In an open place under the Salician Mountains, in the dark night when the wind was about to rain, there were a few bright lights that swayed with the strong wind. As these lights swayed uncertainly, there were also the shadows of some men in black. He was wandering outside the tall courtyard wall of the mansion at the foot of the mountain, sneaking around.
The sound of horse hooves was blocked by the wind. On the windy official road, before approaching the mansion, the soldier riding in front of Li Hong quickly dismounted, then slowly led the horse into the woods nearby and began to move quickly towards He ran forward and flew away.
Faint sounds of fighting began to come from the mansion. The tightly closed door of the mansion, not long after the man in black entered, was quickly slapped and banged by another group of men in black who broke into the door. There was no response to the ringing door.
The man in black, who couldn't wait at the door, quickly began to slam the door with his body. The banging sound became louder and louder, and the sound of fighting in the mansion became louder and louder.
Li Hong and Ye Yue were hiding in a sheltered place, staring closely at the gate. At this time, some Guards soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were already following the first wave of men in black under the leadership of Yu Tuqi. Breaking into the mansion.
Yeyue's worried little hand held Li Hong's hand tightly, and her whole delicate body was nestled on Li Hong's chest. Li Hong's comforting voice came to her ears: "Don't worry, nothing will happen to your second brother. Can’t you tell that the shadow of the man in black at the door is Saleh?”
Yeyue shook her head uneasily. At this time, her mind was filled with the imaginary fighting scene inside the mansion. She had no time to pay attention to the figure of the man in black who had broken open the door of the mansion and was about to enter.
And even if she looked, she couldn't see clearly who those men in black were under the light swaying with the strong wind at the entrance of the mansion.
"Brother Wang, are you rescuing the second brother?" Yeyue raised her head and asked with a pair of bright eyes, worried and worried.
She originally wanted to rush in directly, but was stopped by Li Hong. Looking at Li Hong's eyes that made her feel reassured, Ye Yue inexplicably believed that since Li Hong said nothing would happen to Brother Er Wang, then naturally it would be Nothing will happen.
"Probably, but who is going to harm your brother, the second prince? And... how did your brother know, and how could he come over at the critical moment?" Li Hong frowned, thinking about the key.
The wind at the foot of the mountain became smaller and smaller, and raindrops began to fall slowly. However, because she was nestled on Li Hong's chest, Yeyue did not feel too much coolness. She frowned and asked, "How did you know that someone wanted to The one who assassinated my second brother?"
"I don't know. I just heard that Saleh came here secretly, so I wanted to see what he wanted to do. But then again, since he was rescuing your second brother, why did he wear all black? What about his clothes and clothes? Is he still afraid of being discovered by your second brother?" Li Hong asked, stroking his chin.
Of course he knew that someone wanted to assassinate Malik, because the Jingwei had just assassinated the heads of two branches of the Khawalij family in the city of Basra, and then for some unknown reason, the Khawalij family identified them as the Umayyad family. After assassinating their old patriarch Ali, they began to intensify their persecution of other patriarchs of their Khawalij family.
So in the past two days, rumors spread among the nobles for some reason that Khawalij was going to take action and start to take revenge on the Umayyad family.
Li Hong believed that he was probably not the only one who was secretly observing outside the mansion where there was a faint sound of fighting. The Cordo family, the Hashim family, etc., there were probably many other nobles here, all watching. The conflict between the two families.
But Li Hong understood all the links in the incident, including why the nobles knew that the Khawalij family wanted to take revenge on the Umayyad family. After all, these were revealed through traders.
The aristocratic families who eat a lot need to purchase various expenses every day. In addition, the goods in the hands of merchants in the Tang Dynasty have long become hot commodities in the eyes of the nobles. Intentionally or unintentionally, they are revealed to other nobles through Jingwei. This is not difficult.
But what Li Hong couldn't figure out was why Saleh and his men came to rescue Malik dressed in night clothes. Could it be said that they haven't wanted to have a direct conflict with the Khawalij family yet? Or is this his own behavior and does not represent the Dashi royal family
Li Hong couldn't understand the reason, and Yeyue, who was nestled in his arms, didn't seem to understand the various taboos among the nobles of Dashi.
But these have nothing to do with Jingwei's plan. The reason why he came here is to find out why Saleh concealed his identity.
While Li Hong was stunned, Yeyue looked up at him obediently. The invisible moisture in the night sky dripped on Yeyue's face. The cool feeling made people feel more awake.
"Then have you figured it out? The fighting inside is getting more and more intense." Yeyue asked, shaking Li Hong's hand that was stroking his chin in thought.
"I don't understand, but we can't act rashly. Apart from us, there are probably other nobles peeping around. Besides, who knows if any of these people want to harm Saleh, so we just need to stay here and take care of him. Saleh is enough."
"But what if something happens to them inside?" Yeyue was in a hurry. Why should she think about so many things at this time? The most important thing was to rush in and rescue Brother Wang directly. As for other nobles, except for limited Who dares to clash head-on with the royal family!
As if to confirm Li Hong's words, Yeyue had just finished asking her question when she felt Li Hong touch her shoulder, and then pointed to a tiny bit of light not far in front of the mansion that was difficult to spot if you didn't look carefully.
"If it weren't for the strong wind that caused the lantern to sway so hard, we wouldn't have been able to tell that it was not far from the entrance of the mansion, and it would be ambushing other people, right? If we went in, we would be easily attacked by other people. Surrounded by the mantis and the oriole, you should know this, right?" Li Hong whispered to Yeyue.
But in the end, he led the other fifty guards, as well as Hua Meng, Cheetah and others, and slowly moved forward dozens of meters in the jungle on the roadside.
The sounds of fighting in the mansion became clearer and clearer as they moved forward. Even from these fighting sounds, one could tell that the fighting inside must be fierce. The sound of weapons clashing seemed to be heard in their ears from time to time. Same.
"When we prepare to pick up Yu Tuqi later..." Before Li Hong finished speaking, he heard the sound of an arrow in the night sky. This was the signal that Yu Tuqi told him that Malik was dead.
Li Hong glanced at Yeyue quietly. Now that Malik is dead, the conflict between the Umayyad family and Khawalij can no longer be resolved. As for the other nobles, they will soon be Will be involved by two nobles.
But in this case, it is very likely that the Hashim family and the Cordo family will benefit from the situation, so it is best to rush in from the front door immediately, and it is best to involve the people who are ambushing at the door of the house. .
"Enter the house." Li Hong leaned against the tree next to him, looked up at the night sky where the rain was getting heavier, and said calmly.
"What's wrong? Yeyue panicked for no reason."
"It's been too long. I'm afraid something might happen."
"What does that sound of arrows mean?" Yeyue asked closely.
"Weutu Qi's distress signal, Saleh and the others were defeated." Li Hong grabbed Yeyue's arm and walked quickly to the door of the mansion.
And just as they were leaving, the mansion began to look in a panic as some men in black retreated from it. However, as soon as they arrived at the door of the mansion, they were immediately hacked to death by other people who had been ambushing not far away. At the door.
So in this way, the gate was instantly blocked by the ambush nobles, and no one could escape from the mansion.
Yu Tuqi roared loudly, and punched a big cannibal in the back of the heart with a fist as big as a casserole. In an instant, the big cannibal fell to the ground and could no longer stand up.
Saleh hurriedly turned around and saw the black iron tower next to Li Hong. He paused for a moment and then immediately put down the long knife in his hand. He looked at the people who had just surrounded him. They had been rejected by the Tang people led by Yu Tuqi and were fighting with him at the moment. His men were fighting together to kill the others. A trace of relief flashed in his heart, and he asked in surprise: "Why are you here? Where is Li Hongren?"
"Your Highness is accompanying Princess Yeyue outside the mansion." The horizontal knife in Yu Tuqi's hand stabbed Saleh in front of his eyes instantly. Before Saleh could react, a scream came from behind.
Saleh's expression changed, and he slowly lowered the knife he had just raised. The moment Yu Tuqi raised the knife to stab himself, he even thought that Yu Tuqi was going to kill him.
"Your Highness is here." Yutu Qi glanced at the door of the mansion, then looked around at the other big cannibals with his tall figure, and then said to Saleh.
Hua Meng and Jing Zhe stood in front of Li Hong at the door, and Mang Zhong and Cheetah were behind Li Hong. The four of them guarded Li Hong and Ye Yue, and quickly broke through the door that was sealed by other nobles.
In the process, the Sultan's figure met Li Hong and Yeyue firmly in the swaying wind lamp. However, at this time, especially the Sultan, there was really nothing he could do until he understood Li Hong's position. He was talking to Li Hong, so after taking a quick look, he immediately took the remaining men and disappeared into the increasing wind and rain.
"Why is it him?"
"Why can't it be him? I'm afraid I have to ask your brother Saleh what happened tonight. Did he fall out with the Sudan?"
"Do you think there is friendship between them?" Ye Yue glanced at Li Hong with disdain, and then continued to walk quickly inside.
The only thought in her mind now was to confirm as soon as possible that Saleh and Malik were both in peace.
(End of chapter)