"The poor monk smelled danger." Yuan Ze closed his eyes and sniffed lightly.

Autumn leaves raised their eyebrows: "You smell it?" ”

Ning Qiu rolled his eyes angrily: "You will only smell the aroma of roast lamb leg and stir-fried pork intestine!" ”

Yuan Ze suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Ning Qiu lightly: "Amitabha, the poor monk can smell many smells, which many people can't smell, the smell or fragrance is a taste for the poor monk, danger or safety, evil or good are also a taste." ”

"That's ...... so mysterious."

Ning Qiu looked at Yuan Ze's silver-gray eyes, although she was as calm as ever, she didn't know why she suddenly felt that those silver-gray eyes had no trace of human warmth, which made people's backs chill, and the sarcastic words were stuck in her throat, and she couldn't speak at once.

Akiba Bai looked at Yuan Ze, but contemplation flashed in his eyes, whether it was Yuan Ze or Baili Chu, they were all creatures that used to live in the dark, and their eyes couldn't see, so the other five senses would become extremely sensitive, and even intuition about the crisis.

She looked at Yuan Ze and nodded: "I know what you mean." ”

Then, she instructed Ning Qiu: "Ning Qiu, you go outside to inquire and see if there is any change on the side of the shopkeeper Zhen, and if there are any strangers haunting." ”

When Ning Qiu heard this, he nodded immediately as if he had just woken up from a dream, and he didn't dare to look at Yuan Ze's face again, so he hurriedly turned around and went out the door.

Qiu Yebai looked at Yuan Ze, he was also looking at her, there was still no temperature in his silver-gray eyes, but when he saw her looking over, he lowered his eyes slightly and said: "Amitabha, the poor monk is a little sleepy, can you rest here at the little white benefactor?" ”

He was going to look at Shiro here, wondering why he always felt that dangerous aura lingering in the air.

Qiu Yebai looked at Yuan Ze, a trace of strangeness flashed in her eyes, and then she nodded, and said softly: "Okay, Aze, you rest first, I'll read the book for a while." ”

Yuan Ze nodded, simply scrubbed his face, and went to her bed, but he hesitated slightly when he undressed, and when he was about to close his clothes and sleep, a white hand rested on his belt.

Akiba Bai didn't know when he was already standing behind him, and said gently: "This clothes are dirty." ”

Yuan Ze was stunned for a moment, looking down at her reaching out to untie his belt, and then untying his wide clothes, she stood so close to him, he could almost smell the light body fragrance on her green silk and body, the fragrance gently swirled around his nose, as if an invisible hand gently caressed his skin, bringing a strange softness.

"White ......."

"Huh?" Autumn Leaf Bai raised his head to look at him, raised his eyebrows and smiled slightly: "What's the matter, Aze?" ”

She raised her head, the tip of her nose gently skimmed his chin, and her breath swept between his noses, his original sense of smell was extremely sensitive, so close to each other, he only felt that the fragrance on her body became more and more cold and fierce, and it was tempting.

Yuan Ze's beautiful silver-gray pupils dilated slightly like a beast, and the color gradually darkened, but some confusion made his body shake, and he suddenly took two steps back, almost as if he was struggling out of Akibabai's arms.

He shook his head, raised his silver eyes to look at Qiu Yebai in a bit of a daze, and then turned away a little helplessly: "Little white donor, the poor monk himself will be wide-dressed." ”

Qiu Yebai looked at his appearance, paused, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Okay." ”

After a while, Yuan Ze removed his coat, then lay down on the bed and closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Qiu Yebai sat at the table and looked at the quiet Yuan Ze, her expression was a little unpredictable, if she was not mistaken, Fang Cai's temptation made Yuan Ze seem to be intended, if it can provoke a hundred miles of the first ......

Before she could think deeply, she suddenly heard the door knock again, she went over to open the door, and saw Ning Qiu striding in with a slightly gloomy expression, and then immediately closed the door and whispered a few words in her ear.

"Are you saying that there are other people in the Zhen family who are here, and they look a little like people in the army?" Qiu Yebai raised his eyebrows and looked at Ning Qiu.

Ning Qiu nodded, and said in a deep voice: "That's right, it's the people in the army, and the people who monitor us are also first-class masters, unlike the people of the Mei family, and the subordinates suspect that they are all a group of people." ”

Autumn leaves' white eyes flashed with a deep groan. There will be soldiers in the Mei family, and it is absolutely impossible to be from the Mei family, and there are only the people of the Eight Princes, the people of the Eight Princes......

She suddenly remembered the carrier pigeon that flew here today, and a look of hesitation flashed in her eyes, but then she raised her head and said decisively: "If it is really a person in the army, maybe the situation has changed, Meifu can't stay, we must leave as soon as possible." ”

"Do you suspect that the Yecheng garrison has changed?" Ning Qiu's face changed slightly.

"Whether it has changed or not, since we have been monitored, there will be trouble on Yeshan's side soon, it doesn't make much sense for us to stay here, and maybe it will add trouble to our reinforcements." Autumn leaves said lightly.

Ning Qiu nodded: "Okay, here is for the subordinates to arrange, Ye Shan's action has been set for tonight, let's all withdraw before evening, but before that, we still have to show up, so as not to startle the snake." ”

Qiu Yebai nodded, Ning Qiu and Ning Dong are both extremely capable women, if they are men, they are both talented, so she is very relieved to leave them to arrange.

She pondered for a while: "That's it, let's invite Steward Zhen to lunch, if we get drunk during the banquet, it's reasonable not to show up for a day." ”

Ning Qiu nodded: "Still." ”

……

"Oh, Bai Gongzi invited the old man to the banquet?" Steward Zhen hesitated for a while, looking at Ning Qiu with a somewhat strange expression.

Ning Qiu said with a smile: "Exactly, my son-in-law thinks that it is most suitable to eat shabu-shabu in such weather, and please ask Steward Zhen to appreciate his face." ”

Steward Zhen squinted at the study next to him, and hesitated: "Here, the old man is very busy these days, I'll just forget it." ”

The man surnamed Shu is eyeing him here, and he still has to be too close to this white boy.

Ning Qiu was strange in his heart, this steward Zhen liked to dine with his master the most, because every time he could get some benefits to go back, this was the first time he refused his own master.

She just wanted to say something: "But ....... ”

"Steward Zhen, since the beauty invites you, why do you refuse?" A cold male voice suddenly sounded.

Steward Zhen stiffened, he really said that God met a ghost, and the surname Shu really came.

"Shu ...... Brother, why are you here? ”

Ning Qiu raised her eyes and looked over, seeing Shu Jin stepping in, her gaze quietly swept over the hideous scar on his face, and then said with a smile: "Who is this?" ”

"I am a friend of Steward Zhen, I came to visit today, and I heard about Bai Gongzi's name, I really admire him, Brother Zhen is also polite, today I will do the east in Xia, please Bai Gongzi talk about it?" Shu Jin looked at the beautiful Ning Qiu in front of him, and then his gaze swept over Steward Zhen lightly.

Steward Zhen had no choice but to nod dryly: "Yes." ”

Ning Qiu looked at them, only feeling that the atmosphere was a little weird, she smiled and blessed her body: "Okay, Ning Qiu is waiting for the two masters to come." ”

With that, she withdrew.

Looking at Ning Qiu's disappearing figure, Steward Zhen looked at Shu Jin with some uneasiness and said tentatively, "Captain Shu, what are you doing?" ”

Shu Jin suddenly turned his face, turned around and sat down on the Taishi chair at the top, and looked at Steward Zhen coldly: "What to do, the captain of this school wants to ask what you plan to do, why there are guards missing in Yeshan, you haven't reported it to the captain of this school." ”

Steward Zhen's face changed in an instant, and he said angrily: "You spy on me, and you also planted spies in my house!" ”

He has been in the Mei family for so long, naturally he is not stupid, Shu Jin has just arrived, if it wasn't for the fact that there were spies in the original mansion, how would he know about this matter so quickly!

"Spying on you? You are a subordinate of His Highness, this was originally where His Highness's power is, and it is His Highness who works in the house, not you, why can't I spy on you! If it weren't for the people in the palace who were loyal to His Highness, I was afraid that His Highness would still be in the dark when the East Window incident happened! Shu Jin sneered.

Steward Zhen's face turned white and red, but he said forcefully: "It's just a trivial ......." ”

"The surname Zhen, you'd better pray for a trivial matter, otherwise you won't have enough ten heads to cut off." Shu Jin suddenly got up and looked at him coldly: "Go to the banquet in a while, you'd better be clever and don't make any more mistakes!" ”

After that, he turned around and left mercilessly, leaving Steward Zhen sitting on the stool a little dejectedly.

I don't know why, but he also has a more and more ominous premonition in his heart.

He's just greedy, and he just wants everything to be a little thing.

No surprises.

……

Shu Jin stepped out of the courtyard of Steward Zhen and walked out the door, and as soon as he went out, he saw a guard follow him and whispered a few words in his ear.

The corners of Shu Jin's lips pursed a sharp arc: "Since that white boy has come out, let's go, let's go first, where is the sacredness." ”

In fact, the shopkeeper Zhen has been in the Mei family for so many years, although he can't get a big deal, but the Mei family never raises waste, he is still very desirable, but the Mei family is full of business talents, so he can't get ahead, and finally was rebelled by His Royal Highness, he is not imprudent and can completely be fascinated by money.

Since this white boy can lead the shopkeeper Zhen's nose, it is indeed worth meeting him for a while.

Shu Jin led people all the way to the vicinity of the Mei family's garden, and saw three figures standing quietly in the garden from a distance, and the beautiful and generous maid Ning Qiu was whispering something to one of the slender and handsome people in Tsing Yi, with a natural but respectful attitude.

"That person thinks it's Ning Qiu's master, the white boy sent by the Lu gang to buy weapons." A subordinate beside Shu Jin whispered to Shu Jin.

Shu Jin raised his eyes to look over, and suddenly felt that the figure was unusually familiar, he was puzzled in his heart, hesitated for a moment, and was about to walk over, at this time, the man in green clothes turned around, Shu Jin instantly paused, and the muscles on his cheeks twitched slightly.

The people around him felt that Shu Jin's body suddenly exuded that gloomy and violent murderous aura from the inside out, and they felt strange in their hearts, but they didn't dare to ask, and when they looked over again, they saw that Shu Jin had already regained a calm look.

"The luncheon at noon is gone, let's go."

The subordinates looked at each other, then immediately nodded and followed him away.

Let's say that in the garden, Ning Qiuzheng and Qiu Yebai briefly talked about the luncheon for a while, and when they heard that such a person suddenly appeared next to the shopkeeper Zhen, Qiu Yebai's bright eyes flashed with suspicion: "What does this person you are talking about?" ”

Ning Qiu shook his head: "I can't see it, but the people around him, before he left, often said that they were all soldiers, and they had iron and blood on their bodies, but they were still border soldiers." ”

"The border soldiers, it seems that they are from the Eighth Prince's side, and they are also going to attend the luncheon...... Qiu Yebai pondered for a moment, remembering today's flying pigeon biography, and then said lightly: "Then prepare more dishes and chopsticks." ”

Ning Qiu took the order and left, and immediately prepared for it.

……*……*……*……*……*……

Hayama

The mountains are still covered with snow, and dozens of figures with swords lead their horses to sit in the snow to trim.

Ning Dong looked up at the sky, although it was still just afternoon, but the sky was gradually overcast, she always felt that the sky was about to snow heavily, and then looked at Xiaolou and Xiaofu who were holding the horses on the side, and frowned slightly: "Can you, I think you have only walked through this formation once, you really want to break through by yourself, I am afraid that there is some danger, or I will lead some people to go with you." ”

Xiao Lou smiled, his cat's eyes crooked, and he didn't mind at all: "Sister Ning Dong, don't worry, we have already arrived at the periphery of the sword casting field, Xiao Lou may not be anything else, but after being a thief for a few years, remembering the road is the most basic ability, not to mention that we have drawings." ”

Further down is the inner perimeter, some places are dangerous, he still needs to make sure again, the first two days all the way in and out, he noticed that there are three dark whistles, if there are too many people, it will definitely alarm those dark whistles, so when you go in, the fewer natural people the better, and when he solves the dark whistle, and then mark a good route on the birth gate, Ning Dong and they can follow all the way to Huanglong.

"But ......." Ning Dong was still a little worried, although she was not particularly proficient in Qimen Dunjia, but she still learned something, this mechanism in the mountain, she knew at a glance that it was not made by ordinary people.

"Sister Ning Dong, the people in the Flame Department are all capable, but they are not familiar with the situation of this mountain organ, although you have some recognition of the organ, but you still have to stay here and command others to cross these formations, if you are damaged on the road, I am afraid that when you arrive at the sword casting field, you will be powerless." Xiao Lou looked at Ning Dong and said seriously.

"Just follow me to the periphery, just wait for my signal."

Xiaofu also nodded vigorously: "Sister Ning Dong, don't you know, our Xiaolou is amazing, I won't forget it!" ”

Ning Dong looked at him, pondered for a moment, and then nodded: "Okay, you must be careful, don't hit the enemy hard, send a signal." ”

Xiaolou and Xiaofu both responded, and they didn't bring horses, so they went straight to the depths of the mountain.

……

In a leeward nest, two mobile sentinels were cooking a fire, and they could faintly see hot steaming up.

"It's cold enough." One of the sentries couldn't help but shiver: "It's time to catch up with the north." ”

The other person also nodded: "It's okay, I can't stand the night the most, and I don't let the fire be warmed, why are you afraid that people will find out, who will touch it in the middle of the night on this damn cold day, but fortunately, we are not on duty tonight." ”

The two were talking, and suddenly, somehow, after a bird call, a large piece of snow fell on the tree, and it hit the two people under the tree at once, and the two of them were immediately jumped up by the ice, and the wolf slapped the snow around, and there was a white light in front of them.

"Damn the birds, fire, fire is going to be covered in snow!"

“……。”

The two of them were about to save the bonfire, but suddenly they felt as if their necks were being pulled horizontally, they looked at each other, and before they could react, they suddenly lifted their feet off the ground and were strangely hung up.

Their eyes widened in horror, and they struggled silently in mid-air, watching each other struggle, but after a moment they slowly stopped moving.

Two slender figures leaped out nimbly from behind the big tree next to them, and each tied the wire in their hands to the big tree on the side.

Xiao Lou looked up at the mobile post that was hung in mid-air by the steel wire, and calmly looked at Xiao Fu beside him: "Let's go, we have to clear two places." ”

With that, he took a red rope from his sleeve and tied it to a branch, and went in the other direction.

Xiao Lou's handrails trembled a little, but looking at Xiao Lou's resolute back, he felt that his heart had calmed down, and he also turned around and followed Xiao Lou into the depths of the woods.

The mobile post in the second place was also solved smoothly, Xiao Fu felt that Xiao Lou's calculation was very right, although he couldn't see his five fingers at night, and it was not easy to be found, but it was much more difficult for them to do it, and the vigilance of the mobile post was also much greater, and it was now afternoon, and those mobile posts were a lot slack.

Xiao Fu also had trembling hands from the first time he killed someone, but at this moment, his hands are no longer trembling.

He looked at the sentry who was hanging from the tree, but he was still a little depressed: "Do we have to kill people, aren't you soft?" ”

Although when he was in the clouds, the sub-seat also trained a lot of their skills in setting well-known traps and how to kill in one hit in combat, and they all did it well, but when it came to actually killing, his mood was still very complicated.

It was the first time he had discovered the sharp and decisive aura on Xiao Lou's body, which was a bit like the deputy seat, no wonder the deputy seat valued him.

Xiao Lou wrapped the red rope around the branch again, then looked at Xiao Fu, and said quietly: "We are members of the celebrant supervisor, since we have accepted the task, we must understand that there are no right or wrong things, only life and death, if they don't die, then maybe it is you, me, Sister Ning Dong, Uncle Rat and Uncle Chang who die, and it is more likely that the deputy seat is still on the Mei Mansion, as long as it is necessary, I will kill people if I am soft." ”

He's not a good guy, he can only care about the people he cares about.

Xiao Fu looked at him, his expression moved slightly, and then nodded: "But...... I used to hear Mr. Storyteller say that there will be retribution for killing, but we are killing ....... ”

"Those who kill people, people always kill them, even if there is one day, the so-called death is deserved, I only do what I have to do." Xiao Lou's cat-like eyes were indifferent, and then he wiped the blood-stained dagger in his hand and put it away.

Xiao Fu looked at him, and suddenly sighed lightly: "Even if you become the president of Qian, the sisters in the deputy family will not marry you, that is the Qiu Mansion, ......." ”

When Xiao Lou heard this, the corners of his lips lightly hooked up a faint and shallow smile: "So what?" ”

It was enough for him to see that man always standing before men, with the grace of a leader of excellence.

Xiao Fu watched Xiao Lou turn around and leave and walk towards the last mobile sentinel, he shook his head in confusion, but then immediately followed.

The third mobile sentinel has a full three sentinels, and they are also in control of the transmission of messages to the swordsmithing field and warnings, and all three of them are more cautious.

Xiao Lou and Xiao Fu spent a while to solve two of them, the other sentry was burly, and his martial arts were not bad, the three of them fought and killed for a while, and finally Xiao Lou fought hard to let the other party stick a sword in his shoulder, and then suddenly cut his throat closely.

Seeing the soldier convulsive and fall to the ground, Xiao Lou covered his shoulders and leaned against the tree, breathing a sigh of relief: "Whew......." ”

"Are you alright, I'll help you bandage your wounds!" Xiao Fu looked at Xiao Lou's shoulder, wiped his face, and hurriedly went over to help him stop the bleeding and bandage.

Xiao Lou waved his hand a little tiredly and handed him a red rope: "Don't pay attention to me, you go and tie the red strip first, and then inform Sister Ning Dong, we are done." ”

In addition to the color of this red rope, there is also a special fragrance that has the effect of tracking.

Xiao Fu glanced at him worriedly, but he nodded and immediately took the red rope and tied it to the side of the big tree, but he reached out to tie the red rope, but suddenly stiffened.

Xiao Lou looked at him a little strangely: "Xiao Fu, what's wrong with you?" ”

Xiao Fu turned around slowly and stiffly, and Qiu Yebai saw the shiny steel knife on his neck, and the man holding the knife.

"Who are you!"

The man was delicate, but a hideous scar on his cheek made him look unusually violent, and he smiled gloomily: "You'll know soon." ”

……*……*……*……*……

May House

"What, Steward Zhen, isn't that distinguished guest of yours coming, but you think my food here is not good?" Autumn leaves Bai looked at the table full of dishes, and then looked at the shopkeeper Zhen who was sitting on the side.

Shopkeeper Zhen hesitated for a while: "This, he will come in a while." ”

Ning Qiu couldn't help but say: "Shopkeeper Zhen, it's been three o'clock, we've been waiting for him for almost half an hour, even if he goes to buy a gift, he should come back." What the hell did you do? ”

Where is there someone who mainly asks for a banquet, and can make the host's family wait for so long.

Shopkeeper Zhen rolled his eyes and smiled dryly: "Maybe it's because he doesn't know the way, after all, although Brother Shu is an old friend, he is also a newcomer." ”

Don't know the way?

Qiu Yebai looked at the shopkeeper Zhen, a ghostly light flashed in his eyes, and suddenly said: "Your old friend's surname is Shu, I don't know what to call his full name?" ”

The shopkeeper Zhen was stunned for a moment, but when he saw that Qiu Yebai seemed to be just asking casually, he said: "That old friend's surname is Shu, his name is Jin, and he just returned to the capital from other places to visit relatives. ”

"Shu Jin?!" Akiba Bai remembered it well, and instantly remembered the name.

After Shu Jin's conspiracy was broken by her on the small continent, he looked at her eyes, and her heart suddenly became cold, and then she stood up.

"Bai Gongzi, what's wrong with you?" Shopkeeper Zhen looked at her with some strangeness.

Qiu Yebai shook his head, his expression was cold, and he said coldly: "It's not much, it's just that no one has ever made me wait so long in my life, since Brother Shu doesn't take me seriously, if he is really lost, you won't be so anxious, and no one will visit you, I'm just afraid that he wants to give me a dismount, so there is no need for us to eat this meal." ”

After that, she didn't pay attention to the shopkeeper Zhen's flushed face and walked away.

Ning Qiu looked at the upright face of the shopkeeper Zhen and turned red and white, she didn't know why Qiu Yebai suddenly attacked, so she had to nod to the shopkeeper Zhen: "I'm sorry, you can use these dishes yourself." ”

With that, she immediately chased after Akiba Bai.

Shopkeeper Zhen looked at the table full of food, and couldn't help but grit his teeth and whispered angrily to the little guy next to him: "What the hell is the surname Shu doing!" ”

Before leaving, that bastard had to trick him into playing this 'late' drama at the dinner table, and asked Bai Gongzi to wait, saying that he had something important, but now it seems that maybe Bai Gongzi is right, he just wants to give others a dismount!

He's stupid enough to be used by that bastard to make people throw himself in the face!

The little guy shrunk his neck, not daring to answer.

……

Let's talk about it, Ning Qiu followed Qiu Yebai into the room in great strides, she closed it and couldn't help but ask, "Si Shao, what's wrong?" ”

"Shu Jin is the spy of His Eighth Highness, and he is also one of the key people when I solved the case in Huainan, but I didn't expect that he was not killed by Mei Su, nor was he eliminated by the water ghosts, but he returned to His Eighth Highness's side alive, even if he is an enemy who has fought with me, he must have recognized who I am when he appears here!"

Qiu Yebai said in a deep voice while packing up and changing clothes: "He will ask to eat with me, there must be a problem, I'm afraid that something will happen to Yeshan, and we will leave Mei's house now." ”

"Now?" Ning Qiu was taken aback: "But there are still some things that we have not done well here." ”

Qiu Yebai put on his cloak and looked at Ning Qiu: "You stay first, finish it immediately, you don't want all the things here, let our people disperse and leave as soon as possible, the longer the time drags on, the more dangerous it is, I will go to Yeshan to find Ning Dong first." ”

Ning Qiu looked at Qiu Yebai's cold expression, and also felt that the atmosphere of the Mei family had become strange and gloomy, and she immediately nodded: "Yes, but you must be careful." ”

"My martial arts won't let me have an accident here, you can rest assured." Qiu Yebai nodded, put away the sword under his sleeve and turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly saw Yuan Ze pushing the door in, his silver-gray eyes were calm, and he said lightly: "The poor monk will go with you." ”

Akiba Bai looked at him, paused, and nodded: "Okay." ”

She pondered that his stay here was an unstable factor, and it was better to take it with her if he caused trouble to Ning Qiu.

Yuan Ze looked at her back as the first to leave, her silver-gray eyes flashed slightly, and she immediately followed.

……

"Drive!"

On the forest path, two horses galloped past one after the other, splashing snow all over the ground.

Autumn Habai looked up and looked ahead, it was easy to leave the Mei family, but not far away was another entrance to Hayama, her heart was inexplicably more and more empty, and then she tightened the reins and whipped again.

After a while, she and Yuan Ze both saw a faint figure from a distance, she took a closer look, and found that it was someone from the flame department, and she was instantly happy in her heart, although she chose this road, although it was not easy to walk, but it was the fastest place to get close to the periphery of Yeshan, and she didn't want to see Dong'er and them so soon.

But when she galloped closer, and was about to call them, she found that Dong'er and all the people in the Flame Department were a little strange, standing under the tree like statues, looking up at something, she looked up, and her eyes widened instantly, and she looked at the tree in disbelief.

"Xiaolou!"

The bloody human head hanging on the tree with wide eyes is not Xiaolou, who is it?