The remaining masked men realized that there was no chance to take action again, so they jumped off the other side of the roof, fell into the alley, and ran away.
call!
The curtain of the carriage was opened, and a man jumped out. Everyone around took a closer look, and found that the man who jumped out was Gengshi General Lian Dan.
I saw Lian Dan's face and body covered with blood, his eyes were red, his beard and hair were spread out, and he looked like a fierce ghost.
"General——" The surrounding soldiers exclaimed in fright.
Lian Dan's face was so gloomy that he was almost dripping with water. He shouted to everyone around him: "I'm fine! Capture the assassin for me and don't let anyone escape!"
People looked at Lian Dan carefully. Although there were blood stains on his body, there were no wounds. They turned to the carriage and saw that there was another person lying inside, Wang Xun.
What was terrifying was that there were more than a dozen crossbow arrows nailed to Wang Xun's back. They were so powerful that more than half of the crossbow arrows did not penetrate his body, and almost shot through his body. The other person was lying in the car, already dead.
He was motionless, and a large pool of blood spread on the ground.
People were stunned for a moment, and then they all shouted: "Capture the assassin, don't let anyone escape! Capture the assassin -"
At this time, the scene was in chaos. The people who were watching the excitement were running around with their heads in their hands. The cavalry were shouting and urging their horses to rush.
Liu Xiu, Liu Yan, Feng Yi and others looked at each other, and in unison drew their swords from their ribs, and shouted together with the officers and soldiers: "Capture the assassin——"
They had no idea what was going on, but in this case, even if it was to avoid suspicion, they had to pretend to share the same hatred with the enemy.
Liu Xiu and others separated from the panicked crowd and ran in along a small alley on the roadside. As they ran forward, Liu Yan asked suspiciously: "Who assassinated Lian Dan?"
Gai Yan frowned and muttered: "Could there be some barbarians sneaking into the city?"
After hearing this, everyone's hearts sank and they subconsciously quickened their pace.
As they were running forward, the sound of rapid horse hooves was heard from behind. When they stopped and looked back, they saw a group of cavalry rushing into the alley.
Liu Xiu and others stepped aside to make way for the cavalry.
When the cavalry ran in front of them, one of the leaders pointed to the intersection on the right in front and shouted: "Wait for the rebels to outflank the intersection on the right. If you find the assassin, shout out!"
"Yes!" Seeing that the elder brother and others had no intention of talking, Liu Xiu responded.
The leader didn't have time to chat with them, so he rushed to the intersection ahead with his dozens of riders and entered the alley on the left.
Liu Xiu and others followed the instructions of the leader and entered the alley on the right.
Feng Yi said: "Lian Dan and Wang Xun were riding in the carriage together, but just now, only Lian Dan came out."
Liu Yan's eyes flashed and he asked in a low voice: "It is estimated that Wang Xun was probably shot to death by random arrows?"
Feng Yi didn't answer and just nodded.
Liu Yan blinked his eyes, chuckled, and said: "No matter whether the assassin is a barbarian or not, killing Wang Xun can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people, right?"
In Liu Yan's mind, Wang Xun was a completely stupid official, and he was not worthy of being the governor of Hanzhong County. If Wang Xun was really shot and killed by an assassin, it would be a happy event for the people of Hanzhong.
Feng Yi looked around, but fortunately there were no outsiders around. He reminded in a low voice: "Brother Bo Sheng, be careful what you say!"
As they were running forward, they suddenly saw three figures suddenly appearing in front of them, like arrows from the string, running across the alley and running straight to the east.
Liu Xiu and others were startled at first, and then said in unison: "It's an assassin!" As they spoke, everyone used all their strength to chase forward.
Feng Yi asked: "Do you want to call the cavalry?"
Gai Yan opened his mouth and was about to shout at the top of his lungs when Liu Yan pulled his arm and said, "The cavalry is here, and we have lost all our achievements!"
Feng Yi said seriously: "The skills of these assassins are not simple. We alone may not be able to capture them!"
Liu Yan said: "If we can capture them, it means we are lucky. If we fail to capture them, we will have nothing to lose. Why do we need to take things too seriously when working for Lian Dan?" After speaking, he looked at it deeply. Yan Feng Yi and Gai Yan.
Liu Xiu, Long Yuan, Zhang Ping, Zhu Yun, Li Tong, Li Yi and others around him are either close confidants or have been tested and trustworthy. Only Feng Yi and Gai Yan are considered 'outsiders'.
He said these words to test whether these two people were worthy of trust.
Liu Xiu had a life-saving grace for Gai Yan. After he returned to the county from Qianyou Mountain, Gai Yan was punished by Wang Xun and dismissed from his official position. Since then, he has been following Liu Xiu and was inseparable from him. The friendship between the two It is also getting deeper and deeper.
After hearing Liu Yan's words, Gai Yan pondered for a moment and nodded. He felt that Liu Yan's words were reasonable and Lian Dan's unfair treatment was chilling. Why should he be too dedicated to such a person?
Feng Yi was expressionless. He neither agreed nor objected to Liu Yan's words. Of course, he did not shout loudly to attract the cavalry to their side.
Everyone listened to Liu Yan's advice and did not call the cavalry. Only a dozen of them went to chase the three assassins.
They pursued closely, and soon the three assassins running in front also noticed them.
The three assassins who were flying forward suddenly turned around, each holding a crossbow machine in their hands.
Liu Xiu's eyes were very sharp. When he saw the opponent taking out the crossbow, he shouted: "Be careful with the crossbow!" As he spoke, he hurriedly dodged to the side. The rest of the people were not slow to react and moved to both sides to avoid it. .
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Three crossbow arrows flew over everyone's heads, and everyone clearly felt a strong wind blowing over their heads.
Liu Yan subconsciously touched the top of his head and secretly thought it was a dangerous situation. He took a deep breath and continued to chase forward.
There is another crossroads ahead.
The three assassins suddenly dispersed and each ran into an intersection.
Liu Yan saw this and was about to speak when Liu Xiu said first: "Uncle Zhong, Ju Qing, you two follow me to chase the one in front! Brother, the other two are left to you!"
Long Yuan and Gai Yan both agreed.
Liu Yan was worried about Liu Xiu, but there was no time to argue at this time. He took Zhang Ping and Zhu Yun to chase the assassin on the left, while Feng Yi took Li Tong, Li Yi and others to chase the assassin on the right.
Let's talk about Liu Xiu, he took Long Yuan and Gai Yan and flew forward, getting closer and closer to the assassins in front.
Now, even Long Yuan was startled by Liu Xiu's foot strength. He had tried his best, but Liu Xiu still ran in front of him, keeping the distance between him and him at about two meters.
What shocked him even more was that he was unable to speak at this time, but Liu Xiu was very relaxed and still had the energy to shout to the running assassin in front of him: "If you are a barbarian, just accept your fate. This time you have no wings to fly." , if you weren’t a barbarian, we would still have to discuss it!”
Obviously, Liu Xiu did not use all his strength at this time.
Although the three-day separation was a surprise, Liu Xiu had only been missing for four days in Mount Qianyou. In just four days, such an earth-shaking change could occur in people? This is incredible!
Long Yuan was puzzled.
The assassin who was escaping in front of him answered Liu Xiu with a crossbow that turned around.
Whoosh! The speed of the crossbow arrow was so fast that it flew in front of Liu Xiu in an instant. Since the opponent was running, the crossbow arrow had no accuracy. Even if Liu Xiu did not dodge, the arrow would not hit him.
However, Liu Xiu wanted to test the power of the crossbow arrow. When the crossbow arrow was about to pass by him, he shot like lightning and grabbed the arrow body.
At that moment, Liu Xiu felt that what he was grabbing was not like a crossbow arrow, but like a crazy bull.
His running figure involuntarily took two steps back, and then sat down on the ground.
But looking at his hand, he was holding a crossbow tightly. At this scene, not to mention Long Yuan and Gai Yan were stunned, even the assassin who shot the crossbow had a look of horror in his eyes.
In such a close situation, the power of the crossbow arrow can penetrate an inch and a half (three centimeters) of the car plate, and Liu Xiu actually caught the crossbow arrow with his bare hands. How fast vision and reaction is required, and how big a speed is required Hand strength?
After seeing this, the assassin ran faster. Long Yuan and Gai Yan rushed to Liu Xiu, stretched out their hands to pull him up from the ground, and asked in unison: "Uncle Wen, are you okay?"
Liu Xiu opened his hand and threw away the crossbow arrow, leaving two red marks on his white palm, burning with pain. He rubbed his palm nonchalantly, smiled at Long Yuan and Gai Yan, and said, "I It’s okay, keep chasing!”
Long Yuan and Gai Yan looked at each other and continued running forward with Liu Xiu.
Gai Yang had just met Liu Xiu a few days ago, and he didn't know what his previous strength was. Anyway, when he first met Liu Xiu, the latter was already very powerful. Now, he admires Liu Xiu even more.
Long Yuan, on the other hand, was grinning secretly. He felt that his lord's current strength was probably above his own. Of course, this was a good thing. He just didn't understand why his lord had changed so much.
The assassin was light and fast. Gradually, Gai Yan could no longer keep up with their speed and was left far behind.
Long Yuan tried his best, but he could only keep up with the assassin's speed. The only one who could close the distance between the two sides was Liu Xiu.
At this time, Liu Xiu really used all his strength, and his body was like a whirlwind, blowing straight towards the assassin in front of him.
Without looking back, just by listening to the sound, the assassin could tell that the pursuers behind him were quickly following him.
The assassin paused for a moment as he ran forward. Then, he turned around and pointed his crossbow at Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu secretly said something bad, and his body slid out unbelievably. However, the opponent's crossbow machine did not fire a crossbow arrow. He waved his arm outward, threw the crossbow machine out, and hit Liu Xiu directly.
Liu Xiu was able to catch the crossbow arrows with such a fast firing rate, let alone the crossbow machine that hit him. He stood up on the spot, raised his hand slightly, and easily caught the crossbow machine that the assassin hit.
He subconsciously glanced down and saw that the body of the crossbow was engraved with the words "Zhongyuan Ershi". Zhongyuan was the name of the craftsman who made the crossbow, and the two stones explained the specifications of the crossbow.
