Shen Jiannan had a lot of things in his heart that he couldn't understand, and at this moment, Liu Yueyan walked in front of him, looking at her back, with a lot of thoughts, secretly speculating in his heart, what kind of woman this woman is, and why what she does is so incomprehensible.

"Brother Shen, go faster, what do you want?" Liu Yueyan turned her head and said with a smile on her face.

"Oh, okay, let's go." Shen Jiannan said vaguely.

Liu Yue smiled and said, "Brother Shen, where do you guess this passage will lead?" ”

"I don't know about this, but we'll see it when we get to the end." Shen Jiannan thought about it and said stupidly.

"You didn't say it, I guess there must be a very beautiful place on the other side of the passage, like a garden, or a lake or something." Liu Yueqian fantasized and described.

Shen Jiannan smiled faintly and said, "I hope." ”

The two of them were cautious all the way, for fear that there would be any traps again, and after walking for more than half an hour, they walked to the exit of the passage, Shen Jiannan saw the scene in front of him, and was very surprised in his heart, and exclaimed: "Isn't this the palace?" How could this passage lead to the Imperial Palace, and how could Xue Yuhu and the others know about this passage? ”

Liu Yueyan hesitated: "Yes, the palace is not an ordinary place, how can idlers come just as they say, this is really strange." ”

Shen Jiannan said: "I have been to the palace before, and I know that this place is heavily guarded, and no matter how high Xue Yuhu's martial arts are, it is impossible not to be discovered." ”

Liu Yue hesitated and said, "Then there is only one possibility." ”

Shen Jiannan said: "It must be that Xue Yuhu and the people in the court have colluded with each other, since they have already come to the palace, I can't help but go to Cao Jixiang to ask for an understanding." ”

Liu Yue said: "Okay." ”

Shen Jiannan's road is the so-called familiar road, just like walking his own road, crossing the boundary and transferring the house, without hesitation, he met a few guards on the road, but they never intercepted, and greeted Shen Jiannan one after another. Liu Yueyan asked curiously, "Brother Shen, why didn't they arrest you, and they all nodded at you?" ”

Shen Jiannan said with a smile: "Maybe you don't know yet, I used to be a commander in Dongchang before, and these people are all Cao Jixiang's subordinates, so they naturally know me." ”

"Oh, I see." Liu Yue comprehended and admired him more and more.

When he came to Cao Jixiang's mansion, Shen Jiannan stood at the door, and two guards came up to him, and said: "It turns out that Shen Dutong is back, Shen Dutong will wait a minute, and the little one will go to report to Cao Gonggong immediately." ”

Shen Jiannan stood quietly at the door, without saying a word, and Liu Yueyan didn't dare to speak, for fear of disturbing the order of the palace.

The door creaked open, and an old laugh came from inside, saying: "It turns out that Shen Dutong is back, but it's easy to find the old slave, isn't life outside difficult." ”

Shen Jiannan smiled coldly and said, "It's very good to live here, don't bother with Father-in-law Cao." ”

"Quick, come inside and talk, don't stand in the doorway." Cao Jixiang greeted him with a smile and said: "Shen Dutong, since you disappeared, I have sent people out to find the old slave every day, and this huge Dongchang is really not easy to leave your leadership." ”

Shen Jiannan was very polite, came to the house and sat directly in the host's position, Liu Yueyan sat in the position of the host accompanying the guest, Cao Jixiang looked at it and smiled faintly, didn't dare to speak, and sat down.

"Shen Dutong, did something happen when you came back suddenly this time?" Cao Jixiang asked with a bow.

Shen Jiannan's eyes were staring at Cao Jixiang tightly, his face was cold, Cao Jixiang couldn't help but shudder, and asked, "Why did Shen Dutong look at the old slave like this, could it be that the old slave did something wrong?" ”

Shen Jiannan said coldly: "Gonggong Cao, what bad things have you done behind your back?" ”

Cao Jixiang was shocked and said: "Shen Dutong, where do you start with this, no matter how great the old slave is, he doesn't dare to do anything bad, has Shen Dutong heard of something?" ”

Shen Jiannan snorted: "Okay, you Cao Jixiang, you actually colluded with Xue Yuhu, what do you want to do?" ”

Cao Jixiang was shocked and said, "Shen Dutong, you can't talk nonsense, this is going to kill your head." ”

"Knowing that you still do it, say, where did you hide Xue Yuhu and the masked man, if you don't want to lose your head, hand them over." Shen Jiannan shouted angrily.

Cao Jixiang trembled and asked: "What are you talking about, I hid Xue Yuhu, how can I say this, I have never seen Xue Yuhu at all, how can I hand it over to you." ”

Shen Jiannan was angry and said angrily: "Okay, you old thing, I chased them all the way, you dare to say that you haven't seen them, the palace is heavily guarded, if it weren't for your cover, they could hide so tightly?" ”

Cao Jixiang complained again and again, and said: "Oh, Shen Dutong, you have wronged me, the guards at the door can prove that I haven't been out of the house for a day today, and I have been reviewing the recital for the emperor, how can I have time to cover them." As he spoke, he picked up a large stack of notebooks from the table.

Shen Jiannan hesitated, carefully observed Cao Jixiang's facial expressions, analyzed that he didn't look like a lie, and wondered in his heart, and said, "Gonggong Cao, but there is one thing I don't understand, I want to ask you." ”

"Shen Dutong, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Cao Jixiang happily replied.

"You know the summer resort, I just followed Xue Yuhu into there, and finally he ran away from the secret passage there, we followed the secret passage to come here, it turned out that the summer resort was connected to the palace, I don't understand, this should be a royal secret, why does Xue Yuhu know?" Shen Jiannan hesitated and said thoughtfully.

Cao Jixiang exclaimed, "What? Xue Yuhu came from the summer resort, it's too bad, isn't the emperor in danger, according to you, Xue Yuhu and the masked man are still in the palace, and it is very likely that they will take the opportunity to assassinate the emperor. ”

Shen Jiannan was suddenly shocked and said, "Yes, I almost forgot to ask you patronizingly, Gonggong Cao, you quickly send someone to protect the emperor." ”

Cao Jixiang was in a hurry, ran out of the house in a panic, and commanded loudly outside, Shen Jiannan fell into deep thought, and he never understood what the reason was, and whether there would be someone behind the whole thing secretly manipulating, thinking about it made him very worried, this matter was like a mess, inextricably linked, and there was no clue.

Shen Jiannan said: "Miss Liu, there is Cao Jixiang here to arrange to arrest people, and we have nothing to do, we will go out of the city immediately, if Xue Yuhu and they can't assassinate, they will definitely escape from the city, we will wait for him outside the city, and we will definitely be able to catch him." ”

"Okay, then let's go now." Liu Yueqian said happily.

Shen Jiannan walked out of the door and said to Cao Jixiang: "Gonggong Cao, this place will be handed over to you, I will cooperate with you inside and outside, if Xue Yuhu escapes, I will definitely capture him outside the city." ”

Cao Jixiang said: "Okay, then you can go, but if you catch him, you must take him back to the palace and hand him over to the emperor for disposal, you must not kill him because of personal grudges, and you must also find out the mastermind behind him." ”

"I know this, I don't have to worry about it." Shen Jiannan said lightly, and pulled Liu Yueqian away.

Cao Jixiang immediately panicked, ran towards the palace hall, saw Ming Yingzong reading in the study, his heart was a lot more relieved, stepped forward and arched his hand, and said: "Your Majesty, the old slave heard that an assassin broke in, and he wanted to assassinate the emperor, so he came to escort him." ”

Ming Yingzong slowly put down the book and said lightly: "Where did the assassin come from, such a bold man, the emperor dares to assassinate, quickly arrest me." ”

Cao Jixiang said: "The old slave has already sent someone to arrest him, and the old slave here has also sent heavy guards to guard it, they can't hurt you, so don't worry." ”

Ming Yingzong said: "Gonggong Cao, next month I am going to go down to the south of the Yangtze River, most of the twists and turns in the south of the Yangtze River are really droughts, or floods, I am going to go to investigate in person, you go and deal with it." ”

Cao Jixiang said: "Leave this matter to the old slave, your majesty, you can rest assured." ”

On the street, Shen Jiannan and Liu Yue walked aimlessly, they were all watching the city gate closely, and after waiting for a long time, they didn't see any strange people coming out, Shen Jiannan hesitated to himself, and said secretly: "Are these two guys hiding, or are there other secret passages, and they have gone elsewhere?" It's weird. ”

"Brother Shen, are you hungry, there is a noodle restaurant over there, let's eat a bowl of noodles first, fill our stomachs and then leave." Liu Yue pointed not far ahead.

"Okay, as soon as you say it, I'm really a little hungry." Shen Jiannan smirked.

"Boss, let's have two bowls of Yangchun noodles." Liu Yueqian ran over quickly and threw a few pieces of silver to the boss.

Shen Jiannan was ashamed and said, "Miss Liu, how can you pay for it." ”

"What's wrong with me, what's the matter with inviting you to eat a bowl of noodles, it's a big deal, you invite me to a big meal next time." Liu Yue was coquettish and said mischievously.

"Okay, whatever you want to eat, just say, Brother Shen, I will let you eat enough." Shen Jiannan grinned.

"Thank you, Brother Shen." Liu Yue was in a beautiful mood, and the corners of her mouth raised a happy smile.

"The noodles are coming." The shopkeeper brought out two bowls of steaming noodles from the house, put them in front of the table for two, and said with a smile: "Please use it slowly, two of you." ”

Shen Jiannan hurriedly took out two pairs of chopsticks from the chopstick cage, handed them to Liu Yuewan, and said, "Quick, eat while it's hot." Hand her a caring smile.

Liu Yue was extremely happy, took the chopsticks, and started eating, but seeing Shen Jiannan eating in a big gulp, he seemed to be hungry and distressed, so he pushed his bowl to the side of his bowl, picked a large piece of his bowl with chopsticks, and said, "Brother Shen, you eat more." ”

Shen Jiannan was very moved, chewing noodles in his mouth, his voice was vague, and said, "Thank you, are you enough to eat." "I was in a hurry, and I almost choked.

Liu Yue saw it, giggled, and said, "I have enough, don't choke, you eat slowly." ”

Seeing Shen Jiannan eating noodles, Liu Yueyan was sincerely pleased, and said in her heart: "I really want to look at him like this for the rest of my life." ”

In a moment, Shen Jiannan's bowl of noodles had already been eaten, he raised his head, burped, and said, "It's so fragrant." He turned his head and asked, "Miss Liu, why don't you eat it?" ”

"Oh, I'm full." Liu Yue's faint voice, peaceful and enterprising, made Shen Jiannan feel as if he had lost his manners.

"By the way, Brother Shen, do you think Xue Yuhu has already escaped, we have been waiting here for a day." Liu Yueqian asked suddenly.

Shen Jiannan said: "This road is the only way they can get out, they can't run away if they stay here, but what you said is also possible." ”

The noodle stall gradually became more crowded, the sound began to be noisy, the conversation between the two was small and I couldn't hear it very clearly, and I had to speak loudly, Liu Yue was so angry and annoyed, and looked around, there were all unkempt people, as if they had fled to this point, it was just a finger, and the mood immediately fell.

Shen Jiannan sighed: "Hey, in the places on the rivers and lakes, there are so many people, Miss Liu doesn't care about him." ”

"Have you heard, the major sects in the rivers and lakes have gone to Xiaoyao Palace one after another."

"I heard that they were going to arrest a man named Song Zheng."

Hearing the conversation between the two people at the table next to him, Shen Jiannan was taken aback, and hurriedly listened to it, they were still saying: "I heard that this time the Snow Mountain Sect, Yunling Village, Yin Yang Sect, Liaodong Gang, Nanhai Sect, Taishan Sect, etc., there are hundreds of large and small sects in the rivers and lakes, it can be said that this is a turbulent scene that has never been seen in decades." ”

"I heard that the masters of the Xiaoyao Palace are like clouds, and they are all superb, and those gangs may not be able to shake it."

"No matter how capable he is in the Easy Palace, how can he resist the masters of so many sects."

"Looks like it's going to be a tough fight, we should go and see the excitement."

Shen Jiannan finally couldn't help it, got up and came over, and asked with a smile: "Two brothers, what kind of excitement are you talking about, can you take me with you." ”

"Who are you? That's a murderous scene, aren't you afraid of death? ”

Shen Jiannan said with a smile: "I'm afraid, I'm afraid, such a spectacular scene at that time, it's a pity not to see it, just take the opportunity to get to know the heroes of the rivers and lakes." ”

"Hey, what's there to know, these people are all murderous things that don't blink, and the purpose of their going is already obvious."

"Oh, what is the purpose, I just heard you say that I was going to arrest a person named Song Zheng?" Shen Jiannan asked in surprise.

"They threatened that Song Zheng saved a person named Shen Jiannan, and they went to find Song Zheng to ask for someone, in fact, this is just one of the reasons, and its real purpose is to produce Xiaoyao Palace through the hands of everyone, if Song Zheng can't make a person, then they will be in the middle of it, and they will have an excuse to do it."

Shen Jiannan was shocked, and said in his heart: "How can Brother Song hand over people, I am not in Xiaoyao Palace at all, it seems that these people are bound to embarrass Brother Song, and they will also affect the entire Xiaoyao Palace, no, I must stop them." ”

Shen Jiannan asked again: "Two big brothers, do you know when these people are going to do it?" ”

"They have already gone one after another, and the outside of Xiaoyao City has been overcrowded in the past few days, so when all the major sects have arrived, they will go in together."

Shen Jiannan said: "Then the Xiaoyao Palace has no defenses?" ”

"Can it be, I heard that in the past few days, Ren Xiaoyao has issued a free order and recruited back the four messengers, I heard that there are still many hidden masters, Xiaoyao Palace has cultivated a lot of capable people outside over the years."

Shen Jiannan was relieved to hear this, and then thanked each other and said, "Thank you two big brothers for telling each other, I invited this meal." With that, he took out a piece of silver and put it on the table.

Returning to his table, he said, "Miss Liu, we need to go to Easy City immediately, and I want to stop the conspiracy of these people." ”

"Okay, I've got your back." Liu Yue is still empathetic.