The twilight became heavier and heavier, and darkness finally enveloped the earth. People who had been busy for a day fell asleep one after another, and some creatures that foraged at night sneaked into the darkness to get closer to their prey.
Zhujiadian is backed by Daxi River. Although it is cool during the day, it gets a bit cold at night.
As soon as night fell, the lights in the backyard were turned off and plunged into darkness. Only the front hall had a faint light from the fire, and through the reed curtains one could see a dozen big men gathered around a fire to ward off the cold.
The red fire shone on the big man's face, making him look like a pack of wolves squatting on prey, making him look particularly terrifying.
The waiter who served everyone during the day was among them, and he was already drowsy.
Zhu Yi poked the waiter next to him who was about to fall asleep, and said: "Be energetic, be careful when the second master comes, I will take care of you."
The waiter opened his eyes and saw that most of the people next to him were already asleep. He said impatiently: "I'm afraid the second master won't come until midnight. Zhu Yi, you don't have to open your eyes so wide. Just take a nap. Maybe in the middle of the night."
There is work to do.”
"We are all asleep, what if the people behind us leave?"
"I went to the backyard for a walk just now. They all fell asleep and won't leave. If you're worried, just listen and I'll take a nap again."
Zhu Yi looked a little sleepy as he looked at the swaying vigilantes, but just for the reward, he gritted his teeth and braced himself to listen to what was going on around him.
After finally staying up until the latter half of the night, Zhu Yi felt that his eyelids were so heavy that he could hardly lift them up. He looked at his companions who were already asleep, but no one spoke, so he had to stand up and walk outside the store.
As soon as the cool night wind blew, Zhu Yi suddenly became more awake.
Zhu Yi stretched himself, stood up, and was about to go back.
Suddenly I heard the sound of footsteps on the official road. I quickly cheered up and said in a low voice: "The earth shakes the high hills, and the Western Mountains are as beautiful as ever."
Came from the darkness: "The door faces the sea, and the Sanhe River flows for thousands of years."
Zhu Yi heard that the cut was right, and the person who came up to meet the leader was Erye Zhu Hu, and he quickly bowed and said hello.
Zhu Hu glanced at Zhu Yi and said, "Is the sheep in there?"
"As soon as night fell, they went to sleep. The little one stared at them all night and felt a little sleepy, so he came out to wake up."
"Well done, I'll reward you with an extra treat when you're done."
Zhu Yi immediately became energetic after hearing this, and said happily: "Thank you, Second Master, for the reward."
Zhu Hu said: "Have you looked at their luggage? Sure enough, they have property? Don't let the second master go all the way in vain."
Zhu Yi caught Zhu Hu's sharp eyes and said quickly: "They are carrying the baggage with them, and we have no chance to move it. However, there is a young man in the 17th and 18th years who is wearing silk and satin and the horse he rides is very handsome. It should be a fat sheep. Stay here.
At that time, there happened to be no meat in the store, and they wanted to buy Dawn Chicken. I tried it out and asked them to buy it with some money. Unexpectedly, they really agreed, and they should have a lot of property with them. "
"In that case, it's definitely a fat sheep. Okay, Zhu Ji, take three people to guard the back of the store to prevent anyone from escaping. The others can follow me in."
Zhu Hu led people into the store, kicked a group of villagers who were sleeping in a staggered state, and after passing the knives, they all went to the backyard.
It was obviously not the first time that everyone in Zhujiazhuang had done this. Zhu Hu led his people to guard outside the courtyard. A man took out a knife and stepped forward to open the door.
"squeak"
Shi Qian was used to climbing over roofs and walls. He was very energetic at night and had not yet fallen asleep. When he heard a familiar voice coming from the door, he immediately looked up.
I saw a small knife being inserted through the crack of the door to unlatch the door.
Shi Qian quietly raised his head, and under the moonlight, through the window paper, he saw several big men standing guard outside the door, and there were more than a dozen big men in the courtyard, all holding simple knives in their hands.
Looking at the group of big men outside, Shi Qian was sweating on his head. If he took them off guard, broke the window, climbed onto the roof and escaped, there would be no problem. However, Chao Yong and the other two might be caught off guard and their lives would be at risk.
When disaster strikes, we all fly away. If we die as Taoist friends, we will not die as poor Taoists.
Shi Qian gritted his teeth and was about to leave when he turned to look at Chao Yong who was sleeping soundly. Thinking of the horse and clothes he bought him, he couldn't help but hesitate.
He is a thief who flies over walls and walls, and no one has ever appreciated and trusted him. As the son of a wealthy man in the world, and a rising star, Chao Yong did not look down on him, but was willing to take him under his contract and hand over the packages to him along the way, without any precautions.
How could I just walk away?
"Squeak, squeak."
The worst he can do is die, and eighteen years later he will be a master thief again.
Seeing that the door latch was about to be pushed open, Shi Qian gritted his teeth and poked Chao Yong.
Chao Yong was not very dead when he was sleeping. He opened his eyes and saw Shi Qian stabbing him. He was about to speak, but he saw Shi Qian pointing at the door and the window.
Chao Yong quietly raised half of his body and looked at the situation outside the hospital, knowing that he had encountered a black shop.
He didn't expect that Zhujiazhuang would still do this, but the wilderness was a good place to make money and kill people, so it was no wonder they were tempted.
"squeak"
The person who opened the door was obviously a repeat offender. Before Chao Yong could think of a countermeasure, the door was opened, and Chao Yong motioned to Shi Qian to lie down and pretend to be asleep.
A big man crept in with a knife. Over the years, he had killed countless guests in their sleep.
Seeing that there was no movement among the three people on the kang, the big man walked up to the kang, raised his knife, and was about to cut it down, when he saw a person in the middle suddenly jumped up and rushed over. Then he felt a pain in his neck and lost consciousness.
Chao Yong got angry, broke the person's neck, grabbed the knife, and rushed out the door.
Before the big man guarding the door could react, three people had been chopped down.
When Zhu Hu saw that he had killed four people in the blink of an eye, he was also furious. He roared loudly, raised his sword and struck at Chao Yong.
However, Chao Yong did not greet him. He stepped aside and slashed Zhu Hulan down with his sword.
Zhu Hu saw that Chao Yong's sword came quickly and hurriedly stepped back. However, he was stopped by Zhuang Ding who came up from behind. He was unable to avoid it and was cut in half on the spot.
"The second master is dead, let's go shoulder to shoulder."
Zhuang Ding, who rushed up to help in the battle, was shocked when he saw Zhu Hu being cut into two pieces as soon as he met him. They shouted and surrounded Chao Yong.
How could some villagers who were proficient in martial arts stand up to Chao Yong? In the blink of an eye, Chao Yong chopped down seven or eight of them. Seeing how ferocious Chao Yong was, the remaining villagers lost the courage to fight anymore. They shouted and scattered.
Escape.
Zhu Yi was cunning. After Chao Yong killed Zhu Hu, he kept hiding behind him. Seeing that the situation was not going well, he was the first to run away to the back door. Just as he was about to escape, he felt a pain in his back.
The Pu Dao had already come out of his chest, and the strong force took him one step forward, and he stopped after being nailed to the courtyard door.
"puff"
Zhu Yi sprayed blood on the courtyard door, tilted his head and hung it on the door.
When Shi Qian woke up Chao San and came out of the courtyard, he only saw seven or eight corpses lying on the ground. Chao Yong moved quickly in the courtyard, kicking or throwing, and a simple knife rose into the air and escaped.
None of the men left the backyard.
Shi Qian and Chao San were both a little dumbfounded when they looked at the murderous Chao Yong.
Chao Yong just thought about not letting people escape to report the news. At this time, he calmed down and looked at the slaughterhouse-like situation in the courtyard, and he felt a little disgusted.
"Hurry back to the village and report the news. Second Master and the others are all in trouble."
When Shi Qian was in a daze, he heard a sound outside and quickly climbed up to the roof to take a look.
"No, four people escaped."
Chao Yong climbed to the roof and saw that the four people were almost submerged in the darkness.
"A good man will not suffer the immediate loss, so he packs up the package and we rush back to Yuncheng County overnight."
It turned out that Zhu Ji led three people to block the back door, originally to prevent the fat sheep from escaping. Unexpectedly, just after waiting for a while, he heard someone inside shouting "Second Master is dead". Zhu Ji was about to lead someone in to take revenge, but he didn't expect that inside
There was another burst of screams, and the sounds seemed to be from Zhujiazhuang. They suddenly lost their courage and led the three people to escape towards Zhujiazhuang.
At that moment, Chao Yong and the others put on their clothes, took their packages, led their horses onto the official road and headed south.
Although Zhu Ji and the others took a small road back, they couldn't compare with Chao Yong and the others on horseback. When Zhu Jiazhuang ordered his men and horses to intercept, Chao Yong and the others had already gone far away.