"The important places in Zhujian Villa are guarded by disciples, and I haven't been able to find anything useful."
The woman standing in front of Lu Hanjiang was naturally Huangfu Xiaoyuan, but at this time she had changed her face to hide her identity.
Looking at the direction Elder Qi left, Huangfu Xiaoyuan felt a little surprised. As a close confidant of Lu Hanjiang, she also knew a lot about the Beggar Clan.
As a member of the Jingyi Sect, Elder Qi was the first person to support Lu Hanjiang's rise to power. He usually acted in a flattering manner. Huangfu Xiaoyuan originally thought that he was a guy who could only talk sweet words.
But she didn't expect that the clown-like Elder Qi's kung fu was much better than hers. The slap just now was so sudden. If Lu Hanjiang hadn't stopped him, she would have made a fool of herself in her haste.
Lu Hanjiang saw what Huangfu Xiaoyuan was thinking. He poured two cups of tea and explained: "Don't underestimate him. He is the Nine Bags Elder of the Beggar Clan. Since he was able to command the Jingyi Sect and the
Yan Fengyun will definitely not be a simple guy in the ring."
This is true. Although Elder Qi usually plays the role of a dogleg and a clown, it depends on who he is playing. In front of the gang leader Lu Hanjiang, he can naturally only be assigned such a role.
But don't forget, he is also the dignified elder of the Nine Pockets of the Beggar Clan and a representative of the Jingyi Sect. In terms of martial arts and methods, ordinary people cannot match him.
Bullying the weak and fearing the strong and pretending to be powerful are his methods, and judging the situation is his character background, but the basis of all this is his own extraordinary martial arts.
"It's me who underestimates the world."
Huangfu Xiaoyuan did not try to force herself, but frankly admitted her carelessness. After putting on her veil again, she withdrew her gaze towards the door.
Lu Hanjiang looked at Huangfu Xiaoyuan's veil and sighed helplessly. No wonder Bian Guang often talked about how stunningly beautiful she would bring disaster to the country and the people. This was indeed breathtakingly beautiful.
It should be mentioned that Linglong's disguise technique is not about creating a fake face out of thin air, but making a series of adjustments based on the original face, supplemented by various disguise tools, and then achieving the effect of "changing the face".
Compared with other disguise techniques, the advantage of this disguise technique is that it is not easy to be noticed, but there are also disadvantages, that is, this disguise technique needs to be processed according to the original face, which represents its adjustment.
There are limits to abilities.
Take Huangfu Xiaoyuan as an example. Given her second-best status in the world, no matter how she tries to smear her and pretend to be ugly, it will be difficult to cover up her original beauty. On the contrary, the more she covers up, the greater the risk of being exposed.
Therefore, every time Huangfu Xiaoyuan changes her appearance, even though others cannot see her original identity, they are still deeply attracted by her appearance.
For ordinary people, it doesn't matter whether this is good or bad, but for a Jinyiwei who needs to hide his identity and walk in secret, this is definitely a huge disadvantage.
Therefore, on weekdays, Huangfu Xiaoyuan either wears a mask or hangs a veil. Even if she is disguised, she still has to use this method to barely avoid the sight of everyone.
Originally, to investigate the details of Zhujian Villa, other people should be dispatched for work that requires concealment, but in the end Lu Hanjiang chose Huangfu Xiaoyuan, who had the greatest risk of exposure. The reason was helpless because there was not enough manpower.
Unlike the previous trip to Zhujian Villa, which targeted the Five Mountains, dealt with the Beggar Gang, and annihilated the Xuehua Palace, Lu Hanjiang had no official purpose in coming here this time, purely because A Lan was here.
In addition, before Gongsun Cheng's coming-of-age ceremony, he took Yongle and Shangluo out to relax.
Naturally, this means that too many manpower cannot be mobilized at will. The accompanying Jin Yiwei are basically responsible for the protection of the princess. Several thousand households under him need to rotate to garrison in other places. Bian Guang, Cui Yixiao and other deputy thousand households, as well as others
Things need to be dealt with.
The shortage of manpower in Jinyiwei is a problem left over from history. Without a clear purpose, the deputy Qianhu of Fusi in Beizhen and above basically perform their own duties. At this moment, the only people he can assign to run errands are at the level of one hundred households.
When it comes to selecting people among the Jinyi Guards at this level, only Huangfu Xiaoyuan can take on the big responsibility.
At this time, Huangfu Xiaoyuan took out a map of Zhujian Villa and spread it out on the table in front of Lu Hanjiang. Several places were marked on it.
"Here, here, and here. These three places are sword furnaces. I have already visited them all. Except for a few weapons that are still being cast, there is nothing special about them."
Huangfu Xiaoyuan said, then pointed to a mark to the west and said: "This is the sword furnace of the swordsmith Yi. The guard strength outside is three times that of other places. I couldn't sneak in."
"Master Yi?"
Lu Hanjiang has also heard of this name. If Gu Ming is a master who is famous for not taking the ordinary path, then this Yi is a model of following the rules. Although the weapons he forged throughout his life were quite satisfactory, his output was
They are also rare products.
"Although this sword-making master has a distinguished reputation, it should not be his turn to make the decision in this matter. In the end, the owner of the Sword-Forging Villa will still have to say what he wants."
Lu Hanjiang glanced at several marks on the map, and then looked at the one to the north: "This should be Huo Tianya's sword room. Have you ever visited it?"
Huangfu Xiaoyuan nodded, and then said: "Although the guard strength here is ordinary, Huo Tianya lives here all year round, so I am afraid it will be difficult for me to break through."
Lu Hanjiang pondered for a moment, then turned his gaze to the last south mark: "Here it is."
Huangfu Xiaoyuan replied: "This is a dungeon. On the surface, there are only two people guarding it. In fact, the defensive force behind the scenes is ten times that of other places. There is only one person locked up here in Zhujian Villa now, that is Master Gu Ming."
Disciple, the one who stole the Xingxuan Sword and escaped."
Lu Hanjiang was interested. He came here because he needed A-Lan to unlock the secrets left by the guest from Hongchen. He also wanted to take a look at the secret of the Xingxuan Sword, and the key to this was the imprisoned disciple.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "It looks very troublesome, what do you think?" Lu Hanjiang leaned back on the chair, holding his head in his hands, his tone was as comfortable as his expression.
Huangfu Xiaoyuan stared at the map for a moment, shook her head and said: "There is only one passage in the dungeon. If you want to bypass the group of secretly guarding disciples outside, it may be possible. The two furnishings inside are not a problem. However, unless you advance
Get the key or we can't open the cell door."
The dungeon door is the biggest difficulty. If you can't open it, even if you bypass the guards, it will be of no use, and a violent breakthrough will definitely alert the enemy.
"Tell me, if I go to Huo Tianya to ask for someone, will he give it to me?" Lu Hanjiang suddenly asked.
Huangfu Xiaoyuan was startled, frowned and said: "How is it possible? If that sword really hides some secret sword-making method, how could the Sword-Forging Villa let it go so easily? This is making fun of their future."
"I don't think so."
At this time, Lu Hanjiang was really interested in talking to Huo Tianya. In his opinion, the other party's current behavior did not seem to attach much importance to the future of Sword Making Villa.
"Oh, by the way," Lu Hanjiang suddenly thought of something and asked again: "How is Miss A Lan doing?"
Huangfu Xiaoyuan paused and said: "Miss A Lan received excellent hospitality at Zhujian Villa, but recently I heard some news from the Jianghu people who participated in the Sword Tasting Conference. The descendants of her mortal guest
My identity seems to have been exposed."
Lu Hanjiang raised his eyebrows: "Did she say that herself?"
Ah Lan has a casual temperament, maybe she just mentioned it to others casually.
But Huangfu Xiaoyuan shook her head: "A-Lan has been treated as a distinguished guest since she came to Zhujian Villa. She rarely has the opportunity to interact with others. She should not be herself. I guess... the news is Zhujian
Released from the Villa."
Lu Hanjiang thought for a while and asked, "Why do you say that?"
Huangfu Xiaoyuan looked at Lu Hanjiang and said: "Nowadays, people in the village are spreading rumors that Miss Alan's two swords were both made by Master Gu Ming and are from the same source as the Xingxuan Sword.
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"Is there still such a thing?"
Lu Hanjiang narrowed his eyes slightly. He didn't know about this matter. He was about to continue asking when he heard footsteps coming from outside. When he raised his head, he saw that Huangfu Xiaoyuan had already left from the window.
Yongle pushed the door open and saw Lu Hanjiang sitting on a chair. There was a map and two cups of steaming tea on the table. She tilted her head strangely and asked, "Are there any guests?"
"...Well, would you like some tea?" Lu Hanjiang picked up the tea in front of him and handed it to Yongle.
"Oh." Yongle didn't think much, held the tea cup and drank it slowly.
On the wall outside the courtyard, Huangfu Xiaoyuan's figure stayed in place for a moment. She looked back and then walked away.
In the room, Yongle seemed to notice something. He looked over the window sill towards the wall, but there was only one nameless petal falling down.