"If you were asked to assassinate Feng Chen, what would you do?"
This time Leng Mei responded without letting Jiang Yichen wait too long.
"You can't defeat them, you can only outwit them."
Jiang Yichen continued: "Go into his eyes, capture his heart, get close to his body, or poison him, or shoot him with a hidden arrow or a dark knife."
Leng Mei said: "What would you have done if you had done it in full public view like that day?"
Jiang Yichen held his chin and thought for a moment before saying, "It can only be me?"
Leng Mei said: "You can only be you."
Jiang Yichen shook his head decisively and said, "I don't have any chance to make a move."
Leng Mei said: "Why?"
Jiang Yichen said: "I am not a member of the Xiaoyue Alliance. If I cannot gain Feng Chen's trust and serve him, there is no possibility of me tampering with his daily behavior. I am not qualified to be Feng Chen's opponent, so I am not qualified to stand on his side." Opposite him, it is even more impossible to use any sinister means during the fight; I am not a famous martial arts master, so I cannot walk up to him in a grand manner and take his life quietly while talking and laughing."
"Even if Feng Chen is dead, it would be difficult to hurt a hair on his body even if he risked his life, let alone when he is still alive."
Leng Mei said: "It seems you already know what's going on."
Jiang Yichen shook his head again and said, "Only Dashu."
"There were three people who fought against Feng Chen that day, namely Hua Taixiang, Ning Xiaoyao, and Gui Mei Yao Ji. The former hit the spot, while the latter two all severely injured Feng Chen."
"Those who had physical contact with Feng Chen off the court, his wife Poppy, who has always been with him, bore the brunt of the incident, followed closely by Mo Shang and Ruoyu, who finally helped him die."
"But these are situations that everyone can see. After all, Feng Chen is the leader of a gang. During the day, he must have had conversations with many people. This part is a huge blind spot."
Leng Mei said: "The cause of Feng Chen's death must be among them."
Leng Mei said this very cleverly. The subject of the words was "cause of death" rather than "murderer". Jiang Yichen could also hear what Leng Mei meant. After all, Feng Chen was the leader of a gang and could be said to be a sworn sworn brother between the two states. There is no doubt about the strength and power of the alliance's top leader. If you want to do tricks under his nose without being discovered by him, it cannot be summed up by the word "difficult".
Jiang Yichen confirmed Leng Mei's statement and said, "Well, there should be more than one murderer, or there may be many people who unintentionally became accomplices who added fuel to the flames."
Leng Mei said: "Whether it is intentional or not, the details you have are really not enough to make accurate inferences, so you are trying to find out the culprit behind the scenes."
Jiang Yichen was still pondering in his mind what was strange about the words and deeds of the person he found suspicious, trying to find a connection between them. Hearing this, he couldn't help but froze, laughing at himself that he really didn't invest enough in Feng Chen. Attention, so much so that now it is really difficult to get a glimpse of the leopard, and secretly criticize Leng Mei for speaking so straightforwardly, without giving any face.
Fortunately, he can't see anything now, and he has no face left to fight for.
"However, from a broad perspective, it is not difficult to see where the situation is going."
Leng Mei suddenly spoke again, Jiang Yichen was stunned for a moment and then said: "Please enlighten me."
"Why is the Hundred Flowers Conference held?"
"The Nine Provinces and Four Seas will compete, the Righteous Alliance will become one, and internal strife will cease."
“How to become one?”
"Name a total of one martial arts leader."
"So how to stop the Righteous Alliance from becoming one?"
"If there are too many troubles before the Hundred Flowers Conference and the two alliances are tired of dealing with it, it would be best to deepen the hatred between the two sides and confront each other in advance, or do everything possible to disrupt the Hundred Flowers Conference, or..."
"Or after the martial arts leader is decided, the new martial arts leader dies suddenly on the spot."
Jiang Yichen tasted the meaning of Leng Mei's words and couldn't help but take a breath, then heard Leng Mei continue: "For more than ten years, the friction between the two alliances in Kyushu and Four Seas has become increasingly fierce. In recent years, it has even reached the point where fire and water cannot tolerate each other. After leaving the Demon Palace, each gang will inevitably feel sad that the rabbit is dead and the fox is dead, so it is the general trend to shelve disputes and seek common development."
"Whether it is obstructed before or during the Hundred Flowers Conference, even if it makes the two alliances red-faced, it will not make them fight each other. In the end, it will only encourage both sides to abandon their old grudges as soon as possible and share the same hatred."
When Jiang Yichen heard Leng Mei take the initiative to mention the Demon Palace, his heart moved slightly. He wanted to ask something but didn't know where to start. He followed Leng Mei's words and thought deeply. He suddenly realized: "The most appropriate time is the birth of the leader of the martial arts league." At this time. If the leader of the Wulin Alliance dies at this time, it will lead to various suspicions. These suspicions may be baseless or traceable, but they dare not take it seriously, and they dare not not believe it. There will be doubts among the various gangs. , it’s hard to unite people’s hearts, so we can no longer form an alliance!”
Leng Mei said: "That's right. The leader of the martial arts alliance died just after being elected, a chaos broke out before his body was cold, and the evil demon sect retreated from the court. No matter how you look at it, it is not difficult to see that many people do not want the entire martial arts righteousness to form a unified situation. .”
The rain outside the house was loud, just like the noise during the Hundred Flowers Conference. When the imperial soldiers arrived, thousands of arrows were like locusts, making people tremble with fear.
Jiang Yichen's inner thoughts are clear to all observers, and he revealed the key point in one sentence. It was impossible for this martial arts leader to appear from the beginning to the end. Even if he did appear, he would not survive. However, he still had something to puzzle about, so he asked: "But why is Feng Chen?"
Leng Mei said: "The number of the top masters in the two alliances is only half a hundred, and not all of them were present that day. And according to the rules of the competition, there are only a handful of gangs that can reach the last few rounds. Among the alliance leaders, After all, only a few people can sit on it."
"Why not a ghostly enchantress?"
The names Jiang Yichen asked were different, but the meanings were exactly the same. Only then did Leng Mei hear another meaning in his words and said: "This question is related to what I said before. The situation you have is limited, and it is really difficult to do anything for nothing at the moment. To make inferences, if there is a day to come out of the valley, you can go and check those people you think are suspicious, and the answers will be there."
Jiang Yichen sighed helplessly and changed the subject: "Miss Leng, do you really think we will be able to leave the valley one day?"
Leng Mei also sighed and said, "I thought there wasn't one at first."
It turned out that it was before Jiang Yichen arrived.
Jiang Yichen understood the meaning of Leng Mei's words and was about to apologize to the other party for disturbing her peaceful and happy life, but she didn't expect Leng Mei to speak first: "Originally, I thought no one in this world would have the intention to look for me... ...Even if there is, it will be many years, or more than ten years, or decades later.”
Jiang Yichen opened his mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but finally closed it slowly. Apart from the faint feeling of shame in his heart, he didn't know how to answer the question.
Fortunately, Leng Mei didn't think about what Jiang Yichen would say and said to herself: "And you are much luckier than me. There must be many people who can't let you go. You need to see people in life, and you need to see corpses in death. Even if this is Under the Yin-Yang Bridge, they will one day find a way to get down."
Jiang Yichen thought of his old man, Murong Jing, Feng, Yi Zhongren, Shen Xinling, Ruolan, etc. He couldn't deny that he still occupied a small space in the hearts of those he loved, even though There was little hope, but there was no doubt that they would try their best to find him.
And as long as he is not dead, there will be a day when he will be released from the valley.
What about her?
——Even if there is, it will be many years, or more than ten years, or decades later.
Jiang Yichen failed to understand the meaning of Leng Mei's words, because according to Leng Mei, no one would think of her in the near future, so how could they think of her in the future? Could it be a chance encounter between latecomers?
Jiang Yichen was thinking this, but instead of asking, he asked another question, "If there is a day to leave the valley, would Miss Leng be willing to go out with us?"
Leng Mei smiled softly and said, "It seems you didn't fully understand the meaning of my last sentence."
Jiang Yichen asked in confusion: "What's the profound meaning?"
Leng Mei said: "Not all those close to you are thinking about you, there are also people like Yin Li who hate you."
Jiang Yichen was shocked when he heard this, and thought to himself that he had completely forgotten about this, but could anyone really hate him so much that he would ignore the dangers of the abyss and all kinds of difficulties and obstacles to clean up in the deep mountains and old forests that no one in the world could figure out? Own?
Several faces that were either cold, vicious or indifferent passed through Jiang Yichen's mind one by one, including Zi Yihou, several other people on the Yin Yang Bridge that day, Liang Zi from Geng Hall, Sha Qing from Meng Wu Hall, and Di Shamen. Several remaining hall masters, as well as Yi Wusheng, one of the fourteen villains in the Jianghu who claimed to "act as he pleases" but was tricked by his fake death, and even the one who might have guessed his biological brother based on what Yin Li said that day The gods, ghosts, ghosts and enchantresses of the temples whose romantic children died at their own hands have eyes that are either hot and greedy, or dark and cunning, or sad and angry.
Jiang Yichen was certain that these people would not let him go easily if they were given the chance. It was hard to estimate how many people would brave the dangerous valley for the sake of the extinct "Heavenly Sorcerer's Plum-Breaking Hand".
Seeing Jiang Yichen deep in thought, Leng Mei asked, "Have you figured out how to deal with it?"
Jiang Yichen was speechless, he hadn't thought about it yet.
Leng Mei smiled and said: "Is it possible that you are counting on me to protect you by myself?"
Jiang Yichen said hurriedly: "I don't dare. Just tell Miss Leng what to do."
Leng Mei didn't expect Jiang Yichen to answer so simply and stopped beating around the bush, saying: "Be prepared for danger in times of peace. From tomorrow on, you have to learn to face the enemy without using your eyes, and follow me to various places in the valley to take precautions."
