A trace of misfortune came to his mind, Yan Lu turned around, and the chain knife in his hand was also extremely collected, but he saw that Lord Xue immediately lifted the reins, and he was in such a hurry to collect the knife, the blade flashed white, and flew back from the roof of the half of the carriage, but it was Qi Brush that cut off the head of the horse that Xue Zhong was riding! The blade that was thoroughly stained by horse blood turned from white to red, and a creepy aura floated past the tip of Xue Zhong's nose, and a "bang-" sound fit on the scabbard held in Yan Lu's hand.

This series of changes was so rapid that all the guards on the castle tower were shocked and their breath leaked. The Jin Ling horse under Xue Zhong's seat didn't fall to the ground until two breaths later, and Xue Zhong, who had just flashed the knife attack, didn't have time to jump off the horse, and fell to the ground with the horse corpse, startling a flying dust.

Seeing this, Yan Lu hurriedly jumped off the horse and ran towards Xue Zhong. And at this moment, the guard on the tower of the city did not know that the guard was distracted, his hands were unstable, the hand holding the bow and arrow was actually released, and the feather arrow was about to be fired. This man missed, and several of his teammates, who usually practice as a team, were also affected and missed, and these arrows were originally aimed at the carriage, and then in an instant, the carriage was shot into a hornet's nest and collapsed next to the base of the city wall.

Yan Lu felt a little upset inexplicably.

He admitted that his actions just now were a little hasty, and he only cared about seizing the opportunity to win a blow, but he neglected the comrades-in-arms who were not fighting together and cooperating with tacit understanding behind him, which almost injured Xue Zhong by mistake.

However, in addition to self-blame, Yan Lu also felt a trace of something bad in his heart, in this seemingly chaotic scene, there were always some things that made him feel strange, these complex and changeable psychological activities made his pace towards Xue Zhong slower by a beat, but now that he had run to Xue Zhong, he couldn't spare his energy to think carefully.

The dust gradually dispersed, Xue Zhong pulled out a leg that was pressed by the horse corpse, I don't know whether it was choked by the horse's blood or dust, and he generally coughed and stood up. His face was stained red by horse blood, only a pair of bright eyes remained, and he didn't care about the fishy dust on his hands, wiped his face hard, and showed a smile that couldn't be seen at Yan Lu, and then said: "Yan is right, it really deserves its reputation, it was the official's negligence." ”

In the past, Xue Zhong's smile without the temperament of a military general had made Yan Lu feel contempt in his heart, but today, this kind of smile was missing Xue Zhong's slightly blessed face as the background, and when only a pair of eyes were left, Yan Lu's heart couldn't help but feel a chill, his steps couldn't help but stagnate, and the words he had prepared for a while were also stuck in his throat.

The knights who had been following Xue Zhong also dismounted, in addition to having the rank of military general, they also had the duty of attendant Xue Zhong, and one of the knights had already run over and handed Xue Zhong a clean face towel. The others stood behind Xue Zhong at a certain distance.

Xue Zhong took the towel and wiped his face carelessly, and at the same time instructed the attendants around him, which probably meant words such as burying his horse well.

Seeing this, Yan Lu said apologetically: "The lower official accidentally killed the adult's beloved horse, I'm really sorry, please punish the adult." ”

Xue Zhong took the clean face towel handed over by a knight beside him and wiped his face, and his facial features were a little clearer, and the atmosphere of almost no official authority and mediocrity reappeared. He looked at Yan Lu and stared at him for a moment, and then said kindly: "Lord Yan has said it, it's just a horse, how can it damage the friendship between the two of us as officials." ”

There was no displeasure in his words because of the horse, and after saying this, he did not say much about the matter, but limped towards the corner of the urn city. The knight beside him hurriedly stepped forward to help, but he signaled that he didn't need to.

Walking to the horse-drawn carriage that was shot by a group of arrows and fell next to the high wall of the urn city, and glanced at the empty and tattered carriage, Xue Zhong let out a light "huh".

Yan Lu had also walked to Xue Zhong's side, and he couldn't help but be extremely surprised at first glance. He remembered that although he had only had a chance to see the inside of the carriage at a glance, and that glance was very hasty, he had seen a figure for a moment. It's just that many things have happened since then, which makes Yan Lu also have some doubts about whether he has lost his eyes, but if there is no one in the carriage, why is this carriage so treacherous?

Yan Lu, who was hesitant about all kinds of thoughts in his heart, just said casually: "I have heard that the forest thief is good at trickery, can he really understand the ghost and theology and use the spell to operate the carriage?" ”

Xue Zhong shook his head and sighed: "Brother Yan has been fighting on the battlefield for several years, so he shouldn't have such a taboo, so I won't mention this matter for the time being." I think this is just a pretense, and the real forest thief may have escaped. ”

He paused, his tone seemed to become angry, and he shouted angrily: "If it weren't for the Heavenly Family's bloodline, how could I be so restrained!" It can be seen that the forest thief is really extremely evil, and in order to save his life, he actually scooped the premature baby as a cover and used it as a shield! ”

Yan Lu listened silently to his indignation, and suddenly remembered that he had questioned Xue Zhong on the city tower just now, and at this time he once again doubted whether Xue Zhong's gentle pursuit of the carriage was true or deliberate, and a complicated look appeared in his eyes for a while.

It's just that it doesn't seem to make much sense to think about it now.

Xue Zhong's horse was dead, and the decoy-like carriage had been ruined.

At this time, the sky has broken and there are many people living in the inner city, and this matter is related to the secret that the emperor in the forbidden palace does not want to open. His Majesty's will is to secretly investigate and capture him alive. These two points have many concerns about the progress of the inner city during the day. And tonight is the time when the forest thief and the daughter of Tianjiao quietly go out of the city, and this secret is also information that is not easy to grasp, but this kind of news is obviously invalid forever at the moment when the sky lights up.

Behind the dark red lacquered walls, there are many buildings, and in a simple and majestic building in the middle, the lights have been on for another night.

Gonggong Hai, who had been standing outside the door for a night, covered his mouth, yawned lightly, and looked at the dawn faintly appearing in the sky, although he felt tired, he did not dare to slack off.

Sitting in the imperial study behind him was the emperor who ruled the world, and it was the man who held the world who lifted him out of a coolie nest and promoted him to the position of the chief eunuch of the imperial study. He knew that a person with a physical disability like himself would have died of exhaustion if he had been in that extremely miserable place.

He didn't stumble in ** for a long time to achieve this position, his mind is still relatively simple, he will not guess the emperor's intentions, but after being shocked by Jun En, he is sincerely grateful and loyal to the emperor, and swears that he is extremely careful about what His Majesty the emperor asks him to do.

However, at this moment, the self-demanding Father-in-law Hai did not notice that a young man dressed in pure black coarse cloth had flashed out from behind a large pillar of vermilion lacquer in the corridor, and a vertical leap had already come to him. He didn't attack Hai Gonggong, but only tiptoed on the ground, and then pushed the door into the imperial study, and a series of movements were completed in one breath, like a black cat that swooped into the kitchen to steal fish.

In the imperial study, the man sitting behind the table raised his eyelids slightly, and only glanced at the young man in a pure black coarse linen cloth robe who entered the door, and his eyes fell back to a plain book in his left hand.

His eyebrows froze slightly, and then his right hand holding the pen in the air lowered slightly, and between the touches, a line of square letters had been left at the end of the fold. Closing the fold and putting it on the table, he kneaded his forehead with his fingers, and said slowly: "It's all done?" ”

This young man sitting behind the table, dressed in a bright yellow loose regular robe, is like a living thing, and it is the new king of Zhaoguo, Wang Chi, who ascended the throne at the end of last summer.

After the man in black entered the imperial study, he stood at the desk of Emperor Zhao's imperial approval like a javelin. He didn't salute, and saw the whole process of the emperor's correction of the folds, and the expression on his face was still unwavering, until Emperor Zhao opened his mouth to ask, he said very calmly: "Lin Shan and his horseman have left the city." ”

It was a very simple sentence, but it made Emperor Zhao answer in advance even the details that he might ask.

It's just that if the conversation between these two people seems to be homely, if it is made public, whether it is from the tone of the two sides or from the content of the conversation, it is enough to move the civil and military officials of the whole dynasty - the people of Zhao State are like this, seeing that the Son of Heaven does not perform the courtesy of his subjects, and does not respect the Son of Heaven, he can still look directly at the Son of Heaven and point out the twists and turns without being shocked; There is a son of heaven, in front of the hundred officials to order the arrest and scoop, and after turning around, he will arrange his subordinates to help the wanted criminal escape throughout the process

Emperor Zhao received the reply from the man in black, and he didn't question it at all, but he breathed a sigh of relief, picked up a bowl of bird's nest soup on the table and took a sip. Seeing this, the man in black calmed his gaze and said slightly, "There is no heat, do you want to heat it up, Grandpa Hai is outside." ”

"It's good to be cool, refreshing." Emperor Zhao just swallowed a mouthful of bird's nest soup, and after a short meal, he drank the whole bowl of bird's nest soup in several sips, and then smiled at the man in black and said, "Only in this kind of trivial matter will you serve a snack." ”

The man in black didn't reply, but only had a faint smile on his face.

Emperor Zhao made the expression in his eyes purer because of the smile on his face. Pushing aside the folds on the desk, he slowly lifted the silk cloth that had been laid on the table to the side, revealing the table top, painted with dark red animal paint.

Emperor Zhao pointed to the table with countless coils of red ink and said to the man in black, "Let's see how this new chess game should be solved." ”

The man in black silently looked towards the tabletop, his gaze gradually condensed.