Daotai Mansion has a high courtyard wall. On both sides of the vermilion gate, there is a pair of guards standing guard, each holding a broadsword. They are wearing solid armor, but their posture is not very upright. They are listening to the sound of silk and bamboo music coming from the mansion, and they are sour.
Talking gossip.
"The people from Guiyi Division have been here for three days. Master Daotai held three night banquets. The theater troupe stayed directly at the house without leaving. The delicacies of mountains and seas were brought to the house in several carriages every day. Tsk, you are really willing to give up.
If you put down the capital, the expenses will be more than a few thousand taels a day."
"Otherwise? If Mr. Wu doesn't spend his money on others, how can he still spend it on us?"
"Oh, it's a pity that I'm not good at martial arts. Otherwise, it would be quite fun to go to Guiyi Division and become a purple guard."
"Look at how ignorant you are. The purple guards do dirty work every day and deal with a bunch of idiots. Maybe one day they will be killed with a knife. If you can't be a commander, you won't be as comfortable as we are. Patrolman
Those are the real fat chaps. Wherever they go, the local chief has to ask for and provide them with good food and drink."
"I think most of the people in the Tianxian Prison are not very good at martial arts."
"Tch, people care about your martial arts skills? Just look at the people in our house. No matter how young they are, they either have deep backgrounds in their families or they have close friendships with high-ranking officials in the imperial court. I heard that among them there is a senior official in the imperial court.
Master Yan Tian’s nephew!”
"Oh, you're talking about that Liu Quan."
"Yes, that's him."
"That one is really enviable. It is said that the ruthless Ying Hailan of the Royal Sword Hall is interested in him and chased him all the way to the city. Hey, it is really annoying to compare people with each other. The heroine Ying has a pretty face and is very powerful in martial arts, but I am
I only married a yellow-faced woman who couldn’t even cook a meal and was bad-tempered and smelly.”
"Hahaha, don't be angry, don't be angry. Who doesn't have a tigress? I'll change my post later, brother, please go and have a good time. A new group of girls have arrived at Huanxi Building in the east of the city. Let's go and pick at will!"
"You stingy man, why are you so generous today? Have you made a fortune?"
"Yesterday I ransacked the house of two gambling dogs and made a small fortune."
"My house has been confiscated, how can I make a small profit? It's not like making a big fortune. Huanxi Building is not enough, please invite me to Immortal Residence!"
"Damn, you're killing people!"
The two guards were laughing and joking at each other, and for a moment they didn't notice anyone coming up the steps. It wasn't until the two uninvited guests were about to cross the threshold and passed in front of them that they suddenly became aware of it.
The guard on the right shouted: "Stop, what..."
Before the word "人" could be uttered, a knife hilt hit him on the head. The guard felt the world spinning, his vision went dark, and he fell to the ground. Another guard swung his knife to kill, and a cold needle instantly passed through the gap in the armor.
The shot hit the acupuncture point on the back of his neck. His whole body went limp and he also fell to the ground.
"Haha, the people in Daotai Mansion are so useless, we didn't realize it until we walked in front of them."
Ji Cha chuckled lightly and followed Hong Chen across the threshold. He saw a large stone screen in the front yard. The light behind the screen shot up to the sky, and the sound of singing opera came from the screen.
"Ah, it seems that Daotai Mansion is holding a banquet, and Wu Xinyi and Shang Chihui are both watching a play!" Ji Cha said "tsk tsk" twice, "Tonight, let's put on a big play for them.
I've already thought of a name, it's called "Beheading the Dog"."
Hong Chen first put the lantern he was holding in his left hand on the ground, and then pulled out the entire Broken Breeze from its sheath, but did not move forward.
Ji Cha walked next to him and asked: "You don't dare to go on stage when you arrive?" Hong Chen said: "If you don't dare, I just make preparations first. I have only killed fish, chickens, bamboo rats, etc.
Those things are too small. Now I want to think about how to cut off the head cleanly." Ji Chadao: "Hey, when you fight with people, you are quite familiar with using a knife. Now if you cut off the head, you won't know how to do it.
Use a knife!"
Hong Chen took a deep breath: "Okay, I will treat their necks as bamboos. Just like how I chopped bamboos in the past, I will chop their necks the same way soon." After speaking, he quickly stepped forward, walked around the stone screen, and faced the people who were watching the show.
The crowd shouted: "Excuse me, who is Wu Xinyi and who is Shang Chihui?"
This time, because they followed Mrs. Dai's wishes and wanted to let others know that "General Dai sent people to kill Wu Xinyi and Shang Chihui," Hong Chen and Ji Cha did not sneak into Daotai Mansion secretly, but broke in openly and openly.
, there is no need to secretly investigate who is Wu Xinyi and who is Shang Chihui, just shout and ask.
An unidentified person suddenly appeared at the night banquet at the house, holding a knife in his hand, and loudly said the names of Master Daotai Wu and Master Xuntian Supervisor. Everyone at the table was a little surprised. A civil servant stood up and yelled: "Where did he come from?
Diaomin? Who let you in? You dare to hold a murder weapon, you are so audacious! Come on, take him down quickly!"
Shang Chihui, who was originally yawning while watching the show, now became interested. He twirled his beard with his right hand and said, "Don't be so anxious. I saw that this little brother came to the house to look for me. I'm afraid he has something to report."
, how can we say that he is a troublemaker when he hasn’t said anything yet? It’s not too late to make a judgment after asking for clarification.” Then he said to a fat white man next to him with a big belly and thick waist: “You are right.
Isn’t that right, Mr. Wu?”
Wu Xinyi said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, what you said is of course right. However, the people in this city have been indulged too much by Dai Wanshan, and there are many unruly people. Don't believe their words easily." He looked apologetic.
Laughing, I was cursing Shang Chihui secretly in my heart: This guy deliberately let the thieves sue him, and wanted to take the opportunity to hit me again. He really can’t get enough!
When Hong Chen saw the fat white man being called Mr. Wu, he looked at him and asked, "You are Wu Xinyi."
Wu Xinyi shouted coldly: "Yes, I am Wu Xinyi, the Daotai of this city. Who are you? Why did you come to Daotai Mansion late at night with a murder weapon?"
Hong Chen said: "So you are Wu Xinyi. Then who is Shang Chihui?"
Wu Xinyi stood up, tilted his very fat body slightly, and made an introduction to Shang Chihui: "This is Mr. Shang Chihui from the Inspectorate. Mr. Shang enforces the law ruthlessly and knows right from wrong. If you dare to speak arrogantly,
, Confusing right and wrong, Mr. Shang will not believe your words, and I will kill you when the time comes..."
Before he finished speaking, Wu Xinyi saw a sharp flash of light from the blade in the man's hand. He was so startled that he took a step back, tripping over a chair and almost sitting back down.
Now that Hong Chen knew who Wu Xinyi and Shang Chihui were, he just wanted to resolve the matter as soon as possible, so he stepped forward with his sword drawn. The people guarding Wu Xinyi and Shang Chihui were not only civil servants, but also newcomers to the patrol who were not good at martial arts.
, didn’t even have time to react, and just watched Hong Chen rush to Wu Xinyi in a few steps, raising the knife in his hand and dropping it.
puff!
Blood spattered several feet, a skull rolled to the ground, and the heavy body collapsed.
Shang Chihui was so frightened that he quickly got up and hid in the crowd. Hong Chen killed Wu Xinyi with a knife. A lot of blood was spattered on his body. The strong smell of blood rushed into his nose. His mind was confused for a moment: Is this killing? It's like killing chickens and fishes.
There is no difference in killing bamboo rats. The people around me are frightened. Are they afraid that I will kill them too?
Suddenly, a crying voice popped into his ears: "Dad! Dad! That man killed my father! Kill him quickly, kill him quickly!" Hong Chen turned around and saw several civil servants dying.
Pulling a little fat man who looked much younger than Wu Xinyi back, the little fat man cried profusely, with snot and tears streaming down his face. He was so startled that he almost lost his grip on the broken breeze in his hand.
In the past, when Wang Lifeng cried and said, "Give my father his life," Hong Chen didn't feel anything. After all, he didn't kill her father. But now, although the little fat man is not crying as loudly as Wang Lifeng at that time, it seems that
A hammer hit Hong Chen's heart: "I killed someone, the father of this little boy. But he was a dog official. Mrs. Dai said he should be killed, and many people said he deserved to be killed. Am I right to kill him?"
"
Hong Chen froze on the spot, staring at the little fat man who was being dragged away by the civil servants, and fell into a daze for a moment. Suddenly there was a "click" sound in his ears, and Hong Chen woke up as if from a dream, and turned around to see Ji Cha
Waving the claws of his left hand, he was fighting with a man holding a stylus. When he looked closely, the man holding a stylus was actually Liu Quan.
While Ji Cha was fighting with Liu Quan, he scolded Hong Chen angrily: "What are you waiting for? Wait for others to kill you! Go and kill Shang Chihui too! If you don't kill him, he will escape!"