Under the sky

Chapter 189

"You said you went to the temple to pray?" Peng Qianqi stared at Yu Xuanqing with his snake eyes.

Yu Xuanqing stood up straight and stared at Peng Qianqi: "The end of the month is Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's birthday. The gate of ghosts is closed. Please go to Guquan Temple to pray for the peace of the people of Jiangxi."

"Fuck!" Peng Qianqi slapped the wooden table and made it creak.

"Do you know why I changed my name?" Peng Qianqi said, "God can't control me, but a few fucking wooden statues can? Yu Xuanqing, you're so fucking frightened by the nonsense, aren't you? "

Peng Qianqi is a descendant of the Peng family, and his real name is Peng Tianqi. However, he has an arrogant temperament and crazy energy. He claims to be able to break half of the sky and change the word "天" to the word "千".

Yu Xuanqing said: "Chief Helmsman, the word "tian" should be the word "husband". The word "thousand words" does not mean "piercing the sky", it means the sky pressing down. If the sky presses down, you will be crushed to death. "

Peng Qianqi kicked the table over and glared at Yu Xuanqing: "Fart!" He and Yu Xuanqing didn't get along, and they disliked each other. Every time they talked, they would argue and roar. For most of the year, he would not give any face to her, and would roar when they met.

Yu Xuanqing was unafraid and continued: "You are not afraid of deceiving people with evil words. The people of Jiangxi are afraid, at least the people of Fuzhou are afraid. People's hearts are floating and it is difficult to manage."

"Whoever disobeys will not be arrested?" Peng Qianqi said angrily, "Live a good life. If I don't provoke them, they shouldn't provoke me either!"

"It's not you who is in charge of Fuzhou. You have to live your life even in a humble position." Yu Xuanqing said, "Just go through the motions. Don't you like to watch operas? Go up and sing one by yourself and explain the rest to the people." I'll take care of the matter. Good for you, good for me, and good for the people of Jiangxi."

"You're on to the point." Peng Qianqi crossed his legs and his tone became calm, "You are the sub-rudder of Fuzhou. Just pray for the people of Fuzhou. If that's not enough, ask Peng Naner to follow you. Take my place."

"Don't worry, chief helmsman, Buddha statues and Bodhisattvas are all clay and wooden figures. They won't jump up and hit you." Yu Xuanqing replied respectfully, bowing his head to the end, "Don't be afraid to go to the temple, it's okay."

There was a loud "bang", and something passed by Yu Xuanqing's ear, smashing a big hole in the door panel.

"That's enough! Get out!" Peng Qianqi said coldly, "Yu Xuanqing, the gang leader will not always protect you!"

"What should the chief rudder do at that time? I will draft an official document and submit it later." Yu Xuanqing said.

Peng Qianqi snorted and stopped replying. Yu Xuanqing respectfully resigned.

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The news that the Jiangxi chief executive was going to pray for the people on July [-]th spread quickly, and there was a lot of discussion among the people.Some people sneered, some ridiculed, and some thought that the stinky wolf was really scared and might be more restrained in the future. Of course, some lies were spread.

Li Jingfeng wrapped the wire around his wrist.He learned this from Xiao Shuoshui's leather armor woven with iron wire.Although it is less protective than wooden wristbands, it is lighter, but it is troublesome to disassemble.

If you have money, you have to get a pair of good wrist guards. Li Jingfeng thought, it would be better to get a better thin leather armor.

Amao tossed and caught the shuttlecock.He had a bad temper, was full of foul language, and had a ferocious attitude. He was also the same when he arrived at Qunfang Tower. I didn't expect that this temper would suit the appetite of those rough men who were fighting for their lives in the lonely graveyard.There was nothing going on in the building, gathering people to gamble was a common thing. Someone brought a shuttlecock for everyone to play with, and instigated Amao to try it too. Amao couldn't kick it well, so he got angry and threw the shuttlecock on the ground and made a face on the wall. Smashed upwards, causing everyone to laugh.The more everyone laughed, the angrier he became, and the angrier he became, the more everyone laughed. Finally, they gave him the shuttlecock and said that if he could play well, he would be rewarded with three pieces of silver.Amao didn't have the patience and just used the shuttlecock as a sandbag to play with.

"You stupid ass, what's the benefit of doing this?" Amao scolded, "You have no family ties, and you don't have any money. Can't you just settle down and take root and live a good life for a few days?"

"We are also living a life." Li Jingfeng said with a smile, "Eating and sleeping every day is not a life?"

"What the hell are these days!" Amao yelled and threw the shuttlecock at Li Jingfeng's face. Li Jingfeng took it and said, "If we get separated, go to the woods where we camped outside the city and wait for me. If we don't see each other for a few days, When I come back, I will go back to Qunfang Building. Qiniang promised to take care of you. I think everyone likes you." He threw the shuttlecock back.

"Who wants you to take care of me!" Amao yelled, "I'm fine living alone, but it's better without you!" Amao threw the shuttlecock at Li Jingfeng again.

Li Jingfeng was noncommittal and said with a smile: "Go and play by yourself, I'm busy."

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Xiang Zongwei worked as a guard at the Jiangxi General Helm for more than a month, and he was really going to get sick from boredom.There were three shifts a day, and he was a newcomer, so the annoying handyman naturally fell on him. The top ten masters on the night list were reduced to sharpening knives and polishing leather armor for others, full of grievances and no one to complain to.Especially since he is not young, he is in his forties. All the guards at this age have already married and started their own business. He is the only one who is alone and cannot talk to his younger peers.

Recently, he was inspired by Monk Guangde of Ciyun Temple. Occasionally he sighed and said: "Being a human being still requires three parts of heavenly principles. There is a god three feet above your head."

These words inevitably provoked ridicule: "Where do you think you are a guard?"

Peng Qianqi put his three sons in charge of the guards. There were 4000 troops stationed in Linchuan, of which 1000 were responsible for guarding the rudder day and night. There were also 500 patrol guards during the day, and there were fewer guards at night, as many as [-]. .Most of them are children of the Peng family. It is rare for a small Linchuan to have so many garrison troops. It is only less than the places where the Jiu Clan is located or the important border towns.Stinky Wolf is not stupid and knows that there are many people who want to kill him. These people are led by his three sons. Peng Nansan is responsible for the Jiangxi helm and accompanying protection, while Peng Naner and Peng Nanwu are responsible for patrolling everywhere.

Xiang Zongwei naturally had to go to the general helm, and his boss was Peng Nansan.This person is a big fan of success, loves to brag, has no conscience, and often bullies his subordinates.One day Peng Nansan got up and showed off his kung fu in front of a group of guards. He used the Five Tiger Door-Breaking Knife to make the tigers angry. The guards clapped their hands and applauded, and Xiang Zongwei yawned repeatedly.That's all?Sometimes he thought that if he really couldn't find a chance to assassinate Stinky Wolf, it would be considered a meritorious deed to take advantage of the situation and kill him with a knife.

He had seen Peng Nan twice on the street. He was quite tall, with a hump nose and usually a stern face.Unlike Peng Nansan, Peng Naner led the troops in a well-behaved and disciplined manner.Peng Nanwu is slightly short and fat, young, and is said by other nursing homes to be an easy person to get along with. Among the three brothers, Peng Nansan is the worst.

This aroused Xiang Zongwei's curiosity, how does Stinky Wolf teach children?With such madness, can you not throw the child against the wall?There are mostly children of the Peng family here, so it is easy to spy. It turns out that the elders of the Peng family were also worried that Peng Qianqi would kill their children, so they asked the former head to take care of their grandson. After the death of the former head, his uncle Peng Zhenwen took care of him and did not return home until he was eighteen years old. Recognize relatives.

Peng Zhenwen is an important person of the Peng family. Stinky Wolf is in charge of Jiangxi. The Peng family is his contemporary head and one of the important elders of the Peng family.His way to deal with the stinky wolf is not to interfere with each other, and at most to help wipe the butt.

It is said that Peng Qianqi's eldest son Peng Nanda has not been seen for many years. Some people say that he is a shameless wolf who even slept with his daughter-in-law, which made the eldest son run away in anger.Xiang Zongwei was sure that this was not the case. He asked the night list to check the scandals committed by the stinky wolf. If there was no such thing, then it was definitely not the case.Another theory is that he was beaten to death by a smelly wolf for advising his father. Another theory is that he was ashamed of his family and hid incognito. From then on, he plowed fields and grew vegetables, and his surname was no longer Peng.

Half a month ago, another guard escaped without even asking for resignation. After all, there was a precedent of being cut off by Peng Qianqi before.But there was no one to take up the guard's job. After asking, I found out that this disciple was from the Guards class and had to protect Peng Qianqi personally.

Normally, this is the best job. If you can always be close to important people, how can it be ignored by others?Xiang Zongwei immediately volunteered.He originally thought it was because Peng Qianqi was moody and no one dared to serve him, but later he learned that the guard squad still had to take turns guarding the dormitory.

That was a good opportunity, he thought. If he could guard Peng Qianqi's bedroom, he would have a chance to make a move.

But he still thought wrong. The so-called dormitory was actually Peng Qianqi's concubine's dormitory, and Peng Qianqi did not sleep here.They guarded outside the hospital and rarely saw Peng Qianqi. They only saw him occasionally, especially after Peng Qianqi tortured and killed the condemned prisoners.

Xiang Zongwei has never experienced such a difficult night.

Women's screams and lamentations came from the house, begging for mercy and crying. Although Peng Qianqi would leave in less than half an hour - he never stayed in the dormitory overnight, and in half an hour an old woman would come in with a basket to take her place. The woman made medicine to treat the injury, and then she would hear her moaning in pain all night long.

Only then did Xiang Zongwei know why no one was doing this job.He secretly glanced at the other guards and saw that they were motionless and standing straight. If there was a particularly shrill cry, he would see furrowed brows and distorted faces.

Xiang Zongwei has killed many people, many, many. He never thinks that he is a good person. He thinks that he is hard-hearted and cold-blooded.He had never felt so uneasy. After that night, he thought of many people he had killed. He was afraid and could not sleep well at night. He even thought of rushing in to assassinate the stinky wolf.

"The helmsman is not here to pick on women, he is to beat them." A guard from the Guards class who had been guarding the dormitory for half a year and was still more than ten years younger than him said to him drunkenly, "He is no longer good at that thing. He just beats. You don't understand, this is similar to the eunuchs of the previous dynasty. The worse they are, the harder they beat. In the past, the chief helmsman's concubine could live for a year and a half, but in recent years, she would die in three months. "

It is said that the new concubine was sold to the stinky wolf by her father for 100 taels.Xiang Zongwei inquired about the name and address. If he was still alive after assassinating the stinky wolf, he would take one more as a gift.He received the order to go to Guquan Temple to pray for blessings on July [-]th. Peng Nan sent three people to explain the guard schedule. His eyes lit up after hearing this.

He knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for for a month had finally come.

Five hundred guards surrounded the carriage and set off from the Jiangxi headquarters. The city patrol team received the order, and another five hundred disciples patrolled the nearby streets.

The carriage stopped in front of the temple, and Yu Xuanqing had been waiting there.Peng Qianqi got out of the car, followed by five hundred guards. The old abbot of Guquan Temple lit the incense burner, silently recited the scriptures, led everyone to pray, and said to everyone: "Continue to recite the scriptures. Please be sure to speak loudly, so as to show your piety."

All the guards knelt down in front of the temple.Yu Xuanqing said to Peng Qianqi: "Chief rudder, please come inside."

Peng Qianqi ordered twenty disciples of the Guard class to enter Guquan Temple, and Xiang Zongwei was among them.This is no coincidence. Xiang Zongwei spent a lot of money to replace him. Almost all the money he had accumulated during his years as an assassin was spent on this assassination.

Maybe these silver coins were saved for this assassination, he thought, feeling that he was becoming more and more superstitious.

The monks distributed a thick copy of "The Repentance of Emperor Liang" to the guard disciples who were left behind one by one. This sutra was long and smelly, and under the leadership of the abbot, the guards read it feebly.A monk whispered a few words in Peng Nansan's ear. Peng Nansan stood up and shouted: "Didn't you eat? This is to pray for the people of Jiangxi. Please speak louder!" Then everyone cheered up and chanted loudly, and suddenly the chanting sound was like The thunder roared, drowning out all the surrounding movement.

Xiang Zongwei followed Peng Qianqi into Guquan Temple. A monk came forward and said: "General Director, in Buddhism, weapons are inconvenient..."

Peng Qianqi asked: "What's the inconvenience?"

The monk said: "I'm a little angry. Chief Helmsman, can you please leave the sword outside the temple and don't bring it into the temple?"

Peng Qianqi said coldly: "Is there an assassin in your temple?"

Xiang Zongwei's heart skipped a beat.

I only heard Yu Xuanqing say: "Monk, don't embarrass the chief helmsman."

Peng Qianqi said: "My sword is for self-defense. What will it do to you? There are so many pilgrims in the temple, and none of them carry weapons?"

The monk said: "In that case, please do as you please, chief helmsman. It's just that when you enter the Mahavira Hall, you have to untie your weapons in front of the Buddha. It doesn't matter who comes."

Peng Qianqi had never visited a temple before, so he didn't know the rules, so he pushed the monk away and said, "I understand."

A group of people walked through the Arhat Hall, and the eighteen Arhats were lifelike, each one more than one foot tall.Xiang Zongwei observed his surroundings.After passing the Luohan Hall, there is an open space with monks lined up on both sides. There are about 60 people kneeling on the ground and chanting sutras. They all look pious. The road in the middle leads directly to the Mahavira Hall.Xiang Zongwei had come to survey the terrain early. If he succeeded in his attack, he could only escape from the monk's residence in the west of the temple. There were many barriers there. Climbing outside the wall was the closest to the street. There were also many residential buildings, so he could escape among the crowd. He had prepared it there Make arrangements for escape.

There are stairs in front of the Main Hall. Peng Qianqi was about to step on it when the monk said, "Chief Helmsman, please remove your weapon." Peng Qianqi ignored him and pushed him away.

Yu Xuanqing said coldly: "Chief, you only know how to act according to the rules. You brought a knife into the Mahavira Palace, and everyone knew that you were pretending. You are pretending, but can't you sing the show well?"

Peng Qianqi became suspicious: "What do you mean? You left my people outside the temple and asked me to remove my weapons. Do you really want to assassinate me? This is where I sang the play. There was no one else around here, so they just said that I had been in." I paid my respects, that's all." After saying that, he turned around and left.

Yu Xuanqing was anxious and said hurriedly: "Slow down!"

Xiang Zongwei was really afraid that Peng Qianqi would leave, so he pretended to be unable to dodge and bumped into Peng Qianqi.Peng Qianqi slapped him, Xiang Zongwei ducked and missed, Peng Qianqi was even more angry and bent his knees to hit him. Xiang Zongwei raised his arms to block, his arms went numb, he knelt down and said: "Chief Helmsman, please forgive me. , spare your life!"

Yu Xuanqing shouted: "Chief, if you want to kill people, don't kill them in the temple!" Then he said, "Bring your weapons with you. Come in. If you know how to do it, you won't be wasting any time."

Peng Qianqi snorted coldly, walked towards the main hall, clasped his hands in front of the Tathagata Buddha statue, bent down and saluted, and said, "Is that okay?"

A monk said: "Master, please kneel down and kowtow three times."

"Kneel down, your mother!" Peng Qianqi was angry and kicked the monk away, "I don't even kneel down to my ancestors! Damn it!"

Yu Xuanqing saw that it was about to happen, so he hurriedly said: "Then just three salutes, okay?"

Peng Qianqi glared at him and walked to the Buddha statue. A monk was busy twisting incense and offering it to him. Peng Qianqi did not pray and bent down while holding the incense.

It's time.Peng Qianqi held the incense in both hands and bent down. There were only nineteen guards around him. This was not the best opportunity, but it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

One hit must hit!

As the top assassin on the night list, Xiang Zongwei knows how to kill people.When he bent down for the first time, he was still on guard, and when he bent over for the third time, he was on guard again. So when he bent down for the first time and stood up, he had already drawn out the knife around his head, and when he stepped forward, he followed the knife. He got up and stabbed Peng Qianqi behind him, but Peng Qianqi seemed completely unaware.

It can be done!At this moment, he thought.

But Peng Qianqi was not the only one here. A guard noticed something strange and rushed towards Xiang Zongwei before he could stop him. He knocked Xiang Zongwei away half a step and shouted: "There is an assassin!"

Xiang Zongwei's knife was blocked, but he still pushed forward. In a moment, Peng Qianqi reacted quickly and pounced forward. Xiang Zongwei only scratched the clothes on his back.

Damn it!Xiang Zongwei's heart suddenly sank.

It's not over yet.

A figure jumped out from behind the Buddha statue, and a sword light exploded in mid-air, splashing towards Peng Qianqi.The sword came so fast and fiercely that Peng Qianqi had no time to draw the sword and hurriedly rolled to the ground to dodge. There were several cuts in his clothes, but he didn't know the extent of the injury.

And help?

Yu Xuanqing stood outside the door and waved vigorously. The monks kneeling outside the Main Hall took out their weapons from under their loose robes and swarmed forward.A group of monks also rushed out from both sides of the Buddhist hall, holding long or heavy soldiers that could not be hidden under the monks' robes.Seeing this, the nineteen guards drew their weapons and responded.

Another assassin has already grabbed him. Xiang Zongwei doesn't know who the other assassin is, and he can't care much about it at this time. As long as he kills the stinky wolf, he will also rush forward immediately.

Peng Qianqi dodged the swords and swords and stood up. Before he could draw his sword, swords and swords came at him. Peng Qianqi dodged left and right, and was cut open on his waist.A monk pointed a gun at Peng Qianqi from Houshuo. Peng Qianqi sidestepped, grabbed the spear, and threw him towards Xiang Zongwei, avoiding the sword, and finally took out his hand to draw the sword. With a "swish" sound, he attacked just now. His men were cut off from the waist.

Xiang Zongwei slashed at Peng Qianqi with his sword. Peng Qianqi drew his long sword away, turned around, jumped up suddenly, and shouted: "Fuck you, die!" He slashed with the sword, and it was Wu Hu who broke the door. Knife skills: control the world.

The sword light immediately enveloped Xiang Zongwei's upper body.

(End of this chapter)