Chapter 1038: Round-up
As the sun set, Tie Linglong stood at the door, with her back to the sun, watched quietly for a while, turned to leave, and made up her mind to ask Old Man Mu for an explanation.
In the room, Chu Nanping was still waving his long sword with a clear eye, completely ignoring the sweat on his body, and he didn't notice that the people outside the door were coming and going.
Tie Linglong first went to Hu Shining to ask for leave, Nancheng has not been peaceful recently, and the protection of the Protector Mansion has also been strengthened a lot, and a large number of people are needed, Hu Shining hesitated for a while and agreed, although Tie Linglong's martial arts are good, he has not received strict training, and he is incompatible with the warrior camp he established, and the lack of her has little impact.
"The Dragon King is preparing for tomorrow night's decisive battle, so it's best not to get him in trouble. Hu Shining reminded.
"Of course. Tie Linglong said coldly.
The dragon king has locked himself in his study since the morning, and all major and minor matters have been handed over to the military advisor and the dragon to deal with, and he said that he will not come out until tomorrow evening, and no one will be allowed to enter during this period, and he will not come out for any reason.
Tie Linglong felt that she didn't need to be reminded, she did want to cause some trouble, but she never thought of asking the Dragon King to help.
She returned to her room, carefully wiped the narrow knife, and suddenly felt a burst of irritability, she had been learning the knife for many years, and she had never become a master, the Harmony Jin taught to her by the Dragon King was progressing slowly, and she was still hesitating in the first layer of Yang Jin, for her, the most effective and powerful martial arts was the Yin Finger that Han Wuxian taught her.
Han Wuxian was already dead, it was said that she had died very miserably, she had tried to slowly control Tie Linglong with her Yin Finger, and now that the source of the threat had been eliminated, Tie Linglong felt that there was no need to give up the finger power that had already been halfway trained.
She tried a few tricks, and had to admit that Xiaoyue Tang's martial arts had a very fast effect, even if it was interrupted for such a long time, her finger power still seemed to increase, unlike the harmony energy taught by the Dragon King, who persevered but didn't feel anything.
There was a hesitant knock on the door outside.
"Come in. β
The door opened, Nie Zeng stood outside the door, did not come in, lowered his head and said, "Tonight I am going to take someone to Kunshe to round up Old Man Mu, do you want to go together?"
Tie Linglong was stunned, "Hu Shining asked you to come?"
"Hmm. Nie Zeng replied sullenly, his head lowered, "Everything is up to you, if you don't want to ......"
"Yes, why don't you want to?" Tie Linglong put away the narrow knife, "When will you go?"
"A quarter of an hour later. β
"Good. β
Nie Zeng didn't leave, and he refused to enter the house, standing at the door and twisting uneasy, as if he didn't have anything to say.
Tie Linglong couldn't help but laugh, "You are a swordsman who has been in the grassland, if you have something to say, say it quickly." β
"Uh, Hu Shining asked me to arrange this operation......"
Tie Linglong understood, and raised her head slightly, "So I have to listen to your orders, and I can't just run around." β
Nie Zeng nodded solemnly, "Yes." β
"Okay. Tie Linglong agreed, but her voice was a little cold.
Nie let out a sigh of relief.
A quarter of an hour later, a team of nine people set off from the Protector's Mansion in groups of three and headed for Kunshe.
Hu Shining didn't send too many people, he didn't believe in his bones that Old Man Mu would really appear in Kunshe tonight, so the task given was also very simple: just watch, don't make a move.
This was supposed to be a secret operation, but before he came to the street where Kunshe was located, Nie Zeng knew that it was impossible to hide his whereabouts, and too many swordsmen rushed to hear the news, and there was almost no place to stand on the street, let alone a hiding place.
Many swordsmen, like Hu Shining, didn't believe that Old Man Mu would accept the challenge of the Kun Society, but when others came, they couldn't fall behind.
There was not much tension at the scene, long before Nie Zeng and his party arrived, several well-known swordsmen had already come forward to unify everyone's opinions: in case Old Man Mu really dared to take risks alone, everyone would surround him together and don't pull each other's hind legs, as for who can cut Old Man Mu, it depends on luck.
"He Donggua is really a fool, it was not easy to find the whereabouts of Old Man Mu, and he dared to kill people with only ten people, we can't make the same mistake, work together, work together. "There are still swordsmen who are passing on similar views, persuading those who come after them to follow the rules.
"Then we can't come in vain, if anyone really hits the old man, he will have to mean it. β
"If I'm lucky, if I don't say anything, take out a thousand taels of gold, find a tavern on a street, and let the brothers drink as they please!"
The rhetoric drew laughter, and someone interjected even louder: "Stingy, why do you have to take half of itβhow can you do it without a woman with wine alone?"
The laughter was louder, and the atmosphere was so harmonious that it didn't look like encircling and suppressing the old man, but like a swordsman contest where everyone could get benefits.
Tie Linglong jumped on the roof of the house, and slowly walked forward with the two warriors who accompanied him, there were also many swordsmen on it, so there was no need to sneak, just don't get too close to others, the swordsmen who could get a place on the roof were not ordinary, and their appearance was much more serious, and they rarely talked to each other.
The three of them were unblocked, and the swordsmen seemed to recognize this as the Dragon King's subordinates, and some even took the initiative to get out of the way.
The houses under their feet were empty, and the most daring residents could not sleep peacefully, so they all temporarily moved to other places for the night.
Tie Linglong found several Tianshan Sect swordsmen, they still retained the habit of killers, even if they couldn't hide their whereabouts, they had to crouch down and narrow down their targets as much as possible.
Tie Linglong walked to the end, here is only a road away from the Kun Society, the sky is a little cloudy, but you can still clearly see that the courtyard on the opposite side is empty, it is said that the Kun Society has dismissed all the members, maybe it is true.
A few houses away, Tie Linglong could vaguely see Nie Zeng's figure, the two groups of people were too far away, and there were several groups of swordsmen in between, and they had lost the possibility of supporting each other.
In this situation, it would be very difficult for Old Man Mu to come to Kunshe even if he wanted to, Tie Linglong sighed softly, feeling that he would return in vain tonight.
The night was getting darker, and the swordsmen on the ground stopped chatting, and the atmosphere was a little tense, but they were still able to keep each other at peace.
The chaotic news came from the second watch, "Shen Qiye is dead, and his head is hanging on the gate of his family, and it was done by the old man Mu." β
Immediately, a group of swordsmen left.
Then there were more and more news, all of them were the death of a certain big and small hood, which was more credible at first, but slowly became exaggerated, and the killings took place in the north and south cities at the same time, and everywhere claimed to hear the wild laughter of the old man Mu, as if he had the ** skill tonight.
Many swordsmen were affected by the news, and left in groups to pursue the whereabouts of Old Man Mu, and there were many people left, "This is obviously a plan to attack the West, it seems that Old Man Mu is really going to come to Kunshe tonight." β
Tie Linglong also thought so, so she watched more carefully, not far from her, there were three swordsmen on the roof of the same building, and she couldn't tell which side of the subordinates, and the two warriors of the Protector Mansion were in charge of guarding them.
Only half an hour has passed, and at least twenty murders have been reported, Tie Linglong knows that by tomorrow morning, the real deaths will probably be four or five people, or even less, Biyu City is a paradise of rumors, and Old Man Mu only needs to hire a small number of people to exaggerate the truth tenfold and hundredfold.
It was a lively night for Nancheng, with shops open all night and customers having fun while munching on news that they didn't know whether it was true or not, arguing about whether Old Man Mu was a human being or not.
Old man Mu made a threat during the day, saying that he wanted to kill He Donggua before midnight, the deadline was getting closer and closer, but he didn't mean to show up, and the news of those killings, whether true or not, was far away from Kunshe.
"Old man Mu is very smart, he tricked us into coming here and killing people elsewhere in a down-to-earth manner. "More swordsmen couldn't wait any longer, so they left, and finally made the streets near Kunsha a little more relaxed and not overcrowded.
However, around midnight, a large number of swordsmen came back, cursing and cursing the old man Mu, and before dawn, they confirmed that more than half of the killing news was fake, and the first "Shen Qiye" to be killed was happy in Liuren Alley.
There was no one in the south city, the Kunshe was very close to the north city, and the sound of the gong of the three watches over there was faintly heard, the old man Mu had not yet appeared, and the swordsmen cursed louder, and they all felt that it was a very embarrassing act for the old man to come to die.
The earliest conflict was not far from Tie Linglong, and she clearly heard a knife man asking from the ground: "Hey, why are you here again? You were the first to say that Shen Qiye was killed, where did you get the news from? Why are you lying to everyone? Was it bought by Old Man Mu?"
Followed by a series of disputes and noise, the swordsmen who had been quiet for half a night finally couldn't hold back the anger in their hearts and fought hard.
Tie Linglong felt that someone must have deliberately fueled the trouble, so she didn't care, the more she made trouble, the more proof that Old Man Mu might appear.
The number of swordsmen involved in the brawl gradually increased, and finally it expanded to a few streets, and even the roofs were not so peaceful, and everyone felt that the strangers around them were annihilated, and sometimes it only took a few glances to provoke swords to each other.
The sense of anxiety at dusk arose, Tie Linglong began to feel that something was wrong, she knew Old Man Mu better than others, that old bastard loved to be in the limelight, midnight was about to pass, and no matter how much he killed He Donggua, he couldn't realize the threat of the day, what else did he send to toss?
She turned around and motioned for the two warriors to stay where they were, and then glanced left and right, most of the swordsmen on the roof jumped to the ground, some participated in the battle, and some persuaded to fight, this was the best opportunity, so she bent down and jumped into the courtyard of the Kunshe Society three times in succession.
There were still a few people who noticed Tie Linglong's actions, and Nie Zeng was one of them, and although she was far away, he could still recognize her figure.
Without hesitation, Nie Zeng also jumped off the roof and entered the Kun Society, followed by two warriors in his group.
The dragon king's subordinates opened their heads, and the other swordsmen looked at each other for a while, and began to imitate them one by one.
The Kun Society was really empty, and the bold swordsman searched around, and announced in surprise: Not only are all the young swordsmen of the Kun Society **, but even the owner Shangguan Ru and the hunted person He Donggua who should stay here disappear at some point.
Many swordsmen remember clearly, they had seen the figure of the tenth prince at dusk, and no one had ever seen her leave the Kun Society.
Nie Zeng was even more surprised than everyone else, although the direction was different, but he was only one step late, and he actually lost Tie Linglong's whereabouts.
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