Jiuquan County, west of the city.
In a remote wine shop, there were a few customers drinking wine.
This wine shop was at the side of a remote street in the west of the city. The wine in the wine shop was spicy and didn't have a strong taste. However, the price of the wine shop was cheap. After all, this wine shop was earning money from the commoners.
If the price was too high, no one would come to eat.
It could only be a small profit but quick turnover.
In the wine shop, at the left corner of the door, there was a middle-aged man wearing a bamboo hat and black clothes. He had a lean figure and was drinking wine. On the table in front of him, there was a metal sword. One look and one could tell that he was a martial artist.
The middle-aged man was called Huang Shi.
He was an assassin.
He was an assassin from the First Under Heaven Tower.
The First Under Heaven Tower was an assassin organization of the Longyou Dao. They had branches in various places and their main mission was to accept assassination missions. No matter what the mission was, the First Under Heaven Tower would accept it. Moreover, the assassins in the First Under Heaven Tower were all extremely powerful. They were good at concealing their tracks and assassinating. As long as the assassins of the First Under Heaven Tower took action, they would rarely fail.
Huang Shi was such an assassin.
Moreover, he was a Gold Assassin.
The assassins of the First Under Heaven Tower were divided into Black Iron Assassin, Bronze Assassin, Gold Assassin, and the pinnacle Killer King.
There was no one at the Killer King level.
During the end of the Great Sui Dynasty, there was an extremely powerful assassin who swept through everything with his sword. He was the Killer King level assassin of the First Under Heaven Tower. Unfortunately, he died of illness.
Since then, the First Under Heaven Tower was only left with Gold Assassins. Even so, there weren't many Gold Assassins. Moreover, Gold Assassins alone were enough to complete many difficult missions.
As for the Black Iron and Bronze Assassins, there were countless of them.
Moreover, the assassins of the First Under Heaven Tower had their own unique characteristics. A portion of the assassins were nurtured by the First Under Heaven Tower. The other portion of the assassins were recruited.
The First Under Heaven Tower didn't ask about their background. They only needed to report their name and they could accept missions. Their rank would be based on how many missions they completed.
Therefore, the First Under Heaven Tower didn't know the identity of a portion of the assassins. To the First Under Heaven Tower, they didn't care about the other party's identity. As long as they could earn money and complete missions, it was enough.
Coincidentally, Huang Shi was such a person. When he went to the Number One Under Heaven Pavilion, he always wore a bamboo hat and a mask. No one knew who he really was, and he enjoyed it. After all, he could earn money, and he could also kill some heartless rich people.
This was a good choice.
When Huang Shi accepted a mission, it depended on the situation and his mood.
His current mission was to assassinate Ping Xi Wang Du Qi. Huang Shi did not know much about Pacifying West King Du Qi. He only knew that after Du Qi came to Jiuquan County, he killed Jiang Zhengdao and the entire Jiang Clan. He even started a massacre in Jiuquan County, causing thousands of deaths.
No matter how good or bad Du Qi's massacre was, Huang Shi did not think it was a good thing.
He had killed too many people.
In particular, this person had already become Ping Xi Wang at such a young age. In Huang Shi's opinion, the hands of such a person were already stained with a lot of blood.
Therefore, Huang Shi did not have a good impression of Du Qi.
When he was in the Number One Under Heaven Pavilion, he saw the mission to assassinate Du Qi. Once this mission was completed, the reward would be 100,000 strings of coins. Such a sum of money could be said to be from the heavens, but someone was willing to give it to him. Therefore, Huang Shi accepted this mission.
No matter if he succeeded or not, it was always good to give it a try.
Huang Shi liked to come to the wine shop to drink.
The wine here was poor and turbid, but it was spicy. When a mouthful of wine entered his throat, the burning sensation made him somewhat uncomfortable. However, the carefree feeling after the spiciness was quite good.
Even if the taste was poor, Huang Shi still liked it.
He was already used to it.
A pot of wine, a plate of mutton, and a plate of fried soybeans. Drinking wine and eating meat, this feeling was very good.
"Have you heard? Ping Xi Wang had just annihilated the Golden Mountain bandits, and also beheaded their leader Shen Biao. Speaking of this Shen Biao, he was a ruthless person. When Jiang Zhengdao was still alive, Shen Biao attacked our county several times. Jiang Zhengdao was so scared that he went all out to resist. Later, when Jiang Zhengdao went to attack, he suffered heavy losses. Now, Shen Biao unexpectedly died in the hands of Ping Xi Wang. "
Among the people drinking, one of them opened his mouth to speak.
It was a tall and sturdy man.
However, the wind and frost of the years had left too many traces on his face, and his clothes were also quite shabby. Today's weather was very cold, but his clothes were not very thick.
There were not many people in the wine shop.
However, there was no lack of people who liked to watch the fun.
Especially the manager of the wine shop, who liked to support people. The manager opened his mouth and said, "The Golden Mountain bandits were killed, this is a good thing! Our Jiuquan County has always been harassed by bandits from time to time. The days were very difficult. Now that the Golden Mountain bandits are dead, we can go out more safely. "
"Yes, yes!"
The sturdy man nodded and said with a smile.
Seeing this, Huang Shi stood up and walked over to the sturdy man's table. He had already taken off his bamboo hat, revealing his dark face. With a smile on his face, he said, "Brother, Ping Xi Wang killed Shen Biao, what is this all about? How come no one knew about this news before? "
The sturdy man smiled mischievously, picked up the wine bowl and drank it. Although it was burning hot, his whole body warmed up. He put down the wine bowl and said, "I just heard about this situation. Previously, when I was working outside, I heard the announcement issued by the government, as well as the propaganda of the Yamen runners beating gongs and drums, saying that Ping Xi Wang eliminated the Golden Mountain bandits. "
"That's why I know about it."
"This matter was just announced by the government. The government not only announced this matter, but also said that the County Magistrate Ye Daosheng will personally welcome the triumphant return of Ping Xi Wang outside the west gate of the county before the afternoon. At the same time, the County Magistrate also called on the people of our Jiuquan County to welcome Ping Xi Wang. "
"This matter, I reckon it will soon be known by everyone."
The sturdy man was quite proud of himself as he spoke.
He knew about this gossip, and he was the first person to say it in the wine shop.
He had quite a face.
"Dog official!"
After hearing this, Huang Shi secretly cursed in his heart.
He didn't have a good impression of Ye Daosheng. Although the royal family didn't have a good impression of Jiang Zhengdao, Ye Daosheng used to work for Jiang Zhengdao. Later, he betrayed Jiang Zhengdao and was able to ascend to the official position of County Magistrate.
In Huang Shi's view, he was a flatterer.
Even though Ye Daosheng had introduced many policies that were beneficial to the people and businessmen, Huang Shi was a Wanderer. With such a background and the teachings he received, he should be loyal and righteous. He couldn't lose the foundation of his foothold.
Ye Daosheng's betrayal was disloyal and unrighteous.
Huang Shi asked a few more questions. After learning the details, he returned to his table, drinking wine and eating meat, while thinking quickly in his heart.
He wanted to assassinate Du Qi.
Because Du Qi always had guards by his side, it was not an easy task. Now that Du Qi returned triumphantly, countless people would go to welcome him. At that time, there would be people on both sides of the official road. When Du Qi came back on his horse, he would definitely stop and wave to the people.
This was Huang Shi's opportunity.
Hiding in the crowd, he could fish in troubled waters and try to kill Du Qi. Once Du Qi was dead, Huang Shi could get 100,000 strings of cash. At that time, with his expenses, 100,000 strings of cash would probably be enough to last him a lifetime.
After Huang Shi made up his mind, he quickly finished drinking wine and eating meat. Then, he grabbed a plate of soybeans and put it in his pocket. After throwing the money on the table, he said goodbye to the shopkeeper and quickly left.
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