Chapter 273: Yangming Town was attacked
Cheng Deming held the imperial edict in both hands, his heart almost jumping out of his throat with excitement!
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor! I'll take my leave first!" Cheng Deming kowtowed three times on the ground to express his loyalty and gratitude.
Emperor Liang stopped him and said, "Wait! I have something to ask you."
Cheng Deming knelt down again and asked, "Your Majesty, please feel free to ask me anything. I will tell you everything I know!"
Emperor Liang was worried that the death of the original leader would invalidate his deal, so he anxiously asked, "How is the task I assigned you going? I gave you a full 500,000 taels of gold. With the strength of your Jianghu Order, this shouldn't be a problem!"
How could Cheng Deming know these things? All the missions of the Jianghu Order were secret. No one else would know except the Order Master. Even the assassins who carried out the missions only knew who to kill.
"What mission? Your Majesty may not know, but all transactions of Jianghu Order are under the supervision of the Order. We elders are responsible for managing the internal affairs of Jianghu Order, including recruiting and training talents, and managing the property of the various branches of Jianghu Order. If we encounter a difficult task, the elders will also take action personally." Cheng Deming said truthfully.
But these words sounded a bit unacceptable to Emperor Liang. Was his five hundred thousand taels of gold going to be wasted?
"Hmph, aren't you already the Commander? I'm telling you straight out! You must breach the gates of Yangming Town and kill Liang Jingyao in the shortest possible time! Five hundred thousand taels of gold is just a deposit. Once you're done, I'll give you another one million taels!"
Cheng Deming's eyes turned red. This Liang Jingyao was really valuable! Although the first 500,000 taels of gold had already been poured into the Jianghu Order's treasury and he couldn't get it, there were still 1 million taels of gold left. Anyway, no one knew about it. As long as he was secretive enough, he didn't have to worry about anyone finding out!
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will take care of this matter when I return. You just wait for my good news in the palace!" Cheng Deming said confidently.
Emperor Liang was very satisfied, but he still warned: "Liang Jingyao is not an ordinary person, don't take it lightly!"
Cheng Deming patted his chest and promised, "Even if I have to mobilize all the assassins in the Jianghu Order, I will eliminate the trouble that is bothering the Emperor. If I fail, I, Cheng Deming, will bring my head to you!"
Seeing Cheng Deming's confidence, Emperor Liang's doubts vanished. He slammed the table and praised loudly, "Excellent! I will give you a promotion and a celebration banquet!"
Cheng Deming kowtowed and thanked him, "Thank you, Your Majesty! I will take my leave first!"
That night, when everyone was fast asleep, someone knocked on the gate of Yangming Town!
Fortunately, Chen Hu was highly alert. He immediately took people to block the city gate and sent someone to the valley to inform Liang Jingyao.
That’s right, Liang Jingyao stayed in the bamboo courtyard that night because he couldn’t think of a suitable person for the time being, and he felt very confused and uneasy, so he simply returned to the bamboo courtyard.
"Clack, clack, clack!" The hurried and noisy footsteps sounded in the yard. Except for Empress Dowager Yan who was not awake due to drug control, Liang Jingyao and Princess Mingzhu came out of the house to see what was going on.
"Cheetah Army? What happened at the city gate?" Liang Jingyao asked only after he saw the identity of the person who came.
Someone stepped forward and said, "Yes, the deputy captain asked us to come and inform you right away. There's an emergency at the city gate. We hope you can get there as soon as possible!"
Liang Jingyao turned to Princess Mingzhu and said, "Princess, I have to go over and take a look. I'll leave these people here. They will keep you safe."
Princess Mingzhu nodded and said, "The Bamboo Courtyard is remote, and ordinary people can't find it. Besides, there are already many guards here, so you can go without worry!"
Liang Jingyao didn't dare to waste time, so he left the bamboo courtyard alone.
When they returned to the gate of Yangming Town, the sound of collision outside was already deafening. The Cheetah Army was almost using all its strength to resist the collision outside. Liang Jingyao felt that this was not a solution. If the city gate was broken through due to negligence, it would be another bloody battle!
So Liang Jingyao stood on the city wall with a torch and looked down. Although it was dark and the view was not very clear, he could still see that some people had started to set up ladders to climb up to the city wall.
It is obvious that this time the commotion is more serious than the previous ones. Could it be that Emperor Liang has found another powerful person to help him?
But no matter how powerful it is, can it be more powerful than a homemade bomb?
Normally, homemade bombs are placed on the city walls just in case.
Liang Jingyao threw them down one by one in each hand. Screams of "Ahhh!" were heard from under the city wall. Those who tried to climb up were all killed by the earth bombs.
After a while, a strange voice was heard outside the city gate: "Everyone retreat!", and then the sound of banging on the door finally stopped.
Liang Jingyao waited until the other party completely disappeared from his sight before he walked down the city wall.
"Chen Hu, quickly send someone to follow and check out who these people are. They don't look like the regular army of the imperial court to me." Liang Jingyao just walked down the stairs and saw Chen Hu head-on, so he expressed his thoughts.
Chen Hu clasped his fists and said, "Yes, I will send out the scouts right away."
"Squeak" the city gate opened a small hole, and the four scouts disappeared at the door in a flash.
At the same time, Lin Xiaoyue and Chen Yunyun walked out of the tent carrying a bag of newly made earth bombs.
"Brother Liang, you're back? Is everything okay in Zhuyuan?" Lin Xiaoyue found Liang Jingyao and walked up to him and asked.
Liang Jingyao had just finished talking to Chen Hu when he heard Lin Xiaoyue's voice and turned around and said, "It's okay over there. As long as Jiacheng defends Yangming Mountain and the city gate here is not broken, no one can enter the valley."
Lin Xiaoyue placed the bag in front of Liang Jingyao and said, "Brother Liang, this is something we just made. We don't know if those people will come back after being scared away. You guys can use it first, and we'll go back and continue."
Liang Jingyao smiled and said, "Thank you! You guys can't sleep well tonight because of all the noise, right? But don't worry, even if they have the guts to run back, I'll make sure they don't return alive! I, Liang Jingyao, am not someone to be trifled with! And my scouts have already followed them, so we'll soon find out where they came from."
Lin Xiaoyue nodded and said, "Well, I believe in Brother Liang's ability. Since we're awake now, Yunyun and I won't sleep anymore. Let's try to make more homemade bombs."
Suddenly, just as Lin Xiaoyue was about to turn and leave, someone ran over shouting, "Oh no! Bandits are attacking Yangming Mountain! They've got a lot of people and some strange hidden weapons. Several Cheetah Army members have already died. I don't think Team Leader Zheng and his men can hold out for much longer. Requesting our help as soon as possible!"
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