Chapter 178 Assassination
After coming out of Xiao Lubuhua's territory, Jin Yong was soaked to the skin, dripping with water, as if he had just been fished out of the river. This was all due to the cold sweat he had caused from being scared.
He knew that Jia Shiqilang was not the son of a merchant as he appeared to be. As for the so-called mixed-race Hu and Han people and the family's intolerance, it was not necessarily true.
I was so stupid! So stupid! There were so many signs, I should have thought of it earlier!
Jia Shiqilang had so much money, so many caravans, so many connections, and he could move around easily among the powerful people in the capital. So why would he be willing to stay in a poor and remote place like Huazhi County and live a low profile?
Obviously he has other intentions!
I originally thought that he was just doing it for the money and that he had convenient conditions at hand, so he deliberately wanted to open up connections and do some smuggling business, but it turned out that I underestimated him!
Jin Yong couldn't help feeling a little distraught as he thought about these things.
He sat on the horse's back, but did not urge the horse to gallop. Instead, he let the horse stroll at its own pace, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, walking and stopping.
As the saying goes, an old horse knows the way. Although Jin Yong's horse is only three years old and cannot be considered an old horse, it is familiar with this road. Even without Jin Yong giving any orders, the horse knows where to go straight and where to turn.
The chestnut horse strolled out of Huazhi County and came to the border with Beiguan County. There was a no-man's land called Wangbatuozi. The chestnut horse stopped, which was rare, and refused to move forward.
Jin Yong was thinking about something, and it took him a while to realize why the horse didn't move.
When I looked up, I saw that the road ahead was blocked by several pieces of wood.
Jin Yong was suddenly shocked.
This doesn't seem like a normal accident, but more like a trap.
What's going on? Could it be that I didn't agree to Jia Shiqilang's request just now, so he would rather get rid of me?
Jin Yong raised his hand and touched his waist, and the knife was still there.
Since I have the knife in my waist, three or five petty thieves won't be able to get close to me.
Jin Yong breathed a sigh of relief, got off the horse, became more alert, led the horse, walked slowly forward, and carefully went around the log that was blocking the intersection.
I walked all the way to the end of the road, but I didn't see the robber or anyone else.
Jin Yong was full of doubts. Who did this?
Is it possible that all this big fuss is made just to delay my own efforts?
Jin Yong got on the horse in confusion and continued walking forward.
Not long after, we encountered someone blocking our way again.
But this time it was not a pile of logs at the intersection, but an unattended carriage that had fallen into a mud pit.
The shaft of the cart was broken, the body of the cart was crooked and almost falling apart, and most of the wheels were sunk into the mud pit.
It seems that the owner abandoned the car and left.
Jin Yong dismounted again, led the chestnut horse around the carriage, and looked around carefully. Everything was still safe and sound.
After encountering such misfortunes time and time again, Jin Yong simply regarded it as extra bad luck today, and if he encountered a road blockage again, he would just take a detour.
But, there is always a little bit of vigilance in my heart.
Therefore, when the black shadow suddenly appeared and threw a torn bag at Jin Yong's head, Jin Yong dodged it quickly, and angrily drew out his sword and chopped at the bag.
The torn bag was split open and white powder spilled out, pouring all over his face.
Jin Yong knew that something bad had happened and that he had been ambushed by someone.
That white powder was actually lime!
Jin Yong hastily closed his eyes, but some lime had already entered his eyes, so he could not care about anything else for a moment and just wanted to clean his eyes. However, when he listened to the sound and located the position, it seemed that something heavy was hitting him...
Jin Yong dodged hurriedly, but failed to avoid it completely.
The arm holding the sword was hit and dislocated, and the sword fell out of his hand.
With a clang, the sword fell to the ground. Jin Yong was very anxious. Was he going to die here today? He hurriedly reached for the sword, but his hand was stepped on.
Then, the sound of wind and breathing approached him.
Jin Yong's mind calmed down a little.
The foot that stepped on my hand was not very big, it was clearly a woman's foot. The strength was not small for a woman, but it was still not enough for me.
What? Could it be that the one who came to assassinate me was Xia?
While Jin Yong's mind was racing, the woman had already approached him and was swinging a knife at him.
It seemed to be his own sword.
And this time he hit the target right away.
He heard the sound of a blade passing through the air and subconsciously dodged. The opponent's attack missed the target and a long knife mark swept from his shoulder across his chest and went straight to his waist.
The collar of his shirt was torn and blood was oozing out.
Is he going to die here today? Jin Yong staggered two steps, fell to his knees, and asked in a trembling voice, "Who are you? Who are you?"
But the other party dropped his sword with a clang and ran away.
Immediately afterwards, Jin Yong heard the sound of horse hooves getting closer and closer, and it seemed that there was more than one horse.
Everything went dark before his eyes and he knew nothing.
…
Zhou bit a reed and waited for the noisy sound of horse hooves to pass.
She hid in the reeds for a long time, so long that she felt she might catch a cold that would require her to drink bitter medicine for ten days or half a month.
Until there was no more sound around and it was dark, she quietly took off her blood-stained coat, wrapped it in stones, and threw it into the water.
Wearing only his shirt, he jumped into the cold water again, shivering. He simply lay still and let himself float on the water, drifting downstream.
It floated all the way to Nanhu Lake, then it moved its arms and legs, swam a few times, and climbed to the shore.
Zhou took out the clean clothes that had been hidden in the tree hole, changed her wet clothes, rolled up her soaked undershirt and stuffed it into the basket. She then stuffed the basket with a lot of hay that she had prepared in advance and went home with the basket.
Everyone in the house was sleeping soundly, and no one knew that she had quietly gone out, quietly killed someone, and quietly sneaked back.
Zhou has wanted to get rid of Jin Yong for a long time.
She had discovered the pattern of Jin Yong's activities long ago. The obstacles that blocked the road were also set up bit by bit by herself, like ants moving house.
It’s just that I had never thought of a foolproof plan before, nor had I found the right time to take action.
Recently, Xia Yujiao suddenly disappeared, and this not-so-mature and complete assassination plan was delayed.
Now that her daughter has been found, she is determined to die and does not want to live, so Zhou puts this matter back on the agenda.
She didn't even care about the best plan - she had to tell her daughter the news of Jin Yong's death as soon as possible. Maybe only after Jin Yong died would her daughter stop thinking about committing suicide.
Only after she had settled her daughter did she have the time to carefully choose a virtuous and sensible second wife for her eldest son.
Chapter has been replaced. Good night, sweet dreams, see you tomorrow.
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