Chapter 17: The Masked Woman
It turned out that Li Nan returned to Jingdezhen the night before, tied the horses under the nearby trees, and quietly slipped into the courtyard of the Liu family. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"
After making up his mind, he touched the window of the east wing, close to the wall, and listened to the sound inside, but there was no movement after a long time. I looked into the west wing again, and even listened to a few rooms, but only the voice of a woman sounded. Li Nan felt strange in his heart, so he carefully went around from the back of the house to the back garden, and saw a three-story building in the garden in the dark, and there were lights in the windows of the three floors.
He didn't dare to get too close, looked left and right, and saw a tall osmanthus tree with lush foliage two or three zhang behind the small building, and quietly moved to the tree on tiptoe, climbing and stopping to go up to the tree, just facing an open window on the third floor. Li Nan went into the building, and saw that a few people were eating and drinking, and there was a calm mother and daughter inside, both of them had obviously bathed and changed their clothes, dressed up carefully, and sat quietly at the table motionless, as if they were drugged or restrained. When I looked at it again, Liu Laohou, his two sons Liu Dahou and Liu Xiaohou were among them, and one of them had his back to him and couldn't see his face.
I only heard the person who turned his back to him and said: "Old man Liu is really too loving, he didn't enjoy himself when he got this wonderful beauty, but gave it to me first, really, really, haha, it's so interesting!" Liu Lao Monkey's original name was Liu Zhicheng, and he had as much hair on his body as his two sons, so the people in the town called their family Liu Monkey behind their backs. I only heard Liu Zhicheng laugh and said: "When the adults first came to my land, the poor mountains and bad waters must have suffered a lot, and the villain has always had the heart to share the hardships for the adults, but he didn't get it. As the saying goes, work and rest should be combined, and adults should do their best for the community, but they must also have fun at the right time to be physically and mentally tiring, so as to better benefit the people!"
When Li Nan heard this conversation, he was so shocked that he almost fell from the tree, and when he heard the meaning of their words, this person was actually a newcomer to the county, Master Mikaigumi! After coming to Fuliang County, this person rectified the officialdom, put under great control of all kinds of unhealthy tendencies, cracked down on local tyrants and shoddy gentry, made decisions for the people, and avenged the people's grievances, and really did a lot of good things and great things, and had a very good reputation, but unexpectedly he still could not escape the bad habits of officialdom, and he actually secretly colluded with the biggest powerful and evil gentry in Fuliang County and accepted sexual bribes! This is really unexpected, if you don't see it with your own eyes, how dare you believe it?
The four of them pushed the cups and exchanged glasses, talking and laughing loudly, all of them were compliments and humility, and Lord Nami looked at the Peugeot beauties around her with drunken eyes, only to see that she was greasy, her skin was white and flawless, warm and moist like jade, although she was a little older, but there was a more mature and delicate beauty, she couldn't help but feel her heart ripple, and it was difficult to control herself. Liu Laohou and the three of them glanced at each other, with a smile on their faces, Liu Laohou smiled and said: "My lord, the Spring Festival is worth a thousand gold, although the villain's family is rich, my father and son don't dare to stay here for a while, for fear that they can't afford to lose so much money, haha! Come on, take this little girl down, Xiaohong, you serve the adults and Mrs. to bed!"
Liu Dahou said: "Mrs. Leng, you just need to serve Lord Mi well, we will not treat your mother and son badly, and serve Lord Mi happy, so you don't need to walk on the rivers and lakes in the future, let alone show your face outside, you will have a stable life in the future, glory and wealth are in front of you, you have to grasp this opportunity yourself." Calm just sat dumbfounded, neither speaking nor resisting.
A maid came over and took Mei Zhifei's hand and was about to go downstairs. Li Nan was anxious, but he didn't dare to move, suddenly the branches and leaves of the tree shook, and a big black bird swept overhead, flew towards the window of the small building, and instantly got in. Everyone in the room suddenly saw a masked black-clothed man jumping in from the window, they were all surprised, Liu Xiaohou was the first to react, shouting: "Protect Mi Daren!" the wine glass in front of him and throw it at the man, Liu Da Monkey pulled Mi Da behind him, Liu Lao Monkey shouted loudly: "Catch the assassin! Catch the ......assassin!" Finally, the word "guest" was not finished, only to see a flash of cold light, the masked man had stabbed him into the chest with a sword, the action was fast and incoherent, Liu Lao Monkey covered his chest with both hands, opened his mouth wide, and kept making a "ho...... Ho ......" voice, his eyes were wide open, showing that he did not believe in what was in front of him.
Liu Da Liu Er saw that the momentum was not right, one pulled Mi Da and rushed down the stairs, and the other grabbed Mei Zhifei's side, picked her up, pulled out a dagger from his boots, and put it across her neck. The figure in black flickered, had caught up with Liu Da Monkey, stabbed his sword into his vest, and kicked Mi Da Da to the side, Liu Da Monkey still ran down the stairs after the sword in his vest, and rushed to the door steps on the first floor, only to fall to the ground, blood gushing from the wound on his back, and blood in his mouth was also vomiting, this scene was indescribably weird and terrifying.
Seeing that the assassin was so powerful, Liu Xiaohou was so frightened that he couldn't help but retreat holding Mei Zhifei hostage. The masked man turned around and stared at him coldly, approaching step by step. Liu Xiaohou said in a trembling voice: "Don't ...... Don't come, no...... Not...... Then I ...... Kill her!" "As he retreated, his hand holding the dagger trembled so badly that he would hurt Mei Zhifei at any time. At this time, Calm also rushed in front of Liu Xiaohou, shouting: "Don't hurt my daughter! Don't hurt my daughter! Please!" Then he turned to the masked man and pleaded: "Please save my daughter!" Although the masked man drew his sword quickly, he did not dare to attack rashly, for fear that something would happen and hurt the hostage. shouted, "If you want to live, let go of the little girl!" was a woman's voice. Liu Xiaohou was willing to let it go, and shouted: "You dare to come here, Lao Tzu wiped her neck with a knife first!" He was much calmer, and retreated to the window as he moved.
At this time, several people had already rushed upstairs, and when they saw the best master Liu lying in a pool of blood, no one dared to step forward and make a move. The changes in the house, Li Nan saw clearly on the tree outside the window, seeing that the situation was frozen there at this time, the upstairs and downstairs families gathered more and more, the situation was critical, seeing Liu Xiaohou's back to him, the electric light flashed in his head, although he couldn't fly over like the woman, but he had a bow and arrow on his back, and he immediately took it off, bent the bow and arrow, and did not aim, but an arrow was shot out, hitting his vest.
The masked woman took advantage of Liu Xiaohou's severe pain and distraction and shook her head, the long sword burst out and stabbed him in the throat, and the dagger in his hand was no longer able to draw out. Calmly rushed forward, hugged her daughter tightly and cried, and asked her if she was hurt, but Mei Zhifei was not afraid at all, and said, "Mom, I'm fine!" The masked woman turned around and walked to the staircase, and when the evil slave thugs saw her coming, they retreated one after another, and one person in front shouted, turned around and pushed everyone downstairs, and the rest of the people were even more frightened, and even crawled and stumbled downstairs, and the upstairs was empty in an instant.
Master Mi was kicked down by her on the edge of the wall, his hands and feet did not obey the call, he could not stand up and flee for his life, seeing the assassin approaching, he was so shocked that his face turned blue, his hands and feet were propped up, and his vest was close to the wall, the masked woman stared at him, and said coldly: "If you do something wrong, these three people will be your fate." He turned to the calm mother and daughter and said, "Follow me." ”
The three of them went downstairs, and none of them dared to approach, and watched as the masked assassin dragged one of them over the wall and disappeared into the darkness. Li Nan didn't have this momentum, he shot an arrow, which had already exposed his hiding place, and he didn't dare to hold it up, so he threw away the longbow and feather arrows that were in the way, and quickly slid down the tree and drilled into the dark place where there were few people. Ning Huyuan and other thugs did not dare to pursue the masked man and the calm mother and daughter, so they poured their anger on Li Nan, and raised torches to chase and intercept, fortunately Li Nan often entered other people's family yards, hiding and hiding skills are not low, although there is no ability to jump over the courtyard wall, but also take advantage of the chaos and darkness, have to escape from Liu's mansion, but after all, they can't get rid of the pursuers, and they are chased all the way to Fuliang County.
Li Yihang only heard it in shock, and said: "Brother Li, fortunately, the woman appeared in time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable." But I don't know who she is?" Li Nan said: "I don't know, I didn't even see her face, she hid in the tree a moment earlier than me, but I didn't notice it at all, I really felt very guilty." Li Yihang said: "Isn't this like the three of us hiding in the hut, but I didn't expect you to be in the house." Thinking about this woman, she is also uneven, draw a sword to help, her martial arts are so strong, the three fathers and sons of the Liu family can't stop a move, it is really unfathomable!" Li Nan said: "Yes, she jumped from the tree to the small building, the posture is extremely beautiful, I really thought it was a big bird, if I didn't see it with my own eyes, how could I imagine that there is such a light skill in the world? She took out the sword so quickly, I didn't see her raise her hand, the long sword has pierced a transparent hole in Liu Lao Monkey's body!" Liu Laohou's family has been full of sins, and they have done all the evil things, and now the three of them have given their lives together, which is really very happy!"
At noon, the two came to a place called Shangguandu, and after eating and resting for a while, the donkey cart set off again, but at this time it turned northwest and traveled. Li Yihang said: "Big brother, where are we going?" Li Nan said: "Now go to Susong County, a brother in my village is making a living there, little brother, do you have any place to go?" Li Yihang said: "No, I originally wanted to go to Tanzhou, Hunan, but now I don't want to go." Li Nan said: "It's just right, there is nothing to do left and right, then let's follow the eldest brother." Li Yihang nodded.
After a few days, he had arrived in Susong County, Anhui Province, and Li Nan inquired about the location of Baiya Mountain and walked forward. Before Li Nan came, he had asked someone to send a message to his brother, and in the small town in front of the mountain, someone answered. The man led the two of them to turn left and right, and after a day's walk on the mountain road, they finally came to the bottom of a mountain called Yanlianpo where his brother made a living.
The two followed the person who answered the peak to the peak, but saw that the mountain was steep, the cliffs were numerous, the narrow path was volleying, the cliffs were hundreds of cases, the trees were horizontal and long, and the scenery was extremely beautiful. Arrive at the top of the peak, see the tall wall made of huge stones, along the mountain range or along the mountainside, there are several gatehouses built on the mountain road, the last gatehouse is written with "Baiya Village" three big characters, Li Yihang thought: "It turned out to be a cottage. "More than a dozen large wooden and stone houses are built high or low along the hillside. Looking at it with the extreme eye, I saw the blue peak towering, the cliff skyscraper, the road was undulating, standing on the mountainside, straight into the clouds, like a giant dragon lying quietly in the mountain.