Chapter 143: The Beginning of the Assassination at Night (8000)

Outside the door, footsteps were hurriedly flowing in one direction. Just from the sound, it felt very flustered.

When Xu Bai took Ye Zi out of the door, he saw several maids, hurriedly walking towards the gate. There were also some servants following the maids, and the servants were holding medicine boxes in their hands.

"Medicine box, someone was injured?" Xu Bai touched his chin, thought secretly, and followed the group of maids.

Not long after, they bypassed some luxurious buildings and finally came to the wide front yard.

In the center of the far front, there was a person lying.

This man was very young and handsome. There was always a sense of emptiness between his eyes. His eye bags were very deep, adding a bit of kidney deficiency.

And next to this young man, there was only a gray-haired old man standing. The old man was bent over, and his left hand was empty and had disappeared.

Xu Bai certainly knew these two people. He had communicated with them in Yinyi not long ago.

Kong Xu, and Sun Lao.

When Xu Bai came closer, he found that Kong Xu still had blood on the corner of his mouth and his hands were hanging weakly on both sides. If his chest was not still rising and falling, he would have thought he was dead.

"Master Ye, what's going on?" Xu Bai asked.

Master Ye was directing the servants to apply medicine to Kong Xu. Kong Xu closed his eyes and fell into a coma.

Hearing Xu Bai's voice, Master Ye turned around in the chaos and said, "I don't know. They were like this when they came. It seems that they were ambushed on the road. They must not die here, otherwise my Ye family will not be able to escape responsibility."

Early this morning, Master Ye heard the maid running over in a hurry, saying that the second son of the Kong family had come. He thought it was a pleasant transaction, but he didn't expect that when he rushed to the front yard, he saw this scene.

Kong Xu was seriously injured. This was on the way to the Ye family. If she died here, it would be difficult for her to explain. Although there is no clear evidence to prove that it was their Ye family who did it, they will eventually be hated.

It would be hard to explain at that time. The head of the Ye family naturally understood the truth, so he took great efforts to stabilize Kong Xu's injury.

"It will get better after a period of recuperation." The head of the Ye family raised his hand, wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Bai turned his gaze to the position of Elder Sun and asked, "Did you two offend anyone along the way?"

Compared with the time at Yinyi, this peak second-grade master was already in a rather embarrassing state. He lost a hand, and his special bare-handed kung fu was directly reduced by half.

Elder Sun's face was pale, and he said, "We didn't offend anyone. The monsters who intercepted us were countless monsters, thousands of them, and the worst were all in the fifth grade."

If you want a second-grade master to fight hundreds or even thousands of monsters, then maybe he can beat them, but if you say thousands of them, he will be in trouble.

Although he was at the peak of the second rank, he knew how much he was capable of. His bare-handed skills were not top-notch, and his combat power was only average among the second rank.

So when he encountered that situation at that time, he really tried his best to rescue Kong Xu, and fled all the way, and finally escaped here.

"Thousands of demons?" Xu Bai said: "How could such a number of demons gather for no reason? It is even more impossible to come and kill you for no reason. It seems that it is really a demon master."

The demon clan has been suppressed by the Great Chu State and is suffocating. They are all fleeing in all directions. It is impossible to say that thousands of demons suddenly gather.

But think about it another way. What if it is a demon master?

If there are hundreds of demon masters, each controlling a few more demons, then this level can be achieved.

"Lord Xu reminded me that this is indeed possible, but we didn't provoke them." Old Sun said speechlessly: "Although this trip is not top secret, we haven't offended anyone. We have been very low-key along the way. Why would they come to surround and kill us?"

At this point, Old Sun suddenly closed his mouth, as if he thought of someone.

They really didn't offend anyone. Looking at the large number of them along the way, they were actually quite low-key. Except for taking a break, they were on the road. But they didn't offend anyone, which doesn't mean that no one wants to get rid of them.

Young Master!

Old Sun guessed that if they were really against them, it could only be the eldest young master of the Kong family.

After leaving the capital, this is a great opportunity, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is rare.

Even though the head of the Kong family has already stated that he will not let Kong Xu compete with his eldest brother, for his eldest brother, a dead person is the safest.

The more he thought about it, the more Old Sun felt that this was possible, and he couldn't help but feel chilled.

"It's not him, he doesn't have that ability." At this time, Kong Xu, who was almost cured, finally woke up from his coma. After understanding his own situation, he uttered the first sentence, still looking very weak.

"If he really had the ability to kill thousands of demons, he would have been eliminated by your majesty long ago. Your majesty will not let these problems happen under your nose." Kong Xu tried to get up weakly: "Kong Xu greets Lord Xu."

Xu Bai: "..."

Somehow, he suddenly felt that Kong Xu was a bit flattering. Even though he was seriously injured, he still had to salute him. To put it nicely, it was courtesy. To put it bluntly...

"No need to salute." Xu Bai shook his head and said, "Since you have saved your life, you should heal your wounds well."

"Master Xu, I know who is hurt by my wounds." Kong Xu insisted and wanted to stand up, but he fell down weakly when he was only halfway up. He looked at the sky with pain all over his face.

Xu Bai looked around and said, "Let's find a secluded place to talk about it."

There are many people here, and it's not suitable to talk about these things. It's better to find a more stable environment and see what Kong Xu has in his stomach.

The head of the Ye family was a little entangled, thinking about whether to get involved.

To be honest, he really didn't want to get involved. This matter was not a trivial matter at first glance. If he got involved rashly, he didn't know what the consequences would be.

"Master Ye, when a person is deeply trapped in a quagmire, it is difficult to struggle out of it." Xu Bai said meaningfully: "Although you have only stepped one foot into it, it may not be easy to get out of it unscathed."

Xu Bai is very skilled in pulling people on board. Just two sentences made the master of the Ye family determined.

After all, it is a big family and a helper. He felt bad if he didn't pull them on board.

Master Ye gritted his teeth, and a tangled look appeared in his eyes. Finally, the tangled look disappeared, and he sighed and waved to the servants around him: "Take the second young master Kong to the side hall."

Just as Xu Bai said just now, she was already in it, so she couldn't think of staying out of it.

At least now it seems that it is almost impossible for her to stay out of this matter. In this case, she might as well jump into this quagmire. At least there is Xu Bai in the quagmire.

After hearing the order, several servants hurriedly took action and carried Kong Xu to a secluded side hall.

Xu Bai and Ye Zi followed behind.

The side hall was very quiet, and there was no one around. It seemed a bit empty, but it was a good place to talk.

"I specially found a master of mechanical skills to make this place. No one can get close to it. If it were an outsider, the mechanical skills would have been triggered." The head of the Ye family said.

Xu Bai nodded and looked at Kong Xu: "It's safe here. Tell me what you know."

"Master Xu, these monsters are against you." Kong Xu looked very weak and said: "It's just that because I had communicated with you before, and even communicated very harmoniously, they thought I would add helpers to you, so they were ready to rob and kill me on the way."

After saying this, Kong Xu panted violently. After all, the injury was only stabilized, not completely healed, and he was in pain when he spoke.

Xu Bai frowned, carefully thinking back to what Kong Xu had just said, and after a moment he said, "How can you be so sure?"

If it were any other situation, there would be this possibility, but what Kong Xu had just said told him directly that these thousands of demons were related to him and were originally intended to assassinate him.

But... there was no way to prove this.

After all, this was just a possibility.

"Master Xu, look at this." Kong Xu took something out of his arms and handed it to Xu Bai.

Xu Bai took it and looked at it, frowning.

This was a piece of paper with a portrait of Xu Bai on it, which was painted vividly, showing his demeanor.

"How did you get it?" Xu Bai asked.

The appearance of this thing did arouse his curiosity.

Kong Xu explained, "I am a dual-cultivation person. Both the scholar and the fortune teller have reached the fifth rank. I had told a fortune for Lord Xu before, but was attacked. After being attacked, I told another fortune while escaping. All the hexagrams condensed into the appearance of Lord Xu."

As he spoke, Kong Xu coughed violently and coughed up blood. It was obvious that his injuries had not yet fully recovered.

Even if it was the medicine used by the Ye family, it would take some time to work. It would not be effective immediately.

"At that time, I thought there were only two possibilities. The first was that Lord Xu wanted to kill me, and the second was those who wanted to kill Lord Xu." Kong Xu recovered after a long while and said, "I believe there is only the second possibility."

Xu Bai could not kill him. He was like a piece of grass in front of Xu Bai. How could he attack him?

So Kong Xu finally came to another conclusion.

Xu Bai fell into deep thought.

If what Kong Xu said was true, then this so-called demon master was specifically here to deal with him.

Now there is a prototype. After all, we know who the enemy is.

"You should recuperate here first." Xu Bai said.

"Master Xu, I have one more thing to say." Kong Xu did not keep silent, and continued: "In addition, I also read a hexagram, which is a very bad hexagram. Master Xu, this trip to Fengling Mansion may be difficult, but in this great disaster, there is a great fortune hidden, so Master Xu must be careful."

Xu Bai touched his chin and said, "You are very useful."

He said this off-topic remark, but it was from the heart.

A fortune teller is indeed useful in this situation.

"Is there any way to calculate more deeply?" Xu Bai asked.

Kong Xu heard this and showed ecstasy on his face, and even felt that the wounds on his body did not hurt.

He is very useful!

What do these four words mean? He knows very well that it means that he will have an intersection with Xu Bai next.

Kong Xu came to Fengling Mansion for this matter. Now that he has the opportunity, it is great news for him.

Thinking of what Xu Bai said just now, Kong Xu thought carefully for a moment, nodded, and shook his head.

"Master Xu, if you want to calculate more deeply, you may be able to try, but you must wait for me to rest for a few days, because I can't calculate now."

He was already seriously injured. If he hadn't been treated quickly, he would have died long ago, so he had to wait until his injuries healed, and there was no way to calculate now.

"It doesn't matter, you just take a rest, and calculate it for me after you rest well." Xu Bai said.

Kong Xu nodded.

"Everyone, you can stay in my Ye family." The head of the Ye family said.

Today is really a frightening day. If they get into trouble again, she will not be able to escape responsibility.

Kong Xu nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble you, head of the Ye family."

Next, nothing else happened. Head Ye arranged Kong Xu to rest in a place, and Xu Bai returned to the room.

After returning to the room, Xu Bai took the tea handed over by Ye Zi, drank a sip, and put it aside, frowning, as if thinking about something.

"Sir, I know what you are thinking." Ye Zi said softly: "Perhaps they intercepted the second son of the Kong family not because of his combat power, but because of his fortune-telling ability."

In fact, Ye Zi is not stupid, but very smart.

Not only is his auxiliary ability good, but sometimes he can also open up new ideas for Xu Bai.

Xu Bai nodded and said calmly: "Indeed, this fortune-telling ability can help me solve many problems, so they tried every means to kill him."

"Sir, it seems that tonight is destined to be a sleepless night." Ye Zi walked to Xu Bai, peeled the fruit on the table, and handed it to Xu Bai's mouth: "We must always pay attention to the situation of the second son of the Kong family."

Xu Bai smiled and said: "Not only tonight, we must pay attention in the next few days. The other party will definitely come. You and I are thinking the same thing."

The fortune-telling ability is of the fifth grade, which must be helpful to Xu Bai. The other party is also afraid of this ability, so they want to kill Kong Xu at all costs.

If they didn't kill him and let Kong Xu escape to the Ye family, then they will definitely attack again next time, otherwise Xu Bai will get the advantage in vain.

Since the other party may take action, this is Xu Bai's breakthrough point.

"You have a place to use your skills again." Xu Bai touched Ye Zi's head and said.

Ye Zi hummed.

Behind him, the fourth-grade puppet quietly left and found a hidden corner outside Kong Xu's residence, waiting.

...

Time passed slowly, nothing happened during the whole day, everything seemed quiet and peaceful.

Those demon masters did not make any more moves, as if all the demon masters disappeared overnight, and the water in Fengling Mansion was also calming down.

In the blink of an eye, it was late at night.

It was very cold at night.

Now the weather is approaching the New Year, so the day is getting colder and colder, especially at night, if you don't add a quilt, it will give people a sense of coldness.

In Ye Yu's room.

At this time, Ye Yu was staring at the oil lamp in front of him stupidly, not knowing what to think.

Today, Kong Xu came, and Ye Yu also took a look in the crowd.

To be honest, if it were any other time, it would be in line with her idea. After all, the head of the Kong family is an official in the capital, and in terms of status, he is equivalent to a state magistrate.

But everything has to be compared.

If she had seen Kong Xu before Xu Bai appeared, she would naturally be willing.

But after Xu Bai appeared, the taste of all this changed and became a little uncomfortable.

Kong Xu and Xu Bai, in Ye Yu's opinion, these two people are completely incomparable.

Just this morning, Kong Xu's respectful attitude in front of Xu Bai made Ye Yu feel disgusted.

If she went, she would really be inferior to Ye Zi forever.

This feeling is very uncomfortable, and Ye Yu doesn't want to feel it.

Ye Yu looked at the flame of the oil lamp in front of her, clenched her hands into fists, and blue veins appeared on the smooth back of her hands.

"Is this my last life?"

The feeling of sorrow in her heart became deeper and deeper.

At this time, a voice sounded around.

"This is certainly not your life, your life can be completely changed."

The voice was low and hoarse, it was a man's voice.

Hearing this voice, Ye Yu turned his head suddenly and looked behind him.

The man in black appeared again, with a black and white snake wrapped around his waist, looking a little scary.

"You demon master, you attacked the second young master Kong in the daytime, and you dared to come to see me at night. You are really brave." Ye Yu tried to calm down and make her tone calm, but her tone at this moment was trembling and could not be suppressed.

"What is there to be afraid of? We dared to touch Xu Bai. What else do you think we are afraid of?" The man in black said indifferently, as if he was explaining a very ordinary little thing.

The scene fell into silence, and Ye Yu didn't know how to answer, because she couldn't answer these words.

The man in black came to Ye Yu, reached into his arms, took out a box, handed it to Ye Yu, and said: "Take it, then go to Kong Xu's room, open this box, and your goal will be achieved. As long as Kong Xu is dead, you don't have to go there, and you don't have to feel inferior."

Ye Yu stared blankly at the box in her hand. The box was only the size of a palm and looked very ordinary.

When the box was in her hand, she could feel a clear vibration, and there was a living thing inside.

"Are you kidding? If I do it, can I get away?" Ye Yu was about to throw the box away.

The next moment, the man in black grabbed her wrist and stopped her.

"Only you can get close. After all, you are going to the Kong family, and it is legitimate. As for whether you can get away, don't worry, I will help you later."

Ye Yu stopped talking.

She lowered her head, as if thinking about what the man in black said.

"I know what you are struggling with." The man in black said slowly: "Killing Kong Xu is just the first step. Next, we have to kill Xu Bai. By then, you will be relieved, and by then, we can even make you the master of the Ye family. Are you satisfied with this?"

When the man in black spoke, the snake on his waist made a hissing sound.

Ye Yu was still thinking, but after hearing this hissing sound, her head fell into chaos, and she didn't know why, but she agreed inexplicably.

"Okay."

She took the box in her hand and went out directly, walking towards Kong Xu's position.

After Ye Yu left, the man in black turned into smoke and disappeared without a trace.

…

Ye Yu kept thinking about what the man in black said along the way, and unknowingly came to Kong Xu's door holding the wooden box.

She looked at the closed door, and finally gritted her teeth and raised her hand to knock on the door.

The knocking sound echoed in the corridor, and soon, the voice of Elder Sun came.

"Who!"

Elder Sun's voice was alert.

Ye Yu said: "It's me, Ye Yu."

Before Kong Xu came over, he naturally knew who he was looking for, so after hearing the name, Elder Sun opened the door from the inside.

"The second young master is seriously injured and it is inconvenient for him to receive the young lady. I hope the young lady will forgive me." Elder Sun said politely.

Ye Yu clenched the box in his hand, made his tone normal, raised his head and said: "It's like this, I know that the second young master Kong was seriously injured, so I tried my best to find a medicine that may be able to save the second young master Kong. Can I see him?"

Old Sun fell into silence, not knowing how to answer.

At this moment, Kong Xu spoke.

"It's Miss Ye Yu, let her in."

Kong Xu's voice sounded in the room, and it still sounded very weak.

Since Kong Xu had spoken, Old Sun did not hesitate any more, made way, and let Ye Yu in.

Ye Yu walked into the room and saw Kong Xu sitting on the bed with a weak face.

Compared with the morning, his complexion has improved a lot. It is estimated that in a few days, the injuries on his body will be completely healed.

"Miss Ye Yu, I'm really sorry that I can't get up to greet you." Kong Xu said politely.

Seeing Kong Xu like this, Ye Yu hesitated.

In fact, from the time she entered the door until now, Kong Xu has behaved properly, and it can even be said that he has made reasonable advances and retreats.

But when she thought of Ye Zi's matter, Ye Yu became fierce again.

Especially when she thought of these things, the hissing sound of the snake just now flashed in her mind, which made her feel more intense.

"Second Young Master Kong." Ye Yu took a few steps forward, slowly raised the wooden box in her hand, and prepared to open it: "This is the medicine I asked for for you. It can treat your injuries. See if it works?"

Kong Xu approached with a little curiosity.

At this time, Ye Yu opened a gap in the palm-sized box, and then the sound of vibrating wings came from inside.

A black shadow flashed and went straight towards Kong Xu.

A closer look showed that it was a centipede with wings.

"Not good!" Old Sun reacted instantly and chased after the centipede in a few steps.

But before he could run far, the box vibrated again, and another centipede with wings flew out of it and pounced straight towards Old Sun.

This scene happened so fast that neither of them could react.

To be precise, they never expected to encounter such an assassination in the Ye family.

They thought about the possibility of being assassinated, but they didn't expect it to be someone from the Ye family, let alone Ye Yu.

This is falling into a quagmire of thinking.

The Ye family, the people of the Ye family, and Ye Yu.

Step by step, they strengthened their sense of security, and in this sense of security, there was a cold murderous intent.

The winged centipede was very fast.

Old Sun lost an arm, which was his strength in bare-handed kung fu. Because of the loss of his arm, it was already halved.

Because of its wings, the centipede was very flexible in the air, and it couldn't break through for a while.

But Kong Xu was uncomfortable.

Kong Xu was already seriously injured, and at this moment he couldn't react at all, watching the centipede getting closer and closer.

At this moment, a faster footsteps sounded, and then a knife suddenly exploded, turning into fragments to block the center.

The fourth-grade puppet was wrapped in a black coat and performed the five styles of Yidao.

Although it was only the prototype of Xu Bai's swordsmanship, it was already very strong. Combined with the mechanical sword that Xu Bai specially made for it, it stopped the centipede dangerously.

But this winged centipede, since it can be used for assassination, must be more than that. It can only block it for a moment, then break through the siege and continue to chase Kong Xu.

"Crack!"

The centipede bit hard in front, and the next moment, it felt a hard touch.

The fourth-grade puppet stood in the center, with a hole bitten in the chest, but it didn't feel anything.

"My poison is ineffective?" The winged centipede spoke in human language.

It certainly couldn't think that a puppet, how could it be poisoned?

"Monster?"

At this time, another voice came from outside the door, Xu Bai stepped into the room, waving the black knife in his hand.

Being able to speak human language, it must be a monster.

The black knife was broken into pieces in an instant, and the centipede that surrounded Sun Lao was rolled into ashes all over the sky.

Five styles of Yidao, seventh-level sword technique, sword intention, third-grade wanderer...

When these things are combined, it would be strange if one move could not kill instantly.

On the other side, a part of the fragments separated and swept another centipede with wings. The next moment, the wings and dense legs were cut off, and the centipede fell to the ground, rolling in pain.

"Crack!"

Xu Bai did not stop, and broke Ye Yu's limbs very quickly.

This crisp sound, mixed with Ye Yu's screams, is chilling.

Ye Yu screamed, then rolled his eyes, and fainted on the ground, unconscious.

"What a decisive method." Although Old Sun only had one arm left, he couldn't help shuddering when he saw Xu Bai's swift movements.

At this moment, Xu Bai was the Xu Bai rumored in the world, not an ordinary young man.

—— Cruel and ruthless, moody.

In a short time, the deadlock was broken.

A faint murderous intent surrounded Xu Bai, causing everyone present to shudder and not dare to look directly into Xu Bai's eyes.

Especially when Xu Bai broke Ye Yu's limbs just now, he did not hesitate at all.

Seeing this situation, everyone felt that the rumors in the martial arts world were still relatively simple.

"If you want to go further, you have to be more cautious in the future." Xu Bai looked at Kong Xu and said lightly: "Compared with your peers, you are still a little behind."

If it was Liu Xu Wuhua, such a thing would not have happened today.

If it was Yun Zihai, he could even kill him in return.

Even Qingxue could see the clues.

As for Chu Yu.

Forget Chu Yu...

I can only say that Kong Xu's ideas are very good, including coming to him, but there are some details that are still missing.

Kong Xu nodded dully and mechanically.

I don't know why, Xu Bai is about the same age as him, but when he heard Xu Bai's words, he couldn't help but regard Xu Bai as a senior.

"I know, Lord Xu." Kong Xu said with difficulty.

"Ye Zi, let's start." Xu Bai ignored Kong Xu and turned to Ye Zi.

Ye Zi nodded gently, and his ten fingers kept dancing.

The shining silk thread appeared in the air, and with the fluctuations of Ye Zi, a series of sounds kept circulating.

The centipede lying on the ground and rolling was screaming, but after hearing the music here, the screams gradually faded.

This is what Xu Bai thought.

It would be too easy to just avoid the moves made by others. Of course, he had to follow the moves made by the other party and find some clues.

"Where is your man behind the scenes?" Xu Bai asked.

The centipede lying on the ground stopped rolling and screaming, and after hearing Xu Bai's question, it made an unpleasant sound.

"I don't know... I don't know..."

Xu Bai frowned.

Of course he knew that it was impossible to ask so easily, but he didn't expect that the other party didn't know.

"Do you have any clues to tell me?"

Thinking of this, Xu Bai changed his words.

This time, Centipede finally gave a detailed answer.

"Three days later, during the Fengling Mansion Water Festival, the largest cruise ships... will gather."

Another simple sentence, but it gave a location.

"Sir, the Water Festival is an annual festival in Fengling Mansion, mainly held in Xunle River. During this festival, there are countless cruise ships, and on the cruise ships, there are all kinds of talented people exchanging music." Ye Zi explained to Xu Bai.

Xu Bai touched his chin and said, "Anything else?"

The centipede lying on the ground stopped talking, obviously there was nothing else to say.

Xu Bai thought about it, and his heart moved.

The fourth-grade puppet waved a long knife and put an end to the centipede.

Since there is nothing to say, it is worthless, and it is best to kill it.

After doing all this, Xu Bai also looked at Ye Yu on the ground.

Because of the fact that Xu Bai broke his limbs, the pain suddenly hit, and Ye Yu had fainted.

Their fight naturally attracted attention. The head of the Ye family hurried over and saw the scene in front of him.

"This..." The head of the Ye family was stunned.

She thought something might happen, but she didn't expect it to be this situation. Now, just one look at this situation will tell what the situation is.

But Ye Zi still explained it appropriately to avoid any misunderstandings from the head of the Ye family?

Hearing this, the head of the Ye family gritted his teeth and said, "I will give you two an explanation."

She couldn't afford to offend these two people, so she had to give an explanation.

Xu Bai shook his head and said, "I don't want to see this woman alive again. I have to give an explanation, but not now. I have something to ask her."

Although there was no more news about the centipede, the woman named Ye Yu in front of him was still alive. Since she was involved in this matter, she would know something more or less.

The head of the Ye family nodded: "Master Xu can act on his own."

"Slap your mouth." Xu Bai said.

The fourth-grade puppet stepped forward and slapped Ye Yu in the face twice.

Gradually, Ye Yu woke up from her coma, and when she saw the scene in front of her, her expression was confused.

But soon, her confusion disappeared, replaced by fear and terror.