There is a long pavilion ten miles outside Fengzhou City and a short pavilion five miles away. Because Yiwei, Song Zaitian, and Wei Changfeng all came from famous families. Although there had been conflicts in Xiaozhushan before, except for Wei Changfeng and Duanmu Wuyou, there were no other people in Fengzhou City. It was revealed at the thank you banquet. They walked slowly together, chatting and laughing, and unknowingly passed two pavilions until they reached the third pavilion. Gu Yiran and Song Zaitian both reined in their horses and asked the Wei family to stay.
After nearly thirty miles of farewell in the suburbs, Wei Changfeng ordered a banquet to be set up in the pavilion to bid farewell to everyone. He also ordered the servants and musicians he had brought to dance and play music, and then, as the host, greeted the farewell guests in turn. Toasting and praying - it took more than an hour before the set of gifts from a famous family based on ancient rituals in the suburbs was completed.
Wei Changying also put on his curtain hat, got out of Song Zaishui's carriage, and together with Wei Changfeng and Wei Gaochuan watched everyone go away.
Seeing that the dust on the official road gradually subsided and the men and horses had disappeared, Wei Changying said to his two younger brothers with a sense of loss: "Let's go back too."
Wei Changfeng nodded, and someone drove over the empty carriage that had been following him, and asked Wei Changying to board the carriage. Someone else brought the mounts of Wei Changfeng and Wei Gaochuan and helped them mount their horses.
When seeing off guests, of course they walk slowly in order to show their reluctance to leave the guests. When I returned, the guests had already left, so there was no need to slow down. However, although Wei Changfeng and Wei Gaochuan's mounts were superb, they had to take care of Wei Changying's ride, so the journey was only a little faster than when they were seeing off.
... Because of this, when the second pavilion that he passed by when he came was already in sight, the trip rope suddenly pulled up on the road only tripped the two guards at the front of the team. Although the guards at the back were shocked, because their mounts were not running at full speed, they either let go or restrained themselves at the critical moment to avoid being tripped by the horse rope.
"Who is so bold!" The guards were shocked and angry, and someone yelled subconsciously. However, before the person could finish his words, a sudden shout sounded out: "Be careful! Someone wants to do harm to the young master and the young lady!"
As if to prove this statement—on both sides of the official road, there was a sudden sound of bowstrings! Then arrows rained down on the guards who had not yet fully reacted!
"Protect Young Master!" Jiang Zheng, who had shouted to remind everyone before, reminded loudly again!
Wei Qing's face was ashen, and his reaction was quick. After Jiang Zheng drank, he suddenly realized, so at the first sound of the string, he jumped out of his horse and threw Wei Changfeng under the horse in the air. At this moment, the two of them were using their mounts to block the rain of arrows. Listening to the endless whizzing sounds coming from the forest, the brothers in the next room, who were both young and suddenly encountered life and death, felt both happy and scared for the rest of their lives in an instant!
It was just that such emotions arose within a few breaths, and were dispersed by the chaotic scene of horses neighing and people screaming. The two of them did not dare to show their heads at this moment. Wei Qing was about to order all the nearby guards to dismount and come over to protect Wei Changfeng. However, he saw that the guards around Wei Gaochuan not far away, although they had been surrounding him, did not know how to dismount and dodge, and were still waving their swords to block. The arrows shot at Wei Gaochuan seemed to be trying to escape on his mount. He quickly reminded, "Fourth Young Master, get off your horse quickly!"
But I heard Wei Gaochuan cry in a cry: "How...how could there be an assassin?! This is officialdom!"
Not only is it an official road, but it is also only twenty miles away from Fengzhou City. In such a place, the descendants of the Fengzhou Wei family will be ambushed. The meaning behind it can be understood with just a brief thought - they are not the remnants of Fengqishan. Revenge is so simple, it must be a huge conspiracy!
That's it for Wei Gaochuan. You must know that Wei Changfeng is not only Wei Huan's only direct grandson, but in terms of his own talent and talent, he is definitely one of the best among Wei Huan's grandchildren! If nothing unexpected happens, he must be the next lord of Ruiyu Hall - he ambushes and kills the next lord of the Wei clan outside Fengzhou City in broad daylight. What if he is fighting with the entire Wei clan to the death!
... Even the royal family would not dare to do this!
Wei Qing quickly thought about the origin of the assassin, and ordered the guard beside him who also fell off the saddle and came to protect Wei Changfeng: "You stay away and shout, promise money and silk official position, as long as they don't hurt the young master or the young lady, everything will be easy! In front of the valve master , I will bear it all!”
The guard understood what he was doing and took advantage of the crowd's confusion to head towards the diagonal. Wei Qing turned to Wei Changfeng and said solemnly: "Thieves may not be trustworthy... Young Master, we must leave the official road. This official road is unobstructed. Now we can use horses to avoid stray arrows. Once all the mounts die, they will definitely..."
Wei Changfeng's face was pale, and the arm he was holding could not help but tremble, but he interrupted and asked: "Where is the eldest sister? Go find the eldest sister!" He asked sternly while trying to get up and look at Wei Changying's carriage.
"The rain of arrows has not stopped at this moment. If you look forward rashly, you will be injured by the arrows." Wei Qing hurriedly held him down and said urgently, "The eldest lady's carriage is made of fine paulownia wood. It is extremely strong. As long as it is hidden in a corner, , everything will be fine... Moreover, the eldest lady has been practicing martial arts since she was a child. Today, Jiang Zhengye is accompanying her, right next to the carriage. Jiang Zheng had been an escort in his early years and has rich experience in the world. Now I am afraid that he has protected the eldest lady and retreated to a hidden place on the roadside. Got it!"
Wei Qing's words make sense. He thinks that his sister, who has always been careless, plays small dances with spears, sticks, bows and arrows, and is very courageous. In today's situation, she will not be as weak as her cousin Song Zaishui and become a burden - Wei Changfeng's mind is slightly After being determined, I thought of Jiang Zheng again: It is said that the reason why Guard Jiang became the training master of Wei Changying was entirely due to his martial arts skills among the guards.
Moreover, Jiang Zheng is not only good at martial arts, he is also a bodyguard from his family. As Wei Qing said, he has rich experience in martial arts.
With such a person beside Wei Changying, coupled with Wei Changying's own agility and fitness, Wei Changfeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to speak, he caught a glimpse of Wei Gaochuan swaying on his horse from the corner of his eye, and then fell down!
He was shocked and said subconsciously: "Fourth brother!"
"Master, be silent!" Wei Qing saw that Wei Changfeng was still trying to run to the place where Wei Gaochuan was killed to check whether his cousin was alive or dead. His face changed, and he pulled him back with his backhand. He lowered his voice and said sternly, "The thief is not here." Maybe the guards came here for me and the two young masters! Just now, the fourth young master refused to dismount, and he was afraid that the thieves would have seen him. Now that the young master is coming, isn't it because he is here? It's just that he fell off his horse, and the guards around him also followed him to visit, so his life may not be in danger... If the young master goes, if he is injured, it will drag down the fourth young master! "
Before he could finish his words, he heard another scream not far away. This scream made Wei Qing and Wei Changfeng feel even heavier - that was the voice of the guard who had been ordered by Wei Qing to try to negotiate peace with the thieves!
It seems that these people are determined to kill them all!
In such a situation, there were not many people or horses standing around. Originally, on their return trip today, only Wei Changying was driving a carriage, and the rest were riding horses. This official road is spacious, and although the tripping horse rope only tripped two guards, Fengzhou has been in peace for a long time, and no one has ever thought that Wei Changfeng and three people would be ambushed on the official road twenty miles outside the city. —So after seeing their companions tripped and fell, the guards failed to disperse immediately and still gathered together. Some even jumped off their horses to help their companions who were pinned down by their mounts to get up...
This formation caused the first wave of arrows to rain down. Although only a few people were injured or killed by the arrows, most of the mounts were affected!
Only one or two of the mounts hit by arrows were seriously injured and died immediately, but most of them were frightened and jumped up without restraint from their masters!
Most of the guards have not dismounted yet, and if their mounts get messed up again, you can imagine what will happen!
If they had not witnessed it with their own eyes, neither Wei Qing nor Wei Changfeng would be able to believe that the powerful and well-organized Wei family guards carefully selected from the selfish army could be so vulnerable!
But now is not the time to reflect on this matter. Wei Qing understands: If he cannot retreat into the forest beside the road before losing the barrier, the thief can kill everyone in the road just by continuing to shoot arrows!
Even if they die, they won't be able to see any of the thieves show up!
Although the thieves are now hiding in the woods on both sides, as long as they enter the forest, the opponent's bows and arrows will not have much effect. When it comes to close combat, Wei Qing is capable of fighting! Just stay on the official road like this, not to mention that they didn't bring bows and arrows to see off the guests today. Even if they did, the official road is unobstructed and the thieves are hidden behind the trees. How can they have the upper hand in the shooting? After all, although it is mid-autumn now, the climate in Fengzhou is warm and the vegetation in the forest is still lush. If you are lucky, you may even be able to escape these ambushers after entering the forest.
Just as Wei Qing quickly looked around, trying to find a hidden way to retreat to the roadside among the dead bodies on the ground, he heard a sharp whistle from the left forest - his heart sank. Sure enough, several arrows were shot from a horse. , looking between the legs of the horse that was still gasping for breath and unwilling to fall, a group of masked men in black rushed out from the forest with swords in hand. The leader held a gold-backed nine-ring sword and said cheerfully: "Brothers, guard. Most of the domestic eagle dogs have been killed and injured, and there is nothing to fear about the remaining ones - kill them!"
Wei Changfeng also saw this scene. He took a deep breath. The young man's instinctive trembling after seeing the fighting and blood for the first time stopped. He solemnly ordered Wei Qing: "The thieves have already planned, and now we don't have enough manpower to resist... You don’t have to protect me anymore! Escape back to the city alone and tell your grandfather what happened today!”
Wei Qing didn't expect that the fifth young master was so decisive even at such a young age. He admired Wei Changfeng in his heart, but he shook his head and said: "The city is only twenty miles away. This is an official road. However, We saw half a pedestrian on the way back today? These people dared to ambush the young master and the young lady. I'm afraid they were already prepared! Let's not talk about whether the subordinates can escape alone. Let's just say that the master ordered his subordinates to follow the young master. If you live, your subordinates may not live. If the master dies, your subordinates must die first!”
"Stupid!" Wei Changfeng was so angry that he almost fainted when he saw that he still wanted to show his loyalty at this time! "If you don't leave, who will send a message to my grandfather..."
"With such a big official matter, do you think the Lord will not be able to find out about it in the future?" Wei Qing sighed. From the location to the identity of the person who was ambushed to the time, this matter cannot be kept secret. In this kind of situation, Despite the circumstances, these people still took action... Apparently they were confident enough to deal with the crazy revenge of Wei Huan and Mrs. Song afterwards!
—Who is behind the scenes? !
Wei Changfeng also thought about this problem, but now he had no time to think about it. The masked man had already inspected the entire ambush site one by one after the leader's order, and every dead or injured mount was removed. to see if anyone is hiding in it. Not only that, if someone is lying on the ground covered in blood, they will also inflict several stab wounds on the neck and chest to prevent the possibility of feigning death or feigning death.
Not only that, when they were moving forward, there were still archers hiding in the forest. Some guards tried to fight them, but an arrow flew towards them and pierced their throats!
This is simply a decisive game!
At this moment, Wei Changfeng thought of his grandparents, father, mother, and sister... More than ten years flashed before his eyes. His ambition since childhood was about to end before it even started. The young man couldn't tell whether it was fear, sadness, or unwillingness. He looked at it. The masked man leader personally ordered someone to push away a dead horse in front of him. He clenched his fist hard, but raised his head even more!
Seeing that the young man Wei Qing was protecting was dressed in a bodyguard's luxurious attire, the leader's eyes lit up and he laughed: "The distinguished young master of the Wei family is not dead yet... Are you the fourth young master or the fifth young master?!"
While he was speaking, a sharp blade was handed to his throat! Obviously, this leader didn't care whether it was Wei Changfeng or Wei Gaochuan. His purpose was to massacre everyone in the Wei family!
Wei Changfeng looked at him coldly, neither answering nor begging for mercy, and let the sharp blade cut towards his neck - but the masked leader suddenly stopped laughing in the middle of his laughter, and the sharp blade that was about to cut Wei Changfeng's throat also paused for a breath. Finally, he fell to the ground helplessly!
This sudden change shocked everyone. Wei Changfeng looked at the long sword that suddenly appeared on the forehead of the masked leader in confusion. This long sword completely disappeared between the leader's eyebrows and pierced the entire head, starting from the back of his head. Revealed, mixed with red and white blood and brains!
In the silence of the whole place, Wei Changfeng heard a familiar and crisp voice behind him: "Changfeng! Leave quickly!"
It's Wei Changying! (To be continued)