It was dawn on December 27th, and the garrison troops of Xiafeng City had already taken to the streets, marching through the streets and alleys of Xiafeng City.
This will no longer be an ordinary day in Xiafeng City, at least not in the days when the Wei clan ruled Xiafeng District.
The former city lord Wei Zhong passed away on December 27th last year. The current city lord is his only son Wei Tianqi.
As early as a few days ago, every household in Xiafeng City had received a notice that all people in Xiafeng City would mourn Wei Zhong on this day. Everyone was required to wear black gauze, heavy makeup and colorful clothes were prohibited, and drinking and having fun was prohibited. . All Lefang restaurants in the city are closed on this day.
The garrison began to inspect the whole city early in the morning, and many people simply stayed behind closed doors. In the morning market, which used to be bustling every day, only a few people were still doing business today. However, after a strict inspection by the garrison, they hurriedly closed the stalls.
The whole city fell into a dead silence, with only the people from the city lord's palace walking through the streets in a showy manner from time to time.
"These abominable guys!" Mi San, who was hiding in a residence, looked at a group of guards and horses that had just passed by the window, gritting his teeth and cursing.
Behind her, Hua Yue and Yu Ji, the two top Nightingale masters, each sat in a corner of the room, frowning slightly. They were not too surprised by the current situation in the city. The notice from the City Lord's Mansion had been announced to the entire city, and they also tortured Wei Ran about the intensity of the inspection. Although this made it more difficult for them to act, everything was still expected.
As the group of guards passing by outside the window reached the end of the street, Hua Yue looked at Yu Ji: "Is it almost done?"
"It's time to leave." Yu Ji nodded.
Hua Yue stood up and adjusted his equipment for the last time with a determined expression.
"Let's go," he said. Mi San gently opened the door, and the garrison team just turned around at the end of the street. The three of them walked onto the deserted street, and soon entered an alley again.
Just like them, the Nightingale members who started to move away from the city's inspection were scattered throughout Xiafeng City.
The main palace of Xiafeng City.
The gate of the mansion was wide open, and two groups of guards were neatly lined up on the left and right, and had been standing there for a long time.
Wei Chao, the number one among the twelve guards of the city lord's palace, walked out of the door, took a look at the streets to the left and right, and then nodded towards the backyard behind him. The sound of a series of chains began to sound in the courtyard amidst the shouts. .
The Nightingale members who were captured alive by the City Lord's Mansion were dressed in prison clothes and chained in a long line, and walked out of the City Lord's Mansion one by one.
The place where prisoners were held in Xiafeng City was originally a special prison twenty miles outside the city, and the execution ground was also located elsewhere. But this time, the Nightingale members captured alive were imprisoned directly in the city lord's palace, and the execution ground was specially built in the wind gathering field of the former Wind Picking Academy.
From the City Lord's Mansion to Zhaofeng Academy, one has to cross almost half of Xiafeng City. These Nightingale members were paraded through the streets before being executed.
The garrison guards were on both sides, and more than half of the twelve guards of the city lord's palace were personally responsible for escorting him. City Lord Wei Tianqi soon appeared in the team riding a tall horse, very obviously.
The team left the City Lord's Mansion and moved in the direction of the former Zhaofeng Academy. They said they were parading, but no one dared to take to the streets to watch. However, traveling at this speed, it would take at least four hours to reach the execution ground. Some people gradually appeared on the street. They were wearing black gauze as required by the city lord's palace. However, they did not dare to show any emotion to the Nightingale members who were being escorted, and they did not even dare to look at them.
Nightingale's people never showed up. Wei Chao, who was walking at the front of the team, seemed to be looking more and more serious. From time to time, he would come to the team to find Wei Tianqi to report something.
After about three hours of this, more than half of the escort journey was completed. Some people who were secretly looking forward to it began to be disappointed: it seems that Nightingale is really finished. From now on, no one in Xiafeng District can speak out for the weak like them. .
As a result, at this moment, in the Xiafeng City Lord's Mansion, a flame suddenly shot up into the sky, and the cry of "Fire" suddenly sounded in the mansion in broad daylight. Immediately afterwards, one, two, three... continuous flames covered and engulfed the City Lord's Mansion.
coming!
The expectant people couldn't help but feel excited when they heard the noise and saw the black smoke and fire. Many people took to the streets at this time. They didn't want to see Nightingale's people being dealt with, but they were happy to hear that the City Lord's Mansion was hit.
The news soon spread to the team escorting Nightingale, causing a commotion.
"Why are you panicking!" Wei Tianqi, the most conspicuous member of the team, shouted.
"How many more Nightingale remnants are there? Don't fall for the opponent's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain!" Wei Tianqi said.
"But to be able to set off such a fire in the city lord's palace, their strength should not be underestimated." Wei Chao said.
Wei Tianqi's expression changed after hearing this.
Even most of the family guards and himself were in the escorting team, but the City Lord's Mansion was his foundation, and the power left to protect the City Lord's Mansion would never be weak at any time. Two or three kittens are not enough to cause an uproar in the city lord's mansion.
"I'll take some people back to have a look." Wei Chao said.
"That's fine." Wei Tianqi thought for a while and agreed with some difficulty.
Wei Chao led two family guards and some of his men, and hurried back towards the city lord's palace.
"Don't stop the team, keep moving forward. Be careful and alert." Wei Tianqi shouted.
The team continued to move forward, but everyone, including Wei Tianqi, looked a little uneasy. Before receiving specific rewards, Wei Tianqi's heart could not be completely settled.
Just like this, another half hour passed before the spy finally reported back.
"Report..." The secret agent rolled and crawled all the way, with blood on his face and a cry in his voice.
"Say." Wei Tianqi said hurriedly.
"Master Wei Chao fell into the enemy's trap. Even he and six of his family guards were captured alive by Nightingale. They promised to use them as hostages in exchange for Nightingale's people," the spy said.
"Impossible!" Wei Tianqi shouted in shock and anger, "Even when Nightingale is at its peak, it is not enough to kill half of the guards in my city lord's palace!"
The spy who came seemed not to know how to answer, so he just prostrated on the ground and lowered his body very low.
"How did they do it?" Wei Tianqi controlled his emotions and asked in a deep voice.
The secret agent raised his head and was about to say something when another figure hurried over from the front.
"Report!!" The voice sounded more urgent and panicked than before.
"What?" Wei Tianqi turned his head quickly and saw that the person was coming from the execution ground. Could it be that something happened there?
"Nightingale raided the execution ground." The spy who was running towards me was panting, and he spoke anxiously before he was completely close, "Wei Yang and Wei Chang were captured, and Wei Jiang died in the battle..."
The entire team suddenly panicked. Being able to attack these two places at the same time like this, the other party is so powerful that it would be no problem to defend them, right?
As for the two spies, when everyone was confused, their eyes secretly met. The figure who was kneeling in front of Wei Tianqi suddenly stood up.
"The Nightingale is here!" he shouted suddenly and rushed towards Wei Tianqi.
