Chapter 18 Heavenly Works (14)
The court has never directly interfered in affairs in the world. Compared with the deeply rooted sects and gangs and aristocratic forces, neither the government's clear orders nor the deterrence of the garrison are so effective. But this does not mean that the court will let it go, and there will naturally be other ways if it does not intervene directly.
Shadow Shirt Guard is a spy agency established by the Dagan Chao to supervise the situation in the martial arts world at the beginning of its establishment. Since its establishment, this agency has been extremely low-key and mysterious, and is directly responsible to the emperor alone, but it has great autonomy, which is essentially different from a pure emperor slave like eunuchs. There are not many people in the court who know the falsehood of this organization, and even fewer in the martial arts world. Some people say that this Shadow Guard is just a bunch of hawks and dogs, just for the Tian family to inquire about the news of the martial arts world to monitor the movements of the aristocratic families. Some people say that this Shadow Guard is actually extremely powerful, and the ups and downs in the martial arts world are almost all secretly controlled by him. No matter what, all kinds of rumors, large and small, virtual and real, have given this name a layer of noble, mysterious and terrible halo in the hearts of ordinary martial arts people.
As a wild Taoist priest wandering at the lowest level of the world, facing such a mysterious and high shadow, Taoist Sanshan felt a blank in his mind for a moment, as if the other party could make him smashed into pieces with one look and one breath.
"Silly pig, it's true that he said he was him? Are you all bean dregs in your mind?" The Feilong Taoist next to him shouted and cursed at the sight of his appearance. "The Shadow Guard can be regarded as a personal soldier of the emperor. No matter which one is a master of choice, how can this kid behave like such a sneaky and despicable method? Such people who have an openly famous identity as a cover for their secrets and act mysteriously and unreasonably are usually the remnants of the Demon Cult!"
After being reminded, the Sanshan Taoist Talent suddenly woke up, as if there was a little reason. Xiningzi called himself a disciple of Maoshan. Moreover, it seemed that his identity was not fake, but his behavior was completely contrary to his behavior, and he plotted against his fellow disciples and seniors of Longhushan, and he really looked like the legendary remnants of the demon sects.
"Nonsense~! I think you are like a man from the Demon Sect! My Shadow Guard has his own reason to act. What do you know like a man like the martial arts world?" Xiningzi snorted coldly, stepped forward and slapped the Feilong Taoist in the face.
Taoist Sanshan quickly raised his hand to block it, but Xiningzi's slap was just a false move. After urging his opponent, he immediately followed up. Jinbui turned sideways and hit him with an elbow, but his own steps were also extremely empty. This exquisite move was only halfway and changed, and he fell sideways on the body of Taoist Feilong. Taoist Feilong was unstable and was knocked back. At the same time, he reached out and twisted Xiningzi. The two rolled on the ground and wrestled like those hooligans who knew nothing about kung fu.
"Stop! Stop! Otherwise I will kill you both!" The Sanshan Taoist held a talisman in his hand and shook it. He stepped forward and kicked and stepped on the two of them. In the past, he was scolded. At this time, only he could use the talisman in his hand and became the one who controlled the situation.
Taoist Feilong's eyes were already purple, and his nose was bleeding. He looked embarrassed. He got up and shouted at Taoist Sanshan: "Are you fucking stupid? You don't know what to do at this time? Why don't you waste this person quickly? Do you have to wait for the rest of the Tang family to come?"
Xiningzi's hair bun was stretched apart, and he also took a heavy punch on his mouth, and his mouth turned swollen. But his anxiety in his heart was even more embarrassing than his appearance. During the fight just now, the short needle he clamped between his fingers was thrown away. He originally wanted to use the Taoist Feilong or the Taoist Sanshan who came to stop him when the opportunity came. No matter which one of these two fell, he was sure to win. However, he knew that Taoist Feilong seemed to see his intention at a glance, and held his hand tightly, and didn't know where he got it during the fight.
His preparation was not sufficient. At least he didn't expect that it would be like this. The short needle used specifically for plotting was his last trump card. Now he had no means to rely on. After hearing the roar of Taoist Feilong, he also understood that the Sanshan Taoist had become the most critical point under the current situation. He hurriedly said: "Master Sanshan, as long as you help me with the Shadow Guard today, you will thank you very much afterwards. With our power, money and other things are no problem, even if you want to find a famous sect, it will be easy! Then, how dare you speak loudly when you see you like this vulgar and stupid wild Taoist priest?"
When he heard these words, Taoist Sanshan could not help but subconsciously lit up. Silver and sect origins are always the most attractive things for ordinary wild Taoists. Believing it or not is another matter, but hearing these things instinctively, your eyes will lit up.
Taoist Feilong was not afraid of Taoist Sanshan at all, but laughed: "This demon cult is playing tricks on you as a monkey. If you draw a big cake in vernacular, you will make you go crazy with him."
Taoist Sanshan thought about it but gritted his teeth and said to Xiningzi: "You said you are a Shadow Guard, but what certificates do you have? Needless to say, I am a person from Daqian. If you are really a court official, I will help you with your help is also a matter of duty."
"This..." Xiningzi was stunned. He really didn't. "I... I'm not actually a formal shadow guard. Now I'm just helping the shadow guard and have no identity nameplate. But if this matter is done, maybe I can become a real shadow guard..."
When Taoist Feilong heard this, he immediately shouted to Taoist Sanshan: "Are you fucking crazy? He really listened to the crazy words of this demon cult, how could the Shadow Guard's people lurk in and plot against Senior Zhang?! Senior Zhang is the brother of Zhang Yuhong, the real person who subdued the demon! Zhenren Zhang is the name of the Emperor's Emperor, and the Shadow Guard is just a hawk dog, so how can he damage the emperor's face? Behind the righteous alliance is the Nangong family, and some people in the Nangong family are the head of the Shadow Guard, which is well known to everyone in the martial arts world! This righteous alliance was clearly made by the Shadow Guard. Today we caught the evidence of Shenjitang killing innocent people. The righteous alliance was too happy. If he were the Shadow Guard's people, how could he plot against us? Instead, he wanted to kill us all here and kill people to silence us?"
"This...this...this..." Taoist Sanshan was dizzy when he heard it. The Feilong Taoist's words contained a lot of content and were a little incoherent. He was really fainted.
"Ignorance, what do you know?" Xiningzi was also anxious and confused when he heard it. The current situation was a little more dangerous. "I came here just to capture this Taoist Qingfeng! It was Lord Nangong who ordered that this person be captured alive. It was just a reason why he was arranged to come here to wait for an opportunity to arrest him. It was just an accident to meet this old man. This old man has a special identity and is useful at this time. If he can assassinate him and then blame him on Shenjitang and Tang Sect, it will be of great help to the Shadow Guard's future plans. Then I couldn't help but plot. Master Sanshan, Shadow Guard has always thanked the people who have helped him very much. Don't hesitate anymore!"
"I...I..." Taoist Sanshan was completely dizzy and looked around. His face was full of panic. The things that were burst out one after another in the mouth of these two people were beyond the world he could understand. If possible, he really wanted to turn his head and leave. He didn't care about the matter here at all.
"There is nothing to hesitate. Even if you really help this fellow Xiningzi, he will quietly silence you. First, you have no foundation and will be useless to this fellow Xiningzi after you get through this difficulty. On the contrary, there is a risk of leaking the news. Second, since he is eager to join the Shadow Guard to make contributions, he will naturally not allow you, the helper who may have less credit to him. Although it is important to walk in the world, he is not just trying to protect himself and avoid harm, but he is not just trying to attract the strong to be respected. Instead, he must first be clear about where he should place himself."
"...It's reasonable, it's right!" These words made Taoist Sanshan nodded repeatedly, and he felt enlightened. Then he realized that he was not the Taoist Feilong. He looked at him in the voice and happened to see Xiao Xia sitting up on the ground.
"Huh??Huh??How is that possible?" Xiningzi also heard it and saw it. The already pale face is now so white that it is almost transparent.
"I also have to thank fellow Taoist Feilong for helping me with clichés, otherwise it would be not that easy for me to tell the truth." Xiao Xia bowed to Taoist Feilong first. Then he sighed at Xiningzi. "Fellow Taoist Xiningzi, I really underestimate you. I originally thought you were just thinking about joining the fun of the young heroes of the righteous Dao League, but you came to the Shadow Guard. That's right, how could those young men and young heroes have the Shadow Guard to be of great importance?"
"How is it possible? How is it possible? He said that this is the secret anesthetic of the Tang Sect, even the innate master can be easily captured..." Xiningzi's whole body was already sifting.
Xiao Xia nodded and sighed and said, "Yes, the medicine on this needle is indeed domineering. Even Senior Zhang, who is innate in the Taoist realm, cannot withstand it. I must have no chance. Unfortunately, I don't know if the person who gave you this needle wanted to cover up or just for convenience. He used the poison from the Tang family. The craftsman we were facing before was also from the Tang family. Unfortunately, I have a friend from the Tang family who once gave me some antidotes that can cure most of the poisons of the Tang family. When I came here, I took some first... Although the anesthetic on the needle cannot be completely invalid, it is still OK to slowly remove the toxicity..."
Xiao Xia looked at Xiningzi, who was already dull and lifeless, and said sincerely: "...I haven't been plotted against for some years, and I didn't expect to experience it again today. Speaking of this, Brother Xiningzi, I have to thank you. Your actions reminded me that these words just now made me understand a lot, but I still have some confusion, and I don't know if I can give you advice?"
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"...you...so you are my second uncle's person?"
Looking at the black token in Li Shishi's hand, Nangong Tong was speechless. Of course, he knew the weight of this token. Even as a subordinate of Nangong Wuji, it did not mean that this was the person that the Nangong family could instruct. Every shadow guard represents the power of the Shadow Shan Guard and even the Daqian court in the world. Every shadow guard is a talented person with thousands of choices. The royal guard who is qualified to meet the emperor is to some extent stronger and has a higher status than his son of the Nangong family.
The identity of every Shadow Guard is an absolute secret to outsiders, so even Nangong Tong never knew the identity of any Shadow Guard, and he never even thought that there would be such a person around him.
Tang Jianyu, not far away, looked at the black token representing his identity, but did not show any special attention. He just said lightly: "Since you have already revealed your identity, then you should say the words of the Shadow Guard and give less tone of the world. The Tang family never regards other people's face. I don't think Nangong Wuji can make us give in just by relying on face."
Li Shishi took back his waist sign and said in a sarcastic voice: "Mr. Wuji asked me to take care of all the affairs of the Zhengdao League along the way. We must also protect Brother Nangong Shi's safety... This time, my mission failed, and I didn't notice that Master Zeng Jiuwen tried to cross all the intermediate links and contact Brother Nangong Shi directly. It may be that he guessed that there would be a shadow guard among us, so the responsibility for this conflict lies with us." Li Shishi glanced at the young heroes of the Zhengdao League who were falling down all over the ground, and his eyes were slightly depressed. "These fellow practitioners in the martial arts world were killed by firearms in the battle with Shenjitang because of the mistakes in the plan of our Zhengdao League. It is not related to the Tang family's affairs."
"What...what...what means..." Nangong Tong was stunned. These people just fell to the ground and couldn't get up. Only one or two were shot into the vital point by the iron cone and died. The others were seriously injured. Those who fell to the ground with thin needles seemed to have just fallen into a coma. But Li Shishi seemed to believe that these people were dead.
"This is not enough." Tang Jianyu smiled coldly. "The Lord Zeng's intention to defect. Although the Tang family himself did not favor people, the fact that the matter was caused by Nangong Tong's actions was so big. In other words, it was his move first. My Tang family never provoked others easily. But if others dared to provoke us, they must not be easily forgotten. The conditions for me to stop are based on you who have no right to decide."
Li Shishi looked embarrassed and said, "But... But Lord Wuji is not in Jingzhou now..."
"I know. As long as you say what Nangong Wuji means, that's enough. As for the specific concessions that the Shadow Guard should make for, we will wait for him to talk to us." Tang Jianyu took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms, poured out a pill and shook it gently, and the pills the size of a little finger slowly flew to Li Shishi. "The righteous alliance you made must always have face, and I'm too lazy to detain anyone. I know that Nangong Wuji will not be able to blame the debt, but he still needs to have the attitude he should have. Let that kid eat this Qingwang Gu and leave. Let Nangong Wuji come to Tangjiabao to get the antidote."
Li Shishi took the pill and took it to Nangong Tong. Nangong Tong's face was as pale as paper. He saw it clearly before he got it close. This was not a medicine at all, but a curled blue insect, wrapped in a thin layer of transparent wax.
"Wait...wait a moment." Nangong Tong took a few steps back, sweating all over his head. It was not entirely because he was scared by the little bug, but more because he had not recovered from his previous shock. He was still sure to win and the master of controlling the situation. After just a few breaths, he became a poor worm who could only survive by relying on others to plead with the help of others. The inner responders who thought they could make great contributions once and for all had turned into a pile of wreckage covered with insects. The colleagues who gathered with the power of the Righteous Alliance were all lying there, life and death, and the friend who had always been by his side had another identity that was far beyond his control... All of these came too fast and suddenly, and he could not accept them at all.
"Brother Nangong Shi, things have come to this point, please feel aggrieved for the time being." Li Shishi raised his hand and handed the little bug in front of him. Most of his face was covered by the mud armor. He could not see his current expression, and he was exhausted with indescribable voice. "I was too careless and could not detect when you had contacted Zeng Jiuwen privately. After I came here, I didn't want to reveal my identity. With a lucky heart, I hope that there was no core member of the Tang family here to be in charge, so that you and Zeng Jiuwen can really succeed, and I will make it easier later..."
"How could he do whatever he said?" Nangong Tong finally found the emotions he should have and shouted out loud. "How can his Tang family treat my Nangong family, and the various sects and families behind these young heroes as if nothing? Shadow Guard, is it that the court, is there no way for the Tang family to deal with them in the world? Miss Mingyue, leave quickly! Tell others about what happened here! Even if I die today, I will not lose my Nangong family's face! I don't believe that Tang Family Fort can really cover the sky with one hand!"
"You'd better listen to them." Mingyue, who had not spoken on his own initiative, actually spoke, but his cold words directly smashed Nangong Tong's fighting spirit and spirit that had just been inspiring. "This man is very powerful. I saved you just now because Taoist Xia once said that I could help you when you are in danger, but if this man really wants to catch you or kill you, I won't care."
"I...I am..." Nangong Tong was speechless. If it weren't for the demeanor of the aristocratic family, he would almost couldn't help crying. The fundamental purpose of his doing all this was to be able to get closer to Miss Mingyue, take the opportunity to show his calmness in the face of danger, be confident and command with a firm mind. Even Zeng Jiuwen had expected that he would fight side by side in the next danger and advance and retreat together would be an opportunity to encounter but not expect... But now this is completely different from what he expected.
"Didn't you expect this to be the result? Young Master Nangong." Looking at Nangong Tong who was helpless, Tang Jianyu couldn't help feeling disgusted and angry, just like being disturbed by the child next door who rushed in randomly, he was concentrating on his work. Even if he had already caught someone, his parents would come to compensate and apologize immediately, but he was still in a bad mood. "Do you think the fight in the martial arts world is like you playing tricks like today, colluding with a few insiders on the opposite side, and finding some people to strengthen their aura. If it really doesn't work, then it's better than the two sides' fists? That's right, the Jianghu is like this, but what are the Blood Soul Gang of the Tiger Hall?
What the world of the country gangs is not ours, nor the aristocratic family that has dominated for a hundred years, and the shadow guards representing the Daqian court. Before, Zeng Jiuwen scolded those craftsmen and could also be returned to you intact, but you are just a frog in the well. Our Tang family has always been conservative, but now we are trying to cooperate with Shenjitang. Why do you think it is? The court ordered the firearms agency to be taken over by the government, but the court order has not been issued for a long time. Why do you think this is? What do you think your righteous alliance means? Do you dare to do this? Do you know the consequences of doing this? "
"Nangong Wuji protects you, the younger generations, and you will be your dandy in the wine pool and meat forest. It would be fine if you live a life of chaos, but you will run out and show up in vain and lead the righteous alliance to show up. This righteous alliance is originally just a tool used by Nangong Wuji to test the attitudes of all parties. In his plan, it can only be considered a prelude to the beginning. Many arrangements, games, and secret hands are still far from being in place. You dare to tear your face and do it like this. Do you think my Tang family really dare not take action? Do you think my Tang family's century-old reputation in the world is blown out? As long as we think, even if it is your Nangong family, even if it is Longhu Mountain, besides those leaders, we can make you die without leaving any other kids or dogs?"
At this time, Tang Jianyu's voice was already filled with indescribable coldness and fierceness. The muscles on the face that looked honest were twitching, which was completely different from the previous one. Then he sighed again, as if the anger he had held in his chest had finally been vented, and his voice and expression slowly faded: "Of course, it is impossible to completely tear the face and start to move. We don't want it, Nangong Wuji doesn't want it, and no one wants it at all.
Qian Tianxia made a mess and ended up being cheaper. So no matter what he wanted, what our Tang family wanted, they could only test each other step by step according to everyone's default rules, game, and exchange, just like a master playing chess, which is to use the world as a craft. And you thought that winning or losing was to smash the pieces with chess pieces. This was just because you had two good uncles, but the price they had to pay for you was not cheap."
Nangong Tongsha stood there, not knowing whether he had listened or understood. He was like a puppet, letting Li Shishi feed the little bug in his hand into his mouth.
"Okay, you can take him away. I'll handle the aftermath myself, get out." Tang Jianyu turned his head to Li Shishi, then turned his gaze to Mingyue, and hesitated for a moment.
Before Tang Jianyu could speak, Mingyue spoke first: "If you have anything to say, you will say anything to me from the beginning, you will have anything to say to me."
"That's right. Miss Mingyue is indeed as rumored as a mirror, and has a clear and wise heart." Tang Jianyu smiled slightly. "In fact, it's not a big deal. It was said by my old man. If you have the chance, please ask Miss Mingyue to go to my Tangjiabao and her party. There is an old friend who wants to see you." (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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