Chapter 173: The Fire
Shangguan Fei had never been to Nancheng, and he was not interested in that place, the dirty narrow alleys and rude crowds were enough to take a look, he would rather stay in the stone castle and be reduced to Beicheng, which made him feel abandoned.
And the competition with his sister also made him very embarrassed, if he won, people will say that Jiu Gongzi is an elder brother and a boy, and it is natural to win, if he loses, someone will move out of the clichΓ© that the twins of the Shangguan family gave birth to the wrong gender.
In short, no one valued him, father, mother, brothers and sisters, and even servants, all had only one ten sons in their eyes.
Midnight has passed, Shangguan Fei still did not enter the house to sleep, stayed in the courtyard to fight with the two killers with wooden knives, he was shocked by the murderous scene he saw upstairs just now, and his sister's unhindered demeanor made him even more envious.
He poured all his emotions on the wooden knife, and kept swinging and slashing, and the two killers who received the attack stepped back step by step, and suddenly he was in a state of displeasure, and the killers were pretending to be powerless to resist.
Shangguan Fei threw away the wooden knife, the sullen air in his chest became heavier and heavier, he wanted to look up to the sky and howl, but he was afraid that others would laugh when they heard it.
The two killers were always on their toes, and before their master sensed the danger, they had rushed in front of him, wooden knives in front of him, and the killers could kill with any weapon.
Shangguan Fei turned around and saw a masked man dressed in full black.
The uninvited guest knelt on one leg and did not speak.
"You two, stand down. β
Shangguan Fei coldly gave an order, and the killer nodded slightly and withdrew from the courtyard, they were responsible for protecting the master, but they would not interfere with the master's private affairs.
"Killer Yang Huan knocked on the Nine Young Masters. β
"Shigongzi asked you to come, what can't she say herself, she has to look at me upstairs. β
Shangguan Fei had been waiting for this minion, in fact, he was looking forward to seeing Huan Nu, because he had the power of life and death in his hands, this was the first time he had participated in a secret conspiracy, and he was the most important person, and he was so excited that he trembled with excitement when he saw his unsuspecting prey.
"The minion came this time, and it has nothing to do with the tenth son. β
"Ha, you're a killer, not a minion, and you're not allowed to call yourself that anymore. Shangguan Fei enjoyed the feeling of giving orders from above, especially the person kneeling in front of him once belonged to him, but was taken away by his sister.
"Yes. β
"Well, you're here to see me for yourself?"
"For myself, but also for the safety of the Nine Young Masters. β
Shangguan Fei couldn't help laughing, this minion is always so good at talking, he used to rely on this to please his sister, "What are the ten princes going to rob me again......? She doesn't have enough killers?"
When Gu Shenwei was upstairs courting Shangguan Fei, he hadn't figured out how to gain the trust of the Nine Young Masters, but what Shangguan Ru revealed gave him an idea, although it would sacrifice another person, "No, it has nothing to do with the Tenth Prince, someone wants to assassinate the Ninth Young Master, and this plan is underway." β
Shangguan Fei's heart was shocked, although Huan Nu was two-faced, he would not and did not dare to make up lies casually, "Go on." β
"The eldest young master left some swordsmen, the leader is named Tuo Nengya, these people intend to avenge the lord, and the target is you, the ninth prince. β
"Haha. Shangguan Fei laughed again, but his laughter was a little dry, "You mean the swordsman? impossible, the swordsman sells his life for money, you also saw it just now, they are not loyal people, there are many things in the stone castle where you kill me and I kill you, and I have never heard of a swordsman avenging the master, and it is almost the same to rush to the new master." β
This is Gu Shenwei's weakness again, there is only speculation and no evidence, but he believes that it is easier to persuade the Ninth Prince, "I have received definite news that the swordsmen led by Tuo Nengya will start in the second negotiation, and as soon as the Ninth Young Master shows up in Nancheng, he will be under the threat of the sword array." β
"Aren't they afraid of death?" Shangguan Fei believed a little, Huan Nu's serious tone made him start to take this information seriously, and the sword formation trained by Tuo Nengya also made him tremble.
"There are always a few swordsmen who are different. β
Killing the son of King Dubu will also be hunted down and killed if he flees to the ends of the earth, Tuo Nengya naturally understands this truth, but Gu Shenwei has seen a fearless look in the eyes of the old swordsman.
"Are you saying that my sister's knife hand wants to assassinate me?" Shangguan Fei still couldn't believe it.
"It has nothing to do with the Ten Princes, Tuo Nengya is just using the Ten Princes to take a temporary break and find an opportunity to get close to the Ninth Young Master. β
Shangguan Fei bowed his head and was silent, he was originally waiting for the minions to come to flatter and flatter, but he didn't expect to hear such important information, and then he remembered something, "That Tuo Neng Ya, and the swordsman, didn't you personally recruit them?"
"Yes. β
Shangguan Fei was wary and regretted sending the killers too early, as long as he opened his mouth, the killers would jump out, but he had seen Huan Nu's martial arts......
Shangguan Fei stopped his thoughts from flying farther and farther, "You saw that the swordsmen had different intentions early in the morning?"
"Yes, so I thought, instead of letting the enemy hide in the shadows, it would be better to keep them under my nose and be able to watch them at all times. β
Shangguan Fei's eyes widened slightly, he remembered that he had heard something similar, and he forgot whether it was from his father or a certain teacher, "As a result, you found out that they wanted to kill me?"
"Yes. β
"Just because I stabbed my eldest brother?"
"Yes. β
"Then they should kill you too, many people have seen it, and you have added more strength to that knife. β
Gu Shenwei kept bowing his head to speak, and then raised his head and looked at the Ninth Young Master who was full of fear, "They will kill me because I am the Ninth Young Master's person." β
Shangguan Fei wanted to laugh, but felt that he should maintain his dignity, and he didn't know what to do to this ridiculous statement for a while, those old killers and old gentlemen taught a lot of useless knowledge, but they didn't say how to refute the bizarre theories of a bold minion, "You are my person?"
Shangguan Fei was always asking questions this night, which made him deeply annoyed, but he still had a strong question when he opened his mouth.
"Yes, I am the person of the Ninth Young Master, and I have never forgotten that the Eighth Young Master originally gave me to you. β
This is another sad thing for Shangguan Fei, he doesn't care about a minion, and he is indignant at his sister's arrogance.
As long as something a little better, she has to snatch it, the anger in Shangguan Fei's heart almost broke through the top of his head, he tilted his head to look at Huan Nu, recalling his past experience, that's right, this slave is always respectful in front of him, although he occasionally dares to act recklessly, but he never looks down on himself, what is hateful is that his sister and Yu Gongzi, especially Yu Gongzi, relying on his sister, even dare to point fingers at the son of Dubu Wang.
Huan Nu once plunged a narrow knife into the chest of his eldest brother with him, which is a symbolic act in the tradition of the stone castle.
"Why didn't you come and pay allegiance sooner. β
Shangguan Fei's voice still looked indignant, but Gu Shenwei's tense heart finally relaxed a little, and his goal was about to be achieved.
"Because I'm still on the Tenth Prince's side, if it weren't for such urgent information, I wouldn't have come to see the Ninth Young Master tonight. β
"But you will still be with her in the future, will you dare to leave her? she will kill you as a traitor. β
"There are some things I shouldn't say. β
"Say, since you claim to be my man, there is nothing that you cannot say before me. β
"Ten Sons...... She's a woman. β
Shangguan Fei was about to rush up and hug Huan Nu, why couldn't everyone see this simple fact clearly? From King Dubu to the beggars in the dark streets and alleys of Nancheng, they all regarded her as a boy, as if she could inherit the throne, but she was still a woman anyway, "Hey, what if it's a woman, now the woman is in charge of the house in the stone castle." β
Shangguan Fei even had a faint resentment towards his mother.
"But a woman will eventually get married and go to live in a foreign family, and I am a Jinpeng killer and will never leave the stone castle. β
Shangguan Fei suddenly realized, it turned out that this slave wanted to leave a way back for himself, count him smart, the ninth young master felt that the stuffiness in his chest had finally dissipated a little, that's right, as long as he waited a few more years, everyone would be like Huan Nu, see the facts, recognize the situation, and understand who among the twins is the real son of the Dubu King.
"I see, keep your mouth shut, step down. Shangguan Fei raised his head and said, thinking of the royal means of wanting to capture the old people, he couldn't let the minions see the true thoughts of the master, let them guess and doubt, and temper their loyalty with torture.
"Yes. β
Gu Shenwei got up and slowly retreated towards the root of the wall, his heart pounding, he didn't come here specifically to swear allegiance.
"Wait. Shangguan Fei shouted, remembering that there were still important things that he hadn't talked about with the new allegiance minions.
Gu Shenwei left from the Nine Young Masters after the fourth watch, did not wait for the checkpoint to open, directly climbed the boundary wall, crossed the river into the southern city, found the lotus girl, assigned tasks to her, and then returned to the northern city when the checkpoint was just opened, resigned to Shangguanru, and prepared to participate in the negotiations.
There was a festive atmosphere in the Kunsha stronghold, and the swordsmen were very happy, they had made meritorious contributions, and the war was coming to an end, and those who were alive had the opportunity to enjoy a rich reward.
In the big battle last night, Qiu She suffered nearly 200 casualties, and Kunshe only lost less than 30 people, the victory was perfect, Shangguan Yu couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, and even his attitude towards Huan Nu was much kinder, when he said that he wanted to take away most of the knife hands, she didn't say a word of objection.
Gu Shenwei summoned Tuo Nengya and asked him to organize the knife hand and prepare to participate in the negotiations.
As calm and efficient as ever, he was the only one who could be indifferent to last night's victory, and Gu Shenwei carefully observed the old swordsman's behavior, hoping to add a little more evidence to his guess.
Tuo Neng Ya itself has no flaws, only one thing has attracted the attention of the young killer, he found that the more than 20 swordsmen led by Tuo Nengya in Rouge Forest have gone through many cruel bloody battles, none of them have died, and no one has ever fled, they are loyal to the old swordsmen, just like the Jinpeng killer is loyal to the Shangguan family, and after becoming the well-deserved backbone of the Kun Society, he did not ask for an increase in remuneration.
People who don't love money have a deep hatred, and Gu Shenwei draws conclusions based on his own experience.;