Chapter 90: First Encounter with Mingjiao
At dinner that day, Zhu Jiu always felt a little different when he saw the clouds, but he couldn't say what was wrong. I just feel that the eyes of the clouds are clearer, and the aura is more powerful.
After dinner, Lao Chen commanded his men to dock the boat. It is very dangerous to sail in the river at night, and after the anchor, everyone rests early after a tiring day. The clouds were not sleepy at all, lying on the bunk and still savoring the feelings of the afternoon.
Suddenly, his ears moved, as if he were aware of it. There was a rush and chaotic sound of footsteps from far and near, and it seemed that there were quite a few people. Just wanted to get up and check, Zhu Jiu, who was facing away from him, suddenly said: "Lie down! It's none of your business, don't look for trouble." ”
Yun smiled bitterly, it turned out that the old man was so alert, so he had to lie down again, but quietly opened the corner of the window and looked out through the bright moonlight.
More than a dozen people were running silently, and the first three should be the ones being chased, but it seemed that their feet were floating, and they were either injured or out of strength. I must have seen the ship and wanted to escape, so I went straight to them.
But unfortunately, it was intercepted when it was still a few dozen feet away from the ship. More than a dozen people surrounded the three of them, and they didn't make a move but all gasped violently, which showed that this chase had been going on for a long time.
The three people who were surrounded were all dressed in ordinary people's clothes, had no weapons in their hands, and looked like they were not young. At this time, the clothes were messy with pieces of blood, and the whole body was trembling slightly, if it wasn't for supporting each other, it is estimated that they would have already sat on the ground, with a trace of unwillingness and despair in their eyes.
The people surrounding them were clearly an organization, all dressed in black, with fast boots on their feet, and armed with steel knives that were clear of the water. Although he besieged but did not attack, he stared at his prey like a wolf pack, with a cruel look in his eyes.
The rustling of footsteps came unhurriedly, and the man in black immediately flashed a path for the comer. A middle-aged man wearing a brocade robe, a strange fish embroidered with a dragon head and a fish tail with cicada wings, and an embroidered spring knife hanging from his waist, walked over unhurriedly.
I saw that the person who came was well-proportioned and even a little thin, with a fair and long face, and he looked as weak as a scholar. But this person has a cold momentum, especially a pair of eyes that look at the three old men with coldness, without a trace of emotion, like a poisonous snake.
Yun carefully found that this person walked steadily, and the distance of each step seemed to be the same as the measurement. "This is a master!" Yun said in his heart.
The man stood still, was silent for a moment and said, "Wei Chida, this seat has been chasing you for so long, and there has been no killer. The opportunity has been given to you, don't be stubborn, go back with this seat, so as not to suffer from flesh and skin!"
A white-haired old man led by him stepped forward, spat bloody foam with a snort, and said hatefully: "Wang Mian, as a person from the rivers and lakes, you have taken refuge in the imperial court and become an eagle dog, and have harmed fellow people in the rivers and lakes, are you worthy of the ancestors of the Holy Church and your master Liu Xiao?
The crown frowned, and his eyes became even more cloudy: "Wei Chida, don't use the Holy Hall to talk to my master. They are them, I am me, and when I joined Jinyiwei, I had nothing to do with the rivers and lakes. ”
"Hypocrisy!" The old man said angrily: "If you say it's okay, it's okay? Where did you get your kung fu from? Without the cultivation of the sect, you will be accepted by the imperial court? If your wings are stiff, you will be willing to fall and kick the sect away, and there is a kind of self-abandonment of your martial arts and return your kung fu to the Holy Church!"
"Old fellow!" Wang Mian laughed angrily, "Don't do any more pointless verbal battles, and don't delay the time to secretly breathe and try to escape." Today you will either come with me, or I will take your corpse away, there is no fluke!"
Seeing that the purpose was revealed, the old man seemed to know that he could not be spared, and shouted: "Fight with them!" After speaking, he took the lead in rushing towards the Jinyi people.
The crown didn't move, just waved his hand, and commanded lightly: "Kill!
So a life-and-death struggle, to be precise, unilateral torture began. The dozen or so black-clothed people are all strong in martial arts, and they are even more ruthless, and they all greet the deadly places. On the other hand, the three old men were already injured at this time, and their breath was already unstable after a long-distance attack, plus they were bare-handed, and they fell behind with only one face.
Within a few breaths, except for the white-haired old man known as Wei Chida, the other two died almost instantly, and they were stabbed several times, and they were taken away by their heads when they were about to be.
Seeing the tragic death of his old brother, Wei Chida cried out in grief, gave up his defenses, took something out of his bosom and rushed towards the crown.
"Be careful!" Wang Mian reminded with a hint of solemnity on his expressionless face at this time.
Wei Chida did not rush to Wang Mian after all, and the four men in black blocked him without fear of life and death. Four knives pierced his chest at the same time. But he still had time to crush what he was holding.
Boom! As the explosion rang out, a fireball shone in the night sky. The four men in black were engulfed in flames, along with himself. The four men in black had been reminded by the crown before, and protected their heads and faces in a timely manner, although their clothes and hair were burned, but they were extinguished by their companions who grabbed them as soon as they rolled on the spot, but they looked very miserable but were not seriously injured.
And that Wei Chida completely turned into a fire man, although he still stubbornly crawled towards the crown, but after all, he was too seriously injured and had no strength, so he could only barely support himself and sit down cross-legged.
"The light is generally pure, and the joy is extinguished without the curse. He has no trouble with joy, but there is no use in suffering. Always be happy and bright, if you say that you are sick, it is useless. If there are those who can live in other countries, they will be worry-free. The solemnity of the place is pure, and all the evil is impure and there is nothing. Happiness is full of Chang Kuantai, and words are useless...... "The hoarse song spread to all directions in the silent night, as if to pray or accuse, until it slowly faded away.
After a moment, Wang Mian waved his hand to prevent his men from beheading Chi Da. Said slowly: "Although everyone is their own master, but you are also a respectable senior, go with peace of mind!" and then ordered his subordinates to bury Wei Chida on the spot, and Wang Mian set his eyes on the three-masted ship on the shore.
There was such a big movement just now, it was a fight and an explosion, and the people on the ship woke up early. But no one dared to come out and watch, nor did they take the opportunity to escape. Lao Chen had already made gestures to tell everyone not to move or speak, so until now there was still no strange sound on the ship.
Seeing Wang Mian's gaze, a man in black walked over and whispered, "Do you want to ...... your lordship?" and made a gesture of cutting off his head.
Wang Mian shook his head and said with a little dissatisfaction: "How many times has Lord Jiang said that we are Jinyi Guards, the eyes and ears of the imperial court, not executioners. When we come out to do things, we must be more restrained, and we must not kill innocents indiscriminately!"
The man in black immediately bowed his head and said yes. When they gathered up, they quietly disappeared into the darkness as if they had never appeared.
After half an hour, Lao Chen let out a long sigh: "I'm scared to death! Thanks to the fact that we didn't show our heads and didn't make a sound, we would have to be silenced!"
Yun Yun asked puzzledly: "Brother Chen, who are those people? Are they from the government?
Lao Chen wiped a cold sweat, and he had a wide range of knowledge: "They are Jinyi Guards, but they are much more powerful than the government! As a member of the imperial court, he is directly responsible to the emperor." The power is very large, and other officials in the court cannot interfere with them at all, so that Jinyiwei can deal with major cases involving court officials and directly submit them to the emperor, so the officials in the court are afraid of Jinyiwei. ”
"But the scope of Jinyiwei's torture is only for officials, so he generally does not interrogate and arrest people and ordinary people. Cases like this to arrest murderers are handled through the yamen, and I don't know why these big people were dispatched this time. Look at the leader wearing a flying fish suit, at least a thousand households with five grades. The three people who died must have been unusual!"
Yun was young and curious, and asked Zhu Jiu: "Ninth Master, you are an old Jianghu." Have you ever recognized the origin of those three old men?"
Zhu Jiu rarely did not refuse his question, and said with a melancholy face: "The white-haired old man at the head is called Wei Chida according to them, I don't know but I have heard of his name. The banner owner of the Mingjiao Fire Banner has been walking the rivers and lakes for decades. Back then, the Mingjiao fought against the Yuanren, and the Agni Banner made great contributions to the siege of the city with thunder and fire bombs, and that Wei Chida was even more famous. I didn't expect to fall here today, and I died so tragically. As for what he sang before he died, it was the teachings of Mingjiao, which longed for light and friendship, but ended up like this. Ahem, the world is impermanent!" After saying that, he turned away and was silent.
This is the second time that Yun Yun has heard of this mysterious organization. The first time was when he received the news that Fang Zhongtian had joined the Ming Sect and wanted to visit, but he was sternly warned by the evergreen old man. I didn't expect that after a short time, I actually came into close contact with the people of Mingjiao, and it was in such a tragic way!
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