As expected by the Supreme Lord, Shi Xianfeng, who was brave and warlike at heart, led his army to arrive outside Geling City a few days later.
According to Shi Xianfeng's aggressive temperament, he certainly wouldn't wait for a while after arriving at Geling before taking action.
The defenders of the city would feel that he and his army must take a short rest before attacking Geling.
But he had already promised that as soon as he learned that his army had arrived, he would take action in the city that day.
However, when Shi Xianfeng arrived outside Geling City, he did not see any fire or smoke billowing inside the city.
The garrison on the city wall of Geling City was well prepared, and nothing unusual was seen.
So at this moment, Shi Xianfeng felt a vague sense of ominousness in his heart.
The night before, many things happened in Geling City.
These things start to happen when the genius is just dark.
The first place where the accident happened was on a not-so-busy street.
There is a noodle shop here that has been open for decades. It was originally run by my father, but now my son is in his thirties and has already taken over the business from his father.
When the genius had just wiped out the darkness, a few people walked into this noodle shop to eat. The portions of his noodles were very large. A large bowl for an ordinary strong man would definitely be enough to eat, and there might even be some leftover.
But among the few people who came in, even the child who looked to be only ten years old ate a large bowl.
The man who was the best at eating ate four large bowls of noodles by himself, which shocked everyone present. It was the first time in this noodle shop that had been open for decades that I saw such a good eater.
His noodle shop originally catered more to the men who worked hard in Geling City, and they were very good at eating.
The portions of the large bowls are determined according to the food intake standards of these men, and we strive to allow these men to spend the least money to eat the most filling meal.
Therefore, this is also the reason why this noodle shop can be opened for decades without declining.
Seeing these people eating so much, the boss in his thirties looked a little unhappy.
"I won't miss your meal money."
The leading man who was eating took out the money bag from his arms, counted out enough copper coins one by one, and put them down.
When he stood up, it felt like he was shaking slightly.
The man's expression immediately changed, and he looked at the noodle shop owner fiercely: "How dare you put medicine in your noodles!"
He protected the teenage child behind him: "Keep the child and kill him!"
Several other people stood up at the same time and took out their unique folding weapons from their backpacks.
Four men, two women and one child, they can still have such a strong aura even if they have been drugged.
The people in the room, except for the noodle shop owner and his wife, quickly retreated to the back. Others stood up and pulled out their weapons from under the table.
On the street, Xiao Gu said that a group of people from Team A entered the noodle shop with knives, and the last person closed the door of the noodle shop directly.
There was a carriage parked opposite the noodle shop, which looked ordinary.
In the carriage, Lin Ye sat in the inner seat with his eyes closed and meditated. Gu Xiujin sat in the window seat, opened the curtains and looked in the direction of the noodle shop.
About a moment later, the door of the noodle shop was knocked open from the inside, and a man covered in blood came out, but he was already stumbling and unable to stand still.
In that small noodle shop, the pile of corpses made people feel numb.
Those who had ambushed here in advance, as well as a part of Xiao Gu said Team A who entered later, were actually half killed by those seven people. Bodies were everywhere, and blood flowed all over the ground as if they had been poured out.
There was no other color visible on the man who rushed out. There was blood on his face and clothes. There were several scars on his head that looked shocking. They were looking outwards. The blood had already blinded his eyes. .
Even so, the man was still wielding his weapon and hacking at random.
"It seems that their physiques are indeed special, and that is your medicine."
Sitting in a carriage
Gu Xiujin sighed with emotion.
Those medicines were given by Lin Ye. They were naturally of high grade, colorless and odorless. After taking them, they would quickly paralyze the limbs and make the person unable to move.
But these people from the Shi family are obviously the most elite group, including the child, who can endure it for a long time.
The soldiers of Team A who chased him out of the house stabbed him with knives from behind, and the tip of each knife could penetrate through the chest or abdomen.
The fierce man finally fell to his knees, staggered and threw himself out.
On the steps of the noodle shop, blood flowed down the steps. The smell of blood was so strong that Gu Xiujin in the carriage across the street could smell it.
"Maintendent."
A man covered in blood walked quickly to the carriage, clasped his fists and said, "Kill six and capture one alive. He's a little one."
Gu Xiujin looked at Lin Ye. Lin Ye didn't express anything. He still had his eyes closed and didn't even have an expression.
Gu Xiujin immediately frowned and asked the man: "When I told you before, did I say that I would keep him alive?"
The man immediately shook his head, turned around and went back without a word of excuse. After a while, he led the people out and headed for the next place to provide support.
Not long after, a group of people came over and quickly loaded the piles of corpses in the noodle shop onto a carriage and transported them away.
There were also people responsible for cleaning, and they quickly washed away the blood stains as if they were familiar with the road.
The carriage started slowly and headed towards the next place.
Sifanglou.
This place is specially designed to receive foreign envoys who come from outside Dayu to pay tribute. Mumari, the envoy from the overseas island country Moss Dove, is preparing to enjoy his exquisite food tonight.
To be honest, Mu Mali really loved Dayu so much that he had already had the idea of never returning to Mojiu after arriving in Geling for so long.
Whether it's the climate or the food, he likes it very much.
It’s not humid or stuffy, there’s a wide variety of food to eat, and the women here are good-looking.
Every day he would go out and walk around Geling City, and he would not panic even if he learned that rebels had appeared.
In fact, he is much calmer than the people in Geling City.
Because he always felt that how could such a powerful empire collapse just because of a small-scale rebellion?
How did he know that he had become part of the rebellion unknowingly.
There is a small mountain on Mosjiu Island, and some strange oil always flows out of the cracks in the mountain.
People on Mosjiu Island all use this kind of oil to make lamp oil. Although it smells very bad when burned and the black smoke is heavy, the advantage is that you don’t have to spend money.
This time, the Xie family caravan transported a large amount of this black oil into Geling under the name of kerosene.
Along the way, the Xie family relied on their huge financial resources and continued to spend huge sums of money to bribe officials along the way. Most people would choose to turn a blind eye in the face of the irresistible amount of money.
Moreover, the Xie family had already prepared the report before, so there was no need for officials to check so strictly along the way. After all, there were no problems with the procedures.
These things, which the mossy doves call rock oil, were also inspected when they entered Geling. Fortunately for the Xie family, the inspection in Geling was not that strict.
The rock oil has not been touched since it entered the warehouse. The Xie family sent a large number of experts to protect it.
Just tonight, they are preparing to disperse and transport the rock oil. Except for those specific targets, others are responsible for burning it casually.
People from the Shi family, people from the Chen family, and people from Feng Yu Guan Chen Weiwei will form a death squad tonight.
They will try their best to escort a team transporting rock oil to the city gate. As long as the city gate is burned, the team of Shi Pioneers outside the city can invade Geling.
Mumari naturally didn't know this.
He was particularly satisfied with tonight's food.
Although he has to eat it every three days, he has never been bored at all so far.
This delicacy is roast duck.
The food on Mojiu Island is much lighter.
Unexpectedly, when there was no caravan leading there, even seasonings were considered scarce.
Especially this sweet noodle sauce with roast duck, in Mumari's opinion, it is simply a gift from heaven to mankind.
However, before he took his first bite of delicious food today, a hand was placed on his shoulder.
An official from Honglu Temple smiled at him: "The imperial court sent someone to tell you that His Majesty may summon you soon. You come with me first, and I will talk to you about the etiquette of entering the palace."
Mu Mari looked at the piece of roast duck covered in sweet noodle sauce on his chopsticks, swallowed, and finally put down his chopsticks and followed the Honglu Temple official out.
As soon as he went out, a pair of iron shackles were pressed towards him.
storehouse.
The Xie family members were busy loading barrels of rock oil into the truck. Everyone around them looked serious.
They all covered their mouths and noses with cloth. Firstly, the smell here was really uncomfortable, and secondly, no one dared to let others know what they looked like before the matter was done.
In order to prevent accidents, no one is allowed to carry anything that can ignite.
The igniting materials will not be distributed until after departure.
Two employees of the Xie family struggled to carry a bucket out of the warehouse, and they both breathed a sigh of relief after loading it into the truck.
When I turned around to lift another bucket, I saw a few more men in the warehouse who were also covered with their noses and mouths but wearing bamboo hats. They were shaped like javelins, and they all held unsheathed long knives in their arms. .
Although they were startled, the two employees didn't think anything was wrong. They all thought that these were the boss's men, here to supervise the work.
"You should be careful and don't use the knife to create sparks. Although it may not be able to ignite it, if it does, none of us can escape."
One of the employees couldn't help but confess.
The swordsman in a hat who was closest to him nodded slightly and responded: "You won't be burned to death."
Then cut it down with one knife.
The street in front was already full of carriages, and everyone was waiting for the order to set off.
At this moment, an ordinary-looking carriage suddenly stopped at the street corner.
The carriage happened to be parked in the middle of the intersection, so many people started cursing when they saw it.
Someone wanted to come forward to negotiate and let the carriage move forward to clear the intersection. But before the people came closer, the carriage took the initiative to move forward.
It's not that I don't understand people's opinions at all, so I won't waste a lot of time.
Then, a group of strange knights appeared at the intersection after the carriage left.
In fact, the postures of these people look exactly the same, and their bodies are still upright when sitting on the horse.
They all wore the same clothes and hats, were silent, and lowered their heads to prevent others from seeing them.
Then, as a whistle-like sound sounded, the knights on horseback raised their heads.
At this moment, the man who came forward to negotiate felt like his scalp was exploding.
In fact, those have no face.
One hundred warrior knights suddenly accelerated and charged straight forward without any scruples.
In the front yard, Shi Lan, who was on guard, changed his expression.
The enemy suddenly approached, which meant that the people from Shangyang Palace who were on guard at the periphery were pulled out without even a single reaction.
"A bunch of trash!"
Shi Lan cursed, beckoned and led the Shi family members under her to rush towards the knights.
While they were still on the road, an invisible spear was already stabbing at the group of knights.
No one fell off the horse.
All the invisible spears accurately hit the knight's heart, and they all penetrated easily, but no one fell off the horse, and the knights still maintained their sprinting posture.
Shi Lan's eyes flashed, and a chill quietly arose from behind.
She raised her hand and wiped it at the corner of her mouth, then continued to charge head on.
