12. The killer enters the palace

Night falls.

In the forest on the north side of Jicheng, the three of Rong are ready to go.

When the wizard Leng Yue was about to send them in, Rong Da said, "Young master, wizard, if we don't come out of the royal city within a pillar of incense, you don't have to wait any longer, you need to leave quickly, and you must not stay here." ”

Rong Zhongyuan grabbed Rong Da's hand and said, "Rong Da, if you feel that success is hopeless, you must not act recklessly, and you should withdraw immediately." Remember, you and I are brothers in life and death, and I don't want you to have anything to do with Rong 5 and Rong 6. ”

Rong Da grabbed Rong Zhongyuan's hand with the other hand and said, "With the words of the young master, Rong Da will die without shock." Rong Wu and Rong Liu also said in unison: "We are all unshaken." ”

Rong Da said to the wizard Leng Yue: "Wizard, send us in!"

The three of them clenched their right hands into fists in unison, pressed them on their left chests, and saluted Rong Zhongyuan and the wizard. Wizard Leng Yue whispered, "Amiri Dubhabi." When the blue mist enveloped the three of them, they said again: "The soul is gone." The three of them disappeared.

Queen Ji Yao held Ji Chengyu's hand tightly, she couldn't see enough, and said, "Yu'er, tell your mother quickly, how have you spent all these years in the deep mountains and old forests?"

Ji Chengyu thought about it for a long time, but he didn't think of where to start, and finally said helplessly: "Queen Mother, when you ask like this, I don't know where to start." However, I have always lived well in the mountains, with Grandpa Ji Dongfang loving me, and an old ape accompanying me. ”

"Old ape?" said the queen, "who is the old ape?"

Ji Chengyu said with a smile: "Queen Mother, the old ape is not a human, it is an ape, I have been playing with it since I was three years old, and I have not been separated from it until I came to Ji City." The old ape is talkative, human, and my best friend. ”

The queen was saddened and said, "My poor Yu'er, you have no companion since you were a child, and you can only play with an ape. ”

"The Queen Mother. Ji Chengyu hurriedly said: "I'm really doing well, running and competing with the old ape in the mountains and forests all day long, but it has never won me." ”

"Really?" said the queen, sneering, "Yu'er is amazing. ”

Ji Chengyu said with some embarrassment: "But I have never won it either." ”

The queen smiled even more happily, and said, "I see, isn't that a tie?" Suddenly remembering Ji Dongfang, she asked, "Yu'er, how is Ji Dongfang now?"

Ji Chengyu shook his head sadly and said, "Grandpa Ji Dongfang died five days ago, and before he died, he told me everything, and I only knew about my life experience. ”

The queen was suddenly full of sadness, sighed, and said: "Sixteen years ago, Ji Dongfang was entrusted by me and your father to leave the palace overnight and sneak into the deep mountains and forests. He looked up at Ji Chengyu and said, "Yu'er, have you buried him?"

Ji Chengyu nodded and said, "I was afraid that the beast would eat him, so I dug a deep pit with a large pile of dirt on it. ”

The queen nodded and said, "Yu'er is really a caring person, and when he has the opportunity to move his bones back and bury them in the royal city, he is left alone in the deep mountains and old forests, and he is a little lonely." ”

Ji Chengyu nodded and said, "Queen Mother, I will go back and bring him back in a few days, but now that the old ape is with him, he will not be lonely, and the Queen Mother does not have to worry." ”

"Madame, I'm back. With a shout, King Ji came in.

Ji Hong is a very diligent king, and he deals with government affairs late every day. If it was over, he was afraid that it would affect the queen's rest, so he would not come back, and slept in the Ningqing Palace for one night.

As soon as he entered the gate, he saw Ji Chengyu, and couldn't help but say "Huh", "Madam, who is he?"

"Yu'er, this is your father, call your father quickly. The queen said with a smile.

Ji Chengyu walked quickly in front of Ji Hong, knelt down on his knees, stood upright, and shouted, "Father." ”

"You, who are you?" Ji Hong couldn't believe his ears and looked at Ji Chengyu blankly.

"Your Majesty, he is our feather, you can't remember?" said the queen with a smile in her tears.

Ji Hong grabbed Ji Chengyu's shoulders, pulled him up from the ground, looked at him deadly, and said: "Like, although it has been sixteen years, your face has not changed, it is exactly the same as when you were a child, you are my real Yu'er, you are back." At this point, he burst into tears, and suddenly hugged Ji Chengyu tightly in his arms.

Ji Chengyu snuggled in his father's arms, and tears rippled, and said, "Father, it's me, I'm back." ”

"Good, good, good. Ji Hong said three good words, "It's good to come back." Pushed Ji Chengyu away and asked, "What about Ji Dongfang?"

The queen said, "Ji Dongfang is dead, and he told Yu'er everything before he died. I have just told Yu'er that in the future, I must move Ji Dongfang's bones back and bury them in the royal city, which can be regarded as our little heart. ”

Ji Hong nodded and said, "Madam did the right thing, Ji Dongfang is really a loyal person, who understands righteousness and is loyal to the master." He saw me grow up since I was a child, and raised Yu'er alone in the deep mountains and old forests, and he was the benefactor of our father and son, and it is not too much to do anything for him. It's a pity that he has no relatives and no reason, so we can't help anything, and moving his bones back is the only thing we can do, and when the time comes, we must do a good ritual for him with the etiquette of the nobles of the palace, so that his funeral will be extremely grand. ”

"That's for the best. The queen said.

Ji Hong took Ji Chengyu's hand and said, "Let's go, Yu'er, our father and son have to have a good chat tonight." ”

Ji Chengyu said: "I would like to have a long talk with my father all night. ”

The bronze bell on the bell tower not far from the royal city rang, and it was already the hour.

There were suddenly three more black-clothed people in the Ning Qing Palace, it was Rong Da, Rong Wu and Rong Liu.

Rong Da once came to Jicheng with the envoys of the dog Rong, and Ji Hong met them in the Ningqing Palace, so Rong Da was more familiar with the Ningqing Palace, and also knew that Ji Hong usually handled daily government affairs in the Ningqing Palace, summoned officials, received foreign envoys, and held internal court ceremonies and family banquets.

Rong Da thought that Ji Hong would stay in Ningqing Hall overnight, but the three of them searched all over the corners of Ningqing Palace, but they did not see any trace of Ji Hong.

Rong Wu whispered, "Big brother, Ji Hong must have gone to the queen." ”

Rong Da said: "I have never been to the queen's bedroom, and I don't know how far away it is. If you look for it blindly, you can easily be spotted by the lurking guards. ”

Rong Liu said: "If we go far, we are afraid that we will not be able to come back in a pillar of incense." ”

Rong Da glanced at Rong Liu and said, "Rong Liu, do you think we can go back?"

Rong Liu did not hesitate at all, and said resolutely: "If the eldest brother says that he won't go back, we won't go back." ”

Rong Da didn't talk about it anymore, walked to a window and secretly looked outside, and saw that there was a luxurious palace about twenty zhang away from the north side of the Ningqing Palace, which was brightly lit, and there was no such gorgeous palace within the range of the surroundings of the Ningqing Palace, so he looked at the back wall of the Ningqing Palace again, and said softly: "I know where the queen's bedroom is." Pointing to a back door of the Ningqing Palace, he said, "You see, there is a back door in the Ningqing Palace, which leads along a long corridor to the gorgeous palace twenty zhang away, I am sure that it must be the queen's bedroom, and Ji Hong must be there." ”

Rong Wu said with some concern: "Who knows if Ji Hong will go to the concubine to spend the night?"

Rong Da was silent for a long time, sighed lightly, and said, "If Ji Hong really went to the concubine to spend the night, it means that his life should not be extinguished." Now he can only pray to the heavens, and he is in the queen's palace. ”

Rong Wu said: "Without hesitation, we will sneak through this corridor quietly and kill him by surprise." ”

Rong Da said: "I'm afraid that there are guards in ambush in this corridor. ”

Rong Liu said, "What should I do then?"

Rong Da thought for a moment and said, "The matter has come to an end, there is no other way, we will swagger out from this gate, if someone asks for the password, try to get as close to him as possible, and then solve it as quickly as possible." Looking at Rong Wu and Rong Liu, he said, "But once we do this, we will have no way back." ”

Rong Wu smiled freely and said, "We have no way back. ”

Rong Liu said: "We will follow the eldest brother to the death." ”

Rong Da stretched out his right fist and collided with Rong Wu and Rong Liu's fists, and said, "Good brother." Then he stood up, straightened his clothes, and still said resolutely, "Go." ”

The three of them walked out of the Ningqing Hall through the back door and swaggered forward in a row to create the illusion that they were night patrol soldiers. After walking about five or six feet, a guard jumped out of front and shouted, "Password." "Perhaps because he was too close to the queen's bedchamber, his voice was not loud, but it was extremely majestic.

Rong Da didn't answer, and quickened his pace.

"Password. When the guard saw that he did not answer, he immediately became alert, and asked again, obviously much louder than before. Rong Da was already very close to him, and suddenly burst out and rushed towards the guard like a ghost.

Rong Da is the second master of the Dog Rong clan after Rong Zhongyuan, and has a high prestige in the famous killer group, and his martial arts have reached the pinnacle. This thunderous blow that condensed the strength of the whole body, how could the guards dodge in a hurry.

Being able to serve as a guard between Ningqing Hall and Huayang Palace is naturally not an ordinary person, but Rong Da's blow was too sudden and too fast, and before they could draw their swords, Rong Da had already flashed past the guard, and a stream of blood gushed out from the guard's neck.

Rong Da didn't stop at his feet, and his figure rushed towards Huayang Palace like a ghost, with Rong Wu and Rong Liu following closely behind.

Now that it has been exposed, there is no need to hide anymore, they can only fight hard, just hoping that before a large number of guards arrive, they can rush into Huayang Palace, kill Ji Hong, and live up to their mission.

The three of Rong Da had already rushed to the gate of Huayang Palace, and the two female guards rushed out with long swords in their hands, and not far behind them, two guards pounced as if they were shocked, obviously they were all first-class masters.

Rong Da scimitar blocked left and right, separated the long swords of the two female guards, and swung several knives in a row, forcing the two female guards to take a few steps back to both sides, Rong Da took the opportunity to enter Huayang Palace, Rong 5 and Rong 6 passed through the door, blocking the female guards and guards, and the thumping sound of the scimitar and the long sword hitting each other was endless.

There are only five people in the huge palace of Huayang Palace, King Ji Hong, Queen Ji Yao, two palace maids and a young man.

The two palace maids were already frightened, but Ji Hong, Ji Yao, and the young man looked calm, calm, and did not show the slightest panic.

Just this determination has made Rong Da admire.