Chapter 491: Branches
"Uncle, please spare your life, the villain knows everything he knows......"
"Is it really Li Jiangyao's woman who is locked up in the house?"
"It's true! We were ordered to kidnap her just to make trouble for most of the Zhenjiang Army, but what kind of trouble was created, the villain's position was too low, and it was not clear. ”
"You tell me this, aren't you afraid that Lao Jianhua will kill you?"
"Villain...... The villain is afraid that he will die now......"
"You think I'm a demon, don't you?"
"No, no, no, the villain doesn't dare!"
Ge Shu Xuan smiled cruelly, let go of the hand that was stuck in the other party's neck, and when the man breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly slammed his nails directly into the other party's throat.
The poor fellow had two streams of blood in his mouth, and in a blink of an eye there was no breath.
Ge Shuxuan withdrew his palm and glanced at the small courtyard not far away.
This is a village near the imperial capital, and that inconspicuous mansion is a secret stronghold set up by Lao Jianhua here.
Ge Shuxuan came here today, originally planning to contact Lao Jianhua through the stronghold and join forces with the other party to deal with Li Jiangyao. But unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived, he noticed that there were a large number of martial arts guys here, who were secretive, as if there was some ulterior secret.
So he temporarily changed his mind, secretly captured a lone guy, and finally figured out the other party's actions under torture and interrogation.
Li Jiangyao's woman?
Ge Shuxuan secretly pondered: That must not be Murong Ninghan. The reason is very simple, with the means of these people alone, they are definitely not the opponent of the Flying Immortal Sect Master. There must have been someone else who was kidnapped.
However, as long as it is related to Li Jiangyao, it is better to fall into the hands of Lao Jianhua than in my hands.
Thinking of this, Ge Shuxuan gasped a few times like a beast, and then quickly rushed to the small courtyard of the secret stronghold, and jumped into it directly.
Although there are more than two dozen people on the other side, and they are all very good, they are no different from dead people to him. As soon as Ge Shuxuan's feet landed, he immediately alarmed the sentinels standing guard in the courtyard, but before the other party could react, Ge Shuxuan, who was like a demon, quickly made a move, cut the throats of three people in a blink of an eye, and rushed straight to the main hall.
The masters in the house were also alert at this time, and they all picked up their weapons and prepared to meet the enemy. Who knows, they just rushed to the door, and a puff of poisonous needles flew in front of them.
Those poisonous needles penetrated into the cow's hair, dense and fast, and with the scream of ah, the seven or eight people in the front suddenly turned over and fell to the ground, their faces turned black, and they were killed on the spot.
Everyone was shocked when they saw this, and hurriedly dodged to the side, and at the same time, a black shadow rushed into the house like a ghost, killing everywhere.
When everyone saw the appearance of the comer, they were not only angry, but also added a little inexplicable fear. Even though that guy is humanoid, he looks like a demon!
Is this a ghost?!
The masters of the Tiger Brigade are fearless in fighting with people, but not everyone can do it when fighting the devil. All of a sudden, everyone in the house lost their fighting spirit, and they only wanted to run for their lives quickly.
However, Ge Shuxuan didn't give them a chance to survive at all.
The two ghost blades flew up and down, and with his swift body, they almost killed him. In the blink of an eye, the remaining dozen or so people were hit one after another and fell to the ground.
Ge Shuxuan was worried that casting poisonous smoke indoors would hurt that Li Jiangyao's woman, otherwise, these people would die faster.
He stood in the room, looked around at the corpses on the ground, and showed a disdainful smile on his face: Lao Jianhua's so-called elite is simply vulnerable.
As a result, he was even more convinced that the person who was kidnapped was definitely not Xiahou Ninghan.
Thinking of this, Ge Shuxuan set his eyes on the small room next door. He took a few steps to get closer, kicked the door open, and suddenly saw Lian Ji who was tied up with five flowers and her mouth sealed.
Hey? Is it her?
Ge Shuxuan recognized it on the spot, the other party was the assassin who pretended to be the fleeing marquise of Western Xinjiang and attacked and assassinated him!
At this time, Lian Ji had also seen Ge Shuxuan, the terrifying appearance of the other party's demon, which immediately startled her, her mouth made a whining sound, and her body involuntarily moved backwards to dodge.
Ge Shuxuan laughed hesitantly, and his hoarse voice was like the cry of a night owl, as ugly as it was. As if he liked to admire the look of fear in the eyes of others, he smiled as he slowly approached Renhime.
"It turns out that you are also Li Jiangyao's woman? This shrunken turtle actually sent two of his own women to plot against me! ”
Lian Ji was a little flustered and scared at this moment, but suddenly hearing what the monster said, she couldn't help but be slightly stunned: Jiang Yao sent his two women to plot against him? Where does this start? Don't......
Suddenly, Lian Ji reacted, glared at the other party in disbelief, and whined out three words in her mouth: Brother Shuxuan?!
Ge Shuxuan didn't hear what she said, but he could roughly guess it, he smiled proudly, and walked up to Lian Ji: "Didn't expect it?" You can't kill me! If I don't die, then you should die! ”
With that, he waved the sleeves of his robe, and a faint yellow smoke came out of his hand, and Lian Ji was stunned in an instant.
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The murder case that occurred in Niujia Village, Jingyang County, soon reached Li Jiangyao's ears.
The secret agents of the Intelligence Department lurking in Jingzhao Yin Mansion sent back the news that yesterday evening, a fierce battle broke out in a village in Niujia Village, and 26 people died on the spot, all of whom were shot dead by people with strong martial arts.
What is strange is that the household registration cards on the 26 deceased have been verified to be forged, and they are carrying a large number of standard weapons, which looks more like soldiers.
A group of unidentified soldiers appeared near the imperial capital, could it be the Tiger Brigade that Li Jiangyao guessed?
Xiahou Ninghan proposed to go over and take a look at the situation in person, and then make a more accurate judgment. Li Jiangyao thought for a while, agreed with her opinion, and asked Shi Feng to accompany him, and find out the affairs of Niujia Village before attracting the attention of the imperial court.
After a day and a night, Xiahou Ninghan went and returned, personally confirming Li Jiangyao's previous judgment on the enemy's deployment: Lao Jianhua and the others really planned to hide Lian Ji outside the imperial capital, waiting for Cheng Wen to ascend to the rear position, and they were exchanging people.
It's just that there is an extremely unexpected situation at the moment: the Tiger Brigade was suddenly attacked, and Lian Ji was missing, and her life and death were uncertain.
"Who would do it?" Li Jiangyao's sword eyebrows tightened: "The person who has the ability to clean up Lao Jianhua is also interested in Lianji...... Could it be the Cheng family? But that's not right, they shouldn't have that ability. ”
"Don't guess," Xiahou said in a deep voice: "Judging from the scene, it should be the person we least want." ”
Li Jiangyao was stunned when he heard this, and said nervously: "Brother Shuxuan? ”
Xiahou Ninghan nodded: "Although there are no traces of poison at the scene, I am very familiar with the weapons used by Ge Shuxuan. The wounds on the bodies of those who died were all traces left by the short-handled ghost blades. ”
Li Jiangyao's heart sank when he heard this: "This is troublesome." Ge Shuxuan is a mad demon, and Lian Ji falls into his hands, I'm afraid it will ......"
Xiahou Ninghan blamed himself bitterly: "It's all my fault!" I didn't kill him at the beginning, and now I don't take care of Lianji. ”
Li Jiangyao was afraid that she would be too worried, so he hurriedly comforted: "Ning Han, don't worry, things may take another turn." The people who Ge Shuxuan wants to take revenge on me and you, so most likely they won't hurt Lianji, but use it as a bargaining chip to blackmail us......"
"But......" Xiahou Ning Han was about to speak and stopped, she hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but say: "I'm worried that Brother Shuxuan will also turn Lianji into a ...... Poison soldiers. ”
Li Jiangyao took a deep breath and tried not to think about it. He pulled Xiahou Ninghan to sit down and analyzed: "Because of this, we need to calm down and hurry up to search for his traces. The process of refining the poison soldier is not short, as long as you can find Ge Shuxuan within a few days, you will still have a chance. ”
He paused slightly, and then said, "There is good news at the moment, that is, the clues have appeared again. Although Ge Shuxuan is despicable and murderous, he is also equivalent to doing us a great favor and exposing the traces of the Tiger Brigade. The Intelligence Division can start from Niujia Village and search for clues again. ”
Li Jiangyao's composure gave Xiahou Ninghan a lot of comfort, and she gradually calmed down, and responded seriously: "Well, what you said is right. Shi Feng said when he was in Niujia Village, Jingyang, that the murderer left a lot of traces at the scene, and most of the tracking veterans of the Intelligence Department could come in handy. ”
Li Jiangyao bowed slightly: "Now we have to make two preparations." The first is to organize a team of masters, stand by at any time, and once they receive the exact news, they will immediately set off to kill Ge Shuxuan and rescue Lianji. Among them, we must give full consideration to the means of anti-poisoning and detoxification. ”
Xiahou Ninghan agreed: "I have experience in this area, I will command the master group, you can help me choose some elites." ”
"It's no problem to choose the elite." Li Jiangyao said with a smile: "The 10,000 white-robed troops, all of them are iron-blooded elites, I choose the best of the best, and I guarantee that they are all top masters." But...... I personally commanded this operation, so you should not participate in it. ”
Xiahou was stunned: "Why?" ”
Li Jiangyao held her hand and said softly, "Because I don't want you to face danger anymore." ”
Xiahou Ninghan was moved in her heart, but she still said, "But I don't want to see you take risks." Jiang Yao, let me accompany you. ”
Li Jiangyao smiled, raised his hand and pinched Xiahou Ninghan's face, and said, "You have other tasks, you have to do it seriously." ”
Hearing this, Xiahou Ninghan couldn't help but be a little curious: "Other tasks, what is it?" ”
"I just said that we have to make two preparations," Li Jiangyao explained: "If Lao Jianhua and Wei Zixuan lose the bargaining chip of Lianji, they will not be able to influence the Zhenguo Mansion, especially the future Empress Cheng Wen. How would they respond to this sudden situation, you say? ”
Xiahou Ninghan thought for a while and replied, "You mean, they will put the matter of robbing Lianji on our heads and directly provoke our relationship with the Cheng family?" ”