Nightwatcher

The arrow turned into an afterimage in the darkness, Xu Qi'an couldn't catch it with his eyesight, but his powerful mental power locked onto the light blue arrow.

The God Refining Realm is the small pinnacle of a warrior's combat power. This is not just for words. Warriors in this realm have a super keen intuition for danger.

When you reach the God Refining Realm, you basically bid farewell to the fate of being ambushed, black-handed, and sneak-attacked.

Si Tianjian's magic weapon, the military crossbow, is a weapon that can kill the gods. Xu Qi'an immediately judged the root of the opponent's weapon, because he also had such a magic weapon.

Subconsciously, he wanted to jump off the horse to avoid the arrows.

"No, my filly can't die here"

A thought flashed across his mind, and he immediately changed his mind. He put his right hand on the back of his waist, and with the sound of Qingyue's sharp blade being unsheathed, he slashed back with his backhand, cutting off the arrow precisely.

Amidst the subtle sound of sliding tiles, two men in black jumped up from the roof, one left and one right, and pinched Xu Qi'an.

They held standard long knives in their hands, and the hob knives distorted the air, trying to cut off Xu Qi'an and the horse together.

"drive!"

Sensing the crisis, Xu Qi'an clamped the horse's belly in advance, prompting the beloved filly to gallop forward, avoiding the pincer attack of the two.

At the same time, he jumped up from his horse and landed lightly on the roof of a restaurant.

"boom!"

The blades of the two men in black cut through the air, leaving deep blade marks on the ground.

Xu Qi'an, who was in the God Realm, looked down and made a judgment in his heart.

What made him even more concerned was that the man in black hiding in the alley ahead was probably stronger than the God Realm.

Strategic retreat!

This is the inner city, there are guards patrolling, and the five guards of the imperial city take turns patrolling. It is impossible for these three killers to stay for too long, and the time left for them is more limited than the time left for the national football team.

As long as I don't fight, they won't be able to take me down in a short time, and they will retreat on their own. When the time comes, I will immediately use the Foresight Qi Technique, lead the watchmen to hunt the three of them, and reverse the situation.

At this time, another image appeared in Xu Qi'an's mind, the tall and tall man in black appeared behind him strangely, and punched him on the back of the head.

Damn, when did he appear behind me? Xu Qian's body was faster than his mind, and instinctively swooped down and jumped off the roof.

At the same time, a fist piercing the air came from behind the ear, like a thunderous explosion.

boom!

The air machine wrapped in the fist exploded a rippling air circle in mid-air.

As soon as the blow was missed, the master seemed to be very surprised. He didn't expect that Tonggong, who had just entered the realm of refining gods, would have such keen spiritual sense.

As soon as Xu Qi'an landed, he was greeted by two knives from the God Realm.

Ding Ding swung his knife to open the two hacked knives, and fled quickly after landing.

It is too dangerous to maneuver on the roof, and it is a safer method to cleverly use obstacles such as alleys and houses.

But before he could take a few steps, the sound of breaking through the air behind him quickly approached, and the image of the man in black attacking automatically fed back in his mind.

Xu Qi'an gritted his teeth, twisted his waist, turned around and slashed.

Ding!

The black gold long knife slashed on the fist, and dazzling sparks erupted. Xu Qi'an's right hand cracked, and his legs slid on the ground and retreated more than ten meters.

Rank six martial artist, with copper skin and iron bones.

Even though he had expected it, Xu Qi'an's heart still sank.

The main messenger behind me knew my level, so the killers they sent could almost kill me and also knew my walking route, so they lay in ambush on the only way.

Who is going to kill me?

There is no time to think so much now, the attack of two masters of the God Realm followed closely. The three of them are obviously a small team with a tacit understanding, led by the Copper Skin and Iron Bone Realm, and assisted by the two God Refining Realm, the offensive is extremely closely connected .

Within fifty strokes, I will die Xu Qi'an had this terrible realization in his mind.

He stopped in haste, ignoring the slash of the person on the left, and made a gesture of wanting to die with the person on the right, but the strange thing is that the person on the right died with him calmly, while the person on the left who was clearly able to attack stopped The knife returns to defense.

Xu Qi'an suddenly turned around and slashed towards the man in black on the left, just in time to hit the blade he was blocking.

The long hair of the man in black on the right pierced Xu Qi'an's left shoulder.

"cut!"

Xu Qi'an cursed secretly.

His real target was the man in black on the left, and it was just a show to die with the man in black on the right, but the other party was also in the state of refining gods, and he sensed the crisis in advance.

Stealing chickens is not enough to lose rice.

Xu Qi'an kicked the man in black on the right, and the blade left his body, bringing out a stream of warm blood.

At this time, the master of the copper-skinned and iron-skeleton realm had already slaughtered him in an instant, his fist gathered energy, and fiercely hit Xu Qi'an's chest.

Boom!

There was a sound of something exploding in Xu Qi'an's chest, and the next moment, he seemed to be hit by a heavy truck.

"cough cough cough"

Xu Qi'an, who kept his body steady, coughed up blood and foam, and what exploded in his chest were the copper gong, a magic weapon distributed by the policeman's yamen, and Song Qing's breast-protecting mirror.

Under the double defense, he blocked the full blow of the copper-skinned iron-frame master and saved the dog's life.

"Standard weapons, Si Tianjian's magic weapon, the military crossbow, and you dare to kill people in the streets in the inner city. You are dead soldiers raised by some big man."

While speaking, he glanced around calmly.

The three men in black didn't accept Xu Qi'an's words, they didn't have any consciousness of being a villain at all, and rushed towards them persistently.

Xu Qi'an turned around and ran into the narrow alley on the right.

The three men in black chased into the alley, and saw Xu Qi'an standing at the end of the alley, with the unparalleled sharp long knife retracted into its sheath.

"Why didn't you run away?" asked the copper-skinned and iron-skeleton killer.

The voice was hoarse and disguised.

"I can't run away, so I plan to kill you here." Xu Qi'an narrowed his eyes, satisfied with the width of the alley, which only allowed one person to pass through.

One knife, he only has one chance.

The master of the copper-skinned iron-bone realm frowned, focused on sensing the surroundings, but did not catch the footsteps of the watchmen and patrolling soldiers.

But Xu Qi'an's self-confidence made him instinctively vigilant.

bluff?

At this time, he saw that Tong Gong, who had just entered the realm of refining gods, slowly pressed his right hand on the handle of the knife.

Concentrate on one point and reach the top.

All emotions recede, all energy is restrained, just like when a tsunami comes, the sea will ebb first.

At this moment, the three men in black felt a warning sign, and their intuition from the realm of refining gods told them: danger, danger, danger!

Without hesitation, they followed Wu Fu's instinct and planned to exit the alley. But at this moment, a roar that pierced the eardrum and shook the spirit resounded.

The consciousness of the three fell into chaos for a moment, and they lost control of their bodies.

Immediately afterwards, they heard a clear sound like a dragon's screech coming out of its sheath.

The killer in the copper skin and iron bone realm was the first to break free from the shock of the lion's roar, and soon saw a thin line of saber light slashing towards him.

He only had time to cross his arms, inflate his air machine and muscles, and rely on his indestructible flesh to resist.

"Patter."

A qi-training Tong Gong sprinted across the roof, following the signs of destruction, until he found the alley.

He leaned over to look into the alley, and saw the four people confronting each other. The three men in black stood motionless. Opposite them, Xu Qi'an, who was leaning on a knife, was panting heavily, sweating profusely, wisps of steam rising from the back of his head. .

"it's here!"

Tong Gong yelled, holding a knife in one hand and a military crossbow in the other, jumped into the alley and stood beside Xu Qi'an.

The two gongs on the adjacent ridge then came and entered the alley.

"Master Xu, are you okay?"

The three-person patrol team greeted them with concern. They sensed the heartbeats of the three men in black and judged that the killers were dead.

"It's a little hurt, it's okay."

Xu Qi'an was panting. Before the three colleagues arrived, he had already taken the Dali Pill, and his physical strength was slowly recovering. But if he wanted to resume walking, he had to rest for another quarter of an hour.

The sword that Jianzheng sent was a perfect match for Heaven and Earth Slash.

The three gongs nodded slowly, looking at the man in black, they were able to make Master Xu, who had just entered the state of refining gods, into such a mess, there must be one of them who was in the state of refining gods.

At this time, there were noisy and dull footsteps, and a fifty-strong sword guard rushed over.

"Master Xu, you go back to the Yamen to heal your wounds first, and leave these three people to us to deal with."

The speaking Tonggong came out of the alley, and ordered the sword guards who came over, "You escort Mr. Xu back to the Gengren Yamen, and leave ten people to assist me in disposing of the corpse."

The little head of Yudaowei clasped his fists and said: "Yes."

After Xu Qi'an left, the three gongs returned to the alley, and when they touched the corpse, the man in black who was standing still suddenly collapsed in two, the upper body was separated from the lower body, and a slanting wound appeared on the waist, flattening the incision. together.

Various organs were mixed with blood, flowing all over the place.

The gongs frowned, a little disgusted and a little surprised.

"I remember that Xu Ningyan's unique technique is a certain kind of powerful sword technique, and Zhu Yinluo was beheaded with a single strike."

"Yeah, now it seems that the power is even greater. This knife beheaded three people, and among the three, there must be one who is in the realm of refining gods."

The three looked at the man in black at the front at the same time, and it was obvious that this was the strongest of the three.

"Hey, why doesn't he have a weapon?"

The other two men in black were equipped with standard long knives and military crossbows, but this man in black was empty-handed and did not bring a weapon.

Was it picked up by Xu Ningyan?

With doubts, they examined the body of the man in black alone. When their fingers touched the body, there was a steel-like texture.

The corpse still retains the state it was in before death.

"Um?"

A series of question marks appeared in the minds of the three of them at the same time.

It took about a few seconds for them to react, and absurd and shocking emotions filled their hearts.

"Copper, copper skin and iron bones," a gong murmured.

Half an hour later, the watchman came to the yamen.

Excalibur Hall.

After receiving the news, Zhang Kaitai, who was on duty tonight, called all the silver gongs to discuss the assassination of Xu Qi'an.

Yin Luo, who had just led a team to investigate the scene, reported: "From being assassinated to beheading the enemy, the whole process did not take more than half a quarter of an hour. The three assassins seemed to have known Xu Ningyan's route for a long time, and ambushed on the necessary road.

"After a short confrontation between the two sides, they chased Xu Ningyan into the alley, and then they were killed with a single knife, simply and swiftly."

Zhang Kaitai nodded and looked at the other Yinluo, who was in charge of examining the corpses.

The silver gong said in a deep voice: "Assassins use the most common standard long sword. The three major forbidden army camps and the five imperial city guards all use this kind of sword. Even the guards of some princes and ministers' houses use this kind of sword. .We couldn't find a clue from the weapon.

"In addition, we found a magic weapon crossbow from an assassin, a crossbow that is enough to pose a threat to the god refining realm. But it still cannot be a breakthrough.

"The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War are filling their pockets very seriously. Princes and ministers are also frequently buying and selling military supplies in private. Over the years, there have been countless magic weapons and armaments that have been leaked out. It is impossible to find out.

"If you want to investigate, most of the official circles in the capital will be involved, and there will be a lot of resistance. I am afraid that even if His Majesty personally orders, there will probably be no results."

Zhang Kaitai nodded, as if he had expected it long ago, and asked again: "What about the cultivation of the three assassins?"

"Two god-refining realms, and one copper-skinned iron-skeleton realm."

Killing the God Refining Realm and the Copper Skin and Iron Bone Realm with a single blow, the hall fell into a deadly silence.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Kaitai said, "Where's Xu Ningyan?"

"After treating the injury, I fell asleep."

Zhang Kaitai nodded, looked around at the Yinluos, and coughed, "You don't need to pay too much attention to certain details. As Yinluos, you are all first-class talents, no worse than anyone else. It's just that once in a while there will be one or two Freaks, you can't take it as usual."

The silver gongs echoed with a forced smile.

Zhang Kaitai changed the subject, "Who do you think the assassin would be?"

A silver gong frowned and said, "For the time being, we don't know who Xu Ningyan has recently feuded with. Based on what we know, if it is ruled out as a personal grudge, then it is most likely related to the Fufei case."

The next day, Maoshi.

Zhang Kaitai went to visit Xu Qi'an first, seeing him still asleep, he didn't bother him, fetched the dossier of "Xu Qi'an's Assassination Case" written by the officials last night, and went to Haoqi Building.

After the transmission, he came to the seventh floor and met Wei Yuan in the tea room.

This high-ranking eunuch has a two-point and one-line trajectory of activities: the imperial palace-the Haoqi Building.

Thanks to the intelligence network laid out by the watchmen's yamen, Wei Yuan can know the world's affairs without going out.

"Wei Gong, Xu Ningyan left the palace yesterday and was assassinated on the way." Zhang Kaitai handed over the file.

Wei Yuan focused his eyes, took the file, and asked without opening it immediately, "How is he?"

"I got some injuries, but it's not a serious problem. It's just that my energy is exhausted and I'm still sleeping." Zhang Kaitai said.

Wei Yuan nodded, then unfolded the dossier, read it quickly, and raised his head to stare at Zhang Kaitai: "Two of the God Realm, one with copper skin and iron bones?"

He seemed to be asking for proof.

Even a person with great wisdom like Wei Gong is often taken aback by that kid! Zhang Kaitai said "hmm":

"Copper skin and iron bones."

Wei Yuan was silent for a long time, then suddenly chuckled, "Not bad, not bad."

Zhang Kaitai took advantage of the situation and said, "Could it be related to the Fufei case?"

"The case of Concubine Fu is His Majesty's family matter, and it is not easy for foreign ministers to interfere, but I will report this matter." Wei Yuan closed the file and frowned.

He didn't have much eyeliner in the palace, after all, the palace was Emperor Yuan Jing's domain, and if he placed too much eyeliner, it would completely anger Emperor Yuan Jing. Since the last time he was removed from the three chess pieces, Wei Yuan temporarily gave up his attention to the palace.

There should be a tacit understanding between the monarch and his ministers. Emperor Yuan Jing told him clearly: don't inquire about the situation in the palace.

However, after Xu Qi'an's assassination case, Wei Yuan became a little angry, and he wanted to reactivate the eyeliner in the palace to pay attention to this case personally.

Footsteps came from outside the stairs, Wei Yuan looked up, Zhang Kaitai turned his head accordingly.

An official in black lowered his head, entered the tea room, and said respectfully: "Duke Wei, there is an order from the palace, at the beginning of the day, the court meeting."

"Understood." Wei Yuan nodded.

"Maybe it's something important?" Zhang Kaitai stood up knowingly: "The humble job is resigning first."

Court meetings are not held every day. Generally speaking, a diligent king will hold a court meeting every three days. The time is fixed.

For a king who is negligent in his administration, it will be done once every five to ten days.

When he arrived at Emperor Yuan Jing's place, he basically didn't go to the early court. When he was in a good mood and felt that he had to deal with government affairs, he would send someone to inform the officials one day in advance.

As it is today, a temporary court meeting means that something big has happened.

After Wei Yuan finished drinking the tea in his cup, he summoned Nangong Qianrou to enter the palace with the adopted son.

Arriving at the Meridian Gate at 6:00, the square was full of Beijing officials, whispering to each other, discussing the reason why Emperor Yuan Jing suddenly held a court meeting.

Most of them are guessing whether it is related to the Fufei case. This is the only major event in recent times.

This case is related to the crown prince and the country, and only such a thing will make Yuan Jingdi, who has been negligent in his administration for a long time, suddenly hold a court meeting and call a group of ministers to discuss.

"Duke Wei."

Youdu Yushi from the Metropolitan Procuratorate came up to welcome him, looked left and right cautiously, and said in a low voice: "There is news from the palace that His Majesty entered Fengqi Palace last night, and then left like a thunder."

Wei Yuan paused for a moment, then nodded slowly: "Yes."

PS: Oops, just after posting the announcement, I was slapped in the face that day. There are fights in this chapter, and fights are always very difficult to write. sorry sorry.

Today is still 10,000 words, first change and then change.