Chapter 18: The Man Under the Moon

Helan Mansion Night Banquet.

In addition to Ma Cheng, many of the powerful children of Qingcheng were present before nightfall. The last to come were the three highnesses of the Wang family. The eldest prince Wang Qi and Helan Qin are the closest in age, and they have a peaceful temper, and the two of them have a lot of interactions on weekdays, so he naturally wants to come to cheer. The other two can't give their brother a chance to win people's hearts alone, so they naturally have to join in the fun.

The bamboo building adjacent to the water is brightly lit, and the children of the nobles who come to the banquet are all up and down, and it is very lively. There is no share of the banquet in the palace, and even if there is, they dare not let go of the drink, but here it is very different, both public and private affairs are not delayed, and they can get closer to each other while having fun, which is really a rare good thing.

Of course, such good things don't happen often, and idlers can't invite people like Wang Qi. An invitation to Helan's night banquet was a certificate used by the children of the powerful to show off their identity before today.

Helan lives on the waterfront, and the banquet is naturally indispensable to do some water articles. Boats under the lights slowly row across the water, and the kabuki of each school compete to perform their skills. The sky is beautiful, the full moon hangs high, and the lights on the ground are shining, it is really beautiful in the sky and on earth.

Helan Qin, as the host, was inevitably toasted by many guests, but Ma Cheng and Ying were not interested in being received guests. The two of them were not far from each other, but they both gave face to their masters, and they did not pick quarrels and provoke trouble, so that the guards of Helan Mansion, who were secretly on standby and ready to fight at any time, could place their hearts in their chests.

It's not that everyone just glances at Helan, it's really these two that are daunting. Ma Cheng smiled with a gloomy face, and Yingqiu's cold eyes seemed to be able to see through the skin at a glance the calculations in them, it was better for such people to stay away. It is still the eldest son of Helan who is humble and exquisite, and it is best to deal with him, but it is a pity that he will leave soon.

The eagle is full, and the face of the person who should be recognized is also recognized, and he is almost ready to go back to rest. Before the maids came, they secretly mentioned that on such occasions, some women would accompany them. In order to take care of the eagle, Helan Qin arranged it in the second half of the banquet.

Most of the banquets in Qingcheng are like this, after all, most of the people who come to drink and go to the banquet are men.

Ying Sui found Helan Qin who was surrounded by a wine glass, thanked the host for his hospitality, she was too drunk to retire, etc., and then walked out of the bamboo building with a few polite words.

The night breeze flutters, blowing the fragrant fragrance of the wine and food on the bamboo floor far away, and the eagle walking on the water's edge not only did not sober up, but was smoked more alcoholic.

The Helan family's secret guards are scattered everywhere, both for protection and surveillance.

Of course, if someone really wants to disadvantage her for some purpose, it's not a good place to do it.

People are always very contradictory, Helan Qin discussed that matter with her face-to-face, but she refused. Now that he didn't talk about it, she remembered what would happen if she refused.

So is that letter written or not?

Wuzhu didn't move, but his ears were unusually sensitive to distinguish the sounds outside. She knew that Ma Cheng was going out, and he would take a large number of people with him. But there are still a lot of people left, at least it won't be a problem to watch her.

It's even harder not to run now!

She now lives in Ma Cheng's room, with guards outside the door and no locks.

"I'm hungry, get me something to eat!" She shouted.

The two guarding the door exchanged glances, and one left.

After a while, Wuzhu shouted again: "My foot hurts, get me medicine again." ”

Another person walked away.

"My clothes are torn ......"

"What about the comb......"

One sentence after another, estimating that there was only one person left nearby, she rolled off the bed with a "plop" and screamed at the same time.

"What's going on?" The only remaining guard heard the movement and broke down the door, lest she miss something.

Wuzhu lay on the ground and rolled in pain, the guard squatted down to check the situation, and just helped her sit up, a hand knife slashed at the neck, and the guard fell immediately.

Uju looked at her hand through her messy hair, a little incredulous. It really can!

Before she had time to think about it, she pulled her hair up and ran away in a hurry against the wall.

The thin figure had just burrowed into the darkness under the shade of the tree, and the guards who had "fainted" sat up, stood up and walked to the center of the courtyard with a helpless smile, and then, one by one, the guards came from all directions, some carrying food boxes, and some holding wound medicine.

"Big brother, Childe is really good at playing, tell us to accompany and pretend to be stupid."

"You know what, what you are told to do, just listen!" The guard reprimanded, and then ordered: "Keep up, stand far away and don't let her find out." Wait until she's tired of running and then catch it. ”

"Yes!" The crowd dispersed.

Uju had no idea why she had escaped so smoothly. She was nervous and excited with her pounding heart, the wound under her feet did not heal, and every step was painful. It's nothing, as long as you can escape!

Everywhere she couldn't see, four or five black shadows alternately appeared nearby.

Wuzhu had a vague feeling, and he didn't see anything when he turned around a few times, and this feeling of uneasiness became even stronger. She ran out for a while, and the guards should have noticed it a long time ago, but there was no movement at all, it was too calm, this was not right!

Wuzhu's heart became more and more flustered, and the invisible beast was waiting for her to throw herself into the net. She rushed into an alley in a panic, and the moonlight could not penetrate it, even if there were pursuers, they could not see her. She was afraid of the darkness, but at this time she accepted it happily, and only the darkness could temporarily protect her at this moment.

"Uh-huh......" She only screamed halfway, and threw herself forward, ready to fall heavily on the ground, but pounced on someone.

Her body is stiff, people are the most terrible!

The fear didn't have time to ferment, and one hand covered her mouth and dragged her into the corner. He bent down and pushed her into the corner dog hole, then followed. I didn't know how long I walked with her around, and when I stopped, I was already on the corner of the street, and I could see the lantern hanging at the entrance of the high gate in the distance.

He hadn't covered her mouth anymore, and Wuzhu didn't say a word. As long as it's not a Ma Cheng's person, anyone is a good person.

By the moonlight, she looked at the person in front of her. He was shrouded in a hooded black robe, and his head and face were all hidden in it. I only remember the smell on his hands, the cold rusty smell.

"Who are you?" Her voice trembled a little.

The other party did not answer, and raised his hand to point in one direction. Then the whole person rose from the ground and disappeared in front of his eyes. The wide black robe brought a gust of wind that blew away the bangs that covered her eyes.

Wuzhu looked in the direction he had just pointed, and it was the doorway where the lantern was hung.

Is he going to go to that house for help?

Do you want to go?

Wuzhu gritted her teeth and ran towards the door under the lantern.

The farther and farther he went, the music on the water was almost inaudible, and Ying Sui couldn't help but sigh, Helan Qin's yard is quite big.

"The leader of the Eagle is walking alone at night, is this something difficult?"