Jingzhao Mansion, Torture Chamber.

The shackles rattled, and Du Goro entered the torture chamber and was pressed to sit on a stool.

Jailer Liu Liu was sitting in the dim candlelight grinding ink, and he could clearly see the prisoner sitting down, but the sound of shackles continued, so he raised his eyes and saw a pair of trembling feet.

"Don't shake."

The shackles were still rattling, like a life-threatening cry.

Liu Liu touched his beard, wiped the residual ink on his hand, picked up the pen, and said, "Criminal, Du Yu." ”

No one answered.

Liu Liu said: "Ask you!" Is it Du Yu? ”

"Du Du Du, Du Cheng."

"Stomach ache? Regardless of your stomach headache, answer! ”

"I, I, I, the person who committed Du Cheng, the surname Du Ming, the transcription of the transcription."

Liu Liu pushed the Chinese book in his hand to the candle flame, squinted his old eyes and looked at it carefully, and suddenly became angry.

"Guilty of Du Cheng! The fifth son of the criminal official Du Youlin, who was handed over to the East Palace, hired the Taoist priest Fang Daxu to secretly hide the book of prophecy, reprimanded the public opinion, was convicted and absconded, and set fire to the Liuchang house in Dunyifang, Chang'an County......"

After reading the document with a cold face, he shouted with a cold face: "Can you confess?!" ”

"I've been wronged!" Du Wulang cried.

"If you don't admit guilt, you will be punished." Liu Liu asked, "Are you drawn at this time, or after being sentenced?" ”

Du Wulang was so nervous that he didn't know where to look with his small eyes, so he simply closed it tightly, clenched his fists, and trembled.

looks like he was being killed.

"Ask you, painting or torture?!"

"Kill me!" Du Wulang was so frightened that he shouted: "Kill me directly, I won't draw a charge!" ”

"Kill you? It's not that easy. Liu Liu waved his hand impatiently and said, "Punishment." ”

The prison guards were still preparing the torture tools, and Du Wulang was already screaming.

"Ahh Yes! ”

“……”

Xin Twelve was sitting outside the torture cell drinking with a wine bag, and when he heard a scream from inside, he raised his hand and beckoned.

The two bad guys who were squatting under the eaves and laughing immediately got up and strode into the torture room.

"Jingzhao Mansion is in charge of Niu Bolt and Tian Da, and he is ordered to transfer the prisoner to Dali Temple!"

shouted, and without saying anything, he escorted Du Wulang, who had not had time to be tortured, and left.

Xin Twelve unhurriedly put away the wine bag, got up, and hurried to the right Xiaowei.

~~

"It's so bright."

Du Wulang was escorted out of Jingzhao Mansion, squinting his small eyes and looking around, only to realize that it was afternoon.

He missed the prison meal today, and his stomach involuntarily "growled".

Niu Bolt immediately slapped him on the back of the head and scolded: "Lao Tzu is not hungry yet, the dog prisoner is hungry first." ”

"Boy, no form." Du Wulang saw that this bad man had a round face and a big belly, and he was very kind-hearted, so he couldn't stop laughing, "The kid has no shape." ”

Niu Bolt stood behind him, raised his foot and kicked it, shouting, "Go! ”

Du Wulang trotted down the steps, looked around in a daze, and asked, "It's the first time the kid has been in prison, dare to ask if he has a car?" ”

Without waiting for an answer, he hurriedly added: "No, no, it's not that the kid is lazy, I'm thinking about it, people are often dangerous, and if it is ...... when it is handed over?"

"Dangerous fart. Returning the car? A big fart for you to collapse to Dali Temple. ”

"Yes, yes."

Du Wulang didn't dare to say more, and hurriedly walked in the direction of the imperial city.

"Wait! Jingle and make a noise. Niu Bolt actually held him down with a slap, took out the key, untied his hands and feet, threw it to Tian Da, and said: "Put it back, the shackles of Jingzhao Mansion are not cheap Dali Temple...... Let's go. ”

Du Wulang was stunned, and he didn't know if this was the process, or because he was really not dangerous? Anyway, I'm honestly walking beside the bull bolt.

Jingzhao Mansion is in the southeast corner of Guangdefang, and Dali Temple is in the northwest corner of the imperial city, saying that it is not far away, but if you walk, you have to walk for half an hour.

Walked for a long time.

Seeing that there was a stall selling soup cakes on the side of the street, the cow bolt pulled Du Wulang over, stepped forward, sat down with a big grin, and shouted: "Old Hu'er, two soup cakes!" ”

Du Wulang was stunned when he heard that it was "two copies", and hurriedly said: "I actually paid the money for the chief officials, and if it is ...... in the future"

"Shut up, who said you were invited to eat?!" Niu Bolt slapped him on the head again, and said to himself: "Tian Da is not here yet." ”

Du Wulang only knew that Tian Da was going to come over, and his heart said that it was actually enough for one person to escort him, so why bother with more manpower?

I had to look at the two bowls of soup cakes and swallow my saliva.

"Ouch." Niu Bolt just took a bite, suddenly covered his stomach and cried out in pain, looked around, and shouted: "Tian Da, this way!" You look at the prisoners, and I'll come when I go......"

Du Wulang took his eyes off the soup cake, watched the cow bolt run into the alley, and then turned his head to look at Tian Da who was walking in the distance, wanting to escape but not daring to escape, so he hesitated.

The buttocks raised slightly and sat down, repeated a few times, and seeing that Tian Da had not approached, he finally turned his heart sideways, picked up the bowl on the table and poured a big mouthful, and ran away.

"Hey!"

The stall owner, Lao Hu'er, was shocked and shouted, "I haven't paid yet!" ”

Frightened, Togoro ran faster.

He was wearing Xue Bai's jacket, the most ordinary clothes, squeezed into the crowd, like water droplets flowing into a river, and disappeared immediately.

"Son of a bitch, you haven't paid yet!"

"Smack."

A string of money fell on the soup cake stand.

The cow bolt had come out of the alley, but he really had a dog in his hand, and he followed Du Wulang unhurriedly.

On the Wanghuo Tower, there was a Wuhou who raised a small flag and pointed to the Ten Kings' Mansion in Yongxingfang.

~~

Yongxingfang, there is an inn along the street.

In the guest room on the second floor, Xue Bai put up the window and looked down at the long street to see the tea shop at the intersection of the street. A few men were sitting there drinking tea, but their eyes were always fixed on the entrance of the alley to the prince's courtyard.

A guy smiled behind him and said: "The scholars who live in this hall are more successful in the list every year than those in the Zhuwu Benfang and Chongrenfang Inn, and this is the best wing room, Lang Jun is satisfied?" ”

Xue Bai asked, "Can you hire a car here?" ”

"There is a horse corridor in the backyard, and there is a set carriage at all times."

"Then let's settle it, and stay for three days." Xue Bai motioned to Qinglan to pay the money.

"Okay!" The guy smiled: "Lang Jun, please also move to the lobby to record the store book." If there is a family, you can also give the villain a look, and when the Ming Dynasty is in high school, you can also free some room money for the guest officer. ”

Xue Bai stretched out his hand into his arms, touched it twice, and said, "I'm afraid it's in the Spring Gate, I have to find ......."

"Lang Jun is slow, it's going to be curfew soon, why don't you go again tomorrow?"

Xue Bai took the money from Qinglan and handed it over, and said, "Then I won't record it for the time being, right?" Rest assured, I'm not a bad person. ”

"The villain knows." The guy smiled and said: "The villain has been doing this business for a long time, and he can see people accurately, Lang Jun has an official spirit, and he must be a generation of high-ranking people." ”

"By the way, I have a friend from the same township who arrived in Chang'an a day or two earlier than me. It was a blue canopy mule cart, saying that it was going to stay in Yongxingfang. Have you seen that? ”

"Nope." The guy shook his head and said, "But yesterday, a bad person detained a blue canopy mule cart, I don't know if it's Lang Jun's friend?" ”

Xue Bai was surprised: "My friend is over forty years old, has three beautiful beards, wears a plain robe, and holds Buddhist beads, but he was taken?" Why? ”

"No, it's a beautiful lady who was taken, with a slave and a maid, the mule cart was hired from Chang'an County, and there are no forty-year scholars."

"Beautiful lady? What did you do? ”

"This villain doesn't know, there are many people in Jingzhao Mansion in recent years."

Xue Bai asked again: "When I entered the city today, I heard that the prince had reconciled and left again, but what happened?" ”

"Look at what Lang Jun asked, how can we little people know about this?"

"I'm smiling, I'm new to Chang'an, and I can't help but be curious about everything......"

After a few small talks, the guy stepped back.

Qinglan plugged in the door bolt, stepped forward and asked anxiously in a whisper, "Is it the eldest lady and Gorou who were taken?" What are we going to do? ”

Xue Bai looked out the window and said in a low voice, "Although I took them, those people are still staring there." ”

"Are you looking for us?"

"It's hard to say." Xue Bai always looked out the window and said, "But this case is directed at the East Palace, those who can destroy the Du family will come, and those who can save the Du family may also come." ”

The twilight drums beat again.

Xue Bai turned his head and glanced south, and across the wall, he saw a familiar figure in the distance.

He was surprised at first, his eyes flashed with wariness, and after a moment of observation, he turned around suddenly.

~~

"Boom."

In the sound of twilight drums, Du Wulang ran into Yongxingfang.

He ran for a full hour, tired and out of breath, but he was still urged by the drumbeat of the curfew and did not dare to stop.

The tea shop at the intersection of the square is still sitting with tea customers in twos and threes. He didn't dare to look more, ran into the alley with his head down, glanced back, and was relieved to see that no one was coming, and hurried in the direction of the prince's courtyard.

"Boom."

"Boom."

He had entered the area of the Ten Kings' Mansion, surrounded by a high-walled compound, and there were no pedestrians.

Passing by an alleyway, a figure suddenly appeared in the corner.

Du Wulang was so frightened that his heart was about to jump out of his throat.

"Ahh

He was still exclaiming, but he heard a soft cry in his ears.

"Don't shout."

It was a young man in a plain jacket and robe, and when he looked closely, Du Wulang couldn't help but be surprised.

"Xue Bai?"

Xue Bai pulled him away, hurriedly walking, and asked, "You have been arrested?" How did you escape? ”

"Yes, the eldest sister was also arrested. I relaxed their vigilance, and on the way to hand over the Dali Temple, I took advantage of their inattention and escaped at once. ”

Xue Bai glanced back as he walked, but no one followed, and his eyes flashed with thought.

"What's wrong?" Du Wulang said: "I looked carefully, and no one followed me." ”

"They stayed away because there were dogs." Xue Bai sniffed Du Wulang and said, "Take off your clothes." ”

"What?"

"Quick!"

Du Wulang listened to his commanding tone, didn't dare to say more, and honestly took off his coat.

"Take it off again."

"It's winter, how cold it is."

"Quick!"

Du Wulang had no choice but to take off a white sweatshirt and shiver in the snow alley.

"You run east. After three alleys, run south until you see a horse gallery, and Qinglan will pick you up. ”

"What about you?"

"Watch the footprints and run along there."

Xue Bai pointed to the snow marks in the alley that were run over by the wheels, and quickly explained.

He picked up the clothes that Du Goro had taken off, and continued to run north, in the direction of the prince's annex, tucking up the clothes in his hand as he ran.

"Boom."

The twilight drum has come to an end.

The winter sky quickly darkened.

Hurried footsteps sounded behind him, Xue Bai restrained his nervousness, maintained a normal pace, quickly glanced back, and saw that it was a team of gentlemen who were rushing home, and breathed a sigh of relief.

He quickened his pace and walked briskly past the location of the Prince's Annex.

Ahead, two lanterns were hung at the back door of the Prince's Courtyard, and the guards with halberds could be seen standing by the door.

Xue Bai thought that it was possible for them to recognize him, so he took two deep breaths and tried to be as calm as possible.

Finally, I walked under the high wall of the annex courtyard.

He turned, carrying the guards on his back, facing the way he came, and suddenly threw a ball of clothes into the wall.

At this moment, his heart also raised his throat, for fear that someone would shout.

Thankfully not.

After doing this, Xue Bai returned to and fro, walked more than twenty steps, leaned over and held a large ball of snow in his hand, calmed his anxiety, and slowed down.

"Boom."

The last twilight drum sounded.

Suddenly, there was a dense sound of footsteps in front and behind.

"You!"

Someone shouted at Xue Bai.

It was a bad guy who ran with a dog, raising his hand and pointing at Xue Bai.

"Wang! Woof! Woof! ”

The leashed dog barked incessantly.

Xue Bai made a perfunctory gesture and said to the bad man: "What's the matter?" ”

This is the Ten Kings' Mansion, and the other party couldn't figure out who he was, but his momentum weakened, and he said, "It's about to be curfew, hurry up." ”

"Hmm."

The wicked man strode past him.

The more the dog barked, the more excited he became, and rushed past Xue Bai with him.

This was followed by the clanging of armor and the passing of a figure.

"Right Xiaowei take the thief, no one else get out!"

"Right Xiaowei is chasing dangerous fugitives, and the prince's safety is at stake, so he won't let go!"

“……”

A terrifying shout resounded through the alley.

As for the figure that passed by them, it had disappeared into the night snow of Chang'an.