Ji Cunyan returned to Jinyang Palace with a little excitement.

There was already a little palace maid guarding the palace gate, waiting to take her to Cao Guifei to reply.

When Concubine Cao Guifei saw Ji Cunyan, she didn't know why she was angry. She looked Ji Cunyan up and down several times before sneering: "Let you go and deliver something, and you will never go back like a kite that has been left behind?" Where have you been so long that you can't even find the gate of Jinyang Palace? ”

Ji Cunyan respectfully lowered his hand and said, "Niangniang forgives your sins." It's not that the slave maid is not in a hurry to come back, there are still a bunch of errands waiting for the slave maid to do in the palace. It's just that Concubine Ning kept pulling the slave and maid to talk, and the slave and maid couldn't cope with it. ”

"Oh? What did Concubine Ning say to you? ”

It was nothing more than asking the slave maid's name, where the family lived, and what other people were in the house. But somehow, Concubine Ning always touches the slave with her hand. Hold the old and don't let go. She had a very interesting gemstone ring on her hand, one moment blue, the next red, and the next it was blue again. I don't know what the oddity is. ”

When Cao Guifei heard this, she couldn't hide the anger on her face. She grabbed the tea bowl next to her with one hand and slammed it to the ground.

was so frightened that the palace maids and eunuchs hurriedly knelt down, their heads hit the ground, and they didn't dare to come out.

Although Ji Cunyan was half a beat slower than everyone else, she was very clever and knelt down with everyone.

Cao Guifei hated and said: "Slut! How dare you fight with this palace?! Hum! Did she think she was still an invincible saint of the Dian Kingdom? I don't believe it, I can't control her?! ”

After speaking, Cao Guifei glanced at Ji Cunyan viciously, and then stood up slowly, walked in front of Ji Cunyan and helped her up. said to her gently: "Since Concubine Ning likes you, this palace allows you to go to Concubine Ning's place often." Why don't you go to Concubine Ning tomorrow night and help the palace send some snacks over. It's also a little bit of the heart of this palace. Who let her be grounded all the time, not seeing the light of day, and it's very stuffy to think about. You can also stay and chat with Concubine Ning and come back. I'd like to see what she has to say tomorrow. ”

Ji Cunyan said in his heart: It's not good, these two ladies are kicking me around as a ball? In this way, you come and go, I can't figure out if one day I will really turn into a piece of charcoal on the road like Cui'er. I still have to hurry up and complete the task and leave the Longtan Tiger's Den in Jinyang Palace.

It was night, and the moon was not clear. Through the low window lattice of the bungalow where the palace maid lived, the shadows of the trees outside the window were also hazy, and it was not clear to see. Ji Cunyan opened his eyes and counted the sounds of leakage outside the window. When it came to the third watch, the palace maids in the whole room were breathing evenly, and Ji Cunyan tiptoed up from the bed secretly, and walked to the pond in the backyard when he went out.

Tonight's road is not as bright as the night before, Ji Cunyan is afraid of tripping or stepping on something, making a noise, and being discovered, after all, since the assassin was found in the palace, Jinyang Palace has been much more heavily guarded than in the past few days.

When she reached the edge of the pond, she almost sneezed, but she quickly covered her mouth and nose to hold back. There is no Jian Shaolin today, and with Ji Cunyan's words, he is not the opponent of the Qilin Gu Array.

At this moment, someone slapped her behind her.

Ji Cunyan said in his heart, the third brother often said, don't pat the shoulder of the peerless master in the back. So everyone doesn't take me as a peerless master?

Ji Cunyan looked back, and sure enough, he saw Concubine Ning wearing a night suit, squinting and smiling at her.

Ji Cunyan whispered: "Niangniang is so light, I didn't even notice that you were coming." ”

Concubine Ning said: "I have been in this palace for a long time, and my feet are no longer flexible." Where is the cave of which you are speaking? ”

Ji Cunyan pointed to the rockery on the other side of the pond and said, "It's in that rockery." However, you have to go through the stone corridor and the small pavilion in the middle of the lake to pass. Yesterday's Qilin Gu Array was in the small pavilion. Hey? Why haven't you seen it today? ”

Concubine Ning said: "I may know that my evil art has been discovered, so I don't dare to use it again." Don't worry, even if there is a Qilin Gu Array and my Gu King, these Qilin Gu are just low-level Dian Gu, and they can't help us. ”

After speaking, she took Ji Cunyan's hand, walked through the stone corridor, passed through the small pavilion, and walked towards the rockery on the opposite bank.

The two of them got into the rockery, Ji Cunyan lit the fire, and went to the hole he saw earlier.

But it was dark inside, and nothing could be seen.

Concubine Ning said, "Let's go down and take a look." ”

Ji Cunyan said: "I am the heart-burning Gu here. Cao Guifei also seems to know that I have fallen into the Gu. She's bound to be on guard. What if there's a trap in there? ”

Concubine Ning said: "Don't worry. If the trap is related to the Dian Gu, we don't have to be afraid, there is me. If there is an ambush in the cave, we don't have to be afraid, or because of me. ”

Ji Cunyan said: "Okay." Since you want to go in, you will definitely accompany you. ”

The two of them stooped down the narrow stone steps. This stone step is not long, but it is steep and tortuous, about 30 steps, but it is more than a few zhang deep.

The two of them stepped on the bottom of the cave, Ji Cunyan lit the fire and probed around, there was only a square circle here, and it was empty, only in the corner there seemed to be a white thing.

The two of them walked over to check, it was a little man made of white cloth, and the little man had a copper nail about an inch long nailed to his head, and a yellow talisman and a white cloth bag nailed to the copper nail.

Ji Cunyan frowned and said, "This thing seems to be very evil." ”

Concubine Ning looked a little curious when she saw it. She leaned in and asked, "What is this?" ”

Ji Cun said: "This is a popular curse technique in the Central Plains. It is said that a person's birthday is nailed to this handmade villain, and then practiced on the villain, and it can be fulfilled on the person who wants to curse. Although I can't understand this talisman, it is not like a Taoist talisman that is serious, and I always feel a little evil. Yes! Concubine Ning, wouldn't it be Concubine Cao who chose this secret place and cursed you with this spell? ”

Concubine Ning is a native of the Dian Kingdom, the Dian Kingdom has lived in the mountains in ancient times, and the Dian Gu Evil Art has its own system, but she doesn't know about this common spell in the Central Plains, and she only thinks it's novel. She unfolded the white cloth bag on the villain's body, and sure enough, there was a line of small characters written on it, and she read it in the light of Ji Cun's words, and frowned: "But this is not my birthday." ”

"Huh? Xin Younian ...... Oops, isn't this Cao Guifei's birthday? How can anyone curse themselves? ”

"How did you know Cao Guifei's birthday?"

"The birthdays of the concubines in the palace are recorded in the Qin Tianjian and Xuanjing Hall. If there are major events such as sacrifices, expeditions, funerals, etc., the ranking of those concubines, which ones are not suitable to attend, and even who His Majesty can't pamper for a few days, you have to let Qin Tianjian check them one by one, and you have to let Xuanjingtang review them once. ”

"It turns out that you have to be so particular about serving the emperor?" Concubine Ning sighed.

"That's not it, only His Majesty is in charge of the affairs of the harem. Qin Tianjian just presented the fold, and whether he listened or not was His Majesty's business. Ji Cunyan suddenly wrinkled his nose and asked Concubine Ning, "Niangniang, do you smell a burning smell?" ”

Concubine Ning looked back at Ji Cunyan, but saw a puff of smoke pouring in from the entrance of the cave where they had entered.

Ji Cunyan said that her heart was not good, and she hurriedly stepped forward to check, but who knew that the smoke and the hot breath choked her and forced her to retreat.

Concubine Ning pulled her back to her side and said to her, "We've been tricked." ”

"That's right! Somebody is going to smoke us to death here. Ahem......"

At this time, there was a sound of gongs and drums outside the cave, mixed with the voice of the little eunuch.

"There are assassins!"

"Catch the Assassin!!"

"The people inside, if they don't want to be smoked to death, hurry out and surrender."

Concubine Ning glanced at Ji Cunyan.

Ji Cunyan said: "Ah! I've got it. This is Cao Guifei's trick! If we go out now, I will be the internal response sent into Jinyang Palace by Concubine Ning Niangniang, and you will practice this witchcraft here, wanting to harm Concubine Cao. People have stolen goods, and we are at a loss for words. Even if His Majesty wants to protect you, he can't. Hum! What a great wrist! ”

Concubine Ning sighed: "So that's the case! It's a good game of chess. I've done a good job, just waiting to invite me into the urn. ”

Ji Cunyan said: "It's not really true, I just want to catch you in one fell swoop." In fact, with me, with this puppet and Cao Guifei's birthday, you will be speechless. It's just that now it's even worse. Ahem...... Anyway, let's burn this doll first! ”

After speaking, Ji Cunyan took the fire fold and wanted to set the doll on fire.

But the puppet didn't know what material it was made of, and the ordinary fire fold couldn't light it, and the fire tongue licked the white cloth for a long time, and the white cloth didn't move.

Concubine Ning held the puppet in her hand, and the Dian Gu King in her hand spread its wings and flew down from the jade tray and landed on the puppet. The doll burst into flames and turned to ashes in the blink of an eye.

"Niangniang's Gu King is so powerful!" Ji Cun said.

"But we're still in the hole, and if we get caught, it's not a good thing." Concubine Ning said: "I was wearing a night robe, and I hid in the rockery of Cao Guifei's apse with a little palace maid of Jinyang Palace. Your Majesty can't protect me in such a situation. So far...... We can only break out. ”

Cao Guifei was triumphant, and led a team of elite guards to guard outside the rockery, looking at the pile of burning torches in the cave. The eunuchs behind her were also beating gongs and drums hard.

Gonggong Zhang hurried from behind and stood beside Cao Guifei with a half-bowed body.

"I told you to call Your Majesty and the head of the guard, when will they come?"

Zhang Gonggong said: "Back to Niangniang, the chief guard is already on the way." Your Majesty can't urge it, so you can only wait. ”

Cao Guifei frowned and said, "Didn't you say it, it's the most important thing?!" ”

Gonggong Zhang lowered his voice again and said to Cao Guifei: "Niangniang, Your Majesty can't rush it." What's more, in the harem, big things can't be urged. ”

Cao Guifei was very unhappy at first, and then sneered: "With whether he urges or not, I have all the stolen goods now, and I will also hold the slut, he will come early and late, and he can't keep the slut!" ”

Gonggong Zhang had to remind Cao Guifei in a low voice: "Niangniang is cautious. ”

Cao Guifei snorted coldly and ordered: "Add me a few more handfuls of firewood and smoke those two sluts for me." ”

The little eunuchs responded in unison, and carried a few bundles of dry firewood, ready to burn the bonfire at the entrance of the cave more vigorously.

At this moment, I saw two figures, one black and one white, jumping out from behind the rockery, both of them with black cloth on their faces, and they couldn't see their faces clearly. The man in black is wearing a night dress, while the man in white is wearing the clothes of the little palace maid in the palace.

The white-clothed one first knocked away a little eunuch holding firewood with his body, then jumped up on the shoulder of the other one, and flew out of the palace wall.

The one in black followed.

Cao Guifei said: "Slut, isn't it just coming out!" Shoot the arrows! ”

After listening to Cao Guifei's order, the guards put on their bows and arrows and put them behind the two.

The one in black turned around, threw an ink net in his hand, protected the two of them, and stopped the feather arrows one after another.

As soon as the two of them jumped onto the roof beam, they saw several guards hiding and ambushing on the palace wall, holding steel knives, waiting for them. There were also archers waiting outside the palace walls of Jinyang Palace, and they all aimed their feather arrows at the two.

Cao Guifei said: "Want to escape? It's not that easy. This palace has laid a net of heaven and earth, and it is difficult to fly with wings depending on who you are! ”