The horse galloped to the alley where Lin Qiao was staying, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw people and horses there. Lin Qiao was still wearing the thin clothes in the embroidery room and was shivering from the cold. When she saw him coming, she forced a smile and said, "Brother Li, I'll count to forty-nine."
Li Bochen was stunned, knowing that she had been staying at the street corner for a while. If she really had to count slowly, she should have counted to two or three hundred. I originally thought that although she was in a fun scene, she was still well-dressed and well-fed on weekdays, so she should be a bit squeamish. Unexpectedly, now I can see that I am not only considerate but also very strong-willed.
He smiled and said: "Okay, Miss Lin, you ride with me out of the city, and I will try to find some clothes for you - can you ride a fast horse?"
Lin Qiao let out a breath of cold air: "Yes. I even learned swordsmanship!"
"Then just follow me and don't stop no matter what."
After saying this, he pulled the reins and galloped north along the street. At first he was afraid that Lin Qiao would not be able to keep up and would run slowly. But after walking for a while, I realized that Lin Qiao was not lagging behind. I looked sideways and saw that there was not much panic and fear on her face, so I walked a little faster.
Both horses were good horses. The residents along the road must have known that thieves were entering the city and closed their doors and windows tightly, but the road was smooth. During this period, I met two groups of soldiers at the street intersection, but I only heard them shouting a few words before the two of them rushed past. Perhaps seeing that Li Bochen was wearing armor and thinking he was some kind of general, the soldiers didn't catch up.
In fact, he should have bought some thick clothes for Lin Qiao first, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, and he no longer wanted to stay in this city. Ye Lu originally planned to come to persuade him. Since he failed, he should wait for another person to capture the Chang family and then intimidate and induce him.
But then his demonic nature became stronger and he wanted to fight to the death with himself - it can be explained that the Xumi people were inherently unstable and he was inspired by the true fire. However, when they were in the Sui Kingdom before, they tried to canonize the spiritual gods with talismans and wait for themselves here. After so much effort, would Ye Lu really mess up the situation because of his temporary anger?
He is really that kind of person, and that person would not trust this place to him.
And now that these thieves are entering the city, it should be part of Ye Lu's original plan. Now that he thinks about it, he still doesn't know what kind of medicine the other party is selling in the gourd, so he can only stay away from the place of right and wrong first, and then make plans.
The two of them turned onto the avenue that led directly to the north gate, and could see a corner of the tower's cornice in the mist from a distance. After running for a while, I finally saw the thieves - a warehouse a few hundred steps ahead was set on fire, and a dozen gangsters armed with weapons were dragging someone, old and young, out of the burning house. .
One of them struggled hard, and one of the gangsters stabbed him in the back of the heart. The man immediately fell to the ground and died. The remaining people cried when they saw this, and some other gangsters laughed. Several faces were reflected in the firelight like ghosts. Hearing the sound of horse hooves again, he turned around and saw two people rushing into the street with wooden guns, shouting: "Who are they? Get off your horse! Get off your horse!"
Li Bochen shouted amidst the whistling wind in his ears: "Miss Lin, don't stop!"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and pulled out the magic knife from behind, then galloped forward on horseback. Only when they were more than ten steps away from the gangsters did they see the armor on Li Bochen's body. Their expressions changed, and several more people with knives wanted to rush towards him.
Li Bochen lowered himself on his horse and swung his sword sharply. The sword suddenly appeared, and with a whine, he cut the two spear-holders in front of him and the long soldiers in their hands into two pieces. The remaining people were horrified by the situation and tried to get out of the way, but the white horse roared past, knocking one person away with a bang, and spurted blood in mid-air.
At the moment of the intersection, another knife was struck, and the heads of the other three gangsters rose into the sky, spinning and falling into the burning warehouse. Then he shouted: "Get out!"
The five gangsters who were still alive were so frightened that they cried for their fathers and mothers. They quickly threw away their swords, guns and legs and crawled away on the ground.
He turned to look at Lin Qiao and saw that her face was pale and she was biting her lips, but she seemed to be able to hold on.
After running forward for a while, there were more gangsters. There were even corpses of armored soldiers on the street. It seemed that they had fought fiercely here before. There were no less than a hundred bandits on this long street leading directly to the north gate. Some of them were sitting beside the burning houses, eating, drinking and laughing, as if they were setting up camp.
Further away, someone moved some vehicles and blocked them at the street intersection as a way to resist the horses. Afterwards, some bandit soldiers stood talking with long and short weapons, and a lot of property was piled up on the roadside behind them. They looked like a mob, but Li Bochen could see that the layout of this street was actually quite organized. Except for the fact that the gangsters were too loose, they looked like a small army.
It seems that if you want to break out of the city gate, you will have to kill a few people.
This thought came to his mind and he realized that he could not let Lin Qiao follow him anymore. Naturally, he was not afraid of these people, but since he had no eyesight, it was inevitable that Lin Qiao would not be defeated.
When he saw the gangsters standing up listening to the sound of horse hooves in the distance, Li Bochen eased his horse to Lin Qiao and said, "Miss Lin, if you offend me, come to me!"
Then he reached out and put his arms around Lin Qiao's slim waist, and suddenly pulled her in front of him and sat on the saddle. Lin Qiao seemed to be frightened by him. She didn't even scream. Her body was as light as paper. After waiting for two breaths, she said "Ah", as if she was hurt by the saddle.
Li Bochen then thought that he was a rough man who was killed in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, but no matter how strong his temperament, Lin Qiao was still a woman - running in the cold wind, killing people, and grabbing her violently... This thing seemed very normal to her, but she might not be able to withstand such a torment.
Then he whispered: "Miss Lin, I'm sorry, just leave the city - just hug the horse's neck and don't raise your head!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a sound in his ear, and an arrow flew past.
——The bandit soldiers actually arranged crossbowmen on the street! ? How could this be a bandit! ?
He was startled and looked to the left and right, and saw some people standing vaguely on the roof on both sides of the walls, and then there was a whoosh of arrows, and more than a dozen of them shot at them. Only then did he feel lucky that he had captured Lin Qiao just now, otherwise he would have been shot off his horse.
But he was not afraid of these things. I was already in the state of nourishing my Qi. I noticed that those arrows were flying much faster than flies. I raised my knife to block two of them. I grabbed another one with my left hand and threw it back. Then I heard a popping sound on the roof over there. An archer was stabbed through the head and rolled down.
Seeing his momentum and ability, the gangsters in front stood up and hurriedly went to get their swords and guns. Behind the horse, a man wrapped in a red turban shouted: "Where are your friends!? If it's not an officer or soldier, get off your horse and speak!"
Li Bochen sneered and shouted: "I am Li Bochen!"
After he said this, he saw that the little leader was stunned and didn't seem to remember who he was, so he had to shout again: "Whoever stands in my way will die!"
