Volume 1 The Wind Rises Chapter 21 Something I Can't Figure Out (I)
Xi Yuanxiu now felt that this person was telling a joke, although it was not very funny, he didn't know why someone would want to kill him, he couldn't think about it if he didn't understand, and he didn't have time to think about it anymore, because the other party was already ready to do it!
There were seven or eight people in the whole arena leaning towards them, and the gamblers at the other tables in the casino were still continuing the battle at the gaming table tonight, and they didn't even realize that a real battle was about to be staged around them!
"How many things do I want to ask first?" Xi Yuanxiu still pretended to be calm and sat in the position of the old grandson just now and asked.
The hatsman nodded, and did not refuse Xi Yuanxiu, because tonight was already a mortal game, and this was a game that they had been preparing for a long, long time, so they didn't mind chatting with the dying man in front of them!
The hat-bearer threw the three dice on the table and said with a smile: "This is your dying wish, naturally there is no problem, you ask!" ”
"You should have come a long time ago, you should have come earlier than the people in Yangzhou City who came to look for me, and you weren't sure to kill me in the yamen, so you can only use Jia Daya to trick me into coming here, and maybe Lao Sun!" Liu Xiao glanced left and right a few times, and Lao Sun was indeed gone, and there were fewer and fewer people in the casino.
After Xi Yuanxiu signaled Liu Xiao not to be nervous, he said: "Not only that, but even Liu Xiao will definitely go back to the yamen that day to tell me that the matter of you winning his money is also in your calculations, or the calculations of the one in the capital!" And today you are sure that I will bring Liu Xiao over, because only when the two of us are here, you can guarantee that the news of my death will not be spread so quickly, at least not before the end of the private salt case, by the way, Lao Sun threw the stool just now to tell you that you can start! ”
After Xi Yuanxiu finished talking to the hat man with a smile, he began to tap his thighs with his fingers non-stop, he needed time to sort out his thoughts slowly, or delay time!
The hatsman clapped his hands a few times, nodded again and again, indicating that Xi Yuanxiu was right, and then said: "Lord Xi is not the youngest Shaoqing of Dali Temple, what you said is not wrong at all, these are all arranged by the one in Beijing, I just came to fill in the final stroke of this painting!" ”
The hatsman paused for a moment, and then said: "But I don't know how much skill you still have now, and I'm not sure how much back hand you have left except for the one who wielded the sword, it's safe for me to kill you here!" ”
Xi Yuanxiu felt that it was a little tricky now, there were nine people on the other side, and he couldn't judge how much strength the other party had while wearing a hat, only Bian Ying was still fighting on his side, and he was only a little stronger than Liu Xiao, no matter how you look at it, it was a dead end!
"Master Xi doesn't need to delay time, after Xu Lai left the city from that day, we have already started to prepare!"
The hat-taker took out the sword that had been hidden under the table, and the other eight people neatly took out the dagger from their boots.
After Xi Yuanxiu got up, he and Bian Ying blocked Liu Xiao in the corner, Liu Xiao was not like usual, he also held a dice cup in his hand, ready to fight with the two of them, although it still looked so funny!
Bian Ying went to Chang'an to fight against the soldiers in the army all the year round, naturally he understood the importance of the fighter, and without waiting for the other party to move first, he directly rushed forward with a knife, as long as he could drag the man wearing the hat, the three of them would still have a chance of survival!
The moment he slashed past, he seemed to see the smile under the veil, he didn't like it, and neither did Xi Yuanxiu.
Because the other eight people also began to move, and ran directly to Xi Yuanxiu, Bian Ying knew that he couldn't care about them, he could only move forward!
Xi Yuanxiu pulled out a soft sword from his waist, this sword was very bright, even if it was placed in a shadow without light, it was very bright.
This is not his sword, but Xu Lai gave it to him on the night he came to the county office, when he was drinking!
For a while, the eight people were a little at a loss, because they all knew that this Lord Xi was once a famous swordsman in the capital, and now he was putting on a posture of being a man and a man, and they all said that Xi Yuanxiu had been abolished by the mirage, but no one wanted to be the first to eat crabs!
And the battle over there had already begun, and when Bian Ying slashed over, the hat-taker moved half a step and retreated to the side, and the table used to play just now was directly split in half.
Seeing that Bian Ying's knife style was still confiscated, the hat man stabbed it with a sword, and Bian Ying also reacted quickly, directly lifted the half of the table hanging on the knife, blocked the sword, and then transmitted the internal force to the knife, and the blade of the knife shook, and shattered this half of the table!
As the sawdust flying in the room interfered with everyone's sight, Xi Yuanxiu also chose to attack, but it was Liu Xiao who was faster than him.
Liu Xiao used all his strength to throw out the dice cup in his hand, which was not big or small, and could just hold it, and smashed it on the head of the person closest to him like a flying black mouse in the air.
This time, of course, you can't knock people out, but it will make people angry!
Just when the man rushed up angrily, Xi Yuanxiu saw the opportunity, his arm shook with his wrist, and he only heard a "poof", the sword in Xi Yuanxiu's hand was like a poisonous snake lying on a wooden stick, and it was straight into the throat of the smashed person, and as the soft sword was pulled out, the man lay straight on the ground and didn't breathe!
In less than a sentence, the first person had already died, and Xi Yuanxiu didn't know if he could kill the second person, because he had just done it, it was very laborious, and because it was a soft sword, it was even more difficult to stab it in the throat.
He had almost poured all his strength into it just now, but there were still seven people, plus the hat man over there, who was still certain to die.
Because he doesn't have enough internal strength to maintain his sword now, he never carries a sword when he goes out, this soft sword can only be used when defending himself, maybe after tonight, Xi Yuanxiu will bring the sword, but the problem is, after tonight!
Bian Ying over there and the hat man were inseparable, originally the hat man thought that even if there was one more person, it would be fine, because they had investigated Bian Ying's general information, but how could they think of the reason that the one who is close to Zhu is red and the one who is close to ink is black.
Bian Ying, who came here, often went to see Xu Lai practice swords, Xu Lai would not carry others behind his back, and he would also guide Bian Ying, plus he was willing to work hard, in a short period of time, Bian Ying's sword skills have reached a higher level!
"A bunch of idiots, what are you doing in a daze, that kid has no strength!"
The hat-bearer shouted at the men as he dodged the long knife that Bian Ying had just swung at his body.
But he didn't expect Bian Ying's knife to turn around and slash directly towards the seven people, and Xi Yuanxiu also raised the sword in his hand again, but he didn't use a stab this time, he used a point instead, and all went towards the opponent's wrist.
Because his strength is really not enough to kill the second person, even if he wants to cut the throat of the other party, it is not enough, and killing the first person is just to knock the mountain and shock the tiger, not to give the other party a chance to rush up directly.
In just a few breaths, one more was killed and two were deposed, Xi Yuanxiu was worthy of being the number one swordsman in the young generation of Chang'an back then, even if he only relied on his strength, he could deal with others.
The sword of the hat man did not stop, he also took out the sword again, and went towards Xi Yuanxiu, not very fast, but very deadly, this sword is unavoidable, because there is no one to stop him from Xi Yuanxiu directly.
Liu Xiao now knows why His Majesty the Emperor doesn't like gambling, because he may be gambling sometimes, and he swears that as long as he can pass tonight, he will never gamble again.
In fact, it turned out that Xi Yuanxiu's luck was indeed very good, and when the sword was still half a step away from him, it stopped, but it was not because of the mercy of the hatsman, but because the hatsman was dead!
Xi Yuanxiu looked at the stiff body of the hatholder, put down the sword in his hand, and he sat down on the ground, knowing that tonight was finally over!
The rest of the people were also disposed of by Bian Ying one by one, and after the hat man fell to the ground, the figure of the person who gave him the palm gradually appeared in the shadows, and His Royal Highness the King with a slightly elegant style!
"Fortunately, this king is not too late!" Li Yuanhuan shook his cuffs, handed a handkerchief from his arms to Liu Xiao and said.
Bian Ying casually found a fairly clean cloth, wiped the blood stains on the knife that had not yet coagulated, and then saluted Li Yuanhuan, Liu Xiao wiped the sweat on his head with a handkerchief, stood up tremblingly from the ground, and also saluted.
Xi Yuanxiu was leaning against the wall at this time, his whole body was weak, and he just nodded at Li Yuanhuan to show his gratitude!
"I went to the county government to see that my brother was not there, and after inquiring, I found this, but where did these people come from?" Li Yuanhuan asked with some confusion.
Xi Yuanxiu wrapped the sword around his waist again, sat on the table with his support on the wall and turned on the ground, only half of which was left, looked up at Li Yuanhuan and said calmly: "Chang'an is here!" ”
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Sure enough, money urged everything, after Li Yuanhuan took out a bag of silver, the people who were lying on the window to watch the excitement volunteered to come up and clean up these messes, including a few of the corpses that were still bleeding, and they were also taken away, Liu Xiao felt that it was good to be rich!
Xi Yuanxiu propped himself up and wanted to see the face of the hat, but found that his whole face was almost glued to the veil, which was strange and not strange, because today no matter whether this person succeeds or not, he will die, and the assassination of the court official, except for the mirage, will die!
Xi Yuanxiu couldn't figure it out, although he now had some general direction to investigate the case, but he was not an adult sent by the imperial court, his words didn't matter at all, the final decision was still the one in front of him, and the two in Yangzhou City, and who knew that he had temporarily decided to enter Beijing through this matter? Looking at the hat man who was carried away, he became more and more confused!