It was night, dark clouds covered the moon, and on the dead branches stood black crows, quacking twice, bowing their heads and pecking at their feathers.

The cold wind blew in through the gate of the cottage, and it was pitch black all around, except for the house of the bandit leader with the lights on.

Xie Yuan led a small team of people to sneak into the cottage in the dimness of the night.

"If the people in the village disarm and surrender, they will not hurt their lives for the time being, and if there are stubborn resistance, they will be killed!"

In order to prevent fraud, Xie Yuan only led a small team of men and horses to explore the road first, and there was a large group of people and horses in ambush not far behind him, just waiting for the signal to come out, and rushed up to take down all the bandits!

The wind was whistling in his ears, and Xie Yuan divided the people he brought into four teams and occupied this place separately.

But seeing that he took the lead in finding a room near the entrance of the cottage, holding a long sword, kicked open the hidden door with one kick, and rushed in, only to find that it was dark and empty.

Just when he was puzzled, Leng Yan came to report: "His Royal Highness the Prince, this cottage is an empty shell. ”

Empty shells?

Xie Yuan savored these three words carefully, and the next moment his eyes were round, and he said angrily: "It's broken, it's a trick!" ”

Turning his head, he shouted at the attendant behind him, "Let everyone get out of here!" ”

A group of people hurried towards the gate of the cottage, and when they were only ten meters away from the gate, the surrounding area that was originally dim and blurry was bright.

Xie Yuan was shocked, only to find that a group of people in coarse linen clothes with torches in their hands formed a circle around him.

"My cottage is not a restaurant, anyone can come and leave if they want."

Yan Zhen'an walked out of the crowd with a long knife in his hand, his eyes were like bull's eyes: "Who are you, you actually visited here at night, and you didn't report your name quickly!" ”

The light of the fire was heavy, and Xie Yuan's expression was grim.

"Prince, what should I do next? Do you want to kill? Leng Yan clenched his long sword, and a pair of peach blossom eyes were full of defense.

Kill?

Can they deal with these bandits?

The number of bandits was three times as many as he had brought, and even if the signal was given, it would take a stick of incense for a large army to arrive.

You can't kill it, you can only delay it.

After paying attention to it, Xie Yuan smiled, withdrew the long sword in his hand, and made a gesture towards Yan Zhen'an: "I am the prince of this dynasty, I heard that there are bandits here who do not take the usual path and often relieve the worries of the people, so I specially came here to check it out. ”

Leng Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, slightly surprised.

"Is the prince's trip really for Zhao'an?"

Yan Zhenan looked at him suspiciously, hesitating in his heart.

"That's nature. As far as the prince knows, Mr. and the people under Mr. have done something that hurts nature and reason, and the court should be willing. ”

Xie Yuan is really a natural actor, if he didn't know him, I was afraid that Leng Yan would almost be fooled by him, let alone Yan Zhenan.

Yan Zhenan has long been tired of such days when there is no last meal, if the imperial court is really willing to accept them, then the people in the village will have a good life in the future.

Under the light of the fire, the eyes reflected the fire, but also reflected disdain.

Xie Yuan stretched out his hand behind him and made a gesture, and everyone understood, taking advantage of the fact that many thieves were relaxing their vigilance, they raised the long sword in their hands and rushed forward.

With two smacks, blood splattered five steps, and the dead bandit only had time to cry out in pain.

Yan Zhenan realized that he had been tricked, and he was furious: "Lao Tzu doesn't care if you are the prince or the emperor, you can't kill my brother!" ”

It's hard to protect your life, so it's better to fight!

With Yan Zhen'an's roar, all the thieves threw down their torches and rushed up, and in an instant, the two sides twisted together.

There are many bandits, but they have the upper hand in a moment, Xie Yuan, as the crown prince, is pampered, even if he is extraordinary, he can't withstand Yan Zhen'an's brutal attack as if he didn't want to die.

It seemed that it was very laborious to pierce a thief with a sword, and Leng Yan's clothes had already been cut, and his clothes were still oozing with blood when they were ragged.

"Prince, there are too many people, let's withdraw quickly! If it goes on like this, I'm afraid it's going to be folded here! ”

Although the bandits look poor and sour, their brute strength is really unbearable.

However, Leng Yan was sure to deal with it, and the reason why he made such superficial difficulties was actually an act of releasing water, just to paralyze Xie Yuan, so as not to arouse his suspicions.

A flash of sword light, Xie Yuan turned sideways and dodged the big knife swung by Yan Zhen'an, and the long sword in his hand picked it up.

I only heard a soft sound of Qiang, and between the handovers of the soldiers, I was stunned by a small cut by Shanyan Zhenan's big knife.

This is a sword that he specially commissioned to build!

Xie Yuan's heart was dripping blood.

"No, we must take this place today!"

Yan Zhenan sneered: "Take it? Just by virtue of His Royal Highness the Prince? ”

The big palm swung out and slammed into Xie Yuan's chest, and Xie Yuan flew out like a kite with a broken string when he boarded.

He adjusted his body and didn't fall to the ground, but when he landed, he couldn't help but take a few steps back, his right leg was weak, the long sword in his hand was on the ground, he knelt on one knee, his hand covered his chest, and blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Leng Yan was shocked, and still came to Xie Yuan's side with great effort through the sword light and sword shadow.

The big hand held Xie Yuan.

"It's okay in this palace, it's just a minor injury." With Leng Yan's hand, he slowly got up from the ground, Xie Yuan touched a handful of blood, and his eyes were fierce, "This palace has already ordered someone to send a signal, calculate the time, and the reinforcements should also arrive." ”

As soon as the words fell, only a sound of footsteps came from far and near, and the bandits were panicked and approached the bandit leader one after another.

There was a sense of success in his eyes, and Xie Yuan curled the corners of his mouth: "It's time to turn things around." ”

As soon as it was too late, a long sword flew from afar, piercing through the chest of a bandit with unmistakable accuracy, accompanied by a splash of blood, and was firmly inserted into the ground, the hilt of which swayed.

"Protect the prince and catch the traitor!"

With a loud shout, a group of people in military uniforms rushed out and quickly surrounded everyone.

Another blood-spattered battle.

The leader appeared in front of Xie Yuan, knelt on one knee, lowered his head, and clenched his fists with both hands: "My subordinates are late to save the car, please forgive the prince!" ”

"This palace wants to be caught alive!"

"Yes!"

Leng Yan pursed his lips, his eyes slightly deep.

With the addition of reinforcements, many of the situation was reversed, and the bandit leader was grabbed by his arms and knelt straight on the ground, his hair disheveled and blood covered all over his body.

"Isn't the gentleman going to kill Hongu? How do you kneel down in front of Hongu like a reservoir dog? ”

Xie Yuan smiled evilly, and suddenly raised his hand and gave Yan Zhenan a slap.