[Bao Qingtian] Why is peace?

The masked man intercepted the black flower box halfway, which cast a shadow over the three people's smooth trip to the sky.

Bai Yutang received a slap on the chest, and it wasn't until he returned to Hu Mansion and took off his clothes that Pang Yu realized that the injury was not as light as Bai Yutang said, even with the soft silk armor on his body, the blow was still on his chest A black five-finger print was left on it, which was quite ferocious.

The man did not know what kind of medicine was given to Shi Jiao, she slept for three full days before waking up.

When she woke up, the general situation of the battle in Xiangyang City had been decided. Zhao Jue, who was caught off guard, not only lost his army, but also had all the evidence of his crimes, as well as the witnesses of the whole city people, who had already confirmed his intention to rebel.Yan Xunyin immediately took him to prison, and after he sorted out the evidence, they escorted him back to Beijing together.

So far, the dust has settled on the conspiracy case, Yan Chasan has been rehabilitated and compensated, but the war did not affect the lives of the people too much.

Some people even spontaneously organized to repair the damaged city walls, rebuild the collapsed houses, cook food for the wounded soldiers, actively cooperate with the new order issued by Master Yan, and a good story spread.

Due to the limited number of rooms in Xiangyang Taishou's Mansion, Hu's Mansion has become a temporary foothold for the heroes of the Jianghu. The mansion is quiet and quiet, quite suitable for recuperation.

It's just that the three people sitting in the room now don't have much joy on the faces of the treacherous king who fell from the horse, but are a little dignified.

"Mr. Gongsun." Pang Yu nervously stared at the head of the Kaifeng Mansion who had just moved into the Hu Mansion, "How long will it take for Bai Yutang to heal from this injury?"

Gongsun Ce was still taking Bai Yutang's pulse, frowned and remained silent for a while, then said: "It's best not to use force for three months, if you drink medicine on time and replenish your body, maybe you can recover faster."

Pang Yu gave Bai Yutang a sneaky look, and said that the internal injury was not serious. Does this mean that the internal injury is not serious? !

Bai Yutang coughed dryly, and defended himself: "That man used all his energy to exchange a move with me. If he were an ordinary person, his internal organs would have been torn apart. I just can't use martial arts for three months, which is not bad." After a pause, he said again, "Besides, I also gave that man a knife, which penetrated two inches in the ribs, which is not considered a minor injury."

Pang Yu continued to stare at him ferociously: "You feel honored to exchange injuries for injuries?! At that time, if I hadn't held you down, you would still have been able to chase you out! You are so capable, you have the ability not to get hurt!"

Bai Yutang knew he was wronged, and his expression was embarrassing, with a childish look of grievance.

Gongsun Ce looked left and right, as if seeing something fresh, showing an expression of uncontrollable laughter.

In the past when they were in Kaifeng Mansion, Bai Yutang was a little bit stronger, and the young master followed closely behind.Now that the positions of the two are reversed, it can be seen that their relationship has become better.

Mr. Gongsun thought this scene was quite pleasant, so he didn't interrupt their conversation.

It wasn't until Pang Yu had nothing to say and his mouth was parched that Gongsun Ce spread out the completed manuscript paper to show them: "According to what you said, I have drawn the features of the man with the wolf-head mask. See if there is anything that needs to be modified?"

Pang Yu took the drawing and looked at it carefully, and couldn't help admiring Mr. Gongsun's painting skills: "It's very close, and the masked people I've seen are almost like this."

After speaking, he handed the painting to Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang nodded after a while: "Almost the same."

Only then did Gongsun Ce put away the painting in satisfaction: "It's so good, I'll let people copy a few more copies. Even though he wears a mask, his martial arts skills and figure can't be fooled."

"Unless he knows how to shrink bones." Bai Yutang added, "However, his martial arts methods are too open and closed, and he is not suitable for practicing delicate and complicated kung fu. Most likely, he can't practice bone shrinking skills."

Gongsun Ce nodded: "That would be even better."

"Speaking of..." Pang Yu wondered, "Why does he only want that black box? We have roughly read all three boxes, and they are all letters to contact party members, collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country. There seems to be nothing special about it?"

He and Bai Yutang couldn't figure this out after thinking about it for three days, so they had to ask Mr. Gongsun for advice.

Gongsun Ce also didn't know why, so he shook his head and said, "There must be a letter in that box that is critical to his life, but we don't have any other clues, so we can't judge."

"Where's the wolf head?" Pang Yu had a flash of inspiration, and suddenly wondered, "Could the wolf head be a symbol, which is of great significance to the masked man?"

Gongsun Ce said uncertainly: "Although there is such a possibility, the wolf is the totem of most grassland peoples, and the people who use it the most today are probably the Liao people..."

The Liao Kingdom negotiated peace with the Great Song Dynasty last year, and the Kaifeng government also uncovered many spies from the Liao people hiding in the capital.However, Xiangyang King Zhao Jue’s road to rebellion began many years ago. After the Liao Kingdom handed over the roster of fine works, he was still unaffected, and he could continue to deploy secretly. He designed to discredit Zhao Zhen’s reputation and separate Zhao Zhen and Pang. He did not have certain manpower and material resources. It is simply impossible to complete.

In other words, Zhao Jue had a connection with the Liao Kingdom in the past, but the involvement was not deep. It can only be said that the two parties cooperated.But Zhao Jue still has a force behind him, who can advise him and cultivate dead soldiers for him.

According to Bai Yutang's later recollection, the masked man's skills made him feel a little familiar. After thinking about it, he finally remembered that the man's martial arts were somewhat similar to Wang Kun's.

As for Wang Kun, he spent the past 20 years in the assassin camp of King Xiangyang!

This can at least show that the power behind King Xiangyang is no less dormant than Liao people like Mrs. Qin!

This new force that surfaced and only revealed the tip of the iceberg is even more terrifying than the Liao people in the capital, because Zhao Jue didn't know the real identity of the other party at all, and he thought that the masked man was the king of the North Court of Liao Kingdom. people!

He was not even sure whether the "King of the North Court" who had been in correspondence with him for so many years in the past was really the King of the North Court—because since the Song and Liao peace talks last year, the King of the North Court who had colluded with Yeluwu had been captured by Emperor Liao. Disposal, it is impossible and has no chance to write to Zhao Jue!

"And don't forget, the assassin who assassinated the young master outside the Great Wall that day also had a tattoo of the Liao people's totem on his body." Mr. Gongsun said solemnly, "If he deliberately put on this wolf-head mask for reason, so that we Has your guess gone astray?"

"..." Pang Yu was so angry that his teeth were itching. This was the most cunning opponent he had ever met, and he was so slippery!

"No." Bai Yutang frowned suddenly, "I have fought against that person before, and I have heard him talk, and watched his words and deeds, he is only in his early twenties, and he is by no means the same age as Zhao Jue or older than him But if so, King Xiangyang's assassin battalion has lasted for at least 30 years, who is the one who trained the assassins?"

There was a moment of silence in the room, and finally, Mr. Gongsun stood up and said: "It can only be said that there is a force that has been supporting what King Xiangyang has done for many years. The goal is to make profits, they may hope to destroy Da Song and take Da Song into their pockets."

The reason why this force chose Zhao Jue is also obvious: first, the fiefdom of King Xiangyang is high and the emperor is far away; second, Zhao Jue himself is smart, but he has little ambition and associates with treacherous evil. be controlled.

Especially when he is being controlled by someone and doesn't even know it.

"This time to pacify Xiangyang, I would like to thank you two for your hard work." Mr. Gongsun packed up the medical box and smiled at them, "Afterwards, you will have Lord Yan and me, and you can still heal your injuries as much as you want. I heard that Junshan The nearby scenery is not bad, you guys, uh..."

Before Pang Yu could understand, Bai Yutang replied first: "Then I would like to thank Mr. Yan and Mr. Yan for their sympathy." After speaking, there was a slight smile on his face.

Mr. Gongsun walked away quickly, and Pang Yu asked Bai Yutang in a daze, "What do you mean by that, sir?"

"Sir, this is to let us cultivate our relationship more." Bai Yutang shook his head and smiled, "Seeing that you are so fierce, he is worried that Fifth Master will not have a place in the family in the future, so give me a way to restore my image."

"How is this possible..." Pang Yu almost believed it, "Mr. Gongsun is not such a person!"

Bai Yutang laughed softly: "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Mr. Gongsun is worried that the masked man will turn back quietly, which will be bad for you and me, so he told us to avoid it first."

Pang Yu reacted much faster now: "You mean, the masked man hasn't left Xiangyang City yet?"

Bai Yutang nodded slightly: "For one thing, he is wounded and can't run far. Even if he can escape, there is no place nearby that is more suitable for recuperation than the city - because only Xiangyang City has a large medicine store with a more complete range of medicinal materials."

"What about the second one?" Pang Yu hurriedly asked.

"Secondly, with this person's level of prudence, he must have expected that we are all looking for the black flower box. He must personally confirm whether the secrets in the box have been discovered." Bai Yutang said solemnly, "So, he He will definitely lurk by our side for a while, even if there are many masters in the Hu family, with his martial arts, he will be able to enter and exit as if entering no one's land."

"This..." Pang Yu suddenly felt a chill down his spine, and felt uncomfortable at the thought that the masked man might be in the Hu residence.

"Don't worry, that person won't get too close to us." Bai Yutang comforted him, "We have seen his body and heard his voice. Since he wears a mask to see people, it can be seen that he is not good at making changes. Tolerance, and a stranger appearing next to us must attract our attention."

"...That's true." Pang Yu breathed a sigh of relief, "Since he can't disguise himself, we should be more vigilant when we see strangers in the future, and he won't have the chance to hurt you personally."

Bai Yutang's lips moved, but he hesitated to speak.

In fact, in the Skyscraper, after he was kicked back by the masked man, he was not completely unconscious, but he still heard the conversation between the masked man and the little crab.

Judging from the malice and interest shown by the masked man towards Pang Yu, I'm afraid his saying "see you again" is not a lie.

Pang Yu himself didn't know, it was because he broke Zhao Jue

The plot to instigate Zhao Zhen and Pang's conspiracy, dug out the King of Xiangyang from Wang Kun's mouth, the mastermind behind the scenes, so that the court and the Kaifeng government could seize the opportunity to destroy and take people down before the King of Xiangyang's army was completed.

But in the eyes of others, Wang Kun's link is invisible to others, and they will only think that Pang Yu suddenly learned about the rebellion of King Xiangyang from nowhere, and also contributed to the encirclement and suppression campaign led by the imperial envoy. He is the most feared person!

As for the locust stone mentioned by the masked man, it was nothing more than a mockery of Bai Yutang, which could almost become the most shameful thing in his life.

Bai Yutang clenched his fists under the quilt tightly, and his eyes were bright red.

In the first battle with the masked man, he was completely defeated, but he would never admit defeat.

This matter is not over yet, he will definitely bring the masked man and the forces behind him out of the water!