C300 The Road to Gold

The burly man stared at the broken sword in his hand, and his facial expression changed dramatically. When he saw Xue Kang's sword strike, he knew that Xue Kang was an expert, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Xue Kang took the silver taels from the burly man's hand and threw them to the girl who sold the skill class. He said, "Next time you compete with someone, it's best not to act rashly. "

The girl looked at the broken short knife and could not help but say disappointedly, "So it turns out that the treasured knife that I thought was only so-so. "

The market was still bustling with noise and excitement. All the businesses were doing very well. When they arrived at the Tian Feng Bar, Zhu Lei and Zhu Yan had been waiting there for a long time.

Xue Kang and the others found a place to sit down and ordered some food and wine. When they had almost finished eating, they stood up and left. The Zhu brothers followed behind them tacitly and found an inn to stay in, one in front and one behind.

It was late into the night when the Zhu brothers came to Xue Kang's room. Hua Lingyan and Lee Jingyun were also there. Zhu Lei handed a letter to Xue Kang and said, "It seems like this task isn't easy. "

Xue Kang took the letter and opened it. After reading it, he nodded and said. "It does not seem to be easy. "

Hua Lingyan took the letter and read it. She could not help but exclaim, "One million taels of gold? Isn't this too much?"

Zhu Lei smiled and said, "This time, Lee Boheng asked us to do this matter. It is really a hot potato. "

"So much gold. I wonder how many people are thinking about it. " Hua Lingyan seemed to be afraid of the amount of gold.

Lee Jingyun smiled. "Fortunately, the journey is not far. "

Hua Lingyan said, "800 miles of journey. With so many carriages, it is very difficult to walk 80 miles a day. "

Lee Jingyun said, "Ten days is also enough. "

Hua Lingyan asked Zhu Lei, "When will we leave?"

Zhu Lei replied, "According to Mr Yuen, we will leave tomorrow morning at dawn. Lee Boheng and the rest will send a hundred axemen to go with us. "

Xue Kang smiled bitterly and said, "One million gold taels for a hundred axemen. I don't know if Mr Yuen is too assured of us, or if he doesn't take this one million gold taels seriously. "

Indeed, one million gold taels for a hundred axemen was indeed a little too little. One should know that this one million gold taels would cost fifty carriages even if they were to be loaded into a carriage. Moreover, they were all pulled by fat and robust yellow horses.

The next morning, fifty carriages filled with gold walked on the road of Yangguan in a grand manner. Behind the horses were a few empty carriages and spare horses. Xue Kang and the others each rode a horse. Although it was only 800 miles, it was still a long and arduous journey.

After walking a few miles, they saw a group of people by the road. Hua Lingyan and a few others had seen one of them before. It was the girl from the trade market.

It seemed like some of them were injured. The blood stains on the leg of one of the elders were clear. It could be seen that when she saw a carriage approaching, the girl immediately ran forward. When she saw that it was Xue Kang and the others, she said happily, "So it's you guys. We've met at the market. "

Lee Jingyun pulled his horse and said, "Why are you here?"

The woman said, "We are going to another town. Unfortunately, Third Uncle's leg was injured by a broken branch. I hope everyone can go well and let us follow along so that we can take care of each other. "

Lee Jingyun and the others looked at each other. I looked at you. In the end, it was Hua Lingyan who said, "In that case, let's go together. "

The horse carriage moved very slowly and the troupe of the art sellers sat in the spare horse carriage. The woman was very curious. What were so many horse carriages carrying? She asked Lee Jingyun, "What kind of valuable treasures are in the carriage?"

Lee Jingyun thought for a while and replied, "We don't know either. These are the darts that others bet on. "

The woman said, "There are so many carriages. They must be filled with treasures. " Seeing that Lee Jingyun did not respond, she said again, "My name is Liao Qingqiu. I am from the Relief State. "

Lee Jingyun replied, "My name is Lee Jingyun. "

It was getting late. Xue Kang and the others wanted to find a place to sleep, but there was no one around, so they could only sleep in the same place.

Smoke curled up from the kitchen, and a bonfire was burning. Hua Lingyan was roasting a chicken. These were all prepared beforehand, so they put it on the fire and roasted it. It was just for the sake of heating up.

Suddenly, there was a commotion, and the axemen stood up one after another. The weapons in their hands were tightly held in their hands, but they were only waiting for two people. Two strong men. Xue Kang recognized them at a glance. They were the two people who sold swords in the market. Just as he was about to greet them, he saw one of them pull out the sword in his hand. He stabbed the sword into the ground and shouted, "If anyone can give my brother 300 taels of silver, My brother's two lives will be his"

Everyone was puzzled by their actions. Xue Kang went forward and asked, "Aren't you the two people from the market?"

When the brawny man saw Xue Kang, he immediately knelt down and said, "Please save my master. "

"Your master?" Xue Kang was confused. He did not know why, so he asked, "Where is your master?"

One of the strong men cried, "My name is Dou Dayong, and my brother's name is Dou Erbiao. My master was infected by a serious disease in a nearby cave. The doctor said that the money for the treatment was 300 taels, and my brother used all the silver taels he could get. He was penniless now and wanted to make a living in this desolate mountain range to rob houses. But I know that you have extraordinary skills, and we are no match for you. I have no choice but to come up with this plan. "

As soon as he finished speaking, many men in black jumped out from the darkness. There were three to five hundred of them, and they all wore the same clothes and were agile. Even the weapons in their hands were all swift sabers.

Then, two to three hundred strong bandits jumped out. They all wore different clothes, and there were all kinds of weapons. They were tall and short. The fat ones were thin, like a bunch of bandits in the village.

The leader of the bandits was a strong man with a face full of pockmarks. He raised his long blade and shouted, "It seems like we are rich this time. "

Two to three hundred bandits rushed forward, but the masked men in black did not move.

Hua Lingyan did not know whether it was intentional or not, but she asked the two strong men, "Are these people with you?"

The strong man quickly waved his hand and said, "My brother does not recognize these people. " Their voices were trembling and their faces were pale from fear.

The bandits were just a bunch of motley crew members. After being hit by the hundred axemen of the dart cart five times, they fled in all directions. The pockmarked face man's arm was hit by a knife, and he immediately cried for his parents and ran away.

Only then did the men in black make a move. They all took out a fire piston from their pockets. This fire piston was dipped in pine oil, then wrapped with linen. After it was lit, the smoke was thick.

The horses were frightened and neighed. They pulled the vehicles and ran back and forth. The scene was a mess.

Hua Lingyan was experienced and shouted at Xue Kang, "Quickly go and cut the rope around the carriage. "

Xue Kang and the others did not care much. They raised their swords and slashed, cutting off the rope of the entire carriage. The yellow horse was cut off and became a wild horse that was out of control. It ran with all its might and disappeared into the night. The carriage full of gold was twisted and turned, and it stayed behind.

Xue Kang and Lee Jingyun saw this and pulled out their swords and swords. They rushed into the crowd of people in black and started fighting.

This group of black clothed people did not have outstanding martial arts. In the blink of an eye, dozens of people had lost their lives. Even so, the rest of the black clothed people did not panic. They maintained their formation in an orderly manner.