In the morning a thick layer of frost fell, and the surface of the puddle formed a thin layer of ice, and in the afternoon, the frost melted, and the sun even had the residual temperature of midsummer, and the two duelists entered the arena, which was the most unsuitable moment for assassination, but it was equally fair to both sides.

The black-clad and masked apprentices stood guard in Wooden Knife Alley, barely seeing what was going on inside, they just waited, like two loyal dogs, convinced that when the leader of one side died, they would immediately smell the scent of the killer's blood.

Even if the duel lasted for another month, they would wait inch, like a ritual of sacrifice to the gods, and even the unbelievers, surrounded by confused fanatics, would not dare to act rashly and disrespectfully.

Gu Shenwei only brought a narrow knife, and immediately followed the root of the wall after entering the ruins, cautiously, when encountering bricks and rubble, he would rather crawl forward than touch a wilted leaf, and now is not the time to leave a trace to attract the enemy.

The circle narrowed little by little, Gu Shenwei learned in advance that there were nine excellent places to set traps, and this time he found five good locations, but there was no sign of being moved, and the wild horses were very smart and would not choose these locations that were known to the killers.

Time passed, the warm midday sun was a memory, and the chill of late autumn rose from the ground, quickly occupying all the territory and airspace in the evening.

Nearly 200 apprentice killers stood side by side in the wooden knife alley of narrow knives, the ruins were as silent as death, gradually shrouded in darkness, but they seemed to be enjoying a fascinating drama, watching and listening, every bit of wind and grass, dead leaves to the ground, like a wonderful turn, so that the audience's heart was moved.

Gu Shenwei learned more in one month than most apprentices had learned in ten months in the Carved Wood Academy, and he was skilful at tracking down his enemies and hiding his tracks, but his opponent was a wild horse, another leader who had risen in the process of slaughter, and who also possessed perfect skill and keen intuition.

When night fell, it was easier to hide, and it was more difficult to search, Gu Shenwei had searched the ruins for the second time, and still found nothing, he was like a madman fighting with himself, circling in a circle in no man's land, but he knew that the enemy was nearby, occasionally a few times, he could even feel the rhythm of the wild horse's heartbeat, and when he approached quietly, he found nothing, and a few times, he felt inexplicably nervous, and the position he was in was very unfavorable, so he quickly fled to prevent the enemy from approaching.

In such a game, knife skills and skills are secondary factors, endurance and will are the main content of the test, and the first person who can't hold it is also the first person to show flaws.

When the night passed, the frost fell again for a short time, and the best killer would leave footprints on the frost surface, or step on the inconspicuous thin ice.

It seems that the most prudent tactic is to stand still, but Gu Shenwei still searches along the regular route, ambushes in fixed places and waits for the enemy to pass by, this is only effective against unsuspecting enemies, and against the masters who have been prepared for a long time, it is tantamount to throwing themselves into a net, and the killer will not walk directly to the suspicious traces, but go around in circles and attack from behind the ambusher.

Gu Shenwei found three footprints and two broken ice, and he also left almost the same number of traces, which were all inadvertent mistakes, and he greatly narrowed the search area, convinced that the distance between him and the wild horse was very close.

It was an area of four abandoned courtyards, surrounded by an intersection that used to be the main gathering point of the black market, with little vegetation cover, and was full of piles of crumbling rubble.

It was close to noon again, and the duel had been going on for almost twelve hours, and Gu Shenwei noticed that a half-broken stone brick had moved its position slightly, so he conducted a detailed search around this point, confirming that it was a mistake by the wild horse, not a trap to lure the enemy on purpose, and he knew that he could take the initiative.

He moved a piece of wood around the yard southeast of the junction, and the chosen ambush site was behind a broken wall in the northeast yard, where the wild horses would surely pass as they probed around suspicious tracks.

Gu Shenwei's next thing to do was to crawl on the ground and wait patiently.

After a full hour, he finally heard the faint sound of footsteps.

The mustang, though also black-clad and masked, was undoubtedly the mustang himself, turning from the junction, bending over as he walked, holding a knife in his right hand, tiptoeing, stopping and observing every step, like a chicken thief on the stage.

Gu Shenwei will not laugh shamefully at this, his own actions are the same, the killer does not have dazzling skills, as long as it is practical.

The wild horse only took two steps and stopped, I don't know what attracted his attention and aroused his alarm, anyway, he stopped moving forward, his body was lower, and the hand holding the knife was also increasing, and then, his eyes fell on Gu Shenwei's hiding place.

Gu Shenwei was covered by gravel in front of him, only one eye was exposed, only a few inches from the ground, and his position was facing away from the sun, even the sharpest goshawk could not find him.

But the wild horse was still staring at the meaningless pile of rubble, perhaps he found nothing, just a gut feeling, a sudden instinct for the danger that was imminent.

Gu Shenwei is still waiting, his eyes are not blinking, the killers have a superstition, that is, the mood fluctuations in the heart will be transmitted to the alert enemy through a mysterious way, so, if you want not to be discovered, it is best to keep your heart like water.

The wild horse looked away and took another step, Gu Shenwei's heart jumped suddenly, he even suspected that this jump had alarmed the opponent, because the wild horse changed direction next, as if he was going around a big rock, and as if he was going around a larger circle, in that case, Gu Shenwei would expose his back and lose his advantage.

The true thoughts of the wild horses will never be known, because at this moment, a series of voices came from outside the ruins, "The king has an order, and it is forbidden to fight." The king has an order to prohibit private fighting......"

The sound was like a gust of wind blowing through the Wooden Knife Alley, sweeping away the huge foam that had covered the heads of nearly two hundred teenagers, and suddenly, the apprentices who were immersed in the mysterious atmosphere suddenly woke up.

For the past month, Dongbao has been like an island in the sea forgotten by the gods, and the inhabitants of the island once thought that they were gods and masters, and the word "king" reminded them that the true gods were still looking down on this small piece of land from a high place, and now he had come to regain the lost land and declare his rights.

Every survivor belongs to the Dubu King.

It was a team of red-belted killers who passed by, and the apprentices woke up like a dream, and suddenly they were confused and ashamed, and they dispersed, in their eyes, the two "leaders" who were still in the ruins lost their halos, and they were still ordinary classmates and teenagers.

The wild horse quietly retreated, and Gu Shenwei also left from the other direction, everyone felt that they had taken the initiative, and they were only short of the fatal final blow, and they couldn't help but feel great regret in their hearts.

When Gu Shenwei returned to Wooden Knife Alley, there was no one left, only a few members of the most hardcore members, nodded at him, and left immediately.

The killers of the herald rode back, dismissive of the "Arm Slave Gang Leader" on the side of the road.

The nightmare of slaughter is over, but when you open your eyes, it is an even bigger nightmare, Gu Shenwei is still the young slave who has no revenge in sight.

There was a small group of people standing at the intersection of Wooden Knife Alley, dressed in black and masked like the apprentices, but Gu Shenwei knew that none of them were from Dongbao.

The small group of people looked at the independent Huan slave, like a curious nobleman staring at a freshly caught lion cub, full of interest and ruthlessness.

Gu Shenwei guessed their identities, and even felt that he recognized a few acquaintances, he should have thought of it a long time ago, how could such a wonderful and real game not arouse the interest of Shangguan Ru of the "Ten Princes"?

Shangguan Ru was standing in the middle of the crowd, perhaps the thin man standing in the middle.

A young man like a bamboo pole walked out of the crowd and walked towards the Huan slave who stood still.

"Boy Rain. ”

When the "bamboo pole" walked in front of him, Gu Shenwei bowed slightly and called out the masked man's name.

"You killed my brother. Shangguan Yushi was straight to the point, his eyes were as arrogant and ruthless as Gu Shenwei remembered, "Our whole family is grateful to you." She even nodded slightly, "But I still want to avenge him, you better be careful, that's what I'm going to say." ”

Gu Shenwei looked at the tall girl in front of him, a few months ago, this was his most difficult opponent, but now he is just an ignorant and selfish little girl, she accompanied Shangguan Ru to see the excitement, and she has never experienced real vendetta and blood.

She knows what hatred is, what revenge is?

"Welcome to the paradise of hatred, that's what I'm going to say. ”

Suddenly, Gu Shenwei, who was humble in status, became as calm as an emperor, and Yu Gongzi, who had the surname "Shangguan", panicked, holding the handle of the knife in his right hand, but lost the strength and will to draw the knife, she retreated step by step, and finally turned around and fled.

A small group of people at the intersection left, and Gu Shenwei looked at the figure he thought was Shangguan Ru, and his murderous intent disappeared.

Gu Shenwei went to visit the lotus girl first, but her injuries were not very good, so she left early.

"The Arm Slaves are still there. ”

The lotus girl said with certainty that Gu Shenwei did not refute, but he knew that there was only an afterimage, and even this afterimage would disappear quickly, like the frost in the morning.

The killer masters returned to the castle one after another to count their apprentices, and some of them lost their reputations, so they had to leave Jinpeng Fort gloomily and live in a narrow and deserted mansion on the side of the mountain road, looking forward to accepting a few decent killer apprentices next year.

The killer master who still had an apprentice surviving, even if there was only one person left in the door, was overjoyed, asked all the details of the assassination, and then shared his experience.

In fact, more than one Killer Master has publicly declared that among this batch of apprentices, the top killers of Jinpeng Castle will emerge over the years.

However, no one was rewarded, and Castle seemed to feel that the apprentices were not trained enough.

Tie Hanfeng also came back, and he didn't drink, so his temper was not very good, and he didn't show the slightest joy about the fact that his only apprentice survived.

"I heard that you have formed a 'women's gang' and let a little girl be the master and rely on her to protect her safety? I thought your own mother had turned to ashes, why haven't you been weaned yet? Or is it that you kid is hiding a trick to please women, and plans to gallop in the future?"

If it had been a month ago, Gu Shenwei would have been provoked by these words, but now he is indifferent, a month of slaughter is more effective than ten years of teaching.

"She's a qualified killer and not weaker than anyone. ”

Tie Hanfeng seemed to be very annoyed by his apprentice's calmness, stared at him for a long time, and changed the subject, "How many monthly exams do you have?"

"Once. ”

Gu Shenwei's fifth monthly test was held in the last few days of the assassination wave, the opponent died on the road, he won without a fight, he only needed one more time to kill the enemy, he was able to go out of the division, remove the word "apprentice", and won the title of Jinpeng Fort killer.

"Well, good, you're not allowed to kill your opponent one last time, and you need more training. ”

Tie Hanfeng threw the lethal weapon flatly, and Gu Shenwei couldn't control his emotions, and suddenly became angry.