The prince was still pondering, and suddenly, with the sound of "whoosh-", he saw an arc of light break through the window, shooting towards the prince like thunder and lightning, the prince knew that he couldn't dodge, and it was too late to even shout, but instinctively raised his arms to protect his head. At this time, another ghostly white figure appeared at some point, standing in front of the prince, and the three-inch cold front was between his fingers. When the prince found out that he was not injured, he knew that the person standing in front of him must be Yu Dongqiu.

"I didn't expect it to come so quickly!" Yu Dongqiu unfolded the note attached to the dagger, and couldn't help frowning and laughing: "What an ugly word!" ”

The prince hurriedly said: "What is written on it?" ”

Yu Dongqiu said: "'The neck of the king, I have planned. Tomorrow night, three watches, wash your neck and wait. ’”

The prince was puzzled: "What does 'wash your neck and wait' mean?" ”

Yu Dongqiu said impatiently: "It's just to let you wash your neck and let him cut it!" When the prince heard this, he collapsed in his chair in fright. In the past two years that he has been used as a target, all the killers have chosen to assassinate by surprise, but only tonight this killer is so confident that he tells the other party the time of his assassination, is it really a powerful character that no one can stop?

Yu Dongqiu touched his chin and said, "Although the killer this time is very ugly, he is full of personality!" The pomp and circumstance are not small, and he is so arrogant that he ignores my existence, but I really want to meet him! But when he saw the prince's nervous expression, he hurriedly changed his joking attitude, and said, "Don't worry!" If someone can really kill you, then only if I'm already dead. The prince was so moved for a while that he didn't know what to say: "Don't you hate me?" Yu Dongqiu thought for a while and said, "At least you should die at my hands, right?" …… But until then, no one wants to touch a single hair of you. His expression was so serious that no one could trust him.

Yu Dongqiu was sitting cross-legged facing the gate: "I'll stay here tonight!" ”

The prince said with some hesitation: "The killer said that he will come tomorrow night, you should have a good rest tonight and recharge your energy." Yu Dongqiu sneered: "You really are the only person who can only be the prince!" I didn't understand the sinister nature of the rivers and lakes at all. Since the killer wants to kill you, he will come at any time, and he will never tell you anything about his faith in order to kill you. He said that he would come late, and of course he could not believe that he would come tomorrow night. "As soon as he heard this, the prince became ashamed, he really knew too little about the affairs of the rivers and lakes." That...... Thank you. In the end, the prince could only say this, he really felt that there was no stranger father and son in the world than the relationship between him and Yu Dongqiu.

When looking at Yu Dongqiu's young and handsome face that showed an old face that was extremely inconsistent with his age, the prince's heart was a little sour, but when he thought that this young man was trying his best to protect himself, he felt a warm sense of relief in his heart. In fact, Yu Dongqiu himself didn't understand why he tried his best to protect this man who had brought him great harm and misfortune, since he saved this wronged father on Jianxing Avenue three years ago, he has been doing the same thing since then - protection, he has imagined many times that if he meets that "that person", he will definitely break him into pieces, but he is doing the opposite, and then when he finds that he can't leave ruthlessly no matter what, He realized that he had always loved this father, even if he had never taken care of him, never given him love, and didn't even know that there was such a him in the world, but at least he still gave him life, at least in the eyes of those ordinary people, he was a good prince, and that was enough.

The next night, the cold moon has no stars, and the small building in the middle of the lake is facing the back wall of the Yanyu Building.

Yu Dongqiu stroked the qin to the moon, the sound of the piano was melodious and tactful, causing the nightingale to sing, and the lake waves were harmonious.

He was waiting for someone, waiting for someone who would definitely appear tonight, a woman, maybe a very beautiful woman.

Sure enough, before Yu Dongqiu finished the song, she saw a black shadow climb out of the back wall of Yanyulou, and then jumped on the higher moat wall, and then hurried away, her destination was the prince's mansion in the east of the city.

Yu Dongqiu's piano stopped abruptly, his hand flipped lightly in the air, and he pulled out a white magnolia flower like magic, and then threw it gently, as if he didn't use force at all, but the man in black who was still rushing on the city wall fell from the wall like an electric shock, Yu Dongqiu spread his sleeves, flew on the surface of the lake and came to the shore with a few taps, and then took the man in black in his arms.

"What a woman, it seems like I'm right." Yu Dongqiu's one hand wrapped around the waist of the man in black, and the other hand pressed on her soft breasts. The man in black scolded "shameless", pulled out the short sword in his hand and cut the throat of Yu Dongqiu, who was only a few steps away, Yu Dongqiu calmly let go of the hand around her waist, and also ripped off the veil of the man in black, the man in black was about to get up again after falling to the ground, and found that his left leg was already unconscious, and when he looked down, there was a rhizome of a white magnolia on his hamstring, and he fell to the ground after struggling a few times. She really didn't know what kind of martial arts this playboy was practicing, why just such a fragile flower branch could seal the meridians on her left leg, causing blood to flow and paralysis. At first, her reaction was surprised, but now she is afraid, she originally wanted to scold Yu Dongqiu for being a "thief" and "scum", but now she can't help but tremble.

Yu Dongqiu was also surprised, because after the veil was removed, what he saw was not the face he imagined, although the woman in front of him was somewhat similar to Mo Fengmei, but when it came to coldness, beauty and elegance, she was categorically inferior.

How could this be, according to his analysis, it should be Mo Fengmei, a popular prostitute in Yanyulou, who appeared tonight, how could he become another person, what was wrong with him? It wasn't until he saw the other party's right hand holding the sword that he suddenly realized: "I see! There was wind under his feet, and he hurried towards the prince's mansion. And the man in black could only sit on the ground, although her task tonight was to drag Yu Dongqiu, but not only did she not drag it for a moment, but also injured herself, in fact, even if her legs were intact now, she would never chase Yu Dongqiu, because she didn't dare, Yu Dongqiu was by no means a kind person like his appearance.

The prince's mansion has been completely panicked at this moment, no one expected that the killer who came this time would have invincible bravery, those guards who were still well-trained on weekdays had no power to fight back under her mad sword, and more than half of the time was killed and injured in only half of the incense, and the prince's right arm was also scratched, and he retreated to the study under the protection of the guards, but seeing the guards fall one after another, the prince also fell into despair.

At this moment, a white shadow passed by, bringing a breeze like the arrival of a god, standing between the man in black and the guards, stopping the crazy killing, but also bringing infinite hope, and every living guard saw this man's lazy but confident smile, and their own faces couldn't help but smile, because they believed that this person's appearance would bring them the continuation of their lives.

The prince's anxious, frightened, and desperate expression was also swept away with the arrival of the man in white. The man in white who brought him hope for survival is, of course, the playboy Yu Dongqiu, the unparalleled Yu Dongqiu. He didn't look back, just stared at the assassin and said to the guards, "Help the prince go down to rest, and then close the door, and no one is allowed to come in." Those guards naturally obediently helped the prince out, and then closed the door without the slightest worry, because they absolutely believed that Yu Dongqiu could kill the crazy killer in front of them, and they even felt that the word "master" was born for Yu Dongqiu, and they only prayed that the killer would not die too ugly.

Yu Dongqiu said with a smile: "Mo Mei Mei Miss Mo, you better take off the veil to breathe!" The man in black's bare eyes still widened in shock, but she immediately calmed down, and she pulled off her veil as she said: "I think you guessed it was me." But I can't imagine how you got out of the obstacle I created for you in an instant. ”

Yu Dongqiu said: "In order to prove my wisdom to you, I can't wait to tell you. First of all, I'm already sure you're the killer of the Star Picker. ”

Mo frowned and asked, "How can you see it?" ”

Yu Dongqiu said: "The killers of the Star Picking Building are known as the principle of 'Half Moon Killing', because they pay more attention to the success rate of the shot than any killer, in order to win the reputation of the Star Picking Tower's Gold Medal Killer Building, you will never shoot without completely understanding the details of the other party and finding a perfect assassination strategy, so the principle of the Star Picking Tower Killer is 'Half Moon Kill', that is, you will only do it half a month or more after receiving the task, and you only appeared in Yan Yulou half a month ago!" You only accept one guest a day, and you just earn time to explore the reality of the prince's mansion! ”

Mo frowned and said, "You still know a lot about the Star Picking Tower!" But while everything is as you described, it is also likely to be a coincidence. ”

Yu Dongqiu said: "Originally, it was completely impossible for me to suspect you, but the note you released betrayed you." ”

Mo frowned and said, "What do you say?" ”

Yu Dongqiu said: "The words on that note are not only crooked, different sizes, but also obvious signs of trembling, I thought that if this killer is not writing for the first time, or the muscles and veins of the arm are injured, so I thought of the injury on your right arm last night, you must have wanted to hit me too much, so when you stabbed yourself, you didn't grasp the strength and hurt the tendons." ”

Mo Fengmei's expression became excited, as if she was listening to something very interesting that had nothing to do with her: "Go on!" ”

Yu Dongqiu said: "When you stab yourself with a golden hairpin and hit me, you used your left hand, and when you saw the crooked handwriting on the note, I concluded that you must be a left-hander, but there are not too few left-handed people in this world, if you use your left hand to write that note, it is easy to reveal flaws, so you write with your right hand that has never held a pen, but it is limited by the tendons, so the handwriting is not only ugly, but also trembling." He stroked his white right cheek, as if he had not forgotten the burning pain: "To tell you the truth, your hands are too strong, and how can a weak prostitute have such great strength?" So there is only one answer, and that is that you have practiced martial arts. …… When I organized my scattered thoughts like this, I suspected that it was you. ”

Mo frowned and said, "It's really connected!" But you must have been ambushed in the area of Kozuki in the middle of the lake, and you must have fought my companions. I know she's no match for you, but when you take off her veil and find out it's not me, how do you react immediately! ”

Yu Dongqiu said: "It's very simple, because you are left-handed, and she holds the sword with her right hand." ”

Mo frowned and said: "When ordinary people face the enemy, they rarely notice which hand the other party is using the weapon. ”

Yu Dongqiu said: "But I'm not an ordinary person. You're not an ordinary person either. In fact, after you sent out the note, you also thought of what I might have thought, so you planned to act early, and then your companion stumbled me, and you thought that even if I took off her veil, it would take a while to react. ”

Mo Fengmei couldn't help but open her mouth, it was a manifestation of consternation, in the past twelve years as a killer, there were few people who could surprise her so much, she really admired the arrogant and arrogant man in front of her, she even had a sense of pity for him, because he thought of every psychological change process of her, and she also thought of his psychological change process. They seem to be the same kind of people, and they have all experienced and endured the immense loneliness and loneliness that human beings cannot bear.

After looking at each other for a long time, time seemed to stop in the meeting of their eyes, and I don't know if it was the momentum created before the master duel, or whether the two lonely hearts were trying to get closer to each other.

Finally, Mo Fengmei extinguished the rare fire of passion in his eyes with indifferent water, and said in a more indifferent voice: "I really didn't expect that there is such a person in the world who 'understands' me, I should really get rid of you as soon as possible, your existence is really a threat to me." Her hand was already on the hilt of her sword, ready to draw it.

Yu Dongqiu looked at Mo Feng with rare sincere eyes and said, "Do you know why I want them all to go out and close the door?" ”

Mo frowned and sneered: "It's because you believe too much in your ability to kill." ”

Yu Dongqiu shook his head quietly and said, "It's so convenient for me to let you go." ”

Mo frowned in surprise and said, "You let me go?" ”

Yu Dongqiu said: "Your plan is so thorough, the assassination trick must have been a success, how could it just hurt the prince's arm and give him a chance to call for help?" You still have good and evil in your heart! ”

The resolute firmness in Mo Fengmei's eyes disappeared: "...... The prince is a good prince, when he makes a move...... The sword is unstable. But she immediately looked at Yu Dongqiu hostilely and said, "It's strange, how could I say such a thing to you?" I'm going to kill you now and deal with that old man. Saying that, he drew his sword out of the sheath like lightning, and stabbed Yu Dongqiu's ribs with a sword, Yu Dongqiu's toes turned lightly, and he flashed flexibly: "Yes, if you want to kill the old man, you must kill me first." "Okay——, let's start a fight!" Mo Fengmei opened his posture again, but Yu Dongqiu jumped out of the window lightly: "It's easy to talk about starting a battle, but I don't want to be here." Mo frowned and said, "Where to go?" Yu Dongqiu jumped on the wall again, and said with a little sly smile: "You come along!" When they got together again, they were already on top of a huge banyan tree outside the wall, and Mo Fengmei followed without saying a word, as if she had forgotten that she had been assassinated this time. Yu Dongqiu smiled completely when he left the banyan tree and continued to leap forward, people who had seen him had never seen him with such a bright and innocent smile, that smile not only contained a sweet longing, but also a rare anger.

In a short time, the two of them had walked dozens of miles on the low gardenia bushes, although they were both masters of light skills, but Mo Fengmei was always slightly inferior to Yu Dongqiu, so she always fell less than three feet behind him. In the hazy moonlight, the two figures, one thick and one faint, leaped lightly, like two night elves playing with themselves, thus turning the chase full of battle into a very beautiful amusement. For a while, the fragrance was refreshing, and the streamer was flying, so that the two people in it were intoxicated, and even expected to chase it like this forever.

Four

Go to Jiankang City for fifty-four miles, between the three-color jungle, there are white buildings towering, straight into the sky. The walls of the building are made of white cobblestones, and the tentacles are rounded and smooth; The eaves of the building are covered by the thousand-year-old snow rock, the layering is distinct, the dense is not exposed, so it is impermeable to the sun, causing the building to accumulate cold all year round, and the cold is abnormal. However, the height of this building can climb the stars and moons, so it is also called the star picking building.

Picking up the star building, the mysterious white building that talks about color change in the martial arts, is also a gold medal killer building that goes up to the high-ranking officials and nobles, and down to the Jianghu sect that does not hesitate to pay a lot of money. It is said that as long as a person's name is engraved on a special copper plate made by the Star Picking Tower, then the person's head can only stay on his neck for half a month at most, and that person doesn't even know where to hide, so he has to dig a grave and wait for death. The people in the rivers and lakes would rather offend the Luo Shen Palace of the "Nine Clans" than dare to offend the Star Picking Tower of the "Half Moon Kill", because if the former is offended, there is at least a chance to escape, but if he offends the latter, then his head can only be stored on his neck.

At this moment, the owner of this white building, a middle-aged man who was intimidated by the heroes of the world, Shan Qingrong, was pacing alone in the empty and cold hall. His steps were light, but they sounded so loud in such a lonely and silent hall, as if every step was in the ears of a person. It seemed as if he was the only one living in this star-picking building, but as soon as he clapped his hands twice, killers would appear in front of him from different angles and wait for him to dispatch. This once calm and introverted lonely man seemed a little restless today, although he refused to admit it, but he himself knew why he was like this, just because he sent out that person, it was that person who affected his emotions, he knew that he shouldn't care about a killing tool, but he also knew that he couldn't use that person as a killing tool anymore, and he didn't even want to give her the task of killing people anymore, because he didn't want her to be in danger.

In the midst of the scorching, a killer limped in through the main entrance. When Shan Qingrong saw her, the original look of anticipation in his eyes was immediately replaced by disgust, and he pointed at the lame girl killer and said coldly: "Such an embarrassed look, you dare to appear in front of me!" The girl killer didn't say anything, just looked down at her injured right leg in silence, and a stalk of magnolia was stuck in her hamstring.

Shan Qingrong shook her head in disgust, and as soon as she raised her hand, she sucked the flower branch in her hand, and the girl killer screamed in pain and fell to one knee. Shan Qingrong asked with a slight sorrow: "Did that kid Yu Dongqiu do it?" The girl killer nodded slightly, and Shan Qingrong said again: "I know that he is not easy to deal with, but I didn't expect this kid to have such a good technique and internal strength, and it seems that the title of 'Playboy' is not in vain." His expression turned nervous: "So, you have failed, what ...... What about Qianling? The girl killer said: "I was led away by Yu Dongqiu, and I didn't die for the time being!" "Led away by that playboy?" Shan Qingrong's voice was a little out of tune, and his previous seriousness and ability were all swept away, "I have to go in person." The girl killer struggled to block in front of Shan Qingrong and said, "This is Qianling's own choice." Shan Qingrong pinched her chin and asked, "What do you mean by her own choice?" The girl killer screamed in pain: "From the first time Yu Dongqiu met in Yanyulou, Qianling became confused and fascinated, the man drank for half a month in Yanyulou, and she looked at him for half a month behind the bead curtain...... "Shut up!" Shan Qingrong increased the strength of his hand, so that the girl killer could no longer speak, and at this moment, it seemed that the cyan meridians could be seen from his pale and almost transparent face.

Shan Qingrong also realized his gaffe, but let go of his hand, but turned his back and stopped looking at the tearful eyes of the girl killer. But this girl killer struggled to stand up, pondered for a while, and finally said in a calm and resolute voice that he had never had before: "Now I finally understand why Su Qianling's mission failure is excusable, and my Bai Yinjun's mission failure is that I didn't do my best." ”

Shan Qingrong suddenly turned around and looked at Bai Yinjun viciously: "Why? ”

"Because ......" Bai Yinjun paused, and finally said the words that had been held in his heart for a long time without vomiting unpleasantly: "Because you love her at all, it is the love of men and women." ”

Shan Qingrong jerked Bai Yinjun's placket: "Do you believe it or not, I'll kill you with one slap right now?" The corners of Bai Yinjun's mouth had already bitten out blood, and he said, "I said this today, I didn't intend to live." In fact, you know very well in your heart, but you don't want to admit it, every time you look at Qianling, your eyes will glow with a youthful brilliance, but it seems to have a certain regret and sentimentality, as if to say - it would be nice if I could be younger. Shan Qingrong's expression at the moment was unpredictable, I don't know if he was happy or angry, shocked or sighing. But he still smiled, and said with a smile that didn't affect any muscles on his face: "I didn't expect that in this huge star-picking building, you know me best." ”

Bai Yinjun also smiled uglyly: "So even if you don't hesitate to cultivate over the years, you will not kill me because I understand your mind so well!" ”

Shan Qingrong let go of Bai Yinjun, paced for a long time, and suddenly turned around and said, "We might as well wait and see, what is the result tonight?" ”

Bai Yinjun said: "Qianling's martial arts are not below Yu Dongqiu, but I bet she will never kill him even if she has the opportunity." ”

Shan Qingrong was ready to attack again, but this time he endured it, just clenched his fists tightly, trying to calm himself down, waiting for the result he was expecting.