Swords and swords flashed, and men in black were knocked down one after another.
Bai Ji shuttled between them with ease, and even had time to take a look at the carriage to see if anyone had stabbed him.
In the end, only one person remains.
Bai Ji turned his wrist, held a sword in his hand, and stabbed towards the man's neck.
"Baiji, leave one alive."
Fang Xu spoke, but Bai Ji stopped his hand in time, and the sword blade was less than a foot away from the man's neck.
The man escaped death, his legs were paralyzed, he fell to the ground, his crotch was wet, and he kept begging for mercy, "Xia Xia... Xia Xia, please spare my life!"
"You bastard, who is your master?" Bai Ji pointed his sword at him and asked sternly, "If you attack him carefully, I will spare your life."
The man was shocked and didn't dare to hide it at all, "I don't have any master, I just use money to do things..."
"Nonsense!"
"He didn't lie."
Fang Xu slowly got off the carriage, glanced at the corpses on the ground, and said softly, "Although they are all wearing black clothes, the styles and materials are different. They should not be the dead soldiers of anyone."
"I'm not working for anyone, I'm really just doing it for the money." The man was shaking violently, for fear that they wouldn't believe him, "We are members of the Wanhua Club, and we just take orders on weekdays. We have no conscience. Not long after I joined the club, Encountered a tough situation..."
Fang Xu frowned and murmured, "Wanhua Hui?"
The man nodded heavily, knelt down and begged for mercy, "Someone paid three thousand taels for the lives of the people on this carriage. Please let me go. Our boss has been killed. I really haven't been in the club for long..."
"Three thousand taels?" Fang Xu sneered, looked back at Shen Ji, and said softly, "Master Shen, our lives are only worth three thousand taels."
Shen Ji curled his lips and sarcasm flashed in his eyes, "I'm afraid Su Zi and Bai Ji are among the three thousand taels."
Fang Xu looked back and stared at the man with interest, "Who placed the order?"
"This...I don't know either..." The man's eyes were frightened, his face was pale, and he whispered, "The bills are all handed down from the top. We are at the bottom and have no right to interfere."
Fang Xu raised his eyebrows, but did not doubt his words, "Do you know who he asked you to assassinate?"
The man shook his head angrily, "No...I don't know..."
"How dare you strike without knowing who the other party is?" Bai Ji taunted and whispered, "The people standing in front of you are the Vice Minister of Zhongshu and Madam Yipin. If you dare to use this knife, it will not be enough to kill you two of the nine tribes!"
Bai Ji was naturally trying to scare him. The man was still just a little guy who had never seen much of the world. He was almost frightened out of his wits when he heard this.
"Forget it, if you don't know us in this life, you have to remember us in the next life." Fang Xu chuckled, with a gentle tone, "It would be better for you to die in plain sight than these people around you."
"Baiji."
The sword thrust out and penetrated the man's neck. When the sword was drawn out, blood was like a pillar.
Bai Ji squatted down slowly, randomly selected a corpse, and wiped the sword body with his clothes.
Fang Xu walked up to a person, and just as he knelt down, his fingertips touched the man's collar, but his wrist was suddenly held by someone.
Fang Xu looked back and saw Shen Ji's frown.
"What do you want to do, madam?" Shen Ji's voice was low and his face was solemn.
Fang Xu blinked and said matter-of-factly, "If we search for the money to buy our lives, we can't go in vain."
Three thousand taels is neither too much nor too little.
Only a fool would refuse free money.
"I'll do it." Shen Ji pulled her aside, and he searched everyone, "Wanhua Society is a mid-level killer organization. There are many killers, but they don't give much money. The tops slap them hard. I'm afraid they won't have much money in their hands, and the task hasn't been completed, so they won't be able to get the money for this order."
After searching for a long time, they only found seventy taels and a pile of copper plates on the leader, as well as a few jade tokens of average quality.
Fang Xu pursed his lips, with regret on his face, "I was in danger in vain, and I didn't even find three thousand taels."
"That's alright." Fang Xu stared at the scraps of silver and copper plates that he had collected, and said softly, "Su Zi, use it to give porridge to the refugees in the capital for a few days. If you kill someone today, it will be a good deed to get rid of bad luck. "
Su Zi took the money from Shen Ji and whispered, "Yes."
"Madam, these..." Bai Ji looked at the corpses on the ground and was a little undecided.
"Just leave it here, someone will come to collect the body." Fang Xu raised the corner of his lips and said calmly, "Yue Kui dares to bully me. If I play with him someday, I will definitely scream. He spit out the three thousand taels."
"By then, won't your roast chicken and Su Zi's rouge be all in place?"
When Bai Ji heard the word "roast chicken", he grinned instantly, but he didn't look as murderous as before.
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Beijing
The carriage stopped at the side entrance of Yongcheng Houfu, and Su Zi helped Fang Xu get out of the carriage.
As soon as he got off the car, Fang Xu saw Zuo Yan sitting on the wall.
Zuo Yan also noticed her, looked down and nodded politely, "Mrs. Waiting."
Fang Xu straightened his clothes, raised his head and asked with a smile, "Master Zuo, are you here to see Tianya again?"
Zuo Yan nodded and his eyes drifted involuntarily to the courtyard.
In the courtyard, Zeng Tianya and Yun Heng were fetching water together. For some reason, the two of them started laughing, dipped their hands in water, and flicked it towards each other.
Zeng Tianya laughed heartily and looked really happy.
Looking at his smile, Zuo Yan was moved in his heart and murmured in a low voice, "He has never smiled like this when he was around me..."
"Master Zuo, the bricks on the wall above are unstable and may be dangerous. Why don't you come and sit in the mansion? It just so happens that I also want to inquire about some things with Master Zuo."
Zuo Yan didn't want to meet Zeng Tianya for fear of disturbing his good mood. He wanted to refuse, but he heard the second half of Fang Xu's sentence.
In desperation, he had no choice but to climb down the wall and follow Fang Xu into the Marquis Mansion.
Two words
As soon as Shen Ji arrived home and before he sat down on the stool, he received an urgent summons from the palace. After a little preparation, he entered the palace.
He went to Yangxin Hall alone. Zhuo Ming saw him and hurriedly welcomed him in.
As soon as I entered the hall, I saw familiar faces inside.
Xie Li and Song Huixin were sitting together, Lu Qingfeng was closer to the door, the Xiao family's father and son were also there, and what's more... even Yan was here.
Shen Ji's heart sank and he glanced around, secretly feeling surprised.
The emperor is in such a big battle, so he must have encountered something difficult.
As soon as Shen Ji came in, he attracted the attention of everyone.
Seeing him come back with all his hair and tail intact, Xie Li and Song Huixin breathed a sigh of relief.
Master Shen is safe and sound, which means that mother has also returned home safely.
Yuan Chen sat on the throne, looked at Shen Ji, and nodded gently, "Shen Qing is here, sit down."
The seat closest to the dragon chair was empty, obviously reserved for Shen Ji.
Shen Ji bent down to salute, slowly walked forward and sat down.
"Everyone is here, I have something to say directly." Yuan Chen placed a letter in front of him, his face was solemn, and his tone was also serious, "All of you, dear friends, are people I trust, so why not speak out boldly."
"What do you think of the third Turkic prince borrowing troops from Dayan?" (End of Chapter)
