"Peony told you about the secret way to escape here, right? Don't take them with you yet! "The moment the folding fan shook Gu Yuancheng's long sword, I lowered my voice and yelled at him.

Judging from Gu Yuancheng's performance before and after, he obviously knew that Cen Xi would come, but he was still calm and composed, and the reason for this can be imagined.

The glimmer in Gu Yuancheng's eyes moved, and he quickly struck the hilt of his sword on an inconspicuous stone, and suddenly the entire alley shook, countless falling rocks began to fall, and the surrounding buildings also collapsed in an instant. Seeing this, I immediately returned to Cen Xi's side and protected him.

Falling rocks and flying debris scattered, it was night, but now the vision is blurred, and I can't see anything clearly.

"Your Highness!"

"Your Highness. Are you alright? ”

"Protect Your Highness."

The vibration of the alley still startled the people brought by Jia Chun and Cen Xi, but in three or five minutes, they rushed from both ends of the alley and quickly surrounded Cen Xi's side.

When all the dust settled, Gu Yuancheng, Chen Yi and Jingyang were no longer in the alley, and only Shao Hong, dressed in red, stood in this ruin.

Quiet, deathly silence, everyone looked at the ruins at Peony's feet, and the icy night breeze blew slowly from the end of the alley, taking away the last trace of hustle and bustle.

I stiffened my body and turned my back to Cen Xi, and the folding fan in my hand was loose and tight, tight and loose.

I don't know why Cen Xi easily let go of Gu Yuancheng without even making a move, and I don't know why Hongshao refused to go with Jingyang, now I only have a blank in my mind, and I can't think about anything.

"Your Highness, are you alright?" In the end, it was Jia Chun who broke the silence at this time, and he walked to Cen Xi's side, fulfilling his duty as a courtier.

Cen Xi didn't speak, and he didn't want to speak, he had to wait for the person in front of him to explain to him.

Jia Chun naturally saw the clues, he changed the conversation, as if an elder was concerned about the junior, and said to me, "Prime Minister, are you okay?" ”

I reluctantly tugged at the muscles in my face and said, "It's fine." ”

After saying this, there was silence again, Jia Chun is not a thankless person, he naturally has no intention of relieving me.

Knowing that it was not the way to go on like this, I took a deep breath and turned around slowly.

"Your Highness, why is Your Highness here today?" I laughed dryly.

Cen Xi's eyes narrowed dangerously, and just as he was about to say something, Shaohong, who was standing on the ruins, suddenly opened her mouth, "His Royal Highness the Prince, you promised the slave family, you shouldn't have forgotten it, right?" ”

Cen Xi's gaze staring at me suddenly relaxed, and he moved away lightly, and I quickly took the opportunity to take a sharp breath to calm my overly tense nerves.

Sure enough, when it is critical, your own people are unreliable.

With a flick of his sleeves, Cen Xi finally moved, and he walked forward slowly, straight through the peony, and walked straight towards the place where the fire was shining in the distance.

Peony Red didn't say a word, pursed her lips and followed him.

What is this for, are they all dumb? Is it that hard to put a sentence on?

I hated it so much in my heart, I could only say to Jia Chun on the surface, "You take your people to guard outside the alley, remember, if any remnants of the army are defeated, they will be arrested by the prime minister." Then he raised his voice and said, "The rest of the people come as they are." ”

After that, I hurriedly caught up with Cen Xi.

The night was long and endless, but fortunately, the night road here came to an end in a short time.

"And all the people obeyed the order, and each of them took up his torches, and every secret compartment and every house was lit to the main hall, and when the day came, the main hall should see that it was a ruin." Cen Xi ordered.

The alley is not connected to the dwellings, and if he wants to burn it like this, it won't have much impact, but why would he burn it here for no reason?

"Cen Xi, there are a lot of clues here about the organization behind the masked man who assassinated us that day, we should send someone in to investigate, how can we give such an order?" I'm in a bit of a hurry.

Cen Xi tilted his head slightly, looked at me indifferently, I was stunned, gritted my teeth and turned my head to stop talking.

The fire in the back hall turned into a sea of fire in the blink of an eye, the firelight illuminated almost half of the sky, and the crackling sound and the sound of the house collapsing seemed so harsh in the quiet night, but the officers and soldiers were still lighting the fire and kept lighting the fire. As soon as the royal order came out, even if it was ashes and white bones, it was not hesitated, this is the authority of heaven.

Maybe one day, I'll be one of the sacrifices.

I found a clean corner and sat down, watching everything burn in front of me.

I was really tired from that night.

"Don't blame His Royal Highness the Prince, I made him do this." Peony sat down next to me at some point, "This is the condition of our transaction. ”

I turned my head to look at her, and I felt that under the red firelight, her fair and delicate face was so dazzling and bewitching, but under that layer of enchantment, she had the softness of the cleanest water town girl.

Maybe she is a gentle and gentle woman, so Jingyang likes her. fate

"You must have guessed the terms of my exchange with Gu Chengxiang, right? I told him the last way to escape from the alley, and he took Jingyang with him. But do you know under what circumstances we trade? Peony asked me.

I shook my head in silence.

Peony Red saw that I was absent-minded, but she continued to say, "It was when he broke into the back cabinet, was dying, and was found by me. ”

"What did you say?" I felt like I might be hallucinating.

Peony chuckled and didn't repeat what she had just said.

"At that time, he successfully infiltrated my room and controlled me, but when he had Gu poison in his body for a long time, because there was incense in my room that triggered the attack of Gu poison, he had a seizure on the spot, spitting blood from his mouth, and he was almost exhausted."

"As you said, I didn't expect Xiaojing to come back to me, and the plan I made for him was useless, so I could only re-plan, and Prime Minister Gu was the key."

"I told him that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Qinguo will come tonight, and he will definitely not let him go, but if he can get out of this attic alive, we will make a deal, I told him that the last and most secret escape tunnel in the alley, and he will help me take Jingyang safely and keep him by my side."

"He did, and I don't know why he had the perseverance to endure the pain of burning all his strengths and walk out of the attic as if nothing had happened."

"Everything should have gone well, but Gu Remnant found it."

Speaking of this, Shaohong paused and looked at me, "Gu Xiang actually didn't lie to you, he didn't make any deal with Gu Cripple, and he was indeed caught by Gu Cripple because his body was too weak." ”

I let out a soft "um" and said nothing, but the folding fan in my hand was almost broken by me.

This Gu Yuancheng, could it be that if he shows weakness in front of me, will he have one less piece of meat? I......

Seeing my appearance, Shaohong actually chuckled, "You and Gu Xiang are really similar, they are so stubborn and twisted...... Prince Qin is not very different from you. ”

"At that time, I was afraid that Gu Remnant would see the clues, so I had to go out to deal with you, thinking that Gu Xiang might not be able to count on it, so I made that deal with you."

"How did you get in touch with Cen Xi?" I interrupted her.

Shaohong paused, lowered her eyes and said, "Because of Jia Chun." ”

I looked at her, and suddenly everything understood.

"You used Gu poison to control Jia Chun, and Jia Chun also threatened you with his power in Jiangnan, but this delicate balance was not until Jia Chun took refuge in Cen Xi and brought Cen Xi to you, you knew that the Jiangnan Branch Pavilion would not be able to keep it, so you made a deal with Cen Xi. I want to keep Jingyang safe, but I'm curious, what kind of deal is it, Cen Xi didn't want a condensation branch, and let you go? ”

Peony covered her lips and laughed, but after a while, she stopped laughing, and did not even speak.

For some reason, I felt a little panicked in my heart, and I almost subconsciously wished that she would not answer my questions.

I don't want to hear it, because I've already vaguely guessed the answer.

"Each member of the Blood Alliance will record their identity, background, etc., as well as the number of people and results of each action will also be reported, and these things will not be handed over to the main cabinet in normal times, unless they are wanted by the cabinet. If Xiao Jing wants to completely break away from the Blood Alliance, these things can't stay, I don't know what the ancient remnants and ancient Du have hidden in the pavilion, only a fire is the easiest way. Peony still opened her mouth, "Of course, the people involved in this will not survive." ”

"This is the condition I want, and what His Royal Highness wants...... "Shaohong's voice lowered, "It is Prime Minister Gu's life." ”

"I don't know how he expected that Gu Xiang would come to the pawnshop of life and death to investigate, and I don't know if he knew that you would come to the pawnshop with a real condensation branch, he just said that once Gu Xiang appears, he must let him be poisoned."

"Smack!" The folding fan in my hand just rolled to the ground.

The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind.

The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind.

It turned out that Gu Yuancheng meant this, and it turned out that she and Gu Yuancheng were both played with by him.

He united with Jia Chun, leading them step by step to the pawnshop of life and death, to the trap he designed, and he united with Du Rong to know that Gu Yuancheng and I were checking the pawnshop of life and death tonight, if it wasn't for Jingyang thinking about his sister Shaohong, this would be Gu Yuancheng's burial place!

Ha, has he finally started? Start becoming an emperor.

Strategizing, cold-blooded and ruthless.

"Here's what I promised you." Shaohong took out a booklet from her arms, "It contains the names of the officials who have been poisoned and the officials who have volunteered to cooperate with us and take bribes." ”

I didn't pick it up, just stared at the dark ground in a daze.

Peony looked at me, sighed, and shoved it into my arms.

"What else do I want it to do? Presumably Jia Chun had already given him this roster......" I shook my head with a wry smile, and suddenly stood up and rushed out violently with all my internal strength.

"Stop."

A low cry was like a cold spring in the ice, so cold that my whole body shivered.