Chapter two hundred and thirty fifth cause and effect
Hearing this, Liu Xiu couldn't help laughing and said softly: "Mr. Chongpeng, I think you have misunderstood. Your three disciples were not invited to my house as guests. They are assassins and were imprisoned in the house."
In my house."
His voice was not loud, but while Liu Xiu was speaking, the sound of armor clattering could be heard outside the hall.
Looking out at the yard, I saw hundreds of soldiers pouring out from both sides of the yard. Each of them was holding a crossbow and carrying a sword under his ribs. They were filled with a murderous aura and stared at them without blinking.
Looking at Chong Peng and Chen Ye in the hall. Several burly and muscular guards wearing iron armor were already standing at the door of the hall. Everyone's right hands had been raised and they were tightly holding the hilt of the sword under their ribs.
He glared at Chong Peng with a murderous expression.
It can be seen that as long as Liu Xiu gives an order, these strong guards will draw their swords together, rush in and tear Chong Peng into pieces.
Chong Peng only glanced outside lightly, then he looked at Liu Xiu and asked with an indifferent expression: "General Liu, what do you mean?"
Liu Xiu said: "A few days ago, Mr. Chongpeng's disciples assassinated me. Shouldn't Mr. Chongpeng give me an explanation?"
Chong Peng squinted his eyes, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, showed a smile, and said: "Explanation?" As he spoke, his figure suddenly swayed, and Chong Peng, who was originally standing in the center of the hall, unexpectedly flashed to the door of the hall.
I saw his arm swaying, and a cold light suddenly appeared. The several strong guards standing at the door didn't even see clearly what was going on. They felt that the belts around their waists were loosened. When they lowered their heads and looked again, they saw that their belts were completely intact.
broken.
People subconsciously raised their heads to look at Chong Peng again. He had flashed back to the center of the hall and stood there upright, as if he had never moved.
It's so fast! Not only is his movement incredibly fast, but his sword moves are so fast that people can't see clearly. Even if the strength of Chong Peng's disciples is not yet up to the level of a swordsman, it is not far behind.
And Chong Peng's own strength is at least at the level of a great swordsman.
This move of Chong Peng can be said to be an astonishing skill.
The several guards standing at the door of the room were ashamed, angry, anxious and angry. They covered their waistbands with their hands and stepped back one after another.
But then, more guards crowded to the door of the hall. People were holding crossbows, squatting in a row in front and standing in a row in the back. The sharp points of the crossbow arrows were all aimed at Chong Peng.
At the same time, Zhu You, Xu Xiling, and Jiu'er all took a step forward and stood in front of Liu Xiu, as if facing a formidable enemy. Yan Guang frowned and asked displeasedly: "Mr. Chongpeng, what are you doing?
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Chong Peng smiled indifferently, caressed the sword under his ribs, and said slowly: "Don't General Liu want an explanation? This is the explanation I gave General Liu. Although Chong Peng is not talented, it will be easy to take your life."
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"Really?" Liu Xiu raised his eyebrows. As he spoke, he suddenly waved his arm outwards and saw a flash of lightning. No one present could see clearly what was going on. The flash of lightning had already passed from the side of Chong Peng's head.
It passed by and was nailed to the wall behind him, making a clanging sound.
Looking closely, it turned out that what was shot from Liu Xiu's cuff was a crossbow arrow.
The mechanism inside his sleeves, Liu Xiu is becoming more and more proficient in using it. The strength of the crossbow plus the strength of his arm swing, the two forces merge together, making the arrow move as fast as lightning.
In addition, the distance between Liu Xiu and Chong Peng was too close, so Chong Peng really didn't react at all to Liu Xiu's sudden sleeve arrow.
He felt a burning sting on his cheek, and subconsciously raised his hand to touch it. His cheek was not scratched by the crossbow arrow. The reason why he felt stinging pain was entirely because it was swept by the strong wind.
Chong Peng slowly put down his hand and looked at Liu Xiu with a somewhat incomprehensible look.
He really didn't expect that Liu Xiu could hide such a skill. Judging from his complexion, it was obvious that he was seriously injured, but it was incredible that the arrows he threw from his sleeves could be so fast.
After Liu Xiu threw out an arrow, he looked at Chong Peng with a smile and said slowly: "Mr. Chong Peng's sword is indeed amazingly fast, but my sleeve arrows are not that slow. If you
If I really take it, it's hard to say who will win in the end, Mr. Chongpeng, what do you think?"
Chong Peng looked at Liu Xiu intently, and looked at him for a while. Then he slowly lowered his hand that was stroking the sword.
That's right, Liu Xiu's sleeve arrows are not slower than his own sword, and are even a bit faster. If he really gets angry, even if his sword can stab Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu's sleeve arrows can also nail him.
On the body.
However, what Chong Peng didn't know was that the reason why Liu Xiu's sleeve arrows were so fast was not because he himself had perfected the skill of using sleeve arrows, but because of the pocket crossbow machine hidden in his wrist.
It's just that this pocket crossbow machine can only hold one arrow inside. In other words, Liu Xiu's ability is only to throw this arrow.
But for those who didn't know what was going on, the deterrent effect of the arrow he threw was enough. At least at this moment, he had greatly frightened the arrogant Chong Peng.
Seeing Chong Peng staring at her and saying nothing, Liu Xiu smiled and asked, "Mr. Chong Peng, can we sit down and have a good talk now?"
"Humph!" Chong Peng snorted, but he turned around and walked to a mat, kneeling down and sitting down.
But even though he was sitting there, his back was straight, and the muscles all over his body were obviously tense, giving the impression that he was getting ready to go.
Liu Xiu asked bluntly: "Mr. Chongpeng's apprentice will come to assassinate me. I think this should be Mr. Chongpeng's order!"
Chong Peng frowned and was about to speak when Liu Xiu continued: "Of course, I believe this order did not come from Mr. Chong Peng's original intention. After all, there is no grudge between you and me in the past, and there is no grudge in recent days. Mr. Chong Peng
There is really no need to fight with me. Now, what I want to know is, who is the person who really wants my life?"
"What if I don't want to say it?" Chong Peng stared at Liu Xiu and asked word by word.
Liu Xiu shrugged, looked up and smiled, and said: "If Mr. Chongpeng can't give me a satisfactory answer, I'm afraid that not only will Mr. Chongpeng be unable to take away your three apprentices today, but even Mr. Chongpeng himself will have a hard time."
Don’t walk out of here again.”
Chong Peng was stunned and couldn't help but burst out laughing. He suddenly stopped smiling and said solemnly: "General Liu, you have such a big tone. If you want to keep me, you have to see if you have a good tone."
Matching ability!"
Before Liu Xiu could answer, Chen Ye reminded Chong Peng in a low voice: "Brother, we are not here to fight General Liu desperately!"
After hearing what he said, Chong Peng took a deep breath, closed his mouth, and said no more. Chen Ye said seriously: "Brother, I'm actually very curious, whose idea was it to assassinate General Liu?"
Chong Peng frowned slightly, lowered his head and remained silent.
Chen Ye said meaningfully: "Senior brother, in order to assassinate General Liu, our Yiqi sect has already lost three disciples. Do you plan to bring in the three nephews Xu Ying, Xu Fei and Xu Ting?"
Chong Peng was shocked and his brows furrowed even deeper. Xu Ying, Xu Fei, and Xu Ting were all his true disciples, and they were also disciples he valued very much. In order to save the three of them, Chong Peng came to Liu Xiu personally, and even
He also brought his junior brother Chen Ye with him, which shows how seriously he takes it.
But it was really difficult for him to reveal the senior above.
Seeing that Chong Peng was still hesitating, Chen Ye took a deep breath and asked urgently: "Brother, could it be that this order was given by Master?"
Chong Peng didn't even think about it and blurted out: "Of course not!"
"Since he is not the master, what else can't he say to me, senior brother?! Zi Ling is right, our Yiqimen and Zhutiandu tribes have no grudges in the past and no grudges in recent days, but this time we suddenly turned against Liu
The general committed such a vicious attack, something fishy happened, senior brother should stop hiding anything!" Chen Ye looked at Chong Peng and said eagerly.
Chong Peng stared at it for a while, then said slowly: "This assassination of General Liu was carried out by me and Junior Brother Chongshun, and both of us... were under the orders of Senior Uncle Xuande."
The Xuande he was talking about was one of the three guardians of the Yiqi Sect.
The three guardians of Yiqi Sect are all the best among the Xuan generation. The three are Xuanshi, Xuanbao and Xuande respectively.
Xuande is Chongshun's master, while Chongpeng and Chen Ye's master is Xuanbao. In terms of seniority, they both have to call Xuande uncle.
Chongshun sent his disciples to assassinate Liu Xiu, but Chen Ye could still understand. After all, it was his master's order, and Chongshun did not dare and could not disobey it.
But Chongpeng also got involved, and Chen Ye couldn't understand it.
He frowned and said: "Senior brother, Master has reminded us that Uncle Xuande is too busy with worldly thoughts, so we should avoid it whenever we can, but why do you still get on the pole and move forward?"
Chong Peng smiled bitterly and said: "Uncle Master came to me and opened his mouth to me, how could I refuse?!"
Yan Guang, who was standing by, had already understood. It turned out that Xuande was secretly instructing what happened this time. Yan Guang had also heard about Xuande, and he was not surprised at all that Xuande could do such a thing.
It can be said that Xuan Bao's evaluation of Xuande is most appropriate. Xuande's secular thoughts are indeed very heavy, and he attaches great importance to fame and fortune. It is said that Xuande has always wanted to become an official in the court, but unfortunately he has never found a suitable way.
Later, I don’t know what kind of coincidence, Xuande met Liu Xiu, the national teacher. The former was a Taoist master, and the latter was a prophecy master. Both of them belonged to the metaphysics school, and they felt like old friends at first sight.
Liu Xin (in order to avoid confusion, he will still refer to Liu Xin by his original name) admired Xuande's ability very much and felt that if he could use him, he would definitely be a great help to him.
Liu Xin's status as Imperial Master was undoubtedly the best springboard for Xuande to enter his official career. The two of them had their own desires and needs, so they naturally came together.
Ever since the two brothers Liu Yan and Liu Xiu revolted in Chongling, the prophecy in "Chi Fu Fu" has been hovering in Liu Xin's head all the time.
As Zhu Tiandu's troops made rapid progress in Nanyang, his concerns about Liu Xiu became more and more serious. For Liu Xin, Liu Xiu had become a thorn in his side, a thorn in his flesh, and a piece of trouble that made him sleep and eat uneasily.
Heart disease.
Liu Xiu of Nanyang must die! Only when Liu Xiu dies can he sleep peacefully and eat sweetly.
He revealed his concerns to Xuande in a subtle way, and also promised Xuande that as long as he could get rid of Liu Xiu, he would personally recommend him to Wang Mang to join the court as an official and assume the position of grand master.
The so-called guru is an official who handles clan affairs. He is relatively laid-back, but very respected. He also often interacts with the clan, which can lay a good foundation for connections, and his future career development will be smooth.
This condition proposed by Liu Xin made Xuande's heart skip a beat, and he agreed without much thought.
But after all, he has a special status. He is one of the guardians of the Yiqi Sect. If he takes action personally, the matter will inevitably cause a big fuss. If not, he will be impeached by the Taoist Association. The gain outweighs the loss.
So he thought of his apprentice Chongshun, and his nephew, Chongpeng, who had always had a good relationship with him.