Chapter 11: Dark Night

On a moonless night, darkness swallowed everything. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIt's already very late at night, usually people have already turned off the lights and gone to bed, there are no pedestrians on the street, it's very quiet, except for the occasional dog barking.

The sound of horses' hooves of "da~da", and the sound of the wheels and axles of the carriage rubbing against each other are from far and near, which is particularly harsh in such a quiet night. This is the North King and his party have come out of the imperial city and are on their way back to the palace.

"It's dry, be careful of the candles!" the gray-bearded groom struck the gong and got closer and closer to the chariot and horse.

"Lord Wang!" Ye Su, who was riding on a horse, shouted vigilantly into the carriage of the Northern King.

"Protect the princess!" came from the sedan chair, and the deep voice of the king of the north came, Ye Su nodded and came to the side of Concubine Li's carriage.

The man was also interested in the chariot and horse, and obediently retreated to the side of the road with a gong and gave way to the chariot and horse.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh......" With the sound of a sharp sword breaking through the air, more than a dozen arrows shot at the chariot and horse of the Northern King.

"Poof!poof!" The sword sank into the flesh, and the soldiers fell one after another, and the soldiers who led the team hurriedly shouted: "There are assassins! protect the prince and princess!", and the soldiers in a hurry drew their swords and gathered around the carriage.

"What's wrong!" Concubine Li was sitting in the carriage and napping, but she was awakened by the sound of the commotion, she subconsciously lifted the curtain and saw Ye Su and the soldiers wielding their swords to resist the arrows that were being fired.

"Young people, it's not a problem, the princess doesn't need to panic, just sit in the car!" Although Ye Su was fighting, he still replied calmly.

Concubine Li trusted Ye Su's ability very much, so she calmly put down the curtain and just whispered, "Protect the prince!"

Suddenly, the feathered arrows seemed to stop, and the guards nervously gathered around the carriage, looking around in panic. The streets were quiet due to the fighting, and the air became unusually heavy, except for the "crackling" of lanterns burning on the ground.

As if the air in the darkness was fluctuating, Ye Su felt that an even greater crisis was approaching, and immediately shouted loudly: "Lord Wang! Before the soldiers could even notice it, a dozen black-clothed men wearing black masks held sharp blades and stabbed at the carriage of the Northern King.

said that it was too late, and Dongfang Xun Yungong rushed out of the top of the sedan chair, jumped up more than a zhang high, and dodged the sword that pierced into the sedan car. When the man in black saw Dongfang Xun escaping from above, he chased after him and fought with him in the air. Dongfang Xun has been on the battlefield for many years, and he is very good in both kung fu and on-the-spot adaptability, but he has to deal with more than a dozen first-class masters at the same time, although the man in black can't hurt him, but gradually, Dongfang Xun is showing a decline.

Ye Su wanted to protect Concubine Li at the moment, and couldn't help Dongfang Xun, seeing this situation, he not only frowned, but secretly thought: "These people in black shouldn't be able to hurt the prince, why do they want to entangle the prince to death, do they have other intentions?......

"Lord Wang!" Concubine Li saw that Dongfang Xun was at a disadvantage, so she wanted to help him, and jumped out of the sedan chair with a sword. She is the daughter of a general, and naturally she can do some kung fu, but she is useless in embroidered pillows.

"Princess!" Ye Su's thoughts were interrupted by Concubine Li, he immediately blocked Concubine Li, and said solemnly: "The prince has experienced a hundred battles, and the young man can't hurt him!

"Why don't you go to help the prince, and stop me!" Concubine Li asked.

"Ye Su's mission is to protect the princess's safety!" Ye Su replied respectfully.

"My safety doesn't need your protection, get out of the way!" Concubine Li saw the sword of the man in black cut through Dongfang Xun's python robe, and she was very anxious in her heart and pushed Ye Su away.

At this time, someone in the darkness gave an order: "Up!" I saw more than a dozen black-clothed people rushing out of the darkness like lightning, firmly surrounding Ye Su, who was about to stop Concubine Li.

For a moment, Ye Su seemed to understand the intention of the man in black, he knew that things were not good, and hurriedly shouted at Concubine Li: "Princess, be careful!"

Concubine Li couldn't listen to anything, and she couldn't care that Ye Su was surrounded by people in black, and ran towards Dongfang Xun with a sword. Suddenly, the husband who was cowering on the side of the road arched his body and pounced on Concubine Li as quickly as a cat, his actions were clean and neat, and everyone's attention was attracted by the man in black, Concubine Li was even more concerned about Dongfang Xun and didn't notice her husband's movements at all, and when she reacted, her mouth and nose had been covered, and she just smelled a very fragrant smell and didn't know anything. Seeing that she had fainted, the husband neatly carried her on his shoulders and rushed into the darkness as swiftly as a cat.

Concubine Li was robbed, but Ye Su and Dongfang Xun fell into a wheel battle and couldn't get out, Ye Su was so anxious that he shouted regardless of his identity: "Li'er!"

At this moment, the footsteps of Qi Shushu were heard in the distance, and it turned out that the riot had alarmed the forbidden army in the imperial capital, and the general of the forbidden army, Du Chang'an, came with the No. 100 forbidden army. When the men in black heard the footsteps, they exchanged glances, withdrew their figures, and scattered and fled.

The man in black dispersed, Dongfang Xun and Ye Su were able to escape, the two exchanged glances, and chased in the direction where the husband had fled. However, this imperial city is so big, and they don't know where the husband fled, so the two of them can only find nothing in the dark.

"Ye Su, don't chase it!" Dongfang Xun stopped Ye Su, who was panicked, and said in a deep voice: "Chasing like this is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack, we still have a long-term plan." These people must have been sent by the King of the West, and the kidnapping of Concubine Li should be to use her to threaten Jiang Zhenlou, so it seems that she will be fine for the time being. ”

"Ye Su was derelict in his duties! he didn't protect the princess!" Thinking that Concubine Li fell into the hands of the King of the West, he was really heartbroken at the moment.

Dongfang Xun knew that Ye Su had always admired Jiang Xiuli in his heart, and he knew it since they were teenagers. Fate sometimes likes to make such jokes, but Jiang Xiuli fell in love with him and became his princess under a political marriage. He once wanted to refuse, but he had to choose to bear it for the sake of his brother's world. He escaped Jiang Xiuli's love for him and became a nominal husband and wife with her. Even if he is ridiculed by the world for not being a man, he still never forgets "Friend's wife, don't be bullied!" Facing Ye Su, who was anxious at the moment, he didn't know how to comfort him, the relationship between them was too delicate, and some words were still unspeakable even if he opened his lips.

At this moment, a sturdy figure flashed by, and the two of them chased closely and disappeared after passing through several alleys in the dark. The two looked at each other and saw the fleeing husband lying in a pool of blood, and Concubine Li leaned against the wall with her head drooping.

"Li'er!" Ye Su exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly rushed to Concubine Li to check on her situation, and saw that she had no external injuries on her body, just asleep, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Dongfang Xun came to the front of the husband to check the condition of the husband, he tore off the beard and hood of the husband, revealing the face of a middle-aged man, the right side of the man's mouth actually had three deep and long scars, just like the beard of a cat, he suddenly realized: "It turned out to be him!" The corner of his mouth immediately hooked a wicked smile: "King Xi has made a bloody investment this time!"

"Old cat!" Ye Su hugged Concubine Li, only glanced at the man lying on the ground, and blurted out.

Dongfang Xun nodded, and continued: "The land of right and wrong is not suitable for a long time! Let's go back to the palace quickly, and everything will be discussed in the palace!" Ye Su agreed, and the two of them sped up their foot strength and went back to the North Palace.

**Everyone in the imperial capital knows that there is such an abandoned mansion, more precisely it should be a ghost mansion, even the homeless who is about to freeze to death will not enter this ghost mansion, because the rumors about it are too terrifying, so there are fewer and fewer people living near the ghost house, and finally the ghost house has become a ghost domain that no one dares to set foot in. This used to be the residence of the former imperial city Yulin Army commander Zu Daizhong, five years ago, more than 100 people in the ancestral family died inexplicably, the government said that the people of the ancestral house were infected with the epidemic and died, and finally burned the corpse and sealed the ancestral mansion. But the people talked a lot and said different things. But anyway, it is always unlucky to die so many people at once in this house, and since then all kinds of rumors have spread, some say that they heard women and children crying, some say that they saw ghosts and ghosts, and there are all kinds of theories. If there are ghosts in the house, it is most appropriate to appear on such a dark and windy night, but the ghosts in the house are people, not ghosts. On either side of the door of an abandoned hut stood two men in black masks, submerged in darkness with their eyes shining, and the broken door of the hut was closed, oozing faint light from the cracks in the broken doors and window lattices.

As if a breeze was blowing through the grass, a ghost of a man in black wearing a black mask arrived at the door of the abandoned house, and the man in black who guarded the door decisively blocked the door, signaling that he could not enter. The man in black neatly took out a palm-sized gilded sign, which was impressively engraved with the Green Hornet. The Green Bee Hall is the first killer organization that terrifies the rivers and lakes and the government and the opposition, and the Green Bee Hall will issue a Green Bee Order before killing people, and no one can escape from the people who want to kill. Seeing the gold medal, the man in black guarding the door gave way to the door and pushed open the door to let him in.

"Blood Butterfly, see Hall Master!" he bowed as he entered the door and bowed to the man in black who was pacing back and forth in the room.

"How's it going?" The Green Hornet Hall Master wore a mask, and his expression was unreadable when he spoke, and his voice was deep and unnatural.

"Hall Master, my subordinates are incompetent, and the mission has failed!" Blood Butterfly stood up, her mood sluggish.

"Where's the old cat?" the Green Bee Hall Master's voice was still low and unnatural.

"Dead!" replied Blood Butterfly calmly and crisply.

"Who did that?, Dongfang Xun?" the Blue Bee Hall Master's deep voice revealed disbelief.

"Blood Butterfly can't be sure who did it!" replied Blood Butterfly, still calmly.

"How?" the Green Hornet Hall Master continued.

"The old cat was killed by a flying needle through his heart, and as far as Blood Butterfly knows, Dongfang Xun and Ye Su are not the ones who use flying needles without permission. When the old cat was killed, the blood butterfly was not present, so he did not dare to easily judge who did it. ”

Blood Butterfly replied cautiously.

"There are not a few people in the rivers and lakes who use flying needles as hidden weapons, but there are few people who can kill the old cat. Dongfang Xun and Ye Su don't have this ability. ”

The Green Hornet Hall Master said in a deep voice.

"Blood Butterfly also suspected that someone was secretly helping Dongfang Xun, the old cat kidnapped Jiang Xiuli, and after the imperial capital guards arrived, the subordinates retreated. With the skills of the old cat, Dongfang Xun and Ye Su are impossible to catch up, even if they can catch up with the old cat, with the ability of the old cat, they can still get away with their whole body. Blood Butterfly continued with the words of the Green Hornet Hall Master.

So it looked like someone was helping him. After confirming his guess from Blood Butterfly's words, the Green Bee Hall Master then ordered in a low voice: "Send additional manpower to monitor Dongfang Xun, no matter who helps him, kill!"

"Yes!" the Blood Butterfly commanded.

The Green Bee Hall Master did not speak, but waved his right hand wearing black gloves, signaling Blood Butterfly to retreat, and Blood Butterfly would withdraw from the room in a conscious manner. After the Green Bee Hall Master made sure that the Blood Butterfly was far away, he said to the black-clothed man who had been standing beside him for a long time holding the lantern, "Go!" The lantern went out, and the two disappeared into the dark room. The black-clothed man guarding the door outside saw that the lights inside the house were extinguished, and both disappeared into the night, and the Green Hornet Hall was really a ghost-like existence. **Huijue Temple is the national temple designated by the emperor, and the scale of the temple is breathtaking. There are 100 acres of bamboo forest in the back mountain, and there is a Buddhist hall meditation room built in the bamboo forest for Qing Xiu. Since his retirement, the Master of the Heart has been living in the bamboo forest. Every day on the fifth watch, the Dharma Master will chant in the Buddha Hall, and today is no exception, but today there is a person standing outside the Buddha Hall. "Why doesn't Mingkong enter the Buddha Hall?" Mingkong is a lay disciple of the Master of the Heart Law, and the Master of the Heart Method is reciting the scriptures in the Buddha Hall, and he noticed that he was standing outside the Buddha Hall but hesitated, so he asked aloud.

"Disciples don't dare to enter!" Mingkong replied in a low voice.

"Remember, the Buddha is not in the mouth, the Buddha is in the heart!"

"Disciple follow the teachings!" Mingkong wanted to look at his blood-stained hands, but he couldn't see anything, his heart was so melancholy, he couldn't do anything but stand in place. The wind gently lifted his white shirt, and he quietly listened to the rustling of bamboo leaves and the chanting of the Buddhist hall, and his heart seemed to be redeemed.