Chapter 15 Chapter Fifteen
Hu Qili's method is very simple, that is to consult the county annals.
Just like He Qian's guess more than half a month later, Hu Qili also guessed that this well mountain once existed, but later changed its name for some reason, so he thought of consulting the county chronicles.
The county chronicles are stored in the county government, and Hu Qili and Zhulong need to go to the county government for a visit.
At this time, the Qing emperor had abdicated, but the name of the yamen remained the same, and the official was still the original county magistrate, and he even just changed his outfit and didn't even cut his braid.Not only officials, but common people also refuse to cut off their braids, not only because they are used to living a life with braids, but also because they are afraid that one day the emperor will suddenly come back. .
Hu Qili paid the master of the yamen with money, and the master took the two of them to the room where the files were stored, found several large dusty county chronicles, and placed them in front of Hu Qili.
The county chronicles are very complete, both in the Ming and Qing dynasties, which record in detail the historical evolution, geographical changes, cultural customs and product tributes of Pingwu County for hundreds of years.Hu Qili knew that the code hidden in the Four Demon Blades of Qin Ge happened in the early Qing Dynasty, so he focused on the geographical records before the early Qing Dynasty, and he found Jingshan.
According to the records of the county annals, Jingshan is located in the Tibetan-inhabited area in the northeast of the county, also known as Shuijingshan, named after an old well in the mountain.During the Kangxi period, the county magistrate visited Jingshan. Because there was a semicircular smooth boulder on the top of the mountain, which looked like the moon, Jingshan was renamed Moon Rock.Jingshan was renamed Moon Rock two hundred years ago, and because it is located in a Tibetan-inhabited area, few Han people know the origin of this mountain. The existence of Jingshan has been lost since then, and no one knows until now.
Hu Qili and Zhulong found out the location of Jingshan, immediately left the county seat, walked northeast, and finally found this well-known Jingshan in the depths of a ravine not far from Shuipi Zang Village.
Walking into the well mountain covered with maple trees, Hu Qili did not look for anything else, but directly looked for the old well that existed two hundred years ago.
Such a barren mountain has neither traces of human habitation nor reclaimed land, but a well was dug for no reason, of course it is very suspicious.
Hu Qili's intuition is extremely accurate.
After he found the old well, he found that the well was dry, so he went straight down to the bottom of the well.
Hu Qili tapped the wall of the well with scales, most of the knocking sounds were very low, but the sound of one wall of the well was very crisp, which proved that the back of this wall of the well was empty.
Hu Qili's body only has scales and yin and yang, and he has no tools to carve walls.He had no choice but to use the scale thorns as an iron braze to pry off a few wall bricks, exposing a hole, and then picked up the pried wall bricks to beat the well wall, knocking off all the wall bricks that sealed the hole.
Zhulong fixed the torch and went down to the bottom of the well.
Holding torches in their hands, the two walked into the dark cave.
The first iron gate quickly blocked the way of the two of them.
There is a circular Taiji diagram engraved on this iron gate, but there is a piece missing in the center of the Taiji diagram, which seems to be incomplete.The Taiji pattern looks like two fishes entangled with each other, so it is also called Yin-Yang fish, which reminds Hu Qili of Yin-Yang. ——"Circle gap divides yin and yang".
Seeing through the hint, Hu Qili quickly discovered that the missing piece on the Tai Chi diagram could be pushed up an inch, and thus a square hole was exposed.Hu Qili took out the yin and yang, the size was just right, and it could be inserted into the hole.As soon as it is pushed to the bottom, the yin and yang can enter through no hole, and the latch pops open, and the first iron door is opened.
But the second iron gate in the tunnel made Hu Qili, who has always been resourceful, helpless.He saw that the heartbroken picture was implying "broken heart with cross poison", and he also knew that the key to the second iron gate was a cross, but the cross had been taken away by Hu Ke, so he had nothing to do with this iron gate.In addition, Wentian is also in the hands of Hu Ke, even if he can pass the second iron gate, there is still a third iron gate in front of him blocking the way.
Finding the four codes and deciphering them is a difficult and dangerous task. After finally coming to Jingshan, stepping on the bottom of the well leading to the last secret tunnel of the Assassin’s Road, which is the legendary Dao of Heaven. There are four iron gates blocking it, and the key to open the iron gate is Qin Ge's Four Demon Blades themselves.Had he known this was the case, Hu Qili would not have left Wentian to Hu Ke as a weapon back then.Of course, it is precisely because of the series of protection measures that the secret of the Assassin Tao is so important, and it also strengthens Hu Qili's determination to find this secret.
Hu Qili checked the cave walls on both sides of the tunnel, and found that it was poured, and its hardness was beyond imagination. This made him give up the idea of bypassing the iron gate and blasting the tunnel directly from the ground.
For now, the only way is to wait for Hu Ke and others to come to Jing Shan and ask them to open the second and third iron gates. Anyway, since the scales are stabbed in his hands, Hu Ke and others will definitely not be able to open the fourth iron gate. So Hu Qili doesn't have to worry about the hidden secret of Assassin Dao being found by Hu Ke and others.
In order for Hu Ke and others to find Jingshan as soon as possible, Hu Qili and Zhulong returned to Pingwu County, and then set off from the county to Jingshan. Waiting for others will not look in the wrong direction.Immediately afterwards, the two returned to the old well in Jingshan, deliberately left traces of rope friction on the mouth of the well, and made strangle marks on the nearby maple trees, so as to ensure that when Hu Ke and others passed by here, they could directly find this unusual feature of an old well.
But Hu Qili still felt uneasy.
Although there are various traces left along the way, all the traces only reach Shuipizang Village. From Shuipizang Village to Jingshan, there is a ravine. No one walks in this ravine, so no one will see the two of them.
We must think of a way to guide Hu Ke and others to the depths of the valley and find Jingshan.
Hu Qili remembered the method he had used before and found someone to guide Hu Ke.
At that time, Hu Qili asked Yan Zilu and Qin Daoquan among the twelve dead men to be his guides. On the premise of avoiding the assassins and other youths, Hu Ke successfully found Wentianhe who he left in the No. 13 pawnshop in Chenzhou Mansion. Scalloped ghost gold leaf.Now, in order for Hu Ke and others to find the exact location of Jingshan, Hu Qili plans to use the same method.He wandered around Shuipizang Village, found the shrewd and money-greedy old man Duoji, and promised him a lot of money to let the old man Duoji do the job.
According to Hu Qili's instructions, the old man Duoji sent a letter to everyone in the Tibetan village. Once someone came looking for Jingshan, he would directly answer that old man Duoji knew where Jingshan was. Take him to Jingshan deep in the ravine, then return to the village without saying anything or answering anything.
Hu Ke and others guessed that the reason why Hu Qili and Zhulong could find Jingshan was probably due to the guidance of the old man Duoji, but they guessed the wrong direction. In fact, the old man Duoji knew the location of Jingshan only because of Hu Qili's notification.
After Hu Ke, Yinchan and He Qian exited the cave, they went straight to Shuipi Zang Village, intending to ask the old man Duoji about the whereabouts of Hu Qili and Zhulong. After the three of them walked down the ravine, two figures appeared in the depths of the maple forest. While waiting for the arrival of Hu Ke and others, Hu Qili and Zhulong have been hiding in Shuipi Tibetan Village.Hu Qili asked the old man Duoji to spread the news that he knew Jingshan, not only to guide Hu Ke and others to find the right direction, but also to protect himself from being discovered.Just imagine, Hu Ke and others searched for Jingshan for a long time but failed. After entering Shuipi Tibetan Village, they suddenly heard that someone knew where Jingshan was, and they would definitely go to the door to find this person. other places.Hu Qili and Zhulong hid in the village, so they were naturally much safer. After the old man Duoji brought Hu Ke and the other three to Jingshan, he immediately returned and told Hu Qili and Zhulong the news.It would take at most half an hour to search Jingshan. Hu Qili and Zhulong estimated that the time was almost up, so they set off for Jingshan. Hu Qili expected that Hu Ke and others would discover the mystery of the iron gate, and then opened the second and third iron gates, and then was helpless in front of the fourth iron gate. Finally, he had to return to the Tibetan village and asked the old man Duoji about his relationship with the candle. Whereabouts of the dragon.So after he and Zhulong rushed to Jingshan, they immediately hid in the depths of the maple forest, waiting for Hu Ke and others to leave. All the actions of Hu Ke, Yin Chan and He Qian were within Hu Qili's expectation, after the three climbed out of the old well, they really turned back to Shui Pi Zang Village. Hu Qili and Zhulong took the opportunity to show up, came to the old well, quickly went down to the bottom of the well, and re-entered the way of heaven. The three iron gates in front have all been opened, and there is only the last fourth iron gate standing in front of Hu Qili and Zhulong. With scales and thorns as keys, the fourth iron gate lost its function, so Hu Qili and Zhulong passed through the entire tunnel. Behind the iron gate is no longer a cave, but a cave hall. The cave hall was pitch black, and a thick, filthy smell rushed over.Hu Qili coughed, and the cave hall was immediately filled with echoes. Judging from the echoes, the space of this cave hall is extremely wide, as if the entire interior of Jingshan is empty. Hu Qili and Zhulong felt a little fear in their hearts.The two did not dare to enter rashly, and stood at the door, holding up the torches. The range illuminated by the fire is limited, only a small space, but within this limited range, a few figures appeared faintly. Hu Qili was taken aback immediately, but the surprise was fleeting.He found those people standing there, some were crooked, some were straight, in different postures, motionless.That is not a living person, it looks like a stone statue, and it seems to be a terracotta figurine. After a while, the foul air had almost dissipated, and the two walked into the cave cautiously. As the two moved forward, the light of the fire gradually extended into the depths of the darkness, and one after another terracotta figurines appeared under the light of the fire.Hu Qili and Zhulong walked for more than ten steps, but they didn't see anything except the pottery figurines. It seems that the reason why this huge cave exists is to store these pottery figurines. These pottery figurines are no different from real people in terms of size and shape. There are differences in height, fat and thin, some grinning, some glaring, some indifferent, some sinister and cunning, and some roaring , some ferocious pain.In addition, the postures of the pottery figurines are also different. There are standing, sitting, lying, squatting, crooked, oblique, all kinds of postures. Hu Qili and Zhulong continued to move forward, gradually approaching the center of the cave hall, and the posture of the pottery figurines gradually changed. The terracotta figurines on the periphery have different postures, but the terracotta figurines near the center have unified postures, all facing the center of the cave hall, raising their foreheads with their hands, and bowing their bodies in a worship-like manner.The faces of these pottery figurines do not show facial features, but wear masks.From clean facial makeup to eyebrow, nose, mouth and facial makeup, there are grades of facial makeup, the closer to the center, the higher the grade of facial makeup.Covering the face with facial makeup is a unique rule of the Assassin's Road, and the worship posture of the terracotta figurines is exactly the bamboo worship ceremony unique to the Assassin's Road. Leaving the group of terracotta figurines doing bamboo worship behind, and walking a short distance, four more terracotta figurines appeared in front of my eyes, one of which was kneeling, two terracotta figurines held it down, and the other The figurine holds a torture blade and is cutting the chest of the kneeling terracotta figurine.Hu Qili recognized it at a glance, this is the six executions of the Assassin Way. Next to the six capital punishment scenes, there is the scene of Huang Tong worshiping the arch. In addition, there are various other scenes, all of which use pottery figurines instead of real people to hold the unique ceremony of the Assassin's Way. Since stepping into this cave, Hu Qili has seen hundreds of pottery figurines.This made him realize that this cave hall is likely to be a tomb, because from the pre-Qin period, the existence of pottery figurines was almost always used to replace living people for burial. Hu Qili's conjecture was quickly confirmed. After passing through many ritual terracotta figurines, there were no more terracotta figurines in front of them, but a huge bronze coffin. This bronze coffin is located in the center of the entire cave. The outer human pottery figurines, the middle bamboo worship pottery figurines and the inner ritual pottery figurines form three rings, tightly enclosing the coffin. . The owner of this cave tomb must be someone extremely prominent in the Assassin's Dao. While Hu Qili guessed like this, he walked to the side of the bronze coffin, and saw that the coffin lid was engraved with patterns of sword blades, and in the middle of these patterns, a huge "scale" character was engraved. After spending too much effort over the years, in the end they only found a tomb. There were no valuable funerary objects in the tomb, only a bronze coffin and hundreds of pottery figurines.According to common sense, Hu Qili should feel very disappointed, but at this moment, he looked at the word "scale" on the coffin and laughed coldly.He has always been hiding in the city, and will not reveal any thoughts, and rarely shows such a smile. The reason why Hu Qili sneered was because the word "lin" represented a person.This person is the most important figure in the Dao of Assassins, the founder of the Dao of Assassins, and the most powerful assassin in the past three hundred years—— Lei Lin. In the legend of the Assassin's Way, Lei Lin who lived in the late Ming Dynasty was the one who frightened Jin Yiwei and Dongchang.During the Wanli period, he and three other assassins followed the example of "Tan Wan Lang" in the Tang Dynasty and established the Assassin Dao. Since then, no one in the world has ever missed a assassination attempt, and single-handedly created the assassination wave in the late Ming Dynasty.It is rumored that Lei Lin's last assassination target was the eunuch leader Wei Zhongxian.He set off from the capital, sneaked hundreds of miles, and finally hanged Wei Zhongxian to death at Youshi Hotel in Nanguan, Fucheng. He has achieved the highest level of assassination of "not staying for a thousand miles". The Dao of Assassins created by Lei Lin, survived the suppression of Ming and Qing courts, but became more and more powerful. It lasted for nearly 300 years, and was eventually destroyed by Hu Qili's painstaking planning for more than 20 years. The hatred between Hu Qili and Assassin Dao was too deep, he not only sent Assassin Dao to the gate of hell with his own hands, but also killed them all without leaving any residue.So ever since he knew that there was a secret about the Assassin's Dao hidden in Qin Ge's Four Demon Blades, he secretly vowed to find out this secret and destroy it together, so that the Assassin's Dao disappeared completely from the world, leaving nothing behind. leave no trace.In the end he did it, found the last secret of Assassin Dao, and came to the tomb of Lei Lin, the founder of Assassin Dao. Now he wants to destroy the tomb and open the coffin, destroy Lei Lin's bones and ashes, make the Assassin Dao disappear completely, leaving no trace of it ever existed, only then can he relieve the hatred in his heart and avenge the annihilation of the sect. Hu Qili pierced the scales and thorns into the gap between the bronze coffin, pried up the coffin lid, and pushed the coffin lid open together with Zhulong.Because they were worried that the bronze coffin would be smeared with poison, when the two opened the coffin, they wrapped their hands with their sleeves to ensure that they did not come into direct contact with the coffin. After the coffin lid was pushed open, Hu Qili was extremely surprised that there were no bones in the bronze coffin, only a bronze square box. Different from Hu Qili's reaction, Zhulong was not surprised, but beamed with joy.He came to find the secret of the Assassin's Way, just to seek money, this is An Zhazi's nature.However, the cave hall was full of pottery figurines without any valuable funeral objects, which made him extremely disappointed.At this time, there were no bones in the coffin, but a bronze box instead, and his disappointment was swept away immediately.One must know that the Assassin's Road is heavily guarded, and the last thing guarded is a bronze box. Presumably the contents in the box must be extremely valuable, and may even be called invaluable. Hu Qili guessed it was an urn.He picked up the bronze box and shook it lightly, and there was a crisp sound of metal impacting inside the box.From this point of view, the bronze box should contain something hard, not ashes. This bronze square box does not have a lid, but a whole piece of bronze, six sides are covered with diamond patterns, and there are two knuckle-long slits on the front, without any other openings. Hu Qili focused his attention on the two gaps in the front.He believed that this was the key to opening the bronze box, but even though he had a quick mind and researched it for a while, he still couldn't find the right way.He wanted to use the scales to forcibly cut the bronze box open, but this indestructible demon blade from the master swordsmith Zhang Yajiu couldn't do anything to the bronze box at all, leaving only a few futile scratches on the box surface . If the bronze box cannot be opened, the only way is to take it away, and then find a powerful craftsman to melt the box open. The two searched the rest of the cave hall, but found nothing except various pottery figurines. It seems that the last secret of the Assassin's Way is this bronze square box.Now that the bronze box is in hand, it's time to get out of here. Hu Qili planned to leave here, find a place to hide for a while, after Hu Ke and others left Pingwu County, he would bring back explosives to completely blow up the cave hall and destroy Lei Lin's tomb.As for Hu Ke, he plans to find a way to deal with them in the future, and he is not in a hurry right now. But when he and Zhulong walked to the first iron gate, they heard voices coming from the direction of Lao Jing. It was Hu Ke's voice. Hu Ke, Yin Chan and He Qian turned back less than half an hour after leaving. Hu Qili was a little surprised.He expected that Hu Ke and others would return to the Tibetan village and seek old man Dorji to find out the whereabouts of him and Zhulong, so he ordered old man Dorji in advance to make up a lie, saying that he and Zhulong were going to the nearby Tibetan village of Muzuo Yes, and when it is done, he will reward him again.When Hu Ke and others heard such an answer, they would definitely go to Muzuo Tibetan Village to track down the clues, and the delay would be very long.But now Hu Ke and others turned back in less than half an hour, which surprised Hu Qili. Hu Qili made a decisive decision, and quickly returned to the cave hall with Zhulong. Hu Qili let Zhulong hide behind a group of terracotta figurines on the west side, while he himself hid on the east side.After Hu Ke, Yin Chan, and He Qian entered the Heavenly Dao, they found that the fourth iron gate was open, so they would definitely rush into the cave hall to check.At first they will be attracted by all kinds of pottery figurines, but when they see the lid of the bronze coffin is open, they will focus on the bronze coffin.When they approached the bronze coffin, Hu Qili suddenly rushed out from behind the terracotta figurines on the east side, attracting the three people's attention to the east side. At this time, Zhulong quietly appeared from the west side and attacked from behind , Assassinate Hu Ke.As long as Hu Ke is eliminated with one blow, the remaining Yin Chan and He Qian will be nothing to fear. Time is too tight and space is limited, Hu Qili can only think of this countermeasure.His legs and feet were disabled, so he had to act as a bait, and the task of sneak attack and assassination was given to Zhulong.In order to increase the possibility of hitting with one hit, Hu Qili handed the scale thorns to Zhulong.The scales and thorns are extremely dark and ruthless, and they are the most suitable weapons for assassination in the world. The two hid on the east and west sides, put out the torches, held their breath, and waited quietly for the arrival of their prey. Hu Ke, Yin Chan and He Qian returned to Shuipi Zang Village and found the old man Duoji in the adobe thatched cottage. The old man Duoji grinned silly as always, and the wrinkles on his old face were huddled together. He Qian asked if two Han people had come to him, and described the appearance of Hu Qili and Zhulong. The old man Duoji put away his smile, seemed to be trying to remember, then nodded. "Where did those two go?" Facing He Qian's question, the old man Duoji didn't answer.He ran out of the house, stood on the edge of the dam, stretched out his hand and pointed towards the northwest. There is the adjacent Muza Tibetan Village. While the old man Duoji was facing northwest, Yinchan quietly approached from behind, suddenly stretched out his finger, and poked the old man Duoji's back hard. The sudden pain made the old man Duoji cry out "ah". "Since you're not dumb, why haven't you spoken?" Yinchan yelled sharply, "I've seen something wrong with you for a long time!" She drew out the cross, and the blade shone with a dark blue light, scaring the old man Duoji back three feet. Hu Ke didn't want to waste time on this weird old man, strode forward, grabbed the old man Duoji by the back of the neck, and dragged him into the adobe thatched house like a goshawk grabbing a poultry. "Tell the truth, don't pretend to be deaf and dumb." Hu Ke threw the old man Duoji on the ground, and Wentian's curved knife edge as red as blood appeared in his hand. A frightened look flashed across Old Man Duoji's face, but he quickly regained his composure, and said with a smile, "If you give me money, I will tell the truth." This is what he said in front of Hu Ke, Yin Chan and He Qian The first sentence I uttered, I didn't expect that it was asking for money. "You're an interesting old man." The people Yuchan met before, after she showed a fierce look, most of them knelt down and begged for mercy. They never had a knife on their necks, and they were still thinking about asking for money. "Are you not afraid that I will kill you?" She asked with a smile. The simple and honest expression on old man Dorji's face disappeared, replaced by cunning and treachery. "You won't," he said with absolute certainty, "I have something you want to know." Yinchan hated this sinister and treacherous expression very much, and also hated other people bargaining with her.She snatched Wentian from Hu Ke's hand, and slid across old man Duoji's lap at an extremely fast speed. "I really won't kill you." She put away her ordinary smiling face, revealing the ruthless side of a vicious youth. The action of Yinchan was too fast, the old man Duoji was stunned for a moment, looked at Wentian's blood-stained blade, then looked down at his thigh, only to find that there was a cut in his leg.He immediately babbled and screamed in pain, covering the wound, and blood flowed from between his fingers. Old man Duoji is a shrewd and greedy person, but compared with his own life, money and things are about to be put aside. "I said, I said!" He yelled anxiously, staring at Yin Chan with frightened eyes, still unable to believe that such a delicate and beautiful girl had such a vicious temperament. Life is in the hands of others, the old man Duoji immediately knew everything, and he uttered all kinds of orders from Hu Qili in one go. At first, Yinchan thought it was too weird for old man Duoji to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and wanted him to speak up directly, explaining clearly the whereabouts of Hu Qili and Zhulong, but he didn't expect old man Duoji to reveal so many things at once. The old man Duoji hadn't finished his speech, and when Hu Qili and Zhulong sneaked away to Jingshan, Hu Ke couldn't wait any longer. Hu Qili has always been surreptitious in his whereabouts, once he misses this opportunity, he doesn't know how many years he will have to wait. Hu Ke immediately rushed out of the house and rushed towards Jingshan.Yinchan and He Qian strode to catch up. When he came to the old well, Hu Ke remembered that Wentian was still in Yinchan's hands. "Ask the sky." Hu Ke said to Yinchan who hurried over. After receiving Wentian, Hu Ke immediately went down to the bottom of the well, and without waiting for Yinchan and He Qian to come down, he lit a torch and went straight into the small hole on the wall of the well. After re-entering the heavenly way, Hu Ke rushed to the fourth iron gate and found that the fourth iron gate had indeed retreated into the cave wall, and a huge cave hall appeared in front of him. Hu Ke held the torch high in his left hand, held Wentian in his right hand, and walked into the dark cave hall with due vigilance. One after another terracotta figurines came into view, Hu Ke looked around, and the shadows of terracotta figurines were all around, like demons and ghosts dancing in disorder. Yinchan and He Qian went down to the bottom of the well one after another.Seeing that the Hu Ke had long since disappeared, because she was worried about the Hu Ke's safety, Yu Chan rushed into the Heavenly Dao alone in the dark without waiting for He Qian to light the torch.She chased to the end of the way of heaven in one breath, saw Hu Ke holding a torch in the cave, and rushed to Hu Ke's side. The two continued to walk forward, and soon came to the very center of the cave hall, where they saw the bronze coffin. The bronze coffin has been opened, and there is nothing in the coffin. Seeing this scene, Hu Ke thought that Hu Qili and Zhulong had already taken the lead and seized the last secret of the Assassin's Way, and they had already left here.He followed the traces of Hu Qili and Zhulong all the way, but in the end he was tricked by Hu Qili, and once again missed.His mood suddenly plummeted, and disappointment and depression were intertwined in his heart.This was a very rare occurrence of a similar situation after his depression on the "Nobuo Maru" ship that year, and he seemed to be deeply mired in the mud. Just when Hu Ke was extremely depressed, a roar suddenly sounded from the east side, and a figure flashed out from behind the terracotta figurine and rushed towards him. Hu Ke didn't expect that there were other people hiding in the cave hall. While being startled in horror, he recognized the sneak attacker, immediately raised Wentian, and faced Hu Qili who was attacking him. Hu Qili's roar was not only to attract the attention of Hu Ke and Yinchan, but also to send a signal to Zhulong who was hiding on the west side. When Hu Qili appeared, Zhulong also chose to attack. The top Anzazi in the Northern Clan, his grasp of the timing was perfect.When Hu Ke raised Wen Tian to meet Hu Qili, he had jumped behind Hu Ke like a ghost, and his scales and thorns were like an angry arrow leaving the string, stabbing towards Hu Ke's back with a thunderous force. Hu Ke noticed the change behind him, but it was too late. Because of his depressed mood, Hu Ke's reaction speed is far from that fast when he is highly nervous.It was this tiny difference that made it impossible for him to escape the thunder strike from behind. Father, like son. The moment Hu Qili appeared, Yuchan, who was standing beside Hu Ke, noticed that Hu Qili was the only one who attacked. While Hu Ke raised Wen Tian to meet Hu Qili, Yin Chan turned her head subconsciously and saw the black shadow approaching like a ghost.But Zhulong's speed was too fast, when Yinchan saw him, it was too late to remind Hu Ke. In the blink of an eye, Yinchan made her own choice. She took a step diagonally and blocked Hu Ke's back. The scale pierces through the heart, and more than a dozen pieces of iron scales are opened, and the barbed barbs come out. On Yinchan's chest, an incomparably gorgeous red lotus bloomed immediately. The moment the scales were pulled away from the body, her heart seemed to be torn into pieces, all the strength in her body was lost in an instant, and Yinchan slowly fell limp to the ground. Yinchan couldn't feel the hardness of the ground, or even the pain in her chest.She only felt that her body was light and light, like a fallen leaf blowing in the wind, wandering in the boundless darkness.A ray of light suddenly penetrated the darkness, and she saw in the light and shadow, many people she had met in her life stood there smiling at her.These people passed away like passers-by, and then countless scenes flashed in the depths of light and shadow.Those were the scenes she had experienced.These scenes were so vivid, as if they were happening before her eyes.Many scenes flashed by, but only one scene stayed in front of her eyes for a long time.She saw the Jiangshen Temple under the bright moon. Hu Ke and her tied their hair in a bun, knelt side by side, and kowtowed to the sky and the earth in front of the flickering red candles... The light and shadow in front of his eyes gradually dissipated, and the luster in his pupils gradually disappeared. Yinchan felt so tired that she really wanted to just close her eyes. But she knew that she would go to sleep and never wake up again. She really wanted to take another look at Hu Ke, just one look, but the fire in the cave hall was dim, and there were only vague figures moving in front of her eyes, so she couldn't see the person in her heart clearly.She really wanted to call Hu Ke's name again, but her voice was weak and she couldn't make a sound, she could only call it in her heart over and over again. She was too tired to carry on any longer. She finally heard a long sigh in her heart, then slowly closed her eyes, and fell asleep without consciousness or dreams...
Hu Ke originally thought that he would die from the sneak attack from behind, but he never felt the expected pain. He blocked Hu Qili's attack and immediately turned around, just in time to see Yinchan falling slowly to the ground. He immediately realized what happened, threw away the torch, and wanted to embrace Yinchan. But Zhulong didn't give him this chance, the scales stained with Yinchan's blood stabbed straight at him. Hu Ke was forced to take a step sideways, and blocked the scales with Wentian. The torch fell to the ground, and the light of the fire immediately weakened, making the cave hall several times darker. Hu Qili and Zhulong didn't give Hu Ke any chance to breathe. The two of them, one on the left and the other on the right, tried their best to attack frantically, trying to put Hu Ke to death and completely eliminate this confidant's serious trouble. Hu Ke's thoughts were all focused on Yin Chan. In the dim light and shadow, he saw Yinchan lying on the ground, motionless.He was anxious, suffering from being under siege and unable to get close to Yinchan. If you care about it, you will be chaotic. If Hu Ke is not paying attention, his back will be scratched by yin and yang. Yin Yang is an iron fan, the fan is as thin as a blade, and when it is unfolded, it looks like half a ring knife, cutting a long hole in Hu Ke's back.Fortunately, Hu Ke escaped in time, but his skin was cut, and the injury was not too deep. At this moment, a fire lit up in the Heavenly Dao, and He Qian, who was left last, finally arrived. He Qian saw the scene in the cave hall clearly, immediately threw the torch on the ground, drew out the pine dagger, entered the battle, and fought against Hu Qili. The arrival of He Qian greatly relieved Hu Ke's pressure. Hu Ke fought hard to kill Zhulong and rushed to Yinchan's side. Under the faint light of the fire, Yinchan's complexion was as pale as paper, and her chest was bright red. Hu Ke held Yinchan's face in his hands, the cold touch made his hands tremble sharply. Zhulong rushed from behind again, Hu Ke passed the scale thorn with his head sideways, Wentian cut it out with his backhand, leaving a wound on the back of Zhulong's hand.Zhulong was injured on the back of his hand, fearing that Hu Ke would take advantage of the situation to fight back, he hurriedly backed away a few steps, and changed the scales to his left hand. Putting Yinchan gently on the ground, Hu Ke closed his eyes and stood up slowly.His face was gloomy, with bulging veins on his forehead, his cheeks were heavily heaved, and his muscles were tense like bowstrings.When he opened his eyes again, his eyes were already red, and the two terrifying gazes were fixed on Zhulong's body. It was just two gazes, but Zhulong felt the overwhelming murderous aura.For some reason, there was a hint of fear in his heart, which was a reaction he had never had before. The fire light became weaker, and the cave hall became darker and darker, but Hu Ke stared at Zhulong, but felt more and more clear. At this moment, only Zhulong was left in his eyes. The anger and hatred in Hu Ke's heart swelled to an unprecedented level.This level of anger and hatred turned a calm and rational assassin into a bloodthirsty demon.In the past, no matter what situation he was in, Hu Ke could maintain his calmness. No one had ever seen him go crazy, not even himself.He was scary enough when he was calm and calm, but when he went crazy, it was even more terrifying.Because such a him is enough to destroy any opponent in the world. From the moment Hu Ke killed Zhulong, Zhulong's ending was already doomed. In Hu Ke's tireless and crazy attack, Zhulong felt the shuddering fear, and quickly threw away his armor and armor in this fear.His left hand holding the scales was cut off by Wen Tian, and when he watched his left hand fall off his wrist and fly into the air, the scales had also been snatched away by Hu Ke.Before he came back to his senses, Wentian and Scale had arrived suddenly and pierced into his chest at the same time. Hu Ke clenched the handle of the blade and twisted it obliquely. Zhu Gendan's heart was broken, the pain was unbearable, and he screamed. Hu Ke held onto the handle of the blade, and pushed Zhulong to the bronze coffin, making him lean against the coffin with his back, unable to retreat. Hu Ke quickly pulled out the Wentian and scale thorns, then stabbed them hard again, then pulled them out again, and then stabbed them in again, repeating this process continuously. Every time the scales go in and out, they can scrape off more than a dozen pieces of flesh the size of a fingernail, just like the execution of the death penalty, the feet of Zhulong are quickly covered with pieces of flesh. Hu Ke kept repeating the same action until Zhulong was covered in blood, his chest was bloody and bloody, and a big bloody hole was pulled out. Hu Qili, who was fighting with He Qian at the side, witnessed Zhulong's tragic situation with his own eyes, and heard Zhulong's screams with his own ears.He had long been used to seeing all kinds of killing scenes, but at this moment he couldn't help but feel a little shaken and his scalp tingled.He knew that once Zhulong died, it would be his turn next. Hu Ke pulled out the Wentian and scale thorns, turned around immediately, and strode towards Hu Qili with blood all over his body and face. A single He Qian had already made Hu Qili feel very difficult, but the killing of Hu Ke made him fall into despair. Hu Qili had no choice but to resist for a few times, then was killed by Hu Ke on the wrist, and Yin Yang fell to the ground. Having lost his weapon, he was wounded in many places by Wentian and Linji one after another, and his whole body was covered in scars. Hu Qili knew that everything had come to an end, he became disheartened in an instant, and completely gave up resistance.He watched the scaled thorn and Wentian thorn approaching, he didn't dodge any more, his chest felt cold, his heart had already been pierced by two demon blades. Hu Qili twitched all over, let out his last breath, and actually showed a faint smile on his face. He was proficient in calculation all his life, in order to destroy the way of assassins, he single-handedly trained Hu Ke to become the most powerful assassin, but in the end he died in the hands of Hu Ke.But he didn't feel regret at all, and he didn't have any regrets. It was worth paying any price to send the Assassin Dao who had survived for nearly three hundred years to hell by himself, and to avenge the Nan family's extermination. From the moment he stepped into Liansha Mountain when he was young, Hu Qili chose the most difficult path. This journey lasted for more than 30 years. Until this moment, he was finally freed...
After killing Zhulong and Hu Qili one after another, Hu Ke didn't feel the slightest pleasure of revenge. Instead, his heart was full of devastation. Hu Ke let go of his hands, allowing Wentian and Linci to stay on Hu Qili's chest, and then staggered towards Yinchan's side. Hu Ke sat paralyzed on the ground, hugged Yinchan in his arms, and remained motionless as if petrified. Although he and Yinchan are married, both of them are youths in the way of assassins, and they have always only killed in their lives, so they don't know what love is at all.姻婵不明白世人的爱情为何充满了世俗势利、钩心斗角甚至你死我活，她只知道她爱着胡客，就希望胡客能一直平安无事。所以这些年里，她无数次在暗处守护胡客，无数次为了胡客涉危犯险。其实她早已厌倦了杀戮不止的生活，无比向往恬静平淡的日子，但胡客固执己见，一心要寻胡启立复仇，作为妻子的她，唯有陪丈夫在这条路上一直走下去。她怀念在绍兴大通学堂度过的那一年半的时光，总是暗暗地对自己说，等胡客大仇得报后，就能从此过上那样的日子。可是她未曾想到，那记忆深处的一年半载，竟然真的永远成为了记忆，成为了她人生中仅有的快乐时光。其实比起姻婵来，总是一意孤行的胡客，更加不懂得什么是爱。直到此时生离死别，他感觉心似被撕成碎片，又似根本感觉不到心的存在，才真正体会到了人世间最为独特的感情。 静静凝视怀中的妻子，胡客的心绪混乱到了极点。 姻婵的容颜模糊不堪，浑浊的泪水顺着胡客的脸颊流下。自孩提时代以来，胡客从未流过眼泪，这还是第一次。 无能为力，痛不欲生，胡客的脑海里一片空白。 他就那样抱着死去的妻子，长时间地瘫坐在黑暗之中…… 贺谦的心头十分压抑，也十分失落，但不是因为输掉了竞杀之约，而是因为姻婵的死去，因为瘫坐着痛哭不止的胡客。 贺谦拾起快要熄灭的火把，火焰重新明亮了起来。 走到胡客的身边，贺谦将火把竖在一个陶俑的腿上，让胡客能够看清楚怀里的妻子。 他不忍打扰胡客，轻轻摇了摇头，转身走开了。 走到胡启立的尸体旁，贺谦拔出鳞刺和问天，又捡起了地上的阴阳。这是刺客道的东西，他虽无力复建刺客道，但这几件妖刃却要好好地保存。 收起三件妖刃后，贺谦的注意力转移到了青铜棺椁上。 棺盖上的“鳞”字，让他知道了这是何人的墓葬。 虽然棺椁内空空荡荡不见骸骨，但他还是面朝棺椁肃然而立，以手加额做六伏躬，毕恭毕敬地行了拜竹礼。 贺谦将棺盖推回原位，拾起另一支火把，在洞厅内四处走动，看看雷鳞的墓葬中还有什么。 在胡启立埋伏过的东侧，贺谦发现了一个青铜四方盒。那是胡启立从青铜棺椁内取出来的，被他放置在东侧一个陶俑后。他本打算除掉胡客等人后，将青铜四方盒带走，找厉害的匠人熔开，看看盒子里到底藏了什么，竟能代替雷鳞的尸骨存放在青铜棺椁里。可是他永远也没有这个机会了。 和胡启立一样，贺谦也发现除了正面的两道缝隙外，这个青铜四方盒没有任何开口。但是盒面上的菱形花纹，以及两道缝隙的长度，却提醒了贺谦，让他想起了两样东西。他从身上掏出了一黑一白两块菱形坠，那是象征着刺客道替天行道、黑白分明的双色坠，也是王者继任者的身份象征。 贺谦原本只是想尝试一下，没想到两块菱形坠不大不小，正好能插进青铜盒正面的两道缝隙里。 伴随着“啪”的一声轻响，青铜四方盒沿着正中央的菱形纹理，向两边分开了一道寸长的缝隙，如同张开了锯齿状的嘴巴。 两块菱形坠正是青铜四方盒的钥匙，胡启立和烛龙想尽办法也无法开启的青铜四方盒，转眼之间就被贺谦打开了。 随着青铜四方盒的开启，三样东西依次呈现在贺谦的眼前，分别是一张绘满鱼鳞彩纹的竹刻脸谱、一卷以铁线串成的竹简和一柄青绿色的匕首。 鱼鳞纹脸谱，暗合一个“鳞”字，贺谦猜想那是雷鳞身前行刺时所戴；铁线竹简，上面写满文字，贺谦看了几列，认出是刺客道的道规；至于那柄青绿色的匕首，刃身上刻有一个篆体的“徐”字，贺谦猜测那是雷鳞行刺时所用的兵刃，但他却不识得这柄匕首的来历。 其实这柄匕首的来历，就在刃身上的那个“徐”字。 这个篆体的“徐”字，指代战国时期的铸剑大师徐夫人。这柄青绿色的匕首，则是历史上赫赫有名的徐夫人毒匕！
徐夫人，战国时期赵国人，是一位青史留名的铸剑师。徐夫人并非别称，而是这位铸剑师的本名。 徐夫人之所以能在历史上留下他的姓名，是因为他铸造了一柄匕首。这柄匕首后来落入荆轲之手，在咸阳宫中图穷匕见，用于刺杀秦王嬴政！ 战国末期，秦国国势日盛，秦王嬴政谋划兼并诸侯，吞灭六国。秦军一出，势如破竹，两年内并韩灭赵，锋芒直指燕国。 唇亡齿寒，燕国太子丹为保国土，决定派遣刺客潜入秦国，刺杀秦王。只要秦王一死，秦国大将在外独揽兵权，将无人牵制约束，必生内乱，到时候燕、魏、齐、楚四国合纵，必定能扭转战局，一举击败秦国。 经处士田光的引荐，太子丹选择了荆轲，作为刺杀秦王的刺客。 秦王嬴政深居咸阳宫，宫中守备森严，要想接近他，除非有正当的理由。 荆轲经过一番思虑，向太子丹提出取樊於期的首级与燕国的督亢地图，一并进献给秦王，他作为进献使者，便能接近秦王。 樊於期原本是秦国将领，因伐赵兵败于李牧，致秦军损失惨重，畏罪不敢回国，逃往燕国避祸，被太子丹收留。秦王诛杀了樊於期的父母宗族，并以千金加封邑万户来悬赏樊於期的人头，如果能得樊於期的首级进献，秦王一定会接见。 但太子丹却不愿意这样做。樊於期在穷途末路之时投奔于他，要他取其首级进献秦王，他实在于心不忍。他摇了摇头，让荆轲另谋办法。 荆轲知道太子丹不忍心，于是私下里去见樊於期，直接表明了来意。 樊於期的父母宗族因他畏罪潜逃而被秦王诛杀，他心里既痛苦又愤恨。这些负面情绪整日整夜地折磨他，让他早就产生了轻生之意。如果自己的首级能帮助荆轲刺杀秦王，那也算报了父母宗族被诛之仇，樊於期自然愿意。他立即取来利剑，当着荆轲的面自刎而死。 太子丹得知此事后，虽然悲痛，却已无法挽回，于是将樊於期的首级装入匣子，密封起来。 有了樊於期的首级，督亢一带的地图也已准备好，就差行刺用的兵器了。 三百年前专诸刺杀吴王僚时，用的是赫赫有名的鱼肠剑，现在荆轲要去刺杀秦王，自然需要一柄锋利无比易于行刺并且配得上此次刺杀行动的利刃。 太子丹派人四处寻求利刃，得知赵国铸剑师徐夫人铸有一柄匕首，勇决罕见，锋利无匹。他立刻派人找到徐夫人，以重金将这柄匕首购来，然后命工匠在淬火时把毒药浸至匕首上，使这柄匕首变得剧毒无比。他拿人来做试验，只要被这柄毒匕割伤，哪怕只是细微的伤口，也会立即中毒死亡，可谓见血封喉。 为了让荆轲能够顺利完成刺杀秦王的任务，太子丹除了准备利刃之外，还找来了一个勇士作为荆轲的助手。这个勇士名叫秦舞阳，十三岁时便杀过人，因为生得彪悍，常人甚至不敢同他正眼对视。 一切准备就绪，荆轲准备上路了。 太子丹知道荆轲此去，无论成功与否，势必一去不返，因此率领门客前去送行。太子丹和众门客头戴白帽，身穿白衣，将荆轲送至易水岸边。 荆轲的至交好友高渐离也在送行之列。 深知好友有去无回，这一别便是阴阳永隔，再无相见之日，高渐离不禁悲从中来。他回忆起以往与荆轲击筑唱和、纵情痛饮的日子，当即迎风击筑，铮声悲响不绝。荆轲就着节拍，高声唱和道：“风萧萧兮易水寒，壮士一去兮不复返！”歌声豪迈却又悲壮。送行之人为之动容，全都默默地流下了眼泪。 荆轲纵声大笑，转身跳上马车，驱车而去。他去意已决，始终不再回头看上一眼。 带着樊於期的首级和燕国督亢一带的地图，荆轲和秦舞阳来到了秦国。 要觐见秦王，须有人引荐，于是荆轲带着千金厚礼，以燕国使者的身份，拜访了秦王的宠臣中庶子蒙嘉。 蒙嘉见钱眼开，哪里能想到荆轲竟是刺客。他受人重礼，便替人办事，当即进宫向秦王嬴政进言，说燕王惧怕秦军，不敢派兵抵抗，愿意称臣纳贡，为表诚意，特砍下樊於期的头颅，奉上燕国督亢地图，派遣使者前来进献。 秦军灭赵之后，进抵燕国南境，尚未进攻，燕国便来请降，不仅送来叛将樊於期的首级，还献上督亢一带的土地，嬴政自然大喜过望。为表示隆重，嬴政亲自选定吉日，安排九宾仪式，准备在咸阳宫中接见燕国使者。和蒙嘉一样，嬴政根本没有料到燕国竟如此大胆，派来请降的使者，竟是谋夺他性命的刺客。 到了入宫觐见这一天，荆轲一大早便起了床，仔细检查了两个匣子。 两个匣子里分别装着樊於期的首级和燕国督亢一带的地图，而在卷起来的地图当中，徐夫人毒匕静静地躺着。在咸阳宫中，连最受嬴政宠信的大臣都不能携带武器，更别说他这个来自燕国的使者。要想把徐夫人毒匕带进去，就必须藏在不被人发现的地方。宫门前的侍卫，一定会搜他的身，也会打开匣子查看，但决不会把卷好系紧的地图展开。那是进献给秦王的东西，没有哪个侍卫胆敢提前打开查看，就像当年专诸向吴王僚进献梅花凤鲚炙一样，没有哪个侍卫胆敢提前分开鱼肉进行检查。 带上两个匣子，荆轲和秦舞阳入咸阳宫觐见秦王。 接受完细致的搜身后，两人分别手捧装盛头颅和地图的匣子，来到大殿之前等候。 很快，秦王嬴政宣燕国使者进殿。 在秦国群臣的注目下，荆轲镇定自若地步入大殿。 秦舞阳紧紧跟随在荆轲的身后，看了看两侧威严肃立的群臣，心里忐忑难安。这位名震燕国的勇士，竟然手足发抖，脸上流露出了惧怕之色。大殿内的群臣发现了秦舞阳的不对劲，都投来了奇怪的目光。 荆轲看了一眼秦舞阳，上前替他向秦王谢罪，说道：“北蕃蛮夷之人，未曾见过天子，是以心惊胆战，望大王稍加谅解。” 燕国来的使者吓得脸色发白，更显秦之威严，秦王嬴政对此倒颇为满意。他没有多想，命荆轲将督亢地图取来。比起樊於期的首级，他更加渴望得到燕国的土地。 荆轲打开秦舞阳所捧的匣子，取出地图，双手捧持，毕恭毕敬地走上台阶，来到嬴政的面前，垂首跪地，将地图奉上。 嬴政拿起地图，缓缓展开，目光在地图上游移，脸上满是得意之色。 地图即将全部打开之时，徐夫人毒匕便露了出来。 图穷匕见，荆轲当机立断，左手一把抓住嬴政的衣袖，右手猛地抽出徐夫人毒匕，一跃而起，刺向嬴政。 嬴政反应迅速，惊骇之余，挣扎着往后躲避。可是他的衣袖被荆轲死死地扯住，根本躲不开这一刺。 眼看徐夫人毒匕泛着青光，就要刺中嬴政，却听“嗤”的一声响，衣袖在嬴政的奋力挣扎和荆轲的死命拉拽下，竟然从肩膀处裂开，断成了两截。嬴政因为惯性向后倒退，堪堪避过了徐夫人毒匕的锋芒。荆轲竭尽全力的一刺落空了。 一刺不中，二刺即出，荆轲立刻向嬴政杀去。 嬴政惊魂未定，急忙伸手去拔御座旁的宝剑。可是荆轲来得太快，嬴政根本来不及拔剑，徐夫人毒匕便刺到了身前。嬴政只好缩回手臂，向旁边躲闪。荆轲不依不饶，继续追击。嬴政手无寸铁，万般无奈之下，只能绕着旁边的铜柱躲避荆轲。 突如其来的剧变，把大殿内的秦国群臣吓傻了。进入大殿的群臣，不能携带武器，那些持有武器的侍卫，全都在宫殿外的台阶下列队而立，没有秦王的命令不能上殿。 眼见嬴政被荆轲追杀，情势危急无比，群臣来不及召唤阶下的侍卫，仓促之间一拥而上，有的围住了秦舞阳，有的则冲向荆轲。 只要徐夫人毒匕刺中嬴政，哪怕只是伤及皮毛，便足以令嬴政中毒丧命。 可几次眼看就要刺中，却都被嬴政在千钧一发之际避开。 成败就在毫厘之间，只差那么一星半点。 可荆轲却始终越不过这一星半点的距离。 群臣已经冲了上来，侍从医官夏无且冲在最前面，拿起手里的药袋，对准荆轲砸了过去。 荆轲急忙抬手一挡，将药袋打落在地。 就是这眨眼间的耽搁，嬴政得到了喘息的机会。他急忙冲向御座，再次向宝剑伸出了手。 荆轲疾步追去，可是已经来不及了。 嬴政刷地拔出了宝剑，回身便是一剑，砍向追来的荆轲。 剑长匕短，荆轲又冲得过猛，根本躲避不及，顿时被利剑斩断了左腿！ 荆轲站立不住，向地上倒去。 倒地之际，他奋死一击，将徐夫人毒匕掷向嬴政。 嬴政急忙往右边一闪，徐夫人毒匕刚好从他的耳边掠过，击中了身后的铜柱。 趁着荆轲失去武器，嬴政手起剑落，向倒在地上的荆轲连砍了八剑。 荆轲浑身是血，却大笑起来。 他在笑这命运，笑这造化，也在笑功亏一篑的自己。 大殿外的侍卫虽未受到召唤，但知晓殿内发生剧变，不顾一切地冲了进来，将荆轲和秦舞阳双双斩杀。 在堂堂大秦的土地上，在自己的咸阳宫中，居然遭到了燕国刺客的刺杀，秦王嬴政雷霆震怒，立即增兵前线，命令王翦率军伐燕。秦军一发，势不可挡，很快攻陷了燕国国都蓟城，燕王喜被迫退守辽东，秦军继续紧追不舍。 燕王喜认为秦军伐燕，完全是由太子丹的谋刺阴谋引起，于是诛杀太子丹，献首求和。但这只是苟延残喘一时，最终还是没能逃过灭国之祸。 秦王嬴政始终不忘荆轲行刺一事，即使在吞灭六国之后，他立号为皇帝，成为天下之主，仍然愤恨难消，下令通缉太子丹和荆轲的门客。 作为荆轲的至交好友，高渐离只好更名改姓，隐藏在宋子城里。 高渐离思念好友荆轲，常常想起易水边的别离，想起与荆轲最后一次击筑唱和时的场景。每每念及于此，他心中便悲苦难受，只能靠击筑来宣泄悲伤。那些听到他击筑的人，被筑声中的悲伤情绪感染，忍不住伤心落泪。高渐离击筑的名声自此在宋子城里不胫而走，富人家争相请他去府上做客。 秦始皇统一天下后，担心六国余孽谋乱，因此在各地广布眼线，宋子城也不例外。高渐离击筑的消息，很快传到了秦始皇的耳中。 秦始皇知道高渐离和荆轲的关系，但怜惜他擅长击筑，于是赦免了他的死罪，将他的眼睛熏瞎，命他进宫表演击筑。秦始皇听了之后，对高渐离击筑的水平大加赞赏，于是经常召他入宫击筑。 高渐离虽然眼瞎，但心却不瞎，从始至终对秦始皇恨入骨髓。这种深仇大恨，既是因为他的眼睛，也是因为好友荆轲。他暗怀异志，决心效仿荆轲的壮举，刺杀秦始皇！ 高渐离每次入宫击筑，都表现得极为淡然，以此来麻痹秦始皇，让秦始皇逐渐放松警惕。 一段时间后，高渐离觉得时机成熟了，便悄悄地把铅置于筑中。 当再次奉召进宫击筑时，他从秦始皇的说话声判断其方位，然后在击筑至高潮处时，忽然一跃而起，举筑撞击秦始皇。筑中藏铅，重如铁石，如果秦始皇被筑击中，定然非死即伤。 可惜高渐离双目俱瞎，撞击的方向偏差了分毫，没有击中秦始皇。 秦始皇又惊又怒，当即召入侍卫，诛杀了高渐离。 经此一事，秦始皇仿佛落下了心病，终身不敢再接近六国之人。 此后但凡想起荆轲和高渐离，秦始皇除了愤恨之外，还多了一丝惧怕。他甚至害怕见到两人留下的东西。他将高渐离的筑毁成了齑粉，至于荆轲所用的那柄徐夫人毒匕，则被他函封起来，藏于深宫，永不见天日。 后来刘邦率军攻入咸阳，咸阳宫中一片大乱，徐夫人毒匕就此下落不明。 这柄因为荆轲刺秦王而青史留名的匕首，再度重现人间时，已是明朝万历年间，而持有它的主人，便是刺客道的创始人雷鳞。
贺谦没有认出这柄青绿色匕首的来历，但他可以想象三百年前雷鳞手持这柄匕首，在无数个暗夜潜行秘伏、杀人于无形的场景。 他怀着深深的敬畏，将青铜四方盒合上了。 他没有动青铜四方盒内的任何一样东西。 虽然是刺客道继雷山之后的下一任王者，但是贺谦深切地明白，世道已经彻底变了，刺客道已经没有继续存在的理由。相比于刺客横行的乱世，他更希望有那么一个时代，不需要任何刺客的存在。 贺谦推开了棺盖，将青铜四方盒放进了青铜棺椁中。 在他准备将棺盖推回去时，他停下来了想了想，又将阴阳、问天和鳞刺放了进去。他转过身来，火光之下，已不见了胡客的踪影，姻婵的尸体也不见了，只留下地上的一摊鲜血，以及那柄暗青色的十字。贺谦将十字拾起，一并放入青铜棺椁，然后合上了棺盖。 It's time to leave. 贺谦再次向青铜棺椁行了拜竹礼，也是最后一次。他把胡启立和烛龙的尸体留在了洞厅里，然后默然地退出了天道。 贺谦在井山转悠了一圈，搬来大大小小的石块，一一丢入老井中，直至将整口老井填满。接着他去水皮藏村借来了锄头，挖起泥土填入石块间的缝隙，直到井口彻底被泥土覆盖，看起来与地面无异。 多年之后，这里将会绿草成茵，甚至长出参天大树。刺客道的所有秘密，将从此湮没于世，彻底不为人所知。 贺谦轻轻地叹了一口气，然后面露微笑，转身下行，离开了井山。 只是离开之时，他心中终不免怀有疑问。 天道尽头处的洞厅，分明是雷鳞的墓葬，可是那刻有“鳞”字的青铜棺椁内，却没有雷鳞的骸骨。刺客道设置了种种玄机，必定是为了保护雷鳞死后不受惊扰，可是这位创始人却没有葬入其中，实在是令人费解。 这个疑问，使得贺谦走出山沟之后，忍不住回头望了一眼。 只是回望一眼，仅此而已。
After Hu Ke, Yinchan and He Qian exited the cave, they went straight to Shuipi Zang Village, intending to ask the old man Duoji about the whereabouts of Hu Qili and Zhulong. After the three of them walked down the ravine, two figures appeared in the depths of the maple forest. While waiting for the arrival of Hu Ke and others, Hu Qili and Zhulong have been hiding in Shuipi Tibetan Village.Hu Qili asked the old man Duoji to spread the news that he knew Jingshan, not only to guide Hu Ke and others to find the right direction, but also to protect himself from being discovered.Just imagine, Hu Ke and others searched for Jingshan for a long time but failed. After entering Shuipi Tibetan Village, they suddenly heard that someone knew where Jingshan was, and they would definitely go to the door to find this person. other places.Hu Qili and Zhulong hid in the village, so they were naturally much safer. After the old man Duoji brought Hu Ke and the other three to Jingshan, he immediately returned and told Hu Qili and Zhulong the news.It would take at most half an hour to search Jingshan. Hu Qili and Zhulong estimated that the time was almost up, so they set off for Jingshan. Hu Qili expected that Hu Ke and others would discover the mystery of the iron gate, and then opened the second and third iron gates, and then was helpless in front of the fourth iron gate. Finally, he had to return to the Tibetan village and asked the old man Duoji about his relationship with the candle. Whereabouts of the dragon.So after he and Zhulong rushed to Jingshan, they immediately hid in the depths of the maple forest, waiting for Hu Ke and others to leave. All the actions of Hu Ke, Yin Chan and He Qian were within Hu Qili's expectation, after the three climbed out of the old well, they really turned back to Shui Pi Zang Village. Hu Qili and Zhulong took the opportunity to show up, came to the old well, quickly went down to the bottom of the well, and re-entered the way of heaven. The three iron gates in front have all been opened, and there is only the last fourth iron gate standing in front of Hu Qili and Zhulong. With scales and thorns as keys, the fourth iron gate lost its function, so Hu Qili and Zhulong passed through the entire tunnel. Behind the iron gate is no longer a cave, but a cave hall. The cave hall was pitch black, and a thick, filthy smell rushed over.Hu Qili coughed, and the cave hall was immediately filled with echoes. Judging from the echoes, the space of this cave hall is extremely wide, as if the entire interior of Jingshan is empty. Hu Qili and Zhulong felt a little fear in their hearts.The two did not dare to enter rashly, and stood at the door, holding up the torches. The range illuminated by the fire is limited, only a small space, but within this limited range, a few figures appeared faintly. Hu Qili was taken aback immediately, but the surprise was fleeting.He found those people standing there, some were crooked, some were straight, in different postures, motionless.That is not a living person, it looks like a stone statue, and it seems to be a terracotta figurine. After a while, the foul air had almost dissipated, and the two walked into the cave cautiously. As the two moved forward, the light of the fire gradually extended into the depths of the darkness, and one after another terracotta figurines appeared under the light of the fire.Hu Qili and Zhulong walked for more than ten steps, but they didn't see anything except the pottery figurines. It seems that the reason why this huge cave exists is to store these pottery figurines. These pottery figurines are no different from real people in terms of size and shape. There are differences in height, fat and thin, some grinning, some glaring, some indifferent, some sinister and cunning, and some roaring , some ferocious pain.In addition, the postures of the pottery figurines are also different. There are standing, sitting, lying, squatting, crooked, oblique, all kinds of postures. Hu Qili and Zhulong continued to move forward, gradually approaching the center of the cave hall, and the posture of the pottery figurines gradually changed. The terracotta figurines on the periphery have different postures, but the terracotta figurines near the center have unified postures, all facing the center of the cave hall, raising their foreheads with their hands, and bowing their bodies in a worship-like manner.The faces of these pottery figurines do not show facial features, but wear masks.From clean facial makeup to eyebrow, nose, mouth and facial makeup, there are grades of facial makeup, the closer to the center, the higher the grade of facial makeup.Covering the face with facial makeup is a unique rule of the Assassin's Road, and the worship posture of the terracotta figurines is exactly the bamboo worship ceremony unique to the Assassin's Road. Leaving the group of terracotta figurines doing bamboo worship behind, and walking a short distance, four more terracotta figurines appeared in front of my eyes, one of which was kneeling, two terracotta figurines held it down, and the other The figurine holds a torture blade and is cutting the chest of the kneeling terracotta figurine.Hu Qili recognized it at a glance, this is the six executions of the Assassin Way. Next to the six capital punishment scenes, there is the scene of Huang Tong worshiping the arch. In addition, there are various other scenes, all of which use pottery figurines instead of real people to hold the unique ceremony of the Assassin's Way. Since stepping into this cave, Hu Qili has seen hundreds of pottery figurines.This made him realize that this cave hall is likely to be a tomb, because from the pre-Qin period, the existence of pottery figurines was almost always used to replace living people for burial. Hu Qili's conjecture was quickly confirmed. After passing through many ritual terracotta figurines, there were no more terracotta figurines in front of them, but a huge bronze coffin. This bronze coffin is located in the center of the entire cave. The outer human pottery figurines, the middle bamboo worship pottery figurines and the inner ritual pottery figurines form three rings, tightly enclosing the coffin. . The owner of this cave tomb must be someone extremely prominent in the Assassin's Dao. While Hu Qili guessed like this, he walked to the side of the bronze coffin, and saw that the coffin lid was engraved with patterns of sword blades, and in the middle of these patterns, a huge "scale" character was engraved. After spending too much effort over the years, in the end they only found a tomb. There were no valuable funerary objects in the tomb, only a bronze coffin and hundreds of pottery figurines.According to common sense, Hu Qili should feel very disappointed, but at this moment, he looked at the word "scale" on the coffin and laughed coldly.He has always been hiding in the city, and will not reveal any thoughts, and rarely shows such a smile. The reason why Hu Qili sneered was because the word "lin" represented a person.This person is the most important figure in the Dao of Assassins, the founder of the Dao of Assassins, and the most powerful assassin in the past three hundred years—— Lei Lin. In the legend of the Assassin's Way, Lei Lin who lived in the late Ming Dynasty was the one who frightened Jin Yiwei and Dongchang.During the Wanli period, he and three other assassins followed the example of "Tan Wan Lang" in the Tang Dynasty and established the Assassin Dao. Since then, no one in the world has ever missed a assassination attempt, and single-handedly created the assassination wave in the late Ming Dynasty.It is rumored that Lei Lin's last assassination target was the eunuch leader Wei Zhongxian.He set off from the capital, sneaked hundreds of miles, and finally hanged Wei Zhongxian to death at Youshi Hotel in Nanguan, Fucheng. He has achieved the highest level of assassination of "not staying for a thousand miles". The Dao of Assassins created by Lei Lin, survived the suppression of Ming and Qing courts, but became more and more powerful. It lasted for nearly 300 years, and was eventually destroyed by Hu Qili's painstaking planning for more than 20 years. The hatred between Hu Qili and Assassin Dao was too deep, he not only sent Assassin Dao to the gate of hell with his own hands, but also killed them all without leaving any residue.So ever since he knew that there was a secret about the Assassin's Dao hidden in Qin Ge's Four Demon Blades, he secretly vowed to find out this secret and destroy it together, so that the Assassin's Dao disappeared completely from the world, leaving nothing behind. leave no trace.In the end he did it, found the last secret of Assassin Dao, and came to the tomb of Lei Lin, the founder of Assassin Dao. Now he wants to destroy the tomb and open the coffin, destroy Lei Lin's bones and ashes, make the Assassin Dao disappear completely, leaving no trace of it ever existed, only then can he relieve the hatred in his heart and avenge the annihilation of the sect. Hu Qili pierced the scales and thorns into the gap between the bronze coffin, pried up the coffin lid, and pushed the coffin lid open together with Zhulong.Because they were worried that the bronze coffin would be smeared with poison, when the two opened the coffin, they wrapped their hands with their sleeves to ensure that they did not come into direct contact with the coffin. After the coffin lid was pushed open, Hu Qili was extremely surprised that there were no bones in the bronze coffin, only a bronze square box. Different from Hu Qili's reaction, Zhulong was not surprised, but beamed with joy.He came to find the secret of the Assassin's Way, just to seek money, this is An Zhazi's nature.However, the cave hall was full of pottery figurines without any valuable funeral objects, which made him extremely disappointed.At this time, there were no bones in the coffin, but a bronze box instead, and his disappointment was swept away immediately.One must know that the Assassin's Road is heavily guarded, and the last thing guarded is a bronze box. Presumably the contents in the box must be extremely valuable, and may even be called invaluable. Hu Qili guessed it was an urn.He picked up the bronze box and shook it lightly, and there was a crisp sound of metal impacting inside the box.From this point of view, the bronze box should contain something hard, not ashes. This bronze square box does not have a lid, but a whole piece of bronze, six sides are covered with diamond patterns, and there are two knuckle-long slits on the front, without any other openings. Hu Qili focused his attention on the two gaps in the front.He believed that this was the key to opening the bronze box, but even though he had a quick mind and researched it for a while, he still couldn't find the right way.He wanted to use the scales to forcibly cut the bronze box open, but this indestructible demon blade from the master swordsmith Zhang Yajiu couldn't do anything to the bronze box at all, leaving only a few futile scratches on the box surface . If the bronze box cannot be opened, the only way is to take it away, and then find a powerful craftsman to melt the box open. The two searched the rest of the cave hall, but found nothing except various pottery figurines. It seems that the last secret of the Assassin's Way is this bronze square box.Now that the bronze box is in hand, it's time to get out of here. Hu Qili planned to leave here, find a place to hide for a while, after Hu Ke and others left Pingwu County, he would bring back explosives to completely blow up the cave hall and destroy Lei Lin's tomb.As for Hu Ke, he plans to find a way to deal with them in the future, and he is not in a hurry right now. But when he and Zhulong walked to the first iron gate, they heard voices coming from the direction of Lao Jing. It was Hu Ke's voice. Hu Ke, Yin Chan and He Qian turned back less than half an hour after leaving. Hu Qili was a little surprised.He expected that Hu Ke and others would return to the Tibetan village and seek old man Dorji to find out the whereabouts of him and Zhulong, so he ordered old man Dorji in advance to make up a lie, saying that he and Zhulong were going to the nearby Tibetan village of Muzuo Yes, and when it is done, he will reward him again.When Hu Ke and others heard such an answer, they would definitely go to Muzuo Tibetan Village to track down the clues, and the delay would be very long.But now Hu Ke and others turned back in less than half an hour, which surprised Hu Qili. Hu Qili made a decisive decision, and quickly returned to the cave hall with Zhulong. Hu Qili let Zhulong hide behind a group of terracotta figurines on the west side, while he himself hid on the east side.After Hu Ke, Yin Chan, and He Qian entered the Heavenly Dao, they found that the fourth iron gate was open, so they would definitely rush into the cave hall to check.At first they will be attracted by all kinds of pottery figurines, but when they see the lid of the bronze coffin is open, they will focus on the bronze coffin.When they approached the bronze coffin, Hu Qili suddenly rushed out from behind the terracotta figurines on the east side, attracting the three people's attention to the east side. At this time, Zhulong quietly appeared from the west side and attacked from behind , Assassinate Hu Ke.As long as Hu Ke is eliminated with one blow, the remaining Yin Chan and He Qian will be nothing to fear. Time is too tight and space is limited, Hu Qili can only think of this countermeasure.His legs and feet were disabled, so he had to act as a bait, and the task of sneak attack and assassination was given to Zhulong.In order to increase the possibility of hitting with one hit, Hu Qili handed the scale thorns to Zhulong.The scales and thorns are extremely dark and ruthless, and they are the most suitable weapons for assassination in the world. The two hid on the east and west sides, put out the torches, held their breath, and waited quietly for the arrival of their prey. Hu Ke, Yin Chan and He Qian returned to Shuipi Zang Village and found the old man Duoji in the adobe thatched cottage. The old man Duoji grinned silly as always, and the wrinkles on his old face were huddled together. He Qian asked if two Han people had come to him, and described the appearance of Hu Qili and Zhulong. The old man Duoji put away his smile, seemed to be trying to remember, then nodded. "Where did those two go?" Facing He Qian's question, the old man Duoji didn't answer.He ran out of the house, stood on the edge of the dam, stretched out his hand and pointed towards the northwest. There is the adjacent Muza Tibetan Village. While the old man Duoji was facing northwest, Yinchan quietly approached from behind, suddenly stretched out his finger, and poked the old man Duoji's back hard. The sudden pain made the old man Duoji cry out "ah". "Since you're not dumb, why haven't you spoken?" Yinchan yelled sharply, "I've seen something wrong with you for a long time!" She drew out the cross, and the blade shone with a dark blue light, scaring the old man Duoji back three feet. Hu Ke didn't want to waste time on this weird old man, strode forward, grabbed the old man Duoji by the back of the neck, and dragged him into the adobe thatched house like a goshawk grabbing a poultry. "Tell the truth, don't pretend to be deaf and dumb." Hu Ke threw the old man Duoji on the ground, and Wentian's curved knife edge as red as blood appeared in his hand. A frightened look flashed across Old Man Duoji's face, but he quickly regained his composure, and said with a smile, "If you give me money, I will tell the truth." This is what he said in front of Hu Ke, Yin Chan and He Qian The first sentence I uttered, I didn't expect that it was asking for money. "You're an interesting old man." The people Yuchan met before, after she showed a fierce look, most of them knelt down and begged for mercy. They never had a knife on their necks, and they were still thinking about asking for money. "Are you not afraid that I will kill you?" She asked with a smile. The simple and honest expression on old man Dorji's face disappeared, replaced by cunning and treachery. "You won't," he said with absolute certainty, "I have something you want to know." Yinchan hated this sinister and treacherous expression very much, and also hated other people bargaining with her.She snatched Wentian from Hu Ke's hand, and slid across old man Duoji's lap at an extremely fast speed. "I really won't kill you." She put away her ordinary smiling face, revealing the ruthless side of a vicious youth. The action of Yinchan was too fast, the old man Duoji was stunned for a moment, looked at Wentian's blood-stained blade, then looked down at his thigh, only to find that there was a cut in his leg.He immediately babbled and screamed in pain, covering the wound, and blood flowed from between his fingers. Old man Duoji is a shrewd and greedy person, but compared with his own life, money and things are about to be put aside. "I said, I said!" He yelled anxiously, staring at Yin Chan with frightened eyes, still unable to believe that such a delicate and beautiful girl had such a vicious temperament. Life is in the hands of others, the old man Duoji immediately knew everything, and he uttered all kinds of orders from Hu Qili in one go. At first, Yinchan thought it was too weird for old man Duoji to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and wanted him to speak up directly, explaining clearly the whereabouts of Hu Qili and Zhulong, but he didn't expect old man Duoji to reveal so many things at once. The old man Duoji hadn't finished his speech, and when Hu Qili and Zhulong sneaked away to Jingshan, Hu Ke couldn't wait any longer. Hu Qili has always been surreptitious in his whereabouts, once he misses this opportunity, he doesn't know how many years he will have to wait. Hu Ke immediately rushed out of the house and rushed towards Jingshan.Yinchan and He Qian strode to catch up. When he came to the old well, Hu Ke remembered that Wentian was still in Yinchan's hands. "Ask the sky." Hu Ke said to Yinchan who hurried over. After receiving Wentian, Hu Ke immediately went down to the bottom of the well, and without waiting for Yinchan and He Qian to come down, he lit a torch and went straight into the small hole on the wall of the well. After re-entering the heavenly way, Hu Ke rushed to the fourth iron gate and found that the fourth iron gate had indeed retreated into the cave wall, and a huge cave hall appeared in front of him. Hu Ke held the torch high in his left hand, held Wentian in his right hand, and walked into the dark cave hall with due vigilance. One after another terracotta figurines came into view, Hu Ke looked around, and the shadows of terracotta figurines were all around, like demons and ghosts dancing in disorder. Yinchan and He Qian went down to the bottom of the well one after another.Seeing that the Hu Ke had long since disappeared, because she was worried about the Hu Ke's safety, Yu Chan rushed into the Heavenly Dao alone in the dark without waiting for He Qian to light the torch.She chased to the end of the way of heaven in one breath, saw Hu Ke holding a torch in the cave, and rushed to Hu Ke's side. The two continued to walk forward, and soon came to the very center of the cave hall, where they saw the bronze coffin. The bronze coffin has been opened, and there is nothing in the coffin. Seeing this scene, Hu Ke thought that Hu Qili and Zhulong had already taken the lead and seized the last secret of the Assassin's Way, and they had already left here.He followed the traces of Hu Qili and Zhulong all the way, but in the end he was tricked by Hu Qili, and once again missed.His mood suddenly plummeted, and disappointment and depression were intertwined in his heart.This was a very rare occurrence of a similar situation after his depression on the "Nobuo Maru" ship that year, and he seemed to be deeply mired in the mud. Just when Hu Ke was extremely depressed, a roar suddenly sounded from the east side, and a figure flashed out from behind the terracotta figurine and rushed towards him. Hu Ke didn't expect that there were other people hiding in the cave hall. While being startled in horror, he recognized the sneak attacker, immediately raised Wentian, and faced Hu Qili who was attacking him. Hu Qili's roar was not only to attract the attention of Hu Ke and Yinchan, but also to send a signal to Zhulong who was hiding on the west side. When Hu Qili appeared, Zhulong also chose to attack. The top Anzazi in the Northern Clan, his grasp of the timing was perfect.When Hu Ke raised Wen Tian to meet Hu Qili, he had jumped behind Hu Ke like a ghost, and his scales and thorns were like an angry arrow leaving the string, stabbing towards Hu Ke's back with a thunderous force. Hu Ke noticed the change behind him, but it was too late. Because of his depressed mood, Hu Ke's reaction speed is far from that fast when he is highly nervous.It was this tiny difference that made it impossible for him to escape the thunder strike from behind. Father, like son. The moment Hu Qili appeared, Yuchan, who was standing beside Hu Ke, noticed that Hu Qili was the only one who attacked. While Hu Ke raised Wen Tian to meet Hu Qili, Yin Chan turned her head subconsciously and saw the black shadow approaching like a ghost.But Zhulong's speed was too fast, when Yinchan saw him, it was too late to remind Hu Ke. In the blink of an eye, Yinchan made her own choice. She took a step diagonally and blocked Hu Ke's back. The scale pierces through the heart, and more than a dozen pieces of iron scales are opened, and the barbed barbs come out. On Yinchan's chest, an incomparably gorgeous red lotus bloomed immediately. The moment the scales were pulled away from the body, her heart seemed to be torn into pieces, all the strength in her body was lost in an instant, and Yinchan slowly fell limp to the ground. Yinchan couldn't feel the hardness of the ground, or even the pain in her chest.She only felt that her body was light and light, like a fallen leaf blowing in the wind, wandering in the boundless darkness.A ray of light suddenly penetrated the darkness, and she saw in the light and shadow, many people she had met in her life stood there smiling at her.These people passed away like passers-by, and then countless scenes flashed in the depths of light and shadow.Those were the scenes she had experienced.These scenes were so vivid, as if they were happening before her eyes.Many scenes flashed by, but only one scene stayed in front of her eyes for a long time.She saw the Jiangshen Temple under the bright moon. Hu Ke and her tied their hair in a bun, knelt side by side, and kowtowed to the sky and the earth in front of the flickering red candles... The light and shadow in front of his eyes gradually dissipated, and the luster in his pupils gradually disappeared. Yinchan felt so tired that she really wanted to just close her eyes. But she knew that she would go to sleep and never wake up again. She really wanted to take another look at Hu Ke, just one look, but the fire in the cave hall was dim, and there were only vague figures moving in front of her eyes, so she couldn't see the person in her heart clearly.She really wanted to call Hu Ke's name again, but her voice was weak and she couldn't make a sound, she could only call it in her heart over and over again. She was too tired to carry on any longer. She finally heard a long sigh in her heart, then slowly closed her eyes, and fell asleep without consciousness or dreams...
Hu Ke originally thought that he would die from the sneak attack from behind, but he never felt the expected pain. He blocked Hu Qili's attack and immediately turned around, just in time to see Yinchan falling slowly to the ground. He immediately realized what happened, threw away the torch, and wanted to embrace Yinchan. But Zhulong didn't give him this chance, the scales stained with Yinchan's blood stabbed straight at him. Hu Ke was forced to take a step sideways, and blocked the scales with Wentian. The torch fell to the ground, and the light of the fire immediately weakened, making the cave hall several times darker. Hu Qili and Zhulong didn't give Hu Ke any chance to breathe. The two of them, one on the left and the other on the right, tried their best to attack frantically, trying to put Hu Ke to death and completely eliminate this confidant's serious trouble. Hu Ke's thoughts were all focused on Yin Chan. In the dim light and shadow, he saw Yinchan lying on the ground, motionless.He was anxious, suffering from being under siege and unable to get close to Yinchan. If you care about it, you will be chaotic. If Hu Ke is not paying attention, his back will be scratched by yin and yang. Yin Yang is an iron fan, the fan is as thin as a blade, and when it is unfolded, it looks like half a ring knife, cutting a long hole in Hu Ke's back.Fortunately, Hu Ke escaped in time, but his skin was cut, and the injury was not too deep. At this moment, a fire lit up in the Heavenly Dao, and He Qian, who was left last, finally arrived. He Qian saw the scene in the cave hall clearly, immediately threw the torch on the ground, drew out the pine dagger, entered the battle, and fought against Hu Qili. The arrival of He Qian greatly relieved Hu Ke's pressure. Hu Ke fought hard to kill Zhulong and rushed to Yinchan's side. Under the faint light of the fire, Yinchan's complexion was as pale as paper, and her chest was bright red. Hu Ke held Yinchan's face in his hands, the cold touch made his hands tremble sharply. Zhulong rushed from behind again, Hu Ke passed the scale thorn with his head sideways, Wentian cut it out with his backhand, leaving a wound on the back of Zhulong's hand.Zhulong was injured on the back of his hand, fearing that Hu Ke would take advantage of the situation to fight back, he hurriedly backed away a few steps, and changed the scales to his left hand. Putting Yinchan gently on the ground, Hu Ke closed his eyes and stood up slowly.His face was gloomy, with bulging veins on his forehead, his cheeks were heavily heaved, and his muscles were tense like bowstrings.When he opened his eyes again, his eyes were already red, and the two terrifying gazes were fixed on Zhulong's body. It was just two gazes, but Zhulong felt the overwhelming murderous aura.For some reason, there was a hint of fear in his heart, which was a reaction he had never had before. The fire light became weaker, and the cave hall became darker and darker, but Hu Ke stared at Zhulong, but felt more and more clear. At this moment, only Zhulong was left in his eyes. The anger and hatred in Hu Ke's heart swelled to an unprecedented level.This level of anger and hatred turned a calm and rational assassin into a bloodthirsty demon.In the past, no matter what situation he was in, Hu Ke could maintain his calmness. No one had ever seen him go crazy, not even himself.He was scary enough when he was calm and calm, but when he went crazy, it was even more terrifying.Because such a him is enough to destroy any opponent in the world. From the moment Hu Ke killed Zhulong, Zhulong's ending was already doomed. In Hu Ke's tireless and crazy attack, Zhulong felt the shuddering fear, and quickly threw away his armor and armor in this fear.His left hand holding the scales was cut off by Wen Tian, and when he watched his left hand fall off his wrist and fly into the air, the scales had also been snatched away by Hu Ke.Before he came back to his senses, Wentian and Scale had arrived suddenly and pierced into his chest at the same time. Hu Ke clenched the handle of the blade and twisted it obliquely. Zhu Gendan's heart was broken, the pain was unbearable, and he screamed. Hu Ke held onto the handle of the blade, and pushed Zhulong to the bronze coffin, making him lean against the coffin with his back, unable to retreat. Hu Ke quickly pulled out the Wentian and scale thorns, then stabbed them hard again, then pulled them out again, and then stabbed them in again, repeating this process continuously. Every time the scales go in and out, they can scrape off more than a dozen pieces of flesh the size of a fingernail, just like the execution of the death penalty, the feet of Zhulong are quickly covered with pieces of flesh. Hu Ke kept repeating the same action until Zhulong was covered in blood, his chest was bloody and bloody, and a big bloody hole was pulled out. Hu Qili, who was fighting with He Qian at the side, witnessed Zhulong's tragic situation with his own eyes, and heard Zhulong's screams with his own ears.He had long been used to seeing all kinds of killing scenes, but at this moment he couldn't help but feel a little shaken and his scalp tingled.He knew that once Zhulong died, it would be his turn next. Hu Ke pulled out the Wentian and scale thorns, turned around immediately, and strode towards Hu Qili with blood all over his body and face. A single He Qian had already made Hu Qili feel very difficult, but the killing of Hu Ke made him fall into despair. Hu Qili had no choice but to resist for a few times, then was killed by Hu Ke on the wrist, and Yin Yang fell to the ground. Having lost his weapon, he was wounded in many places by Wentian and Linji one after another, and his whole body was covered in scars. Hu Qili knew that everything had come to an end, he became disheartened in an instant, and completely gave up resistance.He watched the scaled thorn and Wentian thorn approaching, he didn't dodge any more, his chest felt cold, his heart had already been pierced by two demon blades. Hu Qili twitched all over, let out his last breath, and actually showed a faint smile on his face. He was proficient in calculation all his life, in order to destroy the way of assassins, he single-handedly trained Hu Ke to become the most powerful assassin, but in the end he died in the hands of Hu Ke.But he didn't feel regret at all, and he didn't have any regrets. It was worth paying any price to send the Assassin Dao who had survived for nearly three hundred years to hell by himself, and to avenge the Nan family's extermination. From the moment he stepped into Liansha Mountain when he was young, Hu Qili chose the most difficult path. This journey lasted for more than 30 years. Until this moment, he was finally freed...
After killing Zhulong and Hu Qili one after another, Hu Ke didn't feel the slightest pleasure of revenge. Instead, his heart was full of devastation. Hu Ke let go of his hands, allowing Wentian and Linci to stay on Hu Qili's chest, and then staggered towards Yinchan's side. Hu Ke sat paralyzed on the ground, hugged Yinchan in his arms, and remained motionless as if petrified. Although he and Yinchan are married, both of them are youths in the way of assassins, and they have always only killed in their lives, so they don't know what love is at all.姻婵不明白世人的爱情为何充满了世俗势利、钩心斗角甚至你死我活，她只知道她爱着胡客，就希望胡客能一直平安无事。所以这些年里，她无数次在暗处守护胡客，无数次为了胡客涉危犯险。其实她早已厌倦了杀戮不止的生活，无比向往恬静平淡的日子，但胡客固执己见，一心要寻胡启立复仇，作为妻子的她，唯有陪丈夫在这条路上一直走下去。她怀念在绍兴大通学堂度过的那一年半的时光，总是暗暗地对自己说，等胡客大仇得报后，就能从此过上那样的日子。可是她未曾想到，那记忆深处的一年半载，竟然真的永远成为了记忆，成为了她人生中仅有的快乐时光。其实比起姻婵来，总是一意孤行的胡客，更加不懂得什么是爱。直到此时生离死别，他感觉心似被撕成碎片，又似根本感觉不到心的存在，才真正体会到了人世间最为独特的感情。 静静凝视怀中的妻子，胡客的心绪混乱到了极点。 姻婵的容颜模糊不堪，浑浊的泪水顺着胡客的脸颊流下。自孩提时代以来，胡客从未流过眼泪，这还是第一次。 无能为力，痛不欲生，胡客的脑海里一片空白。 他就那样抱着死去的妻子，长时间地瘫坐在黑暗之中…… 贺谦的心头十分压抑，也十分失落，但不是因为输掉了竞杀之约，而是因为姻婵的死去，因为瘫坐着痛哭不止的胡客。 贺谦拾起快要熄灭的火把，火焰重新明亮了起来。 走到胡客的身边，贺谦将火把竖在一个陶俑的腿上，让胡客能够看清楚怀里的妻子。 他不忍打扰胡客，轻轻摇了摇头，转身走开了。 走到胡启立的尸体旁，贺谦拔出鳞刺和问天，又捡起了地上的阴阳。这是刺客道的东西，他虽无力复建刺客道，但这几件妖刃却要好好地保存。 收起三件妖刃后，贺谦的注意力转移到了青铜棺椁上。 棺盖上的“鳞”字，让他知道了这是何人的墓葬。 虽然棺椁内空空荡荡不见骸骨，但他还是面朝棺椁肃然而立，以手加额做六伏躬，毕恭毕敬地行了拜竹礼。 贺谦将棺盖推回原位，拾起另一支火把，在洞厅内四处走动，看看雷鳞的墓葬中还有什么。 在胡启立埋伏过的东侧，贺谦发现了一个青铜四方盒。那是胡启立从青铜棺椁内取出来的，被他放置在东侧一个陶俑后。他本打算除掉胡客等人后，将青铜四方盒带走，找厉害的匠人熔开，看看盒子里到底藏了什么，竟能代替雷鳞的尸骨存放在青铜棺椁里。可是他永远也没有这个机会了。 和胡启立一样，贺谦也发现除了正面的两道缝隙外，这个青铜四方盒没有任何开口。但是盒面上的菱形花纹，以及两道缝隙的长度，却提醒了贺谦，让他想起了两样东西。他从身上掏出了一黑一白两块菱形坠，那是象征着刺客道替天行道、黑白分明的双色坠，也是王者继任者的身份象征。 贺谦原本只是想尝试一下，没想到两块菱形坠不大不小，正好能插进青铜盒正面的两道缝隙里。 伴随着“啪”的一声轻响，青铜四方盒沿着正中央的菱形纹理，向两边分开了一道寸长的缝隙，如同张开了锯齿状的嘴巴。 两块菱形坠正是青铜四方盒的钥匙，胡启立和烛龙想尽办法也无法开启的青铜四方盒，转眼之间就被贺谦打开了。 随着青铜四方盒的开启，三样东西依次呈现在贺谦的眼前，分别是一张绘满鱼鳞彩纹的竹刻脸谱、一卷以铁线串成的竹简和一柄青绿色的匕首。 鱼鳞纹脸谱，暗合一个“鳞”字，贺谦猜想那是雷鳞身前行刺时所戴；铁线竹简，上面写满文字，贺谦看了几列，认出是刺客道的道规；至于那柄青绿色的匕首，刃身上刻有一个篆体的“徐”字，贺谦猜测那是雷鳞行刺时所用的兵刃，但他却不识得这柄匕首的来历。 其实这柄匕首的来历，就在刃身上的那个“徐”字。 这个篆体的“徐”字，指代战国时期的铸剑大师徐夫人。这柄青绿色的匕首，则是历史上赫赫有名的徐夫人毒匕！
徐夫人，战国时期赵国人，是一位青史留名的铸剑师。徐夫人并非别称，而是这位铸剑师的本名。 徐夫人之所以能在历史上留下他的姓名，是因为他铸造了一柄匕首。这柄匕首后来落入荆轲之手，在咸阳宫中图穷匕见，用于刺杀秦王嬴政！ 战国末期，秦国国势日盛，秦王嬴政谋划兼并诸侯，吞灭六国。秦军一出，势如破竹，两年内并韩灭赵，锋芒直指燕国。 唇亡齿寒，燕国太子丹为保国土，决定派遣刺客潜入秦国，刺杀秦王。只要秦王一死，秦国大将在外独揽兵权，将无人牵制约束，必生内乱，到时候燕、魏、齐、楚四国合纵，必定能扭转战局，一举击败秦国。 经处士田光的引荐，太子丹选择了荆轲，作为刺杀秦王的刺客。 秦王嬴政深居咸阳宫，宫中守备森严，要想接近他，除非有正当的理由。 荆轲经过一番思虑，向太子丹提出取樊於期的首级与燕国的督亢地图，一并进献给秦王，他作为进献使者，便能接近秦王。 樊於期原本是秦国将领，因伐赵兵败于李牧，致秦军损失惨重，畏罪不敢回国，逃往燕国避祸，被太子丹收留。秦王诛杀了樊於期的父母宗族，并以千金加封邑万户来悬赏樊於期的人头，如果能得樊於期的首级进献，秦王一定会接见。 但太子丹却不愿意这样做。樊於期在穷途末路之时投奔于他，要他取其首级进献秦王，他实在于心不忍。他摇了摇头，让荆轲另谋办法。 荆轲知道太子丹不忍心，于是私下里去见樊於期，直接表明了来意。 樊於期的父母宗族因他畏罪潜逃而被秦王诛杀，他心里既痛苦又愤恨。这些负面情绪整日整夜地折磨他，让他早就产生了轻生之意。如果自己的首级能帮助荆轲刺杀秦王，那也算报了父母宗族被诛之仇，樊於期自然愿意。他立即取来利剑，当着荆轲的面自刎而死。 太子丹得知此事后，虽然悲痛，却已无法挽回，于是将樊於期的首级装入匣子，密封起来。 有了樊於期的首级，督亢一带的地图也已准备好，就差行刺用的兵器了。 三百年前专诸刺杀吴王僚时，用的是赫赫有名的鱼肠剑，现在荆轲要去刺杀秦王，自然需要一柄锋利无比易于行刺并且配得上此次刺杀行动的利刃。 太子丹派人四处寻求利刃，得知赵国铸剑师徐夫人铸有一柄匕首，勇决罕见，锋利无匹。他立刻派人找到徐夫人，以重金将这柄匕首购来，然后命工匠在淬火时把毒药浸至匕首上，使这柄匕首变得剧毒无比。他拿人来做试验，只要被这柄毒匕割伤，哪怕只是细微的伤口，也会立即中毒死亡，可谓见血封喉。 为了让荆轲能够顺利完成刺杀秦王的任务，太子丹除了准备利刃之外，还找来了一个勇士作为荆轲的助手。这个勇士名叫秦舞阳，十三岁时便杀过人，因为生得彪悍，常人甚至不敢同他正眼对视。 一切准备就绪，荆轲准备上路了。 太子丹知道荆轲此去，无论成功与否，势必一去不返，因此率领门客前去送行。太子丹和众门客头戴白帽，身穿白衣，将荆轲送至易水岸边。 荆轲的至交好友高渐离也在送行之列。 深知好友有去无回，这一别便是阴阳永隔，再无相见之日，高渐离不禁悲从中来。他回忆起以往与荆轲击筑唱和、纵情痛饮的日子，当即迎风击筑，铮声悲响不绝。荆轲就着节拍，高声唱和道：“风萧萧兮易水寒，壮士一去兮不复返！”歌声豪迈却又悲壮。送行之人为之动容，全都默默地流下了眼泪。 荆轲纵声大笑，转身跳上马车，驱车而去。他去意已决，始终不再回头看上一眼。 带着樊於期的首级和燕国督亢一带的地图，荆轲和秦舞阳来到了秦国。 要觐见秦王，须有人引荐，于是荆轲带着千金厚礼，以燕国使者的身份，拜访了秦王的宠臣中庶子蒙嘉。 蒙嘉见钱眼开，哪里能想到荆轲竟是刺客。他受人重礼，便替人办事，当即进宫向秦王嬴政进言，说燕王惧怕秦军，不敢派兵抵抗，愿意称臣纳贡，为表诚意，特砍下樊於期的头颅，奉上燕国督亢地图，派遣使者前来进献。 秦军灭赵之后，进抵燕国南境，尚未进攻，燕国便来请降，不仅送来叛将樊於期的首级，还献上督亢一带的土地，嬴政自然大喜过望。为表示隆重，嬴政亲自选定吉日，安排九宾仪式，准备在咸阳宫中接见燕国使者。和蒙嘉一样，嬴政根本没有料到燕国竟如此大胆，派来请降的使者，竟是谋夺他性命的刺客。 到了入宫觐见这一天，荆轲一大早便起了床，仔细检查了两个匣子。 两个匣子里分别装着樊於期的首级和燕国督亢一带的地图，而在卷起来的地图当中，徐夫人毒匕静静地躺着。在咸阳宫中，连最受嬴政宠信的大臣都不能携带武器，更别说他这个来自燕国的使者。要想把徐夫人毒匕带进去，就必须藏在不被人发现的地方。宫门前的侍卫，一定会搜他的身，也会打开匣子查看，但决不会把卷好系紧的地图展开。那是进献给秦王的东西，没有哪个侍卫胆敢提前打开查看，就像当年专诸向吴王僚进献梅花凤鲚炙一样，没有哪个侍卫胆敢提前分开鱼肉进行检查。 带上两个匣子，荆轲和秦舞阳入咸阳宫觐见秦王。 接受完细致的搜身后，两人分别手捧装盛头颅和地图的匣子，来到大殿之前等候。 很快，秦王嬴政宣燕国使者进殿。 在秦国群臣的注目下，荆轲镇定自若地步入大殿。 秦舞阳紧紧跟随在荆轲的身后，看了看两侧威严肃立的群臣，心里忐忑难安。这位名震燕国的勇士，竟然手足发抖，脸上流露出了惧怕之色。大殿内的群臣发现了秦舞阳的不对劲，都投来了奇怪的目光。 荆轲看了一眼秦舞阳，上前替他向秦王谢罪，说道：“北蕃蛮夷之人，未曾见过天子，是以心惊胆战，望大王稍加谅解。” 燕国来的使者吓得脸色发白，更显秦之威严，秦王嬴政对此倒颇为满意。他没有多想，命荆轲将督亢地图取来。比起樊於期的首级，他更加渴望得到燕国的土地。 荆轲打开秦舞阳所捧的匣子，取出地图，双手捧持，毕恭毕敬地走上台阶，来到嬴政的面前，垂首跪地，将地图奉上。 嬴政拿起地图，缓缓展开，目光在地图上游移，脸上满是得意之色。 地图即将全部打开之时，徐夫人毒匕便露了出来。 图穷匕见，荆轲当机立断，左手一把抓住嬴政的衣袖，右手猛地抽出徐夫人毒匕，一跃而起，刺向嬴政。 嬴政反应迅速，惊骇之余，挣扎着往后躲避。可是他的衣袖被荆轲死死地扯住，根本躲不开这一刺。 眼看徐夫人毒匕泛着青光，就要刺中嬴政，却听“嗤”的一声响，衣袖在嬴政的奋力挣扎和荆轲的死命拉拽下，竟然从肩膀处裂开，断成了两截。嬴政因为惯性向后倒退，堪堪避过了徐夫人毒匕的锋芒。荆轲竭尽全力的一刺落空了。 一刺不中，二刺即出，荆轲立刻向嬴政杀去。 嬴政惊魂未定，急忙伸手去拔御座旁的宝剑。可是荆轲来得太快，嬴政根本来不及拔剑，徐夫人毒匕便刺到了身前。嬴政只好缩回手臂，向旁边躲闪。荆轲不依不饶，继续追击。嬴政手无寸铁，万般无奈之下，只能绕着旁边的铜柱躲避荆轲。 突如其来的剧变，把大殿内的秦国群臣吓傻了。进入大殿的群臣，不能携带武器，那些持有武器的侍卫，全都在宫殿外的台阶下列队而立，没有秦王的命令不能上殿。 眼见嬴政被荆轲追杀，情势危急无比，群臣来不及召唤阶下的侍卫，仓促之间一拥而上，有的围住了秦舞阳，有的则冲向荆轲。 只要徐夫人毒匕刺中嬴政，哪怕只是伤及皮毛，便足以令嬴政中毒丧命。 可几次眼看就要刺中，却都被嬴政在千钧一发之际避开。 成败就在毫厘之间，只差那么一星半点。 可荆轲却始终越不过这一星半点的距离。 群臣已经冲了上来，侍从医官夏无且冲在最前面，拿起手里的药袋，对准荆轲砸了过去。 荆轲急忙抬手一挡，将药袋打落在地。 就是这眨眼间的耽搁，嬴政得到了喘息的机会。他急忙冲向御座，再次向宝剑伸出了手。 荆轲疾步追去，可是已经来不及了。 嬴政刷地拔出了宝剑，回身便是一剑，砍向追来的荆轲。 剑长匕短，荆轲又冲得过猛，根本躲避不及，顿时被利剑斩断了左腿！ 荆轲站立不住，向地上倒去。 倒地之际，他奋死一击，将徐夫人毒匕掷向嬴政。 嬴政急忙往右边一闪，徐夫人毒匕刚好从他的耳边掠过，击中了身后的铜柱。 趁着荆轲失去武器，嬴政手起剑落，向倒在地上的荆轲连砍了八剑。 荆轲浑身是血，却大笑起来。 他在笑这命运，笑这造化，也在笑功亏一篑的自己。 大殿外的侍卫虽未受到召唤，但知晓殿内发生剧变，不顾一切地冲了进来，将荆轲和秦舞阳双双斩杀。 在堂堂大秦的土地上，在自己的咸阳宫中，居然遭到了燕国刺客的刺杀，秦王嬴政雷霆震怒，立即增兵前线，命令王翦率军伐燕。秦军一发，势不可挡，很快攻陷了燕国国都蓟城，燕王喜被迫退守辽东，秦军继续紧追不舍。 燕王喜认为秦军伐燕，完全是由太子丹的谋刺阴谋引起，于是诛杀太子丹，献首求和。但这只是苟延残喘一时，最终还是没能逃过灭国之祸。 秦王嬴政始终不忘荆轲行刺一事，即使在吞灭六国之后，他立号为皇帝，成为天下之主，仍然愤恨难消，下令通缉太子丹和荆轲的门客。 作为荆轲的至交好友，高渐离只好更名改姓，隐藏在宋子城里。 高渐离思念好友荆轲，常常想起易水边的别离，想起与荆轲最后一次击筑唱和时的场景。每每念及于此，他心中便悲苦难受，只能靠击筑来宣泄悲伤。那些听到他击筑的人，被筑声中的悲伤情绪感染，忍不住伤心落泪。高渐离击筑的名声自此在宋子城里不胫而走，富人家争相请他去府上做客。 秦始皇统一天下后，担心六国余孽谋乱，因此在各地广布眼线，宋子城也不例外。高渐离击筑的消息，很快传到了秦始皇的耳中。 秦始皇知道高渐离和荆轲的关系，但怜惜他擅长击筑，于是赦免了他的死罪，将他的眼睛熏瞎，命他进宫表演击筑。秦始皇听了之后，对高渐离击筑的水平大加赞赏，于是经常召他入宫击筑。 高渐离虽然眼瞎，但心却不瞎，从始至终对秦始皇恨入骨髓。这种深仇大恨，既是因为他的眼睛，也是因为好友荆轲。他暗怀异志，决心效仿荆轲的壮举，刺杀秦始皇！ 高渐离每次入宫击筑，都表现得极为淡然，以此来麻痹秦始皇，让秦始皇逐渐放松警惕。 一段时间后，高渐离觉得时机成熟了，便悄悄地把铅置于筑中。 当再次奉召进宫击筑时，他从秦始皇的说话声判断其方位，然后在击筑至高潮处时，忽然一跃而起，举筑撞击秦始皇。筑中藏铅，重如铁石，如果秦始皇被筑击中，定然非死即伤。 可惜高渐离双目俱瞎，撞击的方向偏差了分毫，没有击中秦始皇。 秦始皇又惊又怒，当即召入侍卫，诛杀了高渐离。 经此一事，秦始皇仿佛落下了心病，终身不敢再接近六国之人。 此后但凡想起荆轲和高渐离，秦始皇除了愤恨之外，还多了一丝惧怕。他甚至害怕见到两人留下的东西。他将高渐离的筑毁成了齑粉，至于荆轲所用的那柄徐夫人毒匕，则被他函封起来，藏于深宫，永不见天日。 后来刘邦率军攻入咸阳，咸阳宫中一片大乱，徐夫人毒匕就此下落不明。 这柄因为荆轲刺秦王而青史留名的匕首，再度重现人间时，已是明朝万历年间，而持有它的主人，便是刺客道的创始人雷鳞。
贺谦没有认出这柄青绿色匕首的来历，但他可以想象三百年前雷鳞手持这柄匕首，在无数个暗夜潜行秘伏、杀人于无形的场景。 他怀着深深的敬畏，将青铜四方盒合上了。 他没有动青铜四方盒内的任何一样东西。 虽然是刺客道继雷山之后的下一任王者，但是贺谦深切地明白，世道已经彻底变了，刺客道已经没有继续存在的理由。相比于刺客横行的乱世，他更希望有那么一个时代，不需要任何刺客的存在。 贺谦推开了棺盖，将青铜四方盒放进了青铜棺椁中。 在他准备将棺盖推回去时，他停下来了想了想，又将阴阳、问天和鳞刺放了进去。他转过身来，火光之下，已不见了胡客的踪影，姻婵的尸体也不见了，只留下地上的一摊鲜血，以及那柄暗青色的十字。贺谦将十字拾起，一并放入青铜棺椁，然后合上了棺盖。 It's time to leave. 贺谦再次向青铜棺椁行了拜竹礼，也是最后一次。他把胡启立和烛龙的尸体留在了洞厅里，然后默然地退出了天道。 贺谦在井山转悠了一圈，搬来大大小小的石块，一一丢入老井中，直至将整口老井填满。接着他去水皮藏村借来了锄头，挖起泥土填入石块间的缝隙，直到井口彻底被泥土覆盖，看起来与地面无异。 多年之后，这里将会绿草成茵，甚至长出参天大树。刺客道的所有秘密，将从此湮没于世，彻底不为人所知。 贺谦轻轻地叹了一口气，然后面露微笑，转身下行，离开了井山。 只是离开之时，他心中终不免怀有疑问。 天道尽头处的洞厅，分明是雷鳞的墓葬，可是那刻有“鳞”字的青铜棺椁内，却没有雷鳞的骸骨。刺客道设置了种种玄机，必定是为了保护雷鳞死后不受惊扰，可是这位创始人却没有葬入其中，实在是令人费解。 这个疑问，使得贺谦走出山沟之后，忍不住回头望了一眼。 只是回望一眼，仅此而已。