Fire, Blade Light, shouts of death, screams...
The area around Changfeng Inn has completely turned into a chaotic battlefield.
Now that things have happened, the merchants and people in the world who are blocked here can only choose to fight for their lives.
They were in the company of acquaintances, either with their backs to the cliffs or hiding in the woods, wielding swords, guns and sticks to resist the attacks of bandits.
To be honest, the combat power of both sides is evenly matched.
Most of the businessmen and these people in the world have some skills in boxing and kicking, and are a little better than ordinary people. When they are anxious, they just hack and chop randomly.
The White Tiger Stronghold bandits are not much better. Those who practice martial arts all year round, are strong, and Manifested Strength are transparent, can already become a squad leader.
Step into Hidden Strength and become Four Beams and Eight Pillars.
As for the rest, they fought with bravery.
However, the bandits have a tacit understanding after all, and under the training of Bai YanHu, they know how to cooperate.
Some people rush forward to kill, while others shoot cold arrows from behind.
For a time, each team in the inn could only passively defend.
"Get out of the way!"
Under the big tree, bodyguard Wu Mao pushed Yue BaLa away, and then a sharp arrow whizzed in, hitting the tree trunk right next to Yue BaLa.
Seeing this, some bandits thought they had an opportunity, picked up their spears and stabbed Wu Mao.
Wu Mao comes from the XinYi LiuHe Sect. Although I have not stepped into Hidden Strength, I have been practicing darts for many years, so I have rich experience. How can I fall into this trap?
He turned sideways, and the spear was thrust through his armpit. Then he clamped his arms, exhaled, and snatched the spear away.
The bandit who made the sneak attack staggered, and before he could react, Sha LiFei next to him had cut his neck with a knife.
With the spear in hand, Wu Mao's combat power increases sharply.
What he practices is Liuhe Great Spear Technique.
This marksmanship is widely circulated, but its origin is extremely extraordinary. It is rumored that it is the fusion of the essence of six marksmanships, including Chu Overlord, Zhao Changsheng, Luo Family Spear, Yang Family Spear, Gao Family Spear...
Although it is a bit exaggerated, the fact that it has been passed down to this day and has become a required practice for many sects shows how extraordinary it is.
This gun pays attention to Inner Three Harmonies as "essence, energy and spirit", and the outer three are "waist, hand and eye". It is mainly used for blocking, holding and stabbing. It is extremely practical.
Wu Mao With a gun in hand, he sneaked three shots in a row. After stabbing two bandits to death, he retreated and blocked the two incoming knives.
"Go to hell!"
Sha LiFei knows how to seize the opportunity and directly chop the person who comes.
The two of them cooperated, one was the main attack, and the other was the last hit, and they had a tacit understanding.
Of course, the most powerful one among them all is Troupe Leader Zhou.
He has already stepped into Hidden Strength, holding two short knives, and has practiced small kung fu. He can easily deal with these bandits.
However, at this moment he did not dare to move.
Standing opposite was a bandit, his chest exposed, his face covered with stubble, and his hair messy, almost like a beggar.
He was carrying a Bingpu knife and looked at Troupe Leader Zhou with a look full of joking, "Old man, if you are still fighting at this age, you are not afraid of losing your waist."
The speaker is White Tiger Stronghold "Top Beam" Bao Tie.
"Top Beam" is the leader of operations in the bandit's village. He must not only be fierce, but also fearless of life and death.
It can be said that he is the second master of White Tiger Stronghold.
Although both parties are Hidden Strength's masters, they are afraid of being young in boxing, and Bao Tie is a tough gangster who has experienced hundreds of battles. Troupe Leader Zhou knows that once he takes action, he will probably die within a few moves.
And Bao Tie didn't act rashly.
He dared to fight, but that didn't mean he wanted to fight. He glanced sideways at the surroundings and ordered loudly, "Everyone, stay back!"
In an instant, the bandits retreated one after another, bows and arrows ready.
Not only here, but also the besieging other teams stopped, gathered again, and formed a formation with bows and arrows in hand.
Bai YanHu walked out of the fire with a dark face.
He had received the news that his own warlock had been slaughtered by others, but he could not think too much at this time. He looked at the people who looked wary, and said in a hoarse voice, "People die for money, and birds die for food."
"You are all just fools on the road. Laozi I have something important to do today. I can let you go, but I have to do something."
"If any of you have hidden secret agents, don't block their swords. Hand them over and Laozi turn around and leave!"
This was his real purpose, to kill them first and make these people in the world fearful, so that they would stop meddling in their own business.
Sure enough, someone in a handlebar team shouted, "Bai Stronghold Master, it's not that I want to embarrass you, but in fact I don't know who the secret escorts are."
"That's right, Laozi is not stupid, he will fight for others."
"Who is the escort, please hand over your things quickly, don't treat us like fools!"
There were more and more voices of dissatisfaction among the crowd.
What Bai YanHu said is right, they all work hard to earn a living, whether Lu Kang is dead or the escort is robbed, it has nothing to do with them!
Wu Mao looked at the person behind him, then stepped forward helplessly, cupped his hands and said, "Bai Stronghold Master, I will hand over the things. I hope you will keep your word and let these innocent comrades go."
With that said, he took off the Sanxian from behind, broke off the handle of the piano, and poured out thumb-sized pearls all over the place, shining brightly under the firelight.
"Dongzhu!"
Someone in the crowd suddenly exclaimed.
Each of these high-quality pearls produced by Outside the Pass is valuable. They have worked hard for more than ten years and earned money, but they may not be able to buy even one.
Money and silk attract people's hearts, and many people's eyes suddenly start to turn red.
Sha LiFei also swallowed his saliva and cursed secretly, "Well, you surnamed Wu, if you don't say anything about such a good thing, how can you get into the world after they are separated..."
Bai YanHu nodded slightly, and immediately a bandit stepped forward, carefully picked up the Dongzhu from the ground, and put it into his leather pocket.
The surrounding Jianghu people were jealous, but they did not dare to snatch it, so they all looked at their own team, their eyes full of suspicion.
"Wu, what do you mean?"
Finally, the escort who was secretly escorting couldn't hold on any longer and walked out of the team and cursed angrily, "I don't want your Liuhe Escort Agency sign anymore!"
When the dart is there, the person is there, when the dart dies, the person dies.
This is an iron rule of the escort agency. If you break the rule, not only will your own sign be destroyed, but the entire agency will also be in trouble for you.
Because this kind of behavior will ruin everyone's job.
"Everyone."
Wu Mao was not in a hurry, but shook his head and said, "Have you not seen it yet? There is something wrong with this escort. From the moment we left Chang'an, we were already sold!"
As soon as these words came out, many escorts fell silent.
They are all veterans, how could they not notice something fishy, they just couldn't guess who it was.
Lu Kang?
Here is all his wealth, if he loses the Lu family, it will be over...
A ghost in the escort agency?
The people involved in this operation were all elites from various escort agencies, no outsiders...
After much deliberation, the most likely possibility is Provincial Administration Commissioner Li Siyuan. The other party is the biggest beneficiary, but how can you say such things nonsense...
At this moment, a hint of impatience flashed in Bai YanHu's eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "To tell you the truth, Lu Kang is dead. He was killed by our White Tiger Stronghold's 'lottery post', and he also got the secret dart list!"
As he spoke, he took out a piece of cloth from his arms and read a few names at random. The escort immediately looked ugly when he heard this.
Lu Kang is dead!
Could it be that the person who leaked the news was really Provincial Administration Commissioner?
The escorts were in a panic, but the leak of the list gave them a step up. They looked at each other and started handing over the hidden escorts with helpless expressions.
This escort trip is indeed worth a lot of money.
Even if it is divided into a dozen parts, it is still terrifying enough.
Whenever someone takes out a hidden dart, all the charlatans present will swallow their saliva and their eyes will gradually become bloodshot.
Bai YanHu sneered when he saw this and didn't bother to respond. Instead, he looked behind Sha LiFei and asked suspiciously, "What's in the coffin?"
Wu Mao's eyes darkened slightly, "Bai Stronghold Master, I have already taken out my things. In the coffin is someone else's body to send back to his hometown..."
"What nonsense!"
Bai YanHu snorted coldly, "Open it and take a look. If it's a dead person, Laozi will turn around and leave."
Sha LiFei said angrily when he heard this, "The evil people will not be spared, no matter how virtuous you are!"
"Hahaha!"
The bandits suddenly became happy.
One of the bandits stuttered a little and said with a smile, "I, we robbed the money, and then... and then killed people again, and... He robbed the dead person's money. What's the difference?"
When talking, come forward.
Phew!
At this moment, an arrow shot out of the darkness and stuck into his leg with a pop.
"Ouch-!"
The stuttering bandit immediately hugged his legs and cried on the ground.
"Who!"
"Someone has fired a cold arrow, look for him quickly!"
The bandits suddenly became commotion.
The one who fired the arrow is naturally Li Yan.
He came back after killing You LaoSi, and had already made a judgment on the current situation. He returned to the team, but he only had one more knife to resist.
But if you hide in the darkness, the threat is even greater.
Sure enough, Bai YanHu's pupils shrank, and he waved his hand to order the bandits not to move rashly. His eyes were fierce and he stared at the dark forest in the distance.
He knew that it was the person hiding in the dark who killed many of his good archers and also killed You LaoSi.
In the past, he would never have given up, but now he was pressed for time, and the other party was still a warlock who knew how to hide. If he continued to pester, it would inevitably lead to serious problems.
Thinking of this, Bai YanHu said coldly, "That's all, let you go, you guys, take the red goods and let's go!"
"Let's go?!"
"You surnamed Bai are such a coward and you still want to run away!"
"Mom, I'll give it a try!"
In the distance, several angry voices suddenly came from the distance.
At the same time, the bandits were rushing in from all directions.
When Bai YanHu saw this, his expression immediately turned ugly.
Those who came were none other than the remaining bandits of Niubeiliang.
The leader, who was also a fierce man with scars on his face, grabbed someone and kicked him to the ground.
It was the young man who killed Lu Kang!
The man stepped on the young man's head and said with bloodshot eyes, "Bai, you are such a bastard. After receiving the news, you wanted to eat alone, and you gave us Misty Sweat Drug."
"What a fool! Fortunately, Laozi was careful and caught your White Tiger Stronghold's 'lottery post'. What else can you say to me, you idiot!"
The bandits behind him were all disheveled, their eyes were bloodshot, and they were obviously angry.
"Say?"
Bai YanHu sneered and cursed, "What's there to say? The stuff is right here. You idiots, come and get it if you can!"
After that, he roared, "You guys, get out!"
In an instant, the two gangs of bandits fought together.
This sudden change shocked the people in the world.
They didn't expect that the bandits would start fighting among themselves.
Some people had some thoughts in mind, but when they saw the two gangs of bandits killing each other in the distance, they still shook their heads slightly and decided that it would be better to do less than to do more.
And some followed secretly.
Among the rebellious troops, Bai YanHu was already furious.
He is already an expert at Peak of Hidden Strength, and he wears Chainmail. He is not afraid of ordinary weapons, and his two Caltrop Hammer dance like the wind.
Poof!
Incited by Hidden Strength, the bandits who rushed over had their heads smashed like watermelons. Then they roared and fought with several bandit leaders.
Faced with this chaos, Li Yan's secret threats had no effect. He ran directly from the dense forest and said in a deep voice, "Don't run around, stay where you are, the big one is coming!"
"What's big?" Sha LiFei was stunned.
Boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, the ground began to tremble.
Everyone immediately raised their heads and looked around with horror in their eyes.
This is the scene of the arrival of a large group of cavalry and the galloping horses.
"Kill!"
The sound of horse hooves was accompanied by loud shouts of killing.
I saw a fire dragon rushing from the corner of Mount Niubei Liang Valley, and it turned out to be soldiers and horses of the Imperial Guard.
The combat power of the army is naturally not comparable to that of the bandits.
Although they are not as good as the veterans of the frontier battles, they are well-trained. Three riders form a team, one person holds a torch, and the remaining two bend their bows and set arrows, shooting Fire Arrow.
In front of its arrow, there is a bamboo barrel of dynamite.
In an instant, a stream of Fire Arrow fell like a waterfall.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The fire was accompanied by the sound of explosions.
Of course this was not New-Style Gunpowder, and it didn't injure a few people, but it exploded in the dark, but it was terrifying enough.
The bandits immediately fell into chaos. Without Niubeiliang's strategic location, how could they be opponents of the imperial army, and without caring about any red goods and treasures, they scattered one after another and ran up the hillside.
As the saying goes, defeat is like a mountain falling.
The bandits just wanted to escape, and the cavalry of the guard station killed them more smoothly. They picked up their spears and stabbed them left and right, leaving a pile of corpses behind them.
The charlatans have already become numb after seeing this.
A series of unexpected events tonight left them overwhelmed.
As soon as the imperial soldiers and horses arrived, human life was like a piece of grass.
Fortunately, the cavalry of the guard station did not kill them randomly, but sent a cavalry to gallop over, carrying a long gun and shouting, "Niubeiliang bandits blocked the trade routes and killed the court officials. The crime cannot be forgiven!"
"In order to prevent the bandits from hiding and escaping, no one is allowed to move rashly. We will check them one by one after dawn. Anyone who leaves this place without permission will die!"
After that, he rode off and continued to chase the bandits.
"Young Hero Li, we..."
Yue BaLa looked at Li Yan, a little panicked. What happened tonight almost made him wet his pants.
Li Yan shook his head and said, "Don't worry, just wait."
"I got what I wanted, and I can kill bandits and make meritorious deeds. I'm in a good mood and won't embarrass us."
Yue BaLa was a little confused, but the escort Wu Mao next to him had a wry smile on his face.
He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he felt it was boring...
In the early morning, the smoke mixed with the smell of blood floated in the cold wind.
Poof!
A bandit's head was chopped off, and the soldiers laughed and threw it directly onto the carriage.
In the basket of the cart, there were piles of heads.
Great Xuan Dynasty Credits are counted in heads. Although half of the bandits escaped into the mountains last night, these four to five hundred heads are already a big credit.
"Madam Lu, my condolences."
On Niubeiliang Official Road, Qianhu from the guard station clasped his fists and said seriously, "Don't worry, we will not let any of the bandits in the mountains go. We will kill them to comfort Lord Lu's spirit in heaven."
"Also, I will send someone to escort you all the way. The thieves will not disturb Lord Lu."
Next to him, Feng Ping, his face was red with anger, but he didn't dare to say anything.
Madam Lu, with his face full of tears, nodded and said, "Thank you so much, General."
At this moment, her heart was also full of hatred, but she did not dare to let the other party notice it. With the help of others, she shakily got into the carriage.
Looking at the convoy going away, a hint of ridicule flashed in the corner of Qianhu's eyes, and he turned around and said, "Let them go!"
With an order, Niubeiliang gate opened again.
The merchants and people in the rivers and lakes who had been trapped here for many days finally breathed a sigh of relief and lined up to pass Niubeiliang.
Naturally, the team of those who sent the ghosts were also among them.
Wang Dao Xuan has already improved and said with a wry smile, "This journey is really not smooth."
Sha LiFei shook his head and said, "Don't worry, after passing the front Yingpan Post, there is a clear road, directly to Fengyang!"
Li Yan looked behind Niubeiliang, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, then turned around and said, "Let's go."
Wow!
Wang Dao Xuan Throw a handful of paper money into the air.
"The Yin people return home, have a safe journey!"
"Don't bother me with anything..."