The Grandmaster Strategist - Chapter 44

[Chapter 15]

On the same day, the assassins of Southern Chu suddenly arrived, and Zhe’s guards were all killed. Zhe was wounded by arrows and injured his life several times. 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?

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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 indifferently: ‘I know that you have always served for His Royal Highness. Protect Mr. Rong, I am afraid that His Highness may not be assassinated.

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The middle-aged man bowed his head slightly, a tear flashed in the corner of his eyes, and said coldly: ‘Sir Jiang used to have a deep affection for His Highness, and he came to rescue him from a long distance. 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 adults to forgive a dead person.

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I said lightly: ‘I won’t blame His Highness, His Highness is still loyal to Nan Chu until his death, but I am not at all loyal. His Highness was able to tolerate Suiyun before his death, and he has already made Suiyun extremely grateful. Your Excellency, rest assured, if I survive today , Suiyun will not forget what His Highness entrusted that day, and if he has the chance, he will surely live up to his entrustment.

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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. 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. .

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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 because of Prince De’s temperament, this person does not play much role, but 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 it, 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 solemn look on Pei Yun’s expression, and I knew that I was probably at a disadvantage.

I looked at the room, there was only one window, the door was blocked by the two fighting people, dragged his weak body, walked to the window, pushed open the window with all his might, and unfortunately saw a bunch 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 decided not to jump out unless I had to.

At this time, the evil hand and evil heart were already a little anxious. He did not easily get into the Yongwang mansion, and although he stayed in the palace for a few days, the rules here were strict, and he and Ben could not approach Jiang Zhe.

On weekdays, there are many guards around Jiang Zhe, and a team of guards will pass by every smelt of incense. If they are disturbed, he will not be able to escape even with three heads and six arms.

Moreover, although Xiao Shunzi next to Jiang Zhe doesn’t know how martial arts are, but 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, there would be guards patrolling 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, and the evil hand is cruel, and suddenly screams, his face turns blood red, blood seeps from the corners 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, his poisonous hand and evil heart had already followed him, and he rushed forward again.

‘Bang, bang, bang’, three counterattacks in a row, Pei Yun was forced back three steps by the poisonous hand and evil heart, and was about to touch the table. In the turbulent palm wind, the jar of burning knives 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 whole house was full of wine, and every drop of wine mixed with Pei Yun’s true qi, and the poisonous 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, I saw Poison Hand Evil Heart’s figure as fast as lightning, slaughtering at me, Pei Yun protected me tightly, although the situation is more sinister, Poison Hand Evil Heart’s martial arts are good at it. 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 out of breath when I dodge around like this, I am afraid that I will collapse after another ten strokes and 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, shocked: ‘Invincible diamond power.

‘Don’t dare to be neglected, the two of them intersected and suddenly separated, Pei Yun rushed back as if he didn’t feel it, and the evil hand was a little pale.

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.

The two who were fighting saw me coming back, and the evil hand was relieved, thinking that as long as he was still there, I could concentrate on fighting with this person. When he slowed down, Pei Yun felt a lot more relaxed, 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 hurried 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. will give you the antidote.

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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 the moment 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 to a safe place.

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I picked up Pei Yun and said gratefully: ‘Thank you General for saving me, let’s leave quickly, it would be bad if there were assassins.

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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. The two of us supported each other. 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 so lost. , 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 a 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 as 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 any more. Before I died, a fragrant shadow appeared in my heart, then the little 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 is blurred, and in the haze, I see 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 all 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 looking at his expression , it should have passed away, although there are still some grudges, but it should not matter, oh, Xiahou Lan, Xiahou Yuanfeng and his son have come to the banquet, Xiahou Yuanfeng’s position is low, 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 prince and still wants to indulge the emperor’s sister, I am afraid that he also wants 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. He should be able to recruit him. 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 backed out. Gou Lian was walking towards him, but at this time several dignitaries also gathered around, UU reading www.

sonicmtl.com Li Zhi couldn’t get away for a while, and when Gou Lian finally found the opportunity to approach him, he whispered: ‘Your Highness, things are not going well, the deputy general manager Hu Weiwei and two subordinates who were protecting Suiyun were killed in the inner palace , there are two corpses of eunuchs next to me. I have sent someone to protect Jiang Sima.

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Li Zhi was shocked and said quickly: ‘This king is going to have a look.

‘ Gou Lian said: ‘Now Your Highness may not be able to escape.

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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. He 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, guards the palace up and down, no matter how high or low, don’t go in and out without authorization, come with this king.

‘ Having said that, Li Zhi shook his robe and ran to the cold garden.

The anxiety in his heart was stronger than when Jiang Zhe refused strictly that day. He silently prayed to the sky as he walked. If he could bless Jiang Zhe with nothing, the king would rather give up his life.

Hurrying to the Cold Garden, I saw that the Cold Garden had been protected by the guards sent first. Li Zhi rushed into the garden gate and was immediately stunned. I saw 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, pale and peaceful, with a broken arrow stuck 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.

[End of this Chapter]