King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 87
[At the end of the chapter, there is a small map, everyone can take a look.Also, really trying to recycle! 】

The arrow roared out, hitting the target as expected, and the man fell off the horse and was dragged directly.

However, the next moment, Zhu Jinghong shot the second arrow, followed by another scream.

Two people were shot off their horses in a row, and the dozen or so people who came on horseback were frightened, and they all reined in and ran left and right, not daring to approach any further.

They waited for their accomplices to catch up and used the rain of arrows to suppress Zhu Jinghong.

So under the cover of Zhu Jinghong alone, a group of guards quickly retreated and rushed towards the house not far away.

It is said that it is not far, but in fact it is 400 meters, and it takes two to three minutes to get there.

As time passed, the Bailian disciples who were not riding horses also chased them out, and shot at Zhu Jinghong and his party again from a long distance.

The elite level of the Dragon Guards exceeded their expectations, and they lost more than 10 people in less than 30 minutes.

Even if everyone is a diehard loyalist of the White Lotus Sect, who is willing to make fun of their lives? Naturally, if they can shoot from a distance, they will not fight in close quarters.

Zhu Jinghong's archery skills are supernatural, and he can suppress the Bailian believers in the distance within the maximum range.

These people did not dare to enter its shooting range, so they were too far away to shoot Zhu Jinghong, and the two sides moved steadily eastward.

"Outflank left and right, idiot..." Wang Xianxiang scolded angrily.

To outflank left and right requires a detour, and now there are fields all around, so detours are not so easy.

Those on horseback had a speed advantage, but Zhu Jinghong focused on taking care of these people, and there were only seven or eight people left after the death or injury.

Although there were many horses at the scene, not all the Bailian disciples knew how to ride horses, and killing one person meant one less person.

"Run... run..."

Out of the range of Longtan Mountain, there are rice fields growing gratifyingly all around, scattered with a large number of farmers working.

When they first heard the movement of Longtan Mountain, these people didn't take it seriously, but after hearing the screams and the sound of firecrackers, they reacted one by one.

"It's the pirates coming..."

"Run away..."

"Father, don't ask for that waste, run, the baby is still at home..."

More and more people were fleeing, and the shouting in the field was getting louder and louder. It was a mess.

Not far away, in the other courtyard of Xue’s house, Xue Pan, who was taking a nap beautifully, was woken up, and then rushed outside angrily: “Who is making noise? Throw them away!”

This is now, if Zhu Jinghong hadn't dealt with him, Xue Pan would have ordered his servants to arrest and beat the tenant who disturbed his dream.

"Uncle, it's not good. The tenants outside are running away, saying that there are Japanese pirates coming!"

"What?" Xue Pan woke up suddenly, his face full of disbelief.

"The Japanese pirates? The Japanese pirates are hundreds of miles away, and the imperial army is conquesting them. How could they come here!"

"This... the slave doesn't know, it's indeed rumored like this outside!"

"I'll go and have a look!" Xue Pan bounced off the bed, then grabbed his clothes and put them on his body.

Xue's family suffered a recent change, and finally survived the crisis, and worked hard to complete the imperial mission.

The purchase of food, grass and military equipment required by the imperial court has been completed, and it has passed the inspection of the Inspectorate and the acceptance of the Ministry of War. Now it is delivered to the Jinling Metropolitan Division and the Beijing Camp. Naturally, the Xue family can breathe a sigh of relief.

So Aunt Xue brought a couple of children to Nanjing Nunnery in Longtan Mountain to pay homage to Buddha.

It was getting late after worshiping Buddha yesterday, everyone from the Xue family lived in the other courtyard here.

Seventy-eight out of ten of the thousands of acres of fertile land around the other courtyard belong to the Xue family. Even the Nanjing Nunnery in Longtan Mountain relies on the Xue family's incense money to maintain it.

The three of Xue's family planned to rest for one night, and then hurried back to the city, but unexpectedly encountered such an accident.

Ordering the servants to close the gate, Xue Pan took a ladder to look out. Sure enough, there were people chasing each other in the distance, and the sound of gunfire was heard from time to time.

This frightened Xue Pan so much that he quickly ordered his family to look for a guy.

"Encountering such a calamity, the incense money from Nanjing Nunnery is really wasted..." Xue Pan cursed secretly.

This is said to be a separate courtyard, but in fact it is only three years old, and the movement outside quickly disturbed Aunt Xue, mother and daughter.

"what happened?"

"Ma'am, it's Japanese pirates coming!"

"What?" Aunt Xue was shocked.

How ferocious the Japanese pirates are, she, the housewife, also knows.

These thieves commit rape, looting, murder, and arson. Wherever they appear, they will be punished for thousands of miles.

Aunt Xue never imagined that such things would happen to their family.

"If I had known... I wouldn't have come to worship Buddha!" ​​Aunt Xue complained.

On the side, Xue Baochai was also stunned, and the desperate situation he was facing now could not be solved by intelligence.

"Mother..." Baochai wanted to say something, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.

After all, she was only fifteen years old, and she was just a little girl after all, how could she not be afraid of such a thing.

Over the years, the Japanese pirates have committed crimes, and everyone has heard of those incidents of anger and grievances. If those incidents happen to him, no one can bear it.

When the Xue family's mother and daughter were in panic, Xue Pan, who led the slaves to guard the door to the death, heard a hasty knock on the door at this moment.

"Open the door, open the door quickly..."

"Who dares to open the door when the pirates come, you flee elsewhere!" Xue Pan yelled with a wooden stick in his hand.

Someone outside cried again: "Quickly open the door, we are not pirates!"

"We are officers and soldiers, not pirates, open the door!"

"Open the door quickly, or you will all die!"

Through the crack of the door, Xue Pan saw clearly the attire of the person who came, and he really didn't look like a Japanese thief.

Thinking about what the other party said, it is indeed a dead end if you stick to it. Let the officers and soldiers come in to resist together, maybe you can last a little longer.

"Open the door and let them in!"

The servants of the Xue family were terrified, and after hearing the order, they dared not rush forward, pulled out the latch and opened the door.

The guards rushed in immediately, the first ones were all wounded, while the healthy ones were behind.

"Hurry up...help..." Xue Pan hurriedly greeted.

The servants of the Xue family immediately stepped forward to help and freed more uninjured guards, and then these people turned around and went out to block them.

"All... carry them in and put them in the second gate!!" Xue Pan hurriedly ordered.

The outermost courtyard was crowded with people, and it would be inconvenient for others to move if the wounded stayed here.

When everyone was busy, the guards outside retreated one after another, and Zhu Jinghong was still walking on the tail.

"Master Thirteen, come back quickly!" Hou Jing shouted loudly.

Good guy, Xue Pan thought he heard it wrong, how could he hear the title "Thirteen Masters" here.

When he rubbed his eyes and looked outside, he was suddenly stunned, whoever it was if it wasn't Zhu Jinghong!

"Close the door, close the door..." Baihu Wang Jie yelled.

The guards moved swiftly, and quickly closed the door of Xue's house, and quickly organized a defense.

It was shooting and close combat. Zhu Jinghong's face and clothes were stained with blood, and the tip of the knife was still dripping blood.

Seeing him coldly, Xue Pan couldn't help but his legs trembled, he knelt down and kowtowed in awe without even forgetting his manners: "See Lord Thirteen!"

Lifting the knife and putting it on the shirt, Zhu Jinghong wiped off the blood on it, and said in a deep voice, "Get up!"

A guard entered the courtyard, and immediately there was a bigger commotion outside, which made the people in the courtyard even more panicked, thinking that it was the Japanese pirates who broke in.

"Go... bring the knife, bring the knife!" Aunt Xue scolded the maidservant.

"Ma'am, what are you doing with a knife?" The maid was trembling.

"Go!" Aunt Xue became more and more annoyed.

When the maidservants were searching, Aunt Xue turned to look at her daughter, and said, "Baochai, the pirates are cruel, today there is death and no life, you and my mother... must not be humiliated!"

Being killed after being insulted is not as good as committing suicide to preserve one's reputation.

Baochai nodded solemnly, at this moment her eyes were empty, and tears suddenly fell down.

Her life had just begun, but she didn't expect it to end like this.

The room was filled with despair, but the next moment a servant girl shouted: "Madam, it's officers and soldiers who have arrived..."

(End of this chapter)