Wulong Inn

The time outside the Cangzhou Pass returns to ten days ago

The north wind whistling, raised dust all over the sky, and the surrounding fields were instantly dyed earthy yellow, shattering the fresh breath of spring day by bit, only the little green under the feet showed some signs of recovery of all things.The convoy trekked hard in the wind and sand, and the workload of the guards increased sharply. Fortunately, they were well-trained, and they could still be busy and not chaotic in action.

Master Lu pushed aside the heavy curtain on the carriage, and the fine dust in the air made him half-close his eyes uncomfortably.

Seeing this, the servant at the side hurriedly galloped up to the mountain, and said in a hoarse voice: "Master, the wind is too strong, you'd better take shelter in the carriage."

Master Lu shook his head when he heard the words: "It's okay, then he asked suspiciously: "Why haven't you reached Jiaqingguan yet? "

"Master, don't be in a hurry," the servant said with an apologetic smile, "you can see the pass after passing this lake."

"Oh," Master Lu responded lightly when he heard the words, but his brows did not relax.

"Uncle Lu." A young man's voice suddenly sounded.

Master Lu looked over after hearing the reputation, his brows and eyes relaxed a lot, and his tone became gentler: "Shu Yu."

"The wind and sand are so strong, you'd better take shelter in the car." Luo Shuyu said with great concern. The ten-month trip outside the customs made him get closer to Master Lu a lot.

"Okay, okay, I'll go back to the car now." Seeing the young man said the same thing, Master Lu gave a wry smile, obediently put down the curtain, and returned to the car.

After returning to the dark carriage, Master Lu's relaxed expression slowly faded away.I don't know what happened today, he always couldn't calm down, and always felt that something bad would happen, but this inexplicable fear is not enough for outsiders.Master Lu laughed at himself, and said to himself, why is he so old, he dared to laugh, suppressing the uneasiness in his heart, he picked up the pillow in the car, thinking that it would be better to take a nap first, than to be paranoid here.

Master Lu didn't know that on the high slope not far away, there were countless cold eyes, silently watching the movement of the horse team.

This team of unknown affiliation seemed to appear suddenly, and seemed to have been lurking for a long time.The leader stood upright on his horse. He looked like a muscular man. His head and face were covered with windproof gauze, so he couldn't see his face clearly. Only a pair of hawk-like eyes were exposed, looking at that man coldly. The approaching convoy.

When the convoy finally arrived at the scheduled location, the man narrowed his eyes slightly, and a cruel smile rose from the corner of his mouth.He drew out his bow and arrow, aimed at a person in the distance, and volleyed out quickly. With a sound of 'swish', a powerful arrow shot out, and the guard he aimed at fell off the horse, not far away. There was a small-scale riot in the originally orderly convoy.

Seeing this, the leading man uttered a sharp whistle, and then rushed out at the head of the horse. The crowd behind him, hearing the sound, followed closely behind, drawing arrows while galloping. Can't stop shooting.

Hearing the roar of galloping horseshoes, Luo Shuyu was still a little overwhelmed. This inexplicable sudden incident made him a little dazed. Just as he was about to raise his eyes to look at the place where the loud noise was coming from, he suddenly heard a loud shout: "Low your head!" !"

Luo Shuyu was startled, subconsciously lowered his head, whoosh!Just at this moment, a long arrow flew past his scalp, and the burning pain made Luo Shuyu, who was still a little dazed, wake up instantly. He touched the layer of oily skin that was taken away from the back of his neck, and he felt scared and panicked. He raised his eyes and looked where the long arrow came from.The sight blurred by the flying sand and dust, there seemed to be a group of black clouds surging towards him not far away, Luo Shuyu stared blankly at the cavalry who suddenly appeared, and was stunned for a while.

When the screaming sounded again, another round of arrow rain came unexpectedly, "Get down!" There was another loud shout in his ear, and Luo Shuyu staggered and was pushed off the horse. In this way, he narrowly escaped this wave of offensive, and Luo Shuyu, who survived the catastrophe, immediately turned his head to look at his savior.

It's a pity that the guard who sounded the warning was far less lucky than Luo Shuyu, because he couldn't dodge in time, he had been shot through by several long arrows, and his eyelids were dead!

Looking at the strong man who couldn't rest in peace, Luo Shuyu's eyes widened suddenly, "Shuyu..." A weak voice suddenly sounded, Luo Shuyu turned his head and looked around in a daze, and saw a broken carriage , Master Lu covered in blood was looking at him weakly.

Seeing Luo Shuyu looking over, Mr. Lu trembled and said something, but the severe pain made him speechless. Even so, Luo Shuyu learned the meaning of the old man from his mouth, run, run... Time, in Luo Shuyu's eyes, strong sadness welled up.

Silently watching the battle not far away, the leading man who had already withdrawn from the battle group frowned slightly.They encountered fierce resistance unexpectedly. Unlike the previous robberies, the guards in the convoy were obviously not ordinary people, but so what, he had been planning for this for so long, from personnel to The route, and even the possible changes have been calculated one by one, and the outcome has long been doomed in the face of absolute numbers and strength advantages.

With this kind of cognition in his heart, the man lost his interest in waiting and watching in an instant, and looked at one place in a blink of an eye, his eyes were fixed, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Half an hour later, Siye returned to silence again. The strong wind seemed to have taken away everything, even the screams of killing and howling, which were shocking just now, were all taken away without leaving a trace.

The man swept away casually, and except for the broken corpse, there was only a large amount of bright red blood.Turning over and dismounting, the man walked forward with an indifferent face. The work of cleaning the battlefield had begun in an orderly manner. The glaring blood was carefully wiped away, and the frightened horse was put on the reins again.

The man looked at it for a while, then picked up a helmet that was still in good condition, and put it on his head, while the sergeants in front of him silently put on the clothes of those dead guard servants. Obviously, a certain plan was being carried out By.

"Boss!" A rough voice rang in his ear, the man turned his face away calmly, and the other party immediately said: "We have killed dozens of brothers." With infinite hatred in his words, he said again: "A few guys took advantage of the chaos and escaped, look..." When he spoke, he couldn't hide his excitement, and his intention to kill them all was obvious.

"Divide into a small team and go after it. If you haven't caught up with it ten miles away, forget it." The man thought for a while, then ordered indifferently.

"Boss." Hearing this incredible order, the rough man's eyes widened.

"We are fighting for time." The leader didn't want to explain to him, and looked up in the same direction again. This is the direction of the convoy, and its next stop is Jiaqingguan!

Not long after, the paralyzed convoy once again set off on the road. This time, the convoy was no longer relaxed and joyful, and seemed much quieter, with a hint of chill in the silence.

The carriage moved forward, leaving clear lines, and the horseshoes splashed, carving a deep imprint. At this time, those who know the old things in Cangzhou will probably exclaim, because there is only one thing that can touch the deep red imprint. Stay, that is - Qiang Yuan Hui Tie!

Cangzhou Jiaqing Pass

The days of guarding the customs are monotonous and boring day after day. The officers and soldiers guarding the customs all the year round gradually learn to entertain themselves and adjust their mentality. For example, gossip about their bosses. A certain kind of cautiousness also took away a lot of vigor.

"Let me tell you, Boss Bai, what's going on today? Why did your lord leave without even saying hello?" A clear voice broke the silence of the door.

The man who was replaced as Boss Bai twitched his eyes when he heard this, and said vaguely: "The Zhang family has entered the pass, my lord will send him off at least."

Saying that, he felt a little guilty, but he couldn't say that his lord had a big fight with the Zhang family's second master, and the other party left angrily, so the lord had no choice but to chase him out. Speaking of which, the Zhang family's second master The second master would never enter the customs easily on weekdays, and his lord's expression had never been so flustered. What was involved in this, he really didn't want to think about it.

After a pause, he said loudly again: "My lord specially ordered me to take full responsibility. You should be more careful when making inspections." Being entrusted with a heavy responsibility, Boss Bai did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

"Be careful, what are you careful about?" The man with clear business said disapprovingly: "I have been watching here for a long time and ate a mouthful of sand, and I didn't even see a ghost. Besides, today Isn’t it only old man Lu’s caravan that enters the customs, after a while, we will be completely free after we collect the money, so be careful!”

The boss Bai didn't bother to argue with him, and the team that went out to inspect hadn't returned yet, which made him feel scorched in his heart, as if something that he couldn't control was about to happen.

"Look, I should have been talking about it a long time ago, no, this is coming as soon as I finished speaking," the clear male voice sounded again, this time, the tone was much happier.

Boss Bai hurriedly looked up, and saw a convoy suddenly appearing in his sight. He didn't know if it was an illusion. Lu Zijinqi, he really had the illusion that the team had changed hands.

"Heh, it's time to get out of the test, and the momentum is good." The clear man also felt something different, but he didn't take it to heart at all.

Seeing the convoy advancing step by step, Captain Bai felt the inexplicable palpitations getting stronger and stronger, but before he could speak, the clear male voice said loudly: "Brothers, let's go!" His As soon as the voice fell, the sergeant quickly went to open and close the heavy door

Boss Bai frowned suddenly when he saw this, and shouted loudly: "Stop, who told you to go, I..." Before he could say the last sentence, he suddenly fell silent, because a sharp arrow shot from his throat. Passed through, blocking all sound.

This sudden change made Guanshang fall into a dead silence. Someone shouted, "Quick close! Hurry up, we can't let them in!"

It's a pity that before everyone in the pass reacted, that weird convoy had already torn off its disguise, revealing its hideous face...

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