After starting from the north gate of Yujie City, go to Tiandu City all the way, it is mostly a plain place, there are many rice fields and villages on the roadside, occasionally you need to go over the mountains and mountains, trek through mountains and rivers, its mountains and rivers are not famous mountains and rivers, therefore, you can say that the name comes, I am afraid that only the local villagers.

The road was smooth, firstly, the road was smooth, but the horse could be ridden for a long time, and secondly, it did not encounter the ambush soldiers that Tiannu Xi was worried about. This kind of terrain can be seen as far as the eye can see, and if you want to lie in ambush, unless it is hidden underground.

At night, the three of them did not see an inn nearby, and they all slept in their respective carriages.

The next morning, when the sky was bright, he rode his horse and galloped off to Tiandu City.

When I arrived at Tiandu City, it was already dusk, and when I rushed to the Zhonghe Palace, the sky was completely dark.

Tiannu Xi stopped the carriage on the left side of the Zhonghe Hall and stood on the roof to watch, while Duan Jiu stopped at the right side of the back door of the Zhonghe Hall and waited.

The Zhonghe Hall is located on the west side of Tiandu City, if Sikong Zheng can really sneak into the Zhonghe Hall to steal the "Earthwork Sutra", it is more likely to flee to the left side where the Heavenly Maiden Xi is. Because the left side of the Zhonghe Palace, that is, the west, go to the west, first, the city gate is closer, and secondly, the west gate is more mountains and forests, than to go back to the south gate to the direction of Yujie City, it is much more hidden.

And the location where Duan Jiu is located is in the direction of Wangcheng, there are many patrols in this area, and it is the most risky if Sikong chooses this gate to come out. But the so-called most dangerous is often the safest, lest Sikong Zheng know this way well and is willing to give it his life, so Duan Jiu ambushed him.

In fact, in this way, this is very different from the plan that Tiannu Xi said. But with such a change, the probability of successfully intercepting the Sikong Tribulation will be much higher.

The night breeze blows, and there are still scattered pedestrians on the street, but this is not the night street of Tiandu City. Tiandu City is worthy of being the most complicated capital, and there are pedestrians on every street, carrying lanterns to and fro. At the foot of the royal city, security is naturally the safest, which also gives the people in the city the guarantee of coming and going at night.

Duan Jiu looked at the moonlight and saw that the moon was still in the east, and there should be two watches, but he didn't see any movement in the Zhonghe Palace.

If it is as Lin Yuan said, the time of Sikong Tribulation and his departure time should be almost the same, and it is quite strange that Duan Jiu did not encounter any suspected Sikong Tribulation along the way. And since entering the city, there has been no trace of the catastrophe. If it is a fast horse, it is indeed a BMW that travels thousands of miles a day, and it is much ahead of Duan Jiu. But I really don't know how Sikong Tribulation sneaked into the Zhonghe Palace, in the limited time that he passed Duan Jiu.

Duan Jiu looked at the sky again, at this time the dark clouds had covered the moonlight, he jumped off to buy a car, jumped up on the roof, and took a look, although the house was not high, but it was enough to see a large area of the city.

"Didn't you rush to Miss Xi's side?" Duan Jiu wondered in his heart.

He jumped down and returned to the carriage, and Ling'er in the carriage spoke: "Brother, don't worry, stealing chickens and touching dogs must be done until everyone is asleep." Brother, be patient and wait. ”

Duan Jiu felt justified and said, "What Ling'er said is that in less than three watches, the Sikong Tribulation should not appear. ”

"Hmm. Ling'er responded.

The two waited in the street again.

The time to wait is not easy, and every minute and every second seems to feel it passing in the quiet heart.

"The third watch of the child is safe and sound. ”

The gentry carried a lantern and struck a gong, and walked slowly from the end of the street, shouting at each gong. Its voice was loud and reverberated throughout the street.

"It's three watches. ”

Duan Jiu then jumped up again, stood on the roof, and looked in the direction of the Zhonghe Palace. I saw that the highest library in the Zhonghe Hall was brightly lit, the lights were swaying around, and everything was calm and abnormal, just as the husband said, "safe and sound".

"It's been three watches, haven't you succeeded yet? This catastrophe is like an owl, it can lurk. Duan Jiu said secretly in his heart.

When he wanted to jump back into the carriage, he didn't glance in the direction of the west gate, and after making sure that there was no movement, he sat back in the carriage.

The wind blows the curtain and swings slightly.

"When it's ugly, it's cold. ”

The husband went and returned, and when he returned, it was already four watches.

Duan Jiu yawned, jumped onto the roof again, and inspected it as usual. There were no pedestrians walking on the streets, and the Tiandu City was as quiet as a sleeping baby.

"There should be action. Duan Jiu said secretly in his heart.

"I'm just standing here waiting for you this time. ”

The cold wind blew in gusts at night, Duan Jiu shook his spirits and shivered, tonight was another sleepless night of hunger and cold.

It's just that tonight, there are fewer people to chat, and the time is really tormenting. If someone tells a story next to you, listen to it, and it's dawn.

"Mo didn't Lin Yuan really lie to me?"

Duan Jiu stared at the lights in the library of the Zhonghe Palace, suspicious in his heart, and said secretly: "I just don't know why he tricked me into coming?"

Duan Jiu pondered. This person, once he thinks about it, time will feel like it flies, but once he can't think about it for the first time, he thinks about it later, most of it is a whim, and he gives up when he thinks about it.

"Why don't you take a look at Miss Xi?maybe I've missed it?" Duan Jiu then thought of Heavenly Maiden Xi.

He hesitated, lest as soon as he left, what if Sikong Tribulation came out of the middle and the hall again? However, if he didn't go over to see what was going on, he wouldn't know what was going on on the side of the Heavenly Maiden.

Although the two had an agreement that once they found out about Sikong Tribulation, they would use the fireworks as the number, and now that the fireworks have not gone off, it is theoretically impossible for Tiannu Xi to find Sikong Tribulation, but the long wait makes it difficult for Duan Jiu, who is anxious, to believe this fact.

What if Miss Xi was in a hurry to chase after the catastrophe and forgot to set off fireworks?

Duan Jiufang only made a detailed inference about whether Heavenly Maiden Xi had gone to chase Sikong Tribulation, and in a blink of an eye, he concluded that Heavenly Maiden Xi had gone to chase Sikong Tribulation, and he was worried about her safety.

Miss Xi went to chase Sikong Tribulation alone, how could she be his opponent?

Maybe her life is hanging by a thread now, waiting for me to come and save her?

Thinking about it like this, Duan Jiu felt more and more uneasy.

"Well, I'll go over and take a look. Duan Jiu decided.

He jumped on the roof, "presented ......" a few times, and then flew to the left side of the Middle Temple. I saw the Heavenly Maiden standing on the roof, her long clothes fluttering in the wind, and the fragrance on her body blew for ten miles without dispersing, staring at the Zhonghe Hall without seeing the slightest distraction.

Duan Jiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, lest Heavenly Maiden Xi look back and see him, so he immediately flew away and returned to the position where he was standing.

After such a toss, my body felt hot, and there was a trace of sweat overflowing on my forehead.

Duan Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, put his hands in front of his chest, and stared at the Zhonghe Hall, not daring to be distracted again.

"At the end of the day, go to bed early and get up early, take care of your body. ”

The husband struck the gong and walked down the street again, and after a few shouts, he turned to the other side of the street.

"It's the fifth watch, and if there is no movement, it's going to be dawn. Duan Jiu said secretly in his heart.

However, the world does not change because of the change of mood, the city is still quiet, and the Zhonghe Hall is still peaceful.

Duan Jiu let out a long yawn and stretched his waist, this kind of work was the most tiring, even more tiring than going to the battlefield to fight bloodily.

First, it is difficult for the spirit to maintain vigilance for a long time, and second, it is inevitable that there will be doubts and uneasiness in the heart.

"Isn't it that Brother Lin is just playing tricks on me, why do you want to trick me into coming over and doing a futile job for one night?" Duan Jiu thought again.

"No, no, since I have chosen to believe, An can have so many conjectures and doubts? ”

Duan Jiu then looked at the Zhonghe Hall with all his strength.

"Whoosh!"

A black shadow swept across the night sky and was jumping towards Duan Jiu, Duan Jiu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he exclaimed, "It's coming!"

Duan Jiu immediately sat back on the carriage, wanting to ride his horse in the direction where the black shadow had jumped.

He was taking out the fireworks from his arms and firing it at the night sky, "bang", and a blue firework bloomed.

"When ......"

A silver-white mask fell into Duan Jiu's arms, Duan Jiu picked it up, and under the moonlight, the mask shone slightly......

"This ......" Duan Jiu immediately looked up, only to see that the black shadow had already disappeared into the long street, Duan Jiu immediately made a decision, immediately threw away the mask, and rode his horse to chase after him......

"Brother, wait a minute. Ling'er suddenly screamed.

"What's wrong?" Duan Jiu asked as he rode his horse.

"There was a book, which was thrown in through the window on the right side of the carriage. Ling'er said.

"Book, what book?" Duan Jiu suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.

"It was so dark in the carriage that I couldn't see what the title of the book was. After Ling'er tossed for a while, she said helplessly.

"It can't be the Earthwork Sutra, right?" Duan Jiu swallowed. I don't want the black shadow to flee to me just now, it seems to be fleeing, but in fact it is to give me masks and books.

This is the real planting!

"Bastard, miscalculated!" Duan Jiu suddenly turned around and ran in the direction of the south gate.

In front of you is the royal city, and if you walk past it, you may have no way to escape.

The person just now was not a robbery, he was a bait!

Duan Jiu pinched a handful of sweat, he had never been so nervous, he glanced back, and saw that there were no pursuers behind him, and he thought in his heart: "I knew earlier, I shouldn't have sent that signal just now." ”

Duan Jiu was afraid that Heavenly Maiden Xi would be involved, so he turned around and headed west, so that Heavenly Maiden Xi chased in the direction where he sent the signal, and Duan Jiu happened to go in the opposite direction from her, so that Heavenly Maiden Xi would definitely not think of this wave of twists and turns, even if he saw the problem, Duan Jiu could be regarded as getting rid of her.

"Drive, drive, drive!" Duan Jiu shouted three times, urging the horse to gallop faster.

The carriage gurgled straight away, and Duan Jiu wondered, why didn't he see the people of the Zhonghe Palace?

"No, no, I'm going around the west now, which is the direction I guess Sikong Tribulation is heading. This direction will also be the direction in which I am going. ”

Duan Jiu suddenly realized, he immediately rode his horse and turned around again, looking south, but he didn't think that it was too late, the people guarding the west side of the Zhonghe Hall had already discovered Duan Jiu!

"Drive, drive, drive!"

There was shouting all around, and a group of horses galloped towards Duan Jiu, Duan Jiu didn't dare to look back, raised his horsewhip and whipped it three times. The horses ran away in pain, and suddenly the wheels of the carriage seemed to be unable to keep up with the speed of the horses, and they hung up......

"You can't escape, Duan Jiu!"