Chapter 113
Dunzi Island.
The water is cold and the moon is cold.
The ferry, which was bustling with people loading oranges not long ago, is now pitch black.
Master Meng and the others who had already landed on the island caught a glimpse of the boats moored on one side of the ferry, as well as the places where the night watchmen should have been at the entrances and exits. The lights were off and the wind was still.
"No one is guarding it?" Master Meng was puzzled.
The spy also found it strange.
"The Gu family just sold out their first batch of ripe oranges a few days ago, and they gave out quite a few rewards. I've seen so few people coming and going. Maybe the night watchmen are slacking off?"
Master Meng didn't think this statement was enough to explain everything, but since he had already come here, there was no reason to retreat.
Besides, how could a woman who was just a family managing an orange grove be capable of hiring a few servants?
Even if she had formulated a countermeasure early on, the manpower he had was enough to handle it.
"Never let your guard down and proceed with caution."
There were nearly fifty people in this group, and they moved quickly. The one leading the way was the spy who was lurking near the two ferry crossings to gather information. Now, he and three others were leading the group to sneak along the road.
The group hurried forward in the night, wishing they could reach the other end of the orange grove in one breath.
Not long after walking, the spy took a quick step. When he stepped on the ground, the road surface that seemed to be smooth suddenly collapsed. He was caught off guard and fell down.
The three people who were not prepared nearby were about to trip and fall because of the sudden collapse of the ground. Two of them were skilled and jumped into the air in time to avoid the fall.
Master Meng and the others who followed behind them also quickly took a few steps back.
Under the moonlight, they saw a large pit that suddenly opened up in the passage. Inside the pit were their companions who had fallen into the trap. They wailed and screamed, but soon the sounds gradually faded away.
"So the people on this island were already prepared for us, sir?"
Yi Shi looked at Master Meng, feeling surprised and puzzled, but also a little excited.
Ever since their base camp was destroyed by the imperial court, these assassins, who had always made a living by buying and selling lives, had to flee in silence. Now that they could kill people openly, they had found a good way to vent their anger.
The smell of blood they smelled now greatly aroused the violent genes in their bones.
It's exciting to know that you're dealing with prey that's struggling to survive but is still trying in vain.
"Then don't go down this road anymore. Spread out and rush through the woods."
As soon as Master Meng finished speaking, a group of people who followed his instructions and retreated to the nearby small woods suddenly triggered a trap, and flying knives flew out of the woods.
Unfortunately, after knowing that there was a trap, everyone was prepared. What's more, they had all practiced martial arts in the organization, and with their vigilance and hearing, the flying knives only hit the arms of the two assassins who were unable to dodge in time, and did not cause any injuries.
"Hmph, a mere trifle."
Even though it was a trivial trick, it caused a lot of trouble as they approached the orange grove.
So when they saw the gate of the orange grove from afar, the number of people had been reduced to less than forty.
And because they knew today that the number one thief was targeting Gu Ran and others on Dunzi Island, and because they didn't know when they would come, this first night was actually the night of highest alert.
Not only was he unable to sleep at night because of worry, but he also sent people to impose martial law around the orange grove out of concern. Later, he discovered the evil bandits who were going to attack tonight.
All of a sudden, all the sleepiness of the people who stayed on the island disappeared.
Gu Ran felt that the shoe had dropped.
Come tonight, it’s just in time.
Otherwise, if I keep guarding the forest like this every day with my nerves highly concentrated, I won’t be able to endure for more than a few days. It’s better to resolve this matter as soon as possible!
"Sixth Lady!"
Pei Liuniang equipped herself with a long sword and a javelin, ready to go out of the woods.
Everyone looked at him.
The evil thieves were almost reaching the living area where the houses were built outside the door. If we wanted to use the thunder bombs, we had to ambush them where they passed by.
Otherwise, if firearms were thrown in the living area, it would only destroy the house that Er Niang had built with great difficulty.
In order to reduce losses, Pei Liu had to go out alone to fight the enemy.
"Sixth Mother, you have to be extra careful." Gu Ran said worriedly.
"Don't worry." Pei Liu smiled at Gu Ran, then quietly crossed the gate, landed on the ground, quickly disappeared into the darkness, and quickly rushed towards the evil bandits attacking from the front.
"Tsk tsk, Liu Niang is really courageous." Luo San said, looking at Li Ji.
"Sixth Mother, is it okay?" Uncle Liang also looked at him and asked.
Although they no longer worked for the government, they all subconsciously followed Li Ji's instructions when they followed Li Si to work on the island.
"It's possible. Liu Niang's skills are better than mine." Li Ji nodded.
Luo San and Uncle Liang were surprised.
"Okay, listen carefully to the movements outside. If you hear Liu Niang's whistle, go out and meet the enemy immediately." Li Ji looked at all the guards around him and gave the order.
"certainly!"
Gu Ran looked at them and was about to say something when the first thunder sounded in the darkness ahead.
Everyone was shocked.
Soon, the second thunder broke the silence of the island's night.
But the third thunder did not sound for a long time.
What's going on?
"Go out first and prepare for battle," Li Ji ordered. "Remember, when confronting these evil bandits, you need both courage and strategy. If you truly cannot defeat them, it's most important to save your own skin. We must use our familiarity with the terrain to mediate between them."
"good!"
"Set off!"
At Li Ji's command, the guards followed him out of the orange grove and hid in different parts of the house, waiting.
Some distance in front of the house, in the woods illuminated by the dim moonlight, the remains of people injured by the explosion lay everywhere.
I'm afraid that more than half of the evil bandits were injured or killed by the thunder balls thrown by Pei Liu. Unfortunately, after the third thunder ball was thrown, it was blocked by Jia San.
Although Pei Liu had secretly memorized the A-rank killers of his rivals since he was a child, the information he had was limited, and many times, he was not aware of the martial arts that served as the assassin's trump card.
Especially Jia San, who has always pretended to be weak to the outside world by calling himself the Sick Young Master, but few people know what weapon he uses to kill people.
No, perhaps it was beyond the scope of information that Pei Liu could access.
After all, when Pei Liu was plotting to break away from the Number One Thief, he was only twelve years old. At that time, he was still a low-level assassin at the end of the rank. No one would casually tell him about this, and he was not yet able to figure out the weapons of every A-rank assassin.
But now, Pei Liu knew what Jia San's weapon was. It was a sword, a soft sword.
He saw that when he threw the thunder ball towards Jia San, he pulled out the belt from his waist, swung it, and actually rolled up the thunder ball. After quickly sending it to himself, he instantly extinguished the fuse he had lit, and then threw it into the hand of Yi Shi.
"Surprisingly, you've even prepared firearms. It seems like you've put a lot of effort into dealing with Master Meng. Very good!"
Looking at his men lying on the ground covered in wounds, Master Meng suppressed his anger and smiled sinisterly. He looked towards where Pei Liu was hiding, and then he drew his soft sword again and attacked Pei Liu like a poisonous snake.
Pei Liu secretly said that it was not good, and without bothering to hide his body, he quickly retreated, avoided the attack of the soft sword, and ran away.
"Chase!"
Under the moonlight, shadows flashed by quickly in the bushes. Occasionally, people who failed to avoid the trap were caught and screamed, but more people followed behind Master Meng and Yi Shi, chasing them relentlessly, and soon arrived at the habitat outside the orange grove.
"Still want to escape!" Master Meng, who thought he had found his lair, looked at the houses. Seeing that the figure in front was about to jump into one of them, he took two steps and stabbed at him with the soft sword in his hand.
Pei Liu heard the sound of wind behind his ears and knew that something powerful was coming. He turned his head and sideways, and the soft sword slashed across his face, leaving a scar. Ignoring the blood flow caused by the pain, Pei Liu threw the javelin he had grabbed in his hand early in the morning at Master Meng who rushed over first.
Master Meng also dodged to the side, and the spear passed over him and hit an assassin who rushed up from behind, killing him instantly.
"kill!"
Li Ji's voice suddenly sounded like thunder, and the guards who had been guarding the house with him jumped out one after another to face the assassin who had invaded here.
For a moment, the flashing of swords and the roaring and cursing tore apart the originally peaceful night.
Pei Liu also turned around, drew his sword and rushed into the killing formation, but he did not expect that Master Meng's soft sword would follow him like a shadow and entangle him, and he had the same intention.
"Who are you?"
Master Meng was quite impressed by his extraordinary bearing and agile skills. "You are quite courageous. I admire you. How about joining me, Master Meng?"
"Not very good."
"Then tell me something, and I'll give you a clean slate when I capture and kill you!"
"What's up?"
"This young master, I want to find a Pei Liuniang on the island. Would you be willing to introduce her to me?"
Pei Liu was stunned.
Little did he expect that Master Meng would take advantage of this gap, draw his sword sharply, and wrap it around his sword-holding wrist, almost cutting off one of his hands. Pei Liu had to retreat again, but he lost the sword in his hand.
Master Meng looked at Pei Liu and smiled coldly: "Are you Pei Liuniang? Not yet twelve?"
Pei Liu was shocked again: "How did you know?"
"It's you."
However, after only a few moves with Pei Liu, Master Meng already understood. From what Hall Master Sun said, Jia Liu suspected from her swordsmanship that Pei Liuniang was the number one thief in the world.
When he realized that the man's swordsmanship looked familiar, he had already deduced that this man was Wei Twelve.
"Wei Shier, why don't you pretend to be a girl anymore?" He thought he would see a disguised Pei Liuniang, but he never expected that the person who appeared in front of him was a young man.
Pei Liu said nothing, clenched his fist with his bare hands, and got into a stance.
"Oh, tell me, my brother, is he dead or alive?"
Brother?
Pei Liu was puzzled, "I don't know you, brother!"
"lie!"
The soft sword was drawn out and landed on Pei Liu's left arm, cutting his clothes. The blood that seeped out instantly dyed the wound red.
"You're the one who often comes to the inn and kills our people. Did you do this?"
"Yes, I did it!"
At this point, Pei Liu didn't hide anything and admitted it frankly. If one of them was his younger brother...
"So, what about U-san?"
Pei Liu was stunned again.
It turned out to be the dark chess player.
Is he the younger brother of Jia San?
Master Meng understood Pei Liu's expression and asked, "Did you kill him?"
Pei Liu met Master Meng's gaze and nodded.
"Damn traitor, today I will clean up the mess and avenge my brother!"
Inside the orange grove, Gu Ran and Lu Bojun climbed onto the stone steps behind the door and were watching the scene in the moonlight.
As soon as the evil thief came over, Gu Ran noticed the man with the strange weapon. His frail face was as pale as a ghost. He must be Master Meng.
Seeing that Pei Liu chose Mr. Meng as his opponent, her heart suddenly hung in the air.
She had already learned from Li Ji that Liu Niang's skills were better than his. The fact that Jia Liu, who was not sure Li Ji could defeat at the time in the Shen family, was proof of this.
Now, Liu Niang is probably taking the initiative to confront the toughest and most skilled guy among this group of evil thieves.
After just a few moves, Liu Niang's sword was gone. Now she suddenly attacked and killed Pei Liu Niang. How could she not be worried?
Although she did not know swordsmanship, she could see that Liu Niang was losing ground against the attack of Master Meng.
what to do?
Someone come and help Liu Niang!
Li Ji, Liang Shu, Luo San, or...
Gu Ran shifted his gaze to the other people fighting and felt a chill.
Although some of the evil bandits who invaded the island were killed by the traps, and Liu Niang risked her life to kill a wave of them with the Thunder Ball, the remaining visible number of people was almost the same as the guards who stayed behind, but the gap in skills was too big.
On one side was the executioner who had been trained in martial arts and had been specially assigned to killing people, and whose hands were stained with blood. On the other side were farmers who were promoted from ordinary people. They were just a little better physically than others, and even the guards left by Master Shen were no match for them.
Only Li Ji, Liang Shu and Luo San, who used to be officials, can be considered evenly matched.
But as he saw his men gradually leaving, more and more people were besieging these three people. If he dragged it on any longer, he would be stretched to the limit soon.
what to do?
Gu Ran became anxious, but he didn't expect that a greater crisis was yet to come.
Yi Ju pulled the sword from the fallen guard and took a quick glance at the situation.
The young master is worthy of being a young master. He has firmly controlled the opponent. I am afraid that within ten moves, he will be able to defeat that person...
Seeing Pei Liu's appearance clearly, Yi Shi's eyes widened slightly.
The young master's opponent is actually him!
What a pity, such a rare piece of fine human skin is going to be ruined by the young master!
Yi Shi shifted his gaze and looked at the three people in the field who were still able to fight with the people he brought with him. Seeing that the three were unable to withstand the group attack, he was afraid that they would be defeated soon.
After all, the young master brought with him many good players from the Bing and Ding sequences, and they were not ordinary people.
Yi Shi set his eyes on Li Ji, the most skilled among them. He was about to walk over with his sword in hand, but his eyes passed over them and looked towards the gate.
Is it the gate to the orange grove?
Is there anyone hiding inside?
Wait until these ambushers are exhausted before dealing with them?
Yi Shi narrowed his eyes slightly and saw the two heads sticking out from above the gate. He smiled coldly, slowly took a step back, and using the house as cover, he quickly rushed towards the other end of the gate.
Since they like to launch surprise ambushes so much, he can also break through the gate first and let them taste the panic!
Yi Shi took out a round object while running.
It turned out to be the thunder bomb that Pei Liu had intercepted when he failed in his ambush but failed to ignite and explode.
No one noticed the movement on this side of the gate, so when Yi Shi lit the fuse and threw the thunder bomb out to explode on the top of the gate, the loud noise shocked everyone present!
When Gu Ran was paying attention to the situation on Li Ji's side, he noticed something shining like a meteor flying up in the sky.
What is that?
She had never seen firearms ignite during the Great Sheng Dynasty, but at this time, anything of unknown origin was suspicious, so she subconsciously jumped under the stone stomp, "Uncle Lu!"
Lu Bo was a step late. When he jumped down, the thunder bomb had already exploded on top of the door!
With a loud bang, the loud noise shook the entire orange grove and broke open the gate guarding the orange grove!
Outside the orange grove, both opposing sides were stunned.
Pei Liu turned around and saw the collapsed gate. He heard Gu Ran's cry from the orange grove at the entrance of the cave. He left Jia San behind and ran back: "Second Mother!"
He was startled for a moment, then Master Meng, realizing what was happening, drew his sword and entangled his legs. "Where are you running?"
Pei Liu stumbled and fell to the ground, rolling away from the falling sword.
"Want to save people? But I won't let you!"
Pei Liu was anxious and wanted to know Gu Ran's safety, but he couldn't get rid of Jia San in front of him. Fortunately, when he landed to dodge, he rolled to the place where he had just lost his sword, so he picked up the sword and fought again.
On the other side, Li Ji and others were shocked and panicked when they saw the orange grove being breached. Luo San was stabbed by someone and fell to the ground and died.
"Luo San!"
Li Ji and Liang Shu roared, and both drew their swords to kill the attackers. More people entangled them, and another group of people rushed towards the orange grove quickly.
In the orange grove, Gu Ran collapsed on the ground, watching Yi Shi dragging his sword and walking towards her step by step, and secretly clenched her fists.
Behind Yi Shi, not far away, was a collapsed gate and broken stones.
Under the stone was Lu Bo lying face down, motionless, but blood was slowly spreading all around him.
When he jumped down, Gu Ran knew that the stone gate that was blown open by the firearm would collapse, so as soon as he fell to the ground, he went into the workshop and escaped the disaster.
After the loud noise died down and the sound of heavy objects falling stopped, she came out of the workshop and saw Uncle Lu, who had been crushed by the stone and couldn't dodge in time. That's why she let out the scream that made Pei Liu anxious: "Uncle Lu!"
She was about to run over when she saw a figure slowly emerging from the dark night's dusty hustle and bustle.
Gu Ran recognized him as the assassin who had just killed many guards outside.
So, he was the one who blew up the gate?
Gu Ran's legs went limp and he collapsed to the ground, looking at the pair of feet slowly approaching him.
Yi Shi walked very carefully, trying to avoid the traps on the ground and be wary of enemies who might suddenly attack from the woods at any time.
But, no.
This made Yi Shi a little disappointed.
After making sure the enemy had no more reinforcements, Yi Shi slowly squatted down and leaned over to look at Gu Ran: "Who are you?"
Gu Ran calmed down from his shock, looked up at Yi Shi, and tried his best to stay rational, thinking about how to get out of this predicament!
"I am the owner of this Dunzi Island!"
"It's Madam Gu!"
Yi Shi took a closer look at Gu Ran's face and praised him: "You also have a fine human skin."
Gu Ran's scalp suddenly went numb as he watched Yi Shi slowly raise the sword and stab it in the front of his throat.
"Don't worry, I will try my best to make your death easier!"
Yi Shi, who never smiles, was about to stab Gu Ran in the throat when a hoarse sound stopped him.
Gu Ran didn't dare to move and shouted, "Grandpa Lu, run away!"
Grandpa Lu walked out from the darkness, still leaning on the stick. The stick poked the ground gently, so there was no previous thumping sound.
Ever since Gu Ran opened up the woodland to plant oranges, Grandpa Lu also became a member of the orange grove.
Although a house was later built outside the orange grove, making it more comfortable to live in, Grandpa Lu protested against moving to the spacious wing and insisted on staying in the big house. He was even afraid that Gu Ran would drive him away, so he disappeared from time to time and no one knew where he had gone.
Even Mr. Shen's family had seen Grandpa Lu suddenly appear under the eaves after waking up one night. They only let down their guard after Gu Ran explained.
Afterwards, Gu Ran promised that he would no longer insist on letting him live in the house outside, and Grandpa Lu slowly returned to the big bunk bed where he used to sleep.
Tonight, he slept soundly in the big bunk bed as usual, but outside, the noise gradually grew.
Grandpa Lu, who was originally in a light sleep, opened his eyes suddenly when he heard the familiar roar. He pricked up his ears and listened clearly to the sound of swords clashing, and his whole body trembled.
Just as he slowly got up from the bed and grabbed the stick, he heard a louder noise, and his hand holding the stick almost broke it.
Such a familiar voice, he seemed to have heard it countless times.
He went out quickly.
He has taken good care of himself over the years and is no longer as weak as he was when he was alone on the island. Not only can he walk faster than before, he can now walk even faster than before, even though he had to rely on a stick.
He walked briskly, as if something ahead was calling him faintly.
The moment he saw the blown-open gate and the ruined city wall, for some reason, his originally old and blurred vision almost shed tears.
He had seen this scene before, but where and why?
He saw many strangers fighting outside. The nearest one raised his sword and was about to stab the women and children.
It's a familiar scene again.
He forgot who he had seen die by the sword, but he recognized that the person who was about to die by the sword was the woman who had been very kind to him.
So, the tree stick reached out and steadily took the sword that was about to hurt his wife who was so kind to him.
"Grandpa Lu, run away!"
Run away quickly?
Grandpa Lu tilted his white-haired head.
So familiar!
In his memory, who was it that told him to run away?
Run away...
Run away, run away...
who?
Run away!
...General...run away!
General, run away!
General Qiao, run away!
His heart suddenly warmed up, and the chaos that had been hidden in his eyes for many years gradually dissipated, and his dark eyes slowly bloomed with brilliance!
"Escape? Where to escape?"
Yi Shi had no idea where this old guy came from. He looked crazy, but he actually dared to stand in front of him to stop him. He was simply courting death.
But the sword in his hand became heavier and heavier, and could not penetrate the person he wanted to kill.
Yi Shi angrily changed his target, drew back his sword, and slashed at Grandpa Lu: "I'll kill you first, you damn old lunatic!"
"Grandpa Lu!"
Gu Ran was horrified, watching as Grandpa Lu was about to be struck by a sword. However, unexpectedly, when the villain pounced on him, Grandpa Lu swung the stick in his hand and actually blocked the sword.
Gu Ran was shocked.
Yes, she almost forgot that Liu Niang had been seriously injured by Grandpa Lu before.
Grandpa Lu’s skills are also quite good.
But, can he deal with the most evil thief in the world?
"Oh, you still have some strength left in you. Unfortunately, your resistance is futile!" Yi Shi mocked.
Grandpa Lu uttered a hoarse sound, closed his mouth, and then spoke again, his voice hoarsely uttering two words: "Old man? Useless?"
"Oh, do you think that with your old body that has already been buried in the yellow earth, you can defeat me?"
"I..." Grandpa Lu looked at Yi Shi: "I also want to try..."
Is Lian Po old?
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