。 "Hey, what's your name?"

In a daze, Xiao Li heard a question ringing in his ear.

Bah!

A group of dogs in the imperial court, don't want to get half a word out of the old mouth!

Xiao Li scolded in his heart.

Since he was imprisoned here, he didn't know how many sticks he had received in two hours, how many leather whips he had received, at first he still had the strength to scold, but little by little, his energy and physical strength had been squeezed dry by the unknown wooden sticks and leather whips.

At the moment, he doesn't even have the strength to move his mouth, the only thing he can do is to try his best to persevere, and hold on until a cadre of brothers in the Jinling dangerous building come to rescue him.

He had thought that if he kept silent, the whips and sticks would be whipped at him again, but to his surprise, after waiting for a long time, there was no movement.

Suspicious in his heart, he slowly raised his head, and then he found that those fierce guards of the Weiwei Temple Patrol Division had left at some point, and standing in front of him was a young man who seemed to be only seventeen or eighteen years old.

This person is wearing court clothes and a jade belt around his waist, and he doesn't need to think about it to know that this person is a high-ranking official of the Great Zhou court.

"Hugh...... Don't want to ...... from the old mouth Wrap up half a word! With the last bit of strength in his body, Xiao Li scolded viciously.

"Hehehe," under Xiao Li's stunned gaze, the man laughed, shook his head and said with a smile, "This sentence is more than one word!" ”

"......" Xiao Li's heart was furious when he heard this, and he stared at the person more and more fiercely, but when he saw that the other party was calm, he asked with a smile, "What's your name?" ”

"Humph!" With a cold snort, Xiao parted and turned his head.

"Oh, I don't want to reveal my identity, well, in this case, you should be willing to say it......" Under Xiao Li's inexplicable gaze. The man raised his left hand and raised it in front of Xiao Li, and then, spreading out his palm, a crystal jade pendant fell, because it was tied by a thin red rope, the jade pendant jumped up and down in front of Xiao Li's eyes.

This guy, what does this mean?

He thought he could buy himself with a jade pendant?

Bah!

Glancing at the jade pendant. Xiao Li snorted disdainfully, and was about to bow his head and ignore this person, when suddenly, his face changed greatly, and he turned his head suddenly, staring at the jade pendant engraved with a swastika with a knife.

This jade pendant ......

"Doesn't that sound familiar?" The man asked with a smile.

Xiao Li opened his mouth, looked at the man in surprise and suspicion, and asked in a deep voice after a long time, "Where did you get this jade pendant?" ”

The man smiled. Shaking his head, he said, "No, no, no." That's wrong, it's the official who asked you! ――What's your name? ”

Glancing at the jade pendant, Xiao Li hesitated for a moment and said, "Xiao Li! ”

"Jinling Dangerous Mansion Assassin's Pavilion, right?"

“…… Be! ”

"Last night on the streets of Guang'an Street, I clashed with the Hongshan Dongling Assassins, right?"

“…… Be! ”

"Why did you kill the guards who were patrolling the streets?"

"It's not like we're going to ...... It was the Dongling gang that made the first move. For this reason, a large number of guards were attracted to surround it, and in order to protect ourselves, we were forced to have no choice. That's when ...... fought back."

"Oh, I see...... the man nodded, and suddenly asked, "What about Jin Ling'er?" Is she in the city right now? ”

Xiao Li glanced at the man deeply when he heard this, and said coldly, "Who are you?" ――How did you have that jade pendant? ”

"This official is Xie An, the young secretary of the Great Prison Temple! ――As for this jade pendant, of course it was given to the official by someone else, otherwise do you think that with the skills of that one, the official can still snatch it from her? "The man, no, Xie An said amusedly.

"......" Xiao Li looked at Xie An in disbelief, thinking to himself.

If you are not mistaken, this jade pendant engraved with a cross is clearly the eldest sister's thing, why is it in the hands of this Xie An?

He even said that it was the eldest sister who sent him?

How can it be?!

How could the eldest sister be implicated with the officials of the Great Zhou court?

However, with the skills of the eldest sister, no one can really take this jade pendant from her hands......

Hey?

Xie An?

Shaoqing Xie An of the Great Prison Temple?

Wasn't this guy the target of the eldest sister's assassination before? In the end, for some reason, the eldest sister suddenly changed her mind and gave up......

Thinking of this, Xiao Li raised his head suddenly, looked at Xie An and said in disbelief, "You...... Do you recognize the eldest sister? ”

Xie An smiled slightly, raised his right hand and made a silent movement, and said in a low voice, "This place is Weiwei Temple, not my territory, this official will get you out first!" ”

I thought that I was dead, but I didn't expect the peak to turn around, Xiao Li's face was happy, and he nodded again and again.

Seeing that his face was full of joy, Xie An frowned and said in a low voice, "Be serious, don't be seen by outsiders!" ”

Xiao was startled and nodded, revealing a fierce look like Fang Cai.

Seeing this, Xie An nodded with satisfaction, hung the jade pendant back around his neck, and turned his head to look at Liao Li.

Liao Li suddenly understood, and called a group of guards who were waiting not far from the house, and one of the guards who walked in the front hugged Xie An with a fist, and said with a smile, "My lord, I don't know if this thief can confess?" ”

Xie An deliberately showed a little displeasure, glared at Xiao Li fiercely, and said in a deep voice, "This guy is very stubborn!" -- The official plans to transfer him to the Great Prison Temple, and then torture and interrogate him! ”

"This ......" the guard showed a little hesitation on his face, and said with his fists clenched, "I'm afraid I can't be the master of this small matter......"

"The official knows that you can't be the master, what about your family?"

"Back to Lord Shaoqing, Lord Xun went back to the house to eat......"

Xie An frowned when he heard this.

It stands to reason that he should wait for Xun Zheng to escort Xiao Li away, which is polite, but according to this situation, Xiao Li will most likely be killed in Weiwei Temple, if this is the case, Xie An will not be able to explain to Jin Ling'er in the future.

Of course, with Xie An present, the guards of Weiwei Temple did not dare to torture Xiao Li again, but the question is, Xie An still has so much time to wait here?

Right now, he desperately wanted to ask about Jin Ling'er's whereabouts from Xiao Li's mouth.

After thinking about it, Xie An said in a deep voice, "Then let's do it, this official will take this guy to the Great Prison Temple first, and when Lord Xun comes back, you will report this matter to him later." How is it? - Anyway, you can't come up with a result, in case you kill this person with a heavy hand and cut off this clue, you can't afford to wait! ”

"This ...... It's better to wait for Lord Xun to come back......" the guard said with his head down.

Xie An's eyebrows narrowed when he heard this, staring at the guard, and suddenly smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Okay." Then, you wait to send someone to inform Lord Xun immediately! ――What's your name? ”

As if hearing the meaning of Xie An's words, the guard trembled, lowered his head and said timidly, "Little ...... The villain's name is Zhang Ji......"

"Okay, this official remembers you!"

Hearing this, Zhang Jiyan's face turned pale, and he glanced at his companion as if asking for help, and immediately, a guard stepped forward and said in a loud voice. "It's not that we are making it difficult, it's really ...... Later, Lord Xun will come back. If this thief is not there, he will surely rebuke us ......"

"No," Xie An smiled slightly, and said, "You just need to say that it was Xie An, the Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple, who took this person away, and Lord Xun will definitely not blame you and others!" He said. He took out a wooden plaque engraved with words from his bosom, threw it to the man, and chuckled. "Don't throw it to the official!"

The guard hurriedly caught the wooden card, took a closer look at it with Zhang Ji, his expression became more and more respectful, and he quickly changed his words and said, "I don't want to be Lord Xie, the young secretary of the Great Prison Temple, I don't know if you need me to transfer prisoners?" ”

"No need!" Xie An glanced at Liao Li and Ma Dan, asked them to untie Xiao Li's ropes, and said lightly, "These two guards are the heroes and generals of the Chang'an rebels in the Western Expedition, how can they let a little assassin escape?" What's more, this person is covered in bruises all over his body? ――In such a tragic situation, how can you call me the Great Prison Temple to torture and ask? ”

As if hearing the displeasure in Xie An's words, the guards looked at each other and said with a wry smile, "A small sin deserves death...... It's really that this thief has very hard bones, and he won't open his mouth if he lives or dies, so I'll wait......"

"Okay, okay, no nonsense! -- Let's do our part! ”

"Yes!" The guards retreated with their fists clenched.

Looking at those guards who were silent and respectful to Xie An, Xiao was very surprised, and after Liao Li and Ma Dan untied the ropes on his body for him, they looked at Xie An and said tentatively, "You don't even need ropes...... Adults aren't afraid that Xiao will take the opportunity to escape? ”

"Escape?" Xie An glanced at Chen Bei, who was leaning against the corner of the wall without saying a word, and said jokingly, "Who do you think knocked you to the ground with a stone?" ”

At this time, Chen Li slowly opened his eyes and glanced at Xiao Li lightly, and suddenly, Xiao Li felt an extremely powerful oppressive force, as if Wuyue was pressing on the top, pressing him out of breath.

This kind of momentum......

Stronger than the eldest sister!

Much stronger!

Perhaps noticing Xiao Li's embarrassed appearance with a flushed face and panting, Xie An said to Chen Bei with a smile, "Brother-in-law's subordinates are merciful, don't joke with him!" - This guy is covered in bruises right now, he can't stand the momentum of the eldest brother, if this guy dies, the younger brother will have a headache! ”

Chen Bei nodded slightly, and suddenly, Xiao Li suddenly felt that invisible and powerful momentum disappeared without a trace.

asked Liao Li and Ma Dan to pretend to escort Xiao Li, Xie An and his colleagues went out of Weiwei Temple and headed towards the Great Prison Temple, after all, Xiao Li was imprisoned in the Great Prison Temple, and there were still a few procedures to go through, as for after that, it was Xie An who had the final say, after all, the old man Kong Wen almost didn't care about anything, and handed over the whole hall to Xie An, and every day he either cultivated those flowers and plants in the backyard of the official office, or played chess with Xie An and other officials, and was not the same.

To put it bluntly, it's just that Xie An saw that this poor old man who had worked hard for Da Zhou for most of his life was ruined and knew that his family was ruined, and he couldn't bear him to die alone in his hometown, so he didn't want to be promoted to the Zhengqing of the Great Prison Temple, purely because he wanted this old man to spend his old age in the Great Prison Temple, that's all.

On the way to the Great Prison Temple in the carriage, Xiao Li had some feelings of being reincarnated, glanced at Xie An, who closed his eyes and recuperated, and asked in a low voice, "My lord, do you recognize the eldest sister?" ”

Xie An opened his eyes slightly, chuckled and said, "What, didn't she tell you?" - Well, most of them are shy,

I'm sorry to say! ”

"No...... Excuse me? Xiao Li opened his eyes in astonishment and asked, "Why are you embarrassed?" ”

Xie An smiled strangely when he heard this, lowered his voice and said, "Because the official told her that he wanted to marry her!" ”

"......" Chen Bei, who was sitting in a corner of the car, opened his eyes and glanced at Xie An, his eyes were a little surprised, a little surprised, and a little unhappy. But he didn't speak.

"Hiss......" Xiao Li gasped in shock, and after looking at Xie An in a daze, he muttered to himself, "No wonder the eldest sister gave up stabbing you for some reason......" As he spoke, he licked his lips and asked with great interest, "You...... Do you really want to marry the eldest sister? ”

"yes," Xie An shrugged. Then he said melancholy, "It's a pity that she fled and didn't leave anything behind, oh, but she left that jade pendant...... If you don't believe me, go back and ask your eldest sister! ”

Xiao Li was stunned when he heard this, and said with a look of surprise, "You...... You're going to let me go? ”

"Not right now, I'm going to take you to the Great Prison Temple for the record, or else. It's hard to explain over there in Weiwei Temple, as for the future......" looked at Xiao Li and blinked. Xie An chuckled and said, "The official only needs to say that you are seriously injured and die in prison!" ”

Xiao Li only heard the joy in his heart, and he was a little more convinced of Xie An's words, in his opinion, if it was not the truth. How could Xie An tell such a lie that can be broken at the first poke?

Thinking of this, Xiao Li licked his lips and said in a low voice. "That'...... Brother Xie, many of our brothers' bodies have been removed by Weiwei Temple, I wonder if Brother Xie can help me and bring back the bodies of those brothers? ”

Brother Xie?

Xie An looked at Xiao Li with a smile, and after shaking his head slightly, Zhengse said, "I'll let you go, there's one more thing, tell Sister Jin when you go back...... Cough, tell her that Weiwei Temple plans to use those corpses to lure you into the bait, and if you want to catch them all, don't be impulsive! - I'll look for an opportunity to see if I can move those corpses to the Great Prison Temple! ”

Xiao Li's face turned overjoyed when he heard this, and he hurriedly clenched his fists and said, "So, I am grateful!" ”

"Don't be in a hurry to thank you first," raising his hand to stop Xiao Li, Xie An chuckled and said, "This official has one more condition!" ”

"On what terms?"

"After letting you go, you need to report your eldest sister's location to the official at all times, and you need to report to me if there is any movement in the dangerous building!"

"This ......" Xiao Li looked at Xie An hesitantly, his expression a little suspicious.

As if seeing through Xiao Li's concerns, Xie An said with a smile, "If you go back, just ask your eldest sister, just ask her, where is her jade pendant, if she refuses to say, it means that the official did not lie to you, right?" - Don't tell your eldest sister about this...... When the official was unconscious, she vaguely heard her say to the official that if the official could catch her again, she would marry the official! - This time, the official said that he would arrest her again! ”

Xiao Li thought for a moment, nodded slowly, and said, "Okay!" ――No matter what, I will convey it to Brother Xie! ”

"Good!" Xie An smiled with satisfaction.

After that, Xie An took Xiao Li back to the Great Prison Temple, and according to the rules, handled the relevant procedures for Xiao Li, and after that, he asked Xiao Li to change his clothes, and then let him out of the back door of the official office of the Great Prison Temple.

To be honest, Xiao Li didn't fully believe Xie An's words, so when he dragged his bruised body back to the place where the assassin of the dangerous building temporarily lived, he was very careful to pay attention to whether anyone was following behind him.

After all, he was an assassin and was wary of such things.

It's a pity that after wandering around several streets in the city, Xiao Li didn't find anyone following him, but almost aroused the suspicion of the guards patrolling the streets.

It was nearly evening, and Xiao Li returned to the house where their assassin was hiding.

When he saw that Xiao Li, who had obviously been captured, had come back in a dignified manner, the assassins in the house were overjoyed, but they were inevitably a little suspicious, and asked Xiao Li again and again how he escaped back.

Perhaps it was because of the distrustful eyes of the brothers that made his heart angry, Xiao Li opened his shirt and scolded angrily, "Look, open your eyes wide!" - I didn't say a word! ”

Looking at Xiao Li's body covered in bruises, the assassins of the dangerous building closed their mouths, but they were still a little suspicious when they looked at Xiao Li's eyes frequently, and some people even suggested to Jin Ling'er to change places to hide.

Everyone in the house quarreled fiercely, Jin Ling'er frowned, and scolded angrily, "What is the noise? Shut up the old lady! As she spoke, she glanced at Xiao Li, and said, "Xiao Li is a brother of life and death who knows the roots, how can he betray us?" - Don't speculate! ”

"But the eldest sister ......," an assassin stood up and said hesitantly, "Xiao Li was obviously arrested by the government, but he returned to ...... unharmed."

"Sun Zheng, which dog eye of yours sees the old man?" Xiao Li scolded angrily.

The dangerous building assassin named Sun Zheng turned his head to look at Xiao Li, and said coldly, "Then you should tell me how you escaped!" - If you are greedy for life and afraid of death. Betraying all the brothers, my Sun Zheng is the first to spare you! ”

"Just you?" Xiao Li was furious and scolded angrily, "With your third-rate martial arts, even if you are tortured by Weiwei Temple, you can still beat you all over the ground to find your teeth!" ”

"You!" Sun Zheng's eyes showed a little anger.

Seeing this scene, Jin Ling'er's eyes became more and more angry, and she scolded coldly. "The old lady told you to shut up, can't you hear me?!"

Hearing this, the faces of the assassins in the room changed slightly, and they lowered their heads one by one, and even Xiao Li and Sun Zheng, who had almost rolled up their sleeves and fought together, also stood obediently in place, not daring to say anything.

"Okay, how did Xiao Li come back, the old lady knows in her heart! - Wait a minute, try to say more about it! As she spoke, Jin Ling'er turned her head to look at Xiao Li and scolded angrily. And you, the old lady told you to be careful. But what about you? - If it weren't for someone my mother's acquaintance who secretly saved you, you would have died! ”

Xiao Li shrank his head, looked silent, and said timidly for a long time, "Actually, if it weren't for the man who looked like a guard next to him, the little brother wouldn't have been ......."

"Still trying to quibble?" Jin Ling'er's eyes became more and more angry.

Xiao Li listened. Hurriedly shut up, lowered his head and said continuously, "Little brother knows that he is wrong. Next time, I will definitely pay more attention......"

Seeing that he looked trembling, Jin Ling'er sighed slightly and said softly, "Do you think the old lady likes to scold you like this?" That's for your good! - That's it, you need to be more cautious in the future! As she spoke, she seemed to think of something, bit her lip, and said hesitantly, "Xiao Li, did the person who let you come back say anything?" ”

"Eldest sister refers to the Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple, Xie An?"

Jin Ling'er's face turned slightly red and nodded slowly.

"He said that the corpses of the sacrificed brothers, he will secretly help, tell me not to be impulsive, right now, Weiwei Temple is planning to use those corpses to lure me and the others and the Dongling gang into the bait, so that they can be caught all in one go!"

"That's ......" Jin Ling'er nodded, and was about to speak, Xu Jie asked curiously, "Eldest sister, do you recognize that Xie An?" Why did he help us like this? ”

"This ......" Jin Ling'er's face was stunned, and she couldn't speak.

Seeing this, Xiao Li didn't understand, grinned, and said with a smile, "I know this, then Xie An wants to marry the eldest sister......

The Assassins in the room were shocked and looked at each other.

Jin Ling'er's heart beat violently when she heard this, and in order to hide the tension in her heart, she scolded angrily, "Bastard, what nonsense are you talking about?!" ”

"Little brother talking nonsense?" Xiao Li grinned and asked, "Then the eldest sister should explain why the eldest sister's jade pendant is in that Xie An's hand?" ――The eldest sister once mentioned that it was left to the eldest sister by the eldest sister's mother......"

"He's still with him?" Muttering to herself, Jin Ling'er's eyes showed a little tenderness, and suddenly, she seemed to notice the stunned eyes of everyone in the room, coughed, and scolded, "Nonsense, that piece of jade pendant is put by the side of the old lady!" ”

"Where? Can the eldest sister let the younger brother and others take a look? ”

"......" Jin Ling'er opened her mouth and was speechless.

Looking at her expression, the assassins in the room didn't understand, and immediately whispered.

"That Xie An wants to marry the eldest sister?"

"It's said that the little one is only eighteen years old, right?"

"However, if this is the case, it can be explained, why the eldest sister suddenly changed her mind and didn't stab Xie An and Li Shou......

"Well, it seems that the eldest sister sent out the jade pendant she carried with her as a token of love......"

Listening to the whispers of everyone in the house, Jin Ling'er was ashamed and angry, and said angrily, "Shut up the old lady!" - He is an official, and Yu is a thief...... In short, don't talk about it again! ”

"Yes, eldest sister......" The assassins in the room responded in unison, but they still looked at Jin Ling'er from time to time, snickering, and saw that Jin Ling'er's forehead was tense, and he jumped and jumped.

"Oh, that's right," Xiao Li said with a snicker, as if thinking of something, "He also said that he caught the eldest sister once, but unfortunately the eldest sister ran away, and if he caught the eldest sister again this time, the eldest sister would not be able to get out so easily...... I want to close the eldest sister for life! ”

Jin Ling'er's cheeks turned crimson when she heard this, and she asked in a slurred voice, "He...... Really? ”

"Yes!"

I don't know what she thought of, Jin Ling'er showed a little smile on her face, snorted lightly, and muttered, "That little thief, it's a big breath......" Speaking of this, she suddenly came to her senses, looked around at the assassin in the room who were snickering, and scolded angrily, "What do you see? Give the old lady to close her eyes and rest! ”

"Yes, big sister...... Hey! ”

Looking at the teasing eyes of the assassins in the room, Jin Ling'er was ashamed and angry, chanting Xie An's name in her heart, and secretly gritting her teeth, but her eyes were so gentle.

Remember Yu?

That hateful little thief...... Scold!

No, no, this is not the time to think about that thief, I need to meet Li Wei as soon as possible, otherwise, my dangerous building will not be able to gain a foothold in the Jijing area......

Well, tonight, let's go to the palace and meet that guy and see what this guy wants!

Thinking of this, Jin Ling'er showed a little anger in her eyes.

Li Wei, do you plan to borrow the people in Dongling to force the old lady to compromise?

Okay, you've got what it takes!

However, if you can't give the old lady a satisfactory explanation, this matter ......

That's not all!