Chapter 61
"Has the prince finally decided to deal with that dog?"
In the back yard of a two-enterprise-like two-enterprise yard in the capital, a man wearing a royal blue Confucian scholar's robe and a square scarf. Even in the middle of the night, even the dog was already asleep. Only the mouse was still busy and no one was busy, and the clothes were still meticulous. Looking at the five tall, short, fat and thin people in front of him, who looked neatly as if they were chopping a knife and axe from a distance, and there was no expression on his face, he asked, with a hint of pleasure in his tone, and hidden deep in his eyes was an uncontrollable look of excitement.
The middle-aged scholars were naturally trusted subordinates sent by the Ning Palace to the capital, the heart of the country. The five expressionless people standing in front of them were naturally dead soldiers who had just arrived in the capital not long ago. The Ning King sent them to "clean up the portal".
"Time, place, rules, action-oriented timing, subsequent disposal."
In the face of the inquiry of the middle-aged scribe, the oldest among the five people, who looked old and had many folds on his face, should have been around fifty no matter how he looked. The expression on his face had not changed at all. Not only that, he didn't even have the idea of answering, and he was as if he had not heard the middle-aged scribe's question. His speaking speed was steady. He spoke in a voice without any emotional fluctuations, and he spit out six words without any coherence in succession.
"That dog was disturbed by the emperor's hawks..."
But the middle-aged scribe was obviously able to understand the meaning behind the words the old man said.
However, no matter how clear I understand, it is obviously not that easy to answer these few words that seem very simple.
Especially before, the Jinyiwei, Dongchang and Liushemen went out together to conduct extensive inspections and inspections in the city, which had already turned Xuanwu and the entire Arctic sky into frightened birds.
Even though nearly half a year has passed since that terrifying period, the impact is still there. The most intuitive manifestation is undoubtedly that the middle-aged scholars today are still unable to determine the exact location of Xuanwu, let alone the rules of Xuanwu's actions, so they choose the opportunity to take action.
"Ten days!"
But the middle-aged scribe's words of difficulty were just spoken out, and they were immediately interrupted by the leading old man's voice that was still without any emotion.
"There are ten days left before the last time given by the master. If you can't see the bold dog in ten days, I believe you know your fate more clearly than me."
The old man said something like a threat, but his tone didn't sound at all sinister, ruthless, and other colors, and it was still as plain as a narrative account. If he even put aside his mouth and uttered those threatening words and listened to his tone, he might even feel that he was just saying hello to the middle-aged scribe.
But facing the old man's threat that seemed too "gentle", the middle-aged scholar's face suddenly turned pale. If he could see through his sleeves and see his hands hiding in his sleeves, he would even see that at this moment, his palms had been completely tightened. Because he used too much force, his fingers had turned white, his nails were deeply embedded in the flesh, and his whole arm was trembling slightly.
Naturally, he could not have been angry with the old man's attitude. On the contrary, at this moment, all he had in his heart was fear.
Of course, the object of fear is not the old man or the other five dead men, but the one behind the old man.
Ning Wang.
The Ning Wang lineage, who has always had a rebellious aspirations, can endure it for generations, but for nearly a hundred years, it will naturally not be a good role to be with.
For the sake of that consistent aspiration or revenge, they can never be cruel to themselves.
And you will naturally not be kind to your subordinates who are cruel to you and who are regarded as tools or even to your dog.
Especially the dark son who could only stay in the dark like the middle-aged scribe and the five dead men in front of him, and could never see the light, so his methods were naturally even more ruthless.
Therefore, he knew in his heart that when the old man still decided whether a matter was successful or not according to the original date, it meant that everything was irreversible.
Ten days later, if he still cannot find Xuanwu's traces, then there is obviously only one way to die for him.
The only difference is perhaps the one who took his life, whether it was himself or the five dead soldiers in front of him.
"Huh, I will find out everything as soon as possible."
After swallowing the difficulties of exploring Xuanwu's whereabouts back to his stomach, the middle-aged scholar who was silent for a moment, faced the old man's consistent calm expression and breathed out a breath of turbid air, he spoke solemnly.
However, only God knows how sure she can be of this guarantee.
Because even himself, he has no confidence in his heart...
The old man didn't speak anymore, but stared at his eyes for a long time before nodding in a slight way and signaling that he knew.
"You are here from afar, and the boats and cars are working hard. I will not disturb you to rest and say goodbye."
The middle-aged scholar who knew that he had barely passed the level in front of him for the time being felt relieved, gently waved his head, avoiding the old man's eyes that were still staring at him, and swept his eyes over the other four dead soldiers behind the old man, clasped his fists at them, and then turned around and left without looking back.
His approach was undoubtedly very foresighted, because whether it was the leading old man or the other four people behind him, facing his gifts and words, he seemed to have not seen, heard, or wood sculptures, and still stood there, with no change in his expression, nor any intention of wanting to return gifts and sending guests.
...
"Squeak, bang!"
It was not until the sound of the footsteps of the middle-aged scholar gradually disappeared, and the sound of the gate hitting the threshold was opened and closed, and the sound of the five people hitting the threshold was heard in the ears of the five people, and they stood there, as if performing street performance art. The five people who were motionless finally took action.
"Yewu, keep up with him."
The old man who had been in front of the middle-aged scholar had not expressed any emotion at all, finally had a reaction on his face for the first time.
That's the action of thinking.
After a brief thought, he immediately spoke, changing his steadily and slowly speaking when he spoke to the middle-aged scholar before, and spoke quickly to the youngest death warrior.
Ye Wu, who received the order, had no extra movements or words, and did not even nod to indicate that he knew. He turned around and quietly and quickly went straight out of the door. Then a kite turned over and went up to the roof, bent down, and chased in the direction of the middle-aged scholar.
The remaining three people seemed to have not heard the old man's orders and did not see Ye Wu leaving. They were still standing there, looking at the old man without changing their faces, as if waiting for his orders.
As for why the old man gave this order, they didn't seem to care at all, they didn't care.
"Get a break sooner."
The old man was obviously used to their performance. After hearing Ye Wu's footsteps also disappeared without a trace, his brow that had been frowning before finally stretched out slightly and spoke to the three of them.
"Ye Si, tomorrow morning, you go to change Ye Wu."
...
Xuanwu naturally didn't know about King Ning sent out a dead soldier.
Diting Liangjiang Hall suffered heavy losses, and the only four Tongyou left were lost again in the previous large-scale search and roundup of the Ning Palace. Perhaps the only thing that made him a little grateful was that this time, both of the two who had lost were dead and not caught alive.
But there were only two Tongyou left, and they were already scared to death. While escaping from Hongdu Mansion and back to the capital, Xuanwu was undoubtedly completely blind and turned into a blind and deaf person.
What made Xuanwu even worse was that when he "farewell" to Wu Jian, the words he promised to Wu Jian that after Wu Jian arrived in Hongdu Prefecture, he could seek help from Liangjiangtang had completely become empty words.
Moreover, when the Hongdu Mansion no longer has its own people, it is obvious that Wu Jian’s subsequent movements are also unaware of Wu Jian’s subsequent movements. Even if Wu Jian betrayed the agreement with him and directly surrendered to the Ning Prince’s Mansion and betrayed him, he could not see any signs.
Even in the most optimistic situation, Wu Jian did not betray the agreement with him, and was lucky enough to get into the Ning Prince's Mansion and temporarily gained the trust of Ning Prince. In the absence of his own people in Hongdu Mansion, even if Wu Jian wanted to convey the information about Ning Prince's Mansion, he could not find any channel or his own people.
Wu Jian has completely turned into a kite with broken strings.
After spending a lot of effort, Xuanwu, who finally convinced Wu Jian to cooperate with him, and spent a lot of money to meet Wu Jian's conditions, sent Wu Jian to Hongdu Mansion, hoping that Wu Jian could bring him detailed information about the Ning Wang Mansion, naturally he didn't want to see this scene.
Therefore, a few days ago, after the only two left of Liangjiang Hall escaped back to the capital and reported the news to him, he had been planning to restore Liangjiang Hall, and at least two or three masters would be sent to reincarnate Hongdu Prefecture City, turning them into nails, and wedged there. He could inquire about the situation of Wu [Xinbiquge www.biqule.vip] sword at any time to prevent Wu Jian from betraying him. While he knew nothing, he also allowed Wu Jian to have several channels to convey the information of the Ning Prince's Mansion.
However, in the eyes of all the experts of Diting and the North Pole Heaven, Hongdu Mansion is no longer like a dragon's and tiger's den. Even if you are always energetic, it is very likely that the Ning Mansion will expose your identity and die or be captured. If you are not careful, you can directly sentence to death.
This is not alarmist.
Even Xuanwu himself had to admit this.
Therefore, facing the push and obstacles of these masters in the capital, although he was very angry and dissatisfied, he really did not dare to directly assign a few people to Hongdu Prefecture.
Is it a small matter to cause chaos? If the assigned person is angry and directly takes Wu Jian's identity and the agreement with him as bargaining chips after he goes to Hongdu Prefecture City to surrender to King Ning, wouldn't that be even worse?
Therefore, in recent days, Xuanwu has been having a headache about this.
After thinking about it for a long time, he could only pin his hopes on eight words:
"After a heavy reward, there will be a brave man."
As the saying goes, money can make the devil push!
He believed that as long as the money was given enough, there would definitely be greedy people who were obsessed with profit and greedy. For this money, they would take risks without hesitation.
However, the idea was confirmed, but the money was still not in place.
In order to meet Wu Jian's conditions, Xuanwu had already scraped the entire North Pole Heaven and himself. In this way, when Wu Jian left, there was still a shortage of nearly two thousand taels.
Now, less than a month has passed since Wu Jian left. In such a short time, Xuanwu could not squeeze out too much oil and water.
Moreover, since King Ning has chosen to completely tear his face with him, his next attack will definitely be more than that.
If he took out all the money left, then when King Ning's attack arrives and there is no enough money, what will he rely on to resist?
Is it just based on the loyalty of my subordinates?
Stop kidding!
If he was really "loyal", how could he, as the Lord of Beijitian, the branch of Tianyan Sect, break up with the real master of Tianyan Sect, King Ning, and even fight with each other?
...
When Xuanwu was still having a headache about the last "several copper plates" left on him, whether to spend a few nails on Hongdu City to monitor Wu Jian and provide a channel for Wu Jian to convey information, Wu Jian, after a little understanding of the situation in Hongdu City, had already decided to "jump the car".
In fact, it is not very difficult for Wu Jian to make the decision to "jump the car".
At the beginning, the reason why he was prompted to come to the Hongdu Prefecture City and try to get into the Ning Prince's Mansion was never the bullshit agreement with Xuanwu.
What really made him decide to come was Bai Shier, or rather, the emperor's "will".
For him, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As long as he can successfully enter the Ning Prince's Mansion and win the favor of the emperor, then in the future, whether he joins the Jinyiwei or the Six Gates, he can reach the top.
Secondly, it is because the current situation in Hongdu Prefecture City is too far from what Xuanwu described to him.
Diting the people in Liangjiangtang died, those who were caught were caught, and the remaining frightened birds were gone, and they must have escaped.
In this way, in this Hongdu Prefecture, he, who was already lonely and weak, completely became a "lonely man". The only thing he could rely on was himself.
Moreover, without Xuanwu's contact with him, he has become a kite with broken strings. Even if he persists, the best result is to flutter with the wind. In the most likely situation, he will either be torn into pieces by the strong wind, or fall from the sky and never fly again, and then rot in the soil.
Chapter completed!