Lu Xiaofei was holding a "golden basin", which contained most of the clear water.
The "golden basin" is not a real basin made of gold, but just a washbasin made of pure copper.
The reason why this basin is called the golden basin is because a ceremony is about to be held here. This ceremony has a saying in the world of martial arts, which is called "washing hands in the golden basin". Out of people's importance and respect for this ceremony, this copper basin is called the "golden basin".
In layman's terms, the ritual of "washing hands in a golden basin" is a behavior in which a person, after deciding to withdraw from a certain profession, invites relatives and friends to gather together, purify his hands with water, and inform others of his decision. This kind of thing happens more often to people with a background in martial arts, and this person must have sufficient status and identity in the martial arts world. After washing my hands in the golden basin, I will no longer care about the world, and my past grudges will all disappear.
The protagonist who is about to wash his hands in the golden basin is a very famous person in the world-Changzhou Iron Sword Hero Li Yuansong.
On the world of martial arts, when talking about Changzhou Iron Sword Li Yuansong, few people would not give a thumbs up and say "good". It is said that Master Li Yuansong came from the Chongzhen Sword Sect of Qingcheng Mountain and has been in the world for decades with an iron sword. He has exquisite swordsmanship and many chivalrous and righteous deeds in his life. Because he lives in Changzhou, he is respected as "" "Changzhou Iron Sword Hero" is famous in the arena of the Central Plains.
Li Yuansong's last trip to the world was three months ago. He and his friend Huo Zhendong teamed up to eradicate Hua Wuji, the "flower thief" who had been causing trouble for many years. Hua Wuji is not only a fisherman by nature who takes pleasure in picking flowers; he also has extraordinary light skills and comes and goes without a trace. He often goes in and out of wealthy people's homes to steal treasures. In the past few years, he has harmed hundreds of innocent women and stolen countless money and treasures, making him famous and perverted. . Over the years, he has become notorious in the world, and many righteous people in the martial arts have arrested him many times, but Hua Wuji, relying on his superb Qinggong, just couldn't let anyone catch him. Unexpectedly, he was killed by the Iron Sword Li Yuansong and Huo Zhendong three months ago, and everyone in the world applauded.
Just when Li Yuansong became famous again, the iron sword hero sent out a message half a month ago: he wanted to wash his hands in a golden basin and withdraw from the world.
As soon as the news came out, countless people were surprised. They all said that Li Yuansong was only in his forties now. When he was full of energy and at the height of his chivalrous reputation, he was a role model for the righteousness of the martial arts. At this time, he chose to withdraw from the world and return to his hometown. Ordinaryness is really a great loss to Zhengdao Wulin, which makes people sigh with emotion. Some people sighed and said that Li Yuansong is a smart man who knows how to advance and retreat. After all, no one in the world can guarantee that he will always be the winner. Instead of living in fear, it is better to retreat bravely and keep his reputation for the rest of his life. Count your merits and virtues as complete.
And today, the eighth day of March, is a good day for Iron Sword Li Yuansong to wash his hands in Golden Basin.
The place where Li Yuansong washed his hands in the golden basin was in his home.
Although his family is not considered rich, everyone in Changzhou knows that Li Yuansong has a wife who is good at doing business and making money, so his family is considered well off. His parents are deceased, he has no children, and he has more than a dozen servants at home. People say privately that now that the Iron Sword Hero has retired, he can take care of his family and raise children, and his life will be peaceful and comfortable.
At this moment, the courtyard of Li's residence was very noisy and lively, with the number of people ranging from not one hundred to eighty. More than a dozen tables of wine and food had been set up in the courtyard. Among these people were Li Yuansong's close friends and relatives, as well as former acquaintances, who all came to witness the ceremony on this day.
Lu Xiaofei held the basin of water and stood quietly by the door of the inner hall of Li's house, waiting for the time to come before he would go out with the "golden basin" and let the iron sword hero complete the retreat ceremony.
Li's house is very lively, people come in and out of the house, but no one cares about an ordinary servant carrying a basin.
Because he was just a lowly servant, with nothing worthy of others' attention.
This servant is of course Lu Xiaofei. He was hired as a servant of the Li family half a month ago. Because after the news of Li Yuansong's decision to withdraw from the world came out, his wife was worried that it would be a very busy day and there would be insufficient manpower at home, so she suggested finding two more people to come to the house to help. Regarding matters at home, Li Yuansong's very capable wife has been in charge for many years. He has always felt at ease with this attentive wife, so he agreed. After all, with his family background, he could hire a few more servants. It's just a trivial matter not worth mentioning.
Therefore, Lu Xiaofei became a servant of the Li family very "coincidentally" and logically.
In Li's house, Lu Xiaofei has a very common name, Ah Wu, and he is also a lame Ah Wu.
But no one knew that before this, Lu Xiaofei was not actually a servant, nor was he lame. He had another identity and profession, that is - a killer.
Killers are an ancient and hated profession. They exist in the darkness and receive payment to kill people for others, regardless of the reason. They exchange their lives for money without seeing the light. It has been the lowest profession throughout the ages, but it is also the most feared profession.
This profession, like other industries in the world, originates from people's needs, especially in the arena. Someone once said that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and the most indispensable thing in the rivers and lakes is trouble, all kinds of troubles, and some troubles are fatal. There are many examples of this kind of fatal trouble in history, so "killer" "The profession of "assassin" will only exist and will not disappear in the future.
In life, no one can live smoothly all the time. There will always be some big or small troubles. In the arena, if there are some problems that you cannot solve yourself, as long as you can afford a high enough price, you can find someone to solve them for you. This is the simplest and most effective way. When there is trouble, people will appear who can solve it. Such people are the existence derived from this demand. Although they can only exist in the darkness, their existence is reasonable, and they are also part of this world.
The name killer has always been closely associated with death, so it makes people feel scary. But this profession is neither glorious nor prestigious, and it is also the most dangerous profession in the world. There are many killers in the world, but there are also many killers who die every year, but no one cares about the killer's life or death. For those employers, the most important thing is whether the killer they hired can successfully complete the task. Therefore, the prices of killers are different, depending on the killer's personal ability and performance in the killer industry, as well as the difficulty of the target.
A powerful killer must not only possess advanced martial arts skills, but also must have brains, wisdom, the endurance to adapt to any environment, the decisiveness to kill, and most importantly, must not have any personal feelings. If a killer makes one mistake, he will lose his job forever.
But not every killer becomes a killer because he likes to kill. That's the case with Lu Xiaofei. Although he is a killer, he actually doesn't like killing.
Why would a person who doesn't like killing become a killer?
But now he appears in Li's house just to kill people.
Who is he going to kill?
The person Lu Xiaofei wants to assassinate is Changzhou Iron Sword.
Li Yuansong is a martial arts hero who has been respected by people for decades. Why would someone hire a killer to kill him?
According to common sense, this is not difficult to understand. People who travel in the world, especially heroes like Li Yuansong, who are chivalrous and righteous throughout their lives, will naturally offend many people. Those people hate him, have grudges against him, and cannot defeat him on the surface, so they can only resort to underhanded tactics. But since someone wants to buy his life, the hatred between them is extraordinary.
Then who wants the life of Changzhou Iron Sword Li Yuansong?
Lu Xiaofei didn't care at all about these issues. Because he is a killer, he only cares about killing people and does not care about other things, because this is also the most basic principle of a killer.
The question that Lu Xiaofei is most concerned about now is whether he can successfully kill Li Yuansong and complete the mission. He knew very well that this job was not easy. After all, the target was an Iron Sword Hero who had been famous for his swordsmanship for decades.
Li Yuansong's master came from the Qingcheng Mountain Chongzhen Sword Sect. The Chongzhen Sword Sect is the second largest sword sect in the world after the Central Plains Izuyun Mountain Sword Sect. Although this sect is a Taoist sect in origin, it is famous all over the world for its sword skills. In the southwestern martial arts world, The power is strong, the disciples are all over the world, and the reputation is as high as the sun. The current leader of the sword sect, Lu Huaichen, is known as "the Taoist sword opens the sun to inquire about Xuanzhen, and the blue clouds soar to the nine heavens". There are legends in the world that he has practiced both Taoism and swords, and his cultivation has reached the realm of the unity of heaven and man. This is a famous name in the martial arts world. A resounding fairy-like figure.
Li Yuansong is a registered disciple of the Chongzhen Sword Sect. Although he only entered the Chongzhen Sword Sect to learn swordsmanship when he was seventeen, he was very talented. His sword master was Qi Huayang, the first disciple of Chongzhen Sect Master Lu Huaichen. Speaking of Qi Huayang, who among the martial arts community would not respectfully call him "Master Huayang"? He entered Chongzhen when he was a teenager and became a disciple of Lu Huaichen. His talent in swordsmanship was extraordinary, and he was already famous in the world in his thirties. He was recognized as the second highest person in the Taoist school in the world, and his reputation was even higher than that of his master Lu Huaichen. Li Yuansong studied swordsmanship under Qi Huayang for ten years. After coming down from the mountain, he started to travel around the world with an iron sword. He became famous as the "Changzhou Iron Sword". He rarely defeated countless enemies, and many treacherous people died under his sword. .
Therefore, killing Li Yuansong is not a simple matter.
But the killer will not confront the target openly. The killer has only one purpose, which is to complete the task by any means necessary.
Lu Xiaofei is not a well-known killer in the killer world, nor is he a killer who likes to kill casually, but since he is standing here today, he must complete the task-kill Li Yuansong.
In a head-to-head fight with martial arts, Lu Xiaofei knew that he was no match for Li Yuansong. And most of the spectators present today are people from the martial arts world, and many of them are also prominent figures in the martial arts world. They are all relatives and friends of Li Yuansong. Among them, Huo Zhendong, who hunted Hua Wuji with Li Yuansong, is also here today. Therefore, one can imagine how difficult it would be to kill Li Yuansong at his home. But Lu Xiaofei was not afraid or intimidated, otherwise he would not have taken on this task.
"Killing is sometimes difficult, but sometimes it is easy. The key is to see how to kill."
Lu Xiaofei kept these words firmly in his mind, and at the same time, a person appeared in his mind. These words were what that person had said to him.
That "he" is Lu Xiaofei's middleman.
Therefore, this mission was also given to Lu Xiaofei by "him".
Now Lu Xiaofei has arranged everything and is just waiting for time.
He sneaked into Li's house half a month in advance just to deploy the assassination plan, and now the time has come.
Although Lu Xiaofei is not a famous killer, he has the most basic calmness, forbearance, and patience as a killer, so he is a very qualified killer.
Lu Xiaofei stood quietly in the corner, his hands holding the copper basin not moving at all.
Although his eyes were lowered, his attention never left Li Yuansong, who was chatting enthusiastically with people in the courtyard. Although he was nearly fifty years old, he had always taken good care of himself.
Li Yuansong is tall and thin, with elegant manners and extraordinary appearance. He has a short beard on his chin and wears a simple green shirt. He does have the demeanor of a humble gentleman. At this moment, he was chatting and laughing with others. Standing next to him was a burly middle-aged man with an angular Chinese character face, two thick eyebrows like knives, and piercing eyes. He was Li Yuansong's good friend Huo Zhendong.
His palms were more than twice as wide and thicker than ordinary people's palms, with protruding finger joints and thick calluses on the backs of his hands.
Huo Zhendong is famous in the world for his ancestral "Thunder Fist". His fists are extremely powerful and have the power to crack monuments and rocks. He has a cheerful and upright personality, and is best known for fighting injustices in his life. He is also well-known as a chivalrous person in the world.
Li Yuansong and Huo Zhendong teamed up to eradicate Hua Wuji, the "flower thief" who once caused everyone in the world a headache.
Today is the big day for Li Yuansong to retire from the world. As his closest friend, Huo Zhendong naturally has to be present.
Lu Xiaofei watched with cold eyes, already knowing the situation in the hospital very well. There were quite a few people present today, and they were basically people from the martial arts world. But when it came to martial arts, although there were many good ones among these people, Li Huo still had to be the most powerful. Lu Xiaofei's mind was still on Li Yuansong, and every move of the latter never escaped his attention.
As Li Yuansong kept walking back and forth in the courtyard, greeting people, chatting and laughing, Lu Xiaofei's peripheral vision also moved accordingly. Suddenly, his mind moved slightly and he couldn't help but raise his head.
Because he noticed someone.
A young man who looked to be in his twenties.
That person didn't seem to have appeared in this courtyard before, because Lu Xiaofei had never seen that person from the beginning.
Lu Xiaofei is a cautious killer, and he has to carefully evaluate unknown personnel and affairs. As a killer, if you cannot accurately grasp the changes in your environment and take corresponding measures immediately, it will be a fatal mistake.
Some subtle problems often have fatal consequences.
So Lu Xiaofei couldn't help but secretly observe the person who "suddenly" appeared carefully.
That person was not in the bustling area of the courtyard, but alone in a corner of the courtyard. At this moment, he was leaning on a courtyard pillar, holding a teapot in one hand and a teacup in the other, and was pouring himself a drink. . His eyes were wandering around, not knowing what he was looking at, and he turned a blind eye to the delicious wine and food in front of him.
Lu Xiaofei's heart moved. This person caught his attention.
The young man who was pouring himself tea was wearing a large gray-white Taoist robe-style clothes. His head was tied into a bun with two waist-length ribbons of the same color as the clothes. He was carrying a dark red sword box on his back.
Although this person is a boy, his appearance is extremely handsome. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has the appearance of a boy and a girl, especially his pair of slender eyebrows, which are like sword blades, but there is a vigorous and heroic spirit hidden in them. Before hair was released, a dark golden mark was looming on the forehead. Combined with the clothes, it gave people an indescribable feeling of being free from the dust.
Lu Xiaofei had met many people, including many beautiful women, but the Taoist priest who was alone in the courtyard at the moment had an appearance that many women could not match.
Lu Xiaofei's heart gradually sank.
Because one thing he had been paying attention to finally appeared.
The young man whose appearance could be described as "handsome" seemed to be a member of the Taoist sect.
Nowadays, there is only one Taoist sect that can appear in Li Yuansong's home, and that is the Qingcheng Chongzhen sect.
Before seeing the young Taoist priest, Lu Xiaofei secretly suspected that Li Yuansong was a disciple of the Chongzhen Sword Sect, and he had made a name for himself over the years, and became famous far and wide. It could be said that he had also earned face for the Chongzhen Sword Sect. Now that the disciples of the sect are about to withdraw from the world, the Chongzhen Sword Sect did not send anyone to watch the ceremony, which is somewhat unreasonable.
But now, the young Taoist priest suddenly appeared, making Lu Xiaofei's heart suddenly sink.
Because he could clearly feel that the Taoist priest was not only good-looking, but his martial arts skills should not be underestimated. The Qingcheng Chongzhen Sect not only had extraordinary sword skills, but also their traditional internal martial arts "Kai Yang Xin Technique" It is a unique skill in martial arts. The dark golden mark appearing on the forehead of the young Taoist priest is obviously a sign that his internal strength has been greatly improved.
If he is really a person who respects truth, then today's assassination mission will have some unpredictable changes.
But the arrow was on the string and it had to be fired.
Lu Xiaofei recovered his mind and returned his attention to Li Yuansong. As for that Taoist priest, we can only wait and see what happens.
Li Yuansong also discovered the young Taoist priest.
He frowned and then walked towards the Taoist priest.
The people around him naturally followed him, so now many people in the courtyard also saw the young and good-looking Taoist priest.
They all couldn't help but whisper in their hearts: How could a man be so handsome?
The Taoist priest looked at Li Yuansong approaching and smiled slightly.
Li Yuansong looked at the Taoist priest carefully up and down. He was obviously not unfamiliar with the Taoist priest's clothes, but at the same time he was very unfamiliar with the Taoist priest. So he clasped his fists and said politely to the Taoist priest: "May I ask if this Taoist priest came to visit me, have we ever met?"
The young Taoist priest smiled and shook his head. He was still leaning on the pillar, and did not put down the teapot and cup in his hands. He replied: "Da Xia Li is famous in the world. Of course I have heard of it a long time ago. But we don't know each other."
He was handsome and handsome, and his voice was crisp and sweet.
Li Yuansong's eyes lingered on the sword box behind the Taoist priest for a moment, then he clasped his fists again and said, "Then I would like to ask the Taoist priest where to cleanse and what is the Taoist name?"
The little Taoist stood up straight at this time, put down the teapot and cup, then waved his hand and said with a smile: "Master Li, you don't have to be polite. Xiaodao is here today, on the order of the master's sect, to congratulate Master Li. "
"ah!"
When Li Yuansong heard this, his expression changed. He immediately took a step forward and said cautiously: "So, the Taoist priest comes from Qingcheng Mountain?"
The little Taoist priest still smiled and said: "Qingcheng Chongzhen Ye Suzhen has met Li Daxia."
