"The sound of horse hooves? It's the reinforcements of the Tang Dynasty..." The short man exclaimed and looked in the direction of the official road to the west involuntarily.
In such a moment of confusion, his throat was slit by Xiao Rui's seven-star knife, and he became the third person to be killed. The last one was the Tubo man after the old monk.
Now the only remaining members of the six-person killer team are Shou Zhugan and two people from the Western Regions.
The death of the short Japanese seemed to be the last straw that overwhelmed the enemy's psychological defense. The two Westerners retreated in unison, "Escape!"
"Trash, he's going to die soon..." Shouzhugan roared angrily.
escape? You kidnapped my family and you still want to escape? The seven-star knife in Xiao Rui's hand came out and penetrated a person's chest on the spot.
The thin bamboo pole took this opportunity to slash at Xiao Rui's neck, but he blocked it with his left arm. Fortunately, he was wearing an arm armor, otherwise his arm would have been chopped off this time.
After coming back to his senses, he slapped the thin bamboo pole away with his palm, pulled out the short knife that was stuck in the bones of his left arm, and threw it out again. Another Westerner who escaped five steps also fell to the ground in anger.
Xiao Rui finally lost his strength and fell to the ground, coughing up blood from his mouth. Not to mention the mouth, except for the soles of the feet, there are basically wounds all over the body, and blood is bleeding everywhere.
Seeing this, Shou Zhugan laughed wildly.
"Xiao Rui, Champion? Hahahaha, it is rumored that you are versatile in both civil and military affairs and have extremely high kung fu. We didn't believe it at first. How tall can a kid in his teens and less than 20 years old be? We found out after today's battle that the rumors are true. , to be ambushed and kill five of us, you have the courage of an overlord."
Xiao Rui coughed a few times and struggled to sit up, but unfortunately he could only lift his neck and couldn't sit up at all.
"Stop talking nonsense, there is only one of you. If I don't kill you, tell me where Xiangcheng and Changle are?"
Thin Bamboo Gang mocked: "Oh, you are so stubborn even when you are about to die. Come on, I will stand here and let you kill me. If you dare, stand up."
Xiao Rui gave up, as if he had no strength at all, tilted his neck, closed his eyes and waited for death.
The thin bamboo pole took off a short dagger from his leg, leaned down and squatted beside Xiao Rui, and said proudly: "Do you want to know where your wife's child is? Go down and ask Yan..."
Um?
Xiao Rui, who pretended to close his eyes and wait for death, suddenly swung out his right arm, and at some point there was a long sword in his hand. He missed the thin bamboo pole by an inch, but was blocked by the opponent's short dagger.
"The old monk was tricked to death by your clever sword-hiding technique. I was on guard against you."
The thin bamboo pole knocked the long sword out of Xiao Rui's hand, strangled Xiao Rui's neck with one hand, and pressed the dagger against Xiao Rui's heart. His eyes showed bloodthirsty greed, because the reward of ten thousand gold was right in front of him. The original plan was to share it equally among the six people, haha, they are all dead, and the bounty is all mine!
Listening to the sound of horse hooves getting closer and closer, Shou Zhugan said proudly: "Go and see the King of Hell, Xiao..."
Um...how is this possible?
The dagger had just pierced the flesh of Xiao Rui's chest, and a long sword had already penetrated the thin bamboo pole's throat. It was Xiao Rui's neglected left hand. The thin bamboo pole couldn't figure it out. When did an injured and half-disabled left hand have a long sword?
Xiao Rui struggled to turn over and spit out a mouthful of blood, "Go down and ask the King of Hell. Maybe he knows what hanging is. Tell me, where are the hostages?"
The thin bamboo pole pointed at Xiao Rui's injured chest, with a proud smile on his face. Then he looked back in the direction of Chang'an City and shook his head at Xiao Rui. The shape of his mouth seemed to say: You will never find it. arrive!
Xiao Rui looked up and suddenly realized: "You mean, you are in Chang'an City? It's a good idea. The most dangerous place is the safest."
But the thin bamboo pole didn't panic at all when it was smashed. Instead, he died with a smile, his finger pointing at Xiao Rui's chest until he died.
Xiao Rui slapped the opponent's raised hand away and mocked: "You're damn dead and you still call me old...wait, you mean? What the hell, the dagger is poisonous?"
He opened his clothes and took a look, and sure enough, the flesh on his chest that had been punctured had begun to show a light blue color, and the blood that flowed out was no longer red.
"That's so cruel, the poison that seals the throat upon seeing blood! Where's the antidote? You're going to die later, where's the antidote?" Xiao Rui rummaged around on the other party's body, but unfortunately found nothing, "What the hell, you're not afraid One day I accidentally hurt myself and poisoned myself?"
"I hope the relic golden elixir can resist the poison." Xiao Rui took out the silver needle he carried with him, reluctantly sealed his acupuncture point to stop the bleeding, and took out some golden sore medicine, detoxification pills and the like from the storage ring.
Not long after, the cavalry team led by Yu Chigong arrived.
"Prince-in-law, how are you? Who ambushed you? Is it the kidnapper?"
Xiao Rui pointed to the corpses on the ground: "General Yuchi, take all the corpses back. That team of crossbowmen are from the army. They use hard crossbows from the army. Be sure to check who they belong to. These six They are kidnappers, the hostages are in Chang'an, take me back quickly."
"What? Is there someone in the army who collaborates with the enemy? You killed all the robbers? How do you find the hostages?" Yuchi Gong's mind was a little unable to react.
Xiao Rui was helped onto the horse, and then he pointed at the corpses of several robbers and said: "Take these corpses and find a good dog to track and trace in Chang'an City..."
"Prince-in-law, prince-in-law..." Everyone exclaimed. Before Xiao Rui could finish his words, he fell off the horse. He was really desperate. He lost too much blood and was poisoned. It was not easy to hold on until now.
Shou Bamboo's tactic of dragging him to death was right, but unfortunately, due to bad luck, Yu Chigong came with his troops, causing the five-man killer team to become unstable. If he were waiting for Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin to come to his rescue, he would probably have to collect Xiao Rui's body.
If Thin Bamboo Pole wasn't so full of nonsense, but a neat way of beheading people and getting money, it would probably have ended earlier than expected.
In that desolate Taoist temple in the west of Chang'an City, there were only the sounds of birds in the yard, and the cellar was dark and damp. Not to mention the noise, it was so dark that you couldn't even see your fingers.
Xiangcheng was always awake. Little Changle was still a child after all. He couldn't bear the fatigue and would wake up and fall asleep.
There was a growling sound in the stomach, and Xiao Changle woke up. He was frightened by the dark environment and panicked. Xiangcheng hurriedly comforted each other, and the two just leaned on each other to comfort each other.
"Wow, sister, why haven't brother-in-law come to save us? Can't he be found? Wow... we are going to die here."
Xiangcheng weakly persuaded in a low voice: "No, your brother-in-law will definitely come. If you sleep again, it will be like a dream. When you wake up, you will be saved."
Xiao Changle sobbed: "But I'm hungry and can't sleep. Sister, are you hungry? I have something in my purse... My purse was snatched away by the bald bad guy, wuwu..."
Xiangcheng smiled, "Silly sister, it's useless even if you don't take it away. Our hands and feet are tied and we can't eat. Be good, sleep next to me for a while. The more you cry, the more hungry you will become."
Xiangcheng was also scared after saying this. She was not afraid of her own death. She was worried about her sister Changle, and she was even more worried about the child in her belly. She would be fine if she didn't eat, but if she delayed it for a long time and was too weak, the child would...
I don't know how long it took, Xiangcheng's consciousness was almost blurred, and he heard a few dogs barking.
