Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 85 Red Woman, listen to me
"boom……"

The dull thunder exploded in the sky, and the rain fell.

A shrill scream could be heard faintly in the rainy night.

Zuo Qiuce suddenly opened his eyes, and immediately reached out to hold the black iron machete beside his pillow. A feeling of peace of mind came to his heart, a ferocious smile appeared on his rough face, and he rushed out of the tent in a few quick steps.

A flash of lightning flashed.

Dozens of black figures wearing raincoats brandishing swords were fighting in the mountain col.

It was a wet and cold rainy day, and most people huddled in their tents to sleep. They were suddenly attacked and were not fully prepared. They were retreating steadily in the face of the ruthless killings of the Jianghu people.

Zuo Qiuce's eyes widened and he yelled ferociously: "Where did you come from, a thief who dares to offend you, Uncle Zuo!"

They descended the mountain like tigers, pounced on the nearest person, and slashed with the sword in their hands.

The strong force cut through the thin raindrops, and the water marks on the knife shot out with the force, flying out like a hidden weapon.

The knight in coir raincoat held up his sword to block, but his arm was stiff and numb from the shock, his right hand completely lost feeling, and the sword flew more than ten feet away.

Zuo Qiuce made a backhand slash, and his huge head soared into the sky.

A black shadow came at extremely fast speed, and in an instant it crashed into Zuo Qiuce's chest, and the dark sharp blade pierced his chest.

Zuo Qiuce snorted coldly, ignored it, leaned slightly, and struck down with the handle of the knife in his hand.

This move is to exchange injury for life.

Zuo Qiuce knew very well that those who used the water-splitting thorn must be very good at close combat. In addition, the opponent's body was so fast and violent, and he was caught off guard. If he really tried to dodge, he would definitely fall behind.

A duel between masters, a matter of life and death.

The black shadow struggled and rolled to the side.

Being able to dodge strange moves at this time, Zuo Qiuce immediately thought of one person, Fan Chuan, the Thunder Monkey.

"Fan Chuan, grandpa remembers you!"

Fan Chuan rolled on the ground and did not dare to step forward again. He was deeply afraid of Zuo Qiuce.

Zuo Qiuce originally wanted to find trouble with Fan Chuan. This monkey was extremely talented, short in stature, but with slender limbs. It moved quickly and swiftly. It could climb over mountains and ridges as if on flat ground and hide in dark places. It was the most troublesome.

Suddenly, Zuo Qiuce's expression changed drastically, and another black shadow approached, and a cunning sword shadow followed the black shadow.

His figure retreated again and again, retreating three feet in one breath, but the shadow of the sword followed him like a gangrene attached to the bone.

Another bolt of lightning flashed across, and a slender figure appeared in front of him.

Li Hongqing!
Zuo Qiuce couldn't break away from the shadow of the sword for a moment, so he had no choice but to retreat. He stepped on a stone and flew out, using the stone as a hidden weapon to shoot at Li Hongqing. He paused her attack with the long sword and had a chance to breathe.He glanced around at the situation, knowing that all these years of hard work were ruined and that he might die from it, so he cursed loudly: "Smelly bitch, if you weren't afraid of the bad guys, I would have given you to my adoptive father."

Li Hongqing ignored it, cut through the rain curtain with the long sword in his hand, and stabbed Zuo Qiuce in three key points on his chest.

Zuo Qiuce didn't dare to be careless. He swung the black iron sword from his chest with his bent arm, drew a semicircle, and hit Li Hongqing's flying long sword hard.

Li Hongqing knew that the opponent's physical strength was astonishing, and he could handle it with ease, so he intended to forcefully knock off his long sword so that he could take advantage of the opportunity, turn the stab into a slash, and avoid using the sword to slice his leg.

Zuo Qiuce was unhurried and concentrated his hand strength. The black iron broadsword was as light as nothing in his hand, and he slashed diagonally towards the long sword that was coming down in a different move.

While Zuo Qiuce was making moves, he also uttered obscene words: "My foster father likes young girls the most, and he loves people like you the most..." He intended to use words to make the other party lose their mind, but to his surprise, Li Hongqing said nothing. However, the long sword in his hand was flowing continuously, and each sword was faster than the other.

Zuo Qiuce gritted his teeth and held on, obviously losing the upper hand.

In fact, in terms of pure martial arts, Zuo Qiuce was not inferior to Li Hongqing in terms of stunts. However, the situation was so bad that if he did not escape in time, he would definitely be killed. And there was a master like Fan Chuan who was good at surprise attacks in the dark, so he did not dare to deal with it with all his strength. , so that after repeated setbacks, he could only defend passively, hoping to rely on words to escape and regain the advantage.

At this time, Fan Chuan's figure flashed past. He was not close, he was just rushing forward and retreating. He was playing a monkey trick.

But Zuo Qiuce didn't dare not to distract him.

Originally, the victory of a master's duel could be determined in an instant. Zuo Qiuce's mind was disturbed and his hands and feet were even worse. He hurriedly shouted: "Red Lady, listen to me."

Li Hongqing slashed his long sword across his throat, and flicked a sword flower. Blood and water sprayed out. Looking at Zuo Qiuce, who was holding his throat and wide-eyed, he said his first words: "Quack!"

Fan Chuan stepped forward solemnly at this time, took some water in his hand and stabbed it, then kicked the corpse on the ground and said, "Who is this guy? How do you know us so well?"

Li Hongqing glanced around and saw that the war was over and all the thieves had been wiped out. He said, "Why do you know the name of such a beast? His ears are dirty."

In the process of investigating Renyazi, Li Hongqing also learned about the final destinations of many abducted boys and girls.

The abducted boys and girls will be divided into three, six or nine grades according to their appearance. The best boys and girls are usually sold to wealthy families and have a relatively better fate.But the vast majority of them are sold to brothels and brothels to become sexual toys for others. This is true for both men and women.The worst thing is the boys and girls who are not good-looking. After they grow up, the girls are sold to remote villages in the mountains and forests and become the tools for one or more gangsters to reproduce their offspring. The boys will have one limb cut off and become the prostitutes in brothels everywhere. The most despised Mr. Turtle.

Li Hongqing hated this deeply and would never show mercy to anyone he encountered.

Li Hongqing said: "Don't you still have children? Why didn't you see..."

Fan Chuan also remembered the business and said, "I'll go find it!"

He was quick with his hands and feet and disappeared in a flash.

After about a cup of tea, there was a happy voice of "Found it".

In the deepest part of the col, there is an artificial cave.

More than 30 children, like animals, were connected by ropes and were crowded in a corner of the cave, shivering.

I don’t know what methods the thieves used to prevent these children from even crying.

Helplessness, fear...

Fan Chuan cursed secretly and asked, "How to deal with so many children?"

According to the original method, they were secretly handed over to local officials or kind squires, who would help find their families.

But this time there are so many children, it is not easy to solve.

Li Hongqing thought for a while and said: "Let's leave it to the government..." She thought for a while and then said: "This is Tonglu County? I don't know what the county magistrate is like. It is better to inform Magistrate Chen of Qingxi County. Magistrate Chen is reliable. , will treat these children well."

Fan Chuan nodded and said: "I have also heard the name of County Magistrate Chen. He is indeed one of the few good officials. The people here are rampant in their teeth, but there are very few children from Qingxi County. This is evident. If only everyone were like County Magistrate Chen Order, there is no need for us to interfere in such matters."

Li Hongqing said: "I'm going to find some food for the children, so I'll ask Uncle Fan to run around."

"Okay!" Fan Chuan quickly accepted the order and left.

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