Assassin A

afternoon.

In the courtyard of the Martial Arts Field, except for those on duty, the rest of the palace guards were all shirtless.Pu Shao stood at the front, chanting chant, and dozens of long swords were neatly aligned.

Fifteen stood at the end, and his movements were a little clumsy.

The sword is in Pu Shao's hand, every move, every move, all the way.When moving the sword, it is smooth and without stagnation, suddenly reciprocating and retracting.

Pu Shao has always been obsessed with swordsmanship, every time he picks up a weapon and holds it in his palm, the hilt seems to blend with his hand.Calm, eyes burning.Move with the wind, face the scorching sun, dance to the intoxicating place, waving freely, suddenly slow and fast.

How could he be intoxicated by it?

Fifteen simply stopped to imitate, and looked at the backs of the guards in front of him seriously.

Dust rises with each step change, and dozens of people turn, kick, move, and shake at the same time, which is as spectacular as flying through the clouds and fog from a distance.It's a pity that Fifteen is in it, and the "cloud" is very choking.

He sneezed twice, put away his sword and slipped to the shade of a tree not far away, there was a big pot of herbal tea prepared by the boys on the rattan table.

Swordsmanship has also been practiced in Xuanji Camp, but it is very different from what the guards of Qingnan Palace learned.

There is no beautiful posture, there is no so-called starting and closing.To put it bluntly, there are no bells and whistles, only three words left: split, stab, and chop.

Fifteen picked up a human-shaped target made of straw from the side and poked it on the ground.After gesticulating twice according to what he saw just now, he couldn't figure it out...Looking down at the long sword in his hand.

Suddenly the sword was raised, and with a flick and a slash, the scarecrow broke obliquely in two.

"What's your trick?"

Looking back fifteen years, it was Ah Hai's shining eyes.

"No move, hacking."

Alas~~ He is really not good at swordsmanship.

The master once said that when an assassin has to pick up a sword and fight head-on, the assassin has already lost.

Back in his small courtyard, Shen Yufeng sat under the bamboo forest and called him: "Lend me your sword." Several broken bamboos were thrown on the ground.

Fifteen handed it over, and Shen Yufeng took it and drew out the sword, trembling slightly in his right hand, "I can't even hold the sword steadily." There was a sadness that couldn't be ignored in the words, not as artificial as in the past.

Barely raising his wrist, the sword trembled wildly.Shen Yufeng held his breath, tried again and again, but still couldn't hold his breath.Fifteen Eyes saw that his eyes were reddish and his face was pale, so he wanted to compete with himself to the end.

"Why don't you try using your left hand? It's not like both hands are useless."

Shen Yufeng sneered: "Left hand? Practice from scratch?"

Fifteen also sneered like him: "It's better than the completely useless right hand." The left hand, as long as it eats hard, will always get stronger day by day.The right hand, even if you can use a peerless sword move, if you cut it out like a ball of cotton, what's the point?

Shen Yufeng gritted his teeth: "You bastard, King Qingnan! If you don't avenge me, I swear you won't be a human being!"

Fifteen also gritted his teeth: "You come to steal from others, and you deserve it if your tendons are broken."

"You running dog!" Shen Yufeng was furious, and he came to chop with his sword.

Fifteen just stood there, watching him raise his sword, chop it down softly, waved his arm impatiently, blocked it, and laughed mockingly: "It turns out that Xizuilou is rich in cotton swords."

In fact, Shen Yufeng's kung fu is really good.

It was his turn to be on duty in the afternoon, and the job of standing outside King Qingnan's study as a stake was very nourishing, and he could think wildly or think nothing at all.In a daze, it is very comfortable for fifteen.

Staring blankly at the flowers and plants in the yard, the nerves that have always been tense can be relaxed.Some people say that drinking alcohol relieves fatigue, and some people say that taking a short nap is comfortable. In fact, Fifteen thinks that being able to take a nap from time to time is the most comfortable.

But there are always people who don't let him do what he wants.

For example Rong Min.After reading the book, I like to ask him to go in, talking about it.Xuanji Camp, he was always curious.

"Your aggressive method is good."

Fifteen: "The subordinates don't understand what the prince means."

"A guard came to report that Shen Yufeng threw things all over the room, and now he is practicing sword with a bamboo in the yard. He uses... his left hand."

"The subordinates still don't understand."

"Playing stupid again?" Rong Min raised his eyebrows with a warning expression.

"Subordinates don't understand aggressive tactics, it's just a routine daily routine."

"Playing?"

Shiwu smiled quietly: "Playing with Shen Yufeng." After finishing speaking, he frowned, and he talked too much again.

Rong Min misunderstood the two furrowed eyebrows, clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "Have you finally figured out the subtlety?"

Assassin A's mind was completely confused.

The king of Qingnan stood with his hands behind his back: "Yuncheng Xizui Building not only has a detached status in the Jianghu, but also has the largest bank in the Southwest under its name. It can be said to be a wealthy party. Since the old landlord passed away, there are two factions in the building. One faction supports the current landlord. He Yuntian, one faction is the old landlord's old department supporting Shen Yufeng."

Turning to look at Shiwu with a smile: "Someone tried their best to recruit Shen Yufeng to surrender, and the intention was to use Xizuilou's power in the southwest for his own use. It's a pity that the old landlord is wise, but there is only this one An impulsive, foolish son."

Seeing that Rong Min stopped talking and looked straight at him on the fifteenth day, he had no choice but to pretend to be profound: "So that's how it is." What exactly is "so"?He doesn't know either.Suddenly, I feel that this guard is not easy to do...

Rong Min was very satisfied, and continued: "If the claws can't reach the Southern Territory, turn a corner and grab it to the side. How can I allow him to break through the surrounding areas of my Southern Territory one by one? Detaining Shen Yufeng now is selling He Yuntian a big favor. Mu Zigui said that he was ordered by the landlord to pick him up, what a joke! I think he was ordered by someone else..."

"Hmph!" At this time, he was close to talking to himself: "It's all right for them to fight in the middle of the capital, but they have to worry about my territory? The abacus is really loud, how can I let others get what they want so easily?"

"Yes, my lord, Junjie." Fifteen had already mastered the essentials of being a bodyguard.

"I heard from Pu Shao that you have set up many traps in the yard?"

"Yes."

Rong Min was very pleased: "You did a good job and deserve to be rewarded." After finishing speaking, he ordered someone to bring a jade pendant, "Seeing that you don't have anything on your body, you can take it with you for fun."

Fifteen took it, "Thank you, my lord, for the reward."

"Take it."

"...The prince rewarded it, and my subordinates don't dare to wear it with me, I'm afraid I'll bump it." He didn't bring such odds and ends, it was too cumbersome, and it wouldn't be enough to delay the matter if it got scratched somewhere when he was on errand.

Rong Min smirked: "It's a small thing, it's not worth anything." He took it over and put it on for him with his own hands, and stopped when his fingers passed through the belt: "What's wrong with the waist? It's so hard."

"hidden weapon."

"Take it out and show me."

A row of shining steel throwing knives.

Picking up a handful and looking closely, Rong Min lost face: "You were the one who eavesdropped in the kiln in Fengzhou, right?"

"Yes, my lord Junjie."

Rong Min was angry: "Remember, as long as you are in the palace for one day, you will be my bodyguard. Didn't Li Zan say that your mission is to protect my safety? Then you should protect me well and drop one Not even the hair!"

Fifteen thought about it seriously, and bowed his hands in salute: "Does it count if you comb your hair?"

Every time he passed by the small radish field he had planted, Shiwu would feel a lot of emotion.

When he was lurking as a tea farmer in the South Region, he liked to wake up every morning to observe the few vegetables in his small courtyard. The green ones were covered with dew, and the color was extremely delicate, which made people feel good.

It's a pity that there are so many open spaces in the palace, and there are flowers and plants everywhere.It's beautiful, but it's beautiful and inedible.What a pity……

Meeting Uncle Wu head-on, Shiwu saluted: "Hello, old man."

Wu Bo rolled his eyes: "A spy!"

Shiwu clasped his fists and said, "I was a spy last time, but this time it's a guard. Old man, where are the radishes I planted earlier?"

"have eaten."

Fifteen's eyes froze: "Been eaten by, who?"

"Cui Cui and Pu Shao eat the most."

Fifteen pursed his lips tightly: "Thank you, old man!"

During dinner, Pu Shao watched helplessly as Shiwu took two pieces of meat from his bowl.

"Hey! What are you doing?"

"You, you ate my radish." Assassin A said grimly.

A little guard next to him immediately took a piece of meat from the bowl and put it into the fifteen bowl: "I, I ate it too...Brother Fifteen, don't be angry."

The other also handed over a piece: "I, I also..."

There was a lot of meat in the fifteen bowls.

The sun sets and the birds return to their nests.

Fifteen also returned to his nest.When I entered the room, I didn't hear any noise from the next door. When I touched it, the food grains on the table remained unchanged.

Sighing, he turned to the backyard and untied the man who had stepped on the machine from the tree and was hung up: "What a fool!"

Shen Yufeng rubbed his ankle: "Carry me back to the house! What kind of anesthetic did you apply on this rope? You can't feel a leg."

Fifteen picked him up and carried him on his shoulders: "You want to run?"

"You just want to run! There was an injured bird that fell into the flowers, and I wanted to pick it up and keep it, but..." Suddenly, he thumped Shiwu's back heavily: "Are you a mouse? Digging holes everywhere !"

Assassin A was startled, why did he leave his back to others?If Shen Yufeng had a weapon in his hand just now, wouldn't he be like a piece of pork on the chopping board at the mercy of others?

Shen Jianke felt dizzy for a while, and after scratching with his hands, he realized that the assassin actually hugged him sideways in his arms: "Let me go!"

Fifteen strode into the east room, went to the bed and threw the swordsman scratching like a cat on the bed with a "bang".

Shen Yufeng pressed his chest and panted heavily: "What are you doing?"

Fifteen was at a loss when asked this question.What can he do?Beat him up?

"Where's the bird? Aren't you going to save the little bird?"

Shen Yufeng turned his head away: "It's dead, I can't reach it."

"Then... I'll feed it to the snake."

"You...you! You are a cold-blooded, ruthless, shameless, insidious, insidious bastard! You!"

Fifteen sneered, grabbed the pillow and threw it on Shen Yufeng's head.

The world is quiet.

The pillows in Nanyu are all made of bamboo chips...

Get up early and go to bed early to be in good spirits.

Fifteen felt that he had become lazy.Especially recently, the delicious food and drink in the Qingnan Palace, plus the daily stand, made him grow hairy all over his body.The prince often asked him to come over to talk, but since he mastered the "Cheats of Guards", he didn't need to worry about his answers anymore, just: "My lord is handsome.", "My lord is wise.", "Yes! This subordinate understands." There's more: "My lord, please clear up your doubts." That's enough.

On that day, two gentlemen with goatees came to report back, and there was a severe drought in the tea town.Rong Min immediately ordered someone to contact the government's Water Conservancy Department, and the next day craftsmen were sent out to divert water.

But Rong Min was worried about others, "Those people are lazy by nature, when they really finished their work, I'm afraid the tea tree will be hurt." He had to bring someone to monitor him.

Fifteen stopped once, but was blocked by a few words.

King Qingnan stared at him with raised eyebrows: "I have your protection, don't I? Go! Go together."

Again!

Facing this stubborn prince who couldn't hold back even eight bulls, Shiwu could only compromise.However, this trip, the application is hidden in the dark, and there is no need to follow behind with square steps to make a posture. A certain assassin is still very satisfied.

On a midsummer day, hidden in the shady tree canopy, although it was a bit stuffy, but looking through the gaps in the leaves, Pu Shao and other guards were in a good mood.

The tea town is far away from rivers, and irrigation is done by diversion canals. The water level of the Afu River is extremely low now, not to mention irrigation, and many fish ponds are also affected.

The water surface is hot and the water layer is shallow, and many fish ponds have flooded ponds.A large number of fish were suffocated alive, and the fishermen fished them out and threw them away with a sigh.

Fortunately, a long time ago in the tea township, another low-level water diversion channel was set up. It was a good thing left by the ancestors to prevent the severe drought, and it can also be used for flood discharge in the year of flooding.

Usually, this canal is closed with earth tamping, so it is not easy to use it.Because of the opening of these low-level canals, several tea villages can meet their urgent needs, and the agricultural land further downstream may have even less water available.

Rong Min personally led someone to supervise, fearing that the craftsmen would blindly release water without knowing it.At this time, we can't just come here and take care of both. The tea garden will drink less, and the farmland will be evenly distributed.

Although there is a boy holding an umbrella the size of a small tree crown, the southern region in August is like a scorching sun.Not long after, Rong Min was sweating profusely, and the ground under his feet seemed to be steaming with hot air.Looking at the hillside farther away, the tea trees have lost their former greenness.

No wind, hot sun.

The whole world is extremely quiet.Fifteen suddenly felt a little uneasiness, an intuition, an instinct telling him that something was about to move.

Two feet away, there was Rong Min's back.The gorgeous clothes and brocade clothes are particularly conspicuous in the crowd.

At this moment, there was a sound of piercing through the air from behind, Shiwu jumped down from the tree, flicked his left sleeve and heard "Dang!"... not good!This is slapstick.

"Pushao!"

The head of the guards was no longer dull as usual, his long sword was unsheathed, and his reaction was extremely fast, "Who is here?!"

"Xi Zui Lou, He Yuntian."

What's wrong with this?Do you like giving names?Fifteen secretly laughed in his heart, if you speak, you will be caught!The flying knife rises again, bowing left and right.

"Good skill!" A young man in red brandished his sword to block, "I'm coming down to look for my junior brother, please help me, my lord." He spoke straight to the point.

Um?Isn't Shen Yufeng in the palace?Fifteen suppressed the doubts in his heart, and quietly changed the grass to hide in, silently.

"Your junior brother is not here." Rong Min replied indifferently.

He Yuntian laughed loudly: "I know! But his antidote has to trouble the prince to raise his hands."

Oh~ No wonder Shen Yufeng feels weak all over... Fifteen silently thought, King Qingnan is really insidious.

"Lord He, it's good for you and not bad for me to lock him up, so why are you bothering?"

Yes, yes, this guy surnamed He is looking for trouble!On the fifteenth day, a sense of curiosity arose, and he gently pushed aside a line of wormwood to look, only to see that the red-clothed He Yuntian was not very old, only in his 20s, with a narrow face, pale brows and narrow eyes, and his mouth formed into a line when he smiled. When laughing, the corners of the mouth are down-the legendary face of misfortune?

"My lord is just joking! If there is any conflict in our building, there are family laws. It is true that Xiaofeng did not get along with me since he was a child, and it is true that he ran to be someone's dog leg, but he was bullied and locked up as a bird. It makes me very unhappy."

Fifteen smiled, as expected of Shen Yufeng's senior brother!That handsome swordsman prided himself on being a bird in a cage, but his senior brother said that he was locked up and raised as a bird. The so-called tacit understanding?Funny and fun.

Rong Min also smiled: "What's the matter? You want to catch him back and raise him as a bird?"

He Yuntian flicked his long sword: "Why should I raise him? Don't talk nonsense, get the antidote quickly."

"What if I insist on not giving it?"

chaos.

Xi Zui Lou is determined this time.Besides He Yuntian, seven or eight people appeared from all around.

In terms of numbers, the guards of the palace naturally have the upper hand, but all of these people in the arena are extraordinary in martial arts, and after a moment of melee, the advantage is immediately obvious.Pu Shao and a few others with good kungfu were able to withstand it, and those who were a little bit worse almost turned into human sandbags.

"Protect the prince!" Pu Shao shouted, waving the long sword in his hand.

Fifteen kept targeting He Yuntian in the chaos.This person hasn't made a move yet.Just now he was able to parry the two throwing knives that he threw at the same time, he is by no means an idler.

At this time, Cai Ting and other counselors had already seen that something was wrong, Mr. Cai stood in front of Rong Min and said in a low voice: "My lord, go quickly, don't get entangled with them."

At this moment, He Yuntian made a move.

The sword is out of the sheath, like a rainbow piercing the sun.

Rong Min was startled, so fast!

Pu Shao was shocked, but he was entangled and unable to escape.

Under the sunlight, the tip of He Yuntian's sword glowed with a cold light, and his pair of slender eyes were like a falcon.

Suddenly, Cai Ting threw himself aside, and a figure stood in front of Rong Min.

The tip of the sword stopped three inches in front of Rong Min, passing through the palm of a hand, which was already clenched into a fist.

At the moment of life and death, Rong Min saw only Shiwu's back.The silver hairpin on his head, the sword sticking out of his palm.

Blood, meandering down the wrist...

Fifteen and He Yuntian were separated by more than a foot, and one could see the ruthlessness in each other's eyes.

"Who are you?"

"An Daniu."