The Sword of Smiling and Proud

Chapter 153
"By the way, what is the origin of the Ouchi master who defeated the assassins you mentioned before?" Guan Yuan was a little curious.

I had heard Shen Lian say before that there were always master eunuchs in the inner palace to secretly protect the emperor.

Guan Yuan guessed that what this eunuch practiced should be the complete version of the Sunflower Book, otherwise he would not be able to stop the assassin who could injure Fang Wu and Fang Wu.

Originally, Shen Lian was not very familiar with this person. That day, when everyone saw the assassin breaking through the interception and breaking into the palace, they were already frightened out of their wits.Fortunately, the emperor stayed in the Leopard Room. If he were still in the palace, the accusation of unfavorable guarding would be enough to kill several people inside and outside the Jinyiwei Yamen.

That day, a white-haired old eunuch appeared like a magic weapon from heaven and blocked the assassin's path.

Jinyiwei may be a bit unfamiliar, but other people in the palace recognized this person as the unknown Eunuch Qu from the Jingyi Room.He usually doesn't talk much and is honest and honest. No one knows that he knows martial arts, but at this time, he is regarded as a savior.

Maybe something happened suddenly and Eunuch Qu didn't have time to find a weapon.He fought with the assassin with his bare hands.

The Jin Yiwei who were watching originally thought that it was a master's game, and they would have to fight dozens of times no matter what.Unexpectedly, high and low were distinguished in an instant.

The two of them matched their palms, and the assassin groaned, indicating that he had suffered some losses.

The man couldn't do anything when he saw things, and he didn't see the emperor's figure on the left or right, so he made a decisive decision.With a flick of the wrist, the long sword shattered, and dozens of broken blades shot out towards the crowd, and took the opportunity to turn around and escape.

"My father-in-law Qu is so good at martial arts. Why don't we just ask him to hunt down the thieves? I don't have anything to do with him."

"Hey, this old eunuch is very stubborn. He feels that the emperor is not out of danger, so he insists on following the emperor and refuses to stay away."

Shen Lian was also helpless. Eunuch Qu did not seek meritorious service, but sought no faults. He only wanted to stay by Zhu Houzhao's side and protect him.

Guan Yuan thought that when he came to Beijing this time, if he had the opportunity, he must see the original version of the Sunflower Book and see what was so magical about it.Even some fragmentary copies that have been circulated can cause such a big disturbance in the world.

But the most urgent task now is to find the whereabouts of the thieves.

"The capital is under the emperor's feet, and there are dignitaries everywhere. It's not easy to conduct a large-scale search, for fear of being exposed." Shen Lian explained, "But even so, we have probably locked down a dozen places."

"There are not many places where a dozen or even dozens of assassins can be hidden without any trace."

"It's just that these places are either the residences of dignitaries or temples with a large number of people. Even if we block them one by one and go in to search, it's easy for the news to leak out and let the thieves escape."

Hearing this, Guan Yuan thought for a moment, then took Feng Yuxiu out and visited more than ten places where thieves might be.If it was a nobleman's mansion that couldn't be entered, he would observe at various side doors for a long time before leaving.

On this day, the three of them returned to their place of residence, a temporary office in Jinyiwei, and sat down to rest for a while.

"Brother Guan, I see that you have read all the suspicious places in the past few days, but what speculation do you have?"

Guan Yuan shook his head, still thinking carefully, there was something he didn't understand, so he asked the Jinyiwei spies who were following him.

Just as the three of them were discussing, a Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi came outside the door to report that the Shaolin monk, Master Fang Sheng, had arrived.

"Farewell to Tongguan, the master's demeanor is still the same." Guan Yuan met Fang Sheng with the ceremony of a junior.

"Guan Shaoxia's heroic appearance as a young man is truly extraordinary." Fang Sheng returned the gift with clasped hands. At this time, he already knew the outcome of the Five Sacred Alliance, and the rise of the Huashan Sect was a foregone conclusion.He was naturally impressed by the new generation power of the Huashan Sect that he had noticed before.

Fang Wu and Fang Hui were almost healed from their injuries. They followed Fang Sheng, eager to go out and search for the assassins.

They are determined to wash away their previous shame and prove the prestige of Shaolin.The painful memory of being injured before seemed to disappear with Fang Sheng's arrival.

When Guan Yuan saw everyone gathered, he expressed his opinion.
"I have seen the corpses of thieves in the morgue before. Six of the eight people had severe mouth ulcers, and they carried these things with them."

He took out several dark fruit cores wrapped in green leaves and passed them around to everyone.

"This thing is called betel nut. It's common in the south. Not many people in the north are used to eating it."

"Judging from this, a large proportion of this group of thieves come from the southern provinces and are obsessed with chewing betel nut. Betel nut is the most addictive and difficult to quit. They also live a business of licking blood with the tip of a knife. The pressure The bigger the drink, the more addictive it will be, and you will definitely go out and buy it.”

"Brother Shen, this item is considered a rare item in the capital, right? Where can it be sold?"

"I'll send someone to investigate right now." Seeing that he had a clue, Shen Lian was overjoyed, and ordered his Jin Yiwei to search for shops selling betel nuts all over the city.

Where can the Shaolin disciples sit still, led by Fang Hui, they also followed.

With more people and greater strength, finally at noon the next day, they locked in three businesses, specializing in groceries from the north and south, and prepared a lot of betel nut.At this time, betel nut had not been deeply processed. After chewing it with lime powder, a large amount of bright red juice would flow out and be spit on the ground, which was particularly conspicuous.

Jinyiwei set up separate camps and placed many spies around the shop. Finally, on the fifth day, they discovered traces of the suspected thief and tracked them all the way to an alley in the south of the city.

The Shaolin disciples sent people back to report the news. To be on the safe side, Fang Sheng went out in person and surrounded the courtyard where the other party stayed.

Guan Yuan couldn't believe that it went so smoothly, and was still a little confused. Is everything so simple?
However, he didn't find any clues for the time being, so he took Feng Yuxiu and followed him.

The Jin Yiwei and the Shaolin monks joined forces, and in just half a cup of tea, they broke into the courtyard and captured a group of more than a dozen black-clad assassins.But among this group of people, there was no one who had strong martial arts skills before.

The Shaolin masters were like wolves in a flock of sheep, chopping up melons and vegetables and captured these gangsters. No one on their own side was even injured, they were all clean and tidy.

Not seeing the bandit leader made Guan Yuan even more worried. Now that he was trying to scare the snake, the man would not show up easily.

While everyone was immersed in the great victory, Guan Yuan and Shen Lian knew very well that although most of the assassins were wiped out in this siege, the most dangerous person did not show up.

This man has extremely high martial arts skills and is hiding in the dark. If he is not caught out, the mission of the guard will never be completed.

Moreover, Guan Yuan felt that most martial arts masters and masters of internal strength would not be addicted to addictive substances like betel nut. In this case, this clue was considered broken.

Shaolin Fangsheng also expressed the same concern, but after Jin Yiwei reported the results of the battle, Qian Ning publicized that all the assassins had been killed by his own side, and he went to claim credit.

(End of this chapter)