CHAPTER XVI

The night shrouded every part of the city, and the stars that twinkled in the sky on weekdays were now hiding in the dense black clouds, as if they were afraid of something, and the crescent moon hung on the black cloth and gave a faint light, shrouded in a black cloud, which could not illuminate the world.

In the training ground of the city guard, the firelight pierced the night and collapsed one by one, and the tongues of fire extended everywhere with the breeze.

Armed with torches were armoured warriors, each with a face full of envy and hatred, ready to give an order.

Yin Qu's slender hand rested on the hilt of the sword, the black clouds gradually dispersed, the moonlight illuminated the cold light and murderous aura in Yin Qu's eyes through the gaps in the black clouds, the gaps in the silver battle armor were filled with faint moonlight, and the battle armor also began to emit a terrifying cold light.

Su Yi walked through the military training ground, walked quickly towards the stage, and after saluting Yin Qu, he said eagerly

"There are two places, one is in Liuyun Villa in the west of the city, and the other is in the market in the east of the city"

Yin Qu turned his head, and his calm voice was full of resolute courage

"The bandits are in chaos, the people of the exiled city are not living, the city guards are dying in vain, and the field army obeys the order and serves the thieves' den tonight."

Thousands of soldiers in the audience waved the spears in their hands and hammered the ground with the bottom of the guns, speaking in unison

"Yes!"

"The first army followed me to Liuyun Villa, and the second army followed the instructions of the commander of the army to go to the market, copy the bandits along the road, and the Chihua soldiers were stationed in Liucheng."

As the boots stepped on the sand, the flames flowed through the air, and the armor rubbed, the warriors automatically divided into three teams.

Taking advantage of the gap between the whole team, Yin Qu turned his head and said to Su Yi

"The bandits of the Wandering City are inseparable from the border bandits, be careful of their weapons"

"Su Yi will live up to his mission."

Yin Qu bowed his head and boarded the war horse sideways.

Liucheng is built on the mountain, and Liuyun Mountain Villa is at the foot of the mountain, so the jungle is dense, and it is a suitable place for ambush.

Yin Qu immediately looked in front of Liuyun Villa, looking at the hidden exit through Liuyun Villa.

In addition to the sound of the wind blowing through the trees, there was also the faint sound of falling leaves floating along the ground, and an unusual sound suddenly appeared mixed with the sound of leaves and wind and hit Yin Qu.

The cold light on the sharp arrow was extremely dazzling in the dark, Yin Qu tilted his head sideways, and grabbed the handle of the arrow that was close at hand, the forward momentum of the arrow made Yin Qu's palm still hot, and the cold light in Yin Qu's eyes and the arrow light reflected each other, and it was indeed the same fire bandit.

A moment later, sharp arrows rained down from the dark woods and approached the field army, who immediately stood on the outside of the team to block the rain of arrows, and the dense sound of arrows pierced into the wooden shield and disappeared into the night.

There was another silence, Yin Qu caught the unusual sound in the woods, the corners of his mouth raised, and his eyes were extremely aggressive and murderous.

With a bow and arrow in his left hand and an arrow in his right hand, he put them together in the air and shot them towards a spot in the dark woods, and after a faint sound, a black cloud fell from the tree.

Then the thieves hidden in the woods swung their swords and rushed towards the war field army, Yin Qu also pulled out his sword and kicked the horse, and swung towards the bandits, and the war field army followed.

Blood stains were also drowned in the fallen leaves, and bandits fell all over the woods.

It's just a bandit stationed at the entrance, it's just a small place, and the bandit den should not be underestimated.

There was a thin, pale-faced palace maid standing in front of the huge Xiyun Palace, and her two frowning eyebrows were very close to each other, making people feel that she was always frowning and did not dare to approach. This is the first impression of the thousand blinds in the fog.

Wu Chi pulled his burden, turned his head to look at Ying Xue who was walking side by side, her face was like ashes, her lips were white, as if there was a dark cloud coiling on her forehead.

Wuchi asked in a low voice

"Yingxue, are you okay?"

Ying Xue pursed her lips and did not appreciate it

"At this point, you'd better mind yourself."

Wu Chi shrugged his shoulders, after all, it was the Xiyun Hall that was assigned to the last ranking, and it was normal for him to be unhappy in his heart.

The two finally came to the front of the thousand curtains

"Foggy, Yingxue." The thousand curtains corresponded to the names of the two of them one by one, and after getting the consent of the two, they continued to say, "Thousand curtains, one of the aunts in charge of the Cloud Palace, you follow me to do things." ”

"Yes, Aunt Qian."

The two saluted the thousand curtains again, and the thousand curtains did not react but turned around and walked towards the hall.

Wu Chi carefully looked at the thousand curtains, obviously not much older than himself, but his body revealed an old age that did not fit his age, and his body seemed to be faintly showing traces of crawling in the palace.

Suddenly, a voice stopped the two of them, and they saw a palace maid being dragged out of the main hall, begging for mercy in her mouth, but there was no response from inside. After being dragged to the open space in front, the two eunuchs held long, thick sticks in their hands, and waved them at the palace maid, who wailed a few times, and then fell silent, and should have fainted.

Qian Curtain noticed that the two of them did not follow, and turned his head in a cold voice

"Don't look too much"

The two immediately withdrew the fear in their hearts, buried their heads and continued to follow.

There are three halls in the Xiyun Palace, a main hall and two secondary halls, and a backyard, and the backyard is the palace maid's room in the backyard. The palace maid's room is not big or small, and it is separated from the middle by a wide partition to form two large rooms.

There are two aunts in charge of the Xiyun Palace, it should be an aunt and a large room, and the thousand curtains led the two to the large room on the left, entered the innermost, and pointed to the two empty seats on the bed

"This is your bed. Rest well today and start your errands tomorrow. ”

The thousand curtains turned around and left

The two of them didn't hear a reply.

Xiyun Hall ate still very little, and the fog was hungry and couldn't sleep, but fortunately, when I came over today, I caught a glimpse of the location of the room, and it was not far from the palace maid's room to the south. Wu Chi carefully put on his shoes and tiptoed out of the palace maid's room.

Qianshu slept lightly, and opened his eyes after Wuchi closed the door, and followed Wuchi out of the door.

But as soon as he opened the door, he saw Wu Chi running fast with his skirt like a wild horse, and he was not good at shouting loudly at this time, so he could only helplessly follow Wu Chi, which should be in the direction of the room.

Wu Chi rushed all the way to the room, looked to see that there was no one in private, gently lifted the already cold steamer, looked through the layers of things, and finally found the two steamed buns left over from dinner on the last floor, Wu Chi quickly took one and stuffed it into his mouth, and then picked up the other one and prepared to stuff it into his sleeve.

Turning his head, he saw Qianshu standing at the door, the crescent moon hanging behind Qianshu, Wuchi couldn't see Qianshu's expression clearly, anyway, it was right to kneel down and admit his mistake.

Wu Chi stuffed the steamed buns in his mouth again until his mouth could be closed and his white skin could not be exposed. Then he immediately knelt down, but he didn't expect the steamed bun that had not been stuffed in his sleeve to collapse and jump straight to the feet of the thousand curtains.

Wu Chi looked at his steamed buns with frightened eyes, and his mouth was stuffed again, so he could only let out a very dull exclamation, and his heart was full of pity and remorse.

"Not full?" The thousand blinds asked about the fog

"Hmm" Wuchi quietly chewed on the steamed bun, and now he could only say this one word.

"Mama Liu told me that you are hungry easily."

Wu Chi finally swallowed the last bite, and immediately wondered

"Grandma Liu?"

It is not surprising that Qianshu knows Mama Liu, every palace maid comes out of the palace maid's courtyard. But when Qianshu said this, he felt very familiar with Mama Liu.

"I was picked up by Mama Liu from outside the palace and raised in the palace."

Qian Shu stepped forward and lifted the wooden lid attached to the pot, turned around and took out a bundle of dry noodles from the corner cabinet, and scooped water into the pot one by one.

Wu Chi was even more confused, is Aunt Qianhui cooking pasta for herself, Wu Chi hurriedly went up to take the scoop and continued Qianqi's movements.

The thousand curtains didn't react, just walked to the wood stove, put the wood inside, and then ignited.

"I can't protect you all the time in the Xiyun Palace, I also have to protect myself, since you are a palace maid appreciated by Mama Liu, at least I won't let you go hungry."

The firelight reflected the pale face of the thousand curtains, and the sunken sides of the cheeks deepened.

"Why did Aunt Qian come to the Cloud Palace?"

Since the beginning of the fog Chi, the question has been getting deeper and deeper, since Mama Liu grew up in the palace, she is naturally the most familiar with the details of the palace and the etiquette palace rules should be superior, why not Qiluan Hall but Xiyun Palace.

"Mama Liu asked me to choose the Cherish Cloud Palace."

Qianshu stood up, stopped the action of adding water to the fog, and then covered the pot with a lid and cut the green onion next to the board.

Wu Chi suddenly remembered that Mama Liu had asked about her wishes before, and she had mentioned it, but Mama Liu just nodded. It should be as Xuan Niang said in the letter, although Concubine Yun Niangniang is a little domineering, she has a good temperament.

"You ask me this because I saw the palace maid being beaten today?"

"It is rumored in the palace that Concubine Yun Niangniang is very ruthless in punishing people," Wu Chi's voice became smaller and smaller

Qianshu glanced at Wu Chi, as if to warn Wu Chi not to talk nonsense, "Concubine Yun, although she punished people harshly, she never harmed people's lives. ”

The thousand curtains opened the wooden lid, the water had boiled and the small bubbles at the bottom of the pot rushed up, a large stream of heat rose into the air, and the sound of gurgling made the foggy stomach start to bark again.

The thousand curtains quickly sprinkled the noodles into it, and the cold noodles became soft after a while after encountering the hot water.

"I heard that you chose the Xiyun Hall by yourself?"

"Well, yes, I have something that I have to come to the Cloud Palace."

The thousand curtains covered the pot, and his eyes looked at Wu Chi in a daze

"Proceed with caution."

"Understood."

The noodles are out of the pot, worthy of being the aunt in the room, making a bowl of clear soup noodles is super delicious, Wu Chi picked up the chopsticks and ate it with etiquette, and happiness overflowed on his face.

The station of bandits outside the city

The swords and swords were in touch, the white blades were connected, the fires were everywhere, and the war field troops were fighting like wolves, killing the garrison into a mess.

Yin Qu's face still had the warm blood marks of the bandits, the silver sword in his hand had lost its original color and was covered with dazzling red, his eyes were full of murderous aura, the sword was not empty, and Yin Qu's eyes were already red.

Yin Qu slashed the bandits all the way, dragging the sword all the way to the main tent, and the silver sword slashed across the ground, leaving a dazzling blood mark. Suddenly, a breath different from gunsmoke and blood came to the smell of tea. Yin Qu hooked the corners of his mouth, interesting. It seems that he is watching the play in the tent, and the bandits outside are like his playthings, let them live and die.

Yin Qu took a step forward, and two big men came out of the tent, carrying big knives, with fierce faces. Yin Qu snorted coldly, both of them were familiar faces.

One of the big men smiled slyly

"General Yin, it's been a long time."

It was the Biao man opposite the Liucheng tavern, Yin Qu tilted his head and looked at the person next to the Biao man and smiled, extremely dangerous

"Daolian, aren't you afraid?"

Dao Lian unconsciously took a step back, strengthened his courage in his heart, and clenched the knife tightly.

"Yin Qu, I said that I would take your life out of the world."

As he spoke, Su Yi arrived from another road, and the battlefield army converged, doubling its combat strength.

Su Yi walked quickly to Yin Qu's side and apologized to Yin Qu

"Su Yi is late, I hope the general will forgive me."

"It's okay, it's not too late."

The two people in front of the tent looked at Yin Qu and Su Yi, and Yin Qu swung his sword against the knife company

"I'm not going to let you live this time."

Yin Qu said in a cold voice, his body was like lightning, he spun to the back of Dao Lian in an instant, and swung his right arm towards the back of Dao Lian, Dao Lian shouted in pain, and his body instinctively turned the sword and waved it behind him.

Yin Qu leaped like flying, a few ups and downs dodged and fell into the distance, and after the knife company was out of breath to stop, Yin Qu turned his sword with a wicked smile.

The knife was stunned for a moment, and there seemed to be a bloody Hades in front of him, who could devour people all over his body with vicious fire, and watched Yin Qu kill him, but he suddenly didn't dare to react, it was all his terrible experience in the torture room, and that's it.

The knife fell to the ground, his head tilted weakly to the side, the blood gradually spread along the ground, and the scattered eyes reflected the appearance of the sword kneeling on the ground.

Su Yi pulled his sword out of Biaoren's chest, his eyes staring at the main tent.