"Come on, come and drink......"

"Chen Gongzi's good amount of wine ~ ......"

……

The lights on Wutong Street are brilliant, and you can see everywhere the sound of warblers pushing cups and changing lamps.

And between the houses at the back of the complex, a ghostly black shadow wandered from the shadows, but in a moment, it came to the dark alley behind the Jinping Tower.

Wearing a bamboo hat on his head and leaning against the wall in his night clothes, he listened intently, and after distinguishing from the noisy gossip for a long time, he caught a burst of conversation:

"In terms of luck, His Royal Highness the Prince of the World is still lucky, what kind of ...... am I?"

"Hey~ Xu Gongzi, don't be modest, you have won a lot of silver from His Royal Highness the Prince today, and if you don't do it tomorrow, your Royal Highness will not spare you......"

"That's ...... nature"

……

The sound was located in a window on the east side of the second floor of the main building, and the night terror hall saw this figure bounce up, and the gecko climbed up the tall building like a wall, hanging upside down under the cornice, ready to touch into the main building.

But at this moment, there was a slight movement in the distance.

Night Terror frowned, and quietly hid under the cornices, looking at the courtyard behind the wall.

The courtyard is the carriage and horse room of Jinping Building, where many horses and a few carts are parked, and some handymen who take care of it quietly lean on their chairs and nap in the dead of night.

There is a fence between the main building and the carriage house, and the carriages and horses enter and exit from the side of the main building, to the Wutong Street in front, and the VIPs also get on and off the bus at the side door.

At this time, an old man with a goatee walked out of the main building with a cane, and his footsteps were silent, and his martial arts seemed to be not low.

Unsure of the identity of the other party, Night Terror Hall hung silently upside down under the cornice, staring at the old man with a goatee only with his spare eyes.

The old man with the goatee walked straight through the courtyard with his cane, walked out of the back door, and came to the dim back alley, leaned near the courtyard gate, and began to carefully search the surrounding shadows.

When the Night Terror Hall saw this scene, he understood that the old man had indeed noticed that a suspicious person was approaching, and it was most likely related to the bird just now.

He left quietly at this time, although he could be silent, but the other party was alert but did not find a suspicious person, he must be vigilant, and I am afraid that it will be more difficult to investigate next.

Thinking of this, the Night Terror Hall did not leave, but wandered along the wall, and came to a lighted window, like a gentleman on the beam, sneakily peeping in.

And it didn't take long for Fang Shijie, who was looking for the traces of the uninvited guest below, to find the black-clothed hatster outside the window in the distance, his brows furrowed slightly, and then he touched the neighborhood silently, his legs slightly bent.

Boom –

The next moment, a muffled thunderous sound sounded in the dark alley.

Fang Shijie, who was carrying crutches in one hand, stepped heavily with his feet, and the whole person rose up from the dry ground to the sky, and came first, and instantly came under the cornice, and the crutches in his hand stabbed the black-clothed hatsman hanging under the eaves.

Night Terror Hall alone saw that this old man with a goatee had good martial arts, but at the current level of display, he was not his opponent.

But if Night Terror Hall shows the real level, it is no less than embroidering a 'contemporary sword' on the back of the night suit, for this reason, it is just like an ordinary snitch, shaking his whole body in shock, and then hooking the right foot of the cornice, pulling his body slightly to the side, so that the crutches are dangerously brushed under the armpit.

Boom –

Fang Shijie struck a shot, only piercing a hole in the sleeve robe on the inside of the opponent's right arm, his eyes were obviously surprised, his hand movements were not slow at all, and he gently twisted the crutches and slapped it to the side!

Bang –

There was a huge force from the side of the night terror, and the whole person was slapped into the alleyway, rolled around on the ground and then turned up, and ran out of the alleyway.

Plop –

Stomp ......

"Hugh away!"

When Fang Shijie saw this scene, he knew that this black-clothed hat-hatter was a snitch who came to steal the prince and nobleman in the middle of the night, but he didn't dare to slack off until he found out his identity.

Sa –

Night Terror heard the sound of the breaking wind and quickly approached, and his heart was a little helpless, and then he fled and his steps quickened suddenly, and his right hand held the hilt of the sword behind his back.

Chokew-

A flash of cold light in the dark alley!

Fang Shijie had just chased behind the Night Terror Hall, and before he could stab out, he found that the black-clothed man who was running in the alley pulled out the sword hanging on his back and waved his hand forward.

This scene seems to be pulling out troops and running on the way to escape, and he is not ready to turn back, but Fang Shijie has deep experience, and he can see at a glance that this is the extremely yin move of Zezhou Yunshui Sword Pond 'Looking Back at the Moon', and it is a surprise!

Fang Shijie immediately pulled his crutches horizontally and blocked the door of his heart!

It was also at this time that the Night Terror Hall had already slapped the three-foot Qingfeng on his left shoulder by covering it with his body, and the slender blade bent out of a half-moon arc around his body, and the tip of the sword was accurately pointed at the centripetal gate.

Ding——

There was a crisp sound of gold and iron clashing.

Fang Shijie stopped the extremely tricky sword blade, held the end of the crutch with his left hand, and pulled it horizontally, and a slender blade no more than two fingers wide was withdrawn from between the crutches.

Boom –

The thin sword slashed towards the neck of the Night Terror Hall with a deep cold glow, and the right hand held the crutch to the upper right, blocking the right hand sword after 'Looking Back at the Moon'.

But what Fang Shijie didn't expect was that the opponent didn't make a move according to common sense, after looking back at the moon, his body was short, and he dodged the sword of the skull, not to mention, he first swept the lower plate with his right leg, and then the sword swept to the back with him, and slashed diagonally to the ribs!

Fang Shijie was stunned for a moment, and recognized that this was the 'White Snake Sweeping Tail' of Tiannan Qixuanmen.

In the case of misjudging the opponent's moves, Rao is Fang Shijie's skills were far above this person, and he also appeared in a hurry, forcibly retracting the move, his legs were in the air to avoid the leg sweep, the crutches in his right hand were pressed down to hang the sword blade, and the slender blade of the sword was directly stabbed upside down in the spine of the Night Terror Hall with his left hand.

But the next moment, Fang Shijie was stunned to find that the man in black in front of him did not have the slightest force when the three-foot Qingfeng in his hand touched the crutches, and then his wrist swirled, and at an astonishing speed, the long sword was wrapped around a fan-shaped arc behind his back, like a peacock opening the screen, sweeping away the slender blade, and using the Pingtian Sect's open screen sword.

Ding——

There was a crisp sound of gold and iron clashing.

Fang Shijie's eyes were suspicious, but that's all.

Although it was only three breaths before he bumped into this person, his past experience in the rivers and lakes still made Fang Shijie figure out the path of this person, and knew that the next sword would definitely be the 'Picking Flowers in the Waves' of Qianhe Villa, and a sword stabbed him in the throat.

After all, judging from the current posture and standing position of the two of them, this sword is the most suitable, and it doesn't matter at all what the genre or teacher is, because this snitch is obviously a miscellaneous man, stealing the outer moves of the major factions, what is easy to use, there is no routine at all.

For this reason, Fang Shijie reacted very quickly, this time according to Wang Bajian's way of thinking, his right hand was on the crutch and the left hand was on the crutch to stab forward, to prevent the dragon qi sword from picking flowers in the waves.

Fang Shijie's martial arts attainments are genuine, and he really counted the number of sword paths in the Night Terror Hall correctly.

But it's a pity that the swordsmanship of the Night Terror Hall is only the Dragon Qi Sword and Ning Er's Kaiping Sword, and the others are all miscellaneous sword moves sent by Ben Ben in the past few days.

Sun Wou-Ki was in the capital, and Night Terror Hall had just learned the Dragon Qi Sword from others, and if he used it at this time, it was possible to expose the stuffing, so he gave up the most suitable move, and chose the immortal of the Wushan faction to guide the way, and leaned down to stab with one hand.

Sa –

As a result, this move came out, and the two top martial artists with extremely high attainments were stunned!

Fang Shijie relied on his amazing experience and swordsmanship attainments, and instantly figured out the number of sword paths in the Night Terror Hall, and preemptively chose 'stabbing on the shelf'.

For some reasons, Night Terror had to give up a reasonable move and chose a few sword twisting moves to 'press down and stab'.

So the blades of the two sides didn't touch at all, Fang Shijie didn't stop anything, and put his sword on the crutch.

And Night Terror looked back at a sword, and was stunned to find that the old man with a goatee who was good at swordsmanship just now actually opened the door with his legs in the air and took the crotch of his pants to catch the sword!!

？！

Night Terror Hall saw the other party's posture, and saw that this was definitely an old kendo master, with just a few moves, he correctly predicted the sword moves he should use next, this experience and reaction can be called the peak, the only drawback is bad luck, and the reaction is too fast

And Fang Shijie above, his eyes showed surprise and shock, which probably meant - how many fights are you doing, right? Do you use a sword like that?

But now it's too late to think about this, Fang Shijie saw that he was about to be stabbed in his crotch, and his speed skyrocketed in an instant, and his left foot kicked the side wall with all his strength, and the whole person moved sideways in the air and crashed into the right wall.

Boom –

And the Night Terror Hall stabbed the air with a sword, and saw that this old man with a goatee had hidden strength, and his muscle explosiveness was a little wrong, not at all like a swordsman who took a light and elegant route.

Because there was already a movement, it was not easy for the Night Terror Hall to stay for long, and after writing it down, he put away his sword and flew up, jumped out of the wall, and disappeared into the complex of buildings after a few ups and downs.

Whoa—

The two sides exchanged four or five moves, but after a few breaths, the handyman in the stable was awakened by the sudden movement and got up to check.

Fang Shijie smashed the wall and landed in the courtyard, his wrist flicked over and the sword was sheathed, with a little annoyance in his eyes.

However, Fang Shijie confirmed that he was not a long-eyed snitch, so he didn't chase anymore, flicked his robe, and returned to the second floor.

All three people in the room were looking out of the window.

When Fang Shijie came back, Zhong Sun Yan stroked his beard lightly, and said with a strange look in his eyes:

"It's really not a joke to punch my master to death. Fang Lao's swordsmanship can be described as pleasing to the eye, but it is a pity that he met a half-hanger, as long as this person has a slightly normal brain, he will not be able to get out of the alley today. ”

Teng Tianyou pondered for a while, and commented: "It doesn't have to be a random fight, this person's swordsmanship is decent, but what he has learned is really mixed, and the various moves are also connected, and he changes the number of paths halfway, it may be that he saw through the number of his paths, and deliberately used this trick to attack the next game to counteract......"

Dongfang Shuoyue thought for a while: "This person uses a miscellaneous sword, and the sword goes sideways every time, it is indeed possible, but the possibility is not high." Don't 'pick flowers in the waves', I guess I haven't learned, Qianhe Villa is famous for chivalry, no matter whether the people in the rivers and lakes are good or evil, most of them give face to the Qianhe Villa, and the bandits can be allowed to rob the road, and the thieves in the rivers and lakes do not steal the Qianhe Villa, it is not unreasonable. ”

Fang Shijie didn't bother to think back to the messy discussion just now, and said:

"The sword in this person's hand is the sword of Liu Shilang's second son, and I saw it when I came over in the afternoon. I guess it's a ranger passing through the capital, having fun on Wutong Street, seeing that Liu Gongzi is not pleasing to the eye or falling in love with this sword, so he stole it easily, and stole it all the way from Longyinlou, a snitch, so I don't have to bother with this person. ”

Seeing this, a few people didn't say much, and continued to talk about business......

——

The night is not over.

There was silence in the imperial city, and some palace maids and eunuchs had already gotten up and prepared breakfast in the imperial dining room.

In the Fushou Palace, located in the northwest of the imperial city, due to the habit of the Queen Mother who has trouble sleeping all night and must get up late, the palace maids who serve have been able to squint for a while, and there is no movement yet.

In the dormitory, Hongyu rested in the compartment, and in the bedroom with the phoenix bed, two breaths came out.

In the bedroom near the garden, the windows are open, and the night breeze blows a faint scent of cinnamon; And next to the window, the place where the hawker bought a picture of chickens was originally hung was replaced by a picture of the people and people of Junshantai.

Xuanji Zhenren was dressed in white pajamas, lying flat on the outside of the bed, staring at the picture scroll on the wall, picking up the wine gourd from time to time and taking a sip, his eyes were already three points more confused, and his mind recalled the scenes of the past.

Xuanji is really free and easy, when she first stayed in Yuxu Mountain, she ran all over the mountains, and since her apprentice ascended the throne and arranged a task for her, she has completely become a wanderer.

In the past ten years, she has been to the northernmost part of the sky, where there is an endless snowfield, and there is hardly any living thing in sight; He has taken a boat deep into the East China Sea and seen the world's largest fish and the most spectacular waves; I also rode a camel in the westernmost sand sea and listened to the songs of the wind blowing the yellow sand.

She had seen scenery that the world had never seen before, and she thought that there was nothing in this world that could arouse her interest, but when she came back this time, she somehow met someone who could subconsciously recall when she dreamed back at midnight......

Xuanji Zhenren was lying on the pillow and wandering for thousands of miles, and he didn't know what he was thinking, and when he was half-asleep and half-awake, his ears suddenly moved slightly, and he heard the subtle sound of wings breaking through the air from outside the palace.

Whew~~

Xuanji Zhenren suddenly came to her senses, sat up from the bed slowly, put a white dress on her body, and came to the edge of the window to look, but saw a big bird that landed on the top of the verandah in the distance, looked left and right, and waved her wings at her.

Then a grim figure dressed in a night robe emerged from above the verandah, and after finding her standing in front of the window, she sneakily touched her.

Xuanji Zhenren tilted her head slightly, sat on the windowsill on her toes, her fingers picked up a strand of black hair and swirled it around her fingertips, her eyes seemed to be smiling and flattering:

"Night boy, dressed up like this in the middle of the night, I went to my daughter's boudoir, did you want to be a flower thief? Whose flowers are you going to pick? ”

Night Terror Hall still had a hat, but he pulled down his face scarf, walked through the white stone pedestal with a sword in his hand, and soon came to the window:

"Fairy Lu, don't laugh, I have something to discuss with you."

Xuanji Zhenren looked carefully, and suddenly found that there was a gap in the sleeve robe of the Night Terror Hall, which seemed to have been pierced by a weapon, and the commotion on his face suddenly converged, and his slender legs flipped lightly, and he jumped down from the window, landed in front of the Night Terror Hall, and pulled the sleeve robe to look:

"You're hurt?"

Because the originally demonic royal sister voice suddenly became a serious and cold ethereal fairy voice, as if it was a different person, and the night terror hall was stunned.

He didn't have the heart to pay attention to this, he looked at his robe:

"I went to check something just now, and I met a master with a cane sword, and after a few moves, I was afraid of revealing my identity, so I deliberately let me poke it, it's okay."

Tear pull~

Xuanji Zhenren tore the hole with his fingers, looked at the inside of his arm, and saw that the inside of his arm was poked with a blunt object and a black trace, which was not a big problem, so he breathed a sigh of relief, let the dozing bird sleep on the windowsill, walked to the side hall with the night terror, and asked:

"What news are you going to find?"

Night Terror Hall got the news from Ning Er, and originally planned to check it by himself, so as not to react too much after the court found out, causing the Pingtian Sect Master to find out that Ning Er and he were helping the court to break the siege.

But the security of the prince of Yan Wang was tighter than he imagined, and Honghualou couldn't find out the exact details, so he could only start from the side of the court first, and he asked Yuhu or Da Ben Ben, the other party must be puzzled about the source of the news, he couldn't explain, only Xuanji was different.

Xuanji Zhenren knew the identity of his empress's favored minister, anti-thief friend, and young master of Honghua Mansion, and he had long known Ning'er's background, so he wouldn't talk nonsense if he really guessed the source.

And this matter is about the empress, Xuanji is the empress's personal bodyguard, if there is a hidden danger but does not take precautions, it is possible that something will go wrong and tell her that it is also beneficial.

After a moment of deliberation, Night Terror said:

"It seems that there are forces in Yanzhou plotting and preparing to make a big move, and the target is Shengshang. I was ambushed in Longxi Lane a few days ago, and it may be that this wave of people did behind the scenes...... I just checked the list of officials in Yanzhou, and found that the prince of Yan Wang was the biggest, so I started with him, and the guards around the prince of Yan were more alert than I thought, and I didn't find anything......"

Xuanji Zhenren came to the tea pavilion in the side hall, let the night terror hall sit down on the soft couch, considered it slightly, and said in confusion:

"Where did you get the news?"

Night Terror Hall said solemnly: "It's hard to say the source, anyway, it's not far from ten." This news is only known to you and me, and remember not to tell anyone, and do not make a big fuss, so as not to startle the snake. ”

Xuanji Zhenren is very smart, and when he heard this, he understood that the intelligence source of the Night Terror Hall was not very formal, and he didn't ask too much, so he touched the back of the Night Terror Hall and took the wound medicine that the martial artists always prepared:

"Okay, as long as the news is true, I won't ask for more than half a word. What did you find? ”

Night Terror recalled:

"The guards around the prince of Yan are extremely vigilant, and there seem to be birds and beasts as eyeliners. I just went to Wutong Street, only paying attention to people and not birds and beasts, and as a result, a bird was alarmed, and then an old man with a goatee came out of Jinping Building, and his martial arts skills with crutches and swords were very high......"

Xuanji Zhenren sat sideways in front of him, and asked Night Terror Hall to raise his arm, and his fingers caressed the scars:

"Goatee, cane sword...... It should be Fang Shijie, the protector of the prince of Yanwang, and his swordsmanship is indeed good. As for the birds and beasts...... There are countless children who raise birds and eagles, and there are many who can take care of their families when they are mature, but they are not as smart and clever as little stupid birds. ”

Night Terror Hall chuckled and continued: "Fighting with that Fang Shijie, I almost castrated him when I hit the wall, and when he kicked the wall and flashed sideways, he had a lot of explosive power, and it seemed to hide his strength. That's all the news you can find, if you want to continue to check, you have to help go to the movements and manpower of the prince of Yanwang...... Hiss-"

Before he finished speaking, his waist and eyes were twisted hard.

Xuanji's real eyes were cold and charming, and he was a little closer:

"No conscience, huh? Ran to my house at night and asked me to treat you, and said I wasn't in shape? ”

Night Terror raised his hand and wanted to take the medicine bottle himself, but he was refused, so he could only say:

"That's not what I meant. You suddenly went to check the details of the prince of Yan, which is in line with your godly chattering style, and it will not be strange to leave people and saints; I'm different, I'm very pragmatic, as soon as I talk about the prince of Chayan, people will definitely know that I have secret information, and I can't explain the source when I ask. ”

Xuanji Zhenren snorted lightly, and continued to rub the bruise medicine on his arm:

"Got it."

"You also have to investigate secretly, don't deploy manpower at will, and don't startle snakes."

"Yes, yes, what good can you give me? Uh-huh? ”

？？

Night Terror Hall was stunned for a moment, raised his arm and turned his head: "You and I both eat the imperial court, and it is our duty to secretly protect the safety of the saint, and you still ask me for benefits?" You have given me similar benefits, and I am not the personal guard of the saint. ”

Xuanji Zhenren blinked, thinking that it was also, so he changed his words:

"And what benefits do you want?"

“……”

Night Terror didn't want to joke, but after thinking about it, he tentatively asked:

"Yuxu Mountain's inner kung fu is amazing, can you teach me?"

？

Xuanji Zhenren pressed his arm in disbelief:

"In the dead of night, lonely men and widows, beauties on the side, ask what benefits you want, you actually want to learn martial arts?"

Night Terror Hall spread out his left hand: "I want something else, Fairy Lu really gives?" ”

Xuanji Zhenren blinked: "As long as it complies with the rules and etiquette, how can I be stingy." ”

"Then you give me a picture of the middle hall, it should be a foot high, preferably with horses, knives and birds, huh...... It is necessary to highlight the atmosphere of the rivers and lakes, domineering but not too rough, the artistic conception is best vast and remote, and it can reflect the love of children and daughters......"

？？？

Xuanji's real peach blossom eyes twitched imperceptibly, and they were all stunned.

Don't pay a penny for people to paint a one-foot high middle hall painting, and ask for so much, are you really embarrassed to speak?

Why don't you let people draw?

But as I said just now, I am not stingy, and this requirement is also in line with the etiquette law, and now it seems too late to regret it.

After Xuanji Zhenren was silent for a while, he put the medicine on it vigorously:

"Okay. But it's not a matter of three or two days, I'll draw slowly, and you wait slowly. ”

Although the Night Terror Hall grinned with his teeth rubbed, he still smiled and said:

"Thank you."

……

(End of chapter)