Under the oil-paper umbrella, Lao Jianhua silently stared at the cold corpse on the ground, his whole heart sinking.
He had been hiding in the Ghost Desert of Western Xinjiang for many years. During this period, he traveled to and from the Turks countless times, planning to stir up chaos in the world. Therefore, Lao Jianhua has a relatively deep understanding of the strength foundation of the Turkic Empire and the elites within them.
The Turkic warrior who died tragically in front of him was named Darren. He was ranked fifth among the Thirteen Iron-Blooded Eagles. He and Gurt, who was ranked ninth, also came from the Ghost Dou tribe. Moreover, they were also brothers and both were born in the No. 1 Turkic clan. Master——"Martial Saint" Biro's sect.
Darren is highly skilled in martial arts, especially in light kung fu and tracking. Although he is not Biro's most proud disciple, he can still be regarded as a powerful figure in the Turkic martial arts world.
Therefore, when Lao Jianhua was about to return to Luoyi, the eastern capital, to deal with Shen Lie who came to rescue the prince, he specifically proposed to Prince Tanli that he wanted to borrow Darren and Gurt as foreign aid to help him.
However, unexpectedly, the two Turkic eagles went out together, but they were unable to defeat the mysterious spy. Instead, they ended up with one dead and one missing. How could Lao Jianhua not be secretly shocked?
"Could it be...that I missed something?" Lao Jianhua muttered to himself, while his brain was spinning rapidly. In his impression, in the entire Beiya Nilin Division, except for Shen Lie, no one else had such shocking abilities.
Looking back at the series of actions to snatch the prince the day before yesterday, within one day, the entire Luoyi City was full of beacon smoke, revealing a strange and powerful style that could only be found on the battlefield, which was completely different from Shen Lie and Ni Linsi's usual spy style.
Could it be that there is someone else behind this?
And that person is the spy hiding in Tingyuxuan tonight?
Thinking of this, Lao Jianhua couldn't help but feel a little regretful. If I had known this, it would have been better to expose the spy's whereabouts on the spot and surround him directly. The only thing to blame is that he was greedy and tried to use the spy to defraud the Nilin Division's big fish. In the end, he ended up in a situation where he failed to steal the chicken but lost the rice.
And this handful of rice is too troublesome to eat.
Anyone can be damaged, but it cannot be Prince Tanli’s general. Otherwise, how should he explain it when he returns?
Lao Jianhua felt a sudden pain in his head, and it became more and more painful.
Di Xian hurried forward and reported in a low voice: "Master, we have searched a five-mile radius and found no trace of Gurt."
Lao Jianhua snorted in frustration, then put away his depressed mood, pointed at the corpse on the ground and asked Di Xian: "Look at the location and surface of Darren's wound. Can you judge the opponent's martial arts method?"
Di Xian was stunned for a moment and thought to himself: Master, what's going on? I'm not from the Nilin Division, nor am I a co-author from the Six Gates, so I'm not good at this. On the contrary, Master is the master of this way, so why did he ask about me?
Of course, Xianggui thought so, but Di Xian didn't dare to question it. He quickly walked to the corpse, observed it carefully for a long time, and then responded cautiously: "Well, judging from the wound surface, the weapon used by the other party should be extremely sharp, most likely a knife or sword. The internal force is also very strong, and the wound not only penetrates It penetrated the texture and even shattered some of the internal organs.”
Lao Jianhua nodded: "What else?"
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Lao Jianhua was originally upset and had nothing to say to amuse Di Xian. But now that he heard what he said, he couldn't help but become interested. He got closer and observed carefully. After a while, he suddenly said: "Well, it is indeed a bit Meaning. Di Xian, what does this strange injury mean? "
Di Xian opened his mouth, but did not speak. He just frowned and shook his head.
"What have you thought of? Speak boldly." Lao Jianhua obviously had some answers, but he still asked Di Xian.
Di Xian hesitated and said: "The disciple originally thought that Darren would be killed after being tied up by the other party, but he immediately overturned this idea. There were traces of fierce fighting everywhere. It was obvious that he was tied up first and then killed. The speculation is unreasonable. Master, my disciple is stupid, please give me some advice."
Lao Jianhua looked at the corpse carefully again, made a few gestures with his right hand, nodded slightly and said: "It's easy to talk about. This weird phenomenon can only mean one thing, and that is-quickly !”
"quick?"
"Yes, fast. To be precise, the knife is fast." Lao Jianhua pointed to the wounds: "If you look carefully, the seven knife wounds are actually caused by consecutive movements."
When Di Xian heard this, he also imitated what Lao Jianhua had done just now, made some gestures with his hands, and then said in surprise: "Oh my god, it's true! If you use the sword, there is nothing subtle about these moves, but it turns out that Being able to continuously injure the same area is like Darren standing upright and letting the opponent chop him. Is there really any fast knife in the world?!"
There was a sneer on the corner of Lao Jianhua's mouth, but there was a hint of worry on his eyebrows: "The swordsman masters of Shengtang each have their own characteristics, and among them, there are only three who are famous for their speed. They once dominated the martial arts in Western Shu, nicknamed 'Demon Sword' ' Yan Zhong; Shangguan Yunxiao from the Shangguan family in Qiantang Prefecture, Jiangnan; and one..."
"Xingluo Dao, He Jingming!" Di Xian said in surprise.
Lao Jianhua nodded: "The demon sword Yan Zhong was responsible for the disaster. He was taken care of by the mad monk Hui Dian six years ago. Shangguan Yunxiao was indifferent by nature. When he was forty, he announced that he would withdraw from the world and practice Zen with peace of mind. I haven’t left home for more than ten years. As for He Jingming, he was killed in the Tibetan Army Valley long ago. I didn’t expect that a sharp knifeman would appear again. "
Di Xian thought for a moment: "Master, do you think he is the younger disciple of those three people?"
"It's very possible. And the most likely one is He Jingming's apprentice." Lao Jianhua turned to look at Di Xian: "Have you heard of Pegasus Scout Xingluo Kuai Dao?"
Di Xian shook his head blankly.
"Then Baron Metasequoia, you must have heard of him."
"Of course I have heard of it," Di Xian was a little puzzled: "The imperial court issued a wanted order and offered a reward to hunt down Li Jiangyao who had taken refuge with the Turks. What, could he be He Jingming's disciple?"
Lao Jianhua nodded slightly: "Yes. I didn't find out about this until I went to investigate it later. I had met Li Jiangyao once in Xijiang before, and I also witnessed with my own eyes the wonderful performance of his horse riding company. Performance. Since then, I have secretly paid attention to this person and conducted a careful investigation on him. Do you know? Not only is he the only direct disciple recognized by He Jingming, but he also has two good brothers who have passed away. "
Di Xian asked curiously: "Who? Which two people are they?"
"One is your old colleague Xu Youchang, and the other... haha, it's Murong Xue."
"Ah? This is happening?" Di Xian said in surprise: "This disciple was completely unaware of this situation before."
Lao Jianhua smiled faintly: "I have no idea at all. That's normal. Li Jiangyao has been far away in Western Xinjiang. He is just an insignificant captain in the Zhenjiang Protectorate. No one will let him be compared with the young and promising Hu The commander of the Leopard Cavalry is connected with the vanguard general of the Xuanjia Army, not to mention He Jingming, the pillar of the Shengtang Army."
At this point, Lao Jianhua's tone suddenly became a little more serious: "However, the dragon lurks in Jiuyuan, waiting for the opportunity. Once the wind and cloud meet, it can soar into the sky. The chaos in Western Xinjiang gave Li Jiangyao an opportunity to display his ambitions. In just a few years, the reputation of an isolated metasequoia city spread beyond the Great Wall by him, and even the Turkic Khan had to deal with it without distraction."
Di Xian was still a little puzzled: "Master, this is not right. Since Li Jiangyao has defected to the Turks and was granted the title of baron, it stands to reason that he should be hiding in Western Xinjiang and be happy. How could he come all the way to Luoyi?" Come here and kill the Thirteen Iron-Blooded Eagles? Darren is following Nilin Division’s people, what does Nilin Division have to do with Li Jiangyao?”
"One more thing I forgot to tell you," Lao Jianhua sneered: "Li Jiangyao not only studied under He Jingming, but was also a brother of Xu Youchang Murong Xue, he also had a good friend named Shen Lie."
Di Xian couldn't help but widen his eyes: "Ni Lin has a long history? My God, this Li Jiangyao has a very deep background. The Shengtang military and intelligence yamen all have friendships with him!"
Lao Jianhua clasped his hands behind his back and looked up at the gloomy night sky: "To tell you the truth, my intuition told me that the murderer of Darren was probably Li Jiangyao. We first met in Western Xinjiang back then. Although we didn't fight each other, I can be sure that his martial arts skills are superior to those of Shen Lie and I. Moreover, he is following the path of Kuai Dao. Now, plus his relationship with He Jingming, relationship with Shen Lie, relationship with Murong Xue, and Xi Due to the tremendous chaos between Xinjiang and Shengtang, I increasingly believe that Li Jiangyao secretly returned to the Central Plains and directly participated in Nilin Division’s actions in Luoyi!”
Di Xian still found it difficult to accept Lao Jianhua's whimsical speculation. However, because of the teacher's face, he did not dare to question it. He could only ask along this line of thinking: "If it is really Li Jiangyao who did it, what will they do next?"
"If Shen Lie is in charge here, I will say that the other party will definitely keep an eye on Murong Xue and try every means to rescue him." Lao Jianhua said while thinking, "But if Li Jiangyao gets involved, I guess...he will probably turn his attention elsewhere."
Di Xian thought to himself: The teacher must be confused with anger. This analysis is simply getting more and more outrageous. Not to mention that the basis for predicting the enemy's situation cannot be based on the absurd and bold assumption that the opponent's commander is Li Jiangyao. Even if it is Li Jiangyao, there is no reason to judge that he will turn his attention elsewhere.
Considering the brotherly relationship between Li Jiangyao and Murong Xue, isn't this contradictory?
Lao Jianhua obviously didn't care what Di Xian thought, and continued quietly: "Shen Lie is a man who is bold, ruthless, and strong-willed. He is indeed qualified to serve as a long history against the scales. However, his weaknesses are also very obvious. He is too focused, so As for the difficulty in broadening one's horizons. It's not a big problem to deal with a single matter, but to control the overall situation, one lacks magnanimity and wisdom. Therefore, I judge that if Shen Lie wants to save people, he will definitely save them to the end."
"Li Jiangyao is different." Lao Jianhua shook his head gently: "In the past few years in Western Xinjiang, he has been tolerant, good at strategy, and extremely courageous. He can command operations with flying colors, always unexpected and difficult to predict. This kind of person often doesn't like to do things according to common sense, and he doesn't care about immediate gains and losses. Therefore, since he knows that I am back, he will definitely not go to any lengths to rescue Murong Xue, but will have other plans."
