Act 198 [Negotiation] (II)
Xia Hui's voice is not high, but it is not low either.
Since the entire secret passage was not as spacious as Xia Hui had said before, almost everyone heard her opening. Yun Fan, who learned that he had arrived at his destination, raised a warm lamp to shine on the stone wall in front of him.
He saw the pattern of blue sunflower patterns on the stone wall.
It was the family crest of the Xia clan of the Cloud City of the Suguo Liu.
After receiving Xia Hui's reminder, Meng Jian and Xin Zaima behind them began to wait in the dark passage as Yun Fan had planned, and watched Xia Hui and Yun Fan pass through the stone wall in front of them in silence.
The sound of breathing, the sound of heartbeat, and the crackling sound of the warm lamp burning the fire are all bidding farewell to Xia Hui and Yun Fan. Looking at the pattern of green sunflower patterns in front of him, Xia Hui's eyes crossed a trace of hesitation.
This detail was precisely captured by Yun Fan.
He asked lightly, "Are you ready?"
Xia Hui didn't look at Yun Fan, and stretched out his slender hand under the gaze of everyone, touching the lifelike blue sunflower patterns on the stone wall. But he heard Yun Fan say again: "If you regret it, you can open this door first, and then stay here and wait for my news with Xin Zaima and Meng Jian." ”
"The young master is really funny. Xia Hui said indifferently, "It's all here, will it be too late to regret it?"
Yun Fan smiled: "As long as you don't step through this door, it's never too late." ”
Xia Hui smiled after hearing this: "Xia Hui knows that there will be unimaginable dangers hidden behind this door at this time. But danger and opportunity always coexist. ”
Yun Fan: "So, what is General Xia hesitating?"
Xia Hui was silent for a moment and said, "I'm thinking about how to open this door. After all, I haven't been here for a few years, in case this secret passage has been discovered by Nantang, the current Flowing Cloud City Lord of the Mo Kingdom, and then ......"
Yun Fan interrupted a little impatiently: "As long as you open this door, General Xia doesn't have to worry about the next thing." I believe that Xia Hui of Liuyun City, who has always had a good memory, could not open this stone door with green sunflower patterns. The green sunflower is the family crest of the Xia family in Liuyun City. Of course, if this stone gate or even the entire secret passage was not built by the Xia clan, it would be reasonable that it could not be opened!"
Just as Yun Fan's words fell, Xia Hui, who disdained Yun Fan, touched the stone wall in front of him with cyan sunflowers, and then turned to Yun Fan and said lightly: "Let's go." ”
Seeing this, Yun Fan was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to Meng Jian and Xin Zaima behind him and said, "You guys are waiting for our news here." ”
Meng Jian and Xin Zaima bowed and waved their hands without saying a word.
Without waiting for Yun Fan to finish saying this, Xia Hui stepped through this door and came to the inner mansion of the city lord of Liuyun City after a long absence. Seeing this, Yun Fan hurriedly followed. When the figures of the two completely left the dark passage, the stone door with the blue sunflower totem slowly closed.
Meng Jian in the dark passage, looking at the figures of Xia Hui and Yun Fan being isolated behind the cold stone wall in front of him, he suddenly asked Xin Zaima with a lot of mouth: "Will this be the last time we will see them." ”
Sinzaima, who heard this, was silent for a moment.
Then, she replied lightly: "No, because the environment is worse than the current situation, the prince has experienced it. It's just ......"
Meng Jian asked curiously, "It's just what." ”
Sinzaima sighed, "It's just that in the end, he was the only one who came back alive." ”
After listening to Xin Zaima's words, Meng Jian subconsciously clenched the long sword in his hand. At that moment, Meng Jian suddenly wanted to pass through the stone wall in front of him, but Meng Jian didn't know how this stone wall opened. Xin Zaima also saw the eagerness in Meng Jian's eyes, so she sighed and said, "You are only starting to worry at this time, it is a little late. You should be mentally prepared for these things before you come. Let's not talk about the matter of the prince and the general Xia, just talk about us. How many people do you think will make it out alive in the event of a confrontation?"
After hearing this, Meng Jian turned his eyes to look at the soldiers of the Su Kingdom who had followed them all the way here, and fell into a long silence. Sinzaima on the side put her ear to the stone wall at this time to see if she could hear some movement on the other side of the stone wall at the moment.
Seeing this, Meng Jian immediately followed the example of Sinzaima and made the same move. Basically, everyone's mind is on the other side of the stone wall at the moment.
......
The daytime snow is mixed with a bit of melancholy.
At this time, Nantang, who was the lord of Liuyun City, was standing in the study, looking at the silver-white eyes outside the window, thoughtful. A shelf in the deepest part of the study that was dedicated to storing valuable items changed its position at this time.
Then, a deep hole slowly revealed as the bookshelves were removed. Although Nantang, who was standing in front of the windowsill, did not turn around, he silently realized the strange movement in the depths of the study.
The cold wind on his face made Nantang inhale.
He said lightly: "After all, what should come is still here." ”
After leaving the dark passage, the location where Yun Fan and Xia Hui were was in a dark pavilion in the study of the city lord's mansion of Liuyun City. This dark pavilion is only known to Ye Chen, Nantang, and the Xia clan. As for the secret passage in the dark pavilion, Nantang has actually heard about it for a long time.
Nantang found this secret pavilion, but he didn't find the secret passage hidden in the dark pavilion. And now the appearance of Xia Hui has made Nantang, who has been secretly searching for the mystery of the secret path of Liuyun City, usher in the biggest turning point in the next battle of Liuyun City.
The appearance of Yun Fan and Xia Hui was not expected by Nantang, but in view of the previous rumors about the secret passage of Liuyun City, Nantang had not opened this secret pavilion for a long time. So when Yun Fan and Xia Hui appeared, it was full of dust.
This also made Yun Fan unable to control himself, because of these dusty dust, he sneezed a few times. Xia Hui frowned when he saw this, and Yun Fan smiled awkwardly: "It's okay, anyway, they will know sooner or later, we have arrived." ”
Xia Hui glanced at Yun Fan coldly, and then turned to look around. After a moment of thought, Xia Hui followed the vein of memory to find the exit location of this dark pavilion. But unfortunately, Xia Hui, who was able to open the door of the dark path, could not open the door of this dark pavilion.
Yun Fan looked at the scene in front of him embarrassedly, and then asked Xia Hui, "Are you okay, we won't be trapped here today, right?"
Xia Hui didn't speak, but tried again, but unfortunately the door of this dark pavilion was still not opened by her. She began to wonder if there was something wrong with the way she opened it, and tried again as she thought about it. Unfortunately, she still didn't open the door to the Dark Pavilion.
Yun Fan on the side made an inference about this scene through detailed observation: "This door can't be locked on the outside, right?"
Xia Hui was stunned for a moment and tried again.
Another attempt made Xia Hui start to think about what Yun Fan said just now, but this time she still failed. Before she could respond to Yun Fan's speculation, the footsteps outside the door of the Dark Pavilion attracted the attention of Yun Fan and Xia Hui.
Yun Fan, who heard this slight footsteps, immediately made a "shhh" gesture to Xia Hui. Immediately afterwards, he pulled Xia Hui behind him, and this detail made Xia Hui's heart suddenly warm.
With the dusty door of the Dark Pavilion opened again.
The next moment, Nantang, who was the lord of Liuyun City, stood in front of Yun Fan and Xia Hui expressionlessly like a stone statue. There was no one else around him. This made Yun Fan, who had originally planned to face a fierce battle first and then have a good talk with this Flowing Cloud City Lord, didn't know what to do for a while.
Without waiting for Yun Fan and Xia Hui to make a move, Nan Tang smiled and said, "What are the names of the two generals?" ”
Seeing this, Yun Fan was stunned for a moment.
Xia Hui frowned slightly, and drew his sword straight between Tang's eyebrows.
As a result, to Xia Hui's surprise, Nantang easily caught her sword. This scene was beyond Yun Fan's expectations, according to Yun Fan's understanding of this Liuyun City Lord, he shouldn't have such skills.
Although in Yun Fan's memory, this city lord of Liuyun City was once the killer of the "Ghost Fire" organization, but being able to take Xia Hui's sword so closely is not something that ordinary killers can do.
Thinking of this, Yun Fan gradually realized why this city lord of Liuyun City was alone in the study, and some people were not arranged to act as guards. With Nantang's skills, he doesn't need anyone's protection at all.
Yun Fan, who holds the "Heavenly Vertical Teeth", can indeed kill Nantang if he uses all his strength. But Yun Fan was also very sure, now as long as this Flowing Cloud City Lord raised his hand slightly, Xia Hui would immediately splatter blood on the spot.
Yun Fan didn't know what stage Nantang's skills were, given that Xia Hui's life was now held by Nantang, Yun Fan had no choice but to take a step back and say politely to Nantang: "If you have something to say, don't be impulsive." ”
Nantang glanced at Yun Fan and smiled silently.
In this process, Nantang noticed the blood-black long knife on Yun Fan's waist, and then Nantang's complexion changed suddenly, and then he let go of Xia Hui's sword and approached Yun Fan step by step.
Although Nantang didn't mean to do anything, it gave Yun Fan an inexplicable pressure. After seeing Nantang's skills, Xia Hui also became much more cautious when this scene happened in front of him.
Facing Nantang's pressing step by step, Yun Fan subconsciously put his hand on the handle of the "Heavenly Longitudinal Tooth". Then, Nantang stopped and asked coldly: "Your Excellency, could it be that the rumored future lord of the Shu Kingdom, the current monarch of the Northern Desert Sa Department, is Yunfan?"
Yun Fan, who was called by Nantang, was stunned for a moment, and then responded: "I should have met the city lord for the first time, how did you recognize me?"
Nantang looked at Yun Fan and Xia Hui in front of him with a smile, and then continued: "Maybe I don't know your people, but I have heard about the knife on your waist from many people's mouths. ”
Yun Fan was puzzled: "A lot of people?"
Nantang: "Yes, a lot of people. ”
Yun Fan asked, "Who are they?"
Nantang: "Those I sent to kill you." ”