The side gate of the palace is a special place to enter and exit the people, and there is still one day before the championship banquet, and tonight is also the last day for merchants and craftsmen to enter and exit the palace.

Xu Jiangyuan was dressed as a fisherman in a coarse cloth coat, and prepared to enter the palace with a hat, for all kinds of work processes in the palace, the rules of the premises of each palace and each courtyard, he was so familiar that he could not be more familiar, after showing the temporary waist card, the eunuch searched the body and let him enter the industry, this entry and exit have a search, the former is afraid of the gangster with a sharp weapon, the latter is afraid of stealing things, the eunuch has to lose his head if something happens, usually such a big banquet is the time when the eunuchs are most worried.

Following the specific route of the kitchen, Xu Jiangyuan came to the kitchen to put away the ingredients he had brought and wiped his sweat, so as to see the situation of the guards around him, because he was going to stay in the palace tonight...

The last rays of light sank into the horizon, and the three-day preparations for the victory banquet came to an end.

"Father-in-law! The number of people is wrong! A little eunuch said to an old man.

"What's wrong?" The old man squinted at the little eunuch.

"Today, there are five hundred and thirty-two people who enter, but one less person when they go out!" The little eunuch replied respectfully.

"Huh? Have you counted them carefully? The old man suddenly remembered what someone had specially instructed a few days ago, and felt that there seemed to be a situation.

"The small one will never count wrong, this into one person, the small one draws a horizontal, out of a small one draws a vertical, the small one is afraid of stupid brains, and they dare not rely on memory!" The little eunuch carefully flipped through the book.

"Oops, you... What a waste, this book is also money, forget it, read it carefully in you, you guard the door, see if anyone is late, and then let him leave after careful checking, I still have something to do, go over there and walk around first~" The old man shook off the dust and arranged for the little eunuch to take his shift, and he needed to report the situation to someone.

"White Guard! White Guard! Although the old man was pulling his throat, he still couldn't shout, and my mother was used to it.

"Huh? Grandpa Cao, what's the matter with me? "The white guard walked out of his house, this Grandpa Cao usually has a big event when he comes.

"A few days ago, you instructed me, if when the materials are prepared for the championship banquet, there is a problem with the number of people entering and exiting to tell you" Gonggong Cao pretended to be out of breath, but in fact he came leisurely.

"Oh! What's the situation? The white guard hurriedly walked down the stairs.

"Hey~ Let me take a breath first, I'm tired of the slave family!" Father-in-law Cao said and straightened his clothes.

The white guard took out two ingots of silver from his sleeve and grabbed Gonggong Cao's hand and placed it on his palm.

"Hi~ It's all for the emperor, and the white care is divided!" Gonggong Cao said and hurriedly put away the silver.

"What did Grandpa Cao find?" The white guard didn't care about the other party's hypocritical behavior, he just wanted to know the information he wanted.

"It's nothing two days ago, but today it's one less person out of the palace, I don't know if it's the wrong place or lost in the palace, or maybe it's a little too... I counted the wrong people! As Gonggong Cao spoke, he changed his words and took the matter of the little eunuch several people on himself.

"What are you preparing for today?" The white guard asked.

"Today, it's all about the room, and the tables, benches, and chairs have been fully prepared for the first two days!" Father-in-law Cao said.

"Then there is Lao Cao's father-in-law!" After speaking, the white guard turned around and went back to the house to ignore it.

"Shhhh Stinky man, leave when you're done! Gonggong Cao took out the silver and bit it, and then glanced at the white guard's premises, "Don't give some gold, stingy!" After that, he left.

"Are you here?" The white guard sat in the room, wiping a saber, carefully and solemnly, as solemn as if he was carrying out a ceremony!

"Twelve years~ No! It's been twenty years..."After wiping, the white guard slashed towards the table in an instant, the knife flashed, the table stood in place, received the knife into a scabbard engraved with golden peonies, rubbed his wrist, picked up his saber, and walked out of the room with two armor knives, as soon as the door closed, the table in the room instantly split into two halves and fell to the ground.

For tonight's inspection, the white guard walked very calmly and slowly at every step, and he felt that tonight was the time to change his status in the emperor's heart, and every gust of wind blew, he carefully felt the smell on it.

Xu Jiangyuan sat on the fork of a large hall, looking at the familiar scene in front of him, everything that happened at the beginning was too sudden!

Suddenly, a footstep sounded into Xu Jiangyuan's ears intentionally or unintentionally, Xu Jiangyuan turned around and saw that there was a person standing in the square under the hall.

"You guessed it... White Ink !! Xu Jiangyuan stood up, the hat covered half of his face, the smile hidden under it was particularly cold, a gust of wind blew, lifted the hat on Xu Jiangyuan's head, and the black hair was scattered in the air.

"Wow!" The white guard kicked the armor knife engraved with a peony pattern at Xu Jiangyuan, and Xu Jiangyuan caught it.

"I never obey you, you just have more opportunities than I do!" The white guard pulled out the armor and threw the scabbard aside, and the armor pointed straight at Xu Jiangyuan, "You and I will enter the palace together... The swordsman, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, the captain of Qianniu, these are all yours, I told myself, I can bear it, but why, you have already left, the throne has long since changed hands, and your name can still be on the emperor's lips? I thought I was just inferior in skills before, but over the years I've understood... 2nd place! I can never get into my eyes, I'm going crazy for this day! ”

Every step the white guard took seemed to be trying to control his emotions and let himself speak every word calmly.

"White ink! Except for the knife bearer, aren't the others already yours? Xu Jiangyuan stroked the old friend in his hand, smiling from time to time.

"Do you know what I hate about you the most?" The white guard stopped and walked under the main hall.

"I thought you had always adored me!" Xu Jiangyuan replied in surprise.

"It's your smile, from the day you entered the palace, you are laughing when you are punished by the leader, you are laughing when you lose the competition, you are still smiling when you are punished by the emperor, why do you always step on my head no matter what happens!" The white guard jumped up and jumped to the top of Xu Jiangyuan's head, with the moonlight, the cold knife light was refracted on Xu Jiangyuan's face, just when the blade was about to touch Xu Jiangyuan, time and space stood still for him, and he pulled out the armor knife in front of him.

"Bai Mo, don't you think it's a gift to be able to do better? For example, if I lose the competition, it means that I can be stronger! ”

Xu Jiangyuan instantly used his strength to push the white guards out, and then the two of them slashed dozens of times in the air and landed on the ground.

"I just want to be the strongest, above everyone" The white guard dragged his armor and ran towards Xu Jiangyuan.

Xu Jiangyuan put the armor knife horizontally, propped it in front of him, and smiled, "The strength of the knife just now didn't rise, Bai Mo!" ”

"Ahh The white guard stopped when he was three feet away from Xu Jiangyuan, and violently swung a sword light straight at Xu Jiangyuan.

Xu Jiangyuan's face was instantly solemn, he rose into the air and dodged the sword light, and after he landed, his smile disappeared, "You actually practiced!" ”

"How? Laugh! Seeing Xu Jiangyuan's embarrassment, the white guards felt that everything was worth it, and then instantly exerted their strength and launched an offensive against Xu Jiangyuan.

Xu Jiangyuan parried one by one, obviously struggling, "However, I still want to congratulate you, you didn't go crazy!" ”

"You still have the strength to speak, ah!" The white guard increased his attack speed and attack power, almost frantically thinking about the other party's death, "What you don't dare to do, I'll do it, do you know how much I want to kill you?" ”

"I won't do risky things for the sake of meaningless things, it's not that I don't dare!" Xu Jiangyuan replied.

"Then what is the purpose of your entry into the palace tonight? Don't think I don't know, you're here to find Prince Yuxiao! With his attack, the white guard's hair was already spread out, and with a hideous expression, he was no different from a madman.

"It is my mission to protect the crown prince, and I will never forget it for the ministers!" Xu Jiangyuan's expression gradually became serious.

"Then why have you been hiding for the past twelve years, the throne has already changed hands, what are you doing now that of a rebellious minister and a thief?" After a confrontation, the two each took dozens of steps back.

"There are some things that you can't hide from, I came back today to complete my mission, what does it have to do with me if the throne changes hands?" Xu Jiangyuan actually took the lead in attacking, "Bai Mo, there can only be one person between you after all!" ”

"Do you finally know how painful it is to keep a straight face?" The white guards almost frantically greeted him, he had been looking forward to this confrontation for too long, as long as he won, the emperor would no longer forget Xu Jiangyuan.

"Whoosh~" A hidden weapon shot coldly at Xu Jiang's back, making his offensive stay for half a minute, and the white guard's armor knife slashed deeply across Xu Jiangyuan's body, and blood gushed out and splashed on the white guard's face.

"White ink! You're not as reckless as you used to be! Xu Jiangyuan made a big cut on his chest, and he couldn't cover the wound with one hand, but there was no way, he had to hold it with the other hand to support the ground to prevent himself from falling, and the hidden weapon just now hit his vital point and he couldn't stand firm.

The white guards also noticed something unusual, bypassed Xu Jiangyuan and saw the wound on his back, and understood that someone had secretly intervened, "The surname is Xu, I have removed all the guards tonight, I didn't do it!" ”

"What? I also said you can be so shrewd! Xu Jiangyuan was seriously injured and did not forget to tease a few words.

"Ahh The white guard grabbed his armor and chased in the direction of the unleashed weapon.

A man in black hid in the dark, saw the white guard chasing after him, and quickly began to escape, the two of them ran around on the roof of the main hall in the palace, the white guard's eyes were red, and he roared in disgust, "Who are you?" I'm going to cut you today! ”

The man in black was a little overwhelmed in terms of light skills, and deliberately lowered his voice, "White Guard!" My own people, don't chase me anymore, Xu Jiangyuan is about to run away! ”

"Lao Tzu is not here to arrest him! Lao Tzu has been waiting for more than ten years, who are you? This master in the palace, I can recognize it when I turn to ashes! Seeing that the white guards were about to chase the man in black, they suddenly found that the emperor's bedroom was in front of them, and now the white guards didn't dare to push the man in black too quickly, and inserted the knife in his hand straight out, forcibly changing the direction of the man in black's escape.

"The white guards are really loyal! Go first in the next! The man in black saw the movements of the white guard, threw something towards the emperor's bedroom, turned around and fled.

The white guard looked at the foreign object thrown by the man in black and instantly accelerated to chase after him...