The breath of the night is dark and special, the silence has its own unique sound, and the mountains seem to become the shadows of giant beasts, ready to ambush around us.

After five days of defense, Xujiabao, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, finally reached its limit.

Although the elders of the Xu family had done their best when they built Xujiabao, they never imagined that their descendants would encounter such a scene today.

Under the combined efforts of the four horse thieves in Tai'a County, there are more than 5,000 people, and among them, there are five peak masters of the tenth layer of internal strength and more than ten masters of the ninth layer of internal strength.

This huge force is absolutely impossible for any family in Taicang County to resist.

For five days, for five whole days, led by He Wude and Xu Yinjie, all the core disciples of the He, Xu, and Cheng families took turns to fight, almost everyone was injured, and one by one they became embarrassed.

In the past five days, they have not known how many times they have fought and repelled the attacks of horse thieves, and now under Xujiabao, the corpses of horse thieves have reached an astonishing nearly 1,000. Among the nearly 1,000 horse thieves, there are many strong people with seven or eight layers of internal strength, and even two masters of the ninth layer of internal strength, such a heavy loss made many horse thief leaders angry, but it also strengthened their determination to slaughter Xujiabao.

At this moment, everyone in Xujiabao knows that as long as Xujiabao is broken by horse thieves, then even a single person in the whole fort will not be able to escape with his life.

"Ah......h

A terrible scream came from the top of the city, and it was heard far and wide in the silent night sky, but the people around it didn't seem to hear it at all, and they didn't even bother to look at it.

Xu Yinjie clapped his hands gently, his thin cheeks were deeply sunken, and in this dark night, it was as terrifying as a ghost. But wherever he walked, the children of the three families puffed up their chests, looking at this old man like a withered bamboo pole, their eyes were full of admiration and gratitude.

On this night, he was already the seventh horse thief who had sneaked into the city, and he was found and killed by his old man, and if it weren't for the old man's tireless personal patrol around the city, I am afraid that their defense line would have been breached.

However, looking at these three children who fought in blood, Xu Yinjie's heart was extremely heavy.

His gaze fell on the city wall, where there were already several gaps, and even with the strength of the three families, they could not make up for them.

These horse thieves came too suddenly, and they were too powerful.

"Brother Xu, you killed another one, but it's one more than my results yesterday. ”

An old voice came from the other direction, He Wude strode over, and behind him, the old man Cheng Ningsheng followed with a smile.

It seems that the place he walked through was not a blood-stained city after several days of attack and defense, but the beautiful back garden of his Cheng family.

The young disciples around him and the servants and attendants of the three families couldn't help but feel refreshed after seeing his smile, and it seemed that the fatigue of the past few days had also been eliminated a lot.

Xu Yinjie nodded to them, and the three of them tacitly walked to a city, Xu Yinjie waved his hand, and the few people who were originally guarding here immediately bowed deeply and left quickly.

Although there are only three old men here, they are undoubtedly the most powerful force in Taicang County.

If a horse thief wants to break in from this direction at this moment, then it is undoubtedly killing himself.

People in the distance looked at them, and there was a huge torch beside them, and the light shone on Cheng Ningsheng's face, and the smile made everyone see it clearly.

It's just that the smile on Cheng Ningsheng's face hasn't changed, but the words in his mouth have lowered his voice, and it's not funny at all: "Brother Xu, the situation seems to be a little wrong tonight." ”

"Yes, I feel it, they're already starting to assemble people below. ”

Xu Yinjie said indifferently, there was no expression on the old man's face, but no one would find it strange, because everyone knew that the old man Xu practiced dead wood skills. It should be that there is no expression on his face, if he also follows the example of Cheng Ningsheng and shows a smiling face, then it will make people feel that the sky is about to fall.

He Wude sighed lightly, his back was straight, after more than eighty years of wind and rain, his energy was so full that it was not much different from some young men.

"If we're not mistaken, they should be launching a general offensive early tomorrow morning. His gaze fell on the collapsed places, and said, "I'm afraid that this time, it really can't be stopped." ”

Although Xu Yinjie and Cheng Ningsheng did not speak, their eyes invariably showed a look of approval.

Cheng Ning said suddenly: "Brother He, Brother Xu, I have a proposal, what do you think?"

"You say. He Wude said in a deep voice.

"This time, our three major families in Taicang County are afraid that they will not be able to escape. However, we can't just go extinct, and if you don't object, I'd like to gather the most prominent third generation of the family. When the morning dawn came, when the horse thieves attacked, let He Quanyi, Xu Xiangci and my family's family take them out of the encirclement and take the trail behind the mountains to try to escape. ”

Even when Cheng Ningsheng said these words, he still had a smile on his face, which made people feel calm.

"Why do you want to choose them?" Xu Yinjie said dissatisfiedly: "Let's let forward replace Xiang Ci." ”

"No, I can't. Cheng Ningsheng said categorically: "I know your feelings, and I also know that Xu Xiangqian's first person in the second generation of the Xu family, but because of this, if you let Xu Xiangqian do this, it will undoubtedly attract attention, and the only possibility of escape for the third generation of disciples will be sealed." ”

"Brother Cheng is right, if we want to send out the most potential and promising ones of the third generation, then not only can we not leave, but the former virtuous nephew must also stay. He Wude let out a long sigh and said.

Cheng Ningsheng smiled and said, "It's a pity, if the ancestor of your Xu family can rush back, then let alone a four-share horse thief, even if it is a ten-share horse thief, we don't need to worry." ”

Xu Yinjie's eyes flashed with an indescribable light, as if he was a little regretful and a little annoyed.

"Brother Cheng, what are you talking about now? He paused and asked, "Have you all already chosen your pick?"

"Alright. Cheng Ningsheng said: "I picked seven, in this battle, my hands have been stained with blood, and my mentality is not bad, so I should have a future for development." Entrusting the future of the Cheng family to their hands, I am also relatively relieved. ”

He Wude shrugged his shoulders slightly, and said, "Our He family is scarce, and after getting the news this time, we have already let those who have less than six layers of internal strength take refuge in the mountains and forests. With me, there are only Quan Ming, Quan Yi, Yi Hai, and Yi Xuan. A few of us discussed, and Tsuuna took Ichsumi and Ichsyun to try to see if they could break out, and Tsuena and I stayed. ”

Xu Yinjie's face changed slightly, and he said suddenly: "The proposal of the two is very good, however, I think it is better to have some changes." ”

He Wude and the others glanced at each other, and at the same time showed a hint of incomprehension, could this old man still have any whimsical ideas, which was very different from his usual personality.

Xu Yinjie's voice became deeper and lower, and even the two people who were close at hand had to concentrate and meditate before they could hear clearly.

"Tomorrow, I will leave alone, and you will all go. ”

He Wude and Cheng Ningsheng rolled their eyes at the same time, and Cheng Ningsheng said dissatisfiedly: "Don't laugh, if you are left here alone, and we leave with great momentum, then I promise that no one will want to escape." ”

Xu Yinjie's eyes showed a strange look, and said, "Two, there is one thing you don't know. In our Xujiabao, there is a secret road leading to the back mountain. This secret passage has been around since the day the fort was built, but it has not been used for more than a hundred years. ”

He Wude and Cheng Ningsheng's eyes suddenly showed a light of surprise.

Since there is such a secret passage, although it is impossible to send all the people in the entire fortress away, there is no problem in sending those core elements out.

Xu Yinjie continued: "Early tomorrow morning, these thieves are estimated to launch a general attack. Hurry up, count the number of people, and go. ”

Cheng Ningsheng hesitated for a moment and said, "What about you, won't you come with us?"

Xu Yinjie smiled dumbly, he didn't answer this sentence, just sighed self-deprecatingly, and said: "The three of us are known as the three major families in Taicang County, but compared to others, they are nothing. Hehe, Taicang County, Taicang County, it's too small and too weak. ”

He Wude's faces were also ugly.

Indeed, the three of them joined forces, and it can be said that they have gathered more than half of the forces in Taicang County. But not to mention that compared to the entire Tai'a County, even if it is only compared to the four largest horse thieves in Tai'a County, it is dwarfed.

This fact is really difficult for people to accept, so the faces of He Wude and the others are naturally a little unkind.

"Don't say so much. Xu Yinjie sighed lightly and said, "Let's go back separately and send away all the potential children in our respective families, don't be stingy, leaving the hope of life to them is far better than sending them to die here." And I believe that after this catastrophe, those descendants will definitely rise again, so that the names of the three of us will resound in Taicang County, and even Linlang County. ”

"What about you, are you really not going to leave?" Cheng Ning asked suddenly.

Xu Yinjie's eyes looked around the castle, and there was too much reluctance in his eyes: "This is my home, I was born here, and when I die, I will be buried here." Moreover, I must give an explanation to all those who are attached to the Xu family. He lowered his gaze and said, "Authentic things, Xiang Xiang knows, after you choose a good candidate, go to Xiang Xiang, he will take you away." ”

The three people talked, and what they said was the core children of the three families, but as for the servants and diners, they didn't say a word. Even the women in Xujiabao didn't see Xu Yinjie worried.

Obviously, in their minds, as long as they can send the core children of the three families out safely, it is enough.

He Wude took a deep look at him, and suddenly turned around and left.

Cheng Ningsheng took a few steps back, but stopped abruptly and said, "Yin Jie, you won't blame me for luring those people here." ”

Xu Yinjie smiled slightly and said, "Brother-in-law, the four biggest horse thieves in Tai'a County have joined forces, do you think that their target is really just the county seat? Even if you and He Wude don't come, they will shovel the He family and Xujiabao to the ground." If not, how could they have made an empty trip? ”

Cheng Ningsheng smiled dumbly, no longer spoke, but slowly walked down the city.

In the flickering of the figure, a person walked out of the shadows, it was the most outstanding Xu Xiangqian in the second generation of the Xu family.

"Dad, why did you tell them about the secret passage?"

Xu Yinjie shook his head slightly and said, "Forward, you have to remember that Taicang County is our foundation. The forces here can never be in a vacuum. We can make the He family and the Cheng family the head of the family in Taicang County, and we can be reluctant to belong to them. But you have to remember that if there is even the slightest possibility, don't let outsiders gain a foothold here. ”

Xu Xiangqian's face moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but Xu Yinjie shook his head and said, "I know what you mean, if there is a second He Wude in the county, then we must do everything possible to make him a native of Taicang County, so that he can truly regard this place as his hometown." Do you remember?"

Xu Xiangqian finally lowered his head and said, "Yes, I remember." ”

"Well, this time Xujiabao is in a catastrophe, after you lead everyone out, immediately ask the ancestor for help. Although Xujiabao is destroyed, if the ancestor is willing to make a move, then let alone build another Xujiabao, even if it is to build two or three, it is easy. Xu Yinjie's voice was deep and powerful: "This is a good opportunity, maybe the only opportunity, you must seize it." ”

Xu Xiangqian replied heavily, and said suddenly: "Dad, you really don't plan to leave?"

"Nonsense. Xu Yinjie raised his eyebrows and said, "This is my home, and anyone who wants to invade my home, I will make them pay enough price." ”

His voice was flat, but there was an unmistakable insistence.

Xu Xiangqian's fists were tightly clenched, he knew that there were countless pairs of eyes staring at him tightly at this moment, and he must not show the slightest clue. If one can guess that the core elements of the three families plan to abandon the fort and flee, then it is guaranteed that the people in the fort will never have any fighting spirit again.

A single charge from the horse thieves outside was enough to kill everyone.

Taking a deep breath, Xu turned forward and left, he stepped out step by step, but his heart was full of sadness, because he knew that this would be the last time he would see his old father.

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Beneath the city walls, thousands of kilometers away, a troop of horse thieves is carefully patrolling, and anyone who tries to leave the fort will be intercepted and mercilessly killed.

A middle-aged man with a slender figure but a cold face locked on Xujiabao under the night sky with a gaze like a poisonous snake.

This person is none other than Zhong Wei, the leader of the four horse thieves, and although he looks to be only in his forties, his real age is already over sixty.

The big bosses among the four horse thieves in Tai'a County are all good men over sixty years old, and they are also famous tenth-layer internal strength masters. However, among the Red Turban Thieves, there are two tenth-level masters, and in terms of strength alone, they are indeed faintly higher than the rest of the horse thief gang.

After Zhongwei got the invitation of the Red Turban Thief, he thought twice and finally agreed.

In addition to the fact that he also wants to take this opportunity to get a share of the benefits, he also has the idea of not wanting to offend the red scarf thief.

After all, even among the tenth-layer internal strength masters, there is also a difference between strength and weakness. And he Zhongwei is undoubtedly the weakest of the five.

This time I went to Taicang County, everything went smoothly at first, but no one expected that after easily capturing the county seat, I encountered this hard bone of Xujiabao.

In contrast, the county seat was like a muddy wall that collapsed when pushed down.

In the face of the tall city wall of Xujiabao, even if it was a master among horse thieves, it took five full days and nearly 1,000 people and horses to open a few gaps in the city wall.

However, these few openings are enough.

Nakawei's tongue licked his slightly dry lips, and his eyes gleamed with a fierce light. Holding it with both hands, and then slowly letting go, the internal strength went down in the meridians, and when it passed over the right shoulder, it was still a dull pain.

The muscles on his face twitched faintly, and the murderous aura exuded from his body became a little thicker, making several of his subordinates shudder, knowing that the famous lord behind him began to be ruthless again.

When Zhong Wei was attacking the city for the first time, he happened to meet Xu Yinjie, and the two sides exchanged a few palms, Zhong Wei was hit in the right shoulder by Xu Yinjie's palm, although it was not fatal, but it made him suffer a lot.

At this moment, he has decided in his heart that once the city is broken tomorrow morning, he will definitely capture the old children of the Xu family, and in front of him, all the men of the Xu family will be killed one by one, and all the women will be distributed to the brothers.

Suddenly, there was another scream from the night, followed by the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

Zhong Wei's brows furrowed, and he said, "Are the sneak attack manpower still arranged?"

One person immediately said: "Zhongda is in charge, the sneak attack has never been broken, and it was all arranged by Hai Dang himself." ”

Zhong Wei snorted lightly, in his mind, since tomorrow morning is the general attack, then it doesn't matter if there is no more sneak attack tonight. But since it was arranged by the woman Hai Huiqiao, he immediately dispelled the idea of interfering.

Hai Hui Qiao is Lan Hanyang's wife, and the two of them are the big boss and the second master of the blue sea horse thief, although one has ten layers of internal strength and one has nine layers of internal strength, but they are good at cooperating, and the internal strength exercises complement each other. After joining forces, the power exerted is almost no longer under the two ten-layer internal strength masters.

And more importantly, Hai Hui Qiao is witty and known as a smart star.

This time, 5,000 horse thieves rushed to Taicang County, but Hai Huiqiao strongly advocated going down to Xujiabao first, and then attacking Taicang County.

It's a pity that except for Lan Hanyang, no one else responded, and it is estimated that everyone is also unwilling to be criticized by a woman.

However, after the actual battle, it proved Hai Huiqiao's vision.

Taicang County has a false name and went down in a battle, but after being prepared, Xujiabao has become a thorn in their eyes, a thorn in the flesh, until it took nearly a thousand horse thief brothers to see a glimmer of victory. Although it is said that the general attack on the day should be able to take Xujiabao, I don't know how many brothers will be buried here forever.

Not far away, pairs of men and horses began to assemble.

For five days, these people took turns to live in Xujia Town in front. As for the people in the town, they either hid in Xujiabao or died at the hands of horse thieves.

They took over the entire town and used it as a base camp for thousands of them.

At this moment, although the sky is still dark, all the people in the town have come here and gathered, although they are horse thieves, but they have the quality of not inferior to the army. Thousands of people slowly arrived in the dark night, filling the entire space with a strong and intense aura.

Although the horse thieves did not have many tools to attack the city, these horse thieves were not ordinary people, they were all cultivators with internal strength, and for them, although the city wall had great obstacles, it was not unattainable. This point has been best reflected in the offensive and defensive battles in the past few days.

Of course, if it weren't for this city wall, and thousands of horse thieves were allowed to ride in the fort, then everyone in Xujiabao would have collapsed and perished long ago.

At this moment, the city wall of Xujiabao has revealed several gaps with the cooperation of several masters, as long as enough people are organized to rush, they will definitely be able to win the final victory.

There are already five more people by Zhongwei's side.

Of the five men, there were four men and one woman.

They are Guan Qing, the big boss of the red scarf thieves, Guo Shaofeng, the second boss, Xu Hanbai of Fierce Tiger, Lan Hanyang and Hai Huiqiao of Blue Sea.

Although the four men have different appearances, the youngest Lan Hanyang is also over sixty.

However, although he is the youngest, if he is only in terms of cultivation, he is undoubtedly the most powerful among everyone, even if it is Guan Qing, he is not willing to go against him.

"People, are you all together?" Guan Qing's voice sounded like thunder.

"It's all right. ”

A voice that was not very pleasant came from Hai Hui Qiao's mouth, but no one among the men present dared to underestimate this female streamer.

This is not because of her husband, but because of the status she has gained through her own efforts.

Several people's eyes almost unanimously shifted to their target.

The black walls that look even more hideous in the night!

It was getting darker and darker, and the moment before dawn was the darkest time of the day.

No one spoke, they all waited, and even the sneak attack, which had not been interrupted for five days, stopped.

It seems that even on the city wall, there is no sound, and it seems that both sides are waiting for the moment when the first rays of sunlight appear.

On one side of the sky, a milky white narrow band had been faintly straightened, as if to bind all the peaks together. Then a drunken crimson fainted. Then there was a heavy gray cloud!

The sky is still a light blue, very light in color. In the blink of an eye, a red glow appeared on the horizon, slowly expanding its range, intensifying its light, and finally the first rays of light appeared in the early morning......

Hai Hui Qiao nodded slowly, Guan Qing's hand was raised high, and the hands of all the horse thieves were tightly clenched on the blade, and their eyes flashed with a crazy light.

However, at this moment, they heard an earth-shattering sound like a landslide and tsunami......

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On the city wall, Xu Yinjie kicked out and kicked a horse thief who had just climbed the city wall directly out.

His face was still unwavering, without a little expression, as if it was not a person who had just kicked away, but a dead leaf.

Suddenly, he turned his head and saw a very familiar face that he had been fighting with for decades.

There was an inquiring look in his eyes, as if he wondered why the old fellow was still above the city.

With his hands behind his back, He Wude came to his side unhurriedly, looking down into the darkness.

"Why aren't you leaving?"

"I want to go too, but if I go, then one of my wishes in this life will not be fulfilled. ”

"What wish?"

"I want to see if it's your deadwood skills or my Daguan sword is invincible. He Wude stretched out his hand and pointed to the dark night ahead, and said, "There are so many horse thieves in front, enough for us to compete." ”

Xu Yinjie finally opened his eyes a little wider, and the eyeballs that were sunk into his sockets seemed to be a little more energetic.

"Where's your Daguan knife?"

He Wude was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "I gave it away." ”

Xu Yinjie's head lowered again, and there was a hint of envy in his voice: "You, you have a good grandson." ”

He Wude laughed loudly and said, "Yes, as long as there is a Ming, our He family will definitely have a chance to recover." He clapped his hands and said suddenly: "But don't worry, even if there is no Daguan knife, my two-handed knife will not be much inferior." ”

"Tsk, what a hand knife, the old man wants to see it. Cheng Ningsheng walked over with a smile.

Xu Yinjie and He Wude turned their heads at the same time, and both of them had an incredible look in their eyes, as if they suddenly saw the sun coming out of the west.

Although Cheng Ningsheng's face was extremely thick, at this moment, there was still a feeling of annoyance.

"What kind of eyes are you looking at?" Cheng Ningsheng said angrily.

He Wude said in surprise: "Brother Cheng, aren't you old and confused, are you really not afraid of death as an old fox in Taicang?"

The corners of Xu Yinjie's mouth twitched slightly, although he didn't speak, but this reaction clearly expressed his meaning.

When Cheng Ningsheng was young, he was known as the fox of Taicang, and when he was old, he naturally became the old fox of Taicang.

This old fox has counted countless people in his life, and it is precisely because of him that the old fox can still maintain an extremely strong position when the Cheng family is not strong at the peak, and has never been really suppressed by the Xu and He families.

And Cheng Ningsheng's biggest weakness in life is fear of death.

Perhaps it is precisely because he is as wise as a fox that he is suspicious, indecisive, and stagnant in the practice of martial arts.

This is already his nature, a character engraved in his bones, and he can no longer change it.

Neither He Wude nor Xu Yinjie would have thought that he would be able to ascend to the top of the city at this moment, even if he was dreaming, he did not have such extravagant hopes.

Cheng Ningsheng came to their side, followed the example of He Wude, put his hands behind his back, and said, "The old man didn't want to come, but suddenly there was something he couldn't let go, so he came back to join in the fun." ”

"What's the matter, even you can't let go?" He Wude asked in surprise.

Cheng Ningsheng said angrily: "The three of us have been fighting for a lifetime, and what I want to know most is who is the number one master in Taicang between the two of you." ”

He Wude and Xu Yinjie looked at each other, and then looked at Cheng Ningsheng with an angry face, and finally laughed unscrupulously. Even Xu Yinjie, who had cultivated the Deadwood Skill, rarely showed that terrifying smile like a starving ghost.

It seemed to be dark, and they stopped smiling and looked down at the city.

Cheng Ningsheng said slowly: "With your two opponents, my life will not be in vain." ”

He and Xu Erlao were silent, but in their hearts, how could it not be so.

The dawn gradually revealed, and the sun was hidden behind the peaks, casting a hazy light around them, and the bright light diffused the light blue sky around them, and a golden morning light slowly appeared in the sky.

The first rays of light, under the watchful eye of all people, appeared......

The eyes of the three old men became hot at the same time, their internal strength slowly gathered, and their powerful momentum suddenly boiled.

However, at this moment, they heard an earth-shattering sound like a landslide and tsunami......

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In a courtyard near the back mountain in Xujiabao, nearly 50 people led by Xu Xiangqian, He Quanming, and Cheng Jiahui stood in front of a giant rockery.

Xu Xiangqian lifted the internal strength of the ninth layer, and slowly moved the corner of the rockery away, revealing a dark passage that led to nowhere, enough to accommodate the three of them.

In this passage, there are countless steps, which shows the infinite effort of the predecessors of the Xu family who built this passage in the first place.

It was already dark, but the torches in everyone's hands radiated light and brightness, bringing a warm feeling to the endless darkness.

"Let's go. Xu Xiangqian said in a deep voice: "Yucai explores the way first, the He family brothers follow, the Cheng family brothers are in the middle, and the Xu family children are broken." ”

Xu Yucai responded, and his voice was faintly crying. At the moment, however, no one had any intention of laughing at him.

The people who left the Xu family this time were all elites, real elites. In addition, even the women of the Xu family are all unbrought, including Xu Yucai's mother.

"Wait a minute. He Quanming said softly.

Xu Xiangqian and Cheng Jiahui's eyes turned at the same time.

He Quanxin said in a deep voice: "Third brother, Yihai, Yixuan, follow me to kowtow to my father for the last three times." ”

He turned around and knelt down in the direction of the city, He Quanyi, He Yihai and He Yixuan were the same, they knocked down heavily.

Xu Xiangqian and the others were slightly stunned, and slowly, everyone knelt down autonomously, except for the sound of their foreheads hitting the ground heavily, there was only sadness and heaviness left.

The morning fog was still thick, and a faint halo appeared on the eastern horizon, floating faintly, like a wisp of smoke curling from cooking.

The first ray of light appeared in everyone's eyes.

He Quanming got up, a trace of severance flashed in his eyes, and he said sharply: "We, let's go!"

However, at this moment, they heard an earth-shattering sound like a landslide and tsunami......

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In the distance, a figure appeared in everyone's sight.

The first rays of light in the morning, like a knife that broke through the darkness, pierced the night sky and shone on him.

It was as if a dazzling and astonishing flash of light broke through the darkness, cutting a crack in the sky, on the earth, in the eyes of man, and in man's heart.

He raised his head and roared, and a thunderclap shook the earth.

He rode the clouds, carried the rain, and carried the momentum of the surging waves,

Overwhelming

Rolling in......