Chapter 37: Luring the Enemy
Among the dandies, there are inevitably some fools who do not know their place and act recklessly and wantonly.
However, the real playboys from aristocratic families, such as the hostages of Sijifang, these young men and women who were not valued in their own families and were sent to Gaojing to "imprison", they know how to avoid disaster and protect themselves better than anyone else.
When they are able to be unruly, they are more unruly than mad dogs.
When it's time to be honest, they are more honest than a son-in-law.
The imperial guards stationed in Fengtiaofang launched a charge towards Sijifang, which proved that some high-ranking officials in the Dayin court were anxious, angry, and even hysterical.
Therefore, the young men and women who had been as wanton and unrestrained as crazy just now, turned into elegant gentlemen and demure ladies.
The heavily armored and fully armed imperial guards were like a torrent, crossing the stone bridges on the open channels around Sijifang and rushing into Sijifang. Wherever the imperial guards passed , the young men and women hid in their own houses and closed the gates tightly.
The bell-like laughter gradually faded away.
The subtle fragrance in the air quickly faded.
The person who had just stirred up trouble in the chaos was quickly slipping away during the confusion.
On the tall buildings, the black-clad archers dropped their bows and arrows cleanly, along with their quivers and other items, and then jumped off the buildings and ran around in the streets and alleys.
In the crowd, these black-clad archers were walking quickly while taking off their black clothes.
Guards and servants were running around in all directions. The ground was littered with corpses and wounded people. The blood was dripping and had been turned into ice by the cold wind. The injured were screaming in agony. The two streets near Qifangyuan were as miserable as a battlefield.
Yinzhi sat down on the ground, holding his wound and yelling: "Imperial Physician, Imperial Physician, find me an Imperial Physician... Oh, the imperial court spends so much money every year to support a bunch of useless people like you, what's the point?"
After wailing for a few words, Yinqi showed the most basic qualities that a great prince of Yin should have. He gestured and shouted loudly: "Catch those damn assassins, catch them alive... I will personally go and talk to that old man Yu Changle. If one of them is alive, it will be a great achievement for you palace guards!"
Neat and dull footsteps were heard, and a large group of imperial guards gathered here in a hurry.
Rushing in the front were more than a thousand imperial cavalrymen.
These imperial cavalrymen were all burly men over eight feet tall, wearing heavy armor. The horses they rode were also covered in thick armor. When they galloped, the fine steel horseshoes trampled on the stone streets, constantly sending out sparks.
"Boom, boom, boom!" Several imperial cavalry generals flew into the air from their mounts and landed heavily beside Yinqi.
They hit the breastplate on their chests with their right fists. The steel palm guards collided with the breastplates, and sparks flew everywhere. Several generals lowered their heads and said in a loud voice, "Your Highness, we are late. Is Your Highness all right?"
"What a fart!" Yinqi yelled at several imperial guards: "Look at the blood on my body, look at the knife wound... Oh, who the hell is this? My butt is broken into three pieces. How can I be healed?"
"Go, arrest them, arrest them, those damned killers, assassins, catch them alive. I'm going to challenge Le Wu. Whoever can capture one alive today will be rewarded with a great merit in the army!"
Yinqi raised his head and screamed at the top of his lungs: "You bastards from all directions, listen to me. Catch those damn bastards who dare to use a knife on me. Whoever can catch the mastermind behind the scenes, I will offer a reward of 100,000... no, 200,000 strings of cash!"
Lu Yi stood on the roof of the small building and slowly pulled the spear out of the chest of an archer who died with his eyes open.
He heard about Yinqi's reward, but remained unmoved.
It was clear that there was a dark hand behind the chaos just now.
Dare to do such a thing in Sijifang.
Being able to do things like this in Sijifang.
The person behind this is extremely bold and has great resources.
He was able to send out so many assassins to target the young men and women of Sijifang, especially the prince like Yinqi. The power of the mastermind behind this must be terrifyingly powerful, and... it's terrifying to think about it.
Lu Yi would never risk his life for a great achievement or a reward of 200,000 strings of cash.
"In this life, if you want to live well, live long, and live happily, the first thing is to know yourself." Lu Yi tore off a piece of clothes from the archer's body and wiped the blood-stained gun tip bit by bit.
"All troubles are caused by trying to get ahead. Those who like to meddle in other people's affairs will die soon."
Lu Yi murmured to himself in a low voice: "The first bird to stick its head out gets shot, the first rafter to stick out gets rotted first, the tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Alas, there are so many wise sayings from the ancients, I must study them carefully and ponder them."
'call'!
A low sound of breaking through the air was heard.
A chill rushed to Lu Yi's back. Lu Yi shuddered and turned around abruptly. The steel gun in his hand turned over like a python, and with a roar of "buzz", a ball of gun flowers the size of a water tank was stirred up, and he struck hard at the six feet behind him.
A fist-sized steel ball hit the steel gun heavily .
There was a series of strange noises, and Lu Yi's wrists shook. A wave of numbness and swelling came over him. The small steel spear contained an extremely strong force, and the steel spear was bent like a bow. Lu Yi lost his balance and took a step back, breaking a large piece of tiles on the roof of the small building.
"Bang!"
Tiedan was shot down to the ground by Lu Yi, and a hole the size of a bowl and more than a foot deep was created on the frozen ground of the courtyard.
Lu Yi looked in the direction where Tiedan was attacking.
Across the twenty-meter-wide courtyard below, in the shadow of the angle between the opposite courtyard wall and a parapet, a tall and skinny man in black was peeking around.
Seeing Lu Yi shoot the iron gall off with one shot, the man cursed in a low voice: "You little bastard!"
Pointing fiercely at Lu Yi, the man flipped over like a raccoon and rolled down the wall silently, disappearing into the dimly lit street corner behind the wall.
Lu Yi was stunned for a moment, then he raised his spear with both hands, leaped into the air, crossed the courtyard in one step, and landed on the wall where the man in black had been.
Lu Yi jumped down from the wall and chased in the direction the man in black fled.
Only he himself knew clearly that the person who had just attacked him with Iron Gall was not the same as those archers and killers - those archers and killers were killing randomly without any purpose, while the man in black just now was obviously coming for him.
His target of sneak attack was Lu Yi.
Moreover, the curse he whispered to Lu Yi was full of strong personal emotions.
Lu Yi would not provoke those archers and killers for the sake of merit and reward.
But he will never let go of someone who is strongly hostile to him.
He could see that the other party was trying to set a trap and lure the enemy deeper... Lu Yu didn't know how he had offended this person. But because he didn't know, he wanted to find out.
For possible risks.
In Lu Yi's mind, the spiritual light was rippling slightly, and he intuitively realized that this trip was not very risky.
With invisible wind entwining under his feet, Lu Yi still had some confidence in his ability to escape and save his life. Especially now that Sijifang was full of people from the government, as long as the other party could not kill him with one blow, what was he afraid of?
After falling to the ground and out of sight from the surrounding tall buildings, Lu Yi's speed suddenly increased by more than twice. He took a few big steps and saw the man in black at the street corner ahead.
He got a light blue gown from somewhere and put it on, and was walking quickly with his sleeves fluttering.
There was a flickering fire ahead, and a team of imperial guards rushed over with torches in hand.
The man in black immediately turned around and walked into an alley on the side of the road.
Lu Yi strode forward and almost followed the other person into the room.
A group of imperial guards in front shouted in unison, "Who are you?" An imperial guard officer immediately scolded them sternly, "Are you blind? Those are palace guards' mad dogs. Why are you provoking them? It's bad luck!"
Lu Yi heard it clearly and couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
He quickened his pace again, flying forward almost without touching the ground. His toes just lightly touched the ground, and he rushed forward more than ten feet like a whirlwind.
The black-clothed man in front seemed to be very familiar with the alleys of Sijifang. He took Lu Yi and ran quickly. After turning several turns, they got away from the area of Qifangyuan that had just caught fire. After half a cup of tea, they came to the back alley between the two large courtyards.
It's remote and deserted here.
The alley is about 12 feet wide, with two back doors on the left and right, and a pair of red lanterns hanging on each door wall.
The man in black stopped here, turned around slowly, and chuckled: "A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. You are really brave. You actually chased me all the way?"
"Actually, I feel a little guilty." Lu Yi smiled and shook the steel gun in his hand: "But I am more petty. For those who want to harm me, I always have to find out who they are, otherwise, I won't be able to sleep well at night."
The door on the left hand side of the man in black opened. With the harsh sound of door hinges rubbing against each other, a burly man who was nine feet one twelve inches tall and as strong as a bear strode out.
"It was me who wanted to kill you. Now, you know who I am."
The burly man had a full beard and a dark face that looked like cast iron. In the middle of winter, he wore a black suit with centipede buttons, a pair of bell-bottom trousers, and a six-inch wide cowhide belt around his waist.
The big man deliberately unbuttoned the top few buttons of his shirt, leaving his collar open, revealing most of his dark flesh.
In the light of the four red lanterns on the two back doors, the muscles on the big man's exposed chest were bulging, and the muscle lines under the skin were clearly visible like steel wires. Thick blood vessels floated on the skin, twisting with his movements, which was very scary.
Lu Yu took a deep breath.
