pertwk Chapter 1606 Killing someone with a borrowed knife
Chapter 1606 Killing someone with a borrowed knife
Chapter 1606 Killing someone with a borrowed knife
He Lingchuan hurriedly wrote a letter to Ding Zuodong, while replying: "People like Qingyang, at this age, will not put personal emotions above the overall situation. Now, it is King Yao who does not want me to leave."
"Let's get back to the point. In fact, even if she didn't mention it, I guess Bai Ziqi might have made other discoveries in Xiaotao Villa. What others can't find, maybe he can." This has always been He Lingchuan's biggest worry. "Now Qingyang has seen through my identity. When Bai Ziqi returns, the two of them will testify against each other, and it can basically be confirmed that I am the Nine Nether Emperor. In this case-"
The mirror was shocked. How many things does this owner have to worry about every day?
Fortunately, fortunately it is just a spirit device, and it can just hang on its owner and live a simple life.
At this time, Wanqi Feng came in and reported: "Two distinguished guests have arrived."
He Lingchuan immediately stood up to greet them: "There was a lot of noise inside and outside the manor last night, I'm sorry for the two of you laughing at me."
Peng Yukui and Mao Gong, visitors from Lingshan, had just arrived at Yongquan Villa for two days when they were attacked by refugees. They even helped and knocked down many of the refugees.
However, after He Lingchuan took Zhao Song and other palace guards out of the manor and encountered Qingyang and other subsequent events, they no longer participated.
These were not their responsibilities, and Peng Mao and the other two were not familiar with He Lingchuan, so they just watched from the sidelines.
However, hearing that the battle scene near Taoxi was particularly brutal, the two became interested and went to watch it this morning.
So Peng Yukui waved his hand and said, "What a shame, I missed out on the excitement outside the village."
Mao Gong said directly: "Master He, why did you ask us to come here? Is there any progress?"
He Lingchuan stood up and opened a sand table, pointing at the mountains and rivers inside and said to the two people: "This is the map from Tianshui City to Mangzhou. I just received a tip that Bai Ziqi has arrived at the mouth of the Fuwei River, so it will take at most a few hours to get to Mangzhou."
The Yangshan Chamber of Commerce had placed spies at the mouth of the Fuwei River. Bai Ziqi had a unique appearance and the large group he brought with him made him easy to identify.
"Please look at this red line, which is the most likely route he would take on his return trip from Mangzhou."
"Maybe?" Mao Gong clenched his fists. "How likely is it?"
"More than 70%." He Lingchuan explained, "After Bai Ziqi investigates Xiaotao Villa, he will most likely be in a hurry to return to Tianshui City. So the shortest route is to board a boat at the mouth of the Fuwei River and head east, disembark at the Zhuxian Pier, and then travel 80 miles to reach Tianshui City."
"After he left Tianshui City, it took him only two and a half days to reach Mangzhou. I guess he chose this route, so he would probably return the same way, which would save effort and be quicker."
Mao Gong just said "OK", but Peng Yukui said: "We are not familiar with this route."
Where will Bai Ziqi stop along the way and where is the best place for Peng Yukui and others to set up their battle? These are important information that cannot be found out without careful investigation.
He Lingchuan had thought of it long ago, and he pointed at the map and explained where there were lakes, towns, and mountains, one by one.
In just two days, he had mastered the terrain like the back of his hand. Peng Yukui admired him and said, "No wonder the people in the mountain had to ask us to come to you. Master He really knows everything."
He Lingchuan modestly said: "It just happens that it is also Yangshan's trade route."
"Master He, do you have any other advice?"
"After looking at the terrain along the way, you two probably have some ideas in mind." He Lingchuan pointed to a red dot, "I think this is a good ambush location. What do you think?"
The location he pointed out on the sand table was Zhu County!
Peng Yukui stroked his chin and said, "I want to choose the Fuwei River estuary, which means following them on board and attacking by water."
Mao Gong also said: "After entering Yao Country, we did not take action again. Bai Ziqi might think that we have given up."
"He is a thoughtful person and will take the threat you pose into consideration." Although these people chased Bai Ziqi all the way, He Lingchuan still believed that he knew Bai Ziqi much better than them. "I heard that the Yao Court has assigned him additional guards, and the Miaozhantian Temple has also sent him many good fighters. So conventional attacks are unlikely to work on him. If we fight on the ground, it's not that I underestimate you, but you have a disadvantage in numbers, and the Yao Kingdom's Yuanli is also quite impressive. The small forces in the Flashing Gold Plains cannot be compared with it."
He transformed himself into the Emperor Jiuyou to kill Xue Zongwu. He also felt that Xue Zongwu was very tough. In addition to his outstanding cultivation and martial arts, his Yuanli was a big problem.
He Lingchuan even used the energy of the Dafeng Army to kill Xue Zongwu as planned.
These people from Lingshan have no energy to rely on, so they are naturally at a disadvantage when facing the soldiers and guards assigned to Bai Ziqi by King Yao.
Mao Gong said calmly: "Unless these guards are on high alert at all times, we still have a chance to kill Bai Ziqi."
He Lingchuan had been trying to find out the strength of this group of people in the past two days. The team sent by Lingshan consisted of about ten people, and Peng Mao and the other two were not the main force. Although they were tight-lipped and did not show all the information of everyone to He Lingchuan, they said more than once that Bai Ziqi was no match for them.
He Lingchuan could only judge that these ten or so people were extraordinary and might even have some powerful tricks up their sleeves.
Bai Ziqi is the Cloud Envoy of the Heavenly Palace. Apart from the gods, his status in the Heavenly Palace is second only to one person and above ten thousand people. How could Lingshan send an ordinary person to deal with such a big shot?
Peng Yukui asked, "What suggestions does Island Master He have?"
He Lingchuan tapped lightly on the sand table: "The journey from Xiaotao Mountain Villa back to Tianshui City is not long. If we are to talk about a place that is convenient for an ambush along the way, I personally prefer Zhu County."
That's where you disembark.
Peng Yukui asked curiously, "Aren't they all water routes?"
What's the difference?
"From the mouth of the Fuwei River to Zhu County, we have to go upstream. The weather this winter is abnormal, with continuous rain, and the ice and snow cannot be stored. The river is much more turbulent than in previous winters, so this journey will take twice as long as Bai Ziqi's trip, that is, twelve hours." The Yangshan Chamber of Commerce takes this route almost every day. He Lingchuan knows it very well. "When they just set sail from the mouth of the Fuwei River, they are at their most vigilant. After twelve hours, when they are about to reach their destination, they will inevitably relax. The assassination at this time is unexpected."
The two looked at each other and nodded: "We have a method of assassination in water, and we almost killed Bai Ziqi last time."
He Lingchuan clapped his hands: "Excellent."
If the strategy of killing with a borrowed knife can kill Bai Ziqi, Lingshan will have really eliminated a great threat to him.
Peng Yukui pondered, "There is another question: Before Bai Ziqi fled to Yao State, he only had a dozen or so Heavenly Palace attendants under him. They were on the same boat, so it would be enough for us to attack this one boat; but Bai Ziqi went back to Mangzhou with great fanfare. As you said, his attendants and guards were more than three or four hundred people, so they should be a fleet?"
(End of this chapter)