There were many people coming and going from the city gate. It was not a good place to talk so Tu Huaiyu led his men out of the city.
When they reached a spacious area outside the city, Tu Huaiyu reined in his horse and waited for Chao Shenghuai.
"Wan Shou Faction's disciple, Chao Shenghuai. Thank you, Lord Xu, for helping me." Chao Shenghuai cupped his hands and thanked him.
Tu Huaiyu waved his hand and smiled, "Since you are from Song, it is natural for me to help you. Your surname is Chao, do you know Wan Shou Faction's Elder Chao, Chao Jing? "
Chao Shenghuai replied, "Elder Chao is my grandfather."
"Oh!" Tu Huaiyu had a look of sudden realization. Stroking his beard, he nodded and said, "Back then, I met your grandfather a few times in the capital of Song. Your grandfather's elegance is still fresh in this old man's mind. I didn't expect to meet Brother Chao's grandson here."
He first talked about their friendship and then asked, "Oh right, why are you here?"
Chao Shenghuai replied, "Not long ago, I received permission from my faction to travel. I didn't expect to meet an evil slave who deliberately attacked me and framed me for hitting someone. They are obviously in cahoots with the guards at the city gate and are trying to extort money. How infuriating! Let them be happy for now and I will settle the score with them later. I will make them pay with interest. A bunch of blind dogs, how dare they bully me! Lord Xu, you shouldn't have given them money. I want to see what they can do to me! "
Tu Huaiyu laughed and waved his hand, "I can understand your feelings. Don't be angry over such a small matter. Let bygones be bygones. It is beneath your dignity to argue with such insignificant people. There will be no intact eggs when the nest is overturned. These people are crying in front of us and someone will take care of them. There is no need for you to do anything. "
Chao Shenghuai's eyes flashed, "I heard that Zhao is going to attack Jinzhou. Is it true from what Lord Xu said?"
"It is possible." Tu Huaiyu did not say anything definite. As an envoy of Song, he did not want to talk about national affairs with outsiders. He changed the topic, "Where are you going?"
Chao Shenghuai replied, "I am going to travel. Since I am in Zhao, I have to go to the capital. Lord Xu, where are you going?"
Tu Huaiyu laughed and said, "I'm on my way back to Zhao's embassy. If you don't mind, why don't we go together? We can take care of each other."
If it was an ordinary disciple of the Wan Shou Sect, they wouldn't invite him like this, but Chao Jing's grandson was different, he could use this opportunity to get closer to Chao Jing.
Now that Chao Shenghuai's identity and background had been confirmed, there was nothing to worry about.
Little did he know that this was exactly what Chao Sheng wanted, saving him the trouble of opening his mouth. I will listen to Lord Xu's arrangements. "
"Alright!" Tu Huaiyu smiled and waved his hand. The group continued forward.
Along the way, the host and the guest had a pleasant conversation.
At noon, when the group passed through a forest, something strange happened.
"Who is it?" Tu Huaiyu's guards were the first to notice the abnormality.
It was useless even if they discovered it. The people who stirred up the anomaly had no intention of hiding. Instead, they swarmed out.
In an instant, over 10 masked black clothed figures attacked. Their attacks were so ferocious and their strengths were so formidable that it caused chaos to erupt on this side, and rumbling sounds resounded without end.
The assassin ignored the others and went straight for Tu Huaiyu, who was protected by everyone.
On one side, they were desperately trying to stop him. One group intercepted him, while the other protected Tu Huaiyu and quickly retreated.
Tu Huaiyu's old face turned pale with fright.
However, at this moment, more than 10 masked figures suddenly appeared from where they were retreating and went straight for Tu Huaiyu. Their strength was so strong that it was difficult for them to stop them.
In addition, a group of people had been attracted in front to intercept them. Now that they were being attacked by an even stronger force, it was hard for them to hold on.
Chao Shenghuai, who was hiding in the midst of the fierce battle, was shocked by Niu Youdao's strength. He didn't expect Niu Youdao to have so many experts under his command.
"Ah!" In the hasty battle, Tu Huaiyu screamed as he was cut into two by a sword aura.
His eyes widened and he regretted not summoning a flying beast mount to Zhao Jing before he breathed his last.
Little did he know that summoning a flying beast mount was useless. The number of mounts he could summon was limited, and the guards couldn't keep up with him. It was the same for the assassins, who would only be in danger faster.
One had to know that someone was not using an ordinary assassin force. It was someone who had been arranged to deal with a group of people.
"Let's go!" As soon as the assassins succeeded, someone immediately shouted. A group of assassins quickly gathered and retreated, taking the corpses on their side with them as cover.
"Chase!" The guards on this side roared.
A group of people immediately gave chase. As soon as they entered the forest, the escaping assassins in front of them waved their hands and threw out a densely packed black shadow, which exploded in the air.
A cloud of smoke spread in the forest and in the air. It was unknown if it was poisonous, but the people on the other side quickly stopped or retreated, not daring to get close.
The group of assassins was obviously very experienced in assassination. After this, when the people on the other side went around the smoke, the assassins were nowhere to be seen. They had long hidden in the deep mountains.
They couldn't catch up to them, so they could only return.
Lu Chenghai, the leader of the accompanying sorcerers, slowly squatted down in front of Tu Huaiyu's corpse. He couldn't help but grit his teeth in pain. He even felt his scalp go numb. How was he going to report to the Song Kingdom's imperial court?
The group of guards and members of the envoy group were a little confused. They didn't understand why they would be ambushed by such a strong force. Even with the strength of their guards, they were beaten to the point that they couldn't even defend themselves!
Chao Shenghuai, who squeezed into the crowd, took out a mask and placed it in front of the squatting Lu Chenghai, "I just knocked this off the assassin's face. I've seen the assassin's face before."
It could be said that he had risked his life just now. He had never fought so fearlessly in his entire life.
Of course, he had the confidence to do so. He knew that the assassin wouldn't kill him.
Everyone quickly looked at him. Lu Chenghai also stood up abruptly and said with a ferocious expression, "Who is it?"
Chao Shenghuai said, "If I remember correctly, his name should be Xu Gao."
"Xu Gao?" Lu Chenghai's eyes widened. He said in a deep voice, "Brother Chao, are you sure it's Xu Gao?"
Everyone looked at each other. Xu Gao? There was a cultivator called Xu Gao in the entourage of the Yan envoy group.
The envoys of the various countries had been competing with each other for a long time. How could they not know every member of the other envoy group?
Chao Shenghuai said, "I've seen this person before in Wanxiang City. On the way there, I saw him flirting with a woman. I stood out to stop him, so I have an impression of him."
This was pure nonsense. However, he had really seen Xu Gao before. It was just last night. He was in the hands of Niu Youdao. Niu Youdao didn't manage to pry Xu Gao's mouth open. He only casually got some information out of him. As long as it was useful for Chao Shenghuai, it was fine.
"Gao Shaoming, you bastard!" Someone cursed on the spot.
Everyone remembered something. During the banquet at Liufang Pavilion, Lord Xu and Gao Shaoming had a conflict. At that time, Lord Xu used the death of Ren Yan envoy Song Long to mock Gao Shaoming, warning him to be careful not to follow in Song Long's footsteps. They didn't expect Gao Shaoming to be so vengeful.
Thinking about it, such a powerful assassination force wasn't something an ordinary person could use. If he had the support of a country, then it would be a different story.
Lu Chenghai stared at Chao Shenghuai and said word by word: "Brother Chao, you must know that the person who was assassinated is a Song envoy. This is not a small matter. You can't be ambiguous. Are you sure it's Xu Gao?"
Chao Shenghuai waved the sword in his hand. There were bloodstains on the blade. "I slashed his arm. As long as we find him, the wound on his arm will be the evidence."
Lu Chenghai said again, "Brother Chao, do you know who Xu Gao is? Are you willing to testify? "
Chao Shenghuai looked at Tu Huaiyu's corpse on the ground. "Lord Xu helped me out. Do you think I won't even dare to testify? Besides, is that Xu Gao some big shot? Do you think Wan Shou Faction is afraid of him? "
"Good! With Brother Chao's words, I can rest assured! " Lu Chenghai nodded and gritted his teeth. "There is a man named Xu Gao in the Yan envoy group. I need Brother Chao to testify!"
"A man from the Yan envoy group?" Chao Shenghuai was startled. Then, he realized that this was a big problem. He immediately changed his words and said, "Brother Lu, I think I remembered the wrong person."
Everyone looked at him with disdain.
Lu Chenghai was angry. "Brother Chao, why are you going back on your words?"
"…" Chao Shenghuai was speechless. He sighed and said, "It's not that I'm afraid of trouble. It's just that this involves national affairs. Wan Shou Faction should not interfere. If this gets out of hand, I will not be able to bear the responsibility. Everyone, just pretend that I didn't say anything."
Lu Chenghai said, "Do you think we are deaf? Brother Chao, you have already said it. We have to report this to the imperial court. If Brother Chao testifies, it's fine. If you don't, it's too late to back out now. We will not allow you to back out. If not, we will not be able to bear the responsibility. We can only hand Brother Chao over to the imperial court. We will let Wan Shou Faction ask the imperial court for him. Brother Chao, you can decide for yourself! "
Chao Shenghuai wanted to turn around. The people around him had already surrounded him.
"Inform the imperial court immediately!" Lu Chenghai shouted.
Just as one of the golden wings was released, the sound of horse hooves could be heard. Everyone looked over and saw the imperial court of the Kingdom of Zhao galloping over. Many of them were dressed in the clothes of eunuchs. The person in the middle was Zhao Sen, who was wearing a cloak.
Naturally, the two sides met. Knowing that Tu Huaiyu had been assassinated, Zhao Sen, who had always been a cold and indifferent person, was shocked. He jumped off his horse and rushed over.
"With the strength of your guards, who would be able to assassinate Master Xu? Who did it?" Zhao Sen stood up and asked.
He couldn't figure it out. Under normal circumstances, no one would kill a country's ambassador. It was because it wouldn't be of much use. Even if they were killed, they could still send someone else. But it would cause a lot of trouble.
Lu Chenghai gritted his teeth and said, "The Yan Country's ambassador did it!"
Zhao Sen's face darkened. "Do you know what you are talking about? Don't say things without evidence! "
Lu Chenghai sneered. "Both sides fought. I saw the Yan Country's ambassador with my own eyes. How can I be wrong?"
"…" Zhao Sen was speechless. He suddenly turned around and looked in the direction of Jinzhou.
He was filled with anger. He cursed Gao Shaoming for being crazy. At this critical moment, he dared to provoke the Song Kingdom. He didn't even know when to do it. No wonder the Yan Country's strength was declining. In order to help his son, he really dared to send anyone!
He also thought that Gao Shaoming wanted to take revenge for the night banquet.
"Let's go!" Lu Chenghai waved his hand and shouted.
The group carried Tu Huaiyu and the others' corpses. They turned around and were about to return to Jinzhou.
Something flashed in Zhao Sen's mind. He immediately waved his hand to stop them. He shouted, "Don't be rash. There is something fishy about this. Don't fall into their trap!"
"Governor Zhao, I also feel that something is fishy. But can I just sit back and watch? Whether it is a trap or not, someone will investigate. If I don't do anything, I can't answer to the imperial court! Let's go! "Lu Chenghai waved his hand and the group rushed back the way they came.
PS: I just found out that Blue Water has become the leader of the alliance. I can't pronounce it in English. Thank you for your support! Waiter, give them durian.
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