew that Liang Huanqing wanted to use himself as bait to protect them from returning to Beijing, but he was unwilling, he stiffened himself up, and said word by word: "The last general... The last general didn't dare to be a deserter, and asked the young lady to take back her life! β
To let him leave Miss and run for his life alone is more humiliating than killing him.
However, at this time, Liang Huanqing's expression was grim, and the other party was ready to run towards them, and no one would be able to leave at that time.
She flew on her horse and said, "Only if you go back to Beijing and invite my brother, will I have a chance to live." Wei Shen, don't keep me waiting. Drive! β
With that, she rode towards another dense forest.
Seeing Liang Huanqing running towards the woods with no beak, Wei Shen picked up his sword, stared at Liang Huanqing's back with straight eyes, and finally roared out four words in a dull voice - "Get on the horse!" Back to Beijing! β
"Don'tβI'm going to stayβ" Yuebai cried to stay, but Luo Yu didn't allow her to mess around, and as soon as he picked her up on his horse, he galloped towards Shangjing.
At this time, Yu Chen and the others had little arrows and men left, and seeing Liang Huanqing running into the woods, and Wei Shen and his party drove out of their range on fast horses, he frowned tightly and punched the trees beside him.
Dai Wang asked anxiously: "This... What a good thing to do now! β
Yu Chen looked at the dense forest that Liang Huanqing went deep into with fierce eyes, he really didn't expect them to be so miserable, and now there are not enough manpower, but he remembered that the master said that he would mainly kill Liang Huanqing, so after weighing it, he said viciously: "Chase Liang Huanqing!" Be sure to break her body into pieces! β
"Yes!" The man in black took the order, and the group ran to the deep forest to chase and kill Liang Huanqing.
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Wei Shen was afraid that the man in black would hurt Qin Ruilan by releasing a dark arrow, so he firmly protected Qin Ruilan in his arms.
But the speed of the horse galloping made Wei Shen bleed a lot, and it had already penetrated the entire shirt, Qin Ruilan felt a trace of blood behind her, and she couldn't help asking, "You... Are you okay. β
"Out of the way." The wound on Wei Shen's back shoulder blade was bleeding profusely, and he was extremely weak at this time.
Qin Ruilan looked back at the two burning carriages and cried worriedly: "Huanqing... What should Huanqing do..."
She knows Liang Huanqing's three-legged cat kung fu best, and it is okay to fight ruffians and hooligans, but in the face of these dozen bandits, she doesn't know what to do.
Wei Shen was poked in the sore spot in his heart, and after marching for several years, he never flinched from the battle, let alone let a woman stand in front of him.
"Drive!" Thinking of this, he waved his whip, regardless of the bleeding from his wounds, and was about to rush to Shangjing.
"Wei Shen, don't keep me waiting." This sentence will linger in his mind.