Volume 1, Chapter 42: Shadow Attack
Mo Yan showed a solemn look and asked, "What did you find?"
He Zichuan said: "Actually, I didn't find anything at first, but since I entered this inn, I had a feeling of pins and needles all over my body, so I tried to say something to that little guy." ”
Mo Yan exclaimed, "That little guy is really a monk too?"
He Zichuan shook his head and said, "I don't know, I'm just secretly observing the qi of everyone in the lobby." When I asked the little guy if he was practicing martial arts, three of the two groups in the lobby had a slight fluctuation in their qi, indicating that they had been paying close attention to us. ”
Mo Yan suddenly understood a little, and said in surprise: "Are they from Jinchuan?"
He Zichuan smiled slightly, and exclaimed: "Mo'er is really smart, the other party has a lot of cultivation, he pays close attention to us, and he can do it so secretly, so that we are almost defenseless, and those who can do this, I am afraid that there are only two forces in the extreme north!"
Mo Yan's expression was solemn, and he said: "The two forces you are talking about, one is the Jinchuan Qingfeng Hall that is investigated by the director, and the other is the Jinchuan Raiding Shadow Hall that is assassinated by the director. With your understanding of Qingfeng Hall, if it were them, you would find out as soon as you entered the door, so the group of people outside must be from Jinchuan Raiding Shadow Hall, right?"
He Zichuan asked with interest, "Why isn't it a mysterious organization?"
Mo Yan shook his head and said, "If it is a mysterious organization, it will definitely be a Saint Realm master who has an absolute advantage in numbers, or even a Transformation Realm master. Why bother to arrange a killing game so much. ”
He Zichuan said helplessly: "Yes, I didn't expect that in less than three months, the mysterious organization would be so strong in your hearts and mine. ”
Mo Yan waved his hand and said, "It's useless to think too much at this time, let's think about the plan to get out first." ”
He Zichuan nodded, walked to the table and sat down, picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of tea, looking at the pale yellow tea soup, he shook his head with a wry smile, and poured the tea into the teapot again.
Mo Yanqi said: "Afraid of poison?"
He Zichuan said frankly: "It won't be poisonous, but there may be something else." Raiders have always been well-planned, like cockroaches, and when you spot a guy, there are already a large number of their companions hidden around, and there may be dirty handprints everywhere you can see or can't see. ”
Mo Yan was amused by He Zichuan's metaphor and sneered, although he changed his appearance, the gorgeous style still made He Zichuan's heart sweet for a while. She seemed to notice the different color on He Zichuan's face, hurriedly withdrew her smile, turned her head and said in shame: "You person, why are you not serious at this time?"
Even so, the curvature on the corner of her mouth was not angry, but rather happy.
He Zichuan coughed lightly, not daring to look at Mo Yan's cheeks again.
Mo Yan saw He Zichuan sitting precariously, and couldn't help but glance at his boss in his heart again, and said, "You describe the people who attacked the Shadow Hall as cockroaches, aren't you afraid that your sixth senior sister will know about teaching you a lesson?"
Speaking of Sixth Senior Sister Huang Lanxi, He Zichuan's face turned pale for a moment, and then returned to normal. Although this moment was not easy to detect, it did not escape Mo Yan's delicate eyes. She knew that she had said the wrong thing, which caused He Zichuan to think of a sad thing, and she was thinking about how to remedy it, but she heard He Zichuan smile and said: "Sixth Senior Sister is a very special person, she is absolutely calm and never gets angry. The Shadow Raid Hall led by her is also a very mysterious existence, they hide like a pack of cockroaches when they hide, follow a pack of wolves when they track and assassinate, and set traps like poisonous snakes that coil up their bodies and are ready to strike a fatal blow at any time. So if we want to escape, we have only one way, and we have to have some luck. ”
Mo Yan asked, "I don't know the way, but is the luck you said related to your sixth senior sister who won't get angry?"
He Zichuan nodded and said, "The solution is actually very simple, that is, to escape before the poisonous snake bites." Luckily, I prayed that the sixth senior sister did not participate in this interception. ”
Mo Yan chuckled and said, "You're so afraid of that Sixth Senior Sister?"
He Zichuan said bitterly: "It's not that I'm afraid. The sixth senior sister had never missed a hand in all the assassination missions before, if according to the cultivation, the monks, demons, and fierce beasts she had assassinated were equivalent to twenty-one late stage of the Holy Realm, forty-three middle stage of the Holy Realm, and one hundred and sixty-six early stage of the Holy Realm, and there were countless middle and low-level monks, more than half of which were single-person cross-level assassinations, and the title of the first killing god of the Seven Swords of Jinchuan was well deserved. If she's there tonight, our chances of escaping are slim to none. ”
In the face of Huang Lanxi's staggering record, the arrogant Ru Moyan had to admit that this woman she had never met was indeed a terrible opponent, she immediately extinguished her mind to laugh at He Zichuan, and her pretty face was even more dignified.
An hour passed in the blink of an eye, and the sky gradually darkened. The liquor order in the lobby of the inn did not stop with the sky, but became more lively.
He Zichuan walked out of the room on the second floor with Mo Yan, ready to go to the lobby to find something to eat. In the hallway, I happened to meet several guards who were about to go upstairs. In the previous few days' trip, although these hired guards were also considered inferior among mortals, they were also considered to have done their best all the way, and He Zichuan and Mo Yan had a good impression of them.
A few of them seemed to have just had dinner, and they had drunk a lot of wine, and their faces were swollen and red, and their mouths were spewing wine. The guard, surnamed Zhang, who was the leader, saw that everyone was staggering, and immediately stepped forward a few steps to explain: "The owner, the brothers have not had an easy time these days, so tonight I will let everyone drink some wine to relieve their fatigue, and I hope that the owner will forgive their sins." Although the brothers have drunk a lot, they have not drunk in the next, and they can be on duty tonight. ”
He Zichuan waved his hand, took out a money bag from his arms, handed it to the guard surnamed Zhang, and said: "Brother Zhang doesn't need to explain, the brothers have been tired in the past few days, and everyone who is the owner has seen it, this money should be used to buy wine for the brothers, and there is no need to be on duty tonight, they all go back to the house to rest, and we will continue on the road tomorrow." ”
Several guards did not expect the owner to be so talkative, and instead of blaming, they gave a reward and immediately cheered. And the leading guard surnamed Zhang refused to accept it in every possible way. It wasn't until He Zichuan turned his face and forcibly stuffed the money bag into his arms that he took a few people back to the room to rest with a thousand thanks.
Mo Yan looked at the backs of a few people returning to the room, and sighed: "They are all simple men, they live so simply, that's why they can be so happy." ”
He Zichuan looked at the back of the guard surnamed Zhang with a sigh of relief: "Yes, they didn't expect that they had been taken to a place of death by my good owner, and I don't know how many of them will be alive tomorrow morning." ”
"Life and death are fate, Xiao Qi doesn't have to blame himself. Mo Yan felt the unbearable in He Zichuan's heart, gently grabbed his arm, and explained.
Although he was a little unbearable, how could He Zichuan, who had long been accustomed to life and death, not understand the truth of life and death, just a moment later, his heart was as solid as a rock again.
There seem to be several waves of new guests in the lobby of the inn, and the lobby, which was originally a little empty, is already quite lively at this time. The seven tables on the periphery are full of diners, only two empty tables are left in the middle, saying that they are empty tables, but in fact, they are still full of messy cups and plates.
Everything seems to be normal, but He Zichuan and Mo Yan both know that there is a deep murderous intent hidden under this calm appearance. Although they were in a dangerous situation, they could hardly resist high-fives for the superb assassination skills of the Raiding Shadow Hall. If it weren't for the fact that He Zichuan was born in Jinchuan, he knew a little about the Raid Shadow Hall, and if he hadn't discovered the hidden qi machine in advance, he would have been prepared. Then, even with the sophistication of the two, they will definitely not notice the difference, but will obediently sit at the table in the middle, and the killers arranged around the Raid Shadow Hall will quietly surround the center.
He Zichuan looked at it, the seven tables around him were all sitting out to beg for a living, he knew that among these people, there must be killers from the Raiding Shadow Hall, maybe all of them, maybe only one person, maybe it was the little guy who ran the hall, maybe it was the boss of the accounting, whether it was from the actions of these guys, or distinguishing it with divine thoughts, it was difficult to identify and judge who was the killer, this is another clever feature of the Raiding Shadow Hall.
At this moment, if He Zichuan makes a rash move, the killing game will break out in a blink of an eye, and they will be very disadvantageous if they don't know anything about their opponents at that time. So he had to find the killers, and then find the flaws in these killers as a breakthrough. He's waiting, waiting for his opponent to make a mistake, and his opponent is waiting, waiting for him to let his guard down. Qingfeng Hall's investigation was against the concealment of the Shadow Raid Hall, and He Zichuan understood that this was a contest between the spear and the shield of the Jinchuan Seven Sword Hall. It's just that the other party has something to rely on, but he doesn't, so he can't afford to lose, so he can only be more cautious.
He Zichuan and Mo Yan had just come down the stairs and stood still in the lobby, and the shopkeeper who crackled the abacus found the two. He hurried out of the counter, trotted all the way to the two, rubbed his hands, squeezed out a smile that he thought was kind, and asked earnestly, "Two guest officers, but do you want to eat?"
He Zichuan nodded slightly. The shopkeeper immediately shouted loudly to the little guy who cleaned up the table: "Mazi, hurry up with your hands and feet, the guest officer is waiting." ”
"Well, right away!" replied, the little servant scrambled the dishes on the table into the bucket he carried, then took out an almost black rag from his shoulder, and swept away the scraps of food on the table with three strokes and five divisions.
Seeing the little guy working hard, the shopkeeper smiled with satisfaction, turned his head and smiled at He Zichuan: "The guest officer will stay for a while, and it will be fine immediately." ”
He Zichuan shook his head and said to the shopkeeper: "The hall is stuffy, and the lady is unwell, can you ask the shopkeeper to add a table outside, just by the door." Saying that, He Zichuan seemed to be casually staring at the shopkeeper's reaction, and quietly released his divine thoughts, observing the qi of everyone present.
Listening to He Zichuan's request, the shopkeeper said with a sad face: "Guest officer, the small shop is not a big place, if you want to add a table at the door, you can only move the middle table to the door, and then ask other guests to move it in, I'm afraid it will be ......."
The shopkeeper's reaction was not abnormal, and everyone's qi in the lobby did not move, and the assassin was still nowhere to be seen, and He Zichuan was disappointed.
At this moment, a guest next to the two of them got up and arched his hand to He Zichuan, and said, "This old brother, the next table is near the window, the air is excellent, if you don't dislike it, how about the two of you sit with you?"
He Zichuan turned his head to look and saw that it was a young man with a bare body, looking about twenty-seven or eighteen, his body was very strong, and his hands were covered with thick calluses, like a bitter man who sold his labor all year round. He Zichuan swept it lightly with his divine thoughts, and found that this person actually had good roots and bones, and the immortal fate was reluctant, but there was no trace of cultivation. Look at him with a sincere smile, clear eyes, and a calm demeanor, and he is not suspected of being an assassin.
Past experience told He Zichuan that the more such a person is, the more he needs to pay attention, and he arched his hand and said to the young man: "This will disturb my brother." ”
The young man laughed and said: "It's all about going out to beg for a living, and if you can help, you naturally have to help, not to mention it's just a trivial matter." As he spoke, he stepped aside and motioned for He Zichuan and the two to sit down.
He Zichuan was not verbose, and let Mo Yan sit down by the window, while he sat next to the young man in the corridor.
As soon as the two of them sat down, there was a rush of footsteps on the stairs, and the guards surnamed Zhang, who had just separated from He Zichuan, rushed to the lobby in three steps and two steps, looked around, found He Zichuan's location, and ran to He Zichuan in a hurry.
He Zichuan was surprised: "Brother Zhang, why are you here?"
The guard surnamed Zhang looked anxious, but he had a lot of experience in the rivers and lakes, so he didn't speak directly, but leaned over to He Zichuan's ear, lowered his voice and said, "Dongjia, it's not good, something happened, you can come with me to take a look." ”
He Zichuan was stunned for a moment, and asked in a low voice, "What happened, you are so flustered?"
The guard surnamed Zhang said in a trembling voice: "Just now, a few of our brothers went back to the room, and after a while, someone said that he had abdominal pain, and some people laughed at him at that time, but in less than half a moment, all the brothers began to have unbearable abdominal pain, and several men rolled on the ground in pain. The proprietors are brothers who are born and died, and you can save them. ”
He Zichuan was taken aback and said, "Let's go, let's take a look." Saying that, he said apologetically to the young man next to him: "Brother, I'm sorry, a few brothers down there are sick, I have to go and see." ”
The young man was concerned, "It doesn't matter, does it, if you need help, but it doesn't matter." ”
"It's not clear about the situation for the time being, if you need to, you must open your mouth, thank you in advance. He Zichuan said and gave Mo Yan a look, and the two hurriedly followed the guard surnamed Zhang upstairs.
As soon as he walked up to the second floor, He Zichuan couldn't wait to ask, "What's going on?"
The guard surnamed Zhang was anxious, and said with a crying voice: "I don't know, it's just that everyone suddenly started to have abdominal pain for no reason......"
Walking to the room where several guards lived, He Zichuan pushed open the door with a palm and flashed in.
He let out his thoughts and swept towards the guards in the house, and he was shocked.
At this time, there were still half living people in the house? The few people who were still alive just now were all bleeding and staring, and they were lying on the ground in all directions, so dead that they could no longer die.
Seeing this tragic situation, the guards surnamed Zhang, who entered the house later, stared at the boss, and subconsciously hurriedly retreated, until they hit the wall, and then fell to the ground with a "plop" and trembled.
He Zichuan carefully inspected the bodies of several people, then looked at the guards surnamed Zhang who were huddled into a ball, glanced at Mo Yan, and nodded slightly to each other.
He Zichuan suddenly shook his right hand, grabbed the Qingfeng Sword and swept back, and a sword light flew out.
"Owner!" the guard surnamed Zhang exclaimed, his head flying high, and he was holding a cold fish intestine short sword in his hand.
"Be careful!" At the same time as the guard surnamed Zhang was killed, He Zichuan exclaimed to Mo Yan.
A bleeding corpse beside Mo Yan suddenly burst out and slammed into Mo Yan, the two of them were close at hand, seeing that Mo Yan was already unavoidable, He Zichuan was suddenly anxious.