It’s snowing heavily, it’s the end of the year...
The northern part of the Yan Kingdom fell into chaos. The Cangshan Army was like locusts crossing the border, burning, killing, looting and causing chaos... Countless people were displaced and froze to death in the wind and snow.
On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, a vanguard force of several hundred people from the imperial army arrived at Dayun Mansion and took over the city effortlessly. On the same day, they arrested a large number of people and pushed them directly to the guillotine. Their heads rolled to the ground and blood flowed into rivers...
"It's not for punishment, it's just for establishing prestige!"
At Caishikou, a shambling old beggar mingled with the crowd watching the excitement. Looking at the "rebels" who were tied up on the guillotine, he sighed inwardly.
Some of those who were beheaded had indeed colluded with Cangshan's army, but most of them seemed to be shop owners, martial artists from martial arts schools, and even coolies at the wharf... Baganzi were all with Cangshan. The army cannot go together...
However, the imperial army didn't even bother to think about the charges. As long as they had suspicions or even looked at each other...if they were caught, they would be beheaded!
They will all be treated as Cangshan Army rebels!
Some people shouted at the top of their lungs that they were wronged, but no one listened...
The imperial army was murderous, beheading row after row, and the ghost-headed swords were sharpened several times... It seemed that they wanted to vent their anger for the long-term defeat!
As for the people watching, their eyes were numb, without any sympathy for this scene... Some people even took out melon seeds from their pockets and ate them while watching.
This is also one of the few entertainment moments for ordinary people...
Whenever someone's head falls to the ground and blood splashes, a cry rises from the crowd:
"Good kill!"
"Okay, these evil people deserve what they deserve..."
As for how good or evil, almost no one cares. Now that the imperial army is in power, of course the imperial army is good, and the people they kill are of course bad...
Jiang Ming, who was dressed as an old beggar, looked at it for a moment, then turned and left.
Begging all the way through the streets and alleys, he finally looked exhausted and huddled up in a leeward corner, joining several fellow travelers to stay warm...
From this place, you can just see the Shi Family Courtyard.
Since the Cangshan Army crossed the border in large numbers and fled to the north, Fucheng fell into a brief period of tranquility. Jiang Ming took the opportunity to sneak in, disguised as people with different appearances every few days, and guarded the Shi family in the dark...
"After the Cangshan Army's torture, the Shi family has been seriously injured..."
Jiang Ming half-squinted his eyes. Ever since the news came out that the head of the Shi family was seriously injured, the door of the Shi family has been closed tightly. No one can go in or out. No one knows what is going on inside.
Jiang Ming guessed that the Shi family probably wanted to run away, but they didn't dare...
In the past few years since the rise of the Shi family, they have offended countless enemies... When the news of the Cangshan Army's defeat first came out, the Shi family sent a group of family members to sneak out of the city, hoping to leave a way out for the Shi family. .
But as soon as that team of family members left the city, they were all killed by mysterious people on the official road outside the city. Even the second-rate warriors who led the team died violently... which made the Shi family's already poor number of masters even worse.
Since then, the Shi family no longer dared to act rashly, and could only huddle in the city, hoping to use the power of the Shi family's head as a first-class warrior to intimidate Xiao Xiao... Now they have completely sealed the door, not giving the outside world a chance to pry.
"However, this is just a slow death... When the top experts from the imperial army arrive at Dayun Mansion, the fate of the Shi family will only be even worse!"
Jiang Ming thought to himself that the leaders of the imperial army who entered the city were only second-rate masters and did not dare to touch the Shi family yet, but it would not be certain if they waited a few days... He expected that the Shi family would definitely make some moves in the short term.
…
A few days later, late at night.
A group of beggars, their lips turned purple from the cold, covered their bodies with a few pieces of animal skins, and huddled together to sleep...
"Huh?" An old beggar twitched his ears and suddenly opened his eyes... looking towards the distance and the stone mansion silent in the dark night.
He stood up quietly, moved his body, climbed onto a big tree, stood on the treetop and looked down...
In the dark night, a group of people suddenly rushed out from the gate of Shijia. A dozen people rode fast horses and rushed along the street towards the city gate...
Following closely, came the second team and the third team... Some were running fast on foot, while others were running wildly in carriages. They looked like they were running for their lives like crazy. They scattered in an instant and fled in different directions.
Around the Shi family, there was a sudden commotion, and figures rushed out, following closely behind the Shi family's horses.
Apparently Jiang Ming is not the only one guarding the Shi family...
"Finally, can't you bear it anymore? You want to disperse and escape, fighting for a chance of survival..." Jiang Ming's eyes were calm, but he did not move with the people who escaped.
Judging from the Shi family's peeing habits, those people are probably just disposable cannon fodder. It is estimated that more than a dozen teams of people will not be able to escape outside the city and will be completely wiped out. The remaining chances of survival are not very good. Where to go.
"These are all pretenses. The direct descendants of the Shi family must still be waiting for the opportunity or looking for a way out..."
"Um?"
Jiang Ming's mind suddenly felt uneasy. With a thought in his heart, he triggered his super-sense without hesitation...
"There!"
In his super-sensory state, Jiang Ming seemed to be integrated with the world... His gaze was directly fixed on a remote courtyard in the distance, which was hidden in a narrow alley and was inconspicuous at all.
"Is there anyone or something related to the Shi family there?" Jiang Ming's thoughts turned rapidly.
Nowadays, his super-sensory power has become more and more acute... not only can it be triggered twice a day, but even in normal times, he will occasionally have feelings about certain things related to himself.
But now Jiang Ming is most concerned about only the Shi family...
His eyes moved slightly, and he pulled away without hesitation... and flew towards the courtyard that he sensed in his super sense.
…
A moment later, Jiang Ming hid behind the ridge of a house and stared at the courtyard more than a hundred meters away with a look of astonishment.
"This is……"
The moonlight shines on the white snow, reflecting the scene in the courtyard. Figures are quietly crawling out of a dry well...
"Shi Junming, Shi Junwei, Shi Quantang... and the head of the Shi family, Shi Jintai, seems to have been seriously injured..."
Jiang Ming took in the faces of these people one by one, focusing on the white-haired old man who was being supported, and murmured to himself: "Three generations of the direct descendants of the Shi family are all here... This is to catch them all... "
He couldn't help but have strange eyes, and he didn't know whether the Shi family was stupid or greedy. He let the cannon fodder attract attention, and then all the direct descendants gathered together, dug a tunnel and tried to escape collectively!
If it succeeds, everyone will naturally be happy, and maybe they can make a comeback.
But if someone discovers it, the entire army will be wiped out...
"The human heart is not enough for a snake to swallow an elephant!" Jiang Ming whispered, but this is in line with the Shi family's style of doing things. They are greedy and arrogant, but never know how to choose...
"But if the super sense hadn't been triggered, they might have escaped..."
"But now that I've discovered it, I can only send you all on the road!"
Jiang Ming watched these sneaky guys leaving the courtyard and followed them slowly:
"This general ledger can finally be settled..."
