Snow is falling.

Outside the inner city, it is crowded.

Yan Yun wore a felt hat on his head, covered himself tightly, stood in the crowd, and looked up.

On the high city walls, two people were in the most prominent position, waving to the people.

A person is dressed in a dragon robe, wearing a crown, about thirty or forty years old, and his face is sickly fair, this is Jiang Zhou, the king of Dayu.

On Jiang Zhou's side, a person with white hair and an old Long Zhong is the Taishi Pang Yu.

Beside the two, there was also a strange man standing.

The man was dressed in cloth, about thirty years old, with long and narrow eyes, a nose like a knife, thin and cold lips, and a gloomy face.

How did a cloth cloth appear in the castle tower of the inner city?

Yan Yun found that the eunuchs and sergeants who served Jiang Zhou in the city were all cautious, and their awe of the cloth-clothed man seemed to be better than that of Jiang Zhou, and they didn't even dare to look at him.

He was standing there, his eyes seemed empty, Jiang Zhou and Pang Yu waved to the people frequently, but he didn't even say anything, but he had a look of impatience.

The interaction between Jiang Zhou and the people only lasted for half a stick of incense, and the man in cloth glanced at the eunuch on the side, and the eunuch walked towards Jiang Zhou.

Jiang Zhou didn't refuse, and after the eunuch said a word, he disappeared into the city tower with Pang Yu.

The man in the cloth looked around, a sneer appeared on his face, and then disappeared.

Yan Yun's eyes narrowed slightly, and his left eyelid jumped wildly.

In his career as a horseman, he had never met anyone who made him particularly uncomfortable and jealous, even if he was facing Bai Chong in the dungeon of Taishifu, he didn't feel how to be suppressed.

The man in the cloth gave him a very different feeling, which made him very uncomfortable!

However, Yan Yun's character decided that even if this inner city was Longtan Tiger's Den, he would have to break through to see who was doing something wrong and swaying Dayu's luck!

Now the time is not ripe, only when the people in the inner and outer cities are tired of playing and making enough trouble, is it the time for him to break the ban.

He bought a lantern from a small vendor on the side and carried it in his hand, and wandered around with the flow of people, and went to participate in the lantern riddle meeting, and got two pieces of cooked chicken legs and a piece of broken silver, which attracted the envy of others.

Then he walked to two streets away from the inner city, found a private room in a restaurant, ordered wine and meat, and sat by the window.

He didn't go out until the restaurant proofing.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, there is a custom of keeping the New Year, and every family sleeps late, and the inner city is no exception.

Yan Yun was a little bored, thinking that he should come out of the Taishi Mansion later, and while thinking like this, Di You's fiery appearance suddenly appeared in his mind.

He shook his head, leaving the ill-timed reverie behind.

Eventually, he found a tree in a secluded corner, jumped on it in a few steps, and recuperated himself.

When the hustle and bustle passes, everything returns to flat.

Only the heavy snow fell on the long and lonely street.

Yan Yun held the Wraith Banner in his left hand and leapt up from the tree, passing over the top of the rows of houses.

The red lantern under the eaves reflected only a vague shadow and disappeared suddenly.

The walls of the inner city were almost twice as high as the walls of the outer city, and it was difficult for Yan Yun to climb up with the help of the Wraith Banner alone, and he needed the blessing of the light talisman.

He was like a paper kite in the air, and like a flying lion, he rushed up, and only a few flashes of jumps reached the top of the watchtower.

He leaned over and saw that there were still soldiers and armor stationed on the city tower, but there were not many people, and the distance was very wide, and they didn't notice that there was an extra person on the watchtower.

It was already the first day of the Lunar New Year, and except for the armor soldiers on duty, the entire inner city was sleeping in the heavy snow.

As far as the eye can see, the lights are red, the tall buildings are towering, the carved beams and paintings are brilliant, the scene is brilliant and solemn, full of the majesty of power.

The vermilion palace gates were all closed, and it seemed that they had also entered hibernation in the wind.

This was the first time Yan Yun had entered the inner city, and he had the feeling that the inner city was empty, and the buildings were too far away from each other, and there were not even a few trees, and if he wanted to search in the various palaces, he would inevitably be exposed to the double reflection of lights and snow, and there was nothing to hide.

He crouched at the top of the watchtower, his eyes deep and thoughtful.

He thought that his location should still be in the first half of the inner city, and those palaces were built in such an exquisite form that they should be the place where the courtiers and Jiang Zhou discussed the government affairs, and if he wanted to explore the secrets of the inner city, he needed to dive deeper.

With an idea in mind, he gently slid down the watchtower, and after landing on the ground, he used the shadow of the city wall as a cover and quickly floated towards the depths of the inner city.

Soon he noticed that there was a relatively low wall at the back of the palace, which was full of tall trees, and some of the thick branches were bent by the snow, and they probed under the wall.

Yan Yun easily climbed over the wall and came to the back garden of the inner city.

Different from the front hall of the inner city, the palace here has changed the majestic architectural style of the front yard, although it is still splendid, but it is a little more delicate and chic.

Trees, rocks, ponds, etc. are scattered, and the pavilions and pavilions are endless.

Yan Yun stood under the big tree, looking at the dense courtyard, both shocked by the luxury and magnificence of the inner city garden, but also felt confused, where should he start to explore the secrets in this palace?

At the same time, he was vigilant, quiet! It's so quiet!

There are 3,000 beauties in the harem, but there are only a handful of courtyards lit with lanterns at the steps of this huge back garden.

What about others?

Where did it go?

An ominous premonition rose in Yan Yun's heart, he took off the light talisman, took it in his hand and looked at it, the fluorescence on it had already tended to dim, and if he used it again, it would obviously be invalid.

He was heartbroken and helpless, so he carefully hid it in his cuirass in case he needed it.

He bent his waist and slowly went inside, reaching a dark corner of a temple, and with the help of the soul flag, he opened the nether map showing the vigorous blood.

There is a limit to the range that can be displayed on the map, at most half a mile, but Yan Yun couldn't help but gasp when he saw it.

Not to mention that there are 3,000 beauties in the harem, such a huge back garden, and all the red dots displayed on the map add up, and there are only 800 people.

Among them, there are about a hundred people with red dots with strong light curtains, distributed in various courtyards, that is, these people have mastered the Wraith Flag. Another hundred or so people showed a weak light curtain, presumably someone wearing a nether sachet.

One of these red dots is particularly large and bright, located deep in the garden, and is obviously not an ordinary person, and it is a target that needs special attention and avoidance.

Yan Yun thought of that cloth for the first time!

There is also a particularly conspicuous place in the map, located in the center of the garden, which gathers no less than 300 red dots, only two of which have halos, and the rest are all ordinary people.

What's even more terrifying is that the red dots representing ordinary people are decreasing and disappearing from the map.

A life is gone!

Yan Yun stared fiercely at the place where the red dot disappeared on the map, his fists clenched.

There is no doubt that this place is a living hell in the inner city!

Yan Yun pondered for a long time, but after all, he couldn't convince himself to ignore it, he withdrew his mind from the Nether Map, and at the same time hid the soul flag in the sleeve of his left hand, and his feet rose into the air little by little, with the help of the roof and trees, and quietly went in that direction.

There was a faint smell of fish in the air, and as the distance approached, a strong bloody smell came to the nostrils!

This is the residence of a concubine, and the pillars of the large porch are carved with the pattern of dragon and phoenix harmony.

Yan Yun hid behind a clump of green bamboos, observed for a moment, and was about to move forward, but was interrupted by a sudden sound of human voice.

"Your Majesty, I implore you to be the master of your concubine's body, the concubine is still pregnant with the king's child, and the concubine body doesn't want to die......"

In the poignant words, he tells of the suffering, helplessness and sadness of the world.

After a while, a team of more than a dozen people walked towards this side.

The leader is a phoenix crown, young and beautiful, and is a concubine from the perspective of dress.

Her face was cold, her right hand was holding an embroidered handkerchief, and her arms were thrown high, looking domineering.

Behind her, two palace maids hurried along with a woman who also looked like a concubine, and this concubine turned out to be a pregnant woman with a big belly.

The pregnant woman has a graceful posture, tears rippling and she keeps looking behind her.

She couldn't walk vigorously when she was pregnant, but she couldn't stand the push and shove of the two palace maids, so she could only stagger behind.

Behind the pregnant woman were several expressionless eunuchs, like zombies, oblivious to what was happening in front of them.

When the pregnant woman saw that she should not shout to the king, she could only beg the concubine in front of her, crying: "Sister Xiao, I am pregnant with the king's dragon seed, you can't treat me like this......"

Concubine Xiao, who was called her sister, let out a long series of crisp but cold laughs, and sneered: "Concubine Lan, it is precisely because you are pregnant with the dragon seed of the king that Gongzi Li ordered me to find you and borrow the Zihe car for use." ”

Concubine Lan was unconvinced: "In this harem, is there still a royal law?" ”

"Wang Fa? Mr. Li's son-in-law wants to borrow the Zihe car, do you say that the king's will is great, or is it important for Mr. Li to practice the exercises? Concubine Xiao scoffed, "When the king favored you, when did you look at me, now...... Hmph, retribution is coming, but I can't help you! ”

Concubine Xiao knew that she would not be spared, and raised her head and shouted to the king, who she thought was the most powerful backer.

However, it was useless for her to scream and cut her throat, Jiang Zhou did not appear.

When she arrived at the door of the palace, Concubine Xiao, who had just walked with the wind, immediately changed her face, respectfully, like a slave waiting outside the master's bedroom, hung her head and bent over, stretched out her hand and gently knocked on the door knocker.

The heavy door of the hall slowly opened a crack, revealing the emaciated face of a young man.

He looked at the people outside the door contemptuously, and said lazily: "Why is it so noisy, if you disturb Li Gongzi's practice, can you afford to be offended?" ”

"Don't blame my father-in-law." Concubine Xiao's eyebrows and eyes were full of flattery, and then she turned around and shouted, "Shut her mouth, you go in with the palace, and the rest of the people go back." ”

As soon as she gave this order, the entourage dispersed, leaving only the two palace maids holding Concubine Lan.

The young man who opened the door turned his head and let go of the crack in the door, and as soon as Concubine Xiao and the others entered, the door closed again.