Dragon Pattern Scroll·Sequel

Volume 01 Salt Coffin and Gold Pillar

24Uncle

Lin Yehuo took Xiao Liangzi and walked towards the official road. Distinguishing the sound, Huofeng felt that the carriage was getting closer and closer.

At this time, Xiao Liangzi behind him suddenly tugged on the hem of his clothes.

Huo Feng turned around, and Xiao Liangzi said to him seriously, "Turkey! He has murderous intent!"

Lin Yehuo stared at the childish-looking Xiao Liang for a while, and inadvertently raised the corners of his mouth.

Children grow up really fast, and they grow bigger in the blink of an eye. The higher your internal strength and martial arts skills are, the more you can feel murderous aura, but this feeling becomes more obvious the closer you are to danger. Now

There was still a certain distance from those killers. Xiao Liangzi could sense the hidden murderous intention of the other party by listening to his voice. This kid was really talented.

In order to avoid disturbing the situation, Lin Yehuo did not get too close, but chose a different direction. He left the forest first and waited near the official road.

From a distance, I saw a coachman driving a carriage coming this way.

It was just an ordinary carriage, and the driver was young and well-dressed.

Huo Feng frowned - it looked like it was just an ordinary person's carriage, why were there so many masters ambushing it?

Just as he was thinking about it, suddenly, the carriage driver tugged on the horse's reins. As if he heard the people in the carriage talking, the carriage slowed down and finally stopped in the middle of the road.

The driver turned around and asked the person in the car, "Master?"

Lin Yehuo heard clearly that the person in the carriage had indeed spoken just now, and asked the driver to stop and find a place to take shelter.

Just as the coachman turned back, suddenly, two killers in black rushed out from the forest and went straight for the coachman.

Soon enough, the people in the carriage jumped out, grabbed the driver off the horse, and landed on the ground, escaping the sneak attack of the two men in black.

The driver was so frightened that he sat down on the ground.

What came out of the carriage was a middle-aged uncle who was estimated to be in his fifties. He looked very majestic, but he was dressed slovenly. He had a wine gourd hanging on his waist and a sword in his hand.

The uncle waved his hand to the coachman and motioned for him to hide in the woods.

The driver ran away quickly.

The uncle drew his knife and asked the two men in black, "Why does anyone still care about my life? Isn't it the right time to ambush me? Could it be related to the murder of the Taiwei Mansion?"

Lin Yehuo looked at the uncle who looked familiar, but couldn't remember where he had seen him before, and why was he related to the lawsuit in the Taiwei Mansion?

Little Liangzi also scratched his head - oh, this uncle looks so familiar, where have I seen him before?!

At this time, several more killers came out of the forest and surrounded the uncle, and the two sides started fighting.

Xiao Liangzi kicked Lin Yehuo, who was watching the excitement, "Why don't you go help!"

Huofeng pointed at the uncle, "It's so useful, you don't need my help?"

That uncle was indeed not an ordinary person. He was so good at dancing with a knife that the group of men in black couldn't even get close to him and several of them were slashed.

Xiao Liangzi tilted his head - Ouch? The martial arts looks familiar!

At this moment, Lin Yehuo kicked Xiao Liangzi aside with his toes, reached out and took a few steps forward with the Sky-Breaking Sword, grabbed the hilt and drew the sword out of its sheath...

Almost at the same time, several more men in black came out of the woods, preparing to sneak attack the uncle.

As soon as I got behind me, I felt a heat in the back of my head. When I looked back, I saw several men in black who were so frightened that they quickly dodge, but there was no time.

A bright red fire light rushed towards them like a beast out of its cage.

As soon as the uncle turned around, he saw a blaze of fire suddenly split in two, bypassed him, and burned all the men in black around him.

The uncle turned around. Under the background of the firelight, Lin Yehuo and Xiao Liang took a clear look at his face. This face immediately reminded them of someone they knew.

"Ah!" Xiao Liangzi shouted, "How big!"

Lin Yehuo put away the Sky-Breaking Sword and walked forward. The person he "accidentally" saved was none other than Duoluo's father, Duo Qi, the Eighth Prince's original personal bodyguard.

"Xiao Liangzi?"

Duo Qi knelt down and picked up Xiao Liangzi who rushed towards him.

Xiao Liangzi patted the sparks on his clothes, checked him, and found that he was not injured, which made him feel relieved.

Lin Yehuo helped Duo Qi pick up the scabbard.

Duo Qi looked at the men in black rolling on the floor and said with a smile, "Master of Fire Phoenix Hall, you have such domineering kung fu."

Lin Yehuo also laughed, kicked away a man in black at his feet, and asked Duo Qi, "Is the old man going to Kaifeng Mansion?"

Duo Qi nodded, "Isn't that right? Yesterday, my son sent a message saying that Taiwei Cao Kui had ordered people to exterminate the family. He asked me to go to Kaifeng Mansion when I have time."

Xiao Liangzi patted Duo Qi's arm, "That means you must know something very important, sir, otherwise they wouldn't kill you and silence you."

Duo Qi amused him and nodded, "That makes sense."

As he was talking, there was the sound of horse hooves not far away. Lin Yehuo turned around and saw Zou Liang coming with a group of soldiers.

Zou Liang also saw that something must have happened ahead. The official road was smoldering, and the clothes of several men in black on the ground were on fire and rolling all over the ground. Lin Yehuo probably set people on fire.

When he arrived, Zou Liang dismounted and was stunned when he saw Duo Qi, "Godfather?"

Duo Qi waved to him, "Why don't you come to have a drink with your godfather? By the way, has Qiao Guang's wife come to Kaifeng? Let me have a look later!"

Zou Liang saw the assassins all over the place and knew what was going on. He was a little scared when he thought about it. No one expected that someone would attack the old man. Fortunately, Lin Yehuo was here, otherwise something serious would have happened.

Huofeng saw Zou Liang nodding to him, with a very grateful expression on his face. On the contrary, he felt a little embarrassed and scratched his chin - You don't have to thank me, you have to thank the Demon King. The old man is so awesome. He pinched it with his fingers.

Pointing to the west means a life.

Zou Liang went to pull off the mask of a man in black, and found that he looked familiar. After thinking about it, General Zuo's eyes became colder, "Aren't you the guards of the Taiwei Mansion?!"

Lin Yehuo was confused, "Why do the guards of the Taiwei Mansion want to assassinate your godfather?"

Zou Liang frowned and thought for a while, then he said, "It's strange, even if there are a few servants and guards in the Taiwei Mansion, it's impossible for them to be killed all the way without making any noise, let alone you guys working together to do it?!"

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Zou Liang ordered his men to trap several killers back and hand them over to Kaifeng Mansion.

Xiao Liangzi and Duo Qi got on the carriage, and Lin Yehuo climbed on Chu Qi's horse and returned to Kaifeng with Zou Liang. On the way, Huo Feng asked what was going on in the city. Zou Liang told Bai Yutang about capturing Kong Yue alive.

, Lin Yehuo was so angry that he pulled Chu Qi's horse by the tail, "Oh, Bai Laowu beat me to it, sir, I also want to deal with Kong Yue!"

Zou Hao smiled and said, "Don't you all still dislike Kong Yue?"

Huo Feng curled his lips and said, "That guy brags every day, as if he is much better than my monk. He is so shameless! This time I let Bai Laowu do it in front of everyone! It's very satisfying!"

…

In the palace, Zhao Zhen took Nangong Qin to the imperial garden, and Eunuch Chen brought out tea.

Zhao Zhen patted the stone table and motioned for Nangong Qin to sit down.

Nangong Qin looked at his uncle.

Nangong Ji was helpless. The martial arts test hadn't ended yet. In front of so many candidates, Zhao Zhen pulled Nangong Qin and left. It was inevitable that there would be random rumors among the candidates. Don't say that Zhao Zhen was partial.

Zhao Zhen looked at Nangong Ji's embarrassed expression, which was interesting, and said, "Then I am indeed biased? Your nephew is one of our own, go and see if Yihang is here."

Nangong Ji had no choice but to go out and wait for He Yihang.

Zhao Zhen picked out some snacks for Nangong Qin.

Nangong was a little surprised, Zhao Zhen seemed to know what he liked to eat.

Zhao Zhen held the tea cup and smiled, "Well, the taste is the same as Nangong's."

Nangong Qin held a teacup and drank tea.

"Did you just see that the candidate turned salty?" Zhao Zhen asked suddenly.

"Yes." Nangong Qin put down the cup and nodded.

"Do you feel something is wrong?" Zhao Zhen had already seen Nangong Ji and He Yihang walking towards the Jiuqu Bridge in the distance.

"Hmm..." Nangong Qin thought for a while and nodded, "He seems to know that he will turn into salt."

"Oh?" Zhao Zhen asked, "How do you say it?"

"I just feel," Nangong Qin said, "before the examinee disappeared, his horse's hooves were messed up."

"The horse's hooves are messed up?" Zhao Zhen muttered to himself.

Nangong Qin nodded, "Originally, we were almost running in tandem, and the horses were running at similar pace and rhythm, but just before he turned into salt, there seemed to be a tug on the reins."

Zhao Zhen looked at Nangong Qin.

Nangong said, "Shen Mao seemed hesitant to speak before. He may also feel that something is wrong."

"Shen Mao..." Zhao Zhen asked, "Didn't you ask him?"

Nangong shook his head.

"Why not ask?"

Nangong Qin muttered in a low voice, "The two salt changes happened around him, so I won't ask anymore. I'll observe them later."
To be continued...