It was night, the clouds were thick, the moon was dark and the wind was high. On the outskirts of Songhai, inside the Mohist stronghold, the main hall was brightly lit.
In the room, all the senior officials of the Mohist family except Master Xu, as well as Gai Nie who did not belong to the Mohist family, were all gathered here.
The reason why they gathered here was Zhang Liang who visited at night. After receiving the information from Tianming during the day, Zhang Liang came over resolutely that night, although he said he would wait for the right time.
The current situation in Songhai is changing too fast, and any action should be taken sooner rather than later. Naturally, Zhang Liang will not be able to do it.
As for the martial law in the city... that's about it. It's somewhat useful to say it's useless, but it really doesn't mean much to a person of his strength.
Zhang Liang just came to sit down, and before Master Ban said anything about what he wanted to see him for, he already guessed it himself: "Master Ban urgently invited me to meet and talk. It must be for... the Black Dragon Scroll, right?" Master Ban was stunned.
"Zifang knows about this?" Zhang Liang smiled slightly and nodded.
"I accidentally learned about the loss of the empire's top-secret black dragon scroll. I have always speculated whether it was intercepted by the Mo family."
"Today, Tianming suddenly came to me and said that there was something urgent. In addition, the empire has been particularly restless these past two days, so I made some connections."
"Oh, that's it...Zifang deserves to be from Zifang, and he is really quick-thinking." After listening to the explanation, Master Ban smiled a few times while stroking his beard, complimenting Zhang Liang by the way, and then returned to the topic.
"I am looking for you this time because of the top-secret information recorded in the Black Dragon Scroll."
"You should know something about this object. It has two protection measures. The outermost six-layer armor lock, old man, I have cracked it, but there is nothing we can do about the thousand-class secrets inside."
"Mr. Gai said that in order to decipher the cipher text, we must rely on something called the Thousand Machines Copper Plate." Zhang Liang nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
"Yes, the Thousand Secret Texts are carefully woven by the Yin Yang family, with more than a million variations. The only way to decipher them is to rely on the Thousand Secret Copper Plate with the decoding table. Otherwise, no one can do anything." Master Ban saw that Zhang Liang was indeed right. Qianji Tongpan understood something, his face showed joy, and he hurriedly asked,
"But we don't know the specific whereabouts of the Thousand Machines Copper Plate. Mr. Gai only knows that according to the usual practice, it should be handed over to the highest official in the Songhai area. I wonder if you have relevant information, Zifang?" Zhang Liang looked at the expectations of everyone in the Mo family. He looked at her with a smile and nodded slightly in response: "Liang, I know a thing or two about the whereabouts of the Thousand Machines Copper Plate." After receiving a positive answer, everyone in the Mo family unconsciously showed a little joy on their faces.
"Great!" The big hammer excitedly hit the thieves on the shoulder with his fist, beating him for a long time with his teeth bared and speechless.
Thief Zhi was probably used to accidental injuries from reckless men, so he gave the other party a helpless look and said nothing.
After Zhang Liang looked around at everyone, he continued with a smile,
"First of all, I have some good news."
"In Songhai City now, the person theoretically responsible for disposing of the Thousand Mechanics Copper Plate is the eldest son Fusu. However, he did not directly choose the simplest, roughest, and safest way to place this important item - that is, Leave it to the national master Gu Xun for safekeeping."
"I don't know the reason. In short, the Thousand Mechanism Copper Plate is still kept separately in the Thousand Mechanism Building in the General's Mansion."
"Ha! This is easy to handle!" After hearing the good news, Thief Zhi immediately raised his eyebrows, his yellow hair trembled slightly with the movement, and let out a contemptuous chuckle in his mouth. He didn't know when and where he touched a circle. When he came over, he was holding it upright and spinning it on his fingertips.
When Zhang Liang heard this, the corners of his eyes slightly rose, and the smile on his lips became even wider. He nodded in response,
"There is a king of thieves who can steal all over the world, so naturally it's not a problem."
"But I still have some reminders to give to Brother Thief Zhi."
"Hehe! Mr. Zhang, please speak." Thief Zhi smiled, threw the disc at his fingertips, caught it casually, and immediately approached Zhang Liang.
Although Daozhi has almost absolute confidence in stealing things, he is by no means an arrogant person. He absolutely recognizes Zhang Liang's intelligence. The reminder that the other party thinks is necessary must have its meaning.
Any thief who doesn't pay attention to intelligence collection is just a waste destined to miss.
"The General's Mansion is so tightly guarded that I don't need to say anything. Brother Zhizhi is a master at this and has his own methods to deal with it."
"What I want to remind you is the Thousand Mechanism Building used to store the Thousand Mechanism Copper Plate."
"That building was built by the Gongshu family themselves. The entire building is covered with mechanisms. Once the guards find an intruder, they will immediately activate the mechanism. Steel plates several inches thick will completely block the building within thirty seconds at most. All entrances and exits.”
"By then, normal people will never be able to escape." Thief Zhi grinned and shrugged.
"It's easy to handle. I just don't alert any guards." As the king of thieves, if he steals something and alerts the owner's house, then it is inappropriate and is equivalent to overturning the situation?
He wouldn't do such a bad job of smashing signs. Zhang Liang shook his head at this.
"I believe in Brother Zhizhi's ability, but it's difficult to achieve this."
"The platform on which the Thousand Machines copper plate is placed has also been set up with a mechanism. As long as there is the slightest change in weight on it, the mechanism will be triggered directly."
"Due to the rapid triggering speed, it is almost impossible to avoid it by equal weight replacement."
"Hiss..." Taizhi touched his chin, smacked his lips and muttered,
"In this case, I guess we can only make a time difference... It's not a big problem." Zhang Liang then added,
"In addition, there are special blood silk arrays arranged in Qianji Tower as a defensive measure."
"Blood Silk Array? What is that?" Suddenly hearing a completely unfamiliar term, Thief Zhi scratched his head in confusion and asked.
"Blood silk is a special kind of silk produced in a small country in the Western Region. It is ten times thinner than ordinary silk and its color is extremely transparent. It is almost impossible to identify it directly. At the same time, it is also extremely tough and has been specially prepared by the Yin Yang family. , it is soaked with highly poisonous substances, and if you touch it, you will die."
"And the end of each silk thread in the array is connected to a copper bell. Once it is touched, it will immediately make a sound and move the guards, and at the same time trigger the sealing mechanism."
"Ah... it's getting more and more challenging, hehe, I like it!" Tao Zhi's brows jumped when he heard this, but he didn't show any timidity, instead he became more and more eager to try.
The King of Thieves naturally has his own pride. If it is not difficult, how can it be worthy of his personal action?
Zhang Liang looked at the enthusiastic Thief Zhi and gave a final reminder: "Last point, this information was all obtained by me before."
"If the Black Dragon Scroll is lost, the empire will definitely think that someone will pay attention to it, and there is no guarantee that they will not step up their precautions."
"I don't know whether new defense methods have been added to the Thousand Machine Tower. Brother Piozhi can only act according to the situation."
"No problem, let's do it the same way." Tao Zhi brushed the two long locks of hair on his forehead and smiled very optimistically.
"First of all, we have to find a way so that I can clearly see the existence of the blood silk."
"Mr. Zhang, do you have any clues?"
"Perhaps this can be accomplished by isolating part of the colored light. The most direct way is... to find a pure enough monochromatic gemstone." Zhang Liang smiled and gave his own solution.
After listening to this, Thief Zhi nodded thoughtfully. A pure color gem with no impurities is a rare thing, and it is very precious even to the Mo family.
But...if he remembered correctly, someone should happen to have one, right? At this time, the eyes of Master Ban, Gao Jianli, and Xue Nu happened to collide with Taizhi's, and their eyes seemed to have the same meaning.
…………The next morning, in the woods on the outskirts of Songhai City. The morning mist has not yet cleared, and the scene in the forest is vague and unclear.
A burly figure was walking in the forest, carrying a large sword like a door panel on his back. The figure had dark skin and multiple tattoos on his face. He was Sheng Qi, known as the "Black Swordsman" in the world.
This guy was ordered by the empire to be a temporary worker in the snare, and he has been chasing Genie. It's a pity that now he only knows that Genie is in Songhai, but he doesn't know where Genie is in Songhai, so he can only wander around every day, waiting for news from the snare, and trying to kill the mouse in a blind way.
Obviously, the effect is average and it is basically a waste of time. Fortunately, Shengqi didn't care. He didn't need much rest time.
At this time, Shengqi's steps suddenly stopped because a figure emerged from the mist in front of him.
This is a man who looks most middle-aged, with a mask covering his face, wearing dark tight clothes, and also carrying a relatively large sword on his back. Of course, it is far from the giant sword.
This is a master, at least a master at hiding his aura, otherwise Shengqi wouldn't have noticed that someone was blocking his way until his eyes caught the figure.
But this conclusion was no longer needed for Shengqi, because he recognized who the other party was. Although he had never seen the person before, he still knew something about the sword behind the other person's back.
One of the Eight Swords of the King of Yue - True Strength! Then his identity is self-evident, Luo Wangtianzi first-class killer, member of the Six Sword Slaves - Zhen Gang.
Zhen just appeared, and the other members of the Six Sword Slaves... As soon as his thoughts came to this, Sheng Qi immediately turned to his sides.
Two men and two women, four people appeared on his left and right sides quietly as if they were really strong, each holding a unique sword in their hands.
Finally, Shengqi glanced behind him, and sure enough, a blindfolded old man was holding a blue sword with jagged edges.
The Six Sword Slaves, Zhuan Po, Destroying Soul, Monster, Chaotic God, and Duanshui, plus Zhen Gang at the front, are all here.
After Sheng Qi's eyes circled around, his eyes shrank slightly, and he was secretly amazed: There were obviously six people, but their auras were integrated as one, as if they were one person. The six people blocked all his paths. There are almost no flaws in itself.
They are indeed the most powerful ace killer group in Luowang! However, if they came to hunt him, the first moment they met was the best opportunity. As the top killers, they could not let go of that perfect opportunity.
So...their purpose is not themselves. Then, what else can be done to trouble the six Tianzis to go out together?
Sheng Qi had a vague guess in his mind. At this time, a soft voice sounded in the forest, reaching Sheng Qi's ears from all directions, making it impossible to identify the source.
"It seems you have recognized them."
"Oh, then you don't need me to introduce you."
"Hmph, you are pretending to be a ghost, come out!" After hearing the voice from outside the seven people on the field, a flash of light flashed in Sheng Qi's eyes, and then he didn't care about the Six Sword Slaves who surrounded him, and immediately yelled.
"Ha!" The feminine voice sounded again, this time clearly coming from a position very close behind Sheng Qi.
At the same time, a pale palm with sharp and slender nails gently tapped Shengqi’s shoulder.
"Huh!?" Sheng Qi groaned and immediately turned to look behind him, but missed it and saw nothing.
But at the same time, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a figure appearing in front of him.
If nothing else, that figure was the person behind him just now. Such a fast speed... Shengqi stared angrily and rearranged his head. Sure enough, not far in front of him, a tall and thin figure wearing a black and red robe and a high crown was facing away from him. .
After seeing this figure, Shengqi also knew that his guess was correct. The person who is looking for him is not the Six Sword Slave, but the actual person in charge of the snare, Zhao Gao, the commander of the Empire's Zhongche Mansion.
The Six Sword Slaves were just attendants taken by Zhao Gao.
"Is that you?" After recognizing Zhao Gao, Sheng Qi immediately spoke, saying nonsense first. Zhao Gao's soft and sneaky voice sounded again, mixed with a cold smile,
"It seems that you are surprised?"
"Hmph!" Shengqi sneered and responded,
"Is Luo Sheng no longer carrying orders?"
"A very important order, exception." Zhao Gao replied nonchalantly, the breeze in the forest causing the red hair under the brim of his hat to tremble slightly.
"I only accept orders to kill."
"Killing is not important to me." Although he is now at an absolute disadvantage, and theoretically Zhao Gao is still his immediate boss, Sheng Qi has no intention of being patient and does not give the other party any face.
Zhao Gao was not angry because of Sheng Qi's tone. He sneered at the corner of his mouth and said in a contemptuous tone,
"So, this time I'm here to give you the order myself."
"What do you mean?" Sheng Qi frowned and asked in confusion.
"You must remember that among all the orders, the order I gave you is the most important and the highest priority."
"Ha!" When Sheng Qi heard this, the corner of his mouth curled up, and he immediately caught the key point, and asked in a playful tone,
"Luo Sheng...will there be different orders?" Zhao Gao didn't care that Sheng Qi had made it clear what he was secretly insinuating. A teasing and contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said in a cold and calm tone,
"Maybe there will be."
"You mobilized troops and mobilized people like this just to remind me of a word?" Sheng Qi was obviously unhappy with Zhao Gao's indifference and tried to find some face to come back.
"This is a very important matter - especially for you." Zhao Gao responded casually.
"Then...what if I refuse?" Shengqi's eyes slid over the Six Sword Slave and he replied forcefully.
Zhao Gao responded with an unquestionable tone,
"You are allowed to make conditions, but you have no right to refuse!"
"I only have one condition!" When talking about the condition, Sheng Qi's tone immediately became more serious and his eyes were fixed on Zhao Gao's back.
"Haha..." Zhao Gao chuckled and replied playfully,
"That...brother of yours?"
"If you choose to be disobedient, you will never see your brother again."
"You!" This sentence immediately angered Shengqi completely. He raised his hand to grab the giant behind him. However, Six Sword Slave was faster than him.
The dazzling sword light flashed in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, Sheng Qi had just grasped the hilt of Juque's sword. Several overlapping sword sounds sounded, and the six sword slaves had already surrounded him.
The tip of Zhengang's sword touched his heart, and the thin demon stepped on his shoulder. The blades of the two swords in his hands were intertwined, and they were placed on Shengqi's neck from back to front. Luan Shen held the sword in his back, and pointed the demon sword in his hand. On Shengqi's side, the two sisters, one on the left and one on the right, used the chain thorns on their swords to restrain Shengqi's legs.
Only the water was cut off, a little far away, and there was support from the side.
