After Tian Yan left, Gao Jianli and others dispersed and went about whatever they should be busy with.
Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang left the cave and walked to a remote corner of the forest to have a private chat.
Through the sparse moonlight, Gai Nie glanced at his junior brother and said meaningfully:
"Tian Yan has a problem."
"This is obvious." Wei Zhuang replied without blinking, "This is a fact that is obvious at a glance."
"Have you noticed something wrong with her a long time ago?" Ge Nie then asked.
Wei Zhuang didn't answer, just curled his lips and smiled, turned to look at his senior brother and asked, "What about you?"
After a moment of silence, Gai Nie replied in a low voice, "Tian Meng's death is a big problem... I have some guesses."
"Me too." Wei Zhuang raised his head and glanced at the thinning moon, and replied calmly.
Gai Nie looked at his junior brother meaningfully and pointed out, "It seems you know more than me."
"It doesn't matter how much. What's important is how the situation will develop next." Wei Zhuang still looked like he didn't care, "Also, I guessed more than you did."
"Then what are you going to do?" Gai Nie didn't care about Wei Zhuang's competitiveness and asked calmly, "Let it go?"
"What do you think?" Wei Zhuang still didn't answer and asked instead.
Gai Nie's expression remained unchanged, his eyes changed slightly, and he replied in a deep voice, "She left too many clues and flaws..."
"So, it's time for us to track down these clues and flaws." Wei Zhuang also gave his own answer.
The two brothers looked at each other, nodded in agreement, and turned back to the cave together.
At this time, the full moon in the sky became thinner and more transparent.
After a long night of work, it was almost dawn.
………………
Daze Mountain, above a certain stream.
As I said before, the headquarters of the farm has a very favorable geographical environment, with complex and changeable terrain, including mountains and water, and everything you need.
There is naturally no shortage of waterways.
Zuimenglou, a famous romantic place affiliated to Shennongtang, happened to be built next to a waterway.
Therefore, taking the water route is also a way to get to Zuimeng Tower, and it is also the simpler one.
The Zhu family and his party are now on a small black-capped boat.
Although they did not expect that they would end up in this situation, the Zhu family still made some secret preparations.
For example, arrange some of your own manpower on various waterways in advance for emergencies.
Use it now.
The boatman was rocking the oars at the stern of the boat. Zhu Jia and Liu Ji sat feebly under the middle tent to rest, while Sheng Qi and Wu Kuang stood at the bow.
Shengqi's condition is not good either, and he should actually rest.
It's just that he always wanted to be strong. Even though he was very weak at this time, he still managed to hold on for a while. Besides, there was really no room for him to rest on this small boat.
It would be good if the boat could be held up without being directly pushed over by him and capsized.
At the bow of the ship, Sheng Qi glanced sideways at the words "Ten Evils" on Wu Kuang's head, hesitated and asked:
"That tattoo..."
Generally, people who commit serious crimes will have their faces tattooed.
On the one hand, as part of the punishment, everyone who knows you or has seen you knows that you are or have been a felon.
On the one hand, it is to confirm the identity so as to prevent the prisoner from being exchanged casually.
The ten evils are the tattoos of one of the serious crimes.
Similar tattoo characters include death edict, no pardon, heavy violence, etc., each with different meanings.
For example, the above three meanings are to use death as a punishment, and will not be forgiven no matter what, and the sin is serious.
Shengqi basically has these tattoos on his body. After all, he is a man who has been through the death prisons of the seven countries. Apart from scars, there are many tattoos on his body.
The tattoo on Wu Kuang's face means that he has committed a serious crime and was caught.
Wu Kuang was probably used to the tattoo on his forehead. After hearing Sheng Qi’s question, he didn’t do much, and just said with a hint of sadness:
"It's a long story..."
Shengqi was worried about exposing the sadness of his brother who finally reunited, so he immediately pretended to be bold and said:
"it's not a big deal."
"You are a very evil person, and I will not forgive you. We are two people who bear a bad reputation."
"In order to survive and for today, we have indeed done many unforgivable evil deeds." Wu Kuang added with emotion.
In the past, when they were still the hall masters of Kuei Hall, it was not without the blood of innocent people on their hands.
It's just that, as people in the world of martial arts, accidental injuries are always inevitable. It doesn't matter if you don't care, or it's an unintentional mistake.
At least, not intentionally.
But things changed later.
The two of them joined Luo Wen one after another, one developed into Luo Wen's first-class killer, and the other became a notorious black swordsman.
It can be said that countless innocent people died under their swords, and now, they did it on purpose.
Even if you don't want to.
"Hahaha..." Sheng Qi heard this without much psychological burden. His moral bottom line was not as good as Wu Kuang's. Instead, he laughed a few times and said proudly, "This is what we call brothers, isn't it?"
Wu Kuang showed a helpless smile and did not answer.
Sheng Qi then suppressed his smile and said seriously, "I was living in the world, and I accidentally heard that you seemed to be alive, but you committed a serious crime and were sent to death row."
Wu Kuang smiled jokingly and said, "So you made a big fuss in the Seven Kingdoms Death Prison and became a famous black swordsman in the world."
"Since you know I'm looking for you, why..." Sheng Qi was a little excited after hearing this and wanted to question Wu Kuang.
He had worked hard to find Wu Kuang for so many years. Why didn't the other party want to see him even though he knew what he was doing?
Even if you are not sure who is behind the scenes or the purpose of Shengqi's search for someone, you can still try to make indirect contact.
Why, no information is revealed at all?
Wu Kuang lowered his eyes and replied in a low and confused tone, "Because I'm afraid."
"Afraid of getting an answer I don't expect."
"I'm also afraid that it will affect the...important mission I am shouldering."
Sheng Qi skipped the first half of the sentence very wisely.
Wu Kuang only said that he was afraid of getting answers he didn't want to get, but he didn't say what the answers he didn't want to get were.
Maybe he didn't want the answer that Shengqi had harmed him, or maybe he didn't want Tian Mi to harm him.
Women are like clothes, brothers are like brothers and sisters.
However, it is hard to tell whether limbs that do not grow on one's body are more important than clothes.
When Wu Kuang and Tian Mi got together, Sheng Qi actually didn't support it - he would be the only one who supported it.
Although Tian Mi was just an inconspicuous branch of the Tian clan at that time, she was still a member of the Tian clan.
As a leading figure in the non-Tian clan, his brother married a woman named Tian, which is not good-looking no matter how you say it.
However, Wu Kuang was really obsessed with Tian Mi at that time, so he could only hold his nose and admit it.
It was precisely because the two had conflicts over Tian Mi that Wu Kuang became so angry after seeing the misleading scene that he started to fight Sheng Qida without even thinking about it.
Otherwise, with his mind, he should have asked clearly first.
Even after so many years, Sheng Qi still remembered this, so he couldn't be sure whether Wu Kuang was more afraid of being betrayed by his brother or by his beloved woman.
Simply don’t talk about this topic too much, just pretend it doesn’t exist.
"The mission..." Shengqi thought for a while and asked tentatively, "Is it related to the snare?"
Wu Kuang nodded.
The Zhu family sitting behind them immediately thought of who assigned the task.
The scandal that year was all handled by Xia Kui, including Wu Kuang's 'corpse'.
If Wu Kuang later went on a secret mission, he would naturally have something to do with Xia Kui.
After thinking about it, the Zhu family couldn't help but sigh, "So, Xia Kui had already noticed the penetration of the net at that time."
Wu Kuang immediately responded, "Not bad!"
"When the Kui Kui Tang scandal broke out, Xia Kui immediately realized that there was a problem within the farmhouse."
"Although he didn't have time to find out which part had the problem, he judged that everything was the work of the snare."
"It's the one that's disturbing the farm's sixth hall."
"But there's also a turning point."
"A turning point?" Liu Ji was stunned, a little confused.
It has been completely ruined by people who have penetrated it, so what else can I do?
Wu Kuang continued in a deep voice, "Opportunities take time to brew. For so many years, I have been like a seed, patiently dormant, planted deep in the net, just for today."
"The turning point you're talking about is to go undercover in a trap?" Shengqi frowned.
Shengqi has already felt what kind of ghost place Luowen is.
Even though it had only been a few days since he had joined Luowang, and he had never experienced the atmosphere inside Luowang deeply, Shengqi had already felt how destructive the world's number one killer organization was to people's bodies and minds.
But Wu Kuang wanted to lurk in and stay as an undercover agent for so many years... This is not a job for humans at all!
He really couldn't accept that his brother had ended up in such a situation...
Wu Kuang was obviously used to it. His tone was neither sad nor happy, and he said calmly:
"The deeper the darkness in a person's heart, the more he attracts the attention of a snare."
"And I, as a lonely ghost who was betrayed by my brothers and abandoned by my farm family..."
Wu Kuang turned around, sat across from the Zhu family, and continued, "It can be said that it perfectly meets their needs."
"For this reason, Xia Kui arranged a non-existent massacre for me, put me on death row, and then...was absorbed into the trap."
The Zhu family pinched their beards, looked sad, and asked in a sad tone:
"Now that the net has penetrated deep into the farmers' homes, I'm afraid these situations cannot be hidden from them, right?"
"Brother Wu Kuang, how did you gain Luo Wang's trust?"
Upon hearing this question, Wu Kuang, who was originally calm, finally had a flash of sadness in his eyes. He didn't answer in a hurry, and gently brushed the sword placed on his knee with his palm:
"This sword comes from Luowang and is called Han Chan."
"Silent as a cicada..." Liu Ji suddenly thought of the words, and couldn't help but shook his head and said with emotion, "So you changed your name to Mr. Jin..."
"Hmm..." Liu Ji's reply was a muffled groan that was difficult to hear.
The Zhu family held the 'sorrow' face in their hands and couldn't help but lamented, "Brother, this word 'silence' makes people sad!"
This word alone is enough to make people imagine how Wu Kuang lived a life of walking on thin ice and being cautious in the net.
How sad!
Wu Kuang's eyes were filled with thoughts, but his mood remained calm:
"Silence is my only language."
"When my sword is stained with the blood of Xia Kui, Luo Wang will have no reason to doubt me anymore."
At this time, the moonlight gradually faded, and a faint clear light began to appear faintly on the skyline.
Liu Ji was startled by these words and said quickly, "Brother, you can't make such a joke!"
Wu Kuang shook his head and continued to elaborate, "Luo Wang was very wary of me at first, until one day, I received the task of assassinating Xia Kui."
Zhu Jia twisted his beard and sighed, "I want to test whether you have completely given up on the farm. This is the simplest and most effective way."
Wu Kuang lowered his head, his eyes gradually wandered, and his voice became quiet, "I will never forget that day..."
"I tried to contact Xiakui at that time, but Luowang monitored me day and night and did not give me any chance."
"In the end, I failed to warn Xia Kui in advance."
"Finally, that day has arrived."
"On a rainy night, there are strong winds and thunder and lightning."
"In the dense forest near Chendi, I met Xiakui."
"At that time, Lord Changping failed to rebel against Chen Ying and died, and Xiakui also escaped with a narrow escape."
"He looked into my eyes and understood everything."
"Xia Kui chose to let me pierce the sword into his body - he had been seriously injured a long time ago, which makes everything more real and does not look like he did it on purpose."
"Then he also wounded me and slapped me away with one palm."
"I passed out. The last thing I saw before I passed out was countless killers surrounding him."
"When I woke up, the other killers told me that the mission had been completed and that the sword I stabbed had done a great job."
As soon as these words came out, the Zhu family and Liu Ji on the opposite side, and Sheng Qi on the bow of the boat all looked shocked.
Liu Ji couldn't help but blurted out, "Doesn't this mean that Xia Kui..."
Although Xia Kui Tian Guang has been missing for so many years, to be honest, most of the farm disciples do not want him to die, nor do they want to get news of his death.
And Wu Kuang's words seemed to completely shatter their illusions that they had had for so many years.
Wu Kuang stood up, looked at the sparkling and undulating water, and said in a deep voice, "I still can't forget Xia Kui's determined eyes."
"In just a flash of lightning, he made a difficult decision."
"In order to protect your identity as an undercover agent, Xiakui sacrificed himself... Oh!" The Zhu family sighed, but they didn't know what to say.
Sheng Qi simply said a consolation, "You didn't let him down."
"I finally gained Luo Wang's trust." Wu Kuang looked up at the dim light of the skyline and said with a mixture of sadness and sigh.
"But..." He changed the topic and turned to look at the other three people, "Maybe things are not as simple as I thought."
"As my level within the network continues to rise, the more files and information I can access/"
"Two years ago, I was promoted to the killing level, and I accidentally saw a file with many names recorded on it."
"Every name represents an assassination operation - Xia Kui's name is also among them."
The Zhu family seemed to have thought of something, and said pointedly, "Speaking of which, you didn't witness the results of the mission with your own eyes..."
Wu Kuang nodded and continued, "The file records the completion of the mission, but it does not mark the death of the hero."
Shengqi frowned, "Impossible!"
"There is absolutely no chance of such an error in Luowang's records. When the target is successfully killed, the name on the file will definitely be crossed out."
"Yes." Wu Kuang nodded, and then sighed, "Unfortunately, the records in the file only stop there, and I am not of a high level to further verify the life and death of Xiakui."
