Aspirations

Chapter 59 Night Battle
Did I hear it wrong?Mantuo was about to go back to bed when a thought flashed in his mind again, no, there is neither a shadow nor a cat shadow outside, where did the voice just come from?She quietly pushed open the window, turned out the window, light as a civet cat, fell to the ground silently, crept forward in the corridor on the third floor, and came to the stairs.In a flash, he hid behind the pillar, held his breath, and listened to his surroundings.

The night is deep, the moon is hazy, people are quiet, and there is no sound.If it was someone else, she might lose her confidence and turn around, but Mantuo was not. She was more patient than anyone else. She firmly believed that the voice she heard just now was definitely not wrong. It's all about patience and willpower.

After an unknown amount of time, in the dark night, on the tree, a flash of light suddenly flashed, the reflection of the moon reflected by the weapon.

Knife!

Mantuo narrowed his eyes and accurately judged that the weapon that flashed with cold light just now was the lancet.

The lancet knife is no more than three feet long. The knife is held in one hand, the hand hangs down naturally, and the tip of the knife faces upwards.Therefore, the lancet is as light as a sword and roams like a snake. It is the most advantageous weapon for hand-to-hand combat.In the south, there are more masters who use the lancet as a weapon than in the north.Because southerners are short and flexible, they complement the lightness of the lancet.

The northern warriors are mostly long-handled knives and mo knives.

Mantuo swayed and slid from behind one pillar to behind another, not knowing when he had already buckled a flying knife in his right hand.Mantuo's flying knife is also shaped like a willow leaf, its size is also like a willow leaf, and it is as thin as a cicada's wing, but it is also as black as ink.

The person on the tree is none other than Yan Hao.

With Yan Hao's strong ability, he took Xia Xiang's life. He didn't have to be so careful, he flew directly into the room, and ended Xia Xiang with a knife, but it was a piece of cake.It's just that if Xia Xiang is killed with one knife, it will become a murder case, which will inevitably cause a sensation.The Shangjing government has always been rigorous in investigating cases. Although he is sure that he will not leave a trace, he does not want to cause trouble in the city.

It would be better to let Xia Xiang die silently. It looks like he died suddenly from an acute illness. Therefore, Yan Hao was well prepared and brought all his things. After the third watch, he came to the Quanyou Inn and hid in the tree. Come on, wait for your time.

People who practice martial arts have much more sensitive intuition than ordinary people. Just like tigers and leopards, when they are preying, their senses of smell, feeling and hearing are much amplified than usual.Yan Hao waited on the tree for a long time, but he didn't notice anything unusual. It wasn't because he was too careless, but because Mantuo's kung fu was too strong, and he didn't notice the appearance of Mantuo.

It's also that Yan Hao would never have thought that a mere all-owning inn would hide a super expert on the same level as him!
Although he is full of self-confidence, after all, he has been in the rivers and lakes for many years, and he has seen a lot of capsizes in the gutter, so he does not dare to take it lightly.After waiting on the tree for more than an hour, it was the fourth watch. When the sky was about to light up, it was the time when people slept best and died the most.Yan Hao took out the lancet and gently cut off a branch in front of him - if it breaks, there will be a sound - just as he was about to retract the knife, he saw a "hanged ghost" pulling a long thread in front of him. Dangling.

Even little bugs dare to make trouble?Yan Hao became more playful, perhaps because he was about to take Xia Xiang's life, which made him feel relieved and relieved. He waved the lancet again in his hand, like a light wind blowing, and the filament was instantly disconnected from it.

Yan Hao jumped down the tree, like a leopard, using both hands and feet, after landing, he bent down like an arrow from the string, and shot out quickly, only a few jumps came to the window of Xia Xiang's room.

After listening for a while, there was a slight sound in the room, Yan Hao was relieved, he took out the lancet again, the blade was as thin as paper, and stretched into the window and the gap. opened.

Yan Hao turned around and glanced at it quickly, the night was like water, the breeze was like a dream, the shadows of the trees were swirling, and there was no one.

The room is not big, there is a bed in the northeast corner, one person on the bed, sleeping on the side bed, sleeping soundly.Although the moonlight was dim, Yan Hao recognized the person on the bed was Xia Xiang at a glance.

Xia Xiang wore a short shirt and shorts, with his back facing Yan Hao, his legs slightly bent, his right hand resting under his head, in the auspicious sleeping position.

There is also a bed in the southwest corner. There is a single person on the bed, topless and wearing only shorts, lying on the bed with all four legs open, sleeping as wildly as he wants, and there is a trace of saliva on the corner of his mouth that glitters in the moonlight.

It was Xiao Wu.

A mocking smile appeared on the corner of Yan Hao's mouth. He took out a bamboo tube about half a foot long from his arms, and put a silver needle with a blue light on one end and a feather tied at the other end into the tube. Quan Xiaxiang's neck will be blown hard...

The blue-blue light on the silver needle is a rare giant poison called Moonlight Wood. It is similar to seeing blood and sealing the throat. It’s okay to swallow it. As long as you see blood, it will kill people within a few breaths. to death.Yuexiamu is produced in the deep mountains of Wuliang Mountain in Yunnan Province. It is a very rare medicine. It will die when it sees the sun, and it will only live when it sees the moonlight, so it is called Yuexiamu.

Under the moon, the tree has the essence of moonlight, and it grows in a dark and humid place, so it is extremely poisonous, but it does not leave a trace like the moonlight.This poison Yanhao also got it by accident. As soon as he sees human blood, within three breaths, the person will pass out in a coma.Within ten breaths, he would die like a deep sleep.Therefore, the poison has not yet appeared in the Central Plains and the North, and the ordinary doctors and the unreasonable people died of poisoning.The most important thing is that after Yuexiamu poisoning, the blood flow in the body will be cut off, and the cause of death is almost the same as the death of sudden poor blood flow.

When the bamboo tube was still three inches away from Yan Hao's lips, Yan Hao's face suddenly turned cold, he turned his wrist and put away the bamboo tube. one strike.

Yan Hao was terrified, why did he only notice the attack just now when he was within three feet behind him? With his martial arts, he should have sensed when the opponent's murderous intentions were revealed. How could this be?

Without time to think about it, Yan Hao drew his saber in his hand, swung it out, and slashed at the head of the person behind him.

Halfway through the knife, he suddenly woke up, no, if he kills the opponent with one knife, blood will be splashed on the spot, then no matter what method he uses to kill Xia Xiang, it will be considered a murder.Thinking of this, Yan Hao's knife went off the peak and staggered by half a foot.

It was Yan Hao who stopped in time to let Xiao Wu escape.

Xiao Wu woke up from his dream, and suddenly found that there was one more person in the room.He only wanted to save Xia Xiang, and had no intention of killing anyone, so although he was aggressive, he did not want to kill.Since there is no murderous intention, Yan Hao has no way of detecting it.

It's just that after kicking it out, it's too old for him to dodge Yan Hao's sword.Fortunately, Yan Hao stopped his hand in time, and he was saved from death, otherwise Yan Hao would be beheaded by Yan Hao with just one knife.

Even so, Xiao Wu still couldn't stop his momentum and fell to the ground with a "plop".

How can you be so stupid?Yan Hao was stunned, he thought Xiao Wu kicked silently, but he was surprised that Xiao Wu was a hidden master. Xiao Wu's temple wanted to kick Xiao Wu unconscious.

"hiss……"

A slight to faint sound suddenly sounded, like bamboo shoots after a rain, like petals opening, if it wasn't for Yan Hao's amazing hearing, he wouldn't be able to hear a deadly sound in the dark night.But even if he can't hear it, it doesn't matter, because Yan Hao sensed a flood of killing intent!
The continuous, like threads and threads, like the inaudible sound of cicadas, directly captures the heart.

At the same time, a low, cold voice snorted softly: "Sweep the army!"

Xiao Wu originally fell to the ground, and when he was sitting on the ground at a loss, when he heard "Sweeping a thousand troops", he instantly folded his body and jumped up in place. , swept Yan Hao's legs straight.

If it were normal, Xiao Wu's moves were too ordinary, Yan Hao could dodge it lightly, but now it was very different, the sound of death was approaching within three feet of his heart in an instant.The hidden weapon he wanted to shoot down with his knife was too late, so he had to dodge to hide, and then jumped up, Xiao Wu's sweeping legs also arrived.

That's all!Yan Hao gritted his teeth, choosing the lesser of the two evils. He knew that the sound of death behind him was the real killer move, so he avoided the important and tried his best to hide behind him.

But what Yan Hao never expected was that he actually miscalculated!He has miscalculated!
Yan Hao thought that even if he got kicked by Xiao Wu, it wouldn't be a serious problem, and Xiao Wu didn't know martial arts, so ordinary people kicked him and punched him, it was no different from tickling.Unexpectedly, Xiao Wu kicked Yan Hao half a step faster than the sound of death.What made Yan Hao even more astonished was that Xiao Wu's legs were like cast iron. When he was kicked, he felt as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer, and the pain hit him. His eyes went dark, and he almost passed out.

Xiao Wu... how could he know martial arts?The leg work is so amazing.

It’s just that it’s too late to think about the situation now, fortunately, the leg wasn’t kicked off. Otherwise, the boat might really capsize in the gutter today. Yan Hao couldn’t care less, and a strong thought flashed in his heart, he must kill Xiao Wu at any cost. .

It's a pity that as soon as he thought about it, he was already hit with a knife on his left shoulder - Mantuo's flying knife.

Mantuo's flying knives are small and thin.Yan Hao made a careless move and lost both moves. His left leg was almost broken, and his right shoulder was so painful. , escaped.

Mantuo succeeded in a blow, with a long sword in his hand, and the sword flower flashed, and Yan Hao's life was about to be taken.Yan Hao turned around and shot the silver needle. She deflected the blade of her sword and hit the silver needle. The silver needle lost its precision and nailed it to the window lattice with a "ding" sound.

"Who is the first to wake up in the big dream, I have known myself in my life. The cottage has slept enough in spring, and the sun is late outside the window..."

Xia Xiang rolled over from the bed and sat up, rubbed his loose eyes, looked at Xiao Wu and Mantuo in the room in surprise, and said strangely: "It turns out that the sky is not yet bright, and there is no sun outside the window... No, you The two of them ran into my room to fight without sleeping, which is outrageous."

Just now, Xia Xiang had a dream. In the dream, he returned to Zhongshan Village and chatted with his mother. When it came to his father, his mother did not know much about his father's life experience, but he repeatedly explained that he had a deceased uncle. Heritage Incense.

Xia Lai and Xia Qu sat next to their mother, giggling.The two laughed at him for marrying a two-bedroom daughter-in-law, and the two-bedroom daughter-in-law did not distinguish between the big and the second, and they were on an equal footing. If there was a fight in the future, which one should he prefer?After the two finished laughing, they envied him that he could justifiably marry two wives, and that he could enjoy the blessings of everyone.

Then the dream changed, Xia Xiang came to the capital again, and was rafting on a sparkling lake. There were three people on the boat. Besides him, there were two women, one was Cao Shuli, and the other was... Lian Ruo Han.

One of the two girls was sitting in the bow and the other was sitting in the stern. Cao Shuli was singing "The Song of Yue People", but Lian Ruohan was reciting a poem, which said: Qingqing Zijin, take my heart lightly.Even if I don't go, Zining doesn't listen?Qingqing Zipei, leisurely I think.Even if I don't go, Zining won't come?Xi Xi pick up in the city of Xi Que.I don't see you in a day, it's like March.

Xia Xiang lay peacefully in the middle of the boat, the sun was shining, the breeze was blowing, fluttering like a fairy, and fell asleep without knowing it.I don't know how long I slept, but suddenly the sky was bright, and when I opened it, there was no one around, not sleeping on the boat, but people in the bed. In a daze, he opened his mouth and read a song that Zhuge Liang recited after he woke up in the thatched cottage. A poem.

Seeing Xia Xiang's ignorant face, Mantuo's tense body suddenly relaxed, and he couldn't help sneering: "Did you have a dream just now? If Xiao Wu and I hadn't rescued you, you would have died in your dream."

As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't say anything more and jumped out of the window for the rest of his life to chase Yan Hao.

"Don't chase after the poor!" Xia Xiang came to his senses, and instantly knew what had happened, and shouted at Mantuo's back, "Miss Mantuo, let him go."

Mantuo's figure was like flowing clouds and flowing water, it didn't stop, and disappeared on the roof in a blink of an eye.

Xiao Wujiang briefly explained the matter just now, and lowered his head like a child who did something wrong: "Sir, Xiao Wu is incompetent, if Mrs. Mantuo hadn't arrived in time, the gentleman would have been killed by the bad guy. Xiao Wu is really stupid, Xiao Wu is so stupid. Five damn, Xiao Wu..."

Xia Xiang escaped from the dead, but he didn't have the joy and ease of the rest of his life. Instead, it was as if nothing had happened. He waved his hand and smiled and said, "I don't blame you, I blame me for sleeping too much. See who it is just now. No?"

"I didn't see his face clearly, his face was covered, but I still recognize him, I can't forget his breath, he is Yan Hao!" Xiao Wu clenched his teeth and waved his fist, "One day I will defeat him and make him Step on it and let him eat the mud from my shoes."

Xia Xiang smiled: "Why let Yan Hao eat the mud on your shoes?"

"My shoes just stepped on cow dung during the day." Xiao Wu said seriously, "I haven't had time to wipe it clean..."

"..." Xia Xiang was speechless, restrained from laughing, and said after a long while, "It's getting bright soon, don't sleep, light a fire and boil water to make tea."

As soon as the door slammed, Mantra came back.

Mantuo was full of dew and unwilling, and threw his sword: "He ran fast, chased three streets, and reached a house, and he disappeared in a flash, and he couldn't find it. It was irritating."

"Thank you Madam Mantuo for saving your life." Xia Xiang crossed his hands in a salute, and then offered a cup of tea, "The life-saving grace is unrequited, I wish..."

"It's fine if you make a promise with your body, and I don't care about you." Man Tuo took the tea and drank it down, "Mr. Xia Lang, this man is very powerful in martial arts, why did he kill you? It's fine if he kills you, a knife will kill you." It's easy to kill you, but you have to use poison, and it's a very rare moon tree."

While speaking, Mantuo got up and pulled out the silver needle from the window lattice, put it under his nose and sniffed, and then put the needle into the tea, which turned blood red, she nodded and said, "It really is the poison of the wood under the moon. , Xia Langjun, in order to kill you, this person has also made a lot of money. The poison of the moon tree is very rare and extremely precious, ten times more expensive than gold. If arsenic is used, it is much cheaper. But this poison Poisoning, ordinary people can't find out that it is poisoning, thinking that it is due to poor blood and blood. By the way, who is this person?"

Xia Xiang is sweating, could it be that in Mantuo's eyes, killing him with the poison of the moon under the tree is a waste?He smiled and said, "Ms. Mantuo, you can't repay the great kindness of saving your life. It's not that you want to promise each other with your body, but you want to respect each other with tea instead of wine. Well, let's not talk about this, the person who killed me just now is named Yan Hao. It's a great thing."

"Yan Hao? He is Yan Hao! Indeed, this person is very powerful in martial arts, which is the only one I have ever seen in my life. If I hadn't been hit by Xiao Wuyi's leg, I would have fought him head-on, not necessarily his opponent." Thinking of the words of Hua Guan and Mu En, I thought that Yan Hao really lived up to his reputation, he pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Xia Langjun, why did he kill you?"

"Why did you kill me?" Xia Xiang couldn't help but smile bitterly, "How would I know? I slept well and had a dream of marrying a two-bedroom wife, but was woken up by someone. Who will pay for my dream?"

Having said that, Xia Xiang's heart was touched. From his failure to Yan Hao's shot to take his life, the situation intensified step by step. It can be seen that the attitude of the Three Kings towards him has also changed.

It was also the appearance of the black list, which stirred up the situation in all parties. The third prince may think that it is better for him to be dead than alive, so he is motivated to kill.

"Don't you know Xia Langjun?" The sword in Mantuo's hand was suddenly unsheathed, the sword light flashed, and the tip of the sword stirred up the scorching kettle. , She stretched out the scabbard of her left hand, and there was an extra teacup on the scabbard. She tilted her right hand, and the kettle on the tip of the sword tilted at an angle, pouring out hot boiling water.The boiling water is poured into the teacup steadily, without spilling a drop.

Xia Xiang was taken aback, aware of Mantuo's implied dissatisfaction, and said quickly: "Ms. Mantuo calms down her anger, it's not that she deliberately concealed it, but she really has no clue. I only know that the person who killed me was named Yan Hao, who was three The prince's subordinate, he is under the jurisdiction of Gao Jianyuan. When I fell off the list, the third prince intervened in the back, and Wenchang raised his hand to control..."

Xia Xiang roughly talked about the cause and effect of the incident. He talked about the fact that he was a thorn in the side of the third prince because he was a student of Li Dingshan, and then when the competition was approaching, Wen Changju replaced the original examiner Yang Wei, and Wen Changju took advantage of it. Due to his power, he won his fame before the list was opened. He refused to admit defeat, so he posted the black list of "Xia Xiang is off the list", which caused Jianwang, Qingwang, Ye Mingsheng and others to hear the news. A turbulent drama was staged at the gate of the Gongyuan, and so on, and Mantuo was informed one by one.

(End of this chapter)