Chapter 477: The Conspiracy Revealed (Yangzhou Chronicle)
Wu Tong held a long hook in his hand and rushed towards Bai Xie and Zhou Xingtong without hesitation......
"Who can sue me, the meaning of my life in this world ......" Bai Xie's heart burst into wonder, watching Wu Tong rush towards him regardless of his life, he secretly said in his heart, "I have been in the martial arts of the Western Regions for many years, and I have killed countless people, as a person from the Western Regions, these are all used to it...... But what is the significance of defeating so many people? I am now in Yangzhou, and what is the purpose of working for the prefect of Yangzhou here......
Before Bai Xie could think clearly about the inexplicable question in his heart, Wu Tong's long hook still came. Bai Xie didn't take Wu Tong's martial arts seriously, the long hook came towards him, and Bai Xie only raised his arm to resist - just like the previous move, Wu Tong's long hook slashed on the blade armguard, and it didn't threaten Bai Xie in the slightest.
"You people from the rivers and lakes of the Central Plains, you are fighting each other more than once, and for what, who can sue me?" Bai Xie's eyes were full of murderous aura mixed with lingering pain, and he kept struggling and shouting in his heart, Bai Xie's arm was forced, and a sharp blade swung out. Wu Tong didn't react, the long hook in his hand didn't parry, and his face and hands were completely scratched by the blade, and mottled blood flowed out.
Wu informed Bai Xie that he was so powerful, seeing the ironclad blade arm guard, he had no choice but to endure the pain and retreat temporarily.
"Why, can't you sue me can't you......" The inexplicable doubts in Bai Xie's heart gradually turned into anger, he danced the blade arm guard in his hand, and looked at the retreating Wu Tong with murderous eyes, as if he was about to make an outrageous move.
Zhou Xingtong, who has always known Bai Xie, met on the side, and seemed to know Bai Xie's next move. He glanced at Bai Xie with some concern, and secretly reminded, "Hey." Just teach them a lesson, don't overdo it......"
However, Baek Xie didn't seem to hear it. Without saying a word, he galloped away in the direction of Wu Tong. Wu Tong hasn't reacted yet, after all, Bai Xie has not taken the initiative to make any moves against him before. And this time, Bai Xie actually took the initiative to attack him, and the murderous aura in his eyes seemed to be about to force himself to a dead end.
However, Wu Tong is also the highest martial artist among the "Four Evils and Ugliness", although he also guessed that he was not Bai Xie's opponent, but he knew that he would not just sit idly by. Wu Tong had absolutely one force in his hand, and the long hook drew a groove. With a silver flash of light, it sped by, as if it was about to kill him with one move.
But Bai Xie's skills are not idle? Leaping through the air, facing the flying long hook, Bai Xie calmly responded. Dodging the attack with his phantom steps, he then rushed to the rescue, slashed through the body of three steps, and the blade arm cooperated with the palm wind to come out, directly attacking Wu Tong's waist and down. ’
This time, Bai Xie used all his strength, and Wu Tong was not Bai Xie's opponent at all. A strong palm wind blows from the waist and abdomen. Before he could figure out what was going on, he was hit hard in the lower body. "Ahh Covered in scars, he fell to the ground, although he didn't hit the vital point, but the whole person didn't have the slightest power to fight back.
Wu Tong fell to the ground. Motionless, Bai Xie seemed to have lost his mind. Prepare to rush forward and kill him with one move. "I have killed so many people, but I have not yet found the meaning of my existence in this world. I'll kill you. Pave the way for me to explore the meaning of life......" Bai Xie said angrily in his heart, galloping up, preparing to kill Wu Tong with one move.
Wu Tong no longer had the power to fight back or even dodge, life and death were in an instant, and at the last moment, Zhou Xingtong rushed forward and blocked Bai Xie's shot with his palm. Bai Xie's martial arts are actually above Zhou Xingtong, and it took a lot of effort for Zhou Xingtong to stop him.
"That's enough, don't forget what we're here for?" Seeing Bai Xie's somewhat irrational expression, Zhou Xingtong shouted loudly and rarely.
Bai Xie has always listened to his senior brother's words, and he has constant contradictions and pain in his heart, but Zhou Xingtong stopped him in front of him, and he finally didn't make a move.
"I don't know what I live in this world for...... Bai Xie couldn't help but say what was in his heart, "We have defeated so many people and killed so many people, but what have we gained, and what do we want to become? Even if I kill these four wastes, what can I gain, is it just a sense of superiority over the four of them? This kind of thing is not what I want at all......
Zhou Xingtong seemed to know some of Bai Xie's thoughts, he was silent for a while, and then calmly persuaded Bai Xie: "What you are wondering about, let's think about it later, now that we are in Yangzhou, we are hired and invited, we have to do things for the prefect of Yangzhou, and we will talk ......about personal matters later."
Zhou Xingtong still understands Bai Xie's character, and now he is the only one who can calm Bai Xie. Sure enough, Bai Xie's abrupt eyes remained for a long time, and finally gradually calmed down, and finally all the murderous aura dissipated, leaving only intermittent gasps.
Bai Xie was silent for a long time, his eyes kept looking at the four "Four Evils and Ugliness" who fell to the ground, and then he eased his nerves, and said to his senior brother Zhou Xingtong: "Okay, just listen to the words of senior brother......
Qiu Qian'an, the prefect of Yangzhou, had been standing on one side, and he was completely aware of what happened in the hall. When Bai Xie lost his mind a little just now, he was also taken aback, for fear that he would directly cause trouble. But fortunately, Zhou Xingtong stopped it, and this qiē did not happen.
Bai Xie, who had calmed down, withdrew the blade arm guard in his hand, tied it back layer by layer with a bandage, and then regained his usual cold and merciless eyes. Looking at the four "Four Evils and Ugly" who fell to the ground and were still conscious, Bai Xie said in a cold tone: "Okay, now the result is obvious, are you willing to obey us, or ...... Disobedience?"
This time, Wu Tong and the others didn't think about it anymore, although they were unwilling to be taught such a lesson by a young junior, but now their lives are important, even if they don't want to agree, they can't help themselves now. As a result, the "Four Great Evils and Ugliness" were finally defeated by Bai Xie and Zhou Xingtong, and the two people known as the "Ghost King" in the Western Regions Wulin became the "handles" here again......
In addition to Qiu Qian'an, the prefect of Yangzhou, there is another person. I also watched the duel in the hall, and this person was none other than him. It was Tian Xu who had been hiding on the beams of the house and had not been discovered.
Tian Xu stared at Bai Xie and Zhou Xingtong, thinking about Bai Xie's terrifying skills just now. I couldn't help but shush secretly. Although his martial arts may not be under Bai Xie, if he really fights, he will be at least afraid of three points.
"The people of the Western Regions Martial Arts are full of strange tricks, right? I can't underestimate this martial arts ......" Tian Xu muttered secretly above the beam......
Under the hall, Bai Xie and Zhou Xingtong, the "ghost kings" who defeated the "Four Evils and Ugliness", naturally became the new right-hand men of Qiu Qian'an, and Qiu Qian'an seemed to have some important affairs to explain to Bai Xie and Zhou Xingtong.
"If there is anything, please ask Lord Qiu to command-" Zhou Xingtong looked very sleek. He bowed respectfully.
In comparison, the young and vigorous Bai Xie doesn't think so, he is not willing to bow down in front of a person he looks down on. Moreover, Bai Xie not only dared to think, but he also dared to say, seeing that Qiu Qian'an had no ability, Bai Xie said without scruples: "Hmph, senior brother, let's go out and break through." It's to make others remember us, why should we grovel to people like him, I don't accept it!"
Zhou Xingtong saw that Bai Xie dared to speak so disrespectfully in the hall, and immediately reminded: "Hey." Senior brother, pay attention to the occasion when you speak—"
However, Qiu Qian'an seems to be unimpressed. Maybe he was afraid of Bai Xie's skills, so he responded with a pretending to be tolerant: "No...... It's okay. The young man is young and vigorous, and this king has seen a lot of ...... The king invited them to come. It's just to help the king and accomplish the great cause - rest assured, after the deed is completed, the benefits of the two will be indispensable......"
"What kind of secret matter is it, and I have summoned the conference hall to meet me?" Zhou Xingtong asked again.
Qiu Qian paused, looked around again, habitually vigilant, and finally whispered in front of the two: "Meng Yuanqi is exhausted, this king wants to empty the Yangzhou regime, break away from Meng Yuan, and establish himself as the master......"
As soon as these words came out, all the people present who knew were completely shocked. Zhou Xingtong didn't react for a long time, he was stunned for a long time, and said in disbelief: "What do you mean...... Want to rebel?"
"I have this idea, but I am still secretly recruiting troops...... Qiu Qian'an continued to conspire, "However, the news seems to have leaked recently, and the people of the Mengyuan court suspected the king's actions, so they secretly sent officers and soldiers and the army to secretly investigate several times. As a result, the secret could not be kept, but it fought several battles with Meng Yuan's army in Yangzhou City, defeated the former army, and barely kept the secret...... But this secret will not be kept for long, this king thought to himself, in the near future, Meng Yuan's troops will come, and Yangzhou City may encounter unprecedented bloody storms...... This king invited the two masters to come, hoping to use the two to temporarily protect the position of the king, and when the king gathers the troops of the Quartet, kills from Yangzhou City, and defeats the Mongolian army, it will definitely make a great contribution to the two masters——"
After Qiu Qianan finished speaking, Tian Xu, who was hiding on the beams of the house, was taken aback. He couldn't believe that Qiu Qian'an, who was the prefect of Yangzhou, would actually think of the great rebellion of plotting a rebellion. Although he also hated the corrupt and oppressive Mengyuan court in his heart, Tian Xu had never thought of such a major event as raising an army to rebel. He now finally understands why there are ruins of war in various parts of Yangzhou City in recent days, and why the prefect's guards are so heavily guarded in recent days......
"Do you really want to do this, if you fail, this is a great sin of the Nine Clans......," Zhou Xingtong asked again.
"I, Qiu Qian'an, have never done anything big in my life, but this time, I have to oppose the Mengyuan Imperial Court-" Qiu Qian'an continued, "Don't worry, as long as you help this king complete the great cause, this king will definitely give you an increase in official ranks, and your benefits are indispensable, haha......"
After saying a lot and explaining some affairs, Qiu Qian'an ordered someone to arrange for Lang Zhong to treat the seriously injured "Four Great Evils and Ugly", and he left the hall first and explained other things to the guards outside, and only Bai Xie and Zhou Xingtong were left in the hall, and of course, Tian Xu, who had not been discovered......
"Hmph, Qiu Qian'an is a good-for-nothing villain at all, he wants to rebel?I dare to say, he is doomed to fail in the end......" Bai Xie still looked down on Qiu Qian'an, and vented to Zhou Xingtong, "Senior brother, such a person, why should we work for him......?"
Zhou Xingtong said very calmly: "Don't worry, the two of us came to the Central Plains, let alone belonging, we don't even have money for food, clothing, housing and transportation, how can we continue to wander? Don't worry, even if Qiu Qian'an fails, we don't have to worry." We did things for him for the time being, and when we got the money, we ran away and left him alive and dead. We have lived ours, he has lived his, and we will never have anything to do with him again......"
"I've just been wondering, what are we doing so desperately, what are we doing so much......" Bai Xie started again, with the same doubts in his heart just now, and secretly chattered.
"You're here again......" This time Zhou Xingtong heard Bai Xie's "complaint", and replied, "From the Western Regions to the Central Plains, you say this sentence every day......
"Then do you know the answer?" Bai Xie continued, "I say it every day, I say it every day, I don't know what I am looking for, and what so-called meaning I am looking for...... Bai Xie gradually began to complain.
"What the hell is wrong with you, how did you become the way you are? As you said yourself, do you understand what you are looking for?" Zhou Xingtong asked in turn.
"I want to find out the meaning of my life in this world--" Bai Xie stared at each other, "What am I living in this world for? What do I want to get after killing so many people...... Surely, someone must tell me about this answer......" It seems that in Bai Xie's heart, there is a confused knot that cannot be untied.
Bai Xie and Zhou Xingtong didn't say a few words, and they wandered around the hall, Qiu Qian'an didn't come in to arrange affairs for the two of them, and the two of them are also very leisurely now. However, at the moment under the beams of the house, Bai Xie looked down, as if he noticed the mottled interlacing of light and shadow. Bai Xie's eyes froze, as if he had sensed something......
And this beam and pillar is exactly where Tian Xu has been secretly hiding. Bai Xie also noticed this, and after Qiu Qian'an left, Tian Xu didn't spend more energy under the hall, and Tian Xu didn't know about Bai Xie's suspicions.
Bai Xie looked up, as if he knew that someone was hiding above. Bai Xie gestured to Zhou Xingtong's eyes, Zhou Xingtong understood Bai Xie's meaning, looked at the dark pavilion above the beam, and two chess pieces suddenly appeared between his sleeves......
And Tian Xu, who was on the beam of the house, was still thinking about the "rebellion" that Qiu Qian'an said just now, and he sneaked into the prefect to investigate today, just to find out the reason for today's riot in Yangzhou City. Now that the key clues have been found, and it is still an amazing insider, what Tian Xu is thinking about now is how to escape from here quickly and tell Fang Zhongtian and Lan Gu the news......
"It's better to go out from the skylight just now, the two guys below who call themselves the 'ghost king' are still ......" Tian Xu looked at the skylight that he had sneaked in just now, and said silently in his heart.
Suddenly, there was a movement under the beam where Tian Xu was. Tian Xu's perception is also extremely strong, and he jumped into the air, and at the same moment, the two chess pieces like hidden weapons pierced through the beam of the house like sharp blades, and passed straight through the place where Tian Xu was hiding just now. Tian Xu let out a cold sweat, if he hadn't found it in time, it was very likely that he would have been killed by two hidden weapons directly through his heart on the spot.
But Tian Xu's nervousness did not subside, because he knew very well that his whereabouts had been discovered, and the Yangzhou prefect was ...... in this heavily surrounded army
"Who dares to be so bold and hide the Yangzhou prefect alone?" Zhou Xingtong shouted loudly above the beams of the house.
Zhou Xingtong's voice alarmed Qiu Qian'an, who was arranging affairs outside, and Qiu Qian'an was immediately panicked when he heard that someone was hiding in the conference hall -- because he knew very well that the "rebellion" he had just said had already been known to outsiders. What he was worried about in his heart was that this person was likely to be a spy planted in Yangzhou by the Mengyuan Imperial Court...... (To be continued......)