In an upper room of the inn, there was an Eight Immortals table in the middle, with steaming tea on the table. Zhao Zheng and Jiang Yong sat face to face, both with solemn expressions.
After three cups of tea, Zhao Zheng asked: "There are only you and me here. If Hall Master Jiang has anything to say, please speak directly."
"We, the Wudang Sect disciples, are waiting for you here. Actually, we have something to ask for, and we hope you can agree." Jiang Yong said seriously.
"The Wudang Sect is a giant in the righteous way, and the masters in the sect are like crucian carp crossing the river. How could they seek help from a nobody like me?" Zhao Zheng wondered.
"It is true that the Wudang Sect has many masters, but in the world of martial arts, many things cannot be solved by force alone." Jiang Yong shook his head.
"Convince others with virtue?"
"Yes, you must conquer people with virtue. If you rely on force to make people surrender, then the Wudang Sect will no longer be a righteous sect. What we are asking you to do this time is something that cannot be done by force."
"What happened?"
"We want to ask you to connect the dots and ask someone to help us and ask him to answer a few questions about our Wu-Tang Clan."
"Who do you ask for mercy from?"
"Tong Wanhua."
When Zhao Zheng heard that this matter was related to Tong Wanhua, he was slightly stunned. Then he suddenly realized why Jiang Yong and others came to find him. He had just lived in Gongshu Village for so many days. From the outside, he would definitely think that he was
The friendship with Tong Wanhua is irreversible. It is estimated that Jiang Yong and others must have hit a soft spot in Gongshu Village and failed to achieve their goals, so they set their sights on him and wanted him to help Tong Wanhua.
He had just helped Tong Wanhua, and there was some friendship between the two parties. If it was a trivial matter, he would be the one to plead for mercy. Tong Wanhua would probably appreciate it. But how could it be a trivial matter if it could stump the Wudang Clan?
Not only is it not a small matter, but it is also a very big and difficult matter, which is why we spend so much time and effort to deal with it seriously.
"Hey, Hall Master Jiang, let's talk about it. I'll see if I can help. If I can, I will definitely help." Zhao Zheng said with a bitter smile.
"The thing is actually like this..." Jiang Yong opened the chatterbox and told the entire cause and effect, starting from how the hall leader was killed and ending with the short arrow hitting a wall in Gongshu Village. After telling this, he took the five
The murderous short arrow was placed on the table, and the blood stains on it were still vaguely visible. "We, the Wudang Clan, must avenge this kind of blood feud. No matter who the murderer is, we must find him out at all costs."
"I deeply sympathize with your sect's misfortunes and am willing to help. I have some friendship with Senior Tong, and if I ask him, he will give me a favor. However, he previously claimed that he did not know these five roots.
Short arrow. Maybe this is not a lie, but the truth. Even if he rewards you, he may not be able to provide any useful clues, and may even make him unhappy. He hates other people nagging him." After Zhao Zheng finished speaking, he said a little.
Feeling worried.
"If this matter has caused displeasure to Senior Tong, our Wudang Sect will apologize on your behalf and will not embarrass you. I hope you can agree to my unkind request and help run an errand. Afterwards, our Wudang Sect will definitely have
Thank you very much." Jiang Yong stood up, lowered his body, and saluted Zhao Zhengshen.
"I can't do it, I can't do it. Senior will kill me with this move." Zhao Zheng quickly stepped aside and stepped forward to hold his hands together. "Senior, there is no need to say anything. This matter will be taken care of by me. I will turn around right away.
Go to Senior Tong, tell him about this, and ask him to look at these short arrows."
"Then I'll help you, Young Master Zhao." Jiang Yongxi said.
Zhao Zheng was thin-skinned and soft-eared. He really couldn't stand others begging him like this, so he took the matter on himself. He also had important matters to attend to, so he couldn't delay any longer. He got up immediately to handle the matter and sent the waiter to help.
The news of seeking an audience was sent to Gongshu Village.
Passing messages back and forth like this is very cumbersome and troublesome, but this is the rule of Gongshu Village. No matter how anxious they are, it is useless. They can only act according to the rules of Gongshu Village.
The waiter hurried back and quickly brought back the news, claiming that Gongshu Village had opened its doors and was waiting for Zhao Zheng to come over and meet him.
Zhao Zheng and Jiang Yong set out together, arrived at the gate of Gongshu Village, and opened the door. Under the guidance of Tongzi, the two of them finally arrived at the courtyard of the village successfully and met Tong Wanhua himself.
Tong Wanhua originally greeted Zhao Zheng with a smile, thinking that Zhao Zheng had left something behind, so she left and returned. But when she saw Jiang Yong next to Zhao Zheng, the smile on her face suddenly disappeared.
Zhao Zheng observed his words and murmured in his heart: "Tong Wanhua's expression changed as soon as she saw Jiang Yong. Has the Wudang Sect offended him before, or maybe there is something else hidden."
No matter what they thought in their hearts, the two people who came to visit had to show a respectful attitude and salute Tong Wanhua together.
"Why did you two come to visit us?" Tong Wanhua asked expressionlessly.
"Senior Tong, I left and came back because I have something I want to ask you, and I hope you can tell me without hesitation." Zhao Zheng took out five short murder arrows and presented them with both hands, "You must still have an impression of this thing.
I will not repeat the ins and outs here. I also hope that you, senior, can look at my face, help me control my eyes, open my golden mouth, and tell you about the hidden weapons of this agency."
"Zhao Zheng, this is a Wudang sect matter, why are you meddling in it?" Tong Wanhua said displeased.
"Palace Master Jiang has asked me for help, so I have to ask for help. This matter is related to human life. If you know any clues, senior, please tell us." Zhao Zheng implored.
Tong Wanhua picked up a short murder arrow from Zhao Zheng's hand, hesitated again and again, and nodded: "Okay. Seeing that you have helped me, I will no longer be secretive and tell you the truth.
"
Jiang Yong and Zhao Zheng were overjoyed when they heard this and thanked Tong Wanhua profusely.
Tong Wanhua waved her hand to stop the two of them, and then sighed: "Jiang Yong, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but it's because I have some unspeakable secrets that it's really inconvenient for me to tell you."
"Senior, it doesn't matter. If you really have any difficulties, our Wudang Sect can help you solve them." Jiang Yong promised.
"What I said is unspeakable is different from what you think." Tong Wanhua shook her head and smiled bitterly, "Actually, it was no one else who made these five short arrows. It was me, Tong Wanhua! They were made by my hands.
It was a hidden weapon. I recognized it at a glance. But because I didn’t want to get angry, I avoided it.”
Jiang Yong rolled his eyes and suddenly realized: "It turns out that this hidden weapon was built by you, senior. No wonder you were unwilling to tell the truth before. But don't worry, senior, there is an owner for every injustice. Although the hidden weapon was built by you, it's a shame."
It was not you who killed him, and this matter has nothing to do with you. We, the Wudang Sect, will never pursue you. As long as you tell us who the owner of the hidden weapon is, we will continue to investigate along this clue."
"I have more than one unspeakable secret. What I just mentioned is just one of them. In addition, there is another unspeakable secret." Tong Wanhua hesitated before speaking.
"Senior, if you still have any difficulties, please feel free to tell them."
Tong Wanhua picked up the blood-stained short arrow, placed it in front of her eyes, and continued: "This hidden weapon was developed and designed by me two years ago. It's called the 'Plum Blossom Arrow'. After it is fired, it can shoot at once."
* Shoots out five short arrows, which will form a pentagon. The shape is like a plum blossom, hence the name. This kind of "plum blossom arrow" is very powerful. It has the power to break mountains and crack rocks, and it is very small and exquisite, only the size of a palm, and can be stuffed
Put it in your pocket. Because the materials used to make this kind of hidden weapon are very precious, I only made one at first. Then I couldn't put it down and played with it for several days."
"One day not long after I built this 'Plum Blossom Arrow', I went to the warehouse, planning to take it out and play with it, but I was dumbfounded as soon as I arrived at the door. The warehouse door should have been tightly closed.
It was open, proving that the warehouse had been stolen. I was shocked and quickly went in to check. I found that two of the three rooms in the warehouse were still locked and there were no abnormalities. However, the door of one room was opened.
Many hidden weapons were lost, including the 'Plum Blossom Arrow'. My Gongshu Village has always been known for its tight defense, but it was stolen. This is a great shame for me. I am the only one involved in this matter.
Several disciples knew about it and never told any outsiders."
Tong Wanhua smiled bitterly, looked at Jiang Yong, and said: "This is my second unspeakable secret. The theft in Gongshu Village is really a shameful thing. I don't want to make it public. These two unspeakable secrets combined have led to my
I have never told the truth before.”
"I see. Speaking of it this way, the murderer should be the thief who stole the Plum Blossom Arrow. Even if it's not him, he is still someone related to him. I dare to ask Senior Tong, after the theft, did you find any clues to find out?
The identity of the thief?" Jiang Yong asked.
"I don't need to investigate at all. The thief is very bold and has clearly written his identity on the wall."
"He is so bold. Who is he?" Jiang Yong asked anxiously.
"There is a crescent moon painted on the wall of the stolen warehouse room." Tong Wanhua said solemnly.
"Crescent Moon..." Jiang Yong's face changed drastically and he lost his voice, "Did someone from Yeyue Gate steal the plum blossom arrow?"
Tong Wanhua nodded and acknowledged Jiang Yong's guess.
Jiang Yong took a breath of air, and Zhao Zheng next to him was also stunned for a moment, slightly surprised.
Yeyue Sect is one of the eight sects, but unlike other upright sects, this sect's whereabouts are very secretive and never revealed to the outside world. No one knows where the chief helm of this sect is, and no one knows who is in this sect. This
The sect specializes in taking orders to kill people. Anyone who is willing to pay will be willing to kill anyone. The members of the sect are equivalent to killers!
Every time a crime is completed, people from the Yeyue Sect will draw a crescent moon on the wall with a pen to announce to the world that the crime was committed by the Yeyue Sect. This practice and the half-moon pattern have become the symbol of the Yeyue Sect.
mark.
Not only the Yeyue Sect's own people, but also some people outside the Yeyue Sect, after committing a crime, in order to create suspicion and clear up the relationship, they will also learn the Yeyue Sect's crime tactics and deliberately draw a crescent on the wall to convey the crime.
It was framed on Yeyuemen's head. There were many people who fished in troubled waters, which made Yeyuemen's blood debt even greater.
Whether it's real or fake, all the cases with crescent patterns in the world are worth eight hundred, if not one thousand. Six Doors will be very depressed once they see a crescent pattern around a murder case. There is no food for the day, because Yeyuemen's murder methods are so clever that they often leave no traces, making it difficult to solve the case.
There are many people in the Jianghu who have grudges against the Yeyue Sect, and they hate the Yeyue Sect so much that their teeth itch. The Jianghu even organized a hero conference, and multiple sects joined forces to attack the Yeyue Sect. However, no results were obtained in that action. It took a lot of effort to succeed, but only two minions who were suspected to be members of the Yeyue Sect were killed. Not even a key member of the Yeyue Sect was captured, let alone the chief helmsman of the Yeyue Sect.
The Yeyue Sect can stir up bloodshed in the world, so naturally it must have corresponding strength. The killers in this sect are divided into several levels, which are bronze killers, silver medal killers, gold medal killers and jade medal killers. The bronze medal killer is in charge. Assassinate targets below the fourth level. Silver assassins are responsible for assassinating targets below the eighth level. Gold medal assassins are responsible for assassinating targets below the tenth level.
As for the most powerful Jade Killer, the head of the Yeyue Sect himself, he claims to have the strength to kill anyone in the world, even the emperor!
There are many masters in Yeyue Sect, and they are good at hiding their whereabouts. With their ability, they are indeed capable of sneaking into Gongshu Village and stealing some of the hidden weapons. Moreover, this sect specializes in assassination. After getting the plum blossom arrow, they will definitely use it Assassination targets will not be left as decorations.
After obtaining these clues, it is almost certain that the leader of the Wudang Sect was killed by a member of the Yeyue Sect.
However, there are still some doubts about the whole matter.
"Since the people from Yeyue Sect have the ability to sneak into your warehouse, why didn't they take away all the hidden weapons instead of only some of them?" Zhao Zheng asked doubtfully.
"What he took away were small and powerful concealed weapons, probably for the convenience of carrying. He couldn't take away the concealed weapons that were too big even if he wanted to," Tong Wanhua explained.
"Which room in A, B, and C did he steal the hidden weapon?"
"It's in Room B. He couldn't open the doors to Rooms A and C. It's probably because he didn't peek into how to open the doors, so he didn't have the idea to attack those two rooms. After all, the traps I set up are not simple. If he If you don’t know how to open the door forcefully, the mechanism will be triggered.”
"In this way, he should have been hiding in the darkness of Gongshu Village for a long time and secretly watched you open the door, so he was able to open the warehouse door when you were not there." Zhao Zheng speculated.
"Well, that should be the case." Tong Wanhua nodded, and then looked at Jiang Yong, "I have told you all the real situation, and I promise not to hide anything this time. As for how to investigate this matter in the future, that is It’s your own business.”
"Thank you, Senior Tong, for your help and telling me such an important clue. Tomorrow I will write a letter and notify the door, asking the door to send a generous gift to thank you senior." Jiang Yong expressed his gratitude.
"There's no need for generous gifts, as long as you don't blame me for the Plum Blossom Arrow thing."
"Senior, as I said before, every injustice has its owner and its debtor has its owner. This matter has nothing to do with you. Even if the Wudang Sect wants to settle accounts, they have to go to the people of Yeyue Sect to settle accounts."
"Those bastards stole a lot of my precious secret weapons. If your clan can level the Yeyue Gate, it will indirectly take my breath away." Tong Wanhua raised her eyebrows.
It's easy to say this, but it's difficult to do it. The Yeyue Sect God is haunted and his whereabouts are elusive. Even if you want to take revenge, you can't find anyone. Even if you can find someone, the Yeyue Sect's killer is not that easy to deal with. If the Wudang Sect
Openly challenging the Yeyue Sect, it is still unknown who will suffer in the end.
Although the real culprit was found, there was no joy on Jiang Yong's face, because the matter of revenge became even more uncertain. But regardless of whether the Wudang Clan could take revenge, they had to thank Tong Wanhua for helping provide clues. Jiang Yong said again
They said thank you. Tong Wanhua waved her hand and told Jiang Yong not to be verbose, but just promised not to spread the news about the theft in Gongshu Village. Jiang Yong and Zhao Zheng naturally agreed, swearing to God, Tong Wanhua only then
I feel at ease.
After all the questions were asked, Jiang Yong and Zhao Zheng bid farewell to Tong Wanhua and left Gongshu Village.
While walking on the road, Jiang Yong and Zhao Zheng had their own thoughts and worries on their faces. Naturally, Jiang Yong was thinking about dealing with the Yeyue Sect, and Zhao Zheng was also thinking about things related to this.
Others don't know about Yeyue Sect, but Zhao Zheng knows it clearly. He knows who the head of Yeyue Sect is and where the chief rudder of Yeyue Sect is. He intends to tell Jiang Yong these things.
But after a second thought, I gave up the idea.
This matter is not trivial and has wide implications. Once it is announced to the outside world, it will definitely cause a bloody storm. At that time, not only will he himself be implicated, but the entire world will also fall into a catastrophe, killing countless people.
Therefore, you can't talk about these things even if they are rotten in your stomach, and you can't implicate so many people for the death of a Wudang sect leader.
Thinking of this, Zhao Zheng completely gave up his impulsive thoughts and stopped thinking about the Yeyue Gate.
Not long after the two left, they returned to the inn near Gongshu Village. Wudang sect members hurriedly welcomed them out and asked questions. It was a very important matter. Jiang Yong did not say it clearly, but claimed that he had already asked about the result. Zhao Zheng fulfilled his responsibility,
He wanted to say goodbye and leave, but Jiang Yong stopped him and pulled him into a room alone.
"Shao Xia Zhao, you have helped the Wudang Clan a lot this time. Words of thanks are not enough to express my gratitude. Please accept this gift of thanks." Jiang Yong said sincerely and handed something to him.
Zhao Zheng stood in front of him.
Zhao Zheng didn't even look at it. He quickly pushed the thank you gift away and refused: "It's such a small effort, so why bother? I'd better skip the thank you gift or something like that."
"You have helped me so much. If I don't express my gratitude, I will have trouble sleeping and eating in the future. This small gift is not respectful, so just accept it. I know that Zhao Shaoxia is a noble person and will not be greedy for those external things, so I didn't
I have prepared a valuable thank-you gift for you. I just prepared a small gift for you, not worth much."
Zhao Zheng then looked down at the gift in Jiang Yong's hand and found that it was a martial arts secret book with the words "Fifteen Wudang Styles" written on it. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
