Retrograde

Chapter 30 Leakage

"You...what you just said below is true?" After coming out of the dungeon, Chu Lian'er looked at Xu Jinghong with an incredible face and asked such a sentence. Just now, when Xu Jinghong and Ye Mingyang talked about those words, Chu Lian'er was always by their side, and every shocking word had been heard by her.

Chu Lian'er's reaction was expected by Xu Jinghong, and he did not intend to hide anything from her, even if the matter was extremely serious. So after hearing her ask, she nodded and said, "Yes, what I told him was the truth. And you should also be able to think that if I don't have such determination, it is impossible to keep your family.

Chu Lianer understood the meaning of Xu Jinghong's words after being stunned. Indeed, her family, including herself, are imperial prisoners of the imperial court. How can Xu Jinghong's current status be preserved? So when he said he wanted to protect himself and his family, it showed that he had been opposed to the court.

But Chu Lian'er still looked worried: "But... can you and those people really go against the whole court?"

"It's not the whole court, but some people and some forces in the court." Xu Jinghong corrected her statement: "It is indeed impossible for the power I have now to fight against the whole class in power, but I can take some momentum to get rid of the top people!"

"What's the difference?" Chu Lian'er asked confusedly.

"Of course. They have just gained power, and their positions have not yet been stabilized, and there are not many reliable helpers. It can be said that they are not much different from me in strength. And my goal is only them. As for the interests of others, I won't touch them, so that I will face fewer enemies.

"But... you still have to face the emperor. He is the emperor of the Song Dynasty. Will the world watch you drive him down from the throne?"

"The Son of Heaven? It's just some means to fool the people. As long as there are some knowledgeable people, they won't take this statement seriously at all! Moreover, if people in the world really value him as an emperor so much, the seven families will not have been in control of the government for decades and make him a puppet!" Xu Jinghong said with a contemptuous smile: "So the so-called emperor is nothing in my eyes!"

The shock brought to Chu Lian'er was even greater, which made her eyes widen. She stared at him like the first time she saw Xu Jinghong for a long time, and finally she couldn't say anything more.

"And now that I have no way out, everything must follow this." Xu Jinghong took a deep breath and said, "When those grains were burned, when the news spread yesterday, I was already opposed to those in power now!"

After saying this, Xu Jinghong looked at Chu Lian'er and found that she was still worried. He comforted her again and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely win the final victory. At the beginning, in the southwest and the north, I had no way out every time, but often at this time, it was time for me to get things done! This is the case of going deep into the grassland and fighting head-on with the Hu cavalry, the raid on the Black Mountain Cliff, and the pre-emptive attack in the mine. I believe that since God asked me to come here, he would not let me die in such a muddle!"

Although I don't understand Xu Jinghong's following sentence, Chu Lianer still chose to trust him: "I believe you, no matter what decision you make, I will support you!"

Hearing the support she said, Xu Jinghong's heart was stirred, and he hugged Chu Lian'er into his arms. This was the first time that the two of them had made such a close move. Chu Lian'er suddenly blushed, and her body was stiff and she couldn't move. But in her heart, there is indescribable happiness and sweetness, because she can feel his affection for herself. In fact, this is enough for her!

At the dense crown (river crab) of a locust tree two feet away from Xu Jinghong, a cleverly hidden person happened to see all this clearly. However, he didn't care about the intimate behavior of the two at all, but he was shocked by Xu Jinghong's previous words.

This is hidden on the tree of Guoansi, and the person who secretly peeps at everything is the snake in the twelve zodiac animals. Most of these first-class killers can complete seemingly impossible tasks by one by their incredible hiding skills, followed by martial arts. Therefore, the snake can enter the Guoan Si Yamen without knowing it, and eavesdrop on Xu Jinghong's confidential information at close range.

Only when they enter such a private space as a dungeon can the snake track it and eavesdrop on anything. But when Xu Jinghong came out of there, he was within the scope of his surveillance again.

Now, the snake has got what it wants, and all this is really amazing. This stunned him on the crown for a long time before he came to his senses. Seeing that Xu Jinghong and Chu Lianer had no intention of leaving, he also stayed there quietly. He didn't want to be detected and arrested after getting such news.

But Xu Jinghong and Chu Lian'er were obviously a little excited. This hug lasted for a long time. It was not until both of them calmed down that they slowly let go of each other. Xu Jinghong also blushed and felt ashamed of his uncalmness. At least he has been a man for two generations, and he has not been without a girlfriend in that life. Who would have thought that he would be like a child in this era.

After calming down, Xu Jinghong said to Chu Lian'er, "You have just recovered and have been out for so long. You must be tired. You'd better go back to rest quickly."

"What about you?" Chu Lianer, whose affection was finally rewarded, looked more and more beautiful. She looked at Xu Jinghong and asked in a soft voice. The meaning is obviously that Xu Jinghong should accompany him.

But this time, Xu Jinghong didn't do what she wanted: "I thought of something and had to go back inside to ask, so... someone, accompany Miss Chu back!" With his call, people in the government office immediately rushed over, and then, under his escort, Chu Lian'er was taken away.

It was not until he saw her go far away that Xu Jinghong exhaled. He did not re-enter the dungeon as he said. In fact, he didn't have anything to enter the dungeon again. The reason why he said this was just to take Chu Lianer away and stabilize a person.

Even at the time of emotion, Xu Jinghong's extraordinary six knowledge is still there. At that time, a gust of wind blew from behind the tree, bringing down some disturbing breath from the tree and being detected by him. Because of this, he can quickly get out of the confusion and quickly make the most correct response.

At this time, the snake hidden in the tree did not know that it had been exposed, and still patiently hid there, waiting for Xu Jinghong to leave. Xu Jinghong did not leave. Instead, he came to the locust tree and said to himself, "Now it's the most important moment. I can't delay the business because of some children's feelings. Therefore, I will meet her less after this time. As long as this thing can be done, are you afraid that I can't stay with her in the future?

The snake on the tree was a little nervous when it saw Xu Jinghong approaching his hiding place, but now when it saw him say such a thing, it also relaxed. He thought that Xu Jinghong must have realized that it was not good for him to be so absorbed in the gentleness that he would adjust himself afterwards.

When the snake smiled secretly because of his words, Xu Jinghong, who was standing quietly under the tree and seemed to be persuading himself, suddenly moved -

I don't know when Xu Jinghong had already held a Baisheng knife in his hand. Then, without any warning or greeting, he fit together and rushed to the crown of the tree. At this time, the knife in his hand had turned into a cold light and went straight to the snake on the tree.

"Puff!" The knife fiercely pressed against the arm that the snake raised against, and the blood immediately splashed everywhere, and his arm was separated from his body. After a scream, the snake fell straight down from the tree. All this was so sudden that he only had time to raise his hand to avoid being killed with a knife, but he was still seriously injured. Not only was the hand cut off, but also the knife gas entered the body, and fell from a tree more than ten feet high, which had injured the internal organs.

Xu Jinghong did not show mercy at all. After pressing his left hand on the tree, his whole body immediately turned back and killed the snake struggling from the ground. He did not take down this person's life at all and interrogate him carefully, because he has recognized the identity of this person at a glance. As a person who has dealt with the movie killer, he naturally knows what force behind these people is, and he also knows that he can't give the other party any chance to recover, otherwise he will let him escape. That's really I will regret it.

The snake was hit hard and finally stood up to escape, but he was shocked to find that there was great pressure from the top of his head. When he looked up, he happened to see a cold light coming. He could not even dodge, so he was stabbed from the top of his head by Xu Jinghong and killed alive on the spot.

Poor Snake, the top killer in the shadow killing hall, was killed by Xu Jinghong, but he couldn't even show his real skills. But this is also God's will. He has gained everything in the assassination all his life, and now he has been killed by Xu Jinghong in the same dishonent way, which can be regarded as repayment.

It was not until the snake fell to the ground and died that some soldiers around them rushed over. They all avoided far away when they saw Xu Jinghong and Chu Lianer alone, but they didn't expect that this place would become a battlefield in a blink of an eye.

"Dushi..." Everyone looked at the blood on the ground, were shocked and shouted one after another, just as if Xu Jinghong had suffered any damage. It was not until Xu Jinghong signaled that he had no damage that everyone was relieved, and then they looked at the body on the ground: "How did this man get in? Why don't we know at all?"

"This is the power of the Shadow Killing Hall. They can always appear beside you unconsciously. Fortunately, this time he should just want to eavesdrop on our situation, not kill people, so that I can find out in time. Xu Jinghong touched the body on the ground with his foot and said after confirming that it was indeed dead.

Everyone was very ashamed to say, "It's still my subordinates' dereliction of duty to let these enemies sneak into our country's Ansi government, and please punish them!"

Xu Jinghong waved his hand and said, "This is also due to your lack of experience. I won't punish you this time. But next time, you must beware of twelve points, and you can't give them another chance to succeed!"

"Yes!" Everyone answered in unison, and then quickly searched carefully around them to prevent other assassins from existed here.

After a period of rectification, it was settled down again, and then an amazing news reported to Xu Jinghong: "A brother in the government was found unconscious in a hidden corner, and his clothes had been stripped off!"

Xu Jinghong was even more surprised when he heard the news and immediately ordered people to confirm the people in the whole government office, but found that these people were no problem. But this does not mean that everything is safe, but that the second person who stole into Guoansi has fled leisurely after getting what he wants.

At this time, Xu Jinghong did not dare to slack off at all. He immediately called his cronies to him and told the situation in detail. After hearing this, everyone's faces were a little nervous: "Do you think these people are really sent by the palace?"

"It can't be wrong. They have had some contact with me, and I recognize their appearance. Since what I killed was the killer of the Shadow Hall, the person who left should also be. And they are related to Huang Yue, the closest eunuch around the emperor, so I'm sure that they were sent from the palace to secretly investigate our situation.

"In this way, things will be a little bad. If the people in the palace know our true intentions, I'm afraid they will soon send people to encircle and suppress us." Sun Zaiyuan said uneasily, "We must come up with a solution as soon as possible."

"The only way now is to find the current foothold of the Shadow Killing Hall and eradicate them all! In this way, there may be time to stop them from reporting this news to the palace. Xu Jinghong's eyes flashed with a murderous opportunity, and he said at that time.

"But as assassins and killers, they have always been hidden in the dark, so how can they be found?"

"Mao Shun, does your intelligence department have any news in this regard?" Xu Jinghong turned his eyes to Mao Shun, who had never taken the initiative to speak. He believed that the other party could surprise him.

Sure enough, Mao Shun did not disappoint Xu Jinghong. He immediately said, "In this period of time, in addition to monitoring the officials in Beijing, the people of our intelligence department also paid attention to the Jianghu figures in the capital. Just the night before yesterday, we saw a dark shadow entering a house in the east of the city. Later, the shadow came to our National Security Division again. So if there is no mistake in judgment, that house is the foothold of the shadow killing hall in the capital, and the shadow is undoubtedly Huang Yue.

"Okay, whether it is or not, we are going to give it a try. Xiong Geng ordered his brothers to bring bows and crossbows, and we will go there for a while!"

"Yes!" After Xiong Geng agreed, he hurried out to dispatch the generals. After Xu Jinghong exchanged eyes with Sun Zaiyuan, Shuangshuang came to the other side for more secret talks.

"What else does the lord seem to have on his mind?" Looking at Xu Jinghong's silent appearance, Sun Zayuan said first.

"Yes, I don't know what happened today, but I was seen one after another." Xu Jinghong said with a wry smile.

"Oh, besides these assassins, who else knows the Lord's mind?"

"It's Ye Mingyang in prison. He has analyzed a lot of problems from my behavior and identity." Xu Jinghong briefly said his conversation with Ye Mingyang, and then asked, "What do you think of his cooperation with me?"

"This matter has to be said separately." After thinking about it carefully, Sun Zaiyuan expressed his idea: "The family is a huge cancer for me, and it must be removed. This cannot be changed. However, before the lord's wings are not full enough to suppress the opposition forces, we can still use the power of the family. So I mean, use it first and then remove it, and then use border defense.

Xu Jinghong nodded and said, "This view coincides with me, so let's follow this. And this thing has changed again, and we really need to find some allies.

After saying this, the people dispatched there were also ready, and immediately led by Xu Jinghong himself and went straight to Dongcheng.

At the same time, in a house in Dongcheng, an old and young man in the Shadow Killing Hall were listening to Xu Gou talking about everything they saw in the Guoan Division with a surprised face. After learning that the snake was killed by Xu Jinghong, the two sighed: "This Guoansi is really not good. It's not easy for you to retreat with your whole body."

Xugou smiled bitterly. He was saved when he watched his brother being killed without rescue him. He was one of the several Guoan soldiers who rushed over at that time, and he was also very shocked at that time. Fortunately, he was very calm and did not show his flaws. At the same time, he had grasped Xu Jinghong's true intention.

"So, Xu Jinghong really has a problem. Then we can report this matter to Grandpa Huang, and then leave this place of right and wrong. After the old man pondered, he came to such a conclusion.

"Yes, the chaos in the capital is hard to stop now. It really shouldn't stay for a long time." The teenager also nodded. Even gangs like Shadow Killing Hall dare not stay in such a chaotic capital.

At the moment they came to this conclusion, hundreds of Guoan soldiers with various weapons have surrounded their houses...