White Jade Tiger

Chapter 6 Volume [-] The Murderer
Volume [-] murderer

Chapter 2 Shangguan Fort

Zhao Wuji's whole body was stiff and numb.He has completely collapsed and is on the verge of collapse.

The strange thing is that his heart became clear and ethereal, and his reaction became sharper than usual. No matter how many voices there were, they sounded like thunder in his ears!
Everyone's voice seemed to him to be shouting in his ear.

Maybe it's just because he's empty, fragile like porcelain.

But he did not lose his judgment.

——Why does a person's mind become more sensitive when his physical strength is weakest?
He has figured out who the murderer is!
He jumped up and rushed out.There was no one to stop him, only Sikong Xiaofeng.

Sikong Xiaofeng only stretched out his hand to lightly block it, and he had already fallen down.

The last sliver of potential he had just been aroused by hatred was exhausted now.

Now, even a child can easily knock him down!
Sikong Xiaofeng said: "I know where you are going, I didn't want to stop you, because I want to go too. '

Wuji's eyes were bloodshot, looking like a wounded beast.

Sikong Xiaofeng said: "But you must not go now, I cannot let you go to die." '

Qianqian's eyes were also red, and she said loudly: "But we must go, we must go!"

Sikong Xiaofeng said: "Shangguan Ren is dark and prey, and his subordinates have already raised a group of dead soldiers who are ready to fight for him at any time, plus the poisonous hidden weapons of the Tang Sect in the middle of Sichuan, even if we want to go, we can't just go like this." '

Qianqian said, "How can we get there?"

Sikong Xiaofeng said: "We can't go until we are sure that one hit will hit!"

He sighed, and said again: "If he misses the first hit and let him retreat, we may never have a second chance in the future." '

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He was telling the truth.

But the subordinates of Hefeng Villa refused to accept it.

In a short time, the 130 six servants under the leadership of Lao Jiang had gathered in the yard in front of the mourning hall, and everyone was ready-strong bows, hard crossbows, long spears, and sharp knives.

Among the 130 six people, at least half have practiced martial arts hard for more than ten years.

Old Jiang knelt down in front of Sikong Xiaofeng, and touched the ground with his head until blood flowed out.

His face was bleeding, and he couldn't stop begging, only asking Sikong Xiaofeng to let them take revenge.

Of course Sikong Xiaofeng could see that no one could change their minds.

He had always disapproved of violence.

But using violence to control violence, blood for blood, even he couldn't object.

He could only agree: "Okay, you guys go, and I will accompany you too, but Wuji—"

Lao Jiang hurriedly said: "The young master must go too. We have prepared a pot of ginseng soup and a cart for the young master. Before he reaches Shangguan Fort, his physical strength will definitely recover." '

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Wuji never drank ginseng soup, but now he must force himself to drink it.

He must regain his strength.He must kill his father's enemies with his hands.

It's a pity that he forgot one thing - even when his physical strength was at its peak, he was definitely no match for Shangguan Ren.

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Sikong Xiaofeng did not forget this point.

As for Shangguan Ren's swordsmanship, martial arts, venomous strikes, and accurate judgment, no one knows better than him.

They have fought side by side since they were teenagers, an average of thirty times a year.

Before founding Dafengtang, they had experienced at least three hundred battles.

He had personally seen Shangguan Ren stab the blade into the enemy's throat countless times, every time it was absolutely fatal, and he rarely missed it.

Once when they were dealing with the Kanto Seven Swords, Shangguan Ren's opponent was Cao Xun, the famous "Lightning Sword" in the martial arts at that time. He was wounded in seven places at the beginning, and one sword even pierced his shoulder blade.

But in the end Cao Xun still died in his hands. Before he fell down, he pierced Cao Xun's throat with a sword.That's what's most terrifying about him.

He can endure pain almost like a desert lizard and has almost the stamina of a camel.

Once, six of his ribs were broken. When others bandaged him, even the mattress was soaked in cold sweat from his pain, but he didn't even groan.

At that time, Yun Feiyang was also watching, and once said something that everyone could not disagree with:

'No matter who has an opponent like Shangguan Ren, he will not be able to sleep at night. '

Sikong Xiaofeng never forgot this sentence.

Of course, he shouldn't forget Yun Feiyang's opinion of him.

"If Sikong Xiaofeng wants to fight with me one day, I will run away as soon as he comes. '

Someone asked: 'Why?'

"Because he will never fight an unsure fight," Yun Feiyang said: "As long as he comes, it means that he must be sure of winning?"

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Yun Feiyang is stunningly beautiful and talented, the hero of his life, and of course he is also very knowledgeable.

Of course he would never have misjudged his friend.

In Sikong Xiaofeng's life, he had never done anything he was not sure about.

Did he have the certainty of victory this time?
Old Jiang is also in the carriage.

Years of rheumatism prevented him from walking long distances or riding a horse.

The carriage was roomy, with enough room for all four of them to sit comfortably.

But he wasn't sitting comfortably, in fact, he was almost standing there.

He has always been very aware of his identity, even though his young master has regarded him as a family member for a long time, but he has never surpassed the rules he has followed for many years.

For this point, Sikong Xiaofeng has always felt very appreciative, what he hates the most in his life is people who don't follow the rules.

So they didn't ask Jiang to sit more comfortably, they just asked: "How should we enter Shangguan Fort?"
What method should be used to deal with Shangguan Ren? Do you have a plan?'

Old Jiang said: "Yes. '

Sikong Xiaofeng said: "Why didn't you say it?"

Old Jiang said: "Because the uncle hasn't asked yet." '

Sikong Xiaofeng said: "Now that I have asked, tell me!"

Old Jiang said: "Yes." '

He was silent for a long time, and thought about the plan he had thought through carefully in his heart, and confirmed that there were not too many loopholes in the plan.

Then he dared to speak out.

Shangguan Ren was withdrawn and severe. The Shangguan Fort under his command was of course strictly guarded, and outsiders were never allowed to enter.

Fortunately, Sikong Xiaofeng is not an outsider.

Old Jiang said: "So if we want to enter safely, you must come forward. Now Shangguan Ren doesn't know whether his secret has been exposed. Not only will he not dare to stop him, but he will definitely open the gate of the fort and personally Come out to meet. '

He has roughly calculated that there are more than three hundred men in Shangguan Fort, almost everyone has practiced martial arts, including a group of dead soldiers who have been trained for a long time and are ready to work for him at any time.

Old Jiang said: "This time we only came with 130 six people. We are outnumbered, and we are probably not their opponents." '

Sikong Xiaofeng agreed.

Old Jiang said: "But if Shangguan Ren goes out to meet him in person, there will not be too many people with him. '

Sikong Xiaofeng said: "Are you going to do it at that time?"

Old Jiang said: "Capture the thief first and capture the king first. As long as we can restrain Shangguan Ren first, his subordinates will never dare to act rashly!"

Sikong Xiaofeng said: "Who is sure that he can restrain him?"

Old Jiang said: "If the young master shoots from the front, you and the second lady attack from both sides, and then I lead a team to isolate him from his followers, it will not be difficult to hit him with one blow." '

Sikong Xiaofeng said: "What if he doesn't come out?"

Old Jiang said: "Then we have no choice but to rush in and fight them." '

Sikong Xiaofeng said: "How do you spell it?"

Old Jiang said: "Fight with our lives." '

He clenched his hands: "Although there are many of them, they may not all be willing to fight us desperately." '

'Desperate' is one of the most feared strategies when and where it is used, and it usually works.

Sikong Xiaofeng sighed and said: "The matter has come to this point, it seems that we can only use this method." '

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But they didn't use this method, because they never had a chance to use it.

At this moment, they saw a flame burning in the distance, which made half of the sky red.

The place where the fire started seemed to be Shangguan Fort.

When they got there, Shangguan Fort had been burnt to a piece of scorched earth, not even a single person could be seen.

There was not a single skeleton in the fire scene, let alone any clues left. Shangguan Ren and his subordinates, more than 400 people, men, women, old and young, just disappeared like this, as if they had completely disappeared from the ground.

This matter was done viciously and carefully, and there was hardly anyone in the world who could match it.

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'This man's despicableness, shamelessness, insidiousness, and viciousness have already made people feel that he has to admire him and be afraid of him!'

This was Sikong Xiaofeng's final conclusion to Shangguan Ren.

Zhao Wuji never forgot this sentence.

In addition to having all the virtues of a good wife and mother, Wei Fengniang also has a good habit.

Before going to bed every day, she would write down the major events that happened that day, as well as her own thoughts, for future reference.

She has had this habit since she was very young, even when she was most sad, she never wasted a single day.

Of course, she also remembered what happened in the past few days. Although the memory was a bit messy, her views on Wuji and certain things were invisible to others.

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On the fourth day of April, it was sunny.

It is really unexpected that the murderer who killed the old man would be Shangguan Ren.

I always thought that he had a better relationship with the old man than anyone else, until that day when they were drinking in the garden together, I still had this idea.

It's just that I also felt something strange that day.

From the window of the small building where I live, I can just see the booth where they drink.

That day I saw with my own eyes that Shangguan Ren seemed about to kneel down and kowtow to the old man, but was stopped by the old man.

There are many rules among their brothers. It is not very special for the third brother to kowtow to the second brother.

In addition, I was thinking about Wuji all the time that day, and then the tragedy happened again, so I also forgot about it.

But when I think about it now, I realize that there must be a very special reason for that one prostration.

Is it because Shangguan Ren had some shady secret that was discovered by the old man, so he kowtowed to the old man to apologize?
Although the old man had forgiven him, he was still worried, so he simply killed the old man to silence him.

Wuji and Qianqian have already gone to Shangguan Fort with Uncle Sikong, and they haven't come back yet.

When he left, my heart was also very chaotic.

I know I won't be able to sleep tonight.

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On the fifth day of April, it was sunny.

Wuji and the others came back early this morning, everyone looked very anxious and their faces were ugly.

Later, I found out that when they got there, Shangguan Fort had been burned to the ground, and Shangguan Ren had already fled.

He has always been cautious and thorough in his actions, and of course he has already calculated that his secret will be discovered sooner or later, and he has already prepared, otherwise, even if he can escape, he will not be able to take all his subordinates away.

With so many people walking on the road, it must be very noticeable, and they will leave some traces more or less.

Uncle Sikong thought of this and sent people to chase him down in four directions.

But I don't think there will be any results in this pursuit, because Shangguan Ren must have thought of this, and he will definitely break up his subordinates into pieces and disguise them.

Wuji still didn't say a word to me today, so I still don't blame him.

Anyway, I have already entered the door of the Zhao family, and I am already a member of the Zhao family. No matter how long he asks me to wait, I have no complaints.

I really wish I could stew a pot of his favorite food, stewed pork knuckle with shredded chicken, and feed it to him with my own hands.

But I also know I can't do it.

This is a big family, and I must be very careful with every move I make, and I must never let others gossip.

I just hope he can take good care of himself.

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On the sixth day of April, it is cloudy.

Until now, there is still no news about Shangguan Ren, and everyone is even more anxious.

The strange thing is that Wuji seems to be much calmer than the previous few days, and he eats a big bowl every day.

I have been paying attention to him since I was a child, and of course I know his temper very well. He suddenly became like this, it must be because he has made up his mind to do something.

Although he didn't say it himself, I believe he must go to Shangguan Ren himself to avenge the old man.

Relying on his own strength to seek revenge is not only too dangerous, but also has little hope.

But with a temper like his, if he has made up his mind to do something, who can persuade him?
I just wish he could come in and see me, tell me when he is going to leave, and let me tell him that no matter where he goes, no matter how long he goes, I will wait for him.

Even if I have to wait forever, I am willing.

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On the seventh day of April, it is cloudy.

Of the four groups of people who went out to follow up, two groups have already returned, but there was no result at all.

Where did Shangguan Ren hide? Is there any place for them to hide?
I thought of a place, but I dare not say it.

The relationship of this matter is too great, and I will never talk nonsense.

I hope Wuji will not think of this place, because if he finds it, he may never come back.

After dark, it started to rain outside, which made my heart even more confused.

Wuji, why don't you come and see me? Do you know how much I want to talk to you? Even if it's just a word.

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I just wrote this yesterday, when someone knocked on the door outside, I stopped.

I added this paragraph today, because after Wuji left last night, I couldn't hold a pen anymore.

The one who came to look for me so late was of course Wuji.

When I saw her, I was really indescribably happy, but also indescribably sad.

I'm happy that he finally came to see me, but sad that I already guessed that he came to say goodbye to me.

I guessed right.

He said he was leaving and went to find Shangguan Yan, even if he searched all over the world, he still wanted to find Shangguan Yan to avenge the old man.

He said he was leaving after seeing me, and he didn't tell anyone except me, even Qianqian didn't know.

I didn't want to cry in front of him, but when I heard his words, my tears couldn't help but flow down.

He only told me about this matter, and before he left, he only came to say goodbye to me alone, which meant that he still had me in his heart, but why didn't he take me away?
In fact, I also know that he can't take me away. Once he leaves, his future is boundless, and I can't drag him down.

But I can't help feeling uncomfortable.

I couldn't bear to let him go, but I couldn't help letting him go.

If I don't let him avenge his father, won't I become a sinner of the Zhao family, how can I have the face to see the old man under Jiuquan in the future?
When he saw me crying, he comforted me, saying that he has been practicing hard for the past few years, and he is very sure of his martial arts, and he is ready to go out this time!
He was really prepared. Not only did he bring a lot of travel expenses, but he also wrote down all the friends who had friendship with the old man from all over the place.

He has also remembered very clearly the branch helms of Dafengtang in various places, so he wants me to rest assured that I will never be uncared for outside.

I really want to tell him how much I wish I could be there with him, to be able to take care of him by myself.

But I didn't say anything, I didn't want him to go outside and feel uncomfortable because he missed me.

I'd rather be alone here crying.

Today is the eighth day of April, the rain has stopped, and the weather suddenly becomes very hot, like summer.

I just found out this morning that Sikong Xiaofeng left last night, after he left, Wuji left.

At dawn, several groups of people have already gone out to look for Wuji. I hope they can find him, and I hope they can't find him, and let him do what he should do.

No matter what, I am determined not to cry in the room anymore. I must cheer up and help Qianqian to take care of the house, because this is also my own home.

I want the old man to know that I am a good daughter-in-law of the Zhao family.

(End of this chapter)