Astral Apostle Chapter 206: Sit back and watch the enemy close

The latest website: In the sky above Ningtian Mansion, Zhou Jing's clothes fluttered, riding the wind, looking down on the turmoil in the city like a falcon.

"This assassin assassinated the emperor alone, I don't know if there are any accomplices to accompany him..."

While muttering in a low voice, he turned on the element vision inspection, but found nothing.

This assassin seems to be a pure martial artist, not good at spells, but for him, he is more difficult to catch than Mei Zhanqing.

There is a specialization in the art industry, and Mei Zhanqing was full of evil spirits back then. In the field of vision of the elements, she was like a firefly in the dark night, so bright and outstanding.

As for an ordinary martial artist, his aura is no different from that of a mortal, and he has no distinctive features, and there is no special trace in the field of vision of the elements.

Zhou Jing tried it for a while, and then closed the elemental vision. For this kind of target, it is better to use normal senses to find the trace.

He lowered his altitude and hovered in the night sky, observing the search tracks of many imperial guards, looking at the streets illuminated by torches, and at the same time, he devoted his energy to paying attention to the movements in the dark streets.

Under his relatively high perception, he can have a panoramic view of the situation in the area he flies over.

Just searched for a while, but found nothing.

"Assassins are very skilled. As long as they get rid of the pursuers, they can hide anywhere. Ningtian Mansion is huge. If there is no mysterious way to track them down, searching for a person is like finding a needle in a haystack..."

Zhou Jing thought secretly.

If you were an assassin, how would you escape if the assassination failed?

Hmm... If you want to escape, you must be swaggering out of the city.

"Hey, this is not what normal people think."

Zhou Jing settled down, switched to a mortal's way of thinking, and pondered:

"Assassination at night, the city gate is closed, the assassin can only hide in the city. And the emperor is assassinated, even in the daytime, the city gate must be under martial law, and the gate control will not be lifted easily if the thief cannot be found. Therefore, the assassin must either hide in the city Pray that he will not be found, or find a way to sneak out of the city. He dares to assassinate, and his skills are extraordinary, so he should not sit still, but can avoid the city gate to check the way to escape from Ningtian Mansion..."

He squinted his eyes and looked at the Yulin River extending in all directions in the city.

Ning Tian Mansion is densely covered with water networks. If you want to avoid interrogation, the most likely way is to take the water at night and try to get out of the city through the water gate.

With a thought in his mind, Zhou Jing lowered his altitude and simply flew close to the bank of the Yulin River to observe the movement of the river.

The Yulin River surrounds Ningtian Mansion, and there are prosperous river sections as well as remote river sections.

He searched carefully for a while, and found something unusual in a remote place with a muddy river.

There is a stone bridge here, with clumps of aquatic plants growing in the bridge hole, and fish swimming, making ripples.

Everything seemed to be normal, but Zhou Jing found a reed tube protruding from the aquatic plants.

In a dark environment, it is difficult for ordinary people to notice this detail, but his perception is quite high, and his senses of sight, smell, and hearing are far superior to ordinary people.

Under the comprehensive perception, he not only discovered this detail through vision, but also vaguely felt the faint air flow of the reed tube, as if someone was taking a small breath.

'There should be a person hiding under the water... probably an assassin, otherwise he wouldn't be hiding like this. ’

Zhou Jing's eyes flashed, but he didn't step forward to expose it. Instead, he listened attentively to the movement around him.

The footsteps of the Royal Forest Army's search were quite far away from here, and most of the buildings on the bank of this river had their doors and windows closed, and no one else was watching.

He rolled his eyes, coughed, and muttered deliberately:

"I don't know who this assassin is. Could it be Yan Luo Chen Feng who urged him to order? This person killed officials and dignitaries all the way, claiming to be a crusade against villains, which is the most suspicious."

After finishing speaking, Zhou Jing turned his head and flew up, as if he was going elsewhere.

In fact, he circled around and came back, quietly watching the movement here in the air.

It didn't take long for him to discover a "drifting" reed pipe in this section of the river, moving quietly along the river, towards the edge of the city.

Zhou Jing's eyes lit up, and he did not tell others about this discovery, but followed quietly in the air, closely watching the trace of this person.

…

Duan Yunfeng carefully swims in the river with a reed pipe in his mouth.

In autumn, the river water was icy cold, even though he was strong and protected by inner energy, he felt his body was gradually freezing and could only hold on.

The water was turbid and dark, Duan Yunfeng couldn't see the way ahead, and he didn't dare to stand up, so he could only swim for a while and stop for a while, carefully listening to the movement on the bank through the river.

Fortunately, this month, he has been stepping on the spot, and he is already familiar with the terrain of the river. Even if he can't see clearly underwater, he can still act in the dark. When he escaped, he deliberately chose this route, leading to the water gate in the west of the city, without passing through the prosperous river section of Huafang, just to avoid the eyes and ears.

After swimming for an unknown amount of time, Duan Yunfeng finally touched the slippery moss on the wall of the water gate. After listening to the movement for a while, he confirmed that there were no officers and soldiers around, and then carefully emerged from the water.

The water gate here is connected to the city wall, arched, closed by iron bars, and the river is narrow, only allowing a small boat with a black awning to pass through. Outside is a winding river, leading directly to the Chunshan River.

As long as you go out, you can escape from death.

Duan Yunfeng groped and held onto the edge of an iron railing. There were several loose spots at the connection with the city wall, which he loosened day after day while sneaking around at night during his visit to the site this month.

He took a deep breath and made a sudden effort.

Crack!

The corner of the iron fence was broken, revealing a gap, barely able to pass sideways.

Cracking sounded on Duan Yunfeng's body, he used the bone shrinking skill, and he got through the gap.

He passed through the water gate, not daring to relax, and hurriedly dived along the river, swam all the way into the Chunshan River, and landed on the bank of a wild forest surrounded by no one in the dark.

At this moment, he looked back, and what he saw was the general outline of Ning Tianfu in the dark night.

"Come out..."

Until now, Duan Yunfeng's tense nerves were relaxed, and he felt that his clothes were wet and sticky to his body, and it was damp and cold to the bone.

"Damn it, the officers and soldiers backed up too quickly. I didn't kill the dog emperor this time, and almost fell inside..."

Duan Yunfeng gritted his teeth, feeling both discouraged and resentful of failing, his mood was mixed.

He breathed a sigh of relief, suppressed his inner emotions, and secretly said:

"Fortunately, I escaped and left behind a useful body. I can't miss it again next time..."

Although he failed this time, he did not intend to just give up on assassinating the emperor.

Just after this battle, the protection around the emperor will inevitably be strengthened, and he knows that there will be no chance in a short time.

Duan Yunfeng's original plan was to run away immediately if he missed a hit, but at this moment, he didn't know where to go.

"I assassinated with my face masked, I didn't expose my hiding place, so I don't worry about being wanted by the court...but the world is so big, where should I go now?"

Duan Yunfeng hesitated.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered the voice of the "chaser" he heard across the water when he was hiding in a bridge hole.

"Admonish Yan Luo Chen Feng... I have heard of this person's name, he is a good man. This person is in Jiangchun Realm. Although he has committed many crimes, he has not come to Ningtian Mansion. The court should not charge this account to him. On top of that, he probably won't be involved in this matter. Well, this Chen Feng has been punishing evil all the way, so it can be seen that he is also a person who hates the court. Why don't I go to see him? If I can get help from this person, it will be better than me assassinating the dog emperor alone... ..."

Duan Yunfeng's eyes changed, he made a decision, got up immediately, dragged his tired body, and walked forward in the dark.

But he didn't know that Zhou Jing, who was flying in the sky, was looking at his back from afar at this moment, watching him disappear into the night.

"There are some skills..."

Zhou Jing withdrew his gaze, and had no intention of chasing after him.

He does not know the identity and origin of this person, and he is not sure of the reason for the assassination, but he does not want to catch this assassin right now... No matter what the reason is, a strong man who dares to assassinate a faint king alone is better alive than dead valuable.

But he didn't intend to meet this person to make a statement, and he didn't want to take the risk of keeping this person by his side.

If the assassin runs into the Royal Forest Army during his escape, he will grab the assassin and take credit for it.

But if the assassin escaped quietly without alarming the pursuers, he would turn a blind eye and pretend that he didn't notice.

After all, Zhou Jing didn't really serve the emperor.

Catching the assassin is just icing on the cake for him. The reason why he is favored is the support of alchemy and metaphysics. This is the core competitiveness of winning the holy family. He will not fall out of favor just because he came halfway to help him and failed to find an assassin... This is the responsibility of the Imperial Forest Army, not his.

Moreover, the emperor's heart is unpredictable, if the assassin who the Imperial Forest Army had no choice but to bring back, the emperor might be even more jealous and suspicious after conferring rewards, it's hard to say.

Zhou Jing intentionally ordered the assassin to find Chen Feng, but because it was inconvenient to speak in person, he just pretended to mention it unintentionally, hinting and guiding him. As for whether this person will go, that is unknown.

"If he goes to find Chen Feng, I will know his background......"

Zhou Jing had various thoughts in his mind, pretending to continue flying and searching in the city.

…

One night passed, and the sky gradually turned white.

Because of the massive search and arrest by the Imperial Forest Army, the news of the emperor's assassination has already shocked the entire Ningtian Mansion, especially the nobles.

Zhou Jing flew in the sky all night, showing his behavior of searching all night in full view of the public, and only when the sky was bright, he landed and asked for a face-to-face.

The emperor agreed to the summoning this time, and asked the commander of the Imperial Forest Army to go in with Zhou Jing to report.

In the hall, the emperor was wearing a dragon robe and sitting upright, watching the two enter the door and salute.

"Can the assassin be caught?"

The emperor's tone was serious.

The commander of the Imperial Forest Army swallowed, and stammered: "Your Majesty Qizuo, the thief is cunning. We searched all night, but we haven't found any trace of the thief yet. I have ordered the city to be sealed off for arrest, and the assassin will not let him slip away." /

"Have you caught it yet?"

The emperor was furious, stood up suddenly, pointed at the commander of the imperial forest army and cursed:

"The assassin almost broke into the widow's bedroom. You failed to surround and kill this man, and let him hide in the city for a night. You are really incompetent!"

"The minister is guilty!"

The commander of the Royal Forest Army knelt down tremblingly.

The emperor ignored him, turned his head to look at Zhou Jing, and asked in a deep voice, "I don't know if the real person has discovered it?"

Zhou Jing didn't change his face: "I'm ashamed, the poor Taoist used the method of controlling the wind to patrol the sky all night, but he didn't find this person's whereabouts."

The emperor frowned: "The real man is so powerful, I thought he would be able to catch it with his hands."

Zhou Jing shook his head and said calmly:

"When the incident happened, Pindao was not here. When he heard the news later, the assassin was nowhere to be found, so he could only search in the dark. The assassination has already been taken down by me."

The emperor pondered for a while when he heard the words, but he didn't blame him too much, knowing that this matter should not be blamed on Master Yufeng.

At this time, Zhou Jing spoke again, and said: "The Holy Majesty was frightened last night, and the poor Taoist sent someone to send a bottle of Zhenxin Pill. How does the Holy Majesty feel?"

The emperor calmed down, nodded his head and said: "I have used it, and my mind is at ease, and I feel much better. It is indeed quite effective. I will thank you."

Zhou Jing nodded, cupped his hands and said:

"The Holy Majesty is the Son of Heaven of the True Dragon, protected by dragon energy, and the secrets of the fairy's dream should also be on His Majesty. When things happen, you can turn danger into good luck, and there is no danger. This assassin is going against the sky. There is no chance of success.”

Hearing this, the emperor raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said with a smile: "What the real man said is not bad."

Everyone loves to hear good things. He has heard too many compliments from others, but he never gets tired of them.

The emperor regained his composure, restrained his smile, and waved his hands: "The real man will go down first, and look for the trace of the thief for the widow."

"The poor Taoist retreated first."

Zhou Jing gave a salute with his palms up, then exited the palace gate, turned and walked away.

Before he took a few steps, he heard the voice of the emperor scolding the commander of the Imperial Forest Army behind him.

Zhou Jing raised his eyebrows, pretended not to hear, and left without looking back.

In the next few days, the Imperial Forest Army was still hunting and arresting the city.

However, Zhou Jing knew that the assassin had already escaped, and all these searches were futile, so he was just pretending.

The emperor was assassinated, and the whole Ningtian Mansion was in turmoil. The news spread to nearby states as if it had grown wings.

…

Jiangchun border, near a certain county.

Chen Feng and his party rested in the forest, eating dry food and chatting casually.

Compared with more than a month ago, the team has grown a lot.

From Luhe to Jiangchun, Chen Feng killed corrupt officials and eliminated bullies all the way. He was chased and besieged by officers and soldiers many times. Cover people.

Wherever he went, there were occasional men from poor backgrounds who had been bullied, who wanted to change their way of life and were willing to follow Chen Feng, but such people were only a very small number.

In addition, there are many people in the green forest who admire Chen Feng, and come to vote after hearing the news, and join in the charitable deeds.

Currently, the number of Chen Feng and his party has reached about forty people, like a small band of rogues.

More than half of them are poor people like Zhang San, and there are about ten Lianjiazi who have been in the green forest, and there are some new faces.

However, although Chen Feng's reputation in Green Forest is high, the public opinion is mixed.

After all, the killing karma is too heavy. Even if he killed some tyrants and gentry, many people are still afraid, thinking that he is a lawless murderer, and his reputation is so vicious.

But there are also people who applaud this kind of behavior, most of them are poor families who have been bullied by the local gentry, and some people have even followed the trajectory of Chen Feng's actions and actively searched for them, hoping to invite Chen Feng to visit their hometown.

At this time, there was a noise in the forest, but it was Fang Zhen who was inquiring about the news and came back.

Fang Zhen strode closer, with an excited tone:

"Brothers, I just inquired about a major event. It is said that someone assassinated the faint emperor in Ningtian Mansion, and he almost succeeded!"

"There is such a thing? Brother Fang, tell me in detail!"

When everyone heard the words, they were immediately very interested and kept asking.

When Fang really explained it in detail, everyone was amazed.

Guo Haishen couldn't help admiring:

"Assassinating the emperor alone, but still able to escape, he is also a hero with superb martial arts!"

"It is indeed a person, but unfortunately I don't know the name, I really want to meet him."

Hong Dingxian also nodded again and again~IndoMTL.com~ Zhang San noticed another important point, and said dissatisfiedly: "Hey, the folks suspect that brothers did this? It's ridiculous, and we haven't got wings, how can we Flying to Ningtian Mansion overnight? The man has one thing to say, we didn't do it, we can't be implicated by others."

Chen Feng sat on the rock with a golden knife, and snorted when he heard the words:

"Folk rumors, don't worry about it. Even if the imperial court really put the **** bowl on my head, why should I be afraid? It makes grandpa angry, so it doesn't matter if the dog emperor's head is really picked off!"

"Brother is proud! If the court dares to come, let's kill one, or two!"

Everyone laughed and echoed.

At the same time, on the official road dozens of miles away.

Shen Sanqiu and other twenty-eight masters of the rivers and lakes were galloping on their horses, getting closer to Chen Feng's position.

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