Chapter 199 Murderous intent is everywhere

The next morning, Liu Xunyi and Lin Fangda came to Tianxiang Tower. They found a quiet room and greeted the waiter, who quickly brought them a few jars of fine wine.

Liu Xunyi and Lin Fangda began drinking heartily from the time the morning dew had not yet fallen, one bowl after another. They talked and laughed, discussing the world, and drank until the sun was high in the sky, finishing all the jars of wine.

At this moment, both of them were drunk, their minds were blurry, their eyes were blurry, and their tongues were tied.

"Uh..."

Lin Fangda was lying on his back in a chair, burping lazily. His flushed face showed a sense of joy, and his right hand was waving in the air. Liu Xunyi, who was drunk, had already become erratic and his shadow was heavy. Lin Fangda smiled and said, "Xunyi, I have never... been drunk like a puddle of mud so early in the morning... Haha... It's a different feeling..."

"Brother, we haven't had such a big drink together for a long time. Today we must drink to our heart's content..." Liu Xunyi said drunkenly, "Drink for a whole day and a night... No! We must drink for three days and three nights..."

After that, Liu Xunyi staggered to his feet, leaning on his cane, and walked crookedly toward the door. Before Lin Fang could speak, Liu Xunyi waved his hand without even turning his head and said, "Brother, wait a moment... I'll go get some more wine."

"Go get some wine..." Lin Fang shouted, breathing heavily with alcohol in his mouth, his voice rising and falling, "Go get some wine... Get some good wine! Tell the shopkeeper that if he doesn't serve us good wine, I'll destroy his reputation..."

"Good wine... Waiter! Bring us some good wine..."

Liu Xunyi stumbled over his left foot and limped out of the room with the help of his crutches, while shouting at the shopkeeper downstairs.

"Oh! My legs and feet are disabled, so just let me know if you have any instructions. You can go back to your room and rest, I'll bring you some wine!" Seeing this, the waiter downstairs responded hurriedly.

"Go quickly..."

Liu Xunyi, who was drunk, felt his head heavy and his legs floating. His body leaned against the wall involuntarily. His drunken eyes looked at the guy who was moving the wine downstairs intentionally or unintentionally.

Taking advantage of the situation, Liu Xunyi's eyes suddenly focused, and he shook his right hand back and forth, then suddenly flipped it, and then quickly stretched out two fingers and tapped himself several times.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Xunyi's face darkened, he groaned, and swung his hands like knives to the sides of his body. In an instant, the strong liquor that had been poured into his body suddenly turned into mist and dissipated from his ten fingertips.

After a while, Liu Xunyi's drunkenness was gone, and his eyes were clear and his mind was bright.

"Master, the wine is here..."

“Send… send it in…”

Liu Xunyi agreed vaguely and continued to pretend to be drunk. He leaned on a cane and staggered as he led a few waiters back to the room.

The room was filled with the pungent smell of alcohol. Lin Fangda had already collapsed on the chair, lying on his back, soundly sleeping.

At this moment, as if disturbed by the waiter's voice, Lin Fangda smacked his lips vaguely and mumbled a few words, but no one could hear what he said clearly.

"You guys go out!" Liu Xunyi reached into his bosom, fumbled out a few silver coins, threw them to the leading waiter, and said, "It's rare for us brothers to drink together, so we don't want to be disturbed by anyone. Do you... understand what I mean?"

"Understand! Understand! I understand!" The waiter was blinded by the money and nodded repeatedly in agreement, "Just enjoy your drinks, gentlemen. I promise that no one will come up to disturb you. Hehe..." Before he finished speaking, under Liu Xunyi's impatient urging, several waiters had already nodded and bowed and left the room one after another.

"Xunyi, I want to tell you..." Lin Fang kept mumbling while half asleep and half awake.

At this moment, Liu Xunyi looked at Lin Fangda with a trace of guilt in his eyes, and whispered to himself: "Brother, I have no choice. If Chagan is not killed, the Xianwang Mansion will sooner or later become the Mongolian lackey. The only way now is to kill him halfway to destroy the friendship between the Mongolian court and the Xianwang Mansion. I hope you... don't blame me..."

After saying that, Liu Xunyi quickly filled a bowl of wine, mixed a packet of knockout drug into the wine, quickly stirred it a few times with his fingers, and then slowly brought it to Lin Fangda.

"Big brother..."

Without waiting for Liu Xunyi to speak, the drunk Lin Fangda took the wine bowl without hesitation, muttered a few words, and then gulped down the full bowl of "good wine" in a few gulps.

Not long after drinking it, Lin Fangda's head tilted and he fell into a deep sleep. No matter how Liu Xunyi called out and slapped him, Lin Fangda remained unmoved and did not respond at all.

"Brother, I'm sorry!"

Liu Xunyi changed Lin Fangda into a comfortable position, and then bowed to him three times with a complicated expression to express his shame for today.

After waiting for a while, the "drunk" Liu Xunyi suddenly changed into a murderous and vicious look.

He took out a black robe from the bag he had prepared in advance, discarded his crutches, picked up his sword, and wrapped the wound on his foot with a cloth strip several times and tied it tightly. The wound, which had not been healed for a long time, instantly oozed a trace of bright red blood. The piercing pain made him sweat coldly and almost cried out in pain.

After everything was ready, Liu Xunyi walked quickly and quietly to the window, looked up, the sky was clear and the sun was high in the sky, it was exactly noon.

"Chagan and his party set out at the beginning of the 9th hour, which is more than an hour ago. According to the speed of the carriage..." Liu Xunyi's eyes were sharp as torches, and he calculated secretly, "From Luoyang City, heading northwest. The most suitable place to attack is only a hundred miles away... Lingqiu Mountain Stream..."

...Noon, Donghai Teahouse.

Qin Ku was sitting in the corner of the lobby, holding a cup of tea in his hand, listening to a story and dozing off.

The storyteller in the teahouse was telling the story of "The Tiger Generals of the Yang Family". Qin Ku had heard this story so well when he was wandering around that he could recite it by heart.

Qin Ku also dreamed of becoming a great hero like the "Yang Family Generals", sacrificing his life and blood for the national cause and the people of the world, and leaving his name through the ages.

It’s a pity that everyone has his own destiny. There are countless heroes in ancient and modern times who have no way to serve their country and can only wander around the world.

"The generals of the Yang family were brave and invincible, but they did not have a good ending. What a pity!"

Xunzhen's voice sounded quietly beside him, and the sleepy Qin Ku suddenly perked up. He rubbed his face with his big hands and said with a silly smile: "Today's storyteller is a half-baked one, and he doesn't tell the story well. Yang Yansi's weapon is the 'Tiger-Headed Black Gold Spear', but he doesn't know it. He even said something about a spear that killed people everywhere. It's really laughable."

After saying that, Qin Ku glanced at the chattering storyteller with a meaningful look, and snorted coldly, "Yang Yansi was murdered by a traitor. After being drunk by Pan Renmei, he was tied to a pole a hundred feet high and shot to death with one hundred and three arrows. How heroic was that? How can we allow such a bunch of idiots to make irresponsible comments? Make random comments?"

"Stories are just stories. There is no coincidence in the world. Storytellers make a living by adding fuel to the fire and making irresponsible remarks. Why do you have to be so fussy about it?" Xunzhen raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile, "But I don't know why you think the Yang family's heroes were defeated?"

"Of course it's because of a traitor!" Qin Ku said anxiously, "Pan Renmei colluded with foreign countries and killed people with borrowed knives. This kind of person should be cut into pieces, his bones crushed and ashes scattered, and everyone should be able to kill him."

"Traitor?" Xunzhen nodded, half smiling, and muttered to himself thoughtfully, "Yes! Guard against traitors day and night, but it is difficult to guard against traitors in your own home. Many times, the saddest thing is not dying at the hands of the enemy, but being betrayed by the person you trust the most. This is true for the Yang Family Army, and so is the Yue Family Army."

Xunzhen was from Liao, and it was the Western Liao that fought the Yang family to the death. Therefore, Xunzhen was naturally familiar with that period of history, but from the perspective of the Western Liao, her thoughts and ideas might be different.

"Why?" Qin Kuwan had never expected that Xunzhen would be interested in listening to books. He could not help but ask with a joking look on his face, "Have you also heard the story of the Yang Family Generals?"

"He is indeed a brave general, but unfortunately he has not met a wise leader." Xunzhen said calmly, "Do you know why there are so many traitors in the Song Dynasty? Why have they been defeated in battles so many times? As a result, they have retreated to a corner of the south and have no ambition to restore their country?"

"Why?"

"Because it is destiny and the general trend." Xunzhen said bluntly, "The Song Dynasty has long been in a state of irreversible decline and has run out of luck. How can we go against the will of heaven?"

Qin Ku knew nothing about Xunzhen's background, so he didn't understand the deep meaning of her words. He could only scratch his head and smile innocently, "Officials have their own concerns about national affairs, and it's not our turn to worry about them. Hehe... You came to see me today, but do you have any news?"

After saying that, Qin Ku winked at Xunzhen, revealing a funny expression that showed he thought he was handsome and cool.

Xunzhen's expression changed, and he quickly calmed down and said seriously: "The Mongols left Luoyang this morning."

"They really left?" Qin Ku was shocked and asked, "How many people are there?"

"There are more than ten people in the group, but most of them are servants with mediocre martial arts skills. There are only two who can be considered masters." Xunzhen told Qin Ku all the information he had found out, "One old and one young. The old one is named Chagan, a dwarf, and the one with the highest martial arts skills in the group. The young one is named Bater, a teenager with good martial arts skills, but he is reckless and can't be feared."

Qin Ku changed his usual playful expression and listened to Xunzhen's words with a serious expression. He asked in a low voice: "What do you want me to do?"

"Leave the younger one behind." Xunzhen said straight to the point, with a hint of coldness between his brows. "When you attack, deliberately leave him alive so that he can rush back to Chifengling to report the news. But remember, don't reveal any flaws, and make sure he gets away with it. The old one must die. If he doesn't die, it won't be enough to arouse the anger of the Lord of Chifengling. As for the other followers, it's up to you to kill them or not!"

Qin Ku frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and suddenly showed a greedy smile and asked: "Killing other people... Is there a reward?"

"How much do you want?"

"How about... one hundred taels per person?" Qin Ku asked tentatively.

"It's up to you!" Xunzhen agreed nonchalantly, "Anyway, after the matter is done, I will give you the remaining sword manuals. But you must remember to lie and say that you are from the Xianwang Mansion, and make sure that the person who 'luckily' escaped hears it..."

"Wait a minute!" Qin Ku interrupted Xunzhen with a worried look on his face before he could finish his words. "What if you run away with the sword manual after I kill them for you? Where can I find you in this vast world?"

Xunzhen frowned slightly and sneered, "Don't worry, I will go with you with the sword manual, but I won't show up. You can take the sword manual away immediately afterwards."

"That's great!" Hearing this, Qin Ku nodded and smiled as if he had taken a reassurance pill, "Then let's set off now, get ahead of them as soon as possible, find a suitable place to ambush, and wait for the opportunity to attack."

"No need, I have already chosen a burial place for them, we just need to hurry there."

"where?"

"A hundred miles northwest of Luoyang, in Lingqiu Mountain Stream!"

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(End of this chapter)