Chapter 8: Enemies Meet on a Narrow Road
"The Mysterious Sky Sword Finger is in the third floor's Jia-shaped area, the sixth row, five horizontally and eight vertically; the Xinyou Sword Art is in the eighth row, seven horizontally and nine vertically, in the Ding-shaped area of the same floor."
The old Taoist priest took out two keys and handed them to him: "Old rules, you can't copy them, and you can't take them out of the secret library. You have one day to recite them, go and see."
"Thank you very much."
Cao Jinxing walked through the passage and entered the second door.
The old Taoist priest watched him enter the palace, and still felt sorry for Longhu Mountain, what a good seedling...
Cao Jinxing pushed the door open and looked out.
The rows of bookshelves were neatly arranged, but they looked more like medicine cabinets because the secret books were sealed and each small compartment required a special key to unlock.
Someone is already reading the book.
Some were wearing the uniforms of the Eastern Depot, while others were Embroidered Uniform Guards. Most of them were centurions, and there were a few generals who were obviously imposing. These were all children of wealthy families who had been sent down to gain experience, and the forces behind them must be considerable.
Cao Jinxing was too lazy to even look at it and went straight up to the third floor, to Area A, row six, five horizontal and eight vertical bookshelves. When he got there, he saw a fat man standing under that row of bookshelves, reading a book. He was an acquaintance.
Cao Jinxing smiled.
It's really a narrow road for enemies to meet...
"Captain Zhang, what a coincidence."
Cao Jinxing smiled brightly.
This guy is the immediate superior who tampered with the mission and sent the original body to his death, Captain Zhang Ying!
The most annoying thing is that he can't even act well!
The pacification envoy Liu Zhenyuan issued a task, asking them to select someone with low internal strength and nimble hands and feet to sneak into the mountain stronghold... He couldn't target Cao Jinxing, and there was no need to.
But when the undercover mission fell into Zhang Ying's hands, big problems arose.
The ten general flag bearers under Zhang Ying were drawing lots. After drawing the first nine, they found out that it was not the right one. Without waiting for the original owner to draw, Zhang Ying had already decided to let him go!
The original body did not think much about it and accepted the order happily, but if Cao Jinxing guessed correctly, there was an 80% chance that the last lot was the same as the previous nine - this was clearly a trap for him!
Only the original body would be fooled by such a clumsy trick, it's just bullying because he has no brains!
"Cao Jinxing?"
Zhang Ying was stunned, then his face changed. Obviously he had received the news: Cao Jinxing's martial arts had improved greatly, and his temperament had changed drastically. He changed from the silly and hot-blooded young man to a fierce man who dared to assassinate the three bandit leaders alone!
What is even more shocking is that this kid has become vengeful. The death of Han Dang, the second in command, was so shocking as to be described by those Jinyiwei!
Hundreds of insects are biting your body!
The intestines and stomach are rotten!
Zhang Ying tried his best to calm down. Looking at his new official uniform, he knew that he had been promoted. He could only smile awkwardly and said, "What a coincidence."
Cao Jinxing said, "How did you get in? Oh, I see. You must have recommended someone to help fight the bandits, right? How dare you come in? I'm so disrespectful."
He clasped his hands and bowed with a very respectful attitude, but the words he said made Zhang Ying want to tear him apart!
"……you!"
Zhang Ying was furious! He knew that this guy would not give up, but he never expected that he would tear his face off so directly!
As an official, what you earn is face, so you must have grace!
They are all sweet-mouthed and treacherous, smiling but hiding a dagger. Who would take the initiative to fight with real weapons?
"What secret book did you choose?"
Cao Jinxing didn't care about his anger at all. Now we are on the same level, why should I indulge you?
He was quick to pull the book from his hand, glanced at the cover, and laughed, "Hahaha! 'The Tyrant Blade'? You? You should practice the Yin Blade! The Cheap Blade! The Stupid Blade! That's more in line with your character!"
There was an uproar!
There were quite a few people reading books on the third floor, and when they heard such blatant sarcasm, they all looked over with great interest.
The two centurions formed a sharp contrast. Zhang Ying was short and fat, while Cao Jinxing was tall and thin. Zhang Ying had a fat head and a round face, while Cao Jinxing was handsome and imposing...
I’m afraid of comparison in everything. The more I compare, the angrier I get!
Zhang Ying's anger was rising.
But a female official's voice could be heard: "Is this the new centurion? What a handsome young man!"
Another female official: "Who is that person opposite him? Zhang Ying? Why does he look so much older..."
This is too much!
"Cao! Jing! Go!"
Zhang Ying roared in anger and raised his palm to attack Cao Jinxing.
Cao Jinxing sneered in his heart, I'm just waiting for you to make the first move. Without saying a word, he slapped out with the "Vajra Palm", the power of which was extremely strong and domineering, but it was mixed with extremely cold internal force.
Just one palm.
Zhang Ying vomited blood and flew out!
He slammed hard into the bookshelf, breaking three ribs. In an instant, his whole body froze and he turned into a snowman!
One move! Total defeat!
It was dead silent.
Everyone opened their mouths wide, stunned.
No matter how useless Zhang Ying is, he is still at the peak of his talent!
He couldn't even withstand a single blow!
Cao Jinxing casually flipped through the sixth-grade "Ba Dao" secret book in his hand, his eyes quickly recording and analyzing it like a camera. After reading and learning it in a blink of an eye, he clapped his hands and threw it to Zhang Ying, commenting: "What a good martial art, you practiced it blindly..." Then he turned around and said loudly: "Everyone saw it! He started it first, I was just defending myself. If you have any problems, go to him, he can take the responsibility."
After saying that, he took out the "Xuantian Lianjianzhi" and swaggered to the T-zone to get the "Xinyou Dao Jue".
The secret library of the Zhenfusi is not a university library. All the books are sealed and are not afraid of fighting or noise.
They are engaged in activities of confiscating property and exterminating clans, and one cannot expect to raise a group of gentle, respectful, frugal and modest court lackeys.
All we can say is that the builders were very foresighted and took precautions in advance against fights among the people below.
No one intervened.
But everyone in the Zhenfu Division soon heard about it: a newly promoted centurion knocked down his former boss with a single blow on the day of his promotion, and was furious!
Cao Jinxing no longer pays attention to these things.
After giving it a slap, the anger will subside and that’s it.
It's impossible to really kill him.
He sat under the bookshelf in the T-shaped area and flipped through the "Xinyou Sword Technique" - this sword technique has a great origin, because its creator is Qi Jiguang.
This was a unique martial art he created from the secret Japanese martial arts manual "Sarutobi Inryu Catalogue" that he seized during his battles with Japanese pirates along the coast. He was inspired to use barbarians to control barbarians, and combined the essence of swordsmanship from both the Central Plains and Japan.
He was born at the sixth rank!
This set of swordsmanship is known for its speed, and includes the technique of quickly drawing the sword and killing the enemy with one blow, which is very suitable for the powerful explosive power of "Cold Toad Kung Fu".
"Xuantian Lianjianzhi" has invisible sword energy and single-point burst; "Xinyou Dao Jue" can draw the sword quickly and kill with one strike; plus "Ba Dao" borrowed from Zhang Ying, the sword moves are powerful and can split mountains and rivers!
Once the three martial arts secrets manuals arrive, most people will be very busy, as they cannot digest too much at once, and knowing a lot does not necessarily mean greater combat power.
But Cao Jinxing felt no pressure at all and mastered everything in less than five minutes.
“If we attack Crouching Tiger Mountain again now, I’ll give them a hand!”
Just as I thought of this, my vision suddenly went dark. Two general flags walked up to me with solemn expressions, blocking out the light.
"My name is Su Yunsheng."
"I am Sun Lang."
"Greetings, Lord Baihu."
The two of them clasped their fists and bowed.
Cao Jinxing didn't even raise his head: "Are you just looking for trouble? Or are you helping Zhang Ying to get revenge?"
"neither."
Su Yunsheng smiled strangely, as if meeting someone who was even more famous than he was, and said, "The governor ordered the two of us to pass on a few words to you."
Cao Jinxing: "Speak."
Su Yunsheng said: "The first sentence: The Pacification Office does not prohibit private fighting. People who practice martial arts are bound to encounter bumps and bruises, but there is a prerequisite, it should not affect the mission."
Cao Jinxing said: "I don't have any mission."
Sun Lang whispered: "Zhang Ying has..."
"Well ……"
Cao Jinxing was embarrassed for a moment. He suddenly felt something was wrong and raised his head: "He doesn't mean..."
Sun Lang nodded, his words full of admiration: "Captain Zhang Ying was beaten by you and has been bedridden. The doctor at the clinic said that the cold poison has penetrated into the bones. You need to rest for at least half a month before you can get out of bed, so..."
Su Yunsheng said: "His mission has been handed over to you. The governor ordered the two of us to assist. Please give us your advice."
Oh shit!
There is such a thing!
“…”
Cao Jinxing felt a headache and held his head: "What mission? Do I need to leave the capital? I just came back."
"Need not."
Su Yunsheng said, "According to the original plan, a hundred ladies will enter the capital tomorrow morning and stay in Tianxiang Pavilion for one night. After being verified by the East Factory, they will enter the palace at an auspicious time the next day to make elixirs for the emperor. On that day, Captain Zhang Ying was supposed to be in charge of the garrison at Tianxiang Pavilion, but now it is your responsibility."
"that is it?"
"that is it."
Since it concerns the emperor above, the East Factory will certainly spare no effort. Those eunuchs are very vicious and their martial arts skills are unfathomable, not inferior to the Jinyiwei in any way.
Even if someone really wanted to cause trouble, it would not be the turn of the Pacification Office to take action . It would just be a formality .
"Okay, I understand."
Cao Jinxing waved his hand and said, "I will take over Zhang Ying's position tomorrow. For the rest of the matters, just follow the previous plan."
"Yes. Then I will take my leave."
"Um."
The two generals were ordered by Liu Zhenyuan to come in to look for someone. After they finished talking about the important matter, they did not stay for long and quickly left the secret library.
Cao Jinxing continued flipping through the book, thinking to himself: "The Pacification Office still has this kind of rule. I have to pay attention to it next time. A serious internal injury can easily cause trouble. I don't want to take the blame again... I might as well just break his leg! It will teach him a lesson, and he can continue to work..."
