Chapter 82 A fight to the death

Chapter 82 A fight to the death

Chapter 82 A desperate fight

Pei Yuan's side immediately quieted down and everyone pricked up their ears to listen.

After a while, someone came out from the post station and said loudly, "This is the official post station of the imperial court. We don't associate with people from the underworld."

Then, Yue Qingfeng's deep voice, which was full of suppressed anger, was heard, "My little girl can't stand the cold, so just let her go under the eaves to take shelter from the rain."

Someone answered, "We have also heard of Master Yue's name, but this is the rule of the court. Why make things difficult for us, the subordinates?"

As the questions and answers continued, the postmaster also arrived in front of everyone.

He said to Pei Yuan with a hoarse voice and a smile, "Please forgive me, please forgive me. There was a fire in the post station today, and it suddenly rained. I was busy making arrangements, and it was not intentional to be negligent."

Pei Yuan looked at him and suddenly asked, "Who stopped us from passing?"

The postmaster was stunned.

Pei Yuan raised the Xiuchun Knife slightly, and a line of cold rain flowed down along the blade.

The postmaster shivered, perhaps because of the cold wind outside, and stammered in a low voice after a long while, "It's mainly because of the intention of the Southern Grand Marshal. There are not many rooms here that can be lived in, and there are still many family members and scholars who are hiding from the rain under the eaves."

The Grand Sima of the South is Wang Chang, the Minister of War of Nanjing.

Pei Yuan looked at the postmaster for a while and asked, "What did the Southern Commander say?"

The postmaster heard the anger in the man in front of him and said carefully, "The South Grand Marshal said that there is no more room for you here, so you should find another place to go."

Nan Da Sima's reputation is indeed somewhat shocking, but the four men were soaked by the freezing rain, and now they have to grope in the dark and rain in the wilderness to find a place to stay. Even if they are lucky enough not to be frozen to death, I am afraid that everyone will get seriously ill.

Chen Toutie started to curse, "If you drive us away now, wouldn't that be like asking for our lives? At least you should wait until we dry our clothes and prepare our raincoats, right?"

The postmaster dared not answer or respond.

Pei Yuan was in a very bad mood. He looked at the dozen or so dark figures standing in the rain, turned back and told the three people, "Wait for me."

After saying that, he rode his horse towards Yue Qingfeng.

Pei Yuan didn't know what Yue Qingfeng was feeling at the moment. When he arrived in front of the Huashan Sect group, he saw them silently staring at the light in the post station in the rain, with fire jumping in their eyes.

Yue Qingfeng was completely different from what Pei Yuan had imagined. He looked to be in his forties, good-looking, with a leopard head and a swallow chin, and a very strong physique.

The expression on the face of the Huashan leader was restrained and slightly deep, like a leopard that could react to stress at any time.

Seeing Pei Yuan coming over, someone from Huashan Sect immediately shouted, "Who are you?"

The eyes of the dozen people were all fixed on Pei Yuan. Pei Yuan showed no fear and rode forward, "I am a captain of the Nanjing Jinyiwei."

Someone responded, "We Jianghu people don't deal with the court's lackeys."

Pei Yuan ignored the man, looked at Yue Qingfeng and said in a deep voice, "Your people need to take shelter from the rain, and so do my people. Let's think of a solution together."

Yue Qingfeng really didn't want to pay attention to this court lackey, but he turned around to look at his trembling daughter, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "What do you want?"

Pei Yuan had already made up his mind. He glanced at the swords wrapped in cloth on the backs of the group of people and said to Yue Qingfeng word by word, "You are holding swords, and we are holding knives. I don't think we should be frozen to death in the wilderness by those holding books."

Yue Qingfeng was shocked and looked at Pei Yuan sharply, "What do you mean?"

Pei Yuan didn't say anything else, just looked at Yue Qingfeng.

Yue Qingfeng and Pei Yuan looked at each other for a while.

Neither of them dared to talk about the next topic, but the uncontrollable wildness in their eyes was not as restrained as they appeared.

Pei Yuan rode his horse lightly for about ten steps into the distance. Yue Qingfeng turned back and ordered, "Don't move," and then rode his horse to follow him.

The two talked for only a few words before going their separate ways.

When they returned to the Third General Banner, Pei Yuan said in a deep voice, "Let's go."

Chen Toutie said unwillingly, "Sir, do you want to try to see Nan Da Sima? If not, try to bring up the name of Han Qianhu."

Pei Yuan sneered, "No need."

Then he rode away.

The three general flags had no choice but to follow closely behind.

The dozen or so black shadows from the Huashan Sect also seemed to have given up. They slowly turned their horses' heads and retreated back along the way.

Pei Yuan reined in his horse and stopped only when the light from the post station completely disappeared.

Then, in the dripping cold rain, he took off his clothes.

"Sir!" The three general flags were all shocked, not knowing what Pei Yuan was going crazy for.

Pei Yuan's cotton coat was soaked with rain and became wet and heavy. Pei Yuan took off his clothes and changed into a set of thin old clothes from his bag.

Then, he untied the restraints on the Bazhou Sword obtained from Liu Qi layer by layer.

Cheng Leixiang and Chen Toutie already had some guesses in their minds. Their throats were a little dry, but they dismounted and changed their clothes without hesitation.

Ice had begun to form on Song Chunniang's eyelashes, and she was trembling and wanted to get off the horse.

Pei Yuan glanced at her and said, "You don't need it."

Then he arranged, "Chen Toutie and I will go with you later, Cheng Leixiang and Song Chunniang, you two will be outside to meet us at any time."

Pei Yuan looked at the three of them and said, "If it works, you can forget what happened tonight. If it doesn't work, the four of us will flee to the ends of the earth."

Song Chunniang also understood. She gritted her teeth and said fearlessly, "I'll go too. It's better to fight to the death than to freeze to death here."

Pei Yuan glanced at her sternly.

Song Chunniang's heart trembled and she dared not insist any longer.

After Pei Yuan and Chen Toutie changed their clothes, they cut a piece of cloth and wrapped their heads so that only their eyes were exposed.

Pei Yuan held the Bazhou sword, and Chen Toutie only had the Xiuchun sword. Both of them mounted their horses and galloped towards the post station.

As we got closer, four or five people came out from the dark rain to join us.

Pei Yuan didn't know much about Jianghu affairs, so he asked a few people, "Whose name should I use?"

Yue Qingfeng, who was wrapped in black, said in a low voice, "White Lotus Sect."

Pei Yuan didn't care who it was, it was just a title.

He warned everyone in the Huashan Sect, "There is a man inside, Wang Chang, the Minister of War in Nanjing. If possible, try not to kill him, otherwise the chaos will spread to the sky and no one will be happy."

Yue Qingfeng obviously also knew the importance of the matter, and asked, "What does the Minister of War look like?"

Pei Yuan really knows some gossip.

Wang Chang was short and vain, so he made his gauze hat with a high top, his shoes with high soles, and his sedan chair with high shoulders. People called him Mr. Three Highs.

Pei Yuan said, "He lives a life of luxury and is short, so it shouldn't be hard to recognize him. If I see him, I'll call him to you so you don't kill the wrong person."

Yue Qingfeng said, "Very good!"

In the freezing rain, everyone's strength was quickly depleted.

They didn't waste any more time, each drew their weapons, and rode their horses straight towards the post station.

The noise of a horse galloping at high speed was indeed loud, and soon a postman wearing a straw raincoat and holding a lantern came out to shout. Yue Qingfeng rode fast, and he went up and stabbed the postman's throat with a sword.

The postman didn't even have a chance to struggle before he fell thumping into the mud. The lantern he was holding fell to the ground and soon went out.

The noise here was soon seen by the people hiding from the rain under the eaves, who couldn't help but scream loudly.

Pei Yuan heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Yue Qingfeng bleed first, and followed without hesitation.

The Huashan Sect disciples shouted as they charged forward, "The Holy White Lotus Sect is here, why don't you kneel down and surrender!"

Upon hearing that it was the White Lotus Sect that was causing the rebellion, the people who were originally a little suspicious began shouting in panic and rushed to the few remaining rooms in the post station.

The people in the room had obviously noticed the noise outside and wanted to look outside.

By the time they discovered that the scholars and officials' families who had been taking shelter under the eaves were trying to rush into the house, it was too late to close the door.

The house, which was originally only used by a few senior officials of Nandu to rest, was instantly packed with people.

A doctor from the Ministry of Revenue who was talking to the Minister of War Wang Chang was shocked and angry when he saw this, "Nonsense, what are you doing?!"

Many people shouted in panic, "The White Lotus Sect is coming to kill us!"

At this moment, Wang Chang's family members, who had been unaware of the situation in the house, also started to scream in panic.

Wang Chang was the commander of the army, so he shouted, "What White Lotus Sect? Why did the White Lotus Sect not go to seize states and cities, or rob houses, but come to rob a post station?!"

Then he shouted, "Where is Captain Chen? Bring the thief back to me!"

Wang Chang brought dozens of guards with him on this trip. Plus, the post station was already equipped with a certain number of postmen, so if there were just a few bandits, they would not be a big threat at all.

Wang Chang shouted to both sides, but when no one responded, he couldn't help but feel anxious.

At this time, someone said, "I don't know where Captain Chen went to hide from the rain. Maybe he went to the courtyards in the back that were on fire."

It turned out that the post station had been hit by a fire and most of it was burned down.

Wang Chang and several other high-ranking officials naturally had priority in changing their houses.

Some of them brought their wives with them, and they were all very polite, fearing that something bad might be said in such a chaotic situation, so they naturally used this as an excuse to refuse other people from entering their houses to take shelter from the rain.

Even those ordinary minor officials and scholars had no chance to enter the house, let alone Chen Baihu, a mere military officer.

So Captain Chen could only take his resentful subordinates to the courtyard where the fire had gone too far and find a place to hide.

Although there were only a few tiles above our heads to keep out the rain, the blackened corners of the walls could provide some shelter from the wind.

Before Wang Chang could find Captain Chen's guards, those who had nowhere to run under the eaves were already crying and shouting, "They're coming to kill us!"

Then, the gate of the post station, which had been damaged during the fire fighting, was suddenly pushed open, and a masked man in black riding a horse rushed directly into the yard.

Wang Chang was so frightened that he shouted again, "Stop him."

Many postmen had been alarmed by the previous chaos and gathered together.

Hearing Shangguan's shouting inside, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and rush forward with their spears raised.

Yue Qingfeng was the first to rush into the courtyard. With a flash of cold light in his hand, a sharp sword energy cut through the rain curtain and killed the postmen at an extremely fast speed.

Some of those who were quick to react dropped their weapons and ran away upon seeing this skill.

Some who relied on their numbers and courage had their wrists cut off in the blink of an eye, dyeing the rain water flowing on the ground red.

At this time, the crying and shouting inside and outside the inn became more and more deafening!

The sound had already alarmed Captain Chen, who was hiding from the rain deep in the backyard. He picked up a knife and hurried over from the Moon Gate with a dozen people.

Pei Yuan and others just happened to be riding their horses into the front yard of the post station.

Pei Yuan knew that the most important thing now was to create chaos and then break out.

He shouted to Yue Qingfeng, "Send two people to stop them. Let's kill a few first and spread the reputation of our Holy Church."

Yue Qingfeng waved his hand, and immediately two disciples with excellent martial arts skills went to stop the people.

Seeing that the rooms were full of people, Pei Yuan simply rode his horse and rushed forward.

A horse weighing five or six hundred pounds was whipped and slammed into a room packed with people!

Pei Yuan was afraid that someone would notice him, so he rushed into the room on his horse and immediately started slashing around with his Bazhou sword.

Wherever the blade fell, it brought out a string of blood.

Those who were hiding in the house, seeing that the White Lotus Sect's evildoers dared to kill people indiscriminately, began to cry and struggle, and fled out of the doors and windows.

Pei Yuan looked at their mad stampede as they fled, and was somewhat afraid that they would push down their horses which had already lost their mobility.

He could only bluff and hack at random while riding his horse out of the house.

Fortunately, Chen Toutie had been paying attention to Pei Yuan's movements, and gave up the pursuit in time, and came over to pick Pei Yuan up steadily.

When Pei Yuan rushed to the yard of the post station, he saw Yue Qingfeng and the Huashan disciples he brought with him, slaughtering people everywhere.

Those who had been hiding in the rooms had already begun running around the yard, trying to escape.

Pei Yuan saw someone even about to rush up to Wang Chang.

He quickly shouted to remind them, "The one sitting in the middle is Wang Chang!"

Yue Qingfeng was already blood-thirsty. It was only when he heard Pei Yuan's reminder that he noticed Wang Chang in the distance.

Wang Chang collapsed in his seat, almost unable to move. Fortunately, he had several loyal servants. When they heard someone reveal Wang Chang's identity, they quickly carried him on their backs and fled outside.

Pei Yuan saw that a Huashan disciple was blocking the direction where Wang Chang was fleeing. In the midst of his busy schedule, he quickly shouted, "The one wearing the high hat is Wang Chang!"

The Huashan disciple understood and immediately started to let go.

Wang Chang didn't know this. He was lying on the back of the loyal servant, and he didn't know where he mustered up the courage and strength to hurriedly take off the tall crown on his head.

Pei Yuan now estimated that the panic caused was enough, so he signaled Yue Qingfeng to evacuate quickly.

But when he turned around, he saw the two Huashan disciples who were blocking Chen Baihu's dozen people and killing them randomly, and they used their exquisite sword skills to knock Chen Baihu's long sword away.

With a slashing sound, the long knife happened to pierce the loyal servant who was carrying Wang Chang on his back.

The loyal servant spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground.

Wang Chang, who was on his back, was also thrown into the mud and water and was completely dizzy.

Pei Yuan couldn't help but become anxious thinking about the serious consequences of Wang Chang's death here.

He chopped down a man dressed as a scholar in front of him, and once again reminded the Huashan Sect in a stern voice, "The one wearing the high boots is Wang Chang, don't make a mistake!"

Before the Huashan Sect members could respond, they saw Wang Chang, who was shaking like a sieve, struggling to take off his boots in the mud.

Pei Yuan was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

Damn it, I worked so hard to save your life to repay evil with kindness, and you still try to sabotage me!

His mind suddenly became hot, and he rode his horse directly towards Wang Chang!

(End of this chapter)