Chapter 1258 The Sword God Smiles (XIV)

New Year's Eve, noon.

The streets of Linlu Town were empty.

Even the ordinary people in the town knew that they should not go out today.

They all closed their doors and windows very tactfully, watched their children, tied up the livestock in the yard, and prayed that this year would pass quickly and safely.

And those businessmen who usually traveled to and from the town did not show up today; after all... this is New Year's Eve, and for us Chinese, if you can only rest for one day in a year, it is this day.

Of course, not everyone found a place to hide.

In addition to the martial arts people, the drunkards, gangsters, and rogues in the town also gathered in dark alleys and street corners with curiosity and a little bit of alcohol.

After all, the opportunity is rare... They also want to see what kind of good show those "jianghu heroes" will perform.

"Boss, we have investigated before and after. Only the Beggars' Gang has more people than us. The other sects have no more than ten people at most. But..." The man hesitated halfway through his words.

"But what?" Tu Ji asked coldly.

"But... although they are few in number, more than half of them are hard-core..." The martial arts of this spies from the Crazy Tiger Gang are average, and only his light skills are outstanding. However, he has the ability to distinguish who are the real masters, and this ability... also makes him feel quite uneasy.

"What?" Tu Ji saw through his thoughts in an instant and cast a cold look at him, "Are you afraid?"

His glance made the spies tremble all over and their heartbeats stop suddenly.

At this moment, there were only two of them standing in this small courtyard facing the street, and the rest of the Crazy Tiger Gang were ambushed in the nearby area.

In other words, if Tu Ji was unhappy and "executed" this spy on the spot, no one would care.

"Subordinates... damn..." The spy knew that all his thoughts could not escape Tu Ji's eyes. Instead of quibbling, it was better to admit his mistakes directly.

"Hmph..." Tu Ji smiled, "Compared to them, are you more afraid of them or me?"

This question is difficult to answer, and it seems that either answer is wrong.

So, the spy didn't dare to answer, he just stood there... sweating coldly.

"In fact, the answer to this question... doesn't matter." After a moment, Tu Ji looked at his subordinate with a satisfied look, "In fact, I am the same as you, I am also afraid." He paused and said calmly, "I am afraid of death, afraid of losing, and afraid of not being able to get the Sword Dance Grass Notes tonight."

Hearing this, the fear on the spy's face faded a little, replaced by a trace of doubt.

"It's right to be afraid. Fear can keep you away from danger." Tu Ji continued, "But you can't lose your composure, your sense of propriety, or even your position because of fear..." When he said the last two words, he emphasized his tone, "Remember... the more afraid you are, the more you need to know what you should do and do it well."

"I understand!" Beads of sweat rolled down the spy's face. He looked at Tu Ji with almost grateful eyes and bowed, "Thank you for your guidance, Master!"

"Well... go ahead." After Tu Ji said that, he turned his back and waved his hand, signaling the man to go out and explore again.

The spy received the order and immediately performed Qinggong, and left the courtyard in a blink of an eye.

Tu Ji, on the other hand, still stood there, thinking.

From the outside, the leader of the Crazy Tiger Gang seems to be a rough man, but in fact, he is as cunning as a fox, cruel as a wolf, as poisonous as a snake, and more fierce than a tiger...

His dress, his speech, and even the name of his gang and the name of his unique martial arts... are all his deliberate disguises.

He just wants others to think that he is a rough man, a martial artist, so that they will despise him and relax their vigilance.

Objectively speaking, he did it very successfully... Duan Keyi's death is a good proof.

In fact, it's not just Duan Keyi.

Last night, there were ten masters who were ambushed by the Crazy Tiger Gang, and none of them survived. As for how many disciples of those masters died, no one would count.

This success rate is not a coincidence, but because the targets chosen by Tu Ji are all "sure" targets.

Before taking action, he not only investigated these people's martial arts, age, physical condition... but also their habits, hobbies, special quirks, etc., and they were all checked clearly.

As for those he could not investigate clearly, such as Wang Qiong (more thoughtful than Tu Ji), Leng Yuqiu, Mian Daoren (no sect, no school, solitary), etc., he would not act rashly.

This is Tu Ji's principle of doing things - first make yourself invincible, and then wait for the enemy to be defeated.

However, this strategy is not feasible today.

At least... with the strength of the Crazy Tiger Gang, it is impossible to make an "unbeatable" layout here.

Therefore, as Tu Ji himself said... he was very scared.

But today's situation is worth his fear, and it is also worth leaving the part that he cannot control to the so-called "fate" and "luck"... to take a chance.

Squeak--

The sound of the door hinge turning interrupted Tu Ji's thoughts.

With some doubt, he turned around and looked at the wooden door a few meters away from him.

It was the door of a private house.

Although Tu Ji regarded the courtyard as his stronghold, he did not obtain the consent of the owner; of course... he did not think that the owner of this private house had the courage to open the door and come out to argue with him.

But now, the door of this private house was opened, and the two people who came out did not look like ordinary people.

"Ha..." Looking at Master Jian and Bu Ai, who were walking towards him, Tu Ji showed a self-deprecating smile, "I was also negligent..." He muttered to himself, "Even if I can't sense the internal force, I should also go into the house and take a look..."

When Tu Ji came here this morning, he did consider breaking into the house and killing the residents inside; but after all, he was afraid of causing trouble, so he just used his inner strength to check outside the house, and after confirming the total number of people inside, After there were only two people and no internal reaction, he came to the conclusion that "there were just two ordinary people in the house."

"If I remember correctly..." As he spoke, Tu Ji was ready to face the enemy, but he remained calm on the surface. He looked at Young Master Jian and said, "This should be Young Hero Huangfu..." Then, he looked at the girl who was not afraid of her again, "And this... is Chai Nuxia."

Tu Ji had already bribed the shopkeeper of Ke Laixuan, so he knew everything about the inn. With Tu Ji's intelligence, it was not difficult to write down every guest's name.

"The leader of the Tu Gang is very well-informed..." Bu Awei continued, "It's obviously our first meeting, but he seems to be very familiar with us."

She reacted quickly. She almost immediately thought of how the other party learned her and Master Jian's names, and then she spoke to test them.

"Hmph... I'm just 'well-informed'..." Tu Ji responded with a sneer, "But you... are 'skilled'." He paused for a second, then continued, "Not to mention two You were able to escape unharmed in front of Leng Yuqiu yesterday, not to mention that you were able to hide your inner strength; what I am most curious about is... how on earth did you ambush you in this room? "

This question really puzzled Tu Ji, because he also made a temporary decision to choose this private house as a stronghold this morning. If he wanted to ambush in advance, it would be impossible unless he knew the unknown.

"There is no such thing as an ambush." ​​Kuang Zong Jianying replied in a very relaxed tone, "Just because we expected that last night would not be peaceful, we decided to leave the inn and find another place to stay to avoid being involved. We didn't want to get into any unnecessary trouble. So... we just found a private house to hide in." He shrugged, "The family collected some money (the money they extorted from Leng Yuqiu was enough to help this family live). last year), I left the town very happily, planning to go to the hostess’s natal home for ten and a half months before coming back.”

What he said was half true and half false.

"Avoiding getting involved in trouble" is only one of the reasons why they came here. In fact, their main purpose of coming here is to ambush Sashimi and Meng Jingzen.

The two Jiang Hu were not cheap, so when they entered the town, they naturally discovered the existence of the Order duo and those "Yin Bei".

But... Xu Huaishang's extremely difficult skill of using his own ability to "invisible" in the sound shell cannot be used by Jian Shao and Bu Wei. Therefore, the countermeasure they came up with was to wait for work - the two pretended to be completely Not knowing the status of being under surveillance, I ate, drank, rested, chatted with various NPCs in the town, and collected information, as if I was playing a stand-alone RPG game. At night, I even found a private house to hide in and rest, as if everything would be fine.

All this creates an illusion for the monitor that "we don't know we are being monitored." But in fact, they are always alert to the enemy's movements, preparing to strike back when the opponent attacks.

Unexpectedly, at night, Sashimi was killed by Xu Huaishang; Yinbei, a special item generated by Sashimi's skills, also disappeared with his death.

But Jian Shao and Bu Ai, who discovered this situation, did not dare to act rashly...

If the two of them were outside the town, there would be nothing to worry about. After noticing Yinbei's disappearance, they could enter the town unscrupulously; but they entered the town during the day... This means that after Yinbei disappeared, At the moment before, their position was still under the enemy's control.

Then, they had to consider the situation that the enemy deliberately disabled the sound shell and created an illusion that "the surveillance has disappeared" to expose their flaws.

Thinking this way, it would be difficult for them to move around and they could only continue to wait.

After waiting, it was time to wait until morning. Instead of waiting for sashimi and Meng Jingzen, we waited for the Kuanghu Gang who came to visit.

Who would have thought... Tu Ji just chose the courtyard of this private house as his hiding place and a base for communication, and his gang members were also waiting around this place.

Now that the matter is over, Jian Shao and Bu Ai simply don't come out. With their hearing ability, they could clearly hear every word Tu Ji said in the courtyard while sitting in the room; they could just grasp the situation in the town and observe the situation through Tu Ji's communication with various spies. development of.

"Oh?" Tu Ji didn't buy Master Jian's explanation very much, "Then according to your opinion, it's just a coincidence that you guys will appear in this room...?"

"Whether it's a coincidence or not, it doesn't matter anymore." Bu Aya continued.

"Then what is important?" Tu Ji asked sharply without mincing words.

"We are out, this is very important." Kuang Zong Jianying said.

Tu Ji thought for a moment and felt that what the other party said made sense. He couldn't help but wonder in his heart: Why did they take the initiative to come out? If they wanted to eavesdrop, they should continue to stay in that room; if they wanted to attack, they would not open the door so openly.

"So..." Tu Ji's thinking was also very quick, "Is there something that forced you to come out?"

"That's right." Kuang Zong Jian Ying said.

"Can you tell Tu the reason...?" Tu Ji asked.

"Of course." Jian Shao didn't mind telling the other party the reason why they went out of the house, because even if he didn't say it, the other party would know it soon.

"Someone has entered the town." Jian Shao exchanged glances with Bu Pa, and then responded.

"What kind of person?" Tu Ji said.

"I don't know his name." Jian Shao replied.

"Then you should know something else." Tu Ji said.

"Ah..." Jian Shao's expression froze, and he said solemnly, "All I know is... his martial arts skills are very high, to a level you can't even imagine." He paused, and added, "In addition... he has the 'Sword Dance Grass Mark' on him."