Chapter 8: Ambush
Xiong Lao Er didn't even have time to scream, and was knocked unconscious by Tang Jianqiu with the knife behind his hand.
"Lord Tang, if you take people out of the inn in a bright and bright way, I'm afraid that we will be discovered, why don't we jump out of the window?" Ah Fei made a suggestion, which was quickly approved by Tang Jianqiu.
"That's exactly what I mean, but the account of this store has to be settled."
Tang Jianqiu did say that he would be the east, but there was no need to be so in the face of this kind of scum in the rivers and lakes.
He was not polite, and he fumbled around Xiong Laoer's body, and soon found a few gold bars and a bag of broken silver.
Ah Fei was so angry that he kicked Xiong Lao Er, as if he had a bad grudge, and scolded on the spot:
"Hey! I said you, birdman, we have been doing brocade guards for more than ten or twenty years, and we have never been like this, how much oil and water has been looted? Presumably, there is no shortage of benefits in ordinary times. ”
Tang Jianqiu shook his head a little helplessly after hearing this, "Although I am a pacification envoy, the monthly salary is only twenty stones, and these three gold bars are really ridiculous. ”
(20 stones is equal to 30 taels and 8 yuan, about 6844.44 yuan now)
"My lord, what should I do with this gold bar? Presumably, that Pi Ye is also greedy a lot, so he simply joins him. ”
Ah Fei was looking at the gold bars and thinking about hiding some private goods, but Tang Jianqiu didn't dare to act rashly here.
Tang Jianqiu blurted out without thinking about it: "Confiscation, there is no need to report this matter." ”
The Hokujin Fuji can stamp themselves and present them to the emperor without having to report to the emperor, except for some special events, and there are many things they can do.
"Yes!"
In order to avoid startling the snake, Ah Fei lowered his voice.
Tang Jianqiu neatly snatched the silver from the thief's body one by one, and found that there were still a lot of things that these beasts were greedy for;
Therefore, he did not hesitate to take out some pieces of silver and put them on the table to settle the bill.
Ah Fei was deeply impressed, and he couldn't help but admire: "Lord Tang, this plan is wonderful!" Take the enemy's money to make the east, how could I not think of this trick? ”
"Don't be poor, take the second bear away, the leather master should not be dead, take it with you."
"Yes!"
The two of them took the criminal to open the window, inspected it again and again, and after confirming that it was correct, they leaned over and leaped from the second floor and left the private room.
Tang Jianqiu and Ah Fei each borrowed a horse and embarked on a journey back to Fusi in Beizhen.
However, two quarters had passed, and the two of them walked the mountain path in a hurry.
The sun burned the earth like a furnace, and just seeing the scorching sun must have thought of finding a shady place to escape the heat, unless they had to work in the fields, only the endless screams of the knowers hidden in the bushes.
Ah Fei was sweating profusely, the sweat had already wet his back, and at this time he only felt a little hot, so he had to wipe the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve.
Boss Bear and Pi Ye were tied to the horse, but they didn't have to worry about them waking up halfway and escaping.
"My lord, how long is this going on? It's hot for me, but don't get planted here before you return to Beizhen Fusi. ”
Ah Fei used his hand as a fan, and fanned a few times from time to time.
"There will probably be another hour, so bear with me."
Tang Jianqiu is also very hot, but there is no way, he can't delay the time and let the criminal seize the opportunity to escape, right?
At first, Ah Fei didn't care, but after a long time and a little stuffy, he really couldn't stand it, it was not early summer, how could it be so hot? It's a strange thing.
Just when Ah Fei was so disappointed, he noticed that there was a wine flag and tea banner on the front pole in front of him, and hope came instantly.
"My lord! There's a teahouse there, so why not take a break? ”
Ah Fei was looking forward to getting Tang Jianqiu's answer, and now he just wanted to change his breath.
Tang Jianqiu didn't speak, but just raised his eyes to look at the inconspicuous teahouse.
This place is not big, it is a small shop, and the facilities are simple, it looks like a shop opened by ordinary people, which is enough to see how simple this store is.
"Then rest here for a while."
He hadn't completely let his guard down, but he thought the store was a little suspicious.
There is such a shop in this wilderness, even if it is really opened, it will not be open for long, which feels like a trap set on purpose;
"Thank you, sir!"
Ah Fei heard the amnesty, and his heart was happy.
After arriving at this teahouse, the two settled their horses and found a seat to sit down.
Ah Fei was panicking hot, his forehead was constantly dripping with sweat, and he grabbed a handkerchief tightly to wipe the sweat from his forehead and even his neck.
Tang Jianqiu was always alert, looking around from time to time, as if a killer would suddenly appear in this place.
When the host saw the guest coming, he immediately put on a flattering smile, as if he had seen the God of Wealth, rubbed his hands happily, and stammered:
"Two guest officers, our small shop only has tea, nothing else, I don't know if the two of you have the right appetite."
Without waiting for Tang Jianqiu to speak, Ah Fei was a little impatient, "It's okay, just have two teas." ”
After all, the main purpose of coming here is to rest, if you want to eat and go back to Dongcheng.
"Okay officer, wait a minute!"
After that, the shopkeeper went to work, leaving only Tang Jianqiu and Ah Fei.
After a while, the shopkeeper took out the tea that was not high-end and made tea for it himself.
"Two adults, please use it slowly."
The shopkeeper wiped the table as he spoke, and he didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, so he turned his gaze to Xiong Lao Er on horseback.
He looked happy and was enthusiastically entertaining, for fear that the slightest dissatisfaction would cause the other party's dissatisfaction.
Seeing that Ah Fei was defenseless, he was about to drink tea, but Tang Jianqiu grabbed the cup.
Tang Jianqiu didn't speak, but just looked at the shopkeeper, as if he saw a flaw, and said:
"Xiao Er, it's very hard to open a store in the wilderness?"
Ah Fei didn't know why, he followed Tang Jianqiu's gaze, but found that the shopkeeper was obviously a little flustered, and his eyes were also subconsciously avoiding, as if he was hiding something.
"The guest officer is going to make fun of me, I'm used to it, and it's bound to be hard every day."
Tang Jianqiu smiled silently, his eyes glowed with cold light, not containing any temperature, "Oh? Even if it is exposed to the wind and the sun, why can your complexion be so white?
Your hands don't look like they're worn out of work, and if you guess correctly, your palms have sword calluses. ”
There was a momentary silence in the air, and even the sound of breathing could be heard clearly.
The shopkeeper saw that he couldn't pretend anymore, so he simply tore his face.
The dozens of Assassins hiding in the woods didn't want to go any longer, and they wore scarves on their heads and wrapped their faces in black cloths, and they swarmed towards the shop, surrounding the two of them.
Looking at the hordes of enemies, instead of feeling fear, Tang Jianqiu was mixed with inexplicable pleasure.
"Sure enough, I guessed there was a problem."
Seeing this, Ah Fei immediately set up a defensive posture so as not to let the enemy seize the opportunity.
Tang Jianqiu gave an order: "Ah Fei, you go and guard Xiong Lao Er and Pi Ye, and don't let anyone approach." ”
"Yes! My lord! ”
After speaking, Ah Fei pulled out the Tang knife hidden in the baggage, and waited for the other party to approach before taking off the master's head;
Tang Jianqiu did not flinch, on the contrary, he looked at the leading assassin very calmly, and the killing of the enemy was a little stronger.
Look at the ferocious opponent again, his eyes flashing with contempt and defiance, and the accomplices, their eyes revealing cunning and ruthlessness, seem to be full of anticipation for the upcoming battle.
Suddenly, a bandit with a big knife in his hand rushed towards Tang Jianqiu, without the slightest mercilessness, he jumped up with his weapon and rushed straight to his head.
Tang Jianqiu was very flexible to split the other party's blow, and the rest of the people hurriedly rushed over when they saw this.
Sensing that there was someone behind him, Tang Jianqiu stretched out his big hand and grabbed the wrist of the person closest to him.
Simply use the weapon in the opponent's hand, and let the other thief stab at the same time as one flash.
The man screamed, let out a numbing scalp scream, and then rolled back.
Tang Jianqiu took out the dagger hidden in his sleeve, and the weapon was like a spirit snake coming out of a hole, easily cutting off the man's wrist.
Suddenly, blood splattered, and the crimson blood was like a high blood mist, staining the grass red.
After that, the man shouted and retreated, this scene stimulated the other bandits, and they rushed towards Tang Jianqiu even more frantically.
However, Tang Jianqiu was obviously not an easy opponent to deal with, his speed had always been fast, like lightning in the air, quickly shuttling between bandits.
The dagger in his hand is like his shadow, devouring the lives of his enemies again and again.
Every flicker of the blade meant that another bandit had fallen.
His movements are graceful and deadly, his quick shadow like an eagle, shuttling back and forth under the scorching sun, while he lives in symbiosis with weapons and dances with death.
His eyes flashed with fighting spirit, and in the face of more and more enemies, he not only did not fear, but became more and more excited.
In the face of this monster-like existence, they were somewhat frightened, and even if they had some hair, they had to fight.
Tang Jianqiu wielded the weapon in his hand with his flexible skills, although he did not use the Embroidered Spring Knife, it may not be as good as before, but the function of the body is muscle memory.
Every swing of the knife, every dodge contained his determination and courage.
In the end, with Tang Jianqiu's efforts, he won, and he fought his way out of the encirclement and fought to the end.
The surrounding corpses were heavy and formed a rain of blood, and there was a special style under this green woods, only the man like the god of war stood on the ground with a dagger in his hand, covered in blood.
Tang Jianqiu gasped, no matter how powerful he was, it would inevitably be a little tricky to face such a large number of enemies.
He looked up at the sky a little tiredly, the scenery was picturesque, and the scorching sun was like a shadow, pouring on his body like a layer of brilliance.
"Your Excellency, are you alright?"
Ah Fei was in a hurry, he didn't dare to go up to help without Tang Jianqiu's order, and he would only choose to do it when the enemy was about to approach him.
"I'm fine, Ah Fei, that's why I chose you."
Tang Jianqiu said as he leaned down and wiped the blood stains on the dagger with the enemy's clothes, looking a little disgusted.
"No, my lord, why is that?"
Ah Fei didn't even react, but in the next second he realized that Tang Jianqiu was talking about the real reason why he was sent and not others.
"You are familiar with Daxing County, honest, righteous, not false, even if you see it, you will not be suspicious, if it is me or others, it will inevitably be suspected."
This is the fundamental reason why Tang Jianqiu sent Ah Fei with him, after all, the military attache is straightforward and doesn't think so much, and Ah Fei looks like a soft persimmon, the best kind of thing, but he doesn't know that the other party is a brick;