Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 324 The Hidden One 3
At the same time, with the end of the fighting inside and outside the hotel, a small group of people were running away in a hurry on the side of the road in the distance.But it was the little master and the behind-the-scenes messenger in the shopkeeper's mouth. The first time there was an accident in the attack on the hotel, he was surrounded by several followers and fled.

However, at this time, his dark silk cloak and wide-brimmed hat were about to be thrown away.The white shirt with lace inside and the lace bow tie are exposed; but it has been soaked with sweat and scratched.But at this moment, the sound of galloping horseshoes came from the road in the distance;
Immediately, these seemingly well-trained attendants pushed him to the ground without hesitation; they also avoided the light of the swaying lanterns running on the road.When they stood up with dust and blades of grass in the sound of distant kicks, they found a person standing opposite them.

This person has a face full of ravines, wearing a leather vest, gray tweed trousers, and an animal skin waistcoat; he holds a curved blade knife and a silver rapier in both hands.His long frosty white hair was tied into a ponytail; he was looking at them with gloomy eyes.But it was the old hunter Ajax who was ordered to pursue him.

"It seems that you are the pests that the chief said." He said in a low voice: However, the relatives who surrounded the "little master" on the opposite side pulled out their rapiers with lace gauntlets and faced the old-fashioned sabers. There was a sudden hissing sound in the darkness, unexpectedly hitting their bodies.

It was the crossbowman hiding in the bushes behind Ajax who launched the attack first; however, among those who were hit by the arrows, only one fell to the ground with his hands on his neck; the others did not hesitate shook off his cloak, revealing a breastplate with arrows embedded in it;
Then they roared in low voices, formed an inverted triangle formation, and rushed towards Ajax.Then, at the moment when they were about to confront Ajax, the old hunter's muscles pumped suddenly, and his sword and sword intersected, creating an afterimage like a butterfly flying past him.

I could only hear the sharp clanging of swords and swords; Ajax, who passed by like lightning, suddenly lost a piece of animal skin waistcoat, and then leaked from the back of the skin. A streak of dark red blood came out; however, he continued to move forward without looking back.

Then they heard the relatives behind them follow the inverted triangle, and suddenly there was a short scream; and from their heads, faces, shoulders and necks, and the back of their necks, thin gushing lines of blood burst out one after another.Then, they continued to try to turn around and catch up, but fell down after taking two steps.

At this time, Ajax was not in the mood to pay attention to them, because a sharp sword light suddenly flashed in front of him, like a poisonous snake flying across a strange trajectory, and went straight to his vitals; Under the block, he took several steps back before temporarily getting rid of it.

"Snake bite sword technique?" Ajax couldn't help watching with his pupils shrunk, and the last two relatives who were guarding the "little master" followed; , and slowly raised his head: "The eagle fencing skills of the Griffin School, I really miss it!"

"The Serpentine faction, which was once famous in the underground world, has now fallen to the point where it can only maintain its livelihood by acting as an accomplice of the country's gentry." Ajax sneered back: "I remember your ancestors. I have hunted down those who are willing to be lackeys of the royal power."

"You Griffins are really as stubborn as rocks!" The entourage said with a smile: "Even if the people who can pass on the inheritance are almost dead, there is nothing different in the world, even the church and those associations have already died. Give up, you still cling to the old dogma."

However, at the next moment, crossbow arrows were flying behind Ajax, and more soldiers appeared; it was just that these scattered crossbow arrows were opened one by one by the acquaintance of the acquaintance. ; Can afford to protect himself.But the other personal follower was hit by several arrows with a muffled voice.

As the entourage collapsed to the ground, the "little master" who was hidden behind him disappeared without a trace, as if he had never appeared before.And Ajax's old acquaintance also jumped up a tree suddenly, flashed another wave of arrows, and panted slightly:

"Enough, my goal has been achieved, do you still want to continue to fight with me? At least he is still useful to me now, and I can't hand it over to you, or see you in the future!"

Before the words were finished, the entourage climbed over the branches one after another, and disappeared into the darkness of the forest slowly like the wind; the remaining soldiers were naturally unwilling, and chased after Ajax for a while, and then lost their traces. I only found a few pieces of tattered clothes, and returned them again...

And after dawn.The small village close at hand has been sealed off by soldiers with terrified faces.Then there was a broken-in search, smashing, and shouting; but Jiang Tian watched all this calmly and expressionlessly.Because, this is a village without any children.

What does this mean too?This represents the extreme darkness of human nature hidden under this abnormal pastoral scenery and simple folk customs.Explain that the village adjacent to the hotel, as a former accomplice/recidivist and long-term beneficiary, is not a day or two.

And this time the village search operation, even the pedestrians who followed the team before, took the initiative to join in.Because, just now, in the cellar of the village chief's house, the largest house, several women who disappeared on the road were found, but their clothes were all torn and covered with dirt.

Therefore, when the villagers were woken up in their dreams and were brutally dragged out of the house; when the women with disheveled hair were crying and cursing, trying to protect the beaten men with bruised noses and bloody heads, they were also beaten Pushed to the ground, but no one will sympathize with them.

Especially in the hidden gully behind the mountain, we found the remains of corpses that were hastily buried but dug up by wild dogs and almost stripped; , found objects that were clearly not their usual use.

So even the washerwomen headed by Larry and Dolly joined in the rough search of the village women.They yelled, cursed, shoved and scratched, ripping off the dresses and skirts of the village women with thick hands and feet, stripping them naked, and chasing them away like pigs and sheep.

It was also like offering treasures, sorting out the underwear accessories that they couldn't afford one by one, and then throwing them on the ground.Occasionally, there would be individuals who yelled and resisted and fought back, and they would be whipped and rolled all over the ground by the sticks and thorns held by these washerwomen.

After finally completing the purge of this village with only 300 people, several corpses that had been chewed to pieces and bones accumulated over the years were found in the pigsty.In the confessions of many seniors, this is the punishment for betraying the informer in the village.

However, this shopkeeper dared to attack such a small and well-organized army as himself, but he had other secrets and original intentions.It was because the former backer behind the shop owner was also a local nobleman who had served in the provincial capital, and he needed enough equipment to arm himself.

On the other hand, he thinks that the team led by Jiang Tian is too different, or he thinks that Jiang Tian, ​​who made a big mistake, is actually a big fat sheep with a lot of money and wealth, and he was emptied by his subordinates in disguise. and coercion.So that it seems that it seems to be an opportunity to take advantage of.

Generosity and fair dealing are serious to these people, but it is also a kind of original sin?And being kind to his subordinates and those followers is actually regarded as a kind of weakness that can't be effectively controlled?Jiang Tian was speechless for a moment.Could it be that I can't be a good person?

And the gang of thieves mixed among the villagers, although there are only five or sixty people, are also habitual criminals and old thieves with bloody hands; they also belong to the local noble named Sir Lelian, who is behind the scenes. , even with members from their country estates.

Therefore, they usually used this crowded inn as their eyes and ears, and used the residents of the village as accomplices; and they were able to escape many times, from the investigation of the provincial court and the county inspector; Robbers who wandered across the border, robbed and killed the tax collectors of the kingdom.

Therefore, Jiang Tian stayed for another day and led the team to find the bandit camp hidden in the mountains, searched it thoroughly and burned it.However, how to deal with these villagers who have been acting as accomplices and symbiotic relationships for a long time has become a big problem that Jiang Tian needs to face.

So, he simply formed a simple temporary court in the hotel as an officer on the spot; then let the victims and their relatives stand up as witnesses and accusers; after displaying a lot of evidence and testimonies , Jiang Tian also took advantage of the situation and sentenced him to abolish the village.

The so-called punishment of abandoning the village is to burn the village completely; all the villagers, regardless of gender, old or weak, are sentenced to dozens of lashes; then, all the male members are stripped naked, blindfolded and their hands tied behind their backs, and driven into the wilderness among.The rest were left to fend for themselves.

Then, in multiple languages, the general causes, consequences and judgments were carved on many wooden boards, and they were erected in front of and behind the village and the hotel.As a witness to all who travel.As the culprit, the shopkeeper was tied to a wooden pole, and the victim threw stones and smashed it into meat paste.

It's a pity that there are still key figures who escaped; and the manor of Sir Lelian, who is behind the scenes, is a bit far from the main road; Jiang Tian didn't want to make troubles outside the festival, so he delayed more time on the road.Otherwise, it would be better to destroy them together.

On the third day of this stop and go, as the front encountered another group of soldiers suspected of wearing the uniform of the Kingdom, they were robbing and stripping pedestrians of everything including their clothes under the pretext of setting up checkpoints; Take the lead to send the branches and hang them in a fresh row.

Jiang Tian also got a good news, a not-so-bad news, and a bad news from these soldiers again.

(End of this chapter)