Chapter 350: Assassination
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Lai was finally found, and when he was found, he was lying unconscious on the bank of the moat outside the palace, nearly drowning in the water of the river that did not rise because the snow melted. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Info found him by a brother from the Flying Sparrow Camp, who couldn't believe his eyes when he brought the unconscious Alai ashore.
The brother of the Flying Sparrow Camp immediately told his companion the news, and when the news reached Zhao Kuangyin's ears, he was anxiously moving around the house like an ant on a hot pot. When he received the news, he immediately galloped out. Walking with him was none other than Ling Tianyun, who had not slept that night.
Although he had not slept all night, Ling Tianyun's state would not show any signs of exhaustion, but would be incomparably full of energy, which was related to his sleepless nights and frenzied cultivation. The surging true qi made him feel palpitations, so he could only use the night to frantically run the Mahayana true qi in his body, and after a night, the violent true qi completely calmed down. He breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart, and his cold and gorgeous face began to slowly turn into the melting snowflakes, and there was only a hazy shadow in his mind.
It wasn't that Ling Tianyun didn't have any ripple-like emotions for Dugu Aoxue, but it was that the Mahayana exercises he practiced made his spiritual platform clearer and made his martial arts path more firm. That shadow was not completely diluted, nor was it erased from the bottom of his heart, but he hid it in the deepest part of his heart.
Lai was leaning against a bamboo chair in the courtyard, his complexion was languishing, and although he did not have any scars on his body, he felt as if he had a serious illness. And Zhao Kuangyin and Ling Tianyun galloped over, they hurriedly entered the courtyard and saw a sluggish Alai.
It wasn't the first time Lao Li had seen Ling Tianyun, he knew that there were absolutely extraordinary people who could come here with his boss. If you can come here, there will be no one else but your own people. He saw Zhao Kuangyin and Ling Tianyun striding in from the door, so he hurriedly greeted them.
"How's he doing?" As soon as Zhao Kuangyin entered the door, he asked Lao Li, who was walking in a hurry, but his eyes fell on the body of Alai, who was sluggish. Seeing that his breath was just a little sluggish, but he couldn't see any traces of serious injuries, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, what he wanted to know most was why Alai disappeared the night before, and why he was knocked unconscious and thrown on the edge of the moat outside the palace wall.
Ah Lai moved his mouth, his eyes showed a little confusion, and he didn't know what to say. It's all his brothers, but what happened to him that day doesn't come out, and the graceful figure in his heart has always been deeply engraved in his mind. For her, he was willing to do anything, but for her, he wanted to betray his brother, and his heart hurt like a knife.
The situation of that day is still vivid, the old man Feng Taishi, who was once admired by himself, and the two important pillars of the country and the ministers of the court who he has been able to look up to silently, sat at the same table with him. And the purpose is to understand Chai Rong's every move through him, and to tightly control the Flying Bird Camp through him, which is tantamount to betraying his brother and betraying his boss.
However, after two nights, he knew that it was not a dream, it was a real thing, and the woman who had haunted him in his dreams finally appeared in front of his eyes. Two nights of lingering let him enjoy the best time in the world, but after these two nights, he will face an extremely difficult choice, on the one hand, the woman he has been looking for, once he thought she was no longer alive. But fate often played a big joke on him and made him meet him again, but he had to pay a greater price, which he couldn't help but be silent in his heart.
"You just need to say that you have met a Khitan spy, and the others believe that you are better than the old decay." The cold light in the old man's eyes made him shudder, he didn't expect that this former important minister of the country was an old fox who was the most hidden, and the tips he gave him before must have a purpose. But he didn't understand why Taishi Feng chose himself, why he didn't choose other brothers.
"Because you are the most inconspicuous, only the most inconspicuous person can not be taken seriously, and you can easily lurk and complete your tasks more smoothly. The first task is to find out the origin of the black-clothed young man next to Zhao Xiang'er, and then I will send someone to find you. ”
Ah Lai remembered the unquestioning gaze of Taishi Feng, as well as his hidden poisonous light, and he knew that as long as he dared to say a word, he would immediately disappear from this world. What kind of person is Taishi Feng, who is playing with the important ministers and pillars of these four generations of dynasties, and the aura of his body that is not angry and powerful makes him deeply afraid. What's more, he also has a handle that he holds tightly in his hand, and that is Feng'er. A woman who was buried the deepest but unforgettable by him, his dead heart began to show signs of recovery, but unexpectedly fell into the abyss again.
In the end, Alai still didn't tell the whole story, he just made up a flawless lie to explain to his boss and brothers. He wasn't good at lying, but years of training in the Flying Sparrow Camp had already cultivated his extraordinary adaptability, and a mere lie was nothing.
"You said that you were imprisoned by the Khitans, and you were only released this morning, you know how many Khitan spies have been mixed in this imperial capital. Why do they have to find you and not someone else? When Zhao Kuangyin heard this, he immediately said the doubts in his heart, but he didn't have any doubts at all, and he would always have any doubts about his brother.
Ling Tianyun didn't participate in the conversation between them, he just glanced at all the people in this courtyard, they were not uniformly dressed, there were merchants, farmers, hawkers and martial artists, people from all walks of life. He didn't expect that just like this, dozens of people would become the most elite Flying Sparrow Battalion in this imperial capital.
One of the characteristics of the crowd is that no matter what, they behave in a restrained manner, and they do not let anything else affect their breath. And in their eyes, in addition to their deep awe for Zhao Kuangyin, they also have a deep admiration. It was a group of real men who intersected with life and death, and they were not all the same age, the younger one was younger than Ling Tianyun, and the older one was a middle-aged stable person who was moving towards the sixtieth birthday.
Everyone didn't make any sound, just quietly listened to the conversation between Zhao Kuangyin and Na Alai. There was an unconcealable aura of slaughter spreading from their bodies, which was the indignation and hatred against the Khitan spies. They have always been proud of intelligence, and they did not find out that there were Khitan spies infiltrating the city, which made them very indignant.
Zhao Kuangyin didn't ask for any useful information, and calmed Alai, he turned around silently, and several cold lights flashed in his eyes. There was a hint of irresistible majesty in his solemn face, and he was like the Lord of the Nine Heavens, and the dozens of elites of the Flying Sparrow Battalion were his powerful courtiers.
"I was going to leave for a few days, but there were Khitan spies in this imperial capital, you didn't boast about Haikou, saying that this imperial capital is impregnable, not to mention that the spies of his Khitan country can't enter the city, or even a fly from his Khitan country doesn't want to fly into my Great Zhou imperial capital. Well, now that even his own brother has been captured by the Khitans, he has simply lost the face of our Flying Bird Battalion. Zhao Kuangyin's face was filled with endless anger.
Everyone present had a look of shame, and they didn't expect that there were Khitan spies in the imperial capital at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and the Khitan spies were so bold that even the brothers of their Flying Bird Camp dared to move. The indignation on their faces became more and more intense, like a roaring breath rushing into the sky, breaking away the cold wind that was condensed in the air.
Facing the cold wind like a knife, Ling Tianyun and Zhao Kuangyin rode their horses, and their faces showed a solemn look. For the Khitan spies to infiltrate the imperial capital, the eyes were full of mottled snow, and the condensation breath was pervasive, such an extraordinary period, but it still made their hearts sink.
"Second brother, if the Khitan spies infiltrate the city, they must be investigating the affairs of the palace, then the Khitan Kingdom will peep into the great rivers and mountains of my Shenzhou for several years, and they will definitely take this opportunity to make waves. The second brother still reported the matter to the eldest brother as soon as possible, after all, the eldest brother is in charge of the entire imperial capital, and if something really goes wrong, the eldest brother will definitely be implicated. Ling Tianyun and Zhao Kuangyin rode side by side, and he couldn't help but suggest to the other party.
What the third brother said was extremely true, but the eldest brother was in the palace at this time and did not come out, and he didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse. The second brother is not only worried about this, the imperial capital is a mixture of dragons and snakes, and it is understandable that there are Khitan spies. But their purpose is far from being as simple as exploring the imperial palace, and I have a bad premonition in my heart, in addition to the imperial palace, the biggest goal of the Khitan must have other plans. ”
The two of them galloped along the wide avenue, and it had been a few moments since they had come out of the headquarters of the Flying Sparrow Battalion. However, the target of their advance was not the Zhao Mansion, but when they came out of the north gate of Nabianliang, there was an open place in front of them, and they saw a white tent distributed in an orderly manner in that open place. In the distance, a small mountain range protected the tent, which was as white as a giant snowball.
They came to the moat of the north gate, crossed the Nachen Bridge, and crossed a wilderness of meadows where the tents were located.
Zhao Kuangyin rode Ma Zhuo to stand on the Jinshui Bridge, showing an extremely strange expression on his face. This expression carries more complex emotions, doubt, incomprehension, and contemplation.
"Third brother, in front of this Jinshui Bridge is Chenqiao Town, which is where my Great Zhou military camp is located. The man who took you to the barracks today knows some people. Zhao Kuangyin's eyes shone brightly, and he said to Ling Tianyun. Although his third brother was also born in the army, he didn't know much about the Great Zhou military camp and the major generals in the Great Zhou military camp. It would also be good for him to get to know some of his own robed brothers in the army.
When the horses of the two stepped on the Golden Water Bridge side by side, Ling Tianyun's heart suddenly trembled, and a strong crisis surged into his heart.
With a fierce spirit all over his body, Ling Tianyun pulled the reins, and just as he was holding the horse he was stepping on, he saw two white shadows rushing out from under the belly of the Golden Water Bridge. The two white crane-like figures swept towards the two of them with a fierce aura that rolled up snowflakes flying in the sky, and in their hands were two sharp blades that shot like cold rays.
"Ah, there are assassins." The pedestrians on the bridge shouted in a panic, and suddenly, there was a mess on the Jinshui Bridge, and everyone ran in a panic. The horse that Zhao Kuangyin and Ling Tianyun sat down on neighed in panic for a while, and couldn't help but retreat. The two of them clung to the reins, and they were able to control the two horses.
The pedestrians on the bridge quickly fled, except for two Assassins in white clothes and hats, who showed only two pairs of cold eyes, and they became one with the snow that had not yet melted. A strong aura of slaughter rushed towards the two people who were standing on horseback.