Chapter 44: Ethereal Killing
Compared with the glitz of Luoyang City, Chang'an City is more thick. Weishui collects the twilight rain, and there are many new Ze everywhere. The palace is surrounded by mountains, and the cloud forest is blue with sky. I don't know how many literati and artists have deposited their souls in this ancient city, hundreds of thousands of houses are like a game of Go, and the 12th street is like a vegetable garden.
Ethereal and his female apprentice Guo Xiang lived in Luoyang for a long time, and people like them who regard fame and fortune as dung are extremely disgusted with the petty bourgeois life of the Luoyang Shi clan. After a major cleanup of the martial arts forces in Dianbu, Luoyang was even more indulged in the Yingge Yan Dance and couldn't extricate himself.
The rise and fall of a dynasty depends on the old capital rather than the new one. If even the capital of the old dynasty can manage prosperity, then the magnanimity of this dynasty must be greater than that of the previous dynasty.
Chang'an obviously didn't have that kind of luck. The imperial court arranged a prince of the Sima family here, just to encroach on the ten thousand families in Chang'an. At this time, Luoyang became a gathering place for the displaced people of the Di nationality in Gansu, and also became a free trade zone for the Hu people in the north. The horses of the Huns, the skins of the Xianbei people, the copper and iron of the Di people, the cattle and sheep of the Qiang people......
In Chang'an, many large mansions were bought by the Hu people, and nearly thirty percent of the shops were also owned by the Hu people. As long as you give money, the yamen can do everything for the Hu people. What they don't know is that most of these so-called rich Hu people are an intelligence base inserted by Hu people in the Central Plains. An old official mansion outside the gate of Weiyang Palace is the intelligence base of the Northern Xiongnu.
Miao Yi and Xiaoxiang's eldest disciple Guo Xiang traveled to the outside of Weiyang Palace and found a Han inn on Zhangchengmen Street to stay. The two of them traveled for many days, helping the poor all the way, and there was not much silver on their bodies, so they ate some wine and went back to their rooms to rest.
They didn't have a very clear goal for this trip, but they felt that the rivers and lakes were too silent, like a pool of stagnant water, and the unicorn heroes brought some vitality to the rivers and lakes, and they hoped to contribute to wake up the sleeping rivers and lakes.
When she returned to her room, she meditated and practiced. In May in Chang'an, the coolness is not over, the summer has arrived, and after practicing the exercises for half an hour, I can't stay up anymore, untie my clothes, and take a nap.
Guo Xiang's room is close to the street, and it is so noisy outside that she can't sleep, this girl is sixteen years old, she is just young, and she has some love for a noisy city like Chang'an. Wear a smoky shirt and lean on the window to watch the street scene.
On the opposite street is a large mansion, which is the residence of a high-ranking official in the previous dynasty. Now it has become the office of the Northern Xiongnu in Chang'an, and there are six guards dressed in Hu clothes and holding long knives standing at the door. At this time, an old man in ragged clothes and his daughter were blasted out of the gate of the inn, and the girl was in her twenties, and with her father, she went to the gate of the Hu people's compound to set up a copper basin, put some knives, guns and sticks, and sold her art on the street.
The woman danced with a double sword in the open space outside the mansion, hitting a set of Huashan two-handed swords, opening the bow left and right, and the tiger was vigorous. After a while, a group of people gathered around to watch the excitement, including Han and Hu people. Guo Xiang was lying on the windowsill, just in time to look down on the woman. This Huashan two-handed sword, it seems to be very powerful, but in fact, it is full of loopholes, if their Xiaoxiang faction's ox-solving knife method fights with her, less than ten times, they will definitely be able to subdue the other party.
I don't know if this Huashan sword is a fancy martial art, or if this woman only learns swordsmanship for the sake of showmanship. Guo Xiang was still thinking about it, but the father and daughter were in trouble. A fat and oily Hu man was flirting with a performing woman, and I saw that the man was full of yellow pigtails, and he was also wearing a Hu man fur jacket on a hot day, and he was protected by a few guards with knives.
Little girl, accompany the uncle into the house, and the uncle will discuss the sword with you on the bed. That obscene and greasy nonsense.
The performer woman took a few steps back, and when the old man saw this, he stepped forward and said a few words to the Hu man with a smile. Hu Ren's backhand was a slap, and the old man was weak and was slapped down by the slap. The woman hurried to help her father, not wanting to fall for the fat man with a full beard, and the man took advantage of the woman's bend and hugged her waist from behind.
The woman was startled, and her backhand was a sword. The fat Hu man not only did not panic, but laughed out loud, stepped back a few times, and let the guards fight. The Huns are dragons on the horse, and they are just worms under the horse, and they have no swordsmanship, and they have no swordsmanship, and they have fought for more than ten rounds, and they all let the showman cut her wrists, and the sword ran away without picking it up.
Where is Fufeng Sanying? The fat bearded man shouted, only to see three people jumping down from the roof of the big courtyard. Officially that Fufeng Sanying, the Huns spent money to hire a knife hand. The three of them landed and stood firmly, and then surrounded the girl in the heart.
The woman had just finished beating the Hun guards, and she was very confident, and she went around in circles with the Fufeng Sanying, and said: Three watchdogs, let my sister teach you how to be a man today......
Before the words fell, the youngest person who helped the wind for three miles moved the knife first, only to see the other party sail against the wind sword, and came towards the woman from the bottom up. The woman dodged sideways, and the sword in her left hand pretended to push the knife away, but the sword in her right hand went straight to the throat of the first striker.
Senior Brother Yin be careful. After an old man finished speaking, Ling Bo took a slight step and picked the sword in the woman's right hand with a knife, and with a ding, the sword in the woman's right hand was broken in two. She had no choice but to take the half sword in her hand and continue to fight with the three men.
The young man's mouth and cheeks were blue, as if he was about to grow a beard, and he was about twenty-three or fourteen years old. The living environment of Fufeng is harsh, and the people's customs are extremely strong, and there are many masters in Dong Zhuo's army. After Dong Zhuo was destroyed, most of these wind support masters were forced to make a living, were hired by the Hu people, and worked for the Hu people, and even their descendants had to do this business.
This group of people, it is definitely not an exaggeration to give a traitor's pot and let them carry it.
The blue-cheeked man was still too young, and every move was impulsive, allowing the woman to find a flaw to block and fight back. The two old men helped him repeatedly, and finally the old man simply slapped him on the forehead with a knife blade to knock him back, and the two old men came to strike the girl together without distraction.
These two old men are not like the young man, they are very particular about every move and style, although they do not have the smooth knife skills of first-class masters, the two knives are endlessly changing around the girl, and the girl is a half-selling sword, where can she get ten rounds.
Two guys hit a girl, so shameless...... Guo Xiang jumped down from the window and said loudly.
Nan Shen Gong is the gatekeeper kung fu of the Xiaoxiang school, and the moves are casual, and there is no fixed pattern. When the two old men heard this voice, they were taken aback, ashamed, and before they could react, they had already taken a palm on their chests, and the two of them took a few steps back holding their chests.
Help your daddy get out of ...... Guo Xiang said to the entertainer.
The woman clasped her fists and saluted, then hurriedly picked up the old man who was hiding on the side and squeezed out of the crowd. Unexpectedly, before the crowd came out, a group of Hu people poured out of the house next to them, several people fought with the showgirl, and several people grabbed her father, and couldn't help but say, stabbed a few times, and the old man shouted: Hurry up, leave me alone, you go quickly......
At this time, a team of officers and soldiers from the yamen ran over, and the girl who was an entertainer ran forward, knelt in front of the officers and soldiers, and cried and called for them to come and save their lives. The officers and soldiers didn't care about the woman, but quickly surrounded Guo Xiang.
Guo Xiang ignored it, and didn't talk to the Fufeng Sanying, picked up the half of the iron sword left by the entertainer, and cut the throat of an old man who helped the wind. Before everyone had time to see the move clearly, they saw a trace of blood left on the half of the sword, and only then did they know that the old man who helped the wind had his throat cut.
Guo Xiang did not stop because he killed one person, and continued to attack the second person, who was already prepared, and made a circle with a big knife in his hand, blocking it in front of him, and with a ding, Guo Xiang's sword was opened. At this time, the master of Fufeng who had been cut his throat before fell to the ground.
Hurry up and get caught, or we're welcome. The surrounding Yamen officers and soldiers shouted at Guo Xiang. Guo Xiang turned a blind eye, and stabbed the young man with half a knife in a Kunpeng wing. The young man couldn't attack, but his defense was slightly better, and he retreated while blocking with a big knife. Guo Xiang's half-iron sword was pressing forward step by step.
Forcing the young man closer to another wind master, Guo Xiang achieved his goal. The two Fufeng men felt that two against one still had an advantage, gave each other a look, and attacked Guo Xiang at the same time, one slashing vertically, and the other slashing. Guo Xiang hid in their knife net a few times and found the young man's weakness. When the man swept a knife, Guo Xiang flashed half a step and gave the man a boost with half a sword in his hand.
The young man didn't pay attention to skills, the knife brute force, coupled with Guo Xiang's push, actually took a turn. Guo Xiang opened the skin with a move, cutting the pants and flesh from the man's thigh to the back heel, and after a few feet of blood splashed, the man's leg exposed a bone, which was very scary.
Seeing this, the last wind master was already scared and hurried over to help the young man. But when they saw that one leg was missing, the two of them began to cry bitterly.
Kill people in the street, arrest me. The leader of the officers and soldiers of the yamen said.
Guo Xiang turned around and stared at the eyes of the group of officers and soldiers, the officers and soldiers of the government were all rabble, and they were frightened.
I'll go with you to the yamen, but you have to find out that these Hu people killed the Han people, do you arrest them or not? Guo Xiang said.
That's our own business, and you're going to get caught. The leading word.
Good. Guo Xiang said a word, and lifted the half-truncated sword in his hand to his chest, with the hilt facing upward. Everyone thought that she was going to tie her hands and arrest her, but she suddenly let go, the half-truncated sword fell from the air, Guo Xiang flipped over and kicked the broken sword away with his foot, the sword was pierced into the abdomen of the fat bearded man, and penetrated out from behind, and the fat bearded man was bleeding and died on the spot.
After all, Guo Xiang is inexperienced in the rivers and lakes, she thought that she had killed these wicked people, walked with the people of the government, and explained to them that everything would be fine. Still too young. The people of the government did not arrest her back to the yamen for interrogation, but sent her directly to death row.
The woman who was performing arts didn't have time to bury her father, so she ran to the door of the yamen to beat the drum and voice her grievances, wanting to find a master of the sky and rescue Guo Xiang who was arrested. After running around the city for a long time, it was useless, and by this time, the Huns had already sent two boxes of gold to Sima Gui, the prince of Chang'an City, and asked him to order the female assassin to be killed.
When he woke up, it was already evening, and he didn't find Guo Xiang for a long time, and when he inquired, he learned that there had been a murder in the afternoon. He was not in a hurry to save Guo Xiang, and when it was dark, he sneaked into the big mansion bought by the Huns to see who lived here. It can make the officers and soldiers of the yamen reverse right and wrong, and judge that they are not idle.
Sure enough, he heard someone in a room having a meeting. A few people dressed as Han Chinese were reporting to a Xiongnu nobleman.
A yellow-bearded man: Report to King Xian, the defense situation of the Jin army has been clarified, two battalions in the north and south of Luoyang, about 50,000 infantry, and 30,000 cavalry. The defenders of the northern defense line were less than 100,000, and the Tiger Pass was the easiest to break through. If you break the tiger prison and plunder Chang'an or Luoyang, you will have a lot of gains.
The other also stepped forward and said: Report to the virtuous king, the Jin Dynasty court infighting, the army is handed over to some inexperienced princes to manage, this is the best time to plunder the Central Plains.
Very good! Very good! That Xiongnu nobleman said.
This person is none other than King Zuo Xian of the Northern Xiongnu. He is the uncle of the king of the Northern Xiongnu, responsible for exploring the border intelligence of the Jin Dynasty, and sends a lot of news to the Northern Xiongnu every year, so that the Northern Xiongnu who came from Mobei and traveled long distances to loot can make great gains every time.
The Xiongnu nobleman said again: Hurry up and write a secret letter and send someone back to Mobei. The Central Plains is an inexhaustible treasure for our Huns, but we are the farthest away, and if we don't start early, we can't even drink soup.
Not long after, a Si Siwen and Han man came out with a letter and said: King Yuxian, the letter is written, and it needs to be stamped with the seal of King Xian.
How did you write it? The Xiongnu Xianwang said.
Na Si Wenwen read: Zuo Xian Wang Yinti reported to my king, the northern defense army of the Jin army was the weakest at this time, and Luoyang was only 50,000 infantry and 30,000 cavalry. The total number of troops in the passes on the northern front was less than 100,000, of which the Tiger Prison was the weakest. It is recommended that my king lead 50,000 cavalry, break the tiger prison, and take Chang'an and Luoyang, this season is the most prosperous opportunity for the Central Plains, and the ministers kneel in the north, asking my king to seize the opportunity and wait for another year.
King Zuo Xian stamped his seal, looked at the letter, and was smug when he broke through the door. The Han people immediately drew their sabers with them. They were all Huns.
Who is coming? King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu was shocked and asked.
The one who took your dog's life. Ethereal.
What a big breath. King Zuo Xian pretended to be calm and said: Up.
These few pieces of Hu Gou, where is the ethereal dish, the ethereal ones don't look for weapons, the Southern Shengong is good at making something out of nothing, and the grass and trees are all soldiers. An outstretched leg ejected the first person who rushed up a few meters, slammed into the table and bent to his death. The second wave killed three people at the same time, and with a flick of his ethereal fingers, it was as if a ball had been struck, directly piercing the brains of those three people.
Na Si Wenwen knelt down and said: I am Han, don't kill me, don't kill me.
Are you Han?" asked slowly.
Yes, yes, I am Han, please don't kill me......
Are you also worthy of being a Han Chinese? As soon as the ethereal voice fell, an eagle swept the water, flew over, and directly twisted the man's mind three or four times. At this time, I don't know when he already had a saber in his hand, and he was already standing in front of the Xiongnu Xian King.
Are you the prince of the Huns?
I am the Zuoxian King of the Huns, if you dare to move a finger of me, my Hun cavalry will level your Central Plains. That prince said.
Ethereal as he spoke, his fingers flicked, and the prince suddenly screamed, and the middle finger of his left hand was cut off from the root by the saber.
Ethereal continued: Are you saying that this finger cannot be moved?
Before the prince finished shouting, the ethereal hand holding the knife moved again, and the middle finger of the right hand of the Xiongnu Zuoxian King was also cut off. At the same time, he carried the letter with his saber, and the silk fell into his hand. And again: Or can't this finger move?
The Xiongnu Xian King lost two fingers in both hands, and shouted, "Come on, come on, come on, catch the assassin!"
Not long after, dozens of Huns broke in from Ulala outside and surrounded the ethereal area. Ethereal was not panicked, put away the silk silk, poked the sword in his hand to the ground, and asked: You Huns are lazy and lazy, and make a living by robbing the Central Plains, I will see how valuable your feet are?
As he spoke, he shook the saber at everything in the shoes of the Xiongnu Xian King, and cut out one of the toes of the Xiongnu King. The Xiongnu king's hands were in pain, and his feet hurt again, and his brain was about to explode in an instant. The Huns rushed up, but they did not fight, and whoever was close to their killing range would fall down with a knife.
Cut down a batch, and he cut off one of the toes of the Hun king, and cut off his fingers after cutting off the toes. He always faced only the Xiongnu Zuoxian King, with his back to the soldiers who attacked him. The crowd never knew how he could get the knife through the soldier's knife, how he could hit it so accurately.
The fingers and toes of the Xiongnu Zuoxian King were cut off, and he was in pain and knelt on the ground begging for mercy. Ethereal looked down on the boneless the most, and when he saw people begging for mercy, he slashed to death the Northern Xiongnu Zuoxian King. Three times five divided by two, all the Huns in the house were cut down, which was more neat than fruit.