The commotion boiled over, and the galloping of horses became chaotic.
The Yan Clan had organized a team to escort the bride east to Jiangning. There were more than eighty members. Although not all of them were experts, they were all elites who had experienced slaughter, seen blood, and even experienced battle formations. In this kind of world, the so-called escort was just an excuse. After all, the world had changed so quickly. Back then, Shi Baofeng and Yan Taiwei were old friends and had made a promise to each other. Now that Shi Baofeng had a powerful army and ruled over a region, it was hard to say whether or not he would still honor that verbal promise from back then.
Because of this, the eighty elite escorts were, on one hand, to ensure that everyone could reach Jiangning safely. On the other hand, the wealth in the carriages, as well as the combat strength of these eighty people, were also to show Shi Baofeng that they had something in their hands when they reached Jiangning. In this way, although the Yan Clan's status was far from that of the entire Fairness Party, the Yan Clan had territory, military strength, and wealth. After the children of both sides received the bride and opened up a trade route, it could be considered a powerful alliance. It wasn't like throwing a meat bun at a dog, or pasting a warm face on a cold butt.
The youth who had provoked the Li Clan yesterday was highly skilled in martial arts, but in a situation where more than eighty people were present, not many people could have imagined that he would make a move on them.
But it still happened in an instant.
The figure rushed up to the carriage and kicked the coachman out. Yan Yunzhi, who was in the carriage, reacted quickly. She drew her sword and stabbed at the man. The person who rushed up swung his short sword and grabbed at Yan Yunzhi's face. At this moment, Yan Yunzhi actually still had the strength to resist. She was about to kick out with her groin lifting kick, but in the next moment, her entire body was pressed against the wooden planks of the carriage. This was already a heavy technique that could defeat ten people with brute force.
This was equivalent to grabbing a person and smashing them against the ground.
Yan Tiehe's eyes were about to pop out of their sockets. He pulled on the reins and rushed over. At this moment, one of Yan Yunzhi's senior martial brothers had already rushed to the side of the carriage. He roared, "Let her go!" He drew his sword and stabbed out. This sword strike contained the power of his entire life. It was like a silver snake spitting out its tongue.
In the carriage, the figure only smashed Yan Yunzhi against the planks of the carriage. He suddenly turned around, grabbed Yan Yunzhi, and whistled back. He swung Yan Yunzhi directly towards the sword light that was stabbing towards him. The eyes of the man wielding the sword were bloodshot. He suddenly pulled back his hand, and the horse he was riding was also turned around by him. The horse brushed past the carriage, and then it rushed down the field below the official road. The soil in the field splashed up into the sky, and the man fell on the ground, turning into a mud man.
"No one is allowed to come over —"
The carriage pulled by two horses was still galloping forward along the official road, but the entire team was already in chaos. The youth's roar pierced through the sky, and the forcefulness and ferocity of the inner strength contained within it caused even Yan Tiehe to be shocked. But at this moment, the most serious thing was not the problem of the opponent's martial arts, but the fact that Yan Yunzhi's hands were locked behind her back and pressed against the frame of the carriage. The youth stood there with a knife in his hand.
"If you come any closer, I'll be this woman."
The situation had only erupted for a moment, and it would only take a moment for the situation to reverse. The other party's words were unable to restrain the actions of the eighty-odd people. Yan Tiehe also got closer. The young man had just finished his threat, but he did not stop. His knee struck Yan Yunzhi's back, and he directly pulled Yan Yunzhi's left hand.
"I'll count to three, and I'll give you a hand. One, two …"
At this moment in the carriage, the young man's gaze was frighteningly cold. When he spoke, he almost did not give the others time to think, and the light of his knife was immediately swung. Yan Tiehe suddenly pulled the reins, waved his hand, and shouted, "Don't go forward, all of you retreat! Disperse — "He then said," Hero, we have no enmity between us — "
With his words, everyone pulled the reins and stopped one after another. At this moment, the carriage was still galloping forward, passing by the Yan family's disciples. Of course, they could draw their swords, but under the situation where Yan Yunzhi was restrained and the other party was ruthless, no one dared to actually make a move to snatch her away. The young man pointed the tip of his knife at Yan Tiehe, "Follow me. Don't get too close. "
The carriage left the team and ran toward a fork on the official road. Only then did Yan Tiehe realize that the other party had obviously inspected the terrain before specifically kidnapping people on this road. Moreover, it was obvious that the person was skilled and bold, and he had a clear grasp of the time to make a move.
He urged his horse to follow, and Yan Tiehe shouted from behind, "Hero, I, Tan Gongjian, have always stood upright in the Yan family …"
The young man's voice came from the front, "You're a f * cking assassin, stand upright my * ss!" He then said, "I have a friend who was captured by the Li family. Go and inform them to exchange her for your young mistress!"
"The Yan family and the Li family don't have a deep relationship. How can the Li family be willing to exchange her? According to the rules of the martial world, every debt has its debtor …"
"There are f * cking rules! If you continue to be so wishy-washy, just wait to collect the corpse! "
"I'll do my best, but if the Li family really doesn't agree, don't hurt the innocent …"
"If the Li family doesn't agree, tell them that after I kill this woman, I'll guard this place for a year until the Li family is all dead! Let's see if you evil people dare to continue your evil deeds. "
Yan Tiehe opened his mouth, and for a moment, he was speechless because of this person's ruthlessness. After a while, he roared angrily, "The Yan family has never done evil!"
The young man's words were thrown over, "As for the exchange tomorrow, I'll send a message myself! Your Yan family is in cahoots with the Fairness Party. What good things are you? Haha, what's there to be unhappy about? Call your family's shitty baby and come personally shower me! "
"… Shitty, who's shitty baby …"
"Get lost! Liar! " The criminal in front felt that he was no longer being honest and was just making fun of him. He immediately ended the conversation. "Go back and find her. If she dares come again, I'll kill her immediately!"
The galloping horse under him let out a long neigh. Yan Tiehe pulled on the reins and stopped. At this time, the autumn sun had descended, and the leaves on the side of the nearby road had turned yellow. In his field of vision, the carriage was already galloping along the road into the distance. He had never imagined that on this trip to Mount Tong, he would encounter such an unforeseen event, such a turn of events.
Previously, when he thought of the Huaxia army in the southwest, he still had many reservations in his heart. Right now, there were only two thoughts intersecting in his mind. Could this be the true face of that black flag? Afterwards, he told himself that if the Black Flag Army wasn't such a vicious and merciless demon, how could they have defeated that inhumane Jurchen army? At this moment, he finally saw the truth.
As for who the shitty baby was, after thinking for a while, he realized that the other party was talking about Shi Baofeng.
With a gloomy face, he returned to the group. After discussing for a while, he organized the group and set off, returning to the Li family's Castle Wu. When the Li family saw the Yan family return, they were also bewildered. Afterwards, they found out what the other party had encountered on the way. Li Ruoyao invited Yan Tiehe to the rear residence to talk. After discussing like this for a long time, they finally decided on a general plan for this matter …
*****
When she woke up from her drowsy state, it was already evening.
Yan Yunzhi found herself in an unknown cave on the top of a mountain. There was a large rock above that could shelter people from the rain. There were many rocks and weeds in the surroundings. The setting sun spread over from the horizon.
Her hands and feet were already tightly bound. Her mouth was stuffed with either a towel or a piece of cloth from her clothes. She couldn't speak.
There was no one in the surroundings. The young man who had kidnapped her earlier was also not here. Yan Yunzhi struggled to sit up. She sensed the injuries on her body. There were sore areas in her muscles, but her bones weren't injured. Her hands and neck seemed to have abrasions, but generally speaking, they weren't serious.
Yan Family's martial arts were mostly used for assassination and murder. They also had a few methods to tie people up and escape. However, after Yan Yunzhi tried it, she discovered that her skills weren't enough, unable to untie herself in a short period of time. She tried to slowly rub the rope against the rock and break it. After trying for a while, the young man returned from the back. She didn't know if he saw her attempt or not, but the young man didn't speak to her. He sat down to the side, took out a steamed bun to slowly eat, and then closed his eyes to rest.
"Wu … En en …"
After confirming that she couldn't free herself in a short period of time, Yan Yunzhi tried to speak. She actually had a bit of a favorable impression towards the Black Flag Army youth in front of her. After all, the other party was seeking revenge against the Li family for his comrade. According to the rules of the Lulin Forest, this type of revenge could be considered open and aboveboard. After speaking about it, everyone would support it. She hoped that the other party would take away the thing in her mouth. After both sides communicated a bit, perhaps the other party would discover that her side was also a good person.
The sun set. She called out en en en en for a good while. Then, she saw the young man get up and walk over. When he got close, Yan Yunzhi could clearly see that the other party's face was rather handsome, just that his gaze was ice-cold.
He didn't reach out his hand to take away the thing in her mouth, instead directly raising his leg and stomping down towards her face.
"… Wu!"
Yan Yunzhi's body shrunk back, closing her eyes. A moment later, she opened her eyes again, and only then did she discover that the foot wasn't stepping on her body. The young man was looking down at her from above.
"If you make any more noise, I'll flatten your face!"
Yan Yunzhi glared at him for a while. The young man in her eyes became repulsive. She shrunk back, no longer speaking.
She loved martial arts from a young age. Even though she was a girl, the beloved daughter of the Yan Family and her senior and junior brothers, she had never slacked off when it came to cultivating sword arts. When she was fifteen years old, her father led a group of people to fight against the Jin army. She also participated in it. One time, when she disguised herself to transport something, she was intercepted by two Jin soldiers and was almost raped by them. That was the most dangerous moment she had ever encountered in her life.
Yan Yunzhi's heart was filled with fear, but she used her initial show of weakness to make the other party lower their guard. She took the opportunity to kill one person and injure another. After a desperate struggle with the injured soldier, she finally killed him. For the fifteen-year-old girl at that time, that was also one of the most glorious moments of her life. From then on, she made up her mind that she would never yield to evil people.
Since the young man was evil, she didn't want to communicate with him anymore. Even if he wanted to talk to her, she wouldn't!
After a while, the young man left the place again. Yan Yunzhi struggled and wriggled on the ground, but in the end, she was out of breath and had no results. The cold moon in the sky looked at her, and there seemed to be all kinds of animals walking around. At midnight, the young man came back again, carrying a hoe on his shoulder — she didn't know where it came from — and his body was covered with a lot of dust.
After midnight, the young man went out again with the hoe and came back in the early morning. He seemed to have finished his work and continued to meditate at the side. Just like that, the two of them didn't speak. But in the middle of the night, Yan Yunzhi saw a snake slithering over the gravel and quietly coming towards them.
At this moment, the young man was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, as if he had fallen asleep. Yan Yunzhi looked at the snake, hoping that it was a venomous snake that could crawl over and bite the young man. However, after a while, the snake stuck out its tongue and seemed to be coming towards her. Yan Yunzhi couldn't move or resist at this time. She hesitated whether to make a sound or not, but she was afraid that if she made a sound now, the poisonous snake would attack immediately. What should she do?
In the midst of her fear, there was a "pa" sound in the air. She didn't know how the young man made his move, but he grabbed the snake's tail as fast as lightning. Then, the whole snake's joints were thrown off like a whip. This skill was really amazing, especially for the Yan family. She was really envious that he was able to maintain a high level of vigilance and keen perception while resting with his eyes closed. But considering that the other party was a bad guy, she immediately suppressed her feelings of envy.
A powerful bad guy was still a bad guy in the end.
The young man sat there and took out a small knife. He cut the snake open quickly and skillfully, took out the snake's gallbladder and ate it. Then, he took the snake's corpse and left her sight. When he came back, the snake's corpse was gone and there was no smell of blood on the young man's body. He must have used some method to cover it up. This was a necessary skill to avoid the enemy's detection. Yan Yunzhi was also quite experienced.
Unfortunately, he was a bad guy …
She thought about this and fell into a deep sleep. She was no longer worried about the beasts coming to disturb her after she fell asleep.
*****
In the early morning, an arrow carrying a letter was shot into the Li family's Fort Wu from the mountains outside. The letter stated the time and place for the exchange of hostages today.
The Li family and the Yan family immediately set off and rushed to the agreed place.
Halfway through the journey, another arrow was shot. This time, the location had been changed and even the number of people who could meet was limited. Li Ruoyao, Yan Tiehe, and the others immediately turned around. Halfway through, another letter was sent and the location was changed again.
The two parties met at the edge of a forest on the outskirts of Tongshan City. Li Ruoyao, Yan Tiehe, and the others were in the wilderness outside the forest. The young man who committed the crime, Long Aotian, was standing at the edge of the forest with Yan Yunzhi, whose hands were tied. This was a terrain choice where they could enter the forest and escape if anything went wrong.
Lu Wenke, whose eyes were lifeless, was released from the carriage. His footsteps were trembling. When he saw the two figures on the edge of the forest, he even found it difficult to understand what was going on. The one on the opposite side was, of course, "Little Long" who had accompanied him all the way. But on this side, there were dozens of fierce people standing together. The two parties looked like they were in a confrontation.
"Two people, let them go together. Slowly circle around from different sides!"
He heard Little Long speak. His voice was loud and clear, as if it was directly beside his ear.
"If you're playing tricks, I'll leave immediately! But next, you'll see if there are enough coffins in the funeral parlors in Tongshan City! "
His voice was fierce. He was completely different from the usual Little Long who ate and joked around with the others. Someone in the crowd waved his hand. "Don't play tricks. Just hand him over."
An old man with a walking stick in the crowd shouted in a deep voice, "This time, the Li family is indeed in the wrong! But you didn't follow the rules. Instead of asking for an explanation, you directly committed murder. The Li family will not let this matter go. Please tell us, the Li family will compensate you in the future! "
The person on the other side sneered. "There's no need to go through so much trouble! When I go to Jiangning this time, I'll find Li Jianfeng and question him in person! I'll see if he can give me an explanation! "
"That's good! The head of the Li family is called Li Yanfeng. Remember it! "
"Same meaning," the person on the other side replied.
The old man's walking stick hit the ground again.
Someone pushed Lu Wenke. "Go over."
Little Long gestured with his finger. "Go around." Then, he pushed the woman next to him. "Go around, slowly."
The two hostages walked slowly with a distance between them. When they passed the center line, Lu Wenke staggered and jogged toward the other side. The woman's eyes were cold, and she jogged as well. When Lu Wenke ran to the side of 'Little Long', the young man grabbed him. He stared at the other side, then looked to the side. There seemed to be some doubt in his eyes. Then, he laughed.
"Haha! Go tell the sh * t baby that I've already used his woman. Let him die … "
As soon as he said this, the woman turned around. Her eyes were filled with anger and sorrow. Some people in the crowd clenched their teeth and pulled out their swords, ready to rush over. Someone asked in a low voice, "Who's the sh * t baby?" In the chaos, the young man named Long Aotian pulled Lu Wenke into the forest and quickly left.
Some people from the Yan family wanted to rush over, but Yan Tiehe stopped them with a wave of his hand. Everyone cursed in the wilderness, and it was chaos.
…
Ning Ji pulled Lu Wenke through the forest. On the way, Lu Wenke, who was weak, wanted to speak several times, but Ning Ji's gaze made him swallow his words.
Ning Ji found it strange that the Li family and the Yan family exchanged hostages peacefully, did not chase after them, and did not arrange any other means.
Of course, he did not know that the Li family was already in a difficult position the moment they realized that he had the Huaxia army background in the southwest. He was highly skilled in martial arts and had a strong background. The Li family would not be able to gain an advantage in a head-on battle. Even if they killed him, the subsequent risks would be extremely unpredictable. The Li family could not fight against such a confrontation.
The Yan family's encounter gave them a way out. Especially after Yan Tiehe asked the Li family to release the hostages with some treasures as a reward, the Li family's favor was very likely to become a legend in Jianghu. Of course, if he refused to hand over the hostages, Yan Tiehe had also threatened to announce what Xu Dong and his wife had done to the whole world. The Li family would also become enemies with Yan Taiwei, who had lost his beloved daughter, and even offend Shi Baofeng. Naturally, such a threat was considered as something that had never happened after the matter was resolved perfectly.
What people did not expect was the young Long Aotian's last words, "For the sh * t baby".
Ning Ji and Lu Wenke passed through the forest and found a few horses that had been left there. Then, the two of them rode the horses all the way in the direction of Tangjia Village. Lu Wenke's injuries had not yet healed, but the situation was urgent. He had spent the past two days in a hellish scene. As soon as he got out of the cage, he perked up and followed Ning Ji all the way.
In the inn of Tangjia Village, the two of them found Wang Jiang and Wang Xiuniang, who were still recuperating. Wang Xiuniang thought that everyone had left her. At this moment, when she saw Xiaolong and Lu Wenke, who was covered in wounds, she burst into tears.
In fact, Tangjia Village was also part of Tongshan, and it was still within the range of the Li family's influence. However, for two consecutive days, Ning Ji's methods were too ruthless. After asking Xu Dong about the hostages, he immediately ran to Tongshan County, killed Li Xiaoqing, and used her blood to write the words "release" on the wall. The Li family did not have the courage to capture all of his companions in a short period of time.
At this moment, the four of them met. Ning Ji did not say much. Instead, he found a large cart outside and made it into a simple carriage. He let Lu Wenke and Wang Jiang sit in the carriage and asked Wang Xiuniang to drive. After treating Lu Wenke's injuries, he rode a horse and the four of them quickly left Tangjia Village and headed south.
That night, after confirming that they were far away from Tongshan, they found a house in a village and stayed there. Ning Ji did not want to talk about this matter with the others. He had been a harmless junior doctor along the way. At this moment, he had revealed his fangs and become a hero. Although he was not afraid of the outside world, the fifteen-year-old young man felt a little embarrassed about the people who were about to part ways. After his attitude changed, he did not know what to say.
According to the arrangement, Sister Xiuniang would stay here to take care of the other two. Wang Jiang's physical condition was not optimistic, but Lu Wenke would get better sooner or later. This place was not far from his hometown, Hong Zhou, which was "promising". He said to Wang Xiuniang, "If Lu Wenke doesn't treat you well after this, he won't be human anymore. When the time comes, you can go to Chengdu to look for the Huaxia army. They are all good people. "
Although what he said might not be right, it was the only way out he could think of for the other party.
They ate their last dinner together. Only then did Lu Wenke start crying. He gritted his teeth and told Ning Ji about everything that had happened in Tongshan County. He told him about the terrifying scene of hell that he had seen in the Li family's dungeon. He said to Ning Ji, "Xiaolong, if you have the power …"
Ning Ji thought for a while and said, "Brother Lu, isn't this … something that you should do?"
Lu Wenke was stunned for a moment. Then, he slowly nodded his head. Then, he slowly and continuously nodded his head twice. "Yes, yes …"
He said, "That's right."
Ning Ji finished his dinner and cleaned up the dishes. He did not bid farewell and left quietly. He did not know if he would be able to see Lu Wenke, Wang Xiuniang, and the others again. However, the world was dangerous. There were some things that could not be ended so simply.
He rode back in the direction of Tongshan County to ensure that there were no more pursuers. In his heart, he was still thinking about the tragedy that Lu Wenke had mentioned. He then stayed near the Li family for a day and carefully observed and thought about it. He was sure that the idea of rushing in and killing everyone was not realistic. Moreover, according to what his father had said in the past, it was very likely that another group of evil people would appear and choose to enter Tongshan County.
It was the night of the 25th of July. He sneaked into the Tongshan county magistrate's house and took down a few guards. While the magistrate was playing with his concubine, he went in and stabbed the magistrate's stomach.
The magistrate, Huang Wendao, clutched his stomach and wriggled on the ground. Ning Ji took a large brush and dragged him to the wall. He dipped the brush in blood and wrote on the wall.
He wrote in a crooked manner:
"There are still some things to do. There are still evil people in Tongshan. I'll come back and kill them all again. — Long Aotian. "
After he finished writing, he felt that the words "there are still some things to do" were a little embarrassing, but since he had already written it, there was nothing he could do. Since it was the first time he used this kind of brush to write on the wall, his signature was also ugly. The character "Ao" was written in three parts, and the character "Long", which had been written well in the past, was not shaped. It was extremely embarrassing.
"I should have asked you to write it for me. You wrote it quite well. "
He looked at Huang Wendao, who was on his deathbed and his eyes were already unfocused. Then, he looked at the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall. He sighed, feeling ashamed of his inferiority.
In a village quite far away, Wang Xiuniang, who had taken care of her father and Lu Wenke, sat by the scholar's bed and took a nap. The scars on Wang Xiuniang's face had become a little lighter. Lu Wenke held her hand and looked at her quietly. In people's bodies and hearts, some injuries would gradually fade, while some would remain forever. He no longer said the mantra "there is much to be done".
At this moment, the scholars named Fan Heng and Chen Junsheng were in different places, looking up at the starry sky. We don't know where they are.
The night sky was as dark as ink, and the stars were dim. Some seemed to be extinguished at any time, while some blinked their eyes and stubbornly lit up.
The sun will come.
1. Jokes are jokes. Some jokes will affect the reading experience. Everyone should take it easy. 2. This wave of buff is called Thought Comprehension. It will last for quite a long time. Everyone should enjoy it. 3. The plot has been predetermined long ago and has never been changed because of external factors. Because of Ning Yi's setting, the wuxia scenes that he couldn't enjoy were made up by Ning Ji. This episode is still very long, at least more than 200 chapters. It won't end hastily. 4. Why don't … everyone vote?
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