One-one-two decision
Shangguan Ding and Ouyang Yuhe waited anxiously in the inn, but after nearly an hour, Shangguan Qianye did not return.
At this time, it was already past noon, and the two of them couldn't sit still, so they decided to go out separately to look for it, and agreed that no matter whether they could find Shangguan Qianye or not, they would return to the inn to meet before the sun set.
The two of them went out separately like this, and Ouyang Yuhe returned to the place where Kong Weiliang was killed again, and waited until the evening, and did not see Shangguan Qianye's figure.
Shangguan Ding kept going back and forth to several places where Qianye might appear, but he didn't find anyone until the evening.
The sun set quickly, and when the two of them returned to the inn again, they were all depressed, although it was not yet certain that Shangguan Qianye must have had an accident, but both of them also had an ominous premonition in their hearts.
Just when the two of them were still at a loss, the night seeker outside rang the third watch.
Shangguan Ding said: "Sister, although my brother doesn't know where to go now, but the time has come, I think we should enter the Forbidden City first, maybe my brother is already inside." ”
Ouyang Yuhe was also helpless, although he knew that he couldn't help much with this anti-assassination operation, but out of worry about Shangguan Qianye, he also wanted to enter the imperial city to have a look.
The two of them quickly packed up their belongings, jumped out of the back window of the inn, and went straight to the southwest corner of the Forbidden City.
When they arrived at the moat and looked at it, it turned out that it was not at all what Han Song said. The walls in the southwest corner are still brightly lit, and the guards guarding them patrol in groups.
Ouyang Yuhe had no idea at this time, and asked Shangguan Ding in a low voice: "Ding'er." Depending on the situation, we can't get in, what should we do?"
Shangguan Ding said: "Could it be that we have misremembered the direction?"
Ouyang Yuhe said: "Absolutely not, I remember very clearly, what they said was the southwest corner." ”
Shangguan Ding is also very anxious now, but there is absolutely no way to enter with such strict guards on the city wall. He thought for a moment and said, "Sister, let's go and see if there is a chance elsewhere." After saying that, he led the way around the city.
Ouyang Yuhe followed closely behind him. The two siblings were marching as fast as they could, and they did not realize it until they circled the city and returned to the southwest corner again. There is not a single loophole in the entire Forbidden City's guards.
The two of them stood stupidly in place, and at this time they felt that they might have let Meng Biao and them deceive.
And the truth of the matter is that Meng Biao did not deceive them, and Meng Biao and Zhao Guang were indeed from the Qing Dynasty. It's just that Shangguan Ding and Ouyang Yuhe are late. Missed the best time to enter the Forbidden City.
The people in the imperial city deliberately set aside the southwest corner to lure the assassins in, and when Wu Wangda entered, they immediately imposed a strict blockade on the entire imperial city. It's just that this time it was not the four silver-bodied Arhats who entered the imperial city with Wu Wangda, but Shangguan Qianye.
It turned out that Shangguan Qianye did return to the inn to wait for Shangguan Ding, but Ding'er was found to be chased by someone and there was a fight, and Shangguan Qianye didn't know. He waited for a while. I didn't see Shangguan Ding come back, and I couldn't rest assured that Ouyang Yuhe was outside. So he returned to the place where he killed Kong Weiliang.
When Shangguan Qianye returned to the place where the incident occurred, Ouyang Yuhe and Meng Biao had already left, and Shangguan Qianye, who couldn't find anyone everywhere, was also very anxious, he was afraid that something would happen to Ouyang Yuhe when he left for a while, so he hurried to Huibin Building.
Just halfway to Huibin Building, Shangguan Qianye suddenly found a person, and this person was Meng Biao. In the noisy crowd, Meng Biao was heading to the Forbidden City alone with a bloodstained face.
Shangguan Qianye didn't know what had just happened, so he secretly followed behind, until he saw Meng Biao swaggering into the imperial city from the noon gate, and he didn't know the truth and felt that something was wrong.
Just when he was full of doubts, something even more surprising happened, he saw that the other person of the silver-bodied Arhat, that is, Zhao Guang, also entered through the noon gate like Meng Biao, and neither of them seemed to be hindered in any way.
At this time, Shangguan Qianye was secretly thinking: "All this must have been arranged by Zhao Qingshan in advance, and now that the two silver-bodied Arhats have entered the city, it can be said that the emperor is in danger of being assassinated at any time, and in this sunny day, he can't get in, what can I do?"
Shangguan Qianye also thought about going back and continuing to wait for Ding'er and Yuhe, but from the analysis of the current situation, the Forbidden City at this time must be extremely dangerous, since Zhao Qingshan has already made arrangements, then I don't know how many rebels there are in addition to the two silver-bodied Arhats as internal responses, so the current city in his opinion is like a tiger's den in Longtan.
Shangguan thought about it for a long time, and finally made a very bold decision, that is, he was alone to find an opportunity to enter the imperial city, and he must not let Ding'er and Ouyang Yuhe take this risk with him.
So he stayed in the southwest corner of the imperial city early, ready to enter the city at the first opportunity to explore the situation inside.
At the same time, Wu Wangda, who was arranged by Han Song to rest, was even more on pins and needles, because none of the four silver-bodied Arhats he sent out came back, he guessed if something would happen, but he waited until the next night, and there was no news.
As a disciple of the top gate of Zhang Ying Rulai, Wu Wangda's kung fu naturally has nothing to say, but if he wants to enter the Forbidden City to assassinate the emperor, it is not an easy task after all, and now Wu Wangda, who has no helper, is more or less worried about this matter.
He knew that Zhao Qingshan's army outside the city and the master who was far away at the top of the Supreme were all eagerly waiting for news from his side, regardless of whether his assassination was successful or not, it was the clearest signal against the Qing Dynasty, and only by doing it first could the people outside launch the final attack.
But now, Wu Wangda, who is alone, can't wait for three watches, because all the news from the outside world has been interrupted, like a tiger trapped in a cage, eager to know everything that happened outside, he doesn't want to suffer like this anymore, he thinks that it will end soon.
So Wu Wangda himself finally made a very bold decision, that is, as long as it gets dark, he will find an opportunity to enter the imperial city in advance to assassinate Qianlong.
And now the guards in the Imperial City have received an order early to remove the guards in the southwest corner of the city tower as soon as it gets dark, until the Assassins enter the city, and then block the entire Imperial City again to prevent the Assassins from escaping.
Therefore, by the time the third watch Heavenly Guan Ding and Ouyang Yuhe came to the city, they had already lost the opportunity to enter.
Just after the second watch, Wu Wangda took his weapon from the side of the bed and held it in his hand to look at it. This sword, like Tai'a, was a giant sword, three feet long and three times as wide as a normal sword. Although it is not as famous as Tai'a, it is also a blade that sharpens iron like clay.
Wu Wangda gently stroked the sword body with his hand, and said to himself: "Friend, you have followed me to walk the rivers and lakes for so many years, and you have killed some pigs and dogs, and today, I will take you to cut a dragon head and come back!" After that, he took his broad-bladed sword with him and went to the southwest corner of the imperial city alone.
At this time, Shangguan Qianye had been waiting alone for a long time near the imperial city, and he looked at the street market outside the city from time to time, where some lights were still flickering. And now on the wall in the southwest corner, the guards have apparently been removed. He tried hard to suppress the impatience in his heart, and kept persuading himself to wait.
Just when he was hesitating, he suddenly noticed a black shadow moving quickly from a distance, and the black shadow moved extremely fast, and it didn't take long to come to the moat.
Shangguan Qianye looked carefully at the light that was not bright in the distance, although he couldn't see it clearly, but judging from the hazy silhouette and the giant sword behind the person, there was no doubt that this person must be Wu Wangda.
Qianye thought to herself at this time: "Fortunately, I am waiting for you here in advance, if you come back on the third watch, I am afraid that something big will happen in the city." ”
At this time, he looked at Wu Wangda again, stood by the moat and thought about it, then took more than 20 steps back, rushed forward again, and when he came to the moat, he suddenly moved forward, and the whole person shot into the water. flew out for three or four feet, and then the body gradually fell.
Wu Wangda took advantage of this momentum to move his steps quickly, Shangguan Qianye heard the sound of popping water, and after a closer look, it turned out that Wu Wangda was running on the water, and after a while, he rose up again, and his body was already standing on the other side of the river.
Shangguan Qianye opened his mouth wide and watched, and before he could calm down his surprised mood, he saw that Wu Wangda's body fell to the ground and did not stop, but rushed towards the city wall.
Wu Wangda came to the city and jumped up, then ran up with his feet on the wall, ran eight steps, and then kicked the wall again, and his whole body fell lightly on the city wall.
This whole set of actions made Shangguan Qianye look stupid, he never thought that Wu Wangda's body technique would be so good, compared to others, his light body technique was too clumsy.
Seeing Wu Wang enter the city, Shangguan Qianye didn't have time to think about it, now he was holding his breath in his heart, he wanted to know how far he and Wu Wang were still at the bottom.
Shangguan Qianye came to the moat, looking at the river surface that was about twenty zhang wide, his heart was pounding, he was wondering if he could run over the river like Wu Wangda. Shangguan Qianye didn't know that Wu Wangda, who had been practicing this kind of kung fu of crossing the water for decades.
Qianye was just imitating Wu Wangda's movements with a spirit of not admitting defeat at this time, he also took more than thirty steps back, and then rushed towards the river, and when he reached the riverbank, his body soared forward more than three feet.
When his body was about to touch the water, Shangguan Qianye opened his arms and swung his legs quickly, but just after running two steps, the water was above his knees, and then the whole person fell into the water with a bang. (To be continued......)