Chapter 1,669 The Battle for the Stone of Enlightenment (Ambush)
Regarding Situ Wanli's curiosity, the Zhu family in a good mood pinched their beards and happily... did not tell Situ Wanli.
He just smiled and replied vaguely, "When it's time to take action, I will take action naturally."
"Since it is a secret weapon, of course it cannot be exposed in advance."
Situ Wanli, who didn't get the answer, didn't seem to care much, and replied with a smile, "Hall Master Zhu is really smart."
As soon as he finished speaking, several people in rags, big and small, old and young, suddenly rushed out from the alley next to the street. They surrounded Situ Wanli and asked for money.
It turned out to be a group of beggars... The Zhu family felt a little relieved when they mentioned it.
Generally speaking, those who come in and out of Four Seasons Town are farmers' disciples, in other words, they are Jianghu people.
This kind of people may not necessarily be more compassionate, but they are often more chivalrous, have relatively more money, and will give relatively more alms to beggars on the streets.
Therefore, there is always no shortage of beggars in Four Seasons Town.
However, it is rare for someone to swarm him directly like this.
Although Jianghu people spend money more generously than ordinary people, they also have bad tempers.
If you ask people for money, you'll get scolded at most, and if a gangster is unhappy, they might beat you to death.
Before Situ Wanli had time to deal with these beggars, Liu Ji on the other side also encountered an accident.
There was a fool who was driving a pallet truck on a busy street, rushing past Liu Ji in a flash.
He didn't touch Liu Ji, but an old woman, probably afraid of being hit by him, subconsciously dodged to the side, and then fell forward without being able to stand still.
Liu Ji was quite a warm-hearted person. It happened that the old man fell in front of him, so he stepped forward to help him.
At the same time, a little girl on the street saw the old man falling and panicked and called her grandma and ran over.
A series of unexpected situations made the Zhu family worried again, and he began to feel that something was wrong.
"It's a scam!"
Qu Shang's reaction speed was faster than that of the Zhu family. He immediately issued a warning and at the same time stretched out his hand to grab Liu Ji.
The little girl who ran over to check on the old man took out a dagger at some point and stabbed Liu Ji in the stomach.
At the same time, the old man who fell to the ground with a painful look on his face also hit Liu Ji's throat with the crutch in his hand.
Liu Ji didn't expect that the old man and the young man were coming towards him, and he didn't react at all.
Fortunately, Qu Shang helped him and allowed him to avoid the fatal attack. He was only slightly pierced by the dagger in the girl's hand, so it was not a big problem.
After missing a single hit, the young and old killers were not interested in fighting and immediately retreated.
At the same time, more attackers rushed forward, and many disciples in the rear were attacked.
Thanks to Qu Shang, he caught almost every movement of the attackers and stopped them in time without causing too much damage to anyone on his side.
However, the attack didn't stop there. The windows of the houses on both sides suddenly opened, and sharpened bamboo thorns shot out from them, like sharp arrows, hitting the Zhu family and others.
Zhu Jia didn't know when he turned into an 'angry' face. He raised his hand and held it in the air, directly using his tyrannical internal force to fix all the bamboo thorns in the air, and then he waved his hand and sent them back the way they came.
At this time, a clay pot was thrown in from nowhere. It didn't seem to have any lethality.
Seeing a 'hidden weapon' coming, Situ Wanli subconsciously threw half of the Destiny Wheel to block it, just in time to smash the clay pot in the air.
A cloud of green smoke suddenly exploded from the can, covering all of them.
Qu Shang's calm and cold voice sounded again, "It's poisonous, be careful!"
The Zhu family's eyes scanned the surroundings - after the poisonous mist exploded, all the attackers quickly retreated.
Then he raised his hand and grabbed it in the air, using his strong internal strength to absorb all the poisonous mist into his palm, and then slapped it out with his backhand.
The Zhu family may not be the most powerful person in the farm family, but he must be the one with the deepest internal strength.
When the smoke cleared, what appeared in the eyes of Liu Ji and others was a deserted street.
The market, which was quite lively and noisy just now, turned into an empty shell almost in the blink of an eye.
Qu Shang stood beside the Zhu family and did not pursue the attackers.
Those people don't matter at all, the most important thing is to protect the Zhu family.
Seeing that the danger had temporarily receded, Situ Wanli turned to look at the Zhu family and couldn't help but ask:
"How is this going?"
Siji Town was the defensive position he chose, but the manpower was entirely arranged by the Zhu family.
If there is a problem now, he must ask the Zhu family.
At this time, a large number of peasant disciples hiding in the darkness jumped out.
In houses, on roofs, even in haylofts by the roadside, and even in haystacks, there are farm disciples hiding everywhere.
In the blink of an eye, the Zhu family and his party were surrounded by farm disciples coming from all directions.
The Zhu family was not surprised to see this scene. According to his arrangement, there should be a large number of Shennong Hall and Siyue Hall disciples hidden everywhere in Four Seasons Town.
But now... He doesn't know if these people are disciples of Shennong Hall and Siyue Hall, but they must be here for him now!
"You... betrayed me!"
The Zhu family, who always had a slight smile in their tone, made such a low, terrifying and shrill voice for the first time, full of anger and murderous intent, which did not match the Zhu family's short and fat figure at all.
With the power he deployed in Four Seasons Town, it was impossible for Tian Hu to quietly replace them all.
There is only one possibility for this situation - he was betrayed.
Seeing the many enemies approaching fiercely, the Zhu family, who was filled with anger, was no longer interested in wondering which class they were from.
No matter which class we were in before, we are all enemies now!
"Kill!" the Zhu family ordered without mercy.
After hearing the order, Qu Shang acted the fastest and instantly killed the enemy. Lightning flashed and two black corpses appeared on the ground.
Situ Wanli, Liu Ji, and other close disciples brought by the Zhu family also began to fight against these enemies.
Although there are many of them, most of them are ordinary disciples, so they naturally pose no threat to masters like Qu Shang and Situ Wanli.
Liu Ji's strength is much weaker, but he is still much stronger than ordinary disciples.
Including the dozens of cronies brought by the Zhu family, they are all elite farmers, and they have not been defeated against enemies several times their size.
After the fight, the ground was soon covered with corpses.
But this does not mean that the Zhu family's crisis is over.
Before the first wave of enemies was killed, more enemies came over again, and the shouts of killing were overwhelming.
The Zhu family didn't know how many people were surrounding him and others, but he knew very well that it was definitely not a number that they could kill easily.
This defensive position that he was originally extremely satisfied with now seems to have become a coffin, a coffin that may trap them to death inside.
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Daze Mountain, Kuei Tangtangkou.
Ji Bu and Ying Bu carefully climbed out from the courtyard wall at the entrance of the hall.
After coming out, the two of them looked at each other, one eye full of helplessness and the other full of anxiety.
After they settled down with Lian Xin last night, they rushed to Kuei Hall without stopping, hoping to find Tian Mi before the ceremony.
As a result, when I came here, I found neither Tian Mi nor Jianqing.
According to the news they got from a certain unlucky disciple of Kuei Hall, Tian Mi went to Chi You Hall yesterday and never came back.
He didn't know what happened to Chi Youtang, but he also said that this situation was normal for their hall master... But this was the first time that Chi Youtang did not return overnight.
They were a little disappointed when they couldn't find Tian Mi, but they weren't too anxious.
After confirming from the unlucky guy that there was no information about a burly man attacking Kuei Hall, he concluded that the celebration might not have arrived yet.
So the two of them did not rush to Chi You to inquire about the situation, but stayed in Kuei Hall to see if they could intercept the ceremony.
As a result, I waited until midnight and found nothing.
The two had to accept the possibility that Jianqing had gone directly to Chi You Tang to find Tian Mi.
Then they were still in no hurry to go to Chi Youtang.
It was too late, not long before dawn.
If the ceremony is already over, it would be too late for them to go there right away. It would be better to rest first and recharge their batteries and wait for dawn before rushing over.
By the way, I can also try to see if I can wait for Tian Mi to come back at Kuikai Hall and catch her off guard.
As a result, after daybreak, something unexpected happened again.
The people in Kuei Hall seemed to have received some order, and a large number of disciples were dispatched early in the morning.
They wanted to inquire about the situation, but with a large number of Kuei Hall disciples gathered together, it was difficult for them to take action.
So I was delayed for a long time...but still didn't figure out what was going on.
But at least it is certain that it was Tian Mi who mobilized the manpower.
The two of them were about to leave with doubts, but they happened to overhear the chatter of the disciples guarding the gate of Kuei Hall.
"Sigh... The master of the hall has asked so many brothers to go to Chiyou Hall. He must be doing something big, but we two brothers can only stay here and guard the door."
"It's really frustrating to think about it!" one of the people sighed.
Another person glanced at him sideways and said jokingly, "With your skills as a three-legged cat, there is really a tough battle to fight. If you go there, you will die. Why don't you stay here and watch the gate in peace."
"Hey..." The man curled his lips before asking curiously, "Do you know why the hall master asked people to go? Or is it to deal with those people from the Mo family?"
Another person shook his head, "I don't know...it shouldn't be the case. The people from the Mo family should have taken care of it yesterday. Maybe the leader of Chiyou Hall, Tian Hu, has other matters."
"By the way, I heard that Hall Master Tian Hu is taking people to the Tomb of the Six Sages of Emperor Yan today. It may be related to this."
"The Tomb of the Six Immortals of Emperor Yan... that is the holy land of our farmers. If you can go there with the hall master, it will be worth dying for the hall master!" The person who spoke first continued with longing.
Another person saw this and joked again, "I think you are not going for the Holy Land, but for the Hall Master? What, are you interested in the Hall Master?"
The other party chuckled, not hiding it, and responded with a lewd smile, "Our hall master has the brains and means, and is so coquettish, with that appearance, that figure... Hehe, as long as he is a man, who will not be confused after seeing it?"
"I heard that our hall master can rise to the top. We have that... hehe, special friendship with several hall masters in private."
While smiling lewdly, the man also clapped his hands and made a simple dubbing.
As soon as this topic came up, another person also showed a lewd and lewd smile, "I've heard of it too...hehehehe!"
"But it's not your turn this time. The hall master's new recruit, Ying Bu, might have some success. I heard he was a well-known big shot in the Chu Kingdom."
Ji Bu, who was hiding aside, raised his arm to confirm Ying Bu's words, showed him a narrow smile, and gave him a thumbs up.
Yingbu rolled his eyes and walked away - the two farm disciples who were guarding the door had stopped talking about business and were heading to Xiasan Road.
Ji Bu smiled and followed immediately.
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Daze Mountain, outside Chiyou Hall, by the lake where Gao Jianli and his friends fought yesterday.
"Is this here?" Long Qie looked at the lake and asked the deputy general Cao Jiu beside him.
Cao Jiu was a former general of the Chu State. He was very capable, and he and Long Qie were old acquaintances.
After the fall of the Chu State, Cao Jiu was captured by the Qin State and reduced to hard labor until he was rescued by Long Qie not long ago and served as the deputy general of the Tenglong Army.
Before Long Qie didn't move away, it was Cao Jiu who led people around to inquire about the situation.
After confirming that Gao Jianli and the others had encountered an accident, Gai, Nie, Weizhuang, Longqie and the others rushed to the vicinity of Chiyoutang together, but the three of them did not act together.
Long Qie and his men were responsible for searching for clues about Gao Jianli's whereabouts, and were then brought here by Cao Jiu.
This place was the place where he had previously surveyed and where a battle was most likely to have occurred.
"It's right here." Cao Jiu nodded and further explained, "Yesterday, some brothers discovered some fine ice floes on the lake, and there were traces of large groups of people moving around the shore."
"I speculate that Chi Youtang's large troops may have surrounded Mr. Gao Jianli and others here yesterday."
After hearing these words, Long Qie nodded and agreed with Cao Jiu's analysis.
During this season, you shouldn't be able to see ice in the wild, especially in the water.
The first thing Long Qie thought of was Gao Jianli's Shui Han Sword - as far as he knew, there should be no masters of Yin Han Kung Fu in the farmhouse, and Gong Gong Tang's special skill Chun Han Duan Zhang didn't seem to be good at making ice either.
Before Long could further examine the surrounding traces, a soldier from the Tenglong Legion wearing white armor tiptoed over and reported in a low voice:
"General, someone is here, but he is not sure of his identity."
Long Qie frowned in surprise, and then made a gesture to the soldiers, meaning to let the brothers lurk carefully and prepare to surround them.
Tian Hu has left Chi Youtang with most of his men, and those who will still appear here may be able to provide them with some information.
In the forest by the lake, Ji Bu and Ying Bu walked hand in hand on the road, preparing to go to Chiyou Hall to take a look at the situation.
The two suddenly noticed some strange movements around them, and immediately touched their weapons, and then a group of Tenglong Legion soldiers rushed out and surrounded them.
The two of them didn't think these people could pose a threat to them, but they were very surprised - where did the soldiers appear from? And they didn't dress like people from the imperial army?
At this time, Long Qie came over with Cao Jiu, walked through the soldiers and walked to the middle of the encirclement. After seeing the person clearly, he was stunned.
"You are……"
Memories from many years ago came to his mind.
At that time, the Chu State was still there, and so were the three legions of Tenglong, Shadow Tiger, and Thunder Leopard.
He had discussed with the commanders of the other two legions...
