The success of the secret envoy's plan to assassinate Xiao Feng rests on two points.
First, as long as Xiao Feng doesn't leave the capital, he usually doesn't take his bodyguard with him. Zhang Wuxin, for example, usually stays in Xiao's mansion, or goes to teach disciples in world contemplation.
Now that Yu Dayou has been rehabilitated, he has returned to the military camp outside the capital, waiting for orders and setting off at any time. Although Zhang Jing has retired and returned to his hometown, he, the commander-in-chief of preparing for Japanese pirates, still has to go back to fight against Japanese pirates.
Second, the emissary's appearance has not been revealed so far. People who have seen his appearance do not know his identity and will soon forget it.
These two points determine that when Xiao Feng is strolling on the street, the emissary will definitely have the opportunity to get close to Xiao Feng when there are many people. With the emissary's martial arts, it is not a problem to suddenly attack Xiao Feng within three moves.
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The rapid progress of Xiao Feng's martial arts is certainly surprising, and it is also true that Yan Zhihu failed to defeat him with three moves. However, the two situations are not the same.
During the assassination attempt, Yan Zhihu faced Xiao Feng, who was on full alert, rather than a sneak attack. Moreover, the secret envoy's martial arts were much higher than Rouge Hu's. One was going down, the other was going up. If he couldn't defeat Xiao Feng with three moves, it would be a joke.
But this plan also has a limitation, that is, he has no helpers. The Rouge sisters must not assassinate Xiao Feng in the capital. Otherwise, regardless of success or failure, as long as they are seen, the Yan family will be finished.
Sister Rouge is too conspicuous and cannot be concealed, and everyone in the capital knows that Sister Rouge is the guard of Yan Mansion.
Jiajing could tolerate his junior brothers and old friends fighting back and forth, but if either party really didn't follow martial ethics and directly killed the other party, Jiajing would never let it go.
So Yan Shifan wants to
Someone said beforehand: "Whether you succeed or not, this matter cannot involve the Yan Mansion. If you are exposed, then leave the city directly.
My dead confidant still has a residence in his name, you can hide it first. Anyway, after some time, they probably won't remember it."
Yan Shifan knew this very well. He had a close relationship with the emissary, but if he did not see the emissary for a month, he would not be able to remember what the emissary looked like.
The secret envoy had a slight smile on his extremely ordinary face: "Don't worry, Mr. Yan, as long as Xiao Feng dies, no one else has to worry about it, and our great things will be accomplished!"
In the past two days, Xiao Feng had indeed been wandering around the streets of the capital, acting unscrupulously. The emissary waited patiently for the opportunity and did not dare to act rashly.
Because he discovered that there was a reason for Xiao Feng's unscrupulousness. There were always more or less Jin Yiwei following him, and he didn't know whether it was arranged by Jiajing or Lu Bing.
Although the martial arts of these Jin Yi guards are not very high, they are all extremely alert. As long as someone approaches Xiao Feng, they will quietly step in and block the middle.
If he attacks rashly, if he misses a hit, and these Jin Yiwei get involved, it will be very difficult for him to solve them all in a short time. If he is surrounded by experts again, he will be in big trouble.
And the possibility of missing a hit is very high. Even if the secret envoy is quite confident in his martial arts, he is not sure that he can kill Xiao Feng with just one move. It must take two or three moves.
After following for several days, the emissary finally came up with an idea with Yan Shifan. They could not use people from the Yan family, but they could use people who seemed unrelated, such as people from Taibaiju.
Nor do these cooperative people
You have to bear the risk, because what each of them did has nothing to do with Xiao Feng's assassination, but when combined together, it can kill Xiao Feng.
Including Shi Zhenxiang, no one knew why Yan Shifan asked him to do this, because Yan Shifan would not completely trust a businessman. He only asked Shi Zhenxiang to break down the simplest, non-dangerous tasks and arrange them.
Shi Zhenxiang returned to Taibaiju, summoned his disciples, and began to assign tasks: "Our task is to scare Xiao Feng!"
Some disciples were puzzled: "What kind of person is Xiao Feng? He is not afraid of thousands of troops. How can we, the cooks who stir-fry and swing large spoons, scare him?"
Shi Zhenxiang followed Yan Shifan's words and explained in an unpredictable way: "People's inner fear does not come from scary things, but from the unknown."
Xiao Feng was strolling on the street again. The emissary secretly mixed in with the crowd and followed Xiao Feng. Today's opportunity is very good.
Yan Shifan had already sent people to spy on the news. Yu Dayou was training the soldiers he brought with him in the military camp outside the city, and Zhang Wuxin was protecting his family in Xiao's mansion as usual.
There are people watching these two masters, but Xiao Feng is far away from them and has almost reached Zuixian Tower. Even if Yu Dayou and Zhang Wuxin are gods, there is no way they can rush to the scene to rescue Xiao Feng.
One of Shi Zhenxiang's disciples quickly approached Xiao Feng according to his assigned task, and then he was grabbed by a scholar-looking man and taken to a nearby alley.
Another person put his hands in his arms and quietly approached Xiao Feng, but was calmly separated by an old man, and was squeezed directly to the edge.
Another person holds a bunch in his hand
The candied haws on a stick walked straight towards Xiao Feng, as if he was holding a string of bombs instead of a candied haws on a stick.
A shirtless big man came up to him drunkenly, snatched away the candied haws, laughed and hugged the man's shoulders, bit off one as he walked, and then he was surprised to find that it was really a candied haws!
In a restaurant on the street, the window facing the street on the second floor suddenly opened, and a wine bottle flew out from inside. It was not accurate enough and landed one step away from Xiao Feng.
A young man in the crowd quickly walked up to the restaurant, and then shouts came from the room: "I hit this bastard who didn't pay for the meal, and accidentally threw it downstairs...ah, don't, don't, don't do it!"
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The area around Xiao Feng was empty, and the Jin Yiwei had been exhausted. The emissary narrowed his eyes and glanced left and right to make sure that there would be no more people in the way. He accelerated his steps, and was still ten steps away from Xiao Feng.
Rush forward suddenly.
The distance of ten steps disappeared in an instant under the emissary's feet. Xiao Feng also felt the sound of wind behind him. He turned around suddenly, turned his sword out, and struck the emissary with a fierce sword.
The secret envoy knew that Xiao Feng was no longer an incompetent scholar, and he did not expect to be killed with one move. Moreover, in order to be absolutely certain, he even brought tiger claws in advance.
Of course he can't cover his face. No one can notice him if he blends in with the crowd, but if he covers his face in broad daylight, it's like carving a sign on his forehead: I am a killer!
The emissary was not worried about showing his face. It was impossible for anyone to notice him when he was in the crowd. When he killed Xiao Feng, he might be seen, but in such a hurry and in such a short time, it was impossible for anyone to notice him.
I can remember his appearance.
At this time, Xiao Feng's Xiuchun Knife struck, and the emissary caught it with his left paw, sealed it outward, and used his right hand to grab Xiao Feng's throat directly through the gap!
From the corner of his eye, the emissary saw several figures suddenly rushing out of the crowd on the roadside. Although their speed was not as fast as his own, they were definitely no ordinary people. His heart sank, had Xiao Feng been prepared?
However, the arrow was on the string at this time and had to be fired, and the secret envoy was quite confident that the two masters who could defeat him were being watched and would never appear here.
His current mission is very simple, that is, kill Xiao Feng within three moves and then escape. Now that one move has passed, even if Xiao Feng can escape this catch, he will definitely not be able to escape next. Xiao Feng is dead...
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Xiao Feng dwarfed and lay on the ground, rolling on the ground and slashing with his knife. This was what Zhang Wuxin told him repeatedly.
"Many people think that if you fall to the ground during a fight, you will lose. This is actually true. It is difficult for a person to stand up when he is lying on the ground. He is basically in a passive situation of being beaten. As time goes by, he will definitely lose.
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But if there is a huge disparity in strength and you want to last longer without being beaten to death, lying on the ground is definitely a good idea. Because most of the Kung Fu killing moves are designed for standing people.
It is easy to beat a person lying on the ground, but it is much more difficult to kill a person lying on the ground than to kill a standing person, unless the other person has a long weapon such as a sword or a spear in his hand."
The secret envoy did not have a long weapon. His weapon was too short to be any shorter. It was not much different from having an empty hand. Therefore, when facing Xiao Feng lying on the ground, he was really worried.
pain.
Xiao Feng rolled on the ground very quickly, and with the defense of Xiu Chun Dao, the emissary missed his two consecutive grabs in a thrilling manner.
He found that if he wanted to kill Xiao Feng, he had to ride on Xiao Feng. But at this time, the figures had already arrived quickly, and he had no chance.
A pair of shining golden palms fiercely slapped the emissary on the back. The emissary didn't look back, and waved his claws with his right hand. The stainless steel tiger claws and the gold gloves collided, making a slapping sound, and the emissary winced slightly.
Staggering, Zhan Feiyun took three steps back.
The two waist knives struck at the emissary from the left and right at the same time. The emissary retracted his hands and grabbed them from the left and right at the same time. There was a clang, sparks flew out, and the two of them took a step back at the same time.
The emissary had clearly seen the three people surrounding him, namely Zhan Feiyun, An Qingyue and Zhan Yu, and his heart sank. He should be sure to win against Feiyun alone, but with An Qingyue in the mix, it was hard to say.
Coupled with Zhan Yu, he will definitely lose.
The emissary made a quick decision and rushed in the direction of Xiao Feng. The three of them started almost at the same time, standing between Xiao Feng and the emissary. The emissary paused and immediately reversed direction, trying to rush into the crowd of people watching the excitement on the roadside.
Zhan Feiyun was the fastest. He pounced on him first, flying his palms like a mad tiger. Although the secret envoy had better kung fu than him, it was impossible to determine the winner within ten moves.
Seeing Zhan Yu and An Qingyue coming from both sides again, knowing that they were going to drag more people to the roundup. The emissary gritted his teeth, jumped at Zhan Feiyun, and attacked with all his strength. Zhan Feiyun did not give in, and continued to attack Zhan Feiyun.
If you confront someone head-on, they just won't let you go.
The secret envoy was very surprised. He had never heard of how dedicated this war leader was before. Why was he so brave today?
Well, this is a lose-lose strategy. With just a few taels of silver a month, why the hell are you working hard for?
The two of them traded claws and palms in an instant. After four or five moves, they finally hit three palms in a row. Zhan Feiyun's face was as white as paper, blood oozed from the corners of his mouth, and he kept retreating.
The emissary snorted and looked extremely ugly, but he finally broke through Zhan Feiyun's obstruction and blended into the crowd before An Qingyue and Zhan Yu completed the siege.
At this time, the transferred Jinyiwei also realized that they had been deceived. Those seemingly suspicious characters were actually ordinary cooks, and each had their own reasons for being anxious, such as guests waiting for food or anxious to pay tribute...
After realizing that they had been deceived, they hurried back and searched for the assassin in the crowd. However, nothing happened. Not to mention that the emissary might have escaped long ago. Even if they saw the emissary, they would not be able to recognize him at all.
Even the three people who had fought him face to face just now were looking at the crowd blankly, unable to remember what that person looked like.
Xiao Feng stood up from the ground covered in dirt, smiling calmly, as if it was not him who had been embarrassed just now.
"What? You didn't believe it when Yu Dayou said it. Can you remember what this person looks like?"
Zhan Feiyun shook his head: "If he were standing in front of me now, I might still be able to recognize him. But if you ask me what he looks like now, my mind will be very blurry and chaotic."
An Qingyue stamped her feet: "So you put so much effort into letting the three of us mingle in the crowd every day and follow you, and this is the only result?"
Zhan Feiyun was full of apologies: "My lord, I have a clever calculation. I have guessed that this person may attack you in the capital. I have already ten years ago."
It's rare that the officials and others were incompetent and failed to capture the thief alive, allowing him to take advantage of the chaos and escape."
Xiao Feng shook his head: "I don't plan to catch him on the street. I have to ensure that he dares to take action, and I want to catch him on the street. This is a dilemma.
If Yu Dayou and Zhang Wuxin are not placed in a visible place to reassure him, he will not dare to take action. But if these two people are not here, even if you can defeat him, you will not be able to capture him.
If you can exchange injuries with him, you have already made a great achievement."
An Qingyue was puzzled: "Then what are you trying to do? If you hadn't run away so fast just now, he would have almost killed you. Taking such a big risk and knowing full well that you can't catch him, what are you trying to do?"
Xiao Feng smiled and looked ahead at Zuixian Tower. There was a hole in the window paper of Chen Zhonghou's bedroom on the second floor. A telescope cylinder was sticking out from the window paper, looking furtively downstairs.
"Because I need someone who can remember his face to see his face."