"What do you mean by that?" Sun Jinyong asked coldly.

"I lied to you that night, and I actually saw exactly how the four half-corpses came out, they came out of the houses in the village. This is very interesting, how did the Lu clan forces in Green Pond Village know that I would go to Green Pond Village? You know, those half-corpses have been locked to the bottom of the lake all along, if they weren't for us, why did the villagers release them? ”

"So you've been suspicious of me for a long time."

"No, I lied that night on an impromptu basis, and I didn't suspect you at the time. The reason why I lied was because I was worried that after telling the truth, you would have the same thoughts as me, so I suspected that Green Pond Village was a bureau that I had arranged in advance, a bitter ploy that I wrote and acted myself. ”

"You're thinking a lot." Sun Jinyong snorted coldly.

"I mentioned such a question just now, how did the Lu clan forces in Green Pond Village know that I would go to Green Pond Village?" Shi Cheng raised two fingers and said to himself: "There are two possibilities, one is that someone gives them a tip-off, in that case, the people in your Qincha guard are the most suspicious. Because after we left the city, you were the only officials who followed us closely, and you were the only ones who knew best where the three of us were fleeing. ”

"The second possibility, which is that the people behind the scenes have already anticipated where we're going, and I don't think that's necessarily less likely than the first. Actually, it's not difficult for you to guess where we're going, after I escaped from the prison, in fact, as an isolated foreigner, I'm already in a desperate situation, and the only way to survive is to venture into Green Pond Village, because the only place I know of where the uninhabited village incident happened at that time was there. Originally, I thought that your person in charge of Yunqiu City was Gao Yan, but unfortunately he actually died, just before we returned to the city. ”

"Sun Jinyong, you shouldn't kill Gao Yan, at least you shouldn't be so impatient, although I know that you want to lead all the suspicions to him, and there is no proof to die, so that it can cover for you. But if you think about it from my point of view, why did Gao Yan's death come so quickly? In my opinion, there can only be one reason for Gao Yan's death, that is, his involvement in the Xieyang Dao case was exposed, so he, an important insider, must also be killed. ”

"In this case, a question arises, we really began to suspect that Gao Yan was directly involved in the Xieyang Dao case after we found a shipwreck at the bottom of the lake in Luchi Village, so who were the people present at that time?"

Sun Jinyong sighed and closed his eyes.

"I see." Wu Neng kept nodding and shouted to Sun Jinyong: "Sun Jinyong, you want to surround and kill the three of us in Green Pond Village, but you didn't expect us to be able to fight so well." ”

"Wu Neng, you think it's simple, Green Pond Village is just a test of us, and the purpose is mostly to force our hole cards out, so that when they shoot at us for the second time, their success rate will increase a lot." Shi Cheng waved his hand at Wu Neng, "If the Lu Clan really wants to kill us in Green Pond Village, they will definitely transfer the half-corpses from another village very close to Green Pond Village. Sun Jinyong could also divide his men and rush to the village with Lu Qian and Hou Yu to assist Youhe. ”

Shi Cheng's gaze moved to the direction where Sun Jinyong was, "So, the battle of Green Pond Village is just a foreshadowing of today's killing game, if you want to kill an opponent you don't know very well, sometimes temptation is necessary." Am I right, Sun Jinyong? ”

Sun Jinyong opened his eyes, "It's basically right, the killers of the blood crows only arrived today, so we can't set up a real killing situation in Green Pond Village." However, the priest named Youhe thought that he could destroy you in Green Pond Village, but he didn't expect to be seriously injured by you in the end. If that guy could have been a little more cautious, he'd be here today. ”

"That's right, old stone." Wu Neng suddenly patted his head and asked Shi Cheng: "I suddenly thought of a question, according to your previous speculation, Gao Yan is also a chess piece in the hands of the Lu clan, but why is there no mention in the diary that Gao Yan secretly left that Sun Jinyong is also from the Lu clan?" ”

Shi Cheng pulled out all the blood bags hidden in his clothes, moved his upper body, and then said: "This is about the second loophole I found, that diary, it is fake." ”

Sun Jinyong narrowed his eyes, and Tie Mian and Wu Neng were also very surprised.

Shi Cheng stared at Sun Jinyong and calmly explained to everyone: "You and Gao Yan are different from each other after all, although they are both officials, but the officialdom life on weekdays must be very different, so it is impossible for you to fully understand what Gao Yan's daily life is all about." Sun Jinyong, the fake diary you made is not bad, and the content in it is quite rich, but in my opinion, there is a very important thing missing. ”

"What's missing?" Wu Neng asked curiously.

Shi Cheng replied: "That is, I haven't seen Gao Yan complain in his diary about even a bad harvest this year. Sun Jinyong, the officialdom life of civil officials is not only the intrigue in the houses of the Yamen, but also the political performance is also something that many civil officials are very concerned about. For most countries in this world, most of the government's income comes from two kinds of taxes, one is the commercial tax, and the other is the land endowment, which is definitely more important than other countries for non-workshop countries like your Western Desert Country. The harvest during the harvest season will greatly affect the government's revenue. If the year is bad, and then a famine breaks out because of the government's lack of relief, there may be a civil uprising and banditry, and I don't think I need to say much about the impact on a local official. What is the harvest of the countries in the Southern Wilderness this year, I think you also know it in your heart, such a bad year, a local official actually did not even complain in his diary, do you think this is reasonable? ”

"I was negligent." Sun Jinyong said slowly.

Shi Cheng said: "Although I can see that this diary is fake, I still don't know what your purpose in throwing out this fake diary is, to prove to me that Gao Yan is your pawn?" I don't think it's that simple. But when I saw the last diary, I suddenly understood your purpose. ”

"If I'm not mistaken, there are two main points in that diary. First of all, Gao Yan recorded the ministers and wealthy businessmen he knew of who had colluded with the Lu forces, which is undoubtedly important information if the diary is true. But since the diary is forged, then this list is actually insignificant, and since you dare to write the names of those people in the diary, then even if those people are really involved with you, you are not afraid of the people who see the diary to verify it. ”

"So, I looked straight at the content behind it, and the content there was the key. The last part of the diary points to this, if I believe this diary is true, then I will definitely find a way to find a clue here, but from the current situation, that fake diary is actually a decoy, because this is the place where you plan to really kill me, so you have to find a reason to say the past so that I can follow you here without suspicion. ”

"Hmph, what do you see? Although the current situation is a little different from what I expected, you are not here obediently. Sun Jinyong glanced at the blocked entrance, sneered and said, "Shi Cheng, do you think the situation is already in your hands?" I might as well tell you, the Blood Raven Killer who came here tonight is not only the three people you just saw, even if the half-corpse below can't come up now, you will not be able to escape today! ”

After saying this, Sun Jinyong immediately took out a token from his clothes, which was exactly the same as the one in Wang Chun's hand. Wang Chun, who was originally dying, suddenly opened his eyes wide after seeing this token, his body was full of qi and blood, and he stood up from the ground with force, and the expression on his face became more and more hideous. Seeing this, Wu Neng hurriedly commanded the remaining two agency people to guard tightly beside him, vigilantly guarding against Wang Chun suddenly rushing towards him.

Shi Chengpin didn't care about Wang Chun, who seemed to be about to run wild, he lowered his head and walked step by step to the place where the moonlight could not shine, until he was separated from Wu Neng and Tie Mian for some distance, and then said to Sun Jinyong: "I heard that when the blood crow is on a mission, it will often send seven people to join forces to assassinate important targets, and the strongest of the seven will hold a black short sword called the night blade by the people in the rivers and lakes and hide in a place that surprises the target, and then the remaining six members join forces to carry out the first round of attacks on the target, If you can't take it quickly, the strongest killer hiding in the shadows will look for an opportunity to suddenly launch a second round of attacks with all your might in the chaos. This hand can be said to be tried and tested, and it is rare to miss. ”

"That's right." Sun Jinyong said, "Except for the Blood Crow Leader, the members who were able to serve as the Blood Crow Night Blade in the past were all half-step Grandmasters. ”

When Shi Chengfang was talking to Sun Jinyong, his eyes were constantly looking at the surrounding situation, and there was no solemnity on his face at this time, "I bet a penny, the leader of the blood crow, the crow, should not be here, it is rumored that he is a character who never trusts big, ruthless and decisive." If he had been here, he would have done it a long time ago, and it would be impossible for him to have the patience to listen to my tirade. ”

"So what? Although the crow rarely took action in person, there were still countless masters who died under this seven-person killing array, including even a grandmaster. So far, there are only three Grandmasters who have repelled the Blood Raven's seven-person killing array, and as for a half-step Grandmaster like you, I haven't heard of anyone who can escape. As soon as Sun Jinyong's words fell, six short swords suddenly stabbed out from the darkness around Shi Cheng, and the six of them stabbed towards the six vital places on Shi Cheng's body as if they were one person, and the six people blocked all of Shi Cheng's retreat at the same time as they appeared.

However, Shi Cheng had no intention of retreating, he raised his head, and a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Rats who can't see the light only dare to attack others in the dark." It's a pity, if you want to kill me Shi Cheng, you have to think of your last words for yourself first. ”

Shi Cheng's body was full of real energy, and a sinuous fire dragon appeared beside him, like a red sun, illuminating every dark corner. The fiery dragon circled around Shi Cheng, circling, rushing, roaring, like armor, blocking all the sword rays.

"Now, it's my turn."

The fire dragon suddenly exploded, and the six killers were hit by the rampaging Dan Fire before they could even retreat, and the killers fell out in unison, blood spilling from the corners of their mouths. Fortunately, they had already condensed the true qi of the body protection in advance, so the clothes on their bodies were not ignited by the flames.

The moment the flames exploded, Shi Cheng suddenly disappeared in place. The next moment, he had appeared in front of a weaker killer with a scorching wave of qi, and the withered branch in his hand pierced out, piercing the killer's heart.

In the killer's incredulous eyes, Shi Cheng shook his wrist holding the withered branch, and his true qi came out, cutting the killer's body in half.

Within three moves, a Blood Raven member is dead!