The night was overcast and dark, and a thick darkness enveloped the land.

The stars and the moon that used to fill the sky hide behind dark clouds, and there is not a single ray of light.

In this dark night without light and wind, it seems that even the sound is swallowed up by the darkness, and the silence of the night is so oppressive that it is like entering a lifeless world.

But as long as there are people, no matter how deep the darkness will be broken, besides, this is the imperial capital Yaoyang City, the ancient capital that has gone through thousands of years of history, even in its sleep, it is vigilant enough, and any wind and grass may wake it up from the darkness.

There was a faint light in the distance, but in this dark night, it was like a torch in the dark forest, not only did it not illuminate the forest, but attracted more bloodthirsty beasts.

The glimmer of light emanated from a small boat on the canal, and in the humble cabin was a hunchbacked old man, who sat motionless, his eyes fixed silently on the faint candle flame in front of him, which swayed and danced in the night breeze, and could be blown out at any moment, but he had been watching for a long time, as if he was not in the slightest worried that the candle flame would go out.

There is a moth flying around the firelight, it yearns for the light, but it is afraid of the heat of the fire, so it can only fly back and forth, but never dares to approach the candlelight, after a long time, the moth seems to have finally made up its mind, plunged into the firelight, but the final result is self-destruction.

The old man finally moved, he sighed, and looked out of the boat, where there was nothing but darkness, and there was a trace of anxiety in his eyes.

He was waiting for someone, with the candle flame as a signal, usually the candle flame was lit, and the man usually didn't let him wait too long, but this time the candle flame was almost finished, and the person who was waiting for it still hadn't arrived.

He couldn't help but think of the batch of weapons that were supposed to be given to the Sea Clan hidden in the canal water half a year ago, but somehow they were discovered, the supervision department of the arsenal was interrogated, and later even the deputy military commander Liu Fengce was also imprisoned and grounded.

He was a man who lived in the dark, but he was also afraid of the night, and a self-deprecating dry smile appeared on his weathered face.

There seemed to be movement outside, he gathered his thoughts, looked into the darkness, a dark figure as if it blended with the night appeared in the bow of the ship, he breathed a sigh of relief, and before he could speak, the black shadow went straight into the small cabin.

The hunchbacked old man glanced at the black shadow suspiciously, "You are never late. ”

The black shadow was wrapped in a pitch-black suit, and even his head and face were tightly wrapped, and he couldn't see his expression, only a pair of angry eyes were turning, and he said: "Originally, it wouldn't be this time, but I always felt that it was better to be careful, so I waited on the shore for a while." ”

The old man frowned and asked, "Is there any movement?"

The dark shadow remembered that he had seen a figure that had disappeared in a flash, and that he had been dormant for a long time before he was sure that it was a false alarm, and he didn't want to say anything about such an inconsequential matter.

The black shadow replied: "No, I think you are too careful, even the two superintendents have been released, the deputy military army has been detained for so long, and they have not moved, presumably they can't find our master." ”

The old man said dissatisfiedly: "There is nothing wrong with being careful, otherwise I would not be alive now." ”

The black shadow man said: "I see that you have lived too long, and your courage is gone, I heard that you used to be a general who fought in the field, how come you are old and the shadow of the year is gone." ”

The old man moved the corners of his mouth, and was silent for a long time, "People will always change, it's nothing more than involuntarily self-conscious, and now that the position is different, I won't mention the past of the year." ”

The black shadow sneered, "I'm not here to listen to your nagging about the past, what are you looking for me, right?"

Speaking of business, the old man put away the emotion in his eyes, "Since the Supervision Department has been released, it is always a hidden danger to keep them, so I will get rid of them tonight." ”

The old man's words were concise and clear.

The black shadow's eyes narrowed, "Isn't killing them just startling the snake? ”

was blamed by the black shadow, but the old man was not angry, "I don't dare to give you orders with your position of piercing teeth, this is the master's intention, do you think it is inappropriate." ”

The dark shadow was silent, but the eyes that looked at the old man were obviously full of doubt.

The old man said unhurriedly: "Do you think that if they don't do this, they won't suspect us? Since they have identified us left and right, it is better to erase all traces so that they will not be able to find out, and then even if they have any doubts, there is nothing they can do with us." ”

After the old man said this, the black shadow was relieved, but then said: "What about Liu Fengce, can you guarantee that he will not reveal half a sentence?"

The old man smiled, "As long as the superintendent is dead, he will not say anything, whether or not he confesses to our master, his crime of collaborating with the enemy cannot be cleared, and now he has to bear all the charges, and the master will do his best to protect the people of his clan, besides, he is also a royal family, and the eldest prince must not be killed cleanly." ”

The dark shadow understood, "Okay, can we do it now?"

The old man's face was expressionless, but a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes, "Naturally, the sooner the better, to catch them off guard." But we don't need to do it ourselves, the Sea Clan will help us, they are already lurking in the city, you just need to contact them. ”

The old man attached himself to his ear and told the dark shadow of the sea tribe's hiding place.

The black shadow understood, and used the strategy of borrowing a knife to kill people to put the blame on the head of the sea clan, and then the eldest prince could only be speechless.

The shadow said no more, and turned to disappear into the darkness.

After the black shadow walked away, the old man sighed lightly and smiled bitterly, the batch of weapons intercepted by the eldest prince still owed the Sea Clan, plus tonight's incident, his master didn't know what kind of conditions he had promised to the Sea Clan.

Only the rickety figure of the old man was left in the bow of the boat, looking into the distance in a daze.

In the dark night, in addition to the boat on the canal, in the darker depths, there were also two figures.

A man in a cloak loomed in the darkness, and when a dark shadow swept out of the river, he signaled to a vague shadow beside him, and the shadow disappeared in an instant, heading in the direction of the black shadow.

The night is darker, and tonight is destined to be an unusual night.

The cloak floated silently towards the boat.

A cloak hovered in the air, and the old man on the boat stood at the bow of the boat, looking up into the air.

The two stared at each other for a long time, and a voice came from the cloak: "The famous General Jingyang back then is now doing things like stealing chickens and dogs." ”

The old man's expression was complicated, and he said, "I'm just a useless old man, and I don't know any generals. ”

The hood of the cloak slipped down, revealing a withered face, which was none other than Xu Lai.

Xu said: "We also knew each other back then, how could I not recognize you." ”

The old man knew that he couldn't escape, so he gathered his clothes, "I don't remember those things for a long time, but now I'm just an old man on the ferry." ”

Xu Lai sneered: "Late at night, I don't know if it's a living person or a dead person, or a person from the Sea Clan?"

The old man squinted, and suddenly said with some self-deprecation: "I don't know what you are talking about, I am old, and my body can't stand it, so I will go back first." ”

With that, he shook the oars and rowed to the shore.

Seeing that the old man was indifferent, Xu Lai continued: "It is really ridiculous that the generals who had resisted the Sea Clan in the Cangyu Strait for more than 60 years and killed countless enemies were now in the company of the enemy. ”

The old man was unmoved, as if what Xu said had nothing to do with him.

Xu Lai snorted coldly, "I can't help you not admit it, you have to go back with me tonight." ”

Xu Lai stretched out his hand and shook it, and with a loud "bang", the boat on the river suddenly exploded, and the old man had already swept out and stood on the water.

The old man smiled bitterly: "The former Jingyang has long since died, why do you have to work hard." ”

As if he felt that the old man's words were ridiculous, Xu Lai's withered face laughed, "How can you force each other, if you keep to yourself and honestly tease Sun, no one will pay attention to you, but now you are doing these things that steal chickens and dogs to damage the empire, but instead it is said that you are being persecuted." ”

The old man's expression was gloomy, "I didn't want to be an idle person under Chenghuan's knees, but I can't help myself, it's useless to talk about it now, you and I are our own masters, and if you want me to go with you, then it depends on your ability." ”

The old man's rickety body suddenly changed momentum, and the river under his feet was sunken under his strong breath, rolling and spreading around, his originally rickety back slowly straightened, and the muscles of his weak body bulged up, and even the facial wrinkles were smoothed.

When his breath stabilized, the whole person was imposing, and he was like two people with the old man.

He said: "Since you want to find Jingyang, then I will do what you want." ”