Although they have been together for a long time, Xiang Qingniu still keeps a respectful distance from Mu Xiaoyao. Even if he was forced to be in the same carriage, he still chose to sit at the place farthest from Mu Xiaoyao. Fang Jie had made sure that this person was definitely not a slut who exchanged Mu Xiaoyao's idea with such a cheap means. Because Xiang Qingniu would sweat every time he saw Mu Xiaoyao, or to be precise, every time he saw a woman.
Fang Jie once asked Xiang Qingniu whether a certain woman gave him such a painful childhood, so that now this fat man would be afraid of any woman, or was it a genuine fear.
But Xiang Qingniu just didn't say anything, even when he was beaten.
So after Fang Jie solved the problem of his lack of strength when he was hungry, he immediately pulled Fang Jie out of the carriage, ran to the front and sat down next to the big dog, gasped for a few times before regaining his composure. For him, a goblin-like woman like Mu Xiaoyao put too much pressure on him.
Xiang Qingniu noticed that when Fang Xie looked at the Hongxiuzhao convoy hundreds of meters ahead, there was an imperceptible loss in his eyes. He knew that it was because the people on the side of Hongxiuzhao deliberately pulled the distance away, which made Fang Xie I feel a little uncomfortable.
Xiang Qingniu smiled and said: "Actually, this is also human nature, you don't have to blame them for being indifferent."
Fang Jie shook his head: "This world is inherently indifferent. I am also a person who only cares about the snow in front of my door and ignores the frost on others' roofs. How can I expect such things as others' help when I am in danger? In fact, human relationships are inherently cold. There are so many heroes and so many chivalrous women in the story?"
"Then you still look like this."
Xiang Qingniu sarcastically said: "While feeling sour in my heart, I'm still covering up... that's hypocritical."
Fang Jie was taken aback, and couldn't help but want to kick the fat man off the carriage again. The fat man hurriedly begged for mercy, and said flatteringly: "Actually, if you want me to tell you, why do you pretend to be so uncomfortable? Just go after them and walk with them, and you can't drive them away. Anyway, if it was me, I would do it like this."
"There's no need to trouble others."
Fang Jie sighed, "Although I'm not a good person, there are still some things I can't do after all."
When he said this, he suddenly thought of something, and turned his head to look at Cui Lueshang who was riding a horse and bowed his head in silence. The young master from this aristocratic family was hit one after another, and his face was terribly ugly. I don't know if he is still sad because of the death of the guard, and he has been silent all day. Since Fang Jie and the others buried the corpses on the spot, he has not talked with Fang Jie and the others.
Fang Jie persuaded him a few words, but he just kept silent.
"Brother Cui."
Fang Jie called out, but Cui Lueshang turned to look at him but did not respond.
Fang Jie thought for a while and said: "There is something I can't say, but I have to say it. I know Brother Cui is righteous, but I still have to persuade him when it's a matter of life and death... You and I are not on the same side. There is no need for you to get involved in this matter. The team of Hongxiu Zhao in front is protected by experts, you can go and find them to go with you. Even if you just follow their team on horseback, it is a hundred times safer than following me."
Cui Lueshang froze for a moment, then shook his head.
Fang Jie continued: "Speaking of which, you and I just met by chance. You really don't need to go with me. You must have guessed that those assassins have a good background. It would be very troublesome if they were entangled. You have a bright future, why bother to die in vain?" ?”
Cui Lueshang was silent for a while, looked at Fang Jie and said seriously: "You and I are not casual acquaintances."
Fang relieved Xiangle: "No matter what friendship you have, you don't need to stay."
Cui Lueshang said with a hoarse voice: "You saved me once at the foot of Mushan Mountain. It was a life-saving grace. Although Cui is not a real man, he still understands the principle of repaying kindness. Now if you are in trouble, if I turn around and run away What face will there be in the world in the future?"
He paused and continued: "Besides... my followers are all dead, it's not my fault now... Killing my family, even if it's just some servants, is blood revenge for me!"
Fang Jie was shocked, he never expected Cui Lueshang to have such courage. I wanted to say something more, but I didn't know what to say.
Xiang Qingniu sighed and said, "He's a good man, but he's such an idiot."
Cui Lueshang glared at him and said, "A man must do what he doesn't want to do."
Big Dog thought for a while and said, "Your father will be angry if he knows."
Cui Lueshang was silent for a while, then shook his head and said: "He is not the only son of me. If unfortunately I die, I will be a cow and horse in the next life to repay my father's upbringing. If I am lucky enough to survive, my father may think that I am right to do so." .”
Fang Jie rubbed his nose, suddenly grabbed Xiang Qingniu's neck and asked viciously: "Have you seen his courage? Look at your nasty behavior of greed for life and fear of death! If you don't talk about those Where did you come from? Believe it or not, I will strip you naked and use a horsewhip to poke open your buttocks?!"
"Don't ask him... I know."
Cui Lueshang looked at Li Xian and said solemnly; "Although I am ignorant, I still remember some court secrets that my father mentioned. My father once said that the most terrifying people in this world are not those martial arts masters, but a group of disciplined people." Yan Ming's assassins. When you were talking about it just now, it suddenly occurred to me that maybe these assassins are the ones my father mentioned."
"who?"
"Da Sui... Qing Ya."
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What Cui Lueshang knew were only anecdotes that his father occasionally mentioned, and these anecdotes came from the noble concubine of the Cui family in the palace, but she was not of high status before, and she didn't know too detailed things. Besides, these things did not arouse his curiosity at all for Cui Lueshang. It's just that when I was sad today, I suddenly remembered it. But he didn't know much, and he couldn't explain why.
Few people know about the Qingya of the Sui Dynasty.
But obviously, Fang Jie was sure that Xiang Qingniu must know it very well. The old cripple over at Hongxiu Zhao must have known it too. Otherwise, before he left, he wouldn't have looked at Fang Xie with that look. Nor would he say the sentence: "They were assassins who killed assassins, scouts who killed scouts."
Fang Jie is a frontier scout, and he can understand the power contained in the words "scout who kills scouts".
In the end, under the threat of Fang Jie not giving meat or drinking, the fat Taoist who has no morals at all finally let go. But this was not for nothing, he took all the candy stocks from Fang Jie.
"Everyone in the world knows that there is a yamen in the capital of the Sui Dynasty that guards the imperial city and protects His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, and is also responsible for arresting rebellious parties and rebels. Although the leading officials of this yamen are not high-ranking officials, they are extremely powerful. Well, no matter whether it is an official, hearing the name of this yamen will make you feel intimidated. Even high court officials of the third rank and above have to speak politely when they see the leader of this yamen, and there are not a few who even flatter them."
Xiang Qingniu cleared his throat and said, "It's the Ouchi guard's office."
Fang Jie was taken aback, and couldn't help asking: "You mean that the person who ambush me and assassinate me was someone from the Ouchi guards?"
Xiang Qingniu waved his hand and said: "No, no, if the guards in the palace have this ability, there are so many people who want to kill His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, how can the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty still live well? Although you can't practice, you can do it anyway. Do you also know what is the most scarce thing in the world?"
"What is it?"
"Idiot! Of course he is a ninth-rank master!"
Xiang Qingniu said solemnly: "There are very few people in this world who can cultivate to the ninth rank, but there are two in the Ouchi Guards. One is Luo Weiran, the commander of the Ouchi Guards. Many people know that he is His Majesty's servant." Personal guards, it is said that the remnants of the Shang Kingdom sent many masters to set up an ambush to assassinate the emperor when he was patrolling Jiangdu in the south. Twenty-three Shang country masters."
"You have always claimed to be a master, a master, a master, what rank are you?"
Big Dog couldn't help asking.
Xiang Qingniu blushed slightly angrily and said, "Do you want to hear it? Don't interrupt if you want to hear it!"
He threw a piece of candy into his mouth and said while chewing: "On the surface, the duties of the Ouchi Guards Department are very simple. They are only responsible for guarding the safety of His Majesty in the Imperial City, and cooperate with the government to arrest fugitives and rebels when necessary. But in fact... The inner guard office is not one yamen at all, but two."
He proudly raised his chin: "Those who know this secret are all important officials in the court of the Sui Dynasty. Although this is not something deliberately concealed, because of another yamen's duty, the emperor still strictly orders those who know it to try their best not to hide it." Rumors. So until now, there are not many people who know about this yamen, and it just so happens that I am one of them."
"Many important ministers don't know, why do you know?"
Fang asked.
Xiang Qingniu said in desperation: "Don't worry about it, I won't tell you if you ask. Even if you buy the news with ten thousand taels of gold, I won't sell it."
"Actually, the Ouchi guards are divided into two yamen, one is responsible for protecting the emperor, and the other is more mysterious, called Qingya... Of course, it is not a yamen that is specifically in charge of dating, but is in charge of gathering information, even assassination. The group of lunatics who acted perverted. The Qingya is supervised by Hou Wenji, the deputy commander of the Ouchi Guards Department. He also has an official position called the Qingya Town Fushi. Of course...he is another ninth-rank master I mentioned. The capital of the Sui Dynasty The two most special people in the officialdom are Luo Weiran, the commander of the Ouchi Guards Department, and Hou Wenji, the governor of Qingya."
"These two, one can be said to be the emperor's eagle, and the other is the emperor's dog."
Xiang Qingniu paused for a moment, probably because the candy was too sweet and tired of his throat, he poured some saliva into it and continued: "Qingya, the main duty is to secretly track down all those who are unfavorable to the emperor, not just those inside the Sui court. People, not only those who opposed the imperial court in the Sui Dynasty, but also those who investigated the spies from other countries who sneaked into the Sui Dynasty, and when necessary, they would go out with the army to clean up the enemy's scouts."
"That's why Hongxiu Zhao, the old cripple who doesn't know the background but has good knowledge, said that the people in Qingya are assassins who specialize in killing assassins, scouts who specialize in killing scouts."
Hearing this, Fang Jie couldn't help but took a deep breath: "You mean, I'm being targeted by people from the Qing Ya?"
"Nine out of ten, it's those people."
Xiang Qingniu said: "The people in the love office can't tell the difference at all. Maybe Zhang San who sells butcher in the imperial capital, Li Si who walks the streets, or even Wang Wu who is a tortoise in a brothel, and grandson who is a nurse in a casino. Six of these low-profile little people may be secret agents of the Qing Yamen. Only Hou Wenji and His Majesty the Emperor know how many people are under the Qing Yamen, not even Luo Weiran."
"There is a special assassination team in Qingya. Not only are there a lot of masters, but also some ordinary people who have been specially trained. They are more effective in killing people than the masters. Because these ordinary people are the most difficult to guard against."
After showing off all the secrets he knew, he whispered, "Now, do you think it's your great luck to meet me?"
"Who the hell are you?"
Fang Jie looked at Xiang Qingniu and asked seriously.
Xiang Qingniu smiled, patted his majestic chest that could make a girl jealous and said proudly: "Didn't I tell you? I am the kind of very tall and tall master, and I also have an extremely mysterious I have a profound background. Although I have always been deliberately low-key, I still cannot hide my romantic and chic nature and my cultivation base that overlooks the world."
After thinking for a while, he added: "Besides, I'm really the invigilator for this year's Yanwu Academy's enrollment."