Chapter 31: The Hidden Wood

The day after the Anshun Night Walk Celebration, the news of the death of the city lord Jiang was ushered in.

For a time, many people in the city spontaneously brought white cloth for the respected city lord.

And just when the funeral was in full swing, the security at the head of the city suddenly became a big fight.

The news that the Six Clans Alliance led troops to attack the city came, and if a stone startled a thousand waves, the people in the city talked about it for a while.

"Are the Six Clans crazy?"

"Is the peace that has been in southern Xinjiang for decades ruined like this?"

"They took advantage of the opportunity when the old city lord had just left, and wanted to bully us in Anshun City!"

The so-called old city lord naturally refers to Jiang Hechuan, and Jiang Ying is already the new city lord who has just taken place.

Jiang Ying was originally the deputy commander of the city defense battalion, but he was a petty official in the six grades of Haoming's establishment. However, the Jiang family has guarded southern Xinjiang for generations, and has its own feudal title of Marquis Haoming. Jiang Hechuan has no male under his knees, so Jiang Ying can naturally inherit it.

In the center of Anshun City, the city lord's mansion is full of white cloth.

In the mourning hall of the main hall, Jiang Ying knelt silently and was guarding filial piety.

Someone suddenly reported urgently outside the door, Jiang Yingfu kowtowed three times, and then got up and walked out of the mourning hall and went to the other hall to listen to the report.

"Report to the city lord, a large number of troops have been found outside the city, and there are people from the six clans shouting outside the city, so that the old city lord ...... Go out and die......" The scout said this, and bowed his head silently, but without waiting for the rebuke of the storm, he silently looked up, only to see a pretty face full of ice.

"Got it, let's find out. ”

"Yes!" the scout let out a sigh of relief and stepped back quickly.

Chen Mingye, who had already heard clearly on the side, asked, "It seems that the six clans really can't help it, what are you going to do?"

Jiang Ying said coldly: "The soldiers are coming to block, the water is coming to cover the earth, the six clans have forgotten how they were brutally conquered by Haoming back then, since this is the case, we should let them think about it again." ”

Chen Mingye frowned: "Now is not the time to talk angry, are you sure we can hold it?"

Jiang Ying glanced at Cai Ling'er on the side: "You forgot that Xiao Ling'er said that when my father broke the formation, he destroyed at least half of the high-end combat power of the six clans, and now they are also greatly damaged." ”

Chen Mingye frowned even more when he heard this: "Anshun City is not in good condition, but the combat power of the six clans is obviously also flawed, why are they so eager to go to war? Just for revenge, the patriarch of the six clans is really too impatient." ”

Jiang Ying said calmly: "No matter what you are suspicious of, it is impossible for us to choose to hide. ”

"I know," Chen Mingye sighed, after Uncle Jiang left, Jiang Ying forced herself to freeze her emotions, cold and serious, and there was no sense of relaxation in the whole person. He knew that she wanted to be the city lord better, but everything was still too early and too heavy for her.

"Come on, call the generals of all ministries to come here for a meeting as soon as possible, and give a stick of incense within a limited time, and those who are late will be dealt with by military law. Jiang Ying slapped the table and said loudly.

"Yes!" someone in the hall immediately answered, and hurriedly sent the message.

"Sister Ying'er," Cai Ling'er also looked at her with some concern.

Jiang Ying sighed, reached out and touched Cai Ling'er's little face: "Isn't Xiao Ling'er also worried about your grandfather's situation, we just happened to go out and have a look." ”

When Cai Ling'er heard this, a trace of anxiety suddenly appeared in her eyes, and she immediately nodded emphatically: "Okay!"

Chen Mingye held his forehead, it seemed that the war with the six clans was really unavoidable.

In fact, the overall combat strength of Anshun City has not been damaged much, the most important thing is the discouragement of the army caused by the turmoil all night yesterday, and the low morale of the people in the whole city caused by the death of Jiang Hechuan this morning.

Cai Ling'er stayed for a while and felt bored, and she didn't want to listen to the next military meeting held by a group of big men, so she greeted the two of them and went out with a smoke.

Chen Mingye silently glanced at the woman beside him, but saw that Jiang Ying was also looking at him silently.

"Xiao Ying'er, are you afraid?" Chen Mingye deliberately wanted to tease her.

"I'm afraid, I'm afraid I'm sorry for the reputation of the Jiang generation, I'm afraid that Anshun City won't be peaceful because I can't get peace, I'm afraid that the people I care about won't be happy and healthy, I'm afraid of ......" Jiang Ying said this, looking at her steadily, but finally a trace of gloom flashed from her eyes, and she didn't say any more.

At this moment, Jiang Ying is dressed in plain clothes, but she is like a leaf called red, which is particularly beautiful.

Chen Mingye smiled softly: "I'm your personal guard, don't be afraid, I will definitely assist you well." ”

Jiang Ying looked at him deeply: "Guarding or something, it's just a temporary excuse......"

"The eldest husband is hard to chase after him," Chen Mingye deliberately patted his chest exaggeratedly, "Little girl, can't you believe me?"

"Hmph," Jiang Ying snorted coldly, and turned her head away, but her frozen pretty face unconsciously had a slight hint of brilliance.

Outside Anshun City, the people of the six clans lined up in formation, and the momentum was menacing.

An old man in black wearing a hood walked to the front of the formation, and said with a smile: "Quickly call Jiang Hechuan out, my six clans want to find him to seek justice." ”

Above the city, a soldier replied in a loud voice: "Dare to ask who your Excellency is?"

The old man in black glanced at him disdainfully: "You are not qualified to talk to me, let your city lord come out for me, and give you a stick of incense time, if he doesn't want to come out, we will go in by ourselves!"

"You people of the six clans are really getting more and more presumptuous!" the guard roared.

"Presumptuous?ha, do you Anshun City really regard yourself as the master of southern Xinjiang?" the old man in black said mockingly.

"Haoming is the master of Shenzhou, Anshun City is the official capital of Haoming, what is wrong with the land of southern Xinjiang under the jurisdiction of Anshun City?" A crisp female voice sounded suddenly, like a fresh breeze in midsummer, clean and refreshing, refreshing, and refreshing.

The old man in black raised his head and looked at the woman who appeared in the city, and smiled: "You girl is really good at bragging, why, there is no man with a handle in Anshun City, can't you let a girl come out and talk to the old man?"

"Lang Lang Qiankun, if Your Excellency really wants to negotiate, why don't you take off your hood and show your true face and talk to me in detail with Anshun City?" The woman did not show the slightest look of annoyance because of the old man's words, and still said calmly.

The old man in black waved his hand, and his voice was full of disdain: "The old man has already said that you are not qualified to talk to me, just let Jiang Hechuan come out earlier." ”

"I don't know who Your Excellency is, and how you have the qualifications to talk to my Anshun City Lord. The woman's gaze did not retreat at all, and said lightly.

"Hmph, I'm here on behalf of the Six Clans Alliance, don't I have the qualifications to talk to you Anshun City?" The old man in black's hoarse voice was particularly harsh, "Little girl, don't talk nonsense, so as not to get into trouble." ”

"Presumptuous!" The guards on one side finally couldn't bear it anymore, and scolded loudly: "This is the new city lord of Anshun City, how can you slander me with words!"

The old man in black was stunned for a moment, and then laughed loudly: "The new city lord? ha! Have you heard, there is a new city lord in Anshun City!"

Several figures slowly stood up from behind the old man in black, looking at the tall city wall with hatred, but there was unstoppable joy in their eyes.

"Hahaha, the way of heaven is good reincarnation, and that demon seems to be dead too!

"Yes, the wicked really have their own harvest!"

"Our six clans want to take this opportunity to take revenge, and we will be ashamed!"

......

And the people on the city wall are naturally Jiang Ying and the others.

Cai Ling'er saw the identities of the few people standing in front of the formation at a glance, and hurriedly said with her finger: "Sister Ying'er, look, the one on the left wearing a linen black robe is the patriarch of Heimu, the one with a round face next to him is the patriarch of Baimu, and the old woman is the patriarch of Xuanmu, and the sturdy man on the far right is the patriarch of Temu." Cai Ling'er stretched out her fingers and pointed them out one by one.

Jiang Ying at the head of the city nodded, her eyes solemn: "Except for Xiao Ling'er's grandfather, the patriarchs of the four clans are all here, could it be that the black-robed old man is the patriarch of Yinmu?"

Chen Mingye nodded: "Very likely, they must have gotten the news and want to rush to take revenge!"

"No wonder the four clans dared to come over after breaking their muscles and bones, it turned out that it was Yinmu who came out of the mountain to support them and gave them courage. Jiang Ying's face was cold, "They designed to assassinate my father, and now they want to make trouble for us, it's really sinister!"

Chen Mingye had already silently observed the city for a long time before he spoke: "I observed that the aura of those patriarchs was extremely unstable. And in addition to hatred for us, there seems to be more panic in his expression!"

"You mean?" Jiang Ying's eyes also flashed with light.

"The four clans seem to be restrained by the Hidden Wood, and this time, it is not so much that the Six Clans Alliance wants to start a war with my Anshun City, but that the Hidden Wood is provoking us. Chen Mingye looked at the city and silently clenched his fists.

As if noticing his gaze, the black-robed old man glanced up at him, but he didn't linger long, as if he had simply looked at an ant.

Chen Mingye's fists clenched more and more.

Because he clearly saw the sneering smile on the corner of the old man's mouth.