The Grandmaster Strategist

Chapter 214: Difficulty walking

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〖Although the public passed away, Yu Wei is still here, and there is a legacy for the people.

At the beginning, the Duke returned from Xiangyang to the south, and the people who returned with the Duke were incessant. On the way, the Duke suggested that he be placed in the idle fields of Changsha, but failed. The Duke died in prison for the crime of treason. After that, he suspected that there was some meticulous work, and the restraint was very strict.

When Shang Xiang heard his anger, he ordered his confidants to slaughter him. An old minister secretly told everyone, "The general is saving everyone, but now Xiang Xiang wants to kill innocent people. I can't bear it. Please do it now." Because of this, the person granted it with a public letter and a token, and ordered everyone to return to Xiangyang by night. Those who received the order heard it and chased and killed them. Nine out of ten. When they arrived in Xiangyang, the people all cried out to the city, and they were willing to accept the military law. The Yong general Changsun Ji could not bear it, he hesitated, and the people submitted a public letter. Up to now, the people of Xiangyang are all in the spirit of the Duke.

— "The History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties·Zhongwu Gongzhuan"〗

"Pour water and set it on the ground, and flow from east to west, north to south. Life also has destiny, An Nengxing sighs and then sits sad. Drinking wine to relax, toasting to cut off singing road is difficult. If the heart is not wood and stone, it is not indifferent, swallowing and lingering dare not speak. .(Note 1)”

The mountain road is rugged and winding and difficult to climb. A middle-aged beautiful woman climbed the mountain with two female swordsmen. When she heard the sad song, the middle-aged beautiful woman showed a hint of ridicule on her face at first, but then her expression changed. Sadly, when I heard the gurgling sound of water in my ears, I quickened my pace. Going around a cliff, the eyes light up, and suddenly, there is a half-mu square flat in the middle of the mountain. There are many cliffs on the right side, which are cut like a pen tube. Bi, between the craggy rocks under the waterfall is a deep pool. The waterfall splashes on a huge boulder that is as white as jade in the center of Bitan, and the sunlight reflects it like a pearl. A man in Tsing Yi sat on the blue stone beside the pool, took off his shoes and socks, and dipped his feet in the pool. The middle-aged beautiful woman glanced at the scabbard sword beside the man and sneered, "Wei Ying, do you regret your decision to rely on Lu Can and go against us?"

Wei Ying didn't look back, and said lightly: "There are too many things that can be regretted in this world, if I want to regret this, it is better to regret the hunting palace, these days, your losses are heavier than me, although I have not You have a backer, but you have lost your backbone, don’t you regret it, your concubine?”

The woman's face showed a strong hostility, and her originally beautiful appearance almost became distorted. After a long time, she calmed down and said coldly: "Don't call me that, what a concubine, what a concubine, I'm just a senior sister. It’s just chess pieces. Empress Dou, Concubine Changsun and Concubine Yan are Li Yuan’s virtuous wife and concubine, so what is I, Ji Xia? But this status is also good, otherwise, with Shang Weijun’s power over Jiangnan, how could he enter the country? What about my snare? This time our loss is indeed very heavy. Xiao Lan, Feng Feifei and Xie Xiaotong are all dead, and Feifei and Xiaotong are fine. Apart from their swordsmanship, they usually act with restraint. Xiao Lan It's a pity, Yueyingxuan has always been left to her to take care of, and when she died, I lost my help, which is a very headache."

Wei Ying said coldly: "Now there are only you and Yan Wushuang left in Fengwutang and Yihuangtang, and your strength is empty, so you will persuade the sect master to reconcile with Chentang as before, even ignoring my assistance. The matter of the general?"

Ji Xia raised her eyebrows and said, "Exactly, I not only hope to cooperate with you, but also hope that you will help me seize power. In order to save face, Yan Wushuang personally assassinated Shi Guan. Now that he is seriously injured and sick, Ling Yu has never been involved. If you and I cooperate, it is It is not impossible to get the position of Sect Master."

Wei Ying turned his head and said, "You are just wishful thinking, Ling Yu was able to secure the position of the sect master, firstly because of the fate of the Brahma Sect Master, and secondly because the female swordsmen trained by Senior Sister Wen, there are still others. Half of them obeyed her orders. She has endured for many years, tacitly admitting that she is in a situation where we are overridden by us, but she is not cowardly and will never let you do it. And now our three halls are all greatly reduced in power, but a hundred-footed snake can die and never die. Zang, Yan's first successful assassination of Shiguan allowed us to intervene in the Huaixi army. This credit can be said to be not small. Although Wei lost his power, if there is no Chentang as a peripheral force, you should not even think about gaining a firm foothold in Southern Chu. You, Qiao Yuan's lost power is mainly from Yihuangtang. If you can't successfully complete this trick to lure the enemy into the house, although you have won over Shang Weijun and Zhao Long, Yihuangtang will also become a vassal from now on. If I were you, don't think about killing each other, but think about how to wipe out the Jianghu forces that support the generals?"

Ji Xia heard Wei Ying's cold words, not only was not annoyed, but smiled: "Okay, okay, if you can speak frankly, it can be seen that we are our own people, the sect master, you heard it, but you will not doubt the loyalty of Wei Shouzuo. right?"

Wei Ying's eyes changed slightly, and his eyes fell on the two female swordsmen behind Ji Xia. Both of them were thirty-five or six years old. Just when Wei Ying's eyes showed a strange look, one of them suddenly said loudly: "Uncle Shi is right, Wei Shouzuo is really loyal." After saying that, he walked to the edge of the pool, reached out into the waterfall, and took a bow. Washing off the medicine on her face, Li Rong revealed her natural national color. She smiled sweetly: "Uncle Shi's methods are still brilliant, but it's just some powder medicine, which is hidden from Wei Shouzuo's eyes."

With a sigh, Wei Ying calmly sorted her clothes, put on her boots and socks, got up and said lightly: "It turns out that the sect master intends to try, although Wei serves the general, but only for the sake of the sect, does the sect master think that Does Wei have any other options?"

Ling Yu said with embarrassment: "But this seat is too much. Brother Wei and I have the same family friendship and the same world, so how can we have two hearts, this time we must work together to make me Fengyimen has a grand plan in Southern Chu, and please don't blame me for deliberate temptation, Brother Wei."

Wei Ying sighed in her heart, this woman who had been bleak for many years was a blockbuster, and received the efforts of the three halls over the years. Fengyi Sect Master chose her as his successor not just for the balance of power. Although he sighed in his heart, his expression did not change at all, he just said lightly: "This is also a matter of course. The sect master has reorganized the three halls, and naturally he should confirm my loyalty."

Although Ling Yu's expression was indifferent, he couldn't help but have a look of joy in his eyes at the moment, and said with relief: "Wei Shouzuo can think like this, it's best, but this time we set up a net, and we must catch all those ignorant people in the rivers and lakes, when the time comes, we will Fengyimen can dominate the world in the south of the Yangtze River, plus our strength has penetrated into the imperial court and the army, within a few years, it will be able to restore its former glory."

Wei Ying had no words, but sneered in his heart.

Seeing his indifferent expression, Ling Yu was even more relieved. She knew that Wei Ying had deep plans. If he didn't return sincerely, he would not be so indifferent. In this case, she needed to win over Wei Ying. In her opinion, Wei Ying His talent is above everyone in the sect. If he can't get his sincere support, it will be extremely difficult for Fengyi Sect to gain a foothold in the court and the opposition. Thinking of this, Ling Yu smiled at Ji Xia: "Uncle Shi, please go and inspect again, this matter can only be reassured by Uncle Shi personally."

Ji Xia said: "My subordinates obey!" After saying that, she walked down alone, while the other female swordsman retreated to the turn of the mountain road and pressed her sword to guard. Ji Xia walked for a while, knowing that she had walked out of there. As far as the female swordsman could see, she slowly stopped, with a sad expression on her face, thinking that she had been at the mercy of others all her life, and after she left Nanchu, she would even sacrifice everything to gain power, but it was only a few days. All her efforts were in vain, and Ling Yu, who was pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, could sit back and enjoy the success. Thinking of this, Ji Xia felt extremely tired. For a long time, her expression became uplifted. Although Ling Yu regained the power, she did not believe that Wei Ying would be willing to obey orders, and her three disciples were quite competitive. The younger disciple Ji Lingxiang was already a noble concubine, and she loved the crown and the harem, the second disciple. Although Lingjian's appearance is not very good, but the essence of swordsmanship is second to none among the new disciples. As for the eldest disciple Lingyu, Ji Xia frowned when she thought of her. This disciple does not pay much attention to swordsmanship, but is only obsessed with rhythm. It's nothing, based on her talent and appearance, if she is willing to win over the dignitaries with her heart, it is not bad, but she is unwilling to die. If it wasn't for her indifferent temperament that made everyone fall in love, she would not have allowed it. She was so presumptuous, but this time, she couldn't indulge her anymore. It was not only Ling Yu's decision to win over Cai Qun, but also an important means for her to fight for power, so this time she had to force this little girl to go back. With so many thoughts in her heart, Ji Xia started walking down again. After all, the most important thing at the moment was the battle that was about to begin.

Wei Ying looked back from the waterfall and said, "The strength in the hands of Hall Master Ji should not be underestimated, and the sect master should not treat her so lightly."

Ling Yu's eyes shifted and he said with a smile, "It's natural, but I don't know that Brother Wei still holds a grudge against me for Lu's affairs?"

Wei Ying said coldly: "Wei's service for the general is only for the selfish desire of revenge. Now that the general is dead, I will not be buried for Lu, but you are short-sighted, fueling the fire, and destroying the Great Wall yourself. Don't you worry that the Yong army will go south and if Southern Chu falls, what's the use of you even if you have power over the court and the opposition?"

Ling Yu sighed: "This is also a last resort. If Lu Canken cooperates with us, I don't want to do so, but you know, Lu's father and son have no good feelings for our Fengyi Sect. If he takes power, only I am afraid that we will have no place to live. Although there is no Lu Can now, the Nanchu military has become much stronger in recent years. At least it can hold the Yangtze River. As long as we can hold the Jiangnan, there will always be a place for us to survive, so although the timing is not right , but still had to start.”

Wei Ying sighed lightly, and without a word, Ling Yu smiled and said, "This time you have chosen this place as the ambush place, is it really the most appropriate?"

Wei Ying said lightly: "From Yue County to Nanmin, there are two roads, one is from Changshan in Quzhou via Fenshuiguan Road, the other is from Jiangshan in Quzhou via Xianxialing Pass, from Jiangshan Qinghu to Pucheng, all the way. To pass through Xianxia Mountain, Danfeng Mountain, Li Mountain, and Xianyang Mountain, hundreds of miles of mountain roads are full of dead places. Among them, Xianxia Mountain is the most dangerous, with steep cliffs, three hundred and sixty grades high, and a total of twenty Four bends, twenty li long, several passes along the way, less than ten feet wide, high and condescending, one husband is the pass, ten thousand people can't open, the steep place is no less than the sword pavilion in the middle of Shu, we set up an ambush on the way, and naturally there is nothing to lose ."

Ling Yu's eyes flashed, and he said, "Although there are many exiled people in the Lu family, except for Mrs. Lu and Lu Can's young son Lu Ting, you don't need to care about life and death, but it is Shangxiang's intention, and the person who rescued Lu Yun will certainly also. To come to rescue Lu's legacy, in order to wipe out all the guilt, you still need to lure snakes out, I want your Chentang to do it first, and then bring out the people who are secretly protected, and then concentrate all the strength in the door to sweep the caves with thunder, what do you think?"

Contrary to Ling Yu's expectations, although this tactic obviously meant to weaken the strength of Chentang, Wei Ying agreed: "It should be like this, although Chentang has a large number of people, most of them are mediocre people. Even if the loss is heavy, it will not hinder, but the lives of Lu's mother and son still matter. If they die in the melee, the people who rescued in front will retreat. , and then I will take the masters in the hall to pretend to be the rescuers, and then protect Madam Lu and Lu Ting to stand for help. In this way, those who are secretly protecting will be like moths to the flames. When the time is right, the sect master can unleash all his strength and kill them all."

Ling Yu secretly delighted in Wei Ying's ruthless strategy, and said, "Since this is the case, I will bother Brother Wei, but as far as I know, Lu Can's second son, Lu Feng, should be in your hands, and this son can't be kept, but Brother Wei can't. Soft-hearted."

Wei Ying knew in his heart that Ling Yu had a lot of work by his side, and the identity of this person was not low, otherwise he would not have known such secret things, but at this moment he didn't care about such things, so he just raised his eyebrows and said: "This son has a life and death. It doesn't matter, but Wei has always been cautious, and he is wary of any changes, and he can be used to win over the old general of the general. If we want to kill him, we have to wait until this side is successful, otherwise wouldn't it be a pity?"

Hearing this, Ling Yu smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Wei said it too late, I have already sent Martial Uncle Zhu to kill him, but if you want to come here, you won't fail, right?"

Wei Ying's eyes shrank a lot in an instant, but he lowered his head to hide the murderous intent in his eyes, saying, "I'm afraid the person I sent to monitor this kid won't easily let Elder Zhu do it, but it's a pity that I have painstakingly subdued the four. a guard."

Ling Yu said with a smile: "Brother Wei, don't worry, I have asked Uncle Zhu to be careful and not hurt your people casually. Uncle Zhu moved to the world with Master, although he has retired for many years, but Yu Wei is still there, and his swordsmanship is even more so. Experienced and ruthless, he should be able to restrain those guards without hurting their lives."

Wei Ying lowered his eyes and pondered secretly. Ling Yu was able to seize power in one fell swoop. In addition to the great loss of Yihuangtang and Fengwutang, Elder Zhu and others were also one of the reasons. The maids of the past have long since been sealed off and returned to seclusion, and even did not participate in the change of the hunting palace back then, but they were forced to go into exile in Southern Chu together because of Chiyu's seedlings. I wonder if Lu Feng can save his life? But no matter what happened to Lu Feng's life or death, he couldn't care less about him now.

Having said this, both of them felt that they had nothing to say, so they kept silent and looked down at the mountain road below. After a while, Cui Wei, a close friend of Wei Ying's side, hurried up, and the female swordsman lightly stopped him. When Wei Ying spoke, Ling Yu had already ordered the release, Wei Ying's eyes narrowed, but he didn't say anything more. Cui Wei stepped forward and said with a bow: "Report to the sect master, the first seat, in another half an hour, the Lu family's exiled people can reach this place, please ask for instructions."

Wei Ying turned to look at Ling Yu, Ling Yu smiled slightly and said, "Brother Wei will arrange the attack of Chentang, and I will also arrange it properly. When the time is right, we will take action." go. Wei Ying knew that Ling Yu was still a little wary of himself, and I am afraid that he would not really believe in himself until Chentang sacrificed a lot. The blood guards broke in to protect Mrs. Lu and Young Master Lu, we will all act in masks, and you can't reveal your identities, don't let them know the truth, so that they won't show mercy when they kill each other, and they won't reveal flaws."

Hearing this, Cui Wei was shocked and said: "The first seat, the power of Chentang will be greatly damaged in this way, I am afraid it will be harmful and unhelpful. Please think carefully about the first seat."

Wei Ying sneered: "Although there are many members of Chentang, most of them are forced to accept both soft and hard. Among them, only 23 out of 10 are loyal to this seat, and most of the others are following the trend. This seat is losing power now, I am afraid that they have long been thinking about it. Reversely, this time, I happened to use a knife to kill people and clear the scum in the hall. It would be no pity if they all died. The blood guards in this seat can protect themselves. You don’t have to worry about my safety. Just treat us as enemies, just be careful. , don't give your own life."

Cui Wei's heart is cold, although Wei Ying has always been decisive in killing, but today's viciousness still makes him stunned. This time, the ambush in the hall is a master who has been accepted for many years, accounting for ten of the hall's strength. Five or six, once it is damaged, the power of Chentang will be greatly reduced, but Wei Ying has no regrets. Then I thought of that over the years, Wei Ying has recruited experts from the hall to form blood guards. These blood guards are not only strong in martial arts, but also loyal to Wei Ying. Wei was in charge of attacking fortifications, and often suffered damages, so far the number is still less than fifty. This time, Wei Ying brought almost all the blood guards. He originally thought it was going to be the last thunderous blow, but Wei Ying wanted to let these blood guards and the main force of Chentang kill each other. The more I thought about Wei Ying's madness, Cui Wei stood there blankly, but couldn't say a word to obey.

Wei Ying's heart was as cold as ice. Seeing Cui Wei's appearance, she said without pity, "You still don't go, do you want to resist the order?"

Cui Wei noticed the cold murderous aura on Wei Ying's body, and his heart froze. He suddenly thought that Li Ming had disappeared, and Wei Ying had always trusted Li Ming more, but this time he didn't bring him here, whether he was under Wei Ying's order to stand by in secret. Well, that's why he didn't hesitate to compromise the strength of Chentang. I thought it was to clear the internal hidden dangers. After I figured it out, my heart suddenly became enlightened. This is the method Wei Ying has always used, and it is easy for people to know his real purpose and plan. , then happily said: "Subordinates obey."

Wei Ying looked at the back of Cui Wei's departure, his eyes were as cold as ice. On the surface, it seemed that his confidants were Li Ming and Cui Wei. Some distrust. This person has the ability to subdue the bulls, ghosts, snakes and gods that Chentang has worked for. He is outstanding in martial arts, and he is very effective in his daily actions. Such a talent is willing to live under the sun, and he does not have much favor for him.

It's just that Wei Ying didn't really believe in these subordinates who were coerced by force and wealth, so he handed over most of Chentang's power to commander Cui Wei, and just watched the movement with a cold eye. Those who are available, subdue their hearts and incorporate them into the blood guards, and these truly loyal blood guards are led by himself, and no one can interfere, but Li Ming, who is under Cui Wei, can know some secrets because he is trusted. . Just now, after having a conversation with Ling Yu, Wei Ying knew that there must be Ling Yu's people among the people in Chentang, and Ling Yu is very high-spirited, and Cui Wei is probably her target. Wei Ying was even more suspicious of his attitude. At this moment, Cui Wei calmly agreed to lead the crowd to kill each other, without caring about the life and death of his subordinates, and even more murderous intent was born in his heart. If it wasn't for Cui Wei's actions that coincided with his intentions, I'm afraid that Wei Ying would have suddenly attacked him.

Forced to suppress the murderous intention in his heart, thinking that everything would come to an end soon, Wei Ying turned his eyes to the waterfall again, and saw a stream of spring hitting the stone, Fei Qiong breaking jade, splashing snow like smoke, and infinite sadness in his heart, Looking up at the haze, the smoke is endless, the mist in his eyes, Lu Can's voice and smile are in front of him, remembering that Lu Feng, who he had worked so hard to protect, might have been killed, the pain in his heart, it is hard to bear, a few drops of clear tears fell into the pool, and in a flash No trace.

A group of people and horses walked slowly on the winding mountain road. At the front was a group of forbidden troops. At this moment, they were all walking cautiously, for fear of falling into the deep valley on the side of the post road. They were all fully clothed and armored. It was very hard work, but he had absolutely no intention of taking off his armor. The forty or fifty people walking in the middle have different appearances, but they are all haggard and dusty, and there are some old and weak women and children among them. Among them, a middle-aged woman walks very hard. Although this woman was wearing rough prison clothes, she was still graceful and graceful, but her face was covered with sweat and dust. The two young women beside her were carrying a package each. Although it was also extremely difficult, they seemed to still have spare strength and help them from time to time. This middle-aged woman moves forward. In addition to these three women, there are five or six women, most of them in their twenties and thirties, and there are many men around to support them. They look like husband and wife at first sight. There are also some boys and girls who get together and see each other. Carrying and climbing hard, there is even a five- or six-year-old boy who can't climb independently, and is tied on his back by a middle-aged man. In addition, there are twenty or thirty men, all of them in their thirties, although they are all wearing prison uniforms, but there is a faint murderous power between their actions, and they form an army formation to protect the women and children.

Behind them, there was another squad of guards, who were still carefully monitoring the prisoners ahead as they climbed, lest something go wrong. Originally, there was someone who escaped on the way, or had an accident, and it was not a big deal. At most, it was enough to report a disease and die. But these are all criminals. Not to mention one who escaped, even if one died, the above will probably also. Blame it down.

What's more, these banned troops all knew who they were escorting. General Lu Canwei was famous, with countless old troops, and there were countless righteous people who were willing to die for him. There has been a lot of uproar, not to mention that Lu Yun, who had already been sentenced to be executed, was kidnapped. If they said that no one would rob prisoners on the road, these banned troops would definitely not believe it. The Xianxialing mountain road is rugged, but it can't stop the people in the rivers and lakes. If someone takes the opportunity to rescue Mrs. Lu or the young master, it will be a big crime to destroy the family.

Of course, Duan Yue, the commander-in-chief headed by the army behind him, has other worries in his heart. He is also a son of an aristocratic family. Although his family is not powerful, he can barely stand in Jianye. Although he is not a direct son, he has to take care of the family. , became a commander of the Imperial Army, commanded more than a thousand sergeants, and was stationed outside Jianye City. I thought that this life would be such a messy past, but I didn't expect this time to receive a hot messenger. I actually got an order to escort him. Lu Can's family went to Dingyuan in Tingzhou, which is a wild and desolate place. Regardless of whether he could go back alive or not, just thinking of the difficulties and dangers along the way was enough to make him stagnate. What's more, besides worrying that someone will come to rob the prisoners, he is more worried about another thing. Although under the pressure of Shang Weijun, not many people dare to discuss it in private, but the rumors that Shang Weijun intends to kill the grass has long been known. It was secretly circulated that he was not a confidant, and he would not secretly signal him to start on the way, but if he really got the secret order, he also doubted that he had the courage to start. The general was famous and famous before his death, and he had countless old minions. If he really acted as an accomplice, in all likelihood, he would be regarded as a surrogate ghost. Even if he was still immortal, those arrogant generals could not let him go, even if they were lucky enough to be in the army Don't even think about raising his head, if he is charged with such a crime, even in the forbidden army of Shang Xiang's direct line, he will inevitably be rejected.

What made Duan Yue even more headache was that until he left Jianye, he didn't get any secret orders, so there were two possibilities. One was that Shang Xiang didn't intend to embarrass the general's family, which was naturally the best, as long as he If you send the prisoner to Dingyuan safely, you will be fine. If you want to come to the old department of the general, you may not be willing to take the prisoner in the name of rebellion. Jianye is at most removed from the military, and under the mediation of the family, his life should be safe. But if Shang Xiang was going to send someone else to kill him, and all of his people made sacrifices at the funeral, then there would be no chance of life.

With such an idea in mind, Duan Yue was not only cautious along the way, but also unwilling to be rude to the Lu family. In addition to Mrs. Lu's mother and son and some servants, there are also some Lu's family generals, most of whom have fought on the battlefield. Compared with these inexperienced banned troops, they are more useful. If they can reach Dingyuan safely, even if Secretly offending Shang Xiang, it is not that there is no vitality at all.

Wei Ying saw Mrs. Lu and her party from a distance. Although they were still several miles away, they seemed to him as if they were in front of him. Although those figures were flickering due to the turning of the mountain road, his eyes almost penetrated the layers. The mountain rock fell on Mrs. Lu's body. Although the mountain road in Xianxia Ridge was built quite well, the road was paved with bluestone collected from the cliffs, and it was flat and tidy, but the mountain situation was dangerous. Shangling has a cliff on one side and a mountain stream on the other. You can't ride a car, you can only climb it on foot. Even an ordinary man will suffer from the road, not to mention a woman like Mrs. Lu. Thinking of this place, the general is like this. Withered, how can it be. His eyes flashed and he saw Lu Ting who was being carried by a Lu family general. Thinking that most of the young children's brothers and sisters were unknown, he felt a little pain in his heart.

When Wei Ying's mind was getting chaotic, the guards in front had already arrived in a place where the mountain was relatively flat. Those guards who were worried were all relieved, and they all avoided the overgrown grass on the side of the road, sitting or leaning on each other to rest. . Wei Ying sneered slightly when he saw this. He stood on a high place overlooking the mountain road below. The forbidden troops didn't notice it. Thinking of the army of Yong and Lu Can, who had seen them before, how could they have been so scornful when they marched, and took out a piece of blue from his arms. Silk handkerchief, covering his face, revealing only a pair of eyes, then took a few steps back to avoid being noticed by the Lu family. Thirty masked men in strong suits were all armed with swords and walked steadily. After seeing Wei Ying, they leaned down and bowed. Wei Ying signaled them not to make a sound and still looked down.

It didn't take long for the voices of people to come from under the cliff, but everyone behind them also arrived. Duan Joo saw that the place was wide and flat, so he ordered to stop moving forward. It was noon and it was time to rest for a while. All the sergeants and the Lu family took out dry food and water to eat. Those banned soldiers used to be in the prosperous land of Jianye. How could they have suffered such hardships and complained endlessly, but everyone in the Lu family was silent. Two young women helped Mrs. Lu to sit on the bluestone on the side of the road, and Lu Ting was caught there. Nian's family will untie it and hold it to Mrs. Lu's side.

The general's name was Lu Kang, who was originally Lu Xin's guard and was loyal to the Lu family, but because of his upright temperament and unwillingness to leave Lu Xin, he never led the army alone. After Lu Xin passed away, Lu Can respected him very much, and because he was over forty years old, he was left in the mansion to lead his family. Lu Kang is 46 years old this year. His wife passed away the year before and he has no children, so he loves all Lu Can and his sons like his own, especially Lu Ting who loves him the most. This time, the Lu family was robbed, and Lu Kang and Mrs. Lu were exiled. The road to Xianxia Mountain was difficult. Lu Kang was afraid that Lu Ting would lose his footing when he was young, so he tied him on his back. Even if other families wanted to carry Lu Ting, he could not rest assured. .

Although Lu Ting was carried on his back, he had experienced all kinds of tragic changes in the past few months at a young age, and when he learned that his father had passed away, he cried non-stop. His eyes were blue and black, which was heartbreaking to watch. Mrs. Lu hugged Lu Ting, gave him water softly, and let him eat dry food. Lu Ting only took two bites, and he couldn't eat any more. Madam Lu was worried, but there was nothing she could do. Although the two young women around her were named maids, they regarded Madam Lu as her sister, and one of the maids, named Lu Zhen, persuaded: "Madam, when we get to Pucheng, we will ask General Duan to stay there for a few days, please The doctor came to diagnose and treat the young master, and after entering the Fujian border, Shang Weijun’s influence is not so great, and General Duan took care of him along the way, and he would not refuse it if he came.”

Mrs. Lu sighed softly, "That's the only way. Yun'er, Feng'er, Xiu'er and Mei'er are all missing. If Ting'er has more troubles, it will be difficult for me to see their father even if I die." , and broke the dry food into pieces, forcing Lu Ting to eat it. Seeing her like this, the two maids were in tears. Both of them were orphans taken in by Mrs. Lu, and they had also learned martial arts from the family. This time, Mrs. Lu was robbed. Even the servants in the family were dispersed. The remaining duties are all received by the Lu family, and they are resolutely unwilling to leave. These two servants have always been the favored servants by Mrs. Lu's side, and they have some force, so they insisted on not leaving. Leaving, without the two of them to take care of them along the way, Mrs. Lu is afraid that it will be even more difficult.

At this moment, Lu Kang, who was leaning on the mountain wall and closed his eyes to rest, suddenly frowned and said in a low voice, "Everyone, be careful, I heard someone coming from behind, and the pace of the people was chaotic and fast. I don't think it's an ordinary business trip. "

Lu's family members all know that Lu Kang has been in the army for many years, and he is the best at listening. The general's former team came to rescue, and most of them were members of the military. These people are definitely not. Although I heard that some righteous people from all corners of the world were involved in the Qiaoyuan affair, if the lady can safely arrive at Dingyuan, it will be better than hiding and fleeing from punishment, so these people Most of them are not the ones who came to save us, but the banned army is useless, we might as well take advantage of the chaos to capture weapons and protect ourselves."

All the generals hated the Imperial Army deeply, and could not help but express their approval. At this moment, Duan Yue walked over with two sergeants. When everyone saw this, they moved their bodies slightly to prevent sudden changes. Duan Yue didn't realize it, and said loudly: "Mrs. Lu, the last general did not expect the journey to be so difficult. When we arrive at the Xianxia Station at the bottom of the ridge, why not hire a sedan chair and let your wife and young master ride in a sedan chair tomorrow?" Everyone in the Lu family was overjoyed when they heard this, but Madam Lu said lightly, "Thank you, General, for your concubine. Well-intentioned, but I am afraid that I will break the law and affect the general." Duan made an appointment with Madam Lu and did not reject it, knowing that Madam Lu was worried about her beloved son, so she accepted it intentionally, and smiled: "Madam is serious, there is nothing wrong with the last general. Other skills, these brothers can still manage, as long as no one else knows, when you reach the gentle place of Xianyang Ridge, Madam will just walk."

Madam Lu was also a little overjoyed when she heard the words, thinking that if there was a soft sedan chair, at least her beloved son could rest, she glanced at Lu Kang and nodded. He whispered again: "General, be careful, there are uninvited guests behind."

Hearing this, Duan Yue was horrified, gave Lu Kang a stunned look, and walked back in a hurry, thinking that if he didn't feel that he was on Xianxia Ridge, he would not need to worry about Shang Xiang's eyes and ears, so he kindly offered to hire a sedan chair for Mrs. The general may not have told himself this, so he couldn't help but sighed that he was well-intentioned, and hurriedly sent orders in a low voice, asking some sergeants to block the pass at the back, and some sergeants to explore the road ahead. These forbidden troops were poorly trained, and the situation on the mountain road was chaotic for a while, and the Lu family generals were all frowning and sneering.

At the time of these chaotic turmoil, there was a sudden scream in front of the mountain road. Duan Yue was startled and turned his head to look, only to see a trooper staggering back, just after leaving the pass, he fell and fell, with the clothes on his back on his back. The armor has been divided, and blood is gushing out. It is obvious that someone slashed the armor, hurting his life. Duan Yue felt a chill in his heart. The attack came from the front. Could it be that Lu Kang was misleading himself? I haven't figured it out yet, but the sound of the sergeant's scolding and the colliding swords were already heard on the mountain road behind him. When he turned around, Duan Yue saw that some black-clothed and masked men were attacking the narrow pass. Fortunately, the mountain road was attacking. It was narrow and blocked by the sergeants of the forbidden army. Although these sergeants were not good at fighting, they also knew that if they lost this pass, they were afraid that they would lose their lives, so they did not hesitate to block the mountain road. Duan Yue felt a sense of relief, and quickly ordered the forbidden army in front to block the front pass. If the pass at both ends of the mountain road is occupied by the enemy, the terrain in the middle is vast, which is the most suitable for fierce battle. Joel ordered again and again, forcing his sergeants to stand guard. At this time, the traces of the enemies at the front and back were exposed. After a while, Duan Yue learned from the sergeant that there were more than 100 enemies in the front and back, and they attacked in turn, and they all looked like Jianghu people who were good at martial arts, which was suitable for a narrow place. In the fierce battle, if he hadn't brought a few powerful crossbows, he would have been attacked by those people long ago. Duan Yue was worried, but he said loudly: "Where are you, the bandits, who dared to rob the forbidden army and retreat quickly, you can still save your life."

Hearing this, the men in black all laughed, and after one person cut off the head of the sergeant in front of him with one knife, he laughed and said: "You banned soldiers are all incompetent, kill them, who cares about yours? Life, if you want to kill us, you have to have this ability, are you under the command of the general?"

Duan Yue was even more horrified when he heard the words, thinking that these are the people from the Jianghu family who came to save the Lu family, and said loudly again: "If you are the old generals of the general, you should know that it is harmful to come to rob people. Exiled in Nanmin, but in the future there may not be a chance to return home after being pardoned, if you all act indiscriminately and rob the prisoners, then the Lu family will really be out of sight."

Those men in black laughed out loud, but instead stepped up their offensive, and some even said some foul language. Although they never insulted Mrs. Lu, their words were abhorrent, which made everyone in the Lu family frown.

Duan Yue complained in his heart that these people were neither ordinary bandits nor from General Lu's side. They must be assassins who killed Lu's clan. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel the same hatred, and turned his head to Mrs. Lu and begged: "Madam, these gangsters must have bad intentions. Can you ask Madam to order the generals of the family to help the last commander?"

After Mrs. Lu heard the words, she thought for a moment and said, "These people are definitely not old husbands. If the general is defeated, we may be even more embarrassed. It is indeed better to fight side by side. It is better for the general to hand over the defense to Lu Kang Command, how does the general concentrate on the battle behind?"

Duan Yue was overjoyed and agreed quickly. He distributed some weapons to Lu's family generals. Lu Kang left five families to protect Mrs. Lu and other women and children. He led more than 20 family members to the front. Good warriors, coupled with Lu Kang's proper command, stabilized the crisis ahead in less than a moment.

But even so, those men in black who attacked were all gangsters with skilled martial arts and very good weapons. Although they were not good at battle formations, because of the narrow mountain road and pass, force became the key. They were sergeants, so the strengths of the two sides went up and down. In less than an hour, the forbidden army had already been killed and wounded.

Lu Kang was anxious in his heart, thinking that these gangsters must have seen that this place is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although it is not easy for them to attack, it is not easy for us to attack. This is to kill us all at once. I figured this out, but I can't do anything about it. Although Lu's family generals are skilled in martial arts, compared to those gangsters, close combat is not the best. Clothes attacked in.

Just when Lu Kang was anxious, he suddenly heard the maid Lu Hui shouting: "Uncle Kang, someone has come down from above."

Hearing this, Lu Kang looked up and saw that from the top of the cliff, five or six long ropes were lowered, and some black-clothed and masked men were helping the ropes down. In one fell swoop, it was a jade token, and then he threw it gently. Lu Kang reached out his hand subconsciously to catch it, but it was Lu Can token. With this, he could enter and leave the residence of the general. Lu Kang looked carefully, but he could already see the shape of the man for a moment. Like Wei Ying. But he hesitated in his heart. Although Wei Ying was a confidant of the general, he was also a member of Fengyi's clan. Fengyi's clan colluded with the prime minister. Sure. It's just that Lu Kang hesitated, and more than ten men in black have already fallen to the ground. The man who threw the jade card didn't take off his veil, but just pointed to his arm, but it was a blood-colored silk scarf. Then he took the weapon and walked forward. The forbidden soldiers wanted to separate people to fight, but they were blocked by Lu Kang. The man ignored everyone's doubts, walked forward, and stabbed to death a black who broke in during the gap with a sword. Clothes gangsters.

Seeing this, Lu Kang was overjoyed and said loudly, "This is one of our own people, you don't have to worry about it, and then he signaled everyone to pay attention to the red scarf on their arms." Only then did everyone relax and face the enemy with all their might. And these men in black have all come down, splitting up to support both sides. These masked men in black clothes and red scarves are all highly skilled in martial arts, and they are not afraid of death. With their help, the offensive of those masked gangsters has been gradually curbed, but these people are all Jianghu people. Heavy, both sides are very ruthless, even if they were wounded by the sword, they did not have the slightest fear, they just sacrificed their lives to kill, but for a moment, the passes on both sides were full of blood, but the road was narrow, if there are serious wounds or dead in battle Often unable to stand still, fall down the mountain road, or I am afraid that the road has been blocked by the corpse.

It's just that although the people trapped on the mountain road received reinforcements, the enemies on both sides were also numerous. After fighting hard for a long time, everyone was gradually exhausted. Instead, the enemies took turns to attack, and they were still fierce. Lu Kang wiped the blood off his face, his eyes fell on the masked man leader who had retreated and was standing beside him to regulate his breath, and said in a low voice, "Mr. Wei came to the rescue, and General Quanxia Youzhi will definitely be grateful."

Wei Ying felt that the floating aura was gradually calming down, and did not answer Lu Kang's words. She just glanced at the mist of the mountain on the opposite side of the mountain road and said, "I just came to die."

Lu Kang was shocked, and was about to say something when he saw a thunderous roar from behind, and a clear voice came straight into his ears, but someone shouted out of luck, "Ding Ming is here, Madam Lu, Young Master Lu Don't worry." Then there was the scream of a scholar, but it was strong help, Lu Kang was overjoyed, and hurriedly said to Wei Ying: "Mr. Wei, can you please welcome Ding Daxia, and you will be able to eliminate the enemy behind. "

A cold light flashed in Wei Ying's eyes and said, "Don't worry."

After talking and shouting, there are still sixteen of those masked men in black clothes and red scarves who are still alive, nine in the front pass and seven in the back pass. After hearing Wei Ying's stern voice, they were divided into four people in front. Come over, as Wei Ying rushed to the back pass, the remaining banned troops retreated according to Duan Yue's order, leaving only the Lu family generals to cooperate with Wei Ying and others to attack from both sides. Time has passed away. Wei Ying stabbed a masked bandit with a sword, and the man fought back with a desperate knife, but only cut off Wei Ying's face towel, leaving a knife mark on his handsome face. After seeing Wei Ying's face, the doubts that had been in his heart finally got the answer, pointed at Wei Ying and said sharply: "You—" Before he could finish his words, he was blocked by Wei Ying's sword and kicked down the mountain. At this moment, Wei Ying's eyes flashed, and he saw a sword light cut through the sky. When Wei Ying took a closer look, it was a clothed scholar who turned the pass with a long sword in his hand. Two fierce bandits were covering their eyes. His eyes hurt, and he stumbled and fell to the cliff.

When Ding Ming saw Wei Ying, he was shocked. Although he knew about the relationship between this person and Lu Can, he never thought that this person would have the courage to come to escort the Lu family to Fujian. Just as he was stunned, Wei Ying was already talking about it. A piece of clothes covered his face, he turned around and ran to the front pass with the remaining nine blood guards, but Lu Kang came over and said loudly: "Is it Ding Daxia, those who wear red scarves on their arms are my own people." Ding Ming's heart suddenly became clear, and he followed Wei Ying and the others to the front. Behind him, dozens of men who were servants of the wind and dust came along with the bitter bamboo, leaving a few people to guard the pass, and some people were responsible for monitoring the forbidden army and beware of them. , after all, they were already enemies in Shang Weijun's mind.

Ding Ming and Wei Ying also met, but he looked down on Wei Ying's treason in the past, so the two did not have any deep relationship, but now he hastened a few steps, walked to Wei Ying's side, walked side by side with him, and sighed with emotion. The authentic said: "Brother Wei is not afraid of the power of traitors. He is really a close friend of the general. Ding has always offended him a lot. Please forgive me." Wei Ying didn't say anything, just glanced at him lightly, and then took his sword in front of him. OK, Ding Ming was stunned for a moment, but it wasn't because he was surprised by Wei Ying's rudeness, but because he clearly saw Wei Ying's cold eyes, there was an intention of decisiveness.

In just a few steps, the two rushed to the front pass, and the situation was already in jeopardy. Only one of the five blood guards left was still fighting bloody hardships. At the same time, he rushed into the enemy group, the sword light flashed, and he killed several people in a row, only to contain the situation. At this time, Cui Wei, who was commanding the attack on the pass behind the masked men in black, became more and more suspicious. He heard Wei Ying's pre-agreed shout and knew that he was going to take the opportunity to attack, so he dispatched his most elite masters. , but now it is blocked by the first one, what is the first one trying to do?

Before Cui Wei could understand, fireworks suddenly flew from the cliff, followed by laughter like a silver bell. Cui Wei was startled and looked up, only to see that eight or nine had already stood on the cliff of the mountain road. Among the ten women, there are old women in jingchai cloth skirts, middle-aged beautiful women with luxurious appearance, many women in snow clothes in their thirties, and some beautiful girls in eighteen or nineteen. She was cold in appearance, with a sharp sword hanging from her waist. She was surrounded by the women like stars holding the moon. Standing on the cliff was a woman in colorful clothes, with a celestial appearance and a national beauty, like a fairy.

Cui Wei immediately understood in his heart that he and others were the bait to convince those who came to rescue the Lu family to believe that it was not a trap, although he still did not understand why the first one had to take such a risk, not only sacrificing the subordinates of Chentang he led, but also his confidants. The Blood Guard even sacrificed his life to kill himself, but Cui Wei already knew that if he wanted to survive, he should flee at this moment, so he quickly ordered a retreat. Before Cui Wei led the crowd to retreat, he saw that the female swordsmen in snow clothes on the cliff all took out their crossbow bows and shouted in unison. Three black lights shot towards the opposite cliff, and fell into the stone wall gently and cleverly, only a faint sound was heard, Ding. Ming and others looked carefully, but those black lights were some specially made crossbow arrows. As soon as they touched the stone wall, the arrows spread out to form flying grasps, and they firmly grasped the protruding rocks. He plunged deep into the stone wall, and with Ding Ming's eyesight, he noticed that after those flying grabs, there was a silk thread that was almost invisible to the naked eye. Before Ding Ming could understand, the snow-clothed swordsmen on the cliff had already fallen to the ground along the slanted silk threads, light as falling flowers, and fell silently to the ground.

The first few people who jumped off the cliff swung their swords and killed them as soon as they arrived, stabbing some jaw-dropping forbidden soldiers on the ground. However, Ding Ming was not only proficient in swordsmanship, but also knew the military strategy. After descending the cliff, when the road was blocked, Ding Ming had already led the crowd to protect the Lu family under the mountain wall, while Wei Ying and the blood guards under his command had fought hard for a long time, exhausted, and were also protected behind.

Ling Yu floated down the cliff, and when he saw this, he was secretly happy, but he didn't show any emotion, and he stepped forward and said: "This must be the first sword of Wu Yue, Ding Mingding, who was in Qiaoyuan that day. The second and seventh sisters of this seat must have died in Brother Ding's sword, right?"

Hearing this, Ding Ming sighed: "Qing Ben Jiaren, how can you be a thief, this must be the Ling Sect Master of Fengyi Sect. Although the former Brahma Sect Master did rebellious things, he would not open his eyes for treacherous ministers and harm Zhongliang, Sect Master. Wouldn't it be humiliating to the teacher to do this?"

Ling Yu's face turned cold, and he said, "As long as you kill all of you, who else knows what happened today?"

Seeing the murderous intent on Ling Yu's face, Ding Ming sneered and said, "If you want people to not know, you have to do nothing about yourself. Master Ling is deceiving himself, but I don't know who in the world doesn't know that the Fengyi Clan attached Shang Weijun to frame Zhongliang's scandal."

Ling Yu was furious and ordered: "Kill them all for me, and I will use their blood to sacrifice to the undead of my sisters." Before he could finish the words, suddenly Mrs. Lu screamed from under the rock wall, Ding Ming and others They were all shocked and looked back, only to see Wei Ying holding Lu Ting in his hands, with a long sword on Lu Ting's neck, surrounded by men in black, who were confronting the Lu family, Mrs. Lu's hair was loose, and she gave up her life. After struggling, he was about to rush over to take back the child, but was hugged tightly by two maids.

Ding Ming didn't care that Ling Yu was in front of him, he pointed at Wei Ying and said sharply, "What are you going to do?"

Wei Ying took off the face towel and said with a cold smile: "Wei gave up his life and forgot his death, just to lure you into ambush, and now that he has achieved his goal, he naturally doesn't want to be with you. If you let go of the road, let me take it with you. If the young master goes out, even if you all die here, you can still save the young master’s life, if not, Wei Mou and the sect master will attack from inside and outside, even if this seat dies here, you don’t want to live.”

Seeing this, Lu Kang scolded: "Wei Ying, the general treats you so dearly, yet you are so ruthless, I was just now grateful to you for saving your wife and son regardless of your life and death, I never thought you would be so cruel, Ding Daxia, you must not Let him go out, the son will fall on him, and he will definitely die, if he keeps the son, he can be let out."

Ding Ming took it seriously when he heard the words, and said: "Wei Ying, you are a traitor to the country, and now you are living up to the general's love, you really have more than enough to live up to. If you are willing to keep the young master, I will keep your life temporarily and let you out."

Wei Ying burst into laughter, the long sword in his hand trembled slightly, and blood oozes from Lu Ting's neck. Although he was sick and lost his mind, he cried out in pain. Mrs. Lu screamed and lowered her head. Wei Ying lost her smile and said coldly: "Wei is a good intention, but he wants to leave a cigarette for the general. If you want the young master to accompany you to death, I might as well kill it now. he."

Ding Ming looked at each other and couldn't decide. At this time, Madam Lu woke up leisurely, her eyes were like clear water, and she said sadly, "Master Ding, let him go, Mr. Wei, if you think about the good general, don't hurt it. Ting'er's life."

Seeing those eyes full of sadness and sincerity, Wei Ying trembled in his heart, and said, "Madam, don't worry, unless I die, no one will hurt the young master." Madam Lu nodded slightly and wept on her face. Seeing this, Ding Ming was saddened, and finally made people move out of the way.

Wei Ying ignored everyone's hateful and contemptuous eyes, hugged Lu Ting towards Ling Yu, and said, "Wei has been fighting hard for a long time and wants to go down to rest first. I wonder if the sect master will allow it?"

Ling Yu's eyes flashed and he said, "Do you really want to save this evil species?"

Wei Ying's eyes flashed and he said in a low voice, "I saw Jiang Zhe worshipping the general in Guangling, and I knew that he was really hurt. If someone wants to kill Lu Feng, I have to leave Lu Ting's life behind."

Ling Yu smiled slightly, finally believed Wei Ying's sincerity, and said: "Okay, you go, it's hard work, when I kill all these people, I will discuss this matter with you."

Wei Ying smiled slightly and walked towards the pass leading to Pucheng with Lu Ting in his arms. Lu Ting burst into tears and reached out to grab Wei Ying's face, but he was weak and weak at the moment, and at a young age, Wei Ying seemed to be unaware, and in a flash In between, Wei Ying's figure had disappeared behind the mountain road, and only Lu Ting's cry could be heard faintly.

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Note 1: Bao Zhao's Difficulty Traveling