Chapter Forty-Six: Infernal
After Li Chaonian searched in the crowd without success, he turned around and entered the back alley, and after walking into the depths of the alley, he suddenly stopped and turned to look at the cold man who had followed at some point, but the man was wearing a pitch-black mask at this time, and by the light, he could see that the right side of the mask was engraved with the word "pick-up" that was not obvious.
"It was you who looked at me murderously just now," Li Chaonian said with a smile, "In these years, it is the first time I have felt such a strong murderous aura, and I have made no secret of it on the street, aren't you afraid that those ironclad dragon and leopard riders will find you?" ”
The masked man shook his head and gestured with his hand to sign language.
Li Chaonian was puzzled: "Are you dumb?" ”
The masked man said in sign language: Even if it is, those ironclad dragon and leopard riders can't feel my murderous aura, so you are different.
Li Chaonian nodded and said, "So, what do you have to do?" ”
The masked man continued to use sign language to indicate that he could move his muscles and bones, either by pointing to the end, or by fighting for his life.
Li Chaonian smiled: "Who are you?" ”
The masked man signed and said: Does it matter who I am?
Li Chaonian saw that the man was so weird, and knew that if he refused, the man might be entangled, and once entangled, it might cause unnecessary trouble, so he simply played with him.
So, Li Chaonian raised his hand and said, "Please." ”
The masked man was still standing in place, but he said in sign language: I'll say okay first, I won't show mercy just because you are old.
Li Chaonian smiled again: "Okay." ”
As soon as the good word came out, the masked man had already arrived in front of Li Chaonian, and before Li Chaonian could react, the man had already swept past him quickly, and also scratched the side of his neck with his finger.
Li Chaonian was stunned in place, he knew that if the masked man used not a finger, but a knife, his head would have fallen off.
Li Chaonian turned to look at the masked man, and the masked man said in sign language: You underestimate the enemy, otherwise, I would not have succeeded so easily.
Just as Li Chaonian was about to say something, the masked man jumped onto the roof and left, and soon disappeared.
Li Chaonian's breathing was about to stop, because that speed was simply terrifying, even the Charm in the Armor he had seen was not as fast as this. Who the hell is he? Is there still such a number one person in Shendu City? Or is there another organization that you don't even know about?
Li Chaonian felt a piercing chill spread throughout his body, if there really is an unknown organization, then who does the organization belong to? And what to do? Could it be that his every move is under the surveillance of this organization?
Besides, after the masked man climbed to the roof of a pavilion, as soon as he stood firmly, a hidden weapon flew behind him.
The masked man dodged sideways as he stretched out two fingers to catch the hidden weapon, which was a gold coin with sharpened edges.
The masked man sighed: "The great commander of our Xuan Department is different, he can be extravagant enough to use the red dragon gold coin as a secret weapon. ”
At this time, a burly and tall man with a short knife pinned to his waist and also wearing a black mask, but the word "two" was engraved on the mask.
"Second Father," the masked man tossed the red dragon gold coin to the person he called Second Father, "how much reward did the emperor give you to make you spend so much money?" ”
This person who was called the second father by the masked man was the commander of the emperor's private Xuanbu, that is, the person who would see Ji Chengying in private almost every day to report information. People inside the Genbu call him Second Daddy, but in fact his name is Aoki.
Aoki put away the gold coin, walked over to the masked man, and punched him directly in the abdomen.
Although the masked man could avoid this punch, he knew that he had made a mistake, so he didn't dare to dodge it at all, and after receiving that punch, he covered his stomach and knelt on one knee: "Second father, Su Mu knows that he is wrong." ”
The masked man's name is Su Mu, and he is also a member of the Xuan Division.
Whether it is Aoki or Sumu, it is the name of traditional Chinese medicine, and it is not their real name, just a code name.
Aoki looked at Su Mu who was kneeling on the ground and said: "Acting secretly and not being detected is the principle of Xuanbu, not only did you take the initiative to show up against the principle, but also deliberately provoked, do you know who the person who fought with you before?" ”
"Li Chaonian, the chief strategist of the Nanrong family," Su Mu disagreed, "That's not a fight, he has no chance to fight back at all." ”
Aoki said angrily: "Before Li Chaonian took refuge in the Nanrong family, he was already a well-known Gonyi Appearance in the Alien Dao, do you know what a Gonyi Geography is?" is the kind of person who determines the world and determines the world. ”
Su Mu straightened up and said, "It's nothing more than that." ”
Aoki shook his head and said, "Pick up, although your current strength is already the top in the Xuan Ministry, but the world is big, and there are many people who are more powerful than you." ”
Su Mu smiled: "Then you let me go out to wander around, I also want to see those masters in the rivers and lakes." ”
Aoki sighed and said, "You really don't know the height of the sky, if Li Chaonian really used a strange technique before, you would have died." ”
Su Mu was still disdainful: "Strange arts, won't we do it too?" ”
Aoki said: "We will be a hidden art, not an alien art, although there are similarities, but the anomaly is much more sophisticated than the hidden art, in short, today's task is to take care of Princess Baomeng's wedding and ensure its safety." ”
Su Mu sat on the edge of the eaves, dangling his legs there: "There is no need for us to go out at all." In addition to the Shendu Army and the people who arrested the Yamen on the street, there were also ironclad guards in the crowd, and there were dragon and leopard riders waiting in the back alleys. By the way, I saw a few beggars on the side of the street who were obviously good at kung fu, and those beggars were obviously also here for escort, and their attention was not on the convoy, but on the surroundings, so I wondered, is this Princess Baomeng so important? ”
After that, Su Mu looked at Aoki next to him: "Or is it important that the first disciple of the god capital?" ”
Aoki said: "It's all important, no matter which one of them has an accident, it will cause a lot of trouble." It's just that Tang Xiaohao, in my opinion, is not so simple. ”
Su Mu asked, "Is it because of those beggars?" Although it is a bit skillful, it is just a three-legged cat. ”
Aoki said: "The beggars who know kung fu are basically members of the beggar gang, and the previous Sihai Inn case has something to do with the beggar gang, but it didn't investigate in that direction to avoid things becoming more complicated, so that the disciple must have some kind of relationship with the beggar gang, but I said that he was not simply because of intelligence, but because he was bitten by the armor some time ago, not only did there be no abnormality, but it also seemed that nothing happened, and he was still alive." ”
Su Mu didn't think it was unusual: "Didn't there be people who didn't change after being infected before?" I've also heard that if you sprinkle stardust on the wound in time after being bitten, there is a chance that the mutation will be avoided or delayed. ”
Aoki said: "So, the next task is to infiltrate the Johara Palace and protect the pony and the princess." ”
Su Mu heard the meaning of Aoki's words: "It's to protect the princess and keep an eye on the pony that may change at any time, right?" Who are you going to send? ”
Aoki looked at Su Mu: "You." ”
When Su Mu heard this, he immediately got up: "Why me?" ”
Aoki explained, "Because you are the top master of the Xuan Division, the top master should be given the top task. ”
Su Mu looked reluctant: "If you let me kill someone like Nanrong Qufeng, it will be considered a top task, and what kind of top task is lurking around the colt and the princess?" I hide in the Rouyuan Palace every day, and I have to listen to the movement under the bed of the Tibetan family at night? ”
Aoki still had a serious face: "That's not necessary, because you can go openly." ”
Su Mu was even more puzzled when he heard this: "What does it mean to go openly?" ”
Aoki looked at Su Mu and said: "If you want to enter the Rouyuan Palace openly, you can only use other identities, and in the Rouyuan Palace, the only one who can contact the concubine and the princess anytime and anywhere is the inner servant." ”
"Eunuch?!" Su Mu directly took off the mask, and his originally cold and handsome face was distorted with anger, "You let me dress up as a eunuch!?" Do I look like a eunuch? ”
Aoki directly took out a mirror: "Isn't it like that?" ”
Su Mu looked at the face in the mirror: "Is there such a good-looking eunuch in the world?" It's going to be exposed. ”
Aoki shook his head: "Absolutely not, because you are born with a feminine temperament, you play a eunuch, it is absolutely seamless." ”
Su Mu was directly stupid: "Second father, is there no other option?" I can't pretend to be a guard? The groom can do it too. ”
Aoki still shook his head: "You go in and out of the palace every day, when have you ever seen a guard or a groom with snowy skin like you?" ”
Su Mu was speechless for a moment, and said for a long time: "If you want to say that, you might as well let me pretend to be a maid or something." ”
Aoki agreed: "If you don't mind, I have no opinion, but you have to know, the horse is the first scumbag in the gods, and there are countless women, in case one day I see you beastly hair, then you are from the horse?" Or abandon the mission and run away? ”
Su Mu swallowed his saliva: "Hearing you say that, I don't seem to have a choice?" ”
"The people of Xuanbu have never had a choice!" Aoki took off his mask, revealing his face covered with all kinds of scars, "This is something you know from the day you joined, you go back and prepare, I will arrange for you to enter the palace, you will still be called Su Mu in the future, because you are an internal servant, so you will be called Su Zhongguan." ”
Su Mu naturally knew that he didn't have any choice, so he could only say, "Yes, I know." ”
"Also, the mask has to be left behind," Aoki reached out and took off the black mask that Su Mu hung on his waist, "Xuanbu Shiyu will no longer exist from now on, and the only thing left is Su Zhongguan." ”
Su Mu was shocked when he heard this, and immediately knelt down: "Second father, I know that I am too stubborn on weekdays, but I have never made a big mistake, why did you drive me away from Xuanbu?" ”
Aoki looked at Su Mu and said, "No one can leave Xuanbu, why do you want to drive it away?" When we were alive, we were all thorns in the Xuan Division, and even if we died, we had to stay in the Xuan Department as ghosts. ”
Su Mu immediately asked, "Then why did the second father say that the scavenger would no longer exist from now on?" ”
Aoki said solemnly: "Although the vast majority of people don't know about the existence of the Xuan Ministry, this is a long-term hidden mission, just to be on the safe side, I will erase your name from the Xuan Bu roster, therefore, there will be no Su Mu in the future, only the inner servant Su Zhongguan." ”
At this point, Su Mu knew that it was useless to say anything, so he had to kowtow and say: "Su Mu will always remember the kindness of his second father for eighteen years, and if there is still a chance in this life, he will definitely honor your old man." ”
Aoki helped Su Mu up: "Although your name has been erased from the Xuan Department, you are still a member of the Xuan Department, we will still meet, you should go back and pack up and prepare." ”
After Su Mu kowtowed again, he got up and left.
Aoki looked at Su Mu, who jumped off the roof of the attic, and muttered, "I wish Lieutenant Su all the best in the palace, and he will rise step by step." ”