Outside Fairview City.
The old man with bamboo stick and straw shoes yawned, picked two lice from his body, and chewed them until they crackled. Behind him was a little boy holding a sword box, walking fast with his short legs. After a while, the old man turned his head, frowned, and asked:
"Where's your senior sister?"
The little boy looked around in a daze, and replied:
"I do not know."
The old man slapped his forehead and said to him:
"Go, go back, look for it!"
The little boy hurried to follow. The two of them went back the same way, and after walking for about half an hour, they saw a commoner girl squatting by a pond. The girl's long, dirty hair hangs down behind her, her bangs cover her eyes, and she has a faint musty smell all over her body, as if she hasn't showered for a long time. After seeing the old man and the child, she grinned and said vaguely:
"Master, look at this fish is so beautiful."
The old man slapped her face according to her Tianling cover, and said bitterly:
"Let's see, still see! How many times have I told you that we are now the assassins of Yutai Mountain, and we have to do things for others if we take their money. The task of revitalizing the division is now on me. When I close my eyes As soon as you kick your legs, won't it land on the two of you? Pull yourself together, don't be ignorant of what you should do every day."
The boy and the girl dragged their voices out and replied neatly:
"Yes~~"
Leaning on crutches, the old man continued to march towards Splendid City. However, when he turned his head ten minutes later, he found that not only the seaweed-headed girl had disappeared, but also the little boy who had followed him had disappeared. The old man stood on his head with his beard and hair, and strode back to the previous pond, only to find that the seaweed-headed girl was still squatting there, and the little boy was standing beside her.
Seeing the old man coming back, the girl turned her head, grinned again, and said happily:
"Master, look at this fish is so beautiful."
The little boy nodded in agreement, and also smiled naively:
"Yes, yes, Master, look quickly...!"
The old man gave each of them a chestnut, which made their heads bulge. Afterwards, the old man stopped talking, and directly held the two of them under his armpits, and led them straight to Jinxiu City. He didn't look old at all, and he was able to walk like flying with two people, and said to them while walking:
"This time I went to Jinxiu City to assassinate a big man. It is said that that person is very powerful, and Yutai Mountain dispatched a large number of assassins. You two are too stupid. After entering the city, don't act rashly. Let me test his skills Ability. If the idea is difficult, we will just run away."
The two people caught under the arm drew a long voice, and replied neatly:
"Yes~~"
In this way, all the way to Jinxiu City. When approaching the city gate, the old man slowed down and let down the two people under his armpits. The atmosphere around the city gate is a bit different today, the murderous atmosphere is heavier than before, the old man frowned slightly, not knowing what happened. Leaning on crutches, he led two disciples in the middle of the crowd, listening to the conversations in all directions with a pair of ears.
However, without entering the city, the people queuing up outside basically didn't know much about the situation in the city. The girl with the seaweed head started to stare at other things in a daze again, and almost disappeared after following the flying butterflies several times. Finally, when it was the old man's turn to enter the city, the guards at the city gate checked his identity carefully before letting him go.
After entering the city, the old man immediately found an inn and ordered a pot of tea. The little boy obediently took the teapot from the waiter and poured tea for the master and senior sister. The old man took the opportunity to ask the waiter:
"The outside of Jinxiu City is blocked, did something happen today?"
The waiter looked around, leaned forward, and said in a low voice:
"The guest officer is from outside, right? The lord of Jinxiu City, Xiang Linglong, died yesterday."
The old man stood up with a "thump", and lost his voice:
"How can it be?"
The waiter waved his hand and continued:
"This morning, four groups of people in front of you have already inquired about this news, and each of them had the same reaction as you after hearing it. To be honest, it would be hard for anyone to believe it. The Lord City Master can say that in Jinxiu City. It’s like covering the sky with one hand, but in the end, it’s gone, and the whole city is in chaos.”
The old man sat back on the chair in a daze.
The little boy who finally poured the tea sat on the chair, picked up his own bowl and drank it, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and asked:
"Master, is the big man you're talking about the city lord? If he's dead, can we still get the money?"
The old man patted his cap and said angrily:
"Don't talk nonsense. Why are we killing Xiang Linglong when we have nothing to do? There is someone else who wants to kill, but I didn't expect Xiang Linglong to die first. It seems that the other party is not waiting for nothing. Let's not act rashly. Yutai Mountain is here There are so many people, let those who are not afraid of death consume it first, and we will follow behind to pick up the cheap."
The seaweed-headed girl and the boy responded again:
"Yes~~"
At the same time, the city lord's mansion was in chaos.
The head of the guard looked coldly at the eight doctors present, with his right hand on the hilt of the sword, and the long sword might be unsheathed at any time. The eight doctors were trembling, sweating profusely with their heads down.
The chief guard's voice was somewhat threatening:
"Have you found out the cause of the city lord's death?"
The doctors looked at each other and shook their heads. The chief guard drew his sword, and the doctor at the front immediately fell to his knees, lowered his head and said:
"The city lord doesn't have any trauma on his body, and there is no sign of poisoning at all. His face is normal and his expression is peaceful. The only problem is organ failure... The old man doesn't think that the city lord died unexpectedly, but thinks that he is, is..."
The chief guard shouted angrily:
"What is it? Say it!"
The doctor opened his mouth, and only after a long time did he say:
"... is the end of life."
The chief guard cut him to the ground with a sword, and blood spattered out. He yelled at the remaining doctors angrily:
"The city owner is only so old this year, how could he die! A group of quack doctors, who are useless at critical times, should all be damned! If you don't treat me well, I'll kill you all!"
The doctors fell to their knees, but no one dared to stand up and say something.
The guard was panting heavily, looking at Xiang Linglong who was still intact yesterday but now lying flat on the board and could no longer open her eyes, raised his sleeve and wiped the sweat off his face vigorously. As Xiang Linglong's chief guard, he couldn't even find out the cause of Xiang Linglong's death.
The head guard narrowed his eyes, remembering the scene of accompanying Xiang Linglong to the inn yesterday morning.
The boy with a bright smile came to his mind.
The chief guard slowly squeezed his knee tightly, gritted his teeth, and said in a low voice:
"A good method, really a good method. But you also have to die, kill the city lord, and you will die—"