Chapter 171: Zodiac Positions

Above Luo City's azure sky, dark clouds gathered thickly, gradually covering the bright moon.It was as if an invisible hand was gathering clouds into sand, and this hand, with a casual grasp, covered everyone's heads with meticulously crafted schemes and open plots that had taken several years of painstaking effort and solitary ingenuity.From the winter of the year Mr. Feng came to Liu Ge Lao's side, people had already been secretly waiting on the outer stage in the dark, waiting to deliver the most fatal blow to the Liu family.The Eastern Depot made a move to suppress, King Jing came forward to entice, and Mr. Feng lay low, leading the Liu family step by step into an irretrievable abyss.Who set up this situation?Was it Golden Pig? No, although Golden Pig was also ruthless, he didn't have such a grand plan.Was it Heavenly Horse? No, Heavenly Horse's killing nature was heavy, and he didn't have such long patience.Exactly who had the ability, courage, and patience to set up this situation? Was it the black-clothed person whom King Jing secretly met in the middle of the night? Chen Ji remembered that the other party wore a piece of ink jade on his waist.He raised his head and looked towards the darkness ahead. One by one, long spears shot out from the black, dark windows, easily piercing even the heavy armor of the Tiger Armor Iron Cavalry.Long spears pierced through the bodies of the front-row armored soldiers, and the huge inertia brought them down from their warhorses.However, the Tiger Armor Iron Cavalry did not fall into panic, nor did they retreat. Instead, they heard General Qian coldly laugh: "Pretending to be mysterious, kill!"The next moment, among the iron cavalry, one-tenth of the black-armored soldiers successively leaped up from their horsebacks. Like pulling onions from dry land, they stepped on the horses' heads in the air to borrow force for another leap. The warhorses neighed sadly as they fell.The armored soldiers wearing heavy armor leaped onto the second-floor eaves, their hands pressing their waist knives, stepping on the gray tiles, and charged towards the windows, one by one, to kill!Row Official?!Chen Ji suddenly realized that the strength of these black-armored soldiers' leaps was even slightly greater than his.Among the Tiger Armor Iron Cavalry were actually hidden dozens of Row Officials!Strange, the paths of Row Officials in the world were like white conches in the vast sea, encountered but not sought after. How could the Liu family have so many Row Official paths?Not right, the paths cultivated by these armored soldiers should be the same kind!They gave up the ultimate cultivation speed and fundamentally didn't consider seeking the path of longevity. They used years of low-key cultivation to forcibly endure this body of martial force.At this time, from a window, a long spear crossed the long sky, shooting towards General Qian.General Qian sat steadily on his horse and reached out to grasp it. His palm was like iron pliers grasping the spearhead, and the spear tail was still trembling incessantly."Go!"General Qian turned the long spear around and threw it back into that black, dark window. Inside the window, sounds of pain immediately came out.One by one, armored soldiers then stepped on the gray tiles and killed their way inside. Inside the house, sounds of clashing metal and iron came out. The Tiger Armor Iron Cavalry on the ground completely surrounded the ambushing building, not planning to let a single spy escape.General Qian coldly said: "Set fire and burn, burn this entire row of buildings down!"Chen Ji breathed nervously. The appearance of these fifty-plus Acquired realm Row Officials was too sudden. He didn't dare to approach General Qian rashly at this moment!He silently looked around. Golden Pig? Heavenly Horse?Just at this moment, rapid footsteps suddenly came from a small alley on the side of the street. Chen Ji turned his head to look and suddenly saw Golden Pig rushing out of the dark small alley."Down!"Golden Pig suddenly came to General Qian's horse's side, took a breath, and threw a punch, all in one breath!This punch heavily hit General Qian's horse's head. The warhorse fell down with a boom, causing General Qian's body to tilt downwards."Seeking death!" General Qian was not flustered. He held the long spear upside down and leaped into the air. His body twisted strangely in the air, as if performing a move of a back-horse gun. The long spear, like a poisonous snake spitting its tongue, stabbed towards Golden Pig.Golden Pig sidestepped to dodge this spear, but didn't defend. General Qian shook his hand, and the long spear was like a whip, heavily whipping Golden Pig's chest."Ouch!" Golden Pig was whipped away, and his entire body rolled several somersaults like a leather ball. He turned his body and ran back into the small alley.Some armored soldiers urged their horses to chase, but General Qian stopped them: "Don't chase, the eunuch party has many tricks, don't fall into their trap."Chen Ji secretly sighed in his heart. Golden Pig, it's good that you lasted for a while. Now General Qian is fundamentally unwilling to take the bait.He also didn't know what other special abilities Golden Pig's cultivation path had. They were clearly all Innate experts, but their fighting ability was inferior to this General Qian by a section.General Qian squatted in front of his warhorse, seeing that the warhorse wouldn't stand up again. Then he drew out a dagger from his boot and simply and neatly stabbed it into its neck.Just at this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from the long street.General Qian stood up and looked, only to see Mr. Feng alone on his horse hurrying over. He didn't salute, and the expression under his fierce tiger-faced armor showed no joy, anger, sorrow, or pleasure: "Why has Mr. Feng come?"Mr. Feng wore a green cloak and said with a smile: "On my way back to the Liu family mansion, I suspected that the eunuch party might use fraud, so I came to take a look."General Qian paused the long spear in his hand and said lightly: "The Tiger Armor Iron Cavalry has been laying low for several years, waiting precisely for today. Just now, Golden Pig risked death to assassinate, and he has already been countered by me."After saying that, he pointed to the two-story building not far away: "Mr. Feng only needs to wait for a moment, and the eunuch party inside will all be executed under our iron cavalry."Mr. Feng said in surprise: "Golden Pig? Where is he?"General Qian pointed to the small alley: "He escaped."Mr. Feng immediately dismounted and chased into the alley: "General Qian, continue to surround and kill the eunuch party. I will go capture Golden Pig. This is a great merit. The old master said that the army will set out tomorrow, and we need his head to sacrifice to the flag!"General Qian gazed at Mr. Feng disappearing into the alley. After pondering for a long time, he finally strode in to chase as well.After a brief thought, Chen Ji jumped off his horse and said to the armored soldiers on his left and right: "I'll go assist the general with all my might!"Chen Ji turned left and right in the dim small alley. The small alleys of Luo City all had identical white walls and gray tiles. If it weren't for the sound of General Qian's armor rubbing in front, he would almost get lost inside.Mr. Feng came here, certainly worried that he and Golden Pig wouldn't be able to kill General Qian.But Chen Ji also had doubts. If General Qian died here, perhaps Liu Ge Lao would suspect this Mr. Feng who shouldn't have appeared here?Before he could think more, a muffled grunt suddenly came from the front from General Qian.Chen Ji sped up his steps and turned a corner. He saw in the narrow, dim small alley that Golden Pig was holding a dagger and launching a sneak attack. The blade of the knife stabbed into General Qian's ribs through a gap in his armor.General Qian originally thought that Mr. Feng was in front of him, and even if he encountered Golden Pig, Mr. Feng would be the first to encounter him. Who knew that Mr. Feng had chased the wrong road, letting him carelessly fall into an ambush.Not right, could it be that Mr. Feng had a problem?General Qian made a move with anger, one punch after another hitting Golden Pig's body. However, Golden Pig disregarded life and death, stubbornly lowering his head and pressing it against General Qian's chest, biting his teeth, coughing up blood, hugging General Qian's head with his left hand, and continuously pulling out and stabbing in the dagger with his right hand. He consecutively stabbed three knives, but the armor was tight, and he always couldn't stab to the true vital point.General Qian no longer hit Golden Pig, but instead grabbed Golden Pig's wrist holding the knife and wrestled with him. The tip of the knife stopped in front of General Qian, no longer stabbing in.Both sides were in a stalemate. Chen Ji was about to go help Golden Pig, but felt something was wrong again.Mr. Feng?Suddenly, a gust of wind brushed past his side.Chen Ji turned his head and saw Mr. Feng's large cloak flying and brushing past him.Mr. Feng came to General Qian's side like a ghost and kicked Golden Pig's side with one foot.With a bang, Golden Pig flew to the side and heavily crashed into the alley wall. Bricks and stones blasted out, creating a spiderweb-shaped depression. Accompanied by several cracking sounds of bones breaking, Golden Pig fell heavily to the ground, vomited out a mouthful of fresh blood, and fainted.Chen Ji was startled in his heart. Not to kill General Qian? How did it become killing Golden Pig?!In the dimness, Mr. Feng supported General Qian and said concernedly: "General Qian, are you alright?"Saying that, he raised his head and said to Chen Ji: "What are you stunned for? Come over and support General Qian!"Chen Ji silently walked forward and put General Qian's arm on his own shoulder.Mr. Feng took out a small white porcelain bottle from his sleeve and poured out some powder from inside to apply to the other party's wound: "General Qian, the knife wound did not stab into your lungs and internal organs, so there should be no danger to your life. This is golden sore medicine made by Laojun Mountain Dao Court. After applying it, you only need more than a month to heal."General Qian hesitated for a moment and quietly clenched his fist: "Many thanks, Mr. Feng. How should we handle this Golden Pig?"Mr. Feng glanced at the unconscious Golden Pig and said with a smile: "Naturally, we will escort him back. Tomorrow morning, we will beat the drum and ascend the hall, chop off his head at the general's platform, draw his tendons and bones, and sacrifice his blood to the flag! General Qian, rest assured, this merit is yours and mine. I will not monopolize it."As he spoke, he intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Chen Ji, immediately making Chen Ji feel a chill all over: Mr. Feng's purpose of seizing power had been achieved. The Liu family army was about to set out, and General Qian was seriously injured and naturally could not command the army. Moreover, General Qian was not dead and had even captured Golden Pig alive, so Liu Ge Lao naturally wouldn't suspect anything either.Mr. Feng was using Golden Pig to exchange for control of the Tiger Armor Iron Cavalry.But... what about Golden Pig?At this time, Mr. Feng instructed Chen Ji: "Go find a hemp rope and tie up the eunuch party on the ground."Chen Ji's scalp stiffened as he replied: "Mr. Feng, please first support General Qian back to treat his injuries. I will tie up this fellow and then go rendezvous."General Qian coldly said: "No, I want to personally escort this fellow back to the Liu family mansion. You quickly go find a hemp rope. Mr. Feng and I will just wait here."Mr. Feng looked at Chen Ji with a smile that wasn't a smile: "Still not going quickly?""Yes."Chen Ji searched a household in the small alley, broke down the door to enter, took the hemp rope, and came back to tie up Golden Pig in a five-flower knot.He had been looking for an opportunity to leave a way out for Golden Pig, but Mr. Feng and General Qian were staring together, and he fundamentally couldn't find an opportunity. It wasn't until this moment that General Qian slowly loosened his fist and relaxed his mind.After tying him up, Mr. Feng again smiled and took out a dried green-skinned walnut from his sleeve: "Press this thing into Golden Pig's mouth. His mouth and teeth will become numb in just a moment, to prevent him from speaking foul words in front of the old master."Chen Ji was on alert in his heart. Mr. Feng had prepared this early to prevent Golden Pig from realizing he had been sold out and spilling all of the Eastern Depot's plan, dragging everyone down with him.On Ningyuan Street, the Tiger Armor Iron Cavalry had already captured all the spies in the building, killing seventeen people and capturing twelve alive.The armored soldiers neatly mounted their horses and escorted the captured ones towards the south. General Qian had lost too much blood, so the armored soldiers found a carriage to take him back.The clatter of iron hooves was heavy and oppressive, as if stepping on Chen Ji's heart.From the moment the Liu family raised troops, things had been linked one after another, dragging everyone into a vortex of right and wrong, powerless to struggle free.Chen Ji urged his horse to walk at the very end. Just as he lowered his head to ponder, Mr. Feng unexpectedly slowed down his horse and came over, laughing in a low voice: "What are you thinking about?"Chen Ji raised his head and carefully looked around at the others, confirming that they were far away. Then he lowered his voice and asked: "Mr. Feng is a member of the spies department?"Mr. Feng laughed heartily: "You could say that."Chen Ji asked again: "Mr. Feng and Golden Pig are colleagues. Are you just going to sell him out like this?"Mr. Feng sized up Chen Ji: "According to my knowledge, you and Golden Pig have no friendship, right?"Chen Ji was startled for a while, always feeling that the other party's question was not quite right. He pondered for a moment: "Um, no friendship."Mr. Feng said leisurely: "This matter is over, and I will return to the spies department. The inner prime minister adult promised me twelve zodiac positions, but now there are no positions among the twelve zodiacs. So, I'll just help myself vacate a position. Isn't that reasonable?"Chen Ji said lightly: "Cloud Sheep and Bright Rabbit are not here. The sheep and rabbit positions are both empty."Mr. Feng laughed: "Those two were just exiled. They will still come back."Chen Ji said again: "I heard that Sick Tiger adult is going to retire."Mr. Feng replied: "Sick Tiger adult is one of the upper three positions. I don't dare to hope for that temporarily. I like the pig position. Sometimes a pig can eat a tiger.""What about Heavenly Horse?"Hearing these words, Mr. Feng seemed somewhat troubled: "Yes, what about Heavenly Horse?"()