In the middle of winter, it was already completely dark. In the boundless night, outside the gate of Fusi Prison in Jinyi Weibei Town, a man dressed in night clothes, covered in black veil, and only revealing a pair of shining eyes, holding a long sword, sneered at the guards at the door.

Since the establishment of Jinyiwei, no one has dared to break into the edict, not even anyone who has such a mind. Therefore, although the edict prison is heavily guarded, the guards on duty here are very idle, chatting and mixing all day long.

At this time, an uninvited guest suddenly appeared, and all the guards were stunned for a while, and for a few seconds, although they did not react, they all stood on the spot.

It was still the brocade-clothed Wei Qianhu who was the first to come back to his senses, and couldn't help but be furious: "Where did you come from! Take it for me! ”

Before the words fell, he only felt a flower in front of him, and the night walker in front of him had lost his trace. Qianhu was startled, thinking that he had bumped into a ghost, so he quickly rubbed his eyes and took a closer look.

But he suddenly felt a huge pain in his chest, and when he looked down, the tip of a long sword had come out of his chest!

It turned out that between the lightning and flint, the night walker had already used his swift and incoherent body to go around his back and stab him with a sword!

It was only at this point that the guards reacted, drew their swords one after another, and shouted, "There are assassins!" ”

That night, the pedestrian stabbed a thousand households to death with a sword, and even more without stopping, he mercilessly launched an attack on more than a dozen guards at the door.

The guards thought that they would be able to trap the Assassins. Unexpectedly, this man was as cunning as a loach, and the tip of his sword was about to stab him, but he could always twist his body suddenly, get out from a seemingly impossible angle, and then stab the old guard to death with a sword. Moreover, every sword is stabbed in the throat.

In an instant, seven or eight guards were lying at the gate of the prison. But when the door opened, the brocade guards inside had already been alarmed, and I don't know how many guards were rushing here from the courtyard like a tide. Someone even rang the big gong for emergency reporting, and the piercing and tight gong sound spread far away in the darkness, and even Beizhen Fusi, who was two streets away, could be heard clearly.

That night, the pedestrians saw that there were more and more guards, but they were not afraid, and they actually walked around the three carts of Zhu Youzhen and his party, and played a game of cat and mouse with the guards. One moment he jumped on the roof of the car, and the next he got under the car, like an agile swallow.

The gate was blocked by these three carts, which seemed very narrow, and although there were many guards, they could not open up and close the circle. After a while, he was stabbed down by five or six more by the man.

At this time, a deputy Qianhu who was on duty in the lobby of the edict prison also rushed over, and when he saw that the cart pulling dung was in the way, he shouted angrily: "Those few leaning feet, hurry up and get out of the way for me!" ”

Zhu Youzhen and the others had been pretending to be afraid to avoid just now, but seeing this opportunity, they hurriedly pushed into the cart and walked out. And the guards who were on duty at the gate just now, except for more than half of them, were all fighting with that person, where could they still take care of them.

This is Zhu Youzhen's plan B: Yan Ling plays the assassin, and when everyone is blocked from leaving the edict gate, he forcibly breaks into the edict prison and creates chaos, so that Zhu Youzhen can escape!

Out of the gate, several Tengxiang right guards saw that the guards of the Jinyi Guard were gathering more and more, and people from the Beizhen Fusi in the distance also began to rush here, and asked Zhu Youzhen nervously: "What should I do now?" ”

Zhu Youzhen only said two words: "Hurry up!" ”

So a group of people pushed three carts, picked up secluded alleys, turned around and left, and finally left the Imperial Prison and disappeared into the countless streets and alleys of Jingshi.

And at this time, the night walker, that is, Zhou Kui's high-level disciple Yan Ling, has been surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside, and he is impervious!

Jin Yiwei is well-trained in the end, and everyone has real kung fu under his hands, and after a short period of panic, he gradually stabilized his position. In particular, the deputy Qianhu of the command, seeing that there was only one assassin, was very determined, and he was not busy letting all the guards rush up and take down the assassin as soon as possible, but let everyone disperse a little, sealing all the ways of the assassins, and then catching turtles in an urn.

Just now, Yan Ling took advantage of the chaos to drill around in the crowd and took advantage of a lot. But now he is trapped in a big circle, with nowhere to hide, and he suddenly falls behind. He tried his best, rushing left and right for a while, but only stabbed down a few guards, and just revealed a small gap, which was immediately filled by the guards behind him.

Yan Ling struggled for a long time, but he was never able to break through the encirclement, and his heart was also in a hurry, and his whole body was soaked with sweat. But when the guards saw that his swordsmanship was strange and his moves were fatal, they didn't dare to attack desperately.

Seeing this, Deputy Qianhu sneered: "What a fierce thief! Stand back, spearmen! ”

With his order, the guards who were in the innermost layer of the encirclement and holding swords retreated outside the circle, and a long spearman who was originally waiting outside the encirclement immediately took a few steps forward, formed a circle formation, and stabbed Yan Ling inside the circle.

The so-called one inch long and one inch strong, although this sword has the characteristics of being short and light, which is conducive to hand-to-hand combat, but if it is formed by spearmen, it can no longer get close to the enemy, and it becomes a game that can only parry and cannot fight back.

Yan Ling saw the spearman step forward, and secretly complained in his heart, but his hand did not stop for a moment, waving the long sword, flashing the head of the spear that stabbed him, but slashing at the barrel behind the head of the spear. The shaft of the spear was made of hardwood, and when it was slashed by a long sword made of stainless steel, it was instantly broken in two and turned into burning sticks.

But even so, the spearmen still turned their guns into sticks and kept beckoning to Yan Ling. At this time, the guards surrounding Yan Ling had reached more than 100 people, and it was even more difficult to get out than just now. Yan Ling's strength gradually ran out, and he was in danger for a while. He knew that he would not be spared, so he suddenly looked up to the sky and said with a long smile: "The eldest husband was born between heaven and earth, and he should make a difference." Now I am buried here, I have died as I deserve, what more can I ask for! ”

At this time, Zhou Kui and Xu Xianchun got the news and hurried over from the Fusi Yamen in Beizhen.

Seeing that Yan Ling couldn't get out, Zhou Kui was anxious, and suddenly had an idea, and shouted loudly: "Catch me alive!" ”

When he shouted, the guards naturally had some scruples, and the strength and speed of their attacks slowed down compared to just now. Yan Ling was already the mother of the strong crossbow, and when she suddenly got this respite, she immediately lifted her spirits, and took the opportunity to constantly observe her surroundings, looking for a chance to escape.

At this moment, Xu Xianchun's eyes were sharp, and he suddenly found that the backyard of the edict seemed to flash a faint fire! He said in a trembling voice, "My lord... You see! ”

"The prison cell is on fire!" Zhou Kui was waiting for this moment, deliberately pretending to be panicked and shouting loudly.

All the guards were stunned, and they all turned their heads to look back.

Speaking of a fire, just in the blink of an eye, the backyard is already in flames!

Including Xu Xianchun, all the brocade guards were suddenly frightened. Dozens of prisoners were held in this prison, most of whom were officials of the imperial court. Although he has become a prisoner now, he can't guarantee that when the emperor will be able to reinstate the official with a holy decree, maybe he will have to be promoted to a higher level.

Now that this fire is together, if these prisoners are burned to death, the brocade guards will break into a catastrophe!

"Hurry up and put out the fire!" Zhou Kui pretended to be anxious, "Lord Xu, you quickly send someone to put out the fire!" Especially in Tianzi Prison, Yang Lian's felons must not be burned to death! ”

At the moment when the guards were attracted by the firelight, Yan Ling seized the opportunity and suddenly rushed out more than a dozen steps, took the sword out of his hand, and shot at Zhou Kui, who was surrounded by everyone!

"Protect your lordship!" At this time, Jinyiwei was already in a hurry, and finally shot down the flying long sword, and hurriedly "hula" and moved closer to Zhou Kui and Xu Xianchun.

Yan Ling took advantage of the temporary loosening of this encirclement, and rushed in the opposite direction like lightning, using both hands and feet, and in an instant, he had already jumped onto the high wall of the edict!

Against the backdrop of the blazing firelight, Yan Ling looked up to the sky and roared, like a god descending, majestic and murderous!

"Shoot the arrows, release the arrows!" Xu Xianchun shouted angrily.

But at this time, it was too late to release the arrows, Yan Ling had already trotted away from the encirclement at the gate of the Imperial Prison along the top of the high wall, first rushed west for a while, and then jumped off the wall and disappeared into the darkness.

When Zhou Kui saw Yan Ling escape, he suddenly came to his senses, and deliberately shouted: "Lord Xu, how do you do things!" If you don't catch the assassin for me today, I'll have to play you hard! Also, go put out the fire! ”

Xu Xianchun complained bitterly, so he had to send people to put out the fire while informing the Nine Cities Inspection Department and Shuntian Mansion to search for the assassins throughout the city.

But that day, the prison had been poured oil by Zhu Youzhen and others, and when the rope that ignited the fire burned out, a large area of oil was immediately ignited. The cell is a wooden structure, and the weather is dry at this time, and it will catch fire when it sees it, how can it be saved? For a time, the Heavenly Prison was so bright that people couldn't get close at all.

The Jinyi guards could only retreat and empty the things near the Tianzi Prison to prevent the fire from spreading to other parts of the Imperial Prison.

By the time the fire was extinguished, it was late at night. Several cells in Tianzi Prison have all been burned down, and only broken walls remain. Xu Xianchun had people rush into the fire to search carefully, but only found eight charred corpses.

Xu Xianchun knew that in addition to Yang Lian and the other six prisoners in this Tianzi prison, there were only two jailers. Eight bodies have now been found, which is a matching number. He originally wanted to secretly execute Yang Lian and others, but now this fire can be regarded as saving him trouble, and he can't help but secretly rejoice.

Zhou Kui didn't give up, and deliberately beat his chest and said, "It's all burned to death!" How to explain this to Banzai! Lord Xu, I'm afraid that both of us will have to move our heads this time! ”

Xu Xianchun had to comfort him and said, "Don't worry too much. The fire in this cell was a natural disaster, and at most the first-class military attachés of the thousand households on duty would be dismissed, even if they had been explained. ”

Zhou Kui also pretended to hang his head and said: "Lord Xu, the matter has come to this, we are grasshoppers on the same line, and no one can escape." If you and I are not implicated, adults will do it. I was in a hurry just now, and I ask you not to be surprised! ”

Xu Xianchun hurriedly said: "Where did the adults come from, the humble position frightened the adults this time, it is really a crime that deserves death!" Please also go back to your home to rest, and take care of the aftermath here! ”

Zhou Kui turned around, and finally a subtle smile appeared on his face.