Thick clouds obscured the light of the stars, and the crooked moon cast a sparse moonlight.

The royal capital, which had long been curfew, was shrouded in night, and there were no fingers visible in the shadows. Soldiers of the patrol battalion carry lanterns on routine patrols.

The Master Chief yawned and walked at the front of the line. is responsible for patrolling several streets in this southern city, and he is still idle.

There are nearly 10,000 people in the patrol battalion, and they have been patrolling the night in rotation, and last month it was his turn to go to Beishi, which is still the most lively ghost market, but it is really a chore.

Although the royal capital is prosperous, according to the buddies of the household department, there are more than 300,000 people, if you count the business travel, officials from all over the country to see the king, there are 400,000 people, the responsibility of this patrol battalion is really not small, especially the ghost market, if it is to play on weekdays, then it is another matter, once it is the turn of duty, accidentally out of the pool, it will be bad.

Fortunately, I passed that time smoothly, and now I am in charge of Nanshi, which is much better.

Not to mention these streets.

Because between these two streets, there is the Ningguo Mansion.

The master chief raised the lantern and took a closer look at the column of black-armored guards in front of him, all dressed in iron armor and iron helmets, and the spears in their hands were occasionally reflected by the torches they carried reflected a bright white light, cold and solemn.

"The forbidden army is just different!" Master Chief muttered softly to his subordinates.

"Yes, my father originally wanted me to be a forbidden soldier, hey!" The young patrol battalion soldier sighed slightly.

"Tsk, with your physique, are you still forbidden to the army? The patrol battalion came in for money! The Master Chief patted the young soldier's slightly thin shoulder and sneered mercilessly.

Although the forbidden army and the patrol battalion jointly protect the city, but the forbidden army is the elite of the elite, after all, they are the soldiers who guard the palace, although a hereditary nobleman like Ning Guogong, and a high-ranking and powerful minister like the left and right ministers, will also send the forbidden army to protect it, but for the vast majority of ordinary people in this royal capital, the patrol battalion is their guardian.

"Hey, boss, don't demolish me like that!" The young soldier scratched his head in embarrassment, but he didn't mind, it is said that most of the people in the forbidden army have a foundation in martial arts, and most of them have entered the peeping realm, and the warriors of the Ying realm also account for a large proportion, and it is said that every squad has a master of the Xuan realm.

"Okay, okay, our patrol battalion is also very important, and there are masters like me." The soldier captain grinned,

His words are actually not exaggerated, there are also many masters in the patrol battalion, such as him, who can be regarded as crossing the voyeur style and entering the Ying-style realm, plus he is conscientious, so he was promoted to the non-commissioned officer major, and he can lead the team to patrol the streets, and there is less restraint, which is not bad.

"The boss is wise and powerful!" The young soldier gave a distinctly flattering compliment, rather like a joke among old friends.

"Cut, not sincere at all." The soldier pouted, looking dissatisfied.

The soldiers who followed them covered their mouths and snickered, these two people are always in shape, but this makes their night patrol life a lot happier, today these two streets are guarded by the forbidden army, which thief dares to come here to spread wild, they can go through the motions, and when the time is up, go back to sleep, this errand is very beautiful.

The black-armored soldiers of the forbidden army saw that the patrol battalion was a little lazy and walked over, and the leading black-clothed young man squatted on the ground, staring at the non-commissioned officer of the patrol battalion like a ruffian.

This group of eleven forbidden troops was led by young men in loose cloth clothes, but the master officer did not dare to underestimate it, because by the light of the fire, he could clearly see the coat of arms on the shoulders of the young man's clothes: a black moire background, lined with a golden sword.

Dachen is still black, although there are no such strict requirements for the people, but once you meet King Chen, you are not allowed to wear black clothes, only His Royal Highness King Chen can wear black and gold royal robes.

As the forbidden army guarding King Chen, their clothes are embroidered with such a black moire bottom on their shoulders, lined with swords of different colors, and the commander of the forbidden army is the only black and gold sword, and the top ten commanders under it are purple gold!

I didn't expect to meet the commander of the forbidden army here, not a small captain, although this guy looks ...... Not quite like that.

That's a big man second only to the commander of the forbidden army, and there are only ten people in the entire forbidden army, isn't it...... Will the murderer who committed the murder of important ministers in the royal capital appear here?

"Villain, see Commander!" The soldier commander didn't have time to think about it, so he hurriedly bowed, and when he heard the boss's salutation, more than a dozen soldiers of the patrol battalion behind him bowed down one after another.

"Get up, don't salute." A grim voice came from the young man's mouth, unmixed with any tone.

"Thank you, sir!" The soldier commander then carefully observed the young man's appearance.

He squatted on the ground with a long sword in his arms, wearing civilian clothes that were easy to move, and it could be seen that he was not strong, but a little thin, but his body was slender and his face was cold, which made people feel a sense of distance.

The top ten commanders, but everyone has a master of the Heavenly Realm.

Although I wanted to ask why such a big man appeared here, what the Master Chief wanted to do more was to go back.

He was afraid that someone would commit murder here tonight, although there was such a guy as the commander of the forbidden army, but there was no patrol battalion.

"Adult, the little one goes first, so I won't bother the adult!" The Master Chief accompanied the smiling face, pasted the cold ass of the commander of the forbidden army, and wanted to get out of here.

"Hmm." The young man didn't pay any attention to this colleague, just waved his hand lightly, and his eyes were fixed on the night, not knowing what he was looking at.

The group of black-armored soldiers in the back stood still, like a mountain rock.

"Yes! Be! The non-commissioned officer got the order and led the patrol battalion forward.

With the forbidden army as a template, this time the patrol battalion seemed much more uniform, and the footsteps were also unanimous, stepping out of a unified echo.

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Chu Qingqing and Liu Shuang hid in the shadows, watching the patrol battalion and the forbidden army say hello and leave in a hurry.

"There's a forbidden army." Chu Qingqing lowered her voice and frowned.

"Is the Forbidden Army difficult to deal with?" Liu Shuang looked at the neat row of black armor, and was faintly worried in his heart, such a team looked different from the patrol battalion. Although I have long known that what is difficult for the Guogong Mansion to deal with is the situation that the forbidden army is guarded, if you can cross the forbidden army, it is better to say, once you are captured, even if the Divine Capture Division can fish yourself out, and if you want to enter it in the future, it will be even more difficult.

"The forbidden army is different from the patrol battalion, it has always guarded the palace, and the front army of the three hundred palaces directly under King Chen was selected from the forbidden army." Chu Qingqing reached over and pressed Liu Shuang's head that he wanted to raise up, "Do you see that young man in black?" ”

"Well, Sister Chu knows?" Liu Shuang did not resist and asked in a calm voice.

"One of the top ten commanders of the forbidden army, a master of the Heavenly Realm, Li Xun." Chu Qingqing, as the Seven Divine Catchers, has been in and out of the palace a lot, and he knows more or less eight or nine of the top ten commanders of the forbidden army, and this Li Xun, as the nephew of Li Changlin, the doctor of Zhilu, entered the heavenly realm at the age of twenty-six, and his talent is outstanding.

"Top 10 Commanders...... How did it end up here? Liu Shuang had been mentally prepared, but after learning the identity of that person, he was still taken aback.

Chu Qingqing shook his head and did not speak.

"What do I think, he's looking at us?" Liu Shuang looked through the gap in the alley and noticed that the young man's gaze seemed to be looking at this side.

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Li Xun squatted on the ground, bored in circles.

The torch held by the Black-Armored Guardian was blown by the night wind, and his shadow swayed on the ground.

The two people the adult said should be hiding in the alley at the end of the long street.

The patrol battalion also passed, and it was time to leave.

Li Xun got up, patted the folds on his robe, turned around and led a pair of forbidden soldiers into the night, losing the light of the torches, and the night passed like water, flooding the long street.

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"Actually...... Gone? Liu Shuang's eyes widened, full of incredulity, "Will you come back?" ”

Chu Qingqing watched the young man turn around and leave, and also felt strange, the guards of the forbidden army had always been tight, and he had never heard of a half-point difference, how could he actually give way tonight - just like opening a convenient door for them.

"I'm afraid of fraud?" Chu Qingqing hesitated and said slowly.

"How so? Did he know someone was coming? Liu Shuang thought about it and couldn't believe it.

Chu Qingqing shook his head, if he knew that someone was going to break into the Guogong Mansion at night, with the style of the forbidden army, he would only capture them on the spot.

"Yes, this is a good opportunity, let's go!" Chu Qingqing decided not to hesitate anymore, such an opportunity was fleeting, she had already decided not to let Liu Shuang go to danger alone, and she would not retreat.

After putting on the veil, Liu Shuang tiptoed into the night with Chu Qingqing, using all the light exercises.

The Ningguo Mansion is no better than the Ministry of Industry Shangshu Mansion, which is no longer empty, and the courtyard wall is more than one zhang high, but fortunately, both of them are martial arts masters, and the high walls can't stop the two.

Descending over the wall, Chu Qingqing and Liu Shuang hid themselves in the night, hiding behind a thick tree.

The Ningguo Mansion has a sense of obsolescence that has been in disrepair for a long time, at this time, there are only three or five rooms still lit with oil lamps, those vines and potted plants are neglected, and the fourth-level evergreen pines and cypresses have grown luxuriantly, unkempt, and are not as good as ordinary officials and nobles.

"I can't imagine that the dignified Ningguo Mansion has become what it is now." Liu Shuang thought of the mansion of the Shangshu of the Ministry of War that day, and then saw the current Guogong Mansion, and couldn't help but feel nostalgic.

"I've never come in either." Although Chu Qingqing has been in the Divine Capture Division for many years, firstly, the Guogong Mansion is not an ordinary official residence, and he cannot come and go at will, and secondly, since he was cut by King Zhaowen of Ning Guogong's power, I am afraid that the palace's surveillance of the Guogong Mansion will only be worse than before.

"There, it should be Ning Guogong's study!" Liu Shuang's eyes wandered between several lit houses, looking for something suspicious.

"Let's go, take a closer look." Chu Qingqing leaned down first, lowered his body as much as possible, and sneaked along the route where the night was thickest.

Compared with himself, it seemed that Chu Qingqing was more daring, or a little impatient, Liu Shuang stretched out his hand, did not grab the corner of Chu Qingqing's clothes, and had to follow.

It's just that I didn't expect that the Ningguo Mansion was defenseless. Come to think of it, who else cares about a down-and-out prince who has lost his power and is constantly being watched.

Through the bright oil lamp in the study, two shadows swayed on the window.

Chu Qingqing leaned against the window lattice, carefully listening to the movement inside.

"Uncle, my father won't really be fine, right?"

The voice that came from the room was very calm and familiar, and Chu Qingqing searched in his memory.

"Gongsun Mo!" Liu Shuang's eyes widened, and he used his mouth to tell Chu Qingqing his guess, although the night was very thick, Chu Qingqing, who was close to each other, could still see what Liu Shuang meant.

However, Gongsun Mo has always had a playboy tone, but he will not be so calm. Although judging from the timbre, it is indeed that person, but it is precisely because of the contradiction with the impression that Chu Qingqing failed to make a judgment, and Liu Shuang has only seen Gongsun Mo once, and there is no stereotypical impression, so he can immediately distinguish it.

Chu Qingqing frowned, if- now this calm and heavy is the real Gongsun Mo, Ning Guogong will not really be the murderer!