Xiao Tingliang pulled a face and returned to his mansion.

Just half an hour ago, he went to the palace, wanting to find the old lady who was the queen mother to say a word for him, so that the prince brother could take back his fate, even if he resigned himself from the title of duke of Liangcheng, at least he had to keep his clan status.

Because as long as he is still a royal family, he can continue to live here justifiably and enjoy the same treatment as before, and others will not dare to bully him.

However, the guards at the palace gate did not let him in at all, and he even threw the knife at his feet, saying, "If you want to die, don't ink." ”

It's useless to sprinkle, he has no choice but to go back to his house in disgrace, covering up along the way, for fear that the enemy will come up and beat him.

Before he could sit down, a eunuch in civilian clothes walked in, lowered his voice and said, "Grandpa, Your Highness asked me to come over and spread the word, saying that you should bear with it for a few days, just now there are so many pairs of eyes at the palace gate, Your Highness has to do something to block Youyou's mouth." ”

Xiao Tingliang's eyes lit up: "Brother Wang really said that?"

The eunuch swore and said, "You are a brother to the king, how can he kill you completely." Although you live here with peace of mind, when the limelight passes, what should I do, the monarch asked me to send dozens of jars of good wine to shock you. ”

Xiao Tingliang laughed: "I know that Brother Wang won't really punish me, you go back and tell him, just say that this love is a brother's leader, and I will have some ideas in the future and make less trouble for him." ”

"Okay, your words will be brought with you. The eunuch saluted him respectfully and turned to leave.

The eunuch came to the side of a carriage on the corner of the street, and said to the people inside: "Prime Minister Qiqi, Xiao Tingliang has been stabilized. ”

The prime minister lifted the curtain and said expressionlessly, "Got it, did he accept the wine?"

"Accepted, when the humble post came out, Xiao Tingliang ordered everyone to get drunk and rest, so as to prove that the monarch did not give up on him. ”

Two hundred miles east of the capital of Wu, a carriage was galloping on the post road.

A forest appeared in front of it, and the post road passed through it.

Chen Shilai slowed down the car, turned around and asked, "Childe, there is a large forest in front of you, and it is estimated that it will take a long time to pass through, should we take a rest outside?"

"No, as long as there is no problem with the horse, we will hurry up. Ye Yunyang said in a deep voice.

Although it was very enjoyable to make a big fuss about the palace of King Wu, it also wasted a lot of time, and if he could not reach the coast guard on the day specified by the emperor, he, the patrol envoy, would definitely not be able to eat and walk around.

The emperor's father and son are human spirits, don't think about fooling them, even if it's a trivial matter of chicken feathers and short skin, the people who dare to fool them all these years are lying in the ground.

"But Childe, I always felt that there would be danger in the woods. Chen Shilai whispered.

Ye Yunyang frowned, not because he didn't believe Chen Shilai's words, but because he also felt this way, but he didn't expect Chen Shilai to have a sixth sense as powerful as himself.

"It doesn't matter, the same is true for the Longtan Tiger's Den. He said arrogantly: "What's more, under the rule of the Han Empire, there are at most some small fish and shrimp, and there can be no strong dragons and tigers." ”

In addition to the sixth sense, the flying birds hovering above also illustrate the problem, they hovered for a long time but did not dare to fall, indicating that there were powerful warriors hidden in the forest.

Chen Shilai nodded: "Then break in!"

With a flick of his whip, the horse began to accelerate.

The road became rough, but he kept swinging his whip to increase his speed once more.

Ten minutes later, the carriage came to the most densely wooded place, where the tall trees shaded the sky and the sun, and a log with a diameter of more than two feet was horizontally on the road in front of it.

If you are traveling on horseback, the horse can easily cross the obstacles, but the carriage cannot do it.

The situation was urgent, Chen Shilai hurriedly reined in the reins, and the horse stopped all four hooves at the same time, but because of inertia, the carriage still slid forward for a long distance, and finally stopped in front of the log.

He let out a sigh of relief, looked around, and shouted loudly: "Who is it, blocking the post road is a serious crime of the Yi three clans, don't you want to live?"

Ye Yunyang sat in the car with a calm face, waiting for the other party to speak.

Half a minute later, a slightly hoarse voice sounded: "It is worthy of being a Han official, and he can be so calm." ”

If it were an ordinary person, he would have abandoned the car and fled.

Ye Yunyang smiled faintly and said: "Anyway, there is no way to escape, Your Excellency chose to set up an ambush here, gambling that we don't have time to escape from the forest, since this is the case, why escape?"

Call......

After a gust of wind, there was a man in a gray robe on the log, the brim of his hat was pressed so low that it was difficult to see his appearance, but it was not difficult to tell from the voice of his voice that he was over sixty years old.

"Why did you come in when you knew there was danger in the woods?" asked the man in gray again.

Ye Yunyang lifted the curtain and said, "Being targeted by a martial arts master, is there any difference between the wilderness and the dense forest?"

"Hahaha, smart!" the man in gray laughed and said, "That's right, even if you don't go into the forest, this seat can easily kill the two of you, and the reason why I chose to do it here is just to seek a psychological comfort." ”

"Assassination is to be done in the dark, is this kind of psychology at work?" Ye Yunyang asked rhetorically.

The man in gray nodded: "That's right." ”

"It seems that this is the first time you have carried out such a mission, don't rush to refute, the real killers only look at the results, they will not have any woman's kindness, let alone change the location of the attack in order to seek some psychological comfort. Ye Yunyang said in a flat tone.

The gray-clothed man's body shook and said coldly: "I admit that you are very smart! However, many people in the world are too clever to cause disasters. ”

Ye Yunyang nodded solemnly and said, "I understand what you mean, you want to say that hiding is more important than showing off, right?"

The man in gray raised his right hand: "If it weren't for the fact that I had to kill you, I really wanted to let you live, a young man as smart as you is rare in the world." ”

"Slow, who told you to kill me?"

"For the sake of your imminent death, this seat might as well tell you that it's Xiao Tingliang!" The man in gray gave a direct answer, and at the same time kicked the log with both feet, and his body flew towards the carriage as fast as an arrow under the line.

Chen Shilai was ready to block death for his master, but in the face of the master of the Tongyuan Realm, his existence was not as good as an ant.

At the critical moment, a dark shadow appeared from the side.

The gray-clothed man saw the black shadow flying towards him, and subconsciously wanted to dodge, but it was too late.

Boom......

With a muffled sound, the gray-clothed man fell from the air like a kite with a broken string, smashing a large hole into the ground.

The man in gray struggled to raise his head from the pit, opened his mouth and spurted out a large mouthful of blood, his expression was sluggish, and he suffered heavy internal injuries.

"Who attacked this seat?" the man in gray opened his mouth full of blood and shouted hoarsely: "Despicable, what kind of hero is a sneak attack." ”

The black shadow slowly fell from the sky, and said in a cold tone: "Intercept the junior of the Xiuyuan Realm at the level of the Tongyuan Realm, what qualifications do you have to say that others are despicable? ”

"National ...... National teacher?" the gray-clothed man looked surprised.

Zheng Zhiyuan took off his hat to reveal his true face, and snorted: "Wu Jingye, as the prince of a country, you actually did the act of assassinating the imperial court officials, which is really a long face for the ancestors and ancestors of the Nanyu faction." ”

Wu Jingye, the head of the Nanyu faction of Wu State, was named a national teacher by King Wu and was the number one martial artist master in Wu State.

Under such ridicule, Wu Jingye's face turned pale, but he was not convinced: "Hmph, the third disciple of the dignified title of the head of the national teacher has been reduced to the point of being a bodyguard for a six-rank petty official, how strong is your Fenglin faction?"

Zheng Zhiyuan said angrily: "Thief, Ye Yunyang is the closed disciple of the former head of my sect, and he is my junior uncle, and I am accompanied by the order of the family to protect him, what's wrong?"

Wu Jingye was taken aback: "He...... He's your little uncle?"

Zheng Zhiyuan sneered: "Now you know that you are afraid, from the moment you make your move, it is not only a matter between Wu Guo and Dahan, but also a grievance between the Fenglin faction and the Nanyu faction, let you disciples of the Nanyu faction wash their necks and wait for the thunderous wrath of our Fenglin faction!"

Wu Jingye's face darkened, the Fenglin faction is not easy to mess with, there are three titled national teachers in the Glorious Skyclave, not to mention destroying the Nanyu faction, even destroying the Wu royal family is also a piece of cake.

Ye Yunyang walked over, glanced at him, and asked, "It's still the same question just now, who sent you to kill me?"

"I answered ......"

"Do you think I will believe you?" Ye Yunyang interrupted his words and said in a very meaningful tone: "The tree is falling and scattered, how can Xiao Tingliang, a guy who has even lost his title, invite you? ”

Wu Jingye snorted lightly: "I owe him a favor, so I promised to help him kill you." ”

Zheng Zhiyuan raised his hand and slapped him: "Do you think we are children? I advise you to tell the truth, otherwise the national teacher will abolish you now!"

Wu Jingye spit out a mouthful of blood and said: "If it falls into your hands, this seat has no intention of living, if you want to kill it, you will kill it!"

Obviously, this guy is a very strict person, coupled with his dignity as a national master, he will definitely choose to die rather than give in, and torture to extract confessions will not work.

Ye Yunyang stopped Zheng Zhiyuan and said: "There's no need to worry about this kind of guy, since he said that it was Xiao Tingliang, then bother the master and nephew to arrest him, let the two of them confront each other face to face, and the real culprit behind the scenes will surface." It must be fast, if someone else blames Xiao Tingliang and kills me in his name, then someone will definitely be arranged to kill him, fake the scene of suicide in fear of crime, and cover up the facts for the real murderer. ”

Zheng Zhiyuan suddenly realized: "Uncle Xiao is right, I will go to the capital of Wu Kingdom." ”

Wu Jingye was seriously injured, and he didn't even have the strength to save himself with the pill, so it was impossible for him to pose any threat to Ye Yunyang, and it was because of this that he would leave with confidence.