341, on the road
341, on the road
In June, the sun is as hot as fire.
On this day, a team was traveling to a forest, and the sun above their heads suddenly dimmed.
However, the leading guard immediately noticed something was wrong and immediately raised his hand to stop the people behind him, "There's an ambush, everyone be careful!"
“Swish, swish, swish—”
As soon as the warning was spoken, many hidden arrows flew out from all directions.
Most of these hidden arrows were shot at the carriage that was surrounded by people.
It was obvious that these killers wanted to kill the people in the carriage.
However, the walls of the carriage were made of iron plates, and these hidden arrows did not penetrate the walls and could not hurt the people inside.
Hearing the noise outside, Lu Mingfei, who was sitting in the carriage, knew that the assassins sent by Prime Minister Wan had arrived.
Fortunately, they were well prepared!
As soon as these killers appeared, the secret guards following them also appeared.
As soon as the two sides met, they started fighting.
“Swoosh—bang!”
You guys aren't the only ones with hidden arrows, they have rockets!
The rockets they fired exploded directly, blowing the killer's limbs apart.
The noise scared all the killers.
He couldn't cause any big trouble in Kyoto Prefecture, so once he got outside Kyoto Prefecture, Lu Mingfei had nothing to worry about.
"Kill them! Don't leave any one alive!" He got out of the carriage and gave an order to the guards and secret guards around him.
If you dare to encircle and suppress them, you must be prepared to never return!
They couldn't let these assassins bring the news of their possession of such powerful weapons back to Kyoto Prefecture to Prime Minister Wan and the Emperor. So the best thing to do was to kill all of them!
"Yes, sir!" After receiving the order from their lord, the group of guards and secret guards who followed their lord began to fight back.
"ah……"
The killers wanted to run away when they saw something was wrong, but they no longer had the chance to escape.
In the end, none of the killers escaped and all died.
Guard Ma never left their master's side from beginning to end. Seeing that all the assassins were dead, he even asked their master with concern: "Master, are you okay?"
"Do you think I look like I'm in trouble?" Lu Mingfei asked back.
“…Not like it.” Guard Ma said.
He began to realize that they had all looked down on their master, a scholar. Who said scholars only knew how to read?!
Look at their elders. They can not only read, but also do so many other things! They can ride on horses and wield swords to kill enemies, and dismount and write poems. They are capable of everything and are masters of everything!
After glancing at his brother who was looking at him with a gleam in his eyes, Lu Mingfei shook his head inwardly. He climbed onto the carriage, holding the crossbow in one hand and the carriage with the other. "Leave two people to clean up here, and the others will continue on their way."
"Yes." Guard Ma left two brothers here to clean up the battlefield, and asked the other brothers to continue riding.
***
Because of the commotion, they couldn't get to the post station to stay at night, so they could only spend the night in a dilapidated temple they found on the side of the road.
When you walk into the dilapidated temple, you will see the statue of God on the altar at first glance.
Lu Mingfei looked up. As someone who didn't believe in gods or Buddhas, he didn't quite recognize what kind of statue it was. However, this statue looked quite old.
Perhaps no one comes here to worship or clean, the temple is full of dust and cobwebs.
Although he was a little disgusted with this place, he also knew that when going out, having a place to shelter from the wind and rain was already very good.
"We will bother you here for one night today, and we will leave tomorrow." Although he did not believe in gods or Buddhas, he still had the courtesy to stay in someone else's place.
So he bowed three times to the statue, called people to come and clean the altar, and took some dry food and fruits from their bags and placed them on it.
Guard Ma led his men to clean up the place briefly and even laid out a straw mat for their master to sleep on. He came over and said to them, "Sir, I've cleaned up that corner. You can stay there tonight. We'll reach the next county town tomorrow and we can spend the night there."
"Okay, it's okay, we'll just stay here for one night." Lu Mingfei nodded, knowing that this was the best sleeping place his brothers could prepare for him.
"Everyone, eat something and rest here."
"Yes, sir."
They also brought dry food and water, so the group had a simple meal in this dilapidated temple without bothering to make a fire and cook.
At night, several fires were lit in the dilapidated temple, adding a few touches of light to the night. People outside looking in the direction of the dilapidated temple could see the swaying figures inside.
When the surroundings became quiet, the figures in the dilapidated temple stopped moving.
Just when the person hiding in the dark thought he had not been discovered and breathed a sigh of relief, a long sword was placed on his neck.
"Little mouse, I got you!"
"How... did you find me?"
Caifeng turned around and looked at the face of the guard on horseback. There was no fear of being caught on his face, only confusion.
He hid it very well!
In order to avoid being discovered, he always followed from a distance.
"Humph, with your limited skills, you dare to follow us?" Guard Ma directly picked up the man, tied him up with a rope, and threw him to his brothers, "Keep an eye on him, don't let him get away!"
"Don't worry, Brother Ma. He will never escape from our hands." said another guard who caught the man.
Guard Ma threw the caught mouse to his brother to look after, and then he went back to his parents.
At this time, Lu Mingfei, who was lying on the straw mat, had not fallen asleep yet. Seeing that the guard beside him had gone out for a while and came back, he asked, "Where have you been?" Because based on his understanding of Ma Ge, Ma Ge would not leave him for such a long time if there was nothing wrong.
"...I went to catch a little mouse that followed us." Guard Ma knew that his family's adults would not believe him if he said he went to the toilet, so he told the truth.
"Little mouse? Collecting folk songs?" Lu Mingfei asked as a face flashed through his mind.
"..." Guard Ma, "Sir, you are amazing. How did you guess it was his?"
Lu Mingfei turned over, looked towards the roof, and said, "No need to guess."
"Send him some dry food and water."
"...Sir, you are so kind!" Guard Ma looked at their kind-hearted sir angrily, then stood up and told the brothers outside to bring food and water to the caught little mouse.
Seeing his guard leave in a huff and come back in a huff, Lu Mingfei found it a bit funny and explained, "He's just a teenager. It's not easy for him either."
"So, in your eyes, he's still a child?" Guard Ma stared at their parents again and again, and asked a question that worried him: "Sir, you won't..."
But he stopped mid-sentence, fearing that his parents would beat him.
"No, what? Are you attracted to him?" Lu Mingfei looked at Ma Ge, who dared not speak, and asked, "Don't you trust me? Or do you not trust your family's young master?"
"...I dare not." Guard Ma muttered.
"Don't worry, with your young master as an example, I, your master, will not be blind." Lu Mingfei thought of the person he hadn't seen for a long time and the young master's handsome face, and couldn't help but smile.
Guard Ma felt relieved when he saw the smile on their master's face. It seemed that their young master's good looks were not without advantages.
Look, the master in their family likes the face of their young master and will not change his mind easily.
I hope their prince can live up to their master's love and not follow their princess's arrangement to marry another girl as his consort after returning to Beijun.
What if, by some chance, their prince falls in love with someone else and becomes ill with their master, should he and his other brothers continue to go back to their prince's side, or stay with their master?
Lu Mingfei closed his eyes and lay there for a while, but he still noticed a pair of eyes staring at him. He had to remind them: "If you can't sleep, just close your eyes and don't stare at me."
“…” Guard Ma quickly closed his eyes and didn’t dare to continue staring at their master.
***
Perhaps the first batch of killers had been dealt with by them and the second batch had not arrived yet, so they spent the night quietly in the dilapidated temple.
Lu Mingfei originally thought that he would not be able to sleep in such a place, but unexpectedly, he not only fell asleep, but also slept very soundly.
However, the next morning, he woke up when he heard the sound of people moving around him.
The moment their master opened his eyes, the guard sitting nearby noticed it immediately. Seeing their master about to get up, he reached out to help him, "Master, you're awake! Did you sleep well last night?"
"Yeah." Lu Mingfei rubbed his aching waist with his backhand and yawned.
Seeing that the sky outside was still gray, he knew that it should be around five o'clock in the morning.
He stood up and straightened his clothes.
Seeing that the guards around him had woken up, he ordered, "Everyone, pack up your things, eat some dry food, and then we will set off."
"Yes, sir." Guard Ma waved his hand, asking his brothers to follow their lord's arrangements.
He also did not forget to ask someone to fetch some water for their adults to wash.
After a quick wash, Lu Mingfei sat on the ground and ate some dry food. Suddenly, he remembered what Guard Ma said, that they had caught the person who was following them last night. He asked, "Where is the person we caught last night?"
"He's outside. Do you want to see him, sir?" asked Guard Ma.
"Well, bring him in to see me." Lu Mingfei was also a little puzzled. Why would Caifeng follow him after returning to his original master? Could he be sent by the deposed emperor to follow them?
Seeing that their master wanted to see the young man, the guard Ma knew that he could not stop him, so he had to get up and lead the man, "Yes, sir, please wait a moment, I will bring him in." Author's gossip: Thank you Bole 9492239 (9492239) for your support, mua! To know more exciting content, please leave me a message on Liancheng Reading
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