Pei Yue was somewhat impressed by the man in simple clothes at the end of the long street.

In the third year of Kaiping, he bought the land in Shouyang Mountain and built a mine, and Xiangyun came into being.

At first, Wang Yong and some of his soldiers were responsible for the protection of these two places. Later, with the development of the business and the expansion of the mine, Wang Yong began to recruit some masters from the wild in accordance with Pei Yue's instructions. Even the unruly ones

The unruly knight-errant became well-behaved and honest after Pei Yue's great victory over the Wu army in the western border.

Pei Yue once heard Ye Qi mention that there were several top masters in the nursing home of the Xiangyun who had quit the world of martial arts, and the swordsman who looked like an old farmer in front of him was one of them.

He withdrew his gaze, turned to Yuan Yan and said, "Escort your young lady to leave."

Xu Churong said without thinking: "I won't leave."

Yuan Yan looked troubled. He was not a person who was afraid of death, but it was really dangerous to follow Pei Yue. Just now after Pei Yue and Xu Churong entered the silk shop, he was extremely nervous and worried, fearing that Xu Churong would have some shortcomings. Now Pei Yue

Of course he asked for it. After all, he was just a guard of the Xu family, and protecting Xu Churong's safety was the most important responsibility.

However, Xu Churong's character has always been tough, and even Xu Xi couldn't move, let alone him, the leader of the guards.

Pei Yue scolded in a deep voice: "Hurry up!"

Yuan Yan had no choice but to step forward and say: "Miss, I will send you back to your home first, leaving half of the brothers here to help the Marquis of Zhongshan."

Xu Churong glanced at Pei Yue with complicated eyes, then turned and left.

Yuan Yan immediately led others to follow him.

Pei Yue took his steel knife from Feng Yi and said calmly: "You don't have to stand here and kill all those people."

Feng Yi gritted his teeth and said: "Follow the order!"

He knew Norixiong and naturally knew Jiang Wanli. In his impression, this middle-aged man was taciturn and his behavior was even slightly dull. However, the other nursing homes at Xiangyun No. were very polite to him, which showed that he must have real abilities.

Feng Yi is now the commander of Pei Yue's personal soldiers, and was also the leader among the second batch of soldiers at Green Willow Village. He is naturally loyal to Pei Yue. At this moment, he is very worried about Pei Yue's safety, but he has to obey the commander's order.

He took the other guards who had arrived earlier and turned towards the killers who were still resisting.

Passing by Norixiong's body, Feng Yi didn't take a second glance. Even though he had a good impression of these nursing homes before, now he only had raging anger in his heart.

Because such people are traitors.

As Pei Yue's confidant, Feng Yi knew very well how kind the young master was to these people. Not only did he give them generous treatment, but he also helped them buy a house in Kyoto to settle their families. They usually didn't need them to work as cattle or horses.

Just take care of the safety of your business and mine.

When he thought of this, he held a long knife and looked fiercely at the old man named Tian Dewang and the several killers who gathered around him to resist desperately, and roared: "Don't let anyone go!"

"yes!"

The sound of killing became louder.

At the end of the long street, Jiang Wanli saw the scene clearly, and also saw Norixiong's body on the ground, but he still looked silent. In fact, in the eyes of others, he has always been a difficult person to deal with, even Norianiong and Tian Dewang

A companion who sneaked into the Xiangyun with him respected his martial arts skills, but could never become a true friend with him.

He walked towards Pei Yue, who was facing him alone.

Pei Yue leaned on the ground with his long knife, looked at Jiang Wanli, who was neither fast nor slow, and said: "What you people in Jianghu pay attention to is a clear distinction between grudges and grudges. Not to mention the employment relationship between you and me, at least we have no grudges."

Jiang Wanli thought of what he had seen and heard in his mind, of his meditation that night in Qinzhou, of his relatives whose whereabouts were unknown and in the hands of others, and of the blood stained on his hands after doing things for others over the years, he sighed softly and said: "Forgive me."

These were the last two words he said in his life.

Before he finished speaking, he kicked off his right foot, and clearly visible cracks appeared on several bluestone slabs under him, and then he jumped up into the air and shot out, like an arrow from a string, shooting towards Pei Yue.

In the process of rushing forward like a violent wind, Jiang Wanli's body broke through the air, causing bursts of whistling sounds, and the long sword in his hand seemed to be enough to pierce through all obstacles.

At a distance of more than thirty steps, the man and the sword arrived in an instant.

Pei Yue still stood calmly, his eyes staring at the cold light from far to near.

Jiang Wanli's swordsmanship fell into a stagnant stage many years ago, but he suddenly had an enlightenment that night in Qinzhou and has improved to a higher level since then. This sword is his ultimate killing move, which can be said to be a life for a life.

To the extreme, he doesn't care about his own life or death at all.

He poured all his inner strength into this sword, and his wild breath swept forward and swept up all kinds of debris on the street and roadside, like an unstoppable hurricane appearing out of thin air.

Suddenly a stream of light appeared.

When Jiang Wanli's long sword came to three feet in front of Pei Yue, a silhouette of a human figure passed in front of him like a thunderbolt, then he stood still with his sword behind his back.

Suddenly everything was calm.

"Clang..."

The long sword fell from his hand and fell to the ground, beating a few times before falling silent.

Jiang Wanli suddenly flew out diagonally, a thin line of blood appeared on his neck, and then hit a stone pillar on the side of the road, unable to stand up again.

In those years, he made a great name in the world, but no one knew his past. No one knew that he was once just a young man with great talent in swordsmanship. He was selected and trained by a noble man, and he became that person's master from then on.

Dao. There are many people like Jiang Wanli. They seem to be happy and grudges, but they can never decide their own destiny in one day.

Jiang Wanli was lying on the ground, his vision gradually blurred, but a faint smile appeared on his face.

In any case, he thrust out this sword, thinking that the noble man would know that he would not embarrass his relatives again.

In the distance, Tian Dewang had actually been observing Jiang Wanli with half his mind. After seeing him being intercepted and killed by a master who suddenly appeared, the old man smiled miserably and allowed the three long knives in front of him to pierce his body.

inside.

All killers are dead.

Pei Yue looked at the dead assassin Jiang Wanli on the roadside with complicated eyes.

The person who can intercept and kill Jiang Wanli at the critical moment is naturally Qian Bing. He is the head of Taishitai Pavilion's Dui Department and the number one assassin of Taishu Pavilion mentioned by Shen Danmo in his letter to Pei Yue.

Although this person always has a humble attitude, Pei Yue has already passed the stage of judging people by their appearance, and naturally he would not really think that someone who can make Silent Cloud feel confident about handing over power will be a flatterer.

His sword strike today was indeed extraordinary, from the timing of his attack to the sharpness and swiftness of his swordsmanship, he was worthy of being rated as the number one assassin.

Qian Bing came over and said softly: "Master Hou, the arrangements have been made over there."

Pei Yue nodded slightly, still looking at Jiang Wanli's body and said, "Why did this person stop at the last moment?"

Qian Bing sighed softly: "I don't know, but he really wants to die."

With Pei Yue's current cultivation level and vision, he had already seen that there was no murderous intention in Jiang Wanli's eyes. The reason why he stood here calmly was just to give the other party a chance to speak.

If he could be made to betray him, it would be of great benefit to his future plans, but Jiang Wanli's final choice was to die.

Today's situation looks very dangerous, but in fact it has always been under his control.

On the surface, he was forced into danger by the four assassins, but Qian Bing and the other three top assassins had been secretly protecting him. However, Pei Yue did not let them show up earlier in order to see clearly the opponent's trump card.

Pei Yue slowly exhaled a breath and said in a deep voice: "After taking down the mastermind behind the scenes, immediately find a way to send him to Mengjin Ferry. My people are waiting there by the river."

Qian Bing responded: "Yes. Master Hou, do you want to hand over this evidence to Master Shen?"

Pei Yue shook his head and said, "No need."

Qian Bing's heart was awe-inspiring. He knew the origins of these killers very well. He could even trace them to Wang Pingzhang from bottom to top. If Pei Yue was willing to let Silent Cloud handle it, it meant that he would choose to be patient. After all, what Kaiping Emperor was best at was checks and balances.

The best way is to use this incident to further reduce Wang Pingzhang's authority.

but……

Pei Yue turned to look at the north and said coldly: "Since they all want me dead, let's see who wins."


Chapter completed!