Seeing that the person holding the dagger high was actually a maid, Xiao Zhe didn't have time to think about it, the maid had already looked hard and stabbed the young leader fiercely.
"Qiang!"
Xiao Zhe flew away the maid's dagger and knocked it back with one punch.
While being repelled, the maid caught the dagger without any hesitation and stared at the young leader.
This look, full of murderous intent and devoid of any emotion, is clearly something only a killer can have.
The maid jumped up and rushed over with a dagger. Xiao Zhe sank slightly and took a step forward. The maid immediately fell to the ground.
"Are you okay?" Xiao Zhe turned to look at the young leader behind him.
"Give me the knife."
Before Xiao Zhe could react, the young leader took the dagger from his hand and walked towards the maid who was bleeding from her waist and lying on the ground.
He raised the maid's chin, expressionless, and slashed the maid's neck with a knife.
Xiao Zhe was silent for a moment and said slowly: "She could have been saved."
"I know."
"Then why did you kill her?"
Xiao Zhe frowned and said: "Shouldn't we find out the reason why she assassinated you? At least find out whether she did this on her own or if there was someone behind her..."
Li Yiqing interrupted coldly: "I know."
"Then why don't you leave her alive to find out?"
"I know everything, so stop talking, and I'm fine."
Xiao Zhe looked at the thin boy in front of him. He was obviously still a child who had not grown up yet. Why could he be so calm in the face of the assassination, and his face was full of loneliness and sadness.
"I'm tired and need to rest. You can go out."
"Young Master, there might be poison on her dagger." Xiao Zhe held his hand, and regardless of the Young Master's resistance, he lowered his body and said, "You once said that I am your personal guard."
"We are in the same boat. If something happens to you today, I will die."
Xiao Zhe pulled open the young leader's red-stained sleeves. The wound was not shallow, but he still breathed a sigh of relief. "Fortunately, it doesn't seem to be poisonous. Come on, I'll carry you."
"Go away, you madman."
"I'm sorry." Xiao Zhe didn't care and ran out with the young leader on his back, "I'll take you to the doctor."
Li Yiqing said angrily: "You guys, do you want to die?"
"If I can't escape death regardless of whether I save you or not, I might as well save you and then die."
"Before that, I will kill you first!" Li Yiqing took out his dagger and stabbed Xiao Zhe directly in the neck.
Xiao Zhe quickly threw Li Yiqing away. Unexpectedly, the young leader actually planned to kill him. He shouted: "Are you crazy?"
Li Yiqing stood up unsteadily, "Stop meddling in other people's business. This is not your responsibility at all."
"What do you mean?"
Li Yiqing stared at him and sneered: "Do you really think I don't know? You have been pretending in front of me, but in fact, just like that maid, when the order comes, you will put the knife on my neck."
"Isn't this the real purpose of coming to Yangming Palace? You still want to become my family member, so don't be disgusting."
Xiao Zhe broke into a cold sweat and did not dare to look directly into the young leader's eyes, "No..."
Li Yiqing sneered and said sarcastically: "Why, do you want me to tell you who is instigating you behind the scenes?"
"That person has a habit of saying that there is nothing he can do about it. This is all for Mingjiao. This is a decision he has no choice about."
Li Yiqing's eyes became more and more crazy, and he laughed and said: "You are obviously a complacent and hypocritical guy for your own selfish desires. Aren't you the killer sent by military advisor Jiang Xuanqing?"
Xiao Zhe was like falling into an ice cellar, just because the young leader was right.
...
Jiang Xuanqing stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the clouds and mist in front of him, and said calmly: "How is it?"
"I heard that the assassin sent by Zuo Shi disguised himself as a maid to assassinate the young leader, but failed."
Jiang Xuanqing sighed: "I have told him not to do that kind of meaningless thing."
"Then how do we deal with this?"
"Let's just say that the maid is just an ordinary believer who has never practiced martial arts. Because she could not bear the violence of the young leader, she decided to murder the young leader out of anger. Do you understand?"
"yes."
Jiang Xuanqing covered his face and murmured to himself: "Zuo Shi, you are too hasty in doing this. Didn't I say that you need to use other methods? Why don't you understand?"
She let go, showing a completely different look from before, and said with cold eyes: "Since we are going to take action, we should get rid of him completely."
Military advisor Jiang Xuanqing once entrusted Hidden Kill Palace to find a strong person to serve as a guard in Yangming Palace.
It is best to be a "person from outside the tree".
The people outside the tree are the "people outside the tree", that is to say, the killer cannot come from Mu Feng where the Hidden Killing Palace is located, but is a killer in the Central Plains.
...
Xiao Zhe pretended to be calm and said in a deep voice: "I don't understand what you are talking about at all."
"Stop pretending now that it's happened."
Li Yiqing took out the dagger given by Xiao Zhe, "You gave me this dagger when you came to Yangming Palace on the first day. There is a solar eclipse engraved on the handle. What do you think this symbol means?"
"That should be the mark of the swordsmith."
Xiao Zhe swallowed, that was the dagger given to him by the military advisor.
The young leader sneered: "Stupid guy, the solar eclipse on the handle represents the moon swallowing the sun."
"The sun and the moon are bright, and the only places where Mingjiao can use the word Ming are Guangming Palace and Yangming Palace. In these two places, only one person would warn me like this."
Li Yiqing's face showed a ferocious look that was completely befitting his age, "It was Jiang Xuanqing who asked you to give me this dagger, and she expected that I would accept it."
Xiao Zhe's eyes widened. The military advisor had indeed told him that as long as he gave this dagger to the young leader, he could become a guard of Yangming Palace.
But how did the young leader know?
"Don't try to explore this matter. In the game between me and her, you are just one of the many pawns."
The young leader's eyes were cold and he said with murderous intent: "The war started a long time ago. You just need to do your part."
"The maid who assassinated you tonight does not have any martial arts skills, she just learned a little swordsmanship."
Xiao Zhe followed him and said, "If they really want to kill you, they will definitely send someone with stronger martial arts skills."
"Do you think they can arrange for stronger people to enter Yangming Palace?"
Li Yiqing walked in front and laughed at himself: "Only when a guy with no martial arts skills comes to assassinate me, will everyone think she did it out of resentment towards me."
"Because I am the rogue young leader that everyone hates, so no one will doubt me, haha!"
Xiao Zhe said blankly: "If that's the case, then you shouldn't kill her. Wouldn't it be better to let her live to find out the person behind this matter?"
"It's useless. No matter what I do, there won't be any change, but this time it is indeed a bit dangerous."
Xiao Zhe stopped and said, "I still can't understand why they did this."
No matter how crazy the young leader is, he is still their young leader. They are all members of the Ming Cult. How could they want to assassinate their own young leader?
"Maybe he wants to completely isolate me." Li Yiqing sneered.
"Even if you can't kill me, you can make me become the incompetent young leader in the eyes of everyone, even my own family members hate me so much."
Li Yiqing smiled with crazy eyes: "But how could I let them control me? I will never let them get what they want!"
He suddenly turned his head and said: "You are obviously a killer, but you look stunned. You are really a fool."
"Anyone would be shocked when they hear what you say."
"I'm going to Jinfeng, prepare a car."
Xiao Zhe frowned. If he had known this would happen, he should have refused this task.
Since you have been exposed now, why not leave now?
He raised his head and looked at the young leader whose arm was still bleeding. He gritted his teeth and comforted himself. The other party still didn't know that this matter was related to the Hidden Killing Palace.
Just let him be for now.
Jinfeng Mountain is steep, with strange rocks and strange rocks, as well as many bottomless caves. Countless people died here because of the steep mountain road.
But even so, many believers want to climb the Golden Peak.
First, the Presbytery is located here.
For ordinary believers who cannot enter the secret palace, obtaining the approval of the Presbyterian Church is their only way to succeed. Regardless of reward, countless believers volunteer to come here to work.
Secondly, Jinfeng can get a thousand gold in one go.
The temperature difference in Jinfeng is huge, and there are many unexploited mineral veins hidden in it. It is a chance place to find mining treasures.
Finally, it is because the Ten Thousand Poison Palace, which heals the believers, is located on the top of the most dangerous mountain.
