Text Chapter 16 Pursuit
The six of them came to a small town, but they saw that the town was empty and uninhabited, like a dead city, which made people feel a little more alarmed. The woman in white, known as the eldest sister, said, "Everyone be careful, beware of an ambush." They walked cautiously through the streets of the town. Suddenly, a smell of blood wafted in, the five people looked at each other and nodded, one of them helped Xu Brahma off the horse, Xu Brahma saw that the woman in white suddenly became alert, and he didn't dare to relax. The six of them walked slowly, but found that the fishy smell was getting stronger and stronger, and sure enough, they soon found more than a dozen corpses lying on the road in front of them. When they walked in, they found that the corpse was dressed in a yellow shirt and a green dragon, and there were scattered stumps among the corpses, and one head was covered in blood and the other corpse was leaning against it. A woman in white walked over and flicked her head with a long sword, only to see that the skull was already bloody and blurred, and she couldn't see the original appearance clearly. But when he saw that the corpse next to the head was very familiar, he looked closer, and couldn't help but let out an "ah". The other women in white hurried over and asked what was the matter, and the woman in white pointed to the corpse. Everyone trembled when they saw it, this person was Liu Jiangtao, the master of the White Lotus Sect's dust altar. The eldest sister said sadly: "It seems that the Lord of the Dust Altar has not escaped the pursuit of the Yellow Dragon Gang after all!"
A woman in white said, "Sister, you don't have to be sad. A traitor like him deserves to die. β
The eldest sister said: "Fourth sister, how can you say this, how can the lord of the willow altar say that he was also a brother in the sect, if he was murdered and the corpse is here, how can people not be sad?"
The third sister comforted: "Since the eldest sister cares about the old feelings, why don't we take his body away and then find a suitable place to bury it." β
The eldest sister said: "It's okay, that's all we can do." β
Several women in white lifted Liu Jiangtao's heavy body, and then put it on horseback, and the third sister looked at Xu Brahma and said, "I'll wronged you first." β
Xu Brahma nodded and said, "What grievances do you have, being injured by this does not hinder walking." β
They took Liu Jiangtao's body and slowly walked out of the town, but there was still no one on the way. When they arrived at the outskirts of the city, they used their weapons to dig up the soil, and a few people quickly threw a pit out of the soft earth, put Liu Jiangtao's body into it, and then covered the soil with tampering. When they were done, they sat down and rested.
"Eldest sister, are you sure which people are chasing and killing the Lord of the Willow Altar who are the Yellow Dragon Gang?" the third sister asked.
The eldest sister pondered for a moment and said, "Judging from the yellow shirts and green dragons on their bodies, there is no doubt that they should be the Yellow Dragon Gang." It is rumored in the rivers and lakes that Long Tianmen, the leader of the Yellow Dragon Gang, returned to the King of Han and was very appreciated by the King of Han. Xiang Protector once said that the King of Han was afraid that the White Lotus Sect would grow bigger in Shandong and affect his power, so he ordered the leader of the Yellow Dragon Gang, Long Tianmen, to exterminate our sect everywhere. Although the Lord of the Willow Altar has apostasy, he is still on the list of their pursuers. β
The third sister continued to ask: "I heard that Long Tianmen's martial arts are extremely high, and he is also one of the best masters in the rivers and lakes, and the martial arts of the Thirteen Eagles under him are also quite good. The Lord of the Willow Altar was able to fight with them, and the Lord of the Willow Altar's martial arts attainments did not seem to be low?"
The eldest sister said: "I don't know what the martial arts attainments of the Lord of the Willow Altar are, but I can tear a person into pieces, if it is really the Lord of the Willow Altar, it proves that the martial arts of the Lord of the Willow Altar are indeed unfathomable." β
The fourth sister sighed and said, "It's a pity. β
A woman in white sighed when she saw the fourth sister and asked, "Fourth sister, what is the pity?"
The fourth sister said: "It's a pity that he is still dead, and he is apostasy." β
The eldest sister said: "Don't talk nonsense, as far as I know, the Lord of the Willow Altar can be said to be loyal in the sect and is deeply appreciated by the Buddha's mother. After the death of the Buddha's mother, many brothers in the White Lotus Sect wanted to hand over the affairs of the sect to the Lord of the Altar, but Elder Luo of the Sect Hall thought that the Lord of the Altar was just the master of the altar, and after all, he was not as high as the position of the protector of the main altar, and it was justified to hand over the affairs of the sect to the protector of the Xiang. Soon after, the news that the lord of the Liu Tan was dissatisfied with the position of Xiang Protector and attempted to rebel came out. After a few days, the general altar publicized that the lord of the willow altar had been expelled from the White Lotus Sect because of his apostasy.
The fourth sister said: "Actually, the lord of the willow altar doesn't have to be like this, Xiang Protector is in a high position, and in the face of right and wrong, he has always been unambiguous. It is well deserved for him to lead the White Lotus Sect, and there is no need for the Lord of the Willow Altar to covet the position of the sect leader. β
The third sister said: "We don't know whether the Lord of the Willow Altar covets the position of the sect leader. It is said that he sneaked into Xiang Protector's bedroom at night and attempted to assassinate Xiang Protector, but fortunately, Xiang Protector was alert and the assassination was unsuccessful. Later, Elder Luo of the Patriarchal Hall declared the Lord of the Willow Altar a traitor and expelled him from the White Lotus Sect in the name of canonical rules. β
The eldest sister's face was suddenly gloomy, and she said, "If it is Elder Luo and Xiang Protector who colluded to squeeze out the Lord of the Willow Altar β’β’β’β’β’β’" Before the words were finished, the rest of the sisters all gave an "oh" and threw strange glances at their eldest sister. The eldest sister also seemed to realize that her words were wrong, so she stopped talking.
The third sister said, "Eldest sister, what are you suspecting?"
The eldest sister shook her head and said, "It's nothing, I just think things are strange, and it's not worth it for the lord of the willow altar." Although we are the Holy Maidens of the White Lotus Sect, we can't take care of the affairs of the sect. β
When the rest of the sisters heard this, they were also silent.
At this moment, dust and smoke suddenly flew not far away, and a large group of people were rushing towards them. Seeing that this group of people came suddenly, it was too late to dodge, so she surrounded Xu Brahma in the middle, holding weapons and waiting for her. This team of men and horses is indeed a team composed of more than 100 officers and soldiers, and the leader is also a hundred households. I saw Baihu sitting on a horse, staring at the White Lotus Holy Maiden with two eyes, and then said, "You group of White Lotus demons are not ready to be arrested!"
The eldest sister said: "You guys are really ghostly. β
The hundred households said: "Hmph, you group of white lotus demons, running around, after all, you still can't escape the palm of my hand." β
Xu Brahma felt familiar when he heard the voice, and looked at the white shadow flickering in front of him, and his heart was happy, "Uncle Yan." A sentence trembled slightly.
Baihu heard someone calling him, squinted his eyes, his eyes were bright, and he shouted with joy: "You are Xiaotian." β
Xu Brahma nodded and said, "It's me, it's me." The holy women looked at each other and did not know what was going on. Xu Brahma said to the holy women, "He is my father's subordinate, not an enemy. After saying that, he walked out of the circle, but he didn't expect that just a few steps away, his neck suddenly cooled, and a short sword was already on his neck. It was the third sister who saw her and said: "I thought you were a good person, but I didn't expect you to be a member of the official family." Xu Brahma couldn't help but be stunned and said: "My sister misunderstood, I am not from the government, but my father used to be the commander of the Beijing Division, Xu Yedonkey, and Uncle Yan was my father's guard at that time." β
I saw Baihu holding a horsewhip and pointing at the White Lotus Holy Maiden and said, "Demon girl, let my nephew go quickly, otherwise you will die under the arrows." As soon as he said that, more than a dozen archers suddenly appeared and aimed at the White Lotus Holy Maiden and drew their bows and arrows.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Xu Brahma hurriedly shouted: "Uncle Yan, slow down, they are not bad people, if they hadn't saved me, I'm afraid I would have been bitten to death by the big black dog." β
Baihu said: "Xiaotian, you are still young, you don't know the sinister rivers and lakes, these people are thieves who are in trouble, they are not good people." β
When the eldest sister heard this, her eyes almost burst into flames, and she said angrily: "It's really black and white upside down, our White Lotus Sect hoes the strong and helps the weak, and saves the suffering." It is really ridiculous that your government is bullying people, leviing taxes and miscellaneous taxes, exploiting the poor, abusing the people's power to build construction projects, and saying that you are loyal to the people in a high-sounding manner. β
Baihu said: "I'm not here to have a war of words with you today, you should release my nephew quickly, otherwise I will release the arrow immediately." β
The third sister snorted and said, "You release the arrows, it's better to shoot your nephew to death." β
Xu Fantian was afraid that Baihu would really release arrows, so he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat and said: "Uncle Yan, they are really not bad people, you must not release arrows." β
Uncle Yan in Xu Brahma's mouth said coldly: "This group of demons is causing trouble in the society, how can you easily let them go, the archers prepare." "The besieging archers raised their arrows and aimed them at them.
The eldest sister whispered to the third sister: "This kid doesn't look like a bad person, don't embarrass him." β
The third sister also knew in her heart that Xu Brahma was honest and honest, and he couldn't be a bad person, but she wanted to use him to get acquainted with the officers and soldiers in front of her, and planned to pretend to hold him hostage, so she could get out of the way, and at present, it seems that the hundred households in front of her don't care about Xu Brahma's safety, so there is no need to hold Xu Brahma hostage anymore. The third sister withdrew the short sword and said, "Let's go!"
Xu Brahma turned his head, glanced at the third sister, shook his head slightly, and said, "I won't let Uncle Yan hurt you." Seeing his sincere attitude, the third sister said with a wave of eyes: "It's useless, he won't care about the old feelings." Xu Brahma smiled slightly, then turned around, and walked slowly towards the hundred households, the hundred households saw that they let Xu Brahma go, naturally proud, as long as Xu Brahma came over, he immediately ordered to release the arrows, as soon as the White Lotus Holy Maiden died, it would be a great achievement, and then Zuo Qianhu would be rewarded. He saw Xu Brahma's slow and cautious steps, and couldn't help but get impatient, then turned over and dismounted, walked a few steps and put one hand on Xu Brahma's shoulder, and wanted to drag him behind him, but suddenly Xu Brahma turned around behind him, Xu Brahma suddenly had an extra dagger in his hand, which was the flying knife used by the third sister, Baihu only felt that his neck was cold, and the flying knife was already on his neck.
This sudden scene surprised everyone.
"Xiaotian, what are you doing here?" Baihu said in a trembling voice.
Xu Brahma said: "Uncle Yan, I don't want to hurt you, but I don't want you to hurt them either, please let them go, as long as you let them go, I am willing to bear any punishment." β
Baihu said: "Do you know that they are felons of the imperial court, and if you want to blackmail me to let them go, you will also be punished as an accomplice." Xiaotian, you are Uncle Yan's big sight, I know very well that you have been kind since you were a child, but kindness must also see good and evil, and you can't be confused. If your father hadn't paid too much attention to the principle of being an official, how could he have ended up being killed by the claws of the King of Han. β
Xu Brahma heard that Baihu ridiculed his father's place and was killed because his father did not know the current affairs, so he became disgusted and said with a little anger: "Uncle Yan, when my father was an official, he paid great attention to official etiquette, and he was killed because the powerful were in power, and black and white were reversed. Since I was a child, I have listened to my father's teachings that kindness must be repaid, and I should repay these girls for their kindness. I won't do anything ungrateful. β
Although Xu Brahma was talking about himself, he was alluding to his Uncle Yan, and Baihu couldn't hear the meaning of the words, and thought: "Hmph, you and Xu Yedonkey are simply the same, and the stones in the dung pit are smelly and hard." Don't think that your father was kind to me, so he could be wild in front of me, and since you don't listen to my advice, then don't blame me for being unkind. Thinking of this, Baihu's face turned and he said, "So you plan to fight against the court with this group of demons." β
Xu Brahma said: "I don't want to go against anyone, I just want to follow my own wishes." β
Baihu sneered: "Okay, then don't blame me for not remembering the old feelings, in the face of great rights and wrongs, since you choose to be with evil, then it's no wonder Uncle Yan." β
At this time, someone among the White Lotus Holy Maidens said: "What is the big right and wrong, I bah." β
Baihu then shouted, "Archers prepare." β
Xu Brahma dagger tilted up slightly, Baihu only felt a slight pain in his neck, and hurriedly said: "Xiaotian, do you really want to kill me, you have been my big eyes since you were a child, don't you really talk about old feelings at all." β
When Xu Brahma heard this, the dagger immediately loosened a little, and said, "Uncle Yan, it's not that I don't miss the old feelings. I said I didn't want to hurt you, and I didn't want you to hurt them, let them go, and I'll put down the dagger and do it to you. β
Baihu said: "If I don't let them go, will you kill me?"
When Xu Brahma heard this, he suddenly felt embarrassed, hesitated for a moment and said, "If you kill them, I will definitely kill you, and then I will commit suicide to apologize to you." β
At this time, when the third sister heard this, she felt that Xu Brahma was really stupid, and shouted: "Stupid, stupid to the extreme." This person is by no means a good person, if you kill him, you will eliminate harm for the people, why should you commit suicide to apologize. β
Xu Brahma glanced at the third sister and said meaningfully: "He is also my uncle no matter what he says." β
Baihu laughed and said, "Do you still think of me as your uncle? β
Xu Brahma no longer responded to his words, and then changed his words and said, "Uncle Yan, hurry up and order a retreat." As he spoke, the dagger tightened again. Baihu immediately said: "Okay, my good nephew, if your father knows about it, I'm afraid he will praise you." He laughed again. Listening to the laughter, Xu Brahma felt very uncomfortable in his heart.
At this time, I heard the third sister suddenly shout: "Be careful behind your back." Before the words fell, the third sister's two flying knives had already shot out, and only a scream was heard from behind Xu Brahma, and Xu Brahma knew that there were officers and soldiers who wanted to take advantage of his unpreparedness to carry out a sneak attack from behind. Xu Brahma was stunned in his heart, the dagger shook slightly, Baihu took the opportunity to buckle his wrist, Xu Brahma only felt that his wrist was sore, his fingers could not exert force, the dagger could not be grasped, and it fell. Baihu twisted Xu Brahma's arm, Xu Brahma's body was injured and could not resist at all, and in an instant, his right arm was cut behind his back. Baihu sneered: "My good nephew, if you don't take the sunny avenue that your uncle gave you, you want to take the single-plank bridge, but you can't blame your uncle." β
When the saints saw that Xu Brahma was taken hostage by a hundred households, they were shocked, and the third sister's flying knife had been pinched between her fingers, and she wanted to shoot a hundred households, but she was afraid of accidentally injuring Xu Brahma.
Xu Brahma still had a glimmer of hope for his Uncle Yan at this time, and he completely disregarded his own safety, he almost begged: "Uncle Yan, as long as you let them live, I am willing to be punished on their behalf." β
Baihu sneered: "It's so naΓ―ve to die, I'll kill them first, and then come to execute you." With that, he turned to the archer and shouted, "Don't let go of the arrows yet." β
As soon as the archer received the order, as soon as the tightened arrow strings were released, more than a dozen sharp arrows roared towards the White Lotus Holy Maiden. The White Lotus Holy Maiden hurriedly swung her sword against the arrows, but she didn't expect the arrow rain to be wave after wave, and they were obviously a little overwhelmed. Suddenly, there were two screams, and the arms of the four saints and the two saints were hit by arrows one after another. Seeing that the situation of the White Lotus Holy Maiden was becoming more and more dangerous, Xu Brahma was very anxious in his heart, begging his Uncle Yan to stop archery, Xu Brahma's plea was just the sound of wind in the ears of a hundred households, and he didn't pay attention to it at all.