Chapter 167: Grass on the Wall

Thinking about the intentions behind Xiahou Ninghan, Zhao Jing understood that today's situation would definitely not be good. He simply turned his heart sideways, bared his teeth, and said with a sad smile: "Sect Master Xiahou, you are a bit of a strong man. My subordinates are all good brothers who followed Zhao from birth to death, and it is difficult for Zhao to choose who to keep or not. ”

Xiahou Ninghan also smiled: "Since Mr. Zhao is so righteous, it is easy to do." You might as well let your good brothers who were born and die go back first, and you stay by yourself. In the name of the Flying Immortal Sect Master, I promise that I will never hurt you in the slightest. What do you think? ”

Zhao Jing laughed when he heard this, and now he finally understood that the real goal of this Xiahou Sect Master was not an innocuous little character, but himself. Zhao Jing shook his head helplessly, laughing and sighing: "Alas! It seems that you are not going to give up with us today. Anyway, brethren, bright guys! ”

As he gave the order, more than 200 samurai drew their swords and unsheathed them. The disciples of the Flying Immortal Sect and the warrior monks also started their posture at the same time,-for-tat.

Hui Dian shook the crescent shovel in his hand suddenly, and the copper ring on the shovel made a loud noise, he took a step forward and protected Xiahou Ninghan, his eyes locked on Zhao Jing.

At this time, I only heard the sound of the bowstring one after another, and four white feather arrows were fired from the gate of Xianxia Villa.

Due to the speed of the archers' hands, the four feathered arrows were fired one after the other, but everyone present had the illusion that all four arrows were flying off the bowstring at the same time.

Looking at Zhao Jing's side in a blink of an eye, the four armed men who were in charge of guarding Sun Cheng and Yang Shouyi were hit by arrows in the throat at the same time, and they all fell to the ground.

Before everyone could react from their shock, Murong Xue had already appeared on the steps of the gate of the villa, bent her bow and arrows, and aimed at Zhao Jing.

I only heard him say coldly: "Lord Zhao, if you know me, you must know that as long as I hold the bow in my hand, there has never been a fluke so far." ”

Zhao Jing's pupils contracted slightly, and a nervous look appeared on his face.

The forbidden army tiger and leopard ride, general Yulin Zhonglang.

The great name of the marksman Murong Xue was known to everyone in the imperial capital, and in the face of his sharp arrow, Zhao Jing immediately felt a huge threat.

His current situation can be described as extremely dangerous. On the one hand, he was firmly locked by the strength of Master Huidian, a demon mad monk, and on the other side, he was regarded as a target by Murong Xue. For Zhao Jing, it is not easy to deal with either side alone, let alone launch both sides at the same time.

Only then did Zhao Jing plan to go out and give it a go, originally planning to let his subordinates entangle the other party while he still had the strength to fight. With the advantage of numbers, he did not dare to hope for victory, but he had every chance to escape while he was in chaos.

But in the current situation, there is no need to think about any more efforts. Once the battle broke out, under the attack of the two masters of Huidian and Murong Xue, it was estimated that he would not be able to go out of five rounds, and he would die on the spot.

Although surrounded by 300 soldiers and horses, Zhao Jing felt as if he was naked and had no sense of security at all.

It was only at this time that he truly regretted his actions today.

Zhao Jing secretly complained in his heart, regretting that he should not underestimate the enemy, thinking that with the hundreds of troops in his hands, he could do whatever he wanted in this barren mountain range, and he didn't need to put the small Xianxia Villa in his eyes at all.

If he had foreseen the current situation, he would definitely not have made such a swagger to show his name and block the door, but changed it to a more thoughtful night raid.

Or, the safest thing to do is not to touch the tiger's ass at all!

It's good now, it's obviously a large number of people, and it's obviously the main attacking side, but it's a dilemma that is suppressed by the other party. Withdraw, they won't let them go; Let's fight, obviously it is difficult to match in strength.

This kind of embarrassment related to life and death almost tortured Zhao Jing to tears.

Xiahou Ninghan also saw Zhao Jing's complicated mood of hesitation at this time, and she didn't really want to see the bloody battle, since the other party had fallen into a panicked situation, it was better to attack the heart. She whispered a few words to Yufeng next to her, Yufeng was slightly stunned, then nodded yes, turned around and went straight to the villa.

At the same time, Xiahou Ninghan said to Zhao Jing: "Lord Zhao, I understand your mood at the moment, and I also know the true purpose of your trip. The reason for this, we know each other tacitly. Next, whether it is a battle or a surrender is all in your thoughts. Further, life and death are unpredictable; Take a step back and open the sky. My suggestion is that it is better to die than to live, you say? ”

Zhao Jing didn't dare to have the slightest change in his body movements at this moment, for fear of causing misunderstanding between Murong Xue and Hui Dian, so that he would attract a terrible attack, so he could only stand in place and say with a smile: "Sect Master Xiahou said so easily. Now that everyone has a number in their hearts, then whether to fight or surrender, whether to live or die, I'm afraid it is not for Zhao to decide by himself! Big deal, I'm going to die with you! ”

Xiahou Ninghan shook his head when he heard this, and laughed softly: "Actually, the problem is not as serious as you think. I know very well what you're worried about, and whether you and your men will be able to survive is just a reliable guarantee. ”

Zhao Jing was slightly stunned at first, and then he was slightly puzzled: "What does Sect Master Xiahou mean by the reliable guarantee?" ”

Xiahou Ninghan replied word by word: "Of course, he is a person who is enough to make you believe in it, and give you a guarantee to live safely." ”

Zhao Jing smiled strangely when he heard this: "You are pretending to be confused." Everyone knows very well that what Zhao did, if he didn't succeed, he would become a benevolent. Once you miss, it will be a catastrophe, and it will never be possible to keep the guy who eats. Who can give me so-called reliable guarantees? ”

"Hongu can give it to you!"

Everyone present was shocked when they heard this, and at the same time, they followed the prestige, only to see a young man with a slightly pale face, holding his chest with his hands, and appeared outside the gate of the villa with the support of Shan Tingxian and the maid.

The person who came was none other than the crown prince Li Bing.

Because he was in a hurry just now, Li Bing's originally weak body suddenly felt a little unbearable, and his chest couldn't help rising and falling at the moment. He tried his best to control himself, and said loudly: "This palace is the prince of the Holy Tang Dynasty, and I hereby swear by the heroic spirits of the ancestors and the holy sects, as long as you repent and surrender, all the past crimes will not be investigated by this palace, and all will be pardoned and acquitted." Those who abandon the darkness and turn to the light and have meritorious service can also be recruited to serve in the East Palace and become an official. ”

He took a deep breath, gasped a few more times, and then changed his words: "Those who are stubborn and stubborn, and who dare to go against this palace, punish the nine clans!" No mercy! ”

When there was a loud sound, Zhao Jing did not hesitate and was the first to throw the long knife on the ground.

Such a crisp reaction startled Li Bing.

Li Bing never thought before that he could subdue the menacing killer with just a few simple words. But now Zhao Jing abandoned his weapons and surrendered, directly making the dignified prince a little baffled.

However, what he didn't know was that Zhao Jing's actions were actually still part of Lao Jianhua's plan.

Four years ago, the Jiangyang thief Zhao Jing was carefully arranged by Lao Jianhua and put into the door of Li Kui, the king of Huaiyang. It's just that Zhao Jing is different from Shan Tingxian, who was originally the deputy leader of the Jinhe Gang, and formed a friendship with Lao Jianhua when he was walking the rivers and lakes, so he was recommended to Xie Guang.

And Zhao Jing is Lao Jianhua's disciple and Di Xian's second senior brother.

Therefore, when it comes to Lao Jianhua's closeness and trust, Zhao Dan and the two are of course not the same.

This time the assassination of the crown prince, Zhao Jing was the most critical link in Lao Jianhua's plan. Lao Jianhua once made it clear to him, the second disciple: If he has a chance to assassinate him, he can kill Li Bing without hesitation, and he only needs to leave enough evidence of Li Jiong, the king of Huaiyang, as the mastermind behind the scenes. But if you are not absolutely sure, then do not act reluctantly, and should withdraw in time to save your own life.

More importantly, Zhao Jing knew very well that the purpose of Master's plan was to cause contradictions between Li Bing and Xie Guang and the King of Huaiyang and the imperial court, so as to completely plunge the situation into chaos.

What he wants to do is not to kill, but to blame.

Because of this, when the war was about to break out just now, the only problem Zhao Jing considered was how to save his life in the hands of Hui Dian and Murong Xue.

And now, the crown prince Li Bing unexpectedly appeared and announced in person that he could pardon everyone's sin of assassination, how could Zhao Jing not hurry up and seize the opportunity to put down the butcher's knife in order to become a Buddha on the spot.

In this way, on the one hand, we can escape the imminent crisis of life and death, and on the other hand, it will be more conducive to the development of the future. As long as he makes the appearance of defecting to the East Palace, he will have the opportunity to give Li Kui, the king of Huaiyang, a counterattack, and instigate the prince and his family to retaliate, and finally achieve Lao Jianhua's goal.

Regarding Zhao Jing's almost exaggerated surrender reaction, not only Li Bing felt a little inexplicable, but even Murong Xue, Shan Tingxian and Hui Dian also unanimously thought: Zhao Jing is purely a strong outsider, greedy for life and afraid of death.

Only Xiahou Ninghan vaguely noticed that behind this person's cowardly appearance, there seemed to be something extremely unusual.

Her beautiful eyes flashed, and she smiled slightly: "I really didn't expect that Lord Zhao would be so knowledgeable about current affairs that he made a choice without even the slightest hesitation." But you surrendered, what about your men? ”

Zhao Jing arched his hand and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is magnanimous, of course, we and other guilty people should abandon the darkness and turn to the light......"

However, before he could finish speaking, a big man behind him suddenly shouted: "You bastard! Dare to betray Your Highness, I will fight with you! ”

As he spoke, he slashed Zhao Jing's neck with a knife.

This person's kung fu is not weak, the cold sword wind is whirring, and he is fierce and domineering. However, just when the steel knife was about to slash Zhao Jing, I saw Zhao Jing move half a step sideways unhurriedly, and the blade fell into the air with his clothes, and then, his left hand was in the shape of an eagle's claw, and he grabbed the wrist of the man holding the knife like lightning, and pulled it violently into his arms.

The big man who attacked with a knife was unstable, and was pulled forward by Zhao Jing and fell down.

Zhao Jing did not hesitate, and at the same time as his left hand exerted force, his right hand turned into a knife, and cut it into the throat of the big man with extreme precision.

With a short, crisp and clear sound of bone cracking, Dahan spurted out a mouthful of blood and knelt down in front of Zhao Jing, seeing that he was out of breath.

Zhao Jing clapped his hands as if nothing had happened, and said loudly to the surroundings: "You have heard it just now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a decree, and anyone who is stubborn and stubborn will be punished by the Nine Clans and killed without mercy!" This Zhu Jindong is the best example. If any of you are still unconvinced, you will end up like him! ”

All the warriors were taken by Zhao Jing's might, and none of them dared to resist anymore, and they all agreed: "But it's up to the adults to decide." ”

Zhao Jing nodded with satisfaction, then took a few steps forward and knelt down to Li Bing: "Zhao Jing, the criminal minister of Huaiyang Wangfu, is willing to lead his troops to surrender." I beg His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to forgive the ministers for their crimes against the power of heaven. ”