Chapter 60: The Master's Trick (I)
Everyone in the rivers and lakes knows that the Dashu Imperial Court has the so-called "Wind and Snow Moon" four masters.
Among them, the wind refers to the wind full of buildings.
As mentioned above, he is stationed in Yingzhou Guard, and whether it is according to the name or martial arts, he is also the first of the four masters.
However, Feng Manlou was born in the army, that is, a soldier, so he does not have any charlatanism, of course, there is no bureaucracy, he is more like an extremely good soldier or grassroots commander, attaches great importance to discipline, and distinguishes between right and wrong, and is upright.
And tonight, the two who "watched the fire from the other side" on the roof near the Tianqi Gang were also among the four masters.
The short one is called Flower Release.
The tall one is called Shui Hanyi.
These two are very different from Feng Manlou......
Both of them are attached to Jinyiwei, that is, the so-called secret service, and the things they do on weekdays are much more complicated than those handled by Feng Manlou.
Compared with the frontal fight, Hua Shili and Shui Hanyi did more assassination, espionage intelligence, undercover and the like.
Of course, this does not mean that their martial arts are much worse than Feng Manlou in a head-to-head duel.
Take Shui Hanyi as an example, he is Chinese New Year's Eve seven years old today, has practiced martial arts for 30 years, and has practiced swords for 25 years.
With his martial arts, it should be enough to defeat Shen Youran, but ...... With one more Gu Qiying, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him.
Gu Qiying is undoubtedly a top-notch master, his martial arts talent is not under his brother Gu Qizong, and now that he has lived more than ten years longer than his brother, it is natural to reach this realm.
Moreover, in addition to his martial arts, there is one thing that is extremely difficult to deal with, and that is his physique.
After Gu Qiying escaped from the ruins of the Five Spirits Sect's main altar, he fell into an injury that was impossible to cure with the medical technology of this era, and in order to fight against this fate, he used forbidden means to turn his body into an existence that coexisted with Gu.
You can even think that his whole person is a Gu, and not only a Gu, but also a "nest" and a "mother......
Acupuncture points, joints, and vital points in normal martial arts and medical cognition...... It is meaningless to apply it to Gu Qiying.
That is to say: he is not afraid of acupoints, and he is not afraid of joint skills, those injuries that are fatal injuries to ordinary people...... It may not be a big deal for him to suffer.
On this basis, he also used this body to practice a martial arts mastery, not only the kung fu of the Tianqi Gang back then, but also the kung fu of the Justice Gate, as well as many martial arts secrets of various factions that he collected by relying on the power of the "Phantom...... For him, learning all of this is not a big deal.
In this regard, Lin Yuancheng should be able to understand him, because in the eyes of people with their qualifications, only the self-created kung fu of geniuses like them can have a certain degree of difficulty in learning, and other ordinary martial arts that anyone can comprehend can be mastered by just looking at people.
To sum up, at least the current water cold clothes should not be able to fight Gu Qiying.
Shui Hanyi himself is also very aware of the gap in strength between the two sides, after all, he has been secretly investigating the Shadow and the Justice Gate for a long time...... Therefore, he just told Hua Shili that he was going to "meet" someone's house, but he didn't say that he was going to fight to the death.
So at this moment, what are Shen Youran and Gu Qiying doing?
Of course, I'm already mad.
Especially that Gu Qiying, after hearing the news that the hostages were missing en masse and the fire was unstoppable everywhere in the gang, he was stunned for a few seconds in surprise, and then he almost lost his mind in anger, if he hadn't killed the disciple who came to report to him on the spot to vent his anger, maybe he would have had a high blood pressure stroke immediately.
Think about it, you are so dignified, you planned a big conspiracy, held back for more than ten years, made yourself a ghost, and finally succeeded, and you are proudly drinking tea and chatting with your cronies, painting cakes and obscenity...... Suddenly, someone stole his home!
For more than two hundred years, the heroes and the management of the various righteous path sects were originally Gu Qiying's important capital to control the entire martial arts, but now there is not a single left, and then the base camp of his actions, that is, the helm of the former Righteous Gate and the current Tianqi Gang, is about to be burned down by a fire.
Thinking of the "base camp", Gu Qiying couldn't help but think of ...... It seems that You Jing and Huang Donglai have been gone for too long, could it be that something has changed?
The more he pondered it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and soon understood what was wrong, and said badly.
"It's broken!" At this moment, Gu Qiying's expression was hideous, and he almost gritted his teeth and said quietly, "Where is the room of Sun Yixiang and Huang Donglai?"
Shen Youran also faintly sensed that tonight's incident was very likely to be related to Sun and Huang, so he took Gu Qiying with him without saying a word.
These two people's light skills, there is no need to blow more, even if the fire is bigger, as long as there is no cover on their heads, they are not afraid of not being able to get out, not to mention that the fire is not so big that they have to run at this time, so they don't care about the surrounding gangs who are in a mess because of the firefighting, just step on their feet and their bodies together, and they both swept towards the room where Sun and Huang lived.
It didn't take long for the two of them to reach their destination, Gu Qiying was also a very cautious person, in order to prevent someone from being ambushed behind the door or being set up a trap, he did not step forward to open the door, but used his internal strength to "suck" with his hand, and sucked the two rockeries in the garden that were half a person high in front of him, and then pushed his palm and blasted the two rockeries out.
I saw that the two rockeries flew towards the door of Sun Yihe and Huang Donglai like two missiles, and with two loud bangs, the doors of the two rooms were smashed like glass windows hit by gas canisters.
But as a result, there was no ambush or trap in the house.
Gu Qiying also took Shen Youran in to take a look, there was nothing in Huang Donglai's room, and it could be seen that there were traces of living in it, and it could also be seen that the useful luggage had been taken away, but in Sun Yihuan's room, there was really something left.
Gu Shen and the others also saw clearly after entering the house by the light of the fire shining in from outside......
Before leaving, Sun Yihuan wrote a line of large characters on the wall of his room with ink, which are also among the few he can write, relatively simple traditional Chinese characters - are you two cool underneath?
The most annoying thing is that this illiterate person also added a question mark to the message of the two people of the Shu Dynasty that only modern people can understand, and the two really understood this punctuation in the context of this sentence.
"Ahh
Shen Youran was okay, Gu Qiying roared on the spot when he saw this, and after the roar, his face changed, and a mouthful of blood spurted out and splashed on the wall.
His body was not normal in the first place, and he was in a hurry now, with nowhere to vent, and he hurt his heart and formed internal injuries.
Shen Youran hurriedly stepped forward to help: "Uncle Ying, how are you?"
"I ...... I ......" Gu Qiying staggered a step first, but with Shen's support, he quickly stabilized his figure again, "I'm fine......"
After the blood spurted out, his qi was really smoother, but he was a little weak for a while, and after a few gasps a little, Gu Qiying finally regained his composure, and said in a very regretful tone: "I didn't expect it...... The eagle, which has been playing all his life, was pecked by two chicks today......"
From Gu Qiying's point of view, he was not wrong to say this, after all, Sun Yihui and Huang Donglai were still seventeen or eighteen years old in this world.
If the Lord knew that the psychological age of these two goods was older than his own, then he would not say anything about "fledglings", at least he would scold "two old dogs", or "thousand-year-old king and eighty-thousand-year-old turtle".
"Uncle Ying, what should we do now?" Shen Youran also lost his square inch now, and hurriedly asked Gu Qiying what to do next.
Gu Qiying froze, thought for a moment, and responded: "Youran, don't panic...... Rest assured, we haven't lost yet. When he said this, he gently pushed away Shen Youran's hand that was holding him, regained his foothold with his own strength, and then said, "The helm of this Justice Gate, if it is destroyed, it will be destroyed, anyway, these disciples of the original Justice Gate will not be able to make a climate, as long as there is Bliss Gu in hand, we can find a replacement at any time, and the most important thing at the moment is to get back those Gu materials I left on the Si Yan Residence, as well as my notes on Gu refining......"
Hearing this, Shen Youran suddenly realized: "That's right, then Huang Donglai is going to those, right?" He paused for half a second and frowned, "But at this moment, he has been gone for more than an hour, I'm afraid it's already ......."
"Hmph...... You're underestimating me. Gu Qiying snorted coldly and replied confidently. As he spoke, he had already walked out of the room and gestured for Shen Youran to follow.
At this time, the fire had gradually spread here, so the two of them could only leave the place, talking as they went.
"According to common sense, that Huang Donglai is by no means You Jing's opponent, but considering that he is the Yellow Gate, and he is calculating or unintentional, I estimate that the probability of You Jing being poisoned is still very high...... However, even if You Jing is dead, Huang Donglai will not be able to escape our grasp. Gu Qiying's internal skills are really strong, he only suffered internal injuries two minutes ago, and after two minutes, he will be able to use light skills while breathing smoothly and speaking smoothly, "First of all, before I left Si Yan Ju, I had already set up several poisons to prevent foreign thieves - poisonous incense was lit in every room, and the door was also smeared with poison, except for You Jing and me, other people's hands would be poisoned and die as soon as they touched the door frame......
"Secondly, near the building of no return, I also installed several secret sentinels...... although there are not many people in the 'Phantom', but all of them are good hands who can take charge of themselves, and they are by no means comparable to these disciples of the Justice Gate, if they see Huang Donglai and You Jing go in together, but only Huang Donglai comes out alone, they will definitely be suspicious; even if they don't kill him on the spot, they will follow him to see where he goes next. â
Hearing this, Shen Youran's expression moved slightly, and he interjected: "Eh? Then follow Huang Donglai's line...... Is it possible to track down those martial arts people who have escaped?"
"Not bad. The corners of Gu Qiying's mouth finally appeared again, "You have a fast brain...... That's right, if Huang Donglai really walked out of the building of no return alive, it would be a good thing for us. At this moment, he must have read my notes and knew the solution to the Bliss Gu, and was about to meet up with those righteous paths to tell them how to solve the Gu.
"Huh...... But they didn't know that there were also people with my shadow among the officers and soldiers guarding the city, and I had already ordered that if there was any change tonight, don't be afraid of revealing your identity, and send me a 'cloud-piercing arrow' to inform me......
However, no arrow has been fired until now, which shows two things: first, those who fled are still in the city, and second, Huang Donglai has not yet joined those people...... And as soon as they meet, my subordinate who is following Huang Donglai will definitely release arrows. â
"Heh......" Shen Youran also smiled after hearing this, "In this way, we just need to wait for the cloud-piercing arrow to reach the sky, and then pounce straight over, and we can use the Gu bell to wipe out those people again." â
Gu Qiying said: "Yes, so...... You should almost tell these fools to stop putting out the fire and go out with us, and we'll need them to help the guards in a moment. â
When they said this, they happened to be on the roof of a house in the center of the main rudder.
Shen Youran understood what Gu Qiying meant by bringing him here, and he immediately took a turn of anger, wanting to raise his voice, and roared a few times, so that the gang of minions below who were in a mess ran away in an orderly manner.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a figure suddenly attacked from a distance.
The man just tapped his toes, and flew over the roofs, that kung fu, that body ...... Like a dragonfly dotting water, like a sharp arrow breaking through the air.
When Shen Gu and the others saw it, they both shook their bodies, their faces changed immediately, one of them frowned deeply, and the corners of their mouths spasmed - they were both masters of knowing goods, and they didn't need to see their faces clearly, just with this light skill, they could also see that it was a hard idea.
In the blink of an eye, a water cold suit wearing a flying fish suit and an embroidered spring knife stood in front of Shen Youran and Gu Qiying.
"Two, do you know me?" Shui Hanyi didn't need to be polite to them.
He's an official, and these two ...... It is the people, and being polite to you is cultivation, and not being polite to you is the right thing to do.
"Heh......" Gu Qiying sneered, "If I admit that I am not mistaken, I should be the water cold clothes among the four masters of the imperial court's 'Wind Flower Snow Moon'?"
His tone was also not good, because he also knew that it would not be good for Shui Hanyi to appear at this time.
"Good. Shui Hanyi continued, "It is worthy of being the lord of the 'Shadow', his hands and eyes are up to the sky, and even I, a deserter who does not often appear in front of people, knows it." â
"Lord Shui is also very well-informed......" Gu Qiying said, "You can actually recognize me as the Venerable Lord of the 'Shadow'......"
The killing intent in his words is about to overflow, can Shui Hanyi still not understand?
Gu Qiying. So Shui Hanyi simply called him by his name and continued, "Do you think that you have been planning these things all these years?
"Does our own affairs have anything to do with the imperial court?" Gu Qiying asked rhetorically.
"Nonsense. Shui Hanyi was confident, and said loudly, "In the world, what matter has nothing to do with the imperial court? Who dares to say that they are not under the control of the imperial court......?" Leave it to you, let it be you, take care of it...... You can do anything. â
"What do you say...... It's not in accordance with the rules, right?" Gu Qiying's tone became colder, the only reason why he hadn't made a move so far was because of the other party's official identity.
It stands to reason that this official himself is not big or small, and people like Shui Hanyi do not perform any administrative functions on weekdays, and they do some drudgery close to the front line.
But the key point is that he is one of the "four masters" appointed by the Dashu Imperial Court, what is the King James Decree? That is, even the emperor DìDū admitted this; the flying fish suit embroidered spring knife on him and Hua Shili was also given by the emperor, do you dare to kill this kind of person? What are the consequences after you kill them?
"Lord Gu, don't you think it's ridiculous that the word 'rules' comes out of your mouth?" Shui Hanyi's argumentation skills are not bad, besides, he is in charge, how can he not say anything about the other party, "If you abide by the 'rules', will you be targeted by us?"
"Alas......" Gu Qiying sighed when he heard this, and then turned his head and said, "Youran, you continue." â
The moment he said the word "continue", his body moved, and his whole person flashed towards Shui Hanyi like a ghost figure standing and panning.
It was at the same time that he made a move, and in the sky west of the city, a cloud-piercing arrow rose into the sky, lighting up the night sky......