The shopkeeper's dagger is fast, but Long Yuan's speed is even faster.
As soon as the edge of the dagger reached Liu Xiu, Long Yuan's sword was already unsheathed, and a crisp clang was heard in the ear. The sword's edge hit the dagger, making a harsh iron collision sound. The shopkeeper, holding the dagger, involuntarily took two steps back. .
The three guys on the side all pulled out the daggers hidden in their clothes, targeting only one, Liu Xiu.
Three daggers were thrust at Liu Xiu at the same time.
Before Liu Xiu could move, Zhu You roared and kicked out the table in front of him. The three daggers did not hit Liu Xiu, but hit the table top, making three dagger, dagger, dagger sounds. Muffled sound.
"Damn it, there is actually a shady shop here in broad daylight!" Zhu You yelled and took out the sword under his ribs. Gai Yan also picked up the Yanyue Sword.
Seeing that the sneak attack failed, the shopkeeper took a few steps back and took out a whistle from his collar. He held the whistle in his mouth and blew it desperately.
Choo Choo Choo--
The whistle made a sharp and sharp sound. While he was blowing the whistle, he and the three assistants fell to the ground in unison.
Gai Yan didn't understand what was going on, but he also realized that something was wrong. Without thinking, he rushed towards Liu Xiu, pushed him to the ground, and protected him under him.
Zhu You and Long Yuan held sharp swords and looked around cautiously.
It stands to reason that the other party's whistle should be calling his accomplices, but the strange thing is that after the shopkeeper blew the whistle, the surroundings were quiet. Not to mention that no one appeared, there was no movement at all.
At this time, not only Zhu You and Long Yuan were stunned, but also the shopkeeper and the waiter had surprised faces.
Liu Xiu stood up from the ground, looked at the shopkeeper and waiters lying on the ground, and asked in a deep voice: "Who are you?"
The shopkeeper and the three waiters looked at each other and jumped up from the ground in unison, holding a dagger and stabbed Liu Xiu's vital part.
Before they could reach Liu Xiu, Zhu You, Gai Yan, and Long Yuan shouted loudly and stepped forward to block the four of them.
There was no unnecessary nonsense between the two sides, and they started fighting immediately.
The shopkeeper and the three clerks are all very skilled, and ordinary people are no match for them, but which one of Zhu You, Gai Yan, and Long Yuan is an ordinary person?
Not long after the fight between the two sides, one of the waiters was kicked in the chest by Zhu You. He screamed and flew backwards from inside the tea shed directly to the outside of the tea shed. He lay on the ground and spit out blood. , people can no longer stand up.
The other two guys didn't get any benefits either. One guy was hit on the back of the head by the blade of Gai Yan's Yanyue Sword. His vision went dark and he fainted on the spot. The other guy had his chest pierced by Long Yuan's sword. Killed on the spot.
The remaining shopkeeper saw that the situation was not good and turned around to run away. Liu Xiu stepped in front of him, gave him a feint punch from above, and kicked him in the ankle. The shopkeeper groaned and fell to the ground.
He rolled sideways, got out of the tea shed, and limped towards Xinye County.
He ran only three or four meters away when he suddenly heard the sound of howling wind in the woods. Before the shopkeeper could figure out what was going on, he suddenly felt his right leg go weak and he fell to the ground involuntarily.
He turned over and sat up, looked down, and his face changed drastically. He saw a shocking crossbow arrow stuck in the calf of his right leg. The arrow of the crossbow shot through his calf and poked out on the other side of the calf. .
He hugged his right leg and let out a scream. Big beads of sweat dripped down his forehead and cheeks.
This sudden crossbow arrow startled Liu Xiu and the other four people who were chasing them out of the tea shed. The four of them turned their heads and looked into the woods at the same time. Following the rustling footsteps, two people slowly walked out of the dense forest. personal.
Both of them are young, about 20 years old. Looking at their faces, one has a dignified appearance, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, while the other has thin eyebrows and eyes, and a hooked nose.
Liu Xiu, Zhu You, and Gai Yan didn't know these two people, but when Long Yuan saw them, he immediately looked surprised and blurted out: "Long Zhun, Long Bo!"
Hearing him call out these two names, Zhu You and Gai Yan didn't think much, but Liu Xiu was shocked. Of course, Liu Xiu was no stranger to these two names, and Long Yuan had mentioned them to him several times.
It turns out that these two people are the two brothers who were separated from Uncle Zhong, Long Zhun and Long Bo.
The two men walked out of the woods quickly with their crossbows in hand, rushed to Long Yuan, and said in unison: "Brother Yuan!"
"Why are you here?!" Long Yuan looked at Long Zhun and then Long Bu with surprise, and his eye circles suddenly turned wet and red.
"It's a long story..."
"Then let's wait and see!" From time to time, the shopkeeper's screams could be heard from the side. Long Yuan suppressed his excitement and quickly walked up to the shopkeeper, grabbed his clothes and dragged him back to the tea shed. .
Long Zhun and Long Bu looked at each other and said, "Brother Yuan, this is not the place to talk. Let's go to the forest to talk!"
Long Yuan nodded and said to Liu Xiu: "Master, let's go into the forest first!"
Liu Xiu had no objection, and they took the shopkeeper and the three clerks with them and walked into the woods.
Long Zhun and Long Bu walked inside for a while and stopped. Liu Xiu and others took a closer look and gasped in unison.
I saw more than a dozen men in black lying on the ground. Most of them had their throats cut off. It could be seen that when these men in black were killed, there was basically not much fighting. They were all killed by others. Hit fatally.
What surprised everyone even more was that there were more than a dozen crossbows and hundreds of crossbow arrows thrown next to the corpse.
After looking at it, Long Yuan frowned and asked: "They are in the same group as the people in the tea shed, setting up an ambush here?"
Long Zhun and Long Bu nodded together.
That's it! Long Yuan finally understood why the shopkeeper was blowing the whistle. They were using the whistle as a signal. As soon as the whistle sounded, the men in black hiding in the woods shot crossbows at the tea shed. This was also what the shopkeeper and the clerks were blowing. The reason why he fell to the ground after finishing the whistle.
The other party set up an ambush inside the tea shed and another outside the tea shed, creating a double ambush. It was obvious that they wanted to kill themselves.
Long Yuan narrowed his eyes, then turned to look at Liu Xiu, and said seriously: "My lord, these two are the Long Zhun and Long Bu that I often mentioned!"
As he spoke, he looked at Long Zhun and Long Bu and said, "Come here and pay homage to the Lord!"
When Long Yuan went to join the rebel army, he left letters to Long Zhun and Long Bo in the cabin. The letters stated that he worshiped Liu Xiu as his lord, but the specific reasons were not written in too much detail.
Long Zhun and Long Bo both looked at Liu Xiu. After looking at him for a moment, they looked at each other, then they both bowed their hands and saluted, saying: "My subordinate Long Zhun (Long Bo), pays homage to the lord!"
Liu Xiu had long wanted to take these two brothers from Long Yuan under his command, but unfortunately he had never been able to meet them in person. He did not expect to meet them here by chance. He hurriedly stepped forward, stretched out his hand and said, "You two don't need to be polite."
However, neither Long Zhun nor Long Bo straightened up, and still maintained the posture of cupping their hands to salute. Liu Xiu smiled slightly, held Long Zhun's arm, and said again: "No need to be polite."
When he was about to straighten Long Zhun's body, he suddenly realized that the opponent was actually competing with him. The muscles in Long Zhun's arms were tense and as hard as stone.
Liu Xiu still had a smile on his face, and he secretly applied force on his palms to straighten Long Zhun's bent body bit by bit. Others might not be able to see anything about his move, but Long Zhun was shocked.
It seems that Brother Yuan did not become a disciple of Liu Xiu for no reason. This man's arm strength is really amazing.
After Liu Xiu helped Long Zhun up, he turned around and straightened Long Bo's body. Then he looked at the two of them happily as if nothing had happened, and said in a brisk tone: "Uncle Zhong and I are as close as brothers.
Uncle Zhong's brother is also my own brother, so naturally I don't need to be so polite."
Long Zhun and Long Bo were secretly surprised by Liu Xiu's approachability, and at the same time there was confusion on their faces.
Long Yuan immediately explained: "Uncle Zhong is the word given to me by the Lord."
After hearing this, Long Zhun and Long Bo said in unison: "I hope my lord will give me the word."
Liu Xiu only thought for a moment and then said: "Long Zhun is named Zhongyi, and Long Bo is named Shuli. How about it?"
"Thank you, Lord, for your words!" Long Zhun and Long Bo saluted Liu Xiu again. This time when Liu Xiu reached out to help him, they no longer secretly competed with Liu Xiu.
Long Yuan answered and said: "Tell me, why are you two not in Chongling, but running to Xinye?"
This is exactly the question in Liu Xiu's mind.
Long Zhun and Long Bo saw the mark left by Long Yuan in Lantian County. They followed the mark and found Chung Ling. In Chung Ling, they followed the mark marked by Long Yuan and found the cabin where he used to live.
However, when Long Zhun and Long Bo arrived at Chung Ling, Long Yuan had already followed Liu Xiu to join the rebel army, so they missed the opportunity.
After the two of them saw the letter left by Long Yuan in the cabin, they stayed in the cabin and waited for Long Yuan to come back.
During this period, they discovered that there were always a few mysterious people coming to Chongling to inquire about Liu Xiu's whereabouts.
Because Long Yuan mentioned that he had worshiped Liu Xiu as his lord, Long Zhun and Long Bo also became interested in the mysterious people who were investigating Liu Xiu.
The two of them secretly followed and investigated, and found that there were a lot of these mysterious people, they were very disciplined and secretive, and there seemed to be some ulterior secrets hidden behind them.
From then on, Long Zhun and Long Bo left Chongling and kept following these mysterious people to see what they wanted to do.
After Liu Xiu and others returned to Chongling, these mysterious people hiding in the dark immediately began to take action. First, they reported to the Caiyang County Yamen, revealing that Liu Xiu had taken Long Yuan in, and after forcing Liu Xiu to leave Chongling, they then
Liu Xiu set up an ambush on the way to Xinye.
Long Zhun and Long Bo were not in a hurry to show up to meet Liu Xiu and Long Yuan. Instead, they hid behind the mysterious man like a ghostly shadow. A mantis stalking the cicada and an oriole followed behind them, and they unexpectedly lurked in the woods.
All dozens of assassins were eliminated.
This is roughly what happened.
After listening to their stories, Long Yuan, Zhu You, and Gai Yan were shocked. In this way, these mysterious people are all coming for the lord, but the lord has no enemies. Why are these mysterious people so deliberately planning to deal with him? Where is the master's murderous hand?
