Chapter 108: The night is dark and the wind is high, and the deep forest kills the night
The faster the horse ran, the more the night wind ripped through his ears, and the more he whimpered.
Hanging his head, Xu Mu's face was as dark as water. He held the sword in his arms, faintly stained with sweat.
If he is an ordinary thief, forget it, but he is still a member of the official family. If he touches the official family, he will probably become a bandit.
"My boss, the mountains are high and the forests are deep, avoid traveling at night!"
Xu Mu didn't know that according to his plan, he would rest all night near Changjia Town, wait until dawn, and then follow the mountain road up the mountain.
But the current situation has suddenly become urgent. If they don't move forward now, the more than 20 cavalry officers behind them will not let them go.
"Brother Mu, turn around and kill me!" Si Hu puffed up his face, already feeling impatient.
The same was true for Zhou Zun, Zhou Luo and others. Their faces reflected by the lanterns had regained the murderous intent they had at the border.
"My boss, if you go further, it will be a dangerous road over the cliff!"
It was fine during the day, but it was night at this time, and only a few lanterns could not illuminate the darkness of the world at all.
Falling off a horse and falling off a cliff can only mean death.
"Turn off the lantern, abandon the mountain road and walk into the woods."
"Brother Mu, why haven't you killed me yet!" Si Hu said anxiously, "They've all been turned into old dogs!"
"I told you, go into the forest first!" Xu Mu's face froze. As the owner of Zhuangzi, he had to consider more than just whether to kill or not to kill.
At Xu Mu's urging, two fierce horses and a carriage instantly rushed into the dense forest nearby.
One after another, night birds were frightened and flew over the treetops, crying like crazy.
"Uu——"
Stopping his horse, Xue Tong raised his head and paid attention to the situation ahead. The panicked little boss made him suddenly feel a little funny.
"Xue Tou, how can you race a horse if the forest is dense and the grass is deep?"
"After all, he is just a brewer in the market. It is normal that he is not familiar with the art of war."
"This is asking for death. Get off your horse, pick up your bow and get your sword." Xue Tong's eyes turned slightly crazy.
"I'll go into the woods too!"
The more than twenty officers and soldiers present had no idea why one of them had become so aggressive. However, they did not hesitate for long. Following Xue Tong's wishes, they all dismounted and took off their bows and swords.
"Leave five people to tie up the horses and take care of them! If the rest of the people find any trace of these dog people, they will be killed immediately! Bring the head of the little boss to see me, and I will give you a reward of fifty taels for your head!"
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The area near Changjia Town should be heavily guarded.
Several men who were following the forest road and trying to escape into the mountains behind the town were urged back by Tsuneshiro.
"Master, sentries have been set up on the forest road ten miles ahead. No one will come."
Tsuneshiro stood on the balcony, hands behind his back, silently nodded.
"But young master... I don't understand, why do you want to help those officials block the road and hide it?"
"Helping the official family?" Chang Shiro smiled slightly, "I want to say that I am helping the little boss. Do you believe it or not?"
"How is this possible? The little boss only has seven people in total, but that group of officials has more than twenty people! Moreover, the leader is the infantry instructor from the National Defense Battalion."
"This cannot be a comparison." Changshiro said, his eyes suddenly dimmed.
"It's like saying that I have seven million men, but I can't kill hundreds of thousands of Beidi bandits."
"I thought about it, and I still want to give my little boss a chance. Of course, if he can't prove himself, he will just think that my hard work has been in vain."
"In this huge world, there are not many clean people left, and every one of them dies. I will be very disappointed if my little boss takes the path of turning grass into a bandit."
"A wolf travels a thousand miles to eat meat, and a dog travels a thousand miles to eat shit. After two thousand miles to the inner city, he is not a lost dog, but a wolf that has traveled through the mountains."
"If I wasn't born to compete, I would be too lazy to build a golden platform."
"The number one scholar and all the officials are like dogs, they are always scorning their talents under the sword."
"Hey, I even cursed myself."
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Stop the car.
Deep in the forest, as far as the eye can see when looking up, there is nothing but vast wilderness.
"My boss, there is a cliff ahead."
"I know." Xu Mu got out of the car with a cold face, holding the sword in his hand.
"Everyone, please take weapons together. Zhou Zun and Zhou Luo, bring the fire oil can."
A bigger consideration in bringing the officials into the deep forest is that it is dark and windy at night, and the forest is deep and murderous at night.
Needless to say, these officials will never let him go.
"I have been waiting for my life all the way! From the border to the inner city, from Tangjiang to Changjia Town! God will not show mercy, so I will fight my way out alone!"
Behind Xu Mu, the faces of six big men suddenly became determined.
ahead.
The sound of trampling dead branches is getting closer and closer.
Holding the sword, Xu Mu whistled coldly. Six big men, including Si Hu, quickly disappeared in the forest.
Tread.
Under the light of the torch, looking around, you can see the darkness of night.
Xue Tong stopped, with a funny look on his face again.
He finally saw the young boss again, standing less than a hundred steps in front of him. Could it be that his legs were shaking from fear and he couldn't run?
The business of two to three thousand taels should be obtained this round.
"You kneel down by yourself, or should I catch you myself?" Xue Tong sneered.
More than twenty officers and soldiers also laughed happily. After all, they were a little stupid and ran to such a deserted road.
"Du Tou, he must be frightened out of his wits!"
Xue Tong smiled evilly, raised his knife, and rushed forward in a few steps. After a while, he rushed in front of the little boss.
The night wind matched the torches, causing a large group of figures to sway and sway.
Xu Mu looked calm and raised his head seriously.
"It's just asking for life. How about five hundred taels, give me a chance."
Xue Tong laughed again, "What an opportunity."
"A chance to live."
More than twenty officers and soldiers laughed wildly again.
Xu Mu lowered his head in silence.
For a long time, he was walking on thin ice, but that does not mean that he is a timid person.
On the contrary, he is a gambler at heart, a bloodthirsty gambler.
The more than 20 officers and soldiers who had stopped laughing finally turned cold-faced.
"Lower's dog head——"
"Bear Thousand Mountains!"
A small officer who was reaching out to take someone had half of his arm cut off. He collapsed to the ground in pain and kept rolling.
After returning his sword, Xu Mu took a breath and pressed his torn tiger's mouth.
Xue Tong only paused for half a breath, raised the ring-shaped sword with both hands, leaped with two steps, and slashed at Xu Mu's head.
clang!
A figure like an iron tower came angrily, wielding a long saber, firmly blocking Xu Mu's head.
Xu Mu stepped back and walked away coldly.
"Brother Mu, how many will you kill?" Si Hu looked furious as he retracted his long saber.
"Kill them all."
To bring the army here, we can only rely on night, and after killing them all, we can find a way to bury them. If we can't bury them, the best result is that they will turn into bandits.
"How brave! We are officers and soldiers, there are twenty-three of us!" Xue Tong's eyes bulged as he dragged back the sword.
The information given by the four major households only said that these people were just ordinary people. I think they were used as guns.
Also, who is that big man? He is so ferocious that even he, the infantry instructor of the National Defense Battalion, was almost beaten to death after a hard fight.
"Don't scatter! The right team blocks the sword, and the left team shoots the bow!"
These officers and soldiers in the inner city had been practicing for a long time and riding horses for a day. Under Xue Tong's urging, they finally stabilized the situation.
"Xue Tou, there are ambushes all around."
Xue Tong naturally knew that there were six or seven members of Xiaodong's family at the time. Apart from Xiaodong's family, the only person in front of him was the big man who was protecting them.
The rest of the people naturally laid an ambush.
"They are just a few unscrupulous people in the city, and we are the officers and soldiers of the Epoch Times!"
"Emperor's army? Give me a fire arrow!" Before Xue Tong could finish speaking, stars and fire appeared in the night sky above.
Immediately afterwards, a dazzling arrow shot down angrily.
Xue Tong was so shocked that he quickly moved away and took several steps back. The arrow covered in kerosene struck the withered grass on the ground, and suddenly rolled up a flaming snake.