Xiao Jiu and the others managed to sneak into the Red Lotus Sect, but the entrances and exits of the village were guarded, so even if they got useful information, it would be difficult to send it out.

As time went by, they clearly felt that the atmosphere in the village was becoming more and more tense, which was not a good sign for them.

Because this means that the day of war is approaching.

On this day, Xiao Jiu and the others finally waited for an opportunity and saw the man at the entrance of the village who was watching Tan Yi ride away with a smile, but his expression changed as soon as Tan Yi left, with a fierce look on his face and murderous intent in his eyes.

"Disciple." The man was the one who held the initiation ceremony for Xiao Jiu. Xiao Jiu obediently stepped forward and called.

"What's the matter?" The man's voice was cold, as if he didn't want to pay attention to him.

Noticing the man's attitude, Xiao Jiu didn't care. He immediately guessed that it was because of the talk of righteousness.

If the other party hates Tan Yi, it is even less likely that he will have a good impression of me, a person who wants to embrace Tan Yi.

"The boy has something to say to the adults. I wonder if the adults are interested in hearing it?"

Before the other party could refuse, Xiao Jiu added in a low voice, "It's about talking about the general."

His words were quite mysterious and a bit cautious, as if he had some secret to tell.

The man was Gao Qing. Hearing this, he narrowed his eyes and looked up and down at the little thing in front of him. His thoughts changed and he finally said, "Come with me."

In the quiet house, the windows and doors were closed, and there were only two people in the room, Xiao Jiu and Zhang Qing.

The other party sat high at the head of the hall, while Xiao Jiu stood at the position where he started with his hands down.

"Say, what's the matter?"

Xiao Jiu knelt down with a plop, which startled Zhang Qing a little, and then heard him say, "My lord is in danger!"

"Nonsense!" Zhang Qing was surprised, "What danger can I have?"

Xiao Jiu's face was full of anxiety and worry. He raised his clear eyes and looked directly at Zhang Qing who was sitting, and said directly, "I don't know, sir, but I have been following General Tan these days. I accidentally overheard him scolding you. Later, I

And he claims to kill you!"

Zhang Qing was shocked and his eyes widened subconsciously, "What?! He wants to kill me?!"

"That's right, sir! I couldn't bear you being harmed by that guy, so I took the risk to tell you about it."

While saying this, the expression on Xiao Jiu's face did not change at all, and there was no hint of guilt. His eyes were clear, and he stared directly at Zhang Qing in front of him, which made people feel sincere, as if he was not afraid of the other party at all.

Suspect.

But suddenly one day someone comes to you and tells you that someone wants to kill you. Even a person would hesitate and doubt it, let alone someone with whom he or she has a normal relationship.

Zhang Qing put away the shock on his face, remained calm, and looked at Xiao Jiu suspiciously, "Why did you come here to tell me about this?"

I saw Xiao Jiu's expression was stunned, and then his expression was not as excited as before, and he fell into silence. Just when Zhang Qing felt that he was becoming more and more suspicious, he only heard him say slowly, "Master, have you forgotten? You are the first

You are a person who preaches teachings to me, since that day you told me about the leader and my Red Lotus Sect, my mind suddenly became enlightened and I will never forget it for a long time."

"If we really talk about it, you are the one who introduced me to Christianity."

"I personally think that when it comes to moral ability and loyalty to the leader, you are more qualified to be the Holy Envoy than you are about righteousness."

The latter's pupils shrank and he sat on the chair without reacting. As if he was frightened by Xiao Jiu's words, he murmured, "Holy Envoy...?"

"Yes." Xiao Jiu confirmed in a low voice and slowly approached the other party. At this moment, Zhang Qing did not resist Xiao Jiu's approach, but was only immersed in Xiao Jiu's words.

"My lord, think about it, how are you different from that reckless man when it comes to talking about justice? No, you are not worse than him. You are far better than him when it comes to wisdom, and most of the people here now support you. With that,

Why do you want him to be the holy envoy? Why can't it be you, sir?"

Xiao Jiu passed all the words into the other party's heart word by word, and kept up his efforts, "The leader once had a holy word. The more you contribute to the religion, the more you will gain. You have done no less than talking about meaning, and so far you have only

As an ordinary disciple, think about what Tan Yi did."

"I just rely on the high position of the Holy Envoy to attribute most of the credit for each battle to myself. Now I am enjoying unlimited glory, but are you willing to do so, sir?"

Pretending not to see the increasingly gloomy look on Zhang Qing's face, Xiao Jiu sighed, "And now that guy sees that you are becoming more and more popular, he sees you as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh, and he will get rid of you quickly. How can this be done?"

That’s good!”

The young boy's voice and expression were full of sorrow, his eyebrows were lowered and he looked depressed.

In the silence, Zhang Qing slammed the table.

"This talk of righteousness...I knew he would be unhappy with me and harbor evil intentions! It's just as I expected."

As if he had expected what Xiao Jiu said, Zhang Qing's gloomy voice was long and drawn out, like a poisonous snake slowly crawling across human skin, cold and strange.

But because of his own behavior, he thought that his enemies thought the same way. Zhang Qing's intention to kill Tan Yi was true, so when Xiao Jiu said this, he didn't have too much doubt and believed it directly, even

He didn't even bother to find out whether this was true or not, probably because he had long wanted to kill Tan Yi.

"Then Sir...what are you going to do?"

After Xiao Jiu asked, he saw the other party's sinister eyes falling on him. However, he no longer regarded Xiao Jiu as an outsider and directly said with bad intentions: "What do you think, he is unkind, don't blame me for being unjust!"

"It's natural to strike first to gain the upper hand."

Xiao Jiu was waiting for his words, but he showed hesitation when he heard the words. He paused for two seconds and then said, "But sir, Tan Yi is indeed very skilled. It may be difficult to kill him."

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Thinking about Tan Yi's bravery in past battles, Zhang Qing felt murderous intent in his heart, but he was too anxious to argue, but calmed down a little.

Thinking of the people I was close to in the church, even thirty or fifty of them were not enough to fight for free.

He couldn't help but feel troubled, and said in a breathless voice, "That reckless man's strength is very invincible. He is looking for people to surround him at the moment, and the sect can't gather so many available people."

"If the people in the teaching are not good enough, we can find someone else to do it." Xiao Jiu's voice was low, as if he meant something.

These words reminded Zhang Qing, and he suddenly woke up.

Yes, if the sect is short of manpower, you can find people outside the sect. Furthermore, there are regulations in the sect not to fight or hurt others, but if you don't find someone from the sect, it will be less likely to be discovered.

Zhang Qing's eyes immediately lit up, he grabbed Xiao Jiu's arm and asked urgently, "Do you have a good idea?"

"Of course." Xiao Jiu nodded with a smile, "I have been a local of Xun County since I was a child. I have lived here for more than ten years. Although I am not very well-informed, I know a little bit about what I should know."

"Just in the past two years, I heard that there was a bandit in the nearby Niujiao Mountain who was very powerful. They wiped out all the bandits in this area! It was like a stronghold with more than a thousand people, and all the bandits under his command were capable!

"

"If you can find the help of these people, you will be able to win Tan Yi."

After Xiao Jiu finished speaking, the room was quiet, and Zhang Qing was weighing Xiao Jiu's proposal in his mind.

Bandits...

Thinking of having to deal with such a group of people, Zhang Qing couldn't help but be on guard. But thinking about it carefully, working with these people has its own advantages. At least taking Tan Yi's life according to what Xiao Jiu said is definitely not a problem, but will it be possible?

Was this matter leaked?

"If this matter is leaked..." Zhang Qing asked hesitantly, frowning, and Xiao Jiu understood what he meant even if he didn't say the next words.

"Don't worry, sir. Those bandits only care about money and benefits. As long as they give enough benefits, I believe they won't say anything more."

Zhang Qing thought about it for a while and found that there was indeed no person more suitable to kill Tan Yi than the bandit. This matter could not be delayed, otherwise what would happen if Tan Yi killed him first?

Just do it!

He gritted his teeth and agreed, "Okay! I'll do as you say!"

Xiao Jiu, who was crouching underneath, slowly smiled, as if he was happy to be able to help Zhang Qing.

Afterwards, he took the initiative to ask for orders to negotiate with the bandits and go to investigate the situation for Zhang Qing. Zhang Qing was indeed right and directly gave Xiao Jiu the right to enter and leave the village freely.

Little did he know that his move was to let Xiao Jiu go out and join his own people to discuss the plan to defend the city.

The next day, he took Zhang Qing to Niujiao Mountain.

The decoration in the village was exactly the same as that of Hu Biao's time, but the number of people in the village had changed. When they saw Xiao Jiu and others coming in, the group stopped one after another.

Being stared at by so many people and walking quietly along the way, Zhang Qing couldn't help but feel nervous. He took a peek at the bulging muscles of the people in the village and the evil aura of the people in the village. He quickly averted his eyes, thinking that it looked like he was still there.

It's exactly what that guy Xiaojiu said, I didn't lie to him.

Arriving at the lobby of the village, Zhang Qing looked at the sturdy man sitting on the big tiger-skin chair above, with a fierce look on his face. Looking at himself who walked in, his eyes were like those of a man-eating tiger. Zhang Qing felt nervous, and bowed his hands and said, "

The boss is polite."

The man sitting at the top didn't bat an eyelid and replied perfunctorily, "It's polite. You just want to ask me to help?"

"Yes, as long as the boss can send someone to help me kill someone, I can say whatever I want." Zhang Qing said pretending to be generous, with his hands behind his back, looking confident.

"Oh? What can you give me?"

Zhang Qing: "The big boss will report the amount of money, food and goods. I, Mr. Zhang, will definitely not be stingy."

"Okay!" Yucai, the head of the family, showed a little joy on his face, stretched out his fingers to count, and said in a rough voice, "I want so much food, can you give it to me?"

Zhang Qing asked hesitantly, "Two thousand shi of grain?"

The man shook his head and said loudly, "It's twenty thousand stones!"

"Hiss~" Zhang Qing took a breath, this was really a lion's mouth.

"Isn't this... the boss asking for too much?" Zhang Qing was confused.

"Heh... 20,000 stones is still more? Compared to what you gained from attacking the city, this is just a drop in the bucket, right?"
To be continued...