Chapter 60: The Enigmatic Dark Night

  The banquet ended and it was already night.

  The night is as black as ink, and the cold wind howls.

  After Wang Can and the four people left the county government office, he was filled with doubts in his heart. After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't understand Su Gu's intentions, which made Wang Can very entangled in his heart.

  Turning back, he saw Wang Yue looking at him with a thick layer of joy on his face.

  Received warm hospitality from Hanzhong officials, Wang Yue's heart was filled with passion, feeling that life should be like this.

  Wang Can saw this, shook his head and smiled, but did not dampen Wang Yue's enthusiasm. He asked in a low voice: "Zi Wu, do you think there is anything wrong with Su Gu leading the officials of Hanzhong to welcome me at Shangyong and host a banquet for me?"

  The king smiled and replied: "Your Majesty, I think there's nothing wrong with that. Dong Zhuo dismissed Su Gu's official position and let Your Majesty take over as the governor of Hanzhong. Even if Su Gu is dissatisfied with Your Majesty, he wouldn't dare to openly move against you. So, I think it's normal for Su Gu to invite Your Majesty to a banquet this time. He probably wants to show off himself, that's why he led the officials of Hanzhong to welcome Your Majesty so solemnly."

  Wang Cansighed in his heart, Wang Yue thought it was really good, it seemed that things couldn't be made clear to Wang Yue.

  It may be normal for Su Gu to entertain Wang Can, but in Shangyong, which is located at the junction of Hanzhong and Jingzhou, it seems a bit unusual.

  After attending the banquet, it was discovered that the banquet was not a Hongmen Banquet. What is it?

  Wang Can led Wang Yue and the four of them hastily walked towards the post station. Zhou Cang and Pei Yuan Shao were leading their troops to camp beside the post station, while Lü Meng's mother and son, Cai Yan, and Guo Jia were staying inside the post station. Therefore, Wang Can needed to return to the post station to rest.

  "Master, someone has arrived."

  Wang Canzheng was walking and thinking when Wang Yue suddenly reminded him.

  Only to see Wang Can standing beside him, his right hand pressing on the hilt of the black iron long sword hanging from his waist, with a solemn expression and a hint of sharp light in his eyes. After discovering that someone had appeared in front of him in the dark night, Wang Yue's entire demeanor was like a tiger hiding in the dark, ready to pounce on its prey at any moment, while the three warriors under Wang Yue drew their swords with a clang, focusing their attention on the dark street ahead.

  "Bang... Bang......"

  Steady footsteps echoed from afar and drew near. Six robust men, clad in black clothes and wearing black cloaks, emerged from the darkness of night.

  These six men were rough and burly, with sturdy builds, typical of fierce and brave warriors. Seeing them emerge from the darkness, Wang Can's mind was shrouded in an even thicker layer of suspicion. The land of Bashu is surrounded by mountains, with a humid climate year-round, and less sunlight than the north, so the people of Shu are generally shorter than those in the north. Suddenly, six fierce warriors appeared, and Wang Can couldn't help but feel extremely suspicious.

  "It's him, it's him, catch him for me."

  "Remember clearly, you must live, and cannot harm that little guy."

  Not far away, among the six sturdy men, the one who was in charge had a flash of sharp light in his eyes, and then shouted loudly, leading the five sturdy men behind him to rush towards Wang Can.

  "Caught alive, and yet it's not for robbery or murder?"

  Wang Can's heart suddenly cleared up, it seemed that these people might be Su Gu's men, but the possibility was not great. If Su Gu had taken action, he would have definitely killed Wang Can to eliminate future troubles. However, the six people in the dark of night wanted a live person, and it was unlikely to be Su Gu's doing.

  Wang Canshen understood in her heart and a smile also appeared on her face.

  He glanced at the six people rushing forward and his eyes sparkled with a sharp light.

  Wang Can has been practicing the true martial secret book of Tai Ping Yao for a long time. Since his battle with Ji Ling, he broke through the first group of pictures in the true martial secret book and began to practice the second group of pictures. However, the second group of pictures is complex and difficult, so Wang Can only practiced it generally. After breaking through the second picture, Wang Can's skills also made rapid progress, entering the ranks of second-rate masters.

  "Zi Wu, since these people are kidnappers, let's just kill them all."

  Wang Can stood beside Wang Yue and whispered a sentence, since they were unrelated personnel, then all of them would be settled.

  Wang Yue heard Wang Can's order and nodded slightly.

  However, Wang Yue still secretly lamented that Wang Can's killing intent was too great. Last time they encountered the Wei family's guards, except for one guard who came to report, all were killed; this time, encountering robbers blocking the road, again all were killed.

  However, Wang Yue could also understand Wang Can's approach, cutting grass without removing its roots would lead to endless troubles.

  A loud clang was heard, and a streak of dark light flashed across the black night. The black iron long sword at Wang Yue's waist had already been unsheathed.

  Wang Yue's long sword was unlike the black iron swords of the three warriors under his command. His black iron sword was three feet six inches long, with a rounded tip and an extremely thin blade, so thin that it seemed similar to a soft sword. However, in Wang Yue's hands, the long sword seemed to have come alive, sometimes as cold and terrifying as a snake spitting venom, and sometimes as ferocious and violent as a tiger bursting out of its cage...

  A long sword, invincible in all directions.

  Wang Yue was nearly one hundred and eighty centimeters tall, a tall figure, but when wielding his sword, he was agile and nimble. The long sword in his hand conjured up several sword flowers, shining with cold light, each move deadly and ferocious beyond the ordinary.

  "Ah..."

  A shrill cry echoed, and a robust man appeared with a streak of blood on his throat. In an instant, a stream of hot blood gushed out from the wound. The man clutched at his neck, but couldn't stop the flowing blood. A moment later, he crashed to the ground with a thud, convulsed twice, and then lay still.

  Six people, in an instant there were only five left.

  Seeing Wang Yue being fierce, one of the sturdy men glanced over and rushed towards Wang Can.

  Capture the leader first, as long as Wang Can is caught, everything will be easy to handle.

  Wang Can saw this situation, smiled coldly, and instead of retreating, he charged forward. He rushed towards the burly man who was running towards him, a cold smile playing on his lips. After so long a period of training, his body was no longer weak and frail, but had greatly improved in quality.

  "Kill..."

  Wang Can let out a loud roar, his entire body like a fierce tiger howling in the mountains, emitting a cold and murderous aura from all over.

  A burly man charged over, his steel knife slashing down, barely grazing Wang Can's side. In this instant, the man's move was already old, and he couldn't retract his knife. Wang Can was quick-witted and swift-handed, seizing this opportunity in an instant. With a fierce stamp of his foot, his body shot forward like a falling star, colliding with the burly man.

  Eight extremes, stick mountain rely.

  At this moment, Wang Zongyue used the "Tie Shan Kao" of the Eight Extremes Fist in later generations.

  Wang Cang was in poor physical condition when he first crossed over and couldn't use the Mountain Sticking Skill, but after a long period of training, his body had become extremely refined, and using the Mountain Sticking Skill was also extremely familiar.

  "Boom!"

  A loud crash, Wang Can's body slammed into the strong man, and immediately heard a crisp sound, it was Wang Can who had broken one of the strong man's ribs. However, Wang Can didn't give the strong man a chance to counterattack, his body instantly approached the strong man again, and he stuck close to the strong man. Immediately afterwards, Wang Can suddenly raised his shoulder and elbow, and struck the strong man's throat with his elbow.

  "Hiss!"

  A crisp sound, the strong man's throat suddenly burst, and the strong man collapsed to the ground, motionless and breathless.

  "Ah... Ah......"

  One by one, the mournful cries came forth. At this time, Wang Yue and his three martial artists had already killed the remaining four strong men. The cause of death for each of the four strong men was either their throat being slit or their heart being pierced in the chest, with no one suffering injuries to any other part of their body. From this, it can be seen that Wang Yue's swordsmanship is ruthless and overbearing.

  "Something's off, Your Excellency." Wang Yue sheathed his long sword and walked up to Wang Can with a steel knife in hand.

  "Wang Can said: 'Zi Wu, what have you discovered?'"

  Wang Yue handed the steel knife to Wang Can and said, "Sir, this is a steel knife from the military camp. The knife has engraved words on it, which belongs to the army under the command of the Han Zhongjun Prefect."

  "What?" Wang Can was taken aback: "Su Gu's soldiers?"

  Wang Yue nodded, he also found something was wrong.

  However, if Su Gu is really going to kill Wang Can, why not send someone to kill Wang Can directly? Why let people catch Wang Can and still catch him alive?

  Wang Canshen originally thought that these six people were not Su Gu's men, but now he found out that they were actually Su Gu's soldiers.

  This discovery cast another veil over Wang Can's heart.

  PS: No collection, no flowers, very depressing... everyone collects a little... send some flowers...