Chapter 215: Allying with the Red Dust Assassin
Two alliances, of course, must have an alliance ceremony.
Although one of Yuqingzong and Wuliangzong is not well-known in the southern region, and the other is just a sect that is not popular in the southern region, the alliance ceremony is still quite impressive.
On the square in the center of the ancient city, where the master used to perform his skills, a high platform was once again erected for the two sects to form an alliance to sacrifice to heaven. In this way, the alliance between the two sects will not only be witnessed by alchemy masters such as Yan Xinghe, but also by practitioners from the ancient city.
For such a fanciful alliance ceremony, Lin Fanghe said that he was ashamed of what he said, but he was really at ease in his heart. This alliance is like getting married. Although it cannot be said absolutely, the more grand the wedding, it does, to a certain extent, represent the importance of this relationship.
On the day of the alliance, a table of sacrifices had already been set up on the high platform, Yan Xinghe and several alchemy masters lined up on both sides of the high platform. And under the high platform, many people have already gathered. Although Yuqingzong and Wuliangzong are not well-known, there are still some people who like to watch the excitement.
Not long after, Ye Zan, representing Yu Qingzong, brought Qi Qianjun and Liu Gan to the high platform. On the other side, Lin Fanghe, on behalf of Wuliangzong, walked through the crowd at the same time with his younger brother and several disciples.
"Master Lin, please be polite." Ye Zan said with a smile.
"I've met Master Ye." Lin Fanghe bowed his hands and returned the salute.
After that, Qi Qianjun and Liu Gan, as well as Lin Fanghe's juniors and disciples, all stayed under the high platform. Ye Zan and Lin Fanghe walked up the steps side by side and walked up to the high platform step by step.
The two came to the sacrificial table. Besides the sacrificial offerings, there was also a bronze incense burner on the table. Although there is no need to say sour vows like a wedding, but the formulas of alliance still have to be said. As for the conditions of the alliance, they have already been discussed in advance, and there is no need to bring it up and repeat it to outsiders.
The words of the alliance are nothing more than watching and helping each other, no one should betray the alliance, how the two cases are mutually beneficial, and so on. After these words are finished, it will be a lesson from heaven and earth, and if there is any violation, do so and so, and swear some poisonous oaths that sound scary.
In fact, this swearing, if it is not made with the soul, basically has little effect, that is, just talking about it. However, it's just an alliance, and it's not enough to swear an oath with the soul. What is truly binding on the covenant is, in the final analysis, interests. As long as there are enough interests, no one will want to violate this covenant, otherwise no matter how poisonous the oath is, the covenant will not be maintained.
After the two finished their speeches, Yan Xinghe, as a representative of the witnesses, stood up and said a set of witnesses' words, confirming that under the witness of everyone, Yu Qingzong and Wuliangzong officially formed an alliance.
This set down,
It didn't take long before the alliance ceremony between the two sects was over. There was no more excitement, and the crowd watching in the audience also started to disperse in twos and threes.
However, at this moment, Liu Gan was looking at the high platform with a bit of joy on his face. Suddenly, the shadow behind him flickered, and a black long thorn pierced out from the shadow, straight into Liu Gan's heart, entered from the back in an instant, and protruded from the front chest.
"Ugh!" Liu Gan's expression froze immediately, and he looked down at the long thorn protruding from his chest.
And Qi Qianjun who was next to him also sensed the situation at this time, and slapped the black shadow that assassinated Liu Gan with his palm. However, this palm shot was empty, and the other party's figure was like a cloud of smoke, floating everywhere in an instant.
Everyone on the high platform turned pale with shock when they saw this situation, Ye Zan jumped down from the top and came to Liu Gan.
Liu Gan glanced at Ye Zan with some difficulty, his lips twitched as if he wanted to say his last words. However, Ye Zan was not in the mood to listen to those nonsense, so he directly raised his hand and took out a sprayer, and sprayed it on Liu Gan's wound a few times.
This sprayer, of course, is not Yunnan Baiyao Aerosol, but a first-aid nano repair solution. In the sprayed liquid, there are a large number of medical nanoworms, and as soon as they reach the wound, they immediately start repairing from the inside out.
Therefore, Liu Qian was going to leave his last words, but soon he felt an itching in his chest, but the severe pain before was gone. At the same time, the strength in his body gradually began to recover, as if there was no need to leave a last word.
"Ye, Elder Ye, what is this?" Liu Qian came back to his senses and looked down at his chest. If it wasn't for the holes in his clothes and blood stains, he wouldn't have known he had been stabbed through.
"Don't worry, you won't die yet." Ye Zan patted Liu Qian on the shoulder, then turned to look at Qi Qianjun.
Qi Qianjun slapped the black shadow away with a palm, and seeing that he didn't seem to have hurt the opponent, he immediately slapped the sword box on his back. Immediately, thousands of small swords flew out, quickly circled in the air like a storm, and swept towards the scattered black smoke.
The black smoke that had already spread out and was almost invisible became thinner and almost disappeared under the sweeping and stirring of the flying sword storm.
Suddenly there was a "bang", coming from the flying sword storm, Qi Qianjun paused for a while, and a black puppet fell out of it. This puppet, due to being cut by the sword energy, has already become riddled with holes, and white cotton wool is exposed at the cracks, just like a puppet played by a child.
There is no doubt that the assassin is not this puppet, and this can be regarded as a kind of substitute secret technique. An assassin who can only kill but not protect himself is not a good assassin. For the assassin, the real difficulty is actually the retreat after the assassination. Even if every assassination can be successful, it won't be a smooth retreat every time.
At this time, Yan Xinghe and others also came down from the high platform, and came to Ye Zan and Liu Gan.
"Fellow Daoist Ye, how is fellow Daoist Liu?" Yan Xinghe asked nervously.
"I'm fine, I'm worrying fellow daoists." Before Ye Zan could answer, Liu Gan spoke first. In fact, he himself is extremely surprised now, he never thought that the fatal injury would recover in the blink of an eye.
"It's fine, it's fine!" Yan Xinghe finally breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head to look at the puppet on the ground, and said with hatred, "Who the hell dares to openly commit murder in the city!"
"There is an assassin organization called Hongchen, I wonder if Brother Yan has heard of it." Ye Zan asked beside him.
Upon hearing this, Yan Xinghe and the other alchemy masters couldn't help but frowned. Yan Xinghe turned back, looked at Ye Zan, and asked in surprise, "How does Fellow Daoist Ye know that the person who made the attack is related to Hongchen?"
"So, do you know this world of mortals?" Ye Zan didn't answer, but asked Yan Xinghe again.
"Well, I have heard it a little bit. After all, in charge of this ancient city, you always have to deal with people of all religions and ranks, so I have heard people talk about this world of mortals. It's just that the ancient city has its rules. As long as the other party does not violate the rules, I will not wait. As for paying too much attention to them." Yan Xinghe said with a little embarrassment.
It's not that Yan Xinghe has anything to do with Hongchen. However, as one of the managers of the ancient city, tolerating an assassin organization's activities in this area of the ancient city is somewhat unpleasant to say.
However, if you really want to exterminate the opponent, even a sect like Dandingzong must pay some price. Therefore, as long as the other party does not touch their own interests and does not violate the rules of the ancient city, they will treat the other party as non-existent.
All along, Hongchen has indeed been very disciplined, and has never made a move in this ancient city, and the two sides have always lived in peace.
But this time, to be honest, Yan Xinghe didn't want to believe that it really had to be Hongchen's assassin, otherwise it would be too embarrassing. Therefore, when Ye Zan mentioned the word Hongchen, he wanted to ask how Ye Zan was sure that it was done by Hongchen.
After hearing Yan Xinghe's words, Ye Zan nodded. In fact, he knew the embarrassment of the other party, so he didn't intend to blame the other party. However, he also saw Yan Xinghe's suspicion, so he took out the bronze medal and said to Yan Xinghe: "Speaking of which, on the way back from Baihuang Mountain, I once met an assassin, and the other party left such a piece brand."
Yan Xinghe took the bronze medal, glanced at the words on it, and his face suddenly became ugly. Although, Ye Zan's brand is not enough to prove that the person who assassinated Liu Gan is also Hong Chen's assassin. However, sometimes, there are some things that don't necessarily require very definite evidence, as long as people have brains, they will think of them.
Even knowing that Ye Zan was assassinated before, and Liu Gan this time, Yan Xinghe and the others can guess who the employer is. Of course, being able to guess does not mean that the other party can be convicted. Conviction still requires evidence. After all, the other party is also a grand alchemy master.
"Fellow Daoist Ye, this is indeed my negligence. Please don't worry, Fellow Daoist. I will mobilize my strength and must give Fellow Daoist an explanation." Yan Xinghe said bitterly, obviously also very angry with that world of mortals. .
If the person who was assassinated was just an ordinary practitioner, Yan Xinghe probably wouldn't be like this, and maybe even the major incident would be reduced to a minor one in the end. However, Ye Zan and Liu Gan are both alchemy masters. If a alchemy master is stabbed to death in the ancient city, the reputation of the ancient city will be rotten.
However, when Ye Zan heard this, he shook his head and said with a smile: "Brother Yan misunderstood, I don't mean to ask for an explanation from the others. As for the Hongchen assassin, I think we should deal with it ourselves. Don't bother Brother Yan and a few fellow Taoists."
"Here, fellow daoists, can't you trust us?" Yan Xinghe and the others didn't quite understand Ye Zan's words.
"No, no, why can't I trust a few fellow Taoists? If I can't believe it, why would I invite a few of you to witness the alliance between my two sects today?" Ye Zan waved his hand and said to them.
"Then, what do fellow daoists mean?" Yan Xinghe and the others asked in confusion.
"It's nothing. There is a saying that you can catch big fish with a long line. I just want to be a fisherman for a while and see how big a fish you can catch." Ye Zan said lightly. But quite confident. (To be continued.)