The sky had already turned completely dark, and the moon had just risen. The pale moonlight enveloped Ying City, causing the already early spring weather to become even colder.
Ying City had a rule that no one was allowed to go out at night, so it was very quiet at night.
A black figure suddenly emerged from the shadows of the bureaucrat residential area in the center of Ying City.
The black figure swiftly passed through a courtyard house. After dodging many guards, he arrived at the inner courtyard. At this moment, the inner courtyard was brightly lit. Two teams of guards took turns patrolling the inner courtyard, each team having six people.
The black shadow hid in the dark and carefully observed the two teams of guards.
The moment the two groups of guards crossed, the black shadow used his swift speed to pass through the darkness. He passed through the blind spots of the two groups of servants and successfully arrived at the dark corner of the largest house in the inner courtyard.
He looked into the room through the window.
All the actions were carried out in the dark. No one knew that such a person had already infiltrated the house.
The man in black was Gao Ge, who had come to carry out the assassination mission. Through the crack in the window, he saw that there was only one person in the room. It was his mission target, Doctor Chu Jianyi, Tang Jian.
Tang Jian was a middle-aged man in his forties with a crown on his forehead. His face was red like a rabbit, and his aura was extraordinary. At this moment, he was crouching in front of the table as if he was dealing with something. Although he was quietly crouching there, his body was clearly emitting a mighty aura that was ready to be unleashed.
Beside him was a sword with a strange design.
Gao Ge stood by the window, motionless. He was waiting for an opportunity. This was his first assassination mission, and he didn't want it to end in failure.
Holding his breath, he adjusted his state of mind and gripped the long sword in his hand tightly. He had already gotten to know Tang Jian on the way here. This was a rather difficult task. Not only was he a remonstrant doctor, but he also had the famous Unparalleled Sword Art.
His sword technique was also known as the Forty-Eight Jade Shattering Strikes!”
To be honest, Gao Ge was not confident in killing Tang Jian, who was already an expert in swordsmanship. Therefore, he could only wait, wait for Tang Jian to let down his guard.
As he stared at Tang Jian, Gao Ge was also thinking about why someone wanted to kill him.
From this close distance, Tang Jian did not look like a bad person or a treacherous official. Instead, he had a sense of righteousness. Of course, one could not rule out the possibility that he was a hypocrite or a beast in human clothing.
At the right time, when the Qin army was attacking the Chu Country, someone in the Chu Country wanted to kill a minister. This matter was definitely problematic.
Gao Ge had a vague feeling that something must have happened to Tang Jian. From the defenses of his mansion, it could be seen that this was a very special period.
As for why? Gao Ge wasn't a fool. Why would a minister's courtyard be so heavily guarded? Along the way, he had never seen other officials 'residences have such tight security.
"Could it be that this guy is often assassinated?”Gao Ge rubbed his chin with his left hand and thought," But who would want to kill him so badly? He even found quicksand…"
Although Tang Jian was an expert, he didn't need to find quicksand to kill him!
Gao Ge felt that his brain was not working properly. Things were getting more and more complicated, but who was it? To kill him when the Qin army was heading south…
Gao Ge thought casually, and his body suddenly shook. Wait…Qin army heading south, could it be…
Gao Ge thought of a possibility. Hiss…
Gao Ge took in a breath of cold air. He felt that he had been tricked by Wei Zhuang. He had definitely been tricked. Such a mission that might be related to a huge secret was actually asked to be done by him. Was he trying to kill him?
No wonder I asked the Unparalleled Ghost to accompany me on this mission. He's a retard, so I don't care if he dies. But, Uncle Zhuang, I don't want to die yet!
I hate you, Uncle Zhuang!
After realizing that this mission was very f * cked up, Gao Ge wanted to cry. He wanted to not do it, but he had already come this far. However, he felt that he was letting himself down. If he did it, it might be very troublesome…
Thus, he was caught in a dilemma.
"Should we do it or not?" Gao Ge hesitated. At this moment, Tang Jian made his move.
Perhaps it was because he had finished dealing with the matter, Tang Jian got up and stretched. He was about to turn around and go to bed, but he did not even bring his sword.
Seeing Tang Jian move, Gao Ge knew that the opportunity would not come again. This was his only chance. He finally came to a conclusion in his heart. He gritted his teeth and held his sword in his hand." I'll fight it out. If I die, then I'll die. Who's afraid of who!"”
"Yin-"
Gao Ge leaped up like an arrow that had been released from its bowstring.
A sword that pierced through the dust, accompanied by a light hum, stabbed towards Tang Jian.
The sword light flickered like a star in the darkness, scattering tens of thousands of starlight.
The starlight sped forward and was about to stab Tang Jian.
At the critical moment, Tang Jian's body suddenly moved. Tang Jian had already sensed it when the sword hums sounded. The various assassinations over the past few days had long made him extremely vigilant.
Therefore, he didn't turn back at this moment. Time didn't allow him to turn back.
In a hurry, he made a very shameful and correct choice.
He actually knelt down and then rolled towards the table where he was dealing with the matter earlier.
As expected, his kneeling and rolling caused Gao Ge's sword to pause for a moment. He had never seen such a person kneel and roll on the ground…
The momentary distraction caused Gao Ge to miss the opportunity. After all, this was only his first mission, and he was not used to being an assassin.
Therefore, he was distracted and his sword missed. When he came back to his senses, he heard the sound of a long sword being unsheathed.
At this moment, Tang Jian had already rolled to the side of the table and pulled out his ancient sword, charging towards Gao Ge.
"Kill them!" Gao Ge's expression instantly changed. He had been careless and actually made Tang Jian take precautions. However, now was not the time to think about this. He had to kill him now, or else it would be troublesome!
"Heaven Shocking Sword!"
Gao Ge let out a long cry and stabbed out with his Three Concepts Sword. At the same time, he took a step forward and flew away with his sword.
The cold lightning clashed with Tang Jian's sword, producing a series of metallic clanging sounds. The intervals between the sounds were not much different.
As soon as they touched each other, their bodies suddenly bounced apart.
With the long sword in hand, Tang Jian pointed at Gao Ge with a pair of sharp eyes and asked in confusion,""This is the Eighteen Shocking Swords. Who are you?”
"The person who killed you!"
Seeing that the assassination had turned into a direct fight, Gao Ge gave up and spat out these words fiercely.
However, Tang Jian's mention of the Eighteen Shocking Swords made his heart tremble. He had fought with Jing Ke before? Otherwise, how could he recognize the Eighteen Shocking Swords?
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