This sudden reinforcements not only surprised the killers, but also surprised Sun, Huang and Lei.
Because this person... they don't know him either.
However, judging from the clothes and sword he was wearing, he looked like a royal guard.
Hiss——
The blade cuts, the blade sings in the wind.
Just when everyone was stunned by the intrusion of this uninvited guest, the man turned around and struck out with his sword again. He struck out like an eagle striking with thunder, and withdrew the sword like a flying swallow returning to its nest.
In the blink of an eye, he slit the side of the neck of a killer who was attacking Huang Donglai.
"Let's go!" Seeing that the situation was not going well, the killer leader quickly shouted and called on the few who were still alive to run away with him.
This gang of killers was also quite efficient. Before their leader finished speaking, they all looked for the nearest exit and rushed out.
Seeing that the other party was about to run away, Lei Buji wanted to jump out of the window and chase after him, but was stopped by the Jin Yiwei. The latter also advised: "Lei Shaoxia, don't chase after the poor enemy. If they have any accomplices outside to meet them, you can
It might be dangerous to chase him out like this."
When Lei Buji heard this, he stopped and turned his head to look at the other person.
But I saw that this man was about forty years old, of medium height, with a strong build, and a face with a Chinese character. Although his face was not handsome, it had a kind of big brother-like kindness, which made people look at him.
He has a very comfortable appearance.
"Who are you? How do you know my name?" Lei Buji was still relatively straightforward, these two sentences almost blurted out.
As soon as he finished speaking, before the other party could respond, Sun Yixie interrupted loudly: "Hey! How do you speak? Have you forgotten everything your brothers taught you?"
Lei Buji was reminded by Brother Sun, and when he thought about it again... he remembered - when encountering this kind of situation, you have to pretend to be a grandson first, and be polite to others, so that it is easier to use clichés.
Therefore, Lei Buji quickly reorganized his words, cupped his fists and handed over his hands, and then said: "Uh... thank you for helping me. I don't know your surname, so why do you know my name?"
"Hey~ That's right." Sun Yixie said and patted Buji on the shoulder.
The Jinyiwei didn't say anything more about their conversation. He just returned the salute and replied in a serious tone: "I am Ran Ling, who is the general banner of the local Jinyiwei Hundred Household Office. I have been ordered to meet the three young heroes here tonight.
"
"Oh~ It turns out to be Brother Ran, disrespectful..." We won't go into details about how Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai were polite to him.
While they were talking nonsense, they also checked the corpses on the ground, just in case someone was pretending to be dead.
Ran Ling was also quite surprised by their caution, because as far as he knew, these people were only about seventeen years old and had just left the world. Even though they had left some deeds in Luoyang,
It's actually unusual for people of this age to have this kind of "last-hit" awareness.
"By the way, Brother Ran, you said you came here on 'order', but you don't know who gave the order?" After the pleasantries were over, Huang Donglai followed the polite tone and suddenly threw out a tentative question.
Here comes the question.
Both Sun and Huang knew in their hearts that apart from them, only Yun Shili and Shui Hanyi knew about the "specific mission" of their trip; no one else... including Lei Buji knew about it.
When discussing this matter, Yun Shili and Shui Hanyi also said that in order to successfully complete this task, they would use "another set of rhetoric" even to Jin Yiwei's colleagues. Therefore, Huang Donglai's current problem
The key point is that if Ran Ling's answer doesn't match Yun Shui's "other rhetoric", there may be something wrong with this person.
"Of course it was done by our Lord Bai Hu." On the other side, Ran Ling answered quickly, "This guard received the order from the peak half a month ago, asking us to wait for the three young heroes to come and wait for you.
After rushing to Wuchang, we tried our best to assist the three of them in exterminating the remaining gang members of the "Nether Shadow". We calculated the schedule and found that the three of them should be arriving in the next few days, and this post house is a must-go for travelers coming from the north.
If the killer wants to ambush you, he will most likely do it here, so three days ago, I was already hiding here secretly in order to act according to the opportunity."
His words are indeed consistent with Yun Shili and Shui Hanyi's "another set of rhetoric", and they are both consistent.
Therefore, upon hearing this, Shuang Xie breathed a sigh of relief.
"I see." Huang Donglai nodded, "That's really hard work for Brother Ran."
"Hey." Ran Ling waved his hand, "Ran is just doing his duty, why bother? The three young heroes can put life and death at risk to help my Jin Yiwei wipe out the evil party. Such chivalrous behavior is admirable."
Brother Sun and Brother Huang both liked hearing these words, so they planned to pretend to be more flattering and let the other party praise them more.
Unexpectedly, this is what Ran Ling said. After saying this, he immediately changed the topic: "However, there are many people here with mixed eyes, and I'm afraid the walls have ears. You three should follow me back to Baihu before making any further calculations.
"
When he said the four words "walls have ears", Zhao Gaoyao and Mo Zhiyu next door felt numb, fearing that they had been exposed.
Fortunately, they don't seem to have been discovered...
Soon, Ran Ling took Sun, Huang, and Lei out of the post house. The four of them got on their horses and ran towards Wuchang City.
Because this post was originally an "official post" and Ran Ling was also an official, so even if something like this happened, they could just explain a few words and leave.
And when they arrived at the city gate, they didn't have to worry about others not letting them in in the middle of the night - after all, the local general bannerman was there, so they didn't have to worry about not being able to open the city gate.
To make a long story short, in the early morning, the three of them followed Ran Ling to Baihusuo. Ran Ling arranged a temporary place for them, so they rested for the time being.
Perhaps because the place of Baihusuo felt very safe, the three of them slept very soundly that night, and they slept until noon the next day.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After lunch, the three of them went to meet with the local adults.
This person's surname is Zhuang Mingli, and he is a related household; everyone in this guardhouse knows that he is not as good as Ran Ling in terms of martial arts and talents, but Zhuang Li and his family are related to a certain high-ranking official in the court, so this person
He still has to leave his seat at the door.
Of course, this Zhuang Li is not a wicked person, he just has no talent, but his moral character is not bad.
He will neither embarrass his subordinates nor strive for credit; anyway, if something happens, he will leave it to the capable people under him to handle it. If you do well, you will be rewarded, and if you fail, he will not take the blame for you.
Pot... In short, he can't do anything, but at the same time, he won't cause any trouble for you.
Seeing this, I believe many people have been moved to tears and sighed in their hearts - Where can I find such a good leader?
Of course...it only exists in novels.
Let’s get back to business…
Since Zhuang Li is a "do nothing" leader, the three of them, Sun Huanglei, went to see him, which was just to say hello and visit him at the dock. They still had to follow Ran Ling to handle the rest.
The uniformed guards in this guardhouse are also willing to listen to Ran Ling, because this General Ran Qi is indeed capable.
Not only does he have strong martial arts skills and outstanding swordsmanship, but he is also thoughtful and thoughtful, and his criminal investigation ability is also first-rate. In addition, he is neither greedy for money nor lustful, never bullies others, and is generous and kind to his brothers... Therefore
, in this Wuchang area, his Ran Ling's gaze is far above that of Zhuang Li.
And more importantly, he has no ambitions.
If it were someone else with Ran Ling's talent, he would have tried every possible means to get Zhuang Li down and become the leader himself, but Ran Ling was not like this. He even beat up a person who encouraged him to do this on the spot.
He was half dead and warned the other party to be more careful from now on.
For such a righteous and benevolent person, his colleagues naturally respect him as a big brother.
Even Na Lei Buji was quickly impressed by Na Ran Ling's charisma and trusted him very much after only a short time of contact.
However, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai were only friendly with each other on the surface, but deep down... they both instinctively resisted this person.
You have to ask why?
In fact, they have no factual basis. Their motives are the same as when they first suspected Shen Youran; there is a saying that "no gold is pure, no man is perfect", and the dual harmony is to judge others by oneself, so I feel... this person's personality
It's so perfect, there must be something wrong.
A person's nobility or innocence must be created by the corresponding environment.
Little Monk Chunkong, a child who was raised by eminent monks in the temple since childhood, is noble and normal.
Lei Buji, a child who was raised in the deep mountains and old forests by an expert father who retired to the mountains and forests, is naive and normal.
But a person like you, Ran Ling...
A royal guard who lives in the world of mortals, makes a living in officialdom, and licks blood from his knife edge.
If you say that you have no desires, no shortcomings, and that you possess all benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom, and trust... this is impossible.
You must have some greater ideal or expectation, which allows you to suppress those worldly desires and maintain this perfect persona.
Of course, Shuangxi doesn't know what that ideal is for the time being. All they can do is to guard against you first...
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Let’s split the story into two parts. Let’s go back in time a little and talk about Zhao Yuanyou and Mo Zhiyu.
Last night, not long after the four people left the post house, Zhao and Mo had a dispute.
The reason is that...Zhao Toao has backed down.
"What did you say?" Mo Zhiyu's tone was very unkind, and it could be said that he was clearly angry.
"Didn't you hear that?" Zhao Youtao repeated what he just said, "I said I gave up. You can go do it yourself. Our cooperation ends here, and I don't need to owe you any favors.
.”
"Are you going to go back on your word?" Mo Zhiyu said angrily.
"Ha... it's a joke." Zhao Tuoyao laughed and said, "I said I owe you a favor when things are done, but I haven't done anything yet. Why don't I just quit? Doesn't this also count as a debt to you?"
Mo Zhiyu also knew that the other party was right, so he changed the subject and said, "Then why did you give up suddenly?"
"It's very simple... I did some calculations and felt that this transaction is not worth it." Zhao Yuan said.
He was telling the truth, looking at it from his point of view: after he killed people and took the silver, not only could he earn a net of five hundred taels of silver, but he could also use Master Song's power to get on the Dongchang line. If things could be done,
That's right. Afterwards, if the Sun, Huang, and Lei families, as well as the Jin Yiwei forces behind them, come to seek revenge, they may not come to him. Instead, they will go to Mr. Song and Dongchang.
But just now, after "listening" to Ran Ling's sword skills, he changed his mind.
Zhao Youyou was surprised to find that he was not sure that he could defeat Ran Ling.
Yes, Mr. Ran Qi's sword skills are at this level - even if he is a "swordsman level" master on the green forest road, just hearing him use his sword will make him feel scared.
To put it more bluntly, if Zhao Yuanhao insists on continuing this business, he may die...and his death will be in vain. After his death, He Dongchang, whose surname is Song, will not admit that he has anything to do with him.
He won't even come to avenge him.
Even if the deal is completed, he may not be able to escape unscathed. If he becomes disabled or suffers internal injuries, the Song family and Dongchang will not be responsible for him.
Of course, he could also continue to wait until the three young heroes left Wuchang before taking action, but it was hard to say what the situation would be at that time.
Zhao Yuanyou weighed it up and decided to forget it.
He didn't have to go back to deliver the work. Anyway, he didn't take any deposit or anything, so he just wrote a letter to Mr. Song, saying that his ability was limited, he couldn't handle the matter, and there was no time limit for the future... That was all.
After all, this is a feud between Mr. Song and Sun Huanglei, and it has nothing to do with him. Even if he gives up the fight, the other party will not turn around to hunt him down. At most, he will ask others to do it.
He just thinks that his busy work is in vain and then goes to make a living elsewhere.
But Mo Zhiyu didn't understand him, and she didn't know many of the secrets behind this. She was quite unhappy: "Huh... It seems you are afraid?" At this time, she used the provoking method again, "No.
When I think of the famous 'Shadowless Sword', I am actually afraid of a small Imperial Guard Banner."
"Yes, I'm just scared." Unexpectedly, Zhao Youtao didn't accept this trick at all; he was a very realistic person, clear-minded, and thick-skinned. He replied as if nothing had happened, "Auntie, you are so brave and want to kill me."
Kill whoever you want, anyway, you are not afraid of seeking revenge with the art of disguise, but I am not as good as you... Zhao is willing to give in, and feels that he is not worthy of being with you, I will leave now."
He really left as soon as he said it, without waiting for the other party to answer the question, he jumped out of the window and ran away.
Mo Zhiyu was also speechless. Of course, she would not chase the other party again. She was working alone anyway, and she was not in a hurry. She could wait until the right time came before taking action. So, could Zhao Tiaotong help?
That's about it.
Just as she was thinking this, she suddenly heard two "tuk-tuk" sounds and someone knocked on the door outside the room.
Mo Zhiyu immediately became alert and responded in her disguised voice of an old woman: "Who is it?"
"It's me, the waiter." The voice coming from outside the door was indeed the waiter's.
"What's going on? In the middle of the night... the room next door has been noisy since just now, why are you knocking on the door now?" Mo Zhiyu pretended to be cool, as if he didn't know what was going on next door.
"Sir, something happened next door just now. There are several military officers who want to check the rooms one by one for questioning. Please open the door." The waiter replied.
The tone of the other party's words was quite polite, and what he said was reasonable; this was originally an official post, and there were more or less officers and soldiers stationed there. After what happened just now, it would be impossible for these people to continue sleeping, even if they were leaving.
It's just a formality, they have to come and check it out.
Fortunately, Mo Zhiyu didn't change into night clothes. She hurriedly packed up the things in the room that shouldn't be there, then came to the door and opened the door slowly: "Oh... you're here to torment an old woman like me in the middle of the night.
…”
Before she could finish her first sentence, a steel knife suddenly poked out of the half-open door and stabbed her through the body.
This seemed to be just an ordinary knife, but in fact the position and angle of the knife were very precise. When the broad blade passed through the chest, it not only cut off the bronchus, but also tore the heart.
Mo Zhiyu was unprepared for this sudden stabbing, and was caught off guard. She never expected that she would die in such a situation due to carelessness.
On the verge of death, Mo Zhiyu opened his eyes wide, trying to see clearly who killed him.
But the man who drew the knife stood in the shadow outside the door, motionless and silent. He waited until Mo Zhiyu died before he drew back the knife and spoke to the waiter next to him in a low voice and an indifferent tone.
Said: "Tidy up."
"Yes, sir." The waiter responded respectfully, lowered his head, and clasped his fists in greeting.
It wasn't until the "adult" walked away that the waiter glanced sideways at Mo Zhiyu's body on the ground, then turned back and gestured to the two officials who were already waiting at the end of the corridor. After receiving the order, the two men took the
He picked up the prepared straw mat, rolled up Mo Zhiyu's body, and threw it into the wild at night.