Chapter 17 Chapter 17 "If someone is hiding in your majesty...
"If there is someone hiding near your majesty, your majesty only needs to carry this indicator needle with him, and he will be able to immediately find out where the person is. Then any secret assassination will not be able to be hidden." The Taoist said happily.
"It is indeed a good thing." The emperor hung the thing on his waist, waved to the eunuch, and said, "Reward."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty." The Taoist priest was overjoyed. He kowtowed to express his gratitude, took the reward and left.
The present emperor stood up, washed up, and went to the imperial study.
He sat at the table in the study, and thought of it again, so he asked the eunuch, "How is that so-and-so's matter going?"
If another eunuch were replaced, he would definitely not know.
However, the people who always served by his side were senior eunuchs.
This eunuch had been to the villa halfway up the mountain with him, so he not only knew everything, but also had some understanding of the details.
The eunuch bent down, leaned closer, and whispered in the ear of the current emperor: "The carriage has stopped. The people have woken up. After washing, they immediately mounted their horses and took some dry food. They will gallop at night and should arrive soon."
The current one nodded: "That's fine."
He unconsciously took out the indicator needle hanging on his waist, placed it on the table, looked around, and thought it would be nice to put it here as a decoration to avoid the trouble he brought with him.
Therefore, the contemporary placed the indicator needle next to the table, next to the memorials, and placed the tea bowl next to the indicator needle, so that he could take it when he wanted to drink, and it would not be blocked.
He began to review his memorials for today.
The Swordsman had already arrived at the border, in General Ma's bedroom. He originally wanted to wander outside, but it would be easy to be discovered if there were people outside, so he came in.
Fortunately, General Ma was the only one here.
I heard from people outside that General Ma stayed up all night last night and just went to bed not long ago, so he is still resting now. The bedroom is pitch black, without any lights on, and it is blurry.
Not long after the sword bearer entered, General Ma suddenly sat up from the bed, picked up the knife beside him and asked, "Who is it?"
He thought to himself that anyone who came in without knocking must not be a good person. He didn't even climb through the window, so he must have some skills. If he was not alert at this time, he would lose his life.
So he didn't hide, but jumped off the bed, holding the knife, and rushed to the swordsman in two steps.
The swordsman blocked his attack with the sword still in its scabbard. He chopped down with his sword, but failed to cut the scabbard off. He was surprised and looked at the scabbard carefully with wide eyes.
The scabbard was made entirely of ebony, with no gold, silver or jewels on the surface, but instead steel. The steel was entwined inside, like several silver snakes entwining a towering ancient tree. Amidst the faint lingering smell of blood, there was a bone-chilling light as cold as water, which frightened the eye and made one tremble with fear.
General Ma's eyes lit up and he secretly sighed in his heart, this is really a good thing, it's a pity that it fell into the hands of thieves, and the pearl was covered in dust. If it could be in the hands of someone else, it would have shone brightly long ago, how come it has no reputation now?
I wish this thing was mine.
This is such a good thing!
I searched my tent but couldn't find anything like it.
Today I must beat up this guy who sneaked into someone else's tent, and then make him surrender his weapons so that I can take this good thing for myself!
Once the battle is won, it is only right to take the defeated's belongings as spoils!
Thinking of this, General Ma gripped the knife even harder and swung it vigorously without any hesitation. However, he did not break anything in the house, which showed that he was very measured in his actions and took great care of the furnishings in the house.
Seeing that he wanted to fight so much, the swordsman was afraid that he would not listen to anything he said now. He was also being chased very closely and would get hurt if he was not careful. So, on a whim, he also started fighting with him.
The two men fought from the door to the window, and from the window to the bed, then moved to the corner of the wall and the beam, and were just about to jump onto the table, but after going around in a circle, they didn't even kick over a stool.
General Ma noticed at this time that the swordsman did not seem to be looking for trouble on purpose, and like him, he was being cautious to avoid destroying things here.
He avoided destroying things here because he was going to live here and these things were his property. If they were damaged, he would have to spend money to buy new ones, otherwise he would have nothing to use.
Why should this person who came here for no apparent reason avoid destroying things like him? This person doesn't live here.
Is he afraid that he will be caught and asked for compensation?
Judging from what he had in his hand, he did have the money to pay compensation, but his martial arts skills were superb and he was able to handle the situation with ease for a while, and he didn't look like he was planning for failure at all.
Wasn't he an assassin sent by the enemy? He was very measured in his attack, and it really didn't look like he was going to kill anyone. He even held back.
General Ma had an idea in mind and began to test it.
He first exposed a flaw to the swordsman. As long as the swordsman stabbed forward now, General Ma would be covered in blood within five steps and would not be able to leave the house. If he did not die, he would be seriously injured.
The swordsman saw what he meant and stabbed forward as he said. He widened his eyes, was suddenly startled, and thought to himself: I've got the wrong person!
General Ma dodged hurriedly, but his dodging actually made him fall into the trap of the swordsman. The swordsman did not really mean to stab him, but he really wanted to control him while he was dodging.
The scabbard slapped forward, and General Ma's eyes went dark. He felt as if a tendon was hit, and his whole body went numb. He sat down with a thud. When he looked carefully, he found that the sword holder had kicked the stool next to him at some point.
The swordsman stood behind General Ma, pressing his shoulders with the scabbard, preventing him from standing up easily. In General Ma's sight, the whole person was just a cold, dark shadow.
The shadow fell on the wall, like an inky black cloud, or like the signal of a mourning bird.
General Ma was unusually nervous, and he sat up straight and asked, "Who are you?"
The sword bearer smiled and said, "I am here to give you a message on the orders of the late emperor."
General Ma's whole body was tense, like a bowstring about to be broken. His face was cold and hard, and he gritted his teeth. He denied it without hesitation, "I have nothing to do with the previous emperor!"
The sword bearer tapped his shoulder with the scabbard and said to himself, "He saved a man and has nowhere to put him for the time being, so he wanted to send him to you so that you can help take care of him."
General Ma felt as if a needle had pierced his shoulder, causing him to tremble all over. His face quickly turned red, and he asked with rapid breathing, "Did you poison me?"
"How could that be?" The sword bearer said slowly, "I just wanted to show you something. I was afraid you would run away, so I took precautions in advance."
General Ma frowned.
What can I see? It can't be his sword, right? If I see it, I will die! I can be defeated even when his sword is not unsheathed. If he really unsheathes it, can I still save my life?
He closed his eyes, determined not to look.
The swordsman suddenly hit him on the back of his neck with the scabbard. He only felt something hit the back of his head, like a piece of ice, and slipped in through the collar.
He suddenly felt cold and opened his eyes, just in time to see the swordsman shaking open a black garment in front of him.
He was stunned for a moment, not expecting that he was just looking at a piece of clothing. Then he looked carefully again and found that the material of the clothing was expensive, but there was no decoration on it, so it looked a bit simple.
Serious nobles would not wear such clothes, because wearing such clothes does not reflect their status, is not in accordance with the rules, and makes them look poor.
Although this kind of clothes is not cheap, and for ordinary people, it is hard to come by. It is considered a blessing to see one occasionally on the street. But I am afraid that only businessmen would like such flashy things.
Capable businessmen all have money, and buying this kind of thing is just a drop in the bucket. They won’t take it to heart, let alone take it out to show others.
Could it be that this person was not here to spy or assassinate, but was actually sent by the previous emperor?
But, didn't the previous emperor die long ago? How did he suddenly come back to life? The dead cannot be resurrected, so he never died in the beginning and has been alive until today?
I have more doubts in my mind.
General Ma moved his nose and suddenly smelled a deep fragrance. He suddenly remembered that when he met the emperor of the previous dynasty many years ago, that person also had this fragrance.
He didn't know what the fragrance was, but he thought that maybe it was something that the nobles in the palace had nothing to do, so they used expensive spices to casually mix. It must be worth a fortune.
After he left the palace, he never smelled that smell anywhere else.
I met the present one once, and he didn't have that smell.
It can be seen that this fragrance belongs exclusively to the previous emperor.
No one else has.
From this perspective, what the swordsman said about being sent by the previous emperor to deliver a message to him does seem somewhat credible.
But based on just a piece of clothing, a smell and a few words, General Ma still couldn't believe it.
He hesitated for a while and said, "Anyone can take out the clothes. I don't believe it. Unless you give me some other evidence."
The sword bearer shook his clothes and rolled them up, wrapping them around his hands, like a man who has been in a high position for a long time, admiring plum blossoms in winter. He wore a pair of black warm gloves and stood beside him, looking down at him, and said calmly: "In a few days, a young man who committed a crime in a mountain village near the villa will be caught with injuries. According to his crime, he will probably be exiled to the army. If you see him on the list, think of a way to get him to you."
General Ma frowned as he listened. Somehow, he suddenly remembered that many years ago, when he met the emperor of the previous dynasty, the man spoke in the same plain tone.
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