From eunuch to emperor

Hou Ping saw no way out, but saw a pool of water.

The area of ​​this pool is small, only more than 200 square meters, but the water is very deep, more than ten meters.

Before Hou Ping entered Qianjiang County, he had carefully checked the terrain and knew that this pool could be avoided, so in desperation, Hou Ping chose to hide in the water.

When Long Chen reached the water's edge, Chen Zu chased after him with thugs, Xu Zhi and Yuan Tengfei also arrived.

"Damn it! Jumped into the pool?"

Chen Zu held the crossbow, looked at the dark water and cursed.

Xu Zhi looked at the pool, turned his head and shouted: "Get a few boats over here and prepare a harpoon. I'm a fisherman in the sea. I don't believe you can't catch him!"

Yuan Tengfei said: "It's so troublesome, it's only a pool of more than ten meters, you guys go down for me, and fish him up!"

Many of them are pirates, and they are very good at water. Yuan Tengfei felt that they could not fight on the shore, but they would definitely be able to do it in the water.

Long Chen hurriedly stopped him: "No, this guy's water quality is not bad, I almost died in the river last time."

Chen Zu laughed and said: "Don't worry, my lord, we came out of the sea, so what is this little water?"

A few thugs took off their clothes, grabbed the guy, and jumped into the water with a plop, while Xu Zhi and the others waited for the good news on the shore.

The water in this pool is a little green, and soon after the thugs went down, no one could be seen.

After a long time, there was still no movement, Xu Zhi panicked and shouted: "The three of you go again!"

These three thugs are not stupid, the people who went down just now didn't come up, maybe they were already dead, and they went down to die.

"Grandpa, we are afraid of water."

Xu Zhi was furious, and cursed: "You tell me that you are afraid of water and your mother, let me go down!"

Xu Zhi's voice was hoarse, and he couldn't make a sound, so he simply kicked him off.

When the thugs entered the water, Xu Zhi stared at the shore with a knife in his hand. The three of them had no choice but to die on the shore, but there was still hope in the water.

"go!"

The three plunged into the water.

After a long time, there was still no movement.

"You three, let me go down again!"

Xu Zhi became red-eyed, and ordered three more people. These thugs backed away in fright.

Long Chen stepped forward to stop him: "Brother Xu, calm down! If you let them go down, you will die!"

"This guy's water quality is very good. They will go down to a dead end. We will find another way."

Yuan Tengfei felt strange, looked at the lake and said, "This guy has been in the water for so long, doesn't he need to come up to take a breath?"

There is a limit to how long a person can hold their breath. Even amphibians like frogs and turtles have to come out to take a breath regularly.

Long Chen said: "With such a wide water surface, he can use a reed pipe to breathe enough."

In ancient times, there was no diving equipment, and a reed tube was basically used to breathe in the mouth, and the other end came out of the water.

Chen Zu asked anxiously: "Then what should we do? Let him hide in the water?"

If it was dark and it was night, he might be allowed to run away in the dark.

Xu Zhi said angrily: "Drag the boat over here and search the surface!"

At this time, Zhang Qian and Wu Jian arrived with people.

Seeing the thugs behind him holding kerosene, and there was kerosene on the car, Long Chen immediately said happily: "Don't be so troublesome, just pour the kerosene on the water and light it, if this guy doesn't come out, he will be suffocated to death."

The fire can burn off the oxygen on the surface of the water, and the reed pipes are not helpful.

Yuan Tengfei shouted: "Pour the fire oil down!"

The thugs poured fire oil on the water as instructed, and the oil spread immediately.

Zhang Qian and Wu Jian came up and asked, "My lord, is that guy hiding under the water?"

Long Chen nodded and said: "Several groups of people went down, but none came up, this guy's water skills are very good."

All the kerosene was poured in, and the water surface reflected the sunlight, showing colorful luster.

Yuan Tengfei commanded the thugs to surround the pool from all sides. Xu Zhi took out a fire bag, lit a handful of hay, and threw it into the water.

call...

A faint layer of flame ignited on the surface of the water, and thick black smoke rose up, covering the entire pool.

When the fire oil was burning, the thugs were still pouring oil on the water.

Counting the time, Long Chen estimated that Hou Ping's energy should be exhausted, and shouted: "Be careful, the assassin is coming up soon!"

Xu Zhi and his group looked nervously at the water surface, aiming their crossbow at the water surface...

Whoa!

A shadow suddenly came out from the shore, killed several thugs in an instant, and then rushed into a room.

Hou Ping, like Long Chen, swam to the shore to lurk, and then attacked suddenly.

Xu Zhi came to his senses and shouted: "Shoot an arrow for me!"

A wave of random arrows shot past, Hou Ping had already entered the room, and when Long Chen charged in with a spear, Hou Ping had already disappeared.

"Damn, run away!"

Yuan Tengfei cursed.

Long Chen squatted down, carefully checked the water marks on the ground, and found that there was a little blood in the water.

"This guy is hurt."

Long Chen said very firmly.

Chen Zu asked, "Did our arrow hit?"

Long Chen shook his head and said: "I don't know, maybe the brother who went into the water just now hurt him."

"Follow the traces of the water, seal off the entire city, and conduct a comprehensive search. I don't believe I can't find him!"

Xu Zhi immediately ordered a search across the city.

Long Chen, Zhang Qian, and Wu Jian also led troops to join the ranks of sweeping the streets, killing the hidden guards and imperial city officials when they saw them, and the city was in a mess.

The sun was setting towards the west, and night was falling. Wuming and Hou Ping were still not found. Most of the assassins in the city were killed, but there were still fish that slipped through the net.

Sitting in the Governor's Mansion, Long Chen counted the number of assassins he had killed, shook his head and said: "We must be careful tonight, there are estimated to be more than 30 assassins in the city, and they are likely to retaliate and counterattack."

Chen Zu sneered: "What are more than 30 people, just kill them all."

Long Chen shook his head and said: "Don't be careless, these assassins are hiding in various places, they are good at concealing weapons and using poison, if they sneak into the house, the consequences will be disastrous."

Xu Zhi and Yuan Tengfei's hearts were shocked, and they quickly said: "Go back and tell the family to let them patrol all night and be careful of assassins!"

After the thugs left, Xu Zhi said in a serious tone: "Master Long, we paid a lot of money this time."

I thought they were officers and soldiers who were looking for news, and it was easy to kill, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult. In one day, more than 1 people died, not to mention those who were poisoned and injured.

The cost of chasing down the assassin far exceeded their imagination.

They don't know, Long Chen's heart is clear, this time the dark guards dispatched Wuming, and they brought all the elite.

The Imperial City Division also dispatched the chief detainee, Hou Ping, who also brought elites.

It is normal for more than 1 people to die if they fight against them, and this is thanks to Long Chen who got the news in advance and knew where they were hiding, otherwise the casualties would be even more serious.

"Master Long, are you hiding something?"

Monk Fayin looked unkind, and looked at Long Chen suspiciously.

Long Chen sighed: "Jing Tianlie's hidden guards are powerful in combat, the casualties this time are indeed too great, but you two don't have to feel bad."

"You all know that the Holy Majesty is doing his best to eradicate Jing Tianlie's influence. I will report your contribution this time, saying that you have protected me. This year's money will not be mentioned. I will recommend Brother Xu to be the governor and Brother Yuan to be the governor. , what do you think?"

Chen Zu is their fake governor. They controlled Qianjiang County, but their name is not right. If Long Chen played the role and the empress named them governors, they would be justifiable local officials.

Yuan Tengfei said in a deep voice: "My lord, I have contributed a lot, why should I be the magistrate?"

Monk Fayin laughed and said, "Lord Long, you have killed three people with your peach."

Yuan Tengfei immediately understood, and said angrily: "You provoke our relationship!"