Chasing the murderer

As soon as the powerful Tianchu Spiral Blade Sword Formation was broken, the assassins suddenly fell into chaos. This was the only way they could fight against Ye Fan. They lost the opportunity to join forces to fight against the enemy. In the chaos, they were unable to follow Ye Fan closely. Melee.

"Hyogakure——!"

Ye Fan didn't waste any opportunity. He took a step and disappeared into thin air.

"—Combo slash!"

Then he suddenly flashed ten feet away, a flash of golden light erupted, and the mammoth royal sword attacked the nearest assassins in black.

No one can withstand his powerful attacks, and no one can catch up with his unpredictable ice-hidden footwork.

In an instant, several assassins tried to resist and fell in a pool of blood.

"withdraw--!"

The assassin leader's face changed slightly. Seeing that the chance to continue the siege had been lost, he immediately shouted to retreat. As an assassin, he is proficient in escape techniques. With a wind escape technique, he can dodge one to two hundred feet away in an instant.

The dozen or so assassins who were still alive immediately gave up the fight and fled. They each used their own unique escape skills, rushed to the houses on both sides of the main street, and escaped quickly using the complex terrain.

It's not that they can't continue fighting Ye Fan.

Just because this is the main street of the Imperial City, only more than ten miles away from the palace, a large number of city guards and even imperial guards will arrive at any time.

They only have ten breaths of opportunity to make a move. No matter whether the assassination is successful or not, they must retreat immediately when the time is up.

Otherwise, when the Royal Guards arrive, they may not even have a chance to escape.

Gu Xinyue raised her bow and used the Water Moon God's Hidden Bow again. A specially made "tracking arrow" hit the back of the assassin leader who had escaped seven or eight hundred feet away.

The assassin leader did not expect that he would be attacked so fiercely after escaping so far. He screamed with pain in his heart, fell to the ground, and fled desperately into the complicated alleyways of the imperial city.

Neither Ye Fan nor Gu Xinyue pursued them, and seemed not to mind that the assassins escaped. Liu waited at the spot where they were attacked for the impending imperial guards or city guards to appear.

…

Whoosh, whoosh...!

Just as the assassins in black fled, in less than ten breaths, a small team of more than ten Royal Guards flew in, faster than the city guards.

The leader of the team was none other than Chang Sun Dehao, a member of the Royal Guards who had fought against Ye Fan in the Void Arena.

This main street is very close to the palace and was originally the fringe area where the Royal Guards patrolled and guarded daily.

When the Royal Guards saw Ye Fan standing with a bloody knife in his hand and several black-clothed assassin corpses on the ground, they couldn't help but be shocked and looked at each other.

Changsun Dehao's expression changed several times when he saw that it was Ye Fan who was attacked.

He had been defeated by Ye Fan and almost lost his face. Naturally, he had no good impression of Ye Fan. He wanted Ye Fan to be attacked.

But the attack on Ye Fan was a major matter involving the political affairs of the Zixuan Dynasty, and it could not be covered up by him, a captain of the Imperial Guard.

"This group of assassins are so audacious. They actually dare to assassinate the leader of my imperial corps in the street in broad daylight, only ten miles away from the palace! Brother Ye, I will immediately order my brothers to trace their origins. The whole city is looking for these people. A group of assassins, never let them escape!"

Changsun Dehao couldn't help but feel angry, and he raised his hands and said to Ye Fan.

Ye Fan is not an ordinary martial arts cultivator without an official title. He was personally appointed by Emperor Zixuan to be the leader of the Mammoth Corps of the Zixuan Dynasty. Even though the regiment is currently just an empty shell, it is still one of the important ministers of the dynasty.

Ye Fan's assassination will definitely shock the Zixuan Dynasty and everyone in a short period of time, and he does not dare to neglect it at all.

Immediately, several Royal Guardsmen carefully examined the bodies of several assassins in black on the street.

However, they shook their heads at Sun Dehao and found nothing.

They are all strange Martial Kings, with no identity marks or marks on their bodies. Even their mysterious weapons are the most common weapons. There is no name or mark of the weapon refiner on the mysterious weapons, and it is not known where the workshop was. from.

Changsun Dehao couldn't help but have a headache.

It seems that these assassins have been prepared for a long time and have cleared up all the clues. It is difficult to trace the origin of the assassins.

This is also normal.

Assassinating the only legendary King Wu of the Zixuan Dynasty on the street, the leader of the Mammoth Corps appointed by Emperor Zixuan, this group of assassins would definitely not dare to expose their origins, otherwise it would bring disaster to the forces behind them.

If evidence were found directly on the assassin, it would most likely be fabricated in an attempt to frame someone else.

"We went to the princess's Mei Tai banquet. As soon as we came out of the palace, we were ambushed by assassins on the street. These assassins are also well-informed. They have very good hands and eyes. They even have the intelligence in the palace! I believe that your majesty would never want to I see that someone in the palace dares to collude with the assassins. Brother Lao Changsun will lead the team and follow me to arrest them and find out who is behind the scenes! If your majesty asks about this, I might as well give him an explanation."

Ye Fan said with a cold expression.

Such a coincidence must have something to do with the people in the palace. But it was definitely not instigated by Emperor Zixuan, Princess Ji Rouyu and others, there was no need.

Among the suspects, especially You Chujie and his group of state religious forces who attended the Meitai Banquet are the most suspected!

You Chujie and others proposed a drinking contest!

All the martial kings were so drunk that this year's Mei Tai Banquet ended early.

Otherwise, if this matter had not happened, he and Gu Xinyue would not have left the palace alone at this time. This group of assassins could not choose this perfect opportunity to carry out the assassination.

These are enough reasons to doubt You Chujie.

And You Chujie also had enough motives. Before he even planned to join the Zixuan National Religion, You Chujie planned to strike first and get rid of himself to prevent him from joining the Zixuan National Religion and becoming the second direct disciple of Pope You Xingchen. , threatening You Chujie's position within the Zixuan Guojiao!

However, without evidence, he could not categorically accuse these assassins of being someone appointed by You Chujie.

The children of the aristocratic families who attended the banquet were also suspected, but the suspicion was relatively weak.

"These assassins are dying and trying to escape. Brother Ye, do you know where the assassins have escaped?"

Changsun Dehao's face jumped and he was surprised.

"The assassin leader has been seriously injured and is bleeding profusely. He will definitely not be able to escape far. He needs to find a safe place to heal his injuries! He will not be able to escape from the imperial city within half an hour."

Ye Fan looked indifferent and didn't say much.

Together with Gu Xinyue, he came to the place where the assassin leader was injured seven or eight hundred feet away.

The assassin leader was hit by a heavy arrow from Gu Xinyue, leaving a lot of dark blood on the ground.

Gu Xinyue has been diligently practicing bow combat skills recently. In addition to various combat skills, she also prepared many arrows for various purposes.

The arrow she used was not an ordinary black iron arrow, but a special "tracking arrow" specially designed to track wounded enemies.

The triangular diamond-shaped arrow has complex cross-shaped barbs. Once the arrow pierces the flesh, the barbs will pop out immediately. It cannot be pulled out in either forward or reverse direction. Blood will flow out in large amounts along the triangular arrow.

If the blood drips on the ground, it will naturally be difficult to cover up its traces and will reveal its escape destination.

Unless the arrowhead and the entire surrounding flesh are dug out, it is impossible to stop the bleeding.

However, this would only make the injury more serious and cause King Wu to lose most of his combat effectiveness. You have to be in a very safe place to do this.

What's even more troublesome is that the arrows are highly poisonous, which spreads rapidly throughout the body in a very short period of time, causing extremely strong side effects such as dizziness and paralysis to the enemy. This will prevent the opponent from escaping far, even for dozens of seconds. inside.

After the assassin leader knew that the arrow was poisonous, he would eagerly find the safest hiding place and use all his strength to drive away the poison, heal his wounds, and save his life.

Such an assassination operation must be well planned, and various escape methods must have been prepared.

Such hasty actions can easily expose the assassin's mastermind.

Because of this, when Ye Fan and Gu Xinyue saw the assassin leader being hit by an arrow, they were not in a hurry to pursue them and allowed the assassin leader to escape to a safe hiding place.

The two waited on the spot for the Royal Guards and City Guards to arrive, and "chased the murderers" together to find out who was behind these assassins.

"Let's go! He escaped over there!"

Ye Fan sniffed the smell of blood and said.

Along the way, you can find drops of blood dripping from the assassin.

The assassin leader fled in a panic along the way, fearing that Ye Fan and Gu Xinyue would hunt him down and there would be no time to cover up the blood that was not dripping along the way.

Moreover, the poison in his body acted very quickly, and his mind became extremely drowsy. He could only run for his life with all his strength, and he did not have the ability to clean up the traces behind him.

Changsun Dehao was helpless and could only follow Ye Fan to chase the murderer.

This assassination case is very serious. If the murderer fails to be pursued and is sued to His Majesty, I am afraid that they, the Royal Guards, will be severely punished.

…

After more than ten breaths of time, Ye Fan, Gu Xinyue, Changsun Dehao and other Martial Kings of the Imperial Guard chased down several streets and tracked them to the outside of a luxurious mansion in an alleyway.

The last drop of blood was outside the courtyard wall of this mansion, and then completely disappeared. If nothing else happened, the assassin might have been unable to hold on any longer and climbed over the wall to escape inside.

Whether the assassin is inside or not, you only need to go in and search to find out.

This huge and luxurious mansion is somewhat low-key and does not have any door number indicating its identity.

However, to own a luxurious mansion in the imperial city, one must either be rich or noble, either belong to a noble family or have a powerful background.

No matter how low-key the owner is, everyone knows that the owner of such a mansion cannot be easily offended.

Ye Fan doesn't care what noble family he is, if he dares to assassinate him on the street, even the royal prince will investigate, and he is about to step forward and break down the door.

Not even the emperor can stop it.

Otherwise, there is no need for him to stay in Zixuan Dynasty.

"Brother Ye, wait a minute!"

Changsun Dehao's face changed slightly and he drank quickly.

"What? Even your Royal Guards dare not search the people here?"

Ye Fan's face darkened.

"It's not that... under the emperor's feet, except for the palace that needs his majesty's handwriting, there is nothing the imperial guards dare not investigate."

Changsun Dehao looked a little strange and said: "However, this is the headquarters of the Purple Phoenix Sect in the Imperial City, and the envoy elders of the Purple Phoenix Sect live there! ... If it is really an assassin ordered by the Purple Phoenix Sect, Brother Ye How to deal with it? Fall out with the Purple Phoenix Sect completely?...If Brother Ye doesn't have this preparation, it's better not to enter this door."

"The headquarters of the Purple Phoenix Sect in the Imperial City?!"

The expressions of Ye Fan and Gu Xinyue couldn't help but change.

Could this assassin be related to the Purple Phoenix Sect? Does the Purple Phoenix Sect want to kill him? !

Ye Fan's face was ashen and he looked gloomy, "If it's really an assassin sent by the Purple Phoenix Sect who wants to take my life, do you think I don't dare to fall out with them?!"

He slapped it with one palm.

"boom!"

The big copper door of this mansion was opened by him with one palm.