Chapter 185 The origin of the assassin

Chapter 185 The origin of the assassin

Indoor, Zhang Xuan also remained silent.

After listening to this conversation, he probably guessed that he would not be in danger for the time being.

Being held hostage in this way was beyond Zhang Xuan's expectations. Such as the assassin's madness and risk-taking were also beyond his expectations.

Through this, he immediately made a more rational judgment: the assassin was definitely not appointed by a member of the Li royal family, descendant of King Sining, King Rong Li Wan, or a descendant who had hidden him. They must have regarded Zhang Xuan as their enemy, but they would never go against the wind and assassinate twice in a row, and they did not have the courage and courage.

Where did the assassin come from? Is there any special intention to choose to assassinate at this time? Zhang Xuan thought hard.

Since his time travel, except for King Rong who had gone out of the capital to dispatch troops due to his rebellion, he did not step out of Chang'an City. The people he offended were nothing more than the powerful people in the Tang Dynasty, and they were basically the Li royal family.

To be honest, Zhang Xuan once suspected the old emperor.

Because this kind of swordsman with unique skills is definitely not a cabbage that can be seen everywhere on the streets. If he can mobilize this power and assassinate the important officials of the dynasty in the capital, he is afraid that only Li Longji will be unscrupulous.

But when I thought about it, I felt it was unlikely. The old emperor was not very sane at the moment, and he was even paralyzed in bed. Even if he had this mind, he would not have the ability.

Zhang Xuan looked at the secret room. There were no windows and the light was extremely dim, which means it was probably a dark room located underground. Since the assassin hid himself here, it is unlikely that he would expect rescue to escape.

Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth. He was tough and rational in his heart and character, and he was a human being for two lifetimes. Even if he was facing a desperate situation, he would not give up easily.

He moved slightly, feeling that the rope was tight, and it would be harder to break free with his strength than climbing to the sky.

At this time, the two women, one old and one young, were talking to each other.

"Cong'er, go see the young master, please take good care of this boy. By the way, give him some water and don't starve him to death. This is the one you want, so remember not to ruin the young master's big business."

"Kong'er, Lao Shi knows that you have family enemies and hate this person to the core, but isn't Lao Shi the same? Kong'er, remember Lao Shi's words... Our biggest enemy is the emperor and the Li family. Only by destroying this Li family can we get avenge!"

After a pause, the old woman reminded her again, and her voice revealed a hint of ethereality and the resentment accumulated by the endless years.

The young woman remained silent and then disappeared.

Zhang Xuan was silent for a moment, hesitated for a moment, then moved hard, making a lot of noise.

The door of the secret room suddenly opened, and a graceful young woman wearing a black veil and unable to see clearly stepped in slowly, staring at Zhang Xuan on the ground with cold eyes.

"You'd better be quiet and honest. It's futile for your call for help. This is in the underground dark room. You'd better not irritate me, so that I can't help but take your life."

The woman's voice was extremely cold.

Zhang Xuan smiled softly, "I won't call, Zhang won't do such a futile thing."

"But Zhang still can't figure out what kind of hatred Zhang has with the girl, and it makes the girl like this, so she will not hesitate to assassinate Zhang among the troops in Chang'an City."

"Zhang asked himself, he had never done anything against his conscience in his life. Moreover, Zhang was less than 20 years old and was basically in Chang'an City, so it was impossible to make enemies with others."

"Zhang is a weak scholar with no power to tie a chicken. If it falls into the girl's hands, it must be a dead end. But can the girl let Zhang be a wise ghost - tell Zhang, do you and I have personal grudges?"

The woman remained silent, but her eyes were still very cold.

Zhang Xuan sighed, "Since the girl doesn't want to say it, Zhang can do nothing. It's just that Zhang is anxious. Can the girl open the door of convenience and make it more convenient for Zhang?"

"Zhang won't escape. Zhang, a scholar, can he escape in front of the girl's means?"

The woman seemed to frown, and suddenly took a few steps forward, leaned over and untied the rope that bound Zhang Xuan, then glanced at him coldly, "Follow me."

Zhang Xuan quickly moved her stiff limbs and followed the woman out.

Outside the door was a deep and dim channel, and it was impossible to see where the end came from. Zhang Xuan did not act rashly. He knew that the woman was willing to let him go, so he was not afraid of him running away. The terrain was unclear. In the hands of such a woman with high martial arts skills, Zhang Xuan had no chance of escape.

The woman took him to a secret room that seemed to be a toilet and signaled him to enter.

Zhang Xuan smiled and walked in.

He really wants convenience, and this is not false.

After solving the problem, he did not come out immediately, but continued to think about his escape plan.

From those conversations, he judged that there must be a master behind these two assassins, and that he was the one whom the master called for. This shows that he had what their master needed.

What is it? Will this become a bargaining chip for your life?

Could it be the wealth in Li Wan's secret room? Zhang Xuan shook her head and denied it himself.

He was very conservative about this news and had no possibility of any leak. The person who knew the secret was dead. He made up his mind to not stop the old emperor from killing all the servants of the Royal Palace, because of the consideration of keeping the secret.

Then what is that?

Suddenly, Zhang Xuan's mind was filled with inspiration: Could it be the gunpowder technique and firearm?

Due to the popularity of alchemy, it is probably not a secret. However, he is the only one who can extract the prototype of gunpowder that is accidentally refined by alchemy into fixed formulas and development and acting on firearms.

Zhang Sanchi was responsible for the development of gunpowder and firearms, and now he has developed a powerful rocket and a cannon. However, Zhang Xuan has always been cautious in his work. He did not hand over the core formulas of gunpowder and firearms, some key technologies and drawings, but mastered them by himself. In some important links, Zhang Xuan even did not hesitate to do it himself.

From beginning to end, Zhang Sanchi and others conducted experiments according to the formula provided by Zhang Xuan, and each link was carried out separately. Therefore, gunpowder engineers like Zhang Sanchi did not master all the techniques, let alone ordinary traitors.

Zhang Xuan knew that this thing would not be kept confidential for too long, but he could hold it for a while, at least he would not want the world to know before he was applied to the army.

With the methods of these two female assassins, it is probably not difficult to sneak into the Grand Governor's Office to hostage Zhang Sanchi to ask for some confidential matters. But they obviously cannot offend Zhang Sanchi, because these are all in Zhang Xuan's mind.

If that's the case... Zhang Xuan twitched gently.

A very cold and impatient voice came from outside the door, "Are you finished?"

"Okay, okay." Zhang Xuan pushed open the door with a smile and bowed to the woman, "I'm sorry, Miss!"

The woman glanced at Zhang Xuan coldly and took the lead in walking.

When she returned to the secret room, the woman was about to continue to tie Zhang Xuan up, but she saw Zhang Xuan sitting slowly on the ground, waved her hand and smiled, "Zhang has no power to tie up, and there is a girl guarding the door. I'm afraid this binding or not is not very useful."

"Zhang is willing to talk to the girl."

"Shut up!" the woman scolded coldly.

"If the girl holds Zhang hostage, if she doesn't have a deep hatred with Zhang, she wants to get something from Zhang. This way, the girl might as well open the skylight and speak. In order to save her life, Zhang will follow the things Zhang has, as long as the girl speaks, Zhang will follow."

The woman seemed to think that Zhang Xuan could not escape, so she was too lazy to tie him up and threw the rope in her hand, "You better be honest, otherwise, I will be ruthless under the sword!"

Zhang Xuan smiled, but thought to herself that although this woman is good at ease, she seems to be not very knowledgeable about the world. Although she speaks indifferently, she does not have much scheming.

"I would like to ask the girl for your surname!"

The woman scolded coldly, "Shut up, don't seek death!"

No matter how angry Zhang Xuan got, she said in a nagging manner, either looking for her name or complaining that she had died unjustly. In the end, she still made the woman angry. She stepped forward, a dagger slipped down her cuff, and stumbled towards Zhang Xuan's throat, and said coldly, "If you want to make noise again, I will kill you!"

"You kill." Zhang Xuan closed her eyes and said softly, "Although Zhang saw that although the girl held Zhang hostage, she did not hurt Zhang's guards. It can be seen that the girl is not the kind of bloodthirsty person who will hurt innocent people at will... If the girl must kill, then kill her."

"I just understand if Zhang Xuan died?"

A strange look flashed in the woman's eyes. The dagger in her hand slowly moved away and threw it casually. The dagger was inserted diagonally on the wall behind Zhang Xuan, making a buzzing sound.

"Since you are so unwilling to give up, I will let you give up and let you die." The woman's voice immediately became sad and angry. She slowly lifted her veil and revealed a beautiful and beautiful young face.

The willow eyebrows are like crescent moons, and the eyes are as deep as the sea, but the endless indifference is surging, which makes her beautiful face lose its beauty.

Zhang Xuan stared at the face in front of her and frowned, "Zhang doesn't know the girl."

The woman raised her eyebrows and said indifferently, "My surname is Li, and my name is Tengkong!"

"Li Tengkong?" Zhang Xuan was shocked, "Are you Li Linfu's daughter?"

"That's right. Do you think it's wrong now?" Li Tengkong sneered, "If my master hadn't repeatedly stopped him, I would have killed you!"

Zhang Xuan took a deep breath. He didn't expect that the female assassin in front of him was Li Linfu's daughter. He knew that Li Linfu had a daughter who had become a monk and visited Taoism and was missing, but he didn't take it to heart.

He smiled bitterly, "Miss Li, this will make Zhang even more unfair. I have no grudges with your Li family. If you want to avenge your family, you should go to the palace to find the old emperor or Yang Guozhong. Wouldn't it be extremely unfair to find him?"

Li Tengkong sneered, "I will kill Yang Guozhong, but you are not a good thing either."

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This is a prelude to a major plot in the future. Lao Yu will write about it as soon as possible. If there are any inappropriate points, I hope you will forgive me.
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