"Apologize, I've just kept you waiting, without further ado, you can leave the imperial city now." Gao Yuncheng was also surprised when he saw those soldiers, and explained.

Hearing the words of the soldier just now, Lin Xi was shocked that he couldn't get his tongue down, so he could only nod lightly as a gesture.

A few people in Gao Yuncheng were in front, and the soldiers were also walking in the direction of the city gate, Lin Xi frequently looked back at the vermilion and tall palace wall behind him, and secretly pondered, but he couldn't think of the slightest clue.

Outside the city gates.

"Brother Lin Xi, are you going out of the Imperial City? Could it be that those people have already been found? The soldier guarding the gate asked curiously.

Lin Xi saw that it was Xu Jun's subordinates who were guarding the city gate, and said: "Yes, please help me tell Brother Xu Jun, just say that a few people from the Emperor List have been found, Brother Xu Jun is patrolling, at this time, we must leave the palace, it is not good to say goodbye to Brother Xu Jun in person, Lin Xi owes him a favor, and he will be thanked in the future." ”

The men guarding the gate said, "Don't worry, I'll report it." ”

"Eh, Brother Lin Xi, look at those people." The soldiers guarding the city gate also said in surprise. How dare these individuals ignore Brother Lin Xi and walk in front of themselves.

"Farewell." Lin Xi said with his hands folded, and immediately gave the order. "Keep up."

Lin Xi and the soldiers hurriedly followed.

The soldier guarding the city gate stared at the few people who unveiled the emperor's list in front of him, and secretly said that these people were so big that they didn't take the soldiers in their eyes. Thinking of Qingling Lake, which shocked the whole capital, but he was also secretly relieved, and heard the boss say that in the imperial study, these few people swore by it, so it was no wonder.

But where did he know that it was Lin Xi who listened to the words of his subordinates, and because he was afraid, he specially distanced himself from them.

Gao Yuncheng and his party also found an inn around the corner, and through the faint light of the lantern hanging on the beam door, they clearly saw the words 'Qiankun' inn carved on it.

At this time, although the sky is dark, the open door is also to welcome the guest officers who come and go, and the lights and candles in the inn are swaying, reflecting the figures in the inn.

"Let's stay in this inn tonight, this inn looks very good, and it's close to the imperial city, so it's great, what do you think?" The pleasant voice of the phoenix sounded.

"I think it's good here." Long Yan said.

"I'm okay with that." Kirin also echoed.

"I agree." Chang Shou nodded and said.

"Eh, you don't speak, I didn't ask you, do you still use the guest house? Your tortoise shell is good, and I don't think there's any other place in the world like your tortoise shell. Phoenix pretended to be angry and said mockingly.

Hearing this, Chang Shou said stupidly: "Phoenix, you won't still be unhappy about Engong Su's happiness, right?" I'm not doing this for our kindness, you won't remember it for so long, right? ”

Phoenix ignored Chang Shou and asked Gao Yuncheng, "Brother Yuncheng, what do you think?" ”

"It's not early, let's be here tonight, as you said, this is close to the Imperial City, it's a good place." Gao Yuncheng looked up at the starry sky, and looked around, except for this inn, the other shops have long been closed, and the human shape in this capital **, who is not? Those who dare not close the door at this time must have nothing to do with the guards of the imperial city, and staying here is also the best policy.

Hearing Gao Yuncheng's words, Phoenix also strode towards the inn.

Chang Shou saw that the phoenix ignored him, and he also shook his sleeves and pretended to be angry and said, "Look at her temper." ”

"Alright, don't bother with her, let's all go inside." Gao Yuncheng looked at the elegant inn and said.

"Yes, who made the family a phoenix of the gods, you have her spiritual power, you are also arrogant, and I have already understood her temper, so there is no need to make such a fuss." Long Yan admonished.

Long Yan, Qilin, Chang Shou, and the Taoist priest also walked into the inn.

Gao Yuncheng was about to enter the inn, but found Lin Xi and the others standing in front of the door in a daze.

Lin Xi secretly said What kind of people are these, and the words they say are very inexplicable and elusive.

"You're not going in yet?" Gao Yuncheng asked.

"Immediately, immediately, you go first, you please come in first." Lin Xi also said in a welcoming voice.

This surprise made Gao Yuncheng confused, and he didn't care about the soldiers, so he walked into the inn.

Seeing Gao Yuncheng walking into the inn, Lin Xishi relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief.

The soldier said, "Boss, do we really want to share an inn with these people?" "The subordinate casually discovered that the opposite side of the 'Qiankun Inn' was also an inn.

"Boss, there's also an inn across the street, I'll knock on the door." The subordinate raised his feet and walked to the opposite side, but was stopped by Lin Xi's hands.

Lin Xi glanced at the opposite side, and found that the inn was bleak and irrelevant, it was already closed, and said angrily: "What are you kidding, can't you see it when it's closed?" How do we get in? Knock? The few who disturbed the inn and found that they were not in an inn, didn't they feel suspicious? Do you have a bit of brains. Besides, just this night, tomorrow will solve the matter of Qingling Lake, and it will not be too late to stay away from them. ”

After Lin Xi finished speaking, he raised his feet and entered the inn.

Seeing this, the soldiers had no choice but to enter the inn with them.

The sky faded the deep curtain, at this time, the morning light was faint, the autumn wind blew away the mist of the clouds, the faint glow slowly rose, and the wisps of soft light also broke through the sky and scattered to the world, dotting all things.

Imperial city, deep palace.

The emperor issued a holy decree, and within an hour, each palace selected one hundred palace maids and one hundred eunuchs to go to Qingling Lake.

Everyone is also because of the emperor's holy decree to sacrifice Qingling Lake, at this time, the deep palace has already become a mess, so that everyone is also worried, and everyone is in danger.

Outside the palace, the palace ladies were also in an uproar.

or accept fate in a wooden posture, or shudder and frightened souls scattered, or crying pear blossoms with rain and trembling, or sorrow comes from it, and is lost. In short, it is compassionate.

"Why am I so unlucky? I only entered this palace last night, and today I am going to be sacrificed? A palace maid said without a master.

"Why should we all be sacrificed, and those people should stay out of it?" A palace maid pointed to a group of palace maids not far away and shouted.

The father-in-law stared at the palace maid with slanted eyes, and said angrily and squintingly: "The candidates for the sacrifices in each palace are decided by our family, and you condemn it so much, are you blaming our family?" ”

"No, I didn't, I just, just..."

"Just what? This is the holy decree issued by the Holy Lord, if you dare to question it, you go to the emperor to reason, and our family will never stop you. When the time comes, I'm afraid you won't even have a whole corpse. The father-in-law sneered.

"I'm not going, I'm not..."Xiwen also felt creepy when she heard this, frightened and depressed, and sobbed in despair.

"Who dares to say half a sentence, don't blame our family for being ruthless?" The father-in-law also scolded and threatened.

Yan Chan'er, who was standing not far away, was already teary-eyed, and Su Xi was also chosen, but why him, if he went, what would she do alive? Su Xi entered the palace for him, but now he can't even keep a whole corpse.

The pain in the depths of Yan Chan'er's heart, as she approached Su Xi step by step, her heart seemed to be torn apart, making her grief-stricken.

Su Xi was also upset when she saw Yan Chan'er's actions, what was she going to do? How could she stay in this place, why didn't she stay far away, since she was not chosen, why did she come to this place of right and wrong.

Su Xi's eyes flashed, Yan Chan'er had tears in her eyes, and stared at him tightly, too, Yan Chan'er must have looked like this because of him, but Su Xi was also quite helpless.

"Since you are all old men in the palace, it is not impossible for you to take the lead, only in this way will those individual eunuchs not dare to make mistakes." The father-in-law who made the decree said.

The words of the father-in-law who announced the decree were naturally deliberately said, and the old eunuch in front of him had offended him before, and he must have taken the opportunity to relieve this hatred in his heart.

"I'll do it for him." Su Xi stood up and said resolutely.

The old eunuch could be said to have been taking care of Su Xi yesterday, and he knew that the matter of Qingling Lake was solved by those people yesterday, so he would definitely be able to see them in Qingling Lake, and then he would die without regrets.

Not only that, but those few people yesterday didn't look like great traitors, and their lives were at stake. If they want to solve the matter of Qingling Lake, they will not use this method, since they must have their reasons for doing so, then he can also trust them, they will not ignore it, and they will definitely be able to protect the lives of the two hundred people in this deep palace.

That's why he dared to stand up and replace him.

"How's that going to work?" The old eunuch said in surprise.

"It doesn't matter, although my father-in-law has only stayed in this deep palace for one night, but you take care of Su Xi intimately, and you also make Su Xi feel the warmth of family, although I have already heard that this deep palace is very cunning, but you are different, Su Xi is willing to sacrifice for you." Su Xi said.

"Okay, so bold, since you are for him, then I have nothing to say." The father-in-law who announced the decree said angrily, and named the rest of the eunuchs one by one.

Suddenly, in the prison yard, the ghosts wept and wailed in mourning.

In an instant, Su Xi woke up like a dream.

Yan Chan'er was already standing in the team, only to hear the father-in-law who announced the decree said: "Okay, our family is an eye-opener today, a good one sacrifices his life for righteousness, and a good one puts life and death out of the way, there is the little eunuch Su Xi in the prison yard, and Yan Chan'er is replaced by the palace maids, but it's a pity, this is the courtyard of the deep palace, and there is no room for mercy, and intrigue is a common thing." ”

Hearing this, Yan Chan'er was also surprised, it turned out that Su Xi was actually replaced, but why did he do this? Also, Su Xi has a good heart, and it is reasonable, isn't she herself also replacing others?