Zhu Su's hands and feet were tied, his mouth was gagged, and he was twisted and packed in a box. Not only was his body numb, but he was also dizzy from being knocked around. How could he climb out on his own? I only tried to push up in the box a few times, but I couldn't move anymore.
The expert man didn't give him any trouble. He stretched out his hand and pulled him out. Only then did Zhu Su realize that it was already dark at night, and he didn't know what kind of wilderness this place was. Apart from the three horses led by the young man, there was only the big river in the distance, sparkling against the brilliance of the moon.
"Let's go quickly. We won't be safe until we get on the boat." The man carried a long sword and tied Zhu Su to the horse's butt like a dead pig. Then he picked up Li Jinglong in another box and tied him to the horse's buttocks. The top of the other horse's butt. Li Jinglong seemed to have been beaten so hard that he still didn't wake up. Zhu Su was quite worried about him.
However, these strong men did not understand humanized kidnapping. The man thrust his sword into the butt of the horse pulling the cart. The horse screamed in pain and stumbled towards a side road, leaving heavy ruts.
Then he turned over and climbed onto Li Jinglong's horse, saying, "One horse per person, hurry up."
The two boys and girls nodded. The boy climbed onto Zhu Su's horse, and the girl climbed onto the only empty horse. The three of them galloped towards the riverside with their horses whipped up.
This bump almost killed the remaining half of Zhu Su's life. Finally, when he stopped shaking, he reached the riverside. The man pursed his lips and blew a whistle into the river. The howling river wind at night instantly carried the whistle far away.
"...That's weird. Why didn't old Uncle Wu come?" I heard the young man on the saddle in front mutter.
The man's face also tightened, and he pursed his lips and blew, sending the whistle sound farther.
After waiting for a while, there was still only the vast river water flowing continuously, and no ships that were supposed to be here to meet them were seen.
"...I'm afraid Old Wu is broken. It's not advisable to stay here for a long time. It's better to hurry up..." The man said in a deep voice. Before he finished speaking, his face was already shocked.
At the intersection, a long dragon composed of a series of torches was speeding towards here.
"No! It's the cavalry from the guard station!" The young man's face turned pale with fear, and the girl was also frightened, and she drew out the sword from her waist.
The man quickly turned his horse's head and prepared to crawl to the nearby hill. He heard two bow strings ringing, and two sharp arrows shot out from the grass. One arrow shot at the man's horse, and the other arrow shot at Zhu Su's horse. Although the man was good at martial arts, he was not good at horsemanship. The arrow penetrated the horse's eye and he died instantly.
On the other hand, the young man on Zhu Su's side suddenly reined in his horse and the horse stood up, dodging the cold arrow. He almost knocked Zhu Su out again.
"Thief! Don't hurt my brother!" Zhu Biao's voice sounded from behind.
"Brother!" Zhu Su was overjoyed! He never expected that his gentle elder brother would be the first to catch up. He deliberately shouted twice, but his mouth was tightly gagged, and he could only make a few "wuwu" sounds.
The pursuers behind him arrived in a moment. Zhu Su saw his eldest brother Zhu Biao wearing armor and riding a horse at the front of the cavalry team. The sworn brother Mu Ying held a spear in his hand and guarded Zhu Biao.
The cavalry brought by Zhu Biao cheered and surrounded the three horses. The torches in the soldiers' hands illuminated the riverside on this summer night as if it were daytime.
Zhu Biao saw Zhu Su tied behind the horse at a glance. His eyes were splitting as he shouted loudly: "Rebellious traitor! How dare you treat my brother like this!"
"Let him go quickly! I can spare your nine clans and give him a way to live!"
Ever since Zhu Su was a child, he had never seen his elder brother so angry. I saw him angrily pointing his halberd at the man. The aura on his face was even more impressive than that of his own father, Zhu Yuanzhang!
"Ah, Crown Prince Zhu Ming, what a powerful force." Facing this scene, the two boys and girls couldn't help but flinch, but the man had already gotten up and just snorted coldly, raised his chin and stared at Zhu Biao.
However, Zhu Su saw his lips move slightly and secretly said to the back: "You two, leave quickly, I will come to the rear."
"But Uncle Ma!" The girl seemed to be still hesitating.
"Sister, Uncle Ma has lost his horse, and he can't walk anymore!" The young man hurriedly grabbed the girl. Then he turned to the man named Ma and whispered: "Uncle Ma, don't worry, my brother will never forget your great kindness!"
"..." The man named Ma did not answer, but only glanced at the girl. Then he turned his head and looked at Zhu Biao: "It would be easy for me to let him go."
"The reason why I rob people is because I only want wealth. As long as His Highness the Crown Prince can come up with gold...two..."
When he said Jiliang, his voice was deliberately vague. Zhu Biao couldn't help but listen carefully. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the man suddenly stepped forward and drew his sword to stab Zhu Biao!
"How dare you, thief!" Mu Ying shouted, and immediately rode forward to hold the man's sword with his spear.
The cavalry were also frightened. Some hurriedly wanted to surround Zhu Biao, while others were anxious to kill the big man. The scene suddenly became chaotic. The big man shouted back fiercely: "Go quickly! Don't look back!"
The young man, who was screaming Zhu Su, turned his horse and was about to escape. The girl glanced at the man reluctantly and turned the horse's head.
Seeing that Zhu Su was about to be taken away, Zhu Biao hurriedly shouted: "Leave me alone! Save the fifth brother first!"
But the big man still attacked Zhu Biao desperately, so how could the cavalry have any chance to breathe?
Mu Ying hurriedly raised her hand crossbow and wanted to shoot an arrow into the young man's back. Seeing that something was wrong, the man threw his sword out and intercepted the crossbow arrow in the air!
"Fifth brother!" Zhu Biao screamed!
Zhu Su also felt a chill in his heart. He saw that the young man had led him to the riverside, and the figures of his eldest brother Zhu Biao and adopted brother Mu Ying were getting further and further away...
There was a sharp "yeah" sound from the side of the sudden, and a small body rushed out from the thorn, and slammed into the young man's belly!
"What..." The young man was caught off guard. Although the figure was small, it was extremely powerful. The galloping horse was hit by such a collision and fell directly towards the rocks on the riverside.
Zhu Su felt a pain in his butt, and was thrown to the ground by the fallen horse. A face flew to his eyes, and he couldn't help being surprised: "Dog? Why is it you?"
The little eunuch dog knocked down the galloping horse, quickly took out his dagger, and cut the rope tied behind the horse with three strokes. The young man was knocked down by the horse's leg, and he looked up to the sky and screamed in pain. The horse swayed and got up, and he was still rolling on the ground in pain.
"Let's go!" It was the same girl, whose equestrian skills were amazing for such a young age. She lowered herself and picked up the young man, glared at Zhu Su on the ground, and the two of them immediately ran towards the depths of the road.
The dog removed the rope for Zhu Su and captured the man there. Zhu Biao rode up to Zhu Su, got off the horse with a rolling saddle, pushed the dog away, hugged Zhu Su and looked up and down:
"Fifth brother, fifth brother! Are you okay?"
"Brother, I'm fine..." After escaping from death, Zhu Su felt sore all over. Seeing his eldest brother Zhu Biao being so concerned about him, he couldn't help but feel a sense of security that someone could rely on him.
"It's okay if it's okay, it's okay if it's okay..." Zhu Biao was almost in tears. He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and squeezed out a smile: "If something happens to you, how can I explain it to my parents?"
"When the prince heard that something happened to you, he was so anxious that he even didn't wear his boots and wanted to lead his troops to find you." Mu Ying came from behind. "Fortunately, it was still in time. Thanks to a military commander from the Guards Division, he saw something suspicious in their carriage from the watchtower..."
Seeing that his sworn brother also looked worried, Zhu Su reluctantly smiled at him. It was only then that he felt the feeling returned to his feet and reluctantly stood up.
"Brother, do you have any clue about the origins of these thieves?" Jiang Feng blew, and his messy mind suddenly calmed down a little. Zhu Su asked Zhu Biao. Judging from what these people had said before, it was obvious that they were here because of their identity as the old Zhu family. He kept pretending to be a puppet dynasty and a puppet emperor.
Could it be that there are still remnants of the former Yuan Dynasty on this land of the Central Plains?
"Who else can there be? They are just earthworms who want to shake the tree!" Zhu Biao snorted coldly. He had followed Lao Zhu to observe the state affairs for a long time. How could he not know that there were many bold and rebellious people everywhere in the Ming Dynasty?
I thought it was just some ringworm, but I didn't expect that I would dare to run wild at the emperor's feet...
Looking behind him coldly, he saw that the big man was covered in scars and had fainted due to excessive blood loss. He was now tied up by Wu Hua Da and captured in the hands of two sergeants.
"Just leave these matters to brother and dad. Let's go home and prepare a delicious meal for you first."
"I won't do it at home. Brother will go to the restaurant himself and give you the best!"
Zhu Biao touched Zhu Su's head. On the rocks, two brothers were respectful to each other, and the moonlight was thick by the river. The shadows of the two brothers are reflected in the river, harmoniously like an ink painting.
Just as Zhu Su was about to nod, he saw from the corner of his eye that the eyelashes of the big man who should have fainted moved slightly. He couldn't help being startled, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to grab Zhu Biao.
"Brother, be careful..."
Zhu Biao was stunned, and felt a strong force coming from his side. The scarred man broke away from the two sergeants at some point, jumped up high with his legs, and hit Zhu Biao's side with his head...
"Plop", Zhu Su did not catch Zhu Biao after all, and Zhu Biao fell into the river under the rocks with the clear moon reflected in front of him...
