The furnishings of the room were emptied, except for a table at the door, on which stood a small candle, and the dim light did not shine even ten paces away.

"It was a pleasure to talk to you. Shangguan Fa spoke casually, but without showing contempt, he made a small circle to determine the size and layout of the room.

Such a gesture was more of a sign of respect, showing that he had come to regard the Dragon King as an enemy worthy of being taken seriously.

Gu Shenwei was very familiar with the governor's mansion, so he didn't need to look at it, he pulled out the Wufeng knife in advance, put the scabbard on the table, and the light shone on his left hand, reflecting a thick green tendon, like a small snake crawling in a winding way.

"I'm happy too. Gu Shenwei said, turned around and walked to the middle of the main hall, and gently swung a few knives.

Shangguan Fan walked to the table at the door, holding the corner of the table with his right hand, less than a foot away from the scabbard, "You take my right palm, try my left palm later, beware, if you find that the palm wind is coming, it will be too late." ”

Gu Shenwei nodded, "I will try to make the knife first, I am looking for a target in the dark, relying not on my eyes or ears." ”

Shangguan Fan also nodded, "Do you have anyone you particularly want to take care of?" as long as he is honest, I can let him go." ”

Gu Shenwei thought about it seriously, "No." ”

"Well, that's right, if this person doesn't want to avenge your death, why take care of him? Very good. ”

The two of them didn't behave like killers at all, not even like enemies with deep hatred, from beginning to end, no one mentioned the extermination a few years ago**, it was an ordinary operation for Shangguan Va, no need for any explanation, and Gu Shenwei had already expressed his attitude in actual action, so there was really no need to make verbal threats.

Shangguan Va raised his hand to extinguish the candle, and the dim light left the last afterimage, and at the same moment, the two people in the room disappeared from where they had been standing.

In the courtyard, dozens of people listened attentively, and Pang Jing even ordered people to drive away the residents on the street to reduce the noise, but this move was so skillful and redundant that even the people with the best ears couldn't hear anything, and after a full quarter of an hour, everyone gave up.

Pang Jing asked puzzledly: "Is the competition in Biyu City so quiet?"

A fat man stepped forward and said with a smile: "It is said that the first move of the competition between killers is the most important, so they are not willing to make rash moves, but try to hide their whereabouts and find the flaws of the other party. ”

"Then what if no one can find the other party?" Pang Jing asked in amazement.

"Well, it's hard to say, as far as I know, there have been killers who have been competing for days and nights, depending on who is more patient and persistent. ”

"How many days and nights?" Pang Jing frowned, feeling that he had been fooled again, and he should have set the maximum time limit if he knew this, "Then let's stop sitting, the whole city is carnival, everyone should be happy, come and drink." ”

Pang Jing waved his hand, forgetting that he was not the owner of this mansion.

However, this did not affect the effective surname of the order, his subordinates hurried to find the wine, the servants in the Moxian Mansion brought the wine out, and the other spectators also passed the order to the retinue outside in various ways.

Another quarter of an hour passed, and there was still no sound in the main hall, and the courtyard that was originally used for martial arts competitions had been set up with sumptuous feasts, dozens of fine wines and wines were piled up on the side, and all kinds of novel fruit snacks appeared like tricks, and even cherries and watermelons, which were only produced in summer.

Pang Jing tasted and admired, and the provider often stood up with a red face, as if he had won an important game.

Tu Gou stood at the gate and shook his head, "This is a contest between the Dragon King and the Dubu King, how can it be...... How did it come to this?"

Chu Nanping couldn't see the situation inside, but the voice he heard was enough to explain everything, "It's supposed to be like this." ”

"What do you mean?" Tu Gou looked at Chu Nanping in surprise.

"People who are used to killing, but who are not qualified to participate in it, will see killing as a game. You see, not everyone is drinking for fun. ”

Tu Gou looked, and sure enough, the guards around him were still doing their duty, many of them were not only carrying out orders, but also making full use of every opportunity to look at the main hall, showing strong concern, and even the people of the Central Plains, especially those warriors, were also seriously whispering, as if they were arguing about who the final victor would be.

There are still a few who really care about the contest, and the crowd in the streets has already turned into drunks, wandering around in a staggered manner, shouting and shouting in a vague manner, beating and being beaten for no apparent reason, and has long forgotten about tonight's joust, which in the final analysis has no direct effect on them.

Tu Gou's gaze fell on Pang Jing, who was his enemy and the leader of the joyful atmosphere, and then said to Chu Nanping: "In this way, it's really not worth fighting for any city lord. ”

"This is the way of survival for ordinary people, if every killing is taken seriously, Biyu City will be miserable for many years, no one can stand this kind of torture, these people who seek pleasure, after the results of the competition, will give generously money and loyalty, more than to make up for their faux pas. ”

Tu Gou couldn't help but look at Chu Nanping with admiration, "I can't see you better than me, an old man." ”

"Old man. Chu Nanping smiled.

"Old man wood, this guy. Tu Gou shook his head, and he couldn't tell whether he hated or admired that "guy", "He must be very disappointed, he hopes that everyone will be afraid of him, but Bi Yucheng will only treat him as a play." ”

A knight ran down the alley, interrupting the conversation between the two at the door, and the knight jumped off his horse and went straight to Xu Xiaoyi, "Dragon King...... Isn't the contest over yet?"

Xu Xiaoyi recognized that this was a soldier of the Shule Kingdom, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"

Before the knight could answer, another Central Plains soldier galloped over, dismounted and pushed away the crowd, and said loudly to Pang Jing in the mansion: "Lord Qibing, there is a disturbance in the Shule army in the west, and it seems that several groups of people are fighting. ”

This news surprised everyone, Xu Xiaoyi grabbed the arm of the Shule soldier, "What the hell is going on?"

The Shule soldiers were sweating profusely, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and General Wu clashed, I don't know the details." ”

"Who sent you to tell the news?"

"Nobody, I found out that something was wrong, and immediately ran here, I am loyal to the Dragon King. ”

At this time, it was impossible to call out the Dragon King, Xu Xiaoyi needed to make his own decision, he glanced at the staff officer of Jinpeng Fort not far away, and said in a low voice: "It's too bad time, you must not let this news disturb the Dragon King......"

In the courtyard, Pang Jing was drinking to the fullest, raising his glass and laughing, "Let's fight, be more lively." Dragon King, do you hear me? You're not dead yet, and the people below are ***!"

The soldiers of the Dragon Army guarding the mansion were all furious when they heard this, but they were on the order, and no one dared to refute it publicly. ”

Tu Gou was just about to leave, Chu Nanping whispered, "Go find Long Chuyun first." ”

Tu Gou nodded and added, "Okay." "Ride on the horses of the Shule soldiers and gallop to the Nancheng Protector's Mansion.

When Pang Jing heard the words "slaughtering dogs", his face changed slightly, and his mood was greatly affected, and when he looked at the gate, the person was gone, and he only had time to snort.

The banquet was still going on, except for Pang Jing, everyone else was a little half-hearted, and while their faces were full of smiles, they began to think about how to flatter the winner in the future in order to stand out from the crowd.

There were a lot of people gathered at the gate, all of them were the entourage of everyone in the mansion, Xu Xiaoyi lowered his head and began to show uneasiness, Chu Nanping stood next to him and whispered: "Don't worry, the Dragon King will not be affected." ”

"Yes, I'm not in a hurry, hehe. Xu Xiaoyi said blankly, looking up at Chu Nanping, as if he had just discovered his arrival, "You shouldn't come out." ”

"It's okay, anyway, the eyes are already like this, and I'll have to get used to it sooner or later. ”

Facing his best friend, Xu Xiaoyi quieted down, although he never figured out the changes in Xiao Chu in recent years, he still remembered the happy times in the past, when he always took the idea Xiao Chu to do, every time he made an awkward scene, he always found a way to alleviate it, "Don't leave me later, I need your protection." ”

Chu Nanping touched the long sword at his waist and nodded seriously.

Halfway through the fourth watch, there was still no sound in the main hall, and the civil strife of the Shule army seemed to be still going on, but there was not much news, but at this time, there was news from the east of the city: Tieshan had retreated from the Four Noble Heavens.

What followed was a bunch of contradictory rumors, some said that the Iron Mountain fiasco was beaten away, some said that the Four Noble Truths were burned down by a fire, some said that the monk leader of Iron Mountain was killed, and some said that Shangguan Ru and Old Man Mu died in the chaos, in short, it was more lively than the chaos in the west of the city.

The night of revelry was coming to an end, and the streets were littered with innumerable men, men and women, snoring and sleeping, and those who were still awake did not want to drink any more, and slowly gathered from all over the city outside the governor's mansion, anxious to know the result.

Pang Jing's drunkenness also disappeared, he didn't fall, just yawned, news from the east and west came one after another, he listened to it as a joke, and did not make any efforts to calm down the chaos, the four thousand Central Plains soldiers sent before were on standby not far from the Four Truths Garan, and they never received instructions to attack.

I don't know who was the first to look up, not long after, more and more people made this action, pointed to the sky, and let out a series of exclamations, and finally the exclamation reached the mansion, Pang Jing also raised his head, and said in surprise: "What a bright star, I have never seen such a big one, is that a fairy?"

Inside and outside the mansion, hundreds of people looked up at the huge and bright star, and gradually became in awe, and suddenly someone said in confusion: "That can't be the stone castle on fire, right?"

The staff officer of Jinpeng Fort had already sensed that something was wrong, and hurriedly called his subordinates to give a whispered order, and in the face of everyone's inquiring eyes, he was still very calm, "No, if the stone fort is on fire, someone should have sent the news a long time ago." ”

"Or maybe no one ran out. Chu Nanping said that he was unaware of the resentful eyes of everyone in Jinpeng Castle.

"Jinpeng Castle is on fire!" Pang Jing shouted, and then let out the indulgent laughter characteristic of drunkards.

Before the laughter fell, the window of the main hall suddenly broke, and something flew out, grazing Pang Jing's side and falling to the ground.

It was a knife, the Dragon King's Five Peaks Knife.

Pang Jing's laughter came to an abrupt end.

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