Chapter 14, Murder Pays Off
The sunset faded, the night became thicker, and the dead branches and rotten leaves in the mountains were more difficult to walk because of the dew, but fortunately, Xu Zi'an often walked on the mountain road and had already adapted to the ruggedness and mud of the mountain road
That official road is actually better to walk, but the mountain road is better than no one, no one walks, naturally no one can find his traces, and no one knows, before a certain side of the border, a young man once carried a knife to travel at night
The rotten leaves in the forest are getting thinner and thinner, and the smell of people in the air is getting clearer and clearer, and Bocheng is getting closer and closer
After all, it is the only recognized city in the vast mountains, and even if it is late at night, the lights are still bright
The extraordinarily bright and lively lights should be the largest restaurant in Bocheng, the slightly dim but more concentrated places should be some markets, as for the few faint lights, but located in the center of Bocheng, it should be the lobby of the official yamen, and the place behind the official yamen is extremely brilliant and full of arrogance, no need to think about it, it must be Zhu Xiaoyu's mansion
Outside the barracks, the lights were silent and solemn, just like the soldiers in the camp, full of heavy and solemn aura
Xu Zi'an looked at a very faint light in the northwest corner of the city for a long time through these lights of different light and darkness, and then quietly changed into a set of black night clothes, the narrow knife wrapped in cloth was inserted diagonally in the most suitable position for extraction, and touched his waist, where was there a very solid old book that was squeezed and tied
Next to the old book was a crossbow with a deep dull sheen, and next to the crossbow was a quiver with a black iron arrow in it
The arrows were sharpened to a faint green glow, the luster of venom
His archery skills are actually good, but he prefers the knife in his hand to the crossbow arrow, so although he is good at crossbows over the years, he rarely uses them, and rarely shows his archery skills to the world
Tonight, it's a great opportunity
He had this idea after Shen Li accompanied the green onion and said that if he wanted to fight against the cultivators of the Xuan Realm, he could only force the other party to have no time to mobilize the true element in his body to resonate
This assassination, the most difficult place is the distance from the city wall to the other party's side, even if he runs fast, it will take a while, this time is enough for the other party to do a lot of things, since he can't cross it, then he can only use crossbow arrows to force it, forcing the other party to not blink a few times
This requires a lot of skills, not only Xu Zi'an's extremely accurate archery support, but also a powerful crossbow arrow that is enough for cultivators to penetrate the Xuan Realm dare not underestimate as a containment
This crossbow arrow, which can easily penetrate even the most ferocious brown bear, is undoubtedly very suitable
According to the observation and calculation of the day before yesterday, Xu Zi'an found the old tree marked with the mark, looked up at the beacon tower on the city wall, and saw that it was still dark inside, and couldn't help but slander Zhu Xiaoyu and the officers and soldiers who led them were indeed not very conscientious, but this did bring a lot of convenience to themselves
There is no official on duty, just like there is no guard in the courtyard of a rich family, and he will not be seen by others afterwards, which makes Xu Zi'an very satisfied
The moon is dark and the wind is high, it is a murderous night that is very suitable for killing, but the moon and the stars are not too inferior, because the moonlight and starlight can take a very clear picture of the direction that needs to be identified and the other party's figure, and it is easier to aim, which makes the young man feel very relieved, thinking that even the bright moon is here to help, why don't you die?
Thinking of this, Xu Zi'an took a deep breath, and his legs jumped up suddenly
The city wall of Bocheng is not too high, but if ordinary people want to cross it, it is still very difficult to cross the chain without hooks, but Xu Zi'an can easily jump over it with the strength of his legs, I have to say that in this seemingly thin body, Xu Zi'an has been tempered by his long-term hunting career What a powerful explosive power
Walking along the city wall, he accidentally alarmed a wild cat napping on the city wall, the wild cat looked up at the black-clothed young man in front of him, and after finding the long package behind the young man and the crossbow arrow on his waist, he thought that he must be going to do some boring things to kill, and wanted to get up to make some fun, to see if he could pick up some severed limbs and scraps for tomorrow's breakfast, but looking at the faint light unintentionally exposed on the young man's arrow, he thought that it must be venom, so he had to get up and change to a safer and clean place, and continued to close his eyes and doze
If the wild cat knew which side general the young man in front of him was going to assassinate, he would definitely endure sleepiness and fear to join in the fun
This is not a trivial matter, and if you can really see the whole process with your own eyes, it will be enough to show off when you meet other wild dogs and wild cats on the streets in the future
Every month, the Lord of the Border City will take the time to live for a few days in the Yajing Mansion below it, and there is a beautiful woman in the small courtyard, who often throws some leftovers for herself to eat, but for some reason, which beautiful woman suddenly left here yesterday, and has not seen her so far
The wild cat knew that the woman was leaving, but Xu Zi'an didn't............ , so he didn't know that there was not only the breeze and the moon in the night ahead, but also the trap quagmire
There was silence in the courtyard, and from time to time the light of the fire swayed through the crack in the door, and the breeze swept through the leaves and made a rustling sound
Xu Zi'an crouched in the shadow of the city wall, quietly looking at the silhouette reflected on the window paper under the swaying lights
Judging from the figure's unmoved movements for a long time, the man sitting by the window seemed to be reading, more like contemplation
While silently reciting the name of the general, Xu Zi'an slowly pulled out the crossbow, pulled the arrow into the string with one finger and pulled it up vigorously, patiently waiting for the best time to shoot an arrow
............
Which side general is called Zhang Yiran
He had been sitting here for a long time, and if Xu Zi'an had been able to observe the city wall as soon as he had just sat down, he would have found that the book on the table had never turned a page
After reading the book for a long time, I haven't turned the page, as long as I can't see the stars in the book like Xu Zi'an, it can only mean one thing
Like Xu Zi'an's patient waiting, he is also waiting for something
Some time ago, for some reason, he learned that a young man named Xu Zi'an had gone to Donglin Street, and drank a bowl of very excess hot and sour noodles on this street, he became suspicious, and after investigation, he learned a very interesting thing, this young man named Xu Zi'an, it seems that he knew a dark-skinned boy who he killed with his own hands in a certain uninhabited street a few days ago, and the relationship is quite close
It was a lot of fun for him, and it also made him feel like he had a lot of effort
Li Daoren of Shannan Daoist tried to threaten him with a swarthy young man, but why didn't he want to use the other party to do something else?
According to the report of his subordinates, a young man named Xu Zi'an once went to Xu Fuji to order a middle-aged cotton robe, and he easily judged that the owner of the cotton shirt was the target he had been looking for
This incident was indeed very coincidental and unexpected, but it made him very happy, thinking that this was God helping him, and he needed an opportunity to lure out Shen Li behind Xu Zi'an, and Xu Zi'an would definitely come to take revenge on him because of Xiao Heizi
At that time, the reason why he killed that Xiao Hei was actually very simple, because among all the people who passed the township test, only Xiao Heizi was alone, and his personality was withdrawn and he had always been alone
But what he didn't expect was that the other party really had a friend, and this friend really dared to come to him at night to ask for justice
For the sake of some so-called friendship and perseverance in my heart, I came to find the general and delusionally thought that I could take revenge, young man, it was really naïve
But it's also good, saving yourself a lot of trouble
Zhang Yiran laughed coldly, laughing at the so-called innocence of the young man, and even laughing at the fact that this creation really made people
Closing the book, which had never been turned, he squinted at a shadow obscured by the shade of a tree, his eyes flickered inexplicably, and then gently pushed open the window beside him
At this time, the wind rose, bringing the moonlight and the scent of plantain in the garden
But there seemed to be some other smell in the incense channel that filled the air, some smelled like roast chicken, and some smelled like he hadn't smelled in a long time
This smell was familiar to him, because the battlefield was filled with this smell all the time, and he had been waiting for this smell
This smell is called murderous aura and is a sign of death
............
At the moment when Zhang Yiran just pushed open the window, Xu Zi'an knew that his best opportunity had come
Through that thin layer of window paper, although he was confident that he could shoot the arrow to the other party's head, but after all, the other party was a powerful cultivator in the Xuan Realm, and he was also a general of the Great Detachment, he couldn't make any mistakes, even if it was just as thin as window paper
So even though the crossbow had been drawn to the full moon for a long time, he waited patiently, and it was only when the window was opened that there was nothing more to hinder him, and the arrow with the venom was shot away with a short, dull sound of breaking through the air
And at the moment when the bow and arrow just left the string, the young man's body, which had been as calm as a rock in the mountains, exerted force in an instant, and the whole person seemed to turn into a light chasing the bow and arrow
Others follow the arrows and break through the air
............
Seeing the arrow missing, Zhang resolutely laughed contemptuously, bowed his head slightly, and the arrow passed through his hair with the sound of breaking wind without accident, and was nailed deep into the wooden table behind him, leaving only the tail of the arrow to tremble violently in the air, making a buzzing sound
Xu Zi'an didn't look at the first arrow, and he didn't even care if the arrow would shoot empty, in his plan, he never thought that he could use an arrow to bring damage to the other party, but the other party was also a cultivator in the Xuan Realm, how could he get a headshot with one arrow?
An arrow killed Tongxuan, this picture is too beautiful, and the beauty is very unrealistic
So he pulled the arrow again in the air, and the whistling wind did not affect the fingers on which he held the arrow, and the fingertips loosened, and the second arrow broke through the air as if it were a haircut, for all this movement was so fast, that it was at this moment that the first arrow had just grazed the hair of the other
Zhang Yiran, who lowered his head to dodge an arrow, raised his eyebrows and looked at the second arrow, this arrow was very tricky, it seemed that he had already expected his next move, or Xu Zi'an was planning to use the first crossbow arrow to force him to bow his head to dodge, and the second arrow hidden behind it was the real killing move
Somewhat surprised by the precision of the young man's archery skills and the fine control of timing, Zhang resolutely frowned, and his head, which had not been completely lowered, was forcibly twisted in the air, accompanied by a rattling sound of the neck bone, and the arrow was wiped off the tip of his nose again
At this moment, the third glowing arrow finally arrived again
Looking at the clear glow on the arrow, Zhang Yiran's heart was slightly dry, those lusters must be coated with all kinds of poisons, whether they are blocked by hand or directly grasped, it is extremely dangerous
The young man's mind was so cautious, Zhang Yiran had more appreciation in his heart
The arm was raised, and the book that had been in his hand was crossed to his eyebrows, and the sharp arrow pierced the book through a hole the size of a finger, and through the round hole, he saw a scene that surprised him greatly
The fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, there were a total of four arrows in the night sky at the same time, although the angles of the four arrows were different, but according to the trajectory of the arrows in the air, Zhang resolutely found that no matter how he chose to dodge, there would be an arrow that hit him
It was not uncommon in the barracks to fire four arrows in unison, and he had even seen some marksmen shoot thirteen arrows at the same time and hit the bull's-eye at the same time
But it was a military camp, a military headquarters with a set of rigorous training methods, and a man like Xu Zi'an who fired four arrows concurrently with an uncultivated ordinary physique, and could shoot one arrow more accurately than one arrow, one arrow and one arrow was very rare, and the most surprising thing for him was that these arrows came so smoothly, as if everything was expected by the archer, which required strong strength and terrifying accuracy, and most importantly, a very calm heart
This heart must not only be calm enough to grasp the timing of all battles, but also calculate all possible accidents in battle, which is no longer a simple calculation, this is a talent, a talent of fighting
If he could, he would have liked to recruit the teenager into his ranks, but now that he saw it, it was impossible
He had already decided that regardless of whether the owner of the cotton shirt would come today or not, the boy must die today
Because such people are terrible, especially such teenagers