New Year's Eve, noon.
The streets of Linlu Town were completely empty.
Even ordinary people in the town know that they should not go out today.
They all closed their doors tactfully, kept an eye on their children, tied up the animals in the yard, and prayed that this year would pass quickly and safely.
And those business travelers who usually come and go to and from the town did not show up today; after all... this is New Year's Eve. For us Chinese, if you can only rest for one day in a year, it is this day.
Of course, not everyone is looking for a place to hide.
In addition to the martial arts people from all walks of life, the drunkards and hooligans in the town also gathered in the dark alleys and street corners with a little curiosity and a little bit of alcohol.
After all, the opportunity is rare... They also want to see what kind of good show those "heroes" will perform.
"Master, I have checked before and after. Only the Beggars' Sect has more people than us, and the other sects have no more than ten people. It's just..." the man hesitated in the middle of speaking.
"Just what?" Tu Ji asked coldly.
"It's just...they are small in number, but more than half of them are tough fighters..." The martial arts of this Mad Tiger gang spy is mediocre, only the lightness kung fu is not bad, but he has the ability to distinguish who is the real master. This ability... also caused considerable uneasiness in his heart.
"What?" Tu Ji saw through his thoughts in an instant, and cast a cold look at him, "Are you scared?"
His glance made the spy tremble and his heart stopped.
At this moment, only the two of them were standing in this small courtyard facing the street, and the other members of the Wild Tiger Gang had all ambushed in the nearby area.
In other words, if Tu Ji was unhappy and "executed on the spot" the spy, there would be no one to take care of him.
"Subordinate...Damn it..." The spy knew that none of his thoughts could escape Tu Ji's eyes, so it was better to admit his mistake directly than to argue.
"Hmph..." Tu Ji smiled, "In comparison, are you more afraid of them, or me?"
This question is difficult to answer, it seems that either is the wrong answer.
So, the spy didn't dare to answer, he just stood there... breaking out in a cold sweat.
"Actually, the answer to this question... doesn't matter." A moment later, Tu Ji looked at his subordinate with a satisfied expression, "Actually, I'm just like you, I'm also afraid." He paused, calmly Said, "I'm afraid of death, afraid of losing, and afraid that I won't win the sword dance tonight."
Hearing this, the fear on the spy's face faded a bit, replaced by a trace of doubt.
"Fear is right. Fear can keep you away from danger." Tu Ji's words continued, "But you can't lose your cool, lose your sense of proportion, or even lose your position because of fear..." He said the last two When writing the words, the tone was deliberately emphasized, "Remember... the more scared you are, the more clearly you know what you should do and do it well."
"Subordinates understand!" Beads of sweat rolled down the spy's face, he looked at Tu Ji with almost grateful eyes, and bowed, "Thank you for your instruction!"
"Well... you go." After Tu Ji finished speaking, he turned his back and waved his hand, signaling the man to go out and explore again.
When the spies got the order, they immediately performed lightness kung fu and left the courtyard in the blink of an eye.
Tu Ji, on the other hand, still stood there, thinking.
From the outside, the leader of the Mad Tiger Gang seems to be a rough man, but in fact, he is as cunning as a fox, as cruel as a wolf, as poisonous as a snake, and victorious as a tiger...
His attire, conversation image, and even the name of his gang and his unique martial arts... are all his deliberate disguises.
He just wants others to think that he is a rough man and a warrior, so that he will be contemptuous and vigilant.
Objectively speaking, he was very successful... Duan Keyi's death is a good proof.
In fact, it wasn't just Duan Keyi.
Last night, there were ten masters who were ambushed by the Wild Tiger Gang, and none of the ten survived. As for how many disciples of those masters died, no one would care.
This success rate is not a coincidence, but because the targets chosen by Tu Ji are all "sure" targets.
Before doing it, he not only investigated these people's martial arts, age, and physical condition... even their habits, hobbies, special quirks, etc., were also clearly investigated.
And for those who he can't investigate clearly, such as Wang Qiong (more thoughtful than Tu Ji), Leng Yuqiu, Mian Daoren (who has no family and sect, and works alone), etc., he will not rush to act.
This is the principle of Tu Ji's work-to be invincible first, and to wait for the enemy to be victorious.
However, this strategy is not feasible today.
At least... In terms of the strength of the Crazy Tiger Gang, it is impossible to make an "undefeated" layout here.
So, as Tu Ji himself said...he was scared.
But today's situation is worth his fear, and it's worth giving the so-called "destiny" and "luck"... to fight for the part that he can't control.
squeak-
The sound of the door shaft turning interrupted Tu Ji's thoughts.
With some surprise, he turned around and looked at the wooden door a few meters away from him.
It was the door of a private house.
Although Tu Ji regarded the courtyard as his own stronghold, he did not obtain the owner's consent; of course...he did not think that the owner of this private house would have the guts to open the door and argue with himself.
But right now, the door of this private house was suddenly opened, and the two people who came out of it did not look like ordinary people.
"Heh..." Looking at Jian Shao and not afraid of walking towards him, Tu Ji showed a self-deprecating smile, "I was also negligent..." He said to himself, "Even if I can't sense the internal force, I can You should go inside and take a look…”
When Tu Ji came here this morning, he really considered breaking into the house and killing the residents inside; After just two people and without any internal force reaction, he came to the conclusion that "there are only two ordinary people in the house".
"If I remember correctly..." While speaking, Tu Ji was ready to meet the enemy, but he remained calm on the surface, looking at Young Master Jian and said, "This should be Young Hero Huangfu..." As he said, He looked at the girl who was not afraid again, "And this... is Chai Nvxia."
Tu Ji had already bought off the shopkeeper of Kelaixuan, so he knew all kinds of situations in that inn like the palm of his hand; with Tu Ji's wisdom, it was not difficult to write down the names of every guest.
"Guangzhu Tu is very well-informed..." Not afraid to continue, "It's obviously the first time we meet, but it seems to be very familiar with us."
She reacted very quickly, and almost immediately thought of the way the other party learned her and Young Master Jian's names, and immediately tried to speak out.
"Hmph... I'm just 'well-informed'..." Tu Ji replied with a sneer, "but you... are all 'skilled'." He paused for a second, then continued, "Not to mention that the two of you were able to I retreated completely in front of Leng Yuqiu, and didn't mention the matter of you being able to hide your inner strength; what I'm most curious about is...how on earth did you ambush into this room?"
This question really puzzled Tu Ji, because he also temporarily decided to choose this private house as his base this morning. If he wanted to ambush in advance, he would have to be a prophet.
"There is no such thing as an ambush." Mad Zong Jianying replied in a relaxed tone, "Because we expected that last night would not be very peaceful, so we decided to leave that inn and find another place to settle down, so as not to be caught up into unnecessary trouble. So... we just randomly found such a private house to hide." He shrugged, "The family collected some money (the money they extorted from Leng Yuqiu was enough to make this family live One year), I left the town very happily, and planned to go to the hostess’ natal house to spend ten and a half days before returning.”
What he said was half true and half false.
"Avoiding getting involved in trouble" is only one of the reasons why they came here. In fact, their main purpose of coming here is to ambush sashimi and dream surprise meditation.
These two Jianghu are not easy-going lamps. When they entered the town, they naturally discovered the existence of the duo of order and those "yinbei".
But...Xu Huaishang's super-difficult skill of using his own ability to "invisible" in the sound shell cannot be used by Jian Shao and not afraid. Being under surveillance, eating, drinking, resting, chatting with various NPCs in the town, collecting information, as if playing a stand-alone rpg game, and finding a private house to hide and rest at night, as if everything will be fine.
All of this is to create an illusion for the monitors that "we don't know that we are being watched". But in fact, they are always on guard against the enemy's movements, preparing to fight back when the opponent attacks.
Unexpectedly, at night, the sashimi was killed by Xu Huaishang; Yinbei, a special item generated by the skills used as sashimi, also disappeared with his death.
However, Jian Shaohe was not afraid of this situation, but he did not dare to act rashly...
If the two of them were outside the town, they would have nothing to worry about, and they could enter the town without any scruples after they noticed that Yinbei had disappeared; but they entered the town during the day... which means, before Yinbei disappeared At the moment, their position is still in the hands of the enemy.
Then, they have to consider such a situation—the enemy deliberately disables the sound shell, creating a false impression that "surveillance has disappeared", so as to expose their flaws.
Thinking about it this way, they are not very active, so they can only continue to wait.
This time, we waited until the morning. Instead of sashimi and Meng Jingchan, we waited for the Tiger Gang who came to visit.
Who would have thought... Tu Ji just chose the courtyard of this private house as his base for hiding and gathering, and his gang members were also on standby around this place.
Now that the matter has come to an end, Jian Shaohe will not come out if he is not afraid. With the hearing ability of the two of them, they could clearly hear every word of Tu Ji in the courtyard while sitting in the house; they happened to be able to grasp the situation in the town and observe the situation quietly through the communication between Tu Ji and the various spies. development of.
"Oh?" Tu Ji didn't quite agree with Jian Shao's explanation, "Then according to your intention, you will appear in this room... just a coincidence?"
"Whether it's a coincidence or not, it doesn't matter anymore." Not afraid to continue.
"Then what's important?" Tu Ji asked sharply without beating around the bush.
"We came out, this is very important." Mad Zha Jianying said.
After thinking about it for a while, Tu Ji felt that what the other party said made sense, and he couldn't help but wonder in his heart: Why did they take the initiative to come out? If they want to eavesdrop, they should stay in the room; if they want to sneak attack, they will not open the door and show up.
"So..." Tu Ji's thinking was also very quick, "What's the matter that forced you to come out?"
"Exactly." Mad Zong Jianying said.
"Can you tell Tu the reason...?" Tu Ji asked.
"Of course." Master Jian didn't mind telling the other party why they left the house, because even if he didn't tell the other party, the other party would know soon.
"There is a man who has entered the town." Young Master Jian exchanged glances with Bu Afraid, and immediately responded.
"What kind of person?" Tu Ji asked.
"I don't know his name." Jian Shao replied.
"Then you should know something else." Tu Ji said.
"Ah..." Young Master Jian's expression froze, and he said solemnly, "All I know is...his martial arts are so high that you can't imagine it." He paused, and then added, "The other thing is...he On his body, he carried the 'Sword Dance Grass Record'."