Knife splashing

Chapter 103 Who is the winner?

Fire, knife flashes, shouts and screams...

The area around Changfeng Inn has completely turned into a chaotic battlefield.

At this point, the merchants and gangsters who were blocked here had no choice but to fight to the death.

They teamed up with acquaintances, either with their backs to the cliff or hiding in the woods, wielding swords, guns, sticks and clubs to resist the attacks of the bandits.

To be honest, the fighting power of both sides is equal.

Most of the merchants and these gangsters are good at fighting and are slightly stronger than ordinary people. When they are in a hurry, they will just hack and chomp randomly.

The bandits in Baihu Village are not much better. Those who have practiced martial arts for years and are strong and powerful can become team leaders.

Once you step into the dark power, you can become the backbone of the society.

As for the rest, they fought with brilliance and bravery.

However, the bandits had better tacit understanding after all, and under Bai Yanhu's training, they learned some cooperation.

When someone rushed forward to fight, someone would shoot an arrow from behind.

For a while, each team in the inn could only passively defend.

"Get out of the way!"

Under the big tree, the bodyguard Wu Mao pushed Yue Ba'e away, and then a sharp arrow whistled and shot into the tree trunk right beside Yue Ba'e.

Seeing this, a bandit thought he had an opportunity and stabbed Wu Mao with his spear.

Wu Mao is from the Xinyi Liuhe Sect. Although he has not yet entered the An Jin realm, he has been escorting escorts for many years and is very experienced. There is no way he would fall into the trap.

He turned sideways, and the spear immediately pierced through his armpit. Then he clamped his arm, exhaled, and snatched the spear directly.

The bandit who launched the sneak attack was staggered, and before he could react, Sharifei, who was standing next to him, had already chopped off his neck with a knife.

With the spear in hand, Wu Mao's fighting power increased dramatically.

He practiced the Liuhe Spear Technique.

This spear technique is widely spread, but its origin is extremely extraordinary. It is said to be a fusion of the essence of six spear techniques, including Chu Bawang, 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 must-practice spear technique for many martial arts schools shows how extraordinary it is.

This spear emphasizes the three inner elements of "spirit, energy and soul", and the three outer elements of "waist, hands and eyes". It is mainly used for blocking, grabbing and stabbing, and is extremely practical.

With a gun in his hand, Wu Mao fired three shots in a row, stabbing two bandits to death. Then he stepped back and held the gun horizontally to block the two incoming knife attacks.

"Go to hell!"

Sharifei would be even better at seizing the opportunity and directly injuring the person who came.

The two of them cooperated, one mainly attacking and the other finishing off the enemy, and they had quite a tacit understanding.

Of course, the most powerful among them is still Boss Zhou.

He had already stepped into the hidden power, held two short knives, and practiced fine skills, so it was easy for him to deal with these bandits.

However, he didn't dare to move at this moment.

Standing opposite was a bandit, with his chest and abdomen exposed, his face covered with stubble, and his hair in disarray, looking almost like a beggar.

He was carrying a broadsword and looked at Boss Zhou with a teasing look in his eyes, "Old man, you are still fighting at this age, aren't you afraid of spraining your waist?"

The one who spoke was Bao Tie, the pillar of Baihu Village.

"Dingtianliang" is the action leader in the bandit camp. He must not only be fierce, but also be fearless of life and death.

It can be said that he is the second best master in Baihu Village.

Although both sides are experts in hidden power, the strong and young are more likely to win, and Bao Tie is a tough bandit who has experienced many battles. Boss Zhou knows that if he starts fighting, he will probably die within a few moves.

And Bao Tie did not act rashly.

He dared to fight, but that didn't mean he wanted to. He glanced around and shouted, "Everyone retreat!"

In an instant, the bandits retreated and drew their bows and arrows.

Not only here, but even those 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 news that his own sorcerer had been killed by someone in the chaos, but he didn't have time to think about it at this moment. He looked at the people who were alert and said in a hoarse voice: "People die for money, birds die for food."

"You are all gangsters. I have something important to do today. I can let you go, but I have to do something."

"There are some spies hiding among you. Don't let them take the blame. Hand them over and I'll leave!"

This is his real purpose, to charge in and kill first, so that these people in the martial arts world will be frightened and will not meddle in other people's business.

Sure enough, someone in a team of rickshaw drivers shouted, "Master Bai, we don't want to make things difficult for you, but we don't know who the secret escorts are."

"Yeah, I'm not stupid, I'll fight for others."

"Who the hell is this escort? Hand over the stuff now! Don't treat us like fools!"

There were more and more voices of dissatisfaction among the crowd.

Bai Yanhu was right, they all worked hard to make a living, whether Lu Kang died or the darts were robbed, it had nothing to do with them!

Wu Mao looked at the people behind him, and reluctantly took a step forward, bowed and said: "Master Bai, I will hand over the things, and I hope you will keep your word and let these innocent people go."

As he spoke, he took off the three-stringed zither from his back and broke off the handle. Thumb-sized pearls fell out onto the ground, glittering brightly in the firelight.

"Dongzhu!"

Someone in the crowd suddenly exclaimed.

Each of these high-quality pearls produced outside the Great Wall is worth a fortune. Even if they work hard for more than ten years and earn enough money, they may not be able to buy even one.

Money can make people's hearts turn red, and many people's eyes suddenly started to turn red.

Sharifei also swallowed his saliva and cursed inwardly, "You are so good, Wu, you have such a good thing but you don't tell me about it. Why are you still going out to explore the world after everyone has shared it..."

Bai Yanhu nodded slightly, and immediately a bandit came forward, carefully picked up the Dongzhu on the ground and put it into a leather bag.

The surrounding martial artists were jealous, but they did not dare to snatch it, so they looked at their own team with suspicion in their eyes.

"Mr. Wu, what do you mean?"

Finally, one of the escorts couldn't hold on any longer and walked out of the team, yelling, "You don't want the reputation of Liuhe Escort Agency anymore!"

If the dart is alive, the person is alive; if the dart is gone, the person dies.

This is the iron rule of the escort business. If anyone breaks it, not only will his own reputation be damaged, but his peers will also make things difficult for him.

Because this kind of behavior will destroy everyone's jobs.

"Everyone."

Wu Mao was not in a hurry, but shook his head and said: "Haven't you figured it out yet? There's something fishy about this escort mission. We were sold out the moment we left Chang'an!"

After these words were spoken, many escorts fell silent.

They are all old hands, how could they not notice something strange? They just couldn't guess who it was.

Lu Kang?

This is all his wealth. If he loses the Lu family, it will be over...

A traitor in the escort agency?

The ones who took part in this operation were all elite soldiers from various escort agencies, with no outsiders...

After thinking about it, the most likely person is Li Siyuan, the governor. He is the biggest beneficiary, but how can we talk nonsense about such things...

At this moment, a trace 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 the 'sticker' of our Baihu Village, and he also got the list of hidden escorts!"

As he spoke, he took out a roll of cloth from his bosom and randomly read out a few names. The escorts who heard it immediately looked grim.

Lu Kang is dead!

Could it be that the person who leaked the news was really the governor?
The escorts were in a panic, but the leak of the list gave them a way out. They looked at each other and began to hand over the secret escorts with helplessness.

This escort mission is indeed worth a lot of money.

Even if it is divided into more than a dozen parts, it is still terrifying enough.

Every time someone took out a hidden dart, the martial artists present would swallow their saliva and their eyes would gradually become bloodshot.

Bai Yanhu sneered at the situation and didn't bother to respond. Instead, he looked behind Sha Lifei and the others and asked suspiciously, "What's in the coffin?"

Wu Mao's eyes darkened slightly, "Master Bai, I have taken out my things. The coffin contains the remains of a senior from the Jianghu who was sent back to his hometown..."

"What nonsense!"

Bai Yanhu snorted coldly, "Open it and take a look. If there's a dead person, I'll turn around and leave."

Upon hearing this, Sharifei said angrily: "You don't even let go of the evildoers. Are you lacking in morality?"

"Hahaha!"

The bandits were immediately delighted.

One of the bandits stuttered and laughed, "We robbed the money and then... then killed people. What's the difference between that and... robbing the money of the dead?"

As he spoke, he was about to step forward. Whoosh!
At this moment, an arrow shot out from the darkness and pierced his leg with a "puff".

“Ouch!”

The stuttering bandit immediately hugged his legs and wailed on the ground.

"who!"

"Someone shot a sneak attack, find him quickly!"

The bandits suddenly became agitated.

The person who shot the arrow was naturally Li Yan.

After he killed You Laosi and returned, he had already made his own assessment of the current situation. He returned to the team with just one more knife to defend himself.

But if we hide in darkness, the threat will be greater.

Sure enough, Bai Yanhu's pupils shrank, and he waved his hand to tell the bandits not to move rashly. His eyes were full of murderous light, 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 best 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 a sorcerer who could hide. If he continued to pester him, it would inevitably ruin everything.

Thinking of this, Bai Yanhu said coldly: "Forget it, I'll let you go. Boys, take the prize and let's go!"

"Walk?!"

"Bai, you coward, you still want to run away!"

"Fuck it!"

Suddenly, several angry voices were heard in the distance.

At the same time, a large number of bandits rushed in from all directions.

Seeing this, Bai Yanhu's face immediately turned ugly.

The people who came were the remaining bandits from Niubeiliang.

The leader, also a fierce man with scars all over 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. You wanted to keep the news to yourself after receiving it, and you even drugged us."

"Fuck you, luckily I was careful and caught the 'stick' of your White Tiger Village. What else can you say, you bastard?"

The bandits behind him were all in dishevel, with bloodshot eyes, and were obviously angry.

"explain?"

Bai Yanhu sneered and cursed, "What's there to say? The things are right here, you idiots, come and take them if you have the guts!"

After that, he roared, "Boys, get out!"

In an instant, the two gangs of bandits fought each other.

This sudden change surprised the people in the martial arts world.

They didn't expect that the bandits would start a fight among themselves.

Some people had some thoughts in their minds, but looking at the two gangs of bandits in the distance who were killing each other, they shook their heads slightly and decided that it was better to have less trouble than more.

And some of them followed secretly.

Amid the chaos, Bai Yanhu was already blood-thirsty.

He was already an expert in dark energy, and he was wearing chain mail, so he was not afraid of ordinary weapons, and his two caltrop hammers danced like the wind.

puff!
Under the encouragement of the hidden force, the head of the bandit who rushed over was smashed like a watermelon. Then he roared and fought with several bandit leaders.

Faced with this chaos, Li Yan's threats were useless. He ran out 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 so big?" Sharifei was stunned.

Rumble!
As soon as the words fell, the ground began to shake.

Everyone immediately looked up, their eyes filled with horror.

This is a scene of a large group of cavalry arriving and horses galloping.

"kill!"

The sound of horse hooves and the deafening shouts of killing rang out.

I saw a fire dragon rushing in from the corner of Niubeiliang Valley, and it turned out to be the soldiers of the imperial guard.

The combat effectiveness of the army is naturally not comparable to that of the bandits.

Although they were not as good as the veteran soldiers who had fought in many battles on the frontier, they were well-trained. Three riders formed a team, with one holding a torch and the remaining two drawing their bows and arrows and shooting rockets.

And in front of its arrow, there is a bamboo barrel of explosives.

In an instant, rockets fell like waterfalls.

boom! boom! boom!
There was a burst of flames and explosions.

This was certainly not a new type of gunpowder, and it didn't injure many people, but the loud explosion in the dark was terrifying enough.

The bandits were immediately thrown into chaos. Without the strategic location of Niubeiliang, they had no chance of defeating the imperial army. They did not care about the valuables or treasures and scattered in all directions, running up the hillside.

As the saying goes, defeat is like a mountain falling.

The bandits were only concerned with escaping, so the cavalrymen of the garrison killed them more smoothly, stabbing left and right with their spears, leaving a field of corpses behind them.

The people in the world have long been numb to it.

The series of unexpected events tonight left them overwhelmed.

Once the imperial troops arrived, human lives were treated as worthless.

Fortunately, the cavalry of the garrison did not kill indiscriminately, but sent a rider to gallop over, holding a spear and shouting: "The Niubeiliang bandits blocked the trade route and killed court officials. Their crimes are unforgivable!"

"To prevent the bandits from hiding and escaping, no one should move rashly. We will check them one by one after dawn. Anyone who leaves this place without permission will be killed!"

After saying this, he rode away and continued to hunt down the bandits.

"Young Master Li, we..."

Yue Ba'er looked at Li Yan with a bit of panic. What happened tonight almost made him pee his pants.

Li Yan shook his head and said, "Don't worry, just wait."

"He got what he wanted and was able to kill the bandits and gain merit. He is in a good mood and will not make things difficult for us."

Yue Ba'er was a little confused, but the bodyguard Wu Mao beside him had a bitter smile on his face.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but it seemed boring...

…………

In the early morning, the smell of smoke mixed with blood drifted in the cold wind.

puff!

A bandit's head was chopped off, and the soldiers laughed and threw it directly onto the carriage.

There were heads piled up like a mountain in the basket of the cart.

The Daxuan Dynasty rewards merit based on the number of heads taken. Although half of the bandits escaped into the mountains last night, these four or five hundred heads are already a considerable achievement.

"Mrs. Lu, I am deeply sorry for your loss."

On the Niubeiliang official road, the captain of the garrison clasped his fists and said solemnly: "Don't worry, we will not let any of the bandits in the mountains go. We will definitely kill them to comfort the spirit of Lord Lu in heaven."

"Also, I will send someone to escort you along the way, and will definitely not let the thieves disturb Lord Lu."

Feng Ping, who was standing next to him, was so angry that his face turned red, but he didn't dare to say anything.

Madam Lu's face was covered with tears. She nodded and said, "Thank you very 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 tremblingly got on the carriage.

Looking at the convoy going away, the captain of the garrison had a hint of sarcasm in his eyes and turned around and said, "Let them pass!"

At the command, the Niubeiliang Pass was opened again.

The merchants and people from the underworld who had been trapped here for many days finally breathed a sigh of relief and lined up to pass Niubeiliang.

The team that sent the Yin people to the battlefield was naturally among them.

Wang Daoxuan was already feeling better, and said with a wry smile: “This journey has been really not peaceful.”

Sha Lifei shook his head and said, "Don't worry, after passing the Yingpan Post Station ahead, there will be a wide road leading directly to Fengyang!"

Li Yan looked at Niu Beiliang behind him, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, then he turned around and said, "Let's go."

Wow!
Wang Daoxuan threw a handful of paper money into the air.

"The Yin people are returning home, have a safe journey!"

"Don't bother me at all!"

(End of this chapter)