The officers and soldiers guarding the city heard someone shouting, and immediately turned their eyes to Ling Yuxin and Zhuo Haoxuan at the same time, and saw a well-dressed and well-dressed man pulling a woman in a housekeeping suit, all the officers and soldiers couldn't help but feel a little strange in their hearts, and then saw the black-clothed masked people behind them chasing them with swords, and immediately paid attention to it, and the first few immediately greeted them, and asked Ling Yuxin and Zhuo Haoxuan, "What's the matter?" Who are you? And who are those black-clad masked men? Why are you being hunted down? ”

Zhuo Haoxuan was reluctant to disclose his identity about this, and was still hesitating how to say it properly, Ling Yuxin replied breathlessly: "Don't ...... It doesn't matter who we are, let's get ...... first Catch them, they ...... It's before...... The assassin who wanted to assassinate Ling Shangshu's daughter was Commander Li...... and General Wei...... The assassins who have been being arrested, hurry up and seize them and hand them over to Commander Li and General Wei, you ...... You have made a great contribution, and the emperor will definitely reward you. ”

Zhuo Haoxuan glanced at Ling Yuxin in surprise, then looked at several officers and soldiers looking at each other, and after thinking for a while, he urged in a deep voice: "Why don't you arrest people quickly, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, let this group of assassins run rampant on the street with swords and shoot them at will under your noses, do you have to ask the court to question what is the use of raising you?" If it reaches the top, you will be punished for dereliction of duty, and none of you will be able to escape. ”

After listening to what Ling Yuxin said, several officers and soldiers were skeptical and a little hesitant, but as soon as they heard what Zhuo Haoxuan said, they were immediately shocked by his few words and his irresistible majesty, and they subconsciously did not dare to slack off, and everyone nodded their heads in a hurry. Then the leader waved his hand, and then a number of officers and soldiers ran out on both sides of the city gate, and under the leadership of the first person, they crossed Zhuo Haoxuan and Ling Yuxin, and met the nearly ten black-clothed masked people who were chasing, lined up and erected spears in front of Zhuo Haoxuan and Ling Yuxin.

The black-clothed masked man who was chasing after him suddenly saw a group of officers and soldiers coming towards him, and he also set up a battle to block in front of Zhuo Haoxuan and Ling Yuxin, he was obviously stunned, and instantly stopped the pace of chasing.

When the officers and soldiers at the head saw that the black-clothed masked man had stopped, they shouted and asked, "Who are you bold and fanatical, who dare to run rampant through the streets with swords in broad daylight?" What do you want to do? Don't you drop your weapons and be captured! ”

At first, the two black-clothed masked men glanced at each other, and then one of them waved his hand, and immediately five black-clothed masked men took off their bows and arrows from their backs and shot them at the officers and soldiers lined up one after another.

As a result, Ling Yuxin and Zhuo Haoxuan immediately heard the screams in their ears, and the officers and soldiers who were originally in front of the two of them fell to the ground one after another.

Zhuo Haoxuan didn't expect these black-clothed masked men to be so bold and bold that they dared to openly confront the imperial court defenders in the capital in broad daylight, and even shot the officers and soldiers defending the city in the street, and he was more surprised than angry. But the sudden change occurred, he didn't care about thinking and getting angry, and immediately pulled Ling Yuxin to quickly retreat, until he retreated to the city gate, and found a sheltered place before stopping temporarily.

Seeing this, the general of the defenders on the city tower immediately mobilized the officers and soldiers guarding the city tower to turn to the city and face the city, and fired arrows at the black-clothed masked man under the city tower.

Ling Yuxin was initially frightened by the chaotic scene, but was soon attracted by the fierce battle between the two sides, and when she saw the panic of the officers and soldiers defending the city who were obviously at a disadvantage and the state of tacit cooperation between the black-clothed masked men, she couldn't help but wonder about the well-trained assassins and the vulnerability of the defenders.

A moment later, the officers and soldiers defending the city were killed and wounded, and the black-clothed masked man was also slightly injured. At this time, Li Qingshan, Xia Huaizhong and Bai Zhu arrived one after another, and they couldn't help but be taken aback when they saw this chaotic battle scene, but soon the three of them searched for Zhuo Haoxuan and Ling Yuxin who were hiding by the city gate, and saw that the two of them were safe and sound, and they all relaxed their hearts, and they wanted to cross the two groups of people in the scuffle and rush to Zhuo Haoxuan and Ling Yuxin's side, but the black-clothed masked man who was chasing the three of them behind had also arrived, so the two sides exchanged hands again.

Zhuo Haoxuan also discovered that this group of black-clothed masked people was different from ordinary killer assassins, not only were their martial arts not weak, but they also cooperated with each other tacitly, as if they had combat experience, so he had been staring at them intently, and his eyes gradually became deep and cold.

The black-clothed masked man who confronted the officers and soldiers also saw Zhuo Haoxuan and Ling Yuxin who were hiding by the city gate, although there were a few injuries, the rest of the people were still approaching the place where the two of them were in an orderly manner in the rain of arrows.

Zhuo Haoxuan discovered the intentions of the black-clothed masked people, and then looked at Xia Huaizhong, Li Qingshan and Bai Zhu, who were dragged by another group of black-clothed masked people, he thought that he could handle this group of black-clothed masked people, but he was worried that he might not be able to take good care of Ling Yuxin, who did not know martial arts, when he fought with them, as soon as he thought of this, he subconsciously glanced at Ling Yuxin beside him, thinking that she should be panicked and scared at the moment, but he was surprised to find that there seemed to be only curiosity, concentration and excitement on her face. Although Zhuo Haoxuan was stunned, looking at the black-clothed masked man who was gradually approaching, he could only endure this curiosity and think of a way out first.

The defending generals on the city tower also found that these black-clothed masked people were well-trained, seeing that this situation could not trap them for long, plus seeing that another group of black-clothed masked people followed by them, although they were stopped by three people at the moment, but obviously the three people did not have the upper hand, because they didn't know what this group of black-clothed masked people wanted, let alone whether there were other reinforcements behind, the defending generals couldn't help but start to get anxious, and after a little hesitation, they planned to send someone to report for help, but at a glance, Suddenly found that two of the three people who were fighting with the black-clothed masked man who came later were a little familiar, because these three people were facing away from the city gate, and he had just focused on the black-clothed masked man again, so he hadn't paid attention to it at first, but at this moment, he found that there were two people who were Li Qingshan and Xia Huaizhong, the commander of the imperial guards, this discovery shocked him, what kind of identity was the commander of the imperial guards, at this moment, the two of them appeared here at the same time, and they were inseparable from a group of black-clothed masked people, He subconsciously shifted his gaze and searched around, excited, expectant, and scared for some big figure he thought might appear here, but he couldn't find anything familiar or like. So, he once again stared at Bai Zhu, who was fighting side by side with Li Qingshan and Xia Huaizhong, and looked at the back of a woman who was obviously wearing a family dress, and he began to guess which person this would be. After a while, the louder and louder screams under the city tower pulled his thoughts back to his eyes, when he looked down, he found that a row of officers and soldiers who were originally blocking in front of the black-clothed masked man, now there are not many people still standing, his surprise is not trivial, both worried that Li Qingshan and Xia Huaizhong and a big man he did not find out will have an accident under his nose, but also afraid that the city gate will be lost, no matter what the situation, he will not be able to escape the blame, once the top is investigated, I am afraid that he has a few heads are not enough to cut off, after thinking about it again, He resolutely made a decision and ordered the immediate lighting of smoke to warn.

As a result, everyone under the city tower soon saw the smoke rising from the city tower.

Zhuo Haoxuan couldn't help frowning and glanced deeply at the defending generals on the city tower, while Li Qingshan and Xia Huaizhong became anxious at the same time, the smoke warning would definitely alarm the Imperial Forest Army, and whether they saw the two of them or Zhuo Haoxuan in Weifu, it would cause unnecessary trouble.

Bai Zhu also realized that the movement was too big, although he knew that there would be officers and soldiers arriving soon, and he would be able to solve the crisis of Ling Yuxin being chased and killed by the black-clothed masked man, but if people knew that Ling Yuxin pretended to be a family member and sneaked out of the house, I was afraid that he would fall into the hands of others.

So, although the three of them were in their own hurry, they were all equally anxious to get out.

Zhuo Haoxuan estimated that the Imperial Forest Army that received the beacon smoke signal should arrive soon, so he was anxious to leave this place first, secretly calculated the route to leave, and after a little planning, he said to Ling Yuxin: "It's too dangerous here, let's go around the city wall and leave here first." ”

Ling Yuxin glanced at Bai Zhu, Li Qingshan and Xia Huaizhong, who were still fighting with the black-clothed masked man, and after a slight groan, she shook her head at Zhuo Haoxuan and said, "No, I can't leave them alone and go first, Zhuo Gongzi, you take your entourage and go first, these black-clothed masked people are all coming for me, I'm really sorry for bothering you, but as long as you go separately from me, I believe they won't chase you anymore." ”

Zhuo Haoxuan's face turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Do you think I will see you in danger and ignore it, leaving you alone and leaving you alone?" ”

Ling Yuxin was stunned for a moment, a little surprised and puzzled by Zhuo Haoxuan's overreaction.

Zhuo Haoxuan saw Ling Yuxin's expression, and immediately realized his gaffe and gaffe, and hurriedly softened his tone and said softly, "Even if it is a stranger who meets in Pingshui or even just a chance encounter, and encounters so many big men chasing and killing a girl's family, he will not stand idly by, not to mention, we are already friends, aren't we?" If your friend is in trouble, how can you sit idly by and abandon you, Miss Ling just said this, isn't it that she is trapped in injustice! After a pause, he said with a straight face: "Unless in Miss Ling's heart, she has already decided that she is an unrighteous person?" ”

Ling Yuxin hurriedly explained: "Of course not, Gongzi Zhuo, you misunderstood, I didn't mean that, I know you are a good person, but my matter is different from the general situation." After Ling Yuxin hesitated slightly, she said: "Don't hide it, this is not the first time I have been chased and killed by black-clothed masked people, you have also seen that these black-clothed masked people are obviously different from ordinary bandits and robbers, they don't want any money or property, but my life, and, judging from the situation I have encountered before, anyone who hinders them from achieving their goals, even as long as they are around me, no matter who they are, no matter whether they have anything to do with me or not, they will all be killed as they are, and there will be no mercy." , just look at the officers and soldiers who defend the city, they are not even afraid of the officers and soldiers, let alone you, I don't want to bother you......"