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The unexpected origin is extraordinary, and the unexpected Mahayana Dongjun.

Shock appeared in Su Que's heart, but he didn't show too much strangeness on his face, he just nodded and said, "Ji Wuyue, Jun Ji Wuyue of Lishan Mountain."

Chu Heng smiled and nodded: "It's the junior."

"You are the Dongjun of Lishan Mountain and the eldest son of Zhongli Chu Clan, but since you said you are 'Ji Wuyue of Lishan Mountain', it seems that the former is standing in front of me now?"

Chu Heng: "This junior is going to escort the Duke to Yinghai. Of course it is Ji Wuyue who came here. But I have never heard of this name, and I am a little familiar with it. The Duke will just call me 'Chu Hang' it."

Su Que's heart was shocked when he heard the words, his expression changed slightly, and his eyes stopped on Chu Heng's face for a while.

The Yinghai Su family has a pivotal position in the family of Dayin Kyushu, and the current patriarch, Ying Guogong Su Que, is certainly not a simple figure.Although Chu Heng of the Zhongli Chu Clan is an undoubted minister of the Son of Heaven, this does not mean that the King of Lishan Mountain in the Mahayana Realm is also.Both names refer to the same person, yet there is a world of difference between them.

Kyushu Martial Arts has been passed down for thousands of years, and there are customary rules. The Mahayana Realm is not allowed to enter the imperial capital without permission. — This is a respect and concession to the Kyushu martial arts masters.

In other words, it is the emperor's own ability, not the name of the emperor itself, that can make Mahayana a minister.

Therefore, what Su Que asked in the first sentence was the attitude of Mahayana Dongjun.Chu Heng directly came to the army in the name of Dong Jun, there must be some tacit agreement between His Majesty and Li Shan.

But Chu Heng's answer was unexpected. It was "Ji Wuyue" who came, but people called him "Chu Heng"-he directly equated the two names with a difference of thousands of miles, which meant that Chu Heng was A minister of the Son of Heaven, so is Ji Wuyue.

Su Que recovered from this meaningful sentence, nodded and said a few irrelevant gossips, and didn't ask any more questions.

Time does not wait, they do not plan to stay in Ningzhou for too long.Early the next morning, Duke Ying Su Que set off for the border of Ningchang under the escort of the emperor's shadow guard.

Chu Heng changed into a bodyguard uniform identical to that of the Son of Heaven's Shadow Guard, covered his face with a face scarf, and followed Su Que on horseback in a low-key way for half a step.

Ming Ji twirled in Chu Heng's hand, and was pinned by his side.All the Shadow Guards of the Son of Heaven are first-class top masters, plus Su Que himself, the lowest martial arts in the group is also at the Hedao state.

Before setting off, Chu Heng scanned the faces of all the shadow guards of the Son of Heaven, and suddenly exhorted in a solemn voice: "I don't care what orders your Majesty gave you before, if the people who come to intercept and kill are at most those who are at the peak of Guiyi Realm, That's fine anyway. But if Cangwu Martial Venerable Fang Hongzhen comes personally, other than him, you can deal with it. But Fang Hongzhen, don't fight him, he will die."

"The purpose of this trip is to escort Ying Guogong to Yinghai safely, so once you finish solving the other people, escort Ying Guogong directly and continue on. Don't let anyone stay behind, and don't bother me and Fang Hongzhen, let alone try to come. Help me. I know that the Shadow Guard of the Son of Heaven will act according to His Majesty's will, but I have fought against Fang Hongzhen once, and I know how much strength he has than His Majesty, so nothing will happen, so listen to me this time."

After hearing Chu Heng's words, the leading shadow guard hesitated a little, but after thinking about the realm of the person in front of him and his actual status in the palace, he hesitated for a moment and decided to claim it.

Su Que frowned slightly when he saw the shadow guard of the Son of Heaven responding, a little surprised.I don't know if it was an illusion, but as soon as Chu Heng said "listen to me this time", Su Que faintly felt that there seemed to be something wrong. Chu Heng's words seemed...too proficient.

The journey was smooth and smooth, and soon crossed the border of Ningchang.

As soon as they set foot on the border of Changzhou, the group unconsciously raised their vigilance.

Respecting the king raised the flag to rebel, now there are wars and turmoil in Kyushu, especially Changzhou, the official road is empty and there are no people, only the woods on both sides of the road can occasionally hear the chirping of cicadas and birds.

In such a quiet time, a little noise is enough to arouse everyone's vigilance.For example, at this moment, the sudden sound of a sharp arrow piercing the wind suddenly sounded in my ears——

The Tianzi Shadow Guard on Su Que's left reacted very quickly. The horizontal sword spun around in mid-air. The moment the sharp arrow was deflected by the scabbard, his right hand immediately drew the sword out. It was cut into two pieces and landed next to the horse's hoof.

As if it was a signal to attack, at the same time that the broken arrow landed, a group of warriors dressed in short combat clothes suddenly sprang out from the woods on both sides of the official road, without any cover on their faces, and flew towards Su Que's direction together.

All the shadow guards of the Son of Heaven drew their swords and soldiers out of their sheaths immediately, surrounded Duke Ying, and fought with the assassin.

Chu Heng restrained himself and sat on the horse, and casually dealt with the two assassins who approached him, not in a hurry to draw his sword.He raised his eyes and glanced at the assassins who came to intercept them. They were all top-notch experts, and the worst ones were from the Realm of Consciousness. In order to kill Duke Ying, King Jing really did a great job.It's just that these are not enough, the real assassin has not yet appeared, Chu Heng is waiting.

The time for a cup of tea passed in an instant, the sound of swords and soldiers clashing one after another, and the ground was covered with layers of blood.Chu Heng deliberately restrained his true energy and blended in with all the people in the melee, without any apparent abruptness.

After all, it is the emperor's swordsman, the emperor's shadow guard has a slight advantage, and gradually begins to control the situation of the battle, and the assassins are beheaded on the spot one after another.And at this moment, the person Chu Heng had been waiting for finally appeared.

Fang Hongzhen didn't attack from the side, and a generation of masters who have been in the martial arts for many years didn't bother to do it. His figure suddenly appeared in front of everyone like a ghost without any warning. Ming.

What arrived in front of everyone together with the clanging sound was the vast saber intent brought out by the long saber, thick as the sea, as mountainous as the abyss, forcing everyone standing in front of Su Que to step back three steps to both sides .

It was as if the river was split by the knife and poured towards the two banks. There was no one in front of Fang Hongzhen blocking him. He looked directly into Su Que's eyes and smiled coldly.Ming Hong made another clank, and at the same time as the knife light flashed, Fang Hongzhen had already arrived in front of Su Que.

This knife came too fast, with a one-hit-killing aura, Su Que had no time to react, the knife tip had already hit the face very close at hand, only an inch away from his neck——

A pitch-black scabbard painted with gold blocked Minghong's blade, blocked Cangwu Wuzun's one-hit kill, and stood in front of Su Que.

Bright silence.

Fang Hongzhen recognized the sword at a glance.

His pupils shrank suddenly, his figure flipped and jumped in mid-air, and he retreated ten feet away and landed firmly on the ground.The Minghong knife made a faint clang, and Fang Hongzhen's body tensed unconsciously. He squinted his eyes and looked at the masked young man in front of Su Que, and said slowly after a long while: "Lishan Dongjun Ji Wuyue."

What responded to him was the sound of Ming Ji unsheathing, and the next moment, Fang Hongzhen read the undisguised murderous intent from Chu Heng's eyes, as if Chu Heng was the assassin, and the tip of Ming Ji's sword shone coldly. The light hit him directly at an elusive speed.Fang Hongzhen clenched the saber in his hand, and Ming Hong Dao let out a bloodthirsty clang again. When Ming Ji was still a few feet away from him, his saber finally moved.

The light of Ming Hong Dao was facing the tip of Ming Ji Sword impartially.Fang Hongzhen let out a low laugh, and sparks burst out where the swords met, and together with the sparks, it was Fang Hongzhen's majestic true energy, which swept away like a stormy wave, and the shadow guards and warriors who were close had no time to make a move. Response, they were all sent flying.

In the blink of an eye, Chu Heng flipped his left hand and swung it behind him, reaching Su Que faster than Fang Hongzhen's killing intent. All his killing intent was blocked outside.

At the same time, Chu Heng suddenly changed his tactics, Ming Ji pressed Ming Hong's knife and stabbed towards Fang Hongzhen's heart, Fang Hongzhen immediately blocked it with a horizontal knife.Chu Heng refused to let go, and stabbed forward with all his strength against Minghong's back with the sword that inherited the true energy of the Mahayana. This sword used enough internal force, and the piercing sound of metal and stone hitting each other was accompanied by the energy rippling from the explosion of internal force , he forced Fang Hongzhen back ten feet with his sword.

Fang Hongzhen stopped on his back, and the Minghong knife lying on his chest made a wrong move, and immediately turned sideways. The moment Mingji's sword brushed past him, he turned from defense to attack, and swung the knife with his right hand, slashing towards Chu Heng's waist .Chu Heng withdrew the Ming Ji sword in a breath, and took three steps in a row, but did not retreat in the direction of Su Que behind him, but turned sideways to avoid the edge of Ming Hong's blade, and then followed up with the sword without leaving any room , forcing Fang Hongzhen to the woods beside the official road.

Fang Hongzhen could see that he wanted to divide the battlefield to keep himself, but he also knew that with Ji Wuyue here today, Duke Ying Su Que's life would be lost.

No one knows the strength of this young Mahayana in front of him. Junji Wuyue of Lishan Mountain has always been a mystery. He has never formally fought anyone outside of Lishan Mountain.

The sword energy as thin as cicada's wings was reflected in Fang Hongzhen's slightly constricted pupils, and he suddenly felt a slight tingling in the palm of his hand holding the knife, just like when he was discussing martial arts in Shanglinyuan, but the difference was that last time it was shocking. , but this time——

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Fang Hongzhen suddenly came back to his senses, and swiped away the edge of Ming Ji's sword that was close at hand, and the blade swept across to force Chu Heng back.He clenched the handle of the knife tightly, the killing intent in his eyes was overwhelming, a gleam of light gathered on the tip of Ming Hong's knife, and the sound of cicadas and birds could no longer be heard in the woods, only the fallen leaves were blown up by the wind within ten feet, Flying in the air around Ming Hong Dao.

The zhenqi, which was as vast as the river and the sea, exploded, Fang Hongzhen let out a yell, and swung out a sharp knife, and the fallen leaves flew towards Chu Heng from all directions with the light of the knife.Every fallen leaf is now a part of the sword, and it swept over like a net with ten percent killing intent and sword energy. The shadow guards and assassins tens of meters away subconsciously backed away, and the surrounding trees were penetrated by the leaves. However, it crackled all over the place.

The knife net made of leaves was already approaching, Chu Heng did not dodge or dodge, the Mingji in his hand went straight forward to meet the destructive light of Ming Hong, breaking through everything.The leaves brushed past him quickly, and the cloth towel that covered his face slipped down, revealing a calm face, his lips were tightly pursed into a line, and his eyes revealed a cold killing intent.

Everyone, including Fang Hongzhen himself, realized very clearly at this moment that Lord Lishan Dong did not just come to escort Ying Guogong, he came to kill Fang Hongzhen.

***

Changzhou, Jindu.

After more than a month, another banquet was held in the back flower hall of the Zhoumu Mansion. Several noble families from the Twelve Cities in the South of the Yangtze River and Changzhou Murui Hesi gathered again. Apart from them, several garrison generals from the same clan as these noble families , are here now.

Ying Hai was unable to attack for a long time, Jiang Di sent a letter of plea for help accompanied by His Royal Highness's warrant, and sent it to Changzhou State Mufu [-] miles away. The leader of the army must come to discuss in person.

In the Twelve Military Regions of Kyushu, the military power is obviously in the hands of the emperor, but how many generals can be produced by the direct line of the emperor?The forces in Changzhou are intertwined, and over time, which one of the generals in the army does not have the surnames of the twelve cities in the south of the Yangtze River?In the Changzhou garrison, the emperor's direct lineage is at most no more than [-]%, and now that Lian Songcheng is dead and Ying Guogong has not arrived, these people can't do much.As for the remaining [-]% of the garrison, their surname has long since ceased to be Ling.

The emperor has used the hands of Yinghai Su and Yuchun Han to test Changzhou many times in recent years, making it clear that he wants to start to clean up the forces of the twelve cities in the south of the Yangtze River. change surname.

If the emperor is not benevolent, then someone else will be in charge.

Rui Hesi toasted with several aristocratic patriarchs and military commanders, and made a decision to support Jiang Di on the same day.

The big plan has been decided, the sound of the pipa girl in the hall is playing again, and everyone is pushing cups and changing glasses, and when they are smiling, there is a sudden noise outside the flower hall.

Rui Hesi frowned, and the guard standing beside him immediately strode over, but as soon as he opened the door with both hands, the four words "what's the noise" that had already reached his lips were all swallowed back——

A sword with a glint of cold light was pressed against his throat.

The guard's pupils shrank suddenly, and he subconsciously fell silent. The sword pressed against his throat, forcing him to step back.

Rui Hesi, who was sitting inside, saw that the noise outside was still going on, and as soon as the word "come" was finished, the guard who had just walked out staggered back step by step.

As soon as Rui Hesi and the other masters raised their heads, their faces changed instantly. Several generals stood up with sullen faces and hurriedly stood up. They were about to strike at the sword-bearer when they saw another person walking into the flower hall.

Everyone seemed to be choked by the throat at the same time, and they all froze in place, their backs soaked in cold sweat. The hall was dead silent for a while, only the violent heartbeat echoed in their ears.Rui Hesi's complexion was even paler, he stared at the person with wide eyes, his heart was filled with fear, his lips moved, and it took him a long time before he managed to utter a single word: "Lian..."

Lian Songcheng, the governor of Changzhou who was "definitely dead", stood in front of them intact at this moment.

Lian Songcheng's sharp gaze slowly swept across the faces of the family heads and military commanders in the flower hall, and finally stayed on Rui Hesi's terrified face, and said the unspeakable three words for him Mouth: "It's me, Lian Songcheng."

Rui Hesi directly fell to the ground.

The expressions of the several family heads changed a few times, and finally the family head Wen who was standing in the middle took a step forward, wiped the cold sweat off his brow, and said calmly, "What does Governor Lian mean?"

Lian Songcheng glanced at him, smiled coldly, and stopped talking nonsense with him: "Take it."

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of warriors with swords poured into the flower hall, and within a short while, the swords were placed on the necks of several family heads and generals.

"Lian Songcheng, you—come here!" Master Wen's eyes were tearing apart, and he yelled out the door. These people are the masters of a city, and they are surrounded by heavy guards. He doesn't believe Lian Songcheng's words. Human beings can restrain all the masters outside at the same time.

It was an old man with gray hair who walked in in response to his "come". The moment Patriarch Wen's eyes touched this person, his pupils shrank suddenly and he lost his voice.

Not to mention the twelve cities in the south of the Yangtze River, even if you look at the entire Dayin Kyushu, there is no city lord who does not recognize this—the dean of Yishan Academy, and the last Yong'an Hou, Xiao Mingting, a peerless powerhouse who is only a thin line away from the Mahayana realm .

People like Lian Songcheng can't, but Yishan Academy can.

"Old Xiao, what do you mean?" After a long while, Patriarch Wen still didn't give up, gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words.

Xiao Mingting looked down at him and said slowly: "A courtier should act like a courtier. Don't you understand what it means to be old?"

"The emperor negotiated terms with Yishan Academy?"

Xiao Mingting lightly retracted his gaze and stopped speaking.

Changzhouzhou Murui Hesi, who fell on the ground, seemed to have just recovered, staring at Lian Songcheng, and said loudly: "Impossible, you have already..."

"Already dead?" Lian Songcheng looked at him condescendingly: "Then you may not know how many people are missing in the death row in Huai Ze City."

"...Disguise?"

Lian Songcheng's voice was sarcasm: "Transfiguration is just a trick. In the final analysis, you have no guts. If you make a rebellion, you will look forward and backward. The hidden guards you sent only realized that someone was coming on the official road, and there was no corpse on the back." Withdrew without daring to examine carefully, for fear of leaving traces of your Rui family, this must have been explained by you, Master Rui, who can be blamed?"

Even Songcheng had been displeased with Rui's family for a long time, and he didn't want to say anything superfluous. It was not without reason that the hidden guards sent by Rui Hesi quickly evacuated. ——Lishan Mountain Junji Wuyue.

Lian Songcheng glanced over the faces of several family heads and military commanders, and said with a sneer: "If I don't 'die' once, how can I find you old foxes? Lord Rui, Speaking of which, I have to thank you very much.”

***

At the same time as the shocking changes in Jindu, the turmoil on the border of Changzhou had just stopped.

Before the inn, Ye Jianwei, the lord of the Eastern Capital, sent away Ying Guogong Su Que and his party, and followed Chu Heng back to the inn room. He closed the door and looked at Chu Heng. Seeing that Chu Heng still did not respond, After a while, he said slowly: "Okay, Ling Qidu escorted Su Que away, don't bear it, spit it out."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Heng spit out a mouthful of blood, and his complexion turned pale.

Ye Jianwei caressed his back, used his internal strength to adjust his breath, shook his head and said: "I know you have the ability to kill Fang Hongzhen, but Fang Hongzhen is still in the Mahayana realm no matter what, it is impossible to say that you are unscathed."

Chu Heng looked at his nose and heart, his eyes were lowered and he remained silent.

The expression on Ye Jianwei's face gradually became serious: "You can hide it from Ling Qi, but you still want to hide it from your master? This virtue has been practiced since childhood."

Chu Heng bit his lip, but did not dare to refute.

Seeing his guilty look, Ye Jianwei had a rough idea, and said in a deep voice: "You can shut up the other emperor's shadow guards, but you can't control Ling Qi, and you are afraid that he will know that you are injured. Then it seems that today you Your Majesty didn't know about Fang Hongzhen's forced death?"

Chu Heng's heart suddenly sounded alarm bells, and as expected, Ye Jianwei noticed that his back was tense under his palm, and the next sentence was: "I said that Ling Ye can't rest assured that you will kill Mahayana by force alone, he just wants you to shock Fang Hongzhen, will you give Su Que a ride?"

Chu Heng looked away a little guilty.

"Okay, I still have a lot of opinions, you can hide the injury from Ling Qi, then I will tell..."

Chu Heng hurriedly said, and grabbed Ye Jianwei's sleeve: "Master, don't! It will be fine after a few days of breath adjustment, don't tell Your Majesty!"

Ye Jianwei glanced at him lightly, noncommittal.

The author says:

Don't ask, if you ask, you haven't finished reciting the Queen's Ceremony.