My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 26 Wei Wu Swings His Whip
Two Qingqiu descended to the courtyard with knives. One rushed to the courtyard door and opened the door bolt. The other quickly approached the main room in front with slightly bowed steps. He pressed against the base of the wall and gently pushed open a crack in the door. He glanced inside and turned back to Zhu Gongdao nodded as he entered the courtyard.

"Third Young Master, there is no one in the house."

Su Chen got off his horse and walked into the courtyard past Zhu Gongdao who was reporting. He stepped on the swaying mottled ground and approached the main room. He kicked open the door with a bang, and the dust on the door lintel fell down.

The main room was poorly furnished, and traces of life could be seen. In the door leading to the bedroom on one side, several Qingqi rummaged through boxes and cabinets, and even checked the small yard behind where livestock was fed.

"Third Young Master, we have searched everywhere and found no trace." After searching several rooms in the small courtyard, the five Qingqi returned to the main room and reported to Su Chen, who was sitting in the first place.

While Su Chen was frowning and thinking, Zhu Gongdao, who was standing at the door of the bedroom, was still looking inside. He fanned his nose slightly, and then walked in again. Hearing a banging sound, he flipped the wooden bed over.

A corpse was tied under the bed board.

Su Chen stood there, his face darkened.
It was the official who was sent here by the eldest brother before. We only know that his surname was Zhao. He was originally a junior official under the prefect. He was sent here. Apart from the eldest brother, he was the only one in his group.

He didn't believe that those people from different religions in Ding'an City had the guts to get involved in this kind of thing, and with his personality, he wouldn't kill a person who had no value anymore.

The only possibility is that the assassin who escaped before came back to kill the person. No wonder it took so long to appear. He must have been recovering from his injuries during this period.

Zhu Gongdao put the body down, groped for a moment with his fingertips on the neck, chest, and abdomen, and lowered his voice.

"Third Young Master, this man is still warm. He died less than half an hour ago. The cause of death was that the meridians in his body were severed. My subordinate's guess is correct. He should be the assassin who escaped before."

"go back."

Su Chen flicked his sleeves, turned around and strode out of the yard. The guy was back again. He would definitely find ways to get revenge. Worried about the safety of his family, Su Chen didn't hesitate at all. When he left the small yard, he got on his horse and turned around. Suddenly a timid voice sounded.

"Uncle, are you here to see Uncle Zhao?"

Opposite the small courtyard, there was also a family living there. Under two lanterns, an eight-year-old boy with a pair of hairpins looked at Su Chen and his group.

"I came out just now when I heard some noise. I almost missed you. Here, this is what Uncle Zhao left."

The boy ran over and handed a folded note to a Qingqi. Su Chen took it from the other person's hand and unfolded it. There were no words on it, only a few connected mountains, and a circle drawn somewhere.

It can be seen that it is a crude map.

"Why is this thing here with you?" Su Chen probably guessed that it was the dead official and wanted to tell him what was there.

The child raised his little face and blinked: "Uncle Zhao said that he had enemies who would come to his door at any time. He drew this thing and gave it to me, saying that if one day he saw many people on horseback and wearing armor coming, He just handed them what was on the paper."

Su Chen put away the stack of paper, put it in his arms, smiled at the child, took out about ten copper coins and asked his subordinate Qingqi to hand it over.

"Well done, this is your reward. It's getting dark. Go back to the house. Remember this is a secret. If you tell me, no one else will snatch the copper coins from your hand."

"Well, I won't tell." The child counted ten copper coins, thanked him with joy, turned around and ran back home.

Su Chen's smile faded, he pinched the horse's belly, shook the reins, and shouted softly: "Let's go!"

The street exploded under the churning of iron hooves, and a group of twenty light cavalry, holding swords and bows on their backs, started galloping after them.

It was already dusk at this time, and it was more than 70 miles from Ji County to Ding'an City. Halfway through the journey at full speed, the sky was already dark.

There were no stars or moon in the night sky today, and the stretching foothills in the distance looked like giant snakes hiding in the shadows, taking on a weird shape. Clusters of hanging branches backed away from the side of the galloping cavalry.

As the horse's hooves galloped through a forest that was not long, Su Chen suddenly slowed down his horse and put one hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist. He frowned and looked at the black ahead. In the darkness, it seemed that A figure stood in front.

"Stop!" Su Chen stopped his mount and raised a hand.

A light rider behind him raised a torch and ignited the arrow in the hand of his companion next to him. As the fire burned, the rocket flew up into the night sky with a whoosh, and the moving fire illuminated the darkness ahead.

A figure stood at the end of the road, wearing a black robe that covered his whole body, and a black scarf on his face. The robes swayed slightly with the wind blowing here.

The rocket landed at the man's feet and stuck into the soil. The man stood there for a moment, then slowly walked towards Su Chen.

"The third young master of Suhou's house...I've been waiting for you here for a long time."

The footsteps kept moving, and the words that rang in the night were gloomy and hoarse, "I came back this time specifically to kill you... I want you to be like my Yin brother, with your head in a different place, hanging on the tower!"

"You killed that official in Ji County, right?" Su Chen looked at him expressionlessly, and then without any words, he drew his sword, spread his sleeves, and yelled: "Come together!"

The wind suddenly blew, and the fire flickered. For a moment, the moving figure of the man disappeared from the field of vision. The twenty Qingqi just took a few steps, then stopped, holding their swords and alerting the surroundings.

Zhu Gongdao took off the spear from his back, slowly closed his eyes, listening to the sound of wind flowing through his ears, then suddenly opened his eyes and shouted: "Third Young Master, on the left!"

With the sword light waving, Su Chen raised his hand and struck the air with a sword. There was a bang and sparks bounced. A black figure flashed past his eyes. The man landed on the ground and stepped forward. His black robe was lifted and covered with scales. Iron fist, Su Chen kicked off the stirrup, jumped up, and hit the horse firmly with the iron fist.

The war horse screamed and neighed, and its huge body seemed to reflect the shape of a horse. Blood spurted into the air. The war horse fell heavily on its side and rolled out. Before Su Chen landed, the long sword in his hand moved from top to bottom and struck the black figure with both hands. few times.Twenty cavalry gathered around and rushed towards him. Zhu Gongdao jumped off his horse, ran wildly, and threw the spear in his hand with all his strength. The man missed the sword in Su Chen's hand with his palm, and his body sank, and the roaring spear hit the nail. On the big tree beside the road.

"Third Young Master, get on your horse!" A Qingqi rushed over, stretched out his hand to grab Su Chen, and put him on the horse's back.

Su Chen had a strong temperament and did not grab the cavalryman's hand. He turned his long sword and thrust it into the pavement under his feet. The ground cracked, suddenly bulged, and exploded with a bang. The man in black rushed out, and Su Chen was The impact flew into the air, and the long sword he clenched fiercely slashed towards the opponent. Zhu Gongdao pulled out the spear head, and the afterimage of the spear body swept over him. The surrounding Qingqiu drew their swords and drew their bows, and several recent cavalrymen The assassins in black pierced the air with their guns.

The shadow man waved his hands, and the claw wind and fist wind were like wind and thunder. Several loud noises shook the air. The surrounding trees shook wildly, and the leaves fell one after another. The long sword in Su Chen's hand flew away, and he was hit with it. When he got to the ground, the gun head brought up the strong wind and hit one of the black shadow man's calves. The shadow man landed on the ground and hit the second spear head with a backhand punch. Zhu Gongdao was shocked and took a few steps back, mouth full of words. It was blood, flowing out from the corners of his mouth.

Twenty cavalrymen pressed forward together on horseback, swords, guns and arrows shot out. In the light of flickering torches, the men in black rushed into the cavalry, waving their iron-like hands wildly. The men fell down, the horses fell down, and the falling leaves seemed to fall. There were claw marks and fist marks all exposed, and the turbulent air waves spread to the nearby trees.

The thick tree body was torn apart, dragging the lush tree cage to tilt and fall.

The man in black stood still, looked at Su Chen who was half-kneeling with a sword on his side, turned around and walked slowly towards him.

"You, a dandy boy, will never understand the hard work of practicing advanced martial arts... My brother Yin comes from a poor family, but he has achieved his current state. Do you know how much hardship he endured? You actually killed him... and cut off his head... "

"Haha, that's really bitter. You want to kill my whole family, and I still have to sympathize with you?"

Su Chen squatted on the ground with his sword in hand, his arms trembling slightly.

This guy has obviously become stronger than when the Zhang Jiao brothers fought.His left hand was slightly open, and a token with the word 'LV' in his sleeve fell from his palm. The merit bar in his mind was visibly reduced with the naked eye.

"Is that a hidden weapon in your hand?" The man in black walked past a dead war horse and glanced at the golden token in Su Chen's hand, "It's useless... all the officials and officials are trash, even if I give you peerless martial arts, It’s all in vain.”

The joking words were still coming, Su Chen gritted his teeth, raised his trembling arms, supported the long sword, and stood up unsteadily.Opposite, the figure who came over stood still, and the insidious words rang out as Su Chen stood up.

"However, it is rare to find someone like you among the disciples of officials. If the leader hadn't ordered me to do so, I would have killed you marquises. Otherwise, I would like to make friends with you."

"Marquis Wen!"

While the other party was speaking, Su Chen's voice also sounded. The wind blew through the forest, and among the rustling sound, there was no other movement. The assassin who stopped speaking looked blankly at Su Chen and the token in his hand, and then laughed. laughing out loud.

"Are you calling someone? Where is the person?"

He shook off his black robe with a smile and raised his hands covered with iron scales. "After becoming an official, you are pampered. In my eyes, you are nothing more than a bunch of drunkards."

When his voice fell, Zhu Gongdao flicked his spear and stabbed the assassin in black again. The man in black turned around fiercely, opened the spear with his scaly hands under his opened robe, and grabbed his neck.

"A sixth-grade Jianghu guest dares to put it in front of me..."

"presumptuous!"

In the middle of the assassin's words, another old and majestic voice resounded through the forest, covering up his words. The assassin turned around suddenly and saw Su Chen pulling out his long sword, and a few flying leaves swirled and fell on On his shoulder, he was inexplicably ejected.

"You are the one who is saying that all the officials' descendants are losers... right?"

The shadow covered Su Chen's face, making it difficult to see his appearance clearly. The words he spoke seemed to come from behind him, and they were majestic and commanding.

"I have conquered the whole world, conquered all states internally, and have thousands of troops and horses at my disposal..."

The black-clothed assassin who was holding Zhu Gongdao was stunned for a moment. Even Zhu Gongdao, who was almost in a coma, and the injured Ding'an Army cavalry who fell to the ground looked over weakly.

In the darkness of the woods, Su Chen took a step forward, and the fallen leaves on the ground blew and spread when he set his feet. The words that came out gradually brought laughter.

"Ha ha……"

The laughter rose and turned into a heroic laugh: "Hahaha——"

A figure wearing black and white striped uniforms, with a Han sword on his waist, was silhouetted. When he pulled out the long sword, Su Chen also raised his arm and held the sword in mid-air.

Su Chen raised his face with a majestic gaze, and his voice overlapped with another voice.

"Everyone listen to the order!"

Two different swords made the same movement, pointing at the assassin in front, and the sound resounded in the forest.

"Kill me (kill me)!"

——Wei Wu cracks his whip!
In an instant, the sound of countless war horses neighing echoed in the forest.The face of the black-clothed assassin changed wildly, and the look in his eyes was frightened. In front of his field of vision, figures on horseback appeared in the forest. The horses were wearing uniforms, and the knights above were wearing heavy armor.

next moment.

It was like a tidal wave that circled around the big trees and spread through the woods, pushing toward him with movement that shook the earth.

(End of this chapter)