Xiao Yi raised his question in his mind, but after a long time, he didn't get an answer from the old man.

Although there is nothing else to do at this time, Xiao Yi is really not detached enough to put down life and death as a bystander.

As time passed, there was a sound of footsteps outside the cell door.

"He deserves to be unlucky! Who let him meet the Seventh Master without long eyes? In the entire Jiaoyuan City, I haven't heard of anyone who doesn't have long eyes and argues with the Seventh Master!"

A few days ago, because the seventh master was unhappy when he was entertaining, the newly appointed four guards let him join the three of them in one go. It is said that the remaining one was originally the one that the Seventh Master looked down on the most. It's just that he has always been cautious and has not been found by the Seventh Master. But if you want to live well in Jiaoyuan, how can you live if you don't let the Seventh Master go your way?"

"Okay, I've brought this kid up today, let's go back to dinner early." ”

There was a key crack in the door, followed by a screeching sound of metal scraping. The iron door slowly opened, and two jailers walked in with chains.

"Eat two bites and hit the road early. Don't blame our brothers for any grievances when you look back. If you want to blame it, blame you for not having long eyes, so if you don't die, you will offend the Seventh Master!"

A jailer brought a bowl of dry rice with a greasy chicken leg on top. He fed Xiao Yi one bite at a time, but he didn't expect that this person was different from other prisoners! Everyone else was crying and eating two bites, or they simply didn't eat a mouthful, and they didn't even bother to mean it.

Xiao Yi was reluctant to waste food, but he wouldn't be in such a hurry to eat. He was really hungry, and after he went ashore, he kept on the road, and finally arrived in Jiaoyuan, and only ate two bites of dim sum in the teahouse. His stomach was already hungry, and if he could have had a glass of water, he would have eaten faster.

"Okay! It's almost there! A severed head eats so happily, the starving ghost in the previous life is reincarnated, don't eat it!"

The jailer on the side became more and more angry, he had not found any advantage in this man before, and now he had to watch him gobble up. It is estimated that after he dies, the clothes will also be taken away by the executioners.

"Forget the second brother, let him finish eating. After a lifetime, let him eat this last bite of food. It's a big deal, wait for my brother to toast you more. ”

Unexpectedly, the prisoner actually ate all the bowls of rice with relish, and the chicken legs were almost not even bone-left. Even the jailer who fed him secretly wondered if he would eat up a few more bowls? It is estimated that he will be the first prisoner to be strangled to death.

After putting on the chains, the two pulled Xiao Yi out of the cell step by step. After passing through several dark alleys, they came to the heavily guarded street. At this time, thousands of onlookers had already gathered here to wait for the execution.

The prison officer read Xiao Yi's crime, which was nothing more than committing murder on the street, intending to assassinate the young city lord. In the end, he casually made up a name named Liu Sigou and announced his immediate execution.

Xiao Yi had four raw walnuts stuffed in his mouth, and he couldn't say anything. But he was not angry for a while in his heart, angry that his master was unreliable. What a turnaround? I was clearly going to die on the spot!

"Who is this offending for? So arrogant? If you say you kill someone, you will kill someone?"

"A little bit of a voice, saying too much, life is not guaranteed. ”

"Is it so scary?"

"If the eldest prince would not have this kind of unjust case, there is no way to offend the seventh prince this time, the youngest son of the city lord who is most distressed. ”

"How many children does the city lord have in his family?

"Just two, after giving birth to the eldest son, five sons died one after another, the seventh son is not very old, but the whole family is the most favored. Let's not talk about it, let's honestly watch the killing!"

The people in the audience watched and discussed, although a few people were also angry, but after all, they were pulled by the people next to them and had no intention of doing anything.

"The hour has come, execution!"

As the three soul-chasing cannons rang out, the executioner pulled out the beheading order and sprayed the ghost's head knife with strong liquor in his mouth.

"Eat with a mouthful of food, and when you go back to the underworld, don't put the account on a certain family. I'm going to have a good time for you, go all the way!"

The executioner waved his broadsword, but before it could fall, he was hit by a flying stone in the center of his eyebrows. He took half a step back and fell straight down.

"Someone has robbed the Dharma Field!

"Protect your lordship!"

"Watch the death row inmates!"

There was a confusion among the officers and soldiers around, and they showed their weapons to guard and guard. Before everyone could see who was sneaking in front of them, more than a dozen white paper balls suddenly flew out behind them, and they shattered and scattered white powder smoke in mid-air.

"Beware of poison!"

I don't know who shouted, everyone covered their faces to protect themselves, looked back at the direction where the paper ball came but didn't dare to widen their eyes. Although the eyes are slightly narrowed, it is impossible to see the person clearly, but the risk of dust entering the eyes is minimized. If this kind of lime sprinkles into the eyes, it is the most fatal.

"Follow me!"

A black-robed masked man jumped onto the stage, grabbed Xiao Yi, flew past the officers and soldiers on guard and the people, and disappeared on the roof in a few jumps.

"The prisoner is running!

The entire court was instantly in a panic, a team of officers and soldiers went to chase down the death row prisoners, and the rest of the people escorted the remaining officials back to the palace.

In a mountain temple outside the city, the black-robed man put Xiao Yi in front of the shrine and reached out to take out a pill.

"If you eat it, the bone injury should heal soon. ”

The black-robed man took out the walnut from Xiao Yi's mouth and stuffed the pill into his mouth. With one hand on his jaw, the pill immediately slid into his abdomen.

The black-robed man untied the rope that bound Xiao Yi, lifted his right arm and pushed it along his elbow to his wrist, and with a soft click, he let out a sigh and said, "It's not a big problem, it should be a fracture and misalignment, and I have already helped you get it." There are a few silver coins here, and when you take them out and walk along the path, you will come across a village in half a day. The rest is up to you. Farewell!"

The black-robed man turned around and was about to go out, Xiao Yi moved his arm gently with difficulty, and looked at the back with a complaining face.

"Seventh master, this slap and give a sweet date, are you tired?"

"How are you?"

The black-robed man turned to look at Xiao Yi in shock, a cold glint appeared in his eyes, and he couldn't see the kindness he had before.

"Do you need that? Come and sit down and have a few words. ”

Xiao Yi stretched out his left hand to take a peach from the offering table, rubbed it on the placket and bit it. I don't know how long the fruit has been sitting, but it's juicy.

"When did you find me?"

The black-robed man looked at Xiao Yi, who was lying and leaning on the offering table, his ring and middle fingers clamping the dagger sticking out of his cuffs. It's just that his actions have no threatening meaning in Xiao Yi's eyes. He pursed his lips and motioned for the other party to sit down, then said with a wry smile: "Although the voice of the seventh master has changed, I can still detect a little similarity if I listen carefully. Can you tell me why it's so complicated?"

"Who else knows my identity?"

"You're so nervous, aren't you? You just saved me, and I didn't touch anyone along the way. Xiao Yi finished nibbling on the peach and took another one casually.

"Since you didn't want to arrest me, why did you stop me in the first place? Let me analyze it. ”

Xiao Yi looked at the restless eyes of the black-robed man, and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly: "Relax, don't be so nervous." The Seventh Master has a bad reputation in Jiaoyuan City, and it can be said that he does all kinds of evil. The usual oppression and goodness have recruited a group of thugs, but this subordinate should be changed frequently, so I want to ask, are those people from before still alive?"

The black-robed man's eyes showed horror, but he was ignored by Xiao Yi.

"Yesterday you hurt me, but with your kung fu you could have dealt harder, but you didn't. Moreover, Pai Yunjin tested the opponent's cultivation, and it was easy to be mistaken for attacking the opponent. It's a pity that I don't have any internal strength, otherwise I might have been found out by you. You took someone to escort me outside the village, and it would have been faster if someone had sent me to imprison, but you used the stupidest method. You obviously don't plan to ask for money in a hurry, you are buying time for the other party, and as for what to arrange, I can't think of it for a while. But you don't hurt the big lady before you let them do it, if you're not mistaken, you should agree with her alone. According to your cultivation, the Seventh Master should also be a pure yang body, and others may think that you covet her beauty, but I know that in addition to color, everything else can be considered. ”

The black-robed man's breathing gradually became heavier, but his eyes still tried not to show nervousness.

"On the court just now, the Seventh Master first attacked the executioner, and at the same time, another flying stone touched the mechanism to stimulate the smoke. The ingredient is talcum powder, not lime at all, right? You are afraid that the onlookers and officers and soldiers will be injured, so you use the more expensive talcum powder as smoke. ”

The black-robed man untied the masked black scarf behind his head, revealing his originally thin face.

"In Xia Wei Wuxi, I didn't expect that Brother Tai could deduce so many things for such a trivial matter! Wei was curious, what else did Brother Tai deduce?"

Xiao Yi looked at Wei Wuxian with pity, and then said helplessly: "The rest can only be said to be my guess out of thin air." The young city lord has no intention of government affairs, so he has always appeared in front of the world with a smiling face. On the one hand, you are doing mischief and soliciting the allegiance of sycophants to take refuge. On the other hand, establish an image for your eldest brother and give him the opportunity to protect people of insight. Those who follow you will be secretly solved by you in the future, and eventually you will let your eldest brother inherit the position of the city lord, and it is unknown whether you will go into seclusion or wander the rivers and lakes. ”

Xiao Yi took another peach, he was so thirsty that it was rare to have a peach to satisfy his stomach.

"Brother Tai's expectations are not far from the facts, and Wei really admires them. If it weren't for Brother Tai's young age, he might be mistaken for someone else. Haven't you asked me what to call Brother Tai?"

Wei Wuxian hugged his fists and saluted, Xiao Yi hurriedly stretched out his right hand to stop the other party, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching when he touched the injury.

"The young city lord doesn't need to be so polite, in Xia Xiao Yi, although he is familiar with the medical classics, he does not have any martial arts cultivation at present. ”

"Brother Tai's surname is Xiao, I wonder if he has a relationship with the royal family?"

Wei Wuxian asked tentatively.

"Xiao's ancestor is indeed the blood of the emperor's ancestor, but it is too sideline in my generation. Since it has nothing to do with the royal family, I also enjoy the leisure of this wandering. ”

Wei Wuxi's heart was also relieved when he heard this. After all, the royal grievances, I have heard some rumors. If your own family guards a domain, you naturally can't short your eyes and ears. When I was young, I had already heard about the tragedy in the imperial city. If it is said that someone is plotting rebellion, then the entire imperial city has not left a single living officer, even if he has not learned martial arts, he does not believe this kind of statement. He felt a familiar aura from Xiao Yi, as familiar as facing a bronze mirror.

"Brother Xiao should be like the younger brother, he has no intention of taking over political affairs, so he guessed that I would entrust the family to the eldest brother in the future, right?"

Xiao Yi heard Wei Wuxian's words, and smiled bitterly from the bottom of his heart. If the other party knew that he was the former waste prince, then what he lost was not what he owned as the lord of the city.

"Grandfather has a life, let Xiao live well. As for the others, it was neither what Xiao wanted, nor what his grandfather wanted. The common people, their children and grandchildren live a long life, and everything goes well, that is, it is time to be content. ”

Xiao Yi looked at the dim sky outside the temple gate and couldn't help but think of his family.

Suddenly, he waved his hand and silenced him, motioning for Wei Wuxi to listen carefully. In addition to the sound of the wind, there was also a faint sound of horses' hooves galloping.

Brother Xiao hid behind the stone statues, and I went out to lure them away. ”

Wei Wuxian didn't wait for Xiao Yi to answer, stepped out of the mountain temple, quickly appeared on the side of a small road, and deliberately threw a throwing knife and shot a centurion in the shoulder.

Seeing this, a group of cavalry hurriedly rode their horses and chased wildly, but there were more than ten miles of chasing down the road, and when they crossed a bush, they lost Wei Wuxi's figure.

Xiao Yi'er heard the sound of the horse's hooves gradually fade away, and then turned out from behind the statue. Now his injuries are not enough to fight people, and he can only continue to escape under the cover of night when it is dark.

After another half an hour, the sound of rain outside gradually rose, and Xiao Yi's face changed greatly when he heard the sound of rain.

"Come out, don't be sneaky. Now that you know that so-and-so is here, is it possible that you seven or eight men are still afraid that you can't fight so-and-so?"

"Big brother, you can find us from so far away, what should we do now?"

"What are you afraid of? We are holding official knives in our hands, not sticks for burning fires, so it's a big deal to take his corpse back to his life today. Anyway, he is also a death row prisoner, regardless of whether he is dead or alive, as long as he brings it back, the seventh master will have the benefit of his brothers. ”

The person who spoke was Lian Rongsheng. In the previous execution, he originally bought the execution, and in the end, he collected Xiao Yi's body. To put it bluntly, he just set his sights on Xiao Yi's precious clothes, who would have thought that this person would be robbed in public. Lian Rongsheng hurriedly took a few brothers and chased down with the officers and soldiers. It's just that two legs can't run on four legs, so just now Wei Wuxian attracted away the officers and soldiers, but he never thought that there were a few thugs far behind them.

The temple is carved in clay and wood, and even the incense burner and candlestick are carved in stone. Xiao Yi looked around and found no metal objects.

Lian Rongsheng knew that Xiao Yi was skilled, and he was not afraid of slashing with a knife. But no matter how good the armor is, it has its own drawbacks, that is, it is afraid of being hit by heavy weapons. He beckoned his brothers to fetch some dead logs, and each of them brought a few stones, and they cautiously gathered around them. Seeing Xiao Yi's figure flickering at the door, Lian Rongsheng was about to kick one of his subordinates in. Just when Xiao Yi was about to sneak attack his subordinates, Lian Rongsheng shouted, and more than a dozen fist-sized stones flew up.

Fortunately, Xiao Yi's eyes were quick, and he grabbed the big man and blocked him. A pile of stones struck him one after another, and he immediately let out a pig-killing wail. It's just that the defense in the small temple did not change its position, but the people outside ran in the throwing. As soon as a few people dispersed in the mountain temple, Xiao Yi lost his meaning when he hid behind the big man.

Pushing the meat shield aside, Xiao Yi raised his knife and rushed towards the three people on the other side who were about to throw. Although he has no skill now, he has an official knife in his hand, and he still leaves scars on the wrists and arms of the three people with a wave of his hand, so that the three of them are left with an intact arm in one face. Seeing Xiao Yi attacking his companions, the two people next to Lian Rongsheng swung their knives and rushed up, Xiao Yi felt that someone was rushing from behind, and obviously felt that two blades were slashing from above, he hurriedly dodged sideways, but his movements were a little slower, and his left shoulder was covered with inches of flesh. Even Rongsheng rushed up brandishing an official knife at this time, blocking his waist and slashing to lock the direction of Xiao Yi's dodge.

"Ahh

But hearing a scream, Lian Rongsheng's right hand that swung the knife instantly took off, and a flying knife revealed its edge through his wrist.

The official knife was taken off, but the direction of the slash only changed slightly, and the blade slashed at Xiao Yi's right arm, and before Xiao Yi could let out a low snort, the two people who had just rushed up were stabbed in the temple by the flying knife, and fell to the ground without saying a word.

"Who ......?"

Lian Rongsheng saw a black-robed and masked figure appear outside the door, and before the other party could answer, a cold wind cut off his words. Blood gushed from his throat, and his trachea was instantly filled with the heat.

"Brother Xiao will retire and rest first, and I'll take care of these few. ”

Wei Wuxian flew forward and kicked out three kicks in succession, and the three people who had just been cut by Xiao Yi flew out directly.

Wei Wuxian turned around and took a look, and saw that the original meat shield was still struggling on the ground, so he kicked up a stone and hit the opponent directly in the back of the head.

"Brother Xiao is okay, right?"

Xiao Yi smiled bitterly when he heard this, he really couldn't say half a word now. The left shoulder had just been slashed, and although it was not cut, the force of the knife also caused a large bruise on the shoulder. As for the right arm, the arm that was originally connected was cut by the official knife again. This time, the original bone crack completely turned into a fracture. Trying to turn his wrist, Xiao Yi felt that his forearm could not move, and if the amplitude was a little larger, he would lose his whole body in pain.

"Brother Xiao, it's okay. I'll pick it up for you. ”

Wei Wuxi carefully straightened Xiao Yi's broken bones, and finally pulled it hard, and the dislocated part was also returned to its place with a "click".

"In the back wall, there is another person, who is preparing to escape. ”

Xiao Yi was sweating profusely from pain just now, and he reminded him just when he felt better.

"Ding Huaisheng, you come in for me. ”

Wei Wuxian shouted at the back wall, startling Ding Huaisheng, who had been hiding and preparing to attack Xiao Yi, suddenly turned pale.

"Seventh Master! It seems that it was Seventh Master who just shouted! It seems that everything is fine!" Ding Huaisheng got up and just wanted to go out, when a blade pierced through the wall pierced his chest.

"I'm wondering, why didn't this kid stay with them, he was hiding behind! Brother Xiao has good ears! I didn't find anyone in the dark just now, how did you hear it?"

Wei Wuxian took off the black towel on his mask, and pulled out the three flying knives as he spoke.

"I don't have martial arts, that's what my divine sense feels. ”

Xiao Yi sat on the ground limply, this has no martial arts, and any battle will exhaust him.

"Divine Sense, isn't Brother Xiao a royal family? How can he also be a hundred miles of the Hundred Miles Clan's secret arts?"