〖On the same day, the assassins of Southern Chu suddenly arrived, Zhe's guards were all killed, Zhe was injured by an arrow, and his life was injured several times, but General Lai Pei Yunxiang was saved.
— "The History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties: The Biography of Jiang Suiyun"〗
Pei Yun was shocked. Although he didn't turn around, he could sense my breath and asked, "Lord Jiang, how are you?"
I took out a jade bottle from my bosom and took one of the pills in it. The qi and blood in my chest gradually calmed down. I raised my head and said lightly, "I know that you have always served for His Royal Highness. Protect Mr. Rong, I'm afraid that His Highness may not be assassinated."
The middle-aged man bowed his head slightly, a tear flashed from the corner of his eyes, and said coldly: "Master Jiang had a deep affection for His Highness in the past, and he came to rescue him from a long distance, but unfortunately His Highness is blessed, and His Highness was dying. He once said to me in private, Jiang If your lord votes for Dayong, Nan Chu will be in danger. I swear that if such a thing happens, you will definitely take your life. Your Highness said that your lord will understand him. The assassination of your lord was a last resort for Nan Chu. , he asked your lord to forgive a dead man."
I said lightly: "I won't blame Your Highness, His Highness is still loyal to Nan Chu until his death, but I am not at all loyal. Your Highness was able to tolerate Suiyun during his lifetime, and he has already made Suiyun extremely grateful. Your Excellency, rest assured, if I survive today , Suiyun will never forget what His Highness entrusted that day, and if he has the chance, he will surely live up to his entrustment."
The middle-aged man was stunned, then returned to normal, and said lightly: "Jiang Suiyun really has an extraordinary bearing, killing you this time is also my own idea. The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of everyone. I can't bear to see the fall of Nanchu. Your Highness always sighs in front of me, saying that if Lord Jiang is willing to help Southern Chu wholeheartedly, then Jiangshan will be forever, if Lord Jiang votes for Dayong, then Southern Chu will perish without a day, so Nanchu is worried about internal and external troubles, if you don’t kill you, you will regret it in the future. ."
I glanced at him and was about to continue talking. It was good to delay anyway, but he seemed to see through my mind, his figure rushed towards me, and Pei Yun greeted me. Murderous anger forced me to retreat to the corner.
Watching them fight hard, my mind is lost in memories. When I returned to Jianye from Shuzhong, I encountered a big change. During the recuperation, Xiao Shunzi realized that Prince De had sent someone to monitor me, although he knew for a while. There will be no change, but it is necessary to guard against it, so after the establishment of the secret camp, I once asked Xiao Shunzi to carefully investigate the people around Prince De, and this poisonous evil heart is one of Prince De's most trusted confidants. He always hides in the dark. He is good at assassination. Although this person does not play much role because of Prince De's temperament, I have long listed him as a threat. Now, he appears when I am negligent. Now, who would have thought that after the death of the prince, he would assassinate me, an ordinary surrendered minister, in the heavily guarded Yongwang Mansion? Alas, I knew that day that Prince De was loyal and loyal, but I never thought that he still left a will to deal with me when he was dying. Although I can understand, I still feel a little chilled in my heart.
I smiled wryly and looked forward. Pei Yun fought against Poison Hand Xie Xin with a dignified expression. I saw that his every move seemed simple and clear, but it was like a copper wall and an iron wall blocking Poison Hand Xie Xin's pervasive ultimate move like mercury pouring down the ground, although it was still a tie. The ending, but I saw the seriousness in Pei Yun's expression, and I knew that I might have fallen behind. Look at the room, there is only one window, the door is blocked by the two fighting people, dragging a weak body, walking to the window, pushing the window open, regrettably seeing a bush of roses outside, if you want to say this to me Although the garden has been cleaned up, it is not yet spring, so there are still a lot of weeds and flowers. For example, the wild rose outside the window has not bloomed, but there are a lot of sharp thorns on the stem. If I jump out, I am afraid I was going to be bruised all over my body, I shuddered, and I decided not to jump out unless I had to.
At this time, the evil hand and evil heart was already a little anxious. He did not easily get into the palace of Yong Wang, and although he stayed in the palace for a few days, the rules were strict here, and he could not approach Jiang Zhe. Jiang Zhe was surrounded by many guards on weekdays, and every other day. A group of patrolling guards will pass by in the time of a stick of incense. If they are disturbed, even if they have three heads and six arms, they will not be able to escape. Moreover, although Xiao Shunzi next to Jiang Zhe doesn't know how martial arts are, he is a first-class master with his vicious hand and evil heart. He can't see what the depth means. He knows very well. It's a rare opportunity today. King Yong banqueted guests, a large number of guards were in front, and the guards here in Hanyuan were a lot looser. According to his observation, the guards who were patrolling would pass by after half an hour, so he boldly killed all the guards and sent their The corpse was hidden so that he could have a spare time to assassinate Jiang Zhe. The only thing he didn't expect was that Jiang Zhe had a Shaolin master next to him, a set of Arhat boxing skills, and this set of Shaolin's most tightly guarded boxing skills actually blocked it. self. Time is running out, the evil hand is cruel, and suddenly he shouts fiercely, his face turns blood red, blood seeps from the corner of his mouth, the palm technique suddenly changes, the skill doubles, and the palm technique is even more strange, with a "bang" sound , The palms of the two met, Pei Yun's face turned pale, he took a step back, and before he had time to fight back, the poisonous hand and evil heart had followed him like a shadow, and pounced again.
"Bang, bang, bang", three counterattacks in a row, Pei Yun was forced back three steps by the evil hand and evil heart, and was about to touch the table. In the turbulent palm wind, the jar of burning knife and wine was affected, and the jar of wine was broken in an instant. Splashing, Pei Yun had an idea, took a step back, replaced the wine jar in the air with one foot, and then slapped a strong wind with his palm. The house was full of wine, and every drop of wine mixed with Pei Yun's true qi, and the evil hand and evil heart had to use both hands. He drew thousands of palm shadows in front of him to block these "hidden weapons". At this time, Pei Yun rushed to my side, carried me on his shoulders, fit me and rushed towards the window. The broken pieces of wood hit my face with pain. , Pei Yun's leather boots tapped on the dry rose bush without hesitation, and then I found myself in the garden in a daze.
With an angry shout from behind, Poison Hand Evil Heart has already rushed out, and Poison Hand Evil Heart's figure is as fast as lightning, slaying me, Pei Yun protects me tightly, although the situation is more sinister, Poison Hand Evil Heart is good at martial arts. Attacking from all directions made Pei Yun's defense stretched, but the open terrain was also beneficial. Pei Yun protected me from the east and hid in Tibet, and finally saved my life temporarily. , At this moment, my hands and feet are weak, and I am already out of breath when I hide and dodge like this, I am afraid that I will collapse after another ten strokes or eight strokes.
Pei Yun also saw the danger, and his heart was only desperate, his complexion suddenly became solemn and solemn, his complexion was faintly golden, he no longer dodged, left me and rushed to the evil hand, the evil hand saw the treasure of Pei Yun. Xiang solemnly said, "Invincible Vajra Power." Dare not to be neglected, the two of them intersected and suddenly separated, Pei Yun rushed back as if he didn't feel anything, and the evil hands and evil hearts were a little pale. This was the first time with Pei Yun. The internal strength of the competition is lost. He didn't know that Pei Yun was not feeling well either. His invincible vajra power was only trained to 70% of the heat. This time, he used all his strength regardless of his life. Life is not in the way, and in the future I can't be more diligent. Although he took risks, he still had no turning back, not for Jiang Zhe's generous treatment to him, nor to please King Yong, nor to protect the benefits that Nanchu's surrender brought to Dayong. He had no thought of meritorious service at all. The only thought in my heart was the admonition Master gave me when he accepted me as a disciple—to protect the kind and innocent. He never felt that Jiang Zhe's surrender to Dayong was out of order.
Although I don't know martial arts, I also know that there will be troubles beyond the normal situation. Pei Yun's sudden surge in martial arts will definitely not last. Seeing that the evil hand and evil heart are entangled by him, I run to the gate of Hanyuan, where there should be the body of the guard. , as long as I find the copper whistle on them, I can ask for help. Those copper whistle are made with precision, and even if I blow it, the whole house can hear it.
The poisonous hand and evil heart tried to chase and kill me several times, but they were blocked by Pei Yun. His murderous intention became more intense, his complexion became blood red again, and his skill increased again. This time he couldn't help but vomit out a mouthful of blood, and raised his palm to repel Pei Yun. , was about to slaughter me, but Pei Yun had already tried desperately to block it. For a while, he was also a little hesitant. If he used the Dafa of the disintegration of the demons more than three times, he would bleed from the seven orifices. After recuperating for a few years, after thinking about it, his skills and martial arts are all above this young man, and he can kill him with ten more moves.
I rushed to the gate of Cold Garden and found the body of the bodyguard in the grass, but my heart immediately became cold. Those copper whistles were thrown beside the body, but they were all destroyed. I looked around in a daze, what to do, what to do, I'm afraid I can't escape at all. Gritting my teeth, I looked around, where can I hide, it's not that I want to escape, if I leave, Pei Yun can still get away, if I don't leave, Pei Yun has no choice but to die. Suddenly, I remembered that there were some self-defense poisons hidden in the living room, and I hurriedly walked towards the garden again, stumbling towards the living room.
When the two who were fighting saw me coming back, Poisonous Xiexin breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that as long as he was still there, I could concentrate on fighting with this person. Pei Yun felt much more relaxed when he slowed down, but he felt in his heart. But he was very anxious, why did Jiang Zhe come back.
Both of them had doubts in their hearts, and after trying a few more tricks, Pei Yun couldn't hold it anymore. He thought, I didn't expect that I didn't die in the battlefield, but in the cold garden of Prince Yong's Mansion, at the hands of assassins. Even so, he was determined and unwilling to relax. Poison Hand Evil Heart is not in a hurry, after a while, he will be able to accomplish the task. At this time, I took a stainless steel cylinder and hurriedly walked out, looked at the place where the two were struggling, and said loudly: "General Pei, rest assured, although my poison is powerful, it will not kill you immediately. It will give you the antidote."
Saying that, I pressed the mechanism towards the two of them, and a red projectile popped out of the cylinder, bursting on their heads, and the pink smoke immediately enveloped the two of them. As a medical practitioner, it is normal to have some poisons for self-defense. He hurriedly flew and wanted to retreat, but was entangled by Pei Yun, who had risen to the top. He had to hold his breath. Who knew that as soon as the smoke touched his skin, he felt his limbs He was numb, although Pei Yun felt the same way, but the martial arts he practiced were authentic Buddhist martial arts, so he endured more than ten breaths. Therefore, Chapter One hit Poison Hand Xie Xin's lower abdomen, Poison Hand Xie Xin's body shook and fell to the ground. , but it was also pushed out of the smoke range by the palm wind. And Pei Yun was also shaky and fell to the ground.
I was overjoyed, and ran over quickly, poured out the antidote from a jade bottle and stuffed it into Pei Yun's mouth. After a while, he sat up and said in a hoarse voice: "The poison has been resolved, sir, don't worry, Yun is here to protect Sir. Go somewhere safe."
I picked up Pei Yun and said gratefully, "Thank you, General, for your help, let's leave quickly, it would be bad if there were assassins."
Pei Yun thought the same way, if there was an assassin, he would be powerless to protect me. The two of us walked towards the gate of the garden and supported each other. We were both exhausted. As soon as I stepped out of the gate, I was startled by the murderous aura in the distance. When I heard the soft sound of the bowstring, a white feathered arrow had already disappeared into my heart like a stream of light. I stared blankly at the feathered arrow on my chest and the blood that immediately oozes out. I never thought that my life would be lost like this. , Strange, I don't have the slightest fear or hatred in my heart. I don't blame the person who killed me. He is alive and the weak are the strong, and he will naturally have his reasons. Looking at the direction where the feather arrow was flying, the assassin with the bow and arrow hidden in the dark was also looking at me coldly. He was wearing a blue shirt, his face was covered with a snow-white silk scarf, and his eyes were clear like spring water. Looking at me with a trace of regret, I can feel the loss of life in me. Pei Yun's exclamation came from my ears, but I didn't have the energy to think about it. Before I died, there was a fragrant shadow in my heart, then a small soft blue figure, and the last thing I remembered was the one who had been following him. The figure of the handsome young man beside me, the line of sight in front of me was blurred, and in the dimness, I saw Xiao Shunzi flying towards me with a face full of horror. It's a pity, I haven't had the opportunity to entrust him to take care of Rou Lan. But I think he will know, with a faint smile and regret, I finally closed my eyes, and my consciousness sank into the endless abyss, sank.
So I didn't hear that piercing cry of despair.
In the main hall of King Yong's Mansion, Li Zhi smiled and toasted the distinguished guests. His eyes swept over everyone. Qin Qing left shortly after the opening ceremony. Li Zhi already knew that he seemed to have some entanglements with Jiang Zhe when he went to Hanyuan, but he looked at his expression. , should have passed away, although there are still some grudges, but it should not matter, oh, Xia Houlan, Xiahou Yuanfeng and his son have come to the banquet, Xiahou Yuanfeng has a lower position, and this person is not a small person to attend the banquet in the side hall. Look, it is not easy to be favored by the father and emperor for several years, but it is not easy. If this person has already taken refuge with the crown prince and wants to indulge the emperor's sister, I am afraid that I also want to recruit him. The young master has been the leader since he defeated Pei Yun. Pei Yun didn't come, and he was most optimistic about Pei Yun. Although he was an old member of King Qi, he was also a layman in Shaolin, and he was a little dissatisfied with Fengyi Sect. But there is still a chance.
Li Zhi's eyes flickered, and he saw Xiao Shunzi dressed as a servant standing in the corner of the hall, looking at the officials in the hall with a pair of cold eyes. This Xiao Shunzi was only loyal to Jiang Zhe, although he didn't know his martial arts, but he should not Weaker than Pei Yun and Xiahou Yuanfeng, he is a capable subordinate. Seeing that he took the initiative to ask to observe the guests who may be enemies here, he would know his scheming. If he hadn't been so loyal, Li Zhi would have thought about the future. He is arranged in the palace.
At this time, Li Zhi saw a guard hurried in and said something in a low voice beside Gou Lian, who was in charge of the banquet arrangement. Gou Lian frowned and ordered a few words, and then Gou Lian walked over to Xiaoshun A few words were said beside Zi, Xiao Shunzi's expression changed, and he quietly retreated. Gou Lian was walking towards him, but at this time, several dignitaries also gathered around him. Li Zhi couldn't get out for a while, until he finally found him. When Gou Lian approached him at the right time, he whispered: "Your Highness, things are not going well, the deputy general manager Hu Weiwei and two subordinates who were protecting Suiyun were sniped and killed in the inner palace, and there are two dead eunuchs next to me. Someone has been sent to protect Jiang Sima."
Li Zhi was shocked and said quickly, "This king is going to have a look." Gou Lian said, "I'm afraid your Highness can't escape now."
At this moment, a clear cry came from the direction of Hanyuan. The cry was filled with a kind of hopeless grief, full of the grief and hatred of losing a loved one. The voice was shrill and shrill, although it was so far away, it still pierced. The pain in the ears is unbearable. The wine glass in Li Zhi's hand fell to the ground and shattered. His heart was filled with an ominous premonition. This direction, this voice, he knew that only one situation would happen. Standing up abruptly, Li Zhi shouted angrily: "Everyone obeys the order and guards the palace up and down, no matter how high or low, don't go in and out without authorization, come with this king." After saying that, Li Zhi shook his brocade robe and ran towards Hanyuan. The anxiety in his heart was better than when Jiang Zhe refused strictly that day. He silently prayed to the sky while walking. If he could bless Jiang Zhe, the king would rather give up his life.
Hurry up to the cold garden, only to see that the cold garden has been protected by the guards sent first, Li Zhi rushed into the garden gate, and was immediately stunned, only to see that the ground in the garden was full of red blood and blood after the bloody battle. There were no traces of Jiang Zhe's master and servant except for the guards he had sent. In front of the door of the living room, several guards stood as cold as a cicada. Li Zhi walked to the door suddenly, but saw Jiang Zhe lying there on the soft couch with a pale face and a broken arrow in his heart, while Xiao Shunzi was kneeling in front of the soft couch, tightly Holding Jiang Zhe's right hand.
Li Zhi only felt a sharp pain in his heart and almost fainted, unable to utter a single word.