Crown Sword

are you crazy?

Chao Chen's eyes were bloodshot, his neck seemed to be tightly grasped by a pair of thick hands, he couldn't breathe, under the tightness of breath, he couldn't even open his mouth to ask questions, he could only pant continuously.

"I've been exposed. Jiang Munu, the leader of Pojun, wants to use the hands of the leader of the southern rebel forces to test me, and that person wants to use my hands to kill you and then get rid of me. I can't die in their hands." A trace of cruelty flashed in Gongyang Qi's eyes, "Listen, before Cao Shiyin comes, don't ask anything, listen to me, my death will be an opportunity, you have to seize it—"

Chao Chen's eyes became hot, and tears rolled down his cheeks.

Gongyang Qi rubbed his head wearily, and said softly: "Good boy, don't cry. Donghu Yeyu has survived, and he is not afraid of death, so there is nothing to be afraid of."

Chao Chen suddenly looked up.

There was a hint of guilt on Gongyang Qi's face: "I'm sorry, I couldn't reveal it at that time, so I was a step late when I learned the news. That palm can be fatal. In addition, there is also the poison in your body. The poison has been poisoned for a long time, and once the palm strength is urged, the poison will spread faster and destroy the foundation almost instantly. I can't keep your martial arts, I can only rely on bloodletting to save your life."

No wonder Gong Yangyue believed that Miao Dingwu was dead, no wonder the people who set up the trap were so relieved all these years.

"What? Poison?"

Chao Chen's mind was buzzing, blank. It turned out that so many things happened on the night of changing fate, and the truth he knew was only the tip of the iceberg.

Gongyang Qi pressed the wound, trying to slow down the blood flow, Chao Chen slipped to his knees, trying to heal him, but was swept away by his palm.Gongyang Qi grabbed Chao Chen's shoulder vigorously: "Smart people, don't waste your efforts."

Experts always know the key points by themselves.

"no no……"

Chao Chen persevered and climbed forward.

Seeing him at a loss and with pain in his heart, Gongyang Qi couldn't bear it again, and patted his face: "That palm was Yue'er. I'm sorry for you. Now, I'll help him pay it back. Good boy, I made you suffer." .”

How to pay it back?

Didn't Gongyangyue wash his tendons and cut his marrow for him?

But Gongyangyue is also a victim who was kept in the dark, so why should he pay it back? If there is a wrong and a debt, who should pay it?

Gong Yangqi grabbed Chao Chen's skirt, pulled him back, and shook out a yellow and rusty plum blossom nail from the cuff, shaking it in Chao Chen's palm: "I know I have no way out, but I still come because I To avenge the murder of my wife! Back then, the person who used this hidden weapon chased me and sent my wife into the Dai Kingdom. After he was beheaded by us in Zhongnan Mountain, he was still alive. It can be seen that there are successors. Jiang Munu was meticulous and thoughtful. Good lord, although I have the right to communicate as Ding Baichuan, I never dared to stand out rashly, so I never knew the identity of the leader of the south, this time is a rare opportunity, and I finally took advantage of it."

"Chao Chen, you have to be careful of the people around you."

Chao Chen murmured: "It's Su Wu..."

Gongyang Qi interrupted him, and was eager to tell, his tone was a bit more serious: "What I want to say next, you must write down every single word——"

"In the first year of Xian'an (371), Xiao Jiuyuan, the leader of 'Not Seeing Chang'an', tried to lure out Jiang Munu, and led Liu Zheng, the 'Tiechi Taoist', Tu Sanyin, 'Canglang Diaoyu', and Huayi, the 'Fangzunyou' among the three civil and military officials. , together with my father, Gong Yangchi, and the Daoist Xuan Zhi of Beiluoxuanfu, but Jiang Munu, who was seriously injured, still taught him to escape, and his whereabouts are unknown."

"'Pojun' was hit hard and fell apart for a time. At that time, many people believed that Jiang Munu was dead, including my father, so they returned to Jiangu safely, but my wife and I were still uneasy and continued to suppress. Hide into the country."

In Dai Kingdom, Gongyang Qi took advantage of Tuoba Xiang's influence to infiltrate several major tribes, and got acquainted with many court nobles. From these people and their disciples' think tanks, he discovered the suspicious Ding Baichuan.

The enemy is cunning, killing alone is useless, and he will be like the flower holder who died in the battle of Zhongnanshan, and there will be successors, so it is better to find out the enemy's details, and maybe we can wipe out the roots.In this way, Gongyang Qi stayed in the cloud, watching by his side, always looking for an opportunity.

Fu Jian sent troops, this opportunity finally came.

"Later, Daiguo encountered a war of breaking the country. Taking advantage of the country's chaos, I lured Ding Baichuan and inherited his identity. As a member of the 'Breaking Army', I contacted the south side by one line. In those years, Jiang Munu never showed up again. However, the 'Kaiyang' alliance once thought that the light of righteousness was ushering in, and even the inside of 'Pojun' suspected that he was dead, but I never dared to relax my vigilance."

Chao Chen bit her lip tightly: "...he really came back to life."

"Yes, he was resurrected. After I confirmed that the news was not fabricated, I was both excited and terrified. After that, I, as Ding Baichuan, fought secretly with him for more than ten years."

Then whoever instructed Qiao Ling to go down to Jinyang to find Gongyangyue would be able to give a reasonable explanation——

Maybe he wanted to use the transaction as a bargaining chip to protect his son, maybe he wanted to take away Fuyu jade and Fuyu treasures before Jiang Munu stretched out his hand to Goguryeo. , The horses and soldiers also need money.

Then several of them were able to escape from the interception time and time again, and they could also explain it reasonably. Among them, there may be many unknown silent guardians.

Chao Chen held his gradually cold hand and asked in a trembling voice, "How did Xiao Jiuyuan die?"

"He was killed by Chihua... that is, the father and son of the Su family."

"What about "Kaiyang Jilue"?"

Gongyang Qi shook his head, not because he couldn't find it, but because it was hard to be distracted.After Feng Rulian died, all he had in his mind was revenge. He just wanted to find Jiang Munu, find the flower bearer, and tear them into pieces. But if he cared a little bit, the first thing that came to his mind would be to take it from Chang Daguan's parents. Take those scrolls.

After talking so many words in one breath, his mental strength was exhausted, his heart pulse disappeared, Gongyang Qi's complexion became worse and worse, the bleeding stopped, but his life was irretrievably lost.

Chao Chen pressed his heart, wanting to pass on his merits to hold him together, but was pushed away by Gongyang Qi again, Chao Chen got up, and persistently pulled him, begging in a low voice: "Don't you want to see him? ? Meet the Ram Moon!" If you miss it, what a pity you will be in this life.

"No need!"

Gongyang Qimu yelled at him with a straight face, looking at the tear-stained face, his heart was sore and astringent, but at this point, he couldn't turn back!Gong Yangqi supported Chao Chen's shoulders, and moved his pale and chapped lips: "I am ashamed to be a husband, I am ashamed to be a father... Heh, the only thing I, Gong Yangqi, is worthy of in my life is my family and country."

"Chao Chen, he will entrust it to you in the future."

After finishing speaking, he pointed to his face: "I have one last thing to ask of you." It's a hard job, a thing that no one can do, dare not do, and can't do well except you.

Chao Chen looked at the yellow, wrinkled, and unusable pad that was held in the palm of his hand, understood what he meant, and also understood why he said that he could not die in the hands of others.

Tears rolled down, Chao Chen stretched out his hands, and slowly closed his eyes for Gong Yang.

----

Chao Chen arranged the surroundings, raised his hand and slapped himself on the chest without mercy.

When Cao Shiyin arrived, he checked Chao Chen's pulse and breathing first, and then went to help Qin Yu, trying to get Feng Qi to send the two of them away who were seriously injured and passed out, and then he freed his hands to check on the masked swordsman.

The people on the ground were completely dead, and they were planted face down in the soil. He turned them over, only to see that the scarf was connected with flesh and blood. The knife wounds were disorderly, as if they were hacked indiscriminately by angry people.

Tobu-kun is the only one who uses a sword here.

He waved his hand and asked the rest of the people to bring the body back to Nayuntai. He stared at the traces of the fight for a long time, then squatted down, dug a handful of mud in the ruts, and slowly twisted it with his hands. , leaning against the green tree directly facing the masked man, let out a long breath.

The wind rode away, the mountains and forests were silent, and the wind blew through the trees. For some reason, he suddenly remembered the scene of the three of them lying on the reef listening to the waves after Chao Chen rescued them in a shipwreck.

"Brother Cao, Mr. Su, why are you learning martial arts?"

"Then, why did you learn martial arts, kid?"

"me?"

……

"To live."

That day, the three naked men were all tanned by the strong sunlight.

In fact, another answer to live is also to kill.

This is the rivers and lakes.

Cao Shiyin kicked the dirt on the ground, wiped away the excess traces, covered the wound, and walked towards Nayuntai as if nothing had happened. Along the way, he couldn't help but whistle twice, which was brisk and bright.No one would think that a life-and-death struggle has just been experienced here.

Chao Chen moved back to Laiyi Building from the quiet back mountain, and lay on the couch for three days. After waking up, the matter was a foregone conclusion. Facing everyone's doubts, he only said that it was Qin Yu who used medicine to force his internal energy to skyrocket, and used sound waves to "concubine concubine" Laughing" severely injured the opponent, desperately trying to save himself, while he took advantage of the man's ears being contused, took the opportunity to sneak attack, and pierced his chest with a knife.

As for those slashing wounds—

For his own sake, Qin Yu stood in the front and was either killed or injured. He was filled with grief and anger, and he hacked several times, just to vent his anger.

Kan Ru and the others were speechless, and even Su Wu dispelled the doubts. After all, he knew Chao Chen's current martial arts. He used to be a high-ranking person who saved others like a savior, but now he was powerless. Life is changed, and no one can bear such a gap.

The elders of Wuyao Yilu came to see him. Although Qin Yu was seriously injured, he might have to be cautious in using force in the future, but at least he saved his life, thanks to the bloody phlegm stuck in his throat due to the retrograde blood, otherwise he would not have been beaten to death. , After fainting, he had to be suffocated to death.

Pei Jushuang spoke quickly, and after hearing an explanation from Chao Chen, she turned her head and asked Qin Yu for details.

Qin Yu didn't make trouble. In fact, he couldn't recall those so-called details at all, but he was sure that Chao Chen had indeed raised the saber, so he acquiesced, but his heart was calm and he didn't dare to take credit for it. In order to thank Chao Chen "Killing" Gongyangyue, on the contrary, there was a lot of praise. As soon as the news spread, Tobu-jun's reputation skyrocketed.

When Chao Chen heard about it, he was having dinner, Kan Ru told him vividly, his eyes were shining, he was not bothered by the sudden admiration, nor was he complacent, he just smiled and waved for someone to add a side dish, Another half bowl of rice was filled, and the appetite seemed to be very good.

No one thinks it is abnormal, fame and fortune, everyone thinks it is natural, except Su Wu.

Madam Yu treats people politely and caringly in Nayuntai, and takes good care of young people, so she is very popular.She was killed this time, and there were no bones left. Many people complained about it. Su Wucong did not find any suspicious clues from the dead body.

He hoped to see Chao Chen's unnatural expression, but on the contrary, the kind and innocent man didn't even lift his eyelids when he walked under the corpse.

After that, Chao Chen even swept away his depression, often smiled, and was much more cheerful than when he just returned to Nayuntai. He seemed to have stepped out of the shadows, but for some reason, when he met in the sun several times, Su Wu felt that smile Colder than the frost of the ages.

——He couldn't feel any temperature, like being stared at by a dead person.

"Add another pair of bowls and chopsticks."

Chao Chen asked the servant, but his hand was directed at Su Wuzhao, Kan Ru turned around when she heard the sound, smiled charmingly, and also asked him to take a seat.

Su Wu stepped forward, tilted his head and whispered to the little goblin, "The palace rewarded you with grapes, don't you like to eat them? They're chilled, and they're just down the mountain. Hurry up and go."

Kan Ru happily crossed the bushes by climbing on the pillar, and coaxed away.

Chao Chen glanced at it, patted the brocade mat beside him, pushed the clean bowl and chopsticks over, picked up a meatball, and said casually while chewing: "That day, I really narrowly escaped death."

Holding the jade chopsticks, Su Wu raised his head suddenly, and indeed saw a bit of joy and fear in his eyes for the rest of his life, and then slowly raised his arms, and put a mouthful of vegetables in his mouth: "The heat is just right."

Chao Chen continued talking to himself: "When I stabbed that knife, that man turned his head and looked at me, do you know what he said?"

"What did you say?"

"Perhaps when a person is about to die, his words are good. He said that he didn't want to kill me, but someone wanted me to die."

Su Wu stopped his chopsticks, paused for a moment, and then continued to move, pulled out the sliced ​​ginger he didn't like to eat from the plate, and said quietly: "Listen to this tone, Your Majesty knows who it is?"

Chao Chen tilted his head, stared at him closely, and smiled freely after a long time: "It's a man named Jiang Munu."

Su Wumian didn't change his face, but he squeezed the chopsticks tightly with his hands: "What else did that person say?"

"He said he hated it. He came all the way to the south of the Yangtze River to discuss a business deal. After the deal was completed, someone helped him cut the weeds and root out the roots. Unexpectedly, the deal failed, and he was used as a gun by the yellow-haired boy who despised him at the beginning. I am I wanted to talk to him, but unfortunately he didn't tell me, he told the sky..."

"Crack-"

Su Wu broke off the chopsticks in his hand.

Chao Chen pretended not to notice, slowly stuffed the last mouthful of rice into his mouth, went to serve the soup cup, and then continued: "I was so angry that I just swung the knife, I didn't think so much, it's just an afterthought. Before he died, he stubbornly resisted and slapped me, but he didn’t listen to everything, otherwise he could follow the clues. It’s a pity, when I wake up, I have already returned to Nayuntai.”

Su Wu put the broken chopsticks on the food table, Chao Chen glanced over and asked, "Just listening, are you already indignant?"

"Yes, but what's the pity?" Su Wu turned his head and looked at Chao Chen with a smile, his cheeks were slightly stiff, "Spies from other countries, it's better to die, it's better to die..."

He whispered repeatedly in a low voice, changed a pair of chopsticks, and plunged into the white rice hard.

——Jiang Munu, oh Jiang Munu, don't think I don't know, you chose Tuoba Gui, and it sounds good to say that, after it's done, I'm afraid Ding Baichuan will be the first to kill me.

Jiangnan can change the emperor, but it must not be a Hulu!

Chao Chen was happy, he ate all the food on his plate, his stomach ached from the accumulated food, so he had to go up the back hill to slowly digest his food for two hours, until the sunset and the moon rose, he was in a good mood.

Humans have only one pair of eyes, and they only subconsciously stare at the biggest threat. He is very fortunate that he is not.