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It was already nightfall when Murong Shanshui, "the capital's first shot", left the Daxing Good Temple at the southern end of the capital. By the time he had entered the [Vermillion Bird Sect] and arrived at the imperial city's office, both inside and outside the city were brightly lit and dazzling. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel a wave of nervousness and excitement, because he knew in his heart that this was the first night since he faked his death that he came to his office. But now, his false death was no longer effective. Whether it was his friends and family, the people of the capital, or the hidden assassins of the martial world, they all knew that he was still alive. Everything he did was fake and he could no longer hide anything from others. Everything he did was for naught! The only thing he could do was to be on guard against the arrival of those assassins.

Very quickly, Murong Shanshui had already hurried across the official courtyard and was about to ascend the stairs and enter the corridor. At this moment, he suddenly saw a person gently leaping down from the roof. Immediately, Murong Shanshui widened his eyes as he took out his treasured sword and stared at the incoming person. Under the light of the lanterns, they saw a long-haired bearded man holding a white whisk. It was a skinny old man dressed in black clothes. However, Murong Shanshui didn't recognize this uninvited guest.

"What do you want to tell me?" Murong Shanshui looked at the old Daoist suspiciously and asked.

"Humph!" "He ran away!" Murong Shanshui angrily said, "You all must strictly defend, don't let anyone in and out!"

"Yes sir!" Only the royal guards in the audience replied in unison.

Thus, Murong Shanshui walked straight towards his own residence …

"Strange?" Just who is this person? " Murong Shanshui lowered his head as he walked, deep in thought, "Why did he say that Martial Arts Grandmaster Qing Shui is the rebel of Martial Arts Grandmaster today?!" What a load of nonsense! "I think he is a martial arts rebel and a martial arts killer …"

While Murong Shanshui was thinking about this, he found himself at the entrance of the official residence. He pushed the door open and was about to enter. At that moment, he caught sight of a dart hitting the door with a piece of paper. Seeing this, Murong Shanshui hurriedly retracted his hand and turned around to look. However, the surroundings were completely silent. There were no signs of anyone suspicious at all. Therefore, he turned around, took off his dart, pushed the door open and closed the door with a backhand move. He walked to the lamp bed and removed the slip of paper. What he saw was written on it —

Instructor Murong! Please don't believe that old Taoist! In fact, he was a killer of the martial world. Within a few days, he would be revealed.

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After Murong Shanshui saw this, he couldn't help but furrow his brows. He was even more unsure of who this person was, and did not know if the words on the note were true or false. However, whether it was true or false, now that the matter was in front of him, his suspicion of Daoist Jingmei would only grow even more. Thus, Murong Shanshui picked up the dart and carefully examined it over and over again. He only noticed that there was a "Zhang" carved into each side of the dart, which aroused Murong Shanshui's full speculation about the dart. In his memories, there was a Zhang Yunhai who was known as "Black Swallow in Sky" and "Swift Hand Flying Darts". It was said that he had a unique skill, which was "Soaring Three Darts". Could it be that the "Zhang" dart that was called tonight was from Zhang Yunhai? Murong Shanshui couldn't help feeling suspicious in the room. However, he was unsure for a long time about the two things that had happened tonight.

Suddenly, Murong Sanshui recalled that the "Shen-Xing Tai Wei" God Tai Ji had mentioned that "Shu Six Xiong" had appeared in the Dongdu three days ago. Thus, he left his official residence and planned to head to the Dragon Head Palace of the Daming Palace to look for the "Great Nene's Number One Grand Guard" Shen Taiji to discuss the matter.

Speaking of the Daming Palace, it was the palace in the palace, the city within the city. It was located in the northeast corner of the Imperial City, on the southern shore of the Wei River. However, it was actually a place for the current Emperor to enjoy and reward Cheng Shihuang. Furthermore, some of the palaces and pavilions were still undergoing their refurbishment as per normal. Be it during the night or during the day, the interior and exterior of the Daming Palace was dazzling in gold and jade. Its beautiful and eye-catching outline, when one looked at it from above, would cause one to be filled with admiration. This made one think of Jia Zhi's "Morning Daming Palace" — —

The time was not long, Murong Shanshui had already passed through the streets and alleys and arrived at the main entrance of the Daming Palace. And so, he walked in

[Pill Phoenix Sect], after crossing the Dragon Head Channel, passing [Zhaoge] and [Brilliant Gate], looked towards the Dragon Head Palace in the northeast direction.

Soon, Murong Shanshui arrived in front of the Dao of Dragon Palace, which was hanging in the sky by lanterns. The Dragonhead Palace was the place where the "Eighteen Grand Guards" frequently entered and left. Right now, candlelight was shining from the inside of the hall, and the door to the hall was also ajar.

At this time, "Shen-Xing Tai Wei" Shen Taiji was pacing back and forth in the brightly lit Dragon Head Palace. When he suddenly saw "Capital's First Lance" Murong Shanshui push open the door and walked in, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Instructor Murong! I was looking for you. "

"Shentaibao! I also have one thing to ask you! " As he spoke, he handed the paper to Shen Taiji.

At this moment, Shen Taiji stared at the words on the slip of paper and said, "This old Taoist has already come to my place. He told me that the current Martial Master has rebelled and told me not to believe him. With that, he disappeared. "

"I also saw this Taoist. He claimed to be the Daoist of the Purple Sun Cave, and he told me the same thing. I didn't believe it at the time and tried to hold him, but he got away. And then someone brought the note with a dart. " After Murong Shanshui finished speaking, he gave Shen Taiji the "Zhang" word dart.

Therefore, Shen Taiji took the dart and looked at it thoughtfully, saying, "In that case, this dartmaster and Daoist Jingmei are fighting openly and secretly, but we still don't know who is at fault between them."

"Actually, as long as we know who is the person who shot the flying dart, we will naturally know what's good and what's bad." Murong Shanshui said as he received the dart, "Shentaibao! You once said that the 'Shu, East, and Six Heroes' have appeared in the Dongdu, will they be coming to the capital in the next few days? Could it be that 'Zhang' word that came from Zhang Yunhai, who is known as' Fast Hand Darts'? "

"En! …" Shen Taiji strode forward with his arms crossed as he pondered, "I have seen the six of them at Dongdu, but I only accompanied them in the dark and did not meet with them directly. As for whether the six of them will come to the capital now, I think that's highly likely! "

Hearing these words, Murong Shanshui hurriedly asked, "How can the Grand Protector possibly know?!"

"Brother Murong!" Have you forgotten? " Shen Taiji could not help but step forward and said, "There are still four days until the Beijing Martial Arts Competition. Various martial artists are gathering at Yunji City. I think the 'Shudong Six Heroes' will definitely come."

"Hm!" That makes a lot of sense. " Murong Shan Shui's hand was holding onto the dart as he said, "If this dart is really from 'Black Swallow in Sky', then we can determine that Dao Friend Eyebrows is not a good person! He said that Grandmaster Qing is a martial arts rebel, and is obviously trying to sow discord with me! "

"That's right!" There is such a possibility! " Tai Chi stared at the night sky outside the hall and said, "However, the rivers and lakes are treacherous and the affairs of the world are unpredictable. The other possibility should not be something that we ignore."

"What is the possibility?" Murong Shanshui asked in confusion.

"Actually, even if I didn't say anything, you would have already imagined it." Shen Taiji turned to Murong Shanshui and continued, "Then Daoist Jingmei's words are true. Grandmaster Dashi is a martial arts rebel!"

"But this …"

"But this is too much for you to believe. It doesn't make sense! "Isn't it?" Shen Taiji did not wait for Murong Shanshui to say it before he continued to explain, "That's right! If Taoist Jingmei is a loyal person, then she will definitely hurt the two decent martial artists in your heart. So, you think that this is very unreasonable, so you can't believe that it is true. But don't forget, the more unreasonable it is, the more unbelievable the speculation is! "

After hearing Shen Taiji's words, Murong Shanshui couldn't help but say with some emotion, "But Grandmaster Dazhi has always been the Martial Master of martial arts in the eyes of the world. How can he not betray martial arts? Furthermore, I had discussed with him how to capture those assassins on the day of the Martial Arts Competition in Beijing on August 15th. Furthermore, he was actively contacting all the martial arts factions to fight against the enemy. Also, I heard that the 'Shu East Six Heroes' have always exterminated violence and peace, and are chivalrous people, so the 'Black Swallow in Sky' who released this dart could not be a martial arts rebel or a martial arts killer, right? "

"En! …" He was thinking about Murong Shanshui's logical and natural words, so he changed the topic, "Right now, to you and me, the two possibilities for this matter are, perhaps not. However, time will confirm everything. After a long time, we will be able to win the hearts of others. You and I shouldn't waste any more time and scheming for this matter. For the next few days, not only do we have to be vigilant of the emergence of assassins in the martial arts world, we also have to hurry up and arrange our plans. Furthermore, I also need to find the person who has the 'South Sky Sword Book' as soon as possible. "

"Please rest assured Shentaibao! Actually, our plans have already been made according to plan. We just need to wait for the day of the Martial Arts Competition! "

"Hm!" In the next few days, we will have to be more careful, and not alert the enemy! "

"Good!" Shen Taiji! In order to eliminate the trouble in the martial arts world, both of us need to take care! It's getting late, I still have things to take care of, so I'll be taking my leave now! "

"Good!" "Brother Murong, please —"

After Shen Taiji finished speaking, he sent Murong Shanshui out of the Dragon Head Palace.

Thus, Murong Shanshui slowly disappeared from the courtyard of Daming Palace.

At this point, there might be people who thought that the "Capital First Spear" Murong Shanshui would walk out of the Daming Palace and return to his own residence. However, for Murong Shanshui, who was running day and night to get rid of the evil in the martial arts world, every day and night was a long time, and every road under his feet was a long time; his heavy steps still carried the zeal of a fist, a heart filled with righteousness and a blood boiling red. It was because he was always so enthusiastic that the road under his feet and in his mind led to the place he wanted to go.

Between the walls of the palace, which looked like a dark and bright Daming Palace, one could see the "First Spear of the Capital", Murong Shanshui, crossing over the [Smoothing Gate] and heading northwards. He did not know how long Murong Shanshui had walked for, but his route had already passed the [Silver Platform Gate], the Zi Su Hall, the Qi Lin De hall, the lakeside corridor, the sewer, the [Nine Immortal Gate], and finally, he arrived at the Sanqing Hall at the northwest corner of the Daming Palace.

He wanted to know why Murong Shanshui had travelled through the Daming Palace and come to the Sanqing Hall. Actually, he didn't need to say it out loud. His goal in coming here was the same as his goal in going to Dragon Head Palace. He also came here to find a person, and for the same reason. What he meant in his heart was just to confirm the two strange events that happened tonight.

Then, who was this "First Lance of the Capital" person that came to Sanqing Hall to look for him? To be honest, Murong Shanshui was looking for one of the "Eighteen Grand Protectors", "Sky Emperor's secret envoy" Situ Yimin. Murong Shanshui knew in her heart that Situ Yimin and Shen Taiji were the two best martial arts experts amongst the "Eighteen Grand Defenders" and were equally strong. Because of this, the two of them were assigned to guard over the Sanqing Hall in the northwest of Daming Palace and the Dragon Head Palace in the southeast under the Emperor's orders. As for the other sixteen guards, such as the Third Guard Zhao Yanping, the "Sun Moon Star Chasing Hands", the "Zhuang Clan's Two Heroes", the Fourth Guard Zhuang Tianxiong, the Fifth Guard Zhuang Tianxiong, the "Tactics of the Earth", the Sixth Guard Hua Zhixiong, the Sixth Guard Hua Zhixiong, the "Thunderbolt Hammer", the Qi-Taibai's "Hidden Blade", and the Eighth Guard Zhou Pengfei, respectively guarded over the Elemental Palace and the Purple Palace. As the number one expert in the capital, Murong Shanshui commanded both the imperial guards and the imperial guards to guard the imperial palace. It could also be said that he was a "master of his times, guarding the imperial city until spring and autumn!"

However, this "Capital First Gun", Murong Shanshui never expected that ever since he came to the Daming Palace from his official position, his every word and action had never escaped the eyes of the killer Aliye Ku'er. And the current killer Aliye Ku'er had long followed Murong Shanshui to the front of Sanqing Hall. However, as the "capital's first shot", perhaps it was because he had something on his mind, but he didn't realize that there was actually someone following him for such a long time, such a long "trip to the Ming Palace". One could imagine, this killer Aliye Ku'er's tracking skills and Qing Gong was really high!

However, why did the unblinking Aliye Ku'er, who was tailing the "Capital First Spear" Murong Shanshui, not try to kill him secretly? Everyone, please do not forget, before this, Master Fa Shen had already warned Aliye Ku'er, "Do not take action against him recklessly, in case your plan fails and you alert him." Therefore, Aliye Ku'er was only here to check out Murong Shanshui's movements in the past few days as per his master's orders and not to execute the "killer's order". In actuality, in the eyes of killer Aliye Ku'er, the "Beijing First Lance" Murong Shanshui who was walking in the heavily guarded Daming Palace was merely his "Sword Bottom Wandering Soul".

At this moment, as Murong Shanshui looked at the high and mighty Sanqing Hall whose doors were tightly shut while radiating candlelight, he was extremely uncertain of his chances. He did not know if the "emissary of the Emperor" Situ Yimin, who always acted mysteriously, would be inside the great hall at this very moment. However, regardless of whether Situ Yimin was there or not, Murong Sanshui still wanted to take a look at this Sanqing Hall! This was the first time he had visited a newly built Sanqing Hall not long after the original location of the Sanqing Hall was established. Moreover, it was on a brightly lit night.

"Creaak." The great doors of the Sanqing Hall was pushed open and Murong Shanshui stepped into the gates. He saw that the hall was empty. In front of the hall, under the light of the candlelight, were three sculptures of the Daoist Sect. They were: Empyrean Primeval Deities of the Emptiness Realm, Empyrean Spiritual Treasures of the Grand Celestial Realm, and Old Lord Taishang Moral Heavenly Sovereign. The surrounding walls, carvings, and ceiling simply made one feel as if they had entered the realm of Heavenly Immortals in the "Thirty-six Heavenly Passages, Seventy-two Blessed Lands".

Murong Shanshui stood in place and inspected the first rank and second each item in the Sanqing Hall, but what surprised him was that he had been here for a long time and not a single imperial guard appeared, nor was he able to find a single trace of a imperial guard. What was going on? Are they patrolling elsewhere? However, this place should not be unguarded! What a gross dereliction of duty! What could he do in the future? Murong Shanshui couldn't help but grow angrier the more he thought about it. However, he couldn't vent out his resentment, so he could only slowly walk forward …

Suddenly, Murong Shanshui felt his feet sink as he thought to himself, "Not good!" However, it was already too late. With a loud bang, his entire body fell to the ground.

"Ha!" Ha! "Hah!..." As the laughter rang out, a Imperial Secret Service disciple leapt down from behind the Ascendant from the Great Dao of Jade Immortality. He stood at the edge of the floor, which had not yet closed, and shouted down with a smile: "Brother Murong! I've scared you! Quickly jump up! "

As he said that, he saw the 'Beijing First Lance' leap to the ground. Immediately, the floor returned to its original position.

"What the hell are you doing!?" I thought it was the killers from the martial arts world! " Murong Shanshui complained to the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"Killers of the martial arts world?!" Hearing that, the Jinyi Guards couldn't help but smile and say, "If you were a killer of the martial arts world, you would have died a long time ago! [If that killer really came, he wouldn't have gotten here so easily like you.]

"So you were using this to deal with killers in the martial arts world, but you can't use me as a test subject!"

"Ha!" Ha! "Ha!" The Imperial Secret Service disciple couldn't help but laugh as he said, "Not only you, I have also tested myself many times. I have treated myself as a test subject! Alright! Let's cut the crap. What business do you have here at night? "

"I've come to find you, there's something I need to discuss with you!"

"Oh?!" Looking for me? " The Embroidered Uniform Guard hurriedly said, "Actually, I also wanted to find you. I have something to tell you."

"What is it?" Murong Shanshui couldn't help but ask first.

"I found out who the killer is!"

"Who is he?"

"He's an assassin from the Yelu Kingdom, his name is Aliye Ku'er!"

"Aliye Ku'er! …" Murong Shanshui couldn't help but repeat himself, "Alright! Brother Situ is truly worthy of being called the 'Sky Emperor's envoy'. You appear and disappear out of nowhere. "I didn't expect you to find out who the killer was so quickly!"

"Alas! …" At this time, "Sky Emperor's envoy" Situ Yimin laughed bitterly and said, "You are mocking me! Actually, I already have a disgrace mission! So many Wu Lin Heroes were killed one after another, yet I do not have the ability to bring Aliye Ku'er's head over to the Emperor's. "

"What is it? Could it be that the Emperor will blame you for this matter? "

"There was a time!" Situ Yimin could not help but shift his steps, and said, "But I have the confidence to capture Aliye Ku'er and bring him to justice! Furthermore, we have already made all our preparations. As long as he appears on the day of the Martial Arts Competition, we will do our best to capture him! "

"Hm!" I hope that our plan will not fail! " After Murong Shanshui finished speaking, he changed the topic and said, "But today, I met two strange things!"

"What strange thing?" "Tell me about it!"

Thus, Murong Shanshui told Situ Yimin in detail how they met Daoist Jing Mei tonight, and how they received the note from the dart. However, when he heard Situ Yimin's opinion on these two strange things, he was greatly shocked to find that the "Sky Emperor's envoy" Situ Yimin had actually said the same thing as the "Shen-Xing Tai Wei" God too, and inferred both kinds of consciousness from this matter! It was indeed "Heroes think alike"! Murong Shanshui couldn't help but admire these two brothers from the bottom of his heart. Not only did he admire their meticulous deductions about this matter, he was also impressed by their sincerity and zeal to eradicate this scourge.

At this point, Murong Shanshui couldn't help but secretly change his opinion of the situation. It was as Shen Taiji said — "dangerous rivers and lakes, the affairs of the world difficult to predict", and it was very likely that what Daoist Jing Mei said was true — "Master Da-zhen is a martial arts rebel!" But if that was the case, then who in this world could believe it? Wasn't the Jianghu Martial Forest World going to become a mess? Murong Shanshui didn't dare to think any further! He did not want that to be the truth! I hope it's just an illusion!

Finally, "Beijing's first shot", Murong Sanshui said his goodbyes to Situ Yimin, and left Sanqing Hall.

Furthermore, the killer Aliye Ku'er who had been hiding in the Sanqing Hall and eavesdropping on their conversation, Mu Rong Shan Shui and Situ Yimin, had actually been secretly glad for his masterpiece. However, what shocked him the most was that they were able to deduce that Master Danzhi was indeed a traitor! Although they did not expect that the flying dart was from Aliye Ku'er, but they had already begun to suspect that it was Master Fa Shen, this was the greatest misfortune. He really did not expect, he originally wanted to hit a dart "Twisting Heaven and Earth", but it was so self-defeating to the point of "shaking the grass and scaring the snake"! Perhaps, this would cause Grandmaster Danzhi's brilliant plan to fail, and that would be a loss that would not even pay for the gains! Cough! In the end, it was all because of that old Daoist's mouth! It looked like he couldn't stay here for long. He had to inform Master Danzhi immediately.

Thinking till here, Aliye Ku'er then disappeared into the vast night ….