Volume 1 In the Countryside Chapter 51: Rescued the Wrong Person...
The dozen or so people brought by Ding Hai did not expect that when they first appeared, they fell under the surveillance of many sharp eyes in the surrounding bamboo houses.
Therefore, when they watched Ding Hai enter Qingfeng Xulai Hall and concluded that people would definitely tease the young men and women in a cruel way like a cat catching a mouse, they immediately split into three groups, each with seven people, and rushed straight to the three nearby bamboo houses.
Even if the guards of the wealthy families were somewhat capable, they were able to win in the end as they were good at precise coordination. Moreover, they were only planning to raid these three places and get some hostages first.
However, no one expected that the first group would break into an empty house, with no one there at all.
As the second group entered, they heard screams, followed by the sounds of various weapons colliding and clashing.
The first group returned empty-handed, and the third group, who were still waiting for an opportunity at the door of their target bamboo house, felt suspicious. When they found that the second group was blocked, they immediately gave up their goal and retreated. When they heard Ding Hai's roar coming from Qingfeng Xulai Hall, they had already joined their companions who returned empty-handed, and immediately turned around and rushed straight to Qingfeng Xulai Hall.
But at this moment, they saw a man rushing to the door like a ghost, lifting the bamboo curtain and shooting an arrow into the inside, then suddenly turned around, walked down the stairs, and faced them coldly.
Although he only had a short bow with no arrow in his hand, the young and expressionless boy seemed like a brave general who could stand alone against ten thousand enemies, and he unknowingly brought great pressure to others.
Seeing that the situation was not right, someone immediately blew a bamboo whistle, hoping to notify their companions at the entrance of the bamboo forest. The rest of the people relied on their numbers and surrounded the young man with the short bow.
Almost in an instant, with two almost simultaneous sounds of bowstrings, the two soldiers who were in the front immediately fell to the ground. The others did not even see the shooting action before they found their companions falling. They were horrified for a moment, thinking that the young man had drawn the bow and shot someone in an instant, and they hurriedly moved away.
However, when he saw someone fall to the ground after being shot by an arrow, a hint of surprise also flashed in Ah Liu's eyes, but he saw the opportunity very quickly, and quickly strung the two arrows in his right hand, and raised his hand to shoot two more arrows.
Two arrows shot down two people. He threw away the short bow in his hand, flipped his right wrist, and pulled out a short spear from behind.
It was called a short spear, but in fact it was only an arm's length, but Ah Liu was very good at using it, stabbing, piercing, or blocking. However, the spear shadows flew everywhere, and the soldiers could not break through his defense at all. Seeing that Ah Liu was guarding the steps of Qingfeng Xulai Hall by himself, the soldiers became impatient and immediately separated two people to draw their swords to cut the thick bamboo poles supporting the bamboo house.
When all their previous plans failed, they could only hope to divide the enemy's heart with this.
However, Ah Liu, with a fierce look in his eyes, did not go forward to stop them. Almost when the two men were about to chop the bamboo pole with their steel knives, two black shadows suddenly rolled out from under the high platform of the bamboo house. They were Zhu Hong and another guard from the Duke of Zhao's mansion. The two men killed the two unprepared soldiers with their swords, and then the other four guards who had been ambushed below also rushed out.
The rebel soldiers who were fighting desperately saw that more than a dozen people suddenly rushed out from several nearby bamboo houses, while Ding Hai who entered Qingfeng Xulai Hall did not move at all, and their formation was thrown into chaos.
In the chaos of the battle, with someone being the first to throw down his weapon in despair, shouting that he was only forced to obey the rebellion, the rest of the people, except for one who committed suicide in a rage, finally surrendered their weapons after realizing that there was no way out.
"Miss, those rebel troops outside have surrendered!" Until this time, Zhan Jin and Liu Yin, who had been hiding behind the bamboo curtain and watching for what was going on, started shouting.
Zhu Ying was surprised and delighted, and rushed to the door. When she opened the bamboo curtain and saw the scene of the great victory, her face suddenly showed a red glow of joy. After rushing out a few steps, she shouted without looking back: "A Shou, come and see, we won!"
Zhang Shou was just one step slower. When he came out, he saw Ah Liu covered in blood and a short bow on the ground. He thought he was injured, so he shouted. When someone came up with a short spear in hand, he was about to ask a question, but Ah Liu said in a flat voice: "I didn't shoot the first two arrows. They were shot in the back. When I was facing them, there must be someone helping me secretly."
Zhu Ying was slightly startled when she heard what Ah Liu said, but what she didn't expect was that Zhang Shou actually stepped in front of her and asked loudly, "Who is the master who is so righteous? Can you show yourself?"
If he was a villager, he would not be hiding in the dark until now; if he was a guard, now is a good opportunity for him to show off his achievements; this kind of guy who seems to be a friend rather than an enemy, but actually has an unknown origin, is the most troublesome!
Zhu Ying saw Zhang Shou standing in front of her, and thought about how when Ding Hai asked to see her, she had clearly stood up to answer the door, but it was Zhang Shou who got there before her. She felt extremely happy.
She admired a gentleman with extraordinary demeanor and outstanding character, not a handsome man with poor conduct and no responsibility. She had seen Zhang Shou's talent, eloquence and quick wit, and today she had seen his courage!
Seeing that no one responded, she stepped forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Zhang Shou. She had put away the short knife in her right hand, but said with a smile: "A Shou, since he is unwilling to show himself, we should just treat him as a passing knight who does good deeds without leaving his name. He won't help us on the one hand and hurt us on the other hand, right?"
"That's hard to say."
Zhang Shou laughed and felt much more relaxed. Ah Liu also went down two steps, as if he was going to discuss with Zhu Hong and others how to deal with the captives. But almost at the moment when everyone was completely relaxed, Zhang Shou suddenly heard a sharp string sound, and in a flash, he even had time to come up with a ridiculous idea.
Does this count as his bad mouth?
But his actions were faster than his thoughts. He almost subconsciously rushed towards Zhu Ying.
However, when he actually performed the heroic acts shown in movies and TV dramas, where people can even save children from under a speeding car in critical moments, he became very embarrassed.
He directly threw Zhu Ying to the ground, but he only threw her to the ground. He was not able to roll out with the beauty in his arms. The two of them bumped into the newly repaired railing in front of the platform of the bamboo house, and then stopped...
In this predicament where he couldn't hide or dodge, he was just regretting that he had done nothing wrong when someone suddenly landed on the railing and blocked the two of them with a spear. Even without looking up at his face, he could recognize that it was Ah Liu from the familiar pants and shoes and socks. But the next thing Ah Liu said made him completely stunned.
"Master, the arrow just now was not aimed at the young lady, but at you."
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Is there a crack in the ground? Give me one so I can crawl in. It turns out I saved the wrong person!
Zhang Shou roared in his heart. He would rather sacrifice himself to save others and get hit by an arrow because of his clumsy movements than be so embarrassed!
Who is so short-sighted as to shoot an arrow at a country boy like me?
Zhu Ying clearly saw that Zhang Shou, who was struggling to get up, had his usually handsome face flushed red, like a cooked shrimp. Even though she had just gasped because of the pain in her waist, she couldn't help but burst into laughter at this moment, pounding the ground with her fists.
After laughing, she ignored Zhan Jin and Liu Yin who hurried over to support her, and reached out to grab Zhang Shou's arm, not caring that she was laughing so hard that tears came out: "In that situation, everyone would think that the arrow was aimed at me. I didn't expect that you, Shou, were so agile..."
Stop praising me... I just hope everyone forgets what just happened!
Zhang Shou wanted to cover his face with his hands, but what he wanted more was to catch the damned assassin and cut him into pieces. As if God heard his silent curse, another voice came from the night.
"It's worth it that I have been guarding here for so many days, and I actually caught a cunning guy!"
Almost at the same time as she heard the voice, Zhu Ying shouted with a smile on her face: "Uncle Hua!"
