Chapter 10 Assassins are also startled birds
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At dawn, Xu Xin'an came to knock on the door.
The Baijian River goes west, and the Zouma Road is located between mountains, valleys and valleys. It is more rugged than the east. It is difficult to carry large trucks. Bulk goods are either transported by mules, horses and camels, or carried by manpower on shoulders and backs, and it is not fast.
They wanted to follow the horse team. If they wanted to rush to Yushan Post 60 miles away before nightfall, they would still have some rush on the road and they needed to set off early.
"Download quickly, and then prepare the dry food on the road; I will go to the old husband Wang to tell me first, so as not to miss the itinerary." Xu Xin'an thought that this trip was mainly for him, and was afraid that something would go wrong, so he woke up early to pack up. At this moment, he woke Xu Huai and ran to the post office to see if the king had stood up to pack his bags.
Although it has been quite peaceful in the past two years, horse thieves have already rushed to Huaiyuan Town yesterday. Xu Xin'an did not dare to be too careless. It is much safer to follow the camel and horse caravan.
Xu Wujiang was still sleeping soundly, and the diligent Di Niang had already gotten up and prepared breakfast for them.
Lu Xiong should have "taken a move" against Wang Bing, so Xu Huai was of course not in a hurry. He was slow for a while before he pretended to walk into the yard to dig a well and wash it.
When he swallowed a pound of wheat cake with pickles, Xu Xin'an ran back now.
Seeing that Xu Huai was not even ready for his luggage, he scolded in a hurry: "Are you a mule or a donkey? Why are you so slow? Can someone just drive you with a whip?"
"Now you leave?" Xu Huai hesitated.
"You foolish guy will have to wait until the sun is three o'clock before leaving?" Xu Xin'an urged him and threw a set of armor and knife to Xu Huai, saying, "Put down the burden and let me clean up. You should put on the armor quickly and don't embarrass your hatchet anymore! Mr. Wang and Mr. Lu and others are all going to the ferry first. My God, hurry up!"
Regardless of whether there was any danger on the road, it was true that they escorted Wang Bing to Biyang City on behalf of the inspection department.
Xu Xin'an didn't want to walk with Xu Huai, who had a hatchet on his waist. He had borrowed a set of soldiers' uniforms and sword armor from the barracks very quickly.
Xu Huai was stunned: Something went wrong? Lu Xiong has not brought down Wang Bing until now, and he is urging him to go on the road? Did he change his mind or was it discovered by Wang Bing?
Xu Huai is sturdy, gray-black military uniforms, and leather armor is a little tight, but he is also majestic.
The Bing-Blade Iron Knife is used by ordinary soldiers and is not very good. Xu Huai likes it very much. He pulled out the knife, first tilted the knife to the left and back of his body, and took the wristband and elbows as he stepped on the top of his body, and cut the narrow-Blade Iron Knife above his body and to the front right.
Xu Huai didn't move much, but he just wanted to experience the feeling of the vertebrae being integrated into the sword force, but he had to be much more relaxed.
"You stupid guy, why don't you have so many things? Put away your knife and follow me!" Xu Xin'an stuffed the bag containing dry food to Xu Huai, dragged him to the stable and took out his horse, and went to the ferry outside the east gate of the military camp.
In addition to working in brothels and warehouses in Huaiyuan Street Market and Biyang City, the Tang family also engaged in tea and medicine business.
Morning tea has not yet been launched, but every month, thousands of kilograms of Tongbaishan specialty medicinal materials are transported to Biyang, and then from the medicinal materials merchants in Biyang City to Jinghu in the south and Chuanluo in the north.
The Tang family operated for several generations in Tongbai Mountain, and Tian Mo Lianheng was even stronger than the Xu family.
The head of the Tang family did not show up very much, and his brother Tang Tiande was one step ahead of Xu Wujiang's sword, bow, fists and feet, but he was able to serve as the deputy chief in the inspection department.
"Why is this stupid guy going to the county with you?" The manager of the Tang family's warehouse saw Xu Huai bringing his horse over and asked Xu Xin'an with a smile.
Xu Tang was a big family in Tongbai Mountain. He did not talk about the dependent village guests, and there were no 1,000 children in the side branches, but eight hundred.
However, Xu Xin'an's skills are excellent among the younger generation, and Xu Huai is so big, born with divine power, but he is stupid and clumsy. He is considered a celebrity in Huaiyuan.
After his mind recovered, Xu Huai felt very unhappy when he heard others look at him like this. But on the one hand, more than a month has passed, and after yesterday's incident happened, he couldn't help but think that it may not be a kind of cover for others to look at him like this.
As long as Wang Bing and Lu Xiong and the others don’t say it, the assassin found Huaiyuan Town, he might have broken his head and wouldn’t have thought that he would be standing at Yingzi’s mouth yesterday?
Xu Huai led his horse to Lu Xiong, and put down the curtains of the car. He vaguely heard Wang Xuan sitting in the carriage and was persuading Wang Bing:
"Grandpa, if you are not feeling well, you should listen to Uncle Lu's advice and take a break here for two days to recover from the illness, and do not delay your trip to secrete the yang..."
"I had only had a two-day trip to Biyang before. I just felt a little cold. I sat in the carriage without blowing the wind. What's the problem?" Wang Bing coughed in the carriage, and said in an extremely weak voice.
Only then did Xu Huai realize that Lu Xiong had given medicine, but what he didn't expect was that Wang Bing was strong and knew that there was a lot of danger in secreting Yang and his body was like this, but he still didn't want to stay in Huaiyuan Town and not leave.
On the one hand, Xu Huai had a headache for Wang Bing's tough temperament, but at the same time he was secretly grateful.
The result in front of him is always more willing to accept than to rescue a evil official by himself.
But what should they do next?
He can't tie Wang Bing up in public and stay in Huaiyuan?
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In addition to the Tang caravan, many business travelers crossed the river at this time and followed the caravan to Biyang.
Four light carriages; more than thirty mules and horses, most of which were tied with large bags of medicinal materials; there were more than 40 people in the horses, guards and accompanying foreign businessmen. This team was winding in the narrow road, with hundreds of steps connected to each other, but it was also quite spectacular.
Xu Huai rarely has the opportunity to touch the iron knife, but yesterday he was advised by Lu Xiong.
Although he thought in his heart that he didn't have to rush to achieve success, he followed the team and walked in the mountain road very hard. He pulled out his knife and stood in front of him, waving it from time to time, thinking about how to better integrate the root of the body into the sword force.
Xu Huai didn't notice that there were two people behind the team who were always staring at him.
"This kid is showing off the python sword that Wang Xiaocheng created in the army back then. Is it the man on the cliff yesterday?" The slim man stared at Xu Huai's back, with surprise in his eyes and asked his companions in a low voice.
This person was one of the assassins who appeared under Eagle's mouth yesterday. However, at this time, he no longer had a beard on his face, and only two moustaches left on his upper lip, so he looked very capable.
"Yes!" The scar-faced assassin's cheeks were beardless, quite white, but it gave people a sense of evil spirit. He also stared at Xu Huai's back.
Lu Xiong was an old man from Jingsheng Army. When Wang Bing served in Jingsheng Army in his early years, Lu Xiong became his personal guard at that time. The two formed a deep friendship because of this, which they had known for a long time. When they set out from Bianjing, they thought that as long as Lu Xiong was solved, there would be no more obstacles.
Yesterday they were stopped in front of Yingzizui cliff and did not dare to break through. To put it bluntly, it was an emergency that made them suspect that Lu Xiong contacted the remnants of Jingsheng Army in Tongbai Mountain to protect Wang Bing. The matter was far more complicated than they thought. Then, he asked one person to rush back to Bianjing to report the news overnight.
At this time, I saw the young man dancing on the horse's back as if awkward, but clearly there were traces of the python-slaying knife. How could they not be shocked?
"I don't think it's too much heroes on Huai', but looking at this soldier, he is not old and has a knife in his hand, it's really amazing!" The scar-faced assassin was a little behind and asked the manager of the Tang family's warehouse in a low voice.
There is no major event in Huaiyuan Town. The Censor Zhongcheng was demoted to Tangzhou and passed by Huaiyuan, which is enough for people to discuss for more than half a year.
Although Xu Wujiang asked Xu Xin'an to instruct everyone not to tell the story of Wang Bing's bandits, how could the soldiers below control their mouths?
The latest news about Wang Bing's demotion to Tangzhou and meeting bandits in Yingzizui spread in the street market last night.
Except for one of the three assassins, one of whom returned to Bianjing to report the news, the other two changed their clothes and mingled into the streets of Huaiyuan Town last night. They also found out that Wang Bing would go to Biyang with the team of the Tang family's cargo warehouse today. They also found the manager of the Tang family in the town and asked to go with the team of horses.
The business travelers pay some money to the manager and walk with armed caravans, which is very common in Tongbai Mountain. If they don’t pay for money, they will follow the horse team. As long as they are not suspicious enough to report to the officials, no one will forcibly drive them away.
The manager received a call last night and was very enthusiastic about the two foreign merchants and said, "Ha, you guys say this stupid donkey from the Xu family. This idiot is born with divine power. He can knock down a bull with both arms, but it's a bit stupid here..."
"Ah?" The scar-faced assassin looked behind Xu Huai in surprise. As soon as the manager of the Tang family had no reason to lie to him. Besides, Xu Huai was dancing a knife on the horse's back. Everyone looked afraid that he would take off his hands and wanted to hide from a distance. He said, "We have a lot of experience in our journey. The sword that this soldier danced was very extraordinary. Didn't he see something wrong with his mind?"
"Xu's python fist, python knife, and python gun are extraordinary. It also has something to do with this stupid guy. It was brought back to Huaiyuan by his father from Jingsheng Army..."
Tongbai Mountain is said to be small, but it is no secret that Xu Wuxuan joined the army in his early years and returned home to pass on the Fu Mang fist and swords and guns to his clan members.
The road is boring, and the manager is happy to talk to the generous guests, especially when he knows the truth.
"But when it comes to Fu Python Sword, this stupid guy has not yet started yet. With his brain, I'm afraid he won't want to get started in this life. The Fu Python Sword and Fu Python Sword in Tongbai Mountain, Xu Wujiang, are the strongest people. Xu Xin'an, who is a little thinner next to him, has been a good player in Huaiyuan Town for many years. Besides being extremely strong, this stupid guy is far from other places. However, with his size, it will be enough to pay military salaries in the inspection department in the future. If Xu Wujiang didn't let anyone go, the warehouse would want to hire him here - let's not say anything else, at least put it to scare people. Look at his figure, he is like a calf, so strong!"
There was no need for a scar-faced assassin to ask, the talkative warehouse manager wanted to explain all the eight generations of the Xu family's ancestors.
Just after the sun was over, the Scarface Assassin knew that the Xu family had more than 30 tribe members in their early years, including Xu Wuxuan, who was not familiar with the bandits in their early years. During the Xihe period, Wang Xiaocheng was recruited to the Jingsheng Army.
Fifteen years ago, the Jingsheng Army disbanded some of the old soldiers and recruited new soldiers to fill them. In the end, more than ten people from the Xu family returned to their hometown with Xu Wuxuan.
Xu Wuxuan died within two years of returning home, but he was foolish. The other Xu clans who returned home were mainly taken in by Xu Wufu, the head of the Xu clan, and was a very powerful village soldier in Huaiyuan Mountain. The Fu Python Fist, Fu Python Knife, and Fu Python Gun were then spread among the Xu clans and the different surname Zhuangkes who joined the Xu clan.
Xu Wujiang was Xu Wuxuan's clan brother, a branch of the Xu family. Although he did not join the army, he also practiced martial arts since he was a child in Tongbai Mountain. He was famous for his bravery when he was young. Later, he learned the Fu Python Fist, Fu Python Knife and Gun, and was extremely powerful. He represented Xu's family in the inspection department to serve as a semi-level position.
No matter how short the military positions at the Dayue bureaucratic system were, in Tongbai Mountain, Xu Wujiang represented Xu in the inspection department and was the number one figure.
The scar-faced assassin and his accomplices could see the shock in the other person's eyes:
Lu Xiong escorted Wang Bing to Yingzizui. First, there were remnants of Jingsheng's army on the top of the cliff, and then Xu Wujiang led the military soldiers to come over in a short while. Now they heard that the Xu family and Jingsheng's army had such a deep connection. What did they think?
Did the Xu clan all bribe Lu Xiong and wanted to protect Wang Bing, or were the old people from Jingsheng Army who were only bewitched and participated in the matter?
No matter which one, there will definitely be no shortage of people who are willing to protect Wang Bing, but why are there only two people in front of you accompanying Lu Xiong to escort Wang Bing to Biyang City?
Is it intentional weakness?
Both of them thought of this and their eyes were shocked: this was a trap that lured them.
The Tang family caravan went to Biyang this time. In addition to eight or nine armed guards with all swords and bows, the other twenty horses were all strong and strong. This was related to the great power of the Huai Shang Shang and Tang Xu and others in Tongbai Mountain. However, the two assassins were not familiar with the situation in Tongbai Mountain. At this time, they all looked fierce.
The two of them landed behind on the excuse, passed a fork, and took advantage of the incoming person's attention, and then turned into the fork and left...
Chapter completed!