Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

"Deliberately murder the imperial envoy, you deserve death!"

Qi Zhiyang roared angrily, raised his knife and beat his horse, and rushed towards the bandits bravely, with a menacing aura.

"Hmph, it's not clear who will die. Go to hell and sue Lord Hades!" He Shuo laughed arrogantly. shoot quickly.

At noon, the scorching sun hung high, and the sky and the earth were brightly lit. Rong Youtang clearly saw the sharp iron arrowhead shining with a faint blue light, his face changed suddenly, and he urgently reminded: "Beware of poisonous arrows! Brother Qi, that arrow may be poisonous!"

Qi Zhiyang sneered, he didn't retreat or avoid, the long knife was as fast as lightning, and he held a knife flower, the snow was bright and cold, shaking, dazzling, only heard a "ding", the short arrow was bounced back by the scabbard, and shot a unlucky man Bandit shoulders.

"Ah—help, help, Mr. He, Brother Bao, I've been hit by an arrow!" The man was terrified, pulled out the short arrow with pain, and crawled to He Shuo's side for help, but was kicked away by the leader !

In an instant, the poison broke out, and the man curled up and twitched, kicked his legs suddenly, and stopped moving.

The bandits were dumbfounded and at a loss.At the same time, dissatisfaction and fear of the leader's ruthlessness are unavoidable.

He Shuo was furious, and warned his subordinates: "Ershi was hit by an arrow, his blood was poisoned, you all should stay away, and be careful of poisoning."

"Be careful, Lao Tzu, there is no cure for the arrow!" Qiu Bao, the deputy leader, resolutely abandoned his poisoned companion and continued to direct the attack. His face was twisted, his eyes were vicious, and he shouted: "We have killed many Man, anyway, if you are going to go to the [-]th floor of hell, it is better to have a good time and kill the imperial envoy to have a good time, and then go and have fun when the money is spent. Brothers, follow me!" After finishing speaking, he took the lead and rushed towards Rong Youtang.

The mountain road is narrow and it is inconvenient to ride a horse. Qi Zhiyang jumped off the horse, slapped the horse to attack the bandits, took the opportunity to return to help, and stopped Qiu Bao with a knife, reminding: "Brother Rong, be careful!"

"I'm fine, don't be distracted, I'm fine!" Rong Youtang replied angrily, for fear of disturbing his companion's mind.The more nervous and fearful he was, the braver and fearless he became. Under the cover of the guards, he first picked up a fist-sized stone and threw it vigorously. Because he played well with the slingshot from a young age, he was very accurate. head dodge.

"Well done! Hit me to death!" Qi Zhiyang yelled happily, his eyes turned red, his tall and muscular body was majestic, and he exuded the righteous domineering aura of "a mere thief dares to attack this general".

"Bold bandit, how dare you murder an imperial envoy? I'm so impatient!" Rong Youtang scolded angrily.After he finished throwing the stone, he picked up a short knife, a light bow and a few arrows in the middle of the chaos, fastened the short knife to his waist, dodged left and right, and tried to draw the bow: barely fully opened.

Qi Zhiyang suddenly heard a "swoosh" sound behind his head, he was startled, and mistakenly thought that he was surrounded by the enemy.However, the arrow hit the arm of a bandit on the opposite side, and immediately Rong Youtang shouted: "Don't be afraid, I shot the arrow."

"You can also shoot arrows?! Be careful, arrows are very poisonous." Qi Zhiyang shouted in surprise, without turning his head.

"Don't worry, I have my sense of proportion." Turning around, I really should kneel down and thank His Highness, fortunately he taught me!Rong Youtang was extremely grateful, his archery was taught by King Qing.

Rong Youtang picked up the short arrows scattered on the ground, and with the cover of the horse corpse and the rock wall, carefully aimed at the bandits in the open place, and shot two arrows suddenly, his blood boiled and his fighting spirit was high.

There are ten imperial envoys, except for Rong Youtang, all of them are highly skilled in martial arts and have experienced many battles. There are more than 60 bandits in total.

The mountain road is narrow, ten frightened horses are running away, the sound of beating and killing knives is mixed with neighing and horseshoes, making it noisy and chaotic.

The two sides barely tied for a while.

Rong Youtang was very anxious: "Where did Mr. Xie Baizong go?"Why don't you show up?Could it be an accident?

Just when Rong Youtang was worried about reinforcements, He Shuo cunningly got into the grass on the sloping mountain road, came out suddenly, raised his knife and slashed at the enemy's neck, gnashing his teeth and scolding: "You thief, take your life!"

Who is the thief?You are the thief.

Rong Youtang subconsciously refuted silently, and then, his eyes widened——

When the opponent noticed the sneak attack, he was less than five feet away from the poisoned blade, and the wind of the blade had already swept over, chilling his neck.

It’s over.

Before dying, Rong Youtang had only one thought in his mind: I am going to die.

Due to the large number of opponents, Qi Zhiyang and the imperial guards were entangled by other bandits, unable to return in time, they were so anxious that they almost got angry!

He Shuo's face was ferocious, his eyes were blood red, and without hesitation, he slashed with all his strength!After losing his beloved son, he imagined the scene of killing his enemy with his own hands countless times, and couldn't wait to see the tragic scene of Rong Youtang's decapitated body and blood spattered three feet——

Life and death

With a sound of "ding", two plum blossom nails shot from a high place, hitting He Shuo's blade and wrist accurately!

He Shuo was caught off guard and dropped the knife, and Rong Youtang narrowly escaped death again.

"Who?" He Shuo questioned in surprise, almost vomiting blood with hatred.

Rong Youtang didn't have time to care about who came, so in a hurry, he pulled out the other dagger from his waist and threw it at He Shuo hastily. After repelling the opponent for a few steps, he bowed and rushed away, his face ashamed and his heart beating like a drum.

Song Shen, who came to rescue Rong Youtang in time, almost fell off the rock wall with a smile!

"Hahaha~" Song Shen was condescending, overjoyed, and yelled narrowly, "Master Rong, how could you throw away the knife? Did you lose your head? Oh, these bandits are so brave, and they are rolling stones, Iron bayonets and arrows again, trying to put you to death."

Reinforcements are finally here!

Later, we can only collect the corpses for us!

Rong Youtang was overjoyed, he had already picked up another knife, and scolded with a smile: "Song Shen, you are watching a show? Hurry up and save lives! Where are the others?"

"Behind, they are definitely not as fast as I am." Song Shen said naturally.

Rong Youtang listened attentively: Sure enough, the sound of horseshoes came from the foot of the mountain.

Very good!Everything went according to plan.

Song Shen literally "watched from the wall", after a while, his figure flickered, and afterimages appeared quickly, like a gecko firmly clinging to the steep rock wall, as if walking on the ground, he jumped on the back of a horse in a blink of an eye, ignoring the horse's frightened hooves and neighing , firmly controlled the reins, clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and rushed the horse into the fighting ring, rampaging, the frightened horse stomped and kicked desperately, stirring up dust and billowing, the bandits were so angry that they shot their swords and arrows, but Song Shen always avoided it in time .

"Hahaha, come on, little thief." Satisfied, Song Shen laughed heartily, not wanting to be beaten.

"what--"

"madman!"

"Crazy Horse!"

"are you crazy?"

The bandits yelled curses and avoided them in fear. No matter how many of them there were, they were no match for the frightened horse that was kicked by madness.

Song Shen was a superb equestrian. He galloped his horse on the narrow mountain road without any rules. He was unrestrained and had a playful smile. Shooting a few poisonous arrows, nimbly sliding from the horse's back to the horse's belly, waiting for an opportunity to knock down a few people with hidden weapons, is treacherous and cunning, making it hard to guard against.

"Hey, take it easy!" Qi Zhiyang was terrified, and he simply ordered his men to back off, so as not to be accidentally injured by the startled horse, and let Song Shen do whatever he wanted.

Rong Youtang was shocked, and stared at He Shuo who almost cut off his head:

"Old He, what should we do?" Qiu Bao panicked.

"Oops! They came to help a lot."

"Mr. He, shall we withdraw?"

He Shuo frowned, stared at Rong Youtang resentfully, and resolutely vetoed: "The matter has come to this point, there is no turning back, either they die or we die, we must not let them live! Mountain Leopard, bring people and follow me!"

"Yes, yes." Qiu Bao gritted his teeth, ruthlessly, and scolded his anxious and desperate companion.He was very clear: It is true that there is no turning back. Once he turned around and ran away, he would be shot dead on the spot in all likelihood.

Only then did Qi Zhiyang have the time to ask concerned: "Brother Rong, you were not injured just now, right? We were in such a hurry, but unfortunately we were entangled by thieves and couldn't escape."

"I'm fine." Rong Youtang shook his head, gratefully said: "Everyone has been protecting me in front, my little brother can see clearly, why don't you understand? It's all because I don't know martial arts, so I can't help you."

The imperial guard Chang Le said: "Master Rong is really unexpected! Not only do you know how to ride and shoot, but you are also very accurate in throwing stones. You have rescued everyone many times, and you are considered outstanding among civil servants." I thought you would be so frightened that your legs limp and collapse... …

"Hey, compared to you, I can't even be called flamboyant embroidering legs, or small tricks." Rong Youtang said awkwardly, quite self-aware.

As soon as the words fell, Xie Ting, King Qing's capable subordinate, was in a state of anxiety. He led more than a dozen hidden guards to help, and shouted apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry! We're late, how are the casualties?"

Rong Youtang's spirit was greatly lifted, just as a smile appeared, his brows were furrowed in an instant: Why are there only these people?His Highness clearly ordered a lot of hidden guards.

Could it be that he was plotted against by the traitor first?

Rong Youtang was worried, and asked urgently: "We have no casualties. Mr. Xie Baibo, are you all right? Where are the others?"

"Well, it's hard to say." Xie Ting pulled out the soft sword at his waist, and replied vaguely: "Others are guarding the state officials at the foot of the mountain."

oh?Rong Youtang was dubious.

"Wow!" Song Shen made the bandits fuming with anger and chased them into hiding, and finally had enough fun, reined in his horse and stopped, blocking the way, and lazily urged: "Hey, it's time for you to go, I'll rest for a while. "

"Okay!" Qi Zhiyang wished that the quacks would stop galloping wildly. He took the lead in the charge with a knife in his hand, and he shouted: "The gangsters and bandits, how dare you kill the imperial envoy? Let's see which one I let go!"

Rong Youtang hurriedly reminded: "Catch He Shuo alive, don't let him escape!"

"I know." Qi Zhiyang answered briskly.With the arrival of strong support, he completely relieved his worries, he opened and closed, and killed a lot.

Two imperial guards personally protected Rong Youtang, Song Shen sat on his horse and watched the unsuspecting battle leisurely. After a while, he tapped He Shuo with his chin and asked Rong Youtang: "The old man is He Shuo?"

"Yes."

"I heard that he used to be a court official?"

Rong Youtang felt a little ashamed inexplicably, and nodded.

"Black and white take all, it's a character." Song Shen curled his lips and spoke bluntly.

Seeing that the general situation was over, He Shuo cursed in grief and indignation:

"Rong, you killed my son, you will die!"

"He Zhongxiong has committed many evil deeds, and he deserves his death. How many innocents have your father and son conspired to kill? Calculated carefully, you don't know how many times you have to die to pay off your sins." Rong Youtang said righteously.

"They deserve it! Anyone who dares to fight against my He family will die. What are you? But an imperial dog ordered by the faint king Zhao Xianchang——hmm!" Before he finished speaking, Qi Zhiyang had already cut Qiu Bao's head. Clothes gag.

"You are still so rampant when you are about to die? To insult His Majesty, this alone is enough to kill you." Qi Zhiyang scolded.

in no time

The bandits were dead, wounded, and He Shuo was captured alive. Seeing that the situation was not going well, a few of them took advantage of Song Shen's horse riding to hide from the leader's sight, and crept into the grass and woods, slipping away without a trace.

The imperial envoy and his party won a big victory!

Ji Ping, Gan Hongxin and others turned around and ran down the mountain as soon as the battle started, and bumped into Xie Ting head-on. The hidden guards in charge of guarding were worried, and escorted the state official to the entrance of the first line of sky, and asked loudly from a distance: " How are you guys?"

Xie Ting replied: "It's okay. Be careful on the ground, there are iron spikes and poisonous arrows."

"Yes."

Rong Youtang looked at He Shuo, who was being gagged and tied up, struggling and screaming angrily, frowned, thought about it, and smiled happily: "Great, the leader of the thief was successfully captured alive! I really appreciate the great efforts of Lord Ji and Lord Gan this time." Assist, otherwise how can He Shuo be caught? Brother Qi, we have to tell the truth later, please Your Majesty to make a decision."

Qi Zhiyang understood, glanced at He Shuo, sneered and said: "Hmph, it's nothing more than a crime and meritorious deed. Thanks to their face, they turn the corner all day long to remind us to ask for commendations, and expect to be promoted?"

what? !

"Huh? Huh?" He Shuo's eyes widened in disbelief, and then he struggled and roared frantically, his face was red, his neck was thick, his veins were protruding, his whole body was dusty from rolling on the dirt road between the mountains, and he stretched his neck towards the entrance of the sky— — Ji Ping and Gan Hongxin stood there, but they were too far apart to see their expressions clearly.

Song Shen pouted, looking down at the two imperial envoys who sang and sang, he was clinging high to the rock wall, kicking a few pebbles from time to time to tease his companions, cynical, no one could restrain him at the scene, it made people laugh and cry, and he could only let him get bored Close hand.

Qi Zhiyang led the guards to tie up the prisoners, and planned to tie them up and take them back to Fuya Prison as soon as possible.

Xie Ting was guilty and uneasy, walked up to Rong Youtang, and said in a low voice: "Young Master Rong, we could have helped in time, but the incident happened suddenly, and we couldn't do nothing without saving time. , otherwise I really don’t know how to end it. After returning to Beijing, I will plead guilty to His Highness and let him be punished.”

"Mr. Xie, don't say that! Brother Qi and I were appointed as imperial envoys. As time passed, the progress in solving the case was slow. We finally found the key person. How could we let it go? There is always a risk in success. If it weren't for your timely help, The consequences are disastrous. Don't worry, I will explain to His Highness when I return to Beijing." Rong Youtang said calmly.

"Thank you." Xie Ting was very grateful. What he said just now, he somewhat expected Rong Youtang to plead a few words in front of King Qing.

Rong Youtang asked with concern: "May I ask a question: I don't know what happened to the accident? If you need me, just ask!"

"This……"

Xie Ting hesitated for a while, and finally took Rong Youtang to the side, and whispered: "That woman is very smart, she abandoned her family and fled, fled to Hejian, was hunted down by the other party, she was saved by our people, But the poison in the body is very dangerous, and the six sons and the others can't get rid of the poison. That woman is too important! I think you know better than me. The six sons and the others have nothing to do, so they have to bring people to Guanzhou. Please give Song Shen a try, unexpectedly, just as the drug was administered, the enemy came to kill him right after him! Alas, that's why I wasted time."

Rong Youtang was taken aback, and almost blurted out the word "Bai Qiongying", almost stopped, and asked nervously: "Has the person been saved? She must not die!"

"I guess I can survive." Xie Ting said with a relieved smile.

He has been searching for more than half a year in Guanzhong, Ningwei, and Hejian provinces this year, and was only recently dispatched by King Qing to secretly protect the imperial envoy. In fact, Xie Ting and others knew it well: the key point was to protect Rong Youtang.As long as this person is safe, it doesn't matter even if the case is overdue, there will be room for maneuver; but if something happens to this person, no matter how well the case is solved, it will be terrible!

Rong Youtang was duty-bound, and asked worriedly: "Is she safe now?"

"It's safe for the time being. It's a pity that she was not only poisoned, but also injured. She can't bear the fatigue of traveling and traveling, and she will have to take care of it for a while." Xie Ting revealed that he knew that Bai Qiongying's whereabouts were secretly reported to King Qing by someone in front of him, so there was no need to hide it.

Turning to look at the eight imperial guards, Rong Youtang frowned and thought to himself: Although they are all easy-going people, after all they are under the jurisdiction of the inner court and have different positions. His Highness secretly investigates the old case and must not disclose it before it is completed...

Seeing this, Xie Ting took the initiative to speak, and said in a cryptic way: "Don't worry, my lord, we have a reasonable errand to leave the capital."

"That's good. We can go back to Beijing together!" Rong Youtang breathed a sigh of relief, and suggested seriously: "Anyway, she needs to recover from her injuries. After the case is solved, she will charter two boats and enter the canal via the Yanhe River. It will take a few days to arrive. Beijing."

"Well, when I go back, I will discuss it with the six sons and the others."

A quarter of an hour later, the prisoners who had been thoroughly searched and searched were firmly tied up in a string, weeping and trembling.

"Okay!" Qi Zhiyang clapped his hands, he was very sensible, and he didn't come close to the two of them who had met to discuss.

"Brother Qi," Rong Youtang strode over, smiled apologetically, and asked sternly, "We have to go to Qingniu Village as soon as possible, how should we deal with the prisoners?"

Qi Zhiyang didn't ask any more questions, and quickly said: "I wonder if Brother Xie can take care of it for a while? We will go to Qingniu Village as originally planned, and we will call back the twenty or thirty arresters as soon as possible, and they will escort the prisoners back to the government office. Hand it over to Sun Qi, the magistrate, and ask him to properly lock him up."

"No problem, go ahead, let's rest here for a while." Xie Ting nodded readily.

Rong Youtang solemnly entrusted: "Brother Xie, please detain He Shuo alone and strictly guard him, and don't let him contact anyone, especially Ji Ping or Gan Hongxin."

"Row."

"In that case, thank you very much, we'll go to Qingniu Village to transfer officials and come back to help." Rong Youtang picked a horse and jumped on it.

"Brothers, please stay away for now." Qi Zhiyang clenched his fists boldly.

The imperial envoy rode away, and Rong Youtang suddenly heard the guard behind him say, "Hey, what is that weird man doing here?"

Fly on the grass!

Rong Youtang looked back clearly, and sure enough, he saw Song Shen riding a horse and running to the front, unhurriedly, deliberately blocking his way——

"Ahem!" Rong Youtang cleared his throat.

"Oh, did I block Mr. Rong? Damn it, I'm sorry, sorry." Song Shen exaggeratedly realized, with a "crack" sound of the whip flying in the air, he reined in the horse and dodged, and walked side by side with Rong Youtang.

"Why did you follow?" Rong Youtang asked curiously.

"Who wants to rest with the corpse? Is it bad luck?" Song Shen snorted angrily.

Rong Youtang nodded understandingly, and said with a smile: "Okay, you investigate the case with us."

"I'm not interested in investigating the case at all. You can investigate. I'll go to the village to beg for a drink."

"I'm just thirsty, why run so far to ask for water? Here you are." Rong Youtang shook his head, untied the water bag from his waist, and threw it towards the other party.

Unexpectedly, Song Shen didn't answer, but raised his hand and called back lightly!

"Hey—" Rong Youtang was caught off guard, almost missed, and frowned inexplicably.

"Everyone, let's compete in a horse race to see who can ride faster!" Song Shen suddenly raised his whip and rushed out, sneering unscrupulously: "I bet 500 taels, and Mr. Zhu Rong is the last one."

"There's no reason for that! The outcome hasn't been announced yet, so why do you think I'm the slowest?" Rong Youtang was quite unconvinced and tried to catch up. Qi Zhiyang and the others also rode their horses and rushed to the entrance of Qingniu Village in less than a quarter of an hour.

Sending people back to help, entering the village according to the book to investigate and collect evidence, calling everyone's certificates to Li Zheng's home to set up a temporary court...

After being busy until dark, a group of people rushed back to the government office with relevant witnesses and torches, and urgently sorted out the files overnight, preparing for the formal opening of the court tomorrow morning.

When it finally stopped, it was almost midnight, and the imperial envoys who were so busy hitting the back of their heads hadn't had dinner yet.

"Brother Qi, come and eat noodles, our own craftsmanship." Rong Youtang was hungry and weak, his hands and feet were weak, and his voice fluttered. .

"Hey, what kind of craftsmanship?" Qi Zhiyang put down the file, quickly sat down, picked up his chopsticks, and couldn't wait to take a big bite, hissing and panting from the hot soup.

Guard Huang Li said embarrassedly: "Hey, I wanted to make noodles, but the noodles were too hard, so I cut the slices."

"Good boy!" Qi Zhiyang praised him greatly, patted the table and said, "I don't know which girl will be lucky to marry you in the future. We, Ali, are a well-known and dignified inner court guard when we go out, and we can cook when we come home! Oops~"

"It's really good, it's hidden!" Rong Youtang didn't raise his head, and chimed in.

"Actually, it's nothing. My mother likes to cook. I learned a little bit on a whim. As long as the two adults don't dislike it." Huang Li blushed when he was praised, hehe silly, and said seriously: "In the future, the wife should be her, She cooks and I'm very busy."

Qi Zhiyang laughed heartily, teasingly said: "Now you are stubborn, what will happen after you get married!"

Huang Li thought for a while, and muttered: "It's okay, there is a cook at home, there is no need for her to walk around the stove."

"Haha, you're protecting me like this before you get married. You must have a sweetheart! Tell me, when will the wedding be held? At that time, the brothers and sisters will go to a wedding." After capturing He Shuo alive, Qi Zhiyang was in a good mood. Made the young lad blush.

There was a lot of wind and clouds, a big bowl of noodles, and there was not even a drop of soup left, so I ate it clean.

Rong Youtang patted his stomach contentedly, was in a daze for a while, and asked:

"He Shuo didn't make trouble, did he?"

"No. According to your order, he was held incommunicado. Xiaoshan and the others watched carefully." Huang Li replied.

Rong Youtang stood up, cheered up and said, "I'll go talk to him."

"I'll also meet the thief leader." Qi Zhiyang followed closely behind.

On the way to the prison, Rong Youtang said in a low voice: "We lack direct and strong evidence, so we cannot completely bring down the Youdang."

"I don't know where He Shuo hid the evidence for managing You Guanying. If he insists on refusing to reveal it, it will be useless to torture him." Qi Zhiyang sighed annoyed.

The backyard of the Guanzhou government office is full of flowers and trees, and the pavilions and pavilions are scattered high and low. The chief guard and Huang Li personally protect the imperial envoy.

Rong Youtang proposed: "I have an idea, I hope it will work."

"What way - who!" Qi Zhiyang yelled alertly, and a strange sound suddenly came from the ear room next to him.