Chapter 24: The Beginning of the Conspiracy
After the high-level discussion and discussion, all the seriously injured people were immediately transferred down the mountain, and there was more than one exit from the gold mine, and everyone also found out that there were heavy soldiers ambushed by everyone. More than 600 gangs surrounded the entire gold mine, and a big war was about to break out.
All this has nothing to do with Xuanyi, he and Kong Chengwang's confidants love Xia Qingyu with two squads and were assigned to escort the seriously injured down the mountain for treatment.
Xia Qingyu and Zhong Li Yunhua are collectively known as "Beihe's stunning Shuangshu", not only excellent in martial arts, but also naturally good looking. She was dressed in purple and carried two swords, and she was extremely heroic, but it was a pity that a thin veil covered her beautiful face. Originally, because he was transferred out before the war, Xuanyi, who was unwilling to lose the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, got this opportunity to walk with beautiful women, and his heart was calmed down a little.
Xuanyi led several gangsters to open the way, in the middle of the team were hundreds of hired people carrying stretchers to transport the seriously injured, Xia Qingyu took his cronies to the end of the team, the two exchanged briefly for a while before leaving the head, and then they performed their duties and hurried silently.
The team walked very fast, and soon arrived at the station under the mountain, and the personnel at the foot of the mountain had already followed Jiang Shuhua to the mine, which was empty, and Xuanyi and his party temporarily camped here to rest. The vegetation around the station had been cut down before, and a whole clearing had been carved out, and large weapons such as bed crossbows had been removed, leaving only wooden fences and simple watchtowers in place.
Everyone did not light a fire, simply ate dry food and went to rest, and after settling the wounded, Xuanyi took the initiative to take over the duty of vigil.
Xuanyi opened the fence and walked out, and climbed a simple watchtower dozens of meters high with a lot of effort, and he sat on the top of the tower, facing the evening breeze blowing slowly in the mountains, which was extremely comfortable.
Fang Yu climbed another watchtower five hundred meters away, echoing Xuanyi from afar. Both men carried three arrows that transmitted signals for early warning.
As the night wore on, the camp was silent, save for dozens of patrols. This time, the action of Juxian Pavilion entering the mountains to seize the gold mine was very great, and the main forces of the four major branches gathered here, and the ordinary small and medium-sized gangs did not dare to defend their front, and the beasts in the mountains were already frightened and fled.
Xuanyi stood at the top of the tower, with insects chirping one after another in his ears, and occasionally one or two strange bird calls. The mountains and forests in the darkness are like dormant beasts, and the silence is a little terrifying. Looking at another watchtower in the distance, a trace of fire flashed, and then quickly extinguished, it was Fang Yu who was transmitting a signal of safety to him, and Xuanyi also signaled to him according to the law, continuing to kill the boring time.
The long night was long, and Xuanyi was not the only one who had no intention of sleeping, in the camp tent, Xia Qingyu took off her veil and looked at herself reflected in a basin of clear water in front of her, feeling quite unwilling. Hands plunged into the water, shattering the flawless face. She was born in a wealthy family in Beihe, in addition to the eldest brother, there is a younger brother and a younger sister, her father Xia Guangyuan is a well-known educator in Beihe, who has opened a private school for nearly 50 years, and has countless students. However, decades ago, it is said that his father was imprisoned for participating in the political struggle and standing on the wrong side, and in order to save his father, a large amount of family property was sold.
Xia Qingyu didn't like red clothes and loved arms since she was a child, Xia's father couldn't stand all kinds of tosses, so she was only seven years old and sent her to the famous second-level sect Songshan Sword School in Jinhai Province to learn martial arts. Later, in order to take care of his family in Beihe City, Xia Qingyu joined the more powerful Juxian Pavilion, and became the protector of the Dharma with his strength, which won the respect of the hall master Kong Chengwang.
Xia Qingyu, who is good looking and martial arts, quickly attracted the attention of most people, and some people called it and Zhong Li Yunhua "Beihe Stunning Shuangshu", and suitors flocked to it. But Xia Qingyu disagreed, witnessing the great changes in her family, she had already planted a seed of longing for power in her heart, and her goal would never be limited to Beihe.
This time she attacked the gold mine, and she thought that she would also be among them, but she was temporarily told to order her to escort the wounded down the mountain, which was undoubtedly a huge blow to her who was eager to make meritorious contributions.
"Jiang Shuke, it must be your trick again, hmph! Sooner or later, I will slowly settle accounts with you!" Xia Qingyu gritted his silver teeth, his face a little hideous. When Jiang Shuke was on the mountain just now, he came over to shake her hand again, but she dodged her, and shaved off a strand of long hair with a sword.
As the younger brother of President Jiang Shuhua, Jiang Shuke can be said to be rampant in the Juxian Pavilion, although the martial arts are sparse and ordinary, but fortunately, he has a good skin, plus he has a strong brother, he has not harmed some women from good families. By chance, he got a glimpse of Xia Qing's beautiful words, and Jiang Shuke launched a crazy pursuit, and even asked Kong Chengwang to help say a lot of good things, intending to match the two. Xia Qingyu had no good impression of Jiang Shuke and ignored it at all, but Jiang Shuke admitted that he had to pick this thorny rose and kept pestering.
Xia Qingyu finished washing and lying on the bed in his clothes, his mind was full of scenes from his childhood, and the vicious officers and soldiers broke open the door of the Xia family and dragged the Xia family out of the room one by one. She will never forget the bloodshed of that night, the desperate eyes of her parents, and the faces that fell under the butcher's knife. Xia Qingyu clenched his fists tightly, his nails almost pierced into the flesh, and a voice in his heart kept roaring, "Get stronger! ”
Xuanyi flexibly climbed down the simple wooden ladder from the tower, and he still had the urge to urinate even though he had tried to drink as little water as possible. As a "quality" modern person, he did not have the habit of making "liquids" at high altitudes, so he went straight to the open space on one side and began to release it. After feeling refreshed, Xuanyi was about to return along the same path, after all, he was alone in the dark jungle, and he was still a little afraid.
"Crunch!" a crisp sound like a broken branch sounded from a distance, especially abrupt in the silence of the night.
A chill surged up from Xuanyi's back to the top of his head, Xuanyi's hand tightly grasped the handle of the knife, his eyes stared at the place where the sound came from, and slowly retreated, until he retreated to the watchtower, Xuanyi quickly climbed up, frightened.
Maybe it's some kind of beast, Xuanyi was a little embarrassed, and secretly scolded himself for being too timid.
"Boom!" was another sound, it came from the watchtower below, Xuanyi leaned over, it was blurry in the darkness, and he couldn't see it clearly.
The watchtower began to shake slightly, accompanied by a slight sound, it felt as if someone was climbing up quickly, something was approaching, Xuanyi's heart tightened, and he took out the fire in his left hand, and lit the arrow with a slight tremble.
The sound was very close, and Xuanyi raised his hand to shoot the arrows into the sky.
"Boom!" suddenly a piercing scream resounded throughout the night sky.