Chapter 88 The mantis stalks the cicada, but the oriole follows behind

Yanshan County,

Within the county government office.

The once clean and tidy county government office has now become dilapidated, and the entire county government office is in pieces.

On the street, several horse bandits came together in cahoots, smelling of alcohol and staggering towards them.

In the main hall of the county government, a group of horse bandit leaders gathered together, toasting and drinking.

In the upper position, Yan Kui hugged two courtesans snatched from brothels in the city and lay lazily on the imperial chair.

The oiran next to me was serving cautiously, with a pale face.

There were faint footsteps outside the hall.

Immediately afterwards, a young man dressed as a scholar walked in.

The scholar bowed his hands and said respectfully: "Zhai Master, news just came from Fucheng that the group of royal guards have rushed to Yanshan."

Yan Kui opened his eyes suddenly, picked up the wine on the table and drank it all in one gulp, and said with a sinister smile: "I can finally get my revenge!"

The scholar looked hesitant, hesitating again and again, and gritted his teeth and said: "Master of the village, this person is not good, should we avoid him?"

A person's name, a tree's shadow.

After all, those who came were the Jin Yiwei, the Emperor's personal army. Although they looked large in number, they were just a bunch of rabble, so how could they be the opponents of the Jin Yiwei.

Yan Kui pushed the oiran aside and said with a sinister smile: "There is nothing to be afraid of."

"This time we have experts from the White Lotus Sect to help us, so what if we are the Jin Yiwei."

"Besides, we still have the people in this city. Let's see who can outplay whom."

The scholar sighed softly and stopped talking.

I don’t know what kind of ecstasy soup those demons from the White Lotus Sect gave the village leader to do such a thing as attacking the county town.

They usually only rob some passing merchants or Jianghu sects, but what they did now is a serious crime against the Nine Clan.

So what about the White Lotus Sect? They haven't been hiding in the dark all these years, only daring to do things behind the scenes.

If the imperial court really sends a large army, how can they resist it?

But he also knew that the village leader could no longer listen to his words.

…

Lin Mang and his party led nearly a hundred imperial guards out of the city and ran all the way.

After galloping for a whole day and night, we finally arrived at the boundary of Yanshan County.

In the sight, a dilapidated village appeared faintly.

"Hey~" Lin Mang tugged on the reins and squinted at the village in front of him.

desolate!

depression!

This is his first impression.

Sun Chengye rode forward, looking towards the village in the distance with a slightly condensed expression.

"There is no smoke."

Lin Mang sighed softly: "Yes, there is no smoke."

It was already evening, but there was no smoke in the village ahead.

The two of them looked at each other silently, guessing in their minds.

Lin Mang took a deep breath and galloped forward.

On the ground, a thick layer of dried blood had solidified.

Frozen corpses lay scattered on the ground.

There was a deep look of horror on their faces.

Under the big tree at the entrance of the village, several hideous-looking corpses were hung.

The body swayed gently in the cold wind...

There was the sound of horse hooves behind me.

Seeing the scene in front of them, everyone's expressions changed, and a trace of anger arose in their chests.

Sun Chengye's face was filled with anger and he cursed angrily: "These beasts!"

Lin Mang was silent for a moment and said: "Let's rest here for the night. We have been running all the way and we are exhausted."

Even if they were all warriors, it would be difficult for their bodies to survive such a long journey.

Lin Mang turned to look at Tang Qi and asked, "Has there been any reply from the person sent?"

Tang Qi shook his head solemnly and sighed: "I haven't seen a reply yet."

Lin Mang squinted his eyes at the village in front of him, lost in thought.

The scouts in the Jinyiwei are all elite, and those who can deal with the Jinyiwei scouts must be masters.

Upon closer inspection, their whereabouts had actually been exposed since they left Beijing.

Since the other party has already dealt with the Jin Yiwei scouts, we can naturally guess that a large number of Jin Yiwei will arrive soon.

The final result is nothing more than two,

One of them was so frightened that he ran away in panic.

The other is to wait and see, insisting on resisting.

Lin Mang prefers the latter.

So... where is their confidence?

Sun Chengye shouted several times, but Lin Mang didn't answer. He couldn't help but raise his voice: "Master Lin, what are you thinking about?"

Lin Mang came back to his senses and smiled: "It's nothing."

Everyone entered the village, cleaned up briefly, and then fell asleep one by one.

Lin Mang walked around the village, called Tang Qi, and warned: "After nightfall, let all our people hide, stand up the corpses, and put on our clothes."

Tang Qi looked puzzled, but seeing Lin Mang's serious expression, he didn't dare to ask any more questions.

Time passes quietly.

The sky is dark,

The snow is falling.

There was heavy snow in the sky at some point.

"Crack!"

A dry branch made a crisp snapping sound in the snow.

Under the cover of night, figures in black clothes approached quickly.

They are like ghosts in the dark night, walking in the snow without leaving a trace.

Hundreds of figures in black came outside the village and quietly jumped onto the roof.

An exquisite crossbow appeared in the hands of a man in black.

"call out!"

A sudden sound broke through the air.

"Pfft!"

In an instant, countless densely packed crossbow arrows shot into the figure standing in front of him.

Figures in black fell into the village one after another. One person stepped forward and quickly wiped his neck with a knife.

But the next moment, obvious astonishment appeared in the eyes of the man in black.

Looking down at the frozen corpse, his expression suddenly changed.

dead?

"Quickly retreat!"

Before he finished speaking, the doors of the surrounding houses were suddenly broken open, and then, countless crossbow arrows were shot out densely from the houses.

The same scene happened again.

Accompanied by screams, those black-clothed figures burst into a cloud of blood mist and fell to the ground wailing.

Lin Mang walked out with a knife and said coldly: "Keep a few alive and kill the rest!"

"yes!"
To be continued...