The more they fought, the more shocked Zhuo Dingfeng was. Originally, he was very confident in today's assassination, but he never expected that such a powerful enemy would be killed.
They had exchanged more than a dozen moves in the blink of an eye. As a Langya List master with extremely rich combat experience, Zhuo Dingfeng could be sure that the man who suddenly appeared to protect Shen Zhui was definitely not weaker than him.
Although he actually didn't really want to kill Shen Zhui, since he agreed to Xie Yu, he wouldn't let it go.
But the more he collided with Zhou Chen, the more he understood that as long as this person was here, they and his son would never be able to kill Shen Zhui.
Thinking of this, seeing Shen Zhui retreating far away, and being unable to get rid of the masked man, he immediately made a decision in his heart.
Suddenly, he quickly waved the long sword in his hand, and the dazzling sword light forced Zhou Chen back. Then he quickly retreated and shouted loudly.
"withdraw!"
Then he took the lead to fly into the air, and Zhuo Qingyao, who had been injured by Zhou Chen before, also evacuated from another direction.
When Zhou Chen saw the Zhuo family and his son leaving, he would definitely be able to catch up if he pursued them, but he had no such idea.
The Zhuo family father and son killed many people. According to the law, they were definitely not good people. However, there was a big difference between ancient times and modern times. Vendettas and killings under orders were completely normal and completely unreasonable.
The Zhuo family and his son are actually poor people. They were manipulated by Xie Yu, as well as their relationship with Xiao Jingrui. Zhou Chen really regarded Xiao Jingrui as a friend, so he never thought about what he would do to the Zhuo family and his son?
More importantly, the Zhuo family and his son are the most important bargaining chips for Mei Changsu to overthrow Ning Guohou Xie Yu, because the Zhuo family and his son know almost all of Xie Yu's dirty deeds. As long as the Zhuo family and his son testify, Xie Yu will no longer have any
Room to turn around.
The rapid sound of horse hoofbeats sounded. Zhou Chen took a look and found that Lie Zhanying, under King Jing's command, was leading his people, so he stopped staying, jumped up, and quickly disappeared.
Before leaving, he glanced in the direction not far from Shen Zhui. When he had just fought with the Zhuo family and his son, he had already discovered Xiao Jingrui hiding in the dark, but he had never thought of exposing him.
Lie Zhanying and others quickly came to Shen Zhui.
"Master Shen, are you okay?"
Shen Zhui was in shock: "I'm fine, General Lie, why are you here suddenly?"
Lie Zhanying answered truthfully: "His Royal Highness Prince Jing discovered the abnormality and asked us to come over and protect you."
Shen Zhui was moved: "General, please thank His Highness Prince Jing for me."
Later, Lie Zhanying asked about the situation just now, and Shen Zhui told everything he knew about what had just happened.
Xiao Jingrui, who was hiding in the dark, saw that things had developed to this point and had no intention of showing up again. Instead, he quickly left the scene.
He had seen everything that had just happened. He had followed Zhuo Qingyao all the way to this place, and he also recognized the other assassin in black, who was his father, Zhuo Dingfeng.
He didn't understand his father's brother's assassination of Shen Zhui. If the masked man hadn't appeared, he would have definitely stood up to stop it.
However, thinking about his brother Zhuo Qingyao being injured just now, he was still worried, so he wanted to go back early to check on Zhuo Qingyao's condition.
The Zhuo family father and son met up halfway. As soon as Zhuo Dingfeng saw his son, he asked anxiously and nervously: "Qingyao, how are you?"
Zhuo Qingyao's face was pale, his mask had been removed, and there was still blood on the corners of his mouth.
"Dad, I'm okay. I just suffered internal injuries. I'm afraid I won't be able to use force in the next few days."
"so serious?"
Zhuo Dingfeng was also shocked. He saw Zhuo Qingyao being shot away, but he never expected that he would suffer such serious injuries.
Zhuo Qingyao said: "That masked man is too strong. His internal strength and strength are far greater than mine. If you hadn't restrained me just now, I might have been killed by him."
Zhuo Dingfeng looked serious and said, "Let's go back first."
He soon returned to the Ningguo Hou Mansion, and Xie Yu had been waiting in the study for the return of the Zhuo family and his son.
As soon as Zhuo Dingfeng and his son pushed open the door and entered, he couldn't wait to stand up and asked: "How is it?"
Zhuo Dingfeng replied with a bad look on his face: "Brother Xie, I'm sorry, we made a mistake."
Xie Yu was shocked: "What did you say? You missed it? How could you miss it?"
Zhuo Dingfeng said solemnly: "I underestimated the defense around Shen Zhui. I didn't expect that he would be protected by a top expert. Qingyao was even injured by this person. I'm worried that if I continue to stay, there may be problems.
, so I chose to retreat.”
"The ultimate master? You can't even defeat Brother Zhuo?"
Xie Yu looked surprised. As for Zhuo Dingfeng saying that Zhuo Qingyao was injured, he didn't take it to heart at all.
Zhuo Dingfeng said truthfully: "This person's martial arts skills are by no means inferior to mine. What's more, the situation was urgent. I was worried that continuing to entangle would attract more support, so I had to retreat."
Xie Yu looked disappointed and muttered: "Although Shen Zhui is the Minister of Household Affairs, he comes from a noble family and has little contact with people in the world. How can he be protected by top experts?"
"Brother Zhuo, you are the fourth-ranked master on the Langya master list. If you fight against this person, can you tell who he is?"
Zhuo Dingfeng thought deeply: "This person has the strength to be on the Langya list. There are not many people with this kind of strength in the capital today. Meng Zhi is second on the Langya master list, and the little guard next to Mei Changsu is also
Counting one, there is also Jingrui’s good friend Gong Ziyu. I have never fought against him, but he is definitely very strong. In addition to these three, there should be another one, the deputy sect leader of Jiangzuo League, the most powerful person in the world.
The mysterious master, Rakshasa, Mei Changsu has come to the capital, and there is a high possibility that he will also come."
Xie Yu said flatly: "It can't be Meng Zhi, Meng Zhi should still be in the palace at this time."
Zhuo Dingfeng nodded and said: "Well, I think so too. The other party is a master of swordsmanship. Commander Meng is good at boxing and kicking and using long weapons to kill enemies on the battlefield. Swordsmanship will not be his specialty."
"It won't be the little guard next to Mei Changsu. I have fought with him. He is also better at boxing and kicking. Moreover, the other person is much taller than him and is a mature man."
"So, there are only two most likely, Gong Ziyu and Rakshasa."
Xie Yu's eyes narrowed: "Both of these two people are related to Mei Changsu. One is a good friend and the other is his deputy sect master. Who do you think is more likely?"
Zhuo Dingfeng shook his head and said: "I can't be sure. I have never seen Rakshasa, but I have seen Gongziyu, but I have never seen Gongziyu's martial arts. Although Gongziyu is not much older than Jingrui, he can board the
There will definitely be no falsehoods in the list of top ten masters, and I heard that he easily defeated Young Master Jiangdong Prajna six months ago."
Xie Yu muttered: "Gong Ziyu should have nothing to do with Shen Zhui. The key point is Mei Changsu. Shen Zhui investigates the private artillery workshop. This matter is not good for the prince. Mei Changsu is the king's man, so he must hope
It is understandable that Shen Zhui will send someone to protect Shen Zhui after he has found something."
"Brother Xie, do you mean that that person is the deputy sect leader of the Jiang Zuo Alliance, Rakshasa?"
Zhuo Dingfeng looked shocked. The two sect leaders of the Jiang Zuo League were both famous figures in the world. It could be said that they had succeeded each other.
Mei Changsu relied on the power of the Jiangzuo Alliance and was a top-notch young master in the world. Although no one knew his origin and identity, Rakshasa ranked fifth on the Langya master list. The few times he took action were all earth-shattering and shocking.
Jianghu, if you are willing to expose your identity, your prestige will definitely not be much worse than that of Mei Changsu.
These two people are the top beings in the world. If it is not necessary, he really doesn't want to confront these two people.
"Nine times out of ten." Xie Yu said.
Zhuo Dingfeng asked hesitantly: "Brother Xie, why did His Highness the Crown Prince insist on killing Shen Zhui? What about the private artillery workshop?"
Xie Yu frowned slightly, but soon relaxed.
"The private artillery workshop was run privately by the former Minister of Household Affairs, Lou Zhijing, and had nothing to do with the prince. However, Shen Zhui persisted in this matter and tried to trap the prince into injustice. His intentions were really abominable; this person's behind-the-scenes
It must be Prince Yu’s instigation to frame His Majesty the Crown Prince in front of His Majesty, so we don’t have much time left to resolve this matter.”
Zhuo Dingfeng asked in surprise: "You mean, King Yu is behind this person Shen Zhui?"
Xie Yu's face suddenly straightened up and he said, "Brother Zhuo, don't you believe me?"
Zhuo Dingfeng said with a slight embarrassment: "Brother Xie, what are you talking about? Since it is the arrangement of His Highness the Crown Prince, I must do my best."
The reason why he helped Xie Yu was partly because of their relationship, and partly because he wanted to create a future for Tianquan Villa that could be inherited from generation to generation.
Although Tianquan Villa has a great reputation in the world, how can the world be compared with the imperial court? The world is a knife-edge licking blood, and one may die at any time. There is a vendetta in the world, and the situation is precarious.
But the court official is different. If he can have the merit of serving the dragon, he will definitely not be able to escape a title, and maybe it can be hereditary. Isn't this much better than the precarious world?
Therefore, he clearly knew that the methods used by the prince and Xie Yu were sometimes extreme, but he, who was used to fighting in the world, also felt that this was one of the necessary methods on the road to success.
"It's just that now Qingyao is injured and needs to rest and cannot take action. Moreover, Shen Zhui is protected by that mysterious person. All our people were picked before, and now there is no one available. It will be difficult for me to rely on myself alone.
I can kill Shen Zhui."
Xie Yu's face suddenly turned ugly when he heard this. The reason why he has been promoted so quickly in recent years has a lot to do with the Zhuo family's Tianquan Villa.
There are already countless.
Having the power of Tianquan Villa is also a capital that he is proud of.
But now Tianquan Villa's combat power in the capital has been almost emptied, and only the Zhuo family and his son are left. Now Zhuo Qingyao is injured again. Although Zhuo Dingfeng has great martial arts skills, the mysterious man who protects Shen Zhui is also
Just as awesome.
What's more, after what happened during the day, Shen Zhui must be as frightened as a bird, and his defensiveness must be greatly increased. If he assassinates again, the success rate may be even lower.
To be continued...