Chapter 675, Riverside Tragedy
On the official road thirty miles away from the east gate of Xuantong City, a dart team with the banner of Tongcheng is slowly walking in the direction of Xuantong County, Cheng Hongli's eyesight is excellent, and he has seen the city wall of Xuantong City in the shadows, Cheng Hongli looked back at several dart cars behind him, and let out a sigh of relief. Thinking about the fact that Zhou Dewang's weekly score number for this trip was eight hundred taels of silver, Cheng Hongli was in a good mood, and the person with the weekly score number also said that there would be an extra reward for safe delivery.
Cheng Hongli was very proud in his heart, and he had silver to take, how could he not be happy in his heart? Who would have trouble with the silver? Thirty steps away from the official road, there was a small river called Tongcheng River, which was the origin of the name of the Tongcheng Dart Bureau of Xuantong County, and this Tongcheng River was named because it passed through the city from Xuantong County. Yan Jihe, the head of the dart board that year, was born on the bank of the Tongcheng River, so after the establishment of the dart board, it was named Tongcheng.
Maybe it's because of the auspicious name of the dart bureau, the bodyguards of the Tongcheng Dart Bureau have never missed a beat, so they have made a big name in Jiannan Road, and now the big shopkeeper of the dart bureau Yan Dongsheng is the eldest son of Yan Jihe, a ghost head knife is very good, and Cheng Hongli's martial arts are also between the two. The two had a good relationship, and they once laughed after drinking, and waited for each other's children to grow up and form a family of children. No, Cheng Hongli is in the bottom of his heart, he doesn't look down on the Yan family's kid, his Lao Cheng's daughter, that's the granddaughter of the enemy family, how can the tiger girl match the dog?
Cheng Hongli was thinking about his thoughts, and Wang Yuping, the dart master, rode up on an inferior horse, and said loudly: "Cheng Dart, we have walked more than 20 miles to pull the cart and pull the horse, and we are already thirsty, do you want to drink in this river?" Cheng Hongli looked back at the horses pulling the cart and nodded in agreement. According to the rules of the dart board, the unfamiliar poor mountains and bad waters do not drink horses, here, too close to home, too familiar, and it is the Tongcheng River with the same name as the dart board, there is no problem, Cheng Hongli waved his hand, signaling Wang Yuping to take people to drink horses.
Tongcheng River is only thirty steps away from the roadside, and the guys of the dart bureau directly carry buckets to the river to draw water, and when they finish drinking the horses, they can rest for a while, and then they can go straight to the Zhouji Silk Village in the city to deliver the goods. Wang Yuping, the dart master, was cautious, and personally carried the bucket and a few men to the Tongcheng River, although the river water was clear, it was necessary to prevent people from poisoning. Wang Yuping carried the horse on his back and carried two buckets to the Tongcheng River, looked around, everything was no different from usual, Wang Yuping relieved his heart and motioned to the guys to fetch water together.
The current of this section of the river is extremely gentle, but it is unfathomable, and as the saying goes, still water flows deeply, which is not false at all. Wang Yuping fetched two buckets of water and handed them to a newcomer, who took the two buckets with a smile and went steadily to the side of the road. Wang Yuping saw that the five guys had already walked back with buckets, so he turned around and walked towards the dart team.
Wang Yuping had just walked two steps away, and suddenly Song Shilu, a dart master on the side of the road, exclaimed, "Old Wang, be careful behind you!" Song Shilu saw a big black monkey with a blue face and fangs suddenly jump out of the water, the big black monkey was slightly taller than a human, six feet and above. After jumping out of the water, he rushed straight to Wang Yuping. Song Shilu's reaction was fast enough, and the moment he shouted, he had already pulled out his saber and galloped over. It's a pity that there are more pebbles on the bank of the river, and Song Shilu can't gallop like he does on the flat ground, and he secretly complains in his heart.
When Song Shilu's shout blurted out, Wang Yuping also felt something strange behind him, and a fishy wind rushed in. Wang Yuping pulled out the saber he was carrying like lightning, and at the same time moved it sideways, turned around and slashed out, after all, he was a dart master, a person who licked blood on the head of the knife, however, it was too late, Wang Yuping's head was smashed with a palm. Before dying, Wang Yuping seemed to see that the enemy was a strange creature. It seems that what jumped out of the water was a black ugly big monkey, and the big monkey's body was drenched with water, however, Wang Yuping had already died just by seeing this.
Song Shilu, who came to help, moved fast enough, took off from the horse, swept into the air, and slashed out, but he was still a step slower, and Wang Yuping, who turned around and slashed out with a sharp knife, had already been slapped by the black water monkey with a palm. When Song Shilu, who came wildly, slashed an inch above the head of the big monkey, the black water monkey with a rather ugly appearance, even a blue face and fangs, actually fell back three feet dexterously, and could avoid this knife that could crack the stone.
Song Shilu failed to hit it with a knife, and his heart sank suddenly, this water monkey's ability is definitely not worse than that of a martial arts master. Wang Yuping, who had already entered the four-rank martial arts realm, was killed by one blow, although it was a sneak attack, but the timing and proportion were excellent, and he was more like a well-known experienced killer. Song Shilu is also extraordinary in martial arts, and he doesn't wait for a knife to make him old, he steps forward again in the air, and slashes it with an oblique stab. A brilliant knife light slashed diagonally towards the shoulder of the black water monkey, if this knife hit, Song Shilu was completely confident that the water monkey would be split into two pieces.
However, Song Shilu still underestimated the dexterity of this water monkey, and the extremely ugly-looking black water monkey suddenly retreated three steps back, and his right foot had already stepped on a big cyan pebble by the river, Song Shilu suddenly heard a terrible cooing sound from the throat of the black water monkey, and the terrible sound seemed to come from hell, as if a hungry ghost wanted to eat people.
After the cooing sounded, the water surface of the Tongcheng River, which was originally clear and clear, suddenly became turbid, the water surface turned over as if it was boiling, and then cracked, and four water monkeys with different hair colors and extremely ugly jumped out of the river, and Song Shilu, who was still in mid-air and had not yet landed, was full of liver and gall, what kind of play were these unknown creatures? However, before he could think about it, the five water monkeys had already joined forces.
The black water monkey jumped forward and punched Song Shilu, Song Shilu's pupils contracted suddenly, and he found that the speed of this monkey was faster than he imagined, Song Shilu couldn't dodge, so he could only lift the qi machine and try his best to block it in his chest. The black water monkey hit Song Shilu in the chest with one palm, and the defensive qi in Song Shilu's chest was broken by a punch, and then he was beaten upside down and flew out more than three feet away, fell to the ground, and the saber also fell out of his hand.
Song Shilu opened his mouth and spewed out a mouthful of blood, Song Shilu was extremely shocked, in addition to the extremely fast speed of this water monkey, the internal force is also at least a martial realm between the third and second grades, is this a human or a ghost, or some other unknown creature? Before Song Shilu could turn over from the ground and get up, five water monkeys jumped up, Song Shilu's limbs were grabbed by several water monkeys, Song Shilu shouted in horror: "Let go of me!" Before the shouting stopped, the four water monkeys pulled around, and Song Shilu had already been torn into four pieces and thrown on the bank of the river in blood.
Cheng Hongli, the dart head who had just organized his dart masters to protect the dart car, was all dead, and several dart board guys who went to fetch water also lost their buckets, and crawled back to the dart team with a rolling belt, each picked up his weapon, and looked at the five big water monkeys in horror, these five ugly things like monkeys and not monkeys are really terrible!
Wang Yuping and Song Shilu are both in the four-grade martial arts realm, and they can be called the backbone of the dart game, but within a round, they were crushed by these water monkeys, and these few jumped out of the water, looking like monkeys but not like monkeys, what are the things? If Wang Yuping was killed, it was out of a sneak attack and it is understandable, but Song Shilu shot head-on, was seriously injured by this monster's punch, and then was torn apart, how terrifying is this?
The rest of the dart team and the guys were all shivering, their legs and stomachs were spinning, these things were definitely not monkeys, they were ghosts! A few guys were leaning on the car in fright, their pants were already wet. These monsters were so terrible that they were all scared. Cheng Hongli said hoarsely: "Protect the dart cart and form a formation!" The dart master and the guys, who had been frightened stupidly by the five green-faced fangs and fangs that looked like monkeys, were sobered up by the dart's words, and shouted and formed a marching formation.
The Tongcheng formation of the Tongcheng Dart Bureau is still very famous, more than a dozen dart masters form a circular formation, the tip of the knife is outward, Cheng Hongli carries his famous weapon nine-section whip, jumps to the center of the formation, endures the beating heart, and commands his brothers, he only hopes that there are other people from the Dart Bureau passing by, or there are officers and soldiers patrolling here, even if there are horse bandits passing by, at least human beings can join forces with the enemy in front of the monsters and fight with these monsters.
These monsters killed Wang Yuping, tore Song Shilu apart, and made it clear that they would not stop with the dart team, although these dart masters and guys were extremely afraid in their hearts, some of them had turned their legs and stomachs, but under the command of Cheng Hongli, they were still willing to fight hard, after all, they were all doing the blood licking on the knife head for a living, and the big scene was still seen, if you don't kill it, it will kill you, even if you fight to death, but you still can't escape a death when you kneel, in this case, why not give up your life to fight, in case you win by luck?
The Tongcheng formation slowly turned, Cheng Hongli's heartstrings tightened, if he met a human martial arts master, he could also talk about friendship and spend some money to buy roads, but when he met these monsters that could tear people apart, what did he want to talk about? Cheng Shilu gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Brothers, let's fight with these monsters, don't be afraid, I believe that these monsters are also flesh and blood, as long as they are hit, they can be hacked to death!"
The dart masters shouted to be brave for themselves, and on such occasions, if they were not afraid, they were deceiving themselves. But it's useless to be afraid, only to fight. Everyone watched as the water monkeys attacked separately, the two water monkeys went straight to the Tongcheng formation, and the other three water monkeys actually went to kill the horses! Seeing these water monkeys separate, Cheng Hongli was secretly happy in his heart, this is an opportunity, if these five guys go together, it is still unknown whether they can win. If the horse dies, you can buy it again for money, as long as the dart can be saved, it's no problem.
Cheng Hongli shouted, "Brothers, go up!" The Tongcheng formation evolved from the formation on the battlefield, and it is said that it was passed on by a formation master to Yan Jihe, the founder of the dart bureau. The formation is rigorous, even against the same number of high-rollers, Cheng Hongli has full confidence in the formation, and it should be easy to kill two monsters.
However, after only one face-to-face fight, Cheng Hongli began to doubt his life. Although the two green-faced and fanged water monkeys were stabbed, they were invulnerable, and even Cheng Hongli's nine-section whip failed to cause any big damage to the water monkeys, and the psychology of everyone in the dart game collapsed instantly, what could be more terrifying than an invulnerable opponent? As the two guys were torn apart by the water monkeys, everyone had no fighting spirit, and they wanted to flee separately when they shouted.
Cheng Hongli's heart was about to jump out of his throat, if he had known that this would be the end, he would have shouted to his brothers to flee. Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, lose to the master, that is not good martial arts, but lose to this kind of monsters who kill people without blinking, they will tear people apart, and everyone will die meaninglessly.
Cheng Hongli went out, a nine-section whip dance in his hand was impervious, pounced on the two water monkeys, and shouted hoarsely at the same time: "Brothers, run away, if you can escape, go back to the dart bureau to ask for help!"