Chapter 69: Moving Like a Rabbit

  Liu Kui held a knife in one hand and mechanically wiped it back and forth on the deerskin rag in the blood trough, while coldly glancing at the boy's movements.

  The young man walked to the edge of the table, gently put down the wooden hammer, and then stuck his palm on the copper gong, placing it on the table, so as not to make a sound.

  There was a jug of water and an overturned cup on the table, next to which was another cup with half a cup of water in it, which Liu Kui had just used. The young man gently turned over a cup, poured himself a full glass of water, and then refilled Liu Kui's cup.

  Liu Kui's indifference in his eyes slightly decreased: "This is a young man who understands the rules."

  Liu Kui considered himself a man of few words but quick action, so he paid particular attention to others' behavior. This little household servant had already caught his eye many times.

  The young man finished drinking water, gently put down the cup, bowed to Liu Kui and smiled: "Thank you, General, I'll go on patrol now."

  Liu Kui grunted and lowered his eyelids, saying faintly: "The government arranged for you people to keep watch at night, but in fact it's just letting you go to your deaths. Be careful yourselves."

  Liu Kui was inarticulate, and he didn't mince words with his superiors or colleagues. But now, he had specially instructed a young servant who was worlds apart from him in status, which was really a rare occurrence. The youth's smile had a special kind of charm that made people easily take a liking to him.

  The young man laughed even more brightly: "Thank you, General, for your concern. Since Yang Langzhong can invite such a powerful figure as the General to sit in his mansion, I'm sure that flying thief wouldn't dare come again. What do I have to be afraid of?"

  A hint of a smile floated up in Liu Kui's eyes: "What do you know, that person dared to injure Yang Lang like that, it's clear he has an irreconcilable feud with him. Is he afraid someone will catch him? You'd better be careful, if you really run into that person... humph! You'll be lucky!"

  The young man thought for a moment, and then said with a shiver: "That's right! The general's tiger-like prestige is indeed intimidating, but that person has a deep blood feud with Yang Lang, I'm afraid...I'm afraid he won't give up easily. I should be more careful, thank you, General, for reminding me."

  "Huh? Wait!"

  Liu Kui stopped wiping his knife and looked up, asking: "Do you know what grudge that man has against Yang Langzhong?"

  It turns out that Liu Kui still doesn't know who hurt Yang Langzhong and for what reason, people are always curious, hearing this sentence, can't help but ask.

  The young man said in surprise, "I heard from the steward that when the great thief sneaked into the mansion, he told Yang Langzhong that he came for the Shaoguan blood case of Yongchun's second year. He had an irreconcilable feud with Yang Langzhong, so why did General come at Yang Langzhong's invitation without knowing what identity the thief was?"

  "Yongchun 2 years......, Shaoguan blood case......"

  Liu Kui lowered his head in thought, and suddenly his expression changed. He abruptly raised his head and said: "That person is from Shaoguan Taoyuan..."

  Liu Kui Fu suddenly raised his head, and his eyes widened in shock. The young man who had been standing a zhang away was now suddenly right in front of him, with five fingers like a beak, swiftly and fiercely thrusting towards his throat.

  "How dare you..."

  Liu Kui angrily shouted out loud, and the knife in his hand suddenly rose up high.

  The young man hastily retreated and suddenly stood one zhang away, still in the same place as before, as if he had never left that position.

  Still as a maiden, moving like a startled rabbit.

  Liu Kui's Snow Bright Thousand Cow Knife swung up a snow-white light wheel in the air, but the person under the knife was no longer there. Liu Kui swung his knife into thin air, and in shock and anger, he tried to get up, but suddenly found that all his strength seemed to have been drained away at once. His legs were completely unable to exert any force.

  He wanted to shout loudly, but his mouth opened wide and he couldn't utter a single word. He made a few gagging sounds in his throat, and blood began to flow out of the corner of his mouth.

  His hand still held the knife, but his iron-like arm suddenly softened, and the steel knife that had been wiped clean "clanged" to the ground, staining it with a bit of mud.

  The young man shot out his finger like a beak, and with the speed of lightning that was hard to catch up with, he struck his throat. Before his knife could swing, he quickly retreated.

  Liu Kui's eyes were wide with rage, his eyeballs seemed to be about to pop out of their sockets. He used all his strength, but he couldn't utter a single word because his larynx had been shattered by that one blow, his vocal cords pierced by the shattered bones and turned into a lump of minced meat, making it impossible for him to make any sound.

  Liu Kui's face was as red as if it had been smeared with chicken blood, and he forced out a few indistinct sounds before his body began to sway.

  The young man seemed to know what he wanted to say, and walked over, gently walking in front of Liu Kui, gently bending down, picking up the Thousand Cow Knife, straightening his waist, looking into Liu Kui's eyes, and gently asking: "Since you knew that there was a Peach Garden Village in Shaozhou, didn't you know why I took action?"

  Liu Kui's throat emitted a low humming sound, the sound of air passing through his throat, but he still couldn't speak.

  The young man didn't hesitate, and suddenly raised the knife. With a swing of the knife in the air, a white glow appeared, which instantly turned red.

  Liu Kui heard the last sentence: "One hundred and forty-seven vengeful spirits in Taoyuan Village are waiting for you, please go on your way!"

  A head with a swallow's whiskers and a leopard's beard flew into mid-air, its eyes blazing with fury and its face crimson.

  The knife is indeed a good one!

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  After a while, a patrolling policeman discovered Liu Kui's body.

  This little fellow had a whistle hung around his neck, but he only used one shrill cry to complete the summoning mission.

  When many people rushed to the scene, they saw Liu Kui sitting upright on a wooden bench, becoming "a king with one shoulder", his neck was empty, and his head had rolled behind a pillar next to him.

  Blood splattered all over the floor, and judging from the bloodstains, Liu Kui wasn't killed after being placed back in his seat, but was beheaded with a single slash while sitting in his chair. Moreover...the killer even used Liu Kui's own knife! What kind of person could achieve such an effect?

  With Liu Kui's death, the Yang residence was in an uproar. Several maids rushed into the study and were met with a bloody scene, causing them to vomit uncontrollably. The police officers, on the other hand, had gloomy expressions, as if someone owed them 300 taels of silver.

  Cai Dongcheng, the commander of the Imperial Guard, led Shen Jiahui, Wu Shao-dong and Huang Qilin, three thousand cowards, into the study where the case was discovered, and they never came out again. To prevent evil people from diverting attention, Yang Mingsheng was also carried in by them.

  The sorrowful and indignant crying of the three Shens was faintly heard from the study, interrupting the whispers of the people in Wuhoufang. The entire courtyard fell silent, with only the faint sound of mournful crying spreading out, startling the crows roosting on the branches into flight, circling dazedly in the night sky.

  The faces of the Wu Hou Fang Dings were not very good, and the person who came could sneak into the book building in such a tight situation without knowing anything, and take away Liu Kui's head without any resistance. What kind of terrible person is this?

  Those responsible for patrolling the streets, the Wu Hou, were secretly rejoicing and trembling with fear, thinking that the assassin might have passed by their side without them noticing, leaving them with a chilling feeling.

  No matter whether it was the bailiffs or the constables, they did not have the awareness to capture such a notorious fugitive. Those constables were only managing trivial matters with their meager salaries, such as handling petty thieves, swindlers, and fire prevention, while the bailiffs, as their supplements, at most dealt with neighborhood disputes and street brawls, and had never handled such a big case before.

  This is a murder case, and the murderer even kills high-ranking officials such as the Grand Justice of the Tang Dynasty's Ministry of Justice and the Commander of the Imperial Guard without batting an eye. Such a fugitive has such extraordinary and terrifying martial arts skills, who would dare to send him to his death?

  They stood there in silence, not mourning the death of Liu Qianwei, but thinking that the assassin's target was Yang Langzhong. As long as Yang Langzhong didn't die, he would definitely come again, and with a moment's carelessness, they would be killed like chickens and terrified.

  Yang Fan's face also turned white, with a look of horror. Even if you observe carefully, you can't find anything unusual on his face, let alone now when no one is paying attention to their expressions, because no one thinks the murderer is among them.

  Yang Fan discovered that the four Qian Niu were skilled in joint attacks, so he decided to take out one of them first. His Taishi had once told him that well-trained soldiers who fought together in harmony could multiply their individual strength several times over, and the power unleashed by their joint attack would be many times greater than the sum of their individual strengths.

  These four thousand cow backups obviously have a set of uncommon martial arts, the power they exert when they join forces is unclear to Yang Fan, and he doesn't want to waste his energy figuring it out. What he needs to do must be done with caution, there's no need to take those risks. If he can use his secret identity to kill one of them and achieve his goal, that's enough.

  The four people's joint attack technique may have been practiced for several years, or even ten or twenty years. The tacit understanding between them makes them integrated as one person. Killing one of them would destroy this tacit understanding.

  Because these four people were used to each other's offense and defense methods, once one of them was killed, the remaining three people suddenly changed their familiar attack method, and it was even less smooth than when three people first tried to cooperate, which completely disintegrated their possibility of joining forces.

  After entering the book building, he exchanged a few words with Liu Kui to confirm whether Liu Kui was also one of the participants in the Shaoguan blood case that year. Of course, regardless of whether Liu Kui was or not, since he had already stepped into this vortex, he must die.

  Liu Kui's words only said half a sentence, but his facial expression, tone of voice, and even the name of Taoyuan Village that slipped out of his mouth had already proven that he was one of the participants in the Huan Shan Village blood case, or at least an accomplice.

  Liu Kuiyu is one of them, what about the other three people of "Tongqiang Tiebi"?

  What about Cai Dongcheng, the Zhonglang General of the Imperial Guard?

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