Chapter 4: The Assassins
On this dark night, in this deserted street, suddenly meet three black-clothed men with sharp blades, and anyone will be shocked in their hearts.
Zhou Xin took a step forward, blocked his body in front of Cheng Nianzhen, and shouted to the three men in black: "Who are you? Are you a good man who wants to rob the road and cut the path?"
The three men in black didn't speak, just looked at Zhou Xin coldly.
Zhou Xin saw that they didn't answer, so he turned to intimidate them, and said sharply: "Do you know who this official is? This official is Zhou Xin, the envoy of Zhejiang, if you put down your sword and retreat quickly, you can still save your life, otherwise it will be a big crime to raid your house and destroy your door!"
As soon as these words came out, the three men in black suddenly laughed.
The one in the middle looked like their leader, and he sneered: "Of course we know that you are Lord Zhou Xinzhou, and we originally came for you." ”
Zhou Xin's heart was shocked, and he secretly screamed that it was not good, it seemed that these three people were specially here for themselves, and they must be assassins. He has been an official all his life, and he has offended a lot of people, so it is not strange that an assassin comes, but I am afraid that it will affect the Cheng girl behind him.
Thinking of this, he glanced back at Cheng Nianzhen behind him.
At this time, Cheng Nianzhen's face was as usual, without the slightest hint of panic.
Zhou Xin couldn't help but secretly think, it seems that this Cheng girl has also followed her father to walk in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and has seen a lot of wind and waves, so she can be so calm and calm.
If she hadn't met these three assassins with her, she would have become a strange woman who would have become famous all over the world in the future, which is a pity.
He turned his head to face the three assassins, and began to regret in his heart that he had let Huang Xian Ling take a few arresters back to the county government first, so that at this moment, there was not even a single retinue around him, so that the assassins could take advantage of it.
Speaking of which, since he was transferred to the post of Zhejiang Provincial Inspectorate, he has been sleeping at night and diligent in evaluating the local officials under his subordinates, and has indeed impeached many corrupt officials and corrupt officials who have eaten the corpses or the common people, and offended many people.
However, among these people who have been dismissed and investigated, there are not many people who can not only hate him to the core, but also send assassins to come.
Zhou Xin's heart suddenly moved, his face sank, and he asked, "Could the three of them be Jinyi Wei?"
As soon as these words came out, it could be seen that the three men in black were also taken aback.
They looked at each other for a moment, but they didn't deny it, which was tantamount to acquiescing to Zhou Xin's guess.
The black-clothed man in the middle said coldly: "Lord Zhou doesn't need to know too much, as long as it is clear that Lord Zhou will definitely not be able to walk out of this street today." ”
Zhou Xin watched their reactions and knew that his guess was right, not only did his face sink, but his heart also sank.
If these three people are really Jinyiwei, then they must have come on the orders of their superiors, and it seems that tonight's things will be difficult to get right.
Zhou Xin was still worried in his heart, but Miss Cheng behind him heard the word "Jinyiwei", but she seemed to be interested, and asked, "Are you really Jinyiwei?"
The man in black looked at Cheng Nianzhen and couldn't help but be stunned.
Ordinary women, when they saw the steel knives in their hands, they must have been frightened first, and they couldn't speak, how could they ask them questions so calmly?
How did they know that Miss Cheng had been by Ye Feng's side for the past two years?
How many storms have you experienced, and how many wonders have you seen?
Compared to these things, the little assassin was nothing at all.
The black-clothed man at the head looked at Miss Cheng and said in a deep voice: "Whether we are Jinyi Wei or not, what does it matter? Anyway, tonight, the two of you are dead." ”
Miss Cheng said with a cold face: "What kind of crime is it to assassinate a member of the imperial court, a dignified envoy according to the order of the emperor, even if it is the master behind you, I am afraid that he can't afford to bear it, right? Otherwise, I wouldn't have let you come with your face covered." ”
"What's more," a faint smile suddenly appeared on her face, "do you really think you can kill us today?"
The man in black was stunned again, looking at the confident smile on Miss Cheng's face, they couldn't help muttering in their hearts.
They had already found out before, Zhou Xin was a civil official, and he didn't know martial arts at all, and this girl was the daughter of the old man in the inn, who looked weak and couldn't help it, and she didn't look like a person who knew martial arts.
They didn't even have an entourage by their side now, and the man in black thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't think of where they got the confidence to be able to deal with the steel knife in their hands?
The man in black raised the steel knife in his hand and said coldly, "Why can't we kill you today?"
As soon as he spoke, he suddenly felt like a gust of wind was blowing behind him.
He turned back suddenly, and saw a pair of eyes staring at him, nothing, only a pair of eyes staring at him in the air!
The leader of the men in black was startled, and after a closer look, he realized that it was a person, a tall man.
It's just that this person is too swarthy, and in the night, he almost blends in with the darkness around him, and he is almost completely invisible in a blink of an eye. At first glance, I really thought that there was a pair of eyes staring at me in the air.
After looking carefully for a while, I realized that this was just a big swarthy man with a big bald head.
The man in black began to be taken aback, and after seeing clearly that the other party was just a big black man, his mind calmed down a little, and he asked sharply, "Who are you?"
The big black man snorted coldly and asked, "Who are you?"
His accent was a little weird, sounding
The leader of the men in black was stunned, we didn't claim to be Jinyiwei, wasn't that what the old man Zhou Xin said?
But then his mind moved, today's events must not be left alive, no matter who this black man is, he will definitely die.
As soon as the steel knife in the man in black was horizontal, he wanted to do it.
At this moment, suddenly out of the darkness stretched out his dark arm, and it was quickly put on his shoulder.
Hearing only a "click", the leader of the men in black heard the sound of his shoulder bone being crushed.
His hand was so weak that he couldn't lift it anymore, and the steel knife in his hand fell to the ground with a thud.
The leader of the man in black is usually considered a healthy person among the Jinyi guards, and he has more than ten years of kung fu on the knife in his hand.
The black-clothed people on both sides were stunned, and then they shouted loudly, and they all waved their knives at the big black man.
The big black man snorted coldly, grabbed the shoulder of the leader of the men in black with one hand, and suddenly had a black iron cane in the other hand.
He waved his cane, only to hear two "bangs", the two men in black
Immediately he was knocked out and landed on the street, unable to move again.
Seeing that the big black man had eliminated his two subordinates with a single move, the leader of the men in black had a desperate look in his eyes.
He naturally knew the kung fu of his hands, although they were not martial arts masters. However, they have also practiced hard for many years, and ordinary people in the rivers and lakes are definitely not their opponents.
But right now, this big black man actually solved them one by one, and he killed them with two blows, this big black man is definitely not an ordinary person, he must be a rare master in the rivers and lakes.
At this time, he suddenly understood the smile on Miss Cheng's face just now, with such a master to protect him, it was naturally foolproof.
It seems that today's errand was messed up, the leader of the men in black sighed, suddenly lowered his head, and bit his collar.
Seeing this, Zhou Xin hurriedly shouted: "Don't! Stop him quickly, stay alive!"
The big black man looked down and saw that it was too late, the eyes of the leader of the men in black were already dilated, and his whole body was paralyzed like a snake with bones removed, and he was already dead.
It seems that there is poison hidden in his collar, and he bites it at the right time, intending to bite through the poison and kill himself.
In the blink of an eye, it's deadly, what a poison!
Everyone present couldn't help but gasp.
Looking back, the two men in black who were knocked down also followed the leader's lead and committed suicide by biting their collars.
It seems that once they miss, there is only one death, and this is the death order they received.
The big black man let go of his hand, looked at the three corpses on the ground, looked up at Miss Cheng and nodded in greeting, then took a few steps back, and disappeared into the darkness of the night again.
Zhou Xin had already recognized that this big black man was the person who was guarding in front of the inn before, and it seemed that the person he had been guarding in secret was not the divine doctor Cheng Sansi, but the Cheng girl in front of his daughter.
He couldn't help but ask, "This black ...... The Black Brothers are strong in martial arts, and it seems that they must be very famous figures in the rivers and lakes. ”
Cheng Nianzhen sighed lightly and said, "Speaking of which, he was indeed a famous person in the rivers and lakes in the past, and everyone called him a." ”
Zhou Xin had never heard of it, he was a civil official, and he didn't like to socialize, so he was not familiar with the affairs of the rivers and lakes.
It's just that he thinks this nickname is quite appropriate for this big black man.
Cheng Nianzhen continued: "It's just that he is no longer in the rivers and lakes, he has been guarding me, just hoping that through me I can see someone again and return to his side." ”
Her gaze fell on the dark sky, and she said leisurely: "Because as long as that person does not die, sooner or later he will definitely come back, and he will definitely come to me first." ”
Zhou Xin looked at her with a look of fascination, and felt very strange in his heart, what kind of person is he?
Naturally, he would not know that the person in Miss Cheng's mouth was Ye Feng, who was taken away by his master Demon Sword Demon on the fifth floor after being seriously injured.
And the reason why the wanted to return to Ye Feng's side was just to repay his kindness.
Sometimes, not only the love between men and women, but also the friendship between men is also difficult to understand.