Taiping Inn

The most fear of the things in the world are you and you in me.

This is the situation in Qizhou now. There are people from the court in the Qingyang Sect and people from the Qingyang Sect in the court. It is difficult to distinguish between the enemy and us, and it is hard to guard against it.

In the back hall of the county government, a Qingluan Guard, who could be considered a big shot even in Dongchang Mansion, was paced back and forth. He was wearing a purple official suit, with a copper belt around his waist, and a white forehead buckle. Tiger and beast head.

He habitually clamped the bronze tiger head around his waist with one hand, and pressed the other hand on the head of the Wenluan knife at his waist with his fingers gently tapped, and the black-faced and white-backed official boots stepped on the black. On the bright ground, there were no light or heavy footsteps.

Sitting on the main seat not far away is the local county magistrate.

The leader of the Qingluan Guard is strong and cold in shape, but the county magistrate is a standard scholar. He is not old, fair and handsome, wearing a blue official uniform, and wearing a ring made of beautiful jade on his thumb. , gentle and elegant.

Qingluanwei stopped and looked at the county magistrate without a trace.

Although this person is just a small seventh-rank county magistrate on the surface, his real identity is the commander of Qingluanwei. If he rolls up his sleeves, he will find that there is a tattoo of a flapping wing on his right arm to fly. Qingluanwei, this is one of the proof of identity. Recently, there have been rumors from above. This person may be promoted to commander Tongzhi in a few years.

The county magistrate seemed to have no idea about Qingluanwei's sight. He held the tea bowl in one hand, slowly used the lid of the cup to remove the tea foam, and gently blew the heat to dissipate the heat. Then he took a sip.

Qingluanwei withdrew his gaze and his mood couldn't help but feel a little darker.

This time, Dongchang Mansion planned, he was only needed, but the assistant minister asked him to come to find the county magistrate Li. The intention was nothing more than two: one was that the assistant minister was not at ease with him, and the other was that This person also received a secret order.

He has been an old Qingluan Guard for decades and has been alone for many years, so he predicted that the County Magistrate Li had a secret order.

As for what this secret order was, he had no clue.

At this moment, County Magistrate Li put down the tea bowl in his hand, glanced at the cover bowl with Qingluan Wei's silk, and said, "This tea is good, it is the new tea this year. After picking it, it will be put into a jar and sealed, and sold for two. It would be a pity if Brother Zhang didn’t drink it.”

A little smile appeared on Qingluanwei's old-fashioned face. He sat back on the chair, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.

"Okay, it's the top-notch." Qingluanwei, surnamed Zhang, put down the tea bowl and praised.

The county magistrate surnamed Li asked with a smile: "Brother Zhang seems a little absent-minded?"

Qingluanwei corrected his face and said in a deep voice: "Brother Li mentioned this, so I will just say it. I must have heard of the matter in Jinling, and many gentry headed by the Qian family have made a good deal. The big "breaking boot formation" expelled the Governor of Jiangnan and the supervisor of the Weaving Bureau. The matter made the top governors very unhappy. So the assistant minister decided to find a reason in Yanggu County to make things difficult for the Qian family. . First, he sent someone to injured their chief and asked the fleet to stay in our Yanggu County. Then he took advantage of the night to throw a few bandits from the Qingyang Sect onto their ship, and then used the excuse of boarding the ship to search, and they took them The bandits of Qingyang Sect caught them together and made a death penalty. They were charged with accusing of having an affair with Qingyang Sect. Not only could they detain their ten ships of food, but they could relieve the current grain shortage in Yanggu County, but they also It can make the Qian family suffer a loss."

County Magistrate Li nodded and said, "The Qian family has had some contacts with the Qingyang Sect, and this is not a slander for them."

Qingluanwei, surnamed Zhang, continued: "The Qian family was charged with this crime, and then follow this line to seize the Qian family's business in Qizhou. Not only can the above people be happy, but we also I can take this opportunity to earn some money to subsidize my family income."

Speaking of this, the gentle and gentle county magistrate Li also had a little more smile on his face.

Being an official for thousands of miles is just for money, who doesn’t want to make more money?

Unfortunately, Qingluanwei is not as good as before, and the world is like this again. If you want to make money, there is only one word, which is difficult. They are no better than Sun Ge Lao, who was born in the Sun family of Songyin Prefecture. They have thousands of hectares of fertile land at home, and they can be honest and upright. They rely solely on that little salary and regular money, and even the daily expenses in the yamen are not enough. There are so many subordinates who don’t have rice in their hands and can’t even coax a chicken, let alone these tigers and wolves?

A little worried look on Zhang's face: "Materially speaking, there is no omission in this plan. After all, I have been doing this for so many years, but for some reason, I always feel a little uneasy in my heart."

County Magistrate Li was stunned for a moment, his eyes suddenly became deeper, and after a moment he returned to normal, he picked up the cover bowl, shook his head and smiled, "Brother Zhang is worried too much."

Qingluanwei, surnamed Zhang, also picked up his bowl of hot tea with white mist, swallowed it in one bite, and said with a dark look: "I hope so."

As soon as he finished speaking, a short old man flew into the back hall, with a feather arrow inserted on his back.

At the same time, Li Xuandu had already floated into the front yard of the county government. Someone immediately discovered the uninvited guest. Three Qingluan Guards in black armor walked out strode out, blocking the young man's way.

The commander of Qingluan Guard, who was the leader, took a step forward and shouted loudly: "Stop when you come!"

Li Xuan turned a deaf ear and continued to move forward.

The Qingluan Guards did not hesitate at all, and three long swords were unsheathed at the same time.

But it was not the Wenluan Sword, but the most common Qingluan Guard sword, the Chunque Sword. Even if they were all Qingluan Guards, there were different ranks, just like the two Qingluan Guards who were in the back hall of the county government. One had worked hard for most of his life to get the position of Commander-in-Chief, and he might die in this position. The other climbed to the position of Commander-in-Chief at the age of thirty, and even had the hope of going one step further and becoming a powerful Commander-in-Chief. The difference between the two was immediately apparent.

The three Qingluan Guards were all elite, with cultivation in the Divine Realm. They rushed towards Li Xuandu in a "product" formation. The one in the front was the Qingluan G uard Captain, and the two wings were two lieutenants. At the same time , the three Qingluan Guards were equipped with the Qingluan Guard Prisoner Ox Armor and Chunque Sword, and used the Qingluan Guard's unique Three Talents Formation to resistant the enemy. If they cooperated skillfully, they could also fight against the Baodan Realm masters.

It was a pity that they met Li Xuandu.

Li Xuandu dodged the knife that was chopped down on his head and grabbed the wrist of the man holding the knife. With just a little force, the Qingluan Guard Captain could not hold the Spring Bird Knife in his hand. His five fingers loosened and the long knife fell into Li Xuandu's hand.

After Li Xuandu took the knife, he held the Spring Bird Knife in his backhand and first blocked the knife momentum of the other two Qingluan Guard Captains, forcing them to stagger back. Then, without stopping, he passed by the Qingluan Guard Captain who had no knife in his hand.

A deep knife mark appeared on the abdomen of the Qingluan Guard Captain, almost cutting open his stomach, and his intestines flowed all over the floor in an instant.

The Qingluan Guard Captain was full of disbelief. He covered his lower abdomen with both hands, but he couldn't cover the wound. He slowly knelt on the ground, and finally fell forward and died.

The other two Qingluan Guard Captains saw this scene with horror on their faces.

The Prison Ox Armor that even the Wenluan Knife could not cut was like paper in front of this knife.

Before the two of them could recover from their shock, Li Xuandu had already swept towards them.

The next moment, Li Xuandu and the two Qingluan Guards also brushed past each other.

Then a bright red line appeared on their throats, and bright red blood slowly seeped out.

The Spring Bird Knife in the hands of the two Qingluan Guards fell to the ground, and they held their throats tightly with both hands, widened their eyes, and fell to the ground unwillingly.

After killing three people, Li Xuandu stopped and looked up, only to see a large group of green-clothed figures rushing out from all directions.

Li Xuandu casually threw the Spring Bird Knife in his hand forward.

The long knife pierced the chest of the Qingluan Guard who rushed in the front, and the huge force carried by the knife forced him to retreat and collide with the people behind him. .

The Spring Bird Knife penetrated the chest of the first Qingluan Guard to the hilt, and pierced the second Qingluan Guard behind him. The tip of the knife that came out of the back just pierced the heart of the third Qingluan Guard behind him.

The three of them were skewered like a candied haws.

There was a name for a ci tune, "Swords are near".