Chapter 12: The Man Who Wields the Sword
On July 21, Zhurong Mountain was very lively, martial arts masters from other places gathered in Shangwutai, and Wang Lang, the deputy general of the king of Hengzhou, made a simple opening ceremony on the stage.
The audition for the martial arts conference officially began.
Many masters slowly appeared. Zeng Yiqi and several of his friends also watched it for a while. Because it was the first day, everyone wanted to see each other's strength first, so there were not many masters on stage. Most of the people who are willing to sell are those idlers who earn travel fees and commissions, as well as those who show their faces.
"Zeng Si, you also go up to earn some silver?" Lu He laughed at Zeng Yiqi.
"I eat fast in the temple, I don't spend money, go back, there's nothing to see," Zeng Yiqi turned around, there was no one he wanted to see, it was better to go to the roof to see.
"You go first, I'll squeeze it again," Lu He and Cai Hua squeezed into the crowd.
I really don't know if it's crowded and hot here, what's so fun. Go back to Kaiyun Tower to sleep, and there is action at night.
The third watch that night, outside the city of Hengzhou, behind Lijia Village.
In front of a faintly lit cowhide lantern, many masked people gathered, including Zeng Yiqi.
"Ding San," someone shouted Zeng Yiqi.
"Are you?" everyone is masked, no one knows anyone, Zeng Yiqi is strange, and there is no mark on his clothes, how can this person shout Ding San at himself?
"I'm C5, don't you know?"
"It's you, last time, that Akayama just chased you and escaped?"
"Shhhhh
"How did you know that I was Ding San?" Zeng Yiqi asked in a low voice.
"The smell, everybody has a smell, and it comes out as soon as you smell it. ”
"Then what kind of smell am I?" Zeng Yiqi was surprised, sure enough, there were many strange people in the rivers and lakes.
"The smell of incense, restaurants and women. ”
~"It's too accurate, this person wants to understand that he doesn't come out at once.
"I'm scared, shhh
"That's amazing. ”
"It's nothing, you can smell it if you pay more attention. ”
"Hmm," the organizer coughed lightly, motioning for everyone to assemble. The number of people was counted, and fourteen people were present.
"This operation is called 'Thorn Tang', there is a big house in the village in front, wait with me, today's practice is to slaughter the house. There is not a single living person left in the house. Do you understand?"
Everyone nodded in acknowledgement. "Remember the code of action for our slaughter: First, each of you must have a knife, and the knife must have blood on it. Second, we will not touch a penny of the money in the house, and those who dare to stretch out their hands will be severely punished. Got it?"
The crowd nodded again.
"There may be one or two masters in the house, and whoever kills a master of martial arts will be rewarded. ”
Nod.
"Action," the organizer ran first with a knife.
The night was very dark, and the starlight in the sky could not illuminate the Li family's village. Only the lantern that led the way led them forward. Zeng Yiqi trembled a little, is he finally going to kill someone?
"What's wrong, scared?" asked Zeng Yiqi.
"It's fine. ”
"You haven't killed anyone?"
Zeng Yiqi nodded. He thought that he was also the one who survived this game of slaughtering the house back then, but now by mistake, he has become a knife-wielding person again, this joke is too big!
"Don't panic, wait for you to go slower, I'll catch one for you to kill first." Kill the first one, and then kill a little better. Remember, don't let blood get to your eyes, or you'll be living your life with blood. Very scary. ”
"Have you seen it?" Zeng Yiqi just said casually, wanting to be brave. That feeling he understands, the tragedy that happened that night in General Ma's Mansion still appeared in Zeng Yiqi's dreams from time to time. How could he not understand that feeling!
Li Zhai, Li Tang's mansion.
As a general with troops, his family must be placed in the city, firstly for protection, and secondly for hostages, which is the consensus of that era. However, this Li Tang is valued by the king of Hengzhou and enjoys special treatment. Lijia Village is not far from Hengzhou City, and the king of Hengzhou asked Li Tang to build this Li Mansion here and place his family here.
This group of night walkers arrived in front of the Li house. The masked man who took the lead waved his hand, the front door, the back door, climbed over the fence, and everyone began to act.
Brushing and brushing, everyone jumped into the wall of the house, and only Zeng Yiqi was brought in by Bingwu.
"Why are you so bad at kung fu? Didn't you learn martial arts in Hengshan?"
"Shhh, I was delayed because of something, and later arranged for an idle person who didn't have the opportunity to learn martial arts. So that's it~" Zeng Yiqi quietly explained to Bingwu.
The three people in the front yard had been put down, and everyone rushed to the back yard.
The backyard is brightly lit and there is a man dancing with a knife. It's an eight-foot Guan Gong knife, and the wind is buzzing. This person is none other than Li Tang.
He was not surprised to see so many masked people coming in, so he said to himself, "No wonder my knife is restless tonight, it turns out that he is going to drink blood." ”
"You are Li Tang. ”
"Hahahaha, it's your grandfather. ”
"You will die," the masked man who took the lead rushed forward with a knife, Li Tang was not in a hurry to pick hard, and retreated while guarding against it. Zeng Yiqi still wanted to see the two fight, but Bingwu reminded him, "Let's go, we're going to go in and search for people, and finish the work early." ”
"How do I watch the yard get gloomy. ”
"When you kill a room full of people, it's called gloomy. What's wrong with you?"
"Why is Li Tang dancing in the third watch?"
"It's normal for an official to learn martial arts at night,"
"How can there be no guards in the inner courtyard?"
"Who would put the guards in the inner courtyard, which is where the ladies of the family live. ”
"Li Tang is a general with troops, why don't you see a few soldiers in the front yard?"
In troubled times, that person didn't want to have more nursing homes at home. Needless to say, the generals who lead the troops are majestic and convenient to use the soldiers to guard the house, and the more the better. Li Tang is a little strange here.
"Let's go," Bingwu also found something strange, so he took Zeng Yiqi to search the room near the wall. There was a bed in the room, and Bingwu rushed up to it for a few knives, regardless of whether there was anyone on the bed or not. Zeng Yiqi was about to go out, but Bingwu grabbed him.
"You're not going to cut it twice?"
"Do you want it?"
"Yes, you must draw the knife the first time, otherwise you won't be able to do this killer's job in the future. ”
"Why?"
"You baby, didn't I say it just now, if you don't kill the first one, it will be difficult to kill people later. ”
Zeng Yiqi nodded and came to the bed with a knife. The room was dark, but through the light from the window, you could still see the bed, a quilt covered with a quilt, and it was estimated that there was a person under the quilt. After making two postures to strengthen his courage, Zeng Yiqi took the knife and slashed a few times, and immediately ran. Today is the first time to kill someone in his life, will Lord Yan remember this life? Zeng Yiqi's palms were sweating, and his liver was beating wildly.
"Shhhh
"What's wrong?"
"Let's take a look at the situation outside, don't rush out. Remember your own judgment and don't let go of any doubts. Walking the rivers and lakes, safety first. This kind of life on the knife edge is playing with his own life. ”
It turned out that Bingwu still remembered what Zeng Yiqi said just now.
If it is to teach people, Bingsan must be a good master.