The mountainous areas in Fujian are full of miasma and poisonous snakes. Before dawn, there was a line of royal guards in flying fish uniforms, feeling their way along the mountain road.

Gu Changfeng led hundreds of masters from the Jinyi Guards to follow Ouyang Shanshen. The one at the front wearing a red python robe was Liu Xun, the official of the Dongchang Factory.

In order not to alert others, he could only act in such a low-key manner. These days, the struggle between the east and west factories has become more and more intense. The martial arts skills of Gong Yu Hua Tian in Xichang Factory are almost the same as those of Liu Xun, but he is only in his twenties and has a feminine and handsome appearance.

, and was extremely favored by Concubine Li.

Concubine Li was the most favored concubine of Emperor Wanli. Naturally, the status of the one in the West Factory also increased, and she stabilized the position in the East Factory.

The loss of the Sunflower Book in Ouchi was actually not a big deal, but Liu Xun was afraid that Yuhuatian would take the opportunity to cause trouble. Therefore, he had to hide the affairs from the local court and get the Sunflower Book back.

The world at this time was exactly the opposite of what it had been before. The imperial court completely overshadowed the martial arts forces. Even if secret books such as the Sunflower Book fell into the hands of people in the world, they would not be able to make any big waves.

"Father, Lin Zhennan's old house is just ahead." Ouyang Quan reported.

Liu Xun sat on a chair and used a telescope to look at the Lin family's ancestral home at the foot of the mountain, which was a dyeing workshop.

Ouyang Quan said in a sharp voice: "All the passages have been sealed tightly. Everyone who comes in and out of this dyeing workshop is in my hands. As soon as the factory owner gives the order, we can kill Lin Zhennan's whole family."

As his voice fell, several Jinyi guards behind him threw several corpses into the dug pits and buried them. They were all people who had just tried to escape.

Seeing Liu Xun not answering, Ouyang Quan frowned and said, "Mr. Factory, Lin Zhennan no longer has an official position, so there is no need to be so evasive, right?"

Ouyang Quan thought Liu Xun was avoiding Lin Zhennan's official position. Since the Ming Dynasty's Jigang Rebellion, Jinyiwei and the East and West Second Factory were not allowed to attack imperial officials without authorization.

But Liu Xun bared his teeth and said: "We are respectable people. If we go in and can't get something, it will be difficult to explain. Lin Zhennan's life will not survive tonight."

As soon as he finished speaking, a whistle suddenly sounded behind him.

All the Jin Yiwei trotted over to check, holding knives. One of the Jin Yiwei came back and reported: "Commander, someone has crossed the defense line."

Liu Xun glanced at Ouyang Quan who was standing aside, and then Ouyang Quan conveyed on his behalf: "Commander Gu, please go and take a look."

In terms of official position, Gu Changfeng, the commander, was on an equal footing with Liu Xun. However, over the years, the East and West factories had taken turns to have the upper hand, but Jinyiwei had always been suppressed by them.

Liu Xun didn't want to communicate directly with Gu Changfeng to avoid embarrassment. Because of his status, he couldn't directly order Gu Changfeng, and he couldn't interact with each other as equals. He felt that it was quite embarrassing.

This is a very strange phenomenon. Ouyang Quan, who belongs to a thousand households in Dongchang, can show off his power in front of Gu Changfeng and be arrogant. But Liu Xun, as the factory owner, still has to show respect for him.

Because Liu Xun was also afraid of avoiding Gu Changfeng, he completely turned to the West Factory.

Gu Changfeng naturally understands this. But even if he has enough strength to eradicate the two eunuchs, he still needs to maintain a delicate balance through this swinging way of getting along.

When they came to the mountain road, they saw five Jinyi guards lying in a pile of weeds at a height of 10 people. When they went to investigate, they found that these people had just fallen asleep after their acupuncture points were tapped, and they were not dead or injured.

Gu Changfeng probably knew who the visitor was. He waved his hand and said, "Extract their acupuncture points."

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At this time, in the Lin family dyeing workshop, Lin Zhennan, dressed in green clothes, also saw the movement on the mountain through the telescope.

"Someone has crossed their line of defense. Hide your gunpowder quickly, be on guard with your sword, and be vigilant."

Lin Zhennan stole the Sunflower Book, but he didn't expect it to be revealed the next day. Although he escaped very quickly, he didn't expect that the court's pursuers would also come very quickly.

There were about a hundred people in his ancestral infection workshop, and only half of them could fight. At this time, he had all the swords, bows and arrows ready, and he planned to fight with the opponent.

Only a hundred or so guards came. They had been guarding for a whole day but did not dare to move. Naturally, they had some taboos. Lin Zhennan could also guess that these people wanted to keep a low profile, and this was his opportunity.

As long as this wave of Jin Yiwei is killed, Lin Zhennan will flee overseas to remain anonymous and not care about worldly affairs.

There was lightning and thunder outside, and it looked like it was going to rain.

The servants in the dyeing shop all prepared their bows and arrows, aiming them at the gate. If anyone broke in, they would immediately shoot him into a hedgehog.

After a while, the housekeeper next to Lin Zhennan asked: "Sir, is the person we are waiting for here?"

Lin Zhennan waved his hand and said softly: "A soldier never tires of deceit. Don't act rashly until you understand the situation clearly."

At this moment, a loud "clang" sound suddenly came from the window behind everyone, and a heroic voice was heard saying: "Linghu Chong of the Huashan Sect, I have been ordered to see Master Lin Zhennan."

Immediately afterwards, a figure flew down from the second floor.

The servants in the dyeing shop turned their heads one after another, and there were archers ambushing on the second floor. "Cracking", dozens of arrows were shot at the man.

I saw the man grabbing the hanging dye cloth and swiping it, and all the arrows flew out and landed on the ground on the first floor. He threw a handful of stones from his hand and hit the knees of the servants in the second row who were about to shoot arrows.

The five servants all groaned and fell to their knees on the ground.

"What a brilliant martial arts!" Lin Zhennan said secretly and waved his hand to signal the servant to stop.

Linghu Chong landed firmly on the ground, and when he saw that the opponent was no longer attacking, he whistled behind him.

A short man carrying a bamboo box and savoring tender meat ran down the stairs.

"Come on, I'm tired of waiting." Linghu Chong pointed to the alert people in front of him and said, "Look, so many people are welcoming us. Alas, who is Lord Lin Zhennan?"

Lin Zhennan stepped forward and said, "I no longer have any official position, so there is no need to address these two distinguished guests like this."

Linghu Chong smiled and said, "There are so many officers and soldiers guarding outside, are they Lord Lin's men?"

"They..." Guan Jia was about to speak, but was stopped by Lin Zhennan. He only heard him confirm, "Yes."

The little man beside Linghu Chong said: "You have already taken off your armor and returned to the field, how can you still use so many soldiers and horses? We almost couldn't get in."

Lin Zhennan said slowly: "There are many enemies in the officialdom. The imperial court is considerate of the old ministers and specially sent these people to protect me."

He narrowed his eyes and asked, "Who are you two?"

Linghu Chong smiled and cupped his hands and said, "As I said just now, I am Linghu Chong of the Huashan Sect, and this is my junior brother."

Lin Zhennan looked through the light and saw that the little man next to him had smooth skin and a fair face. He was clearly a tomboy pretending to be a man. But he didn't want to expose it. After all, it was inconvenient for women to travel around the world.

"Two of your men just had their acupuncture points tapped by me. I'm going to untie them right now." Linghu Chong turned around and then remembered that in order to get into the house, he had tapped the two servants on duty on the second floor.

Living.

Lin Zhennan said gloomily: "No need. They are not good at studying and they deserve to end up like this."

"Someone, send them both into the kitchen and take good care of them."

Sent to the kitchen? Linghu Chong was stunned, thinking that Lin Zhennan looked like a good person, but why did he speak so weirdly?

Linghu Chong was puzzled, but he didn't ask any more questions, and said with a smile on his face: "Senior Lin, master asked me to bring a gift. But master told me to read the letter first, and then the gift."

"Brother, bring me the letter." Linghu Chong said to the little man beside him.

This little man is none other than junior sister Yue Lingshan, who is disguised as a man.

This Yue Lingshan was also wearing a black Taoist robe and a Zhuangzi scarf on her head. Because of her extremely tall figure, ordinary people could not tell whether she was a boy or a girl.

But after all, Lin Zhennan is an old Jianghu, and has served as the deputy commander of the Jin Yiwei for more than ten years. Naturally, it can be seen at a glance that she is not a man.

Linghu Chong handed a wooden box to Lin Zhennan's hand, then turned back and waved: "Hurry up and get the letter."

Yue Lingshan searched left and right on her body, but could not find any trace of the letter. She opened the bamboo box on her back and looked through it, but there was still no sign of the letter.

"Oops, I must have fallen on the road when I came in." Yue Lingshan thought to herself, but did not dare to tell Linghu Chong.
Chapter completed!