Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 159 Fight
On the mountain road leading to Sanqing Temple, the Rong family's carriages moved forward in a "grand procession".

Because of Master Rong's instructions, Rong Feiyan was accompanied by a large number of people. Among them, there were no fewer than twenty guards and servants to protect her personal safety. Moreover, the four leaders were all carrying extremely sharp broadswords, and each of them was burly and had fierce eyes.

You should know that knives are forbidden in this dynasty. Unless you have a special channel to get through to the government, just carrying a knife around in public is enough to be a crime and a trip to jail.

Although those noble and wealthy families all possessed various powerful weapons in their homes, they mostly kept them hidden away and did not display them publicly. As long as they did not run around arrogantly like fools, showing off their power, the government would turn a blind eye and pretend not to know anything.

However, with the Rong family acting in such a manner, it would be difficult for the government to pretend they were unaware. However, there was another reason why the government did not come knocking on their door: the four knives were bestowed upon them by imperial decree by Consort Rong from the current emperor.

The four leaders wielding knives were not recruited by the Rong family themselves, but were skilled guards bestowed upon them by the Imperial Palace. The four knives were also proof of their identities, granted by imperial authority.

This also shows how favored the Rong family is at present.

After all, the honor of being granted the title of imperial bodyguard was usually reserved for princes and high-ranking officials.

On the driveway.

"Peony, how much longer until we arrive?"

Inside the carriage, Rong Feiyan's slightly impatient voice drifted out.

However, although his voice was soft, his tone was full of sparks, as if it had the potential to start a prairie fire.

Outside, upon hearing her mistress's question, the maid Peony dared not delay. She quickly looked up at the surrounding mountain path, estimated the distance in her mind, and then took a deep breath to calm herself before replying, "Reporting to Miss, it's about another half an hour's journey!"

Because the maid Peony wasn't sitting in the carriage, but walking on the ground with it, her reply was somewhat slow.

"alright."

Rong Feiyan herself had some idea about this road. Her question was simply because she found the journey a bit boring, so she asked for more information.

Hearing that Rong Feiyan didn't get angry, Peony felt a little relieved.

"Luckily, today is the day the young lady fulfills her vow, otherwise I'm afraid I would have been scolded again!"

Rong Feiyan was willful and lacked cunning. Although she liked to get angry and scold people from time to time, she rarely hit anyone. Unlike Princess Jiacheng of the Yongwang Mansion, who was always polite and smiling, she would often beat her subordinates with sticks to show her cunning as a superior.

Compared to the former, the former is like a carefree husky, acting on a whim, with no ill intentions but never endearing. The latter, on the other hand, is more like an elegant and ruthless cat, seemingly harmless, but when angered, it will deliver a vicious and venomous claw strike that will hurt you to the bone.

"Peony, tell the people in front to hurry up, I need to get back to the manor before dark!"

Recalling her father's orders before she left, Rong Feiyan called out to Mudan.

"Yes, girl."

After Peony outside gave a crisp reply, she prepared to go and inform the manager of the trip. However, before she could even get to the front, an accident occurred.

On the mountain path, where the dense forest on both sides was quiet and peaceful, several dark figures suddenly darted out.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a huge ancient tree was felled and placed directly in the middle of the road, blocking the Rong family's path.

"Xu~"

"Sigh~"

The driver and the horses suddenly stopped and began to neigh.

"Who?"

"careful!"

"Everyone be alert!"

The four imperial guards in the lead reacted quickly, drawing their broadswords and becoming cautiously alert. At the same time, they also loudly reminded the surrounding guards and servants to remain vigilant.

"Ah!" Peony, the little maid, was really unlucky. She had just run to the front to ask the head steward when she was stunned by this scene!
"Miss Peony, hurry back to the carriage and protect the young lady!"

"We're here to help!"

One of the four guards, surnamed Hu, retreated while protecting Peony as they walked back.

"Ah? Yes... okay... okay, Brother Hu!"

Peony's face turned pale, and she ran back trembling!

To be honest, this peony trotted quite fast, but its posture wasn't very graceful, like a stumbling little duck.

"Tread! Tread! Tread!"

A series of footsteps could be heard coming from both sides of the dense mountain path.

"No, it's a scam!"

The guard surnamed Hu exchanged glances with his three brothers, all of whom sensed something amiss in each other's eyes.

These people seem to have come specifically for them?
The group felt uneasy, with a sense of foreboding.

"May I ask?"

"Why has this hero come from the other side? What is his purpose?"

One of the four stepped forward.

"We are the family members of Consort Rong from the capital. Please, sirs, show us mercy and let us go!"

The one who spoke was Guard Hu, who was the eldest of the four.

At this moment, although he sensed that something was amiss, he still hoped for a positive outcome, so he spoke up, following the rules of the underworld: "Of course, I am not one to be ignorant of manners. I have a hundred taels of silver here, please accept it, brothers, so we can go have some drinks!"

Although the current imperial court suffered a setback in its military campaign against Liang, its foundation remained intact, and trade continued to flourish. According to the current market price, one tael of silver was worth a thousand copper coins, or one string of cash, while a shi of grain only cost half a string of cash. From this, one can understand the value of one hundred taels of silver.

pity.

"Qiang! Qiang! Qiang!"

The thirteen masked men in black who appeared on the other side did not make a sound, but the Rong family was greeted by the sound of swords being drawn.

"kill!"

Suddenly, a roar came from the men in black, and then they all rushed in and started hacking at the Rong family's men.

"Oh no! Watch out, brothers!"

"Third brother, protect the girl. The rest of you, follow me!"

Hu, the guard, roared and then took the lead, immediately leading several brothers to charge forward.

"Tear!"

"Pfft!"

"..."

The moment the two sides made contact, a large amount of blood was spilled!
It was clearly visible that the Rong family's men were falling one after another. This large number of guards and servants were no match for these men in black. They were cut down and unconscious in just a few moves.

Apart from the three palace guards who could put up a fight, the rest of them were no match for the men in black on the other side!
Why are there so many trolls? Can't those big shots who don't like it just not read it and keep quiet?

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