Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 438: Killing (for the Bubble Blowing Tiger SL Leader)

Yanjing City, on the long street.

An assassination that was determined to succeed turned into a stalemate.

Fei Tianlu led the 23 elite assassins of "Pi Pi Pi" to fight against the "Xue Fu Tu" of the Jin Kingdom.

"Xuefutu" was directly under the command of the Great Jin Emperor and was responsible for intelligence and the emperor's protection.

This is very similar to the "Imperial City Administration" of the Song Dynasty.

The "Imperial City Division" is mainly divided into two types: personal officials and personal officials.

The three thousand personal attendants are the emperor’s bodyguards and attendants.

The five thousand marriage officials are the Imperial City Division spies spread throughout Lin'an.

The secret mission that Fei Tianlu was going to carry out on this trip was to assassinate the traitor Kong Yanzhou, who was made king by the Jin people.

For this reason, after rushing to Yanjing, Fei Tianlu led a group of "Skinning House" killers to lurk and wait, looking for an opportunity to strike a thundering blow.

Unfortunately, Kong Yanzhou never gave him such an opportunity.

Kong Yanzhou was very particular about pomp and circumstance; whenever he went out, he would always be surrounded by a huge entourage.

However, Kong Yanzhou's guards are not just for show.

Kong Yanzhou was an extremely skilled martial artist, otherwise he would not have been able to rise to prominence when the country was in chaos and bandits were everywhere. He was recruited and employed by both the Song and Jin dynasties.

Of course, a guard who can catch his eye must be also a skilled martial artist.

Sometimes, Kong Yanzhou would go out of the city for hunting.

But once he left the city, security became tighter.

Before he arrived, his outpost scouts had already searched the area within a ten-mile radius.

Any suspicious signs, whether swimming in the water or hiding in the grass, would be exposed, and there was no chance to approach him.

But Fei Tianlu believed that no matter how tight the defense was, there would always be a chance of slacking.

As the saying goes, "A thief can steal for a thousand days, but you can never be on guard against thieves for a thousand days."

Because the thief is in control of the initiative, he can rest well when he doesn't want to act.

But it is impossible to prevent thieves by being alert all day and night.

No one with flesh and blood can keep the string in their heart tense all the time.

Otherwise, it would not take a thousand days. He would have collapsed in just a month.

Fei Tianlu waited patiently, and today he finally got this opportunity.

Two dignitaries visited Prince Guangping's palace today.

About half an hour later, Kong Yanzhou left Prince Guangping's Palace with the two nobles.

This time, Kong Yanzhou rode a fast horse and brought only five or six guards.

The two nobles, who were dressed in Hanfu and looked elegant, only brought a dozen people with them each.

A group of more than thirty people were walking on the long street, talking and laughing.

Seeing this rare opportunity, Fei Tianlu immediately notified his brothers in the "Skinning House" to prepare for action.

When Kong Yanzhou and his group were about to reach a crossroads, Fei Tianlu took decisive action.

But he didn't expect that not only Kong Yanzhou, who was well-trained in martial arts, was also an expert in martial arts, but the two nobles, who were in their thirties, dressed in Hanfu and looked quite elegant, were also masters.

Moreover, their guards were actually "blood pagodas" wearing chain mail armor.

When Fei Tianlu chopped down with his sword, cutting open the robe of a sturdy Jin guard, revealing the khaki mesh soft armor underneath, Fei Tianlu knew that he was in great danger but also a great opportunity.

The "Blood Pagodas" only served as bodyguards for one person, and that was the emperor of the Jin Dynasty.

In other words, one of the two nobles dressed in Hanfu was Wanyan Liang.

No wonder although the number of guards is smaller, each of them is brave and skilled.

They actually managed to withstand the sudden attack from the "Skinning House" killers.

According to the usual practice of the "Skinning Office", if the assassination attempt fails, they should flee immediately.

But...the Jin emperor is right in front of us!

Once this opportunity is lost, it may never come back.

If they could kill Wanyan Liang, let alone sacrificing 24 assassins, what would happen even if they sacrificed 240 or 2,400 people?
Therefore, Fei Tianlu shouted: "Must kill!"

Then he rushed towards the nobleman who looked the weakest.

He had never met Wanyan Liang, but he knew some of his deeds.

Wanyan Liang was a lustful person. Moreover, as the emperor, he lived in seclusion and had to deal with many state affairs every day.

Such a person would probably spend very little time practicing martial arts.

As for martial arts, if you don't make progress, you will regress.

Therefore, Fei Tianlu judged that the weakest nobleman of the Jin Dynasty was Wanyan Liang.

The Jin emperor's guards were no less powerful than those of the "Skinning House" killers.

Moreover, the assassins of the "Skinning House" need to disguise themselves as merchants and come from far away, and they can only carry swords with them.

They had neither expensive soft armor nor bows and crossbows.

Under such circumstances, the opportunity to assassinate the Jin emperor in the Jin capital was fleeting.

The enemy's reinforcements will surely arrive soon. If you don't get away in time, you will never be able to escape.

But knowing that the Jin emperor was right before him, Fei Tianlu didn't want to leave.

……

Wanyan Liang was a little confused at this time.

Today, he brought his confidant Yelu Yuanshi to visit Kong Yanzhou's residence and discuss how to make good use of Caizhou to show off military power and blackmail the Song Dynasty.

Kong Yanzhou and Wanyan Liang had similar interests and were both women-loving, so they got along very well.

The topic between the two of them mostly revolves around women.

The three men discussed for only half an hour and decided that Yelu Yuanshi would go to Caizhou to lead the troops to carry out harassment operations in the Song-Jin border area, which would surely cause the Song people to lose their composure upon hearing the golden change.

After discussing the important matters, Wanyan Liang and Kong Yanzhou started chatting about women with great interest.

When Wanyan Liang heard from Kong Yanzhou that Miss Yingge from the Ugurun family was now in Yanjing and was extremely beautiful, he could not contain himself.

So Wanyan Liang immediately wanted to go and see this girl. If she was really beautiful, he would take her into the palace immediately.

Who would have thought that before meeting the beautiful lady from the Ugur family, he would encounter a fierce ambush.

Five or six guards wearing soft armor have died, and he has not yet figured out the identities of these assassins.

The possibility of the Song people being the least likely was that the assassin leader had just shouted something in Chinese. Wanyan Liang made this judgment, not because he thought the Song people would not dare to kill him.

It's just that sending a group of people from afar, to guard Yanjing all day long, waiting for an emperor who can't leave the palace often, the possibility of putting it into practice is too low.

If we choose a day when we know his travel time and route in advance, it might be possible.

For example, some important festivals of the Jin Dynasty.

But today he suddenly decided to leave the palace in disguise.

Even if there were Song spies in the palace, the Song people would not have time to arrange an assassination.

It is more likely that the Jin people could monitor his every move at all times in the Jin capital and organize an assassination attempt on him at any time.

There were many people in the Jin Kingdom who wanted to kill him.

One of those who competed with him for power was Wanyan Yong, who also had a grudge against his wife for being forced to death.

In order to move the capital to Yanjing, he forced the powerful and influential people in Beijing to relocate and killed many people.

He also forced some ministers who strongly opposed the relocation of the capital and had extensive influence and strong background in Shangjing to relocate to Shandong and other places.

These people also wished he was dead.

But who it is is not so important to him.

Anyway, no matter who wants to kill him, he will kill them sooner or later.

This assassination attempt became a perfect excuse for him to take the initiative.

Thinking of this, a ferocious smile appeared on Wanyan Liang's face.

As his pace continued to adjust, the knife in his hand slashed and cut, shocking people's hearts.

Wanyan Liang also wore soft armor, which was lighter and more comfortable than the soft armor of his guards, but its defensive power was only stronger, not weaker.

Wanyan Liang was also very skilled in martial arts, although since he usurped the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, very few people had seen him take action.

But he never gave up his martial arts.

The Jin Kingdom was too small. Even if it occupied the Central Plains, it was still too small for him.

What he wanted was to bring all the remotest places in the world under his rule.

He is only 33 years old this year, and he has to conquer the world himself, so how could he possibly neglect his martial arts?
Wanyan Liang's sword moves like flowing clouds and running water, with an overwhelming power that is impossible to resist.

Another assassin from the "Skinning House" was beheaded by him with one sword!

Wanyan Liang became more and more courageous as the battle went on.

Yelu Yuanshi, who was regarded as Wanyan Liang by Fei Tianlu, was rapidly wilting under Fei Tianlu's fierce attack, like a flower illuminated by strong sunlight.

Fei Tianlu had noticed that his men were in great crisis.

But he would rather sacrifice himself, even if he was covered in wounds, even if his comrades were falling one by one, he still did not hesitate.

Killing Wanyan Liang can save countless people.

……

Down the long street, iron hooves rumbled.

The armored cavalry of the Jin people were galloping towards them.

Fei Tianlu was anxious and suddenly jumped up.

Yelu Yuanshi's knife stabbed Fei Tianlu in the ribs, but this knife was originally given to him by Fei Tianlu.

Fei Tianlu exchanged his injury for his life. The knife in his hand suddenly drew a strange arc, and with a scream like a ghost crying, it fiercely chopped on Yelu Yuanshi's skull.

The hard skull was cut open by the armor-piercing knife, and red blood and white brain matter flew into the air.

"Disperse!"

After a successful attack, Fei Tianlu immediately gave the order for everyone to break out.

He only had time to kill this one person, and he had no chance of killing the other suspicious target.

The few surviving masters of the "Skinning House" immediately fled and escaped into the distance.

They were all injured, and it was hard to predict whether they could escape from the Jin capital.

Wanyan Liang's guards did not chase after them, but quickly gathered together.

The cavalry coming from afar, under the guidance of these guards, quickly chased after the escaped skinning killers.

When Fei Tianlu covered the deep knife wound on his ribs and tried to climb over a wall, he knew he had made a wrong bet.

The person he killed was not Wanyan Liang.

If it was Wanyan Liang who died, those "Blood Pagodas" would not be so calm.

Although the person he killed must have been an important figure in the Jin Dynasty, his importance to the Song Dynasty was obviously not as great as Wanyan Liang or Kong Yanzhou.

Less than a cup of tea after the assassins escaped, the entire Yanjing was closed and martial law was imposed.

In the city, patrols, scouts, and messengers were constantly coming and going.

After returning to the palace, Wanyan Liang arranged for people to search for the escaped assassins, and at the same time urgently summoned his trusted ministers to discuss how to use this assassination to gain greater political initiative.

As for the beautiful girl from the Ugulu family whom he had wanted to see, he had temporarily forgotten her.

Wugu Lun Yingge didn't know that because of Fei Tianlu's assassination, she accidentally escaped.

Also escaping the disaster was the Goryeo noblewoman Jin Yuzhen, who was with Yingge at the time.

Jin Yuzhen's husband was Wang Shuai, the Goryeo merchant who helped Yang Yuan return to the Song Dynasty from Hakata.

Because of his wife's dominance, "King of Goryeo" would rather drift on the sea all day than stay at home.

When her husband was at home, Jin Yuzhen felt annoyed when she saw him.

Without her husband at home, Jin Yuzhen became even more bored.

It happened that she met Wugu Lun Yingge at this time, so she came to Yanjing, partly to do business and partly to relax.

If it weren't for Fei Tianlu's assassination attempt, once Wanyan Liang saw her, with her beauty, she would probably have no choice but to be taken into the Jin Emperor's harem.

If that were the case, I'm sure King Goryeo would be very happy.

Because the Jin Emperor was assassinated, all shops in Yanjing were closed and people were in panic.

"He's Grain and Oil Store" also closed its doors and hung up a "Closed" sign.

In the backyard, Shopkeeper He was talking to a man dressed as a small merchant with a serious expression:

"Manager Chen's business failed and he lost everything. The creditor is relentless and will probably ask for compensation from Manager Chen's family.

When Yanjing lifts the lockdown in two days, you will go to Dengzhou, find Feilong Trading Company, and tell the Chen family to make preparations early."

(End of this chapter)