Late at night, Guo's mansion was pitch black. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Only the candlelight in the upper room is faintly shining, as if it will be swallowed up by the night at any moment.

During the day today, Guo Yan withdrew 5,000 taels of silver from Qianzhuang and dismissed Guo's family and Guo Bingnan's concubine. Let them have relatives and relatives, and rely on friends if they have friends. Now Guo Mansion is empty except for Guo Yan. No, there are no other living people, Guo Bingnan's body is still lying in the coffin.

The door of the upper room of Guo's house was open, and Guo Yan sat on the Taishi chair in the middle of the upper room, his face facing the door, and there was a lamp on the round table beside him. Next to the lamp was a knife. The knife had no scabbard and a handle that was more than a foot long. The blade was four feet wide and seven inches wide, and the blade was so bright that it had been sharpened for a long time, waiting for blood to sacrifice it. Guo Yan didn't have the slightest expression on his face, and he held the armrests of the chair with both hands without moving.

A breeze blew, and although the candle flame was covered by a lampshade, it could not help but sway slightly. Outside the door walked a man dressed in black, with a black veil on his face, a burly figure, and his eyes shining like two stars in the dark sky.

Guo Yan stared at the man in black intently, without the slightest expression on his face, but said lightly: "You are really here." ”

The man in black didn't answer, and also looked at Guo Yan intently.

Guo Yan was covered with frost and said in a cold voice: "Why do you want to kill my father." ”

The man in black said coldly: "Because he deserves to die." ”

Guo Yanqiang suppressed the anger in his chest and said, "Whether you should die or not, it doesn't seem that you have the right to decide." ”

The man in black snorted and said, "Whether I have the right to decide whether a person lives or dies does not need you to decide. I think Guo Bingnan deserves to die, he must die. ”

Guo Yan pondered for a moment and asked, "Are you here to kill me today?"

The man in black shook his head and said, "I'm not here to kill you. I just want one thing from you. Give it to me, I'll turn around and go. ”

Guo Yan looked at the man in black suspiciously, and asked, "What is it?"

The man in black said word by word: "Guo family's accounts." ”

Guo Yan stared at the eyes of the man in black and asked in a deep voice: "When the accounts were in the county office, why didn't you take them? Why did you wait for me to come back and ask me?"

The man in black smiled coldly and said, "You and I are both smart people, why pretend to be confused." The Guo family has become the richest man in Gaoyou and even in Yangzhou in just a few years, do you really think that others don't know what the reason is? What I want is the gilded account books of the Guo family. ”

Guo Yan also smiled coldly and said, "What if I don't give it?"

The black-clothed man's face sank and said, "Guo Yan, I'm bound to get here." The gilded ledger is on you, I'm sure. And as I've already said, I'm not here to kill. Give me the books, and I'll turn around and go, and never stop. ”

Guo Yan's right fingers tapped the table and said, "If you don't kill me, it seems that I want to be grateful to you?"

The man in black seemed to be a little impatient, and shouted in a deep voice: "Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and hand it over!"

Guo Yan took out a gold-lacquered account from his bosom and put it on the table, and said, "Yes, it is indeed here." I finally know the true purpose of your luring me out of the capital. But I wonder if you have what it takes to take it away?"

The eyes of the man in black gradually narrowed into a line, and his right hand slowly pulled out a knife from behind his back, a very large knife, and a nine-eared and eight-ring ghost head knife

Guo Yan's pupils began to contract, and at the same time, his hands clenched the steel knife beside him. Suddenly, his body seemed to be bounced high by a spring, and the steel knife slashed towards the man in black. The wind blew and the clothes on the men in black crackled.

The man in black had a sea fishing moon in his right hand, and the big knife met Guo Yan's steel knife in the air.

The air first sounded the pleasant vibration of the golden ring. This was followed by the sound of hammers crashing, and finally the sound of hacksaws rubbing, so terrible and piercing that the entire pore was about to explode. The moment the blades of the two knives intersected, sparks erupted in all directions, and the candlelight in the room could hardly hide its dazzling brilliance.

The man in black was shocked and took a few steps out of the house before he could stand still.

Guo Yan was even more miserable, his body was shocked in the air and lost his balance, and he was violently thrown at the round table in the middle of the house. The round table shattered, and the room was pitch black. Guo Yan hurriedly stood up, but did not rush to make a move. for his arms and hands trembled without ceasing. The fact that the steel knife did not let go was his biggest face at the moment. In the moment of the fight, he saw an inch-deep gap in his steel knife, and at the same time felt the threat of death.

The man in black gave a thumbs up with his left hand and laughed loudly: "That's it." is worthy of being a royal guard, and his martial arts are really good. There aren't many people who can take my knife today, you are one. Unfortunately, you're not my match yet. Finally, give you a chance, hand me over the gilded account book, and I will leave at once, and I will never break my word. ”

Guo Yan began to hesitate: If he does not hand over the "Gilded Account Book", it will be difficult for him to get out of the house alive tonight; if he hands it over, he will die sooner or later, and perhaps die even worse. The man in black in front of him has extremely strong internal strength, much higher than his own martial arts. This nine-eared and eight-ring ghost-headed broadsword has the potential to split mountains and stones in the hands of this man in black. I was too careless. Before leaving, my father-in-law repeatedly told me to be more careful. I still didn't even invite a helper. How nice it would be if the father-in-law should be!

Yes, it would be nice if Murong Jielie did! But how can there be so many ifs in the world.

The man in black glanced at Guo Yan and strode towards the room, where the gilded account book was next to the broken table, also next to Guo Yan.

The man in black slowly walked past Guo Yan.

Guo Yan's hands clenched again.

When the man in black's left hand had already touched the gilded account book, Guo Yan's knife slashed horizontally at the waist of the man in black.

The man in black blocked the ghost head knife behind him with his right hand, and the steel knife collided again. The man in black was shocked and rushed forward. Guo Yan's steel knife has another deep gap.

The man in black turned around slowly, and the gilded account book was still lying quietly on the ground, and this time he didn't get it.

The man in black exuded the aura of death all over his body, and said coldly, "I have already given you a chance. You're looking for death. ”

Guo Yan tried his best to stabilize his trembling hands. I couldn't say a word out of my mouth. He was expecting someone to save him, even if it was Liu Jingxuan, the magistrate of the county, or Xiao Rang, the master, with the officials. He felt the endless killing intent emanating from the man in black.

The man in black raised the ghost-headed knife, the blade shining in the faint starlight, and the gold ring on the back of the knife made a pleasant sound as the steel knife was raised.

Suddenly, the figure of the man in black attacked Guo Yan like a ghost.

Guo Yan rose up and raised his sword to block with all his might.

"Bell!" , Guo Yan's steel knife broke from it, Guo Yan's head fell suddenly, and blood sprayed all over the ground.

The gilded account book was stained red with Guo Yan's blood.

The man in black hurriedly dodged to prevent the blood from splashing himself. Then he grabbed the gilded ledger full of blood again and walked out into the night.