Chapter 756: Living and dead people, no flesh and white bones
Xunyang City, Xunyang Ancient Ferry.
In a carriage, the curtain was opened a crack, and Li Dalang was covering Wei Anhui's mouth tightly.
Both of them held their breath and stared at the chaos outside the carriage through the gap in the curtain with a look of horror in their eyes:
Xunyangdu, which had been cordoned off by the police and officials from the Municipal Trade Department and evacuated in an orderly manner, was now in chaos.
Li Dalang saw that the wooden building of the government office where the Municipal Trade Department was located was blazing with flames, and a column of black smoke rose into the sky.
Along with the eye-catching fire and the choking smoke, the police officers and officials of the Trade Department were all fleeing. The passengers who were originally dissatisfied with the sudden blockade were also fleeing in all directions. The sudden chaos made everyone panic.
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The reason is that there are hundreds of strange figures appearing in Xunyang Ferry at this moment.
These strange figures were uniformly dressed, with tight-fitting vests on the upper body, short shirts and trousers on the lower body, and carrying forest-white swords. There were about three hundred of them, and they seemed to be dressed in the style of some kind of water pirate.
The berthing area at the far rear was extremely crowded, with a dozen or so unfamiliar government ships docking illegally.
They should have disembarked from these official ships that rushed to board the ferry.
Although three hundred people is not too many, what is shocking is the strict discipline and unified actions they reveal.
At this moment, they were advancing in an organized manner, cutting down all the officers and soldiers who dared to resist along the way. It was as easy as chopping melons and vegetables.
This kind of one-sided crushing was something Li Dalang had only seen when the imperial guards were cleaning up the bandits.
But now it's happening to these water thieves.
What made Li Dalang even more frightened was that there were many Qi Practitioners among these water thieves... He knew Daozhang Lu and Miss Xie, and knew the Qi Practitioners' methods of crushing individual officers and soldiers, so he could naturally recognize these at a glance...
The Qi Practitioner Water Thief is very agile and from time to time makes some attacks that are impossible for non-Qi Practitioners. There are about twenty attacks in total.
However, although the whole Xunyangdu was in chaos.
However, Wei Anhui and Li Dalang were not affected at all.
Li Dalang saw that the eight tall maids left by Wei Wu were strictly guarding in front of the carriage, with their backs to them.
All the water thieves passing by ignored the chariot's shaft and passed by without looking sideways, without any harm. Some of the water thieves even stopped and spontaneously guarded the princess's chariot's shaft.
All these actions were carried out in a coordinated manner, as if they were planned in advance.
Li Dalang and Wei Anhui, who were hiding behind the curtain of the carriage, were dazzled.
In the silent carriage, Li Dalang couldn't help but turn his head and look at the delicate and frail Wei Anhui.
The latter's face was red, speechless, and he shook his head vigorously.
It seems to be saying that she doesn't know.
Soon, the entire Xunyang Ferry was occupied and controlled by the water thieves outside. Smoke billowed out of the Trade Department Building. Officers, soldiers, clerks, and passengers fled to death, leaving more than a dozen corpses on the spot.
Many of them were left behind during the collapse and stampede.
The three hundred water thieves who suddenly arrived did not seem to be very keen on killing officers, soldiers and civilians. After expelling the agents and occupying Xunyang Ferry, they no longer pursued the victory.
They gathered in the open space and lined up, as if counting the number of people... There was a slight race against time.
Guardham's luxurious car is parked on the empty and messy dock here, and it is very conspicuous.
At this time, two of the eight maids in front of the carriage came out.
A tall maid went to meet and talk to several men dressed as pirate leaders. The maid had a cold face with a somewhat dissatisfied look on her face and pointed to the dock, as if she was scolding something. The originally ruthless pirate leaders were silent.
Lower your head.
There was also a tall maid who led the water thieves to a cargo carriage not far away. She pointed at the carriage and made some noise. The water thieves immediately got on the car and began to unload the goods and open the boxes.
Li Dalang looked towards the latter, took a closer look, and found that the cargo carriage seemed to have been brought by Wei Wu when he came to the dock not long ago.
I didn't know what was inside before, but now I can see it clearly.
The water thieves moved the large box on the truck to the front of the luxury car. After opening it, there were piles of white cloth strips neatly placed inside.
Eight tall maids picked up these white cloth strips and distributed them to the water thieves one by one.
The water thief who received the strip of white cloth put it directly on his forehead.
Everyone said nothing and cooperated tacitly. Soon, more than three hundred water thieves were all wearing white cloth strips. Looking up, they looked like a funeral procession carrying a coffin in the wilderness. The white ribbons were fluttering and it was eerie.
In addition to covering Wei Anhui's mouth, Li Dalang also raised his remaining hand to cover his own mouth.
Wei Anhui saw from the corner of his eye that Li Dalang seemed to have swallowed saliva at his Adam's apple.
At this moment, a group of Xianbei guards rushed over, with white cloth strips on their foreheads, and the leader was a man in green robes.
Li Dalang knew that it was Wei Jin, the head guard who had wanted to forcibly search the shaft of Wei Anhui's carriage.
Wei Jin approached the carriage shaft, and Li Dalang immediately leaned back and closed the curtain tightly, not daring to leave a crack.
The eight tall maids just now had their backs to the carriage and could not find the gap, but Wei Jin came towards them, and Li Dalang was cautious and did not dare to open it to look more, or even dare to breathe loudly.
If he was discovered by Wei Jin and these weird water thieves, he would really have no chance of escaping, but at the moment, he was more concerned about Yan Liulang.
He came to Xunyang Ferry with Yan Liulang. Xunyang Ferry was in chaos just now, and I don’t know if anything happened to Liu Lang...
Li Dalang's face was pale, and his fists were clenched under his sleeves.
At this time, he suddenly felt a warmth on the back of his hand. He looked down and saw Wei Anhui's little hand on it, gently touching it to comfort him.
Wei Anhui cast a comforting look at Li Dalang, who reluctantly nodded.
But soon, Wei Jin's voice came from outside, which made Li Dalang regain some energy.
"Bah, what a damn unlucky thing. The chief catcher ran away like a loach. He ran away so fast. I don't know if I had taken precautions..."
The hoarse voice of a water thief man sounded from the side:
"Don't worry about it. Master Wu said, act according to the plan and go straight to Huanglong. Everything else is just side effects. To do big things, you have to be fast. Don't get distracted midway and miss the opportunity."
"OK!"
Wei Jin nodded bitterly.
A maid's voice sounded dissatisfied: "Wait a minute, where is the princess's boat? It's still stuck there?"
Wei Jin laughed a little:
"I'm sorry. I was busy searching Li Fusu and forgot to let the boat out. As a result, I was blocked by the brothers' boat. Please be patient. I sent the brothers away and took people to move the boat. Ladies.
Calm down."
"Hurry up and don't disturb the princess."
"Yes yes yes."
Wei Jin led the team away from the carriage, and seemed to be walking further away with the water pirate leaders. Li Dalang heard his hesitant murmur in the distance:
"Li Fusu didn't catch him either. My men obviously saw him coming in and came towards the princess. Could it be that they met up with the chief of the police and ran away together?"
The hoarse voice of the water pirate leader sounded again:
"If you can escape, the monk can't escape from the temple. Lord Wu will seal the city later and find people slowly. Let's go do important things first and don't delay any more in case someone comes back to report the news."
"Okay." Wei Jin's voice became decisive: "Brothers, come with me. Fast horses and guides have been arranged outside... The informant came to report a quarter of an hour ago. Except for the crown prince Li Fusu in the Xunyang Palace,
, everyone else is in the mansion, and none of the carriages in the stables in the mansion have moved..."
Wei Jin and the water bandit leaders walked away, and the conversation behind them could no longer be heard.
Li Dalang, who was eavesdropping, felt his heart in his throat.
These water thieves came from Hukou County, right? What are they going to do? Aren't they going to attack the Xunyang Grottoes and destroy the Donglin Buddha? How do they get in touch with the Wei family guards around Princess Anhui? They also mentioned Xunyang.
Wangfu, doesn’t that mean...
In an instant, Li Dalang had thousands of thoughts in his mind, and his mouth became dry.
"Oops." He lowered his voice and whispered.
Wei Anhui whispered concerned: "Are you okay?"
Li Dalang raised his head, his eyes were red, and his face looked a little anxious:
"I want to go back immediately and inform my father."
Wei Anhui fell silent. She also heard what was said outside just now.
Wei Anhui is not a fool.
Li Dalang couldn't help but asked in a low voice:
"Did you always know something?"
Wei Anhui shook his head and nodded again.
I grabbed his palm and wrote on it:
【I'm afraid】
Li Dalang asked back: "Then you still hide me under your skirt? Aren't you afraid?"
Wei Anhui tilted his head and whispered:
"Didn't you also go back to look for me and bring me news, even though I don't need it?"
Li Dalang frowned: "That's different. I'm brave, but you are different. You used to be just like Xiao Baihua. Where did you get the courage?"
Wei Anhui said softly:
"A sister said something to me recently. She said... You will always meet someone like that in your life. Even if you risk the world's disapproval, you will be willing to protect him. Don't ask why. There is no reason.
No reason."
Li Dalang was stunned.
Wei Anhui's hand had been on the back of his hand from the beginning. At this moment, she tightened her grip.
"It's very dangerous for you to go back now. You can get on the boat with me and take shelter for a while. Can you wait until it's safe in Hukou County before leaving? It's our business. I will ask my father when I get back. Please protect yourself first..."
Li Dalang immediately shook his head:
"We'll talk about it later. Now I have to go back. I must go back. I can't leave my parents and sisters behind. We came out of Longcheng together and we made an appointment. No matter how far or high we go from now on, the whole family will be together."
All in good order! And I believe Tan Lang, if things go according to plan, they should be fine for the time being, and I can meet..."
Wei Anhui looked at him blankly.
At this moment, the footsteps of a tall maid came from outside.
Wei Anhui immediately held down Li Dalang's head, and the latter reacted and got under her skirt again.
This time, he was more skillful in getting under the skirt.
Maybe he was aware of this, and Li Dalang's face turned red, but he couldn't care about that much at the moment. He remembered that Zhu Lingxu, the governor of Hongzhou, used to pass by in women's clothing. It's not shameful for a man to be a man, and such a woman is dressed up.
Underneath the long skirt, the obscene pants and the like are worn quite tightly and not in a vacuum.
"Princess Princess?"
The tall maid approached the car curtain and called out in a tentative voice.
Wei Anhui did not respond.
The tall maid then asked in a low voice: "Has the princess rested?"
Wei Anhui still didn't answer.
I deliberately waited for three breaths before lazily stretching my waist and letting out a "hmm" sound.
She put her head on her hands and asked as if she was drowsy: "I was a little tired just now. What's wrong? Is the boat ready?"
With that said, she took the initiative to open the car curtain.
The tall maid glanced at the little princess in the car, who had a confused face and a long dress, and nodded:
"Well, I'm already waiting at the pier, just waiting for you to come over."
"Then let's go."
"Yes. But there is one more thing. Please wear this, little princess."
"Isn't this... the mourning over?"
"Guanshi Wu left it. I asked my slave to hand it over to you before you board the ship. Guanshi Wu said that this is the entrustment of the King of Wei. Today, all the children of the Wei family must wear this thing."
"good."
Wei Anhui took the white cloth strip that the tall maid held in front of her with both hands, glanced at it, lowered her head and put it on her forehead.
The tall maid was about to leave when Wei Anhui suddenly spoke:
"etc."
"What else does the princess have to say?"
Wei Anhui covered her abdomen with her small hands, blushing slightly and said:
"I have a stomachache. I need some relief before I get on the boat. You guys can drive to the woods in front of me and move as far away as possible. I hate being disturbed."
The tall maid nodded obediently:
"good."
The tall maid went to the back of the carriage to fetch the chamber pot, put it in the carriage, and took the initiative to lower the curtain.
As a princess, the interior space of the carriage is very large, and there is also a special toilet space inside, and she will also bring a chamber pot with her.
Not long after, Wei Anhui felt the luxurious car start to move again, slowly driving towards a lush forest not far away.
The carriage stopped, and the tall maids seemed to leave one after another.
Wei Anhui and Li Dalang, who was under the skirt, both heard the footsteps outside fading away. There was no more movement, only the rustling of the treetops in the river wind.
Wei Anhui did not lift up her skirt immediately, but calmly stretched out her hand to get the chamber pot.
Li Dalang roughly guessed Wei Anhui's purpose of coming to the woods to use the toilet, and looked grateful.
However, when he noticed her taking the chamber pot, he was stunned and did not dare to move.
Wei Anhui couldn't help but patted him on the head through her skirt, "You idiot, what are you doing so stupidly? Go quickly."
"oh oh."
Li Dalang quickly lifted up the floor-length skirt covering his head.
Wei Anhui lowered his head, took a porcelain bowl, poured 70% of water into it, and handed it to him.
Then he took off the white cloth strip on his forehead, gently placed it on his hand, and whispered:
"I'm using water instead of wine. I won't send it far. Wear it. This may be a token prescribed by Uncle Wu. If you encounter danger on the road, you can use it to fool around..."
At this moment, there was a sudden slight movement outside.
Wei Anhui retracted his hands as if his fingers were burned by charcoal fire and sat upright. Li Dalang also quickly retracted his head and hid it again.
He didn't have time to put the water bowl in his hand, so he spilled half of it and wet the hem of his skirt.
At this moment, there was a "swish" sound, and the curtain was opened directly by people outside.
It was the tall maid who had been talking to before. She was not the only one, but there were three others standing beside her.
The four tall maids looked coldly at the little princess sitting in the carriage, dressed upright.
Wei Anhui's expression changed slightly. She turned her head and saw four other tall maids standing in the distance, looking towards her.
Wei Anhui immediately realized that only four maids had left just now, and four more remained. They had been parked outside, deliberately hiding the movement!
Wei Anhui put on a stern face, pointed at the wet hem of her skirt, and pretended to be angry:
"I was using the toilet. What did you do to make my skirt wet? I want to report it to my father..."
The tall maids turned a deaf ear and didn't even look at the wet hem of their skirts. Seeing that the little princess was neatly dressed, they confiscated the chamber pot and moved aside silently.
I saw a cold-looking man in green robe walking from the woods ahead.
It's Wei Jin.
Go and come back again.
Wei Jin held the knife with one hand, came to the front of the carriage, and stared indifferently at Wei Anhui's wide skirt trailing the floor.
"I'll give you three breaths. Get out of the princess's skirt. You can keep the whole body, but you have to chop off the eyes and head. You can be my chamber pot. The noble daughter of the Wei family, her innocence cannot be insulted."
Wei Anhui's face suddenly turned pale.
"don't want!"
Four tall maids stepped forward and held down Wei Anhui, who was struggling to resist.
"three……"
"two……"
There was no sound under Wei Anhui's skirt.
Wei Jin was too lazy to read any more and sneered, pulling out his sword with one hand.
The fiery red spiritual energy flowed from the back of his hand and poured into the knife. The blade trembled softly, like a bloodthirsty and gluttonous beast.
"Another piece of trash named Li. Is this the heir of Emperor Taizong Wen? He still needs to be protected by the noble daughter of the Wei family. The Li family deserves to be exterminated... Please hold the princess down and don't move."
Wei Jin raised the knife indifferently, the sunlight filtering through the gap in the forest behind was cold and dazzling.
"No uh uh uh uh uh..."
Wei Anhui was pulled by the four maids and her mouth was gagged. Her eyes turned red and she bent over to block the knife.
At this moment, a chant suddenly came from under his skirt, and Li Dalang's voice was vaguely helpless:
"The Infinite God Who Saves People, eh, His Royal Highness, please don't get under my lady's skirt next time. Don't, don't."
The whole place fell silent.
In full view.
A bearded young man, wearing a white cloth on his head and holding a bowl of water in one hand, stepped out from under his skirt. He... looked at all living beings.