In the big tent, a black shadow flew up, like a poisonous snake that had been dormant for a long time and pounced on Wu Gen. A bright light emerged from the shadows. It was a short sword.
The sword stabbed Wu Gen's throat, the sharp tip of the sword flashing with a frightening cold light.
The incident happened suddenly, and there was no one else in the tent except Wu Gen. Who would have thought that under such a huge victory, a killer would sneak up on Wu Gen, the commander-in-chief of an army.
In the flash of lightning, Wu Gen threw the bowl in his hand forward and jumped to the left with all his strength. Because the sword was drawn out too fast, the killer could no longer change direction. The extremely sharp sword tip pierced through the thick armor and penetrated Wu Gen's skin, but it got stuck between the hard shoulder blades.
Wu Gen grabbed the exposed hilt of the sword with his left hand, preventing the opponent from pulling out the sword and striking again.
The killer was decisive. He let go of the hand holding the sword hilt and twisted his body. There was already a dagger in his left hand. He drew a short arc and slashed towards Wu Gen's unprotected neck.
Suddenly, there was another cold light flashing in the tent, and three daggers were shot out of thin air. One sword swung away the dagger, and two swords slashed at the killer.
Three men in black clothes wearing masks appeared in the tent and attacked the killer.
Seeing that he could not succeed, the killer turned into a black shadow again and ran towards the tent door. Swish, swish, three men in black threw out nine three-inch daggers, which were scattered throughout the tent. The black shadow seemed to have encountered an invisible barrier and was forced back again.
With no hope of escape, the black shadow suddenly lurched and burrowed underground.
Among the three men in black, the tallest man quickly jumped to the place where the black shadow disappeared. He pressed his right hand on the ground, and black lines sprouted from his palm, which quickly penetrated into the soil.
After a while, a man appeared from the earth with his whole body bound.
"We are all from the same sect, why don't you help me." The killer's voice was low and he roared at the three men in black.
"You know the rules in the house, he paid." The tall man in black said solemnly, his voice was weird, as if he was deliberately hiding his voice.
Wu Gen sucked in the air-conditioning and reluctantly sat up. He looked at the killer on the ground and sighed: "Li Qi, you are indeed a bird catcher. Why do you do this?"
Li Qi raised his head. At this time, he had regained his composure, "Someone wants you to die."
"who."
Li Qi remained silent and turned to look elsewhere.
"It must be Ji Chen and Murong Yanyu." Wu Gen searched in the tent and threw out a green orb.
The beads rolled gurglingly and didn't stop until they reached Li Qi's face.
Seeing this bead, Li Qi's originally calm expression changed drastically, and he looked at Wu Gen in panic, "You already knew."
"I just heard it and haven't confirmed it yet, but judging from your performance today, it seems to be true." Wu Gen tried to pull out the sword on his shoulder, but after pulling out an inch, he grimaced in pain and had to give up in frustration. .
Perhaps because of the pain, Wu Gen became angry and said, "Li Qi, you and I have known each other for so long. You are just a stone. You should be warmed up. I didn't expect you to be bribed."
At this moment, hearing the movement in the tent, Gao Jing rushed in with his soldiers. Upon seeing Wu Gen's miserable condition, Gao Jing couldn't help but change his expression. With a wink, a soldier ran out and called Zhang Wuyang, who was nearest here.
Zhang Wuyang was shocked when he heard this, and immediately led hundreds of people to surround the place. He rushed into the tent and wrapped Li Qi in layers of ropes.
Seeing that Wu Gen's life was not in danger, the three men in black stopped using their methods, cupped their hands and said, "The business is over, let's take our leave."
"Thank you for your help." Wu Gen nodded, the money was well spent today.
After hesitating for a moment, the tallest man in black couldn't help but said: "Captain, this person is my disciple of the Bird Catcher. Although he violated the rules of the disciple, he did not succeed after all. If you can save his life, please stay." One life. If the governor is worried, you can abolish his cultivation."
Wu Gen pointed at Li Qi on the ground and said bitterly, "Your sect's lax rules have cost me a lot of money. We are all businessmen. No, this time the remuneration will be reduced by half."
"Okay. Originally, we were ready to give up this reward, but we didn't want Du Du Ru to
This benevolence and righteousness. Farewell. "As he said that, the three men in black turned into a black shadow and disappeared.
"Hey, wait a minute, I made a mistake just now. I can only give you 10% of the reward." Wu Gen heard this and wished he could slap himself in the face. As expected, he had been neglecting to talk about prices for a long time and became thin-skinned, so he actually pushed out the business without capital. , how could Wu Gen, a miser, endure this.
The three men in black ignored Wu Gen and disappeared into the tent in the blink of an eye.
"Master of the Village." Zhang Wuyang controlled Li Qi, stepped forward to support Wu Gen, turned around and ordered, "Go and call the doctor quickly."
"Don't be nervous." Wu Gen waved his hand, "Let some people outside withdraw before the war stops. Isn't such behavior suspicious."
Zhang Wuyang nodded slightly, called a soldier and whispered a few words. Soon the soldier walked out of the tent, leaving only a few dozen people standing guard around the tent from a distance.
The doctor entered the account and quickly carefully pulled out the sword from Wu Gen's shoulder. He looked carefully to make sure that he was not poisoned, and then applied medicine to Wu Gen.
"Tell me, what benefits did they give you?" After instructing the doctor not to leak the situation here, Wu Gen waved his hand, and Zhang Wuyang was the only one left in the tent.
Li Qi closed his eyes and said nothing, turning a deaf ear to Wu Gen's questions.
With a clang sound, Zhang Wuyang pulled out his own saber and pressed it firmly on Li Qi's neck, "Beast, the village master has done nothing wrong with you. How could we, the fearless army, have ever been sorry to you and carried out such a treasonous and unethical act.
Let's get to know each other. If you feel more relaxed today, I will give you pain. If you dare to show off your arrogance again, see if I don't chop you into pieces. "As he spoke, the blade was gently pulled, and blood spurted out from Li Qi's neck.
Wu Gen sighed and stopped Zhang Wuyang, "Li Qi, we are considered old friends. There are no outsiders here today, so what can't we say? As for that green pearl, do you think Yang Zheng didn't plant any tricks around her? Otherwise How did I know she was involved with you?"
"Luzhu is my half-sister and my only relative in the world. I can't let her get hurt in any way." Li Qi breathed heavily and stared at Wu Gen with a ferocious expression, "Murong Yanyu said , as long as I kill you, let Ji Chen marry her, and in the future she will be like the concubine Zhaoyi in the harem, and she will be freed from the status of slaves."
"Sister?" Wu Gen and Zhang Wuyang looked at each other. Unexpectedly, the innocent-looking woman in Ji Chen's house turned out to be Li Qi's sister, "Stupid, stupid, Li Qi, luckily you are also a bird catcher, so it counts. Having seen the world, how can I believe this nonsense?
How could Ji Chen's treacherous act last long? What he did today will come back to bite him sooner or later. If your sister followed him, wouldn't she be asking for her own death? Also, even if he can succeed and promise something like a concubine, if there is a drama about favors in the harem in the future, with Murong Yanyu's methods, your sister will have a way to survive. So, you are a fool and are being manipulated by others. "
"But..." Li Qi stopped abruptly as soon as he started speaking, with a painful look on his face and clenched his teeth tightly.
"I know that Murong Yanyu is using this to manipulate you, so you have to obey, right." Wu Gen looked at the other party with a look of pity, "Okay, just tell Murong Yanyu that I was seriously injured by you, and then Find a way to rescue your sister."
Zhang Wuyang and Li Qi were both stunned, hearing what Wu Gen meant and wanted to let him go.
"Captain, this is not an example." Zhang Wuyang was a little worried, "This person dares to assassinate the commander, how can we let him go so easily."
Wu Gen moved his body and leaned his shoulder on the back of the chair. After applying the medicine, the original stinging was relieved a lot, "As a brother, it is understandable that he would do such a stupid thing for his sister. That's all, I wasn't too seriously injured. Don't let the news spread today, just give him a way to survive. From now on, he will go his own way of Yangguan, disappear from the world, and everyone will be well."
Li Qi looked at Wu Gen in surprise. No matter what he did today, whether it was successful or not, he was ready to die. Originally, he wanted to wait for the right time to assassinate him, but Hanlu City was urging him urgently, so he had no choice but to attack boldly here.
After a long while, Li Qifang sighed, "Master Wu Village, I can't help you. There's just one thing I don't know. When did you doubt my relationship with Lu Zhu."
"I remember when we were in Cock Crown City, someone attacked
Ning Yuxi, you recognized at a glance that the masks of those who attacked were not those of bird catchers. You were a little confused, so you asked Yang Zheng to pay more attention, and then discovered that you had secretly met Lu Zhu. However, I thought that since we have known each other for such a long time, Ji Chen would never let Ji Chen win over us, but I still made a miscalculation. "Wu Gen stared at the other person tiredly, suddenly feeling a little bored, "Wu Yang, let him go, I'm tired."
Zhang Wuyang almost opened his mouth, but saw that Wu Gen had closed his eyes and said nothing, so he had to cut off the rope on Li Qi's body and hold the knife in front of Wu Gen to protect him.
Li Qi stood up, glanced at Wu Gen with a complicated expression, and walked to the tent door. Suddenly he turned his head and said, "Master Wu, let's repay your kindness today. I'd better be careful these days. Capture Don't rely too much on the birdman. Ji Chen once contacted the birdman and offered a large sum of money for your life, but for some reason, he was rejected by the door."
Wu Gen suddenly opened his eyes, with a complicated look on his face, "When you and I met, was it a chance encounter or Ji Chen's trick."
After hesitating for a moment, Li Qi sighed, "It was Ji Chen who asked me to keep an eye on you. After all, you are a human race, so I am a little worried about handing over military power to you."
After saying that, Li Qi stepped out of the tent and disappeared.
"Captain, you shouldn't let him go." Seeing Li Qi leave, Zhang Wuyang complained.
"Forget it, this person is not bad in nature, he is just being manipulated. Killing him will not harm Ji Chen, but he will also offend the bird catcher. If he lets him go, he will feel guilty, and there is no chance that he will come back again. Help us." Wu Gen smiled and waved his hand, indicating that Zhang Wuyang didn't have to worry.
"By the way, go find Hu Jia, Yang Zheng and a few others. I won't show up these days." Wu Gen ordered, looking at the porridge scattered on the ground, "It's just a pity that a bowl of porridge, Ji Chen and Murong Yanyu refused to let me eat, so I smashed their pot."
Soon, Yang Zheng and others crowded into Wu Gen's small tent, and were startled when they saw Wu Gen's injured appearance.
"Has Li Qi taken action? Where are the people?" Yang Zheng asked first.
"I let him go." Wu Gen said calmly.
"It's good to leave, so as not to have a nail next to you all the time. It's really uncomfortable, but I have to take action against Luzhu." Yang Zheng was not surprised by Wu Gen's decision. Although sometimes Wu Gen was a bit vindictive, but for those who considered him a brother People have always been very tolerant.
"Forget it, a little girl, why bother? I called you here to discuss the direction of march." Wu Gen smiled. When he thought of that little girl with a round face, he couldn't feel any hatred in his heart.
"The fact that I was injured by Li Qi this time shows that Ji Chen was not prepared to deal with the fearless army, otherwise he would not have resorted to such despicable methods. Therefore, my idea is to wait until the opponents near Liangzhe Mountain are cleared. , the army quickly advanced northward.
Moreover, I have asked Li Qi to send back the news that I was seriously injured, which should be able to confuse Ji Chen into thinking that our army will not advance quickly.
After forcing Ji Zhen's guards to retreat, he took advantage of the great victory to divide his troops and force the lacquer sculptors and Yang families to surrender. After gathering their troops, the Fearless Army returned to Liangzhe Mountain with great fanfare, while the main force chose a secret route to quickly head north. "
Hu Jia frowned and said in surprise: "The Lacquer Sculpture Family and the Yang Family want to be wiped out, but why would Ji Zhen touch him? They have 40,000 troops."
Wu Gen and Yang Zheng looked at each other, "My main force is moving forward and behind, and Liangzhe Mountain is empty. There cannot be any troops or horses that may threaten my retreat, nor can I be neutral."
Hu Jia scratched his head and glanced at Wu Gen suspiciously, "Forget it, let's fight. But after cleaning the gate, if our army goes straight to Hanlu City, it will inevitably pass through various families, even if we try to cover up the traces , it will inevitably be noticed by others, and it is impossible to say that these families will send people to stop it. "
"So I want to change the originally planned route, turn around and pass through the original Gu family and Lu family territory, and then turn back to Hanlu City." Wu Gen asked Hu Jia to take out the map and simply drew a winding line on the map. "The original soldiers and horses of these families have been destroyed, the new county soldiers have not yet formed an army, and we are familiar with the road. Although we have taken a long detour, we have encountered far fewer obstacles."
"That's it." Hu Jia and Yang Zheng leaned their heads over and carefully looked at the march route drawn by Wu Gen.
