Rui Hegui

Ningzhou Government Office.

It was the time when he was on duty, but Zhizhou Wu Yi was wearing a brocade robe and regular clothes, sitting in front of the court and playing fish, with his own children chasing and playing beside him, all at ease.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps came from outside, Wu Yi looked up and saw that it was Jia Hanyuan, the same acquaintance who ran back in a hurry.

Wu Yi said impatiently: "Why are you so flustered? If there are mobs making trouble again, kill them as an example, or kill them all if it doesn't work. Do you want me to teach you?"

Jia Hanyuan hurriedly said: "My lord, it's Bandit Chu who has missed again and again!"

Wu Yi frowned, and asked in surprise, "Didn't Han Shuai's people and Song Kui's people stop them?"

"No, let them solve it."

"It shouldn't be." Wu Yisi thought, "Chu Bandit left Beijing, but he brought dozens of attendants, and the Zhao Liangyue who followed was just a frail scholar. If Jin Luanwei didn't follow him, it wouldn't make sense. Forget it, if Jin Luanwei comes with us again, could it be that they don't want the influence of the capital anymore?"

"No, they were escorted by people from the Zhuo family."

Wu Yi was even more surprised, and hissed: "The Zhuo family? Isn't the Zhuo family never involved in government affairs? Why did they come to Ningzhou?"

"Not only did they come, but the brothers and sisters of the Zhuo family came in person, and according to a lieutenant under General Song, there was also a young man with extremely high martial arts who was able to fight against hundreds of people."

"This is a bit difficult." Wu Yi stood up, paced and thought for a moment, suddenly thought of something, sneered, and said, "It's so, then let's give Chu Shangshu a big gift."

"What does Zhizhou mean?"

"The group of rebellious ministers in Cangqing Mountain have allowed them to live for so long, it's time to use them."

"This subordinate understands, so let's send a letter to Cangqing Mountain!"

After Jia Hanyuan finished speaking, he turned around to make arrangements, but was stopped by Wu Yi and emphasized:

"We must let them know that it was Chu bandit, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment who betrayed them back then and now enjoys the wealth alone, who came to Ningzhou."

Recently, the weather has become hotter and the sun is high at noon. It is the time when people are tired and horses are exhausted. Although Chu bandit found a bamboo hat to cover Zhao Liangyue, he still needs to ride on horseback. He was as stubborn as ever, unwilling to take a step less for his own rest, and insisted on following the original plan. Even martial arts practitioners like Zhuo Chun Zhuo Chuan couldn't help admiring him.

On this day, the group was finally only one step away from Ningzhou City.

"Passing through the woods in front, you will find the Ningzhou City Checkpoint." Zhuo Chun said and asked the passengers to explore the way first, Chu bandit ordered to rest in place, and everyone found the shade under the tree and sat down to drink water.

Bandit Chu lifted the weak Zhao Liangyue off the horse, sat down against a tree, and untied the water bag from his waist to him.

Zhao Liangyue took the water bag, poured it several times, and took several breaths before he felt alive again.

Bandit Chu took out his handkerchief and handed it to Zhao Liangyue to wipe his sweat. Seeing his uncomfortable frown, he let out a long sigh and said, "I heard from Youbai that before you left Beijing, you had been worrying too much all day long and hadn't slept. How can you bear it if you don't care about yourself like this, and you're on the road day and night?"

Zhao Liangyue raised his eyes to look at him, and asked with a smile: "Then I still want to ask, how did Master Chu survive the first 13 years?"

"Don't divert my attention." Chu Bandit took out a piece of soft cake from the dry food, broke it into small pieces and fed it to Zhao Liangyue, and continued, "I'm just a cruel and merciless person. , Love and care is different."

"Master Chu, this is duplicity."

After Zhao Liangyue finished speaking, he wanted to talk more, and then felt that Chu Bandit was feeding him significantly faster, and he was very tired, so he had to fight him hard, so he only cared about eating cakes. The two reached a consensus for a while, who would Don't bother anyone.

After a short rest, the tripman came back.

"Report to Missy, the road ahead is clear."

Zhuo Chun frowned and said, "Have you found out everything?"

"There is indeed nothing unusual."

So a group of people got up and set off, but the personnel arrangement was obviously different from before, and they were much more vigilant. Youbai simply gave up riding, and jumped directly onto the tree trunk to sneak, ready to meet the enemy at any time.

Sure enough, within three hundred steps into the woods, there was a faint murderous look.

Zhuo Chun raised his hand to signal that the whole team stopped, with all the swords in their hands out of their sheaths.

Different from the assassins and Ningzhou army encountered before, this time the comers are obviously more mysterious and powerful opponents. They are like the chilling autumn wind that crosses the seasons. They are invisible, invisible, and dormant in the dark. Don't hold back the slightest bit, but know that danger is approaching.

Holding his sword and cupping his fists, Zhuo Chun asked the way: "Where can a hero from the green forest actually stand in here?"

"Hmph! The Zhuo family is so proud of themselves, have they become treacherous and lackeys now?"

The speaker is loud and cynical, followed by sharp arrows from the dark.

"careful!"

Everyone reacted quickly and used the rattan armor shields they were carrying as a cover, but because the arrowheads were carried too hard, many people were overturned to the ground.

Zhuo Chuan frowned and said, "Sister, the other party is using a crossbow."

"We can only resist this battle first, and pay attention to protecting the two adults." Zhuo Chun cut off several sticks with one knife, looked around, and said, "Youbai must have touched in the direction, and when he finds the opponent's position, he can fight back." .”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a crossbow|arrow suddenly appearing like a falcon, going straight to the sky, forcing Youbai to retreat from the tree trunk.Yubai landed on the ground, rolled to avoid the rain of arrows, pursed his lips in displeasure, and groped towards the other party again.

So the man in the dark competed with Youbai, catching him with every shot, fast and ruthless, some crossbow | Taking off the rabbit, the stars were flying like lightning, and finally successfully stopped by the rock not far away, turned back and whistled this way.

Zhuo Chun ordered Zhuo Chuan to stay, and led people there by himself. Youbai turned over and climbed up the tree trunk again, and saw the opponents hiding behind the rocks. They were all masked, with brown animal skins, like bandits appearance.Youbai first hit the nearby crossbow | archer with a few stones he picked up, forcing him to let go, then he raised his eyes to look for the person who secretly caught him just now.

Gradually, Youbai, Zhuo Chun and the others chased after each other, Chu bandit Zhao Liangyue began to sense that something was wrong, and before calling people back, a chill appeared behind him.

The sound of the long knife dragging the ground came from behind, and when everyone looked back, Chu bandit was startled.

The person who came was a man in his early fifties, wearing a ferocious brass mask, eight feet tall, burly and heroic, although he was dressed as a bandit, he had a dignified bearing and an elegant demeanor.

"Chu Bandit, do you still remember what the old man told you?" The visitor looked at Chu Bandit with a cold gaze, "As long as the old man is alive, he will definitely take your head!"

While speaking, the long knife had already slashed towards Bandit Chu with lightning speed, and Zhuo Chuan was quick to catch the knife, but the hand holding the knife hilt was so painful that the tiger's mouth split open and blood was seen.

The visitor sneered: "Why, don't you dare to take the old man's knife yourself?"

Bandit Chu signaled Zhuo Chuan to back down, but Zhuo Chuan refused. Bandit Chu took advantage of his unpreparedness, slapped his arm with a palm, grabbed the knife in his hand, and turned to face the comer.

In the dusty air, the comer cut the iron with a sharp knife like mud, and everywhere, the trees were broken by him. Chu bandit kept making moves and retreated repeatedly, but he barely accepted the sharp moves, but he still refused to ask others to intervene.

The others could only watch, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Although Zhao Liangyue didn't have much knowledge in martial arts, seeing how the two of them fought fiercely, Chu Bandit looked hesitant and distressed, so he knew that he was only defending and not attacking - the person who came should be an old man from the past.

After dozens of strokes, Zhao Liangyue saw that Chu Bandit's hand holding the knife was injured, and the blood directly stained the sleeve of the robe at the wrist.

"Today, the old man will clean up the house for Brother Wang!" The visitor shouted loudly, and with all his strength, he slashed at Bandit Chu with unstoppable power.

Bandit Chu's arm holding the knife was already trembling with pain, and he lost consciousness in his forearm. Seeing this, he could only swing the knife down, and then kicked his legs to use his strength to lift it horizontally, preparing to take the knife hard.

However, the saber did not come down as scheduled, someone stabbed him with a sword from the side, and the comer could only withdraw the saber to block.

But the person who stabbed him obviously didn't have any martial arts skills at all. The person who came came swiped the knife casually like sweeping fallen leaves, and the sword fell to the ground with a clang.

Bandit Chu and the visitor turned their heads at the same time, seeing Zhao Liangyue who had just rushed over to stab the sword, his hands were shaking uncontrollably.

Zhao Liangyue glared at Bandit Chu, and before he could speak, he said angrily, "You don't want that arm and your life?"

"Where did you come from? You are so unruly!" The visitor withdrew his knife in time and did not attack Zhao Liangyue. innocent."

Bandit Chu dropped the knife directly, ran to Zhao Liangyue's side in a hurry, and grabbed his hand to see if he was all right.

After confirming that Zhao Liangyue was fine, seeing that there was no trace of remorse in his usually resolute eyes, he immediately felt angry and reprimanded: "You don't know martial arts, what are you rushing here for, are you courting death?"

The visitor raised his knife and looked at the scene in front of him, feeling at a loss for a moment, and seeing Zhuo Chun rushing back with someone, he could only snort coldly, step back a few steps, and once again disappeared behind Maolin.

"The other party is really cunning. Although I quickly discovered something strange, but they are too tightly entangled, so it dragged on until now." Zhuo Chun put the horizontal knife back into its sheath, and ran over a few steps. He planned to say something else, but Then he shut his mouth wisely.

The two adults had a quarrel.

"No, didn't I rush out because I was afraid that you would be hacked to death? Besides, why are you so impulsive? It's obvious that the person who came was someone you couldn't beat, and you couldn't bear to beat him. You just have to go up and end yourself, right? Have you ever thought about it? , you are dead, what about the Ningzhou case?"

"Xilin, I think you missed the point. I mean you don't have martial arts, so you shouldn't take the risk of stabbing that sword. If he didn't take back the knife just now, or the knife missed it, you are now I'm dead!"

"Then look at you as a fool? How many things are waiting for us in Ningzhou? Leaving the capital this time is doomed to be dangerous, and sacrifices are inevitable. As the minister of the Ministry of punishment, you are more important than me in every aspect. I will protect you It should be."

"Then what if you really die?"

"If you die, you will die. It is not a loss to die on the road of pleading for the people."

Zhao Liangyue was weak to begin with, and after a toss and quarrel just now, he felt that his head became dizzy and his vision became blurred, and he couldn't stand still.

Bandit Chu wanted to say something to refute Zhao Liangyue, but seeing that his face became pale, his brows were tightly furrowed, and his eyes were half drooping, he stopped arguing, hugged him onto the horse and rode together, and told his left and right: "Let's go into the city immediately! "

As soon as the words were finished, Bandit Chu galloped towards Ningzhou City, and the others quickly followed.