Cao Xi and his two Imperial Army followers used a long rope to tie together the more than ten official horses they had chased and the captured thief. Taking the peeled off notice, they began to slowly walk along the official road. Slowly travel north.
Cao Xi felt that since there were already officials in many official offices in Hanoi counties and counties who were complicit with thieves, he could not rashly reveal his identity as an imperial envoy in front of county officials. He decided to secretly detain this thief man, and then change his identity and go to the palace. In the name of receiving rewards, he would first meet the local governors of these states and counties, and then wait for an opportunity to find out the mastermind behind it or whether it was a traitor.
Not long after, the three of them hid the thief, detained the officers and horses that had been intercepted, and arrived outside the Yamen of the Prefecture in Hanoi County.
After Cao Xi and the others informed the government officials, they led more than ten official horses and waited for a long time. After a long time, the government servant who went to report finally walked out of the gate. The servant changed his arrogant look and said: With a smile on his face, he said: "Master Li, our guest at the prefect's seat, has asked the three young men to come and have a chat with the master first. After the master has taken care of the three warriors, he will then take the three of them to pay a visit to the prefect. "
After Cao Xi inquired, he learned that Master Li was named Li Tong. It is said that in his early years, he traveled around the counties and counties in Hebei for several years and worked as a knight-errant. , so he can be regarded as a man who is proficient in writing. After that, he came to Hanoi County. By chance, he was valued and appreciated by the Hanoi County Sheriff, and then he became a planning master in the county governor's office.
Not long after, Cao Xi and his party arrived at Master Li's residence.
After careful observation, Cao Xi found that although Li Tong's residence was not very luxurious and spacious, it was very close to the government office and located in an important traffic area, which was a very convenient place.
After passing through the front yard, Cao Xi and others finally arrived at Master Li Tong's study.
"I hope you'll forgive me for being a distant guest when I'm a distinguished guest."
Before seeing him, Cao Xi heard his voice first. After opening the door, Cao Xi took a look at the man and found that he was a bit more elegant than he thought. If it weren't for the man's powerful words and his solid internal skills, Cao Xi wouldn't have noticed that this man was once a man of the world.
"Master Li, you're very polite. I have admired Master Li for a long time, and I am truly lucky to meet you today!"
After Cao Xi received the ceremony in a neither humble nor overbearing manner, he sat down at the banquet.
"These brave men are really capable. These two thieves who have been stabbed a thousand times, Maba Laozzi, have been stealing our Wei Dynasty's official horses for many years, and have become habitual criminals. In addition, these two evil beasts are highly skilled in martial arts, so they come to us." Those officers and soldiers couldn't catch them for a while. I never thought that today this evil thief would be captured by a young man. It's true that a hero comes from a young age. Come on, I'd like to toast you three!"
Master Li Tong praised him, raised his wine bottle, and drank it all in one gulp.
Seeing that Master Li was simple in speech and very heroic, Cao Xi felt a little fond of this person.
"Master Li, I'm very grateful. I'm ashamed to say that the two thieves are indeed very skilled in martial arts. Therefore, despite my hard work, I managed to recover many of the officers and horses, but I didn't catch the thieves and let them escape." Cao Cao. Xi feigned annoyance, picked up the wine bottle and touched his lips, and continued: "However, while I was chasing the official horse today, I accidentally heard the thief say that they were originally from the Haisha Gang in Soochow. But I only saw a few two people today. I heard that Master had traveled around the world in his early years. Do you know anything about the Haisha Gang?"
"Hai Shark Gang... I've never heard of it, I've never heard of it, Soochow's heresy, how could I know about it, hahaha..." Li Tongqian laughed twice, but continued to drink without saying anything more.
After drinking and eating, everyone settled down at the residence arranged by the county governor.
After Cao Xi caught the thief, he lured him with huge profits and got out an important piece of news, that is, there were originally three leaders of the Haisha Gang, and the two of them were not the bosses of the Haisha Gang. What was even more shocking was that the thief He said that the eldest among the three of them was actually from the Hanoi County government!
Of course, Cao Xi did not dare to believe all these words, but he did not deny them all either.
If what the thief said was true, then it would make sense why the two horse thieves from the Soochow Sea Shark Gang were running rampant in Hanoi and why the government did not intercept them and arrest them. To a certain extent, Cao Xi actually believed the thief's words.
But just now Li Tong said that the thief was too skilled in martial arts to catch him. Cao Xi couldn't help but laugh in his heart. With the manpower of an entire county and the geographical advantage, couldn't he still catch two thieves? This is obviously perfunctory!
It seems that Master Li Tong Li already has reasons worthy of his suspicion.
Early the next morning, Master Li took Cao Xi and three others to visit the prefect.
After meeting the county guard, Cao Xi was very surprised that a dignified county guard and local governor could be so afraid of a master. There must be something fishy here.
At night, when everyone was changing their posts and resting, a Forbidden Army attendant beside Cao Xi walked up to the prefect seemingly casually and whispered: "Brother Cao Xi has asked the prefect to lend me a step to speak."
Seeing that there was no one around, the eunuch replied cautiously: "Call me brother Cao Xi. Talk in the inner courtyard of the mansion. Don't dare to be seen by others."
In the inner courtyard of the mansion, the prefect looked sad, waiting for Cao Xi's arrival.
It seemed that he really had something unspeakable in his mind.
Over the years, ever since Mr. Li came to Hanoi, he seemed to be having a nightmare.
An ancient saying goes: A chivalrous person breaks the law with force. He felt that this was true. He had never provoked any Jianghu people, but he was held hostage by one. He still remembered that terrifying night four years ago. A phantom like a shark in the sea sneaked into his inner hall, using the lives of his family as a bargaining chip to force him to hire him as his master.
He didn't know what that man wanted to do at first, but it was only later that when horses from prefectures and counties were stolen one after another and smuggled to Jiangdong, he realized that this horse was originally crafted by the Wu people! In order to secretly buy the official horses of the Wei Dynasty, he was forced to commit this serious crime that can be called collaborating with the enemy!
But what can he do? One wrong step, one wrong step after another. As a local governor of the Wei Dynasty, he knew that he had broken the law but could do nothing. It was extremely painful. Sometimes he really wanted to die, but when a cold knife was placed on his neck, , I am so greedy for life and afraid of death, so unwilling.
He was unwilling to accept that he, a magistrate of a county, could not compete with the rough edges of a small country. He firmly believes that he will eventually succeed. But now, his opportunity has come, and the young man who recovers the official horse is his hope.
"I've kept you waiting for a long time." After a long time, Cao Xi finally came to the inner hall.
"Brother Cao Xi, you are here..." The prefect turned around with a look of joy on his face.
"My lord, I have come here today to discuss some important matters. Before that, there is one more thing that I need to explain to you." Cao Xi took out the token of the Forbidden Army's 'Wuwei Camp'.
"It turns out that brother Cao Xi is from the imperial army in the capital. How wonderful!" The prefect was so happy that tears flowed from his eyes.
"Why are you like this, sir?" Cao Xi did not expect that the other party would be so excited.
The prefect immediately told Cao Xi the whole story, and Cao Xi suddenly realized: "It seems that what the thief said is true. Li Tong is undoubtedly the leader of the East Fujian Sea Shark Gang!"
"Brother Cao Xi, I entrust my life and fortune to you. If the matter is settled, I will go with you to Luoyang to plead guilty to Your Majesty..."
"Master Taishou, can you take this seriously?"
This sentence was not spoken by Cao Xi. Before the eunuch finished speaking, he saw a cold light passing by on the wall, and a shadow like a whale shark in the dark sea leaped onto the wall.
It turned out that the person who asked the question was Li Tong, the master and leader of the Haisha Gang. At this moment, he was holding a cold blade in his hand, standing proudly on the wall, looking coldly at the two people in the courtyard under the cold moon.
"Prefect, be careful!" Cao Xi made a decisive decision, and with a sudden sound, he drew out the Dragon Scale Bailu Mo Dao from his waist, used Qing Kung Fu to jump up to the wall, and fought with Li Tong.
In an instant, the two of them stood on the dangerous wall. Instead of falling, they were able to fight each other to the death. The eunuch stood far away in the corridor, looking at them in stunned disbelief.
As soon as Cao Xi fought against Li Tong, he knew that he was no ordinary person. Hegemony in Eastern Fujian is indeed well-deserved.
At first, Li Tong recognized the swordsmanship used by Cao Xi and found out that the swordsmanship used by the other party was actually Cao Xia's swordsmanship, which was famous in the Central Plains. He was wary. It was not until after dozens of moves that he had the idea of defeating the opponent. Enough confidence.
It is not that Li Tong had not seen Xiahou Cao's swordsmanship in Soochow. The long-dead Wei State Grand Sima and Changping Marquis Cao Xiu had been guarding Yangzhou all year round. The governor Lu Yi once sent himself to investigate the defense of Yangzhou City. One time, he was accidentally discovered by Cao Xiu himself, and was defeated by his hand after only three or five moves. However, the young man in front of him today was probably not as good as Cao Xiu and Cao Wenlie.
"Boy, you are going to die at my hands today. If you have any last wishes, you might as well tell me, hahahaha..." When Cao Xi heard Li Tong's laughter, he couldn't help but feel confused and a little powerless. It turned out that Li Tong had just laughed. On this occasion, another unique skill of the Haisha Gang was used, "Canghai Dragon Yin". This technique and "Haisha Dao Jue" are also known as the two secrets of the Haisha Gang, which have the effect of confusing people's minds. At this moment, Cao Xi felt like the world was spinning, the figures in front of him were in a trance, and he almost fell down.
"Suffer death!" Li Tong shouted and swung his sword to attack Cao Xi at this critical moment. An arrow flew from outside the wall and hit Li Tong's throat.
"Uh...you..." Li Tong dropped the steel knife to the ground at this moment, covering his neck with his hands, with an expression of disbelief on his face. After a while, he finally lost too much blood and fell against the wall. Otherwise, he died.
I think the "Hai Shark Gang" has been in Eastern Fujian for a long time and is quite famous. However, one after another, the three leaders fell into the hands of Cao Xi, a fledgling boy. Their luck was really bad.
"General, my help is late, are you okay?" Two forbidden soldiers holding crossbows stepped forward and bowed.
"It doesn't matter..."
Now that Li Tong is dead, the spell of "Canghai Dragon's Roar" has been resolved. Cao Xi rubbed his aching temples and let out a long sigh of relief.
