Chapter 30: The Iron Arrow
Yan Di and Limeng hurriedly saluted when they saw Fengzhao entering the door, and Fengzhao asked Yan Di after signaling the two of them to be exempted: "Can the sixth princess be arranged?" Thank you, young master. Yan Di replied. "Well, don't let her live in the valley. Got it. The eyes that looked at Yan Di were stern and deep. "The subordinates understand, please rest assured that the young master" Yan Di clenched his fists again, "In two days, you will take the sixth princess and Limeng to the imperial capital together, she is not suitable to stay in Yanlong." There was a hint of instruction in his faint tone. Yan Di felt a warmth in his heart and replied softly: "Young Master Xie." Then he motioned for Yan Di to go down.
After Yan Di left, Fengzhao carefully looked at Limeng in front of him, and there was a faint gentleness in his eyes: "Limeng, how are you?" The corners of Limeng's eyes were a little moist: "Your subordinates are fine, young master, you" Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Fengzhao's light hand, there is more than the relationship between the master and the guard, and when he sees Limeng Fengzhao, he will always think of the night when he left his mother at the age of five. At this moment, Limengbi was older than when he left Qilin Valley, he looked at the young, calm and cold wind in front of him, and his heart was indescribable joy and vicissitudes, from leaving the imperial capital to Yanlong for thirteen years, only he knew what kind of efforts and hardships the young master had put in along the way.
After being silent for a moment, Feng Zhao slowly asked in a low voice, "What is the important thing about coming back this time?" "The subordinates investigated the Qingli Palace. Fengzhao's eyes immediately looked at Limeng, deep and bright, and the eyes that came to the wind thought for a while, and said in a low voice: "Qingli Palace lives in" He paused again, his face was a little painful, Fengzhao heard his heart beating rhythmically, he took a deep breath and said firmly: "Say." Li Mengyi lowered his head and clenched his fists, and said in a low and affirmative voice: "Princess Xuan." Instantly, it felt like a blast of lightning struck his body, causing all his consciousness to drift away, as if he was about to die, and he held the desk next to him tightly with his hand, as if it was a grass that could save his life. Limeng wanted to step forward to support him, he waved his hand to stop his behavior: Qingli Palace, Li Guifei, Mother Concubine, and a qiē like a rope whipped on his body and made him breathless, and the pain spread along the heart of the silky vines, how could this be the case, how could this be the result? There was a faint expectation in his heart before, hoping that the master in the Qingli Palace had nothing to do with his mother, but the reality finally overturned his expectations. I don't know how long it took, Feng Zhao stood up straight, took out a Jinpa and slowly wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth, and said to Limeng in a low voice: "Tell me in detail" Limeng straightened up and said:
"After receiving your order from the young master, the subordinates surveyed the palace that night, but the huge subordinates of the palace did not find anything, and then the subordinates entered four times, and walked to a palace full of plum trees during the fourth survey, and saw a maid there, but it was the maid pendant in the palace of King Xuan. "Shen'er" Fengzhao said hesitantly, he remembered that Shen'er was a little maid who specialized in managing his father's study, and he was silent and unsmiling on weekdays. I still remember that when he was a child, he often bullied her and called her a porcelain girl, which means that she is like a person made of porcelain, without expression and no language. "It's Shen'er" Limeng continued: "I caught her over, she was also extremely happy to see me, and she told me a reason for her inquiry, it turned out that after the death of the first emperor, the prince at that time detained her in the palace in order to occupy the princess Niangniang with the intention of killing her brother, Princess Xuan was afraid that he would hurt the young master, so I asked me to take you away Yanlong, and she was pregnant because she was pregnant, in order to protect the fetus in the womb, she agreed to marry Emperor Jianyuanning as his concubine. Hearing this, Fengzhao's hand involuntarily clenched into a fist, and his cold eyes were like a cold pool in the cold winter, and after a long silence, he asked again: "Can I find out the news of my father." "Since the prince was arrested, there has been no news, and Shen'er doesn't know the situation of the prince," "Then the child born to my mother's concubine" Fengzhao didn't say it, and Limeng knew what he meant to ask: "The subordinates didn't have time to ask Emperor Jianyuanning to come, and the subordinates were discovered, but fortunately they escaped quickly and were not caught, but when they went again, Qingli Palace strengthened its guard and could not enter." After a short silence, he asked in a hoarse voice: "Shen'er can tell me about my mother's situation," "Shen'er said that the princess has not laughed since she entered the palace, and said that Emperor Jianyuanning is very good to the princess. Limeng said in a low voice. Hearing this, Feng Zhao's hand hanging in his sleeve clenched into a fist again, and after a moment, he slowly let go. "Did you sue her about me?" "The subordinates did not inform the young master of your identity, and this matter is very important." "Hmm" is a simple word to show that Limeng is doing the right thing, the mother concubine is an extremely intelligent person, as long as Shen'er tells Sù Limeng to come, she will definitely want to know that it is herself, but I don't know if she knows the news of her death,
After leaving Meng, Feng Zhao sat alone in the empty hall, the lights and candles on the table were clearly extinguished, the hand holding his forehead was slender and elegant, and his handsome face was full of fatigue and sadness, but the news of finally having a mother was so cruel, even if he went to save his mother, could their family still be reunited? But in any case, the mother was still alive. But how is he going to save his mother, and where are you, father? I wonder if my father knows about my mother's condition. After sitting quietly for a long time, he slowly stood up, with his back to the dim candle flame, his figure was so lonely and lonely, and walked out of the hall to the middle courtyard, entered the courtyard gate, and stood under the kapok tree, and he quietly looked up at the stars in the sky. The night sky was dotted with stars, and the wind of the summer night was still strong and hot, and he wondered if his mother in the imperial palace knew that he was thinking about him in Yanlong.
He sighed softly in the darkness of the night.
Gently pushed open the door of the house and came to Yaoling's side, the wind in the dark looked at Yaoling was still asleep, and his heart was indescribably painful, he wanted to protect her and love her, but she almost lost her life to save him. Stretched out his cold slender fingers to caress her pale face, remembering her face when she was abandoned on the side of the road as an infant, and said in her heart: Did God send you to me to save me? Then I would rather trade my life for your life than you would be hurt for me.
The sound of drizzle knocking on the window came to his ears, Fengzhao raised his head lying beside Yaoling and looked out of the window, the sky was bright but it was extremely dark, it was raining, he stood up and came to the window, looked at the rain falling outside, and remembered that Yueming should go to Baoxiang Temple. He walked out of the door, letting the rain beat beside him, but it didn't wet him a drop of water. When he came to the meeting hall, he called Limeng: "You go back to the imperial capital with Yan Di today" and then said: "Don't go to Qingli Palace again." Also, let the world find out the location of the main hall and the location of each branch hall of the Killer Hall, and I will completely destroy it. There is a supreme domineering and murderous aura in his cold eyes, which makes people dare not look directly.
This morning, he stayed by Yaoling's side to read and practice calligraphy, glanced at Yaoling on the bed from time to time, and patiently waited for Yueming's return. At noon, he heard the report that the three princes of the Ji Kingdom came to visit Yaoling, he put down the pen and looked at Ji Rujin holding an oil-paper umbrella lightly through the window, and entered the small courtyard door with all his faces, and then watched him enter the house, after entering the door, Ji Rujin handed the umbrella to Lan Yan who followed behind, and his bright eyes looked at Feng Zhao, Feng Zhao also looked at him, the eyes of the two were as deep and bottomless, and they looked at each other for a while, Feng Zhao lowered his head and picked up the pen on the table and continued to write. Ji Rujin walked to the side of the bed and silently looked at the sleeping Yaoling, there was deep pain and sadness in his eyes, he grew up in the palace on the surface of cynicism, lively and cheerful, but his heart has never been open to anyone, only for Yaoling, he has never defended, and only with Yaoling, his heart is relaxed and happy, but he met too late. Looking at Yaoling at this time, he wanted to hug her and go, and walked far away, away from the disturbances of those deceitful and intriguing. But she wasn't his. After a long time, he turned around and walked out of the door, and when he was about to go out, he didn't look back and said to Fengzhao, "Take good care of her." Feng Zhao paused, and then continued writing.
Besides, the moon got up early in the morning to wash up and then took the carriage and went straight to the Baoxiang Temple, set off at the time, three hours later to the Baoxiang Temple, the light car came to the Zen temple of Hui Ying Zen Master, just arrived at the door and heard the Zen master say the Buddha name: "Amitabha." Yueming pushed the door in, and the Zen master was meditating on the futon. Yueming saw the Zen master and hurriedly saluted. Zen Master Huiying opened his eyes and looked at Yueming with a smile on his face, stood up, walked to the chair next to him, sat down, and asked Yueming what he meant.
Watching Yueming take out the Xuantie feather arrow, Huiying Zen Master's peaceful face became a little stern, after listening to Yueming narrate the situation of Fengzhao's attack, the Zen Master did not speak, took the arrow and looked at it carefully for a long time, Yueming waited patiently, there was a stick of incense time, Huiying Zen Master's gentle and indifferent voice sounded: "This arrow head is made of iron and gold through a complex process, so the weight is heavier than other arrows, as far as the old man knows, there is only one person in the world who uses such an arrow, but this person has disappeared for twenty years. "Then who is this person and why did he disappear?" Yue Ming asked humbly, "Have you ever heard of the Iron Courage Divine Arrow?" Yue Ming was slightly stunned and then shook his head. "Iron Courage Divine Arrow is a divine archer in the country of thistle, this person became famous at the age of twenty, and it is with this arrow that he became famous in the world. The Zen master paused for a moment and then spoke eloquently: " When the Molong Kingdom and the Ji Kingdom competed for territory, the Desert Dragon King was brave and good at fighting and the army led by the cavalry, the Ji Kingdom was repeatedly defeated and retreated, the Ji Emperor was angry with Liu Yefeng, the general who led the troops at that time, and forced him to sign the military order, Liu Yefeng had no choice but to prepare to kill himself, but he did not expect that his eldest son Liu Yi who was traveling outside the country happened to return at that time, Liu Yi persuaded his father Liu Yefeng to sign the military order, the next day, the cavalry of the two armies against the King of the Desert Dragon galloped and galloped, and an arrow fell from the sky in the galloping of ten thousand horses and went straight to the eyebrows of the King of the Desert Dragon, and since then the Desert Dragon Kingdom has never stepped into an inch of land in the Thistle Kingdom。 And that arrow was shot by Liu Yi, and legend has it that this person's arrow has the power to open mountains and crack stones, so it got the nickname of the Iron Courage Arrow. Hearing this, Yueming pondered for a while and said to the Zen master: "Then why did this person disappear?" The Zen master shook his head and said: "I heard about the secrets of the palace of Jiguo, and outsiders don't know his life and death. If this person is alive, he will already be in the age of sixties. Yueming was slightly moved.
Farewell to the Zen master Yue Ming ordered the coachman to hurry back to the prince's mansion after eating, came to the meeting hall, found out the information of the general of the Ji Kingdom from the closet, and watched it carefully, before going to the Ningjun palace in a hurry.
In the evening, Fengzhao heard the sound of carriages and horses outside the gate of the house, put down the pen in his hand and came to the meeting hall, and saw a white moonlight coming in style, although it was drizzling outside, but his clothes were not wet. Feng Zhao summoned him to set up a tea set, and the two of them talked while sipping tea, and when they heard Yue Ming say Ji Guo's General Mansion, Feng Zhao's good-looking sword eyebrows twisted and twisted, "Liu Yi, Liu Tie" He said to himself, and his eyes shot out a striking gaze. It turned out that Liu Yi was Liu Tie's brother. He then told Yueming about Yaoling's blind Liu Mansion's second son in Jiguo, and the two of them knew the identities of those killers at that time, but Liu Yi has been missing for 20 years, I don't know if it was him who attacked Fengzhao and Yaoling this time?
"Alone," Feng Zhao shouted in a deep voice. A figure flashed into the hall and came to Fengzhao: "Send an order to Jing You, ordering him to carefully investigate the Great General's Mansion of the Ji Kingdom, and all the people who come and go must find out." The domineering spirit of the wind is faintly displayed, and the eyes that look at the widow are resolute and resolute. After receiving the order, he went down. Feng Zhao turned his head and looked at the moon with a deep gaze, then looked away at the drizzle outside the window, and did not speak for a long time. Looking at Fengzhao who was looking sideways out of the window, Yueming also turned her gaze to the window and asked softly, "How is Yaoling?" Retracting his gaze from the window, Fengzhao said in a low voice: "Still asleep." Yue Ming stretched out her slender fingers to pick up a cup of tea, put it on her lips and sipped it lightly. After a while, he asked softly, "Is there any whereabouts of my aunt?" Feng Zhao was slightly stunned but did not answer in time, and there was a faint pain in his heart. At this time, the room was a little dim, and the two of them did not light the lamp, a gloomy light came through the window, and the rain outside the window was ticking, and after being silent for a while, Fengzhao said softly: "The master in the Qingli Palace is the mother concubine." Yueming's hand holding the teacup paused slightly, and then put the teacup lightly on the table, his face still light and slightly cold. He had already thought of the result, but it was only now certain. "And what are you going to do?" he asked Fengzhao with a blank face. After thinking for a while, Feng Zhao said indifferently: "When Yaoling is ready, I will go to the imperial capital." When it came to the imperial capital, there was a thick murderous aura around the wind and light, which shook the tea in the teacup and rippled in circles. Yueming looked at the ripples in the teacup and calmly spit out three words: "I'll help you." After that, he raised his handsome long eyes and looked at Fengzhao, but he didn't have any expression. Seeing that Yueming was not revealing the mountains and water, Fengzhao also picked up the teacup and took a sip, secretly thinking in his heart that if he wanted to enter the imperial capital, he must get the help of Yanlong Mansion, and Yueming is the future monarch of Yanlong, and even Chang Ruojin is obedient to Yueming in many state affairs. He was waiting for Yueming's words. The two looked at each other for a long time, and there was a starry light in their eyes.