Outside the Zhengyang Gate at noon, in order to welcome the prince back to the palace, more guards were added outside the palace gate than usual.

And Cheng Jinzhi, dressed as a domestic servant in a plain robe, carefully hid behind the stone platform of the moat, and watched the chariot and horse procession of the prince returning to Beijing slowly pass in front of him, and a raging fire suddenly burned in his chest.

As the night was in danger, as soon as she finished speaking, a sharp dagger flew from the eaves not far away, slashing the throat of the forbidden soldier in an instant, causing him to fall to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, I saw several knights with extraordinary skills and different clothes suddenly pouring out of the night fog in all directions, and headed towards the forbidden army team besieging Cheng Jinzhi, which really caught them off guard.

And judging from the skills and actions of these people, they don't look like they are from the same school, nor do they see any organizational discipline, but they only feel like they are temporarily put together for the same purpose.

Seeing that Cheng Jinzhi was stunned for a while, he was surprised, and even almost forgot his dire situation.

"The forbidden army here has been solved, and those in the house are afraid that they will be chased out soon, I am good at work, and I am walking like flying, and this princess is most appropriately escorted by me. ”

"Hmph, you don't grab credit here, your Flying Tiger is notoriously cunning and fickle in the rivers and lakes, and he is scheming, who knows if you will have bad intentions halfway and send Princess Yan back, so as to exchange you for glory and wealth. ”

"I'm blind, what kind of righteous man and gentleman are you pretending to be at this time? We are all driven by interests to gather here, who dares to say that we really want to save people?"

“......”

As soon as they repelled the forbidden army outside the door, these Jianghu people changed their previous calm and composed, and argued in front of Cheng Jinzhi, until a familiar voice sounded among everyone.

"Enough, Princess Yan is the person my nephew wants to save, and the things he promised to give you will not be less, people, I will take it away. ”

I saw that this person was wearing a hat on his head, burying his head and bowing his head, as if he intended to hide his identity, and the lights were dim under the night, so he couldn't see his appearance clearly.

But the strange thing is that these Jianghu people in front of them, who were still arguing, stopped arguing as soon as they heard this person's words, and seemed to agree by default.

Due to the precarious situation at the moment, although he didn't know where these people came from, thinking that they had just lifted the siege for him, Cheng Jinzhi couldn't think about it anymore, so he could only agree to follow them and flee from under the noses of the forbidden army first.

After leaving the Yanwang Mansion, she was led all the way to the north of the city by this person, hiding in an abandoned mansion.

After determining that he was out of danger temporarily, as the man took off his hat, Cheng Jinzhi suddenly recognized that the person in front of him was Gu Chen, who had been deeply involved in the old case of official banking and had a relationship with her in the secret room of Shuyu Pavilion.

Although she knew that Gao Heng had let Xiao Yuan know that he was trapped by the crown prince in order to let him go from the Spirit Slaughter Division, the appearance of this person was completely unexpected by her.

And this mansion is also the former site of the Qinghe Gang, which was once flourishing when Xiao Yuan appeared.

"You also saw those people just now, they are all strong martial artists, but there are unruly wanderers. The reason why we are coming together today to save you is because someone promised them what they wanted. ”

"Someone? Who's that person?"

"Since you saw me appear, can't you guess who that person is?"

Looking at Gu Chen's eyes flashing in the night, Cheng Jinzhi's heart tightened, although she didn't answer, a face immediately appeared in her mind, which contained too many complicated feelings on her.

Gu Chen has always been a person who will take revenge, and he has been in the rivers and lakes, and he knows a lot of people, although he and Gu Hanqing, the uncle and nephew, have had a long-standing feud for many years, but this time I heard that he needed the help of the forces of the rivers and lakes, thinking that when the sun was falling, he not only did not embarrass himself, but finally let himself go, so he agreed to help.

For tonight's rescue, they originally decided to act in groups of several people, and under the cover of night, they took people away from the palace without realizing it.

didn't expect Cheng Jinzhi to escape first, so there was the fanfare, but the "melee" that was quickly resolved.

"I don't know what happened between you, he didn't want me to come forward, and he didn't want you to know that he arranged everything tonight, but I think even if I don't tell you, you'll definitely ask. ”

Gu Chen said meaningfully, walked to the door and glanced out through the crack in the door, and after a moment of silence, he said in a deep tone.

"And I can see that he still cares about you. ”

Although it was only a few words, it set off a storm in Cheng Jinzhi's heart, making her forget all the thrills she had just experienced for a while, and she only felt that there was something in the depths of her heart that was shining and aching.

It turned out that the "nephew" in Gu Chen's mouth just now was referring to Gu Hanqing.

Obviously, a long time has not passed, but in Cheng Jinzhi's memory, it seems that he doesn't know how long he hasn't heard this name from other people's mouths, and he can't remember how long he hasn't seen him.

Since she failed to give an answer in front of him that day, but rushed out of the door, she realized that there would always be an unbridgeable gap between herself and Gu Hanqing.

Cheng Jinzhi knew about Gu Hanqing's departure from the capital, and he didn't think about it when he was imprisoned in the palace, when he knew that he and Gao Heng had suffered this catastrophe, what kind of reaction and mood would he have?

But he didn't expect that at the critical moment when he needed help the most, he would be the last person to come forward to break the siege.

Even if the friendship back then is gone, even if I hurt him over and over again and failed him, it will come to an end......

Thinking of this, Cheng Jinzhi only felt that something incomparably sour was blocked in her throat, and with every breath, this sourness could pour into her heart and lungs, making her immerse herself in a sentimentality of guilt and self-blame for a long time.

"Now is not the time to be sad and sad, those forbidden forces will soon search for you all over the city, I am only responsible for sending you to a safe place, have you figured out what to do next?"

Hearing Gu Chen's serious and serious reminder, she couldn't help but feel shocked, and only then did she restrain her somewhat uncontrollable emotions and regain her senses.

It was dawn now, almost dawn, and in a few hours, the prince would arrive in the capital as scheduled.

Since she was fortunate to escape death tonight, it can be seen that God has mercy and wants to give her a chance to turn things around.

But looking at the present, there is only one way to go.

"I'm going to the palace. ”