Encountering the Shangla bandits on the way was something Ning Yi had not expected. Currently, in Hangzhou City, although these people could temporarily wreak havoc by relying on the impact of the earthquake and the sudden attack, it was impossible for them to continue for a long time. As time passed, these people would be more inclined to use the ruins of the city as a place to hide. They would think about their next step after they managed to escape.
Considering that these people would not be wreaking havoc for too long, Ning Yi was also worried about the situation in Peace Alley. Seeing the tragic scene on the street and encountering the dozen or so desperadoes, Ning Yi was also stunned. But when things came to a head, he needed to be brave. He made a decision immediately. Then, he ran with his knife. The remaining people behind him also chased after him while shouting.
The buildings on the nearby streets were not in good shape. At this time, they had been shaken to pieces by the earthquake. Some walls had collapsed, and some houses had been shaken off by the earthquake. After a few days of rain, all that was left were broken pillars and beams. There were also those that had experienced fire earlier, and all that was left were blackened and broken walls. In fact, there were some houses that were still intact. Some still had people in their houses, but they did not dare to come out. There were also some who had escaped a few days ago and today due to the disaster.
The dozen or so desperadoes, whose bodies were dyed red with blood, split into several groups and chased after them through the ruins. Ning Yi, who was running at the front, was only wearing a scholar's robe. He held a knife in his hand, and it was even tied up with a piece of cloth. He looked a little out of place. But his charge was swift and fierce. The habit of holding a knife that he had developed during his early years was almost set in stone. As he ran, he had an imposing manner that made sense.
Passing through the ruins in front of him, he turned around and entered the street. The people chasing behind him also changed direction. Some jumped over the collapsed low walls, while others rushed through the black mud. Although Ning Yi ran fast, there were people who were even faster. Among them, a tall man with a single knife was clearly faster than the others. When Ning Yi realized that it was not wise to turn and directly rushed through a ruin in front of him, the man had already halved the distance between him and Ning Yi. When he rushed over a low wall, he grabbed a brick and threw it at Ning Yi.
Although bows and arrows were the main long-range weapons on the battlefield at this time, in a normal battle, stones that could be seen everywhere were the most suitable in the middle. It was simple and convenient, and whoever it hit would suffer. Those who had some strength had actually more or less trained in this aspect. As Ning Yi was running past a pillar, the stone exploded on the pillar with a bang. The splashing sawdust and stones made his face ache faintly. Looking slightly to the side, he saw that the distance between him and the figure had shortened again.
After running for another ten meters, he only passed through a room that should have been the inn's lobby. The cursing behind him suddenly stopped. Ning Yi turned around and brandished his knife with all his strength. The deep black shadow had also leaped up, blocking the sunlight behind him.
With a loud bang, sparks almost splashed in the daytime. A large spray of blood suddenly rushed past Ning Yi's body. A knife light almost flew past his ear. With a puff, half of the knife's edge stabbed into the wood of an abandoned house in the distance. Then there was a bang, bang, bang.
Ning Yi's arm was shaken to the point of pain. Even he himself was not very clear about what had happened, and it was difficult to determine whether the man who had leaped and chopped behind him had any eyes of disbelief. This self-defense knife was made for him by Kang Xian before he left Jiang Ning. The shape was slightly similar to the military knife and machete of the later generations, which was good for simple hacking. In terms of quality, what Kang Xian could give him was definitely good steel that was more than a hundred times refined. In this day and age, it could almost be regarded as a treasure knife. Lu Hongti had once said that his simple moves and style were nothing but a joke in front of a true master. However, the person in front of him was not a master. His saber collided with Lu Hongti's Qigong, and under the impetus of Lu Hongti's Qigong, it displayed astonishing power.
In his field of vision, the person chasing from behind leaped up and slashed down fiercely. The scholar in front of him also spared no effort in turning around and slashing down with his blade. Following that, there was a violent mix of sounds. The person who had leaped up was slashed down along with his blade. Almost half of his chest was split open. That corpse was accompanied by a shocking bright red color. It was as if a bucket of ink had rushed past the scholar and splashed onto the ground with a loud bang. And because of the problem of the angle, this simple knife chopped down on the body of the scholar next to him. Unexpectedly, there was not even a drop of blood on the scholar. He just staggered a few times, turned around and continued to run.
This knife was simple and crude, to the point that he could not believe it himself. There was no time to think about it. Ning Yi continued to run. After a moment of silence, the crowd behind him continued to roar and chase. A few stones almost fell on Ning Yi's legs, but they had lost their strength and were purely venting. When he ran to a crossroad in front of him, Ning Yi's footsteps suddenly stopped. He turned around, and the people chasing behind him also suddenly stopped.
In the street beside Ning Yi, there were impressively the figures of two soldiers. One of them Ning Yi actually knew. It was the bearded man who shouted at Ning Yi to make a detour. This person and the soldiers following behind him did not seem to have any injuries. When Ning Yi saw them, he felt that the rest of the soldiers were probably not far away. He raised his blade and pointed it at the pursuing bandits, indicating that there were people on their side. But when the bearded man saw the way Ning Yi held his knife at the intersection, he suddenly froze.
For a moment, all three sides were silent. Ning Yi stood in the center of the intersection. The soldiers and bandits could not see each other, but from this posture, they could naturally guess what was going on. The two bandits who had come later rushed to the side of the pile of rubble. Under the scorching sun, they looked towards the alley over there. At this time, they finally saw each other.
Ning Yi glanced at the bearded general and soldier in the alley. The two were stunned for a moment, then turned around and ran.
The bandits on the pile of rubble turned their gaze back to Ning Yi. Ning Yi opened his mouth and sighed, then turned around and continued to run.
Ning Yi ran towards an open courtyard at the end of the street. At this time, he could roughly feel that the internal energy that Lu Hongti had taught him was for strengthening the body. Although it had a certain effect when used to aid in running, the most important thing was the instantaneous explosive power. No wonder Lu Hongti said that it was not a superior internal energy and that it would harm the body if used too much. Relatively speaking, there were quite a few people in the group behind him who were slightly faster than him. Other than the first person who had been killed by him with a single slash, the remaining people were gradually catching up. In this kind of chase, pointless turns had become a very foolish thing to do.
Rushing through the empty courtyard, Ning Yi suddenly kicked some of the random items on the wall and flipped over the wall behind him. When he jumped down, he saw two people standing on the opposite side of the street looking at him. Right now, there were only these two people on this side of the street, a man and a woman. The woman standing in front had a petite figure, wearing a conical bamboo hat and a veil. She wore a colorful dress similar to that of an ethnic minority, standing there like a delicate clothes rack. Her eyes were clearly looking through the veil at Ning Yi who had suddenly jumped over the wall. The person behind her was a tall middle-aged man with a rough appearance. He looked like the young lady's attendant, carrying a long wooden box on his back. It was unknown what was inside.
Ning Yi jumped off the wall, staggering a few steps before stabilizing himself. His arm subconsciously waved towards the two people, shouting, "Hurry and go!" However, this wasn't because he subconsciously wanted to save them, but rather because of a certain ominous feeling in his heart. After shouting, he rushed in a different direction. In a flash, the young lady seemed to tilt her head slightly. Meanwhile, under the ethnic flower dress that seemed to reach the ground, one of the young lady's embroidered shoes slightly retreated, disappearing into the dress. Her dress was mainly blue, green, and yellow. Only the embroidered shoes under the dress were stained with blood.
After running far away, the rebels chasing from behind had also caught up. Their tone seemed to be a little startled. Ning Yi faintly heard them say, "Liu … Boss, Boss …"
"Liu Dabiao …"
For some reason, this form of address made Ning Yi feel a little strange, but he couldn't put his finger on what exactly was strange. When he looked back slightly, the young lady and the middle-aged man were also looking in his direction from among the few rebels. At this time, he ran to this side of the street corner, looked to the side, and finally let out a sigh of relief.
Over a hundred soldiers, under the leadership of a junior general, were coming in this direction.
The crowd glanced over at them. Then, the girl in the traditional floral dress turned around and walked toward the side of the fork …
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When he returned to Peace Alley again, it was already afternoon. The riots in various parts of the city had been temporarily put out. Ning Yi's shoulder was actually grazed by the blade of the flying broken sword. Of course, it wasn't serious. Peace Alley wasn't attacked by the rebels today. Everything was fine. After letting Juan 'er bandage his wound, Ning Yi began to go out accompanied by Guard Geng and the others. They began to visit the rich merchants, escort agencies, and martial arts schools that had real power in the vicinity.
At this time, there was a chaotic battle outside the city. The situation inside the city was like a small boat in a storm. The rich families were panicking. If it was a small family, it would be even more difficult. What Ning Yi did was not to save the city. This was already beyond what he could do. Even if he planned ahead, it was only for the benefit of his family and an extremely small number of people. Naturally, this was all he could do. Eloquence and persuasion, combined with the general situation, had always been his strong suit. In less than two days, he had contacted many people in the vicinity and made a "secret agreement". If the city was good, then everything would be good. If the city was bad, then the secret agreement would have a certain effect.
During these days, the people who guided the battle inside and outside the city were not idle for a moment. On the second day of the battle, besides the battle in the southwest of Qiantang Sect, a battle suddenly broke out near the northern gate, which was originally the least protected. In the city, someone who had been lurking in the city commanded a group of rebels to create chaos. On the third day, an official at the southern dock tried to escape by stealing a boat. Then, chaos broke out among the crowd. The news that an official wanted to escape began to spread in the city. This was enough to prove the power of the strategist hidden in the city.
At the same time, more and more refugees and troops belonging to Fang La began to be driven or mobilized toward Hangzhou …
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