Liver into a martial arts legend: starting with Embroidered Spring Blade

Chapter 4: Minor Accomplishment of Body Skills, Boiling Sheep Shen Lian
Jiang Xuan stood with a knife in hand.

Due to excessive physical exertion, his breathing was a little rapid at this moment.

But he didn't think much about it. He glanced at the corpse behind him, then looked at Ling Yunkai and others who had rushed over from the alley entrance. He took a breath and stepped forward to salute: "This humble official greets General Ling."

As if smelling the scent of blood on Jiang Xuan's blade, Ling Yunkai frowned slightly and looked at Ding Chong's body behind him: "Did you kill him?"

Jiang Xuan was about to reply yes, but when the words reached his lips, he suddenly changed his tone as if he had thought of something, and said, "Your Excellency, what are you talking about? This thief is dangerous and dangerous. How could I, a humble servant, be able to kill him? This thief died at your hands."

"Huh?" Ling Yunkai was stunned.

Jiang Xuan turned around and pointed at Hokusai standing in the corner behind him, saying, "Sir, please look, this woman is none other than the painter Hokusai."

"what?!"

Ling Yunkai was suddenly shocked: "She is the rebel Hokusai?"

"Exactly!"

Jiang Xuan said solemnly, "Tonight, on my way home from duty, I happened to see the general arresting Hokusai. Unexpectedly, the thief had accomplices. Your Excellency was so wise and brave. You planned everything in advance and successfully killed the accomplices and captured Hokusai alive. I really admire you!"

"..."

Listening to Jiang Xuan's serious nonsense, the Jinyiwei looked at each other in surprise.

Ling Yunkai, however, instantly grasped Jiang Xuan's meaning. After a brief pause, a smile appeared on his face. He walked forward, patted Jiang Xuan's shoulder in appreciation, and said, "You're quite good. Don't worry, you'll definitely benefit from it in the future!"

"Thank you for your support, sir!" Jiang Xuan bowed quickly.

"Hahaha……"

Ling Yunkai laughed loudly, then turned to look at the people behind him and said, "Did you hear clearly what this...brother said?"

"Listen clearly!"

"It was the General who killed the thieves and captured Hokusai alive. We admire him!"

"Congratulations, sir! Congratulations, sir!"

Everyone spoke up in agreement.

Although no one understood why Jiang Xuan wanted to give up the credit he had earned, no one dared to disobey.

Ling Yunkai nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand, saying, "Catch him!"

Several Ti cavalry immediately stepped forward and arrested Hokusai.

Ling Yunkai looked at Jiang Xuan and said, "When you're free, I'll treat you to a drink."

"Thank you, sir."

Jiang Xuan smiled and nodded.

"withdraw!"

Soon, Ling Yunkai tied up Beizhai, took Ding Chong's body, and left in a mighty manner.

Jiang Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This battle tonight is really dangerous.

Ding Chong, like him, is at the third-rate level with some success in swordsmanship, but his combat experience should be richer than his, and his strength must be much stronger than his.

But Ding Chong didn't take him seriously at the beginning and didn't attack with all his strength, which gave him the opportunity. He relied on brute force to suppress her and didn't give her a chance to fight back. Finally, he took advantage of the moment when she was exhausted to kill her.

It can be said that the outcome of this battle was entirely due to Ding Chong's underestimation of the enemy, and the battle ended before he could fully display his strength.

This battle also gave Jiang Xuan a wake-up call.

When a lion fights a rabbit, he also tries his best.

No matter what time, you must never be careless and underestimate the enemy, so as to avoid a fatal accident.

As for killing Ding Chong, he had nothing to regret.

If she hadn't forced me, why would I have done it?

However, Ding Chong's identity is not simple. He is the disciple of Ding Baiying, the successor of the Qi family's sword, and the nephew of the former captain Lu Wenzhao.

If they kill her, Ding Baiying and Lu Wenzhao will definitely not let it go.

That's why Jiang Xuan changed his mind temporarily and gave the credit for capturing Hokusai to Ling Yunkai.

On the one hand, he could pull himself out of this vortex of power struggle, and on the other hand, he could divert Ding Baiying's attention.

Of course Ling Yunkai is not a fool. Since he dares to take the credit, it means that he has also taken on the possible troubles behind the scenes, so he cooperates with Jiang Xuan in acting.

You can understand it if you think about it carefully.

After all, Ling Yunkai is not a rootless duckweed like Jiang Xuan. He also has an uncle who is the head eunuch of the East Factory. Naturally, he has the confidence and is not afraid of the trouble behind him.

Anyway, this matter is over, at least it has nothing to do with me anymore.

Jiang Xuan sighed, turned around and walked to the end of the alley, opened the door and returned home. After washing his face and changing his clothes, he began to practice.

The battle tonight made him realize once again how insignificant and inadequate he was, especially in terms of his body movements and speed, which simply could not keep up with the changes in his swordsmanship.

We need to practice harder as soon as possible.

……

the next day.

The news of Hokusai's arrest quickly spread throughout the government office.

This incident made Ling Yunkai very proud. It was said that even his eunuch Zheng, who was the head of the East Factory, came to the yamen in person to inquire about the matter, obviously to support his nephew.

Shangguan Lu Wenzhao was also very considerate and immediately stated that he would write a memorial to the emperor after the case was closed, requesting the promotion of Ling Yunkai to the rank of centurion.

Only then did Manager Zheng leave with satisfaction.

Once Ling Yunkai gains power, the villain will succeed.

He even deliberately came in front of Shen Lian and said a bunch of sarcastic words, basically saying that I completed the task that you couldn't complete, and I caught the rebels that you couldn't catch, and so on.

On the other hand, Shen Lian's face was not looking good. He went to the Beisi Prison in person to take a look. After confirming that it was Beizhai, his face became gloomy. After returning, he hid in the room alone, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Yin Cheng witnessed all of this, his face showing some worry: "Cousin, what do you think we'll do if that woman betrays Lord Shen?"

Jiang Xuan said calmly, "Just confess it, what does it have to do with you or me?"

"No..." Yin Cheng whispered, "That woman has seen us. If she confesses everything, wouldn't that implicate us? We'll definitely be charged with knowing and not reporting the truth!" Jiang Xuan was startled when he heard this, then shook his head and said, "Don't worry, it shouldn't happen. After all, Shen Lian saved her, so she won't repay kindness with hatred."

Moreover, even if Hokusai really dared to confess, he would not be afraid.

Not to mention others, Ling Yunkai will definitely find a way to help him solve it, unless he doesn't want the credit he has obtained.

"Let's go, patrol the streets."

……

into the night.

Jiang Xuan's home.

A figure in thin clothes quickly passed between the eaves, and his toes lightly tapped the rubble, but the thin tiles did not make any sound. Like a wild goose passing by without leaving a trace, he crossed from one side of the eaves to the other end in the blink of an eye.

Then the figure raised his arms into the air, flew into the yard like a wild goose, and landed steadily.

"call……"

Jiang Xuan's forehead was covered with beads of sweat, but his face was full of joy: "Finally, a small success!"

[Martial Arts: Wind Chasing Step (Minor Success)]

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For three days, he practiced whenever he had free time, and finally he mastered the Wind Chasing Step to a minor level of success.

Jiang Xuan was very excited as he felt the insights into his body movements in his mind and some subtle changes in his body.

Although he is still far from those legendary martial arts masters, his speed and reaction have been greatly improved, and he has an additional means of preserving his life.

After a short rest, he looked at the roof again, took a deep breath, took a step forward, stepped on the pillar next to him for leverage, and then dodged and stood steadily on the eaves. He was as light as a swallow and did not make any sound. His control over his body muscles had reached an extremely strong state.

"Both my swordsmanship and my bodywork have reached a minor level of perfection. From now on, I can alternate between practicing the two and strive to reach the major stage of perfection as soon as possible!"

Jiang Xuan muttered to himself and made plans for his next training.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Jiang Xuan turned his gaze and looked towards the north, his expression changing slightly.

In the silent night, thick smoke could be seen billowing in the city, accompanied by flames rising into the sky.

"That place... seems to be the Northern Pacification Division?"

Jiang Xuan's pupils shrank. The Northern Pacification Office was on fire?!
wrong!

Who is so bold as to set fire to the Northern Pacification Office?

"Could it be..." Thinking of the plot of 'The Blade of the Assassin', Jiang Xuan's eyes flickered, and he had a vague guess in his mind.

But...that shouldn't be possible, right?
"Never mind, let's talk about it tomorrow!"

After looking into the distance for a while, Jiang Xuan shook his head, too lazy to think about it anymore, and had no intention of going to put out the fire.

The Northern Pacification Office was located at the back door of the imperial palace. It was heavily guarded, with a large number of soldiers stationed around it. In addition, there were people on duty at night at the Northern Pacification Office, so it was not his turn to put out the fire.

What's more, the distance is too far. If it really burns out, it will be too late for him to rush over.

We will know the specific situation tomorrow.

……

really.

The next morning, as soon as Jiang Xuan arrived at the yamen, he felt that the atmosphere was not right. Everyone had a serious face, and many men from the East Factory had come to the yamen.

"Cousin." Jiang Xuan found Yin Cheng.

Yin Cheng's face was solemn as he whispered, "Something happened last night. Someone set fire to the archives of the Pacification Office. Although the fire was put out in time, a lot of important documents were lost. Someone also broke into the prison and rescued Beizhai. Ling Yunkai, who was on duty at night, also died!"

"what?!"

Jiang Xuan's expression changed slightly.

I thought it was just a fire, but I didn't expect that even Hokusai was rescued, and... Ling Yunkai was also dead?!

Shen Lian!

A name suddenly popped up in Jiang Xuan's mind.

The only person who dared to burn the archives, risk his life to save Hokusai, and had the ability to kill Ling Yunkai was Shen Lian!
This love brain is amazing!
Jiang Xuan was shocked.

Is it worth it just for a woman?
Especially since this woman is someone else's, and she has never liked you at all. She has always been loyal to Prince Xin Zhu Youjian. Are you going to risk the death penalty for her?
What a fucking hot sheep!
Jiang Xuan cursed in his heart.

Sure enough, Yin Cheng continued, "Lord Shen is also missing. The higher-ups now suspect that he set the fire, killed Ling Yunkai, and kidnapped Beizhai, because someone saw him heading to the Imperial Prison."

Perhaps because he was worried about being implicated, Yin Cheng's face looked a little ugly.

Jiang Xuan was not surprised. His eyes flickered as he sorted out the connections between these cases.

The emperor's fall into the water was planned by Prince Xin Zhu Youjian, and the execution was carried out by Captain Lu Wenzhao and Guo Zhen of the East Factory. However, he did not expect that the emperor was not dead. In order to destroy the evidence, he first killed Guo Zhen to silence him, and then burned the case library to cover up the evidence.

Because the treasure ship that the emperor rode on was supervised by Guo Zhen, all the people involved and the details were recorded in the treasure ship supervision minutes in the case library. They could be found out with just a check and the people behind the scenes could be implicated.

Therefore, the person who killed Guo Zhen was Lu Wenzhao's junior sister Ding Baiying.

As for Shen Lian, this love-brained guy was only dragged into this because of the Hokusai incident.

I just didn't expect this guy to be so bold that he actually dared to burn down the archives and break into the prison to save people. This is a capital crime!
But now the plot has changed. Lu Wenzhao has no evidence against Shen Lian. Jiang Xuan doesn't understand why he would burn the archives.

Shaking his head, Jiang Xuan didn't bother to pay attention: "Don't worry, cousin, we are not involved in this matter, and we don't know what happened after the night of killing Hokusai. Even if it was exposed, it has nothing to do with us."

"I hope so." Yin Cheng was still a little uneasy.

stomping on...

At this moment, a captain came trotting up to the two men and shouted, "Yin Xiaoqi, Captain Jiang, the governor wants you two to come over!"

"What?!" Yin Cheng's face turned pale instantly.

The governor?
Jiang Xuan's expression also changed slightly. Could he really be implicated?
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