Ma Chu was furious, his eyes were about to split, and his internal energy burst out. He struck the black-clothed swordsman three feet away with the Sun-Moon Sword "opening the world". The sword energy whizzed away, splitting the black-clothed swordsman in half.
Ma Chu used his left hand "Pushing Mountain Palm" to push back the swordsman who was rushing towards him several feet. Then Ma Chu stabbed straight away with his sword "Flying Rainbow Through the Sun". The sword energy broke through the chest of the black-clothed swordsman, who screamed and fell down.
At this time, Wang Ting rushed to the courtyard. Guard Gao Zuo had been struck by a sword and fell to the ground. Another guard, Gao You, was knocked off the tree and fell down. The man was slashing at Gao You with his sword, but was blocked by Wang Ting's sword.
At the same time, a white shadow flew in from outside the wall. After killing several men in black, it reached the maids Qiu Shuang and Dong Xue, but Phoenix rushed back. The phoenix sword was swung, and the man in black was struggling to hold on with his stick.
After Ma Chu stabbed the swordsman to death, he flew forward and stabbed the swordsman who was entangled with Wang Ting. At this moment, a powerful sword energy stabbed him from behind. Ma Chu quickly used the "turbulent waves" to turn over in the air, turning one sword into seven swords to face his back.
The two swords collided with each other, making a loud sound, and Ma Chu was knocked to the ground. A slender man in black was also shaken and flipped backwards several times before falling to the ground.
But upon hearing a scream, the men in black stepped back one after another, obviously intending to retreat.
The slender man in black jumped up and flew back. Ma Chu shouted: "Keep your life alive." He jumped up at the same time, and was about to stab the slender black clothed man with a sword, but he felt several strong thrusts.
Under the moonlight, several white lights flashed towards him quickly. Ma Chu was so frightened that he had no choice but to turn his sword around and shoot down the incoming objects, forcing him to land on the ground. After such a delay, the opponent quickly retreated into the distance.
At the same time, the other men in black had broken away from the fight and jumped away. Only the person who fought against Wen Fenghuang was stabbed in the arm by Fenghuang's sword as he retreated and fled in pain.
Seeing the man in black retreating, Ma Chu listened intently for a moment. After hearing that there were no enemies around, he put away the Sun and Moon Sword and walked to the beautiful scenery.
At that time, the beautiful scenery had been lifted up, and the beautiful scenery was closed, the energy was like a gossamer, and the injury was serious.
Ma Chu picked up a maid and came to the main hall. He gently placed it on the soft step and asked someone to support the maid. He put his palms against her vest and slowly channeled his inner energy towards her.
At this time, the injured people had been carried to the main hall. Chengyu checked and rescued one by one. Fortunately, she was a guest in the government office.
Ma Chu gave the maid Qi and strength for a long time, and finally protected her heart, and her life was not in danger for the time being.
Ma Chu asked Liangchen to take care of the beautiful scenery and got up to check it himself. Gao Dan was lying on the soft bed, with Cheng Yu taking care of him.
Ma Chu walked to Cheng Yu and saw Gao Dan's face was livid and his breathing was slow. He hurriedly asked Cheng Yu: "How is the princess?"
Chengyu said: "Her life is not in danger, but her old injury has not healed yet, and she was injured again. It is estimated that it will take several months to fully recover. The same goes for Linglong and Lingli."
While he was talking, he suddenly heard a maid, Chun Yu, crying: "Xia Shui, wake up." Ma Chu and Cheng Yu hurriedly came to them, Cheng Yu picked up Xia Shui's wrist and held it for a while, Cheng Yu said to Ma Chu , Phoenix shook his head.
Xia Shui died of serious injuries. Chun Yu cried for a long time beside Xia Shui.
The government office suffered heavy losses, and Xia Shui, Gao Jin, and Gao Zuo died in the battle.
Dong Xue, Chun Yu, Gao Qian and Gao You were seriously injured.
Gao Dan was injured more than once, and his condition worsened as he fell unconscious.
At this time, a guard came in and told Ma Chu that the two people killed by Ma Chu were Lin Zhenshan and Chen Fang, the former leader of the Salt Gang. Ma Chu hurriedly went over to check, and sure enough it was the two of them.
Ma Chu returned to the main hall and said to Cheng Yu, "It seems that Fenghuang's suspicion is correct. This group of people has a lot to do with Xiangmen."
At this time, Wang Ting came in, and the Hou Mansion was extremely empty at this moment. Ma Chu had to ask Wang Ting to stay in the Hou Mansion to prevent the men in black from coming back.
After a busy night, the government office just settled down.
Cheng Yu worked day and night to treat and care for the injured, while Ma Chu, Feng Feng and Wang Ting took turns guarding the Hou Mansion.
After a few days, Gao Dan's injury gradually improved, and he got out of bed. With Cheng Yu's help, he went to the main hall and convened everyone to discuss matters.
Gao Dan said to Fenghuang: "Miss Fenghuang, thank you for your help. Xia Shui was killed by gangsters. Gao Dan was deeply saddened and guilty. Gao Dan will definitely report it to the court and praise you."
Fenghuang said: "Princess, don't say that. Since we promised you to protect the Marquis' Mansion, we should do our best. If you die against the gangsters, you will die a worthy death."
Gao Dan paused for a while, took a breath and said to Ma Chu: "Fortunately, Mr. Chu returned in time and killed two murderers in a row, otherwise the Hou Mansion would have been destroyed. Gao Dan thanked him in advance. He was also tired and seriously injured the beautiful girl. Gao Dan It’s really hard to sleep on the pill.”
Ma Chu said: "Princess is too outrageous. We martial arts practitioners should support justice and fight against evil forces. The gangsters in black are ferocious and cruel, and we must work together to eradicate them. The beautiful scenery is no longer in danger, and we have to thank the Princess for this. Protect each other with all your might.”
Gao Dan turned around and asked Liangchen: "Sister Liangchen, what are your thoughts these days?" Since that day when Gao Dan tried his best to save himself and the beautiful scenery, Liangchen's view of Gao Dan has changed greatly.
Liangchen said: "I have thought about it over and over again in the past few days. It is certain that this matter is related to Xiangmen. The murder of Dao Chen Fang by the senior brother is proof."
Liangchen paused and said: "The situation is extremely serious now. I would like to ask the princess to order the whole city to be on alert. I think this group of people has evil intentions and intends to rebel."
When everyone heard this, they were all shocked.
Cheng Yu said: "Sister Liangchen, please don't scare people with your nonsense. Conspiracy and rebellion is the crime of annihilating the nine tribes. I'm sorry they don't have the courage."
Ma Chu said, "This group of people is extremely vicious. Why don't you dare? Liangchen, why do you think so?" The man in black seriously injured Jingjing. Ma Chu hated this group of people and regretted that he could not kill him in the barren mountain. .
Liangchen said slowly: "I have been thinking about some things in the past few days. This group of people should be an extremely large organization. They act covertly, decisively and well-planned. They first robbed food and silver, with two purposes, one is to seize Grain and silver can expand our strength and recruit troops. Second, we can force the government to increase taxes and cause civil unrest."
Liangchen rested for a while and then continued: "But after the persuasion of the elder brother, the Marquis revoked the order to re-impose taxes, which made their plan fail. But they have been waiting for the opportunity. This time the Marquis went on an expedition and the palace was empty, which was naturally a great opportunity. ”
Wenxiang interjected: "But they should also know that Brother Arima is here with us, why do they dare to take risks?"
Liangchen said: "Sister Wenxiang, they have strong self-reliance, so there is nothing they dare to do. They planned carefully this time and used a two-pronged approach. First, they took advantage of the opportunity that neither you nor Senior Brother happened to be in the Hou Mansion. Second, they attacked the armory and the Hou at the same time. government to disperse the power of the government."
Liangchen said in a slow tone: "The first purpose is to seize weapons and weapons, and the second is to eliminate the Hou Mansion and make Tanzhou leaderless. If these two goals are achieved, they can rise up and raise the flag to rebel."
Cheng Yu asked in shock: "Then if they have obtained the weapons now, won't something happen soon?"
Liangchen smiled and said: "Not for the time being. They did not take down the Marquis Mansion in one fell swoop, and the Tanzhou government is stable. With their style of planning before taking action, they will not blindly take risks. It is estimated that now that they have food, silver and weapons, they must be Went to recruit troops and train in secret."
When Gao Dan heard what Liangchen said, he was greatly impressed and said, "Sister Liangchen is worthy of being the best among women. So how should we deal with it? This matter is indeed related to Xiangmen. Do we need to destroy Xiangmen immediately? To eliminate future troubles!"
Princess, you must not do this. "Liangchen said hurriedly, "Although there is Chen Fang's body as evidence, they can definitely deduce that it was Chen Fang's personal behavior. Chen Fang joined Xiangmen not long ago, and the Salt Gang was a mixed gang. Therefore, it is not enough to convict Xiangmen. "
Gao Dan asked: "Are you just ignoring Xiangmen?"
Liangchen said: "Of course not. We can take Chen Fang's body to question them and see how they respond. But our current strength is limited. If both sides fall out on the spot, we may not be able to defeat them."
At this time, the guard outside came in and reported: "Princess Princess, someone is coming from the capital." Gao Dan said hurriedly: "Please come quickly." Several people came in after a while. The leaders were two beautiful girls aged seventeen or eighteen.
The two girls walked up to Gao Dan and paid homage: "My servants Pingting and Chanjuan have met the princess." The four strong men behind them paid homage at the same time.
Gao Dan said hurriedly: "Get up quickly. You have come all the way. It's been a hard journey. Sit down and talk." Ma Chu was a little disappointed when he saw that only two young girls came.
Gao Dan observed the words, smiled and said to Ma Chu: "Mr. Chu, let me introduce to you, these two are exquisite and smart senior sisters: Pingting Chanjuan. Those four are Gao Chong and Gao Huaide, the bodyguards of my uncle Dongping King Gao Huaide. Front, high depression, high formation.”
Gao Dan introduced Ma Chu and the others one by one to Pingting and the others. Ma Chu thought that if they and Linglong were equally matched, it would be of great help.
Pingting said to Gao Dan: "Princess, after receiving the urgent report from Princess Houye, the prince discussed with the princess. When she learned that the princess was injured, the princess was extremely anxious and worried. She originally wanted to go to Tanzhou in person. But big things have happened recently. The princess has no time to come."
Gao Dan asked in surprise: "What happened?"
Pingting said: "Several grain depots in the capital were destroyed and several officials were killed. The King of Jin personally appointed the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, and the princess wanted to assist the prince in tracking down the culprits."
. The princess is extremely intelligent, beautiful as a flower, has acquired martial arts skills, is versatile in both civil and military affairs, and is deeply favored by the emperor. Gao Dan and her have grown up together since childhood, and they love each other as sisters.
Pingting took out two brocade boxes and handed them to Gao Dan and said, "The princess learned that the princess was injured and ordered her maid to bring the palace's magical elixir to the princess."
Gao Dan said happily: "The princess is very thoughtful. I will keep one box for later use. You can give the other box to the injured person to take immediately. Please ask Miss Dongxue to take Pingting there." Dongxue agreed. , the two of them went out.
Gao Dan asked everyone to retreat and go about their business, leaving only Ma Chu, Wen Xiang and Liang Chen to continue discussing the affairs of Xiangmen.
Gao Dan sighed and said: "I didn't expect that there are so many things going on in the world. It will be difficult to sleep peacefully in the future. Sister Liangchen, do you have any advice?"
Liangchen said: "Princess, how good are Pingting and the others?"
Gao Dan said: "They are on par with Linglong and Smart."
Liangchen said: "Then you can go to Xiangmen to interrogate the crime and find out the truth. The princess also needs to come in person. I wonder how the princess is injured? Can you persist?"
