Chapter 59 Early Morning

The breath of the night is dark and special, with its unique sound, and the mountains seem to have turned into shadows of giant beasts, lying around us in an ambush.

After five days of defense, Xujiabao finally reached his limit.

Although the elders of the Xu family had already tried their best when building the Xu family fort, they never thought that their descendants would encounter such a scene now.

With the joint efforts of the four major horse thieves in Taia County, there were more than 5,000 people, and there were five peak masters on the tenth level of internal strength and more than ten masters on the nineth level of internal strength.

This huge force is absolutely impossible for any aristocratic family in Taicang County to resist.

Five days, five days, led by He Wude and Xu Yinjie, all the core children of the He, Xu and Cheng families took turns to fight, almost everyone was injured, and they all became embarrassed.

During these five days, they had no idea how many attacks from horse thieves had repelled. Now under Xujiabao, the corpses of horse thieves have reached an astonishing nearly a thousand. Among these nearly a thousand horse thieves, there are actually many powerful people with seven or eight levels of internal strength, and even two masters with nine levels of internal strength. Such heavy losses have shocked and angered many horse thieves leaders, but they have also strengthened their determination to slaughter Xujiabao.

At this moment, everyone in Xujia Fort knew that as long as Xujia Fort was captured by horse thieves, even one person could not escape his life.

"ah……"

A shrill scream came from the city. The sound was very far away in the quiet night sky, but the people around seemed to have not heard it at all, and even their eyes were too lazy to float towards here.

Xu Yinjie patted his hand gently, and his thin cheeks were deeply sunk. In this dark night, it was as terrifying as a ghost. Wherever he walked, the children of the three families stood up their chests, and the eyes of the old man who looked like a dry bamboo pole were filled with admiration and gratitude.

On that night, the seventh horse thief who sneaked into the city was discovered and killed by him. If the old man had not been patrolling the city himself for no effort, they would have been afraid that their defense line would have been broken.

However, looking at these three children fighting in blood, Xu Yinjie felt extremely heavy in his heart.

His eyes fell on the city wall, where there were already several gaps. Even with the power of the three families, they could not make up for these gaps.

These horse thieves came too suddenly, and their strength was too strong.

"Brother Xu, you killed another one, but there is one more result than my battle yesterday."

An old voice came from the other direction, and He Wude walked over with great strides. Behind him, Mr. Cheng Ningsheng followed with a smile.

It seemed that the place he was walking was not a city covered in blood after several days of attack and defense, but the beautiful back garden of his Cheng family.

After seeing his smile, the young disciples and servants from the three families were filled with energy. It seemed that the fatigue in the past few days had also been eliminated.

Xu Yinjie nodded to them, and the three of them walked to a city in tacit understanding. Xu Yinjie waved his hand and the few people who were guarding here immediately bowed deeply and left quickly.

Although there are only three old people here, they are undoubtedly the most powerful force in Taicang County.

If a horse thief wants to break in from this direction at this moment, then he will undoubtedly be seeking death.

People in the distance looked at them, and there was a huge torch beside them. The light shone on Cheng Ningsheng's face, and the smile made everyone see clearly.

However, the smile on Cheng Ningsheng's face did not change, but the words in his mouth lowered their voices and were not funny at all: "Brother Xu, it seems that the situation is a bit wrong tonight."

"Yes, I also feel that they have started to assemble their troops below."

Xu Yinjie said coldly. The old man had no expression on his face, but no one would find it strange, because everyone knows that Mr. Xu is practicing dead wood skills. It is appropriate to have no expression on his face. If he also imitates Mr. Cheng Ningsheng and shows a smile, it will make people feel that the sky is about to collapse.

He Wude sighed lightly, his back was straight. After more than eighty years of wind and rain, he was full of energy and was no different from some young men.

"If we read it right, they should have launched a general attack tomorrow morning." His eyes fell to the collapsed places and said, "I'm afraid this time, I really can't stop it."

Although Xu Yinjie and Cheng Ningsheng did not speak, their eyes showed a look of agreement.

Cheng Ningsheng suddenly said, "Brother He, Brother Xu, I have a suggestion, what do you think?"

"You said." He Wude said in a deep voice.

"This time, our three major families in Taicang County are probably doomed. However, we cannot be really extinct like this. If you don't object, I want to gather the most outstanding third-generation children in the family. When the horse thieves launch an attack, let He Quanyi, Xu Xiangci and my family's family Yun take them out of the siege and walk the back mountain path to strive to escape from the heavens."

Even when Cheng Ningsheng said these words, his face still smiled, which made people calm.

"Why choose them?" Xu Yinjie said dissatisfiedly: "Let Xiangqian replace Xiangci."

"No." Cheng Ningsheng said decisively: "I know your mood and I also know the first person in the second generation of Xu Xiangqian's Xu family. But because of this, if you let Xu Xiangqian do this, it will undoubtedly attract attention and block the only possibility of the third generation's children's escape."

"Brother Cheng is right. If you want to send out the most potential and promising people among the third generation of children, then not only can we not leave, but we must also stay in the former nephew." He Wude sighed and said.

Cheng Ningsheng smiled and said, "It's a pity that if your ancestors of the Xu family can come back, then let alone four horse thieves, even ten horse thieves, we don't need to worry."

An indescribable light flashed in Xu Yinjie's eyes, as if he was a little regretful and a little annoyed.

"Brother Cheng, why are you talking about these things now?" He paused and asked, "Have you all selected the candidates?"

"Okay." Cheng Ningsheng said: "I picked seven of them. In this battle, my hands were covered with blood. I had a good mentality and should have a future for development. I feel more at ease to entrust the future of the Cheng family to their hands."

He Wude shrugged his shoulders slightly and said, "Our He family is rare. After receiving the news this time, those who have less than six levels of internal strength have long been allowed to hide in the mountains and forests. The only ones who came with me are Quan Ming, Quan Yi and Yi Hai, Yi Xuan. We discussed it. Quan Ming took Yi Hai and Yi Xuan to try to break through. Quan Ming and I stayed."

Xu Yinjie's face changed slightly, and he suddenly said, "Your proposal is very good, but I think it's better to have some changes."

He Wude and the others looked at each other, and at the same time showed a hint of confusion. Could this old man have any other wonderful ideas? This is very different from his usual personality.

Xu Yinjie's voice became increasingly low, and even the two people who were close to him had to concentrate and calm down in order to hear clearly.

"Tomorrow, I will stay alone, you will all leave."

He Wude and Cheng Ningsheng rolled their eyes at the same time, and Cheng Ningsheng said dissatisfiedly: "Don't joke anymore. If we leave you alone and we leave with great momentum, then I promise that we can't escape alone."

A strange look appeared in Xu Yinjie's eyes and said, "Two, there is one thing you don't know. In our Xujia Castle, there is a secret road that leads directly to the back mountain. This secret road has existed since the day the fort was built, but it has never been used in the past hundred years."

The eyes of He Wude and Cheng Ningsheng suddenly showed a light of surprise intersection.

Since there is such a secret path, although it is impossible to send all the people in the castle away, there is no problem sending those core members out.

Xu Yinjie continued: "Tomorrow morning, these thieves will probably launch a general attack. You can hurry up and count the number of people quickly, and you will leave."

Cheng Ningsheng hesitated for a moment and said, "Where are you, won't you go with us?"

Xu Yinjie smiled hoarsely. He did not answer this sentence. He just sighed with a self-deprecating sigh and said, "The three of us are known as the three major families in Taicang County, but compared with others, they are nothing. Hehe, Taicang County and Taicang County are too small and too weak."

He Wude and his two faces also looked ugly.

Indeed, the three of them joined forces and could be said to have condensed more than half of the force in Taicang County. But not to mention that compared with the entire Taia County, even if it is only compared with the four largest horse thieves in Taia County, it is all inferior.

This fact is indeed difficult to accept, so He Wude and his two faces naturally became a little unkind.

"I won't say so much." Xu Yinjie sighed and said, "Let's go back separately and send all the potential children in their families away. Don't be stingy. Leaving the hope of life to them is far better than dying here. And I believe that after this disaster, those young people will definitely rise again, so that the names of our three families will resound in Taicang County, and even Linlang County."

"Where are you? Are you really not going to leave?" Cheng Ningsheng asked suddenly.

Xu Yinjie looked around the castle, and there was too much reluctance in his eyes: "This is my home. I was born here and died, and I have to bury it here. Moreover, I must give an explanation to all those who depend on the Xu family." He lowered his eyes and said, "For authentic things, Xiangqian knows. After you choose a good candidate, go find Xiangqian, and he will take you away."

What these three people talked about were the core children of the three families. As for the servants and diners, they did not mention them a word. Even the women in Xujiabao did not care about Xu Yinjie.

Obviously, in their minds, it is enough to send out the core children of the three families safely.

He Wude glanced at him deeply, then turned around and left.

Cheng Ningsheng took a few steps back, but suddenly stopped and said, "Yin Jie, you won't blame me for leading those people here."

Xu Yinjie smiled slightly and said, "Brother-in-law, the four largest horse thieves in Tai'a County have joined forces. Do you think their goal is really just the county town? Even if you and He Wude don't come, they will shovel the He family and Xujiabao into flat ground. If not, how could they go for a free trip?"

Cheng Ningsheng smiled in silence, stopped talking, but slowly walked off the city wall.

As the figure flashed, a man walked out of the darkness. It was Xu Xiangqian, the most outstanding among the second generation of the Xu family.

"Dad, why did you tell them about the secret story?"

Xu Yinjie shook his head slightly and said, "Walking forward, you must remember that Taicang County is our foundation. The forces here can never be in a vacuum. We can make the He family and the Cheng family the leader of the aristocratic families in Taicang County, and we can tolerate it and submit to them. But you must remember that as long as there is a slight possibility, don't let outsiders gain a foothold here."

Xu Xiangqian's face moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but Xu Yinjie shook his head and said, "I know what you mean. If a second He Wude appears in the county, then he will do everything possible to make him a native of Taicang County and let him truly regard this place as his hometown. Do you remember?"

Xu Xiangqian finally lowered his head and said, "Yes, I remember."

"Well, this time, Xujia Fort is bound to be doomed. After you lead everyone out, you immediately ask your ancestors for help. Although Xujia Fort is destroyed, if the ancestors are willing to take action, then let alone build another Xujia Fort, even if it is two or three, it is easy to build." Xu Yinjie's voice was low and powerful: "This is a good opportunity, and perhaps the only opportunity, you must seize it."

Xu Xiangqian responded heavily and suddenly said, "Dad, are you really not going to leave?"

"Nonsense." Xu Yinjie raised his eyebrows and said, "This is my home. Anyone who wants to invade my home will have to pay enough price."

Although his words were dull, they had an unquestionable persistence.

Xu Xiangqian held his fists tightly. He knew that countless pairs of eyes were staring at him at this moment, and he would never show any clues. If someone guessed that the core members of the three families were planning to leave the fort and flee, then it would be guaranteed that the people in the fort would no longer have any fighting spirit.

As long as the horse thief outside charges, it will be enough to kill everyone.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Xiangqian turned and left. He stepped out step by step, but his heart was filled with sadness because he knew that this would be his last meeting with his old father.

Under the city wall, a group of horse thieves were carefully patrolling the battlefield. Anyone who wanted to leave the fort would be intercepted and ruthlessly killed.

A slender but cold-faced middle-aged man locked in Xujiabao under the night sky with his gaze like a poisonous snake.

This person is Zhong Wei, the leader of the wolf-toothed one among the four horse thieves. Although he looks only over forty years old, his real age is already over sixty.

Among the four major horse thieves in Taia County, they are all heroes over 60 years old, and are also famous ten-level masters. However, there are two ten-level masters among the Red Troubles. In terms of strength alone, they are indeed a slight distance higher than the rest of the horse thieves.

After getting the invitation from the Red Turban Steal, Zhongwei thought about it over and over again, and finally agreed.

In addition to taking this opportunity to get a share of benefits, he also has the idea of ​​not wanting to offend the Red Treasure.

After all, even among the ten-level internal strength masters, there is a difference between strength and weakness. And he Zhongwei is undoubtedly the weakest among the five.

This time I went to Taicang County, everything went smoothly, but no one expected that after easily conquering the county town, I encountered this hard bone in Xujiabao.

In contrast, the county town was like a mud-stuffed wall, and it fell down as soon as it was pushed.

Facing the tall city wall of Xujiabao, even the master of horse thieves, it took a full five days to lose nearly a thousand people before opening several gaps to the city wall.

However, these gaps are enough.
To be continued...