The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

There are not many visitors to Guquan Temple to offer incense and worship Buddha on a daily basis, and at this time of war and chaos, there are even fewer people coming and going.

Yuan Jing disguised himself with a scorched face, and put on a man's clothing to become Mi Xing's assistant. After walking around Guquan Temple for a few times to familiarize himself with the environment, he left the temple.

It was the ancestor of the Yuan family's idea to settle here, because there was an old acquaintance of the ancestor here, Lu Buhuan, the former number one assassin in the Daxia Kingdom.

This first assassin was so famous in the northwest that he passed through the Uighurs, the Eastern and Western Karakhanid dynasties, and even farther away in Persia, Dashi, Tiaozhi and other places. He killed many people and became famous far and wide. He took money to do things, no matter where he was. Dare to go anywhere.

This person has the martial arts skills of a half-step grandmaster, but his half-step grandmaster is unusual because he is an assassin and is good at walking in the dark, assassination and other methods. If he uses this method, the power of the martial arts will be greatly increased, even though it is half-step. At the level of a grand master, he can achieve skills that are close to those of a grand master.

To put it bluntly, assassins have higher attack power and sneak attacks increase their winning rate.

However, this man later failed in his assassination attempt when he went to Dali, and was chased north along the Fanqing Ancient Road. He was about to fall, but Yuan Shen met and rescued him, and he escaped. The two of them also committed suicide. This acquaintance, Yuan Shen has the grace to save life in this land.

Yuan Jing left Guquan Temple, thinking as he walked, it must be the kindness of saving his life, so the ancestor asked this person to help. However, this person has now escaped into Buddhism, and I wonder if he will still remember his old friendship to help.

She also thought about the failed assassination attempt that this man went to Dali 20 years ago. This was what the ancestor said on the way here. Originally, according to her idea, how many masters could a small place like Dali have? Lu Buhuan was half Grandmaster Bu did not expect that he would fail in the end and be hunted down.

The ancestor told her that she only knew the cause and effect of the incident. It turned out that Lu Buhuan was so audacious that he was bewitched and hired by Prajna Kumara, the national counselor of Tubo Mujianwang's tribe. The person who went to assassinate him was Duan Heyu, the emperor of Dali.

In fact, assassination was not the purpose. The purpose was to extract from the mouth of the Dali Emperor the ancestral martial arts of the Tiannan Duan family, the training methods of Can Yang Finger and Blazing Sun Sword.

Prajna Kumara, the national advisor of Mujian's royal family, had coveted Duan's martial arts for a long time, but due to his sensitive status and fear of the strength of Dali's army and horses, he could not directly snatch it away, so he thought of a despicable strategy of hiring someone to assassinate and interrogate.

Lu Buhuan was greedy for the property promised by the other party. He thought that compared with countries such as Song and Liao, the palace must be easier to enter and the people to capture Dali, so he went there rashly.

He did know that Duan had always practiced martial arts. Otherwise, how could Kumara covet the opponent's martial arts? But after all, he is only half-step into the realm of a grand master, and there are few opponents in the world. Even if the Duan family practices martial arts, they still look down upon them.

However, I never thought that there are so many experts in Dali City. Not to mention the royal family members who became monks in Tianlong Temple, there are also many experts in the Dali Palace. The martial arts of Dali Emperor Duan Heyu is even more extraordinary. He is even half a step ahead. Grandmaster realm!
But someone discovered his traces and discovered the purpose of his trip. He was besieged in the palace. Countless masters and soldiers surrounded him. They rushed to kill him and beat him up. Even though he was a half-step grand master, he was beaten until he vomited blood and ran for his life. Fortunately, he relied on his skills, flexible legs and feet, concealment, and was good at hiding and walking in the dark, so he was able to escape from Dali City.

But the other party was not willing to let him go so easily, so he pursued him northward and entered the Tibetan realm. If he hadn't met Yuan Shen, he would have been buried in the snow-capped mountains.

Yuan Jing was thinking about these things in her mind as she walked due west. There was the secret spot of Beifeng Hall in Huizhou City. She originally wanted to sneak into the city and hide here, but Yuan Shen wanted to go to Guquan Temple, so she She had no choice but to give up, but she wanted to come over to make contact and explore the situation in the city.

This secret spot of Beifeng Hall is a cloth shop. It can't be said to be very big, it is only medium-sized, but it is rare in the border city.

After all, most of the merchants in the border towns mainly focus on food, grass, meat, food and drinks, followed by carriages, carriages, and some things for merchants to travel to the mountains. There are probably only a few cloth villages, and there are only two in the huge Huizhou City.

Yuan Jing had visited this stronghold once before. Long before she broke into the Song camp at night and fought with Zhao Taorou in Langshan, she was prepared for a rainy day. She was worried that the Song army would come to Xishou Baotai from Zhuoluo and Nanjunsi. She had seen it when passing through the city. At a glance, he arranged the countermeasures in case of emergency.

Unexpectedly, not only did the dream of that day come true, not only did the Song army come, but Huizhou City was also completely lost.

This cloth shop is called Jima Cloth Shop, which in Dangxiang language generally means beautiful. It does not sell leather or the like, but specializes in all kinds of weaving, including linen and brocade. There are even several pieces of Song Dynasty silk and satin, so the goods are complete. .

Yuan Jing was currently dressed in men's clothing, his face was smeared yellow, and he was wearing a black cloth hat. Seeing that there was no one around the store, he lowered his head slightly and walked in.

This cloth shop is a mom-and-pop shop, with an apprentice underneath and three people supporting the facade.

And these three people are actually spies from Beifengtang. Unlike Yuan Chao and Xi Fengzhen, they are spies from Xixia.

There are three types of spies in Beifengtang: foreign elite spies, court spies, and private spies in the private world.

The three giants of Beifengtang are in charge of three types of spies, and Yuan Jing is in charge of private spies from the private world.

Needless to say, foreign spies are used to inquire about the military situation of enemy countries. The spies in the court secretly investigate hundreds of officials in the court and local officials. The private spies in the private sector are those who monitor the green forests of the city to see if there is any evil intention.

After entering the door, there were no guests inside. Only a middle-aged woman was dozing behind the cabinet. The gouache on her face fell off and she wiped her arm.

The apprentice boy was outside the cabinet, bored, holding a few pieces of horsetail thread in his hand and twisting them around. The horsetail thread was smooth and could not be twisted into a rope.

Yuan Jing's footsteps were silent, and the middle-aged woman didn't notice it. However, the apprentice saw the person coming, and after taking a closer look, he immediately showed doubts on his face.

The last time Yuan Jing came here, she had disguised herself, concealed her true identity, fabricated a background as a steward, and held a token as evidence. The three people in the village were not suspicious, but her appearance and grooming were different from last time. Her previous identity was that of a woman. , this time it was a man, but his complexion, as scorched as gourd skin, did not change.

The apprentice boy looked familiar. After all, he was a spy, not a real businessman. He immediately said: "This guest..."

Yuan Jing interrupted him lightly: "I just came here at the beginning of last month, have you forgotten now?"

When his voice fell, the apprentice's expression changed. He immediately remembered the voice and knew who it was based on the sallow face. He hurriedly smiled, but before he could speak, the woman who was dozing on the cabinet over there had already stood up and walked out quickly. at the counter.

"It turns out the steward has arrived..." The woman slapped the apprentice, who was about to close the shop.

Yuan Jing frowned when he saw this and said, "Don't do this. Doesn't it show that you have a guilty conscience?"

The woman immediately smiled awkwardly and said: "I didn't think about it. The steward means..."

Yuan Jing said: "Let Xiao Liu check the store and talk to me later."

The apprentice's name was Xiao Liu, and he nodded immediately after hearing this.

The woman led the way, and the two of them went out through the back door and arrived in the courtyard. Yuan Jing said, "Where is Ban Hu?"

The woman said, "He's sleeping in the room, so I'll wake him up." Yuan Jing nodded, and the woman quickly walked into the room. Then there were the sounds of tidying up inside, and after a while, the woman led a burly man out.

The man was polite and said in a low voice: "Ban Hu has seen the steward."

Yuan Jing nodded slightly and said, "Let's go inside and talk."

Then the three of them entered the house. After about half an hour, Yuan Jing walked out with a solemn expression, then walked through the store in front and went back to Guquan Temple...

After Zhao Tong finished his military duties, it was getting late when he returned to supervise the military department.

As soon as he entered the company, he picked up the gun and went into the woods. After shooting several times, he returned to the lobby and happened to see Yuan Ying coming to eat.

Zhao Tong didn't say much. After dinner, he asked Yuan Ying to play with guns in the courtyard, while he sat at the stone table drinking wine and thinking about finding faults.

But after Yuan Ying finished several marksmanships, he really couldn't find anything wrong with it, so he snorted coldly and looked unhappy.

Yuan Ying pouted, but she couldn't tell that her master was deliberately looking for trouble, not to evaluate her own martial arts skills.

"Have you been to prison today?" Zhao Tong said calmly.

"I've been there and tried to persuade Thirteenth Brother, but he still refused to surrender." Yuan Ying answered cautiously, fearing that Zhao Tong would pick on some faults and scold him.

"You still refuse to surrender?" Zhao Tong couldn't help but became furious when he heard this. He raised his hand and smashed the wine glass to pieces.

Yuan Ying jumped back in fright. Seeing Zhao Tong's gloomy face, she said angrily: "Eating and drinking from me every day for so long, how much money does it cost? If he refuses to surrender like this, is he thinking? Are you looking for death?"

"No, Master is not like this..." Yuan Ying saw that Zhao Tong was angry, and was afraid that he would order Yuan Ji to be killed, so she hurriedly said: "Master, I, I think Brother Thirteen's mind is already a little too active. As long as some time passes, he will definitely It will fall."

"How long will it take?" Zhao Tie looked at Yuan Ying suspiciously, feeling that this unscrupulous disciple was tricking him, delaying time, and letting him waste some rice and money and turn his elbows outward!

Zhao Tong couldn't help but snorted: "After some time, if he doesn't surrender within three days, then he will be killed directly!"

"Ah?" Yuan Ying was so anxious that she almost shed tears after hearing this. Can Yuan Ji fall in three days? I'm afraid it will be difficult. After all, Yuan Ji has an unruly temperament. He is a genius who has his sights set high, and he is not afraid of life and death. If he is determined not to surrender, it may be difficult to change his mind even in three months, not to mention three days.

Seeing Yuan Ying's eyes welling up with tears, Zhao Tao touched his chin and felt that this apprentice seemed a little unreliable. After all, he was also a member of the Yuan family. How could he watch him kill Yuan Shisan? I'm afraid they won't secretly release people!

"Master, Master..." Yuan Ying said: "If I try to persuade Thirteenth Brother carefully in the past two days, I will surrender if I don't change my mind."

Zhao Tong reached out and patted the stone table in front of him. The solid table carved out of a single piece of stone actually made a loud "snap" sound when he slapped it. He frowned and said, "28, are you trying to deceive me as a teacher?" Stay calm as a teacher, can you find a chance to rescue Yuan Shisan in these two days?"

Yuan Ying was stunned when she heard this. She had never thought about it like this. Master trusted her and treated her sincerely. She had never thought of betrayal and disobedience. Even if she couldn't bear to see Yuan Ji being killed, she could still think of it. I had other options to beg Master for mercy, but I never thought of going secretly to release him.

"I, I didn't..." Yuan Ying could no longer hold back at this moment, her face collapsed, tears immediately flowed out, and she began to cry.

Zhao Tong had a cold face. He had already dropped the wine glass. He picked up the wine jar and poured it into his mouth. He didn't care if the wine spilled on his front.

The Bai brothers on the side looked at each other with confused expressions. Bai Ba stepped forward cautiously and whispered: "Master, I see that Miss Yuan is loyal and loyal, and I will definitely not do such a thing."

Bai Zhan also came forward: "Young master is 28th sister's master. How could 28th sister go behind the master's back and release her privately..."

Zhao Tie glanced at the two of them and said coldly: "What do you two know? One is stupid and the other is naive. You can't learn a single move after watching it countless times, so why are you trying to reason with me?"

The Bai brothers couldn't help but scratch their heads in embarrassment when they heard this, and they all thought to themselves, what's wrong with the prince? They had never said such hurtful words before. Although the two of them didn't care about the prince's scolding at all, something was wrong with the prince. Could it be that he drank too much? But it doesn't look like it.

Zhao Tong looked at the two speechless, then looked at Yuan Ying, feeling that Wuming was getting angry, and suddenly stood up and cursed: "Eat my food, drink my food, and still think about plotting against me secretly, thinking about how to betray me." King, hum, there is no good thing!”

After saying that, he turned around and went to the weapons rack, pulled out a large gun barrel, and walked out into the woods behind.

Seeing his back getting further and further away, Yuan Ying cried more and more sadly. The Bai brothers hurriedly came to persuade them. They felt that something was really wrong with Zhao Tong these days, so they thought of going to the army to find Du Bu tomorrow and said, After all, Du Bo was a master of martial arts, and he could tell if there was something wrong with the prince's practice, so he changed his temper.

Zhao Tong was dragging his gun while walking, feeling the energy and blood rolling around his body, and his head seemed to explode. He took a deep breath, and the Mo Xie Sword in his sleeve suddenly came out with a "swish" sound.

Seeing the cold light flashing, he couldn't help but be stunned. He didn't even think about using the sword. Why did the sword escape?
Frowning and raising his arms, he retracted Mo Xie's sword and used his magic movements. The spear was now like a pole on a boat, and the ground below was like a big river. Zhao Tong didn't even move his steps. He only relied on the strength of the gun barrel to perform all kinds of magic movements. He changed his control and stabilized his body, and in just a moment, he floated into the woods.

As soon as he entered the forest, he immediately used his stunning marksmanship, but it was different from before. Just like outside, his legs and feet did not touch the ground at all, and his body was spinning and moving in the air, erratic, like a rootless tree, blown by the wind and rain. Fight, come and go as you please.

When the big spear thrust upwards, there was nothing to rely on, so he stepped on the surrounding tree trunks and returned, lighter than an ape or a bird.

The shooting method has changed from the previous method. After all, his feet do not touch the ground, and the gun is more agile and powerless, traceless, like water without traces, like wind and invisible.

And more and more like this, the big gun barrel was flying up, down, left and right in the forest as if it was exerting its own force, as if it was moving on its own, dragging Zhao Tong to fly all over the sky.

At this moment, Zhao Tong entered a state where the gun and the man were one. The gun was him and he was the gun, no longer distinguishing between them.

He seemed to have endless energy in his body, and he maintained this state, practicing his marksmanship until the night passed and the sky gradually turned white...

(End of this chapter)