There was no moon tonight.
There would be no moonlight shining in from outside the room, and it was even darker inside the room because the lights were off. Wang Li could not see where the old woman was in the room, but he was a martial arts master after all. With his sharp senses and the old woman's breathing in the room, he could easily determine the old woman's exact location!
What he needed to do now was to stab the dagger in his hand into the old woman's throat so that she would die before she could resist or call for help. This was the effect Wang Kui wanted to achieve — to make Star Wolf's mother disappear without anyone noticing!
As there was no light in the room, when Wang Li pulled out the dagger from his sleeve, it naturally did not reflect any cold light. However, after he rudely pushed open the door, he did not say a word. The old woman in the room also realized that something was wrong. At the last moment of her life, the old woman opened her mouth and said,
"You … you're not Little Cui. Who are you?"
Wang Li's lips curled into a cold smile. He did not speak but sped up and quickly stabbed the dagger in his hand at the old woman!
The strong wind caused by his rapid movement and the cold air emitted by the dagger made the old woman even more certain that the person who came in was not the two maidservants who often served her. She instinctively smelled a trace of danger, a trace of the danger of death. She subconsciously wanted to call for help, but perhaps because she was too nervous, or perhaps because she thought of how her son had been running around and working hard to earn money to treat her illness for more than a year, she felt that she might as well die so that she would not be a burden to her son. Therefore, she clearly had a moment to call for help, but in the end, she did not say anything. She just leaned against the bed and quietly waited for death to descend!
Outside the room, the maidservant Little Cui was still desperately running into the room, and the dagger in Wang Li's hand was less than five inches away from the old woman's throat. It seemed that everything was too late. No one could stop the old woman from dying under Wang Li's dagger!
However, an accident happened in this impossible situation!
Whoosh ~!
At this moment, the roof of the house suddenly began to collapse from the middle. Dozens of tiles fell from the roof without any warning. Wang Li subconsciously used his movement technique to dodge a tile that flew towards him. Then, he looked up and vaguely saw a black shadow descending from the sky!
Wang Li was shocked. At this moment, he could no longer care about the identity of that person. No matter how stupid he was, he understood that something had happened tonight. The most important thing now was to complete the mission Wang Kui had given him. As for the rest, he had to kill the old woman in the room first!
Hence, Wang Li did not care about the person who had descended from the sky. His figure flashed as he continued to stab the old woman on the bed with the dagger in his hand!
But right at this moment, Wang Li suddenly felt a gust of icy cold wind slash towards his back!
"Hmph! How dare you ~! "
It turned out that he had sensed Wang Li's actions. That person could not help but be furious. He pulled out the long saber at his waist and slashed at Wang Li's back at an even faster speed!
His speed was much faster than Wang Li's, and most importantly, because the speed at which he brandished his blade was too fast, the blade that was filled with True Qi already faintly carried a strong blade wind. If Wang Li did not turn around to defend, this blade wind would hit his back before he could stab the old woman, and he would be seriously injured!
After a short consideration, Wang Li quickly made a decision. He decided to block the other party's attack first and then find an opportunity to kill the old woman on the bed!
He turned around like lightning and channeled all his Genuine Qi into the dagger. With a "clang", the dagger made a metallic sound. Then, he actually used the dagger as a sword and directly waved the dagger, slashing at the oncoming saber Qi!
Bang ~!
The saber Qi and the "sword Qi" intersected, and there was a dull sonic boom in the air. Then, Wang Li was directly shocked by the violent eruption of True Qi!
In fact, before Wang Li took the attack, he had tried to overestimate the strength of the other party. After all, judging from the speed of the other party's saber and the strong saber Qi, the other party must be a master. However, after this round, he found that he had still underestimated the strength of the other party, because the other party's strength was actually above his!
Grand Master Middle-stage!
The other party was actually a martial artist at the Grand Master Middle-stage!
When had there been a strong man at the Grand Master Middle-stage in Taiyuan City?
At this moment, Wang Li's head was full of question marks, and his heart was full of confusion!
"Who are you?"
Wang Li was shocked by the other party's casual attack, and he forced himself to swallow back the blood that he was about to spit out. At this time, he raised his head, looked at the master who had descended from the sky, and asked in a deep voice.
Now that things had developed to this point, he knew very well that he had no way to kill the old woman on the bed under the other party's nose. As long as he attacked the old woman, the other party would be able to seriously injure him before he succeeded!
Because the other party's martial arts strength was a whole small realm higher than his!
Unless he was willing to risk being seriously injured or dying, he had no chance to kill the old woman at this time!
But the problem was that Wang Li was not willing to exchange his life with an old woman. He was still young, and it was not easy for him to have the strength and status he had today. His life was not very precious, but it was definitely more precious than the old woman's life!
Instead of risking his life, it was better to ask the other party's identity. If the other party was just passing by occasionally and meddling in other people's business, he could use the name of the Wang family to make him retreat!
However, Wang Li was destined to be disappointed!
"Humph ~! Wang Li, Wang Li, can't you even recognize my voice ~? "
In the darkness, the man snorted coldly and asked instead of answering.
Hearing this voice, Wang Li was suddenly stunned, and his whole person was stunned. After a moment, he finally came to his senses and said in disbelief, "Wang Chengwu ~? It's you? You … Why are you here? "
"Humph! Why am I here? I should be the one asking you this, right? "
Wang Chengwu sneered and continued, "As the dignified Second Commander of the Wang family, instead of resting at home at night, you came to this remote place to kill a weak old woman. Do you know what you are doing? You are making the entire Wang family unjust! "
When Wang Li heard this, he secretly cursed in his heart. If his purpose of coming here to kill was reported by Wang Chengwu to Wang Yu, then the matter of Wang Kui and Wang Xinyuan colluding with the Turks might also be exposed. At that time, only a dead end awaited them!
"Kill ~? Wang Chengwu, don't slander me! I just happened to pass by and came to visit my good brother's elder. Who said I came here to kill ~? "
Wang Li's eyes turned, and his thoughts turned quickly, and he defended himself.
Anyway, no matter what, he would not admit his purpose of coming here in front of Wang Chengwu.
Wang Chengwu could not help but ridicule, "Happened to pass by? Humph! I think you came here to kill to silence, right? During the day, the Imperial Army caught an assassin, but the assassin's identity is unknown, so the Provincial Governor's Mansion is looking for clues in the city. Could this house be the assassin's home, and you came here to kill to silence ~? "
In fact, this was just Wang Chengwu's guess. He wanted to use this to trick Wang Li. He was not sure if the assassin caught by the Imperial Army in the afternoon was related to Wang Li, and he was even less sure that this was the assassin's home!
Wang Chengwu would never have thought that his guess was infinitely close to the truth of the matter!
Wang Li's heart jumped when he heard this. At this time, if the lights in the house were lit, Wang Chengwu would definitely see his expression change. "Nonsense! What assassin? What killing to silence? If you want to convict someone, you can always find a pretext! "
Wang Chengwu wanted to say something, but at this time, the old woman in the dark spoke. She asked anxiously, "Young Master, you … what did you say just now? You said that my Cheng 'er is wanted by the authorities? That's impossible! My son has always been honest and dutiful, and all these years, he has been working by the Wang Family's Second Master's side. How could he be wanted by the authorities? "
The old woman's words were nothing if it was said on a normal day, but to Wang Chengwu, it could be said to be a divine assistance. Wang Chengwu's eyes lit up when he heard this. He did not answer the old woman's question, but said coldly to Wang Li:
"Humph! Family Head's guess was right! Second Elder is indeed related to the assassin in the afternoon! Wang Li, if you know what's good for you, then obediently follow me back to Family Head to ask for forgiveness. Don't force me to take action! "
Wang Li really regretted that he did not kill the old woman earlier. Otherwise, there would not be so much trouble now. It was impossible for him to surrender without putting up a fight. He sneered and said, "Humph! I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're saying. If you want to ask for forgiveness, you should go back and ask for forgiveness yourself! Although your martial arts are better than mine, if we really fight, you won't be able to get away with it ~! "
"Alright! That's what you said ~! "
Wang Chengwu was furious when he heard this. He raised his long sword and was about to attack Wang Li when suddenly, a rumbling sound of horse hooves cut through the quiet night sky. Then, the sound of horse hooves stopped at the door of the house. Wang Chengwu's face was slightly shocked. Thinking of what Wang Yu had told him earlier, he hurriedly said:
"Wang Li, if you follow me to Family Head to ask for forgiveness now, Family Head may spare your life! However, if you still insist on fighting with me, not only will you alert the neighbors nearby, those people who suddenly appear outside the door will also spread the news of this matter. By then, not only will you be finished, the entire Wang Clan will be finished as well! "
Before coming, Wang Yu had told Wang Li that he must find out whether the second branch had anything to do with the assassin that the Imperial Army caught in the afternoon before the authorities arrived. After all, family scandals should not be aired in public! Now that there was a group of people from another power gathered outside the door, if the two of them did not withdraw now, they would definitely be completely exposed!
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