Immortal sword edge

On the long official road, an ordinary carriage slowly rolled forward.There is almost no difference from ordinary people's carriages, but if there are people from the world here, it can be seen that the man driving the carriage is definitely not an ordinary person. With his vigorous figure and exquisite eyes, he is definitely a rare master .

At this time, a white light flashed past him quickly, passed through the door curtain, and rushed into the compartment.

The man driving the car didn't look sideways. This sudden situation had happened countless times these days, and he was completely used to it.

Under the clear sky, countless flying birds suddenly started up, fluttering straight into the sky.

The man's eyes were sharp, and he waved his long whip to catch a flying arrow with a swish.

Whoosh, countless long arrows shot from all directions, shooting at the ordinary carriage overwhelmingly.

"City Lord!" The man was shocked, the black long whip danced airtightly, and he tried his best to pick up the arrows and land them on the ground, but there were too many densely packed long arrows, even if his martial arts were not weak, he could barely Just self-protection.

boom!

The carriage compartment suddenly exploded, and two white shadows jumped up, avoiding the rain of arrows, one left and one right, and plunged into the dense forest on both sides.

Blood spattered and the killing was silent. These people were clearly organized and experienced killers.

The cold sword light penetrated the chest of the last person, he put the sword into the sheath, turned and left.

In the middle of the official road, the two dead horses were shot through countless holes, the ground was soaked with red blood, and the carriage compartment was torn apart and turned into pieces of wood.The man driving the car was very clever, he had already figured out a signal flare and shot it into the sky, pink smoke was floating in the air.

As soon as Ye Gucheng came back, he saw Ximen Chuuxue walking towards him. His brows were stern, and the murderous aura that had not completely faded still remained on his body.

"The 16 people are all professional killers." Ximen Chuuxue handed over a golden order half the size of a palm, and said, "I got it from the leader of the killer."

Ye Gucheng accepted the golden order, frowned slightly, "Jin Yitang?"

Ximen Chuuxue nodded, "Yes."

Jin Yitang is a well-known killer organization in the Jianghu. As long as you have money, you can let them kill anyone, no matter if it is a prince or general or a famous martial artist, and they rarely miss.

Undoubtedly, this time was considered one of Jin Yitang's rare defeats, and the defeat was extremely disastrous, the entire army was wiped out!

A cool breeze blew slightly, and a faint smell of blood floated in the air.

The sound of the rolling carriage came from far to near, and it was galloped by four horses, and suddenly stopped not far away.The middle-aged man driving the car pulled the reins, jumped down nimbly, and bowed to Ye Gucheng to salute: "City Lord!"

Ye Gucheng nodded slightly, and then said to the people around him: "Get in the car!"

Ximen Chuuxue raised his thick eyebrows, "Aren't you going?"

Ye Gucheng said: "These people are obviously targeting me, I must investigate clearly."

"I'll accompany you!" Ximen Chuuxue replied without hesitation.

Ye Gucheng was taken aback, "No need to do that!"

Ximen Chuuxue reached out and held his palm firmly, and said firmly, "I'll accompany you!"

It is rainy in the south of the Yangtze River. The sun that has been hiding in the clouds since the morning finally disappeared, and the sky began to rain lightly.

Small bridges and flowing water, blue bricks and green tiles, green willows, the scenery hidden in the hazy mist is as beautiful as a quiet ink painting.

Four horses galloped past, stepping on the blue-gray stone slabs, making muffled sounds.

The man driving the carriage yelled, and the sound of the horse's hooves suddenly stopped, and it stopped quietly in front of a small courtyard.

The small courtyard standing still was washed by the rain, with white walls and green tiles, no different from ordinary Jiangnan people.

At this moment, a plainly dressed man with a white face and a slight beard was standing quietly in front of the vermilion gate with an umbrella.

It wasn't until the large carriage stopped in front of the small courtyard that he hurriedly stepped down the steps and trot towards the carriage.

"City Lord!" He didn't care that the cool rain wet the corners of his clothes, and there was a little eagerness on his fair face that he didn't realize.

A hand that looked like a jade carving stretched out, gently lifted the curtain of the car, and then a white shadow flashed in front of his eyes, his armpit was empty, and the umbrella wrapped between his left arm was gone.The man looked up, and in the haze of mist and rain, two white shadows held an umbrella and walked side by side. The indescribable coldness and peerlessness, the beauty of Jiangnan, all became their background at this moment .

"Ximen Chuuxue!" He murmured in a low voice with disbelief on his face.

Ye Bai is a retainer of the Ye family. He grew up in the Ye family and is loyal to the Ye family. He can be regarded as Ye Gucheng's confidant. Moreover, he has a calm temperament, clever means, and handles things in an orderly manner. He is Ye Gucheng's right-hand man.

Because he grew up in the Ye family, he knew the matter of Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuuxue relatively well. The two young men who were about the same age were equally aloof and indifferent, equally dedicated to swordsmanship, and also equally talented.It stands to reason that these two young men who are as sharp as swords should show their sharpness, and if they are not careful, they will stab each other and also stab themselves, but when they are together, they are unexpectedly warm.

Yes, it is warm.

Perhaps such a soft word as warm shouldn't be used on such two men, but the atmosphere when they were together ten years ago can only be described as warm.

That was a scene that all the people in the City Lord's Mansion were happy to see and blessed.

But then everything changed, one was seriously injured and died frequently, the other avenged his teacher, and there was the priceless dowry that filled three large ships.

He didn't know exactly what happened between the two of them. The only thing he knew was that the next city lord never mentioned the word Ximen Chuuxue again.

Ye Bai straightened his clothes, pushed the door open and entered.

The man sitting behind the table is as elegant as a banished fairy, dignified and graceful like an emperor.

He had just finished taking a bath, his black hair was drenched behind his head, and his face was as white as jade, cold and absolutely cold.

"City Lord!" Ye Bai bent down to salute, and looked around indistinctly from the corner of his eyes. Obviously, that person was not there.

Ye Gucheng's voice was deep and sweet, but with a coldness that could not be ignored, "How did the investigation go?"

Ye Bai took out a stack of documents from his bosom, respectfully placed them on the table in front of the man, and then explained the ins and outs of the matter in a simple and unhurried manner.

The matter is actually very simple, but it is only the word of interest!

Baiyun City is as rich as a country, and all walks of life are spread all over the Central Plains. The bigger the business, the more it will inevitably block some people's way of making money.

That's why this assassination happened.

Since ancient times, the sale of private salt has always been a profit-heavy business. Although the imperial court has explicitly banned it, there has never been a shortage of people who flock to it in front of the [-]% profit.

And a year ago, Ye Gucheng accepted Nanwang's son as his apprentice, and after Baiyuncheng cooperated with Nanwangfu, the salt transportation business in the Jiangnan area was handed over to Baiyuncheng by Nanwang.

What kind of person is Ye Gucheng? How can he allow other people to snore and sleep beside his couch? Although Baiyun City is rich, no one would think too much money, let alone the big event planned by Baiyun City and Nanwangfu!

Therefore, Ye Bai, as his confidant, was sent to the Central Plains by him, and the other party did not disappoint him. In just one year, they lied, lured or threatened them, and insisted on suppressing those people.

But Ye Bai obviously underestimated the greed of human nature. After enjoying such a huge benefit for so many years, how could he just let it go. There are many people in this world who want money but don't care about their lives.

No matter how powerful Baiyun City is and how famous the sword fairy Ye Gucheng is, they will not be able to stop their determination to protect their interests, so there is such an assassination against the Lord of Baiyun City!

Ye Gucheng casually flipped through the documents in his hand, and said, "Are they united?"

Ye Bai said: "Yes! The Qin and Wu families in Jinling, the Zhou family in Yangzhou, and the Liu family in Suzhou jointly funded the killing order in Jinyitang. The Taihu Cao Gang did not directly intervene because of the prestige of the city lord, but only contributed to the flames secretly. Take a handful."

Ye Gucheng threw the information on the table, stood up, and said in a cold tone: "You know what to do."

Sensing the icy murderous intent in the air, Ye Bai's heart trembled, and he bent down to salute, "Yes!"