Nightwatcher Chapter 140: 4-way movement
At dusk, the setting sun is like blood.
Xu Qi'an saw a rather rich delicacy in front of him. At the table sat an old lady with gentle temperament, a young man, a delicate woman, and two children of different ages.
They are Zheng Xinghuai’s family........I am looking back at his memory from Zheng Xinghuai’s first perspective........Xu Qi’an, who had empathy once, immediately came to mind Enlightenment.
He quietly listened to Zheng Xinghuai scolding his son.
Zheng Xing is pregnant with two sons, and the eldest son took office. Thanks to Zheng Xinghuai's teaching, the official voice is very good and the future is boundless.
The second son of is a dandy disciple, who spends his time fighting eagles and dogs, doing nothing.
Because of Zheng Xinghuai's strict family education, this second son didn't dare to do anything to bully men and women, even the dude couldn't do it well.
a waste of nothing.
Today, Second Young Master Zheng drank in the brothel, clashed with an officer, and was severely beaten by others.
Zheng Xinghuai scolded the second son, sternly.
Second Young Master Zheng was not convinced, and said aggrieved: "Father, I just went to the brothel. It was the man who took the initiative to pick things up. I didn't cause the trouble. What's wrong with me."
Yes, what's wrong with visiting the brothel? Xu Qi'an complained for Zheng Er Gongzi.
"Father, I want to go back to my natal family. Next month will be my father's 60th birthday."
At this time, the daughter-in-law spoke.
Before Zheng Xinghuai spoke, the second son waved his hand again and again, saying: "Are you crazy? Recently, the barbarians have been making trouble. Chuzhou City is so close to the border, and I am out of the city indiscriminately, what should I do if I encounter a barbarian rider halfway through?" /
With horror on his face, he reprimanded his wife who had not lived or died.
Zheng Xinghuai said angrily: "I am greedy for life and fear of death, how could I give birth to waste like you."
Xu Qi'an can't see Zheng Xinghuai's face, but in a state of empathy, he can feel Zheng Xinghuai's anger that cannot be ironed out.
He was disappointed and helpless with this second son. He only felt that the other party was useless, even the eldest son couldn't compare with a hair.
At this time, a man in light armor rushed into the inner hall in a panic. He was carrying a horn bow and a waist and hip long knife. It was Li Han.
Li Hanlian said: "My lord, the army of the Weisuo suddenly entered the city for some reason, massaging the people, I don’t know what to do."
Zheng Xinghuai was taken aback, and asked in a daze: "The army of the guards gathers the people? Where do they gather and who leads the army?"
Gather the people, massacre? Xu Qian's heart shuddered, and then he heard Li Han say:
"The people were gathered in the four directions, southeast, northwest, and the leader was the commander, the guardian of the country, Que Yongxiu. He should be there now in Nancheng."
Zheng Xinghuai put down his chopsticks and stood up and said: "Prepare the horse, if I take a look, I will inform Mr. Zhu and go with me."
Immediately, Zheng Xinghuai took the "Keqing" from the mansion and ran towards Nancheng on horseback. Along the way, he saw the soldiers escorting the people and forming a team. He didn't know where he was going.
"Stop, what are you doing?" Zheng Xinghuai shouted to stop.
The tough soldiers looked at him coldly, without saying a word.
Zheng Xinghuai asked again, but no one answered.
There was an ominous premonition in his heart, and he did not continue to entangle with the soldiers at the bottom, he slammed his horse whip, and ran along the street towards the south city.
Following the soldiers along the way, Zheng Xinghuai quickly arrived at the destination. He saw the black and crushed heads, roughly estimated to be more than 100,000 people.
There are ordinary people, merchants, and even officials in the office. These people were gathered on a wasteland in Nancheng, rubbing their shoulders.
Thousands of soldiers with stubbornness, hard bows, or crossbows surrounded this group of people.
Zheng Xinghuai swept his eyes, locked the commander Que Yongxiu who was on the horseback, and a dozen spies wrapped in black robes beside him.
Zhenbei Wang’s secret agent... Zheng Xinghuai narrowed his eyes, and shouted in a deep voice: "Duke Hu, what are you doing."
"President Zheng, you are here just right." Que Yongxiu's one-eyed, cold look, said: "Master Zheng, the barbarians have repeatedly invaded the border, burned, killed and looted, do you know why this is?"
Zheng Xinghuai did not understand why he asked this, frowning: "What does this have to do with your gathering of people?"
Yongxiu pointed a spear at hundreds of thousands of people, and laughed:
"Of course it does matter. As a citizen of Dafeng, I have dedicated my life to the stability of Dafeng’s frontiers. I have sprinkled my head and blood for Dafeng Guozuo. The Minister of Governor Zheng believes that this is something my father said. Reason?"
"Inexplicable..."
Zheng Xinghuai was about to scold him, when he suddenly saw Que Yongxiu pinched his horse belly and launched a charge towards the people.
"噗!"
He pierced a civilian with a spear, lifted him high, and splashed out blood. After a few painful struggles, the man on the tip of the spear sagged his limbs weakly.
The scene was in a sudden chaos, and the people around screamed, but the people farther away did not see the **** scene and were at a loss.
Zheng Xing’s eye canthus wants to split: "Que Yongxiu, you dare to kill civilians, are you crazy?"
The massacre is about to begin.........Xu Qi'an already knows the next plot. Through empathy, he deeply understands Zheng Xinghuai's astonishment and anger at this time.
"Master Zheng, don't worry, it's your turn right away." Que Yongxiu shook his hand and shook off the corpse with the tip of the gun, and waved his hand: "Fall arrows!"
Thousands of soldiers bent their bows together and aimed them at the assembled innocent people.
"咻咻咻......"
The overwhelming arrows shot out, dense like locusts, like a rainstorm.
Every arrow will take a life, and the people will fall to the ground with an arrow, crying desperately, life is like a mustard. This includes the elderly and children.
Those who were lucky enough to escape the first wave of arrows began to flee here, but what awaited them was the butcher's knife of the elite soldiers. As the soldiers of Dafeng, he did not hesitate to kill the people of Dafeng.
"Help, help..."
"Don't kill me, don't kill me."
The people panicked and knelt down to beg for mercy. They couldn't understand why Dafeng's army wanted to kill them. Why do these soldiers guarding the border, instead of killing the barbarians, swing their butcher swords at them.
噗.......
the butcher knife fell, the man fell to the ground, blood spattered.
The soldiers did not show any pity for begging for mercy and kneeling.
"Asshole, what are you doing? I am a student from the school, a scholar of fame and fame, and I am slaughtering innocent people. The crime is very heinous..."
A scholar wearing a blue Confucian shirt turned pale, but bravely stood up, stood in front of the people, and yelled at the soldiers.
Not far away, a very long "chicken" drew out his saber and stabbed it into the scholar's chest fiercely.
The warm blood ran along the blade, the scholar stared at him, staring at him.......
Xu Qi'an felt that his soul was trembling. I don't know if it was from him or Zheng Xinghuai, probably both.
"Kill everyone without leaving a living." Que Yongxiu raised his spear and shouted.
did not keep alive, of course, including the political envoy Zheng present.
Several spies drew out their swords, and violently killed the Chief Minister Zheng.
Ke Qing, named Zhu, sank his waist and lowered his hips, his fist ignited like a transparent flame, twisting the air, and suddenly shot out.
A black robe spy did not retreat but moved forward. His five fingers were like sharp claws, deterring the howling fist-jin, and he tore it fiercely, "hu" fist-jin collapsed into a hurricane.
"My lord, hurry up."
After the guest surnamed Zhu stayed, the other guards took Zheng Xinghuai and fled to Zheng Mansion.
The horses galloped away, Zheng Xinghuai turned his head and saw thousands of soldiers shooting their bows and arrows piercing the people's bodies; seeing the soldiers wielding their sabers, beheading a mother who was fleeing with her child; seeing Que Yongxiu living on horseback , One-eyed indifferently watching all this.
Life is like grass.
beast... Xu Qi'an heard what he said, and couldn't tell whether it was his own, Li Miaozhen, or Zheng Xinghuai.
The soldiers along the way ignored them, mechanically and numbly repeating the work of escorting the people, driving them to the designated place.
Zheng Xinghuai knew what kind of outcome these people would face, and ordered the guards to rescue them several times, but the guards refused, and escorted Zheng Xinghuai back to the residence.
"I'm going to the guards of the assembly mansion, you quickly go and inform the lady and the young masters, now go out of the city immediately, let's go out." Li Han who carried the horn bow roared.
Soon, the guards of the mansion gathered in the front yard. Except for weapons and armor, they did not carry any softness.
"Father, daddy...what's the matter, is it because a barbarian came in."
The second son of Zheng ran out with the female relatives, his face was pale, and there was fear in his eyes.
"The soldiers in the city mutiny and slaughtered the people. We are among them, and we are out of the city quickly." Zheng Xinghuai said in a short story.
Until this time, Zheng Xinghuai was at a loss. He didn't know why Que Yongxiu and King Zhenbei organized the massacre of the people and for what purpose they committed such atrocities.
But the officialdom has been ups and downs for half a lifetime. He knows that this is not the time to explore the truth. The plan for the present is to leave Chuzhou City first and get out of danger.
Second Young Master Zheng shook his body, almost unable to stand still, but his wife gave him a hand.
Everyone has long been accustomed to the futility of the second son Zheng, including Zheng Xinghuai himself.
Under the protection of the guards, the female family and the child got into the carriage, and everyone rode on horses and galloped toward the gate.
"They're chasing." Li Han shouted, carrying a horn bow.
Several black robe spies chased after him. They galloped far faster than horses. Li Han turned around and pulled out a strong full bow. With a bang, the arrows whizzed away.
The spies are not weak, avoiding arrows and killing them in no time. They wielded a long knife and fell from the sky, slashing towards the carriage.
"Protect Madam."
Wei Youlong's machete, wearing a purple robe, blocked the spy's blade. The air plane exploded and the carriage creaked as it was about to fall apart.
Both sides fought and ran, and arrived at the gate of the city not long after.
Ahead of , hundreds of soldiers with perseverance are waiting early, and more soldiers are waiting on the wall.
The commander of , the protector of the country, Que Yongxiu, stood on horseback, looking at the people trying to escape the city, with a sneer: "Master Zheng, you can't escape.
"There are not only elite soldiers on the wall, but also masters of the Tianzi level trained by the king of Zhenbei. No one can escape."
can't get out, the city gate is closed, and there are troops and masters standing on guard, the barbarian army may not come over...Xu Qi'an's heart sank.
He was immersed in the scene, suffering and anxiety in his heart. Reason tells him that people like the Zheng family can’t escape...
Chief Minister Zheng strangled the horse's rein and asked: "Que Yongxiu, what do you want to do, you must rebel."
Que Yongxiu smiled and said: "Kill you ants, why do you need to rebel?"
His one-eyed light is fierce, he is cruel and indifferent, he raised his spear and shouted: "Kill!"
There are wolves in front and tigers behind, and the situation instantly becomes critical. The guards tried their best to protect Chief Minister Zheng and his family members, but between life and death, they tried their best to take care of so many ordinary people without the power to restrain them.
After a round of rush, the carriage overturned, and the female family was hacked to death. Que Yong's long spear provoked Zheng Xinghuai's little grandson and laughed wildly:
"Master Zheng, you call yourself an upright celebrity. You don’t rub the sand in your eyes. The year before last, regardless of King Huai’s face, you strictly investigated the army field case and killed my three powerful men on the grounds of invading army fields. Have you ever thought Will there be today?
"I killed your offspring, it's a courtesy exchange. I'll take it."
He shook his hand and threw the child's corpse to Chief Minister Zheng, but this was a pretense. In the negligence of Zheng Xinghuai's subconsciously reaching out to pick it up, Que Yongxiu threw a spear.
The spear pierced through the body and nailed the person to the ground.
But it was not Zheng Xinghuai who died, but the dude who was afraid of death.
The second son of Zheng, this dude who is afraid of death, raised his pale face, choked up and said: "Father, it hurts me, I, I'm so scared..."
He is still that useless dude, he has already married and started a business, but he still cries to his father.
But this greedy and fearful useless trash, pushed his father away at a critical moment and blocked the spear with his body without blinking his eyes.
He is afraid of his father, he is only committed, but in his heart, his father should be a sky above his head, more important than anything else.
Xu Qi'an suddenly felt tears blur his vision, and his eyes were burning. He subconsciously wanted to reach out his hand to wipe the tears. Only then did he think that he was just a bystander, and the person who really shed tears was Zheng Xinghuai.
The empathy ends here, the picture is fragmented, and Xu Qi'an's eyes are finally frozen, it is Que Yongxiu's grim smile.
..........
He woke up suddenly, opened his eyes, and heard the voice of Zheng Xinghuai crying, so clearly recalling the scene of his family's tragic death, which made Chief Zheng's emotions collapse and the empathy ended early.
The cry of crying went from fierce and high-pitched to low-pitched wailing. After a long time, Zheng Xinghuai's sleeves carefully dried his tears, his eyes were flushed, and he arched his hands:
"The official has lost his temper."
"Sorry."
Xu Qi'an clasped his fists in return, spit out a long breath, and said: "What happened later?"
Li Han, who carried a hard bow, said in a deep voice: "We sacrificed two fourth-ranks before we went out of the city, and then we hid in Tibet, secretly contacting the chivalrous men, trying to expose the plot of the king of Zhenbei."
So, except for Zheng Xinghuai, all his family members died in Chuzhou City... Xu Qi'an glanced at everyone and whispered: "I'll go out and be quiet."
The air here is extremely dull, and the carbon dioxide produced by the bonfire is extremely uncomfortable. Xu Qi'an is actually a little tight in his chest.
ignored the expressions of the people, he turned and walked to the entrance of the cave, pushed aside the blocking branches, and went out.
He stood in the valley, breathing in the cool air, only to realize that the chest tightness had nothing to do with the air. It was because of depression, difficulty in vomiting, and difficulty in comfort.
The sound of soft footsteps came from behind.
"I'm going to Chuzhou City." Li Miaozhen whispered.
Big hatred is silent, no joy or anger can be seen on her calm face, her eyes are full of determination.
"I'm going to visit Chuzhou City. Anger will only overwhelm our reason. Before we go, we will sort out our thinking and revisit the case of the Three Thousand Miles of Blood Slaughter." Xu Qi'an broke off a dead branch and bit it in his mouth. In, said:
"Zhenbei King slaughtered the city for the purpose of refining the essence and blood and attacking the second grade, but it took time to refining the essence and blood, so he chose to slaughter the city of Chuzhou, using the inertia of thinking in the dark to hide everyone.
"I intercepted the secret agent of Zhenbei King before and asked the soul about the situation. The agent did not know where the Zhenbei King slaughtered the people. But from the memories of Chief Minister Zheng, there were many soldiers and secret agents who participated in the killing. ."
Li Miaozhen frowned and said: "You mean, those soldiers and spies, they are most likely to have their memories modified."
Xu Qi'an nodded: "It's also possible that they don't know what they have done. In any case, they can't be done by Wufu. Therefore, Zhenbei King still has helpers, and the top powers of other systems are helping him.
"The strong man is even capable of restoring Chuzhou City to its original state, but I'm not sure which system it is. The Northern Territory has been infiltrated by many barbarians, and they are investigating this matter, and Zhenbei King must know. He will either terminate Refining the essence and blood is either confident. In this way, with our strength, it is difficult to make a difference.
"Miaozhen, I need you to pass the news, to the barbarians, to the monsters."
Li Miaozhen nodded. She can fly with a sword, which is very suitable for sending messages.
Xu Qi'an greeted her gaze and said, "I am here to protect Master Zheng, and when you come back, I will go to Chuzhou City together."
Li Miaozhen breathed a sigh of relief: "Be sure to wait for me."
"Don’t be late, go quickly."
"Good."
Li Miaozhen summoned Feijian, and leapt up to the spine of the sword gracefully, and she stood floating.
Xu Qi'an returned to the cave, Zheng Buzheng envoy and others looked over, and he said solemnly: "Master Zheng, everyone, you are waiting for my news here."
Chief Minister Zheng seemed to have noticed something, and hurriedly asked: "What are you going to do?"
"Go to Chuzhou and investigate the case."
There is nothing wrong with this, the envoy Zheng and the others nodded slightly.
Xu Qi'an glanced over them, and said: "Several knights protect Master Zheng, and they will never leave. I admire you. There are heroes like you in the world that make people feel interesting and yearning.
"Xu X assured you that the murderer will be severely punished and the people of Chuzhou will be fair."
Zheng Xinghuai got up and gave his hands: "In this way, the official will die without regret."
Li Han and others handed over: "Death without regrets."
.............
After early morning, Xu Qi'an came to a small county town and looked for the best inn there.
paid the silver, asked Xiao Er for a bucket of water, Xu Qi'an closed the door, took out the fragments of the ground book, shaking her hands, the sleeping princess rolled down on the soft bed.
"Wake up..."
Xu Qi'an patted her cheek lightly, and suddenly remembered that this woman had been infused with ecstasy soup by herself, and immediately crossed the aspirator to forcibly wake her up.
The princess opened her eyes while whispering, and her dilated pupils slowly returned to focus. She looked at Xu Qi'an blankly for a few seconds, her face suddenly stiffened, and she shrank to the foot of the bed like a bunny.
While examining himself, he turned his head around and shouted, "What did you do to me?!"
The eyes are wide and round, making a fierce posture, but it feels ashamed.
Xu Qi'an wanted to laugh when she saw her, and unconsciously, she shrugged and said: "I didn't do anything to you, just let you sleep."
"I don't believe it. If you stun me, you must be plotting against me." She said in a breath.
You are a young woman anyway, don’t you know if your child’s bedroom was broken into by a gangster.........Xu Qi’an complained inwardly and said lightly:
"I'll go out for a while, you can check it yourself."
He waited at the door for a while, until the soft voice of the young princess came from inside: "The surname Xu?"
Xu Qi'an opened the door and entered.
Princess sits on the dressing table and combs her hair, turned her head sideways, and glared at him from the corner of her light, "You are okay to knock me out."
continued to stare at herself in the mirror, combing her hair intently.
seems to have determined that he is still a complete melon, and his anger has disappeared a lot.
Xu Qi'an lifted the wooden barrel, poured water into the copper basin, and added a bottle of red potion. He buried his entire face in, and kept rubbing and rubbing.
About a quarter of an hour later, Xu Qi'an got hot, and when he raised his face again, he changed.
This man is so handsome that it alarms the party and is ashamed of Gu Tianle. He is the only beautiful man in the world... Xu Qi'an thinks so.
He pushed the princess away, looked at the familiar face in the mirror, and lost his senses.
After a while, he murmured: "It's been a long time..."
The princess looked at him and nodded slowly: "Who is it that you are disguised? Such an ordinary appearance is very suitable for lurking."
After finishing speaking, she saw Xu Qi'an squinting at herself with a murderous look.
What do you know is handsome? Xu Qi'an didn't go to see the princess who walked around in the hell, and said lightly: "I went to investigate the case. It is not convenient to take you with me, so I made the next move."
paused, he said solemnly: "The city of Chuzhou is the city of Zhenbei King."
Click!
the wooden comb fell on the ground, and the princess came back to her senses, her face intertwined with horror and sorrow, she unconsciously lowered her voice: "Chu, Chuzhou City?"
No matter who it is, I don’t believe it at first sight.
Princess is no exception.
Xu Qi'an briefly described Zheng Xinghuai's affairs.
The princess murmured: "Although I don't like him, and I hate them that the brothers treat me as a commodity transaction, but I still admire him in my heart. He is the first person in the martial arts, and he is very talented. Guarding the border for the Dafeng people for more than ten years...
"I was wrong, he is a selfish person. He guards the border, not for the people, just because Dafeng belongs to their family and does not allow outsiders to looting.
"Similarly, the people are also objects in their eyes. They can be traded and sacrificed. When they need it, they can sacrifice without hesitation."
She knew that the king of Zhenbei had slaughtered the people, but she couldn't help herself when she heard Xu Qi'an mention the process of slaughtering the city.
The atrocities of the Zhenbei King cannot be forgiven, and Que Yongxiu, the protector of the country, deserves a thousand swords. However, he is a third-rank martial artist and a prince of Dafeng. Who can punish him?
Who can make him plead guilty?
At this time, she heard Xu Qi'an say: "I'm leaving for a few days, you stay in the inn, don't go anywhere."
talking, Xu Qi'an put the fragments of the ground book on the table, "You help me keep it for a few days."
Once the monk Shenshu is allowed to let go of his fists, there is a risk of losing everything on his body, including clothes.
The fragments of the ground book are very important. He didn't want the princess to see it. The best plan is to give it to Li Miaozhen, but the princess is still sleeping in it. She is not an object, so it is impossible to stay in the ground book.
In order to prevent Dafeng’s first beauty from dying without food, he can only make this move. Fortunately, the princess was a silly girl with little knowledge. To her, the fragments of the ground book might be just a small hand-crafted mirror.
Princess did not look at the little jade mirror, staring at him: "Where are you going?"
At this moment, Xu Qi'an flashed through the people who fell like weeds, flashed through the scholar who was pierced by the knife in his chest, flashed by holding the child and fleeing, but the mother who was killed and the child, flashed by the gun. The young boy who raised up, flashed past the second son Zheng who was nailed to the ground.........
"I said, I'm going to punish King Zhenbei, he is not worthy of the blood. I want him, and the protector of the country, Que Yongxiu pay the price."
Xu Qi'an looked at her calmly, with no joy or anger on his face, but his eyes were extremely firm: "I'm going to Chuzhou."
Princess looked into his eyes and knew that she could not stop this man. She bit her lip and whispered: "You want to come back, you, you promise me."
"Good."
Xu Qi'an nodded, got up and walked towards the door.
"Xu Qi'an."
She yelled, seemingly uneasy, got up in a rush and knocked over the stool, chased it out a few steps, and gathered her courage:
"The young man is chivalrous, making friends with Wudu Xiongs. The liver and gallbladder are pierced, and the hair is towering. In the middle of the conversation, life and death are the same.
A promise is worth a lot of money, so you must come back.
...........
Tianshan Mountain.
horn "Woo" played.
Twenty thousand elite cavalrymen from the Qingyan tribe gathered in the plain at the foot of the mountain. They rode first-born horns, scaly-covered horses, and brandished machetes.
from the sound of the horn, looking at the majestic palace.
boom, boom, boom...
The sound of heavy footsteps came from a distance. The two-foot-high cyan giant stepped out of the palace. Each foot caused a slight tremor. He was dragging a giant sword that ordinary people could not use, dragging it on the ground. Deep gully.
The cavalry of the Youth Club watched their leader silently. The scene was silent, except for the sound of heavy footsteps.
The cyan giant raised his heavy sword, and roared Shen Shen, "In Chuzhou City."
"In Chuzhou City."
"In Chuzhou City."
The blue-faced cavalry raised their scimitars, brandished them, and roared ~IndoMTL.com~A black mountain and misty valley in the north.
The white warlock with a vague face stood on the edge of the cliff and looked down. The valley was surrounded by dense fog that never dissipated all the year round. There was no grass and no life.
"Candle nine."
As the white warlock's voice fell, the thick mist suddenly boiled like a woman's dancing veil.
Amidst the layers of mist, a black shadow rushed in and stopped in front of the white warlock.
The dense fog dissipated, and it was a huge snake head, red, scaleless, and a closed one-eyed forehead.
Its tall body is as high as a mountain, and the white warlock is as small as an ant in front of it.
It is said that in the ancient times, there was a **** and demon who ruled the extreme cold of the north, with single eyes, scaleless and red, eyes open for day and closed eyes for night.
The leader of the northern demons, Zhu Jiu, is the descendant of that **** and demon.
"In Chuzhou City." The white warlock laughed.
The vertical eyes on the forehead of the giant snake suddenly opened, and a golden light burst through the sky, which could be seen dozens of miles away.
.........
on the steep cliff, the old Panasonic, the charming charming woman stretched out her hand, her sleeves slipped, revealing her white lotus arms.
The black eagle hovering in the sky swooped down and landed on the woman's lotus arm, spitting out: "That person has news, in Chuzhou City."
The beautiful woman in white skirt fluttering Yanran said: "It seems that he not only wants blood, but also wants the life of King Zhenbei. Send my order, all the demon soldiers, attack Chuzhou City."