Section I

Late at night on February 15, 782, at the same time that Dilling and Stirling parted, a young woman was running rapidly in a dark alley. She leaned forward, her toes moving rapidly, as fast as if she were not touching the ground. The inhabitants of the houses on either side saw only a shadow flickering through the windows, and she was far away.

In front of an inconspicuous house in the alley, she stopped, looked back, entered the doorway, knocked lightly on the tin door three times, waited a while, and struck twice.

With a "creak", the iron door opened gently, and Lin Yu stood at the door. Seeing the people outside the door, Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief and welcomed her in.

"Adi, how's it going?" she said with an unconcealed eagerness in her tone.

Ji Wendi took off his hat and did not speak.

Lin Yu took a step back: "Second uncle, they?"

"The gendarmes have already cordoned off the scene, and there are military police from the Supervision Department everywhere, and there are so many masters in them that I dare not approach them. They carried out a lot of people on stretchers, a total of ......" Ji Wendi looked at Lin Yu worriedly: "There are a total of fourteen stretchers, all of which are covered with white sheets. ”

"Fourteen stretcher ......" Lin Yu muttered and repeated, suddenly with a huge pain like a tear in his chest, and he couldn't suppress a violent cough. His lungs have been injured internally, and he encountered that mysterious person tonight, his martial arts are surprisingly high, and it is rare in his own life, and his palm strength has not yet reached his body, and the palm wind has already hit him hard.

There was silence in the room, and a white layer of snow was on the snow hat casually thrown on the wall, and it entered the warm room, and the melted snow splashed on the floor of the room drop by drop, making a "tick-tock" sound. She walked slowly to the window, opened it, and a fresh air mixed with cold rushed in. Lin Yu lifted the hood with her hand, revealing a beautiful and refined face, looking up at the deep starry sky, she closed her tearful eyes: "Second uncle, are you just going?"

Lin Yu muttered to himself, not expecting anyone to answer, and couldn't suppress tears in his closed eyes. In the middle of the night on February 15, 782 in the imperial calendar, without the Zichuan family realizing it at all, they achieved an unprecedented victory over the Liufeng family. The second person of the Liufeng family, the younger brother of the contemporary parent Liufeng Xishan, the chief of the general staff of the Liufeng family's army, who is also the commander of the Yuanjing garrison and the great overseer of Xi Bingcheng, Liufeng Lu, accompanied Liufeng Shuang to secretly infiltrate the hinterland of the Zichuan family for field reconnaissance, suddenly encountered a mysterious master sniper and died in Dìdū City. Along with him, there were thirteen masters of the Windswept Guard. Not only that, but the brilliant achievements of the Zichuan family on this night also included the heavy blow to the Zichuan family's biggest enemy, known as the world's number one general.

This has become a mystery that has long plagued the Weather: where do we show our flaws? Who are those two mysterious masters? Why do they chase after us? Even if the wisdom of the present generation is overwhelming, it is incomprehensible. She was shocked: This time she secretly came to Zichuan's house to find her whereabouts very secret, and she was actually ambushed, and someone wanted to offer a reward of 100,000 yuan to get rid of herself! Who was so bold and dared to poison herself?

If she died, who would be the best interest? Liu Fengshuang was puzzled, but she understood that in addition to the Zichuan family, there were terrible enemies hidden behind her. Her only clue is that this person must be in a high position in the Liufeng family, otherwise there is no way to know her whereabouts.

His eldest brother is clear, the second brother is clear, or the third brother is troublesome, and he excludes them one by one in his mind, and he doesn't think it's like it. She knew that the three of them were jealous of herself, she was a woman, but she had rare military talents, but they were even more afraid of herself, she controlled the largest and strongest combat army of the Liufeng family, and she was so powerful that if the matter was revealed, the plotter would definitely die. They should know that they have no inheritance rights, so they are not a threat to them, and whoever inherits the family business needs to help them consolidate their power and defend against the threat of the Zichuan family in the east. Risking a huge risk to do this kind of thing that doesn't do them any good, the three of them don't look like such stupid people. But it's hard to say that sometimes human stupidity is incomprehensible.

My father was seriously ill and bedridden, unable to serve. In Yuanjing City, the three elder brothers each have real power, and they are always fighting openly and secretly, and there is a miasma in Yuanjing City. In the past, every time the conflict was unending, it was my uncle who rushed back to mediate. Now that my uncle has died, who will serve as the horn of this mediation and détente?

The last time she returned to Yuanjing, she saw her father lying on the hospital bed and was devastated. The father in front of him was already so thin that he was only skinny and bones. Whenever he closed his eyes, he looked like a starving man. The weakened father leaned on the head of the bed and persuaded and persuaded the three strong sons over and over again: "To be united, the Liufeng family can only survive if they are united." You are brothers of flesh and blood, and siblings should not kill each other. The Liufeng family relies on everyone's joint efforts. Whoever is in power is fine, your sister is the pillar of the Flowing Wind family, trust her ......"

Witnessing this scene, the wind and frost burst into tears. Eight years ago, he led a small army from Duolun Lake to the city of Dìdū, and almost wiped out the entire Zichuan family in one fell swoop, shocking the world. Is this dying old man really the contemporary celebrity who was in his prime, heroic, radiant and known as the "Flowing Wind Fox"?

However, the father's intentions were not understood by the sons, and the three sons listened with impatient expressions, which seemed to them to be nothing more than absurd, comical remarks, nothing more than the nonsense of an old man on his deathbed. They said perfunctorily, "Got it!" and hurried away, leaving a girl and a dying old man looking at each other with tears streaming down their faces.

My father is really old, and I think that I should have settled this matter a long time ago. Although there are no particularly outstanding talents among the three elder brothers, even if one of them is chosen to take sole power, it is still better than the current situation of three people being divided! I have already thought that before attacking the Zichuan family in a big way, I and my second uncle must first go back to Yuanjing, explain this matter to my father well, and assure him that no matter who is chosen to be in power, I will faithfully assist him, and I hope this will help my father make up his mind. But what I didn't expect was that the second uncle would die so inexplicably in the city!

This disrupted the plans of the Flowing Weather. Every time he goes on his own expedition, the second uncle often takes care of the rear for himself. Although the second uncle does not have outstanding military talent, he is down-to-earth and meticulous, and more importantly, he is an upright person, with a high seniority, and is known for his prestige in the clan. With him in the rear, the brothers are much more honest. But now that the second uncle is gone, the balance of power within the Liufeng family has been broken, and a big turmoil is coming. If you don't find out the enemy behind you first, and you are being watched by such a tiger, you really can't send troops to the Zichuan family with peace of mind.

"That's terrible......" Flowing Wind Frost groaned unconsciously.

The only survivor among the guards tonight, Ji Wendi couldn't help but comfort Liu Fengshuang and said: "Things may not be so bad, there may be the bodies of those two guys in the fourteen stretchers, it is possible that the Grand Overseer defeated them, and then ...... Then ......" Ji Wendi couldn't go on: more than half an hour had passed. If his own people could escape, they should have come to this secret foothold to gather a long time ago. They haven't come yet, and there are only two possibilities, one is that they have all died in battle, and the other is that they may have been captured. And in terms of Liufenglu's identity, it is worse to be captured alive than to die in battle.

"My lord, you can't stay here any longer! Let's go back immediately! This is too dangerous, there are too many masters in the city, you have been injured, and I am alone, I am really not sure to protect your safety, Miss. Let's go out of town and join the brigade at once! There are two adults, Thea and Ying Mulan, to keep you safe. ”

"Your Excellency, ...... Are you listening?"

"Giggles" The two turned their heads at the same time, and there was a knock at the door without warning, first three times, a pause, and then two more sounds, which were the pre-agreed code.

"Go open the door, Wendi Ji. Flowing Wind and Frost commanded, and his right hand was on the handle of the sword.

Ji Wendi cautiously pulled the door, and immediately asked behind the door, the weapon in his hand was already out of its sheath.

Two men dressed in black entered the house. Seeing the flowing wind and frost, a man bowed deeply: "My lord." "He is young, broad-shouldered and narrow-waisted, athletic, and quite agile, and he knows at a glance that he is a very good master. He is the captain of the guard of the Flowing Wind Road, Ying Mulan. The other just nodded casually and said lazily, "My lord." "He was very short, with a sparse mustache, with bright, cold black eyes, and shiny black hair, and walked like a big cat, without making a sound. He glanced at Ji Wendi sneeringly, but did not speak. Somehow, Ji Wendi hates this guy very much, how do you look at it and think he hates it. His name is Thea, and he is one of the masters of the Crusaders, a secret organization of the Windy and Frosty.

"I wonder what your lordship did when you summoned me and others late at night?"

"Lord Lu has passed away. "Flowing Wind and Frost said bluntly.

"What?" Ying Mulan was shocked: "This can't be...... Ah, I'm sorry, my lord. But ......" Liufeng Shuang made a gesture, and Ji Wendi stood up and explained what had just happened.

Ying Mulan burst into tears: "The lower official was derelict in his duty and failed to protect the adult...... Please punish you. "You're not wrong," said Flowing Wind and Frost sentimentally, "and I'm the one who made the mistake." ”

The wind whined past the window, blowing her white clothes like snow. She stood quietly in front of the window, her slender figure as if blending into the dark clouds of the night. Several subordinates behind him did not speak, looking at the back of the wind and frost, and for a moment, they felt for the first time that this slender back was too haggard and too tired. According to rumors, she is known as the most outstanding military strategist and commander in the history of the Liufeng family, and it sounds like a godlike figure, but in fact, she is also a weak girl after all, and the burden on her shoulders is too heavy.

"Thea, how many crusaders are coming this time?"

Without saying a word, Thea walked to the door and pulled it open. Ji Wendi exclaimed softly: "Ah!"

On the doorway at the door, more than 40 men stood in four neat rows, some tall and some short, with different costumes and clothes, some wearing robes, some wearing snow cloaks, and some wearing hats, all of which were ordinary civilians. In appearance, they are not noticeable at all, and they belong to the type that no one will notice when walking down the street. The group of people had different appearances and different costumes, but they all had one thing in common: everyone stood straight, staring straight ahead, their eyes bright and cold, and that kind of calmness and composure was simply creepy. Although the snow was like hemp outside, and there were eaves that could shelter from the wind and snow in close proximity, no one went in, and let the biting cold wind blow on the face, and the snowflakes accumulated a thin layer on the body, and did not move. The door to the room suddenly opened in front of them, and their own head and chief appeared, but they did not react, without the slightest noise or movement, as if nothing had happened in front of them. Liu Fengshuang looked at them, and his eyes showed appreciation. This is the crusader that he has trained himself, cold as frost and as solid as a rock. She nodded, and Thea closed the door again without saying a word.

Liufeng Shuang looked at Ying Mulan: "Ying Mulan, I'm going to work hard for you again this time." ”

Ying Mulan bowed deeply: "It's really an honor." Please do your bidding!"

Liufeng Shuang turned around from the window and said: "One person has died in the Liufeng family, blood for blood, and the Zichuan family should also die." ”

"Miss!" Ji Wendi exclaimed. The governor's mansion of the Zichuan family is heavily garrisoned, the guards are strict, and the camp of the zhōngyāng army is close to the left, and the idea of fighting Zichuan Shenxing is undoubtedly self-defeating. But she didn't dare to speak out to dissuade her, once Liu Fengshuang made a decision, Shao would never change.

Ying Mulan was also surprised, glanced at Xia Ya, and found that the latter was cold and expressionless, and his dark eyes showed a hint of mockery, as if asking, "Are you afraid?"

He replied calmly: "Dìdū is the enemy's base camp, your lordship, you are responsible for the rise and fall of our clan, and the lower officials really don't worry about your lordship, you only have a few guards with you to stay here." Please take the first step, and leave the matter of killing Zichuan Sanxing to avenge the Grand Overseer and your brothers, please leave it to the lower officials. Liu Fengshuang chuckled, with a bit of warmth in his smile: "I have the courage to sè, and I am worthy of being brought out by my uncle." You're mistaken, I didn't intend for you to assassinate Zichuan Sanxing. The defense of the Governor's Mansion is thorough, and if a few of you go over, it will be in vain to die. ”

"Your Excellency, what do you mean......"

"In addition to Zichuan Shenxing, there is also a person with the pure blood of the Zichuan family, and she is simply defenseless. Looking out the window at the sky with dark clouds, I felt a surge of blood in my chest, like a flame burning. She coughed softly, covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and turned to spread out the snow-white handkerchief, which was already dyed red. She quietly put it in her pocket, turned to Thea, and said, "Take your man, come with me." ”

The silent drift of fine snow, intermittently. Hiding in the hut next to the city gate, the guards looked at this snow-covered late-night visitor in astonishment, and while checking his identification, they looked at him and said, "I heard that you came from Valen, and the road must be difficult to walk with such heavy snow, right?"

Shikawa Shu shook off the snow that had accumulated on his coat and replied with a smile, "It's okay!" Tong Guò passed the sloppy inspection of the guards at the city gate, and he walked nonchalantly down the streets of Dìdū. The streets of Dìdū beneath the heavy snow are full of depression. The shop was closed early, there were few pedestrians on the road, and even the young man who was patrolling the night department, Jǐng, shrunk his head into a thick cotton coat, and no one came to take a second look at Zichuan Xiu, let alone think that this young man in front of him with a leisurely demeanor would be the most wanted criminal in the history of the Zichuan family.

I saw the familiar streets covered with heavy snow, the friendly stone streets that Lili walked through when he was a young man, and an indescribable mood came to my heart, like sadness and joy, and an indescribable taste.

He wandered around for a while, saw a small hotel on the side of the road still open, and went in and booked a room. Soon, he came out again, had already taken a shower, changed the dirty clothes of the dusty people on the journey, and changed into a white gown, as usual, covered by the wind and snow, with a hat to cover his face.

Out of the inn door, he went to find Stirling first. On the door beam of his house, there is a red couplet with the words "white head to old age, a hundred years of good harmony", and the red paper is already a little yellow. Zichuan Xiu sighed softly: Cardin married Yun Qianxue, and Sterling finally got married. Providence always loves to play tricks on lovers. It's just that I don't know if his bride is Li Qing? Suddenly, a feeling of vicissitudes of life came to my heart.

He hesitated and knocked on Sterling's door. After knocking for a long time, an old man with a wrinkled face opened the door, and when he saw the stranger figure in a cloak outside, he narrowed his small eyes: "Who are you looking for?"

When I went to Sterling's house before, I hadn't seen this old man. Zi Chuanxiu gently loosened the neckline of his coat a little, revealing a little of his face and snow-white teeth: "Is Lord Stirling at home?" He deliberately said in a vague voice, imitating the timid demeanor of a country man when he first came to the big city. The old man's expression suddenly became arrogant, and he raised his voice and said, "Who are you?"

"I'm a relative in his country...... It is the son of his seventh aunt, third uncle, sixth sister-in-law, mother-in-law......"

Before he could finish speaking, the old man had already slammed the door shut, and a sentence came out of the crack in the door: "The master is not at home!" Zi Chuanxiu hurriedly took a step back, his nose almost flattened by the suddenly closed door. He smiled dumbly at the red-painted door and turned away, but he didn't see what happened inside.

Li Qing came out in pajamas: "Uncle Wang, what's the matter?"

The old man turned around and replied respectfully: "Miss, it is a native relative of the old man in the countryside, and he is said to be the cousin of the seventh aunt of the old man or something." Those hillbillies, it's too much, they always come here to play the autumn breeze...... "Uncle Wang is an old servant who watched Li Qing grow up, after Li Qing married Sterling, he followed her to Stirling's house, although Li Qing was already married, he was used to calling her Miss.

Li Qingxiu frowned slightly: "Uncle Wang, on such a snowy day, you drove away the guests from afar, and he will be angry when he comes back." Bring someone back. ”

Uncle Wang reluctantly replied: "Oh." When I opened the door, I saw a white, empty snowy street, and there was no trace of anyone coming. He went back and reported: "Miss, that person is already gone!" Li Qing was slightly surprised: "Gone?" She remembered: Stirling was born in a family of military officers, and he had been married for a year, and I had never heard of him having relatives in the countryside. She raised her head and thought: the voice just now was a little familiar, and she couldn't remember whose it was.

"Uncle Wang, what does that man look like, how old is he?"

"Miss, the man is wearing a cloak to cover his face, and I can't see his face clearly, his teeth are very white, and his voice is very tender, and he is probably in his twenties! The man is tall and thin, and there are about--" Uncle Wang gestured: "Probably so tall!" and then defended himself: "That man looks a little sneaky, hiding, and he is not a good person at first glance!"

Li Qingxiu frowned slightly: his whereabouts are mysterious, young, tall and thin, and he came to find Sterling...... She stood up, her face changed, she remembered this voice! This big traitor, he actually dared to come back, and his courage was really not small! Li Qing's first reaction was to immediately go out to the governor's mansion, but he hesitated: her husband and this person are like brothers, and she has a deep friendship with Zi Chuanning...... But if you don't report it, you will be ashamed of the trust you have in you.

Standing in place and thinking for a long time, Li Qingcai finally made up his mind and said, "Uncle Wang!"

Seeing that Shao nǎinǎi was so nervous, the old maid didn't dare to breathe, stood solemnly and stood by, and responded loudly: "Yes!"

"Boil the footwater, I'm going to sleep!"

Leaving Sterling's house, Shikawa Xiu wants to go to Dilin again. But there was still some distance from the gate of Di Lin's manor, and the gendarmes patrolling the night had already stopped him: "Stop!

Zichuan Xiu could only smile bitterly and said, "I'm sorry, I went the wrong way." After walking a long way, he still felt the suspicious gaze of the gendarmes behind him resting on his back like nails.

What should I do? Shikawa Xiu eagerly circled back and forth in the snow.

The purpose of his return was not only for food, but also for medicine and weapons, which were all military supplies and were also included in the ban list. After the battle with the demons some time ago, there were a lot of wounded and sick people, and a large number of knife wound medicines and treatment equipment were urgently needed. Due to the lack of medical care, the military doctors could not deal with even some of the usual wounds, and the wounded and sick let out terrible roars and groans of pain in the camp, and they weakened and died little by little. Thinking of this scene, Zichuan Xiu's heart ached like a knife. After thinking about it, the only way was to ask for the help of two powerful brothers in the army. What I didn't expect was that it would be so difficult for me to even want to see them. In the past, he didn't feel it when he was a deputy commander with a large number of people hugging each other, but this time he really experienced the pain of being a powerless civilian.

Now, there is only one way left. Get a third person to help you and pass the word on to Sterling and Dilling. However, this third person is not easy to find, the first is to be reliable, and the second is that this person's status must be high enough to easily meet Sterling and Dilin.

Zichuan Xiu thought about it, wanted to go and wanted to come, and finally only thought of one person: Zichuan Ning. In fact, he thought of her from the beginning, but he couldn't make up his mind. He appeared in front of Zi Chuanning with this wolf bèi unbearable appearance, and he still begged the other party for help, he was really unwilling. Besides, after knowing the news of his betrayal, did Zi Chuanning believe it? What kind of attitude would she have towards herself when they met? Deep down, he was faintly afraid and didn't dare to face this fact. If possible, he would try to delay his meeting with Zi Chuanning as much as possible.

But now, I don't have a choice.

Shikawa Xiu sighed and strode away. When I arrived at Zi Chuanning's manor, it was already one o'clock in the night. Through the blowing snow and mist, he saw the small building standing in the manor, and there was a feeling of eagerness and sadness in his heart. He remembered that when he was a child, he was lying in his bedroom behind the window, looking forward to the future, and the breeze blew the faint fragrance of jasmine, like a lover's breath.

When he was a child, the towering wall of Zhuang Wai seemed to him so majestic and tall, like an impassable strong embankment, and he looked up at her through the high wall of the manor, and it was indeed like looking at a. Looking at it now, I don't know if he has grown taller, or if the wall has shrunk, this high wall does not seem to be as high as he imagined, with his current skills, he can easily climb over it. But the in the god of Jīng is still maintained, and no matter what he does, no matter what environment he is in, he cannot erase from the bottom of his heart the feeling of a child, that is, the feeling of a helpless orphan from a small room looking at the charming princess in his dreams behind the high walls of the mansion.

But now, how is the princess doing? Has she found her own Prince Charming?" Shikawa shook his head, leaving a chaotic thought behind him. Without alarming the janitor, who was dozing at the gate, he climbed over the wall and entered, landing right in the garden. He was very familiar with the terrain of the manor, and in the dark light and darkness, under the cover of dense trees, he easily swept straight towards the three-story building where Zi Chuanning lived. Coming to the familiar small building, Zi Chuanxiu was melancholy and a little excited: his beloved girl was inside. He remembered that Zi Chuanning lived on the second floor, and there was a vacant guest room on the top floor of this building. He planned to sleep in that guest room tonight, and come out early tomorrow morning to meet Zi Chuanning. Looking around, the buildings in the manor are darkly lit, there is no figure, Zi Chuanxiu jumped easily, went up to the second floor, toes on the railing of the building lightly, and jumped up again, his hand has grasped the eaves of the third floor, and his arm pulled his body hard, and the whole body has turned over, rolling on the spot, and unloading the momentum that came up. The whole action was done in one go, smooth and smooth, Zi Chuan Xiu was very satisfied: his martial arts recovered very quickly! Zi Chuan Xiu stood on the platform on the top of the building, his feet were cold, it was the snow on the roof, the cold night wind swept over his skin, overlooking the manor sleeping under the heavy snow, trees, houses, gardens, paths, a qiē outline presented a hazy feeling under the snow sky, empty and lonely, under his feet was the vast and boundless earth, as if the whole body was floating in the night sky with the wind, gradually blending into the bright moon, In the deep night sky of stars and snow. Inadvertently feeling this moving realm, Zichuan Xiu closed his eyes and relaxed every cell of his body to slowly experience and enjoy.

I don't know how long later, a sharp sound of the wind breaking the belt came into his ears, and Zi Chuanxiu opened his eyes: at the edge of the woods where he had just entered, a large group of black-clothed figures appeared at this time, and they were moving quickly towards the residential area, and the team scattered into a fan shape, faintly outflanking the entire residential area. On the waist of the man in black, there is a shiny metal reflection. The group of people bent down all the way forward, their steps were rapid but they didn't make a sound, and they were obviously all good hands. In their shadowy figures, there is a terrifying murderous aura like substance.

"I've been discovered!" was Shikawa Shu's first reaction. He immediately lay down, only poked out a little bit of his head to observe the other party, and felt very strange: he didn't show any flaws after entering the dìdū, and with his sensitive senses, he didn't find anyone following, and it was impossible for anyone to know that he was in Zi Chuanning's house. So, who are these people who dare to casually break into Zi Chuanning's home? Could it be a gang of robbers?

But Zi Chuan Xiu immediately overturned his idea, the underworld of Dìdū would never dare to come to Zi Chuan Ning's house to cause trouble, even if her house was missing a plate to feed the cats, Zhibu Shao would turn the entire Dìdū City upside down the next day. Those big and small underworld bosses will be arrested and repaired, all casinos, jì courtyards, smuggling warehouses and other shady places will be swept away, and pickpockets, jì women, gamblers, piáo customers, and thugs who roam the streets will also be arrested and beaten and then locked up for several months. The gangsters can't afford this loss. Not only did the local underworld not dare to come to disturb Zi Chuanning, but if they knew that there were gangs from other places who wanted to attack here, they would also report it to the Ministry of Governance, or secretly stop it. And the group of people in front of them is extremely fast, just a blink of an eye, they have already swept several meters on the snow, such good skills, I am afraid there are not so many talents in the gang.

"One, two, three...... Five, six, seven...... Eleven, twelve, thirteen......" Zi Chuan Xiu counted the number of people on the other side, as if he had sensed it, and the three black-clothed people walking in front suddenly raised their heads at the same time and looked over here. Zi Chuanxiu immediately pressed his head into the snowdrift, held the breath of his whole body, and did not dare to breathe, and did not dare to look again: the other party was all masked, and their eyes were as sharp as eagles, and all of them were first-class masters.

Now, there is no need to doubt that the other party must have bad intentions towards Zi Chuanning when he comes forward. Such a person, even if he was in the heyday of his martial arts, had a lot of trouble coping with it, not to mention that his martial arts had not yet fully recovered! Moreover, there were dozens of them, how could they keep Zi Chuanning's safety? Before he could come up with a solution, a terrible screaming voice came: "Ah!"

Zichuan Xiu's heart tightened, and she couldn't help but poke her head out again, watching cautiously......

The group of five people walked through the edge of the garden with a lantern, and when he walked at the end, he heard the sound of the wind, turned around and raised the lantern and asked, "Who is there?" His blazing gaze stared straight at the dark place where the garden bushes could not be reached.

"Hehe, you're too allergic...... said the companion who had walked in front of him, but his mouth opened wide in horror: from the darkness of the trees, a figure dressed in black appeared. I saw the black sè's clothes fluttering, and countless figures jumped up, silently but quickly approaching him. Then, a figure in black appeared in front of him and in the left and right directions at the same time. In the hazy snow and mist, there are many black sè figures, I don't know how many. The dark shadows were blurred in shape, scattered into the shape of a fan, and vaguely surrounded them.

The jǐng guards who were patrolling the night drew their weapons one after another, fearful in their hearts. For so many years, although Dìdū was turbulent, Zi Chuanning's manor has been very calm, even during the most chaotic period of Yang Minghua's rebellion, the manor has not been invaded by outsiders, and as guards, they have no experience in actual combat at all. In a hurry, the captain's little finger was cut by his own blade, and the boss didn't notice it, and the wrist holding the knife trembled vigorously, so the shimmering blade also shook. "What people!"

The voice fell, and several figures in the darkness had already pounced. The captain let out a low cry and slashed at the black-clad masked man who came closer. The figure flashed, had dodged the knife, and then flew up with a kick, kicked the captain out of his hand, and flew diagonally out of a few meters and fell into a snowdrift.

"Ahh......h The battle lasted only a short time, and soon, Yiqiē returned to silence. Captain Wolf Bèi crawled up in disarray, blood streaming from the corners of his mouth. He looked at the corpses on the ground in despair, his subordinates had all fallen there, and in the darkness, a hoarse voice asked, "Where is Zi Chuanning?"

The captain looked up: "What are you...... What a person! This is Ning ...... Lord Ning's mansion, you are not afraid...... Are you afraid of killing your head?"

A black-clad masked man gradually emerged from the darkness, he was not tall, but from him emanated a murderous aura, a terrifying oppressive force that no one dared to despise him. With his right hand raised, a sharp long sword pointed straight at the captain's throat, and the cold sharpness on the blade forced the captain out of breath. The masked man asked word by word, "Say, where is Zi Chuanning?"

The captain nodded his head, and as soon as the masked man put away his sword, the captain immediately fell to his knees, gasping for breath and making a heavy wheezing sound. The masked man kicked him impatiently and urged, "Say it quickly!"

"I said, I said......" The captain gasped and said slowly, "Miss Ning lives in ......" He suddenly let go of his voice and shouted: "jǐng newspaper! The assassin is coming......

There was a soft "boom", and he couldn't scream anymore, the cold long sword had already penetrated his throat. The short man drew his sword, bringing out a large canopy of blood. The captain clutched his throat with both hands, and with a "gurgling" sound, he could no longer speak, and a large amount of blood continued to gush out between his fingers, sprinkling the snow on the ground scarlet. Slowly, little by little, his body lay down on the cold snow, as if afraid of the cold, curled up in a ball. The masked Thea watched indifferently, gently blowing the long sword in his hand, and letting the blood stains on the sword gradually roll down in the cold wind.

Ying Mulan walked up and gently turned over the corpse of the captain lying on his stomach, his round eyes as if he was still staring at something. He took off his mask, sighed, gently touched the eyes of the deceased, raised his head and said, "What is the ability of a girl who is not yet an adult to teach her to die willingly?" The captain's screams before he died shook the entire manor. Distant and near windows lit up one by one. Someone peeked through the window, someone shouted. The rest of the jǐng guards were awakened from their slumber and rushed out of the house in a panic. There was the sound of leather boots stepping on the snow, and Ji Wendi, who was also dressed in black and masked, walked up from behind: "Xia Ya, you have done a mess and alarmed the jǐng guards!" She whistled loudly, and then, a response sounded in the darkness.

Suddenly, more black-clothed masked people rushed out of the shadows and spread out in a fan-shape, forming a protective circle. At this time, the wind and frost appeared. She had already stripped her women's clothes, and was draped in the light armor of a warrior, covered with a plain white filial piety robe, with a black veil on her face, a white cloth streamer wrapped around her forehead as a sign of mourning, and a sword hanging from her waist.

She approached step by step, the biting north wind blew her plain white dress, the white clothes fluttered like snow, she was unconscious, pressed the sword with one hand, the petite head was slightly raised, her eyes were level ahead, and her steps were firm. Although it is delicate and weak, it is so majestic, majestic, and soaring, it is like thousands of troops approaching. The protective circles of the black-clad killers closed behind her, guarding her, and the dense queue was rapidly approaching.

Seeing her approaching, the masked people were amazed and moved: This is the style of the first famous general of our time, and he is a master worthy of following with his life! For her, he will die without regrets!

Ji Wendi's eyes showed confusion: At this time, which one is the real one between her and the fragile girl who lost her relatives and cried helplessly?

"My lord, I'm sorry, we missed ......"

"Needless to say. Liu Fengshuang interrupted Ji Wendi's apology, and simply ordered: "Change the plan and change the assassination to a strong attack." ”

"Yasno, you take someone to be responsible for eliminating the jǐng guards at the door, and then monitor the door and cover the retreat of the brigade -- you must hold the door, at least for fifteen minutes,"

"Ge Luo, you are in charge of the remnants of the Jǐng Guard forces in the manor, destroy them! Be careful, block all exits, and don't let a single living mouth escape!"

"Yes!" Yasno and Gro took a step forward at the same time, straightened their chests in response, and then turned around and shouted: "Lei Group, follow me!" "Wind Group, follow me!"

Looking at the backs of a large number of black-clothed people rushing towards the buildings in the manor, there was a complicated look in Liufengshuang's eyes, but then he returned to normal: "Ying Mulan, Ji Wendi, Xia Ya, you group come with me." "My lord, we haven't found out the exact place where Zi Chuanning lives......"

Liu Fengshuang glanced at Ji Wendi and strode forward.

The latter hurriedly followed: "My lord?"

"Ji Wendi, learn to observe. Liu Fengshuang said as she walked: "Observe the pattern of the whole manor, which building has the most beautiful view, which building is quiet and jīng, from the structure of the community, it is easy to judge which is the main house--" She pointed to a three-story small building in the distance, the small building located on the edge of the garden is not the tallest building in the manor, but it is very jīngchi, facing the entire garden, maintaining a certain distance from the surrounding buildings, and the perimeter of the small building is particularly neatly arranged.

Liufeng Shuang said slowly: "If I were Zi Chuanning, I would choose there." ”

From far and near, from time to time, there were screams and terrible "help" voices from women. It was midnight, and the peaceful and peaceful beautiful manor had turned into a killing Shura field. There was a cry of ghosts and wolves all around, and the people who woke up from their sleep did not know what was happening, and the screams shook the heavens and the earth. Black-clad killers armed with sharp weapons burst into the door, searching house by house, slashing at sleeping people, chasing and killing fleeing servants and guards. They suddenly appeared from the darkness, like ghosts, although there were not many of them, but they were very fierce, a man in black could face four or five guards, and they were extremely ruthless, even in the face of unarmed women and children, they would mercilessly raise their knives and slash down.

The living screamed in terror and fled in all directions. But in the panic fleeing crowd, there are occasionally a few men wearing only underwear, holding knives in one hand and quilts in the other, these are the armed guards guarding the manor, they were suddenly awakened from their sleep, came out in a panic, and calmed the panicked crowd: "Don't panic! Where are the assassins?" They went up against the direction of the flow of people, and entered the battle in twos and threes, bravely facing the invaders. But this resistance was useless, like a small splash when the sea swelled, and the battle was always over quickly, and the guards who met them in panic were no match for the men in black, and they were stabbed to death by their swords in the garden's boulevards, cut down by their knives on the white marble steps, and thrown into the beautiful and elegant fountains. The servants who witnessed this scene were even more frightened, screaming and running away. Between pools of blood and corpses, black-clad and masked killers shuttle back and forth, looking for their next target. In the garden, the life-size statue of Zichuan Yuanxing, as well as the statue of the head of the family next to it, were stained with blood.

The statues stared at the lifeless stone with wide eyes, smiling kindly, pretentiously, magnanimously, witnessing the carnage and death.

Looking at the jumping figure in the darkness in the distance, listening to the mournful cry for help in her ears, Ying Mulan, who had been silent, couldn't help but say: "My lord, please forgive me for taking the liberty of being presumptuous, but this kind of massacre is completely meaningless. The surrounding members of the frost group glared at him, but he still said word by word: "I don't think it's necessary to act tonight. ”

Liu Fengshuang did not move: "Ying Mulan, have you forgotten the blood feud of the Grand Overseer?" But, forgive me, until now we can't be sure if the tragic death of the Grand Overseer was really the result of the Zichuan family's ploy. Even if that's really the case, with an invincible and famous general like you and the powerful military strength of my Liufeng family, we can defeat the Zichuan family on the battlefield and recover this blood debt, there is no need for this at all...... In this way, he sneaked into the house of a female streamer and slaughtered civilians. I beg your pardon for this despicable and terrible act, but I have to say that it is detrimental to your prestige and dignity. The terrorist act of the assassination was despicable, especially against an orphan who did not participate in the political activities of the Zichuan family at all. ”

There was silence all around, and the wind and frost looked at Ying Mulan quietly, and in the darkness, her eyes were scorching. Ying Mulan unconsciously took a step back.

"I agree with you. She said quietly: "The assassination campaign is despicable. But I have a reason to do this, as the highest-ranking commander of the Windswept Clan here, I give you this order: Ying Mulan, do you obey the order?"

Ying Mulan's face turned pale, and she bowed slightly: "My lord, I obey the order." ”

Flowing Wind and Frost nodded slightly and strode forward. The reason why she walked in such a hurry was because she didn't dare to face Ying Mulan's pale face, and she was afraid that she would shake her determination. This is an upright man, she thought to herself, but he doesn't understand things. After the death of the second uncle, the balance of power of the Liufeng family has been broken. The second uncle who came to pick him up died in the city of dìdū, which gave the enemy a reason to attack him: "Just because of the wind and frost, your reckless behavior, the elder of my clan lost his life......"

He had to do something to make up for this mistake, and the best result was to kill a person of Zichuan family blood. In this way, I can justifiably justify that the second uncle is dead, but the Zichuan family is also dead, and we are completely enough-this logic seems absurd, but in fact it is very effective, and it can calm the anger in the rear.

Sounds of fighting and screaming could be heard in the distance. Another group of Assassins was packing up the Jǐng Guard Squadron stationed at the gate of the manor, and by the way, after they were cut off, they were blocking the reinforcements of the Zichuan family. A panting member of the Lei Group rushed over: "Tell your lord, I have already asked where Zi Chuanning lives! It's in the small building on the edge of the garden!"

Suddenly, there was a slight exclamation all around. Ji Wendi was convinced: "Your Excellency is wise, you are like a god." ”

Flowing Wind and Frost smiled, thinking to himself that if I didn't even have this bit of judgment, how could I command the army? Led by Flowing Wind and Frost, the black-clothed man lined up in a fan-shaped queue and rushed straight to Zi Chuanning's small building.

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