XIV. The Beginning of the Matter - Entering the Palace (I)

"Looks like you've got it figured out." The man's cold voice rang out from behind Guan Hai.

Guan Hai felt the coldness behind him gradually disappear, but he still couldn't think of any other thoughts, he knew that in front of the great martial artist, all his thoughts were in vain.

Guan Hai left, and he finally chose to compromise.

In the silent alley, only the person and Qi Lianyu lying on the ground were left, and pieces of snowflakes fell on the two people, and then the wind blew and flew out again.

The man didn't say a word, gently brushed away the snow that fell on Qi Lianyu's body, and then helped the other party up and disappeared into the vast night with him.

The night in Kyoto Mansion is destined to be a sleepless night, in the Liang Palace, Comber stood in front of the window, looking at the snowflakes falling outside again, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional, he didn't know if he was right to do this, but he did it anyway, so the outcome of the matter, no matter what it was, he was ready.

He could feel the unrest of Kyoto Prefecture tonight, he could feel the fact that man was like a lost dog in all corners of the streets of Kyoto Prefecture, constantly avoiding the attacks of hunters, he could feel the fear of that person when he was facing death, he could feel the pain of that person in the corner of the street, draining the last drop of blood until death, he could feel the coldness of the snow flakes falling on that person.

Comber shook his head and cleared his mind, knowing that after tonight, everything in Kyoto Prefecture would be calm, and all he had to do was ask what he wanted to know from another person, and then his mission would be over.

A white shadow flew into the room from the outside and landed on Comber's table.

Comber knew the pigeon, because it had flown out of here not so long ago, and now it has flown back.

Comber smiled confidently, he could have a hunch of what the pigeon had brought to him, it should be good news, to tell himself that the man was dead, no longer in this world.

He smiled, but he also blamed himself a little, he felt that he was sorry for his young master, or rather, the person he let himself find still died after all.

Comber picked up the pigeon that was "cooing" on the table, and untied the rolled-up note from its lap.

It's just that when Comber saw the content of the note, the confidence on his face and in his heart before disappeared in an instant and ceased to exist.

What a wonderful expression it was, Comber's face seemed to be covered with dark clouds, and the anger between his eyebrows was invisibly emanated, as if stirring the air around him, he folded the paper ball, and then clenched it in his hand, he couldn't believe the result.

"Great Martial Master? When will Kyoto Prefecture come out with a great martial artist again. ”

Comber shook off the already crumpled note in his hand, and then approached the burning candle, the flame stirred the note, lit it, and watched the words on it disappear in the flames little by little, and the dim flames reflected on Comber's face, which looked a little weird.

Qi Lianyu woke up in a bump, he shook his somewhat drowsy head, felt the stinging sensation of the sun shining on his eyes, and the cold and stiff wooden planks under him, he could feel that he should be in a carriage now, and the sound of "creaking" ruts lingered in his ears.

Qi Lianyu opened his eyes, the dark brown roof of the car, and the curtain that shook in the wind, all told him that he felt right just now.

"Where is this?" Qi Lianyu's first words after waking up were just that no one answered him.

At this time, Qi Lianyu realized that he was the only one in the entire carriage.

Qi Lianyu lifted the curtain of the carriage, and the dazzling sunlight instantly vented in, Qi Lianyu squinted, as if he hadn't seen such sunlight for a long time.

"Childe, you're awake." A voice came from Qi Lianyu's ears.

Qi Lianyu followed the sound and forgot to go over, only to find that there was actually a person outside the carriage, this person was wearing a hat, dressed in sackcloth, holding a whip in his hand, and was driving the carriage there.

The carriage didn't go very fast, it swayed and swayed, like a businessman going out to visit relatives.

"Who are you? How did I end up here? Where is this again? Qi Lianyu's voice was still a little weak, after all, after the previous fight, it was a miracle that he could survive.

"My name is Liu Feng, a car driver, and a master paid for me to send my son to Linqing Mansion."

Saying this, Liu Feng threw a whip in the air, and then landed on the horse pulling the cart, and the horse seemed to feel the pain on his buttocks, neighed, and then the speed was a little faster.

Qi Lianyu sighed lightly, I don't know what the purpose of this person who sent him to Linqing Mansion was, but after all, he still saved his life and escaped from Kyoto Mansion.

Qi Lianyu glanced around, he should have entered the official road.

"How long will it take?" Qi Lianyu took a deep breath of air, which was cold to the bone, and made himself sober up a little.

"According to the distance, it should be able to arrive this evening, son, there is some dry food and water in the car, do you want to eat some first, I see that your body is quite weak, go into the car first, don't be blown by the wind, it's not good to catch a cold."

Qi Lianyu nodded, and as Liu Feng said, he shrank back into the carriage, and found the dry food and water that Liu Feng said in a corner of the carriage, and thought about things while eating.

Who was the person who chased and killed him yesterday, or who was he working for, and there was such a big commotion at that time, why didn't the Terracotta Division come out, Qi Lianyu still remembered that when he escaped from the back alley of the Terracotta Division, there was no one who was supposed to be guarding there, all of which made Qi Lianyu begin to suspect that someone in Kyoto Prefecture was manipulating all this, in fact, since the other courtyard on East Street was attacked, he had such a thought in his heart, And there are only a few people who can make such a big move in Kyoto Mansion, which is why Qi Lianyu did not go to Liang Wangfu to find Chu Ci after he was injured, but asked San Lang to take him back to the other courtyard, because he was afraid that if his guess was true, then no one in Kyoto Mansion could be trusted, including Chu Ci.

Qi Lianyu finished eating the dry food in his hand, dusted off the dry food scraps in his hand, and then leaned his body against a corner of the carriage, closed his eyes and recuperated.

At this time, Kyoto Prefecture, after a baptism of snow last night, became a lot quieter, occasionally a few people came out of the Tianxiang Building on West Street, wrapped in the jacket on the body, to prevent the wind of the winter moon from blowing into their body, there are those who are used to getting up early, have also gotten up, come to the breakfast stall, or eat a bowl of tofu brain on the stall, and then put on a few fritters, but the whole person's body is like soaking in hot spring water, warm, so uncomfortable.

The fifth aunt who sells vegetables also picked her newly picked vegetables to her stall, her right side was originally a tofu seller, but a few days ago the family suffered a catastrophe, this stall was also empty, these days the fifth aunt is thinking of going to the yamen to have a look, the stall is also down, so as to expand their business.

The sun is gradually rising, and the breakfast stalls are gradually starting to withdraw their stalls, or change their food and continue to operate here.

When the wind chimes rang, the people around them unconsciously looked in the direction of the sound, and then lowered their heads and began to busy their own things.