Fu Shifeng

Chapter 183: Troubleshooting
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Afu looked at Da Yi, whose Yintang was turning black and his body was trembling slightly, and asked Chang Qing, who was making spells and casting spells at the side.

"The poison attacks the heart, and its force is fierce. I can only use magic to temporarily protect the heart." Chang Qing said with a solemn expression: "If there is no antidote, it may not be easy to remove the poison."

"I'll go check it out personally, and you try to save the life of the master." Afu said coldly, then turned and left.

Not even halfway through Shangyuan Night, a major case broke out in Luoyang, the eastern capital. Bohai State envoy Da Yi was assassinated on the Tianjin Bridge. Fortunately, Cheng Sanwu and his party took action in time, preventing the assassin from succeeding.

However, when everyone killed or captured the assassin, Da Yi fell down due to poisoning. Seeing that he was in danger, Afu immediately revealed his identity as a chamberlain, led people straight into Ziwei City, and placed Da Yi in the unused government office. Chang Qing cast a spell, and then he was able to save Da Yi's life.

Quickly walking through the courtyard, Afu came to the wing where the assassin was detained. The interior was dark, with only the dim light from the outside lights shining through the window panes. Her face did not show the slightest expression of anger or displeasure, and her mood and anger were unpredictable.

They saw the last remaining assassin being tied up and thrown to the ground, like a dead pig. Xuan Yin's incomprehensible cold force made his whole body stiff, and his chest didn't even rise and fall much.

Cheng Sanwu was also in the side room at this time, responsible for guarding the assassin, and was now carefully looking at the sword held by the assassin.

"All the assassins' weapons are poisoned, and there is no antidote on them." Cheng Sanwu saw Afu coming and handed her the poisoned sword.

Afu took the horizontal knife, looked at it for a while, then put it to the tip of her nose and sniffed it.Cheng Sanwu asked: "Do you know what kind of poison this is?"

"It should be some kind of refined gold and stone poison." Afu gently swung the knife and cut off the hemp rope on the assassin, but he was still paralyzed in place, unable to move.

"He might commit suicide." Seeing Afu's cold expression, Cheng Sanwu knew that this was the way she looked when she was doing things seriously, without any unnecessary nonsense.

Afu raised her chin slightly and said, "Come and pick up the muscles and bones, and use the 'gold-sharing hand' I taught you."

Fenjinshou is a grappling skill compiled by the Chamberlain Shogyinryu Si, which mainly focuses on dividing tendons and bones, and locking and grasping joints.It's just that compared to hurting the enemy, Fenjin's hands are full of ways to cause physical pain, and it has gradually become one of the vicious methods used by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to torture prisoners.His methods are so cruel that even a body of gold and iron cannot withstand it, so he is known as the "gold sharer".

After Cheng Sanwu took over as Lord Zhaoyang, Afu also taught him the gold sharing technique.At first, Cheng Sanwu didn't think highly of this method of torture, but he didn't expect that it would actually come in handy.

Lift the assassin's body to keep him in a kneeling position, with his arms folded back.Under the hood, there was a weathered face, which looked particularly downcast at the moment.

Cheng Sanwu held the assassin's chin with one hand and nodded to Afu. She pointed out from the distance, dispersing the Xuan Yin finger power in the assassin's body.

The assassin felt his energy flow smoothly, opened his mouth to swallow, and was about to try to resist, when he heard a click in his ears, and his jaw was removed and dislocated by Cheng Sanwu.

"Well--"

The severe pain caused the assassin to scream instinctively, but Cheng Sanwu tightly covered his mouth and heard him grinning cruelly: "I'm afraid you'll bite your tongue and kill yourself, so I'll do this first. When I ask you something later, remember to answer truthfully, and don't be clever. .”

Without waiting for any response from the assassin, Cheng Sanwu raised his hand and returned his jaw to its original position. Severe pain was also felt in the joint joints, which made the assassin's eyes turn white and he broke into a cold sweat.

"Name, place of origin." When the assassin regained consciousness, he heard Afu ask, his tone cold, as if he was treating a discarded object.

But the assassin was very stubborn, lowered his head, and did not answer directly: "I didn't expect... There are masters like you around the great master. I didn't expect it..."

Afu waved her hand gently, and Cheng Sanwu grabbed the assassin's knife-wielding hand and gently broke it. The two fingers were immediately twisted into a hemp rope shape.

With their fingers connected to their hearts, the pain shocked his mind. The assassin's torso instinctively curled up, but Cheng Sanwu behind him pressed his knee against his back, almost bending his body over.

"Answer obediently!" Cheng Sanwu shouted in a deep voice.

"Zhao Teng, ancestral home is Cangzhou!" Beads of sweat broke out on the assassin's forehead. He wanted to bite his tongue and commit suicide, but because his jaw had just been removed, his cheeks were sore and weak, making it difficult to even speak.

"Master of the sect." Afu continued to ask.

Zhao Teng pursed his lips tightly and seemed unwilling to answer.He paused for a moment, and Cheng Sanwu immediately made a move. He stretched out his two thumbs and took them off.

"Ah——" Zhao Teng roared and said quickly: "Baiqiao Village! Baiqiao Village, Changhe County!"

Afu then asked: "Who sent you to assassinate me?"

As soon as these words came out, Cheng Sanwu felt Zhao Teng's muscles and bones tighten, which was clearly a precursor to exerting his strength. He immediately grabbed the muscles on both sides of his spine with his hands like claws.

For those who practice martial arts, the muscles on both sides of the dragon's spine almost dominate the whole body's movement and strength. If these two muscles are restricted, even a person with the strength of nine cows and two tigers will not be able to exert their strength.

Sure enough, Cheng Sanwu grabbed the inner buckle with both hands, and Zhao Teng immediately raised his head and howled miserably, as if his entire back had been torn open, and his whole body and limbs were swinging uncontrollably.

"Answer!" Cheng Sanwu loosened his grip, but pressed his fingertips under Zhao Teng's shoulder blades.

"I, I can't say!" Zhao Teng burst into tears in pain. He originally thought that he had practiced hard since he was a child and had been punished frequently, so he should be able to withstand the torture.Who would have expected that the other party's methods were so sophisticated that Zhao Teng instantly experienced pain that he had never experienced in the first half of his life, and the injuries from swords and fists were far incomparable.

Cheng Sanwu was too lazy to talk nonsense, and pushed slightly with his hands, only to hear a few muffled sounds of loose joints. Zhao Teng couldn't even shout now, he opened his mouth and let out a whooshing sound, and then a smell of urine emitted. Come on.

"Damn, this guy is scared to death." Cheng Sanwu cursed, and as soon as his hand loosened, Zhao Teng fell to the ground, unconscious.

Afu, who has always been very tidy, took two steps away and then said outside the house: "Get a bucket of water."

However, before the water was delivered, Dong Du stayed behind and led his troops to arrive.

"I am staying in Dongdu, who is in charge here?" Wang Xie, who is staying in Dongdu, is named Wang Xie. He is graceful and dignified in appearance. He does not conceal his background as a member of a high-ranking family. There are two rows of armored guards on the left and right holding halberds, which makes him even more prominent. majesty.

After hearing this, Afu appeared, took out the fish talisman to seal it, and said coldly: "This place is temporarily under the care of my internal servants."

Wang Li frowned slightly. He didn't expect that a mere Hu Ji would dare to neglect him like this. He waved his sleeves and shouted angrily: "How outrageous! There is a murder case in Luoyang City. It should be investigated and dealt with by our Dongdu Left-behind Mansion. When will it be your turn to come from the Ministry of Internal Affairs? Intervene?" Afu was unhappy because the assassination disturbed her fun, but she didn't show it on her face. Now Wang Xie's words clearly meant to interfere, which made her look angry immediately.

"Master Wang, what happened just now is not an ordinary murder, but a madman assassinating a foreign envoy." Afu turned sideways, not even looking at him directly: "The curfew is temporarily suspended during the Lantern Festival. We should have stepped up our guard to prevent thieves. . Now that something like this is happening on the Tianjin Bridge, it shows that Mr. Wang is slacking off."

"Bold! How dare you humiliate me, a mere maid?" Wang Xie raised his hand and said, "Come here! Take down this wretched maid, with a hundred sticks!"

Seeing the armored soldiers coming and trying to grab their shoulders, Afu didn't hold back. With a flash of the sword, the arms of the two soldiers were cut off at the elbows. The cuts were flat and blood was pouring out.

Screams immediately filled the courtyard and outside. Wang Xie was horrified when he saw this. He took a few steps back, raised his fingers in panic and shouted: "Quick! Get this bastard down quickly!"

Dozens of armored soldiers set up their halberds and were about to line up when they heard a shout from the side: "Stop!"

The person who came was Chang Qing. He walked out quickly and saw two broken arms and a pool of blood on the ground. The injured soldier who was hurriedly dragged to the back was still screaming. He first glanced at A Fu, and then said to Wang Li : "In Xialu Changqing, my father Zhongshu Ling, who also serves as Shangshu Zuopushe, has seen Dongdu being left behind."

Wang Xie was shocked when he heard this. He did not expect that the son of Prime Minister Lu would appear here, but he still frowned and shouted: "How dare you pretend to be the son of Prime Minister Lu?"

Changqing was also stunned at this time. In the past, when he took on the identity of the son of Prime Minister Lu, he was successful, but now the other party actually said that he was a fake?
"This statement is ridiculous. How can I pretend to be the son of Prime Minister Lu?" But Changqing was not angry. Facing the forest of halberds in front of him, he said neither humble nor arrogantly: "Now we have captured the assassin and are intensifying the interrogation. Please ask Dongdu Stay behind for convenience."

Wang Xie was a little confused about the current situation. He prided himself on being upright and had no good impression of the internal servants, thinking that they were just a group of treacherous villains.But what is the purpose of Prime Minister Lu's son appearing here and mixing with this group of people?
"You keep saying that someone was assassinated, but where is the person who was assassinated now?" Wang Xie asked.

"The person who was stabbed was Da Yi, the envoy of Bohai County. He was unable to move due to poisoning." Changqing raised his hand and said, "Young master, why don't you come with me to take a look?"

"Lead the way!" Wang Xie snorted coldly and followed Changqing away surrounded by several guards, still arrogant.

At the end of the day, Changqing quietly looked at Afu and she immediately understood and returned to the wing where Zhao Teng was detained.

"Is someone coming?" Cheng Sanwu asked.

"You're such an incompetent fool, we need to speed up." Afu cursed, then picked up a bucket of biting cold water and poured it at Zhao Teng.

Zhao Teng woke up with a jolt, raised his head with difficulty, and saw Cheng Sanwu and Afu. The light from the lights outside the window shone into the room, casting two hideous and terrifying shadows.

"Let me ask you again, who sent you here?" Afu's tone was cold.

"It's... the King of Wuyi County." Zhao Teng was all wet, lying on his side on the ground, and replied feebly: "I was ordered by the King of Wuyi County to assassinate the traitor Da Yi."

Afuf's green eyes narrowed, and she vaguely felt that something was wrong. Unfortunately, she could not find Consultant Changqing at the moment, so she pulled out the horse-head dagger, plunged it into the sword wound on Zhao Teng's shoulder, and twisted the blade:
"How dare you lie?! You were born in the Cangzhou martial arts world, why would you work for the King of Bohai County?"

The wound on Zhao Teng's shoulder was so bruised by the blade that the flesh and blood were eroded, and the bones were visible. The severe pain made him scream, and he answered incoherently: "I, I didn't lie! There are several martial arts companies in Hebei that have been bribed by the Bohai State... We If you receive a favor, of course you must repay it!"

"Besides your Baiqiao Village, who else participated in this assassination?" Afu asked again.

"No, no more!" Zhao Teng lost a lot of blood and his face turned pale.

Afu fell silent for a moment, and Cheng Sanwu asked: "Who told you that Da Yi is in Luoyang?"

Hearing this question, Zhao Teng's eyes dodge. Afu immediately understood that this matter was of critical importance and asked: "Say! If you still dare to hide it, all your family members will be sent to Lingnan, and Baiqiao Village will be razed to the ground immediately!"

Zhao Teng felt his life passing by little by little, and could only say: "He Xiaotong, the leader of the Jinping Sect..."

"Is it him?" Afu seemed to feel a little surprised, and then sneered: "Do you know the identity of this person? He is one of the Eight Swords of Luoyang, and a capable general under the guard in Dongdu. If you bite randomly, be careful and you will be punished with an additional penalty!"

"I didn't bite!" Zhao Teng was completely panicked now and shouted hoarsely: "This is the person who informed Damen Yi about the trend! Even our ship entering the city this time was arranged by He Xiaotong!"

Afu immediately deceived the real situation. She said with a gloomy face: "I will investigate this matter. If I find that you have lied to me, all the people in Baiqiao Village will be killed!"

Zhao Teng asked fearfully: "Who are you...?"

"House servant." After saying this, Afu knocked the opponent unconscious with a strike of his palm, then called Qin Wangshu and ordered: "Treat this guy's wounds and keep an eye on him. Don't let him escape or commit suicide. As soon as possible. Move him somewhere else and don’t let anyone left behind in Dongdu see him.”

Qin Wangshu said yes, holding the dead pig-like Zhao Teng in one hand, and left quietly.

"It seems like things are getting bigger and bigger?" Cheng Sanwu leaned against the wall and crossed his arms across his chest.

"You don't know He Xiaotong?" Afu asked.

Cheng Sanwu looked puzzled: "Why should I know him?"

Afu replied: "I have read the Ministry of Justice files on the Heyang murder case. It mentioned that the Dongdu Liubei sent Luoyang Eight Swords to chase the murderers, and you killed two of them in one fell swoop."

Cheng Sanwu was silent for a while, as if recalling the past, and then shook his head: "I was not very clear-headed at the time, and I acted completely on instinct. And even if the Eight Swords of Luoyang really came to kill me, it would be impossible to tell me the name and origin. .”

Afu said: "He Xiaotong is the eldest among the Eight Swordsmen of Luoyang and also holds a position in the left-behind mansion. If he is the one who tipped off Zhao Teng, it means that this matter is very involved."

"I also find it strange." Cheng Sanwu asked: "Isn't the Bohai Kingdom in the northeast still fighting? The King of Wuyi County actually has time to send people to assassinate Da Yi? And what about Cangzhou Wulin and Luoyang Eight Swords? Isn’t Prince Wuyi’s network too broad?”

Afu nodded slightly: "So I think there is something fishy about this matter, but I'm afraid I won't be able to find out anything more from Zhao Teng. He is just a pawn responsible for the assassination."

"Is it the conspiracy of that bullshit mastermind again?" Cheng Sanwu scolded: "Then he is too idle and wants to get involved in everything."

"Don't make any announcement in advance." Afu said, "It is estimated that Mr. Yan Feng will come to Luoyang soon. I will explain the situation to him then."

(End of this chapter)