Even the ordinary people in the town knew that they should not go out today.
They all wisely closed their doors, watched their children closely, tied up the animals in the yard, and prayed that this new year would pass quickly and peacefully.
And those business travelers who usually come and go in the town did not show up today; after all... this is New Year's Eve. For us Chinese, if you can only have one day off in a year, then this is it.
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Of course, not everyone found a place to hide.
In addition to various martial arts figures, drunkards and gangsters in the town also gathered in the dark alleys and street corners out of curiosity and with a little bit of alcohol.
After all, the opportunity is rare... They also want to see what kind of show those "heroes" will perform.
"Gang leader, we have checked before and after. Only the Beggar Clan has more people than us. The other sects only have more than ten people at most, but..." The man hesitated in the middle of his words.
"Just what?" Tu Ji asked coldly.
"It's just... Although they are small in number, more than half of them are hard-hitting..." This Kuanghu Gang spy's martial arts are average, and only his light skills are outstanding. However, he has the ability to distinguish who is the real master.
, and this ability... also made him feel quite uneasy.
"What?" Tu Ji saw through his mind instantly and cast a cold look at him, "Are you afraid?"
His glance made the spy tremble all over and his heartbeat stopped.
At this moment, there were only two of them standing in the small courtyard facing the street. The other members of the Kuanghu Gang were ambushing in the nearby area.
In other words, if Tu Ji was unhappy and had the spy "executed on the spot", there wouldn't be anyone to take care of it.
"Subordinate...damn it..." The spy knew that none of his thoughts could escape Tu Ji's eyes, so instead of making excuses, it would be better to admit his mistake directly.
"Hmph..." Tu Ji smiled, "In comparison, are you more afraid of them or me?"
This question is difficult to answer, and it seems that either answer is wrong.
Therefore, the spy did not dare to answer, he just stood there... breaking out in a cold sweat.
"Actually, the answer to this question... doesn't matter." After a moment, Tu Ji looked at his subordinate with a satisfied look, "Actually, I am the same as you, I am also afraid." He paused and calmed down.
He said, "I'm afraid of death, afraid of losing, and also afraid that I won't be able to win the Sword Dance Notes tonight."
Hearing this, the fear on the spy's face faded a bit and was replaced by a trace of doubt.
"It's right to be afraid. Fear can keep you away from danger." Tu Ji continued, "But you can't lose your cool, lose your sense of proportion, or even lose your stance just because of fear..." He said those last two
"Remember... the more scared you are, the more clearly you have to know what you should do and do it well."
"I understand!" Beads of sweat rolled down the spy's face. He looked at Tu Ji with almost grateful eyes and bowed, "Thank you, Bishop Bang, for your teaching!"
"Well... you go ahead." After Tu Ji said this, he turned his back and waved his hand, signaling the man to go out and explore further.
After receiving the order, the spies immediately used Qinggong and left the courtyard in the blink of an eye.
Tu Ji was still standing, meditating.
From the outside, the leader of the Kuanghu Gang seems to be a rough man, but in fact, he is as cunning as a fox, as cruel as a wolf, as poisonous as a snake, and as fierce as a tiger...
His dress, conversation, and even the name of his gang and the name of his unique martial arts... are all deliberate disguises.
He just wants others to think that he is a rough man and a martial artist, so that they will look down upon him and relax their vigilance.
Objectively speaking, he was very successful... Duan Keyi's death is a good confirmation.
In fact, it's not just Duan Keyi.
Last night, ten masters were attacked by the Kuanghu Gang, and none of the ten were spared. As for how many disciples of those masters died, no one would care.
This success rate is not a coincidence, it is just because the goals chosen by Tu Ji are all "guaranteed" goals.
Before taking action, he not only investigated these people's martial arts, age, physical condition... but also their habits, hobbies, special quirks, etc.
As for those who he cannot investigate clearly, such as Wang Qiong (who is more thoughtful than Tu Ji), Leng Yuqiu, Mian Taoist (who has no family and no sect, and works alone), etc., he will not take action rashly.
This is Tu Ji's principle of doing things: first be invincible, and then wait until the enemy is victorious.
However, this strategy is not feasible today.
At least... with the strength of the Kuanghu Gang, it is impossible to make an "invincible" layout here.
So, as Tu Ji said himself...he was scared.
But today's situation is worth worrying about, and it is also worth leaving the part that cannot be controlled by wisdom to the so-called "fate", "luck"... to give it a try.
The sound of the door shaft turning interrupted Tu Ji's thoughts.
With some surprise, he turned around and looked at the wooden door a few meters away from him.
That's the door of a private house.
Although Tu Ji regarded the courtyard as his base, he did not obtain the consent of the owner; of course... he did not think that the owner of this private house had the courage to open the door and come out to argue with him.
But now, the door of this private house was suddenly opened, and the two people who came out did not look like ordinary people.
"Ha..." Looking at Master Jian and Bu Ai, who were walking towards him, Tu Ji showed a self-deprecating smile, "I was also negligent..." He muttered to himself, "Even if I can't sense the internal force,
I should also go into the house and take a look..."
When Tu Ji came here this morning, he did consider breaking into the house and killing the residents inside; but after all, he was afraid of causing trouble, so he just used his inner strength to check outside the house, and after confirming the total number of people inside,
After there were only two people and no internal reaction, he came to the conclusion that "there were just two ordinary people in the house."
"If I remember correctly..." As he spoke, Tu Ji was ready to face the enemy, but he remained calm on the surface. He looked at Young Master Jian and said, "This should be Young Hero Huangfu..."
Then, he looked at the girl who was not afraid again, "And this... is Chai Nuxia."
Tu Ji had already bribed the shopkeeper of Ke Lai Xuan, so he knew everything about the inn. With Tu Ji's intelligence, it was not difficult to write down every guest's name.
"The leader of the Tu Gang is very well-informed..." Bu Awei continued, "It's obviously our first meeting, but he seems to be very familiar with us."
She reacted quickly. She almost immediately thought of how the other party learned her and Master Jian's names, and immediately spoke to test them.
"Hmph... I'm just 'well-informed'..." Tu Ji responded with a sneer, "But you... are 'skilled'." He paused for a second, then continued, "Not to mention the other two.
You were able to escape unharmed in front of Leng Yuqiu yesterday, not to mention that you were able to hide your inner strength; what I am most curious about is...how on earth did you ambush you in this room?"
This question really puzzled Tu Ji, because he also made a temporary decision to choose this private house as a stronghold this morning. If he wanted to ambush in advance, it would be impossible unless he knew the unknown.
"There is no such thing as an ambush." Kuang Zong Jianying replied in a very relaxed tone, "Just because we expected that last night would not be peaceful, we decided to leave the inn and find another place to stay to avoid being involved.
We didn’t want to get into any unnecessary trouble. So... we just found a private house to hide in." He shrugged, "This family collected some money (the money they extorted from Leng Yuqiu was enough to help this family live).
Last year), I left the town very happily, planning to go to the hostess’s natal home to spend ten and a half months before coming back.”
What he said was half true and half false.
"To avoid getting into trouble" is only one of the reasons why they came here. In fact, their main purpose of coming here is to ambush Sashimi and Yume Jingzen.
The two Jiang Hu were not light-hearted. When they entered the town, they naturally discovered the existence of the Order duo and those "Yin Bei".
But... Xu Huaishang's extremely difficult technique of "invisibility" in the sound shell using one's own abilities cannot be used by Jian Shao and Bu Wei. Therefore, the countermeasure they came up with was for Yi and Lao to pretend to be completely unaware.
While under surveillance, I ate, drank, rested, chatted with various NPCs in the town, and collected information, as if I was playing a stand-alone RPG game. At night, I even found a private house to hide in and rest, as if everything would be fine.
All of this is to create an illusion for the monitors that "we don't know that we are being monitored." But in fact, they are always alert to the enemy's movements and are ready to strike back when the enemy attacks.
Unexpectedly, at night, Sashimi was killed by Xu Huaishang; Yinbei, a special item generated by Sashimi's skills, also disappeared with his death.
But Jian Shao and Bu Ai, who discovered this situation, did not dare to act rashly...
If the two of them were outside the town, there would be nothing to worry about. After noticing Yinbei's disappearance, they could enter the town unscrupulously; but they entered the town during the day... This means that after Yinbei disappeared,
At the moment before, their position was still under the enemy's control.
Then, they have to consider the situation where the enemy deliberately disables the sound shell, creating an illusion that "the surveillance has disappeared", so as to expose their flaws.
Thinking this way, they would not be able to move easily and could only continue to wait.
This wait was like waiting until morning. Instead of waiting for sashimi and Meng Jingzen, we waited for the Kuanghu Gang who came to visit.
Who would have thought... Tu Ji just chose the courtyard of this private house as his hiding place and a base for communication, and his gang members were all waiting around this place.
At this point, Master Jian and Buwei simply stopped coming out. With their hearing, they could clearly hear every word Tu Ji said in the courtyard while sitting in the room without moving; they just happened to be able to pass Tu Ji's words
Communicate with various spies, understand the situation in the town, and watch the development of the situation.
"Oh?" Tu Ji didn't buy Master Jian's explanation very much, "Then according to your opinion, it's just a coincidence that you guys will appear in this room...?"
"Whether it's a coincidence or not, it doesn't matter anymore." Bu Awei continued.
"Then what is important?" Tu Ji asked straight to the point without mincing words.
"We are out, this is very important." Kuang Zong Jianying said.
Tu Ji thought for a while and felt that what the other party said made sense. He couldn't help but wonder in his heart: Why did they come out on their own initiative? If they wanted to eavesdrop, they should continue to stay in that room; if they wanted to make a sneak attack, they would not do it so openly.
Open the door and show up.
"So..." Tu Ji's thinking was also very quick, "What happened that forced you to come out?"
"Exactly." Kuang Zong Jianying said.
"Can you tell Tu about the reason?" Tu Ji asked.
"Of course." Master Jian didn't mind telling the other party why they left the house, because even if he didn't tell the other party, the other party would soon know.
"Someone has entered the town." Mr. Jian exchanged glances with Buwei and then responded.
"What kind of person?" Tu Jida said.
"I don't know his name." Master Jian replied.
"Then you should know something else." Tu Ji said.
"Ah..." Master Jian's expression condensed and he said solemnly, "All I know is... his martial arts is very high, so high that you can't even imagine it." He paused and then added, "The other thing is...
...He carries the 'Sword Dance Notes' on his body."
