"I guess that even if Xie Changqing attends the Peach Blossom Festival, he will surround the entire peach grove with a huge force."
Xu Chong talked eloquently, "If you kill someone in Taolin, no matter whether you can kill him or not, it will be difficult for the person who takes action to break through the siege... Therefore, I suggest that you take action outside of Taolin."
"Beyond the Peach Grove?"
Zheng Wu was a little depressed, "We haven't cultivated the Tao yet. How can we have such a long-range attack method..."
"I have."
Xu Chong said calmly.
"This...what state is your Excellency in?"
Zheng Wu asked curiously.
"Ninefold body wash."
Xu Chong replied, "The inner demon can make me burst into twice as much strength as the ninth level of body washing. Although it is not as good as Zhongdao, it is not far behind."
The realm of the ninth level of washing the body is twice the strength of the ninth level of washing the body?!
Everyone's hearts trembled.
After a moment, Nan Hongzhi shook his head: "You are indeed very strong, but you are even less able to get up close than us. And if you get up close, there should be no guarantee that you can break through the protection of the Taoist weapon, right?"
"Indeed it cannot."
Xu Chong spoke slowly, "But if I have a Taoist-level hidden weapon in my hand, I will be 100% sure."
After going around and around for a long time, I didn't expect that in the end this was the only solution left.
In fact, if the general guard's use of Taoist weapons had not been recorded, there would be no need for him to go to Taipingdao.
"hidden weapon?"
Everyone looked at each other in shock.
Nan Hongzhi considered it for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Taoist weapons are already scarce, and there are even fewer Taoist-level hidden weapons. We won't be able to get them for a while."
"No, I believe you can do it."
Xu Chong smiled and said, "Can't three of the six major families together find a Taoist artifact?"
Zheng Wu looked struggling.
Others may not be able to get such a thing, but he clearly knows that there is an elder in the Zheng family who holds a Taoist-level hidden weapon.
But the problem is, how can people lend this kind of thing so casually?
"Think about it, as long as I kill Xie Changqing, you can swallow up the territory of Yuzhou."
Xu Chong continued to persuade, "Isn't an entire province inferior to a Taoist weapon?
At the beginning, he really didn't have high hopes, and it was more of a test. Now... Zheng Wu's expression was too obvious.
After a while, Zheng Wu suddenly raised his head and said, "I can get this hidden weapon, but I need to ensure that you can kill Xie Changqing."
"How to ensure this?"
Xu Chong frowned.
"Please show me your hidden weapon skills."
Zheng Wu clasped his fists, "After all, the price I paid for this matter is too high. If I can't ensure it..."
"Is this...okay."
Xu Chong pondered for a moment, then raised his hand and turned it over.
A string was caught between his fingers.
Before anyone could react, Xu Chong flicked his finger and the strings disappeared again.
"I only used the power of a hundred acupoints."
Xu Chong said lightly, and then pointed in the direction he came from: "You can go and take a look."
Zheng Wu and the others floated away.
Sun Yourong stayed where she was, looking at Xu Chong in a daze.
The three of them returned after a while, all with shocked expressions on their faces.
By this time, they had no doubts about Xu Chong's methods.
Silently, more than twenty inches of strings sank into the exit stairs a hundred feet away, leaving only half an inch outside.
In fact, even this half inch was left just so that they could find it.
"Five days."
Zheng Wu clasped his fists and said, "Please stay here for five days. After five days, I will hand over the hidden weapon with both hands."
"Go ahead."
Xu Chong waved his hand.
"yes."
Zheng Wu should leave first.
"In that case, the old lady will come back in five days."
Nan Hongzhi laughed and floated away.
After a while.
Xu Chong rubbed his brows helplessly, "Why are you still here?"
"Can the little girl read the whole poem at a glance?"
Hua Nongyue said a little embarrassed.
"..."
Xu Chong was speechless for a while, but in order to quickly send away this elderly leftover woman, he read the entire poem again.
Hua Nongyue looked satisfied and pulled Sun Yourong away.
…
…
"The silk tubes in Jincheng are coming day by day, half into the river wind and half into the clouds."
"This song can only be heard in heaven, and can only be heard in the human world several times."
In a certain room in the underground palace, Hua Nongyue repeated this poem back and forth. Every time she read it, her face became more shy.
"Auntie, there are no rivers within Shuanghua City."
Sun Yourong couldn't help but remind her.
"Shuanghua City does not have one, but Fengyang City does."
Hua Nongyue glanced at Sun Yourong, "This just proves that he composed this poem a long time ago, just to give it to me in person and not publicize it... But the question is, who is he?"
"Auntie has so many suitors, no one can match her?"
Sun Yourong asked, her eyes twinkling.
"Well, let me think about it..."
Hua Nongyue tilted her head to think, and after a while she shook her head: "There is really no one who can match it. The only one who has some poetic talent is the prefect of the Duan family, but he has died inexplicably... Even if he hadn't It is impossible to reach the ninth level of body washing so quickly."
"Is that so?"
Sun Yourong's voice was a little disappointed.
"Forget it, I'll ask him face to face after finishing this matter."
Hua Nong Yue is also refreshing and does not require much tangle.
"So what if I ask?"
Sun Yourong's eyelashes trembled slightly and she said: "He is an official and we are bandits, unless you betray Taiping Dao."
"It's just a poem. Although my aunt is a little moved, she won't be distracted by it."
Hua Nongyue waved her hand and said with a smile: "Of course, if this person is really worthy of trust, how can I, Hua Nongyue, care about this?"
"..."
Sun Yourong was silent for a while.
After talking about some family feud, Hua Nongyue pushed the door open and left.
Sun Yourong opened her luggage and took out a stack of documents from a small wooden box - information on the transfer of imperial officials.
This stack of documents contains information about one and only one person.
Xu Chong.
The top one has a line of words written by her herself.
"The real culprit who is suspected of killing Duan Yuanming used the method of Star Reaching originally created by Dou Tianyuan."
Yes.
Ever since Sun Yourong left Canglong County, she has been secretly paying attention to Xu Chong.
After the incident with the Cave Sky Fragment, she once wanted to take Xu Chong away from Canglong, but Hua Nongyue reassured her, so she didn't do it in the end.
Later, Xu Chong went to serve in the Blood Clothes Guards, and she was relieved.
After all, the Blood-Shirt Guards are a special department. They are the safest when there is no mission. Even if there is a mission, they will be relatively strong.
However, not long after, the Jiang Zhihong incident and the Xie Changkong incident broke out one after another, making her worried and unable to think about anything.
Fortunately, Xu Chongdu passed away safely.
Until the news of Duan Yuanming's death spread, as one of the people who had been paying attention to Xu Chong from beginning to end, she quickly locked the identity of the murderer on Xu Chong.
Naturally, Wei Wuxie's death was also explained.
Although there was no direct evidence, she instinctively believed that the Wuxiang Yi and the fragments of the cave were all on the person of Xu Chong, who was thoughtful and good at disguise.
And today...
"That move is also about reaching for the stars, right?"
Sun Yourong murmured.
…
…
End of March.
To the east of Shuanghua City, the peach groves stretching for more than ten miles are all in full bloom.
The petals are covered with a light layer of snow velvet. At a glance, it looks like peach blossoms blooming in the dead of winter.
This cold and warm feeling of separation is really intoxicating.
Tens of thousands of people crowded in and out of the peach forest.
They may raise a glass to invite you to drink, or they may compete in chess skills, or they may sit across from each other and drink tea, or they may play a solo and learn about flowers.
The event starts early in the morning and lasts until sunset.
Around noon, a huge military formation slowly came in and surrounded Taolin with great force.
Just as everyone was panicking, a high-standard chariot slowly stopped at the entrance of Taolin.
The high-spirited middle-aged man stepped down with a smile on his face.
It is Xie Changqing.
Xie Changqing in casual clothes.
"You don't need to panic. These soldiers and horses are all good men of the Commander's Department. They are here to protect everyone and make the event go smoothly."
Xie Changqing spoke loudly and said with a smile: "I'm here to join in the fun. You guys won't welcome me, right?"
"Don't dare."
"Your Majesty, your words are serious."
"..."
No one dared to offend the head of the province, everyone was full of compliments.
As for whether there was a curse in his heart that was disappointing, that's not known.
In this way, the event continued.
After all, Xie Changqing was wearing casual clothes, as were his entourage, and the scene of getting off the bus was only seen by people at the entrance, so it didn't take long for everyone to forget about Taiping Hou's existence.
Overall, the atmosphere of a grand event was not greatly affected.
Xie Changqing walked and stopped all the way, enjoying the event as no one recognized him.
Now it was a hard time for the accompanying protection personnel.
In order not to disturb the Marquis's interest, they must pretend to be attendees of the meeting, participate in the fun, and pretend to enjoy it to avoid being noticed by others.
.
Fortunately, Xie Changqing's pace was not fast and he seemed extremely patient.
Just like that, an hour passed without realizing it.
"We're almost at the spot you're targeting."
On a hillside three miles away, Zheng Wu and Xu Chong stood side by side, facing the direction of Taolin.
Xu Chong took off the black satin and stared at a peach tree in the peach forest with murderous eyes.
To ensure that he can kill Xie Changqing, he must use all his strength. In this way, all his strength will be exhausted after reaching the stars. If he is close, he may not be able to escape the follow-up pursuit just by relying on the physical fitness of the ninth level of Xishen.
Now, with a distance of three miles, the security was sufficient, but he could not find Xie Changqing through the dense trees and crowds.
Therefore, the only way is to cooperate with Zheng Wu, choose the direction of attack in advance, and wait for Xie Changqing to walk over by himself.
Calculate the lead time and snipe at fixed points!
"Thirty steps, twenty-nine steps, twenty-eight steps... He stopped."