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The young swordsman walked to the washbasin to clean the dirt on his body. He watched the blood stains on his hands being washed away bit by bit by the warm water. He couldn't help thinking to himself: "The blood on your hands can be washed away, and the wrong things you have done can be washed away." May I?"
Taiping Taoists, this group of people who like to teach others, once again met Bai Feng and his party in Beizhen. And this time, unlike the past, the Taiping Taoists were going to take to the streets blatantly and take people's lives.
It is completely different from Taiping Dao's previous attitude towards Murong Yan. This time, Bai Feng and Murong Yan's enemies did not want to leave them a way to live - either you die or I die.
Bai Feng knew that this matter was very involved and could not be delayed for even a moment, so he quickly put his mind into order. From now on, he no longer had any time to brag about his great achievements. He once again solemnly asked Murong Yan to take care of the thorns, and then he and another guard brought the assassin to another place to continue the interrogation.
After some lessons and scolding from Bai Feng, the blind obedience and superstition of Taiping Dao in the assassin's heart instantly decreased a lot. As soon as he entered the room, he warmly invited Bai Feng to take a seat, while he just stood respectfully and narrated.
"Lord Holy Lord, if you want to know anything else, just ask!"
Bai Feng said: "Who ordered you to come and assassinate me? Tell me clearly, who is the other person's name, what does he look like... tell me everything you know."
"The leader is an experienced Taoist. Everyone just calls him Taoist Tianji!" The assassin gestured tremblingly and said, "He talks weirdly and has most of his hair bald. I only know his surname is Li because he has a son who often visits The person who serves him and delivers orders is named 'Li Keyong'. He looks very dignified and seems to be about the same age as the Holy Lord."
"Go on, say whatever comes to mind." Bai Feng put on a show of airs, as if he wouldn't mind any unfavorable remarks about himself.
"At first, the villain was just a peasant fleeing from famine. His home was burned down and robbed, and his fields were occupied. In order to survive, he could only wander around, hoping to find a good family to take him in... After running away for half a year, the villain People are still dying, so it doesn’t matter what they want. Fortunately, I met Daochang Li on the way to Wuchuan!"
"Huh?" Bai Feng said deliberately and arrogantly: "Tell me, how did you get so lucky to meet Daoist Li?"
"Daozhang Li is so hot! Not only did he give us food and clothing, but he also gave us women! When his father, Taoist Tianji, was unwilling, Daozhang Li was willing to stand up and intercede for us refugees! Lord Holy Lord, tell me, how can this not be done? Where’s the gratitude?”
"So you agreed to Li Keyong's assassination?"
"No, this is his father's order. Daoist Li is only responsible for conveying Taoist Tianji's wishes. That pair of exquisite sleeve arrows was a gift from Taoist Tianji... They say that the current disasters are all because of the appearance of the witch. As long as she kills If you get rid of the witch, the world will be at peace and everyone will enjoy eternal life and happiness."
The interrogation lasted all night, and Bai Feng learned from the assassin that Taoist Tianji and his more than thirty subordinates had been traveling around Beizhen. They were trying to build Taiping Taoist temples in every military town for preaching, and The Taoist temple that Bai Feng destroyed in Huaihuang Town was just one of the Taiping Taoist lairs in Beizhen.
Bai Feng realized that at this moment, the enemy was hidden and we were clear, and every step forward was like walking on thin ice. But time is running out, and we must not sit back and wait for death. If we plan to instigate the soldiers and people of Wuchuan Town one day late, the victory of Yuyi Town will be one day late.
Such a dilemma made the young swordsman hesitate for a long time. He waved his hand and signaled others to take the assassin down to rest. He accidentally glanced outside the tree house and suddenly realized that it was already bright. Then he hurried to Murong Yan to see how the thorns were doing.
As early as half a stick of incense, Jingjie had already taken the medicinal soup made from the poison sac. His health improved greatly and his consciousness gradually became clearer. Bai Feng then asked him: "Ajing, what did you do when you were under the altar that day?" What else did you see, please tell me in detail."
"I..." Jingji breathed continuously and recalled: "That day, I wanted to blend in with the pilgrims to participate in the sacrifice. Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered the holy place, I discovered that there was a group of people with abnormal looks and weird behaviors who often gathered together. Whisper. The leader among them is a young man. Although he pretends to be a commoner, I still recognize that he is not an ordinary person."
"It's Li Keyong." Bai Feng said: "Is the person you mentioned about the same age as me?"
"Yes!" Jingji continued: "After the sacrifice began, they were very disciplined in all directions. I accidentally peeked and saw that their sleeves had the cold light of weapons hidden in them! But... I knew that at that time, Murong It was a very important moment for Senior Sister, so I didn’t dare to step forward immediately to stop the sacrifice. I could only imagine that these guys wouldn’t be so bold and dare to assassinate in public... It was my fault, and I almost caused Senior Sister to suffer and die.”
After saying that, Jingji stood up and worshiped, and said to Murong Yan: "Senior sister, you won't blame me, right?"
"No, Ah Jing saved my life, have you forgotten?" Murong Yan knew that the other person was also inexperienced, so she couldn't bear to blame him, and helped Ji Jing to lie back on the bed.
"Brother Feng, what should we do next?" Murong Yan continued to ask: "Since Taiping Dao wants to kill me, I don't want to involve the Holy Aunt and the others..."
"Things are not that simple." Bai Feng replied: "They are so deliberate, and it seems that they are bound to kill me and others."
Bai Feng smoothed his sleeves, called out all the people in the room, and continued: "But, doesn't that old thief Sima Tu really want to take away the saint and use her? Why did a group of people suddenly appear? The Taiping Taoists want to kill the saint? Huh, Yan'er, do you remember that when the old thief Sima caught you and me in Xiahe Town, he didn't even dare to let you suffer the slightest bit of physical pain, and I, Bai Feng, , but got a lot of wounds."
"What does Brother Feng mean?" Murong Yan responded.
"We might as well make some guesses." Bai Feng found an empty seat at the head of the bed and sat down, saying: "Perhaps, there are serious differences within Taiping Dao... Some of them want to use the Saint to obtain immortality. Secret; some people think that the Saint is a scourge and must be eliminated quickly. If this is really the case, we can turn the tables and lure the snake out of the hole and find the gangsters hiding in the dark!"
"No!" Jingjie was suddenly startled and said, "Senior brother, do you still want to take the risk of leaving the Holy Land? Although Jingjia's life is not valuable, he has already risked his life to protect senior sister's life. It is really worthwhile for us to take such risks again. Do you think so?"
"Ah Jing, when you know yourself and your enemy, all risks are worth it." Bai Feng affirmed resolutely: "Since Taoist Tianji has traveled thousands of miles to come to the frontier, we might as well open the door wide to welcome him!"
After hearing this, Jingji still felt something was inappropriate and said: "Junior brother thinks that at this time, we should strengthen the protection of the Holy Land and then send soldiers in the city to track down the assassin's whereabouts. Why is this..."
"Ah Jing, have you been so idle these days that you have forgotten our purpose, our mission, and our wishes?" Bai Feng and Murong Yan looked at each other and smiled at each other.
"Yes, we have to go back to Yuyi Town and Yuyi Academy." Murong Yan gently stroked Jingji's forehead and comforted her: "You also have to go back to see your mother and Junior Sister Yue, right? Bar?"
Thorns hesitated for a moment, then his eyes ignited with fire again: "Yes, yes!"
