Du Qi looked at the person walking towards him. Seeing that the other party was still walking forward, he suddenly asked, "What's your name?"
Hearing Du Qi's question, the middle-aged man seemed to sense that something was wrong. He immediately stopped and said, "Young Master Du, my name is Xu Ming. I'm here to offer you a jade ruyi. However, I've also encountered a troublesome matter. I sincerely hope you can help me. "
Du Qi saw that the other party had stopped and sat up straight.
At this time, he was kneeling on the cushion and said, "Oh, what do you need this young master's help with?" Xu Ming was now less than three steps away from Du Qi. This distance could not be said to be far, nor could it be said to be close.
Xu Ming held the brocade box in his hand with a smile on his face as he slowly said, "I sincerely request Young Master Du's help because I hope that Young Master Du can lend me your head."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a clang.
It was like a blade being unsheathed.
Xu Ming's hand holding the brocade box suddenly loosened, and the brocade box fell to the ground. Xu Ming was already holding a short blade in his hand. He took a step forward and rushed directly to Du Qi.
This was Xu Ming's purpose.
He used to be a scoundrel in Chang 'an City, who specialized in doing shady business. As the saying goes, if you take someone's money, you have to solve their problems. Xu Ming took the mission of assassinating Du Qi with the excuse of offering a treasure.
Du Qi knelt down, sitting upright and still.
The expression on his face was calm and indifferent.
There was no fear at all. He didn't even move when he was sitting on his knees.
As a result, Xu Ming had a bad premonition when he saw this scene. As an assassin, Xu Ming was extremely vigilant. He didn't think that Du Qi would be scared silly in the face of an assassination. Since he didn't move, he must have a backup plan.
"Die!"
At this moment, a loud roar was heard.
The sound was deafening.
With this sound, Mordor, who had been standing next to him, suddenly grabbed an iron rod from behind and smashed it down. This iron rod was about five feet long. It was forged from wrought iron and was as thick as a goose egg.
The solid iron rod swept through the air with a whistling sound. In the blink of an eye, it was already above Xu Ming's head.
Xu Ming had nowhere to run.
He was still some distance away from Du Qi and was unable to kill Du Qi.
He could only retreat!
Therefore, Xu Ming had already retreated in the time it took for a spark to fly off a flint. With the dagger in his hand, he quickly retreated. Even so, his speed was still a step too slow, and the iron rod had already smashed onto Xu Ming's shoulder.
"Bang!"
A dull sound rang out.
The iron rod landed solidly on Xu Ming's shoulder. Under the violent impact, his shoulder blade shattered in an instant. However, the iron rod's momentum did not stop at all. It continued to descend.
Under the impact of the ferocious power, it had already struck Xu Ming's internal organs, causing his internal organs to be impacted as he fell to the ground.
After falling to the ground, Xu Ming revealed a pained expression on his rough face.
Mordor was simply too strong.
With one strike, his shoulder blades were completely shattered. Even his internal organs were injured, and he could no longer muster the slightest bit of strength. He lay on the ground, his entire body in pain. Even moving made him feel uncomfortable.
Du Qi looked at Xu Ming on the ground. His eyes were sharp and filled with killing intent. He ordered, "Mordor, kill him!"
"Yes!"
Mordor received the order and stepped forward with the iron rod.
"No, no, you can't kill me." At this moment, fear appeared on Xu Ming's pained face. However, Xu Ming did not want to die. He knew that begging for mercy was useless, so he shouted, "Du Qi, the person who wants to kill you is the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace. I was ordered by the Eastern Palace. If you kill me, the Eastern Palace will definitely not let you off. "
Du Qi's eyes were cold as he ordered, "The Eastern Palace has already arranged for assassins to kill me. At this point, there's no room for reconciliation. At this point, why won't the Eastern Palace let me off? If I keep you alive, do you want to kill me again? "
Swoosh!
Xu Ming's expression changed drastically.
He had indeed received the order from the Eastern Palace because the messenger said that the Eastern Palace had ordered to kill Du Qi. Therefore, he accepted the mission. However, he did not expect to be in danger before he succeeded.
Xu Ming's threats were useless.
He rolled his eyes and shouted, "Du Qi, I won't kill you. I won't accept the mission. If you spare me, I'll leave Chang 'an and ignore this matter. "
"It's too late!"
Du Qi's expression was cold and stern.
Although he did not want to provoke Li Jiancheng of the Eastern Palace, the problem was that Li Jiancheng had already come knocking on his door. At this point, he could not avoid it. He could only face it head-on.
Du Qi ordered, "Mordor, kill him!"
"Yes!"
Mordor received the order and swung the iron rod in his hand. The iron rod smashed onto Xu Ming's head with lightning speed. In an instant, his skull shattered and blood flowed out. Xu Ming died immediately.
Mordor killed him and stood to the side.
Jin Wuque saw this and frowned. "Young Master, the Eastern Palace sent someone to kill you. Now that the Eastern Palace is in this state, I'm afraid you have to be careful. "
Eighth Brother Zhong took a deep breath and bowed his head. He said respectfully, "Young Master, I did not take precautions. Please punish me."
Du Qi waved his hand. "It has nothing to do with you."
After Eighth Brother Zhong's warning, Du Qi knew that Xu Ming was a martial artist. He had told Mordor to be on guard and to be ready to attack at any time. Therefore, Mordor was able to react the moment Xu Ming attacked.
Because Mordor was in a state of extreme nervousness, he was able to attack with lightning speed.
Du Qi suddenly stood up and walked to Xu Ming's dead body. He picked up the dagger on the ground, gritted his teeth, and stabbed his shoulder with the dagger.
This time, he stabbed his right shoulder.
"Puchi!"
The tip of the dagger pierced into Xu Ming's shoulder. Blood spurted out and intense pain spread from the wound.
Du Qi could not help but suck in a breath of cold air.
Pain!
It was too painful!
When Du Qi pulled out the dagger, blood spurted out like a fountain and dyed the front of his shirt red.
This scene stunned Jin Wuque, Eighth Brother Zhong, and Mordor. They were all in disbelief. Why did Du Qi suddenly grab the dagger and hurt himself?
Jin Wuque hurriedly asked, "Young Master, why did you stab yourself?"
Du Qi gritted his teeth. His slightly immature face revealed an iron-blooded expression as he slowly said, "I didn't injure myself. It was Xu Ming who took advantage of me being unprepared to injure me. It was the doing of the assassin, Xu Ming."
"Yes, it was Xu Ming!"
Although Eighth Brother Zhong was simple and honest, he also had his own thoughts. When he heard Du Qi's words, he immediately agreed. In short, Du Qi's words could not be wrong.
Jin Wuque raised his eyebrows. Although he did not know what Du Qi's intentions were, he immediately changed his words. "Yes, this was Xu Ming's doing. This Xu Ming really deserved to die."
Liu Jian and Mordor also nodded.
All of them had the same opinion because of Du Qi's words.
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