Volume Two: The Case of the Red Lotus in the Ancient Temple Chapter 48: Attacked
On the spacious road, there was a rush of horse hoofbeats. It was Duan Ming, Xu Ruoyun and others.
Looking at the sky, Xu Ruoyun said to Duan Ming: "Mr. Duan, the sun is almost setting. Let's find a place to rest first."
"Yes." Duan Ming nodded. Although he had been unconscious for several hours, his brain still felt a little confused at this moment.
If he hadn't wanted to leave Brahma Monastery as soon as possible, he wouldn't have been so eager to set off at this time.
"I remember there should be an inn ten miles ahead." Xu Ruoyun and the five officials of the Mirror Department looked at each other and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
They had not slept for two days and two nights, and they had run around to put out the fire last night, and their bodies were already exhausted.
Now that I can take a break, this is the best thing.
However, at this moment, whistling sounds suddenly came from the bushes, and several sharp arrows shot through the air, hitting Duan Ming and others.
"Enemy attack!" Xu Ruoyun's expression changed and he shouted hurriedly.
Immediately, several Mingjing officials quickly protected Duan Ming in the middle, and then waved their swords to block the arrow attack.
These officials are all the best in the Mirror Division, and they are carefully selected by Xing Qianqiu.
Therefore, even though the arrow was very powerful, it still could not hurt them at all, and even the horses underneath them were not harmed at all.
"There is an ambush, get out of here quickly!" Xu Ruoyun said in a deep voice, and then several people protected Duan Ming in the middle and ran forward quickly. As long as they reached the inn, they would be safe.
No matter what the identity of this group of thieves is, they may not dare to attack the official inn.
Moreover, even if they dare to attack, the inn does not need to be outside. With buildings blocking it, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
It would be even better if there happened to be officers and soldiers in the inn who were on their way to other places. Maybe they could capture all of these thieves.
However, at this moment, several horse-trapping ropes were suddenly pulled up in the grass. Xu Ruoyun and others were caught off guard. The horses' hoofs were directly hooked on the horse-trapping ropes, and they were immediately thrown off the horse.
"Damn it!" Turning over and jumping up, Xu Ruoyun and several officers and soldiers of the Mirror Division helped Duan Ming up, and saw black shadows emerging from the grass.
There were dozens of these black figures, dressed in black and holding various weapons in their hands, surrounding Duan Ming and others.
"Who are you!" Xu Ruoyun shouted sternly: "We are the officers of the Mirror Division. How dare you to attack the Mirror Division?"
However, after hearing Xu Ruoyun's scolding, these men in black did not stop at all and continued to approach them.
"Damn it!" Xu Ruoyun gritted his teeth, lowered his head and said to Duan Ming in a deep voice: "Mr. Duan, we will fight a way for you in a moment. You go first. As long as you reach the inn, you should be safe!"
"No, what should you do?" Duan Ming frowned upon hearing this.
Although Xu Ruoyun and others are powerful, if they face so many enemies, they may be in trouble.
"Let's stop them here! Otherwise none of us can leave!" Xu Ruoyun said solemnly.
"But..." Duan Ming's expression was extremely ugly. Besides being afraid of death, what he disliked most was seeing others die for him!
"There's nothing to worry about." Xu Ruoyun said: "Mr. Duan, I didn't protect you from the fire yesterday and almost killed you. This time, I will definitely be able to protect you!"
"You..." Duan Ming looked at Xu Ruoyun's serious face and gritted his teeth: "Just wait, I will go to the station to find someone to rescue you. You must hold on!"
"Okay, we believe you!" Xu Ruoyun said solemnly, then suddenly turned around and rushed towards the man in black behind him: "Kill!"
The man in black did not expect that Xu Ruoyun and the other five Mingjing officials would be so brave and fearless of death. They still wanted to resist under such circumstances, and were suddenly stunned.
And in this stunned moment, several men in black behind them had been killed by Xu Ruoyun and others, leaving a way out.
"Run!" Xu Ruoyun pushed Duan Ming, then held the knife in both hands and turned to aim at the many men in black.
It's not that Xu Ruoyun and others don't want to escape at this moment, but their horses are lying on the ground at this moment. If they escape with Duan Ming, these men in black will definitely chase them.
By that time, there will be no way for all of them to survive.
Therefore, Xu Ruoyun and the others' purpose of staying was not only to stop the men in black, but also to kill those horses!
Duan Ming did not look back and ran forward desperately. He knew that Xu Ruoyun and the others must be fighting a bloody battle at this moment. Only by rushing to the inn as soon as possible and bringing in reinforcements could they be saved.
Ten miles, that is, one thousand meters, is not that far. Duan Ming soon arrived at the inn.
"Dong dong dong!" Duan Ming knocked on the door of the post station with all his strength. The post guard quickly came over and opened the door, looking at Duan Ming doubtfully.
"I am the Minister of the Mirror." Duan Ming did not talk nonsense with the postman, and directly took out the Commander of the Mirror from his waist, which Xu Ruoyun had just given to him: "Ten miles away, the Commander of the Mirror was attacked. Is there anyone in the post?
Soldier?"
"Who are you?" At this moment, a big man with a black beard came out, looked at Duan Ming and said solemnly: "Ding Jing Secretary Keqing? Why haven't I heard of such a position in the Mirror Department?"
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"Are you a general?" Duan Ming's eyes quickly glanced at the big man: "I know you have doubts about me, but saving people is like putting out fire. General, please come with me to save people!"
The big man with a black beard looked at Duan Ming's expression seriously, and then said in a deep voice: "Okay, I will trust you, general!"
Immediately afterwards, the big man with a black beard walked quickly back to the inn, followed by a loud shout, and noisy sounds came from the inn.
After a while, a big man with a black beard, already wearing armor and holding a Xuanhua ax, walked out quickly.
Behind the big man with a black beard were more than a dozen soldiers also wearing armor, and more than a dozen war horses.
"You lead the way!" The big man with a black beard said to Duan Ming, and then waved his hand: "Give him a horse!"
"Thank you, General!" Duan Ming clasped his fists, turned over and jumped onto his horse, and hurried towards Xu Ruoyun and others.
"Let's go and kill the thief!" The big man with black beard laughed loudly and followed Duan Ming closely on his horse.
Soon, Duan Ming and others returned to the place where they had just been attacked, but there was no one there at this moment.
"This...Xu Ruoyun! Xu Ruoyun!" Duan Ming shouted anxiously on the horse, looking around constantly, but could not find any trace of Xu Ruoyun.
"Hey, you kid, where are the Ming Jing Si and the thieves you mentioned?" The big man with a black beard pointed his ax at Duan Ming and said in a deep voice.
"They should be right here." Duan Ming said solemnly, having a bad premonition in his heart.
Looking at Duan Ming's expression, the big man with a black beard waved his hand: "Search!"
"Yes!" Many sergeants around immediately started searching... This chapter has been completed!
