Hu Ling looked straight at the door, his eyes full of determination and determination, like a cheetah ready to leap up and look for food at any time.
"I'm afraid it was Mrs. Li who brought it today." Seeing Hu Ling's appearance, Dali was shocked. Hu Sanniang was indeed the queen of Jiangmen. Instead of being timid when encountering such an unexpected situation, she was gearing up and excited.
Hu Ling took two steps forward, put her hand on the door frame, and knocked repeatedly, saying: "Li Mei and her brother are not the same kind of people. She will not betray me. I'm afraid Li Deming sent someone to follow me." Her. You go and find out how many people are coming first, we need to take action in advance, otherwise it will be more difficult for us to escape when their reinforcements arrive."
After a while, Dali came back with a cold air and said in a deep voice: "There are at least eighty or ninety people."
Upon hearing this, Hu Ling immediately went out and selected a very fast secret guard to deliver a message to Zhu Shang. Then he summoned the remaining fourteen people and asked them to go to each household in the livestock market and take the horses from the stables to the alley.
When the livestock market is open during the day, there are many people including the shopkeeper, horse trainer, and servants, but only one or two servants are left to guard it at night.
The boy was very tired from working during the day and slept deeply at night. Although he would not notice the coming and going of the secret guard, there would definitely be a lot of noise when the secret guard pulled out all the horses from the stable. No matter how hard he slept, People who are depressed can also wake up.
Therefore, the first thing the secret guards did when they entered the house was to stun these boys and leave a bag of silver as horse money.
There are hundreds of horses in the entire livestock market.
The alley was soon filled with horses.
The horses were disturbed from their nap, and all of them were dissatisfied. They stood in the alley and barked non-stop. Hot steam came out of their nostrils and condensed into clouds of mist in the air. The horses' hooves kept kicking, and the alley was filled with dust for a while. .
Hu Ling originally wanted to put a wooden frame on the horses, light a fire, and let the horses rush out to disperse the people outside, while they took advantage of the chaos and left.
But when she saw these sturdy horses, she was unwilling to sacrifice them in exchange for a chance to escape.
These horses were of good breed, well-fed, and professionally trained, and were as good as any military horses she had seen in Bianjing.
I really can't bear to sacrifice such a good horse.
She summoned everyone and said in a deep voice: "I have decided to take these horses away. In addition to us, these horses will also be taken away from Xiping Mansion."
She originally thought that the secret guards would think she was willful and would retort verbally. She even thought that no matter how they retorted, she would order them arbitrarily and let them leave with the horses.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, these people only answered "yes".
With the faint light of the only lantern, she saw the eyes of these people full of expectation!
It turns out that she is not the only one who has taken a liking to these horses!
They found the leading horses of each household and rode them respectively, while the other horses followed the leading horses.
Hu Ling led eight secret guards and rushed out on horseback, moving forward quickly.
The other four secret guards stayed in the dark, observing the situation and staying put until absolutely necessary.
In October in the northwest, it is already very cold at night.
The sky was as dark as thick ink. The cold wind from the west passed through the darkness and passed over the eaves. Mixed with the cold smell of stone and soil, it cut through the cheeks like bayonets and penetrated into the collar of the clothes.
What little warmth Hu Ling and the eight secret guards had dissipated in an instant, making them more focused.
This battle is about life and death, dignity, and prestige.
The thunderous sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the originally noisy alley. The guards outside were trembling in their hearts. Some even dropped their weapons and picked them up in a panic, holding them in front of them with both hands.
Holding the reins in one hand and holding a spear in the other, Hu Ling rushed out of the dark alley like lightning.
The secret guards who came out behind her were like ferocious beasts emerging from the ground, quiet and ferocious, exuding a fierce murderous aura.
When the guards surrounding the livestock market saw this scene, they were too frightened to move without even having to stab their chests with spears.
They thought they were just here to capture a Central Plains woman who knew some martial arts.
However, how could they have expected that she would appear here like a falcon at night, like a female general, and before they could react, she was already approaching them.
With the martial arts of the secret guards and Hu Ling, there is no way these nearly a hundred guards can stop them.
They quickly broke through.
Just after breaking through the siege, someone came on horseback not far away. The person holding a torch quickly illuminated the place.
Just by listening to the sound, I could tell that the people coming now were not on the same level as the people surrounding the livestock market just now.
Li Deming came with his soldiers.
They were fully armored and obviously came prepared.
Hu Ling shouted, and the secret guards drove their horses to line up on both sides of her.
Li Deming reined in his horse and looked at Hu Ling with a faint smile.
He saw her riding a completely black horse, with black riding boots on her feet, and armor on her body. Under the armor was a black brocade robe, with no makeup on her face, and her hair was tied up like a man's.
Even though she was dressed in black, she could not hide her dazzling figure, straight shoulders and slender neck.
He recognized her immediately.
Her face looked very beautiful in the firelight.
Li Deming clasped his hands in his fists and said loudly: "Li Deming has met Mrs. Hu Sanni. He has long heard that she has superb martial arts skills and is a charming person. When I saw her today, she turned out to be so dashing, which really made Li sigh."
"Don't talk nonsense! I'm leaving Xiping Mansion now. Will you open the city gate or fight me?"
This was the first time Hu Ling had met Li Deming. She originally disliked the Li family of the Dangxiang clan, but now she saw the hypocritical smile on his sinister face, which made her dislike him even more intense.
"Ms. Hu Sanniang, I still have a jar of good wine hidden in my house. Why don't you follow me back to your house and let's have a drink first? After all, Mr. Beijiang is still in my house. After drinking, let's talk about the funeral later?" Li Deming faced him for the first time. Hu Ling did not hide his joy, and did not forget to use Zhu Shang to blackmail Hu Ling.
He had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
He finally found her!
It was also great for him to meet in this way.
In his eyes, as long as Hu Ling is found, she will not be able to run away.
Even if she tried to resist, he could easily control her.
Hu Ling's expression remained unchanged, he held the spear tightly in his hand, pointed at Li Deming and shouted: "Fight with me!"
Li Deming did not respond, but a military commander beside him rode forward to challenge.
Hu Ling sneered, clamped her legs on the horse and prepared to drive it forward. He stretched out his hand to stop her, but was stopped by her eyes.
He retracted his hand vigorously without any unnecessary movements. He had seen Mr. Beijiang angry in the past, but Mr. Beijiang's anger was expressed with a smile, unlike Madam Hu's, which was all in her eyes and made even a grown man tremble with fear.
After more than ten moves with the general, Hu Ling realized that the general was not using all his strength, so he prepared to suddenly use his strength to defeat him within three moves.
The general noticed Hu Ling's momentum and glanced at Li Deming.
Li Deming nodded, and the general rushed towards Hu Ling again. This time, he used all his strength to slash at Hu Ling with the long knife in his hand.
