In the rain, Ji Ruge stood in front of the carriage.
With a slight wave of the Nirvana Sword in his hand, the horse's reins tied to the frame of the carriage were broken.
He pulled out the green sword scabbard stuck on the roof of the car, picked up the bamboo hat that fell on the side, turned over and landed on the horse.
He raised the horse rope in his hand and rode away through the rain.
...
Let’s talk about the half hour before the incident.
The inn at the foot of Huatan Temple.
Ji Ruge drove the carriage and stopped at the door of the inn.
He bought the carriage at the horse station at the gate of the city. The sword was already placed on the roof of the carriage, with the red handle exposed.
Ji Ruge first went boating in Xiyun Lake near the mountain behind Huatan Temple, and saw the old man fishing quietly in the rain, and then returned to the door of the inn with confidence.
He had a ready letter in his arms.
There are three plum blossom seal jade inside, and a piece of letter paper, which says, "I received the greeting card early in the morning. This thing is inside. Before the birthday banquet, I hereby invite the three brothers to go to Gejiazhuang at three o'clock to discuss matters." '
The handwriting is neat, obviously it was written by a calligrapher, Xiaoyu's handwriting is not that beautiful.
"Brother, I am the horseman of Gejiazhuang. I am here to welcome the guests invited by Master Ge." Ji Ruge said in a deep voice, handed a few taels of silver to the hand of the inn boy, and continued:
"Please ask me to find a big sedan at the post station, send this letter to Huatan Temple, and carry down the few guests that my master wants to invite first. I will wait here."
The boy at the inn is a boy in his early twenties, with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and he looks very smart.
When he saw that the horseman from Gejiazhuang offered three taels of silver, which was enough for them to travel to pick up guests for a few days, he happily replied:
"As expected of a person from Gejiazhuang, he is generous. Please wait a moment. I will go to the temple to pick you up right now."
The boy's eyes widened when he saw the money, so it didn't matter whether he was genuine or not. Anyway, he just went to the temple to deliver a letter and pick up a few people.
The groom has already said that he is picking up guests from Gejiazhuang, and he only needs to make money.
Ge Yang always went to the Gejiazhuang to invite him personally when there was anything going on. There was very little correspondence between the two families. Even if it was Ge Changshou's birthday, Ge Yang went to Huatan Temple to tell Ge Ming a few days ago.
It was related to the Tong family murder case many years ago. Ge Ming and the others saw the plum blossom seal jade and knew that it was a letter sent by Ge Changshou, so they did not doubt the handwriting.
The boy picked up Ge Ming, Lu Wei and Lu Fang and sent them down the mountain.
Before Ji Ruge opened her mouth, the clever boy at the inn finished everything, making Ge Ming and the others get on the carriage without any doubt.
Sure enough, Uncle Liu did not follow. He wanted to bring the things he had sent, which made the three of them wary and hurriedly left the Huatan Temple.
Uncle Liu is not here, so he can take action with confidence.
...
The first battle was successful.
Horses galloping in the alley.
On the horseback, Ji Ruge had a letter in his arms that was sent to Gejiazhuang.
There is only a plum blossom jade in the letter.
Ge Changshou's invitation to everyone said that the banquet would be held at seven o'clock. Ji Ruge estimated the time and found that it was about three o'clock.
The people in Huata Temple should set off at this time. There are still three quarters of an hour in between, enough time for him to kill Ge Changshou.
To the east of the city, Gejiazhuang.
The rain was not heavy and could not stop the guests coming and going.
Ge Changshou sat in the main seat under the phoenix picture in the main hall, flanked by two maids with symbols.
Ge Changshou, dressed in rich clothes and with a happy smile on his face.
"How is the young master? Can you come out to greet the guests?" Ge Changshou asked the maid next to him in a low voice.
The maid replied: "Back to the master, the young master has only been here for two days and he still can't get out of bed."
Ge Changshou frowned and sighed helplessly, "That's all, tell the kitchen to prepare quickly."
"Yes, sir." The maid replied.
A boy came in at the door leading a wealthy businessman who was giving gifts.
"Bring it up, Zhang An of Mi Zhuang in the south of the city congratulates Master Ge on his birthday." The visitor was gorgeously dressed, in his thirties, and came to celebrate his birthday. There was an entourage beside him, carrying a golden eagle unicorn, which looked very valuable.
The maid hurriedly went up to take it. Ge Changshou returned the gift and cupped his fists and said, "Brother Zhang Xian, you're welcome. Please invite me from the inner court."
In the inner courtyard of Gejiazhuang, the living room is bright and spacious. Dozens of family banquet tables have been set up. Due to the rain, the long corridor in the village is also filled with guest tables.
In the backyard kitchen, many cooks were busy, and the housekeeper was greeting guests coming and going in the house.
Only in the room, Ge Yang was lying on the bed with his bloated and drugged butt still erect, his upper body propped up and playing crickets with two swollen-faced boys.
In the west alley of the backyard of Gejiazhuang, Ji Ruge tied the horse to Uncle Liu on the street.
The door to the backyard of Gejiazhuang is connected to the kitchen, and there is only one boy guarding it.
"Dong dong..."
Ji Ruge knocked on the door, and a boy opened the door and asked, "Who are you?"
Ji Ruge said: "Congratulations on your birthday."
"Congratulations on your birthday, go to the front door, but the back door won't open." The boy was impatient and looked at the man holding a sword, looking poor.
In order to ensure that the letter would be delivered to Ge Changshou, Ji Ruge took out a tael of silver and handed it over. This tael of silver was probably worth half of this kid's monthly salary.
"Please send the letter to Mr. Ge, saying that I have something to see you. Please tell him and I will leave as soon as I see him."
The boy's originally impatient expression saw the money, he accepted it, and said seriously: "Wait!"
The boy gave the letter to the butler who was in charge of the kitchen. The butler frowned and asked, "What does a person look like?"
The boy replied: "He is holding a sword and wearing a hat and hat. I don't know what he looks like. He just said that he wanted to deliver the letter to the master and leave after seeing him."
The housekeeper was busy and was too lazy to think too much. He waved his hand and said, "Go quickly and give it to the master. He will take care of it after he sees it."
In the main hall, the servant gave the letter to Ge Changshou, whispered in Ge Changshou's ear, and whispered what Ji Ruge asked him to do.
Ge Changshou tore open the envelope, and a thumb-sized plum blossom jade fell out. When Ge Changshou saw it, he hurriedly picked it up for fear that others would see it.
The plum blossom seal jade was the representative jade pendant of the Tong family village back then. Ge Changshou was shocked when he saw it. The Tong family had been destroyed for many years, how could this thing appear?
Looking at the envelope again, there was nothing inside. He asked the boy, "Where is he?"
The boy replied: "The entrance to the backyard."
Ge Changshou called the housekeeper to greet the guests. He said he would go to the backyard to see who was coming and then return.
Backyard door.
Ji Ruge held her sword and hid by the back door, waiting for the door to open and people to come out.
The door opened and Ge Changshou asked, "Where are the people?"
The boy pointed to the horses tied in the rain and said, "No, the horses are still there!"
Ge Changshou stood under the eaves of the door to avoid getting wet in the rain, and stuck his head out to watch.
A cold light suddenly appeared, and Ji Ruge's sword was already coming towards him.
Ge Changshou was originally the senior brother of Ge Ming of the Mingyi Sword Sect. The two of them had practiced the Taiyi sword technique taught by their father since they were young. However, they became rich after doing the Tong family case. Ge Changshou was tired of fighting in the world and started a silk and satin business. He single-handedly established Gejiazhuang.
Ge Ming, on the other hand, established the Mingyi Sword Sect through Xingwu.
Ge Changshou's martial arts was already superior to Ge Ming's. Even though he had gained weight over the years, he still practiced swordplay when he was free, and his martial arts did not fall behind at all.
In the blink of an eye, Ge Changshou saw a cold light hitting his throat and hurriedly turned aside to avoid it.
Ji Ruge frowned and actually avoided it.
This fat man turned out to be quite skilled in martial arts and had some miscalculations.
Without any unnecessary reaction, Ji Ruge backhanded his sword and struck out with a 'sweeping rain' move. Ge Changshou turned his head to avoid it again. Ji Ruge's sword was too fast, and a piece of flesh and blood was cut off from his right shoulder. , dripping with blood for a while.
"What a fast sword! Who are you?" Ge Changshou took two steps back.
Ji Ruge didn't care what he said at all, she swung her sword and stabbed again.
