Chapter 283: Keeping the Word
Seeing Chen Xiaotian's hesitation, Ma Desheng quietly walked to his side and whispered: "Master, the Guan commander of the Flying Tiger Battalion has led people to ambush outside the mansion, and we also have more than 2,000 men and horses outside, even if this old guy's martial arts are high, he must not be able to run far." ”
Chen Xiaotian nodded and asked, "What do you mean......?"
Ma Desheng said: "My subordinates suggested that it would be better to agree to his conditions first, rescue Master Li, and then use ambushes to capture him after he escapes from the mansion." ”
Chen Xiaotian pondered for a moment and said, "I don't think it's appropriate." The old man of the apocalypse is scheming, and if he rashly agrees to his conditions, he is afraid that there will be deception. ”
Yin Yanlai also said: "Why bother so hard? Let's rush up now, catch the old thief of the Apocalypse, and rescue Master Li, isn't it over?"
Chen Xiaotian waved his hand and said, "It's not appropriate, what if he jumps off the wall in a hurry and hurts Lord Li?"
Yin Yanlai said a little anxiously: "It's not okay to fight, it's not okay to fight, so what do you say we are good?" Chen Xiaotian pondered for a moment, and whispered to Ma Detrium: "You go and prepare forty inferior horses, put on saddle chews and other ornaments, to prevent the old man of the Apocalypse from seeing through, and at the same time arrange for people to bury steel nails and lassoes outside Xicheng, and wait for them to leave the city." ”
Ma Desheng was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and asked in a low voice: "Master, how can you be sure that they will definitely go to the West Gate?"
Chen Xiaotian smiled slightly and said, "You just have to do it, I have my own way." ”
Ma Desheng was skeptical and took the order. Chen Xiaotian saw him go away, and Fang Lang said: "Old man of the Apocalypse, as long as you don't hurt Lord Li, the old man can agree to your conditions." ”
The old man of the Apocalypse sneered: "It's good to agree, I'll warn you first, don't play any tricks, otherwise you will look good!"
Chen Xiaotian twisted his beard and said with a smile: "Don't worry, how can the old man be a person who has no faith in his words?"
The old man of the Apocalypse nodded and said, "Very good, since this is the case, then you can quickly prepare these eighty horses for me." ”
Chen Xiaotian was stunned for a moment and asked, "Eighty horses?"
The old man of the Apocalypse smiled slyly: "I have changed my mind, add forty more horses, can't you?"
Chen Xiaotian said: "This ...... If it is late today, I am afraid that I will not be able to gather so many war horses for a while. ”
The old man of the Apocalypse sneered and said, "Joke! Isn't it possible to find eighty fast horses in the huge Jinling City? In addition, if I guess correctly, there are at least a thousand iron horsemen in ambush outside the mansion now. If you really can't find so many horses, it doesn't matter, give me their mounts, and the old man will not be disgusted. ”
When Chen Xiaotian heard this, he secretly said in his heart: "The old man of the Apocalypse is really a treacherous and cunning! Presumably, he was afraid that I would secretly plan it, so he deliberately asked for twice as many horses in case of emergency. If we really agree to his terms, I'm afraid that most of our ambush plans will come to naught......"
Seeing that Chen Xiaotian was silent, the old man of the Apocalypse smiled and said, "I didn't expect that the dignified Jinling Mansion Yin, the life of the third-grade member of the imperial court, is not worth eighty war horses!"
When Yin Yanlai heard this, he said angrily: "Hugh is talking nonsense! Look at the move!" With a wave of his right hand, a cold light went straight to the door of the old man of the Apocalypse.
Seeing this, the old man of the Apocalypse smiled slightly, and did not dodge, but gently took Li Zhun into his arms and blocked him in front of him.
When Yin Yan saw it, she hurriedly jumped and rushed towards Li Zhun like an eagle catching a rabbit, but no matter how fast she was, it was impossible for her to catch up with the galloping flying knife. Seeing that Li Zhun was about to die under the knife, Yin Yanlai waved his long sleeves, and a strong wind hit, and then saw that the flying knife suddenly turned, bypassing Li Zhun and flying straight towards the back of the old man's head in the apocalypse.
The old man of the Apocalypse didn't expect Yin Yanlai to have this hand, in a panic, he threw his head desperately, although his head dodged, his shoulder was a step slower, and with a "plop", the flying knife hit his shoulder. Fortunately, Yin Yanlai's strength was not sufficient in addition to the vicious fight, and this knife only stabbed the flesh and skin, but did not hurt the muscles and bones. Rao is like this, and it also hurts the old man of the apocalypse to bite his teeth and gasp.
Yin Yanlai made a successful move, and was about to take advantage of the situation to repel the old man of the Apocalypse, where did he think that the old man of the Apocalypse stretched his right hand back, pulled out the flying knife on his shoulder, put it on Li Zhun's neck, and said to Yin Yanlai viciously: "If you take another step forward, I will kill him!"
Yin Yanlai sneered: "Apocalypse thief, if you dare to hurt Lord Li, the old lady will make your life worse than death!"
The old man of the Apocalypse laughed and said, "Everyone in the world says that the Shadow Assassin Demon is like a manzhu sawa in the world, when you see it blooming beautifully, it means that you are not far from death." Today, I want to see what this Manzhu Sawa looks like!"
Yin Yanlai smiled when she heard this: "This is easy to do, as long as you let Master Li go, I will let you feel what color the flowers on the other side are." ”
Seeing Yin Yanlai's eyes wandering, the old man of the Apocalypse couldn't help but think about it, and secretly thought: "No wonder so many martial arts heroes fell under her pomegranate skirt back then, her smile really has the magic power to overwhelm all beings." ”
Chen Xiaotian listened to this, and was very annoyed in his heart: "Yan Lai is really reckless! He said such frivolous words in front of everyone, it seems that he needs more teaching in the future to be able to take on the position of the heroine of the General's Mansion." ”
Seeing Yin Yanlai slowly approaching with a smile, the old man of the Apocalypse calmed down and said sharply: "Stop! You fox and witchcraft are okay to deceive others, you want to deceive me?! Chen Xiaotian was worried about Li Zhun's safety, and he didn't want Yin Yanlai to continue to make a fool of himself, so he hurriedly said loudly: "Old man of the Apocalypse, don't hurt Lord Li, the old man agrees to your conditions! Come on, take forty more war horses!" The guards in the palace took the order, and after a while, they led forty war horses to the front of the hall.
Seeing this, the old man of the Apocalypse smiled slightly: "How good is it to be like this earlier?!Why should you hurt your peace?"
Chen Xiaotian said: "The old man has promised your conditions, when do you want to release him?"
The old man of the apocalypse said: "What are you anxious about?!Prepare three more wranglers for me, drive these forty horses out of the West Gate, and wait for me in Xingqingfang, ten miles outside the house." ”
Chen Xiaotian nodded in agreement, waved his big hand, and three sturdy men walked out of the team, got on their horses one by one, raised their whips, shouted loudly, and drove forty war horses to the west.
Seeing the horse team walking away, the old man of the Apocalypse asked Chen Xiaotian, "When will the other forty horses arrive?"
Chen Xiaotian said: "I have to wait for a while, the horse farm of Jinling Mansion is outside the southwest city, more than fifty miles away from here, and it will take at least half an hour to go back and forth." If you are in a hurry, it is better to let Master Li go first, and the old man can assure you that he will definitely let you out of the city safely!"
Everyone listened carefully, and sure enough, there was a rustling sound of grass stepping at a gallop, Bao Zhuhua said: "Everyone hide first!" After speaking, he jumped lightly and jumped on a big tree, although the crown of the tree in early March was not dense, but Bao Zhuhua was petite and hid behind a thick branch just hidden. Chen Mo hid Zhang Yi in the grass, and then crawled on the ground, and Pan Suxuan and the others also hid behind the trees.
There was not much time, and Shi Tianyu arrived with four black-clothed people, and he was also surprised when he saw his companions on the ground. Shi Tian ordered the rest of the people to be on guard everywhere, leaned down and checked the injuries of the men in black one by one. I saw that none of these people had obvious external injuries, only some traces of being stung by poisonous bees on their hands and feet, and the face of the poisoned person was seriously swollen, turning black and purple, and the facial features were distorted and could not be recognized.
Shi Tianyu was secretly afraid, and thought to himself: "This bee venom is so powerful! If it hadn't been withdrawn to the temple in time, it might have been me who fell to the ground now." Seeing Shi Tianyu's gloomy face, a short man beside him stepped forward and asked, "Commander Shi, what's wrong?!"
Shi Tianyu waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, is there anything abnormal around?" The dwarf said: "Not for the time being, but the bloodstains have disappeared here, and they are likely to be nearby." ”
Shi Tianyu nodded, and whispered, "Search carefully around here!" The dwarf took the order and led a few other people to scatter around, investigating little by little.
Bao Zhuhua heard clearly from the tree, and secretly thought, "They actually came so fast?! I thought that the camphor bee swarm could block it for a while, and it was convenient for me to retreat, but now it is not so easy." “
I was thinking hard about what to do, but the light flashed in front of me, and when I looked around, I vaguely saw scattered lights approaching here.
"It's not good, they are gathering more and more, and if they don't get out, they are afraid that they will be surrounded!" Thinking of this, the lancet in his hand flipped over, aimed at the back of Shi Tianyu's head, and was about to attack. Suddenly, I heard the dwarf say, "Commander Shi, I know this person." ”
Shi Tianyu was searching the grass beside Chen Mo, and when he heard the call, he turned around and walked towards the short man.
Seeing this, Chen Mo let out a long breath, put down the long sword in his hand, and peeked at it. I saw Shi Tianyu come to the dwarf, and the dwarf pointed to a black-clothed man on the ground and said: "This is Liang Jinshan, a strange thief in Shandong, this person is good at stealing, and it is said that all the wealth in the family is obtained by him from house to house." ”
Shi Tianyu said: "This person has changed beyond recognition, how do you know that he is Liang Jinshan?" The dwarf said: "I know his blade, he made a ghost-headed knife, and when I went with him to steal firecrackers in the south of the city, I found that he had a scar on his right arm. ”
Shi Tianyu looked down and saw that there was indeed a ghost-headed big knife beside the deceased, and there was a scar more than two inches long on his right arm. The dwarf continued: "Liang Jinshan's martial arts are not weak, and he is also quite appreciated by the Apocalypse Sage, we stole the firecrackers and came back, and the Apocalypse Sage also promised that after the matter is completed, we will all be the generals of the Standing Palace. Who wanted to lose his life for a knife. ”
Shi Tianyu said disdainfully: "What's so strange about people dying for money? What's more, as a thief, he died for the treasure sword, and he deserved to die." ”
The dwarf sighed and said, "Although you are right, no one wants to live a life of fear all day long. Commander, do you think we can do this great thing?"
Shi Tianyu said with a stunned face: "Since ancient times, wealth and wealth have been sought in danger! If you can soar as soon as you wake up, what are so many of us still doing here?
The dwarf saw that Shi Tianyu was angry, and he stopped talking. At this moment, a man in black shouted, "Commander, there are blood stains here!"
Bao Zhuhua looked at the tree, and couldn't help but feel worried in his heart, only to see Shi Tianyu and the others walking towards the hiding place of the golden jade melon. Pan Suxuan was not far from the golden jade gourd, and hurriedly touched a few stones from the ground, aiming at the chest of the man in black who was closest to him.
Seeing that the man in black was getting closer and closer, Pan Suxuan was about to make a move, but saw Shi Tianyu and the others suddenly stop. Then he heard a man say, "Commander, you see the blood on this tree going north, and there is also on the tree in front of you." ”
Shi Tianyu nodded and said, "That's right, they can't run far if they're injured, let's chase after them!" After speaking, he waved his hand and chased after the four men in black.
Seeing Shi Tianyu and the others walking away, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Jin Yugua walked out from behind the tree with a smile and said triumphantly: "I am your great benefactor, thank me!"
Everyone was puzzled, and Bao Zhuhua said: "Don't sell Guanzi, tell me what's going on?"
Jin Yugua said with a smile: "When I was just hiding here, I found that there were blood stains on the tree behind me, and I was about to go to see what was going on, when those men in black came." I saw that they began to search around, this place is so small, we will be found sooner or later, so I was in a hurry, I bit my middle finger, and threw a few drops of blood at the trees in front of me, which happened to connect with the blood stains on the original trees, and sure enough, these people chased down as soon as they saw the bloodstains. ”
When everyone heard it, they praised the golden jade gourd for being thick and fine, wise and foolish, and the golden jade gourd did not understand the idiom, and thought that everyone finally bowed to their great wisdom, and smiled from ear to ear.
Bao Zhuhua frowned beside him and said, "Be quiet! These blood stains can't fool them for long, we still have to get out quickly." Chen Mo said: "Go around this wood, go south and you can go back to the house, I will lead the way in front." ”
Bao Zhuhua shook his head and said, "No, I saw it in the tree just now, they have surrounded this place, and no matter which direction they go, they will encounter enemies." ”
One sentence made everyone fall silent, and everyone looked at each other, and there was no countermeasure. Jin Yugua also put away his smile and said with a sad face: "Then what should we do?" There are people in black everywhere, won't we be found out as soon as we go out?"
Although the copper jade gourd on the side does not understand Chinese, he can guess a thing or two in his heart when he sees the depressed expressions of everyone. Seeing that he was full of anger and chattered a lot, Bao Zhuhua sighed after hearing it: "If everyone is not injured, you can still fight with them, if you fight hard now, it is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg." ”
Tong Yugua didn't understand very well, and after Jin Yugua translated for him, he was so angry that he jumped like thunder, bent down, grabbed a man in black on the ground, and used his strength with both hands to tear off one of his arms. Seeing this, Jin Yugua hurriedly stopped him, but Tong Yugua was angry and didn't listen at all, and he was dismantled by the black-clothed man on the ground after three strokes and five divisions, and he was still angry, and tore his clothes to shreds and threw them into the sky.