win the hairpin

Chapter 157 stalemate
Zhang Xutang asked Zhang Lin to check the passing ships on the pier, while he stayed and continued to fight Song Huiyue.

Song Huiyue is already a softshell, if she is let go this time, it will be difficult to have such a good time, place and people again.

These densely packed houses divided the deep and wide drainage ditch into four pieces. The drainage ditch blocked the fire. Zhang Xutang only needed to set three more fires to burn this place into ruins.

He set another fire and burned down a large area, turning the loess and rocks into black. This time, they finally had a harvest.

This harvest is not Song Huiyue, but Hou Er.

Hou Er hurried out from the fire scene, his figure was more agile and light than the monkey, he climbed onto the unburned beams, and with a light swing, he sent himself to the other side of the drainage ditch.

The bow and arrow that had been prepared for a long time was about to be fired, and the rain of arrows went straight to Hou Er and shot Hou Er.

Hou Er fled with an arrow and hid again.

The burnt smell of the fire mixed with the smell of blood. The guards of the Zhang family found the footprints of one of the living people. Their morale was soaring. They stared at the fire without blinking.

Only Song Huiyue and Yin Xiao were missing.

The guards of the Zhang family also hope that Song Huiyue can come out immediately to die. After all, because Song Huiyue is alone, they not only lost many companions, but also suffered a lot of uselessness from Zhang Xutang, and they have to suffer from time to time. .

Only when Song Huiyue died, could they have a good life.

Zhang Xutang stood where he was, not happy with Hou Er's appearance.

In his eyes, Hou Er was as insignificant as those garrisons who were the vanguard.

But where is Song Huiyue?
There is absolutely no way to escape, the Huangu Wharf is only so big, with so many eyes of theirs, even if she has the ability to burrow into the ground, she has to let them dig it out.

Under his command, another fire was started, and his eyes looked at the fire scene where he first noticed Song Huiyue's location.

The houses are too densely built, the wood and adobe are criss-crossed and exposed, and it is dark. Behind the roof tiles and walls, there are overlapping shadows, covered with ash, extending to the rock wall behind the street. .

So many places to hide.

"Old Wei." He whispered.

Lao Wei was always by his side, he heard his call at this time, and saw him staring at the burnt fire site, so he turned around and pointed out ten guards, asking them to step forward to check.

As soon as the guards stepped in, they were plunged into deep black ash, while Zhang Xutang was outside the fire scene, his heart suddenly jumped, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back instantly.

At this moment, he is in the light and the enemy is in the dark. Who is the hunter and who is the prey?
He looked at Lao Wei, took a step back, stood behind Lao Wei, and said in a low voice, "Old Wei, let them all come back and protect me."

Withdrew behind the old guard, he was a little relieved, but it was not enough, the dead man was useless, and with Yin Xiao around, the dead man was helpless.

He reached out and took out a dagger from his waist, looking around vigilantly.

The surroundings illuminated by the fire were like daytime, but the sky had already darkened. Under the double illumination of the blue sky and the fire, his face split into two sharp-edged parts, one part was sinister and vicious, and the other part was cautious.

The guards of the Zhang family withdrew again, guarding Zhang Xutang among the shadows of many people. Under the cautiousness of Lao Wei and Zhang Xutang, they dared not be careless.

At this time, Song Huiyue was in the house that Zhang Xutang did not burn down at the end.

The cloak she was wearing was thrown at the place Zhang Xutang pointed out during her escape, and she was hiding on a beam in the house. There was a piece of smoked bacon hanging above the beam, and the bacon was dripping with fat. So her face and body were full of oil stains and oily smoke, and there was no girly fragrance there.

The bacon didn't move at all, and she didn't move at all, as if she had become a part of the bacon, even the sound of breathing was very slight.

A mouse got down from the beam, wandered dirtyly on the bacon, very intoxicated, its slender tail kept swinging, and made a "squeak" sound.

After the mouse yelled, another mouse slipped down the beam one after another.

These rats were wobbly, huge, and their whole bodies were glowing with sticky oil. There were no less than ten of them, big and small, and they ran towards the bacon.

A big mouse stopped in front of Song Huiyue, turned around twice, let out a soft cry, then climbed onto Song Huiyue's body and got into her sleeve.

Song Huiyue accepted the mouse's probing with an expression on her face, and all her strength was used on her left thigh.

The head of an arrow sank into her thigh, and the blood had already stained a large area of ​​the beam.

The arrow was still on her body, and while she was waiting for Yin Xiao to act, she could not move for the time being and could only remain silent.

The streets were equally silent.

The entire Huanggu Wharf seemed to have fallen silent. Zhang Xutang's expression was somber and gloomy that he could drip ink. In the midst of extreme tension and anger, he calmed down, sat cross-legged on the ground, and threw away The knife in his hand was using himself as bait to lure Song Huiyue out.

Predator and prey are not eternal, but can change at any time.

Although he is thin and weak, sitting there, he has a strange sense of being upright and firm—it is an unstoppable persistence until he reaches his goal.

The guards were affected by him, and the hands holding the bow and arrow became more and more calm.

After sitting down, Zhang Xutang said slowly: "Song Huiyue, since you can hold your breath, so can I. If you want to stand in a stalemate with me here, then I will stand in a stalemate with you to the end. I have food and drink, nothing you want, let's see who can survive."

The only response to him was the crackling sound from the fire, and even Hou Er, who had been shot by an arrow, disappeared without a trace.

And Zhang Xuzhang really put on the posture of celebrating the New Year here. First, he asked someone to call back the brand new broken boat. The boatmen on the boat were all the guards of the Zhang family. He staggered from side to side, and he was also dizzy, so he swayed and got off the boat.

Xiao Wei, the only clever one on board, brought tea and snacks and placed them in front of Zhang Xutang.

And Song Huiyue looked out of the house through the smoke hole on the wall, it was already dark outside, even God was helping Zhang Xutang, the shouting wind stopped, the dark clouds dispersed, and a round of moon emerged Emerging from the clouds, the moonlight was like water, pouring down on the ground, shining a round of silvery brilliance.

But it's okay, this kind of night is convenient for Yin Xiao, and if there is no accident, Yin Xiao will act immediately.

Sure enough, as she expected, when Xiao Wei was setting out the refreshments, both Yin Xiao and Hou Er rushed out like arrows.

The two left and right, Hou Er went straight to Lao Wei, Yin Xiao went straight to Zhang Xutang, the dead man who had been hiding in the guards suddenly drew his knife and killed Yin Xiao.

Amidst the sound of swords and swords contending, Song Huiyue pinched the shaft of the arrow on her leg, bit her lower lip, held her breath, and pulled out the sharp arrow forcefully.

The rats that had been hiding on her body for warmth were startled by her movement and began to crawl around in her clothes.

A bloody hole appeared on her thigh in an instant, and the blood mist sprayed onto her face. Without changing her expression, she took out her slingshot from behind.

(End of this chapter)