The Legend of the Condor Heroes: I became one of the Five Great Masters by drawing cards

Chapter 124 Keep your word

Gu Ping'an was helpless. After going around in such a big circle, he didn't expect that it would still come back to him.

"They had never seen any masters before. As soon as I showed off my skills, they treated me like a distinguished guest."

Hou Tonghai continued to talk about what happened after he was lucky enough to be rescued.

Yang Kang and others' Yuezhou plan was thwarted by Gu Ping'an again. Wanyan Honglie disappeared, and the young prince fell into Gu Ping'an's hands again. It was time for the "masters" of the palace to disband.

Hou Tonghai and Sha Tongtian wanted to persuade them to switch to Shi Miyuan's army, but everyone felt that the Song court was in decline and looked down on it.

Master Lingzhi came from the Qinghai Hand Seal Sect. During the conversation, he mentioned that the 20,000 Mongolian cavalry first pacified the Western Liao Dynasty and then destroyed the Western Xia Dynasty. Wherever their troops went, they were invincible.

Upon hearing this, Liang Ziweng's heart was moved. He had thought that the Jin Dynasty was extremely powerful, but now, after hearing about the wars in the northwest, he realized that the Mongols were unstoppable.

Ouyang Feng originally planned to take his "nephew" with a broken leg back to the White Camel Villa in the Western Regions, but then he thought about the fact that he had made mortal enemies with many people during this trip, and there was no guarantee that they would not come to seek revenge on him.

He was already struggling to deal with just Gu Ping'an, and if he asked for help from others, his life would be in danger.

Thinking about it this way, Mongolia might not be a bad place to go. With his abilities, he would surely be treated as a distinguished guest.

When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. The people in the palace parted ways, leaving only two brothers from the Yellow River Gang.

One of them was not good at martial arts, and the other had a broken arm. They might not be valued if they went to Mongolia. It would be better for them to stay and appease the father and son of the Shi family, so that they could at least have food and clothing.

"Old Poison went to Mongolia?" Gu Pingan was a little worried. "When did they leave?"

"Not long ago, just two or three days ago."

Three or two days would be fine. By the time they arrived at the desert, Guo Jing would have rescued his mother and headed to Mount Zhongnan.

The timing was just right. Gu Ping'an had just resolved the doubts in his heart when Li Sheng also happened to arrive.

Tian Jiangen was not here. Instead, there was a thin, pale-faced man with a tumor on his head lying there. He was a little confused for a moment.

"Brother Gu, what is this?"

"Brother Tian and the others are being held in the Shi family's private residence. There are two fakes in the Imperial City Jail who are planning to take advantage of the opportunity to launch a surprise attack."

Gu Ping'an explained the situation in prison, mentioned Hou Tonghai, and took the two of them towards the city.

Fengle Bridge is located in a wealthy area of Lin'an, and was named after the Fengle Tower, a tavern next to the bridge where "princes and grandchildren were entertained on the high floors."

This place is not far from Deoksugung Palace and is close to the Imperial Street. The houses around here belong to either the rich or the noble.

Although there was no curfew in the Southern Song Dynasty, it was already past three o'clock in the morning, all families were asleep, and there were no pedestrians on the streets.

With Hou Tonghai's guidance, the three of them quickly arrived at a luxurious mansion.

Gu Ping'an found a secluded place, jumped onto the wall, and asked again: "Where are they being held?"

"I don't know about this." Hou Tonghai shrank his neck and shook his head weakly.

"In that case, it seems there's no point in keeping you."

Hou Tonghai was shocked when he heard this: "Young Master Gu, didn't you already agree?"

Before he could finish his words, Gu Ping'an slapped him down with a palm, and he was no longer able to breathe.

This is not considered breaking one's promise.

The third watch drum has already sounded, and the promise of “no killing today” has become yesterday.

Li and Lu did not expect him to be so decisive and were both stunned.

"The Yellow River Gang has been causing trouble for years, killing innocent people. This man deserves death. Please take care of the body while I go save him."

The two of them would not sympathize with a bad person, so naturally they would not question such a thing.

Gu Ping'an turned over and went inside, searching deeper into the house. He had to stop and hide from time to time to avoid the guards who were patrolling the house.

This place was heavily guarded, far surpassing the Xu family, once the wealthiest family in Juzhou, and even surpassing the Zhao Palace in the Jin Dynasty's Zhongdu. This mansion occupied only a little over ten acres, yet it was crammed with two to three hundred guards, far exceeding the imperial court's quota.

Before reaching the inner house, three or four teams of servants passed by nearby.

However, how could a master who could enter and exit the Forbidden Palace at will be trapped in a small private residence of the prime minister?

Gu Ping'an jumped onto the pavilion, used his lightness skills, and flew over the rooftop corner where the guards were least expecting it.

He walked around the yard back and forth but still couldn't find the cell, so he had to go back to the inner house.

There was a large house in the inner courtyard, and although it was almost midnight, it was still brightly lit.

Gu Ping'an landed silently, poked a hole in the window paper, and looked inside.

There were three people sitting in the room, talking at the table.

One of them was only wearing an undershirt and a short robe casually draped over his shoulders, as if he had been awakened from his sleep.

Judging from his figure and appearance, he was exactly Shi Zhaizhi who had been beaten up outside the restaurant.

The man on his left was a burly man with a bald head and one arm. He was also an acquaintance of Gu Ping'an.

"Ghost Gate Dragon King" Sha Tongtian.

Opposite the two of them, the man was dressed as an imperial guard, kneeling on the ground with his head lowered and silent.

The arrogant and domineering voice of Shi Zhaizhi was heard.

"My father spends his fortune day in and day out to support a bunch of good-for-nothings like you! He laid an ambush with three centuries of soldiers, and yet a lowly person was able to pull it off right under his nose!"

Gu Ping'an suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the security in the courtyard was so tight at this moment. It turned out that they had received the news.

The palace was under lockdown at that time, so the large group of people lying in ambush naturally could not leave the palace. However, the Imperial City Bureau had its own means of communication, so it was not difficult to pass on the message.

The person who was being scolded also suffered an unprovoked misfortune and explained timidly.

"The news says that man somehow got the help of Princess Huian. The princess caused a big disturbance in the Imperial City late at night. I guess he sneaked into the prison at that time."

"Sir, calm down. There's only one body in the prison. My junior brother must have been defeated and captured. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be able to lure that Gu here."

Sha Tongtian didn't know that Hou Tonghai had already died, and he was still worried, but now he had to force himself to comfort him.

"Those guards may not be very skilled, but they have the advantage of numbers. Hundreds of them rushing forward, and no matter how powerful he is, he will be captured by the experienced hands."

His vision was still stuck on the battle in Baoying. Although Gu Ping'an easily broke one of his arms, he was obviously still some distance away from Ouyang Feng.

Just as the two were thinking about it, they suddenly heard a "bang", the window frame shattered, and a person jumped in from outside.

Shi Zhaizhi trembled all over at first, then turned pale with fear. He struggled to get up and escape, but his knee was tripped by the table and he fell heavily.

The guard of the imperial city had seen some things in life, and his reaction was not satisfactory. He immediately drew his sword and rushed forward.

But he was just an ordinary soldier, how could he be a match for Gu Ping'an?

In just a brief encounter, a flash of purple light disappeared, and the soft sword pierced his chest.

In the blink of an eye, Sha Tongtian had already picked up the collar behind Shi's house and rushed out of the door.

"There's an assassin! Protect the young master!"

The standard single-edged sword fell to the ground with a clang, and the soldier fell backwards with an expression of disbelief on his face.

Gu Ping'an didn't stop and threw out a steel needle to block it.

Sha Tongtian was shocked and stopped in a hurry, trying his best to pull Shi Zhaizhi away.

A silver light flashed, and the steel needle almost grazed the tip of his nose before it hit the door frame with a "thump".

(End of this chapter)