Chapter 90: Not in line with my personality
"It seems a little bad?" Lian Yutang said as he looked at the wing that was blown to pieces by the shells.
"Isn't this nonsense? How wonderful would it be to be shot?" Xi Xingchen was a little speechless.
"What should we do now?" Lian Yutang
"There are only two ways, either hide in the house and get shot; or fight out before they fire."
"Kill out? To put it lightly, do you think their crossbow arrows are vegetarian?"
"So we need to find something that can dodge the crossbow bolts."
"How about this table?" Lian Yutang asked, pointing to the Eight Immortals table where the sacrifices were placed in front of the shrine in the main room.
Xi Xingchen saw that the table top of the Eight Immortals table was fifty or sixty millimeters thick, and it was made of solid sandalwood, which looked very strong.
Xi Xingchen's eyes lit up, he stepped forward and turned the Eight Immortals table sideways. He and Lian Yutang each held a leg of the table and weighed it. They felt that the weight was appropriate, and said: "That's it! Although it can't stop cannonballs, ordinary crossbow arrows can Can’t shoot through it.”
"What are you two doing?" Wang Dabao looked at the two of them strangely.
"Brother Wang, I will rush out with Senior Brother Lian later, and you will follow us." Although Xi Xingchen didn't like Wang Dabao, Wang Dabao was also a disciple of the Mohist family after all. When life and death were at stake, there was no reason to give up on him.
"Why did you rush out?" Wang Dabao asked strangely.
"If we don't leave, we will all die here when the shells come over," Xi Xingchen said.
"I mean, there's no need to rush out if you want to leave." Wang Dabao said.
Outside the courtyard, Duan Fei had already adjusted the position of the cannonball, loaded the ammunition, and said with a flattering look on his face: "Mr. Qian, it's time to launch."
Duan Derong walked forward with a torch and sneered, lit the fuse of the artillery, took a few steps back to the side, stretched out a finger to cover one ear.
When Duan Fei saw this, he immediately stepped forward and covered Duan Derong's other ear.
Duan Derong glanced at Duan Fei with satisfaction, meaning that you are quite smart.
"boom!"
With a deafening roar, the shells roared out of the barrel.
Not to mention, Duan Fei's skills were really good, and the shell accurately hit the hall.
In an instant, the entire house was torn apart by the shock wave of the explosion.
Wood and tiles flew away in the explosion, smoke and dust rose into the sky, sawdust splattered everywhere, and flames spurted out from inside the hall, like a ferocious beast, devouring everything.
The furnishings in the house, the familiar items, tables, chairs, beds, were destroyed in the flames.
"Reload!"
Duan Derong looked at the courtyard in the firelight with a fierce look in his eyes.
He really hated Wang Dabao so much that he wanted to blow that Wang Dabao down to nothing.
Just like this, the cannonballs fell one after another, causing an even bigger explosion.
Flames danced wildly around the courtyard, and the smell of burnt wood and gunpowder smoke filled the air.
When the bombardment stopped, the original courtyard no longer existed, leaving only a huge wreckage and a ruin illuminated by fire.
When the first shell hit, Xi Xingchen and the others just happened to hide in the tunnel.
It turned out that because Wang Dabao was a widower, in order to increase his business capabilities, he had to find some people's bones to come back and study them.
Of course, human bones are not easy to find, so it is inevitable that Wang Dabao will dig into human graves.
There were too many human bones to be displayed openly at home, so Wang Dabao once again used his expertise in civil engineering and dug a cellar behind the statue to store the human bones he collected.
As his collection grew, Wang Dabao had to expand his cellar. Then he had a sudden idea and dug a tunnel that led directly to the bamboo forest in the backyard.
Wang Dabao never thought that his sudden idea at that time would save his life today.
boom! boom! boom! The shells roared deafeningly like thunder. Wang Dabao and the other three stood outside the bamboo forest, looking at the house in the flames with solemn expressions on their faces.
"Senior Brother Lian, please help me send Brother Wang out of the city." Xi Xingchen said with a gloomy expression.
"You're not leaving?" Lian Yutang said a little surprised.
"The military advisor and the county magistrate of Huangfeng Village set up such a big plan to kill me. Wouldn't it be rude if I just left quietly?" Xi Xingchen said with a smile.
"It's a bit." Lian Yutang nodded in agreement.
"Besides, it's not in line with my character not to fight back after being beaten." Xi Xingchen said again.
"Nothing wrong!" Lian Yutang agreed again.
"Besides, I have something else that I need to ask the county magistrate face to face. I finally came to the county, so I can't come back empty-handed." Xi Xingchen's eyebrows started to jump again.
"Absolutely not!" Lian Yutang also laughed.
"I'm not leaving, I'll go with you." Wang Dabao said to Xi Xingchen.
"Brother Wang, please don't cause trouble at this time." Xi Xingchen was a little embarrassed.
When Wang Dabao heard this, he immediately became unhappy: "Why are you causing trouble? That Gouxian Cheng and that Mr. Hua tied me up for no reason, and used cannons to destroy my house. Of course I have to ask them for an explanation?"
"There seems to be nothing wrong with him," Lian Yutang said.
Seeing what Xi Xingchen wanted to say, Wang Dabao asked, "Do you know where the county magistrate lives?"
Xi Xingchen was stunned when he heard this and said, "Don't he live in the county government office?"
"Brother, you killed the magistrate in the county government office. Who dares to live in the county government office?" Wang Dabao said angrily.
"Then where does he live now?" Xi Xingchen asked.
"Without me leading the way, you wouldn't be able to find it even if I told you." Wang Dabao said.
Xi Xingchen looked at Lian Yutang helplessly.
"Don't look at me. I almost died in the room. And the mission I took on has not been completed yet. If I go back like this, I can't explain it." Lian Yutang said.
Lian Yutang's mission was to kill Xi Xingchen.
The rules of the "Crow House" are either to complete the task and get all the rewards; or to keep your life and get half of the rewards.
Lian Yutang took four small yellow croakers from Hua Shuixin before going out, but Xi Xingchen was still alive and well.
"It seems that you can't complete this task." Xi Xingchen also felt a headache for Lian Yutang.
"Who said I was going to finish it?" Lian Yutang said confidently.
"As a killer, breaking one's trust is not a good habit." Xi Xingchen advised earnestly, as if Lian Yutang didn't kill him.
Lian Yutang held the sword in his arms and patted the scabbard gently with his fingers: "He came to the Crow House with ten small yellow croakers to kill our Mo family's world-walking. Do you think this person is stupid?"
"That's pretty stupid." Xi Xingchen instantly felt that Lian Yutang's words made sense.
If Hua Shuixin's behavior was not deliberately disgusting, even Xi Xingchen would not believe it even if he beat him to death.
But this kind of thing happened, and the person who took over the task was the actual person in charge of the Crow House.
If this kind of thing happened, Lian Yutang wouldn't believe it if it wasn't for his disgusting intentions and even beat Xi Xingchen to death.
