Chapter 300 Bravely Rescue Senior Sister
Chapter 300 Bravely Rescue Senior Sister
Wei Wentong was so angry that he was furious and shouted, "Chase him! You must catch this thief, dead or alive!"
Hundreds of soldiers chased towards the northwest gate together, only to see more than twenty soldiers lying on the ground outside the gate. They all died in the same way, with their throats cut by a sword.
"Where are the people? Where did they go?" Wei Wentong asked.
A soldier hiding in the dark pointed timidly to the northwest, "He ran that way!"
"Chase me!"
Wei Wentong led hundreds of soldiers in pursuit.
At this time, Yuwen Chengdu also came over. He took the flying knife handed to him by the soldier and asked, "Who is this person?"
A soldier said, "It should be a young man in white, but he is wearing a bronze mask, which is quite scary!"
Bronze mask?
Of all the people Yuwen Chengdu knew, he only knew one person who liked to wear a bronze mask on the battlefield.
At this time, he checked the soldiers killed by the man in white. All of them had their throats cut by a single sword. One more would be a waste, and one less would mean they would not die. It was extremely precise, and only he could have such control over the force.
"It sure is him!"
He turned his head and saw several warriors from the Yuwen Mansion stripping the woman's clothes. He immediately shouted, "What are you doing?"
The leading warrior said angrily: "This woman killed so many of our brothers. We should strip her naked, hang her on the wall to humiliate her, and then feed her to wild dogs!"
"Nonsense! Her body is not to be touched."
Yuwen Chengdu ordered his personal soldiers, "Send this woman's body to Wannian County Office for temporary storage, and tell the county office that I want to solve the case from her body, and no one is allowed to touch it without permission."
"Follow the order!"
Several personal soldiers carried Zhang Lian's body onto horses and sent him away.
Yuwen Chengdu jumped on his horse and chased after him.
It was Xiao Xia who rescued Zhang Qiao at the critical moment. He saw with his own eyes that Zhang Qiao was shot in the chest by an arrow, which scared him to death. But when he picked up Zhang Qiao and found that she was wearing inner armor, a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart.
He ran wildly holding Zhang Qiao, and climbed the ladder over the wall from where he was. Looking back, he saw a large number of soldiers chasing him, only fifty steps away from him. He took the ladder outside, got down from it, and said to the two warriors: "The pursuers are coming soon, run north quickly!"
Two soldiers carried a ladder and ran to the north. Xiao Xia rushed into the small gate of Anyifang holding Zhang Qiao. He felt that Zhang Qiao's breathing was weak and he was about to die. He was extremely anxious and had to find a place to save Zhang Qiao, otherwise it would be too late.
He ran to the entrance of Zhentian Martial Arts School, and Sun Lei came up to him and said, "The warriors of Baotai Martial Arts School have sealed the gate and the south side of the city."
Xiao Xia had already thought of a place, and he said without hesitation: "Open the underground warehouse and get me another bottle of wine!"
The key to the underground warehouse happened to be on his belt. He and Sun Lei opened the underground warehouse. There were only some weapons and sticks piled up in the underground warehouse. The twelve golden Buddhas were sent to the jewelry shop to be melted and cast into gold ingots. Half of them had been cast and were stored in the inner warehouse.
Xiao Xia took the wine pot and lantern, and handed his key to Sun Lei, and told him: "If soldiers come to search the martial arts hall, let them search as they please. Don't hide anything. The more you hide, the more suspicious they will be. I will hide in the inner storehouse, and they won't be able to find me."
"I understand the humble position!"
The big iron gate closed again. Xiao Xia bit the lantern pole with his teeth, hugged Zhang Qiao, and carefully opened the lock of the inner storehouse. He pushed the stone door open with his back, slipped in, and reset it. With a "click", the stone door was locked again, but Xiao Xia had the key in his hand and could unlock it from the inside.
Although the inner storehouse is closed, it is still cleverly designed with ventilation ducts that connect it to the outside world so it does not feel stuffy.
Xiao Xia found a wooden box to sit on, placed the lantern on the wooden frame, and laid Zhang Qiao horizontally on his legs. Zhang Qiao's breath was already very weak. Xiao Xia took out the medicine bag from his underwear pocket, took out two Spring Rain Pills, chewed them into pieces, and stuffed them into Zhang Qiao's mouth, then poured some wine into her and asked her to swallow them slowly.
The prototype of Chunyu Dan is Tianwang Dan, which is the name given by martial artists. It also has another name in Taoist temples, called Jiuzhuan Huanhun Dan, which can save lives at critical moments.
The next step was to remove the arrow and heal the wound. Xiao Xia didn't care about that anymore. He tore open Zhang Qiao's coat and found a leather armor underneath, but the arrow had penetrated the armor.
Xiao Xia pulled out a dagger and cut the leather armor into several pieces and threw them away, then tore open her underwear again, revealing a large area of the girl's skin. An arrow was stuck in her chest. Xiao Xia immediately breathed a sigh of relief. There was no poison on the arrow, and judging from the depth of the arrow's penetration, it should not have hurt her heart. It was also thanks to her that she was wearing leather armor, otherwise the arrow would have pierced her heart.
Xiao Xia was not in a hurry to pull out the arrow. He was patiently waiting for the Spring Rain Pill to take effect. If he rashly pulled out the arrow when his vitality was weak, it would inevitably endanger his life. He took off his clothes and wrapped Zhang Qiao to keep her warm. He held her in his arms and waited for her to get better. Wei Wentong led 500 soldiers into Anyifang and soon met Wei Renjie, the owner of Baotai Martial Arts Hall. Although they both had the surname Wei, they had no relationship.
There are more than one hundred warriors in Baotai Martial Arts School. Except for the eighty people assigned to Yuwen Shu to surround Qinglong Temple, the remaining twenty people also have the task of blocking the gate of Anyifang and the south gate of the city to prevent the assassin from escaping.
"General, we have sealed off the gate to Anyifang and found no trace of the assassin!"
Wei Wentong frowned, "Are you sure you didn't see it?"
"I promise that I will not let any suspicious person go."
Wei Wentong glanced around and a passerby told them that the men in white who were running with people in their arms entered Anyifang through a small door. If they had not escaped from Anyifang, then they must be hiding inside Anyifang.
"Search me thoroughly!"
Five hundred soldiers dispersed and began searching house by house.
At this time, Wei Renjie whispered again: "There is a Zhentian martial arts hall in this quarter. The martial arts hall is very active today. I suggest that the general pay attention to it!"
Wei Renjie's suggestion was completely true, but he had other motives. In the past two months, their Baotai Martial Arts School had been defeated repeatedly in the competition with Zhentian Martial Arts School for business. He had been holding a grudge for a long time. Today was an opportunity. Regardless of whether Zhentian Martial Arts School had any connection with the assassin, as long as he found some clues, Zhentian Martial Arts School would have to close down.
Wei Renjie knew that Zhentian Martial Arts School was Xiao Xia's martial arts school, so he didn't dare to provoke it, but Wei Wentong didn't know!
Wei Wentong nodded and ordered, "Search Zhentian Martial Arts School!"
More than a hundred soldiers rushed towards Zhentian Martial Arts School, smashed the door open and rushed in.
Wei Wentong also walked in and asked, "Where is the owner?"
Sun Lei walked out of the room, clasped his fists and said, "I am Sun Lei, the owner of this museum!"
Wei Wentong looked at him and said, "We are hunting for the assassin. We suspect that the assassin is hiding in Anyifang. We are now conducting a comprehensive search of the place. I hope you will cooperate!"
Sun Lei bowed and said, "We are willing to cooperate with you fully!"
Wei Wentong nodded, turned around and winked, "Search!"
More than a hundred soldiers rushed towards the martial arts hall in all directions.
Wei Wentong took a quick look at the martial arts hall, then turned back and asked, "Does the martial arts hall have a cellar or underground storehouse?"
"We have an underground warehouse for storing weapons!"
"Open it!"
Sun Lei pretended not to dare to disobey and came to a small wooden house. The entrance to the underground warehouse was inside the small wooden house. He opened the door and pulled open a wooden board on the ground. Suddenly, a five-foot square black hole appeared on the ground.
"Is there a door downstairs?" Wei Wentong asked again.
"There is a door!"
"Go down and open the door!"
Sun Lei took a lantern and went down step by step. Wei Wentong winked and several soldiers also followed Sun Lei with lanterns in their hands.
Sun Lei quickly opened the iron door, and the underground warehouse suddenly appeared in front of everyone. Several soldiers went in to take a look around. There were all kinds of weapons underneath, about a hundred of them.
At this moment, Zhang Qiao slowly woke up. She opened her eyes and saw darkness in front of her. She seemed to be lying in someone's arms, being hugged tightly. She was frightened and was about to struggle.
"Shh-"
A hand covered her mouth, and someone whispered in her ear, "It's me! Xiao Xia, don't make a sound, there are soldiers searching outside!"
Zhang Qiao felt relieved, leaned his head on Xiao Xia's chest, and slowly closed his eyes.
(End of this chapter)