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The murderous aura of the blade invaded her throat, and Shen Pearl thought that she would die, but she felt a cold swish in her neck, lowered her eyes, and the scimitar of the moon was pressed against her neck. Instead, she laughed and whispered to the person in front of her, "If you want to escape, you can only take me as a hostage, and you must not kill me." ”

This person was burly, masked in a black robe, and after listening to her words, the knife did not loosen but tightened, and then entered her neck. Her neck ached, and red blood poured out. She endured the pain, but still stared at her eyebrows and persuaded: "If you make another point with the blade, I will shout at the guards, and you and I will scatter in two." ”

The man's eyes were burning, as if he looked at her thoughtfully, Shen Pearl was hesitating that this gaze was familiar, but he heard him say in a low voice: "What if I do this only to take your life?" ”

His official accent was familiar with the northern accent, and Shen Pearl looked at the scimitar again—it was the scimitar used by the Hui people. He is? There was only a flash of inspiration in his mind, and the man had slowly removed the mask with his left hand, "Does the princess remember Zhan Keming?" ”

The person in front of him has a tiger's back and a bear's waist, his square face is black, mighty and resolute, although he has met very few times in Huisu back then, his appearance is still the same as back then, and he has not changed in the slightest, and it is really Zhan Keming, the most trusted guard leader of Mo Yansi.

He put the blade on Shen Zhu's neck, without loosening, and said: "The princess is more courageous than in the past. It's a pity that Zhan Keming bought the lives of fifteen killers with a lot of money, and pretended to assassinate the Tang Emperor, but he only came to kill you! ”

The blood on Shen Pearl's neck slowly seeped into the neckline, and the fear in his heart rushed up, overwhelming the pain. She has always only said that the assassin who assassinated the emperor was hiding when he was fleeing, but she didn't expect it to be like this - the assassination of the emperor was false, and her life was real! raised his eyebrows and smiled, and said, "I don't know what the value of the death of this princess is to you?" Princess Rongben is also a ghost. ”

"Zhan Keming respects the princess. However, now there are three reasons why the princess has to die. First, does the princess know that His Royal Highness King Guangping has captured Luoyang today? ”

Shen Pearl was slightly happy, since Luoyang was captured, Li Jiao must be safe, and immediately understood Zhan Keming's meaning - the two capitals were recovered, and the Tang Dynasty was at a time when morale was high and the people were united. If the royal family falls apart, the world will be in chaos. It's just that the delicate relationship between the emperor and Li Jiao's father and son is by no means something that ordinary people can see, and it seems that Zhan Keming can't come up with such a strategy.

Even her fingertips were cold, she was not afraid of death, but she knew that only this time, she would never die. The tone was calm, and he said: "What the general said, I don't understand." "It's just time to stall.

"The princess's eyes have told me that you understand everything!" Zhan Keming's blade seemed to be nearly half a point, Shen Pearl gritted his teeth, still with a smile on his face, and said: "Okay, just assume that you have understood, what about the other two reasons?" ”

"Second, Prince Ye Hu can be left without relatives to take care of, and he will no longer look ahead and backward in doing things."

Shen Pearl sneered: "Okay, what about this third?" ”

"The khan does not have to be caught up in love, lose his prestige and ambition."

After listening to the last sentence, Shen Pearl had already laughed softly. Zhan Keming frowned and said in a low voice: "What is the princess laughing at?" ”

Shen Pearl said: "This concubine doesn't understand something. ”

"What?"

"Since you have a good reason, general, for the country and your family Khan, you think of it everywhere. Why don't you kill this princess as soon as you see her, and you still have to talk about this big call? ”

Zhan Keming's mouth moved, but he didn't even say a word, and he heard Shen Pearl say: "Just because, you didn't get the Khan's permission to kill me without permission, and you hesitated in your heart!" ”

Zhan Keming told her the central matter, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and the knife resting on Shen Zhuzhu's neck subconsciously relaxed. However, this hesitation was only for a moment, and then he turned his heart sideways, and the fierce flame shook in his eyes, "If the Khan wants to blame me, Zhan Keming has no regrets, as long as he returns for me, I-"

Before the words "never give up" could be spoken, Shen Pearl suddenly raised his right arm. His eyes were originally sharp, but although the weather was cold at this time, Shen Zhuzhu's clothes were not thick due to repeated changes, and the crystal light in his wrist could be seen flickering between his arms, and the sleeves of his robe could not hide the luster. Zhan Keming had already heard that the Central Plains woman wore more "arrows in her sleeves" to prepare for self-defense, and she didn't even move her eyebrows lightly at the moment, her left wrist burst out like electricity, her fingers were like pliers, she clasped Shen Zhu's wrist tightly, and said disdainfully: "The princess is making senseless resistance?" ——”

As he spoke, there was a stinging pain in his abdomen, and in his low eyebrows, a small sword had reached his belly button. He was dressed in inner armor, but this little sword was so sharp that it pierced through the armor. The corners of Shen Zhu's mouth pursed a little smile, and it seemed to be a little resolute, the blood on his neck was still dripping, half of his chest was almost soaked, and his left hand pressed the hilt of the sword: "General, don't act rashly, this sword is a gift from Your Majesty, and it is as sharp as clay." I don't know martial arts, and if the general makes the slightest move, I'm afraid that I won't be able to control the sword momentum and seriously injure the general. ”

Zhan Keming was obviously stunned, but he didn't expect that he would let this woman coerce him with a sword for a while, which was really unbearable to mention. The anger in his heart rose, and he glared at Shen Pearl and said, "The princess's life is hanging in my hands, I know what the consequences are!" ”

Shen Pearl slanted at the sharp blade in his neck and said, "The general wants to take the life of this princess, and this princess does not spare her life, and the general just takes it." I only believe that when the general stabs me to death, I can also use my life's strength to inflict heavy damage on you at the same time. The palace is heavily guarded, and if you are seriously injured, it is impossible for you to escape with your whole body. Whether you are captured alive or die by the sword of the guards, as long as you see your form, you will know who you are, and you will know who killed this princess. Your plan has come to naught, and Your Majesty and the King of Quang Binh will be even more bitter against each other. ”

Zhan Keming stared at Shen Pearl with blazing eyes, and was silent for a long time. If it is a failure because of his mistakes, he will be a sinner. And Shen Pearl deliberately distracted his energy, so that his hands could not be double-treated, so that he could pierce his belly navel with a sword, but it was clear that he could pierce deeper to severely damage him, but he did not do so, just to leave life for each other. Zhan Keming is such a smart person, Shen Pearl is so attentive, as long as he thinks about it slightly, how can he not know.

Shen Pearl took a risky blow, and the odds of victory increased, and said, "How?" Please ask the general to abandon the blade first? ”

Zhan Keming said angrily: "Even if Zhan Keming is one step behind today, but now he is evenly matched with the princess, he should abandon the blade at the same time, why should I take the lead?" ”

Shen Pearl chuckled and said, "The general is very resourceful, why hasn't he thought it through this?" If you abandon the blade at the same time, the general is full of martial arts, and then reflexively restrain me, will this concubine no longer enter the road of death? The only way to do this is to abandon the blade first if the aggrieved general abandons the blade, otherwise, the concubine would rather die with the general than the name of Mrs. Zhenguo. ”

Zhan Keming sneered: "What a lady Zhenguo, Zhan Keming admires it tightly, I was going to kill you, how can I be controlled by you instead!" ”

It was a victory ticket in hand, only for a momentary loss, but from active to passive, but to be constrained, this is put on anyone, I am afraid that it is not angry.

Shen Pearl didn't answer when he heard this, but only smiled at him. Unable to escape safely from the palace after killing Shen Zhu, abandoning the blade first was the only way Zhan Keming could choose. First, although after Zhan Keming abandoned the blade, Shen Pearl could take advantage of the gap to seriously injure Zhan Keming or shout at the guards, but although Zhan Keming lost his blade, he also had the strength to backhand her and kill her in the palm of his hand. Second, Zhan Keming should not have delayed in the palace for too long, otherwise he would be discovered by the guards outside the palace, and the consequences would be worrying, and he had to make a decision quickly.

Zhan Keming took a long breath, let go of Shen Zhuzhu's right wrist, slowly put the mask back on, and said, "In this way, Zhan Keming and the princess will have a period in the future!" ”

As he spoke, his right wrist was retracted, and the scimitar had left Shen Pearl's neck, Shen Pearl's heart was slightly relieved, and the feeling of dizziness due to blood loss followed, and he reluctantly supported it, and said with a forced smile: "Can the general lend me the knife?" Although Zhan Keming was annoyed, he also knew that if he threw the scimitar in his hand on the ground, there would be a sound, disturbing the guards outside the hall, frowning deeply, and handing the scimitar to Shen Zhuzhu-

"Boom-"

In the earth-shattering loud noise, the door of the palace was broken from the middle, the candle flame fluttered and extinguished, and in a flash, with the sharp and clear sword qi, it attacked Zhan Keming like a charm.

Zhan Keming's knife was about to enter Shen Zhu's hand, and at this moment, he couldn't help but be surprised, and with the blade in his hand, the "bell" could block the incoming sword.

The sword light splashed, and there was chaos outside the hall.

Shen Pearl saw the face of the person who came clearly in this sword block, and unconsciously put his mind at ease, his hand loosened, and he took a few steps back softly, and sat down on the ground.

Feng Shengyi's sword moves were pressing, Zhan Keming pulled out the small sword at the navel, held his breath, and was still forced to retreat step by step when he saw the move. In the chaos, Shen Pearl felt that someone was helping her up, and heard Yan Ming hurriedly asking, "Is the princess injured?!" ”

Over there, Feng Shengyi's swordsmanship has become more sophisticated in recent years, and none of the moves are extremely dangerous, Zhan Keming circled and retreated in the resistance, and in an instant he had retreated to the edge of the corner of the hall.

Feng Shengyi sneered, his posture was chic and free, the sword body "buzzed" and vibrate, and more than ten swords were stabbed out in a flash, and the sword did not leave Zhan Keming's chest. Suddenly, there was a shout of "Look! The symphony of blades was like a splash of beads, Zhan Keming couldn't grasp the scimitar, threw it out of his hand, and fell to the ground chokingly.

Seeing that the person in front of him was about to be caught, Feng Shengyi suddenly heard the sound of "plopping" falling to the ground behind him, and turned his eyes to look: ten steps away, a person in gray clothes and masked, tall, striding with a knife, approaching the hall.

A guard had already stepped forward to block it, but the man didn't squint, swung his knife left and right, the cold light was shining, and a group of guards fell in an instant.

Yan Ming saw that the situation was not good, he blocked it obliquely, raised his sword and slashed at the man, the head of the man did not return, his feet were in the wrong direction, his body was half sideways, he turned back with one palm, and slashed out, "bang" muffled sound, Yan Ming's footsteps floated, and he was hit by his palm, and he shook back a few steps before taking the pile to stand firm.

Feng Shengyi was only afraid that the person would come to kill Shen Zhu, and he was forced to spare Zhan Keming, who was the person, he had already guessed a few points in his heart, and he didn't dare to underestimate the enemy.

Who would have thought that the man would not fight against him? Seeing the sword stabbing at him, his right shoulder sank down, but as if measured with a ruler, he avoided this thunderous sword, his body was like the wind, he swept in front of Feng Shengyi, his arm was wrapped, Zhan Keming's arm was wrapped, and he said in a deep voice: "Go!" ”

Where is Feng Shengyi willing to let them escape so easily, the sword is like the wind, and at the same time it strikes again, but he sees that the man's palm is raised, and a sharp light pierces the night, and with a roaring sound, it goes straight to where Shen Pearl is.

Feng Shengyi was shocked, and rushed away, but it was too late, seeing that the "hidden weapon" was close to the Shen pearl face door, he called "princess", his whole body was drenched in cold sweat, but he heard the sound of "ding bell", and the secret weapon was at this critical time, the strength had just been exhausted, and it fell to the ground.

Raising his head suddenly, the man had already taken Zhan Keming and swept up the palace wall like a flying fly, guarding all over the place, screaming and crying.

Feng Shengyi took a few steps closer to Shen Pearl and exclaimed, "Princess, you are injured!" Shen Zhuzhu's chest was full of blood, although the clothes were not light-colored, they were still very eye-catching, Yan Ming angrily shouted at the maids on both sides: "Don't hurry up to stop the bleeding for the princess." ”

Shen Zhu's whole body was sore, and he shook his hand and said, "Don't worry, it's okay to have an injury outside the skin." Catching a glimpse of Zhan Keming's scimitar left on the ground, he whispered Yan Ming: "Put away this knife quickly, today's matter, settle those guards, outsiders asked, only said that the assassin fled here, and then started fighting, and the assassin has fled." Don't talk nonsense. Although Yan Ming didn't know what to investigate, he still promised to quickly clean the inside and outside of the hall.

Fang was lying on the collapse, Su Ci had heard the news and rushed into the hall, and when he saw Shen Zhu's appearance, his face turned pale with fright, and he said continuously: "How can this be, how can this be!" While taking the medicine, he carefully bandaged Shen Zhuzhu's bleeding. was busy, Su Zong had received the news, and personally sent the attendants to greet him outside the hall. Yan Ming really replied as promised, and never mentioned Shen Zhu's injury.

Su Ci frowned and said hurriedly: "Why didn't Miss say it to Your Majesty?" This wound, tomorrow to see His Majesty, how can I hide the past? ”

Shen Pearl said: "It's irrelevant, it's cold now, you can cover it with a veil." ”

Feng Shengyi said: "It's Feng who came one step late and let the princess experience this danger." Su Ci had always been worried about Shen Pearl's injury, and at this time, Fang found that Feng Shengyi was actually beside him, and the slender fingers trembled slightly between Shen Pearl's neck, and he didn't look back, but continued to bandage her.

Feng Shengyi is wearing a vermilion official robe, and the chivalrous style of the past has added a bit of calm and majestic atmosphere, just like a court official. Shen Pearl rarely saw Feng Shengyi since the incident of plain porcelain, and said: "Chang'an was in distress that year, thanks to the adults who carried the plain porcelain out of danger. ”

Feng Shengyi was stunned and replied: "Actually, I was seriously injured that day, and I was fortunate to be taken care of by the porcelain girl all the way, and Feng should thank the porcelain girl." After speaking, he shook his head to the ground and said, "Plain porcelain girl, Feng has thanked you." Su Ci didn't look back, leaned sideways and blessed, and replied in a low voice: "Your Excellency is polite...... It is a blessing for slaves and maids to be able to take care of adults. ”

Shen Pearl was slightly angry, but his whole body was weak, and he had no spirit to investigate this matter at this time, so he turned his mind and asked: "Today's matter, fortunately, the adults came in time." ”

Feng Shengyi said: "Feng was about to warn the princess, but he didn't expect that when the princess was attacked, Feng had been listening to the princess and the person outside the palace for a long time, and he didn't dare to act rashly. ”

"Oh, did you find out what did your majesty find out about the assassins on your majesty's side?"

Feng Shengyi thought for a moment and replied: "What Feng has obtained is too strange. At this time, the hall has been cleaned, Shen Pearl waved his hand, and Su Ci had sent everyone out of the hall to wait.

Feng Shengyi said: "Feng found something from an assassin and hid it in his sleeve while people were not prepared. As he spoke, he handed the thing to Shen Zhu.

Shen Pearl took a look, and couldn't help but change his expression, the thing was shining, very exquisite, inlaid with two dragons playing with pearls on both sides, and the four characters of "Guangping County King" in the middle seal script were the fish talismans that Li Jiao carried every day......

"The princess may tell if this thing is real or fake?" Feng Shengyi asked.

Shen Pearl examined the fish talisman carefully, shook his head and said, "This is really not easy. His Highness's fish talisman is made of gold, no more than jade, and it is not very difficult to imitate it as a fake. This concubine really can't tell the difference. After thinking for a while, he said: "It doesn't matter if the fish talisman is true or not, it's only fortunate that Lord Feng will investigate this case, otherwise the person who is behind the ghost and the fisherman will benefit." - My lord, you are close to Your Highness, and it is difficult to hide your secret in the court, and you have hidden this thing privately, I don't know if it will make others suspicious. ”

Feng Shengyi said: "This, Feng Mou acts, the princess can only rest assured." It's just that I didn't expect the Hui people to be so cunning, not only assassinating His Majesty and planting it on His Royal Highness, but also coming to assassinate the princess——"

Shen Pearl smiled slightly: "It turns out that you can also see that it is a Hui person." ”

Feng Shengyi said: "The person who fought with me before, the move is not the usual method of replying. Feng just didn't know, why did the princess hide it from His Majesty? Why don't you let Your Majesty know about the ambitions of the wolf? ”

Shen Pearl thought for a while and said, "This is my selfishness...... and then told Feng Shengyi the reason why the Hui people assassinated him, and Feng Shengyi realized it, and said: "The princess is really well-intentioned for His Royal Highness and the society. It's just that the princess was injured again, but it is not easy for us to explain it to His Royal Highness. ”

Shen Pearl smiled indifferently and said, "The Hui who fought with you before was the leader of Gele Khan's guards. ”

As soon as Feng Shengyi heard the words "Gele Khan", his original doubts were completely relieved: "The person who rushed to the palace to rescue him later was——"

"It's Mo Yan Sip." Shen Pearl said.

(Tianjin)