Chapter 66: Reinforcements from the capital
After Shangguan Wan'er understood Wu Yuan's intentions, she also understood him very well. Recently, Wu Yuan has met Feiyun, Xu Zhitang, Pei Shouyi and others, and he is not an opponent. Even Feiyun's two junior sisters, Liangchen and Meijing, are significantly higher than Wu Yuan's. Wu Yuan was therefore not confident and felt that he could not support himself.
Shangguan Wan'er was very worried about Wu Zetian again, so she asked, "Commander of the Martial Guard, when will the Commander of the Martial Arts arrive here?" "Wu Wei is the commander of the palace guards, and he is deeply trusted and respected by Wu Zetian, so the people in the palace respect him as the commander of the martial arts.
Wu Yuan estimated it and said, "Before my uncle set off, he informed me with a flying pigeon. In my estimation, my uncle should be able to arrive before sunset the day after tomorrow. ”
Shangguan Wan'er thought about it for a while, and then said, "In that case, we might as well send someone to dress up in disguise and go to Qingfeng Mountain to inquire about the situation first." When we get there, we'll be able to move faster. ”
Wu Yuan patted his thigh and said, "The girl is reasonable, she should indeed send someone to find out the news first, and I will arrange it immediately!" ”
Wu Yuan immediately got up, found two shrewd and capable guards, and asked them to dress up as tourists who went to Qingfeng Mountain to see the scenery. Wu Yuan told the two not to reveal their identities, and even if they saw Wu Zetian, they couldn't take any action. The two guards said yes and turned to leave.
Before sunset on the third day, Wu Wei really rushed to the inn in time to meet with Wu Yuan. It turned out that Wu Wei was shocked when he heard that Wu Zetian had been robbed. This time, Wu Zetian served the southern tour and did not let Wu Wei accompany him.
Wu Zetian knew that if Wu Wei did not show up for a long time, it would definitely make people suspect that Wu Zetian had left the capital. Wu Zetian did not let Wu Wei accompany him, but stayed in the capital, covering people's eyes and ears, creating the illusion that Wu Zetian was still in the capital.
Wu Wei immediately carefully selected fifty guards with strong martial arts skills, and urgently went south with him to rescue Wu Zetian. Along the way, they worked hard, day and night, and then came to Guojia Town on time.
After Wu Yuan saw Wu Wei, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and pleaded guilty. Wu Wei didn't blame Wu Yuan, he knew that Wu Yuan had always acted very cautiously, and this time something happened, there must be a reason for it.
Wu Wei personally helped Wu Yuan up, and then asked Wu Yuan to tell him what had happened in detail. Wu Yuan told everything that happened after leaving Jingzhou.
After hearing this, Wu Wei frowned. Although he has not walked the rivers and lakes for a long time, he has a general understanding of the people in the rivers and lakes. When he heard that Pei Shouyi had appeared, his face changed greatly.
Although Wu Wei didn't know Pei Shouyi, he knew that Pei Shouyi was known as one of the five masters in the world. It's just that there has been no news of Pei Shouyi for decades, and he thought that Pei Shouyi was already dead.
The grudge between Pei Shouyi and Wu Zetian, Wu Wei is naturally very clear. Since the defeat of Wu Lizhen's father and son was killed, Wu Wei has been very nervous, and has been worried that Pei Shouyi will come to the capital to assassinate Wu Zetian.
Wu Wei knew that since Pei Shouyi was called a master in the rivers and lakes, he must have outstanding martial arts. Wu Wei also knew that Pei Shouyi's brother Pei Shoude was killed, and Pei Shouyi would definitely come to take revenge.
But Wu Wei has been on guard for decades, but Pei Shouyi has never appeared. When Wu Wei was about to forget this person, he didn't expect him to appear at this time.
Wu Wei carefully asked Pei Shouyi about the situation when he appeared, and said, "Fortunately, I left Beijing this time and brought all your four cousins with me. Otherwise, with the strength of you and me, in the face of Pei Shouyi and the three of them, there is no certainty of victory. ”
Wu Yuan was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "The four younger brothers are also here?" Why didn't you see them? ”
Wu Wei said: "When I entered the town just now, I asked them to go and investigate separately to see if there were any characters in the town who had appeared nearby recently. Now that so much time has passed, it's time to come back! ”
At this moment, a loud voice outside the door said, "Uncle, we are back!" Then the four men rushed in with vigorous steps.
All four of them were born with a tiger's back, a strong and burly waist. They are Wu Yuan's cousins, named Wu Zhong, Wu Yi, Wu Yong, and Wu Meng.
All four of them are Wuwei's nephews, and they have been practicing martial arts with Wuwei since they were children. Although they are a few years younger than Wu Yuan, their martial arts are not below Wu Yuan. Especially Wu Zhong and Wu Yong, their martial arts are slightly better than Wu Yuan.
After the four of them entered the door, they bowed to Wu Wei together. Wu Wei nodded slightly and waved his hand. The four of them bowed to Wu Yuan again, and said in unison: "I've seen the eldest brother!" ”
Wu Yuan bowed his hand and saluted back: "The four brothers are fortunate!" The eldest brother did not protect the emperor this time, and smeared the faces of his uncle and brothers, as well as the martial family. Now that he has the help of his uncle and brothers, he will be able to find the emperor soon. ”
Wu Zhong immediately said: "Big brother, we are a family. Your business is the business of all of our martial artists, so naturally we should work together, there is no need to say more! ”
Wu Wei coughed and asked, "Zhong'er, have you heard anything?" ”
Wu Zhong immediately told Wu Wei that several groups of people had come to the town in the past few days, all of them to inquire about what happened in the woods outside the town a few days ago, as well as the situation in Qingfeng Mountain. Judging by the words and deeds of these people, they must be people in the rivers and lakes, and they are not the same people.
The two larger inns in the town have been close to a group of people in the past few days, and judging by the behavior of these people, they should also be from the rivers and lakes. It's just that they don't have anything special to do, and they seem to be waiting for someone.
After hearing this, Wu Wei immediately asked Wu Zhong to arrange someone to monitor them. Wu Zhong said that it had been arranged, and if there was any change in these people, he would soon know.
Wu Wei was very satisfied with Wu Zhong's performance, and nodded approvingly at Wu Zhong. Wu Wei then briefly told the four Wu Zhong about the current situation, so that they could know what to expect.
Wu Wei then asked Shangguan Wan'er and Zhang Changzong to stay in Guojia Town and wait for Wu Zetian to return. In order to ensure safety, Wu Wei asked Wu Yuan to leave four guards to protect him. The others immediately prepared and followed him to Aomine Mountain.
Shangguan Wan'er and Zhang Changzong were unwilling and said they would follow. Wu Wei's face sank and he refused. He believes that the trip to Qingfeng Mountain is extremely risky. If it was Pei Shouyi's gang who robbed Wu Zetian, there would inevitably be a fierce battle at that time, and they didn't want to be distracted.
Shangguan Wan'er and Zhang Changzong saw that Wu Wei was resolute and his face was heavy, so they had no choice but to agree. Although they are Wu Zetian's confidants, Wu Wei is also Wu Zetian's favorite minister, and he is also Wu Zetian's relative, and his status is higher than Wu Yuan. z
Shangguan Wan'er and Zhang Changzong didn't dare to offend Wu Wei easily, especially when Wu Zetian was not there, Wu Wei would not take the two of them seriously.
After Wu Wei made arrangements, he took the four brothers Wu Yuan and Wu Zhong and more than 50 guards and left Guojia Town in a hurry. Ignoring the fact that the sun was about to go down, they still galloped towards Aomine Mountain.
Wu Wei and his party hurried up, ran wildly all the way, and finally arrived at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain before dark. The two guards sent by Wu Yuan to Qingfeng Mountain in advance had already found an abandoned mountain temple.
The two guards settled Wu Wei and the others in the temple, and told Wu Wei and Wu Yuan in detail about the situation in Qingfeng Mountain. After two days of inquiring and searching on the mountain, the two guards thought that the cave in the back mountain was very suspicious.
The two guards heard that there was a cave in the back mountain, so they wanted to go there and have a look. As a result, they were halfway through the road and were stopped by four strong men. The four strong men were all tall and burly, with swords on their bodies, and were obviously martial arts practitioners.
Wu Wei immediately decided to let everyone rest early and recuperate. He also told everyone that they would go up the mountain in the early hours of tomorrow morning, divide into several roads, and surround the cave in the back mountain. He and the five Wu Yuan brothers took twenty guards and went straight to the cave to find out. Everyone agreed in unison, and after eating something, they rested in peace.
As soon as the morning dawned, Wu Wei led people to walk briskly towards the cave in the back mountain, and the other guards also went up the mountain. Halfway up the mountain, four strong men flashed out, blocking the way of Wu Wei and the others, and telling Wu Wei and the others to return the same way.
Wu Wei didn't answer, and waved his hand at Wu Zhong and Wu Yi. The two of them flew up and attacked with their swords. The four of them didn't expect that the other party didn't even say hello, and suddenly made a move
These four people's martial arts were far inferior to Wu Zhong and Wu Yi, and they were attacked again, and the four of them were quickly hacked to death before they had time to let out a scream.
Wu Wei knew that the scream just now must have been a report to the cave. He immediately ordered everyone to use all their light skills to rush to the cave as fast as possible, so as not to escape the people in the cave.
It didn't take long for Wu Wei and the others to come to the vicinity of the cave. Wu Wei looked at the terrain and estimated that there must be a lot of people in ambush on the hillside. Wu Wei asked Wu Yuan, Wu Yong, and Wu Meng to take twelve guards to block the entrance to the cave and attract the attention of the other party. He, Wu Zhong, and Wu Yi quietly went up the hillside with eight guards to deal with the people hiding in the grass and trees on the hillside.
Everything was as Wu Wei expected, as soon as Wu Yuan and the others approached the cave, they were discovered by the Wang family on the hillside. These people naturally stared at Wu Yuan and his gang tightly, waiting for Old Madam Wang's order.
These Wang family men didn't expect that several people suddenly flew out from behind them and attacked a few of them. The men of the Wang family were caught off guard, and the other party was strong in martial arts, where are these Wang family men opponents.
In the blink of an eye, under the shadow of the sword and sword, more than a dozen Wang family men on the hillside were lying on the cold ground. Wu Wei and others were in a hurry to make a quick decision, and their actions were fast and ruthless. Many of those Wang family men didn't have time to scream, so they returned to the west with their lives.
After Wu Wei killed all the people hiding on the hillside, he did not immediately plunge down, but let everyone hide on the hillside, staring closely at the cave and the open space outside the cave. At this time, Wu Yuan and the others were already standing in the open space!
Wu Yuan raised his eyes and looked around, and immediately saw Wang Hai, and then he saw flying clouds and beautiful scenery. He didn't have time to think about how Feiyun could be here at the moment, his number one enemy was naturally Wang Hai. Wu Yuan had sworn a long time ago in the past few days that if he caught Wang Hai, he must cut this evil thief with a thousand knives in order to eliminate the hatred in his heart and wash away the shame that Wang Hai brought to him.
Wu Yuan stared at Wang Hai viciously, his eyes were full of anger, and he wanted to eat Wang Hai alive immediately. He was so excited that he didn't speak for a while.
Wu Yong and Wu Meng, who were standing on Wu Yuan's left and right, were surprised to see Wu Yuan's expression change greatly, but they didn't say a word. Wu Yong stretched out his hand and pushed Wu Yuan, and asked quietly, "Big brother, what's wrong with you?" ”