The wild paths are all dark with clouds, but the only light is the fire on the river boats.
In this ink-like vastness, only sounds can be heard, but things cannot be seen.
In the darkness, an almost inaudible voice suddenly said: "Miss, according to the accounts of the two captured people, their identities are not reckless, but 'chivalrous' warriors. In addition, they have some accomplices who will be arrested later."
to."
"You mean, they are heroes?"
"Yes, that is indeed what they call themselves."
"Well……"
The voices listening to this conversation were Tong Yanhuo and Qi Xiaotong.
At this time, they were ambushing near the villa area, planning to snipe the incoming enemy.
Qi Yu guessed correctly. After he left, a group of people with evil intentions came one after another.
Fortunately, Tong Yanhuo had been warned in advance, and he was vigilant and noticed this sign in time. After that, he reminded his apprentice Xiaotong to protect her mother.
If not for this, the two men during the day would probably have succeeded.
It can be said that the development of the situation to this point was both expected and unexpected.
The primary issue now is to first figure out the origin and details of the enemy.
What I never expected was that these intruders turned out to be legendary 'chivalrous' warriors.
Xia, what is this thing again?
This concept is so vague!
Suddenly!
Xiaotong suddenly remembered that when he was studying in the capital, Luo Yuan's old Jijiu once taught him knowledge about chivalrous people. He once said that chivalrous people are a special group of people who have existed since ancient times, and later formed a so-called
culture.
He gave examples such as Cao Mo, Zhuan Zhu, Nie Zheng, Jing Ke and others recorded in "Historical Records: Biographies of Assassins". Their identities were knights.
The ancient chivalrous people were raised as retainers in private families, and they were in the same class as the scholars. Their social status was also quite impressive. They were often praised by the world because they advocated loyalty and were even willing to die for their close friends. By the time of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, chivalrous people were often praised by the world.
The culture of China has further developed. It is said that even scholars who are good at writing and writing have begun to yearn to travel to the ends of the world with a sword. The celebrity Li Bai even wrote a poem praising: Even if the bones of a hero are dead, I will not be ashamed of being a hero in the world.
It can be seen that the culture of Xia has a long history and has never been interrupted from ancient times to the present.
Slowly, this culture began to take root among the people, and was then passed on to the world. The reason is mainly because the connotation of chivalry resonated with the disadvantaged common people.
Chivalrous people are people who rely on their own force to kill the rich, help the poor, or uphold justice for the weak. They never care about the constraints of the law, and even dare to show off their muscles with the powerful officials. This is what the disadvantaged groups appreciate.
place.
However, in the eyes of the government, the knights are a group of wanton and lawless people. They kill people and set fire to them at every turn. What is the difference between this kind of behavior and bandits? If the problem can be solved with fists alone, then it's okay
What do you need the law for?
So the question is, is Xia good or bad?
Gee, it’s really hard to explain.
For another example, take the people in Liangshanbo. Some people call them heroes, while others call them thieves and bandits. As for whether they are right or wrong, it all depends on the perspective from which you look at them.
However, most knights have a common characteristic, that is, they often work under the command of a certain force as their secret servant.
What does that mean?
To put it simply, behind these people there are so-called employers. As for rangers like Duckweed, they are very rare in reality.
Luo Yuan also emphasized that anyone who can attract customers usually has a prominent prestige, otherwise, he would not be able to control these arrogant knights.
Does such a big shot still exist in Qiongzhou today?
It feels so bad.
Xiaotong knew almost everything about the distribution of power in Qiongzhou. In short, the merchants were not as good as the Hai family, the scholars were not as good as Sun Bao, and the officials were not as good as the own family. I have never heard of anyone with great prestige!
Well, this is really confusing.
Back to reality first, for now, only after trying to deal with the intrusion of these knights can we consider how to catch big fish.
"Tonight, we will start to close the net. It is best to catch them all to avoid future troubles." Xiaotong thought for a while and said.
Tong Yanhuo laughed and said: "Miss, please rest assured, I will do my best to resolve this disaster. However, I really don't want to hurt their lives..."
In his mind, these knights could be considered as being of the same mind as him, so he had this kind of compassion.
However, if you don't want to kill him, you can only try to capture him alive, which is quite difficult!
However, Tong Yanhuo is willing to try his best.
Judging from the layout in hand, it is not impossible to capture him alive.
Because, this time the two of them calculated a relatively safe plan to capture the enemy. In addition, Xiaotong also used his own secret force - the Boy Scouts.
What does it mean?
Do you still remember that this little girl once took in a group of orphans who were orphaned? On weekdays, she arranged for these children to study and read in the academy, and after class, she let them practice martial arts with Tong Yanhuo to train them.
Able to study both civil and military skills.
However, these children's training is still shallow, and their kung fu is not really high, so they are not yet able to stand alone. Even so, they possess vigilance and agility that are incomparable to others.
For the children, Xiaotong is their savior in this life. Without her care, it would be impossible to have a good life now. Therefore, as soon as Xiaotong opened her mouth, they rushed to serve her.
Finally, the girl selected some children who were relatively strong and quick in movement as 'scouts' to deliver the message.
Their task is not complicated. They only need to hide in a high place and monitor the movement. Once they find any abnormal situation, they will immediately send a message to alert Tong Yanhuo who is hiding in the dark.
As for the musketeers distributed in every corner, they had to be ordered not to fire unless they fired. Otherwise, there was no point in capturing them alive.
Of course, if we encounter any unexpected situation, we do not rule out the possibility of decisive killing.
Now that the net has been laid, the next step is how to lure the enemy.
In order to attract the "enemy" more effectively, Xiaotong chose to make a bait herself and appeared at the most appropriate time and place.
As expected, a silent fierce battle took place that night.
However, after dawn, all traces were quietly erased.
However, some passers-by noticed that when the morning star had just risen, Zhang Li, the manager of the execution room, escorted more than 20 people who looked like "prisoners" back to the government office in a mighty manner.
After preliminary interrogation, it was revealed that these knights were ordered by a person named "Canmu Jushi", and just as Xiaotong guessed, they were all his servants.
Resident Canmu... who is this?
No one knows!
But it doesn't matter, this person's residence is not too far away, only about fifty miles away. In that case, why not catch him?
Yes, how can we capture the thief without capturing the king?
good!
Catching thieves was the responsibility of the execution chamber, so Zhang Li consciously led a group of government officials and ran there without waiting for anyone to give instructions.
Accompanying them was the curious Qi Xiaotong.
She really wanted to know what kind of big shot this big fish behind the scenes was.