I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 570 Ruins
This season is the time when wildfires are high, and when the north wind blows, it is even more difficult to extinguish.

Seeing that there was no movement in the thatched cottage for a long time.

The leader of the group of assassins got a little impatient, so he said to the two people around him,

"You two go and check to see if they are dead."

The two people whose names were called suddenly paled and argued,
"My lord, if there was someone in the fire that was so intense, they would have been burned to death long ago, so I don't need to check it out!"

Seeing that the two were obedient and did not dare to go forward, the leader raised his eyebrows, shook the whip in his hand, and shouted sharply,
"You two don't want to live, this is my order!"

Those two people hesitated for a moment, glanced at each other, had no choice but to follow the order, and walked slowly towards the thatched hut that had been burned down to only a shelf.

While covering their bodies and enduring the scorching of the flames, the two drew out their pocket knives and rummaged through the ruins of the thatched house for stabs.

After searching for a long time, I didn't see anything like a charred corpse.

Just when the two were about to report their discovery to the people behind them, somewhere the ground suddenly flew up, and three or four people in the form of evil spirits emerged from it.

As soon as the figures appeared, three Binggang swords and a hunting spear slashed towards the vital parts of the two of them.

Two screams sounded, and the assassins outside rushed over after hearing the sound, only to find that the four people in the room survived the scorching fire under the protection of several thick layers of animal skins.

But they are not without cost.

The fire was particularly strong, curling and shrinking the animal skins covering several people. Each of the four people had traces of being burned by the remaining flames.

Trapped in the fireworks for a long time, not only the faces of the four people were blackened, but even their beards, hair, eyelashes, and other clothes were almost completely burned off.

Relying on surprise, after killing two assassins in an instant, the four turned their attention to the remaining dozen or so black-clothed assassins outside.

One of the guards laughed miserably,
"It looks like we can't escape today's catastrophe, it's just that we've got Papa Yang involved!"

Father Yang, who was much stronger than the guards, laughed out loud.
"It's the honor of an old man to die for the imperial court. Let these bastards know today that we Hebei men are not easy to mess with."

The four of them dragged their bodies that were scorched by the flames and covered with scars, roared, and rushed towards the assassins outside without risking their lives.

The people outside were stunned by the ferocious expressions of the four, and didn't react for a long time.

"Are they still human? How could they survive with such serious injuries?"

The leader's eyes were fixed, and he drew out his long knife and shouted to his subordinates,
"What are you still doing, why don't you hurry up and kill them.

Don't you forget how we swore in front of the master earlier that if we couldn't kill Zhou, none of us would survive! "

It was only at this moment that everyone came to their senses, drew their swords one by one, and rushed towards the four of them screaming.

The smoke and dust rising from the wildfire is getting higher and higher, and people far away can see it clearly.

Not far away, a group of fast catchers, led by the head catcher on horseback and Jin Yiwei, was rapidly approaching here.

Previously blocked by mountains and dense forests, they did not find the wildfire here.

At this time, the sharp-eyed Huzi suddenly saw that the fire was where he was, and he cried out in surprise,
"No, the direction of the fire is my home."

Following his exclamation, everyone discovered the mountain fire that was about to turn half of the sky red.

"No, it must be that the adults and the others have met an assassin, and the adults are in danger."

The only remaining guard was immediately anxious, and was about to rush forward in flattery.

A big man who looked like a headhunter beside him grabbed his lapel and said,
"Brother Yue, don't worry. Judging by the situation of the mountain fire, it must have been burning for a long time. If something really happened to the adults, if we rush over at this time, it may be too late!"

Yue Feng's eyes were wider than a bull's, and he broke free from the head catcher, and shouted in a low voice,
"No, my lord is auspicious, I will be fine. If you are afraid that there will be an ambush, you can leave by yourself and don't stop me."

After speaking, he patted his horse and left.

Hu Zi, who was worried about the safety of his father and sister, also rushed out following Yue Feng without saying a word.

The head catcher and his subordinates looked at each other, and followed closely with some helplessness.

The responsibilities of ordinary police officers and Jin Yiwei are different. What they deal with on weekdays is only trivial matters such as stealing chickens and dogs. Even if there are criminals to be caught, the criminals are just ordinary people, basically there is no danger.

But this time is different, dare to assassinate the imperial court official, and he is also a senior governor of a province, even if you think about it with your toes, you know it is a big deal.

Once these little people are involved in this kind of thing, it is already thankful that they can protect themselves.

Seeing Yue Feng and others go further and further away.

A yamen servant next to the head catcher said,
"My lord, are we really going to follow? Maybe those assassins haven't left yet. Wouldn't we have thrown ourselves into a trap in the past!"

The head catcher sighed,

"What else can we do, he is Jinyiwei, and the one who protects is the governor, if we don't want to be counted by the court, we have no other choice but to work hard!

let's go!If you are lucky and happen to save the governor's life, maybe there will be a reward. "

When everyone heard this, they mustered up some courage, and immediately rushed towards the place where the mountain fire was burning.

But when they rushed to the thatched cottage, what they saw almost made them scream.

Four people who were covered in pitch black and had multiple burns fell to the ground covered in arrows.

All around them were broken weapons and arrows, as well as a lot of blood.

Anyone who is not blind can tell that the four of them must have experienced a very fierce bloody battle before they died.

The head catcher had been an arrester for many years, and he had a lot of experience in on-site investigations. After just a few casual glances, he judged that the number of people who besieged the four people was probably more than ten people.

However, no enemy's body was left at the scene, and it is estimated that they were taken away.

Based on the scars and burn marks on several people's bodies, he judged that the four must have stood by for a long time before finally dying in battle.

The clothes of the four of them had almost been burned by the fire, and they could barely distinguish between men and women, but they couldn't tell whether the governor was inside or not.

Catcher took a step forward to comfort Yue Feng who had been kneeling on the ground for a long time without making a sound.

"Brother Yue, according to my judgment, the Governor should not be among the four. He may still be alive. Should we..."

(End of this chapter)