Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 628: Ambush and Kill Qianhu Liu Chen
Ningrong Street,
Dark shadows flutter,

As the leader of the men in black shouted loudly, the archers on the wall quickly drew their bows and fired, and the sound of arrows piercing the air was evident.

In an instant,
In front of Ningguo Mansion,
Liu Chen's ears twitched,
His face changed and he shouted loudly;

"Enemy attack! Watch out for arrows!"

At the same time, he immediately bent down to hide, and pulled several guards along with him, rolled into the gate of Ningguo Mansion, and leaned against the gate to block the attack of bows and arrows.

In panic,
Several people from the Imperial City Division who were still outside were hit by arrows. They screamed and fell off their horses.
Bai Baihu led five people, dismounted and hid behind the horse, leaned down, immediately took out a short crossbow from his waist, cocked it, turned sideways and fired blindly at the opposite roof.

"Everyone come in, hold the short crossbows, and wait for the people to come down before shooting out."

Liu Chen's eyes were filled with evil aura. He never expected that someone would dare to attack and kill him in the capital. He was so brave. He stretched out his hand and pulled out the long knife from his waist.

"Yes, my lord."

Bai Baihu led the people, spotted the opening, rolled into the gate, panted heavily, and looked outside with a pale face.

"Kill him."

Immediately afterwards, the two men suddenly and quickly threw the hidden weapon. Qianhu Liuchen had been guarding against this hand for a long time. He bent down and held the long knife across his chest. With a clang, the hidden weapon fell to the ground.

These people are quick and accurate with their swordsmanship, and their attacks are quick and fierce. They are not ordinary people.

"Yes, my lord."

He drew out his long knife and slashed it diagonally. Immediately afterwards, the others rushed over with their knives. Just like that, a group of people started fighting on Ningrong Street.

The leader of the men in black cursed secretly. The time for burning incense is almost up. He can't even solve a thousand households. What's the use of killing those soldiers? There aren't many people doing this kind of business. He blows his lips quickly, and then there is Two men in black quickly approached, formed a joint attack formation, and took out their own hidden weapons.
When the leader of the men in black saw the people in place, he looked gloomy and raised his knife to attack again.

at this time,

The leader of the men in black secretly said,
I glanced around for a moment from the corner of my eye. I saw that several of my own people were dead, and the people across from me were also lying on the ground. It was a good opportunity.

He quickly tilted the knife to accumulate strength, kicked off his legs, and quickly approached.
Pick up the knife and fight again.

Upon hearing this, Bai Dagan took out a firework bomb from his waist, pointed it at the sky, and a "bang" resounded throughout the sky.
When the captain saw this, he raised his hands and cupped his fists.
"Qianhu needs to be more careful. I still have orders to take my leave."

The guards in the garden also hurried over and cooperated with the remaining ten people to form a formation in two rows, holding short crossbows and facing the street across the door.

Liu Chen put away his long knife and replied with fists in his hands.

"Yes, my lord."

And to the west,
The guard of the Hou Mansion came closer with a knife. Looking at the corpses on the ground and the somewhat embarrassed Qianhu, the captain raised his fists and asked,

"Don't talk, just wait."

"Who is here ahead, what happened?"

"Thank you for coming here and frightening away the thief. My officer is Liu Chen, Qianhu, Fusi, Sibei Town, Imperial City."

When Liu Chen saw the real master coming, he was not polite and fired his arrows directly. Ten short crossbows were shot out immediately. Less than five people were hit by the arrows. He just grunted and rushed forward again. Bai Baihu's face changed when he saw it. Change,
"It's a dead man, sir, be careful."

Half of the Imperial City Division's men were lying on the ground, although there were also several corpses left by the men in black, so it was obvious that their own people had suffered a loss.

Wang Xifeng never thought that she would encounter such things on Ningrong Street.
As the soldiers of the Hou Mansion rode over on horseback, the sound of horse hooves sounded, which was especially harsh in the middle of the night. The expression of the man in black changed. There were actually cavalrymen, people of Marquis Luo Yun!
Looking at Qianhu in front of him unwillingly, he jumped out of the circle with a feint and roared,
"The idea is strong, but the wind is blowing hard!"

"Grandma, it seems something happened up front. I heard the sound of fighting."

No reply from outside the car yet,

"Yes, Captain."

Standing at the gate of the Duke's Mansion and looking east, I saw a lot of faint black shadows lying on the ground over there. What was going on? I wanted to go over and take a look, but Ping'er grabbed my arm.
"Grandma, business is important, it's dangerous over there,"

Dozens of black shadows criss-crossed back and forth, sword lights danced wildly, and blood flew everywhere. A sharp long knife in Liu Qianhu's hand danced like the wind, and every move was indestructible. Many men in black were defeated in succession, not by Liu Chen's combination. enemy.

Following the order from the leading man in black, more than twenty killers in black got off the roof and rushed in quickly from both sides.
"Fire arrows."

Afterwards, the school captain led people back to the gate of Rongguo Mansion. Wang Xifeng was also brave and felt that waiting in the carriage was not an option. Worried about the affairs of the manor, he pulled Ping'er out of the carriage. The guards of the Hou Mansion saw him. , also drew their swords and went down with them, surrounded by guards, which made Wang Xifeng feel a lot more at ease.

"pity!"

"Thank you brothers, I almost capsized in the gutter. I will never make the same mistake again. Bai Baihu, send the signal."

Then a few soldiers drew their swords, hit their horses, and ran away at high speed. The remaining men also drew their swords and stood on guard, which frightened Wang Xifeng in the car. Ping'er braved his courage and quietly looked out, only to see the shining sword. Reflecting the light, I was so frightened that I quickly shrank back.

Wang Xifeng was still thinking about how to discuss with her sister-in-law Li Wan, but she didn't expect that there was a lot of noise outside.
"What's going on? It's so noisy."

Then I heard the captain of the Hou Mansion's personal soldiers shouting;
"If there is an emergency, you guys will stay here and the rest of you will follow me."

finished,

"So it's Mr. Liu, here?"

The movement and screams in front of the Ningguo Mansion made the entire Ningrong Street look a little weird.

The two exchanged blows for more than ten rounds. Liu Chen frowned, shouted loudly, and struck with a knife. The leader of the man in black blocked the room with his knife. With a "touch" sound, the two quickly separated.

"waste!"

However, those seemingly light black shadows entangled Qianhu at a strange speed, gradually putting him in crisis. Unfortunately, Liu Chen's sword skills were superb and his defense was airtight.

"Master here still needs to send more manpower,"

As if they had agreed upon it, the remaining people sprinkled something unknown. A burst of mist floated up, and the man in black quickly escaped into the alley opposite, disappearing into the darkness.
Bai Baihu also wanted to lead people to chase him, but Liu Chen stopped him.
"Don't chase, for fear of an ambush."

The captain saw the mess on the ground and the embarrassment of thousands of households. He expected that this battle would be dangerous.

His trembling words brought Wang Xifeng back to his senses, so...

"Let's go into the house."

He looked back at Gu Zixiang who was following behind him. He didn't see that the girl was afraid. She was looking around curiously with her medicine box on her back.

Without saying much, he entered the side door with something on his mind.

As soon as he entered, the guards behind him followed him. Only the school captain who came later led a few people to wait in front of the door.

It didn't take long,

east,

A large number of people from the Imperial City Division arrived, led by Gu Xuanji. Seeing Liu Qianhu's embarrassed appearance, he asked in surprise,
"Sir, are you okay?"

"Those people were ruthless, and they looked like masters at first glance, and they fled to Jufang in the south."

Liu Chen stretched out his hand and pointed. In the alley of Jufang in the south, Gu Xuanji's eyes narrowed. He was so brave.
"Everyone surrounded the house and went in to search."

"Yes, my lord,"

Afterwards, groups of imperial guards rushed in fiercely, knocking on doors and searching every house. They either beat or smashed everywhere they went, making people jump around. Liu Chen stood there and asked his men to wipe the ground. The corpses were moved back and asked to be examined carefully to see where they came from. As for the Yamen, Liu Chen felt cold in his heart. How could he explain it to the Grand Eunuch?

As for the market in the east of the city, the market has been closed for a long time now, and the market order from the Yamen sect has already prepared food and wine, and has gone back to his house to drink. Only a few servants are guarding the door.

suddenly,

A group of people came over with cloth bags, and the leader turned out to be Liu Zushan.

Just arrived at the market gate, the servant on duty was still drinking wine, looking at the visitor and cursing;

"What are you doing? If you don't see the market closed, get out."

Liu Zushan grinned and said with a smile,
"No, sir, please do me a favor. All of us here have no rice to cook with. Can you let us go in and borrow some food from the grain shops to survive this period of time?"

"That's right, sir, please be kind and let us in."

all of a sudden,

Many people came over behind him, and the servant's face changed in fright. He took a step back and looked at the door being locked.

Suddenly I became bold,

to scold; to scold;

"Okay, you bunch of untouchables, don't even think about who owns the grain stores in the capital and can give you untouchables credit."

The handyman's face was full of ridicule. The owner of the worst grain store in the East City was from a wealthy family in the capital. How could he give credit to these idiots? He was whimsical, cursed, and even picked up a wooden stick from the ground. Through the wooden door, he started beating the crowd.

I didn't see the sneer on Liu Zushan's lips at all. The handyman's beating made the people outside the door howl after being beaten.
The handyman's face became even more excited when he saw it. Taking advantage of the drunkenness, he yelled and cursed loudly.
"You untouchables, if you dare to act wild here, I won't beat you to death,"

After saying that, he hit harder and harder,

Just at this time,

Liu Zushan grabbed the waving stick, and with a strong pull on the frightened face of the servant, he pulled the man over. Then he controlled the servant with a chokehold, and another person appeared from behind and touched him. After giving out a bunch of keys, Liu Zushan's hands were ruthless when he saw that the keys were in hand. When the handyman tilted his head, he lost his breath.

"Hurry up, open the market gate, and you guys can take care of the handymen on duty."

"Yes, Commander."

The person who just got the key quickly unlocked the door. After a few people pushed the door open, they quickly walked to the attic near the door, where the official of the city pavilion was located.
In the attic,
There's a lot of noise,
Naturally, the pavilion chief is not here. A group of servants are here, gathered around a table, playing with the sieve. People at the other table are sitting together, making fists and drinking. On the table are cooked food wrapped in oil paper. , hot dishes, people around are blushing,

"Come on, drink, drink, damn, enjoy yourself."

The squad leader tore off a piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth, drank a bowl of wine, and said happily.

The people around him were all smiling and filling their mouths with food and wine.

"Boss, what's going on? I'm sure you've made a fortune during these days. You have good wine and good food every day. It's like a god's life."

After shaking his head and saying that, a handyman next to him slammed the table and cursed;

"Shit, what a good life. This is all our own money. It's not like those black-hearted grain dealers sell grain so expensively that the people spend all their money. If the pavilion chief hadn't come forward to help, the grain at home would be worth a stone of coarse grain." , It costs five taels of silver, who can afford it?”

"Yes, mother, those people are cut into pieces, the food at home is very tight, and the food store is still increasing prices, what will we do in the future!"

A handyman across the street had a sad face. He didn't earn enough money to buy food. If the price went up, he would go hungry! A whole family can count on these,

It was supposed to be a lively and lively drinking experience, but as soon as a few people said it, the place became cold. The class leader touched his head and sighed;

"Don't say anything depressing. Wait for the pavilion chief to come and ask tomorrow. Why don't you wait for me? Buy some cheap food and take it back. Come and drink."

"Drink, head."

Several people seemed to be feeling aggrieved, so they gave a loud drink, picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp. However, the people on the other side didn't seem to have heard this, and they were all red-faced and guessing.
There are scattered silver and big money in front of me, so I don't want to play much.

outside the door,

The people brought by Liu Zushan have already approached the attic.
Looking at the bright lights and noise in the attic,

Several people drew out their short blades, looked at each other, kicked in the door, and entered.

The servants in the hall heard the commotion and before they could recover, they saw a group of masked men breaking in. Only the head of the class was stunned, and his mind suddenly reacted, and he was so frightened that he immediately begged for mercy;

"Heroes, please be merciful. They are all living in poverty outside the country. They have a bowl of rice to live on, so you can go as far as possible."

The squad leader can be regarded as an old man, and his lingo is also correct. It is a pity that he met the dead soldiers of the palace, especially Liu Zushan who personally led the people to do the work. How could he let them go? I saw Liu Zushan walking in from outside. , the eagle eye scanned,
He didn't care about the life and death of a group of handymen, but for the safety of the prince, he had no choice but to take action. He fixed his eyes, waved his hand and said;
"Kill, leave no one behind."

"Yes,"

The guards of the palace behind him immediately attacked and killed them. When the squad leader saw this, he realized that the person coming was not simple. If he killed someone and silenced me, my life would be at risk. How could the servant be captured without any help? He picked up the stool and beat him. Unfortunately, his skills They are not as good as humans. After a few rounds, they will all be killed.

The last one in the class fell to the ground, his eyes wide open, and he refused to close his eyes. The guards finished stabbing the people who fell on the ground one by one before they replied;

"General, it's done,"

"Well, let's go to the grain store."

"Yes,"

The men wiped the blood from the short blade on the deceased, put away the knife and walked out.

Liu Zushan just walked out, paused, looked at the money on the gambling table, thought for a moment, then walked to the table, took all the broken silver and big money, put it into the purse around his waist, and before leaving , and even kicked the table to the ground.

Then he set out and walked out,

Arriving in front of the market gate,

Liu Zushan waved his hand, and then a group of people rushed to the shops in the market, split the shackles with knives, and then kicked in the door.

The guard was killed with a knife. Then, in a nearby residence, someone started shouting,
"Quick, quick, Dongshi has started to distribute food. Bring the bags and push the cart to see. Hurry."

"Let's go, Dongshi is giving out food,"

A group of people appeared out of nowhere, shouting and shouting in the alleys, and walked out in twos and threes.
Many residents opened the door curiously and peeked out from the crack of the door. People in twos and threes were holding bags and pushing carts, and then headed towards the market.

"What are they doing in the market?"

"I heard that food was distributed there. Is it true?"

"I don't know. Do you want to go over and take a look? The rice jars at home are all bottomed out,"

"Here, let's go and take a look."

There were discussions all around, and many people were doubtful and followed behind with cloth bags. If one person followed, there would be a second person. There were many people living in the East City, and they became more courageous when there were more people. When we got to the street, there were no longer that few people. The street was crowded, and the leading people even shouted deliberately;

"Hurry up, you can just grab food from all the major grain stores in Dongshi. There won't be any stores after this village, so walk faster."

After saying that, he took the lead and started running.
The people were panicked when they saw it, and their steps moved much faster.
(End of this chapter)