It was getting late when he returned to the city, and after dinner, Hua Mian went straight back to the Tilting Heart Pavilion. Unexpectedly, Pei Gongcuo took the opportunity to send her back, and even lay on the same bed with her despite her objections. What's more, he hugged her like a koala, and his cheeks were eager to be pressed against her.

Hua Mian struggled for a long time and finally gave up, she said weakly: "Pingsu, do you do this to those women of yours too?" ”

Pei Gongcuo was in a good mood when he heard this, he sniffed the jasmine fragrance on her body, sighed comfortably in her ear and said, "You really want to know?" ”

The sudden ** made Hua Mian shiver, and she moved her body to try to distance herself from him: "Who wants to know about your." ”

Pei Gongcuo chuckled, but tied her tighter: "Myanmar is jealous." ”

Hua Mian suddenly became angry, and she twisted her body to try to break free from his arms: "Who eats your jealousy, can you not be so narcissistic?" ”

"Okay, good, I'm not jealous, it's me who is narcissistic." Pei Gong was caught off guard and restrained Hua Mian's chaotic limbs, firmly fixed her body in front of him and hugged her, and said in a hoarse voice, "Don't move again, otherwise I will want you today." ”

Hua Mian suddenly didn't dare to move again, because she could already feel the changes in his body through her clothes.

Hua Mian's obedience made Pei Gongcuo very satisfied, and he calmed down. The desire that had just surged in his body coaxed softly: "I'm going back to China tomorrow, goodbye, I'm afraid it's going to be our wedding day, let me sleep with you like this tonight, okay?" ”

Hua Mian couldn't help but be a little surprised, she blurted out, "Why are you leaving all of a sudden?" ”

Pei Gongcuo suddenly let go of the hands and feet that were holding her, wrenched her shoulders, fell on top of her, stared at her for a long time and said, "Is Myanmar reluctant to let me go?" ”

His expression was extremely serious, and he couldn't see the slightest hint of banter. Hua Mian suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, and she didn't dare to look at him, she turned her head and said, "It's just right to go, so you don't have to bother me all the time." ”

Pei Gongcuo laughed lightly, he turned over and lay back, sighed and said, "I really want to stay with you for a little longer, but I'm afraid that you will be even more reluctant when the time comes." Or let me go away as soon as possible, lest you stay awake every day because of your thoughts, and then I am not guilty. ”

Hua Mian couldn't help but turn her head to look at the people around her, and sure enough, the handsome face was full of the word "narcissism".

This night, Hua Mian slept peacefully in Pei Gongcuo's arms, but she was dreaming all night, the person in the dream was sometimes Ji Yunye, and sometimes she became Pei Gongcuo, the things in the dream were bizarre and colorful, but she had no memory after waking up.

On the second day, Hanami woke up in a soft light. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Pei Gongcuo looking at her tenderly from the side. Could it be that it is this person's gaze that awakens you? Hua Mian couldn't help but chuckle.

Pei Gongcuo pinched her cheek and smiled extremely gently: "Do you feel very happy to be able to see your beloved as soon as you open your eyes?" ”

Hua Mian sneered, "You're talking about yourself? ”

Pei Gongcuo nodded: "That's right, doesn't Mian'er feel this way?" ”

Hua Mian turned a deaf ear, and she rose up: "Aren't you going back to China today?" Why don't you leave? ”

"Myanmar didn't get up, why am I willing to say goodbye without saying goodbye?" After a pause, he added, "Can you give me a ride?" ”

Hua Mian stood by the bed and thought about it seriously, then nodded and said, "For the sake of you being with me for so long, I will do as you wish." ”

The sky was clear, the long wind was cool, and an atmospheric but not luxurious carriage was surrounded by dozens of horsemen, and in a blink of an eye it had reached the ten-mile slope outside the city.

Pei Gongcuo opened the curtain of the carriage, ordered his subordinates to wait far away, and led Hua Mian to get out of the carriage and walked forward slowly. Hua Mian let him lead him all the way up the nearby hills.

Ascending to the south and looking at the rolling mountains, and the looming villages on the other side of the mountain, and beyond, beyond the reach of the eye, is the country that belongs to Pei Gongcuo, a country that Hua Myanmar has never set foot in but is about to step into.

Hua Mian's heart was stunned for a while, not for parting, but for the fate he was about to face.

Pei Gongcuo turned his head sideways, seeing her gloomy expression, his heart couldn't help moving, he stretched out his long arm and hugged her into his arms. Hua Mian was stunned, and wanted to shirk it, but his head was tightly held by him.

Although he didn't speak, Hua Mian could feel his low mood, and in his unsteady heartbeat, she gradually quieted down, letting him hold onto him.

A breeze swept by his ears, blowing away the breath he had sprayed on her cheeks, and he shoved her away, drawing his sword and pulling her behind him.

When Hua Mian reacted, four black-clothed people flew out of the forest, and their sword qi was fierce, and they all attacked Pei Gongcuo. Pei Gongcuo's eyes lit up, he drew his sword to fight, and he was soon surrounded in the middle.

Hua Mian wanted to come forward to help, but seeing that these four people were all masters, she was afraid that she would not be able to help him, but would distract him from taking care of her. In a hurry, she pulled out the jade flute around her waist and put it on her lips. As long as it can distract them, it is possible to hypnotize them, and it is not too late to find rescue soldiers when the immediate danger is solved.

It's just that before the note escaped, a voice suddenly came from the ear: "Do you believe that there are immortals in this world who can save you from danger?" ”

This sentence was obviously said to himself, and it was obvious that only he could hear it, Hua Mian looked around but saw no one, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Who?" ”

"Naturally, it's a fairy." As soon as the words fell, Hua Mian felt a light breeze coming to him, and then his waist was grabbed, his body rose into the air, and when he looked back, the figure of Pei Gongcuo and the man in black fighting gradually disappeared until he was gone. A moment ago, she could hear him calling her name anxiously, and she could clearly see that he wanted to break out of the encirclement and chase after her, but she was too busy to take care of himself. The taste in my heart is indescribable.

Hua Mian turned his head to look at his captor, but he was facing his smiling eyes under the mask.

She couldn't help but be stunned, so familiar that they must have seen it before. A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, the white-clothed ghost face, the human skin mask, and the black-clothed mask at this moment, under these masks, there was clearly a pair of identical beautiful star-like eyes, and the owner of these eyes was Pei Yingshi. She narrowed her eyes and reached for his mask.

The next moment, she was empty, and she slammed into the ground from mid-air.

Pain! This was her first reaction when she landed. She got up from the ground with difficulty, rubbed her aching buttocks, looked at the gloating man in front of her resentfully, and scolded: "What kind of man is he if he doesn't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade?" ”

The man laughed: "I'm just seeing that you want to take away my mask and punish me with a small punishment." I saved your life, and if you don't thank you, you still complain. ”

"Who is rarely saved by you!" Hua Mian said angrily, "If it weren't for your troubles, I'm afraid that I would have subdued those assassins by now." Now I don't know what happened to Ah Cuo, whether he got out of trouble, whether he was injured. ”

"Aso?" The man jokingly said, "She is worthy of being a woman who wants to marry, and she is devoted to her husband, and even her title is so affectionate." ”

In fact, Hua Mian was really worried about Pei Gongcuo's safety, where could she care about arguing with him at this moment, she turned around and ran towards the road she came from, but within a moment, her wrist was grabbed.

She couldn't help but be a little annoyed: "If you have the ability, kill me, otherwise I won't watch you kill him and ignore it." ”

His body stiffened, and his hands loosened, Hua Mian took the opportunity to break free from him, and said with an unkind face: "You better pray that he is okay." ”

That sentence was just a method of agitation, but his reaction seemed to confirm her suspicions, but in the dark, she didn't want it to be him.

Looking at Hua Mian's resolute back, Pei Yingshi stood stunned for a long time, and finally hooked the corners of her lips and chuckled.

When Hua Mian hurried back to the bottom of the hill, he saw Pei Gongcuo's carriage and escort team waiting in solemn manner from a distance.

She called "Ah Cuo" and rushed forward, but before she could get closer, she saw the curtain of the carriage lifted, and Pei Gongcuo's figure appeared in the carriage. She was overjoyed for a moment, and she stumbled and fell to the ground without a fight.

Pei Gongcuo jumped out of the carriage and ran a few steps to help her up. Seeing that there were tears in the corners of her eyes, he took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, and at the same time did not forget to make fun of her: "Myanmar is so worried about being a husband, and there is no regret for a husband even if he dies." ”

Hua Mian realized that she was too emotional to see that he was safe and sound, and she cried with joy, which was really embarrassing. She wiped her tears, pushed him away and said, "Who is worried about you, I just fell a little painfully." ”

Pei Gongcuo grabbed her hand with one hand, hooked her chin with the other, and said with a deep smile: "What did you just call me?" ”

Hua Mian remembered that she had just called him "Acuo", and couldn't help but be secretly annoyed, she prevaricated: "I'm just in a hurry, besides, didn't you let me call it that." ”

Pei Gongcuo thought for a while and said, "It's true that I asked you to call it that, but why is it so comfortable?" Therefore, the husband really likes your anxious appearance. ”

Hua Mian slapped away his clutches and sneered: "Don't talk nonsense, get down to business, how did you get out of danger?" ”

Pei Gongcuo rubbed her hair and said, "How can I be okay?" Han Zheng never went too far away from me, and after he sent the signal, the guards under the mountain soon came to support. If it weren't for the fact that the Assassins fled fast enough without a fight, they would have been corpses by now. Hua Mian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, it turned out that she was worrying about herself. But those four assassins were obviously first-class masters, and if they fought with Pei Gongcuo's guards, they might not lose, not to mention that they should be strictly trained dead soldiers, how could they break up and flee before the mission was completed? Unless...... This is what the master commanded them.

Pei Yingshi's trip is so mysterious, if the person behind the scenes is really him, what is his purpose?

"It's Myanmar, who were you taken away just now? I'm worried about you, and I'm sending people around to look for you. ”

Pei Gongcuo's words brought back Hua Mian's thoughts, she wanted to tell him to guard against Pei Yingshi, but she was afraid that things would not go as she thought, but would destroy their brotherhood that was praised by the world, so she wrote lightly: "The man who saved me was a man in black wearing a mask, and he put me in a safe place and left, so I don't know who he is." ”

Pei Gongcuo didn't ask any more, he joked: "It seems that there are a lot of admirers of Myanmar, and when your husband is not around, you are not allowed to hook up." ”

"Do you have anything serious?" Hua Mian pushed him away and said, "Sending you a thousand miles must be goodbye in the end, and there will be a period later." ”

"Hey, kiss one and then go!"

Pei Gongcuo's voice failed to stop Hua Mian's galloping footsteps, but made the surrounding guards look at each other, and Fu Xin and Han Zheng were even more dumbfounded, looking at their master with complicated expressions. Is this still the emperor who acts rigorously and does not like to be disliked? The two of them couldn't help but look up at the sky at the same time, yes, the sun was in the east.

The first thing Hua Mian did when she returned to the city was to go to Langye Pavilion, and she let her most powerful general, Liang Yinchu, the left envoy, bring twenty masters to catch up with Pei Gongcuo's team to protect secretly.

A few days later, Liang Yinchu led the team back and reported the situation to Hua Mian. It turned out that Pei Gongcuo and his entourage were assassinated twice before leaving the country, but fortunately they came to the rescue and saved the day. After entering the Nanxiu country, he was never assassinated.

After listening to the report, Hua Mian pondered for a long time and asked, "Did he ask who sent you?" ”

"Yes, my subordinates said that they were sent by the eldest prince according to your instructions in advance."

"Hmm. What happened to the Assassins? Did you catch a live mouth? ”

"The Assassins are highly skilled in martial arts, and there are no casualties, let alone survival."

"So, they all ran away again?"

"Yes. However, there is a man in black who uses a two-handed sword, and he has become superb, and those who are good at this way, according to his subordinates, are only the number one master beside King Pei Qijun. ”

When Hua Mian heard this, she couldn't help but half-squint her apricot eyes, which was interesting.

Those who want to kill Pei Gongcuo are nothing more than those who want to compete with him for the throne and the world.

If it is the former, if Pei Gongcuo dies, in the absence of heirs, only his brothers King Xinwang Pei Qijun and Duanwang Pei Yingshi are expected to win the throne.

The former prince of Nanxiu was deposed, and Pei Qijun, as his henchman, was demoted to a barren land and became an idle prince with only a title and no real power, and he was not allowed to enter Beijing without a call. According to the intelligence of Langye Pavilion, Pei Qijun appeared in Yundu, the capital of Nanxiu, after Pei Gongcuo came to the east and left. And Pei Yingshi hid his head and tail and appeared mysteriously in Dongli. In this way, there are four possibilities for the assassination of Pei Gongcuo.

First, Pei Yingshi conspired with Pei Qijun. The matter was completed, and after Pei Gongcuo's death, the two of them, a monarch and a minister, shared the country; When the matter was defeated, he blamed Dongli to provoke disputes between the two countries and seized power by taking advantage of the chaos.

Second, Pei Qijun did it alone. If it happens, he is expected to win the throne; If the matter fails, it can also be blamed for leaving the east, waiting for the two countries to seize power together. If this is the case, Pei Yingshi's appearance needs to be considered, Pei Gongcuo was assassinated, he knew but did not come to the rescue, obviously let the result happen, even if he is not an accomplice, he must not be happy.

Third, Pei Yingshi did it alone. If the assassination is successful, he has a better chance of winning the throne. Even if he fails, he will be framed to Pei Qijun and expose him who does have the intention of rebellion, and he can also use Pei Gongcuo's hand to get rid of a trouble. Or, he wanted to take advantage of the two fights to gain the benefit of the fisherman. The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind, no matter who catches whom Pei Qijun and Pei Gongcuo, he will be the yellow finch. If this is the case, Pei Yingshi's hand is not high. And if you can find a master who can pretend to be conniving, it can be seen that he has a plan, then Pei Yingshi is definitely an opponent that should not be underestimated.

Fourth, Pei Yingshi and Pei Qijun acted in unison and acted separately. Same reasons as above.

If it is the latter, it is none other than Beiyu and Dongli who want to compete with Pei Gongcuo for the world. In this way, there are two possibilities for the assassination of Pei Gongcuo.

First, Beiyu did it. only carried out assassinations in Dongli, obviously trying to blame Dongli, and found someone to pretend to be conniving and pointed the finger at Pei Qijun. If the murderer's finger is directed to Dongli, he can crusade in the name of defeating and unite with Nanxiu to deal with Dongli; If the murderer pointed at Pei Qijun, he could send troops to Nanxiu on the grounds of stealing the country. If the matter fails, he can also splash dirty water on others and clear himself, wait for the chaos, and fish in troubled waters.

Second, the east is detached. Assassinating the monarch of another country within his own borders is a matter of making trouble for himself, and it is precisely this unreasonable way of playing cards that makes it easy for others to think that it is to blame, and even if this clue appears, the person who blames will point directly at Pei Qijun. Pei Gongcuo died, and Nanxiu would be chaotic; Pei Gongcuosheng, once he and Pei Qijun go head-to-head, it will be difficult for Nanxiu to be chaotic, and Dongli can take advantage of the void.

Of course, it is not excluded that a combination of the first four situations and the last two situations will occur. Therefore, these three assassinations seem simple, but they are actually quite complicated. Coupled with the fact that the Assassin was not in love with war, it seemed that whether or not he could take his life was not the first priority, and the larger purpose seemed to be to disrupt the chess game.

However, no matter who designed these assassinations, there was only one person who had the initiative, and that was Pei Gongcuo. As long as he does not move, others will have no chance to take advantage of it.

As it turned out, Pei Gongcuo was indeed wiser. Beiyu was the cleanest in this incident, and it is understandable that Dongli specially sent someone to protect him all the way, Pei Yingshi neither showed up nor left any clues from beginning to end, only the first master who seemed to be Pei Qijun's side participated in the assassination, but it was difficult to guarantee that it was not someone else impersonating. Since it is uncertain who did it, we have to wait and see what happens. Therefore, after this incident, Pei Gongcuo only secretly sent someone to follow up the clues, and did not bring them to the table, so it was not over.