Chapter 44: The Female Assassin
"The lunch that King Yue arranged for you is not bad!" Qinglian, eating it on the side with relish.
Wei Ziheng smiled awkwardly on the side, seeing that there was not much food left in front of him, and he didn't eat a few bites: "I said, Miss Qinglian, does this meal still have your appetite?" ”
"Not bad, not bad." Seeing Qinglian's expression, she seemed to be very satisfied: "Can you tell me what you plan to do next?" I'll go back and explain it to your brother. ”
Speaking of this, Wei Ziheng hesitated again, and said to Qinglian very seriously: "Maybe I can't leave the matter of King Yue now, since I have agreed, I will naturally do it, but it is not as I imagined." But I still have to get it done.
For now, I may have to stay in Langya City for a while. Anyway, what's going on with Wu Meng? ”
Qinglian looked at Wei Ziheng with bright eyes and said, "What else?" Having lost the villa, we had to go to Xinshui Village a little north to establish a foundation again. It's just that the direction and intention of development have changed. The destruction of Wu Meng also caused many shocks in the rivers and lakes. As the largest force in the southeast, with its strength and large number of people, it is possible to enter the Central Plains and dominate it. I didn't want to be caught by the joint attack of the Vietnamese army and the Black Tiger Gang, and was defeated. ”
Wei Ziheng put down the bamboo chopsticks and said on the table: "The major rivers and lakes in the southeast region have actually expressed their positions. I've heard it all here. Most of them openly expressed their support for the Vietnamese army's approach, after all, the appearance of the behemoth of Wu League in the southeast really caused great deterrence and great oppression to other Jianghu sects. The disappearance of Wu Meng may make the scene of disputes in the southeast region again. ”
Qinglian quietly leaned on the side of the bookshelf, stroked her long sword and said slowly: "Under the leadership of Lord Tai, the reconstruction work of Wu League is quite smooth, although Xinshui Village is the old base of Wu League, there is still a Jianghu sect nearby. Under the struggle, this sect was eradicated. Other than that, it's not too much of a deal.
Regarding the people of the Wu League who were scattered all over the former Wu Kingdom, Lord Taihe issued an order that those who were willing to stay would continue to be the people of the Wu League, and those who were unwilling could take some silver taels and leave. Wu Meng, which used to be more than 10,000 people, is now determined, and I am afraid that there are only three or four hundred people. ”
Wei Ziheng thought about it carefully and said, "There are still three or four hundred people, which is still the scale of a big faction in the rivers and lakes." If it can develop well in Xinshui Village, with the efforts of my side, the Vietnamese army should not do anything against Wu Meng again. ”
"This is natural, does the current Wu League still need the Vietnamese army to make a move? However, Lord Tahoe also ordered that the Black Tiger Gang would be the focus of Wu Meng's revenge next. The future development of Wu League will be carried out closely with this goal. Qinglian said.
Wei Ziheng slowly lowered his head again: "Do you want to take revenge on the Black Tiger Gang?" I'm afraid this is a little difficult, the current Black Tiger Gang has a close relationship with King Yue, and they are funded by King Yue, and they are in the Langya generation and re-establish the mountain gate. The scale is getting bigger and bigger, and I'm afraid it won't take long for revenge. ”
Both of them were silent for a while, and Qinglian murmured on the side, "Okay then!" You have to be more careful here, your senior brother has now officially joined the Wu League and has become the mainstay of the Wu League, and Lord Tahoe admires him very much. ”
Wei Ziheng was slightly surprised, but after thinking about it, it was quite reasonable: "I see, I respect my senior brother's choice." I hope I can help Wu Meng, and I will also visit Wu Meng one day. ”
Seeing that the time was about to come, Qinglian had no choice but to pack up the tableware and prepare to leave: "You must know that I finally borrowed the identity of this palace maid to meet you." Since you're safe now, I'll go back as soon as possible! ”
"Okay, Qinglian, take care, we will see you in the future." Wei Ziheng looked at Qinglian, somehow? Today's meal, although I ate a little less, was extra fragrant. Qinglian's arrival is more like a kind of warmth and comfort for him, at least when he goes out, there are still people who are thinking about him.
Qinglian seemed to be a little reluctant to leave, at the moment of closing the door, her eyes were still looking at Wei Ziheng tightly, and after staying for a second, she silently closed the door and left.
Wei Ziheng breathed a sigh of relief silently, looked at the two green silks left on his bamboo slips, and couldn't help but slowly pick it up, put it in front of his nose, sniffed it slowly, and there was a faint fragrance that refreshed people's hearts and lungs, and looked up at the door again......
I don't know how long it took, suddenly there were some noisy voices outside the door, and the head of the library pavilion hurriedly ran to Wei Ziheng and said: "Master Wei, quickly stay away from the risk with me, there is a female assassin in the palace, she is holding a long sword, wearing a green robe, and a fine veil covering her face in the inner palace. The palace guards are capturing her. ”
Wei Ziheng had a premonition that something was wrong, it was Qinglian, could it be that he was detected and exposed when he left the palace? No, I have to go over and help her.
Wei Ziheng suddenly got up and put down the bamboo slip in his hand, rushed out of the door, and said to the principal beside him: "This lord, quickly take out the sword given to me by King Yue." I must go to the palace to protect the king's thoughtfulness. ”
"Good!" Holding a sword in the palace is only possible for special people, and there is a rule in the library that before entering the library, you must hand over the sharp weapons you carry with you to the guards.
Wei Ziheng quickly came to the door, re-grasped the sword of King Yue Goujian, and rushed to the inner palace. At this time, the order of the palace was slightly chaotic, and the Praetorian Guards of the Yue Palace were arresting, and the major entrances and key places were being controlled.
One of the guards said sharply, "My lord, there is danger ahead, please retreat quickly." Now the Assassins are rampant, and we are doing our best to arrest them. ”
Wei Ziheng immediately directly showed the sword of King Goujian of Yue, and said loudly: "We are also the personal guards of King Yue, how can we say that it is dangerous?" Get out of the way quickly, I want to guard King Yue. ”
Helpless because of the prestige of this sword, the guards finally retreated, Wei Ziheng stepped on the wall and came up to the eaves of the top of the wall, and then ran quickly and ran towards the inner palace.
At this time, King Yue Bushou didn't know where he was, and it was very likely that he should be in the palace, otherwise it was in the palace of deliberations, and it was also possible in the garden and garden in the rear.
After entering the inner palace, after getting permission from the general of the Praetorian Guard, they entered the palace together. Sure enough, King Yue Bushou was in the inner palace, reviewing the government documents, and there were one or two palace maids serving beside him. Wei Ziheng breathed a sigh of relief slowly.
King Yue Bushou looked awe-inspiring and fearless: "Such an assassin, as the King of Yue, how can I be afraid of him?" The soldiers don't need to worry, just go and arrest the Assassins. ”
Wei Ziheng looked at King Yue Bushou from the side, looking at his eyes that were a little afraid of heaven and earth, and knew very well in his heart that this young king was still a little timid, although his words were very tough, but his body told everyone that he was still very afraid.
Because the general stepped forward and said very seriously: "King Yue must not, we are also protecting your safety, and we must not be careless to underestimate the enemy." ”
After Wei Ziheng saw that Yue Wang Bushou was fine, he could basically conclude that Qinglian may have encountered some trouble when she left Langya City, and her identity had to be exposed. But at the moment, it seems that he can't help much. If you find out that you have something to do with the Assassins, you will probably be in trouble. I can't take care of so much now, so I went directly to find Qinglian after a simple goodbye.
Now that the female assassin was gone, a large number of Vietnamese soldiers were searching for her all over the city, and judging by the situation, she seemed to have left the palace walls. But it's too early to draw conclusions, you must personally search the palace, and with Qinglian's temperament, after being exposed, she should not run away recklessly.
Wei Ziheng became more and more anxious in his heart, what if something happened to her?
Just as he was looking, suddenly a figure in the corner appeared in front of him, and beckoned to him, Wei Ziheng looked around with some confusion and then walked forward.
Wei Ziheng walked in and saw that it was Qinglian, she was still dressed like a palace maid, Wei Ziheng asked with some worry, "Why are you here?" What's wrong? I can't do it, I can find a way to get you out of town. ”
Qinglian tilted her head and looked at Wei Ziheng with a puzzled expression, her eyes full of puzzlement: "I was about to ask you, what happened?" ”
"You don't know what you're doing?" Wei Ziheng also has a big question.
Qinglian suddenly punched Wei Ziheng in the chest and said, "What are you talking about?" I pretend to be this identity, and I still have to do the things of this palace maid, what can I do? ”
"Isn't that assassin you?" Wei Ziheng insisted on the noisy voice outside and said.
"Not really." Qinglian said with some grievances, her small mouth kept muttering.
"Ah, it's not you!" Wei Ziheng suddenly had a lot of thoughts, and dared to love this female assassin and someone else. That Yue Wang Bushou is afraid that he really has to be careful this time. Wei Ziheng turned his head to look at Qinglian and said, "The reason why there is such chaos in the palace now is because of an assassin who has been mixed in, and according to other people's descriptions, I thought you were in some trouble when you left the city. So I came to look for it, I don't want it to be you. ”
Qinglian reacted at this time: "So that's the case!" To tell you the truth, I entered the palace as a palace maid, originally I met a palace maid who followed the people in the dining room to buy food, I bumped into her, and then through bribery, I successfully entered the palace as her, and agreed to transfer my identity back tonight. I also learned that it was to deliver food to a son surnamed Wei, and then I exchanged it with the palace maid who originally delivered food to you, and I saw you. ”
"I see, now I don't know if this situation will affect you to get out of the city." Wei Ziheng asked positively.
Qinglian thought for a while and said, "Maybe it will have an impact, but I have my own way." This palace wall can't trap me, and if the situation is urgent, I can only ignore the palace maid. ”
"If you're safe, I'm relieved." Wei Ziheng looked at this Qinglian, and there was obvious concern in his eyes.
Qinglian snorted softly, then turned her head and waved her hand and said, "You hurry up and leave, if you stay with me now, it will arouse the suspicion of others." ”
"Good. Then I'll go first. After Wei Ziheng said a simple goodbye, he left in a hurry. Finally, looking back at Qinglian's eyes, he was suddenly a little moved, but now after all, he couldn't walk side by side, and left after a sigh.