Not far from the roadside, there is a very famous restaurant called Guanhailou, which is four floors high, and is a major landmark building in Chang'an.

Wu Bencao and Lao Bai came to the top floor, stood at the window of the private room, and looked side by side, overlooking the brightly lit capital on the night of Shangyuan.

"See? That should be the lamphouse where the emperor is going. ”

Lao Bai's eyes narrowed slightly, and he pointed to a bright attic in the distance, standing on the west side of the imperial city, which was full of colorful lanterns, like a gilded pagoda, which was extremely dazzling at night. Visually, it is about three or four miles away.

Wu Bencao nodded, and was in no mood to appreciate the lights when he said just now, and asked: "What do you mean when you say that someone is acting suspiciously? ”

In the first three realms of martial arts, the lessons of cultivation are all to consolidate the foundation of cultivation.

The first realm is called the opening of the veins, and the martial cultivation opens up the eight veins of the Qi Sutra; the second realm is called the Qi Mansion, which opens up the secret of accumulating true qi; and the third realm is called Amaterasu, after reaching this realm, the martial cultivation refines the soul and travels far away to master the real supernatural powers.

Wu Bencao is still under the Three Realms, of course, he can't be like Lao Bai, explore the distance, and use divine thoughts to transmit sounds.

Lao Bai once again unleashed a powerful divine thought, enveloping a radius of ten miles, and all the scenes in between were within his insight.

"To be precise, there are three groups of suspicious people. The first group disguised themselves as ordinary people, mixed in the crowd watching the lanterns, and approached the lantern tower. They are dressed in ordinary clothes and seem to have no flaws, however, in my eyes, realm cultivation cannot be hidden......"

Among the thousands of ordinary people, a few gangsters were mixed in, and it was difficult to distinguish from the clothes, but in Lao Bai's perception, the aura of those people was far stronger than that of the surrounding people, like fireflies mixed in moths, which were too dazzling in the night.

Wu Bencao understood, and asked, "How many people are in this group, and what kind of cultivation are they?"

Lao Bai replied: "There are about a dozen people, most of them are at the peak of the second realm, and there are only two of them in the third realm, who should be responsible for taking the lead." I think that in the Datang realm, they are the top masters. ”

"How can you see it? Don't talk about you, even I, a native of the Tang Dynasty, still don't know the situation in Chang'an, how can you be sure that they can enter the top ranks?"

"Isn't this simple?" Lao Bai glanced at him and explained: "The Wu Jingsi outside the city, and the old man last time, were ranked among the six masters, and they are both three realms and nine realms, which shows that in your Datang, the four realms can almost become the first person." ”

The Four Realms are the ceiling of all beings in the Tang Dynasty, so there must be a small number of people who can cultivate in the Three Realms, and they are regarded as top powerhouses with transcendent status.

If you subdivide it further, the martial arts cultivators of the three realms of five or six levels or more are rare, and they will naturally become the giant leaders of all forces. They are so powerful that they can't come forward in person, pretending to be ordinary people on the streets.

Therefore, in this first group of people, there will only be masters of the quasi-Three Realms and those who have just entered the Three Realms.

Wu Bencao's eyes flickered, and he said with emotion: "I am now a second realm and three realms, and I am still far from the threshold of the third realm. It seems that there is still a long way to go to get into the top ranks......"

Lao Bai ignored his emotion, looked at the lantern tower in the distance, and said: "On this occasion today, Man Chang'an knows that the emperor will show up, and they sneak in there, there are only two possibilities. ”

Wu Bencao nodded, "That's right." Either they are secret sentinels planted by the imperial court, blending in with the crowd, responsible for secretly escorting and monitoring the vicinity of the lantern tower, or they are secretly dormant assassins who want to take advantage of the opportunity to assassinate the emperor!"

They are one of a cat and a mouse, depending on their motives.

Lao Bai said: "At noon, we discussed, the emperor built the Chaotian Palace, and the battle for the prince is becoming more and more intense, and at this juncture, anything can happen." It's hard to guarantee that someone can't hold their breath and wants to assassinate the emperor. ”

The emperor's mind is secretive, and no one can fathom it. It cannot be ruled out that the people of the Li royal family believe that she is determined to pass on to the martial family, and in despair, she wants to take a risk and strike first. As long as the emperor dies violently, her thoughts will naturally no longer matter.

Chaotian Palace has become the fuse of the situation in the capital, as Lao Bai said, the situation has become unpredictable, and no one knows what will happen next.

Wu Bencao thought quickly and said, "You can sense this group of people, and the big masters around the emperor are naturally aware of it. In other words, even if they were at the moment, they were probably just bait on the surface to attract the attention of the guards. ”

Lao Bai turned his head to look at him and teased: "I found that I was lucky to fall from the sky casually and didn't fall into the fool's house." At the very least, it doesn't take much effort to talk to you, and I can keep up with my train of thought. ”

Wu Bencao smiled faintly, staring intently, looking at the night in the distance.

"What about the second dial?"

"The second group of people is interesting. There were only four or five of them, and they were standing on the tall building closest to the light tower at the moment, just like us, staring at the light tower. Their whereabouts were secretive, and it was difficult for me to notice, but coincidentally, there was one one I knew. ”

Wu Bencao was a little surprised, and speculated: "You just woke up on Chinese New Year's Eve, and you have been by my side all the time, how do you know the people in the capital? If I guess correctly, it can't be Wu Jingsi or Li Qianqiu, right?"

Lao Bai laughed, "That old thing was stabbed dozens of times by me, and his face was swollen, how could I not remember?"

Wu Bencao frowned, "Li Qianqiu has also returned to Beijing...... He is one of the six masters, listening to Cao Xianyu, he is extremely famous in the Tang Dynasty, and he is also staring at the lantern tower in the dark tonight, could it be that he is the wings of King Li Xian?"

Again, there are only two types of people who monitor the emperor's whereabouts: assassins and guards. No matter what kind of Li Qianqiu is, it seems that he has already been involved in party disputes and has a clear political stance.

With the old man's way, of course, he will play an important role.

Lao Bai restrained his smile and said: "The assassination and escort are all top-level combat power, the old man supports one of them, and the other side must also have characters with equal strength, and they contain each other, he is not unscrupulous." ”

Wu Bencao agreed with his point of view, "Yes, his strength is there, it is too obvious, as long as he makes a move, the other party will recognize his identity." Even if he has a thief in his heart, he doesn't dare to jump out rashly before the time is ripe. ”

If the assassination fails, it doesn't matter if some soldiers are sacrificed, the Li royal family can deny it and clear up their own involvement. But Li Qianqiu is the main general, once he makes a move, he will become a benevolent person if he doesn't succeed, and he can't get out of the way.

Therefore, he will never act rashly.

Lao Bai nodded, "So, these two groups of people seem to be very threatening, but in fact, they can't pose a mortal threat to the emperor." The most secretive and terrifying is the third group of people. ”

Wu Bencao just thought of this, looked at him sideways, and asked, "Who are they?"

Under the moonlight, the old white hair danced lightly, looking elegant, like an immortal.

"Since I, a foreigner, came to Chang'an, why can't they ask outsiders to help?"

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