The night was dark and moonless, and the Khe Sanh Mountains were shrouded in darkness.
The King of Miao was killed, and his body was placed in the Dazhai of the Miao Village. In addition to assigning some manpower to guard the main roads on the mountain, people of all ages had gathered outside the Dazhai. Under the night, a group of people, young and old, gathered in the dark. It is said that there are thousands of people.
The crying seemed to never stop from morning to night.
During the years when King Damiao was alive, Cangxi Miao Village was almost peaceful and peaceful under his leadership. The people were self-sufficient, and the young and old were in peace and contentment.
The Miao King is like a towering tree that has always protected the Miao village from wind and rain. People have become accustomed to the protection and blessing of such a towering tree.
But overnight, the big tree of King Damiao collapsed. To many people, the murder of King Damiao was no different from the collapse of the sky and the earth.
People are both sad and angry at this time.
If King Damiao died of natural causes only because of old age and frailty, people would only feel sad and sad. However, when people knew that King Damiao was murdered, they would feel raging anger in their chests.
To everyone's surprise, it was Dandu Gu who murdered King Damiao.
Dandu Gu has always had a high prestige in the Cangxi Miao Village. Although he is only the second son of the Miao King, he is righteous and capable, and has won the hearts of many Miao people.
The rules of the Miao family are different from those of the Han family. The Han people pay attention to the order of direct descendants in inheritance, but the Miao people do not have this taboo.
Those who have outstanding talents and win the hearts of the people, even if they are not the eldest son, still have the opportunity to inherit the position.
In fact, many people in Cangxi Miao Village felt that compared to the hot-tempered Langchadulu, the Miao King might actually choose the capable Dandu Gu to succeed the Miao King in the end.
But no one expected that Dan Du Gu would actually instruct an assassin to assassinate the Miao King at this time, and both the person and the stolen goods would be captured.
The Dazhai built on the mountain is the largest building in the Cangxi Miao Village and is also the meeting place. It can accommodate a hundred people without any problem. However, at this time, the body of the Damiao King was parked in it, and several people were sent to protect the body. They surrounded the Dazhai. A fire rack was set up with an iron plate placed on the fire rack. A circle of fire racks was burning with soaring flames, illuminating the surrounding area of Dazhai as bright as day.
As the leader of the Miao Family's Seventy-Two Holes, the Miao King would not take care of the funeral in a hurry.
Langchadulu has now become the person in charge of Cangxi Miao Village. In addition to arranging people to quickly notify other Miao caves, he also has to prepare many matters according to the customs of the Miao family under the handling of several leaders.
There are many roads leading to Dazhai in the village. On both sides of the road, men, women, old and children knelt on both sides, and it was completely dark.
When Langchatulu came out of the village, several leaders followed him.
Many people raised their heads and looked at Langchatulu.
Langchatulu looked quite tired, with a sad look on his face. His expression was solemn and he raised his hands. Seeing this, many people stopped crying immediately.
Langchatulu waited until the surroundings calmed down, then said in a serious voice: "The Miao King was killed, and we will never forgive the murderer. Several leaders and I have agreed that the murderer will be executed early tomorrow morning, so that the Miao King can rest in peace. .”
Suddenly there was excitement all around. Someone raised his hand and shouted loudly: "Execute the murderer, execute the murderer...!" The sound spread for a while, and nearly a thousand people shouted with great momentum.
"The person who ordered the killing of the Miao King was Dandu Gu, and the person who assassinated him was a Han family member." Langchadulu signaled everyone to calm down again, "The Han family obeyed Dandu Gu's order, which means that Dandu Gu has secretly There is collusion with the Han family. Everyone should have heard that the Heiyan Cave in Heiyan Ridge was besieged by government troops. As far as we know, the government framed Heiyan Cave and deliberately found a reason to attack us Miao people."
"Langchatulu, is it really Dandu Bone Finger who killed the Miao King?" a voice in the crowd asked loudly.
Langchatulu clenched his hands into fists and said loudly: "Originally, some things were not allowed to be disclosed to the public, but now, I can only tell you frankly. King Damiao is old and his health is getting worse year by year. This time The siege of Heiyan Ridge happened again. King Damiao was anxious and his body was even more difficult to support. Not long ago, King Damiao talked to me alone. After his old man left, he asked me to take up the heavy responsibility of King Miao. His old man has Of course I can't refuse the order. But... But this matter was known to Dandu Gu. He always felt that he was very capable, so he was always unconvinced that I would take over the position of King of Damiao...!" He sighed: "It's just that I don't have it. I thought that because of this matter, he would collude with outsiders and assassinate the Damiao King."
"Langchatulu, if the murderer is to be executed tomorrow, will Dandu Gu be executed as well?" someone asked.
Langchatulu said: "Although he is my brother, but... the crime is unforgivable, and I cannot break the rules of our Miao family. Not only Dandu Gu, but also the government, who want to kill the Miao King behind the scenes, they They want to push us Miao people into a dead end. I must not watch our Miao family be cornered, so... we must work together and immediately gather troops from all the caves to send troops to rescue Black Rock Ridge."
When they heard that Langchatulu was about to send troops to rescue Heiyanling, the people immediately raised their arms and shouted in unison: "Send troops, send troops!"
Langchatulu nodded slightly, and seemed a little excited. He walked slowly to the edge of the crowd and said loudly: "Although the Miao King has left, I, Langchatulu, am still alive. As long as I, Langchatulu, will never Let you be bullied."
Amidst the thunderous shouts, a figure suddenly jumped out from the crowd, like a sharp arrow, and rushed towards Langchatulu.
Langchatulu was excited when he suddenly felt a strong wind coming. He was startled, took two steps back, and shouted loudly: "There is an assassin!" He stretched out his hand to pull out the sword from his waist.
That figure was like a ghost, mixed in the crowd, looking for an opportunity, and suddenly attacked at a very fast speed. Before Langchatulu's hand touched the handle of the knife at his waist, he felt the light of the knife flashing in front of his eyes, and he was horrified. They stepped back again and again, trying to dodge. As they stepped back, they stumbled and fell backwards.
Langchatulu was followed by two strong Miao guards. Seeing Langchatulu being attacked, they all yelled and rushed towards the figure, one from the left and the other from the right.
At this moment, a loud roar was heard from the crowd, and another figure rushed towards him from the crowd, like a lion.
Everyone around was shocked, and many people did not even come back to their senses. No one thought that there was an assassin hidden among the crowd.
Langchatulu sat down on the ground, and saw the light of the knife coming at him. He was so frightened that he tried his best to turn over on the ground, but the man was like a shadow, following him. Langchatulu turned twice in a row, and suddenly felt the pain on his neck. As soon as he got cold, the cold air seemed to have penetrated into his skin. Langchatulu felt that his soul was out of body, his face turned pale, and he heard a cold voice saying: "If you move again, I will cut your neck immediately."
The figure who suddenly jumped out from the crowd and attacked Langchatulu was none other than Qining.
After Qining and the others escaped from the trap, Dandu Gu led the way towards Dazhai. Dandu Gu knew the terrain of the mountain well, and even knew exactly where the sentry posts were. He arrived quietly. Dazhai is naturally not difficult.
On the way, the three men even knocked out two sentries and took away their weapons.
It is common for men in the Miao village to wear weapons on their bodies. It is not a special thing. Less than half of the people gathered in Dazhai have machetes hanging on their bodies.
The three of them blended into the crowd. It was dark, and the three of them deliberately concealed themselves, so no one really noticed them.
Qining knew that to capture the thief first, he hid in the crowd, waiting for an opportunity. He even thought that if he couldn't find the opportunity, he would wait until midnight to capture Langchadulu. After all, Dandu Gu was not only familiar with the terrain and situation in the village, He knew everything clearly, and he was very clear about Langchatulu's living habits. It was not difficult to find opportunities.
Dandu Gu was among the crowd. Hearing that Langchatulu publicly blamed himself for the murder of the Miao King, and slandered himself that he colluded with outsiders because he could not succeed to the throne of the Miao King. It was obvious that he was furious. Langchadulu approached and was about to take action, but Qining was much faster than him. He only made a slight movement and Qining had already rushed out.
Seeing the guards around Langchatulu rushing towards him, Dandugu immediately stepped forward to resist.
He actually knew very well that there was only one chance for this raid. If he failed to catch Langchatulu, not only would he be cleared of his grievances, but he would also be convicted of colluding with outsiders to assassinate him.
Only by catching Langchatulu can the Miao people living there be frightened, and only then can there be a chance to extract the truth from Langchatulu.
Qi Ning was already ready before taking action. His martial arts progressed very quickly. In addition, due to his previous life, he developed a bold and decisive character once he took action. Therefore, he was able to restrain Langchadulu who was caught off guard in an instant. I only heard someone in the crowd exclaim: "It's Dandu bone, it's Dandu bone!"
There was chaos all around, and many figures came out. But in the blink of an eye, dozens of people were surrounded, three floors inside and three floors outside. Eve had already run out and protected Qining.
Qi Ning put a knife on Langchatulu's neck with one hand and picked him up with the other hand. He calmly said sternly: "Whoever dares to come forward will kill Langchatulu immediately."
Langchatulu was the heir to the Miao King. Although the Miao people were outnumbered at the moment, no one dared to rush forward easily.
"Dandu Gu, you are so courageous." A leader had already raised his knife and pointed at Dandu Gu, shouting and scolding: "You colluded with outsiders and killed the Miao King, and now you want to kill Langchadulu? "
Holding the knife in the Dandu bone book, he glanced around and saw everyone looking at each other angrily, as if staring at a heinous sinner.
"You all listen carefully." Dandugu said loudly: "The murder of the Miao King has nothing to do with me. I just want Langchatulu to confess the truth and wash away my grievances."
"Injustice?" Although Langchadulu had a knife held on his neck, he showed no fear at this time. He obviously thought that Qining would never dare to attack him under heavy siege, and sneered: "You have all seen this. He was originally a Han, but he dressed up in disguise and pretended to be our Miao family. This was the person who killed the Miao King! Dandu Gu colluded with this Han family. I don’t need to say more, you all can see clearly, Dandu Gu , if you turn your back on us Miao people, everyone can kill you."
"Kill them all!" Someone in the crowd shouted sternly: "Dandu Gu, you killed the Miao King, we will cut you into pieces."
The crowd was excited for a moment, and countless scimitars shone coldly under the firelight. If Langchadulu hadn't been in Qining's hands, everyone would have rushed forward and cut Qining and the three of them into pieces.