Wait a minute, heroine

"Dang Dang Dang~"

"Come, come, drink..."

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Ye Jingtang led the horse and entered the city from the south gate of Jinyang City. The scenery in front of him suddenly changed, and a long bluestone street appeared in his field of vision.

There are brightly lit pavilions on both sides of the street, and the sound of silk and bamboo can be heard from inside. Many pedestrians hold small umbrellas and walk on the street in the light snow.

Fan Qinghe got off his horse and walked forward holding the reins. As a foreigner, he was still introducing Ye Jingtang, a native of the Wei Dynasty:

"This is Jin Street. After the North and South Dynasties opened up trade, Beiliang caravans often entered through Songyan Pass, the gateway to Yazhou, and transported goods to Jinyang City for the sake of stability. They all used this street to entertain and trade. I used to run eastward. I came here when I was running west..."

Ye Jingtang traveled around Liangzhou and Shazhou in the past years, but this was the first time he came to this place. He looked at the streets full of lights and feasting, and sighed:

"I thought the frontier fortresses were all poor, but I didn't expect Jinyang City to be so prosperous..."

"Liangzhou is poor because there are wolves and tigers outside like the tribes in the West Sea. It's hard to mess with if you don't have money, and you can't get much oil or water. Yazhou is different. There are mineral deposits all over the territory. Outside the pass is the land in the hinterland of Beiliang, which is thousands of miles fertile and rich. It's oily; both countries have deployed heavy troops in the central part, because if the east and west wings are lost, the national strength is still there, but if the central part is lost, they will directly change the dynasty..."

Ye Jingtang didn't know much about these and didn't interrupt. He just watched and listened to Fan Qinghe's explanation while walking.

Yazhou is backed by Yun'an. As the gate of the Wei Dynasty and the emperor's base, Yazhou has been an area supported by the imperial court since ancient times.

Although the court did not say so clearly, there were indeed more officials from Jiangzhou and Yazhou than from other places. Because of the care of the imperial court, there are naturally many literati in Yazhou who pursue official careers. You can see literati leading officials everywhere when walking on the street, and there are also many who carry swords and swords and are both civil and military.

Ye Jingtang walked along the street for a while, and when he passed by a splendid restaurant, he found that there was still a literary party going on inside, with many scholars and ladies coming in and out, and the door was full of cars and horses.

As a martial artist, Ye Jingtang has little interest in this kind of place.

As the queen of the tribe, Fan Qinghe had to learn everything since she was a child. She could actually play music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but if she went to play the zither in front of the literati, she would probably only be embarrassed. At the moment, she just glanced at the carriages and horses outside the restaurant:

"There are still many people from Beiliang joining in the fun... That seems to be the flag of Wanbao Tower. They are probably here to discuss business..."

Ye Jingtang followed his gaze and saw that on the street where the carriage was parked, there was a rather wide carriage with the word "华" written on it. There were servants waiting next to it. Apart from luxury, there was nothing else to see. Then he opened his mouth and said:

"Last time I was in Langxuan City, I bought a sundial. It seemed to come from Wanbao Tower. Later, it was taken away by Fairy Lu... Is Wanbao Tower very powerful in Beiliang?"

Fan Qinghe said casually: "The wealthy merchants in Yanjing are very rich. They often send caravans to the West Sea to purchase medicinal materials and minerals. However, they have nothing to do with the Jianghu. I have never asked who the master behind them is..."

Ye Jingtang estimated that it should be similar to the Longyin Tower in Yun'an. The owner was a prince, general and minister. The business was so big that no one dared to touch it. Naturally, ordinary people would not be able to find out who was behind it.

Thinking of Longyin Tower, Ye Jingtang felt a little hungry, but it was not appropriate to take Miss Fan to eat flower wine, so he found a nice-looking restaurant on the street and walked in with Fan Qinghe...

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Hoof-clack, hoof-clack...

Horses passed outside the pavilion, and the men and women, who were dusty with travels, walked into the distance together.

On the second floor of the building, the sound of poetry and poetry could be heard everywhere. A bookish maid stood at the window and stared at the man and woman walking away. After a long time, a voice came from the room:

"What are you looking at?"

"Oh." The maid turned around, looked at the bead curtain in the room, and said with a smile: "Miss, a ranger passed by just now and glanced this way. He is so handsome, white but not weak, handsome and handsome. Without losing masculinity, with sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, a dragon and a tiger stride, it looks just like the one walking out of the painting..."

"Women are beautiful at heart, and men are handsome at work. There are countless handsome knights in the world. Most of them are brave and fierce. The girls around them change every three days. They are ruthless and unjust. Their virtues are not as good as those who have just studied for a few years. Shutong, don’t be deceived by those people..."

"Miss, you're really good at reading people. There was a girl next to the ranger just now..."

"Alas... take this poem and show it to Mr. Li."

The white jade hand opened the jasper bead curtain and handed out the paper full of Juanxiu's handwriting.

The maid quickly stepped forward and took it with both hands, then walked out of the room, passed through many scholars and ladies, and came to a teahouse inside the pavilion.

There were more than ten people sitting in the tea house, all of whom were famous Confucian officials in Jinyang City. Among them was a middle-aged man wearing a Northern Liang official robe, named Li Si, who was serving as the Minister of Rites. This trip was ordered by Emperor Liang , led the team into the pass to meet the Empress of Wei.

During the period of peace between the two dynasties, there were frequent exchanges, and even foreign envoys were stationed in each other's capital to facilitate communication at any time.

When the envoy team reached Jinyang, the county governor of this place naturally held a grand banquet, which is where this literary meeting came from. The people below who were reciting poems and composing poems were all students of the Imperial Academy and Imperial Hospital in Beiliang, and they accompanied them to Yunnan. An exchange and learning.

The minister Li Si was sitting at the banquet, and there was an old counselor next to him. He was Li Si's master to the outside world, but if Ye Jingtang were there, he would have recognized the old man as Shen Lin, the protector of Qianji Sect.

Many disciples of Qianji Sect serve in the Ministry of Industry. As the acting head, Shen Lin naturally has good connections with the imperial court.

The maid entered the tea room and put the paper on the table. The waiter Li Si picked it up, looked at it for a few times, and then handed it out to everyone.

After discussing with each other for a while, they carefully wrote down the comments and handed them back to the maid to take back.

The atmosphere in the teahouse was lively and joyful, and Shen Lin also participated in it. He looked like a learned and talented old Confucian scholar.

After the conversation was almost over and the cultural meeting was about to end, Li Si got up and went to the back to rest, and Shen Lin also got up and followed him.

After closing the door, Li Si, who was still drunk, his eyes regained clarity and he raised his hand to signal:

"Mr. Shen, please sit down."

Shen Lin had a high status in the world, but in the officialdom he still gave Bai Dao people face. He motioned for Li Si to sit in the main seat, then he lightly lifted his robe and sat down, and continued to discuss business:

"Continuously plotting against the Emperor of Wei and Ye Jingtang, Duan Shengji, even if his face is not exposed, will no longer be able to establish himself as the leader of Duanbeiya. In the past two days, his whereabouts have been destroyed to avoid implicating other hidden dangers...

"As for the matter assigned by the court, I'm afraid it will be difficult to handle. I have already taken action a few days ago. Unfortunately, Duan Shengji came a step too late and was escaped by Ye Jingtang. Ye Jingtang was already alert and wanted to ambush again. Harder than reaching the sky."

The waiter, Li Si, was holding the tea cup, with an obvious look of sadness on his brows.

On this trip, he was ordered to go to Yun'an to meet the Empress of the Wei Dynasty. When he set out, the two countries were still at peace. However, halfway through, the orphan of King Tianlang suddenly appeared and directly caused an explosion in Western Xinjiang. The atmosphere between the two dynasties It also cast a layer of gloom.

Zuoxian Wang Li Kai made a mistake and left the mess to the court without solving the Night Terror Hall.

The imperial court wanted to stabilize the tribes in the West Sea, so it could not let Queen Tianlang live in the world, but it could not send troops to invade the Wei Dynasty to arrest people. For this reason, Emperor Liang directly sent a secret letter to him, asking him to try to seize the people in the Wei Dynasty. Within the territory, we can secretly get rid of this trouble.

The resource authority given by the imperial court is quite large, and anyone and anything that can be mobilized can be mobilized. However, in the Wei Dynasty, the risk of assassinating Wu Kui, who is highly valued by the empress, is about the same as assassinating the empress with a map with a hidden dagger. It will be done. In all likelihood, Long Yan would be dragged away by the furious Empress to sacrifice the flag, and Emperor Liang would also want his head if things failed.

Li Simo stroked his tea cup and said softly: "If the orphan of King Tianlang is not removed, the tribes in Xihai will not be able to support me. No matter how difficult the matter is, we have to find a way. Everyone knows that Mr. Shen has no plans left, and there is no one in the whole world. People who you can't deal with, now the court wants people, food and salary, as long as they can get rid of the Night Terror Hall, Duan Shengji can be a dead soldier. With this help, Mr. Shen said it was difficult to deal with it, Then who can I go to to complain?"

Shen Lin was indeed confident before, but the last time he plotted against Ye Jingtang, when Ye Jingtang was unprepared and suddenly in danger, he could instantly think of a way to avoid danger and break out. Now that he is wary, how can he make Ye Jingtang Don't you fall into the trap again?

However, the imperial court is spending a lot of money this time, and anyone under the Four Saints can ask for it. As for supplies, let alone supplies. He wants a few taels of Snow Lake flowers as bait, and it is estimated that the imperial court can come up with it.

Although it is not easy to plot, as long as there are enough people and an opportunity is found, the Night Terror Hall can be solved head-on, and there is no need to use your brain to plot.

Thinking of this, Shen Lin felt a little confident and said:

"If Duan Shengji can really be loyal to the country at the expense of his own life, I am confident that he can accomplish this..."

Boom——

While the two were talking, a loud noise suddenly came from the city.

Shen Lin frowned, turned to look at the source of the sound, and stood up to open the window.

Li Simei also came to the window and looked around, only to see broken wood and rubble flying in the sky in the center of the brightly lit city.

Amidst the loud noise, a figure shot through the air, creating a whirlpool in the wind and snow. The overwhelming momentum was suppressed in the air, instantly turning the brightly lit Golden Street into deathly silence...

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Compared with the bustling Golden Street, the East Market is a lot more chaotic. At night, the market has been closed, and only the Goulan Restaurant outside is still open, where many martial arts warriors and market idlers gather in the street.

There was a slight wind and snow, and a thin layer of white quilt was spread on the old street.

Wearing a bamboo hat and a raincoat, She Long walked side by side with Shang Jianli, who was also dressed in the same style. Because one was tall and the other was short, the other was strong and the other was thin, walking in the dark alley gave him a sense of impermanence.

She Long has been working as a police officer for half his life, and he is already familiar with investigating cases. As he walked, he listened to the trivial words coming from behind the wall, and he did not forget to chat with his partner:

"Jianli, you don't eat, drink, whore or gamble. Men live more modestly than women. I'm just curious about the meaning of living this life..."

I walked away from the injury with my hands behind my back, and my demeanor became much more serious:

"Master Ye still doesn't like to eat, drink, whore or gamble. Why don't you ask Master Ye?"

"Master Ye is handsome and skilled in martial arts. There are so many girls around him that you can't even take care of them. How can you think about eating, drinking, whoring and gambling? How can you compare with others?"

She Long turned his head: "You said you are not bad in appearance and your martial arts skills are not low. In the past, many ladies and ladies were interested in you and wanted you to be their son-in-law, but you ended up being cold-faced and pretending to be cold and impermanent. Now. Now Well, you’re already thirty years old, and you don’t even have a wife.”

"Master Tu is over forty, and he doesn't have a wife either."

"Do you think Lao Tu doesn't want to marry a wife? With his physique, if he marries a cow, I would be worried about crushing the cow to death. Which girl dares to marry even if her life is in danger? Lao Tu was too fat when he was young, and he practiced hard. I originally wanted to build a body like Xuanyuan Chao, but the result was great, all the fat on my body became tendons, and my body shape was not missing at all, and it was still round..."

The corner of Shang Jianli's mouth twitched slightly, but as a younger brother of Liu Sha, it was not easy to laugh at his senior, so he asked seriously:

"The Minglong Diagram can be reborn. Master Tu has practiced it. Can this problem be solved?"

"No, the old Bone Slaughterer is born like this. If you practice the Singing Dragon Picture, you won't become a tall and thin man, but will only become an indestructible fat ball..."

While the two were talking nonsense, they came to a large gambling house outside Dongshi.

A banner with the word "tiger" hanging at the entrance of the gambling house was patrolled by more than a dozen thugs. All the people coming in and out were middle-class ordinary people and merchants in the city.

Shang Jianli raised his hand to suppress his words, and after glancing around the outside of the gambling house, his body was lifted up by the wind like catkins, and he landed silently on the second floor of the gambling house. Then he hung upside down under the eaves and looked inside through the gap in the window.

Behind the window is a tea room, which is quite clean and neat. There are some medicines and food on the table.

A tall man, wearing a brocade robe, sat respectfully in front of the screen and was whispering:

"The account books have been destroyed overnight. To be on the safe side, several insiders in charge of the warehouse have also been silenced. It's just that Mr. Chen in the government is not easy to deal with. The silence is too big..."

Shang Jianli looked behind the screen and saw a nine-foot long spear lying on the table behind him. The bright tip of the spear gave off a deep cold glow in the candlelight.

Under the desk, there is an Arhat couch covered with bright yellow brocade. A young man in a black brocade robe is sitting casually on the couch with one hand on his knees and a wine glass in his right hand.

And his eyes, as bright as black stars, were slightly raised at this time, looking at the window through the screen, his eyes were calm and indifferent, as if he were sitting in the palace of the king of hell, looking at the lonely ghost who suddenly visited!

? !

Shang Jianli had never seen the true face of Duan Shengji, but after looking at the person behind the screen for a moment, he understood who was inside. His heart was shaken, and he immediately slapped the cornice and retreated:

"run!"

"Qiang——"

The loud eagle whistle penetrated the boundless wind and snow and sounded high in the sky.

Almost at the same moment, a harsh sound of breaking wind came from the room:

call out--

A white jade wine cup pierced through the screen and window and flew out from the room. It was like a powerful arrow from a strong bow. It was wounded in the air and gradually left the chest and abdomen.

Bang——

The injuries that flew away as he hurriedly retreated, his chest exploded, he coughed out a mouthful of blood, and fell into the house below.

As soon as there was something wrong, She Long jumped into the air like a green onion and rushed to the second floor of the casino.

Unexpectedly, as soon as his feet left the ground, the window of the casino exploded, and a spear shining with cold light rushed out first, pointing directly at the unbalanced wound in the air and gradually leaving the chest and abdomen. Behind the spear was a figure wearing a black brocade robe, like The escaped dragon python crashed into the snowy sky.

Wow——

Seeing this momentum, She Long knew something was wrong, but if he didn't offer help, Jianli would die from his injuries. He immediately kicked off the wall and flew up, hitting the gun with one arm.

But the gap between them was too huge. Suan Shenghe, who crashed out of the window, didn't even lower his head, but shot him in the air with his backhand.

Sa——

She Long shifted his body slightly, and the two-foot spear point penetrated through his right shoulder. The iron and copper bones became a decoration. The only function at this time was to prevent half of his body from exploding, and was penetrated by the spear with terrifying energy. , nailed directly to the ground.

Crack!

Before Shang Jianli landed, when he saw this scene, he waved his hands forward, and six golden needles flew out from his sleeves, drawing six arcs in the air and shooting towards Duan Shengji's body.

Whoosh——

Black and white Wuchang is called the master examiner by people in the world, and his strength alone cannot be considered weak; but the two of them were carefully trained by the imperial court. From the exercises they learned to the strategies to deal with the enemy, they complemented each other, and their cooperation and even fighting experience made them even more powerful. As long as the stragglers on the Chaojianghu are dispatched together, their combat effectiveness will definitely not be weak.

But it is a pity that when meeting a contemporary Wu Kui, this kind of seamless and tacit cooperation can only delay the sudden death by a few breaths.

Duan Shengji held the gun with one hand. The moment the golden needles flew out, he pulled out the spear and whirled it around his side. He lightly caught the six golden needles and then swiped the spear forward.

Sa——

With one shot, six golden needles that were swept together, together with the flying snow in the front yard of the gambling house, were thrown out, pointing straight towards the way they came from.

As soon as Shang Jianli landed on the wall, before he could exert any force, six golden needles passed through his chest, and a few bits of blood mist burst out from his back.

Puff~

Although he failed to encounter Duan Shengji, this move bought She Long some time.

The moment the gun was drawn out, She Long, who was nailed to the ground, knew he was outmatched. He kicked the dirt violently and slid towards the courtyard wall. He broke through the wall and jumped into the alley, got up and ran wildly.

Shang Jianli ignored the pain and bounced up again after landing, flying towards the street outside the wall and escaping in the opposite direction.

Duan Shengji acted like he was strolling in the courtyard. He raised his foot and kicked the stone pier placed at the entrance of the gambling house. The stone pier of more than 100 kilograms immediately flew out and smashed the eaves of the courtyard wall. In the blink of an eye, he caught up with Shang Jian who had not yet landed. away from the front.

Bang——

Duanshengji himself flew up, jumped over the wall, held a gun with one hand, and stabbed She Long in the back.

Sa!

She Long, who was running with all his strength, was already despairing before looking back. He flew forward and rolled, trying to struggle again.

At this time, there was a sudden movement over the side buildings!

Whispering rustling——

The whirling sharp blade broke through the airflow, and the screams it brought out came from far and near, suppressing the noise in the city in an instant!

Duan Sheng was silent in the air. When he sensed something was wrong, he immediately pushed his body back with the tip of his spear. The next moment, a bright long knife flew over from the side of the house.

The knife was three feet and three feet long and two and a half fingers wide. There was a dragon carved on the ring. It whirled towards the wall like a thunderbolt and instantly carved a groove in the wall. It passed through the alley without losing its momentum and penetrated through the wall. On the opposite wall, it didn't stop until it was nailed into the pillar of the casino, and the knife tail trembled violently in mid-air.

Buzz buzz——

Duan Shengji looked to the side with his peripheral vision, and saw a black shadow breaking through the ridge of the roof, with the force of an eagle striking the sky. When it hit the ground, it directly broke the beams of the house and jumped out, carrying the wind and snow all over the sky. It brought out a spiral vortex in the air and rushed straight towards the gambling house. Come!

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