Chapter 47 Return without success
As soon as he jumped out of the window, there was the sound of arrows piercing the air behind him.
Not only that, but the sound of intensive crossbows and arrows was also heard from the courtyard wall outside the attic.
Shen Lian's expression changed, and then he realized the reason why Lin Zhongtian kicked the desk away.
It turned out that Mr. Tan had already set up a dragnet and mobilized hundreds of officers and soldiers to surround the Jiaofang Division.
At this moment, not only were all their people in the attic, but the outside of the attic and the walls of the courtyard were also filled with officers and soldiers holding crossbows.
Seeing the rain of arrows coming from the courtyard wall, Lin Zhongtian calmly held the girl in his arms and caught up with the desk first. He stepped heavily on the desk with his right foot and climbed up steadily, avoiding the oncoming attack. A hail of arrows flew directly out of the courtyard wall with the power of the leap.
At the same time, the tumbling desk also changed its trajectory due to this kick.
By coincidence, it hit the officers and soldiers standing on the courtyard wall.
The officers and soldiers who were hit fell backwards off the courtyard wall as if they were hit hard, and fell heavily to the ground.
One of the officers and soldiers covered the back of his severely injured head, with stars in his eyes, and stood up unsteadily. Suddenly, he was hit hard by a heavy object falling from the sky. Blood spurted out of his mouth, his eyes rolled, and he completely fainted. .
"Sorry bro."
Shen Lian couldn't help but apologize, then gritted his teeth, stood up with a long knife on the ground, and staggered forward.
After taking a few steps, seven or eight officers and soldiers rushed out from behind. They glanced at Shen Lian and rushed over with shouts.
The familiar sound of killing was heard, making Shen Lian feel dazed for a moment.
It was as if he had returned to the bloody Shura battlefield eight years ago. There were ferocious enemies everywhere, and he was an isolated and helpless boat in this sea of enemies.
Soon, the enemy's blade brought Shen Lian back to reality.
Shen Lian staggered to avoid the long knife swung in front of him, roared, and faced the enemy.
"Pfft——"
The sharp Xiuchun knife cut off the enemy's arm, and blood spattered onto Shen Lian's chest and cheeks.
Shen Lian wiped his face randomly and glared at the officers and soldiers in front of him with blood-red eyes.
"kill!"
Shen Lian roared, raised the Xiuchun knife in his hand and swung it forward.
At this moment, an arrow flew past him like lightning and hit the officer and soldier in the chest.
The rough arrow body pierced the heart of the officer and soldier, instantly dispelling all the strength in his body.
Looking at the figure lying on the ground with a face full of unwillingness, Shen Lian couldn't help but froze on the spot.
Immediately afterwards, arrows passed by him one after another, killing all the officers and soldiers one by one with precision.
Shen Lian turned around and saw Lin Zhongtian on the roof of the attic thirty steps away, holding a long bow and aiming in this direction.
Seeing him turning his head to look back, Lin Zhongtian smiled, drew his bow provocatively, then turned around and jumped off the roof.
"...Damn it."
Shen Lian gritted his teeth, held the Xiuchundao tightly, turned around and chased in the direction where Lin Zhongtian disappeared.
Things have reached the point where they are now, and he has no other way out. It's just that the road has become dark for the time being.
After turning the corner in front, Shen Lian staggered a few steps, holding on to the wall and gasping for air.
After experiencing two waves of arrows and repeated battles, Shen Lian was exhausted and bruised all over.
His left arm was hit by two arrows, and his right leg was hit by one arrow. There were seven strings shot by Lin Zhongtian stuck in his body.
If it weren't for that tenacious will to survive that supported him, he might have fallen to the ground and passed out.
"Are you okay?"
A surprised voice suddenly sounded in front of him.
Shen Lian suddenly raised his head and looked at the figure in front of him.
"Fu... Fu Qingyun!"
Shen Lian gritted his teeth and read out the name.
Although the picture in front of him was a little blurry, he still recognized the face that he would never forget.
Lin Zhongtian blinked, stretched out his hand, snapped his fingers in front of his eyes, and waved again. Seeing that his eyes were still out of focus, he immediately curled his lips and said to the people around him:
"Forget it, this guy can't hold on any longer, just go and carry him!"
"..."
Shen Lian was startled when he heard this, and then realized that there was another person beside Lin Zhongtian.
Just when he was on guard and was about to push away the man's supporting arm and take a look at the man's face, a familiar whisper completely froze him in place.
"Second brother, it's me."
Jin Yichuan's low whisper reached his ears.
Perhaps because the familiar voice removed all his guard, Shen Lian was stunned for a moment. Before he could think about why his third brother appeared next to Lin Zhongtian, the rest of his consciousness was overwhelmed by the tide of exhaustion.
Jin Yichuan reached out his hand at the right time and took the unconscious Shen Lian into his arms.
Looking at the wounds and blood on his brother's body, Jin Yichuan frowned tightly.
Lin Zhongtian turned around, picked up the unconscious girl in the corner, and said softly: "I know you have many questions, but now is not the time to talk. I will explain them one by one when we get to the hospital."
"..."
Jin Yichuan frowned, but when he heard the rapid footsteps in the distance, he nodded and followed Lin Zhongtian with Shen Lian on his back.
At the same time, in the main entrance hall of Jiaofangsi, Tan Li hurriedly walked down the stairs with a few confidants, ignoring Yingying Yanyan who was shivering in the corner of the hall, and quickly came to a eunuch and bowed respectfully. Hand over.
"Father-in-law."
"Huh? Mr. Tan, how is the situation upstairs? Have you caught the murderer from the Jie Tian Prison?"
"Back to father-in-law, the murderer... ran away."
"Ran?!"
The eunuch subconsciously raised his high-pitched voice.
Tan Li's body trembled, and he lowered his head in shame: "Father, it's not just because of my humble position that I didn't try my best. It's because the murderer was very skilled in martial arts and had experts around him to help me. Even though my humble position used a crossbow, I couldn't take him down." Down."
"...Is there really such a great master?"
"Absolutely true!"
Tan Li nodded quickly and said, "If father-in-law doesn't believe it, you can ask the officers and soldiers."
Seeing that Tan Li was telling the truth, the eunuch couldn't press him anymore. After all, with so many pairs of eyes staring at him, Tan Li wouldn't dare to lie in front of him even if he was too brave.
The eunuch glanced at Tan Li, who was hanging his head, snorted coldly, and said dissatisfied: "According to what you said, hundreds of officers and soldiers can't take him down, so in this big world, wouldn't he be able to walk sideways?"
"Not necessarily." Tan Li raised his head cautiously and said, "I have been handling cases in my humble position for decades, and I have caught countless masters of the martial arts. Some of them were even more troublesome than Fu Qingyun, but in the end, my humble position still caught them. "
"Oh?" The eunuch raised his eyebrows, "So, Master Tan already has a clue?"
"Yes, father-in-law!" Tan Li nodded quickly and said, "Although the origin of Fu Qingyun is still a mystery, I have some impressions of the master beside him. It was just that the situation was urgent and I couldn't remember it immediately. , Now that I think about it, that person seems to be the general bannerman of Zhang Ying, the director of Beizhen Prefecture, and I met him in Tianlao some time ago. "
"Jinyiwei?"
The eunuch's face became solemn and he said solemnly: "Those are the emperor's personal soldiers. Are you sure you read it correctly?"
Tan Li nodded decisively: "Absolutely sure."
The eunuch's face was gloomy and uncertain: "No wonder that murderer was able to rob the Heavenly Prison. It turned out that he planted nails in the Jinyi Guards. We will go back and report to Your Majesty that this Beizhen Fusi really needs to be cleaned up!"
After saying that, the eunuch waved his sleeves, turned around and walked towards the outside of the Jiaofang Department.
Tan Li stopped him quickly: "Father-in-law, there is one more thing..."
"What's the matter? Tell me!"
"It's nothing." Tan Li said cautiously, "It's just the Fire Gun Soldier..."
"It's too slow, isn't it?" The eunuch glanced at him and whispered, "Don't worry, our family thought wrong this time. We didn't expect that Fu Qingyun escaped so fast. Next time, our family will definitely be the first I will dispatch the fire rifle soldiers to you immediately!"
"Thank you so much, father-in-law!"
Tan Li immediately bowed respectfully and handed over his hands.