The sound of fighting and killing came from a trail near the capital.
It was a group of robbers who were intercepting and killing travelers passing by.
"Damn it, I've always been the one to intercept and kill others. It's really unlucky for me to be intercepted and killed by others today. These bandits are so evil. How did they get the news that we have money on us, so they were willing to send dozens of people to intercept and kill us?"
Don’t we know that this is a loss-making business?” A bald man held a hundred-smelted steel knife and stared fiercely at the nearby robbers.
A robber rushed towards him, and he raised his knife and struck. The robber screamed and fell to the ground and lost his breath.
"Wu Fei, don't worry about fighting them. Seize the horse and let's rush out. The thieves are strong and we are no match for them." Ma Dong shouted loudly, and he and Niu Er also fought with knives.
The three of them were highly skilled in martial arts and managed to protect Zhu Yu in the middle. They managed to survive under the siege of a group of bandits.
Next to them, two of the three strong horses they brought from Jinling City were dead, shot to death by arrows. The bandits had already laid an ambush here and made a sneak attack while the few people were resting.
Even so, this group of robbers did not succeed.
Seeing such a brutal fight, Zhu Yu trembled and hid behind Ma Dong and Niu Er, fearing that he would be hit by knives. He kept muttering: "I can't die, I can't die, I can't die."
He knew that he could never be intercepted here.
If I die, who will buy an official position for Li Xiuyuan? How will the unrest in Yangzhou be quelled?
Li Xiuyuan gave up his great future, gave up all his fame and fortune, and would rather spend his family wealth and join the military to quell the chaos. How could he die here?
Even if you want to die, you must complete this important event before you die.
"Of course I know how to rush out, but how can there be so many people? These bandits don't even have a chance for us to seize the horses. If this continues, no one of us can get away. Someone must stay and hold off these bandits.
Let another person rush out with Zhu Yu. We only have one horse left, and it is impossible to get rid of them all." Wu Fei gritted his teeth.
Ma Dong immediately drank: "Niu Er and I will stay here to break up, and you will protect Zhu Yu to the capital."
Wu Fei killed a thief, took a few steps back and said, "Think clearly, you will die if you cut off the queen."
"If you die, you will die. Didn't the eldest young master always say that you should be a hero in life and a hero in death? Tieshan dared to protect the eldest young master from dying under that black tiger's mouth. Why don't we two dare to fight for the eldest young master today? Now
It's time for us to repay our kindness with death. Wu Fei, your martial arts are better than ours. You have a greater chance of protecting Zhu Yu and rushing out. Go quickly." Niu Er also drank.
"Damn it, hold on, I'll come back and rescue you immediately after I send Zhu Yu away." Wu Fei gritted his teeth, immediately grabbed Zhu Yu next to him, grabbed the horse and ran away.
The nearby bandits surrounded and attacked, Ma Dong and Niu Er resisted with all their might. They resisted the attacks of these bandits and were slashed several times without taking a step back. They knew that this mission was crucial and Zhu Yu must be allowed to go.
Go to the capital alive,
Wu Fei rode a strong horse to protect Zhu Yu and rushed out without paying any attention to the two brothers behind him.
He knew that he could not hesitate at all, otherwise he would be left behind.
While the fighting was fierce here, a dark wind howled outside the nearby hills, and a dark cloud in the sky tried to fly over the hills, but was blocked by the hills.
A small hill actually blocked the dark clouds in the sky.
In the dark clouds, the dark wind howls, and figures and soldiers are looming. They are not living people, but ghosts and gods. At this moment, the sword-wielding ghost king is hiding in the dark clouds with two swords and hundreds of dark soldiers under his command.
The sword-wielding ghost king shouted angrily, "I am the sword-wielding ghost king under the command of a saint on earth, why do you two mountain gods block my way?"
He looked at the fighting not far away and was furious. These were the guards around the saint on earth, and they were protecting Zhu Yu as he was going to the capital to do important things. If something went wrong here, how could the saint on earth be so angry?
Come on.
However, when he was about to cast a spell to help, he was stopped by the two mountain gods in front of him.
One mountain god wears gorgeous white armor and a helmet, but his face cannot be seen through the mask. Another mountain god wears yellow armor and wears a golden mask, but his face cannot be seen either.
"How presumptuous, you are the Ghost King of the South. Wouldn't letting a ghost like you enter the capital disturb the safety of the Holy Emperor? We are the Shoushan Mountain God and the Genyue Mountain God personally consecrated by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. Our duty is to protect the capital and take care of you.
Whether they are ghosts and gods under the command of saints on earth or under the command of the heavenly palace in the heavenly palace, without your majesty’s special decree, no ghosts and gods can even think of entering the capital.”
The white-armored Shoushan Mountain God shouted loudly, his voice rolling like thunder, and a strong wind blew nearby.
They are mountain gods entrusted by the imperial dynasty. They are loyal generals in front of them. They also protect the safety of the country after death. Whether they are saints on earth or ghosts and gods sent by heaven and the underworld, as long as there is no imperial edict, no oral instructions will be given.
He was put into the capital.
"You two mountain gods are really stupid and hopeless. A human saint came to this world to help the world and save the people, but you stopped me for the sake of the safety of the capital. Don't you know the consequences of this matter? Don't think that human saints are weak and easy to bully. He
If I knew that you two mountain gods were bad, I would never forgive you."
The sword-wielding ghost king glared at the two mountain gods: "Why don't you get out of the way?"
After saying that, he rushed over again with his Yin soldiers.
"If you ignore the majesty of the imperial court, even the ghost king should be killed. What is a saint in the world, can he be compared to your majesty today?"
Genyue Mountain God shouted loudly and came over with a huge sword in his hand. He raised his sword and slashed.
His sword is three feet long, with two big characters engraved on it: Zhenshan.
This is the Mountain Sword that was specially made by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty when they were conferred the title of Mountain God. It also has the golden seal and edict of the imperial court on it, which represents the majesty of the dynasty. It can kill all monsters, demons and snakes. They are the only ones who have been consecrated by the imperial court.
Only the ghosts and gods are qualified to use it.
The sword was cut down, and the sword-wielding ghost king hurriedly parried, but the two swords in his hands were as if they were made of paper when struck by the three-foot-long sword. They immediately broke with a click, and then the sword struck into his body.
In the middle, the ghost king's body was directly cut into two sections.
Half of his body turned into a stream of yin energy and incense and exploded on the spot. The remaining half of his body regrouped and transformed into the sword-wielding ghost king again.
"What a powerful magic weapon. I am no match for them. Let's go quickly." The sword-wielding ghost king was shocked and turned pale. He hurriedly rolled up the Yin soldiers behind him and quickly retreated.
If he can't even take a move, even if he wants to be loyal, he can't do anything.
If the two mountain gods attack together, he will definitely die.
"You, the ghost king, can escape quickly."
When the Shoushan Mountain God and the Genyue Mountain God saw the Ghost King slipping away, they did not pursue him. Their mission was only to protect the safety of the capital, and other matters had nothing to do with him.
Seeing the cloud of yin energy and incense left by the Ghost King, the two mountain gods opened their mouths and sucked it in, swallowed it, and then burped. It seemed that they were full, and their bodies became stronger than before.
Big and strong.
They are also ghosts and gods, and these are tonics for them.
Don’t you hear the story about Zhong Kui eating evil spirits?
Why should you eat evil ghosts? In addition to destroying evil ghosts, you are also increasing your moral conduct.
However, eating ghosts and gods to increase one's spiritual conduct is not tolerated. The Heavenly Palace will not allow it, nor will Yama in the underworld. However, the Heavenly Palace and the underworld are currently in chaos, and these two mountain gods rely on the existence of the court to have no scruples at all.
Unable to overcome the protection of these two mountain gods, the injured sword-wielding ghost king could only lead his Yin soldiers to stay outside the boundaries of the capital. He could no longer escort Ma Dong, Niu Er and the others.
"Zhu Yu, I will send you here. This is the official road. There are travelers going to and from the capital on the road. There are no more robbers. As long as you follow this road, you can go to the capital. If you go to the capital, you can go to the capital.
After everything is settled, go to the Shunfeng Escort Agency and show the escort the official seal and the document. The escort will naturally escort you back to Jinling City. I want to go back to rescue Ma Dong, Niu Er and the others."
At this moment, Wu Fei rode his strong horse to the avenue, put down Zhu Yu and turned around to leave. He quickly rode away on his strong horse.
Zhu Yu calmed down and shouted to Wu Fei who was walking away, "Be careful."
After saying that, he bowed and bowed to the distance again.
He knew that the guards around Brother Li were in danger this time.
"Li Xiuyuan, don't worry. I will definitely handle things this time and will never let you down." Zhu Yu gritted his teeth and vowed, touched the package on his chest, and left for the capital resolutely.
"Li Xiuyuan? Oh, you scholar are Li Xiuyuan's friend?"
On the official road, a middle-aged man walking towards me couldn't help but ask after hearing Zhu Yu's words.
"Who are you?" Zhu Yu suddenly became alert, covering his heart and staring at him warily.
"Don't be nervous. My name is Xia Houwu. I am a swordsman and ranger. I chopped off the head of a bandit a few days ago and just received the reward from the Six Gates of the capital. Li Xiuyuan is my benefactor. He once saved my life.
, I mentioned that you mentioned his name when I passed by today, so I asked one more question." The middle-aged man named Xia Houwu said.
"Are you the defeated swordsman who competed with Yan Chixia for seven or eight years and could not defeat Yan Chixia even once? Xiaosheng heard Ning Caichen mention it." Zhu Yu said.
"" Xiahou Wu's mouth twitched.
The defeated swordsman?
When did he gain such a reputation? Even the scholars know that he lost to Yan Chixia.
If he doesn't win against Yan Chixia, I'm afraid he will be infamy for thousands of years.
"You're a boring scholar. You're not as cheerful as Li Xiuyuan. I won't tell you more. I'm going to compete with Yan Chixia. I won't accompany you anymore. I'll say goodbye." Xia Houwu glared at him and was about to leave.
Zhu Yu hurriedly grabbed his arm and said, "Xia Houwu, you can't leave. There is a life-threatening matter now. It's time for you to repay Brother Li."