I opened a tea shop in Bianjing

Chapter 23
The moon is dark, the wind is rushing, and the night of killing people.

There was a sound of horseshoes rattling in the originally quiet wilderness.Under the hazy moonlight, a lone woman galloped all the way on a snow-white horse.

Under the jolt of Yun Cong's horse, Mo Yunxiao's body was shaking a little.Although she could use her body's instinctive horse-riding ability to prevent herself from falling, she also lost control of the direction, and countless branches brushed past her face, slapping her cheeks painfully.

"Yun Cong!" She suddenly yelled, and at the same time, she lost her center of gravity and fell off the back of Yun Cong's horse. "Ouch!" She rolled several times on the ground, but she didn't feel much pain.

When she opened her eyes, it turned out that she had fallen on a large expanse of snow.The snow is so soft, it feels like falling into a pile of cotton, how can you feel pain?
She stood up from the snow, opened her eyes, and saw Yuncong Ma standing not far away, exhaling thick mist from her nostrils. "Okay, you actually threw me off." She said as she walked.

But at this moment, a flash of light flashed from the left, followed by a sound of neatly hoofed horses.Mo Yunxiao's heart tightened, and she quickly pulled out the messy branches in front of her and looked around.This look surprised her quite a bit.

I saw groups of officers and soldiers rushing forward with torches held high.Behind these infantry there were dozens of soldiers on horseback, one of them was wearing a fish scale armor, and under the reflection of the firelight, there was a frightening light.Mo Yunxiao hurriedly lowered her body, for fear that the officers and soldiers would find her.

"Hurry up! Hurry up! Hurry up! If the bandits escape, Mr. Sheng will take you for questioning!" The one who spoke seemed to be the general in chain armor.

"Thief?" Mo Yunxiao hid in the dark bushes, and the officers and soldiers just hurried on their way without finding her.She listened carefully, and after a while, the footsteps and shouts of the officers and soldiers gradually faded away.The whole wilderness fell into silence again.

"Could it be..." A terrible thought rose in Mo Yunxiao's mind.She pulled out the bushes in front of her again and looked, thinking: "Isn't the direction the officers and soldiers are going to be Liu Dadao's residence? Ah! Could it be that their identities as deserters have been discovered?"

Thinking of this, Mo Yunxiao suddenly felt bad.She hurriedly got up, led the Yuncong horse, climbed up with great difficulty, then bent down and said to it: "Ma'er, your master is in trouble, we have to hurry back... ah!"

Before the words were finished, Yun Cong Ma had already sped up and galloped along the original road.Fortunately, Mo Yunxiao's hands were tightly gripping the reins, and her feet were firmly on the stirrup so that she was not thrown off by it.

Perhaps it was because Yun Congma was a little familiar with Mo Yunxiao, or perhaps because his body's ability to control a horse was gradually awakened. Compared to the moment when he was in a state of despair, this time riding was much calmer.

But now she is not thinking about this in her heart, but is thinking: "How did the government know that Liu Dadao and the others lived here? Judging by the posture of the officers and soldiers, they must have learned the news suddenly, but who revealed the news to them?" ..." All kinds of questions hovered in her mind, making her anxious and nervous.

Before she had time to think too much, her eyes could already catch a faint light in this black wilderness.She rubbed her eyes, only to be sure that the bright light was not a firefly, but Zhuangzi who had strode out just now.

At this time, Mo Yunxiao was riding a Yuncong horse on a hillside, looking down, and saw that the house was very wide, and the walls extended to both sides, as if two long and strong arms were holding the houses in the house. Hold it in your arms.

At this moment, the powerful footsteps of officers and soldiers approached slowly.The infantry in red armor was like magma gushing out of a volcanic crater, and diverted away before reaching Zhuangzi, enclosing the not-so-big Zhuangzi.The cavalry lined up in front of Zhuangzi's gate, as if they were facing an enemy.

Mo Yunxiao hurriedly dismounted and hid behind the tall bushes, so although she stood tall and had a good view, she was not easy to be spotted by the people below.

The officer in fish scale armor stroked his chin and looked at the village with a look of disdain.His adjutant then raised his voice and shouted: "Have the people in the village heard the movement? Officers and soldiers are dispatched, why don't you welcome them?"

At this time, an old servant hurriedly came and opened the gate of the villa, then saluted the officer and the adjutant each, and asked in a muddy and low voice: "I don't know if the military master is visiting our village late at night. How can I teach you?"

"Stop talking nonsense, call your masters out." The officer raised his chin and said arrogantly.

He hadn't finished speaking when he saw a group of servants coming out of the villa with torches held high.After they went out, they formed into two teams, forming a confrontation with the officers and soldiers.

The officers and soldiers thought that the "thief" would be arrested without a fight, but they didn't expect that they would be arrested openly, and they couldn't help feeling a little panicked.

At this time, the officer narrowed his eyes, and under the faint light of the fire, he saw a man in a short jacket walking out of the village slowly.The officer chuckled and said, "Brother Baocheng, it really is you. Where's Brother Liu? Why don't you ask him to come out, so we brothers can catch up on old times."

Baocheng also smiled, and replied: "Chou Wuchang, I haven't seen you for many years, but you have also been promoted? Why, now that you have climbed the lintel of Shengfu Yin, you are making things difficult for our brothers."

"Huh? These two are old acquaintances?" After hearing their conversation, Mo Yunxiao became even more puzzled.Baocheng and this officer surnamed Qiu must be familiar with each other, but their expressions are not friendly, and their tone is mixed with sarcasm, as if the road between enemies is narrow, and enemies meet each other.

As soon as she thought of this, the officer Qiu's face changed, and he said angrily: "Baocheng! Don't pretend to be confused! According to the laws of my Song Dynasty, you and Liu Dadao defected to Yongle City. To act, please ask Liu to come out, let's take a trip to Kaifeng Mansion, brothers, I can still read the friendship of the old robes, and excuse a few words for you, maybe there may be a turning point."

Hearing this, Baocheng looked up to the sky and laughed wantonly.He burst out laughing, and the surrounding birds also screamed away.

Officer Qiu felt that he was underestimated, so he asked coldly, "What are you laughing at?"

Baocheng snorted, and replied calmly: "I laughed at you for overestimating your own strength, thinking that relying on the imperial court, you can make enemies of the world's hard-working people; secondly, you are short-sighted, working for the mean and ungrateful imperial court, I'm afraid no one will collect the corpse in the future; Three laughs, I don’t know people clearly, and I actually took you, a villain who is greedy for wealth and honor, and sells friends and glory, as a confidant! Humph! Qiu Feng! I’ll tell you the truth, I’m the only one in this village. Brother Liu and All the brothers have already left, just like a fish returning to the sea or a tiger going to the deep mountains, no matter how powerful your governor and officials are, you will not be able to catch them!"

"Rampant! Rampant!" Qiu Feng, who was riding on the horse, was furious, and then he raised his hand, and a row of archers stood out boldly, their sharp arrows reflecting dazzling brilliance under the light of the fire.

This brilliance was not only reflected in the eyes of Baocheng and the servants, but also in the eyes of Mo Yunxiao on the hillside.She clenched her fists unconsciously, and stared at Baocheng for a moment.

Baocheng, on the other hand, was unafraid, pointed at Qiu Feng, and said sharply: "It's easy for you to kill me, let's see who will collect the body with you in the future! You traitorous and shameless villain, if you weren't greedy for wealth and honor back then, how could we brothers As for this!"

"Let the arrows! Let the arrows!" Qiu Feng was furious, and before Baocheng could finish speaking, he roared at the top of his voice.At his command, dozens of sharp arrows pierced through the air and pierced into Baocheng's body.All the servants were also in a commotion, and they were about to rush up to fight with the officers and soldiers.But Baocheng staggered and shouted: "Don't move!"

"Ah!" Mo Yunxiao exclaimed, but immediately covered her mouth with her hand, and pressed her body under the grass.But her eyes were flustered, and she still stared at Baocheng intently.

Baocheng only snorted coldly, his body became weak immediately, and he fell on his back.The servants rushed forward to support him, and one of them sniffed at him and found that he had passed away.

Qiu Feng just smiled contemptuously, ignored the angry eyes of his servants, and ordered: "Go in and search! Even if you dig three feet into the ground, I have to find Liu Dadao!" The officers and soldiers responded and formed two teams to break through the door. Enter Zhuangzi.

"No in the east room!", "No in the west room!", "No in the hall!", "No in the corridor!"... One after another, the soldiers shouted one after another.Qiu Feng just rode on the tall horse, and kept touching his chin.

At this time, Mo Yunxiao was already in tears.But she didn't dare to cry, so she covered her mouth and sobbed softly.Although Baocheng used tricks to capture her, which made her very angry, but after getting along with these people, she seemed to feel the loyalty and integrity in their bones.This is a fine character that only the ancients had, and it is extremely lacking in modern people.

Although Baocheng is a little naughty, he is still a real man.But he was killed like this, but there was no way for him to save him.After the panic and shock at the time of life and death, Mo Yunxiao fell into a shame and self-blame that she couldn't extricate herself from.

After a while, the officers and soldiers withdrew and reported one after another: "Marquis Yu, there is no one else in the village except a few old and clumsy servants."

Qiu Feng's eyes lit up, and he asked: "Has everything been investigated?" The officers and soldiers looked at each other and said in unison: "Marquis Yu has an order, don't dare to ignore it."

Qiu Feng swung his clenched fist heavily in the air, as if with great annoyance. "Liu Dadao must not be far away, let's withdraw our troops first." He was about to turn the horse's head and turn away as he said.

An adjutant beside him stopped him, glanced at Baocheng who was lying on the ground, and asked, "Yu Hou, how...how can we deal with this?"

"Him?" Qiu Feng sneered, and said, "It's just a small fish, don't care what he does. Take all these servants back for interrogation, they must know where Liu Dadao is."

When the officers and soldiers came, they gathered like dark clouds, oppressing people so much that it was hard to breathe.It was like a violent storm when we went there, and disappeared into the black wilderness with a group of "prisoners" in the blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)