It was night, and the fire was as turbulent as the sea. The doors and windows of the long alleys in Qingguan City are tightened, and no one dares to explore it. A girl in red stopped in the fire, like a rakshasa falling into the world, with long-lasting ice hidden in her eyes.

At this time, she stood with a knife in the wind, and the dagger in her hand was vaguely congealed with undried blood. The light of the sword shone brightly with the heat of the fire, and she slowly walked from the leaping tongue of fire, hidden in the bottomless night.

The plaque on the street door crashed to the ground, splitting the word "Qianfu" into pieces. Song Yuelan looked back and looked at the glow that soared into the sky and lit the curtain of the night.

The Qian family has always been a headache for the imperial court. They are lawless and wantonly exploit the common people, causing the villagers to regard them as poisonous scorpions and beasts and avoid them. Even so, Qian Ying, the head of the Qian Mansion, ignored this.

Because Qian Ying was cautious on weekdays, the court had no way to catch their family, and because of repeated persuasions, he had a headache, so he sent Song Yuelan, who was called "Yu Beauty" in the rivers and lakes, to slaughter his family.

Look at this girl's swagger in red, with a red and white hat on her head, it's not mysterious. When the wind passed, she lifted her curtain slightly. The corner of that peerless face was revealed, and her face was as white as that of the Nine Heavens Fairy. Those eyes with a slight blue light seem to be filled with clear water, and they are full of tenderness.

This is the poppy beauty who "ten steps and 100 people are disabled, and 100 steps and thousands of people are down", Song Yuelan. She was an elite assassin who had been bred by the royal family since she was a child, and specialized in removing the stumbling blocks that would strengthen the monarchy.

No one knows her past, but she is a terrifying existence in the rivers and lakes. There are tens of millions of enemies, but they are nowhere to be seen. How many people have paid a lot of money to get her residence, but every time they arrive, there is only a bewitching poppy left.

She held a short knife and dagger to kill the Quartet, with one enemy hundred, at this time it was only the fourth quarter of the first day, looking at the entire Qian Mansion, but it was already full of corpses, so it was not tragic.

And the government has been doing the trick of thieves shouting to catch thieves, vigorously chasing "poppies", with a birthmark on the right shoulder as a clue in the shape of a poppy, hoping to collect any relevant clues. Whenever someone in the know reported to the authorities, the man would die violently in his home the next day, leaving a poppy next to his body.

One of the two is in the light, the other is in the dark, and without the knowledge of the gods, they have exterminated all those who can find her. Therefore, it is rumored in the rivers and lakes that "if you talk about poppies in the middle of the night, you will die at home in the morning." ”

Naturally, with Song Yuelan's always neat methods, she would not choose to stay in this fiery place for a while.

Suddenly, thunder roared and rain poured down, and the intensity of the rain was indescribable. Song Yuelan frowned, and secretly said that the person who came was not good, so she swept out some of the red dust from a delicate box and landed around.

This is the "birth of dust", when it lands, it can be burned in all directions, and the more dust gathers, the longer it will burn. If there is no Heavenly Emperor to make trouble, the fire can burn for seven days and nights without extinguishing. The strange thing is that this life Hongchen has always only burned what he wants to burn, even if innocent others deliberately provoke him, it will never hurt him half a point.

Speaking of which, the habits of poppies are all the more unpredictable—while it is easy to kill a man, poppies like to cut off their limbs and burn them alive in the fire; But the "Shenghongchen" she developed will not hurt innocent people. Is this person evil?

Rumors about poppies are a lot of rumors in the rivers and lakes, and many people say that she is the reincarnation of a hell rakshasa, and this time she came to hook the evil ghosts in the world. Naturally, Song Yuelan was just listening to a happy listen, and in a flash, it was another life.

It is the height of summer, the cicadas are chirping slowly, and the birds are chirping, so it is not lively. After she left a poppy, Fang walked slowly along the path, looking at the dark surroundings, and couldn't help but sigh.

Although she is strong in martial arts, she has been a picky eater since she was a child. He couldn't see the road ahead at night, and he got lost. She has always lived in a simple house and knows very little about the city of Qingguan. Even if he had worked hard to memorize the map of Qingguan, it was of little use at this time.

Why do you turn off the lights after you do your mission? Aren't you afraid that you will take their lives? Song Yuelan rubbed her sore eyebrows and thought with a headache.

In desperation, he could only break off a willow branch and sweep some raw dust up, so that he could vaguely discern the road ahead. She only waited for a higher point to lift her up, so that she could see the intersection a few miles away.

Song Yuelan landed her gaze on the towering stone on the side. With the help of this, you can climb up to the roof ridge with a little effort and find out the direction at a glance. I was about to go up, but I was blocked by a branch that stretched out, but I was already on the stone wall at this time, and I was about to fall down immediately.

The stone was not extremely high, and it was only three feet away from the ground, but if she fell well, I am afraid that the royal family would not want to keep her. At this time, she fell into an embrace.

"Girl, be careful." The man was dressed in white, and his black hair flew down like a waterfall, and he was lying lazily on his chest. Song Yuelan hurriedly got out of his arms, blushed and agreed: "Thank you, son." ”

As everyone knows, she tightened the dagger in the dark. Every time she is on a mission, every household will close the windows and doors, even if Qingguan City, which is famous for "the lights are always bright at twelve o'clock", she will never light her own candles, let alone go out for an extra step. Now that I met this person here, there must be something strange.

"Girl, it's not too early, why have you been wandering around? It is rumored in the market that the poppy beauty will act today to destroy the money mansion, aren't you afraid? Strange to say, the man's voice was inexplicably familiar to her. It's like an old friend who hasn't seen me for many years, and I was tempted at first sight.

"What about Childe, isn't Childe afraid?" Out of hostility, Song Yuelan said tentatively.

"I'm not afraid." The man smiled slightly, "I am Prince Liang, and I have a secret guard to protect me at all times. In addition, I am also a military general, although I can't capture Ah Yan...... No, poppies, but it's not difficult to get out of the way. ”

Song Yuelan was stunned at first when she heard his identity, then nodded with a smirk, covered her hat, said goodbye, and left in a hurry. The girl broke off the branch and jumped onto the stone. With a tap of his toes, he climbed up to the eaves. She quickly caught the mansion standing on the middle of nowhere, and after planning her route, she ran as fast as she could to the west.

It's just that she didn't see the man's complicated expression.

"Ahh......h

The summer breeze is cool and clear, and it is bleak. In a short time, she was in the abrupt mansion. The western suburbs are home to cemeteries, and almost no one lives here. If there is, it is just those laymen who have retreated to the mountains and forests.

Traversing the twists and turns of the path, she put away her dagger and hid sideways into a secret room.

The door of the secret room was slightly open, the room was lit with candlelight, and a delicate-faced man sitting on a chair smiled at her.

This is the point of contact between the royal family and her, and there is always someone waiting for her after each mission.

It's just that this docking person is a little special.

Song Yuelan was stunned for a moment: "Senior brother, what's wrong with you?" The one sitting was her senior brother who had known her for sixteen years, Ye Hao.

The man's eyebrows were picturesque, and his conversation and demeanor revealed a gentle aura, but it was inexplicably terrifying: "Senior sister, can this trip go well?" ”

"Senior brother, don't worry, no one has survived in the Qian Mansion, all 376 members of the family have been executed, and my youngest son has been burned alive by me, leaving no trace. This time I scattered a little more dust, and even if it rained heavily, the fire could still burn for three days and nights, and in twenty-eight hours it would be razed to the ground. ”

"It is worthy of being my good junior sister, Master's most proud protégé." Ye Hao got up and poured a cup of tea for her, "Senior sister, there are still some tasks for you to complete. ”

Song Yuelan sighed slightly: "Why do you want me to do it?" I'm not the only one of the assassins trained by the royal family's secrets, right? "Strange to say, every time she carries out a mission to slaughter the door, the royal family never sends some auxiliary men for her. Fear those people...... It was as if I could see her true face.

"The royal family has its own royal truth, and the junior sister just needs to do it." Ye Hao handed the freshly brewed tea to Song Yuelan, "With my junior sister's martial arts, it is not difficult to protect myself. ”

Song Yuelan lowered her head to deal with the wound: "But Senior Brother clearly knows that it is not my intention to kill the Quartet. Happiness for the people is my best thought. "Now that the Yamen is deep, just being a small head catcher can't protect the people you have in mind." Ye Hao rubbed her hands.

"But in order to prevent my true face from being seen and make trouble for the government to purge those who know, I can only silence it...... Moreover, the royal family also wants me to kill my mouth. The girl hesitated to take a sip of tea, "Senior brother, this is ...... Not what I wanted. ”

The incense burner on the side kept burning.

"Senior sister, the destiny of heaven is hard to disobey, let alone the dictation of the Son of Heaven." Ye Hao shook her head and sighed at her naivety, "It's just a few cheap lives, so what's the matter if you die?" ”

"The so-called one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world, doesn't this shake the hearts of the people?"

"Have you forgotten three years ago?" Ye Hao looked up at her, and there was a bottomless abyss in her eyes.

Three years ago, she had just embarked on the path of assassination. At first, it was just the assassination of a few corrupt officials, and then it got bigger and bigger. She couldn't bear to kill those innocent family members, so she secretly spared their lives. Who knew that they were forced to make a living and wanted to get the bounty from the government and escorted Song Yuelan to the government, causing a commotion in the rivers and lakes.

The government had no choice but to send a girl who was nine points similar to her to die. And she was also severely punished, and she was raised for more than half a year. After that, she made a comeback under the name of "Poppy Beauty", and after experiencing killing and firelight again and again, she gradually became today's Song Yuelan.

But even so, she still has compassion for those family members who died tragically.

"Nope." After a long time, Song Yuelan said sullenly.

Ye Hao handed her a page of golden oracles: "Okay, don't mention these. The royal family has issued an order to slaughter Zhang's family in three days. ”

Song Yuelan unfolded the golden silk and asked with some hesitation, "Zhang family?" ”

"Yes." Ye Hao sighed, "Sheng leans into the Zhang family." ”