Chapter 23 Bloodshed

Author: Sigui Beihong

Chapter 23 Bloodshed

The moon is dark, the wind is strong, and it is a murderous night.

The sound of horse hooves came from the originally quiet wilderness. Under the dim moonlight, a lone woman rode a snow-white horse galloping all the way.

Mo Yunxiao's body was already swaying a little under the jolt of Yuncong's horse. Although she could use her body's instinctive ability to control the horse to prevent herself from falling, she also lost control of the direction.

Countless branches brushed past his face, slapping his cheeks painfully.

"Yuncong!" She suddenly yelled. At the same time, she lost her center of gravity and fell off the back of Yuncong's horse. "Ouch!" She rolled on the ground several times, but failed.

I don't feel any pain.

When she opened her eyes, it turned out that she had fallen on a large piece of snow. The snow was so soft that it was like falling into a pile of cotton. How could she feel any pain?

She stood up from the snow and looked around. Yun Congma was standing not far away, exhaling thick mist from her nostrils. "Okay, you actually threw me off." She said as she walked.

But at this moment, a bright light flashed from the left, followed by the sound of neat horse hooves. Mo Yunxiao's heart tightened, and she hurriedly pulled away the messy branches in front of her and looked around. This sight surprised her.

Small.

I saw groups of officers and soldiers running towards me holding torches high. Behind these infantry were dozens of soldiers on horseback. One of them was wearing fish scale armor, which reflected a shocking light under the firelight.

Come on. Mo Yunxiao hurriedly lowered his body, fearing that the officers and soldiers would discover him.

"Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! If the thief escapes, Master Sheng will definitely question you!" The one who spoke seemed to be the general wearing chain armor.

"Thieves?" Mo Yunxiao hid in the dark trees, and the officers and soldiers just walked on without noticing her. She listened carefully, and soon the footsteps and shouts of the officers and soldiers gradually faded away. The whole scene

The wilderness fell into silence again.

"Could it be that..." A terrible thought arose in Mo Yunxiao's mind. She once again pulled away from the bushes in front of her and looked around, thinking to herself: "Isn't the direction where the officers and soldiers are heading towards Liu Dadao's residence?

Ah! Have their identities as deserters been discovered?"

Thinking of this, Mo Yunxiao felt bad. She hurriedly got up, took Yun Cong's horse, climbed up with difficulty, then leaned down and said to it: "Ma, your master is in trouble, let's

You have to hurry back...ah!"

Before he finished speaking, the Yuncong horse had already galloped away along the original road. Fortunately, Mo Yunxiao held the reins tightly with his hands and stepped on the stirrups with both feet to prevent him from being thrown off.

Perhaps it was because Yun Congma was somewhat familiar with Mo Yunxiao, or perhaps the body's ability to control a horse was gradually awakened. Compared to the loss of consciousness just now, this time he was riding a horse much more calmly.

But now she is not thinking about this, but thinking: "How did the government know that Liu Dadao and the others lived here? Judging from the posture of the officers and soldiers, they must have suddenly learned the news, but who revealed the news to them

..." All kinds of questions swirled in her mind, making her anxious and nervous.

Before she could think too much, her eyes could already catch a faint light in this dark wilderness. She rubbed her eyes and was convinced that the light was not fireflies, but Zhuangzi who had strode out just now.

At this time, Mo Yunxiao was riding a Yuncong horse on a hillside. Looking down, he saw that the house was very wide, and the walls extended to both sides, like two long and strong arms connecting the rooms in the house.

Hold it in your arms.

At this moment, the loud and powerful footsteps of officers and soldiers slowly approached. The infantrymen in red armor were like lava surging from the crater.

Zhuangzi surrounded him, and the cavalry lined up in front of Zhuangzi's gate, as if they were facing a powerful enemy.

Mo Yunxiao hurriedly dismounted and hid behind the tall bushes, so although she stood high and had a good view, she was not easily spotted by the people below.

The officer in the fish scale armor touched his chin and looked at the village with a look of disdain. His adjutant then shouted: "Have the people in the village heard anything? There are officers and soldiers dispatched, but they haven't greeted them yet.

?”

At this time, an old servant hurriedly came and opened the door of the village. Then he saluted the officer and the adjutant, and asked in a muddy and low voice: "I wonder if the military master is visiting our village late at night?"

He Jianjiao?”

"Stop talking nonsense and call your boss." The officer raised his chin and said rather arrogantly.

Before he finished speaking, he saw a group of servants filing out of the village holding torches high. After they went out, they formed two teams and formed a confrontation with the officers and soldiers.

The officers and soldiers thought that the "thieves" would be easily captured, but they did not expect that they would be arrested openly, and they couldn't help but panic.

At this time, the officer squinted his eyes, and under the dim light of the fire, he saw a man wearing a short jacket slowly walking out of the village. The officer laughed and said, "Brother Baocheng, it is indeed you. Brother Liu

What? Why don't you ask him to come out, and we brothers can rekindle our old friendship."

Baocheng also smiled and retorted: "Captain Qiu, I haven't seen you for many years, but you have been promoted? Why, now you have climbed onto the lintel of Shengfu Yin, and you are in trouble with our brothers."

"Huh? Are these two old acquaintances?" After listening to their conversation, Mo Yunxiao became even more confused. Baocheng and the officer surnamed Qiu must be familiar with each other, but they looked unkind and their tone was mixed.

With ridicule, it's like enemies meeting each other on a narrow road.

As soon as she thought of this, Officer Qiu changed his color and said angrily: "Baocheng! Don't pretend to be confused! According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, it is a serious crime for you and Liu Dadao to defect to Yongle City. I am just doing it according to the law.

Now, please ask Liu to come out and let us go to Kaifeng Mansion. Brothers, I can still remember the friendship of the past and offer you a few words of excuse. Maybe there will be a turn for the better."

After hearing this, Baocheng looked up to the sky and laughed wildly. As soon as he started laughing, the birds around him also flew away in fright.

Officer Qiu felt that he had been slighted, so he asked coldly: "Why are you laughing?"

Baocheng snorted and replied calmly: "I laughed at you for not overestimating your capabilities, thinking that you can make enemies of the poor people in the world just by relying on the imperial court; secondly, you laughed at you for being short-sighted and working for the mean and ungrateful imperial court, fearing that no one will collect your corpse in the future;

Sanxiao, we don’t know people well, so we actually took you, a villain who is greedy for wealth and honor, to sell his friends for glory, as our close friend! Humph! Qiu Feng! I told you honestly, I am the only one in this village. Brother Liu and

All the brothers have left long ago, just like a fish returning to the sea or a tiger ascending to the mountains. No matter how powerful your governor and officials are, they will not be able to catch them!"

"Rampant! Rampant!" Qiu Feng, who was riding a horse, was furious. Then he raised his hand and a row of archers came out proudly. The sharp arrows reflected the dazzling brilliance under the firelight.

This brilliance not only reflected in the eyes of Baocheng and the servants, but also reflected in the eyes of Mo Yunxiao on the hillside. She clenched her fists unconsciously and looked at Baocheng without moving for a moment.

Baocheng, on the other hand, was unafraid, pointed his parallel finger at Qiu Feng, and said sternly: "It's easy for you to kill me, but let's see who will collect the body with you in the future! You rebellious and shameless villain, if you hadn't been greedy for wealth, how could our brothers have done it?"

That’s it!”

"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!" Qiu Feng was furious. Before Bao Cheng could finish his words, he roared at the top of his lungs. At his command, dozens of sharp arrows shot out of the air and inserted into Bao Cheng's chest.

body. All the servants were also in a commotion, and they were about to rush forward to fight with the officers and soldiers. But Baocheng staggered and shouted: "Don't move!"

"Ah!" Mo Yunxiao exclaimed, but immediately covered her mouth with her hands and pressed her body under the grass. But her eyes were panicked and she still looked at Baocheng intently.

Baocheng only snorted coldly, and his body suddenly became weak and he fell down on his back. The servants rushed up to support him, and one of them checked his breathing and found that he had expired.

Qiu Feng just smiled contemptuously, ignoring the angry looks of his servants, and ordered: "Go in and search! Even if you dig three feet in the ground, you still have to find Liu Dadao!" The officers and soldiers responded, and formed two teams to break down the door.

Enter Zhuangzi.

"Not in the east room!", "Not in the west room!", "Not in the hall!", "Not in the corridor!"... The sergeants shouted one after another. Qiu Feng just rode on the tall horse and kept touching his own.

jaw.

At this time, Mo Yunxiao was already in tears. But she did not dare to cry loudly, so she could only cover her mouth and sob quietly. Although Baocheng used a trick to catch her, which made her angry, but she got along well with these people.

It seems that I also feel the loyalty and integrity in their bones. This is a good quality that only the ancients had and is extremely lacking in modern people.

Although Baocheng was a bit naughty, he was still a real man. But he was killed like this, but there was nothing he could do to save him. After the panic and shock at this time of life and death, Mo Yunxiao fell into

In the midst of inextricable shame and self-blame.

After a while, the officers and soldiers withdrew and reported one after another: "Marquis Yu, there is no one else in the village except a few old servants."

Qiu Feng's eyes lit up and he asked: "Have you investigated everything clearly?" The officers and soldiers looked at each other and said in unison: "Yu Hou has orders, don't dare to ignore them."

Qiu Feng waved his clenched fist in the air, as if with great annoyance. "Liu Dadao must not be able to go far, let's withdraw our troops first." He said that he was about to turn the horse's head and turn around.

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An adjutant next to him stopped him, glanced at Baocheng who was lying on the ground, and asked: "Yu Hou, how can we deal with this...?"

"He?" Qiu Feng smiled coldly and said, "He's just a little fish, no matter what he does. Take all these servants back for interrogation. They must know where Liu Dadao is."

When the officers and soldiers came, they were like dark clouds gathering, oppressing people so hard that they could not breathe. When they left, they were like a violent wind and rain, and in the blink of an eye they disappeared into the black wilderness with a group of "prisoners".
Chapter completed!