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Chapter 540 Outside the chess game, in the chess game ([-])

Chapter 532 Out of the chess game, in the chess game ([-])

On New Year's Eve, the imperial capital of Great Xia, Bianliang City.

Snowflakes fell loosely from the air, falling on trees, eaves, the ground, and pedestrians passing by in a hurry.

For the people of Daxia, the New Year’s Eve is a time for reunion, so there are not many people to be seen on the originally busy streets at this time. Even if there are people, they are just in a hurry. Reunite with family at home.

A little bit of candlelight shines from the windows of every house, as if gathering the warm blessings of all the families, so that the guards who are still patrolling and guarding the safety of Bianliang can feel a little warmth.

The soldiers who were assigned to patrol and guard the city gates on New Year's Eve also felt a little uncomfortable. After all, at this time when every family was reunited, they were outside in the company of cold wind and snow. It was very unpleasant to think about it. However, stimulated by Lin Xiaoyao's triple salary for promoting reforms, they still accepted this task seriously. After all, in this era, except for those corrupt officials, the vast majority of people are very real and get paid. Not working is a shameful thing.

"Hey, tonight is destined to be a difficult night!" A guard who guarded the east gate of Bianliang City tightened his collar, patted the snowflakes on his body, and said with a sigh.

"Who says it's not! It's the New Year's Eve, who likes to do this! And today is the New Year's Eve, who would make trouble so inconspicuously? I haven't encountered any trouble since I guarded this Bianliang City. Yes! So we should really let us go back to reunite with our family tonight..."

The guard beside him shook the scimitar in his hand, letting Xue Hua fall from the scabbard, and said in agreement.

"That's right! Nothing will happen at all, and there are three armies in the capital guarding Bianliang, so we really have nothing to do!" The man continued.

"Swish"

At this moment, the sound of footsteps trampling on the snow suddenly came, and they quickly looked sideways, only to see about two hundred soldiers in armor walking towards here, just as they wondered which team they belonged to. When they were on their way, they heard the leader of the soldiers take out a token with two large characters written on it: Tianxiong!
"We are members of the Tianxiong Army. His Highness King Yan thought that you have worked hard for many days and tonight is New Year's Eve, so he ordered us to take over the responsibility of guarding the east gate for you. You can leave!"

There was no expression on the leader's face, and his tone was very indifferent, but the guards at the east gate didn't think much about it. After all, people in the three armies were very proud, and it was reasonable to behave like this.

"Really? Then thank you brothers!"

The two people who had just spoken were overjoyed when they heard that Tianxiong Junma was going to take over their jobs. For them, being able to go back and reunite with their families was the happiest thing for them.

"Don't talk nonsense, leave quickly!"

The team leader waved his hands impatiently and said, he didn't give them any good looks at all.

"Okay, let's go right away, right away!"

The gatekeepers didn't think it was a stick, and hurriedly said with a smile, and then saw them wave their hands back, and after summoning more than [-] imperial guards who had been guarding the city gate, they told the Tianxiong army to take over them, and then Let them leave together.

"and many more!"

A small lieutenant of the Forbidden Army guarding the city gate suddenly stopped everyone who was eager to leave, and walked up to the leader of the Tianxiong Army, and asked suspiciously: "You want to take over us, but do you have the documents from the Forbidden Army's yamen?"

"This order was issued by His Royal Highness King Yan, what documents are needed!" The leader said with a cold look, obviously displeased.

"Yes, the emperor is not here, His Royal Highness King Yan is the biggest, he will do whatever he says, so let's go." Others also urged.

Unexpectedly, the captain shook his head, and only heard him say: "Guarding the city gate is not a trivial matter, you must follow the regulations. If there are no documents, please fill in the documents so that we can hand over to you."

"Oh, Captain Captain, it's freezing cold, and it's still New Year's Eve. Nothing will happen, so let's go! It's a big deal to take over early tomorrow morning!"

"Yes, my wife is still waiting for me at home..."

"that is……"

Facing the complaints from his subordinates, the captain still has no intention of changing it. Perhaps he is really a very rigid person who must follow the rules in everything he does. Or, he...has a premonition...

"Are you going to leave in front of me?"

The leader of the Tianxiong Army suddenly burst into laughter, his eyes flashed coldly, and his tone became joking.

"Don't go!"

"In this case……"

The leader of the Tianxiong Army suddenly raised his left hand, while his right hand was placed on the saber at his waist, he saw a flash of killing intent in his eyes, and said indifferently: "Then you...don't leave It's..."

Just when the leader of the Tianxiong Army said this, the sergeants of the Tianxiong Army suddenly pulled out their weapons and stabbed at the still bewildered Forbidden Army at the fastest speed. The Imperial Army didn't resist at all, and they didn't even know why the Tianxiong Army would kill them, so they died in the hands of the Tianxiong Army.

The captain of the Forbidden Army discovered the abnormality of the Tianxiong Army earlier than these ordinary Forbidden Army, but he was weak after all, and his martial arts were not as good as the leader of the Tianxiong Army. A sword pierced into the heart...

"Drink...drink..."

The captain, who didn't even know his name, only felt a sweetness in his throat and a pain in his heart. Before he could think about what happened, his body fell backwards uncontrollably.

When he was dying, he seemed to see his wife and children by the candlestick at home, preparing a delicious New Year's Eve dinner, waiting for him to go back, but he... never went back...

He used his last strength and stretched his hand to the sky, as if he had touched the cheeks of his wife and children. It felt a little warm, huh?It was still a little wet, it turned out to be my own blood...

Immediately, his eyes lost their last look, and his body fell stiffly to the ground, splashing some snowflakes on the ground.

The snow was still falling, covering the bodies of these guards, as if they were afraid of them being cold, covering them with a layer of white quilts to remove the darkness of the world...

Li Xun wiped the blood-stained sword with the captain's clothes, and then put the sword back into the scabbard with an expressionless expression. Without looking at the captain lying on the ground, he walked directly to the east city gate. On top of the city wall, he said in a deep voice: "Give me orders, build bonfires, send signals..."

(End of this chapter)