Chapter VI The Situation
"Hehe, how is my brother, your brother Lin is still reliable. Lin Xiao smiled innocently, and raised his hand to pat Zhuo Yucheng on the shoulder.
Zhuo Yucheng dodged, making Lin Xiao pounce, and then walked in front of Bai Yixue, leaning slightly and said, "Thank you for your help this time." ”
It is rare to see the junior brother thank you so seriously, and the banter color is removed between the eyebrows, which is really unavertable, Bai Yixue looked a little embarrassed, her cheeks were slightly red, and she said: "There is no need to be polite." "In the end, it's still a cold temperament, and the return gift is only a few words.
Just when everyone was talking and laughing, they saw Qi Lao hurriedly come to report: "Pavilion master, Xiao Qinghe, the commander of the city defense, has arrived at the front door with a large number of men and horses, and is confronting General Lin's soldiers and horses."
"Let's go, let's see. Mu Yunxiao frowned, the city defense chose to intervene at this time, and the position was self-evident. Mentioning this Xiao Dutong, Mu Yunxiao was very disgusted in his heart, if he said that his family background was innocent and frank, he was loyal to the martyrs, but he was cowardly and indecisive, only a handsome face favored by the imperial sister, and he was desperate for this person, and even did not hesitate to die to force each other to marry the Xiao family, which made everyone in the capital known and swept away the royal face.
Seeing this, Zhuo Yucheng motioned for Lin Xiao to follow, and then turned around and comforted: "Yunxiao and relieved, tonight's matter is over, Xiao Qinghe's move is ......" He couldn't say anything, how vigilant the city defense was, how could he not know that there was such a big movement in the Divine Weapon Pavilion. It didn't appear when the siege was lifted, but it was too late when the war was over, and it was not clear what his heart was.
"The two ends of the first mouse" Mu Yunxiao sighed deeply, his five fingers in his sleeves clenched, and after a while, he dispersed as if deflated, "That's it, how can this mediocre person in the government and the opposition be Xiao Qinghe alone......"
Everyone walked to the front yard, only to see that inside the gate of the Divine Weapon Pavilion, Lin Xiao and a group of servants were waiting in strict formation, and the city defense stopped in front of the door, the two sides did not move, but the killing atmosphere had permeated the four fields......
The Divine Weapon Pavilion had just experienced a catastrophe, and now the city defenses that were supposed to support not only did not say a word of condolence, but instead gathered at the gate, with a fierce momentum. Shen Yuewen and Mu Yunxiao's faces suddenly became extremely ugly, and their steps became more and more hurried.
"The second prince has arrived!" Lin Xiao's voice was like a bell, and when the people on both sides heard this, they all put down their weapons and knelt on the ground, Xiao Qinghe also hurriedly trotted over, "snapped", and knelt down in front of Mu Yunxiao.
"The minister's escort is late, the crime deserves death, please forgive the prince" landed on one knee and buried his head very low.
Looking down at the person in front of him, his eyes were deep and unpredictable, staring at Xiao Qinghe like a man's back.
"All the soldiers fought bravely to kill the enemy tonight, and they were meritorious in escorting, and they were all exempted from the crime, and all the troops were invited. Xiao Qinghe got up and wanted to speak, but saw that Mu Yunxiao was expressionless and unpredictable, where did he dare to speak, so he had to take a few steps back and line up with the army.
Mu Yunxiao walked forward slowly, and then turned to Zhuo Yucheng and the others and said: "I, Mu Yunxiao, today, fortunately, with your help, I was spared, this grace, this prince is unforgettable, the Divine Soldier Pavilion, the soldiers of the Lin family, have been fighting for a long time, they are all tired, please rest first, and the reward will come soon!"
"Second Prince Xie!" everyone kowtowed to thank him, Mu Yunxiao raised his hand to signal, and a group of servants and Lin Xiao's soldiers slowly retreated, leaving only the city guards behind him at a loss. In the words of the second prince, the people who talked about meritorious deeds and rewards were all people from the Shenbing Pavilion and the Lin family, but they didn't say a word about the defense of the city. In such a situation, Xiao Qinghe was even more anxious, before leaving, the eldest prince only entrusted the city defense to annihilate the rebels after the movements of the Divine Soldier Pavilion subsided, but he didn't want this group of rebels to be so vulnerable, looking around at the corpses of the rebels, the Divine Soldier Pavilion was unharmed......
"Xiao Dutong!" Hearing his name, Xiao Qinghe was startled, but he could only force his composure, stepped forward, and saw that the corners of Mu Yunxiao's mouth were slightly raised, and he did not see the color of blame, it seemed that there would be no embarrassment, and his nervous mood calmed down a little.
"The minister is here!" Xiao Qinghe stabilized his mind a little, and lowered his forehead with a humble look.
"Xiao Dutong has worked hard, see you are sweating profusely, wipe it" As he spoke, Mu Yunxiao took out the handkerchief in his arms and handed it over.
"Minister...... The minister did not dare to ...... The crime deserves death...... Xiao Qinghe knelt on his knees, he knew that at this time, only more humility could offset the suspicion of the second prince.
"Xiao Qing must not blame himself, it is not good for the city defense to rush to help, tonight's battle, Brother Yucheng is strategizing, the rebels are brave and strategic, and they will be defeated with one blow. The heart of the city defense is also to escort, although the support is a little slow, but it still came, there is no merit and hard work, and those who rush to help tonight will be rewarded!" Mu Yunxiao was full of gratitude, his eyes looked around the city guards, secretly observing the reaction of this group of people, and secretly made up his mind.
"Minister...... Thank you for the grace of the second prince" Xiao Qinghe saw the state of the second prince, looking at this situation, thinking that the doubts in the second prince's heart had disappeared, and he took a deep breath, just when the big stone in Xiao Qinghe's heart fell to the ground.
"Xiao Dutong!" Mu Yunxiao said with a straight face.
"The minister is here!" Xiao Qinghe's heart that he had just put down was raised again, and he just asked God to bless him, and the second prince would not give him any more problems.
"Although the rebels have been wiped out this time, but the city defense is in charge of Shengjing's defense, the rescue is late, and the crime of slackness is difficult to shirk its blame.
"This ...... Minister...... The ministers should fulfill their duties and protect the safety of the imperial city."
"In this case, then the rebels captured this time will be handed over to Xiao Qing to bring back, interrogated carefully, and no more party members must be left!"
"Minister...... Command!" After a compliment and a depreciation, Xiao Qinghe lost his square inch for a while, and when he came back to his senses, he realized that he seemed to have received a hot potato......
"Very good! The rebels are all in the horse pen, so let Mr. Qi lead the way for you. "Where is Mu Yunxiao willing to give him a chance to regret it, the final word is final, and there is no excuse.
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Looking at the distant backs of the city guards, Mu Yunxiao laughed at himself: "These people are here to collect the corpse for me. ”
"It's just a trick behind Huang Que, but it's you, and the power technique has improved so far. Zhuo Yucheng looked sideways, he hadn't seen him for a few years, this imperial crown prince was no longer the lover he was back then, and he had experienced a lot over the years, but he had developed a bit of imperial bearing.
"How do you say this?" Mu Yunxiao smiled when he heard this, curious in his heart, in the eyes of his friends who had not seen him for many years, what he had become.
"This city defense came tonight, just to exterminate this group of rebels, you will be escorted back to Beijing in a few words, if these rebels have an accident on the way, people die in the territory of the city defense, Xiao Qinghe can be cured of dereliction of duty at any time, if you don't kill, it is difficult to ensure that these soldiers will not bite anyone, it is extremely hot. ”
Isn't it wonderful?
Is it ruthless?
I can't imagine that the stupid boy who was crazy for love at the beginning has such a scheming now, and he has really grown a lot.
"Well, that's reasonable, I wonder if the eldest brother will be stupidly cried by the loyal Xiao Dutong?" sneered, thinking of the eldest brother's expression when he saw those soldiers, it must be quite interesting.
"Although Xiao Qinghe's qualifications are mediocre, he is a colt anyway, and the city defense in his hand can still be used, so the eldest prince will keep it no matter what. ”
"So as long as I don't investigate the whereabouts of these rebels, my eldest brother won't be pursuing you for poisoning his house."
"I said that it wasn't poison! It's really the medicine I usually take, my Xuanqing Palace is famous and decent, how can I use such a ninth-rate method as poisoning. ”
"Yes, yes, your quibbling is exactly the same as before. ”
At the same time, on the canal in the east of the city, the Jiangtian Mingyue Tower was brightly lit, and the familiar Qianying was sitting against the window, the cigarette stick in his hand was horizontally outside the window, and the red lips were lightly opened to swallow the clouds and spit out the fog, and the lazy posture was so sultry. After a while, turning his wrist, the soot poured out and drifted away with the wind.
"No one told you that it is rude to enter the women's boudoir without consent?", Mei's eyes narrowed slightly, and she was angry, and the aura around her suddenly became fierce.
There was a Taoist standing at the door, with dust in his hand, a dark Taoist robe and a black jade crown, with a serious expression, not angry and arrogant.
"I should have made it very clear that Mu Yunxiao's life must be obtained. Now that you have returned in vain, you should owe the poor an explanation!"
"Don't think I don't know what you're going to do. The cigarette stick was buckled along the edge of the window, removing the ashes from it, and then he sat down unhurriedly on the side of the desk and placed the cigarette stick on the table.
"Your purpose is nothing more than to want the two tigers to compete and watch the fire from the other side. At that time, the Rui Dynasty will be greatly injured due to internal friction, and you will just take the people of the previous dynasty and take advantage of the void, right?"
"You're smart, but you're too smart to be a nuisance. "Nei Yuan slightly mentioned, the dust waved, and a strong qi rushed straight to the fog fragrance!
Unexpectedly, the other party would make a move to hurt people, and Wu Xiang was powerless to dodge for a while, so she suffered this trick for a while. Fortunately, he had no intention of taking her life, and his skills were only thirty percent of those on weekdays. Even so, she suffered some internal trauma, and she took a few steps back to stabilize.
"This time it's just a small punishment and a big precept, if you miss it next time, it's not as simple as a palm. "The assassination failure was already unpleasant to him, and this woman was so untamed and open-mouthed, it was a lesson to be learned.
At this time, a noisy sound outside the door interrupted the Taoist's next words, only to hear the waiter in the building to report, a Tsing Yi Taoist broke in, and said with a strong attitude that he wanted to see the landlord.
"Oh, now that you have a distinguished guest here, it is inconvenient for you to stay any longer. "The clothes fluttered, and in the blink of an eye, the man flew out of the window and disappeared.
Wu Xiang rubbed her chest lightly, slowly sat down and waited for her inner breath to stabilize before she got up and summoned the little waiter and asked for details downstairs.
"Landlord, that long cultivation is quite high, the swordsmanship is exquisite, and the disciples in the building can't stop it......" The little attendant raised his eyes slightly, carefully reporting the current situation.
Raising his hand made him stop, it was really a wave of unsettled. If everything is really not going well today, isn't it Tai Sui?
Just as he was annoyed, there was a crackling sound at the stairs, and the sound of hurried footsteps was getting closer and closer. You can't hide, it's just that, let's go to the meeting.
When I walked out of the door, I raised my eyes and saw Luo Zifeng standing in front of the door, with a righteous and awe-inspiring body, and he still looked like he had seen it for the first time.
"It's really you!" verified what he thought in his heart, Luo Zifeng's face was full of joy, and he couldn't help but step forward.
Wuxiang quickly stepped back, widened the distance between him and him, and said coldly: "Luo Daochang, there is a difference between men and women, don't be rude." ”
When Luo Zifeng heard this, he restrained his emotions slightly, and returned to Fang Cai's indifferent look: "Miss Ishihara, I want to talk to you next." ”
"It's getting late, and I see that Luo Daochang is also injured, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to be tired, and go back to rest. With that, he turned around and entered the room, making a gesture to close the door and thank the guests.
Who expected that when the door of the room was about to close, Luo Zifeng suddenly crossed the sword door, Wuxiang looked at the person in front of him, and somehow, he suddenly felt a little angry and a little funny.
The impression of Lhotse Peak in my memories has always been a well-dressed, well-behaved and rigorous appearance, and I have never behaved so presumptuously. Kirika stared at him to see how he reacted.
Luo Zifeng also realized how inappropriate his behavior was, and broke into the woman's boudoir in the middle of the night, and in front of so many attendants, it was really out of order and out of shape, and the strength of blocking the door was slightly reduced.
Seeing this, Wuxiang wanted to throw the door with his hand, but Luo Zifeng resisted it strongly, this time back and forth several times, Wuxiang was annoyed, and simply pulled his hands back, and the door suddenly opened.
"Are you finished?!Come to me in the middle of the night to push the door and have fun?!" Originally, I was already unhappy that I failed a mission today, and this person was still here to find her unhappy!
"Ishihara-girl, I know it's rude to do this, but there are some things I have to talk to you about. Luo Zifeng put away his sword, put it behind his back, and raised his hands flat to Wuxiang and saluted.
"Whew. Wuxiang looked at him and took a deep breath, "Luo Zifeng, between you and me, it ended as early as when you said goodbye back then. I have nothing to say to you. ”
"Fog incense..."Luo Zifeng still had to say something, but recalling the tragic situation of Enma Island that he had seen with his own eyes back then, a huge sense of powerlessness swept through his heart.
"Don't call me Lhotsefeng, my enmity on Yama Island can only be washed clean with the blood of your Xuanqing Palace! Today, if you let me go in the Divine Weapon Pavilion, I won't embarrass you here, but the next time we meet, you and I will definitely fight!"
"Don't hold a grudge against others, you want the people of Xuanqing Palace to pay for their lives, just find me alone. Secretly making up her mind in her heart, Lhotse's eyes were resolute, and he strode closer to Kirika, pulled out a short knife from her waist, held her hand, and pressed the blade against his chest.
"You!" Wuxiang exerted his strength on his wrist, wanting to get rid of the shackles of Lhotse Peak, but the strength of the two was very different, and he didn't move for a long time.
"Back then, I led people to clean up Enma Island. Just one sentence, in the ears of Wu Xiang like a thunderbolt from the sky! The movements in her hand stopped, and she stared at the man in front of her with wide eyes, still with that unsmiling face, but at this moment it was extremely painful for her.
"You say... What..."The red and swollen eyes were full of tears. The trembling voice pierced Luo Zifeng's heart with a slight pain.
"Enma Island...", the three words came out, and they were violently interrupted by the fog incense.
"Shut up!" the slender fingers tightened and tightened at the hilt.
Luo Zifeng completely ignored the sharp blade on his chest, and just stared at Wu Xiang: "I will pay for the life of Enma Island, and I will pay it back if Xuanqing Palace owes you." What do you want, listen to the respect, Lhotse Peak will never resist. ”
Every word is heart-wrenching, tears are finally falling.
With a snort, half of the blade entered the body, and Luo Zifeng was born, and he didn't snort.
"Why you... Why is it you...", I couldn't bear it in my heart, Wu Xiang let go of her hand and pulled out the blade. Wiping away the tears from her face, Mist turned around and restrained her emotions.
"Let's go. "The calm after the intense ups and downs is really cold. A sour feeling rushed from the lower abdomen to his heart, and it seemed that it took half of his body to even speak.
"Wuxiang..."Luo Zifeng was already injured, and at this moment, he had a new injury, how could his body be able to bear it, and when he spoke, his body was already a little unstable.
Ishihara Kirika also saw the situation of Lhotse Peak, if it was usual, she would definitely be unable to help but help, but now, she can't do it.
The person she loves is the murderer of the slaughter family, how should she face it, how should she face it?
"Let's go. He once again issued an eviction order: "Although I want to fight with you and avenge my clansmen, I will never take advantage of the danger of others." Since you are injured, then go back and take care of yourself, and when you are healed, I will come to you to settle the score!"
Luo Zifeng stared at Wuxiang's back for a long time, sighed in his heart, and then turned to leave.
When the attendants outside the door saw Luo Zifeng coming out, they all attacked, but they heard the voice of the landlord: "Let him go, don't entangle." Then came the creak of the door shut.
Everyone looked at each other, and after obediently closing the momentum, they went to their respective affairs, and no one paid attention to how lost the soul of Luo Zifeng's departing back.
Ishihara Kirika looked at the short knife in his hand, the first half of the warm blood had not yet dried, and a faint smell of blood lingered in his nose.
It is really impermanence in the world, and creation makes people. Oh, she couldn't help but sneer, laughing at her pitiful and pathetic. fell in love with the enemy of the slaughtering tribe, and made himself embarrassed and in a dilemma.
Upset, how should she choose......