bookrebus Chapter 259: Fake Mountain Bandits
Chapter 259: Fake Mountain Bandits
"Your Majesty, the spies have sent over some news."
Shi Bin rode over hurriedly on horseback and immediately saw Xiao Mo and a young man huddled together, looking at something.
The two of them were very close to each other, and their appearance was really ambiguous.
Shi Bin was scared to death at that moment. How come he didn't know that Xiao Mo was interested in men?
"My Lord, where is the princess?"
This is the princess's carriage. Xiao Mo is so bold that he actually brought a strange man into the princess's carriage. Isn't he afraid that the princess will hack him to death?
"The princess is right here."
Xiao Mo looked up at Shi Bin, who was shocked, and was completely confused.
"General Shi doesn't recognize me anymore."
Shi Bin only recognized Ye Jintang when she started speaking.
"It turned out to be the queen. I was scared to death. I thought the prince would be interested in men."
When he said this, Bin couldn't help but get goose bumps.
"Don't talk nonsense here. You just said that the spy sent back some news. What news?"
"I almost forgot what I was doing. There's something strange going on at Hukou Mountain ahead. There are obvious signs of human activity on the mountain. The spies walked around the mountain but didn't see any suspicious people."
"On the way back, they said they met two hunters who were hunting. They even approached them and talked to them. Although they couldn't see any problems, they always felt that something was wrong."
"I noticed that you guys have been resting in the capital for the past two years. Your brains aren't working very well anymore."
"Don't you see what time it is now? Can a hunter be in the mountains at this time? What is he hunting in the mountains?"
Shi Bin thought about it and immediately realized that hunters usually set traps in the morning and check them in the evening. How could they wander around the mountains in the afternoon? This is obviously a problem."
"There must be an ambush at Hukou Mountain. Pass the order and tell everyone to be alert. When we pass Hukou Mountain, speed up. Don't dawdle and become a target for others."
"I understand. I estimate that the number of assassins this time will not be too large. I will not take the risk of outflanking them and will confront them directly."
"Anyway, I have thunder bombs in my hand. Even if they come in large numbers, I am not afraid of a head-on attack."
Shi Bin was not only not afraid, he was even eager to try. He had only used the big thunder bomb in his hand once to test it on the mountain, and he had kept the smaller ones in his hand and was reluctant to use them.
Today we can take advantage of this opportunity to give them a big blow.
After the two men roughly explained the battle plan, Shi Bin immediately turned his horse around to gather people and asked everyone to cheer up.
Shi Bin and Xiao Mo always thought that the assassin would ambush near Hukou Mountain. After all, the terrain there is relatively steep, which is very conducive to ambush.
But Zhou Quankun was not a freeloader. He naturally knew that Xiao Mo and Shi Bin had led troops in battles and had strong reconnaissance capabilities.
When he received the news that their spies had reached Hukou Mountain, he responded immediately.
"Tianqing, take your brothers with you immediately, ride on horses and bring bows and arrows to ambush Xiao Mo in the small valley in front of Hukou Mountain."
"Yes."
Du Tianqing, dressed as a bandit, didn't say a word and took others to jump on their horses and rush towards Xiao Mo's convoy.
Zhou Quankun and his team are also elite soldiers who have undergone rigorous training, and each of them is very good at kung fu.
Leading such a large group of people to assassinate Xiao Mo, Zhou Quankun never thought that he would lose.
He stood on a small hill on horseback, watching from afar as Xiao Mo's team slowly approached him, with a sneer on his face. Today he was going to kill the former god of war of the Tian Qin Kingdom with his sword. The thought of it was exciting.
Xiao Mo and Ye Jintang, who were sitting in the carriage, had stopped talking and started paying attention to the movements around them.
They deliberately kept a distance from Xiao Mo's carriage in front of them to avoid being affected in the event of an attack.
"Our spies are so powerful, but they still haven't figured out the other party's specific actions. It seems that they are up to no good."
"Noble Consort Dehui has always had people at her disposal. This time, she will definitely send out the most powerful assassin to assassinate me."
Xiao Mo could see Hukou Mountain from afar through the carriage window.
He frowned slightly, and no one knew what he was thinking about.
Ye Jintang followed his gaze and was about to speak when suddenly an arrow streaked across the sky.
A rain of arrows flew towards the team.
"There's a sneak attack, grab your weapons."
Someone shouted loudly, and swords and arrows collided outside the carriage, making a clanging sound.
Ye Jintang immediately drew out his dagger and tried to rush out of the carriage, but was pulled back by Xiao Mo.
"Swords have no eyes. Wait until the battle is over before you get off the carriage."
No matter what time, Xiao Mo would never let Ye Jintang be in danger.
The rain of arrows had not stopped yet, and the sound of extremely dense horse hooves came from not far away.
Zhou Quankun rode on his horse and rushed over in just a few breaths.
"I advise you not to struggle in vain. It is best to surrender now. I only want your master's life. If you put down your swords now, I can still spare your life."
Zhou Quankun thought that those driving the carriage and guarding the luggage were servants, but he didn't know that in the entire team, almost all the men knew kung fu and could go into battle to kill the enemy.
And those women who looked like servants were not real servants, but guards specially prepared by Xiao Mo for Ye Jintang. Each of them knew kung fu, and if someone came to kill them, they would pick up swords to protect Ye Jintang's life.
It can be said that there is no useless person in their team.
According to Ye Jintang, they only have two masters, and they only need one or two people to serve them. The rest of the people must be able to fight. Only in this way can they arrive in Ningchuan Prefecture safely. It is safer for those who are weak and fragile to stay in the capital.
"I was wondering who it was. Turns out it was Zhou Quankun, you traitorous scum."
Shi Bin recognized Zhou Quankun, who was dressed as a bandit, at a glance. He was very calm just now, but a murderous look suddenly appeared on his face.
"General Shi, long time no see. You are still alive. I heard that you sent a lot of people south to look for Lin Ruoyu's whereabouts."
As Zhou Quankun spoke, a smug smile appeared on his face.
"You have been searching for a long time but haven't found any clues."
"I advise you not to waste your energy. I hid Lin Ruoyu. Guess where I hid her?"
Shi Bin didn't expect Zhou Quankun to say that.
No wonder he tried so hard but couldn't find Lin Ruoyu's whereabouts. It turned out that Zhou Quankun had hidden her.
But that's not right. He received the latest news that someone rescued Lin Ruoyu along the way, and it was obvious that Zhou Quankun didn't know about it.
"You betrayed General Zhou for fame and fortune, you wouldn't secretly attack the Lin family just because you couldn't get Ruoyu, would you?"
In Zhou Quankun's eyes, Shi Bin and the others must die today. He no longer hides anything and simply tells out all the disgusting things he has done.
"So what? Just because my background is not as good as yours, Lin Ruoyu has to marry you. Why? I knew Ruoyu first."
"Since I can't snatch her away, I'll destroy her. Originally, Lin Ruoyu was reduced to a slave and could have been sold to a wealthy family as a maid, but I was unwilling to do that. I only used a little trick to buy her to a brothel."
As he said this, Zhou Quankun burst into laughter.