After taking care of the four people in the room, Shao Xi calmly pulled out the short knife stuck in the second person's back, wiped it on the person's clothes a few times, and put the knife back into his boots. in the sheath.
Shao Xi could already feel that the leader was standing in the courtyard at this time. He probably heard the screams just now. He wondered if he would think that he was killed.
Shao Xi killed these four people too quickly. He did not intend to kill the last remaining one. After all, he wanted to keep one alive to serve as a personal witness in the future. Therefore, Shao Xi did not rush out of the room, but slowly walked out of the room with small square steps.
The people in the courtyard were obviously stunned for a moment when they saw Shao Xi walking up to them. They probably didn't expect that the four people had already been dealt with as soon as they rushed into the room. Shao Xi's carefree look now proves that the person standing in front of him is not simple.
"The people who sent you were too careless. They only knew that the old servant who was following me knew martial arts, but they never asked me whether I knew martial arts. I'm afraid they underestimated me by sending you here?"
The man in front of Shao Xi was dressed in night clothes. His face was covered so that his appearance could not be seen, and he did not speak. It was difficult to tell who he was. Before the fight, it's hard to say how good this person's martial arts is, so although Shao Xi seems relaxed on the surface, in his heart he is always wary of when the opponent will take action?
Seeing Shao Xi approaching step by step with a sword in his hand, the man in black raised his hand without saying a word and struck out with a knife. The sword flew out and struck directly at the center line of Shao Xi's body.
This is the most ineffective attack. Ever since Shao Xi understood that not every move must be received, this kind of attack that cuts straight to the center of the body can be avoided by turning sideways. However, Shao Xi also saw from this strike that the other party's martial arts level was at the peak of the third level just like Lao Wu.
It seemed that the Zhao family had indeed underestimated themselves, thinking that they were just a civil servant with no power to restrain themselves, so they sent a few noobs to assassinate them. But from another perspective, he also thinks highly of himself, and he takes a person who doesn't understand martial arts to send a peak third-grade assassin.
Shao Xi just turned to the right to avoid the opponent's sword. At the same time, with a flick of his right hand, the Liuyun Sword in his hand flew out and went straight to hit the opponent.
Seeing the fierceness of Shao Xi's sword, the man in black also dodged to the right. However, the Liuyun Sword in the air turned around and chased him as if it had eyes. Forced to do so, he had no choice but to He jumped to the right again to avoid the Liuyun Sword again.
Shao Xi just thought, and the short knife in his boots popped out of the scabbard, drew a circle in the air and hit the direction of the man in black. If the man in black tries to dodge the Liuyun Sword, he will be hit by the short sword. If he hides his body and dodges the short sword, he will be overtaken by the Flowing Cloud Sword. He will be in a dilemma between two weapons for a while.
Seeing that he was forced to avoid the two weapons, the man in black raised his foot and stamped the ground, and jumped into the air, trying to avoid the swords through the time difference in the air.
But as soon as he jumped into the air, he regretted it, because he saw another emerald-green sword flying towards him. At this time, he was completely confused. How many guys did the other party have with him? Why do one thing come after another? What a fool to hide!
Everyone who is capable of being an assassin is a desperado. Although this person's martial arts skills are far inferior to Shao Xi's, he still has courage. Seeing that all his escape routes were blocked, this sword was sure to hit, so he came up with the idea of destroying everything.
The man in black, who was fighting to die with the sword and wanted to deliver the final blow, threw the steel knife in his hand towards Shao Xi before the Cuiyu sword hit him. It was obvious that he wanted to complete his last mission before dying. Still very professional.
The straight knife and the Cuiyu sword almost passed by each other and hit Shao Xi in the face. The man in black had a ruthless light in his eyes. Being able to die together with Shao Xi meant that this mission was successfully completed. Even if he died, he would be left alone.
But what surprised him was that at the same time that he was hit by the Cuiyu sword, he saw Shao Xi raising his left hand to grab the steel knife that had flown in front of him. He couldn't believe his eyes for a moment. How could someone directly pick up the sharp steel knife with their hands? Would you rather give up an arm to save your life? This is not a choice, but Shao Xi's expression does not look panicked. It does not look like an instinctive move in panic, but a choice made calmly.
puff……
Ding……
When the Cuiyu sword hit the man in black's right shoulder, he finally saw clearly what happened. The tip of the steel knife was facing the palm of Shao Xi's left hand. His own right shoulder was hit by the sword, and Shao Xi's left hand He was also stabbed, but the result was completely different.
The man in black's right shoulder was pierced by the blade of the Cuiyu Sword, and he fell to the ground from the air. After Shao Xi's left hand came into contact with the steel knife, the steel knife fell to the ground with a crisp sound, making a "clang" sound. , Shao Xi's hand was intact and did not suffer any damage at all. On the contrary, the tip of the knife was somewhat broken.
After Shao Xi used his sea of energy to control his vitality and retracted several weapons, he walked to the man in black who was lying on the ground and raised his left hand to show him.
"You don't want to run away, but you want to fight me for your life. You are too confident. I don't even bother to open the air shield. I can neutralize your attack with only one glove. Now that you can't leave, then it's time to say Just tell me everything! Save me from having to do any more work."
The man in black did not speak, but stared at Shao Xi with his eyes. The wound on his right shoulder penetrated by the Cuiyu sword formed a transparent hole, and blood was flowing from the front and back. If this continued, he would not be far away from death.
Shao Xi did not rush to take off the black cloth covering this man's face. Instead, he reached out and tore open the clothes on his right shoulder, exposing the wound. He reached back and took out a bottle of coagulation powder from his pocket, and stopped the bleeding from the two wounds on the front and back of his shoulder.
The man in black looked at Shao Xi with disbelief. He came to take his life. Now that he was injured, why did he want to save himself?
Jianghu people lick blood with their swords and never thought of living until tomorrow. But today, when death is imminent, the person who can obviously kill him is saving him.
After Shao Xi spread the coagulated blood, he tore off a piece of cloth from the man in black's shoulder and bandaged the wound on his shoulder. Only then did he smile and tell him his conditions.
"There are many people who want to kill me. You are not the first, and you will not be the last. If I want to kill every one of them, I'm afraid I won't be able to wash away the smell of blood with my hands, so let's talk Negotiate conditions. First of all, can you let me see what you look like? Secondly, I hope you can tell me who sent you and why you want to kill me? The third condition is that you have to stay temporarily and do it in the future. My witness. If you agree, I will not only let you go, but I will add ten times the amount of silver the person who hired you gave you. If you don't agree, it will be easy. I will tie you up and hang you in the well, with another person on top. Put a stone on top and let you die slowly bit by bit in the darkness. Make your own choice!"
Just such a paragraph, but the amount of information is very large. To put it simply, I am not that easy to kill, and you can't kill me. Now it falls into my hands. If you agree to my conditions, you will be rich and powerful. If you don't agree, you will be rich. Let you die slowly in fear.
It is better to say that it is a negotiation of conditions than a multiple-choice question about how to live and how to die.
The man in black still didn't speak, but his eyes were flashing, and it could be seen that he was hesitant and confused. It is said that they must abide by the rules in this industry. They cannot betray their employer or be hired to assassinate their former employer. Otherwise, they will be renegade villains and will be blacklisted in this industry. In serious cases, they may even be chased. kill.
Now what Shao Xi wanted him to do was something that was against the rules, but if he refused, it was self-evident what he would suffer, so he hesitated.
Shao Xi understood what he was hesitating about and what he was struggling with, so he added another sentence.
"It seems that the conditions I gave you are not enough to impress you. How about this! If you agree to my conditions, I will give you twenty times the amount of silver and arrange for you to go wherever you want. From now on, you don't have to How about being an assassin again, finding a place with beautiful scenery, where no one knows you, marrying a wife, having children, and spending the rest of your life in peace? If that doesn't work, I have no choice but to let you hang in a well and abide by your rules."
Hearing this, the man in black seemed to no longer hesitate. Among the people in the world, who is not forced by life to do this? Who would want to make a living by licking blood with a knife every day? Now you can get a large sum of money, stay away from the world, and live in peace. Isn't this the life that everyone dreams of?
If you plan to leave this industry, what's the point of the rules? Now that you have decided to withdraw from the arena, do you still need to abide by the so-called rules of the arena?
Don't talk about principles here. If you have principles, you won't kill innocent lives in exchange for money, so the principles are nonsense at this time.
The man in black raised his left hand and gently pulled off the black cloth covering his face, revealing a thin face with an ordinary appearance. His facial features were not outstanding, but his face was angular. Like a knife carving, it is very distinctive.
Shao Xi smiled, "Very good! We have reached a preliminary consensus, then you should do the second thing. Tell me who sent you to kill me and why?"
The man in black's voice was low and hoarse, but his voice was extremely clear.
"The person who sent us here was the Zhao family from Yujiang City. The person who negotiated the deal with us was the Zhao family's son-in-law Gao Can. He was the one who appointed us and paid the deposit. Although he didn't tell us, we Everyone knows that the employer behind the scenes must be County Sheriff Zhao Huajun, because Gao Can can keep us safe even if he tells us something happened."
Shao Xi scratched his head a little. Zhao Huajun arranged for Gao Can to do this because he was clearly afraid of something happening in the future, so he simply used a relative. If one day the matter was revealed, Gao Can would be pushed out as the scapegoat.
"You said he paid you a deposit? Was it in cash or a banknote?"
"It's cash. Our business generally only accepts cash, because the banknote has to be exchanged at the bank, which may cause some unnecessary trouble."
"Can I take the silver collar with me?"
"It's on me." After saying that, the man in black took out two silver collars from his arms and handed them to Shao Xi.
Shao Xi took the silver collar and looked at it carefully under the moonlight, with a smile that was not easy to detect at the corner of his mouth.
