Chapter 249: Chapter 249 Morning Meeting

Chapter 249: Chapter 249 Morning MeetingThe arrow turned into a residual shadow in the darkness, and Xu Qi'an's eyesight could not catch it, but his powerful mental power locked onto the arrow with a light blue color.

The Refining Spirit Realm is the peak of a warrior's combat power. This is not just talk. Warriors in this realm have a super keen intuition about danger.

When you reach the Refining Spirit Realm, you basically say goodbye to the fate of being ambushed, attacked, and sneak attacked.

The magic weapon of the Sitianjian military crossbow can kill the murder weapon of the Refining Spirit Realm... Xu Qi'an immediately judged the origin of the opponent's weapon, because he also had such a magic weapon.

Subconsciously, he wanted to jump off the horse's back to avoid the arrow.

"No, my little mare can't die here..."

The thought flashed through his mind, and he immediately changed his mind. He put his right hand on his waist, and with the sound of the sharp blade coming out of the sheath, he turned his hand back and slashed, accurately cutting off the arrow.

With the sound of sliding tiles, two men in black jumped up from the roof, one on the left and one on the right, attacking Xu Qiyan.

They held standard long swords in their hands, and the rolling sword energy distorted the air, trying to cut off Xu Qiyan and the horse together.

"Go!"

Xu Qiyan, who sensed the danger, squeezed the horse's belly in advance, prompting his beloved mare to run forward and avoid the attack of the two. seaʀᴄh thё nôvel_Fire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

At the same time, he jumped off the horse's back and landed lightly on the roof of a restaurant.

"Bang!"

The swords of the two men in black cut through the air, leaving deep marks on the ground. Refining God Realm... Xu Qiyan looked down and made a judgment in his heart.

What he cared about more was that the man in black hiding in the alley ahead was probably stronger than the Refining God Realm.

Strategic retreat!

This is the inner city, with night watchmen patrolling and the five imperial guards patrolling in turn. These three killers can't stay for too long. The time left for them is more limited than the time left for the national football team.

As long as I don't fight, they can't take me down in a short time and will retreat on their own. At that time, I will immediately use the Qi-Zhao technique to lead the night watchmen to hunt the three people and reverse the situation.

At this time, Xu Qi'an's mind once again emerged with a picture. The tall black-clothed man appeared behind him strangely and punched him in the back of the head.

Damn, when did he appear behind me...Xu Qi'an's body was faster than his brain, and he instinctively dived and jumped off the roof.

At the same time, behind his ears came the sound of a fist breaking through the air, like a thunderous explosion.

Bang!

The Qi wrapped in the fist exploded a ripple-shaped air circle in the air.

The strike missed, and the master seemed to be surprised. He didn't expect that this Tongluo, who had just entered the realm of refining spirits, was so sharp.

As soon as Xu Qi'an landed, he was greeted by two knives from the Refining Spirit Realm.

Ding Ding... He swung his knife to block the two knives that were chopped at him, and after landing, he quickly fled.

It was too dangerous to move on the roof, and it was a safer method to cleverly use obstacles such as alleys and houses.

But before he ran a few steps, the sound of breaking air behind him quickly approached, and the image of the black-clothed man attacking automatically reflected in his mind.

Xu Qi'an gritted his teeth, twisted his waist, turned around and chopped.

Ding!

The black-gold long knife slashed on his fist, bursting out dazzling sparks, Xu Qi'an's right hand cracked, his legs slid back more than ten meters along the ground, and the thick soles of his shoes separated from the shoes with a crackling sound.

Sixth-grade warrior, bronze skin and iron bones.

Although he had expected it, Xu Qi'an's heart still sank.

The mastermind behind me knew my level, so the assassins he sent out could almost take me... and also knew my walking route, so they ambushed on the road I had to pass.

Who wants to kill me?

There is no time to think so much now, because the attack of two masters of the Refining Spirit Realm is coming soon. The three of them are obviously a small team with tacit cooperation. The Copper Skin and Iron Bone Realm takes the lead, and the two Refining Spirit Realm assist. The offensive connection is extremely tight.

Within fifty moves, I will die... This terrible realization flashed through Xu Qi'an's mind.

He stopped in a hurry, ignoring the slash of the person on the left, and made a gesture to die with the person on the right, but the strange thing was that the person on the right actually died with him calmly, while the person on the left who could obviously attack put away his knife and went back to defend.

Xu Qi'an turned around suddenly and slashed at the black-clothed man on the left, just slashing the blade he blocked.

Puff... The long sword of the black-clothed man on the right pierced Xu Qi'an's left shoulder.

"Tsk!"

Xu Qi'an cursed inwardly.

His real target was the black-clothed man on the left. He was just pretending to die with the black-clothed man on the right. Unfortunately, the other party was also in the Refining Spirit Realm and had sensed the crisis in advance.

He lost more than he gained.

Xu Qiyan kicked the black-clothed man on the right away.

At this time, the master of the Copper Skin and Iron Bones Realm had rushed over in an instant, and his fist condensed his energy and hit Xu Qiyan's chest fiercely.

Bang!

There was a sound of something exploding in Xu Qiyan's chest. The next moment, he seemed

to be hit by a heavy truck.

"Cough cough cough..."

Xu Qiyan, who stabilized his body, coughed up blood foam. What exploded in his chest was the copper gong, a magical instrument distributed by the Night Watchman's Office, and Song Qing's heart-protecting mirror.

Under the double defense, he blocked the full-strength attack of the Copper Skin and Iron Bones master and saved his life.

"Standard weapons, the magic weapon military crossbow of the Sitianjian, and you dare to kill people in the street in the inner city. You must be the assassins of some big shot."

While speaking, he glanced around calmly.

The three men in black did not respond to Xu Qi'an's words. They had no consciousness of

being villains and pounced on him relentlessly.

Xu Qi'an turned and ran, entering the narrow alley on the right.

The three men in black chased into the alley and saw Xu Qi'an standing at the end of the alley.

The sharp and unparalleled long sword had been sheathed.

"Why don't you run away?" The killer of the Copper Skin and Iron Bone Realm asked.

His voice was hoarse and disguised.

"I can't run away, so I plan to kill you here." Xu Qi'an narrowed his eyes, very satisfied with the width of the alley, which only allowed one person to pass.

One knife, he only had one chance.

The master of the Copper Skin and Iron Bone Realm frowned, concentrating on sensing the surroundings, and did not catch the footsteps of the night watchman and the patrol soldiers.

But Xu Qian'an's confidence made him instinctively alert.

Bluffing?

At this time, he saw the Tongluo who had just entered the Refining Spirit Realm slowly put his

right hand on the hilt of the knife.

Concentrate on one point and reach the pinnacle.

All emotions subsided, all the energy was restrained, just like when a tsunami comes, the sea

water will recede first.

At this moment, the three people in black felt a warning sign, and the intuition from the Refining Spirit Realm told them: danger, danger, danger...

Without hesitation, they followed the instinct of warriors and planned to retreat from the alley. But at this moment, a roar that pierced the eardrum and shook the spirit sounded.

The consciousness of the three people fell into a momentary confusion and lost control of

their bodies. Then, they heard a clear sound of a sheath being unsheathed, like a dragon's cry.

The killer in the Copper Skin and Iron Bone Realm was the first to break free from the shock of

the lion's roar, and then saw a thin line of knife light coming towards him.

He only had time to cross his arms, mobilize his Qi and muscles, and resist with his indestructible body.

"Pah."

A Tongluo in the Qi training realm rushed on the roof, following the traces of destruction, and

found the alley.

He leaned over to look into the alley and saw the four people confronting each other. The three men in black stood motionless. Opposite them, Xu Qi'an, who was leaning on a knife, was panting heavily, sweating profusely, and wisps of steam were rising from the back of his

head.

"Here!"

Tongluo shouted, holding a knife in one hand and a military crossbow in the other, and jumped into the alley and stood beside Xu Qi'an.

Two Tongluo on the adjacent roof came and entered the alley.

"Master Xu, are you okay?"

The patrol team of three people greeted with concern. They sensed it and did not hear the

heartbeats of the three men in black, and judged that the killers had died.

"A little injured, it's okay."

Xu Qian'an was panting. Before his three colleagues arrived, he had already taken a powerful

pill and his strength was slowly recovering. But he had to rest for another quarter of an hour before he could walk again.

The sword sent by the chief supervisor was a perfect match for the Heaven and Earth Sword

Slash.

The three Tongluo nodded slowly, looking at the man in black. They thought that one of them

must be in the God Refining Realm to force Lord Xu, who had just entered the God Refining Realm, into such a mess.

At this time, noisy and dull footsteps were heard, and a group of fifty imperial sword guards

rushed over.

"Master Xu, please go back to the yamen to heal your wounds first. We will take care of these

three people."

The Tongluo who was speaking left the alley and ordered the Imperial Sword Guards who

came over, saying, "You escort Master Xu back to the night watchman's yamen, and leave ten people to help me deal with the body."

The leader of the Imperial Sword Guards clasped his fists and said, "Yes." After Xu Qian'an left, the three Tongluo returned to the alley. When they touched the body,

the black-clothed man who had been standing still suddenly broke into two halves, the upper

body and the lower body separated, and a slanted wound appeared on the waist, leveling the

incision.

Various organs mixed with blood flowed all over the ground.

The Tongluo frowned, some disgusted, some surprised.

"I remember that Xu Ningyan's unique skill is a powerful sword technique. He cut Zhu Yinluo

with one strike."

"Yes, it seems more powerful now. This strike cut three people, and one of them must be in

the Refining Spirit

Realm."

The three of them looked at the black-clothed man in the front at the same time. It was

obvious that this man was the strongest among the three.

"Hey, why doesn't he have a weapon?"

The other two black-clothed men were equipped with standard long swords and military

crossbows, but this black-clothed man was empty-handed and had no weapons.

Was it picked up by Xu Ningyan?

With doubts, they checked the body of the black-clothed man alone. When their fingers

touched the remains, they felt a steel-like texture.

The body still retained the state of using strength before death.

"Huh?"

A series of question marks appeared in the minds of the three people at the same time.

After a few seconds, they reacted, and absurd and shocked emotions surged in their hearts.

"Copper, copper skin and iron bones..." A copper gong murmured.

....

Half an hour later, the night watchman's office.

Divine Sword Hall. After receiving the news, Zhang Kaitai, who was on duty tonight, summoned all the silver

gongs to discuss the assassination of Xu Qian'an.

The silver gong who had just led the team to inspect the scene reported: "From the assassination to the killing of the enemy, the whole process did not exceed half an hour. The

three assassins seemed to have known Xu Ningyan's route for a long time and ambushed on the road they had to pass.

"After a brief confrontation between the two sides, they chased Xu Ningyan into the alley, and then he was killed with a knife, neat and tidy. "

Zhang Kaitai nodded and looked at another silver gong, who was responsible for examining

the body.

The silver gong said in a deep voice: "The assassin used the most common standard long

sword. The three major forbidden army camps and the five major imperial city guards all use

this kind of sword. Even some of the family guards in the palaces of princes and ministers use this. We can't find any clues from the weapons.

"In addition, we found a magic weapon crossbow on an assassin, which is enough to threaten

the Soul Refining Realm. But this still cannot be a breakthrough.

"The Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War are embezzling money. The phenomenon of princes and ministers buying and selling military supplies privately is also frequent. Over the years, countless magic weapons and military equipment have been leaked. It is impossible to

find out.

"If you want to investigate, it will involve most of the officialdom in the capital. There will be

many obstacles. I am afraid that even if His Majesty personally orders, it will probably be fruitless." Zhang Kaitai nodded, as if he had expected it, and asked: "What are the cultivation levels of the three assassins?"

"Two are Soul Refining Realm, and one is Copper Skin and Iron Bone Realm."

Killing the Soul Refining Realm and Copper Skin and Iron Bone Realm with one sword... The

hall fell into a deathly silence.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Kaitai asked, "Where is Xu Ningyan?"

"He fell asleep after his injuries were treated."

Zhang Kaitai nodded, looked around at the silver gongs, and coughed, "Don't worry too much

about some minor details. As silver gongs, you are all first-class talents in Dafeng, and you

are no worse than anyone else. It's just that occasionally... occasionally one or two freaks will appear, and you can't judge them by the norm." The silver gongs forced a smile and echoed a few words. Zhang Kaitai changed the subject, "Who do you think sent the assassin?"

A silver gong frowned and said, "For the time being, we don't know who Xu Ningyan has

recently made enemies with. Based on what we know, if we rule out personal grudges, then it

is very likely related to the Fufei case."

The next day, Mao time.

Zhang Kaitai went to visit Xu Qi'an first, and seeing that he was still sleeping, he didn't

disturb him. He took the file of "Xu Qi'an's Assassination Case" written by the clerk last night

and went to Haoqi Tower.

After being informed, he entered the Haoqi Tower and met Wei Yuan in the tea room on the seventh floor.

This high-ranking eunuch moved in a straight line: the palace-Haoqi Tower. Thanks to the intelligence network laid out by the night watchman's office, he could know

what was going on in the world without going out.

"Mr. Wei, Xu Ningyan left the palace yesterday and was assassinated on the way." Zhang

Kaitai handed over the file.

Wei Yuan took the file, but did not open it immediately, and asked: "How is he?" He just has a serious loss of energy and is still sleeping."

"He was injured, but it's not

Zhang Kaitai said. Wei Yuan nodded, then unfolded the file, quickly read it, raised his head and stared at Zhang

Kaitai: "Two in the Refining God Realm, and one with a bronze skin and iron bones?"

He seemed to be asking for confirmation.

Even a wise man like Duke Wei is often stunned by that kid... Zhang Kaitai said, "Hmm":

"Copper skin and iron bones."

Wei Yuan was silent for a long time, and suddenly chuckled, "Not bad, not bad."

Zhang Kaitai said, "Could it be related to the Fufei case?"

"The Fufei case is your majesty's family affair, and it is not easy for outsiders to interfere.

However, I will report this matter." Wei Yuan closed the file and frowned.

He didn't have many spies in the palace. After all, the palace was the territory of Emperor Yuan Jing. Putting too many spies would completely anger Emperor Yuan Jing. Since the last time three chess pieces were removed, Wei Yuan temporarily gave up his attention to the

palace.

There should be a tacit understanding between the monarch and the ministers. Emperor Yuan

Jing told him clearly: Don't ask about the situation in the palace. However, after the assassination of Xu Qian'an, Wei Yuan was a little angry. He wanted to re- activate the spies in the palace and pay attention to this case personally. Footsteps came from outside the stairs. Wei Yuan looked up and Zhang Kaitai turned his head.

A black-clad clerk lowered his head and entered the tea room, saying respectfully: "Duke Wei,

there is an order from the palace. At the beginning of the morning hour, the court will be

held."

"I know." Wei Yuan nodded.

"Maybe there is something important..." Zhang Kaitai stood up tactfully: "Then I will take

my leave first."

The court meeting is not held every day. Generally speaking, a diligent king will hold a big court meeting every three days. The time is fixed.

The king who is lazy in government affairs will hold a big court meeting every five to ten days.

When it comes to Emperor Yuan Jing, he basically does not attend the morning court. If he is

in a good mood and feels that he needs to sort out government affairs, he will send someone to inform all officials one day in advance.

Like today, a temporary court meeting means that something big has happened. Wei Yuan finished the tea in the cup, called Nangong Qianrou, and went into the palace with

this adopted son.

Arriving at the Meridian Gate at 6:45 in the morning, the square was full of officials from the

capital, who were talking to each other and discussing the reason why Emperor Yuan Jing

suddenly convened a court meeting.

Most of them were speculating whether it was related to the Concubine Fu case. This was the

only major event in recent times.

This case was related to the crown prince and the foundation of the country. Only such a thing

would cause Emperor Yuan Jing, who had been inactive for a long time, to suddenly convene a

court meeting and summon all the ministers to discuss.

"Duke Wei."

The Right Censor of the Censorate came up, looked around cautiously, and whispered: "There

is news from the palace that His Majesty entered Fengqi Palace last night and then left in a

rage."

Wei Yuan paused slightly and nodded slowly: "Yes."