A knife in love

Chapter 20

Li Qiufeng and He Yi walked about a mile away, only to see figures flickering in front of them, but it was Zhou Jingtian and Zhu Ming who had arrived.It turned out that Yu Changyuan saw that the two hadn't returned for a long time, so he specially sent Zhou and Zhu to meet them.Zhou Jingtian said: "Third brother, why have you been away for so long?" He Yi looked terrified, but shook his head and said, "Let's go back and talk about it."

After they came back, Li Qiufeng and He Yi explained what had just happened.Yu Changyuan and the others were dumbfounded, while Yan Dufei bowed his head in silence, thoughtful.Zhuang Hengyun asked about the woman's appearance again, but he couldn't think of any martial arts master in the world.In the end, Yu Changyuan said: "The closer we get to the imperial tomb, the more powerful the enemy may be. We have to be careful."

Li Qiufeng and Yan Dufei saw that everyone went back to rest, so they also went back to the dorm.Yan Du whispered, "This old thief surnamed Yu is playing tricks."

Li Qiufeng was startled, and said: "Brother Yan, do you see anything wrong?"

Yan Dufei sneered and said: "Do you remember when we first arrived at Wuhu Mountain Villa, did you hear the sound of horns blown by the defenders of the Imperial Mausoleum?"

Li Qiufeng thought about it for a while, and said, "Yes, I have indeed heard it."

Yan Dufei said: "This old boy bullied our brothers and didn't know the way, and led us around such a big circle. Brother Li, you might as well think about it, we can all hear the horns of the imperial mausoleum. Tiger Villa is not too far away. This old thief took us to Tongzhou, I'm afraid he has other plans."

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said: "Brother Yan doesn't know that there are several big mountains to the north of Wuhu Mountain Villa. If we want to climb over the mountains, people will say that these heavy supplies of gunpowder will definitely not be transported. Not to mention the distribution of the guards of the Imperial Tomb. There are several distances, and some are more than a hundred miles away from the imperial tomb. The military camp near Wuhu Mountain Villa is where supplies are purchased for the imperial tomb, so Yu Changyuan bypassed the mountains and chose the main road, so naturally there is a reason for him."

Yan Dufei said: "I'm afraid that's not the case. Judging from the tone of the Murong family girl, Ma Kongkong must have left some important things in Wuhu Villa back then, but he died in Jinyiwei Prison. Yu Changyuan was confident that he would Swallowed the things. That Ma Kongkong is a thief who ran rampant in the north, and the things he left behind are of course not trivial. Yu Changyuan wanted the map on Brother Yu, but never mentioned the things Ma Kongkong left him, what a sinister intention .”

Li Qiufeng told Yan Dufei about the fight with that woman just now, and finally said: "This woman's martial arts are extremely strange, not like the martial arts of the Middle Earth. Brother Yan has lived in the Northwest for a long time, have you ever heard of such a strange martial art? "

He demonstrated the moves that the woman had used, and Yan Dufei scratched his head, also quite puzzled.Li Qiufeng said: "This woman's moves are not surprising, her internal strength is even worse, but her lightness kung fu is very good, her gestures are like lightning, she is not inferior to the girl from the Murong family that she met during the day, if it is the first time to fight, she will be easily caught It's her way. It's just that if you are wary of her, you only need to use your internal strength to fight her head-on, and in all likelihood, she will be beaten and fled. In the Central Plains martial arts, there is no one who can think of a master of any sect who uses It’s this kind of kung fu.”

The two talked and talked, but still couldn't make up their minds, and finally had to give up, and each lay down to rest.

The next morning, before dawn, everyone had breakfast and then rode on the road.

After walking less than three miles, the city wall of Tongzhou can be seen from a distance.The spies sent by Yu Changyuan yesterday came to report that they had already greeted the Tongzhou defenders, and the defenders at the south and north gates could let the troops from Wuhu Villa pass through the city.Yu Changyuan thought carefully and divided the carts and Zhuang Ding into two groups, and let Zhuang Hengyun, Zhou Jingtian, and Zhu Ming bring ten Zhuang Ding and two carriages into the city first, and he followed with the rest of the people.

Sure enough, the defenders of Tongzhou City received the gold and silver sent by Yu Changyuan, and when they saw the acquaintance Zhuang Ding winked, they let everyone into the city.

That Tongzhou is the gateway to the capital and the northernmost end of the Grand Canal.Money and food transported by water in the south are transported to this place via the Grand Canal, and then transported to the capital by land.After more than a hundred years since the Yuan Dynasty, Tongzhou has become the most important place near the capital, and it is very lively.It's just that everyone didn't dare to delay, and went straight to the north gate after entering the city.

After walking for about two sticks of incense, I arrived at Luomashi Street, the busiest street in Tongzhou City.This street was originally a market for trading mules and horses in Tongzhou City. However, as Tongzhou became more and more prosperous, the place was too small and crowded, so the Yamen ordered the mules and horses market to be moved outside the city. of a street.

The Zhuang Ding who led the way had already walked the route several times in advance, so he led everyone to this street without any effort.

At the intersection of Luomashi Street, there is a big archway. On the left and right sides of the archway are squatting stone lions more than ten feet high, with their teeth and claws stretched out, their shape is very lifelike.Looking from the middle of the archway, a three-foot-wide street stretches straight to the north. There are two-story wooden buildings on both sides of the street, and wine flag signs are hung upstairs and downstairs.The rising sun shone down from the gaps in the two-story building, shining golden light on the road.

A group of people walked through the stone archway and went straight north.

But after walking a few steps, everyone stopped at the same time.

Because they suddenly discovered that this street, which should have been very lively, was actually deserted at this time.

Quiet, palpitatingly quiet.

With one stroke of his right hand, Yu Changyuan signaled everyone to prepare to meet the enemy.But apart from the silence, there was not even a single person around.Zhuang Hengyun jumped to the nearby roof with the flag of "Daoxiang Village Restaurant" hanging and looked around.At this time, the sun is just rising, and the morning fog has not yet dissipated, but the surrounding situation can already be seen clearly.The entire Luomashi street was empty, without a single person.Zhuang Hengyun stood on the roof and said to Yu Changyuan: "Brother, what a strange thing, there is no one in front."

With a wave of Yu Changyuan's right hand, five or six Zhuang Ding rushed to the shops on the left and right, but these shops were all locked.Zhou Jingtian strode forward, walked to the door of a teahouse, grabbed the door lock with his right hand, and twisted it hard, only heard a "click", the lock had been twisted by him, Zhou Jingtian pushed open the door, holding a long sword walked in.After a while, he came out with a surprised face and said: "There is no one inside, but the tea in the cup is still hot. It seems that these people have not left for a long time."

(End of this chapter)