Gyeongju was only a medium-sized frontier city, and in peacetime it relied on the border trade between the Song and Xia countries and the self-sufficiency of the surrounding farmers and herdsmen, and it was transformed into a fighting castle in wartime. Although the city is not very large, there are many narrow alleys and shooting windows inside, and once the enemy rushes in, the well-designed Gyeongju Fortress becomes a meat grinder for nomads who cannot use their horses.

I inspected the streets of Gyeongju City, and I was quite satisfied with the various checkpoints and the preparation work of the soldiers and soldiers, and the barracks of the National Defense Army were also very reasonable. In recent years, although the old and new parties in the imperial court have fought frequently, and the old party has also suppressed the morale of the border guards greatly, the northwest frontier army, which has been fighting with the Western Xia all the year round, has always maintained a relatively good combat strength and spirit, which is more commendable in the cowardly Song Dynasty. In my opinion, a country or nation that is indulged in pleasure and has no spine has no value in existing.

There is news that Yu Yan and Qinglu have also arrived in Gyeongju City, and in addition to Xu Zhiwei, who was escorted along the way, there is also Duan Yu, the prince of Dali who is obsessed. As soon as I thought of the two stunning wives who were infatuated, noble, and elegant, my heart became hot, and I hurried in the direction of the Provisional Marshal's Mansion in Gyeongju City. As I passed the corner, I had a warning sign for no apparent reason, and as soon as I stopped, I heard a few slight springs loosening, and then eighteen swift arrows came at me from the depths of the alley, and the crossbow arrows came in an instant, each of which was made of fine iron and had a blue cold light, apparently poisonous.

I was slightly angry in my heart, this assassin was not only unhappy but also very vicious, obviously my enemy couldn't beat me openly and began to come to the dark, when there was no one in my Murong family?

Dou Zhuan Xing moved his qi as he wished, with a wave of his long sleeves, the powerful machine spring shot out a crossbow arrow and shot back into the depths of the alley at a faster speed than when he came, only to hear the sound of "ah" and knew that the assassin was not pleased, Lu Junyi and Lin Chong, who followed me, were furious and chased after them directly, but only found two corpses of assassins and three Zhuge crossbows. Obviously, there are still people who have escaped, and they can escape from under my nose in such a short time, in addition to the opponent's light achievements, they must have used secret passages and other means.

Lin Chong picked up the Zhuge Divine Crossbow is a rare item, it is said that it is a unique secret weapon made by the Sichuan Tang Gate according to the drawings left by the Prime Minister Zhuge of the Three Kingdoms, I have only seen it by chance, there is also one in the Treasure Pavilion of the Murong family, which can shoot six to twelve crossbow arrows at the same time, the hole gold pierces the stone, the power is amazing, and it may be difficult to be spared when the idle master encounters it, there are many masters who have died in the hands of the Sichuan Tangmen secret weapon in the past two years, but most of them died silently, Only a behemoth like the Murong family who walked between black and white could understand it, thinking of the secret weapon master that Changsheng Gu and his party met in the Sword Pavilion last time, it seemed that they had to find a time to go to Sichuan again.

I asked Lu Junyi to put away the Zhuge God Crossbow, this thing is a rare commodity, and he should have a way to find out the source when he goes back and hands it over to Gongye Qian. Such a good weapon, if it can be imitated on a large scale, it must make the nomadic barbarians such as Liaoxia suffer, after all, they show off their archery skills all day long in front of my Great Song Dynasty peasants.

When I arrived at the Marshal's Mansion, I frowned slightly, there were patrolling soldiers and martial arts masters everywhere inside and outside the mansion, and I even found that Chen Guyan, the elder of the Beggar Gang, and a master of the Shaolin Xuanzi generation were patrolling around with a few gangs. After a few people stepped forward to salute, they saw Feng Bo Evil with bandages on their hands and pale faces and shouted loudly: "Damn Da Ming Sect, relying on the large number of people, setting fire to poison hidden weapons everywhere, I really suffered a lot of losses along the way, cough cough." "It looks like he's also suffering some internal injuries

My heart tightened, "Who else is hurt?" What about Yu Yan? ”

Feng Bo said evilly: "The young lady and the princess are fine, rest in the mansion." The second brother of Gongye was poisoned by the other party's secret weapon, but fortunately, Doctor Xue came in time to remove the poison. Thanks to the help of a mysterious female swordsman who drew her sword, and invited many Jianghu Baidao masters to support her all the way, plus the young lady and the princess have not weak kung fu, we successfully arrived at Gyeongju Mansion! His grandmother's, if we weren't in a hurry all the way, and we weren't on our own land, and wait for the old wind to free up our hands another day, we would definitely invite the experts of the three mountains and five mountains to have a good relationship with the Ming Cult. ”

After hearing his words, my heart relaxed slightly, but my heart was full of anger, the demons of the Demon Sect are like bed bugs that can't be beaten, I really hate it, it seems that when the Tang Dynasty was in its heyday, Baidao Wulin issued the "Demon Punishment Order" really has its merits, under the prosperous world, how can we tolerate such illegal and undisciplined demons running rampant, not to mention that Baidao Wulin does not agree, even the common people do not agree.

When I entered the inner courtyard, I saw Yu Yan and Princess Yinchuan talking to a woman with a sword. The woman with the sword was the first to sense my arrival, and turned to look at me, but it was Xu Zhiwei who was Cihang Jingzhai, who had not seen her for a few days, but she was a little clear, and her face was slightly pale.

Yu Yan and Princess Yinchuan also turned their heads together, and for a while, three peerless beauties, or love, admiration, or respect, all kinds of emotions were undoubtedly revealed in the three pairs of beautiful eyes, which made me feel unparalleled pride in my heart, this is the most beautiful woman in the world, maybe I want to add Shi Xiuling in the Immortal Valley? Even the emperor's harem could not find such excellent and beautiful women, and it was my greatest honor to be able to get them.

I stepped forward and held Yu Yan and Yinchuan's hands, and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work, you have encountered a lot of problems along the way, right?" ”

Yu Yan said gently: "It's not hard, as long as you can be by your cousin's side, it's not hard." ”

Yinchuan said a little angrily: "Those damn demon cult demons, like fleas, can't beat and run, and when they relax, they are poisoned, trapped, and cold arrows are everywhere, fortunately Miss Xu helped, otherwise even if we have nothing to do, Gongye Qian, the storm and many guards are afraid that they will be poisoned and die." When I return to the palace of the Western Xia Dynasty, I must ask my father to destroy the remnants of the Ming cult in the Western Xia Dynasty! ”

I turned my head to Xu Zhi on the side and bowed slightly: "The fairy has worked hard, fortunately there are fairies to help along the way, otherwise Murong doesn't know what will happen, it seems that the power of the Demon Sect is above Murong's imagination, even if there is a logistics sergeant of the Song Army escorting all the way, he still suffered a certain loss." ”

Zhi Wei nodded and said: "The power of the Demon Gate is indeed huge, they have their own set of inheritance system, and often trick some ignorant and ignorant people into doing things for them, just like the Ming Cult continues to grow and develop in the south, with hundreds of thousands of members, and it is inevitable that there will be chaos and crimes in time." ”

I smiled slightly bitterly and said, "Why does Murong feel that the whole world is against me?" Being attacked by ministers in the court, being an enemy of me in the entire Demon Gate of the rivers and lakes and the Great Liao Xixia Martial Arts, and facing the Western Xia barbarians who kill people without blinking an eye on the battlefield, is Murong born with the physique of making enemies? The power of Buddhism is boundless, and there is a way to drive away this kind of misfortune with compassion in mind? ”

Zhi Wei said: "Murong Gongzi laughed. The family teacher once said that whether a person is strong or not, just look at his opponents. If Murong Gongzi wants to change his fortune against the sky and save the people of the world, he will inevitably offend all kinds of forces, so it is inevitable that he will be hindered and attacked. But Taoists believe that there are pros and cons to everything, and there is more help for the righteous and less help for the unjust, and Murong Gongzi embarked on the road of fighting for the people, and he also gained a lot of friends and support, isn't it? ”

I bowed my head and said, "It's still Fairy Zhiwei who can see it clearly." ”

Yu Yan also said on the side: "Cousin, Yu Yan supports you no matter what." Princess Yinchuan was thoughtful and didn't say much.

Zhiwei's face was a little solemn and said: "Speaking of the Demon Gate, Jing Zhai has been fighting with it for a long time, and I still have a certain understanding of it. This time it was mainly the Great Ming Cult that attacked us, but there was also no shortage of the Heavenly Pavilion and the Heavenly Lotus Sect. It's just a matter of mending the heavens, although there is no shortage of assassin masters among the disciples in the sect, but after all, it will not be a climate. However, the Heavenly Lotus Sect was born to be good at business, and the business affairs of this dynasty were developed, and the power of the Heavenly Lotus Sect was greatly developed. Businessmen value profit over righteousness, and often act by unscrupulous means, although Murong Gongzi is superb in martial arts, but relatives and friends still have to be careful. ”

Murderous aura flashed in my eyes, and I said angrily: "Why can't Murong Fu find relatives and friends?" The people in the demon gate really did it. However, the Loose Sect has retired to the rivers and lakes for many years, and Tianxiang Pavilion does not know much about the Demon Sect including the Heavenly Lotus Sect, and asks Zhiwei to take care of it and share the relevant information in detail. ”

Zhiwei nodded and said: "That's right, Murong Gongzi represents the Xiaoyao faction to save the people from fire and water, and the two factions of Cihang and Changsheng should do their best to help each other, and they will not drag Gongzi back." ”

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In Gyeongju City, in a mansion, four people talked in an underground secret room.

Li Qian, the sect leader of the Heavenly Lotus Sect dressed in gorgeous clothes, said coldly: "Murong Fu's martial arts have reached the peak, and he is no less than the realm of the grandmaster, if he wants to assassinate him, he must plan to act later, how can he be so hasty, and it is very unwise to make up the heavenly pavilion and startle the snake!" ”

Ma Shiyao, the deputy sect leader of the Great Ming Zun Sect on the side, also shook his head and said: "Murong Fu is not only superb in martial arts, but also has the full support of the Cihang and Changsheng factions, and it is not easy to take him down for a while. It's just that we still have to find a way to get rid of this kid, otherwise if he continues to do this in the imperial court, we will not only go bankrupt, but even our lives may not be guaranteed. ”

The black-clothed man opposite was none other than Nie Bin, the master of the Mending Heaven Pavilion who presided over the assassination this time, and at this time he didn't seem to be frustrated by the failure of the assassination and the death of the two right-hand men, but just said lightly: "The assassination of Murong Fu has been decided, the Heavenly Lotus Sect will pay for the news, and I will cooperate with the Great Ming Sect to make a joint move." As for how to kill him, I have my own plans for the Heavenly Pavilion. Sect Master Li thought that careful planning would definitely kill Murong Fu? Was the Empress Dowager Li of Western Xia well prepared? Are Yelu Zangming and others superb in martial arts? Is Xingqing Mansion heavily guarded? In the end? It's not the same failure yet. Assassination is a profound science, and it is not something that can be concluded after one or two failures. ”

Ma Shiyao listened thoughtfully, but Li Qian said: "However, now that Murong Fu's power is growing, and Emperor Zhao Xu is obedient to him, he may retaliate at any time, what should I do?" ”

Nie Bin said: "It depends on Sect Master Li's courage, after all, Murong Fu is a human being, not a god, no matter how powerful he is, he is only a mortal fetus, as long as the Heavenly Lotus Sect is willing to give full support, why worry about the big thing?" Isn't there a saying that money can make ghosts grind! I heard that in addition to the Zhuge crossbow in the Tang Gate of Sichuan, there are actually exquisite secret weapons such as thunderbolts and rainstorm pear flower needles, once used, the gods are invincible. In addition, we are not the only ones who have a grudge against Murong Fu, and all branches of the Demon Sect should contribute to dealing with Cihang Jingzhai and the Xiaoyao Sect, right? Sect Master of Ink. ”

Mo Chenyuan, the sect leader of the Evil Extreme Sect, who had never spoken, said lightly: "Murong Fu may not be an enemy of the Demon Sect, and it is unknown whether he can be a friend. ”

Li Qian listened thoughtfully, obviously quite moved, Nie Bin said angrily: "Murong Fu has sabotaged my Demon Sect's plan many times, killed countless disciples of my Demon Sect, and he is the head of the Freedom Sect, and my faction is incompatible with it!" ”

Ma Shiyao also said: "This person has always been an enemy of my Demon Sect, and he has even fought with Xu Zhiwei, the heir of Cihang Jingzhai, and he has killed and injured my Demon Sect disciples many times, which is irreconcilable. ”

Mo Chenyuan's eyes flashed with wisdom, and he said calmly: "I still suggest contacting him, don't be in a hurry to kill him, killing is not the best way to solve the problem." ”

Nie Bin snorted coldly, greeted Ma Shiyao, and left the secret room first.