Volume 2: Forbidden City, Jianghu and Imperial Court Chapter 11 Peony Messenger
On the sixth day of March, in Luoyang, the sky was gray in the early morning.
Because the martial arts conference was originally scheduled to be held on March 15th, many people from the martial arts world came to Luoyang City during this period, at least three thousand if not five thousand.
Because of the presence of these people, most of Luoyang City was a little more noisy early in the morning because they received an extremely shocking news.
"Lu Xiaofeng killed Qiao Shangzhou and escaped!"
Lu Xiaofeng could be said to be a famous figure in the martial arts world, and Qiao Shangzhou had been the leader of . When this news came out, countless people found it unbelievable, and all those who heard about it gradually gathered towards Wanxiang Tower from all over Luoyang City.
If you look down from the sky, you can see people from all over the place gradually gathering towards Wanxiang Tower like a trickle of water.
While most of these people were still on the road, rumbling thunder was heard in the sky and drizzling rain fell from the dark clouds.
Such a small amount of rain certainly could not stop the gangsters from moving forward, but it did make some of them more willing to go out in the rain with a few curses. Some merchants who were quick to see the opportunity started selling hats, raincoats and umbrellas in front of their shops.
"drive!"
There was a sound of a horsewhip being cracked, and a man in cloth clothes was galloping in the rain, his head and face were covered with water, and he was soaked all over. He rode his horse anxiously down the street.
The horses' hooves splashed dusty rainwater, and two men had their clothes splashed with dirty water. They wiped the rainwater off their faces and shouted angrily, "Who is it?"
Another person looked at the rider's back and said hesitantly, "It looks like Qiao Xiaoshan."
The angry man suddenly stopped, scratched his face, and said with mixed feelings: "It turned out to be him, no wonder he was so anxious. So, old leader Qiao is really..."
The soles of shoes stepped on the rain-soaked street, making a sound similar to that of wet cloth hitting wooden boards. A young man wearing a bamboo hat, a straw raincoat, and a coarse blue robe walked past the two men.
Fang Yunhan was walking from the city to the suburbs.
It seems that what the Peony Messenger is doing is to poison the leaders of the major gangs in Wanxiang Tower, weaken the power of the righteous path, and facilitate the development of the Yaksha Sect.
Forcing Qiao Shangzhou to death and framing Lu Xiaofeng were also serving this greater goal. His goal has not been completely achieved yet, and he will definitely not stop next time.
In this incident, there are two most important places. One is Wanxiang Tower, and the other is the residence of Doctor Wuqi who claims to be able to develop an antidote for the peony poison.
Before, everyone couldn't be sure which side the people in the dark would attack next, so they could only split into two parts.
But now, the leader of the martial arts world has died in Wanxiang Tower. There will definitely be more people on the Wanxiang Tower side, and they will be more angry and alert. It is obvious which side the conspirators will attack next.
Fang Yunhan originally didn't know where Doctor Wuqi lived, but fortunately this number one doctor in the world was very famous in Luoyang City, so he just asked around and found out the exact location.
There are many trees in the suburbs of Luoyang. Doctor Wuqi's residence is located between a flat land and a forest. The bamboo fence surrounds an area of about three or four acres, with three adjacent houses. The rest of the area is planted with various flowers and plants, as well as vegetables.
Although Qiao Xiaoshan was in a hurry to leave, the person who came to tell him the news stayed here, so there were still more than 20 people responsible for protecting Yi Wuqi's safety. They were all experienced and skilled people from big gangs.
They were distributed in the corners around the bamboo fence, and some of them were deployed around the three houses.
It was raining in the early morning and the light was dim, almost like night. The medicine making in the house required ample light, so many lights were on and people outside also lit lanterns.
Around the Qingming Festival, when it rained, people were worried about the news that several top figures in the martial arts world had died in Wanxiang Tower. Even these old masters couldn't help but feel a little sad.
This rain made them feel even more uneasy, so their steps became more urgent and intense while they were patrolling.
boom!!
Another thunder roared, spreading all over the place.
Su Luoqi of the Emei School was standing with a lamp in hand at the northwest corner of the bamboo fence. The moment the lightning flashed, she vaguely saw a figure walking towards her from the bamboo forest on the west side.
Dugu Yihe, the leader of the Emei Sect, originally had a great reputation in the martial arts world. His original "Seventy-seven Forty-nine Styles of Sword and Knife Double Kill" was probably ranked among the top five in terms of power in the Central Plains martial arts world. Unfortunately, he died in a major case not long ago.
Not only him, several elite members of Emei Sect also died. Their deaths immediately made Emei's momentum weaker than before. Even though there were still a few elders supporting it, in this martial arts conference, the Emei Sect's voice was no longer as noticeable as usual.
Su Luoqi was very unwilling to accept this, so recently she always had a desire to express herself that she did not have in her previous life.
Therefore, although she warned the other patrolmen loudly, she had already jumped over the shoulder-high bamboo fence before she spoke, wanting to check the man in the woods herself first.
This was definitely a mistake, a fatal mistake.
When the other guards of the bamboo fence on the west side rushed here, they saw Su Luoqi of the Emei Sect suddenly fall to the ground like a kite pierced by a feather arrow when he was about to rush into the bamboo forest.
The rain and mud mixed together, and when the kite was no longer flying, only the bright red blood added an inconspicuous color to the mud.
"It's the Peony Messenger." A disciple from the Twelve Linked Docks whistled.
The whistle sounded as sharp as the cry of an eagle, and all the people who were responsible for guarding outside immediately gathered here.
The figure in the bamboo forest walked out of the forest. It was a woman.
The long black hair lay softly on the back, and there was also a piece of black hair that fell like a curtain in front of the face. It was trimmed to the level of the eyebrows, covering only the forehead and revealing a pair of eyes like Western grapes.
She was wearing a light green dress, but was holding a blood-red umbrella. The dim light from the sky shone through the umbrella, dyeing it red, and then fell on the green fabric, shrouding her entire body in an eerie glow.
The long sword of an elder of the Huashan Sect had already passed over the bamboo fence with his body and was within ten steps of the woman. Just as he was about to use his fatal move, he was startled.
The woman's feet were bare, but they did not touch the rain-soaked ground. Instead, she glided silently three inches off the ground like a ghost.
Because of this moment of distraction, when the Huashan Sect elder realized that a crisis was approaching, it was too late to use his sword to block it. He could only shake his head with all his strength.
A cold star scratched his eyeball, and half of his vision turned blood red.
