A year and a half ago, when Li Hu first came to Fuyang, he didn't think that he would stay in this city for such a long time.

However, it wasn't long before Li Hu discovered that things weren't so easy. "Tianzhu" is an extremely strict killer organization, just like a huge spider web, and the assassination team named after the 64 hexagrams of the "I Ching" is only a part of this spider web.

The Sunli group he joined was just a piece of spider silk in the outermost part of the spider web, insignificant.

It's not too difficult to destroy an assassination team, but even if you eliminate one group or ten groups, it's just a corner of a broken cobweb, and it will soon be repaired. If you can't find the core of the entire web, kill the spider that can spin silk, and even if all sixty-four groups are wiped out, the web can be re-formed.

This big spider is called "Monarch Father". The highest level of the "Heavenly Punishment", called "Shenjuntang", is said to be composed of ten of the strongest killers, known as "Shentang Priest". And these priests are led by the monarch's father.

Every killer who joins the "Heavenly Punishment" will hear the name of "Monarch Father" on the first day after entering the organization, and know that he is the supreme leader of the "Heavenly Punishment", but no one can really see him. This man, who controls the entire killer group, seems to exist only in legends.

In fact, even where the Divine Monarch Hall is located and what the Divine Hall looks like is unknown.

If you want to see your father, you must first enter the Hall of the Divine Monarch. It's a pity that in the past year and a half, Li Hu has not made much progress. "Tianzhu" has a fairly stable communication method, almost no less than "Qianhuafang", every assassination mission of the Xunli group is first passed to the hands of the leader Xu Da, and then he will arrange it.

Li Hu tried to trace the source of the message, but quickly gave up. Summoned to Xu Da from the Shenjun Hall, I don't know how many joints have been passed through, and how many preventive measures have been arranged, it is too difficult to trace it back, and with the power of Li Hu, it will definitely not be possible.

So, he could only wait and look for another opportunity.

Although rude, Li Hu is a natural hunter, and a good hunter must be patient when waiting for his prey to take the bait, especially if the prey is a fierce beast. In the face of "Heavenly Punishment", as long as he is a little negligent, not only will he not be able to achieve his goal, but he is likely to be torn apart and swallowed, losing his life.

When leaving the "Evil Dog Gate" that day, Hua Bushi once said to Li Hu: "The extermination of the 'Heavenly Punishment' is different from the previous fighting battles. In the past, when I was by your side, everything could be calculated and planned for you, but this time you are alone, and many things have to be decided by yourself, and the right or wrong decisions are directly related to the success or failure of life and death. ”

"With your martial arts and resourcefulness, you have the ability to do this, as long as you keep in mind the words 'patience and prudence', you will definitely be able to accomplish it. The less people know about your involvement in the Heavenly Punishment, the safer it will be, but the less help you will get. But rest assured, I will arrange for help when necessary. ”

Li Hu will never forget these words of Boss Shi, in the past year and a half, he has no contact with the "Evil Dog Gate", and has become a complete lonely, and he doesn't even know if the boss knows where he is now.

Li Hu's patience is gradually wearing out, staying in the Xunli group like this is definitely not a way, there must be action!

It has only been five days since the Xunli group assassinated Chi Siyuan in Chengdu City, and according to the past situation, the next assassination mission will not come until at least twenty days to a month later, Xu Da is a little unusual to recall him back to the pork mill at this time, does this mean that the long-awaited opportunity has arrived?

Ge Li is in front, Li Hu is in the back, and the two are three feet apart from each other. Although they don't have a relationship, they all know each other's methods of killing, even if they are walking on the street, they don't want to get too close, and keeping a certain distance will make everyone feel safer.

After walking two streets, next to the road ahead, you can already see a signboard with big red characters written "Xu Ji Pork Fang".

Xu Kee Pork Workshop has a courtyard with three houses, in front of the street is a meat shop, among which is a pig slaughtering workshop, and the courtyard of Zuihou noodles is the residence of the boss and his men.

Today, the business of the pork shop is quite prosperous, and when Li Hu walked through the door, he saw at least a dozen customers waiting to buy meat.

Xu Da was not on the counter, and Ge Li did not stop, but directly led Li Hu through the shop and towards the slaughterhouse.

The slaughtering workshop is a big house three zhang high and more than ten zhang wide, made of bluestone, and the wall thickness is extremely solid. There was no vegetation in a clearing in front of the house, except for a wooden shelf, on which a few peeled pigskins were dried.

Gree walked across the clearing, pushed open the door and walked in, and Li Hu followed him in.

When I entered the big house, a bloody breath came to my face. But I saw that on the white stone platform in the middle of the house, a pig had been disemboweled, and there was a basin of dark red pig blood next to it, as well as a thin-bladed pig-killing knife, and the stone platform was stained red with pig blood. On the iron hook on one side of the table, there are also several other hogs that have been disposed of.

Xu Da was really in the house, standing in front of the stone platform, and a dignified and beautiful woman beside him was Mrs. Xu.

To Lihu's slight surprise, there were two other people in the slaughterhouse. A short-bearded middle-aged man in a tuanhua silk shirt had never been seen before by Li Hu, and the other man standing in the corner was Chen Si. The injuries suffered by Chen Si a few days ago were not yet healed, his shoulders were wrapped in bandages, but his face showed a slightly panicked look.

Gree led Li Hu into the door, and walked straight to the corner of the house to stand still.

Li Hu came to the front of the big one, bowed down and said, "Boss Xu." ”

Compared with Ge Li, who is inconspicuous in appearance, Xu Da, who is the head of the Xunli group, is strong and quite tall, with thick eyebrows and starry eyes on his face and a beard on his lips, which makes people feel a bit of power at first sight.

He looked at Li Hu, a smile appeared on his face, and said, "Wang Worm, I worked hard for you a few days ago, is the injury on my arm better?"

Li Hu said: "It's no big deal, but my right arm can't move for ten days." ”

Xu Dadao: "It's okay, anyway, there is no business in the workshop recently, so you might as well rest for a few more days." I want Gree to get you back, because I want you to see someone. ”

His gaze turned to the strange short-bearded middle-aged man, and said, "Envoy Cui, he is Wang Worm, the business in the ancestral hall of the Chi family the day before yesterday was only successful thanks to him. Wang Worm, come over and see Envoy Cui from the Divine Monarch Hall!"

Is this person a priest from the Divine Hall?

Li Hu's heart shook, but the expression on his face did not change, and he arched his hand and said, "Wang Worm has seen Envoy Cui!"

The envoy Cui snorted, his expression was very arrogant, and said: "The envoy heard Xu Touren say that in front of the Chi family's ancestral hall, you killed a secret weapon master wearing green clothes, can there be such a thing?"

Li Hu said: "Yes." ”

Admiral Cui said, "How did you kill that man at that time, what moves did you use, and tell me about it." ”

Li Hu said: "At that time, I used my right arm to block the five hidden weapons issued by the man in Tsing Yi, and inserted a flat pole into his throat with my left hand, using a move of the 'Bagua Knife Technique' 'Upper Crooked Door'. ”

Admiral Cui said: "Is it? The man in Tsing Yi shot Ma Zhong and Huang Yi as soon as he made a move, his martial arts are definitely not weak, you can kill him with an ordinary move like 'Shang Crooked Gate'?"

"Bagua Knife Technique" is widely spread in the rivers and lakes, it is a big road martial art that ordinary martial artists and darts will make, it is not a superior knife technique, and "Crooked Door" is not a subtle move.

Li Hu said: "He probably thought that I would definitely be knocked down by a hidden weapon, and he was careless for a while, so he was killed by my move." ”

As he spoke, his eyes glanced at Chen Si. In front of the stone steps, Li Hu stabbed the people in Tsing Yi with bamboo strips, and what he used was of course not what the "Bagua Knife Method" was, but the trick in the "Green Python Sword Method", Chen Si was climbing outside the stone fence at that time, but he didn't know if he saw it, whether he knew the moves used by Li Hu.

Chen Si kept his head down and shrank in the corner, not daring to meet Li Hu's gaze.

After listening to Li Hu's answer, Envoy Cui had no expression on his face, and turned to Xu Dadao: "You are the leader of the Xunli group, you should know the origin of the king worm, right?"

Xu Dadao: "My subordinates know." ”

After the members of "Tianzhu" joined the assassination team, they used pseudonyms in their daily lives, just like a code name, the so-called Xu Da, Ge Li, Ma Zhong, Huang Yi, etc. were not their original names, and of course Wang Worm was the same. Their real names and identities are kept secret and unknown to each other, and only the head of the assassination team knows the origin of all the members of the group.

Admiral Cui said: "You tell me about it." ”

Xu Dadao: "Wang Worm's original name is Li Xiong, a native of Nanyang Mansion in Yujing, now twenty-five years old, both parents are dead, and there is a wife and a son in the family, and he is now under the control of the organization. Li Xiong had joined the 'Five Dragons' gang in Nanyang City, but was recruited to join the organization in September of the previous year because he owed 3,500 taels of gambling debts and was unable to repay them. Li Xiong has a good talent in martial arts, and the martial arts he has learned are mixed, and he is good at using knives, and his organizational evaluation ability is fourth-class. ”

Admiral Cui nodded, looked at Mrs. Xu again, and said, "You will take care of the daily affairs of the Xunli group, and you can talk about Wang Worm's achievements after joining the organization." ”

Mrs. Xu said: "Obey the mission." Wang Worm joined the Xunli group for one year, five months and thirteen days, participated in 17 operations, succeeded 14 times, was wounded 9 times, was seriously injured once, killed 54 people, and showed bravery. Wang Worm is a good drinker every day, likes to gamble, prostitutes, behaves normally, has a heavy appearance, has no bad habits, and takes 'Zhongyong Dan' on time every month. ”

Admiral Cui said: "Speaking of which, after you joined, Wang Worm, your performance can be described as quite good, and you have a wife and a child in the control of the organization, you are really a useful talent?"

He paused, but his face suddenly sank, and he said sharply: "You lied about the origin of your surname, faked your family members, and hid so well in the Xunli group for more than a year, your scheming is really not weak!"