The Mystery of Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 5 Two Assassinations
Just as Mu Qing's motorcade entered Cheng'anmen, the road ahead suddenly became noisy.

The noise and shouting became louder and louder, and Mu Qing's motorcade could only stop.

Mu Qing frowned, but didn't make a sound.

The guards had already urged him to check the situation.

On the opposite side of the convoy was another team of chariots and horses.

A man with the appearance of a housekeeper ordered and cursed: "Blind your dog eyes, can't you see that we are the car of Lin Shilang's house? Quickly get out of the way."

Mu Qing's guard was furious, stepped forward and raised his whip towards the butler's head.They Xiaoqi are the son of the emperor's army, and they are used to running rampant in this capital, not to mention Mu Qing is sitting in the car, what's so good about a servant like you.

With a "snap", the powerful force directly knocked the butler to the ground.

When had the butler seen such a tyrannical person, he hadn't spoken for a long time.

The guard said fiercely: "Those who block the way, die." As soon as the words fell, the guards around him drew their long knives from their waists.

The butler was frightened, he crawled back to his carriage, and beckoned the driver and guards to move to the side of the road.

Mu Qing's guard waved, and the black convoy continued to drive forward.

The carriage slowly passed by Lin Shilang's carriage just now, and a sudden change occurred.

There was a gust of wind, and several crossbow arrows were shot from the seemingly calm carriage beside him, heading straight for Mu Qing's carriage.

Chang Yun has lived in the border for a long time, and is extremely sensitive to the sound of crossbow arrows. When he heard the sound, he rushed towards Mu Qing, "Uncle Mu, be careful." Chang Yun pressed Mu Qing under him, and the two crossbow arrows pierced Broken window, nailed to the carriage.

The domineering housekeeper disappeared, the obedient coachman and guards disappeared, the passers-by watching the excitement disappeared, and even the confused soldier at the gate of the city just now disappeared.

Only the assassins remained, with firm eyes and sharp knives in their hands, they charged towards Mu Qing's carriage.

Mu Qing's guards never expected that someone would dare to assassinate in the capital, so they all abandoned their horses and drew their knives, and went to face the assassin.

While protecting Mu Qing below him, Chang Yun drew out his dagger to be on guard.

On the first day in Beijing, I accompanied the master of Yuan Pavilion to be assassinated. Should life in Kyoto be so exciting?

There was constant sound of swords and swords outside the carriage, the enemy was unknown, Chang Yun was very experienced and did not rush out of the carriage rashly.At this time, the door curtain was lifted, and an assassin was about to rush into the car to commit an attack. As soon as Chang Yun got into the car, after approaching the assassin, he held the assassin's elbow with his left hand, and cut the assassin's throat instantly with the dagger in his right hand.A cloud of blood mist splashed on the door curtain.

Through the door curtain, one could see Mu Qing's guards fighting with the assassin.

Especially the white-clothed swordsman who took the head of the rebel general just now, one assassin died every time his sword was stabbed.

Although there were many assassins, their martial arts were not very strong, and within a short time, they were all killed by Mu Qing's guards.

Chang Yun also helped Mu Qing sit up in the car.

The white-clothed swordsman was obviously the leader of Mu Qing's guards. He stepped forward and said, "Master, there are 200 assassins in total this time, and none of them escaped. Except for the two survivors left by his subordinates, they were all killed. There are so many assassins. The combat power is not strong, most of them are the first and second grades of Tongjing, and only the leader is the third grade of Huajing."

Mu Qing didn't speak.

The white-clothed swordsman opened his mouth and said, "The assassin borrowed the name of Lin Zhengfu, the minister of punishment, to get into the carriage and approach us. His subordinates didn't notice for a while, allowing the thief to take advantage of the loophole. Please punish him, the Pavilion Master."

Mu Qing still didn't speak.

The white-clothed swordsman continued: "The subordinates found Lin Zheng's daughter in the carriage, and she was fainted and tied up in the carriage. It should be that the thieves robbed the Lin family's carriage and waited for an opportunity to assassinate her."

Mu Qing said lightly: "Go back to the house."

"No." The guards got on their horses and marched towards Mu Qing's mansion.

Some of the guards stayed behind to clean up the scene, and Yuange's subordinates came to inspect it, so I will not show it.

Mu Qing sat in the carriage, lost in thought.

The assassin's martial arts skills are not high, and he dared to assassinate the master of the Yuan Pavilion just because of the large number of people.

What is the thief's plan?
An assassination that he knew was impossible to succeed had no effect on Mu Qing.

What is that thief for?
Thinking of this, Mu Qing raised her head suddenly, her eyes were full of worry.

Is it?
Chang Yun noticed Mu Qing's reaction, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong, Uncle Mu?"

Mu Qing hurriedly concealed it: "It's okay, I was lost in thought for a while."

Mu Qing already understood the meaning of this assassination, let him focus on the assassination in front of him, so that he would not notice another real assassination.

Old friend, it's dangerous.

Xixia Guanxi, Baili, has gradually shown the landform of a desert.

Chang Guangsheng's convoy was galloping away, and in half a day's time, they passed Gancheng and entered the thousands of miles of desert. After the desert, there was Yecheng, the capital of Xiji Prefecture.

It's just that it's getting dark, so I can only find a place to camp at night.

Chang Guangsheng's eyelids kept twitching.

Veterans who fought on the battlefield have long been indistinguishable from ghosts and humans, but an inexplicable sense of crisis has been lingering in their hearts.

Chang Guangsheng reached out and picked up his Mo Dao from the side of the carriage.

The knife is 7 feet long, the whole body is dark black, and it drinks countless blood.

The son has been entrusted to an old friend, presumably safety will not be a problem.

His wife died young, Chang Guangsheng did not remarry, and the family has no worries.

Border guards, what's the use of worrying about this, Chang Guangsheng gently caressed the blade with his fingers, the dark blade repeatedly summoned the blood in the veteran's heart.

What fear!

"Hey, my lord!" The shouts of the guards outside brought Chang Guangsheng back to his senses.

Chang Guangsheng pushed the car door, feeling something was wrong.

On the distant horizon, a black line appeared.

No need to look closely, Chang Guangsheng and the others already knew what it was.

A large group of cavalry, and it must be coming for them.

Chang Guangsheng jumped out of the carriage, and ordered with firm eyes: "Fight."

Ji Hai led Chang Guangsheng's war horse, Chang Guangsheng got on the horse, took the Mo Dao, and looked around at the soldiers around him.

Although they were not wearing military uniforms, all of these strong men had fierce eyes and murderous intent on their faces.

Chang Guangsheng didn't talk nonsense, the youngest of these soldiers had followed him for 10 years, and the best fighters didn't need any encouragement.

Killing is their habit.

Chang Guangsheng urged the horse under his crotch, and walked forward slowly facing the black line in the distance.

The soldiers naturally followed Chang Guangsheng. The whole team was shaped like an arrow, and the tip of the arrow was Chang Guangsheng holding a Mo knife.

"kill."

As it got closer, Ji Hai beside Chang Guangsheng observed him carefully. Thousands of cavalrymen were covered with leather jackets, with silver rings on their noses, and a dried wolf's head was tied on each horse's head. I am familiar with these people.

Ule wolf soldiers, nomadic armed forces deep in the desert.

Ji Hai was startled. It wouldn't be surprising if he encountered Ule wolf soldiers on the border of the West Pole, but this is near Gancheng, which is already thousands of miles away from Daxia Kingdom, and Daxia has strictly guarded the border all these years. , How could there be a large group of Ule wolf soldiers entering the territory of Daxia so deep, unless?

There are internal responses.

Those who should be inside must be in high positions in Daxia to take advantage of or even create gaps to allow these wolf soldiers to enter the country easily.

Thinking of this, Ji Hai couldn't help but feel great hatred. No matter how much the Great Xia fights in the country, it is after all the Great Xia's family affairs. These thieves actually do not hesitate to lure wolves into the house for their own selfish desires and bring disaster to the country. They really deserve to die.

As Ji Hai was thinking, Chang Guangsheng had already raised the Mo Dao. Ji Hai knew that this was a signal to charge, so he also raised the saber in his hand.

"Break!" Chang Guangsheng led his own soldiers into the enemy's formation.

Shouting all kinds of weird voices, the Ule wolf soldiers fought with Chang Guangsheng's hundreds of cavalry.

Chang Guangsheng swung his broadsword in the air, and chopped a Wule wolf soldier in half with just one blow.

The morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted, shouting "the general is mighty" and fighting hard to kill the enemy.

The arrow with Chang Guangsheng as the core rushed left and right in the Wule wolf formation, and no one could beat it wherever it went.

The leader of the Wule wolf soldiers obviously didn't expect that the hundred Great Xia cavalry would be so difficult, so he hurriedly ordered a few words to his subordinates, who picked up a horn and blew it.

Seeing that Chang Guangsheng and his personal soldiers were about to kill through the Wule army formation, a group of wolf soldiers came to kill them from the front.

Chang Guangsheng had excellent eyesight and instantly spotted the greatest danger.

stumbling.

The Ule people's bridle rope is extremely insidious. It is made of iron chains, and it is tied with barbed wire, double-edged knives, iron spikes, etc., and is specially designed to hit horses' legs.

Chang Guangsheng clamped the horse's belly, got off the horse with a very human nature, jumped up with all four hooves, avoided the tripping rope, and landed abruptly, only to hear screams behind him.

Chang Guangsheng looked back, his eyes were slashed, and he saw dozens of soldiers caught off guard. The horse hit the tripping rope and fell to the ground. The wolf soldiers swarmed up and hacked with knives and axes.

Chang Guangsheng didn't hesitate, turned his horse's head and killed him.

Chang Maniac never leaves a brother behind.

Ji Hai felt that the saber in his hand was getting heavier and heavier. He didn't know how many Wule wolf soldiers had been killed, and there were many gaps in the saber.

The soldiers were trapped here by the tripping rope, and more than half of them were killed or injured.

The Wule wolf soldiers are extremely cunning, and they have been consuming Ji Hai and the others' physical strength through swimming and fighting.

"Maybe I have to explain here today." Ji Hai is not afraid of death, but he is not reconciled to his hatred for the people behind the scenes.

The encirclement became smaller and smaller, and more and more brothers fell under their feet. Only a dozen or so brothers left beside Ji Hai were still able to fight.

Suddenly there was a sound of killing, and only one person was seen, holding a Mo Dao, hacking two wolf soldiers to death and rushing into the encirclement, it was Chang Guangsheng.

"General" Ji Hai was excited, but he didn't notice a black shadow flashing in the corner of his eyes.

"Ah..." There was a piercing pain, and Ji Hai fell to the ground involuntarily. On the ground not far away was his right hand holding the knife.

As soon as Chang Guangsheng came back, he saw a wolf soldier cut off the arm of Ji Hai, the captain of his own army.

There are less than ten soldiers who can stand up.

Chang Guangsheng felt sad, and once again fought with the Wule wolf soldiers, with the Mo knife in his hand, and the knife was flying.

Outside the encirclement, two people are watching everything coldly.

One is the leader of the Wule wolf soldiers, and the other is a man in black with a black veil on his head. The leader of the wolf soldiers said: "I didn't expect Chang Maniac to be so fierce. It seems that the status of the governor did not let him lose his martial arts. Really! I want to have a good fight with him."

The man in black urged: "Don't delay any longer. Although we have an advantage, we are near Gancheng after all. Be careful of Gancheng's army coming to help."

The leader nodded in agreement, as if terrified of the thin man in black, he pointed at the wolf soldier behind him, and another horn sounded.

Hearing the horn, the wolf soldiers in the battlefield stepped up their siege on Chang Guangsheng.

Chang Guangsheng felt that his body was getting more and more tired, and it seemed that he could no longer lift the Mo Dao in his hand.

There are too many enemies.

With a sound of "噗嗤", Chang Guangsheng felt a pain in his flesh, and when he looked down, the tip of a knife protruded from his right chest.

Chang Guangsheng let out a roar, and turned the blade horizontally, splitting a sneak attacking wolf soldier in half from the Tianling Gai, and the corpse fell on both sides.

Blood was poured on Chang Guangsheng's head, and he looked like a killing god who came out of hell.

The knife just now had caused great damage to Chang Guangsheng. Holding the handle of the knife, he knelt down on the ground bit by bit, feeling the flow of life with the gushing of blood.

None of the surrounding wolf soldiers dared to step forward, and the lunatic Chang was Wule's biggest enemy in the past 20 years, with a strong reputation.

The leader and the men in black who were watching the battle were overjoyed. After losing so many soldiers, they finally killed Chang Guangsheng, and they could go back to report.

The man in black said to the leader: "Quickly take his head, I'll go back and report when I'm done."

Just as the leader was about to step forward, he suddenly heard the wolf soldier beside him shout miserably: "Ghost wind, ghost wind."

The leader turned his head and saw that something was wrong.

In the afterglow of the setting sun in the distance, a patch of gray suddenly appeared, extending, growing, and widening towards the battlefield, finally blocking the only glimmer of sunlight.

The man in black also looked back, his expression changed. The ghost wind that the wolf soldier was talking about was actually a sandstorm.

As soon as the sandstorm came out, the sky was blocked out, and no one could survive the sandstorm.

The leader had already started to signal for the wolf soldiers to retreat, and the man in black grabbed his reins and asked sharply, "What are you going to do?"

The leader replied in a panic: "It's a ghost wind, it's God's anger, how can we mortals fight against God."

The man in black grabbed the leader's reins and said viciously: "No, we must take the head of the lunatic back."

Although the leader was afraid of the man in black, he was even more afraid of the ghost wind, and said boldly: "Chang Crazy is already dead, and he can't survive under the ghost wind. No one can survive the ghost wind."

The man in black was still ordering the leader forcefully, but he saw that the wolf soldiers who had participated in the battle just now had rushed towards them in a panic, engulfing him and the leader and rushing to the other side of the sandstorm.

The man in black had no choice but to look at the leader bitterly, and rode away.

The sandstorm is getting closer, the wind is rolling the yellow sand, and nothing else can be seen between the sky and the earth.

Swords, corpses, and all evils have disappeared.

(End of this chapter)