Chapter 161 Today's Update

A duel between masters, swords flying. Jingzhe and Xizhu are both masters of swordsmanship. Wherever their swords pass, it is like thunder and lightning, tiles flying everywhere.

"What a pity!" Liang Jinxian watched for a moment and said, "If such a master can't be used by me, then he's ruined!"

Jingzhe hurt Liang Jinxian, and he decided to kill her. He immediately ordered, "Xichang, there's no need to let her live even a moment longer."

"yes."

Soon, Xichang also joined the fight.

If Jingzhe and Xizhu had fought one-on-one, she might have had a chance to escape, but now facing two of them, she struggled to resist more than ten attacks, and was pierced through the shoulder by Xizhu's sword. Caught off guard, she was hit by Xichang's palm.

In an instant, she fell like a kite. Just as she was about to hit the ground, someone flew over from a distance and quickly caught her.

"Jingzhe, how are you?"

The person who came was Xue Gang.

Xue Gang hugged her and saw blood flowing from the corner of her lips and her shoulder was injured. He immediately glared at Xizhu and Xichang.

He mocked, "In the past, I respected you two as heroes, but today you are bullying the weak with your numbers. It seems that the descendants of Tiankuizi are nothing more than insidious and shameless young men."

Xizhu stood with his sword drawn: "There's no need to provoke my two brothers. We are all in the martial arts world and serve different masters. Pavilion Master Xue, take this!"

As they spoke, Xizhu rushed forward, and Xue Gang immediately joined them, putting down Jingzhe. The three of them engaged in a tussle on the rooftop. Soon, Guard Lu leaped in, creating a two-on-two confrontation, and the situation began to ease.

On this side, Pei Xingju led his men into the yard. He first glanced at the four people who were fighting fiercely, and then turned his gaze to Jingzhe.

Jingzhe spat out a mouthful of blood and said, "Master, I have fulfilled my mission. Prince Liang is injured and is in the house."

As early as when Xue Gang appeared, Liang Jinxian knew that Pei Xingju was chasing him, and he immediately went into the house.

When Pei Xingju walked in, he saw him sitting leisurely on the armchair.

Although Liang Jinxian was injured in the chest, he sealed his acupoints on his own to temporarily retain some energy for himself.

"Pei Xingju, you're quite quick." Liang Jinxian curled his lips and smiled, his eyes filled with excitement and enthusiasm at seeing his opponent.

"I didn't expect that..." Pei Xingju said with a cold expression, "You actually dare to stay in Hezhou."

"Why shouldn't I dare? Is it because you took away the things in the secret room?" Liang Jinxian asked.

Pei Xingju and Liang Jinxian were only a few steps apart, one standing, the other sitting, yet each exuded an imposing presence. It wasn't until this moment that Liang Jinxian shed his aristocratic whimsical air, revealing the ambition he'd disguised for years.

"I underestimated you." Pei Xingju said, "I thought that Prince Liang was really just Prince Liang, but I didn't expect you to hide so deeply."

The contents of the secret room were the accounts of Liuli City's transactions over the years. However, the accounts were divided into two parts: one was the open account, and the other was the hidden account. According to the hidden account, the money almost all flowed towards the southwest Yuzhou.

However, twenty years ago, Yuzhou was part of Chang State.

"Who are you?" Pei Xingju's eyes suddenly darkened.

"You don't deserve to know who I am now. One day, I will make you all pay a heavy price. Then, everyone in the world will know who I am."

Pei Xingju chuckled, "Even if you don't tell me, I can still guess. But after today, you probably won't be able to return to the capital. If I hand this evidence to Duke Xin, he won't let you go even if I don't have to do anything."

Liang Jinxian laughed heartily. Perhaps because he had pulled at his wound, he coughed violently twice. "Do you still have this chance? You don't think I'm waiting here for you to kill me, do you?"

After he finished speaking, he clapped his hands, and immediately there was movement outside. The previous fierce fighting sound slowly stopped.

Soon, Shen Zongji came in pushing a wheelchair: "Master, the crossbowmen are ready."

"Yeah." Liang Jinxian nodded, looking up with interest. "Pei Xingju, you're certainly clever, hiding Zhuang Wan like a cat for a prince. But my goal isn't to capture Zhuang Wan, but you. But what surprises me is that here in Hezhou, you're so brazen, knowing you've been tricked and still trespassing. Aren't you... a little too confident?"

Pei Xingju glanced outside the courtyard. At this time, the walls and eaves were full of archers, and all their arrows were aimed at his men.

He lowered his eyelashes slightly, smiled faintly, and then walked to sit aside.

"Who is too confident? It's too early to speak now."

Seeing him like this, Liang Jinxian showed some admiration: "You are worthy of being my opponent. You can remain calm even when facing death."

"Same here." Pei Xingju glanced at his bleeding chest and asked, "Isn't Prince Liang in the same situation now?"

Liang Jinxian glanced down, then raised his finger and tapped the acupoint twice. He groaned, and a little blood flowed from the corner of his lips, which he immediately wiped away.

"I don't have time to waste," he said. "You can't kill me today, and I don't want to be your enemy, Pei Xingju. If you return those account books to me, I can let you live."

Pei Xingju: "What a coincidence! I'm not here to kill you today."

Liang Jinxian narrowed his pale eyes slightly as he heard Pei Xingju say, "Although I don't know what you're planning, I know you want to deal with Duke Xin. We have the same goal, so why not work together?"

"Why should I trust you? My things are still in your hands." Liang Jinxian said, "You, Pei Xingju, have always been cunning and deceitful. Who can guarantee that you won't destroy the bridge after crossing it?"

"You have no choice." Pei Xingju said.

Liang Jinxian was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. He asked in a moment, "What do you want?"

"I want a list of names, a list of Hezhou officials who are in cahoots with the Liang family."

"I can give it to you, but what good will it do me if I give it to you?"

Pei Xingju drank his tea slowly and leisurely: "The good thing is that I will not pursue your plan for the time being and give you a way out."

"Aren't you afraid of letting the tiger go back to the mountain?"

"Can't Prince Liang tell the difference between a tiger and a drowned dog?" Pei Xingju glared at him with a frivolous smile on his lips. "If I tell Duke Xin about the account book, Duke Xin won't let you go even without me having to do anything. By then, you'll be nothing more than a drowned dog hiding from place to place."

Liang Jinxian's face darkened. "You, Pei Xingju, are still so rebellious. I didn't want to be your enemy for the time being, so as to avoid being attacked from both sides. But now, I want you to die here. What should I do?"

He turned to Shen Zongji at the door and said, "Go, kill the people outside the courtyard first."

However, Shen Zongji did not move.

"Are you deaf?" Liang Jinxian lost too much blood and his energy gradually weakened: "I asked you to kill... cough cough..."

He coughed for a while, looked down, and saw that his palms were covered in blood.

Shen Zongji saw this, but his face showed no expression. He only said, "Master, you haven't fulfilled your promise to me yet."

"What is it?"

"I want to see Liu Ningyan."

Liang Jinxian then remembered what he had said to him on the mountain road.

He frowned impatiently, waved his hand and ordered the people outside: "Go and bring Liu Ningyan here!"

"Yes." The subordinate went there quickly.

Not long after, Liu Ningyan walked in gracefully. As she bowed, she suddenly raised her eyes and looked towards Pei Xingju.

There was a hint of joy and excitement in her eyes: "Master Shen... Pei?"