Chapter 168: Hidden Stars

The palace was dark, and there was not a trace of light. Fortunately, Li He's eyesight is good, even in such darkness, he can vaguely see some things without being blind.

As expected, there was almost no furniture in this palace, only a few simple tables and chairs. But to his surprise, the air here was quite fresh, and there were no cobwebs, broken candlesticks or anything. Obviously, there are people cleaning here a lot.

Are there still people living there? Li He couldn't help but have a trace of doubt in his heart, but then he dispelled this doubt - in the palace city, even if it is a cold palace, there will be at least two or three lamps left after falling asleep at night, and it is impossible to not have even a lamp like this palace. Even, there is not even a lantern hanging outside the gate of this palace. Groping around the tables and chairs in the hall, there were no candlesticks or other lighting, which can only be explained by the fact that there are no people living here.

It seems to be a temporarily abandoned Qing Palace, although it has been cleaned, but no one has moved in.

Li He wanted to find a bed to lie down casually for a while, and then go out to find a chance to sneak home when the Yulin Army and the Ouchi masters who were searching outside were tired of looking for a good guard and the garrison was not so strict. If the Yulin Army searched here, he would just find another place to hide, anyway, Miyagi is so big, with his skills, it would be very easy to hide himself.

There are quite a lot of rooms in this palace, and Li He casually found a room and pushed the door in. But as soon as he entered the door, he felt that something was wrong, and what greeted his nose was a woman's unique body fragrance.

Li He stood at the door, and a faint moonlight from outside the house spilled in from behind him, making him look a little eerie and weird in a black cloak.

It was still too dark to see clearly, but he could feel that there was a slightly restless breathing sound on the bed in the room - there was someone in the room?!

Li He just stood at the door, without speaking, and to his surprise, the person on the bed did not make a sound, and did not exclaim or scream as he imagined.

Who would live here? Could it be a concubine who has been punished and neglected? But why didn't there be a single eunuch and a maid? There are no lanterns or candles, which is too harsh.

From the sound of breathing, it can be heard that the woman on the bed has woken up, but why did she not react at all? Li He was a little strange.

Slowly approaching the bed, in the dark, faintly visible in the quilt on the bed, the body was trembling in the quilt, only a few strands of hair were exposed outside the quilt, as if he was afraid of something.

"Hey!" Li He called tentatively and softly.

The woman on the bed not only did not respond when she heard his voice, but shrank into the bed.

Isn't it, so timid? Li He's heart was full of doubts, and he simply lifted the quilt.

"Ahh A coquettish cry was accompanied by the sound of clattering chains, and a body in white trousers curled up sharply and hid in the corner of the bed.

Li He couldn't help but be stunned, and what caught his eye was a pair of eyes as bright as stars. There was fear, fear, helplessness, and pleading in the eyes.

Seeing these eyes, his heart immediately softened. But in my heart, I was even more puzzled, why did this woman react like this? Is she a concubine in the palace?

"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you." Li He stretched out his hand to the woman as he spoke, and the bright eyes in the darkness were like two stars, which made people love it. He wanted to see what a woman with such beautiful eyes was like.

As soon as Li He's hand touched the woman's cold cheek, it caused another coquettish cry, followed by the sound of iron chains, and the woman dodged away and hid in another corner of the bed.

Li He's brows furrowed, how could there be the sound of chains?

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the palace courtyard, accompanied by the sound of weapons grinding and whispered conversation.

Li He's heart moved, and he vaguely heard the words "assassin" and "search", and knew that it was Miyagi Yulin Army who came to look for him. Closing the door, he simply stepped on the table, jumped on the beam, and fell on the beam, hiding his body.

"Smack!" With a bang, the door was kicked open, and two soldiers of the Yulin Army entered with guns, followed by another soldier with a lantern in his hand, which instantly lit up the house.

Peeking down from the beams of the room, by the light of the torches brought in by the soldier, Li He saw the appearance of the woman on the bed, and the whole person was immediately stunned - the woman was only fifteen or sixteen years old at most, her waist-length hair was slightly messy, and her beautiful eyes were full of horror, but her eyes seemed to be out of focus. She was wearing a white long shirt and trousers, which were torn in many places and looked a little stained, and the exposed skin on her neck, back of hands, and instep of her feet were all scarred and full of bruises. What surprised him even more was that the woman's feet were locked with a gray shackle. The length of the chains attached to the shackles was really terrifying, and a pile of chains was piled up nearly a meter beside the bed, and its length was probably nearly 100 meters.

Who is this girl? How could it be treated like this? Li He's heart was full of suspicion, this palace really has all the hell going on.

The two soldiers who came in with their guns in front walked around the house casually, kicking and checking around, shook their heads at the soldier with torches, and said, "No, there are no assassins." ”

The soldier with the lantern glanced at the girl on the bed and said, "Princess Xingyue, an assassin sneaked into the palace tonight and assassinated the emperor. Several Ouchi guards have been killed. Please also ask the princess to be careful, and if there is any abnormal movement, call loudly in time. ”

Princess?! Li He's eyes widened. This girl who is chained is actually a princess? How could a princess be treated like this? And the emperor is crazy?

"Zhao Hong, why do you still call her a princess? Her princess title has long been abolished! A junior officer of the Feather Forest strode into the room, followed by five soldiers with the hilt of their swords.

"Captain Hu." The soldier known as Zhao Hong and two other gun-wielding soldiers hurriedly saluted.

Lieutenant Hu walked directly to the bed, looked at the girl, and shook his head: "What a beautiful beauty, she is actually blind." Hey, look at these scars, tsk, how can those palace maids do it, jealous women are really terrible. As he spoke, he reached over to touch the girl's somewhat bruised cheeks, and as soon as the girl was touched, she immediately shrank into the corner of the wall with a soft cry and leaned against the wall.

Captain Hu frowned, stretched out his hand, grabbed the girl's clothes, dragged her in front of him, glared at her with his eyes and said, "Little slut, it's your blessing to play with you, don't fucking know what's wrong!" The big hand had torn open her white blouse, revealing an equally scarred shoulder.

Zhao Hong hurriedly said: "Captain Hu, we still have to search for assassins." ”

"Hunt for fart! Do you think we can find the assassin who can infiltrate such a heavily guarded palace, kill a few guards without even knowing it, and even the Ouchi master has died? What if you find it? Maybe you'll have to lose your life! Captain Hu scoffed at Zhao Hong's words, and his hand had already firmly touched the girl's shoulder, and slowly slid down. The girl was like a poor bird with folded wings, unable to struggle and resist. Those beautiful eyes were full of begging and fear, and by this time Li He on the beam of the house had already seen that the girl's eyes were indeed blind and her vision was not focused.

Such beautiful eyes, but they are blind? Li He couldn't believe it.

Zhao Hong said: "The emperor refuses to kill her, he must still be thinking about his old love......"

"The old fart, don't kill her, just want to torture her, you look at this chain, you look at the scars on her body. Zhao Hong, I remember that she has always been your dream lover? Let's not take her red pills, let's do our brotherly desires, no one will know, come, let's go together. Lieutenant Hu smiled, and the soldiers next to him also laughed, only Zhao Hong's face turned red, and he didn't know if it was the lantern in his hand, or the words for Lieutenant Hu.

Captain Hu said again: "Speaking of which, her biological mother Concubine Yu tastes really good, although she is dead, her body is still so charming, no wonder even the emperor is overwhelmed by it, it's a pity, tsk." ”

Li He almost didn't plant it from the beam of the house when he heard this, his grandmother's, this group of scum is still playing with rape corpses?!

The girl began to struggle more violently, tears welled up in her eyes, and she gritted her teeth and sobbed, "Kill me!" If you don't kill me, sooner or later, I will kill you all! ……”

"Hahahaha......" Captain Hu laughed: "Want to die? Still want to kill us all? Tsk, if it weren't for the fact that the waste wood of the Imperial City Yulin Army would know, I would really want to take your red pill and make you want to live and die. ”

Zhao Hong next to him kept his head down, not knowing what he was thinking, but Li He caught a glimpse from the beam of the room, and his hand holding the handle of the knife was obviously trembling slightly.

Seeing that the soldiers of the Yulin Army were still molesting and torturing the girl, Li He's impression of the Yulin Army in his heart immediately became extremely bad, and he even felt disgusted and dirty about the entire palace, although he himself was not a good person.

I couldn't stand it anymore, Li He slammed down like a black ghost, and before everyone could react, the big fist had already smashed through the two brain pouches, and the red and white liquid immediately splashed everywhere.

Captain Hu looked stunned, his hand was still stunned and grabbed the girl who was still struggling, Li He reached out and grabbed his arm, and with a force, with a snap, the skin, flesh, and bone were immediately separated, and the arm was taken off from his body.

Two drops of blood splashed on the girl's face, although she couldn't see clearly, but listening to Captain Hu's screams and smelling the pungent smell of blood, she still vaguely guessed something. As soon as she was dragged from under Captain Hu's arms, she immediately shrank back into the corner of the bed, hugging her knees and trembling.

Li He slapped Captain Hu on the temple with his hand, and directly slapped him to the ground, bleeding from seven holes and losing his breath.

Between the three fists and two feet, eight people had fallen in the room, and blood was splattered everywhere, coating the walls. Fortunately, the girl's eyes can't see, otherwise the tragic scene in front of her may make her unforgettable for the rest of her life.

When Li He was about to deal with the last soldier of the Yulin Army, that is, Zhao Hong who was carrying a lantern, he found that he was drawing a knife to protect the girl's bed, although his legs trembled, he still stood there firmly, holding a knife at himself.

"Big ...... Daring...... Assassin! Stop...... Stop...... Hugh ......" Zhao Hong swallowed his saliva with difficulty, and pointed a knife at Li Hedao.

After the battle that had just killed eight people in the snap of his fingers, Li He, who was now wearing a black cloak, was undoubtedly as terrifying as a demon in his eyes.

Li He looked at him and didn't speak, and only after a long time did he suddenly take a step forward. Zhao Hong was startled and subconsciously wanted to retreat, but his legs softened, and the whole person immediately knelt on the ground.

With a "bang", his knife fell to the ground, but the lantern was picked up by Li He.

"Don't ...... Other...... Don't kill me......" Zhao Hong knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice.

Li He's right hand was placed above his head, and he stayed for a moment, but moved away again, ignored him, and walked directly to the bedside.

Feeling that Li He had bypassed him, Zhao Hong's heart was relieved, but it was still pounding, and suddenly he heard the girl let out an exclamation, his heart tightened again, and he turned around and hugged Li He's calf, begging: "Please, I beg you, don't kill her...... You...... If you want to kill, kill me! ”

Li He looked back at him strangely, and as soon as he raised his foot, he immediately threw him into the air, slammed into the wall, and fainted.

The girl curled up in horror, her unfocused eyes full of pity.

In fact, except for those eyes, even if there is no injury on the face, the girl does not look very beautiful, at most it is a good look. Even the most beautiful eyes can only be seen by people, but not by people's decoration. But in this way, an irrepressible sense of pity rose in Li He's heart.

He leaned over and grabbed the girl's ankles and pulled her to the edge of the bed.

"Nope! - Don't! Don't touch me! No! ——" The girl struggled desperately, and the panicked and frightened look made Li He feel inexplicably distressed.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's okay, they can't hurt you anymore, don't be afraid, don't be afraid......" Li He hugged the girl in his arms, hugged her tightly, and comforted. The girl gradually stopped struggling, and her voice became quieter, but tears flowed out.

Li He let go of her gently, held the chain locked on her shackles, and pulled it hard, only to hear a snapping sound, and the chain fell off. Then take off the "variety" on his body, turn it into a short black dagger, insert it into the shackles, and cut it into two sections.

As soon as the shackles fell, the girl reached out and stroked her bruised ankles, as if they had just been regained.

Li He listened attentively, the scream of the Lieutenant Hu just now must have alarmed the nearby master of Ouchi, and he had already heard the sound of hurried footsteps coming towards this side.

"Let's go, I'll get you out of here." Li He held the girl's slender arm, put it on his shoulder, and bent down to slowly carry her on his back. The girl wanted to hide at first, but after being picked up by Li He, she didn't dare to move anymore, and lay quietly on top of him, like a well-behaved kitten.

Li He turned into a black oversized hat robe, covering the girl behind him, and his petite and delicate body was covered under the black robe, looking as if he was carrying a big burden.

He decided to take the maiden out of the palace, out of this filthy and dark place, and though he did not understand why a princess would be treated like this, and why those beautiful eyes like the stars in the night sky could be blind, he decided to do so, as if he would decide to break into this place on this night when the palace was most heavily guarded, and only to do as he pleased, by feeling, by his own will.

As soon as he stepped out of the house, Li He felt five strong true qi blowing towards him, and then five figures leaped down from the courtyard wall, attacking him like lightning, or fists, palms, knives, or swords, all at once.

Li He didn't dodge, he stood still directly, and used his chest to take the attack of five people.

The strength of the fist and the loss of the body, like mud into the ocean, silent. The edge of the sword is not injured on the touch, as if it hits steel, there is nothing to be done.

After the failure of the attack of the five Ouchi masters, they flew upside down, and they hit with all their might, but they didn't expect Li He to be unharmed after being hit.

Taking advantage of their retreat, Li He suddenly accelerated, ran a few times with the girl on his back, jumped out of the courtyard wall, and ran towards the palace wall of the palace city.

Once Li He, who was dressed in "black skin", disappeared into the darkness, with his speed, he turned left and right in the palace compound, and it was difficult for the master of Ouchi behind him to catch up. However, he still tried his best to avoid the brigade's Yulin Army patrol and Ouchi masters, hoping to sneak quietly outside the palace wall, if there were still so many Yulin troops guarding outside the palace wall, he had no choice but to break out.

As he was running, he suddenly saw seven or eight Ouchi masters in front of him, leading a large group of Yulin Army soldiers to rush towards this side with a fierce momentum. Li He hurriedly flashed into a dark corner next to him, his body suddenly bumped into a soft thing, and he looked at it, and it was black and mushy in front of him, only two big eyes were glaring at him with anger.

"Uh...... Ghost Li met Li Kui, and tourists met real assassins? Li He said secretly in his heart.

"Are you also a member of the Church?" The eyes suddenly said, it was a female voice, and it sounded somewhat familiar.

Li He suddenly remembered, wasn't this voice the female assassin he had grabbed during the day? Immediately surprised and said, "It's you?" ”

The female assassin was stunned.

Li He lifted the hat he was holding, revealing his face, and by the dim moonlight, the female assassin could barely see his face clearly, stayed for a moment, suppressed her anger and gritted her teeth and shouted, "It's you?" ”

Li He nodded with a smile: "Yes, yes, it's me." How? You're also coming to the palace to spread out? What a coincidence. ”

"Whore !!" The female assassin scolded, and a short dagger flashed in her hand and stabbed Li He's neck.

Li He was afraid that she would hurt the girl behind him, so he leaned back slightly, and the dagger was plunged into his chest. Not to mention that he is invulnerable, just the "change" on the outside is an impenetrable barrier.

With a "click", the short dagger broke.

Li He couldn't help but laugh when she saw that the female assassin was still stabbing herself during the day today, did she wholesale a bunch of them, and replace them when she broke them?

"I said, it's good for you to be dedicated, please come out next time to assassinate and change to a better dagger. If you don't have the money to buy it, you can borrow it from me! Li He smiled cheaply.

"Who's there?" Suddenly, I thought of a loud shout, which startled the two of them.

It turned out that the two of them forgot where they were for a while, and they didn't speak loudly, so that the Ouchi master who passed by on patrol found out.