Flames whistled and battle cries rang out from afar. The scorching heatwave had already been left behind, leaving behind only exhaustion and pain all over his body. Burns, knife wounds, and blood were still flowing. They took away his strength and obscured his vision. It was still night in front of him. Zhu Wu held the knife in his hand and staggered forward.
He originally had two knives, but now only one was left. His hand was bleeding and he trembled as he ran. The most painful were not the wounds caused by the knives and spears, but the burns on his head and back. When the blisters burst, the pain he felt was far worse than ordinary wounds. This pain initially gathered his consciousness, but because of the long period of time and the physical exhaustion of running and killing, his mind was beginning to scatter.
The only thing that kept him going was the understanding that he was on the verge of death. At this time, if he fell, even if his injuries could not kill him, the soldiers behind him would take his life.
He did not know how long he had been running through the mountain ridges. The sky was still dark. If there was a place with a better view, he could see the flames on the other side of the mountain stream. It was also at this time that he could slightly recall the previous battle.
Compared to the previous day when two hundred people were able to break out of the encirclement of two thousand soldiers, this sudden battle could not be said to have much resistance or breaking out of the encirclement. When Ning Yi led the soldiers out of the forest, the two sides engaged in the fiercest battle in an instant. However, the dozens of Liangshan people were already injured and tired. In the blink of an eye, the battle had become one-sided.
Zhu Wu and the others only needed to take a brief look at the situation before they knew that there was no chance of survival. They turned around and wanted to escape. However, when the soldiers charged and surrounded them, they were still trapped in a bitter battle. 'Little Yuchi' Sun Xinru was killed in front of them like Lv Fang.
Before this, Zhu Wu had never thought that such a thing could happen.
In front of an enemy who was good at scheming, one had to consider whether the other had a backup plan at every step. He understood this. When Lu Junyi and the others broke out of the encirclement, he had wondered if there was a trap. But when the other side called out Officer Lu's name, his doubts were slightly dispelled. After that, he ran and searched carefully all the way to avoid the possibility of being caught. But in the end, that figure still appeared in front of them in the darkest moment. He couldn't figure out the reason why.
It had been less than a day since the last battle, when his brothers had been captured. Even if someone had switched sides, it wouldn't have happened so quickly. How could this be a setup made in just half a day?
However, the other party's appearance only proved the gap between the two sides in terms of planning and planning. If the first incident was said to be due to the other party's cautiousness and inadvertently discovering his scheme, then this time, it was a trap that was completely built on the foundation of the other party's initiative. While he was still thinking about how to follow them and think of a way to save them, the other party directly turned the tables and set up a vicious trap to lure him into the trap.
The intensity of the change and the swiftness of the matter caused them to have no choice but to accept it. Moreover, they didn't have any room to think about it in detail.
There were also some things that Zhu Wu could clearly sense at this moment.
At first, he had thought that he would be lucky to follow them all the way because the officials and even the Greenwood Faction had always treated Liangshan this way. It was already a great victory to kill half of the more than two hundred people and capture forty to fifty. Next, the fleeing people would definitely be more vigilant, and it would be half the result with twice the effort to capture them. For most of the enemies, this achievement was already praiseworthy, and they wouldn't waste their energy on things like capturing or hunting down each and every one of them. Although the other party was different from the officials, he was still restricted by his status. A scholar who had married into the family and was good at scheming gave people the impression that he was on the weak side.
When Ning Yi appeared in front of them again, he finally realized that this person was completely different from the officials who had been maintaining their status, and even different from most of the Greenwood Faction's powerful figures. While he had already won a great victory, he was still thinking of killing everyone and leaving no way out. This also made Zhu Wu suddenly realize the meaning of that matter. He … now had a family feud with his side.
Liangshan had a family feud with many people. Perhaps after going through so many things, they were numb to it. But for ordinary people, this kind of hatred was placed right in front of them, and they could see it clearly.
There were more than forty thousand people in Liangshan. For ordinary people, it was meaningless to spend a lot of effort to kill the remaining forty to fifty people who had already been defeated. Only this person wanted to kill all the enemies that appeared in his sight. Originally, the small feud between Xi Junyu and the "Su family" was just an ordinary concept to them, but at this time, it was really pressing in front of them with that figure.
Xi Junyu might have really kicked an iron plate that he shouldn't have …
If he had realized this a little earlier, perhaps everything would have been much better. But now, everything could only be filled with his life. At that time, Zhu Wu even tried to take the initiative to rush up and shouted, "If you have the guts, let's fight one-on-one!" But then, in addition to Ning Liheng's nod and agreement, what greeted him was a rain of arrows that flew at his face with a wave of his hand.
This time, there were about two to three hundred people surrounding the mountain. However, when they rushed up this time, even Zhu Wu and the others didn't have much chance to break out of the encirclement. They fought all the way, separated by the rain of arrows, and surrounded by swords and spears. In the end, what gave Zhu Wu a lucky chance was the fire arrows that had been shot at him from the beginning.
These fire arrows caused a certain degree of damage to the people of Liangshan, and in the process of the subsequent fighting, they also lit up the surrounding environment. On the contrary, the surrounding soldiers killed their way over in the dark, making it difficult for them to quickly determine the direction to break out of the encirclement. In the blink of an eye, more than half of the forty to fifty tired and injured people of Liangshan were killed in the chaos.
Then, the fire began to spread. When the scale gradually became larger, it finally caused the same trouble for both sides. Perhaps this was also Ning Liheng's only miscalculation. When Zhu Wu braved the raging fire and almost broke out of the encirclement in a suicidal manner, he heard the other side shouting, "Who told you to shoot the fire arrows … Capture those bastards!"
In the fire, everyone was separated. Zhu Wu could see Chen Da's figure being drowned by the soldiers. Lu Junyi and Yan Qing were surrounded on the other side, holding back dozens of people. They were already covered in blood from the killing, but they were still shouting, "Run!" However, when Zhu Wu took a last look, he saw someone stabbing a knife into Lu Junyi's chest. Yan Qing fought with all his might, and the faint roar of a trapped beast could be heard …
Only Zhang Shun, who was also seriously injured, and a subordinate were still fleeing with him. They had met after breaking out of the encirclement in different directions. Zhang Shun was highly skilled in martial arts and found him. The subordinate held his stomach and supported Zhang Shun as they moved forward.
The hope and bright future that he could see were completely annihilated this time …
Ever since he came to Mount Shaohua, he had never been injured like this again. He had never experienced such failure and darkness. Just a few days ago, everything should have been in the bag. Even more days ago, when he saw that young man called Xi Junyu on Liangshan, he said that he had been treated unfairly. There were so many such things that he had never even thought about it. Some things, such as misfortune, were like an invisible thread that could not be cut. It had already appeared a few years ago, and when he was unprepared, it would come crashing down on him.
His consciousness was muddled, but his body still relied on its instincts, trying its best to escape according to the best route. They walked out of the forest and climbed up the mountain ridge. For the first time, the darkness faded before their eyes. The distant horizon was showing the color of a fish's belly. The light in the air ahead slowly swirled along with the dust. The subordinate beside Zhang Shun finally lost all his blood and collapsed. Zhang Shun dragged him up, and not long after, he pushed the corpse off the cliff.
"We have to go back …" Zhu Wu said weakly. Zhang Shun patted him on the shoulder, and he almost collapsed.
"We have to go back … back to Liangshan … to tell them about this …"
The sun gradually rose. They walked on the mountain ridge. They didn't know how many of them had survived, and they didn't know what would happen in front of them. It wasn't until two days later that they met Yan Qing, who was like a dead man, on their way back …
This was a story for another time.
The morning sun penetrated through the gaps between the trees and shone down on the forest that was still filled with small fires and smoke. The morning fog, dust, and flames combined to give people a slightly sticky feeling. There were more blood and corpses in the forest. The battle had already ended. The soldiers who were cleaning up the mess were counting the heads and killing the enemies.
Ning Yi and the others walked past the edge of the field. After leaving the forest, they went up a small dirt slope. "How many people have left?"
"Four or five."
"That's about it." Ning Yi nodded. "We still need to get the arrest warrant and ask all the roadblocks to help check. But they should be able to escape. I believe in their ability. They can do it. "
"There's only one question." Wenren Bu 'Er walked over. "That Zhu Wu is not simple. Why didn't you kill him?"
"Sometimes, smart people are easier to guess than stupid people." Ning Yi answered, and then he tilted his head. "Let's go back. I have to go and thank him. "
They walked through the forest and went down the mountain. A few carriages were parked on the side of a rugged mountain road. Ning Yi got into one of the carriages. When he lifted the curtain, the light illuminated the silhouette in the carriage. It was Lu Junyi, who Zhu Wu thought was "dead." Originally, he looked like he was lowering his head, but when he saw Ning Yi, he straightened his sitting posture, and his eyes were not kind.
This was the first official meeting or conversation between the two after Ning Yi threatened him in the cabin the day before. Ning Yi's eyes were kind, and even a little too kind.
"I'm sorry. You acted well. And … thank you. "Ning Yi walked over and took the initiative to shake his hand. Then he patted the back of his hand." Brother. "
His attitude was sincere and not sarcastic. The way he called him brother was not flattering, but it startled Lu Junyi. He had never seen such an immoral behavior. Ning Yi then sat on the side of the carriage and knocked on the wooden board beside him to let the coachman in front start the journey. "Let's talk on the way. Officer Lu, if you have any doubts in your heart, you can tell me. I will express my attitude here."
Lu Junyi looked at him for a moment and straightened his back. "Okay, I have something I'm curious about."
"Say it."
"I just nodded and signed a sign, and you let me go on purpose. If I don't cooperate with you and treat what you said as bullsh * t, what can you do to me?" At this moment, the strangest thing in his heart was this matter. After he nodded to Wenren Bu Er last night, Wenren Bu Er told him what he had to do and did not restrict him at all.
"Don't say that. Don't doubt the people you use. I believe in your character." Ning Yi smiled quite sincerely. But Lu Junyi looked at him and obviously did not believe him. After all, no one would believe this kind of thing. Ning Yi smiled for a while, then he stopped and looked at him indifferently.
"First, I believe that you really have no choice. If you have resentment in your heart, you can take a gamble. This is the truth. If not, I won't come to you at all. Second, if you come to our side, I can overturn the whole Liangshan. It's much simpler. If you don't want to fall out with Liangshan, I'd rather you show your attitude today. It's better than you messing up my plan behind my back when I really attack Liangshan. This is also a proof of loyalty to you, Officer. Officer, what you do today won't affect me much. Only if you suddenly change your side in my plan will it affect my future plan. "
"Then if I run away with my people today, you really won't mind? Where does your confidence come from … "
"It's not about confidence. There are some things that must be done." Ning Yi looked at him with a smile. "Since I want to make a move, my target is the forty thousand people in Liangshan. This time, it's only a little more than two hundred people. Officer, do you really think it's important to me? I'll kill them today and tomorrow. They will all die. Officer, if you go back on your words today and run back to Liangshan with them, at least I know that you won't help me sincerely. To me, only confirmed news is good news. "
"Haha." Lu Junyi laughed. "It's not that simple. How many people among us have you instigated? If I don't show my loyalty, will you still be able to find where everyone is hiding? Who is your man? Chen Da? Zheng Tianshou? I don't think it's Yan Shun … "
"Shh." Ning Yi raised his finger. "These are secrets … After all, it's a little hurtful to say these things. Officer, tell me what you want to hear. You're already dead on Liangshan. This time, you're going north with the ship. It's hard to clear your identity immediately. But don't worry, I'll arrange for you to meet with Prime Minister Qin and recommend you to him directly. At that time, maybe he'll test your martial arts and the art of war. If you seize this opportunity, everything will be fine. As for the lawsuit, when Liangshan is destroyed, we'll fight for you. Basically, I'm a person who holds grudges, but I can distinguish between kindness and hatred. Since you're on our side, I won't hold a grudge against you. Of course, you'll see these in the future. The best thing is that we probably won't work together, so you don't have to care too much about me. "
After all, it was too rare for Lu Junyi, who used to have status and power in the Mansion of the Right, to be able to meet the Right Prime Minister Qin Siyuan in person. At this time, Ning Yi casually mentioned it, and his expression changed slightly. He was a capable person. As long as he could be appreciated by Qin Siyuan, even if Ning Yi really wanted to go back on his word and tear up the agreement, of course, he would have to think twice. And before destroying Liangshan, Ning Yi naturally wouldn't kill him. Before that, he still had to fulfill his promise to meet the Right Prime Minister.
At this time, he thought for a moment, then suppressed his emotions and said, "It's not necessarily that there's no grudge. If you really believe me, why did you ask me to pretend to be dead? Isn't it better for me to go back to Liangshan?" Although this was a rebuttal, the meaning of tit for tat was, after all, very little. It was more like a complaint.
Ning Yi shook his head, "That's not a grudge, it's a capability. Squire, to be honest, you're definitely not suitable to be a spy. Brother Little Yi is the real genius. If you hurriedly tell him on the battlefield, he'll immediately cooperate with you and 'get killed'. If he roars like that, you're inferior to him in many aspects. Since he's your confidant, you can trust him in the future. I'll only say this to you now. People have to know where their capabilities lie. You'd better think about what happened before. When you're dead, Brother Xiaoyi will definitely be put in an important position when he returns to Liangshan. It's much better for me to cooperate with him than to cooperate with you, whether you admit it or not. "
Lu Junyi was an extremely proud person. If it was in the past, he would probably beat Ning Yi up. But after so many things had happened, he naturally couldn't do anything to Ning Yi at this time, but his face still showed that he didn't care. Ning Yi brushed his sleeves and stood up.
"That's it. I'll leave first. If there's anything in the future, you can tell me or Wenren. You're fine now … You're welcome to renounce darkness and join the light. "
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