Chapter Ninety-Six: Saving People
As soon as he entered the house, Gu Shenwei felt that something was wrong, there was no sign of a living person upstairs and downstairs, so he was shocked in his heart and quickly searched for it.
The Xu siblings fled, and the things that were worth a little money and could take them with them were gone, only the short sword that Gu Shenwei had used was still there, and it was placed on the stove that had been extinguished.
Gu Shenwei sat down dejectedly, not understanding where the two sisters and brothers could flee to, in the city, they would soon be discovered, Biyu City was surrounded by either high mountains or the Gobi Desert, and the nearest populated place was also a few days away, in this season, traveling far away from the city was equivalent to suicide.
Then he realized that he had been wrong again, that the man in the cloak was not the Watcher of Castle Jinpeng.
Gu Shenwei jumped up and ran out of the house, wanting to find someone to ask one thing clearly, and also wanted to find a horse, he ran to the South Wall Tavern, even if Tie Hanfeng was not there, the shopkeeper could meet his two needs.
As soon as he ran through the gap in the city wall, Gu Shenwei saw that the master was coming out of the tavern.
Tie Hanfeng walked up to the apprentice in a few steps, "What's going on, it seems to be messed up." ”
The fire outside the city and the news of the killer apprentices looking for the old dragon head everywhere spread throughout the southern city, and Tie Hanfeng was well-informed, so he naturally heard about it.
"Emergency, I need a horse. ”
Tie Hanfeng believed in his apprentice very much, turned around and went back to the tavern, and after a while, people came out, and after a while, a sleepy-eyed guy brought two horses.
"You're coming with me?"
"Of course. ”
Gu Shenwei felt that this was fine, so he jumped on the horse, "Which way to go to Shiguo?"
"There are two roads in Biyu City, one to the east and the other to the west, Shiguo is in the south, and it is possible to take either way. ”
Gu Shenwei was stunned for a moment, and then his mind flashed, "Go west." ”
He remembered the short sword, the hilt of the sword fell into the furnace, and the tip of the sword pointed to the west, which must have been the message Xu Xiaoyi left for him.
The master and apprentice drove their horses to the west road, and Tie Hanfeng finally took the time to ask, "What are you going to do?"
"Save people. Gu Shenwei said these two words, and the horse ran faster.
Tie Hanfeng frowned, he didn't like to "save people", the duty of a killer is to kill.
In a vast white field, any moving object is easy to find, and when the sun rises high, Gu Shenwei saw a slowly moving carriage in the distance, as well as the knight accompanying the car, the knight was wearing a long black cloak, which was originally to hide people's eyes, but at this time, it was extremely dazzling.
The vehicle in front heard the sound of horses' hooves behind and stopped on the side of the road, the knight stood guard in front of the car, Gu Shenwei and Tie Hanfeng rushed to the front, and saw the curtain of the car opened, revealing the two sisters and brothers of the Xu family.
Xu Xiaoyi lowered his head, his face was a little red, Xu Yanwei looked surprised and angry, "Why are you again?
Tie Hanfeng's brows furrowed even more when he saw the two of them, but he paid more attention to the knight, and there was obviously a sharp knife hidden under the cloak.
"You two owe me two lives. Gu Shenwei said coldly, "So I can't let others take it casually." ”
"You are willing to save people, but we didn't ask you. Xu Yanwei's tone was stiff.
"What about this time, the second prince wants to kill you two, if you don't open your mouth, I will never come to my rescue. ”
Xu Yan was slightly stunned, and before he could speak, Xu Xiaoyi next to him preemptively said, "Brother Huan, the second prince is taking us to Shiguo, not killing people." ”
The knight never spoke, and then said, "I was ordered to escort Miss Xu and Gongzi to Shiguo, and I have no intention of killing." ”
Gu Shenwei ignored him, although the Xu family sisters and brothers had been in Nancheng since childhood, they knew more about the world than him, but when faced with the real conspiracy, they were far less clear than him.
"Think about it, the second prince let people kill his brother, we are all insiders, Jinpeng Castle, the Meng family, and the city patrol captain also know, but only the two of you are different, not only the insiders, but also living evidence, among all people, only you two saw the Ju guards kill people, and they also know that 'Mi Gongzi' is the second prince, think about it carefully, the second prince doesn't need to kill me, it's useless to kill me, but will he keep the two of you? ”
The coachman cautiously glanced back, he had taken the job because of his employer's generosity, and he didn't want to be silenced.
The Xu siblings looked puzzled, and turned their heads to look at the knight together, the knight lifted the hood on his head, revealing a resolute face in his forties, "His Majesty misses Miss Xu, I just hope to meet as soon as possible, Miss Xu can rest assured, and I can ensure the safety of the two of them." ”
Gu Shenwei turned the horse's head, "I have said everything that should be said, and you decide which way to go." ”
Xu Yan bowed his head slightly and was silent, Xu Xiaoyi opened his mouth and shouted, "Turn around, turn around, we won't go to Shiguo." ”
The coachman was eager to say this, but he waited for the rider who hired the car to speak.
"Miss Xu, what do you think?" the knight asked.
Xu Yanwei looked confused, it seemed that it was difficult to make a decision, and finally sighed, "Let's go back to Nancheng first, and I won't be in a hurry to go to Shiguo." ”
The knight was silent for a moment, then took off his cloak and drew his scimitar from his waist, "Then I can only offend." ”
"You really want to kill us!" Xu Xiaoyi exclaimed, the sister and brother had the same thoughts, they both wanted to return to the city temporarily to see the knight's reaction, but they didn't expect him to really want to do it.
"The king's order is in his body, and he has to obey. I don't ask where the two of you come from, and it's better not to say it, let's have a game. ”
The second half of the sentence was said to Gu Shenwei and Tie Hanfeng, and the knight guessed the origin of the two and didn't want to be charged with killing the killer of Jinpeng Castle.
Gu Shenwei didn't mean to fight, but instead drove his horse back two steps and kept his distance from the knight, "We don't necessarily have to fight, no one begged me this time, I won't be nosy." ”
The Scimitar Knight was stunned for a moment, and the two siblings would not let go of their only savior unless they didn't want to live.
"Brother Huan, please, save the two of us, I left you a short sword, just to let you catch up with us. Xu Xiaoyi was the first to speak, he had long been hesitant to leave Biyu City and go to Shiguo, but he couldn't resist his sister and had to follow.
Gu Shenwei looked at Xu Yanwei and waited for the prostitute's answer.
Xu Yan's face changed slightly, as if she was possessed by a remote slave, and the charming smile she showed in an instant was also moved by the fifteen-year-old boy's heart, "It's all come to this point, what else can I do? Please, good brother, in the future, the lives of our sister and brother, as well as everything, will be yours." ”
The Scimitar Knight roared and jumped off his horse, "Okay, no more nonsense, let's see who can save people and who can kill." ”
Gu Shenwei also jumped off the horse, pulled out the narrow knife, and Tie Hanfeng rushed out of the oblique stab, before the horse arrived, the person had arrived, and grabbed the narrow knife, "Look at it, stinky boy, you are not someone's opponent." ”
He turned around and said to his sister and brother in the carriage, "It is my apprentice who saved you, and I helped him, not you two." After that, he walked towards the scimitar knight, limping, carrying a narrow knife in his hand, without the posture of a master, but like a street gangster fighting, not dying, only knowing how to rush hard.
As soon as the scimitar knight's body moved, Gu Shenwei knew that the master was right, he was not this person's opponent, the knight moved fast, and the knife was fast, he couldn't see the signs of the move, and the murderous aura on the knight's body was extremely well concealed, and it didn't burst out until the last moment.
Gu Shenwei was shocked in his heart, and he was very glad that the master came with him to save people.
Gu Shenwei had only seen the master kill once, and the object was a guard whose martial arts were not very strong, but this time he was facing a real master.
As early as when Gu Shenwei was talking to the two siblings, the Scimitar Knight and Tie Hanfeng had already secretly tested each other, and they were all merciless when they attacked.
Master killing is often just a move, Gu Shenwei has seen it, and after his martial arts skills are enhanced, he feels more and more happy and frightened when he looks at it again, as if the ticket holder listens to the famous actor singing, and the monk hears the monk preaching, the toe turns, and the shoulder moves slightly, all of which make people feel a sense of epiphany.
But in the eyes of the Xu family sisters and brothers, this competition is nothing exciting except for blood, the scimitar slashes from top to bottom, the lame man leans as if he is about to fall, swings a knife horizontally, and does not seem to use much force, and then immediately staggers back, the posture is very ridiculous.
Tie Hanfeng was not without force, his strength was used on the enemy, so that after swinging the knife, the remaining strength was weak, as if he had no force.
This is the supreme realm of using a knife, Tie Hanfeng did not hide his secrets from his apprentice, but he didn't have a powerful opponent, and he couldn't use it.
Gu Shenwei was surprised and delighted, a lame killer in Jinpeng Castle still had such knife skills, when would he have the ability to take revenge?
The knight threw down the scimitar, his left hand covering his right ribs, the wound did not bleed much, but the blade had penetrated deep into his body, destroying the vital organs on which his life depended.
"Good knife technique. ”
The knight said that he sat on the snow, shook his body as if he was about to fall, but in the end he just bowed his head, like an old monk who had settled down, and died.
Tie Hanfeng walked around behind the knight, cut off the head, and held it up to the Xu family sisters and brothers, the two sisters and brothers and the coachman's faces were as white as snow, Xu Yanwei remembered the last time someone killed in front of her, and immediately said: "Don't." ”
Tie Hanfeng threw away the head and returned the narrow knife to the apprentice, "This is the result of stupid people killing people and having to pick a place, remember, kill if you can, don't waste the opportunity." ”
"Yes, Master. ”
Gu Shenwei replied respectfully, feeling more and more that he really had a lot to learn from his master.
The master and apprentice rode in front, and the U-turn carriage followed far behind, and the coachman made up his mind that the farther away from the murderous lame man was better.
"That bitch is good-looking, but you have to be careful, there is a price to pay for doing good. After walking for a while, Tie Hanfeng said, still not quite understanding the apprentice's rescue move.
"Doing good deeds is the same as doing business, there is a reward for the effort. ”
Tie Hanfeng looked at his apprentice with a subtle expression on his face, "That's right, doing good deeds is the same as doing business, you have to have the ability to ensure that you get back your capital with interest, and beware of losing all your money." ”
Gu Shenwei smiled knowingly, "No, never, I promise." ”
Tie Hanfeng had also "done good deeds" to his apprentice, and there were more than one, and when he opened his mouth to ask for a return, Gu Shenwei knew that he had to agree.
Bi Yucheng looked very close, until noon, it was still quite far away, Tie Hanfeng remembered one thing, and said, "You are looking for the old dragon head?"
"Hmm. ”
"He's dead, he's been killed this morning, it's steaming, it's freshly baked. ”
Gu Shenwei guessed that this might be the case, and he was still a little disappointed, he could have used this opportunity to take revenge on Mr. Guo, he glanced back at the carriage, and suddenly came up with an idea, maybe he could lure the snake out of the hole, and let the Xu sisters and brothers pay off the "debt" a little.