The order Liu Yi had just given was very careful, but he missed one person, and that was himself. Perhaps, he missed himself on purpose.
If Liu Yi, a young man with no strength at all, is left alone to fight off the throne, facing the wolf-like and tiger-like thieves everywhere, one can imagine his outcome.
He could choose many ways to die, but he would definitely not be able to live.
After Liu Yi finished speaking, Huangfu Lu was the most excited about his words. He covered his mouth and whispered, "Brother, we have gathered together because of you, either to be ordered to assist you, or to invite you sincerely, or to make a profit. If we are in trouble today, we will do it ourselves." We must depend on each other for life and death. We have old friends in our hometown ahead, and a lot of brotherhood. Where does your order put the true love in the world? Brother!"
Qiao Miaoqing felt the same and nodded her head and said softly, "People in the world of rivers and lakes, once a promise is made, good fortune and misfortune depend on each other, life and death. If you keep yourself here, don't you treat me as an injustice?"
Including Yang Liu and Wang Dali, several people nodded.
Everyone nodded like this, and Liu Yi was actually a little moved.
Yang Liu wiped the bloody black towel on his head and whispered, "I'm really happy to have a distant nephew like you for no reason. You and I have both blood ties and a commitment to the world. I should be my uncle." Keep you safe."
Liu Yi sighed secretly: It is because of all these reasons that I cannot let you be put in danger because of me.
But he said, "Oh! Everyone can rest assured. The great work is not yet completed. How dare you talk about life and death?"
Everyone looked at him suspiciously. They felt that the cunning Liu Yi seemed to have a back-up plan.
Liu Yi raised his thick eyebrows, exposed his white teeth, and said with a fake smile, "Before leaving, my father paid a lot of money to invite an expert in the realm of immortality to come out and protect me. If my life is in danger, this expert He will bring me back to Lingyuan safely. So, you can all run safely, I don’t have to worry about my life! I would like to thank you for your kindness, hahaha!"
Everyone was half-believing and dubious, and was coaxed and sent away one by one by Liu Yi. Soon, Liu Yi was the only one left on the top of the mountain. The cold winter wind from the north blew by, and Liu Yi's head, which had just been heated up, felt sober. I learned a lot and came out of the emotion.
Immediately, the young man sighed slightly: What kind of master has his father arranged for? Everything is just made up by myself.
Although I have a humble life, I am really unwilling to die in the hands of unknown people.
What he said just now was pure fabrication, but the words "The great work is not yet completed, I dare not say death" are the true words. Therefore, he has to live well. Only by living can he complete his unfinished business.
Liu Yi was lying in the trench, watching the movement at the bottom of the mountain, and thinking hard. In the end, he had to nod and smile bitterly: Since there was no way to change the situation, he could only take a big gamble. He decided that when the enemy invaded next time, he would light up the log and throw it down, leaving only one piece of log. After burning it, he would roll it to the northwest to attract the thieves, while he would escape to the northeast. In this way, the acquisition could temporarily confuse the enemy. The role of enemy forces.
Apart from this, there is no other way. All personnel are exhausted, and the rest can only depend on fate!
The desolate mountain became increasingly silent.
...
The forest south of Yanshan Mountain was very lively at this time.
Xuanhuai County's meritorious official Zhang Youxia, wrapped in a plain scarf, was gazing seriously at the ignited fire clusters on the top of the mountain. Beside him, stood four men in black, with different weapons and different builds. They stood on one side. They don't seem to know each other.
Zhang Youxia has an arrogant temperament. He thinks that he is rich in knowledge and can be ranked among the most talented people in the world. Looking at Quzhou, perhaps the only two people who can compete with Zhang Youxia's talent are Jiang Xingze and Liu Quansheng. But such an extremely arrogant scholar was suppressed by Zhao Yao in the small Xuanhuai County for several years.
He was angry, he hated, he was dissatisfied, he was cursing Zhao Yao all the time, and he was always waiting for an opportunity to retaliate against Zhao Yao. This extreme personality made him gradually hate him until he forgot his true heart.
Once fortune comes, the posthumous name will be passed down through the ages.
Tonight is the night for Zhang Youxia to make a comeback. Having been suppressed by Zhao Yao for half his life, he naturally doesn't want to grow old in vain easily. As luck would have it, Jiang Ruisheng, the only son of Jiangzhou Mu Jiangfeng, approached Zhang Youxia at this time and offered money and promises. The two hit it off immediately. Zhang Youxia was ambitious and swore to Jiang Ruisheng that Liu Yi would be the six A dozen or so people would never get out of Xuanhuai.
Zhang Youxia has been in Xuanhuai County for many years and has a few connections of his own. Since he formulated the plan to intercept and kill Liu Yi in Yanshan, he started to prepare. He successively hired Huang Qianfan, the second head of the Xuanfu Sect, who had a problem with Zhao Yao, and bribed Xuanhuai. The local ruffians hired young men from small gangs to serve as thugs. Together with Zhang Youchen, the county guard chief of Xuanhuai County, who was from the same family as himself, they assembled a team of nearly 500 people and hurriedly chased Liu Yi. The group just caught up this afternoon.
Zhang Youxia was in a low mood after just arriving at Yanshan Mountain. He thought that Liu Yi and his party might have to cross Yanshan Mountain before them. After crossing Yanshan Mountain, they would reach Fengyi County. That was Huang Shi's territory and they could not break the rules and pursue them. , can only declare the hunting failed.
Unexpectedly, with a God-given opportunity, Liu Yi and his entourage actually camped at the foot of Yanshan Mountain. This made Zhang Youxia very excited. Fifty versus five hundred, one to ten, Liu Yi's child will definitely die in Yanshan today. .
Unexpectedly, things went against his wishes. Liu Yi actually led his people to break through his carefully arranged pockets and defend the mountain. This made Zhang Youxia very angry and immediately called for the leaders of all forces to come over and talk.
The four men in black in front of him were Huang Qianfan, the second head of Xuanfu Sect, Zhang Youxia's brother Zhang Youchen, and the other two were the leaders of small gangs and ruffians in Xuanhuai County. Zhang Youxia was so angry that she forgot for a moment. Whose last name did the two of them have?
In Zhang Youxia's camp, except for Huang Qianfan and Zhang Youchen who have some skills, the rest are stragglers. However, they are unable to show up and can only be used to suppress the formation. More than 500 people chased Liu Yi and his party, but after chasing and chasing, they actually lost more than 100 people. The small gangs and gangsters were immediately discouraged. They gave up and pushed out the speaker. , demanding increased remuneration.
This annoyed Zhang Youxia.
A local ruffian raised his nose at Zhang Youxia and said, "Master Zhang, don't think that we people in the market are just a bunch of scoundrels. Let me tell you, we know who you are going to kill tonight!"
Zhang Youxia was horrified in her heart, but she pretended to be calm on her face and snorted coldly, "Even if you guys know about it, so what?"
The ruffian chuckled and said, "Assassinating a court official at the county level is in accordance with the "Han Code". Mr. Zhang, are you afraid that you will be executed by the three clans?"
Zhang Youxia felt guilty as a thief, but she still forced herself to say in a cold voice, "Haha! Have you ever seen any county guard in the Han Empire who was only as old as a child? You, you, if you want to defraud me of property, you must at least make up a proper excuse, isn't it? What?"
The hooligans were the hooligans, and they only had three taels of ink in their stomachs. Faced with Zhang Youxia's secretiveness, the two hooligans began to murmur in their hearts: Could it be that the people on the mountain are really ordinary people?
The ruffian who had been arguing with Zhang Youxia was very quick in his thinking. Less than ten breaths after Zhang Youxia finished speaking, he immediately raised his head, casually leaned against a tree, and said with a playful smile, "Master Zhang, Master Zhang, you Do you really think we are ignorant bandits?"
Zhang Youxia pretended to be surprised and asked, "Why did you say this?"
The little ruffian laughed and said, "I have long heard that Liu Quansheng's son Liu Yi was ordered to level the fields in the five counties. Liu Quansheng was not a big man, so how old could his son be? Moreover, it was obvious that there were many people in the opponent's ranks. There are officers and soldiers there, let me ask, if it’s not Liu Yi and his group, who could they be?”
Zhang Youxia didn't expect the little ruffian to be so alert, and was speechless for a moment.
Seeing that Zhang Youxia was speechless, the little ruffian immediately understood that his guess must be true. So, he walked up to Zhang Youxia and said with a smile, "Master Zhang, can we talk about the terms now?"
At this point, Zhang Youxia is like an ant on a hot pot. She can neither advance nor retreat. She has no choice but to ask in a deep voice, "What do you want?"
The little ruffian thought in his heart that Zhang Youxia had surrendered, so he said proudly, "Brothers like us, who have gone up mountains of swords and into seas of fire, and died in battle, are you proud of us? Also, do you want us brothers who are still alive to continue attacking the mountain? Are you also interested?"
Zhang Youxia said coldly, "Speak directly if you have something to say! Stop beating around the bush."
The little ruffian stretched out three fingers and threatened, "For each brother who died in the battle, I want thirty taels of gold for each person's settlement. For the brothers who will follow you to the battlefield again later, I want five taels of gold for each of them." A reward of ten taels of gold. Otherwise, our brothers will not only not work for you, but also spread your scandals throughout the streets. Hehe, Mr. Zhang, if County Magistrate Zhao knows that you have neglected his guests, he will How will I treat you?"
Zhang Youxia's heart was like a volcano erupting. This was like a lion opening its mouth. But he had nothing to do, the control was in other people's hands, and he still had others to ask for, so he could only endure it.
Just when Zhang Youxia was in trouble, Zhang Youchen, who was standing next to him, frowned, and his sword suddenly came out of its sheath. With three moves and two moves, the two ruffians who came out to stir up trouble were immediately found dead.
Later, Zhang Youchen stood coldly in front of the stragglers composed of ruffians, holding two bloody heads in his left hand and the bloody ring-headed knife in his right hand.
The gangsters were frightened by this scene, and they knelt down one by one and swore allegiance, never mentioning the word money.
Zhang Youxia breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little calmer.
After resolving the internal crisis, Zhang Youxia regained his sanity. He looked at the gangsters not far away and whispered to Zhang Youchen, "No matter whether things succeed tonight or not, these people will never leave Yanshan alive. Do you understand?"
Zhang Youchen's eyes flashed and he nodded in agreement.
Then, Zhang Youxia looked at the burning rolling logs on the mountain, lowered her head and murmured, "You are so condescending, do you want to be as powerful as a broken bamboo?"
Suddenly, Zhang Youxia had an idea and seemed to have guessed something. He immediately revealed a cold look in his eyes and said urgently to Huang and Zhang standing behind him, "There has been no movement on the mountain for a long time. I guess that the people on the mountain are probably escaping in batches. I also ask the two supervisors to immediately attack the mountain with all their strength. Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed on my behalf regardless of age, age or rank!"
Huang and Zhang both nodded and left with their weapons in hand.
...
A star flies across the sky, leaving behind some undead souls who cannot return!
Looking at the enemies slowly swarming up from the foot of the Nanshan Mountain, Liu Yi's restless heart calmed down, and he arranged the falling rocks and lit the rolling logs. Like a general guarding a city alone, he held up the torch, held his head high and looked down. A bunch of thieves.
Dad said, I would rather die standing than live on my knees.
Today, I want to die standing up!
Some people died, but not completely...
