Qu Xiaocang arranged for the carriage and asked people to carry the injured guard out and put him into the carriage.
The guard was in a coma, which showed that the Bronze General's blow was indeed powerful. Duan Canghai checked it and found that although he was injured, there was no fear of his life. The other party attacked the guard's chest. The guard's reaction was quick, so he should He blocked it with a knife in front of his chest to avoid being hit directly in the chest by the Bronze General, otherwise the sternum would have been broken. But even so, the blow still seriously injured the guard.
"Master Hou, I...!" Duan Canghai said with some guilt: "It was my poor protection that put Master Hou in danger. Please punish him."
The two of them sat face to face in the carriage. The carriage arranged by Shenhou Mansion was very wide and did not appear crowded at all.
Yang Ning frowned and said: "I know you are a cautious person. Under such circumstances, there must be a reason why you left suddenly. What happened?"
Duan Canghai thought for a moment and then said: "Master Hou didn't know something. I saw that figure tonight and mistakenly thought it was an assassin I had seen before, so I chased after him."
"assassin?"
Duan Canghai frowned and said: "Three years ago, before the Battle of Qinhuai started, the general was recuperating in his mansion. I remember that time I went to the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion for a banquet. On the way back, I was suddenly assassinated. At that time, the assassin fell from the sky. It looks like a bat and has very good qinggong. The general was not in good health at the time, so the assassin wanted to take advantage of the general's weakest moment to assassinate him."
"Assassination... assassination of father?"
Duan Canghai nodded and said: "Exactly. He fell from the sky and stabbed straight down from the top of the carriage. Several of us who were guarding the general were unable to react in time. Fortunately, although the general was in poor health, he still escaped from the assassin. With a blow, the assassin missed, did not stop, and immediately ran away. We followed him and chased him. Then... the assassin was like a bat. We couldn't catch up at all." At this point, he shook his head with a wry smile: "It's all our fault. We are incompetent."
"You mean, the figure I saw tonight is similar to the assassin who assassinated my father back then?" Yang Ning frowned.
Duan Canghai looked solemn: "I saw that man flying across the long street. His qinggonggong was extremely good, and his dress was very similar to that of the assassin back then. So... So out of desperation, he immediately chased after him. That assassin had assassinated the general before. Afterwards, the Shenhou Mansion sent people out to investigate, but no trace of the man was found. It was as if the assassin had never appeared at all, and there has been no news since."
"Could it be that the blood-sucking bronze general is the same person as the assassin who assassinated his father back then?" Yang Ning asked: "Why did he appear again after so many years and commit multiple murders? The method of committing the crime is so incredible?"
Duan Canghai shook his head and said: "Originally, I suspected that the assassin who appeared tonight was the assassin from back then, but listening to the description given by the Marquis in the Shenhou Mansion, it seems that I was wrong."
"oh?"
Duan Canghai explained: "The bronze masked man that the Marquis saw had the temperament of a general leading an army in battle, but I still clearly remember the assassin who assassinated the general back then. He was quite short in stature. Although he couldn't see his face clearly, he could see that He looks like a monkey..." After thinking for a moment, he said: "The person I saw tonight should be the Bronze General the Marquis saw. He is just dressed similarly to the assassin, but he shouldn't be the same person."
"Short, like a monkey?" Yang Ning frowned and said, "And he has extremely high Qinggong?"
Duan Canghai nodded and said, "Yes, if I catch that assassin one day, I will cut him into pieces." He clenched his fists with a stern look on his face.
"Did father get assassinated often?"
Duan Canghai sighed: "Not only the general, but also the old Marquis was assassinated at least ten times in those years. However, they were all auspicious and the assassins did not succeed. The Marquis and the two generations of Jinyi Marquis are the pillars of the empire. With them Now, the enemy country will not be able to invade our Chu. In the eyes of the Northern Han people, Jinyihou has always been regarded as a thorn. Back then, they tried their best to kill Jinyihou." He smiled coldly and lowered his voice: " Not only the people of the Northern Han Dynasty, but also the people of the Eastern Qi Dynasty, they are not without treacherous intentions. In addition, even in our great Chu, Jinyihou has blocked the way of many people, but those people also have ulterior motives."
Yang Ning nodded slightly, but he could understand this. At this time, he also understood more clearly why Gu Qinghan and Duan Canghai took their own safety so seriously. After all, the previous two generations of Jinyihou were assassinated one after another, and the third generation of Jinyihou I'm afraid that I will enjoy the same treatment in the future.
"Uncle Duan, have you ever heard of Feichan Miren?" Yang Ning thought for a moment before asking softly.
Duan Canghai was startled and frowned: "Fei Chan Mi Nin?"
"Leaves are hidden in the ground, flying cicadas are chirping in the sky. Jiahe is magical, Ihe is nourished by water and fire...!" Yang Ning chanted in a low voice. These were the four sentences he heard from the brown-robed elder who accompanied Xiao Guang. I still remember the words very clearly to this day, "I heard people say that there are many schools in Japan, among which the four major schools of Hagakure, Feichan, Koga, and Iga are the most famous. However, among them, Feichan Minin is regarded as the most famous by other schools. Kill them, so they can’t continue to hang out in Japan.”
Although Duan Canghai has a wide network of contacts and knows a lot about Jianghu, he was a soldier after all and was not a pure Jianghu person. Yang Ning saw that he looked a little confused and knew that this guy was afraid of Fei Chan's secret tolerance. I don't understand at all, so I can only say: "I heard that the remnants of Feichan Miren escaped from Japan and moved to some islands in the East China Sea. They are not good at other means of making a living. What they are best at is assassination."
Duan Canghai was a little surprised and said: "Master Hou, these...how did you know these?"
Naturally, Yang Ning had already thought of the answer and said, "When I was chatting with people at Daguangming Temple, the monk there mentioned it by chance."
Although Daguangming Temple is a royal temple, it is between the imperial court and the world. As the number one temple in the world, it naturally knows everything about the world.
And Yang Ning is not worried that Duan Canghai will go to seek verification. After all, not everyone in Daguangming Temple is qualified to go up the mountain.
Duan Canghai was obviously convinced and said: "Why did the Marquis suddenly mention Fei... Fei Chan Miren?"
"Because there are top light kung fu masters among Feichan Minin." Yang Ning said: "And you said that the assassin back then was short and looked like a monkey, but Feichan Minin came from Japan, and Japanese people are all short in stature. Those flying cicada secret ninjas are best at assassination, so... I wonder if the assassin who assassinated my father back then might be related to the flying cicada secret ninja?"
Duan Canghai's body trembled, and he frowned and said: "Master Hou, are you saying that the assassin who assassinated my father back then might be...maybe he was sent by the master of Baiyun Island?"
"Why do you doubt the master of Baiyun Island?" Yang Ning asked.
Duan Canghai said: "Didn't you say that Feichan Miren is living on the East China Sea Islands? As far as I know, the owner of Baiyun Island lives on Baiyun Island all year round, and Baiyun Island is also one of the islands in the East China Sea. Where the owner of Baiyun Island is located The place is naturally his sphere of influence, are those Feichan Secret Ninjas all controlled by the Master of Baiyun Island?"
When Yang Ning heard what Duan Canghai said, his heart tightened, and he really felt that this possibility might not be possible.
"Do you think the master of Baiyun Island sent an assassin to kill his father because of Dong Qi?" Yang Ning asked, then shook his head and said, "I think this is unlikely."
"Why did the Marquis say that?"
Yang Ning said: "The current national policy of Eastern Qi must be a balance between left and right. It can survive not because it has a strong navy. To be honest, whether it is Northern Han or our Southern Chu, any country really wants to Even if we use our full strength to deal with Dong Qi, we can defeat Dong Qi to the point where not even a scrap is left."
Duan Canghai nodded and said: "What the Marquis said is absolutely true. There are very few people in Eastern Qi. If we really want to fight, we, the great Chu, will be able to take over all the territory of Eastern Qi within half a year at most."
"That's it. Why don't we Dachu and Northern Han take action against it? Isn't it because the Northern Han and us are tit for tat and can be said to be evenly matched. In this case, who dares to easily use their troops to deal with Eastern Qi?" Yang Ning smiled faintly and said: "Unless one day, either the Northern Han or our Da Chu can annex the other, then there will be no need to fight, and the people of Dong Qi will obediently submit. But of course the people of Dong Qi will not let this situation happen. From their point of view, the Northern Han Dynasty and the Chu Dynasty are evenly matched and no one can defeat the other. This is their safest situation."
Duan Canghai nodded slightly and said: "What the Marquis said is exactly the same as the general. The general also said at the beginning that if Chu really becomes strong, it is impossible to devour the Northern Han Dynasty in a short time, because then the people of Dong Qi will definitely Lean toward the Northern Han people, and vice versa. In short, as long as the Eastern Qi people see who is weaker, they will lean toward that person."
"When my father was alive, I was powerful enough to compete with the Northern Han people." Yang Ning sighed: "The Battle of Qinhuai also proved that the two countries are indeed evenly matched. The people of Eastern Qi will only choose sides when they have no choice. Otherwise, they would never get involved if they could get away from it. They knew what their father’s survival meant to the three countries. Once their father passed away, the balance of power between the two countries would most likely be broken. Mo Lancang, the owner of Baiyun Island, could not possibly see it. Otherwise, he is the Grand Master of Dong Qi. Of course he will consider the overall situation and send people to assassinate his father. It will not be of any benefit to the Eastern Qi State. Do you think a person who has become a Grand Master will make such a stupid mistake? "
Duan Canghai looked solemn, thought for a moment, and then said: "Master Hou, you are right. The master of Baiyun Island will never make such a mistake based on the overall situation."
"So if it was Feichan Miren who assassinated my father back then, then there must be someone else behind Feichan Miren." Yang Ning smiled lightly and said: "Feichan Miren has no grudge against us, they are just employed by others. The one who really wants my father’s life is the real culprit who hired the Feichan Secret Ninja behind his back.”
Duan Canghai slapped his head and said in annoyance: "If it hadn't been for Mr. Hou's reminder today, I still wouldn't be able to find any clues. Mr. Hou is extremely wise. If he can think of Fei Chan Mi Ren, he has found an important clue." He sneered. : "Although times have changed and the general is no longer here, we cannot let go of any enemy who has harmed the general."
"You have such a wide network of contacts, you can secretly investigate the situation of Feichan Miren." Yang Ning opened the curtains of the car and found that the sky was getting brighter outside, and yawned, "When you find out the news, remember to tell me, I also want to know who the real culprit is behind those dwarf monkeys.”