The Grandmaster Strategist

While King Yong was busy cleaning, and people in the government and the public were in panic, a mysterious force did not stop acting. On the evening of October 12th, in a secluded country farm, some dark shadows quietly hid themselves towards the farm. , and after surrounding the farm, a masked man in black gave a few instructions in a low voice, and another middle-aged man with a cold face led two teenagers towards the farm gate and said loudly: "We have a visitor from afar, the master has not returned yet." Will you come out to greet me?"

The door of the farm opened slightly, and a man and a woman came out. The man looked at his face and it was clear that he was Wei Ying, who had disappeared without a trace after escaping from the hunting palace. Although he changed his clothes as a farmer, he still couldn't hide his appearance. She has a graceful bearing, and the woman is also dressed as a village girl, but her appearance is beautiful and elegant, and her bearing is as elegant as the fairy in the moon. Wei Ying said with a cold expression: "Who are you, and why did you find yourself here?"

The middle-aged man said calmly: "You are really hard to find. We followed you for several days and finally surrounded you here."

Wei Ying frowned. They had long noticed that someone was spying on them these days, but they did not dare to attack openly. Then they tried their best to avoid the surveillance of those mysterious people, but they did not expect that they still came to the door. Who are they? If they are King Yong People, I'm afraid they would have sent out a large army to capture them. While thinking about it, he asked: "Your Excellency, you should know that you can follow us only because we don't dare to say anything, but this is a remote country. If we fight back, you will lose more than you gain. You should speak up quickly." Good intention."

The middle-aged man raised his eyebrows and said: "Although your Excellency and others are highly skilled in martial arts, they are not necessarily better than strong bows and crossbows. As for our status, we are not considered a glorious sect. We are members of the Splendid Alliance. My surname is Huo. , now holds the position of Protector of the Splendid Alliance, these two beside me are close disciples of my alliance leader, you may have heard of this one, his name is Huo Li." When he talked about strong bows and crossbows, Wei Ying and The woman heard the soft sound of the crossbow machine. Judging from the sound, there were at least thirty hard crossbows surrounding the front of the farm. Although there was no sound of crossbows behind the farm, the sound of breathing could be faintly heard. It seemed that As expected, people come prepared. Even if one's own side can win, it will alarm outsiders, and the gain outweighs the loss.

The woman frowned and looked carefully. Although the middle-aged man had an ordinary appearance, his expression was extraordinary. The two young men beside him were both outstanding men. The young man named Huo Li had a calm temperament and a handsome appearance. , and the other young man also has an elegant appearance, with a faint aura of promoting chivalry between his eyebrows. Naturally, he had heard about Huo Li. This young man had single-handedly caused huge waves in Luoyang. The other young man had a similar identity to him. It seemed that the Splendid Alliance was full of talents. But she remembered hearing her master say that the Jinxiu Alliance might have some secret relationship with King Yong. So the woman suddenly said: "I have heard that your alliance and King Yong have reached an alliance. Why are you ordered to capture us today?"

The middle-aged man smiled coldly and said: "We in the Jinxiu Alliance dare not say that we have never dealt with King Yong, but we have not yet negotiated an alliance. At the beginning, we joined hands with His Highness the Crown Prince for smuggling, but it is a pity that Li An crossed the river and demolished the bridge, and also made things difficult for our leader Huo. , so we disclosed the information to King Yong. Although we were not able to depose Li An as the crown prince, it also caused him more trouble. We are the only ones in the world who can be sorry for others, but no one can be sorry for us. But we We are not the vassals of King Yong. Our Jinxiu Alliance can cooperate with anyone, but there is only one thing that we will not forget. Our Jinxiu Alliance was established to resist Dayong. Anything that can cause Dayong a headache, we Everyone will do it. Therefore, your clan failed miserably this time and has become a life-or-death enemy with Dayong. My family leader has sent you gifts here to give to you."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and a young man in black emerged from the darkness with a cold expression. He held a brocade box in his hand and presented it to the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man opened the brocade box. Wei Ying and the woman were both shocked at first glance.

Inside was a thick stack of silver notes, and they were all from Jinling Bank, the most famous bank in Southern Chu.

The middle-aged man said calmly: "Here are two hundred thousand taels of silver notes. My alliance leader said that now that you are defeated by King Yong, you will definitely be in trouble with Dayong. But if you are in the territory of Dayong, no matter how powerful you are, you will not be able to fight with the army." You can't go to the Northern Han Dynasty because it is the territory of the Demon Sect, and it is not your goal to come to the land of Huawai, so only Southern Chu is a good place for you to make a comeback. But you suffered a disastrous defeat this time. We are afraid of lack of financial support. We know that although your family earns a lot of money every day, it also consumes a lot of money. Nowadays, most of your business is in Dayong. I am afraid that there is no way to continue to control it, so I specially asked this protector to bring these silver notes. , I hope you can regroup in Nanchu, the alliance leader said, as long as they are enemies of Dayong, they are our allies, Fairy Ling, are you willing to form an alliance with us."

That woman was Ling Yu, the next sect leader designated by the master of Fengyi Sect. She looked at the banknotes and said coldly: "Although you have a lot of tongues, there is something that I don't understand, just for a common enemy." , are you willing to give up two hundred thousand taels of silver?"

The middle-aged man smiled mysteriously and said: "Our alliance leader never makes losses. If you are willing to agree to a condition, not only will the two hundred thousand taels of silver be yours, but we will also transfer part of our property in Nanchu to you."

Wei Ying and Ling Yu both looked at each other. Two hundred thousand taels of silver would be wasted, but the property could support Fengyi Sect's expenses. But what will this condition be? Wei Ying stepped forward and said, "You might as well tell us the conditions. If we think they are reasonable, it may not be impossible."

The middle-aged man smiled and said: "To be honest, Fengyi Sect has been ruined. Your properties in the open will naturally be confiscated by the Great Yong Court, but you still have some properties in the dark. Now it is inconvenient for you to control them, so why not give them to you?" In this alliance, the interests of both parties are exchanged, and no one suffers."

Seeing that both Ling Yu and Wei Ying were a little moved, the middle-aged man took out a brocade box. After opening it, there were some contract documents inside. He continued: "There are contract documents for fourteen properties in Southern Chu. The total value is Four hundred thousand taels. If you are willing to exchange a considerable amount of property, then the alliance between us has been finalized. Our Splendid Alliance is unable to move forward in Nanchu, because in the past, the leader of the alliance was young and energetic, and he could not help but wreak havoc in Nanchu. But I want to To overthrow Dayong, Nanchu is a force that must be taken seriously. As long as you help Nanchu become stronger as soon as possible, not only will you be able to take revenge, but we will also be able to fulfill our long-cherished wish."

Ling Yu and Wei Ying exchanged glances. Wei Ying stepped forward to take the second brocade box. After checking the documents in it, he nodded lightly to Ling Yu. Ling Yu looked happy and said: "This sect is indeed There is some secret business, although it is not worth 400,000 taels, but it is still worth 300,000 taels. However, in this way, you have suffered a great loss. I don’t believe that you are willing to suffer losses. If you have any other requirements, you might as well make it clear. As long as you don’t If it's too much, we can discuss it."

The middle-aged man's eyes lit up and he said: "Actually, we have nothing to do. Although the businesses in Nanchu are good now, as long as the three words "Jinxiu Alliance" are involved in Nanchu, it will be a disaster for the family. Therefore, although these industries are rich, they are not good for them. But we don't have any greater help. Instead, we are in Dayong, because the court of Dayong does not hate our Jinxiu League, so we have a lot to do. This exchange will not cause us much loss. But if the fairy and Lord Wei Agreed, we do have a small request. This is the private request of a guest from our alliance. He wants a noble family..." At the end of the sentence, the middle-aged man lowered his voice so that only Wei Ying, who was close at hand, could hear it. .

Wei Ying frowned, walked back to Ling Yu, and whispered something. Ling Yu subconsciously wanted to refuse, but Wei Ying whispered a few more words. Ling Yu looked a little hesitant. After a moment, she turned back silently. Wei Ying smiled slightly and asked the middle-aged man: "This request seems a bit strange. Is she worth three hundred thousand taels of silver alone?"

The middle-aged man whispered: "Mr. Wei, to be honest, this is a personal grudge between our guest minister and her. This guest minister of our alliance has made great contributions. This is his only request. Our alliance leader also agrees. In fact, our losses are not big. Those gold and silver are also some ill-gotten gains. What this alliance hopes most is to become an ally with Guimen. In the future, you will be in Nanchu and we will work together to deal with Dayong. Court, for this goal, these gold and silver are nothing. As for whether we want this person, it is just an additional requirement. To be blunt, in the past, she was a member of the clan and had a noble status, so she was naturally very important to the noble family, but now She is just a useless person with completely disfigured appearance. In terms of martial arts, there are many of you who are better than her. In terms of intelligence, you have no use for her. When she gets to Nanchu, her only useful identity as a member of the Great Yong clan will probably be harmful. , there is no benefit, she is completely worthless to you, but this alliance can use her life to exchange for the loyalty of a guest. This is a good deal, but when it comes to this person, let alone three hundred thousand taels. , even one tael of silver is not worth it. But if it can be exchanged for the cooperation of your family, not to mention three hundred thousand taels, even three hundred thousand taels more will be worth it."

Wei Ying sighed: "Your alliance has talents like you. No wonder Fengyi Sect always did nothing to you in the past. These days, we have no information and we don't know what the situation is. Do you have any news?"

The middle-aged man rolled his eyes and said: "Young Master Wei is probably worried about your father. Don't worry, young master. I heard that King Yong was still merciful to your father. He only temporarily placed your father under house arrest. However, your father is now disheartened and has begged for death several times." No, now he is bedridden."

Wei Ying sighed and said, "I was the one who caused my father's harm. I wonder if your alliance can do me a favor so that my father won't suffer like this."

There was a chill in the middle-aged man's eyes. He had already heard what Wei Ying meant. In this case, it was impossible to rescue Wei Guan. Wei Guan was the prime minister, well known to the world, and he did not have any peerless martial arts. It was impossible to escape pursuit. Wei Ying's request actually meant that he wanted the Jinxiu Alliance to kill his father.

Wei Ying saw his expression changed drastically and whispered: "It's not that I'm cruel. My father is loyal to the Yong Dynasty. As the saying goes, there is no better son than a father. No matter what I do in the future, as long as there is no shield of family affection, my father will look at me I see through it that this is really not good for me, and my father is very loyal. If he commits suicide, the court will remember my father's contribution in the past and will not implicate the clan members. This is also Wei Ying's painstaking efforts, and please fulfill it."

The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment and said: "I will report this matter to the alliance leader. If it is feasible, the alliance leader will take action. If it is not feasible, we will not be able to contact your family for the time being. As long as your father is not dead, the young master will know The outcome of this matter.”

Wei Ying nodded with satisfaction and said: "There is one more thing. Although there are some rumors about the death of Fengyi Sect Master in the Hunting Palace, I don't know whether it is true or not. Is there any news about it from your alliance?"

The middle-aged man said: "Our alliance leader went out to investigate this matter personally. There should be a 70% chance that it is true, because the 18 Arhats from Shaolin Temple went to the hunting palace, and only 12 of them came back. Master Cizhen went into seclusion to recuperate as soon as he came back. I'm afraid The death of Fengyi Sect Master is true, but the Great Yong Court is unwilling to publicize it."

Wei Ying said: "Of course, the leader of the Demon Sect of the Northern Han Dynasty and the sect leader had an oath. If the sect leader dies, Jing Wuji will no longer be bound by the oath, so it is understandable that the court will keep it secret. If your alliance publicizes this matter, If we go out, the Demon Sect of the Northern Han Dynasty will definitely be ready to make a move, wouldn't it be beneficial to us then?"

The middle-aged man frowned and said: "This matter is of great importance and I cannot decide. However, if this happens, the invasion of the Demon Sect will inevitably affect our power, so I am afraid that our alliance leader will not agree."

Wei Ying smiled and said: "There is no airtight wall in the world. This matter will spread out sooner or later. If your alliance plans well, it can take advantage of the opportunity to seek benefits."

The middle-aged man felt a little moved, but said nothing. Wei Ying knew that it was best to stop at once, so he did not continue to persuade.

Not long after, a woman in green clothes walked out of the farm. Although she knew from her appearance that she was no longer young, her appearance was still gorgeous and luxurious. Behind her were two swordsmen, who carried an unconscious woman on a stretcher. The woman's face was wrapped in a thick white cloth, and her face could not be seen.

A hint of joy flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes. He turned around and made a gesture, and a man in black emerged from the darkness. His appearance was completely hidden behind the veil. He walked to the stretcher and lifted up the injured woman's clothes without mercy. , carefully examined a red mole on the woman's waist, then nodded and left. Seeing that his body skills are mysterious and his internal strength is deep, one knows that this person's identity must be extraordinary. The middle-aged man waved his hand with satisfaction, and the two teenagers beside him took the stretcher and carried the woman off.

The middle-aged man handed the two brocade boxes to Wei Ying and said: "The covenant is done, please accept these things, but we'd better leave some contact information so that we can exchange information when you have established a foothold in Nanchu. Mr. One day, Dayong will fall due to internal and external troubles."

A trace of murderous intent flashed in the eyes of the woman in green, and she said: "It won't last long. The Northern Han Dynasty will definitely take advantage of the civil strife in Dayong. When we take control of the Southern Chu Dynasty and attack from both sides, Dayong will definitely be defeated." The king and his ministers cannot sleep or eat well."

The middle-aged man said happily: "If this is the case, our Jinxiu Alliance will definitely take the opportunity to launch a civil uprising. We should cooperate internally and externally, and call Dayong the country to be subjugated."

The two sides discussed some more secret codes for contact, and the middle-aged man left with satisfaction. Everyone in Fengyi Gate could vaguely see how many people in black were covering each other and retreating in the darkness. Everyone gasped when they saw the crossbows in their hands. He took a breath of air. If there had been a big fight just now, then I am afraid that people like myself would have suffered heavy casualties. The Splendid Alliance who dared to haunt the Great Yong God was indeed an extraordinary response.

At this time, Xiao Lan, who looked haggard, walked out of the farm, walked to the woman in green and said, "Uncle, although that man can't see his face, I can see that he behaves a bit like the same person, but that man has died long ago. , so I’m not sure.”

The woman in green, the former Concubine Ji said: "It doesn't matter, just tell me, I believe in your vision."

Xiao Lan said solemnly: "That person looks very much like Xia Jinyi, the bodyguard beside the prince, but he died long ago due to Chun Bin's incident."

Ji Xia thought for a moment, raised her hand and said, "Maybe he is this person. I didn't expect that the Jinxiu Alliance is so vicious. No wonder they want Li Hanyou. I heard the sect leader said about Li Hanyou's true life experience. That's right. It seems that the Jinxiu Alliance and us As expected, we are sincerely cooperating, okay, get ready, we will leave immediately and get out of Dayong territory as soon as possible, so that we can be safe."

Everyone agreed in unison. They didn't know much about Li Hanyou's true life experience. But since Ji Xia said this, it was a certainty, so they didn't rush to ask. As long as the Jinxiu Alliance really cooperates sincerely, then at least it won't happen immediately. The most important thing was that their whereabouts were discovered by the Yong court.

When Li Hanyou was woken up by the cold water, she immediately subconsciously tried to find the sword beside her, but in vain. She opened her eyes and was shocked to realize that she was lying on the cold ground, and in front of her, A man in black stood with his back to him and his hands behind his back. Beside him, two teenagers were looking at him. One of them was holding an empty basin in his hand. He had obviously woken him up by splashing it.

Li Hanyou tried hard to recall, but she only remembered that before she went to sleep, she drank the wound medicine that Ji Xia personally sent, and then fell into unconsciousness. Her anger burned, and she said coldly: "But they betrayed me?"

The man in black said coldly: "Exactly, we exchanged 200,000 taels of silver notes and 400,000 taels of property with your family. The price your family paid was your property of 300,000 taels of silver and you."

Li Hanyou's heart was as cold as ice. Over the past few days, her spirit had been close to collapse. Her running away day and night, her injuries, and the blow of losing her power had long made her extremely painful. Now that Fengyi Sect abandoned her, she felt even colder. Disheartened, the resentment of being betrayed and betrayed still burned her heart, but she no longer had the courage to live. She said weakly: "Okay, okay, you can kill me. Anyway, I, Li Hanyou, have no way to survive."

The man in black turned around and said with a smile: "No, I won't kill you. That would be too kind to you."

Li Hanyou only heard a harsh scream ringing in her ears. She subconsciously wanted to cover her ears, but then she realized that the person screaming loudly was herself. She pointed to the man in black tremblingly and said: "Xia Jinyi, you are still alive, why are you not dead?"

Dong Que smiled slightly. He deliberately took off his disguise and dressed up the same as before, so it was not surprising that Li Hanyou recognized him at a glance. He said: "Yes, I should have died a long time ago, but I was unwilling to accept it, so I came back from the underworld again. Qiao Cuiyun, you killed my parents and Xiuchun and my unborn child that day, but... Did you think it would happen today?"

Li Hanyou slowly shrank back, her heart filled with panic. The only clan identity that could be used as a facade was worthless in front of the man in front of her. She subconsciously argued: "I am not Qiao Cuiyun, I am Li Hanyou. The beloved daughter of King Jingjiang, I——"

Dong Que started to laugh, and the laughter was full of sarcasm and hatred. After a while, he said: "Don't worry, I won't kill you. It would be too easy for you. The pheasant also wants to pretend to be the phoenix. There is no such good thing in the world, Qiao Cuiyun , you are so stupid. Do you know what I am going to do with you?"

Li Hanyou felt cold in her heart. If this man wanted to kill her, she was not afraid. But when he said he would not kill her, Li Hanyou felt chilled from the bottom of her heart. She naturally knew what was the most painful thing for a woman. She suddenly slapped her palm towards her heavenly spirit, wanting to commit suicide, but when she raised her palm, it fell down powerlessly. Only then did she realize to her horror that her inner strength had disappeared without a trace, and then there was a message in her ears. Dong Que's laughter came.

Dong Que said every word: "Qiao Cuiyun, don't worry, I know what you are thinking, but now that your appearance is ruined, even if I want to sell you to a brothel, I'm afraid no one will be willing to buy you. But do you know, Some families in the deep mountains and old forests often do not have a wife in their thirties or forties because the women outside are unwilling to marry into the mountains. Although your appearance is ruined, your body is still enough to satisfy them. I have chosen one for you. In one family, there was a pair of brothers. They were almost forty years old, but they still couldn't marry a wife, so they were willing to use the gold and silver they had accumulated over the years to buy a woman to be their wife, as long as she could have children. This is enough for them. I have sent someone to tell them that I have a woman in my hands who was divorced by her husband because of her unruly behavior and her appearance was disfigured. However, her figure is very attractive and her body is You are healthy, even if you give birth to ten or eight children, there will be no problem. I want to sell it to them at a low price. They have already expressed their willingness to accept you."

A look of horror appeared on Li Hanyou's face, and Dong Que continued: "But in order to protect their lives, I can't let you marry them intact, so I have abolished your martial arts. In this way, you can't Resist them, and after your internal strength dissipates, you can successfully conceive and give birth. But you know a lot, and it is easy to kill two hunters, so I prepared a golden needle to cut off five points of your hand tendons and hamstrings. In this way, although you can still barely walk and pick up some light things, but because I will tell them that you once intended to kill your husband, they will guard you closely and you will never kill your husband again. There is a chance. But there is one more thing. You have learned so many things. If you teach them to your children, there will be endless troubles. So I will cripple your mute point and make you unable to speak. In the mountains where no one can read. What else can you do to teach them? Anyway, for those brothers, they just want a woman. They won’t mind that you are a cripple with an ugly face. And, to be honest, your body is enough for them. Enjoy it.”

Li Hanyou began to collapse. She seemed to have seen the flames of hell. She shouted and backed away, trying to avoid Dong Que, but Dong Que ignored her and continued: "I'm not worried that you will go crazy. Women's endurance is very long." Strong, and the brothers will not abuse you. To them, you are a treasure worth cherishing. Although they are strong and strong, they will inevitably ask for excessive amounts, but with your body that has practiced martial arts, you can definitely bear it. Yes, okay, they have been waiting impatiently. I will take action now, don’t be afraid."

Dong Que stepped forward and held Li Hanyou's delicate body, stared into her eyes and said: "When you are suffering for years in the mountains, you might as well think about the glory and wealth of the past. Although it is just a dream for you, after you wake up from the dream, , you are not a royal princess, let alone a princess, or even a famous heroine. Unfortunately, a dream is just a dream after all, an erotic dream. Wuhen, you are still Qiao Cuiyun, but you no longer have the parents-in-law and husband who love you. That’s all.”

Li Hanyou, no, Qiao Cuiyun, wanted to bite her tongue to commit suicide as soon as she bit her silver teeth, but Dong Que had already controlled her acupoints and whispered: "It's not that easy if you want to bite your tongue to commit suicide. Originally, I wanted to pull out your teeth." Yes, but that would be too ugly, so I specially learned a method of acupuncture, which can prevent the muscles of your cheeks from forcibly exerting force. In this way, even if you want to bite your tongue and commit suicide, you will not be able to achieve your goal. At most It's just some blood. I don't believe you have the courage to try it many times, and one of your two husbands will always be with you. Don't even think about succeeding in committing suicide. And if your will to die is too determined, in order not to lose such a thing It’s such a precious possession, even I can’t imagine what they would do, would they gag and tie you up, or something else?”

Li Hanyou couldn't bear it anymore, tilted her head and passed out. This time, Dong Que didn't force her to wake up, because he knew that if this continued, Li Hanyou would go crazy, but as long as she fell into a coma, he would wait for her After waking up, you won't go crazy because of it. This is also a way for people to protect themselves. He looked at the unconscious Li Hanyou, his eyes filled with blazing flames, and said: "Qiao Cuiyun, when you wake up again, you should already be in the mountains. You have practiced martial arts and have a strong will, which will prevent you from going crazy easily. , bear your retribution soberly, what else is more appropriate than this punishment?"

The two teenagers standing next to each other looked at each other with a look of horror in their eyes. They all knew the grudge between Dong Que and Li Hanyou, but Dong Que's way of revenge still made them a little afraid, but they didn't The only thing that stopped him was that Li Hanyou had assassinated the young master. They had known about this for a long time. Thinking of the young master's narrow escape that day, no matter what kind of punishment Li Hanyou suffered, they would not be soft-hearted.

When Dong Que walked out of the secret room, he saw Chen Zhen waiting for him. Dong Que stepped forward and saluted: "Thank you, Mr. Chen, for your help. Dong Que is very grateful."

Chen Zhen smiled slightly, handed him a piece of tissue paper, and said: "The above is the secret rudder that we found out by following the whereabouts of Fengyi Sect this time. This is the information that the young master wants, please submit it to the young master. Also, please report to the young master. , everything has been arranged, and as long as the master gives the order, we can take action."

Dong Que took the piece of paper and said, "I will report it to the young master immediately after I return. Don't worry, Manager Chen. Please tell Manager Han about the secret properties of Fengyi Sect and let him receive them quickly, so as to avoid the loss of Tianji Pavilion this time." Too big." Chen Zhen said with a smile: "Brother Han has already gone to do it, but he is very impatient?" The two looked at each other, smiled, and said goodbye.

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