Zhang Dalang climbed up to the second floor along the rope, skillfully used the tip of the knife to gently open the inner bolt of the window, and then slowly pushed open the window lattice.
Through the silver moonlight, I saw the bed and bedding.
He raised the crossbow with a grin, aimed at the general position of his head and chest, and squeezed the trigger.
"Porphyrin...porphyrin"
He fired five times quickly until all five arrows on the crossbow were fired.
He placed the crossbow gently on the window sill and was about to grab the rope to evacuate.
Suddenly, he felt something was wrong.
Based on his many years of assassination experience, in addition to wiping the neck, anyone will scream and even struggle before death.
Xu Qin is a man with profound martial arts skills. Even if he is unable to use his martial arts to resist while sleeping, he can still do it if he screams.
But there was no movement at all.
This is so abnormal.
The hairs all over his body stood up, he took out the short knife from his back, clenched his back teeth and tiptoed towards the bed.
As he got closer, he discovered that five steel arrows were accurately nailed into the quilt and reached the bed board.
Annoyingly, there was no one under the quilt.
Damn it, I missed it.
All of a sudden, he was terrified.
Zhang Dalang didn't know that Xu Qin and the others had quietly left Fuman Building and went to the Small Buddhist Temple to meet.
Fortunately, no one else was in the room ambushing him.
Thirty-six strategies, walking is the best.
He quickly walked to the window and prepared to grab the rope to evacuate, but a strong smoke drifted in from the window.
Then, the increasingly thick smoke spread quickly, carrying the light of fire.
"not good!"
Zhang Dalang realized that the building was on fire.
At this time, and there is only one old janitor here, it’s a coincidence.
Without time to think about it, he grabbed the rope and quickly slid down from the second floor window.
But just as he landed on the ground, dozens of masked men in black with knives appeared from the left and right!
He didn't know the situation, but he knew that the person who came had bad intentions.
In an instant, the opponent drew his knife and struck him directly.
Zhang Dalang had no choice but to accept the challenge hastily, and he was in dire straits.
Fortunately, he was very skilled in martial arts and was able to fight back despite being stabbed in his left arm at the beginning.
After slashing down two masked men in black, he broke through the encirclement and fled out.
A dozen men in black pursued him with knives.
…
At the same time, on the river a few miles away from Fuman Tower, Xu Qin, Zhang Lichen and Xu Sanlang rode towards Fuman Tower in the night.
Xu Qin and the other three were now dressed in black night walker attire, with black masks and black cloaks.
Totally Night Ghost Rider.
Xu Qin, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped. He stared into the distance with wide eyes and whispered:
"Chenya, look!"
Zhang Lichen reined in the reins and looked up.
I saw black smoke billowing from the direction of Fuman Building, and the entire building was already in flames, lighting up the sky above.
"No, it should be Fumanlou!" she exclaimed sensitively.
Before she finished speaking, she clamped her legs around the horse's belly and spurred the horse forward again.
Xu Qin's horse was fast and he caught up with him.
"Young Master, wait for me!"
Xu Sanlang, who was relaxing, suddenly came to his senses, but he was already far behind them.
When Xu Qin and Zhang Lichen approached Fumanlou on horseback, they were stunned by what they saw.
The huge yard was already full of fires.
They arrived late, but fortunately there was almost no one inside except the old janitor.
Zhang Lichen was so angry that her blood boiled and she gritted her teeth.
This is all the wealth of their Zhang family.
The bows and arrows were already in his hands, the arrows were strung, and they were moving slowly, preparing for the attack that might come at any time.
"Hurry up and chase him. The arsonist should have fled to the river. Catch him alive."
Xu Qin was also filled with anger.
He should be the target of the enemy's fire.
He turned the horse's head and chased towards the river first.
"Da da da... da da..."
Suddenly there was the sound of horse hooves, which was particularly harsh in the quiet night.
Regarding the sound of horse hooves behind them, Huang Zhengxian and the others were angry but helpless.
No need to guess, it must be Mao Dafang's messenger who came to inspect.
Because only he dares to be so arrogant.
The Qingzheng Sect's war horses have their feet wrapped in advance.
They hoped to complete the mission quietly and then evacuate quickly.
If he didn't rush back before dawn and was seen by someone, although there were people in Huai'an Mansion guarding him, it would be a lot of trouble for the Jinyi guards to track him down afterwards.
"You two go over and stop them, and tell them that the mission has been completed and that I will return from the ferry!"
"Yes, Commander!"
The two Qingzheng warriors turned their horses and faced Xu Qin and the others.
"Hey, stop, our commander said..."
The two minions were running, waving and shouting, completely defenseless.
When they saw clearly that the three of them, Xu Qin, were fierce and unstoppable, the two Qingzheng warriors felt something was wrong.
In panic, he reached out to draw his sword.
But as soon as his hand tightened on the handle of the knife, he could only hear "porphyrin...porphyry..." twice in the air.
Xu Sanlang and Zhang Lichen opened their bows and fired arrows. Each of them shot them off their horses with one arrow.
"Porchi..."
The two of them each kicked the ground to cut, and added another blow to the two of them.
Xu Qinze didn't even look at the two of them and just rode forward.
He wanted to find out who sent them.
"Da da da... da da..."
The sound of horses' hooves, as fast as a storm, not only did not stop behind them, but became even louder.
Why are you still chasing me?
Huang Zhengxian, who was running, turned his head angrily.
A snow-white war horse in the field of vision was filled with black.
The black cloak fluttering high in the night wind looked particularly ghostly under the moonlight.
Isn't it someone sent by Mao Dafang?
Without thinking too much, the war horse flew towards me like a bolt of lightning.
"Whoosh..." sound.
Huang Zhengxian took off his sleeve and shot an arrow at Xu Qin.
The little snow pony was too fast. He was riding on the horse, and all he could do was flick his whip, and in a blink of an eye, he caught the sharp arrow. With a drag, the arrow was swept away.
But the sleeve arrow thrown by Huang Zhengxian was close and powerful.
Xu Qin's entire body was thrown backward by the force of the arrow, and his upper body almost folded back onto the horse's back.
Huang Zhengxian only had time to shoot one arrow.
When he pulled back his arm and was about to throw out the second arrow, Xu Sanlang's feather arrow was already flying towards him.
"Whoosh..."
Just hearing the sound of arrows piercing the air, people who know martial arts will know that this is a master with profound internal skills.
With Saburo's cover, Xu Qin took the opportunity to straighten up and sit up.
With a sound of "Choke...", the Chixia Sword beside the saddle was unsheathed, flashing with cold light.
With a few moves, two warriors were chopped off their horses with their swords.
Upon seeing this, Huang Zhengxian and other Qingzheng warriors opened their bows and shot.
They also have five-shot mounted crossbows.
A burst of arrows struck, and Xu Qin and the others had no choice but to lie down on their horses and fall to the ground.
By the time they got up and mounted their horses, Huang Zhengxian and the others had already taken dozens of steps and disappeared into the darkness.
"Stop chasing, they must have a team to accept it."
When Xu Sanlang jumped on his horse and wanted to catch up, Xu Qin shouted to stop.
He knew that these masked killers were all very skilled in martial arts and were definitely not ordinary gangsters.
And they are well-equipped, more like special forces in the official army.
"Use their horses to drag the bodies of these four people back to the county government office. After daybreak, ask the government office to check the identity of the deceased."
"Tonight, we will stay at the county government office."
Xu Qin ordered.
Zhang Lichen was shocked when she heard this.
