Chapter 168: The Battle of the Covenant
Shangguan Ru insisted on catching the traitor herself, there were only ten killers in her subordinates, and two died, she must know whose responsibility it was, whether it was Huan Nu's poor command or her own people who were in the dark hands.
She hasn't suspected Yu Gongzi yet, she just wants to pull her best friend to find out the mole together.
"Good. Shangguan Yushi's voice was not so firm, and when he went out, he turned around and closed the door, "Do you know who it is?"
After Gu Shenwei and Shangguan Ru entered the mansion, they didn't deliberately hide their tracks, the patrolling swordsmen had already discovered them, and Tuo Nengya immediately ran over, "What's wrong?"
"There is a traitor in the house, he broke a palm, and immediately blocked all exits until ......" Gu Shenwei gave the order first, he had to ensure that the people in Yu Gongzi's house would not escape, but he stopped only halfway through his words, because the wild horse himself appeared.
The wild horse, with its towering forehead and wide-open eyes, which no one could pretend to be, appeared after the Tononya, although it was still only half a tongue, but the hands and feet were complete.
Gu Shenwei's speculation suddenly lost its direction.
But he wasn't completely wrong, especially for Shangguan Ru, she only heard a part of the guess, which happened to be the part that Huan Nu guessed the most.
Mustang brought in a man in black, severed hand, mask lifted, revealing a pale, pained face.
"Black Snake!" the Ten Princes and the Rain Boys called at the same time.
Gu Shenwei suddenly understood what he was wrong.
Black Snake was not originally called Black Snake, but during the apprentice's killing, he threw himself into the "Snow Mountain Gang" led by wild horses, and in order to show his loyalty, he voluntarily cut off half of his tongue, changed his name, and remained consistent with the other members.
Black Snake is a master, but for some reason, he has not been fully trusted by the wild horse, Gu Shenwei believes that this is a small trick played by the wild horse, with this method of not far away, it can ensure that people like Black Snake are more loyal and hardworking.
The chain that was originally very clear has now become blurred, and Gu Shenwei still thinks that Yu Gongzi is the mastermind behind the scenes, but the evidence in hand suddenly becomes a waste.
Mustang knelt down on one leg and made a series of gestures.
Shangguan Ru didn't know much about these dumb words, and Yu Gongzi came forward to explain, "Black Snake confessed, he liked the lotus girl, but he was rejected, so he wanted to kill her to vent his hatred." Huan Nu has probably heard of this, right?"
Shangguan Yushi said casually, reversed the situation, and put Gu Shenwei in an embarrassing and invincible place.
Originally, this was a plan to lure the traitor out of the hole, but now it has become a trap deliberately set by Huan Nu in order to get rid of his rival.
Gu Shenwei shook his head, said nothing, and accepted this defeat.
The black snake knelt down, first kowtowed to the wild horse, the wild horse avoided it, then kowtowed to the ten males, then pulled out the dagger he carried with him, inserted it into the heart, and committed suicide.
No one stopped him, and whatever the reason for the assassination of the Lotus Girl, his actions were a capital offense.
The black snake is willing to die for the wild horse, Gu Shenwei is even a little jealous, he can't find such a person by his side, even if it is a lotus girl, he may not be willing to sacrifice.
These things have no meaning, Gu Shenwei thought to himself, the black snake was martyred, but he still died, and it no longer meant anything to him or to the wild horse.
The operation to find the traitor ended hastily, and Gu Shenwei felt that the tenth prince seemed unwilling to expand the scope of the traitor.
Shangguan Ru stayed in Yu Gongzi's room this night, and returned to Beicheng early the next morning under the escort of dozens of swordsmen.
"Keep tracking, keep an eye on the mustang. ”
Shangguan Ru didn't fully believe the Black Snake's confession, which made Gu Shenwei feel a little comforted, "Obey." ”
"I was at the scene, and we all knew that the Qiu Society had prepared for this assassination, and Black Snake and Mustang didn't explain it clearly. ”
This is a secret order, Shangguan Ru forbids Huan Nu to leak this task to outsiders, "Maybe you can tell the lotus girl and let her help you." Shangguan Ru blinked his eyes and smiled slyly.
Although he regained the trust of the tenth prince, he had no clue about what happened next, and the investigation of the rape had already shown Huan Nu's vigilance, and Gu Shenwei believed that the rain boy would not take action for a while.
Gu Shenwei didn't have any evidence in his hands, and the insiders also died one after another, unless Yu Gongzi and Mustang took the initiative to expose, he had no way to expose the conspiracy.
He told everything to the Dutch girl, and the two discussed it for a long time, and finally decided to wait patiently, Yu Gongzi's hatred for Huan Nu and Mustang for the "Arm Slave Gang" will not stop, and the two will inevitably take action again.
The two are currently more worried about the situation in Nancheng.
The Kunsha was at a low point, and some merchants who were not determined and too far away from the Kunshe stronghold began to betray and handed over the protection money to the Qiu Society, and the territory under the name of the Ten Princes was shrinking day by day, and in the end they could only keep an area to the west, and only the Blacksmith Village and the Rice Noodle Shop in the entire east had not publicly acknowledged the failure of the protectors.
There are more and more swordsmen who have escaped, and the total number has dropped to less than thirty, and most of the stalwarts are swordsmen led by Tuo Nengya.
To add insult to injury, one day at the end of the first month, Ye Shilang entered Nancheng.
Ye Shiro's injuries have long since healed, it is said that he retreated for a few days, reflecting on why he did not avoid the sneak attack, and after thinking about everything, he took his sword through the checkpoint between the north and south cities, and did not go to the base camp of the Qiu Society, but rented a small house by himself and lived alone, not even a servant.
Then he released his words and openly challenged the killer Yang Huan, the location was in Nancheng, and there was no time limit, that is to say, he would kill when he met.
Everyone sees this challenge as a declaration of the final general attack of the Qiu Society, and the death of the killer Yang Huan means the fiasco of the Kun Society.
But Ye Shilang will let Yang Huan go once, in order to repay the opponent's rouge forest for saving his life, "I'll give him a chance to kill me, use any means, I will spare his life." ”
The killer Yang Huan didn't respond with a word, as if he was frightened, he hid behind the swordsmen and didn't dare to fight, and he didn't show up for several days.
Gu Shenwei could only tell the truth to the lotus girl, "I am not his opponent. ”
He and Ye Shilang had a total of three near-start moments, each time it lowered his confidence, Ye Shilang's swordsmanship is completely different from the "Book of the Dead", not so sharp, not so mysterious, but not a drop of water, Gu Shenwei has already tried to feel the enemy's "life qi", but it is useless, Ye Shilang's flaws are too few, disappearing too quickly, he can't catch it.
"If you say it's not an opponent, it's really not an opponent. ”
Practicing the same martial arts, the lotus girl best understands the weakness of Huan Nu, the swordsmanship of the "Book of the Dead" requires the unreserved trust of the sword-user, once the mind is not strong, the power immediately drops, the perfect state is that the sword-user does not even know what he did when he killed, just like Gu Shenwei stabbed a big hole in the snow, even he himself is inexplicable, and it is impossible to copy it again.
If you start it the first time you meet, you may be able to win, "The Book of the Dead" is diametrically opposed to the martial arts in the world, the less you know about the enemy, the greater the chance of winning.
"He also has weaknesses. Gu Shenwei tried to persuade himself, "The assassins of Rouge Forest once hit him while he was distracted. ”
However, Ye Shilang claimed that he had already figured out how to deal with the sudden sneak attack, and Gu Shenwei couldn't pretend not to know about it.
"Then there's only one way, you get his attention, and I'll do it. ”
Except for Gu Shenwei, no one has seen the Dutch girl use a sword with their own eyes, no one knows what level of her martial arts has reached, and no one believes that she knows how to swordsmanship, she will be the most unexpected move.
Gu Shenwei could think of this idea, "Your swordsmanship is also a little worse, and he may have really found a way to deal with it." ”
"Don't break my faith. The Dutch girl smiled, "How do I compare to the Rouge Assassin?"
Gu Shenwei thought about it carefully, "You are stronger than him, in fact, if you think about it carefully, that assassin's swordsmanship is really a bit similar to the two of us." ”
"That's fine, if the assassin can hit Ye Shiro with a sneak attack, I can kill him. ”
Gu Shenwei still couldn't feel at ease, "No, I thought about how Ye Shilang could prevent a sneak attack." ”
"Huh?"
"There's a master protecting him in the shadows. ”
Gu Shenwei wondered why he hadn't thought of Chu Yang Jun earlier, the swordsman who also liked purple, he would definitely protect Ye Shilang in secret and prevent him from being attacked again.
"It's worth the risk, you have a 'chance' anyway. ”
"You don't. ”
"In the same way, if you die, I will die too. ”
Gu Shenwei never understood the full meaning of the Dutch girl's words, as if she was expressing affection, but her tone was as plain as water, maybe she just pointed out an obvious fact: as soon as Huan Nu died, Mustang would soon take action to get rid of the second person in the former "Arm Slave Gang".
"No, none of us will die. Gu Shenwei suddenly had confidence, but the reason was indescribable, he believed in the "divine will" that had brought him all the way to the present.
Xu Xiaoyi brought the information of Chu Yang Jun, this is a swordsman with a bad reputation, who has served Peng Xianren in the Deyi Building since he was a teenager, and until now, he rarely leaves Wangcheng Lane, where people respect him, but not because of martial arts, but because of Peng Xianren.
That's all, few people know more about Chu Yangjun.
Xu Xiaoyi had never heard of Chu Yangjun and Ye Shilang's acquaintance, and Gu Shenwei didn't specifically let him inquire.
Xu Xiaoyi heard about Ye Shilang's challenge, this time he was different, and he was full of confidence in Brother Huan, "Ye Shilang is here to send him to death, but unfortunately no one bets with me, otherwise I will bet all my money on you." ”
"It's hard for you to believe in me so much. ”
"You forgot, I knew you could use a sword. Xu Xiaoyi whispered mysteriously, Gu Shen had really forgotten about Xu Xiaoyi's sword test once, "But I will keep it secret, and I also have a guarantee, if you say it, everyone will have to bet on you to win." ”
"Tell me, I'm the one who needs this guarantee the most. ”
Xu Xiaoyi held back his smile and squinted his eyes to look around, as if he would reduce his life expectancy by ten years as soon as he said this, "Peng Xianren told me a fortune, but it was you, and he said that you would win." ”
Xu Xiaoyi nodded solemnly, indicating that the problem had been solved, and no matter how high or low Brother Huan's swordsmanship was, he would win.
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