A huge body in armor was stuck under the river bank and was fished out by the crowd gathered around the river.
Shen Lie was too far away to see the face, but he recognized the familiar armor at a glance. It was not the general they said, but the sergeant armor of the deputy lieutenant of the Daping Dynasty.
Shen Lie frowned, rode over, and stopped about ten steps away from the crowd.
It is indeed Deputy Lieutenant Lin.
The structure of the armor on his body was intact, and the iron wires holding the armor plates were not damaged at all. His face was white from blisters, with bruises from the blows showing, and there was a neat and smooth cut on his neck, which seemed to be his only fatal wound. injury.
This wound is not a machete or a spear, it looks like it was caused by a long sword or a dagger.
Shen Lie didn't see Deputy Lieutenant Lin just now, and the servant who stopped him for questioning didn't mention Deputy Lieutenant Lin's accident to him. Shen Lie thought for a while that he was chasing Du Xuan, but now that he saw this body, he was already dead. a period of time.
It is unlikely that the pursuers killed him. If the pursuers killed Deputy Lieutenant Lin, they would definitely take his body back and hang it in the city.
As for Lieutenant Lin, who was injured and escaped, it is unlikely that he accidentally drowned by jumping into the river. His armor weighed nearly thirty kilograms, and there was no sign of taking it off.
Shen Lie's black eyes were cold and his face was expressionless. He pulled the reins in his hand and turned around to leave without staying any longer.
No matter who killed him, he killed well.
The early morning wind was thick and soft, carrying moisture. As the sky became brighter and brighter, most people in the nearly ten villages in the eastern suburbs of Kaipingyi discovered that today there were especially many soldiers and horses, coming from all directions. They all ran towards Du'ankou.
As it approached 6 o'clock, news gradually came from Kaiping Station that Duankou was raided by the Ji family overnight. Except for less than a hundred people who were stationed at Duankou, all the soldiers and horses stationed in Duankou were wiped out, and everything was burned to the ground with a raging fire.
Compared with the small-scale assault in the city of Ma Tou Yi, what happened to the troops stationed at Du'ankou was a real spring thunder that struck Songzhou and Anjiang.
Because the new emperor in a rage will definitely use the power of thunder to cause more lives and deaths. Not only the Ji family, many people may not survive this spring when the liquidation comes.
At the same time, in front of a deserted ancient bridge on the Dajiang River, Dai Yu slowed down the speed of the carriage, and together with the little servant beside him, hesitantly looked at the wooden bridge in front, wondering whether it could bear the weight of the carriage.
Ji Xiahe's horse followed beside him. The haggard-looking young man was in a state of disbelief. When the carriage stopped, he subconsciously stopped. Only then did he raise his head and look around.
"I don't know if it's safe or not," Dai Yu said.
"You ride the horse," Ji Xiahe jumped off the horse and said, "I'll drive the carriage."
He looked at Mrs. Sun, who was looking out from behind the curtain, and said, "Mom, come down first and walk over."
Mrs. Sun nodded tiredly and was about to lower the car curtain, but she saw a figure coming from the other end of the wooden bridge. She was frightened and said: "He'er, look! There's someone!"
Ji Xiahe immediately drew his sword and turned around. Dai Yu also looked over there.
In the sudden river breeze and the morning light, a thin and beautiful girl came running on horseback, followed by two tall men. The wooden bridge was stronger than expected and did not shake at all.
Ji Xiahe was extremely vigilant, but when he saw Dai Yu, he was overjoyed and shouted: "Damn it! That's Du Xuan! That girl is..."
A familiar and friendly name is in my throat, but I can't call it out.
Instead, the girl's clear and sweet voice sounded with a smile: "Brother Dai!"
This unique vitality of youth, in this morning breeze, seems to be able to slightly dispel the haze of killing left behind last night.
When Dai Yu heard this call, he almost cried and shouted happily: "Ali!!"
The sound of horse hooves was clear, and a figure came to the front in an instant. The girl was dressed in men's clothing, with a heroic appearance, and her plump and white face was mixed with childishness and heroism. She jumped off the horse and stepped forward happily and said: "Brother Dai! Where is Mr. Shen?"
Dai Yu was still immersed in joy. He paused for a moment and felt a little annoyed: "The young master heard that Du Xuan was missing last night, so he rushed to find Du Xuan!"
Du Xuan was getting off his horse and was shocked when he heard this: "Master is not with you?"
"I really got it right, sir." Xia Zhaoyi looked back at him.
Dai Yu pointed at Du Xuan's forehead and exclaimed: "It's so big!"
Du Xuan said "uh" and raised his hand to rub it.
Xia Zhaoyi pursed her lips, feeling a little guilty, but it was really big...
"I did it," she said proactively, "I knocked Mr. Du Xuan off his horse, but it was a misunderstanding and I didn't mean it."
"..." Dai Yu blinked, and then said, "It's not like Ah Li, her skills are good..."
He said and gave a thumbs up.
Xia Zhaoyi smiled and said, "Where did Mr. Shen separate from you? I'll go find him."
"We separated at Du'ankou. The young master should have gone to Kaiping Post," Dai Yu said, turning to look at Du Xuan, "Ali just said it to you. What did you mean?"
"Let's talk about it later," Du Xuan said, "What else did the young master say to you, just to find me?"
"The young master asked me to go to the small village of Bajianghu to wait for him. He will meet us in three days. I am leading people there now." After saying that, Dai Yu turned around and introduced Ji Xiahe and Sun to Xia Zhaoyi.
Xia Zhaoyi turned around and raised his hand: "I've seen it before."
Sun and Ji Xia, who had been looking at her since she appeared, returned the gesture uncomfortably.
"I'm going to find Mr. Shen," Xia Zhaoyi said to Dai Yu, "Brother Zhi and Mr. Du Xuan will go to Bajianghu with Brother Dai first."
"It's hard to find," Dai Yu said hurriedly. "The road we took when we came here was as remote as possible, but we still encountered many soldiers and horses. Fortunately, we were not discovered. The young master should be more vigilant and never leave anything behind along the way. Traces. But don’t worry, Ah Li, nothing will happen to the young master. He said he would come in three days, so he will definitely come."
"But... the mark I left was to go to Liuguili..." Du Xuan said in shock.
"What?!" Dai Yu looked at him.
Du Xuan's scalp felt numb for a while.
After resting for a while last night, Xia Zhaoyi was about to leave. Du Xuan felt really sorry for her and stopped her, saying that Du'ankou was right in front of Kaiping Post. As long as the people from the Ji family went there to meet up, Shen Lie was not seen in the crowd. He will definitely come back to find him, just make a mark.
This is what Xia Zhaoyi said just now, and he was right.
Considering that the terrain near Kaipingyi is complex and hilly, and there are more than a dozen villages in the countryside, if you go to look for someone, you will easily get separated, Xia Zhaoyi also feels that it is reliable to stay.
Afterwards, Xia Zhaoyi and Zhi Changle accompanied Du Xuan to leave marks, focusing on the largest vegetation near Shuiqiao Lake and the depressions. They made about fifteen places in total, all of which were left in Liuguili, Fushang County, Songzhou. .
