As night falls, the city of Guangzhou, which usually should have been quiet for a long time, is still restless today.
In the starless night sky, bursts of commotion could be heard from time to time.
Two lanterns were hung high in front of the Yamen Gate tonight. Under the light of the lanterns, the old county magistrate Zhang, who had white hair and beard, was quietly standing on the top of the steps, with his hands behind his back, looking at the dark street in front of him.
Beside him, the man known as Third Brother was guarding the old county magistrate with a vigilant look on his face, fearing that another cold arrow would be shot from somewhere and kill the old gentleman.
However, it turned out that the third brother's concerns were indeed unnecessary.
This group of cowardly juniors bullies ordinary people and causes havoc. But if they really kill people, they would never dare to kill people with official positions. Otherwise, they would not be imprisoned.
No less.
"Ahem, mistress, I heard that those people want me to let them go?" Knowing that there must be someone watching his every move in the dark place where he couldn't see, the old county magistrate cleared his throat and asked loudly.
man.
"yes!"
Next to him, the man called Third Brother was not annoyed by the name "Little Third Son" which was very similar to a special type of work in the palace. He still looked around cautiously and replied: "They said that if we don't let him go, we will
Don’t blame them for being rude!”
"Oh? You're welcome?" The old county magistrate raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and suddenly laughed: "I would like to know how they are not welcome!"
"Mr. really want to know?"
After the old county magistrate finished speaking, a slightly strange voice suddenly came out from the darkness. The voice was so misty that people couldn't tell where it came from for a moment.
"who!"
The third brother was shocked when he heard the sudden sound, and his gloomy tiger eyes instantly looked at a big tree in front of him on the left.
"Don't worry about who I am!" The voice came again soon, sighing as if sincerely: "Old sir, why do you need to wade through this muddy water at your age? Isn't it good to live peacefully and peacefully?
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"Hmph! Hidden rat! You have the guts to come out..." Seeing that the voice didn't take him seriously, the third brother suddenly became furious and was about to draw a knife and step forward, but Mr. Zhang stretched out his hand to stop him.
"Haha, who are you? Judging from your tone, you shouldn't be one of those gangsters?" Zhang Ziqian asked with a smile after stopping the man.
"Old sir, you don't have to worry about who I am!" The voice came again, still ethereal and unusual: "Old sir, all you need to know is that the water in Guangzhou City is very deep, and it's not something you, a little county magistrate, can stir up! Sometimes you need to step back.
Taking a step forward may not be a bad thing. For example, the former Magistrate Hong was a well-informed and knowledgeable person who never meddle in matters that should not be meddling by himself, so he was able to stay in this position for several years!"
"Oh? What do you mean, if I meddle in my own business, my life will be in danger?" After hearing this, the smile on Zhang Ziqian's face gradually faded, and he asked slowly.
This time, the voice never appeared again, and the whole street was quiet, as if the other party had acquiesced to this.
"Why……"
Seeing that the other party remained silent, Zhang Ziqian finally sighed softly, pointed at a couplet engraved on the Yamen, and said loudly:
"Your salary is your salary, your people are rich and your people are anointed! The people are easy to abuse, but God is hard to bully! Since I sit in this position, I will definitely not sit back and watch you do whatever you want! Unless, you dare to take my life!"
This short sentence came out of Zhang Ziqian's mouth, but it seemed particularly loud and powerful. The awe-inspiring righteousness contained in the words seemed to dispel a lot of the darkness on the street.
"Hahaha..." In the darkness, the voice laughed wildly again, as if laughing at the old man's overestimation of his abilities.
"Old man, don't toast and you'll be fined if you don't eat! Wait..."
The sentence stopped abruptly in the middle of saying it, because at this moment, several "buzzing" sounds resounded through most of the county government walls!
Under this buzzing sound, for a moment, the whole world seemed to come to a standstill!
People's eyes could only see countless arrows shining coldly like meteors in the darkness, heading straight for the big tree!
"Puff puff…"
In an instant, countless arrows had enveloped the big tree, like rain hitting banana trees, penetrating the branches and leaves, and nailing the trunk hard. In the darkness, it was impossible to see how many arrows had been shot!
"Uh-huh...you, you actually stabbed someone in the back!"
Soon, with a muffled groan, the furious voice came again. From the sound, it seemed that he had been seriously injured.
"Humph, how can I be so polite when dealing with a dirty villain like you? Come one, kill one! Come ten, kill ten! If you kill a hundred people, wouldn't it be a sure thing?"
"well……"
Listening to the old county magistrate's extremely tough words, the man was about to say something more, but suddenly he heard the sound of a bow and arrow being pulled again, and he immediately stopped his voice.
"Shua..."
However, although he suppressed his voice, the bow and arrow shot out again! Only this time it was a rocket.
The flaming arrows were nailed to the trunk of the tree, illuminating a large area around the tree. But it was a pity that apart from the arrows all over the place, no one could be seen at all!
"Okay, you are very good! If you have the ability, just stay here and let us see who has the last laugh!"
Next, when the sound came again, it was already at the far end of the street. With so many glances, they couldn't find out how he ran away. It seemed that this person must have a strong ability to hide and escape.
"Third brother!"
Seeing that this man had fled, several men with bows and arrows on the wall jumped down and quickly came to the old county magistrate's side.
The third brother looked at these archers and nodded slowly: "Are the arrows quenched with poison?"
"Tempered?" Several archers smiled happily and proudly shook their arrows, which glowed with a strange blue light against the firelight.
"Although it's not a cruel medicine that can seal one's throat at the sight of blood, it is enough for him to drink a pot. Not to mention that this guy ran so fast after being hit by an arrow. It is estimated that the poison will soon spread throughout his body!"
"That's good!" The fierceness in the third brother's eyes flashed away. He was originally a rebellious person. Although he now worships Mr. Zhang, it does not mean that he is so polite to anyone!
In his eyes, let alone a timid young man, he would be killed by those high-ranking family members and court officials.
"Master, go back..."
Turning his head, he bowed his hands respectfully to Zhang Ziqian. The third brother was about to persuade the old man to go back first, but out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the city in the distance, and a sudden flash of red light.
"Huh? What is that?"
Before the third brother could understand what this light was, the face of the old county magistrate beside him had changed drastically!
