Ai Li inquired and learned that the Prince's Mansion was in the imperial city.

She walked around the Imperial City and found that the walls were extremely high, and there were guards patrolling everywhere. Ordinary people would be questioned by the guards for a stay outside the Imperial City, let alone want to enter the Imperial City.

Things didn't seem to be ordinary trouble, Ai Li frowned and thought about it for a long time, but he didn't come up with a feasible solution.

She hadn't slept all night last night, and her nerves had been in a tense state, and she was really a little tired, so she decided to recuperate enough and think of a way. Finding an inn, she went into the house to rest.

In her sleep, she saw her father walking towards her with a thin boy in his hand.

The father pointed to the boy and said to her kindly, "From now on, he will be your bodyguard." ”

Compared to his father, who was as burly as a tree, the boy was like a fruit that fell under a tree. However, even if it was only like a fruit, this skinny boy was not to be underestimated, and his dark eyes shone with extraordinary determination.

He came to her, knelt down on one knee, and said firmly: "I, Nie Jie, swear to follow Miss to the death." Sheng, it's your people! Death, it's your ghost! That year, when he was six years old, he had already entrusted his life to the little girl he didn't know before.

She quickly helped him up and said confidently: "I don't need your protection, I can protect myself!" Come play with me! She is also six years old, and she smiles like a flower.

……

When he woke up, Ai Li was lying on the bed, looking out the window with wide eyes.

Outside the window, it was already dark, and I heard the noisy drinking and music downstairs of the inn.

Strange, why do you dream of the past that you haven't dreamed of for a long time? Could it be that he is cowardly? If you can't even make a vow to protect your relatives, how can you face your dead father and Nie Jie?

Ai Li sat up suddenly, got dressed, and walked out of the room.

Downstairs, a group of men gathered in one place to drink, pushing glasses and changing lamps, and they were drinking on the head.

For some reason, this lively scenery that she usually loved was now a little uncomfortable for her. She silently walked out of the inn and into the street.

On the street, there are very few people, most of them have already gone home at this time, no matter what kind of home, it is always the warmest and safest in the dark night.

Ai Li walked casually along the street, and a faint fragrance wafted by inadvertently. Her heart moved, it was the aroma of osmanthus brewing! Although Ai Li likes to watch people drink, he doesn't like to drink very much, but osmanthus brewing is an exception.

Now, she suddenly felt the urge to drink.

After finding a wine stall selling osmanthus brew and sitting down, Ai Li asked the stall for a small jar of osmanthus brew and some side dishes to accompany the wine.

The pale golden liquid ripples in the black wine bowl, and when you take a sip, it is slightly spicy with a hint of sweetness, which is a taste that has not been seen for a long time.

When I was a child, my father would hold a feast in the house during the New Year's holidays, bringing everyone in the house together and drinking happily.

At that time, Ai Li was still young, and her father only let her drink this fragrant and sweet osmanthus brew.

At that time, she was very unhappy to find her father and asked, "This is not fair! Why am I the only one drinking this liqueur? ”

My father laughed and said, "Because you're still young." When you grow up, let you drink the wine of adults. ”

She said again: "Then why can Nie Jie drink the wine of adults?" He's two months younger than me! ”

The father said, "Because he is a boy, the boy must grow up quickly to protect his family." ”

She said unconvinced: "Even if I am a girl, I can protect my family!" ”

The father touched her head and said solemnly, "I promise you, when you reach the age of ten, I will let you drink the wine of adults." ”

……

Then, she fell in love with the taste of osmanthus brew because it contained a vow.

However, when she was ten years old, her father was gone......

Later, every time he drank osmanthus brew, Ai Li would remember the lively scene in the house at that time......

If time could be turned back, she would rather never grow up in exchange for the survival of everyone in the house......

Unconsciously, a small jar of osmanthus brew was drunk.

Ai Li looked up, and there were no pedestrians on the street. There was only one last customer left at the stall, and the stall owner was waiting for her to finish drinking.

Ai Li settled the wine tent and prepared to go back to the inn.

As soon as she got up, she suddenly felt her head suddenly dizzy, and the scene in front of her was full of shadows. Is it drunk? I haven't drunk alcohol for a long time, and now even the amount of alcohol I drink has regressed a lot.

Ai Li leaned against the wall and walked slowly.

After walking for a while, she turned a dark alley, and suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground.

A moment later, a one-armed man appeared from not far away, smiled wickedly, and said, "I, Heyutang*, there is no one who can't be charmed!" ”

He walked up to Ai Li, bent down, and flipped her over.

Seeing Ai Li's face clearly, the one-armed man suddenly laughed wildly, and said while laughing: "'Flame Knife' Ai Li, you finally fell into my hands!" I didn't expect you to offend Lord Li's son, it's really a double win! "He Yutang was originally a flower thief, his left arm was cut off by Ai Li when he was picking flowers, today he suddenly got a bounty, asking him to kill a woman in red, but he didn't expect it to be Ai Li, for him, it was the new hatred and old hatred together.

Looking at Ai Li, whose eyes were closed, there was an obscene light in his eyes.

However, before he could take a closer step, he suddenly felt a chill on his neck, and looked down to see a black knife kissing his neck from behind.

"Who are you?" He Yutang's eyes widened in horror, he pretended to be extraordinary, picked flowers and did evil, and harmed the innocence of countless women from good families, except for being tracked down by Ai Li once, he never missed. The man behind him could not be shocked that he could approach him without being noticed.

"You don't deserve to know." The man behind him didn't answer, only made a mistake with the short knife in his hand, and a bundle of blood spurted out of He Yutang's throat, He Yutang stared at the bulging eyes, and slowly fell to the ground in disbelief.

A tall figure appeared from behind He Yutang, and the man indifferently threw He Yutang's body to the corner of the alley. Putting away the short knife, he leaned down and reached out to check Ai Li's pulse.

Without warning, the man reached for Ai Li's hand, and was quickly grabbed by a slender and powerful hand!

"You!" The man exclaimed in a low voice.

Ai Li suddenly opened his eyes, and his eyes were as bright as stars.

"It's you!" Ai Li grabbed the man's wrist and jumped from the ground.

Just now, she felt that something was wrong when she stood up from the wine stall, and secretly used her internal force to resolve it as she walked*. In order to lure out the person behind her, she deliberately fell down in a dark alley.

The man said coldly: "Ai Nuxia, I don't want to do anything to you, you can let me go." His voice was low and magnetic, and an ebony mask covered his entire face, revealing only two shallow eyes, which were cobble.

Ai Li didn't pay attention to it, still holding on to him tightly, and asked, "What kind of identity are you?" You asked Wulian to go to the Prince's Mansion, what do you want him to do? ”

"If you promise to work with me, I'll tell you." Cangshi said, a fire rising in his cold eyes.

Ai Li said coldly: "I told you this last time, I have no interest in what you do. But if you want to use Wulian to do something dangerous, I will never let you go! She clenched Cangshi's wrist and asked, "I'll ask you again!" What exactly do you want Wulian to do in the Prince's Mansion? ”

The fire in Cangshi's eyes was extinguished instantly, and he said coldly: "Since you don't want to help me, why should I tell you!" ”

The two looked at each other angrily, their eyes glued together, and they did not back down from each other.

After a pause, Cang Shi said indifferently: "Ai Nuxia, even if I didn't save you just now, at least I didn't want to harm you, did you want to kill me by grabbing me like this?" ”

Ai Li saw that the wrist of his right hand had been held by herself into a deep black purple, and she was taken aback and hurriedly let go of her hand.

The veins on the wrist are connected to the human heart, once it is buckled, it is equivalent to being detained, as long as a small amount of luck will hurt the heart. Ai Li was surprised to find that he had unconsciously mobilized his internal force under the anger just now, his heart pulse was damaged, and the pain was extraordinary, and it was hard for him to have not made a sound.

Cangshi withdrew his right hand as if nothing happened, he closed his eyes slightly, and his left hand was on the injured wrist, as if he was secretly healing.

Ai Li couldn't help but look at him a little apologetically, but when she wanted her to say something like "I'm sorry", she couldn't say it, and she was unwilling.

After being silent for a while, Cang Shi opened his eyes to look at her, and suddenly asked in a calm tone: "Ai Nuxia, I have something I don't understand. ”

Ai Liyin had lost his momentum just now, and hurriedly said, "What's the matter?" ”

Cang Shi said calmly: "I just took advantage of you in the matter of the Golden Flame Divine Soldier, and the person who harmed your whole family should be our common enemy." Even if we can't be allies, at least we shouldn't be enemies, right? Why are you so hostile to me? ”

Ai Li thought about it, and said calmly: "I don't blame you for the Golden Flame Divine Soldier. I can also ignore what you're doing, but I don't care about what Wulian wants to do. ”

Cangshi said: "Why? ”

Ai Li looked at him and said sincerely, "Because I don't want anyone around me to die." If you know that someone close to you is doing something dangerous and incorrect, and you are silently watching? Or do you point it out loud for him? ”

"So you think I'm doing something wrong?" Cang Shi suddenly sneered and said, "May I ask Ai Nuxia, what is the right thing to do?" What's wrong again? I only know that even the history books can be tampered with, so what's wrong? His tone was cold, faintly murderous.

Ai Li frowned and said, "I don't want to comment on what you want to do, but I don't want Wulian to get involved, he is only sixteen years old, and he shouldn't be involved in such a dangerous thing." ”

Cang Shi said coldly, his tone was full of mockery, and said: "He is already sixteen years old, and he has his own position and judgment, why are you pointing fingers at him?" ”

Ai Li did not show weakness and said: "In any case, since I recognize him as a younger brother, I will never let him participate in this dangerous thing you have done!" ”

Cang Shi's tone was not good, and he said, "Then you must be my enemy?" ”

Ai Li said-for-tat: "Yes! If you must use Wulian, then I will definitely do my best to rescue him! ”

Cangshi's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and he called him by his name: "Ai Li!" I respect you and you can be regarded as a famous heroine, so let you repeat, if you are still so stubborn and want to interfere with my plan, don't blame me for being ruthless! ”

Ai Li glared back and said forcefully: "You just let the horse come!" Even if I break into the Imperial City, I will rescue Wulian from your clutches! ”

"Break into the Imperial City?" After hearing this, Cangshi smiled, "I think you are used to being arrogant in the rivers and lakes." What is the ability on the rivers and lakes to get in the imperial city? If it weren't for that, wouldn't we have broken through a long time ago? ”

"You're just a reckless woman, you can't do anything big, and I still want to invite you to join in vain." He smiled as if he had made up his mind, and walked away.

Ai Li looked at his arrogant back and pursed his lips tightly in anger.