Chapter 42 Attack in the Night

The cold wind is biting.

The midday sun shines on the ground, and the distant motorcade gradually comes into view.

Lin Mang tugged on the reins and squinted at the Izumo Kingdom's convoy ahead.

The size of the convoy is not very large, there are only about a hundred people in total.

In addition, there was a Ming army of about a hundred people escorting the convoy.

Everywhere the Izumo Kingdom's convoy arrives, the local state capital will send personnel to escort it, and Dongchang Prefecture is no exception.

The only special thing is that this time Dongchang Mansion also needs to escort the beautiful lady into the palace.

Lin Mang waved his hand, signaling to continue moving forward, and the convoy behind him also took action again.

As the convoy approached the Izumo Kingdom, Tang, the centurion from before, rushed forward and began to hand over to the sergeants guarding the outside.

In fact, Tang Chong and the others were mostly responsible for escorting the Izumo Kingdom envoys. This time, they were really responsible for the beautiful ladies entering Beijing.

When leaving, he received a secret letter from Yao Tingquan of Qianhu.

According to the letter, this time it was ostensibly to escort Princess Toshihide of Izumo Country to Beijing, but it was these beautiful girls who were actually being escorted.

As for the real reason, it was obviously not something he could know, and it was not stated clearly in the letter.

Soon, the sergeants guarding the perimeter left on horseback, and the government troops led by Tang Chong took over.

The convoy is on the road again.

…

The sky is getting dark.

Light snow fell in the sky.

The convoy has already driven out of Dongchang City and arrived at a post station.

Tang Chong came on horseback, cupped his hands and said: "Sir, it's getting late, so we can only camp here temporarily. There is a post station ahead where the beautiful girls can stay."

"In addition..." Tang Chong paused and continued: "I have asked the envoys of the Izumo Kingdom and they said that it is not convenient for their princess to get off the carriage."

He always felt that this group of people was weird. The so-called princess didn't show up, and even the motorcade didn't let outsiders get close.

"Don't worry about them." Lin Mang said calmly: "Follow me to the inn ahead."

Yao Tingquan specially informed this in a secret message, which shows the importance of this mission, and he did not dare to be careless in the slightest.

As for Izumo Country's convoy, if Karasuma is in the convoy, most people can't even get close.

The two of them walked towards the inn, and Tang Chong stepped forward and knocked on the door.

An old postman walked out of it, bowed, and when he saw the two people outside the door, he hurriedly said: "I have met these two adults."

Lin Mang looked the postman up and down and asked: "Is there any room available in the post station?"

The postman hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, all the rooms in the posthouse are currently unoccupied. There are two small courtyards and forty-two rooms."

Lin Mang narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced at the lantern in his hand, and asked, "Have you been out just now?"

"No." The postman shook his head in surprise and said, "The weather is cold and no one has come here recently, so I went to bed early."

Lin Mang nodded.

But the next moment, he suddenly drew his sword.

A bright sword light flashed past the postman's eyes.

The postman's eyes widened suddenly, and his body dodged backwards like a conditioned reflex.

The speed that exploded at that moment was definitely not that of an ordinary old man, and the floor beneath him was shattered by his steps.

But his speed was still slow, and the majestic sword energy flew out with his head rolled around.

Blood surges like a pillar!

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"Xiantian realm..." A sneer appeared on the corner of Lin Mang's mouth.

Tang Chong stared at Lin Mang in astonishment.

Looking at the dead postman, his eyes were full of confusion.

Lin Mang bent down and groped around on the postman's body, and pulled out a token from his arms.

"Mingjiao!"

When he took off the postman's clothes, he saw a flame pattern on his chest.

Lin Mang couldn't help but frowned. Is it the Ming Cult again?

This reminded him of the Mingjiao murder he encountered outside Fucheng.

Tang Chong's eyes widened and he said angrily: "These demon sect thieves!"

But he quickly realized why people from the Ming Cult dressed up as postmen?

Tang Chong hesitated and said: "Sir, how did you discover his identity?"

Lin Mang pointed to the lantern on the ground and sneered: "There is dirt at the bottom of the lantern, and it is very new. It has obviously been out before, but this person said that he has never been out. Isn't this contradictory?"

"Besides, didn't you find that his clothes don't fit him well?"

Tang Chong lowered his head to look at the lantern, and sure enough he found some wet soil at the bottom.

"Come here!" Lin Mang shouted coldly.

Several royal guards from the rear rushed over immediately, cupping their hands and saying, "Sir!"

Lin Mang said coldly: "Search the entire inn. I don't want such an accident to happen again."

Everyone looked at the corpse on the ground and quickly rushed into the inn.

These elites, drawn from hundreds of households across the country, are not only powerful, but more importantly, they have extremely rich experience.

After a long time, several people walked out, and one person clasped his fists and said: "Sir, several corpses were found in the backyard. They died not long ago."

Lin Mang held the knife in one hand and strode towards the backyard.

The ground in the backyard was turned up, and three frozen corpses were lying on the ground.

Lin Mang looked down at several corpses, his expression slightly changed.

"not good!"

"Quickly, go back!"

Lin Mang turned around and walked away, quickly running towards the outside of the inn.

At this moment, there were shouts of killing outside.

A group of men in black came from nowhere, and they were numerous. They showed fierce murderous intent as soon as they arrived.

These men in black were all highly skilled in martial arts, and a dozen soldiers on the periphery were quickly killed.

The remaining sixteen imperial guards quickly guarded the carriage, blocking the flying arrows.

Lin Mang strode out of the inn. The bluestone floor exploded under his feet, and his body rose into the air, like an eagle swooping down.

"Pfft!"

A flash of cold white sword light passed by.

A man in black was instantly torn in half, with blood splattering.

"Protect the carriage!"

Lin Mang shouted loudly, his figure moved like a ghost, and cold sword lights suddenly flashed in the dark night.

Heads are rolling!

Blood surges like a pillar!

"Ahh..."

A woman's scream rang out from inside the carriage, and arrows were nailed to the carriage.

"Buzz!"

The piercing sound in the air was like a bowstring breaking, piercing the dark night.

Under the night, a fine iron arrow flashing with icy cold light shot quickly, pointing directly at Lin Mang.

Lin Mang suddenly stepped forward, and his whole body flew up, with golden light shining on his body.

He grabbed the flying arrow and threw it back suddenly, piercing a charging man in black.

At this moment, a shadow-like figure quickly approached the carriage in the night.

Two Jinyi guards tried to step forward to stop him, but were pierced by two flying knives in an instant.

"Seeking death!" Lin Mang snorted coldly, murderous intent surging in his eyes.

The terrifying sword energy fell like waves!

Lin Mang's figure followed closely behind, the blade pointed directly at the heart of the man in black.

"Qiang!"

Two daggers suddenly appeared in the hands of the man in black, and they stopped the knife in a cross shape.

Sparks splashed and twinkled in the night.

Lin Mang's pupils narrowed.

"True Qi Realm!"
Chapter completed!