Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 120 The Mysterious Lord
"what!"

There was a scream in the store.

The guy reacted very quickly, raising his hand to block while dodging, but no matter how fast he was, it couldn't be faster than Zhou Yu's movement, and a lot of soy milk still splashed on his face.

Before the customers in the shop recovered their senses, they saw the guy running out of the shop like a civet cat, then leaping onto the roof and disappearing in an instant.

"This this……"

The store owner looked dumbfounded.

"Boss, bring me another bowl of soy milk."

But Zhou Yu sat down as if nothing happened, and gave instructions to the boss.

"Oh……"

Seeing that the husband looked calm and had no intention of chasing him at all, Sun Li was a little puzzled, but he was reluctant to ask.

It wasn't until he finished drinking soy milk, eating rice cakes, and left the shop that Zhou Yu patted Sun Li on the shoulder: "Don't worry, that guy can't escape."

"Oh? Could it be that Mr. has seen the origin of that guy?"

Zhou Yu shook his head: "When the soy milk was poured on me, I have already cast a secret method. No matter where he escapes, I will have a way to find him. Unless, he can escape thousands of miles in a short time."

Upon hearing these words, Sun Li sighed sincerely: "Sir, you are truly a god!"

"It's not that amazing. If you study Zhouyi carefully in the future, you may have a pleasant harvest."

Sun Li quickly responded, "Thank you, sir, for your guidance."

"Okay, it's almost time, let's find out what the hell is going on with that guy for the teacher."

"I'm really ashamed. I'm sorry to trouble you, sir, to make a special trip for the sake of the students."

"Don't talk about these useless things, remember, don't tell anyone about going to the capital as a teacher."

"Yes, sir."

Not long after, Zhou Yu left the city from the west gate, stopped and walked along the southwest direction, and finally came to a mountain field about [-] miles away from the capital.

When he got here, Zhou Yu became more careful, trying to hide his whereabouts and search as much as possible.

Qimen Dunjia is all-encompassing, and there is a tracking technique among them.Zhou Yu took advantage of the time when the soy milk was poured, and unconsciously set the guy up.

In Jianghu, there is a similar tracking method.

The most common way is to sprinkle some special powder on the opponent's body, or quietly put it in the opponent's carry-on bag.

In this way, you can track and chase.

Including Zhou Yu's past life also had such a method, such as a locator.

However, for Zhou Yu's technique, these are all minor techniques.

For example, if you sprinkle a special powder on the other party, as long as the other party is alert, take a bath, and change into new clothes, you can basically get rid of tracking.

However, the move Zhou Yu used was to condense his energy on his fingers, and a dark energy popped out and remained in the opponent's body.

As long as the method is appropriate and clever, for example, Zhou Yu deliberately splashed soy milk at that time, causing the guy who disguised himself as a buddy to be in pain and flustered, how could he notice a dark energy entering his body?
Moreover, this dark energy will not have any effect on the human body, so it is also difficult to find.

Based on Zhou Yu's current strength, the effect of this dark energy can last for almost two days, and the range is roughly a few hundred miles.

That's why he said to Sun Li, unless the other party escaped thousands of miles in a short time.

If that's the case, he won't be able to track it down.

But that's very unlikely.

According to Zhou Yu's induction, the other party was hiding in this mountain range, and it was within a few miles.

After some searching, Zhou Yu finally found the target.

It is a three-sided cliff, and only one trail can go up the mountain peak.

The mountain is not very high, but the terrain is very dangerous. The cliffs on the three sides are like knives and axes. Not to mention people, even monkeys may find it difficult to climb up.

This kind of terrain can be said to be one man guarding the gate, and ten thousand men can't open it.

Looking from a distance, one can faintly see a large-scale building on the mountain.

After observing for a while, Zhou Yu went around behind and decided to sneak up from the cliff...

If ordinary people can't go up, it doesn't mean they can stump him.

On the top of the mountain, there is an independent small courtyard.

There are only two guards outside the courtyard, but there are many secret sentries behind the scenes.

In a hall in the center.

A man wearing a golden mask was sitting on a chair above, and below, a short man was kneeling on the ground with blood blisters on his face...

"How did you expose it?"

"Returning to the lord, the subordinates don't know what's going on. A scholar came to eat breakfast and said that the soy milk was sour, so he insisted on letting the subordinates drink it.

The subordinate refused to drink, and the scholar suddenly poured soy milk over..."

"With your skill, can a mere scholar hit you?"

"This...that is by no means an ordinary scholar, presumably he has seen through the identity of his subordinates."

The masked man said angrily: "Since you know that he is not an ordinary scholar, how dare you come back after revealing your identity?"

"My lord calm down, this subordinate made a decisive decision at that time, and fled immediately without stopping for a moment.

After a long circle around the city, I left the city through the east gate.

After leaving the city, I went around a few more circles, and after confirming that no one was catching up, I started to return.

Along the way, the subordinates have raised suspicions many times, and it is absolutely certain that no one is following them...

The subordinate also wanted to report this matter to the lord as soon as possible, so... that's why he rushed back. "

"Hmph, do you know that stalking techniques emerge in endlessly in the Jianghu? You haven't discovered it, and no one will follow you if you don't mean it."

"This subordinate deserves to die, this subordinate deserves to die, I beg my lord to give this subordinate a chance to pay off my crime..."

The masked man took a sip of tea, then raised his hand: "Since you said you should die, what are you doing alive?"

Hearing this, the man kneeling on the ground was so frightened that he kowtowed desperately to beg for mercy: "My lord, spare my life, my lord, spare my life..."

At this time, a figure suddenly flashed, and hit the man's Tianling Gai with a palm.

"thump……"

Not a trace of blood spattered out, and the unlucky fellow fell to the ground.

"Throw him into the snake den."

"Yes!"

The subordinates responded and dragged the corpse out.

"Mr. Pang."

"exist!"

Following the answer, an old man with a goatee and about fifty years old came out.

"What do you think about this?"

Junshi Pang pondered for a while, and said: "According to my subordinates' deduction, it seems that a man who is proficient in medical skills saw the clue, and found that small restaurant by following the clues."

The masked man nodded: "Probably so... It seems that we still underestimated that Sun Li.

This kid has just entered the official career and has no foundation in the capital. Where is the expert helping him in the dark? "

"My lord, could it be... the Marquis of Jing'an?"

"Jinganhou?" The masked man was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "Probably not, isn't there news that he is getting married soon?

Marriage is a big deal, why did he go to the capital for no reason? "

"That's what I said, but this Marquis of Jing'an is too mysterious. According to our intelligence analysis, this guy was not outstanding before, just an ordinary Juren.

In the past two or three years, I don't know what happened, but suddenly he rose up strangely, vigorously advocating Confucianism, and there are many magical legends about him.

Even, many local people praised him to the height of God. "

"I've heard a little about him, but... is he really so godlike?"

"My lord, most of the folk legends are not credible. However, some of them are true after all. According to the information we have collected, this person does have the ability to subdue demons and catch ghosts."

The masked man sighed: "That's right, this guy was actually granted the title of Marquis of Jing'an by the emperor based on a few poems. I'm afraid there will be no one before or since."

"My lord, there is another reason for this matter. At that time, his poems really boosted morale, which made the emperor finally make up his mind to go to war in an all-out way, and he won a big victory. That's why Longyan Dayue made an exception and became a Marquis."

The masked man nodded: "So, fate is achieved by our own struggle. We must also work hard to change and turn this world around."

"My lord is wise."

Junshi Pang flattered him.

Then, after hesitating for a moment, he said, "My lord, since this plan has failed, Sun Li will be more vigilant, and it may not be easy for us to attack secretly.

That being the case, why not simply send the dead to kill him. "

"No!"

The masked man immediately waved his hand.

"Mr. Pang, don't be impatient when doing big things, you need to plan slowly.

The purpose of our doing this is to anger the emperor, so that the emperor will follow the clues and keep an eye on the gang surnamed Wu.

If he directly sent an assassin to kill Sun Li, the effect might be counterproductive.

After all, no matter how arrogant Wu Shangshu and his gang were, it wouldn't be so obvious.In the same way, the emperor must think so too.

Therefore, this matter must be done skillfully, and then we will take the opportunity to uncover Du Shilang's old case... You know very well that the Sixth Prince secretly contributed a lot to this case.

Once the sixth prince is involved, the emperor will surely be in trouble.At that time, let's go all out again, and we must beat the sixth prince so hard that he can't turn over.

After the matter is completed, we will be great heroes on the side of His Royal Highness..."

"But..." Junshi Pang said with some doubts: "This subordinate is a bit puzzled, isn't that Sun Li wholeheartedly trying to bring down Wu Shangshu?
Then why do we need to get rid of him, wouldn't it be better to help him secretly? "

"Mr. Pang, Mr. Pang, you are really smart all your life, and you were confused for a while. Then Sun Li belongs to the Hanlin faction. Even if we help him, he will not be the same as us.

Maybe one day they will turn against us.

The important thing is, if this matter does not kill a few important people, how can it anger the emperor?
Only when the emperor is enraged, can we have a chance to bring down the sixth prince.Otherwise, the big deal is to reprimand, which is of little significance. "

"My lord, my lord, my lord!"

Junshi Pang is not flattering this time, but sincerely.

They are people who were secretly trained by the prince, and they are specially used to do things that are inconvenient to reveal their identities.

For example, quietly clean up some disobedient people.

However, the prince's position does not seem to be stable.

First of all, although today's son is over fifty years old, his body has been maintained very well, which inevitably makes the prince wait a little impatiently.

After all, there are many nights and dreams, and God knows what will happen someday.

Secondly, the sixth prince has been favored since he was a child, and his mother and concubine are also very favored. In the harem, he almost has the energy to keep pace with the empress.

There are often gossips in the court, saying that the emperor will leak his words from time to time, saying that it is not certain that the sixth prince will be appointed as the prince in the future.

Regardless of whether the news is true or not, it will be a huge pressure for the prince after all.

After all, there have been many examples of abolishing the elders and establishing the younger since ancient times.

His crown prince position was not earned by his ability, but by virtue of his being the eldest son.

Now, the court seems to be peaceful, that's because the emperor's body is not bad, and he can bear it.

If one day he was suddenly bedridden with illness, there would inevitably be a huge wave inside and outside the palace.

After all, it's not just the crown prince and the sixth prince who are fighting openly and secretly. The forces of all parties are intertwined, and at least seven or eight camps can be divided.

Next, the masked man and Pang Junshi began to discuss the next plan...

They think that this place is foolproof, and it is impossible for anyone to sneak in.

However, the conversation between the two was heard clearly...

However, Zhou Yu did not disturb the other party, but quietly investigated the secrets of this place.

After some investigation, I found out that this place is really not simple. In addition to the dangerous terrain, there is also a huge naturally formed cave connected to the mountain.

This cave is the place where the opponent secretly trains killers or dead soldiers.

According to a rough estimate, there are about [-] people here.

It seems that there are not many, but most of these people are professionally trained killers. Once they sneak into the capital, their energy should not be underestimated, and they are enough to create a big riot.

that night.

Sun Li, Wang Chongshan, and Zhou Yu secretly met at the agreed place.

In order to prevent anyone from eavesdropping, Zhou Yu conveniently placed a small restriction to ensure nothing goes wrong.

Unless the other party is a master who is proficient in Qimen Dunjia, he can quietly break through the restrictions he has set up.

But that possibility is almost zero.

"What? Brother Zhou, what do you mean...the crown prince made a move?"

After hearing what Zhou Yu said, even though Wang Chongshan was usually calm, he couldn't help but turn pale with shock at this moment.

He never expected that this matter would become more and more complicated, even involving the prince.

"That's right, if it wasn't for the crown prince's instruction, where would that group have the guts to deal with Sun Li?"

"That's right..." Wang Chongshan nodded, frowned and said, "In the past, there were rumors that the crown prince formed a secret organization, but I didn't expect it to be true."

Zhou Yu smiled: "It's not surprising, it's not just the prince, I think, it should be said that every prince may have a similar organization, which is convenient for them to inquire about news and deal with various emergencies."

Sun Li smiled bitterly and said, "At first, I thought this case was complicated enough, but I didn't expect it to be much more complicated than I imagined."

Zhou Yuyu said earnestly: "For you, this is also a precious opportunity. You have just stepped into the official career, and you are still the number one scholar in the new department that is highly valued by the emperor. I don't know how many people are staring at you.

Therefore, your official career seems to have a promising future, but it is actually bumpy. You should be more careful about others digging holes for you. "

Sun Li replied respectfully: "Students remember the teacher's teachings."

Wang Chongshan said with a worried face: "If you want to say that, wouldn't Sun Li be very dangerous in the future? You have to guard against being plotted against."

"So I summoned the two of you to discuss how to turn passive into active, and use each other instead."

Hearing this, Wang Chongshan's spirit lifted: "I don't know what brother Zhou's opinion is?"

Zhou Yu replied: "According to the previous analysis of the conversation between the mysterious masked man and that Pang military division, the crown prince and the sixth prince are already in the same situation, and both sides are looking for opportunities to defeat their opponents.

It's just that neither side dared to act rashly, and they were all waiting for the best opportunity.

The appearance of Sun Li was like a stone thrown into the lake, breaking the superficial calm.

So now he has become a pawn, used by the prince, who wants to use this opportunity to anger the emperor and lead to Du Shilang's old case.

At that time, when the emperor was angry, he would definitely pursue it to the end. No matter how secretly the prince and his party worked to fuel the flames, it was not impossible to bring down the sixth prince.

Since the other party has such a plan, then we will use our tricks to muddy the pool of water.

It's just that the chess players will be replaced by us, forcing the opponent to passively follow the chess game we set up..."

After listening to Zhou Yu's call, Wang Chongshan asked hesitantly, "But...what if they don't follow our plan?"

Zhou Yu said confidently: "Don't worry, no matter how unwilling they are, they can only cooperate, otherwise they will be more passive.

Another thing, I have a hunch that the important witness Miao San has not been silenced. "

Wang Chongshan looked surprised: "What's the use of them keeping Miao San?"

Sun Li was also a little puzzled and said, "That's right, they worked so hard and finally succeeded, how could they keep their mouths shut?"

"You guys are preconceived, thinking that Wu Yonghe's people kidnapped Miao San.

If the surname is Wu, silence is inevitable.However, if the surname Wu already knew the secret stronghold, why bother to go to Jingzhao Mansion or Dali Temple for important people?

Doing so would not do him any good, it would only let more people know his secret and owe him more favors.

Therefore, we can infer that he has no choice but to do so.

It can be inferred from this that there is another person who took Miao San abducted.It is very likely that someone sent by the crown prince wants to use Miao San to make a fuss..."

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(End of this chapter)