readx;? Chapter 8: Three Lives (5)

"Second brother, help me bring this kid in!" Ning Ziming was seen to have a slightly red face, and kicked Li Shun'er, who had passed out, with his foot, decisively "leading the water to the east". Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"It's better to kill it with one knife, he almost did something bad just now!" Zhao Kuangyin's brows furrowed quickly, and he still couldn't let go of Ning Ziming's woman's kindness.

He had indeed promised Li Shun'er that as long as this person did not lie when pointing out key positions in the village, he would spare him from dying. But that was just a stopgap measure, and there was no need to keep promises. Since ancient times, those who have become great things have not lived in small ways, and even the alliance between Chu and Han can be overthrown when they say that they will be overthrown, not to mention that they just said it casually at that time.

"It's impossible for us to slaughter the entire Li family village!" Ning Ziming walked briskly around the side of the council hall without looking back, "As long as this kid survives tonight, he will be the best candidate for the owner of the village." Otherwise, if one Li Youde dies, he will be replaced by Li Youcai and Li Youzhi, which is equivalent to changing the soup but not the medicine. And the three of us brothers can't keep an eye on it for the rest of our lives!"

"Well——? this is reasonable!" Zhao Kuangyin's eyebrows jumped up suddenly, and his eyes were full of surprise when he looked at Ning Ziming. Although the ancients had clouds, Shibei should be impressed in three days! But the growth rate of his third brother has also been faster, and in just one night, he is like two people before. If it weren't for the fact that he was almost inseparable from him these days, he would really suspect that he was being taken by a thousand-year-old ghost at this moment.

However, the fact that the third child can grow up quickly is not a bad thing in any case. So Zhao Kuangyin was surprised, and there was no resistance in his heart. Quickly bent down, dragged Li Shun up with one hand like a dead dog, and quickly chased after Ning Ziming and Tao Sanchun. In the blink of an eye, he came to the side window of the council hall, took a slight breath, and his arm and waist rod exerted force at the same time, "Bah!" and threw Li Shun into the room.

The two brothers first watched Tao Sanchun jump into the house, and then they also entered through the window one after another. Find the wooden latch and quickly plug it all from the inside. Then, with the help of the fire through the window, he inspected the layout of the entire council hall and made practical preparations for the next move.

When everything was busy, the outside was already as bright as day. The granaries, stables, hay yards, baggage warehouses, and a few shops near the hay yards were all turned into huge torches one after another. Countless people were awakened from their sleep, countless livestock were killed by pond fish, and countless watchdog dogs were frightened. The cries, the screams, the roars, one after another, spread despair and fear in all directions as fast as possible.

Even if a well-trained army is suddenly stimulated in the middle of the night, there is still a risk of a "camp roar," not to mention the people of Lijiazhai who have not undergone any rigorous training? After most men and women are awakened by the firelight, their first reaction is to clean up the soft in their homes, help the old and the young to prepare for their lives, and they simply do not have the courage to check the key locations such as the grain depot, the forage field, and the baggage depot, what happened tonight? Still less do they have the courage to consider whether there is still any possibility of extinguishing the fire at this moment!

The "village sages" in a very small number of villages are far calmer than ordinary people. However, in their haste, the only people who could organize themselves were their own domestic servants. Putting out a fire with this little bit of manpower is equivalent to watching the excitement. More than a dozen buckets of cold water were poured on the fire, but instead of making the fire smaller, it splashed red stars. When it falls on people's clothes, it is a red hole. When it falls on people's hands and faces, it is a large string of blisters. The "warriors" who put out the fire were burned to the ground, and the ghosts cried wolves.

Some sparks, stirred up by the cold water, were carried away by the night wind and landed on the roofs of nearby houses. Wealthy and powerful village sages pay attention to feng shui and do not live near granaries, forage fields and storehouses. Ordinary people who have no money and no power naturally can't afford to live in tiled houses. The thatch on the roof, which has not been changed for many years, has long since dried through. A little bit of the spark that was splashed in, and immediately there was green smoke in the east and west.

The men and women of the thatched hut immediately cried and shouted to drive the elderly and children out of the courtyard, while they themselves carried buckets of water to try to keep the only shelter. However, more sparks were carried by the night wind, lighting more green smoke on the roof. The male and female owners of the thatched hut almost watched as the green smoke on the roof of their house quickly turned into dark red flames one after another, jumping, rolling, and uncontrollable. In desperation, a desperate cry came out of his mouth, dropped the bucket, rushed into the house to pick up the most valuable household goods, and fled for his life.

When more than a dozen thatched huts around the fire site were turned into "torches". The village sages, who led their servants in their efforts to control the fire, could only decisively choose to give up. Fire and water are merciless, and if they don't leave, they will be trapped by the flames and completely turned into a mass of charcoal. They follow Li Youde for glory and wealth, not to be a "strong man" in a daze!

"Go to the council hall, go to the council hall, this fire is too strange!" Among the village sages, there has never been a shortage of sober-minded people, and after giving up the ineffective firefighting efforts, they immediately perceived the huge crisis that Li Jiazhai was facing in front of him.

"Go to the council hall, the council hall. Please Li Huizhu immediately dispatch troops to avoid being taken advantage of by thieves!" In the nearby alley, several subordinate owners of the Lianzhuang Association who had just woken up from their sleep stumbled out, disheveled.

No matter what the cause of the fire starts, the most important thing now is to organize several Zhuangzi Zhuang and dispatch them in a unified manner to prepare for the unexpected. Otherwise, everyone will have no leader, and they will fight on their own, even if there are many people, they will not be used.

"Master Li Zhai has an order, give up fighting the fire, go to the council hall, go to the council hall!" Several elite disciples, banging on gongs, shouted loudly in the streets and alleys, and everyone's faces were extremely hideous by the light of the fire.

They are all Li Youde's henchmen, and their life and death honor and disgrace have long been firmly linked together. If Li Youde can occupy a state and a county and rank among the princes, they will also follow a chicken dog to heaven. If Li Youde is unfortunately ruined, every one of them will die without a place to be buried!

Several groups of people gathered in a group, like ants before a storm, bustling towards the council hall. Each leader bets his last hope on the head of the Lianzhuang Association, Li Youde, the owner of Lijiazhai. Only the latter, who had been the head of the army, knew how to deal with the crisis at hand. Only the latter is qualified to gather all the village sages, elites and village owners together and give orders to them.

Li Youde, who had high hopes, rushed to the council hall while ordering his henchmen and disciples to give orders. The grain is burned and can be "borrowed" from the surrounding Zhuangzi. The forage is burned and can force the croppers to cut it. The money was burned to ashes, and it could be collected from the neighboring Zhuangzi who refused to join! Only the control of the Lianzhuang Association could not be lost, otherwise, he and the people close to him would inevitably be crushed.

Before he could run to the door of the council hall, by the light of the fire, the four guards hired by Li Youde found the body on the steps. "There's an assassin!" one of the men, with a scar on his head, shouted warning, and quickly pulled out his military knife from his waist. The other three heads with golden hoops were tacitly arranged in a zigzag, firmly protecting Li Youde behind him.

Taking people's money and eliminating disasters with others! With many years of experience in the rivers and lakes, they provided Li Youde with protection in a timely and sophisticated manner. However, to their great disappointment, the expected sneak attack was delayed. The silence in the vicinity of the council hall contrasts sharply with the chaos and noise around it. As if there was an invisible barrier separating this place from the rest of Lijiazhai, the raging fire failed to cause any impact here.

"The Assassin has been here, but he is gone, and the lock on the gate is fine, no one has touched it!" With the help of the blazing firelight, the fake monk with the incense scar on his head quickly made a judgment.

Several family members who were on night duty at the door of the council hall were killed by a knife. The gongs for the alarm were neatly arranged on the steps, and the steel knives at their waists had never left their scabbards.

There may have been more than one Assassin, and all of them were connoisseurs of murder. And it is very likely that he was born in the military, and his shot is a killer move, leaving no possibility for the other party to counterattack.

"Find the key from their waist and open the door!" Li Youde was the head of the Silver Spear Army in his early years, and whether it was courage or eyesight, he was no worse than the four generals he invited with a lot of money. Raise your hand and push away the three heads, and command in a deep voice.

"Wait a minute, my lord!" the fake monk agreed, and then rushed to the steps. The knife in his left hand continued to be on guard, and his right hand quickly groped around the waists of several corpses. Soon, he turned over a bunch of copper keys and raised them high at Li Youde.

"The biggest one, open the door!" Li Youde quietly breathed a sigh of relief and continued to command loudly, from head to toe, without any nervousness.

Seeing him so calm and composed, the three generals dressed as Toutuo also relaxed their spirits and slowly withdrew their arms holding knives. Regardless of whether the assassins were one or several, after killing people and setting fires, they should have taken advantage of the chaos to escape. categorically did not stay at the scene of the crime, and was ready to carry the entire Lianzhuang Association, hundreds of young and strong people.

As the leader of all the foreign generals, the fake monk was a little more cautious than the other three peers. Loudly agreed, he walked to the main entrance of the council hall, first unlocked it with the key, and pulled out the iron latch outside. Immediately, he quickly took a few steps back, bent down to pick up a corpse, and slammed it into the door.

"Knock!" the door panel was smashed inward, and the residual strength on the corpse continued to fly inward for half a zhang before landing in the center of the council hall, and blood splattered everywhere.

The light of fire in the sky instantly illuminated the entire council hall. There was no one, and the tables and chairs were in the distance, neatly arranged. The whole room was horribly clean and tidy, and there was nothing unusual except for the corpses that had just been thrown in.

"Nonsense!" Li Youde's last trace of vigilance in his heart was completely relaxed, and he glared at the fake head fiercely and scolded in a low voice. "Quickly drag the body out and wipe the blood clean. After a while, a few other owners will arrive, and when they see this flesh-and-blood appearance, what kind of system will they become!"

"Yes!" he sniffed around like a dog, finally making sure that there was no danger, leaning down and holding the corpse out of the door.

"A few of you, clean up the steps too!" Li Youde put on a general's demeanor and waved slowly around. can't mess up, no matter how nervous he is, he can't show it. If he is frightened first at this juncture, the Lianzhuang Association will be completely finished, and he will not want to turn the tables again in this life.

Walking up the bloodied steps, past the high threshold, he walked backwards to the golden chair in the center of the room, with his hands behind his back. That is a position that belongs to him alone, although it is still inconspicuous at the moment, but sooner or later it will be all in the spotlight. The Son of Heaven is the one who is strong and strong. Over the past 70 years, there have been countless heroes in the recklessness, and he Li Youde may not be one of them!

Seeing that Jin Jiaoyi was getting closer and closer to him, getting closer and closer, his heart became more and more peaceful, more and more peaceful. Sit on it and put on a little bit of a genius bearing, today's little setback is nothing! Han Gaozu was chased down by someone, and before Liu Bei entered Sichuan, he was killed more than once and fled for his life...... Yes!

Suddenly, he felt as if a lightning bolt was falling overhead. "Click!" The golden chair in front of me and the sweet dream in my heart are falling apart at the same time!

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