Above the official road, a carriage was bathed in the moonlight. Under the protection of three knights, there was a crisp clatter of horse hooves.
"Hush!"
Suddenly, the leading knight in shining armor tightened the reins in his hands, and the horse beneath him neighed and stopped.
"Major General, what's wrong?"
The other two knights came to the side of the knight in shining armor and asked in a low voice.
The knight in shining armor narrowed his eyes and pointed to the side of the official road.
"Two uncles, why is there fire over there?"
The two of them followed the silver-armored knight's hand and saw dozens of fires swaying between the mountains shrouded in darkness in the distance, which could be seen even from a long distance away.
"Major General, it's important that we are on our way and don't miss the main business."
A knight frowned and whispered on his horse.
The knight in shining armor heard this and was about to speak when his ears suddenly twitched and his expression changed slightly.
As a martial arts practitioner, the Knight in Shining Armor's five senses have been greatly strengthened.
Just now, through the night wind, he vaguely heard the words "Little Marquis" from the direction of the fire!
Apart from Zhao Qin, the Marquis of Anguo, there is no other marquis in Taihe Mansion.
Then this young prince must also be a figure in the Anguo Hou family!
Thinking of this, the knight in shining armor no longer had any doubts and made a decision immediately:
"Two uncles, you are here to protect my aunt. Xiu Xiu feels quite uneasy, so he will go there to check it out personally. If nothing happens, he will come back soon."
"Major General..."
The two knights looked at each other and opened their mouths to speak.
At this moment, a maid aged fourteen or fifteen jumped out of the carriage and said to General Silver Armor:
"Major General, Madam asked your maid to ask, something happened ahead, why did you stop moving forward?"
The knight in shining armor bowed his hands to the two knights, rode his horse to the carriage, dismounted, and saluted in one breath.
"Youwei has met aunt."
"Youwei, what happened?"
A soft and charming female voice came from the carriage. Then, the curtain of the carriage was opened by a delicate hand, revealing a beautiful face of no more than twenty-five or six years old.
This person is none other than Zhang Xiu's aunt, the widow Zou.
It turned out that Zhang Xiu's uncle Zhang Ji once served under Zhao Qin, the Marquis of Anguo. Zhang Ji had no children, so he treated his nephew Zhang Xiu as his own son. Not only did he personally teach Zhang Xiu the art of war and battle formations, but he also spent great efforts to find famous teachers to teach him martial arts.
On his deathbed, Zhang Ji, who was grateful for the kindness of Marquis Anguo, called Zhang Xiu, who had returned from studying arts, to the bedside and told him to serve under Marquis Anguo after the vigil.
Three years of filial piety passed by in a flash, and Zhang Xiu took two of Zhang Ji's old subordinates to prepare to serve in the Anguo Hou Mansion.
Before leaving, Zhang Xiu thought that after he left, his aunt Zou would be alone and her life would be inconvenient, so he persuaded Zou to go to Taihe Mansion with him.
"Aunt, it's like this..."
Zhang Xiu respectfully told Mr. Zou his thoughts.
After hearing this, Mr. Zou nodded and said:
"Youwei, you did the right thing. If you are a member of the Marquis of Anguo's Mansion, after this incident, you can get into the eyes of the Marquis of Anguo, which will be more conducive to establishing a foothold in the Marquis' Mansion; if not, you should do good deeds and accumulate virtue. With your merits, you will be able to turn danger into danger when you fight on the battlefield in the future. Go ahead, Auntie will be protected by your two uncles, so there will be no problem."
Hearing this, Zhang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, saluted Zou again, mounted his green-maned horse, and galloped towards the light of the fire.
Uncle Zhang Ji regards himself as his son, Zhang Xiu also regards Zhang Ji as his father and Zou as his mother.
If Mr. Zou doesn't agree to go, then no matter how unwilling he is, he can't go against it.
Watching Zhang Xiu disappear into the night, Ms. Zou in the carriage twirled a strand of her long hair and played with it, her beautiful eyes looking uncertain.
"The Anguo Marquis' Mansion... If I can have a place in this Marquis' Mansion, then the sect, who was chased by those bald donkeys and bull noses in the north, may be able to take root in the southern Chu land..."
The sound of horse hooves coming from far away made Ma Laosan couldn't help but frown.
Did he just pass by by accident, or did he come specifically to see them?
"Boss?"
One of the assassins asked in a low voice.
Ma Laosan waved his hand.
"Take four or five brothers over to have a look, don't let them interfere with our good deeds!"
"Here!"
The assassin raised his hand and called on five or six brothers to turn around and run towards the sound of horse hooves.
"This little Marquis is quite good at hiding. Tell the other brothers to hurry up!"
He exhaled a heavy breath and gave instructions to his men.
For some reason, Ma Laosan felt an indescribable irritation in his heart.
In this compartment, Zhang Xiu was riding on his mount, looking at the people blocking him, and asked in a deep voice: "Why are you blocking someone's way?"
"Boy, don't ask what you shouldn't ask. If you know your identity, just turn around and get out. Otherwise, grandpa will recognize you, but the knife in his hand will not recognize you!"
An assassin said sadly.
Hearing this, Zhang Xiu's eyes flashed with sternness.
He is not a stupid person. Each of these people is wearing a black scarf, and it is obvious at a glance that he is not a kind person.
Combined with the three words "Little Marquis" he just heard, Zhang Xiu had a vague guess, his mind was spinning, but he made a decision in an instant.
He saw his legs gently clamping the horse's belly, and the green-maned horse that connected with his mind rushed out from under his crotch.
Following a flash of cold light, the leading assassin let out a few "ho ho" sounds, covered his neck and fell to the ground dead.
"This kid killed Lao Xu?!"
"How brave!"
"Kill this kid and avenge Lao Xu!"
No one expected that the other party would dare to strike first. In a mixture of shock and anger, several assassins drew their weapons and slashed at Zhang Xiu while shouting and cursing.
"Lord chicken and dog!"
Zhang Xiu snorted softly, inserted the long sword into the sheath with his backhand, and took out a point steel gun from the victory hook. With a twist of his hands, the point steel gun transformed into blossoming pear blossoms as big as a bowl, and used them as hoods for the assassins. Down.
puff! puff! puff!
The assassins only felt a pain in their foreheads, and the next moment, their consciousness fell into boundless darkness.
Zhang Xiu didn't even look, he rode forward and shouted at the same time.
"Don't panic, little Marquis, reinforcements will arrive immediately!"
Zhao Yu, who was lying in the bushes, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard these words.
However, he didn't know whether the other party's words were true or false. Maybe it was to trick him into coming out of his hiding place?
Therefore, Zhao Yu did not make any move and still lay quietly in the bushes.
When it comes to your own life, you should put caution first.
"Damn it, what did Lao Xu and the others do to make the other party rush over!"
Seeing the man and horse approaching here, Ma Laosan spat on the ground bitterly.
"Lao Li, take your team and continue the search. The others, together with me, kill that guy who doesn't know the heights of the world!"
Following Ma Laosan's order, most of the assassins, under his leadership, swarmed towards Zhang Xiu.
"Well done!"
A bloodthirsty smile appeared on Zhang Xiu's handsome face. He shook the reins and shouted:
"kill!"
The green-maned horse under its crotch seemed to have sensed the murderous intention of its owner. As its hooves thrashed, its speed suddenly increased, and it rushed forward dozens of feet in the blink of an eye.
"Die to me!"
Zhang Xiu talked about Chun Lei, and with a shake of his hands, the steel gun seemed to be split into three, and thrust out with a cold light. The three assassins who rushed at the front only felt their eyes blurred, their throats hurt, and they fell to the ground almost at the same time. land.
"You are so brave, how dare you kill grandpa's men!"
Seeing that three of his subordinates died violently after just one encounter, Ma Laosan was shocked and angry. He jumped up and pierced Zhang Xiu's face with the long sword in his hand.
"Qinggong? A man in the world?"
Zhang Xiu showed disdain and snorted coldly. He twisted the right hand holding the tail of the gun. As the gun tip trembled slightly, countless cold rays of light shot towards Ma Laosan who was flying towards him with a murderous intent.
Ma Laosan only blocked three or two shots, but he felt as if he had been struck by thunder. His ugly face turned red, and his right hand holding the sword was shaking. He took more than ten steps back before removing the sword. When I was strong, I was shocked and angry.
Where did this master come from? !
With the corner of his eye, he glanced at the hiding place of the young marquis. Ma Laosan felt secretly resentful, but he knew that with this person here, he would not be able to achieve all the success he wanted.
"Boy, you are brave enough to interfere in the affairs of the palace. Hmm, let's ride on the donkey and read the songbook. We'll see!"
Seeing that there was nothing he could do, Ma Laosan made a quick decision and flew back.
"withdraw!"
"Did I let you go?"
Seeing that the opponent wanted to escape, Zhang Xiu snorted coldly, hung the bright silver gun back on the victory hook with his right hand, and took off the horn bow from his back with his left hand and held it in his palm.
With the sound of "crunching", the bow opened like a full moon.
Buzz——
The bowstring vibrated, and the arrow flew through the air, heading straight for Ma Laosan's heart.
When they met, Ma Laosan saw that the other party was carrying a long bow, so he was wary of the other party shooting arrows. Now he heard the sound of the bow string, and hurriedly turned sideways to avoid it. He saw an arrow passing over his shoulder, and his heart suddenly relaxed.
But the next moment, he felt a pain in the back of his heart. When he looked down, he saw a bloody arrow coming into view.
There is obviously only one sound of strings, how could it be...
With such doubts, Ma Laosan's consciousness fell into boundless darkness.
"The leader is dead?!"
Seeing their leader being shot through by the opponent's arrow, the other assassins were shocked.
As the leader of the assassins, Ma Laosan was even better than them in terms of cultivation, yet he was easily defeated by the other party?
At the thought of this, these assassins were so frightened that they became like birds and beasts in an instant.
Zhang Xiu bent his bow and arrow, and shot several more assassins to death before stopping.
Even if there is moonlight, compared with daytime, the vision at night is still too poor. Otherwise, at least half of this group of assassins will be handed over to Zhang Xiu.
After killing the assassins, Zhang Xiu just said loudly:
"Little Marquis, the assassins have been killed by Zhang Xiu. Please show up. Zhang Xiu will escort the young Marquis back to the Marquis Mansion."
Zhao Yu, who was lying in the bushes, felt relieved when he heard what the other party said.
"Thank you, General Zhang, for saving your life. I will never forget it!"
As Zhao Yu said this, he came out of the bushes and saluted Zhang Xiu.
"Little Marquis has broken Zhang!"
Seeing the young marquis of Anguo Mansion salute him, Zhang Xiu was so frightened that he dismounted from his saddle and only turned sideways to receive a half salute.
He will work in the Anguo Mansion in the future. When it comes to relationships, the other party is the master and he is the minister. Even if it means saving his life, he does not dare to accept the other party's full courtesy.
"How could the young Marquis be assassinated?"
Zhang Xiu asked Zhao Yu while asking him to mount his horse.
"Oh, it's a long story..."
Zhao Yu couldn't help but have red eyes when he mentioned his narrow escape today.
I, it’s really, really hard!
