Chapter 42: The Man in the Silver Mask
At this time, the city had just entered curfew time.
In a remote dilapidated mansion in the west of the city, a black shadow suddenly fell in the courtyard, and the pitch-black robe blended tightly with the night.
The man in black quickly pushed open the door of one of the rooms in the courtyard and dodged in.
The room was rudimentary, with a square table in the center. The man in black gently moved the wooden table an inch, and the floor under the table clicked softly, revealing a square hole.
The man in black hurriedly jumped down, and after a moment, the hole quickly closed automatically.
After entering the cave, there is a labyrinth of low corridors. The man in black silently recited the mantra, turned left and right, moved forward and backward, and after half an hour, came to a tall stone gate.
The man in black took out a token from his bosom and buckled it to the groove in the middle of the stone door, and the stone door slowly rose upward.
Compared with the simple and low corridor outside, behind the stone gate is surprisingly extravagant.
The entrance is a corridor with a jade floor, made of white jade on both sides of the corridor, and in front of it is a circular arch made of white jade.
The roof of the cave is embedded with two night pearls the size of pigeon's eggs, which illuminate the entire corridor.
Behind the arch is an underground palace of more than 1,000 square meters. The roof of the hall is surrounded by night pearls the size of pigeon's eggs, illuminating the entire hall with bright lights.
The whole hall is made of jade, the ground is covered with soft blankets, and there is an incense burner in each of the four corners, which is emitting curling green smoke, and a faint fragrance of grass and trees spreads in the hall.
A silver-faced man was lying on his side on a bench in the middle of the main hall, his dark blue robe and black silky hair, which contrasted with the snow-white fluff on the lying horse.
The mask on his face glowed with a faint silver glow, and he couldn't see the real material, only revealing the thin corners of his lips and a delicate chin.
When the man in black walked into the main hall and saw this scene, his footsteps paused, and he hesitated for a moment before walking in front of the silver-faced man, bowing his head and saluting, "My lord." ”
Through the bright light in the main hall, the appearance of the man in black was revealed.
The baby face, delicate facial features, snow-white skin, and the handsome and beautiful faces of boys and girls are unforgettable at first sight.
Hearing the movement, the silver-faced man's eyelashes trembled, his eyes opened, and a dazzling light crossed his eyes.
"Didn't you see me sleeping?" The hoarse and lazy voice echoed in the hall with a hint of displeasure.
The man in black glanced at the silver-faced man, lowered the corners of his eyes, and said with a blank expression: "My lord, the Liu family has dispatched a lot of people recently, as if they are looking for the lost family heirloom. Wang Kuncheng took people out of the city secretly, and I already had people follow......"
"Did you speak?" The silver-faced man turned his head sideways and stared coldly at the man in black.
When the man in black heard this, he looked stunned, and hurriedly knelt down on his knees and accused: "My subordinates should die." My lord, the ...... of the royal family"
"Stop!" The silver-faced man sat up slowly, exuding a cold momentum, paced in front of the man in black, and sneered: "I'm really getting bolder." ”
The man in black hurriedly lowered his head and replied loudly: "My subordinates don't dare." His subordinates have followed their masters for more than 100 years, and have been punished more than 35,700 times. ”
"Heh, I remember it so clearly, are you planning to settle accounts with me in the future?" The silver-faced man laughed playfully.
"Don't dare. The adult said that the subordinates were getting bolder and bolder, but the subordinates did not think so, and the subordinates have always been respectful to the adults, and they did their best, and then died. ”
"Then how should you punish you for disturbing my sleep?"
"My subordinates thought they could be confined for three years." The man in black thought for a moment and replied honestly.
When the silver-faced man heard this, the corners of his mouth hooked up a mocking smile, "Huh...... It's a beautiful idea. Get out, if you can't find a clue, you don't have to come back. ”
"That subordinate......" The man in black raised his head and looked at the silver-faced man hesitantly.
"The Liu family? The Wang family? What does it have to do with me. ”
The silver-faced man lay back on the bench with graceful movements and closed his eyes again.
"The subordinates just discovered it by accident, and the subordinates thought that you would get bored if you stayed in the city for too long, so ......"
"Nosy!"
"The subordinates understood, and the subordinates retired." The man in black quickly left the dungeon.
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In the second half of the night, the curfew had not yet been lifted in the city, and there was silence throughout the city, with small teams of guards patrolling by from time to time.
The City Lord's Mansion is located in Beicheng District, covering a wide area, and the high courtyard wall encloses the entire City Lord's Mansion tightly, and it is gilded copper tiles, pavilions and pavilions, like a small palace.
There was silence all around, but the back door of the city lord's mansion opened silently at this time, a head poked out from behind the door, looked around, and then flashed out, followed by two tall figures, it was the city lord Qi Xiao and Tong Jinghe.
The three of them quickly turned out of the back alley of the City Lord's Mansion and headed in the direction of the city gate.
There are four urban districts in Sifang City, and there were originally four city gates, but later, for some reason, all the others were sealed, and only the city gate of Dongcheng District was left for people to enter and exit.
The north city is not far from the east city gate, and it is not close to the east gate, and the three of them also encountered several groups of patrol guards on the road, but with Qi Xiao there, it is not safe.
The gates were now tightly closed, and the torches on both sides lit the gates red. The guards stood in two columns, vigilantly inspecting the surroundings and interjecting into small talk.
The sharp-eyed leader of the guards noticed that a three-point black shadow had appeared at the street intersection in front of him, and he was moving towards the city gate.
During the curfew hours, no movement is allowed around the city, otherwise the guards can be killed on the spot.
"His grandmother's! Anyone dares to violate the rules of the city, and they simply don't take our guards seriously. Cheer me up, brothers! ”
The leader of the guards was a strong man in his early thirties, and he greeted the guards in a commanding voice.
The opportunity for meritorious service has come!
"Yes!"
The guards immediately stopped chatting, drew their swords from their waists, and glared murderously at the figure in front of them.
dared to offend the city rules, and today I will definitely give these three people a good look!
All the guards were secretly excited, and the hilt of the knife in their hands was ready to move, eager to cut the offender to pieces in an instant.
This group of iron-blooded men had no cultivation, but they could only guard at the gate of the city, checking this and that, seeing that they finally seized the opportunity to show their skills, the blood and fighting spirit in their bodies suddenly shouted.
"Brothers, you will give me all your strength tonight. Tomorrow I will receive the credit, I will invite everyone to drink! ”
Seeing that the three figures were getting closer and closer, the leader of the guards did not wait to inform the guards elsewhere, but laughed arrogantly, vowing to capture the three of them and monopolize the credit.
"Good!" "The boss is just interesting!" "Big guys, let's get on it together!"
I don't know who roared, and everyone immediately rushed up like a chicken.
"Who? Dare to violate the rules of the city without permission, and take them all for me! The leader of the guards shouted.
"Hmph."
Qi Xiao's cultivation is relatively high, and he has reached the middle stage of Jindan, and he has just seen the expressions on the faces of the guards clearly, and he was angry for a while, but he couldn't help but snort coldly, the original intention was to remind the guards that the deity was the city lord!
But the leader of the guards can't see Qi Xiao all year round, where can he hear Qi Xiao's timbre. Hearing that the other party snorted coldly, his heart suddenly became angry.
If you dare to be so arrogant, then don't blame me for being rude!
The leader of the guards gritted his teeth fiercely, raised his sword fiercely, and shouted: "Kill me!" ”
When the guards behind him heard this, their hearts became even stronger, and they all raised their swords, and the sword body made a buzzing sound, and rushed towards the three of them.
When Qi Xiao saw it, his lungs exploded! These stupid bunches!
"Humph!"
Seeing that the guards were about to rush in front of him, Qi Xiao suddenly lifted his breath, and the coercion of the Jindan period on his body swung out violently, crushing towards the guards overwhelmingly.
"Boom!"
Wan Peng and Tong Jinghe, who were standing beside Qi Xiao, suddenly felt that their breathing was suffocated, and they hurriedly took a few steps back before avoiding it, but they couldn't help but turn pale.
The power of Jindan in the middle stage is really terrifying, and it seems that the other party has not used all his strength.
The leader of the guards who walked in the front could faintly see the appearance of the three people at this time, and saw that one of them had a strong aura and the momentum of a superior person, and his heart chuckled.
Before it was time to stop his feet, a terrifying coercion had arrived!
"Boom."
The guards only felt as if their necks were being choked, their breathing was tight, the qi and blood in their bodies were surging, a rusty smell spread in their throats, and the scenery in front of them continued to pull away.
From a distance, dozens of guards flew backwards in a jet.
"Plop, plop!"
Falling heavily to the ground, everyone didn't bother to check their injuries, all of them were like earth, staring at Qi Xiao and the three of them in horror.
The leader of the guards was closest to Qi Xiao and was hit the hardest, vomiting blood and falling into a coma on the spot.
Qi Xiao glanced at everyone coldly, and the guards only felt that their scalps were numb, trembling and frightened, and they couldn't stop shivering.
"Who's the leader?"
Hearing Qi Xiao's inquiry, everyone hurriedly shot their eyes to the leader of the guards who was lying in the middle of everyone and had already passed out.
When Qi Xiao saw it, he snorted coldly: "Waste! Then he went straight to the gate of the city angrily, and Tong Jinghe and Wan Peng hurriedly followed carefully.
It wasn't until the backs of Qi Xiao and the three disappeared that the guards staggered up, staring at the wide-open city gate and the leader lying on the ground who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and looked at each other.
"Just now, he opened the city gate with a red token?" One of the guards asked, stunned.
"You can only use the token on the leader's body and the city lord's order to open the city gate, isn't it ......?"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the guards suddenly turned pale, and their eyes were full of surprise.
"Why did the city lord leave the city in the middle of the night?" One of the guards muttered to himself.
"Is now the time to think about this? Whether everyone's job can be kept is two talks! Maybe, I won't even be able to save my life! ”
"Ah......h
When everyone heard this, their faces suddenly became even more difficult to look at, and some even cried on the spot.
As soon as Qi Xiao took the two of them out of the city, he went directly to the east with the sword.
When they arrived at Woo Xiaolin, Wan Peng led the two to the place where Wang Kuncheng and the others gathered, and said reluctantly: "They gathered here, for almost an hour, and then a group of nine people went to the east." ”
"East?" Qi Xiao frowned, his expression slightly displeased, "The east side is so big, where is the specific location?" ”
"Uh......"
Wan Peng's expression was suffocated, his face was full of embarrassment, "They put a ban on them when they spoke, and I can't hear it." ”
Tong Jinghe saw that Qi Xiao's face turned dark, and hurriedly said: "It must be something important, or we will look for it first, there are so many of them, there must be a lot of movement." ”
"They split into three groups and went separately." Wan Peng added in a whisper on the side, looking at Qi Xiao and the others with a worried face.
He didn't want to say it, but he couldn't say it.
"Humph! Tong Jinghe, you are getting more and more useless! Qi Xiao hated the fact that iron could not become steel, and scolded.
Tong Jinghe, as the head of the family, usually scolds others by himself, and has never been scolded by someone like this, but he can't refute it, so he has to sprinkle his anger on Wan Peng.
"Smack!"
Tong Jinghe shook his hand and gave Wan Peng a slap, "Waste!" Why didn't you say it earlier? ”
Wan Peng was caught off guard, and he was slapped so that his eyes were full of stars, the qi and blood in his body surged, and his ears were buzzing. suddenly felt that he was more wronged than June Feixue, but he couldn't say it, so he could only keep compensating with a bitter face.
"Little damn it! Little damn it! ”
"But ......"
A glimmer of light flashed through Wan Peng's mind, and he suddenly remembered something, his face was happy, but he was a little stumped.