Act 87 "The Alliance of the Bright Moon" (4)
There is a little bit of the past about the ink sword, and the entire frost sword may only be known to Pu Jia. As the strongest assassin of the Frost Sword Division, his style of action has always been unpredictable to ordinary people. No one in the entire Frost Sword dared to provoke Mo Yan, and it was rumored that this man's skills were only half a step away from the "Heart Martial Realm".
In fact, rumors are just rumors. No one had ever actually seen Mo Yan actually make a move. Of course, a possibility is not ruled out. That is, the people who have seen Mo Yan's attack are already dead.
During the period of study between Meng Jian and Zhou Kang, they were very serious. Although he joined the Frost Sword at the beginning, he was half-pushed by Lian Mu. But once it comes, it is safe. Some things are either not done, and if you want to do them, you have to do your best.
This is Meng Jian's attitude towards things.
Perhaps, it is because of the inadvertent insight into this. Mo Yan arranged for Meng Jian to learn from Zhou Kang about intelligence collection, integration and archiving, and "camouflage".
In fact, about the collection, integration and archiving of intelligence, it is still very simple to teach, but Zhou Kang doesn't know how to teach Meng Jian about "camouflage".
The skill of "camouflage" requires talent. Some people are born with this gift. If ordinary people want to learn this "skill", nature, understanding, and experience are indispensable.
From noon on October 16 to the evening of October 17. Meng Jian and Zhou Kang are together. In the process, Mo Yan has been secretly watching Zhou Kang's every move, and basically has not rested. On the evening of October 17, Zhou Kang broke Meng Jian and secretly went to the Heartfelt Restaurant to meet Qianyu Fenghua.
Originally, Zhou Kang planned to wait for Lu You to be dealt with, and then go to Qianyu Fenghua. According to Qianyu Fenghua's previous calculations, by October 20 at the latest, Lu You will be imprisoned by the Frost Sword in the depths of the "Ice Prison" of the Guang Yuan Yuan. However, because of Mo Yan's sudden return, Zhou Kang was worried that there would be any accidents in the process, so after thinking twice, Zhou Kang still ran to the Heartfelt Restaurant.
As a result, Mo Yan also followed Zhou Kang to the Heartfelt Restaurant during this period. Unfortunately, just as Mo Yan was about to find out who Zhou Kang was going to meet here, a young man from nowhere blocked his way, and finally made Mo Yan lose his target.
Originally, Mo Yan also wanted to search for Zhou Kang through the keen hearing of a high-level martial artist, but who knew that the Heartfelt Restaurant was actually full of people. The noise confused Mo Yan's thoughts, so he went downstairs and lit a cup of tea to remove the fire.
Mo Yan did not give up tracking Zhou Kang, but chose to sit silently in the corner of the hall and wait. It didn't take long for this tired man to unexpectedly find Lu Ming, the son of the Lu family, who came to the Heartfelt Restaurant to get wine.
In the noise, a group of family members poured into the heartfelt restaurant, and under the command of Lu Ming, they moved one jar after another of 'Yixin drunk' to the carriage outside the restaurant. Seeing this, Mo Yan snorted coldly.
With a carriage to pull wine, he is worthy of being a person from Lufu.
In the process, a few beggars who often came to the restaurant to get steamed buns accidentally blocked Lu Ming's way, and were kicked by the irritable Lu Ming and flew to the stone pillar next to Mo Ming. And Mo Yan drank tea quietly, as if he didn't see anything. If it weren't for He Junxian, the shopkeeper of the restaurant, who came forward in time to save the child, I am afraid that he would have died of serious injuries by now.
After a few noisy scenes, Lu Ming and his family prepared to leave. At this moment, Zhou Kang stepped on the last noisy tail and went downstairs, and then passed by Lu Ming. During this time, the two did not make eye contact or communication, which made Mo Yan a little puzzled for a moment.
Just when Mo Yan followed Zhou Kang out of the Heartfelt Restaurant. The little guy who had blocked Mo Yan's way forward stood side by side with Qianyu Fenghua upstairs, and quietly watched Mo Yan leave.
Tonight, Qianyu Fenghua and the cold cicada had been talking for longer than the previous times. Regarding the content of their conversation this time, Qianyu Fenghua didn't tell anyone, but Qianyu Fenghua basically determined one thing, that is, Han Cicada had destroyed most of the information archived by Qianyu Clan in the Frost Sword, and finally only a little bit was stored on the second floor of the Yao Pavilion of the Guang Yuan Yuan, but with Han Cicada's current authority, I am afraid that he will not be able to enter, which means that Han Cicada at this time has no value for him.
Looking at the back of Mo Yan leaving, Qianyu Fenghua said lightly to the little guy beside him: "Duan Nian, is this person sneaking around following the cicada just now?"
Duan Nian: "Exactly. ”
Thousand Feather Fenghua: "It seems that he should be the "ink death" that Han Cicada said. Since this ink corpse has kept up with the chilling cicada, it means that the chilling cicada has been exposed. ”
Duan Nian: "Then what should we do next?" ”
Qianyu Fenghua didn't answer Duan Nian's doubts, but instead said, "With your skills, did you try out this ink corpse in the previous short contact, and what level of martial artist is it?" ”
Duan Nian shook his head.
After a moment of silence, Qianyu Fenghua and Duan Nian continued: "Later, you will go to Shopkeeper He, and say that the room where I live now often hears the noise and noise, and ask Shopkeeper He to give me a new room that is the most secluded." ”
Duan Nian waved his hands: "No." ”
Qianyu Fenghua waved his hand, and Duan Nian immediately left to finish the matter. But before Duan Nian could take three steps, Qianyu Fenghua suddenly stopped Duan Nian again: "Later, when you go to find Shopkeeper He, talk to him for me by the way, arrange a new place to live first, as for the side room I am living in at the moment, wait for two days and then leave." ”
Duan Nian was puzzled: "What does the master mean?"
Qianyu Fenghua: "The show is about to be staged." ”
Duan Nian listened and froze in place.
Qianyu Fenghua said lightly: "Go and complete the things I told you first, and then think about this." By the way, by the way, let Shopkeeper He prepare two tables of delicious food tomorrow night, and one table will be sent to the room where I live now. A table was delivered into the room where I was about to stay. ”
Duan Nian was puzzled: "Master, who is this going to feast?"
Qianyu Fenghua didn't answer Duan Nian's doubts, just silently turned around and went back to the house. Looking at her departing back, Duan Nian, who was confused, suddenly lost his mind. After a while, Duan Nian, who had come back to his senses, began to do the things that Qianyu Fenghua had explained. And Meng Jian happened to return to the Heartfelt Restaurant at this time and greeted Duan Nian.
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October 18, late at night.
The snow has not yet melted, and the clouds are quietly obscuring the moonlight.
When Liu Fengsoul, escorted by dozens of Chiyan warriors, drove a carriage to take Gu Yina and Akzati back to the "Luoxia Mansion", Lu Ming, the son of Lufu, under the instructions of his elderly father Lu You, drove a fast horse out of Lufu and rushed to the "Heartfelt Restaurant" to invite Qianyu Fenghua.
In the past two days, Meng Jian has learned a lot from Zhou Kang. Originally, Zhou Kang planned to tell Meng Jian about the knowledge of "disguise" on the night of October 18. As a result, before nightfall, a beggar conveyed Qianyu Fenghua's "invitation" to Zhou Kang, so Zhou Kang had to put aside the matter of teaching Meng Jian "disguise" for the time being.
However, all of this was seen by Mo Yan.
At this moment, Mo Yan has not rested for three days and three nights.
Meng Jian, who had no special arrangements, returned to his residence at the "Heartfelt Restaurant" on the evening of October 18, preparing to sort out the things that Zhou Kang had taught him in the past few days to cope with the new day and new study.
Meng Jian's residence was next door to the wing room where Qianyu Fenghua first moved in. However, when Meng Jian returned to the Heartfelt Restaurant on the evening of October 18, Duan Nian greeted Meng Jian again. It's just that this time, Duan Nian, who was a stranger, actually sent Qian Yu Fenghua's invitation to Meng Jian.
Qianyu Fenghua wanted to invite Meng Jian, who had a meeting a few days ago, to drink wine and talk freely in her room on the night of October 18. When Meng Jian heard this invitation, he was stunned and thought he was dreaming, and finally accepted it gladly.
October 18th, late at night.
In the sonorous footsteps, Liu Fengsoul drove by the gate of Lu Yuan in a carriage, and glanced at Lu Yuan by the way, but he didn't see anything, so he hurried by. At this time, Lu Yuan, the flowers and leaves have sunk into sleep, although Lu Weiwen is reading the book "Jane Zheng" by his deceased brother Lu Qingshu before his death, but what he is thinking about is what Bu Weilan said to him yesterday evening;
In the courtyard of Lufu, the anxious Lu You paced back and forth in the atrium, his face extremely ugly. He was anxious that Lu Ming would be able to invite Qianyu Fenghua back as soon as possible, and he was already ready to let her go if Qianyu Fenghua arrived;
On the eighth floor of the Yao Pavilion of the Guangqi Courtyard, Lian Mu picked up the lamp and sharpened the ink, and painted the appearance of Bai Qiang along the memory, and at this time, Bu Weilan uninvited to open the door of the Military Aircraft Pavilion, and brought Yun Ji's secret will;
On the eighteenth layer of the ice prison, Xiao Li slowly closed his third eye, basically the whole picture of this "ice prison", as well as what is underneath, and whether there is a water source, he has figured it out;
In Liufuzhong, Liu Su and Liu Fengchen played against each other. The purple leaves and willows are swaying with the wind, and the father and son have been playing this game of chess all night, and they have not yet decided the winner. Not far away, Liu Xinyu and Liu Fangfang were fighting with knives, and they did not distinguish the winner or loser;
On the throne, Yun Ji gently stroked the fluffy hair on the forehead of the "Bloody Eyes and Frost Hoof", and her eyes gradually deepened, as if she was waiting for something. Next to the throne, Pu Jia was dressed in the armor of the Frost Sword Guard, silent, always by Yun Ji's side;
Outside the Heartfelt Restaurant, Zhou Kang, Qiao Zhuang dressed as an old man, appeared as promised. It just so happened that Shopkeeper He went out at this time to prepare to distribute steamed buns to those beggars. When he saw Zhou Kang in disguise, Shopkeeper He told Zhou Kang very enthusiastically: "Guest officer, we are almost closed here!
But I heard Zhou Kang say: "I'm here to find someone." ”
Shopkeeper He was puzzled: "Who are you looking for so late?"
Zhou Kang thought for a while: "Miss Xuexi." ”
Shopkeeper He remembered what Miss Xuexi told him today, so he asked Xiao Er to quickly lead Zhou Kang to the room where Miss Xuexi used to live, and told Xiao Er: "I will tell the other guys later, you should not see anything that happened in our restaurant tonight, and you should not hear any sound! You are all deaf tonight! You are all blind!
Xiao Er listened, nodded without saying a word, and hurriedly turned around and went back to the restaurant to pass He Junxian's words to the other guys. That is, when Xiao Er turned around, Mo Yan came uninvited. After the shopkeeper He saw Mo Yan, he frowned, and said what he had said to Zhou Kang before: "This guest officer, our store is closed, what is the ......?"
Before the shopkeeper finished speaking, Mo Yan showed the waist card of the deputy commander of the frost sword, and said coldly: "If you know each other, let me get out of the way quietly." ”
Shopkeeper He didn't dare to say much, so he had to let the ink sink in. At this time, a group of beggars came from afar to receive the "alms" from the shopkeeper. This made Shopkeeper He, who was originally in a bad mood because of Mo Yan's rudeness, pause his worries a little.
After entering the door, Mo Yan followed Zhou Kang's footsteps without looking back, and went to the room where Zhou Kang was going at the moment. The shopkeeper He, who knew each other, gently closed all the doors of the restaurant after Mo Yan entered the restaurant, and did not plan to let anyone in.
Maybe you will be a little confused, Mo Yan didn't ask Shopkeeper He which room Zhou Kang went to just now? Because Mo Yan didn't need it. In the dead of night, the Heartfelt Restaurant was not as noisy as yesterday, and as a martial artist who was only half a step away from the "Heart Martial Realm", Mo Yan could hear Zhou Kang's every step completely and very clearly, and even his heartbeat.
At this time, Zhou Kang thought that the invitation of Qianyu Fenghua tonight was a "celebration banquet" specially held for him. In fact, the stupid Zhou Kang is stepping into the "grave" prepared by Qianyu Fenghua step by step.
"The cunning rabbit is dead, the lackey cooks"
When Zhou Kang pushed open the door, he saw half a black "mourning candle" used to pay tribute to the souls of the deceased, which seemed to have been burning for a while. The delicacies on the table were placed in front of him, but they were already cold.
At this time, Zhou Kang had already realized that something was wrong, but he did not turn around and leave, but looked for the trace of Qianyu Fenghua everywhere, but unfortunately, he only found a letter.
A letter left by Thousand Feathers Fenghua to him.
When Zhou Kang opened the letter and read the contents in detail, the man, codenamed "Chilling Cicada", turned pale in an instant. This letter contains a detailed record of the unknown past between the head of the Thousand Feather Clan, Thousand Feather Rokuta, and the "Three Chess Pieces", as well as all the details of how the prophecy of "Han Cicada" and Lu You conspired to persecute the third chess piece and took the opportunity to "break out of the shell of the Golden Cicada".
To be precise, this letter was not written by Thousand Feather Kaede, but by Thousand Feather Firefly. Based on the contents of the letter, it can be determined that the late Chi Plume Hotaru perfectly predicted everything that would happen after his death.
After reading this letter, Zhou Kang felt like he had lost his soul. Before Zhou Kang came back to his senses, the letter was naturally "burned after reading". The blue flame did not burn Zhou Kang's hands, but it ignited the fear in the depths of the "chilling cicada" memory.
The black "mourning candles" are melting little by little.
According to the letter, when the black "mourning candle" was extinguished, "chilling cicadas were heard". At this time, Zhou Kang subconsciously took out his sword from his sleeve and put it on the table. Then he sat down calmly, and began to eat the cold food on the table.
He ate a lot of each bite and was in a hurry. By the end of the meal, it looked like I couldn't eat it anymore. But he's still eating. Cold sweat soaked through his shirt. Until Zhou Kang drank a pot of old wine on the table.
The door in front of him suddenly opened.
Familiar faces come into view.
When Meng Jian pushed the door open, Xue Xi was sitting in front of him. The wine and food on the table were all freshly prepared. To be honest, Xuexi's invitation made Meng Jian feel both happy and puzzled. Earlier, the conversation between Liu Fengsoul and Meng Jian when they met in the Heartfelt Restaurant was overheard by Xue Xi intentionally or unintentionally.
So, her invitation was not simple.
However, Meng Jian is quite simple.
The shy Meng Jian slowly sat down under Xuexi's signal, and waited for a long time before squeezing out two words from her mouth to the fairy-looking girl in front of her: "Hello!"
Xue Xi listened to it and sneered: "Childe is good." ”
As a result, Xue Xi's smile made Meng Jian's face turn red instantly, which directly caused Meng Jian to lose any ability to think. Although it was a malicious temptation, Meng Jian's natural reaction made Xue Xi feel that this man was a little cute.
She didn't say anything, but silently picked up vegetables and poured wine for Meng Jian, and blatantly began to look at Meng Jian, but unlike Mo Yan's eyes looking at Zhou Kang at this moment, there was a pool of spring water hidden in Xue Xi's eyes, and Mo Yan's eyes were crawling with endless sad blood.
When Mo Yan sat in front of Zhou Kang, he didn't say anything. He silently poured wine for his apprentice. Zhou Kang didn't say much. It seems that from the moment Mo Yan entered the door, Zhou Kang had already guessed that Mo Yan should know everything.
Zhou Kang continued to stuff food into his mouth. I can't eat it anymore. Mo Yan didn't stop him, because they both knew that this meal would be Zhou Kang's last.
After a long time, Zhou Kang put down his chopsticks.
He wiped the oil stains on his mouth very seriously, and changed his respectful and humble appearance when he saw Mo Yan in the past, and asked very indifferently: "You should know everything, right?" ”
Mo Yan: "Basically, I know everything. ”
Zhou Kang: "Is there anything else you want to ask?" ”
Mo Yan: "Xiao Er was killed by you." ”
Zhou Kang: "I used the "frost cut", a sword to seal the throat. ”
Mo Yan: "What's your real name?" ”
Zhou Kang: "Does this matter to you?" ”
Mo Di: "I never kill the unknown. ”
Hearing this, Zhou Kang's eyes not only revealed a little sadness and sadness: "I don't have a real name, but the master usually calls me 'Chilling Cicada', but 'Chilling Cicada' is not my name, just my code name." Maybe people like me are not born to deserve a name. ”
Mo Yan: "Who is your master?"
Chilling Cicada: "There is no point in saying it at this moment, looking at the current situation, I should have run away a long time ago, otherwise how would you bump into me alone here." In fact, even if you know who she is, you can't catch her, let alone catch her. Although you are the deputy commander of the Frost Sword and Cold Armor Division, in front of the clan, you are just a wild dog from a humble family. ”
Mo Yan ignored the cold cicada's provocation, and just said unhurriedly, "I'm done asking, do you have anything to ask?"
When the cicada heard this, the sadness in his eyes suddenly turned into anger. Looking at Mo Yan in front of him, he still couldn't forget the days he had spent in the Frost Sword for so many years, as well as his dissatisfaction with Mo Yan: "Why did you choose Xiao Er as your successor instead of me? Obviously I am your apprentice, obviously I am taking care of the entire northern part of the city for you when you are not there, and I am taking care of it in an orderly manner? Why? Where am I not doing well enough?"
Between the words, the chilling cicada was a little hysterical.
Mo Yan sniffed the wine in the cup, it was good wine.
Then there was a moment of silence, and he drank it all.
"Tell me!" Excessive low self-esteem often leads to excessive conceit. Seeing that Mo Yan ignored him, Han Chan slapped the table angrily: "Who do you always show this stinky face to? I have put up with you for a long time!"
Mo Yan raised his eyes and looked coldly at the cold cicada in front of him, and then said the sentence lightly: "Because the second child is my younger brother." ”
After hearing this, the cicada first froze in place like a stone statue, and then the whole person laughed like crazy. Han Cicada didn't know whether Mo Di at this moment was telling the truth or deliberately provoking him, but Mo Di successfully used this sentence to completely destroy Han Cicada's last thoughts about Mo Di and Frost Sword over the years: "I see! I see! Hahahahaha! I see!"
In fact, the former Han Cicada has always wanted to become a person like Master Mo Yan and really take charge of the northern part of Han Jia Si City, so that he can wash his past identity white, but just a while before Yun Fan came back, Mo Yan told Han Cicada that he would let Xiao Er take over the northern part of the city in the future, so Han Cicada moved his mind.
"He is my own brother, and his name is Mer. Facing the chilling cicada, which was already a little crazy at the moment, the original sadness in Mo Yan's eyes gradually turned into endless killing intent: "Because he is the second oldest in the family, I call him "Little Er". ”
"What are you telling me about this?" said Chill Cicada, coldly and with Mo Yan, "What's his name, and what does it matter to me?"
Mo Yan said coldly: "I'm just this one brother." ”
After hearing this, Han Cicada first sneered and then mocked: "It's amazing, my good master, even if you send your own brother to join the Frost Sword, you even let him enter the northern part of Hanjiasi City as an undercover agent, how about it, now your own brother has been killed by me, an all-powerful apprentice, how do you feel?"
Mo Yan: "I will use your life and the blood of your master to pay tribute to Xiao Er's soul." ”
"After all these years, why are you still so virtuous? My good master, how many years have you been talking about, stay away from Lian Mu, and provoke a lot of anger. You are the deputy commander of the Frost Sword and Cold Armor Division, not a knight of the rivers and lakes, how can there be so much enmity and happiness in this world!" Han Cicada reluctantly poured a glass of wine for himself, and wanted to pay tribute to Mo Yan, but it didn't seem appropriate to think about it, so he drank it all by himself, "From the past to the present, I have helped you so much, but now you want to kill me." Mo Yan, Mo Yan, let me ask you, in your heart, did you really regard me as your apprentice? Or in your eyes, in fact, I have always been just a tool to help you?"
Mo Yan turned the wine glass in his hand and responded to the chilling cicada: "From the moment you killed Xiao Er, I have lost you as an apprentice. ”
"Hehehehe," Han Cicada sneered, "Then I'm really honored to inadvertently kill my master's only brother!"
Mo Yan: "Later, I will fight you with "Frost Cut" as a happy 'reward' for you to give Xiao Er, but don't worry, I won't kill you with a sword." On the night of October 16, you dismembered Xiao Er's body, and I counted it outside the window, and you waved the sword in your hand and cast the "frost cut" twenty-three times, and I will not double it with you for the sake of you being my apprentice. ”
The chilling cicada coldly laughed at Mo Yan and said, "Why, do you really think that I will die under your sword tonight?"
Mo Yan: "I will let you live to experience the pain of being dismembered by twenty-three "frost cuts", and finally break your sword in front of you as a gift for your 'teacher'. ”
"Well, since you've said so, I'm welcome. Between the words, Han Cicada sneered and clenched the hilt of the sword on the table, then pulled out the sword and pointed at Mo Yan, who was sitting in front of him: "Draw the sword, my good master!"