Great Zhou Tianzi

The meal went very well. Sima Tianming's father, Sima Mu, the elder of the Youlin faction, reached a preliminary consensus with Sima Heng. They were going to put pressure on the Nanshan faction in this day, forcing him to show his attitude.

Ji Jie and others got up to leave, and Sima Tianming and his son saw them off.

On the way back, Ji Jie said to Sima Xueran calmly: "When I was eating, I felt a pair of eyes hiding in the dark. That person's inner breath is stable, he is a master!"

"Could it be someone from You Lin faction secretly protecting the elder?" Sima Xueran made such a guess.

"Probably not. If so, he doesn't need to be so careful!" Ji Jie said in a deep voice, "I have to go back and find out. If someone is against your cousin, I can remind them in time!"

"Then be careful!" Sima Xueran stuffed a dagger into Ji Jie's hand and said, "Use it for self-defense!"

The dagger carried Sima Xueran's unique body fragrance, needless to say, she kept it close to her body.

Ji Jie nodded, smiled and stuffed the dagger into his bosom, quietly disappeared at a corner, and returned along the same path around the corner.

Sima Mu and Sima Tianming and his son were sitting in the study, chatting about the topic of dinner just now, it could be heard that they sincerely wanted to cooperate with the Beiyuan faction, and what they said before was not just for show.

Ji Jie calmed down and quickly sensed where the assassin was hiding. He was leaning over the roof, listening to the conversation between the father and son with his ears up.

After a few minutes, the assassin lifted a piece of tile calmly, and at the same time took out an eight-inch blowpipe and pointed it at Sima Mu. At this time, the father and son knew nothing about the fact that there was someone in the room, and they still talked about it with gusto. continue their topic.

Ji Jie could see clearly, although the man could not see his face with his face covered, but his right hand holding the blowpipe was missing a little finger, the kind that broke off at the root, this kind of situation is quite special, it should be his own Cut it out, otherwise it won't be so neat.

"Whoosh..."

The moment the assassin put the blowpipe to his mouth, a crossbow bolt shot out and hit the blowpipe.

"Ding Dong... Gululu..."

The blowpipe dropped from his hand and rolled down the roof. The assassin was startled, and turned his head to look suddenly. He saw Ji Jie standing in the courtyard, holding a fine steel crossbow. When he saw this clearly, the second The crossbow arrows have been shot, and the sharp arrows are spinning and zooming in his eyes... zooming in again...

The assassin dodged subconsciously, but the crossbow arrow still shot into his shoulder. He quickly turned over in the opposite direction, jumped off the roof, ran towards the dark place, and quickly disappeared. At this time, several tiles rolled down , smashed to pieces.

"Who..." Sima Mu and his son rushed out of the room.

"There's an assassin, they've already run away!" Ji Jie picked up the blowpipe that fell earlier and handed it over, asking, "Does Elder You Lin know this thing?"

Sima Mu took a look at the blowpipe, and said: "This is something that nomadic hunters usually use. It contains a three-inch steel needle, which is highly poisonous. Its toxicity can kill a bear in half an hour. The flying needle does not consume much energy, and ordinary people can blow it several feet away! As long as it hits a person, the gods cannot save it. It seems that the assassin wants my life!"

"Come on, search for the assassin for me, and you must capture him alive!" Sima Tianming said angrily, "I want to see who sent it, even if I assassinate me, but he actually set his mind on my father. Is it bearable or unbearable!"

Ji Jie originally wanted to prevent him from chasing the assassin, but then he thought that there is nothing wrong with making a big fuss, at least it can deter the mastermind behind the scenes, so don't be so arrogant next time you do these things.

With Ji Jie's archery skills, the assassin can be shot to death on the spot, but the clue will be broken in this way, so he will only be shot. Time fled back to the master's place, leaving him alive to make the muddy water of the Sima family more muddy. The muddier the water, the more impatient some people would be, and the more likely they would make mistakes.

"Your Excellency Zhao Wenjun, I thank you for saving my life!" Sima Mu shook the blowpipe in his hand and said, "This thing is terrible. I didn't expect that I would walk through the gate of hell once. Fortunately, you took action, otherwise tomorrow's death Today is my death day!"

"Elder You Lin is polite, this is what I should do!" Ji Jie asked casually: "Do you know what kind of person would cut off his right little finger?"

Sima Mu was well-informed and soon thought of the Remnant Wolf Group.

The name of the Remnant Wolf Group was not made up randomly. They respected wolves as their ancestors, and they were accustomed to the technique of attacking wolves together. Moreover, those who reached a certain position in the organization would cut off one of their little fingers and call themselves Killers of Remnant Wolf. Hence the name Remnant Wolf Group.

That is to say, the assassination this time and the grassland incident last time can be combined. The remnant wolf group failed to complete the task, so they sent people to Sima City Walled to complete the unfinished business last time.

If only it were that simple, Ji Jie suspected that there was something hidden in it. Sima Tianming just came back today, and the killer of the Remnant Wolf Group arrived, and he knew the scope of their father and son's activities like the back of their hands. Where did they get this information?

There can only be one explanation, that someone from the Sima family bought off the Remnant Wolf Group and provided all prerequisite guarantees for their actions.

Who is the one?It's hard to say, except for the Youlin faction, the other eight factions are all suspects.

"Elder Youlin, and Brother Tianming, I suggest that you be more careful these days!" Ji Jie said earnestly: "Only if you are alive and safe, the conspirators will have nothing to do. I think you need to increase the defense level of your residence. , No one can guarantee that what happened just now will not happen again!"

"Thank you Your Excellency Zhao Wenjun for your reminder, my father and son will pay attention!" Sima Mu readily accepted the suggestion.

Back at the residence, Ji Jie told Sima Xueran in detail what happened just now, and suggested that she also strengthen the security of the residence, and ask the three Xiong brothers to keep their eyes open to ensure their safety.

"Who do you think is the mastermind behind the remnant wolves?" Sima Xueran asked.

Ji Jie dipped his hand into the quilt, then wrote the word "Nanshan" on the table, and then expressed his own analysis: "The elders of the three sects have not formally met, and it is still unknown who will die. Although Fengzong is sharpening his knives, the more people do things on the bright side, the less likely they are to conspire. On the contrary, our Nanshan faction of the same clan has to do things in secret, and bring down Chengjizong first , and then provoked the other two wars, and reaped the benefits."

"Damn Nanshan sect!" Sima Xueran clenched his fists and said, "It's fine if you don't do good deeds, but they are doing bad things behind their backs. I really want to expose their plot right now!"

It is easier said than done to expose the conspiracy, it needs evidence!

However, as long as you look for it, you will always find evidence. Leaving the assassin alive is like leaving a clue for yourself. Ji Jie plans to use this person as a breakthrough to investigate further.