trap
During this period, Song Yizhou's people found out that there was a small village outside the capital. The people inside were very low-key and never caused trouble, but they were actually related to the people in the place where Lao Zhao was imprisoned.
Lin Yan sent people to investigate further. After entering the village, they found that the totem inside was the same as that of the village in Yanshan.
She has been busy with this matter these days. Aning told her that she was going to the temple. Nothing happened recently, so Lin Yan sent some people to follow them to protect their safety and did not investigate further.
Lin Yan traced his way to Qing'an Temple and discovered that Qing'an Temple, which had recently become very popular in Beijing, was related to the village.
He had intended to investigate at night, but just as he left the city, he encountered the men he had sent to protect Zhong Ningning and the others, who came to report:
"The people who took Miss Zhong and Miss Xiao away were masked and had black patterns behind their ears. There were too many of them and we couldn't defeat them, so we ran away and told you."
Before leaving, Zhong Ningning didn't tell Lin Yan which temple they were going to. At first, she thought they were going to the closer Jinhua Temple, but unexpectedly...
Based on recent findings, Lin Yan knew without a doubt where the two of them were taken, but the situation in the village was unclear. He was afraid that a trap had been set, so he couldn't go there rashly.
It was too late to return to Beijing for help. Lin Yan frowned and thought about a solution.
Suddenly I remembered that there was a training ground ten miles outside the capital where the Duke of Zhenguo was training his troops. His younger sister Xiao Yue had also been kidnapped, so he would definitely send troops to support him.
Lin Yan rode his horse at full speed to the military camp of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, but was stopped by the guards: "Who are you? Do you have a token? If you don't have a token, anyone who trespasses into the military camp will be killed."
Lin Yan didn't have any token, so he couldn't enter the military camp, so he had to shout loudly: "Tell the Duke of Zhenguo that your sister Xiao Yue has been abducted to a mountain stronghold outside the capital, and request troops to support her."
At this time, he didn't care whether the Duke of Zhenguo heard it or not. Lin Yan left one of his men behind and turned around and left with the rest of the people. If he was a moment late, Aning and the others would be in more danger.
At this time, the Duke of Zhenguo heard the noise outside and went out, bumping into the guard who came to report: "What happened?"
The guard hurriedly said: "A woman ran outside the military camp and shouted that the master's sister was abducted to the mountain stronghold, and asked the master to send troops to support her."
After hearing this, Xiao Jing immediately became nervous, "What did you say? Isn't the young lady in the mansion? Why was she kidnapped?"
"I don't know." The guard pointed to the people waiting outside the barracks. "He should know."
The men waiting outside the military camp for the Duke of Zhenguo bowed with both hands and said, "My girl is the younger sister of Lin Yi, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, and also your sister's martial arts teacher. She ordered me to wait here and tell you where they are."
It was Lin Yan's help that made Xiao Jin know about Qu's affairs. He had never found a chance to thank him. Xiao Jin knew that the other party would not joke about A Yue's life.
Xiao Jing did not hesitate, turned around and mounted his horse, "Send out troops immediately, follow me to rescue the young lady."
Lin Yan has already arrived at the mountain stronghold and is squatting in the grass, observing its movements.
Just as Lin Yan was about to get up and go into the stronghold to investigate alone, he stopped.
There was a man on the city wall, hiding aside and watching quietly, as if waiting for someone. Lin Yan remembered him, one of the people who escaped from Yanshan.
It’s not that Lin Yan has a good memory and can remember the appearance of everyone in the mountain village. If Zhao Qing was rescued by someone, then that person was let go by Lin Yan himself.
After all, if we don't let that person go, how can we make the person behind it reveal his true identity?
It seems that the target this time is not Aning and the others, but Lin Yan himself.
Zhao Qing had been waiting for this plan for a long time and had been preparing for it for a long time. He felt that this plan was flawless and was just waiting for Lin Yan to be caught.
He originally wanted to capture Miss Zhong, who was close to Lin Yan, but she was always guarded by Lin Yan's men and never left the capital, so he had no way to do it.
In desperation, he could only start with the young lady of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. Although arresting this person would attract the attention of the Duke of Zhenguo, it was nothing compared to luring Lin Yan to take action.
Besides, Zhao Qing also heard that the young lady of the Zhenguo Mansion did not have a very good relationship with the Duke of Zhenguo, so she might not even provoke the Duke of Zhenguo to take action.
Zhao Qing was quite satisfied with the plan and felt that he would succeed.
Unfortunately, he made a mistake in his first step. He dared to capture the daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo. Xiao Jin must be eager to destroy this stronghold at this moment.
Lin Yan whispered something with his men beside him, then went into the stronghold alone.
In the mountain stronghold, Zhou Ningning and Xiao Yue were tied up in the woodshed. It was late at night and they were deep in the mountains, so the cool evening breeze penetrated every corner.
Zhong Ningning shivered from the cold and sneezed.
Seeing this, Xiao Yue began to blame herself: "If I hadn't asked you to accompany me to the temple, we wouldn't have been caught."
"How can you be blamed for this? The other party came prepared. Even if we didn't go to the temple, they would have found other ways to lure us into the trap," Zhong Ningning comforted.
With a "click", the rope in Xiao Yue's hand fell to the ground.
Zhou Ningning widened her eyes and asked in surprise: "How did you break it?"
"I used it to break the rope. Fortunately, I wore a hairpin when I went out today." Xiao Yue raised the hairpin in her hand. "Turn around quickly, I will help you untie the rope."
Zhong Ningning quickly turned around and praised: "Ayue, you are so awesome."
Xiao Yue said shyly: "No, the people who captured us probably thought we were too weak, so they didn't put their heart into tying us up."
Zhou Ningning shook her hands, which were sore from being tied up for too long, and said, "We can't escape now. Sister will definitely find a way to save us. We'll deal with it as soon as there's any movement outside."
Xiao Yue nodded.
Lin Yan casually entered a house in the mountain stronghold, lit a tinderbox and threw it onto the bed. Not long after, the house caught fire.
The patrolling guard discovered the burning house and shouted, "Hurry up and put out the fire, it's on fire."
When Zhao Qing heard the noise, he hurried to the woodshed to see if the hostages were still there. He saw that the ropes on Zhou Ningning and Xiao Yue's hands were not as tight as usual, and they were trembling as they looked at him.
"Lin Yan didn't come, he was wrong." Zhao Qing's face was gloomy and he turned and left.
Looking at Zhao Qing leaving, Zhou Ningning breathed a sigh of relief, "Ayue, it's a good thing you guessed that someone would come to check, so let us send the rope up."
"I just heard someone outside saying there was a fire. Is it Master Lin who is here?" Xiao Yue asked.
"I don't know, but I found that the person who just came had a mole in the middle of his forehead. My sister told me that when she was in Wenzhou, there was a leader who had a mole." At this point, Zhou Ningning reacted, "Oh no, they arrested us to lure my sister here."
"It's over, it's over. If I had really come, I would have fallen into their trap. This guy fell into my hands last time, and he will definitely not let me go this time." Zhou Ningning was extremely anxious.
Xiao Yue said calmly: "Since their target is Master Lin, we are insignificant to them. Besides, with our identities, they will not do anything to us. The most important thing now is to figure out how they deal with Master Lin."
Zhou Ningning calmed down, "Yes, that person just came to see us and he won't come again for a while. I just saw two people guarding us outside. Let's find a way to get out first."
Xiao Yue nodded and couldn't help but worry: "How can the two of us beat those two strong men outside?"
"Watch me," Zhou Ningning raised her eyebrows.
"Help, help, my stomach hurts so much, I can't bear it." Xiao Yue's miserable cry reached the ears of the two guards outside.
"Ayue, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me, please don't die." Zhong Ningning pretended to cry, and her voice became louder and louder.
The two men outside looked at each other, and their master asked them to keep a good eye on the two of them. If anything happened to them, they would be held responsible.
The two guards hurriedly opened the door and went in, asking: "What happened?"
Zhong Ningning put her hands behind her back, leaned close to them, and said, "For some reason, her stomach suddenly hurt."
Suddenly, Zhong Ningning raised the powder in her hand, and the two strong men fainted on the ground instantly.
Xiao Yue, who was lying on the ground, opened her eyes, stood up and looked at the two people lying motionless on the ground, and clapped her hands: "Wow, amazing, what is that powder?"
"I have a younger brother who is good at poisons and likes to develop these things. This powder can make them lose all their internal strength and become unconscious for three days and three nights." Zhong Ningning did not have time to introduce Zhang Bai's identity at the moment, so she could only explain it this way.
The two of them immediately left the woodshed. They were in a courtyard on the back mountain of the stronghold. They didn't expect that the two noble ladies from the capital had such great abilities. Apart from the two guards, they didn't send anyone else to guard.
Just as the two were about to walk out of the yard, "Wait a minute," Xiao Yue saw the door of a house being blown open by the wind, and she glanced at a crossbow.
The two of them went in and saw several weapons inside, which looked like they had been sealed for a long time.
"This must have been an weapons depot before," Zhong Ningning guessed.
Zhong Ningning picked up a machete and said, "I can use it to protect myself when I meet someone later."
Xiao Yue tried the dusty crossbow. She knew how to shoot arrows, so although she had never used a crossbow before, it shouldn't be difficult.
"What's wrong? Is it broken?" Zhong Ningning asked.
"It shouldn't be broken, let's go."
After the fire in the village, the guards patrolled more strictly. Zhao Qing had a premonition that Lin Yan was coming.
Lin Yan had a general understanding of the situation of the village. As she expected, although this place was smaller than Yanshan, it had half as many people.
This kidnapping was aimed at her.
Lin Yan looked around the entire village, except for the back mountain. As expected, Aning and the others were locked up in the back mountain.
At this time, Zhong Ningning and Xiao Yue were quickening their pace down the mountain. Xiao Yue hurriedly grabbed Zhong Ningning and motioned her to look up.
Looking ahead, there are observatories everywhere, and they are full of archers.
The two of them hurriedly hid behind the trees. Fortunately, they were only staring at the gate of the back mountain and did not notice them.
"What should I do now?" Xiao Yue was at a loss as she couldn't get out at all.
"Let's wait and see. They want to lure my sister into the back mountain. Now I just hope my sister doesn't fall into their trap." Zhong Ningning looked worried and silently prayed that Lin Yan would not go into the back mountain alone.
Lin Yan couldn't see what was happening inside from outside the door, and she had no plans to go into the back mountain at this time, but instead to meet up with her men.
Before entering the mountain stronghold, Lin Yan sent a few people to go in after her, and left one person behind to stop the Duke of Zhenguo who was rushing over, and wait for her to understand the situation before making a battle plan.
There was a large amount of gunpowder in the mountain stronghold. Lin Yan guessed that they would be fully prepared this time, but he did not expect that they would actually make gunpowder privately.
There was no time to think about where the gunpowder came from. The most important thing now was to prevent the gunpowder from igniting.
Lin Yan tried to create unrest in the village, buying time for his men to soak the gunpowder and pull out the fuse, and then let the Duke of Zhenguo's men attack in one fell swoop.
As for why the Duke of Zhenguo’s men were not allowed to attack directly.
One reason is that if the gunpowder were to ignite at any time, the entire village would be destroyed.
Secondly, Lin Yan was not sure how many people the Duke of Zhenguo could bring, and whether they could compete with the people in the village. If they couldn't, they could delay until Azhou's people came. In order to avoid unnecessary harm, Lin Yan had to disrupt the village alone first.
Starting from the place where the gunpowder was guarded, Lin Yan killed several people silently.
The guard realized something was wrong and shouted, "Everyone be on guard, the man is coming."
More and more people died, and the people in the mountain stronghold had no idea when Lin Yan would take action, or when he would attack them again. They were all in a panic.
Zhao Qing looked at the group of people who were beginning to panic and thought to himself, "What a bunch of rubbish!" He shouted, "There are so many of us, and we are still afraid of her alone. If someone kills her, the lord will definitely grant him a high official position and salary in the future."
As if encouraged by Zhao Qing's words, everyone began to look more carefully, and someone shouted, "She's there."
Lin Yan climbed onto the roof and ran quickly towards the back mountain.
When Zhao Qing saw Lin Yan appear, he became excited and shouted, "Chase them all."
Some people in the stronghold chased Lin Yan to the back mountain, leaving a group to guard the gunpowder, and the others guarded the gate of the stronghold to prevent attacks. The people guarding the gunpowder were no match for the people left by Lin Yan, and were killed in a few moves.
The problem of gunpowder was solved, and the Duke of Zhenguo's men had already arrived at the stronghold.
Zhao Qing guessed that Lin Yan might call for reinforcements, and all the people he left behind to guard the village were elite soldiers and strong generals, enough to hold them off for a while.
At first, Xiao Jing thought they were just a group of ignorant bandits, but when he saw that they were all armed with bows and crossbows, he realized that things were not simple.
These people are so rampant under the feet of the emperor that they can make so many bows and crossbows.
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