Chapter 44: The Trap (4)

Seeing Lan Zhi walking far away, Duan Ling Chaoqiu Yu said, "Give me the holy jade pendant." ”

Qiu Yucheng's eyes widened: "Xiao Lingling, what do you mean?" Am I going to take a fake jade pendant to deceive you? ”

Duan Ling sneered lightly: "You have done a lot of things like stealing chickens and dogs, and it is not impossible to change the day." ”

Qiu Yucheng looked aggrieved, and pounced on Duan Ling again, but was dodged by Duan Ling. Qiu Yucheng straightened up, but shook the thing in his hand proudly: "What stealing chickens and touching dogs?" I'm empty-handed. ”

Duan Ling saw his jade pendant at a glance, and his face sank: "Give it back to me!" ”

Qiu Yucheng did not return it. He took Duan Ling's jade pendant and looked at it over and over again, and praised it again and again: "Good jade! Good carver! Xiao Lingling, when did you know how to appreciate jade? ”

Duan Ling's face softened slightly: "What my woman carved for me is naturally a good thing." ”

When Qiu Yucheng heard this, he actually laughed: "Sister-in-law said that she carved it?" He looked at the jade pendant a few more times, and squeezed his eyes towards Duan Ling: "Ouch, ouch, I suddenly became interested in her!" ”

Without waiting for Duan Ling to get angry, Qiu Yucheng threw the jade pendant back: "Just kidding, don't take it seriously!" He finally took out the holy jade pendant from his bosom and handed it to Duan Ling. Duan Ling looked at it carefully with a straight face and confirmed that it was the real thing, then he returned the thing and asked, "What are the arrangements of the Holy Lord?" ”

Qiu Yucheng said with a rare face: "I asked you for the Proton Mansion token, not to renovate the palace, but to design and capture the leader of the Central Plains. ”

Duan Ling didn't expect him to mention Ren Yuanbai, and he was shocked in his heart. But I heard Qiu Yucheng continue: "A few months ago, I plotted against a Central Plains fine work, and I wanted to catch their leader along the way, but unfortunately that person's level was not enough, and he never had contact with the leader. But he revealed to me that the leader wanted to steal the Proton Mansion token and rescue the Central Plains Prince to return to China. He pouted: "I thought that if they dared to steal your things, they would definitely be caught by you, so I didn't interfere, just waited quietly for news." But because you were well guarded, they didn't do it for a long time, and I consulted with the Holy Lord to ask you to give me the token in the name of renovating the palace. ”

He poked Duan Ling's arm: "Who do you want to be Duan Ling!" The deputy envoy of the dignified tiger and the guard, the prestige is outside. Then he pointed to his nose: "What about me?" It's just a small official who eats idle food in a people's house, and he is mediocre. ”

Duan Ling vaguely guessed his arrangement, and the bad premonition in his heart gradually rose, but he said lightly: "You are the leader of the secret guard appointed by the Holy Lord, specializing in spying and arrest, and you have superb martial arts, how can you be a mediocre petty official." ”

Qiu Yucheng pretended to be shy and smiled, but said: "But few people know about this kind of thing!" He clapped his hands: "Look, my incompetent official happened to hold a birthday banquet for the concubine, invited many people to participate, and invited the troupe to sing in the house!" At that time, the management of people coming and going is lax, and the leader will not come to steal the token at this time, but when? ”

Duan Ling finally understood why he didn't attend Qiu Yucheng's banquet, and the Holy Lord would intervene. He had no expression on his face, but he was secretly glad in his heart: fortunately, he had driven Ren Yuanbai out of Haotian City! Otherwise, this time Qiu Yucheng planned carefully, and Ren Yuanbai Shizhi β–‘β–‘ would be fooled. At that time, that person will be arrested, and Lan Zhi may be implicated. He said disdainfully, "Are you so sure he's coming?" ”

Qiu Yucheng grinned: "Don't say it, I almost almost let him run away." A few days ago, the leader didn't know if he heard the wind, and secretly left Haotian City. I asked him to write a letter to him, telling him that the token was with me, and he was very safe, but he remained outside the city and waited for the change. He paused: "Fortunately, I have a little peach." ”

Duan Ling frowned slightly: "Little peach? ”

Qiu Yucheng stared at him for a moment, and suddenly said with an indignant face: "You! Don't you remember her at all?! She's so pretty! He exaggerated: "She has black and silky hair, and her black eyes are as clear as the night sky." Her skin is as delicate and shiny as the finest mutton fat jade, and her waist ......."

Duan Ling listened to his long string of meaty words in silence, and finally said, "Black hair and black eyes...... She is a native of the Central Plains. He only felt his heart sank: "She is a fine work of the Central Plains." ”

Qiu Yucheng stroked his palms and exclaimed: "Xiao Lingling is really smart!" He was full of interest: "I guess the leader didn't move a few days ago, just waiting for Xiao Taohong to find out the news." Now that they know that the news is true, and Xiao Taohong can answer in the house, how can they waste another opportunity? ”

Duan Ling unconsciously grabbed the sword in his hand. He continued to chat with Qiu Yucheng, wanting to extract more information from Qiu Yucheng's mouth: "Your concubine betrayed you, why don't you look sad at all?" ”

Qiu Yucheng laughed: "Why be sad? It's so much fun! You don't know, she recently went out to contact people in the name of procurement, and passed on news to them, but she was in love with me at night, if I didn't know her true identity, I would really be hooked by her. He shook his head again and again: "So, ah, women can't believe it!" ”

Duan Ling was distraught for a moment. Since Xiao Taohong will go out to connect with people, it means that Ren Yuanbai has taken the bait. What about Lan Zhi? Does she know that Ren Yuanbai has returned to Haotian City? Do you know that Ren Yuanbai wants to come to Qiufu to steal things?

A guess flashed through Duan Ling's mind, and Duan Ling's face immediately turned ugly: Or...... Even if he didn't invite Lan Zhi to the banquet, she would try to follow, because...... She knew Ren Yuanbai's plan and wanted to participate.

Qiu Yucheng stopped talking, and looked at Duan Ling in a strange way: "Xiao Lingling, why are you so strict?" He thought about it and laughed: "Ouch, ouch, are you thinking about your sister-in-law?" He grabbed Duan Ling's shoulder, leaned closer and whispered, "Yes, women can't believe it." Maybe my sister-in-law will hide something from you......"

At this moment, Duan Ling almost thought that Qiu Yucheng had seen through his heart. Fortunately, his sanity was still there, and he quickly reacted that it was impossible for Qiu Yucheng to know Lan Zhi's secret. He pushed Qiu Yucheng away, and said as bored as before: "Your plan is very good, I wish you success in one fell swoop, I am waiting for your good news." ”

Qiu Yucheng called out "hey": "Do you have nothing to do with me and tell you a story?" You have to help too! ”

Duan Ling sighed secretly: "Your secret guards are all martial arts masters, and it is not a problem to have one enemy and ten, where do you need me to make a move?" ”

Qiu Yucheng laughed a few times proudly, and suddenly glared: "There are only more than thirty secret guards, even if they can defeat ten with one, they β–‘β–‘ lack skills!" What's more, they have another mission. ”

He smiled and said to Duan Ling: "That leader stole the token, and he will definitely go to the Proton Mansion to take away the prince of the Central Plains immediately before we know it, and concentrate the elite to send people back to China." Then you will lead your guards to capture them. He went to hug Duan Ling's arm again: "Xiao Lingling, do you see that I treat you?" I'll give you all the credit for such a great achievement! ”

Duan Ling shook him off: "What about your secret guard?" ”

Qiu Yucheng became more and more excited: "After Xiao Taohong steals the token, I will let them stare at those who answer." This time, I will not only capture the leader, but also wipe out all the details in Haotian City! ”

The sun is sinking in the west, and the night is getting thicker. At this time, Du Lianxue finished playing and got off the stage. Lan Zhi hesitated in her seat for a while, but finally got up, and took advantage of no one's attention to go to the back of the stage.

Du Lianxue sat alone in the dark, and when she saw Lan Zhi, she was stunned: "Sister, why are you here?" ”

Lan Zhi looked around and saw that everyone was busy with each other, so she said in a low voice: "I should ask you this." How did you come here? ”

Du Lianxue stood up and smiled reluctantly: "The troupe master invited me to come over and join the scene, and I came over." ”

Lan Zhi looked at her carefully by the candlelight, and saw that her face was slightly pale, and there were fine beads of sweat on her forehead, so she frowned and said, "Why are you nervous?" ”

Du Lianxue was startled, and shook her head again and again: "No, no, how can I be nervous." ”

Lan Zhi took another step forward and leaned closer: "Anyway, what are you doing?" She whispered: "You are all here, I can't interfere with you anymore what you want to do, you might as well talk to me, maybe I can give you an idea." ”

Du Lianxue lowered her head slightly, struggled for a while, and finally confessed: "The Holy Lord ordered the Zongren Mansion to renovate the palace, and Duan Ling had already handed over the Proton Mansion token to Qiu Yucheng a few days ago. Qiu Yucheng's concubine Xiao Taohong is our person and will steal tokens for us tonight. She looked up and said, "The leader suspects that there is deception, but he is unwilling to let go of this opportunity, so he has made proper arrangements. Later, someone would set fire to the house, and another group of people would enter the house from the outside. They create a riot to attract everyone's attention, and RosΓ© takes the opportunity to give away tokens. ”

Lan Zhi only felt her heart tighten: "Ren Yuanbai? Didn't he leave Skyland? ”

Du Lianxue looked away: "After Duan Ling took you away that day, the leader received a summons from his subordinates, and then secretly returned to the city. This time, he was afraid that the situation would change, so he asked me to enter the house with the troupe and report the news in time. ”

For a while, Lan Zhi was annoyed, helpless and worried, but she finally understood that Ren Yuanbai's words "If Your Highness does not return to China one day, I will not leave Haotian City for one day" was not a lie. At this point, she really couldn't interfere anymore, so she had to say to Du Lianxue: "I can't stay for a long time, so I'll go out." Be careful. ”

She turned to leave, but saw a woman stumbling towards them. As soon as Du Lianxue saw the woman, her expression became more and more nervous, and she grabbed her hand: "Little peach!" How did you get here?! Has the fire started outside? ”

Xiao Taohong looked at Lan Zhi in a panic, and Du Lianxue hurriedly said, "Don't be afraid, she is not an outsider." Did you get the thing? ”

Xiao Taohong grabbed Du Lianxue's hand, and tears came out at once: "No, no, I can't do it!" That man is terrible! Her affection was excited: "You don't know how terrible that person is!" I've seen him rip out people's tongues once! With your hands! She suddenly stretched out her hand towards Du Lianxue's mouth, and Du Lianxue was stabbed by her, and her face wrinkled in pain.

Little Peach gestured: "He just pinched the man's face and put his hand in and twisted it!" Pull it out again! A tongue came out! No, no! I can't steal from him! Can't betray him! He's going to kill me......"

In the end, she broke down and wept, could no longer stand, and collapsed to the ground. Du Lianxue's face was also white, but she forced her to squat down calmly to comfort her: "We have so many people to answer you, you just need to act according to the plan, and you won't be discovered by him." At this point, you must not retreat, or our efforts in recent days will be in vain. Don't you want to go back to the Central Plains? Think about the fathers and villagers of the Central Plains......"

Lan Zhi watched from the sidelines, and suddenly spoke: "In her current state, if she really steals the token, I'm afraid she will be discovered." ”

Du Lianxue's words paused. She looked at Little Peach, who hadn't listened to them at all, and stood up: "Okay, I'll go and inform the chief, and I'll say that the plan has changed......"

But before he finished speaking, he heard a commotion outside. Someone shouted: "It's out of the water!" Walk the water! ”

Lan Zhi walked to the curtain, looked out, and saw that the firelight reflected half of the sky. Du Lianxue also walked to her side, and when she saw this scene, she couldn't hide her anxiety: "What should I do?!" It's already set on fire! It's too late to inform the chief! She turned her head to look at Little Peach and said angrily: "Why did she say no at such a time!" ”

Lan Zhi didn't answer. She listened closely: "There is the sound of blades handing over. The Assassins rushed in. ”

Du Lianxue gritted her teeth and suddenly rushed to Xiao Taohong: "Where is the token?" You sue me, I'll steal. ”

Lan Zhi frowned: "Nonsense! Who are you? How can you walk around this house at will? ”

Du Lianxue was also a little excited: "Then what should I do?" Do you just watch everyone's hard work go in vain? In this dispatch, I don't know how many brothers will be killed or injured! Besides, after this incident, Yu Yuan must be vigilant, and he doesn't know when he will wait for the next opportunity! ”

Lan Zhi lowered her eyes, thought about it for a long time, and finally sighed: "That's it." She walked back to the two of them and squatted down, grabbed Little Peach's shoulder, and forced her to look at herself: "Little Peach, listen to me." ”

Little Peach was pinched by her, and her fluttering gaze finally fell on Lan Zhi. Lan Zhi said in a deep voice, "Tonight's matter is big, the government will definitely investigate it thoroughly, and there will be many clues at that time, and you can't stay out of it." Even if you didn't steal the token and colluded with the Central Plains thieves, Qiu Yucheng would think that you had betrayed him. ”

These words made Xiao Taohong's eyes look dead. Lan Zhi said again: "I know you are afraid, but this time the leader has made careful arrangements. He has sent me to protect you in secret. I am Hu Weiwei Xiaoqi, I have kung fu, if you are unfortunate enough to miss, I can take you away, at least to ensure your safety. ”

Little Peach is like grasping a life-saving straw: "Really, really? ”

Lan Zhi showed her the saber at her waist and affirmed, "It's true." ”

It was obviously a time when every second counted, but Lan Zhi's words and movements were slow and firm. Xiao Taohong looked at it, and her feelings were calmer for no reason. But I heard Lan Zhi say again: "You want to go back to the Central Plains, but because you still have relatives at home?" ”

Little Peach wiped away her tears: "My mother is still alive." The other day, the chief brought me a letter from her. ”

Lan Zhi let go of her shoulder and took her hand instead: "That's great." Although the life in the Central Plains is not easy, it is worth it to be with your family. When you steal the token this time, I'll have someone send you back to the Central Plains, okay? ”

There was a light in the little pink eyes: "Really? She held Lan Zhi's hand tightly: "You can also count when you speak?" ”

Lan Zhi smiled: "This little thing naturally counts." ”

Little Peach pursed her lips and finally stood up: "Okay, I'll go steal the token." She turned around and walked to the curtain, but looked back at Lan Zhi again: "You...... Are you really going to follow me? ”

Lan Zhi didn't answer, but walked to her side: "There's no time, let's go quickly." "Be the first to get out of the stage.