noffsinger Chapter 397 We've caught them! We still have to kill them!
Chapter 397 We've caught them! We still have to kill them!
It's too late, it's faster than that!
As Hei Yi suddenly pushed the door open, Wang Xiaoman quickly wrapped a few rotten leaves in her tattered cloth and "whoosh"ed them out of the hole!
Hei Yi strode into the kitchen, looked up sharply at the hole in the roof, and shouted, "Thief! Grab your weapons!"
As expected, everyone in the courtyard heard a sound coming from the roof.
Several black figures quickly jumped onto the roof, scaring Wang Xiaoman so much that he turned and ran!
"Liu Zi, run!"
Liu Zi was squatting on the roof tiles when Wang Xiaoman pulled him away and ran!
Wang Xiaoman grabbed Liu Zi's wrist and pulled him forward, but his feet didn't stop. With a "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh," several tiles were stomped on by his feet and turned into hidden weapons, heading straight for the faces of the people behind him.
Several people hurriedly dodged, the tiles missed their target and fell to the ground with a few crisp crashes.
The noise woke Da Niu, who rubbed his eyes, yawned, and opened the door. "Dad, what's wrong?"
Lin Xi, holding a bowl, was nervously watching the roof from the eaves when she was suddenly called out. She shuddered and quickly pushed Da Niu back into the house. "Da Niu, are you sleepwalking? Go back to sleep!"
"Oh……"
Da Niu, puzzled, yawned and lay back down on the bed, falling asleep instantly.
Seeing that he was fast asleep, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Da Niu knows martial arts; if he were to climb onto the roof and tear off the tiles, neither he nor Meng Li could stop him.
On the rooftop, the two fought with five thugs, gradually losing ground.
Gao Mengli was shocked.
Although the five black men were "pig butchers," their moves were ruthless and deadly, without any unnecessary flourishes; they were all aimed at taking lives.
The two men, from their initial caution to their later desperate actions, seemed to have come not with the intention of killing anyone.
Could it be a spy from the imperial court?
Gao Mengli narrowed her eyes and ordered in a deep voice, "Capture them alive!"
"Yes!"
The five black figures nodded in unison!
However, Dark Rain Pavilion has always been known for taking lives without sparing them, so capturing them alive is much more difficult; even six horses wouldn't be enough to catch them alive.
Especially the short man in black.
Just as she was about to grab his sleeve, he suddenly twisted his arm, and her shoulder slumped down as if it had no bones.
The wrist that was just barely able to be grasped suddenly became thinner, and it slipped right through his fingers!
"what?"
Hei Yi was stunned for a moment.
Before he could react, the short man had already taken advantage of the opening, crouching and spinning around like an eel to get behind him.
"Move! Move!"
Wang Xiaoman was as slippery as an eel; he was impossible to catch!
Upon seeing each other, Pang Dahai and Zhen Xiaoxi quickly put down their bowls, picked up their swords, and flew up to the roof to provide support!
With the addition of the two, the battle situation instantly turned around.
"Don't linger! Run east!" Wang Xiaoman roared, gripping his dagger in front of him to block Pang Dahai's fatal sword strike. But he couldn't escape; he was surrounded and knocked down in the courtyard.
Liu Zi, who had already run out of the safe zone, turned around and shouted, "Brother Man!"
He could have escaped, but he turned back!
"Go, hurry up and go!"
Wang Xiaoman coughed up blood and shouted angrily.
What are you doing back here? Let's go!
Liu Zi wouldn't listen. He grabbed the gleaming short knife at his waist and rushed back in three steps.
"Shhhhh!"
Three swords were placed across Liu Zi's neck as he landed.
With a clang, the dagger in Liu Zi's hand fell to the ground.
"Brother Man, we'll go together, we'll die together, and in the next life, we'll still be brothers!"
Liu Zi, his eyes red, knelt down on the ground.
"Ah!"
Gao Mengli sneered and walked up to the two men. "You two seem to have a deep brotherly bond. Tell me, who sent you?"
Wang Xiaoman struggled to sit up, staring at Gao Mengli, and sneered, "Do with me as you please!"
There's no way you'll get the whereabouts of the other brothers out of him!
Gao Mengli stared at the masked man in black before her, her eyes filled with resentment. With a gesture, she commanded, "Kill them all! Leave no one alive!"
Wang Xiaoman and Liu Zi closed their eyes tightly, feeling only regret for their brother.
Tonight, they can't go back.
"Wait!"
At this moment, Pang Dahai suddenly shouted anxiously.
At first, he felt the voice was familiar, and he mentally went through hundreds of people.
Finally, he recognized the owner of the voice—his sworn brother, Wang Xiaoman, who was skilled in bone-shrinking techniques!
This shout made Wang Xiaoman and Liu Zi, who had their eyes closed, open them.
The two of them turned their heads sharply to look at the huge sea beside them. By the dim light of the fire, they could see the man's face clearly, and their bodies trembled.
"Big brother!"
"Alliance leader!"
Pang Dahai was shocked and quickly stepped forward, tearing off Wang Xiaoman's face mask!
"It really is you guys!"
Everyone present was shocked.
Gao Mengli made a gesture, and the men in black uniforms sheathed their swords and stood back behind her.
"Brother! We've been looking for you for so long!"
Wang Xiaoman coughed up blood, but still managed to hug Pang Dahai tightly and burst into tears.
Pang Dahai quickly pushed his head away, grimacing as he backed away, "Ouch, get away from me, your blood is on me!"
"know?"
Upon seeing this, Gao Mengli felt reassured.
Zhen Xiaoxi wiped her eyes, both sad and amused, "Sister-in-law, this is my husband's sworn brother, Wang Xiaoman, and the one next to him should be his little follower, Liu Zi."
Last time, Du Hao told us that the two of them had been recruited by the imperial court and had followed the new leader to surrender to the court…
"Chuanchuanchuan!"
Before Zhen Xiaoxi could finish speaking, several black swords were drawn again and placed against the three people who were on the ground, embracing and weeping.
Zhen Xiaoxi: "..."
Pang Dahai: "!!!"
Pang Dahai was taken aback, then quickly pushed the sword away from his neck and chuckled, "Hei Yi, you've got the wrong person!"
Gao Mengli stepped forward, scanning Wang Xiaoman and Liu Zi back and forth. "Brother Pang, don't blame me for being ruthless, but since they work for the imperial court, they can't be allowed to live!"
If the old emperor moves the capital and the grain tax of the entire Ling'an Prefecture is not handed over by the end of autumn, then war will break out at any moment.
Preparations are still underway, and it will be at the latest by January. During this period, she cannot allow this scout to return alive, lest the war be brought forward!
Pang Dahai knew Gao Mengli's concerns, and could only glance at Wang Xiaoman with sorrow, closing his eyes in reluctance but having to "sacrifice family for the greater good": "Xiaoman, don't blame your elder brother for being heartless... Rest in peace, your elder brother will give you a proper burial and burn paper money for you..."
"Big brother...big brother?"
Wang Xiaoman was shocked, not understanding why his suddenly recognized older brother wanted to kill him!
Zhen Xiaoxi wiped away a tear from the corner of her eye, "Xiaoman, don't blame us for being heartless. The problem is that you're working for the imperial court..."
If I become rich and powerful, I will never forget it.
They wanted to enjoy a life of luxury with their brothers, but due to differing stances, they had to make a sacrifice!
Gao Mengli knew the two were upset, so she patted Zhen Xiaoxi on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Hei Yi and the others are used to slaughtering pigs, they definitely won't let them suffer. They'll make sure it's a fatal blow, very satisfying!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaoman trembled violently.
No, they just stole some swill, and his older brother wanted to kill them??
Gao Mengli gave her a look and said, "Make your move!"