Chapter 25 The Demon Gate looms

Jinan is located in the northwest of Shandong, the plain is close to the Yellow River, it is a treasure of feng shui, but due to the war, it has already become a hellish ghost town, and there is no life in sight.

The four households in Jinan City are closed and cold and silent, and the streets and alleys are even more chaotic, and occasionally the wind blows the sand and raises countless dust.

"Step-step-" A heavy sound of horses' hooves came slowly.

Outside the city gate, a man walked in the distance, dressed in a hunting suit and holding the reins...... The slanting sun is like a shadow, the wind and sand are blowing, and such a scene reveals an indescribable vicissitudes.

"Alas, it's another chaotic city. Let's find a place to rest first......" Yue Fan muttered, leading the horse and continuing to walk towards the restaurant in front.

After he left Mount Tai, he went straight to Ningxian County. Along the way, what he saw and heard in the past two days shocked him, simply more than he had experienced in more than 20 years. Famine, city chaos, dispersal of relatives, roadblocks and robberies, thieves and thieves, and the flames of war continued...... There is no greater suffering in the world than this.

"Knock, knock, knock......"

“......”

Yue Fan knocked on the door, but no one answered for a long time. Could it be that the restaurant is empty?

I only heard Yue Fan say politely: "In the lower Orion, passing by here just to rest, I also asked the owner of the house to open the door." ”

After a while, the crack in the door was exposed......

"Hey, really Orion, let him in. ”

"Squeak-" The door was opened, and a pair of hands quickly pulled Yue Fan in.

Entering the restaurant, Yue Fan suddenly felt that the surroundings were empty. In the middle of the huge place, only a few tattered square tables were placed in the center. Standing on the side were an old man, an old woman, and three children dressed in old clothes, who thought they should be grandparents and grandchildren in the same house.

After some inquiry, Yue Fan already knew the general situation in the city.

It turned out that in order to hoard military funds, the "Zhengwu Army" led by Lu Da would collect money everywhere they went, resulting in countless empty cities.

"No wonder there are so many dead cities along the way...... The army is a thief, and the thief is chaos! Is it a soldier or a thief? Yue Fan was also a small citizen in the market, so he naturally understood the consequences of the troubled times, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

When the old man heard this, he said: "Actually, there are good people in the righteous army. For example, the 'Yasukuni Army' led by Zhang Fengyi and Zhang Dashuai is a well-disciplined army, which opens the sky and releases grain everywhere it goes, and never forcibly levies military salaries. It's a pity that the 'Yasukuni Army' is on the other side, so we can only blame us for being unlucky!"

"It seems that this Zhang Fengyi is also a wise man. Yue Fan knew in his heart that those who won the hearts of the people were naturally supported by others, and even if they didn't use coercive means, some people would go to take refuge. On the contrary, such an excesses of the "Zhengwu Army" will sooner or later kill itself, just like Chen Youliang, the king of the Han Dynasty.

The old man prepared some dry food and handed it to Yue Fan, and then said: "Little brother, you can eat something and leave quickly! It's too chaotic here, everyone who has relatives goes to their relatives, and the rest of the people are either joining the army or running around, and our family is also preparing to go to relatives." ”

Yue Fan accepted the dry food and nodded, and also took out a few silver tickets from his arms.

The old man was about to open his mouth to refuse, but Yue Fan said: "This is for the three children, you can accept it for them." So saying, he put the silver into the old man's hand.

Looking at Yue Fan's lonely back when he turned around, the old man felt gloomy, packed up his things and quietly left.

......

Walking through the street, Yue Fan suddenly heard the sound of a fight faintly in the distance, his spiritual sense expanded, and the movements within the surrounding hundred zhang were clearly reflected in his mind.

There were people fighting on the street ahead, and more than 100 people were attacking around the five people.

"Why is she?" Feeling the familiar aura, Yue Fan put down the reins and hurried over.

......

The streets in the north of Jinan are in ruins, and dozens of corpses lie on the ground. Not far away, a large group of soldiers wearing Teng armor surrounded the five, and in the middle was a girl with a noble temperament.

Except for the girl, who was unharmed, the other four were all seriously injured and panting, and obviously they couldn't last long.

"Miss, brothers can't die in vain, we will draw the storm fire and thunder later, you take the opportunity to flee north, and someone there will pick you up. ”

"No......" The girl was about to speak, when another attack hit.

I only listened to the centurion who was the leader snorted and scolded: "The lackeys of the imperial court, not only for the sake of the common people, but now they are killing our brothers, and today you will die without a place to be buried." ”

"There is no place to die—" the soldiers roared as they swung their weapons at the five.

"When, when......"

"Qiang ......"

"Peng—"

Everyone was hot, but no one noticed the faint smile on the centurion's face.

The five of them struggled to support it, and the girl pulled out and shouted: "We are really here to discuss important matters with you Lu Dashuai, don't do it again." ”

"Hmph, just because you also want to see my family's handsome, go in a dream! Brothers, kill me and slaughter these lackeys of the court. ”

"Kill—"

"Miss, prepare ...... quickly"

Between life and death, a trace of pain flashed in the girl's eyes, as if she regretted coming here.

Just as the four subordinates decided to die together, there was a commotion in the crowd, and the pressure around them suddenly eased a lot.

"Get out of the way!" a thunderous shout came, and before everyone could react, the periphery had already fallen.

"It's him, how could he be here?" the girl couldn't help but be stunned when she saw the visitor, and then her face showed joy, as if she had seen a savior. But she didn't notice that the subordinates on the left trembled slightly, and looked at Li Yuefan with a complicated expression.

"He was an accomplice of the dog cub and killed him. ”

"Kill—"

"Boom!"

"Peng, Peng, Peng......"

......

Capture the thief and capture the king first! Yue Fan's eyes were closed, his hands and feet danced, and he rushed straight to the centurion in front of him......

"Ahh

"Peng!"

There was no time to dodge, and when the centurion saw Yue Fan appear, the other party's fist had already hit his chest, and he was sure to die. When the centurion woke up, he only saw the sky covered by wind and sand.

......

In a short period of time, more than half of the more than 100 soldiers were killed and wounded, and the rest of the people saw that the leader was also dead, and they all scattered and fled.

Yue Fan faintly felt a little strange, so he stopped pursuing.

Seeing that the situation had been decided, the girl straightened her clothes and stepped forward to salute, "Thank you, Mr. Li, for your help." ”

Yue Fan turned his head to look, but saw that the girl was dressed in white, her eyes were like a clear spring, and her shoulders were hanging down with green silk showing a heroic posture, it turned out that she was Zhu San.

"No!" Yue Fan waved his hand and said, "I just happened to be passing by." Why do these people want to kill you?"

Zhu San said: "They are all Luda's 'Zhengwu Army', because, because of ......"

"Because you are from the imperial court, so you will be prevented?" Yue Fan already knew that Zhu San's identity was extraordinary, so he said bluntly: "Although I, Li Yuefan, dislike the people in the court, I have clear grievances. You can be regarded as Ah Jun's friend, and you should save your life. ”

"Thank you, sir. Zhu San understood that Yue Fan only made a move for the sake of the face of the two apprentices.

"But I still have to warn you. ”

"Uh, sir, please. ”

Yue Fan said lightly: "These people are not soldiers. ”

"Not soldiers?" Zhu San said in a stunned voice: "How do you know that they are not soldiers." ”

Yue Fan's expression was ethereal as if he was reminiscing, and after a while, he affirmed: "Eyes, their eyes are not right, and their martial arts are much higher than those of ordinary soldiers...... From the very beginning, I thought the whole thing was weird, and it seemed that it was against you or the person behind you. ”

"It's a conspiracy!" Zhu San was startled and immediately fell into deep thought.

Zhu San knew Yue Fan's background experience and knew that he would not talk nonsense. So he ordered his subordinates to pull the arm of a soldier...... No scars!

Then I looked at the arms of a few more soldiers, and there were no marks either!

Zhu San and the others knew that in battlefield killing, the arm was the easiest place to leave a scar. But the arms of these soldiers are intact, which means that the other party has either just joined the army and has not yet experienced the battlefield, or it is a fake.

Obviously, Zhu San and the others listened to Yue Fan's words and had already determined that these people were fakes.

In silence, Yue Fan was already squatting next to the centurion's corpse, lifting the placket of his chest, only to see a black mark. "Do you know this thing?"

"Ah!" Zhu Sanyi was stunned, and said solemnly: "Then, that's the 'Black Fire Lotus'!" The two steps forward, looked at it carefully for a while, and confirmed again: "Yes, this is the 'Black Fire Lotus'!" The token of the 'Demon Gate' sect ......"

After a pause, Zhu San muttered: "The Demon Gate suddenly appeared in the Central Plains, it seems that I have to rush back." ”

"Demon Gate!" Yue Fan frowned slightly, he had also heard about it from Su Fanghao......

"Not good!"

Hearing that Yue Fan suddenly spoke, Zhu San and the others suddenly jumped and turned to Yue Fan one after another.

"There are a lot of people rushing here, and they should be from the 'Zhengwu Army'. ”

"What!"

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