Chapter 1,393 Assassin Ren Xin, the protagonists gather together
Chapter 1395 Assassin Ren Xin, the protagonists gather together
Zhou Chen, Ning Yuanzhou and Ren Ruyi are all very brave, and they can defeat many with one person.
Although Ning Yuanzhou was besieged and hunted, he was still thinking about his old friendship and did not use any cruel tactics. He just faced the enemy with bare hands.
But Zhou Chen didn't care about that much. Anyone who drew a sword against him and had murderous intent would be dealt a cruel blow without hesitation. Even if he didn't die, he would still be maimed.
Not to mention Ren Ruyi, she was originally Zhu Yiwei's top assassin. Even without her inner strength, her killing methods were still amazing. In just a short time, five or six people died in her hands.
Well, this is without any weapons at her disposal.
But this time Lou Qingqiang brought a large number of elites from Liudaotang, and a steady stream of people continued to surround and kill the four people.
Ning Yuanzhou slapped away the two people standing in front of him, and shouted at Zhou Chen and Ren Ruyi: "Take Yuan Lu away first, I will come later."
Zhou Chen nodded at Ren Ruyi, and Ren Ruyi was very straightforward. Under Zhou Chen's cover, he pulled Yuan Lu and retreated quickly.
Zhou Chen faced the people who were besieging him and calmly dealt with it. His internal strength had not yet reached a small level, but it still depends on who he was compared with. In this world of low martial arts in Nianguan Mountain, his current internal strength was definitely considered very good.
Outstanding.
What's more, facing these little minions doesn't cost much of his internal energy at all, because just relying on physical fitness that is twice that of ordinary people, combined with Xiangyi Taijian and whirling steps, is enough to deal with it. His internal energy has always been well preserved, even if
It is a protracted battle, but I am not afraid of it.
Lou Qingqiang stood behind the crowd, frowning as he watched Zhou Chen and Ning Yuanzhou kill everyone.
Ning Yuanzhou is fine. No one in Liu Dao Hall knows that Ning Yuanzhou's martial arts is so high. No one in Liu Dao Hall can be his opponent.
But why did Zhou Chen become so powerful all of a sudden? Judging from his swordsmanship, he was exquisite and his body skills were also quick and agile. In fact, there were more people besieging Zhou Chen than those besieging Ning Yuanzhou, but Zhou Chen seemed to be stronger than Ning Yuanzhou.
More at ease.
There are a lot of people on their side, but they can't really swarm them. In the melee, they are very likely to hurt their own people.
Lou Qingqiang immediately gave an order decisively.
"Crossbowman, shoot for me."
But the people around him had troubled expressions: "But that's Master Ning."
Lou Qingqiang turned his head and shouted in a cold voice: "Believe it or not, I will break all the bones in your body?"
Ren Ruyi, who was escaping, paused when he heard these words, and turned back to look at Lou Qingqiang, with an astonishing murderous look in his eyes.
But she only paused for two breaths, and then continued to pull Yuanlu away without getting up at all.
More than a dozen Taoists from the Sixth Path Hall showed their bows and crossbows, aiming at Zhou Chen and Ning Yuanzhou to shoot.
The lethality of the crossbowmen was stronger than that of a close siege. Zhou Chen used whirling steps to dodge with ease, and also stabbed the besiegers with his sword.
The crossbow arrows did not hurt him, but instead wounded several people who besieged him.
While Ning Yuanzhou was dodging, he saw this scene and shouted loudly: "Zhou Chen, stop fighting and leave quickly."
The two of them, one behind the other, quickly chased in the direction where Ren Ruyi and Yuan Lu retreated, but they were forced to stop before they could get very far.
In front of them, they saw dozens of Imperial Guards wearing armor and drawing bows and arrows, blocking all their escape routes. Lou Qingqiang and others in the rear were also surrounding them from behind.
Facing the attacks from both front and back, Ning Yuanzhou looked solemn, but Zhou Chen calmly held his arms in a sword flower.
"Even the Forbidden Army has been dispatched. It seems they are here for you."
Ning Yuanzhou curled his lips and said, "Stop making sarcastic remarks. I've hurt you this time. I'm sorry."
Zhou Chen said calmly: "Don't be so polite. They surrounded you but didn't attack. Obviously they didn't want to kill you. Since you can't run away, let's talk to them."
While speaking, Zhang Song slowly walked out from behind the Forbidden Army with his hands behind his back, a teasing smile on his face.
"Hall Master Ning, you are fine."
Ning Yuanzhou was not surprised when he saw Zhang Song. He just raised his hands and saluted: "Prime Minister, long time no see."
Zhang Song said: "I asked Zhao Ji to invite you, but it turns out that this loser can't even do this errand, and his life is in danger, so I have to come to you personally."
Ning Yuanzhou said: "It is my honor to have the Prime Minister come here in person."
Zhang Song suddenly looked at Zhou Chen: "I was wrong before. You were the one who killed Zhao Ji, right?"
Zhou Chen had no expression on his face and didn't speak. He just sheathed the long sword and was minding his own business. When he was in the Liudaotang, he would still give in to others, but now, he doesn't even want to do superficial things.
Zhang Song was a very dignified person, so he was naturally dissatisfied with Zhou Chen's attitude, but he didn't show it on his face.
Ning Yuanzhou didn't want Zhou Chen to conflict with Zhang Song, so he took the initiative to rescue him.
"I wonder why the Prime Minister came to see me personally?"
Zhang Song understood what Ning Yuanzhou meant, and thought of relying on Ning Yuanzhou to save people, so he stopped settling Zhao Ji's account with Zhou Chen. Compared with the dead Zhao Ji, the captured Emperor Wu and his own power and position , is the current top priority.
"I'll give you a cup of tea, please!"
Ning Yuanzhou couldn't refuse, so he turned around and winked at Zhou Chen and the others, telling them to be careful and not to mess around. Then he took steps to get ready to go.
Seeing this, Lou Qingqiang walked out of the crowd and prepared to protect Zhang Song, but just as he passed by Ren Ruyi, a cold light flashed in Ren Ruyi's eyes, as fast as lightning, and his hand passed across Lou Qingqiang's throat.
This sudden scene was so shocking that the expressions of everyone present changed. Many people in the Six Paths Hall even screamed and wanted to pull out their weapons.
Zhang Song shouted in time: "Stop." This stopped everyone who was moving.
If we want to say who is the most confused person, it must be the person involved, Lou Qingqiang. The severe pain in his neck overwhelmed him. He raised his hand and touched the wound on his neck. His fingers were soaked with blood. He slowly turned his head. , just glanced at Ren Ruyi and fell to the ground with a bang.
Even until his death, he did not understand why Ren Ruyi wanted to kill him or why he dared to kill him, so he died with his eyes closed.
Ren Ruyi watched him fall to the ground with cold eyes, dropped the bamboo leaf in his hand, and said coldly: "The first one."
Zhou Chen crossed his arms and said softly: "Decisive enough."
Now is indeed the best opportunity, and Ren Ruyi has grasped it very accurately. If he doesn't take action now and wants to kill Lou Qingqiang in the future, even if he can succeed, it will definitely take a lot of effort.
Although Ning Yuanzhou had long known that Ren Ruyi was not simple, he was still shocked at this moment. He winked at Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen understood what he meant and just smiled slightly, not caring.
Yuan Lu opened his mouth slightly. He was really frightened. How could Sister Ruyi, who was so soft and pitiful in his eyes, be so fierce?
The atmosphere became stagnant. Fortunately, Zhang Song didn't care about Lou Qingqiang's life or death. Instead, he warned everyone.
"You all listen to me, don't be rude to Hall Master Ning's friends, Hall Master Ning, please."
Zhang Song and Ning Yuanzhou walked to the pavilion to drink tea, while Zhou Chen and the others stood not far away, surrounded by the Forbidden Army and people from the Liudaotang. Even their bows, arrows and crossbows were not put down.
Although Zhang Song said he would not let anyone be rude, he still surrounded Zhou Chen and the other three, preventing them from having a chance to escape. It could also be said that he was using them to threaten Ning Yuanzhou.
After Ren Ruyi wiped Yuan Lu's wound, he glanced at Zhang Song and Ning Yuanzhou, who were sitting opposite each other in the pavilion, drinking tea, and then asked Zhou Chen who seemed to be watching the excitement.
"You're not worried at all?"
"Worried that Zhang Song will do something to us? Don't worry, he is a politician. He puts his own interests first in everything. Killing us will have no other benefit except to make him feel a little angry. He is not setting up a dragnet just to kill people. , but want to save people.”
"Rescue?"
Ren Ruyi looked surprised and didn't understand what Zhou Chen meant.
Zhou Chen said: "You may not know that the battle between An and Wu at Tianmen Pass has ended. Our Emperor Wu was defeated and captured seven days ago."
As soon as he said this, Ren Ruyi immediately understood.
"You mean that your Prime Minister wants Ning Yuanzhou to go to Anguo to rescue Emperor Wu? Is Ning Yuanzhou so capable?"
Zhu Yiwei and Liu Daotang are sworn enemies. She has heard of Ning Yuanzhou a long time ago, but she has never met Ning Yuanzhou before, and she doesn't know how capable Ning Yuanzhou is.
"Ning Yuanzhou once lurked in Anguo. If we say who in the entire Wuguo has the most hope of rescuing Emperor Wu from Anguo, he should be ranked first."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Lu complained dissatisfiedly: "Brother Zhou, why do you keep saying everything to others?"
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, Ruyi is one of our own now, she won't go out and talk nonsense."
Ren Ruyi snorted coldly: "You and I are not our own people. If something like this hadn't happened, we would have parted ways long ago."
"We haven't parted ways yet. You have to go back to Anguo anyway. Maybe we can keep going together in the future,"
"how do you know……"
Ren Ruyi was about to question, but suddenly realized that she had said the wrong thing, so she glared at Zhou Chen very unhappily, and simply stopped talking.
But she was really surprised, why did Zhou Chen seem to know her very well, even her next move and her plan to return to Anguo, but she was very sure that she had never met Zhou Chen before.
In the pavilion, Zhang Song and Ning Yuanzhou had already started talking. Zhang Song explained his intention to Ning Yuanzhou and asked him to rush to Anguo to welcome Emperor Wu back.
Of course, Ning Yuanzhou refused. If he had not experienced the battle of Tianmen Pass, he might still have hopes for Emperor Wu and Dawu. But now, he had experienced the battle of Tianmen Pass personally, and he had already lost hope for Emperor Wu. He had lost his trust and had no good impression of the powerful minister Zhang Song, so of course he was unwilling to go to Anguo.
But now that Zhang Song is here, how could it end just because of Ning Yuanzhou's rejection? He blackmailed Ning Yuanzhou by telling him that the envoy to Anguo this time was Princess Yang Ying.
Ning Yuanzhou had a good relationship with the princess Yang Ying. Yang Ying always called him brother, so Zhang Song used Yang Ying as a bargaining chip and even made harsh words.
"If you still want to refuse, I will let the princess die now. In fact, I don't care who sits on this dragon throne, but I will never allow anyone to challenge my power to control Dawu."
These words could be described as arrogant and treasonous, but Zhang Song said them in front of Ning Yuanzhou without any scruples.
Later, he issued a threat, saying that he had planted gunpowder on the path that Yang Ying's team must pass, and that as soon as the buzzer sounded, it would ignite and explode.
Ning Yuanzhou refused to agree. As Zhang Song's countdown began, Yuan Lu wanted to stop the release of Ming Dy, but he was still a step too late.
The Ming Dy was fired, and not long after, a violent explosion was heard.
The young and energetic Yuan Lu roared angrily at Zhang Song, but Zhang Song didn't take his words seriously at all. He only had Ning Yuanzhou in his eyes.
Ren Ruyi asked Zhou Chen: "I see you have no emotions at all, so you are not worried about the princess?"
Zhou Chen said indifferently: "I have no friendship with that princess, so why should I worry? Besides, he is not stupid. If he really kills Yang Ying, then there is really nothing to talk about. Ning Yuanzhou is not talking now, but In fact, he was about to agree right away."
Zhang Song was able to become a powerful minister under one person and over ten thousand people, and his ability to control people's hearts was extraordinary. He knew what Ning Yuanzhou's weaknesses were and how to exploit them.
After using Yang Ying, he talked about the Tiandao Taoists in the Tianmen Pass battle and used their reputation to threaten Ning Yuanzhou.
In the end, under the coercion of friendship, Ning Yuanzhou agreed to Zhang Song, and drank the poison for ten days to make Zhang Song feel at ease.
Zhang Song reinstated Ning Yuanzhou to his post, and went a step further, becoming the new head of the Liudao Hall, and appointed Ning Yuanzhou to dispatch troops and generals to Anguo.
"Xiangguo, before that, I want to ask you something."
"you say."
"My good friend Zhou Chen wants to leave the Six Paths Hall. He hopes that the Prime Minister will agree and that he will not be wanted in the future."
Zhang Song just glanced at Zhou Chen unexpectedly and agreed.
"Okay, I promise you."
After the discussion, the group returned to the city. Ning Yuanzhou was going back to start recruiting troops.
It wasn't until night that everything was settled, and Zhang Song finally removed the people who had been monitoring Zhou Chen and the others.
Ren Ruyi proposed to leave overnight, and Zhou Chen sent her out of the city.
The whole journey was silent, and when they arrived outside the city, Ren Ruyi suddenly said: "Thank you, I owe you another favor."
"You mean?"
"Zhao Ji, you killed Zhao Ji, and Zhao Ji was originally my second target. If you kill him, it is equivalent to helping me."
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "If this is the case, then you don't have to worry about it. I killed him for myself, not for you."
Ren Ruyi said: "I don't care, in short, Zhao Ji died in your hands, that's enough for me."
"Okay, then I will accept your favor. Lou Qingqiang is the first, Zhao Ji is the second, and the third seems to be Mr. Yue. I know some information about Mr. Yue. She is Zhu Yue Sanniang, the purple envoy of the Yiwei Wuguo branch, usually hides her head and tail, wears a mask and a cloak, and is about three inches taller than you."
Zhou Chen told Mr. Yue's specific information, and Ren Ruyi listened carefully.
"Thank you."
"This is the second time you have thanked me. This is not consistent with your identity as an assassin."
Ren Ruyi said coldly: "You helped me and I thank you. Is there anything wrong with that?"
"Nothing is wrong."
"In that case, let's separate again. I'm leaving."
"Okay, by the way, next I should follow Wu State's envoy to Anguo. If you also want to go back to Anguo, maybe..."
"unnecessary."
Ren Ruyi refused coldly, then got on his horse, swung the reins, and rode away.
Watching her leaving, Zhou Chen smiled slightly. He would join the mission, and he would also let Ren Ruyi join the mission. In this way, the journey would not be boring.
Zhou Chen quietly returned to Liudao Hall and happened to see Ning Yuanzhou gathering his team and discussing something.
As soon as he got closer, Ning Yuanzhou heard him.
"come on."
"I thought you were going to charge me with trespassing in the Six Paths Hall. After all, I am no longer a member of the Six Paths Hall."
Zhou Chen walked out slowly. He was extremely familiar with Liudaotang. It was very simple to come in without disturbing others.
Seeing Zhou Chen appear, several people had different expressions. Although Zhou Chen knew Qian Zhao and Sun Lang, they were not very close to each other. Yu Shisan was a little better, after all, they were former inmates.
So when Yu Shisan saw Zhou Chen, he immediately stood up, pointed at Zhou Chen and shouted: "Zhou Chen, you still have the nerve to appear in front of me. I still remember how you left me alone.
left."
Facing a gossipy look, Zhou Chen said: "Can you blame me? I didn't have the ability to let you out at that time, and I can't afford to offend Liu Shangshu."
Yu Shisan said angrily: "Then you are not brotherly enough. When you came out, you didn't even think about giving me something to eat and drink. Do you know how miserable my life was in prison?"
"I think you are living a pretty comfortable life. There are so many ladies and young ladies in the prison who are jealous of you."
"What do you know? That's my personal charm. Anyway, I don't care. If you didn't save me at the beginning, if you don't compensate me well, I won't let it go."
Ning Yuanzhou said in time: "Yu Shisan, if you want to take action against Zhou Chen, then I have to advise you. He is not what he used to be. Zhao Ji was killed by him. Don't ask for trouble."
ah."
Yuan Lu nodded repeatedly as if admiring him. He had seen Zhou Chen's power with his own eyes. The sword technique was so powerful. He had never seen such a delicate sword technique.
"Hiss, did you kill Zhao Ji?"
Yu Shisan looked shocked. He was relatively familiar with Zhou Chen and knew how good Zhou Chen's martial arts were half a year ago. He also knew Zhao Ji's martial arts better, so he was shocked.
Qian Zhao and Sun Lang also looked surprised. Zhou Chen belonged to the Senluo Palace. Except for Ning Yuanzhou, the other members of the Senluo Palace did not dominate with martial arts. If what Ning Yuanzhou said was true, then Zhou Chen's martial arts should not be underestimated.