Seeing the reappearance of the assassins of the Blood Hand Alliance, Xu Anping put away the mood that had been relaxed during this time. The relationship between him and the Blood Hand Alliance has long been endless, and he also knows that the Blood Hand Alliance will definitely continue to investigate the fact that the rudder of Anlu Mansion and Qingzhou Mansion has been terminated one after another. For several days, Xu Anping hid in his room most of the time during the day to rest, and did not dare to sleep too deeply when he slept at night.

In mid-to-late June, the passenger ship had already arrived in Gangdufu. In June, Gangdu is shrouded in a misty drizzle, as if it is a bustling city in the water. From a distance, the river capital is thirty miles, and the end is bent and low. The dawn rain bathes the house, the tiles are scaly, and there is no zero and broken, which is just a good scene. In short: prosperity is not redundant, and there is no triviality. The passenger ship stayed in Jiangdu for a day, and Xu Anping estimated that there would be no assassins during the day, so he took Yi Lian'er, Deng Xiaoke and Huan'er, who had been pouting and unhappy, to go to Jiangdu Fucheng to hang out. Walking in Jiangdu Fuzhong, they successively saw the smoke and rain of Slender West Lake, the bamboo of Geyuan, and the corridor of He Garden. In particular, the scenery of the Slender West Lake, the slender and tortuous lake road, the string of spring willows on the long causeway, the smoke and rain of the four bridges, Xu Garden, Xiaojin Mountain, Futai, Wuting Bridge, White Tower, Twenty-four Bridges, Linglong Flower Circle, Xichun Terrace, Wangchun Tower, Yinyue Teahouse, Lakeside Promenade, Stone Wall Flowing Song, Shizuka Book House and other scenic spots on both sides of the strait, just like a natural and beautiful Chinese painting scroll. The surface of the lake twists and turns, stretching and stretching, like the belt of a goddess, charming and moving. It's really unforgettable, which makes Yi Lian'er and Deng Xiaoke beautiful, and they are still reluctant to give up when they leave, while Huan'er puts all her attention into the pastries, filling fragrant Dong candy, roll crisp Dong sugar, Ruyi crisp, chrysanthemum crisp, Qiao crisp, puff pastry moon cake sesame halva, meat oil rice candy sesame cake, flower cake, bee cake, fruit honey cake, fat cake...... The small mouth has never stopped, if it weren't for Xu Anping to know and stare at her, it is estimated that she would have been lost a long time ago.

In the evening, Xu Anping dragged Huan'er, who was already a little unable to walk, and urged Yi Lian'er and Deng Xiaoke to return to the passenger ship. That night, the drizzle became heavier, and the raindrops pounded the cabin like stones, accompanied by a few thunderous thunders and gusts of wind. The passenger ship shook violently in the water, making it difficult to stand on its feet. Xu Anping finally coaxed the three girls who were not big in his opinion to go to sleep, and then calmly lay on the bed with his eyes closed, his right hand reached into his arms and held the dagger to pretend to sleep. He had a strong premonition that a stormy night was the time to kill people.

Before he arrived, Xu Anping suddenly opened his eyes, approached the window with a little gap in the dark night, and looked out. Sure enough, the four black shadows walked towards this side in a sequential attitude, their bodies swaying with the rocking boat, but their steps were not chaotic.

The four black shadows gradually approached the old man's room, and when Xu Anping was hesitating whether to warn again, a sudden change occurred. I saw that the old man's collapsed room and the door next door were suddenly slammed open, sawdust was scattered, seven or eight sturdy men with steel knives rushed out silently, and heavy and hurried footsteps came from behind the man in black. Obviously, after the last assassination, the old man was also on guard and prepared to catch turtles in an urn. Although the four masked men were not shocked, the two in front slowed down slightly, the two in the back sped up a few steps, and the four of them stuck to each other back to back with daggers.

A dozen people did not speak, but dumbly waved the weapons in their hands, and when they came up, they tried to kill each other. The rain outside was getting more and more rapid, and the thunder rumbled non-stop, and the fierce fighting was drowned out by the thunder. After a dozen breaths, one of the Assassins had fallen, while the old man's guards had fallen three, all of them lying on the ground slowly writhing towards them, apparently in great pain, but none of them let out screams. The rest of the people on both sides were still fighting to the death, and you exchanged wounds back and forth, and soon the corridor was covered with blood. The seemingly vulnerable assassin also cooperated in the process of fighting and tried to move in the direction of the old man's collapsed room, one step at a time, two steps and three steps, seemingly unconsciously moving not far from the door. The guards surrounding the Assassins thought they had the upper hand, and because they did not want to increase casualties, they retreated somewhat disorganizedly. At this moment, the two Assassins suddenly made a killing move, rushing forward to block the attack of all the guards by exchanging injuries for their lives, while the other Assassin squatted down and rushed forward from the gap between the two guards, heading straight for the old man's room.

The guards realized that they had fallen for the Assassin's trick and swung their knives in a panic to stop the Assassin who had escaped from the encirclement, but it was too late, and the Assassin was about to pounce into the room. Xu Anping, who had been following the battle situation, had already discovered the assassin's intentions, and he quietly pushed the crack in the window a little open, and casually threw out a thick-tailed embroidery needle. The Assassin, who was about to pounce on the room, suddenly stumbled and nearly fell to the ground. Just one step slower, the two guards behind him had already caught up, so he watched his body being dismembered by the steel knife, and before he died, he was still thinking about what exactly shot him in the calf just now.

The other two Assassins, seeing their comrades killed, knew that they were doomed tonight, and the resistance intensified, causing casualties among the surrounding guards to increase dramatically. A moment later, under the slash of nearly ten steel knives, the last assassin also lowered his arm, which was already somewhat weak. The guards breathed a sigh of relief, and Xu Anping, who was hiding in the shadows, was also relieved. He didn't know who the old man in the room was, but as long as the Blood Hand wanted to do something, he would stop it.

Seeing that the drama had come to an end, Xu Anping lay on the bed and listened to the thunder, with a lot of thoughts in his mind. "Do you want to meet the old man next door? This old man doesn't seem to be a simple person, if only he could get in touch with the Blood Hand Alliance. After thinking about it, he shook his head, after all, he didn't have the identity of seeing the light now, and he still had three "drag oil bottles" by his side. "Forget it, let's talk about it later." As he spoke, he thought of Sun Yongcheng, who seemed to be loyal and scheming, and he didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse, and it was better for him to plan early.

The oil lamp in the next room was still on, and a servant knelt on the ground and said respectfully, "Master, there are four more assassins here today, and their martial arts are very high. Tonight, the villain didn't notice it, and was almost broken into the room by the assassin and ran into the master. ”

The old man, who had been closing his eyes, opened his eyes, looked at the family with sharp eyes, and said, "Oh, what happened then?" ”

Jia Ding lowered his head and said: "Back to the master, the assassin broke out of the encirclement, but when he approached the door, he suddenly stumbled and almost fell, and was picked up by the guards who followed closely. The villain had just checked and found that the assassin had been hit with a poisoned embroidery needle in his right leg, but he found no suspicious person. ”

After hearing this, the old man thought for a while, and said with a smile: "It seems that the person hiding in the shadows should have no malicious intent. There is no need to delve into this matter, just be careful. Let's go down. ”

"Yes, the villain is retiring."

The old man sat alone in the room, his face flickering by the candlelight, and suddenly smiled to himself, "It's really getting more and more interesting!" Then he waved his hand behind his back, and a dark figure flashed and vanished.