After a night of turmoil, Hongling Villa returned to peace in the eyes of outsiders. Chu Hao disappeared from the sight of the people in the martial arts world. The owner of the manor was still Chu Zhengning, but he had an extra head of the manor. Everything in the whole manor was as usual, as if nothing had happened.

The people from the world who came to congratulate him understood this. After all, such a family scandal would become a laughing stock if it was too big. You can just talk behind closed doors. If you want to gain a foothold in the world, you still have to deal with it in a low-key manner and maintain a superficial harmony.

Seeing that Hongling Villa had no trouble, the ships parked three miles away set sail again.

As for socializing with Lu Ya, there is no need. Ye Jingtang wants to get rid of Chu Shengji. Chu Shengji dies, Yazhou will definitely have a new leader. Now Chu Hao is gone, so he can only choose among the remaining masters.

Lu Ya has been practicing hard in the mountains for seven years. Although she can't beat Chu Hao, she can let Chu Zhengning out with one stick. She is definitely not a miscellaneous fish in the world. She is young and she is just a matter of time.

Ye Jingtang helped stand. Whether Lu Ya wanted to or not, the people in the martial arts world would assume that Ye Jingtang was his background. For this reason, no one would compete with Lu Ya for the position of the leader in Yazhou.

After receiving such favors, Lu Ya had to remember this favor even if she didn't come to visit and thank her, she had to remember this favor. This is something that everyone knew very well.

If Ye Jietang comes to remind others to repay favors, the taste will be wrong and he will leave directly because of this.

The next morning, on the green river road between the steep mountain walls, the ships slowly moved downstream.

In the room of the boat building, Ye Xingtang had already put on his robe, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes and focused, and recovered from his shoulder injuries as soon as possible.

Yesterday I just used too much force and bleeded the wound that was almost healed. Through the treatment of medicine and ashes, I have no major problems at present. It will probably not take a few days to fully recover.

Pei Xiangjun had nothing to do when he got up. The room was small and not suitable for exercise. So he pillowed on Ye Zhitang's legs and read a miscellaneous book in his hand.

Books are naturally the tears of the heroes treasured by the night hall. Pei Xiangjun has no habit of reading idle books, so he is not very interested in the love and love inside, so he is jumping to read.

However, unlike Luo Ning, Luo Ning skips the exciting plot and watches the bitter scenes of the infatuated men and women.

Pei Xiangjun skipped the serious scenes and watched fancy meat scenes, fantasizing about Ning'er's way of being so upset.

After the two were silent for a while, a slight sound suddenly came from outside.

Dongdong...

Ye Jingtang opened his eyes and looked out the window, but saw Fan Qinghe falling silently into the river, and then he tapped his head and touched the river bank.

Yesterday, Xuan Ji Zhenren and Fan Qinghe were on shifts to stare at the jackdaw. At this time, it was Fan Qinghe who was staring at it. At this time, he reacted and it must have been the jackdaw who had turned back.

Seeing this, Ye Jingtang picked up the Chilong sword on the table, jumped out of the window silently, chased Fan Qinghe, and asked:

"The crow flew away?"

Fan Qinghe stared at the front without paying attention behind her. Ye Jingtang suddenly touched her and shocked her. After looking back, she signaled to the distance:

"Just fly southeast, I can follow you, you can continue to rest."

Ye Jietang rested all night yesterday. At this time, he was very energetic and was worried that Fan Qinghe went out alone to follow the clues and walked in front of him:

"If the other party dares to follow, he must be prepared. I'll be safer with you."

Fan Qinghe didn't say anything about this. He walked up and down a few times and jumped up the cliff. After a little glance, he found the jackdaw that had already flown away, and then hid with him and chased him...

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Outside the outskirts of Nan Town.

After the wind and snow, a thin layer of snow accumulates in the pine forests in the mountains.

Chen Lin walked slowly on the snow with a bamboo box on his back, beautifying the like of a medicinal farmer digging medicinal materials in the mountains. He stopped under the pine trees from time to time, swept the snow surface and buried some small objects.

Chen Lingtong carried a large basket full of all kinds of debris. He followed behind him and looked at him a little confused.

There is also a man carrying a big gun next to Chen Lingtong, named Wang Chong, who is the master of Duanbei Cliff. He is positioned similar to Song Chi, and he is both the number one thug under the head, also known as the Red Stick.

Wang Chong learned from Duan Shengji that this mysterious old man, Nai Qianjimen's chief guardian, was considered a master of the entire Beiliang Jianghu. He naturally respectfully said:

"The head of the sect is healing his wounds. It may not be possible to come forward in three or five days. He specially sent Wang to assist the gentleman. The head of the sect said Ye Jingtang would definitely go to Duanbei Cliff, and the old man could try it first here. It would be best if he could kill it on the spot. If he couldn't kill it, he would not have to force it. After going to Duanbei Cliff, the head of the sect would provide the gentleman with the greatest help..."

Chen Lin was in Hongling Villa and found that Ye Jingtang had injured his left shoulder strap. At this time, he heard Duan Shengji and was also recovering from his injuries. He knew that the two must have had a conflict outside. Ye Jingtang came to Yazhou this time. Even if he didn't come to investigate the secret stakes in Beiliang, it would be a matter of the world. He wanted to deal with Duan Shengji.

Chen Lin and Duan Shengji had no personal relationships. They only worked temporarily here because they were both from Beiliang and worked together for the country. Seeing Wang Chong say this, he said:

"Ye Jingtang is a close minister of the Southern Dynasty. If he is allowed to go to Duanbei Cliff, the reason for Duanzhu Sect is legitimate. If he kills him, he will inevitably be retaliated against by the court, which is not conducive to future actions. The best solution at present is to assassinate outside, and then I will take over the whole matter, and push the mastermind behind the scenes to the head of Zuo Xianwang, so that Duanzhu Sect will be out of the matter.

"It is difficult to kill Ye Jietang as a knife handle, but I trap Ye Jietang and hurt him is not a big problem. Let's send a message immediately and let the leader of Duan come here to finish the final."

Seeing this, Chen Lingtong handed over the big basket to Wang Chong and ran out immediately.

Wang Chong followed behind, listening patiently to Chen Lin’s explanation of various arrangements…

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The jackdaw flew all the way to the southeast along the mountains.

Ye Jingtang was afraid of alerting the snake, so he didn't chase it too close. It was about half a mile away from the crow, and he was hiding as much as possible on the road.

Tracking jackdaws is much more troublesome than stalking people. After all, jackdaws are in the sky and will leave no traces when moving forward. They will not be silent. Whether there is anything in a few miles is still clear at a glance. When birds and birds come, they can only be driven away, and it is difficult to track their tails.

If Ye Jietang wants to track it, he can only cross mountains and ridges along the ground, and he can't make any noise. The process can be said to be quite overwhelming.

Fortunately, Fan Qinghe has a slightly inferior combat power, but his light skills are amazing and his perception is naturally keen. He relies on his outstanding hearing to capture the direction of the jackdaw. He traveled through the snow forest for a long time, but did not lose his target.

The two of them chased each other for nearly a hundred miles southeast, from the county town to a town in the south of Wuyang County.

The town is not small in size, and there are thousands of families. The official road passes through the middle and there is a red escort agency in the center.

After the Jackdaw flew into the escort agency, he entered a window in the backyard.

Seeing this, Ye Jietang knew that he had found the target. He first observed the surroundings of the escort agency and found that they were all normal escorts, and there was no sign of hiding tigers and dragons. Then he sneaked into it with Fan Qinghe and groped along the roof. After a moment, he heard the conversation in the room:

"The boat has already set off and goes downstream. If nothing unexpected happens, you can reach Lanhekou Wharf tomorrow morning. You can arrange a team to wait there, hang up the banner of Beijiao, put some forbidden items on the car, and set off as soon as the boat arrives..."

"What if Ye Jietang didn't find it and didn't come with him?"

"When unloading the ship, the cargo accidentally dropped a few pieces, and then he hid it in a sneaky manner. If Ye Jietang couldn't see the problem, he would not be worthy of becoming the black yamen leader..."

"Okay, I'll go now..."

...

Ye Jietang lay on the roof and listened, and saw that the two unknown opponents below did not drive the tiger and swallow the wolf, but instead used the trick of asking you to get into the trap.

However, judging from the breath, the two people in the room were not very skilled in martial arts. They should not be the mastermind, so they did not alert the enemy, but just secretly eavesdropped.

Scream-

Soon, the conversation stopped, the door was opened, a man in his thirties walked out, looked around and quickly walked into a room behind the escort agency.

There were no windows on all sides of the room, and there were several studs guarding the room at all times. Ye Jie could only judge by sound, and there was a cellar inside.

After the man went in and searched for a while, he came out with a wooden box and handed it over to the bodyguard to start the order:

"Take these to Lanhekou Wharf..."

Ye Xingtang infers from this information that there should be a lot of forbidden objects in the cellar, and it is probably a smuggling den.

He didn't even understand the identity of his opponent, and it was difficult to alert him, so he wrote down the clues first.

And while he was observing the rear of the escort agency, a man came out of the room he was talking to.

The man dressed in an ordinary martial arts world. He looked less than thirty years old and had a more elegant temperament. He was carrying a food box in his right hand.

Ye Jietang lay on the ridge of the roof and saw the man's face, he was slightly stunned. Yesterday, he had a fight at Hongling Villa, and all the distinguished guests in the main hall ran out, and people of about 40 were standing under the eaves.

Although he did not pay special attention, it was inevitable to take a glance. When he recalled carefully, there seemed to be such a gentle young man in the crowd, standing behind an old man dressed in a businessman.

Thinking of this, Ye Jingtang suddenly understood why he was targeted last night. He immediately gave Fan Qinghe a wink. After the young man came out from the escort agency with a food box, he followed Fan Qinghe quietly...

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Behind the town of Nan Town is a continuous forest, full of pine, cypress, nanmu, etc., not natural forests, but forest farms specially maintained by all dynasties, so that wars can be fought to produce local materials and weapons. When building a palace in Yun'an City, it is also the place where wood is cut down and then drifting directly to the capital along the Qing River.

The forest farm is full of mountains, and the ups and downs are not steep. Because it is managed by forest officials, private logging is prohibited by the people. There is no trace of people in the forest farm, and it is not difficult to walk on a reasonable road.

The young man followed the night arson silently through the snow-covered mountains and forests. After walking about thirty miles, he came to a forest of pine trees.

The pine forest grows on the gentle half slope and has thick pine needles piled up on the ground. When you step on it, you will feel soft and slippery. Except for the trunk, there are no other miscellaneous woods to block the view.

Ye Xingtang followed the young man to the depths of the pine forest. There were two bamboo baskets placed in the pine forest, and there were no one else around.

When the young man saw the basket, he quickly trotted over and shouted along the way:

"Master?"

Ye Xingtang and Fan Qinghe leaned against the two pine trees, listened carefully, and they could confirm that there were two people above the hillside, so they raised their hands to signal, wanting to go around the side of the hillside.

But unexpectedly, Ye Zhitang walked silently above and just walked out three feet away when he heard a sound:

Bang ~

Then it was "bang bang bang..."

The sound of countless bowstrings being pulled tightly was heard, and you could see snow foam around you being bounced up, but you couldn't see what it was.

The birds and beasts in the pine forest are forbidden, and they are as quiet as a dead land. Although the sudden movement is not obvious, it is enough to attract everyone in the woods to pay attention.

The young man holding the food box was shocked and looked at his feet first. He probably thought he had triggered the trap that his master had finally set, but he immediately reacted and threw the food box away and rushed towards the hillside.

Ye Jingtang's figure suddenly stopped. He held the hilt of the knife behind his waist with his hand, paid attention to all the sounds around him, and was wary of the hidden weapons that followed him.

But after the sound, no hidden weapon flew out.

Fan Qinghe Dun was behind him and looked down. It was obvious that Ye Jietang's raised left foot was half hanging on the ground. The hem of his robe was cut off quickly. There were blood beads in front of his calves, which slid to both sides along the thin spider-like thread.

The thin filaments are translucent silver-white pine forests and are dark in the light, supplemented by white snow on the ground. If they are not stained with blood, they are basically invisible. They can cut the cloth robe and cut the flesh and keep cutting, and it can only be silver silk.
To be continued...