Sealing Sword

At daybreak, the prefect Xing Da of Yanming City, the general Lu Wei and the heads of the battalions had already met in the conference hall. Even the envoys from the other six cities of Xichuan were present, and everyone looked very solemn.

There is no other reason, the dead.

Birth, old age, sickness and death are very common things in the borderlands, but this time it attracted the gathering of the rich and powerful in the city because of two unusual things - the identity of the deceased and the way of his death.

Dai Xiucheng was assassinated and his head was in a different place.

He is the person brought by "Chu Yao" from Jialan City, assisting him in commanding the hidden guards under his command, and taking charge of the spy search in the city and the intelligence spying outside the customs. , can be regarded as the opponent's right-hand man, at this critical juncture, not to mention Lu Wei, even Xing Da, who usually has his eyes above the top, values ​​this person very much.

However, yesterday it was discovered that the spies had stolen the defense map of the Seven Cities and sneaked out of the city. "Chu Yao" personally led the secret guards to track and intercept. Not even a message came back.

This person has a special status and bears the name of Lve Yingwei. No matter what, he has a close relationship with the emperor. What's more, the current situation is different, so he must not make mistakes.Therefore, Lu Wei waited until Yinshi three o'clock to see no one, so he put on his clothes and carried a lamp to look for Dai Xiucheng, but found that Dai Xiucheng had been assassinated and died in the room.

When the corpse was discovered, Dai Xiucheng was still sitting behind the desk, maintaining a stiff posture with a pen in his hand. However, there were no ink marks on the white paper, only a large dense blood-red handwriting.

There was nothing above his neck, his head was missing, and the fracture was smooth and flat, which was clearly caused by a sharp weapon. The splashed blood dragged a long red iris on the screen behind him.

At that moment, the lantern in Lu Wei's hand fell to the ground and ignited spontaneously. His eyes tightened and his back felt cold.

To cut off a person's head, apart from the sharpness of the sword, one needs amazing strength and ingenious techniques. Moreover, Dai Xiucheng did not show any signs of struggle and fighting, and even the corners of his clothes were very smooth. It was obvious that he was cut off without warning while writing. He turned his head, so fast that he didn't even disturb the guards who were separated by a wall outside.

However, on the day when Dai Xiucheng first arrived, Lu Wei fought against him. This person is not weak in martial arts, and he is better at stealth and stealth. It is not easy to kill him in one blow.

Unless the murderer is someone he knows, and his martial arts are far superior to him.

Just when Lu Wei was frightened and angry, another person from the patrol camp hurried over, saying that Dai Xiucheng's head was found in the conference hall.

The head was wrapped in a black cloth and placed on the elm round table. After Lu Wei opened it himself, the first thing he saw was Dai Xiucheng's eyes that were dying. What was even more frightening was that his mouth was open, but there was no tongue inside. Gold ingots stained with blood.

Cutting out his tongue was because he said something he shouldn't have said; putting away the ingot was money for his life.

If it was just for assassination, why bother to put the head in such a special place as the meeting hall?

With a second thought, Lu Wei hurried back to Dai Xiucheng's room, and picked up the blood-stained rice paper. The shocking thousand-character article on it turned out to be about Dai Xiucheng's crimes of treachery, hypocrisy, and treachery. The hidden posts and the false names made are all listed on it, and the method of verification is clearly written in every line. The signature is nameless and has only a small hook.

Lve Ying has always been secretive in his work, but since the founding of Da Chu, no one who should know will fail to recognize this deadly hook.

After Lu Wei was shocked, he was furious.

On the one hand, he quickly dispatched people to verify the places stated on the bloody letter one by one, and on the other hand, he notified the major power holders in the city and the envoys from the six cities to gather in the meeting hall to discuss Dai Xiucheng's head and the bloody letter.

As the discussion deepened, the investigators also returned to report one after another. After listening to each case, they realized that Yanming City had infiltrated so many nails invisibly. Fornicating with other races, opening the door for them, accepting money as a false testimony, and what's more, changing the name of the customs clearance without permission, it can be said to be deceitful.

Naturally, these dirty things underground should not be exposed on the surface.For a long time, the hidden stakes have been classified strictly and cautiously, just like a chain of buckles. If something goes wrong, the whole chain will be broken in an instant. Take it all out.

This lock is Dai Xiucheng.

Lve Ying is the emperor's secret guard. He has been active in Tianjing, Beijiang and Dongling areas for a long time. He is quite beyond his control over Xichuan and Zhongdu.Until recent years, Chu Ziyu reached a consensus with Jiang Muxue, the master of Dark Feather, that the Dark Feather split forces guard Xichuan and make up for the loopholes of the country's border guards. Not to mention covering the entire Xichuan, Zizi also spread his eyes and ears widely, and he is very handy about these spy wars.

The two people sitting in Xichuan Anyu, one is Ying Xiu, and the other is Dai Xiucheng.

Yingxiu is Jiang Muxue's disciple, but he used to travel and work in other places for a long time, and he was transferred to Xichuan this year, and all the matters before that were in the hands of Dai Xiucheng, even if others were not able to sing in Jialan, his ears and eyes could still Send all kinds of information between his five fingers.

Such a high-ranking and powerful person, logically speaking, has everything he needs, so why would he be a running dog of a foreign race?

Lu Wei couldn't figure it out, and neither could Kun Nineteen.

However, he witnessed the shocking changes in the wilderness, saw Seridan appearing, and got the clues left on the mountain wall. Even if he couldn't figure it out, he had to rush back to Yanming City and activate the Lve Shadow forces to investigate the matter.

Although An Yu cooperates with the Son of Heaven, but he is more inclined to the rivers and lakes than the government. He and Lve Ying are still distinct, and the two never interfere with each other's actions. After Dai Xiu got married here, Lve Ying had to avoid him even more, so as not to be suspicious.

However, there are some things that are seamless when there is no doubt. Once you are determined to investigate, you can find many flaws that are usually ignored.

As soon as Choushi arrived, there was a pile of secret letters in front of Kun Nineteen. He looked at them at a glance, and the turmoil in his heart turned into a monstrous anger.

If you are not strict, how can you talk about real things?

Thinking this way, Kun Nineteen was not going to kill Dai Xiucheng directly, but planned to kidnap him for interrogation first, and maybe he could pry out more things. Unexpectedly, when he sneaked into Dai Xiucheng's room, he saw someone late at night visit.

It was a woman, a beautiful woman.

The half-shouldered snow silk skirt couldn't hide her graceful figure, and a pair of slender, straight legs looming from under the skirt were as white as jade, with hand-embroidered silk shoes on her feet, and a string of octagonal bells hanging from her ankles.

She came in through the window, her movements were as light as a swallow, and she walked neither fast nor slow, but the bell on her feet never rang. If it wasn't for the candlelight casting a shadow on the wall, Kun Nineteen would have thought it was Limei from a folk story book. A charming female ghost.

However, the moment Dai Xiucheng saw her, his face changed drastically, as if he had seen a ghost.

The woman held a knife in each hand, long on the left and short on the right, with phoenix engraved on the hilt. Looking at Dai Xiucheng's terrified face, she didn't speak, but smiled slightly. The smile was more dazzling than the candlelight, and the swaying flower man's eyes head.

Dai Xiucheng is good at using hidden weapons. There are no less than twenty kinds of hidden weapons in different forms hidden on his body. There are also useful things hidden in the four treasures of the study on the table and in the drawer under the table. The moment the woman laughed, his hand had already touched it. After removing the pen container, all the brushes inside shook off, and the bottom layer suddenly separated, revealing the hidden compartment full of poisonous needles underneath, aiming at this woman.

It's a pity that the poisonous needle has not yet broken through, and the long knife has already arrived.

Kun Nineteen has only seen this kind of saber technique in the hands of one person, but that person has already become a "dead man".

As graceful as a frightened bird, as graceful as a swimming dragon, with unmatched speed, he returned with blood.

Dai Xiucheng died, severed his head with a knife, and the head was held by the woman without making a sound. The blood was still warm, but except for the bright red that sprayed on the screen the moment the knife came out, the rest flowed along the cut, dirty and dirty. The desktop and floor were covered, but the window paper and walls were not affected, so as not to attract the attention of outsiders.

She held the bleeding head, feeling a little disgusted, but suddenly raised her head to look at the hiding place of Kun Nineteen, but before she could speak, Kun Nineteen heard a soft voice in her ear: "Mr. Xie, Xijing is afraid of the blood stain, so come out and help me get it, okay?"

The word "Yingxiu" is like a beautiful woman leaning on a building and leaning on a railing, with blue hair blown by the wind, and her sleeves are full of fragrance. The woman Kun Shijiu saw is indeed worthy of this name.

What shocked him was that there was only one woman named "Yingxiu" in the world who had such skillful swordsmanship and made Dai Xiucheng so afraid - the real master of Xichuan Anyu.

Seeing that Kun Nineteen should not answer, Yingxiu's voice transmission sounded again, still soft and charming, but with a little more sarcasm: "Why? So dignified, you only dare to be a gentleman on Liangshang who hides his head and shows his tail now? Gu Xiao has trained you for ten years, and he has taught you such a Gang of cowards?"

Kun Nineteen frowned, but it wasn't because she was irritating her, it was because right and wrong couldn't stay for a long time, instead of entangled with her here, it's better to get out of here first and then deal with it.

Thinking of this, he didn't say much, turned over and took the head from Yingxiu's hands, tore off his coat to wrap it up so that the blood would not be revealed, and then left the scene one after the other.

Yingxiu was in front and Kun Nineteen was behind. Seeing her avoiding the patrol camp and going straight to the meeting hall, Kun Nineteen became more suspicious, but he still couldn't find a chance to speak.After arriving in the hall and making sure that there is no one around, Ying Xiu took the head and opened his chin, and mercilessly picked out Dai Xiucheng's tongue with a short knife and cut it off by the root, then stuffed a gold ingot into it, and Kun Nineteen Asked softly: "Why?"

"Dark Feather's Rules - Those who accept treasures and reveal secrets, their tongues will be cut off with sharp knives, and their mouths will be sealed with gold and silver. There is no forgiveness." Ying Xiu's figure is like a ghost in the dark meeting hall, she explained this sentence lightly, Then turned over and went out, Kun Nineteen followed closely.

They went all the way to the "Dukang Square" in the east of the city.

As the name suggests, this shop is in the wine business. The owner is originally from Dongling. There is a sea market there, logistics distribution, and it is the capital of Dachu fine wine. Naturally, he is quite knowledgeable in this way.There are many kinds of wine in Dukangfang, all of which are of good quality and taste, and the price is not expensive. It is more than a little bit more kind than many unscrupulous restaurants.

But when Kun Nineteen arrived here, there was a thin layer of sweat on his back——Du Kangfang was An Yu's stronghold in Yanming City.

Seeing the woman push the door and enter, there was no doubt about Ying Xiu's identity, but Kun Nineteen's hand holding the knife tightened.

The wine shop had long been closed, and when they entered, they saw a few bean-like lamps lit in the hall, and the tables, chairs, and benches were lined up neatly, but a dozen or so people were tied up with hemp ropes, all naked and bruised. One of them was even the owner of the winery.

These are Dai Xiucheng's cronies, and they are also the nails for him to scout for news in Yanming City.

When he was still hesitant to make decisions based on clues, Yingxiu had vigorously dug out the tarsal maggots one by one, and took them down mercilessly.Before many people could react, they had already become animals waiting to be slaughtered under the knife, and were tied up here by Wuhuada, but what they saw was Yingxiu, whom they never dreamed would appear here.

She went to Zen Mountain to ask the information to be written, when will it turn around?And how to avoid the eyes and ears of the guards along the way, and come here quietly?After these days, how would she know that Dai Xiucheng was collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, and how would she know which henchmen he had under his command?

All kinds of doubts filled his mind, Kun Nineteen's disdain for An Yu because of Dai Xiucheng's matter before, disappeared at this moment.

The subordinate who stayed here knelt down on one knee, and said in a deep voice: "Report to master, everyone on the list is here except for the first crime!"

"Well done, let people guard the surrounding area, and don't let a single fly in."

Yingxiu lifted the hem of her skirt, sat on the chair with her legs crossed, lifted the pot and poured two cups of tea, one of the cups was thrown in the air, and it landed firmly in Kun Nineteen's hands without even spilling a drop of water: "Please sit down. "

Kun Nineteen glanced at these people, sat down as he said, and took a sip of tea: "Your Excellency, it should be Miss Yingshou."

Yingxiu smiled like a flower: "My family is not talented, I don't know what to call my husband?"

Kun Shijiu said: "I don't have a name, just call me 'Nineteen'."

After a pause, Kun Nineteen asked: "Miss Yingxiu's actions tonight have left me confused."

"The lack of strict control and the breeding of moths is the fault of my family." Yingxiu smiled slightly, "Nineteen doubts, but I know too much."

Kun Nineteen's heart trembled.

Fingers with full sleeves like scallion roots rubbed the teacup, and dense cracks spread silently on the originally flawless white porcelain wall, as if covered with spider webs, but not a single drop of water leaked out.

She remembered the meeting with Ye Fusheng before she left Jialan City——

"You want me to help Sun Minfeng and the others go to Chan Mountain?"

"No, I want you to go with him."

Hearing Ye Fusheng's words, Yingxiu frowned: "Knowing that Jialan City is full of dangers, but you want me to ask Chan Mountain? There are many heroes there, even if the Burial Soul Palace falls apart, it will only hurt both sides if you survive. Bringing people over at this time is of no great use.”

Ye Fusheng smiled slightly: "It's really useless for the situation if you go to Chanshan, but... if you stay in Jialan City, it will be very bad for the situation."

"What do you mean?"

"There are no tigers in the mountains, only monkeys can be kings." Ye Fusheng shook his head, "Yingxiu, you are the master of Xichuan Anyu. Eyes have been on you for a long time, as long as you stay here, the crisis will be 'buried' in the dark day by day."

Ying Xiu's pupils shrank.

An Yu sits in Xichuan, and in this eventful season, there are many people who are her enemies, but there are not many people who will lurk like this because of her existence, unless the opponent's handle or weakness is in her hands, Or she has absolute ability to suppress it.

"You...doubt the people around me, is there a problem?"

Ye Fusheng asked back: "Didn't you doubt it?"

Yingxiu fell silent suddenly.

There was such a big change in Jialan City, and it even involved foreigners from the southwest, but the news from Yanming City at the border was very limited. Stop listening.

Intelligence is the lifeblood of spying. When the dangerous situation is completed but Yi's hand is still missing, it can only show that he has become a pawn in the game.

An Yu has been rooted in Xi Chuan for several years, but it is only a matter of this year that Ying Xiu has been dispatched here. The power has not been handed over yet, and there are many insidious and intimate affairs. She intends to rectify them. The actual tell made her not act rashly.

Yingxiu needs an opportunity, and Ye Fusheng can just give her this opportunity.

"You make an arrangement, say that you have reached a conspiracy with Baiguimen, and you are going to ask Chanshan to help them, and the affairs under your command are temporarily handed over to others..." After a pause, Ye Fusheng narrowed his eyes, "Whoever you doubt the most in your heart, delegate power Who is it for, the cat smells fishy, ​​how can there be no reason not to steal food?"

Yingxiu's heart moved, and he hesitated: "An Yu has already set up a big net in Xichuan. Once I delegate power, if something goes wrong, the end will be difficult to deal with!"

"As soon as you leave, some eyes and ears of those who are interested will follow you, and the conspiracy against Garan City will intensify. I will take this opportunity to eat up this territory. With this back door guarded, we will not fall out My God." Ye Fusheng said lightly, "If I'm not wrong, if the people behind the scenes don't want to be attacked, they must use both methods. There must be a conspiracy in Chanshan Mountain. It's not easy for you to go there. You should join Xiwei as soon as possible. Combining the strength of the two of you to break the situation and return for help, maybe it will be a strange army."

Yingxiu asked: "What about closing over there?"

"If you want 'Chu Yao', I promise to give it to you. Naturally, I will go to the border crossing in person. After all, how can I catch a big fish without bait?" Ye Fusheng rubbed his umbrella handle with his fingers, his tone was cold, "Jing Wang The old department is a hidden danger that needs to be solved sooner or later, not to mention those spies who have been fed for so many years are already full of brains, so if they don’t slaughter them now, they still keep it for the New Year?”

"You clearly know that if 'Chu Yao' reappears in the world, then..."

"Yingxiu, it's more suitable for me to go than him." Ye Fusheng slowed down his tone, "You want to use him, but you can't trust him. If you do this, it will be a waste of time and effort, and in the end, the gain will outweigh the loss."

Yingxiu clenched his fists, and heard him say: "What's more, now that Anyu is afraid of internal troubles, and the Hundred Ghosts are not involved in government affairs, the most appropriate way to solve the intelligence and eyes at the border is to activate Lve Ying, and I know best them."

"...I will leave trustworthy people all over the place to cooperate with you in your operations, and pay attention to targeting those who have changed, and would rather kill them by mistake than let them go."

After a long while, Yingxiu finally let go: "Once the matter of Zen Mountain is over, I will rush to Yanming City to meet you, and if anyone dares to turn their elbows outward, I will chop off one, and I will definitely not fall into the dark feather ancestor's instruction. "

"Okay." Ye Fusheng handed the umbrella to her, his eyebrows curved, "When you arrive in Yanming City, don't rush to show up, first deal with the traitors who show up, follow the clues to make sure you don't miss anything, and then try to get on the line with Lve Ying... After all, they are of the same spirit, no matter how clear the differences are, they still have to be twisted together in the face of the big situation. With their help, you can let go of your hands and feet to get military and political support, and with your power, you can make up for their shortcomings and coordinate the eyes and ears of the entire Xichuan .”

"...I know." Ying Xiu's eyes suddenly turned astringent, "What you said is good, I understand it all, but you... what should you do?"

Ye Fusheng shook his head and smiled slightly: "Of course I will take care of myself and wait for you to come and cooperate with each other."

"But……"

"No, but, I'll be fine." Ye Fusheng raised his fingers to his lips, smiled slightly, the soft light in his eyes dispelled the chill of the cold rain and wind, and said softly, "My apprentice, I love crying the most... ...How can I be willing?"