Defying the Martial Way to Burn the Heavens

Outside Licheng, when a sudden battle broke out, the rear that Tang Bin was most worried about was unusually calm. The strong men of Licheng did not suddenly attack them from the rear and attack them from the front and back.

Even when the battle started outside the city, whether it was the strong men of the City Lord's Mansion or other merchants in the city, the focus of discussion was still the missing City Lord Niuqiu.

Although the location of Licheng is a rare flat place, it is surrounded by undulating mountains. Even standing on the commanding heights of the city gate tower, the range of observation is still very limited.

Tang Bin and others originally planned to attack quietly, so although they were approaching the east gate, they were still carefully hiding. In this situation, they encountered the green-robed woman, who also chose this relatively hidden location to come. The two sides can be said to be "coincidental", but they met on a narrow road, so this fierce battle did not attract the attention of the strong men in the city at the first time.

The brothers Li Lei and Li Xiao, who were unaware of the changes outside the city, settled their men and went out to the city lord's mansion.

After they entered the city, they deliberately observed the surroundings of the city lord's mansion under the pretext of asking about the market. Although this method could not find out too much useful intelligence and information, it could lay a good foundation for the next action.

This time, the number of people brought by Li Lei and his brother was not large, but they were indeed carefully selected from the team. They may not be outstanding in strength, but each of them is the type who is alert and responds quickly to any sudden events.

A group of them gathered or dispersed, and went around the city lord's mansion for a long time. Too much intelligence was not obtained, but it was found that the defense of the city lord's mansion seemed very lax.

Li Lei and Li Xiao were not optimistic about this situation, because it was very likely that the enemy deliberately created a loose situation outside and tight inside, deliberately luring the invaders to be careless and fall into the prepared trap.

When the city gate was opened, everyone was listening to the situation at the city gate and deliberately gave way to other caravans, which delayed them for a while. After entering the city, they took a lot of time to go around. Now when Li Lei and the others came out of the inn, it was exactly noon.

Calculating the time, generally at this time, warriors should take turns to change meals. Even warriors who have just changed their positions will feel very sleepy because they have just eaten.

Therefore, after hesitating, Li Lei and Li Xiao decided to take a little risk to explore inside. The two made up their minds that as long as they encountered a little resistance, they would immediately withdraw and never risk any contact with each other.

They are brothers, and their thinking is somewhat similar. Therefore, Li Lei just put forward his own opinion, and Li Xiao agreed without hesitation.

In this way, the two took advantage of the opportunity of noon when there were few pedestrians and quietly went around to the side street on the side of the city lord's mansion. First, they carefully explored the high wall, and then the two gently jumped over the wall.

Both of them have reached the peak of Qi absorption, especially with special martial arts, after joining forces, they may not be without the power to fight against the strong men in the middle stage of Qi cultivation.

The two of them did not dare to be arrogant at all. At this time, they relied entirely on their physical strength and did not dare to release any spiritual energy casually, fearing that they would be noticed by the other party.

The two of them climbed over the wall carefully, first immediately found a place to hide their shadows, and then began to observe the surrounding environment.

Because of the lack of intelligence, the two people were surprised to find that they were in a place where houses were connected in a row after climbing over the wall. These houses were not simple, but they were definitely not luxurious, especially the uniform style, which made the two people guess the function of these houses immediately.

This place is like a dormitory. Whose dormitory could it be? You don’t need to think about it. You can know that it must be the dormitory of the city guards.

The reason why the two of them were surprised was that although most of the city guards were directly deployed by the city lord, the city lord would generally place the general camp near the city lord’s mansion and open up a separate courtyard for placement. Even if there are doors connecting them, they will not be placed directly in the city lord’s mansion.

But Li Lei and Li Xiao didn't know that Niu Qiu's situation was very special. Although he was the city lord of the Ye Lin Empire, his other identity was that of a member of the Lin family. Almost all of these Licheng warriors were Lin's own warriors, so it was certainly not appropriate to arrange them outside.

And Niu Qiu did this to give the Lin family a gesture and treat the Lin family's warriors like their own people. But in fact, he had another purpose, that is, there were a group of warriors among them who belonged to their Ni family, and it would be more convenient to keep them around.

Li Lei and Li Xiao didn't know the inside story, and they didn't have time to slowly inquire about the layout and situation of the city lord's mansion. They actually plunged into this military camp as soon as they broke in.

Logically speaking, in a general military camp, except for the warriors on duty at various posts, at least seven or eight out of ten should stay in the military camp. Then the two of them would be discovered by the other party as soon as they jumped in.

So when Li Xiao and Li Lei saw the surrounding situation clearly, they were depressed, but they immediately prepared for battle.

However, what surprised the two men was that the military camp was not empty but it was almost empty. Not only were the surrounding houses silent, but even after a careful search, not a single human figure was found.

Until the spiritual energy slowly spread out, they found the breath of several warriors in the houses farther away. The other party's breath was slow and long, and it was obvious that they were sleeping at this time. It looked like they were warriors on duty last night.

Li Lei and Li Xiao were stunned again after seeing this scene, but since there was no one in front of them, they chose to continue sneaking in.

Although this was the first time they came to this city lord's mansion, the internal structure of most city lord's mansions was roughly the same. The mansion usually faces north and south. The south is usually the lobby for holding meetings and the reception and office, and the north is usually the inner house.

They guessed that after the city lord Niuqiu captured the person, he would not put him in the front, but would definitely be in the back. And from the words of those warriors, the city lord attached great importance to it, so he would definitely send a large number of warriors to guard it, so any place with strict defense would probably be the place they were looking for.

Li Lei was on guard in front, while Li Xiao was paying attention to the surroundings and the situation behind. Although the two were cautious, they were not slow and left the military camp in a blink of an eye.

What surprised the two was that after leaving the military camp, the number of warriors they encountered began to increase gradually, and sometimes there were even teams of warriors patrolling.

Of course, they didn't know that in order to capture Zuo Feng, Niu Qiu specially asked people to come back and transfer hundreds of warriors. For a while, the city guards in Licheng had been withdrawn and were somewhat empty, which led to the strange situation that no one could be seen in the military camp before.

For the safety of Licheng, now all the city guards, regardless of their level, have cancelled their holidays and rest. Except for those who were on duty at night, everyone else had to go out to patrol at various posts.

Li Lei and Li Xiao didn't know the situation, and thought that the other party was taking strict precautions and had made arrangements in advance for their rescue operations.

With Li Lei and Li Xiao's cultivation, even in broad daylight, they still sneaked into the interior of the city lord's mansion without any danger. The two of them did not go to the front yard of the City Lord's Mansion, but walked and stopped along the way, avoiding the guards and sentries, and went straight to the backyard.

Speaking of Li Lei and Li Xiao, most of their work was assassination, and they did not have much intelligence. Therefore, they have their own uniqueness in hiding, and they also have certain experience in the structure of buildings and courtyards, so even if they came to the City Lord's Mansion for the first time, they were familiar with it.

About half an hour later, Li Lei and Li Xiao found a very special courtyard. The reason why this courtyard is special is that there are not only a large number of warriors guarding around it, but also two sentry towers about two meters around the courtyard.

Just looking at this structure, Li Lei and Li Xiao already knew that there was a sentry tower in the courtyard, which is a facility that only ordinary prisons are equipped with. They believed that if their city lord was captured, he would most likely be in this courtyard, but the courtyard was heavily guarded. Should they leave and bring enough people to rescue him, or should they get him out at once?

Li Lei and Li Xiao had a brief discussion outside the courtyard, and soon they reached a consensus. Saving people may not mean the more people the better, especially in broad daylight. The other side seemed to be heavily guarded, but most of the warriors were absent-minded, and they were obviously not vigilant.

Another point is the strength of the warriors in front of them. The strongest they could see was only in the middle stage of Naqi, and the two of them didn't even need to join forces to deal with it. Even if there were enemies in the late stage of Naqi inside, Li Lei and Li Xiao were equally confident that they could deal with it.

As the saying goes, the more skilled you are, the more courageous you are. In fact, each of these people under Zuo Feng is not simple. At the beginning, Li Lei and Li Xiao exchanged assassination for rewards. Some jobs were jobs that other killers and assassins dared not take, but they not only took them, but also completed them smoothly.

They were both talented and had good character. What they lacked was actually their origin and background. They didn't want to sell their lives to a force, so they could only work hard to make money and then use the money to buy training resources.

But even so, their progress still couldn't catch up with those warriors who were not as talented as themselves but had family support. It was not until they met Zuo Feng that they had a new understanding and expectation of training and survival.

Therefore, for Zuo Feng, no matter what kind of risk, they were willing to take.