Step by step approaching (V) (middle) of the joy of the peak of worry

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But she wasn't the only one by the river who admired the moonlight, a man in a black cloak and hood and a tall, muscular old man were talking in the shadows by the door. She didn't mind, but the other party's alertness and avoidance caught her attention. Ever since she came to Xifeng, she used to cover her face with a veil, and tonight she just went out for a walk, and she didn't wear a veil or decorate her face. She stood under the lantern in the doorway, and the other party could see her clearly, but she couldn't see the person standing in the shadow. But they thought she saw clearly, and the man in the black cloak quickly bowed his head and retreated, and the old man walked towards her: "What is the reason why Miss Zhou Wanning is not in the capital and comes to Xifenglai?" No wonder General Yutai's subordinates searched for his wife in the capital without success. ”

Zhou Wanning frowned, and seemed to be a little nervous and touched the broken hair in his ear: "Oh, Lord Qi Fengqi." Forgive the little woman for paraphrasing the words of the adult, the adult is not busy with cabinet affairs in the capital, what is the reason for coming to Xifeng? And how would adults know what General Yutai was doing? Pingluan Pavilion should not be the scope of the adult's responsibility, is the adult concerned a little too much? It seems that Xifeng is not the acting scope of adults, and adults come to Xifeng can't help but make people wonder if adults have other errands that Wanning doesn't know? ”

Qi Feng said coldly: "Little girl, you have been in the palace for many years, you should know that the more things you know, the more dangerous it is. ”

Zhou Wanning looked back at the old man coldly and arrogantly: "Thank you for reminding me." Wan Ning didn't know anything, so she asked Lord Qi. Since the adults refused to speak, Wan Ning retired. ”

The old man sneered: "Madame, are you leaving?" ”

Zhou Wanning looked back and smiled slightly: "Yes, this full moon night, I miss my husband a lot, I need to go in and write a letter to him, and ask his subordinates to send him back." ”

The old man was slightly stunned, and his tone changed slightly: "You said that the messenger from Pingluan Pavilion came with you?" Didn't mean you were forced to leave home? ”

Zhou Wanning stood still, turned around, and looked at the old man with some amusement: "It seems that adults are very well-informed and nosy, and you care about my family's housework, but it makes Wanning flattered." If it were an ordinary family, it would be fine, but do you think that Tang San Gongzi would rest assured that his wife would wander around alone? If General Yutai can't even figure out his wife's whereabouts, how can he do things for the emperor? ”

At this time, the old man had already heard a martial arts master approaching, and he believed that this girl was very reasonable. Tang Xinjie is a very meticulous and thoughtful person, otherwise how could they have been so annoyed in the past two years.

The old man didn't forget to smile when he came, and turned around pretending to be chic: "The old man wishes Mrs. a happy stay in Xifeng, farewell!" ”

In fact, it was the prince's golden armor who came. Xiao Jiu went to the camp to investigate Qiu Zhicheng, and Yuling went to the Yiya Courtyard.

Before the Golden Armor had retreated, the Jade Spirit had returned, and from her expression she knew the results of the probe were as conjectural.

Just as he was about to thank the golden armor soldiers who had come to guard just now, and asked them to retreat temporarily, before the words could be spoken, he saw Xiao Jiu coming quickly in the moonlight.

"What is it that makes the Ninth Young Master so panicked?"

"Sister, this is not the time to joke, after all, this is someone's territory, we need to get out of here quickly."

"Oh?"

"Oh, are you alright? If not, we'll leave. Qiu Zhicheng may bring someone with him soon. After the two men left, his subordinates reported that they had found the place where the two women who had visited the Xie family's mansion in the afternoon had been found. The man has taken control of Xifeng, and we must leave quickly. ”

After leaving Xifeng for thirty miles, they came to Shiqiao Town, at this time the sky was already bright, the market on the street had opened, they came to the town's porridge shop and sat down, Xinye had the opportunity to tell them to pass: "Last night Qiu Zhicheng saw two mysterious people, an old man, only saw gray hair, but the posture was upright, never saw the front, a person always wore a hood, covered his body tightly, and could not see his identity. ”

Wanning seemed to know: "Oh? Are the two of them here to see Qiu Zhicheng? ”

Xiao Jiu was a little surprised: "Have you seen them?" ”

Wan Ning nodded lightly: "Yes, just outside the inn door." One thought it was Lord Qi and the other person. After speaking, his brow furrowed even deeper.

Xiao Jiu was a little puzzled: "They came to persuade Qiu Zhicheng to join them." Qiu Zhicheng has always been very slippery, did not respond, and did not refuse. He also said that they should know that his senior brother was under the command of the Five Princes, and the implication was that he could also go to serve the Five Princes, obviously using this as a weight to bargain with the other party. It's just that how could Lord Qi get involved? With his status in the court, there is no need to stand in the queue of any prince, let alone condescend to meet a small person like Qiu Zhicheng. This kind of person, Lord Qi has been in the court for many years, and there are thousands of ways and opportunities to subdue them, where to use this. ”

Wan Ning glanced at him and nodded, but did not speak.

"Lin Fang in the Yiya Courtyard also looks very similar to the path of the nine-tailed fox." What Yu Ling saw last night further confirmed: "Not only did she use charm to control Gao Yuanan, but from their conversation, they used drugs to control the three sons of the Gao family and force Gao Yuanan to comply." And there are a few girls in the kitchen in the backyard making this potion. She took out a small jar with the residue in it.

As a result of the evening condensation, he carefully checked it and knew: "This is the immortal powder of the Five Poison Sect." An addictive hallucinogen. The old demon of Mobei has a really long hand, and he has released all the apprentices to Xifeng. ”

Yu Ling said again: "But those women are not the apprentices of the old demon of Mobei, because Lin Fang told Gao Yuanan that the master is in Xifeng, and he is the person he often sees. ”

Xinye frowned and thought for a moment: "Of course, the commander often sees the pipe band, so Qiu Zhicheng is her master." ”

"Huh?!" Yu Ling felt that this conjecture was a bit unbelievable: "Qiu Zhicheng is such a big old man, it is difficult to associate with these people like the nine-tailed fox. Even if the old demon of Mobei is a man, it is said that he is also a surprisingly handsome character when he was young. I heard that when I get old, there are still some demon winds disturbing. But Qiu Zhicheng, five big and three coarse, cough cough, it's really unimaginable. After saying that, he covered his mouth and laughed.

Wan Ning didn't seem to think it was funny: "Xiao Jiu, you just said that Qiu Zhicheng said that his senior brother was under the command of the Fifth Prince?" He himself will configure the hallucinogenic medicine of the Five Poison Sect, could it be that he is a member of the Five Poison Sect? However, Qiu Zhicheng is a martial artist, he was in the army at the age of fourteen, how could he have the opportunity to practice the things of the Five Poisons Gate where the old demon of Mobei was located? ”

When Xinye heard this, he also felt that his conjecture seemed a little unreasonable: "This is very strange. But a few years ago, I heard the old people on the rivers and lakes say that the Five Poisons Gate was once very prosperous in northern Jiangsu. The five disciples each have their own mastery. The eldest disciple He Yingchang studied medicine in the Chen family in Jiangnan in his early years, so he was particularly outstanding among the disciples of the Five Poison Sect. Later, because they poisoned people everywhere, they aroused public anger in the rivers and lakes, so the knights of the rivers and lakes joined forces to exterminate them, and most of the five poison sects have been exterminated. Only the eldest disciple He Yingchang fled to the outer regions, retreated outside the pass, and became the later old demon of Mobei. Almost all the rest of the people of the Five Poison Sect were hanged, and the leaders of the rivers and lakes acted quite cautiously, because the people of the Five Poison Sect were good at changing their identities, so every time they were strangled, their identities were repeatedly confirmed. After the bloodbath, only the second disciple, the chameleon Changqing, was missing. Because of his superb disguise skills, it is possible that he will be mixed in the rivers and lakes in another identity after disguise modification. From yesterday when you saw the scene of refining medicine, didn't you say that that person was a very proficient person? It was difficult for an ordinary disciple of the Five Poisons Sect to reach that level. If there were no Mobei old demon He Yingchang and the nine-tailed fox here, there would not be many people left. If I'm not mistaken, this Qiu Zhicheng may not be the original Qiu Zhicheng, he may be an evergreen and disguised person. ”

"The Ninth Young Master really has a lot of experience in the rivers and lakes, and he even knows such an old story of the rivers and lakes." It was Qiu Zhicheng who came in response, "I didn't expect that Evergreen has disappeared into the rivers and lakes for so many years, and the Ninth Young Master knows it at such a young age." Fang'er, thank you for the master, Young Master Nine. Lin Fang came to Xinye with two women, and suddenly spilled a handful of hallucinogen. Xinye had long known the tricks of this kind of person, and jumped to avoid it, and Yuling also dragged Zhou Wanning aside in time. When Lin Fang was pestering Xinye, Qiu Zhicheng had already moved to Zhou Wanning. Although Zhou Wanning's Kansai sword dance has been proficient, but after all, he has never encountered such a master as Qiu Zhicheng, if it weren't for Yu Ling's presence, I am afraid that he would have been poisoned.

However, Yi Rong is Qiu Zhicheng's evergreen, after all, he became famous in the rivers and lakes decades ago, although Yu Ling was able to keep Lian'er from withdrawing, but after all, he insisted for a short time, and after dozens of moves, he gradually fell into decline. And Lin Fang took a group of female disciples, and more than a dozen people kept pestering Xinye, so that he couldn't spare his hands to rescue, which made Xinye, who had never liked to kill women, have to hate them. The prince's golden armor originally thought that the ninth young master was there, they didn't need to worry, they just followed from a distance, who knew that the opponent was so strong, When they arrived, Yu Ling and Zhou Wanning were already exhausted, and Yu Ling had been injured by Qiu Zhicheng's palm. At this time, if it weren't for the arrival of the Jingwei of Pingluan Pavilion and Aoki Society, blocking the female disciples of the Five Poison Sect who were entanglement in Xinye, so that he could free up his hands to deal with Qiu Zhicheng, the victory of the two sides was still unknown.

Leading Jingwei was Chen Cheng of Pingluan Pavilion. Last night, Xinjie received a letter from here in the capital, knowing that his wife had found a place to refine medicine. However, the people of Pingluan Pavilion also discovered Qiu Zhicheng's subordinates who discovered Wanning's whereabouts shortly after his wife withdrew from the Xie family's mansion. He immediately realized that she was in danger, although Xiao Jiu was following him, and there was the prince's golden armor, but he was still not at ease, and asked Chen Cheng to come overnight.