Chapter 5: All Pawns

For three days in a row, Zhao barely left the inn and kept taking Yuan Dan in his room. The effect of White Jade Muscle Pill is outstanding, and I can recover almost immediately before dawn.

What is now in front of him is a severe choice, either, enter the fifth level, kill Jiang Ruhai with all his strength, and then the foundation will be unstable, and he will rest for at least half a month;

The process is not hard, the choice is.

Zhao cherished his life and chose the former. For three days, one Peiyuan Pill entered his body one after another, and finally reached the fifth level on the night of the third day.

The moment he entered the fifth level, his meridians were on fire, the internal energy was surging all over his body, his veins were popping up, and he was sweating like rain. This is the side effect of forcibly breaking through the realm. The meridians are not familiar with the power of too much, and the inner energy is like a rushing river. It does not care whether the river embankment is strong enough.

Everyone has a first time!

After adjusting his breath for half an hour, he finally suppressed the rioting inner energy. Fortunately, the Taiqing Jade Xu Jing is gentle and gentle, and the two people who practiced the explosive skills are now far away from going crazy even if they don't go crazy.

"Thanks to Dafa, I almost killed myself now. I'm so stupid, really, I only know those one thousand three hundred taels, I'm really stupid, really..." Zhao held the edge of the bed and transformed into Mrs. Xianglin .

Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind.

We have no choice but to do it. The longer it takes, the greater the chance of internal energy backlash. There is no plan. Let’s take a gamble tonight. If it doesn’t work, we’ll hide for a month!

After being mentally prepared, Zhao put on a human skin mask and night clothes, and quietly waited for the second update.

"Bang~Bang~" the second drum beat sounded.

Zhao jumped down from the window and walked towards the backyard of the Yamen of the state capital with ease.

Just like three days ago, I pressed my ears against the wall, activated my Turtle Breathing Technique, and quietly felt the movement in the yard.

Going all out means going all out, but doing it in a dull manner is stupid.

When there was no movement in the yard, Zhao climbed up the wall in two steps and jumped into the yard. Jiang Ruhai was still drinking tea.

Seeing the visitor dressed in black, Jiang Ruhai smiled and said, "Little brother, it's you again. Is Mr. Jiang's life so valuable? Or are the people in the court really so afraid that Mr. Jiang will find out something?"

"Master Jiang, to be honest, I don't want to kill you, but it's a pity that the boy relies on this business to make a living."

After the words fell, several hidden weapons were thrown out. Jiang Ruhai still waved his left hand, keeping the hidden weapons out of reach.

Zhao also knew that the hidden weapon was of little use, but he had to throw it away.

Several rounds of flying knives, golden needles, and iron beads were thrown out, not even a corner of his clothes was torn, but the ground in the courtyard seemed to have been plowed.

Jiang Ruhai, perhaps annoyed, gave a light drink, stirred up his inner energy, and rushed towards Zaozuo.

"Little brother, again and again, just when Jiang has no temper?"

Zhao did not respond to his words, took out the Tang Dao, faced Jiang Ruhai's palm wind, and swung the knife several times to force Jiang Ruhai to stop. Then the sword turned around and faced the fleshy palm with fierce sword energy.

Jiang Ruhai is indeed a master who has stepped into the fourth level with most of his body. Even though he has entered the fifth level, he is still forced to keep retreating.

Seeing Zhao Ju's sword weakening, Jiang Ruhai's palms suddenly slowed down, and he fired several palms in a row. Zhao Ju could only block it with his sword, and was in a hurry for a while, dwarfed by the others.

Jiang Ruhai would not miss this opportunity. With the inner energy in his left hand, he blocked Zhao Jiu's Tang Dao and swung it away. When Zhao Jiu's middle door was wide open, he softly shouted "throw the monument" and hit Zhao Jiu's chest with his right palm like a whip. .

Zhao just felt a sweetness in his throat, took three steps back, hit the wall of the courtyard, spit out a large mouthful of blood, and took advantage of the retreat to throw out a few flying needles to block Jiang Ruhai's offensive.

"Stubborn."

Jiang Ruhai's inner energy increased again, and he knocked away the flying needle. He stepped on the ground to use his strength, and pushed Zhao Jiu with one palm.

Zhao secretly gathered his inner energy, moved Qianhua Wanqiu into his left hand, and took two steps forward to strike a palm with Jiang Ruhai.

Kick-starting, the two of them each took two steps back. Jiang Ruhai stood firm after two steps, while Zhao hit the courtyard wall after two steps. He held up his body with a knife and spat out a large mouthful of blood. Blood was already coming out of his ears and nose. Zhu, obviously unable to fight anymore.

At this point, Jiang Ruhai had no intention of fighting anymore. He put his hands behind his back and said calmly: "Little brother, please go and don't come back again. Even if you enter the fifth level, you can't kill me."

"Master Jiang, do you really think that I try my best just to get beaten? I can't kill you at the sixth level, but I didn't say that I can't kill you at the fifth level. In fact, from the moment I exchanged that palm with you, you are already a dead person. OK, cough." Zhao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said calmly.

Jiang Ruhai was shocked. When he tried to circulate his inner energy, the inner energy was already like mercury, frozen in the meridians. A poison he had never seen before spread along the meridians to the internal organs and bones. Jiang Ruhai hurriedly tapped several large acupoints, trying to seal the spread of the poison.

"It's useless, Mr. Jiang. It's better to wait for death with peace of mind. Thousands of flowers and pistils will die when they enter the body." After saying that, he took out the abacus, returned the beads to their places, and said: "Mr. Jiang, the body is complete, the face is intact, fifty Two; five taels for the coffin; 40 taels for sending it back to my hometown; and five taels for the burial. This is at least ten taels more expensive for me!"

"Ha, you are quite interesting. You are paid to kill me, but you also want to make a fortune from me." Blood was already seeping out of his seven orifices when Jiang Ruhai spoke.

"As for money, if you don't take it with you, you might as well give yourself some dignity."

Jiang Ruhai didn't respond after hearing this. He just took a few steps back and sat on the steps of the pavilion, and said with relief: "Little brother, why don't you listen to my story."

Zhao responded before Zhao could respond, and continued: "I am originally from Jingzhou, and my family was in ruins in my early years. My father joined the army before I knew anything. In order to save the late emperor, he died outside the pass. The late emperor thought of me. My father’s life-saving grace is a special gift of grace, but the funny thing is that the grace has not fallen on me, my only biological son.”

"My mother was a young lady who had never worked. In order for me to continue to study hard and work hard every day, she became seriously ill when she was only 32 years old. I still remember that the night my mother died, I knelt in front of the family door and begged. When they saved my mother's life, they didn't even open the door. They were so poor! Later, these clan elders didn't even want to include my mother in the ancestral hall."

After saying that, he laughed, as if he could see the helplessness and poverty in his eyes.

He raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth and continued to murmur: "When I was sixteen, I borrowed money to study, but I was looked down upon. If the private school teacher hadn't taken pity on me for studying, I might have starved to death more than twenty years ago. In the next eight years, I passed the exams consecutively. At the age of 23, I passed the high school entrance examination. I passed the second grade of Jinshi in the 26th round and was appointed as editor. When I was 30 years old, I was appointed as the general magistrate of Bingzhou. Mr. Zitian had been dead for three years. I hate it. , there is no reward for kindness!”

At this point, I burst into tears.

"After the Yanyun rebellion, I submitted a letter to join the army. In eight years, I was promoted to military supervisor, chief secretary, captain, deputy general, general Wulue, general Wuyi, general Mingwei, and general Xuanwei. When the rebellion was put down, , I am already General Guangwei. Before I reach the age of forty, I am already in the fourth rank, and I can be said to be a noble minister. I still remember that when I returned home, those clan elders were squatting in front of the door, kowtowing like garlic, hahahaha, I wonder if my mother can see in heaven that her son is really promising!"

Zhao then swallowed a White Jade Muscle Pill without interrupting Jiang Ruhairu's random talk.

"During the Xuanfu rebellion, His Majesty ordered to recall him. I stepped forward and chopped down seven clan elders... My mother should be in the ancestral grave... My father is really a waste, and the cousin who took over my cousin Enyin is even more a waste among wastes. , starting from the seventh rank, it took me more than ten years to become a fifth-rank military official. After quelling the Xuanfu rebellion, I became the official of General Zhenfu and became a third-rank official. That year, I was severely punished for corruption. You're a piece of shit, my father's life was wasted by this kind of trash. In order to kill him, I made a deal with the emperor with the military merit that can further my career. It's not that I'm killing a good guy, but I'm doing it. The military merits achieved step by step. Hahahaha, this piece of shit is actually worth a second-grade governor and magistrate. Hahahaha, I don’t regret stopping at the third-grade and dying in a foreign land, just like when I switched from civil service to military service. No regrets!”

After speaking, Jiang Ruhai threw the two banknotes in front of Zhao Jiu.

"My mother's grave is written on it, four hundred taels. Help my mother sweep the grave, burn paper, and put a few sticks of incense. My broken body does not have to be sent back to Jingzhou. I have already bought a coffin and a cemetery in Beijing. Xiao Brother, you and I are both pawns in the chess game. If a gentleman changes like a leopard, he will become a civil servant. If a big python changes, he will become a dragon. Let's go, let's remember to visit my mother's grave, and tell her son Jiang Ruhai to follow him. Just like my father, he died on the battlefield, so don’t make my mother unhappy.”

Jiang Ruhai vomited a few more mouthfuls of blood, and the blood was already flowing from his seven orifices. He slowly raised his head and looked at the falling raindrops. Jiang Ruhai seemed to have gone back to thirty years ago when he was studying hard in the cold window, and kept murmuring:

"I miss my mother..."

The sound became smaller and smaller until there was no sound.

Zhao sighed, "Poor man" and picked up the banknotes on the ground. Sure enough, they were two two hundred taels.

Jiang Ruhai, who was bleeding to death regardless of his seven orifices, used Chasing the Stars and Moon to perform, leaping lightly over the hospital wall and disappearing into the darkness.

Shortly after Zhao left, an old man and a man jumped into the yard. If Zhao had been there, he would have definitely recognized the man as the buyer.

"Master Chen, it's worth more than two thousand. Everyone is happy that Jiang Ruhai died in Jianzhou." The old man said to the man with a smile.

"Yes, Eunuch He, the emperor can rest assured, the palace can rest assured, the cabinet can rest assured, the local ministers can rest assured, everyone can be happy." Master Chen agreed flatteringly.

"Master Chen, I guess the Wu family's grandson also died in his hands. According to the news, this kid is in Jianzhou. Our family can't do anything. If you pay more attention to the matter of silence, you should go up."

"Thank you, Eunuch, for your appreciation." Mr. Chen looked excited.

"Go." Eunuch He said calmly.

The two jumped out of the backyard and disappeared into the darkness.