Wanhua Courtyard was also very lively at this time. A large group of palace ladies, guards, and a few eunuchs were commenting around the seven or eight strange four-wheeled carriages parked in the courtyard. They were attracted by the noise and excitement in the courtyard. Attracting, Concubine Rong, Concubine Duan, Concubine Rui, Concubine Yi, and Princess Anping, King Min and Elder Liu all came out of their residences and looked at the four-wheel vehicles that had just been brought to the yard. carriage…
"How noble the ladies in the palace are. The people in this Luyuan are so shameless. These carriages are so ugly, they look like prison carriages. They don't look like they are for people to sit on. But those who sent the carriages said they were forced to do so by Yan Li. What kind of peace do you have in letting all the queens and princesses leave in such a carriage? When we see him, we must ask him carefully whether he kept the good carriage for himself and deliberately took these messy things. Come on, if you want to disgust people..."
"Hahaha, I have never seen such a carriage in the palace. It is interesting, fun and fun. I want to take a ride in it later..." This
As soon as Yan Liqiang arrived at Luyuan, he heard the voice of the dead eunuch talking to King Min in a strange way from a distance, and the palace maids and guards around him were also talking about it.
"Master Yan is here..." The guard outside Wanhuayuan called out. Only then did the people inside realize that Yan Liqiang had arrived. Many people turned their heads. Those who were blocking the road quickly got out of the way, and then everyone looked at him in surprise as he followed Yan Liqiang. The walking corpse contained in the iron cage behind him.
The walking zombie was still intact until now. Now that he saw so many people in the yard, he went crazy and pulled hard on the iron door, making a hissing sound in his throat, plus the pair of blood-stained eyes. Scarlet mucus and blood continued to drip from her eyes and the corners of her mouth. Many palace maids were frightened and screamed, and they avoided one after another. The originally noisy voices in the courtyard suddenly fell silent, and Yan Liqiang walked straight away with the iron cage behind him. He walked to the circle of carriages and stopped.
"Yan Liqiang has met Concubine Rong, His Royal Highness King Min, and His Royal Highness Princess Anping!" Yan Liqiang bowed to the highest-ranking ones.
When Concubine Rong and several other concubines saw the zombie in the cage behind Yan Liqiang, their expressions changed slightly. King Min was so frightened that he hid behind Elder Liu. On the contrary, Princess Anping's expression did not change and she just looked at Yan Liqiang calmly. The walking dead in the cage behind him.
"Master Yan, what is that thing in the iron cage behind you, and why is it so scary?" Concubine Rong was still calm and asked.
"Miss Qi, this is a mob I just captured from outside Luyuan. I guess everyone doesn't know much about this thing. We are leaving tonight, so just before leaving, I captured a mob and came back. , let you know what the biggest dangers we will encounter on the road are so that we can have a way to deal with them! ”
"This...are these the zombie-like mobs outside?" Concubine Rong's voice was a little abnormal. There was an incident in the palace last night, and Concubine Rong only heard that two eunuchs and guards in his Ningxiu Palace were biting people madly. , and then was shot to death. From the beginning to the end, until she left the palace through the secret passage, she never met the two eunuchs and guards who were shot, let alone the mob outside, although she later heard that She said that those mobs were like crazy walking zombies that would eat and bite people, but she always thought that the so-called "walking zombies" were just an exaggerated description. Who would have thought that those so-called mobs could be so terrifying, even if there was an iron cage in front of her, Concubine Rong was a little afraid that the mob inside would come out at any time...
"Yes, these are the mobs outside. There are millions of people like this inside and outside the Imperial City. We will definitely encounter them on the road when we leave Luyuan tonight!" Yan Liqiang said, turned around and looked He looked at the group of guards in the palace around him and asked, "Do you know how to kill these zombie-like mobs as quickly as possible?"
A group of guards looked at each other in confusion. Only one guard standing next to Yan Liqiang spoke loudly, "Who cares about the walking dead? If he comes in front of me, I will put a sword through his heart. Do you believe he can still survive?"
Yan Liqiang smiled softly and said nothing. He just pulled out the long sword from the guard's waist with one hand like lightning, and then with a backhand, he pierced the long sword into the chest of the walking corpse in the iron cage. The long sword penetrated the heart. Passed through and came out from behind the walking corpse.
Yan Liqiang's figure fluttered and he gently backed away.
The long sword was still stuck in his chest, but the walking zombie in the cage became even more manic, the sound coming from his throat became more urgent, and he pulled the iron cage more crazily, making the iron door of the iron cage rattle. Everyone was startled and took two steps back in unison.
"If you had just met such a walking corpse, you would probably be dead by now, or wailing!" Yan Liqiang looked at the pale guard who just spoke, and gestured in front of his neck with his hand, his voice cold, " The thing in the cage took a blow from you, but just happened to rush in front of you. At the moment when you were confused as to why he didn't die, he would bite you right here on the neck, tear the blood vessels in your neck, and kill you. Throw yourself to the ground, and then more walking zombies swarm around you, chewing your neck and face to pieces in the blink of an eye, and some will even take out your intestines, and start while you are still alive and can see with your eyes open. Eat the intestines in your belly..."
"Master Yan, can't this... this mob be killed?" Concubine Rong Guifei had already taken two steps back and asked in a trembling voice.
"It's not that they can't be killed, but ordinary fatal injuries are useless to them, just like this one in the cage. Madam, look at his neck. When he was caught by me, his trachea and throat had already been crushed by me. He was injured, so he couldn't scream. Once he made a noise, more walking corpses would be attracted. Ordinary people would have died long ago if they encountered such injuries, but he was still alive and kicking in the cage. Now his heart A sword has been inserted into the body, but he is still alive and can kill people. The White Lotus Sect's night-walking ghost army is also difficult to deal with, but each of these mobs has stronger vitality than the night-walking ghost army. If during the fight, one If you don’t pay attention, you may take advantage of it!”
"How can we kill this kind of thing quickly?" Elder Liu asked with a frown. When he left Luyuan to check the situation outside, he had encountered several such walking zombies and killed a few, but with his With his own cultivation level, he blasted the bodies of those walking zombies to pieces as soon as he took action, so he didn't expect this thing to be so difficult to deal with.
"It's very simple to kill such things. Just chop off their heads or beat their heads to pieces. They will die naturally!" Yan Liqiang looked at the guards of Wanhuayuan, "If you are here If you meet them on the road, don't get entangled with them. The fastest way to resolve the battle is to chop off their heads. Even if the torso below the neck of this kind of thing is seriously injured, it will not be fatal at once. Only the neck The head above is his weakness, remember?”
All the guards in Wanhuayuan nodded.
These palace guards are basically much better than the sergeants in Luyuan, and their brains are also smart, so Yan Liqiang doesn't need to demonstrate too much, he just needs to let these guards know how to resolve the battle quickly.
"It seems that Master Yan did have a bloody battle with these walking corpses last night, so he was able to find their weaknesses so quickly!" Princess Anping looked at Yan Liqiang and said, "I was a little rude to Master Yan earlier, please don't blame me, Master Yan! "After saying that, Princess Anping gave Yan Li a generous salute.
"Your Highness the Princess, there is no need to blame yourself. The Princess heard the bad news and lost her loved ones. I can understand the grief in Your Highness's heart!" Yan Liqiang also said calmly, "In fact, in my opinion, Her Highness the Crown Prince died before leaving the palace. At that time The condition of His Highness the Prince who left the palace through the secret passage in the East Palace is exactly the same as that of the walking corpse in the cage. Although the body belongs to His Highness, the person is no longer His Highness! "
"Why did Mr. Yan say this?"
"Before, I also doubted whether His Highness the Crown Prince was possessed by evil spirits, but I later found out that His Highness the Crown Prince was not possessed by evil spirits!" Yan Liqiang pointed at the walking zombie in the cage, "I just discovered that there is a strange thing in the heads of these walking zombies. The bug is pink and looks like an octopus. The person controlling this person’s body is no longer this person. I suspect it’s the bug in his head!”
"What, there are bugs in this man's head?" The people around him were shocked, and just thinking about it gave people goosebumps all over their bodies.
"My Lady, Prince Min and Her Royal Highness the Princess are all here at the moment, so don't make it too scary. If you don't believe it, you can take the walking zombie outside the cage after a while, cut off his head and have a look. !" After saying this, Yan Liqiang looked at the dead eunuch who was already trembling and looking ugly, walked to the two strange-looking carriages, and gently knocked on the iron plate outside the carriages, " Dong dong dong…”
"My father-in-law just blamed me for finding such a carriage for my wife and the others to sit in. Let me tell you now that the carriages here are the best carriages in Luyuan. These two are from the Northwest Manufacturing Bureau. I specially asked Luyuan to The craftsmen inside removed the original glazed mosaic windows of the carriage, nailed iron plates to the outside compartment of the carriage, and reinforced the carriage door, just to prevent the walking dead in the cage from easily removing the carriage compartment and the carriage. If the car door is torn open, even if we are surrounded by the walking dead, as long as the people in the car don't open the car door, they will be safe and survive. Do you understand?"
The dead eunuch just laughed twice, "This... our family really didn't expect..."
"Of course I understand your father-in-law's loyalty!" Yan Liqiang smiled, "By the way, those carriages over there are not reinforced, there are no iron plates on the outside, and they look beautiful. If your father-in-law doesn't believe it, , you can hide in an ordinary carriage over there. I let the walking zombie out of the iron cage and let him try it to see if the father-in-law is better hiding in that ordinary carriage than hiding here. It’s safer in the carriage, that’s great!”
The dead eunuch's face suddenly changed, his head shook like a rattle, and he backed away quickly, "No, no!"
At this time, Concubine Rong didn't want to embarrass the eunuch, so she coughed lightly, winked, and asked the dead eunuch to retreat. Then she spoke to Yan Liqiang, "It's rare for Master Yan to be so considerate. On behalf of King Min, Princess Anping and several sisters would like to thank Master Yan. If everyone can leave safely this time, Master Yan should be the first to take the credit!"
"Thank you, Madam. I did what I was supposed to do. There is not enough time today, and we cannot stay in Luyuan longer. If we have more time, I can ask the craftsmen in Luyuan to reinforce all the carriages, so that all carriages can be Everyone feels at ease!"
"Well, I wonder how prepared the Luyuan side is?"
"It's basically ready!"
"When will you leave?"
"As soon as Haishi arrives, we'll leave!"
"I wonder why Mr. Yan chose Haishi?" Elder Liu listened and couldn't help but speak.
"Because the walking zombies outside have only two ways to find us, either by seeing with their eyes or hearing with their ears. The sky will be completely dark at this time, which can completely prevent the walking zombies in the distance from seeing us. There will be fewer obstacles on the road. We Everyone gets on the carriage and mounts, and we can leave the Imperial City in one go!”
"Then I don't know which route to take?" Elder Liu continued to ask.
"Just take the official road outside Luyuan and head west towards Huizhou City. In front of us, this is the safest road. There are too many people and the goal is too big. If you don't take this road, you have to go east. You can only find other directions by bypassing the Imperial City. There are now millions of walking zombies in the Imperial City. The closer you get to the Imperial City, the more dangerous it is. Every mile closer to the Imperial City, the number of walking zombies you encounter will multiply. If you make a slight mistake, you will be The whole army may be wiped out, so we can only go west and leave via the Jingxi Ji road... "
"Then I wonder how the convoy will be arranged?" Elder Liu chased after him in detail.
"Elder Liu, don't worry. When the time comes, the palace's convoy will be in the middle of the group. I will lead Luyuan's elites in front to clear the way to the rear. Elder Liu and the palace guards will just stay in the middle of the group to protect them!"
Hearing that Yan Liqiang's arrangements were well thought out, everyone in Wanhua Courtyard was speechless and felt at ease. Not only the nobles, but also the ordinary maids breathed a sigh of relief...
"I am really lucky to meet Master Yan in Luyuan this time!" Concubine Rong said, her beautiful eyes lingering on Yan Liqiang's face, flashing with a different kind of brilliance...
Yan Liqiang glanced at Concubine Rong and others in their attires, and suddenly thought of something, "I wonder if you can change your clothes. Your palace attire is too gorgeous. The risks along the way are unpredictable. Except for those mobs, There is also the possibility of encountering the White Lotus Sect and other figures in the world. If they find out that the empress and your highness are in the team, they may regard the empress and others as targets! "
Hearing what Yan Liqiang said, several beauties in the palace were shocked. They knew that the way they dressed was indeed too ostentatious. It is indeed easy to get into trouble when escaping in such a ostentatious manner. However, Concubine Rong looked at Yan Liqiang with some embarrassment, " We came out of the palace in a hurry this time and did not bring too many clothes with us. I see that there are not many women in Luyuan, and I am afraid there are none suitable for us. Why don't we leave here first and wait on the road, there is a suitable place to go. Find the clothes and let’s change them!”
Yan Liqiang looked at the women in the yard in front of him. There were so many women's clothes in this deer garden. There were quite a lot of clothes from the sergeant craftsman, but the clothes in front of him were probably not willing to be worn by those in front of him, and they didn't fit. Listen, When Concubine Rong said that, Yan Liqiang had no choice but to nod his head. He could only arrange for people to find some clothes of ordinary sergeants, and let the guards in the palace temporarily change their clothes, otherwise those people would walk on the road. , everyone knows that they are protecting the people in the palace...
(End of chapter)