Chapter 144: Chen Mao Returns
In the room, Li Qiu looked down at the miserable corpse lying on the ground.
The corpse was sturdy, with a horse's face, slender eyes, a beard under the chin, and a bit of power between the eyebrows.
This man attacked and killed him in the middle of the night, and he didn't have anything with him, and the short sword he used was forged from steel, and it was also unremarkable.
But the punch that tried to sneak attack him before he died revealed his identity.
There are only a few martial artists in the Flesh Training Period of the Spirit Snake Martial Arts Hall, and when the time comes, you will know who is coming to kill him as long as you see who is missing.
However, it doesn't make much sense to confirm the identity of this person, because it is estimated that it is not this person who wants to kill him, but Jin Li, the owner of the Spirit Snake Martial Arts Pavilion.
It was Jin Li who sent this person to kill him, not wanting him to grow up and threaten the Spirit Snake Martial Arts.
Li Qiu had long expected that after he was accepted as a disciple by Chen Mao as an exception, he might be assassinated by the two martial arts halls of Spirit Snake and Barbarian Elephant.
There are three martial arts halls in Shangjiang City, Aoki, Spirit Snake, and Brute Elephant stand on three legs, how can Spirit Snake and Brute Elephant sit back and watch Aoki appear a powerful warrior, strong and big, and will inevitably think of blocking it.
I heard that Cao Shao was also assassinated when he first started, but he was lucky enough to escape, which made him feel palpitations, and he didn't take a step in the martial arts hall for several months.
The qualifications he showed outward surpassed Cao Shao, and it was not surprising that he was assassinated.
It stands to reason that the Spirit Snake Martial Arts Pavilion sent someone to assassinate him, and it should have nothing to do with Cao Shao, who had also been assassinated, but Li Qiu always felt that this matter had something to do with Cao Shao.
After disposing of the house, Li Qiu carried Wu Yi's body to the courtyard, buried it deep next to a willow tree, and spread a layer of old soil from other places to cover up all traces.
Then he went back to the house and went back to sleep as if nothing had happened.
At noon the next day, at the gate of Shangjiang City.
Thousands of people were empty, and the people gathered together, waiting eagerly for Guan Hao to lead the troops to return victoriously.
Zhu You, the lord of Shangjiang City, was wearing an official uniform, with an elegant appearance, a wisp of goatee, and a happy expression with officials of all sizes standing with the people.
Yesterday evening, Zhu You got a message from Guan Hao Feigeon and learned that Yan Zhenbei was captured alive and Feiyunzhai was bulldozed.
He was overjoyed, sent someone to spread the news throughout the city, and organized officials to greet him at the gate of the city at noon.
It has been nearly ten years since Zhu You took office as the lord of Shangjiang City, and Feiyunzhai has been a big problem for him for ten years.
Feiyunzhai, under the leadership of Yan Zhenbei, wantonly killed the people under his rule, and also plundered the passing caravans, causing Shangjiang City to become rarely caravans, and the once prosperous Shangjiang City gradually declined.
Zhu You has always wanted to eradicate Feiyun Village, restore trade between Shangjiang City and other big cities, and restore the prosperity of the past, so that the people under his rule do not have to worry about being exploited, and can live and work in peace and contentment, with enough food and clothing.
Guan Hao also wanted to eradicate Feiyun Village, although he was more for military merit, but the two at least had the same purpose.
However, in the past, Guan Hao led his troops to attack Feiyun Village several times, but they all returned in vain, until yesterday Chen Mao came to help, and the two joined forces to defeat Yan Zhenbei, captured him alive, eradicated Feiyun Village, and burned Feiyun Village clean.
It's just that in Feiyun Village, except for Yan Zhenbei who was captured and the four masters were killed, the other three bandit leaders all fled when they saw that the situation was wrong.
When Zhu You thought of this, a trace of melancholy appeared on his face, and then he quickly disappeared, his eyes were cold.
Feiyun Village has not been taken down for so long because of Yan Zhenbei, a warrior in the strong bone period.
The rest of the people fled, and if they dared to rebuild Feiyun Village, they would not need him to search for it, and they would simply seek their own death.
In the crowd, a group of martial arts hall disciples wearing strong costumes were all energetic, high-spirited, and eye-catching.
Tao Zi'an and Li Qiu, the two of them wore brocade robes, and were guarded in the center by a group of Aoki Martial Arts Hall disciples.
Li Qiu frowned slightly, looked around, and a hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes.
Since he got up this morning, he hasn't seen Cao Shao, and he doesn't know where he is hiding.
If last night's incident really had something to do with Cao Shao, he should have behaved as usual, why did he suddenly disappear.
Tao Zi'an frowned, looked impatient, and said angrily.
"Senior brother, forget it, he has always been like that, and Master has acquiesced. ”
"Why is Senior Brother Cao gone?"
At this time, at the end of the road in the distance, Guan Hao looked serious, imposing, wearing armor and riding on a horse, slowly returning with the victorious army that attacked Feiyun Village.
Behind Guan Haoma was a carriage, in which Chen Maoan sit.
This was followed by a prisoner's cart made of fine iron, a tall man with a tiger's back and an ape-waisted waist, with an ugly appearance, hung upside down in the cart, with chains the thickness of a baby's arm.
He closed his eyes tightly and said nothing, as if he was sleeping, exuding a fierce momentum all over his body, like a sleeping tiger.
The owner of Feiyun Village, Yan Zhenbei.
Behind the prisoner cart, there were more than a dozen blood-stained carts, which were filled with the heads of the people of Feiyun Village, adding up to nearly a thousand people.
The people of Shangjiang City began to cheer and welcome Guan Hao and others into the city.
"Captain Guan Du, all the soldiers, hard work!"
"I, Zhu You, on behalf of the people in Shangjiang City, thank you!" Zhu You said to Guan Hao and the army who had stopped.
Chen Mao stepped out of the carriage, Zhu You saw it, and hurriedly gave it up.
"On behalf of the people, I would like to thank Pavilion Master Chen for taking action this time to eliminate evil for the people!"
"City Lord Zhu, it's serious. ”
"There are still some things in my martial arts hall, so I'll take the first step without accompanying them. Chen Mao also bowed his hand and chuckled.
"Pavilion Master Chen, I have prepared a banquet in the City Lord's Mansion, why don't you go to my mansion with Guan Duwei, everyone have a good celebration. Zhu You invited.
"The city lord has my heart of Chen, but I still can't. Chen Mao waved his hand.
Zhu You held a banquet in the city lord's mansion, but it was full of officials from Shangjiang City, and he really didn't want to get involved.
"Okay then, Pavilion Master Chen walks slowly. Zhu You was not annoyed and said with a smile.
Chen Mao took Tao Zi'an, Li Qiu and the martial arts hall disciples back to the Aoki martial arts hall, said a few words to the martial arts hall disciples, and told them to disperse.
In the lobby of the house, Chen Mao sat down, picked up the teacup, and took a sip of tea.
Tao Zi'an and Li Qiu sat in the hall, Tao Zi'an looked concerned and asked.
"Master is here to help Guan Duwei and attack Feiyun Village, what danger will he encounter?"
Chen Mao put down the teacup and said with a smile.
"There is no danger, things are going well, including taking down Yan Zhenbei, the owner of Feiyun Village, there are almost no difficulties. ”
"That Yan Zhenbei was indeed injured earlier, and under the hands of Weishi and Guan Duwei, he was captured alive without going through thirty moves. ”
As he spoke, Chen Mao suddenly asked.
"Yesterday the teacher was not there, nothing happened in the martial arts hall, right?"