When the other three people on the Hell Front came to the Duanhun Gorge, Feng Bujue had just finished speaking a sentence that was over a thousand words long.
The expressions on the faces of Alliance Leader Yuan and the martial arts heroes... perfectly expressed the extreme shock deep in their hearts and the severe pain in certain parts of their bodies.
But Brother Jue didn't take it seriously. He raised his hand and gestured to his teammates, saying: "By the way, I haven't introduced you yet... These three are all from my Broken Sword Tea House."
"The slaves." He pointed at Ruoyu, "This is my wife, and the other two are my disciples. Leader, would you like to hear their names by the way?"
"No need!" Yuan Qi's eyes widened and he exclaimed loudly, "It's really no need!"
Leader Yuan's expression at this moment seemed to be saying, "Please stop talking, I'm going to kneel to you."
Ji Neng, the Bafang Building Master on the side, also stepped forward and said: "Feng Lao Master, your sect's reputation as a chivalrous man... I think it's better to listen to it next time when you have a chance... We have more important things here right now..."
"That's right." Yuan Qi quickly continued, "The terrain here is unfavorable, so it's not suitable to stay for a long time..." He took on the style of the leader of the martial arts alliance and shouted (At this moment, there is no need to use internal power to transmit the message, because the people around him are increasing
There are less than fifty in total, and they all have good ears, so they can just speak with their voices) said, "I think the heroes from all walks of life have adjusted their breaths to the same level (everyone was not idle when Feng Bujue was talking nonsense), we should still
Get on the road as soon as possible... When the matter is completed, come back and bury the corpses of your fellow disciples properly."
"Yes, yes! What Alliance Leader Yuan said is absolutely true!"
“Indeed, it’s not too late!”
"That's right, everyone, get up and hurry up!"
The surviving martial arts people also responded quickly. In order to prevent Feng Bujue from doing three paragraphs of storytelling again, they could be said to have spared no effort.
As a result, the remaining team of more than fifty people set off on the road again...
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on the other hand……
In front of Burial Heart Villa.
Under the mist of light and the mountains and rivers, a group of people marched to the entrance of the villa.
At this time, there was no one left in the village outside the villa...
Obviously, the ambush in Broken Soul Gorge was an action involving all the residents of Buried Heart Valley. Unfortunately... only one person survived.
Of course. Even if this group of people were all alive, they would not stop these imperial soldiers and horses... because the King of Hell had already given an order to "invite" this group of people to come in.
This is why... the martial arts heroes led by Yuan Qi didn't even find a single corpse of an officer or soldier along the way.
In fact, not only did they not find a body, they also didn't find any signs of fighting... they didn't even find horse hooves, ruts, footprints, etc.
There is no doubt that... soon after entering the valley, the soldiers and horses of the imperial court turned to a different path from the martial arts people. Moreover, the people in the valley were very considerate in erasing their footprints.
"My lords, please stay."
When the horseback riders at the front of the team arrived in front of the villa, an old woman stopped in front of them.
She was an old woman who looked to be in her sixties, with a thin body and wrinkles on her face. She was dressed in simple farm clothes with patches on her clothes.
Seeing this, a strong man wearing armor emerged from the three leading horsemen and said on the horse: "Madam, are you from this villa?"
This man's name is Lu Yuan. He is a general in the Metropolitan Governor's Office (this institution was abolished very early in official history). Lu Yuan looks rough and has a similar temperament. Look at him and say "Auntie"
, you can also know that this gentleman is informal and very friendly to the people.
"Exactly." The old woman replied, "I am here to wait for you all under the command of the King of Hell." Although she is old, she speaks very fast and her voice is full of energy, "No animals can live in the Burial Heart Villa.
Let's move around..." She looked at the horses under the pedestrians and the horses pulling them, and then said, "Please dismount and leave the car. Follow me and walk."
"Huh?" Hearing this, the second horseman's face showed a hint of displeasure.
This man's name is Bao Qi, and he is the governor of Jinyiwei Town. Although there is "strange" in his name, his appearance is ordinary (the secret service likes to recruit such people); but... the bureaucratic nature in him
Pai is actually the most serious among the first three.
"How do you speak, woman?" Bao Qiyan said, "Did you know that the person sitting in the carriage is..."
"Hey~" At this time, the third horseman waved his hand and interrupted Bao Qi's words, "Brother Bao, as the saying goes, when you go to country, do as the Romans do... Please let me go and inform 'that man' before I do anything else.
You care~"
This man with a more feminine tone and a slightly chubby face is naturally a father-in-law who worships Dongchang. His name is Mao Jincai. From his name, you can tell that his family was not rich when he was young, so he was sent to the palace at a very young age...
"Yes, Brother Bao..." On the other side, Lu Yuan also said, "Why bother an old man? Let's first listen to what 'Your Highness' means."
"Hmph... that's fine." Seeing that Eunuch Mao had already turned his horse's head and walked backwards, Bao Qi snorted coldly and said nothing.
Not long after, Eunuch Mao came back, and he came back by "walking".
"You two, Your Highness has a decree, let's all go for a walk together." Eunuch Mao smiled and said to the two people on the horse.
Hearing this, Lu Yuan and Bao Qi both looked back and found that several important figures in the carriage had also gotten out of the carriage.
So they quickly dismounted and prepared to lead their troops into the village.
unexpectedly……
"Wait a minute." The old woman raised her hand to block their way again.
"What's wrong?" Bao Qi was a little impatient this time.
"The King of Hell has ordered that the number of people entering the village...can be up to ten people," the old woman replied.
"What?" Bao Qi shouted, "You are so bold and cunning! You..."
Just when he was about to use his "official authority" to bluff this ungrateful old woman, another person's voice sounded from behind: "Oh, General Bao, why are you so angry? There are only ten people."
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As soon as he heard this voice, Bao Qi was immediately frightened. Not only was he frightened, he turned around and knelt down. Not only did he kneel down, but most of the people in the team knelt down...
It was obvious that the person speaking was Jin Wang Zhu Zhihuang, a member of the royal family.
Some people may think this guy's name is strange, yes...it is very strange, but for the princes and grandsons of the Ming Dynasty, naming was always something they couldn't help but...
According to the rules of the ancestors, the prince's family must be arranged according to characters. Take the Jin family as an example... there are twenty characters in total: Jimei Zhongqibiao, know the new and be prudent in seeking, be careful and considerate, and learn from previous studies.
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It is also the rule of the ancestors (Zhu Yuanzhang is inexplicably persistent in this regard). The descendants of the old Zhu family must have the third character in their names be the radical of the five elements, and they must be arranged according to the order of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
But words are limited, and descendants are endless... Therefore, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, we were fortunate enough to see an emperor named Zhu Youlang.
That's it... it's really good. Some of the concubine princes and grandsons who had a relatively miserable life had to make up their own characters to name their names in the later stages. If you see those with unknown meanings in the dictionary, with the five elements radical
The characters were most likely created during the Ming Dynasty.
Okay... now that the rant is over, let's get back to the story.
"Your Highness..." Two seconds later, Bao Qi knelt down and said, "...You are worth a thousand dollars. You only lead ten people into this dangerous place. If something goes wrong..."
"Okay, okay. Everyone, get up. Let's talk first." Zhu Zhihuang continued in a very easy-going tone, "Please save it...I am not a man of wealth..." When he said this, his face changed.
With a bit of a wry smile, he seemed to want to say something self-deprecating, but he stopped talking. After a pause, he continued, "Besides, ten people are enough...except for me and Mr. Chang."
, you happen to have eight top masters protecting you...what is there to worry about?"
The Master Chang mentioned by Zhu Zhihuang was named Chang Wei.
Okay, I know what you are thinking at this moment, please give up that idea immediately.
Yes, this gentleman's name is Chang Wei. But he is not the Chang Wei who claims not to know martial arts, but an imperial doctor in his sixties with white beard and hair.
As for the other "eight masters", there are naturally seats for Lu Yuan, Bao Qi and Mao Jincai, but... they can only be regarded as the weakest among the Four Heavenly Kings... Oh no, they are the weakest three among the eight masters.
We have to talk about the remaining five masters separately...
The first one is Shangguan Si, the commander of the Jinyi Guards. This man is a well-known man and a "smart man" recognized by Cao Qin. Along the way, he followed the team on horseback and was dressed in a uniform.
Ordinary Jin Yiwei official uniform; at first glance... no one would think that he is one of the people with the highest official positions here.
As for martial arts... Shangguan Si is in his early fifties this year. Ten years ago, he had already practiced his martial arts to the point of being indestructible. Unfortunately, the way he practiced martial arts was too rigid and correct, and he was really unable to comprehend the "Breathless Kung Fu".
”, otherwise his cultivation could be improved to a higher level.
Then, there is the second master.
This person's name is Bian Ji, and he is the deputy envoy of the Imperial Governor's Office. He usually gives the impression that he is just a civil servant who talks on paper, but in fact... his internal strength is ranked among the top three among the imperial masters, even compared to
Du Ying was not inferior to him either.
By the way, before Cao Qin left the cavalry, Bian Ji and Cao Qin were riding in a carriage together, while the other two carriages were for Zhu Zhihuang and Chang Wei respectively.
Then, you can talk about the third, fourth, and fifth people in one go.
Jiang Xu, Cao Guo, and Yu Fei; that is, the three people riding horses next to the three carriages.
As mentioned in the previous article... they are responsible for guarding several dignitaries in the motorcade. All three of them are top-notch experts selected from the Twelve Guards for this operation, and they are all hereditary royal warriors.
, you can die for Zhu Zhihuang without hesitation at the critical moment.
The above are the eight masters Zhu Zhihuang said. Counting him and Chang Yuyi, there are exactly ten. Except for Eunuch Cao who left the team to play solo, the rest of the team are basically minions. Of course.
..."Minions" is also a relative term. Strictly speaking, this entire team of soldiers and horses are all trained soldiers, and they are also regular troops. If they really want to fight, their combat effectiveness will never be lost to those martial arts forces with hundreds of people.
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"This..." Bao Qi thought for a while, "Since your highness has said so..."
"Okay, Bao Qi, just let the woman lead the way." Shangguan Si's intervention directly ended the argument.
After receiving the instructions from his immediate superior, Bao Qi didn't have much to say: "I obey." He promised, turned back to the old woman and said, "Then... I'll trouble you to lead the way..."
"Ten of you, please come in first." The old woman stepped out of the way and raised her hand to make a "please" gesture.
Then, ten people, Zhu Zhihuan, Chang Wei, Shangguan Si, Bian Ji, Lu Yuan, Bao Qi, Mao Jincai, Jiang Xu, Cao Guo, and Yu Fei, stepped into the threshold of Burial Heart Villa one after another.
"Others, please wait outside the village." After the ten people came in, the old woman said to the lackeys outside, and then just raised her palms.
The next second, the thick gate of the villa was moved by an invisible force... and closed suddenly.
Seeing this scene, the expressions of six of the eight masters changed suddenly. Only Shangguan Si and Bian Ji remained calm and were not surprised by this scene.
After closing the door, the old woman turned around and walked forward, walking in front of everyone, and then said: "Everyone... please follow me."
After saying that, she walked towards the village without looking back. The ten people followed obediently without saying another word.
Soon, they followed the old woman through an elegant courtyard and arrived in front of a big house.
The style of this house is very strange. On the side facing the courtyard, there is a porch; the door on the porch has no handle, and it looks like a large wooden fence, with pieces of white paper stuck in the gaps.
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We modern people can easily tell that this is a Japanese-style sliding door, but the ten people who entered Burial Heart Villa for the first time saw such a door for the first time.
"Master, we have already arrived." The old woman stood in front of the porch and lowered her head.
"Go down." A voice immediately responded from the door.
Just this response made the ten people outside the door think wildly. Because the voice coming from the door was like an oriole emerging from the valley, just like the soft and charming voice of a girl.
"Yes." The old woman replied, then slowly stepped back and walked away quietly.
After a few breaths, the sliding doors on the corridor opened to both sides.
Behind the door, a large couch appeared.
The couch was covered with a pink gauze tent.
And among the curtains, a figure lying on its side could be faintly seen.
Although the King of Hell has not really appeared in front of these people, her alluring body curves and voice alone...have already made several men outside the door have thoughts and restlessness.
"Ha..." After a chuckle, Zhu Zhihuang was the first to step forward.
As the saying goes, those who do not know are fearless. For this young prince, how can the graceful figure in front of him be associated with the word "danger"?
"...This girl." Zhu Zhihuang bowed and said, "Could it be...that you are the King of Hell?" (To be continued.)
