The turmoil in the palace of Daqi was covered up by Sima Rui very well, except for the eunuchs and concubines in the inner palace, the people of the capital only knew that there was a rebellion in the palace, and the three princes who had been claiming to have disappeared for no reason on the way to the imperial tomb were the heroes who came to the rescue, and now the emperor is seriously ill, and he delegated the power of assisting the government to the young and promising third prince Sima Rui.

Looking at the current court, Menghua has already followed the last time Yun Guifei was cleared, and King Ning was shielded from the court and the opposition, although Ning Wangfu is now safe and sound, but King Ning no longer has real power in his hands, and what is left in the court is either a newcomer promoted by Sima Rui earlier, or an old courtier like Qin Zhen who took refuge in Sima Rui, and in the harem, there is Concubine Rong in charge, and no one dares to make a mistake, Emperor Zhaoxuan's daily life is taken care of by Concubine Rong, which is equivalent to falling under Sima Rui's full control.

And the most headache for Sima Rui was the three thousand Leng family troops who stood out from the encirclement, the first one was a young general in his twenties, and he made a Tongtian halberd weighing 100 catties, and he was carrying a wounded woman on his back, but even so, he also took the 3,000 Leng family army through the blockade of the Jinling army, Sima Rui had heard of this person before, it was Leng Changxi's personal guard Leng Wu, but unfortunately, such a talent could not be used by him after all.

However, he inquired afterwards and learned that this Vice General Leng had just married a few days ago, and he was married to someone else, but a girl from the Shang family, and he wanted to make another hostage to coerce and force this Vice General Leng to be captured, but he couldn't find this Shang Chunman in the whole capital, and finally died without a problem, however, Sima Rui is a person who does great things, a person who has the world in mind, and now, the most important thing for him is to find Leng Changxi, and then watch him die with his own eyes.

And thousands of miles away in Beidi Devil City, it is a different scene, it is early summer, the snow on the iceberg continues to melt with the rise of temperature, converge into a stream, and then slowly converge into a small river, several small rivers converge to become the most famous mother river through Beidi - Alxa River, nourishing this fertile soil, feeding the people of Beidi along the coast, Devil's City, is the largest city along the Alxa River with the most frequent business exchanges.

Although the name is terrifying, the bustle and prosperity in the Devil's City are comparable to that of Kyoto, where people are mixed, and walking on the street, you can see Persian merchants with deep eyes, glazed people and locals of Beidi wearing colorful ethnic clothes;

On the street, there are hawkers everywhere, from furs to spices, the sound of bargaining and bargaining comes and goes, suddenly, an abrupt figure in the crowd attracts everyone's attention, he is wearing a typical half-sleeved suit of the Beidi people, the sweat-soaked placket outlines the well-proportioned muscles on his chest, and the tanned skin symbolizes health and strength, although he looks lean, but he carries fourteen white cloths on his shoulders, and seven horses are tied very solidly with a cowhide rope, and he carries it on his shoulders, not swaying at all, and the cloth rises high, Like a towering hill.

The guy from a ready-to-wear shop on the street saw this man coming, and hurriedly greeted him: "Ada sent the cloth again, to be honest, the cloth sent by Ada is the best, I don't know, can I ask the lady of the Ada family, next time I send more over, our proprietress said, you can add more money." ”

Ada is the affectionate name of the Beidi people for men, and some people who are born with no name will also use Ada as their own name.

The man smiled lightly and said politely: "Thanks to the care of the boss's wife, it's just that my lady's eyes are not good, so I can't do more, I'm sorry." ”

After that, the man was leaving.

"Don't be in a hurry to leave." This is, a curtain across the lobby was suddenly opened, and a young woman in her early thirties, still charming, twisted her body to stop the man who had walked out of the door.

This young 'woman' is the proprietress of this ready-to-wear shop, known as Ren Sanniang, a native of the Central Plains, who is very popular in Beidi.

The man really stopped, the proprietress put away the usual amorous style, but said to the man very seriously: "Tuoba Gongzi, I have been looking at your lady's eye disease for some days, this is not good, your life is so poor, you don't even have the money to go to Kapok Alley to find a famous doctor to see, I have an errand here, I know you have some skills, it depends on whether you are willing to do it." ”

When it came to his own lady's eyes, this man's originally cold eyes were immediately 120,000 anxious and worried.

"Ren Sanniang, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

Ren Sanniang smiled coquettishly: "That's the case, the Beidi people are belligerent, aggressive, and brave, and a competition will be held every summer to select the most courageous warriors in Beidi, as long as they can be shortlisted for the final finals, how many times can you give your little lady a look just a silver reward, you see?" ”

The man's eyes drooped slightly: "I haven't worked hard for a long time, and I may not be shortlisted." ”

"Joke, that time that gang of hooligans came to my shop to provoke, you solved them with one hand" Ren Sanniang smiled heartily, you could see the solemn look on this man's face, and restrained a little, "Actually, there is no need to be shortlisted, now all the princes' mansions are recruiting samurai to go to the competition, after all, when the time comes, it is also glorious to count as their staff, you don't have to go directly to participate in the competition, go and try the staff selection, if you are selected, you will also pay money every month, save more, and you can still give your lady to cure her eyes." ”

The man hesitated for a moment, and only said, "I'll think about it." After that, he left quickly, and Ren Sanniang shouted after the man: "Tuoba Gongzi, you have to think about it quickly, tomorrow is the last day for the eldest prince to finish Yan Ba's selection of samurai, and if you miss it, you won't have a chance at all." ”

The man walked in a hurry, and he didn't know if he heard it or not, he went around and around, and finally turned into a secluded alley, the innermost is a clean yard, which was cleaned by the owner, and there are a few sweet potatoes planted in the yard, and the loofah vine is still wrapped around the shelf built with poplar wood, and the soil is new, these things seem to have just been planted, under the melon vine, there is a plainly dressed woman who bows her head and embroiders a picture of a mandarin duck, it can be seen that she has excellent skills, but she embroiders very slowly, because of the eyes, she inserts a needle every time, It's all very strenuous;

Hearing the sound of the wooden door creaking and being pushed open, the woman suddenly looked in the direction of the gate, her eyes were tied with white veil, but her ears were sensitive, and she could smell people just by using her nose.

"Changxi?" Qin Yunuan was wearing the clothes of the local women of Beidi, and her hair was the same as that of the Beidi women, braided into a shiny braided braided from top to bottom, and a few small braids made of the edge of her hair hung down next to her, and the end was tied into the back of her head together, which looked like a different style.

And the one who appeared in the bazaar and was shouted by Ren Sanniang on the left and "Tuoba Gongzi" on the right was none other than Leng Changxi.

Leng Changxi felt sorry for Qin Yunuan, and stepped forward and pressed Qin Yunuan's hand holding the needle and thread: "Didn't you say it, don't be so tired anymore." ”

"I'm idle, I'm just idle, boring." Qin Yunuan reached out and stroked Leng Changxi's cheek, "What did Ren Sanniang say?" She still likes the cloth we sent? ”

"I like it very much" Leng Changxi lowered his head, his expression a little gloomy, "It's just that I think it's time for us to leave Devil's City." ”

"Why?" Qin Yunuan's hand went down and touched the corners of Leng Changxi's mouth, and the corners of Leng Changxi's lips were drooping downward, indicating that he was unhappy, "We've only been here for half a month, it's good here, isn't it?" When we have collected the cost of continuing to Xixia, we will go again, isn't it? ”

"When the time comes, it's too late to leave," Leng Changxi raised a few tones, "And your eyes are also destined for us not to go fast." ”

Qin Yunuan lowered her head: "Do you think I'm dragging you down?" ”

"I didn't mean that" Leng Changxi stood up, turned his back to Qin Yunuan, turned half his head, and finally told the truth, "Do you remember a while ago I taught the ruffians who made trouble in Ren Sanniang's shop?" I was too flamboyant at the time, exposing the fact that I would be martial arts, fortunately I saw all the people with flat heads, if I was seen by someone with a heart, I could recognize my martial arts at a glance from the Central Plains, and when the time came, it would only bring you more trouble. ”

Qin Yunuan turned his face in the direction of Leng Changxi, silently, Leng Changxi simply told Ren Sanniang what he said about the martial arts competition, and then shook his head and said: "Do you still remember the hunting ground back then, and later found out that it was Sima Rui and the great prince of Beidi Wanyanba who colluded with each other, and the way that Ren Sanniang gave me was tantamount to letting me jump under the eyes of the enemy, I already knew that I was no longer the No. 1 cold general of Daqi, and now I don't want anything else, I just want to keep you safe and cure your eyes." ”

At this point, Qin Yunuan also discovered that since that fire Leng Changxi was betrayed by Shang Xianhua, Leng Changxi's heart began to be extremely insecure and confident, his heart was difficult, along the way, all he thought about was how to hide his skills, how to spend every day incognito safely, one of the most ferocious tigers on the grassland now retracted his claws, daring to be a sheep, this is not the real Leng Changxi, Qin Yunuan frowned, She understands that people will inevitably have a little distortion in their hearts after suffering such a devastating blow, but she only hopes that Leng Changxi can come out as soon as possible.

"In fact, the real dodge is not necessarily to avoid it" Qin Yunuan said step by step, "The so-called most dangerous place is the safest place, hidden in the city, Changxi, you know the art of war better than me, but the human heart, I know better than you." ”

"What do you mean?"

Qin Yunuan picked up the work in his hand again and smiled: "Rest early, tomorrow, I will accompany you to participate in the samurai selection of the Great Prince's Mansion." ”