It was past midnight, and the whole city fell into endless darkness and silence. Even the Hualou Restaurant had closed long ago, and except for a few watchmen, there were no pedestrians on the street.
But at this moment, two black figures quietly appeared outside the backyard wall of the inn. As one of the largest inns in the city, the wall of this inn was nearly two feet high, which was much higher than the courtyard walls of ordinary homes. The purpose is to prevent thieves and thefts and give guests the greatest sense of security.
But this was not a problem for two black figures. One was standing under the wall with both hands clasped. The other ran a few steps and used his strength to jump up the wall. Then he reached out and pulled the man up from the wall. Speaking of which, The story is almost as long as the blink of an eye, the movements are smooth and the flowers fall silently. At first glance, you can tell that this is not the first time we have worked together. They have a very tacit understanding and are quite experienced.
The two of them climbed onto the wall and did not rush to the ground. One person leaned on the wall, and the other leaned along the roof ridge next to the wall to check what was going on in the yard. Their bodies blended into the night, making it impossible to see any clues.
After entering the courtyard three times, except for the two lanterns hanging at the entrance of each courtyard, almost all the lights in the guest rooms were turned off.
Only a room in the east wing of the second courtyard was still dimly lit, and someone could vaguely be heard talking.
After watching quietly for a while, the man on the eaves took out a hand crossbow from his waist, and then made a gesture to the man on the wall. The man on the wall slid down gently and silently, and then clung to the lighted window like a ghost shadow. He pulled out his dagger and peered inside through the gap, and saw two people munching on dried fruits at the table and whispering something.
There was a soft creaking sound, and the door was pushed open. The two people sitting there were startled. They turned their heads and looked towards the door. All they saw was a black shadow and two cold lights. Then their throats were pierced, humming. He died without even making a sound.
"Who?" A low cry came from inside, and the shadow man rushed in, but after hearing two thuds of landing, there was no sound inside.
The man in black looked at the two corpses in the back room, feeling a little confused. He touched their crotches and cursed, "Fuck you."
He turned around to leave, but found a girl in green standing outside.
The girl looked at the corpses on the ground and frowned: "What a fast knife, what a cruel knife..." Before she could finish her words, the man in black rushed forward, with the short knife in his hand as fast as lightning, and the knife sealed his throat. , causing Tsing Yi to dodge in a hurry without being able to pull out the sword in his hand, and forced him out of the room in a blink of an eye, and was stabbed on the shoulder with blood pouring out. This also aroused Qing Yi's anger, and he quickly retreated, the man Thinking that she was going to run away, he didn't care too much about his whereabouts, so he turned around and ran away to the wall. Unexpectedly, Qing Yi suddenly jumped up and approached and slapped her with his hand. The man let out a cold snort and fell out about ten feet. Outside, Wang Zhengnan heard the commotion and pushed out the door. Just as he was about to draw his sword and kill him, the man rolled in front of him and struck out with lightning. The short sword flew up and down. Wang Zhengnan was forced to retreat without being able to pull out the sword. inside the house.
Qing Yi moved forward and was about to add another palm, when he suddenly heard the sound of breaking through the air, he knew something was wrong. The broken arrow was at close range on the roof, and it was so powerful that there was no time to avoid it. In an instant, Luck raised his palm and struck angrily. He actually used his strong energy to shoot away the sharp arrow that was close to his face.
But just in the blink of an eye, another sharp arrow struck. Qing Yi drew his sword and struck it down. He was about to go up to the house to capture the person, but saw that everyone on the house on the ground had disappeared. Then he heard shouts in the distance, and soon Familiar, they are brothers from the Chen family.
Chang Yu rushed out with his arms bare and carrying a knife, but was pushed into the house by Wang Zhengnan and Qing Yi, and then closed the door. Immediately, horrified shouts rang out from outside: "Kill people, kill people..."
Seeing Qing Yi's shoulder bleeding, Chang Yu looked horrified: "Who could hurt you!" He quickly helped her stop the bleeding and bandaged her, regardless of the male-female suspicion.
"That man wields a short sword. His martial arts skills are not very high, but he is fast and ruthless." Wang Zhengnan looked angry. He who was forced by that man just now didn't even draw out his sword. It was really a shame and a great humiliation.
An outsider might not be able to figure out how a master like him could be forced to the point where he couldn't even pull out a knife by an unknown killer. But Chang Yu can completely understand, because short knives and daggers are best suited for close combat. , which is also the shortcoming of the long knife!
It's too close, there's no time to pull it out, and even if it's pulled out, it can't be moved away!
You've all heard of Jing Ke's assassination of the King of Qin, and you've probably heard of the King of Qin walking around the pillar. Why did he walk around the pillar with a short sword and a long sword, but he couldn't pull out the sword?
Wang Zhengnan said that this man's martial arts skills were not very high, but it was obvious that he had a lot of experience in close combat. He was able to kill four people in a short period of time without making any sound.
These four people are all from Chang Yu.
"In hand-to-hand combat, all you need is speed and ruthlessness. You are not fully prepared to fight in a hurry. You are lucky not to be seriously injured." Chang Yu sighed, wondering how many people could grab the blade with bare hands and not be injured.
This is the truth. It is self-inflicted for ordinary people to seize the sword with bare hands against ordinary people. It is almost the same between a Lianjiazi and a Lianjiazi. Only Lianjiazi has a chance against ordinary people.
So when Chang Yu first started practicing martial arts, his coach told him: run with a short sword and hug with a long sword.
Literally speaking, if the opponent is holding a short knife, don't try to grab the knife or anything with your bare hands. Running is the best strategy. If the opponent is holding a long knife, then fight closely.
The killer just now was so close to his body that Qing Yi suffered a loss. Wang Zhengnan felt aggrieved.
The fact that Wang Zhengnan was not injured does not mean that his martial arts skills are much better than Tsing Yi's, but that he has more actual combat experience than Tsing Yi, otherwise Tsing Yi would not have been injured.
But Qing Yi had Taoist Gang Qi to protect her body. Although the thief's knife stabbed her hard and caused a lot of blood, it could only be considered a skin injury.
The yard was already in chaos. Guests from the front yard and the back yard, as well as the innkeepers and waiters, all came running over. They were all shouting, some were so frightened that their legs were weak, and some were anxious to report to the official...
In order not to cause unnecessary trouble, Wang Zhengnan and Qing Yi also opened the door to watch the excitement.
Chang Yu, on the other hand, was sitting alone in the room, frowning and thinking. Is he a Shence person again?
They really have the power to penetrate the heavens and the earth, and they can find their own footing so quickly, but this is not terrible. What is terrible is that they can mobilize the manpower to assassinate them so quickly.
But they seemed to only know the inn where they were staying, but they didn't determine which room it was in. Otherwise, the lives of those peripheral men wouldn't have been in vain.
If it wasn't someone from Shence, who would it be?
Chang Yu couldn't think of a clue for a moment. Although he had offended too many people since his debut, and there were too many people who wanted him dead, there were only a few people who actually took action and had the strength to take action. He was the biggest suspect at the moment. Or Li Chuang.
Or was it a manslaughter, inadvertently involved in a vendetta?
