Everyone knows that there are four masters in Dashu imperial court called "Feng Hua Xue Yue".
Among them, wind refers to the wind that fills the building.
As mentioned earlier, he is stationed at Yingzhou Guard; and whether in terms of name or martial arts, he can be regarded as the top of the four masters.
However, Feng Manlou was born in the army, that is, a soldier, so he does not have any charlatanism, and of course he does not have any bureaucratic style. He is more like an extremely outstanding soldier or a grassroots commander. Officials attach great importance to discipline, distinguish right from wrong, and remain upright.
And tonight, the two people "watching the fire" on the roof near Tianqi Gang are also among the four masters.
The short one is called Hua Shili.
The tall one is called Shui Hanyi.
These two are very different from Feng Manlou...
Both of them work in Jinyiwei, the so-called secret service agency, and they usually do things like But it is much more complicated than those handled by Feng Manlou.
Rather than fighting head-on, Hua Shili and Shui Hanyi did more assassinations, spying on intelligence, and undercover work.
Of course, this does not mean that their martial arts are much worse than Feng Manlou in a head-on confrontation.
Take Shui Hanyi for example. He is thirty-seven years old this year. He has practiced martial arts for thirty years and swordsmanship for twenty-five years. He studied under the "Shandong Sword Tiger" Wu Yi; Even Master Song of Shen Dao Villa would be wary of swordsmanship.
With his martial arts, it should be enough to defeat Shen Youran, but... with Gu Qiying in the mix, it might be difficult for him.
Gu Qiying is undoubtedly a top-notch master. His martial arts talent is not inferior to that of his brother Gu Qizong. In addition, he has lived more than ten years longer than his brother. It is natural to reach this state.
Moreover, in addition to his martial arts, he also has one thing that is extremely difficult to deal with, and that is his physique.
After Gu Qiying escaped from the ruins of the Wuling Sect General Altar, he suffered injuries that were impossible to cure with the medical technology of this era. In order to fight against this fate, he used By breaking the taboo, he turned his body into a symbiotic existence with the poison.
You can even think that his whole person is a voodoo, and not only is it a voodoo, it is also a "nest" and a "mother body"...
Normal martial arts and medicine The acupuncture points, joints, vital points in the cognition...are meaningless when applied to Gu Qiying.
In other words: He is not afraid of acupuncture points, nor is he afraid of joint techniques. Those injuries that are fatal to ordinary people... it may not be a big deal if he suffers them.
On this basis, he also developed a whole body of martial arts skills with this body; not only the kung fu of the Tianqi Gang, but also the kung fu of the Justice Sect, and many of the kung fu he relied on "Shadow" The martial arts secrets of various schools collected by his own forces... For him, it is not a big deal to learn them all.
HereOn this point, Lin Yuancheng should be able to understand him, because in the eyes of people with their qualifications, only the self-created kung fu by geniuses like them have a certain degree of difficulty in learning, and the other ordinary kung fu that anyone can understand Martial arts, you can master 70% to 80% just by watching people use them.
To sum up, at least the current Shui Hanyi should not be able to defeat Gu Qiying.
Shui Hanyi himself is also very aware of the gap in strength between the two sides. After all, he has been secretly investigating Shadow and the Gate of Justice for a long time... Therefore, he just told Hua Shili that When I went to "meet" someone else's house, I didn't say that I was going to fight to the death.
So what are Shen Youran and Gu Qiying doing at this moment?
Of course I am already mad.
Especially Gu Qiying, after hearing the news that the hostages were missing collectively and that the whole gang was on fire, he was stunned for a few seconds at first, and then almost lost his temper with anger. Reasonable, if he hadn't vented his anger by beating the disciple who came to report to him to death on the spot, he might have passed away immediately with high blood pressure and a stroke.
Think about it, you have planned a big conspiracy, held it in for more than ten years, and made yourself look like a human being or a ghost. After finally succeeding, you are proudly talking to yourself. His cronies were drinking tea, chatting, drawing cakes and having sex... Suddenly someone broke into his house!
In the past few hundred years, the heroes and the management of various righteous sects were originally an important capital for Gu Qiying to control the entire martial arts world. Now, not one of them is left; and then the base camp of his operations is the former Justice Sect. Now the chief helmsman of the Tianqi Gang is about to be burned to death.
When thinking of the "base camp", Gu Qiying couldn't help but think of... It seems that You Jing and Huang Donglai have been gone for a long time. Is there any change?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He soon understood what it was and said hello.
"It's broken!" At this moment, Gu Qiying looked ferocious and almost gritted his teeth and said to Shen Youran, "Where are Sun Yihe and Huang Donglai's rooms? Take me there quickly!"
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At this moment, Shen Youran had vaguely realized that tonight's incident was most likely related to Sun and Huang, so he took Gu Qiying without saying a word.
There is no need to boast about the Qinggong of these two people. Even if the fire is bigger, as long as there is no lid on their heads, they will not be afraid of running away. Besides, the fire is not so big that they have to run away. The situation was such that they didn't pay attention to the surrounding gang members who were in a mess due to fighting the fire. They just stepped forward and moved together, and they both rushed towards the room where Sun and Huang were staying.
It didn’t take long for the two of them to arrive at their destination. Gu Qiying was also a very cautious person. In order to prevent someone from ambushing or being trapped behind the door, he did not step forward to open the door. Instead, he used his inner strength and casually "sucked" two rockeries as high as half a person in the garden to his side, and then pushed them with his palm, sending the two rockeries flying out.
I saw the two rockeries flying towards the door of Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai's room like two missiles. With two loud "bang bang" sounds, the two roomsThe door to the room was shattered like a glass window hit by a gas tank.
But in the end, there was no ambush or trap in the house.
Gu Qiying also took Shen Youran in to take a look. There was nothing in Huang Donglai's room. It could be seen that he had lived there, and he could also see that all the useful luggage had been taken away; but that There was really something left in Sun Yixie's room.
Gu and Chen only saw clearly after entering the house and using the firelight coming from outside...
Before leaving, Sun Yixie painted himself with ink. There was a line of large characters written on the wall of the room, one of the few he could write, relatively simple traditional Chinese characters - Is it cool down there, you two?
The most outrageous thing is that this illiterate person also added a question mark after this message to two people from the Zhao Dynasty that only modern people can understand, and the two people combined this sentence with the context. I really understand this punctuation.
"Ah——"
Shen Youran was okay. After Gu Qiying saw this sentence, he roared on the spot. After the roar, his expression changed, "Pfft" A mouthful of blood spurted out and splashed all over the wall.
His body was not normal to begin with. Now he was burning with anger and had nowhere to vent. His heart was injured all the time, causing internal injuries.
Shen Youran quickly stepped forward to help: "Uncle Ying, how are you?"
"I...I..." Gu Qiying staggered a step first, but with Shen's help He quickly stabilized his body again, "I'm fine..."
After the mouthful of blood spurted out, his breathing became smoother, but he felt a little weak for a while and breathed a little. After a few moments, Gu Qiying finally regained his composure and said in a very regretful tone: "I didn't expect... the eagle that has played with me all my life was actually pecked in the eye by two chicks today..." < /p>
From Gu Qiying's perspective, he is right to say this. After all, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai are still young men of seventeen or eighteen in this world.
If the Lord knew that the mental age of these two guys was older than his own, then he would not call them "young birds", at least he would call them "two old dogs" or "thousand-year-olds". "The 80,000-year-old turtle".
"Uncle Ying, what should we do now?" Shen Youran also lost his bearings and quickly asked Gu Qiying what to do next.
Gu Qiying composed himself, thought for a moment, and responded: "Youran, don't panic... Don't worry, we haven't lost yet." After saying this, he gently pushed away Shen Youran's support. With his own hand, he regained his footing with his own strength, and then said, "Let's destroy the chief rudder of the Justice Sect. Anyway, these original disciples of the Justice Sect are not worth mentioning. As long as we have the Bliss Gu in hand, we can You can find substitutes at any time; the most important thing right now is to get back the Gu materials I left in Sihui Residence, as well as my Gu refining notes..."
Hearing this, Shen Youran suddenly realized: "That's right! Is that what Huang Donglai went for?" He paused for half a second and frowned, "But he has been gone for more than an hour now, I'm afraid he has..."
"Hmph...you underestimate Uncle Ying too much." Gu Qiying snorted coldly and replied confidently. While speaking, he walked out of the room and gestured for Shen Youran to follow.
At this time, the fire had gradually spread here, so the two could only leave here and talk while walking.
"According to common sense, Huang Donglai is definitely not You Jing's opponent, but considering that he is a descendant of the Huangmen, and he is calculated mentally and unintentionally, I estimate that the probability of You Jing being poisoned is still very high... ...However, even if You Jing dies, Huang Donglai cannot escape our grasp. "Gu Qiying's internal strength is really strong. He only suffered internal injuries two minutes ago. After two minutes, he can use Qing Gong while maintaining his breath. , spoke in a steady tone, "First of all, before I left Sihui Residence, I had set up several poisons to prevent burglars - poisonous incense was lit in every room, and the doors were all painted with poison. Poison, except for You Jing and me, everyone else will be poisoned and die if their hands touch the door frame...
"Secondly, I also placed several secret sentries near the Bugui Building... Although there are not many people in 'Yingying', they are all good players who can stand on their own. They are definitely not comparable to these disciples of the Justice Sect. If they see Huang Donglai and You Jing go in together, but only Huang Donglai comes out, they will definitely Be suspicious; even if you don't kill him on the spot, you will follow him to see where he goes next. "
Hearing this, Shen Youran's expression moved slightly and he interrupted: "Eh? Then following Huang Donglai's line... is it possible to track the escaped martial arts people? ”
“Not bad. "A smile finally appeared on the corner of Gu Qiying's mouth again, "Youran, you think very fast... That's why, if Huang Donglai really walked out of the No Return Building alive, it would be a good thing for us. At this moment, he must have read my notes and knew the solution to the bliss poison, and was about to meet with the righteous people to tell them how to solve the poison.
"Huh... But they don't know that there are also people from my shadow among the officers and soldiers guarding the city, and I have already given instructions. If there is any change tonight, don't be afraid of exposing your identity, just report it." Cloud Piercer informed me; those who were monitoring near the No Return Tower received the same instructions...
"However, no one has fired an arrow until now, which means two things. : First, those who escaped are still in the city; second, Huang Donglai has not yet reunited with those people... and as soon as they meet, my subordinate who is following Huang Donglai will definitely release an arrow. "
"Heh..." Shen Youran also smiled after hearing this, "So, as long as we wait for the cloud-piercing arrow to fly into the sky, and then pounce on it, we can use the Gu Bell to strike again. Catch all those people in one fell swoop.
Gu Qiying said: "Yes, so... you should probably tell these fools below to stop putting out fires and follow us out first. We will need them to help detain people later." . "
When they said this, they happened to arrive on the roof of a house in the center of the main rudder.
Shen Youran understood what Gu Qiying meant by bringing him here. He immediately took in his Qi and circulated it. In order to use his skills and raise his voice, he roared a few times so that the chaotic gang below could run away in an orderly manner. .
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a figure suddenly came from a distance.
The man just tapped his toes and flew past the rooftops. His skills and body movements were like a dragonfly touching the water or a sharp arrow piercing the air.
When Shen and Gu saw each other, they both trembled and their expressions suddenly changed. One had thick eyebrows and deep frowns, while the other had twitching corners of his mouth - both of them were good at recognizing things, so there was no need to see their faces clearly. , just with this light skill, they can also see that it is a hard idea.
In the blink of an eye, Shui Hanyi, wearing a flying fish suit and holding an embroidered spring knife, stood in front of Shen Youran and Gu Qiying.
"You two, do you know me?" Shui Hanyi didn't need to be polite to them.
He is an official, and these two... are people. Being polite to you is a sign of cultivation, and not being polite to you is a right thing.
"Heh..." Gu Qiying sneered, "If I admit my mistake correctly, the honorable master should be Shui Hanyi, one of the four great masters of the imperial court?"
His tone was also unkind, because he also knew that Shui Hanyi's appearance at this moment would not do anything good.
"Okay." Shui Hanyi continued, "As expected of the Lord of Shadow, his hands and eyes are so wide that he can even recognize me, a little guy who doesn't often appear in front of others."
< p> "Lord Shui is also very well-informed..." Gu Qiying said, "You can actually recognize that I am the Lord of 'Shadow'..."There was almost murderous intent in his words. It's overflowing, can Shui Hanyi still not understand?
"Gu Qiying." So Shui Hanyi simply called him by his first name and continued, "Do you think you have been planning these things over the years? Doesn't the imperial court know?"
“Do our own affairs in Jianghu have anything to do with the imperial court?” Gu Qiying asked rhetorically.
“Nonsense.” Shui Hanyi replied confidently and loudly, “What matter in the world has nothing to do with the imperial court? Who dares to say that they are not under the imperial court’s control?” What he said was indeed confident. Quite, "I tell you... I don't care about you, I don't care about you. If you want to control... you can control anything."
"What you said...isn't it against the rules?" Gu Qiying's tone changed. It's even colder. The only reason why he hasn't made a move yet is because of the other party's official status.
In terms of official positions, Shui Hanyi hangs the rank of Jinyiwei Baihu, the sixth rank; logically speaking, this official is neither big nor small, and people like Shui Hanyi usually do not perform any administrative functions. It's all hard work close to the front line.
But the key point is that he is one of the "Four Masters" appointed by the Imperial Court. What does it mean to be appointed? Even the emperor admits this; the Feiyufu embroidered spring knives worn by him and Hua Shili were both gifts from the emperor. Do you dare to kill such people? After the killing, what consequences should you consider?
“Lord Gu, don’t you think that the word ‘rules’ comes from your mouth?Is it ridiculous to say it? "Shui Hanyi's eloquence is not bad. Moreover, he is very reasonable. How can he fail to speak to the other party? "If you abide by the 'rules', will you be targeted by us? "
"Alas..." Gu Qiying sighed when he heard this, then turned around and said, "Youran, you continue. "
The moment he said the word "continue", his figure had already moved, and his whole body flashed towards Shui Hanyi like a standing and moving ghost.
That's right. At the same time as he took action, a cloud-piercing arrow soared into the sky in the west of the city, lighting up the night sky...