Chapter 15: Beginning to play with people's hearts

"Take out all the records of the Heavenly Lotus Sect."

Back at the stronghold, Huang Shang instructed the housekeeper Ah Fu, phew, to the old woman.

"Yes, Childe."

The old woman was quick with her hands and feet, and quickly took out the dense scroll.

Huang Shang opened it and took a closer look.

Knowing oneself and knowing that the other is invincible, what is understood in the original plot is only a rough idea, a few paragraphs of text, only real-world information can further understand the enemy.

Of course, the few paragraphs in the original plot cannot be ignored.

For example, at that time, An Long said a sentence: "The death of the master was only because of the luck of practicing the 'Tianxin Lotus Ring', so that the menstrual blood of the whole body burst and died, so the bones do not exist, what is the matter with me An Long?" ”

These words arranged the ending of his master Lu Qian.

Regardless of whether Lu Qian really practiced and fell into the devil, or was harmed by An Long, at least one thing can be said that he did not practice the Tianxin Lotus Ring.

That's the good news.

Huang Shang is self-aware, the current doppelganger, life is still relatively hard, only two volumes of Heavenly Demon Strategy" will be on the way, not as good as Kou Zhong Xu Ziling's kind of longevity trick "Learning, and the family is sucking, and the evil emperor relics are playing with the protagonist treatment, so his strength has an upper limit.

There should be no opponents among the younger generation, but it is still very difficult to deal with those old guys with profound skills and good inheritance.

Of course, it is not without a chance to win, after all, this is not a low-level martial arts world that purely relies on internal strength and moves, and the emergence of the clash of hearts has made the battle situation more rich and changeable due to various factors.

But no matter how much it changes, there is also an upper limit.

For example, in the original plot, Ba Fenghan dragged five and six, and talked about challenging Bi Xuan all day long, but he got so many strengthening opportunities with Shuanglong, and was finally beaten by Bi Xuan.

That's a complete difference in strength, and there is no chance to talk about it.

In the same way, if Lu Qian had learned the Heavenly Lotus Sect's peerless Heavenly Heart Lotus Ring, then Huang Shang would not have an advantage at all now, and he should not have the slightest chance when his skills were far inferior.

Yes, there shouldn't be.

Even if you can win, you can't do it, otherwise when the reincarnator comes in, you won't be able to explain this unreasonable strength.

Fortunately, Lu Qian is sensible and has not practiced to become a peerless learner.

But seeing that Huang Shang carefully checked the Huajian Sect's understanding of the Heavenly Lotus Sect in the past dynasties, the old woman felt that the mountain rain was about to come and the wind was full of buildings, and she was a little uneasy: "Son, the Heavenly Lotus Sect also belongs to my Holy Gate, and Lu Qian is by no means an easy person, so it is not appropriate to fight to the death with him!" ”

Huang Shang said coldly: "If there is no unity in the door, how can you rule the world?" ”

The old woman's thin body was shocked, and she surrendered happily again.

In fact, the real reason is not so.

It is one thing to maintain Shi Zhixuan's unruly character when he was young and to face difficulties, and the other thing is that Huang Shang himself is also ready to develop his own power.

Due to the internal and external gap in the speed of time flow, as long as the world barrier of this world is supported for a while, the time left for him is several months or even more than a year.

Compared to the Heavenly Dragon World, it is considered to be a long time, but under the premise of having the task of guarding the Temple of the God of War, it is not long at all, but it is very tense.

We must not be satisfied with mere latent thinking, and the advantages of the advanced world must be brought into play.

In this regard, Huang Shang set two goals -

Eyeliner and retreat!

There is no doubt that eyeliner is to detect the movements of the reincarnation as much as possible.

In the Tianlong world, the first reincarnation he discovered was Xu Yue and Xu Feng's sister and brother, relying on Bao Zheng's death, and an adult revealed his identity.

But it was good luck, Huang Shang had nothing at that time, and he could only rely on half of the preparation and half of the luck from scratch.

Now Shi Zhixuan has upper-level martial arts and inheritance, if he doesn't know how to use it, he will be too passive if he stupidly waits for the reincarnator to come and find it.

The same is true for retreats.

After all, the reincarnators who have entered this world have a three-star level.

As Shi Zhixuan, sometimes he should also play his good field.

And eyeliner and retreat are actually equivalent to power.

The forces can't come casually, Huang Shang can't be sure, how deep the reincarnation people who entered the reincarnation have about the situation of Shi Zhixuan's youth, and before the reincarnators enter, they can't change too exaggeratedly.

Fortunately, no matter how in-depth it is, according to An Long, the younger brother in the original plot, it is reasonable and logical to embezzle the ready-made forces of the Heavenly Lotus Sect.

After reading the secret scroll, Huang Shang remembered the target that should have been assassinated before, and asked: "Lu Qian spent a lot of money to let me assassinate Hu Gui, who is Hu Gui of the gambling house Yin Ruge's 'turning stones into gold', who is he?" ”

The old woman did not have any bias to introduce: "There are ten gambling houses in the world, because Ruge ranks ninth, is the most famous casino in the Yangtze River area, originally in the South Chen Nanliang that piece of business, in recent years, in the north, in the Northern Qi also opened a few gambling houses, this Hu Gui heard that the original Hu Xian faction people, and later eat inside and outside, betrayed the Hu Xian faction, into the because of the gambling house as the host, gambling skills are extraordinary, martial arts do not know the depth, but there are a few good hands around to protect. ”

Huang Shang wrote it down, and he was even more unprepared to assassinate.

Places like the gambling house Qinglou, even if they are not controlled by the various factions of the Demon Gate, are also related.

In the original plot, Yin Ruge is the force of Xianggui, one of the two great gambling gods, Xianggui is Xiangyushan's father, and the father and son were first yin by the Yin Sect, and later put into the command of the Demon Dao.

Lu Qian borrowed his knife to assassinate Hu Gui, and nine times out of ten it was also a demon infighting.

Huang Shang is understaffed at this stage, it is not appropriate to provoke too many forces, and he should not be clever, in the case of lack of intelligence, to use Yin Ruge to deal with Lu Qian, then he may be wise and wise, and there will be a mistake.

So at this moment, Huang Shang used Shi Zhixuan's talent to point directly at the core and look at the location of the Northern Qi Palace.

Lu Qian's current identity is actually biased towards the imperial businessman, so it is better to implement the previous idea and grasp his true lifeline-

Emperor Gao Zhan of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Gao Zhan is a madman who is angry with God and God, and no matter how smart a normal person is, he can't guess his thoughts, because there is no way to substitute it, but there is one person who can take advantage of it.

The monk who slept with Empress Gao Zhan.

Don't underestimate the slanderous ministers, the slanderers are not more loyal than the loyal ministers, capable ministers, they have the ability to settle down, their status comes completely from the emperor's favor, once they fall out of favor, the end will definitely be death, it depends on how miserable the death is.

Therefore, for the emperor's thoughts, they can be called the peak.

If you want to use Gao Zhan to deal with Lu Qian, then He Shikai is the best candidate.

Of course, He Shikai will not be obedient.

That's where the housekeeper comes in.

In just one day, the old woman presented the information of the godsons around him.

Many slanderous ministers and ministers of all dynasties like to take in their godsons, they should grovel in front of the emperor, their self-esteem is too depleted, and they want to replenish their godsons.

Heshikai is no exception.

And his godsons are powerful and powerful, and the harm is actually even worse.

So it's not that the old woman's investigative power surpasses Conan's, it's that these guys are too notorious.

"Thirty-two godsons, what a house full of children and grandchildren!"

Huang Shang picked out a person who was very diligent, but not so valued, handed it to the old woman, and gave it an instruct.

The old woman was convinced and took the order.

Huang Shang walked out of the stone chamber and looked up at the sky.

Fifteen moons and sixteen rounds.

After the perfect assassination, he is going to come for a free assassination.

……

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One of the most luxurious mansions in the west of the city.

The monk opened the lute, and his face was full of self-esteem.

The godsons suddenly erupted in thunderous cheers.

In his forties, full of children and grandchildren, no biological children, how happy.

It's finally back to normal.

Since the murder of the Blood Shadow a few months ago, the other courtyard has been reduced to a forbidden place, if it weren't for the fact that this place was the closest to the imperial city, and he could receive Gao Zhan's various movements at the first time, He Shikai would definitely move away directly.

Even so, in the first few months, he was sore in his waist and legs, and his energy was not high, as if his body had been hollowed out, and the powder could not cover his gray face.

This is not the queen's pot, it is purely frightened.

The scene of that night was too horrible.

A blood-colored corpse stood still, and it seemed that the headless Confucian in the middle of the guard.

He Shi Kailian had nightmares for several days, and then he was in a trance, and when he entered the toilet at night, as soon as he opened the door, the headless Confucian squatted there, and when he returned to the house, he lifted the quilt, and the headless Confucian lay there.

Who can withstand this?

He went to Gao Zhan and cried, Gao Zhan was furious and ordered the entire city to be guarded.

But unsurprisingly, the fart didn't come out.

He Shikai finally realized that unless he could live in the palace, those good hands who were bought by gold and silver would not be able to stop the assassination of real masters at all.

No one, especially this kind of powerful minister who is high up on weekdays and responds to every call, is willing to see his life involuntarily.

Fortunately, time is the best medicine to heal wounds.

Half a year has passed, and the headless Confucian finally no longer accompanies him to the toilet to sleep, and the guards in the house have been nearly doubled.

The queen smiled.

After sharing the joy of family with a group of godsons, the banquet dispersed, and the monk returned to the room, opened his arms, and eight beautiful maids changed his clothes for him.

In fact, it is a lack of energy.

However, when the recuperated monk opened and lay on the bed alone, he suddenly heard a shouting sound from outside.

The voice was so rapid that it didn't even utter a complete word, it turned into a hoarse gurgling.

The monk changed color, and without hesitation, he reached out and pressed it towards a hidden bulge beside the bed.

Crash!

The bed board flipped abruptly, and his whole body slid straight down the dark passage, and soon smashed on top of a soft cushion.

His face was full of horror, but his movements were extremely fast, and he bounced up and ran all the way down the secret passage.

This secret path originally existed, after all, He Shikai has been abusing for many years, and there are too many people who have offended, he also had martial arts when he was young, but now it is deserted, and at the moment of life and death, it still bursts out of a level far beyond the ordinary.

After dozens of breaths, he saw the long ladder at the exit of the secret passage and climbed it in ecstasy.

When the bright moonlight fell on him again, he had already appeared on the edge of the imperial city, and he crawled there as soon as possible.

"Stop!"

"I'm a monk! I've been assassinated, let me in! ”

Among the Northern Qi Dynasty, those who can reopen the gate of the imperial city at night are afraid that only the monks of the head of the Eight Nobles have opened it, and even the King of Lanling and Hu Luguang came with military reports, and Gao Zhan must not have seen it.

And when the gate of the imperial city closed behind him, the monk suddenly collapsed like mud.

This is the safest place, and if you are assassinated in the Northern Qi Palace, there is nothing you can do.

On this night, He Shikai stayed in the side hall for one night.

Sleepless nights.

The next day it was still dark, and the beautiful chickens had not crowed, so the monk got up and urged the commander of the forbidden army to go to his mansion to check.

The commander of the forbidden army did not want to offend this favored minister, so he asked the drunken Gao Zhan for instructions, and after getting two responses, he led his troops forward.

Half an hour later, he returned to the Imperial City, his face became extremely ugly, and he opened his mouth and said, "All dead." ”

He Shikai confirmed.

It's him! It's him! Or him!

The one who reaped the hard work of the private soldiers, the good hands who reaped the heavy bribes, and the assassins who reaped the hopes and despairs!

In all fairness, He Shikai doesn't care how many of his men die, anyway, with his power, he can recruit again at any time.

What he cared about was that this time he had become the target of the assassins, and no matter how many people he recruited, he would not be able to save his life!

Do you stay in the palace all the time?

That's impossible.

There was only one way to find the assassin and kill him.

In view of this, the monk Kai settled down and prepared to return home.

The commander of the forbidden army looked at this differently, and hurriedly sent two hundred forbidden troops to escort this favored minister.

When the monk came to the house, the body was long gone, and it was cleaned, and his godsons were waiting early.

It's just that the number of people is a little smaller.

The thirty-two godsons spend all day drinking and drinking on weekdays, and no one is absent, but this time, there are less than twenty people who have returned here, and the people who come are also pale as dirt, as if they are running to mourn.

He Shikai looked at them coldly, although he had expected it, he couldn't help but feel so painful that he couldn't breathe.

I'm your daddy!

But at this moment, a filial son who is not usually taken very seriously suddenly said: "Father, I have an idea, maybe I can catch this assassin." ”

He Shikai hurriedly asked, "How to catch it?" ”

Dai Xiaozi said: "We don't go to check the assassins, we can check the people who entrusted the assassins, and if we can invite such an assassin to do it, it must be a powerful person, but the assassin will not ask for property, it must be real money, check which power in Yecheng, recently there is a large amount of gold and silver missing, maybe it is the person who hired the assassin?" Of course, this idea was just a whim of mine, just to share my father's worries......"

A word woke up the dreamer, and the monk took a few steps forward, and under the envious and jealous gazes of the other godsons, he tightly held the hand of the filial son and shook it: "Okay! Good! Although this method is a bit stupid, it is a good way, and you have made a great achievement! ”

Not to check the assassins, but to check the people who entrusted the assassins, is indeed the way to clear the fog and get to the core.

For this assassin, He Shikai also had his own thoughts.

There are two possibilities, either they are entrusted by people to kill on a large scale, but in the past six months, the assassination that has occurred in Yecheng has been more than once, and it is obvious that there will not be such a big face, and you can always ask assassins of that level to take action.

Either that, or profit.

This benefit can be the political and commercial interest after killing the target, or it can be simply money.

The latter is more likely, after all, the Confucian scholar Jia Dexuan at the beginning did not have any political benefits after being killed, it was pure revenge.

In this case, how can it be worth thousands of gold to hire such a powerful assassin and assassinate him, the head of the Eight Nobles of the Northern Qi Dynasty?

Thousands of gold is not a small amount, even if it is him, 10,000 acres of fertile land and house deeds, thousands of domestic servants and private soldiers, sitting on restaurants and gambling houses, antique treasures, and it takes some things to come up with so much real money for a while.

"Check it out! Do everything you can to check all the big people in Yecheng who can afford to pay a thousand gold! ”

"Yes!"

The monk gave an order, and the men around him moved in unison.

He knew it was only a chance.

The other party may have prepared a lot of money a long time ago, or he may act in such a way that outsiders have no way of knowing.

But his life is at stake, even if there is a glimmer of hope, he has to try.

And this time, fortune is on his side.

Just three days later, news came.

When looking at the account books stolen from the Hebei Chamber of Commerce and listening to the analysis of his staff, He Shikai's brows rose.

I don't know if I don't see it, and I'm shocked when I see it.

In these three months, the largest amount of money flowing to the unknown is the Hebei Chamber of Commerce, which is full of 2,000 gold, and after the purchase, the confessions of many shopkeepers are the same, and the order is not someone else, it is the cronies around Lu Qian, the head of the meeting.

"Two thousand gold! Two thousand gold! Lu Qian must have a problem! ”

He Shikai threw down the account book, his face became extremely hideous, and he said word by word: "Rather kill by mistake!" Don't let it go! ”