Chapter 11: Midnight Terror

After Princess Pinglan arrived at the general's mansion, Deng Yu naturally held a grand welcome ceremony. In the evening, countless delicacies of wild game were prepared, and the banquet was full of singing and dancing, and the wine was overwhelming. However, although Deng Yu's face was full of smiles, his heart was depressed, which was naturally because he was worried about the uncertain life and death of his wife.

And when Ling Nan returned to the general's mansion, he was thinking: If that killer imp said, he should be coming for me...... However, since these people are coming at me, why do they want to rob the general's wife? Who in this far away place do they want to kill me? What is the connection between robbing the general's wife and killing me...... Has my identity been revealed?

These questions kept flashing in Ling Nan's mind, and the night was already dark, but he couldn't sleep at all. Because he was still thinking about it: if the people from Nebula Villa came, or if their killer chased him...... It stands to reason that they would not rob the general's wife, after all, they would not pose the slightest threat to him by doing so. If not, then who would be unable to live with themselves in this land?

Suddenly, Ling Nan's thoughts flashed with a flash of inspiration, and he immediately got up and said to himself, "Could it be that they ......?"

It's night, and it's the third watch.

A dark shadow appeared on the roof of the General's Mansion and headed straight for the east of the town. I saw him bowing through the alley, galloping across the street, like a ghost. After the last, the black shadow stopped in front of a large village outside Shilitun in the eastern suburbs of Babao Town.

Linjiazhuang, three bright and eye-catching big characters hang high above the courtyard. The largest and most splendid village in Babao Town is here. When the shadow saw the doorway, he jumped over the high courtyard wall, and then disappeared into the courtyard with a few ups and downs.

As soon as the black shadow entered the forest, the Chinese side knew that the village was heavily guarded, and the samurai and the guards were on duty and patrolling all over the village, secretly guarding the point, as if facing a great enemy. Although the village is strictly guarded, the black shadow is like no man's land. Not only was it not discovered, but it was also asked to investigate the inside and outside of Linjiazhuang, but it turned out to be nothing.

In his disappointment, when the black shadow was about to leave, he found an unusual place, which was a fairly simple bamboo building in Linjiazhuang. However, there are many secret checkpoints lurking around the bamboo tower, and there are no less than thirty patrols and guards taking turns to guard them......

The black shadow couldn't get close at all for a while, so he could only hide in another pavilion and watch the movements around the bamboo building from a distance. He was waiting for the opportunity, and he was also thinking hard about how to enter the bamboo building......

The night is like ink, and the chill is gradually hitting!

The cold wind is like a knife, and I feel that the mountain rain is coming!

Waiting is chasing a glimmer of hope! Just like a hungry wolf lurking in the desert of the northwest, waiting for those fat and big antelopes to arrive...... But that's also extremely painful, after all, what awaits is unknown!

However, it was a coincidence. At this moment, the dark shadow was given a great opportunity......

At the time of the fourth watch, the originally quiet Linjiazhuang actually burst into flames at the east and west corners. Thick smoke rose everywhere, the fire spread, and it boiled under the exclamation of the night guards of the entire Linjiazhuang.

When the black shadow saw it, he was secretly happy in his heart: God helped me......

Soon, many of the guards around the bamboo tower were also transferred to put out the fire...... The dark cards were also replaced a lot due to fires. As a result, the vigilance around the bamboo building suddenly relaxed a lot. The black shadow also took the opportunity to jump down the pavilion and went straight to the bamboo building.

When the black shadow galloped into the bamboo building, he began to jump on the top of the bamboo pavilion. The black shadow jumped up as light as a wild goose without making the slightest sound, naturally avoiding the ears and eyes of the bright posts and dark cards around the bamboo building.

After jumping up the bamboo tower, the man rolled over and descended from the roof of the pavilion, lurking on the beam under the eaves. By this time, he could get a general view of what was going on inside the house. However, the lights in the room were dim, and only four or five women could be vaguely seen in the room. Each of them was armed with a long sword, guarding the doors and windows of the inner room of the bamboo pavilion, as if they were facing a great enemy......

When the man saw this, his heart was filled with joy. He thought to himself that he had expected to be right: this general's wife was indeed here! Although he only saw the back of the general's wife, he could not be wrong in this situation. Otherwise, this Lin Jiazhuang would not have categorically spent so much effort to protect a person who was not very important.

Without further thought, he broke through the window...... But at the same time as he flew into the house, he had already used a martial art that he had not performed for a long time: he leaped into the air, turned around several times in mid-air, and waved his fingers and palms with lightning speed, and at that moment he grabbed his sword and sealed the cave, forcing the enemy to be in danger.

This kind of kung fu shocked the audience. He subdued the four sword-wielding maids in silence, just the blink of an eye.

"Mrs. Deng, are you okay?"

"Hmmm......"

It turned out that Mrs. Deng was lying on her side on the couch at the moment, half-hung down, only half of her body was exposed.

"I was pointed out by them, and I couldn......'t move," Mrs. Deng said softly.

When the black shadow heard this, he immediately stepped forward to open the tent and check.

That's when it was ...... Suddenly, a white light appeared, and a short sword pierced out of the tent......

The black shadow couldn't react, and although he jumped upside down, he was still a little slower. The sword came too quickly, and it was stabbed out of his defenselessness. A deep wound of blood was left on his left chest, and blood was oozing down his fingers......

He never thought of it...... There are still people in this tent!

"Ha Lu Ha ......" A crisp laugh came out.

"You ......"

"Commander Ling, I didn't expect it, did we? we would meet in such a situation......" It was a woman who spoke, a very beautiful woman. She is Lin Zhen, the eldest lady of Linjiazhuang!

It turned out that the black shadow was Ling Nan! He guessed correctly, Mrs. Deng was indeed robbed by the people of Linjiazhuang. It's just that he never thought that all this would be a trap!

"How dare you kidnap the general's wife...... It's not a small amount of courage!" Ling Nan said.

"Ha Lu Ha...... But what about it, we didn't rob the general's wife because you ......," Lin Zhen smiled secretly.

"Me?" Ling Nan was stunned.

"Not bad!"

"Are you here to avenge your brother......

Lin Zhen groaned for a long time and chuckled, "That's not the main reason!"

Ling Nan was stunned and said coldly: "Then why ......?"

"Ha Lu Ha...... Because you are the person that Wu Gongzi wants, and you are the key criminal pursued by Xingyun Villa......" Lin Zhen actually laughed unscrupulously.

"Hmph, it turns out that you already know my identity...... Ling Nan snorted coldly.

"Yes, do you remember that on the night of the martial arts competition with my second senior brother, you inadvertently revealed a 'star picker'. We're starting to suspect it's you......" Lin Zhen looked extremely proud.

"Good...... It seems that you have painstakingly planned only to deal with me, so what good will it do you to capture Madame Deng? You are not afraid of offending General Deng......"

"Ha Lu Ha...... Ling Commander...... Oh no, I should call you Ling Xingnan!The dignified young owner of Nebula Villa is ......" Lin Zhen smiled, she almost trembled with laughter.

He didn't speak, just looked at her coldly and smiled smugly. Because, at that moment, he was completely speechless.

Is he Ling Nan or Ling Xingnan? Originally, only he knew the Tao!

But from this moment on, Ling Nan no longer existed...... Because there was no such person as Ling Nan in this world, only Ling Xingnan!

Ling Xingnan, these three words. In recent years, it can be said that everyone knows about the rivers and lakes. It was only because Xingyun Villa was a well-known sect in the martial arts at that time! The owners of Xingyun Villa, 'Xingyun Shuangqi', were the top masters of the martial arts in the past 30 years, and the heads of the nine major sects that had been prosperous for a long time in the martial arts were nothing more than that.

"Star-catching hand", "cloud-breaking legs", and "Nebula Moon-Exploring Knife Technique" are all unique to the Nebula Villa of the mighty rivers and lakes.

However, after 30 years of power, Nebula Villa will become the head of the faction. Half a year ago, an unfortunate thing happened, the two owners of Nebula Villa died mysteriously overnight...... Later, according to rumors in the rivers and lakes, he was killed by Ling Xingnan, the young owner of Xingyun Villa......

Soon, Ling Xingnan, the owner of the young village, escaped and was hunted down by the disciples of Xingyun Villa...... This has become the most sensational event in the rivers and lakes in recent times!

This is the preamble, which is tentatively listed here;

Getting back to business, let's talk about the present.

At that moment, Lin Zhen laughed again, and laughed even more wildly. "Ha Lu Ha...... Ling Nan ...... Ling Xingnan...... I didn't expect that the young owner of the dignified Nebula Villa would be planted in the hands of our Lin Jiazhuang today! Interesting, really interesting......"

"Well, you already know who I am. I don't need to hide it!Yes, I'm Ling Xingnan...... It's just that you think you can keep me just by stabbing me with a sword?" At this time, he seemed to regain his former pride.

Lin Zhen glanced at Ling Xingnan's injured right chest, frowned slightly, but instantly regained his smile and said, "Do you think you can still escape?"

"Why don't you try it......" Ling Xingnan sneered.

"I advise you not to fight the trapped beasts, or you will die an ugly death...... Why don't you look out the window?" said Lin Zhen.

When Ling Xingnan heard this, he really heard the noisy voices of people outside the bamboo building, and his steps were heavy, obviously there were a lot of people coming...... He turned around and looked out the window, and sure enough, he saw that many Linjiazhuang warriors with horizontal swords and bows had surrounded the bamboo tower. There are also owners Lin Fei, Wei Tao, Liu Lei, Lin Ling and others watching coldly inside.

"How is it? Do you think you can still escape now?" Lin Zhen smiled.

"You guys really have been prepared for a long time, and you have planned so carefully, it doesn't seem to be a matter of one day or two, right?" Ling Xingnan said.

"Not bad...... We've had a lot of effort to deal with you. However, now I can finally give an account to Wu Gongzi......" Lin Zhen said proudly.

"Ha Lu Ha...... You're getting complacent too soon!" Ling Xingnan laughed.

"When death is on the verge of death, you can still laugh?" Lin Zhen couldn't help but wonder.

"Although your plan is good, but ......" Ling Xingnan's words were only half-spoken, but they had already aroused Lin Zhen's interest.

"But what?"

"But you've made a wrong step......

"Which step?"

This time it should be Ling Xingnan's turn to laugh, he smiled very secretly: "Don't forget, you are only ten steps away from me......"

Hearing this, Lin Zhen really took a step back, and just retreated in front of Mrs. Deng, who was lying in the tent. She reacted quickly, and immediately backpalmed, and the palm of her palm happened to press on the Baihui acupoint on the top of Mrs. Deng's head.

"Are you ignoring her life?" Lin Zhen said urgently.

Seeing this, Ling Xingnan originally wanted to attack with all his strength to capture Lin Zhen in one fell swoop as a threat. Unexpectedly, this Shu reacted quickly, and even used Mrs. Deng as a threat before him!

Ling Nan really frowned, he couldn't ignore Mrs. Deng. After all, rescuing Madame Deng was the purpose of his coming here tonight! However, he never imagined that not only did he not rescue Madame Deng, but he also put himself in a predicament.

Could it really be that this is really providence, and he has never escaped the tricks of traitors?

At this moment, he heard movement outside the window, and many people in Linjiazhuang had rushed to the front of the bamboo building......