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Chapter 62: Father-in-law, are my dog's teeth still sharp? [First update, please subscribe]

Hoof-clack, hoof-clack...

The sound of violent horse hooves echoed throughout the desert.

A dense column of black cavalry came in formation, followed by dozens of Jinyiwei.

The battle was so huge that it raised a cloud of dust.

In the middle of the team, two horses pulled a black carriage with a roof.

Cao Shaoqin was wearing a white python robe and a black cloak, with a cold face, sitting in the middle.

The law——

When the army arrived outside the Longmen Inn, they stopped their horses.

Cao Shaoqin lifted the curtain and took a look, only to see that the entire inn was extremely quiet.

The ground at the entrance of the inn was stained red with blood, and there were more than ten corpses lying in a mess, obviously having just experienced a great battle.

Cao Shaoqin narrowed his eyes slightly, waved his hand, and said, "Go in and take a look."

"Yes!"

The Black Cavalry commander Cao Tian received the order and immediately prepared to lead his troops into the inn.

But at this moment, two disheveled figures ran out of the inn with staggering steps.

The leading man waved his hands and shouted, "Father-in-law, father-in-law!"

"The boss is Jiang Xuan." Cao Tian showed a hint of surprise on his face.

Cao Shaoqin's eyes flashed, and he said coldly: "Shoot!"

"Yes!"

Cao Tian heard this, a ferocious look flashed in his eyes, and he waved his hand without hesitation: "Shoot!"

咻咻 咻 ~
In an instant, dense swarms of arrows came flying everywhere.

Jiang Xuan and the other man's expressions changed. They didn't expect Cao Shaoqin to play against the norm. However, they didn't have time to think too much and immediately drew their swords to deflect the arrows in front of them.

Then he rolled on the spot and hid in a stable nearby. With the help of the earth wall, he avoided the second round of arrow rain.

Ding Xiu's mouth twitched: "Sir, it seems your plan is useless. This bastard even wants to kill us both!"

"Oh shit!"

Jiang Xuan cursed inwardly and waited for a moment until there was no more movement outside. Then he waved his hand and stood up, shouting, "Eunuch, I am Jiang Xuan, the Jinyiwei. Please show mercy!"

"grown ups?"

"It's my lord!"

Hearing the sound, there was a commotion among the Jinyiwei team behind.

Everyone looked at each other, not understanding why Cao Shaoqin ordered Jiang Xuan to be shot.

"You're quite capable!"

Looking at the embarrassed figure in front of him, Cao Shaoqin showed a hint of contempt in his eyes.

But when he heard the discussion in the team behind him, he waved his hand and said, "Spare his life and go up to see what's going on."

"Yes!"

The army continued to move forward and arrived at the entrance of Longmen Inn.

Cao Shaoqin said coldly: "Get out!"

Jiang Xuan took a deep breath, his face once again showing his previous embarrassment and anxiety. He hurried to the front of the carriage, bowed and shouted, "I, Jiang Xuan, pay my respects to you, eunuch!"

Cao Shaoqin narrowed his eyes slightly. "Where are the people you were asked to find? Also, where are Jia Ting and Lu Xiaochuan? Why are you the only one here?"

"I am guilty, please punish me, sir!"

Jiang Xuan's face was filled with sorrow. "Your Excellency, we have been tracking Zhou Huaian and his men here, but we never imagined they had colluded with the people at the Dragon Gate Inn and set up an ambush in advance."

"As soon as I entered the inn, I was attacked."

"Lord Cao and Eunuch Lu...both tragically died in battle!"

"what?!"

Everyone's expressions changed drastically.

Cao Shaoqin was even more shocked and angry, and stood up suddenly: "Are Jia Ting and Lu Xiaochuan dead?"

"What about Zhou Huaian?!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xuan immediately said anxiously: "Eunuch, Zhou Huaian and the others have already made preparations!"

"I suspect there is a secret passage in this inn that leads directly to the outside of the pass."

"When I killed all the rebels who were besieging me and entered the inn to search, I couldn't find the secret passage. They must have escaped through the secret passage!"

"Please, sir, send troops to search outside the pass immediately!"

"Damn it!"

Cao Shaoqin was furious. He looked at the dozen or so corpses at the inn doorway without any suspicion. He immediately waved his hand and shouted, "Cao Tian, ​​Chang Yanxiao, take your men to the pass immediately and mobilize the garrison troops to search carefully along the border. You must capture them!"

"Yes!"

Cao Tian and the other two immediately bowed, then waved their hands and led the large group of people away.

There were only forty or fifty Black Knights left in the field.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Xuan felt a little relieved.

"waste!"

At this moment, Cao Shaoqin glanced at him with an unpleasant expression, and waved his hand, shouting, "Go in and search inside. You must find the secret passage!"

slam-la-

The remaining bandits immediately rushed into the inn and began searching for the secret passage.

Cao Shaoqin also followed him in, wanting to see the situation inside with his own eyes.

Jiang Xuan and the other two leaned over and followed behind.

Sure enough, when he entered the inn and saw several corpses in the guest hall and the place was in a mess, Cao Shaoqin no longer had any doubts in his mind.

"Headmaster, the bodies of Eunuch Jia and Eunuch Lu have been found!"

Soon, several militiamen came carrying the bodies of Jia Ting and Lu Xiaochuan.

Cao Shaoqin stepped forward and took a look at the wound, his eyes narrowed slightly: "They were all beheaded by a knife..."

Cao Shaoqin suddenly turned around and looked at Jiang Xuan coldly: "Is there a master with a knife on the other side?"

"Yes." Jiang Xuan said solemnly, "The other side has a first-rate swordsman, extremely powerful!"

Cao Shaoqin snorted coldly, not knowing whether to believe it or not.

"The secret passage has been found!"

Just then, a voice in the kitchen shouted.

But the next moment, screams suddenly rang out.

"what……"

"No, there's a thief!"

"Go ahead and kill these hawks and dogs!"

With a cold shout, the killing started suddenly.

The sound of fierce fighting came from the direction of the kitchen.

Cao Shaoqin suddenly turned around and said, "How dare you come back?!"

"Eunuch, die!"

At this moment, a sword energy suddenly appeared, tearing the bodies of several foreign soldiers along the way, and attacking Cao Shaoqin directly.

Ding!
Cao Shaoqin drew his sword at the same time and swung it away with his backhand. He looked coldly at the man in black who appeared in front of him: "Zhou Huaian!"

"Cao Shaoqin, haven't you been looking for me? Today is the day you die!"

Zhou Huaian shouted coldly, murderous intent.

At the same time, Qiu Moyan, Jin Xiangyu, He Hu and others also appeared from various places and started fighting with the foreigners in the inn.

Cao Shaoqin glanced around, murderous intent flashing in his eyes. "Are you trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain and then come back to attack me? It seems your target is me... How courageous!"

"I am the greatest in the world!"

"You, a bunch of scum, dare to set your sights on me? You don't know what's good for you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sword flashed, and Cao Shaoqin took the initiative to kill Zhou Huaian with the sword, kicking off the battle.

Jiang Xuan also joined the battle with the surrounding bandits, but pretended to be injured and defeated, and kept his eyes on the battlefield between Cao Shaoqin and Zhou Huaian.

Both of them are in the innate realm, and their swordsmanship is extremely exquisite.

But it is obvious that Cao Shaoqin is better. Not only is his swordsmanship sharp, but his moves are also powerful.

It was clearly a long sword, but in his hands, it was like a steel knife, dangerous and powerful.

In a short moment, Zhou Huaian was at a disadvantage and was forced to retreat step by step.

"General Zhou, I'm here to help you!"

With a loud shout, Qiu Moyan quickly killed the surrounding bandits and joined forces with Zhou Huaian to deal with Cao Shaoqin.

With the addition of a top-notch expert to restrain him, Cao Shaoqin suddenly felt a lot of pressure.

But thanks to his agile skills, he was still able to handle the attacks of the two with ease, dodging or blocking, and dealing with them calmly.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Xuan frowned slightly.

Cao Shaoqin's strength was really beyond his expectations.

But now was not the best time for him to take action. He looked up and winked at Jin Xiangyu who was fighting with him, indicating that she should go and help as well.

Jin Xiangyu immediately understood, but she did not make a move. Instead, she opened her mouth and shouted loudly: "Diao Buyu!"

"Here!" A cook holding a knife responded quickly.

Around him, the hands and feet of the bandits were cut into bones and they were falling to the ground screaming.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but blink his eyes.

He almost forgot about this chef who had the skill of butchering an ox.

Jin Xiangyu was already used to it. She pointed at Cao Shaoqin and shouted, "Kill that eunuch!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Diao Buyu immediately turned around with a knife in his hand and rushed towards Cao Shaoqin without fear.

Cao Shaoqin seemed to have sensed the danger and quickly turned around to block Diao Buyu's short knife.

In an instant, there was a dense flash of swords and the sound of clanging.

Cao Shaoqin, who was comfortable with the joint attack of Zhou Huaian and Qiu Moyan, was forced to retreat continuously when facing Diao Buyu's lightning-fast swordsmanship. He soon broke through the door and opened up some distance.

But just as he stopped, he felt a sharp pain in his left hand. He looked down and was horrified: "My hand!"

All that was seen was his arm, which was now covered in blood and flesh, revealing the white bones. On the ground around him, thin slices of flesh as thin as cicada wings were scattered everywhere, but there was not much blood seeping out.

This terrifying swordsmanship made everyone around feel a chill in their hearts.

"Eunuch!" Seeing Cao Shaoqin's miserable condition, several foreign soldiers around him could not help but be horrified and quickly surrounded him, wanting to protect him as they retreated.

"Go away!"

Cao Shaoqin roared angrily and swung his sword backhand, severing the heads of several barbarians. Their bodies twitched and fell to the ground. Everyone was horrified.

"Ah... I will kill you!" Cao Shaoqin was completely crazy at this moment. He stared at Diao Buyu with murderous intent and rushed forward with a sword. No one nearby dared to get close to him.

"Run!" Jin Xiangyu reminded quickly.

Diao Buyu let out a strange cry and turned around and ran away.

But Jiang Xuan's eyes flashed, it was at this moment!

huh~
Three poisonous needles as thin as cow hair were shot out silently and penetrated into Cao Shaoqin's chest.

Cao Shaoqin only felt a slight tingling sensation in his chest, but in his rage he didn't think much about it. Without stopping at all, he chased after Diao Buyu, as if he would not stop until his death.

Zhou Huaian and Qiu Moyan looked at each other. Although they were also shocked by Cao Shaoqin's furious momentum at this time, they still gritted their teeth and blocked him.

The three of them fought fiercely again.

Despite missing a hand, Cao Shaoqin's strength increased instead of decreased in anger. He soon forced Zhou Huaian and Qiu Moyan to retreat. The clash of swords was extremely dangerous. One careless move could put their lives in danger.

The two men concentrated on dealing with Cao Shaoqin's attack, but they were extremely anxious in their hearts, not understanding why Jiang Xuan had not taken action until this moment.

What exactly is his plan?
suddenly!

Cao Shaoqin's body trembled, and his movements suddenly slowed down a bit.

Zhou Huaian seized the opportunity, immediately swung away Cao Shaoqin's sword, and stabbed him in the chest.

"puff!"

Cao Shaoqin was about to dodge, but his chest felt tight and a mouthful of black blood spurted out instantly. His speed slowed down a bit and he took Zhou Huaian's sword.

He stumbled backwards, veins bulging on his face and neck, but everything was dark.

This is clearly a sign of poisoning.

"Hidden weapon... is it poisonous?!"

Cao Shaoqin quickly recalled the stinging sensation he had just felt and was immediately filled with anger.

But this time, the poison spread faster, and black blood began to seep out of his mouth and nose again.

"Kill now!"

Zhou Huaian and Qiu Moyan's eyes lit up when they saw this. Although they didn't know why Cao Shaoqin was poisoned, they would not miss such a good opportunity. They immediately rushed out with swords again and stabbed Cao Shaoqin.

Cao Shaoqin raised his sword and barely blocked two attacks, then his body swayed again, and Zhou Huaian took the opportunity to knock his sword away.

laugh!
Qiu Moyan's mother and child swords followed and pierced directly into Cao Shaoqin's heart.

Cao Shaoqin's body trembled, anger, confusion, murderous intent...all kinds of emotions blocked his heart.

He exploded in anger and grabbed the sword in the umbrella that Zhou Huaian was attacking again, twisted it into a twist with his backhand, and then slapped out with his left hand, which was cut into bones, and the hand bones pierced directly into Zhou Huaian's chest.

Zhou Huaian groaned, covered his chest and stepped back.

"General Zhou!" Qiu Moyan was shocked, but he didn't care about anything else. He gritted his teeth and immediately stepped forward with his sword to finish him off.

"Be careful! He has Qi protecting his body..." Zhou Huaian warned weakly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Qiu Moyan's mother-and-child sword was also grabbed by Cao Shaoqin. He was about to use the same trick again, but he was injured repeatedly and his heart meridian was corroded by the poison, so his speed was inevitably slowed down.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qiu Moyan pulled out the short sword from the mother-and-child sword and thrust it into Cao Shaoqin's throat.

Cao Shaoqin glared, covered his neck, and staggered backward.

"Father-in-law!"

Jiang Xuan, who had been paying close attention to the battle, exclaimed at the right time, quickly forced Jin Xiangyu back, and stepped forward to catch Cao Shaoqin.

Cao Shaoqin lay in Jiang Xuan's arms, his hair disheveled, his face black, blood oozing from his neck and chest, his eyes filled with confusion and resentment...

Until this moment, he still couldn't figure out why he was poisoned?
Who shot the hidden weapon?
At this time, Jiang Xuan leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Eunuch, are my dog's teeth still sharp?"

"It's you?!"

Cao Shaoqin's eyes widened, and in shock and anger, he spat out another mouthful of blood.

He grasped Jiang Xuan's clothes tightly with his right hand, as if he wanted to kill the traitor, but in the end he was powerless.

As the poison invaded and his injuries worsened, his strength gradually weakened and he soon died.

"Father-in-law!"

Jiang Xuan let out a cry of grief.

The surrounding barbarians looked at each other in dismay.

"Cao Yangou is dead, kill all these henchmen!"

When He Hu and others saw Cao Shaoqin's death, they were suddenly invigorated and worked even harder to kill the foreigners.

The situation suddenly took a turn for the worse.

Jiang Xuan held Cao Shaoqin's body and pretended to resist twice, repelling Qiu Moyan and others. He left the inn and shouted, "The eunuch is dead! Send a signal arrow for help!"

The remaining dozen or so bandits lost their backbone and gathered behind Jiang Xuan upon hearing the news, not daring to fight anymore.

Two of them took out the horn arrows from their waists and shot them into the sky, which emitted a dazzling white light in the dim sky.

Seeing this, Zhou Huaian and others retreated back to the inn tacitly without Jiang Xuan's reminder and began to evacuate through the secret passage.

"Cao Shaoqin is dead, retreat!"

"He Hu, don't fight any longer, leave!"

……

Soon, Zhou Huaian and others evacuated, and the inn became completely quiet, leaving only blood and mess on the ground.

Everyone looked at Cao Shaoqin's body, feeling a little lost.

Jiang Xuan's eyes flickered as he quickly thought of a countermeasure in his mind.

Although Cao Shaoqin died, the goal was achieved.

But the matter is not completely over yet.

It is also important to know how to conceal the truth and shirk responsibility.

Time passed slowly in this heavy atmosphere.

Fortunately, the heavy atmosphere did not last long. In less than a quarter of an hour, the sound of horse hooves could be heard in the distance.

“H-H-H-…”

A team of black cavalry arrived first, and the leader was Cao Tian.

Cao Tian led his men to the door of the inn and dismounted. When they saw the bloody scene at the door of the inn, everyone couldn't help but jump their eyelids.

"What's going on? Who sent the signal? Where's Second Gear?!"

Coming back to his senses, Cao Tian hurriedly looked for Cao Shaoqin and asked in a deep voice.

A group of barbarians looked at each other with flickering eyes, not daring to speak.

"Father-in-law!"

Jiang Xuan's face was heavy as he stepped aside, revealing Cao Shaoqin's body lying behind him. He said, "Those rebels have come back to attack us. Eunuch Cao... is dead!"

"what?!"

Looking at Cao Shaoqin's horrific corpse, Cao Tian's face turned pale and he almost collapsed to the ground.

At this time, the sound of horse hooves was heard again in the distance.

Chang Yanxiao came with Xu Longqing and other Jinyiwei, followed by a team of border troops, led by Captain Xu Hu.

Seeing Cao Shaoqin's body in the field, everyone couldn't help but be shocked.

Xu Hu swallowed and asked, "How...how could this happen?"

Jiang Xuan's eyes flashed, and he turned and walked up to Xu Hu, slapped him in the face, and shouted, "How dare you say that?"

"Xu Hu, as a captain guarding the border at Longmen Pass, how dare you collude with the rebels at the Longmen Inn and murder Eunuch Cao? What crime should you be punished for?!"

Xu Hu was stunned by the slap, but before he could get angry, he heard what Jiang Xuan said, and his body suddenly softened and he almost fainted.

"Wha...what? I...I am wronged, sir!"

Xu Hu quickly knelt down and begged for mercy.

Jiang Xuan snorted coldly, "Unjust? Do you dare to say that you and the Dragon Gate Inn's proprietress, Jin Xiangyu, are not colluding?"

"You have been colluding with each other for so many years. How many people have you harmed and how much ill-gotten gains have you made? You know it best!"

Hearing this, everyone looked over.

Xu Hu's heart trembled, and he dared not have any more luck. He hurriedly explained: "It's unjust, sir. I... I did have an affair with Jin Xiangyu, but I only took a little money. Who would have thought that she would dare to murder Eunuch Cao? I..."

"Be bold!"

Cao Tian, ​​who was at a loss as to what to do, flew into a rage upon hearing this: "You are indeed involved with this gang of rebels in the inn!"

"I...I..." Xu Hu's face turned pale and he wanted to slap himself twice, but he didn't know how to explain for a moment.

His relationship with Longmen Inn was known to everyone in the Thousand Households Unit, and as long as the East Factory was determined to investigate, it would be impossible to conceal it.

But he never imagined that this bitch was so bold as to murder Eunuch Cao!

Seeing him like this, Cao Tian no longer had any doubts in his heart. He immediately decided to use Xu Hu as a scapegoat, shouting angrily, "How dare you collude with the rebels to murder the eunuch? Capture him and bring him back to Beijing to be dealt with by the factory master!"

Xu Hu's face changed when he heard this. Thinking of the torture methods used by the Eastern Depot, he knew that returning to Beijing would definitely mean death. He immediately became furious and stood up, drawing his sword. He shouted angrily, "You bunch of eunuchs, you want to frame me, brothers..."

laugh--

Before he finished speaking, a knife flashed.

Xu Hu covered his neck, widened his eyes, staggered backward, and fell down with an unwilling look on his face.

"How dare you resist arrest? You're courting death!"

Jiang Xuan glanced at Xu Hu's corpse, then looked at the border troops he had brought with him and said coldly, "What? Do you want to rebel too?"

"I dare not!" Seeing Xu Hu being killed, a group of border soldiers dared not resist. They threw down their weapons and knelt down.

Jiang Xuan snorted coldly before retracting his sword.

Cao Tian's face was gloomy. He glanced at Xu Hu's body without saying much.

In his opinion, since Xu Hu dared to resist arrest, even if the matter was confirmed, he deserved to die.

But Cao Shaoqin died just like that, and only Xu Hu died. I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it when I go back.

As for Jiang Xuan, although he had some doubts in his heart, he didn't think too much about it.

After all, there are still so many Black Cavalry members alive. If something is wrong with Jiang Xuan, how could these members remain indifferent?
They also investigated Jiang Xuan's background.

It should be impossible for the hereditary Jinyiwei to have any connection with this group of rebels.

But no matter what, Jiang Xuan and others were by Cao Shaoqin's side when he died, so he must have been charged with failing to protect him.

"And you..."

Cao Tian looked at Jiang Xuan coldly and was about to ask him a question, but Jiang Xuan spoke faster.

"Eunuch, now that Eunuch Cao is dead, but Zhou Huaian and the other rebels have not yet been captured, we cannot just sit there and wait for death."

Jiang Xuan bowed and said, "Please, eunuch, take over the position of head of the file temporarily and send border troops to continue to capture the rebels and atone for their crimes. I will follow your orders!"

Cao Tian was stunned when he heard this, and then a light flashed in his eyes.

Yes!

Now that Cao Shaoqin is dead, doesn't the position of file manager become vacant?
If he could catch the rebels and atone for his sins.

After returning to Beijing, wouldn't the second-in-command position be his?

(End of this chapter)