173. Go and Return
Under the dense white mourning curtain, in front of the coffin.
Chen Ji silently looked at the scattered silver and money on the ground, and suddenly understood what the real trump card of Jin Zhu's official escort method was. The person who was the most cautious and afraid of death and had the strongest gambling nature chose a way of cultivation that was most suitable for him.
So... does Mr. Feng know that the Golden Pig is a means of escorting officials and that there is a substitute puppet?
He must know that the other party has revealed a flaw!
Just a few hours ago, Mr. Feng subconsciously said to him, "As far as I know, you have no friendship with the Golden Pig." This sentence was the flaw.
Previously in Longwangtun, the Golden Pig came to rescue him day and night. From the perspective of a normal person, the Golden Pig must have been a close friend of his, so he came to rescue him, but Mr. Feng did not think so.
Only those who know the Golden Pig's way of cultivation will understand that the Golden Pig comes to save people not because of friendship, but to bet on himself.
But why did Mr. Feng lie and say that he planned to return to the Secret Service and seize the zodiac position of the Golden Pig?
If the essence of lies is to cover up the truth, what exactly does Mr. Feng want to cover up by lying?
Chen Ji's eyes suddenly widened. Mr. Feng wanted to hide his true identity!
At this time, Master Liu rushed out, shouting all the way: "Where are the Black Guards? Chase that Feng guy back! We must not let the Tiger Armored Cavalry fall into his hands!"
Several men in black quietly emerged from the alley. "Master Liu, please be patient. We will go after them."
At the gate of the Liu family mansion, Master Liu, the renowned lawyer, brought a few carrier pigeons to the black-clad guards and instructed them carefully, "You are no match for that Feng. Divide your forces into seven groups and go to the Tiger Armor Camp to find General Yang and expose him. If General Yang doesn't believe you, have him come to the Liu family mansion to question me in person! If this is successful, write a letter immediately and have the pigeons bring them back!"
A black-clad guard hesitated and said, "But Mr. Feng... the man surnamed Feng holds a tiger talisman. The Tiger Armor Camp only recognizes military talismans, not people!"
Master Liu said in a deep voice: "We can only give it a try, go quickly!"
"yes!"
The black-clad guards each put the pigeon in their arms, mounted their horses, and rode out into the night.
Master Liu leaned against the door frame, anxiously waiting. Before an incense stick of time had passed, a pigeon flapped its wings and flew back.
Master Liu was startled and immediately let the pigeon land on his wrist. A soldier reminded him, "Master Liu, there is blood on the pigeon's feathers."
"It's the blood of the Black Guards," said Master Liu, his eyes uncertain. "Someone is out there ambushing and killing the Black Guards I sent out!"
Everyone looked up towards the gate. The dark sky was like an abyss that was ready to eat anyone and could never be filled no matter what.
Master Liu's face turned livid, and he shouted, "Close the gates, light torches in the sentry tower, and no one is allowed to open the gates without my order!"
Chen Ji and several soldiers pushed the heavy vermilion lacquer door slowly closed. The moment the two doors were closed, the Liu family mansion became a heavily guarded fortress.
Master Liu suddenly turned around and walked towards the ancestral hall: "I'm going to look for the master!"
Chen Ji and the other soldiers followed him through the long alley, only to see Master Liu come to the gate of the ancestral hall and kneel on his knees. "Master, we have all been deceived by Feng Wenzheng! I said before that the generals of the Tiger Armored Cavalry had been in trouble one after another. It must be this Feng who was secretly obstructing them. This man is full of lies and never tells a single truth..."
At this moment, Chen Ji and Master Liu felt the same way.
Mr. Feng seemed like a liar who was both good and evil, chaotic and powerful.
The other party walked freely on the edge of the knife, making everyone run around in circles. Chen Ji couldn't tell which of the other party's words were true and which were lies.
Master Liu continued, "Master, it's too late to recall other troops now. The most urgent thing is to send someone to find General Zhou and order him to bring the Elephant Armor Battalion to provide assistance..."
Liu Gelao in the ancestral hall ignored Liu Shiye. He just turned his back to
He looked at everyone, then slowly raised his head to look at the mountain-like tablets on the main shrine, and sighed: "If Feng Wenzheng really started planning this seven years ago, then everything is over..."
Master Liu suddenly looked at the kneeling figure of Liu Gelao: "Master, we can't just sit there and wait for death!"
"Of course we can't just sit there and wait for death. That's not decent." Elder Liu stood up and smoothed his gray robe. "Beat the drums and start the court. Burn incense. Draw the death lottery. Sacrifice the flag!"
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At the hour of Mao, the sky was slightly bright and a pale sky appeared in the east.
Deep within the high walls of the Liu family mansion, there was a loud drumming sound, which became more and more urgent.
In each house of the mansion, the Liu family clan members rushed over after hearing the drum sounds.
Master Liu led the soldiers to push open the doors of the mansion one by one. Hundreds of black-clad warriors stationed outside the mansion filed in through the doors one after another, and finally gathered densely in front of the ancestral hall, filling the open space and alleys in front of the ancestral hall.
No one spoke, just looked solemnly at the ancestral hall. Elder Liu took out the death lottery that had been sealed under the tribute case for a long time, and a lottery tube filled with sixteen bamboo sticks.
Elder Liu wiped a lottery stick with his sleeve and said slowly, "I originally wanted to lead you in rebellion, but I didn't expect to be plotted against and made a huge mistake. Today, I will open the ancestral hall. Those who draw the death lottery will join me to fight the enemy, and those who don't will leave through the back door. Then someone will escort you quietly south and sail to Java. I ordered my eldest son to establish an estate there a long time ago, which will be enough for you to live on. Remember, never return to Ning Dynasty."
Everyone thought that Liu Gun's eldest son had already been ordained as a monk at Yuanjue Temple in the capital, but they didn't expect that the Liu family had already used a substitute and sent him to Java Island.
As Liu Ge Lao said, what aristocratic families seek is not "victory" but "invincibility", so that they can last long.
Master Liu pleaded, "Master, why don't you leave? That speedboat can carry over a hundred people! I've already established myself on Java Island, and you can make a comeback there!"
Elder Liu smiled and said, "If I don't die, the man in Renshou Palace won't be able to sleep. I'm staying here to give him an explanation. Beat the drum!"
The drum beats intensified again, and the clean lottery stick tube was passed among the crowd. Everyone silently drew out their own lottery stick. Some people who drew the live lottery stick cried for joy, while others secretly gave the live lottery sticks to others; some people who drew the dead lottery sticks remained silent, while some people who were unwilling to give up cried so hard that they fainted.
Lord Liu stood on the steps of the ancestral hall, his face full of vicissitudes of life.
After one stick of incense, those who drew the living lot left the ancestral hall, led by several black-clad guards, and their destination was unknown. Those who drew the dead lot wrapped their heads with white cloth, and everyone wore mourning clothes.
Master Liu suddenly said, "Master, Prince Jing is still in our house. He must have been involved in the conspiracy! He played an indispensable role in the Liu family's misfortune!" Elder Liu was silent for a long time: "Bring him here and use him as a sacrifice!"
Chen Ji's heart sank.
Master Liu turned to the black-clad warriors and said, "Go! Bring us the prince, the crown prince, and the princess! Offer them as a sacrifice!"
Chen Ji watched as more than a dozen black-clad warriors turned around and left. He wanted to follow them, but he had no reason to do so.
After hesitating for a moment, he finally moved slowly, trying to sneak up.
Master Liu turned to look at him: "Where are you going?"
Chen Ji muttered, "Master, I need to go to the toilet."
Master Liu suddenly shouted, "Who are you? Take off your mask!"
However, at this moment, a scream suddenly came from the watchtower of the Liu family mansion, interrupting Master Liu's thoughts.
Hundreds of people looked back and saw a meteor flying across the dark sky, piercing through the death soldiers on the watchtower.
When the meteor died down, the sky darkened again, as if nothing had happened.
The darkness paused for a moment, and then seemed to pause for a long time.
At that moment, meteors suddenly burst out like rain, brilliant as the Milky Way, piercing through all the death soldiers on more than ten watchtowers!
Immediately afterwards, the sound of heavy iron hooves was heard outside the Liu family mansion. The sound spread from the north to the east and west, surrounding this huge mansion that had stood for hundreds of years.
At this moment, a soldier who had been shot through the abdomen lay on the sentry tower and shouted with his last strength: "The Jiefan Guards are here! The Qiansui Army is here too!"
Master Liu roared, "Where are the Tiger Armored Cavalry?"
The assassin was already silent.
The Tiger Armored Cavalry that was supposed to block the road for defense was taken away by Mr. Feng to an unknown place. The Qiansui Army and the Jiefan Guards penetrated the Liu family's defense line and came directly in front of them.
Master Liu said in a stern voice, "The Thousand-Year-Old Army? Prince Jing is indeed involved! Master, just execute Prince Jing on the spot... Wait, where's that armored soldier?"
After being interrupted by Tianma, Master Liu went to look at Chen Ji's location again, but Chen Ji was nowhere to be seen.
At this moment, Elder Liu sighed softly, "Your Majesty, Prince Jing, and the eunuchs have been plotting against our Liu family for years. Their defeat is well deserved. Master, please lead your men to stop them and buy some time for the members of your clan who have been chosen to live."
Master Liu led his men to rush towards the gate for support: "Hurry to the gate and stop them! Don't let them rush in!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud bang, and the vermilion lacquered gate of the Liu family mansion was broken open from the outside. The two doors slowly fell down, raising a cloud of dust that stirred in the air.
The black-clad warriors who had just arrived at the door stopped together. They wanted to see the person coming through the dust, but they could only see a blurry figure slowly emerging in the dust.
A few breaths later, a man in white clothes and a white mask stepped through the threshold. He fanned the dust in front of him with his right hand and smiled at the hundreds of assassins crowded in the alley. "Wow, so many people here?"
The white mask was painted with light golden dragon patterns using gilding techniques. According to the regulations of the Ning Dynasty and the Jing Dynasty, anyone who wore a dragon pattern would have his property confiscated and be executed, unless the item with the dragon pattern was bestowed by the emperor himself.
Master Liu felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy: "Bai Long?!"
Bai Long took out a token from his sleeve as if no one was around, and said slowly, "Here is the royal banner. Anyone who sees it should kneel down and bow as if I were here in person."
Master Liu and the assassins were expressionless and motionless. The white bands wrapped around their foreheads
Bai Long didn't care at all. He stuffed the royal banner back into his sleeve and said with a smile, "If you don't want to kneel, forget it. Everyone present here is guilty of a capital crime anyway."
Master Liu said coldly, "Master Bailong really thinks highly of my Liu family, to have come here in person."
Bai Long laughed: "If I don't come in person, I'm afraid it would be a bit unsafe."
Master Liu's face was grim: "My Liu family will not surrender..."
Before he finished speaking, a voice suddenly rang out from above their heads: "I advise you not to move, or I'll kill you first."
Master Liu looked up and saw Jiaotu and Yunyang wearing black suits on the roof on the left side of the alley.
Jiaotu sat on the high eaves of the roof, her legs dangling in the air. Yunyang stood beside her, her hands crossed in front of her chest. The two of them looked down at the assassins with smiles on their faces.
Master Liu was incredulous and perplexed: "You...weren't you exiled to Lingnan?!"
Jiaotu played with the jade pendant on his collar button and said with a smile, "The climate in Lingnan is hot and humid, and there are many poisonous insects. We didn't want to go on halfway."
A voice came from the other side: "Master Liu, if you don't want to die, put down the weapons in your hands."
When Master Liu turned around again, he saw Golden Pig and Dream Chicken standing on the roof on the other side, trapping hundreds of assassins in the alley!
White dragon, Pegasus, and golden pig.
Dream of chicken, bright rabbit and cloud sheep.
Six zodiac signs are here!
(End of this chapter)
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