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Outside the wall, there is a paulownia forest.

At this time, it is the season when the paulownia flowers are in full bloom.

A white-petaled and red-stamen paulownia flower stretches all the way to the edge of the mountain forest in the distance.

Shen Tianpeng was outside the wall, in the tung forest, and saw a masked black-clothed man in the distance beckoning to follow. Shen Tianpeng did not hesitate, and was dragged by it, through the tung forest, to a clearing outside the town.

The two faced each other in close proximity. At first sight, although Shen Tianpeng was mentally prepared, he was also quite surprised: the masked man in black, with a silver bat on his left chest, was actually the deputy commander of the "red bat" that had appeared in the "Mountain Moon Listening to the Wind" inn before.

"Yang Yunsong, the subordinate officer of the Criminal Department, see Lord Qincha Shen! Please forgive the subordinate official for the inconvenience of paying respects and being rude before!"

At this time, it is more convenient for you and me to talk to each other on an equal footing. Are you the 'bee needle'?" Shen Tianpeng asked.

"Exactly. Deputy Commander of the Red Bat. Deputy Envoy Yang replied, and then said: "What the lower official is going to say next, what he asks the adults to do, if there is any offense, please forgive the adults. ”

"But it's okay to say it, this official listens!"

Deputy Envoy Yang looked around and whispered, "Although this place is remote, it is inconvenient for you and me to stay for a long time. Xu Zhiming has a lot of eyes and ears in the southwest, maybe he has his eyeliner in this Phoenix Town, maybe he has noticed that I am seeing you, maybe he is watching us from a distance. Fortunately, it was almost dusk at this time, and the twilight was somewhat obscured. It's good for you and me to meet. I'll make a long story short, adults don't have to ask the lower officials anything, and even if they ask, the lower officials will not be able to answer. Xia Guan guessed that Master Zhou Zupei, the secretary of the Criminal Department, had an explanation to Lord Shen: he absolutely trusted the 'bee needle'. Do you remember?"

"Yes, that's right. Zhou Daren has now been appointed as the Minister of Residence in Beijing, and has been promoted to a scholar of Tirenge University, and is still in charge of the Criminal Department. ”

"Then listen, my lord, I know the purpose of your trip, one is to find out the cause of Deng Erheng's death, and the other is to collect evidence of the murderer's evil, this is the account book that was snatched away by Yan Wanli, and now it is returned to Zhao, you take it. But you must keep the account books hidden and kept secrets, and you must not leak the slightest bit to those around you, otherwise, I dare not guarantee that you and your party can return to the capital unscathed, and I will also have my life feared because of the exposure of my identity. Deputy Envoy Yang handed over the account book to Shen Tianpeng as he spoke. "In addition, I will tell you another big secret: Xu Zhiming, the governor of Yunnan, had a secret relationship with Du Hongbin, the leader of the rebel army in western Yunnan. ”

"Is it Du Hongbin, a traitor known as the generalissimo of soldiers and horses? Do you have a show?" Shen Tianpeng said in surprise.

"Nope. I have only occasionally sent confidential letters to both of them, but I dare not detain them privately, because if suspicion is aroused, my mission as a 'bee needle' will be over. My death is small, and no one peeps into Yunnan officialdom anymore. Lord Zhou once told him that the greatest value of the 'bee needle' to the imperial court is not intelligence, but to live, to live, to listen to the secret dispatch of the imperial court at any time, and to give the enemy a fatal blow at the most critical time, and nothing else matters. But as long as the lord goes to the imperial court and captures He Youbao, the deputy general of Governor Xu Zhiming, and Dai Yutang and Shi Rong, the generals of the Chinese army on the left and right of the Fubiao battalion, everything will be clear. Most of Xu Zhiming's shady deeds were handed over to him. They are Xu Zhiming's real best friends. All the bad things Xu Zhiming did, there is nothing that they don't know, because they are all participants. ”

After a pause, Deputy Envoy Yang said again: "I just heard Yan Wanli say that you killed Shangguan Zhaoxiu, do you know who he studied under and whose disciple he was? Even if you are combined, you will not be a match for either of them. ”

"Is it the pair of men and women who have reached the peak of martial arts in the rivers and lakes?" Shen Tianpeng said a little surprised.

Before Shen Tianpeng entered the office, he often walked around in the martial arts; He had heard some of the old stories of the Golden Hood Demon Palm Daoist and the Phoenix Iron Finger Immortal Gu. These two were once a pair of lovers in the mortal world. When I was a child, I met in a private pad, and I didn't guess since I was a child, my childhood sweetheart, and I fell in love with each other for a long time. It was only because of the grievances of the elders, the sectarian gap, the secular prejudice and the artificial arbitrariness that the mandarin ducks were finally beaten and the lovers were separated. The two people who were struggling in frustration and frustration had no intention of chasing fame and fortune, and after being discouraged and lazy to see through the red dust, they agreed to become monks, one became a Taoist priest, and the other became a nun without shaving. The two of them used their identities as Taoist nuns as a cover, while concentrating on practicing martial arts, they put all their minds on studying profound and esoteric martial arts, learning from each other and exchanging experiences; While cheating, men and women love to do things. After decades of mutual encouragement, they have respectively practiced the terrifying iron fingers of the devil's clutches, which are famous in the rivers and lakes, and the sound shocks the martial arts. It is rumored that the two of them are usually gentle and elegant, well-read and courteous, but when they are entangled in the past and cynical, they are moody, and once they make a move, they are extremely vicious and vicious, cutting off people's hands and feet, and taking people's lives, like demons and monsters, without the slightest hesitation and mercy. It is said that there are countless masters who have died under the iron fingers of the two people.

"That's right, it's them. Deputy Envoy Yang affirmed, "It's not that I will grow the morale of others, destroy my own prestige, and provoke these two evils, you will be in great trouble. ”

"It's a blessing or a curse, it's a curse that can't be avoided; If you come, you will be safe. At that time, in the 'Fulai Inn', that Shangguan Zhaoxiu, kidnapped the aunt and nephew of the Deng family, and asked for this account book and the heads of the four of us and the others, which was unbearable, not to mention that he was just a disciple of the Golden Pocket Demon Palm Daoist and the Phoenix Iron Finger Immortal Gu, even if he was the dragon son and the dragon grandson Lord Baylor, this official was responsible for the imperial order, and it was related to the Qing Dynasty, and he would also kill him, and he would never care about anything else!" Shen Tianpeng, after all, is a hot-blooded man, and his words are sonorous and heroic.

"Lord Zhou really didn't choose the wrong person!" Deputy Envoy Yang praised, "Xia Guan didn't mean anything else, but just wanted to remind your lord that now that he is in a dangerous situation, he must be extra cautious and careful, prepare early, and be vigilant at every step. In addition, the death of the 'Red Bat' commander does not mean that the hunt from the 'Red Bat' is over......."

"Could it be that there is a killer in the 'Red Bat' who has a higher martial arts skill than the main commander?" Shen Tianpeng couldn't help but ask anxiously. He was also a little out of breath. He has learned the martial arts of the chief commander of the "Red Bat", if it weren't for the elusive throat-cutting sword of Yunfei at the North Gate, he and a few others would have been more than lucky, and now that he thinks about it, he still can't help but feel a little palpitating. He didn't care much about his personal safety and death, he was worried that his mission might be abandoned halfway, betraying the trust and trust of the emperor and Lord Zhou Zupei, and wasting the hope of the Deng family's aunt and nephew to avenge his brother and father.

"That's not it, it's estimated that there is no killer in the 'Red Bat' who is higher than the main commander's martial arts, but have you ever heard of the jade-faced fox as white as snow?"

"The only daughter of Bai Chongshan, the owner of the Guigu Medicine Village in Cangshan in western Yunnan, Bai Ruxue, who is known as the 'poisonous girl'? Shen Tianpeng said.

"Although she is not desperately loyal to the 'red bat', because Xu Zhiming gambles on the life and death of more than 800 villagers in Guigu Medicine Village, she has no choice: kill or be killed...... In the 'Red Bat' organization, as long as the main commander and her come forward to kill people, they rarely miss. So far, there have been more than 100 men who have died on her pomegranate skirt, and many of them are strangers whose martial arts are far superior to her. The reason why she can kill people is because she has three stunts: light skills, medicine and beauty. Adults should be extra vigilant. ”

"You are in the same 'Red Bat' organization with her, you should know her very well, right? Will Xu Zhiming send her to hunt us down? Based on what you know about her, what are the weaknesses of this person, and can he be used by me?" Shen Tianpeng asked.

"This ...... It's hard to say, but I haven't seen her in a long time, and I don't know where she is now. Deputy Envoy Yang hesitated, "Your Excellency should think that Xu Zhiming is very harsh on the organization and management of the 'Red Bat' killers, and the killers almost don't know each other, let alone understand each other or develop friendships; Usually there is nothing to do, and those killers are hidden in the ordinary people alone, hiding in all corners of society, and when needed, they will be recruited. Xu Zhiming divided the 'Red Bat' killer into different levels, and set up branch halls in various places, which were respectively assigned by the chief commander, and I and the deputy commander of the jade-faced fox Bai Ruxue were in charge. We each manage our own branches, and we have no right to intervene in other branches, and only obey Xu Zhiming's orders. I also learned today in 'Shanyue Listening to the Wind' that the 'Lynx' turned out to be Yan Wanli, your lord's subordinate of the Criminal Department, and I would have known that it was him, and I would have informed you in advance to warn you. When we conduct joint operations, we are generally under the command of the 'Red Bat' in command. However......" Deputy Envoy Yang wanted to speak and stopped, as if there was something unspeakable.

"I'll say it anyway," after a pause, Deputy Envoy Yang added. "I once saved the life of the jade-faced fox Bai Ruxue, she ...... She saved my life, too. This is a piece of jade pendant that she gave me with the mountain-shaped landform of Guigu Yaozhai, she said that the people of Guigu in western Yunnan only recognize jade pendants and do not recognize people, and with this jade pendant, they can travel unhindered in the territory of Guigu in western Yunnan. Anywhere, whenever you meet the people of Guigu in western Yunnan, as long as you measure the jade pendant, you can ask them for everything they can give. Adults, please put away the jade pendant, you may be able to use it in times of crisis. For adults, I can only help here. In addition, the clothes of the masked black-clothed killers who died in the inn and the waist cards they carried with them can be used by adults. On the ground in the southwest, the 'Red Bat' killer's coat and waist card are more effective than the waist card of the Criminal Department when clearing the card and staying overnight!"

"Then will you secretly return to Beijing with us to resume your life?"

"No, I have another task and will not return to Beijing for the time being. Besides, I still have the poison that Xu Zhiming has given me that has not been resolved, can I go? Maybe I will never be able to go back. This is the life of being an undercover agent. Deputy Yang said this a little sad, but also a little melancholy and helpless.

"Your Excellency slaps the rebellion, takes back the account books, and makes this immortal achievement, but you can't bathe in the grace of heaven and share the honor, and this official is also deeply shocked!" Shen Tianpeng said unjustly for Deputy Envoy Yang.

"It's nothing. Anyway, I did this, not because of any national society, or because he loved the Xinjue Luo family, I just wanted to repay Lord Zhou's life-saving feelings (back then, when my family encountered harsh government officials, fortunately Lord Zhou presided over justice, so I was lucky that no family was ruined) and the grace of knowing and trusting and reuse. That's all. Deputy Envoy Yang said bluntly, and then said to Shen Tianpeng with some embarrassment: "Don't gossip, I have to go...... But before I go, I want the adults to help me. ”

"How can you help?" you say!" can help the "bee needle", Shen Tianpeng naturally will not refuse.

"I can't go back unharmed like this. If I go to see Xu Zhiming like this, I will not admit myself and seek my own death. At this moment, Lord Shen should have thought of it, and knew what to do?"

"This ......" Shen Tianpeng understood, but he was a little hesitant, he really couldn't do it.

"Could it be that Lord Shen has always been so indecisive and worried about handling cases? What big things can I do with such a mother-in-law, mother-in-law, mother-in-law, and woman's kindness? If my lord can't help me, then I have to go back and confess to Xu Zhiming, telling him that I am an undercover agent placed by Master Zhou Zupei of the Criminal Department, begging him for forgiveness and sparing me from dying. Deputy Envoy Yang pretended to be a little angry and dissatisfied, he just wanted to stimulate Shen Tianpeng to make a move. With that, he turned around and prepared to leave......

"Brother Yang is right, it's mine. Brother Yang be careful, I'll help you!" Shen Tianpeng spoke, and with a stroke of luck, he "pushed the mountain into the sea" with his right hand and hit the right rib of Deputy Envoy Yang's back--- Listening to the sound of "horn", Deputy Yang dislocated his right arm and broke three ribs on his right side. Immediately afterwards, Shen Tianpeng pulled out his long sword again, and irregularly drew sword wounds of different depths soaked in blood on Deputy Envoy Yang's chest, back, hands and feet, and even his face and cheeks. At this time, Deputy Envoy Yang was like a survivor who crawled out of the pile of dead people after experiencing fierce fighting.

"Good kung fu! Lord Shen is worthy of the Dong family's gossip master!" Vice Envoy Yang spat out a few mouthfuls of blood and praised.

"How to deal with the corpses of those killers in the inn (especially the corpses of Yan Wanli's house) so that they don't affect you? After returning to Beijing, how can this jade pendant be returned to you?" Thinking about Deputy Envoy Yang's safety, Shen Tianpeng was a little worried.

"This Xia Guan had already thought before: If there were 'gangsters with bad intentions' who set fire to Lord Shen and others in the inn in order to snatch the account books, and accidentally burned the inn to ruins, who would be able to find out who among the more than ten burned bones, wouldn't it? Xia Guan believes that Lord Shen will definitely be able to do this without harming the innocent. You can also let the wind out, and say that the account book has been stolen by Yan Wanli, and when you are fighting with the man in black for life and death, he takes advantage of the chaos to flee and does not know where to go. In this way, I went back to my life, and I had an excuse and more reasons to make up. As for the jade pendant, if you don't need it, please hand it over to Lord Zhou after returning to Beijing for safekeeping, if I am still alive, I will go and get it; if I encounter an accident, please ask Lord Zhou to hand it over to my family. In the end, the lower officials have a heavy responsibility, and they dare not delay, so they bid farewell to Lord Shen and wish them smooth sailing on the way back to Beijing! After Deputy Envoy Yang said this, without waiting for Shen Tianpeng's words, he took a few steps back, like a ghost, his figure rose, slowly drifting backwards on the leaves of the treetops of the dwarf bushes, from near to far, his figure flashed, and disappeared into the forest.

"This person's martial arts are unfathomable, and he is by no means under that commander, fortunately, he is a 'bee needle', otherwise, in the battle of the inn just now, it will be difficult for us to get out......" Shen Tianpeng watched Deputy Envoy Yang leave, and said thoughtfully.