The three of them hurriedly stopped, looked around, and saw that there was no one around, and the arrow came from nowhere. Zhu Xiangru pressed the hilt of the sword with his hand and said, "This is a warning arrow in the rivers and lakes." Xuan Gui said: "They mean to warn us not to go any further, and if we go any further, we will be welcome." Zhu Xiangru said: "This is the usual method used by people in the rivers and lakes, it is estimated that there is a big event in front of me, and I don't want irrelevant people to disturb or interfere." Qin Sangruo said: "Shall we continue to walk or not?"

Zhu Xiangru said: "Since the other party has sent out arrows, it means that they have set their sights on us." If we keep going, there will definitely be conflicts, and there will be many enemies. Let's go back and find a place to rest, and when it gets dark, I'll go to the market in front of me to find out. ”

The three of them turned back along the road and came to a secluded place a mile away from the avenue to rest, and when it was dark, Zhu Xiangru said to Ershu: "I will go into the set to find out the situation, and you will wait here for me to come back." The two Shu were going to go together, but Zhu Xiangru said: "It's more convenient for me to go alone, and if someone finds out, it's easy to get out." "Ershu thought about it, and it made sense, so she had to rely on him.

Zhu Xiangru said goodbye to Ershu and went straight to the market along the way. At this time, it was already dark, he chose a secluded path to walk, and began to carry out light exercises, between the vast rice fields, running high and low, using the night as a cover, even if there were people who were ambushed and watched by the road, they would never be able to detect it.

About a pillar of incense time, Zhu Xiangru came to the outside of the bazaar, facing the street is two large rows of houses, he lifted his breath, swished jumped on the roof of a house, crouched on the roof, looked into the bazaar, only to see that the street was full of mules and horses, near a large inn on the north street, the lights were bright, and there was a burst of drinking orders. This is an inn where the Tea Horse Gang rests and stays, and it is called "Taihe" Inn.

Zhu Xiang was like a crane ambushing heron, and a gust of wind rushed to the roof of a row of houses opposite the "Taihe" inn, and under the tile, everything in the Taihe inn was in full view.

I saw that the Taihe Inn and the courtyard were full of banquets, the tea and horse gang of nearly 100 people, the leader was in the hall, the men and the miscellaneous were in the courtyard, a long journey of the day, everyone was sleepy and tired, hungry. As soon as the wine and food came up, he let go of his belly and drank wildly, and for a while the sound of laughter and gambling and drinking came and went.

The rest of the people were very lively, but Yu Tianxiong, the leader of the Tea and Horse Gang who led the tea and horse gang into Beijing this time, who was sitting in the hall, was worried. Since the departure of Simao more than 100 miles, there are mysterious people who continue to follow, he instructed everyone to be careful, but along the way the group of people flickered and flickered, did not intercept, did not appear head-on, but divided into a few pulls in the tea horse gang before and after, in the rivers and lakes this behavior is commonly known as "stepping on the plate", for many days to disturb Yu Tianxiong upset, sleep and rest, only trembling, sleep and night guard. Seeing that there were still four or five days to go to Kunming, this group of people had not yet started, and everyone's psychology was gradually relaxed, completely forgetting this hidden danger.

Yu Tianxiong, as the deputy leader of the Tea Horse Gang, is the leader of the Tea Gang who led the Tea Gang into the province and Beijing, and the mood is not so relaxed, this time the tea is worth nearly 100,000 taels of silver, which is the largest single in recent years.

Although it is close to Kunri, the group of people still follow unhurriedly, and in recent days, the number of people has increased from the original two or three to seven or eight, and the number of people has gradually increased, and it is estimated that there are no less than forty or fifty people. After eating a few bites, he led his two disciples to inspect the street outside the door.

Because there were too many mules and horses, the inn could not accommodate the contents, so the mules and horses could only be placed along the street, and each mule was guarded by a strong man with good skills, and he was divided into three shifts to take turns on duty, day and night. The street is lit up by tall lanterns, and dozens of mules and horses line up in a long line, from the street to the end of the street, which is quite a sight to behold. The tea gang waited for the mules and horses to feed and drink, and only heard the sound of the mules and horses snorting and kicking their hooves from time to time. The tea box had already been dismounted from the mule and horse, and a large sturdy house was rented in the inn, and the tea box was placed in it, and a dozen good men were sent to guard the door and the front and back of the house.

Yu Tianxiong went out to the street, those gangs saw that the deputy gang leader was coming, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet them, Yu Tianxiong comforted and instructed them again, and spent half an hour to see all the mules and horses, all of them were safe and sound, which was a little reassuring.

Yu Tianxiong and the two disciples were just about to turn back to the inn, only to hear the eldest disciple Yin Yiping say, "Master, I seem to see someone on the corner of the street. The three of them looked at the corner of the street, and saw that it was empty and there was no one, at this time the people in the market had already closed their doors to rest, if there were really people, they must have ulterior motives, Yu Tianxiong couldn't help but feel nervous when he thought of this. The second disciple Ding Yishan said: "Where is there anyone? Senior brother, are you dazzled?" Yin Yiping said: "I just saw two figures flashing, I am definitely not dazzled." ”

Yu Tianxiong thought for a moment and said, "Let's go over and have a look." The three quickened their pace and walked towards the corner. Turning the corner of the street, there was a simple and dirty alley, and when the three of them entered the alley, they saw a person huddled in the corner, and he couldn't see clearly in the night. Yin Yiping shouted: "What person?" The black shadow neither answered nor moved, Ding Yishan flickered, and saw a person playing in the corner, his hair was unkempt, his clothes were filthy, and he smelled of it, it turned out to be a beggar.

The beggar opened his eyes and looked at the three of them, then turned his head and fell asleep again. Yu Tianxiong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's a Huazi, let's go back?" Out of the alley, just arrived on the street, only to hear a few screams from the inn, Yu Tianxiong's face changed, and said: "It's not good, let's go, we've been tricked." "Pull out your legs and run to the inn.

At this time, the streets were already in chaos, and the gang of mules and horses who were waiting for them were killed and wounded, and the mules and horses scattered in all directions. Yu Tianxiong rushed into the courtyard of the inn, and saw that his subordinates were fighting with a group of people, and several people had fallen in a pool of blood, and a man in a red cloak sat on a chair in front of him, watching the two people fight with great interest.

The Tea Horse Gang injured two more people in an instant, Yu Tianxiong shouted, pulled out the judge's pen on his waist, jumped into the courtyard, and smashed it into a man with a single knife, the man returned the knife to a block, the knife and pen intersected, making a crisp sound, bursting out a few sparks, making the man with a single knife feel a pain, the single knife almost got out of his hand, and he jumped into the oblique stab, and then turned around and stood with the knife.

Judge Yu Tianxiong stabbed left and right, forced the enemy in the circle to retreat, and shouted: "Who are you, what do you want to hurt the people in my gang and disperse the mules and horses of our gang?"

The man in the red cloak snorted coldly: "What do you want?" Deputy Gang Leader Yu, I know that you have made a big deal on this trip, of course you want to come and get a piece of the pie. We are not greedy, you only have to keep eighty percent of the tea and mules and horses, and the remaining twenty percent is enough for you to go home, so that you can spare the lives of your gang, or else we will kill you all. Yu Tianxiong trembled, thinking that not to mention eighty percent, it was two percent, and it was difficult for him to take care of it. sneered and said, "The surnamed Yu will die here tonight, and he will not agree to your unreasonable request." If Your Excellency is short of silver flowers, although my Tea Horse Gang is poor, I can still give it for only three or five thousand taels. This batch of goods is tied to the lives of hundreds of people in my tea and horse gang, if it is lost, it will definitely help people die, and please raise your noble hand, and you will be grateful in the future. "He was at a disadvantage, under the forbidden situation, and his words were already low.

The man in the red cloak laughed and said, "I heard that Deputy Yu's gang leader is like a fire, upright and generous, and quite heroic. When I saw it today, I was disappointed, and it seemed that the rumors were all false. The rest of the group laughed.

Yu Tianxiong ignored their ridicule and ridicule, hugged his fists again and said, "What do you think of the next proposal?" The red cloak raised his right palm and crossed his thumb and index finger, and said: "I said before, I want eighty percent of this batch of goods." Leaving 20% for you is not a complete extermination. ”

Yu Tianxiong blushed and asked in a deep voice, "There is no room for negotiation?" The red cloak said: "This is already an exception, if you shiver again, I will want it all." Yin Yiping and Ding Yishan, who were beside Yu Tianxiong, couldn't hold back their temperament and shouted, "Master, we fought with this gang of robbers." ”

Before the words fell, I saw a red shadow flashing, and then Yin Yiping screamed heartbreakingly, it turned out that one of his right ears had been cut off, and his right cheek was dripping with blood. Look at the red cloak and return to the seat.

He got up and sat down, took out his sword and cut his ears, and sat back to return to the sword, his body was so fast that it was rare to hear of it, and even Yu Tianxiong didn't see it clearly. Yu Tianxiong was shocked in his heart, knowing that his martial arts were far from him, and today was inevitable, and he thought: "The left and right are dead, it is better to die hard." ”

He took two steps forward and said, "Although Your Excellency is strong in martial arts, you do not follow the right path. Since you are pushing people too hard, I will ask you for advice. ”

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