Gu Yuan came to Tongfuju again, planning to wait here for Fatty Ming's arrival.
Before, without the knowledge of the Yi brothers, Gu Yuan left a banknote of two thousand taels to the shop owner.
The shop owner was very enthusiastic towards Gu Yuan and his hospitality was very attentive.
Because he was worried that the Liu family would come tonight, Gu Yuan left another banknote for the boss.
The boss was so happy that he couldn't even buy a few Tongfuju with the banknotes Gu Yuan gave him.
Dihao guest rooms are still under repair.
The boss personally arranged for Gu Yuan to stay in the upper room of Tianzi No. 1 on the second floor.
In the middle of the night, Gu Yuan was meditating in bed.
I could clearly hear slight footsteps coming from the roof of the inn.
The owner of this footsteps was very careful. The footsteps were so light that ordinary people could not detect them.
He even took two steps, one step, three steps and one pause, trying to keep the sound to a minimum.
He would pay attention every few steps he took, for fear that he would be noticed by Gu Yuan.
Maybe his trick works well for ordinary cultivators, but for Gu Yuan, this move is a bit too deliberate.
It is normal for some small animals and birds to land on the roof at night, and it is not enough to arouse Gu Yuan's alertness.
The pause in his steps was a bit too human.
The sneak attacker had a clear goal along the way, taking slight steps from far to near.
He just came to the room where Gu Yuan was.
The sound he made when he landed on the roof was much softer than that of a kitten or bird.
It is even lighter than the sound of leaves blown by the wind or falling on the roof.
But it was this soft and abnormal sound that caught Gu Yuan's attention.
So much so that the sneak attacker who landed on the roof smashed the window and fell into the house, preparing to give Gu Yuan a fatal blow.
Gu Yuan had already left the bed and hid beside it.
Gu Yuan was worried that he would alert the attacker, so he did not draw his sword, but instead picked up the bronze candlestick placed on the ground.
After all, drawing a sword will make a little sound.
The room at Tianzi No. 1 is relatively spacious, and there are several large and small bronze candlesticks in the room.
In addition to the ones placed on the table, there is also a half-person-high candlestick erected next to the bed.
The candlestick is like a bedside floor lamp on Earth, standing beside the bed.
When Gu Yuan got out of bed, he held it in his hand. Gu Yuan tried swiping it twice, and it was quite easy to use.
When the sword in the attacker's hand hit the quilt on the bed, he realized that Gu Yuan was not lying on the bed at all.
This man's swordsmanship was astonishing, but he missed the target.
He rolled his eyes, and a golden light flashed in the dark room, splitting Gu Yuan's bed into two pieces.
Obviously, Gu Yuan was not under the bed either.
There is also a mural above the bed.
The man swung with force again, and even a big hole was opened in the stone wall behind the bed.
The assassination attempt failed. The attacker looked around and did not find Gu Yuan, so he mistakenly thought that Gu Yuan was not in the house.
He took out a small mirror in his arms and caused the moonlight to sway incessantly, intending to send a signal to the people outside the window.
But it was when he turned his head that he discovered that a figure flashed past this messy place.
Just when he was wondering, he suddenly felt a chill running down his spine.
He subconsciously used his sword to move, covering his whole body airtight.
The person also retreated towards the window, intending to get out through the broken window first.
At the same time, the sword in his hand made a circle around his body with the swing of his arm, the tip of the sword shot outwards, and finally passed over his head in a big way.
During the whole process, all his vitals were guarded to prevent anyone from attacking his vitals.
At the same time, the risk of being attacked by hidden weapons is also minimized.
Whether it was the timing of the sneak attack or the astute response when he discovered something was wrong, this sneak attacker could be regarded as a top-notch person.
But just when he stood still and looked around suspiciously again.
When he turned around, he saw a black shadow coming towards him.
This dark shadow is Gu Yuan.
The sneak attacker only saw Gu Yuan holding something, turned around and slapped him on the head.
The sneak attacker raised his sword to block.
There was just a clang, the sound was clear and crisp, like a gong ringing in the middle of the night.
Then, the black shadow wheeled sideways and hit him on the head.
The man only felt a pain in his head, and then his head was smashed and he died.
He never figured it out until his death. It was said that the other party was a good hand with a knife. What weapon was used to kill him?
"Bronze candlestick?"
A slightly surprised old voice came from the bright hole in the window.
There was a hole in the window, and a beam of moonlight stirred up the dust.
It happened to shine on the dead body lying on the ground, with its head integrated into the bronze candlestick.
A person poked out of the window next to the hole.
I saw that this man was quite old, with white beard and hair. He was an old gentleman dressed as a scholar.
A green square scarf is worn on the head, with a dark green jade nailed in it.
Wearing a black coat embroidered with gold edges, and a pair of Liuyun boots of the same color.
This man has a ruddy complexion and a kind temperament. He is the kind of old man who makes people feel close to him at a glance.
If the old man hadn't broken the window and entered, Gu Yuan really wouldn't have been able to tell.
But the old man's behavior of going up to the roof in the middle of the night and observing the murder scene at close range did not sound like a good person.
Gu Yuan looked at this person warily and did not speak first.
At the same time, carefully sense and listen to the movements in the inn.
He was certain that besides the old man, there were several unidentified masters nearby.
After all, the commotion just made was quite big.
The sound made by kicking the window was definitely not small, plus the sound was like a street cleansing gong.
Not to mention the entire inn, the entire street around them woke them up.
Some people who didn't know the truth even opened their windows and shouted, "Is there a leak?"
Where did the water leak?"
Because only when water breaks out, the night watchman will sound the gong to warn.
But soon they discovered that someone was fighting, so they immediately fell silent and retreated.
Seeing this scene, the old man took the initiative and said: "No wonder you can survive until now, you really have a lot of trouble."
They sounded like good words, but the expression on the old man's face was quite unkind.
The old man obviously had something in his words, and he didn't play riddles. He said directly in the next sentence: "It's because of you that I was interrupted from retreat."
"Now I give you two choices. One is to commit suicide immediately, and I will leave you with a complete body."
"Second, if you resist stubbornly, I will cut you into pieces. It's up to you to choose!"
Gu Yuan smiled slightly, "Why, aren't you going to turn me into an iron corpse?"
The old man was slightly surprised, "You still know about the iron corpse of my Liu family?"
Gu Yuan kept looking up at the old man, and now his identity was self-evident.
This is what Ji Jiu said, the ancestor of the Liu family who lives in seclusion!
Gu Yuan remembered clearly that Ji Jiu said that there were several ancestors who were in solitary confinement like this.
There is no doubt that those people are observing Gu Yuan in the dark.