118: Assassination under the Moon
The cold light wrinkled, and the two disciples of the White Jade Immortal Palace, who were waiting at the crack in the seal barrier and were wearing light blue cloud-patterned fairy robes, frowned slightly.z.br
"what is that!"
"There is something strange happening in the forbidden area!"
"Hurry and report to Senior Brother and Saint Luo! This matter must not be delayed!"
Previously, they had been looking down at the mortal world below through the sealing barrier, and discovered that there was something strange in a forbidden place. Perhaps there was an accident with the sealing sword that suppressed the secret place.
Everyone hurriedly sent people to Yuehua Palace in the void behind them to report their findings.
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Xu Fan walked on the bustling streets of Jinling City, looking at the lively crowds of people coming and going, and then raised his eyes to look at the moonlight hanging above his head. He felt that the moonlight tonight was a bit brighter than in the past.
He guessed that the monks from Haoran Tian were already approaching the barrier that sealed the world. After a while, the secret place in Yun Kingdom would erupt, and these monks would appear from the depths of the void.
Zi'er beside her could not stop drooling as she looked at the snacks on both sides of the street. Fortunately, the maid on the side saw her and hurriedly handed her a brocade handkerchief.
Only then did Zi'er realize that she had lost her composure, and a look of annoyance appeared on her face.
Xu Fan, who was walking in front, smiled slightly, pointed to the stalls on the side of the street, and said, "What do you like to eat? I'm treating you tonight!"
"Seriously?" The two maids behind Zi'er, as well as a group of servants, Ding Hu, all showed a touch of excitement on their faces.
Since they came to Jinling City, they have been huddled in the Xu Mansion on Xuanwu Street.
Even for Xu Mansion's daily purchases, they could only send the helpers from the front yard to avoid being targeted by the Yin Yang Evil Sect's secret probes.
Now, I can finally go shopping under the guidance of Xu Fan.
Tonight, Shao Tianshi hosted a banquet for distinguished guests from all over Jinling City on a boat on the Qinhuai River, and Xu Fan was also invited.
He took advantage of this opportunity to take the people of Wave Ting, who had been depressed for a long time, out to relax.
There were various small vendors on both sides of the street, as well as wine shops, teahouses, rouge shops, groceries from the north and south, and even strange animals from the sea. Zi'er and others looked happy.
Xu Fan nodded slightly towards Zi'er, his eyes filled with doting on this little maid.
Since returning to the Xu Mansion, Zi'er has been taking care of his daily life, food and clothing, and Xu Fan is not worried about the others.
If he hadn't seen Zi'er too tired, he would definitely not have hired any more servants to the Wave Court after arriving in Aurous Hill.
Even Xu Wenshu and Xu Yuhui, the two clan uncles, urged many times in the name of the two "grandfathers", "Brother Fan, you live alone in Botaoting. It is too lonely. You need to find someone to accompany you."
Xu Fan always nodded happily, but he never ordered his servants to go to Renya Shop to buy.
As we get closer and closer to the Qinhuai River, there are more and more scholars on the streets.
There are many aristocratic families in Jinling City, and there are also many powerful and noble families. The daily hobby of the noble sons of these wealthy families is to play wildly on the Qinhuai River.
The euphemistic name calls it a place where literati gather together and chat freely.
Listening to the sound of harps, flutes and flutes coming from the river, the group of people had arrived at the river bank, where they could see luxurious boats of various sizes.
At a ferry on the shore, two young eunuchs in red robes stood tall and tall at the ferry, watching vigilantly the scholars and princes coming and going. They truly experienced a regret in their lives tonight.
Even more abominable than eunuchs visiting brothels, they were visiting Qinhuai Painting Boats.
They did not dare to comment on Shao Tiantian's absolute opinion, and they could only wonder in their hearts why their ancestors would choose to entertain all the forces in Jinling in the painted boat.
There are many famous restaurants in Jinling City, but the only one chosen is the one on the Qinhuai River.
The two red-robed young eunuchs looked at each other and saw a look of confusion in each other's eyes, but no one dared to speak out.
From the corner of their eyes, the two of them glanced at Xu Fan and others not far away in the crowd. The corners of their mouths twitched slightly. They remembered that the young eunuchs in red robes in the Xu Mansion were beaten by this young man until they were unable to fight back.
A tremor.
two red
The young eunuch swung his sleeves, straightened his robes and ribbons, and planned to step forward to provide for Xu Fan and his party.
However, a middle-aged man who was a little drunk turned out of nowhere and happened to bump into Xu Fan and his group.
The passers-by thought he was a drunkard, but a cold glint flashed in Xu Fan's eyes.
The drunk man staggered, smelling of alcohol, and bumped right into Xu Fan's side, where Zi'er was still eating and drinking.
Zi'er was still holding the delicacies and pastries in her hands, and the two maids beside her were carrying a large bag of food.
Even the few servants behind him didn't react for a while.
At the moment when he was about to bump into Zi'er, the drunken man's cloudy eyes suddenly became clear, and a cold light flashed under his sleeve robe. A cold and dazzling dagger flew out of his sleeve robe.
Zi'er was chewing a big mouthful of hawthorn, with only the last candied haws left in her hand.
Seeing that icy cold light, I subconsciously exclaimed, screaming, "Killing! Killing!"
However, there was a lot of people around, and Zi'er's voice was quickly covered up.
Xu Fan stood there, looking at the drunken man who rushed towards him. He hugged Zi'er with one hand, turned around easily, and held Zi'er lightly on the other side, letting the drunkard stab him in the air with his dagger.
Zi'er raised her head and looked at Xu Fan's calm eyes, delicate eyelashes, and indifferent expression. She just felt that her body was lifted gently, and then landed lightly on the other side of the young master.
The bag of cakes in his hand was also scattered on the floor, his face was red and he was in a daze, and the half-exclamation in his mouth suddenly stopped.
The drunkard didn't give up. He picked up the dagger and threw himself at the maid closest to him. He was so fast that he didn't give the maid a chance to react.
The little maid was holding cakes in both hands to eat. She was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do.
Before entering the Xu Mansion, she also heard that the Xu family had offended a nobleman and suffered a great disaster in Guangling Mansion. But in order to make a living, she had to sell herself to Ren Yaxing.
After the Xu family came to Jinling City, Xu Yuhui ordered everyone to purchase a group of maids and servants with innocent backgrounds.
The little maid is one of them. It was because Zi'er worked too hard that Xu Fan sent several maids to Botaoting in recent days.
She was an orphan since she was a child, and it was precisely because Xu Fan saw that she had no relatives that he specially recruited her into the Xu Mansion's Bo Tao Ting.
The dagger's cold light in the little maid's eyes grew bigger and bigger. Seeing that the dagger was about to stab her chest, she subconsciously threw out the two large bags of cakes in her hands, trying to block the cold light.
A drunkard will obviously not give a weak little maid a chance. In the eyes of outsiders, he is just a drunken drunkard who is going crazy!
Xu Fan on the side could see clearly that this drunkard had obviously been waiting here for a long time, just to kill Xu Fan and others when they were at their most relaxed.
He thought that Xu Fan would be alert the moment he was about to board the Huafang Ferry.
What's more, there are two young prisoners in red robes dozens of feet behind the drunkard. Who would have thought that someone would kill the guests during the banquet hosted by the angels from Shenjing.
It wasn't until they saw the cold light of the dagger streaking across several dazzling cold lights in the night sky that everyone in front of the ferry realized it and shouted loudly!
In an instant, the literati, businessmen and tourists all around took refuge.
A large open space suddenly vacated around Xu Fan and others, and the two red-robed young prisoners were also blocked by the crowd and could not rush in for a while.
The two of them also wanted to see how Xu Fan saved people. In their eyes, the drunkard didn't escape either.
The two of them also guessed the identity of the drunkard, who was by no means an ordinary warrior.
"Monk!"
"At least ten cyclone acupoints have been opened!"
The two of them exchanged glances and slowed down their steps into the crowd.
On the one hand, I wanted to see Xu Fan's choice, whether to save the little maid or protect the girl in purple beside him.
At the same time, the two of them had a strange idea in their hearts. They really hoped that the drunk man could give Xu Fan a fatal blow.
, which can be regarded as revenge for the red-robed young eunuchs who lost face in the Xu Mansion during the day.
In front of everyone's eyes, the cold light of the dagger pierced a large bag of cakes. The oil paper bag was pierced by the cold light and turned into crumbs, and the cakes inside were scattered in all directions.
The drunk man's speed increased a bit, and the speed of the dagger in his hand also increased a lot. The cold light passed through the position of the oiled paper bag in mid-air, and stabbed the little maid's chest from top to bottom.
On the shore in front of the ferry, the bluestone floor appeared under the rapid trampling of the drunkard, with several web-like cracks appearing. Every time the drunkard took a quick step forward, several bluestone fragments would be splashed under his feet.
"Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Whoosh~"
The bluestone fragments are only as big as fingertips and move extremely fast, like a gust of wind, moving in different directions.
Among them, some were facing Zi'er, several other servants, and another young maid.
Everyone who followed Xu Fantong had a look of horror on their faces, and their faces were pale.
Everyone is under the shroud of death, and the next moment they may be penetrated by gravel the size of their fingertips.
Everyone looked at Xu Fan at the same time, hoping that a miracle would happen at this moment and that their young master could save them.
Even the people watching were trembling in their hearts. They thought it was just a drunken man going crazy, but now it seems that he is deliberately seeking revenge.
Xu Fan rarely appeared in public, especially in romantic places like Qinhuai River. No one recognized his identity. Many people looked at the drunken man's fierce eyes and sweated for this line of masters and servants.
"Quick! Someone come quickly!"
"Someone is going to commit murder!"
"Where are the people from the government? Where are the street patrol officers!"
"Where is the patrolling Wuhou of Jinling Prefecture!"
For a moment, the people surrounding him who were retreating kept shouting behind them.
When everyone goes out to play, they don’t want to be threatened like this.
The corners of the drunkard's mouth raised slightly. As a monk who had opened thirteen cyclone acupoints, he disguised himself as a drunkard just for this moment.
He knew that he could not kill Xu Fan at all, but as long as one of the people around him died, his assassination mission tonight would be considered completed.
As long as he kills one person, no matter who is around Xu Fan.
You can put the blame for this assassination on Nan'an Palace, but it doesn't count as he was a secret guard maintained by Nan'an Palace.
Xu Fan did not disappoint the group of people around him. He followed the cracks of the flying cakes with one hand to meet the cold light, and with two fingers, the owner's cold dagger was easily kicked out with a heavy kick.
"boom!"
With a loud bang, the drunkard flew backwards and fell to the ground. A large mouthful of blood gurgled from the corner of his mouth, dyeing the bluestone and broken bricks under him red.
Chapter completed!