Chapter 1429: Waving Flags, Ninth-Grade Swordsman, the Wind and Clouds Surge

"Tonight, I will wash the capital with blood!"

Sun Yi, who was immersed in the sorrow of his father's death, heard Zhou Chen's words, and his blood rushed to his heart, and he knelt on one knee in front of Zhou Chen.

"Subordinates, swear to follow the young master to death."

"Go, it's time for the thirty-six constellations to come out."

"Yes."

Sun Yi took the order, first asked someone to come to the room to clean up the remains of his father, and then left to prepare.

After Zhou Chen left, he went to the ancestral hall in the mansion.

The ancestors of Anyuan Bo were not big figures. They started to prosper in Zhou Chen's grandfather's generation. When it came to his father, the old uncle, he obtained the title of earl, and then became a meritorious noble in Kyoto.

The Zhou family's ancestral hall started from Zhou Chen's grandfather's father, that is, his great-grandfather.

When he came to the ancestral hall, Zhou Chen first worshipped, and then came to the bottom of the old uncle's spirit tablet and took out a box.

This is an important item left by the old uncle before his death. He said that if he encountered a difficult problem in the future, he could open it and it might be helpful.

Zhou Chen knew what was inside. In fact, he could solve this matter alone without anyone else.

But he was not prepared to do that. He wanted to establish the prestige of the Anyuan Marquis' Mansion in Kyoto!

After opening the box, there was a tattered black battle flag inside. This was the general flag of the old uncle when he led the troops to fight. It was incomplete. Only the word Zhou on it could be roughly seen, and there were black blood stains on it.

"Tong Quan."

"Master."

"Put this flag in front of the mansion so that everyone passing by can see it."

"Yes, Master."

Tong Quan took the general flag from Zhou Chen without saying a word, and did it according to Zhou Chen's instructions.

Inspection Institute.

After Zhou Chen left, Chen Pingping asked Wang Qinian to find all the intelligence analysis of the Anyuan Marquis' Mansion in the past three years.

There was very little content. There was almost no useful intelligence in the first two years, until Zhou Chen quietly left Kyoto a year ago. Then a few months ago, the Northern Qi spies collected intelligence on "Zhou Chen", which was the most useful intelligence.

But when he saw something a few days ago, his face suddenly changed.

"Go and get me the file of a murder case seven days ago. The deceased was a woman named Dou."

The efficiency of the Inspection Institute was very fast. What Chen Pingping needed was quickly delivered to him. After reading it, he was silent for a long time.

He ordered the shadow behind him: "Go to Anyuan Bo's Mansion. You don't need to go in. Just stay outside and see if there is any change in Anyuan Bo's Mansion."

The shadow looked surprised: "Is this murder case you are looking at related to that Grandmaster Xiao Zhou?"

Chen Pingping said in a deep voice: "It is related, but how big the relationship is depends on his personality. If..."

He didn't say anything, but he was already uneasy.

Seeing Chen Pingping so serious, the shadow didn't ask any more questions and quickly went to execute the order.

After about a quarter of an hour, the shadow came back.

"The main gate of the Anyuan Marquis's Mansion is wide open, but strangely, there is a damaged Zhou-shaped flag in front of the door, which looks like a flag used on the battlefield."

"A flag in front of the door?"

Chen Pingping looked puzzled, and didn't understand what was going on.

"Send someone to call Zhu Ge from the First Division."

Zhu Ge is the director of the First Division of the Inspection Institute, which is responsible for supervising all officials in Kyoto and is the most intimidating institution in Kyoto.

After Zhu Ge came, he saluted respectfully: "President, are you looking for me?"

Chen Pingping didn't say a word of nonsense, and directly ordered: "There are people from the First Division around the Anyuan Marquis' Mansion. Let them keep a close eye on it. Remember, don't get close, don't ask too many questions, just keep an eye on it, and report to me immediately if there is any disturbance."

"Anyuan Marquis' Mansion?"

Zhu Ge looked puzzled at first, but suddenly remembered something and his face became solemn.

"Dean, is that new Grandmaster really the son of the Anyuan Marquis's mansion?"

Chen Pingping said: "Go, do as I say, remember, don't meddle in other people's business. If you really anger the Grandmaster, I can't protect you."

After receiving a positive answer from Chen Pingping, Zhu Ge suddenly became serious.

"Dean, I understand, I'll arrange it now."

After Zhu Ge left, Chen Pingping looked at the murder case file in his hand and whispered with a cold look.

"I have a feeling that there may be heavy rain in Kyoto tonight."

In the front yard of the Anyuan Marquis's mansion.

Zhou Chen was sitting in the yard. At this moment, the servants and maids around him had been dispersed. Except for Zhou Chen, only Tong Quan stood beside him.

At this time, there were more than a dozen mysterious people in black clothes and different masks standing in the yard. They were the thirty-six constellations that Zhou Chen secretly trained. They stood in the yard, silent and motionless, like statues.

In addition to those standing in the yard, some of the constellations followed Sun Yi to do things.

Zhou Chen had a blank expression on his face, waiting quietly, not only for Sun Yi to come back, but also for the ‘old man’.

At this time, more than an hour had passed since he hung the flag at the door.

In a place like Kyoto, as long as there is a will, news can spread quickly.

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Da Liu is a clerk in a carriage and horse shop in the east city of Kyoto, specializing in loading and unloading. Although he is over 40, he is strong and powerful, and he is more efficient than those men in their twenties and thirties who are in their prime.

He has no education and cannot read well, but with just a handful of efforts, he has settled in Kyoto. Although he only settled in Beicheng, he is already much better off than most people.

At this time, a batch of goods had just been unloaded. When it was time to eat, a group of people gathered together. Although it was just simple porridge and cakes, they still ate very deliciously.

"Brother Liu, you are still stronger, and you will definitely earn the most wages this month."

A familiar friend teased Da Liu, and Da Liu smiled naively: "I only have this much strength left. I am not as young as you, and you have better opportunities. This is what I will do in my life. "

Everyone gathered together to eat and drink, and suddenly one person spoke louder than the others.

"I just heard something strange from the shopkeeper. It's the Earl of Anyuan's Mansion over in the West City. There's a bloodstained and damaged tooth flag in front of the gate under the blue sky. It looks weird."

"Sir Pi, you want to die. You dare to talk about the Earl's Mansion. If you want to die, don't hurt us."

Uncle Anyuan's Mansion may be a little down and out in Kyoto where there are many powerful people, but no matter how downcast he is, he is still a nobleman, so how can ordinary people like them talk behind his back.

Da Liu simply ignored everything else. He only heard the Earl of Anyuan's Mansion and the tooth flag standing in front of the door. He suddenly put down his bowls and chopsticks and rushed to Pi Sizi.

"Pi Sizi, you just said that there is a tooth flag standing in front of the gate of Earl Anyuan's Mansion?"

Pi Sizi was startled by Da Liu's eager look, and immediately nodded: "Yes, but I didn't see it, I secretly heard the shopkeeper say it."

Da Liu suddenly stood up, threw away the gloves in his hand, and walked straight out.

"Brother Liu, where are you going? I still have work to do in the afternoon."

"Quit, go home."

Liu returned home as quickly as possible. His wife was cooking for her son and daughter. She was very surprised to see her husband come back suddenly.

"Why are you back at this time?"

Da Liu looked at his wife and said softly: "Cui Niang, I..."

Cuiniang had been with Da Liu for more than ten years and knew her husband best. She knew something was wrong as soon as she saw his expression.

"Did something happen?"

Da Liu said in a deep voice: "I just heard that a flag of teeth was erected at the gate of Earl Anyuan's Mansion. Although more than ten years have passed, I have to repay the general's great kindness."

When Cuiniang heard this, she immediately understood the reason. She and Da Liu were once refugees. It was An Yuanbo who saved them and allowed Da Liu to join the army. He followed An Yuanbo to fight on the battlefield. Later, after he retired from the army, He even helped them settle down in Kyoto.

Although more than ten years have passed, they still remember this kindness.

"I see."

She walked into the house and took out the knife wrapped in cloth hidden under the bed, followed by her son and daughter.

Da Liu took the knife and looked at Cuiniang and his children with reluctance. The son was only twelve years old, and the daughter was only eight years old. He couldn't bear to part with it, but some things had to be done.

"Cuiniang, if, if I can't come back, you will take the children with you..."

Cui Niang interrupted him decisively.

"We'll go with you."

"Cui Niang?"

Cuiniang took her children and said very seriously: "The general has been kind to you and me. We can survive because of the general. Although the general is gone now, we must repay the kindness. We will go with you. We are a family, and if you can’t come back, our whole family will be with you.”

Da Liu's eyes were red with emotion: "But the children are still young."

Cuiniang said: "They are young, but if you are gone, it will be even harder for us to live. The family has to be together. Our life was worse than death at the beginning, so how can we be afraid of death now."

Da Liu hugged Cui Niang.

"Okay, let's go together as a family."

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"Go back quickly. The young master has set up the tooth flag. He must have encountered difficulties. It's time for us to repay the general."

In Nancheng, four men of different ages rushed home eagerly. They were all soldiers of Uncle Anyuan. After they retired, they worked together in Nancheng to make a living.

Suddenly they learned that a tooth flag had been erected in front of Uncle Anyuan's Mansion, and they remembered the agreement they had made with the general. Setting up the flag represented a summons, so they immediately went home and prepared to go to Uncle Anyuan's Mansion.

Zhang Ju returned home, changed his clothes, and told his wife.

"My name was given by the general, and it was the general who saved me that I am alive. Now it's time to repay. Even if I risk my life, I must go."

He didn't notice his wife's expression. When he was about to leave, his wife stopped him.

"Master, drink this glass of wine before leaving."

Zhang Ju felt guilty for his wife, so he took the wine, drank it down, and then said: "When I come back, I..."

Before he finished speaking, he felt his eyes go dark, and before he fell down, his eyes were full of shock.

Zhang Ju's wife looked at her husband who fell to the ground, called her son to lift him to the bed, tied him with a strong rope, and cried silently.

"I'm sorry, I can't let you go. After you wake up, you can scold me and hit me no matter how much you want, but this family cannot live without you."

At the end of the road, the three people just now have been waiting for a long time.

"Why is Lao Zhang so slow? Do you want me to call him?"

One of them got impatient and was about to call someone, but was held back by another person.

"Forget it, let's go."

"why……."

The sound stopped suddenly, and the last three of them had sad expressions on their faces, and they didn't speak anymore, but their steps became firmer.

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In an underground casino, in a corner of the casino, there was a dirty and smelly man lying, curled up in the corner.

This man was also a celebrity in the casino. He would come to the casino every few months, and every time he would lose everything, and borrow money from the casino. If he didn't have money to pay back, he would be beaten up.

That is to say, he could bring some money to the casino every few months, otherwise, he would have been beaten to death several times.

No one knew where he came from or what his name was. They only knew that he seemed to have been a soldier before, and everyone called him a gambler.

People in the casino were no longer surprised by him, and even if they walked by him, they were too lazy to look at him.

The gambler adjusted his posture so that he could curl up and sleep more comfortably.

Not far away, several gamblers were talking happily, and one of them casually mentioned the matter of raising a flag at the gate of Anyuan Bo's mansion, which had been slowly spreading.

The gambler in the corner suddenly heard this sentence, and suddenly showed a different expression on his dirty face, and then sat up suddenly from the ground.

"Finally this day has come. After repaying the favor, I can die peacefully..."

He slowly stood up, looked at the casino where he was, and said calmly: "It's been so many years, it's time to collect the debt."

After a dozen breaths, a riot suddenly broke out in the casino, and countless gamblers rushed out, and the whole casino soon became a mess.

A moment later, a sloppy man slowly walked out of the casino, holding a package in his hand.

"Before going to see the young master, you still have to change into clean clothes."

After he left, the building of the casino collapsed, splashing dust all over the sky.

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In the Anyuan Marquis's Mansion, as time passed bit by bit, Zhou Chen watched one figure after another walk into the mansion.

The people who came in seemed to feel the unusual atmosphere, and none of them made a noise. After saluting Zhou Chen, they stood together very consciously.

Zhou Chen saw all the people who came in. None of them was under 30 years old. It seemed that they were all former veterans.

However, the cultivation of these people is mixed, some are only slightly stronger than ordinary soldiers, but there are also some powerful masters. What surprised Zhou Chen the most is that there is actually a ninth-grade swordsman.

This ninth-grade swordsman really surprised him. His cheap father used to have such a powerful subordinate?

But he was only slightly surprised. The current ninth grade is nothing to him. It’s just that the other party is a ninth-grade swordsman, and he can still be summoned by him, which means that this person must be a person who values ​​friendship.

In addition, what surprised Zhou Chen the most was that some of these people actually brought their families with them, and all their wives and children came.

At the beginning of the evening.

Ten coffins were placed in the yard, ten coffins, ten corpses, and ten lives.

At this time, the people who came to Anyuan Bo’s Mansion already knew what happened, and they also knew why Zhou Chen asked them to come. They all looked sad and heavy.

The old Dou family represents the lives of most people. Today, the old Dou family suffered, and tomorrow it might be them.

The Anyuan Marquis' Mansion has been silent for many years. Since the young master of the young age is not afraid, what should they be afraid of if they want to avenge the old Dou's family?

Inspection Institute!

Zhu Ge was nervously reporting to Chen Pingping.

"Dean, at least dozens of people have entered the Anyuan Marquis' Mansion. Following your orders, our people dare not approach the Anyuan Marquis' Mansion. I don't know what happened inside, but one thing is certain, the one in the Anyuan Marquis' Mansion may cause trouble."

If an ordinary earl wanted to cause trouble, he would not be so nervous. They are the Inspection Institute, so what if they are earls?

But the problem is that the young master of the Anyuan Marquis' Mansion who has not yet inherited the title is the fifth grandmaster in the world, a young grandmaster who has fought with Ku He and Si Gu Jian and has not been defeated.

The title of grandmaster is more attractive than those dukes and princes. No matter how powerful the Inspection Institute is, it cannot easily offend the grandmaster.

Chen Pingping also had a heavy expression. He had just met Zhou Chen today and had a very good impression of him. He was a young man full of vigor, completely different from the other grandmasters. He was a bit like a banished immortal wandering in the world.

But it was obvious that the young man was angry. When a grandmaster was angry, Kyoto would definitely be upset.

"Zhu Ge, you are only responsible for surveillance, don't worry about anything else."

"But our Inspection Institute..."

"Zhu Ge, this is not a discussion with you, it's an order."

Chen Pingping suddenly stared at Zhu Ge with a cold look, and his tone was full of dissatisfaction, which made Zhu Ge's body tremble slightly.

"Yes, Dean, I will obey your order."

After Zhu Ge left, Chen Pingping asked someone to call Wang Qinian.

"Dean, you are looking for me?"

Wang Qinian licked his face. In fact, he was not very willing to meet Chen Pingping more often. The pressure was too great.

"Wang Qinian, I heard that you cheated Mr. Zhou Chen out of five taels of silver today, is that right?"

After saying this, Wang Qinian screamed miserably: "Dean, it's unjust, how dare Wang cheat Mr. Zhou Chen's money, that's what I earned, I..."

Chen Pingping didn't care about his sophistry, and continued: "Our inspection institute has strict rules. If you cheated money, you have to pay it back double."

"Ah? Double?"

Chen Pingping handed him the things in his hand: "You didn't mean it, this is the compensation given by the institute on your behalf, you go and pay it back."

"Ah?"

Wang Qinian looked confused, looking at the envelope in his hand, he immediately understood what Chen Pingping meant.

"The dean said it, Wang will go to pay it back."

Wang Qinian walked very fast, and soon arrived at the Anyuan Marquis's Mansion, but he knew that there were many people watching around the Anyuan Marquis's Mansion, so when he was hesitating about how to get in, Zhou Chen's voice suddenly came to his ears.

"Come in."

Wang Qinian was immediately refreshed, and then quietly entered the Anyuan Marquis's Mansion.

"Zhou, Mr. Zhou, I cheated you of your money today, this is the compensation that the dean asked me to send."

After Zhou Chen accepted it, Wang Qinian left quickly with a sense of relief.

Opening the envelope, he looked at the contents inside, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"Sun Yi."

"Take the Star Guards and arrest all the people on this list. At the beginning of the hour of Hai, take them all to the residence of the Minister of Justice. If they resist, kill them!"

"Yes, Master."

Sun Yi was excited. He had learned that his master had become the fifth Grandmaster, so he had enough confidence. No matter what Zhou Chen asked him to do, he would not hesitate at all.

He left with the Eighteen Constellations.

Zhou Chen looked at the sky that was gradually getting darker, his eyes deep.

"Is it a coincidence?"

"It doesn't matter. After all, I have never experienced the fear of being dominated by a Grandmaster. If so, you will see it tonight."

The palace, the inner palace!

Emperor Qing sharpened the arrow in his hand, but his eyes were lifeless, and the palace was silent.

"Your Majesty!"

Eunuch Hou walked into the palace carefully.

"Speak."

"Your Majesty, according to the report, there are already dozens of people entering the Anyuan Marquis's Mansion. Just now, a dozen masked men in black left the Anyuan Marquis' Mansion. Judging from the direction of their movements, it seems that they are going to catch people."

The Emperor Qing paused and then laughed: "It seems that our Grandmaster Xiao Zhou can't wait for a day. Is he going to kill people on the first day back in Kyoto? With such a big commotion, it seems that he not only wants to kill people, but also wants to establish his authority. It is true that after becoming a Grandmaster, he has less awe in his heart."

Eunuch Hou knelt on the ground in fear, trembling all over, his head touching the ground, and dared not make a sound.

"But after all, he is a Grandmaster, so he must have some privileges. Let him make a fuss, and let me see how far you can go."

Pick up the bow next to him, draw the bow and arrow, aim at the armor in front, and shoot an arrow.

"Bang!"

The movement of the Anyuan Marquis' Mansion naturally could not be hidden from anyone. All forces in Kyoto turned their eyes to the Anyuan Marquis' Mansion, but the views of each force were different.

For a while, all parties were collecting intelligence about the Earl's Mansion at the fastest speed, hoping to grasp the situation as soon as possible.

The time has come, the hour of You!

There is a banquet tonight, try not to drink too much, and come back to update!!!