It is already midnight and everything is quiet.

The black-headed eagle is sitting cross-legged in the room, meditating and practicing Qi.

After breaking through to the fifth level last year, this master who is over fifty years old feels that his cultivation level has not improved at all this year. He knows that martial arts is rough and it is not easy to advance again. Maybe he may stagnate in this life.

There is no progress in the fifth stage, but there is still no progress, and I am really worried.

 Being able to break through to the fifth level at this age is unattainable for most warriors and is enough to be envied by countless people.

Black-headed Eagle feels that he is not a talented person, so he has always been diligent in martial arts.

Xiahou Ning decided to assassinate Qin Xiao tomorrow night. Although Black-headed Eagle did not want to do such a sneaky thing, he also understood that Xiahou Ning would not have resorted to such a method if he had not been forced too hard.

Now that Xiahou Ning has made up his mind, privately speaking, Black Headed Eagle really wants to help his land. Publicly speaking, Xiahou Ning is the Marquis, and he has been the Xiahou family's job all these years, and there is no reason at all.

reject.

The black-headed eagle took action to kill Qin Xiao. The black-headed eagle was full of confidence.

After assassinating Qin Xiao as planned tomorrow night, he quickly escaped. Xia Houning will naturally handle the rest.

Although Qin Xiao was appreciated by the saint, and killing a Dali Temple official in Hangzhou was not a trivial matter, he knew that with Xiahou Ning's identity and strength, he could handle this matter easily.

He will not leave any traces, so even though everyone in the world suspects that Qin Xiao's death was behind the scenes of An Xinghou, no one can prove it.

As long as there is no evidence, no one will move a hair in Anxing.

During the day, the black-headed eagle will always follow Xiahou Ning to protect him. At night, the other three Siping guards will ambush around Xiahou Ning's residence to ensure Xiahou Ning's safety. Moreover, the roads around the residence are blocked, as well as the surrounding areas.

There were heavy guards, but the Black-headed Eagle was still very reassured about Xiahou Ning's safety.

Xiahou Ning has always respected the black-headed eagle, or was very polite. After following Xiahou Ning for many years, Xiahou Ning never treated him badly.

Even though he was staying here temporarily, Xiahou Ning also made a special courtyard for the black-headed eagle, which also allowed the black-headed eagle to practice in peace at night.

Hearing footsteps coming from the courtyard, the Black-headed Eagle frowned, and soon heard someone knocking on the door.

 His face turned cold.

He is taciturn and seldom speaks when around Xia Houning, let alone talking to other people in the army, so he has almost no friendship with other people in the army. Although the lieutenant general Qiao Ruixin knew that Xia Houning had such a strange person,

An old man, but he knows nothing about the depth of the old man.

Black-headed eagles know that the longer they keep distance from others, the more unclear they will be about their true identity.

 He resented people coming to disturb him while he was practicing. Although the knock on the door was very light, it still affected Black-headed Eagle's mood.

But I also thought that if there was nothing urgent, other people would not dare to come and disturb them easily. Maybe Xia Houning sent someone to come with some instructions. He immediately got up and went over, opened the door, and saw Xia Houning outside the door. He felt relieved and immediately

He cupped his hands and said, "Master Hou!"

Xia Houning just nodded slightly and walked into the house. He didn't know what Xia Houning was doing suddenly in the middle of the night. He thought it must have something to do with the banquet tomorrow night. He hesitated and closed the door.

As soon as he turned around, his eyes blurred. He knew something was not going well. He kicked his feet and wanted to retreat, but the opponent was obviously much faster than him. What was terrible was that the black-headed eagle was not prepared for Xia Houning's sudden attack.

Do it to yourself.

 He has always been cautious and always maintains absolute vigilance when he comes into contact with anyone, but when facing Xia Houning, his vigilance naturally disappeared.

Not only because of his close relationship with Xia Houning, the most important thing is that he is very clear about Xiahou Ning's strength. With Xiahou Ning's martial arts skills, even if it is really unbelievable that he would attack him, he is not his opponent at all.

If one day Xia Houning really wanted to kill him, he would never do it himself. Black-headed Eagle knew this very well.

So Xiahou Ning suddenly made a move from behind at this moment, which was beyond Black-headed Eagle's expectation. What shocked him even more was that Xiahou Ning's shot was so fast that it was unbelievable and could never be at the fourth level.

 “Poof!”

A sharp weapon was inserted directly into the throat of the black-headed eagle and passed through the neck. The black-headed eagle's eyes bulged, but at the moment when the sharp blade penetrated his throat, it still struggled to strike out with both palms.

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The opponent succeeded with one blow, and before the black-headed eagle's palms could reach it, it had already floated backwards.

The black-headed eagle wanted to cry out, but its throat was pierced by a sharp knife and it couldn't make a sound at all.

But at this time, he already understood that the person in front of him could never be Xia Houning.

He has been with Xia Houning all day long, and he is very clear about Xiahou Ning's cultivation. There is no way that the person in front of him can lose to him in cultivation. He may not be able to defeat him in a head-to-head confrontation. Now the other party is pretending to be Xia Houning from behind.

If you strike suddenly, you will definitely hit with one hit.

The opponent is decisive and ruthless in his attacks, showing no mercy.

He struck out with both palms, but was easily dodged by the other party. The black-headed eagle was really unwilling to be attacked by the other party so easily. He turned around suddenly and let out a low roar like a dying beast in his throat. He slapped it with his right palm.

There was a "bang" on the door, and the door flew straight out and landed in the yard.

At this time, the man behind had already stepped forward again, and slapped the black-headed eagle on the back. The black-headed eagle made a "pop" sound, spurted a mouthful of blood from its mouth, staggered forward for two steps, and then fell forward.

on the ground.

 Everything soon became unusually calm.

 Just because the door flew out, it still alerted the patrols passing by outside the courtyard.

The mansion is heavily guarded, with several groups of soldiers patrolling back and forth.

The patrol soldiers were not far from the Black-headed Eagle's yard. They were all surprised when they heard sounds coming from the yard, as if something hit the ground heavily. Someone pointed to the yard and said: "There is something moving there, do you want...

.Would you like to go over and have a look?"

 Others did not dare to speak.

Everyone knows that the strange old man who lives next to the Marquis lives in the courtyard. The old man has a sinister spirit and is not a good person at first glance. Usually, these guards will walk around when they see a black-headed eagle.

 At present, there are strange sounds coming from the strange old man's yard, which is a bit suspicious.

"Don't be weird." Someone whispered: "We can't afford to offend him. If we offend him, there will be no good consequences."

 Others had the same thought and nodded.

The leader frowned. Although he didn't like that weird old man either, it would be fine if nothing happened tonight. If something really happened in the yard, or even an assassin sneaked in, but he avoided investigating, he would definitely not be able to save his head.

of.

He didn't talk nonsense and said in a cold voice: "Follow me!" He led several of his soldiers to the outside of the courtyard. He hesitated, reached out and pushed the door. He found that the courtyard door was tied from the inside, so he could only knock on the door.

 There was no reaction in the hospital.

“We heard noises inside, do we need help?” the team leader asked cautiously.

 There was still no response from the hospital.

The team leader vaguely felt that something was wrong, so he increased his strength and knocked a few more times, but there was still no response. Someone behind him couldn't help but said: "Would you like to climb in through the courtyard wall and have a look?"

 The leader turned around and said, "Turn in."

The soldier smiled awkwardly and shrank back.

 Just kidding, there is a weird old man living in this yard. If you climb over the wall and enter his yard without the weird old man's permission, isn't that asking for death?

The team leader knocked on the door again, but there was still no sound from the courtyard. He could only say: "I'm going to report to the Marquis. You guys are waiting here...!" Just as he was about to report, he heard a "creak" sound and the courtyard door opened.

Suddenly it opened, and a strange old man in gray-brown clothes stood behind the door, looking extremely strange.

These soldiers are responsible for guarding this mansion, and they have naturally seen black-headed eagles on weekdays. Their clothes are no different from usual. In the dimness, I saw the strange old man's eyes were unusually cold and stern.

 Few people dared to take another look, they all lowered their heads. The leader bowed and said: "Sir, I just heard some movement in the yard. Is there anything we need our help for?"

“I’m practicing.” The strange old man said in a low voice.

"Yes, yes!" the team leader said hurriedly: "I'm sorry for bothering you, sir. Don't be offended, sir." He turned around and said, "I'm not leaving yet." He politely saluted the strange old man and then quickly

He led the people back.

The strange old man watched the patrol leave, and then a sneer appeared on his lips.

The next day it was still dark, so Anxing Hou Xiahou Ning got up early. He did this every day, getting up before dawn to practice Qigong. Unless there were special circumstances, he almost never stopped.

Although he was born into a wealthy family, his talent in martial arts was not very high.

However, being able to break into the fourth-grade Zhongtian realm at this age is considered a big achievement for ordinary warriors.

 But Xia Houning was very dissatisfied with this.

 He considers himself to be the proud man of heaven and must surpass others in every aspect.

However, talent in martial arts is never something he wants to have. His only way is to study hard and practice hard, hoping to make up for his lack of talent with hard work.

Xiahou Ning didn't finish his work until breakfast was ready. When the servants would bring breakfast, Xiahou Ning noticed something was wrong. During these days in Hangzhou, Xiahou Ning usually let the black-headed eagle accompany him to have breakfast. Moreover, at this time, the black-headed eagle

The eagle will also come to you consciously.

However, no black-headed eagle was seen at this time.

He knew that Black-headed Eagle was a very regular person, and his sudden behavior was obviously abnormal.

Xiahou Ning sent someone to invite him. He wanted Black-headed Eagle to take action tonight to get rid of Qin Xiao, whom he hated so much, but nothing could go wrong.

The person sent did not invite the black-headed eagle, but brought a note: "Master Marquis, this is a note placed on the table in the house. It seems to be left for Master Marquis."

Xia Houning frowned and took the note. There were a few words written on it: "Plan ahead, strike at the right time, and you will hit with one hit!" There was no money left. Xia Houning frowned at first, but soon his brows relaxed.

Black-headed Eagle obviously has his own plan. He may have gone to Sanhelou to set up an ambush. He has absolute confidence in Black-headed Eagle's strength. As long as Black-headed Eagle plans something seriously, it will be absolutely foolproof.

Xia Houning put down the note and picked up the chopsticks. He was in a happy mood. Today's breakfast seemed to be more delicious than usual.
Chapter completed!