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He looked at the bright red light of the charcoal fire in the brazier, and after a moment of silence, he said: "I am a member of the Mohist family, and I am a deadly enemy with Tang Guoben. When I was young, my father went to Tang Guo and died in a foreign country. If I really surrender Tang Jun is tantamount to betraying his father and the ancestors of my Zhang family."

"In this case, why do you oppose?"

Zhang Jiuxin's eyes lit up suddenly, and he said: "I don't want to die here... I still have a 70-year-old mother and my wife at home. She is waiting for me to come home. My daughter is only four years old. She doesn't care about anything." I don't understand, she needs me as a father..."

"General. I have something to report." A quiet voice came from outside the door.

Qin Ke's ears moved slightly. In fact, he had already noticed it before the man spoke, but...

The footsteps seem to be too light?Doesn't sound like a normal person?

Zhang Jiuxin is not a practitioner, so it is not too strange to find a practitioner as a guard.So Qin Ke is thinking more about how he should hide at this time...

Thinking of this, Qin Ke whispered: "Do you believe it or not, even if a practitioner stops me, I can kill you within fifteen steps?"

Zhang Jiuxin was stunned, and said with a smile: "I don't know anything about cultivation, little brother, if you say you can, then you can."

Qin Ke took a deep breath: "General Zhang, I don't have any malicious intentions, I just hope to have a good talk with you. If the trouble comes to the point of death or life, I don't think you or I will be happy."

Zhang Jiuxin nodded, and said softly, "That's right."

"Okay." Qin Ke also nodded.

There was another cry from outside the door, Qin Ke maintained the movement of clenching the dagger tightly, stepped back fifteen steps, just retreated into the darkness in the tent where the light of the fire could not reach, closed his eyes, breathed and The heartbeat suddenly subsided, as if it had become a decoration in the tent in an instant.

Zhang Jiuxin turned his head and looked in that direction, his eyes were quite curious, but with his ability, he couldn't see through Qin Ke's hiding at all, even though he knew Qin Ke must be hidden in the darkness.

He shook his head regretfully, and said to himself: "It's a pity that I don't have the talent for cultivation."

Then he said loudly to the door: "Come in."

The curtain was pushed aside, and a general in armor came in. His movements were blunt and forceful, and he saluted heavily: "General."

"Speak." The expression on Zhang Jiuxin's face was calm as usual, as if nothing had happened just now, and he put his hands on the charcoal fire and continued to bake.

"Yes." The hundred general's face was covered under the helmet, "General Lin... sent someone to remind him again, and he said that if the general did not send troops to support him within a quarter of an hour, he would simply turn around and fight the general to the death. "

"You're going to die?" Zhang Jiuxin sneered, "The 4000 people in his hand will fight against me? I think, even if he recruits Wang Nan's 2000 people, the outcome is unknown, and Wang Nan treats him How can you join hands with him if you hate him so much?"

The hundred general still lowered his head, and said: "But general, the decision must always be made. Brothers have waited outside for a long time, so what if we wait any longer? Tang Jun is still guarding the outside. When the horse is killed, the brothers will always wait." Can't live by eating grass and soil?"

With a smile in his eyes, Zhang Jiuxin looked up at Bai Jiang: "Of course I know."

"In this case, why did the general hesitate to move forward?" Bai Jiang's voice was a little stagnant, "If this drags on...I'm afraid it will make General Lin and the others...unhappy."

This originally 2-strong Mohist iron cavalry came out of Xingzhou in a mighty way. However, after encountering the interception trap of the Tang army, they were gradually surrounded and driven, and retreated to Pinggu. There are only seven generals left.

Among the seven generals, Tea had already died, and his body was still lying on the straw mat, refusing to close his eyes, Wang Nan vowed to follow Guo Kai to the death.

The hundred generals were referring to the other "rebel generals" headed by Lin Xin and Hu Tian.

"I know this matter well." When Zhang Jiuxin said this, his eyes were complicated, and he glanced at the darkness in the tent intentionally or unintentionally.

Qin Ke didn't notice his gaze, but stood quietly with his eyes closed, like a sculpture.As a person who is about to break through to the level of a little master, his perception has become so sharp that even he himself can't believe it.

Even the eyes, once stared at for a long time, can cause vigilance.

"Go down." Zhang Jiuxin said softly.

The hundred generals were still standing at the door, only ten steps away from General Zhang, motionless, but lowered their heads, as if they were trying their best to cover up something.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Jiuxin's voice gradually became colder, "Is there anything else?"

In the darkness, Qin Ke raised his brows slightly, as if he caught a trace of something wrong.

A gust of wind slowly blew into the tent through the cloth of the tent, the flames swayed slightly, and the outline of the hundred generals became clearer.

In the silence, the shadow is slowly drifting away, as if a ghost is barking its teeth and claws.

However, Qin Ke suddenly opened his eyes, his body's energy and blood rushed to his limbs, and he jumped out of the darkness!

At the same time, he heard that extremely subtle sound, like a machine being gently pulled by someone, and in an instant, a sharp sharp edge flashed out of the tent.

Qin Ke arrived at Zhang Jiuxin's side almost instantly. He didn't even have time to act as a buffer, so he raised his right foot high and kicked towards him violently!

The brazier was knocked over and fell to the ground, the charcoal fire was scattered everywhere, igniting the animal skin carpet, and Zhang Jiuxin rolled to the corner on the ground.

And that sharp light brushed against his shoulder, pierced through the felt cloth of the tent, and flew into the endless night outside the tent.

In the light of the fire, that hundred general jumped up high!

Although Qin Ke's sudden appearance made him a little stunned for a while, his decision was very quick.

He knew that since he had shown his killing intent, he decided not to stop.

In Qin Ke's eyes, the figure of the hundred generals is like a night owl with its wings spread. During the tumbling, the long knife in the man's hand was out of the sheath, and the flame on the animal skin carpet just nodded. The air flow forcefully pressed the flame into the dust.

Seeing that the long knife was about to fall on Zhang Jiuxin's head, Qin Ke gritted his teeth and looked around.

But the dagger in his hand danced in an instant, as if a vortex of air flow was stirred in the air, and as the dagger flew out, the sharp magic weapon flew towards the hundred generals like a hidden weapon full of murderous intent!

The hundred generals were in the air, and Qin Ke could see all of Qin Ke's movements. Seeing Qin Ke throwing the dagger so decisively to stop him, there was a gap in his heart at last.

He hesitated, for a moment he didn't know whether he should continue to slash the long knife in his hand, or block this astonishing dagger first.

Finally, he took a deep breath, turned his body in the air, shook the long knife in his hand, and made a collision with the dagger. With a sound of "ding", the dagger deflected and fell into a place beyond the reach of the fire. in the darkness.

Bai Jiang opened his eyes wide at this moment...

Chapter 491 Mission must be achieved!

In Baijiang's sight, the long knife in his hand seemed to be bowed into an incredible arc, and then broke.

What kind of sharp dagger is this?Or, how much power does the dagger contain?

However, the current situation couldn't help the general to think more, Qin Ke on the opposite side had already crossed the distance of ten steps within the time of his two breaths in a daze, and kicked the general's chest fiercely!

Baijiang let out a muffled grunt, fell to the ground obliquely, and rolled several times in succession.

Also taking advantage of this opportunity, Qin Ke stretched out a hand and pulled Zhang Jiuxin who was still on the ground in a daze.

At this time, Zhang Jiuxin looked a little embarrassed. Of course, Qin Ke didn't care about this.

"Get away!" Qin Ke growled and dragged Zhang Jiuxin behind him.

The hundred general got up from the ground, raised the half saber in his hand again, and rushed forward, the sound of the wind was as sharp as the light in his eyes.

There was some pain from the injured chest, but it didn't affect his running and swinging the knife, but he really didn't understand why there was a practitioner hiding in Zhang Jiuxin's tent, but he didn't notice it at all.

When did Zhang Jiuxin have another guard like this?

What shocked him even more was that his sleeve arrow failed.

One must know that the sleeve arrows of the Mo family are extremely delicate, and can be called the most hidden weapon in the world. With just one click on the mechanism, the six arrows can instantly cover a distance of [-] steps and penetrate three layers of leather armor to penetrate the vital point.

Even practitioners, if they encounter it by chance, it is difficult to react.

Or is it that the realm of the guard next to Zhang Jiuxin is already much higher than his own?

The charcoal fire was slightly red on the ground, and the beating flames finally rose up on the carpet to create a flame, and the two people in the camp were in it, fighting together.

Zhang Jiuxin stood alone in the corner. Seeing the two people coming and going, he couldn't do anything. He could only close his lips and clenched his fists without saying a word.

The hundred generals are obviously good at using knives, and their movements are crisp and neat.But what surprised him was that Qin Ke was unarmed but able to suppress him to death.

After more than ten strokes, Bai Jiang's attack became more and more fierce, but Qin Ke's movement became more brisk, like a white crane dancing on the shallows, spreading its wings, hiding murderous intentions.

Under such circumstances, Zhang Jiuxin gave up the idea of ​​calling for help.

He knew that he only needed to yell, and his sergeants with spears and swords would gather outside the door, but in this way, he would no longer want to sit down and have a good conversation with Qin Ke.

So in order to prevent the whole camp from burning, he prostrated himself on the ground in an ugly posture, and carefully beat the flames with the carpet, and it took a long time to kill the flames.

The figures of Qin Ke and Bai Jiang crossed each other, and finally at a certain moment when Qin Ke retreated and rolled, he took back his dagger.

Bai Jiang's complexion changed suddenly. He knew that he was much inferior to Qin Ke in terms of both his cultivation and his skills. At this time, Qin Ke got the weapon...

I'm afraid that this time it's more ominous than good for me.

In the darkness, Qin Ke let out a low cry, and the dagger in his hand drew a shallow silver arc in the air, and then switched to the other hand - at the same time, there was a thin bright red line in the center of the general's neck.

Blood spewed out without warning, and the thin line was like a gap in a dam, becoming more and more ferocious and distorted under the impact of a large number of bright red torrents.

"Ho ho..." Bai Jiang's eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe that he would die like this, a simple and humble death, like a helpless elk preyed on by tigers and leopards in the forest.

Qin Ke took a breath, raised his hand and stamped his shoulder, pushing him away from his body.

Watching him fall down heavily, Qin Ke finally breathed a sigh of relief, and wanted to wipe off the blood splattered on his body, but he couldn't wipe it clean.

Qin Ke grunted and complained, turned around, and met Zhang Jiuxin's frightened eyes.

The assassin broke into Zhang Jiuxin's camp in a grand manner. For Zhang Jiuxin, it was a journey before the gate of hell, but for Qin Ke, it was a turning point.

As Qin Ke took out the tiger seal from his bosom, he spoke quickly.

Zhang Jiuxin listened intently, his eyes constantly changing, and when Qin Ke finished speaking, the two fell into a moment of silence.

"General...is he really outside Pinggu?"

"The seal is true, Master Guo's word is true." Qin Ke lowered his head and inserted his dagger back into his calf strap.

"Then... you said ten thousand black knights..." Zhang Jiuxin hesitated to speak.

"Oh, what did I lie to you for? Ten thousand black cavalry are just outside Pinggu. As long as your ten thousand Mohist cavalry can respond in time and seize the opportunity created by the general, are you afraid that you won't be able to rush out?"

Qin Ke didn't raise his head. Although the light in the tent was very dim, his face could hardly be seen, but he was really blushing at the moment.

This lie has been spread more and more by him. He had lied to Guo Kai that he had [-] black cavalry, and Guo Kai asked him to lie to Zhang Jiuxin that Wang Xuanwei had [-] black cavalry.

The reason why there was no direct and large-scale attack was only to allow the Xingzhou Army in the Peace Valley to unite on both sides to achieve the final result of annihilating the Tang Army.

"What does Lord Guo want me to do?"

Contrary to Qin Ke's expectation, Zhang Jiuxin's tone was very sincere, even revealing some excitement, "Is it because my 4000 men attacked Lin Xin's rear, and then cooperated with Wang Nan's 2000 men?"

"No." Qin Ke finally raised his head, adjusted his expression, and said, "He hopes that you...can kill that General Lin. Or...let me follow you and kill him."

"So that's how it is." Zhang Jiuxin nodded, and thoughtfully said: "Kill Lin Xin, and let me announce to the three armies that the reinforcements have arrived outside Pinggu, and the rebellion will gradually subside. More importantly, brothers There's no need to fight each other anymore, right?"

"They will believe your words." Qin Ke said.

"Indeed. Because I am also one of the traitors..." Zhang Jiuxin twitched the corners of his mouth and asked, "But... but what happens afterwards? How will Mr. Guo plan to deal with us... traitors?"

Qin Ke knew that Zhang Jiuxin was most concerned about this issue, cleared his throat, and said solemnly: "Master Guo said that the generals and soldiers have no reason for this rebellion. Once the chief culprit, Lin Xin, dies, the others will only cut his position and demote him Common people, when this battle is over, they can leave the army on their own... and go home."

"Relegated to common people?" General Zhang looked at Qin Ke, and suddenly sneered, "Master Guo is joking, isn't he? I helped him, so it should be considered a bit of credit, can't the merits and demerits even out?"

General Zhang looked at the corpse lying in a pool of blood with piercing eyes: "If I stand by Lin Xin's side and surrender the Tang army with him, how can the Tang army keep my position as a thousand-man general? When [-] Mohist cavalry surrendered to the Tang Kingdom, General Wang might have a headache for a while."

Qin Ke knew that Zhang Jiuxin would be swayed a long time ago, so he straightened his face and said, "You are right, but you should understand a little bit."

Chapter 492 Lobbyist

"Please tell me." Zhang Jiuxin waved his hand slightly.

"Demotion to the people is for the people of the Mohist family. Traitors are generals for the enemy's generals." Qin Ke said: "Perhaps the general surrendered to the Tang army and continued to be your general, but what about your family? They But he is still a member of the Mohist family. The general said that he would go to this step of rebellion for the sake of his mother, wife and daughter, but after surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, the general still cannot return to the Mohist family and meet his family... and you may want to find a chance to pick up your family Let’s go to the Tang Kingdom together for a reunion, but you should also be very disturbed in your heart, thinking about it, it’s another matter if you can do it, right?”

Seeing that he didn't move, Qin Ke continued: "If I say, you can continue to be this general, can you feel more at ease? No, you're just afraid that you will be more worried."

"Why should I be worried?" Zhang Jiuxin looked at Qin Ke, "Although I, a thousand-man general, is not as rich as a family of aristocratic families, I still get a lot of money every year. Not being able to afford a waist, and being ridiculed by everyone, the family's rich life has come to an end, and they will only be poor in the future."

He looked at the dagger in Qin Ke's hand, and there seemed to be a flame in his eyes shaking slightly: "Young man, seeing that you have such a cultivation level at such a young age, and you still have such an extraordinary magic weapon in your hand, it should not be an ordinary weapon. Ordinary people? Children from aristocratic families will never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of their lives, and they will be taught by famous teachers on the road of cultivation... Can you understand how much money is for a family?"

Qin Ke chuckled, shook his head slightly, and said: "I'm disappointed with the general. I'm not a son of a family. Both my parents passed away on the way to escape from the famine, and my master and I have lived together for many years. We just planted five acres of land to barely eat. That's all."

"It's surprising." Zhang Jiuxin frowned, trying to find some hypocrisy on Qin Ke's face, but Qin Ke's expression was always open.

Zhang Jiuxin sighed and said, "Since you are also born in poverty, you should know more about my difficulties."

"Yes..." Qin Ke looked down at the charcoal fire scattered on the ground, and his heart turned a thousand times.

In the earliest days, his family had a few acres of land, and his mother was also good at weaving. Although his life was not rich, he still had enough rice to cook.However, when the military disaster came, the fields could no longer be planted, so my father had to collect the few taels of silver in the family, and exchanged a few buckets of rice with the squire for a few buckets of rice, and took his mother and young siblings to set foot on the farm. On the long road to escape from famine.

It's a pity that shortly after leaving home, a few buckets of rice were robbed completely by the victims and deserters fleeing famine, and finally failed to reach the country of Wu, the safe haven of prosperity in their hearts.

If his father had a lot of money in his hand at that time, maybe he could ride in a carriage like the squire's family, with guards, and go away safely.

Qin Ke pulled back his thoughts, raised his eyebrows and said, "I heard from Mr. Guo that General Zhang has been in Xingzhou for many years, and he seems to have received a lot of bribes... Although he doesn't say he has a wealth of ten thousand, it should be enough to take care of the family for the rest of their lives. Yes. Mr. Guo also said that he can let go of the past for the bribery incident. At most, you will lose the position of General of Thousands this time, and more importantly... you can reunite with your family with peace of mind, can't you?"

Seeing that Zhang Jiuxin's expression was a little loose, as if he was seriously thinking about what he said, Qin Ke hurriedly continued to say: "Master Guo's handling of you is just right, neither will the sergeants below be dissatisfied, nor The hearts of the generals are cold, in fact, Mr. Guo can give you an empty promise first, pretending to promise you to keep your position, and then settle accounts with you after the autumn when the war is over and you return to Xingzhou."

Zhang Jiuxin said: "Then how can you guarantee that he won't settle accounts in the future? If I am dismissed as a civilian and have no military power in my hands, wouldn't it be more up to him to figure it out?"

Qin Ke took a step forward, with cold eyes, and said: "When the army returns to Xingzhou, it is only a matter of one sentence for him to dispose of you. At that time, do you think Mr. Guo will not use it to save you? A more brutal method?"