If Suzaku's palm did not spare any force, the leader would definitely be killed instantly.

But to capture the thief first, capture the king. Since he could be captured alive, there was no need to rush to kill him. The leader was hit by a palm and took five or six steps back. He did not fall down. He just made a "wow" sound and spurted out a mouthful of blood.

There was a huge pain in the back of his knee, but Suzaku chased him like a shadow and kicked him in the knee of his left leg. The knee bone immediately broke. He could no longer hold on and fell to his knees.

From the moment Qin Xiao jumped out of the window until the leader knelt down on the ground, it only took a moment. Many archers did not realize what happened. When they saw the situation, they only saw the leader kneeling on the ground, and a Dai

The figure wearing a bamboo hat stood behind the leader.

Although there was no knife on the leader's neck, everyone knew that it would be easy for that person to take the leader's life.

Qin Xiao knocked away the two archers, Suzaku restrained the leader, and everything was completed according to plan.

Qin Xiao then slowly walked over, looked at the leader, said "Huh", and said with some surprise: "Is it you?"

The leader looked up at Qin Xiao. Seeing that he was very unfamiliar, he asked doubtfully: "Do you know me? Who are you?"

Qin Xiao had actually met the leader in front of him once.

The last time he went to Kyoto, he pretended to be a young eunuch from the imperial kitchen to see Princess Sheyue. However, he was blocked by someone before entering the Pearl Mirror Hall, and was almost discovered. The person in front of him was the one who blocked him at that time. Qin Xiao had already remembered

The name of this person is unknown, but he seems to be a captain of the Dragon Scale Imperial Army.

Just now when he found out that these people were in the army, he suspected that they were sent by Tantai Xuanye. Now he recognized the captain of the imperial army and concluded their origin.

"Of course I know you." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "How can I not know the brave generals under Commander Tantai?"

The man's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately said: "Who is the Commander-in-Chief of Tantai? I...I don't know him."

"Why deny it now?" Qin Xiao said lightly: "You are all Dragon Scale Guards. You disguise yourself to hide it from others, but how can you hide it from my eyes?"

"You...who are you?"

Qin Xiao did not answer, but looked around and said in a deep voice: "The life and death of your captain is in my hands, why don't you put down your weapons?"

All the guards looked at each other, but for a moment they didn't know what to do.

Qin Xiao frowned and said to the captain: "They don't listen to me, why don't you ask them to put down their weapons?"

The school captain sneered and said: "Since you know that we are the Dragon Scale Guards, you should understand that the Dragon Scale Guards only die in battle, and there are no cowards who surrender."

"I'm not asking you to be cowards." Qin Xiao sighed: "There is no need to fight each other for the time being. In fact, you should know that if we really want to kill you all, it won't be that difficult. But Penglai Island is a mixed bag of fish and dragons.

, you and I can probably guess what the situation will be next. We can sit down and have a good talk first, maybe we can find common interests, and we don’t know if we can join forces for the time being."

"Join forces?" the captain sneered: "When will the Dragon Scale Forbidden Army need to do this with you...!"

Before he finished speaking, he heard a scream. It was Suzaku who raised his foot and kicked out the broadsword that the captain had just let go of. The broadsword was like a sharp arrow. After a ray of light, it had penetrated a body not far away.

The chest of a Custodes soldier.

All the imperial soldiers changed their colors in shock, and they were all horrified. Some immediately raised their arrows and crossbows, while others tightened their swords.

It's just that the captain fell into the opponent's hands, and the guards didn't dare to act rashly.

"You don't need to show your backbone in front of us." Qin Xiao said calmly: "You attacked us first today and killed several of us, so if we fight back, it would not be considered cruel to kill you all."

Suzaku glanced at the captain condescendingly and said calmly: "Tantai Xuanye sent you to Penglai Island. There is a task for you. If you die here and cannot complete the task assigned by Tantai Xuanye, will your family be able to do it?"

safe and sound?"

As soon as these words came out, the captain's face suddenly changed, and many of the Dragon Scale Guards also looked horrified.

Qin Xiao glanced at Zhuque and thought that Zhuque had an insight into people's hearts. He really hit the nail on the head and directly talked about the weakest points in these people's hearts.

"That's right." Qin Xiao said: "Tantai Xuanye is strict in governing the army and has sent you here to perform the mission. If you are unable to go back to complete the mission, the commander-in-chief will be furious and there is no guarantee that your family members will not be affected." He came closer to the school.

Wei said: "If we can join forces and each get what we need, wouldn't everyone be happy?"

The captain pondered for a moment, then finally raised his hand and made a gesture, and saw the dragon-scale guards immediately taking action. In just a moment, more than thirty people had already formed an formation and sheathed their swords.

But he did not lay down his weapons.

"Is there anyone else in the two rooms over there?" Qin Xiao looked towards the bamboo forest all night again. It was already bright at this time. With Qin Xiao's eyesight, he could naturally see a few shadows deep in the forest.

While shaking, he said softly: "Since we want to cooperate, we must be honest with each other." He said loudly: "Everyone, come out!"

The other imperial guards had not come out yet, but Qin Xiao called Song Changshan and others out.

Black Bat and Fire Crow walked in front, while Song Changshan followed with the few remaining disciples. Using the wooden house as cover just now, both Fire Crow and Song Changshan had already treated their own arrow wounds.

When you go out, it is natural to carry wound medicine with you.

Seeing that Song Changshan and Huo Ya were living happily, Qin Xiao knew that the crossbow arrows were not quenched.

After all, they are the most elite guards in the empire, and they obviously don't bother to resort to such low-grade means.

"Aren't the people in the wooden house unwilling to come out?" Qin Xiaolang asked: "Do they want to be burned to death inside?"

Soon, more than a dozen people were seen walking out of the two wooden houses, all holding knives in their hands. They had obviously seen the scene in the bamboo forest from the window, and they seemed to be cautious.

Qin Xiao calculated in his mind, regardless of how many people were still in the bamboo forest, there were already about sixty people who had appeared so far.

At this moment, most of the imperial guards had appeared, but there was still someone who had not come out of the bamboo forest. Qin Xiao frowned, glanced at the captain, and whispered: "Look at him, I will go into the bamboo forest to see what's going on."

He is very keen. Logically speaking, it is no longer useful for the guards to continue to ambush in the forest now that the matter is over. Moreover, he clearly sees several shadows shaking there. There must be someone inside. At this moment, even the person ambushing in the wooden house is useless.

They have all come out, but the people in the forest are staying inside, which seems quite wrong.

Suzaku knew that with his cultivation level, those people in the forest would certainly not pose any threat to him.

Qin Xiao did not dare to take it lightly. He walked in slowly and followed the figures. Those figures obviously noticed that someone was approaching, but did not escape. When Qin Xiao approached, he saw three more people deep in the bamboo forest.

A sword-wielding guard. "Don't come here!" One of the three guards stood up in front, clenched the knife in his hand, and said sternly: "Come closer and kill them!"

At this time, Qin Xiao had already seen that right behind this person, two other guards were holding one person hostage. The dawn light shone through the gaps in the bamboo forest and fell on the two hostages.

I saw that the two people were both wearing gray Taoist robes, and they turned out to be two Taoist nuns, one old and one young.

After just one glance, Qin Xiao's body trembled and his heart was horrified.

He recognized the two Taoist nuns at a glance. They were none other than Taoist Aunt Luo Yue and Master Sanjue whom he had met in Hangzhou.

He really didn't expect that he would meet these two people on this infinite island.

When the rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River was put down, Chen Xi, the young prisoner of the Ziyi Prison, was injured by Jian Gu Shen Wuchou and was dying. Qin Xiao found out that Taoist Aunt Luo Yue of Luo Yueguan had superb medical skills and went to seek medical treatment. Finally, with the help of Taoist Aunt Luo Yue, he

Chen Xi saved a life.

Although it was Chen Xi who saved him, Qin Xiao owed this favor.

But after Chen Xi's injury improved, the two Taoist nuns suddenly disappeared without a trace. Before Qin Xiao left Hangzhou, he made a special trip to Hangzhou. The two did not return, and they have not been seen since. Qin Xiao did not know about these two people.

Where to go.

At this moment, when he saw the two Taoist nuns under the knife, he was naturally shocked. He never expected that these two people would appear on Penglai Island.

Taoist Aunt Luo Yue and Master Sanjue had their mouths covered, with swords held at their necks, but both of them obviously recognized Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao was shocked, and the surprise on his face flashed across his face. He knew that he must not show that he knew her at this time, but he smiled faintly and said: "Who are they? What does killing them have to do with me?"

"

The imperial guards obviously felt that what Qin Xiao said was reasonable, but the two Taoist nuns were their hostages and they did not dare to let them go.

"Your captain has reconciled with me." Qin Xiao turned around and pointed outside the bamboo forest, "You are the Dragon Scale Forbidden Army, members of the imperial court, and we will not be enemies of the officers and soldiers. You can go out of the forest now, I promise not to

Someone will harm your lives. As for the two Taoist nuns in your hands, life or death is up to you. If you want to kill them, it has nothing to do with me."

The guard standing in front couldn't help but ask: "You...who are you?"

"No matter who we are, we are definitely not enemies of the imperial court." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "If you two don't believe it, you can go out and ask your captain."

The guard looked back, and the three guards looked at each other. Qin Xiao sighed: "You Dragon Scale Guards are the most elite warriors in the Tang Dynasty. If you kidnap two nuns and spread the word, you are not afraid of giving them a damn."

The Dragon Scale Forbidden Army is in disgrace? The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are unparalleled in the world. They hold the weak hostage, and even the dignity of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty has been trampled on by you." He sighed, shook his head, and said: "If you, Commander Tantai, know about this, you will definitely suffer.

Heavy penalties."

The guards looked panicked. The two sword-wielding guards looked at each other and finally put away their swords.

Qin Xiao pretended not to care, turned around and walked out of the bamboo forest. The three imperial guards quickly walked out, but Taoist Aunt Luo Yue and Master Sanjue did not come out.

"What's going on?" Seeing Qin Xiao come out, Zhuque asked softly.

"They held two Taoist nuns hostage." Qin Xiao frowned.
Chapter completed!