Xiao Che has been on the road alone for five days, and in the past five days, Xiao Che has been traveling all the way west, running non-stop in the direction of Xiangcheng.

At his current speed, the time from Huacheng to Xiangcheng is much faster than the last time. This time, Xiao Che went straight to the Sage Academy. However, he did not see the mysterious old man.

This made Xiao Che feel lost. Soon he sensed that something was wrong.

The roads in Xiangcheng are extremely wide, like roads leading to fame. Xiao Che walked on the street, there were many pedestrians, and the biggest difference between Xiangcheng and other cities was that there were very few merchants. There are only shops that meet the necessities of daily life. It is not like other cities that have special business districts, which are clustered together, but are very dispersed. It's all set up according to the living quarters.

Most of the roads on the street are paved with bluestone, which is simple and generous. Most of the people who come and go are readers. Even if they are engaged in their respective industries, they are also very cultured. The architecture here is even more different from other cities. In other cities, buildings are built only for the needs of life. And here, architecture is not just simple architecture, but especially artistic.

It is no exaggeration to say that every brick and tile, grass and tree here has its own artistic attributes. It's like the tofu shop next to it, their tofu shop has a peculiar appearance, similar to tofu, but more beautiful. From a distance, you can see what it does.

Besides, the pharmacy carved many woodcuts in the shape of medicinal herbs on the wooden door beam, and if it could provide alchemy, it would also deliberately carve the appearance of an alchemy furnace on the door, and it must be in the most conspicuous place.

The list goes on and on.

didn't see the mysterious old man, Xiao Che was not in a good mood, and he could even be said to be very lost. Now all he could think about was what was going on. He carefully recalled everything that had happened, and he tried to find something in these subtleties, but he never found it.

At that moment, a cold light swept by. I saw a short sword stabbed behind Xiao Che at once, which shocked Xiao Che, but he quickly reacted, and then, he subconsciously shot forward with the Demon God Claw, only to see that five fingers were inserted into the person's skull, so that he was killed.

Xiao Che was hit by a sword in the abdomen, but fortunately, the injury was not deep. But this made him angry, and he quickly unleashed a flame that burned the previous attacker to ashes.

Although it seems like a long time has passed, in fact, from Xiao Che's sword to this person's turning into ashes, it is only a short two breaths.

Only then did the people around react, some screaming for assassins, and others howling in panic. The scene was chaotic.

Xiao Che's use of the Demon God's claw was also a subconscious act, and he had to burn this person. Otherwise, if someone sees the wound on his head, he will definitely contact Xiao Che.

This assassination can be said to be quite successful, before being stabbed by the sword, Xiao Che did not sense any crisis, which is simply incredible. Because this person's cultivation is only in the Heavenly Realm. This allowed Xiao Che to pick up his life. Otherwise, if the assassin is a Venerable Realm martial artist, whether Xiao Che can live at this time is still two words.

This also has a lot to do with Xiao Che's bad state. And since breaking through the Venerable Realm these days, although Xiao Che still told himself to be cautious in his consciousness, but because of the breakthrough of the realm and the battle with the Cloud City Supreme, in his subconscious, Xiao Che has already relaxed his vigilance. This is very dangerous.

Fortunately, the other party did not find out his own strength and sent a Hetian Realm martial artist, otherwise if the other party sent a Venerable Realm martial artist, I was afraid that Xiao Che would be fierce and unlucky now.

Except for this person, no one made a move, compared to the other party, because they misestimated Xiao Che's strength, they all retreated.

As Xiao Che expected, in fact, there was far more than this assassin in the crowd, but when Xiao Che killed the assassin of the Hetian Realm who stabbed him with one move, the rest of the people also knew Xiao Che's true strength, which was already in the Venerable Realm.

There were a total of seven people who came this time, and all of them were late-stage martial artists in the Hetian Realm. According to their information, Xiao Che was only in the late stage of the Hetian Realm. But now that the information is wrong, they won't besiege the Venerable Realm with the Hetian Realm. They were Assassins, with the idea of missing a single hit and going a long way.

And if it drags on for a long time, once they can't kill Xiao Che, it will attract the intervention of the Xiangcheng Law Enforcement Team. After all, in broad daylight, committing murder on the street is not allowed in any city of the Qingxuan Empire. Moreover, seeing that Xiao Che was already in the Venerable Realm, although he was a little injured, they were still not sure that they would be able to defeat it. That being the case, it is better to retreat.

The mission failed because of the wrong information, and they could claim compensation from the host. That's the most important reason why they're leaving.

According to the Assassin Code, the Assassin was required to pay the Assassin a substantial amount of compensation if the information provided was grossly incorrect.

Without waiting for the law enforcement team to arrive, Xiao Che endured his injuries and left with the crowd. Now Xiangcheng has been blocked by the whole city, and it is not allowed to enter but not leave. Obviously, Xiao Che couldn't get out, he could only hide on the spot. Fortunately, his injuries were not serious, and he did not need to go to the pharmacy to buy medicine. He himself has a lot of elixir in him.

This is what he configured before. Fortunately, these elixirs will not fail, and now they have come in handy.

In the inn, Xiao Che healed alone. The bloody clothes had already been secretly burned by him. All the pharmacies in Xiangcheng were told to report immediately if anyone bought healing medicine. Not only did they want to find the assassin, but they also wanted to find the person who had been assassinated.

However, for several days, neither the assassin nor the assassin was found.

And Xiao Che's wound has basically healed under the conditioning of the past few days. In the past few days, he has been thinking about it and does not know who assassinated him. However, the biggest possibility he thought of was the person of Emperor Yu of Northern Yan. If you think about it, maybe a few other people have been assassinated. However, Xiao Che can't contact the Xuan Gang now.

Although the Xuan Gang has a military background, the Qingxuan Empire does not allow the Xuan Gang to step into the empire. Lu Yanyan's efforts were fruitless, and she was also very angry, but she told Dongfang Ye that Dongfang Ye must develop and strengthen the Xuan Gang, and she would deal with the affairs in the empire.

A few days ago, except for the two Venerable Realms of Dongfang Ye and Zi Wuji, the other leaders of the Xuan Gang were assassinated. Fortunately, Dongfang Ye took precautions in advance, so there was no loss.

Recently, almost all the leaders of the Xuan Gang have gathered, and these assassins have no idea what to do, so they retreat. However, they didn't know where to get Xiao Che's news, and they actually sneaked into the Qingxuan Empire to assassinate them.

Thinking about it this way, there are also people within Qingxuan who secretly help each other, that is to say, there are moles. This made Xiao Che's smile thicker and thicker, and his expression became colder and colder.

With such a guess, Xiao Che didn't want to stay in Xiangcheng, he wanted to rush back to the Xuan Gang as soon as possible, he thought that he could be assassinated within the Qingxuan Empire, and he was almost killed, so several other people were only afraid that they would also be targeted by these assassins, and he was now very worried about whether anyone would encounter an accident.

According to the actions of these Assassins, they were only assassinated by those who were under the Venerable Realm. In other words, at least Dongfang Ye and Zi Wuji should be safe, but the rest of the people may not be.

The most difficult of these people to assassinate was the Murong Qing sisters and brothers. I'm afraid it's not just the Wenren family who is secretly protecting them. Behind them stood the Supreme Realm Martial Artists. I'm afraid no Assassin will be able to succeed.

This is also the reason why it is very difficult for emperors to be assassinated. The king or emperor of every country has a supreme realm warrior behind him. Several emperors were Supreme Realm martial artists themselves. As a result, almost no one assassinated them. This is also why Xiao Che set the way for Murong Qing's sister and brother to overthrow Emperor Yu.

Murong Qing's sister and brother are upright and righteous teachers, and they have an advantage in public opinion, plus Emperor Yu has been in power for many years, the people of Beiyan have become more and more miserable, and the pressure is getting bigger and bigger, so they naturally have resentment against Emperor Yu in their hearts, plus he is not in the right position, and he is unpopular. Although there is no such thing as a great revolt. However, since Murong Ming Dongfang Ye, they defeated the charter army. The military of the Northern Yan Empire was even more dissatisfied with Emperor Yu.

Now the Murong Qing sisters and brothers are dormant in order to wait for an opportunity. Since ancient times, it has always been the case that those who have attained the Tao have much help, and those who have lost the Tao have little help. The Tao here does not refer to personal morality, but to the will of the people. It is the way of heaven, the way of society, and the way of all people.

Now Xiao Che can't go out of the city, and he has been thinking of a way in the past few days, but the blockade of Xiangcheng is still tight. This made Xiao Che helpless. But it didn't take him long to think. That day, Xiangcheng's reaction was so fast, he couldn't get out of the city, I'm afraid those assassins were still in the city.

I haven't heard of any Assassin captures these days. In other words, the Assassins were still hiding inside the city. And the people who help them are in Xiangcheng.

This made Xiao Che's mind come alive, and he decided to stay in the city and find these assassins. Anyway, everyone can't get out, maybe they can get something.

Xiao Che is weak in Xiangcheng, without the slightest foundation, and he doesn't even have anyone he knows. But he didn't have no way out of it. The spirit coins in his pocket were sufficient. That's enough for him to do a lot.

Xiao Che spent the next few days wandering the streets, not wandering, but looking for a group. The scientific name of this group is "Goldfinger", commonly known as thieves.

Don't underestimate these people, their whereabouts are all over the city, and they can even be said to be the people who are most familiar with the city. It's easy to get them to inquire about something.

In addition to this special group, Xiao Che also found the groom union that drove the carriage, the cleaning workers, and the idle aunt. Don't look at these people as inconspicuous, in fact, they have a lot of energy, but they are often overlooked.

The reason why Xiao Che didn't go to the gang and the city guards. Because he knew very well that if he found them, he would definitely be known by the Xiangcheng City Lord's Mansion. Take the gang as an example, they are more or less connected to the City Lord's Mansion, otherwise it would be impossible to survive here, let alone the City Guard. Even if there are people who are greedy for money, they sell their information to Xiao Che for the sake of spirit coins. They will also take the initiative to report it.

Not many city guards dared to hide this kind of thing. Therefore, the only people Xiao Che could invite to help were ordinary people. They got the benefit and told Xiao Che what they knew, and they would never dare to report it. Needless to say, those ordinary people will deal with more things than less. In short, no one will take the initiative to make trouble for themselves.

Although there was a lot of news in the past few days, it was not very useful, and at this time, it reflected the training that Xiao Che received in Lu Yanyan's officer class, and Xiao Che quickly sorted out the news. Soon he found some clues.

As long as it is a person, as long as he has been here, there will definitely be traces.

Soon, Xiao Che found a clue to one of the suspected assassins based on these messages, as well as his own speculation. Xiao Che did not act rashly, but followed him for several days in a row. This person is in the late stage of the Hetian Realm, and he is not far from the Venerable Realm. However, it runs a small shop that sells goods from many northern countries. Originally, there was nothing abnormal about a Hetian Realm operating these, but this person was too low-key, and he had an excellent reputation among the neighbors.

Xiao Che had inquired about it from the side, and even some people didn't know his cultivation realm at all, and even this person had never blushed with anyone. All this seemed normal, but the more it was like this, the more strange Xiao Che felt.

With Xiao Che's current cultivation, staring at a late stage martial artist of the Hetian Realm would not arouse the slightest awareness at all. Moreover, Xiao Che's ability to conceal his breath is extremely strong. Xiao Che hasn't really observed anything abnormal about this person in the past few days, but the feeling that this person gives him is that it is not that simple, it is purely an intuition. Xiao Che's instincts have always been accurate.

After following this person for a few days, Xiao Che didn't find any evidence to prove his guess, but he couldn't figure out what the problem was.

On this day, Xiao Che had just walked back from the man and walked to a street full of shops, only to see many children playing in front of the door, and the women in these small shops were talking and laughing. There is even a scene where the family is happy. Seeing this, Xiao Che's mind suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He finally understood what was suspicious about the man.

As a shopkeeper and a peak cultivator in the late stage of the Hetian Realm, how could a middle-aged man not have a family. And that guy had just himself and a buddy in his shop. That guy Xiao Che has checked and there is no problem, he is just an ordinary person.

A normal middle-aged person with good cultivation will not have a family member. Thinking of this, Xiao Che immediately turned around and went back. When he turned his head, the corners of Xiao Che's mouth subconsciously showed an imperceptible smile, if anyone saw it, they would definitely be able to feel the coldness in this smile.

Back in front of the shop, the owner was closing. Xiao Che walked over and knocked on the door.

"This little brother, the store is closed today, if you need to, please come back tomorrow. "The guy has long since gone home, and now there are only middle-aged shopkeepers in the store. He saw Xiao Che standing at the door knocking on the door, and said to Xiao Che with a warm smile.

"What, I haven't seen you for a few days, don't you know each other?" Xiao Che ignored him at all, walked straight in, and closed the door casually.

"Hehe, hehe. How could a middle-aged person not recognize Xiao Che, as soon as Xiao Che appeared, his heart was like turning over the river and the sea, although his expression did not change, but his heart was already terrified. Xiao Che was the person they would kill in their mission, and he recognized him when he turned to ashes. Originally, he planned to continue pretending, but when he heard Xiao Che's words, he stopped pretending. That doesn't make sense.

He knew very well that with the cultivation of Xiao Che's Venerable Realm, he would definitely not be able to run today, and his current idea was to make a big noise and let more people know about it. In this way, his accomplices will definitely hide again when they learn of the situation.

He is not from the Northern Yan Empire, but an authentic Qingxuan person. At the beginning, he was just a businessman who traveled back and forth between Qingxuan and Beiyan. An accident was taken captive by the bandits of Beiyan and was taken to Beiyan. Later, he escaped from the bandits' den. concealed his identity and lived in Beiyan for more than ten years. And he married a wife and had children in Beiyan, and his wife was from Beiyan. By chance, he was favored by the secret agent organization under the command of Emperor Yu, and it was because of their help that his cultivation reached the late stage of the Hetian Realm.

Because he was originally from Qingxuan, he was sent to Xiangcheng to open this small shop, and it has been more than ten years. Although he couldn't see his wife often, the organization told him that he would either let his family ruin or work with the high price offered to him. He had no choice but to choose to do things.

Agents like him are long-term, and they may be activated at any time. This time, he received an order from the organization to assassinate Xiao Yuan, one of the top ten leaders of the Xuan Gang, and he could only obey.

He knew he had helpers, but he didn't know who they were. These people are all connected to the organization and do not know each other. That day, he was almost the first to rush out to assassinate Xiao Che, but someone rushed out one step ahead of him, but he didn't expect Xiao Che's realm to improve, which made them return in vain. Thinking about the fate of that person in hindsight also made him shudder.

These days, Xiangcheng has investigated very strictly, but he has not found him, which makes him happy, and he escaped by luck, but he didn't expect Xiao Che to be able to come to the door, he was completely stunned. According to the intelligence, Xiao Che did not have any foundation here, and the hand of the Xuan Gang could not reach out to the inside of the Qingxuan Empire, which made him very puzzled how Xiao Che found him.

"Xiao Yuan, I admit it, but I want to know how you found me, as far as I know, you don't have any power to rely on here. The middle-aged man struggled to calm his voice.

"Tell me what I want to know, and I'll keep you dead. Xiao Che didn't talk nonsense with him at all.

"Xiao Yuan, I know I can't escape today, but don't want to get anything from my mouth. The middle-aged man also said in a resolute tone.

I saw that as soon as the middle-aged shopkeeper's voice fell, Xiao Che suddenly took action to control it. This shocked him, and then he fell into mourning.

He never expected this to be the case. Originally, he wanted to make a big noise, but now it seems that it is impossible. Being caught so quietly made him worry about his companions.

The main reason was that he didn't know how Xiao Che found his whereabouts, which made him afraid. After all, what is unknown is scary. Xiao Che naturally didn't say anything to him, and after controlling him immediately, Xiao Che found a secret room in his house, which made Xiao Che very happy.

He didn't know where to interrogate this person, Xiao Che tried that the sound insulation effect here was good, so he brought this person in.