Following the voice, the bamboo curtain was lifted and a man dressed entirely in black, his hand holding a steel knife, walked in. His head was tied with a black cloth, covering his mouth and nose, only revealing a pair of fierce eyes.
Sheridan was shocked and said, "Who are you? You dare to trespass into the General's residence, aren't you afraid of being beheaded! "
That man in black heard this and laughed loudly, in the midst of his laughter, a 'kacha' sound was heard as the window on both sides broke and a few other men also dressed in black holding knives jumped in and surrounded them.
The moonlight shone in from outside the window, birds chirped and insects chirped in the distance, the nearby trees swayed, it was unspeakably tranquil, but in this quiet night, a murderous aura filled the entire house.
A few people followed behind the man in black, the man in black laughed arrogantly and said, "Who am I, I'm afraid you won't be able to find out either, on the road to the underworld, just be a few confused ghosts."
His eyes swept across the account books on the floor, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, he suddenly walked over and pointed at Tang YiXian and said, "Hand over the account book in your bosom!"
Yutang Chun saw him approaching, without thinking, she picked up the inkstone and threw it over, that man dodged the inkstone and quickly approached to grab Tang YiXian. He saw that these women were delicate and timid, so he did not put them in his eyes, so he rushed past Yutang Chun and the other two without any scruples.
At this time Han Youniang suddenly neared, her palm like a knife, fiercely slashed at his wrist, the man felt as if he was struck by lightning, his entire arm was numb and sore. Following that, Han Youniang flashed out, her slender palm clamped onto his wrist and kicked the back of his knee, the man cried out pitifully and fell to the ground.
Han Youniang wanted to quickly capture him as a hostage, but unexpectedly the few assassins behind the man were extremely agile, although they did not expect that one of the four women knew martial arts, they still shouted loudly and raised their knives to chop. Four figures with a breathtaking smoky knife light swept past, a gust of wind whistled, in a flash, their force was like thunder.
Han Youniang's knife wind attacked her body, she did not have the time to grab the injured man, she bent her waist and kicked out with her right foot, kicking the man horizontally, knocking him into the four men who were rushing over, at the same time a steel knife passed by Young-niang's nose, all the way to her chest. If it wasn't for the fact that this girl was small and not tall enough, blood would have been seen.
Han Youniang broke out in cold sweat, the steel knife slammed on the table, startling Tang YiXian. Han Youniang saw this opportunity, stood up and punched the man's armpit, that man immediately dropped his knife, staggered a few steps back, his right arm hanging down, unable to exert any strength.
Han Youniang's body was petite, her physical strength was not as good as a man, so the martial arts that Han Lin taught her were all to attack the enemy's weak points. As soon as the man retreated, Han Youniang immediately pulled out his narrow knife, leapt up, the steel knife wildly met the two men in black. "Zheng zheng!" The sound of metal clashing, the knife split to the left and right, surprisingly accurately blocking the opponent's steel knife.
Han Youniang's wrist strength was not enough, today she was also not using her favorite wind fire stick, facing these assassins with outstanding martial arts skills, both her arms were numb. Han Youniang was secretly shocked, based on her martial arts, if she escaped alone, these people would not be able to stop her, but she was carrying three girls who did not know any martial arts, how could she guarantee that they would be unharmed?
Han Youniang was anxious; she pursed her lips and let out a long whistle; she brandished the saber in her hand so that not even the wind could pass through. She anxiously said to the three girls, "Quick, follow me down, the soldiers from the front courtyard will be here soon."
The man who was kicked by Young-niang was Bao Jinzhong, Han Youniang's leg was like a shy hibiscus when it was played in Yang Ling's palm, it was indescribably cute, but when it hit Bao Jinzhong's chest, it was like a heavy weight had ruthlessly hit him, Bao Jinzhong rolled far away, his body hunched, for a long time unable to breathe.
Bao Jinzhong spat out a mouthful of blood, roared, "Don't leave a single one alive, chop them all, burn the house for me too!"
Although Yutang Chun, three people's beautiful faces turned pale, they did not lose their courage. Seeing Young-niang like a mad tiger, forcefully opening a path of blood, hastily they gathered their courage and followed closely behind her, rushing to the door.
Han Youniang swung her knife, cutting the bamboo curtain neatly, she shouted, "Let's go quickly!" Immediately she stretched out her hand and picked up two chopsticks from the table by the door that she had not yet tidied up. With a wave of her hand, the two chopsticks disappeared in a flash.
The two men behind her saw her hand move backwards, and without thinking, they split their chopsticks to the left and right. One chopstick missed, while the other one brushed past the black cloth on one of the men's cheek. The cloth fell off, leaving a trail of blood on his cheek.
Bao Jinzhong saw that the three women had taken the most important account book and escaped out of the house, he became anxious and with a few rolls, rushed to the door, got up and chased out. Han Youniang was entangled by the few men, she only needed to turn her body for a moment and the steel knife would immediately touch her body. Although she was anxious, she had no way to help, she could only brandish her knife and fight bitterly, secretly praying that the residence's soldiers would hear the whistle and arrive in time.
Yutang Chun, three people ran out of the house, in their panic they could not see clearly under their feet, Sheridan stepped on empty air and with a scream, she rolled down the stone steps, Yutang Chun saw this and quickly chased after her. Tang Yixian ran at the back, seeing a man in black running out of the house, she quickly picked up a flower pot placed on the stone table in front of the house and fiercely threw it over, at the same time she shouted to Yutang Chun, "Sister Yu quickly help Xiao Mei away, go get someone to help Young-niang."
Tang Yixian did not dare to lead the man in black to Yutang Chun, she turned and ran to the side of the moon gate, while running she constantly grabbed flower pots and threw them at Bao Jinzhong. That deadly account book was with Tang Yixian, Bao Jinzhong was like a donkey with a bunch of grass hanging in front of its mouth, without thinking he chased after her.
Outside the moon gate was the mountain forest, General Ren Ning used to walk in the forest every morning to exercise, he had already made a small path. Tang Yixian was like a little deer, madly running in the forest, luckily she had changed into men's clothes today, otherwise she would have tripped over her skirt, even so, the branches and vines on the side of the path still tore her clothes, adding a few bloodstains to her face.
Bao Jinzhong's chest was injured so he could not run fast, seeing her run further and further away, he heard the hubbub of voices from the house behind him, thinking that they had been discovered by Yang Ling's bodyguards, he couldn't help but become anxious, as he chased after her he roared in a low voice, "Little girl, hand over the account book and I will spare your life, do you hear me? You can't run away. "
Tang Yixian touched the account book in her bosom, her heart was filled with ecstasy.
For him to care so much, it seemed like there was a big problem with this account book. These few days after entering the Yang Family, Mr Yang never went to their room, he also did not speak much to the two elder sisters, instead he greeted her with a smile and was very polite, Mr Yang must have liked her, if she gave this account book to him, wouldn't he like her even more?
Thinking of this, Tang Yixian was very happy, her legs seemed to have a bit more strength, she ran even faster. The surrounding trees of the military camp had been cut down by the officers and soldiers to form a hundred zhang wide fire barrier, so not far from the slope was a piece of flat land, under the moonlight it could be seen clearly, that little girl had no way to escape. Bao Jinzhong saw that the mountain road ahead was gradually coming to an end, there were not many places to hide, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Tang YiXian ran until she was out of breath, turning her head to take a look, she had already thrown that black attired man far away. Looking ahead, there were two huge boulders in front of her, in the darkness of the night it looked like a monster that was about to devour people. Tang Yixian hurriedly ran over, she had just turned around the huge rock, in front of her was suddenly empty, she was so shocked that her hands kept shaking, after a long time she finally stopped. Focusing her eyes, in front of her was a cliff, below the cliff there was a glimmer of light, it looked like a river.
There was no way out in front, there were soldiers chasing behind, where else could she run to? Tang Yixian looked back with a glimmer of hope, in the watery night she saw that black shadow was hurriedly chasing from the forest along the small path, her heart immediately turned cold.
The first time she fell in love with Yang Ling, she still did not know who he was? Just listening to the sisters in the academy talk about that affectionate and righteous scholar, for the woman he loved, he dared to offend the most powerful person in the world, her little heart was imprinted with a name that she incomparably worshipped.
Among the three girls, Yutang Chun, Sheridan and Tang Yixian, she was the most obedient and sweet, usually she was the most popular, everyone thought that she was the most cheerful and mischievous, but who would have known that among the three of them, the one with the most mature mentality, the strongest character was actually her?
A young girl's feelings, who didn't have a poetic dream? Which man dared to go against the Son of Heaven for the woman he loved, that was the dream in her heart. She quietly drew a picture, the man in the picture had a face full of vicissitudes, outstanding character, he stood on the peak of a high mountain, the strong wind blowing against his green robe, but was unable to move his footsteps at all.
That was the image of Mr Yang in her heart, he should have the strongest shoulders, able to hold up the sky for her, he should have the most affectionate pair of eyes, able to make her heart excited for him.
When she really saw Yang Ling, for a moment, she was still unable to equate him with the dream in her heart. He looked very good, but weak, lying in the room all day recuperating, occasionally coming out to bask in the sun, he was also lazy, this appearance was really too different from the dream in her heart.
Until today, he rode on the tall horse, wearing the most dignified armor, looking up from the gate, his mighty and handsome figure seemed to fill up the heaven and earth, the background was only a piece of azure sky. That figure was the dream in her heart.
At that moment, looking at this handsome and handsome great general, her heart was really moved, beating faster than ever before, Yang Ling's name, and Yang Ling's image started to overlap in her heart, forming a clear picture of him.
She really wished that one day she could be embraced by him, by the hero in her heart, this handsome young general, let him carry her and gallop, even if they ran to the ends of the earth, even if they ran to the end of time.
But now, it was just a dream. It was impossible for it to come true. Moreover, he might never know about these thoughts. Perhaps it wouldn't be long before he would completely forget about her.
Tang Yixian's nose turned sour, holding back her tears, she took out the account book from her bosom and stuffed it into the crevice. After thinking, she suddenly took the account book back, ran two steps back and placed it on a knee-high rock by the side of the road. Then she picked up the rock and hid behind the huge rock.
Bao Jinzhong saw her figure in the distance and couldn't help being overjoyed. Seeing her disappear behind the huge rock, Bao Jinzhong hurriedly ran over. He had just gone around the huge rock when Tang Yixian used all her strength to throw the rock.
Bao Jinzhong was greatly shocked and hastily dodged to the side. The stone hit his shoulder and seemed to have scraped off his ear. Bao Jinzhong let out a blood-curdling scream. He felt half of his face was burning, his eardrums were ringing, and for a moment he could not hear anything.
Bao Jinzhong gave a furious shout, raised his saber and chopped down, this saber's power was like a mad tiger, able to chop a person in half with one saber. But with his heavy injuries, his accuracy was not good, and with his eardrums injured, his head was a little dizzy, this saber struck the rock at an angle and with a 'keng' sound, it broke.
Tang Yixian this little girl knew it would be hard for her to survive and deliberately wanted to pull him down with her, as soon as the rock smashed down she immediately threw herself at him and tightly grabbed his waist to drag him back. Bao Jinzhong couldn't stand steadily and was pulled to the edge of the cliff by this little girl who was two sizes smaller than him. As soon as he saw the cliff below, Bao Jinzhong was scared out of his wits.
He hurriedly put down the arm that was covering his left ear, his heel pressed against the rock and used the iron ring on the hilt of the saber to fiercely hit Tang Yixian's shoulder. Tang Yixian grunted in pain, clenched her teeth and still desperately dragged him towards the cliff, only wanting to drag him down and perish together with her.
Once, twice, her tender shoulder was hit by the iron ring with red tassel on the hilt of the saber until the bones were almost broken, blood seeped out of her clothes, Tang YiXian endured the pain, suddenly gave a loud cry and firmly bit the clothes on Bao Jinzhong's chest. Bao Jinzhong was pulled inch by inch to the edge of the cliff, almost going crazy from fear, he loudly roared: "Crazy woman, let go of me, you damn it!"
Bao Jinzhong fiercely raised his arm and used the hilt of the saber to fiercely hit Tang Yixian's head, with a "weng" sound, Tang Yixian's vision went black, a fishy salty liquid flowed down her cheek and into her mouth. She raised her head and stared angrily at Bao Jinzhong. Bao Jinzhong looked at that chilling gaze and once again fiercely hit her head, blood flowed all over her forehead, blurring her eyes.
Tang Yixian felt like she was riding on the clouds, a burst of dizziness, loosened her hand, staggered two steps and tripped and fell down. Her body flipped in the air, the red, hazy moon was the last thing she saw. In that blood red moon, she seemed to see that handsome little general in pure white armour galloping towards her, the red tassel on his head dancing in the wind.
"He … … will … … avenge me! Definitely! "Tang Yixian smiled and thought in her heart, her soft body falling straight to the bottom.
* * *
The sky was bright, the third courtyard of the General's residence had been burned to the ground, a few wisps of smoke curled up.
Yang Ling stared at the ruins for a long time. Youniang walked over with a robe and stood on tiptoe to put it on him. She said softly, "Husband, you've been standing for half a night. It's not a good idea to stand like this. You'd better go back and rest."
Yang Ling saw that her round collar arrow robe was stained with a lot of mud and grass, and was even scratched in two places, he couldn't help but hold her hand guiltily and said: "You are back? Fortunately you are fine, otherwise … … I would have the heart to jump into the fire. Ai, you have just recovered from your illness, and you have been looking for people up and down the mountain, running around for half the night, go back and rest, Sister Yu and the other girls are sad, you go and comfort them. "
Young-niang gently snuggled up to Yang Ling, softly said: "Just now Young-niang has already seen them. Husband, I know you are not feeling well, yesterday you rushed back like crazy, your eyes were frighteningly red, Young-niang was almost scared to death. "
Yang Ling sighed: "I felt something was wrong at the banquet, Bao Jinchen is not a magnanimous person, even if he is willing to admit defeat, he will not be so happy. And that Liu Shiyong, he is not at ease, I should have said goodbye earlier, on the way back, I saw the fire on the mountain, I was afraid you … Ai, following me, even into the capital, there is shouting and killing, when will I not let you suffer?"
Han Youniang was touched and said, "Husband … don't blame yourself anymore. Youniang is married to you, so I'm yours. I don't care if I'm rich or poor, how can I leave you? Even if we are in the Yang Family plain, don't we still have to suffer in order to eat and drink, in order to live? We have to guard against the wild beasts on the mountain, the Tartars beyond the Great Wall, we have to worry about the harvest in the fields …
What husband has done for me is a hundred times more than what I have done. How many men in the world would resist the Emperor's orders for their wife? Even if I really died for you, I wouldn't complain even if I died ten thousand times! "
Han Youniang wiped her tears: "Only … I have implicated Miss Xian 'er and the others. Young-niang was unable to protect them, and I feel very sorry. Now I have to make things difficult for husband in front of the Crown Prince, I … I …"
Yang Ling comfortingly patted her hand: "Husband is not worried about His Highness the Crown Prince, I am just thinking that if I did not need their help, they would not have been killed. Now that Miss Xian 'er's whereabouts are unknown, I'm afraid she has suffered a disaster, I …"
He had just said this when he heard footsteps. Turning his head to look, he saw Yang Yiqing walking up the steps, cupped his fists and said: "Lowly officer greets Daren, greets Madam."
Yang Ling anxiously asked: "How is it? Have you found Miss Tang? "
Yang Yiqing replied: "Daren, lowly officer led people to search for twenty li along the river at the foot of the mountain, but did not see any trace of Miss Tang. Ten li downstream is the common people's residential area, but lowly officer asked the common people along the way, but nobody knew anything. Right now Mancang Xiongdi is leading people to continue the search, lowly officer was worried that Daren would be anxious after waiting for too long, so lowly officer returned to the camp to report."
Hearing that they did not see the corpse, Yang Ling could not help but feel a glimmer of hope. He said: "Continue the search, if there is no other way, take my token and ask the local authorities for help. If she is alive, I want to see her; if she is dead, I want to see her."
"Yes, Daren!" Yang Yiqing cupped his fists and bowed. Yang Ling then asked: "How is Bao Jinzhong?"
A strange smile appeared on Yang Yiqing's face. "Lowly officer knocked him out and had him change into a bodyguard's uniform. When Bao Jinchen and the others pretended to rush over to put out the fire, lowly officer led over a hundred bodyguards to openly transport him out of the city in front of them. He is now in the prison of the Imperial Bodyguard."
Yang Yiqing paused for a moment before continuing: "Daren, once someone enters our Imperial Bodyguard, whatever is in his stomach, he can say it. What is not in his stomach, if you want him to say it, he can say it. When Qian daren heard that it was you who sent him, he specially went to the plank to take a look, hoping to lend you a hand."
Although Yang Ling was filled with anger and worry, hearing this, he could not help but reveal a smile. "I can already ride a horse. Is Qian daren's butt not healed yet?"
Yang Yiqing laughed dryly: "Qian daren saw that there was an endless stream of gifts and was afraid that if his butt healed, he would lose the chance to confess, so he prepared to wait a few more days."
Yang Ling suddenly understood. He had thought that Qian Ning had a preference for butts, but it seemed that he had ulterior motives. He nodded: "Yes, I want him to confess, but I also need to find evidence. Bao Jinchen is a Secondary third-rank official. I cannot kill him, and vice general Zhang cannot kill him either. I need to find evidence that can kill him and then present it to the person who can!"
Yang Ling touched the account book in his bosom and said word by word: "Qian daren, please take care of him. As long as Miss Tang cannot find him, don't kill him. Humph! I won't be rash this time. I'll hit the snake where it hurts. Bao Jinchen has been an official for so long, he cannot be without his own connections. Without full confidence, I won't make a move against him. Without full confidence, I won't make enemies for myself in the future! "
He tightly held onto Young-niang's hand and gently said: "I don't want my people to be afraid of me and I don't want my people to be injured because of me. As for General Bao, I'll let him roam freely for a few more days!"
* * *
A group of horses and carriages traveled on the official road. Looking at the banners, it should be a royal family's procession. It was almost noon and the sun was shining brightly in the sky. A carriage opened the curtain and said to the official riding next to the sedan, "Bai Shun, take a rest under the shade. My body is tired, so I want to go for a walk."
"Yes, Princess Consort!" The official quickly shouted: "The carriages have stopped under the shade of the tree!"
The carriages slowly stopped under the birch forest beside the tree. The curtain was opened and a woman in her forties wearing a dark blue silk gown and a phoenix crown came down from the carriage. She gently stretched her waist and looked at the lush green fields on the side of the road: "En, once I come out for a walk, I feel much more comfortable. In a while, get rid of the Phoenix Coronet And Red Bridal Gown for me. It's still a long way to go, so I won't be tired."
The two maids behind her bowed and said: "Yes, Princess Consort!"
When the Princess Consort heard the sound of birds chirping in the treetops, she couldn't help but say with joy: "This sound is very pleasant to the ear. Bring my Fei-er out, it's also bored."
A little eunuch hurried over with a golden cage in his hand. The princess took the birdcage and the bird food from the little eunuch's hand. She teased the thrush bird with a smile on her face.
At this moment, an old man with a slightly hunched back came over. When the Princess Consort saw him, she said with a smile: "Liu Liang, how are those mynah birds I bought in the capital? They still can't speak. Go back and take good care of them. Be careful when you twist their tongues, don't kill them. "
That Liu Liang smiled apologetically: "Don't worry, Princess Consort. Princess Consort is as kind as Guanyin Bodhisattva. These birds are considered fortunate to follow you."
When the Princess Consort heard this, she couldn't help but laugh. Liu Liang took the opportunity to say: "Princess Consort, the girl we saved on the road has woken up, but she seems to have become stupid. She doesn't remember anything. What do you think we should do?"
When the Princess Consort heard this, she slightly frowned and said: "That girl has a very likable face, how could she become stupid? Come, let's go take a look. "
The official, the maids, and Liu Liang followed the Princess Consort to a carriage at the back. There was a girl sitting in the carriage, hugging her knees with both hands as she looked in horror at the people walking over. Her head was wrapped in a white cotton cloth, and there were traces of red seeping out of it. Her pretty face was slightly pale from losing too much blood.
The Princess Consort asked: "Girl, what is your name? Where are you from? Why are you wearing men's clothes? Did you encounter bandits on the road?"
The girl looked at her in panic and asked in reply: "Who are you? I don't recognize you. Why am I here?"
Liu Liang said, "This is Lady Li from the Substitute Prince's Mansion in Shanxi. Her Ladyship is kind, seeing you fainted by the river, she asked me to save you. Do you still remember your own name? Where are you from?"
"Name?" The girl said in a daze. She suddenly sobbed: "I don't remember, I don't remember anything. Who am I? Why am I here?"
The Princess Consort slightly furrowed her brows. Liu Liang said in a low voice: "Princess Consort, this girl's brain has been injured. She can't remember anything now. Do you think we should hand her over to the authorities when we pass by the town ahead?"
The Princess Consort looked at the girl with a face full of fear. She bowed and asked in a gentle voice: "Girl, think carefully. Can you remember what your name is and where you live?"
"I … I …" The girl blinked her eyes. Her head was dizzy. She seemed to see an extraordinarily handsome young general riding a white horse galloping over. She couldn't help but reveal a hint of surprise on her face. Her consciousness seemed to have captured an important name. She was just about to open her mouth to call him when her mind suddenly became blank again. She couldn't remember anything.
The girl shook her head in annoyance and said, "I don't remember, I don't remember …" As she shook her head desperately, the wound on her head was affected and she couldn't help letting out a light cry of pain. She covered her head with her hands and tears rolled down her cheeks.
The Acting Princess Consort saw that the girl was beautiful and pleasant. Her black eyes were like a thrush looking at her. Her heart couldn't help but softly soften. She said: "Look at this girl. She must have been a beautiful and cute girl. I don't know who harmed her to become like this.
Ai! She can't remember anything. If she were to be handed over to the local authorities, what could they do? She met a heartless person who ruined other people's girls for no reason. Since the young lady can't remember anything, let's take her back to Datong. We can still afford to raise such a young girl. "
The person beside her made a sound of acknowledgment. The middle-ranking official ran over and asked: "Niangniang, after this girl recovers, will she work in the outer fu or be sent to the inner fu?"
The Acting Princess Consort handed the birdcage to Liu Liang. She said with displeasure: "Does our fu lack a servant girl? I saved someone and still want her to sell herself to pay off the debt? " She saw Liu Liang at a glance and couldn't help saying happily: "Liu Liang, don't you two old people not have any children? Just take this girl as your adopted daughter. She can help you look after my treasures. Maybe if she stays with my clever little fellows, her brain will be able to remember something. "
She chuckled and walked two steps before saying: "Such a beautiful girl. She can't even remember her name. How pitiful. When we return to the wang fu, find a good doctor to take a good look at the girl. That's right, she still doesn't have a name. We can't always call her 'girl'. Since I've given her to your family, let's call her … Liu Liang Nv."
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