Northern Prefecture Rivers and Mountains

Chapter 19 Courage

"Or... should I ask my fellow disciples for help?" In the dark night, Liu Xinzhi's eyes flickered.

Now that I have boarded the pirate ship of Tianshidao, it will not be so easy to get off in the future.

"How do you know where the people from Tianshi Dao are?" Liu Huaisu's voice turned cold.

Suan Mountain is so huge, dark and covered with rocks and vegetation. There is not even a single person in sight. It is almost impossible to find anyone from the Tianshi Dao.

Unless they agreed in advance.

Liu Xinzhi said: "Go look for it, and you will always find it."

Liu Daogui didn't have time to waste time talking to him. "Brother once said that if you dare to gamble, you have at least a 50% chance of winning. If you don't dare to gamble, you will definitely lose. Now that you are at the gambling table, you can't be timid!"

The longer the night, the more dreams you may have; speed is of the essence in war.

Who knows what kind of trouble the Tianshidao gang will cause?

It is better to rely on yourself than on others. This sentence has almost become the family motto of the Liu family.

"It should have been done long ago!" Liu Zun swung his knife and cut through the thorns and bushes in front of him.

Liu Huaisu said: "The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Those Tianshi Daoists have ulterior motives."

The Tianshi Dao set up this trap and put a lot of thought into it, hoping that the fishermen would benefit.

There is no such thing as no gain. Since they are so active, their plan must be quite big.

Liu Huaisu's words reminded Liu Daogui, and he came up with a plan: "The arrow is on the string and must be shot. Why don't we pretend to be the Tianshidao and muddy the waters! Even if we fail, the Diao family will only seek misfortune from the Tianshidao in the future!"

It’s pitch dark, who knows who is who?

"Good idea!" Meng Huaiyu praised.

The Tianshi Dao wanted to drag the various families in Jingkou into the water, but Liu Daogui did the opposite and used their names to deal with the Diao family.

In addition, it can also give a "surprise" to the Tianshidao who are secretly spying!
If the Diao family and the Tianshi Dao come to blows, it would be like fighting poison with poison, which might be a good thing for the people of Jingkou.

Liu Daogui tied up his hair, tore off the corner of his clothes, tied it on his forehead as a scarf, and grabbed a handful of dirt and wiped it on his face.

Everyone followed suit, letting their hair down, and in an instant they became a group of "evil thieves".

Liu Daogui walked in front holding a sword, Liu Zun and Meng Longfu followed on the left and right, and Liu Huaisu and Meng Huaiyu held bows in the middle.

More than ten people took advantage of the night and moved forward quickly. When they were about ten steps away, there was a sudden roar from the left, like a thunderclap.

Before Liu Daogui could react, Liu Zun jumped out like a mad dog, holding two knives, and kept roaring, "Ahhhhhhh..."

The Diao family members who were chatting were also startled and all stared at Liu Zun in blank stare.

He looked like he was possessed by an evil spirit, more like a demon than a thief.

Even his own troops were thrown into confusion by his move and their formation was disrupted.

"Immortal...immortal?" There was an exclamation from the other side.

Liu Daogui secretly blamed Liu Zun for being reckless. He could have taken a few more steps and launched a surprise attack from the dark, but he chose to make it so earth-shattering...

There was no time to blame him, so Liu Daogui could only shout, "Daozu, protect me, and I will live forever in bliss!"

"Defend the enemy!"

Diao Zhan reacted quickly and kicked the bonfire away, causing the flames to spread.

He illuminated Liu Daogui and others, but he disappeared in the darkness, causing Liu Huaisu, Meng Huaiyu and others who were drawing their bows and arrows to lose their target.

In the darkness, arrows flew back and forth.

The two armored soldiers on the opposite side each led more than ten people to charge out and try to intercept.

Unexpectedly, Liu Zun had already pounced on them, swung his two ring-handled swords left and right, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and he knocked down two people in succession.

He was covered in blood and looked like a madman.

There were two feather arrows stuck in his body and blood was gushing out, but he seemed to feel no pain and was extremely ferocious.

"Come on, come on!"

Liu Zun roared like a mad dog, and the servants of the Diao family were so overwhelmed by his aura that no one dared to move forward. Even the two armored soldiers stood there, stunned, not daring to move. A servant is always a servant, and can only bully the kind. When faced with a truly ruthless person, their courage is instantly lost.

Some people have already started to flee.

"Is the Heavenly Master so brave and fierce?"

There were bursts of exclamations from the other side.

"kill!"

Meng Longfu swung his ring-handled sword and slashed at a soldier.

With a "click" sound, the soldier was safe and sound, but the ring-handled sword was broken.

The soldier was also stunned and stabbed out with the ring-handled knife in his hand. Meng Longfu was extremely experienced in fighting. He jumped up as swift as a cat and easily dodged the stab. He kicked out and knocked the soldier over.

Then he pounced on it like a wolf, picked up rocks from the ground and started smashing them.

The miserable howls and the sound of stone and iron clashing echoed throughout the valley.

In an instant, red and white splashed all over the ground.

Although the soldiers are powerful, it also depends on whose family they are from.

The Diao family is good at bullying ordinary people, but when it comes to real fighting, they are just a mob.

Among the dozen or so people Liu Daogui brought with him, five were veterans of the Northern Army. They had participated in the Battle of Feishui, followed Xie Xuan in the Northern Expedition, and fought with the Hu people with real swords and guns.

When dealing with the Diao family's mob, one is worth ten.

What's more, there are powerful people like Liu Zun and Meng Longfu.

In an instant, the Diao family members were killed and fled in all directions. Even if there were a few brave men, they were dispersed by their own people.

Liu Daogui looked everywhere for Diao Zhan, but there was no sign of him, nor were there the soldiers who had been with him. He felt a sinking feeling in his heart. This man was usually arrogant and domineering, but when the time came, he turned around and ran away when something happened.

It was also Liu Zun and Meng Longfu's fault that they attacked too violently and scared them.

For two hundred years, starting from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, this has been the case for the noble families.

The scholar who was selected as a scholar was ignorant of books. The filial and honest official whose father lived apart. The poor and honest man was muddy as mud, while the high-ranking and talented general was timid as a chicken.

This poem has been passed down to this day.

After much difficulty, famous generals such as Zu Ti, Tao Kan, and Xie Xuan emerged, but without exception, they were either angered to death or ostracized...

The high-ranking Qiao clans couldn't even compare to the local powerful families in Jiangdong. At least they had always maintained a martial spirit, especially the Zhou, Shen, and Zhu clans...

The Diao family made their fortune through literature and enjoyed wealth and glory for three generations. Diao Zhan simply did not have the courage to stand up and boost morale.

Now that he was gone, the others had even less fighting spirit. The valley was in chaos, with screams and cries everywhere. After all, the other side had more people, and such chaos actually dispersed their own side.

"Don't fight too long, just go after Diao Zhan!" Liu Daogui roared.

It would be useless if we didn't catch Diao Zhan. No matter how many people we killed, it would be useless.

The Diao family doesn't care about the lives of these servants.

But it was a dark night, the Diao family had scattered in all directions, and there were figures everywhere. Once they hid in the woods, they could not be found at all.

Liu Daogui was extremely anxious, as the cooked duck had flown away.

Without Diao Zhan, I can’t get my brother back. All my efforts tonight have been in vain.

Before we knew it, the sky had brightened and the mountains and forests seemed to be covered with a layer of gauze.

There were more than a dozen corpses lying on the ground, and blood was everywhere. The people of the Diao family collapsed at the first blow, and the casualties were not heavy.

The pursuit is still going on, but it is no longer meaningful. Diao Zhan has already disappeared in such a long time.

Liu Daogui sat down on the rocks, thinking that plans could never keep up with changes.

Everyone returned one after another, also feeling discouraged.

"At this point, there is still a chance to return to Jingkou and attack the Diao family!" Meng Longfu wiped the blood off his face.

(End of this chapter)