#729 - Night storm sound
The setting sun sank in the west, and the new moon rose in the east.
I don't know how long it had passed, but as the three cups of hot tea slowly cooled, and even the bloodstains on the ground had begun to congeal, the three envoys finally heard a commotion outside the house.
They abruptly turned their heads to look out the window, watching the blurry flickering firelight in the courtyard, their hearts instantly tightening to the extreme.
Then, the door opened.
“Whoosh!”
The night wind stirred the blazing torches, and countless soldiers in cyan armor stood in expressionless rows outside the door, the long lines of firelight stretching all the way to the courtyard gate dozens of feet away.
At the end of the firelight stood a black carriage, beside which stood seven or eight people, including Liang Zhen, all standing still and orderly.
Soon, a man in black stepped down from the carriage, turned to say a few words to Liang Zhen, and then strode towards this side.
“Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!”
Wherever the man passed, the soldiers on both sides crisply gripped their sabers and stood up straight, the sound of the scabbards striking against the armor ringing out in a continuous wave, filled with a sense of grim killing intent.
And a group of people followed behind him, even Liang Zhen, who was currently talking to the man, always kept half a step behind.
Such pomp, such imposing manner, such status.
Even if these three envoys had never seen Wei Changtian's portrait, they would certainly understand who this man in black was at this moment.
“Clang, clang, clang!”
Standing up one after another, the three hurriedly walked to the inside of the door, watching with incomparable apprehension as the figure drew closer and closer.
Until the latter passed through the vast firelight and stopped in front of them.
Smiling, Wei Changtian's gaze swept over the three men opposite him, his tone calm.
“Greetings, esteemed sirs, sorry to keep you waiting.”
“...”
Their bodies trembled, and the three envoys looked at the smiling Wei Changtian, unsure of how to respond for a moment.
“Young Master Tang, come with me and chat with the three esteemed sirs.”
After speaking, Wei Changtian bypassed the three men who were still standing there in a daze and walked straight into the house with Tang Chen.
At this moment, Liang Zhen also waved his hand, and immediately soldiers entered the house to carry the three headless corpses and three heads out the door.
Just like that, in less than ten breaths, Wei Changtian had already sat in the master seat, and there was even a cup of clear tea in his hand.
In full view of everyone, he first took a sip of tea, and then raised his eyes to look at the three envoys.
“Esteemed sirs, please sit.”
“Young Master Wei, we, we will just stand...”
Unexpectedly, the three gave the same answer, undoubtedly adopting a very low posture.
“Is it because you sat for too long just now?”
Wei Changtian said with a smile, “Well, standing is fine too.”
“...”
Facing such a mockery that was almost equivalent to humiliation, the three all chuckled and dared not say a word.
Wei Changtian slowly gathered the smile on his face, and looked towards the outside of the house again, his gaze falling on Li Zimu, who was wearing a cyan dress.
The latter was also looking at him at this time, her eyes calm, as if waiting for something.
After pondering for a moment, Wei Changtian nodded slightly to Li Zimu and lowered his eyes.
Then, he waved his hand and coldly uttered two words.
“Close the door.”
“Creak~”
Three breaths later, the not-so-thick door slowly closed, separating the inside and outside of the house.
Inside the house were only Wei Changtian, Tang Chen, and the three envoys.
Liang Zhen, Li Zimu, and others did not participate in this negotiation.
“General Liang, please find me a quiet room.”
While walking towards the courtyard, Li Zimu said to Liang Zhen beside her, “I need to use it now.”
“Now?”
Liang Zhen was slightly startled, but quickly nodded in response, “Okay, I will arrange for someone to do it right away.”
“Thank you, General. Oh, right...”
Li Zimu paused and turned her head to say, “Once Young Master's negotiation is over, please immediately send someone to inform me of the results.”
“Hmm?”
Liang Zhen narrowed his eyes, “Miss Li, since Changtian didn't let you and me participate in this negotiation, it means he doesn't want the content of the negotiation to be known by too many people, you should understand this.”
“I naturally understand.”
Li Zimu nodded with a smile, “General, don't worry, this matter was promised by Young Master.”
“Besides, I don't need to know what they actually talked about.”
“Is that so?”
Liang Zhen was a little puzzled, “Then what exactly is the result you're referring to...”
“I only need to know how many of these three envoys have died.”
Li Zimu said seriously, “I will have to trouble the General with this matter.”
“...”
Looking at Li Zimu's serious expression, Liang Zhen didn't hesitate for too long.
On the one hand, he would definitely tell Wei Changtian about this matter, so there was no such thing as leaking secrets.
On the other hand, Li Zimu obviously had something important to do, and it would probably be bad if he delayed it.
Considering all these factors, Liang Zhen was too lazy to care about what Li Zimu was going to do, and quickly nodded in agreement.
“Okay, I will send someone to notify you when the time comes, Miss.”
“Thank you.”
After thanking him again, Li Zimu stopped talking.
Liang Zhen looked at her, then turned his head to look at the tightly closed door, suddenly feeling like something was missing.
That's right, it was Chu Xianping.
Usually, Chu Xianping should be present at such a critical moment.
He also didn't know why Changtian suddenly sent him out...
What could be more important than the Xin Feng war right now?
Liang Zhen couldn't figure it out, and suddenly remembered that Li Zimu and Chu Xianping had an unusual relationship, so he tentatively asked:
“Miss Li, do you know what Young Master Chu has gone to do?”
“...”
“He went to find a sword.”
Li Zimu replied coldly, “I'm afraid he won't be back for several months.”
“Find a sword?”
Liang Zhen was stunned when he heard this, not knowing what kind of sword was so important.
He was about to ask further, but seeing that Li Zimu was obviously unwilling to answer, he wisely didn't open his mouth again, just muttering in a low voice:
“I'm afraid it's not as simple as finding a sword...”
Obviously, this was just a casual remark from Liang Zhen.
However, he was right this time.
“Finding a sword” was indeed just a means for Wei Changtian to send Chu Xianping away.
And the latter didn't show too much resistance, and actually ran to find a sword.
Moreover, tonight, he had already found the first sword.
Qingzhou, Shouyang Mountain.
Shouyang Mountain is not considered a large mountain, and a reclusive family surnamed Liu lives in the mountain, which is quite well-known in Qingzhou.
However, tonight, because of the arrival of hundreds of Mirror Hanging Department yamen runners, the Liu family was destined not to be peaceful.
“Kneel down, all of you!!”
“Those who dare to resist! Will be shown no mercy!”
“Wuwuwu, mother, I'm scared...”
“You, what are you trying to do? My Liu family has never done anything evil!”
“Never done anything?! Hmph, whether you've done anything or not is not for you to say!”
“Everyone kneel properly! Don't f***ing yell!”
“...”
The firelight soared into the sky, and shouts echoed.
Although there were also many martial artists in the Liu family, they dared not resist the Mirror Hanging Department. At this time, everyone knelt tremblingly on an open space, their expressions different.
Not long after, just as a yamen runner in black, holding a precious sword, quickly passed by the crowd and ran towards the outside of the courtyard, Chu Xianping had just put the Twin Jade into his arms under an old tree.
“Young Master Chu! The Chixiao Sword has been found!”
The yamen runner ran all the way to Chu Xianping, knelt on one knee, and held the sword over his head.
Chu Xianping took the sword and looked at it, and asked calmly:
“The Liu family, what has been found?”
“Reporting to Young Master! Only a few minor crimes have been found!”
“Is that so? Then are they willing to give this sword?”
“They are naturally unwilling. Just now, the Liu family head also injured several brothers, but now his acupoints have been sealed.”
The yamen runner reported, and then asked softly, “Young Master Chu, I don't know how to deal with this person?”
“Kill him.”
Chu Xianping did not hesitate.
“Yes! This humble one will go and do it!”
The yamen runner cupped his hands and got up to kill the man.
However, he had only taken two steps when he heard Chu Xianping's voice ringing out behind him again.
“What I said was, kill them all.”
