Chapter Thirteen The White Bearded Old Man
.There were many people coming from the streets around, all of whom came after seeing the black fire and the fireworks. Some officers and soldiers came to investigate and some citizens watching the fun. The two black shadows quickly merged into the crowd and disappeared.
"Let them run away!" Lin Tao's current outfit could not chase forward. He was still thinking about the matter of Jie Yintang, and quickly took the "Sigh of the Galaxy" into the "Ring of the Peach Land".
Instead of returning the same way, Lin Tao first entered his room through the wall behind, changed into his clothes, and walked downstairs with the sword of the ringing sword, mixed with the registered disciples toward the yard. Everything went smoothly, and now there was chaos everywhere. Everyone focused their attention on the group of assassins, and no one cared about Lin Tao's room at all.
In the courtyard, all four men in black had died, and the hunter's headband on their faces was taken off. One of the onlookers exclaimed: "Duan Hengshan!"
"Duan Hengshan? Isn't Duan Hengshan in Qinghushan?" Another registered disciple also said in surprise.
Duan Hengshan
Hearing the screams of these disciples, Lin Tao frowned and walked over quickly. Sure enough, just now, what happened? He broke his collarbone and then his throat was shattered by Fei Viper Stone. He had a big beard and a pair of leopard ring eyes and died with his eyes open. Who was that look, if it wasn't Duan Hengshan?
During the time when the Qinghu Gang was hunting for treasure at Tianjian Lake, Lin Tao met Duan Hengshan from afar, so his impression of him was still very clear.
Looking at the pair of pumpkin sledgehammers on the ground, this also conforms to Duan Hengshan's characteristics. Qinghu Gang and double hammers are the characteristics of the sect. Lin Tao is absolutely sure that the dead person is undoubtedly Duan Hengshan.
"Lin Tao." The other disciples saw Lin Tao appear and surrounded him. After all, in the guide hall, except Xu Xing, Lin Tao is the second strong person, and among these left-behind disciples, he is the well-deserved backbone.
"I'm late to avoid everyone's suspicion. Lin Tao shook his head helplessly and looked around. Many disciples were moaning in pain. Then he said, "Everyone will rescue the injured first. The others will be on guard around the guide hall, protect the scene, and don't let the idle people wait in!"
"clear!"
Everyone dispersed and took action.
"Young Master Lin!"
Everyone was busy, and a woman strode into the hiring hall from outside, with a cold face and purple fox fur. Behind her, more than a dozen female martial servants in tight clothes, were Xue Chan, the leader of the martial arts league.
When she received the emergency signal, she came as fast as possible. Listening to everyone's discussion, she saw that there were corpses everywhere in the yard, and she couldn't help but feel anxious.
I learned from Xu Xing that Lin Tao was staying in the Guild Hall today. Such a thing happened made her inexplicably worried about Lin Tao's safety.
At first glance, Xue Chan saw Lin Tao's figure and felt at ease. "Leader, I'm fine." When Xue Chan came, Lin Tao felt a little relieved. At such a critical moment, all she needed was the help of her friends.
"The attack on the Jie Yintang was attacked, and Duan Hengshan was attacked. The four known assassins have been executed." Lin Tao briefly introduced the story.
"Duan Hengshan?" Xue Chan was also surprised when she heard this name. Duan Hengshan was in Qinghushan, so how could he appear in the Guiding Hall as an assassin? But when she walked over and saw the corpse, she had to believe it.
"Yun'er, go and notify Xu Jieyin and let him come back." Xue Chan's face turned cold.
Duan Hengshan is a suspect in arrest, but the current situation is that the arrested person suddenly appears in the city, so the membership of the Wu League who went to Qinghushan was equivalent to being a loser.
"Yes." Wu Yun nodded and quickly disappeared at the door with a few people.
Lin Tao was safe and sound, Xue Chan's heart could be relieved. With a wave of her hand, the female guard beside her immediately joined the cleaning of the scene.
Turning around, Xue Chan asked Lin Tao again: "Young Master Lin, did you kill Duan Hengshan?"
Lin Tao shook his head: "When I was attacked, I was still sleeping. When I got up and rushed to the yard, the battle was over. A mysterious old man suddenly appeared and killed them in seconds."
Of course, Lin Tao would not tell her that the old man was actually himself. No matter when it was, it would be good to leave a trump card for himself.
"Mysterious Old Man?" Xue Chan couldn't help but blurt out, and looked at the wounds of the attackers. Sure enough, they either hit the neck or the collarbone. The technique was simple and sharp, without any drag. As a warrior, she could also fully see how powerful this mysterious old man should have, at least a "martial artsman" level, who has such skills, killing a third-level and third-level high-level warrior in seconds.
Including herself, if she faced Duan Hengshan faced him, it would not be a problem to take him down, but she would have to fight fiercely and would never be able to kill this realm in seconds.
Xue Chan was deeply impressed by the mysterious old man Lin Tao said. Worshiping the strong is a habit of all warriors.
"It's a pity that he disappeared after killing Duan Hengshan, the assassins. So no one saw his appearance clearly, let alone his identity. But everyone guessed that it was very likely that he was the senior management of our Ao Shi Sect." Lin Tao followed the discussion of those disciples. This matter was naturally the farther away from him, the better.
"It must be like this." Xue Chan agreed deeply and searched through the entire Yongle City.
Guda vomits!
There was a sound of horse hooves on the street outside the yard, and then the officials came to the scene late and rushed to the scene. The prefect Jia Huaiyu and his son Jia Chong, both walked into the entrance hall with serious expressions and great concern and sympathy.
"Who is so desperate that he actually openly attacked the Ao Shizong Guidance Hall?" Jia Lu walked in the front and immediately came up to ask, "Young Master Lin, are you okay?"
"It's Duan Hengshan, but he has been killed." Lin Tao glanced at Jia Chong with great meaning.
"Is it him? How could it be?" Jia Chong's face was full of surprise, and he also walked towards the bodies of Duan Hengshan and looked at it.
Of course, all of this was just a play written and acted by Jia Chong. Duan Hengshan's bloody sweep and the father and son were watching the battle outside. However, they controlled the start of this good show. However, they were not sure about the ending. The bloody sweep was not successful. Instead, a mysterious old man was killed halfway, stirring up the original good show.
In fact, they were also quite frightened. When they saw Duan Hengshan, they were about to be captured alive. The person who threw the locust stone was naturally Jia Chong.
Duan Hengshan must not leave a living mouth. If he falls into the hands of the Guild Hall or the Wumeng, no one can guarantee whether he will reveal the supporters behind him.
Once that happens, this will be extremely unfavorable to Jia Chong. So the scene just now appears.
Of course, Lin Tao was not clear about all this, but with his mind, he had already had ideas about Jia Chong and his son. In the middle of the night, the four city gates were closed, just a high-level warrior. He would never have the courage to slap the envoy and escape unstoppable.
Duan Hengshan's trip was strange.
Looking at Jia Chong's back, Lin Tao turned around to do his own business.
Soon, Xu Xing also brought his men back to the Guitang.
When Wu Yun arrived, the collection of Qinghushan was unfolding. However, from the Qinghu Gang disciples, he learned that Duan Hengshan had disappeared an hour ago. Of course, Xu Xing would not believe it. He was carrying out a carpet-style search within the entire sect. Wu Yun arrived and told the situation of the Jieting Hall, and then he hurried back.
Someone had already reported the incident. After some cleaning, five disciples in the Jieying Hall died and more than ten were injured, which was a heavy loss. Of course, no one knew that if Lin Tao had not taken action in time, nearly fifty disciples and servants in the Jieying Hall left behind would have been spared.
Xu Xing was extremely confused when he learned about the appearance of the mysterious old man, just like everyone else.
"If it were the senior executives of Ao Shizong, why did he not want to identify himself? And it was such a coincidence that he had been guarding the Guiling Hall?"
"The strong men of Ao Shizong are basically specializing in swords. This old man is holding the Crazy Dragon and Angry Phoenix Sphur. With my knowledge, I really can't think of who would be in Ao Shizong!"
All questions will always be a mystery unless Lin Tao reveals the truth.
The second day.
Martial Alliance.
The matter of the Qinghu Gang was settled. The main culprit Duan Hengshan was dead. The remaining Duan Yuanqing and some followers had been sentenced. Lin Tao came here again, just to appear as a witness to cooperate with the trial of the Wu League.
By the time these messy things were finished, it was already noon. Lin Tao walked out of the gate of the Wu League. There were many Qinghu Gang disciples around him from time to time, and after proving his innocence, they came out.
Duan Hengshan did evil, but most of the disciples were completely unaware of it, so they were innocent. However, the Qinghu Gang sect had been disbanded because they violated the Martial Alliance Code. These disciples either surrendered to other sects or went home and went their separate ways.
The people entering and leaving all looked very complicated, and Lin Tao stood at the door, and he was also deeply moved.
It is very difficult to create and exhibit a sect, but it only takes a moment to lose.
Young man, are you also a disciple of Qinghu Gang?" At this time, an old man came over and asked a little abruptly.
Lin Tao looked closely and saw that the old man was about sixty years old. He was slender and thin, but he looked full of energy. However, his fox fur and pineapple cotton hat and gray beard almost covered his entire face, revealing only a red nose and a pair of small eyes that were narrowed into thin slits.
"Uncle, I am not a disciple of Qinghu Gang, I am a registered disciple of Ao Shizong's Guide Hall. Is there anything wrong?" Lin Tao nodded and smiled.
"Oh, it's okay. I just asked the old man in white beard to look at Lin Tao, then walked away, took a few steps, looked back again, and then disappeared at the corner of the street.
"This old man is probably a disciple of the Qinghu Gang, or a servant. If the Qinghu Gang is separated, he may have lost his only support.
Lin Tao didn't think much about this old man, so he went straight to the guide hall. After lunch, he had to practice.
Little did he know that Lin Tao walked out not far away. The old man appeared in a hidden place behind him again, his tiny eyes wide open, he watched quietly, and was still stuttering and talking.
Chapter completed!