Li Qiufeng took two steps forward, and suddenly heard someone shouting not far away, "In the middle of the night, who is fighting here?!"

The white-robed man swung his sword against several enemies, and his companions could be heard screaming from time to time. But when I arrived, there was no more voice from my companion. He was horrified, but he said that all his companions had died at the hands of the enemy, and the more he fought, the more frightened he became. When he was frightened, he heard someone talking, and like a man about to drown, he grabbed a straw, and while swinging his sword to block the blade of the enemy, he shouted loudly, "Someone!

Before the white-robed man shouted, he could only hear the sound of footsteps not far from the west, and it seemed that dozens of people were rushing straight towards here.

Li Qiufeng's heart sank, and he stopped. He thought for a moment, secretly thinking that he didn't know whether the person who came was friend or foe, and he couldn't show up in a hurry. It was he who stepped back sharply and pressed his body against the wall of the house.

I listened to the footsteps a hundred paces away, and then suddenly fell silent, and then there was no more sound. Li Qiufeng knew that this was not because the people who were rushing here stopped, but because these people knew that the situation was unclear, for fear of being attacked by a sneak attack, and after running closer, they no longer moved forward, but slowed down and were quietly approaching.

Seeing this, Li Qiufeng knew that these people were big experts in the rivers and lakes, and they were many times more powerful than the white-robed people and the gang, but they didn't know the origin of the other party, and they held the handle of the knife tightly in their right hand, and they were secretly vigilant in their hearts.

At this time, the sound of sword collision was still continuous a few feet away, and the white-robed man was still fighting against the Japanese Koukou. However, Li Qiufeng was engrossed in listening to the movements of the group of people who were approaching the vicinity at this time, and he no longer cared about the life and death of the white-robed man for a while. At this moment, only a "whew" sound was heard, and a very thin line of fire suddenly flew from the west, and when it reached the air four or five zhang away in front of Li Qiufeng, only a "bang" sound was heard, and then a spark exploded in the air, instantly illuminating the surroundings with light.

I saw more than a dozen people in green clothes wielding long knives in their hands, besieging the white-robed people. The ground was littered with corpses, and swords were thrown everywhere.

The man in Tsing Yi didn't expect that the other party was not launching a hidden weapon, but a ball of fireworks that could explode. The man in Tsing Yi at the head saw his tracks, and immediately let out a long howl, turned around and jumped to the east. The remaining people in Tsing Yi no longer loved to fight, and fled with the leader. In the blink of an eye, only the white-robed man remained in place. I saw that his body shook a few times, and he hurriedly put the long sword in his hand on the ground to support his body, so that he did not sit on the ground. Thinking that he had been fighting with the Japanese for a long time, he was already exhausted.

At this time, the light when the fireworks exploded had dimmed, and I saw a figure flickering, and dozens of people rushed over from the west side, the sword in his hand flashed with cold light, and he surrounded the white-robed man in the middle. Someone shouted in the crowd and gave orders, only to see five or six figures chasing more than ten zhang away to the east, but they stopped again, the long sword in their hands was across their chests, and a cordon was set up on the east side.

At this moment, all the sparks from the fireworks had been extinguished, and the surroundings became pitch black again. It's just that these people who arrived have been prepared for a long time. Torches were lit, and others flew up to the room to see if there were any enemies in ambush on the left.

Li Qiufeng clinged to the wall, seeing that these people acted so carefully, he secretly admired it in his heart. But because of this, he was only a few feet away from everyone, and although he was hidden in the dark, he was afraid of being discovered by someone who came, so he didn't even dare to make a sound.

I only heard the white-robed man say in a trembling voice, "Thank you heroes for your help, I am grateful." Dare to ask your surname, and after you go back, tell your father about the righteous deeds of everyone. My father will thank you again. ”

I only heard someone in the crowd say, "May I ask your Excellency's surname, which hero is Ling Zun?"

Li Qiufeng's heart sank, and listening to this person's voice was quite familiar. It's just that at this time, there were dozens of people standing in front of him, and the person who spoke was surrounded by him, and his face couldn't be seen clearly for a while.

I only heard the white-robed man say, "Under the surname Hu, the name is Yiyue." His father's surname is Hu Mingkun, and he is now the commander of Ruyangwei. ”

As soon as he said this, several people in the crowd let out a cry of exclamation. Just listen to the man who spoke: "It turned out to be the son of an official family." Ruyang is hundreds of miles away from here, how did you come here, and who are the bandits besieging you?"

Li Qiufeng listened to the white-robed man report to his home, but he was also shocked in his heart. remembered that he visited the yamen of the Luoyang prefect that day and night, because he saw the commander of Ruyangwei sending someone to send a letter to Han Qusi, the prefect of Luoyang. I didn't expect to see the son of the commander of Ruyang Wei in Xiuwu County today, but I don't know why he had a grudge against the Japanese Kou.

When Li Qiufeng was thinking about it, he only heard Hu Yiyue say, "Don't hide it from all the heroes, my father went to Xiuwu County on business, and I walked with my father." When he led people back to the inn through here, he suddenly encountered a robber. This group of people is vicious, and all the servants under them have been poisoned......"

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly heard someone scream, and then the man said loudly, "Master Xu, what do you think this is?!"

I saw a gray-robed man holding an object with a long sword in his hand, cautiously walked into the crowd, threw the object on the ground, and said loudly, "Everyone, listen." This thing is coated with poison and must not be touched. ”

Li Qiufeng's heart sank, and he secretly thought that the thing this person was holding was a cross-shaped hidden weapon launched by the Japanese Kou. This person actually knew that this secret weapon was coated with poison, and he was obviously quite familiar with the secret weapon of the Japanese Bandits. But who is the "Xu Master" in his mouth?

At this moment, I only heard the person who spoke before say in a deep voice, "Okay, it turns out that the Japanese have arrived in Xiuwu County." ”

Li Qiufeng suddenly remembered who this person was at this time. Previously, he was only familiar with this person's voice, and only then did he hear someone call him Xu Chenghe, and immediately remembered that this person was Xu Chenghe, the head of the Qingcheng faction. Li Qiufeng was surprised and delighted in his heart, secretly thinking that the matter of Hutouyan Shajiabao had been over, Xu Chenghe had returned to Sichuan, and Mrs. Sha and others were also walking with him. Why didn't it take more than a month for the Qingcheng faction to return to the Central Plains and arrive in Xiuwu County?

only listened to Xu Chenghe's constant orders, but he asked Qingcheng to send disciples to be on strict guard around to prevent the Japanese from sneaking up. And when he gave his order, there were disciples from other sects. Li Qiufeng thought to himself, it seems that the people in the rivers and lakes who rushed here are definitely not from the Qingcheng faction. When these masters come to Xiuwu County, will something big happen again?

After Xu Chenghe made the arrangements, he said to Hu Yiyue, "Master Hu, how did you have a grudge against the Japanese Kou?"

Hu Yiyue shook his head and said, "I have never dealt with the Japanese in Xia, but I heard that the Japanese are very rampant on the southeast coast, how could they come to Henan to do evil?"

Xu Chenghe said: "I don't know this anymore. Ling Zun, as the commander of Ruyangwei, was a general appointed by the imperial court. Perhaps he had led troops to fight the Japanese before, which made the Japanese hold a grudge and intend to retaliate. ”

Hu Yiyue shook his head, and said, "Although my father is a general who commands the army, he has been working in Ruyangwei, and he has never left Henan for decades, and he has absolutely no experience in fighting with the Japanese invaders. It's so weird that it's hard to explain. ”

When he said this, he paused slightly, and then continued, "Dare to ask the hero's surname?"

Xu Chenghe said, "My surname is Xu, my name is Chenghe, and I am the head of the Qingcheng faction." ”

Hu Yiyue was startled, hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted, and said, "It turns out that Master Xu has arrived, and he is disrespectful." ”

Xu Chenghe humbly said a few words, and then said, "The Japanese are ruthless, let's not stay here." Where does Hu Gongzi live, let's send you back. ”

Hu Yiyue said: "I live in the inn below. It's just that all these people who accompanied me were killed, and so many lives were lost, and they had to be reported to their father. My father was talking to the magistrate at the county office, so he was going to rush to the county office. Fortunately, it is only half a mile away from the county government here, so there is no need to bother to escort the head of the house. ”

Xu Chenghe said, "Childe, these entourages died in the hands of the Japanese Kou, if they were killed by the sword, it would be better." It's just that the hidden weapons of the Japanese are coated with poison, and not only the one who hits it dies instantly, but also those who touch the corpse will also be poisoned. The corpses had to be incinerated to ashes in order for the poison to be dissipated. ”

Hu Yiyue sighed, and said in a trembling voice, "How can there be such a domineering poison in the world?" But if you don't report it to your father, you will burn these corpses, I'm afraid that his old man will blame me." ”

Xu Chenghe groaned slightly, and then said, "That's it." Gongzi quickly went to the county government to see General Hu and explained the matter to him. Let's stay here and watch over these corpses, so that no one can touch them when they pass by, and cause a catastrophe. ”

Hu Yiyue thanked him and was about to leave, when he suddenly saw a fire in the west, followed by the sound of chaotic footsteps. Li Qiufeng thought secretly in his heart, looking at this formation, it would definitely not be a widow who went and returned. Ten ** is that Huang Xu fled back to the county government and found a tolerance in the yamen to come to get people.

Sure enough, a moment later, I saw that sixty or seventy men had been killed, and many of them were holding torches in their hands, and they were all around. The man at the head was holding a steel knife, and it was Yin Zhutou. It's just that he didn't expect so many people to gather here, but he was also slightly stunned, with a hesitant look on his face. It's just that this hesitation is only a momentary thing. I saw him raise the steel knife in his hand and say loudly, "You people have violated the curfew, don't even think about leaving!"

As soon as he gave an order, the crowd of hunters surrounded Hu Yiyue, Xu Chenghe and others. It's just that the disciples of the Qingcheng faction and the disciples of other gangs brought by Xu Chenghe can add up to seventy or eighty people, which is more than the number of people who are arrested. Although it is a circle, it seems that the power is thin and embarrassing.

It's just that when the crowd was about to form a circle, Li Qiufeng knew that if he was still standing close to the wall, there would be many people, and he would definitely be discovered. Taking advantage of the fact that the crowd was about to close the siege, he walked a few steps briskly and quietly blended into the characters brought by Xu Chenghe. Although these people came with Xu Chenghe, they did not belong to the same sect. It was a strong autumn wind that mixed in, but no one doubted it.