It had just fallen into the night, and the courtyard not far from the New Tiger Palace was filled with flames. Teams of guards holding torches and swords and guns were coming and going in the nearby streets and courtyards.

"Heavenly Sword" Tan Zheng walked into the courtyard and unexpectedly met Wang Nanda who was already here. Then he raised his hands more respectfully to the figure coming out of the courtyard: "Holy Master, you are here.

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"Oh, Tan Zheng." It was the huge Lin Zongwu who came out, "You came quickly. It seems that the outside world said that you take good care of this nephew, and it is true."

Tan Zheng bowed slightly: "The discussion of boxing with Li Ruoque back then was of great benefit to my swordsmanship, but what about the Holy Master..."

"I just happened to catch this fight, so I rushed over there." Lin Zongwu smiled, "When I came over, the assassin escaped, but after observing his movement, I asked Yanfeng who fought with him

He passed by, much like Monk Tunyun back then. Haha, without the burden of that armor, Zhou Tong couldn't catch up, and neither did I."

Having said this, Lin Zongwu paused, and then said: "Oh, Yan Feng is fine. Tun Yun assassinated him. He only suffered some minor injuries, so he is considered to be in good health... You can go in and see him."

, a young man, a little setback is a good thing, I think he will achieve great things in the future.."

After receiving Lin Zongwu's comments, Tan Zheng resigned and headed inside. There were two more courtyards here. The innermost courtyard contained bamboo forests and rocks. At this time, many bamboos fell to the ground, and some were cut off by blades.

Some of them were beaten with sticks, and they had obviously gone through a fierce fight. Li Yanfeng was sitting with his upper body naked by the pond with a rockery. His upper body had been bandaged, and it looked like the injury was on his shoulder or back.

It's a good thing for young people to have some setbacks, but in recent times, the Monkey King has experienced too many setbacks in Jiangning.

The incident started with the fight on Jin Street. Monk Tunyun killed Liu Guangshi's envoy Gu Anhe, which then led to chaos on the long street. Li Yanfeng showed off his skills on the long street at first, but later he found some suspicious person.

After chasing him all the way, he was not seriously injured after the fight, but he was still quite embarrassed.

He then used the Jinjie incident to get angry at Meng Zhuotao. Xu Zhaonan had no choice but to come out as a peacemaker and promised a large amount of compensation to Li Yanfeng. After Gu Anhe's death, he became the deputy envoy with real power in Liu Guangshi's mission.

But I got the greatest benefit.

But a few days after the incident, Meng Zhuotao took the initiative to ask Li Yanfeng for a fight at a party. At this time, Li Yanfeng was only in his thirties, and his monkey boxing skills were said to be better than those of others. Faced with Meng Zhuotao, who still had an injury on his shoulder, he naturally

He didn't intend to retreat, but as a result, the two sides only competed with fists and kicks, and was beaten by the opponent until he vomited blood on the spot and resigned. This was the second injury.

A few days later, he was involved in the assassination of Shi Baofeng's second son, Shi Weiyang. It is said that he met a master from the southwest on the spot.

He retreated, but in more information, it was said that the man was good at the Thirteen Taibao horizontal training golden bell cover. It is difficult to say that he took advantage of this fight. This was the third time he was injured.

Then it came to the evening of September 16th. It seemed that Monk Tunyun suddenly came to kill him. Li Yanfeng reacted quickly and fought back with his stick. Then Lin Zongwu, who was nearby, roared over and Tunyun Yuanbiao left.

Another assassination ended with Li Yanfeng being slightly injured.

It is common for Green Forest people to lick blood from their swords and get injured in competitions. However, after all, Li Yanfeng is different from ordinary Green Forest warriors. His family background is also high in talent, and he is a prince in troubled times who has already achieved certain achievements. In terms of martial arts and intelligence, he can be regarded as the best.

This is a man of the hour in troubled times, and for this reason, among the younger generation of Manichaeans who came to Jiangning this time, Tan Zheng paid the most attention to him.

But no one knows what kind of Tai Sui he committed. In just twenty days, he was beaten four times in a row. In Jiangning City today, the green forest master who can beat Li Yanfeng is already considered this.

The top group of people in this game, like Tan Zheng, shouldn't take action easily. However, every time he was injured, it was so inexplicable, which made Tan Zheng feel a little complicated when he saw it.

Of course, it is impossible to express these feelings at the moment. It can only be recited by someone. He has rich life experience, and it is not that he has never seen it before. For example, among the undead guards, there is a vice-captain who used to be with him. Recently, I heard that he was raped by someone.

My nose was broken twice and I had to apply medicine every day. It was very miserable. So what? Your nose was injured for the first time, and when you encounter an enemy again, they treat it as a weakness and hit it. It sounds very bad, but in fact

It's just human nature in a fight.

Putting aside these boring thoughts in his mind, he looked close to the edge of the bamboo forest for a moment, and then he also discovered the damage caused by the third weapon besides the knife and stick.

"Liuyun Iron Sleeves... This does look like Monk Tunyun's Kung Fu. Is he hiding a sword in his sleeve?"

Tan Zheng turned around, but Li Yanfeng had already stood up and walked over. He had a handsome appearance and a tall figure. His body, which he had practiced martial arts for many years, was as hard as a knife or an axe. Even though he had been beaten four times recently, his face was not affected at all.

I didn't see any feeling of depression.

"There is a short sword hidden in his sleeve. He looks like the same person as Jin Lou that day... his movement skills are really powerful."

Tan Zheng nodded: "There are only a few people in the world who can escape from the leader."

"I heard that Uncle Zheng had some contact with him back then?"

"He is a lonely ghost, a master of the evil sect who wanders around. We met him several times when we were in the Central Plains, but we are not familiar with him. He was also at the scene when Qin Siyuan was killed in Zhuxian Town, and he later escaped with his life.

This person has a bad reputation and the leader doesn't like him..." Tan Zheng shook his head and simply explained the matter, then frowned slightly, "That's strange. It is said that Tun Yun was instigated by Wu Qimei and others this time. Therefore,

It's reasonable to assassinate Gu Anhe and destroy Liu Guangshi's alliance with everyone. But Gu Anhe is dead, and he doesn't go to trouble other missions. What is his intention in coming to kill you? Could it be that General Liu has formed an alliance with someone?

personal enmity?"

When the Jinlou incident happened, everyone said that Wu Qimei invited experts to come and cause trouble, and did not want the Fair Party meeting to go smoothly. This was a reasonable guess. But now, the envoys sent by Wu Qimei and Tie Yan are all

They can't be found, and there are rumors in the market that they have been secretly killed. Looking back, is it possible that this matter turned into a misunderstanding?

Tan Zheng frowned, and Li Yanfeng on the side was even more quick-thinking. He may have thought of this already, but he just shook his head at this time: "Is this the only puzzling thing in Jiangning City now?"

Tan Zheng turned his head: "The wise nephew refers to..."

Li Yanfeng raised his eyebrows: "Does Uncle Zheng understand how this situation in the city will end?"

In the nearby courtyard, because of the assassination of the Monkey King, groups of soldiers and guards were searching and tracing in all directions. But at the same time, in the direction indicated by Li Yanfeng, there were large and small commotions and traces of fighting.

Even in the darkness it has become clearer.

Since the assassination of King Hewen of Fairy on September 13, the situation in the entire Jiangning city has become turbulent again. In just three days, it has returned to the situation that was even worse than the most chaotic situation a month or two ago.

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A small fire started by the book club started to burn into a big fire in a short period of time.

After nearly two years of brutal development, this five-party gathering in Jiangning was originally intended to discuss matters and make alliances.

However, the five kings who were the leaders of the Fairness Party - headed by He Wen - suddenly seemed to have a brain twitch and refused to give in on this matter. Then no one was willing to compromise and the conflict intensified. If we say

When Shi Baofeng and other four kings publicly issued an order to arrest the members of the reading club, they were still dealing with their own "internal affairs." On September 12, He Wen recklessly issued the Fair King's Order not to kill indiscriminately on the territory of the other four people.

Declaring war directly on everyone else's heads.

At this time, if someone could mediate and give in to each other, the matter could still be discussed, and everything would remain within the scope of political temptation. However, the assassination in the street on September 13th seemed to mean that the fuse had been burned.

Gunpowder barrel.

During that assassination operation, He Wen, who had been prepared for a long time, was not injured. Instead, he mobilized the manpower that had been arranged to carry out a large-scale roundup of dozens of assassins. The fight that broke out between the two sides on the long street was brutal.

.On September 14th, the "Heavenly Killer" Wei Xuwen under the madman Zhou Shang was the first to send people to invade a street with the flag of King Ping Ping. Fu Pingbo, the "Long Xian" in charge of public security, led people

When he left, Wei Xuwen started a fierce fight with the other party on the grounds that "I have long disliked you."

Shi Baofeng and Xu Zhaonan immediately launched an attack.

Due to the land grabs in the past few months, the various territories in the city were already intertwined with each other and full of personal grudges. Under several kings, the nominal territories were divided into direct lines and borrowed names. At that time,

Because of He Wen's progress, the other four kings cooperated with his actions and restrained themselves. After many direct territories calmed down, various small forces who borrowed their names no longer dared to move around, so the previous half month was peaceful.

At this time, the five kings broke up with each other, and the powder keg exploded again.

In the city, Shi Baofeng, Zhou Shang, and Xu Zhaonan were the most active, causing groups of people to clash with He Wen's forces. But in fact, the balance of power in the city did not change because of three versus one or four versus one.

One's actions were one-sided, and the two sides seemed to be evenly matched in rounds of battles for territory.

This is because compared to the situation in the entire Jiangnan area, Jiangning is still just a sand table for recreation at this time. As the trend of the confrontation between the five kings gradually becomes clear, the orders issued from Jiangning, in addition to killing the reading club,

Members may not be allowed to kill members of the reading club, and there are also rounds of continuous military orders. The confrontations involved in these military orders will only take effect in the next ten days or even more than half a month.

When verbal negotiations on the table fail to reach an agreement, local fighting below the table is also a way to show attitude. At the same time, large-scale military deterrence is also an important bargaining chip in the game.

This has been a delicate and strange few days.

On September 15th, just as the fighting in the city became fierce, the originally scheduled Fairness Party meeting was still held as usual. Except for the five kings who did not attend, such as Chen Juefang, Tan Zheng, Fu Pingbo, and

Senior members such as Wei Xuwen and Jin Yongsheng gathered together without even leaving the room and started discussing and scolding each other for nearly a day.

After quarreling on the surface, it is most frequent to inquire about each other's information in private.

Li Yanfeng's confusion has its origins.

His assassination this time was just the most inconspicuous thing in the chaotic situation in the city in recent days, and even Tan Zheng, a guardian of the Great Light Sect who had been following Xu Zhaonan for some time, was a little unsure at the moment.

The direction of the situation.

At first glance, the situation at this moment seems to be that Shi Baofeng and the other four people are forcing He Wen to submit because of the book club. But if He Wen is so determined to fight, does he really not have any chips in his hand?

Judging from the private news, the most vivid theory is that He Wen has teamed up with one or two of the four kings to eliminate two or three companies at once.

Xu Gong seemed to be on the opposite side of He Wen, but in fact, would he suddenly switch sides when things came to pass? It is said that He Wen once told him an invitation, "Let's do it together."

The round of assassinations on the Long Street on September 13th was said to have been carried out by Gao Chang, which was in line with his straightforward character. But on the other hand, in rumors, Gao Chang was always the most likely to cooperate with He

Wen walks people together.

Shi Baofeng and He Wen had known each other for a long time. King Ping Ping was now powerful and rich in supplies, but in fact, he was originally a splinter from the line under He Wen that specialized in supplies. Some time ago, he used the reading club as an excuse to force

He Wen expressed his position, and then things directly developed to this point. Could it be that they had set up the situation in private?

Including Zhou Shang, this lunatic was disliked by no one. People once thought that he was the one who would be beaten four to one. Now even if he has become He Wen, can he be trusted? Even if he did not join forces with He Wen, when it comes to

It is not a strange prospect to stab your companion in the back.

In the final analysis, the confusion in people's minds these days actually boils down to one problem: the five factions of the Fair Party have different styles. If He Wen had not united the other factions, leaving aside the power of the four factions behind He Wen, it would have really been possible to synthesize them.

One share?

What kind of compromises need to be made between each other? What kind of tacit understanding needs to be maintained? How many changes will occur in this process?

People do not naively think that the four companies can successfully defeat He Wen by joining forces. It is more likely that in the middle of the fight, everyone may start a melee to guard against each other.
To be continued...