Chapter 239 There is an assassin, Duke Cao is shot!
Chapter 239 There is an assassin, Duke Cao is shot!
"It's for you."
Lu Yunyi returned to Feng Qiwu, handed her the bracelet with a gentle smile on his face.
Feng Qiwu's eyes lit up, and a smile flashed in his eyes.
She put the bracelet on happily, smiling, turning it over and over to look at it, obviously liking it very much.
"Thank you, sir!"
Lu Yunyi also laughed: "Let's go, we are all far behind."
This scene made the clerk pretending to be a vendor at the back nod his head repeatedly, saying, "A talented man and a beautiful woman, so loving. Great."
Just as Lu Yunyi was about to leave, a guard following behind him rushed up quickly, with a respectful look on his face:
"Sir, please spare me a moment to talk."
Lu Yunyi looked surprised, and left Feng Qiwu where she was, while he followed the guards and walked away.
The guard looked serious and spoke quickly:
"Sir, Lord Chen just sent a message.
On the island, there were soldiers from the Yuezhou Guards who had escaped due to smuggling a few days ago.
There were about thirty people, including the deputy commander of Yuezhou Guard and his subordinates.
The official ship at the port of Junshan Island was the one the searchers were riding on, and it was staff and soldiers from the Yuezhou Guard.
After hearing this, Lu Yunyi's face became uncertain, and a dark aura emanated from his body. He nodded slightly:
"I understand. Let the brothers be careful around them."
"Yes!"
Thirty rebels?
Lu Yunyi felt more and more absurd. Too many coincidences were no longer coincidences.
What's more, he doesn't believe in coincidences, everything is planned long ago.
Using the rebellious Yuezhou guards to kill people. This method of killing with a borrowed knife, he could smell the conspiracy from a long distance away.
Lu Yunyi's expression suddenly became strange. If the person who made the move was Yu Tongyuan, would this be considered a form of utilizing waste?
With a lot of thoughts in his mind, Lu Yunyi's eyes were cold, which made Feng Qiwu, who was not far away, feel very uncomfortable, as if a cold wind was blowing.
Lu Yunyi came in front of her, forced a smile from the corner of his mouth, and said lightly:
"Let's go."
"Young Master, has something happened?" Feng Qiwu blinked his large and bright eyes, and a hint of fear was clearly visible in his eyes.
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."
After saying that, Lu Yunyi left straight away to chase after the people who had already pulled away from him.
A look of grievance flashed across Feng Qiwu's face. He touched the bracelet, and his mood became cheerful again. He hurriedly followed.
Seeing Lu Yunyi catching up, Liu Heiying deliberately slowed down his pace and asked in a low voice:
"Brother Yun'er, do you have any clues?"
"There are 30 of them. They are soldiers who defected a few days ago because of a smuggling case.
If someone arranges them, they will have sufficient weapons and maybe even crossbows and muskets.
If this is just a coincidence, they probably only have long swords in their hands, so brothers, be careful."
Lu Yunyi spoke very quickly. Since he had a goal,
The anxiety in my heart completely dissipated, replaced by a strong excitement.
If there were no enemies, he would really feel a little regretful.
After all, there is only one chance to use the Jinyiwei secret agents to deliver the letter. If you miss it, you don’t know how long you will have to wait before attracting the attention of the emperor.
But now, no matter whether these thirty people hid here by themselves or were sent by someone else,
Lu Yunyi was ready to find them out and kill one or two of them.
When the emperor receives the letter, he will immediately know that they were attacked, which will surely cause an uproar in the court.
Whether the blame is put on the smugglers or on Yu Tongyuan, it couldn't be better.
Thinking of this, Lu Yunyi smiled slightly, feeling a little happy, and then reminded:
"Be careful. Thirty people are not many. The trouble is the bows, crossbows and muskets."
Liu Heiying nodded solemnly, looked at the scattered tourists in front and behind, and smiled:
"Brother Yun'er, all these people are ours. If they come here, they will fall into our trap."
Lu Yunyi said calmly:
"Don't let your guard down. Send the brothers out to look for him. Don't let anyone get close to you without you noticing."
"I understand, Brother Yun'er."
A hint of hesitation flashed across Liu Heiying's eyes, and he asked tentatively:
"Brother Yun'er, do you want to tell Jinglong about this?"
"No, not for now. If you find danger and don't leave, even a fool would know there is something wrong.
We brothers all hate being used, and Your Majesty hates it even more. If that happens, we will be in trouble."
"Yeah"
Liu Heiying nodded repeatedly and couldn't help shivering.
They were extremely afraid of the murderous Majesty in Yingtian Imperial City.
It was noon at this moment, the sky was blue and high, with a few wisps of light clouds floating leisurely.
The sun shines through the sparse branches and shines on the ancient temple.
On both sides of the temple gate, there are towering ancient trees and fallen leaves covering the paths, making crunchy sounds when stepped on.
The group walked around and around, stepped on the stone road that appeared from nowhere, and slowly entered Junshan Temple.
As you cross the threshold, a faint scent of incense intertwined with the fragrance of pine wood makes you feel relaxed and refreshed.
Junshan Temple is not big, with a central axis paved with bluestone slabs in the center.
On both sides are monks' quarters and scripture halls scattered around, with roofs covered with green tiles and flying eaves and pointed corners, making it look more simple and solemn.
Several monks, wearing grey robes and cloth shoes, were sweeping the courtyard with brooms in their hands.
Their movements were slow and focused, and they often looked up and made eye contact with passing tourists, their gazes gentle and deep.
Not far away, the sound of low chanting came from the scripture hall, the voice was sometimes high and sometimes low, with ups and downs.
Pedestrians unconsciously slowed down their pace, and some older passengers stood still, closed their eyes, and looked pious.
Entering here, Lu Yunyi did not feel any comfort.
Instead, he sensed a faint sense of danger, as if a cold poisonous snake was secretly spying on him.
Lu Yunyi narrowed his eyes and looked back and forth.
His eyes were fixed on the hall in front of him, but his gaze stayed on the monk who was sweeping the floor.
His pupils dilated slightly, and a sneer appeared at the corners of his mouth.
The movements were stiff and deliberate. Thick calluses were faintly visible on the second and third joints of the index, middle and ring fingers, and there were thin, shallow scars on one side of the back of the hand, which were caused by holding a knife.
The calluses of a normal monk should be on the ball of the thumb and the second joint on the outside of the middle finger. Both wooden fish and Buddhist beads will cause calluses in these two places.
These monks point their toes slightly inward, bend their knees slightly, and place their center of gravity on their heels when standing. This is how the army uses force to swing a sword.
Some of the monks' morning prayers require them to spread their feet naturally, shoulder-width apart, straighten their chests and tighten their stomachs, and relax their bodies.
So it will appear loose and soft, instead of being as tight as it is now.
More importantly, the monks sweep the floor just like ordinary people, holding the broom sideways, quickly and accurately.
The people in front of me were walking slowly, as if they were slacking off.
If there hadn't been some weird things before,
Lu Yunyi might think that they were extras used by the temple to create an atmosphere.
but now.
Thinking of this, Lu Yunyi's eyes became stern and he turned around and left.
In Liu Heiying's eyes, the monks froze and looked over.
Lu Yunyi walked to the door and turned back, looking at Liu Heying with a questioning look on his face.
Liu Heiying nodded slightly.
At this point, Lu Yunyi laughed.
He just felt happy at the moment, and also a little fortunate.
If we hadn't been vigilant at all times, those scouting people yesterday might have been ignored. Fortunately, they were not blinded by the beauty of women.
Putting his thoughts aside, Lu Yunyi saw that Li Jinglong was still walking in, and so was Xu Zengshou, and a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes.
It was Guo Quan who acted as a guard. Seeing Liu Heiying and Lu Yun slowing down, he also slowly stopped.
Lu Yunyi grasped the dagger on his waist, took a deep breath, and shouted towards Li Jinglong:
"Jinglong, be careful!!!"
The sudden sound startled almost everyone present, and they paused slightly.
The people who were secretly watching him shuddered in fear, horror suddenly appearing in their eyes.
Li Jinglong was also startled by the sudden shout.
But when he realized who was shouting, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.
He reacted immediately, turned around and ran back, leaving Liu Ruyan standing there in a daze.
The guards also rushed forward and protected him tightly.
At this moment, the faces of the monks who were sweeping the floor suddenly became ferocious, and they shook slightly.
A long sword flashing with a sharp cold light appeared.
At this point, Lu Yunyi finally understood why they didn't swing the broom too much. It turned out that they had a long knife.
He no longer hesitated and shouted again:
"There are assassins!!!"
At this time, the doors of the monks' quarters nearby suddenly opened, and figures holding knives rushed out.
The monks with knives rushed out with ferocious faces and fast bodies.
Approaching Lu Yunyi and others at an alarming speed,
Wherever he passed, people fled in all directions, cries and screams rang out one after another, and the entire temple fell into chaos in an instant.
Li Jinglong, who was originally a little confused, saw this scene and cursed loudly!
At this moment, a monk in red also appeared in the main hall. He had a fierce look on his face and scanned the chaotic crowd. He shouted:
"kill!!!"
Shouts rang out, and the knife-wielding monk who rushed out also shouted loudly.
Lu Yunyi and the red-robed monk looked at each other from a distance, a smile blooming on the corners of his mouth.
The next moment, he was surrounded by guards rushing up from behind.
Some passengers who were standing there in a daze, as if frightened, suddenly jumped up.
He pulled out a dagger from his waist and rushed forward, meeting the monk who was rushing towards him.
For a moment, the originally chaotic temple came to a standstill.
What happened? Who are they?
This question comes to almost everyone's mind.
Even some guards who were holding long swords and ready to fight the enemy showed a moment of confusion on their faces.
"What the hell are you still standing there for? There's a traitor trying to assassinate Duke Cao!!!"
Liu Heiying let out a loud shout, dragged Hua Jieyu savagely behind him, and quickly instructed:
"Run, run outside the temple. If I die, the clay figurine will fall. It won't be completed anyway."
After saying that, Liu Heiying snatched the long sword from Li Jinglong's guard beside him and shouted:
"There are traitors who want to assassinate Duke Cao. Fight them!!"
A series of voices shouted out, making everyone's eyes sharp and breaking out of their previous daze.
Hua Jieyu stared blankly at the figure running forward, then looked at Liu Ruyan who was standing there at a loss.
For some reason, I suddenly felt a pang of pain in my heart.
Lu Yunyi glanced around, and when he saw the two monks standing quietly in the room, his pupils suddenly contracted.
Without any hesitation, he shouted:
"Guo Quan, there are military crossbows in the house, protect Jinglong!!"
Guo Quan, who was leaning against Li Jinglong's side and covering his retreat, looked sternly. When he saw the scary military crossbows in the room, his heart began to pound!
Feeling the cold light above him, he leaped up and knocked Li Jinglong to the ground in an instant.
Li Jinglong was at a loss when he felt a huge force coming.
His cheek slapped heavily on the bluestone road, and then rubbed it,
He didn't feel anything at first, but soon the stickiness and pain brought by the sand came over him, causing him to scream.
"what"
Hearing this scream, the guards around him went crazy and shouted:
"Kill them out, kill them out!"
Some people even shouted that the adults were shot by arrows.
When Liu Heiying heard this, he blinked his eyes and shouted:
"Duke Cao was shot by an arrow. He is a traitor. No one should be spared!!"
But until this moment, the assassin in the monk's room was about to pull the trigger, and a sharp sound of breaking through the air was heard.
A few rays of cold silver light flew out under the sunlight and shot towards the guards who were rushing towards the monks' room.
The next moment, the sound of a crossbow arrow piercing flesh and blood was heard, along with a hint of screams.
Until this time, more than ten crossbow arrows from the guards were also shot out, Teng, Teng, Teng!
The sounds of arrows nailing into wood were heard one after another, mixed with a few puffs of flesh piercing. Two screams were heard, and the assassin with a crossbow in the house was killed.
At this point, Liu Heiying, who was rolling back and forth on the ground to hide, had no more worries.
He rushed forward like a black lightning, and with a wave of his hand and a slash of his knife, the ground was covered with blood in an instant.
More and more soldiers rushed up from behind Lu Yunyi. Most of them were holding daggers and wearing ordinary clothes, dressed like travelers.
"Don't stay here, go help!!"
"Yes!"
About twenty soldiers rushed forward, leaving more than ten soldiers standing guard by his side.
The sudden arrival of more than 20 people made the atmosphere solemn, and the morale of the assassins was somewhat low.
Even the red-robed monk who rushed out of the main hall in front hesitated and slowed down his steps involuntarily, with an expression of surprise and confusion on his face. What happened?
He felt at this moment that they were the ones who were ambushed.
At this time, Xu Zengshou rushed up with several guards holding a long knife, slashing at them non-stop.
The red-robed monk's face changed drastically, and he looked around.
The scene was in chaos, and there were only a few of his men left.
For no reason, he felt a surge of fear in his heart and hesitated before drawing his sword.
Lu Yunyi looked at the guards around him and asked, "Did you bring your bow and arrows?"
“I brought it!!”
A guard said, and turned back.
Soon he took out a longbow and more than ten feather arrows from a long and narrow basket.
Lu Yunyi took the longbow handed to him by the guard, stroked the cold bowstring with his fingers, and once again sighed that Chen Jingyi was reliable!
He took a deep breath, planted his feet firmly on the ground, tilted his body slightly, and looked through the chaotic battlefield with a sharp gaze.
He locked onto the red-robed monk who was fighting with Xu Zengshou and others.
The monk was agile and had sharp sword skills. He fought and retreated.
But in Lu Yunyi's eyes, it was as if it was frozen, with nowhere to hide.
Lu Yunyi drew his bow and put an arrow on it. In an instant, the bow became like a full moon, and his movements were smooth and silky.
next moment!
"Whoosh-"
A sharp sound of breaking through the air suddenly rang out, and the arrow was like lightning, cutting through the sky and heading straight for the red-robed monk.
The tail of the arrow swung back and forth in the air at an astonishing speed!
The red-robed monk felt the sound of breaking air and the fierce murderous aura, and turned back suddenly, but it was too late.
The arrow pierced through his pupil like lightning and instantly pierced into his head, causing blood to splatter everywhere!
The red-robed monk's body trembled violently, his head tilted back strangely, and the long sword in his hand fell.
Time seemed to stand still. Xu Zengshou's long sword fell and slashed the red-robed monk's body. Blood splattered.
Although the enemy was dead, a trace of fear flashed in Xu Zengshou's eyes.
What he was afraid of was not the red-robed monk, but the arrow.
If the shot went astray, he shuddered suddenly, a trace of fear flashing through his mind.
Lu Yunyi did not look at the red-robed monk again, but continued to draw his bow and arrow, shooting arrows one by one.
Every shot killed a rebel.
Some of them were shot into the back, some into the neck, and even the one who fell to the ground and was still struggling, Lu Yunyi also stabbed him.
As time passed, the chaotic battlefield gradually quieted down, and the sound of long swords clashing gradually stopped.
The dozen or so feather arrows in Lu Yunyi's hand were all used up, and the small Junshan Temple was already filled with corpses!
In front of Liu Heiying on the east side, there were two monks who kept retreating.
He rushed forward with a fierce smile, and hacked them to death in just two or three strokes.
It was only then that Lu Yunyi’s shout finally came:
"Black Hawk, leave him alive!"
Hearing this, Liu Heiying smiled in tacit understanding.
How could there be any survivors in such a major incident? After all, the person being assassinated was Duke Cao.
He even looked around to see if there were any survivors, intending to kill them all.
I won't be working tomorrow, so I'll post two more chapters!!!
Thank you for your support!!
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