61. Escape from death
Yuan Qingmou and Zihe walked out of the palace gate and came to the bright street. Zihe danced and sang happily, and hugged Yuan Qingmou and kissed him. Yuan Qingmou was so annoyed that he almost dumped her.
Yuan Qingmou grabbed her: "Hey! Don't patronize the fun. Tell me, what the hell is going on? What about that Gu Shujie, he didn't harm you? And this fake Xu Zhong, why is he so willing to die? ”
Zihe said proudly: "You don't understand this, do you?" What is Gu Shujie? I lied to him that he didn't come one by one! He thinks we all listen to him, he's stupid! As long as we lightly return the carbine, we can kill others on their backs, leaving no armor behind! And that fake Xu Zhong can't wait to die for us now! ”
"Ah, there is such a tiger?"
"Of course!" A sly look appeared on Zihe's face for a moment. This made Yuan Qingmou's heart tremble.
"Hahaha!" Zihe immediately laughed again, took out the house key from his pocket, and stuffed it to Yuan Qingmou: "You go back to the house by yourself and sleep well." Tomorrow, we're going to sing a big show, you have to keep your spirits up. I'm leaving! ”
Zihe ran down the street and hurried away. Yuan Qingmou was inexplicable. It seems that Xu Jinbang is very cunning, and together with his daughter, everything has been planned. They hate it to death, and of course they want to put it to death. But where is Contempt now, and how can I help her?
Yuan Qingmou returned to the room, lay on the kang, and turned it over and over. He finally decided: Now he must be stoic, and he must continue to lurk around Zihe, so that he can get more information and keep abreast of the dynamics of Xu Jingang and his gang at any time. Once Scorn appears, he can better help Scorn!
A question occurred to him. With a thrill in my heart, I sat up. That's not right! Shame and injustice. Will it implicate Da Sima Xu Cheng? Because contempt is one with Xu Cheng!
He immediately felt that he was too hasty! He was originally found by Xu Cheng to help Xu Cheng get out of trouble. Why did you forget this original mission?
He immediately jumped off the ground and tossed around the house. He told himself: the more urgent the situation, the more careless, everything must be taken into account, including all kinds of details. He became very calm and decided to put on some makeup. He found a gray suit in the cupboard, which was not as good as the black one, but it was just a matter of getting there. He changed into the black leather shoes he had worn in the cave, and found a gray cloth to cover his face. Get out of the way quickly.
Before he ran to Xu Cheng's house, across the street, he faintly heard an ominous voice: someone was shouting, but the sound was fleeting. He ran to the gate of Xu Cheng's compound and found that the big wind lanterns that often hung at night were gone, and the door was dark. There was not a single soldier guarding the gate in peacetime. The gate was hidden and quiet. Pushing open a crack, there was no one inside, and there was no light. This is not normal! He flashed in with agility.
The front of the house. There was no sound, and no one could be seen. The courtyard between the house and the courtyard was dark. Yuan Qingmou suddenly saw a person, a person. He fell to the ground and was silent. He passed slowly, and there were many people lying on the ground. It's all dead! There are soldiers guarding the gate, and there are also servants of Xu Cheng's family.
Yuan Qingmou clenched his teeth tightly: Oh no. It's too late, and the Purple Lotus gang has already started in advance!
Tears flowed out of Yuan Qingmou's eyes. He felt that he had failed in his duty. I'm sorry Xu Cheng, I'm sorry master! The other party was so ruthless, without waiting for King Xu to speak, he started to destroy the door in advance!
He heard a voice, a very low voice, coming from the backyard, as if someone was fighting, weapons colliding, clanging, accompanied by a hoarse roar. Yuan Qingmou was about to pass, but he could stop himself immediately. He thought for a moment, took off a tall soldier's military uniform, put it on his body, picked up a long song on the ground, and ran towards the back.
The door of the house in front was open, and there were dead people lying on the ground, probably all of whom were from Xu Cheng's family. The back door is also open. Yuan Qingmou ran to the back door and looked out, in the backyard, in the dark, there was a group of people fighting.
Brush the floor, and a torch lights up. Yuan Qingmou saw clearly that it was a torch lit by a big man in black, he was obviously the leader, and the torch was held high. Around him, there were dozens of people in the same clothes, looking forward together. In front, there were also more than a dozen people in black, who were fighting with an old man in white cloth. Yikes! This old man is none other than Xu Cheng.
The black-clothed man with the torch tore off his mask and said, "Let's light it all up, so that this old thing can be understood!" ”
The black-clad men around him all smirked and pulled off their masks together.
Yuan Qing Mou knew that the critical moment had come. He luckily, with a long grunt, he also pulled off his mask and pounced on him. He could already see that the black-clothed man holding the torch was carrying a sword at his waist, and Yuan Qingmou was good at using a sword. The black-clothed man holding the torch didn't have time to react, and he had already been pierced through the chest by Yuan Qingmou's Changge. Yuan Qingmou took advantage of the situation to give up Changge, jumped in front of him, and pulled out the sword at his waist. The black-clothed man stared widely, as if he didn't believe the facts in front of him, and slowly fell, but the torch was still in his hand, standing diagonally on his chest, still illuminating the scene very brightly.
The black-clothed men around him all let out angry roars and drew their swords at each other. Yuan Qingmou's body turned left and right, high and low, left and right, the sword made it float and fast, the sword light flashed, and the sword path was scratched. The black-clothed men beside him were stabbed one after another, screaming and falling. The black-clothed men who besieged Xu Cheng withdrew some of them and pounced on Yuan Qingmou. Yuan Qing was murderous, and sometimes a sword swept through the throats of three people in a row.
Xu Cheng is worthy of being the great Sima who has been fighting for many years, and when he saw the rescuers coming, he immediately lifted his spirits and shouted: "Xie Lu thanks the benefactors for helping!" The spear struck two men in a row. For a while, there were only seven or eight black-clothed people left at the scene. When they saw that the situation was not good, they wanted to escape, but when Yuan Qingmou arrived at the sword, the sword light flew, and the remaining black-clothed people fell one after another.
Xu Cheng shouted: "Leave one behind, leave one behind!" I have to find out, who are they? ”
But Yuan Qingmou's sword flashed, and it was difficult to get back. The last man in black slowly fell, his face full of horror, as if he did not believe that they would be defeated by one person.
Xu Cheng held a spear in his hand and sighed: "Oops! Killed too cleanly. "If you shake your body, you will fall. Yuan Qingmou hurriedly rushed forward and supported him: "Uncle." It's me, Yuan Qingmou! Xu Cheng was in tears. I couldn't help but shout: "It turned out to be a virtuous nephew!" Luckily, I arrived in time, otherwise I would have died! ”
"What about the others. What about aunt? ”
Xu Cheng whimpered: "Ami, her mother, her mother...... He's dead! ”
Yuan Qingmou was sad for a while.
Yuan Qingmou helped Xu Cheng and went to the houses to check, and there were no living people. Ami's mother died a tragic death, her stomach was dissected, and her intestines were discharged in bed. Yuan Qingmou helped Xu Cheng and hastily buried her.
Only then did Yuan Qingmou know that Xu Cheng's son Qingtang went to the countryside twenty miles away last night. He escaped by picking up a doctor and preparing to come back the next day to treat his mother.
Yuan Qingmou shed tears and said: "My nephew is guilty, the rescue is late, and my nephew will be uneasy for the rest of his life!" However, your old man may not know Lu Dao, these people are all accomplices of Xu Jingang or Wu Guo's spies. They design. has let King Xu be fooled and is chasing Qin Wuran. If they don't kill you today, they will kill you tomorrow. So, you have to leave as soon as possible. Find Qingtang, hide first, and then look at the situation. Aunt's great feud. I'll report it for you. ”
Only then did Xu Cheng know the reason for the catastrophe tonight. I couldn't help but cry out in sorrow: "I see, my lord. You're so confused! Xu Guo is resting, I Xu Guo is resting! "I couldn't stop crying.
Yuan Qingmou said: "Uncle, you better leave quickly, maybe they will be able to come soon." As for me, I'll stay for the time being, wait and see what happens, so that I can give you a message. ”
"It's good, it's good! If you stay here, you can be regarded as a dark stake. However, Uncle asks you for one more thing, and that is Ami. I only now know that Lu Dao, that crazy woman in the rivers and lakes, secretly took Ami as an apprentice when she was young. If you see Ami, you must persuade her to come to me. I can't let a little girl wander into the rivers and lakes! ”
"Uncle, I made a note of it, you go quickly, the night is long and you have many dreams. But I'll have to help you get through the gates. ”
"By the way, there is also Lu Li. Although his marriage contract with Ami is already difficult to fulfill, it ......"
"I know it, I'll deal with it."
Xu Cheng decorated the fine and soft at home, put it on a horse, and he rode another horse and walked towards the west city gate, because his son Qingtang was going west. Coming to the alley next to the west city gate, Yuan Qingmou asked Xu Cheng to guard the two horses, and he himself clinged to the root of the wall and slipped towards the city gate.
Wind lanterns hung at the gates of the city, and there were two soldiers standing guard. It was late at night, and the soldiers were leaning against the wall and falling asleep. Yuan Qingmou knew that as long as the soldiers shouted, many soldiers would be alarmed in the hut next to the city gate and on the head of the city, and he must complete the task unconsciously and unknowingly. He slipped quietly and leaped silently, knocking the two soldiers unconscious. The bolt of the gate was heavy, and he pushed it open with great difficulty, opening the door to the slit. Xu Cheng had already wrapped the horse's feet in cloth at this time, led the horse over, and squeezed it out through the crack in the city gate. The two of them waved their hands vigorously across the city gate, and the figure of Xu Cheng leading the horse disappeared into the night, and Yuan Qingmou returned.
Yuan Qingmou went straight to Lu Li's home. Lu Li has always followed with contempt, and he is Xu Cheng's future son-in-law, so he is very vulnerable to being implicated.
When I ran to the alley near Lu Li's house, I saw the light of the lanterns on the street outside and heard the sound of a group of people walking. Lying on the corner of the street and looking out, there were more than a dozen soldiers of the Xu Kingdom, carrying two lanterns, carrying Changge, short swords, etc., walking this way, and Lu Li was escorted between them!
Lu Li was not bound, his expression was serious, and his steps were calm.
Yuan Qingmou was strange, according to Lu Li's ability, it was easy for him to break free from these people, so why not resist? Perhaps, he doesn't know the truth?
Yuan Qingmou was still wearing the costume of a soldier of the Xu State. He threw the ash in his face, and when the gang approached, he leaped out with his sword. The soldiers shouted in a hurry and raised their weapons to meet them. But where Yuan Qingmou's sword light flew, these people's weapons were knocked down one after another. Yuan Qingmou didn't want to kill them, but slapped them on the head with the back of his sword, and slapped them unconscious one by one. Lu Li stood there calmly, sneering on his face.
Yuan Qingmou stepped forward and pulled him: "Go, go!" ”
Lu Li shook his hand, and then arched his hand: "Xie Lu, Your Excellency Xie rescued!" But Lu Li won't leave. What is your name? In the future, it is possible that Lu Li will repay him with death. ”
Yuan Qingmou approached him and said in a very low voice, "I am Yuan Qingmou." Don't be stupid! Xu Cheng's family has been killed and killed, and he was contemptuously dismissed by King Xu. Why don't you run away? Let's go, let's go! ”
Lu Li was taken aback. I was stunned for a moment, but I calmed down: "No, I won't leave!" This gentleman, you saved me, you saved me wrong! Please go away, I want to meet King Xu! ”
Yuan Qingmou felt that his words were wrong, he knew it, but why did he pretend not to know? When I turned my head, I saw that there was a knocked unconscious person on the ground, who was moving, and must have woken up.
"Decide for yourself!" Yuan Qingmou made a big turn and left quickly. (To be continued......)