"Uncle, please spare my life. I have told you everything I know..."
"Is the woman locked up in the courtyard really Li Jiangyao's woman?"
"It's absolutely true! We were ordered to kidnap her just to create trouble for the General Protector of the Zhenjiang Army. But what kind of trouble we are going to cause? The villain's position is too low, so we can't tell clearly."
"You tell me this, aren't you afraid that Lao Jianhua will kill you?"
"The villain...The villain is afraid that he will die now..."
"You think I'm a monster, right?"
"No, no, no, I don't dare!"
Ge Shuxuan smiled evilly and released the hand holding the other person's neck. When the person relaxed a little, he suddenly used force and pierced the other person's throat with his nails.
The poor guy had two streams of blood gurgling from his mouth, and in the blink of an eye he lost any breath.
Ge Shuxuan retracted his palm and glanced at the small courtyard not far away.
This is a village near the imperial capital, and that inconspicuous house is a secret base established by Lao Jianhua here.
Brother Shuxuan came here today, originally planning to contact Lao Jianhua through the stronghold and join forces with him to deal with Li Jiangyao. But he didn't expect that as soon as he arrived, he noticed that there were a large number of people with high martial arts skills here. They behaved in secret, as if they had some ulterior secrets.
So he temporarily changed his mind and secretly captured a lone guy. Under torture and interrogation, he finally figured out his actions.
Li Jiangyao's woman?
Ge Shuxuan secretly thought: That is definitely not Murong Ninghan. The reason is very simple. With their methods alone, these people are definitely no match for Feixian Sect Master. There must be someone else who was kidnapped.
However, as long as it is related to Li Jiangyao, it is better to fall into Lao Jianhua's hands than mine.
Thinking of this, Ge Shuxuan gasped a few times like a beast, then quickly rushed to the small courtyard of the secret stronghold, jumped up and jumped directly in.
Although there were more than twenty people on the other side, and they were all very skilled, to him they were just like dead people. As soon as his feet landed on the ground, Ge Shuxuan immediately alerted the sentries standing guard in the yard, but before the other party could react, the demon-like Ge Shuxuan quickly took action, slit the throats of three people in the blink of an eye, and rushed straight to the main hall.
The masters in the room were also alert at this time, and they all picked up their weapons and prepared to face the enemy. Unexpectedly, as soon as they rushed to the door, a swarm of poisonous needles flew towards them.
Those poisonous needles penetrated the cow's hair very densely and quickly. With the screams of ah ah, the seven or eight people in the front suddenly turned over and fell to the ground, their faces turned black, and they died on the spot.
Everyone was shocked when they saw this and hurriedly dodged to the side. At the same time, a black shadow rushed into the house as fast as a ghost, killing everyone.
When everyone saw clearly the appearance of the visitor, they were frightened and angry, but also added a bit of inexplicable fear. Although that guy is in human form, he looks like a demon!
Could this be a ghost attack? !
The masters of the Tiger Brigade are fearless when fighting against humans, but not everyone can do it when fighting against demons. For a moment, everyone in the room lost their fighting spirit, and all they wanted to do was escape for their lives.
However, Ge Shuxuan did not give them a chance to survive.
The two ghost blades flew up and down, and combined with his swift movements, he almost died with a knife. In the blink of an eye, the remaining dozen or so people were attacked one after another and their bodies lay on the ground.
Brother Shuxuan was worried that using poisonous smoke indoors would hurt Li Jiangyao's woman, otherwise, these people would die faster.
He stood in the room, looking around at the corpses on the ground, with a disdainful smile on his face: Lao Jianhua's so-called elites were simply vulnerable.
From this, he became even more convinced that the person who was kidnapped was definitely not Xiahou Ninghan.
Thinking of this, Ge Shuxuan turned his attention to the small room next door. He walked closer in a few steps, kicked the door open, and immediately saw Lian Ji, who was bound and her mouth was sealed.
Huh? It's actually her?
Ge Shuxuan recognized him on the spot. The other party was the assassin who had pretended to be a fugitive marquise from Western Xinjiang and attacked him secretly!
At this time, Lian Ji had also seen her brother Shu Xuan. His terrifying demonic appearance immediately frightened her. She made a whining sound and her body moved back to dodge involuntarily.
Brother Shuxuan laughed, his hoarse voice sounding like the cry of a night owl, as unpleasant as it sounds. He seemed to enjoy admiring the look of fear in other people's eyes, and slowly approached Lian Ji while grinning.
"So you are also Li Jiangyao's woman? This coward actually sent two of his own women to plot against me!"
Lian Ji was a little panicked and scared at the moment, but when she suddenly heard what the monster said, she couldn't help but be slightly startled: Jiang Yao sent his two women to plot against him? Where did this begin? Could it be...
Suddenly, Lian Ji reacted, stared at the other party in disbelief, and whimpered three words: Ge Shuxuan? !
Brother Shuxuan didn't hear clearly what she said, but he could roughly guess it. He smiled proudly and walked up to Lian Ji: "You didn't expect it, did you? You can't kill me at all! If I don't die, then I will die. It’s your turn!”
After that, he waved his robe sleeves, and a faint yellow smoke came out, instantly stunning Lian Ji.
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The murder case that occurred in Niujia Village, Jingyang County, quickly reached Li Jiangyao's ears.
The intelligence department spy lurking in Jingzhao Yin Mansion sent back the news that yesterday evening, a fierce battle broke out in the courtyard of a village in Niujia Village. Twenty-six people died on the spot. They were all shot to death by people with high martial arts skills.
The strange thing is that the household registration stickers on the twenty-six deceased people were all forged after verification, and they were carrying a large number of standard weapons, and they looked more like soldiers.
A group of unidentified soldiers appeared near the imperial capital. Could they be the Tiger Brigades that Li Jiangyao guessed?
Xiahou Ninghan proposed to go over and take a look at the situation in person to make a more accurate judgment. Li Jiangyao thought for a while, agreed with her opinion, and asked Shi Feng to accompany him to find out what happened in Niujia Village before attracting the attention of the court.
Over the course of a day and night, Xiahou Ninghan left and returned, personally confirming Li Jiangyao's previous judgment on the enemy's deployment: Lao Jianhua and the others indeed planned to hide Ji Lian outside the imperial capital, waiting for Cheng Wen to ascend to the throne. In exchange for people.
However, an extremely unexpected situation occurred right now: the Huben Brigade was suddenly attacked, and Lian Ji was missing, and her life or death was uncertain.
"Who could have done it?" Li Jiangyao frowned: "Someone who has the ability to deal with Lao Jianhua is also interested in Lian Ji...could it be the Cheng family? But that's not right, they shouldn't be like this. ability."
"Stop guessing," Xiahou Ninghan said in a deep voice, "Judging from the scene, he should be the person we least expect."
Li Jiangyao was stunned when he heard this and said nervously: "Brother Shu Xuan?"
Xiahou Ninghan nodded: "Although there are no traces of poison at the scene, I am very familiar with the weapons used by Brother Shuxuan. The wounds on the deceased are all traces left by the short-handled ghost blade."
Li Jiangyao's heart sank when he heard this: "This is troublesome. Brother Shuxuan is a crazed demon, and Lian Ji fell into his hands. I'm afraid..."
Xiahou Ninghan blamed herself painfully: "It's all my fault! I didn't kill him at first, and now I don't take good care of Lian Ji."
Li Jiangyao was afraid that she would worry too much, so he quickly comforted her: "Ning Han, don't worry, things may turn around. The people Shu Xuan wants to take revenge on are you and me, so he probably won't hurt Lian Ji, but will use it as a threat." Our bargaining chip..."
"But..." Xiahou Ninghan hesitated, she hesitated, and finally couldn't help but said: "I'm worried that my brother Shu Xuan will turn Lian Ji into... a poisonous soldier."
Li Jiangyao took a deep breath and tried not to think about this aspect. He pulled Xiahou Ninghan to sit down and analyzed: "Because of this, we need to calm down and seize the time to search for his traces. The process of refining poison soldiers is not short, as long as we can find it within a few days Brother Shuxuan, there is still a chance."
He paused briefly and then said: "There is good news now, that is, clues have appeared again. Although Ge Shuxuan is despicable and cruel, he has done us a big favor and exposed the traces of the Tiger Brigade. The Intelligence Department can Starting from Niujia Village, search for clues again."
Li Jiangyao's calmness gave Xia Hou Ninghan a great comfort. She gradually recovered and responded seriously: "Well, you are right. Shi Feng said when he was in Niujia Village, Jingyang, that the murderer was at the scene. There are a lot of traces left, and the intelligence department’s tracking veterans can probably come in handy.”
Li Jiangyao nodded slightly: "Now we have to make two preparations. One is to organize a team of experts to be on standby at any time. Once we receive the exact news, we will set off immediately to kill Brother Shuxuan and rescue Lian Ji. Among these, we must fully consider Ways to prevent and detoxify.”
Xiahou Ninghan agreed: "I have experience in this area. Let me command the master group. You can help me select some elites."
"It's no problem to select elites." Li Jiangyao said with a smile: "The ten thousand white-robed army, all of them are iron-blooded elites. I will select the best from the best and ensure that they are all top masters. However... I will personally direct this operation. Just don’t get involved.”
Xiahou Ninghan was stunned: "Why?"
Li Jiangyao held her hand and said softly: "Because I don't want you to face danger anymore."
Xiahou Ninghan was moved in her heart, but she still said: "But I don't want to see you take risks. Jiang Yao, let me accompany you."
Li Jiangyao smiled, raised his hand and pinched Xiahou Ninghan's cheek, and said, "You have other tasks, so you must handle them carefully."
After hearing this, Xiahou Ninghan couldn't help but be curious: "What are the other tasks?"
"I just said that we have to make two preparations," Li Jiangyao explained: "If Lao Jianhua and Wei Zixuan lose the bargaining chip of Lian Ji, they will not be able to influence the Zhenguo Palace, especially the future Queen Cheng Wen. You How will they respond to this unexpected situation?"
Xiahou Ninghan thought for a while and replied: "You mean, they will blame the kidnapping of Lian Ji on us and directly sow discord between us and the Cheng family?"
