A middle-aged man dressed as a porter was vomiting blood and backing away, looking horrified.
"You and I have never met, why did you attack me?!"
"Zhuo Youtang, Fenggu County Anzi, is currently between the sixth and eighth levels of enlightenment, right?"
Xu Chong, whose entire face and body was shrouded in a cloak, asked as he pressed forward step by step.
"You...are you from the government?"
Zhuo Youtang asked in shock, and at the same time he was puzzled to understand.
He was sure that there was no such master in Fenggu County who could seriously injure himself with just one kick.
Even the county magistrate who enlightened the ninth level couldn't do it.
Not to mention, the person in front of me is definitely not the cowardly and fearful county magistrate.
"You only have the right to answer, not the right to ask questions."
Xu Chong's voice was cold, "In the third year of Yongtai, Taiping Dao purchased grains on a large scale. Because of your merit in purchasing grains, you were given great medicine to improve your realm. But in fact, you did not buy the grains, but slaughtered a total of
A village of 212 people was taken by force, right?"
"I...I don't know what you're talking about."
Zhuo Youtang became more and more panicked.
The massacre of civilians is something that is explicitly prohibited within Taiping Dao, and he cannot admit it.
But...how could anyone know this?!
He obviously didn't leave any evidence... What's more, more than ten years have passed now!
"Whether you admit it or not."
Xu Chong continued to move forward, "Some debts always have to be repaid."
"No...no...don't kill me!"
Zhuo Youtang kept retreating, but had no intention of turning around and running away.
Because he knew that he couldn't outrun the opponent. If he didn't run, he could still have a moment of respite. If he ran, he would probably die immediately.
His mind was spinning wildly.
Pay off debt?
Is this person a survivor from that time?
No...it's absolutely impossible. I waited at the entrance of the village for ten days and killed all the people who came back from the village, making sure that nothing was left out.
That's not a survivor, is it someone from the government?
It's impossible...
The government is full of scumbags who are more ruthless than themselves. How could they send out such masters for a group of villagers?
Besides, even if the government pursues him, it is an aboveboard matter. Why should he hide his head and show his tail like this?
etc!
Hiding one's head and showing one's tail?
Zhuo Youtang suddenly remembered the order he had received a few months ago - to pay attention to people acting suspiciously and report them immediately if found.
Considering the information and portraits obtained from other An Zi, the identity of the cloaked man is almost revealed!
Thousand-faced Taoist, Wei Wuxie!
Zhuo Youtang was shocked, and at the same time he was even more puzzled.
If Wei Wuxie is really Wei Wuxie, he is at least a master of the fifth or sixth level of Tongmai, plus he has a noble status as a Taoist disciple. How could he have trouble with a little secret of his own?
As for revenge for those villagers.
This is simply impossible, it can even be said to be a joke.
Since that's not the case...
When Wei Wuxie came to find him, there was only one possibility - to inquire about Taipingdao's actions, or attitude!
That's why he hides his head and shows his tail, and that's why he pretends to avenge the villagers in order to hide his true identity!
Thinking of this, Zhuo Youtang immediately said: "Don't kill me! No matter what you want to ask, I can tell you! Whatever you ask me to do!"
"Um?"
Xu Chong paused, "I have nothing to ask you to do."
"I can tell you about Taiping Road. Aren't you a government official? This will definitely be useful to you!"
Zhuo Youtang said quickly, pretending that he had not guessed the identity of 'Wei Wuxie'.
"How much can you know if you are a secret person?"
Xu Chong's tone was full of suspicion, but his steps did not move any further.
Zhuo Youtang was overjoyed and said repeatedly: "Master Nong Yue Hall ordered the twelve palaces to pay attention to the abnormalities in the territory. As for Zhang Hua Mansion, Mr. Water Ghost has been missing recently and no one can contact him. The main gate has already
Someone has been sent to take over. On the way here, there is also Taoist descendant Sun Yurong in white. She has broken through to the fifth level of Tongmai..."
Xu Chong waited quietly for him to finish, and finally asked: "I'm very curious. You have more sources of information than other secret agents. There are many ways to obtain big medicine. Why did you massacre those villagers?"
Zhuo Youtang breathed a sigh of relief at these words, because he did not hear any murderous intent.
"Back then, my realm was not high enough. Even if I was also a dark figure, others would not look at me seriously. If I wanted to climb up, I could only do this..."
As for the source being more secret than others?
Where is it?
Just to confuse the audience, a lot of hearsay stuff was mixed in, and some of it was even made up.
The effect looks pretty good now.
Zhuo Youtang looked sincere: "You should know my value. With information like this, I can help you get a lot."
He believed that even if Wei Wuxie had transactions with many people, as in the legend, he would never dare to trust those people in his current situation.
And this is your chance to survive.
pity.
Xu Chong shook his head, "You guessed wrong, I'm just here to collect debts for those two hundred lives."
"What?"
Zhuo Youtang was stunned and his expression changed drastically: "Impossible! You..."
What he said later was blocked by the gushing blood.
Zhuo Youtang stretched out his hand and touched it, his throat felt smooth.
When did it happen?
With astonishment, Zhuo Youtang fell backward.
Xu Chong stepped over the corpse without caring and disappeared into the depths of the alley.
A few moments.
The 'corpse' on the ground suddenly moved.
His right hand, stained with blood, barely moved a few times until it was completely powerless and there was no movement at all.
Xu Chong maintained his greed for light and frowned as he looked at the corpse so close.
"Do you only have enough life left to write one word?"
"It should be cut shallower..."
"That's all, just the word 'thousand' should be enough. If you add more, it would be superfluous."
Immediately, he turned around and walked into the shadows, waiting silently.
More than an hour later, the sun set and the working people returned home one after another.
Zhuo Youtang's body was discovered and soon attracted a large group of government officials.
Not long after, the county magistrate also came.
The originally nonchalant expression changed several times the moment he saw the word 'thousand'.
The county magistrate quietly wiped away the writing with the sole of his shoe and asked the government officials to carry the body away.
"This should be fine."
Xu Chongyin nodded secretly.
During these five days, he drove at full speed, passing through Zhanghuafu City without stopping, just for this Zhuo Youtang.
When he was in Canglong, he spent half a month preparing for his hunting contribution, and among the shortlisted list was Zhuo Youtang.
Anyway, if Wei Wuxie is to appear, we can simply get rid of him. It doesn't matter whether he has any contribution or not.
"With my strength at the ninth level of Kaiqiao... no, with my strength at the first level of Tongmai, I cannot rush from the capital to Fenggu County within five days."
"Theoretically speaking, it is enough to prove that Wei Wuxie has nothing to do with me."
"Duan Yuanming... I hope you won't be ignorant of praise."
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Ten days later, Qianhusuo.
"You're finally back."
Ge Wanshan patted Xu Chong on the shoulder and breathed a sigh of relief, "Did you encounter any danger on the road?"
"No."
Xu Chong shook his head, "This subordinate did not follow the official path. He shrunk his bones and changed his shape all the way back through the mountains and ridges."
"I see...huh?"
Ge Wanshan was stunned, "Then why did you come back so soon?"
"My subordinates walked with Mr. Jiang all the way, and gained some insights. Later, they saw the grandeur of the capital, and were lucky enough to make a breakthrough."
Xu Chong put forward the rhetoric he had prepared long ago.
"It turns out there was a breakthrough, no wonder."
Ge Wanshan nodded and looked at Xu Chong sideways: "You kid, you became a small flag as soon as you came here. How long has it been before you want to raise the general flag again?"
"The faster you improve, the happier you will be, right?"
Xu Chong smiled.
"That's true."
Ge Wanshan also laughed and opened his hands directly, "Come on, punch me with all your strength."
With all my strength...
Xu Chong twitched his lips.
If he really punched with all his strength, he would probably be beaten to death by such a defenseless person.
"Hit me. What are you afraid of? Can you still hurt me with your first level of Tongmai?"
Ge Wanshan urged, "Just go through the process and save yourself the trouble of taking the assessment later."
"All right."
Immediately, Xu Chong took an extremely solemn posture and punched out.
Bang.
Ge Wanshan didn't move at all, but his face darkened, "I asked you to punch me, but I didn't ask you to use your wind-breaking hand... you stepped on the horse."
Fortunately, he didn't tear open his bloody robe today, otherwise if he was knocked back even half a step, he wouldn't be a loser.
"Well…"
Xu Chong touched his nose and asked, "Do I pass?"
"Pass passed."
Ge Wanshan waved his hand, "However, there are no free manpower now. The general flag can be raised for you. If there are manpower, you have to find a way by yourself."
"Can we still recruit people?"
Xu Chong was a little surprised.
The "Qian" in Qianhusuo refers to the number of captains.
If he recruits another banner, the number of captains will exceed one thousand, which is somewhat illegal.
"It's just a small matter. With your current value, as long as you can recruit a hundred people, you can do it."
Ge Wanshan said nonchalantly, "The governor won't say anything if he finds out."
Is it really still a privilege?
Xu Chong thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Forget it, I'd better concentrate on martial arts."
Recruiting people is too troublesome, even if there is an unconditional recruitment priority, it is useless. Yang Xiong has just harvested the Zhanghua Mansion, and the new leeks have not yet emerged.
When you really need someone, just ask Kou Ruohai to borrow them.
"As it should be, go ahead."
Ge Wanshan sat back.
As soon as Xu Chong left, his expression turned ugly.
"Wei Wuxie..."
"Can't the court let him go and just hide him?"
"Jumping out at this time to provoke the imperial court?"
Ge Wanshan wanted to curse.
In the past few months, he had settled down and believed that Wei Wuxie would disappear and never be found by anyone again.
But I never expected that this guy would not only appear, but also leave such obvious traces.
Someone is pretending?
Not quite.
Impersonating Wei Wuxie will not only make the real Wei Wuxie more vigilant, but will also attract the attention of all parties.
Only fools would do this if they see no benefit.
But if it was really Wei Wuxie, why did he deliberately leave traces?