"Sun Tzu's Art of War: Planning for Attack" says: If you know your enemy and yourself, you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
These words from the soldier sage Sun Wu can be regarded as an eternal motto for us assassins.
In other words, to explain it in a more cliché way: if you want to eat shit, you have to find shit first; if you want to kill people, you have to understand people first.
So, I stayed in seclusion in the bustling city of Lingyuan City. After half a month of observation, I most likely found out Liu Desheng's background and habits.
Beside him, there is a young man surnamed Yang who is about to enter the country and "turn down the horse" and four followers of the PoFeng Realm are in the Ming Dynasty. Four of the followers of the PoFeng Realm were led as secret sentries, and more than ten miscellaneous soldiers of the Bird Expelling Realm are guarding him. On the other hand, every time he goes out, he brings a sleek little girl with him!
This lineup is absolutely domineering in Lingyuan City, but in front of a top killer like me, they are vulnerable.
I believe that within five breaths, I can take care of everyone without even noticing.
As my observations of the Liu family continued to be detailed and in-depth, there was a question that began to linger in my mind in the past few days and could not go away.
The Liu family of Lingyuan is the top family in Huaxing County and even the entire Quzhou. Looking at the eight counties of Huaxing, except for Duyuan County, where the leader of the Huxing Gang is located, it has been less intruded by them. All counties and villages are extremely powerful.
But for such a tyrannical family, except for hundreds of clan soldiers who can only show off, there is not a single master in charge. You know, a family or gang without masters above the level of breaking the city is like a beast waiting to be slaughtered. Fat Sheep, as long as the enemy spends a lot of money to hire a master of martial arts, and when the moon is dark and the wind is high, they can easily break into Qingheju and slaughter the entire Liu family. But the Liu family was able to survive more than ten years after the death of the previous head of the family, Liu Ying, a scholar in the Immortality Realm. It was impossible to rely solely on power and money transactions and the strong support of the Jiang family!
This made me wonder, and I was stuck in the room, puzzled.
But time waits for no one. The longer I delay here, the easier it is for me to expose my identity. In a few days, the Lingyuan gathering will be overcrowded. I think this is the perfect opportunity to succeed in the assassination. If I miss it, I may not have another chance. .
When I was constantly being disturbed, I immediately put aside my hesitations, figured out Liu Desheng's movements on the day of the rally, and hid around Wangbei Tower.
On November 15, 340 AD in the Han calendar, there was a great gathering in Lingyuan, which was so hot that passers-by wore their sleeves in the dark.
Walking on the street and seeing people coming and going, I couldn't help but smile.
Use chaos to hide, use chaos to kill thieves, use chaos to retreat, well, today is a good day to send Liu Desheng away!
I was born with a popular face, so I simply didn’t put on any disguise. He only used a rag to wrap the scabbard and hilt of his sword, wore gray clothes and a gray turban, and evenly smeared charcoal ash on his face a few times, and now he looked like an old farmer.
I collected my breath and concentrated my mind, walking inconspicuously among the crowds of people standing shoulder to shoulder. In the Wangbei Building, the sound of reading and cheering can be heard endlessly. Outside the building, you can feel the wonderful scene of the warm lights in the building and the hearty drinking.
Twenty feet away from the building, I saw the boy who took the risk that day, shouting loudly at the gate of Wangbei Tower. After several days of inquiring, I learned that the boy's surname was Liu Mingyi.
Seeing him, my lips unconsciously rose: This kid is eloquent and courageous in situations, and he is the head of the family.
Taking a few more steps forward, I suddenly noticed a few pairs of eyes in the crowd looking at me. The instinct that belongs to assassins told me that today's things were definitely not that simple!
I thought quickly: Could it be that the person observing me secretly was the Liu family's secret whistle? It shouldn’t be! I have repeatedly confirmed that Liu Desheng's entourage in his daily activities does not include such a number of capable people.
So, I gave up the idea of entering Wangbei Tower for the time being. My heart was tight, and I walked around the Wangbei Tower twice pretending that nothing happened. After thoroughly exploring the area, I felt relieved!
It turned out that they were all brothers who criticized the tiger. Perhaps the eldest brother was afraid that I would be in danger alone, so he sent more than ten groups of brothers to come to rescue me. I couldn't help but sigh: I, the eldest brother, are always so cautious.
It seems that the eldest brother has upgraded the assassination of Liu Desheng in Lingyuan City into a mission.
I walked up to a strong man selling dry firewood, took off the rag that was wrapped around his sword, and looked at him. On the hilt of the sword, a word "chen" made of rosin appeared in front of the strong man. The man looked at it. After a quick glance, there was a flash of surprise on my face, and I immediately stretched out my hand to press the word 'chen'. I wrapped my sword again and waited for him to take the initiative to speak.
When the Kuhu Gang went out on a mission, they never recognized objects but people. When Na Zhuang saw the unique token of the twelve dead warriors of the Kuhu Gang, he immediately smiled and said to me, "Brother Chen, are you here to buy something too?"
"Yes! The boss also asked you to come and buy goods?" I asked casually.
"Well...it is indeed a purchase, but maybe not with Brother Chen." The strong man shouted to me.
As soon as this statement came out, I was immediately confused. Does the elder brother have other plans here?
There are rules for scolding tigers, one-way communication, and everyone is tight-lipped, so my questions were in vain, so I simply didn’t ask any more questions, walked around the building again, and after confirming that everything was correct, I walked into Wangbei Building with a swagger.
When I stepped in and looked north, I felt no murderous intention in my heart.
This Wangbei Tower is simply a perfect place for killing and trapping beasts!
The sixty-six six-branch lanterns on the central platform of Wangbei Tower look like lamps, but in fact they use the central platform as an eye. The lamps contain embroidery needles, and the big chen covers the small chen, and the big camp covers the small camp. The corners are connected by hooks. There are twists and turns, you can advance and shoot thousands of needles, and you can retreat into groups to defend against the enemy. If an ordinary warrior wants to cause trouble here, it is simply overestimating his own capabilities.
The Flowing Silver Hole set up on the second floor has thousands of twists and turns and weird angles. There must be murderous hidden arrows in it. If a rough guy breaks into the middle stage and the Flowing Silver Hole mechanism is triggered, it will really be a disaster. The entire Wangbei Tower is extremely ingenious and cannot be deployed or inspected by anyone other than a master of military skills or a veteran of the battlefield!
Not to mention a city-breaking warrior like me, even if a high-level warrior comes here, I'm afraid he won't get the slightest advantage.
I'm very afraid of death, and I feel that I won't get any benefit from this battle. I haven't traveled all over the world, and I haven't had enough freedom with wine, meat, and rivers and lakes. Wouldn't it be a pity to die in this little Lingyuan?
After all my calculations, I never figured out that Wangbei Tower actually had such a sophisticated mechanism. If I had known this, I should have taken action to kill Liu Desheng on his way to Wangbei Tower.
Since there was no hope of assassination in Wangbei Tower, I changed my mind and decided to restrain my murderous intention and wait for the opportunity. So I just treated myself as an ordinary drinker and found a secluded place. I wanted to serve two small dishes and started eating. Let’s see what’s going on today.
Looking at it in one day, it’s really a blessing!
The young man surnamed Liu Mingyi was as wise as he was foolish, and he averted the crisis. The wonderful recitation of Dongfang Chunsheng, the resolute Cao Zhi, the exquisite Yang Guan, and Liu Nandan, who I once admired so much. ', a good show was staged, which amazed me.
I see that this young man looks more and more familiar, and for a while I can’t think of any old friend of mine that he resembles. But, who cares, what this young man did today is truly wonderful.
Although the man was not killed, this trip to Wangbei Tower was not in vain, and the wine was not in vain!
As the sun set, I looked outside the North Tower. I hid in the streets and watched Liu Quansheng whispering to the young man. I suddenly realized, darling, it turns out that this boy is the son of 'Liu Nandan'! No wonder he is so smart!
I was about to leave, and the next scene surprised me. I saw Liu Nandan saying "Let's break up", and the brothers of the Huhu Gang suddenly disappeared.
I was stunned. Except for my eldest brother, no one had the right to mobilize more than ten groups of brothers to go out at the same time. Could it be that 'Liu Nanduan' and his eldest brother are old acquaintances?
Or maybe Liu Nandan is also a member of the Tiger Criticism Gang?
That night, I, who had always snored when I fell on the bed, actually tossed and turned all night long.
It is said that traveling with one's destiny and never stopping under the bright moon is the foundation of all things!
I worked day and night to raise funds, but in the end I fell short, which made me very unhappy.
But if the person is not killed, I don’t have the face to go back, right?
After much thought, I decided to explore the situation again, familiarize myself with the terrain, and force my way into Qingheju three days later.
I still don’t believe it. As an assassin who broke into the city, how could he kill Liu Desheng? Pooh!
