Chapter 2656 Accident
Although the subordinates on both sides were dissatisfied - after all, no one could be calm when they were woken up in the middle of the night and had to hurry on their way after working hard for several days and finally getting a good night's sleep.
But, everyone was helpless.
On one side are the well-trained Jinyiwei, and on the other side are the guards who are responsible for protecting their own family patriarchs.
Everyone could only hold back their resentment and force themselves to mount their horses. At Li Bu Shang's command, everyone started to gallop forward.
In the night, the sound of horse hooves, like thunder from the sky, rolled across the endless grassland.
However, they didn't run for long.
When it was almost noon, a faint, almost invisible morning light appeared on the horizon ahead. However, the grassland was still pitch black, and only the figures of people running around could be vaguely seen. Everyone tried to spread out as much as possible, and the gaps between horses were very large. After all, if you were not careful when traveling in such a dark night, you would bump into each other and fall off your horses.
Li Bushan, who had sharp eyes, saw a faint light in the pitch-black night, almost out of reach.
It's fire!
There was a sound of rapid inhalation beside me.
Turning around, I saw it was Xie Jiaojiao.
Her eyesight was also very good. She noticed the light in front of her and immediately turned to look at Li Bu Shang. She met his eyes and said, "You saw it too?"
“…”
"Those should be our people."
Li Bushang didn't say anything, he just held the reins tightly and continued to ride forward.
The grassland is different from ordinary cities. There are people walking everywhere. In this vast land, there are almost no people who dare to travel in the dark.
The only thing they could think of was that they came this time to meet and protect the team of patriarchs of the five major families in Bailong City.
After galloping forward for a while, everyone saw it.
What appeared in front was not a dot of fire, but a patch of fire. It should be many people holding torches, and there was a bonfire on the ground. The figures of a large group of people could be vaguely seen gathered there.
Li Bushang waved his hand: "Speed up!"
Everyone responded, "Yes!"
Ma Yuanju on the other side also urged everyone, and everyone rode their horses as hard as they could.
The heavy clatter of horse hooves naturally alarmed the people ahead, who immediately sent a small group of horsemen over on horseback. Just as they were about to inquire, Xie Jiaojiao said, "It's us!"
The men recognized her voice immediately.
He shouted, "It's Miss Xie!"
"Our people."
"Also, there are troops sent by Handongwei!"
Having reached this point, Li Bushan asked everyone to slow down to avoid bumping into anyone in the dark night. In front, a horseman was slowly walking towards them, and there were two other horsemen holding torches beside him, obviously guards.
The fire flickered, illuminating the man.
Li Bushang saw the man's red hair under the firelight at a glance.
He thought it was because of the light from the surrounding flames, but when he got closer, he found that the man really had faint red hair and extremely deep facial features. Illuminated by the firelight above his head, the shadow cast by his high brow bones almost covered his eyes.
I could only vaguely feel that this person's eyes were very bright.
Li Bushang rode his horse forward.
The man also rode over, and with his eyes hidden in the shadows, he looked Li Bu Shang up and down, and said, "This is—"
Ma Yuanju, who was standing by, immediately rode up on his horse and bowed to the man.
"Mr. Murong."
"Uncle Ma."
"This one is Li Bushang, the commander of the Jinyiwei sent by the Emperor of Yan State. He will work with us to protect the safety of the clan leaders."
"oh……?"
The man raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Li Bushang again.
His thin lips curved into a slight arc that seemed like a sneer.
Said: "Heroes are born young."
As he spoke, the firelight flickered, and Li Bushang could see the man clearly. He looked to be in his twenties or early thirty, with a high nose and deep eyes. His nose bridge was a bit hooked, and his deep features made his face look a bit devilish.
Judging from what Ma Yuanju addressed just now, this person should be Murong Qiuming, the head of the Murong family who personally participated in the negotiations to surrender the city, as he mentioned before.
He said that "heroes emerge from youth" in a mature tone, but he himself is only that old.
and--
He is a Hu person.
However, since he was a clan leader, Li Bushan still bowed and saluted: "I have met you."
Murong Qiuming also bowed to him and said, "I have met you."
After saying this, he looked at Xie Jiaojiao, who was riding almost side by side with Li Bushang, and said, "Jiaojiao, you really shouldn't run around with Uncle Ma and the others. There are so many dangers on the grassland, and people are even more dangerous. What if you run around like this and get hurt?"
“…”
When he said this, everyone who heard it subconsciously frowned.
These words clearly have a hidden meaning.
But, he was definitely not referring to their own people. The only outsiders here were these Jinyiwei.
Li Bushang looked at him coldly.
Xie Jiaojiao, on the other hand, immediately said, "Brother Qiu Ming, I can protect myself."
Murong Qiuming said, "As an elder, I am also worried about you."
“…”
"If anything happens to you, how are we going to explain to your adoptive father?"
When he said this again, it made people feel that there was something more to his words.
Ma Yuanju naturally heard it too, and sensed the displeasure emanating from the surrounding Jinyiwei. He coughed lightly and said, "Master Murong, where is our patriarch?"
Murong Qiuming tilted his long chin towards the back and said, "It's right there."
"That's good,"
Ma Yuanju said, "I have to go and pay my respects to the head of the family right away. It's great to be able to meet up with everyone so soon. Let's all take a break. Maybe we can set off to Handongwei tomorrow."
As he spoke, he prepared to ride his horse forward.
However, under the firelight, Murong Qiuming's mouth corners curled up slightly.
He said coldly: "I'm afraid this won't work."
"Well?"
Upon hearing his words, Ma Yuanju immediately pulled the reins and turned to look at him. Li Bushang also frowned subconsciously.
"Why?"
"Because of a little accident, we won't leave."
Xie Jiaojiao immediately opened her eyes wide.
She murmured, "I, I had a premonition that something was going to happen last night, so I urged everyone to hurry up and meet up with you. Brother Qiu Ming, what happened?"
Murong Qiuming glanced at her and sighed.
"Your premonition is really accurate."
This time, Li Bushang spoke up. He asked, "What happened?"
Murong Qiuming raised his head, looked at him coldly, and said, "Cheng Ye, the head of the Cheng family who was with us, was killed last night!"
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