Hang up from apprentice Li Mochou

Chapter 196 Good disciple, you want me (please subscribe)

Mingjiao divided the helm in Xiangyang.

This place is located in a large courtyard in the west of the city. The courtyard is deep and heavily guarded.

Although it was late at night, the lobby was still brightly lit.

Guo Sheng, the helmsman of the Xiangyang sub-rudder, was playing with a string of rosary beads and sitting high in the hall.

The leader of the Qinglong Hall, Li Buyi, stood in the hall and reported respectfully: "Master, the sect's brothers just came to report that traces of the Red Lian Fairy Li Mochou were found at the Laifu Inn in the city."

"She was accompanied by two of her disciples, one of whom seems to be Gu Jianchou, who claims to be the left envoy of the Light of My Ming Cult."

Guo Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Have any of the brothers in the sect revealed their whereabouts?"

"As far as the gang leader is concerned, those two brothers have no martial arts skills and are acting cautiously. Master and disciple Li Mochou didn't notice that they are already staying at Tongfu Inn," Li Buyi replied.

Guo Sheng kept turning the beads in his hand and said, "Send someone to keep an eye on them. No matter where they go or what they do, they must be reported in time."

"Yes, helmsman." Li Buyi agreed respectfully.

Guo Sheng looked at him, chuckled and said, "The brothers of Qinglong Hall did a good job this time. Next, keep an eye on Li Mochou and the others. Naturally, I will not be stingy with rewards."

Li Buyi quickly bowed his head and said, "Thank you, helmsman!"

Guo Sheng nodded, stretched out his hand and made an invitation gesture: "We are all brothers, so there is no need to be so polite. Sit down!"

"Thank you, helmsman, for giving me a seat!" Li Buyi still did not violate the rules at all, and only took his seat after saluting.

After he sat down, Guo Sheng looked to his left and right. In addition to Li Buyi, the master of Qinglong Hall, there were three other people lined up on both sides.

Due to the special geographical location, the Xiangyang City Branch has developed very strongly. It has four major halls under its command, namely Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku, and Xuanwu.

Among them, Qinglongtang is responsible for spying on information. Many of the sects under its command are ordinary people in Xiangyang City and surrounding areas. They are spread across three sects and nine streams, and are rooted in the people.

Baihutang, on the other hand, was involved in the army, especially in the north county of Xiangyang City, under the direct command of Guo Sheng.

Zhuque Hall specializes in assassination and destruction, and is the elite of the Xiangyang City Branch.

Xuanwu Hall is responsible for collecting supplies. Whether it is gold and silver treasures, swords, armor, bows, crossbows and arrows, all of them need their support.

Guo Sheng looked at Wang Fugui, the leader of Xuanwu Hall, and asked in a calm tone: "How is the progress of preparing supplies for Operation Night Owl?"

When Wang Fugui heard this, his fat body could not help but tremble slightly, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He quickly and cautiously said: "Master, the swords and spears are almost ready, but the armor and bow The crossbow is controlled very strictly by Zhao Fan, and there is still a big gap."

Guo Sheng frowned slightly, and his subconscious facial expression made Wang Fugui's heart suddenly tighten.

"Be quick. If you can't get it done, let Suzaku Hall cooperate. Even if it's an open assassination, everything must be ready before the end of this month!"

Guo Sheng said.

Wang Fugui was in a dilemma, but on his face he didn't dare to hesitate at all, and said in one breath: "Yes, helmsman, my subordinates will hurry up and collect them when they get back, and complete the mission at all costs."

Guo Sheng nodded and said to Xu Tianjiao, the master of Suzaku Hall on the side: "Old Jiu, this time, you have to cooperate with them and not make any mistakes."

The leader of the Suzaku Hall was a skinny man with gray hair, a shriveled face, and a sinister look in his eyes. He just nodded silently and said nothing.

This person's name is Yin Jiu. His actual age is less than 30 years old, but because he has practiced an evil martial arts that burns his life, he looks like an old man in his 70s or [-]s.

This man is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also ruthless. All the disciples of the Suzaku Hall under his command are assassins who are proficient in assassination. Among the four major halls, he is the most feared.

The other three hall masters did not dare to look at him at all, and even had a hint of fear.

Guo Sheng continued: "Now the conflict between Yang Qian and I is getting deeper and deeper. He secretly reported to Zhao Fan a few months ago that I intended to rebel."

"Zhao Fan sent three groups of people in succession to summon me back to Xiangyang. I delayed it for several months on the pretext that I was busy with military affairs, but now I have reached my limit."

"Early tomorrow morning, I will go to the prefect's Yamen. I'm afraid it will be very dangerous this time. Even if my life is not in danger, I will probably be deprived of my military power directly."

"Once I lose my military power, our entire Xiangyang branch will be destroyed, and all the brothers in the White Tiger Hall will be exposed."

"Now that the matter is imminent, the reason why I urgently summoned everyone here is because I want to discuss with you brothers how to deal with the next situation."

After he finished speaking, there was a dead silence in the hall, and no one spoke for a long time.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting more and more dull and depressing, Wang Fugui suddenly couldn't sit still and quickly spoke to break the calm, "The helmsman has always been full of ideas, courageous and strategic. Whatever you say, I will do it."

"As long as you give the order, even if you ask the brothers to go to the prefect's Yamen, I, Wang Fugui, will have no objection."

At this time, Guo Yong, the leader of the White Tiger Hall, also spoke. This man was wearing armor and had a long sword on his waist. He was very tall and tall. "Master, the conflict between the northern army and the southern army in Xiangyang City is getting more and more intense, and it has almost become a fire and water situation."

"I secretly develop my followers, and I have two hundred confidants who can serve me, which is enough for critical moments."

Guo Sheng remained calm. The leader of the White Tiger Hall was his nephew, and now he was an officer in the northern army of Xiangyang City.

Wang Fugui is his confidant and is in charge of the entire branch's money bag.

Although he is the helmsman of the Xiangyang branch, he usually sits in the Tangzhou army and is in charge of an army of [-]. He plays a decisive role in the entire Jinghu area.

It's just that he has a grudge against Yang Qian, the magistrate of Tangzhou. This person keeps an eye on him all the time, hoping to get rid of him quickly.

Although he also sent brothers from the sect to assassinate him many times, hoping to get rid of this person directly, there seemed to be experts around Yang Gan, and they failed several times.

Yang Gan naturally knew who sent the people here, and hated him even more. This time, he even grabbed some handle on him and secretly reported to Zhao Fan, the prefect of Xiangyang, that he was planning to rebel.

You must know that he is a member of the Ming Cult and cannot withstand scrutiny at all. Moreover, he has done many small tricks over the years. Once someone discovers it, it will be a serious crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan in the blink of an eye.

Guo Sheng has made up his mind. If Zhao Fan wants to seize his military power, he will raise troops to rebel at any cost, even if he surrenders to the Mongols.

But the two most important reasons why he was able to control the Tangzhou army were the masters of Qinglong Hall and the masters of Suzaku Hall.

One of these two people controls the ordinary believers and intelligence sources of the Xiangyang branch; the other controls the elite experts of the Xiangyang branch.

And he, Guo Sheng, was originally just the leader of the White Tiger Hall, and he was on an equal footing with these two. He seized the opportunity after the death of the previous helmsman, and climbed up to where he is today step by step.

However, the masters of the Qinglong Hall and the Xuanwu Hall still firmly control their own halls. Although he has tried many times to mix in sand and want to completely control them, he still has not succeeded.

Today's gathering is actually to test the leader of Qinglong Hall, Li Buyi, and the leader of Zhuque Hall, Yin Jiu. Only with the support of these two people, he will be more sure of rebelling this time.

Guo Sheng turned his attention to Li Buyi, the leader of Qinglong Hall, and asked: "Buyi, what do you think of the current situation?"

Li Buyi shook his head slightly and said: "No matter what plans the helmsman has, my subordinates think that now is not the best time."

"You must know that Guo Jing, Guo Daxia and Huang Gang Leader of the Beggar Clan are both at Dasheng Pass not far outside Xiangyang City. These two people have always hated evil and were loyal to the court."

"Once they notice the movement here, they are likely to take the initiative to intervene."

As the leader of Qinglong Hall, he controls the intelligence system of the entire Jinghu area. Guo Sheng naturally cannot hide it from him if he wants to raise troops to rebel.

But Li Buyi was not optimistic and was not willing to surrender to the Mongols with Guo Sheng. At this time, he brought up Guo Jing and Huang Rong to persuade him to give up his idea.

However, what Guo Sheng said to him seemed to have been expected, and he just said with a smile: "Buyi, I can't afford to offend Guo Jing and Huang Rong, but now they are holding a hero conference with the intention of fighting against the Great Mongolia. Don’t offend people who shouldn’t be offended.”

"As far as I know, Mongolia has sent experts to participate in this heroes conference. The couple are too busy to take care of themselves that they may not have time to seek our misfortune."

What Guo Sheng said was completely beyond Li Buyi's expectation. He just thought about it briefly and realized something in his heart, "It seems that Guo Sheng has secretly contacted the Mongols, otherwise it would be impossible to get it." You know such secret information."

"It seems that this person has made up his mind to surrender to the Mongols. Now he will be in trouble."

Guo Sheng saw that Li Buyi didn't speak for a long time, but he didn't take it seriously. Then he turned his eyes to Yin Jiu and asked, "What do you think, brother Yin?"

"Since I, the Mingjiao Guangming Zuo Envoy, have come here, I should naturally follow the Zuo Envoy's arrangements as to where my brothers in the helm will go." Yin Jiu said in a calm tone.

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the hall became even more depressing. Guo Yong, the leader of the White Tiger Hall, couldn't help but stand up and said angrily: "What kind of messenger of the left is just a brat, relying on Li Mochou's support to kill After meeting a few Mongolian officers, he dared to claim to be the envoy of our Ming Cult, the Guangming Zuo, without knowing the heights of the world."

"The Xiangyang City Branch Rudder is what it is today. It was all bought with the blood and lives of the brothers with swords and guns. Why should we listen to outsiders?"

"I don't care what you think. I, the White Tiger Hall, don't recognize this so-called Zuo Envoy, let alone listen to his orders."

Yin Jiu raised his head for the first time, and there was no white in his eyes. They looked pitch black, like an abyss, which made people feel extremely horrified.

"So, you are going to violate the rules of the sect and commit the following offense?"

Guo Yong was young and energetic. Although his uncle Guo Sheng reminded him many times not to offend Yin Jiu, at this time in front of many hall masters, he was unwilling to lower his head no matter what. He immediately scratched his neck and said: "Yes and such..."

Before he finished speaking, a dark wind suddenly blew in the hall. The flames on the candles swayed, causing the lights in the hall to flicker and light and shadow to intersect.

This gust of wind came and went quickly, but at this moment, a burst of hysterical wailing suddenly broke out.

"It hurts me so much!!" Guo Yong's arm was twisted like a twist, scarlet blood kept flowing out, his face turned pale, and he almost fainted from the pain.

Guo Sheng blocked him behind him, and his face became extremely livid. He looked at Yin Jiu opposite and said, "Brother Yin, why bother with this younger generation?" "What's more, now that a disaster is approaching in the helm, how can we kill each other like this? Aren’t you being laughed at by outsiders?”

Yin Jiu just calmly put away his two blue-gray claws into his sleeves and said calmly: "Guo Sheng, not only is your Great Sage Splitting Heaven Skill not improved, but it is even three points less pure than before."

"If I want to kill you, you can't survive thirty moves!"

Guo Sheng clenched his fists tightly, the anger in his heart boiling, and he wished he could give an order to summon his brothers in the sect and hack this man to death.

But he also knew that not being in the army at this time, facing a killer leader like Yin Jiu, it was really not the best choice to have a direct conflict.

He took a deep breath, forced a smile on his face, and said, "Guo Yong said the wrong thing, and Brother Yin also taught him a lesson. How about letting it go?"

In fact, if he hadn't stopped him in time, Guo Yong's neck would have been directly broken, instead of just having one of his arms crippled like now.

Yin Jiu did not answer his words, but instead asked: "I would like to ask Captain Guo, do you, like your nephew, think you can disobey the Zuo envoy's orders?"

Guo Sheng's face turned green and white when he was pressed like this, and he suddenly found it difficult to get off the stage. Fortunately, he could command an army of [-] people, sit in the position of helmsman, and the depth of the city was incomparable to other people.

After thinking for a moment, he smiled and said, "Guo Yong doesn't understand the rules. How can we, the old people in the religion, blatantly violate the rules?"

"Brother Yin is right. Since Messenger Zuo has arrived, he should naturally be in charge of the overall situation."

"Well, in my opinion, this matter should be done sooner rather than later. How about I send someone to ask the Zuo envoy now and ask him to get a charter for us?"

When Yin Jiu heard this, her whole body moved slightly without him turning around, and she landed lightly on the chair behind her like a ghost.

Wang Fugui on the side seemed to be frightened by the conflict just now. At this time, he said tremblingly: "I have no objection. I have no objection. I will do whatever everyone says."

Li Buyi's thoughts changed rapidly. Even he didn't know why Yin Jiu did this suddenly. Is it really to abide by the rules of the religion?

He was a little suspicious. Judging from Yin Jiu's past behavior, he was ruthless and unscrupulous in doing things. It didn't look like he could be a fanatical believer or die-hard member of the religion.

On the contrary, he could see Guo Sheng's plan. He just wanted to divert trouble to the east, and let the leftist envoy take the lead when the time came.

Nowadays, the situation in Xiangyang City is changing, and even Guo Jing and Huang Rong are joining in the fun. Under such circumstances, rashly showing up or even raising troops to rebel is actually a last resort.

Guo Sheng was also forced to panic, and then he wanted to take risks.

If the Zuo envoy is willing to take the lead and get rid of Yang Gan and even Zhao Fan, all crises can be easily solved.

If the Zuo envoy cannot do this, he will naturally not be qualified to lead everyone, and the entire Xiangyang branch will face a huge crisis.

As the commander of the Tangzhou army, Guo Sheng has [-] troops under his command. Once something goes wrong, he must be the backbone and support of the entire branch brothers.

By then the so-called Left Messenger will become a joke.

While Li Buyi was thinking, he already had an idea. In this situation, it would not do any harm to him to bring outsiders into the situation.

"Master Helmsman, I have no objection to this matter."

A glint flashed in Guo Sheng's eyes and he said: "Since everyone has no objections, I will send someone to ask for the Zuo envoy."

Seeing that no one spoke, he called for a confidant, and after a few explanations, he let the person go in a hurry.

The hall was silent for a moment, only Guo Yong groaned in pain.

"Useless thing." Guo Sheng cursed, and then shouted: "Come here, take him down here."

Then four or five Mingjiao followers rushed in and carried Guo Yong out.

When Guo Yong was carried away and Guo Sheng returned to his seat, there was a dead silence in the field. Everyone was waiting for the arrival of the messenger of Guangming Zuo with their own thoughts.

……

At the same time, at Tongfu Inn, Lu Nianchou held Li Mochou and Hong Lingbo in his arms.

Li Mochou was immersed in her own emotions, but she didn't notice that Lu Nianchou opened his eyes at some point.

When he found that Li Mochou could not fall asleep, he tightened his right arm, pressed Li Mochou tightly against his chest, and asked softly: "Master, what's wrong?"

Li Mochou didn't raise her head. Listening to his concerned greetings, she felt a little aggrieved for some reason. She had always been ruthless and murderous, and she couldn't help but shed tears.

Lu Nianchou felt the coldness in his chest and knew that something must have happened to make Li Mochou feel so depressed. He slowly lowered his head, kissed her forehead, and said softly: "Don't cry, baby Mochou. My husband is here!"

Li Mochou didn't say anything, she just hugged him tightly, feeling the man's warm embrace.

Lu Nianchou didn't press her, he gently kissed the tears on her face, and said gently but firmly: "Don't be afraid, I have everything."

Li Mochou gradually calmed down, looked up at him and said, "Nianchou, what if I can't break through the heavens?"

"Fool, it turns out you're worried about this matter!" Lu Nianchou smiled softly and played with a ball of snow, causing Li Mochou to groan in dissatisfaction, "What do you mean, if I can't break through to heaven, , when the time comes, you have three wives and four concubines, hugging each other, and I can’t bear it anymore, what will you do..."

Lu Nianchou looked at the beautiful and delicate woman in front of him and said seriously: "Master, you are already extremely talented, and now you are only in your 30s. Even Wang Chongyang had to realize the Tao of Heaven and Humanity at the age of 58. How about you?" Why the urgency?"

"Whether there is a problem with the skills or a lack of mental state, we can find a way to solve it."

"If we really reach a desperate situation..."

He smiled and said: "I will give you the Buddha's bone relic. With the help of that treasure, you will definitely be able to take the last step."

When Li Mochou heard this, she looked at him blankly, feeling touched as never before. She knew that the Buddha's bone relic was a treasure that even an expert like Meng Chixing would fight for.

"Are you really willing?"

Lu Nianchou couldn't help but squeezed it hard, making Li Mochou couldn't help but exclaim, and then looked into her eyes and said: "You are the most important thing in my heart, and the mere Buddha bone relic is What does it matter?"

Li Mochou couldn't hold it in anymore. All the tenderness and emotion before were filled in her heart. She just felt that it was worth it to have this man who loved her, even if he died now.

She leaned close to Lu Nianchou's ear and said in a seductive tone: "My good disciple, you want me!"

Lu Nianchou's body instantly boiled with yang energy, and he wanted to deal with this goblin ruthlessly.

However, at this moment, a flying knife suddenly hit the wooden window with a bang.

"What the hell are you doing to disturb people at this time? Are you seeking death?" Lu Nianchou was annoyed. He didn't care at all, broke his body directly, and continued his actions.

Li Mochou was breathing heavily and quickly advised, "It's better to go and take a look first, in case there is any emergency!"

"Hmph, what urgent matter could there be that is more important than what the two of us are doing right now?" Lu Nianchou ignored it at all, but became more violent, "You can still speak, it seems that I am not working hard enough!"

Li Mochou originally wanted to persuade him, but her mind went blank in an instant, so she could only let him go.

The Mingjiao disciples waiting downstairs in the inn waited for a long time in the cold wind, but still found no movement, and even the throwing knives they threw were not taken away.

"It shouldn't be. If ordinary people can't notice the movement of flying knives, the martial arts of master and disciple Li Mochou should have been awakened long ago!"

He waited for another quarter of an hour, but when there was still no movement, his eyes moved, and he took out a willow leaf flying knife from his sleeve, then took out a big red invitation card, stuck it on the tip of the knife, and suddenly pointed it towards Lu Nianchou. was thrown out of the window.

boom!
Just as the flying knife penetrated the wooden window, the window was opened, and a black shadow suddenly slammed down, hitting the Mingjiao disciple on the head with great precision.

With a pop, he didn't even see what it was, and before he had time to react, his vision went black and he fell to the ground.

Only then did a black boot fall to the side.

In the room, Lu Nianchou cursed and said: "Things that don't know whether to live or die bother me again and again. Are you in a hurry to reincarnate?"

Li Mochou had already arrived several times at this time. She calmed down a little and quickly persuaded, "Why don't we go and take a look first?"

Seeing that this guy looked dissatisfied with desire and his eyes were red, he leaned into his ear and said, "When you come back, I will take good care of you, okay?"

Lu Nianchou felt restless again, and said in a hoarse voice: "This is what you said. No matter what I want to do, you must cooperate obediently."

Li Mochou looked at his malicious eyes and knew that he must have some bad ideas, but this was just to coax him, so she could only persuade him like a child: "Okay, okay, okay, what will happen then?" It’s all up to you.”

"This is my good master!" Lu Nianchou tortured him a few more times, then withdrew, put on his robe neatly, and took off the throwing knife and invitation card stuck on the window.

He opened it and took a few glances. Guo Sheng, the helmsman of Xiangyang Branch of Mingjiao, invited him to a banquet.

"You invite me to a banquet in the middle of the night? I think it's the Hongmen Banquet!"

He muttered, closed the invitation, turned around, walked to Li Mochou, and said softly: "Master, dear, I'll go and see what kind of trouble those mice are trying to cause."

"After I deal with them, I will come back to deal with you!"

Li Mochou had never thought that someone could say such disgusting words. She just felt sad, that's all. When she heard him call her "baby", her body became numb.

"Go quickly, I'll wait for you to come back."

(End of this chapter)