Yincheng, the imperial capital of Chu State, everything is a foregone conclusion. In this battle for the alternation of imperial power, the crown prince Li Youcheng won and secured the emperor's throne, while the Dan king Li Youheng escaped. Li Youcheng didn't want to kill him, after all, he was a brother, so I hoped that Li Youheng wouldn't come back to make trouble. In this way, Li Youcheng ascended to the throne, and in accordance with Emperor Hui's last wish, of course, it was also his true thoughts, and Li Lingyun was appointed as the crown prince. A bloody alternation of imperial power gradually dimmed, and the king of Dan had fled from Chu at this time.

The scenery of Yincheng is still the same, and it has not been greatly damaged by the alternating battles of imperial power. Li Lingyun was naturally happy to be crowned the crown prince, but he thought it was inevitable. Li Youcheng moved into the palace, and the prince's mansion was naturally left to Li Lingyun. The weather is good today, and Li Youcheng plans to go to the market. The streets of Yincheng are really lively, Li Lingyun looks everywhere to see if there is anything interesting. After all, he is still young, and naturally there are some young people's thoughts. Li Lingyun is very good at kung fu, he has learned from hundreds of schools, and he especially loves swordsmanship, but he lacks a good sword now, which may be the reason why he came to the bazaar.

It is said that Li Lingyun came to a place, or stopped to watch the acrobatics, or stopped to admire the antiques. Suddenly, a girl of about eighteen years old ran in front of her, and it seemed that she was being chased and killed. However, for Li Lingyun, there may really be good luck today. If Li Lingyun is not mistaken, the girl should have a good sword in her hand. Indeed, this sword is the one that has been lost for a long time. Seeing that she could not escape, the girl drew her sword and made a final resistance. The sword is a good sword, but unfortunately the master will not use it, although the girl used it to cut a few people, but soon fell into the wind. At this time, Li Lingyun made a move. Just as one of the pursuers stabbed the girl with a sword, seeing that it was less than five centimeters away, Li Lingyun took a brisk step and kicked the sword in the man's hand down. Li Lingyun said: "In broad daylight, Lang Lang Qiankun, at the foot of this imperial capital, where do you act like this, where do you place the laws and regulations of my Chu State? Don't you have the law of kings in your hearts? A chaser: "Law? Go tell Hades!" After speaking, several people slashed at Li Lingyun with knives.

At this time, someone had already reported to the official, and the people from the imperial capital yamen quickly rushed to this side. But the fight scene was not over, a killer and a sword stabbed at Li Lingyun, Li Lingyun was on one side, his body fell, and quickly supported the ground with one finger, and then stretched out his foot and kicked, the man couldn't maintain his body balance and fell forward. Several other people killed together, Li Lingyun dodged the sword in the girl's hand, and quickly drew his sword to resist, only to see that this sword swung over, and the killers' swords were broken, maybe Li Lingyun's strength was relatively large!

The girl who was watching from the sidelines was full of joy and joy because he had been hunted down for a long time, but no one was willing to help him. Yes, who has nothing to do to go back and get into trouble? Those killers saw that the sword broke and fell to the ground, and they had no intention of fighting again, but it was too late to run. The imperial capital yamen rushed over, surrounded them, and took them all. The head of one of the yamen turned to Li Lingyun and the girl's position and walked over. He asked, "Why are you fighting?" The girl came up and replied, "They have been chasing me and trying to rob me of my things, but this boy saved me." After speaking, his eyes turned to Li Lingyun, his eyes full of admiration. The head of the yamen: "No matter what, come with me!" Wait a minute. Li Lingyun stepped forward and took out the prince's token, and when the head of the yamen saw it, he immediately knelt down and said: "I said that I was clumsy, but I couldn't recognize His Royal Highness the Prince, and I hope His Highness will forgive your sins." Several others knelt down as well. Li Lingyun said: "Get up, I will take this person away, you can deal with the rest of the things!" The Boss: "Yes, Your Highness." Li Lingyun left with the girl.

It didn't take long for the two to arrive at the Prince's Mansion. Since Li Youcheng moved into the palace, other cadres have also followed him to the palace, and Li Lingyun is the only one left in the former lively prince's mansion. Li Lingyun was happy to be quiet, so he stayed. Of course, Li Lingyun, who is twenty years old, has not yet married a wife, and it is estimated that his mother should discuss this matter after a while.

Li Lingyun took the girl into the prince's mansion, and learned from chatting that her name was Dong Fangting. Dong Fangting is eighteen years old this year and is unmarried. Ever since someone discovered her family's secrets, his parents were killed, and she has been living on the run. Now, she met Li Lingyun, and she thought that maybe this was a little favor from God after giving her endless disasters.

When she came to the hall, Dong Fangting was not attracted by this luxurious hall, she had been paying attention to Li Lingyun's every move. Li Lingyun sat in the main seat and asked Dong Fangting to sit down. After a while, a servant came up with tea. The two started chatting over tea. Li Lingyun: "Miss Fangting, I don't like to go around the bend, I'll just say it." I like your sword very much, can you give it to me, of course I won't ask for it for nothing, you can make conditions. Dong Fangting was shocked, but she felt that this might be an opportunity. So he replied: "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince likes this sword of mine, I am willing to give it to the Prince, but as you said, I have the conditions." Li Lingyun: "Oh? Girl, please speak. Dong Fangting: "I want to stay in the Prince's Mansion, you have to ensure my personal safety." You know, I'm being hunted and killed, I don't feel safe at all, I need a shelter. Of course, I probably shouldn't have described the Prince's Mansion that way. After Li Lingyun heard this, he did not rush to agree, and said, "Let me think about this matter again." Dong Fangting nodded, seeming a little worried.

Emperor Chu was the capital of Yamen, and the head who went out to arrest came back and told the governor of Yamen in detail about today's events. The governor of the Yamen thought about it again and again, and ordered the officials participating in this event not to disclose half a word about this matter, it seems that he wants to keep it secret for Li Lingyun.

However, the matter is not that simple.

The killers who were chasing and killing were escorted into the imperial capital Yamen, and the governor of the Yamen immediately conducted a trial. After many questions, they all insisted that they were trying to snatch the one in Dong Fangting's hand. According to the laws of the state of Chu, they committed the crime of robbery, and they were also suspected of intentional homicide, and should be sentenced to eight years in prison. But the killers disobeyed the verdict, arguing that they didn't want to hurt the girl, but just to snatch her sword. If this is the case, then the crime will be light, and the maximum crime will be two years in prison, and the small one will be used for money. While the governor was hesitating, one of the officials ran up to the governor and whispered a few words in his ear, and the governor said that he would be released immediately. Obviously, someone has come to bail them out. That's right, a self-proclaimed head of them said that he was willing to pay two thousand taels of silver to guarantee their out, and compensated Dong Fangting for some silver taels. Of course, there was no shortage of money to bribe the governor.

Soon, those people were released and quickly left Yincheng. But the governor of the Yamen is not stupid, although he received the money, but after all, this is implicated in the prince, if he comes to ask the whereabouts of those people one day, he can't answer, it will be difficult to do. The governor sent a few skilled officers to follow them and find their footing.

The next day, inside the palace of Prince Chu. Li Lingyun entered the palace very early to discuss politics and help Li Youcheng review some of the twists and turns, while Dong Fangting was still asleep and knew that she would not get up until the end of the hour. Indeed, the days of fleeing left her physically and mentally exhausted. When she woke up, she was washed and led to breakfast. After eating, Dong Fangting wandered around the Prince's Mansion. I have to say that the Prince's Mansion is very large, and soon, she will get lost. However, after all, there are still a lot of subordinates in the Prince's Mansion, and not long after Dong Fangting stopped and waited, two subordinates came to lead her back to the room. On the way, I came to a very beautiful lotus pond, and there was a pavilion by the lotus pond where you could rest. Dong Fangting was attracted, so she said that she wanted to go and see, but the people had to follow, because Li Lingyun told her to serve her well.

Walking into the gazebo, a fresh fragrance came to the face, and indeed, many flowers were planted on the side of the gazebo. From the mouth of the subordinates, Dong Fangting learned that this was a dragon orchid, and they said that the current emperor and crown prince Li Lingyun liked this flower very much, especially Li Lingyun, who would come here every morning to read and enjoy the scenery.

In the middle of the day, the crown prince Li Lingyun returned to the prince's mansion from the palace. As soon as he entered the house, someone told him that Dong Fangting had gone to the pavilion. Li Lingyun didn't say much, and went straight there. Soon, Li Lingyun was very close to the pavilion, and when he looked up, Dong Fangting had already met his eyes. That elegant posture suddenly made Li Lingyun's heart tremble. In fact, all Li Lingyun saw was the embarrassed Dong Fangting that day, naturally she couldn't show her beauty. But after taking a shower and changing into a new set of clothes yesterday, she is already beautiful.

After walking more than 100 steps, Li Lingyun entered the pavilion, and the people hurriedly knelt down and saluted. And Dong Fangting fell into deep thought and didn't realize it. Until the subordinates spoke, Dong Fangting also hurriedly saluted. Li Lingyun helped him up with both hands and ordered his subordinates to retreat, leaving only the two of them in the pavilion.

Dong Fangting said: "I don't know what the prince thinks? Li Lingyun: "I've thought about it, but I have a question for you." Dong Fangting: "Prince, please speak." Li Lingyun: "I don't know much about the whole process of this matter, as well as your life experience." Dong Fangting's expression changed slightly, and she replied: "I am from Yongzhou, and my family has studied medicine for generations, but I don't know from which generation my family has more of this." Since then, my family has begun to practice swords, the ancestors and set up the ancestral training, every man in the family needs to practice swordsmanship, so many years, my family of men insist on practicing swords, and swordsmanship is very good, my father too. But one day, a group of people came to my house and said that they wanted to buy my sword, but my father naturally did not agree. The people were polite and offered to see it, and my dad agreed, and they left. A few months later, a gang of people broke into our house, and my father was defeated by his sword with two fists and four hands. Speaking of this, Dong Fangting couldn't help but sob, and took out a silk scarf to wipe her tears.

Dong Fangting continued: "I can see that they are the same people from a few months ago, my father covered me and asked me to take them, so I fled all the way to Kyoto. ”

After listening to Dong Fangting's words, Li Lingyun hurriedly apologized to her, saying that she shouldn't have been allowed to mention the past again. Seeing her crying, Li Lingyun suddenly had a ** to protect Dong Fangting in her heart. Li Lingyun ordered someone to bring it over, and asked, "Miss Dong, is there anything special about this sword?" Dong Fangting replied: "Listen to my father, this sword is extremely cold, and holding it with bare hands for a long time will definitely cause the cold to enter the body and hurt the heart, so the hilt of the sword is wrapped in rattan." Prince, please see. Dong Fangting pointed to the hilt of the sword and continued: "This is the purple vine, its nature is so gentle, the sword bearer must take it off every ten days, soak it in the juice squeezed out of the ground vine leaves, and replace the rattan every 100 days, so as to protect the sword bearer." "Oh," Li Lingyun was very interested, "this sword is so magical, is this a secret discovered by your ancestors?" Dong Fangting: "Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Li Lingyun thought for a while and said, "Okay! I grant your request, and I will help you find your father's murderer. After hearing this, Dong Fangting was very grateful and hurriedly thanked Li Lingyun. At noon, the next person invited the prince Li Lingyun to lunch, and the two went over together.

Walking slowly, following behind Li Lingyun, Dong Fangting felt that life had rekindled hope.