A man with a sinister face was stuck by his neck and held high against the wall.
On the ground nearby, there were several corpses lying on the ground, which had become cold and stiff in the freezing temperature.
Wei Tao let go slightly and put him on the ground.
He opened his mouth and asked, "Which gang in the outer city are you a member of? Why did you kill me indiscriminately after I revealed my identity?"
"Of course we have a reason to kill you."
The man's eyes were filled with hatred, and he gritted his teeth and said, "If you beat my brother to death, I will be..."
Click!
His neck was broken and he fell limply to the ground, stacked with other corpses.
Wei Tao began to take off his clothes, and at the same time kept stuffing the dried meat he found into his mouth.
Suddenly, he stopped abruptly.
Looking at the blood jade pill found on the man's body and a piece of paper filled with words, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
This person should be a member of the Red Lantern Society.
This is already the outskirts of Cangyuan City, and is only three to five miles away from the city at most.
Surrounded by villages and farms, people from the Red Lantern Club appeared here openly...
It seemed that the situation was worse than he imagined.
The sound of soft footsteps came.
Another man's voice sounded from afar.
"What are you guys doing over there? Do you know it's your turn to change the watch?"
Wei Tao greeted him quietly.
The voice that spoke felt inexplicably familiar to him.
So I had to go over and confirm whether it was that person.
The footsteps stopped just outside the door.
A man wearing leather armor was about to reach out and push the door open, but his expression changed slightly.
The tip of his nose twitched a few times, then turned around and walked back.
One hand also pulled something out from behind his waist.
Click!
He was also stuck by the neck and pushed against the wall.
Wei Tao stretched out his hand and took the thing over.
With a crisp sound, the whistle arrow used to release the signal broke into two pieces and fell into the snowdrift.
He lowered his head and leaned into the man's ear, "I'm curious, as a city defense soldier, why do you hang out with the Red Lantern Society believers?"
"You, who are you?"
The man struggled for a moment, only to feel that the big hand behind him was like an iron pincer, making it difficult for him to breathe.
Bang!
He was pressed hard against the wall.
There was a sharp pain in my nose, and tears mixed with blood flowed down.
Wei Tao moved back slightly and said coldly, "You have to understand your position. I am interrogating you now, not you asking me questions."
"I just followed orders and didn't know anything else." He replied tremblingly.
"Whose order are you following, and what order is it?"
"We were ordered by the Garrison Department to guard the intersection on the way back to the city. If we find anyone approaching, we will give a warning in time."
"What will happen after the warning is given?"
"After the warning is given, nothing will happen to us. Warriors from the inner city will come quickly to deal with it. As for what happened next, I don't know much about it."
Wei Tao frowned, thoughtfully, "What about those Red Lantern Society believers? What is your relationship with them?"
"I, I don't know their identities. I only know that the superiors want us to cooperate with each other and guard this level together."
When the man said this, there was suddenly a hint of joy in his voice, "Mr. Wei, you are Mr. Wei of the Red Line Sect."
Wei Tao let go of his hand and looked at him silently, his eyes seemed a little complicated.
The man turned around with a smile on his face, "Mr. Wei, do you still remember me? I am Wu Zhang Bian. When you first moved into your new home, I..."
He muttered to himself, his voice getting smaller and smaller, and his smile became stiffer and stiffer.
"You shouldn't recognize me." Wei Tao said quietly.
"Mr. Wei, please..."
Click!
Wu Chang Bian's eyes widened and he fell down softly.
Wei Tao lowered his head and looked into his eyes.
It wasn't until the spirit inside completely disappeared that he sighed lowly and said, "I'm afraid you don't even know whether the people you warned and intercepted were the bandits trying to approach the city, or the warriors who escaped from the bloody killing fields outside.
"
Chirp!
A sharp roar in the distance reached into the sky.
What followed was a loud roar that could be heard clearly from a distance.
Wei Tao didn't stop any longer, quickly hid the body, and walked quickly towards the city which was already within easy reach.
It's not yet time to release the key, but the gate of Cangyuan City has been closed tightly.
There was also a group of armored soldiers patrolling back and forth on the city wall, leaving almost no blind spots or gaps.
Wei Tao waited patiently until nightfall completely fell.
Then he took advantage of the opportunity for the city guards to switch defenses and quietly climbed over the city wall from the corner and entered the city that suddenly felt a little strange to him.
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Crack!
A firework soars high into the sky.
A burst of beautiful colors exploded in the heavy snow.
There were also dense sounds of firecrackers, one after another on this snowy night, forming a continuous sound.
Storefronts on both sides of the road are decorated with lights, and the lights of various colors make the entire long street bright and colorful.
Many pedestrians wearing thick winter clothes stop in front of a store from time to time to chat with familiar friends or buy some goods.
There were also children of all sizes running wildly, having a great time playing with the snow on the roadside.
For a moment, Wei Tao even felt a little dazed.
Just like Zhuang Zhou dreaming of a butterfly, he can't tell which side is real and which side is false.
The brutal fighting in the wilderness outside the city,
bloody corpses with mutilated limbs,
It seemed like a dream that was now waking up and leaving him quickly.
Suddenly a group of knights came running from the direction of the inner city.
The sound of horse hooves made the stone pavement tremble slightly.
Wei Tao also woke up from this inexplicable emotion and turned his head to look into the distance.
A dozen warriors roared past.
With a cold and murderous aura, it quickly disappeared at the end of the long street.
On the roadside, a few pedestrians watched the knight go away, and soon started discussing in lowered voices.
"The Huang family martial arts master went out on patrol again."
"Yes, it's thanks to them that we were able to keep out those strong men who were running around and didn't affect the peace around the city."
"Where are the martial arts masters from the Zhou family and the Xu family? Didn't they also go out of the city to suppress bandits? Why haven't I seen them come back?"
"There are also all the major forces in the outer city. Almost all of them have come out in full force. It has been more than ten days."
"I heard that the Huang family is in charge of the city and its suburbs, while the Zhou and Xu families, with their martial arts masters from the outer city, cast nets throughout the Cangyuan realm to search for them."
"Well, when those big gangs were there in the past, I always felt a little depressed when I looked at them.
As a result, now that they are gone, all kinds of petty thefts and hooligans have become more and more outrageous.
It would be better to have those vicious men suppress it, pay the protection fee every month and be done with it, then there wouldn't be so many troubles at all."
"That's right. There are guys who escaped from Mozhou, who are more hateful than those green-skinned gangsters.
Green-skinned gangsters sometimes care about the face of a neighbor, but the gang of killers don't care at all, and they are ruthless when they start trouble."
"Didn't the warriors from Mozhou also form a gang? This time the three families went out to suppress the bandits, why didn't they take them with them?"
"I've been carrying it with me for the past two days. I seem to be patrolling the edges of the city with the Huang family's martial arts master, specifically to capture those gangsters who wander over."
"It seems that many members of the Red Lantern Society have left the city. These people seem to be full of enthusiasm, but there are not many martial arts masters among them, and their combat effectiveness seems a bit worrying."
Wei Tao listened silently and frowned involuntarily.
The Huang family is mainly responsible for the city and surrounding suburbs?
Doesn't that mean that all the bloody fights that took place in the wilderness were completely avoided by the Huang family?
Also, the Zhou family's black cavalry, the Xu family's Juyingtang were destroyed, and the Mozhou black scarf army appeared. With such a major event gathered together, there was no news in Cangyuan City.
Then think of those people killed outside the city.
There are also city defense troops and Red Lantern Club members guarding the card.
No matter which aspect you look at, these things are a bit strange.
Suddenly, Wei Tao recalled what Zhou Mingyan had not finished before he died.
"Also, you must tell them to be careful about Huo..."
He was so anxious that he didn't hear clearly, and he was still a little confused as to whether in addition to Gong Yuan and Elder Jin, there was also a master named Huo who came nearby.
However, now look back and think about it.
It gives people an inexplicable and weird feeling.
Could it be that what Zhou Mingyan said was not Huo, but the unfinished yellow character?
If it was really Huang, would the Zhou and Xu families just let themselves be slaughtered without any resistance?
However, looking at the peaceful scene in the outer city preparing to welcome the New Year, there is no sign of chaos at all...
So, where does the family go to work?
Is there still peace and tranquility?
Wei Tao took a deep breath of the moist and cool air and quickened his pace again.