Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Eight Masters of the Public Gate
At that moment, the three of them entered the temple together, only to see a big plaque on the gate, engraved with the four big characters of "Enpu Sanduo", and a large incense burner in the center of the courtyard. Lin Fengsheng said in his heart: "The scale of this temple is not small, it seems that this god is very respected by barbarians." ”
The three of them entered the main hall, Ah Liang picked up a candle and lit it, the hall lit up, only to see a square shrine in the middle, which had been smoked to pitch black, and the severance of the incense in this temple can be seen. There is a statue of a god in the shrine, about the size of Chang**, dressed in silver-white armor, with beautiful eyebrows and heroic spirit, which is very consistent with what Ah Liang said, and I think it was shaped by some people according to the legend. There is an incense table in front of the shrine, and there are five ** in a row.
Lin Fengsheng secretly cheered, and the admiration in his heart arose, and he immediately knelt down on the ** on the left, kowtowed three heads respectfully, and prayed secretly: "Three great gods, if you really have a spirit, please bless me with the invincibility of the country of Dali, and the peace of the country and the people." ”
Seeing that he had such respect for his own gods, Ah Liang secretly felt a little more good in his heart, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed and muttered prayers. The old man surnamed Lu did not bow down, but just stood aside and was amazed.
The man surnamed Tu shouted outside the temple: "Almost, even if you beg inside for the night, the clay puppet will not say half a word to you." Ha lu haha. ”
The old man surnamed Lu said: "Brother Ah Liang, if you have a way, you are sincere, and the three gods will definitely bless you." Lao Tu and they are in a hurry, let's go out. Ah Liang bowed his head and bowed three times, and then led Lin Fengsheng out of the temple.
The man surnamed Tu said: "If you don't come out again, you will only have to wait for your three great gods to fight side by side with you, and those turtle officers and soldiers will come to catch us." ”
Ah Liang snorted and said: "The dog can't spit out ivory in his mouth, we have taken shortcuts all the way, and those dogs have no wings, how can they catch up with us so quickly." If you're afraid, you might as well hide back in your stables as soon as possible. ”
The one named Danba said: "When are you still arguing, the officers and soldiers are really here, don't believe it yourself!"
I saw the torches under the feet like a dragon, slowly coming to the Beiyue Temple along the mountain road, and there were more than 100 people. Ah Liang said: "These officers and soldiers can't fight, but it's really fast to catch up with people." ”
The old man surnamed Lu stared at it and said, "These are not sent by the emperor, but they are like officials of the local government." I'm afraid that the imperial court has issued an urgent edict and ordered the local government to arrest us. ”
The man surnamed Tu said: "Old Lu, what do you say we should do?" The old man surnamed Lu said: "This place is the territory of Brother Ah Liang, we listen to him." ”
Ah Liang pondered for a moment and said, "There are many people in the town, we must have been discovered and followed." If these officers and soldiers hold on to their words along the way, there will be some trouble. I know that there is a path down the hill that can avoid these officers and soldiers. ”
At that moment, he led a few people to find the way down the mountain, and just a few steps away, he only heard a sound of an arrow shot from the bushes, and the shouting and killing sound was loud when he climbed the mountain road. Immediately after the golden blade split the wind, eight officials jumped out of the bushes on both sides, with different weapons in their hands, some were iron rulers and iron chains, and some were single-knife spears, surrounding several people.
One of them said: "You are really escaped thieves, and those who know each other quickly hand over this son and obediently go back with us to surrender." ”
The man surnamed Tu scolded: "Even if you turtle eggs dare to blow nonsense in front of Lao Tzu, I want to see what you are capable of." With a wave of the big ring knife, he slashed at the head of the official who spoke.
The man shouted, "The thieves resisted, and the brothers worked together to capture them!" The other seven shouted and swung their blades and attacked.
The four of them formed a circle back to back, squeezing Lin Fengsheng tightly in the middle to prevent him from escaping. Ah Liang tied one end of the rope that bound Lin Fengsheng's hands to one of his hands, and waved a knife in the other hand to meet the enemy.
The eight tolerances advanced and retreated, and with proper coordination, their martial arts were not weak, and the circle of siege gradually narrowed. Several people became more and more frightened, there was such a powerful character in the local public gate, it was really unexpected, and when they fought for tea, they couldn't help but breathe more and sweat on their foreheads.
Lin Fengsheng also secretly admired, and said in his heart: "Such a good skill can only be a small catcher in the local government's mansion, it is really a bit overkill, and the court has not done a good job in knowing people and being good at it, no wonder these thieves can easily kill the palace." ”
At this time, the shouting on the mountain road is getting closer and closer, and the noisy footsteps are getting louder and louder. The person surnamed Tu panicked, and his hand was a little slow, and the big ring knife had been locked by an iron chain of one tolerance, and then there was a sharp pain in his shoulder, and he was hit by another iron ruler of tolerance.
Ah Liang shouted: "These people are the eight masters of Shanju County, and the elder brothers should not be careless!"
The man surnamed Tu was bitter and angry, and scolded: "Now you say that you have a fart, you can't escape if you want to!"
I heard a terrible cry, and the man named Danba was stabbed in the chest with a spear, and he fell to the ground like a spring of blood, and he saw that he was not alive. The old man, surnamed Lu, let out a loud shout, slashed off one of the arms of the gun, and the man fainted in pain and was dragged down by one of his companions.
Lin Fengsheng couldn't bear it in his heart, and no one paid attention to his words of persuasion, so he simply closed his eyes and didn't look at it.
Now it has become three to six, and the situation is still the same as just now, but there are dead and injured on both sides, and the fighting is only more intense. The old man surnamed Lu was forced back by the tolerance after rushing several times, and his mind turned to think of a way to get out, only to feel that the fire was blazing, illuminating the woods as if it were day, and a large number of catchers had surrounded them.
The man surnamed Tu was even more panicked, and was dragged by the neck of an iron chain of a prisoner, and seven or eight catchers quickly pressed him to the ground and tied him.
Seeing this, Lin Fengsheng said: "You don't have to fight the trapped beasts anymore, so as not to hurt the innocent more, let's go back with the big brothers of the official mission, I will plead for you, and let the emperor fall lightly." ”
Ah Liang and the old man surnamed Lu ignored it, and waved the sword in his hand to fight the six people. I saw that the man who had just retreated made a gesture, and a team of people with bows and arrows poured out of the crowd, all of them with bows and arrows, aiming at Ah Liang and the old man surnamed Lu. The six men who besieged the two men were originally extremely aggressive, but as soon as they saw the archers coming, they slowly retreated.
The old man surnamed Lu knew that as soon as they withdrew from the army, the archers would immediately release their arrows, so in a hurry, he took Lin Fengsheng in front of his chest, reversed the long sword around his neck, and shouted: "Do you want him to die or live?
As soon as these words were outstanding, they were all surprised, and one said: "The top instructed us to protect this son, everyone put down the bow and arrow first." The archers lowered their bows and arrows.
The old man surnamed Lu sneered, escorted Lin Fengsheng and took a few steps forward, shouting: "Get out of the way of Lao Tzu, otherwise I will kill this kid with one sword!"
Several people looked at each other, and one of the leaders gritted their teeth and said, "Let them go!" The crowd had to give way quickly, and Ah Liang and the old man surnamed Lu held Lin Fengsheng hostage on the left and right, and slowly retreated to the path down the mountain. More than 100 catchers followed unhurriedly, but they were worried about Lin Fengsheng's safety and did not dare to approach too much.
When the three of them arrived at the foot of the mountain, they saw a few horses tied to the stump not far away, and the old man surnamed Lu said, "Brother Aliang, go and lead two horses." ”
Ah Liang will run quickly, only to hear the sound of swishing, dozens of feather arrows burst in, and he rolled a few times on the spot, but he felt a sharp pain in his arm, and he was still hit by an arrow.
The old man surnamed Lu shouted with red eyes: "Don't let go of the arrows! If you are in a hurry, Lao Tzu really killed him!" As he spoke, he gently pressed the blade of the sword against Lin Fengsheng's neck, and blood oozed from Lin Fengsheng's white jade-like neck.
The archers were afraid that he would really do it, so they didn't dare to release the arrows again. Ah Liang brought two horses over, and blood was dripping from his left arm. The old man, surnamed Lu, told Ah Liang to mount his horse and go first, and waited until he was out of range of his bow and arrows before he got on his horse. He and Lin Fengsheng rode together, letting Lin Fengsheng sit behind to cover, and the officials naturally didn't dare to let go of an arrow, so they could only watch them ride away.
Ah Liang and the old man surnamed Lu did not dare to stop for a moment, and galloped all the way to the northeast. The two horsemen and three people traveled day and night, and did not dare to take a break except for eating and changing horses, during which they trekked through mountains and rivers, and did not know how to travel hundreds of miles. On the fourth day, I finally arrived at a tribe called the Void Hate Department, which had reached the border of Dali, and crossed the Dadu River to the Jiading Mansion of the Southern Dynasty.
Ah Liang and the old man surnamed Lu were originally going to go to the Sha Ma Division, but since the captured officers and soldiers in Sha Ma Li would inevitably come to arrest their comrades, they temporarily changed their minds, and the False Hate Department was only separated from the Southern Dynasty by a river, and as long as the officers and soldiers chased after them, they could flee to the other side of the river. The old man surnamed Lu was the leader of this tribe.