Li Huo's cultivation was personally taught by his brother Li Nan. This person has a very strong understanding, and with the guidance of a ninth-level expert, his progress will naturally be slow. Among Su Buwei's secret guards, his cultivation level is considered above average. The people under him are all carefully selected by him, and they are usually in the same faction as him.
As long as it is a powerful group, there will be factional disputes within it. There is no truly united power group in this world. As long as people have ideas, it is impossible for everyone to be close to each other. The Dark Guards are also divided into many factions, and even those who have been conquered from the martial arts world are not of the same mind.
Li Nan was one of the leaders of the Jianghu faction among the Dark Guards, but as he died in battle, his men began to fall apart.
Li Huo relied on his brother's remaining power and there were still some people gathered around him, but he was not very popular among the secret guards. He didn't expect that Su Buwei would give him the task of monitoring Fang Jie, so he was a little flattered. He regarded this matter as a step towards his advancement and naturally spared no effort.
Although Chen Heng and Chen Ha's cultivation levels are astonishing, relatively speaking, it is not absolutely impossible to get rid of them. As for surveillance, lurking is a good thing for the dark guards.
But what Li Huo didn¡¯t expect was that Yan Kuanghui would discover his conspiracy at a critical moment.
He was worried that Yan Kuang would tell Fang Jie about this matter, which would make it difficult to take action. After all, the masters around Fang Jie at this time included more than one Shen Qingshan. He knew that the Ouchi Guards Department also sent people to spy on Fang Jie. Of course, he also knew that the Zhuo Buyi who came here had a close relationship with Fang Jie in private.
Therefore, tonight he planned to send someone to sneak aboard the ship quietly and poison the water in Chen Hen and Chen Ha's room.
It was at this moment that the threat came.
But I don¡¯t know where it comes from.
He didn¡¯t dare to move because he didn¡¯t know where the danger was. At this time, it was as if every flaw in his body was visible to others. As long as he makes a random move, the waiting killer move will come in an instant. This was the first time Li Huo faced such a situation, so fear quickly spread in his heart.
Not just him, everyone standing behind him seemed to be being forced by an invisible knife.
On the big ship
Mu Xiaoyao, who was standing next to Fang Jie and looking at the night view of the river, suddenly changed her face slightly, and then looked towards the distance on the north bank. It seemed that something in the deep darkness had attracted her attention.
Fang Jie looked at her and asked softly: "What's wrong?"
Mu Xiaoyao was silent for a while and said: "There should be people in the bushes over there peeping at our ship. I can feel eight people, two with eighth-level cultivation and six with seventh-level cultivation. I discovered these people at the beginning, But now it seems that there are experts here, and I can¡¯t feel it. What is certain is that those eight people seem to be in crisis, and they are surrounded by the vitality of heaven and earth that is running regularly. "
"Because these people have average cultivation, I didn't pay attention at first."
Mu Xiaoyao said: "But now it seems that someone difficult to deal with is coming. I can't feel the existence of this person, so I can't predict whether it is one person or several people. But since I can't sense it, the person's cultivation for¡¡"
"I gonna go see"
Shen Qingshan frowned slightly.
Fang Jie shook his head: "There's no need to go and see. People who don't want to show up naturally have reasons for not wanting to show up. As for the master Xiaoyao mentioned that she can't sense, it may not be aimed at us. Let's wait and see what happens this time The trip to the southwest might be interesting.¡±
"Go and call Chen Hen and Chen Ha."
Fang Jie smiled and said: "As long as we are all together, how many of us can forcefully get on the ship?"
North Shore
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Li Huo's clothes were soaked with sweat. He stood motionless for more than five minutes. The threat that frightened him was still wandering around them. He gradually understood that it was the great practitioners who had changed the vitality of heaven and earth around them. As long as they moved randomly, the internal energy mixed in the vitality of heaven and earth would attack like an arrow from a string. This method was too powerful, and Li Huo knew that he was no match.
"What do you mean, senior?"
When the defense in his heart really couldn't bear the pressure, he finally couldn't help but asked in a low voice. As soon as he started to speak, he realized that his voice had become hoarse.
"roll"
Someone said a word in the dark.
"If I find you still following this big boat tomorrow morning, I will kill you all and throw you into the river to feed the fish."
This person¡¯s voice was very erratic, and it was impossible to determine the direction. But Li Huo is very realThey felt that this person was nearby, not far away from them. Perhaps because of fear, Li Huo felt that the night around him was getting darker and darker. It was so dark that he felt like there were dangers all around him, and there were countless lonely ghosts wandering back and forth.
"We are from the imperial court!"
Li Huo lowered his voice and said: "Excuse me, senior. If we did not intend to offend, please forgive me, senior. However, I have official duties at this time, so I would like to ask you to do it for your convenience."
"You want to scare me with the word imperial court?"
The man in the dark sighed with disdain.
"You don't even know what I look like. Even if you can escape, do you know who ruined your business? You want to scare people with just one sentence. You are too idiotic. What's more, since I have already taken action, I naturally didn't put you there. In the eyes. Just kill eight cats and dogs. If you are dead, who knows who killed you? "Bah!"
"I'll count to three. If you don't leave, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Li Huo gritted his teeth, was silent for a while and then ordered: "Let's go!"
He clasped his fists towards the darkness and said, "Thank you, senior, for showing mercy today, but we will"
"roll!"
Before he could finish his words, he was stopped by the person in the dark. The person seemed to be angry: "If you say one more word, I will kill someone."
Li Huo choked and swallowed the next words.
"go back!"
He lowered his feet and floated backwards. The people behind him seemed to have received an amnesty, and followed him closely for fear of running too slowly. Not long after they disappeared, a slender figure appeared where they had been standing.
"This errand is so tiring"
The man sighed and looked far away in the direction where Fang Jie's big ship was staying.
This person turned out to be Zhuo Buyi. He waited until Li Huo and the others were far away before turning around and leaving. It is not easy to suppress eight people with good cultivation level in an instant with his cultivation level. In less than ten minutes, the amount of internal energy consumed by drawing the ground to form a prison is not a small amount.
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Li Huo spat in annoyance, and after the fear in his heart gradually receded, what was left was endless anger.
"This person might be someone close to Fang Jie. He knew that we were sent by His Majesty, so he just threatened us and dared not take actionWe shouldn't have withdrawn at that time. We should have tested it before speaking!"
Lu Minglan said as he walked: "If he is really a person from the world, there is no reason to stop us. Even if he is a ninth-grade expert, you have to know that we have two eighth-grade and six seventh-grade people here. If they are added together, it will be Is it really that easy to deal with?¡±
"Shut up!"
Li Huo glared at him and said: "This matter is full of weirdness. Even if he is someone close to Fang Jie, we can't act rashly. Since my father-in-law confessed to do this matter secretly, he just doesn't want to offend Fang Jie. You all We know that Fang Jie is now a popular person in front of His Majesty. The origin of this person is somewhat mysterious, and there are no guards around him that only we know about. Since this person has spoken out to dissuade him instead of taking action directly, he must not make a killing move unless it is absolutely necessary. What's the use of forcing him to take action at this time?"
He said coldly: "Don't forget what we are here for! Once we fight, the people on the ship will be alerted immediately. At that time, it will be equivalent to forcing Fang Jie and the others to come over. How can we monitor his trip to the southwest? The bus has been waiting, Chen Humph, what happened to those two idiots in Chen Ha is a small matter. Monitoring Fang Jie's every move in the southwest is a big deal! This is a mission assigned by His Majesty himself. Don't you understand the importance of doing something small and overweight? Do!"
"I see¡¡"
Lu Minglan nodded: "I just feel aggrieved! Ever since we joined the Dark Guard, have we ever been treated with such cowardice!"
"A small leak will sink a great ship"
Li Huo said: "If there is really no chance to get rid of Chen Heng and Chen Ha, my father-in-law may not blame us. Killing these two people is probably just a means for my father-in-law to test our abilities. I have been thinking If it is true that His Majesty cannot tolerate these two people Personally, why send someone to get rid of it secretly? It should be something that the father-in-law thinks about for His Majesty, so he asked us to do it secretly. In that case, how dare Fang Jie do it. Disobeying the decree?"
"Makes sense"
A tall man following him said: "I have been thinking, who does your Majesty want to get rid of? Do you still need to spend so much effort?"
"Li Sanxing, Gao Xiaoyou two will contact the people we sent out early tomorrow morning. See if you can find an opportunity to attack Fang Jie when they change ships. If there is no chance again, we will give up."
Li Huo pondered for a while and rubbed his hands.Rubbing his wrinkled temples: "That's it for today, arrange for someone to keep watch while the others sleep. Don't be so close to the big ship tomorrow morning. Let's go to the front. Sooner or later we will be noticed if we follow behind."
Just when he said this, his expression suddenly changed.
He stopped abruptly and instantly drew out the long sword in his hand. Among these people, he has the highest cultivation level. Although Lu Minglan also has an eighth-level cultivation level, there is still some gap between him and him. So after he reacted, others subconsciously stopped. They looked at Li Huo, and Li Huo's gaze stayed directly in front of him.
Next to the small boat they hired, stood a man wearing a moon-white robe. The style of the robe looks very strange. Through the moonlight reflected in the river, you can faintly see that the robe is very wide. The most eye-catching thing is not this man's robe, but his head.
This person is bald.
Li Huo's pupils shrank suddenly, and then he let out a low exclamation.
"People from the Buddhist sect!"
Hearing these four words, the others immediately dispersed and drew their weapons. At this time, they all also saw the white-robed monk standing by the boat.
Under the weak moonlight, the monk stood there quietly.
"King Ming is compassionate I finally waited until a few of you came back."
The man clasped his hands together and bowed slightly, then straightened up and said in a gentle tone: "I found this boat before and asked the owner and his wife to give me a ride. But the couple said that the boat was already chartered and could not take me. So I can only wait here. Could you please send me some kind thoughts and let me get on the boat?¡±
His moon-white monk's robes fluttered slightly in the night wind, and he looked like he was out of the world.
His tone was gentle and gentle, without any hint of hostility.
"Didn't the Sui people also say that it's convenient for others to be convenient for yourself?"
The white-robed monk looked at Li Huo and the others and said sincerely: "Can you please give me a convenience?"