Shi Hao and Xu Xiaoyan were forced to rein in their horses, their horses' hooves kicked up in surprise. They looked forward, their energy surging.
Both men knew something was wrong, so they used their skills to jump off their horses. The street was in chaos, and the sedan chairs were toppled over and over.
Amid the loud bangs, several warriors from the Jinlong Gate were knocked flying.
Although the two were hired as bodyguards, how could they have imagined that something would go wrong just after they took office
They leaped forward at the same time, only to see the sedan chair break open and hear Li Jingya's scream: "Husband!"
But two big men picked up Zhao Wencheng and flew out, jumping onto the roof.
The sedan chair tilted, and Xu Xiaoyan flashed, grabbing Li Jingya in the sedan chair and flying out. Shi Hao chased forward, and two more people jumped out from the eaves, each holding a bow, and shot at Shi Hao's chest with two whooshes.
Shi Hao held the sword across his chest. Two arrows hit the sword at the same time, and he was thrown back.
The two sturdy men on the roof looked at him, but they also showed surprise and turned back.
"Husband..." Li Jingya was supported by Xu Xiaoyan and knelt on the ground, with one hand stretched forward, shouting hoarsely
Shi Hao saw four Yingzhao flying up in the distance. The four big men took Zhao Wencheng and flew away.
Shi Hao thought to himself "not good", he had already recognized these people. Zhao Wencheng was just a scholar, if he fell into these people's hands, even if he could survive, he would probably become a cripple.
"You take care of her!" Shi Hao raised his sword and jumped onto the roof. He used his light voice skills to climb walls and fly over eaves, chasing after him all the way.
Shi Hao saw that the four flying knights flew low, circled a tall building, and flew towards the distant mountains.
Shi Hao rushed forward rapidly, his toes constantly touching the high walls, eaves, and tops of pavilions. The strong wind blew back wildly around him.
He chased the flying cavalry all the way until he came to the mountain, and saw the four flying cavalry going around behind the mountain.
He did not dare to delay any longer, and accelerated further, passing the foot of the mountain and climbing up. In front of him was a luxurious garden. He climbed up the high wall, and immediately, countless arrows were aimed at him.
Shi Hao didn't dare to move, he stood on the wall and took a deep breath: "Miss Yue, can we talk?"
From deep within the garden, a young girl's sweet laughter could be heard: "Let him in!"
The densely packed shoulder arrows were all gone.
Shi Hao jumped down from the wall and walked forward.
He could sense that there were many skilled players hiding around. After passing through a garden gate and entering the inner part, he saw pavilions and terraces, scattered and elegant. The entire garden was like a palace, and there were many maids coming and going.
—A maid led him to the front, where he saw more than a dozen barbarian warriors scattered around the garden, watching him coming.
Moving forward, Yueyaer was wearing a beautiful pleated flower dress, sitting at the table, with her legs crossed, and asked with a sweet smile, "Why did you come here too?"
Shi Hao smiled and said, "I didn't expect to meet the young lady here."
Yueyaer said, "I met Sister Yuejiao a few days ago. She should be in the main mind of Chongxianmen in Qianyuan Mountain now. Have you gone to see her?"
Shi Hao said: "Not yet, please help me keep it secret for the time being, young lady. I still have a lot of things to do and don't want her to worry."
Yueyaer shook her feet, and her flowery skirt swayed with her movements. She smiled and said, "I just heard that you were protecting the accountant of Jinlongmen. Could it be that you have joined Jinlongmen too?"
Shi Hao shook his head: "That's not the case! I was just hired to be his bodyguard and protect his safety. I don't know how this brother Zhao offended the young lady, so that the young lady wanted to have him arrested?"
Yueyaer shook her head and said, "Well, he didn't offend me, I just called him here to ask some questions."
Shi Hao quickly asked: "Have they started asking questions?" He knew very well what the chief accountant of the Shuhu Gang looked like when he was "questioned" by these people at that time.
Yueyaer said, "Don't worry, don't worry. I know you are looking for him, so I asked them to stop first and not to rush to interrogate him." She pointed to the side and said, "Sit down!"
Shi Hao did not refuse, and came to the table and sat down on another stool. He looked at Yueyaer and said, "Can I ask what you want to get out of this brother Zhao?"
Yueyaer turned around, grasped her sleeves, propped up her face, and looked at him: "Well, I'm afraid it's a little difficult to explain to you. Do you know the Demon Sect?"
Shi Hao said, "The Demon Sect? I haven't had much contact with the Demon Sect, but I do have some understanding of it... No, actually I know quite a lot." He felt that if he said that he knew nothing, or that he didn't know much, she might stop talking.
Yueyaer sat up straight, put down her hands, and said in surprise: "You also know about the Demon Sect? You really know a lot."
Shi Hao pondered and said, "But what is the relationship between Jinlongmen and the Demon Sect?"
Yueyaer shook her head and said, "Maybe it is related, maybe it is not related, I don't know. But I know that one of the three gangs and six sects in Daxing City must be related to the Demon Sect. I want to find it out, but I don't have much time.
"Last time in Jin County, the idea you gave me to capture the chief of the Shuhu Gang was quite good. Even if it is a demon sect, it must have operating funds. The gangs controlled by the demon sect must have shady financial transactions with the demon sect, or various businesses that cannot be disclosed. So, I plan to capture their accountants and investigate them one by one."
"This guy named Zhao is unlucky. He happened to be the first one we arrested."
Chapter 86: The thorn in the boudoir
Shi Hao thought about it and said, "It should not be as simple as 'bad luck'. Logically speaking, among the three gangs and six sects in Daxing City, Jinlong Sect should be the least suspicious one. If you want to arrest someone, it doesn't make sense to start with Jinlong Sect."
"After all, it is a gang in name only, but in reality it is more like a chamber of commerce. It is involved with the martial arts world, but it basically does not participate in the disputes between the martial arts world."
Yueyaer smiled and said, "You are right. In fact, we found out that some time ago, Jinlongmen brought a group of girls to Daxing City..."
Shi Hao was surprised and said, "Last time you were investigating the trafficking of children, this time you are investigating the trafficking of girls?" Although this was indeed a very important matter, as the daughter of the Yue Ketai family, he always felt that she was meddling too much.
Yueyaer waved her hand and said, "That's not the case! Let me put it this way. Recently, we found that some of the famous families in the royal family were planted with spies. They were all singing girls and concubines. They used all kinds of strange and charming methods to enter these famous families. We also used many methods to finally find some of them."
Shi Hao said, "Would other famous families allow your Yue Ketai family to easily intervene and investigate such a matter?"
He knew that concubines were often women kept secretly by powerful families, and such private matters would not be allowed to be investigated by outsiders.
Yueyaer smiled and said, "Of course it's not our Yueketai family that will investigate. There's nothing wrong with us investigating our own family. But if we can investigate other noble families in such detail, not to mention whether other noble families will be disgusted, His Majesty will probably not tolerate us."
"He would definitely think, what on earth do you want to do by extending your hand so far? So, it was the 'Ancestor Altar' that found out about this."
Shi Hao whispered, "Ancestral altar?"
Yueyaer waved her hand and said, "You don't need to worry about what the ancestral altar is. What you need to know is that it has the power to investigate the concubines and favored concubines of all the famous families. Even a wealthy family like my Yueketai family doesn't dare to offend the ancestral altar easily."
"But even at the ancestral altar, we only found clues under extremely unexpected circumstances. As we further investigated, we found that there were more spies than we imagined. As we continued to investigate, we determined that this was the work of a certain demon sect, but based on various clues, we found that we had reached Daxing City and there was no way to investigate further."
"We believe that there should be a gang in Daxing City that is related to the Demon Sect. They secretly collect talented girls and train them to become demon sect demon girls. Then they use various means to insert them into the famous families of the royal family. Recently, a group of girls were brought to Daxing City by Jinlongmen."
Shi Hao seemed to be thinking: "You found Daxing City, but the clues were cut off. Then you tried to connect the clues of Jinlongmen. Isn't this too 'forced'?"
Yueyaer smiled sweetly and said, "Then tell me, what should I do? Grandma has more important things to do, so this matter can only be left to me. I can't do anything about it."
Shi Hao was thinking in his heart that the "grandma" she mentioned should be the strange old woman sitting in the sedan chair last time. What could be more important than the Demon Sect infiltrating the boudoir of the royal family
He began to understand why Yueyaer went to capture Zhao Wencheng.
This is a case of having no other options, so they resort to an old trick again, hoping to find new clues from this point of entry, just like they did last time when they caught the chief of the Shuhu Gang.
To some extent, this is indeed a solution.
He said, "Can you let me take a look at the intelligence you have compiled in this regard? Perhaps I can deduce some other important clues."
Yueyaer jumped up and said, "Okay, come with me!" and floated out.
Shi Hao followed her, passed through several garden gates, went deeper into the garden, and came to a small courtyard. The Eighteen Thunder Chasers were scattered outside and did not enter.
There are beautiful flowers and auspicious grasses inside, as well as flowing springs. In the middle is an exquisite, octagonal pavilion, which is beautiful and elegant. I think it is Yueyaer's "boudoir" here.
"Come in!" Yueyaer pushed the door open without any concern.
The moment the door opened, Shi Hao suddenly rushed in, hugged her waist, and his sword flashed.
With a loud bang, a huge force carried the two people and threw them out at the same time.
Shi Hao held Yueyaer in his arms and rolled twice on the ground. He felt his internal organs were dislocated and he almost vomited blood.
The assassins in the pavilion have a foundation of at least the sixth rank and are stronger than him.
And even greater murderous intent, like an overwhelming wave, rolled towards him and Yueyaer who were rolling on the ground.
The killer strikes again!
At this moment, Shi Hao only felt that the sky was dark and the earth was dim. It was clearly daytime, but he could not see anything.
He had no idea whether this was some kind of magical power or some strange demonic technique. Wherever he looked, it was all dark. He couldn't see himself, let alone his enemy.
The murderous aura that was everywhere concealed the opponent's deadly weapon. He didn't know what weapon the opponent used, nor did he know at which angle he would stab.
Almost relying on his life-threatening instinct, he instantly activated his "Xuan Qi" and at the same time practiced the Sacred Heart Mirror Method.
Bang! There was another loud noise, and the sharp sword in Shi Hao's hand broke with a clang, and his whole body was shaken, leaving a long mark on the ground.
At the same time, Yueyaer was also brought out of the darkness by him. A "huh" sound came from the other side of the bright light, the voice of a child.
Obviously, the other party did not expect that they could still escape under such circumstances.
It was not until then that Shi Hao saw the other person. It was actually a child in black clothes, holding a long, sharp iron spike in his hand.
Although he is a child, his face is ferocious, his eyes are dark red, and his forehead is bulging outwards as if there is a tumor.
Hearing the noise, the eighteen Thunder Chasing Riders rushed in quickly. Some flew towards them, while others surrounded and killed the child killer.
The child kicked his legs, rushed left and right, changed direction several times, and quickly passed through the Jin warriors who were surrounding him.
"There's an assassin!" one of the warriors shouted. But when he listened again, although arrows were flying and killing sounds were heard from the outside, the sound of the strong wind breaking through the air was still fading away rapidly.
"How are you?" Yueyaer supported Shi Hao and exclaimed.
Shi Hao supported the broken sword with his hand, staggered, suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood, and fell down.
"Shi Hao?" Yueyaer turned around and hugged him, exclaiming again.
When Shi Hao woke up, he felt as if his whole body was falling apart.
He found himself lying on a soft and fragrant bed with a pink gauze curtain on top and a pink embroidered quilt covering him.
There is also an intoxicating fragrance lingering in the nostrils.
With some difficulty, he propped himself up and turned around. The girl in flowery clothes sitting beside the couch was awakened by his movements and shouted, "Your internal injuries won't heal so quickly, don't move."
Shi Hao took two breaths and found that the injuries in his body were not actually serious.
Even when he was asleep, the two internal forces of Taoism and magic were still running slowly, and his injured lungs had almost recovered under the effect of Taoist true qi.
It was mainly the pain caused by the vibration of bones that made him feel extremely uncomfortable.
Yueyaer heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Luckily you are here, otherwise I would really be dead. The assassin must have known that I would not allow the Eighteen Thunder Chasers to wait in the place where I rest and sleep, so he actually sneaked into my room.
"More importantly, even though our defense is so tight, no one knows how he got in."
Shi Hao was still terrified: "That killer looked like a child, but his strength was really terrifying. I only sensed him when he took action."
Yueyaer said, "Someone told me that the killer is the Undead Child of Guiji Sect. He is an assassin carefully trained by Guiji Sect. He looks small, but in fact, he is just like a dwarf because he can't grow up."
Shi Hao was surprised and said, "The Immortal Child?" The Fire Charm Girl had mentioned the Immortal Child to him.
In fact, the "blood of the immortal child" is one of the conditions required for his next magic ritual.
However, this immortal child killer is very different from the immortal child mentioned by the Fire Charm Girl.
According to the Fire Charm Girl, the "Immortal Child" is a child cultivated by the Demon Sect through the Blood Erosion Technique. This Blood Erosion Technique can easily cultivate a child to the ninth or eighth grade, and he will not grow up.
In the Demon Sect, they can only serve as menial servants and slaves. Because they have to serve the medicinal herbs prepared by "Blood Vine" in order to survive, they cannot escape the control of their master.
But that killer was definitely a sixth-grade assassin.
But the Fire Charm Girl said that the Undead Child’s strength could not exceed the eighth level.
Yueyaer said: "This is what your friend told me."
Shi Hao asked: "My friend?"
Yueyaer walked to the door, lifted the pearl curtain, and said, "Come in!"
Soon, Shi Hao saw Xu Xiaoyan walk in.
Seeing him wake up, Xu Xiaoyan breathed a sigh of relief and said quietly, "You are really lucky. You were able to escape from the assassination attempt by 'Xue An Undead Child' of Ghost Extreme Sect. This is probably the first time that Xue An Undead Child has failed in his assassination attempt. Before that, he even successfully assassinated a fifth-rank master and escaped calmly."
Shi Hao thought about it and sighed, "That guy is really scary. There was no sign before he attacked. I was able to detect him through his murderous aura after he attacked, and blocked the first attack by luck. But for his second attack, I couldn't sense his position at all. Both my senses and consciousness were like I was completely trapped in darkness. I have never encountered such an opponent before."
If it weren't for the "mysterious energy" in his body, he would be unable to do anything in such darkness except waiting to die.
Yueya patted her chest, also in fear: "I didn't even know what happened, and suddenly you held me and we were blown away, and suddenly it was dark, and then you took me far away, and then I saw that guy. When that guy left, I saw you vomiting blood.
“If I was the only one there, I would have died without knowing what happened.
Chapter 87 Blood Boy Rebellion
Shi Hao pondered for a moment and looked at Xu Xiaoyan: "I seem to have heard that the Undead Child of the Demon Sect is only at the eighth level at most. Basically, he is a servant trained by the Demon Sect to guard the house. What's the matter with that guy?"
Xu Xiaoyan said, "You're only looking at that year's calendar? Ever since the Blood Child Rebellion seventy years ago, no one has been willing to train those immortal children, right?"
Shi Hao asked: "Why is this?"
Xu Xiaoyan said: "You said you don't understand the Demon Sect, but you even know this kind of old calendar. You said you understand the Demon Sect, but you don't even know about the Blood Boy Rebellion?"