Chapter 32

"He Yi and I rushed straight to the archway, only to see corpses on the ground. Most of the companions from the second and third teams were dead here. The white marble pillars and stone steps were spattered with blood, which looked particularly thrilling. I

The two of them didn't dare to stay and jumped down the stone steps. He Yi said: "There might be an ambush on the way here, so we'd better go over the mountain and go out." I nodded in agreement and didn't dare to go back along the way and rushed in with He Yi.

In the woods on the right, I climbed over the mountains and ridges, trying to escape back to the city.

"This battle scared me to death, and I was not afraid of the jokes of the two of you. That day, He Yi and I were like lost dogs, just wanting to find a hole to crawl in. We just stumbled in the woods and lost our way again. It wasn't until the afternoon that we finally found our way.

We could vaguely see the end of the woods. He Yi and I were quite surprised when we saw that we could escape from the mountain.

"But at this moment, we suddenly heard someone roaring behind us. We were frightened. We thought it was an enemy chasing us and hurriedly got into a bush. The bush was covered with dark thorns that pierced into our flesh.

It was extremely painful. But at the critical moment of life and death, neither of us dared to speak out. We endured the pain and didn't even dare to breathe out.

"After a while, I saw a person running over from the right rear. I guess it was to escape pursuit that I chose to escape from the woods. When we saw the person's face clearly, we were both shocked. It turned out that this person suddenly

It was Xu En, the eunuch of the East Factory. But at this time, his clothes were in tatters, and the gauze crown on his head was thrown away. His hair was scattered, and there were a few blood stains on his face. He looked quite embarrassed.

"Xu En passed by us, his qinggong was really impressive. I couldn't help but think to myself: This eunuch is so good at martial arts, how could anyone force him to escape in such an embarrassing way? While I was thinking about it, I heard the sound of wind above my head.

There was a noise, and a gray shadow passed over our heads quickly and without any trace. After a few ups and downs, it caught up with Xu En and stopped in front of him.

"Xu En stopped and screamed: 'We are eunuchs of Dongchang. We went out of the capital to do business according to the imperial decree. You killed Dongchang Fanzi and Jinyiwei and committed a capital crime. Aren't you afraid of confiscating your home and exterminating your family?' I

Looking out from the bushes, it turned out that the man who stopped Xu En was very thin, dressed in gray cloth, with a black cloth covering his face, only a pair of eyes exposed. His hair was gray, and he was holding an oilcloth umbrella in his hand.

"After hearing Xu En's question, he just shook his head slowly and said: 'You eunuchs of Dongchang have always been domineering, doing evil in the capital, and doing all kinds of evil with the emperor's favor. Today all your men have died cleanly.

, Now I know I'm afraid." Xu En gritted his teeth and said: "You are secretly supporting the rebels in an attempt to usurp the throne. If you stop at the cliff, there is still a way out. If you persist in your stubbornness, wait until the governor of Dongchang and the commander of Jinyiwei arrive in person.

, even if you have three heads and six arms, you can't escape justice!'

"The man in gray chuckled and said: 'What about the Governor of the East Factory and the Commander of the Jinyiwei? I might as well tell you the truth, in less than three months, the Governor of the East Factory and the Commander of the Jinyiwei will be replaced. You wish.

I'm afraid the abacus is wrong.'

"Xu En yelled and rushed forward. Although this eunuch spoke in a strange and eccentric manner, his martial arts skills were so high that I had never seen him before. I saw him circling his palms, with the sound of the wind whistling, and making moves.

It did not leave any vital points of the man in gray. However, the man in gray was flexible, like an ape, moving and dodging among the trees, avoiding all of Xu En's killing moves.

"The two of them fought for half a stick of incense, but Xu En's attacks were no longer as quick as before. The man in gray clothes laughed and said, 'I heard that Zhang Yong, the governor of the East Factory, has great martial arts skills. I wonder how he compares to you?'

Xu En gritted his teeth and said, "Killing you, the Governor, is like crushing an ant to death! If you have the guts, you might as well go to the capital and compete with the Governor."

"The man in gray laughed loudly and said: 'Of course I have the guts, but you, an ignorant eunuch, won't survive today!' After saying that, he grabbed the umbrella handle with his right hand, and suddenly twitched it, and there was a long sword in his hand.

.I saw this long sword with a long and narrow blade, shining with an eerie cold light. Even though we were far apart, we still felt the sword's energy was compelling.

"The man in gray had a long sword in his hand and immediately stabbed Xu En three times in a row. The situation suddenly changed. Xu En was no longer able to pursue him, so he had to defend with all his strength. In the sword light, Xu En was paralyzed from left to right, and he was already at a disadvantage. Ten

After the last move, Xu En suddenly heard a loud cry. The man in gray jumped back and jumped two feet away. He held the umbrella behind his back in his left hand and pointed the long sword diagonally at the ground in his right hand. There were a few drops on the tip of the sword.

Blood fell to the ground drop by drop.

"Xu En stood stiffly on the spot, his face pale, and suddenly blood spurted out from his throat. He fell straight backwards and saw that he was dead. The man in gray put his umbrella in the ground and took it out from his arms.

He wiped the long sword in his hand with a piece of snow-white silk scarf, and then inserted the long sword back into the umbrella. He threw the silk scarf with which he wiped the sword to the ground, then walked to Xu En's body and took a closer look.

After a moment, he took out a bottle from his arms, opened the lid, and sprinkled the powder in the bottle onto Xu En's body. There was only a "bang" sound, and Xu En's body actually ignited a fire. The fire was extremely strong.

, Xu En’s body was burned so much that there was a constant crackling sound, and then Xu En’s body slowly sat up..."

At this point, Zhuang Hengyun's voice was already trembling, and he said after a long while: "Seeing Xu En's body burnt to ashes, no one would have thought that this prestigious Dongchang eunuch did not even leave a body behind after his death.

Next. The man in gray clothes waited for Xu En's body to be burned, then he pulled himself up and jumped onto the branch of a big tree. Then he fell down and disappeared at the end of the woods. He Yi and I were stunned.

We didn't dare to show our faces for a while. After more than an hour, it was already dark in the woods, and we got out of the bushes. He Yi had not yet mastered thunderballs at that time, but he was also an expert in gunpowder. He couldn't help but

When he came to Xu En's burnt body, he looked at it for a moment and said, "The man in gray must have used the long-lost phosphorus fire powder in martial arts. It is said that this phosphorus fire powder was introduced from far away overseas.

The blood is on fire, I didn't expect to encounter it here.'

"How could I dare to talk about phosphorus fire powder with him at that time? I wish I could have wings and fly out of that ghost place as soon as possible. We escaped from the mountains under the cover of night, and luckily we didn't encounter any enemies along the way. We waited outside the city.

, the city gate has long been closed. He Yi and I had to hide in a dilapidated mountain temple outside the city, hoping to wait until dawn before entering the city.

"Unexpectedly, at midnight, three more people broke into the temple. It was Brother Yu, Zhu Ming and Zhou Jingtian. Everyone was in tattered clothes and in a state of embarrassment. Zhou Jingtian's right arm was also chopped with a knife, and he was badly injured.

Qing, when the five of us met now, it felt like it was a lifetime ago. It turned out that Zhu Ming and Zhou Jingtian were assigned to the second team. As soon as they entered the first hall, they encountered an ambush. The enemy used hidden weapons to sneak attack and killed five or six people first.

companions, and then a group of men in black rushed into the temple and besieged the remaining companions. There was a fierce battle between the two sides. The second team suffered heavy casualties. When the remaining few people fled to the archway, they happened to meet the remaining members of the third team who were being chased by the men in black.

Several people met, and the two sides had another melee under the archway. Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhu Ming and Zhou Jingtian secretly escaped from the tomb, and also walked through the woods to return to the city. They happened to meet Yu Changyuan on the way, so the three of them teamed up

He fled, and when he got to the city gate, he couldn't get in, so he had to take refuge in the mountain temple.

"The five of us told each other about our experiences, but we didn't even know who attacked us. However, the battle was extremely brutal. No less than fifty of our party died, but only five of us escaped. Yu Changyuan heard that Xu

En was actually killed by a mysterious master, and he was stunned with fear. I asked him where Yun Feiyang had gone, and he said that before setting off in the morning, Yun Feiyang received a letter from Fei Ge, saying that he had to rush back to the capital on important matters.

I said bitterly: "As soon as Yun Feiyang leaves, our entire army will be wiped out. This man escaped quickly!" The five of us discussed it. Although Dongchang and Jinyiwei led us to Huguang this time,

The matter of robbing the king's tomb is absolutely unacceptable. So many people died this time. Once the news leaks out, Dongchang and Jinyiwei will only push a few of us out to take the blame. Besides, those killers in black will not let it go.

It would be better for us not to go into the city.

"After the five of us discussed it, we decided to leave Anluzhou overnight. Brother Yu said that he had a villa outside the capital, which would be a good place for us to hide. So we rushed all the way back to the capital, and from then on we stayed in Brother Yu's villa.

We settled down. To be honest, the five of us didn’t dare to separate, for fear that we would be targeted by those black-clad killers as soon as we were alone. But after so many years, we slowly let this matter go."
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