"Hey, I told my eldest brother a long time ago that this trick won't work, and it won't fool the veterans of Prince Yan's palace. But it was discovered so early. Do you have any special tricks?"
Liu Piaoxiang saw that the third prince was so sure, so she simply stopped pretending. As soon as she said these words, the air around her became extremely cold. Although it was late autumn, Yan State was located in the north, so the weather was already cold. , but the cold is cold. A master of physical training like Zhong Shao has a strong body that is different from ordinary people. Even if the clothes are thin, it will not be affected at all. However, now, even Zhong Shao feels a little uncomfortable.
The surrounding temperature dropped sharply in an instant. Could it be that this person is from the water system?
Mr. Zhong guessed secretly in his heart.
As the temperature dropped sharply, layers of ice gradually formed all over the body of the actor Liu Piaoxiang. The ice blocks grew at an extremely fast speed and soon covered his whole body. In a few breaths, it turned into an ice sculpture. When everyone was stunned, the ice sculpture suddenly shattered again, and the person inside had already changed his appearance.
The height and body shape are similar to before, but the appearance and attire are very different. Although the previous Liu Piaoxiang had some stubble, he gave the impression that he was a born master, and the current one is wearing a blue leather sleeveless coat. , a white cloth shirt lined with pink plum blossoms embroidered on the inside, black cloth boots on the feet, a dark blue long sword on the waist, and a fisherman's hat also made of blue leather. The brim of the fisherman's hat is very long, covering his face. The whole body is covered in shadow and cannot be seen clearly. By the way, there is also a floral scarf of the same style as the clothes on the neck. It seems to be a dual-purpose Weibo mask. As for the support just carried on the back, It has long since disappeared. Now it seems that it is probably made of ice. Looking at the plum blossoms falling on the ground, they have also turned into puddles of ice water.
With this kind of attire, every part of the body is invisible if you look at it separately. For example, the floral shirt is very similar to the daily attire of actors in the Actor Hall. The blue leather sleeveless coat is typical of those who like to ride and shoot. The fisherman's hat is the attire of a young man. The Yan State has Yishui River and riverside fisheries. The fisherman's hat is an indispensable equipment for fishermen, and such a long-brimmed leather fisherman's hat has the dual effect of blocking the sun and rain, and is also popular among fishermen. It is quite popular. As for the pair of black cloth boots, it is a hot item among civilians. As a typical poor person, Shui Han wears the same style of boots. Each of these outfits is normal, and they can be mixed and matched together. , it seems very abnormal. An actor who makes a living by pleasing aristocrats with unique hobbies wears a hunting suit, a fisherman's hat, and an ancient sword. How funny and divisive it is. However, it is so strange. The third prince felt that it was reasonable to put the costume on such a strange person, and he had already guessed the true identity of the person pretending to be Liu Piaoxiang.
"It is said that there are four masters in Mingjian Villa, and the youngest master among them, Zhuang Chen, is not only extremely powerful, he has entered the first realm of water element in the Five Elements at the age of studying, and has inherited the unique ability among the Thirteen Blades of Canngling. The Purple Yihou wears a sword called Zhan Lu, and his personality and dressing style are different from ordinary people. Judging from your appearance, you must be Zhuang Chen, the young master of the famous sword villa, and the accessories on your waist are probably from the legend. The gentleman has Bing Xin, and the gentleman’s sword is Zhan Lu.”
Zhuang Chen originally wanted to introduce himself, but he was unexpectedly told by the shadow of the Third Prince. He felt a little unhappy and said:
"The old guy is quite old and knows a lot. He is indeed a spy. I'm afraid you guys have done a lot of investigating on our Zhuangzi's affairs. I have to check it out when I get back to see if there is anyone in Zhuangzi who is cheating. The traitor."
The shadow of the Third Prince Jie Jie said with a smile:
"Ha, Mr. Zhuang is joking. Although Mingjian Villa is a Jianghu power, it also belongs to the Zhao Kingdom. Today, seven heroes are competing for hegemony. We, Dayan, are neighbors with the Zhao Kingdom. The relationship is delicate. If you are not careful, it will be difficult for the country to war. , our shadow is affiliated with the Gotei Guards Spy Division, which monitors the world, and our responsibilities are ours. I really dare not not learn more about them."
After Yan Qing heard this, he became even more angry. Although the shadow belonged to the spy department in terms of organization, his job was only to protect his master and never had the power to investigate privately. The shadow of the third prince not only overran the traitor and the Yunlong colluded with each other, and seemed to have a righteous face to represent Yan State in negotiating with foreign countries.
Yan Qing was angry, but Zhuang Chen was calm. He shouldered the responsibility of his elder brother Liu Piaoxiang. The more powerful the enemy was, the more he had to deal with it calmly.
Liu Yong, the piano master of Guanju Tower, and Liu Piaoxiang, the owner of Mingjian Villa, had a good reputation. A few months ago, he received a secret letter from Zhou Wutong, his former fellow disciple and now one of the four Shura soldiers. The letter introduced Yunlong in detail. Several years of madness and what he was doing in secret. In fact, as someone who had experienced that nightmare night together, Liu Piaoxiang also had a good impression of brother Yunlong and Yunhu and the little girl named Jiu.
He also knew that when Zhou Wutong was seriously injured and nearly died, it was Yunlong who used the iron armor technique to bring Zhou Wutong back to life, and Zhou Wutong chose to follow him instead of returning to Mingjian Villa. There was also some feeling of repaying gratitude. As the saying goes, everyone has his own ambitions, Yunlong After that night, he had been looking for more powerful power to fight against the unknown fear. This was completely understandable to him and Zhou Wutong. In fact, it was only after that night that he worked hard and practiced diligently. Day after day, year after year, he gradually gained the cultivation strength he has now. Therefore, after he took over the Mingjian Villa, he privately provided a lot of conveniences to Longhu Town. Otherwise, this bitterly cold place in the far north would have to It is not easy to open up a town that can survive for a long time, and he has always exchanged letters with his junior brother Zhou Wutong.
Now Yunlong is getting more and more crazy. The appearance of Shura Ridge has obviously violated the original intention of saving lives and helping the disabled with the Iron Armor Technique. Longhu Town has long been in a smoky atmosphere. Although Zhou Wutong is heartbroken, there are others under the roof and there is no way he can stop it with just one person, so He asked him to sneak into the Yan Kingdom to secretly investigate what Yunlong had planned, so Liu Piaoxiang transformed into Liu Yong and came to Guanju Tower. Guanju Tower is the most information-rich place in the Yan Kingdom and the center of the capital Jicheng, and Liu Piaoxiang and Liu Piaoxiang Zhuang Chen, who was traveling with him, was responsible for investigating the small towns around Jicheng.
There are many masters at Mingjian Villa. The reason why Liu Piaoxiang only took Zhuang Chen with him was because it was easy to leak information due to the large number of people. Secondly, it was because, as the shadow of the Third Prince said, there are seven heroes competing for hegemony in the world. power, but at the same time it also belongs to Zhao State, just like the money gang in Wei State, Jixia Academy in Qi State, Yanyu Tower in South Korea, and the five Jiangnan Dao Nanquan sects in Chu State. These places are all on the surface. Although the Jianghu forces are neutral, they are actually inextricably linked to the imperial courts of their respective countries. Therefore, the actions of such Jianghu factions are generally closely observed by other countries. There are many who secretly keep an eye on Mingjian Villa. If the Gotei Guards and spies of the Yan Kingdom take large-scale actions at the Mingjian Villa, it will surely arouse suspicion and even action from all major forces. The situation will be very complicated by then, so it is better to keep this matter as low-key as possible. good,
Liu Piaoxiang and Zhuang Chen, one in the court and the other in the opposition, gradually got a clue after a period of investigation, and this clue shocked both Liu Piaoxiang and Fangcheng.
Yunlong may be building an army composed of Shura soldiers, and he may want to annex the Yan Kingdom. As for what he wants to do next after annexing the Yan Kingdom, it is completely unknown. Moreover, according to Zhou Wu Tong said that the Shura King's Spine, whose strength is completely impossible to evaluate, is likely to have some close connection with the Yan Kingdom. It is said that the Shura King's Spine has not been successfully developed yet, but it is missing a very important lead. Yunlong has been looking for that The introduction, and judging from his actions in settling in the Palace of Yan to popularize iron armor and focusing his work on Jicheng and its surroundings, this lost introduction must be inseparable from this city. I am afraid that this Yan will soon Capital Jicheng will become a Shura field.
In the past few years, Yunlong has secretly transported steel to the villages and towns around Jicheng in the name of business, secretly robbed the villagers, transformed them into Shura soldiers, and then controlled them to return to the village. Although it is not known how Yunlong did it arrived, but it is obvious that he has found a better method than the autophagy system to completely control the Shura soldiers, and this is probably the fundamental reason why the old Yan King is afraid of Yunlong. If the entire Yan King Palace They are all Shura soldiers who can be driven by Yunlong at will. That is really an extremely terrifying thing.
As for why Yunlong did not use this control mode for those in Longhu Town, it is unknown. As far as Zhou Wutong knew, all the people in Longhu Hall were still using the old autophagy device. Maybe Yunlong had forgotten it? Who knows, maybe you can only ask Yunlong himself about all this.
Those villages and towns naturally include Liujiazhuang, which Shuihan and the others passed through. This is why such strange things happened in Liujiazhuang. In fact, besides Liujiazhuang, there are many villages and towns in the same situation. Now, I am afraid that the people who disappeared and reappeared, They had already become Shura soldiers, and were about to march towards Yandu when Yunlong gave the order. Although there was no trace of Yunlong himself, Liu Piaoxiang and Zhuang Chen found some people who made Shura spines. The site and rescued a small number of captured villagers who had not yet been transformed, and also captured a few of Yunlong's men. Although Yunlong's Shura soldiers all died of themselves after being captured, basically no useful information was obtained. , but based on field investigation and villagers’ descriptions, we can basically draw the above conclusion.
During this process, there were two people who were of great help to Zhuang Chen, namely the magistrate of Anping County, Di Qingtian and Capt. Duan. After all, they were investigating on someone else's territory. Zhuang Chen was not a fool. This kind of investigation involved various villages and towns. If he had slowly investigated the matter one by one and found it out, Yunlong's conspiracy would have succeeded long ago, so he tried to contact the county magistrates of each village and town, hoping to get their help.
There are more than a dozen villages and towns around Jicheng, and almost all of them have strange incidents of villagers disappearing and returning. However, almost all the county officials feel that since there is no substantial damage, it is better to do more than to do less. Only Di Qingtian of Anping County seems to be still Because of his enthusiasm, Di Qingtian seems unreliable, but in fact he is smart and decisive, and has the style of a detective. Although his chief catcher, Duan, is disabled, he is extremely powerful. Shuihan and the others met him when they passed by Liujiazhuang that day. When Di Qingtian and Lao Duan arrived, they were actually investigating the matter. In addition to the strange occurrence of missing people, the skinning of new corpses was also a strange case. Di Qingtian's judgment was basically consistent with Shui Han's guess, that is, those skinned corpses were , they were all used as disguises by those Shura soldiers who had severely modified their bodies.
In order to obtain a more powerful body, if the Shura soldiers carry out mechanized transformation of the body on a large scale, then the original skin will naturally be damaged to a certain extent. If the skin is damaged, it will be impossible to camouflage it perfectly. At the moment, the people of Yan State are not Knowing the so-called iron armor technique, Yunlong definitely didn't want his plot to be exposed, but his Shura soldiers had to help him move outside, so giving them a new skin was the most efficient way.
After Liu Piaoxiang received the message from Shui Han, he already knew that there must be changes in the palace, but at that time, he had no time to care about it, because Di Qingtian had sent news that the dormant Shura soldiers were already preparing to move. , although Di Qingtian had already taken control measures in advance, locking them in solid houses with iron locks and formations, this was also the real reason why the streets in Liujiazhuang were deserted, and Di Qingtian did not directly encounter Eunuch Sixi at that time. The reason why he revealed the truth was that the current situation in the court was in chaos, and he could not judge whether Eunuch Sixi could believe it. Not long ago, he had written directly to the palace, hoping that King Yan could send troops to guard against the threat of Shura soldiers, but he did not expect that, The old King Yan actually died tragically on his throne.
Di Qingtian temporarily controlled the Shura soldiers in Liujiazhuang, but the Shura soldiers in other villages and towns were unable to judge. They found out too late. They had no time to persuade other villages and towns to take immediate measures. Now, reports are being collected from various places. The Shura soldiers have been assembled. Calculating the total number based on the number of people in Liujiazhuang, the number of this Shura soldier army that Yunlong has been secretly operating for several years is definitely not less than 6,000. Such a large number of armored troops, in this chaotic Yan Ting When the time comes to gather together, you can imagine what you want to do.
To stop these six thousand soldiers, Zhuang Chen can't do it, Di Qingtian can't do it, Lao Duan can't do it, and the court guards can't do it. At the moment, the Yan Kingdom only has the master of Mingjian Villa, Piaoxiang Jianliu, who ranks third in the list of magical heroes. Fragrance is fine.
On that day, fifty miles outside Ji City, the capital of Yan, tens of thousands of soldiers gathered, and the momentum was huge and unstoppable. On that day, a plain-clothed harpist in Guanju Tower came out of the east gate with a sword on his back, and one person went straight to six thousand soldiers. First.
As for Zhuang Chen, as Liu Piaoxiang's substitute, he naturally accepted the request for help from a stranger in Prince Yan's palace. He originally thought of using the one-time magic spell Liu Piaoxiang left for him to pretend to be a master so as to calm down the situation and wait for an opportunity. After getting through the test, I didn't expect that the shadow of the third prince looked very old, but he was not dim-sighted at all, and he was spotted immediately.
"Hey, this one-time charm that stores Big Brother's magic is very precious. If I had known it would be found out so easily, I would have kept it without using it. In this situation, it is really a big loss."
Zhuang Chen cursed for a while and sighed quietly, feeling very depressed in his heart.
