Chapter 789: Thorn Saint
The purpose of this operation is to kill all the people in the three carriages that will pass by Tianqiao Street at noon tomorrow, as for the names and identities of the people sitting in the cars, Shi Qingzhu did not explain. According to the information she gave, there would only be one person in each carriage, who would not be able to do martial arts, but there would be twenty accompanying guards next to the carriage, of which at least eight would be able to reach the second rank, and the rest would not be lower than the fifth rank.
The so-called ability level is a way for the "Heavenly Punishment" organization to evaluate an individual's combat strength. Generally speaking, reaching the second level of ability is equivalent to the first-class master in the rivers and lakes, and the fifth class can also be regarded as one of the best players in ordinary gangs.
The person who was protected by eight first-class masters must be a big man with a high status, and it is by no means easy to assassinate such a person, and the price that Jin mainly pays to the "Heavenly Punishment" organization will definitely not be less. It's no wonder that "Heavenly Punishment" wants to mobilize thirteen of the most haode killers from the various Yi hexagram groups to complete this task.
Shi Qingzhu's jihua is very thorough, from the outfit of each of the thirteen killers, to the details of blocking the guards and killing people when they start to attack, and the retreat after killing people is also quite properly arranged.
Killing people on the street in the capital will definitely alarm the officers and soldiers, and the city gate is likely to be blocked at the first time, so the retreat arranged by Shi Qingzhu is not to leave the city immediately after the killing, but to arrange several hidden hiding places in the city. The city of Beijing is far bigger than an ordinary metropolitan city, and hiding in the city is a search by the government, which is difficult to find for a while, and they can find an opportunity to sneak out of the city again.
Li Hu has been in the Xunli group for more than a year, and he has experienced a lot of assassination operations, and he can see that there are no obvious flaws in this jihua, and it is arranged quite tightly, if nothing else, the chance of success should not be small.
After Shi Qingzhu had finished arranging the entire assassination arrangement, the time had passed five watches, and she ordered all thirteen killers to gather in the house to meditate and rest, and forbid to go out of the house.
This was done in case someone leaked the assassination.
At the "Wanli Gambling House" that day, Hua Bushi had taught Li Hu several methods of communicating to the outside world in times of emergency, but he could not use them under such a situation of being completely monitored and unable to leave the house.
After daybreak, food was brought and weapons of the killers were brought with them, as well as clothes and utensils necessary for camouflage. After everyone changed their clothes, just before leaving, Shi Qingzhu allowed them to relieve their hands once. Li Hu found an opportunity, and took advantage of people's inattention, and used his fingernails to leave a secret mark on the inside of the corner of the thatched house of the post house.
A few shallow imprints, even if they are seen by others, will not attract attention, but they are one of the secret communication methods that Hua Bushi taught Li Hu. Of course, he couldn't convey much content with these imprints, and Li Hu could only mark the news of the assassination on Tianqiao Street at noon.
What worries Li Hu is that the time is too short, and whether the information can be transmitted in time in this way and let the stone boss know.
According to his observations, the eyeliner that the original "Thousand Flowers" had laid around the post station had been removed in the past few days, and Qi Bihua Bushi would do this in order to avoid being discovered and suspicious by the "Heavenly Punishment", but this also meant that there was no monitor in the post station, and no one necessarily came to check the secret mark he left in time.
If the information is not as good as it comes, Hua Bushi will not be able to send someone to respond to this operation, and Li Hu will have to fight alone.
As noon approached, there were more and more people on the street, and in such a crowded crowd, the line of sight was blocked, and it was difficult for Li Hu to see the situation in the distance, and he had no way to judge whether the stone boss had arranged to answer as agreed.
The 10 lion dancers who won the championship have already taken to the stage, and the onlookers cheered and cheered, and the sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers drowned out all other sounds. However, Li Hu noticed that a team of cars was speeding towards the south exit of Tianqiao Avenue from the east road.
The goal has finally appeared!
Six knights opened the way, and three carriages drove in a column, about a few feet between them, and there were many people guarding them in front and behind.
Due to the distance and the crowd, Li Hu could only barely see the roof of the carriages, but he could also see that these carriages were quite extraordinary. The carriage was painted dark red, at least eight feet wide, much taller than an ordinary carriage, with a yellow umbrella on the roof, and in front of it was a tapestry curtain embroidered with dragon and phoenix patterns.
These carriages were not suitable for long journeys, as they were wide and heavy, and too extravagant to pass through if the road was a little narrower. In other words, this kind of horse-drawn carriage is a tool used by wealthy families to get around the streets of the city.
Is there any wealthy family in the capital that can have such a carriage carved with dragons and phoenixes, and there are so many master guards?
Li Hu was not the only one who discovered that the carriage had arrived.
The thirteen "Heavenly Punishment" killers all began to move slowly in the crowd, like wolves that had found their prey on the grassland, and they were distributed in a fan shape and quietly approached, so as to occupy the most advantageous position and start pounce.
※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ north of Tianqiao Street, Hua Bushi stood under the ring, Chu Yiyi was by his side, and there were also the heads and principals of various sects in the capital next to him.
In the ring, the four masters stood majestically, all of them looking safe. They are all people with profound martial arts, and they understand the truth that they must maintain a calm state of mind before facing the enemy.
"It's already noon, and Fan Dongli hasn't seen a shadow yet, isn't he afraid to come?" It was Jin Dafu, the head of "Jinyangmen", who spoke.
"If he doesn't come, we don't have to wait, just drive them out of Beijing City!" said the head of the "Heshengmen" on the side.
At this time, a cold snort was heard, and someone said: "Since the old man is challenged, why won't he come? You may not have come to spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain!"
These words contained enough internal force to emit, and as soon as they were spoken, the sound shook in all directions, making everyone's ears buzz.
The lively crowd around the ring was also shocked by the voice, and couldn't help but flash to both sides, only to see two people walking in from outside the crowd, it was Fan Dongli and Pei Niang.
The ugly woman Pei Niang walked in front, holding a big stick in her hand and her face fierce, while Fan Dongli was still wearing a wide gray robe, with a long sword hanging obliquely from her waist, but she was not in a hurry and had a leisurely look.
The long-bearded old man came to the stage, walked step by step from the wooden steps to the ring, and said, "You have arrived so early, it seems that you have a lot of confidence in winning. However, before you start, the old man has to repeat the previous agreement, if you lose, you must hand over all the land and property in the city to me 'Xiandu faction', withdraw from this city, and there will be no 'Yanjing Eight Gates' in Beijing in the future!"
Qiu Hengbo said: "If you are defeated, the 'Xiandu faction' will be removed from the rivers and lakes, not only Beijing City, but also Tongzhou will no longer have your foothold!"
Fan Dongli said: "Okay, that's what I said!"
At this time, he had walked to the ring and stood still, and suddenly his wrist flicked, and he pulled out the long sword at his waist with a "choking".
The figures of the four people on the stage flickered, and in an instant, they each took one side and formed a four-cornered trend, surrounding Fan Dongli in the middle.
Qiu Hengbo and Master Yuanguang are both experienced in a hundred battles and are very old, although Tang Lianhua and Sima Rulan are still young, they have a lot of experience in fighting the enemy, and they react very quickly. Although the four of them had never joined forces before, they cooperated very well in this encirclement of the enemy, as if they had already discussed it.
The autumn waves occupied the east, his palms hung lightly, and the temperature around his body instantly dropped a lot, obviously lifting the "cold ice qi". Master Yuanguang stood in the south, the monk's robe on his body bulging up, and Sima Rulan stood on the west side, with his jade arm lightly relaxed, which was the starting momentum of the "flower finger".
Although Tang Lianhua in the north was not bright, her hands swept from the skin bag in her waist, and a row of swarthy blades had appeared between her fingers, which was the exclusive secret weapon of the "Tang Gate in Shu", "Deadly Iron Leaf"!
With four enemies and one, they already had an advantage, and none of the four wanted to fight for a long time, so they all took out their strongest martial arts together, and they all made up their minds to fight quickly, and did not give the other party any chance to fight back. It is conceivable that the next joint strike will definitely be a shock!
Fan Dongli, who was standing in the middle of the ring, was still in a leisurely state, as if he was ready to deal with the four of them. The long sword in his hand hung obliquely, and the tip of the sword pointed to the ground, seemingly without any moves, but it revealed a strange feeling, which was unpredictable.
But at this moment, there was a sudden chaos in the distance, which was the direction of the southern section of Tianqiao Street, the crowd fled in all directions, huddled together, and the sound of exclamation and screaming was faintly heard.
Although they were far apart, the ring was as high as a few feet, and it was possible to sense the chaos in the distance, but the five people standing on the stage were silent at first, as if they had not heard or seen it at all. The most important thing to avoid being distracted when facing the enemy is that if something really happens on South Street, you must first take care of the current martial arts competition.
It wasn't until he heard a shout in the distance that he made Deqiu Hengbo change color in vain.
"It's terrible, someone has assassinated the Holy Driver!"
Not only Qiu Hengbo, but also the other people in the ring, as well as the leaders of the various sects under the ring, were all shocked when they heard this shout.
Today is the day of the Duanyang Festival, it is not strange that the emperor is paraded out of the palace, and this lion king conference is the "Yanjing Eight Gates" in charge, if the holy driver is assassinated here, all of them will be implicated, I am afraid that everyone will have to end up with a head to move!
The green shadow flickered, and Qiu Hengbo had taken the lead in jumping out of the ring, and flew south with light skills.
Tang Lianhua glanced at the other three people on the stage and said, "Let's talk about it after the competition, and we will go over too!"
At this time, it is much more important to protect the holy car than to divide the victory or defeat with Fan Dongli.