Chapter 2: The Shadow Is Gone
The next day, in the early morning, the people of every household in Jiangdu City had already risen. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoHowever, there is nothing but the sound of neat footsteps on the street.
True, there were only groups of soldiers walking through the streets. Not a single citizen appeared on the street, and only the brave dared to open a gap in the window to look at the street. Most of them hid in their houses, and they were careful not even to speak.
Since the city lord's mansion issued an order to impose martial law on the whole city last night, the soldiers on the streets have not stopped, searching for something from house to house.
Last night, Keichi had been hiding in the firewood room of an inn after escaping the City Lord's Mansion. Everything that happened outside was pretty much known, and the good news was that the inn had been searched once, and it was safe for a few hours.
Kageichi wasn't injured in the fight last night, but he was a little exhausted under the siege of three squad leaders of the same realm. After a night of pranayama, it has almost recovered.
When the first rays of the morning sun came through the old wooden window, Keichi opened his eyes. A pair of cold eyes, filled with endless killing intent. Even Keichi himself didn't know how terrifying his eyes were.
He is the best Shadow, the Shadow is not a killer, but will carry out assassination missions. The Shadow is a family elite who hides in the dark and has been trained harshly since childhood. You can be a killer, you can be a bodyguard, you can be a spy. The shadow exists in the darkness, and everything in the darkness is capable of it.
"Qiao's family!"
Kageichi's gaze was cold, not for himself, but for the nine brothers. A trip to Qiao's family is imperative!
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Despite martial law in Jiangdu City, shadows are everywhere. Daytime action is taboo for Shadow, but Shadow has no choice. It was only a matter of time before he was found out staying in Jiangdu City, and he didn't even change his night clothes and went straight out of the city.
Outside the city, Qiao's villa, because the city lord closed the city overnight last night, he was not allowed to enter and exit. Therefore, Steward Qiao did not return to Qiao's mansion, but stayed in a courtyard outside the city for a night.
On this day, Steward Qiao got up early, and the servant sent out last night to investigate the situation in Jiangdu City has not yet returned. That's why he can't sleep.
"Butler, butler!"
"Why are you so alarmed? Could it be that Taki's real death?"
Butler Qiao, who was lying on the Taishi chair in the courtyard, heard the shout, and a carp sat up straight, looking at the person expectantly.
Steward Qiao didn't believe that he could kill the city lord Taki Jianming with the shadows of the ten cohesion realms, but with the powerful Mixed Yuan Bead, maybe he could really succeed.
"No, it's not. Martial law in Jiangdu City has not been lifted, and news from the city cannot be transmitted. ”
"And what are you doing frizzy?
Steward Qiao snorted coldly, turned around and lay down, and heard the servant scream before he closed his eyes.
"Really, really, hell!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Where the hell did you get in broad daylight?"
Steward Qiao scolded angrily, and was about to close his eyes and fall asleep, when he suddenly felt that it was dark in front of him, and a black shadow shrouded him.
"Hurry up, don't get out of the way!"
"Tell you to get out of the way! Don't want to live anymore??"
Steward Qiao thought that it was a servant blocking him, and yelled again, but the other party still did not react.
"Steward Qiao, what a majesty!" A familiar and unfamiliar voice made Steward Qiao tremble.
Steward Qiao hurriedly opened his eyes, and when he saw someone coming, his pupils shrank sharply, and he was more surprised than afraid. Kageichi is not dead?How is it possible?Could it be that he met a ghost in broad daylight?
The servant on the side saw that the situation was not good, and saw the gesture of Steward Qiao, and immediately quietly retreated. Keichi didn't know if he hadn't noticed it, or if he didn't want to stop it at all.
"Kageichi, why are you here?"
"Ying Yi has something unclear, so I came to ask Steward Qiao. ”
Looking at Steward Qiao, who forcibly pretended to be calm, Ying was expressionless, and spit out a paragraph in a depressed manner.
"What is clear, after last night, you are free, and you have nothing to do with the Qiao family anymore. What are you still doing here?"
Steward Qiao didn't dare to look into Ying Yi's eyes, for fear of being swallowed up by the deep darkness.
"Hehe, hahaha......"
Yes, it has nothing to do with the Qiao family, what does it have to do with the dead? Ying Yi was about to laugh out of his eyes, but the more Ying Yi laughed, the more frightened Steward Qiao became, which was more uncomfortable than killing him with a knife.
Suddenly, Ying Yile was extremely sad, and his unbridled laughter involved internal injuries. His laughter stopped abruptly, and his face, hidden under his night clothes, turned white in an instant.
Steward Qiao is also a person who has seen a big scene, and immediately knew that Ying Yi was seriously injured, and presumably the mixed yuan bead was not completely useless. Although I don't know how Keichi survived, but if he dared to come back after being seriously injured, it would be no different from dying.
"What do you want? I can give you money, lots and lots of money, as long as you leave!"
Steward Qiao calmed down and calmly made a bid. As the housekeeper of Qiao's Mansion who is the first family in Jiangdu City, he is naturally not short of money, and in order to prevent Yingyi from suddenly becoming troubled, Steward Qiao has to use money as bait.
"Don't worry, I'll go. ”
Hearing this, Steward Qiao's tense nerves instantly loosened in half. But the next sentence almost made him spurt out a mouthful of old blood.
"Take your head and I'll leave!"
After the shadow finished speaking, he bullied up, turned his right hand into a claw, and took Steward Qiao's neck directly. Steward Qiao's face shook, and he instinctively pushed back. I don't know if it's luck, the Taishi chair under Steward Qiao blocked his retreat, causing Steward Qiao to fall out of his head, and he happened to escape the attack of Shadow One.
Bang!
Just then, the door was kicked open.
"Butler, butler, are you alright?"
The servant who had just reported the news rushed in with ten guards, blocking Eichi in front.
"Hahaha, Ying Yi, Lao Tzu's life should not be extinguished. Hahaha......"
Steward Qiao was helped up by the servants, and with a guard beside him, his confidence hardened. The shadow is originally an existence hidden in the dark, and it is simply a failure to appear in front of oneself in such a blatant manner.
"You shadows know too many things, but it's a pity to kill them. Now it's just a matter of putting things to good use. Your life was originally given by the Qiao family, and without the Qiao family's take-in, you would have starved to death on the streets!"
Ying Yi stared at Steward Qiao and didn't answer. That's right, the shadows are all orphans adopted by the Qiao family, at least five years, and at most ten years. Ying Yi has been in Qiao's Mansion since he can remember, and it has been ten years. Even if it's a dog, it should have some feelings for so long. But......
Eichi clasped his hands tightly together, forcibly holding back the killing intent in his heart, for fear that his body would not be under his control and rushed up to kill him.
"That's right, ten years ago, the Qiao family saved Yingyi. Ying Yi should repay the favor, even if he dies for the Qiao family......"
"Well, you know. Cut yourself, I can leave you a whole corpse!"
Steward Qiao's words fell, and ten guards immediately rushed forward and surrounded the shadows.
"Shadow One, who gave up his life and forgot to die for the Qiao family, died yesterday!"
Hearing this, Steward Qiao suddenly changed color, and shouted again and again for everyone to capture and kill Ying Yi. However, how could an ordinary family guard be an opponent of the Elite Shadow. A dark shadow flashed, poof, poof......
Everyone didn't see how Ying Yi made a move at all, and first felt that their eyes were dark and they lost consciousness.
"How is that possible? Aren't you seriously injured? You can't walk steadily, why, why ......?"
"That's just a lie. ”
Steward Qiao clutched his neck with both hands, and no matter how hard he tried, bright red blood gushed out of his fingertips as if he was dying.
"Shadow one, don't be complacent. The Qiao family won't let you go!"
"Heh, from now on, there will be no shadow in the world, only nine shadows. Ying Yi's cold eyes made Steward Qiao tremble. If the Qiao family doesn't go to him, he will also go to the Qiao family. Not for themselves, just for brothers who have been born and died together for many years.
"Nine, nine ghosts, nine ghosts from hell, you still want revenge......?
Steward Joe's eyes widened, and he refused to close them until he died. Unmoved, Jiuyou burned down the courtyard with a fire, turned around and sank into the woods.
Suddenly, Jiuyou, who had just plunged into the woods, felt a darkness pressing over his head, and his heart beat slightly. He looked up and saw a group of men and horses standing neatly in the open space in front of him. Without waiting for Jiuyou to speak, the team was separated on both sides, and a familiar figure slowly stepped forward.
"Sure enough, it was the Qiao family's plan. ”