Who among the gangsters wants to fall in love?

Chapter 49 Opening

Liu Yuezhi led the horse back to the palace and arrived at the inner courtyard academy without any obstruction. When he learned about the plan of using the thousand-mile horse as bait, he was a little surprised, "Did Princess Xiangzhu come up with this idea?"

Qin Shuzi stood aside and raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this. "But did you find any loopholes? This plan is mainly to build momentum for the subsequent Heroes' Meeting. Catching the thieves is just a side job... To be honest, I don't think those three thieves have the courage to rob the horses in public."

"You have been serving as the prince's secret guard, and you haven't dealt with people from the martial arts world for a long time." Liu Yuezhi shook his head gently. "Some of them are despicable, some are righteous, some are fame-seeking, and some are martial arts fanatics. There are many differences, but there are also many similarities... For example, they have been living on their belts for too long, so they never lack the courage to fight."

"Are a few thousand-mile horses worth their lives?" You Junwu stood in the corner of the study holding a sword and asked softly when he heard this.

"It's just a horse in your eyes, but not necessarily in theirs."

Upon hearing this, Qin Shuzi and You Junwu both shook their heads. It was obvious that they still didn't think that those thieves would risk their lives to openly rob horses on the streets of Taiyuan city.

King Jin sat at the desk, took a sip of hot tea, and placed the cup on the table with a soft "pa" sound. The three people present kept silent, and he slowly said:
"Whether the bandits come or not, it's always good to be prepared. Everyone knows that Yue Zhi is on duty outside, so you can disguise yourself as a guard of the palace. Don't let the bandits know your identity to prevent them from fleeing. Besides, Jun Wu rode a thousand-mile horse alone around the city... Since you suffered a loss at the hands of the bandits, you have to save your face now."

Several people nodded, and then Qin Shuzi thought for a while before saying, "There are three thieves, let all three thousand-mile horses out."

"Release the three horses in batches, giving them a chance to defeat them one by one. The possibility of success is high, and then they will be unable to hold back and take action." You Junwu added.

Liu Yuezhi hesitated for a moment, then shook his head gently, "No, three horses are walking on the same street. After robbing one horse, they will send out a signal and the city will be sealed off. They will not fail to think of this... They can only gamble and rob three horses in one go."

"Then issue a notice. Tomorrow at noon, the guard of honor will parade throughout the city with lights and decorations to build momentum. At noon, we will ride our horses around the city. The speed does not need to be too fast. After three laps, we will meet at Luoxia Street. The three horses will ride together and go around the city two more times. If they still dare not take action within five laps..." Qin Shuzi shook his head slightly. He still did not think Zhao Wumian had the courage to take action, so he paused before continuing:

"They rode around the city for three days. On the last day, they thought we had let our guard down..."

Before Qin Shuzi finished speaking, You Junwu interrupted him again and analyzed: "They probably guessed that this move of ours was a strategy to lure the enemy. In my opinion, when the three-day siege of the city is over and we ride back to the palace, when we relax our vigilance, it will be the best time for them to take action."

After these words were spoken, there was a brief silence in the study, and there was nothing more to add. The general policy was decided, and as for specific details, such as how many palace guards should follow on horseback and whether secret guards should be ambushed on the roadside, these things were easy for them to handle and there was no need for further discussion.

All of them talked about how to appear weak to the enemy in order to lure Zhao Wumian out, but no one considered whether they could behead Zhao Wumian and the other three on the spot after the strategy of luring the enemy was successful.

Of course, no one would consider that on one side is the power of the vassal king, who is well prepared to lure the snake out of its hole, and on the other side are just three wandering knights... Although Guan Yunshu is strong, You Junwu, who was against her at the time, was only the weakest of the three present... The most important thing is that the ghost leader Liu Yuezhi is here.

Liu Yuezhi has been famous for many years. Although he and Jiang Bai are both twin demons, he has been fighting with people in the martial arts world for many years. His hard power is much higher than Jiang Bai's. He is only a step away from the bridge between heaven and earth.

He was respected by the people in the martial arts world as the Ghost Champion, which was similar to the nicknames of the Sword Champion and the Knife Champion among the Ten Martial Champions. However, in fact, Liu Yuezhi did not have a plaque of the Martial Champion, and his strength was not yet up to the level of the Martial Champion. But the people in the martial arts world only gave him wrong names, not wrong nicknames.

The word "Kui" means the leader... The martial artists in Jin have long revered him as the eleventh martial arts champion.

Everyone present had no doubt that as long as Liu Yuezhi could touch any of the Nine Bells and gain some insights, he would be able to easily communicate with the bridge of heaven and earth and reach the level of Wu Kui. After a few words, the few people decided on the action plan of luring the enemy, and then began to discuss the details of the Heroes' Meeting... As King Jin said before, there was actually nothing to worry about... After all, they were just a few wandering knights, not Wu Kui.

As various forces had their own ulterior motives, the peaceful day passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was time to let the horses circle the city.

Zhao Wumian had read the notice distributed by the Prince of Jin's Mansion and knew that the army would set out at the last minute... that is, one o'clock in the afternoon. However, he arrived at the tavern where the ambush was to take place early and waited.

The tavern is located near the city gate, which is not considered a prosperous area in Taiyuan. Most of the people who come here just buy a pot of wine and leave in a hurry. There are relatively few drinkers. However, this tavern is not large and there are not many tables, but it is enough.

Although Zhao Wumian was wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, covering himself up tightly, the shopkeeper still recognized him at a glance and placed a pot of wine on the table with a smile, "Are you fascinated by my wine, old man?"

"It tastes good, but I seldom drink and I don't understand why it's so good."

Crackling————

There was a sound of firecrackers outside the tavern, and Zhao Wumian looked up.

The notice was sent out yesterday morning, and today lanterns have been hung everywhere in Taiyuan city and the atmosphere is very colorful. Martial arts are prevalent in this world, and the Heroes' Meeting is close to the end of the year, so many people treat this Heroes' Meeting as the Spring Festival, and even take out the firecrackers used for the New Year and set them off.

Looking through the window, everyone's face was filled with joy. Many girls were wearing lovely red robes. There was a long queue of people at the city gate who were going through the procedures for leaving the city. In an endless stream...In the days to come, there will be more and more people coming to Taiyuan City.

The shopkeeper didn't take it seriously and laughed, "As you get older, your views on things will naturally change. Just like the well-known Gui Kui in Taiyuan, he didn't like drinking when he was young, but he liked to use drinking to pretend that he was a man of the world."

Zhao Wumian raised his eyebrows frivolously, "Does the shopkeeper know Gui Kui?"

"More than knowing him, when he was young, he heard that my wine was the strongest in Taiyuan, so he came to drink it every day, and choked every time." The shopkeeper said slowly with some reminiscence, "Later, he was beaten up for being brave and fierce, and was left in the ice and snow to die. It was the prince who passed by and gave him a meal, and then he repented and devoted himself to martial arts... It has been more than 20 years now."

"He used to be called Liu Shan instead of Liu Yuezhi, but after that day, he changed his name to Yuezhi. He must have promised the prince something." After saying that, the shopkeeper shook his head and smiled, "He was just a drinker, a fighter, and a killer, so he couldn't be considered a Jianghu person. But from that day on, he was considered a real Jianghu person."

Time passed quickly while the two were chatting. Outside the tavern, a guard of honor passed by with drums and gongs. Soon, a horse galloped past.

The target was right in front of him, but Zhao Wumian did not act rashly.

A horse ran past the tavern, then two, then three... After the three horses circled the city three times, they walked on the same street again, no more than ten steps apart.

It was not until the three horses almost side by side arrived at the door of the tavern that Zhao Wumian silently put down the wine glass in his hand and pressed the hilt of the knife.

(End of this chapter)