Ma Zhou did not break his promise, not because he was honest, but because he was frightened.

He wrapped his hands around the hem of his drooping garment, the blood making the cloth darker, and fled all the way back to the village.

When the villagers along the way saw him in such an embarrassed appearance, they were vigilant, and they all stopped working, some quietly slipped back to the village, and some stopped at a loss. Others were curious and wanted to go to the other side of the river to have a look, but they were frightened by Ma Zhou's appearance and wandered around the bridge.

Ma Zhou quickly broke into the manor surrounded by farmhouses in the village, and the servants in the manor were shocked when they saw his appearance, daring to believe that Ma Zhou, who had always loved cleanliness, would be so sloppy. When Ma Zhou got closer, he saw the blood stains on Ma Zhou's body, and his face changed again and again.

The guards in the manor ran out and surrounded Ma Zhou, and the leader of the guards shouted, "Steward Ma, are you okay?"

"I almost died, why are you okay?" Ma Zhou shouted angrily: "What are you still doing in a daze, come and help me." ”

The two guards pinched their noses and endured the stench to help Ma Zhou, and Ma Zhou shouted anxiously: "Take me to see the master." ”

The horseman had not yet gotten up, and he was sleeping soundly with his concubine in his arms.

The hurried knock on the door woke him up, making him frown, and he didn't want to pay attention to it, but when he heard Ma Zhou's anxious shouts outside the door, he still kicked the concubine awake.

The concubine was full of grievances, put on her clothes, got out of bed and went to open the door. As soon as he opened the door, he smelled a foul smell, and immediately frowned, pinched his nose and hurriedly retreated.

Ma Yuanwai was shocked: "Ma Zhou, why do you look like this?"

"Master, it's not good!"

Ma Zhou cried and was about to pounce, but Ma Yuan was even more panicked, pinching his nose and screaming: "Get out, don't get close to Master Ben." ”

Ma Zhou couldn't retreat, so he had to kneel on the ground and shouted: "Master, that Ma Dagong is back, he killed a lot of people, fortunately I ran fast, otherwise I wouldn't have come back, you see, his fingers were shot off by him." ”

"What, Ma Dagong is back?" Ma Yuanwai jumped up at once, and his fat body was scurrying around.

"Hurry up, master, that Ma Dagong threatened to expose the master. ”

"Hmph, everyone has stolen goods, he thinks other people will believe him?" Although he said this, Ma Yuanwai panicked, and with the help of the concubine, he hurriedly put his clothes on his body, and asked while putting them on: "Where is Ma Dagong now." ”

"In the fields on the other side of the river, he was so fierce that all the people working in the fields died, and there was only one river away, and no one found out. I was almost killed in the past, and I don't know when he crossed the river. ”

"So, the untouchables didn't know he was coming?"

"Yes!"

Ma Yuanwai breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Ma Quan." ”

"Sir, I'm here. The leader of the guards hurriedly agreed.

"Call your brethren. ”

Ma Quan was startled, hurriedly said "no", and then hurriedly turned around and went out.

Ma Yuanwai said to Ma Zhou: "Go and tell your subordinates to take good care of those untouchables, and don't let them cross the river." ”

"Yes!"

The horse crew got dressed outside, and Ma Quan also came back, carrying several large boxes with a dozen people.

The concubine was thrown out, and there were only a dozen men left in the house.

The horse took out the key, inserted it into a book in the bookcase, and after twisting it, let the two men step forward and help him push the bookcase open.

Behind the bookcase, there was a large box, and Ma Quan and his men hurriedly helped carry the box out.

A chest was opened, revealing a pair of iron armor. Several other chests were also opened, containing several pairs of leather armor inlaid with iron blades on animal skins, as well as several crossbows and shields.

In Da Zhou, it is not illegal to carry a sword with you, and in some places, even if you carry a gun and walk on the street with a swagger, as long as you hide the head of the gun, it is also not illegal.

But there are two things that are absolutely forbidden, and that is crossbow and armor.

Once discovered by the government and taken seriously, a small landlord like Ma Yuanwai will face the extermination of his family.

So these things will never be exposed unless necessary, but today, the horse crew took it out, which shows the importance attached to this matter.

The horsemen wore iron armor outside, and the armor was very heavy, which was reassuring. Some of Ma Quan and his men put on leather armor inlaid with iron leaves and held shields, and some of them picked up crossbows and carefully wiped off the oil on them.

Then, each of them put a wide cloak on the outside, covering the crossbow in the armor hand on their bodies, and then hurried out.

It seems that there are no three hundred taels of silver here, but sometimes, because of this layer of cloak, many things have room to turn around.

Ma Yuanwai went all the way to the river, and after walking such a long way, he was already out of breath. But he still has to come, and he doesn't feel at ease if he doesn't see Ma Dagong die in front of him. On the other hand, if he doesn't come to see it in person, these guards are greedy for life and afraid of death, and they are probably unwilling to work hard.

By the bridge, Ma Zhou and his servants stood here, and a group of villagers surrounded and shouted.

"Outside the horse. Seeing that the horsemen had come out, a village woman anxiously asked, "What happened on the other side, is my man still over there?"

The horseman waved his hand impatiently, and asked the village woman to be chased away, he was now very tired, and did not have time to talk to the untouchables.

Instructed a few servants to guard the bridge, and then led the people to cross the bridge quickly.

Ma Zhou shivered and hid behind the horseman, who glanced at Ma Zhou, only when he was frightened by Ma Dagong, thinking that he would clean him up after this matter.

After crossing the river, the surrounding fields were silent, and there was not half a figure in sight.

A few guards in armor and shields walked in front, while a few guards with crossbows in the back held well-wound crossbows and aimed around.

The horseman stood in the safest position in the middle, looked around, and began to regret it in his heart.

He looked at his physical strength, and now he only felt his legs heavy and his nostrils snorting.

Suddenly, a figure flashed, and an arrow was nailed to the shield in the hand of one of the guards.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and broke out in a cold sweat, until the horseman shouted: "Kill him, whoever kills him will be rewarded." ”

The guards were excited, and chased after the figure with a howl, and the horseman opened his mouth with joy as he ran, his heavy legs rejuvenated, and he took out the sword at his waist and raised it high, and at this time he felt like a mighty general.

They chased the black shadow along Qianmo, and several guards with crossbows shot arrows one after another, and the black shadow seemed to have been hit by an arrow, staggered, almost fell to the ground, and rushed into a small forest with a rolling belt.

Seeing that the other party was injured, the guards became more and more bold and excited, and seeing that the money was about to arrive, several crossbows took the lead in rushing into the grove because of their light weight, even exceeding those who wore armor and shields.

The horseman stopped in front of the woods, crossed his hands on his hips and gasped for a moment, and then walked slowly into the woods.

Hearing the sound of fighting in the woods, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.

Ma Dagong, dare to fight with me...... Wait a minute!

The horseman's outer pupils contracted, and a dozen of his guards fell to the ground without saying a word, while a dozen strong men in armor were staring at him, and then he was knocked to the ground by one of the strong men without the ability to resist.

I only heard the strong man say to himself: "Dog, what kind of crossbow are you getting, the strength is so poor, I was almost bounced off by Lao Tzu's armor, and I was scared that Lao Tzu broke out in a cold sweat." ”

The horseman looked confused, and his brain went blank: "What's the situation?"