Chapter 1: Voices in the Middle of the Night
The dark blue night sprinkled on the street and roof of Lion Alley, the whole old town has been asleep, an old man turned into Lion Lane from the alley, he was old with a hoarse cry from the alley to the end of the alley, tonight it was very cold, the old man tightened his torn cotton jacket, he asked the old woman to add some cotton, but it didn't seem to be ambiguous enough, the old man complained and thought, fixed the lantern again, people are old, things are old, for a lantern has been used for a long time, the hook is a little not firm.
When the old husband got up, he seemed to feel that there was a figure behind him, he looked back, there was nothing, the street was empty, he looked up at the roof, there was nothing, the old man felt that he might be dazzled, people are old, there is time to always be like this, he continued to walk upward, rhythmically shouting the number, passing by a decent house, he paused a little, a little off the vermilion gate hung an old plaque with the words "witch house" on it, there were two little broken little lions at the door, he remembered the family,This is a very wealthy family in this area,Of course, it must not be compared with the inner city,The inner city is full of dignitaries,Even the old Liang Tou who plays more in the inner city every month is twice as much as his own.The old husband remembers passing by this house last month is still early,This official seems to have been promoted,Some of the same people drank in their house,It was very late,Just the owner came out to send the same man to see the old man,Tell him to wait,After a while, give yourself half a roast chicken and a pot of wine,There are few such good people in this year, It's just that their family is also a little unsatisfactory, listen to the old woman, they have a little son, they are seven years old, no one has heard this little boy speak, maybe born dumb, hey it's a pity, good people always don't get good rewards, the old husband thought, looked at the door of the house, and walked away slowly, he may still be thinking about when he can get some food or something.
The old husband just came out of the mouth of Lion Alley, seven or eight black shadows swept from the roof opposite, and fell on the courtyard wall of the witch house, these people landed very softly, maybe the sound of falling leaves falling on the ground was louder than them, they were wrapped in black clothes, they were very good at choosing a place, the moonlight was quite big today, but the foothold of these people happened to be a dead end, the moonlight could not shine, the first one should have arrived a long time ago, the cat was behind the courtyard wall and waited for the accomplices to come, after seven or eight people gathered, the first one made a silent gesture, The leader carefully poked his head out and looked at the house opposite, this is a simple quadrangle, on both sides is the wing, the middle is the main house, there is a backyard behind the main house, the main room and the side room have small corridors on both sides and the backyard communicate, these black shadows just fall in the corner of the left wing room and the courtyard wall, there is an old locust tree here, there is just a shadow to hide, it seems that they have done a detailed investigation before, the courtyard is very quiet, the master should have slept, the leader is still not at ease, he leaned sideways and listened carefully to the movement in the main room, After confirming that there was no sound, they made a series of gestures, and the others just looked at no one to speak, and there was no superfluous action for the task. Everyone understood the leader's arrangement, when the leader made a gesture of action, the three people behind gently climbed out, very slowly, very lightly, without a sound, they carefully avoided the dry village leaves on the ground, crawled under the porch of the three houses, slowly took out a bamboo pipe from their arms, carefully pierced the window paper, stretched the bamboo pipe in, and blew out the incense inside, This kind of incense has a very nice name, called "honey drink", which means that it is like drinking a lover's wine to revel in, I don't know what to do, this incense is special, very precious, the action has been explained before, to be careful to keep it, so far only three tubes can be made.
The three people gestured to the leader to indicate that it was completed, the leader signaled to wait, they were very patient, the courtyard was so quiet that only the sound of falling leaves could be heard. Everyone thinks that they can't be too careful, they adjust their breathing, adjust their bodies to the best state, and wait for the moment when the blow will be successful.
After a few breaths, the leader made an attack gesture, he took the lead, slammed open the door, rolled into the room from the ground, and the others followed, there was a bed on the right side of the house, a screen in the middle, and a table of eight immortals and a few wooden piers were placed outside the screen, and the moment he entered the door, the people in the house had already moved, he instantly bounced up from the bed, hugged the woman on the bed behind him, overturned the wooden bed, and blocked the hidden weapon that was thrown at him like rain, and the hidden weapon hit the bed board, dense like a woodpecker, From the back, you can see that the acute angle of the hidden weapon is half leaking from the bed board, flashing blue light, obviously quenched poison, Wu Feng immediately realized what was happening, he did not hesitate, put down the woman in his arms, came out of the window, and rolled to the ground in the backyard, and at the same time saw several black shadows sticking to himself and jumped up, a cold light flashed to himself, Wu Feng did not hesitate for time, he stretched up like a cheetah, and shot towards the corridor leading to the front yard, a few pieces of cold light had already pulled down a few long cuts on his back, he ignored it completely, A few rushed into the left wing, and suddenly saw a man in black raising a knife to cut on the bed, Wu Feng pounced, clamped the enemy's wrist with his right hand, and immediately heard a few sound of bone cracking, the short knife of the man in black fell to the ground, and at the same time, Wu Feng's left hand had already crushed the neck and shin of the man in black, Wu Feng grabbed the blanket on the ground, tied his son to his back, and lifted the man in black he had just killed with his right hand and threw it out of the door. He flashed out of the door with a soft body, climbed out of the courtyard wall and walked out of Lion Alley, looking back at the six shadows chasing after him, Wu Feng felt that his back was gradually numb, and he lost consciousness, he knew that the enemy's knife was poisonous, and his back was pulled three times, and the poison would slowly penetrate into the blood, he already felt that his real qi was not smooth at this time, and he couldn't lift his breath, he knew what kind of poison it was, he used this kind of thing often, and he also knew how long he could last, but before that, he had to find a way to save his only son, If he can't do it, Erniang won't forgive him when he arrives in another world, the black shadow behind him is getting closer and closer, Wu Feng also feels that his body is getting heavier and heavier, Wu Feng has a plan in his heart, he suddenly lifted his breath, and climbed the roof on the shelf of the stall on the street, ran south, and pulled a wooden board on the stall, and several black shadows also jumped on the roof, chasing after him, a few ups and downs, Wu Feng has approached the north city wall, the city wall is very high, in this cold night, it looks like a monster, there is a moat under the wall, Flowing from the city to the outside of the city, he was very familiar with this place, while flashing forward, while tying the child to the plank, after tying it up, he took one last look at the child, and threw the young body and the plank into the river that flowed out of the city, the child slept soundly, he didn't know what was going on, Wu Feng then continued to run forward, he wanted to lure away the pursuers behind, the longer he held, the safer the child, he ran towards the south city, he jumped off the roof, ran wildly in the alley, with the help of the darkness of the streets and alleys and the pursuers behind, Until he felt that his strength was getting less and less, and the people behind him were chasing closer and closer, he fell to the ground for the first time, the ground was very dirty, and the foul-smelling mud and sand were immediately poured into his mouth and eyes, but Wu Feng obviously didn't care about this, he still wanted to stand up, he tried to hold himself up with two hands, but at this time, a strong force hit the back of his heart, and he fell to the ground again, the hard stone slab hit his face, he felt a stream of blood foam gushing out of his mouth, a mouth full of rust smell, he was very familiar with this taste, It's just that what I tasted today is my own.
Wu Feng was turned over, and a human face entered his line of sight, this face had a long scar from the left forehead to the chin, Wu Feng muttered: "It turned out to be you", Scarface smiled: "You should have thought that it was me, and you should have thought that there would be today", Wu Feng just looked at him and did not speak, Scarface continued: "Your mistake is that you should not take a wife and have children, this is a taboo in our industry, a woman's belly makes you dull", Wu Feng smiled: "You will never understand, you can't understand", Scarface smiled: "I don't need to understand, I'll send your woman and son to see you soon", a bloody arrow erupted from between the fingers of Scarface's throat in Wu Feng's throat, Scarface stood up and pointed at the two men in black: "Which little mongrel do you two look for along the way, and the other two will transport the bodies of Wu Feng and his woman back", the four men in black rushed away in response.
In the inner city of Chang'an City, there is a luxurious small building in the southeast corner with lights on, a well-dressed scholar dressed as a capable middle-aged man is walking upstairs, he has two mustaches, looking at the expression looks very worried, he went up to the third floor, sorted out a clothes that were crumpled due to panic, gently walked to a false wooden door, knocked on the door three times, and remembered a majestic voice in the room: "Come in", the middle-aged scholar gently pushed the door open, walked in, there was a screen in the house blocked seven feet in front of the door, The yellowish light came through from behind the screen, the middle-aged scholar did not walk in again, he stood outside the screen and bowed slightly and said: "Master, Wu Feng and his woman's corpse are here", the master's slightly dissatisfied voice came from the screen: "What about the small one?", the middle-aged scholar had a slight bead of sweat on his face, and his heart was even more worried, "The small one is still looking for it, as soon as I find it, I will immediately return to the master", the master was obviously very annoyed by this answer: "Idiot, cut the grass to remove the roots, do you still need me to tell you these truths", The master's voice was obviously three points louder, showing that this little thing was not enough to make this superior really annoyed, it was just a small episode that was not very pleasant for him, he was just annoyed that this group of minions kept their tails, and the middle-aged scholar said uneasily: "Yes, the villain is not good, I will immediately search the whole city, and I will definitely find which small one.", this time the master was obviously impatient: "Do you want to make this matter known to the whole city, and search the whole city, notify Scar, and call someone to find it within seven days, go to the Eagle Pavilion to find a few people to assist him" , The middle-aged scholar Nuo Nuo agreed, slowly retreated, closed the door gently, and then hurried away.