Chapter 154 Foresight
Although Luo Tianjin decided to take action against Wang Xutong, after the meeting, he did not issue any orders for a whole day.

The disciples of the Xianwang Mansion were all gnashing their teeth in hatred of the General's Mansion, and had long been rubbing their hands, ready to go. But strangely, Luo Tianjin, who had the deepest grudge against Wang Xutong, was silent at this time.

Lin Fangda, who was impatient, asked Luo Tianjin for orders more than ten times in one day to be the vanguard of the extermination, but was blocked by Ling Xiaoxiao every time. As for Luo Tianjin, he was drinking tea and playing chess with Xie Xuan in the study room, and they seemed to be waiting for something.

It was almost dusk, and as the sun set, everything in the study became dim. Xie Xuan lit a candle and placed it on the table. He looked at the black and white chess pieces interlaced on the chessboard, and an indescribable complex expression flashed across his eyes. He whispered, "Master, have you really decided?"

"Murong Bai is right. Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back." Luo Tianjin gently dropped a white piece. On the chessboard, more than a dozen white pieces had formed a semi-encirclement of the black pieces in the middle. He stared at the chessboard expressionlessly, and said calmly without raising his head: "The arrow is on the string now, and it has to be shot."

"But if there is any mistake, the Xianwang Mansion will fall into an irreparable situation!" Xie Xuan said with worry in his eyes, "Now I am afraid..."

"Then don't let it have any flaws." Luo Tianjin interrupted Xie Xuan and said with a faint smile, "Either don't do it, or if you do it, make it perfect. How do you do it?"

After saying that, Luo Tianjin looked up at Xie Xuan, who was frowning, and teased with a smile: "Brother Xie, what's wrong with you today? Is it true that the older you are in the martial arts world, the less courageous you become? I remember how many great things you and I have done together in the martial arts world? At that time, you and I were just two unknown people, but we never showed any fear in the face of many powerful martial arts masters. For decades, you and I have been through ups and downs together, and have been through life and death together. You put your head on the belt every day and worked hard to build today's family business. I have never seen you afraid of anything. Haha..."

Hearing this, Xie Xuan couldn't help but reveal a trace of memories in his eyes, and said self-deprecatingly: "Yes! I really miss that time when we could do whatever we wanted without any scruples."

"Brother Xie, do you still remember?" Luo Tianjin reminded him, "More than 20 years ago, I was trapped in Miao territory. At that time, you broke into Xiangxi alone and fought many masters of the Xiangxi Teng tribe with your own strength. You risked your life to save me from the sea of ​​fire and swords. If it weren't for you, Xie Xuan, how could there be Luo Tianjin today?"

At this point, Luo Tianjin's eyes could not help but show a touch of gratitude. To this day, Luo Tianjin still remembers the incident vividly. I'm afraid he will never forget the days he spent in Miaojiang and the past events that happened in Miaojiang until his death.

"Hey!" Xie Xuan waved his hands repeatedly and said, "It's all in the past, why bother talking about those old things?" Although Xie Xuan said he disliked it, he was very happy in his heart. After all, Luo Tianjin still clearly remembered his kindness in the past, which made Xie Xuan feel very relieved.

Xie Xuan said sternly, "Back then, we were penniless and only had one life left. The barefoot were not afraid of the ones wearing shoes, so we did things without scruples. With the idea of ​​dying if we didn't succeed, we fought our way out. But now is different. The Palace Master is no longer the unknown person he was back then. Now, in addition to your own life, you have to worry about the thousands of disciples in the Xianwang Palace, as well as the madam, the sons, and the daughters... What will they do if something happens to you again?"

Luo Tianjin sighed deeply and said with a wry smile, "The more you gain, the more you can't give up. But it is precisely because of this that I must get rid of Wang Xutong as soon as possible and not leave any trouble for him. Don't forget the principle of 'letting a tiger go back to the mountains will bring endless troubles'."

"Of course I understand this, and I agree with the Palace Master's decision, but... I am a little anxious." Xie Xuan nodded and replied, "After all, we haven't risked our lives for a long time."

"Bang, bang, bang!"

A sudden knock on the door interrupted their conversation. Luo Tianjin coughed lightly, and Deng Changchuan, who looked excited, quickly pushed the door open. Seeing this, Luo Tianjin straightened his expression and asked softly, "Is everything arranged?"

"The mansion master is indeed foresighted. The assassins summoned from Baima Hall, Qingfeng Village and Kuaihuo Lin had been mixed in with the guests who came to visit long ago. Now they are hiding in various places in the city without anyone noticing." Deng Changchuan replied, "A few hours ago, I was ordered to secretly summon them to Wuzhuang Temple in the south of the city, and uniformly distributed Song army uniforms, official swords, and bows and arrows. Now these people have become a righteous army of the Song Dynasty. Haha..."

Xie Xuan was stunned, and hurriedly looked at Luo Tianjin, wondering: "What do you mean? What dead soldiers? What righteous army? Could it be that the Palace Master has already planned to attack Wang Xutong?"

"Indeed, I have planned it long ago, but I just haven't made up my mind." Luo Tianjin smiled faintly, "After all, Wang Xutong is a Mongolian noble, and the General's Mansion is an official residence of the Mongolian court in Luoyang. How can I go against them openly? So as early as the year before, I wrote letters to the three heads of Baima Hall, Qingfeng Village and Kuaihuo Lin. They were all my brothers who went through life and death with me back then. Now they have secretly helped me recruit a group of death warriors and arranged for them to enter Luoyang among various guests and friends. Brother Xie, don't you notice that there are more guests visiting this year than in previous years? Haha..."

"I understand." Xie Xuan suddenly realized, "No wonder the Palace Master ignored the repeated requests of Lin Fangda, Ling Qing and others. It turns out that you didn't use the disciples of the Xianwang Palace to deal with Wang Xutong, but the newly recruited assassins from outside. The Palace Master asked them to disguise themselves as civilian volunteers and then attack the General's Mansion with great fanfare. In this way, no matter how big the incident is, the Mongolian court will not blame us, but only think that it was done by the civilian volunteers who hate the Mongols."

"That's right!" Luo Tianjin sneered, "Wang Xutong's troops in the city are only a few thousand. But the death warriors I have summoned are as many as three thousand, and they are all strangers who have never been to Luoyang. They will shout the slogan of 'Conquer the Central Plains in the North and Recover the Country' in order to cover up their tracks and make a quick decision. As for the disciples in the mansion, none of them will be used. This attack on the general's mansion will inevitably alarm the people in the city, and most of my disciples in the mansion are familiar faces in the city, and they are easily recognized. Once their identities are exposed, there will be endless troubles. In addition, the key to this battle is that no one can escape the net. From Wang Xutong to every soldier in the general's mansion, they must be killed without mercy!"

"That's right." Xie Xuan nodded repeatedly, "Especially Wang Xutong and his cronies. If we let them escape back to Saibei, they will definitely think of us in the future, and then we will be in big trouble." After saying that, Xie Xuan hurriedly stood up and bowed respectfully to Luo Tianjin, and said with admiration: "It turns out that the Palace Master has already thought of a foolproof plan. I was just worrying too much!"

Luo Tianjin smiled but said nothing, he just slowly placed the last white piece on the chessboard. At this time, the white pieces had formed a siege on the black pieces in the middle, Luo Tianjin reached out and picked up all the black pieces, and finally threw them all outside the chessboard with a "crackling" sound. "There is one more thing." Deng Changchuan suddenly said, "Wang Xutong seemed to have a premonition. After he went back yesterday, he strengthened the security of the general's mansion. Whether it is day or night, it is brightly lit. Inside and outside the general's mansion, there is a guard every three steps and a sentry every five steps. It is said that the soldiers guarding the general's mansion do not take off their armor even when they sleep."

"Wang Xutong is not a fool. He knows that the situation between him and me has become out of control, so he has to be on high alert against me." Luo Tianjin pondered thoughtfully, "The nearest post station to Luoyang City is only a day's journey away. He sent a fast horse out of the city last night. Normally, it will arrive at the post station early this morning, and the post station will then send a message back to the general's mansion in the evening... In other words, if Wang Xutong does not receive a reply within two hours, he will most likely guess that the messenger he sent has been kidnapped by me."

"In this way, Wang Xutong will be able to guess that we have already sealed off the city in secret." Xie Xuan frowned and said quickly, "He will definitely not sit and wait for death, and he might lead his troops to attack the city. If that happens, thousands of soldiers will scatter, and it will be extremely difficult for us to kill them all..."

"So we must act quickly and not wait any longer!" Hearing this, Luo Tianjin's eyes suddenly became fierce, and he made a prompt decision, "Changchuan, go to Wuzhuang Temple now and tell them to leave for the General's Mansion immediately. Divide the three thousand death warriors into two groups. One group of two thousand will directly attack the General's Mansion, and the other one thousand will form a siege outside the General's Mansion and kill any fish that escape from the Mansion. Don't let any of them escape!"

"Yes!" Deng Changchuan quickly accepted the order and left the study room quickly.

Looking at Deng Changchuan going away, Luo Tianjin still frowned, as if he was worried about something.

"Don't worry, Palace Master. Wang Xutong is trapped in a jar tonight and can't escape even if he has wings!" Xie Xuan seemed to see what was on Luo Tianjin's mind and hurriedly spoke to comfort him.

Luo Tianjin stood beside the table, staring deeply at the chessboard on the table. In his eyes, the chessboard quietly turned into a brightly lit general's mansion, and the densely scattered black and white chess pieces also turned into three thousand assassins and Mongolian soldiers facing each other with swords.

Suddenly, the sound of war and fighting rang out in the silent study. Flames shot up into the sky, people wailed everywhere, swords gleamed, broken limbs and arms were seen, corpses piled up like mountains, blood flowed like rivers... Everything seemed to be vividly displayed in front of Luo Tianjin.

In the chaos of the fight, Luo Tianjin's eyes suddenly focused. He seemed to see Wang Xutong, who was being protected by a group of guards, cursing with a sullen face. Facing the bloody swords coming from all directions, Wang Xutong couldn't help but show panic. Then, under the desperate cover of the guards, he quickly ran away, and swore to cut Luo Tianjin into pieces and grind his bones to ash.

"Snapped!"

Suddenly, a black dot fell from the table and landed on the ground with a crisp sound, which instantly interrupted Luo Tianjin's thoughts and pulled him back from the chaotic "General's Mansion" to the quiet and silent study with the aroma of tea.

Luo Tianjin looked at the black spot on the ground hesitantly, walked slowly forward and picked it up in his hand, his face was gloomy, as if he was hesitating about something.

"Master of the Palace..."

"I'm still worried." Luo Tianjin suddenly spoke, his voice sounded so solemn that Xie Xuan's heart sank. "Wang Xutong is not an ordinary person. On the first day he arrived in Luoyang City, he knew in his heart that if he offended me, he would definitely not have a good life. In order to deal with him, I will secretly gather assassins in advance. Then will he... set up defenses in advance?"

"The Palace Master means that... there is a possibility that Wang Xutong could escape?" Xie Xuan asked in surprise.

"I don't know." Luo Tianjin suddenly changed the subject and looked at Xie Xuan, who had a gloomy face, and said, "This matter concerns the life and property of the Xianwang Mansion. I can't take any risks, let alone tolerate any accidents. Brother Xie, I don't trust anyone to do this, so you should go there in person!"

After that, Luo Tianjin slowly handed the chess piece in his hand to Xie Xuan and said solemnly: "You don't need to pay attention to others, just deal with him!"

Xie Xuan stared at Luo Tianjin with a serious look, and nodded resolutely. He reached out to take the chess piece, and then with a "snap", he slammed the chess piece hard on the table and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Lord!"

After that, Xie Xuan left the study room without looking back. When Luo Tianjin cast his eyes on the table again, the chess piece had turned into a handful of powder.

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(End of this chapter)