The weather in Xingqing City is gradually getting colder. Xu Huaigu was originally planning to wait until next spring when the weather warms up before heading north. However, the three realms that he has always been thinking about have still not been broken through, which makes Xu Huaigu very troubled.
At this time, he could no longer maintain the peaceful state of mind before. After all, time waits for no one. The faster he breaks through, the more he can protect the people he wants to protect when the demon tribe invades East Fuyao Continent. The certainty is even greater.
So Xu Huaigu couldn't wait any longer, and he planned to go north directly in winter. In any case, there are more opportunities on the way north, and his hope of breaking through is greater.
He hid the fact that he was going north during the winter from Yu Qin, and only told Huang Shan to avoid unnecessary trouble for Yu Qin.
On the day of the winter solstice, four people met again in Longfeng Tower, namely Xu Huaigu, Huang Shan, Yu Qin and Yi Yun.
Everything was ready, everything that needed to be prepared was sufficient, and Xu Huaigu had also helped Yu Qin to take care of the things that needed to be done, so he was ready to leave the next day, so this meal was regarded as the last meal of the group together.
Xu Huaigu felt a little sad in his heart. It was not easy to make a group of true friends, but life was never in control. He was pushed forward by the wheel of fate all the time. Although Xu Huaigu felt reluctant to let go, he also knew the importance.
He still didn't tell Huang Shan about the demon clan's imminent invasion of East Fuyao Continent. He still remembered what Deng Zhiyuan said to him at that time.
If there are lower-level monks who know about the invasion of the demon clan, they will inevitably gradually flee from East Fuyao Continent. By then, the lower-level monks and people will flee East Fuyao Continent in large numbers, and this continent will be even more precarious. There is something mysterious involved in this. Continental luck.
Luck has always been a mysterious matter. It is probably maintained by the manpower of a continent and the immortal family. It is not decided by anyone.
Xu Huaigu thought about it again and again, but still didn't say anything about it.
He believed that when he came back from the north, he would protect this group of people. This was also the motivation for Xu Huaigu's practice.
Huang Shan still drank from a large bowl, showing no sadness at parting. According to what he said, young people always want to have more adventures in the world. Otherwise, what is the use of young people's enthusiasm? This is a great thing and should not be worried about.
When he sees a woman he likes, he boldly pursues her, and when he sees injustice, he draws his sword. This is the world in Huang Shan's eyes.
Not long before the banquet started, Yu Qin left first and went to the Pipa woman's residence to wait for her to finish playing.
Yiyun was a little confused and asked Xu Huaigu, "What happened to Yu Qin? What did she do?"
Xu Huaigu had a complicated mood. He didn't know whether to be happy or worried. He said, "She went to find the woman who played the pipa. They have been together a lot recently."
Yi Yun was surprised: "She got to know that pipa girl? That's a really good thing. I feel like I'll be honored to meet such a famous musician in the capital. I'll ask Yu Qin to ask that pipa girl for a song another day. Go to the tune.”
Huang Shan wiped the overflowing wine from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve and laughed and said: "Xu Huaigu, you have to be careful. It is said that some women are born with lily qualities. They like women but not men. That little girl Yu Qin, I I’ve seen it, and even though it hasn’t grown yet, it’s definitely a beauty. If the woman next to your bed is abducted by another woman, you’ll be in big trouble.”
Xu Huaigu knew that Huang Shan was playing tricks on him, so he ignored him and said solemnly to Yi Yun: "Miss Yi, actually I always feel that this woman in red pipa is a bit weird. Speaking of the first time I saw her, I felt She and I seem to have known each other secretly. In short, the feeling is very strange and cannot be explained. I am afraid that she has other purposes for approaching Yu Qin. Please help me keep an eye on Yu Qin and a woman. If Please take care of her if you need anything, and I will be very grateful."
Huang Shan mocked again: "You feel like you know him at first sight? Xu Huaigu, could this be the romantic debt you owed in your previous life? I can't tell that you are a serious person on the outside, but you are still a romantic."
Xu Huaigu still ignored him, and Huang Shan made trouble for himself and continued to drink alone.
Seeing that Xu Huaigu's tone didn't sound like a joke, and that his face was indeed worried, Yi Yun replied seriously: "Okay, since you said so, I will definitely help you take good care of Yu Qin."
Xu Huaigu breathed a sigh of relief and continued to eat, but still absent-mindedly.
Yiyun felt an indescribable sadness in her heart, and she was a little envious of Yu Qin for having such a man to take care of everything for her behind her back.
After all, Xu Huaigu had always treated her with the courtesy of a friend, without any overstep, and he had never shown her that kind of heartfelt worry.
Xu Huaigu was eating the food while listening to the pipa girl playing outside the window. He didn't drink, but he became a little drunk.
I don’t know why, but today’s pipa music seems to be particularly pleasant to listen to. It is ethereal, clear, and ethereal, as if it is coming from beyond the nine layers of clouds.
Every stroke, every pick and every hook is just right. This pipa skill is unprecedented.
Xu Huaigu's movement of holding chopsticks gradually stopped. Even he, who had never been interested in music, couldn't help but listen to the music carefully.
He closed his eyes and enjoyed the music carefully, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, very intoxicated.
If he had still opened his eyes, he could have seen that everyone in the restaurant was as drunk as Xu Huaigu. Even the waiter smashed the plate on the ground without anyone noticing. It was as if he was possessed. The scene was extremely weird. .
Everyone felt like their souls were taken away by this piece of music.
At the end of the song, everyone was still immersed in it, thinking about it carefully, and didn't want to open their eyes for a long time.
Suddenly, Xu Huaigu and Huang Shan suddenly opened their eyes at the same time.
The two looked at each other and confirmed the thoughts in each other's hearts.
What a murderous aura!
Xu Huaigu immediately drew his sword out of its sheath to avoid any accident.
On the stage in the lobby, the Pipa woman had a frosty face, and her whole temperament was completely opposite to her usual one.
She hugged the pipa in her hand and exerted her strength like a dragonfly touching water. With just a slight jump, she reached the height of three stories.
She raised her pipa, smashed open the small carved window of a private room on the third floor, and then flew into the private room.
"boom!"
A sound suddenly sounded in the restaurant.
The loud noise of Pipa smashing open the small window woke up everyone in the restaurant. Everyone looked at each other and didn't know what was going on. When they looked at the stage again, they found that the Pipa woman had disappeared but was left behind. Sawdust fell from the third floor.
A lot of silver bottles were broken and water burst out, and the cavalry stood out and screamed with swords and guns.
The Pipa woman had already entered the seat, and at a glance she saw a fat official wearing a black gauze hat retreating in panic, rolling and crawling towards the door of the seat. That man was the target of her trip.
She put her hand between her long hair, and then with a pull, she pulled off the white tie that tied the three thousand black hair, and her waist-length hair was freed from the restraints and spread out in all directions.
The white belt instantly straightened in her hand and turned into a long white sword.
The movements are elegant and done in one go, everything is done in a flash of lightning.
She raised her sword and stabbed the officer who was running away in panic.
The fat official's pupils gradually dilated, and the flesh on his face trembled with fear.
Just when the woman was about to succeed, something unexpected happened, and two guards suddenly appeared outside the door and rushed up to block the woman's attack.
The two guards were both armed with swords and wore official uniforms of the imperial court. They were two third-level warriors raised by the imperial court, and they were the ones who personally protected this third-level official.
The two guards cooperated in a tacit understanding, and the tips of their swords were pressed together wrongly, blocking the woman's sword that she was aiming to win.
The woman had already expected it. With the blocked sword, she took several steps back and tried to step forward again.
The two guards were not vegetarians. They drew their swords and rushed towards the woman, clinging to her, trying to buy time for the official to escape.
The woman drew her swords in an orderly manner, and each sword strike was just right. Either to block the incoming sword or to break the defense, no sword was redundant.
Her swordsmanship is very exquisite, and she can still deal with the two martial artists of the third realm with ease on her own. However, the two guards also know tactics and know that the two of them working together will be the woman's opponent, so they fight and retreat, but Haunt the woman.
The battle upstairs became increasingly fierce. As the woman drew her sword, the sword intention in Xu Huaigu's heart was also drawn.
Finally he couldn't hold it any longer, he pulled out his sword suddenly and prepared to go to the third floor.
Huang Shan quickly stopped him and warned: "Don't go, we have been wrong all along. That Pipa woman is a swordsman, and her realm is higher than mine, the fifth realm. Her target is not us, Qian Don’t get involved in this matter.”
Yiyun also understood the current situation at this time and said in panic: "You are right, we should not get involved in this matter. Preserving ourselves is the most important thing."
Xu Huaigu had no choice but to suppress the thirsty sword intent in his heart. He sat on the ground, held his breath and concentrated, and began to restrain his sword intent.
Although the battle was very difficult, the two guards had successfully entangled the Pipa woman. The third-grade official who had been assassinated for unknown reasons finally ran to the door of the elegant seat and fled frantically for his life without looking back.
The Pipa woman watched her target leave, but she was not disappointed. Instead, there was a hint of imperceptible ridicule at the corner of her mouth. Then with a thought in her mind, a string on the unnoticed pipa pulled out on its own and headed out the door.
She chanted three times silently in her mind.
Within three sounds, the string quickly went out through the gap between the doors and headed towards the official.
The third-rank official ran down the stairs in panic and turned to look upstairs. He still heard the sound of swords clashing from the third floor, and felt relieved, thinking that he had escaped.
Suddenly, his face gradually became stagnant, his steps suddenly stopped, he fell to the ground, and his body slid forward for a long time.
The string drawn from the pipa penetrated his back, and when it came out of his heart, it was already covered in blood.
Because the wound was too small, the official didn't even shed much blood when he fell to the ground, but his heart was smashed by this string and he was already dead.
The invisible pipa string jumped in the air a few times, as if asking for credit from its owner, and then returned to the pipa. At this time, the pipa woman had just finished her third tone.
She raised her lips slightly, fought off the two guards with one sword, then picked up the pipa, jumped down from the third floor, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The two guards knew that chasing her was useless. It was their duty to protect the third-rank official of the imperial court. However, when they went to look for the official, they were surprised to find that he had fallen to the ground and was not breathing.
The two guards knew that they had made a big mistake. They looked at each other and complained secretly in their hearts, thinking about how to explain to the court when they returned.
It only took less than ten breaths for the Pipa woman to leave the restaurant from taking action.
The original diners in the restaurant didn't know what had happened. They all stared in shock as the Pipa woman jumped from the third floor and blended into the crowded sea of people in Xingqing City.
Although the people in the restaurant have not yet come to their senses, Xu Huaigu and Huang Shan know exactly what happened.
This was an assassination, and it was an assassination that had been planned for a long time.
