Chapter 166

Liumai Mountain is located to the east of Hezhou County, Yongbei City. The mountains are undulating and look like six peaks from a distance, hence the name.

The terrain in the mountains is difficult and easy to attack but difficult to defend. In addition, the mountains are connected, so it is very easy for the bandits to escape to other mountains, which is why these bandits have been so arrogant for so many years.

Of course, there is also the collusion between officials and bandits.

The night is getting darker.

The mountain village is particularly lively.

The bandits are lighting bonfires, drinking, eating meat, and having a good time.

Then one of the bandits suddenly said, "Brother, do you think Lord Yu can really bring ten thousand taels of gold this time?"

At this moment, the bandit leader was holding a leg of lamb in his left hand and a wine jar in his right hand. His eyes, which were stained by wine, were a little turbid. He glanced at the man who was imprisoned in a cage not far away and sneered.

"Yu Wan'an said that all the people who came this time were Xiao Heng's men. The one whose heart was pierced by my sword, the one whose arm was chopped off by the second brother, and the one in the cage, all three are deputy generals under Xiao Heng."

Hearing this, the bandit was shocked, "Xiao Heng? Is he the young general who broke through the Turkic killing array and killed the Turkic Khan?"

The bandit leader's face was a little ugly.

Then another bandit scolded, "Why are you flattering him? You made him sound so powerful, but we still captured his deputy general!"

Hearing this, the bandit leader's expression was relieved.

He just laughed coldly, "Xiao has only three deputy generals under his command, and they were all killed by us this time. Only the one in the cage is still alive. Do you think he will be willing to pay the money?"

The bandits all felt that what their boss said made sense, "If Xiao is a smart man, he should pay the ransom! But, I'm afraid he's just a fool! He will come back to seek revenge!"

"What are you afraid of? If he comes, Lord Yu will notify us! Then, won't he come and never come back?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Then we will capture Xiao alive! Go directly to the old emperor to ask for the money!"

"Hahaha, well said! Go to the old emperor! He owes us!"

"Hahaha, drink, drink!"

The bandits continued to drink and have fun. Perhaps because they had won a victory not long ago, they were very happy recently. They didn't expect that someone would come to the mountain so soon, so they only sent a few people to guard the mountain as usual.

The terrain in the mountains is steep, and the guards are guarding one place at a time, and it is enough for them to see each other.

Xiao Heng groped his way up the mountain, and after finding one of the bandits guarding, he quietly went behind him, covered his mouth with one hand, and cut the bandit's neck with the other hand, so that the bandit did not shout until he died.

Then, he sent someone to change into the bandit's clothes, pretending to be the bandit to continue patrolling, and even waved to the bandits not far away.

Unexpectedly, they had quietly put everyone into the village.

It was past midnight, and the bandits had almost drunk enough, and they all showed drunkenness.

Xiao Heng found the cage where Jing Yan was imprisoned at a glance. Seeing that the cage was in a dark place where the fire could not reach, he took the lead to touch it.

In the cage, Jing Yan was covered in blood and flesh.

His head was drooping, and it was unknown whether he was still breathing.

Xiao Heng reached out and gently poked Jing Yan's back.

In a semi-conscious state, Jing Yan sensed someone behind him and woke up suddenly.

Then he heard Xiao Heng's voice behind him, "Are you still okay?"

The cold tone was tinged with worry.

Jing Yan immediately pulled up the corners of his mouth and smiled, and said weakly, "You won't die."

"Take it."

Through the gap in the cage, Xiao Heng stuffed a long sword into Jing Yan's hand, and then made a gesture towards the dark night.

Attack!

For a moment, the shadows in the dark surged, and the cold light flashed, and they all attacked the group of bandits.

The bandits didn't expect that they would be killed when they were drinking well, and they were a little panicked for a while.

But, after all, they were used to life and death. After hearing the bandit leader's loud shout, the panicked bandits calmed down and took out their weapons.

The battle was extremely fierce for a while.

Xiao Heng quickly circled to the front of the cage, and the long sword in his hand cut the chain on the cage.

The bandit leader over there noticed the situation here, and immediately picked up the machete beside him and chopped towards Xiao Heng.

Sensing the murderous intention behind him, Xiao Heng immediately dodged sideways, swung his long sword, and attacked the bandit leader.

What Xiao Heng didn't expect was that the martial arts of the bandit leader were not inferior to his.

For a while, he and the bandit leader fought hard.

I only saw that Jing Yan had just left the cage, and a bandit attacked him.

Fortunately, Jing Yan had a sword in his hand and barely blocked it.

However, Jing Yan had been locked in the cage for seven days, and I don't know what kind of torture he suffered. He was weak and powerless. Just this block took him three steps back before he stopped.

Seeing that the bandit was still going to go towards Jing Yan, Xiao Heng frowned, kicked the bandit leader away, and flew towards Jing Yan.

Piercing the bandit's heart with a sword, Xiao Heng looked at the shaky Jing Yan, frowned and said, "Find a safe place to hide!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the bandit leader had already attacked.

Xiao Heng didn't care about much anymore and went to meet him.

Fires shot up all around.

The bandits were caught off guard today and were not as powerful as before, but those who were skilled in martial arts were still difficult to deal with. After killing several soldiers in a row, they attacked Xiao Heng.

After a while, Xiao Heng was surrounded by four people.

The bandit leader stared at Xiao Heng with hatred, his eyes full of contempt, "Heh, Fenglangjuxu? You are worthy of it!"

In their eyes, the one who really Fenglangjuxu was the one back then!

Xiao Heng didn't know why these people looked at him with anger, but his three generals were all killed here, how could his anger be less than theirs?

He clenched his sword and the murderous aura around him almost suppressed the murderous aura of the bandits.

Even the bandit leader was shocked and immediately ordered, "Kill!"

For a moment, the four bandits attacked Xiao Heng together.

Xiao Heng did not dare to be negligent and responded carefully, but he also knew that his target today was the bandit leader!

He was the backbone of the whole group of bandits. As long as he was killed, the group of bandits would be like headless flies and fall apart!

But Xiao Heng was surrounded by several bandits and it was difficult for him to find an opportunity. Instead, he gradually showed his defeat and was killed by the bandit leader.

The long sword flashed with cold light and attacked Xiao Heng's throat.

Xiao Heng suddenly widened his eyes and saw that the long sword was about to pierce his throat, but he didn't expect that he suddenly grabbed the bandit next to him, used the force to avoid this move, turned over and swung the long sword, a blood light splashed, and the sharp long sword passed through the back of the bandit leader's neck.

"Brother!"

Several bandits exclaimed, but saw that the bandit leader suddenly fell to the ground powerlessly, blood continued to flow out of his wounds, and he died soon.

As soon as the bandit leader died, the bandits fled in all directions.

Xiao Heng was about to chase him, but he didn't expect a cry from behind, "General, be careful!"

Xiao Heng turned around and saw that Jing Yan had blocked behind him without knowing when. A long sword pierced his body, and blood was flowing down the blade.

One drop, two drops, three drops...