Xu Huaigu looked out through the small openwork window.

The small window was covered with dust, and outside the window was a blood-red remnant sun, and the white clouds were dyed bright red, even a few birds passing by could not avoid it.

He gently pushed the door open and walked out of the room of the imperial guard.

Beyond the room was a small courtyard, and next to it were several rooms where the other guards lived, and all the people in the small rooms shared this small courtyard.

Xu Huaigu deliberately wore a wide casual dress today, so that he could hide the "Cangshui" sword that he brought into the palace in his sleeve.

Today is the day after the early dynasty, that is, the day when Lin Hongzhi continued his life.

The mystery of Xingqing City has not been solved, and now, the situation has obviously reached the most critical moment, and he must go and see.

He didn't go to the main gate, because the palace had already been ordered to be grounded at this time, and everyone else could only stay in their rooms except for the permission of the national teacher.

Those who violate the order will be killed.

But Xu Huaigu felt that the risk was worth taking, and he was sure that he would not be caught.

So he stepped lightly on a small bluestone slab near the wall, jumped up, jumped up directly, and easily fell into a small alley outside the courtyard wall.

Xu Huaigu had already done a good job in advance, the residence of this imperial guard was in a very remote place in the palace, almost no one would come over in normal times, and there was no one in the alley as usual.

The bluestone slabs in the alley are still damp from the rain two days ago, and you can faintly smell the fragrance of moss and green algae in the cracks of the bluestone slabs.

Xu Huaigu took a deep breath, no longer hesitated, and focused on the movements around him to prevent being discovered.

Originally, he had to inquire about the location of the Taoist priest to renew the emperor's life, but the father of a colleague who was also a royal guard was a large official in the Dayu Kingdom, and he also learned about the secret location from his father.

The colleague also proudly showed off his family background and how his father was in the court in front of Xu Huaigu, a newcomer, and also told the secret location.

Xu Huaigu just smiled on the surface, echoed him a few words, and got this problem that gave him a headache without any effort.

But this kind of national secret event that should not be known to any outsider actually let an idle official kid know about it, and then used it as capital to go around to show off?

It can be seen how bad the official style of Xingqing City is, and it seems that the management of Ling Li and Lu Zijin still needs to be improved.

Xu Huaigu bypassed one hidden alley after another, and his footsteps swept gently on tiptoe every time, without making a sound.

He passed another corner, but suddenly stopped, and then quickly dodged back into the alley from which he had come, and found the nearest shadow and squatted down.

There were two people walking on the avenue in front of Xu Huaigu, Xu Huaigu looked over, one was a golden seal purple ribbon, and the other was also a golden seal black ribbon.

The golden seal purple ribbon is owned by the prime minister, and the golden seal black ribbon is owned by today's imperial historian, and it is the highest official position under the command.

Xu Huaigu saw that the two of them were obviously a little hurried, and he was a little curious.

At the beginning, when he was in the early dynasty, Ling Li only asked himself and Qi Chaoshu to personally pave the way for Lin Hongzhi's life, and even the prime minister and any other officials did not allow it. After all, it is better for monks to solve the matter between monks, and no matter how big the official position of the prime minister is, it is only a mortal.

But at this time, these two people were running in a hurry, and they didn't even care about their well-dressed image, which couldn't help but make Xu Huaigu doubt their whereabouts.

"Prime Minister Liu, why are you looking for me to come out in such a hurry, you don't even have time to get me dressed, could it be that something happened to the emperor?"

"Don't worry, there is nothing wrong with the emperor, but there is a little problem with the national teacher. The ghost woman who was dormant in Xingqing City finally made a move today, she used the demon method to release dozens of ghosts in the south of Xingqing City, and the south is now a mess. The rest of the people didn't know how to deal with the ghosts, so they had to let the national teacher deal with it, so the national teacher just sent me a message informing me that he couldn't come to tonight's ceremony, and asked us to complete the ceremony for him. ”

"There is such a thing! That demon is really arrogant, and he is presumptuous under the feet of the imperial city! If we weren't worried about the emperor's safety in the palace and didn't dare to send a real strong man to deal with her, where would she have survived until now? It's good that we haven't killed her yet, but she's causing trouble herself! When the emperor has eased up for a while, I must ask the emperor to send a strong man to take down this hidden danger as soon as possible! ”

"Cao Yushi, don't worry, our task tonight is to protect the emperor, and when the emperor's matter is over, everything will be said. Also, think about it, is it a coincidence that this ghost woman specially sent ghosts to attack today? I think that most of the ghost women are supported and instructed by someone behind her, and it is difficult to deal with. ”

Prime Minister Liu suddenly stopped his pace, Xu Huaigu was suddenly shocked, and thought that he had been discovered.

But he didn't look at Xu Huaigu's side, but hesitated for a moment before quietly approaching Cao Yushi's ear and saying a word.

Xu Huaigu concentrated on listening, but because Prime Minister Liu's voice was too small, Xu Huaigu didn't hear it.

But he could see that after Cao Yushi heard this, his face suddenly became incredible, and he hurriedly asked, "How is this possible!" Could it be that the national teacher was mistaken? If this is the case, then wouldn't the emperor have died a long time ago, how can he still live until now? ”

Prime Minister Liu patted his thigh anxiously, pulled Cao Yushi away, and said as he walked: "I thought it was impossible at first, but the more I thought about it, the more it made sense, it was very likely to be as the national teacher said!" What we think is still too simple, and I have to admire Ling Guoshi for this. ”

Cao Yushi was also stunned, grabbed Prime Minister Liu's sleeve, and asked: "If it is really according to what the national teacher said, then wouldn't the two of us go to death now?" ”

Prime Minister Liu was a little angry, glanced at Cao Yushi, and said: "Old Cao, are you confused, if you really follow what the national teacher said, we should be the safest!" Hurry up and go, don't delay any longer, any further delay will only be more and more detrimental to us! ”

With that, he pulled Cao Yushi's sleeve and staggered forward.

Xu Huaigu was very annoyed, he didn't hear the most critical words, and he didn't hear what they said in the conversation between Prime Minister Liu and Cao Yushi later, but this matter must be hard to believe, as can be seen from the disbelief expression of that Cao Yushi when he first heard that sentence.

After Prime Minister Liu and Cao Yushi left, Xu Huaigu also saw that there were no guards after seeing the two of them. It should be that no guards are qualified to participate in this matter, so the safety of this ceremony will be entrusted to Wufu Qi Chaoshu to be fully responsible.

Xu Huaigu couldn't help but be even more curious about what Ling Li said.

He followed the route of the prime minister and the imperial historian and walked towards the backyard of the palace garden.