Hu Ruoyu was already a frightened bird, and said in a dumb voice: "Who? ”

A figure jumped down from the big tree outside the courtyard, a young man, who walked up with a smile and said, "Mr. Hu, don't panic. I'm the emperor's inner guard, and I'm here to save you. ”

"Helped me?" Hu Ruoyu was still shocked.

"Yes, the emperor sent me to save you, come with me."

The sky was overcast, black clouds covered most of the sky like splashes of ink, lightning scurried in the dark clouds, and bursts of thunder from far and near made the weather even more gloomy.

Flames began to rise from the house of the imperial physician Hu Ruoyu, because the house was relatively remote, so by the time someone found out, the fire was already very big, and it was too late to rescue.

"I guess it was a flash just now, and I accidentally walked out of the water." Someone from the crowd of onlookers from afar said.

"Definitely, yes. Poor thing! Someone next to him chimed in.

"Click!" As if to confirm the two of them's statement, another bright flash of lightning swept across the sky......

As the night deepened, the patrolling guards had just passed through the square, and more than a dozen black shadows walked out of the imperial city. The cool night wind blew, pulling the pitch black on the black shadow's body straight, but they didn't stop at their feet, and walked straight towards the palace gate.

"Stop. Who? Several lanterns suddenly lit up under the palace gate, and the guards on duty shouted: "If you dare to take a step forward, you will be killed." ”

The black shadows stopped, and the guards at the gate of the palace saw clearly that there were about eleven or twelve of them, and each of them was dressed in black heads, covering their whole bodies, and they couldn't even see their faces clearly.

Seeing this, the leading first-class guard pulled out his waist knife with a snort, stepped forward vigilantly, and pointed the knife at the black-clothed man and said: "The palace gate has been locked, and it is forbidden for idle people to pass, and violators will be killed on the spot." If you are your own brother, please take off your hood and reveal your identity to avoid misunderstandings. He saw that although the movements of these people were suspicious, there were many of them, and they were walking from the inside out, so he did not dare to conclude that they were assassins.

A man next to the black shadow at the head flashed out silently, and before the first-class guard could react, the sword was already unsheathed, and the cold blade was pressed against his neck. At the same time, two people quickly flashed out of the crowd, each protecting the leader with half of his body, but he didn't make a sound.

The guard's cold sweat dripped down, he can be a first-class guard, it is not all about connections, he is also a real kung fu person, but he didn't expect the other party to be able to restrain himself in the blink of an eye. He squinted his gaze slightly at the glowing sword around his neck, and was surprised to find a five-clawed golden dragon engraved on the spine of the sword, which was so lifelike that it seemed to break through the air.

"Teng...... Tenglong Sword ......" The voice of the first-class guard was a little hoarse.

As a guard, they are very clear about the origin of the Tenglong Sword, which is the emperor's sword handed down by the founding ancestor of the Great Qian Dynasty, commonly known as the Sword of the Son of Heaven. In the entire Great Qian Dynasty, there were only two swords engraved with a five-clawed golden dragon, one in the hands of Ruiwang Li Zhuo, which was given by Emperor Wuzong, and the other in the hands of He Ziming, the current emperor's personal bodyguard.

"Ziming, put the sword down." The man in black spoke. He raised his hand and took off the hood that covered his face, revealing his handsome face.

It was He Ziming who restrained the first-class guard, and when he heard the order, he slowly withdrew the dragon sword, silently took a step back, and quietly stood behind the black-clothed young man who spoke.

The first-class guard raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, unable to believe what he was seeing.

"What? Don't you know me? The young man in black asked in a low voice.

"Your Majesty!" The other party woke up in shock, hurriedly turned the blade back, and was about to kneel.

"Get up!" Li Guanqi stopped him in a low voice.

The first-class guard did not dare to disobey and stood up straight in silence.

"Open the palace gates. Also," Li Guanqi lowered his voice, "It's windy tonight, you and your people haven't seen anything, have you heard it?" ”

The first-class guard paused for a moment, and hurriedly replied, "Yes!" ”

Li Guanqi and his entourage quietly passed through the palace gate. The first-class guard followed in awe and sent them out. A flash of lightning burst out from behind the cracks in the clouds, illuminating the gloomy imperial city in a miserable white. The first-class guard raised his hand and touched his neck, the chill on the Tenglong Sword seemed to be still there, and he couldn't help but shiver.

Out of the palace gate, Li Guanqi looked at the vast night and asked He Ziming beside him, "How to go?" ”

He Ziming raised his hand to the southwest and said, "The minister has prepared the horses in advance, and from this street, you can ride a horse to the edge of the Qinhuai River with a stick of incense." ”

Li Guanqi nodded and said, "Then hurry up, look at this weather, it may rain at any time." This Feng Yuhua is really a bit evil, every time I see him, I always have to be drenched in the rain. ”

He Ziming led the way in front of his head and said, "But what's wrong? Last time, the emperor had a cold, and now the weather is even colder, according to the minister's wishes, it is better to find time to see him again. ”

Li Guanqi kept at his feet, and said with a smile: "It's inconvenient to see him during the day, and he usually lives in the barracks at night. ”

"It's the minister who is ignorant." He Ziming confessed his guilt, and then smiled and said, "This General Feng is really interesting, he is forty years old, and he is not married, saying that he doesn't like women, and he has to go to Yuxiang in Meixianglou for one night on the 14th of every month." let the emperor and his ministers wait for the chickens and dogs to steal it. He stayed by Li Guanqi's side for a long time, and found that the emperor sometimes preferred to talk to him in the tone of a friend, so on the premise of maintaining the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, he was more and more open.

Li Guanqi smiled and said, "Listening to what you said, our act of stealing out of the palace just now is indeed a bit of a chicken and a dog thief. After laughing, he said: "However, I didn't steal out of the palace today to come out to see Feng Yuhua, but also to test your meaning a little. I want to see if you have what it takes to bring me out of the palace without a word. ”

"Fortunately, I didn't disgrace my life." He Ziming was very happy that his brothers could pass the test of Li Guanqi.

Li Guanqi nodded and said, "Well, I am also very satisfied." To be honest, I don't know anything about martial arts, but you can surprise me every time, and the speed at which I unleashed my sword just now is really lightning fast. If they all had your skills, I might have to wake up laughing even if I slept. Of course, everyone's performance today is also very good, and Ming'er has all been rewarded. ”

"Your Majesty." All the guards thanked him together.