In view of the continuous heavy rain and the illness of the private school teacher, the apprentices had not gone to the private school for three days. Therefore, at dawn, Jiang Wen called all the apprentices up and came to the side hall of Lei Mansion to give lectures.
Taking advantage of the anger after getting up, Jiang Wen simply played the role himself and sat on the red sandalwood comb-backed chair in the side hall, preparing to see whether the apprentices had worked hard these days.
"Wen Ding..."
He glanced at Hong Wending first and casually named the other person, but then he thought of this child. He seemed to have gotten up earlier than him and went outside to practice at dawn. He quickly closed his mouth and looked at the small stone next to him.
"small stone……"
Xiao Shitou was eating well and sleeping soundly, and he was the one who pulled him out of the bed. However, Jiang Wen then thought about it and thought that it was not appropriate for him to be in seclusion in the sword sealing period recently. It would not be convenient for him to call Xiao Shitou out and teach him external skills. He suddenly thought After hesitating for a moment, the words on his lips also changed.
"...You two, go to the edge and memorize the Thousand-Character Essay a hundred times."
If you can't do martial arts, just come to us. What a big deal.
Hong Wen'an, who looked calm, and Xiao Shi, who looked confused, walked side by side to face the flower wall and recited the text loudly, and the sound of reading aloud suddenly sounded. Lei Laohu, who was suddenly awakened, pushed open the window and was about to curse, but when he took a closer look, he stepped back happily, as if he remembered his son who was studying in Guangxi.
The small garden next to the window was battered by the wind and rain, and the rainwater gathered into a curtain and beat on the bluestone steps. Fu Ningdie, who was gloating about his misfortune, secretly turned his head to look out the window to enjoy himself, and was immediately discovered by Jiang Wen.
"Ningdie, come to the front."
Jiang Wen's eyes narrowed, and he immediately locked the target and called his young apprentice to him, "Have you practiced well recently? Tell the master honestly."
Seeing Fu Ningdie hesitating, Jiang Wen didn't hesitate. He casually grabbed her arm and punched her with the internal energy of the Nine Yang Divine Art from the same source. He followed her pulse and slowly frowned. stand up.
"Huh? Does this count as hard work for you?"
Fu Ningdie raised her little head and glanced at Jiang Wen. She found that his expression was neither relaxed nor serious, so she cautiously defended: "Why doesn't it count..."
These words made Jiang Wen choke. He turned around and closed his eyes, imitating the old-fashioned teacher, and lowered his eyes with a complicated expression.
In fact, judging from the depth of the internal energy he just detected, Fu Ningdie doesn't seem to be lazy or slippery.
After all, she is a little prodigy who can memorize elementary school textbooks at the age of six. Studying hard in rote books is a matter of tempering her character. Therefore, although her character is naughty, she is not lazy. At this time, practicing boring internal skills will get twice the result with half the effort. Two or three It will be a pleasant month to enter the country.
But the problem is that Fu Ningdie practices the Nine Yang Magic Skill.
This Kung Fu is magical and extraordinary. Once you get started, your internal energy will be self-generated and you will be able to integrate with all things. Then you will be able to move when you walk, sit or lie down. In the later stages, your internal energy will surge faster and faster, almost to the point of being endless. Ordinary fists and feet can also produce great power.
Just like the Holy Fire Kung Fu spread in the Ming Zun Sect, the good thing about this Kung Fu is that you can get started very quickly as long as you use the right method. Otherwise, people like the Red Lotus Virgin would start practicing after their bones and muscles are all set and they miss the golden age. Under such circumstances, it is absolutely impossible to reach the level of the world's top masters within ten years.
But now, even several Liuding goddesses have all reached the Three Yang realm, and can steadily suppress ordinary warriors with their internal skills.
From the very beginning, Fu Ningdie had her own pure Qi of the Nine Yangs as a guide. Once she practiced, she was in a high position and avoided many detours. It is normal to improve her realm quickly. The only thing she lacked was The accumulated precipitation over time only broadens the Qi sea and Dantian.
Therefore, according to Jiang Wen's calculations, even if Fu Ningdie is running on his own and hanging up his cultivation progress, he should be able to reach the level between three Yang and Four Yang by now, and is expected to reach the realm of Five Yang within ten months. How can Fu Ningdie Even if Die was not lazy, his progress would not be any faster than just hanging up...
Jiang Wen had some doubts, wondering if her life was too comfortable and lacked opportunities for her to break through? Should this girl live a hard life?
Disciples pay attention to teaching students in accordance with their aptitude. Hong Wending and Xiao Shitou's learning routes are set, and they just need to follow the steps step by step, because compared with Fu Ningdie, who receives much attention every day, Jiang Wen can't help but seem to favor one over the other.
But Fu Ningdie and Yuan Ziyi are the same kind of people, and they have always been more thoughtful than ordinary people. Don't you see that Master Wu Mei worked so hard to get her to concentrate on her internal skills, but she just pieced together a bunch of miscellaneous kung fu. I don't know what she will do. I won’t make my nun master angry to death.
Therefore, in Jiang Wen's teaching plan, it is very important for Fu Ningdie to reach the Five Yang realm, so that even if she learns randomly in the future, her martial arts foundation will not be affected.
The so-called five yang refers to the yang qi of the five internal organs, namely heart yang, lung yang, spleen yang, liver yang, and kidney yang. According to the saying in "Suwen·Tang Ye Li Li Lun", "Open the gate of ghosts, cleanse the house, and the essence is with the time." "Five yangs have been clothed, and the five internal organs are loosened and purified." Once the five yangs in the internal organs can be combined, the whole body can be warmed, and the cold winter will not feel cold, and it can resist and restrict the harm of the invasion of yin evil.
The original book of "Nine Yang Manual" has four volumes. The first two volumes are easy to understand. If you understand them all, you will probably reach the realm of Five Yangs. When Zhang Wuji practiced "Nine Yang Magic" in the valley, he probably finished the second volume. In less than half of the stage, the sinister internal power of Xuanming Divine Palm was completely suppressed and eliminated, and the chronic diseases in the body for many years were cured.
"You need to practice hard next, you know. Once the five yangs are in your body, your immunity will be greatly improved, and ordinary wind and cold viruses will not be able to hurt you from now on."
After saying that, Jiang Wen lowered his head and injected another stream of Nine Yang Qi into her body to replenish the loss she had suffered these days. It was estimated that it would be enough for her to digest it to the point where her internal energy could stimulate the Five Yangs and become a self-contained Qi.
After giving Fu Ningdie some advice, Jiang Wen glanced at the pouring rain outside and sighed, "If you stay in this damn weather for too long, even good people will get sick from the moisture."
The heavy rain in recent days cannot affect wealthy businessmen like Lei Hu, nor can it shake the big houses in Xiguan with blue bricks and black tiles. However, it has posed a huge threat to the desolate and dilapidated rammed earth buildings in and around Guangzhou. From time to time, there are reports of houses collapsing due to flooding. , the endless beggars' shacks outside the Guandi Temple are even more inevitable. These days, the beggars are scattered and wailing. The "grand occasion" of the past has long been lost, but it is feared that it will only create an even more shocking "unprecedented grand occasion" in the future.
Yuan Ziyi was particularly enthusiastic this time, and encouraged Luo Shuang'er and Luo Shuang'er to spend money for disaster relief. They each took a lot of money from home to resettle these urban refugees who had nowhere to go. Anyway, Lei Huhu had made a fortune recently, so he didn't feel bad. Mr. Luo also loved his daughter the most and never asked about right or wrong.
But the problem needs to be seen clearly. The main reason for this situation is not only the heavy rain for days, but also the unexpected order of the Pingnan Palace to close the city. For three days in a row, no one could leave the city to escape the disaster, and relief supplies could not be transported in. The problems naturally accumulated and became more and more serious.
"Master, are you worried about Sister Ziyi?" Fu Ningdie actually guessed Jiang Wen's thoughts as soon as she opened her mouth.
"How do you know?" Jiang Wen asked in surprise.
Fu Ningdie answered confidently: "I saw Master, after you woke us up, you knocked on Sister Ziyi's door again. There must be something you want to see her for."
"Great reasoning, won't do it next time."
Jiang Wen touched his chin and said, "She's not here so early in the morning. It's really a headache. The situation is so unclear recently and she runs out every day. I really don't know what I'm thinking. Why don't you learn to be mature and steady like Miss Yan?" "
This is not because Jiang Wen is trying to push him away, but this is the fact.
He also went out to do chivalry without saying goodbye. Although Yan Yongchun seemed to be reckless and impulsive, he was actually focused on Zhangqiugang Village. He always kept the information in his heart. That's why he hurried to the Nanhai Ancient Temple as soon as he heard that Japanese pirates were coming. .
Under such circumstances, Yan Yongchun has both prestige and connections in Zhangqiugang Village. The villagers are all grateful for her kindness, and the plan to prevent and resist Japanese pirates is feasible. It is obviously the result of her careful consideration - such as Yan Wing Chun never had any wild ideas and planned to break into Pingnan Palace to avenge the unjust deaths of the villagers.
There are no such boring people in this world, right?
However, Yuan Ziyi's actions came out of nowhere. It was very inexplicable to rush to Xiguan to provide porridge for disaster relief. She even roped in Luo Shuang'er, who had no experience in the world of martial arts, to discuss the issues with her. Jiang Wen seriously doubted her real purpose. I want to pretend to be an old man in front of this sister.
But what is the real Lao Jianghu doing now?
For three days, Jiang Wen didn't meet any other martial arts comrades. These people who were originally ostentatious in the world seemed to have disappeared from the world. Teahouses, restaurants, gambling houses, pawn shops, Qinlou Chu Pavilion, and Tianjie ghost market were the places where people in the martial arts world loved to hang out. Wherever they were, there is no trace of them now. There are no more bad guys wandering around in the market carrying swords and calling for their friends. They seem to have completely disappeared into the black hole in Guangzhou city.
When Jiang Wen discovered this matter, it was already past the prime time for investigation, and the main factor was the continuous heavy rain. The cold water vapor that shrouded the whole city seemed to carry a dark power, isolating the streets of Guangzhou into isolated islands with no communication, and only vague signals came from the fog.
According to the news from Yuan Ziyi, even the number of martial arts people living in the Jindao Luo Mansion has been inexplicably reduced. Luo Shuang'er said that the number of people eating every day is not as good as the previous one. Even Zhou Long, who seems to be honest but is actually The cunning guy has also disappeared.
All this is so weird, as if the one-night disappearance of Southern Shaolin is about to happen again.
"Miss Yuan should be fine. After all, she is accompanied by the eldest daughter of the Luo family, and there will definitely be no shortage of people to secretly protect her entourage. But the current situation is not getting better at all. Our Wuyi sect has been in the limelight a few days ago. I'm worried If someone can't deal with my 'gentleman's sword', I'll start with you three."
Today, Jiang Wen can admit his nickname gracefully. Considering that he has always had a good mentality, when a person accepts his nickname, he is invincible!
Anyway, as long as he deliberately did not think about his old friend Lin Zhennan and his apprentice Lin Pingzhi in Fuzhou City, he could eat well and sleep well, and occasionally he would take out the "Nine Nether Scriptures" and "Qiyi Sword Qi" to blindly Read blindly to pass the boring time.
Fu Ningdie sat on the chair next to Jiang Wen as if she didn't understand, dangling her feet and looking at the sky melancholy, recalling the days when she wandered around the city and ate all kinds of delicious food.
"Master, when do you think it will clear up? I haven't been out for a long time."
Jiang Wen thought for a moment and shook his head, but did not answer.
Today is the fifth day of February.
This day was originally scheduled to be the day for the heroes' banquet after Luo Yuantong's Golden Basin Washing Ceremony. However, as the martial arts people's whereabouts became more and more mysterious, Jiang Wen still had a choice whether he should attend the banquet or not.
Jiang Wen specially tested the disciples today because he wanted to instruct the three children to be vigilant today. He, as the head of the Wuyi Sect, had to go to the banquet alone to find out what was going on in Guangzhou City. What.
"Master Jiang, someone is looking for you outside the house..."
The housekeeper of Lei Mansion suddenly came from Qingyun Lane, probably specifically looking for Jiang Wen's traces, but he hesitated to speak in detail.
Jiang Wen came back from his deep thoughts and said curiously: "Then just invite the guests in. The side hall is only a few steps away from the main door? Do you want me to invite them myself?"
But the housekeeper replied with some embarrassment: "No, no, you have misunderstood, Master Jiang. That's not what I meant... It's just that the other person is a beggar. I'm worried that if he comes here by pretending to be a beggar, he will bother you..."
Is there a beggar looking for you?
Jiang Wen stood up from the comb-backed chair in an instant, clapped his hands and thought that things were about to turn around. The person who will come looking for him at this time is probably Fan Xinghan, who is staying near the Gongyuan in the east of the city!
He tried to find Fan Xinghan several times yesterday, but the servants of the Lei Mansion said that the area outside the Gongyuan in the east of the city was deserted and that no sign of the tall beggar had been found. The surrounding residents also said they had never seen this person, so Jiang Wen had to secretly leave a mark. I hope to see him when he comes back.
Fan Xinghan had been missing for two or three days before, and he might have gone there secretly to inquire about the news. Now that the investigation has yielded the results, he has come to share them with him.
"What are you doing standing there in a daze? Hurry up and invite me!"
The housekeeper hurriedly ran back to the door, and within a quarter of an hour, a figure came hurriedly from outside the flower hall.
This man was also dressed in tatters and had many seams, but he was far less tall than Fan Xinghan. The hem of his clothes was stained with mud and sewage. It was dripping to the ground, leaving a dark streak on the blue bricks. From the odor and stains, it was obvious that he had come on foot in the heavy rain. No wonder the housekeeper hesitated but refused to let him in.
"Master Jiang, hurry up and leave! We can't stay in this city!"
The other party stumbled into the side hall and lifted up his sloppy long hair that was wet by the rain. Fu Ningdie was so frightened that she jumped off the chair and ran away. Only then did Jiang Wen see that he was blind in one eye. Ugly appearance.
"Du Laosan, why is it you?"
It turned out that the visitor was not Fan Xinghan, but Du Laosan, one of the beggar leaders of the Guandi Society. His appearance at this time was quite miserable, as if he had rolled and fallen in muddy water. His clothes were torn in his eyes and his hair was knotted. He had long lost the ruthless, decisive and ambitious look he had in the Guandi Temple.
Du Laosan didn't wait to catch his breath before he quickly continued: "Listen to me first. Take the disciples and leave quickly before dark. If it's later, it will be too late!"
The fish pond in the small garden is filled with lotus leaves, and the raindrops rolling and jumping on the green leaves are very lively. However, the small koi carp that is not full of feet is frightened by the boiling water and has no place to stay. It has to hide under the leaves and shake up and down in panic. But at a loss.
The fish playing on the lotus leaves was originally a beautiful sight, but at this time the clouds were heavy and the rain was heavy, and the little fish was suffocating in the water, so it had to put its mouth out of the water from time to time. From Jiang Wen's perspective, Du Laosan's horrified face was exactly the same as those of these small fish with long mouths poking out of the water, completely unable to face the violent storm outside the small world they knew well.
"Du Laosan, whenever big things happen, you must stay calm and don't be so panicked. You might as well tell Jiang in detail and I will help you think of a way out."
Seeing Jiang Wen sitting firmly on the mountain, Du Lao San finally managed to gather some energy, suppress the uneasiness in his heart and plan to finish the matter. However, after thinking about it carefully, he had so many things to think about that he didn't know how to express it. For a long time, Then he said in a hoarse voice.
"Daxia Jiang is worthy of being a man who does great things..."
Du Laosan gritted his teeth and finally told everything he had learned.
"Do you... know about the assassination of Prince Pingnan?"
Jiang Wen frowned, countless thoughts flashed through his mind like lightning, and then they all returned to the annihilation-like calm. He stood up and took two steps, then suddenly clasped his hands and looked back at Du Laosan.
"...Shang Kexi was assassinated? Is this the news you heard about?"
Du Laosan nodded hurriedly: "Exactly. I finally found out the news. Otherwise, how could such a small person in the Guandi Society know these secrets..."
Seeing that Jiang Wen's expression remained unchanged, Du Laosan continued to talk about the news he had learned.
Two days ago, Shang Kexi went to Guangxiao Temple to worship the Buddha and invited Zen master Tian Tian, the host of the temple, to talk about Buddhism. Suddenly, an agile assassin burst out of the temple and killed twelve armored guards from outside the door, aiming directly at Shang. What a joy.
Guangxiao Zen Temple was still crowded with tourists that day. It was gratifying that Zen Master Tianran specially opened an idle courtyard to entertain guests. The menacing assassin had just been blocked by the bodyguards, and several assassins with extraordinary skills climbed in from the walls on both sides. They attacked from both sides. The sudden assassination caught Shang Kexi off guard and almost killed him on the spot.
Fortunately, Zen Master Tianran came to the rescue at the critical moment and blocked the assassin's close attack with his body. Then a Zen master heard the noise and rushed over to the other courtyard. He waved his Zen staff and fought several assassins, finally delaying enough time for the news to be received outside the other courtyard. It was only when the group of Shang family soldiers who had been trapped by the suspicious soldier's plan came together and protected the family master with their shields that Shang Kexi's danger of death was driven away.
"Prince Pingnan is said to have been slashed on the arm, and Zen Master Tianran, who blocked the sword, was wounded to the heart and bleeding. He is still unconscious. Fortunately, he was compassionate and still begged for help when he was dying. It is gratifying that Don't go on a killing spree and say that he is responsible for all the crimes, so the matter has not been announced to the public..."
After Du Laosan said this, the cold sweat dripping on his forehead was as good as the rain, and he looked at everything as if it was overturned, "Prince Pingnan has gone back to recuperate, but everyone knows that the matter will never end here! My subordinate Hanako saw someone arresting martial arts people last night, and he would kill them if they resisted. This must be the work of Shang Fu!"
Jiang Wen knew that his reaction to Shang Kexi's assassination was not because he was as timid as a mouse.
If I were thousands of miles away at this time, I could naturally use the news of the assassination of the old thief Shang Kexi as accompaniment to the wine and enjoy the revelation. But now in Guangzhou, the assassination of Shang Kexi has become a shocking event.
In the seventh year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, King Shang Kexi of Pingnan and King Geng Jimao of Jingnan entered Guangdong and besieged Guangzhou for nine months. According to the records in "Walking in Yangqiu" written by Dai Yunye at that time, the whole people of Guangzhou resisted and defended the city. The men went to the city and the women paid them, while the Qing soldiers surrounded the city. The two sides launched an extremely fierce offensive and defensive battle.
Jin Yong's ancestor Zha Jizuo's "Gui Wei Lu" also records, "The two kings of the Northern Division spared no effort in attacking Guangzhou, with Du Yonghe and Du Shouqin; deputy generals Zhang Yue commanded the land forces and Wu Wenmin commanded the navy, and they fought from behind the city, which was a great victory. "
This situation caught both the Qing court and King Shang Geng off guard.
Originally, the Qing court judged that the rebellion in the south was just a matter of some military generals on both ends of the spectrum waiting for a price, hoping to make some money while the Ming Committee failed to make a decision to conquer the south. After all, the culprit of this rebellion, the former Guangzhou Admiral Li Chengdong, had long been dissatisfied with the fact that he had made great contributions, but was being held hostage by Tong Yangjia, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and he had quite a disagreement with his words.
However, when the two kings entered Guangdong and approached the city, they discovered that even if Li Chengdong led his troops to Jiangxi to rebel alone, the preparations for staying in the city were more rigorous than they imagined. The originally thought of going with the wind and dying did not exist. Instead, the rebels relied on relying on the city to fight. , causing heavy losses to the careless Qing soldiers.
According to the "Shang Family Genealogy", the corpses of Qing invaders were piled under the siege site, and soon they were almost as high as the city wall. However, on one side was the unyielding Shuilu Xiongcheng, and on the other side was Dorgon who held a military order. The two kings personally led their troops to attack the city to no avail. Shang Kexi's younger brother, General Shang Kefu of the Qing Dynasty, was shot to death under the city. Even the commander who supervised the battle Shang Kexi is surrounded by dangers.
Finally, after nine months of siege, Shang Kexi bribed the traitors in the city. Taking advantage of the low tide of the Pearl River and the shallow water of the moat, he used wood to pave the bottom of the moat so that the water only reached the belly of the horse. The Qing cavalry was able to successfully cross the moat, and for a while, thousands of people Following the noise, Geng Jimao took the lead and led troops to swarm into the city through the gap in the city wall and began a brutal massacre.
The "Manuscript of Qing History" records that "Jimao and Kexi captured Guangzhou, angered the people and defended it, and wiped out all the young men." Under the threat of his life, Shang Kexi burst out with extremely terrifying killing intentions. After the city was broken, the Qing army was slaughtered with blood. The massacre in Guangzhou lasted for seven days in total and spread for forty miles to the left and right, killing everyone in sight.
Eighteen people were killed, and corpses were filled in six canals. Hundreds of thousands of people in the city, calling for brothers and sisters, looking for their sons and masters, fled in disorder, and their cries shook the heaven and the earth. The frightened people hid in the Liumai Canal one after another. The former was not dead but the latter was already filled, and there were squirming limbs everywhere. Those who were lucky enough to leave the city encountered heavy rain again, and flash floods came suddenly, drowning six to seven thousand people in an instant. Almost all the east and west walls of Guangzhou were filled with corpses.
Such horrific killings only lasted ten years, which almost caused the population of Guangzhou to wither. To this day, there are no families who have lived there for five generations, which has become an eternal pain for Guangzhou people. Now, Shang Kexi has been killed again in the peaceful city of Guangzhou. Someone assassinated someone, and the assassin almost succeeded. No one knew what terrible things this person would do!
Under such circumstances, it is no wonder that Zen Master Tianran was seriously injured and had to vomit blood to persuade Shang Kexi not to kill again, hoping that all the blame would be placed on him alone.
Jiang Wen took a deep breath and finally understood where his worries over the past few days came from, but he was even more worried about whether the people in the city would be affected by this incident and the Gengyin tragedy would happen again.
Anger arose spontaneously, and he felt that the ancient bronze sword in the scabbard was shaking continuously, and a sword intention surged from the bottom of his heart, which was about to turn into the roar of dragons and tigers across the sky. Jiang Wen was worried about the invisible danger at hand. , and was angry with these martial arts people who did things without measure.
"There are not many people with this skill in the city, and I don't know if the assassin has been caught..."
Since ancient times, assassins have not been tolerated by people, so when traveling, they often eat charcoal, abandon their wives and children, and even if they succeed, they have to gouge out their eyes, disembowel themselves, and commit suicide with their swords, just to maintain their loyalty and righteousness without involving innocent people. Now this group of assassins know how to imitate Nie Zheng and Bai Hongguanri, why don't they know how to hide their identities? It's gratifying to assassinate in public, but it's really yours!
"Master Jiang, I've also heard about this. Prince Shang's Mansion has arrested a large number of martial arts people and tortured and interrogated them every day, but so far no one has admitted that they did this."
Du Laosan added hesitantly, "But thinking about it, the assassin's skills can kill twelve soldiers in a row. With such strong martial arts, there is no way he will be easily arrested and imprisoned..."
Jiang Wen said coldly: "You are very powerful in martial arts but you have no brains, right? How dare you run away if you fail in the assassination? I would have committed suicide a long time ago to apologize. Forget it, do you know who has been arrested now?"
The Red Flower Club, the Qingqi Gang, the Tiedan Village, the Xinghan Beggar Gang, the Songyang Sect, the Nanhai Martial Arts School, the Fuwei Escort Branch, the five sects and eight sects in Guangdong, the large and small comrades in eastern Sichuan, and the scattered people from all over the world. These are all caused by If the martial arts people gathered in Guangzhou for the Golden Pen Washing Ceremony are all caught or killed because of being implicated in the assassination, then this matter will be no small matter.
Therefore, Jiang Wen had to inquire clearly about emotions and reasons before he could make certain decisions.
But after hearing this question, Du Laosan immediately showed a troubled expression.
Although the intelligence system of the Guandi Society is pervasive, due to the status of a beggar, it can only move around in the streets and villages, and it is impossible to easily pry out information from the upper levels.
Originally, the higher-ups relied on Wu Liuqi, who was the chief military officer of Raozhen, to pass on and supplement information. Now with Wu Liuqi's disappearance, the Guandi Society has become half blind, so major events like Shang Kexi's assassination can only be carried out. It took two or three days to find out.
Du Laosan hesitated and said: "Master Jiang, I don't know about the others, but I heard that Fan Xinghan was arrested and is now being held in a separate courtyard of Guangxiao Temple..."
He finally told the truth.
As a fierce dragon crossing the river who wants to compete for the leadership of the Guandi Society, Fan Xinghan is naturally closely guarded and followed day and night by the local beggar gang. Only with this level of surveillance day and night can we know that the opponent is being arrested in the vast city of Guangzhou, rather than drifting away at night.
Therefore, what Du Lao San just said about arresting martial arts people and killing them without mercy is probably what he saw in Fan Xinghan.
"Tell the truth how Fan Xinghan was arrested so quickly. Don't hide anything." Jiang Wen said expressionlessly.
Du Laosan originally wanted to be vague, but when he caught a glimpse of Jiang Wen's eyes, he felt the sharpness of the sword. He shuddered and quickly explained.
"Master Jiang, this incident is really an accident... Wasn't the shack outside the gate of Guandi Temple destroyed by the water? A group of Huazi wanted to move outside my Lotus Temple last night, and they happened to encounter Fan Xinghan and a fierce fight..."
The Lianhua Temple where Du Laosan stayed and the Gongyuan where Fan Xinghan stayed are both in the east of the city, so there is indeed a possibility of stopping by.
According to Du Laosan, a beggar saw Fan Xinghan's men confronting several royal warriors last night. Both sides were uncompromising with their swords and spears. Fan Xinghan stood in the distance with his hands behind his back and said something indignantly. After a while, he moved Get started. However, not long after, another masked master suddenly appeared, killing Fan Xinghan's men with exquisite moves, and even put a knife on his neck.
"The sword skills are so sharp? Could it be that your men misunderstood?"
Jiang Wen used the word "subordinate", but he didn't bother with the evasiveness in Du Laosan's words and directly asked for the master's message.
However, these beggars were hungry and cold every day, did not eat much fresh vegetables, and generally suffered from severe night blindness. Anyway, they did not see clearly the appearance of the knife master, and they did not know his age or characteristics at all. They only remembered that he was tall and had superb knife skills. .
But that's enough.
There are no such masters of swordsmanship in Guangzhou. What is suspicious is Fan Xinghan's attitude.
Based on Jiang Wen's understanding of Fan Xinghan, he was a single-minded person who did things right and did not know how to adapt. Previously, he had just taught his apprentice a lesson, but Fan Xinghan persisted in regaining his face and betrayed him. After losing his face, he considered himself a friend. Now that all the disciples he brought have been killed, he shouldn't be so easy and just surrender.
unless……
This master is also an acquaintance of his. He feels guilty and is unwilling to take action? !
"Is it really Luo Yuantong..."
Jiang Wen murmured to himself, and immediately remembered what Zhou Long had told him that Luo Yuantong was suspected to be the master behind Shang Kexi. The masked master deliberately concealed his identity. Could it be that Old Man Luo broke the rule of washing hands in a golden basin for this matter and insisted on masking himself and making enemies of people in the martial arts?
Dulaosan nodded with a trembling look on his face. He had already guessed this possibility, but he kept it in his heart and did not dare to say it out loud, because both the name and the things behind him represented a taboo in this city.
"Master Jiang... I have a vague guess that our Wu Longtou was also captured by the old hero Luo... because Youhuazi once visited the Luo Mansion and saw the whereabouts of a person who looked similar..."
All suspicions are shrouded in Luo Yuantong. It is shameful to say that Jiang Wen and Luo Yuantong have a vague friendship. They have heard about each other's names and deeds, but they have never seen each other's skills, so they only I can make a blind guess here.
The biggest problem lies in the confusing assassination incident. Who exactly Shang Kexi was assassinated by, what the assassin's purpose was, and where he is hiding now are all still an unsolved mystery.
The anti-Qing people in the world are like crucian carp crossing the river, and among them, the Tiandihui is the most radical and their actions are the most radical. Now in the city, the chief swindler of the Red Flower Club has no idea, so he wouldn't dare to do such a thing, right?
"Du Laosan, you came here today because you are worried that because of my reputation, I have been arrested for no reason in the past two days?"
Jiang Wen asked.
Du Laosan said with some embarrassment, "Dr. Jiang, please calm down. I came to report to you because I was desperate and wanted to see if you could get out of the city."
"Leave the city? What city?"
Jiang Wen said in surprise, "Not only will I not leave the city, I also plan to find someone to catch up with."
Du Laosan was so frightened that he quickly lowered his voice and said: "Master Jiang, think again. Guangxiao Temple is now surrounded by water and heavily guarded. It is difficult to fly. It is also equipped with Hongyi's sharp firearms. Even if you have world-class martial arts, you may not be able to do it." You can get benefits there..."
The beggar leader persuaded him earnestly, but Jiang Wen obviously didn't listen to a word and instead reached out to recruit two male apprentices. You must know that Jiang Wen is not only a well-known martial arts figure, but also a special envoy sent by King Jingnan. The Shang family does not dare to attack openly.
"Wen Ding, Shitou, please quickly take this third brother to find a room to stay, and take a shower and change clothes. Tonight you protect junior sister, and you are not allowed to come out when you hear any noise, until Master, I come to you personally. "
Dulaosan looked at the two children helplessly, but found that Jiang Wen had turned his attention to him again.
"Don't worry, Du Laosan. Jiang managed to escape from the prison in Fuzhou earlier, and he will definitely not be willing to go to jail again this time."
Jiang Wen's smile at this time was obviously very kind, but Du Laosan always felt that there was something lawless about a gangster, and the more he looked at it, the more frightening he became.
"I wanted to go to the Heroes' Banquet today, but it seems that it won't be of much use now. Jiang should go find someone who might know about this matter and have a detailed chat."
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