Chapter 104: Xin Qiji had foresight! The terrifying Lu family secret guards!
They and their wife were belittling the Prince of Chu's Mansion outside, but they were actually members of the Prince of Chu's Mansion.
The shopkeeper opened a few more wooden boxes and made sure they were full of money, then closed them and then picked up a black cloth to cover them all.
Return to the room.
I found that the woman had already written the letter and was looking for something underground.
After groping for a long time, she found a mechanism.
The mechanism slowly opened,
There is not much space inside, just enough for some small items.
The woman put the letter in.
The shopkeeper saw it and was not surprised.
This agency is where the couple recently passed information to the Chu Palace. Many letters were put in it every day, and then the next day the letters in the agency would disappear. They were taken away by the special intelligence department of the Chu Palace.
Why not take it in person.
that is because.
The intelligence department of the Prince of Chu's Palace is even more mysterious than the Jin Yiwei. Even if they are from the Prince of Chu's Palace, they don't know it.
I am afraid…….
Only the old man and a few other people know their true appearance. What's more, even the core cronies like the old man don't know. Only the King of Chu knows about it and they only serve the King of Chu.
Put the letter away.
The woman stood up and snuggled into the shopkeeper's arms. Her eyes were soft and she said, "I have written down all the places where the money is hidden. Even if something unexpected happens to us, or even His Highness falls, Xiao Yuan can use that money for a lifetime.
"
The shopkeeper hugged the woman and said with a smile: "Madam, you are a little pessimistic now. Who is Your Highness? How could he fall?!"
The woman curled her lips and said angrily: "Isn't it true that if you're not afraid of ten thousand, you're just afraid of what happens?"
The shopkeeper was about to speak, but he seemed to think of something. He looked at the weather outside and said, "Madam, the time is almost up. We...it's time to set off, so as not to delay His Highness's important events."
The woman nodded, took a deep breath and said, "Okay! I'll get the weapon."
The woman quickly walked to the pillow and fumbled for two daggers.
The couple used swords, but as they were traveling as merchants at this time, it was not appropriate to hold swords.
Fortunately, over the years, I have subconsciously learned to use daggers, so I won't lose my arm without the long sword.
After handing the dagger to the shopkeeper, the two of them came to the yard and led the ox cart out.
Along the way.
Many neighbors were not surprised to see the couple traveling with packages on their backs. They saw this every month. They were surprised at first and asked about it. The reply was that they had to go to a nearby county to buy suitable ingredients in Chang'an City.
The ingredients are not suitable for their wontons.
The city of Chang'an has a large number of people, and the neighbors didn't believe that the food in the county would be better than that in Chang'an. However, after two years of this, the couple became accustomed to it, and even really thought that some of the food in the county was better than Chang'an.
The county I went to was better than Chang'an City.
Along the way.
All the neighbors said hello and no one noticed anything was wrong.
And when the couple came to the city gate and the guards were preparing to check, they would see that the guards did not check and just let them go.
A similar scene.
Appearing in various places in Chang'an City, many oxcarts were transported outside the city by people from various professions.
I am afraid,
No one can imagine that these people with completely unrelated professions include blacksmiths, businessmen, scholars, and frustrated scholars...
They are all from the Chu Palace.
And hidden in the bullock carts they were pulling were gold and silver jewels that would make countless people jealous.
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Four quarters past noon.
Many oxcarts set off from the Chu Palace.
Led by Xin Qiji, the target was directly outside Chang'an City.
South of Chang'an City.
In a private room on the second floor of a restaurant, the guards of the Lu family narrowed their eyes when they saw Xin Qiji and others traveling outside through the paper window.
He quickly came to Lu Yuntian's side, cupped his hands and said: "Deputy Patriarch, the Prince of Chu's Mansion is dispatched!!"
Lu Yuntian squinted his eyes, took a leisurely sip of tea, and said calmly: "Five quarters at noon, this is really an auspicious time."
"Inform our people and prepare to take action. We will take action as soon as they leave Chang'an City ten miles away."
"In addition, send someone to notify the Huaquan brothers and ask them to take action."
Flower Boxing Brothers.
He is a famous killer in Chang'an City.
Most of the masters of the Lu family accompanied the head of the family to fight against the King of Chu. For this operation, Lu Yuntian specially spent a lot of money to invite these two brothers to come out. He asked for nothing else, as long as they could delay Xin Qiji.
Xin Qiji’s strength….
When Lu Yuntian thought of this name, the scar on his forehead felt a dull pain.
That is.
Left behind by Xin Qiji.
After the Lu family guard received the order and left, Lu Yuntian continued: "Wang Yancun, you should also start taking action."
"All the good players in the Lu family today will do what I told you yesterday."
Wang Yancunzheng was holding a sword in both hands and sitting by the window. After hearing the order, he said seriously: "I understand, you should be careful while I am away."
"That guy Jing Ke is nearby."
Finished.
Without waiting for Lu Yuntian's reply, Wang Yancun jumped out of the paper window and landed on the ground where there was no traffic.
………………
A secret room.
Wearing a red robe, with his whole body including his face covered in the red robe, Chi Ying walked quickly.
There were many guards in this secret room, and Chi Ying hurried past. When he came to a secret room, he stopped and started to knock on the door politely.
When someone asked him to come in, Chi Ying walked in calmly.
"Miss, the Chu Palace has begun to take action, and the person responsible for escorting this time is one of the Eight Heroes, Xin Qiji."
"In addition, Lu Yuntian has also started taking action."
Chi Ying told all the information he had obtained.
Hearing this, Yan Qin'er put down the book she was reading and frowned, thinking about something.
"Xin Qiji..."
"This person is steady and aggressive. He is responsible for this transportation and he really takes it seriously."
"But……."
Yan Qin'er paused and tapped her fingers on the table.
There was silence in the room.
Chi Ying didn't dare to break the silence.
Half a moment.
Yan Qin'er answered: "It's too ostentatious. It doesn't look like the Taoist priest's character."
The palace of the King of Chu now exists,
The old man is responsible for all matters big and small, so Yan Qin'er believes that just studying the old man is equivalent to studying the entire Prince of Chu's palace.
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"Go and check again to see if anyone who needs attention has left Chang'an City today. Check all four city gates!!"
"This Xin Qiji is most likely... a decoy. The real transportation should be elsewhere."
"In addition, it is important to strengthen the surveillance of the Chu Palace. Even if the secret chess in the palace is discovered, the surveillance cannot be stopped."
Hearing this, Chi Ying half-knelt and cupped his hands and said, "Yes!!"
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An extremely long transport team, with various carriages in the middle, oxcarts at the beginning and the end, and people on horseback. This is the appearance of the entire convoy.
Several hundred meters away from the convoy, there were many spies from the Prince of Chu's Palace investigating. As soon as a problem was discovered, someone would immediately transmit information to the convoy.
at this time.
Xin Qiji was leading the way on horseback at the front of the convoy, with eight riders beside him.
One of the riders rode forward and said, "Mr. Xin, you have already left Jiuli District of Chang'an City. The spies we sent out found no clues."
Xin Qiji held the sword in his arms, closed his eyes to rest, and said calmly: "I understand, but we must not take it lightly. Before arriving at His Highness, we may be attacked by the enemy at any time."
The horseman nodded, then quickly rode out to contact the spies nearby.
Walked another mile.
Xin Qiji, who had been closing his eyes to rest after coming out of Chang'an City, suddenly opened his eyes.
"Stop, something's not right around here."
Hearing this,
Suddenly, a horseman shouted loudly and asked the entire convoy to stop. Then he rode up and asked quickly: "Mr. Xin, what's going on?!"
"Quiet, it's really too quiet."
After all, Xin Qiji has seen big scenes, and his sensitivity is much higher than that of normal people.
"Let the convoy stay where it is. You take a few people and go to the nearby area to check the situation, and..."
Xin Qiji hasn't finished speaking yet.
I saw a forest all around, and it was very quiet the last moment.
But the next moment, in the sky in front of them, there were a large group of birds flying back, making the leaves rustle.
Many horses in the carriages were frightened on the spot. If the drivers of the major carriages were not so skilled, they would have followed the birds and evacuated backwards.
Now, no need for Xin Qiji to say more, everyone knew that something was wrong.
"Damn it! What's going on? Why didn't our spies send back any information!!"
One rider made an angry noise and was extremely puzzled.
For this operation, the Chu Palace attaches great importance to it, so the spies sent are all top-notch. Now that the enemies are in front of them, there are no spies around to send them information in advance. This... is really incredible.
Xin Qiji breathed out and said: "This is the Lu family, and only the secret guards of the Lu family can quietly get rid of our spies from the Prince of Chu's palace."
Secret Guard!!
Upon hearing this name, the expressions of the surrounding riders changed drastically.
This is the top killer of the Lu family, and they are all dispatched.
Doesn't this mean...
The whereabouts of Prince Chu’s Mansion have long been leaked!!
stunned!!
Shock!!
Unbelievable!!
They were all stunned.
Only Xin Qiji had anticipated this.
"Sure enough, there is no way to reach the snow-capped mountains safely."
"The Lu family, an old rival, is still prone to causing trouble."
Xin Qiji took out his long sword, its sharp sword light was extremely eye-catching.
"This... Then, Mr. Xin, do we want to withdraw!?"
One rider suggested.
Xin Qiji shook his head and said: "Withdraw? It's too late."
He pointed behind him and saw a black shadow, two... three... dozens of black shadows holding knives, completely surrounding their retreat.
Although there is no one in front, the scattered birds are also warning that the front is probably... more dangerous!
as expected.
Within a short while, dozens of figures on horseback appeared in front of them.
They are holding long guns. Different from the masked people blocking the convoy behind, they all have their faces exposed. They are all very tall. They wear iron armor and helmets. They are similar to the regular cavalry of the Tang Dynasty. Compared with the people behind them, they give people a sense of oppression.
, worse than anything.
And this was just the prelude, the number of people increased, and in the end, there were more than a hundred figures.
Under such circumstances, it is obvious that all the spies in the Chu Prince's Mansion were removed without any information coming out.
"Chicha!"
The cavalrymen of the Prince of Chu's palace around Xin Qiji kept drawing their long swords.
Not just them, the entire convoy began to take out weapons and enter a state of alert.
The people surrounding them didn't seem to be in a hurry and were slowly approaching them.
Xin Qiji immediately waved his sword, narrowed his eyes and looked straight ahead, and said loudly: "Everyone, prepare to fight."
His eyes flickered, and there was a dangerous light in his eyes.
The Lu family's secret guards blocked their escape.
The Lu family cavalry in front are blocking the front.
It can be said,
The Lu family is well aware of today's plans of the Chu Palace.
What went wrong?!
Xin Qiji was a little puzzled, but he didn't think much about it. After all, there were more important things to do in front of him.
That is.
Together with all the Chu Palace guards in the convoy, defeat the enemy!!
at the same time.
The dozens of masked men at the rear, all armed with knives, rushed over on foot from behind, aiming directly at the rear of the convoy.
The front was even more frightening. Except for the cavalry leader with golden helmet and iron armor and those close to him, the other hundreds of cavalry all rushed towards the convoy, and the speed became faster and faster with the charging distance!!
Boom!!
The sound of the cavalry charging seemed to make the whole earth tremble.
The horseman next to Xin Qiji snorted coldly, revealing the small crossbow assembled in his right hand, and pointed it at the equestrian figure in front.
With a "Hugh" sound, a crossbow arrow shot out and hit one of the cavalry in the face very accurately.
The cavalryman fell to the ground and never got up again. He was probably dead.
Even if he was not completely dead, he was driven to death by the Lu family cavalry behind him.
The accomplices were reduced in number, but the Lu family cavalry remained unscathed.
Obviously they are all soldiers with formal training!!
at this time.
There were more than a dozen Lu family cavalry, aiming directly at the man who shot the crossbow.
This is mainly because that ride poses a huge threat.
Ordinary crossbow arrows have very little power because they are easy to carry.
Therefore, it is difficult to have such a one-hit kill ability.
Not to mention they were wearing iron armor.
Only those who carry crossbows with advanced skills and shoot them into the face can produce such an effect.
So now the rider next to Xin Qiji has become their number one enemy.
More than a dozen figures on horseback swarmed over, and they all rushed towards the rider.
In response, he still snorted coldly and didn't care.
He continued to shoot at the Lu family cavalry with crossbow arrows. His arrow skills were very exquisite. Even though these Lu family cavalry were alert and protected their faces, they could not stop him at all.
Hugh! Hugh! Hugh!!
The charge only lasted for more than ten seconds, and the Lu family's cavalry had already lost four people.
Other Chu Prince's cavalry also fired crossbow arrows, but none of them were as powerful as that one. It was extremely difficult to even cause damage, let alone kill people with one click.
This terrifying ability to kill completely made the Lu family cavalry more determined to kill him.
They also changed their strategies at the same time and hid their heads behind the horses. However, many of the Chu Prince's Cavalry found that they could not shoot at the people, so they began to shoot at the horses' feet, causing them to stop and be trampled to death by their accomplices behind them.