Gao Zhan was suddenly taken aback, he never expected that Duan Shuai came to Chang'an this time just to pass by, and only to go home to see his seriously ill wife. He also had some bad feelings in his heart, but his eyes seemed to be a little more sharp and calm, he knew the personality of his second brother, and he also knew the style of his third brother.

Gao Zhan pulled him and whispered, "Second brother, to tell you the truth, this time Lord Liu ordered me to keep you for a month." It's only the third day, he said. Duan Shuai hurriedly asked, "What did he say?" "He said that you are recruiting troops in the south, intending to unite the south and the north, and he also said that your visit to Chang'an this time was premeditated! The whole Chang'an has your eyeliner. ”

Duan Shuai suddenly realized, no wonder these days, Gao Zhan only drank with him, and never talked about major events in the army. It turned out that there was a reason for the incident, he smiled faintly and said, "Then you think I am such a person?" Gao Zhan resolutely said: "Of course not!" At this time, a person rushed in from outside the courtyard and said, "Brother Duan is naturally not such a person!" ”

"But people's hearts are unpredictable, and the heart of harming others cannot be had, and the heart of guarding against others is indispensable. Now this prince thinks that you have it, so no matter how you explain it, it is all there! This was said by Shangguan Que, and while speaking, his people had already arrived in front of Duan Shuai, Duan Shuai nodded happily at Shangguan Que, and said, "Yes, since he thinks I have evil intentions, no matter how I explain it, it can't be erased." That being the case, big brother! Will you help me out? ”

Gao Zhan nodded firmly, he knew the consequences of this incident, but he still chose to help Duan Shuai, this is not only the morality of the rivers and lakes, but also the deep brotherhood. The three of them pretended to be drinking in the courtyard, but secretly they were discussing how to get out. Shangguan Que is naturally not worried, he is the prince's father-in-law, although he is coerced, most of the guards are still afraid of this future national ruler with world-class skills, especially after the last tavern incident, Liu Changqing is also a little more jealous of Shangguan Que.

But how could Duan Shuai leave the Prince's Mansion and leave Chang'an safely? His martial arts are very high, but the guards of the Prince's Mansion are too strict, especially the eighty-eight or sixty-four Flying God Crossbows, even if they are copper walls and iron walls, dozens of transparent holes will be shot, let alone people? Since Liu Changqing intends to keep Duan Shuai, he naturally will not easily arrange the troops in the prince's mansion.

The three of you and I finally set the plan for tonight. On this day, the moon is dark and the wind is high, and there is hardly a star in sight, so this kind of night is the best time to leave quietly. When Gao Zhan changed guards in the evening, he deliberately transferred a few of his own soldiers to blend in and mingle with them to distract them. The main checkpoints of the Prince's Mansion are divided into three layers, the first layer is the patrol team of nearly 1,000 people, the second layer is the mysterious martial arts people of the Tianluo Net, and the third layer is the world-famous 8864 Zhuge Divine Crossbows.

It was still very easy to get through the first hurdle, Gao Zhan had already found two sets of guard armor for Duan Shuai and Shangguan Que. This is the first time Duan Shuai has worn armor in his life, but it is in such a scene where he can't laugh or cry. Sure enough, under the cover of Gao Zhan and his own soldiers, Duan Shuai and Shangguan Que easily deceived most of the patrol soldiers and came to the middle courtyard, which was very large and very wide, and was used to store the venues used by Yang Xian's martial arts masters during the day.

Obviously, Yang Xian attaches great importance to these people, and never lets these people take action easily on weekdays, but once these people are used, things must be tricky enough for him. Obviously, today's events were one of the trickiest things for him. There are many things that people can't face in person in this life, there are many people who can't turn their faces in person, and there are many feelings that can't be cut off by themselves, so this requires others to do it for you.

These people are all ruffians from the rivers and lakes mixed in the poor mountains and bad waters, so the tricks and means used are naturally strange, and the famous and decent people naturally disdain to use those poisons and hidden weapons when they see martial arts, but as long as these people can achieve their goals, any means that can be used will be used. When an old man in his seventies wants to clean up a teenage child, he will even bite him when he has to, this is not the rivers and lakes, but this is life.

Duan Shuai has naturally experienced these storms, and he has dealt with such people many times over the years, but these people are too unprincipled, Duan Shuai often stays away, this time is different, if he wants to go out successfully, he must pass this level. There was silence all around, and there was not the slightest sound, and if there was, it was the heartbeat of the three of them.

When they came to the atrium, suddenly a sharp laugh came from not far away, this sound was particularly harsh, and by the time they heard it, a woman had already strolled up to Duan Shuai. Seeing that this woman had few clothes on her body, her waist and shoulders were bare, and the rest of the place was only simply surrounded by a piece of green silk gauze, but her face was covered by a thick and dense black cloth, as if wrapped in layers of kelp on her face.

Of course, the only thing that is exposed is the eyes, these eyes are not beautiful, but they are very charming, and charming eyes are often a woman's best weapon, Duan Shuai can see at a glance that he doesn't know how many men have died under her charming eyes. Before Duan Shuai could speak, the woman smiled again and said angrily: "Yo, in the dead of night, who is so bold as to dare to break into our Demon Cloud Cave!" ”

Demon Cloud Cave, is the name they gave to this courtyard, it is obviously very distinctive, no one will give their home such a ghostly name, but they are not ordinary people, they may be a group of demons. Gao Zhan was the first to say: "This king is Gao Zhan, the king of Qi of the Great Sui, haven't you heard of it?" ”

The woman laughed delicately twice and said, "Yo, it's still a prince, the prince hasn't slept in the middle of the night, and he came to our Demon Cloud Cave, didn't he fall in love with the little girl!" Gao Zhan was a little angry, and said with a strong anger: "I took two friends around the Prince's Mansion, just passing by here, and I still want to be small... Miss Haihan! ”

When the woman heard the word Miss, her eyes suddenly lit up, and her laughter became even more charming, and then a stout man's laughter came from behind: "Hahaha... It's ridiculous to die, you prince really have no eyesight, you actually call this old lady Miss! Is... "Shut your stinky mouth, the old lady will settle accounts with you later!" The woman suddenly scolded angrily.

The man was also well-behaved, and walked slowly without saying a word. Duan Shuai and Shangguan Que immediately raised their vigilance, for fear that these two people were carrying some hidden weapons and poisons or something. The woman glanced at Gao Zhan with flattering eyes, and said coquettishly: "I think this prince still has vision, unlike some stinky men, who know how to bully women!" ”

The man behind him then said, "Ouch, don't scare me to death, if I dare to bully you one day, I will go to heaven." Before he finished speaking, he really went to the sky, and when he flew into the sky, Duan Shuai hurriedly looked up, but he couldn't find any trace of him, is there really a person in this world who has light merit to this extent? Just when they were puzzled, the woman suddenly said, "Our Demon Cloud Cave is not a big deal, but on weekdays, no one comes to disturb us. Whenever someone comes, we treat them as guests, and of course, you are the same, and I don't think you will live up to my kindness, right? Lord, what do you say? ”

Gao Zhan wanted to laugh a little, but he endured it and said: "We still have important things to do, we really don't have time to delay here, hopefully... At this time, out of the darkness came another white-haired old woman, hunched over, her face full of vicissitudes, the most conspicuous thing was the dozen or so scars on her face, which were simply unrecognizable. In addition, she was hunched and short, and everyone thought she was the woman's grandmother, but the hunchbacked old woman shouted: "Sister, are you embarrassed again?" ”

The masked woman smiled suddenly and said, "Okay, good sister, if you come, you can greet these masters!" Saying that, she flicked her sleeves and left three jars of wine behind her, and the old woman smiled gloomily: "A few masters, it's okay to go through our Demon Cloud Cave at night, but it's just to comply with our rules." ”

Gao Zhan asked, "What rules?" The old woman looked at Gao Zhan with wrinkled eyes, and said with a smile: "Lord Wang, right? Do you think I'm younger and more beautiful than my sister? When Gao Zhan heard this, he simply regretted the previous address to the masked woman, and he only felt evil and did not answer.

The old woman did not dwell on it, but took out a large bag from the back of her camel, which was almost half the size of her own, and the old woman said gloomily, "Ladies and gentlemen, since you are here, try the snacks made by our sisters!" So saying, the old woman took out a small bag from the bag, and when the little bag was opened, there was a small plate inside, and the plate was black, and I don't know what it was.

Shangguan Que hurriedly asked, "What is this?" The old woman glanced at him, and said with some disgust, "Okay. . . Good stuff, it's good stuff, I promise, you'll never get it anywhere else! Gao Zhan was interested when he heard this, and asked, "Oh? In that case, it must have a name, right? ”

The old woman laughed again, coughed twice and said, "Yes, yes, of course there is a name, this dish is called. . . Called! The big man behind him suddenly shouted: "It's called eating you to death, and you won't pay for your life!" After shouting this, he suddenly rushed out and folded forward with two double knives, which seemed to be two, and seemed to be four, Duan Shuai hurriedly drew out his long sword to block, Shangguan Que on the side had already made a move, and slapped it, and the man suddenly disappeared into the air, but I don't know what liquid was sprinkled on them, they smelled it, there was a sweet smell, and they didn't pay attention to it.

By the time they returned to China, the old woman was long gone, but the so-called delicacies were still in place, and the three jars of wine were also there, but in a trance, they actually heard the gurgling sound of the wine jar slowly shattering, Shangguan Que had heard in Kunlun in his early years that there was an ancient method in Miaojiang, which put the hidden weapon poison in the jar, and when it was needed, then blow up the jar, and these hidden weapons would fly out from everywhere, and there would be no live mouth within the range.

He suddenly shouted, "Be careful! There is a problem with the jar! They all focused their eyes on the jar, and sure enough, the jar exploded at this moment, and a lot of things shot out of the jar, but these things were not hidden weapons, nor poison, but poisonous snakes! Each poisonous snake actually has two heads, and each head is actually covered with a pair of gold armor, except for their poisonous mouths, they are actually protected everywhere, just like a general wearing battle armor.