The sword glowed hard in the moonlight.

Qingxi's gaze was fixed on Ding Ming, holding his breath, but he was not afraid of the danger in front of him.

And Jiang Lian, who had been quietly following behind them, was hiding in the shadows at this time, waiting for an opportunity to move.

Ding Ming's face showed a slight anger in the light of the fire. He chuckled, "It's so sad for you. You don't know anything, but you want to die for something that is useless to you. ”

"Less nonsense, hand over the jade pendant." Thousand-faced Xue looked impatient, and the sword in his hand was closer to Qingxi, almost cutting through its delicate skin.

"That jade pendant is useless in your hands!" Ding Ming shouted.

"You don't fool me. The people of the Four Seas Gang recognize that jade pendant! ”

Ding Ming shook his head: "You don't think about it, even if I give it to you, the Shuzhong brothers will listen to you?" He sighed lightly again: "That's it, in fact, for me, that jade pendant is useless, and it can be given to you." ”

Hearing this, Qianmian Xue's hand seemed to tremble, and he couldn't hide his excitement. "Really?" There was an uncertain temptation between the words he blurted out.

Ding Ming nodded. As he spoke, he took out a jade pendant from his arms, raised it above his head, and shook it.

"Throw it over!" Thousand-faced Xue couldn't wait.

Ding Ming didn't do it, but asked, "Can you tell me, why did you want to help King Xiang do something hurtful to heaven and reason?" ”

Qingxi frowned slightly, turned his eyes, and swept the thousand faces Xue with his residual light.

She already felt that the name of Thousand Faces Xue must be meaningful.

Ding Ming pointed out that he was working for the king of Xiang, combining the words that Qianmian Xue had said to her in the house before, and his own confidence in his own voice that no one could recognize. She thought about it for a moment and said softly, "So you are the one who changed Zhu Lu's appearance and voice?" ”

As a result, he was able to change his voice without worrying about others recognizing him by his voice.

Qianmian Xue glanced sideways at Qingxi: "I have to admire the princess's intelligence." ”

Xu felt that Ding Ming had agreed to his request for Qingxi's safety, and the sword in his hand loosened and moved away from Qingxi's neck. He turned his gaze and looked at Ding Ming and said, "Naturally, it is for glory and wealth." I have this skill, so why not put it to good use. In Shuzhong, I can only do some small business transactions, and there are so many rules in the gang, and I can't show my skills, and I am very aggrieved. ”

"You're being honest. For your honesty, I should also give you dignity. Ding Ming glanced at the jade pendant in his hand and said, "How can I give you this jade pendant?" If I say that you let the princess go first, you will naturally refuse. But let me give you the jade pendant first, I naturally don't feel at ease. He stopped his mouth at the right time, waiting for the reflection of Qianmian Xue.

Qianmian Xue was silent for a long time before he proposed: "I will let the princess go first, and when you are halfway through, you will throw the jade pendant over, if it is slow, my sword will pierce out." Also, there are princesses in the backyard, and I'm not afraid of you playing tricks. It's a big deal, I'll pull a few pads on my back even if I die. ”

"Okay." Ding Ming said in a deep voice.

Qingxi gave a good breath. This thousand-faced Xue is so stupid, it can't be a big deal.

Ding Ming put down the sword in his hand: "Princess, please." ”

Qingxi smiled and walked forward very calmly.

When they reached the halfway point between the two of them, Thousand Faces Xue stopped.

Ding Ming didn't delay, stretched out his hand and threw the jade pendant, and shouted meaningfully: "Catch it!" ”

Thousand-faced Xue's eyes were completely staring at the jade pendant that was flying over, as if everything else did not exist in his eyes, only the treasure that could bring him the position of the head of the central and western parts of Shu in the future. Therefore, it was impossible for him to notice that along with the jade pendant was a small flying knife shot by Ding Ming.

The flying knife was plunged directly into the door of Qianmian Xue's head at the speed of lightning. And his raised left hand just grasped the jade pendant. He stared at the front in horror, perhaps instinctively, and the sword in his right hand seemed to be about to stab forward.

However, a person rushed out behind him, firmly holding the blade of the sword.

The moment Jiang Lian held the sword body, his heart also fell to the ground.

At this time, Qianmian Xue had already fallen straight backwards, planted on the ground, and was breathless.

At the same time, Ding Mingfei stepped forward and took Qingxi behind him.

All this happened too fast, the hand of the thousand-faced Xue

Xia Du was stunned for a moment.

In the distance, a large number of officers and soldiers had already run over and surrounded everyone.

Qing Song, Li Han and Zhao Xin hurriedly came.

"Heng'er, how's it going? Are there any injuries? Is there anything wrong with it? Qingsong pulled Qingxi to look left and right, looked up and down, and saw that there was a trace of blood on his neck, and said anxiously: "This is still injured!" Hurry up, I'll bring the doctor with me. ”

Qingxi hurriedly stopped his words: "I'm fine, let's bandage Brother Jiang first." She watched Jiang Lian walk in and asked him about the situation.

Zhao Xin had already rushed straight to the courtyard. All of his hearts were on the body of Moon Shadow in the backyard.

Li Han looked deeply at Ding Ming, who was habitually standing beside her.

Ding Ming's head hung slightly, avoiding her complicated eyes.

The person who was obviously calm and majestic just now had a different face, and he was so quiet and cautious.

Qingxi looked at Ding Ming and said softly: "Ding Shaoxia should have a lot of things to tell the young master, right?" ”

Ding Ming's face turned slightly red, hesitated for a while, and said in a low voice: "Let's go back to Chen Yuan." ”

Qingsong arranged that the people of the government would take the body of Qianmian Xue and escort his subordinates to collect the team.

Zhao Xin came out holding the moon shadow.

Qingxi stepped forward to ask if he was injured, and Moon Shadow turned red and said no, it was Zhao Xin who insisted on doing so.

Zhao Xin looked calm: "Princess, she is frightened, and she will definitely not be able to walk." ”

Qingxi smiled and nodded: "Then you can hold it." ”

Qing Song returned to the yamen because he had to deal with the matter, and the rest of the people returned to Chen Yuan.

On the way, Li Han, who was in the same carriage as Qingxi, told her that Ding Ming had sent them a message and asked them to bring people and horses to rescue them, but he needed to solve the people who were the leaders himself.

"Ding Ming has been in Changfeng, you haven't noticed at all that maybe he has other identities?" Qingxi asked.

Li Han was indignant: "He actually deceived me and the old man for so long!" ”

Li Han said that Ding Ming joined Changfeng when he was 16 years old. He said that his family was a hunter in the mountains. The old man saw that he was quiet and hardworking, and felt that he was loyal and reliable, so he sent him to Li Han's side as an errand. For so many years, in addition to going out to dart, Ding Ming has followed Li Han almost inseparably. Sometimes Li Han feels that it is unreasonable for him to follow this attention to himself. But Ding Ming is indeed good to her, and she is good all the way, except for the fact that he should not follow him. She couldn't believe that Ding Ming was actually the head of the west at the moment. t.

And what about this western principal?

It was a matter of family secrets, and Qingxi felt that this matter needed the consent of his grandfather before he could tell Li Han, so he said, "Let's go back to Chen Yuan first." ”

When Qingxi returned to Chen Yuan, Xiao Yiran was the first to pounce and hugged her tightly.

Followed by a tearful grandmother.

Chen Ji exhaled deeply, raised his hand and touched Qingxi's head lovingly, and said in a low voice: "You......"

Ding Ming stepped forward at this time and made a big salute to Chen Ji: "Mr. Chen, I'm here." ”

Previously, Qingsong had sent someone back to report the news, so that the two old men would not worry about it anymore.

Chen Ji heard the sentence "I've arrived", and combined with the news he heard before, he basically knew Ding Ming's identity.

He nodded, and asked Jiang Lian about his injuries again, and after knowing that he was fine, he said, "The three of you should go to the study with me." He glanced at Li Han, paused, and said, "Come with the girl, you should know some things." ”

So, Chen Jilet his wife lead Xiao Yiran to rest, and Zhao Xin was responsible for accompanying and appeasing Yueying and Xiao Shengzi.

After the door of the study was closed, Chen Ji first asked Ding Ming: "What is the situation of the person who kidnapped Heng'er?" ”

Ding Ming said: "Thousand-faced Xue is a member of my gang, and his family is a rouge shop, and his family has some unique skills. Coupled with his own research, he can change people's appearance and voice through his secret medicine. ”

Ding Ming said that the Four Seas Gang is actually a very loose organization, except for a few core members, most of the brothers are hunters in the mountains, and they help each other on weekdays, and there is nothing to do with each other, and there are not many affairs in the gang. Qianmian Xue's unique skills made Ding Ming worried, because in his opinion, it was very dangerous, no matter what the reason for changing his appearance and voice would bring more harm than good, if so

is used by gangsters, and the consequences are even more unimaginable. So, he asked people to send him an order to forbid Qianmian Xue to change his face and voice, otherwise the Four Seas Gang would not give him shelter. And Qianmian Xue left Shuzhong in a fit of anger, and he did not pursue it. It wasn't until the Taining case happened that he saw some details of the killing of the horse from the confidential news transmitted by Jiang Lian Dongdong, and he knew that Qianmian Xue must be involved.

I thought that if the court came forward in this matter, he would definitely be caught, and he didn't need to worry about it. But he actually took the risk of kidnapping Qingxi.

He actually didn't know who the leader of the Four Seas Gang was, but in his old acquaintances, he heard that the gang leader came to Sujiang Chen's house. So, there was this one.

"The mark he left behind is a mark unique to the Four Seas Gang. And Mr. Chen should know that there is an industry in the west in Sujiang, which is the courtyard in the mountains where the princess is imprisoned. So I guess he should be there, sure enough. ”

Chen Ji nodded slightly. "So you go and clear the portal."

"Not bad. He naively thought that if he obtained the jade pendant in my hand, he could command the Four Seas Gang, and he would have a chance to live. He didn't know that the jade pendant in my hand was not something to call the shots. He is a wanted criminal in the imperial court, and now he has kidnapped the princess, and the death penalty is inevitable. I made a move, and it was all about the friendship of the past. As for those who followed him, since they had violated the laws of the country, they should do whatever they wanted. The rules are unbreakable. ”

Chen Ji looked at him with appreciation, looked at the two exercises again, and said slowly: "You two take out the jade pendant." ”