History of martial arts

Chapter 8 Killer

Mid-autumn is approaching, which is the time when melons and fruits are in season. Vendors carry burdens and carry freshly picked grapes, pomegranates and other things to roam the streets. When they see a lot of people, they stop and sell them, in order to attract people to buy Then break the pomegranate and orange into two, the pomegranate seeds that look like purple teeth, and the round grapes, the parents just paid for it, and the greedy child can't wait to put it in his mouth and chew it, eating it full The juice is flowing, and even the fruity fragrance is diffused, and the passers-by sniff their noses and sniff it.

In front of Zhu's alley, Li Guoer weighed [-] catties of grapes and ten catties of pomegranates for the cook who came out of the alley, and stuffed a few oranges for the little grandson who followed, then collected the money, and then yelled stand up.

He is only 25 or [-] this year, but because he has a baby face, he looks like he is about [-] or [-] years old. He has a round face and round eyes, and he shows his small canine teeth when he is happy. He is very festive, and his short clothes are well washed. He looked very energetic, causing the maids who came out to buy melons and fruits with the cook all to glance at him, and immediately surrounded the fruit stall.

Facing all these young girls, Li Guo'er talked more and more, while her sisters and sisters shouted non-stop, she walked to the alley with her eyes.

There is only one family living in this alley, that is Zhu Can, the powerful minister of the court, and the whole alley is his family's mansion. There are two vermilion lacquered gates in the middle, the door knockers are bright, and eight young servants stand in two Slip, plus six guards with knives, very dignified.

Li Guo'er was weighing melons and fruits for the maids, when he heard the sound of a gong, it was Grand Master Zhu who came back from his duty in the palace, and a troop of horses and guards rushed into the alley.In normal times, the guards who cleared the way would not allow ordinary people to block the entrance of the alley. A, only let it go after two reprimands.A group of people wiped the fruit stand and stopped in front of the gate.

Seeing the master came back, the maids didn't dare to delay chatting any longer, hurriedly paid for the fruit and entered the mansion through the corner gate.Li Guoer watched Grand Master Zhu get off the car and enter the door, checked Shi Chen, then packed up the fruit stand, picked up the load and left.

At this time, the sun was already in the west, and there were less than half of the melons and fruits in the basket, but Li Guoer no longer sold them, and only took the burden to go home.

He had only been in the capital for less than a month, and he only rented a residential house on the edge of the west city, a small courtyard next to the city wall, with two tile-roofed houses inside, just enough to keep out the wind and rain.

After unlocking the gate and entering the courtyard, Li Guo'er hadn't put down the burden yet, Li Guo'er could hear the sound of shallow breathing in the room, she felt a shudder in her heart, but her face remained calm, she just turned around and bolted the courtyard door, Then he put down the burden, bent down to pick the crushed fruits in the basket, straightened up in a moment, but he was holding a sharp sword with a cold light in his hand, and stabbed straight at the half-closed door in a blink of an eye.

With a ding sound, before the blade advanced, a three-inch long lancet flew out from the room, the blade knocked against the blade, forcing the sword to slow down.

Li Guoer's attack was blocked, so she stopped instantly, held up her sword and didn't dare to move any more, she just stared blankly at the lancet that had been knocked into the ground, before she dared to raise her head for a while, and smiled flatteringly at the room , "Didn't you agree to wait for me in Luoyang? Why did you come here?"

There was a heavy groan in the room, and then a strong man of eight feet came out, with thick eyebrows and leopard eyes, ape back and waist, looking at Li Guoer with a sneer, "Well, you are a stinky fruit, coaxing the master to wash your hands in a golden basin , retreated together, and came back to do this kind of work in a blink of an eye." His voice was a little higher under his anger, so that Li Guoer hurriedly covered it with his hands, and begged, "Brother Hai, don't be angry, listen to me carefully." I will tell you in detail."

While pulling Qin Dahai into the house.

As soon as the door of the room was closed, Li Guoer put down the sword and went to make tea and pour water, but the boiled water had already cooled down, so there was nothing to brew in a while, so he put down the kettle and said, "When did Brother Hai find this place?" Yes, have you eaten yet? I’ll wash some fruits and you can eat them. Quench your thirst first, and you’ll have your meal right away.”

Talking about going to cook.

Not allowing him to turn around, Qin Dahai grabbed his wrist, dragged him to sit down by the table, and said viciously: "Be clear to me, if you agree to quit this business of licking blood with knives, why are you cheating on me again?" After taking over the work to do it, which family did you take money from and who do you want to kill this time? Are you lying to me by saying that you want to warm the bed for me as a daughter-in-law and spend the rest of your life happily together?"

He was in a fit of anger, his eyes widened, and he became more and more fierce. Li Guoer knew his temper well, and was afraid that he would get angry again, so he dared not hide it anymore, so he had no choice but to reveal the truth.

"Let's know how long I have lied to you. Our Liyuan Pavilion has always been secretive. We have never revealed our identity to others. I even told you the ranking in the pavilion. Isn't it true? You were tired of saying that day In this day of beating and killing, if you don’t do business without money, you want to retreat to the world with me and live in peace and beauty. I only have joy in my heart, so it’s true, but you’ve been in the world for so many years. What is the pavilion? I am a low-level disciple, and I can't control my life and fortune. If I want to retire, I will retire. I originally wanted to fight for three swords and six holes. I wasted all my efforts. I hope the master will let me go When I came out of the pavilion, my master told me that the new business in the pavilion was to take the life of Zhu Can, the grand master of the court, because the senior brothers all went out with the pavilion master, and now I am the only one who can take it. Therefore, I promise that as long as I finish this work, he will go to the master of the punishment hall to intercede, and he will release me if he does not abolish my martial arts, and he will also give me the money I saved in the past years. It’s all about killing someone, although it’s a bit more difficult, it’s better than being punished, and most of the money you robbed before was distributed to the brothers in the village. We two will live in the future, it’s not possible to drink the northwest wind, so this is the answer. I know, If I told you to listen in advance, you would definitely not let me come, so I coaxed you to go to Luoyang and wait. When I finish my work here, I will naturally go to meet you. In the future, no matter what kind of shop I open, I can be down-to-earth Had a good time."

After finishing speaking, seeing Qin Dahai frowning tightly and remaining silent for a while, he couldn't help feeling anxious, "Brother Hai, I know you are worried about my safety, so you don't want me to do this kind of work. It's just that you haven't seen the methods of Liyuan Pavilion. If I quietly I left with you silently, the master will definitely regard me as a traitor, how can I be spared, when a group of senior brothers come chasing after me, not only me, but even you will not be able to escape."

Qin Dahai knew that what he said was true, seeing that his plans were all for the future of the two of them, his expression softened a lot, but when he thought of those soldiers in the grand master's mansion, he couldn't help feeling worried again.

"I heard that Grand Master Zhu's mansion is not only guarded by the forbidden army, but also has invited many people from the martial arts to protect the courtyard. Among them, there are quite a few who are not weak. You are the only one on this errand..."

The rest of the sentence was really unlucky, I opened my mouth, but didn't dare to stop talking.

Seeing that he was losing his temper, Li Guoer immediately felt relieved, "Brother Hai, don't worry, I often go to the grand master's mansion to step on the dishes recently, and the grand master Zhu is only accompanied by a group of guards when he is out of the house, and he relaxes when he enters the inner house." I have been going to the mansion every night for the past few days to take a look around. This Grand Master Zhu mostly lives in the yard of Aunt Qing, who lives by the back garden. I don’t see it, let alone guards, it’s just convenient for me to start.”

After he finished speaking with a smile, Fang Xingqi asked: "How did Brother Hai know that I was in the capital? How did you find it?"

Qin Dahai glanced at him, "I have been a bandit in the forest for many years. I have a wide face and a wide eye, and I am well-known in the world. But whoever really wants to find someone, no matter what, I can find some clues."

Li Guoer did not know him because of an old business deal in Liyuan Pavilion. After three or five years of acquaintance, he knew that Qin Dahai's name did not come out of thin air, and his methods were natural, but he was very cautious in disguise all the way. When he arrived in the capital, how could other idlers notice that Qin Dahai's effort in searching was so small. Thinking that he was so cared for by others, he was immediately proud and happy.

"Brother Hai, it's getting late, I'll cook with you."

Li Guoer was used to serving his master in the past, sweeping and cooking were all available, but at this time, he was even more attentive to his lover, so he went to light a fire under the stove.

He was born to be pleasing, but at this moment he made fun of Qin Dahai, which was really painful.Qin Dahai thought that he hadn't thought about it for a day or two, now that he found someone, he just wished he could wrap his arms around him and rub him, he couldn't care less about eating and drinking, he waved his hand and said, "I'm not hungry, I'm just so hungry that I don't rush to cook, I'll feed the bird first, then I'll talk."

He dragged Li Guo'er onto the kang, and stripped off his trousers three or five times.

The two of them were young and mature, and they hadn't seen each other for several months. Not only were they panicking about each other in their hearts, but they were also suffering from suffocation.Li Guo'er moved his hands down, grasped the bird under Qin Dahai, felt it was hard and hot, and wanted to tear one of them out, his eyes lit up, he untied his belt, and said with a smile: "Brother Hai Is this what I was thinking?"

Qin Dahai loved his coquettish appearance on the bed, and his voice became hoarse, "No, I miss you so much every night these days."

Stretch one hand to Li Guoer's chest, and rub the other hand into the crevice of his buttocks.

His fingers were already rough and impatient, so Li Guo'er felt a little pain, her buttocks tightened, and she clamped those fingers tightly, so anxious that Qin Dahai scolded: "We've only been away for a few days, and it's so tight!" To do this is to have done so many times in vain."

Li Guoer was also very itchy, wishing him to come in soon, hurriedly took out a flat round box with red lacquer carvings from his arms, handed it to Qin Dahai, "Take this and put it on your face."

Qin Dahai opened the lid of the box, and saw that it was a box of suet-colored ointment, which was greasy, smooth and soft, and looked very expensive, so he couldn't help wondering: "What is this?"

"I stole it from the Grand Master's Mansion. Aunt Qing is just a young girl who hasn't reached the pinnacle. The bottom part is very tight, and it's not easy to get in. Zhu Can couldn't enjoy it, so she spent a lot of money to hire a famous doctor to make this , every time I put it on the bottom first, and then go in after Aunt Qing’s itching is gone. I think this thing is more useful than the usual ones sold outside, so I took a box."

"It turned out to be such a good thing."

Qin Dahai followed good advice and immediately dug a piece into the crevice of Li Guoer's buttocks.

The ointment was really effective, after rubbing it in, Gu Dao immediately became soft and slippery, Li Guoer felt that it was almost the same, and couldn't help but said: "Okay, Brother Hai just come in."

Holding the bird under Qin Dahai with one hand, he aimed at his valley and poked it in.Qin Dahai was careful at first, and stayed for a while, seeing that there was no serious problem, he stabbed hard on the waist to the end.

When the two of them got together, it was almost dusk, and as they were doing it, it became dark. Li Guoer vented a few times before falling asleep contentedly with Qin Dahai in his arms.

I don't know how long she slept this time, Li Guoer was woken up by urinating, and wanted to go to the outside of the house to drain water, and when she moved, her waist felt sore, and when she touched the side, she didn't touch the other one.This kang will be able to sleep two people, Li Guoer felt empty, and was startled, he was still half sleepy, he called "Brother Hai, Brother Hai" several times, but seeing no one answered, his heart was in a panic He got up and hurriedly went to light a candle, only to see that the room was empty, and there was no one else there. After searching around, he saw that Qin Dahai's buckskin pouch and waist knife containing the lancet were gone, so he immediately guessed that he was there where.This is big.Liang turned pale, hurriedly took out his night clothes and put them on, pushed the door open and rushed to the Grand Master's Mansion.

At this time, the sky was not yet bright, and it was the time when people were sleeping peacefully and dreaming, but the Taishi Mansion was brightly lit, and the guards shouted and screamed accompanied by Ji Concubine's frightened screams, making it very noisy.

Qin Dahai huddled under the water surface of the lotus pond in the back garden, with a hollow reed stick in his mouth, feeling indescribably annoyed.

He originally thought that if he killed Grand Master Zhu tonight, he would be able to take Li Guoer back to Luoyang tomorrow, so that he would not have to stand by and watch nervously, so he sneaked into the mansion by himself while Li Guoer was asleep, and groped into the side of the back garden. Sure enough, in that small courtyard, Grand Master Zhu was found, and he chopped off the head with a single knife. Two places on his body and head immediately made him scream.

Coincidentally, a few mastiffs were newly added to guard the house outside the courtyard, they heard the barking and started barking, the guards of the mansion were alarmed, and a few well-paid Jianghu experts came here first.

Qin Dahai has always been only good at robbing and robbing. He has never done such fine work as a killer. It is even more difficult to get out of the mansion if he accidentally stumbles. , was forced to retreat back to the backyard, and then was shot in the thigh by a hidden weapon expert with a sleeve arrow, and the blood flowed profusely.Fortunately, he has been used to fighting and killing for many years, so he was quite quick-witted and immediately sneaked into the lotus pond.The group of guards searched the yard, but they didn't expect to hide people under the water.Even so, three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry are strictly guarded. Although the assassin cannot be caught for a while, it is not enough to make people escape.At this time, the night was deep and the water was cold, and the wound on Qin Dahai's leg was quite deep, and the blood flowed very fast at first, but the cold water was so cold, it slowed down a little bit, but it was only a few hours before the sky would dawn, and then the blood would flow again It is difficult to hide whereabouts, and it is inevitable to rush.

At this moment, there was a commotion in the front yard, and someone shouted, "The thief has sneaked into the master's study."

Immediately, Hulala, a group of guards in the backyard, was led over.

Qin Dahai saw the right time, climbed out of the lotus pond and found the bottom of the wall, and was about to jump over the wall.However, his leg was seriously injured, so he couldn't make use of his hand-handling skills. While he was in a panic, he suddenly saw a rope hanging from the wall, and a person said lightly: "Hold on tight, I'll pull you up." Could it be Li Guoer .

Qin Dahai was overjoyed, he tightened his grip on the rope and pulled him up.

The two fell outside the wall, and when they landed, Qin Dahai jumped over him. Li Guoer saw that he was injured, and quickly asked, "Where is the injury?"

Qin Dahai waved his hand, "I got an arrow on my leg, it's okay, let's go quickly." Li Guoer just took Qin Dahai for a bruise, put his mind at ease, and dragged Qin Dahai to run wildly.The two of them crossed the streets and alleys, made a full circle, and then returned to the small courtyard where they stayed.Qin Dahai had time to ask at this time, "You went to the front yard to lure people away just now?" Li Guoer finally understood what it's like to be frightened, and couldn't help complaining, "Why don't you just say it to me?" I went alone. If there is no [-]% plan for this kind of work, it is not easy to start. Fortunately, I went to the study and set a fire, otherwise you would wait to make glutinous rice balls for others."

At this time, when the candle was lit, Fang could clearly see a large area of ​​blood stained on Qin Dahai's leg, dripping down, and he was taken aback.

"Why is there so much blood? Show me quickly."

Qin Dahai's wound was suppressed by cold water, and the bleeding gradually stopped, but he couldn't stand the running, the wound opened up even more, and the blood gushed out like a spring.Qin Dahai didn't take it seriously at first, but at this moment he also felt dizzy, which was a sign of excessive blood loss, and the wound was in unbearable pain, and he couldn't hold on any longer, so he fell forward.Li Guoer supported him onto the kang, pulled off his trousers to reveal the wound, and saw a sleeve arrow as thick as a little finger inserted right into the base of his thigh, with grooves engraved on the body of the arrow, and blood flowed out along the groove , Teeth day and day tears.

"This is the deadly arrow of the poor scholar Shen Lianjun."

Li Guoer exclaimed, and both of them felt their hearts sink.

This deadly arrow is quite famous in the Jianghu. Although it is inconspicuous in size, it is only about three inches long, but it is carefully crafted by a famous arrow maker. It's not easy to shut up, as long as the blood is drained, I will die in hell.Li Guoer was so anxious that tears almost flowed out, and was at a loss for the first time.However, Qin Dahai was still a little calm, and said in a deep voice, "Pull out the arrow first."

Only then did Li Guoer come back to his senses, he hurriedly took the dagger and stabbed out the sleeve arrow, and sprinkled a bunch of gold wound medicine on the wound.However, the powdered medicine was washed away by the blood flow as soon as it was applied, so the medicine had to be sprinkled on the cloth strips, aimed at the wound and tied tightly.

After the two of them tossed and tossed, they heard a sound from the street, the sound of horseshoes and shouts. It was the Grand Master's Mansion who reported the assassination of the Grand Master to the Nine City Patrol Department, and the officers and soldiers in the city searched from house to house Take the assassin, and he is about to search for it.

Li Guoer didn't care about further delay, lifted the big iron pot on the stove, revealing a dark hole underneath, and helped Qin Dahai to drill in.

Qin Dahai was very surprised, "There is a secret passage in this room?"

Li Guoer also got in with the iron pan, and when his whole body was submerged in the secret passage, the pot was placed on the stove again, and no one could see the slightest trace, so he had the time to reply: "You Why did I stare at the Grand Master's Mansion for a long time without making a move? It was to dig this secret passage. Once the Grand Master dies, the city will be heavily guarded and the gates will not be opened. How can I get out? I am a foreigner, so I can If you pass the customs by hiding it, you will not be caught by the Dali Temple. Therefore, when you first come to the capital, you need to plan your retreat. I dug this secret passage for more than a month, and it was only possible to dig it the day before yesterday. I planned to do it in two days. But I don’t want you to take the lead.”

The secret passage was very narrow, only enough for one person to crawl, Qin Dahai was afraid of dragging Li Guo'er down, so he forced himself to crawl in pain, touched the wound, and blood flowed all the way.

This secret road is four or five miles long, Qin Dahai had already lost a lot of blood, and when he got to the exit, he was exhausted and gasped for a while before he could see the scenery in front of him clearly and realized that he was on the edge of a river, the water was still Flowing quietly and calmly, it is the scorching water river that goes around the city outside Pingjing City.On the shore, a small boat is tied to the willow tree on the bank.

Li Guoer climbed out after him, propped Qin Dahai into the boat and lay down, untied the cable, jumped up, and started paddling.

The two of them sailed along the current, and after a meal, they drifted away for more than ten miles.At this time, the sky was slightly bright, Qin Dahai's pale face was hard to hide, Li Guoer was secretly startled, but he endured it.Liang feared: "Brother Hai, bear with me a little longer, my disciples in the pavilion will meet you in the village ahead." Qin Dahai's body felt cold for a while, and he even found it difficult to speak, he is a man who lives on the tip of a knife , naturally knew it was not good, forced a smile, and said intermittently: "Guo'er, I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you to Luoyang, and you will be left alone in the future. Live life, don’t do this kind of business again, if you meet a good girl, you might as well marry one, have a bunch of children, and have fun with you, and the eldest brother can feel at ease in the underground.”

Li Guoer couldn't help it any longer, tears came out drop by drop, "Hai Ge don't talk stupid, I only live with you in my life, and don't want anyone else, so don't leave me alone."

As he spoke, he hugged Qin Dahai and burst into tears, "If you leave, I... I won't live anymore."

Qin Dahai was both happy and sad, he wanted to touch Li Guoer's hair, but he couldn't lift his hand, his eyes were closed, and he lost consciousness.

Li Guoer was so shocked that she forgot to cry. She stared blankly at Qin Dahai's lifeless face, feeling her heart dangled and sank to the bottom of the valley. She was in a daze when she suddenly heard someone say: "Silly Guozi, just stare blankly!" What are you doing? Don’t put the boat on the sidelines.”

As soon as Li Guoer heard this, Li Guoer suddenly raised his head, and saw a shriveled old man in his sixties standing on the bank, dressed in coir raincoat and shorts, dressed as a fisherman. With a glimmer of hope, he took the oars and paddled a few times to the shore, plopped and knelt down in front of Master, "Master, save me, Brother Hai." Ordinarily, the one who came to meet Li Guo'er should be a low-level disciple in the pavilion However, there are many masters in the Grand Master's Mansion, Ji Jiuhu was worried, so he simply came here by himself.Because I got a letter from my apprentice from the city two days ago, I knew it would be a few days before I started, so I got up early every day to patrol the river, and I happened to bump into two people that day.

Li Guoer is a closed disciple he picked up from a pile of beggars. He has been training him for many years, not to mention treating him like his own son, but he is not far from him. Today he saw that his disciple was safe and sound. The concubine with the handle was also on the boat, and suddenly he became angry and sneered twice, "Why, is this kid going to die? Well, a good death, a wonderful death, a croaking death. Just right, you don't have to go out of the cabinet either Go, just go back and live with me."

Li Guoer always knew the master's temperament, knew that he could do what he said, and he would never show kindness. His heart was cold, and he looked back at Qin Dahai, and thought to himself: If you are dead, what's the point of me being alive.

Pulling out the dagger at his waist, he stabbed at his neck.

As soon as the winter in the north land, the village households will burn the kang at home vigorously. Although it is so cold outside that people's ears are frozen, the inside of the house is warm and warm.

Qin Dahai had been raised in this village for a month, and he finally regained some of his lost energy. He was sitting cross-legged on the kang, watching the kang table full of delicious food, but he didn't dare to move. He just watched helplessly. Ji Jiuhu ate the chicken, duck and fish to pieces, and still had to strain his ears to listen to the old man's sarcasm and cynicism.

"I really don't know why my stupid fruit is interested in you. He dares to risk his life to threaten me as a master. You don't even take a good look in the mirror. Do you look like a flower or can you give birth to a sick child?" , What kind of virtue is so obsessed that my apprentice even wants his life. If it weren't for Guoer's sake, I would throw you into the river to feed you bastards."

The old man ate a mouthful of wine and a mouthful of vegetables. As soon as the braised pork was in his mouth, the tip of the chopsticks turned around and pointed at Qin Dahai's nose, "The stupid apprentice likes you. I, as a master, can't help it. You can live with him in the future." , as long as I am sorry for Guo'er, I can save you, and I will naturally send you to see the King of Hades."

Ji Jiuhu has been a killer all his life, and he has never been famous in the world, but Qin Dahai dare not be slighted, wishing he could pretend to be a grandson, and sincerely said: "Master, don't worry, old man, I will treat you to death." My son's heart really can't be more true, if there is something you can't live with him, you can just cut off my pig's head and drink it."

Ji Jiuhu saw that he was still on the right track, so he snorted a few times and stopped making noises. After finishing his meal, he threw a blue cloth bundle on the kang and walked away.

Li Guoer was forced by his master to work in the kitchen for half a day, and finally managed to serve a pot of soybean and pig's trotter soup, but saw that the master had already left, and only Qin Dahai was left holding on to his chopsticks as if he had been reincarnated. While eating, he said: "Put a bowl of that soup quickly, I'm starving to death, with your master in front of me, I didn't dare to move my chopsticks at all."

Li Guoer hurriedly poured a bowl for him, "What did Master tell you to scare you like this?"

"What can I do, just ask me to treat you well. If half of it is not right, ask me to pay with my life. The old man doesn't even think about it. With your skill, if I am half-hearted, where there is need to work for him, you should do it first." Cut off my bird."

Li Guo'er heard the master backing her up like this, thinking that the anger at the time had long since disappeared, she immediately smiled like a flower, and when she turned her face, she saw the bundle on the kang, and when she opened it, a stack of gold leaves was in harmony with Huang Chengcheng. The eight banknotes were not just the savings I had accumulated for many years. This time, my heart was full of joy. I glanced at Qin Dahai and then at the gold leaf, and my thoughts drifted to Luoyang in an instant.