Chapter 140: Praying Mantis Catches Cicadas
Pressing the gourd and scooping, the new champion Zhuang Jichang met Chen Zixiang in the market, and the two talked freely in the restaurant, Zhuang Jichang learned that Chen Zizhuang was on fire because of exposing Wei Zhongxian's crime in the History Museum, and his home was on fire and he was on the street.
Seeing the miserable scene of his old friend's despair and desolation, Zhuang Jichang vowed to seek justice for Chen Zizhuang. However, there are many wicked people who rely on power and power and act for the tiger, and the prefect Liu Zhao sent Zhao Zhutou to arrest Chen Zizhuang, but Zhuang Jichang rejected.
Zhuang Jichang was not afraid of Wei Zhongxian's blows, and repeatedly opposed him, which made Wei Zhongxian resentful. The old thief smashed the white porcelain bowl in his hand, and said to Xu Xianchun viciously: "Zhuang Jichang is so ignorant, find an opportunity to clean him up." Xu Xianchun was submissive, bowed to Wei Zhongxian and withdrew from the East Factory.
However, at this time, the person Wei Zhongxian wanted to deal with was not Zhuang Jichang, but Zhao Bingzhong, a bachelor of Hanlin Academy. When Yang Lian was imprisoned, Xu Xianchun and Miki took turns to be tortured, and he didn't ask who wrote "Twenty Crimes". With Yang Lian's death, this matter seems to have become an unsolved case, the so-called cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, and no person in the form was found, Wei Zhongxian felt a thorn in his back.
So after years and months, he sent people to investigate in many ways, and finally had some eyebrows.
On a lonely night, Zhao Bingzhong was sorting out the manuscripts in the study, but he heard the rustling sound of the poplar trees outside the window. Yang Shu spoke out, but Zhao Bingzhong didn't care, but continued to write hard at the desk. At this time, a man in black climbed the eaves and lay on the beam, peeking towards the study.
After the letter was written, Zhao Bingzhong summoned the housekeeper Sun Sheng, and he said with a solemn expression: "You go out from the corner gate now, and hand over the secret letter to Lord Qiu Zhaolin Qiu, the imperial historian." Remember, this letter must not be allowed to fall into the wrong hands. ”
Seeing Zhao Bingzhong's worried appearance, Sun Sheng's heart was full of mixed feelings, and he couldn't help but cry under his affection. He said to Zhao Bingzhong: "Master, don't worry, the faith is in the people, and the faith is ruined." I, Sun Sheng, will never fail to live up to your entrustment. ”
Zhao Bingzhong waved his hand at Sun Sheng, and Sun Sheng rode a fast horse at night and went straight to the Imperial History Mansion. The man in black who spied on before saw Sun Sheng go out, and immediately used light skills to intercept him. Sun Sheng reined in his horse and shouted at the black-clothed man in front of him: "Bold thief, dare to intercept the chariot and horse of the Hanlin Bachelor's family, don't you have the royal law in your eyes?"
The man in black bent his arms and elbows, looked up to the sky and laughed a few times: "A little minion dares to speak out." Acquaintances leave the secret letter, uncle, I can still keep your whole corpse. Sun Sheng secretly wondered, why was the news of the villain so well-informed? As soon as he stepped out of the mansion, he was intercepted and killed halfway through.
Seeing that Sun Sheng was silent, an angry look appeared on the face of the man in black, he held the Yanling knife, pointed at Sun Sheng and said, "Old thing, what are you still hesitating about? Hurry up and hand over the secret letter to me." ”
Sun Sheng said to the man in black: "You can have a secret letter if you want it, but you have to let me live." The man in black rolled his eyes and nodded immediately. Sun Sheng took advantage of his negligence, threw out a small cloth bag from his arms, and said to the man in black: "The secret letter is here, you take it." The man in black leaped forward and grabbed the cloth bag. Sun Sheng hurried up, taking advantage of the silver light of the bright moon, and walked away.
The man in black opened the cloth bag, where was a secret letter, but it was a night pot. The unstoppable smell made him angry, and then he cast three points of water on the dragonfly, chasing after Sun Sheng. The horse neighed, the dragon horse entered the sea, Sun Sheng galloped all the way, only to feel the shadow of the tree passing in front of him, and before he knew it, he had run more than thirty miles away.
Lost his line, Sun Sheng's mood was as dazed as the endless darkness in front of him, and then he refused to look back, wanting to find someone to find out, what is the place here? But there was silence all around, and only the sound of the wind accompanied him from time to time. Sun Sheng panicked, and walked slowly forward.
At this time, the man in black appeared in front of him at a gallop, and Sun Sheng turned his horse's head and wanted to escape. Where is the man in black willing to put it, he tiptoed a move to Xiangyun with both feet, and knocked Sun Sheng off the horse with one palm.
Sun Sheng fell with a blue nose and swollen face, and his left leg was broken when he fell off the horse. The pain was piercing, causing large droplets of sweat to appear on his forehead. The man in black followed suit, forcing Sun Sheng into a dark corner, and he said to Sun Sheng in a vicious voice: "Old thing, you dare to play tricks on me. There is a way in heaven that you don't take, and there is no way to break in to hell. With that, he raised a knife and killed Sun Sheng under the knife.
Then the man in black kept searching for Sun Sheng's body, backpacks, bags, clothes, shoes and socks, all rummaged inside and out, but there was no trace of the secret letter at all. The man in black couldn't help but feel agitated.
At this time, the patrol man walked to this side with a bang and a lantern, and saw the figure in front of him shaking,
There was also a gray-haired old man lying under the wall. The patrol man was suddenly frightened and at a loss, and he hurriedly turned around and kept shouting for help.
The man in black roared in the forest, rushed to the front of the patrolman, raised his knife and slashed at him. At this time, the head catcher He San heard the cry for help, rushed here, and saved the patrol at the right time.
He San's eight-pole knife swims out of the water, his left foot is probed forward, his right leg is bent like a bow, and his left palm is horizontally on his chest. He posed as a traveler fighting a tiger, and a pair of bright and pearl-like moves looked directly at the man in black. The man in black snorted at the ground with disdain on his face, and said to He San: "The three-legged cat's kung fu also dares to come out and show off." ”
After that, he also bowed his body, twisted his waist and shook his arms, and met He San with a big elbow frame. He San was furious, and he said to the man in black: "What a bold thief, when you see the tolerance coming here, you will not be arrested, but you will resist stubbornly, let you see my methods." ”
As soon as he spoke, the wind blew the snow and a cold cold air swept through, slashing straight towards the shoulder of the man in black. The man in black pounced sideways, tilted his head to the side, and dodged He San's knife. Backhanded, he was drunk with Immortal Wangyue, and hit He San's abdomen with an iron fist of a horizontal cannon. This person's fist was like a vinegar bowl, and the momentum was heavy, and He San took it hard, only feeling a faint pain in his arm.
The man in black saw it really clearly, and he sneered: "I said that you are a three-legged cat's kung fu, and you still came out to make a fool of yourself." Now it's you're seeking your own death, and it's no wonder I'm not going to blame. After that, he stepped on the Dingyang needle step, the palms of the bees and butterflies, and the palm power of the sea and the river went to He San.
He San's horizontal knife blocked, the palm of the man in black penetrated the stone, and the Yanling knife was shocked into two. Losing this barrier, the man in black slapped He San in the abdomen. He San screamed, and a mouthful of blood spat out of his mouth.
The man in black used another trick to the tide of the Qianjiang River, the first move was not finished, and the latter move continued. His grip was fierce and fierce, apparently trying to get a quick solution so that he could turn back and continue to search for the whereabouts of the secret letter. When the two of them were inseparable, Zhao Zhutou came here with a dry catcher.
He saw that He San was seriously injured, and the villain in front of him was a killer who didn't know how to advance or retreat, Zhao Zhutou filled his chest, pushed the scabbard of the saber forward, and opened the window to invite the moon to hit the man in black. The man in black moved to a different position, and after dodging slightly, he said to He San: "You three-legged cat should not die, someone has come to save you." ”
He San saw that he repeatedly made sarcastic remarks, and he was about to fight with him while holding his chest. The man in black sneered again, abandoned He San, and turned around to fight Zhao Zhutou. Zhao Zhutou held the knife and turned his wrist, the saber slashed an arc in front of his hand, and the wrist-cutting knife stabbed at the chest of the man in black. The knife technique emphasizes strength and fierceness, and the shot is like electricity, and as soon as Zhao Zhutou made a golden lock knife, he immediately put the man in black in a predicament. After more than ten rounds of competition, the man in black was in chaos at his feet, and he only had the ability to parry the attack, but not the power to fight back. When he was planning to capture the man in black, a quick shout gave the man in black a chance.
Zhao Zhutou only heard someone behind him say: "Zhao Zhutou, someone sneaked into the mansion and gave Lord Tian a knife." Zhao Zhutou trembled all over, and his hand was out of sight. The man in black loach escaped and disappeared into the night.
Seeing that the thief had escaped, Zhao Zhutou sighed lightly and put the saber into the scabbard. He turned to Zhu Kuai and said, "What did you just say, what happened to Lord Tian?" and replied with a panicked face: "Zhao Zhutou, there is a thief who broke into the mansion at night and intended to assassinate Lord Tian. ”
"How can this be justified, the villains are really rampant. Zhao Zhutou gritted his teeth and followed the catcher to the mansion, and then Zhao Zhutou suddenly remembered the black-clothed man behind him and Sun Sheng who fell to the ground. He said to the catcher, "You are watching here, and no one is allowed to approach." I went back to see the injuries of the adults, and I casually brought the servants and the servants to me. ”
Catcher nodded in agreement, and Zhao Catcher hurried back to the mansion with his footsteps. Not long after he left, the ghost catcher was plotted. After Zhao Zhutou returned to the yamen, he saw Tian Qi being stabbed in the chest. He bowed down and said with a panicked expression: "Lord Tian, my subordinates were negligent and let the gangsters steal into the mansion and stab the adults. The subordinates really deserve death. ”
Tian Qi's lips trembled slightly, and he wanted to say something, but he didn't spit out a word. The master said to Zhao Zhutou: "Zhao Zhutou, Lord Tian is frightened and urgently needs to recuperate. These days, the affairs of the government will be handled by me and you. Now you will immediately send people to arrest the whole city, and if you find any suspicious people, you will be sent to a large prison pending trial. ”
Zhao Zhu took the order and left, Tian Qi lifted the quilt and sat up. He said to his master: "Zhao Zhutou won't have any doubts. ”
The master stroked his mouse's beard with a cunning face. He grinned and said, "My lord, you played very well just now, you will raise yourself in the house these days, and wait for me to go out to see the reality." I'll take counsel with you again. ”
Tian Qi said with a solemn expression: "I hope I can get back the secret letter, otherwise you and I will have to move our heads." As soon as the master put away the smile on his face, his expression became gloomy. It turned out that Tian Qi saw that Zhao Zhutou was out on patrol, and he was worried about bumping into the man in black, so he used a trick to hide from the world. Now that Zhao Zhutou has been transferred away from the mountain, I hope the man in black can find the secret letter.
However, all this was just wishful thinking on his part, and the man in black regretted his negligence when he saw that Sun Sheng's shoes actually had a mezzanine hidden in them. Obviously, someone had taken the secret letter away while he wasn't looking. A gust of wind blew, and the man in black shivered several times in succession. This time the teacher was unfavorable, and he felt that his death was not far off.