Aspirations

Chapter 109 Ye Zhenren

Wei Yi lost his mind, the crossbow arrows had already approached him.Yan Hao's life was the most important thing, he retracted his knife and blocked the crossbow arrows aside.The crossbow arrows made of pure iron were nailed into the green bricks with a sound of "clank", more than an inch into the bricks.

The crossbow was about half a foot long, small and delicate, with copper feathers on the tail of the arrow. The shape of the copper feathers was peculiar and unique. He recognized at a glance that it was the special crossbow of Xie Bi'an, one of the dead men raised by the Third Prince's mansion.In the Palace of the Three Princes, there is not only the Xuanjia Battalion that can charge forward, but also a group of dead soldiers who are responsible for assassination and special missions.

The officers and soldiers of the Xuanjia Battalion have a roster and are on call at any time.The dead soldiers are different, they are all recruited by people from the rivers and lakes, each with their own strengths and personalities.Some people sacrifice their lives for money, and some swear allegiance to the death to follow the Third Prince. No matter which one they are, they all have one thing in common. The dead have no roster and no fixed place, and they don’t have to be ordered at any time. Only the Third Prince knows all the dead. I have seen all the dead men by their names, and the rest of them don't know how many dead men are around the Third Prince. What kind of strange people are they?

The reason why Yan Hao knew Xie Bi'an was that he accidentally heard the Third Prince say that he sent a dead man to Hainan to follow a civil servant who was exiled from Beijing, looking for an opportunity to kill him.At that time, Yan Hao didn't understand, he said why he didn't let him go to kill the opponent with a knife, wouldn't it be easy, why did he follow all the way to Hainan.The third prince said that it is easy to kill a person, but it is very difficult to kill a person without a trace and make outsiders think that he died of illness.The dead man sent was named Xie Bi'an, a master of arrows and poison.

The third prince also specially took out a crossbow bolt for him to look at. He was very interested in all kinds of weapons, and he remembered it when he saw it.Seeing him again today, I immediately figured out something - Xie Bi'anming is the dead man of the Third Prince, but actually King Jing's subordinate.

Yan Hao was both startled and frightened. If King Jing's tentacles really reached into the dead men of the Third Prince, if King Jing had any bad thoughts, the Third Prince would be poisoned to death unknowingly, and the dead men would kill him. Wouldn't he become a big joke of himself?Wouldn't all previous efforts be wasted?
Thinking about it this way, Yan Hao pointed at Heita: "Your Excellency is Xie Bi'an?"

Xie Jianhua did not make a move for a long time, firstly because he was concerned about Gao Jianyuan beside him, and secondly because he did not want Yan Hao to discover his identity.However, the situation forced him to do so.Fortunately, he is now out of the ranks of the Third Prince's slain fighters. He was entrusted by Li Dingshan to serve the Third Prince, not sincerely.Now that Yan Hao recognized his identity, he simply admitted it generously: "Xie Bi'an is dead, and I will be transformed into Xie Jian."

As soon as Xie Jianhua made a sound, Yan Hao was even more sure that he was the masked man who saved Dong Qiniang and Dong Si in Zhending last time. Remembering that Xiaodi had suffered Xie Jianhua's loss back then, new and old grudges surfaced together, he Haha laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, the three of you are together again today, let us settle the accounts from last time together today!"

Yan Hao picked up the point of the knife, and the crossbow bolt nailed to the ground was picked up by him, spun in the air, flew back the same way, and went straight to Xie Jianhua's face.Xie Jianhua didn't dare to be careless, he staggered away, raised his right hand and was about to shoot another arrow, when suddenly the wind whistled behind him.

"Be careful, Taiwei Gao sneak attack." Cao Shujun watched Gao Jianyuan make a sudden attack and slashed at Xie Jianhua's back. He couldn't do anything except shout to remind Xie Jianhua.

Xie Jianhua had a crossbow arrow before and then a sneak attack. He dodged the crossbow arrow and had no time to fight back against Yan Hao. He drew out his sword and swung it out to block Gao Jianyuan's sword. An arrow was shot, and the arrow roared, flying towards Gao Jianyuan's chest.

Although Gao Jianyuan's martial arts is not as strong as Yan Hao's, he is not a good match for him. He calmly returned his sword to block it. The crossbow arrow hit the blade, bounced off, spun in the air, and fell into the ground with a plop. In the Anding River.

Gao Jianyuan laughed and said, "You're so stupid, you still want to hurt me? Xie Jianhua, give me a knife." As soon as he finished speaking, he jumped off his horse, and the knife went sideways, and slashed at Xie Jianhua's waist.

Xie Jianhua stood up and fought with Gao Jianyuan.Yan Hao freed his hand, squinted his eyes, kicked Dong Si who was stunned, and stabbed Dong Qiniang in the face with the lancet in his hand.Dong Qiniang didn't dare to take it head-on, she took a step back, not thinking that Yan Hao's move was a false move, she immediately retracted the knife and turned around, her left hand turned into a fist, and the punch hit Dong Qiniang's shoulder.

Dong Qiniang felt a strong force coming, she couldn't stand still anymore, she took a few steps back and sat down on the ground, just beside Dong Si.Yan Hao succeeded in one blow, and stepped forward again, the lancet in his hand slashed at Cao Shujun from top to bottom, and laughed: "Cao Shujun, if I want your arm, I will definitely cut off one of your arms!"

Cao Shujuan was panicked, it was too late to run again, he opened his mouth wide and froze on the spot, his eyes showed panic and despair, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, the clearest one was that if Mr. Xia Lang was here, What kind of sharp tongue will he use to make Yan Hao stop?

Cao Shujun was still thinking, Dong Qiniang and Dong Si were defeated, but why couldn't Xie Jianhua come to rescue them?With a glance from the corner of his eyes, he suddenly found that Xie Jianhua had been forced to the river by Gao Jianyuan at this time, and one step back was the Anding River, which was several feet deep.But Gao Jianyuan danced with a big sword in his hand, and Xie Jianhua was already out of support and was about to lose.

It would have been great if Mr. Xia Lang was here, at least Mrs. Mantuo and Xiao Wu would have taken action, and his side would not have been so embarrassingly defeated. Cao Shujun sighed, no matter what, if his arm is really going to be broken, he might as well become a monk and become a Taoist priest From then on, I will go looking for immortals freely, and don't be a person in the world.

No one would have imagined that at the moment of life and death, Cao Shujun would think so much and so long. When he saw Yan Hao's lancet was only a foot away from his shoulder, Gao Jianyuan on the other side also raised his big knife high and slashed at him. Towards Xie Jianhua's left leg, Xie Jianhua could have avoided it, but he stepped on a loose green brick, swayed his body, lost his balance, obviously he couldn't dodge it.

Dong Qiniang and Dong Si fell to the ground, they didn't even have the strength to stand up, let alone save someone, they could only watch helplessly as Cao Shujun and Xie Jianhua were about to splatter blood on the spot!
In fact, Xie Jianhua's martial arts is much higher than the two of them, but he still hasn't healed after being injured last time, and besides, he just missed by accident, but no matter what, today is considered a big fall!Dong Qiniang was inexplicably sad and angry, she clenched her silver teeth, wishing she could turn into a bird and save Cao Shujun and Xie Jianhua.

"call out……"

"Infinite Heavenly Venerate!"

The sound of a sharp arrow piercing the air and the sound of a road horn sounded almost at the same time, followed by two soft jingles, Yan Hao only felt his hands tighten and loosen, and the lancet in his hand flew out, spinning a few times in the air , fell headlong into the Anding River.

This surprise is no small matter, Yan Hao has high martial arts skills, and he rarely meets opponents in his life. Even if he fights with Man Tuo, Man Tuo can't knock the lancet in his hand away. Who has such skill, could it be that there are ten masters again one?He couldn't care less about the lancet that he loved so much being shot down into the river, so he flew back a few steps.

Compared with the lancet in Yan Hao's hand being knocked into the air, Gao Jianyuan suffered a lot.The sound of sharp arrows piercing through the air sounded, Gao Jianyuan was vigilant but didn't think too much, one was at the gate of Xingwang's Mansion, he believed that no one would be so presumptuous and dare to commit murder in front of the Third Prince's Mansion.The second is that he has exhausted all his strength, and it is too late to close the momentum.

Gao Jianyuan simply ignored what happened, and just wanted to cut Xie Jianhua in half with one knife to vent his hatred.Unexpectedly, the sound of sharp arrows piercing through the air roared, and they were actually shot towards him. When he found the shadow of the arrow, it was too late to dodge. It pierced through his right arm, and the strength remained undiminished. He could no longer hold the big knife in his hand, and threw it to the ground. Not to mention, he still couldn't hold back his momentum.

With a sound of "Zheng", the sharp arrow pierced through Gao Jianyuan's right arm, and then nailed Gao Jianyuan to the ground.Gao Jianyuan fell to the ground, his right face was on the ground, half of his body was bent, his face was pale, bleeding profusely.

"Ahhhh... who dares to shoot me, come here, kill him, kill his whole family!" Gao Jianyuan had never been so seriously injured, but he was just injured, and it was at the gate of the Xingwang Mansion, and he was in such a humiliating posture. It was simply a shame and humiliation in his life. He was in unbearable pain, but he couldn't pull out the arrow. Half of his face was on the ground, and he couldn't see who shot the arrow. He was furious, "Yan Hao, come and save me quickly. Go and kill me!" he!"

On the other side, Yan Hao took a closer look and realized that the thing that knocked his lancet away just now was a whisk. Before he could think about it, he jumped up, heard the sound, and kicked a person walking behind him.

Yan Hao exerted all his strength with this kick, he wanted to avenge the blow of his lancet just now.Yan Hao's legs were flying like flying, and he kicked with all his strength, which could break a small tree as thick as an arm.The person behind did not dodge or dodge, raised his hands, and unexpectedly grabbed Yan Hao's leg.

Yan Hao was secretly delighted, he only used his hands to catch his leg, and if his hands were not broken, he would be disabled.Unexpectedly, what surprised him was that after kicking the opponent's hands, he was like cotton wool, no, softer and more elusive than cotton wool, like nothing.However, his subsequent feeling was that it would be better if there was nothing to enter, because if the force of the kick had no place to receive force, at most it would be unable to stop, but he felt a continuous force from the opponent's hands. It was uploaded, not only continued the force of kicking him out, but also stretched back vigorously.

It was as if Yan Hao kicked under the cliff, he felt the strength of his whole body disappear instantly, not only lost support but also lost balance, as if falling into a bottomless abyss, he could no longer calm down, shouted, The body flew more than three feet away, and fell to the ground with a plop, causing pain like bones falling apart from the fall.

With Yan Hao's martial arts, even if he kicks empty, he can stop in time, even if he suddenly loses strength in mid-air, he won't fall so embarrassingly.What happened today, of course, was due to Yan Hao's carelessness, but also because the other party's methods were too amazing and clever.

In a blink of an eye, Gao Jianyuan and Yan Hao, one was nailed to the ground and the other fell to the ground. The defeat of the two was so miserable and embarrassing that everyone was dumbfounded and couldn't believe what happened before them.

Gao Jianyuan and Yan Hao were patrolling, and naturally they would be accompanied by soldiers from the palace.Seeing that the two were beaten so badly, the soldiers immediately swung their spears horizontally and surrounded the two who shot Gao Jianyuan and defeated Yan Hao.

Two people, one riding on a tall horse, the other walking.The person riding on the tall horse is dressed in brocade clothes and a jade belt. He is about thirty years old. He wears a crown on his head and his face is like a jade crown.The walking man, dressed in a Taoist priest's attire, stood indifferently, with a thin face, thin eyebrows and long eyes.The two were surrounded by the pro-corps, not only did not show the slightest panic, but they looked at each other and smiled lightly.

With the help of the soldiers, Gao Jianyuan pulled out the sharp arrow from the ground with great difficulty. Before he had time to look at the sharp arrow, he separated from the crowd with the support of the soldiers and came to the two of them. He took a handful from the hands of the soldiers with his left hand. With a long gun, he stabbed with the spear: "Dare to shoot the Taiwei, and you don't open your dog eyes to see who the Taiwei is..."

In the middle of speaking, he saw clearly who the person on the horse was. He was startled, let go of his hand, and the spear in his hand fell to the ground: "His Royal Highness, King Qing."

The person on the horse is none other than King Qing, the Fourth Prince.

King Qing smiled faintly: "This king is eager to save people, but he lost his aim. I didn't expect to accidentally injure Gao Taiwei. It is reasonable for Gao Taiwei to return my shot. Come on, even if you stab me, this king will not fight back." , I won’t blame you either.”

King Qing got off his horse and came to Gao Jianyuan: "Gao Taiwei, please."

It is true that Gao Jianyuan is the capable subordinate of the Third Prince, he dared to attack Cao Shujun and kill Xie Jianhua, but he dared not touch King Qing.King Qing is no better than King Jing and King Yun. Among the several princes, King Qing is the most kind and aloof from the world, and he worships Taoism. Is shrewd and capable.

Gao Jianyuan endured the pain in his arm and bowed to King Qing: "His Royal Highness, the villain dare not."

At this time Yan Hao also parted from the crowd and came in front of the two of them. Seeing that it was King Qing, he was startled and hurriedly bowed down to salute.Looking at the Taoist next to King Qing, he was the one who just flew out of the fly whisk and knocked his lancet into the water.He had never met a Taoist priest, and he didn't know who the Taoist priest was. He felt sorry for his beloved lancet, and was unwilling to fall down just now. He asked coldly, "Who is your Excellency, why are you meddling in your own business?"

"People in the world are in charge of the affairs of the world. What's more, what happened just now is not an idle matter. It is a matter of the poor." Taoist Jishou said, "Cao Sanlang is a friend of the poor. It is unrighteous. Your Excellency is committing murder and hurting others. If the poor Taoist does not stop it, it is inhumane. How can it be a matter of injustice? What's more, the poor Taoist is a monk, and he has the duty to act on behalf of the heavens."

"Who are you?" Yan Hao didn't dare to offend King Qing, so he vented all his anger on the Taoist priest, "Quickly report your name so that I can remember your grace today."

"It's easy to talk about it, it's a trivial matter, it's not worth mentioning. Remember the kindness and forget the hatred, that's the way to be a human being." The Taoist smiled calmly, "The poor Taoist Ye Muping."

"Ye Muping? Which Ye Muping?" It's not that Yan Hao doesn't know the name of Ye Muping, Ye Zhenren, but what he hears is Ye Zhenren. When he suddenly heard Ye Muping, he couldn't remember it.

"What an idiot, even the real Ye Mupingye doesn't know, but you know the old man?" An old voice sounded from outside the crowd, and then the crowd flashed, an old man walked in, with his hands behind his back, he strode up to Yan Hao , "Zuo Jin You Mu, that is, the old man and Ye Zhenren."

Yan Hao knew the person who came, and it was Jin Jia.

The emperor is surrounded by Jin Jia on the left and Ye Muping on the right, known as Zuo Jin Youmu, almost everyone among the high-ranking officials in the capital knows it.

What, this person is Ye Muping, the emperor's most trusted real person?Legendary fairy?Yan Hao's jaw almost didn't drop from shock.Ye Zhenren is so famous that almost everyone in the capital knows it.It's not entirely because he is the most respected person by the emperor, but also because it is said that he has the ability to call wind and rain, and he is a man among gods.

No matter whether it is high-ranking officials or the common people, what they respect more than the imperial power is the divine power and the gods.Yan Hao used to boast of his high martial arts skills and never believed in any fairy tales, he only thought that Ye Muping was a charlatan who deceived the world.Although he only believed three points in Ye Muping's ability to call the wind and rain, he didn't have much awe of Ye Muping.

Today he only fought one move, and he suddenly believed in the legend that Ye Muping was a man among gods.Recalling Ye Muping's technique of turning the visible into the invisible when he fought the move just now, could it be that it is a Taoist technique that is much more advanced than martial arts?
"It turned out to be Ye Zhenren, disrespect, disrespect." Losing to the gods, Yan Hao's mind became more balanced, but he thought that Ye Zhenren was actually Cao Shujun's friend, and felt inexplicably uneasy and unhappy.

"I don't dare to be disrespectful, and Pindao doesn't know you before, so there's no need to be so polite." Ye Muping stretched out his hand to greet Cao Shujun, "Sanlang, come here. Taiwei Yan, Pindao doesn't know what's wrong with you and Sanlang, and wants to take Sanlang's hand." Life. Saburo is a friend of the poor daoist. If you hurt him, you will hurt the way of heaven and the poor way. Pindao has always defended the way of heaven, and sometimes he will do justice for heaven. Unfavorable, Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, the poor will let the gods deprive you of your blessings and the underworld will reduce your lifespan."

"What, Yan Hao, did you take the wrong medicine or did you eat dog shit and horse dung? If you want to kill Cao Sanlang, do you think that with the support of the Star King, anyone would dare to kill? You might as well kill the old man too." Jin Jia came late and did not see the scene of Yan Hao beheading Cao Shujun. If he saw it with his own eyes, he would be so angry that he was so angry. Even so, he was furious.

(End of this chapter)