Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 563 Assassination, Assassination
Upon hearing that Pang Tang was assassinated, Zhou Lan was immediately panicked. Not only her, but even Wang Yunqiao beside her couldn't help but panic.

At this moment, the man who had been lowering his head suddenly raised his head and rushed towards Zhou Lan with a ferocious look on his face.

The two men were only about ten feet apart. In the blink of an eye, the man had arrived in front of Zhou Lan and stabbed her chest with a dagger.

Zhou Lan was still in a panic because of Pang Tang's assassination. She was completely unprepared for the person in front of her and had no reaction for a moment.

Fortunately, Wang Yunqiao, who was nearby, noticed the abnormality when the man raised his head, and subconsciously pounced on Zhou Lan.

However, her rescue did not allow Zhou Lan to avoid the man's sneak attack, but only allowed Zhou Lan's vital parts to avoid the attack. The dagger pierced Zhou Lan's shoulder fiercely.

"assassin!"

Wang Yunqiao shouted loudly and kicked towards the man with her nimble legs.

However, the man did not dodge or evade her attack. Instead, he took two of her kicks and continued to pounce on Zhou Lan.

Zhou Lan also reacted, drew out the sword in her hand and blocked the man's long knife.

At the same time, the followers behind him also reacted and rushed forward to fight with the subordinates behind the man.

This time, Zhou Lan went out of the city only to go to the Yinghe Wharf in the north to check the military supplies stored there. He did not bring many people with him, only thirty female soldiers.

However, the man brought only a few subordinates, only about ten people, and the two sides soon started fighting.

Wang Yunqiao drew his spear from under the saddle and fought side by side with Zhou Lan against the man holding a dagger.

This man was extremely powerful, he actually had the ninth level of acquired cultivation. Zhou Lan also had the ninth level of acquired cultivation, but she had just broken through to the ninth level not long ago, so she was no match for the man in front of her.

As for Wang Yunqiao, her current cultivation level is not low either. Just two months ago, she broke through to the eighth level of the acquired realm.

At her age of just over 30, her cultivation has reached the eighth level of the acquired realm. She is definitely a genius among geniuses. However, compared with the man in front of her, her strength is far inferior.

Even if she and Zhou Lan joined forces to fight the man in front of them, they soon fell into a disadvantage.

The man held two short knives and waved them continuously. The blades were like two rays of rainbow light, and he kept approaching Zhou Lan.

"Protect the general!" Wang Yunqiao shouted hurriedly when she saw that Zhou Lan's situation was becoming increasingly dangerous.

Upon hearing this, the female soldiers who were fighting around immediately looked towards Zhou Lan.

The three hundred female soldiers are also elite. Most of them were the female soldiers trained by Wang Yunqiao in Tenglongwei. The best among them have now reached the fifth level of acquired cultivation, and most of them have reached the first or second level of acquired cultivation.

Although their strength was far inferior to that of the men in front of them, the eight female soldiers formed a formation and were able to stop the men for a moment.

But they paid a heavy price. The men's double swords were fast and fierce. They quickly broke through the formation of the female soldiers and killed several of them.

Wang Yunqiao's eyes widened as she watched her comrades, who were as close as sisters, die in front of her.

"kill!"

The spear thrust forward, aiming straight for the man's throat.

Unfortunately, the man dodged it easily, while on the other side, Zhou Lan endured the severe pain in her shoulder and swung her sword to block the man's dagger again.

"Who are you?" Zhou Lan asked.

"The one who killed you!" The man's expression became more and more ferocious.

His attacks became more and more fierce, and it became increasingly difficult for Zhou Lan and Wang Yunqiao to resist. Wang Yunqiao was careless and got cut on the left shoulder. If she hadn't been wearing shoulder armor, her left arm would have been cut off at the base.

"Protect the general!"

Seeing that Zhou Lan was in danger, the surrounding female soldiers rushed over to rescue her.

However, the gap between their strength and that of the man in front of them was too big. Their rescue was more like moths to a flame. They stood in front of Zhou Lan with the determination to die.

There were also male subordinates around. These people's cultivation was not very high, and their strength was not much different from that of the women's army. However, the women's army had to be distracted to rescue Zhou Lan, and for a while they fell into a disadvantage.

Zhou Lan gritted her teeth and fought with the man regardless of her injuries, but the gap in strength could not be made up by fighting desperately, not to mention that she was still seriously injured.

As the fight continued, she developed another long cut on her abdomen.

Seeing that the female army suffered heavy casualties, Zhou Lan and Wang Yunqiao had more and more wounds on their bodies, a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds came from the south.

"kill!"

Hundreds of cavalrymen came galloping. They were the soldiers guarding the city in the mountains. The distance of two or three miles was neither far nor close, but with the use of telescopes, the soldiers on the city wall could see clearly what was happening here.

Seeing that Zhou Lan was attacked, the soldiers on duty on the city wall immediately sounded the alarm and ran to support.

There were only a hundred soldiers in the first group, but there were hundreds of soldiers rushing towards them at a rapid speed behind them.

Realizing that support from the city was about to arrive, the man's attack became more fierce. He chopped Wang Yunqiao's spear with a knife, and the powerful force actually knocked Wang Yunqiao away. Then he chopped at Zhou Lan with the knife.

The blade was sharp, and Zhou Lan could only raise the sword with all her might to block it. With a clang, Zhou Lan could no longer hold the hilt, and the sword slipped out of his hand.

The man's expression became more and more ferocious, and his eyes were filled with beast-like ferocity.

He had already raised the knife, ready to end Zhou Lan's life. Zhou Lan had lost the ability to resist and could only roll on the ground in a panic to avoid it.

After dodging the first knife, there was still the second one.

Just when Zhou Lan had nowhere to hide, a whistling sound suddenly rang out.

The man suddenly stopped attacking Zhou Lan and moved sideways several steps. The next moment, a pistol fell in front of Zhou Lan with a bang.

The pistol was only one foot away from Zhou Lan and almost hit her.

Zhou Lan looked up and saw hundreds of cavalrymen rushing towards him, and at the same time a burly figure was flying over, stepping on the soldiers' heads.

She breathed a sigh of relief.

The person who came was none other than Yang Minghao.

The one in charge of guarding the city gate today is the Zhenbiao Rear Camp, and Yang Minghao is now the guerrilla general of the Zhenbiao Rear Camp. Yang Mingwu is already the lieutenant general of the Northern Black Cloud Guard, and after he was promoted, Yang Minghao was also promoted to guerrilla general.

Yang Minghao flew over and first glanced at Zhou Lan and Wang Yunqiao. Seeing that the two had many wounds on their bodies, a fierce look flashed in his eyes.

Without saying a word, he immediately raised his gun and swept towards the man with two knives.

The man with two swords pulled back to avoid the spear, but Yang Minghao's spear followed him closely and pierced his throat.

For a while, the man with two swords was defeated step by step and could only dodge passively.

Yang Minghao's spear skills are powerful and each move is bold and open, just like Yang Zhengshan.

Among the three brothers, Yang Minghao is the most like Yang Zhengshan. Whether in terms of body shape and appearance, or in his understanding of martial arts and marksmanship, Yang Minghao is almost exactly like Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Mingcheng is too naive and Yang Mingzhi is too thin, and they look a little like Yang Zhengshan.

But Yang Minghao is becoming more and more like Yang Zhengshan.

More like her than Ming Zhao. Ming Zhao looks more like Yu Qingyi, with delicate eyebrows and eyes.

Although they both have the ninth level of acquired cultivation, Yang Minghao is much stronger than Zhou Lan. Although Yang Minghao is a dozen years younger than Zhou Lan, his strength far exceeds that of Zhou Lan.

The man with two swords could only defend passively under his gun and was completely unable to fight back.

An inch longer, an inch stronger. Under Yang Minghao's powerful attack, the man with two swords could only move left and right to dodge.

He even wanted to force Yang Minghao to retreat and then take the opportunity to escape, but Yang Minghao's body movements were also very good. No matter how he moved and dodged, he could not escape Yang Minghao's pursuit.

The soldiers from Chongshan Pass had arrived, and the other assassins were besieged. In just a few moments, more than a dozen assassins were hacked to death.

Wang Yunqiao stood up with the help of his spear, then walked to Zhou Lan and asked, "General, are you okay?"

Zhou Lan stood up with great effort and said with a pale face: "He shouldn't die!" "Someone, bandage the general!" Wang Yunqiao shouted hoarsely.

Both of them were seriously injured. Although none of the wounds were fatal, every cut was bleeding, and excessive blood loss was inevitable.

Not only them, but also the female soldiers around them. Among the thirty female soldiers, only four were intact, more than ten people died tragically, and more than ten people were seriously injured.

Zhou Lan felt dizzy and the scene in front of her became blurry.

"The knife is poisonous!"

Wang Yunqiao also noticed it, and her voice became weaker, "Detoxify the general!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she fell to the ground.

Zhou Lan also slumped to the ground, but she still insisted on grabbing a soldier who was bandaging her and said, "Order that General Yang Minghao temporarily take charge of the affairs of the General's Office, and report to the court urgently within 800 miles, asking the court to immediately appoint an official to lead Chongshan Town!"

This was the last thing she could think of as her consciousness became increasingly blurred and her thoughts became sluggish.

As soon as she finished speaking, she fell into a coma.

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"General, general!"

The soldiers shouted.

When Yang Minghao heard the shouts from behind, his face changed slightly and his attack became more fierce.

The man's dodging became more and more awkward. At the same time, hundreds of soldiers surrounded him, limiting his range of escape.

Finally, at the moment when the man revealed his weakness, Yang Minghao swept the man away with a shot, and then used the move of a hidden dragon emerging from the water to pierce the man's chest.

The gun hit the man, and a bloody hole immediately appeared on his chest.

Without time to think, Yang Minghao shot him down again, "Kill him!"

After saying that, he quickly ran towards Zhou Lan.

"Junior sister, General Zhou!"

Yang Minghao quickly checked the injuries of the two people. The wounds had been bandaged. Although the bleeding had not stopped, it should not be fatal. However, they were still seriously poisoned.

"Antidote!" Yang Minghao shouted loudly.

"General, the thief doesn't have the antidote!" A soldier kept searching the man with two swords, but couldn't find the antidote at all.

Yang Minghao looked at the soldiers around him again, "Do you know what the poison is?"

"It should be some kind of snake venom, but we are not sure what kind of venom it is yet!" said the soldier.

Yang Minghao was helpless, "Someone, carry them back to the city!"

"Go and get Doctor Li Juntang right away and take him to the Guancheng camp!"

"Call the military doctor immediately!"

"Go to my house and get the detoxification pills and medicinal wine. The detoxification pills are in the cabinet in my study, and ask the housekeeper for the medicinal wine!"

At this time, a soldier suddenly said: "General, General Zhou just said that you will temporarily take charge of the affairs of the General's Office. Report to the court in an urgent manner, and ask the court to immediately select an official to lead Chongshan Town!"

Yang Minghao paused and took a deep breath. "Go to the General's Mansion and ask Lu Wenhua to send an urgent report within 800 miles!"

"Take a team and go invite Pang Daren and several generals immediately!"

"Go back and pass the order to immediately seal all the gates of Guancheng and prohibit anyone from bringing troops into the city!"

"You guys stay and clean up some things here, and see if you can find any clues about the assassin!"

He issued several military orders in succession before rushing back to Chongshan Pass.

Just as he entered the Chongshan Pass, three soldiers rushed into the governor's office in a hurry.

"Master Pang! Master Pang! General Zhou was assassinated!"

The three soldiers shouted loudly.

Pang Tang, who was working in the study, heard this and walked out quickly, asking, "Who was assassinated?"

Many officials and soldiers in the yamen were also alarmed by their shouts and ran over to see what was going on.

Three soldiers walked quickly to Pang Tang and said, "General Zhou is here..."

Before they could finish speaking, a short blade suddenly pierced into Pang Tang's chest.

The sudden change made it impossible for the surrounding officials and soldiers to react, and they all stared at the scene in a daze.

Until the man pulled out the short blade, blood gushed out.

"There are assassins!"

"Get them!"

Only then did the soldiers exclaim in surprise.

The three assassins had already jumped onto the roof and fled away.

The guards of the governor's office rushed forward to chase him, but Pang Tang covered his chest and slowly collapsed to the ground.

"My lord, my lord!"

A group of officials rushed forward and shouted in panic.

Pang Tang was not Zhou Lan. He was already old and weak, and was stabbed in the chest. He died in just a moment.

The next moment, the entire governor's office was in chaos.

Soon after, the entire Chongshan Pass fell into chaos.

However, a large number of soldiers soon took to the streets, closed the city gates and maintained order.

Song Dashan, Yang Chengxu, Yang Chengze, and Yang Mingzhen all received the news and rushed to the northern city on horseback.

"How is General Zhou doing?" Yang Chengze asked Yang Minghao.

Yang Minghao said in a deep voice: "The general has been poisoned by a snake. Although he has taken the antidote, he probably won't wake up for a while."

"In addition, the general was seriously injured and it will be difficult for him to recover in a short time!"

Song Dashan frowned, "Who is the assassin?"

"Wulinghu tribe!" Yang Minghao's face was gloomy.

Although these people were dressed as soldiers from Chongshan Pass, a closer look would reveal that they were from the Wulianghu tribe.

"Damn it!" Yang Chengxu cursed.

Yang Mingzhen said, "Pang Tang is dead, and General Zhou is in a coma again. What should we do next?"

Yang Minghao pondered for a moment and said, "I have sent someone to report to the court! But it will take at least half a month for the court to send someone over!"

"The Wulianghu tribe won't attack us, right?" Yang Chengze asked.

The expressions of several people became more solemn.

(End of this chapter)