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The sun set in the west and finally fell into the mountains.

In late autumn, as soon as the sun sets, the sky will soon get dark. On the official roads outside the city, those who had done a day's business and hurried home before closing, as well as those who were out to collect firewood, hunting, fishing, and coal, and those who were working and rushing to work, also took advantage of the light of day to speed up their pace and hurry up.

Wang Wu took a step out of the city in advance, and on the ten-mile road between Penglai City and Shuizhai, he finally chose the ambush site in a place called Toad Slope. Toad Slope is the only hillside on this ten-mile flat land. Legend has it that there was once a nest of toad spirits entrenched here, causing a scourge. Later, a man with magical powers passed by and cast a spell to turn the toad essence into stone. Below this rocky slope is the official road leading to the seaside water village in Penglai City, and on the other side of the official road is a water flow that is not more than ten zhang wide, and the water dry river is shallow only knee-deep after autumn.

Toad Slope was the only suitable place for ambush that Wang Wu had found, and it was also the most ideal place for ambush. The rocky slope on the left is just right for the Tibetans, and the river on the right is not deep, but it is also good for the other side to escape in the event of an ambush. The official road in the middle, which is only more than a zhang wide, is a wonderful ambush location. After choosing the ambush site, Wang Chong immediately quietly returned to the north of the city to find Xiaoshi and a few people.

Xiaoshi and they have already smuggled two large carts of weapons here, the original plan was to do it in the city, and they were also worried that they didn't know how to send the longbows, feathers, arrows, spears and other weapons on the car into the city. Now Wang Zhong said that he didn't need to enter the city, but went to the toad slope five miles outside the city to do it, and the news was too good.

They did not act immediately, but waited a while, and when they saw that it was much darker, and when the pedestrians on the road were finally gone, they began to pile up some more hay on the carriage to cover up, and then seven or eight people changed into ordinary clothes and hurried to the toad slope.

Li Jing has been staying in the city, and many people have come to him to talk about things, and he really can't leave it. Second, he didn't want to leave too early, he deliberately stood in a conspicuous place and talked about people who came, so that others could see that he was here, so that when he left at the end of the day, others would be unlikely to think that he had anything to do with the assassination. While chatting, Li Jing kept paying attention to Feng Yanqing's uncle and nephew. Until it got dark, most of the civil and military officials who had gathered together on the occasion of Yu Xuan's departure had eaten enough, drunk enough, and chatted enough, and their faces were red and drunk. Local officials returned home, as did officers from nearby barracks. The guests from the following counties and other states and counties all came from afar, and they all chose a mansion opened by those officials and wealthy people in Penglai City.

Feng Yanqing finally finished talking with an official in Haizhou at this time, and called Feng Liang to walk outside. The Feng family coachman, who was waiting outside the restaurant, immediately pulled the carriage and rushed over. Feng Yanqing's uncle and nephew each got into their own carriage and went away under the escort of twenty family members.

Li Jing also hurriedly pretended to be too drunk, got rid of the accosting of a captain of the Longshan battalion beside him, and Lin Wei pretended to caress him and left. As soon as he left the restaurant and turned a corner, Li Jing immediately became energetic and stood up straight without the slightest drunkenness.

"Why didn't Feng Yanqing go to the north of the city, but to the Fengfu in the east of the city?" Li Jing looked at the carriage of the Feng family, his face was anxious.

"Maybe it's going to change clothes and take a shower or something, let's do it as planned. Erlang has already sent someone over, saying that he has chosen the toad slope, and the guys have already brought it over. Lin Wei whispered, his tone was also full of excitement.

At this point, Li Jing could only pray that everything would go well, he and Lin Wei first entered an alley, and on a carriage that had been parked in the alley, they each changed their clothes and changed into a set of very ordinary clothes. Then he got in a carriage and mixed in the crowd and went out of the north gate.

The last bright color of heaven and earth had faded, and it was dark all around, and a full moon had just risen, bringing a silvery glimmer to the night.

Looking around, the surrounding slopes and stones of different sizes, under the moonlight of the night, are really hazy and look like huge toads lying on the side of the road. There are no trees on these slopes, only a few low bushes and weeds, but they are best hidden from people.

The gravel dirt road of the official road below the slope was white and conspicuous in the moonlight. On the right side of the road, the water of the small river is sparkling and bright.

Li Jing stood on a slightly higher dirt slope, staring into the west with his eyes wide open, all the time staring closely in the direction of the west. It's just that the moon is already on the willow tops at this time, but the people he is waiting for still haven't moved.

He couldn't help but be secretly anxious in his heart, to kill Feng Yanqing's uncle and nephew today is the best opportunity. The time is right, and the location is favorable. Today happens to be looking at the sun, a bright moon is in the sky, and you don't even need to hit a torch when you are ambushed, and you don't have to worry that the other party will escape by night. Moreover, there is a good ambush location like Toad Slope, and the two are combined, as long as the other party appears, the success rate is extremely high. But once you miss this opportunity today, it will be difficult to find an opportunity like today next time.

The night breeze blew, carrying a wet and cold breath to the face, and the fog was raised.

Time gradually passed, and Li Jing's heart was hanging higher and higher, and he gradually became a little disappointed and impatient after the end.

Behind him, behind the dirt slopes, there were more than 30 people, all of whom were Li Jing, Lin Wei, Lin Wu, Wang Chong, and Xiao Shi, who had each chosen to bring the letter to the brothers. For these people, Li Jing had promised before coming that after he returned, each of them would be rewarded with twenty silks, and there would be thirty silks after the deed, and if they performed well, they would be rewarded even more. These people are all from the left, and the vast majority of them are from the left team. They are not only Li Jing's subordinates, but also all of them from Qingning Township, Wendeng County, and Li Jing's fellow villagers.

"Fourth brother, why don't I go to the city to see it myself?" Lin Wei saw that Li Jing was gradually a little breathless, and hurriedly said loudly. Li Jing thought about it, and shook his head after the most reluctance. He rubbed his hand on the rhinoceros horn bow, and his mood slowly calmed down. "The city gate must have been closed, but if Feng Liang comes to close the city gate, he won't be able to stop him. If he doesn't come, it's useless for you to go again. Besides, we've already sent three people to investigate, so let's wait for news. ”

What Li Jing was wearing at this time was not the set of mountain armor given to him by the old village chief Wang, but the set of vermilion lacquer red mountain armor that was taken from Feng Liang that day, with phoenix wings. Although the set of armor given to him by the old village chief is a family heirloom, it is not well maintained after all, and it is slightly insufficient in terms of appearance and quality with the set of armor made by the famous family in terms of material creation. Li Jing didn't care how beautiful the appearance of the armor was, but he wouldn't ignore the higher defensive power of the armor that sealed it. The armor had been damaged by Li Jing's arrows, but the craftsmen in the army had already repaired it. The advantage of the mountain character armor is that his miswoven armor strip is not visible at all after repairing, and even that place is better than the original defense. Putting on this suit of armor and putting on a long crimson silk cloak, Li Jing looked more and more heroic.

The seven-foot sword had been unsheathed and inserted on the dirt slope, and there was a horizontal knife hanging from his waist, and a three-inch dagger was still tied to his leg. In addition, the well-handed crossbow that had been snatched from Feng Liang had also been put aside. Li Jing's own family heirloom rhino horn bow had also been connected to the bowstring at this time, and there were three kinds of arrows each with twenty arrows stuck in front of him.

On his left and right, there were Lin Wei, Wang Chong, etc., all of whom stood solemnly with their swords, holding Changshuo and Changshu in one hand. Even Zhang Hong carried a two-pound horizontal knife and held it in his hand out of the sheath. Further back, there were twenty people, including Little Rock. At this time, each of them also wore horizontal swords, scaly armor, and bows and spears on their backs.

In addition to these people, behind the dirt slope dozens of paces in front were the ten brothers who were selected by Wang Wu, who was once a cavalry officer of the Shence Army. Eleven horses lay beside them. This team is the second team in Li Jingji's plan. Once the ambush began, they did not immediately invest, but waited for Li Jing and them to ambush and disrupt the Feng family's escort first, and then they rode horses to attack and chase them, ensuring that no one would slip through the net.

Including Li Jing, a total of 37 people participated in the ambush. However, at this time, in addition to the five officers Li Jing, Lin Wei, Lin Wu, Wang Chong, and Zhang Hong, there were only eight Xiaoshi who knew the internal situation. The other twenty-four people actually only vaguely knew that they were going to do a big thing with General Li, but they didn't know what the specific big thing was. What I know is that Captain Li can pick them, that is because he looks up to them, and the heavy reward of fifty silk horses makes them have no idea of refusing at all. What's more, anyway, it was Captain Li who took the lead, and Captain Li was not only their top boss, but also a fellow countryman. Moreover, Captain Li is still a protégé of Assassin Shi, no matter what, it will not be wrong to follow him.

Although the frost and mist in the night hit the body, it was a little cold and biting, but when they thought that they would have fifty horses of silk when they returned, everyone's hearts were on fire. Even during the time that Li Jing was anxiously waiting, they were thinking more about whether they should buy some white rice and wheat first after having this big money, or go to the building in Xicheng to eat flower wine and see these women who couldn't walk at a glance.

The moon rose higher and higher, but there was still no movement. Li Jing let out a long sigh and said to Lin Wei: "It seems that the surname Feng will not come today, let's pack up and go back to the camp." Although it is a little late to return to the camp now, it can still be barely explained, and if it is late, it will not be easy to round the field. ”

"Wait a little longer." Lin Wei said a little unwillingly, he was more worried that this time he pulled out dozens of people at once, but he didn't get things done, so it was hard to guarantee that no one would inadvertently reveal the matter. At that time, it will be difficult to assassinate Feng Yanqing like this.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded in the silent night, from far and near. In the night, the three knights were hurrying over, and Li Jing and the others hurriedly looked over and saw that it was the three brothers who had been sent before.

"How?" Before Li Jing could get closer, he had already taken the initiative to run forward.

"Coming, coming, Feng Yanqing's uncle and nephew just left the city gate, two carriages, two coachmen and twenty family members, all of whom are from the day."