Xingyang was the capital of the former Wei Dynasty, so its architectural layout is quite similar to Kyoto.

The North City is mostly the residences of high-ranking officials, governor's offices, imperial envoy offices and various government offices are located here. The East and West cities are extremely prosperous, with shops, warehouses, carriage shops and even brothels and restaurants, and eating, drinking, entertainment, commerce and shopping are very developed. As for the South City, it is very prosperous.

There are hundreds of thousands of civilian craftsmen living here, and this place is the most chaotic. Even the local officials find it difficult to grasp the specific situation of each workshop in detail.

Yongshoufang is located in a corner of Nancheng. It has always been an unfathomable mixture of fish and dragons, and criminal thieves often hide in it.

In recent days, Wang Liyang and his subordinates have been living in Yongshoufang.

At dawn, he got up, washed up, and sat alone on the corridor in the atrium, wiping the sword in front of him with great concentration.

The Dongshan Wang family is a powerful family in Western Wu. When the former Wei Dynasty collapsed, the Wang family's ancestors fully supported the Western Wu royal family in ascending to the throne, so they gained nearly a hundred years of glory. Over the years, the Wang family has given birth to a queen and two noble concubines.

There are more than ten important ministers and nobles, and they can be called the second surname below the Western Wu royal family.

Even though their family status has reached such a prominent level, the Wang family has not forgotten its roots and has been working hard to train future generations. Wang Liyang is one of the best. After he showed his talent in martial arts when he was young, the Wang family hired famous teachers to teach him.

Countless amounts of money were spent on him every year, which allowed him to become the second best martial arts master in Xiwu at the age of twenty.

The overbearing sword in front of Wang Liyang has an extraordinary origin. It was the sword used by the ancestors of the Wang family when they followed the founding emperor of the Western Wu Dynasty to join the army. Needless to say, it blew hair, cut hair, and cut iron like mud. The sword was stained with the blood of countless people. It has its own unique characteristics.

An awe-inspiring murderous aura.

He wiped it carefully. Although the knife was not actually dusty, for Wang Liyang, wiping the knife before a battle was easier to calm down.

A soft sound of footsteps came from a distance, very clear at this moment of dim light.

Wang Liyang didn't look up. He knew who was coming. In fact, it was later than he expected.

Chen Xizhi walked out of the shadows, his face full of weathered look, and his eyes full of exhaustion.

She sat casually next to Wang Liyang, and sarcastically said: "Even if you wipe the knife ten thousand times, you are just going to die. Why bother?"

Wang Liyang said expressionlessly: "Didn't you hide and lick your wounds and take the risk to return to Xingyang just to laugh at me?"

Chen Xizhi automatically ignored his first sentence and sneered: "I just don't want you to die in vain."

Wang Liyang stopped wiping the knife, turned his head and looked at her steadily and asked, "Have you seen the Jingguan outside the city?"

Chen Xizhi narrowed his eyes slightly.

Of course she had gone to see it, because there were not only the heads of the Xiwu cavalry on the temple, but also many of her loyal men. She could even recognize some familiar faces.

Wang Liyang said solemnly: "I didn't look closely, but I know that there are the heads of three hundred members of my Wang family. The heads cannot be buried in different places, and the bones cannot be returned to their roots after being buried in a foreign land. I am already very sorry for them. If I can no longer do it for them,

If they take revenge, then what’s the point of my life?”

Chen Xizhi leaned back on his chair, looked at the increasingly clear and bright sky, and said calmly: "I didn't stop you from taking revenge, I just thought you were going to die like this."

Wang Liyang said calmly: "I know this is Pei Yue's conspiracy. He wants to use a Beijing temple to break the spirit of the Wu people and scare your men with more than two hundred heads. Today's execution ground must be the dragon's pond and the tiger's den. He must

A dragnet will be set up, waiting for me and you to lead people to jump in."

Chen Xizhi glanced at him sideways and sneered: "It seems you are not that stupid."

Wang Liyang did not get angry and said slowly: "I admit that I am far inferior to you in the way of strategy. After all, I have only been able to practice swords since I was a child, and I am only good at practicing swords. Pei Yue calculates everything, but he should not have calculated my sword.

its true strength.”

Chen Xizhi snorted softly and then said: "If you could use your knife to assassinate Pei Yue when he first came to Lingzhou, I believe you would be at least 70% sure, but now you have no 10% chance."

Wang Liyang looked at her doubtfully.

The figure of the old friend appeared in Chen Xizhi's mind. For a moment, he was a little impetuous. He shook his head and said: "Although you are ranked second among the martial arts masters in Xiwu, you can't defeat Ye Qi, let alone escape the ambush and assassinate him."

Pei Yue."

"Ye Qi? The junior sister you mentioned before?"

"Even Master doesn't recognize me as his disciple, let alone her as a junior sister? Now she is determined to stand by Pei Yue. If she hadn't come forward to disrupt the battle at Qishan, Pei Yue would have died by my sword.

Wang Liyang, although you and I are not close friends, our cooperation in the past two years has been quite smooth. I don't want you to die on the execution ground today, even if it is only for my personal benefit."

Wang Liyang was slightly stunned. He had never seen Chen Xizhi with such a candid attitude.

Just after seeing those heads outside the city, he decided to fight Pei Yue for his life, so he said a little stubbornly: "Then let Pei Yue deceive people? If I don't take action today, the reputation of the Wang family for nearly a hundred years will be ruined."

It’s all ruined.”

Chen Xizhi frowned and said, "Why do you have to follow his wishes?"

Wang Liyang heard something in her words and said seriously: "Please enlighten me."

Chen Xizhi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said word by word: "He built the capital, and he chopped off the heads. Tonight at the beginning of the Yin hour, you lead people to the imperial envoy's office."

"What's the difference?" Wang Liyang asked puzzledly.

Chen Xizhi sneered and said: "You should have heard of the principle of going strong and then failing. Pei Yue will definitely encourage his men with all his strength for today's conspiracy. When these people wait in vain for a day near the execution ground, do you think they will still maintain their strength?

Are you vigilant enough? Not to mention that before dawn is the most tired and sleepy time of the day. You are here to recharge your energy. Then, when the time comes, you will suddenly attack and set fire to kill people. Wouldn't it be better than rushing in during the day?"

Wang Liyang suddenly realized, nodded and said: "This makes sense."

Chen Xizhi stretched his waist and said: "Xue Tao may not necessarily go to the execution ground during the day, because this is obviously a big event for Pei Yue. How could he, a governor, act as a stepping stone for younger people? But in the middle of the night, when the imperial envoys went to the Yamen government office and there was a fire, he still

Can you just sit back and do nothing? In a hurry, the strength of the guards around him will inevitably be less than usual. I will ambush him halfway and get twice the result with half the effort."

Wang Liyang said sincerely: "Thank you very much, Miss, for your advice."

Chen Xizhi smiled softly and continued: "If you start at the beginning of Yin hour, the west gate of Xingyang will open in advance at the beginning of Mao hour. You have a whole hour."

Wang Liyang was slightly startled. Looking at Chen Xizhi's tired face, he couldn't help but sigh: "It turns out that this is the girl's final move."

Chen Xizhi curled his lips and said angrily: "Don't think too much. I still have no way to command the Lingzhou Guard. I just spent more than half a year to bribe a gatekeeper. No matter whether you can kill Pei Yue or not, you can

You can choose to take the people out of Xingyang at the beginning of the month. I have prepared dry food for the horses in Gushan Town, twenty miles away to the west. Of course, if you are willing to fight Pei Yue to the end, then I will appreciate your courage very much."

After she finished speaking, she got up and walked outside.

Wang Liyang quickly asked: "Miss Chen, since we won't start until midnight tonight, where are you going?"
Chapter completed!