Chapter 174: The Past, the Jungle Reappears
The woman in front of her, dressed in black, with a calm face and beautiful facial features, was the woman who tamed Huo Li at King Xuan's wedding banquet that day. What is the name, He Liancheng frowned and thought for a while, but he couldn't remember it for a while, it seemed to be surnamed Ye.
"What are your intentions in bringing me here?" He asked in a deep voice with a grim expression.
As shrewd as He Liancheng, she had already seen that in the battle between the two just now, the woman in front of her did not do her best, and with her skills, if she had the intention to assassinate, it would be absolutely impossible to expose her whereabouts on the roof at such a low level just now.
Ye Qinglan was silent for a long time, just stood quietly, raised her eyes to look at He Liancheng, and the depths of her seemingly calm eyes seemed to contain turbulent waves. After a long time, she asked out loud, "Are you from Tianshan Sect?" ”
If He Liancheng knew Ye Qinglan well enough, he would find that Ye Qinglan's eyes at this time were different from the cold and waveless before, and even her voice was still a little trembling. However, it was obvious that He Liancheng did not notice Ye Qinglan's abnormality, his sword eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and he did not pay attention to Ye Qinglan's inquiry, but tightened the long sword in his hand, his tone was colder, and his eyes were sharper.
"Answer my question."
There was a cold touch of the blade on his neck, clinging to his skin, as if he could see blood seal his throat with a slight effort. But Ye Qinglan didn't feel it at all. She was so immersed in another discovery that she had almost forgotten the purpose of her trip tonight.
He Liancheng, is that you? Seven years ago, in the cold and biting cold pool at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, the young man in white who rescued me, was it you?
The swordsmanship he made just now is the unique swordsmanship of the Tianshan Sect, "the unity of heaven and man", so he must be a member of the Tianshan Sect. And seven years can change a person's appearance, but the jade pendant on his waist has never changed.
The moonlight is like practice, the silver light is full of the sky, a man in a moon-white shirt, with a long jade body, wearing the diamond-shaped jade pendant on the dark belt, shining with a shining jade luster in the moonlight, when the two of them fought hand-to-hand just now, and the clothes flew up, it easily attracted Ye Qinglan's attention.
The chic shape, the warm color, this jade pendant is so familiar to Ye Qinglan, she once held it in her hand seven years ago and carved it carefully, and she has never forgotten it for a moment in the past seven years.
It wasn't the first time she had seen He Liancheng, but it wasn't until today that she could see what he was wearing. Maybe they had never been so close to each other before, and the last time she was in the wing of the Song Garden in Hefu, she accidentally fell into his arms, but she hurriedly broke free and fled because she was flustered, where would she pay attention to the jade pendant he was wearing.
He Liancheng saw that Ye Qinglan just looked at him directly, and was silent for a long time, and suddenly became impatient, and said coldly: "Since you have gone to great lengths to attract me here, why pretend to be deaf and dumb, if you don't say it, don't blame my subordinates for being ruthless!" ”
Looking at the man in front of him who was as tall as a green pine, but the eyes that shot at him were as cold and ruthless as the ice of the Tianshan Mountains, Ye Qinglan had mixed feelings in her heart.
"How will General He be ruthless and kill me with a sword?" The corners of her mouth pulled out a slight arc, but there was a faint hint of self-deprecation.
Seven years have passed, that gentle and handsome young man has grown up, deep and hard facial features, sharp eyes like blades, and a cold face, it is difficult to find the kind of careful gentleness that he used seven years ago, on the edge of the cold pool at the foot of the Tianshan Mountain, when he covered her body that was shivering with cold. Only at this time, the moon-white clothes on his body overlapped with the white-clothed young man in her memory, making her heart bitter and her eyes sour.
He Liancheng raised his eyebrows slightly, and said indifferently: "You trespassed into the embassy's courtyard late at night, and deliberately lured me here, sneaky and ill-intentioned, even if I kill you with a sword, Xuanwangfu has nothing to say." ”
Ye Qinglan was full of astringency under self-pressure, and her mood gradually returned to calm. Years of life licking blood from the knife edge of the rivers and lakes have already created her calm and self-controlled character. Calming down, her tone had returned to steady.
"General He doesn't need to be suspicious, I brought you here on the orders of the princess to tell you something."
"Hmph, you're an ignorant kid when you are a general? What can't be said openly, but in such a sneaky and stealthy way? He Liancheng's eyes were sharp and domineering.
Ye Qinglan was still calm, her eyes did not dodge in the slightest, and she said calmly: "Actually, this matter has nothing to do with us, it is General He's private matter, but when my princess was a guest in He Mansion, the general helped her several times, so she specially sent me to inform the general." ”
Is that what the woman meant? He Liancheng's heart jumped. But how could that woman still remember how much she helped her? Isn't she supposed to hate him to the core? The hairpin she stabbed into his heart that night, the heartache is still vivid, and how many times she woke him up in his dreams.
His private affairs? What was it that was worth the trouble she had to send someone to inform him in the middle of the night?
Ye Qinglan saw that He Liancheng was a little distracted, and knew that her moving out of Shen Qianmo's name had an effect. I didn't know what it was like for a while, so I could only say in a colder tone: "If General He wants to know...... and lay down the sword in thy hand. ”
He Liancheng's hand holding the hilt of the sword tightened, and after thinking for a moment, he resolutely took the long sword in his hand away from Ye Qinglan's neck, but it was not sheathed, it was still firmly held in his hand, and it seemed that he was always vigilant.
"Say, what the hell is going on?" There was only one aggressive inquiry, which did not give Ye Qinglan any room to turn around at all.
Ye Qinglan was rarely hesitant. She has always spoken straightforwardly, never beating around the bush, originally she also planned to follow the script, and after conveying Shen Qianmo's instructions, she would be considered to have completed tonight's task. But now, after knowing that He Liancheng was the white-clothed young man seven years ago, she suddenly felt that she couldn't do such a chic thing and it was none of her business.
She began to worry about him. Worried about how he would react when he found out about it, what he would do if he found out the truth, and how his decisions would affect his future.
"This matter ......" Ye Qinglan paused, and said carefully: "It's about the real cause of your father's death......"
He Liancheng saw that she was halfway through her words and then stopped silent, his eyes were cold, and he said in a deep voice: "What do you mean, make it clear!" ”
Ye Qinglan breathed a sigh of relief and said in one go: "Actually, seven years ago, your father did not die at the hands of King Xuan, but was assassinated by Wanyan Law and died!" ”
Hearing this, He Liancheng was stunned for a moment, then his face changed greatly, he stepped forward violently, grabbed Ye Qinglan's neck, and said sharply: "Nonsense, my father was obviously shot by Meng Yuanheng with an arrow in the battle of Zhengyang Pass seven years ago, and died of serious injuries, what does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have to do!" ”
Ye Qinglan was choked by the throat, had difficulty breathing, and couldn't speak well, so she had to say intermittently: "This matter ...... It was inadvertently investigated by the secret guard of King Xuan's Mansion, believe it or not...... It's up to you, but you also know what the princess is, and she never acts hastily......"
"I don't know what she's like!" He Liancheng interrupted Ye Qinglan's words in a cold voice, "I only know that she can use all her thoughts and plans for Meng Yuanheng!" ”
When these words were spoken, there was a bit of jealousy, and Ye Qinglan was so blue in her heart that she couldn't hear it. She sighed secretly and looked at him for a long time before she said abruptly, "They...... It's a couple ......."
It is normal for husbands and wives to support each other and plan for each other in everything.
But, He Liancheng, can't you still forget her?
He Liancheng's face was stunned, and the eyes of the woman in front of him were crystal clear, and she wanted to speak, as if she could see through the deepest secrets in her heart, which made him feel a little embarrassed for no reason.
He subconsciously increased the force on his hand, and his fingertips pinched into Ye Qinglan's fair and delicate neck skin, without any pity for the jade. But the woman's eyelashes trembled slightly and looked directly at his big eyes, but for some reason he inexplicably had a sense of déjà vu.
He frowned again, and suddenly became very irritable about the uncontrollable and elusive feeling in his heart, but the strength in his hand unconsciously relaxed.
"Go back and tell your princess, don't think that General Ben doesn't know what she is up to. In the future, let her stop wasting in vain, General Ben will not be so easily provoked. Get lost! ”
Ye Qinglan held the soft sword in his hand, glanced at He Liancheng deeply, turned around, and with a light touch on his toes, he disappeared into the boundless night of the dense forest after a few ups and downs.
The moonlight shone on the man in the moon-white shirt, the man stood with his hands in his hands, and the outline of his face as deep as a knife was clearly visible in the silver moonlight, but the mottled black shadow in the forest just covered his cold and sharp eyes like ice at this time.
Wanyan Lu, is my father's death really related to you?