Shu Guan thought deeply, feeling that something was slightly wrong about this matter.
But for Xu Pingxi, escaping Xiushui Street was the most important thing at the moment, so he quickly put the reason why he was ambushed behind him for the time being.
Everything depends on escaping alive!
"How?"
Xu Pingxi asked Shu Guan, but his eyes glanced at the middle-aged couple hiding in the corner.
Shu Guan glanced at him indifferently and said:
"If you dare to use them as human shields, I don't mind throwing you out directly!"
Xu Pingxi immediately glared back at him unhappily and said:
"Damn it, I just had this thought. Do you think I can really do such a thing?"
...Having such thoughts shows that you are not a good person...
Shu Guan curled his lips.
Then I thought that Xu Pingxi's method was actually not bad, as long as he replaced himself as the human shield.
Anyway, we have reached the last step. As long as we rush out in front and Xu Pingxi hides behind him and shoots, it is not difficult to kill the four men in black.
As long as Xu Pingxi rushes out, there is no problem in withdrawing from the battle. He will not really die anyway.
But Shu Guan also knew that this was actually a kind of cheating.
Because in this process, he still used the ability of a practitioner, and even if he was really an ordinary person, he would never sacrifice his life to save Xu Pingxi.
Although Xu Pingxi is responsible for the lives of tens of millions of people, he is not that great.
So this method will not be used by Shu Guan.
At this time, Xu Pingxi looked at his injured left arm, then at the giant bow on his back, and handed over a pistol.
"Why don't you use a gun?"
Shu Guan shook his head. Apart from the self-aiming firearms in Fourth Brother Qiu Yang's weapons room, he had no confidence in his marksmanship.
"When I was young, I practiced shooting with both hands. I can shoot with both hands quite accurately."
Seeing Shuguan's refusal, Xu Pingxi took back his gun and muttered something.
"What now?"
Shu Guan asked.
Xu Pingxi chuckled and said:
"I rose through the ranks too quickly under Marshal Zuo. I was already a battalion officer by the time I was twenty, and rarely shot any more myself. After I turned thirty, my ability to work around was basically used on women. "
"So whether you can hit it right now just depends on luck."
...Some of the reports in "Qiu Haitang Newspaper" do not seem to be random fabrications...
Shu Guan thought like this, put the sharp knife in his right hand back into the scabbard of his belt, then took off the huge bow from his back, pressed the bow arm against the wall by the window, raised one foot, and stepped on it. He took out the bow arm, then took out four iron arrows, placed them on the bow string, and stretched the bow string with his right hand.
The bow is stretched six points.
The strength of his arms before bathing in the dragon's blood could only stretch the bow five points, but now with one leg and one hand, he should naturally be able to stretch it one more point.
"I'll call one, two, three later. You immediately open the window and shoot at the people in the alley."
Xu Pingxi looked at Shu Guan with great admiration and said:
"Little brother, can you shoot arrows like this? Those ancient archers in the storytelling are not as good as you! I have only heard of continuous arrows, but I have never seen four arrows fired at once."
Shu Guan smiled slightly at Xu Pingxi and said:
"You can shoot, but whether you can hit it depends on luck."
…
Shu Guan and Xu Pingxi both had good luck.
Shu Guan's four arrows hit one in total, seriously injuring a man in black.
Xu Pingxi had better luck, knocking down two of them with two shots, one dead and the other seriously injured.
His luck today was good, otherwise he wouldn't have met Shu Guan who just came to have breakfast.
As for the last man in black, he also fell during the second round of attacks by the two.
Of course, in addition to luck, there is another important reason, that is, the morning sun has risen and is shining on the men in black.
There is a big difference in the impact on your vision when you stand in the sun and look into the shadows, and when you stand in the shadows and look into the sun.
After the four men in black fell, the two men ran wildly out of the alley.
Xu Pingxi actually wanted to catch the seriously injured man in black and interrogate him as to who arranged for them to assassinate him, but he also knew very well that the danger was not really far away. After they delayed a little, other black men in the alley The man in clothes might have chased him out.
So they didn't dare to stay and ran to the river in one breath.
There were already many pedestrians on the road by the river, and occasionally a few cars would pass by.
Xu Pingxi held his knees with both hands and panted heavily. He had not run so fast in one breath for many years.
He is far away, he is getting older, and these years he only knows how to work hard on women's bellies. He is no longer the brave country youth who fought in the old Chu army.
"They won't be chasing us here!"
Then Xu Pingxi murmured something and looked back in the direction of Xiushui Street.
No figure of the man in black appeared over there.
It seems that he won't be chasing me again.
Moreover, the gun battle just now must have alerted the nearby patrol bureau, but ordinary patrol officers simply did not dare to deal with such a scene. They may have been hiding somewhere to observe the situation here.
Of course, they will definitely report it, and then they should notify the army. Soon, Jiangyang's army will come to check on the situation here.
If those men in black were not ready to fight the army, then they should retreat immediately.
"However, it's safest to go back first."
Xu Pingxi muttered. At this time, a car happened to be passing by. Xu Pingxi raised his hand and fired a shot at the road in front of the car, scaring the driver of the car and hurriedly braked to a stop.
Xu Pingxi walked over, opened the car door, and pointed his gun at the driver inside.
"get off!"
A middle-aged man with a big belly wearing a suit got out of the car with a cold sweat on his face.
"I'll borrow your car. You can go to the Governor's Mansion to pick it up when the time comes."
Xu Pingxi said carelessly.
The fat middle-aged man seemed stunned for a moment, then looked at Xu Pingxi carefully and asked timidly.
"Excuse me, are you Marshal Xu?"
"you know me?"
"Last year at Mr. Tan's 80th birthday party, I met the handsome man once and even toasted him with a glass of wine."
"Oh, what's your name?"
Xu Pingxi was naturally not impressed at all.
"The villain Wang Fangfang belongs to Dafu Department Store..."
"Okay, I understand. I, Xu Pingxi, owe you a favor today. If you need anything in the future, just come to me."
Xu Pingxi interrupted the middle-aged fat man and patted him on the shoulder.
"Now go and take the tram yourself."
The middle-aged fat man's face suddenly revealed a look of excitement and ecstasy, and he bowed deeply to Xu Pingxi before leaving.
Xu Pingxi had already turned to look at Shu Guan and said with a smile:
"Get in the car. I will be your driver. You are the only one in Jingcheng."
The middle-aged fat man who had already walked away suddenly looked back at Shu Guan in disbelief and began to figure out the identity of this young man.
Shu Guan shook his head and said:
"You can go by yourself. I'm very busy and don't have time to see you off."
Like Xu Pingxi, he believed that those men in black were unable to assassinate them on Xiushui Street. At this time, they should find a way to evacuate quickly, and they would not be able to pursue them again.
Xu Pingxi stared at Shu Guan and said:
"Thank you very much for today. Don't know what to call me, little brother?"
"Shuguan."
Shu Guan replied casually.
"Okay, I'll remember it. You will be my friend, Xu Pingxi, from now on."
Xu Pingxi nodded solemnly, and then prepared to get into the car.
"etc."
Shu Guan called him.
Xu Pingxi turned around in confusion.
"Did you forget something?"
Shu Guan said calmly.
"What……"
Xu Pingxi's eyes were a little dazed.
Shu Guan stretched out two fingers towards him as a reminder.
Xu Pingxi still didn't understand.
"Twenty thousand silver dollars."
Shu Guan had no choice but to say it clearly. Although he was a little embarrassed, now was not the time to be polite and pretend to be aloof.
You must know that for these 20,000 silver dollars, he did not use any Taoism or violate any heavenly rules. He earned it by working hard, so he can take it with peace of mind.
And he also needs money very much, because it is time for the children in Taoyuan Village to be sent to school.
Xu Pingxi groaned, looked at Shu Guan blankly, and said nothing for a while.
Shu Guan immediately despised the Governor-General of Chu Xiang. You had clearly agreed beforehand that you would pay 20,000 silver dollars for me to help you. Why don't you just pretend to have forgotten it now?
Don't think that saying that we are friends from now on will stop me from giving up the money. I value twenty thousand silver dollars more than being friends with you.
Xu Pingxi really didn't forget, but earlier today, he paid 20,000 silver dollars for Shu Guan's cigarette rod, and Shu Guan looked disdainful.
So Xu Pingxi subconsciously believed that Shu Guan was one of those legendary figures who regarded money as dirt. He didn't even dare to mention the money just now, for fear that Shu Guan would think he was insulting him, but only mentioned that we would be friends from now on. This is the respect for Shu Guan.
But now Xu Pingxi realized that he might...have thought too much.
Xu Pingxi opened and closed his lips a few times, and then whispered something embarrassed.
"I didn't bring any money today."
As if he was afraid that Shu Guan wouldn't believe him, he even turned out the pocket of his coat to show Shu Guan.
It was indeed empty inside.
The last time he and Shu Guan met, he had prepared some change because he was going to eat noodles at Lao Zhou's place, but he didn't want a large group of subordinates to squeeze in noisily.
But today I came here on an impromptu basis. How could a person with Xu Pingxi's status usually carry money with him, and he didn't need to bring money with him.
"Why don't you go back with me and I'll give it to you when we get to the house?"
Xu Pingxi asked as if discussing.
"Forget it, you can write a check when the time comes and leave it with Lao Zhou. I'll get it myself."
Shu Guan explained very seriously.
…
Xu Pingxi's car drove into the distance along the riverside avenue.
Shu Guan suddenly remembered that Xu Pingxi was going to Yingcheng District, and he would also go to Yingcheng District later to find his senior sister and Yang Jianqing. In fact, he could definitely hitch a ride.
Of course, he couldn't leave with Xu Pingxi right away, because he had to pick up those iron arrows first.
These iron arrows were all made by the old lame man himself, and Shu Guan was reluctant to just throw them away.
In addition, he also wanted to follow the men in black to see who was behind the assassination.
It was not to eliminate Xu Pingxi's future troubles, but Xu Pingxi's words just now made Shu Guan have a lingering doubt in his heart.
That is, Xu Pingxi came to Xiushui Street to eat noodles on a temporary basis, so how could those men in black be so determined to lay an ambush here.
This naturally seems strange to ordinary people and difficult to understand.
But in the eyes of practitioners, this matter is actually very simple.
All it takes is a divination.
So are there any practitioners hiding behind this incident?
Shu Guanxiang followed those men in black to have a look.
He knew that the men in black had not completely withdrawn at this time.
Then Shuguan was ready to return to Xiushui Street.
The car in front of Xu Pingxi had already driven five or six hundred meters away.
At this moment, the car suddenly turned around and rushed out of the river embankment avenue, heading towards the surging river under the embankment.
Shu Guan's expression suddenly changed, and without even thinking about it, his legs suddenly exerted their strength, leaped five or six meters away, and jumped down from the river embankment avenue.
The view and the car fell rapidly in the air at the same time.
Shu Guan landed on the bank of the river, while the car's body drew a curve and fell into the river.
However, Shuguan landed about a second faster than the car.
One second is enough for Shu Guan to perform a Taoist formula.
Shuguan made a Taoist formula with his left hand and then dipped into the river.
At this time, more than 500 meters away, the car had also turned its head down and was about to rush into the river.
In the driver's seat, Xu Pingxi looked desperate.
Just the next moment, something incredible happened.
The car did not dive directly into the water. The river water under the car seemed to become thicker in an instant, from a flowing liquid to a jelly-like thing that his daughter Xu Chuxiang liked to eat.
When the front of the car hit the water, the river rippled slightly like shaking jelly and dented into it. The next moment, it recovered immediately and the car bounced out of the river.
Then the car landed smoothly on the water, as if it had just suddenly rushed through a big hole and jolted violently.
The river below created tiny waves, and the car seemed to be driving backwards on the ground, being carried to the shore by those waves.
Xu Pingxi sat in the car dumbfounded, unable to regain consciousness for a moment. Fortunately, he did not sink to the bottom of the river, and he had no idea what happened.
It was like he didn't know why he suddenly couldn't control the vehicle just now.
Five hundred meters away, Shu Guan's left hand was pulled out of the river.
Water control!
After receiving the training from his senior brother, in addition to fighting tactics, he also reached a new level of control over other Taoist techniques.
The hand-controlled water technique just now was truly a miraculous skill.
But there was no sense of relief on Shu Guan's face, because he actually didn't know the reason why Xu Pingxi's car suddenly lost control.
If it was just Xu Pingxi's own problem, then using Taoism to save Xu Pingxi just now would be considered a violation of heavenly rules.
Perhaps it was because of the doubt he had before, that at that moment, Shu Guan instinctively chose to take action.
Instincts often come from spiritual consciousness, and the spiritual consciousness of practitioners is often very accurate.
Just when a ray of worry arose in Shu Guan's heart, worrying whether he had violated the rules of heaven, he suddenly raised his head and looked into the sky.
Almost at the same time that Shu Guan raised his head, a figure suddenly appeared in mid-air.
It was a man in black with a black hood on his head, only a pair of eyes showing. He was dressed exactly the same as the men in black who ambushed Xu Pingxi just now.
It's just that this man in black was flying in the air, holding a sharp long knife in his hand, swooping down like a giant bird, and smashing towards Xu Pingxi's car.
While he was in the air, the man in black glanced towards Shu Guan.
The two looked at each other from a distance.
Shu Guan felt that the man in black's eyes were so sharp and bright that he couldn't look straight.
This is clearly a practitioner in the Fetal Movement Realm.
The man in black looked at Shu Guan with deep anger in his eyes.
Shu Guan suddenly felt enlightened.
As expected, there were cultivators hiding behind the scenes of today's assassination of Xu Pingxi, but their initial plan was to disguise the assassination as a fight among mortals.
But because of his appearance, the original ambush failed.
When Xu Pingxi lost control of his car just now, it was naturally the man in black who had done it. Unexpectedly, he saved Xu Pingxi.
But now this black-clothed practitioner finally couldn't help but take action directly!
