In April, the south wind blows, the barley turns yellow, the jujube flowers have not yet fallen, and the tung leaves are growing. Although spring is late and summer is coming, in this beautiful and poetic time, the atmosphere around the capital is a bit tense.
The officers and soldiers patrolling the streets are more diligent than before, and they are more unkind. That's fine. At most, people complain a little more. However, from time to time, you can still see the figures of the Jin Yiwei appearing and disappearing among them, which is very scary.
Since the founding of this dynasty, Jinyiwei has been synonymous with terror. Its deterrence is comparable to natural disasters such as plague, floods, and locust plagues. It has always been the biggest fear in people's hearts.
In fact, this is the result of the Jianghu over-demonizing the Jin Yiwei. As the emperor's personal soldiers, they are essentially different from ordinary officers and soldiers. Look at who is imprisoned in the prison. They are either princes or nobles. In the end, they are also from the Jianghu.
A famous and powerful person.
Ordinary ordinary people are no match for the Jin Yiwei. If you don't have any identity, these Jin Yiwei who focus on your achievements every day will really not take you seriously.
But obviously, the common people do not understand these principles, and they may not necessarily recognize the imperial guards, but as long as they see the officers and soldiers, they are definitely right to take a detour.
By the river, several women washing clothes also whispered about the recent news in Beijing.
One of them said: "Hey, have you heard that Beijing is searching for imperial prisoners recently, and yesterday they went to our village to interrogate them."
"Isn't that right?" Another person chimed in: "My old guy was also called in for questioning. The officers and soldiers who came were very scary. They were all dressed in black. I heard they were some kind of royal guards. I heard the commander said they were very powerful."
Another person worriedly said: "Hey, dear, it's serious. This is a big case. Don't let another big thief who kills people and sells goods come out."
Several people were talking to each other and chatting happily, but there was a woman beside them who was silent from beginning to end. One person was surprised and asked: "Liu family, why don't you hesitate?"
"Ah? Oh, I, um, I've finished washing. Let's go first." The Liu woman hesitated, picked up the half-wet clothes, and left nervously.
"What's wrong with her? She's so confused." One of the women said strangely.
"Who knows, maybe there is something urgent at home," another garrulous woman gloated: "But, I heard someone said that his man met a young and beautiful girl in the woods yesterday."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes lit up, and they quickly put down their clothes and urged: "Oh, tell me, tell me, tell me, what's going on?"
Several women gathered together, putting aside their worries about Jin Yiwei just now, and focused on talking about the Liu family's erotic affairs.
But what they didn't know was that after Mrs. Liu returned home, the young and beautiful girl they talked about was staying at their home.
"Sister-in-law Liu, how is the situation outside?" the girl asked. Besides her, there were four young people and a middle-aged man in Taoist robes in the room.
"Miss Shi, I'm afraid this is not good. The officers and soldiers have already searched the village next door. I think it will be our turn soon." Mrs. Liu said anxiously.
This young girl is Shi Suxue from the Hengshan Sect. Besides her, there are four young people in the room, two men and two women. The two women are also disciples of the Hengshan Sect, and the two men are the righteous men they met on the way.
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Needless to say, the man in Taoist robes with a grimace on his face was the central figure in this turmoil, Nanshan Immortal.
This time Nanshan Immortal suffered a disaster, and everyone in the world was fighting for justice. Before them, many knights had come to help, but unfortunately they all fell under the embroidered spring knife of Jin Yiwei.
Now there are only four of them left. After all, the incident happened suddenly and they were in Gyeonggi. Even if there were other martyrs, it would be difficult to save the fire from afar. The Hengshan sect is the closest and most prestigious sect, so Shi Suxue
Only then can they arrive in time.
As an aside, the Wuyue Sword Sect originally wanted to merge because of the Taishan Sect. Everyone was in danger, so they should have no time to take care of this matter. But thanks to the disaster a year ago, the Wuyue Sword Sect was forcibly divided and had different intentions.
Many people had already taken refuge in "Wudang" and "Huashan" at that time, and were later killed by their own people.
Because of this incident, although the other four factions were injured, they were able to unite within the sect. After all, all the people with two different intentions had been killed, so they were able to work together to resist Taishan's ambition.
Shi Suxue brought people to help this time because there was no serious danger in the sect for the time being. Secondly, the Qingcheng sect's letter asking for help was sent in time. Their former head Shi Jiuning died suddenly, and now they need this favor to stabilize themselves.
When he was in the world of martial arts.
As for the reason why the Hengshan Sect chose Shi Suxue instead of others, the reason is also very simple. Due to the death of the leader Shi, many of the disciples and sisters in the sect were angry with Shi Suxue, so the selection was inevitably biased.
"Everyone, it's all the Taoist's fault. It's the Taoist who has harmed you." Immortal Nanshan said with a guilty look on his face.
After hearing this, several young people hurriedly said otherwise. One of them said sternly: "Taoist priest, please stop saying that. It's because the court is stupid and reckless, and the guards in uniform arrest people indiscriminately without distinguishing between black and white. How can you blame the Taoist priest?"
His name was Dong Yue, and he was one of the righteous men in the Jianghu who heard the news and came to help.
"Alas, it's all due to the greed of the old Taoist and the monks who still miss the beauty of the mortal world, which caused the disaster." Nanshan Immortal said with regret.
What he said was not false. He was a Taoist who came to the capital to treat the Duke's illness. He wanted to be prosperous in the future. He thought he would have a worry-free life for the rest of his life. Who would have thought that such a disaster would happen.
Another young young hero said: "The Taoist priest has said it before. What's wrong with the Taoist priest in treating illnesses and saving people? It's just that the guard in Jinyi is evil-minded and doesn't want us to be good in the world."
This man's name is Deng Wanshui, and he is also a knight-errant who came to help Nanshan Immortal.
"Alas." Nanshan Immortal was not ignorant. Everyone said this, so he could only sigh and shut up.
While a few people were talking, someone came in from outside. He was a simple-looking man. He was Liu's husband. He was the third eldest son before the family was separated. He was called Liu Laosan in the village. It was he who made the decision to take in these Jianghu people.
Knight.
"Brother Liu, you are back," Deng Wanshui hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "How did you go about entrusting me to my brother?"
Deng Wanshui had an old relationship with Liu Laosan, and it was his idea to hide in this farmer's house. When Liu Laosan was blackmailed by gangsters, he was the one who rescued him, thus forming a good relationship.
Now he happened to be passing through this place again. The officers and soldiers were coming fiercely. They couldn't outrun the imperial guards by running on two legs, so he suggested hiding here temporarily, disguised as a farmer, to avoid the limelight.
However, it is a pity that Jin Yiwei's attitude towards the Nanshan Immortal was that he must kill them. Those officers and soldiers showed no mercy when searching people. This made Deng Wanshui give up his desire to hide and get through, and instead asked Liu Laosan to hire an ox cart.
, they disguised themselves and then left.
"Don't worry, brother, everything has been taken care of." Liu Laosan said, patting his chest, looking unconcerned and generous, but in fact he already regretted it in his heart.
Although he wanted to repay his kindness, the attention paid by the officers and soldiers when searching people from house to house was also terrifying. He was just a farmer with a wife and children by his side, so he could not care less about the bottom line in his work.
But even if he wanted to refuse, it was too late now. He had boarded the pirate ship and could not turn back. Fortunately, these people were leaving today. Presumably, after they left, the family would be safer.